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GA-M55S-S3
AMD Socket AM2 Processor Motherboard
User's Manual
Rev. 2002
12ME-M55S3R-2002R
* The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste
and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!!
* The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.
(rev. 2.0)
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- Page 1 GA-M55S-S3 AMD Socket AM2 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 2002 12ME-M55S3R-2002R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.
- Page 3 Gigabyte's prior written permission. Specifications and features are subject to change without prior notice. Product Manual Classification In order to assist in the use of this product, Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following: For quick installation, please refer to the "Hardware Installation Guide" included with the product.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Item Checklist ... 6 Optional Accessories ... 6 GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard Layout ... 7 Block Diagram ... 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ... 9 Considerations Prior to Installation ... 9 Feature Summary ... 10 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler ... 12 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU ... - Page 5 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ... 51 Install Chipset Drivers ... 51 Software Applications ... 52 Driver CD Information ... 52 Hardware Information ... 53 Contact Us ... 53 Chapter 4 Appendix ... 55 Unique Software Utilities ... 55 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction ... 55 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction ...
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Page 6: Item Checklist
Item Checklist IDE Cable x 1 & FDD Cable x 1 SATA 3Gb/s Cable x 2 I/O Shield * The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice. Optional Accessories 2 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-51/R) 4 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-21/R) 2 Ports SATA Power Cable (Part Number: 12CF1-2SERPW-01R) 2 Ports IEEE 1394 Cable (Part Number: 12CF1-1IE008-01R) -
Page 7: Ga-M55S-S3 (Rev. 2.0) Motherboard Layout
GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard Layout KB_MS SPDIF_O SPDIFO_OPT Marvell 88E1116 AUDIO PCIE_12V F_AUDIO PCIE_1 PCIE_16_1 CODEC PCIE_2 PCIE_3 CD_IN PCIE_4 PCI1 PCI2 REV: 2.0 CPU_FAN ATX_12V Socket AM2 GA-M55S-S3 BIOS F1_1394 F2_1394 - 7 - nVIDIA ® nForce 550 BATTERY TSB43AB23 F_PANEL PWR_LED... -
Page 8: Block Diagram
Block Diagram PCI-ECLK (100 MHz) PCI Express x16 PCI Express Bus PCI-ECLK (100 MHz) 4 PCI Express x1 PCI Bus TSB43AB23 3 IEEE 1394a 2 PCI Socket AM2 Hyper Transport Bus nVIDIA ® nForce 550 LPC BUS CODEC 10 USB Ports - 8 - CPUCLK+/-(200 MHz) -
Page 9: Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
2. Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual. 3. Damage due to improper installation. 4. Damage due to use of uncertified components. 5. Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters. 6. Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product. - 9 - Hardware Installation... -
Page 10: Feature Summary
Feature Summary Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon Athlon Front Side Bus 2000 MHz Chipset nVIDIA ® Marvell 88E1116 phy (10/100/1000 Mbit) Audio Onboard Realtek ALC888 CODEC chip Supports High Definition Audio Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio Supports S/PDIF In/Out connection Supports CD In connection IEEE 1394... - Page 11 Rear Panel I/O 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 parallel port 1 S/PDIF out port (coaxial) 1 S/PDIF out port (optical) 1 serial port (COMA) 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 IEEE 1394a port 1 RJ-45 port 6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In / Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) / Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out / Side Speaker Out) I/O Control IT8716 chip...
