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GA-M51GM-S2G (Rev. 1.x)

NVIDIA® Geforce 6100 + nForce 430 chipset
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Specifications

  • CPU
    1. Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon™ 64 FX / Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon™ 64 / Sempron™ processor
  • Chipset
    1. Northbridge: NVIDIA® GeForce 6100
    2. Southbridge: NVIDIA® nForce 430
    3. Super I/O: ITE IT8716 chip.
    4. Integrated Peripherals
      1. T.I. IEEE1394 controller
      2. Marvell 88E1116 Gigabit Ethernet controller
      3. Realtek ALC883 Audio Codec
  • Memory
    1. 4 DDR2 DIMM memory slots (supports up to 16GB memory)(Note 1)
    2. Supports dual channel DDR2 800/667/533/400 DIMMs
    3. Supports 1.8V DDR2 DIMMs
    (Note 1) Due to the limitation of Windows 32-bit operating system, when more than 4GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory available for the operating system will be less than 4GB; Windows 64-bit operating system doesn't have such limitation.
  • Expansion Slots
    1. 1 PCI Express x 16 slot
    2. 1 PCI Express x 1 slot
    3. 2 PCI slots
  • Internal I/O Connectors
    1. 1 24-pin ATX power connector
    2. 1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    3. 1 floppy connector
    4. 2 IDE connectors
    5. 4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors
    6. 1 CPU fan connector
    7. 1 system fan connector
    8. 1 front panel connector
    9. 1 front audio connector
    10. 1 CD In connector
    11. 2 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables
    12. 2 IEEE1394a connectors for additional 2 port by cable
    13. 1 SPDIF In/Out connector
    14. 1 Power LED connector
    15. 1 COMB connector
    16. 1 Chassis Intrusion connector
  • Back Panel Connectors
    1. 1 PS/2 keyboard port
    2. 1 PS/2 mouse port
    3. 1 parallel port
    4. 1 COMA port
    5. 1 VGA port
    6. 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    7. 1 IEEE1394 port
    8. 1 RJ-45 port
    9. 6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear 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. Supports CPU / System Smart Fan function(Note 2)
    (Note 2) Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install.
  • BIOS
    1. 1 4Mbit flash ROM
    2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
    3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b
  • Form Factor
  • Micro ATX form factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm
  • Other Features
    1. Supports @BIOS
    2. Supports Download Center
    3. Supports Q-Flash
    4. Supports EasyTune (only supports Hardware Monitor function)(Note 3)
    5. Supports Xpress Install
    6. Supports Xpress Recovery2
    7. Supports Xpress BIOS Rescue
    (Note 3) EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards.
  • Power
  • ATX power connector and ATX 12V connector
  • 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. Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon™ 64 FX / Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon™ 64 / Sempron™ processor
    • Chipset
      1. Northbridge: NVIDIA® GeForce 6100
      2. Southbridge: NVIDIA® nForce 430
      3. Super I/O: ITE IT8716 chip.
      4. Integrated Peripherals
        1. T.I. IEEE1394 controller
        2. Marvell 88E1116 Gigabit Ethernet controller
        3. Realtek ALC883 Audio Codec
    • Memory
      1. 4 DDR2 DIMM memory slots (supports up to 16GB memory)(Note 1)
      2. Supports dual channel DDR2 800/667/533/400 DIMMs
      3. Supports 1.8V DDR2 DIMMs
      (Note 1) Due to the limitation of Windows 32-bit operating system, when more than 4GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory available for the operating system will be less than 4GB; Windows 64-bit operating system doesn't have such limitation.
    • Expansion Slots
      1. 1 PCI Express x 16 slot
      2. 1 PCI Express x 1 slot
      3. 2 PCI slots
    • Internal I/O Connectors
      1. 1 24-pin ATX power connector
      2. 1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
      3. 1 floppy connector
      4. 2 IDE connectors
      5. 4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors
      6. 1 CPU fan connector
      7. 1 system fan connector
      8. 1 front panel connector
      9. 1 front audio connector
      10. 1 CD In connector
      11. 2 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables
      12. 2 IEEE1394a connectors for additional 2 port by cable
      13. 1 SPDIF In/Out connector
      14. 1 Power LED connector
      15. 1 COMB connector
      16. 1 Chassis Intrusion connector
    • Back Panel Connectors
      1. 1 PS/2 keyboard port
      2. 1 PS/2 mouse port
      3. 1 parallel port
      4. 1 COMA port
      5. 1 VGA port
      6. 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
      7. 1 IEEE1394 port
      8. 1 RJ-45 port
      9. 6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear 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. Supports CPU / System Smart Fan function(Note 2)
      (Note 2) Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install.
    • BIOS
      1. 1 4Mbit flash ROM
      2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
      3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b
    • Form Factor
    • Micro ATX form factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm
    • Other Features
      1. Supports @BIOS
      2. Supports Download Center
      3. Supports Q-Flash
      4. Supports EasyTune (only supports Hardware Monitor function)(Note 3)
      5. Supports Xpress Install
      6. Supports Xpress Recovery2
      7. Supports Xpress BIOS Rescue
      (Note 3) EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards.
    • Power
    • ATX power connector and ATX 12V connector
    • 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.

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