Gigabyte GA-M52L-S3 (rev. 2.0) NVIDIA Chipset Driver 15.00G for Vista

CPU

Support for Socket AM2+/ AM2 processors: AMD Phenom FX processor/ AMD Phenom X4 processor/ AMD Phenom X3 processor/ AMD Athlon X2 processor/ AMD Athlon processor/ AMD SempronX2 processor / AMD Sempron processor

Note

If you install AMD AM2+ CPU on AM2 motherboard, the system bus speed will downgrade from HT3.0(5200MHz) to HT1.0(2000 MT/s) spec; however, the frequency of AM2+ CPU will not be impacted. Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.

Front Side Bus   

2000 MT/s

Chipset   

NVIDIA nForce 520LE (Geforce 6100/nForce 430)

Memory

4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1)
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for DDR2 800/667/533/400 MHz memory
(Refer to "Memory Support List" website for the latest memory support list.)

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 PCI Express x 16 slot
2 PCI Express x 1 slot
4 PCI slots

Storage Interface

NVIDIA nForce 520LE(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 IT8716 chip:

1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

USB

Integrated in the NVIDIA nForce 520LE (Geforce 6100/nForce 430) chipset
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 main power connector
1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 floppy disk drive connector
1 IDE connectors
2 SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 CPU fan connector
1 system fan connector
1 front panel connector
1 front panel audio connector
1 CD In connector
1 SPDIF In connector
1 SPDIF Out connector
2 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors
1 Chassis Intrusion connector
1 Power LED connector

Back Panel Connectors   

1 PS/2 keyboard port
1 PS/2 mouse port
1 parallel port
1 coaxial S/PDIF Out port
1 COM A port
4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 RJ-45 port
6 audio jacks(Center / Subwoofer Speaker Out / Rear Speaker Out / Side Speaker Out / Line In / Line Out / Microphone)

I/O Controller   

iTE IT8716 chip

H/W Monitoring   

System voltage detection
CPU / System temperature detection
CPU / System fan speed detection
CPU / System overheating warning
CPU / System fan failure warning
CPU / System fan speed control (Note 2)

BIOS

1 4Mbit flash ROM
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b

Unique Features   

Supports for @BIOS
Supports Download Center
Supports Q-Flash
Supports EasyTune (Note 3)
Supports Xpress Install
Supports Xpress Recovery2
Supports Virtual Dual BIOS

Bundle Software   

Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System

Support for Microsoft Windows Vista/ XP

Form Factor   

ATX form factor; 30.5 cm x 21.5cm