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Page 12: Installation Of The Cpu And Cpu Cooler
Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. 2. Please take note of the pin 1 marking (the small triangle) on the CPU. If you install the CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will not insert properly. -
Page 13: Installation Of The Cpu Cooler
1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler Fig.1 Before installing the CPU cooler, please first add an even layer of heat paste on the surface of the CPU. Install all the CPU cooler components (Please refer to the cooler manual for detailed installation instructions). Fig.2 Please connect the CPU cooler power connector to the CPU_FAN con- nector located on the motherboard so that the CPU cooler can properly... -
Page 14: Installation Of Memory
Installation of Memory Before installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions: Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard. It is recommended that memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used. Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure that the computer power is switched off to prevent hardware damage. -
Page 15: Dual Channel Memory Configuration
Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-M55S-S3 supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of Memory Bus will double. Due to CPU limitation, if you wish to operate the Dual Channel Technology, follow the guidelines below: 1. -
Page 16: Installation Of Expansion Cards
Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below: Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard. -
Page 17: I/O Back Panel Introduction
I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard to the lower port (purple). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. SPDIF_O (COATIAL) The S/PDIF coaxial output port is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder via a coaxial cable. -
Page 18: Connectors Introduction
Line In The default Line In jack. Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. can be connected to Line In jack. Line Out (Front Speaker Out) The default Line Out (Front Speaker Out) jack. Stereo speakers, earphone or front surround speakers can be connected to Line Out (Front Speaker Out) jack. MIC In The default MIC In jack. - Page 19 1/2) ATX_12V / ATX (Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed. Align the power connector with its proper location on the motherboard and connect tightly.
- Page 20 3) PCIE_12V (Power Connector) The PCIE_12V power connector supplies extra power to the PCIE x16 slot. Connect this connector depending on your system requirements. 4/5/6) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN / PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin/4-pin (only for CPU_FAN) power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design.
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Page 21: Ide1 (Ide Connector)
7) FDD (FDD Connector) The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the FDD drive. The types of FDD drives supported are: 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB. Before attaching the FDD cable, please take note of the foolproof groove in the FDD connector. - Page 22 9) SATAII1 / 2 / 3 / 4 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by nForce 550) SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to 300MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to work properly. 10) BATTERY GA-M55S-S3 (rev.
- Page 23 11) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below. MSG (Message LED/Power/Sleep LED) (Yellow) PW (Power Switch) (Red) SPEAK (Speaker Connector) (Amber)
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Page 24: Front Audio Connector
12) PWR_LED The PWR_LED connector is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode(S1). 13) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) This connector supports either HD (High Definition) or AC97 front panel audio module. If you wish to use the front audio function, connect the front panel audio module to this connector. - Page 25 14) CD_IN (CD In Connector) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. 15) SPDIF_I (S/PDIF In Connector) Use S/PDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function. Be careful with the polarity of the S/PDIF_I connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the S/PDIF cable,incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it.
- Page 26 16) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it.
- Page 27 18) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed. You can check the "Case Opened" status in BIOS Setup. 19) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header. To clear CMOS, temporarily short the two pins.
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Page 29: Chapter 2 Bios Setup
CMOS SETUP screen. You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can be used. Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system. -
Page 30: The Main Menu (For Example: Bios Ver. : Faa)
<F12> : For Boot Menu Select boot sequence for onboard (or add-on cards) device. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2006, Award Software, Inc. M55S-S3 FAa <DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: XpressRecovery2, <F12>: Boot Menu 09/28/2006-NV-MCP55S-6A61JG07C-00 Press <F12> to enter the Boot Menu and use < > or < > to select a device, then press enter to accept. Press <ESC>... - Page 31 Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features.
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Page 32: Standard Cmos Features
Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master IDE Channel 4 Master IDE Channel 5 Master Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support Halt On... - Page 33 Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are: Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard drive. Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option based on this information.
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Page 34: Advanced Bios Features
Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Password Check Away Mode Init Display First : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. -
Page 35: Away Mode
Password Check System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. -
Page 36: Integrated Peripherals
Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Serial-ATA RAID Config On-Chip IDE Channel0 On-Chip MAC Lan NV Serial-ATA Controller IDE Prefetch Moed Onboard Audio Function SMART LAN Onboard 1394 Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA On-Chip USB... - Page 37 NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID Enabled Enable RAID function for the second channel of the second SATA controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable the RAID function of this channel. It will operate in ATA mode. On-Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled Enable onboard first channel IDE port. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard first channel IDE port.
