Gigabyte GA-M68MT-S2 (rev. 1.3) User Manual

GA-M68MT-S2AM3 socket motherboard forAMD Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processorUser's ManualRev. 130112ME-M68MTS2-1301R

Hardware Installation - 10 -Due to CPU limitation, read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode. 1. Dual Channel

- 11 - Hardware InstallationActivity LED:State DescriptionBlinking Data transmission or receiving is occurringOff No data transmission or receiv

Hardware Installation - 12 -1-7 Internal ConnectorsRead the following guidelines before connecting external devices:• First make sure your devices a

- 13 - Hardware InstallationATX:PinNo. Denition 13 3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 16 PS_ON (soft On/Off) 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 -5V 21 +5V

Hardware Installation - 14 -3/4) CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN) and a 3-pin (SYS_FAN) system fan

- 15 - Hardware Installation6) SATA2_0/1/2/3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA

Hardware Installation - 16 -8) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header) Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker, chassis intrusion switch/sensor an

- 17 - Hardware Installation9) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) ThefrontpanelaudioheadersupportsIntelHighDenitionaudio(HD)andAC'

Hardware Installation - 18 -11) BAT (Battery) Thebatteryprovidespowertokeepthevalues(suchasBIOScongurations,date,andtimeinformation)

- 19 - BIOS SetupChapter 2 BIOS SetupTo access the BIOS Setup program, press the <Delete> key during the POST when the power is turned on. To s

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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 optio

- 21 - BIOS SetupDRAMCongurationCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award SoftwareDRAMConguration: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Va

BIOS Setup - 22 - Precharge Time Options are: Auto (default), 4T~7T. Row Cycle Time Options are: Auto (default), 11T~42T. RAS to RAS Delay Optio

- 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

BIOS Setup - 24 -2-5 Advanced BIOS FeaturesCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award SoftwareAdvanced BIOS Features Virtualization [En

- 25 - BIOS Setup First/Second/Third Boot Device Speciesthebootorderfromtheavailabledevices. Password Check  Species whetherapassword

BIOS Setup - 26 -2-6 Integrated Peripherals NV Serial-ATA Controller Enables or disables the integrated SATA controller(s). You can select whether

- 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

BIOS Setup - 28 - ACPI Suspend Type  SpeciestheACPIsleepstatewhenthesystementerssuspend. S1(POS) Enables the system to enter the ACPI

- 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 desir

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BIOS Setup - 30 - PCI1/2 IRQ Assignment Auto      BIOSauto-assignsIRQtotherst/secondPCIslot.(Default) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15  A

- 31 - BIOS Setup System/CPU Warning Temperature Sets the warning threshold for system/CPU temperature. When system/CPU temperature exceeds the t

BIOS Setup - 32 -Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the optimal BIOS default settings. The BIOS defaults settin

- 33 - BIOS SetupPress <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key. This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Pr

Appendix - 34 -Chapter 4 AppendixInstalling Chipset DriversChapter 3 Drivers InstallationAfter inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install"

- 35 - AppendixSteps: 1. Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). Under Integrated

Appendix - 36 -Regulatory StatementsRegulatory NoticesThis document must not be copied without our written permission, and the contents there

- 37 - AppendixFinally, we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy-saving features of t

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- 39 - Appendix

- 4 -Table of ContentsGA-M68MT-S2 Motherboard Layout ...5Chapter 1 Hardwa

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- 5 -GA-M68MT-S2 Motherboard LayoutKB_MSCPU_FANSocket AM3ATXGA-M68MT-S2F_AUDIOAUDIOPCIEX16DDR3_1DDR3_2ATX_12VNVIDIA® GeForce 7025/nForce 630aSATA2_2SA

Hardware Installation - 6 -1-1 Installation PrecautionsThe motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can

- 7 - Hardware Installation1-2 ProductSpecications CPU  Support for AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II proc

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 po

- 9 - Hardware Installation1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler1-3-1 Installing the CPULocate the pin one (denoted by a small triangle) of the CPU