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1. d 2 bh 2 20 1 19 o 5 Tr S ac MSG Message Power Sleep LED System Status LED Connects to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The S0 On LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when S1 Blinking the system is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in S3 S4 S5 Off S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 PW Power Switch Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Power Management Setup for more information SPEAK Speaker Connects to the speaker on the chassis front panel The system reports system startup status by issuing a beep code One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup If a problem is detected the BIOS may issue beeps in different patterns to indicate the problem Refer to Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for information about beep codes HD IDE Hard Drive Activity LED Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing da
2. SATAII0 1 2 3 SATA 3Gb s Connectors The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb s standard and are compatible with SATA 1 5Gb s standard Each SATA comnector supports a single SATA device The GeForce 7100 nForce 630i controller supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 0 1 Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID array Pin No Definition 1 1 GND o 2 TXP lt C lt 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 1 1 6 RXP T GND 7 7 7 lt lt lt 0p N 0p Please connect the L shaped end of the SATA 3Gb s cable to your SATA hard drive PAN A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives If more than two hard noe drives are to be used the total number of hard drives must be an even number e A RAID 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives The total number of hard drives does not have to be an even number e A RAID 0 1 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of hard drive
3. a OD e Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket 2x5 pin cable into the USB header e Prior to installing the USB bracket be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the aka power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the USB bracket 2 Hardware Installation 15 COMA Serial Port Header The COMA header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable For purchasing the optional COM port cable please contact the local dealer na Pin No Definition NDCDA BEBEEN Ba NSOUTA NDTRA GND NDSRA NRTSA NCTSA NRIA No Pin CO CO N D A B W N gt a Oo 16 CLR_CMOS Clearing CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values e g date information and BIOS configurations and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults To clear the CMOS values place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds 1 Open Normal
4. LGA 775 CPU Ng Triangle Pin One Marking on the CPU 13 Hardware Installation B Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket Before installing the CPU make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power CAUTION CPU Socket Lever Step 1 Completely raise the CPU socket lever O ww P gt Step 3 Remove the protective socket cover from the load plate To protect the CPU socket always replace the protective socket cover when the CPU is not installed Step 5 Once the CPU is properly inserted replace the load plate and push the CPU socket lever back into its locked position GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU Step 2 Lift the metal load plate from the CPU socket DO NOT touch socket contacts Hold the CPU with your thumb and index fingers Align the CPU pin one marking triangle with the pin one corner of the CPU socket or you may align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently insert the CPU into position 1 3 2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard The following procedure uses Intel boxed cooler as the example cooler Step 1 Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU Place the cooler atop t
5. B You may clear the CMOS values by removing the battery 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord O Paa 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute aanak O Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and 7 Kire AN negative terminals of the battery holder making them short for 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord and restart your computer e Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery Replace the battery with an equivalent one Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model e Contact the place of purchase or local dealer if you are not able to replace the battery by yourself or uncertain about the battery model When installing the battery note the orientation of the positive side and the negative side of the battery the positive side should face up e Used batteries must be handled in accordance with local environmental regulations CAUTION GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 24 10 F PANEL Front Panel Header Connect the power switch reset switch speaker and system status indicator on the chassis front panel to this header according to the pin assignments below Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables
6. GE Short Clear CMOS Values e Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values CATON After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your computer be sure to remove the jumper cap from the jumper Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard e After system restart go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults select Load Optimized Defaults or manually configure the BIOS settings refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup for BIOS configurations GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 28 17 CI Chassis Intrusion Header This motherboard provides a chassis detection feature that detects if the chassis cover has been removed This function requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design 599 Pin No Definition 1 Signal 2 GND Hardware Installation GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 30 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Basic Input and Output Sys
7. 67 Ad BAN DUNG SP DN a N e a 69 4 4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost ARA aa 70 ate 16 21 esl APPEN Gener MD DD nr 71 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive S keke 1 5 1 1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller EeEE EE 71 5 1 2 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette uE EEE 76 5 1 3 Installing the SATA RAID AHCI Driver and Operating System TI 5 2 Configuring Audio Input and Output u s 82 5 2 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 Channel Audio cccccccsesesesesesesesesescssscsessscststscstsnssetsnsses 82 5 2 2 Installing the S PDIF Out Cable Optional j j j 85 5 2 3 Configuring Microphone Recording ccccccceesesesesesesesesescsesssescscscststscststststsey 87 5 2 4 Using the Sound Recorder ccccscsssssssssssssssssssssscssscsceceseseceseseceseseseseseseseseseses 89 535 WEOU DIS GOL O ent E y ERE e AE e reee AR NAE n 90 5 3 1 Frequently Asked Questions liikkkekekkek kk keke 90 5 3 2 Troubleshooting Procedure lt dl uni ni War n k an nab an a 91 Regua Salman M NNN N r ge eee eee ee 93 Box Contents v GA 73PVM 52 motherboard v Motherboard driver disk VJ User s Manual v Quick Installation Guide v One IDE cable v Two SATA 3Gb s cables mi 1 0 Shield e The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtai
8. 13 SPDIF O S PDIF Out Header This header supports digital S PDIF out Via an optional S PDIF out cable this header can connect to an audio device that supports digital audio in For purchasing the optional S PDIF out cable please contact the local dealer Pin No Definition 1 Power 5 2 SPDIFO 3 GND Pin 1 the red wire of the S PDIF out cable must align with pin 1 of the SPDIF O header Sumon Incorrect connection may render the device unusable or even result in damage to the device 14 F USB1 F USB2 USB Headers The headers conform to USB 2 0 1 1 specification Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket For purchasing the optional USB bracket please contact the local dealer Pin No Definition Power 5V Power 5V USBDX USB DY USB DXt USB DY GND GND No Pin NC CO Q9 N 9 oy BR wy Pp gt
9. bulan ka ln al Era diyara redid Driver C Mi Yahoo Toolbar ide ii i JU Windows XP Serice Pack 12 BRAGA Winter JUNG herve Pack 4 CA e Please ignore the popup dialog box es e g the Found New Hardware Wizard 7 displayed when Xpress Install is installing the drivers Failure to do so may affect the driver installation Some device drivers will restart your system automatically during the driver installation After the system restart Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers e After the drivers are installed follow the onscreen instructions to restart your system You can install other applications included in the motherboard driver disk e After Xpress Install installs all the drivers and after system restarts if a popup dialog box Still appears asking for installation of the RAID controller driver please insert the motherboard driver disk and select to install the driver automatically in the dialog box For USB 2 0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later After installing the SP1 or later if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in Device Manager please remove the question mark by right clicking your mouse and select Uninstall and restart the system The system will then autodetect and install the USB 2 0 driver 55 Drivers Installation 3 2 Software Applications This page dis
10. lt Enter gt Execute command or enter the submenu lt Esc gt Main Menu Exit the BIOS Setup program Submenus Exit current submenu lt Page Up gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt Page Down gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt F1 gt Show descriptions of the function keys lt F2 gt Move cursor to the Item Help block on the right submenus only lt F5 gt Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus lt F6 gt Load the Fail Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus lt F7 gt Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus lt F8 gt Access the Q Flash utility lt FQ gt Display system information lt F10 gt Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program Main Menu Help The onscreen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu Submenu Help While in a submenu press lt F1 gt to display a help screen General Help of function keys available for the menu Press lt Esc gt to exit the help screen Help for each item is in the Item Help block on the right side of the submenu e f you do not find the settings you want in the Main Menu or a submenu press lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt cj to access more advanced options When the system is not stable as usual select the Load Optimized Defaults item to set your system to its defaults The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by
11. Step 2 Click the Audio I O tab In the speaker list on the left select 2CH Speaker 4CH Speaker or 6CH Speaker according to the type of speaker configura tion you wish to set up Step 3 The pictures to the right show the 2 4 5 1 channel speaker configurations Step 4 Everytime you connect an audio device to an audio jack the Connected device box appears Select the device according to the type of device you connect Then click OK to complete the configuration 99 Speakers or Headphones 4 Channel Speakers Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out LLIS LL Appendix B Configuring Sound Effect You may configure an audio environment on the Sound Effect tab C Activating an AC 97 FrontPanel Audio Module If you want to connect an AC 97 front panel audio module click the tool icon on the Audio I O tab On the Connector Settings box select the Disable front panel jack detection check box Click OK to activiate the AC 97 functionality neriar Gdlinga d 3 i oi Connector Satings D Muting the Back Panel Audio For HD Audio Only Click the tool icon on the Audio 1 0 tab On the Connector Settings box select the Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in check box Click OK to complete Connector Setings GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 84 5 2 2 Installing the S PDIF Out Cable Op
12. The motherboard has a 4 pin CPU fan header CPU FAN and a 3 pin system fan header SYS FAN Each fan header supplies a 412V power voltage and possesses a foolproof insertion design When connecting a fan cable be sure to connect it in the correct orientation Most fans are designed with color coded power connector wires A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a 412V voltage The black connector wire is the ground wire The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control which requires the use of a CPU fan with fan speed control design For optimum heat dissipation it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the chassis CPU FAN Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V Speed Control CPU FAN 3 Sense 4 Speed Control n SYS_FAN Pin No Definition SE ANN HE 1 1 GND kA uve SYS FAN 2 12V ee 3 Sense 9 Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from overheating Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang CAUTION a r e These fan headers are not configuration jumper b
13. BIOS version 33 BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and date hard drive types floppy disk drive types and the type of errors that stop the system boot etc m Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to configure the device boot order advanced features available on the CPU and the primary display adapter m Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices such as IDE SATA USB integrated audio and integrated LAN etc m Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power saving functions PnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure the system s PCI 4 PnP resources m PC Health Status Use this menu to see information about autodetected system CPU temperature system voltage and fan speed etc MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Use this menu to configure the clock and frequency of your CPU memory etc m Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults are factory settings for the most stable minimal performance system operations m Load Optimized Defaults Optimized defaults are factory settings for optimal performance system operations Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup A supervisor password allows you to make changes in BIOS Setup Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup An
