Gigabyte GA-M68SM-S2L Owner's manual

Type
Owner's manual

Gigabyte GA-M68SM-S2L is a feature-rich motherboard that supports AMD AthlonTM 64 FX/TM/X2 Dual-Core/TM 64/SempronTM processors and offers dual-channel DDR2 800/667/533 memory. It comes equipped with integrated NVIDIA® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a graphics, enabling smooth visual performance for daily tasks and multimedia applications. Additionally, the motherboard provides various expansion options, including PCI Express x16, PCI Express x1, and PCI slots, allowing for the installation of additional components such as graphics cards, sound cards, or network adapters.

Gigabyte GA-M68SM-S2L is a feature-rich motherboard that supports AMD AthlonTM 64 FX/TM/X2 Dual-Core/TM 64/SempronTM processors and offers dual-channel DDR2 800/667/533 memory. It comes equipped with integrated NVIDIA® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a graphics, enabling smooth visual performance for daily tasks and multimedia applications. Additionally, the motherboard provides various expansion options, including PCI Express x16, PCI Express x1, and PCI slots, allowing for the installation of additional components such as graphics cards, sound cards, or network adapters.

GA-M68SM-S2L
AM2 AMD AthlonTM 64 FX /
AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core /
AMD AthlonTM 64 / AMD SempronTM
Rev. 1003
12MC-M68SMS2L-1003R
Oct. 2, 2007
Motherboard
GA-M68SM-S2L
Motherboard
GA-M68SM-S2L
Oct. 2, 2007
© 2008
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http://www.gigabyte.tw/
REV : X.X X.X
REV : 1.0 1.0 BIOS
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GA-M68SM-S2L ................................................................................ 7
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1-1 ..................................................................................... 9
1-2 ..................................................................................................... 10
1-3 .................................................................. 12
1-3-1 (CPU)................................................................................. 12
1-3-2 ................................................................................................. 14
1-4 ....................................................................................... 15
1-4-1 ....................................................................................... 15
1-4-2 ............................................................................................ 16
1-5 ................................................................................................. 17
1-6 ................................................................................... 18
1-7 ....................................................................................... 20
BIOS ....................................................................................... 31
2-1 ..................................................................................................... 32
2-2 BIOS .............................................................................. 33
2-3 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS )........................................... 35
2-4 Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS )..................................... 37
2-5 Integrated Peripherals ( ) ....................................................... 39
2-6 Power Management Setup ( )............................................... 43
2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations ( PCI ) ............................. 45
2-8 PC Health Status ( )............................................................. 46
2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( ) ............................................ 48
2-10 Load Optimized Defaults ( ) .......................................... 48
2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password ( / )................... 49
2-12 Save & Exit Setup ( ) ................................ 50
2-13 Exit Without Saving ( )........................... 50
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3-1 ............................................................................... 51
3-2 ............................................................................................ 52
3-3 ................................................................................... 52
3-4 ..................................................................................................... 53
3-5 ................................................................................................. 53
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4-1 Xpress Recovery2 ............................................................................... 55
4-2 BIOS .................................................................................. 60
4-2-1 Q-Flash BIOS................................................................... 60
4-2-2 @BIOS BIOS......................................................................... 63
4-3 EasyTune 5 .......................................................................................... 65
4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost ................................................................. 66
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5-1 Serial ATA ........................................................................... 67
5-1-1 SATA ................................................................................ 67
5-1-2 SATA RAID/AHCI ..... 72
5-1-3 SATA RAID/AHCI ........................................ 73
5-2 /........................................................................ 78
