GIGABYTE - M68M-S2P NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a chipset

  1. Supports new generation of AMD Phenom™II X6 processors
  2. Supports AMD AM3 Phenom II/ Phenom/ Athlon series processors
  3. Solid capacitors design for CPU VRM
  4. Dual Channel DDR2 1066 for outstanding system performance
  5. Integrated NVIDIA CineFX 3.0 graphics
  6. Ultimate graphics performance with PCI-E x16 interface
  7. Integrated SATA 3Gb/s with RAID function
  8. Features high speed Gigabit Ethernet
  9. Integrated 6/8-Channel High Definition audio
  10. Compatible with Window 7 to deliver the best operation experience
  11. Meet European Union ErP(Energy-related Products) requirement

* If you install AMD AM3/ AM2+ CPU on AM2 motherboard, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0 (5200MT/s) to HT1.0 (2000 MT/s) spec; however, the frequency of AM3/ AM2+ CPU will not be impacted. Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.
* DDR2 1066 is supported with combination of AM3/ AM2+ processors and qualified memory modules, please refer "Memory Support List" for detail memory support information.















Specifications






CPU
  1. Support for AM3/AM2+/AM2 processors: AMD Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Phenom™ processor/AMD Athlon™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ processor/AMD Sempron™ processor

* If you install AMD AM3/ AM2+ CPU on AM2 motherboard, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0 (5200MT/s) to HT1.0 (2000 MT/s) spec; however, the frequency of AM3/ AM2+ CPU will not be impacted. Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information. 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

* DDR2 1066 is supported with combination of AM3/ AM2+ processors and qualified memory modules, please refer "Memory Support List" for detail memory support information. 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 IT8718 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 24-pin ATX power connector
  2. 1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
  3. 1 floppy connector
  4. 1 IDE connectors
  5. 2 SATA 3Gb/s connectors
  6. 1 CPU fan connector
  7. 1 system fan connector
  8. 1 front panel connector
  9. 1 front panel audio connector
  10. 1 x surround/center audio header
  11. 1 CD In connector
  12. 1 SPDIF In/Out connector
  13. 2 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables
  14. 1 Chassis Intrusion connector
  15. 1 Power LED connector

Back Panel Connectors
  1. 1 PS/2 keyboard port
  2. 1 PS/2 mouse port
  3. 1 parallel port
  4. 1 x serial port
  5. 1 x D-Sub port
  6. 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
  7. 1 RJ-45 port
  8. 3 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In)

I/O Controller
  1. iTE IT8718 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

Other 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)

Bundle 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 22.5cm

Note (Note 1) Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.
(Note 2) A 5.1/7.1 surround cable (optional) needs to be installed if you wish to enable 7.1-channel audio output.
(Note 3) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install.
(Note 4) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model. Remark
  2. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
  3. Due to most hardware/software vendors no longer offer support for Win9X/ME. If some vendors still has Win9X/ME drivers available, we will publish on website