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Gigabyte's GA-MA69GM-S2H was released to appeal to the HTPC (home theater PC) crowd. It features onboard video, 7.1 channel sound, HDMI and DVI output, and 4 x SATA connectors. To save space, the SATA ports are arranged horizontally rather than vertically.

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Integrated video and sound make this a cheap option for a HTPC.
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One of the few micro-ATX motherboards with DVI output.
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The AMD 690G chipset is not fully supported in Linux, limiting its usefulness as a Linux-based HTPC.
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Because the SATA connectors are horizontal, it's possible standard length cables will be too short.
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2 comments about Gigabyte GA MA 69 GM S 2 H

1.  avatar grok  May 29, 2008 2:01am

As of May 2008, I tried to install linux (Centos 5.1 x86). It comes up in 600x800 mode. The LAN was not supported on Centos. The video is not supported as far as I can tell. I found a LAN driver from Realtek but I have not gotten it to compile without a LAN connection to get GCC.

Except for video and network it works great. Probably better to put windoze on it.

I would like to try the HDMI on my TV, no glasses. I could display stock tickers and RT-charts.
2.  avatar cybermage  Jun 12, 2008 3:32pm

I can't get Ubuntu 8.04 to install on this board. It hangs at 5% of formatting hard drives. I've tried "Legacy SATA", noapic, nloapic, apci=no and multiple hard drives to no avail.
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    Key Features:

    Chipset AMD 690G
    CPU Socket AM2
    Form Factor MicroATX
    Manufacturer Gigabyte
    Motherboard Features HiFi Audio, 64 bit CPU, Dual-channel DDR2 800/667/533, HDMI 1.3, DVI Interface, 4 SATA connectors
    Price $79.28
    Release Date Jul. 1, 2007

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    7 contributors -  rabidpotatochip, Erik, ardinia, Jan, shrey, grok, cybermage
    Created: 04/23/2008 - 22:25
    Modified: 06/12/2008 - 15:32
    Model # variations:

    GA, MA, 69, GM, S, 2, H, GAMA, MA69, 69GM, GMS, S2, 2H, GAMA69, MA69GM, 69GMS, GMS2, S2H, GAMA69GM, MA69GMS, 69GMS2, GMS2H, GAMA69GMS, MA69GMS2, 69GMS2H, GAMA69GMS2, MA69GMS2H, GAMA69GMS2H