14. Stripe Width 2 Stripe Block 64K Port Index Disk Model Capacity 0 0 0 ST3120026AS 111 79GB 0 2 1 ST3120026AS 111 79GB R Rebuild D Delete C Clear MBR ENTER Return Figure 8 To clear MBR press lt C gt in the Array Detail screen When the Clear MBR message appears press lt Y gt to clear or lt N gt to cancel To delete the array press lt D gt in the Array Detail screen When the Delete array message appears press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to cancel Press lt Enter gt to return to the Array List screen To exit the NVIDIA RAID setup utility press lt Esc gt in the main menu or lt Ctrl gt lt X gt in the Array List screen Now you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system 75 Appendix 5 1 2 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette Required for AHCI and RAID Mode To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive s that is are configured to RAID AHCI mode you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation Without the driver the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup process First of all copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk For installing Windows Vista you may directly load the SATA RAID driver from the motherboard driver disk during the OS installation process For more details refer to the next section 5 1 3 See the instru
15. or the down arrow key lt J gt to select the first boot device then press lt Enter gt to accept To exit Boot Menu press lt Esc gt The system will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu Note The setting in Boot Menu is effective for one time only After system restart the device boot order will still be based on BIOS Setup settings You can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed lt End gt Q Flash Press the lt End gt key to access the Q Flash utility directly without having to enter BIOS Setup first GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 32 2 2 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main Menu as shown below appears on the screen Use arrow keys to move among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept or enter a sub menu Sample BIOS Version F 1a CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Esc Quit Tl gt lt Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type BIOS Setup Program Function Keys lt T gt lt J gt lt lt gt lt gt Move the selection bar to select an item
16. 69 Unique Features 4 4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost Windows ReadyBoost allows you to use flash memory on a Windows Vista certified USB flash drive to boost your computer s performance You may enable ReadyBoost and allocate part of your USB flash drive s memory to speed up your computer Follow the steps below to enable the ReadyBoost function Go to Computer Right click on the USB flash drive icon and choose Properties Removable Disk G Properties O Step 2 par In the ReadyBoost tab select Use this device Under Space to reserve for system speed set the amount of memory space to use for ReadyBoost using the slider or spin box Click Apply and then OK to turn on ReadyBoost Space to reserve for system speed 0 870 gt MB While the device is being used for system speed the reserved space will not be available for file storage Windows recommends reserving 870 MB for optimal performance Please read our privacy statement online a Kesen au The USB flash drive must have at least 256 MB of space nor e The recommended amount of memory to use for ReadyBoost acceleration is one to three times the amount of RAM installed in your computer GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 70 Chapter 5 Appendix 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s To configure SATA hard drive s follow the steps below Install SATA hard drive s in your computer Configure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Configure
17. AANGAT 33 23 Standard CMOS Peas aaa aa maana maana 35 24 Advanced BIOS Features cerca ane eee ae 37 2 5 Integrated Peripherals iii keke keke 40 2 6 Power Management Setup keke yekeke 44 2 7 PnP PCI ConfiguratiOnS Lukeeekekekekeke keka 46 2 8 PC Health Status u kk yekeyek 47 2 9 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T 0 0 1 aaa 49 2 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults aaa 52 2 11 Load Optimized Defaults aa ANA 52 2 12 Set Supervisor User Password cccscsssccssssssssessssssseesssssasseeessssanseseess 53 213 BANG EMIL SCID Kia AAO 54 2412 EX Without Savini A xi carcass ALAN a nd a NA B4 Table of Contents Chapter 3 Drversinstala naaa Naa lee ek b n atcha dad Na Aa Ba 55 3 4 Installing Chipset Drivers snsnnsnennsnsnsnnsnsrnsrsnsrnsnsrnsnsrnrnsnsrnsrnrnsrnrsrnsrsresrns 55 3 2 SoftwareApplications sasisisssadsarecnssivrcusedranatiavaantarigtanuinniedtaatdatianiadunncanieden 56 33 IDIVERGCDINOIMALON anien x 56 34 Hardware Information keke 57 FO CONACS TA enna err r _ o nn 57 Chapter 4 Unique Features aan 59 41 APIESTRECONVEN2 Hamak aa 59 4 2 BIOS Update Utilities aaa AA tenor NANA G 64 4 2 1 Updating the BIOS with the Q Flash Utility 64 4 2 2 Updating the BIOS with the BIOS Utility
18. Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip Default Disabled Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function Default Auto If you wish to install a 3rd party add in audio card instead of using the onboard audio set this item to Disabled On Chip USB Configures the integrated USB controller V1 1 V2 0 Enables the integrated USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 controllers Default V1 1 Enables only the integrated USB 1 1 controller Disabled Disables the integrated USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 controllers USB Memory Type Specifies the type of memory allocated for USB devices Options are SHADOW default Base Memory 640K USB Keyboard Support Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled USB Mouse Support Allows USB mouse to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled HDMI Audio Enables or disables the HDMI audio function Default Auto 44 BIOS Setup o SMART LAN LAN Cable Diagnostic Function CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at Port Partl 2 Status Open Length Open Length Open Length Open Length Menu Level gt gt Part3 6 Status Part4 5 Status Part7 8 Status TL gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults This motherboard incor
19. Disabled for Windows XP operating system set this item to Enabled for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4 0 Default Disabled No Execute Memory Protect Not Enables or disables Intel Execute Disable Bit function This function may enhance protection for the computer reducing exposure to viruses and malicious buffer overflow attacks when working with its supporting software and system Default Enabled o CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Note Enables or disables Intel CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function a CPU power saving function in system halt state When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption Default Enabled lt CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Note Enables or disables Intel CPU Thermal Monitor TM2 function a CPU overheating protection function When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced when the CPU is overheated Default Enabled gt CPU EIST Function Enables or disables Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST Depending on CPU loading Intel EIST technology can dynamically and effectively lower the CPU voltage and core frequency to decrease average power consumption and heat production Default Enabled Virtualization Technology No Enables or disables Intel Virtualization Technology Virtualization enhanced by Intel Virtualization Technology will allow a platform to run multiple operating systems and applicat
20. M I B Note smart fan control and hardware monitoring and warning For instructions on using EasyTune5 read or download the information on from the Support Motherboard Utility page on our website The EasyTune 5 Interface EASY MODE ADVANCED MODE TE IT o MYTH Button Information Table Button Display Description 1 OVERCLOCKING Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C I A M I B Enters the C I A and M I B setting page SMART FAN Enters the Smart Fan setting page 4 PC HEALTH Enters the PC Health setting page 5 GO Confirmation and Execution button 6 EASY MODE ADVANCED MODE Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode T Display Field Displays panel of CPU frequency 8 Function LEDs Shows the information of the current function 9 GIGABYTE Logo Visits GIGABYTE website 10 Help Displays EasyTune 5 help screen 11 Exit or Minimize Quits or minimizes EasyTune 5 Incorrectly doing overclock overvoltage may result in damage to CPU chipset or memory and reduce the useful life of these components Before you do the overclock overvoltage make sure CAUTION that you fully know how to use each function of EasyTune 5 or system instability or other unexpected results may occur Note 1 Available functions in EasyTune 5 may differ by motherboard model Note 2 C I A and M I B may provide optimizations for CPU and memory enhancing the performance of these components
21. NOTE Configuring 2 4 5 1 Channel Audio 19 Hardware Installation 1 7 Internal Connectors TTIT 1 ATX 12V 10 F PANEL 2 ATX 11 F AUDIO 3 CPU FAN 12 CDIN 4 SYS FAN 13 SPDIF O 5 FDD 14 F USB1 F USB2 6 IDE 15 COMA 7 SATAIO 1 2 3 16 CLR CMOS 8 PWR LED 17 Cl 9 BAT Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect caution Before installing the devices be sure to turn off the devices and your computer Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices After installing the device and before turning on the computer make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 20 1 2 ATX_12V ATX 2x2 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main 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 first make sure the power supply is turned off and all devices are properly installed The power connector possesses a foolproof design Connect the power supply cable to the power connector in the correct orientation The 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the 12V power connector is n
22. Sets Voltage mode for a 3 pin CPU fan bp PWM Sets PWM mode for a 4 pin CPU fan GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 48 29 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T FSB amp Memory Config Press Enter Robust Graphics Booster Disabled Menu Levelb Core Clock CPU Clock Ratio eto 10X CPU Voltage Control Normal Normal CPU Vcore 1 32500V Ne Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Incorrectly doing overclock overvoltage may result in damage to CPU chipset or memory and reduce the useful life of these components This page is for advanced users only and we CAUTION recommend you not to alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unex pected results Inadequately altering the settings may result in system s failure to boot If this occurs clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values FSB 8 Memory Config CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software FSB amp Memory Config Setting Current Value Menu Level gt Current CPU Freq MHz 3600 0 3600 0 FSB Memory Clock Mode Auto FSB Ratio TL gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults o Parameters Setting Current Value Displays the followi
23. USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD Legacy LAN Disabled lt Password Check Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter BIOS Setup After configuring this item set the password s under the Set Supervisor User Password item in the BIOS Main Menu gt gt Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program Default System A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program 7 HDD S M A R T Capability Enables or disables the S M A R T Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology capability of your hard drive This feature allows your system to report read write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed Default Disabled Note This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature For more information about Intel CPUs unique features please visit Intel s website 37 BIOS Setup CPU Multi Threading Noo Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores and multi threading function when using an Intel CPU that supports multi core technology This feature only works for operating systems that support multi processor mode gt Enabled Enables all CPU cores and multi threading capability Default Disabled Enables only one CPU core Limit CPUID Max to 3 Note Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value Set this item to
24. enter Xpress Recovery2 Root fram CD DVD Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2 Figure 8 2 After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive If you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 later simply press lt F9 gt during the POST Figure 9 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Inc GA 73PVM S2 Fila lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt XpressRecovery2 4F12 Boot Menu lt End gt Qflash Jjl 11 21 2007 NF73 6A61NGUSU UU Figure 9 C Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 1 Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data Figure 10 2 Xpress Recovery2 will then begin to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system When the Windows operating system is detected Xpress Recovery2 will begin the backup process Figure 11 nen y Bk cae TECHNOLOGY KAN Figure 10 3 When finished go to Disk Management to check disk allocation Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to store the backup image file gt Bi Unakosa Bi Pinay pystin Figure 12 GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 62 D Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 Select RESTORE to restore the backup to your hard drive in case the system breaks down The RESTORE option
