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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[...]

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    Motherboard GA-M68MT -S2 Nov . 8, 2010 Nov . 8, 2010 Motherboard GA-M68MT-S2[...]

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    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. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE with[...]

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    - 4 - T able of Contents GA-M68MT -S2 Motherboard Layout ............................................................................... 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ..................................................................................... 6 1-1 Installation Precautions ..............................................................[...]

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    - 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 COMA CODEC BA T VGA USB LAN PCI F_USB1 M_BIOS F_P ANEL Realtek RTL821 1CL B_BIOS iTE IT8720 F_USB2 PCIEX1_1 R_USB CLR_CMOS SYS_F AN Box Contents GA-M68M[...]

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    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). Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • P rior to instal lation, do not[...]

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    - 7 - Hardware Installation 1- 2 Pr o du ctSpeci 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 1.5V DD[...]

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    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 2.0/1.1 ports  1 x RJ-45 port  3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone) I/O Controller  iTE IT8720 chip Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection  CPU/System temperature detecti[...]

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    - 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. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU s[...]

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    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. 2. When enabling Dual Channel mode with two memory modules, it is recommended that memory of the same capacity , brand, speed, and ch[...]

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    - 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: State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate Green 100 Mbps data rate Off 10 Mbps data rate Activity LED Connection/ Speed LED LAN Port D-Sub Port The D-Sub[...]

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    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 . Unp lug the power cord from the power[...]

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    - 13 - Hardware Installation A TX: PinNo. Denition 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) PinNo. Denition 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5VSB (stand by +5V) 10 +12V 1 1 + 1 2 V (O nl [...]

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    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). The mot[...]

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    - 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. Refer to Chapt[...]

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    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. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. • PW (Power Switch, Red):  [...]

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    - 17 - Hardware Installation 9) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header)  Thefrontpa nelaudioheadersupportsIntelHighDenitionaudio(HD)and AC'9 7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 as[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 18 - 1 1) BA T (Battery)  Thebatteryprovidespowertokeep thevalues(suchasBIOScongurations,date,andtimeinformation) in the CMOS when the computer is turned of f. Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level, or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may[...]

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    - 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. T o upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility [...]

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    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. • The BIO[...]

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    - 21 - BIOS Setup DRAMConguration CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 A ward Software DRAMConguration  : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous V alues F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level  DCT s Mode [Unganged] DDR3 T iming Item[...]

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    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. (Default: Dis- abled) CKE Power Down Control Allows you to select a[...]

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    - 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. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, Extended IDE Drive  Congureyou[...]

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    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 (Note) [Disabled] CPU core Control [Auto] x CPU core 0 (Note) Enabled x CPU core 1 (Note) Enabled x CPU core 2 (Note) Enabled x CPU core 3 (Note) Ena[...]

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    - 25 - BIOS Setup First/Second/Third Boot Device  Speciesthebootorderfromtheavailabledevices. Password Check  Species whether a password is required every time the system boots, or only when you enter BIOS Setup. Afterconguringthisitem,setthe[...]

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    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- lersoronlytherstSA T A controller .(Default:AllEnabled)  Serial-A T ARAIDCong NV SA T A RAID function  Enables or di[...]

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    - 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. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in network [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 28 - ACPI Suspend T ype  SpeciestheACPIsleepstatewhenthesystementerssuspend. 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. The system can be resumed at any time. S3(STR) Enables the system[...]

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    - 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. (Default: Disabled) If enabled, set the date and time as following: Day of Month Alarm: Turn on the system at a specic time on each day or on?[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 30 - PCI1/2 IRQ Assignment Auto      BIOSauto-assignsIRQtotherst/secondPCIslot.(Default) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15  AssignsIRQ3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15totherst/secondPCIslot. 2-8 PnP/PCICongurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 A ward Softw[...]

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    - 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. CPU/SYSTEM F AN Fail Warning Allows the sys[...]

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    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. 2-1 1 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyrigh[...]

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    - 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 . This exits the BIOS Setup without saving[...]

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    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. Y ou can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all the rec- omm[...]

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    - 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 ARAIDCong sub-menu. 2. Set NV SA T A RAID function to Enabled to enable RAID control for ea[...]

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    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. W e believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at th[...]

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    - 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 . With[...]

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    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 .gigabyte.com WEB address (Chinese): http://www .gigabyte.tw Y ou may[...]

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    - 39 - Appendix[...]

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    Appendix - 40 -[...]