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GA-MA78GPM-DS2H/ GA-MA78GM-DS2H AM2+/AM2 socket motherboard for AMD PhenomTM FX processor/AMD PhenomTM X4 processor/ AMD PhenomTM X3 processor/AMD AthlonTM X2 processor/ AMD AthlonTM processor/AMD SempronTM X2 processor/ AMD SempronTM processor User's Manual Rev. 1003 12ME-MA78GPM2H-1003R
GA-MA78GPM-DS2H/ GA-MA78GM-DS2H AM2+/AM2 socket motherboard for AMD PhenomTM FX processor/AMD PhenomTM X4 processor/ AMD PhenomTM X3 processor/AMD AthlonTM X2 processor/ AMD AthlonTM processor/AMD SempronTM X2 processor/ AMD SempronTM processor User's Manual Rev. 1003 12ME-MA78GPM2H-1003R
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Table of Contents Box Contents ...6 OptionalItems ...6 GA-MA78GPM-DS2H/GA-MA78GM-DS2H 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 13 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the ...
Table of Contents Box Contents ...6 OptionalItems ...6 GA-MA78GPM-DS2H/GA-MA78GM-DS2H 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 13 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the ...
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Box Contents GA-MA78GPM-DS2H or GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The ...
Box Contents GA-MA78GPM-DS2H or GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The ...
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GA-MA78GPM-DS2H/GA-MA78GM-DS2H Motherboard Layout DVI-D VGA KB_MS ATX_12V Socket AM2 M_BIOS B_BIOS IT8718 CI FDD HDMI ATX OPTICAL ESATA 1394 USB CPU_FAN BATTERY LAN USB CLR_CMOS AUDIO F_AUDIO PCIEX1 RTL 8111C PCIEX16 AMD 780G SidePort Memory NB_FAN PCI1 CD_IN CODEC PCI2 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H TSB43AB23 AMD SB700 SPDIF_IO COM F1_1394 SYS_FAN F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 F_USB4 SATA2_2 SATA2_3 DDR2_1 DDR2_2 DDR2_3 DDR2_4 LPT IDE SATA2_4 PWR_LED SATA2_0 SATA2_1 F_PANEL Only for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. - 7 -
GA-MA78GPM-DS2H/GA-MA78GM-DS2H Motherboard Layout DVI-D VGA KB_MS ATX_12V Socket AM2 M_BIOS B_BIOS IT8718 CI FDD HDMI ATX OPTICAL ESATA 1394 USB CPU_FAN BATTERY LAN USB CLR_CMOS AUDIO F_AUDIO PCIEX1 RTL 8111C PCIEX16 AMD 780G SidePort Memory NB_FAN PCI1 CD_IN CODEC PCI2 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H TSB43AB23 AMD SB700 SPDIF_IO COM F1_1394 SYS_FAN F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 F_USB4 SATA2_2 SATA2_3 DDR2_1 DDR2_2 DDR2_3 DDR2_4 LPT IDE SATA2_4 PWR_LED SATA2_0 SATA2_1 F_PANEL Only for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. - 7 -
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... PS/2 KB/Mouse 2 PCI Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out Only for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. (Note) Simultaneous output for DVI-D and HDMI is not supported. - 8 -
... PS/2 KB/Mouse 2 PCI Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out Only for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. (Note) Simultaneous output for DVI-D and HDMI is not supported. - 8 -
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TSB43AB23 chip Up to 2 IEEE 1394a ports (1 on the back panel, 1 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) Only for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Hyper Transport Bus Chipset Memory Intergrated Memory Audio ...system memory (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1066 (Note 2)/800/667 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) 128MB DDR3 SidePort memory Realtek ALC889A codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for Dolby...
TSB43AB23 chip Up to 2 IEEE 1394a ports (1 on the back panel, 1 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) Only for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Hyper Transport Bus Chipset Memory Intergrated Memory Audio ...system memory (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1066 (Note 2)/800/667 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) 128MB DDR3 SidePort memory Realtek ALC889A codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for Dolby...