25. from Drive and press lt Enter gt Ga The Save Main BIOS to Drive option allows you to save the current BIOS file NOTE e Q Flash only supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32 16 12 file system e If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SATA controller use the lt End gt key during the POST to access Q Flash 2 Select Floppy A and press Enter Q Flash Utility v2 05 Flash Type SIZE aaa MXIC 2514005 512K Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Drive 0 file s found Eq Floppy A lt Drive gt lt Drive gt Free size 0 Total size 0 3 Select the BIOS update file and press lt Enter gt Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model CAUTION Step 2 The process of the system reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk is displayed on the screen When the message Are you sure to update BIOS appears press lt Enter gt to begin the BIOS update The monitor will display the update process e Do not turn off or restart the system when the system is reading updating the BIOS Do not remove the floppy disk USB flash drive or hard drive when the system is updating the BIOS Step 3 When the update process is complete press any key to return to the main menu Q Flash Utility v2 05 Flash Type Size a aska MXIC 25L4005 512K Copy BIOS completed Pa
26. in the BIOS Setup program Press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup during the POST In the Main Menu press lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt to show the advanced options Q Why is the light of my keyboard optical mouse still on after the computer shuts down A Some motherboard provides a small amount of standby power after the computer shuts down and that s why the light is still on Q How do clear the CMOS values A lf your motherboard has a clearing CMOS jumper refer to the instructions on the CLR_CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 to short the jumper to clear the CMOS values If your board doesn t have this jumper refer to the instructions on the motherboard battery in Chapter 1 You can temporarily remove the battery from the battery holder to stop supplying power to the CMOS which will clear the CMOS values after about one minute Refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder making them short for 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord and restart your computer 5 Press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults to load BIOS default settings 6 Saves changes and exit BIOS Setup select Save amp Exit Setup to restart your computer Q Why
27. information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local government office your household waste disposal service or where you purchased the product for details of environmentally safe recycling e When your electrical or electronic equipment is no longer useful to you take it back to your local or regional waste collection administration for recycling f you need further assistance in recycling reusing in your end of life product you may contact us at the Customer Care number listed in your product s user s manual and we will be glad to help you with your effort 93 Appendix Finally we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy saving features of this product where applicable recycling the inner and outer packaging including shipping containers this product was delivered in and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of life products and generally improve our quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table The following table is supplied in compliance with China s Restriction of Hazardous Substances China Ro
28. lt none gt 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 manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 2 Appendix Step 3 When installing the RAID driver for example if Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk a controller menu Ne similar to that in Figure 3 below will appear Use the arrow keys to select NVIDIA RAID Driver and press Enter Later when a screen similar to that in Figure 4 appears you must press lt S gt to select an additional driver The screen will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 3 Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press lt Enter gt Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen NVIDIA RAID Driver required NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required Figure 3 Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID Driver required To specify addit
29. press lt Enter gt to load BIOS defaults Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function Current Motherboard Info Look in J 3 Floppy A x amp ei El Flash Memory Type MXIC 251400 FehMenev 5 REMY Click Update New BIOS IT Find BIOS From Gigabyte i T Clear DMI Data Pool T Clear PnP Data Pool File name 73Pvs 2 Files ot type all Files 7 Step 2 Step 1 In the Open dialog box select All Files in Click Update New BIOS the Files of type list Select the location where you save the BIOS update file e g 73PVS2 F1 obtained from the Internet or through other source Step 3 Press OK to begin the BIOS update process Upon completion restart your system amp Do you want to Update BIOS cancel gt gt Make sure the extracted BIOS file matches your motherboard model Updating the BIOS nare with an incorrect BIOS file could result in an unbootable system Step 4 As the system boots press Delete to enter the BIOS Setup program Select Load Optimized Defaults and press Enter to load BIOS defaults GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 68 4 3 EasyTune 5 EasyTune 5 an easy to use and convenient system overclocking and management tool lets you do overclock and overvoltage in Windows environment eliminating the need to enter the BIOS Setup program EasyTune 5 provides the following functions Not overclocking overvoltage C I A
30. set according to the local voltage standard Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors of your hardware components are connected To prevent damage to the motherboard do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components Make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing Do not place the computer system on an uneven surface Do not place the computer system in a high temperature environment Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Product Specifications CPU Support for an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor Intel Core 2 Quad processor Intel Core 2 Duo processor Intel Pentium processor Extreme Edition Intel Pentium D processor Intel Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition Intel Pentium 4 processor Intel Celeron processor in the LGA 775 package Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest CPU support list L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus 1333 1066 800 MHz FSB Chipset nVIDIA GeForce 7100 nForce 630i Memory 2 x 1 8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 GB of syste
31. the Sound 1 On the File menu choose Open 2 In the Open dialog box select the sound wav file you wish to play 3 To play a sound file click the Play button J 4 To stop playing click the Stop button _ J 5 You may use the Fast Forward button lt lt to move to the beginning of a file or the Fast Back ward button gt gt to the end 89 fi Master Volume SW Synth Front Green In Line Volume Front Pink Balance Balance Balance Balance GB 4 gt 4 9 0 a0 0 Volume L Front Green In Line Volume Front Pink In Mic Volume Balance Balance Balance Balance CJ Mute all pa d4 gt YG J 4 J lt Volume v Advanced Controls for Front Green In Realtek HD 4 lt These settings can be used to make fine adjustments to your LJ audio Tone Controls mi These settings control how the tone of your audio sounds Treble Other Controls These settings make other changes to how your audio sounds See your hardware documentation for details 1 Microphone Boost Close ZEL 4 Sound Sound Recorder File Edit Effects Help Length 9 03 sec Position 9 03 sec Appendix 5 3 Troubleshooting 5 3 1 Frequently Asked Questions To read more FAQs for your motherboard please go to the Support Motherboard FAQ page on GIGABYTE s website Q In the BIOS Setup program why are some BIOS options missing A Some advanced options are hidden
32. the power cord from the power outlet before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage Locate the pin one of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly Or you may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket e Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU e Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recom mended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you wish to set the fre quency beyond the standard specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc 1 3 1 Installing the CPU A Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU LGA775 CPU Socket A A A A SO Alignment Key Alignment Key PA Paga Lr nan nana TE 4 mm P Pin One Corner of the CPU Socket EHED wn HEHE CELE TATTA ig
33. this field will show Yes otherwise it will show No To clear the chassis intrusion status record set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled save the settings to CMOS and then restart your system 7 Current Voltage V Vcore DDR2 1 8V 3 3V 12V Displays the current system voltages 7 Current System CPU Temperature Displays current system CPU temperature 7 Current CPU SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Displays current CPU system fan speed lt CPU Warning Temperature Sets the warning threshold for CPU temperature When CPU temperature exceeds the threshold BIOS will emit warning sound Options are Disabled default 60 C 140 F 70 C 158 F 80 C 176 F 90 C 194 F CPU SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU system fan is not connected or fails Check the fan condition or fan connection when this occurs Default Disabled 47 BIOS Setup 7 CPU Smart FAN Control Enables or disables the CPU fan speed control function Enabled allows the CPU fan to run at different speed according to the CPU temperature You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on system requirements If disabled CPU fan runs at full speed Default Enabled lt CPU Smart FAN Mode Specifies how to control CPU fan speed This item is configurable only it CPU Smart FAN Control is set to Enabled bb Auto Lets BIOS autodetect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal CPU fan control mode Default Voltage
34. user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes Mm Save amp Exit Setup Save all the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup Pressing lt F10 gt can also carry out this task m Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and the previous settings remain in effect Pressing lt Y gt to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup Pressing lt Esc gt can also carry out this task GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 34 2 3 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Wed Nov 28 2007 Time hh mm ss 22 24 Menu Level IDE Channel 0 Master None IDE Channel 0 Slave None IDE Channel 2 Master None IDE Channel 2 Slave None IDE Channel 3 Master None IDE Channel 3 Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 510M TL gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Default F7 Optimized Defaults 7 Date Sets the system date The date format is week read only month date and year Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date 7 Time Sets the system time For example 1 p m is 13 0 0 Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the time lt IDE Channel 0 Master Sl
35. 2 The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 16 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card Carefully read the manual that CAUTION came with your expansion Card e Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage PCI Express x1 Slot Pm PCI Express x16 Slot aNG PCI Slot TI Hi Hun EEE Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot Locate an expansion slot that supports your card Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel Align the card with the slot and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw After installing all expansion cards replace the chassis cover s Turn on your computer If necessary go to BIOS Setup
36. 3PVM S2 Motherboard 54 Chapter 3 Drivers installation e Before installing the drivers first install the operating system The following instructions gt use Windows XP as the example operating system After installing the operating system insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically go to My Computer double click the optical drive and execute the Runexe program 31 Installing Chipset Dives NOTE Xpress Install is now analyizing your computer 99 After inserting the driver disk Xpress Install will automatically scan the system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install Please select the item that you wish to install and press the Install button following the item Or you can press Xpress Install to install all the driver items ee MVEA GoFeroe f Serieu nheroe amp Sorken betel Platteem Ueility OD Yez 1 P7 1011 1 ma G IGABY T E HVIL GeForce 7 5eries nForce 6 5eries intel Plathcam Utility CO bittall inital Chipset Drivers Chipeet Drier W nied Fl yia ih a dir lined bikra Tal your MGA Prang cikk oes ete to irrestad af tte drivera automat aly By defet ali diang are checked l be installed Unchecked bme wil not be installed Applications bck a ones lr la butan k hrial eed dred Gite Ena iri
37. A GeForce 7100 nForce 630i chipset or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode gt IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to PATA mode Default GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 40 gt gt AHCI Configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller SATA II Pri Master RAID Enables or disables RAID for the first SATA 3Gb s connector SATAIIO This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is set to RAID Default Enabled SATA II Pri Slave RAID Enables or disables RAID for the second SATA 3Gb s connector SATAII1 This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is set to RAID Default Enabled SATA II Sec Master RAID Enables or disables RAID for the third SATA 3Gb s connector SATAII2 This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is set to RAID Default Enabled SATA II Sec Slave RAID Enables or disables RAID for the fourth SATA 3Gb s connector SATAII3 This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is set to RAID Default Enabled On Chip MAC Lan Enables or disables the onboard LAN function Default Auto If you wish to install a 3rd party add in network card instead of using the onboard LAN set this item to
