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GIGABYTE M68M-S2P Motherboard AM3

GIGABYTE M68M-S2P Motherboard AM3 image

Item #544

£49.99 GBP

 

Get Ready to Unleash the Power of AMD 6-Core CPU

GIGABYTE's AMD motherboards are ready to support the new generation of AMD PhenomTMII X 6 processors, delivering the very best platform for multitasking, multimedia and high performance gaming.

 

On/Off Charge Support

GIGABYTE On/Off Charge technology that enables faster iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch charging. A derivative of GIGABYTE's highly acclaimed 3x USB Power feature, On/Off Charge technology allows iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices to draw more current from GIGABYTE motherboard USB ports than standard USB ports allow, with the added benefit that the PC can be on, in standby mode or even off.

 

3x USB Power Boost

GIGABYTE motherboards feature a 3x USB power boost, delivering greater compatibility and extra power for USB devices. GIGABYTE's unique USB power design is also able to efficiently regulate output over the full voltage range, which greatly enhances USB device compatibility. In addition, dedicated lower resistance fuses ensure lower voltage drops, and provide more stable and plentiful power delivery. 

 

Core Boost Support

GIGABYTE's Core Boost technology provides an easy way for users unlocking the CPU's hidden cores via the EasyTune6 utility. Without any complicated setting needed in BIOS, users can experience a phenomenal performance upgrade right away.

 

Introduction

GIGABYTE Technology latest S series motherboards for AMD, features Gigabyte's latest design innovations; Smart and Safe Technologies. The new S series motherboard, GA-M68M-S2P, has dual channel DDR2 1066MHz supporting high frequency memories provides reliable and user friendly computing by easily reaching maximum system performance via personalized software settings. GIGABYTE S series motherboards, the champion's choice for the latest AMD platform!

 

Supports next generation of 45nm AMD AM3 CPU

AMD AM3 CPU 45nm Ready!
This motherboard features Split Power Plane, 3+1 phase VRM to support AMD's latest 45nm AM3 Athlon II/ Phenom II series processors, delivering greater performance enhancements and the ultimate in hardware scalability.

 

NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / NVIDIA nForce 630a GPU

The brand new NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 / NVIDIA® nForce 630aGPU features CineFXTM 3.0 Engine. This unique combination of 7025 GPU creates a single motherboard featuring a world-class DX9, Shader Model 3.0 GPU for faster and smoother game-play, a high quality video processing engine for advance quality of video and DVD playback.

 

Dual Channel DDR2 1066* MHz

Experience the advanced technology of DDR2 1066* memory, featuring faster speeds and higher data bandwidth, which delivers superior performance for the most demanding applications.

 

SATA 3Gb/s & RAID

This platform supports reliable storage solution for enhanced data protection and data accessing performance. Serial ATA 3Gb/s is firstly introduced in this platform to provide blazingly 3Gb/s bus bandwidth thus higher disk performance. The NVIDIA® RAID allows multi-disk designs to be set up as RAID 0, 1, based on users' priority of protection/ performance. This NVIDIA RAID function makes the RAID even more accessible by introducing the innovative windows-based facility.

 

High Definition Audio

Experience home theater-quality sound with your PC using High Definition Audio for enhanced multi-channel audio, improved voice and communication input, and multi-streaming capability.

 

DualBIOSTM - Patented Dual Hardware BIOS Protection

DualBIOSTM is a GIGABYTE patented technology that automatically recovers BIOS data when main BIOS has crashed or failed. Featuring 2 physical BIOS ROMs integrated onboard, GIGABYTE DualBIOSTM allows quick and seamless recovery from BIOS damage or failure due to viruses or improper BIOS updating.

 

Windows® 7 WHQL Certified

The motherboard has obtained WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) certification for Windows 7 from Microsoft®, setting the standard for future Windows 7 certified motherboards.

 

ErP Lot 6 support

The ErP (as known as Energy-Related Products Directive) is part of new European Union's environment regulations. ErP established is based on the concern of environmental issues regards electronic devices been gained popularity and how to improve energy efficiency for better and greener life. GIGABYTE presents standard motherboards to help you effectively improving system performance and saving more energy.

 

 

SPECIFICATION

 

CPU

  1. Support for AM3/AM2+/AM2 processors: AMD PhenomTM II processor/ AMD PhenomTM processor/AMD AthlonTM II processor/ AMD AthlonTM processor/AMD SempronTM processor

Hyper Transport Bus

  1. 2000 MT/s

Chipset

  1. NVIDIA® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a chipset

Memory

  1. 2 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8GB of system memory (Note 1)

  2. Dual channel memory architecture

  3. Support for DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz memory modules

Audio

  1. Realtek ALC888B codec

  2. High Definition Audio

  3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 2)

  4. Support for S/PDIF In/Out

  5. Support for CD In

LAN

  1. Onboard Realtek RTL8211CL (10/100/1000Mbit)

Expansion Slots

  1. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16

  2. 1 x PCI Express x1 slot

  3. 2 x PCI slots

Storage Interface

NVIDIA® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a chipset

  1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices

  2. 4x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices

  3. Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and JBOD

iTE IT8720 chip:

  1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1

  2. floppy disk drive

USB

Integrated in the NVIDIA® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a chipset

  1. Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors

  1. 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector

  2. 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector

  3. 1 x floppy connector

  4. 1 x IDE connectors

  5. 1 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors

  6. 1 x CPU fan connector

  7. 1 x system fan connector

  8. 1 x front panel connector

  9. 1 x front panel audio connector

  10. 1 x CD In connector

  11. 1 x SPDIF In/Out connector

  12. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables

  13. 1 x clearing CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

  1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port

  2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port

  3. 1 x parallel port

  4. 1 x serial port

  5. 1 x D-Sub port

  6. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

  7. 1 x RJ-45 port

  8. 3 x audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In)

I/O Controller

  1. iTE IT8720 chip

H/W Monitoring

  1. System voltage detection

  2. CPU / System temperature detection

  3. CPU / System fan speed detection

  4. CPU / System warning temperature

  5. CPU / System fan failure warning

  6. CPU fan speed control (Note 3)

BIOS

  1. 2 x 8 Mbit flash

  2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS

  3. Support for DualBIOSTM

  4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features

  1. Supports @BIOS

  2. Supports Q-Flash

  3. Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue

  4. Supports Download Center

  5. Supports Xpress Install

  6. Supports Xpress Recovery2

  7. Supports EasyTune(Note 4)

  8. Support for Auto Green

  9. Support for On/Off Charge

Operating System

  1. Support for Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP

Form Factor

  1. Micro ATX form factor; 24.4cm x 22.5cm

 

 


 

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