Specifications:

Processor	» AMD Phenom™ (Socket AM2+) » AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core/ Athlon™ 64 / Sempron » High-performance HyperTransport 3.0 CPU Interface » Support transfer rate of 5200/2000/1600/1200 mega-transfers per second
CHIPSET	» AMD® 770 & AMD® SB600 » North Bridge: AMD® 770 » South Bridge: AMD® SB600
MEMORY	» Dual-channel DDR2 800 memory architecture » 4 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM socket support up to 32GB » Support DDR2 800/667/533/400 DDR2 SDRAM
EXPANSION SLOT	» 1 x PCI Express x16 slot » 2 x PCI Express x1 slot » 3 x PCI slots
STORAGE	» Support by AMD SB600   - 2 x Ultra DMA133/100/66 devices   - 4 x Serial ATA2 devices   - RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 configuration » Supported by JMicron® JMB361   - 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port
AUDIO	» Realtek ALC883 8-channel audio CODEC » Compliant with HD specification
LAN	» Realtek RTL8101E/8111B Gigabit Fast Ethernet NIC
REAR PANEL I/O	» 1 x PS/2 keyboard & PS/2 mouse connectors » 6 x USB ports » 1 x Ethernet Port » 1 x External SATA port » 1 x Serial port (COM1) » 1 x Audio port (Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in)
INTERNAL I/O CONNECTORS & HEADERS	» 1 x 24-pin ATX Power Supply connector » 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V connector » CPUFAN/PWRFAN/SYSFAN connectors » 1 x IDE connector » 4 x Serial ATA connectors » 1 x Speaker header » 1 x Front panel switch/LED header » 1 x Front panel audio header » 1 x SPDIF out header » CD in header » 2 x USB headers
SYSTEM BIOS	» AMI BIOS with 8Mb SPI ROM » Supports Plug and Play, STR/STD, Hardware monitor, Multi Boot, DMI » Supports ACPI revision
FORM FACTOR	» ATX Size, 305mm*210mm

Packaging:

The packaging for the ECS A770M-A (V1.0) is fairly typical, and would let a consumer know what they were dealing with if it were found on a retail shelf. The front of the box provides a brief overview of the major features and the supported CPU models, while the back of the box presents a view of the motherboard, detailing the key features and specifications.