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GA-78LMT -USB3 GA-78LMT -S2P User's Manual Rev . 31 01 12M E-78 L T U B3 - 3101 R.
Motherboard GA-78LMT -USB3/ GA-78LMT -S2P Mar . 1, 201 1 Mar. 1, 201 1 Motherboard GA-78LMT-USB3/GA-78LMT -S2P.
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- 4 - T able of Contents GA -7 8 LMT - USB3/GA -78LMT - S2P Mother board Layout ................................................ 5 GA -7 8 LMT - USB3/GA -78LMT - S2P Mother board Bl ock Diagr am ................................... 6 Chapter 1 Hardware Inst allation .
- 5 - GA- 78LMT - USB3/ GA-7 8LMT - S2P Motherboard Lay out Box Contents GA-78LMT -USB3 or GA-78LMT -S2P motherboard Motherboard driver disk T wo SA T A 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.
- 6 - GA-78LMT -USB3/GA-78LMT -S2P Motherboard Block Diagram Hyper T ransport 3.0 AMD 760G CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz) Dual Channel Memory PCI Bus AM3+/AM3 CPU 1 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) DDR3 1333+ (O.C.)/1066/800 MHz COM Port iTE IT8720 LPC Bus PS/2 KB/Mouse Dual BIOS 6 SA T A 3Gb/s AMD SB710 PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 x1 2 USB 3.
- 7 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Precautions Th e moth erb oa rd con tai ns nu mer ous d eli cat e ele ctr oni c cir cui ts an d comp one nt s whic h can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD).
Hardware Installation - 8 - 1- 2 P roductSpe cications CPU AM3+ Socket: - AMD AM3+ processor - AMD AM3 Phenom ™ II processor/ AMD Athlon ™ II processor (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) Hyper Transport Bus 520 0 MT/s Chipset North Bridge: AMD 760G South Bridge: AMD SB710 Memory 2 x 1.
- 9 - Hardware Installation Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin A TX main power connector 1 x 4-pin A TX 12V power connector 6 x SA T A 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x system fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 2 x USB 2.
Hardware Installation - 10 - 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU Cooler Installing the CPU A. Locate the pin one (denoted by a small triangle) of the CPU socket and the CPU. Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.
- 1 1 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 Installing the Memor y Due to CPU limitations, read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode. Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR3 memory module is installed. 1. When enabling Dual Channel mode with two memory modules, it is recommended that memory of 2.
Hardware Installation - 12 - 1-6 Back Panel Con nec tors PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse and the lower port (purple) to connect a PS/2 keyboard. D-Sub Port The D-Sub port supports a 15-pin D-Sub connector .
- 13 - Hardware Installation 1- 7 Internal Connec tors Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Befor e i nstal ling the devices , b e s ure to tu rn off the devi ces and y our comput er .
Hardware Installation - 14 - DEBUG PO RT G.QBOFM 13 1 24 12 A TX A TX: 1/2) A TX_12V/A TX (2x2 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector) With the use of the power connector , the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the com- ponents on the motherboard.
- 15 - Hardware Installation 3/4) CPU_F AN/SYS_FAN (Fan Header s) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_F AN), a 3-pin system fan header (SYS_F AN). Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation (the black connector wire is the ground wire).
Hardware Installation - 16 - 6) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) C onnect the power switch, reset switc h, speaker, cha ssis intrusi on switch/se nsor and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables.
- 17 - Hardware Installation 7) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) The front panel audio header supports Intel High Denition audio (HD) and AC'97 audio. Y ou may connect your chassis front panel audio module to this header . Make sure the wire assignments of the module con - nector match the pin assignments of the motherboard header .
Hardware Installation - 18 - Pin No. Denition 1 NDCD- 2 NSIN 3 NSOUT 4 NDTR- 5 GND 6 NDSR- 7 NRTS- 8 NCTS- 9 NRI- 10 No Pin 9) COM (Serial Port Header) The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the op- tional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer .
- 19 - Hardware Installation 1 1) BA T (Battery) The battery provides power to keep the values (such as BIOS congurations, date, and time information) in the CMOS when the computer is turned off. Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level, or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost.