5-2-1 2 / 4 / 5.1 ......................................................................................... 78
5-2-2 (S/PDIF )( )................................................. 81
5-2-3 ............................................................................................ 83
5-2-4 ............................................................................................ 85
5-3 ..................................................................................................... 86
5-3-1 ................................................................................................................ 86
5-3-2 ........................................................................................................... 87
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GA-M68SM-S2L - 1
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IDE - 1
SATA 3Gb/s - 2
I/O - 1
2USB 2.0 ( 12CR1-1UB030-51R)
2SATA ( 12CF1-2SERPW-01R)
( 12CF1-1CM001-32R)
(S/PDIF ) ( 12CR1-1SPOUT-02R)
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GA-M68SM-S2L
KB_MS
Socket AM2
ATX
GA-M68SM-S2L
USB
LAN
CD_IN
F_AUDIO
AUDIO
BIOS
FDD
PCIE_1
IDE
DDRII_1
DDRII_2
PCIE_16
PCI1
BATTERY
F_PANEL
CI
CODEC
ATX_12V
USB
COM
DVI
LPT
PWR_LED
F_USB1
CLR_CMOS
RTL
8211BL
CPU_FAN
SATAII0
SATAII3
SATAII1
F_USB2
F_USB3
PCI2
SPDIF_O SYS_FAN
nVIDIA®
GeForce 7025/
nForce 630a
SATAII2
VGA
IT8716
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PCI CLK
(33 MHz)
AMD
Socket AM2
CPU
CPU CLK+/-(200 MHz)
Hyper Transport
2 PCI
PCI Bus
1 PCI Express x1
PCI Express Bus
DDR2 800/667/533 MHz DIMM
Dual Channel Memory
4 SATA 3Gb/s
10 USB
Ports
ATA-133/100/66/33
IDE Channel
PCIe CLK
(100 MHz)
PCIe CLK
(100 MHz)
PCI Express x16
LPC BUS
Floppy
LPT Port
COM Port
PS/2 KB/Mouse
LAN
RJ45
RTL
8211BL
x1
D-Sub
DVI-D
IT8716
BIOS
Line-Out (Front Speaker Out)
MIC (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out)
CODEC
Line-In (Rear Speaker Out)
SPDIF Out
nVIDIA®
GeForce 7025/
nForce 630a
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1-1
(CPU)
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1-2
(CPU) AM2 AMD AthlonTM 64 FX /
AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core / AMD AthlonTM 64 /
AMD SempronTM
( )
Hyper Transport Bus 2000 MT/s
nVIDIA® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a
21.8V DDR2 DIMM 8 GB ( )
DDR2 800/667/533 MHz
( )
Realtek ALC662
High Definition Audio
2 / 4 / 5.1
S/PDIF
CD
RTL 8211BL (10/100/1000 Mbit)
1PCI Express x16
1PCI Express x1
2PCI
nVIDIA® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a
-1IDE ATA-133/100/66/33
2IDE
-4SATA 3Gb/s 4SATA 3Gb/s
- SATA RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0+1 RAID 5 JBOD
iTE IT8716
-1 1
USB nVIDIA® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a
10 USB 2.0/1.1 (4 6
USB )
124-pin ATX
14-pin ATX 12 V
1
1IDE
4SATA 3Gb/s
1CPU
1
1
1
1
1S/PDIF
3USB 2.0/1.1
1
1
1
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1PS/2
1PS/2
1
1DVI-D
1D-Sub
4USB 2.0/1.1
1RJ-45
3 ( / / )
I/O iTE IT8716
CPU/
CPU/
CPU/
CPU/
CPU ( )
BIOS 14 Mbit flash
AWARD BIOS
PnP 1.0a DMI 2.0 SM BIOS 2.4 ACPI 1.0b
@BIOS
Download Center
Q-Flash
EasyTune ( )
Xpress Install
Xpress Recovery2
Virtual Dual BIOS
Norton Internet Security (OEM )
Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP/2000
Micro ATX 24.4 x 22.5
( ) Windows Vista/XP 32-bit 4 GB
4 GB
( ) CPU CPU
() EasyTune
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1-3
(CPU)
CPU
(CPU )
CPU
CPU ( ) CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU CPU
CPU
CPU
1-3-1 (CPU)
A. CPU ( ) CPU ( )
AM2 CPU
AM2 CPU
CPU
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B. CPU CPU
CPU ( )
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU CPU CPU
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CPU CPU
CPU CPU
1-3-2 CPU CPU ( )
CPU CPU
()
CPU
CPU
CPU (CPU_FAN)
CPU
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1-4
( )
1-4-1 2DDR2
(Dual Channel Technology) BIOS
2DDR2 (Channel)
0 (Channel 0) DDRII_1 ( 1)
1 (Channel 1) DDRII_2 ( 2)
CPU
1. DDR2
2.
DDRII_1
DDRII_2
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1-4-2
DDR2
DDR2 DDR DDR2
DDR2
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1-5
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. BIOS
7.
/PCI Express x16
PCI
PCI Express x16
PCI Express x1
PCI Express x16
PCI Express
x16
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PS/2 PS/2
PS/2 ( ) ( )
DVI DVI-D DVI-D
D-Sub 15-pin D-Sub D-Sub
1-6
USB USB 2.0/1.1 USB USB
/USB USB
(RJ-45) (Gigabit Ethernet)
1 GB (1 Gbps)
DVI D-Sub
nVIDIA® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a GA-M68SM-S2L
PCI Express x16 PCI
/
/
1 Gpbs
100 Mpbs
10 Mpbs
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2/4/5.1
( )
( ) 2
4/5.1
( )
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1) ATX_12V
2) ATX (Power Connector)
3) CPU_FAN
4) SYS_FAN
5) FDD
6) IDE
7) SATAII0 / 1 / 2 / 3
8) PWR_LED
9) BATTERY
10) F_PANEL
11) F_AUDIO
12) CD_IN
13) SPDIF_O
14) F_USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3
15) COM
16) CI
17) CLR_CMOS
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Gigabyte GA-M68SM-S2L Owner's manual

Type
Owner's manual

Gigabyte GA-M68SM-S2L is a feature-rich motherboard that supports AMD AthlonTM 64 FX/TM/X2 Dual-Core/TM 64/SempronTM processors and offers dual-channel DDR2 800/667/533 memory. It comes equipped with integrated NVIDIA® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a graphics, enabling smooth visual performance for daily tasks and multimedia applications. Additionally, the motherboard provides various expansion options, including PCI Express x16, PCI Express x1, and PCI slots, allowing for the installation of additional components such as graphics cards, sound cards, or network adapters.

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