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Page 38: Onboard Lan Boot Rom
When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally... 1. If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub, the Status fields of Pair 1-2, Pair 3-6, Pair 4-5, and Pair 7-8 will show Normal and the Length fields will show N/A, as shown in the figure above. -
Page 39: Usb Keyboard Support
ECP Mode Use DMA This item will become available when Parallel Port Mode set to ECP or ECP+EPP. Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default value) Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1. On-Chip USB V1.1+V2.0 Enable USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 controllers. (Default value) V1.1 Enable only USB 1.1 controller Disabled... -
Page 40: Power Management Setup
Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software ACPI Suspend Type Soft-Off by Power button PME Event Wake Up Modem Ring On USB Resume from Suspend Power-On by Alarm x Day of Month Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm Power On By Mouse Power On By Keyboard x KB Power ON Password... -
Page 41: Power On By Keyboard
Power On By Mouse Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Double-Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system. Power On By Keyboard Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password. Any KEY Press any key to power on the system. -
Page 42: Pnp/Pci Configurations
PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software PCI 2 IRQ Assignment PCI 1 IRQ Assignment : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard PnP/PCI Configurations [Auto] [Auto]... -
Page 43: Pc Health Status
PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Reset Case Open Status Case Opened Vcore DDR18V +3.3V +12V Current CPU Temperature Current CPU FAN Speed Current POWER FAN Speed Current SYSTEM FAN Speed CPU Warning Temperature CPU FAN Fail Warning POWER FAN Fail Warning SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning CPU Smart FAN Control... - Page 44 CPU Smart FAN Control (Note) Disabled Disable this function. Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU fan will run at different speed depending on CPU temperature. Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on their requirements. (Default value) CPU Smart FAN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled.
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Page 45: Mb Intelligent Tweaker(M.i.t.)
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Clock (MHz) CPU Clock Ratio DDR2 Voltage Control Chipset/PCIE Voltage HT-Link Voltage CPU HT-Link Voltage CPU Voltage Control Normal CPU Vcore : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values Incorrectly using these features may result in system instability or corruption. -
Page 46: Cpu Voltage Control
CPU HT-Link Voltage Set the voltage settings for the HT-Link between CPU and chipset. Normal Supply CPU HT-Link voltage as CPU HT-Link requires. (Default value) +0.025V ~ +0.375V Increase CPU HT-Link voltage by 0.025V~0.375V. CPU Voltage Control Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the CPU voltage, damage to the CPU or decrease in the CPU life expectancy may occur. -
Page 47: Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Esc: Quit F8: Q-Flash Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. -
Page 48: Set Supervisor/User Password
2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations Enter Password: PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Esc: Quit F8: Q-Flash When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. -
Page 49: Save & Exit Setup
2-11 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Esc: Quit F8: Q-Flash Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type "N"... - Page 50 GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 50 -...
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Page 51: Chapter 3 Drivers Installation
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. -
Page 52: Software Applications
Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. -
Page 53: Hardware Information
Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 53 - Drivers Installation... - Page 54 GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 54 -...
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Page 55: Chapter 4 Appendix
Enters the PC Health setting page Confirmation and Execution button Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode Display panel of CPU frequency Shows the current functions status Log on to GIGABYTE website Display EasyTune 5 Help file Quit or Minimize EasyTune 5 software... -
Page 56: Xpress Recovery2 Introduction
4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora- tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data on hard disks on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. - Page 57 The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 Limitations: 1. Not compatible to Xpress Recovery. 2. For the use of Xpress Recovery2, a primary partition must be reserved. 3. Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of the hard disk, so free space available on the hard disk for the backup file must be allocated in advance.
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Page 58: Q-Flash Utility
Updating BIOS with Q-Flash Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards. Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS. In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q-Flash and Dual BIOS, the Q-Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same screen. -
Page 59: Action Bar
Entering the Q-Flash utility: Step1: To use Q-Flash utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ESC: Quit... - Page 60 Using the Q-Flash utility: This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash utility. As described in the "Before you begin" section above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer.
- Page 61 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed. Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS. 4.
- Page 62 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move to Load Optimized Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Optimized Defaults. Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded.
