GA-MA78GM-DS2H

Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-DS2H, GA-MA78GPM-DS2H Owner's manual

  • Hello! I have reviewed the user manual for the GIGABYTE GA-MA78GPM-DS2H and GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboards. This document provides detailed information on the setup, features, and BIOS settings of the motherboards and supported processors, memory, and expansion slots. I'm here to assist you with any questions you might have about the product and its functionalities, including settings of ATI Hybrid CrossFireX, and Realtek Audio features.
  • What processors are supported by this motherboard?
    What type of memory does the motherboard take?
    What are the supported audio configurations?
    What is ATI Hybrid CrossFireX?
    What type of network connection is supported?
GA-MA78GPM-DS2H/
GA-MA78GM-DS2H
AM2+ / AM2
AMD PhenomTM FX /AMD PhenomTM X4 /
AMD PhenomTM X3 /AMD AthlonTM X2 /
AMD AthlonTM / AMD SempronTM X2 /
AMD SempronTM
Rev. 1003
12MC-MA78GPM2H-1003R
Motherboard
GA-MA78GPM-DS2H/
GA-MA78GM-DS2H
Jun. 25, 2008
Jun. 25, 2008
Motherboard
GA-MA78GPM-DS2H/GA-MA78GM-DS2H
© 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-MA78GPM-DS2H / GA-MA78GM-DS2H ..................................... 7
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1-1 ..................................................................................... 9
1-2 ..................................................................................................... 10
1-3 .................................................................. 13
1-3-1 (CPU)................................................................................. 13
1-3-2 ................................................................................................. 15
1-4 ....................................................................................... 16
1-4-1 ....................................................................................... 16
1-4-2 ............................................................................................ 17
1-5 ................................................................................................. 18
1-6 ATI Hybrid CrossFireX......................................................................... 19
1-7 ................................................................................... 20
1-8 ....................................................................................... 23
BIOS ....................................................................................... 35
2-1 ..................................................................................................... 36
2-2 BIOS .............................................................................. 37
2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ( /) ...................................... 39
2-4 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS )........................................... 43
2-5 Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS )..................................... 45
2-6 Integrated Peripherals ( ) ....................................................... 47
2-7 Power Management Setup ( )............................................... 50
2-8 PnP/PCI Configurations ( PCI ) ............................. 52
2-9 PC Health Status ( )............................................................. 53
2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( ) ............................................ 55
2-11 Load Optimized Defaults ( ) .......................................... 55
2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password ( / )................... 56
2-13 Save & Exit Setup ( ) ................................ 57
2-14 Exit Without Saving ( )........................... 57
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3-1 ............................................................................... 59
3-2 ............................................................................................ 60
3-3 ................................................................................... 60
3-4 ..................................................................................................... 61
3-5 ................................................................................................. 61
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4-1 Xpress Recovery2 ............................................................................... 63
4-2 BIOS .................................................................................. 68
4-2-1 Q-Flash BIOS................................................................... 68
4-2-2 @BIOS BIOS......................................................................... 71
4-3 EasyTune 5 Pro ................................................................................... 72
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5-1 Serial ATA ........................................................................... 73
5-1-1 SATA ................................................................................ 73
5-1-2 Windows XP SATA RAID/AHCI .79
5-1-3 SATA RAID/AHCI ........................................ 80
5-2 /........................................................................ 85
5-2-1 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 ............................................................................... 85
5-2-2 (S/PDIF +)( ) .................................. 87
5-2-3 Dolby Home Theater ..................................................................... 89
