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Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) AMD Socket AM2 CPU CPU CLK+/-(200 MHz) DDR2 800/667/533 MHz DIMM Hyper Transport Dual Channel Memory PCI Express x16 DVI-D PCI Express Bus x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x1 PCI Bus D-Sub RTL 8211BL LAN RJ45 nVIDIA® GeForce 7025/ nForce 630a 4 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel BIOS LPC BUS IT8716 Floppy LPT Port COM Port CODEC PS/2 KB/Mouse 10 USB Ports 2 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) MIC (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out) Line-Out (Front Speaker Out) Line-In (Rear Speaker Out) SPDIF Out - 8 -
Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) AMD Socket AM2 CPU CPU CLK+/-(200 MHz) DDR2 800/667/533 MHz DIMM Hyper Transport Dual Channel Memory PCI Express x16 DVI-D PCI Express Bus x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x1 PCI Bus D-Sub RTL 8211BL LAN RJ45 nVIDIA® GeForce 7025/ nForce 630a 4 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel BIOS LPC BUS IT8716 Floppy LPT Port COM Port CODEC PS/2 KB/Mouse 10 USB Ports 2 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) MIC (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out) Line-Out (Front Speaker Out) Line-In (Rear Speaker Out) SPDIF Out - 8 -
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... Memory Audio LAN Expansion Slots Storage Interface USB ... channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 800/667/533 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Realtek AL662 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1-... S/PDIF Out header 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x serial port header 1 x chassis intrusion header 1 x power LED header GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 10 - Support for CD In RTL 8211BL chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x...
... Memory Audio LAN Expansion Slots Storage Interface USB ... channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 800/667/533 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Realtek AL662 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1-... S/PDIF Out header 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x serial port header 1 x chassis intrusion header 1 x power LED header GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 10 - Support for CD In RTL 8211BL chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x...
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... Express x16 or PCI slot. DVI Port The DVI-D port supports DVI-D specifictation. Connect a monitor that supports DVI-D connection to this port. GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 18 - Connect a monitor that supports D-Sub connection to this port. • This motherboard provides two ports for USB devices such ...as a printer, scanner and etc. Connection/ Speed LED Activity LED LAN Port Connection/Speed LED: State Description Orange 1 Gpbs data rate Green 100 Mpbs data rate Off 10 Mpbs data rate Activity LED: ...
... Express x16 or PCI slot. DVI Port The DVI-D port supports DVI-D specifictation. Connect a monitor that supports DVI-D connection to this port. GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 18 - Connect a monitor that supports D-Sub connection to this port. • This motherboard provides two ports for USB devices such ...as a printer, scanner and etc. Connection/ Speed LED Activity LED LAN Port Connection/Speed LED: State Description Orange 1 Gpbs data rate Green 100 Mpbs data rate Off 10 Mpbs data rate Activity LED: ...
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...functions. PnP/PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure the system's PCI & PnP resources. PC Health Status Use this task.) GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 34 - Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and date, hard drive types, floppy disk drive types...display adapter. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SATA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all changes and the previous settings remain in BIOS Setup. Set ...
...functions. PnP/PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure the system's PCI & PnP resources. PC Health Status Use this task.) GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 34 - Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and date, hard drive types, floppy disk drive types...display adapter. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SATA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all changes and the previous settings remain in BIOS Setup. Set ...
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... Set Supervisor/User Password item in independent partitions. Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. BIOS Setup Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive, then press the plus key (or ) or the minus key (or...
... Set Supervisor/User Password item in independent partitions. Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. BIOS Setup Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive, then press the plus key (or ) or the minus key (or...
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... Software Integrated Peripherals ` Serial-ATA RAID Config On-Chip IDE Channel0 IDE DMA transfer access On-Chip MAC Lan NV Serial-ATA 1 IDE Prefetch Mode Onchip SATA Mode Onboard Audio Function ` SMART LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA ` USB Device Setting...
... Software Integrated Peripherals ` Serial-ATA RAID Config On-Chip IDE Channel0 IDE DMA transfer access On-Chip MAC Lan NV Serial-ATA 1 IDE Prefetch Mode Onchip SATA Mode Onboard Audio Function ` SMART LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA ` USB Device Setting...
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...and lets it operate in PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode. (Default: Enabled) On-Chip MAC Lan Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in audio card instead... RAID Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in network card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to Disabled. NV SATA Pri-Master RAID Enables or disables RAID for the integrated IDE... specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 40 - IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller.
...and lets it operate in PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode. (Default: Enabled) On-Chip MAC Lan Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in audio card instead... RAID Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in network card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to Disabled. NV SATA Pri-Master RAID Enables or disables RAID for the integrated IDE... specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 40 - IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller.
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... shown is detected on Pair 1-2. Link Detected --> 100Mbps Cable Length= 30m Link Detected Cable Length Displays transmission speed Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable. Note: Pair 4-5 and Pair 7-8 are not used in a 10/100 Mbps environment, so their Status fields will operate at a normal speed of...: Pair1-2 Status = Short / Length = 1.6m Explanation: A fault or short might occur at a speed of 10/100 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is attached to the motherboard, the Status fields of all four pairs of 10/100/1000 Mbps in MS-DOS mode; BIOS Setup...
... shown is detected on Pair 1-2. Link Detected --> 100Mbps Cable Length= 30m Link Detected Cable Length Displays transmission speed Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable. Note: Pair 4-5 and Pair 7-8 are not used in a 10/100 Mbps environment, so their Status fields will operate at a normal speed of...: Pair1-2 Status = Short / Length = 1.6m Explanation: A fault or short might occur at a speed of 10/100 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is attached to the motherboard, the Status fields of all four pairs of 10/100/1000 Mbps in MS-DOS mode; BIOS Setup...
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... storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 42 - Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard Serial Port Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its...
... storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 42 - Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard Serial Port Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its...
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...the exact settings for RAID. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on your motherboard. Then go to RAID (Figure 1). GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 68 - For example, NV SATA PriMaster RAID is enabled. Step 1: Turn on the motherboard you want to use for your computer ... Peripherals ` Serial-ATA RAID Config On-Chip IDE Channel0 IDE DMA transfer access On-Chip MAC Lan NV Serial-ATA 1 IDE Prefetch Mode Onchip SATA Mode Onboard Audio Function ` SMART LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA ` ...
...the exact settings for RAID. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on your motherboard. Then go to RAID (Figure 1). GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 68 - For example, NV SATA PriMaster RAID is enabled. Step 1: Turn on the motherboard you want to use for your computer ... Peripherals ` Serial-ATA RAID Config On-Chip IDE Channel0 IDE DMA transfer access On-Chip MAC Lan NV Serial-ATA 1 IDE Prefetch Mode Onchip SATA Mode Onboard Audio Function ` SMART LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA ` ...