GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H Motherboard
AMD 780G Chipset, 7.1 Channel HD Audio, LAN, IEEE 1394a (FireWire),
S/PDIF, eSATA

Manufacturer's Key Features:
CPU
  1. Support for Socket AM2+/ AM2 processors: AMD Phenom FX
    processor/ AMD Phenom X4 processor/ AMD Phenom X3 processor/
    AMD Athlon X2 processor/ AMD Athlon processor/ AMD Sempron
    processor
Hyper Transport Bus
  1. 5200/2000 MT/s
Chipset
  1. North Bridge: AMD 780G
  2. South Bridge: AMD SB700
Memory
  1. 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system
    memory (Note 1)
  2. Dual-channel memory architecture
  3. Support for DDR2 1066 (Note 2)/800/667 MHz memory modules
Audio
  1. Realtek ALC889A codec
  2. High Definition Audio
  3. 2/4/5.1/7.1 channels
  4. Support for DTS (dts NEO:PC)
  5. Support for S/PDIF In/Out
  6. Support for CD In
LAN
  1. Realtek 8111C chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
  1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot (The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI
    Express 2.0 standard).
  2. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
  3. 2 x PCI slots
Storage Interface: South Bridge
  1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE
    devices
  2. 5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3,
    SATAII4) supporting up to 5 SATA 3Gb/s devices
  3. 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port on the back panel supporting up to 1 SATA
    3Gb/s device
  4. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10
    ITE IT8718 Chip:
  1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive
IEEE 1394a
    T.I. TSB43AB23 Chip
  1. Up to 2 IEEE 1394a ports (1 port on back panel, 1 port on front of case
    connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header)
USB
    Integrated in the South Bridge
  1. Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on back panel, 2 ports on front of
    case connected to an internal USB header, & 6 more ports possible
    with optional brackets connected to internal USB headers)
Internal I/O Connectors
  1. 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector
  2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
  3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector
  4. 1 x IDE connector
  5. 5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
  6. 1 x CPU fan header
  7. 1 x system fan header
  8. 1 x front panel header
  9. 1 x North Bridge fan Header
  10. 1 x front panel audio header
  11. 1 x CD In connector
  12. 1 x S/PDIF In/Out header
  13. 1 x IEEE 1394a header
  14. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
  15. 1 x parallel port header
  16. 1 x serial port header
  17. 1 x chassis intrusion header
  18. 1 x power LED header
Back Panel Connectors
  1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
  2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port
  3. 1 x D-Sub port
  4. 1 x DVI-D port (Note 3)
  5. 1 x HDMI port
  6. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
  7. 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port
  8. 1 x IEEE 1394a port
  9. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  10. 1 x RJ-45 port
  11. 6 x audio jacks (Center / Subwoofer Out / Rear Speaker Out / Side
    Speaker Out/ Line In / Line Out / Microphone)
I/O Controller
  1. ITE IT8718 chip
H/W Monitoring
    System Voltage Detection
  1. CPU/ System temperature detection
  2. CPU/ System fan speed detection
  3. CPU overheating warning
  4. CPU/ System fan fail warning
  5. CPU/ System fan speed control (Note 4)
BIOS
  1. 1 x 8 Mbit flash
  2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
  3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Unique Features
  1. Support for @BIOS
  2. Support for Download Center
  3. Support for Q-Flash
  4. Support for EasyTune (Note 5)
  5. Support for Xpress Install
  6. Support for Xpress Recovery2
  7. Support for Virtual Dual BIOS
Bundled Software
  1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
  1. Support for Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Form Factor
  1. Micro ATX Form Factor: 24.4cm x 24.4cm)
Notes
  1. Due to Windows XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4GB of
    physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than
    4GB
  2. Whether 1066 MHz memory speed is supported depends on the CPU being used
  3. The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter
  4. Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on
    the CPU/ system cooler installed
  5. Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model
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GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H
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