- Page 63 Exploring the Q-Flash utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. Flash Type/Size...SST 49LF003A Task menu for Q-Flash utility Enter : Run Task menu for Q-Flash utility: Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.
- Page 64 Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time. Flash Type/Size...SST 49LF003A >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>... Enter : Run Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.
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Page 65: @Bios Utility
Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: M55SS3.FA). Complete update process following the instruction. Utility Fig 2. Installation Complete and Run @BIOS Click Start/ Programs/ Gigabyte/ BIOS/ @BIOS Fig 4. Select the desired @BIOS server - 65 - Appendix... - Page 66 Otherwise, your system won't boot. III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II. IV. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted.
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Page 67: Configuring Sata Hard Drive(S)
4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: (1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system. (2) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3) Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. -
Page 68: Configuring Sata Controller Mode And Boot Sequence In Bios Setup
(2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup You have to make sure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive(s)/RAID array. Step 1: Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). - Page 69 Step 2: To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM (Figure 3). CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Password Check Init Display First...
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Page 70: Configuring Raid Set In Raid Bios
(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if you do not want to create RAID. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility"... - Page 71 Step 5: Next, select the hard drives which you wish to be included in the disk array. The Free Disks section displays the information about the currently installed SATA hard drives. Press the TAB key to move to the Free Disks section. Select the target hard drives using the UP or DOWN ARROW key and use the RIGHT ARROW key to add the hard drives to the Array Disks section (Figure 6).
- Page 72 After that, the Array List screen displaying the RAID array you created will appear (Figure 8). (Note: BBS stands for BIOS Boot Specification. This indicates that the boot device is defined in the BIOS.) Boot Status Healthy [Ctrl-X] Exit ] Select To read more information about the RAID array, press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure 9), where you should see detailed information about RAID mode, disk block size, disk model name, and disk capacity, etc.
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Page 73: Making A Sata Driver Disk
(Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. From the CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in the BootDrv folder (Figure 12). A command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 11. -
Page 74: Installing Sata Controller Driver During Os Installation
(5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Now that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your SATA hard drive with the SATA driver. The following is an example of Windows XP installation. - Page 75 Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 15 below will appear. Use the ARROW keys to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (Figure 15) and press ENTER. Later, when a screen similar to Figure 16 appears, you must press S to select additional driver.
- Page 76 Step 4: When the next screen (Figure 17) appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from the floppy disk. Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device...
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Page 77: 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction
The default speaker settings for the 6 audio jacks are as shown in the picture to the right. The jack retasking capability supported by HD Audio allows users to change the function for each audio jack by the audio software provided. For example, if a rear speaker is plugged into the center/subwoofer speaker out jack, you can change the center/ subwoofer speaker out jack to fucntion as a rear... - Page 78 STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. In the upper left list, click 2CH Speaker. STEP 3: After a speaker or headphone is plugged into the rear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected.
- Page 79 STEP 3: After plugging in 4-channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected (4-channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out (Line Out) and Rear Speaker Out) and then click OK.
- Page 80 8 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double- click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel. STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab.
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Page 81: Sound Effect Configuration
Sound Effect Configuration: At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust sound option settings as desired. AC'97 Audio Configuration: To enable the front panel audio connector to sup- port AC97 Audio mode, go to the Audio Control Panel and click the Audio I/O tab. In the ANA- LOG area, click the Tool icon and then select the Disable front panel jack detection check box. -
Page 82: Troubleshooting
Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to GIGABYTE's website. Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version. - Page 83 - 83 - Appendix...
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- Page 86 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei 231, Taiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4888 FAX: +886-2-8912-4003 Tech. and Non-Tech. Support (Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw WEB address (English): http://www.gigabyte.com.tw WEB address (Chinese): http://www.gigabyte.tw U.S.A. G.B.T. INC. TEL: +1-626-854-9338 FAX: +1-626-854-9339 Tech. Support: http://rma.gigabyte-usa.com...
- Page 87 Germany G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.de U.K. G.B.T. TECH. CO., LTD. WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.co.uk The Netherlands GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V. WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.nl France GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.fr Italy WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.it...
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