38. AUTION the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest memory support list e Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage e Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction 1 4 1 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to DDR DIMMs Be sure to install DDR2 DIMMs on this motherboard CAUTION DDR2 DIMM A DDR2 memory module has a notch so it can only fit in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the memory sockets Step 1 Note the orientation of the memory module Spread the retaining clips at both ends of the memory socket Place the memory module on the socket As indicated in the picture on the left place your fingers on the top edge of the memory push down on the memory and insert it vertically into the memory socket Step
39. C Power 4 ACZ DET 4 NG 5 LINE2 R 5 Line Out R 6 FAUDIO JD 6 NC 7 GND 7 NC 8 No Pin 8 No Pin 9 LINE2 L 9 Line Out L 10 FAUDIO JD 10 NC D e The front panel audio header supports HD audio by default If your chassis provides an nag AC 97 front panel audio module refer to the instructions on how to activate AC 97 functioninality via the audio software in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 Channel Audio e Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously If you want to mute the back panel audio only supported when using an HD front panel audio module refer to Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 Channel Audio Some chassis provide a front panel audio module that has separated connectors on each wire instead of a single plug For information about connecting the front panel audio module that has different wire assignments please contact the chassis manufacturer 12 CD_IN CD In Connector You may connect the audio cable that came with your optical drive to the header 1 Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 26
40. CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Maz22c2 2 4 Gata aren PC Healthisteces MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Esc Quit PT Le Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change Set Disable Password Press lt Enter gt on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press lt Enter gt You will be requested to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords Supervisor Password When a system password is set and the Password Check item in Advanced BIOS Features is set to Setup you must enter the supervisor password for entering BIOS Setup and making BIOS changes When the Password Check item is set to System you must enter the supervisor password or user password at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup User Password When the Password Check item is set to System you must enter the supervisor password or user password at system startup to continue system boot In BIOS Setup you must enter the supervisor password if you wish to make changes to BIOS settings The user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes To clear the password press lt Enter gt on the password item and when requested for the pas
41. Device Description PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft Device Description PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft Device Description PCI standard PC1 to PCI bridge Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft Device Description PCI standard host CPU bridge e Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft Device Description PCI standard RAM Controller Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft Device Description PCI standard RAM Controller Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft e Device Description PCI standard RAM Controller lt ina K 3 5 ContactUs Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual CA NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series nForce 6 Series Intel Platform Utility CD Ver 1 0 B7 1011 1 G IGABYTE a NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series nForce 6 Series Intel Platform Utility CD Gontact Us 3 T INC 1 626 854 9338 Fax 4 54 U K G B T TECH CO LTD Germany G B T TE Tel 3 NL Tech rt 0900 GIGAB YTE 0900 44 3 BE Tech Support 0900 84034 Fax 31 40 290 2089 Japan NIPPON GIGA BYTE CORPORATION Tel 81 3 5791 5438 Fax 481 3 5791 5433 Contact us via the GIGABYTE headquarter or our worldwide branch offices 57 Drivers Installation GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 58 Chapter4 Unique Features 4 1 Xpress Recovery2 press Ma Before You Begin Xpress Recovery2 will check the first phys
42. GA 73PVM 52 LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel Core processor family Intel Pentium processor family Intel Celeron processor family User s Manual Rev 1003 12ME 73PVMS2 1003R O EN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 amp EN 55022 O DIN VDE 0855 O part 10 O part 12 amp CE marking O EN 60065 O EN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer importer full address G B T Technology Trading GMbH Ausschlager Wog 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Motherboard GA 73PVM S2 is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement E EN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM amp EN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused high frequency equipment by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Limits and methods of measurement amp EN 55024 Information Technology of radio disturbance characteristics of equipment Immunity broadcast receivers and associated characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement O EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics
43. HPET Support Note Enabled Power On By Mouse Disabled Power On By Keyboard Disabled x KB Power ON Password Enter AC Back Function Soft Off Net Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults lt ACPI Suspend Type Specifies the ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend b gt S1 POS Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 Power on Suspend sleep state default In S1 sleep state the system appears suspended and stays ina low power mode The system can be resumed at any time gt gt S3 STR Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 Suspend to RAM sleep state In S3 sleep state the system appears to be off and consumes less power than in the S1 state When signaled by a wake up device or event the system resumes to its working state exactly where it was left off gt Soft Off by Power button Configures the way to turn off the computer in MS DOS mode using the power button gt gt Instant Off Press the power button and then the system will be turned off instantly Default gt gt Delay 4 Sec Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to turn off the system If the power button is pressed for less than 4 seconds the system will enter Suspend mode lt PME Event Wake Up Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a PCI or PCle device Note To use this function you need a
44. HS requirements 10 KF HEP Hl TH A RA AlS He E BI TE INE HRA Management Methods on Control of Pollution from Electronic Information Products China RoHS Declaration PAPARASPRARKRHAZKRER zardous Substances Table ABA BMAX Hazardous Substances fA Pb R Hg Cd AR SRR SALEM Gr VI PBB PBDE thet Cables 91k a O RTA amp A Bt IR Zik 2 PI Zi WR HH m MHS MI ESI T11363 2006FEMENAEERUT Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in all homogenous materials of this part is below the limit requirement SJ T 11363 2006 X ma amp Ra d BR E D gt ER bU OR ER WI h fii 2 MB SI TI 1363 2006 HREHRRER Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogenous materials of this part is above the limit requirement in SJ T 11363 2006 2j4j t5 gt H hU HI RR J a ZIK AR TE IA IA AA PI LR W Bij RI HE RL A ba KOREA TB ANE AP WES th TJ HERS EH HI Dj MINA This table shows where these substances may be found in the supply chain of our electronic information products as of the date of the sale of the enclosed products Note that some of the component types listed above may or may not be a part of the enclosed product GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 94 95 Appendix GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 96 97 Appendix GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 98 e GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Address No 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei 231 Taiwan TE
45. Internet connection is stable and do NOT interrupt the Internet connection for example avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet Failure to do so may result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is unable to start Do not use the C O M Corporate Online Management function when using BIOS GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing B Installing and Using BIOS Use the motherboard driver disk included with the motherboard to install BIOS e Installing the BIOS utility Accessing the BIOS utility 8 NVIDIA Geforce 7 Series nt G IGABYTE NVIDIA Geforce 7 Series nforce 6 Series Intel Platform Utility CD Awtt based wetem management toot thes allows client system hardware information such as CPU and memory and graphics card and much more to ba mon lad oF comatled via a host ea ji z An eserh use YAndowe based system enharce mer uiy along quick access to a Kane of performance features Pa o Click Start gt All Prog ra ms gt G GABYT E gt B OS ENE Da Viewar provides a managemen tact for vowing f hert card hardware information EK EKEN j oe 27NB Face Weard provides ui for customizing BIOS bootup screen GELOS prodas AR tor updating BWS tteaugh mamat remsa Select BIOS and click Install C Options and Instructions 1 Save the Current BIOS File In the main dialog box of BIOS S
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47. Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number GA 73PVM S2 Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date Dec 6 2007 Copyright 2009 GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD All rights reserved The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without prior notice No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated transmitted or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE s prior written permission Documentation Classifications In order to assistin the use of this product GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations Fordetailed product information carefully read the User s Manual For instr
48. PT Port COM Port iede PS 2 KB Mouse Chapter1 Hardware Installation 1 1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge ESD Prior to installation carefully read the user s manual and follow these procedures Prior to installation do not remove or break motherboard S N Serial Number sticker or warranty sticker provided by your dealer These stickers are required for warranty validation Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the motherboard make sure they are connected tightly and securely When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD wrist strap when handling electronic components such as a motherboard CPU or memory If you do not have an ESD wrist strap keep your hands dry and first touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard make sure the power supply has been turned off Before turning on the power make sure the power supply voltage has been
49. TE s website download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your motherboard model 2 Extract the file and save the new BIOS file e g 73PVS2 F1 to your floppy disk USB flash drive or hard drive Note The USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system 3 Restart the system During the POST press the lt End gt key to enter Q Flash Note You can access Q Flash by either pressing the lt End gt key during the POST or pressing the lt F8 gt key in BIOS Setup However if the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SATA controller use the lt End gt key during the POST to access Q Flash Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Inc GA 73PVM S2 Fila lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt XpressRecovery2 lt F12 gt Boot Menu lt End gt flash 11 21 2007 NF73 6A61NG05C 00 Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky please do it with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction CAUTION GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 64 B Updating the BIOS When updating the BIOS choose the location where the BIOS file is saved The follow procedure assumes that you save the BIOS file to a floppy disk Step 1 1 Insert the floppy disk containing the BIOS file into the floppy disk drive In the main menu of Q Flash use the up or down arrow key to select Update BIOS
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51. a RAID array in RAID BIOS Note 1 Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID AHCI driver Note 2 Install the SATA RAID AHCI driver and operating system Note 2 moO gt Before you begin Please prepare e At least two SATA hard drives to ensure optimal performance it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity If you do not want to create RAID you may prepare only one hard drive An empty formatted floppy disk e Windows Vista XP setup disk e Motherboard driver disk X 3 5 1 1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A Installing SATA hard drive s in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to an available SATA port on the motherboard Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive Note 1 Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller Note 2 Required when the SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode Note 3 To install Windows Vista onto your SATA RAID drives please go to GIGABYTE s website to download the Windows Vista SATA RAID driver 71 Appendix B Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup Step 1 Turn on your computer and press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup during the POST Power On Self Test Under Integrated Peripherals ensure NV Serial ATA Controll