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... Buffer Size to 256MB. • Set Surround View to Disabled. • Set Init Display First to enter the Catalyst Control Center. Click Xpress Install for GA-MA78GM-DS2H. * For Windows XP, you begin-1. ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Driver Installation and Setup Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Installing Chipset Drivers. Only for AMD... completed. 1-6 Enabling the ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Function Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card, ATI Hybrid CrossFireX can provide significantly advanced display performance for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. A.
... Buffer Size to 256MB. • Set Surround View to Disabled. • Set Init Display First to enter the Catalyst Control Center. Click Xpress Install for GA-MA78GM-DS2H. * For Windows XP, you begin-1. ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Driver Installation and Setup Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Installing Chipset Drivers. Only for AMD... completed. 1-6 Enabling the ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Function Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card, ATI Hybrid CrossFireX can provide significantly advanced display performance for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. A.
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... AHCI mode or to accept. Note: The setting in time. The message that follows asks if you the SATA controller is running at IDE MODE!" GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00 Function Keys SATA Mode Message: "SATA is effective for subsequent access...
... AHCI mode or to accept. Note: The setting in time. The message that follows asks if you the SATA controller is running at IDE MODE!" GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00 Function Keys SATA Mode Message: "SATA is effective for subsequent access...
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... or other unexpected results. (Inadequately alter ing the settings may result in red, it is dependent on your overall system configurations. This page is for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. (Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that you made is recommended that supports this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset...
... or other unexpected results. (Inadequately alter ing the settings may result in red, it is dependent on your overall system configurations. This page is for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. (Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that you made is recommended that supports this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset...
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... CPU North Bridge voltage. Normal CPU Vcore Displays the normal operating voltage of your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU. Only for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. (Note) This item is present only if you to manually set the system voltages as required. Manual allows all voltage control items below to be...: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU. Auto lets BIOS automatically set the system voltages. Normal sets the CPU voltage as required. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 42 -
... CPU North Bridge voltage. Normal CPU Vcore Displays the normal operating voltage of your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU. Only for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. (Note) This item is present only if you to manually set the system voltages as required. Manual allows all voltage control items below to be...: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU. Auto lets BIOS automatically set the system voltages. Normal sets the CPU voltage as required. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 42 -
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... memory for the onboard graphics controller from the system UMA+SidePort memory. MS-DOS, for the onboard graphics controller. Only for GA-MA78GM-DS2H. (Note) This item is the total amount of system memory allocated solely for example, will use only this feature. - ...: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Internal Graphics Mode Allows you to determine whether to allocate memory for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. Options are: Auto (default), 128MB, 256MB, 512MB. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Advanced BIOS...
... memory for the onboard graphics controller from the system UMA+SidePort memory. MS-DOS, for the onboard graphics controller. Only for GA-MA78GM-DS2H. (Note) This item is the total amount of system memory allocated solely for example, will use only this feature. - ...: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Internal Graphics Mode Allows you to determine whether to allocate memory for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. Options are: Auto (default), 128MB, 256MB, 512MB. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Advanced BIOS...
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... When you wish to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00 Figure 9 C. After... the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to check disk allocation. Figure 8 2. Figure 12 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. B. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to start backing up your hard drive...
... When you wish to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00 Figure 9 C. After... the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to check disk allocation. Figure 8 2. Figure 12 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. B. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to start backing up your hard drive...
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... floppy disk, USB flash drive, or hard drive. However, if the BIOS update file is potentially risky, please do it with the Q-Flash Utility A. GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00 Because BIOS flashing is saved to ..., the backup BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOSTM. Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. MA78GD2H.F1)...
... floppy disk, USB flash drive, or hard drive. However, if the BIOS update file is potentially risky, please do it with the Q-Flash Utility A. GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00 Because BIOS flashing is saved to ..., the backup BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOSTM. Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. MA78GD2H.F1)...