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Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x16 AM3 CPU CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz) DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz Dual Channel Memory Hyper Transport Bus PCI Express x16 GFX CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x1 RTL8111D RJ45 LAN AMD ... BIOS Floppy COM Port MIC Line Out Line In S/PDIF In S/PDIF Out 2 PCI PS/2 KB or Mouse PCI CLK (33 MHz) j (Note) Only for GA-MA78LM-S2H Simultaneous output for DVI-D and HDMI is not supported. - 8 -
Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x16 AM3 CPU CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz) DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz Dual Channel Memory Hyper Transport Bus PCI Express x16 GFX CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x1 RTL8111D RJ45 LAN AMD ... BIOS Floppy COM Port MIC Line Out Line In S/PDIF In S/PDIF Out 2 PCI PS/2 KB or Mouse PCI CLK (33 MHz) j (Note) Only for GA-MA78LM-S2H Simultaneous output for DVI-D and HDMI is not supported. - 8 -
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... channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules Support for non-ECC memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Integrated in the North Bridge: - 1 x D-Sub port - 1 x DVI-D port (Note 2) (Note 3) - 1 x HDMI port j(Note 3) Realtek ALC888B codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 4) Support for S/PDIF Out Support for S/PDIF In Support for GA-MA78LMT-S2H...
... channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules Support for non-ECC memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Integrated in the North Bridge: - 1 x D-Sub port - 1 x DVI-D port (Note 2) (Note 3) - 1 x HDMI port j(Note 3) Realtek ALC888B codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 4) Support for S/PDIF Out Support for S/PDIF In Support for GA-MA78LMT-S2H...
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...version) Operating System w Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP Form Factor w Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 22.0cm (Note 1) Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be ...less than 4 GB. (Note 2) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter. (Note 3) Simultaneous output for DVI-D and HDMI is not...
...version) Operating System w Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP Form Factor w Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 22.0cm (Note 1) Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be ...less than 4 GB. (Note 2) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter. (Note 3) Simultaneous output for DVI-D and HDMI is not...
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If you wish to set beyond the standard specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. 1-3-1 Installing the CPU A. Locate the pin one of the CPU. • Do not turn on the surface of the CPU...8226; Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the computer if the CPU cooler is not recommended that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the peripherals. It is not installed, otherwise overheating and dam- The CPU cannot be set the frequency beyond hardware ...
If you wish to set beyond the standard specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. 1-3-1 Installing the CPU A. Locate the pin one of the CPU. • Do not turn on the surface of the CPU...8226; Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the computer if the CPU cooler is not recommended that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the peripherals. It is not installed, otherwise overheating and dam- The CPU cannot be set the frequency beyond hardware ...
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... chips be installed in Dual Channel mode. 1. After the memory is recommended that memory of the memory. Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used . (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) • Always turn off the computer and unplug...
... chips be installed in Dual Channel mode. 1. After the memory is recommended that memory of the memory. Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used . (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) • Always turn off the computer and unplug...
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... connector. The following describes the states of UMA Frame Buffer Size (refer to the recom mended system requirements (or better) below shows the supported dual display configurations. Line Out Jack (Front Speaker Out, Green) The default line out jack. Use this jack. Playback of HD DVD... 1 GB DDR3 1066 MHz memory modules with dual channel mode enabled • BIOS Setup: At least 256 MB of the LAN port LEDs. Dual Display Combination DVI-D + D-Sub DVI-D + HDMI HDMI + D-Sub Supported or Not Yes No Yes B. Connection/ Speed LED Activity LED LAN Port Connection/Speed LED: ...
... connector. The following describes the states of UMA Frame Buffer Size (refer to the recom mended system requirements (or better) below shows the supported dual display configurations. Line Out Jack (Front Speaker Out, Green) The default line out jack. Use this jack. Playback of HD DVD... 1 GB DDR3 1066 MHz memory modules with dual channel mode enabled • BIOS Setup: At least 256 MB of the LAN port LEDs. Dual Display Combination DVI-D + D-Sub DVI-D + HDMI HDMI + D-Sub Supported or Not Yes No Yes B. Connection/ Speed LED Activity LED LAN Port Connection/Speed LED: ...
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... item to Auto to optimize the system voltage settings. (Note) This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values.) • When the System Voltage Optimized item...Ratio CPU NorthBridge Freq.(Note) CPU Host Clock Control x CPU Frequency(MHz) PCIE Clock(MHz) HT Link Width HT Link Frequency Set Memory Clock x Memory Clock } DRAM Configuration ******** System Voltage Optimized ******** System Voltage Control x DDR3 Voltage Control x NorthBridge Volt Control x SouthBridge Volt Control...
... item to Auto to optimize the system voltage settings. (Note) This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values.) • When the System Voltage Optimized item...Ratio CPU NorthBridge Freq.(Note) CPU Host Clock Control x CPU Frequency(MHz) PCIE Clock(MHz) HT Link Width HT Link Frequency Set Memory Clock x Memory Clock } DRAM Configuration ******** System Voltage Optimized ******** System Voltage Control x DDR3 Voltage Control x NorthBridge Volt Control x SouthBridge Volt Control...
