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Introducing the Motherboard
Chapter 1
Introducing the Motherboard
Introduction
Thank you for choosing the GF8100VM-M5 motherboard. This motherboard is a
high performance, enhanced function motherboard that supports socket for
AMD
Phenom
TM
processor (socket AM2+)/AMD Athlon
TM
64 X2 Dual Core/Athlon
TM
64/
Sempron
TM
processors for high-end business or personal desktop markets.
This motherboard is based on NVIDIA
®
GF8100 (MCP78V) Premium media and
communications processor (MCP) for best desktop platform solution. GF8100 is a
single-chip, highly integrated, high performance HyperTransport peripheral con-
troller, unmatched by any other single chip-device controller. The memory control-
ler supports DDR2 memory
DIMM frequencies of 1066*
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(AM2+)/800/667/533/
400. It supports two DDR2 sockets with maximum memory size of 16 GB*
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. High
resolution graphics via one PCI E xpress x16 slot, two PCI Express x1 slots, 12 USB
2.0 ports (4 USB ports and 4 USB 2.0 headers support additional 8 USB ports) and
SATA support with RAID function.
There is an advanced full set of I/O ports in the rear panel, including PS/2 mouse and
keyboard connectors, one serial port, one VGA port, four USB ports, one LAN port
and audio jacks for microphone, line-in and 6/8-ch (optional) line-out. This
motherboard is designed in a Micro ATX form factor using a four-layer printed circuit
board and measures 244 mm x 214 mm.
2. Due to the DRAM maximum size (2 GB per dimm) at present, the
memory maximum size we have tested is 4 GB.
1. Due to the limitation of AMD CPU spec, please refer to Memory QVL
for more information.
*