GA-M78SM-S2H (rev. 1.0)

GA-MA78LM-S2 offers high performance platform based on AMD 760G chipset, it is integrated ATI Radeon HD 3000 (DX10) graphics engine and supports AMD AM3 Phenom II/ Phenom/ Athlon processors, HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology links, DDR2 memory, PCI Express 2.0 graphics interface and so on. With the innovative GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver technology, GA-MA78LM-S2 is able to provide user friendly computing, reach the maximum system performance easily while still able to save the power and environment in real life at the same time.

이 모델은 Split Power Plane 기술이 적용되었고 3+1 페이즈 VRM 설계로 차세대 45nm공정의 AMD AM3 Phenom™II 시리즈 CPU를 지원할 수 있게 되어 시스템의 성능이 크게 제고되었으며 하드웨어의 확장성이 훨씬 강화되었다.

Stable system operation depends upon the quality of CPU VRM (voltage regulator module). GIGABYTE adopts Conductive Polymer Aluminum Solid Capacitors for CPU VRM to ensure a longer lifespan for systems in daily operation and boost system stability under extreme conditions. CPU VRM with Solid Capacitors featuring better electronic conductivity, excellent heat resistance enhances system durability even operating in high temperature environment.

AMD Live Ready Requirement compliant.

Windows Vista Premium promises to deliver a streamlined computing experience designed to fundamentally change how users view, find and organize their digital information. With GIGABYTE AM2+/ AM2 solutions enabling support for Vista Premium, GIGABYTE offers a fresh and unique desktop experience that will be more informative, intuitive and completely new....more

The leading-edge performance and unparallel technology of AMD AM2+ Phenom™ processors have built its strength on the well-known AMD64 framework which consisted next generation of HyperTransport 3.0 Technology, and integrated DDR2 1066 memory controller, and 128-bit Floating Point Units. The AMD Phenom™ processors are an ideal choice for multi-media enthusiasts and intensive multi-tasking environments to offer significant performance boosts and provides an overall more energy efficient platform.

The NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Chipset is the system logic of the latest AM2+ (HyperTransport 3.0) platform from AMD that enables its next generation Phenom™ processors. The NVIDIA GeForce 8200 chipset integrated NVIDIA^® Lumenex™ graphics engine and NVIDIA^® PureVideo^® Technology. This unique combination of Integrated Graphics Processor (IGP) creates a single motherboard featuring a world-class DX10, Shader Model 4.0 graphics and can watch Blu-Ray HD Video, featuring NVIDIA Hybrid SLI Technology that includes GeForce Boost and Hybrid Power technology to provide faster and smoother game-play. In addition to providing intelligent power management to save energy.

• GeForce Boost™: Turbocharge the performance of your integrated GeForce GPU. Plug in an NVIDIA graphics card and enjoy the additive performance of GeForce Boost Technology, the easiest and most cost effective way to give your graphics performance an instant boost.
• Hybrid Power™ : 2 Modes to deliver performance when you need it.
  ．Power Savings Mode: Delivers enhanced power savings with the ability to switch off the discrete graphics core when it’s not needed.
  ．Max Performance Mode: Turn on the juice for games or other graphics intensive applications.

* Please use NVIDIA Hybrid SLI certified VGA card (i.e., NVIDIA GeForce 8400, GeForce 9300 series).
** NVIDIA Hybrid SLI current only supports Windows Vista.

Experience the advanced technology of DDR2 1066* memory, featuring faster speeds and higher data bandwidth, which delivers superior performance for the most demanding applications.
* DDR2 1066 is supported with combination of AM2+ processors and DDR2 1066 memory modules, please refer "Memory Support List" for detail memory support information.

PCI-E 2.0 doubles the bus standard's bandwidth from 2.5 Gbit/s to 5 Gbit/s, meaning a x32 connector can transfer data at up to 16 GB/s in each direction. PCI-E 2.0 also features improvements to the point-to-point data transfer protocol and its software architecture.

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)는 과거 영상과 음향이 분리되어 전송되는 시대를 마친 종식시키는 차세대 멀티미디어 디지털 동영상 전송 인터페이스이다. HDMI 인터페이스는 5Gb/s의 영상 데이터 전송 대역폭을 제공하며 8채널의 고품질 오디오를 전송할 수 있다. 비압축 디지털 데이터를 풀 전송하여 디지털 및 아날로그 신호전환 시에 발생되는 신호 간섭 또는 약화 현상이 효율적으로 감소된다. 또한 HDCP와 호환되어 Blu-ray/HD DVD 및 기타 저작권의 보호를 받은 콘덴츠를 재생할 수 있다.

Experience home theater-quality sound with your PC using High Definition Audio for enhanced 6/ 8-channel* audio, improved voice and communication input, and multi-streaming capability.
* To use 8-channel HD audio, please use the system case with HD audio front panel featured and see manual for detail configuration.

기가바이트(Gigabit)LAN은 기존의 초고속 네트워크를 제공하여 연결 대역폭을 최고 1,000 Mbps까지 지원하고 광대역을 제공할 때 네트워크 연결을 최적화해준다. 또한 네트워크를 연결할 때 사용자가 동영상 또는 음악을 제공하는 홈페이지를 브라우징해도 막히거나 끊김 현상이 전혀 없다.

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.

The Smart featured motherboards of GIGABYTE S series provide GIGABYTE proprietary innovative software such as Download Center, @BIOS, Q-Flash, Xpress Install, Boot menu, and Smart Fan. BIOS and driver management now becomes much easier and user friendly through GIGABYTE Smart features!...more

Safe is the key feature of GIGABYTE S series motherboards with the following elements: Excellent hardware design, reinforced BIOS protection through GIGABYTE Virtual Dual BIOS Technology and GIGABYTE BIOS Setting Recovery Technology. Unique system software such as Xpress Recovery 2, PC Health Monitor, HDD S.M.A.R.T., and C.O.M. further strengthen the stability and reliability of your PC!...more