diff -upr a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c	2011-11-22 11:47:46.000000000 +1300
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c	2011-11-22 23:52:27.000000000 +1300
@@ -1466,6 +1466,19 @@ static struct dmi_system_id __initdata a
 		     DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "HP Compaq 6715b"),
 		     },
 	 },
+	/*
+	 * Buggy Gigabyte ACPI on SB700 boards, will not boot or resume
+	 * reliably without acpi_skip_timer_override even on latest BIOS.
+	 * Affects multiple boards of this generation.
+	 */
+	{
+	 .callback = dmi_ignore_irq0_timer_override,
+	 .ident = "Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-UD2H",
+	 .matches = {
+		     DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd."),
+		     DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "GA-MA78GPM-UD2H"),
+		     },
+	 },
 	{}
 };