52. anel audio connections simultaneously 9 If you want to mute the back panel audio only supported when using an HD front panel audio module refer to page 84 for instructions NOTE High Definition Audio HD Audio HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital to analog converters DACs that support 44 1KHz 48KHz 96KHz sampling rate HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams in and out to be simultaneously processed For example users can listen to MP3 music have an Internet chat make a telephone call over the Internet and etc all at the same time A Configuring Speakers The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system Step 1 After installing the audio driver the Audio Manager icon Ky will appear in your system tray Double click the icon to access the Audio Control Panel Before installing the audio driver make sure the Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Definition Audio has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your operating system has caution Deen updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows Note 2 4 5 1 Channel Audio Configurations Refer to the following for multi channel speaker configurations 2 channel audio Headphone or Line out 4 channel audio Front speaker out and Rear speaker out 5 1 channel audio Front speaker out Rear speaker out and Center Subwoofer speaker out GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 82
53. apacity of the currently installed hard drive gt gt Cylinder Number of cylinders gt gt Head Number of heads bp Precomp Write precompensation cylinder Landing Zone Landing zone gt gt Sector Number of sectors 7 Drive A Allows you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system If you do not install a floppy disk drive set this item to None Options are None 360K 5 25 1 2M 5 25 720K 3 5 1 44M 3 5 2 88M 3 5 7 Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to specify whether the installed floppy disk drive is 3 mode floppy disk drive a Japanese standard floppy disk drive Options are Disabled default Drive A Halt on Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST gt gt No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error gt gt All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system boot will stop All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all other errors Default b All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a floppy disk drive error but stop for all other errors gt All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but it will stop for all other errors lt Memory These fields are read only and are determined by the BIOS POST Base Memory Also called conventional memory Typically 640 KB will be reserved for the MS DOS operating system Extende
54. ave gt gt IDE HDD Auto Detection Press lt Enter gt to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SATA device on this channel gt gt IDE Channel 0 Master Slave Configure your IDE SATA devices by using one of the three methods below e Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE SATA devices during the POST Default None If no IDE SATA devices are used set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive access mode is set to CHS gt gt Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode Options are Auto default CHS LBA Large lt IDE Channel 2 3 Master Slave IDE Auto Detection Press lt Enter gt to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SATA device on this channel Extended IDE Drive Configure your IDE SATA devices by using one of the two methods below e Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE SATA devices during the POST Default None If no IDE SATA devices are used set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode Options are Auto default Large 35 BIOS Setup The following fields display your hard drive specifications If you wish to enter the parameters manually refer to the information on the hard drive gt gt Capacity Approximate c
55. ave Current BIOS allows you to save the current BIOS file Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Please select BIOS server site Gigabyte BIOS Utility Ver 1 21 x Current Motherboard Info Flash Memory Type MxIC 25L4005 4M Bits 0 Select this option Click Update New BIOS Update New BIOS Save Current BIOS T Clear PnP Data Pool About this program Please select BIOS server site Step 2 per HHH Select the BIOS server site closest to your location and click OK Step 1 Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS 67 Unique Features Please select one file to update Ste p 3 update the BIOS your computer woul not boot First make sure the model name on the screen is correct then Modal Name GA K8NXP SLI BVI vFone SLL AWARD BIOS Yoc x Click OK Upon completion restart your system Ge If more than one model is present when doing Step 3 above recomfirm your motherboard Nore model Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in an unbootable system e If the BIOS update file for your motherboard is not present on the BIOS server site please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE s website and follow the instructions in Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function below Step 4 As the system reboots press lt Delete gt to enter the BIOS Setup program Select Load Optimized Defaults and
56. ctions below about how to copy the driver in MS DOS mode Not 2 Prepare a startup disk that has CD ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk Step 1 Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk e g the Windows XP driver disk in your system Boot from the startup disk Once at the A gt prompt change to your optical drive example D gt At the D gt prompt type the following two commands Press Enter after each command Figure 1 cd bootdrv menu Step 2 When the controller menu Figure 2 appears remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu For example in the menu in Figure 2 to install Windows XP 32 bit onto your RAID drives press s2 to select 2 NVIDIA MCP73 RAID DRIVER Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk Press s07 to exit when finished 16 11 2667 1 gt NUIDIA MCP73 AHCI DRIVER 2 gt NUIDIA MCP73 RAID DRIVER 3 gt NUIDIA MCP73 AHCI DRIVE Boot Drv 281 468 CheckUerxr ocx ipset 98 384 DisWhql d1l 3 472 Dri js C64Bit R 4 gt NUIDIA MCP73 RAID DRIVER lt 64Bit gt exit lt DIR gt lt DIR gt lt DIR gt lt DIR gt lt DIR gt lt DIR gt lt DIR gt oot 2 848 boot catalog release 113 472 ycc d11 1 638 056 bytes bytes free Figure 1 Figure 2 Note 1 For AHCI drives installation of Windows Vista does not re
57. d Memory The amount of extended memory GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 36 24 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Password Check Setup HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled CPU Multi Threading NN Enabled Limit CPUID Max to 3 20 Disabled No Execute Memory Protect Note Enabled CPU Enhanced Halt CI E Enabled CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Ne Enabled CPU EIST Function 0 Enabled Virtualization Technology NN Enabled Onboard GPU Enable If No Ext GPU Frame Buffer Size 128 MB Init Display First PCI Slot Ne Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults lt Hard Disk Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of loading the operating system from the installed hard drives Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive then press the plus key lt gt or lt PageUp gt or the minus key lt gt or lt PageDown gt to move it up or down on the list Press lt Esc gt to exit this menu when finished 7 First Second Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the available devices Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press lt Enter gt to accept Options are Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP
58. de Enabled Menu Level NV Serial ATA Controller All Enabled SATA II RAID Config Press Enter On Chip MAC Lan Auto Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard Audio Function Auto On Chip USB V1 1 V2 0 USB Memory Type SHADOW USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled HDMI Audio Auto SMART LAN Press Enter Legacy USB storage detect Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP ECP Mode Use DMA TL gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 7 On Chip IDE Channel0 Enables or disables the first integrated IDE controller Default Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enables or disbales prefetch mode for the integrated IDE controller Enabled activates the IDE prefetch buffer to enhance hard drive performance Default Enabled lt gt NV Serial ATA Controller Enables or disables the integrated SATA controller Default All Enabled SATA II RAID Config CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software SATA II RAID Config Onchip SATA Mode I Pri ste Enabled Menu Level gt gt TL gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 7 Onchip SATA Mode Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in the nVIDI
59. do still get a weak sound even though have turned my speaker to the maximum volume A Make sure your speaker is equipped with an internal amplifier If not try a speaker with power amplifier Q What do the beeps emitted during the POST mean A The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems For reference only 1 short System boots successfully 2 short CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short Memory or motherboard error 1 long 2 short Monitor or graphics card error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps Graphics card not inserted properly Continuous short beeps Power error GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 90 5 3 2 Troubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem Turn off the power Remove all peripherals connecting cables and power cord etc Make sure the motherboard does notshort circuit with the chassis or other metal objects Yes Isolate the short circuit The problem is verified and solved Secure the CPU No cooler on the CPU Connect the CPU No Check if the CPU cooler is attached to the CPU securely Is the power connector of the CPU cooler connected to the CPU_FAN header properly cooler power cable to the motherboard Yes The problem is verified and solved N Correctly insert the 0 m
60. driver the Audio Manager icon ff will appear in your system tray Double click the icon to access the Audio Control Panel 5 57 PM start Step 2 Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack pink on the back panel or the Line in jack on the front panel Then configure the jack for microphone functionality Note The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time LJ b Li Step 3 Locate the Volume icon J in your system tray and click it to open the volume control panel start 87 Appendix Step 4 To hear the sound being recorded during the record ing process when using the microphone function on the front panel do not select the Mute check box under Front Pink In or Front Green In in Master Volume It is recommended that you set the volume at a middle level To hear the sound being recorded during the record ing process when using the microphone function on the back panel do not select the Mute check box under Mic Volume in Master Volume It is recom mended that you set the volume at its middle level Note If you camnot find the volume control options you need in Master Volume go to the Options menu and then choose Properties Select the volume con trol options you wish to show and click OK to complete Step 5 Next while in Master Volume go to Options and click Properties In the Mixer device list select Realtek HD Audio Input Then s
61. during the POST Refer to Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for the beep codes description e It is recommended that you not alter the default settings unless you need to to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the settings may result in system s failure to boot If this occurs try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values Refer to the Load Optimized Defaults section in this chapter or introduc tions of the battery clearing CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for how to clear the CMOS values 31 BIOS Setup 2 1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Inc GA 73PVM S2 Fila Motherboard Model BIOS Version BOT GO cco amr AAO AIN GO Function Keys 1172112007 NF73 6A61NG05C 00 Function Keys lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash Press the lt Delete gt key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q Flash utility in BIOS Setup lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 If you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to back up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk the lt F9 gt key can be used for subsequent access to XpressRecovery2 during the POST For more information refer to Chapter 4 Xpress Recovery2 lt F12 gt Boot Menu Boot Menu allows you to set the first boot device without entering BIOS Setup In Boot Menu use the up arrow key lt T gt
62. e F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PCI 1 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the first PCI slot Default 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the first PCI slot PCI 2 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot Default gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the second PCI slot GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 46 2 8 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Case Opened Yes Menu Level gt X WANT Curren Current C 32 RPM Current SY 2ed 0 RPM Yi Divi IN opecc CPU Warning Temperature Disabled CPU FAN Fail Warning Disabled SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled CPU Smart FAN Control Enabled CPU Smart FAN Mode Auto TL gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults lt Reset Case Open Status Keeps or clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status Enabled clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status and the Case Opened field will show No at next boot Default Disabled 7 Case Opened Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection device attached to the motherboard Cl header If the system chassis cover is removed
63. ector the second PATA IDE connector the first SATA connector the second SATA connector and so forth For example when hard drives are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA comnectors the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive When hard drives are attached to the first and second SATA connectors the hard drive on the first SATA connector is the first physical drive 59 Unique Features Installation and Configuration The following procedure uses Windows XP as the example operating system A Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive 1 Set CD ROM drive as the first boot device under Advanced BIOS Features in the BIOS Setup program Save the changes and exit 2 When partitioning your hard drive Figure 1 make sure to leave unallocated space for Xpress Recovery2 10 GB or more is recommended actual size requirements vary depending on the amount of data Figure 2 Windows XP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list e To set up Windows XP on the selected item press ENTER e To create a partition in the unpartitioned space press C e To delete the selected partition press D 88898 MB Disk at Id B on bus on atapi MBR npartitioned space 80896 MB ENTER Install C Create Partition F3 Quit Figure 1 Windows XP Professional S