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... display. (Default) D-SUB/HDMI Sets the D-SUB/HDMI as the graphics display. j Only for GA-MA78LMT-S2H (Note) This item appears only if you to determine whether to allocate system memory for the onboard graphics controller from the D-SUB/DVI-D or D-SUB/HDMI. troller. MS-DOS, ... F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Internal Graphics Mode Allows you install a CPU that supports this memory for the onboard graphics con- The adjustable range is enabled. BIOS Setup Surround View Enables or disables the Surround View function. Disabled...
... display. (Default) D-SUB/HDMI Sets the D-SUB/HDMI as the graphics display. j Only for GA-MA78LMT-S2H (Note) This item appears only if you to determine whether to allocate system memory for the onboard graphics controller from the D-SUB/DVI-D or D-SUB/HDMI. troller. MS-DOS, ... F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Internal Graphics Mode Allows you install a CPU that supports this memory for the onboard graphics con- The adjustable range is enabled. BIOS Setup Surround View Enables or disables the Surround View function. Disabled...
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...range is dependent on the CPU being used . Important It is highly recommended that supports this feature. The adjustable range is set in accordance with the CPU specifications. Auto... 8 bit Sets HT Link Width to 8 bit. 16 bit Sets HT Link Width to be configurable. Sets Memory Clock to X8.00 (Note) This item appears only if you to 500 MHz. CPU Clock Ratio Allows you... Enables or disables the control of CPU host clock. HT Link Frequency Allows you to manually set the memory clock as required. Auto sets the PCIe clock frequency to standard 100 MHz. (Default: Auto) HT ...
...range is dependent on the CPU being used . Important It is highly recommended that supports this feature. The adjustable range is set in accordance with the CPU specifications. Auto... 8 bit Sets HT Link Width to 8 bit. 16 bit Sets HT Link Width to be configurable. Sets Memory Clock to X8.00 (Note) This item appears only if you to 500 MHz. CPU Clock Ratio Allows you... Enables or disables the control of CPU host clock. HT Link Frequency Allows you to manually set the memory clock as required. Auto sets the PCIe clock frequency to standard 100 MHz. (Default: Auto) HT ...
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...Trfc2 for DIMM2 Options are: Auto (default), 90ns, 110ns, 160ns, 300ns, 350ns. (Note) This item appears only if you to set memory control mode. BIOS Setup RAS to RAS Delay Bank Interleaving Channel interleave DQS Training Control Memclock tri-stating [Unganged] [Auto] Auto Auto Auto ...: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults DCTs Mode (Note) Allows you install a CPU that supports this feature. - 39 - CAS# latency Options are : Auto (default), 5T~12T. TwTr Command Delay Options are : Auto (default), 1T, 2T....
...Trfc2 for DIMM2 Options are: Auto (default), 90ns, 110ns, 160ns, 300ns, 350ns. (Note) This item appears only if you to set memory control mode. BIOS Setup RAS to RAS Delay Bank Interleaving Channel interleave DQS Training Control Memclock tri-stating [Unganged] [Auto] Auto Auto Auto ...: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults DCTs Mode (Note) Allows you install a CPU that supports this feature. - 39 - CAS# latency Options are : Auto (default), 5T~12T. TwTr Command Delay Options are : Auto (default), 1T, 2T....
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...+0.100V to +0.3V. Enabled allows the system to simultaneously access different banks of the memory to increase memory performance and stability. (Default: Enabled) DQS Training Control Enables or disables memory DQS training each time the system restarts. (Default: Skip DQS) Memclock tri-stating ... tri-stating in damage to manually set the South Bridge voltage. NorthBridge Volt Control Allows you install a CPU that supports this feature. Normal Supplies the memory voltage as required. (Default) +0.1V ~ +0.3V The adjustable range is from +0.1V to RAS Delay Options are...
...+0.100V to +0.3V. Enabled allows the system to simultaneously access different banks of the memory to increase memory performance and stability. (Default: Enabled) DQS Training Control Enables or disables memory DQS training each time the system restarts. (Default: Skip DQS) Memclock tri-stating ... tri-stating in damage to manually set the South Bridge voltage. NorthBridge Volt Control Allows you install a CPU that supports this feature. Normal Supplies the memory voltage as required. (Default) +0.1V ~ +0.3V The adjustable range is from +0.1V to RAS Delay Options are...
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... Channel 2 Master } IDE Channel 2 Slave } IDE Channel 3 Master } IDE Channel 3 Slave [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] Drive A Floppy 3 Mode Support [1.44M, 3.5"] [Disabled] Halt On [All, But Keyboard] Base Memory Extended Memory 640K 1790M Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General...
... Channel 2 Master } IDE Channel 2 Slave } IDE Channel 3 Master } IDE Channel 3 Slave [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] Drive A Floppy 3 Mode Support [1.44M, 3.5"] [Disabled] Halt On [All, But Keyboard] Base Memory Extended Memory 640K 1790M Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General...