BIOS Setup - 20 - T o access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key during the POST when the power is turned on. T o see more advanced BIOS Setup menu options, you can press <Ctrl> + <F1> in the main menu of the BIOS Setup program.
- 21 - BIOS Setup If you do not nd the settings you want in the Main Menu or a submenu, press <Ctrl>+<F1> to • access more advanced options. When the system is not stable as usual, select the • Load Optimized Defaults item to set your system to its defaults.
BIOS Setup - 22 - 2-3 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) • Whether the system will work stably with the overclock/overvoltage settings you made is depen - dent on your overall system congurations. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components.
- 23 - BIOS Setup Surround View Enables or disables the Surround View function. This option is congurable only when Init Display First under Advanced BIOS Features is set to PEG and an A TI graphics card is installed. (Default: Disabled) VGA Core Clock control Allows you to determine whether to manually set the VGA Core clock.
BIOS Setup - 24 - Memory Clock This option is congurable only when Set Memory Clock is set to Manual . X4.00 Sets Memory Clock to X4.00. X5.33 Sets Memory Clock to X5.
- 25 - BIOS Setup T rfc1 for DIMM2 Options are: Auto (default), 90ns, 1 10ns, 160ns, 300ns, 350ns. Write Recovery Time Options are: Auto (default), 5T~8T , 10T , 12T . Precharge Time Options are: Auto (default), 4T~7T . Row Cycle Time Options are: Auto (default), 1 1T~42T .
BIOS Setup - 26 - CPU V oltage Control Allows you to set the CPU voltage. Auto sets the CPU voltage as required. The adjustable range is de - pendent on the CPU being installed. (Default: Normal) Note: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the usef ul life of the CPU.
- 27 - BIOS Setup The following elds display your hard drive specications. If you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to the information on the hard drive. Capacity Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive. Halt On Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST .
BIOS Setup - 28 - AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to re - duce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this function. CPU Unlock (Note) Allows you to determine whether unlock hidden CPU cores.
- 29 - BIOS Setup Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) Backup BIOS Image to HDD Allows the system to copy the BIOS image le to the hard drive.
BIOS Setup - 30 - Port0 as ESP/Port1 as ESP/Port2 as ESP/Port3 as ESP This option is congurable only when OnChip SA TA T ype is set to AHCI . Enabled will speed up the hot plug detection of the connected SA T A device.
- 31 - BIOS Setup 2-7 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Power Management Setup ACPISuspendT ype [S3(STR)] Soft-OffbyPower.
BIOS Setup - 32 - (Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only . USB Wake Up from S3 Allows the system to be awakened from ACPI S3 sleep state by a wake-up signal from the installed USB device.
- 33 - BIOS Setup PCI1 IRQ Assignment Auto BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the rst PCI slot. (Default) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 to the rst PCI slot. ErP Support Determines whether to let the system consume less than 1W power in S5 (shutdown) state.
BIOS Setup - 34 - Current V oltage(V) Vcore/DDR3 1.5V/+3.3V/+12V Displays the current system voltages. Current System/CPU T emperature Displays current system/CPU temperature. Current CPU/SYSTEM F AN Speed (RPM) Displays current CPU/system fan speed. CPU Warning T emperature S et s the wa rn in g t hr es ho ld fo r C PU te mp er at ur e.
- 35 - BIOS Setup Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the optimal BIOS default settings. The BIOS defaults settings help the system to operate in optimum state. Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values.
BIOS Setup - 36 - Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key . This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. 2-13 Save & Exit Setup Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key .
- 37 - BIOS Setup Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, rst install the operating system. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive. The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below .
Appendix - 38 - Steps: 1. Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-T est). Ens ur e O nCh ip SA T A C ont rol ler is ena ble d u nde r Inte gra ted Per iph er als . T o enab le RAID fo r t he SA T A2_0/1/2/3 connectors, set OnChip SA T A T ype to RAID .
- 39 - Appendix Making a SA T A RAID Driver Diskette Copy the driver for the SA T A controller from the motherboard driver disk to a oppy disk (for Windows XP) or a USB ash drive (for Windows 7/Vista).
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