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Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2 Owner's manual

  • Hello, I'm your chat assistant. I have reviewed the user manual for the GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard. This document provides information on setting up the board, installing components, and using its various features, including support for AMD processors, dual channel DDR2 memory, high definition audio and gigabit ethernet. I'm here to assist you with any questions you might have about this device.
  • What processors are supported by the motherboard?
    What type of memory does the motherboard support?
    What audio codec is used?
    What kind of Ethernet does it support?
    How many SATA ports are available?
    What kind of RAID configurations are supported?
GA-MA74GM-S2
AM2 AMD AthlonTM X2 /AMD AthlonTM /
AMD SempronTM
Rev. 1002
12MC-MA74GMS2-1002R
Apr. 18, 2008
Motherboard
GA-MA74GM-S2
Motherboard
GA-MA74GM-S2
Apr. 18, 2008
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http://www.gigabyte.tw/
REV : X.X X.X
REV : 1.0 1.0 BIOS
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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
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1-6 ................................................................................... 19
1-7 ....................................................................................... 21
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 ( )............................................... 42
2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations ( PCI ) ............................. 44
2-8 PC Health Status ( )............................................................. 45
2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ( / ) ...................................... 47
2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( ) ............................................ 49
2-11 Load Optimized Defaults ( ) .......................................... 49
2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password ( /)................... 50
2-13 Save & Exit Setup ( ) ................................ 51
2-14 Exit Without Saving ( )........................... 51
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3-2 ............................................................................................ 54
3-3 ................................................................................... 54
3-4 ..................................................................................................... 55
3-5 ................................................................................................. 55
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4-1 Xpress Recovery2 ............................................................................... 57
4-2 BIOS .................................................................................. 62
4-2-1 Q-Flash BIOS................................................................... 62
4-2-2 @BIOS BIOS......................................................................... 65
4-3 EasyTune 5 Pro ................................................................................... 67
4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost ................................................................. 68
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5-1 Serial ATA ........................................................................... 69
5-1-1 SATA ................................................................................ 69
5-1-2 SATA RAID/AHCI ..... 75
5-1-3 SATA RAID/AHCI ........................................ 76
5-2 /........................................................................ 81
5-2-1 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 ............................................................................... 81
5-2-2 (S/PDIF +)( ) .................................. 84
5-2-3 ............................................................................................ 86
5-2-4 ............................................................................................ 88
5-3 ..................................................................................................... 89
5-3-1 ................................................................................................................ 89
5-3-2 ........................................................................................................... 90
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GA-MA74GM-S2 - 1
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IDE - 1 - 1
SATA 3Gb/s - 2
I/O - 1
2USB 2.0 ( 12CR1-1UB030-51R)
2SATA ( 12CF1-2SERPW-01R)
( 12CF1-1CM001-32R)
(S/PDIF +) ( 12CR1-1SPINO-11R)
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GA-MA74GM-S2
KB_USB
LPT
ATX
Socket AM2
COAXIAL
ATX_12V
F_PANEL
PWR_LED
CLR_CMOS
PCI1
PCI2
IT8718
BIOS
F_USB1
F_USB2
CODEC
FDD
CD_IN
GA-MA74GM-S2
IDE
AMD SB700
CPU_FAN
F_AUDIO
DDR2_1
DDR2_2
AUDIO
Realtek
8111C
PCIEX1
USB
LAN
SATA2_5
SATA2_4
DVI
VGA
SPDIF_IO
AMD 740G
SYS_FAN
SATA2_1
SATA2_ 3
SATA2_2
SATA2_0
F_USB3
F_USB4
COM
BATTERY
CI
PCIEX16
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AMD
Socket AM2
CPU
CPU CLK+/-(200 MHz)
Hyper Transport Bus
PCI Express Bus AMD 740G
DDR2 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
DVI-D
2 PCI
PCI Bus
LPT Port
BIOS
Floppy
COM Port
IT8718
PCI CLK
(33 MHz)
PS/2 KB
Line-Out
MIC
CODEC
Line-In
SPDIF In
SPDIF Out
Side Speaker Out
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out
Surround Speaker Out
1 PCI Express x16
1 PCI Express x1
x1
PCIe CLK
(100 MHz) RJ45
RTL
8111C
LAN
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(CPU) AM2
AMD AthlonTM X2 / AMD AthlonTM /AMD SempronTM
( )
Hyper Transport Bus 2000 MT/s
AMD 740G
AMD SB700
21.8V DDR2 DIMM 8 GB ( )
DDR2 800/667 MHz
( )
Realtek ALC888
High Definition Audio
2 / 4 / 5.1/7.1 ( )
S/PDIF /
CD
RTL 8111C (10/100/1000 Mbit)
1PCI Express x16
1PCI Express x1
2PCI
-1IDE ATA-133/100/66/33
2IDE
-6SATA 3Gb/s 6SATA 3Gb/s
- SATA RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 JBOD
iTE IT8718
-1 1
USB
12 USB 2.0/1.1 (4 8
USB )
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124-pin ATX
14-pin ATX 12 V
1
1IDE
6SATA 3Gb/s
1CPU
1
1
1
1
1S/PDIF /
4USB 2.0/1.1
1
1
1
1PS/2
1
1D-Sub
1DVI-D ( )
1S/PDIF
4USB 2.0/1.1
1RJ-45
3 ( / / )
I/O iTE IT8718
CPU/
CPU/
CPU/
CPU/
CPU/ ( )
BIOS 18 Mbit flash
AWARD BIOS
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 23.4
( ) Windows Vista/XP 32-bit 4 GB
4 GB
( ) 7.1 HD (High Definition )
( ) 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 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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1-4-1 2DDR2
(Dual Channel Technology) BIOS
2DDR2 (Channel)
0 (Channel 0) DDR2_1 ( 1)
1 (Channel 1) DDR2_2 ( 2)
CPU
1. DDR2
2.
DDR2_1
DDR2_2
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1-4-2
DDR2
DDR2 DDR DDR2
DDR2
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6. BIOS
7.
PCI
PCI Express x1
PCI Express x16
/PCI Express x16
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PCIEX16_1
PCIEX16_1
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USB USB 2.0/1.1 USB USB
/USB USB
PS/2 PS/2
S/PDIF
D-Sub 15-pin D-Sub D-Sub
DVI-D DVI-D DVI-D
(RJ-45) (Gigabit Ethernet)
1 GB (1 Gbps)
1-6
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1 Gpbs
100 Mpbs
10 Mpbs
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7.1 HD (High Definition )
2/4/5.1/7.1
( )
( ) 2
4/5.1
( )
A. DVI-DI D-Sub
DVI-D + D-Sub
B. HD DVD
HD DVD (
)
•CPU AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core (4200+ )
•2DDR2 800 MHz 1 GB
•BIOS UMA Frame Buffer Size 256 MB ( BIOS
Advanced BIOS Features )
•CyberLink PowerDVD 7.3 (
)
Windows XP Windows Vista
1920 x 1080p 1920 x 1080p
HD-DVD 1920 x 1080p 1920 x 1080p
1920 x 1080p 1920 x 1080p
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