64. ectors 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 1 x parallel port 1 x DVI D port 1 x D Sub port 6 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 x RJ 45 port 3 x audio jacks Line In Line Out Microphone O Controller ITE 118718 chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU System fan fail warning CPU fan speed control Note 1 BIOS 1 x 4 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS PnP 1 0a DMI 2 0 SM BIOS 2 4 ACPI 1 0b 11 Hardware Installation Unique Features Support for BIOS Support for Download Center Support for Q Flash Support for EasyTune Note 2 e Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for Virtual Dual BIOS Bundled Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows Vista XP Form Factor Micro ATX Form Factor 24 4cm x 19 4cm Note 1 Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install Note 2 Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 12 13 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU e Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU CAUTION Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest CPU support list e Always turn off the computer and unplug
65. ed Ne Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Step 2 Figure 2 Save changes and exit BIOS Setup oy The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your nore motherboard The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 72 C Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array For a non RAID configuration please skip this step and proceed to the installation of Windows operating system 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 Figure 3 Hit the lt F10 gt key to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility MediaShield ROM BIOS 10 0 0 11 Copyright C 2007 NVIDIA Corp Detecting arrays Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility Figure 3 Step 2 The Define a New Array screen is the first option screen when you enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility Figure 4 You can press the lt Tab gt key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted Step 3 In the RAID Mode field use the up or down arrow key to select a RAID mode The supported RAID modes include Mirrored Striped Spanned Striped Mirror and RAID5 The f
66. emory into the memory socket Check if the memory is installed properly on the memory slot Yes The problem is verified and solved Insertthe graphics card Connectthe ATX main power cable and the 12V power cable Turn on the power to start the computer Make sure the graphics card is securely seated in the expansion slot and power connectors are firmly attached Continued 91 Appendix N The power supply 0 CPU orCPU socket might fail When the computer is turned on is the CPU cooler running Yes The problem is verified and solved The graphics card No expansion slot or Check if there is display on your monitor monitor might fail Yes Turn off the computer P lugg in the keyboard and mouse and restart the computer The problem is verified and solved The keyboard or keyboard connec tor might fail Check if the keyboard is working properly No Press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults Select Save amp Exit Setup to save The problem is verified and solved changes and exit BIOS Setup The IDE SATA device connector or cable might fail Turn off the computer and connectthe IDE SATA devices Check if the system can boot successfully No Reinstall the operating system Reinstall other devices one by one install one device at one time and then boot the system to see if the device The p
67. er is enabled Figure 1 Then go to the SATA II RAID Config submenu Figure 2 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled D efetch Made pabled Menu Level gt NV Serial ATA Controller All Enabled SATA II RAID Config Press Enter STR a Xx On chip A Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard Audio Function Auto On Chip USB V1 1 V2 0 USB Memory Type SHADOW USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled HDMI Audio Auto gt SMART LAN Press Enter Legacy USB storage detect Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP ECP Mode Use DMA TL gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 1 To create a RAID array set Onchip SATA Mode to RAID or set to IDE or AHCI for non RAID configuration Then enable RAID functionality for the SATA connectors with hard drives that you want to use for RAID For example SATA II Pri Master RAID is for the SATAIIO connector and SATA II Pri Slave RAID for the SATAII1 connector Figure 2 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software SATA II RAID Config Onchip SATA Mode RAID SATA II Pri Master RAID Enabled Menu Level gt gt SATA II Pri Slave RAID Enabled ATA IT Sec Master KAID Disabled SATA II Sec Slave RAID Disabl
68. et the recording sound level properly Do NOT mute the recording sound or you will not hear any sound when playing back the recording you just made GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 88 Balance Balance p JF 4 0 Volume 0 r Volume C Mute C Mute Mic Volume Balance gt 4 Volume LJ C Mute fi Master Volume Rear Cm Balance Balance 4 gt 9 Volume C Mute all Realtek HD Audio output i Recording Control Options Help Recording i Line Volume Balance B i Balance Volume Volume Lak C Mute all Realtek HD Audio Input Recording Control Step 6 To raise the recording and playing sound for the microphone go to Options in Master Volume and select Advanced Controls Click the Advanced button under a volume control option e g Front Green In Front Pink In In the Other Controls field select the 1 Microphone Boost check box Step 7 After completion click Start point to All Programs point to Accessories point to Entertainment and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording 5 2 4 Using the Sound Recorder Recording the Sound 1 Make sure you have connected the audio input device e g microphone to the computer 2 On the File menu choose New 3 To record a sound file click the Recording but ton E5 4 To stop the recording click the Stop button J Be sure to save the recording upon completion Playing
69. etup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list e To set up Windows XP on the selected item press ENTER e To create a partition in the unpartitioned space press C e To delete the selected partition press D 80890 MB Disk at Id on bus on atapi MBR Unpartitioned space 56893 MB ENTER Install D Delete Partition F3 Quit Figure 2 3 Select a file system for example NTFS and begin the installation of the operating system Figure 3 Windows XP Professional Setup The partition you selected is not formatted Setup will now format the partition Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select the file system you want and then press ENTER If you want to select a different partition for Windows XP press ESC Format the partition using the NTFS file system Quick LE area yr a ESR PS A Te RU OI PE BS ENTER Continue ESC Cancel Figure 3 GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 60 After the operating system is installed right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select Manage Figure 4 Go to Computer Management to check disk allocation Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file to the unallocated space black stripe along the top Figure 5 Please note that if there is no enough unallocated space Xpress Recovery2 cannot save the backup file Lapat Type F e Systey Status Ca edi
70. he CPU aligning the four push pins through the pin holes on the motherboard Push down on the push pins diagonally Step 5 After the installation check the back of the motherboard If the push pin is inserted as the picture above the installation is complete NAY NOTE damage the CPU Male Push Pin Direction of the Arrow Sign on the Male Push Pin The Top j of Female Push Pin Female Push Pin Step 2 Before installing the cooler note the direction of the arrow sign Co on the male push pin Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is to remove the cooler on the contrary is to install Step 4 You should hear a click when pushing down each push pin Check that the Male and Female push pins are joined closely Refer to your CPU cooler instal lation manual for instructions on installing the cooler r N wel gt LE r3 r a ji 48 N A NWI NdI BEN gt Step 6 Finally attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the CPU fan header CPU_FAN on the motherboard Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease tape between S the CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may Hardware Installation 14 Installing the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory of C
71. his port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc R J 45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs Connection Speed LED Activity LED Connection Speed LED Activity LED u State Description State Description M Orange 1 Gpbs data rate Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring Green 100 Mpbs data rate off No data transmission or receiving is occurring LAN Port Off 10 Mpbs data rate from your device and then remove it from the motherboard e When removing the cable pull it straight out from the connector Do not rock it side to side to prevent an electrical short inside the cable connector When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector first remove the cable CAUTION GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 18 e Line In Jack Blue The default line in jack Use this audio Jack for line in devices such as an optical drive walkman etc Line Out Jack Green The default line out jack Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2 channel speaker This jack can be used to connect front speakers in a 4 5 1 channel audio configuration Mic In Jack Pink The default Mic in jack Microphones must be connected to this jack GAN Refer to the instructions on setting up a 2 4 5 1 channel audio configuration in Chapter 5
72. ical hard drive for the operating system Xpress Recovery2 can only back up restore the first physical hard drive that has the operating system installed As Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file at the end of the hard drive make sure to leave enough unallocated space in advanced 10 GB or more is recommended actual size require ments vary depending on the amount of data e It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at which the data is backed up restored e It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it Xpress Recovery2 is a utility that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system data and perform restoration of it Supporting NTFS FAT32 and FAT16 file systems Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it System Requirements e Intel x86 platform e At least 64 MB of system memory VESA compatible graphics card e Windows 2000 with SP3 or later Windows XP with SP1 or later Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are different utilities For example a backup file na created with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2 e USB hard drives are not supported e Hard drives in RAID AHCI mode are not supported Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in the following sequence The first PATA IDE conn
73. ices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 5 Step 4 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed you can proceed with the Windows XP installation WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to Setup This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft R Windows R XP to run on your computer To set up Windows XP now press ENTER To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console press R To quit Setup without installing Windows XP press F3 Enter Continue R Repair F3 Exit Figure 6 79 Appendix B Installing Windows Vista Not The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps When a screen similar to that below appears RAID hard drive s will not be detected at this stage select Load Driver Figure 7 e 29 Install Windows Where do you want to install Windows gt Refresh Figure 7 Step 2 Specify the location where the driver is saved such as your floppy disk Figure 8 You should go to GIGABYTE s website to download the Windows Vista SATA RAID driver first Save the downloaded file to your floppy disk and then be sure to run the exe file to extract the driver files Finally insert the floppy disk and browse to the floppy disk e 29 Install Windows Select the dr
74. ight C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI i Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N PC Health MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Esc Quit Tl gt Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Press lt Enter gt on this item and then press the lt Y gt key to load the safest BIOS default settings In case system instability occurs you may try to load Fail Safe defaults which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for the motherboard 2 11 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password ee ae Load Optimized Defaults Y N N MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Esc Quit Tl gt Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Press lt Enter gt on this item and then press the lt Y gt key to load the optimal BIOS default settings The BIOS defaults settings helps the system to operate in optimum state Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 52 2 12 Set Supervisor User Password
75. ional 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 manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 4 If a message appears saying one or some file s cannot be found please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID driver again from the motherboard driver disk CAUTION Note The selectable item s displayed in Figure 3 may differ according to the RAID or AHCI driver you will install GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 78 When the screen as shown below appears press lt Enter gt to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk The driver installation will be finished in about one minute Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID 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 manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage dev
