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GA-M68M-S2P (Rev. 2.3)

Rev. 2.3Rev. 1.0
NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a chipset
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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 1066/800/667/533 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 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 DualBIOS™
    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
  • Bundled Software
    1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
  • Operating System
    1. Support for Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
  • Form Factor
    1. Micro ATX form factor; 24.4cm x 22.5cm
  • Note
  • (Note 1) Due to Windows 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) To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
    (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
    1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
    2. 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.
  • 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 1066/800/667/533 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 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 DualBIOS™
    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
  • Bundled Software
    1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
  • Operating System
    1. Support for Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
  • Form Factor
    1. Micro ATX form factor; 24.4cm x 22.5cm
  • Note
  • (Note 1) Due to Windows 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) To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
    (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
    1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
    2. 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.

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* 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.

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