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Manual - Page 3
...carefully read the User's Manual. „„ For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com
Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard looks like this: "REV: X.X." For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is 1.0. Check your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for...
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Table of Contents
GA-78LMT-S2PT Motherboard Layout 5 GA-78LMT-S2PT Motherboard Block Diagram 6
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 7 1-1 Installation Precautions 7 1-2 Product Specifications 8 1-3 Installing the CPU 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 11 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 11 1-6 Back Panel Connectors 12 1-7 Internal Connectors 13
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 20 2-1 Startup Screen 20 2-2 ...
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... ATX_12V
CPU_FAN
ATX AM3+
LTP
VGA
R_USB
USB_LAN AUDIO
F_AUDIO
GA-78LMT-S2PT
iTE IT8720
PCIEX16
Atheros GbE LAN
PCIEX1
CODEC PCI
AMD 760G BAT
IDE
DDR3_1 DDR3_2
AMD SB710
SATA2 25 14 03
M_BIOS B_BIOS
CLR_CMOS
F_USB2
SYS_FAN
F_USB1
F_PANEL
Box Contents 55 GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 User's Manual
55 Two SATA cables 55 I/O Shield
* The box contents...
Manual - Page 7
... a motherboard, CPU or memory. If you do not have an ESD wrist strap, keep your hands dry 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 unplugging the power supply cable from...
Manual - Page 8
... x PCI slot South Bridge: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices - 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices - Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD South Bridge: - Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available
through the internal USB headers) 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power...
Manual - Page 9
... BIOS Rescue Support for Download Center Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for EasyTune
* Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model. Support for Smart Recovery Support for Auto Green Support for ON/OFF Charge Support for Cloud OC Support 3TB+ Unlock Support for Q-Share
Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Support for Microsoft® Windows...
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... before you begin to install the CPU: •• Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) •• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the
CPU to prevent hardware damage. •• Locate the pin one of the CPU. The CPU cannot be inserted...
Manual - Page 11
... that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used for optimum performance.
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card
Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card: •• Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came
with your expansion card. •• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power...
Manual - Page 20
... "Load Optimized Defaults" section in this chapter or introductions of the battery/ clearing CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for how to clear the CMOS values.)
2-1 Startup Screen
The following screens may appear when the computer boots. A. The LOGO Screen (Default):
B. The POST Screen
Motherboard Model BIOS Version
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG Copyright (C) 1984-2011, Award Software, Inc.
GA-78LMT-S2PT...
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...(M.I.T.)
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
} IGX Configuration CPU Clock Ratio CPU NorthBridge Freq. Core Performance Boost (Note)
CPB Ratio (Note) Turbo CPB (Note)
CPU Host Clock Control x CPU Frequency(MHz)
PCIE Clock(MHz) HT Link Width HT Link Frequency Set Memory Clock x Memory Clock } DRAM...
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... POST for faster system startup. •• Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default) •• Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive access mode is set to CHS. Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. Options are: Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large.
&& IDE...
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... Errors," "No Errors," "All, But Keyboard". (Default)
&& Memory These fields are read-only and are determined by the BIOS POST.
2-5 Advanced BIOS Features
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features
`` IGX Configuration AMD C1E Support Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control AMD APM Master Mode CPU Unlock (Note) CPU core Control
x CPU...
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...Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this function.
&& AMD APM Master Mode Auto Lets BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default) Enabled Dynamically monitors the power consumption of the CPU cores and automatically...
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... system to copy the BIOS image file to the hard drive. If the system BIOS is corrupted, it will be recovered from this image file. (Default: Disabled)
&& Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card, PCI Express graphics card, or the onboard graphics. PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) OnChipVGA...
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... Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Integrated Peripherals
OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type x OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type x OnChip SATA Port as ESP `` SMART LAN Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Audio Function USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Onboard Serial Port Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port...
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... onboard audio, set this item to Disabled.
&& USB Controllers Enables or disables the integrated USB controllers. (Default: Enabled) Disabled will turn off all of the USB functionalities below.
&& USB Legacy Function Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled)
&& USB Storage Function Determines whether to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives...
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...if Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP or ECP+EPP mode. Options are: 3 (default), 1.
2-7 Power Management Setup
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type Soft-Off by Power button USB Wake Up from S3 Modem Ring Resume PME Event Wake Up HPET Support (Note) Power On By Mouse Power On By Keyboard x KB Power ON Password AC...
Manual - Page 36
... after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values.
2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software
`` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) `` Standard CMOS Features `` Advanced BIOS Features `` Integrated Peripherals `` Power Management Setup `` PnP/PCI Configurations Enter Password: `` PC Health Status
Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized...
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...Controller A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer
Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup...
Manual - Page 40
...a USB floppy disk drive to your computer first because you need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from a floppy disk that contains the driver during the OS installation. To copy the RAID driver for Windows XP, copy all files in the \BootDrv\SBxxx\x86 folder in the motherboard driver disk to your floppy disk. (To install Windows 64-bit, copy the files in the x64 folder.)
Installing the SATA RAID...