Gigabyte GA-M61PME-S2P rev.1.0 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 chipset AMD Socket AM2+ DDR2 Micro ATX Motherboard. GIGABYTE Technology latest S series motherboards for AMD socket AM2 platform, featuring with two innovative features- Safe and Smart Technologies. The new S series motherboards GA-M61PME-S2; supporting AMD new generation AM2 processor with dual channel DDR2 800MHz high frequency memories, providing reliable and user friendly computing and reaching the maximum system performance easily via personalized software settings. GIGABYTE S series motherboards, the champion's choice for AMD Socket AM2 platform!

Features:

• Supports new generation of AMD PhenomII X6 processors
• Supports AMD Athlon/ Sempron processors
• Supports high performance Dual Channel DDR2 800 memory
• Integrated NVIDIA CineFX 3.0 Graphics Engine
• Features NVIDIA SATA 3Gb/s with RAID function
• Integrated 10/100 Ethernet solution
• Enhances security with NVIDIA TCP/IP Acceleration technology
• Features 8 channel High Definition Audio
• RoHS compliant motherboard for green computing










Specifications:

CPU
Support for Socket AM3/ AM2+/ AM2 processors: AMD Phenom FX processor/ AMD Phenom X4 processor/ AMD Phenom X3 processor/ AMD Athlon X2 processor/ AMD Athlon processor/ AMD Sempron X2 processor/ AMD Sempron processor
Hyper Transport Bus
2000 MT/s
Chipset
NVIDIA GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 chipset
Memory
2 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8GB of system memory (Note 1)
Dual channel memory architecture.
Support for DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz memory modules
Audio
Realtek ALC883 codec
High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 2)
Support for S/PDIF In/Out
Support for CD In
LAN
RTL 8201CL chip (10/100 Mbit)
Expansion Slots
1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16
1 x PCI Express x1 slot
2 x PCI slots
Storage Interface
NVIDIA GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 chipset
1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices
2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Support for SATA RAID 0 and RAID 1
iTE IT8718 chip:
1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1
floppy disk drive
USB
Integrated in the South Bridge
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 24-pin ATX power connector
1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 floppy connector
1 IDE connectors
2 SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 CPU fan connector
1 system fan connector
1 front panel connector
1 front audio connector
1 x surround/center audio header
1 CD In connector
1 Power LED connector
2 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables
1 SPDIF Out connector
1 Chassis Intrusion connector
Back Panel Connectors
1 PS/2 keyboard port
1 PS/2 mouse port
1 parallel port
1 x serial port
1 x D-Sub port
1 COMA port
1 VGA port
4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 RJ-45 port
3 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In)
I/O Controller
iTE IT8718 chip
H/W Monitoring
System voltage detection
CPU / System temperature detection
CPU / System fan speed detection
CPU / System warning temperature
CPU / System fan failure warning
CPU fan speed control (Note 3)
BIOS
2 x 8 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
Support for DualBIOSTM
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b
Operating System
Support for Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Form Factor
Micro ATX form factor; 24.4cm x 22.5cm
Other Features
Supports BIOS
Supports Download Center
Supports Q-Flash
Support for Virtual Dual BIOS
Supports EasyTune(Note 4)
Supports Xpress Install
Supports Xpress Recovery2



CPU Support