Manual
Page 3
...to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to their respective owners. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE. All rights reserved. Disclaimer Information in this : "REV: ...; For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. The trademarks mentioned in this manual...
...to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to their respective owners. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE. All rights reserved. Disclaimer Information in this : "REV: ...; For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. The trademarks mentioned in this manual...
Manual
Page 4
Table of Contents GA-78LMT-S2 Motherboard Layout 5 GA-78LMT-S2 Motherboard Block Diagram 6 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 7 1-1 Installation Precautions 7 1-2 Product Specifications 8 1-3 Installing the CPU 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 11 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 11 1-6 Back Panel ...-Safe Defaults 33 2-11 Load Optimized Defaults 34 2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password 34 2-13 Save & Exit Setup 35 2-14 Exit Without Saving 35 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 36 Chapter 4 Appendix...36 4-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 36 4-2 Regulatory Statements 39 - 4 -
Table of Contents GA-78LMT-S2 Motherboard Layout 5 GA-78LMT-S2 Motherboard Block Diagram 6 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 7 1-1 Installation Precautions 7 1-2 Product Specifications 8 1-3 Installing the CPU 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 11 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 11 1-6 Back Panel ...-Safe Defaults 33 2-11 Load Optimized Defaults 34 2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password 34 2-13 Save & Exit Setup 35 2-14 Exit Without Saving 35 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 36 Chapter 4 Appendix...36 4-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 36 4-2 Regulatory Statements 39 - 4 -
Manual
Page 5
GA-78LMT-S2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN AM3+ VGA R_USB USB_LAN AUDIO GbE LAN GA-78LMT-S2 AMD 760G M_BIOS iTE Super I/O PCIEX16 PCIEX1 CODEC PCI BAT F_USB1 F_AUDIO F_USB2 F_USB1 F_PANEL SYS_FAN CLR_CMOS ATX 5 4 DDR3_1 DDR3_2 SATA2 AMD SB710 SATA2 0 1 3 2 SATA2 Box Contents GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk Two SATA cables User's Manual I/O Shield * The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. - 5 -
GA-78LMT-S2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN AM3+ VGA R_USB USB_LAN AUDIO GbE LAN GA-78LMT-S2 AMD 760G M_BIOS iTE Super I/O PCIEX16 PCIEX1 CODEC PCI BAT F_USB1 F_AUDIO F_USB2 F_USB1 F_PANEL SYS_FAN CLR_CMOS ATX 5 4 DDR3_1 DDR3_2 SATA2 AMD SB710 SATA2 0 1 3 2 SATA2 Box Contents GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk Two SATA cables User's Manual I/O Shield * The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. - 5 -
Manual
Page 8
...GB. Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1333+ (O.C.)/1066/800 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD South Bridge: - Up to use an HD front panel audio ... USB headers) - 8 - AMD AM3+ processor - AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) 4400 MT/s North Bridge: AMD 760G South... audio, you have to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the audio driver.
...GB. Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1333+ (O.C.)/1066/800 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD South Bridge: - Up to use an HD front panel audio ... USB headers) - 8 - AMD AM3+ processor - AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) 4400 MT/s North Bridge: AMD 760G South... audio, you have to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the audio driver.
Manual
Page 12
... rate. To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. •• When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector, first remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the connector...
... rate. To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. •• When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector, first remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the connector...
Manual
Page 26
With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this function. (Note) This ...
With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this function. (Note) This ...
Manual
Page 28
... OnChip SATA Type settings. - 28 - RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as ESP Press Enter Onboard LAN Function [Enabled] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] } SMART LAN [Press Enter] Onboard...
... OnChip SATA Type settings. - 28 - RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as ESP Press Enter Onboard LAN Function [Enabled] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] } SMART LAN [Press Enter] Onboard...
Manual
Page 36
...SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) After inserting...button and "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your computer Attach one hard drive. •• Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation). •• An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows...
...SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) After inserting...button and "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your computer Attach one hard drive. •• Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation). •• An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows...
Manual
Page 38
...instructions to the location of the driver. Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to load the driver. Select Load Driver. RAID driver for Windows 32-bit: \BootDrv\SBxxxW7\RAID\W7 RAID driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\SBxxxW7\RAID\W764A AHCI driver for Windows 32-bit: \BootDrv... drive to your computer first because you need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the Windows 7/Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System A. B. Installing Windows 7/Vista (The following instructions use Windows ...
...instructions to the location of the driver. Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to load the driver. Select Load Driver. RAID driver for Windows 32-bit: \BootDrv\SBxxxW7\RAID\W7 RAID driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\SBxxxW7\RAID\W764A AHCI driver for Windows 32-bit: \BootDrv... drive to your computer first because you need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the Windows 7/Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System A. B. Installing Windows 7/Vista (The following instructions use Windows ...