Gigabyte GA-M68MT-D3P driver and firmware
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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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...M68MT-D3P/GA-M68MT-S2P Motherboard Layout 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6
1-1 Installation Precautions 6 1-2 Product Specifications 7 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 9
1-3-1 Installing the CPU...9 1-4 Installing the Memory 9
1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 10 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1-6 Back Panel Connectors 10 1-7 Internal Connectors 12
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup...
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...LAN
USB
iTE IT8720
AUDIO F_AUDIO
M_BIOS
B_BIOS PCIEX16
Realtek RTL8211CL
PCIEX1_1
GA-M68MT-D3P GA-M68MT-S2P
PCIEX1_2 CLR_CMOS
BAT
PCI CODEC
SYS_FAN
F_USB3
F_USB2
ATX
DDR3_1 DDR3_2
NVIDIA® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a
F_PANEL
F_USB1
SATA2_3 SATA2_2 SATA2_1 SATA2_0
Box Contents
GA-M68MT-D3P or GA-M68MT-S2P motherboard
Motherboard driver disk
User's Manual
I/O Shield
Two SATA...
Manual - Page 6
... 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 the motherboard, make...
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... audio driver.
LAN 1 x Realtek RTL8211CL chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 2 x PCI Express x1 slots 1 x PCI slot
Storage Interface Chipset: - 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices - Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, and JBOD
USB Chipset...
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... 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)
iTE IT8720 chip
System voltage detection CPU/System temperature detection CPU/System fan speed detection CPU/System overheating warning CPU/System fan fail warning CPU fan speed control * Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler
you install...
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...AM3 CPU
1-4 Installing the Memory
Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory of the
same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord...
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...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 cord from the power outlet before installing
an expansion card to prevent hardware damage.
1-6 Back Panel Connectors
PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Use the upper port (green) to...
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...
to this port. USB 2.0/1.1 Port The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Use this port for USB devices such as a USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. RJ-45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate. The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs.
Connection/ Speed LED Activity LED
LAN Port
Connection...
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... the connectors you wish to connect. • Before installing the devices, be sure to turn 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 cable has
been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard.
Hardware Installation
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... on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, first make sure the power supply is turned off and all devices are properly installed. The power connector 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 not connected, the computer will...
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...BIOS Version: GA-M68MT-S2P D1)
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status
ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash
Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set...
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... the CPU. CPU Voltage Control
Allows you to set the CPU voltage. Auto sets the CPU voltage as required. The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed. (Default: Normal) Note: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU. Normal CPU Vcore
Displays the normal operating voltage of your CPU.
2-4 Standard CMOS Features
CMOS Setup...
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... Advanced BIOS Features
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features
Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control CPU Unlock (Note) CPU core Control x CPU core 0 (Note) x CPU core 1 (Note) x CPU core 2 (Note) x CPU core 3 (Note) } Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check...
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... PCI graphics card, PCI Express
graphics card, or the onboard graphics.
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 Size
Frame buffer size is the total amount of system memory allocated solely for the onboard graphics controller...
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... the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake-up signal from a modem that supports wake-up function. (Default: Enabled) USB Resume from Suspend
Allows the system to be awakened from ACPI S3 sleep state by a wake-up signal from the installed USB device. (Default: Enabled)
(Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only.
BIOS Setup
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... 4-pin CPU fan.
2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Standard CMOS Features
Load Optimized Defaults
Advanced BIOS Features
Set Supervisor Password
Integrated Peripherals
Set User Password
Power Management Setup PnP/PCI...
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... updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values.
2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 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...
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.../XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk.
Configuring the Onboard SATA 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...
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... SCSI or RAID driver." Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the two drivers displayed. When completed, proceed with the Windows XP installation. B. Installing Windows 7/Vista
Restart your system to boot from the Windows 7/Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Select Load Driver. Insert the floppy disk/USB...