76. ions in independent partitions With virtualization one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems Default Enabled Onboard GPU Enables or disables the onboard VGA function gt gt Enable If No Ext GPU Activates the onboard VGA only if no PCI Express VGA card is installed Default Always Enable Always activates the onboard VGA whether or not a PCI Express card is installed If you wish to set up a dual view configuration set this item to Always Enable Note This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature For more information about Intel CPUs unique features please visit Intel s website GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 38 Frame Buffer Size Frame buffer size is the total amount of system memory allocated solely for the onboard graphics controller MS DOS for example will use only this memory for display Options are 64M 128M default 256M Disabled Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card PCI Express graphics card or the onboard VGA gt gt PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display Default bp Onboard VGA Sets the onboard VGA as the first display PEG Sets PCI Express graphics card as the first display 39 BIOS Setup 2 5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled IDE Prefetch Mo
77. iver to be installed x Browse to the driver s and then click OK Figure 8 Note For AHCI drives installation of Windows Vista does not require you to install the SATA AHCI driver in advance during the OS installation process GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 80 Step 3 When a screen as shown in Figure 9 appears select NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller and press Next Select the driver to be installed NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller A NVRD32 INF NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Controller A NVRD32 INF M Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer Browse Rescan Figure 9 Step 4 After the driver is loaded the screen will show the RAID hard drive Select the RAID hard drive onto which you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation Figure 10 Where do you want to install Windows Name Total Size Free Space Type Ss Disk 0 Unallocated Space 80 0 GB 80 0 GB p Refresh Drive options advanced 9 Load Driver Figure 10 81 Appendix 5 2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5 2 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 Channel Audio Xil The motherboard provides three audio jacks on the back panel e an which support 2 4 5 1 channe lNote audio The picture to the right e UU aai Q XX Shows the default audio jack assignments Front Speaker Out o S ar u Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back p
78. locks Do not place a jumper cap on the headers FDD Floppy Disk Drive Connector This connector is used to connect a floppy disk drive The types of floppy disk drives supported are 360 KB 720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB and 2 88 MB Before connecting a floppy disk drive be sure to locate pin 1 of the connector and the floppy disk drive cable The pin 1 of the cable is typically designated by a stripe of different color 33 1 BR RRRERBRE BE EARE 34 2 CJ L EO ile a IC TEDITTIT E GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 22 6 7 IDE IDE Connector The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives Before attaching the IDE cable locate the foolproof groove on the connector If you wish to connect two IDE devices remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices for example master or slave For information about configuring master slave settings for the IDE devices read the instructions from the device manufacturers
79. m memory Support for DDR2 800 667 533 MHz memory modules Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest memory support list Onboard Graphics Integrated in the nVIDIA GeForce 7100 nForce 630i chipset Audio Realtek ALC662 codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 channel Support for S PDIF Out Support for CD In LAN RTL8211B chip 10 100 1000 Mbit Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Storage Interface nVIDIA GeForce 7100 nForce 630i chipset 4x SATA 3Gb s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb s devices Support for SATA RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 0 1 1x IDE connector supporting ATA 133 100 66 33 and up to 2 IDE devices iTE 1T8718 chip 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive USB Integrated in the nVIDIA GeForce 7100 nForce 630i chipset Up to 10 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 6 on the back panel 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 10 Internal Connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 4 x SATA 3Gb s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x system fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In connector 1 x S PDIF Out header 2 x USB 2 0 1 1 headers 1 x serial port header 1 x chassis intrusion header 1 x power LED header Back Panel Conn
80. n The box contents are subject to change without notice e The motherboard image is for reference only Optional Items HI Floppy disk drive cable Part No 12CF1 1FD001 74R HI 2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 5 R HI 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 25ERPW 07R LI S PDIF out cable Part No 12CR1 1SPOUT 0 R LI COM port cable Part No 12CF1 1CM001 3 R GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard Layout ATX_12V LGA775 RTL8211B nVIDIA GeForce 7100 nForce 630i N o gt ou co ET lt o CLR CMOS PCIE 16 rene es PCI1 SPDIF_ O T TIUHUTITITIT SATAII2 SATAIIO CODEC B Pci2 Cl Tr I1 ji j j ji J Ji Ti E i ji ji ji j j Ti Ti TI E J E FL Ti E E j ji j ji Ti j Ji ji E Ti ji Ti Ti Fi i Ji Ji j1 ji 1 ji ji ji ji Ji ji li li PWR_LED CD NG CLE SYS_FAN A ERE a HAREABHEAAHBHAPEE TTT FE F PANEL Block Diagram PCle CLK 100 MHz PCI Express x16 DVI D 1 PCI Express x1 PCle CLK 100 MHz x1 PCI Express Bus PCI Bus 2 PCI PCI CLK 33 MHz LGA775 Processor Host Interface nVIDIA GeForce 7100 nForce 630i CODEC Line Out Front Speaker Out Line In Rear Speaker Out MIC Center Subwoofer Speaker Out SPDIF Out CPU CLK 333 266 200 MHz DDR2 800 667 533 MHz EW _ e ATA 133 100 66 33 IDE Channel i 4 SATA 3Gbis a igwa LPC BUS IT8718 10 USB Ports N J45 RTL 8211B BIOS Floppy L
81. n ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Default Enabled lt Modem Ring On Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a modem that supports wake up function Default Enabled Note Supported on Windows Vista operating system only GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 44 lt USB Resume from Suspend Allows the system to be awakened from ACPI S3 sleep state by a wake up signal from the installed USB device Default Disabled Power On by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time Default Disabled If enabled set the date and time as following bb Day of Month Alarm Turn on the system at a specific time on each day or on a specific day in a month bp Time hh mm ss Alarm Set the time at which the system will be powered on automatically Note When using this function avoid inadequate shutdown from the operating system or removal of the AC power or the settings may not be effective lt gt HPET Support Not Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer HPET for Windows Vista operating system Default Enabled lt Power On By Mouse Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 mouse wake up event Note To use this function you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disables this function Default gt Double Click Double click on left button on the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system l
82. n on how you can responsibly recycle or reuse most of the materials in your end of life product Restriction of Hazardous Substances RoHS Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from hazardous substances Cd Pb Hg Crt6 PBDE and PBB The parts and components have been carefully selected to meet RoHS requirement Moreover we at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical amp Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the national laws as interpreted from the 2002 96 EC WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices and their components Under the Directive used equipment must be marked collected separately and disposed of properly WEEE Symbol Statement The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging which indicates that this product must not be disposed of with other waste Instead the device should be taken to the waste collection centers for activation of the treatment collection recycling and disposal procedure The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more
83. ng CPU and memory speed Setting shows the value you manually adjust Current Value shows the current operating frequency Current CPU Freq MHz Displays the CPU speeds Note This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature 49 BIOS Setup lt FSB Memory Clock Mode Auto BIOS will automatically set the FSB Memory clock mode Default gt gt Linked Allows you to set FSB speed manually the memory speed changes propor tionally along with the FSB speed Unlinked Allows you to set FSB speed and memory speed individually lt FSB Memory Ratio This item is configurable only if the FSB Memory Clock Mode option is set to Linked Auto BIOS will automatically set the FSB Memory ratio Default 1 1 Sets FSB Memory ratio to 1 1 5 4 Sets FSB Memory ratio to 5 4 3 2 Sets FSB Memory ratio to 3 2 Sync Mode Sets FSB Memory ratio synchronously CPU Host Frequency Mhz Allows you to manually set the CPU host frequency This item is configurable only if the FSB Memory Clock Mode option is set to Linked or Unlinked The adjustable range is from 100 MHz to 650 MHz For an 800 MHz FSB CPU set this item to 200 MHz For a 1066 MHz FSB CPU set this item to 266 MHz For a 1333 MHz FSB CPU set this item to 333 MHz Important It is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with the CPU specifications lt Actual CPU Clock Mhz The value depends on the CPU Host F
84. of Residual commercial and light industry household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical O EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus Industrial environment Limits and met ods of measurement O EN 55014 2 Immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries appliances tools and simdar apparatus immunity from radio interference of O EN 50091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible broadcast receivers and associated power systems UPS equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals CE EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 2006 9S EC Safety requirements for mains operated E EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment electronic and related apparatus for including electrical business equipment household and sinlar general use Safety of househoki and similar O EN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer importer Signature Temmy Huang Date Dec 6 2007 Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a Responsible Party
85. ollowing procedure dem onstrates how a RAID 0 array is created Step 4 If RAID 0 Striped is selected you can manually set the stripe block size In the Stripe Block field use the up or down arrow key to set the stripe block size Stripe block size is given in kilobytes We recommend you leaving it at the default Optimal which is 64 KB The stripe block size can be set from 4 KB to 128 KB MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode SIRT J em Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate TL Select ENTER Popup Figure 4 73 Appendix Step 5 Next select the hard drives which you wish to be included in the disk array The Free Disks block displays the information about the SATA hard drives that are available for use as RAID array drives Press lt Tab gt to move to the Free Disks block 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 block Figure 5 MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Nisei TO TY GO ptimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity gt Add 0 2 ST3120026AS 111 79GB lt Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate T4 Select ENTER Popup Figure 5 Step 6 After assigning the RAID drives press lt F7 gt A message which say
86. ols in this driver disk ka NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series nForce 6 Series Intel Platform Utility CD Ver 1 0 B7 1011 1 G IGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series nForce 6 Series Intel Platform Utility CD Driver CD information The following shows the detailed information about the software and drivers included in the motherboard driver disk Information 7 Description nVIDIA System Driver nVIDIA VGA Driver nVIDIA IDE Driver AMD K8 CPU Driver for XP USB 2 0 Driver for XP with SP1 and 2K with SP4 Xpress Recovery 2 Patch File Enable USB device back form S3 mode AMD Live Driver Directory Name nvIDIA_Dryv N_VGA IDE Cool n Quiet NUSB XPR2 EnableU5B53Xp AMDLive Description Realtek Audio Driver Microsoft UAA Bus Driver NVIDIA Audio Driver his page gives information about the software and drivers included in the motherboard driver disk GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 56 3 4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series nForce 6 Series Intel Platform Utility CD Ver 1 0 B7 1011 1 G IGABYTE i NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series nForce 6 Series Intel Platform Utility CD Hardware information The following shows the detailed hardware information about your motherboard B BIOS Info GA 73PYM 52 E7 e CPU Info CPU intel Genuinelntel Memory Info 390 636 KB RAM
87. ot connected the computer will not start To meet expansion requirements it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 400W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable or unbootable system e The main power connector is compatible with power supplies with 2x10 power connectors When using a 2x12 power supply remove the protective cover from the main power connector on the motherboard Do not insert the power supply cable into pins under the protective cover when using a 2x10 power supply aes NOTE 1 2 ATX 12V Pin No Definition EE 1 GND 2 GND 4 3 12V ATX 12V 4 12V ATX Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON soft On Off 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND T GND 19 GND 8 Power Good 20 5V 9 5V SB stand by 5V 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V Onlyfor2x12 pinATX 23 5V Only for 2x12 pin ATX 12 3 3V Only for2x12 pinATX 24 GND Only for 2x12 pin ATX 21 Hardware Installation 3 4 CPU FAN SYS FAN Fan Headers
