GA-MA78GM-S2H

Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H Owner's manual

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GA-MA78GM-S2H
AM2+ / AM2
AMD PhenomTM FX /
AMD PhenomTM /
AMD AthlonTM 64 FX /
AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core /
AMD AthlonTM 64 / AMD SempronTM
Rev. 1002
12MC-MA78GMS2H-1002R
Motherboard
GA-MA78GM-S2H
Feb. 5, 2008
Feb. 5, 2008
Motherboard
GA-MA78GM-S2H
© 2008
\ \
http://www.gigabyte.tw/
REV : X.X X.X
REV : 1.0 1.0 BIOS
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GA-MA78GM-S2H ............................................................................ 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 ................................................................................... 19
1-7 ....................................................................................... 22
BIOS ....................................................................................... 33
2-1 ..................................................................................................... 34
2-2 BIOS .............................................................................. 35
2-3 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS )........................................... 37
2-4 Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS )..................................... 39
2-5 Integrated Peripherals ( ) ....................................................... 41
2-6 Power Management Setup ( )............................................... 44
2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations ( PCI ) ............................. 46
2-8 PC Health Status ( )............................................................. 47
2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ( /) ...................................... 49
2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( ) ............................................ 52
2-11 Load Optimized Defaults ( ) .......................................... 52
2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password ( / )................... 53
2-13 Save & Exit Setup ( ) ................................ 54
2-14 Exit Without Saving ( )........................... 54
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3-1 ............................................................................... 55
3-2 ............................................................................................ 56
3-3 ................................................................................... 56
3-4 ..................................................................................................... 57
3-5 ................................................................................................. 57
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4-1 Xpress Recovery2 ............................................................................... 59
4-2 BIOS .................................................................................. 64
4-2-1 Q-Flash BIOS................................................................... 64
4-2-2 @BIOS BIOS......................................................................... 67
4-3 EasyTune 5 Pro ................................................................................... 69
4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost ................................................................. 70
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5-1 Serial ATA ........................................................................... 71
5-1-1 SATA ................................................................................ 71
5-1-2 SATA RAID/AHCI ..... 77
5-1-3 SATA RAID/AHCI ........................................ 78
5-2 /........................................................................ 83
5-2-1 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 ............................................................................... 83
5-2-2 (S/PDIF +)( ) .................................. 85
5-2-3 DTS (Digital Theater Systems) ........................................... 87
5-2-4 ............................................................................................ 88
5-2-5 ............................................................................................ 90
5-3 ..................................................................................................... 91
5-3-1 ................................................................................................................ 91
5-3-2 ........................................................................................................... 92
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GA-MA78GM-S2H - 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-MA78GM-S2H
KB_MS
Socket AM2
ATX
GA-MA78GM-S2H
USB
LAN
CD_IN
F_AUDIO
AUDIO
BIOS
FDD
PCIE_16
IT8718
IDE
DDRII_1
DDRII_2
DDRII_3
DDRII_4
F1_1394
TSB43AB23
PCIE_1
PCI1
BATTERY
CI
CODEC
ATX_12V
AMD 780G
ESATA
1394
USB
COM
HDMI
PWR_LED
F_USB1
CLR_CMOS
RTL
8111C
CPU_FAN
SATAII0
SATAII3
SATAII1
F_USB2
F_USB3
OPTICAL
PCI2
SPDIF_IO SYS_FAN
AMD SB700
SATAII2
F_PANEL
LPT
DVI-D
VGA
TPM
F_USB4
SATAII4
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()DVI-D HDMI
AMD Socket
AM2+/AM2
CPU
CPU CLK+/-(200 MHz)
Hyper Transport 3.0
1 PCI Express x1
PCI Express Bus AMD 780G
DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz DIMM
Dual Channel Memory
6 SATA 3Gb/s
ATA-133/100/66/33
IDE Channel
x1
PCIe CLK
(100 MHz)
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
RJ45
RTL
8111C
LAN
LPT Port
BIOS
Floppy
COM Port
PS/2 KB/Mouse
IT8718
1 PCI Express x16
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1-1
(CPU)
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1-2
(CPU) AM2+ / AM2 AMD PhenomTM FX /
AMD PhenomTM / AMD AthlonTM 64 FX /
AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core / AMD AthlonTM 64 /
AMD SempronTM
( )
Hyper Transport Bus 5200/2000 MT/s
AMD 780G
AMD SB700
41.8V DDR2 DIMM 16 GB ( )
DDR2 1066 ( )/800/667 MHz
( )
Realtek ALC889A
High Definition Audio
2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1
DTS(dts NEO : PC)
S/PDIF /
CD
Realtek 8111C (10/100/1000 Mbit)
1PCI Express x16
(PCI Express x16 PCI Express 2.0)
1PCI Express x1
2PCI
-1IDE ATA-133/100/66/33 2
IDE
-5SATA 3Gb/s (SATAII0 SATAII1 SATAII2 SATAII3
SATAII4) 4SATA 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 )
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124-pin ATX
14-pin ATX 12V
1
1IDE
5SATA 3Gb/s
1CPU
1
1
1
1
1S/PDIF /
1IEEE 1394a
4USB 2.0/1.1
1
1(TPM)
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 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/2000
Micro ATX 24.3 x 24.3
( ) Windows XP 32-bit 4 GB
4 GB
( )
( ) 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
( )
1-4-1 4DDR2 (Dual Channel
Technology) BIOS
4DDR2 (Channel)
0 (Channel 0) DDRII_1 DDRII_3 ( 13)
1 (Channel 1) DDRII_2 DDRII_4 ( 24)
CPU
1. DDR2
2. DDR2
( ) DDR2
DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4
DS/SS DS/SS - - - -
- - - - DS/SS DS/SS
DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS
(SS DS -- )
2
4
DDR2
DDRII_1 DDRII_2
DDRII_1
DDRII_2
DDRII_3
DDRII_4
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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 x1
PCI
/PCI Express x16
PCI Express x16
PCI Express
x16
PCI Express x16
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1-6
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
DVD
1080p HD DVD
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
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2/4/5.1/7.1
USB USB 2.0/1.1 USB USB
/USB USB
IEEE 1394a IEEE 1394a
IEEE 1394a
eSATA 3Gb/s
AMD SB700 SATA 3Gb/s SATA 1.5Gb/
sSATA SATA
(RJ-45) (Gigabit Ethernet)
1 GB (1 Gbps)
( )
5.1/7.1
( )
4/5.1/7.1
( )
7.1
( )
( ) 2
4/5.1/7.1
( )
/
/
1 Gpbs
100 Mpbs
10 Mpbs
/