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Digital-Daily : Motherboard Reviews : gigabyte_ma78gm_s2h

Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H (AMD 780G)

Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H (AMD 780G)
Author: Aleksandr Mitrofanov
Date: 28.03.2008

BIOS

The BIOS of Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H is based on the Award BIOS version.


Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H

The extended pack of memory settings in the "MB Intelligent Tweaker/DRAM Configuration" section:


Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H

However, these parameters are accessible upon pressing the "Ctrl+F1" key combination in the BIOS main menu. The parameter in charge of selecting the memory operating frequencies is always accessible in the overclocking settings section:


Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H

Now move on to the section to do with the system monitoring.


Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H

The board displays the current temperature values of the CPU and system, as well as the rotational speed of the two fans. Besides, the boards displays current levels of the main voltages.

Note that the CPU cooler and the cooler plugged in to the SYS_FAN are able adjusting the rotational speeds depending on the temperature of the CPU and the system using the Smart Fan feature.


As regards the settings of the integrated video core, the memory capacity allocated for Radeon HD3200 is adjustable:


and it is also possible to switch between HDMI- and DVI-outputs (the VGA-output is always active):


You can update the BIOS firmware using both the @BIOS (a Windows utility) and with the integrated Q-Flash program.


In conclusion, we note the feature for saving and loading BIOS profiles:


Content:

  • Page 1 - Specifications
  • Page 2 - Layout
  • Page 3 - Expansion options
  • Page 4 - BIOS, system monitoring
  • Page 6 - Overclocking and stability
  • Page 6 - Performance and conclusions




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