Gigabyte GA-MA74GMT-S2, 740G, AM2 & AM2+, DDR3 1333 Onboard Video 256MB Raid Motherboard

Features:

• Supports AMD AM3 Phenom II/ Athlon II series processors
• Solid capacitors design for CPU VRM
• Dual Channel DDR3 1333+ for outstanding system performance
• Integrated ATI Radeon 2100 graphics
• Ultimate graphics performance with PCI-Ex16 interface
• Integrated 6/8 Channel High Definition audio
• Integrated DVI interface with HDCP support
• Patented DualBIOS with dual hardware BIOS protection
• Compatible with Windows 7 to deliver the best operation experience
• Meet European Union EuP(Energy-using Products) requirement

* DDR3 1333+ is supported with combination of AM3 CPU and qualified memory modules, please refer "Memory Support List" for detail memory support information.

Specifications

CPU
• Support for AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor
* Due to chipset spec limitation, if you install AM3 CPU on this motherboard, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0 (5200MT/s) to HT1.0 (2000 MT/s); however, the frequency of AM3 CPU will not be impacted. Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.

Hyper Transport Bus
• 2000 MT/s

Chipset
• North Bridge: AMD 740G
• South Bridge: AMD SB710

Memory
• 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory (Note 1)
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Support for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules
• Support for non-ECC memory modules

Onboard Graphics
Integrated in the North Bridge:
• 1 x D-sub port
• 1 x DVI-D port (Note 2)

Audio
• Realtek ALC888B codec
• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 3)
• Support for S/PDIF Out
• Support for S/PDIF In
• Support for CD In

LAN
• Realtek 8111D chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots
• 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
• 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
• 2 x PCI slots

Storage Interface
South Bridge:
• 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
• 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
• Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD

iTE IT8718 chip:
• 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

USB
• Integrated in the South Bridge:
• Up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors
• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 x floppy disk drive connector
• 1 x IDE connector
• 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 1 x system fan header
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 1 x CD In connector
• 1 x SPDIF In/Out header
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
• 1 x Serial port header
• 1 x clearing CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors
• 1 x PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse port
• 1 x D-Sub port
• 1 x DVI-D port (Note 2)
• 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• 1 x RJ-45 port
• 3 x audio jacks (Line In/Line Out/Microphone)

I/O Controller
• ITE IT8718 chip

H/W Monitoring
System voltage detection:
• CPU/System temperature detection
• CPU/System fan speed detection
• CPU overheating warning
• CPU/System fan fail warning
• CPU/System fan speed control (Note 4)

BIOS
• 2 x 8 Mbit flash
• Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
• Support DualBIOS™
• PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features
• Support for @BIOS
• Support for Download Center
• Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
• Support for Q-Flash
• Support for EasyTune (Note 5)
• Support for Xpress Install
• Support for Xpress Recovery2

Bundle Software
• Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System
• Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/ XP

Form Factor
• Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 22.0cm

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.

Note (Note 1) Due to Windows® 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) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.
(Note 3) To configure 7.1-channel audio, you need connect with the port of HD Audio standard via front panel and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
(Note 4) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install.
(Note 5) Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model.

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