ECS AMD690GM-M2 AM2 AMD 690G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Reviews(151)

3.8
TOP FAVORABLE REVIEW
Great board!

Super stable (See ATI driver note)
Features galore (Onboard DVI!)
Great price (A real steal especially at Newegg)

Random reboots in XP were driving me nuts & took me awhile to narrow down to ATI video drivers. Dropping back to Catalyst 7.3 8.351 has been rock solid. Too scared to try 7.9 9/10 upd. lol

I've always been an Intel man but I loved this board so much I've built 3 systems with it, X2 chips & 2GB DDR2 with only the ATI driver fiasco to complain about.

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TOP CRITICAL REVIEW
Fails POST

None.

* Will not pass POST with any PCI-e video card plugged in. I tried three that worked in other systems. This was with all combinations of video settings in the BIOS.

* Randomly fails POST and continues to fail until memory is reseated (multiple DIMMs have been tried).

* Blue screen of death occurs while windows is loading.

Will likely return it DOA.

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Warranty & Returns

Warranty

Limited Warranty period(parts): 3 years

Limited Warranty period(labor): 2 years

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Features & Details

  • AMD 690G
  • Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64
  • DDR2 800

Specifications

Model
BrandECS
ModelAMD690GM-M2
Supported CPU
CPU Socket TypeAM2
CPU TypeAthlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64
Chipsets
ChipsetAMD 690G
South BridgeAMD SB600
Memory
Number of Memory Slots2x240pin
Memory StandardDDR2 800
Maximum Memory Supported16GB
Channel SupportedDual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express x161 x PCI Express x16
PCI Express x11 x PCI Express x1
PCI Slots2 x PCI Slots
Storage Devices
SATA RAID0/1/10
Onboard Video
Onboard Video ChipsetATI Radeon Xpress 1250
Onboard Audio
Audio ChipsetRealtek ALC883
Audio Channels8 Channels
Onboard LAN
LAN ChipsetRealtek RTL8110SC Giga LAN Controller
Max LAN Speed1Gbps
Rear Panel Ports
Back I/O Ports1 x D-Sub / 1 x DVI / 2 x PS/2 / 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 / 6 x Audio Jacks
PS/22
Video PortsD-Sub + DVI
USB 1.1/2.04 x USB 2.0
Audio Ports6 Ports
Internal I/O Connectors
Onboard USB3 x USB 2.0 connectors support 6 ports
Physical Spec
Form FactorMicro ATX
Dimensions (W x L)9.6" x 9.6"
Power Pin24 Pin
Features
FeaturesThe AMD690GM-M2 motherboard, supporting the most powerful and energy efficient AM2 processors, is based on AMD 690G CHIPSET with ATI RADEON X1250 GRAPHICS. The integrated graphics features DVI connection, enabling users to experience faster graphics performance and higher video quality.
Packaging
Package ContentsAMD690GM-M2 Driver Disk User Manual Rear I/O Panel Shield IDE/PATA Cable SATA Cable Bracket
Additional Information
First Listed on NeweggApril 03, 2007
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