1. AMD Athlon™64/ Sempron socket AM2 platform
2. Supports high performance Dual Channel DDR2 800 memory
3. Integrated NVIDIA® CineFX 3.0 Graphics Engine
4. Features NVIDIA® SATA 3Gb/s with RAID function
5. Integrated 10/100 Ethernet solution
6. Enhances security with NVIDIA TCP/IP Acceleration technology
7. Features 8 channel High Definition Audio
8. RoHS compliant motherboard for green computing
9. Supports Windows Vista Premium
Specification
Processor Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon™64 FX / Athlon™64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon™64 / Sempron™ processor
Chipset
1. NVIDIA® GeForce 6100 / nForce 405 chipset
2. Super I/O: ITE IT8716 chip
3. Integrated Peripherals
1. Realtek RTL8201 phy
2. Realtek ALC883 Audio Codec
Memory
1. 2 DDR2 DIMM memory slots (supports up to 8GB memory)(Note 1)
2. Supports dual channel DDR2 800/667/533/400 DIMMs
3. Supports 1.8V DDR2 DIMMs
(Note 1) Due to the limitation of Windows 32-bit operating system, when more than 4GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory available for the operating system will be less than 4GB; Windows 64-bit operating system doesn't have such limitation.
Internal I/O Connectors
1. 1 24-pin ATX power connector
2. 1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 floppy connector
4. 1 IDE connectors
5. 2 SATA 3Gb/s connectors
6. 1 CPU fan connector
7. 1 system fan connector
8. 1 front panel connector
9. 1 front audio connector
10. 1 CD In connector
11. 1 COMB connector
12. 1 Power LED connector
13. 2 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables
14. 1 SPDIF In/Out connector
15. 1 Chassis Intrusion connector
16. 1 HDA_SUR connector
Expansion Slots
1. 1 PCI Express x 16 slot (Note 2)
2. 1 PCI Express x 1 slot
3. 2 PCI slots
(Note 2) The GA-M61SME-S2 supports up to PCI Express x8 mode. (please refer to the VGA cards support list)
Rear Panel I/O
1. 1 PS/2 keyboard port
2. 1 PS/2 mouse port
3. 1 parallel port
4. 1 COMA port
5. 1 VGA port
6. 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
7. 1 RJ-45 port
8. 3 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In)
Power ATX power connector and ATX 12V connector
Form Factor Micro ATX form factor; 24.4cm x 22.5cm
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. Supports CPU Smart Fan function(Note3)
(Note 3) Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install.
BIOS
1. 1 4Mbit flash ROM
2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b
Other Features
1. Supports @BIOS
2. Supports Download Center
3. Supports Q-Flash
4. Supports EasyTune(Note 4)
5. Supports Xpress Install
6. Supports Xpress Recovery2
7. Supports Xpress BIOS Rescue
(Note 4) EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards.
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.
