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GA-M68M-S2P

AM2+/AM2 socket motherboard for

AMD Phenom

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II processor/ AMD Phenom

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processor/

AMD Athlon

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II processor/ AMD Athlon

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processor/

AMD Sempron

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processor

User's Manual

Rev. 1001
12ME-M68MS2P-1001R

Summary of Contents for GA-M68M-S2P

Page 1: ...GA M68M S2P AM2 AM2 socket motherboard for AMD Phenom II processor AMD Phenom processor AMD Athlon II processor AMD Athlon processor AMD Sempron processor User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME M68MS2P 1001R...

Page 2: ...Nov 9 2009 Motherboard GA M68M S2P Motherboard GA M68M S2P Nov 9 2009...

Page 3: ...entation Classifications Inordertoassistintheuseofthisproduct GIGABYTEprovidesthefollowingtypesofdocumentations For detailed product information carefully read the User s Manual For instructions on ho...

Page 4: ...uration 16 1 4 2 Installing a Memory 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Back Panel Connectors 19 1 7 Internal Connectors 21 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 29 2 1 Startup Screen 30 2 2 The Main Menu 31 2...

Page 5: ...1 4 3 EasyTune 6 62 Chapter 5 Appendix 63 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s 63 5 1 1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 63 5 1 2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette 68 5 1 3 Installing the SATA RA...

Page 6: ...D001 7 R 2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 5 R 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 2SERPW 0 R S PDIF In and Out cable Part No 12CR1 1SPINO 1 R The box contents above are for reference only...

Page 7: ...M68M S2P CD_IN F_AUDIO AUDIO PCIEX16 IDE DDR2_1 DDR2_2 ATX_12V NVIDIA GeForce 7025 nForce 630a SATA2_2 SATA2_3 SATA2_1 SATA2_0 PCI1 COMA CODEC BAT VGA USB LAN PCI2 F_USB1 M_BIOS FDD F_PANEL RTL8211CL...

Page 8: ...press Bus IT8718 Floppy CPU CLK 200 MHz ATA 133 100 66 33 IDE Channel Dual BIOS COM Port LPC Bus 1 PCI Express x1 DDR2 1066 800 667 533 MHz Dual Channel Memory PCIe CLK 100 MHz 1 PCI Express x16 4 SAT...

Page 9: ...and first touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container Before unp...

Page 10: ...ory support list Onboard Graphics Integrated in the Chipset 1 x D Sub port Audio Realtek ALC888B codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Note 2 Support for S PDIF Out Support for S PDIF In Sup...

Page 11: ...earing CMOS jumper Back Panel w 1 x PS 2 keyboard port Connectors w 1 x PS 2 mouse port w 1 x D Sub port w 1 x parallel port w 1 x serial port w 4 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports w 1 x RJ 45 port w 3 x audio jack...

Page 12: ...3 Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install Note 4 Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model Unique Features w Support for...

Page 13: ...n both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed oth...

Page 14: ...re that the CPU pins fit perfectly into their holes Once the CPU is positioned into its socket place one finger down on the middle of the CPU lowering the locking lever and latching it into the fully...

Page 15: ...ayer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU Step 2 Place the CPU cooler on the CPU Step 3 Hook the CPU cooler clip to the mounting lug on one side of the retention frame On the other si...

Page 16: ...ps be used Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest memory support list Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware dam...

Page 17: ...can only fit in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the memory sockets DDR2 DIMM Step 1 Note the orientation of the memory module Spread the retaining cli...

Page 18: ...h the slot and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot 3 Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot 4 Secure the card s metal bracket to the cha...

Page 19: ...nnector Connect a monitor that supports D Sub connection to this port USB Port The USB port supports the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB devices such as a USB key board mouse USB print...

Page 20: ...the multi channel audio feature through the audio driver Refer to the instructions on setting up a 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Line In J...

Page 21: ...rn off the devices and your computer Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices After installing the device and before turning on the computer make sure the device ca...

Page 22: ...possesses a foolproof design Connect the power supply cable to the power connector in the correct orientation The 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the 12V power connector is no...

Page 23: ...peed Control CPU_FAN 1 Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from over heating Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang These fan he...

