Consumer Enterprise
  1. Home
  2. Consumer
  3. Motherboard
  4. GA-965GM-S2

GA-965GM-S2 (Rev. 2.0)

Rev. 2.0Rev. 1.0
Intel® G965+ ICH8 chipset
OverviewSpecificationsSupportNews & AwardsWhere to Buy

Specifications

  • CPU
    1. LGA775 for Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme quad-core / Core™ 2 Extreme dual-core / Core™ 2 Quad / Core™ 2 Duo / Pentium® processor Extreme Edition / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D
    2. L2 cache varies with CPU
  • Chipset
    1. Northbridge: Intel® G965 Express Chipset
    2. Southbridge: Intel® ICH8
    3. Marvell 8056 Gigabit LAN Controller
    4. GIGABYTE SATAII controller
    5. Realtek ALC888 8 Channel Audio Codec
  • Memory
    1. Supports DDR2 800/667/533 memory
    2. Dual Channel architecture support up to 8GB by 4 DIMM slots
  • Expansion Slots
    1. 1 x PCI Express X16 slot
    2. 1 x PCI Express X1 slot
    3. 2 x PCI slots
  • 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 connector
    5. 6 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 audio connector
    10. 1 x CD In connector
    11. 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 6 ports by cables
    12. 1 x SPDIF In/Out connector
    13. 1 x COM port connector
    14. 2 x IEEE1394a connectors for additional 2 ports by cable
    15. 1 x power LED connector
  • 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 VGA port
    5. 1 x serial port (COMA)
    6. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    7. 1 x IEEE1394a port
    8. 1 x RJ-45 port
    9. 6 x audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out)/Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out)
  • H/W Monitoring
    1. System voltage detection
    2. CPU / System temperature detection
    3. CPU / System fan speed detection
    4. CPU warning temperature
    5. CPU / System fan failure warning
    6. CPU Smart Fan Control
  • BIOS
    1. 1 8 Mbit flash ROM
    2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
    3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b
  • Unique Features
    1. Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD (GIGABYTE SATAII)
    2. Supports @BIOS
    3. Supports Download Center
    4. Supports Q-Flash
    5. Supports EasyTune5
    6. Supports Xpress Install
    7. Supports Xpress Recovery2
    8. Supports Virtual Dual BIOS (Xpress BIOS Rescue)
  • Form Factor
    1. MicroATX form factor, 244 x 244mm
  • Remark
    1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
    2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.
    • CPU
      1. LGA775 for Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme quad-core / Core™ 2 Extreme dual-core / Core™ 2 Quad / Core™ 2 Duo / Pentium® processor Extreme Edition / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D
      2. L2 cache varies with CPU
    • Chipset
      1. Northbridge: Intel® G965 Express Chipset
      2. Southbridge: Intel® ICH8
      3. Marvell 8056 Gigabit LAN Controller
      4. GIGABYTE SATAII controller
      5. Realtek ALC888 8 Channel Audio Codec
    • Memory
      1. Supports DDR2 800/667/533 memory
      2. Dual Channel architecture support up to 8GB by 4 DIMM slots
    • Expansion Slots
      1. 1 x PCI Express X16 slot
      2. 1 x PCI Express X1 slot
      3. 2 x PCI slots
    • 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 connector
      5. 6 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 audio connector
      10. 1 x CD In connector
      11. 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 6 ports by cables
      12. 1 x SPDIF In/Out connector
      13. 1 x COM port connector
      14. 2 x IEEE1394a connectors for additional 2 ports by cable
      15. 1 x power LED connector
    • 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 VGA port
      5. 1 x serial port (COMA)
      6. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
      7. 1 x IEEE1394a port
      8. 1 x RJ-45 port
      9. 6 x audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out)/Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out)
    • H/W Monitoring
      1. System voltage detection
      2. CPU / System temperature detection
      3. CPU / System fan speed detection
      4. CPU warning temperature
      5. CPU / System fan failure warning
      6. CPU Smart Fan Control
    • BIOS
      1. 1 8 Mbit flash ROM
      2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
      3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b
    • Unique Features
      1. Supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD (GIGABYTE SATAII)
      2. Supports @BIOS
      3. Supports Download Center
      4. Supports Q-Flash
      5. Supports EasyTune5
      6. Supports Xpress Install
      7. Supports Xpress Recovery2
      8. Supports Virtual Dual BIOS (Xpress BIOS Rescue)
    • Form Factor
      1. MicroATX form factor, 244 x 244mm
    • Remark
      1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
      2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.

      * The terms HDMI, HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, HDMI Trade dress and the HDMI Logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc.
      * The entire materials provided herein are for reference only. GIGABYTE reserves the right to modify or revise the content at anytime without prior notice.
      * Advertised performance is based on maximum theoretical interface values from respective Chipset vendors or organization who defined the interface specification. Actual performance may vary by system configuration.
      * All trademarks and logos are the properties of their respective holders.
      * Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.

      Support