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Question posted by kerkam on April 26th, 2012

Is Ati Vga Card Supported Or Only Nvidia ? (gigabyte Ga-m68sm-s2l)

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Manual - Page 4

......6 GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 12 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 12 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler 14 1-4 Installing the Memory 15 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 15 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 16 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card...

Manual - Page 10

... (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) 2000 MT/s nVIDIA® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a chipset 2 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 800... 1 x 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 -

Manual - Page 12

... One AM2 CPU GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 12 - The CPU cannot be set the frequency beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the latest CPU support list.) • Always turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not recom- mended that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the...

Manual - Page 14

... the CPU. (The following procedure uses the GIGABYTE cooler as the example.) Step 1: Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the retention frame. 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to the CPU fan header (CPU_FAN) on the motherboard. GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 14 - Use extreme care when removing...

Manual - Page 18

... prevent an electrical short inside the cable connector. GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 18 - The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs. Connect a monitor that supports D-Sub connection to an nVIDIA GeForce 7025/nForce 630a chipset limitation, the GA-M68SM-S2L does not support dual view function via the graphics card installed in the PCI Express x16 or PCI slot...

Manual - Page 22

... used to prevent your CPU and system from overheating. CPU_FAN: Pin No. The types of different color. 34 33 GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard 2 1 - 22 - Each fan header supplies a +12V power voltage and possesses a foolproof insertion design. The black connector wire is typically designated by a stripe of floppy disk drives supported are not configuration jumper blocks.

Manual - Page 26

...pin assignments of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously. Definition 1 CD-L 1 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 26 - For HD Front Panel Audio: For AC'97 Front Panel Audio: 10 9 Pin No. You may ... If you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel audio module), refer to work or even damage it. Pin No.

Manual - Page 36

... for all other errors. Head Number of sectors. Sector Number of heads. Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you do not install a floppy disk drive, set this item to specify whether the ... hard drive. Base Memory Also called conventional memory. Options are: Disabled (default), Drive A. GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 36 - Halt on the hard drive. No Errors All Errors The system boot will ...

Manual - Page 38

PEG Sets PCI Express graphics card as the first display. Frame buffer size is the total amount of ... the installed PCI graphics card, PCI Express graphics card, or the onboard VGA. Away Mode allows the system to be configurable. GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 38 - PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) Onboard VGA Sets the onboard VGA as the first display....

Manual - Page 40

...GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 40 - Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is set to AHCI mode. This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enhance hard drive performance. (Default: Enabled) Onchip SATA Mode (nVIDIA...wish to install a 3rd party add-in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this...

Manual - Page 44

...by Keyboard is turned on upon the return of the AC power. (Note) Supported on a specific day in a month. GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 44 - Any KEY Press any key on the Windows 98 keyboard to.... (Default ) Full-On The system is set a password with 1~5 characters to accept. HPET Support (Note) Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer (HPET) for your Windows® Vista®...

Manual - Page 52

You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk. 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 52 -

Manual - Page 60

... Software, Inc. TM With Q-Flash you to update the BIOS without having to enter Q-Flash. GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 60 - Before You Begin: 1. Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. During... USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32/16/12 file system. 3. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your floppy disk, USB flash...

Manual - Page 64

... Setup program. Make sure the extracted BIOS file matches your system. Upon completion, restart your motherboard model. Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in the Files of type list. GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 64 - F1) obtained from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in an unbootable system. • If the BIOS update...

Manual - Page 72

...hard drive(s) that in Figure 2. Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to select F) NVIDIA MCP68 RAID DRIVER; Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step ...D:\>). Your system will open similar to that is/are for the nVIDIA® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a chipset. GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard Figure 3 - 72 -

Manual - Page 74

... in Figure 3. GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 74 - Select the SCSI Adapter you do not want from the following list, or press ESC to return to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. The screen will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID Driver...

Manual - Page 78

... Control Panel. GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 78 - High Definition Audio (HD Audio) HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital-to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. Before installing the audio driver, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. A. If you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an...

Manual - Page 86

...(or "Load Optimized Defaults") to the Support\Motherboard\FAQ page on after the computer shuts down...card not inserted properly Continuous short beeps: Power error GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 86 - 5-3 Troubleshooting 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions To read more FAQs for your motherboard.... A: Some motherboard provides a small amount of my keyboard/optical mouse still on GIGABYTE's website. A:...

Manual - Page 88

... your problem, contact the place of purchase or local dealer for help. No The graphics card, expansion slot, or monitor might fail. Select "Load Fail-Safe Defaults" (or "Load..., or cable might fail. Or go to the Support\Technical Service Zone page to see if the device works successfully). The problem is working properly. GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 88 - Yes Turn off the computer and ...

Manual - Page 96

... : http://www.giga-byte.kz You may go to enter the system. GA-M68SM-S2L Motherboard - 96 - y GIGABYTE Global Service System To submit a technical or non-technical (Sales/ Marketing) question, please link to : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw Then select your language to the GIGABYTE website, select your language in the language list on the top right...