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...All, But Diskette The system boot will stop for the MS-DOS operating system. Options are determined by the BIOS POST. Base Memory Also called conventional memory. Head Number of cylinders. Halt On Allows you to None. All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a ...keyboard error but stop . Cylinder Number of heads. Landing Zone Landing zone. Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to select the type of the ...
...All, But Diskette The system boot will stop for the MS-DOS operating system. Options are determined by the BIOS POST. Base Memory Also called conventional memory. Head Number of cylinders. Halt On Allows you to None. All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a ...keyboard error but stop . Cylinder Number of heads. Landing Zone Landing zone. Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to select the type of the ...
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...IGX Configuration AMD C1E Support (Note) Virtualization Patch AMD TLB Erratum (Note) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control } Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S.M.A.R.T. UMA Allocates memory for the onboard graphics controller from the system memory. (Default) j ...ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Internal Graphics Mode Allows you to determine whether to allocate system memory for GA-MA78LMT-S2H (Note) This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature.
...IGX Configuration AMD C1E Support (Note) Virtualization Patch AMD TLB Erratum (Note) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control } Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S.M.A.R.T. UMA Allocates memory for the onboard graphics controller from the system memory. (Default) j ...ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Internal Graphics Mode Allows you to determine whether to allocate system memory for GA-MA78LMT-S2H (Note) This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature.
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...only if Init Display First is installed. (Default: Disabled) Onboard VGA output connect j Specifies the graphics display of system memory allocated solely for GA-MA78LMT-S2H (Note) This item appears only if you to run multiple operating systems and applications in system halt state. The ...Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of VGA Core clock. (Default: Disabled) VGA Core Clock(MHz) Allows you install a CPU that supports this function. AMD C1E Support (Note) Enables or disables the C1E CPU power-saving function in independent partitions. Options are : Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, ...
...only if Init Display First is installed. (Default: Disabled) Onboard VGA output connect j Specifies the graphics display of system memory allocated solely for GA-MA78LMT-S2H (Note) This item appears only if you to run multiple operating systems and applications in system halt state. The ...Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of VGA Core clock. (Default: Disabled) VGA Core Clock(MHz) Allows you install a CPU that supports this function. AMD C1E Support (Note) Enables or disables the C1E CPU power-saving function in independent partitions. Options are : Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, ...
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... system. (Default: Enabled) Power On By Mouse Allows the system to be powered on the system. Power-On by keyboard, and wake on LAN. (Note) Supported on the +5VSB lead. Note: you need an ATX power supply providing at a specific time on each day or on a specific day in S5 (shutdown... by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up , power on by mouse, power on by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system. To turn on the system. Memory The system returns to turn on the system. Press on the PS/2 mouse to be effective. Note: To use this item and set to Password...
... system. (Default: Enabled) Power On By Mouse Allows the system to be powered on the system. Power-On by keyboard, and wake on LAN. (Note) Supported on the +5VSB lead. Note: you need an ATX power supply providing at a specific time on each day or on a specific day in S5 (shutdown... by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up , power on by mouse, power on by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system. To turn on the system. Memory The system returns to turn on the system. Press on the PS/2 mouse to be effective. Note: To use this item and set to Password...
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..., a backup file created with SP1 or later, Windows Vista • Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are not supported. System Requirements: • At least 512 MB of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. ...8226; USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode are different utilities. ...
..., a backup file created with SP1 or later, Windows Vista • Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are not supported. System Requirements: • At least 512 MB of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. ...8226; USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode are different utilities. ...
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...out area(s) indicates that the item is not configurable or the function is not supported. The HW Monitor tab allows you to change the core clock and memory clock for CPU and memory information, letting users read their system settings or do the overclock/overvoltage, make sure...to specify a C.I.A.2 level and a Smart Fan mode. Select Auto overclock last tune on a specific slot to see its information. 4-3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system-related information without the need to install additional ...
...out area(s) indicates that the item is not configurable or the function is not supported. The HW Monitor tab allows you to change the core clock and memory clock for CPU and memory information, letting users read their system settings or do the overclock/overvoltage, make sure...to specify a C.I.A.2 level and a Smart Fan mode. Select Auto overclock last tune on a specific slot to see its information. 4-3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system-related information without the need to install additional ...
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...options missing? A: Some motherboards provide a small amount of my keyboard/optical mouse still on GIGABYTE's website. Q: How do I still get a weak sound even though I have a ... Gen- 5-3 Troubleshooting 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions To read more details, go to the Support&Downloads\Motherboards\FAQ page on the computer name and select Scan for hardware changes. Q:... error 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error 1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly 1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card ...
...options missing? A: Some motherboards provide a small amount of my keyboard/optical mouse still on GIGABYTE's website. Q: How do I still get a weak sound even though I have a ... Gen- 5-3 Troubleshooting 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions To read more details, go to the Support&Downloads\Motherboards\FAQ page on the computer name and select Scan for hardware changes. Q:... error 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error 1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly 1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card ...