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GA-M68MT -S2 AM3 socket motherboard for AMD Phenom ™ II processor/ AMD Athlon ™ II processor User's Manual Rev . 1301 12ME-M68MTS2-1301R.
Motherboard GA-M68MT -S2 Nov . 8, 2010 Nov . 8, 2010 Motherboard GA-M68MT-S2.
Copyright © 2010 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE.
- 4 - T able of Contents GA-M68MT -S2 Motherboard Layout ............................................................................... 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ................................................................................
- 5 - GA-M68MT -S2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS CPU_F AN Socket AM3 A TX GA-M68MT -S2 F_AUDIO AUDIO PCIEX16 DDR3_1 DDR3_2 A TX_12V NVIDIA ® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a SA TA2_2 SA TA2_3 SA TA2_1 SA TA2_0 CO.
Hardware Installation - 6 - 1- 1 Installation Precautions Th e moth erb oard c ont ains nume rous deli cate elec tron ic ci rcui ts an d com pone nts w hich can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD).
- 7 - Hardware Installation 1- 2 Pr o du ctSpeci cations CPU Support for AM3 processors: AMD Phenom ™ II processor/ AMD Athlon ™ II processor (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) H yp e r T r an sp o rt B us 2000 MT/s Chipset NVIDIA ® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a Memory 2 x 1.
Hardware Installation - 8 - Back Panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard port Connectors 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x serial port 4 x USB 2.
- 9 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU Cooler 1-3 - 1 Inst alling t he CPU 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.
Hardware Installation - 10 - Due to CPU limitation, read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode. 1. Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR3 memory module is installed.
- 1 1 - Hardware Installation Activity LED: State Description Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring Off No da ta t rans mis sion or rec eivi ng i s o ccur ring Connection/Speed LED: Sta.
Hardware Installation - 12 - 1- 7 Internal Connector s 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 nstalli ng t he device s, b e s ure to turn off th e d evices and y our comput er .
- 13 - Hardware Installation A TX: PinNo. Denition 13 3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 16 PS_ON (soft On/Of f) 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 -5V 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 + 5V (Only for 2x 12-pin A TX) 24 G ND (O nly f or 2x 12-pi n A TX) PinNo. Denition 1 3.3V 2 3.
Hardware Installation - 14 - 3/4) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_F AN) and a 3-pin (SYS_F AN) system fan headers. 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).
- 15 - Hardware Installation 6) SA T A2_0/1/2/3 (SA T A 3Gb/s Connectors) The SA TA connectors conform to SA T A 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SA T A 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SA T A connector supports a single SA T A device. The NVIDIA ® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a control- ler supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD.
Hardware Installation - 16 - 8) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) Co nnect the powe r s witch, rese t s witch, spea ker , cha ssis intrus ion switch/ sensor and sy stem status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below.
- 17 - Hardware Installation 9) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) Thefrontpa nelaudioheadersupportsIntelHighDenitionaudio(HD)and AC'9 7audio. Y oumayconnect your chassis front panel audio module to this header .
Hardware Installation - 18 - 1 1) BA T (Battery) Thebatteryprovidespowertokeep thevalues(suchasBIOScongurations,date,andtimeinformation) in the CMOS when the computer is turned of f.
- 19 - BIOS Setup Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 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.
BIOS Setup - 20 - • 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.
- 21 - BIOS Setup DRAMConguration CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 A ward Software DRAMConguration : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F.
BIOS Setup - 22 - Precharge Time Options are: Auto (default), 4T~7T . Row Cycle Time Options are: Auto (default), 1 1T~42T . RAS to RAS Delay Options are: Auto (default), 4T~7T . CKE Power Down Mode Determines whether to set the memory to power down mode when the CKE pin is closed.
- 23 - BIOS Setup Date (mm:dd:yy) Sets the system date. Time (hh:mm:ss) Sets the system time. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1, 2, 3 Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection, IDE Auto-Detection Press <Enter> to autodetect the parameters of the IDE/SA T A device on this channel.
BIOS Setup - 24 - 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 A ward Software Advanced BIOS Features V irtualization [Enabled] AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control [Auto] CPU Unlock.
- 25 - BIOS Setup First/Second/Third Boot Device Speciesthebootorderfromtheavailabledevices. Password Check Species whether a password is required every time the system boots, or only when you enter BIOS Setup.
BIOS Setup - 26 - 2-6 Integrated Peripherals NV Serial-A T A Controller Enables or disables the integrated SA T A controller(s). Y ou can select whether to enable all SA T A control- lersoronlytherstSA T A controller .
- 27 - BIOS Setup Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to Disabled . On-Chip MAC Lan Enables or disables the onboard LAN function.
BIOS Setup - 28 - ACPI Suspend T ype SpeciestheACPIsleepstatewhenthesystementerssuspend. S1(POS) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Suspend) sleep state. In S1 sleep state, the system appears suspended and stays in a low power mode.
- 29 - BIOS Setup (Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only . Power-On by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time.
BIOS Setup - 30 - PCI1/2 IRQ Assignment Auto BIOSauto-assignsIRQtotherst/secondPCIslot.(Default) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 AssignsIRQ3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15totherst/secondPCIslot.
- 31 - BIOS Setup System/CPU Warning T emperature S ets th e w arni ng thr esh old fo r s yste m/CP U temp era ture . W hen sy stem /CP U t empe ratu re exc eeds the threshold, BIOS will emit warning sound. Options are: Disabled (default), 60 o C/140 o F , 70 o C/158 o F , 80 o C/176 o F , 90 o C/194 o F.
BIOS Setup - 32 - 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.
- 33 - BIOS Setup 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 .
Appendix - 34 - Chapter 4 Appendix Installing Chipset Drivers Chapter 3 Drivers Installation After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install.
- 35 - Appendix Steps: 1. Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-T est). Under Integrated Peripherals , make sure NV Serial-A T A Controller is enabled. T o enable RAID, go to the Serial-A T ARAIDCong sub-menu.
Appendix - 36 - Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our writte n permissio n, and the conten ts there of must no t be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose. Contravention will be prosecuted.
- 37 - Appendix Finally , we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy-saving features of this product (where applicable), recycling the inner and outer packaging (including shipping containers) this product was delivered in, and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly .
Appendix - 38 - Contact Us GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei 231, T aiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4000, F AX: +886-2-8912-4003 T ech. and Non-T ech. Support (Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw WEB address (English): http://www .
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