Page 24: ...ach SATA connector supports a single SATA device The NVIDIA GeForce 7025 nForce 630a control ler supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and JBOD Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for ins...

Page 25: ...writing data RES Reset Switch Green Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restar...

Page 26: ...t panel audio header supports HD audio by default If your chassis provides an AC 97 front panel audio module refer to the instructions on how to activate AC 97 functionality via the audio software in...

Page 27: ...cable into the USB header Prior to installing the USB bracket be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the USB bracket 10 9 2 1 11 SPDIF_...

Page 28: ...rations 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 Yo...

Page 29: ...BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS For instructions on using the Q...

Page 30: ...p arrow key h or the down arrow key i to select the first boot device then press Enter to accept To exit Boot Menu press Esc The system will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu Note...

Page 31: ...e cursor to the Item Help block on the right submenus only F5 Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus F6 Load the Fail Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus F7 Load t...

Page 32: ...odetected system CPU temperature system voltage and fan speed etc Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults are factory settings for the most stable minimal performance system operations Load Optimiz...

Page 33: ...ory Clock Auto x Memory Clock x3 33 667Mhz DRAM Configuration Press Enter Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults...

Page 34: ...Cycle Time Auto 21T 21T x RAS to RAS Delay Auto 3T 3T CKE Power Down Mode Disabled CKE Power Down Control per Channel DCTs Mode Note Allows you to set memory control mode Ganged Sets memory control mo...

Page 35: ...o default 11T 26T RAS to RAS Delay Options are Auto default 2T 5T 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 Dow...

Page 36: ...3 4 5 Master IDE Auto Detection Press Enter to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SATA device on this channel Extended IDE Drive Configure your IDE SATA devices by using one of the two methods below...

Page 37: ...ppy disk drive a Japanese standard floppy disk drive Options are Disabled default Drive A Halt On Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST All Errors Whenever...

Page 38: ...hether a password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter BIOS Setup After configuring this item set the password s under the Set Supervisor User Password item in the BIOS Main...

Page 39: ...GA PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display Onboard VGA Sets the onboard graphics as the first display PEG Sets the PCI Express graphics card as the first display Default Frame Buffer...

Page 40: ...Q4 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP x ECP Mode Use DMA 3 On Chip USB V1 1 V2 0 USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Legacy USB storage detect Enabled Move Ente...

Page 41: ...r to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip Default Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I O address and corresponding in...

Page 42: ...an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a PCI or PCIe de vice Note To use this function you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Default Enabled Modem Ring On Allows th...

Page 43: ...uble click on left button on the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 keyboard wake up event Note you need an ATX power supply providing at...

Page 44: ...to the second PCI slot Default 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the second PCI slot 2 8 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software...

Page 45: ...fault 60o C 140o F 70o C 158o F 80o C 176o F 90o C 194o F CPU SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU system fan is not connected or fails Check the fan condition or...

Page 46: ...s item is configurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is set to Enabled Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal CPU fan control mode Default Voltage S...

Page 47: ...sor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Press Enter on this item and then press the Y key to load the optimal BIOS default settings The BIOS de...

Page 48: ...ord or user password at system startup to continue system boot In BIOS Setup you must enter the supervisor password if you wish to make changes to BIOS settings The user password only allows you to vi...

Page 49: ...BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status ESC Quit Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults...

Page 50: ...BIOS Setup 50...

Page 51: ...the optical drive and execute the Run exe program Please ignore the popup dialog box es e g the Found New Hardware Wizard displayed when Xpress Install is installing the drivers Failure to do so may a...

Page 52: ...ties and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it 3 3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE s applicati...

Page 53: ...4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website 3 5 System This page provides t...

Page 54: ...allation 54 3 6 Download Center To update the BIOS drivers or applications click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website The latest version of the BIOS drivers or applications will...

Page 55: ...cked up restored It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it System Requirements At least 512 MB of system memory VESA compatible graphics card Windows XP with SP1 or later Windows Vist...

Page 56: ...ll save the backup file to the unallocated space black stripe along the top Please note that if there is no enough unallocated space Xpress Recovery2 cannot save the backup file B Accessing Xpress Rec...

Page 57: ...p to your hard drive in case the system breaks down The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created before Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2 Step 2 After the backup file is removed...

