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13 Apr 2010

The Jetway HA09 is an ATX motherboard based on AMD Socket AM3 and uses the AMD 890GX chipset with SB850. It has integrated graphics (Radeon HD 4290) and supports ATI CrossFireX. SATA 6.0Gbit/s is supported.

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			<h2 class="header-green">A Trio of AMD 890GX Boards - More Mainstream AMD Madness</h2>
		<span class="byline">Article by Vincent Chang on Friday, 16 Apr 2010</span>
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		 		<h2 class="page-title">More AMD 890GX Motherboards</h2>
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<p>In our <a href="/view/6250" target="_blank">previous article</a> introducing the new AMD&nbsp;890GX&nbsp;chipset, we looked at the major changes from the older 790GX. The new Southbridge was the highlight, bringing native SATA&nbsp;6Gbit/s support while the integrated graphics got a minor boost, mostly in the standards and compatibility aspect. Enthusiasts however, found that AMD&nbsp;has removed from the 890GX the Advanced Clock Calibration (ACC)&nbsp;feature that allowed users to unlock AMD&nbsp;processors on the 790GX.</p>
<p>While our initial article featured a microATX&nbsp;board and a normal ATX-sized board from MSI&nbsp;and Gigabyte, we are returning to the 890GX&nbsp;scene with three more ATX&nbsp;boards, from ASUS, ECS&nbsp;and Jetway. Interestingly, the ASUS&nbsp;M4A89GTD&nbsp;PRO/USB3 touts a hardware Core Unlocker feature that apparently allows for hassle-free unlocking of the AMD CPU's cores with a flick of a switch. That immediately piqued our interest, but before we explore the ASUS board, here's a comparison of the three boards featured today.</p>
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<table width="95%" border="1" align="center">
    <caption>Three AMD 890GX Boards Compared</caption>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
            <th valign="middle" align="center">&nbsp;</th>
            <th valign="middle" align="center">ASUS&nbsp;M4A89GTD PRO/USB3</th>
            <th valign="middle" align="center">ECS&nbsp;A890GXM-A</th>
            <th valign="middle" align="center">Jetway HA09</th>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>CPU Support</th>
            <td valign="middle" align="center" colspan="3" class="rtecenter">Support for AM3 processors - AMD Phenom II/Athlon II</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Chipset</th>
            <td valign="middle" align="center" colspan="3" class="rtecenter">AMD 890GX + SB850</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Graphics</th>
            <td valign="middle" align="center" colspan="3" class="rtecenter">Integrated Radeon HD 4290 graphics processor with 128MB DDR3 SidePort Memory</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Memory</th>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>Supports 4 unbuffered DIMM of DDR3-1866 (O.C)/1333/1066 SDRAM</li>
                <li>Supports up to 16GB memory size</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>Supports 4 unbuffered DIMM of DDR3-1600 (O.C)/1333/1066/800 SDRAM</li>
                <li>Supports up to 16GB memory size</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>Supports 4 unbuffered DIMM of DDR3-1333/1066/800 SDRAM</li>
                <li>Supports up to 8GB memory size</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Storage</th>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>Southbridge
                <ul>
                    <li>6 x SATA 6Gbit/s ports</li>
                    <li>Support AHCI controller with SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and JBOD configurations</li>
                </ul>
                </li>
                <li>JMicron JMB361 controller<br />
                <ul>
                    <li>1 x Ultra DMA 133/100 for up to 2 PATA devices</li>
                    <li>1 x eSATA 3.0Gbps port</li>
                </ul>
                </li>
            </ul>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>Southbridge
                <ul>
                    <li>5 x SATA 6Gbit/s ports</li>
                    <li>1 x eSATA&nbsp;port (rear)</li>
                    <li>Support AHCI controller with SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and JBOD configurations</li>
                </ul>
                </li>
            </ul>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>Southbridge
                <ul>
                    <li>6 x SATA 6Gbit/s ports</li>
                    <li>Support AHCI controller with SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and JBOD configurations</li>
                </ul>
                </li>
                <li>JMB368 controller
                <ul>
                    <li>1 x Ultra DMA 133/100 for up to 2 PATA devices</li>
                    <li>1 x eSATA&nbsp;port (rear)</li>
                </ul>
                </li>
                <li>1 x floppy drive connector</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Audio</th>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>Realtek ALC892 HD CODEC</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>Realtek ALC892 HD CODEC</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>Realtek ALC888 HD CODEC</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Networking</th>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>Realtek 8111E Gigabit Ethernet controller</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>Dual Realtek 8111DL Gigabit Ethernet controller</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>Realtek 8111DL Gigabit Ethernet controller</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>IEEE 1394 (FireWire)</th>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>VIA VT6308P chip</li>
                <li>Up to 2 IEEE 1394a ports (1 rear, 1 header)</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>Nil</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>Nil</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>I/O Interface</th>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports</li>
                <li>2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (blue)</li>
                <li>1 x RJ45 LAN port</li>
                <li>6 x audio jacks</li>
                <li>1 x Optical S/PDIF output</li>
                <li>1 x eSATA&nbsp;port</li>
                <li>1 x IEEE 1394a port</li>
                <li>1 x PS/2 keyboard port</li>
                <li>1 x HDMI</li>
                <li>1 x DVI-D</li>
                <li>1 x VGA analog output</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports</li>
                <li>2 x RJ45 LAN port</li>
                <li>6 x audio jacks</li>
                <li>1 x Optical S/PDIF output</li>
                <li>1 x eSATA&nbsp;port</li>
                <li>1 x HDMI</li>
                <li>1 x DisplayPort</li>
                <li>1 x DVI-D</li>
                <li>1 x VGA analog output</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>1 x eSATA port</li>
                <li>4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports</li>
                <li>1 x RJ45 LAN port</li>
                <li>6 x audio jacks</li>
                <li>1 x Optical S/PDIF output</li>
                <li>1 x Coaxial S/PDIF&nbsp;output</li>
                <li>1 x PS/2 keyboard</li>
                <li>1 x PS/2 mouse</li>
                <li>1 x DVI-I</li>
                <li>1 x HDMI</li>
                <li>1 x VGA analog output</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Expansion Slots</th>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (x8/x8 if both slots filled)</li>
                <li>1 x PCIe 2.0 x4 slot</li>
                <li>1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slot</li>
                <li>2 x PCI slots</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (x8/x8 if both slots filled)</li>
                <li>1 x PCIe 2.0 x4 slot</li>
                <li>2 x PCIe x1 slots</li>
                <li>1 x PCI slot</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot  (x8/x8 if both slots filled)</li>
                <li>1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slot</li>
                <li>1 x mini PCIe slot</li>
                <li>1 x PCI slot</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Special Features</th>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>ASUS&nbsp;EPU</li>
                <li>MemOK!</li>
                <li>TurboV&nbsp;EVO</li>
                <li>ExpressGate</li>
                <li>Turbo Key II</li>
                <li>Core Unlocker</li>
                <li>CrashFree BIOS 3</li>
                <li>EZ&nbsp;Flash 2</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>&nbsp;eJiffy</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" align="left">
            <ul>
                <li>3D&nbsp;Audio</li>
                <li>Green Power Indicator</li>
            </ul>
            </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>PCB</th>
            <td valign="middle" align="center" class="rtecenter" colspan="3">mATX Form Factor (24.4 x 24.4cm)</td>
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