Elitegroup GF8100VM-M3

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Version Status Date Updated Updated By
710 According to category, Works without caveats 11th May 2010 Wierdbeard65
810 Unknown N/A N/A
Usage Information

Elitegroup GF8100VM-M3 (V1.0)


Contents

Usage

I'm just using this Motherboard in my Core/Hybrid. I've only installed LinuxMCE and haven't really done any configuration.

Status

Everything is working fine.

Tested with UI2 without Alpha-Blending no problems.


Problems on Installation

- LinuxMCE-7.10-AMD64.rc2.iso:

Setup got black screen after the starting "Installing LinuxMCE from DVD"


- LinuxMCE-7.10-i386.rc2.iso:

Installation is running through correctly.

onboard graphics:

After first reboot the Display is only black flickering.without showing the AV-Wizard

Fix: 

* Press ESC on Grub-menu
* Start  LinuxMCE (System recovery mode)
* install new nvidia-driver as mentioned here
* after reboot the AV-Wizard is shown

onboard NIC:

The onboard NIC (Realtek 8211B Gigabit Lan PHY) isn't working out of the box with LinuxMCE 7.10.!!!

Fix: 

* Update to kernel 2.26 as mentioned here

Hardware Features

CPU

  • AMD Phenom™ processor (Socket AM2+)
  • AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core/ Athlon™ 64 / Sempron processor
  • High-performance HyperTransport 3.0 CPU Interface
  • Note: This board supports CPU up to 95W TDP only; you can refer to AMD website to check your CPU

BIOS

  • AMI BIOS with 8Mb SPI ROM

Chipset

  • NVIDIA MCP78V Single Chipset

Memory

  • 4 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM socket support up to 32GB*

Graphics

  • On Chip ( NVIDIA GeForce8100 based with 2D/3D graphic engine)
  • Share Memory: Maximum up to 512MB

Audio

  • IDT 92HD206 (Co-lay 92HD202)
  • Compliant with 8CH HD audio specification

LAN

  • Realtek 8211B Gigabit Lan PHY

Storage

  • 2 x Ultra DMA133/100/66 devices
  • 6 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s devices
  • RAID0, RAID1, RAID0+1, RAID5 configuration


Expansion

  • 1 x PCI Express x16 Gen2.0 slot (Support Hybrid SLI)
  • 2 x PCI Express X 1 Gen1.1 slot
  • 1 x PCI

Rear Panel

  • 1 x PS/2 keyboard & PS/2 mouse connectors
  • 1 x VGA port
  • 1 x DVI connector
  • 1 x COM Port
  • 6 x USB ports
  • 1 x Ethernet Port
  • 1 x Audio port (Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in)

Form Factor

  • Micro-ATX
  • 244mm*244mm