Page 58: ...rocess What is BIOS BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environ ment BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the nearest BIOS server site and update the BIOS 4 2 1 Upda...

Page 59: ...save the current BIOS file Q Flash only supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32 16 12 file system If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attach...

Page 60: ...Select Save Exit Setup and then press Y to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup The proce dure is complete after the system restarts Press Y to load BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C...

Page 61: ...atches your motherboard model Follow the on screen instructions to complete 2 Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from File then select the location where you...

Page 62: ...adjust the CPU FSB only Advanced mode allows you to individually change system clock settings and voltages settings using the sliders Easy Boost is an easy to use auto overclocking function Note When...

Page 63: ...ensure optimal performance it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity If you do not want to create RAID you may prepare only one hard drive An empty formatted fl...

Page 64: ...Lan Auto Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP x ECP Mode Use DMA 3 On Chip USB V1 1 V2 0 USB Keyboard Support Disabled US...

Page 65: ...a RAID mode The supported RAID modes in clude Mirroring Striping Stripe Mirroring and Spanning The following procedure demonstrates how a RAID 0 array Striping is created Step 4 If RAID 0 Striping is...

Page 66: ...e target hard drives using the up or down arrow key and use the right arrow key to add the hard drives to the Array Disks block Figure 5 MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006 Define a New Array ESC Quit F6...

Page 67: ...hard drive model name and hard drive capacity etc To delete the array press D in the Array Detail screen When the Delete this array message appears press Y to confirm or N to cancel Press Enter to re...

Page 68: ...ting systems and change the directory in the com mand according to the operating system to be installed For example to copy the RAID driver for Windows XP 32 bit operating system type A copy d bootdrv...

Page 69: ...t screen press S to return to the screen in Figure 2 Then select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press Enter When both of the two drivers appear on the confirmation screen press Enter to continue...

Page 70: ...A RAID driver Method B then specify the location of the driver Figure 4 Note For users using a SATA optical drive be sure to copy the driver files from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive...

Page 71: ...hown in Figure 5 appears select NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller and click Next Step 4 After the driver is loaded the RAID drive will appear Select the RAID drive and then click Next to continue the OS i...

Page 72: ...e is added to re place a failed drive to rebuild a RAID 1 array Launch the NVIDIA Control Panel from All Programs in the Start Menu Step 1 In NVIDIA Control Panel click Rebuild array un der Storage in...

Page 73: ...following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system To install a microphone connect your microphone to the Mic in jack and manually configure the jack for microphone functionalit...

Page 74: ...ed device is dialog box appears Select the device according to the type of device you connect Then click OK Step 3 On the Speakers screen click the Speaker Configura tion tab In the Speaker Configurat...

Page 75: ...the Disable front panel jack detection check box Click OK to complete Click Device advanced settings on the top right corner on the Speaker Configuration tab to open the Device advanced settings dial...

Page 76: ...ng the S PDIF In device access the Digital In put screen Click the Default Format tab to select the default format Click OK to complete A Installing the S PDIF In and Out Cable B Configuring S PDIF In...

Page 77: ...onnect a S PDIF coaxial cable or a S PDIF optical cable either one to the optical coxial S PDIF out connector on the motherboard back panel or on the optional S PDIF In and Out cable C 1 Conneting a S...

Page 78: ...re the jack for microphone function ality Note The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time Step 3 Go to the Microphone screen Do not mute the record ing...

Page 79: ...en click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording Step 1 Locate the Volume icon in the notification area and right click on this icon Select Recording Devices Step 2 On the Recording tab right clic...

Page 80: ...sound 5 2 4 Using the Sound Recorder A Recording Sound 1 Make sure you have connected the sound input device e g microphone to the computer 2 To record the audio click the Start Recording button 3 To...

Page 81: ...onboard HD audio driver successfully For Windows XP only A Step 1 First make sure Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 has been installed check in My Computer Properties Gen eral System If not please upd...

Page 82: ...em is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved No No No Yes Yes Insert the graphics card Connect the ATX main power cable and the 12V power cable Turn...

Page 83: ...system to see if the device works successfully Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe De faults or Load Optimized Defaults Select Save Exit Setup to save changes and exit BIOS Setup W...

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Page 85: ...s properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of life products and...

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