5-2-4 ............................................................................................ 90
5-2-5 ............................................................................................ 92
5-3 ..................................................................................................... 93
5-3-1 ................................................................................................................ 93
5-3-2 ........................................................................................................... 94
5-4 ..................................................................................................... 96
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GA-MA78GPM-DS2H GA-MA78GM-DS2H - 1
- 1
- 1 - 1
IDE - 1 - 1
SATA 3Gb/s - 2
I/O - 1
2USB 2.0 ( 12CR1-1UB030-51R)
2IEEE 1394a ( 12CF1-1IE008-01R)
2SATA ( 12CF1-2SERPW-01R)
( 12CF1-1CM001-32R)
(S/PDIF +) ( 12CR1-1SPINO-11R)
( 12CF1-1LP001-01R)
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GA-MA78GPM-DS2H / GA-MA78GM-DS2H
KB_MS
Socket AM2
ATX
GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H
USB
LAN
CD_IN
F_AUDIO
AUDIO
M_BIOS
FDD
PCIEX16
IT8718
IDE
DDR2_1
DDR2_2
DDR2_3
DDR2_4
F1_1394
TSB43AB23
PCIEX1
PCI1
BATTERY
CI
CODEC
ATX_12V
ESATA
1394
USB
COM
HDMI
PWR_LED
F_USB1
CLR_CMOS
RTL
8111C
CPU_FAN
SATA2_0
SATA2_3
SATA2_1
F_USB2
F_USB3
OPTICAL
PCI2
SPDIF_IO SYS_FAN
AMD SB700
SATA2_2
F_PANEL
LPT
DVI-D
VGA
F_USB4
SATA2_4
NB_FAN
B_BIOS
AMD 780G
SidePort
Memory
GA-MA78GPM-DS2H
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GA-MA78GPM-DS2H
()DVI-D HDMI
AMD Socket
AM2+/AM2
CPU
CPU CLK+/-(200 MHz)
Hyper Transport 3.0
AMD 780G
DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz DIMM
Dual Channel Memory
6 SATA 3Gb/s
ATA-133/100/66/33
IDE Channel
PCIe CLK
(100 MHz)
LPC BUS
PCI Express x16
AMD SB700 12 USB Ports
GFX CLK (100 MHz)
D-Sub
Line-Out
MIC
CODEC
Line-In
SPDIF In
SPDIF Out
Side Speaker Out
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out
Surround Speaker Out
DVI-D HDMI ( )
2 PCI
PCI Bus
2 IEEE 1394a
TSB43AB23
LPT Port
Dual BIOS
Floppy
COM Port
PS/2 KB/Mouse
IT8718
1 PCI Express x16
1 PCI Express x1
PCI Express Bus
x1
PCIe CLK
(100 MHz) RJ45
RTL
8111C
LAN
DDR3 SidePort
Memory
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1-1
(CPU)
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1-2
(CPU) AM2+ / AM2 AMD PhenomTM FX /
AMD PhenomTM X4 / AMD PhenomTM X3 /
AMD AthlonTM X2 / AMD AthlonTM /
AMD SempronTM X2 / AMD SempronTM
( )
Hyper Transport Bus 5200/2000 MT/s
AMD 780G
AMD SB700
41.8V DDR2 DIMM 16 GB ( )
DDR2 1066 ( )/800/667 MHz
( )
128MB DDR3
Realtek ALC889A
High Definition Audio
2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1
Dolby® Home Theater ( )
S/PDIF /
CD
Realtek 8111C (10/100/1000 Mbit)
1PCI Express x16
(ATI Hybrid CrossFireXTM PCI Express 2.0)
1PCI Express x1
2PCI
-1IDE ATA-133/100/66/33 2
IDE
-5SATA 3Gb/s 5SATA 3Gb/s
-1eSATA 3Gb/s 1SATA
3Gb/s
- SATA RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 JBOD
iTE IT8718
-1 1
IEEE 1394 T.I. TSB43AB23
2IEEE 1394a (1 1
IEEE 1394a )
USB
12 USB 2.0/1.1 (4 8
USB )
GA-MA78GPM-DS2H
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124-pin ATX
14-pin ATX 12V
1
1IDE
5SATA 3Gb/s
1CPU
1
1
1
1
1
1S/PDIF /
1IEEE 1394a
4USB 2.0/1.1
1
1
1
1
1PS/2
1PS/2
1D-Sub
1DVI-D ( )
1HDMI
1S/PDIF
1eSATA 3Gb/s
1IEEE 1394a
4USB 2.0/1.1
1RJ-45
6 ( / / /
/ / )
I/O iTE IT8718
CPU/
CPU/
CPU
CPU/
CPU/ ( )
BIOS 28 Mbit flash
AWARD BIOS
DualBIOSTM
PnP 1.0a DMI 2.0 SM BIOS 2.4 ACPI 1.0b
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@BIOS
Download Center
Q-Flash
EasyTune ( )
Xpress Install
Xpress Recovery2
Virtual Dual BIOS
Norton Internet Security (OEM )
Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP
Micro ATX 24.4 x 24.4
( ) Windows Vista/XP 32-bit 4 GB
4 GB
( )
() Windows Vista/XP 32-bit
( ) DVI-D D-Sub
( ) 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+/AM2 CPU
AM2
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
( )
CPU
1. DDR2
2. DDR2
( ) DDR2
DDR2_1 DDR2_2 DDR2_3 DDR2_4
DS/SS DS/SS - - - -
- - - - DS/SS DS/SS
DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS
(SS DS -- )
2
4
DDR2
DDR2_1 DDR2_2
DDR2_1
DDR2_2
DDR2_3
DDR2_4
1-4-1 4DDR2
(Dual Channel Technology) BIOS
4DDR2 (Channel)
0 (Channel 0) DDR2_1 DDR2_3 ( 13)
1 (Channel 1) DDR2_2 DDR2_4 ( 24)
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1-4-2
DDR2 DDR DDR2
DDR2
DDR2
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1-5
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. BIOS
7.
/PCI Express x16
PCI Express x16
PCI Express
x16
PCI Express x16
PCI Express x1
PCI
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1-6 ATI Hybrid CrossFireX
ATI Hybrid CrossFireX AMD
ATI Hybrid CrossFireX
A.
1. Windows Vista Windows XP *
2. BIOS
BIOS Advanced BIOS Features
Internal Graphics Mode UMA+SidePort
Internal Graphics Mode UMA
UMA Frame Buffer Size 256MB
Surround View Disabled
Init Display First Onboard
3. ATI Hybrid CrossFireX
B. ATI Hybrid CrossFireX
ATI Catalyst
Control Center
CrossFire
CrossFire
Xpress Install
ATI Hybrid CrossFireX
BIOS Internal Graphics Mode UMA Frame Buffer Size
CrossFire
GA-MA78GPM-DS2H
GA-MA78GM-DS2H
*Window XP AMD 8.51( )
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1-7
PS/2 PS/2
PS/2 ( ) ( )
D-Sub 15-pin D-Sub D-Sub
DVI-D DVI-D DVI-D
HDMI
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) /
HDCP
HDMI HDMI 1920x1080p
HDMI HDMI
( ) BIOS
Advanced BIOS Features Onboard VGA output connect
D-SUB/HDMI
HDMI AC3 DTS 2-channel-LPCM (AC3
DTS )
Winsdows XP >
> >
Realtek HDA HDMI Out
Winsdows Vista >
> >
Realtek HDMI Output
S/PDIF
/