Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 User Manual

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Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette
BeforeinstallingWindowsXP,connectaUSBoppydiskdrivetoyourcomputerrstbecauseyouneedtoinstall
theSATARAID/AHCIdriverfromaoppydiskthatcontainsthedriverduringtheOSinstallation.Tocopythe
RAID/AHCIdriverforWindowsXP,copyalllesinthe\BootDrv\Hxp folder in the motherboard driver disk to
youroppydisk.ToinstallWindows7/Vista,youalsoneedtoinstalltheSATARAID/AHCIdriverduringtheOS
installation. To copy the RAID/AHCI driver for Windows 7, copy the whole Hw7 folder under the BootDrv folder
inthemotherboarddriverdisktoaUSBashdrive.
Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
A. Installing Windows XP
Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press <F6> as soon as you see the message
"PressF6ifyouneedtoinstalla3rdpartySCSIorRAIDdriver."InserttheoppydiskcontainingtheSATA
RAID/AHCI driver. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver that suits your operating system. When
completed, proceed with the Windows XP installation.
B. Installing Windows 7/Vista
(The following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating system.)
Boot from the Windows 7 setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When the screen requesting
you to load the driver appears, select Browse.ThenbrowsetotheUSBashdrivethatcontainsthedriverand
select the location of the driver. The locations of the drivers are as follows:
RAID driver for Windows 7 32-bit: Hw7\RAID\x86
RAID driver for Windows 7 64-bit: Hw7\RAID\x64
AHCI driver for Windows 7 32-bit: Hw7\AHCI\W7
AHCI driver for Windows 7 64-bit: Hw7\AHCI\W764A
After loading the driver, continue the OS installation.

Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 Specifications

General

Memory voltage	1.5 V
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333 MHz
Processor socket	Socket AM3+
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Power fan connector	Yes
Number of SATA II connectors	6
Number of SATA III connectors	-
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD 760G
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Motherboard southbridge	AMD SB710
RAID levels	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
ACPI version	1.0b
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	188 mm
Width	244 mm