88. plays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software You may press the Install button following an item to install it ka NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series nForce 6 Series Intel Platform Utility CD Ver 1 0 B7 1011 1 G IGABYTE n NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series nForce 6 Series Intel Platform Utility CD Software Applications Driver CD Software Applications Please click the following applications to install B Norton Internet Security NIS Please install Windows Installer 3 1 before to install NIS in Windows XP SP2 Click to Download Windows Installer 3 1 Norton Internet Security provides essential protection from viruses hackers and privacy threats It includes Norton Antivirus Norton Personal Firewall Norton Privacy Control Norton AntiSpam Norton Parental Control Kaspersky Anti Virus Install Kaspersky antvirus Acrobat Reader Install Utility for viewing or printing Adobe Portable Document Format PDF files GIGABYTE C O M Corporate Online Manager lows client system hardware information such as CPU and memory and graphics card and much more Aweb based system management tool that a to be monitored or controlled via a host af Install EY a a his page lists the value added software developed by GIGABYTE and its worldwide partners 3 3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers applications and to
89. porates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN cable This feature will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the fault or short Refer to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable lt When No LAN Cable Is Attached If no LAN cable is attached to the motherboard the Status fields of all four pairs of wires will show Open and the Length fields show 0 0m as shown in the figure above lt When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub or a 10 100 Mbps hub the following message will appear Start detecting at Port Link Detected gt 100Mbps Cable Length 30m gt gt Link Detected Displays transmission speed gt gt Cable Length Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable Note The Gigabit hub will only operate at a speed of 10 100 Mbps in MS DOS mode it will operate at a normal speed of 10 100 1000 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is activated lt When a Cable Problem Occurs If a cable problem occurs on a specified pair of wires the Status field will show Short and thenlength shown will be the approximate distance to the fault or short Example Part1 2 Status Short Length 1 6m Explanation A fault or short might occur at about 1 6m on Part 1 2 Note Part 4 5 and Part 7 8 are not used in a 10 100 Mbps environment so their Status fields will
90. quire you to install the SATA AHCI driver in advance during the OS installation process Note 2 For users without a startup disk Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk From your optical drive folder double click the MENU exe file in the BootDrv folder Figure 3 A command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 2 Figure 3 GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 76 5 1 3 Installing the SATA RAID AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that you have prepared the SATA RAID AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings you are ready to install Windows Vista XP onto your hard drive s A Installing Windows XP Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press lt F6 gt as soon as you see the message Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver Figure 1 After pressing lt F6 gt there will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you see the next screen Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Figure 1 Step 2 When a screen similar to that below appears insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID AHCI driver and press lt S gt Figure 2 Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices s
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92. requency Mhz setting lt Memory Frequency Mhz This item is configurable only if the FSB Memory Clock Mode option is set to Unlinked The first frequency value is adjustable and the second is the current operating frequency of your memory The adjustable range is from 400 MHz to 1400 MHz lt Actual Memory Clock Mhz The value depends on the CPU Host Frequency Mhz and Memory Frequency Mhz settings 7 Robust Graphics Booster Robust Graphics Booster R G B helps to enhance the performance of the graphics chip and memory Default Disabled lt VGA Core Clock Allows you to alter the core clock for the graphics chip and is configurable only if the Robust Graphics Booster option is set to Enabled The core clock can be increased by 1 50 7 CPU Clock Ratio Note Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU The item is present only if a CPU with unlocked clock ratio is installed Note This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 50 CPU Voltage Control Allows you to set the CPU voltage Normal sets the CPU voltage as required The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed Default Normal Note Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU lt Normal CPU Vcore Displays the normal operating voltage of your CPU 51 BIOS Setup 210 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyr
93. roblem is verified and solved works successfully If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem contact the place of purchase or local Pia dealer for help Or go to the Support amp Downloads Technical Service Zone page to submit your question Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible GA 73PVM 52 Motherboard 92 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission and the contents there of must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose Contravention will be prosecuted We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing GIGABYTE cannot however assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text Also note that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by GIGABYTE Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment In addition to high efficiency performance all GIGABYTE motherboards fulfill European Union regula tions for RoHS Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment and WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment environmental directives as well as most major worldwide safety requirements To prevent releases of harmful substances into the environment and to maximize the use of our natural resources GIGABYTE provides the following informatio
94. s All data on new or added disks will be overwritten Continue appears Figure 6 To overwrite the data in the selected hard drives press lt Y gt to confirm or press lt N gt to cancel If the hard drives contain a previously created RAID array you need to press lt Y gt to clear the data in the hard drives If you confirm Yes to the prompt above the Clear MBR prompt appears Press lt Y gt to clear or lt N gt to abort We recommend that you clear the MBR to reduce drive errors MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Define a New Array RAID Mode Nisei iis Je emOptimal Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity lt Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate T4 Select ENTER Popup Figure 6 GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 74 After that the Array List screen appears displaying the RAID array that you have created Figure 7 Note BBS stands for BIOS Boot Specification This indicates that the boot device is defined in the BIOS MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 Array List Status Vendor Array Size Ctrl X Exit TL Select B Set Bootable N New Array ENTER Detail Figure 7 To read more information about the RAID array press lt Enter gt to enter the Array Detail screen Figure 8 which shows various information about the array including the RAID mode stripe block size hard drive model name and hard drive capacity etc Array 1 NVIDIA STRIPE 233 57G Array Detail RAID Mode Striped
95. s must be an even number For this motherboard you should use the 3 onboard SATA 3Gb s connectors and the eSATA 3Gb s port on the back panel together to connect four hard drives 23 Hardware Installation 8 PWR LED System Power LED Header This header can be used to connect a system power LED on the chassis to indicate system power status The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 Pin No Definition J 1 MPD 1 NO 2 MPD 3 MPD System Status LED S0 On S1 Blinking S3 S4 S5 Off 9 BAT BATTERY The battery provides power to keep the values such as BIOS configurations date and time information in the CMOS when the computer is turned off Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost
96. show Open and the length shown is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 42 Legacy USB storage detect Determines whether to detect USB storage devices including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST Default Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are Auto 3F8 IRQ4 default 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Onboard Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port LPT and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the onboard parallel LPT port Options are SPP Standard Parallel Port default EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP ECP Mode Use DMA Selects DMA channel for the LPT port in ECP mode This item is configurable only if Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP or ECP EPP mode Options are 3 default 1 43 BIOS Setup 2 6 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Soft Off by Power button Instant Off Menu Level PME Event Wake Up Enabled Modem Ring On Enabled USB Resume from Suspend Disabled Power On by Alarm Disabled x Day of Month Alarm Everyday x Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0
97. ss Please press any key to continue 65 Unique Features Step 4 Press lt Esc gt and then lt Enter gt to exit Q Flash and reboot the system As the system boots you should see the new BIOS version is present on the POST screen Step 5 During the POST press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Optimized Defaults and press lt Enter gt to load BIOS defaults System will re detect all peripherals devices after a BIOS update so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Na Load Optimized Defaults Y N Y PC Health MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Esc Quit Ne Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Press lt Y gt to load BIOS defaults Step 6 Select Save amp Exit Setup and then press lt Y gt to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup The procedure is complete after the system restarts GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 66 4 2 2 Updating the BIOS with the BIOS Utility A Before You Begin In Windows close all applications and TSR Terminate and Stay Resident programs This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update During the BIOS update process ensure the
98. sword press lt Enter gt again The message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear indicating the password has been cancelled 53 BIOS Setup 2 13 Save 8 Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power 1 Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y PnP PC PC Health Status Exit Without Saving MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Esc Quit Tl gt Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Press lt Enter gt on this item and press the lt Y gt key This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program Press lt N gt or lt Esc gt to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu 2 14 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Ma een n PnP PCI C Quit Without Saving Y N N PC Health Status Exit Without Saving MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Esc Quit N3 ec Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Abandon all Data Press lt Enter gt on this item and press the lt Y gt key This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS Press lt N gt or lt Esc gt to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu GA 7
99. t Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 keyboard wake up event Note you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead bp Disabled Disables this function Default bp Password Set a password with 1 5 characters to turn on the system bp Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the system Any KEY Press any key on the keyboard to turn on the system lt KB Power ON Password Set the password when Power On by Keyboard is set to Password Press lt Enter gt on this item and set a password with up to 5 characters and then press lt Enter gt to accept To turn on the system enter the password and press lt Enter gt Note To cancel the password press lt Enter gt on this item When prompted for the password press lt Enter gt again without entering the password to clear the password settings lt AC Back Function Determines the state of the system after the return of power from an AC power loss gt gt Soft Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power Default gt gt Full On The system is turned on upon the return of the AC power Note Supported on Windows Vista operating system only 45 BIOS Setup 2 7 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Levelb TL gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Valu
100. ta RES Reset Switch Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart NC No connection gt A The front panel design may differ by chassis A front panel module mainly consists of Nore power switch reset switch power LED hard drive activity LED speaker and etc When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header make sure the wire assign ments and the pin assignments are matched correctly 25 Hardware Installation 11 F AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header The front panel audio header supports Intel High Definition audio HD and AC 97 audio You may connect your chassis front panel audio module to this header Make sure the wire assignments of the module connector match the pin assignments of the motherboard header Incorrect connection between the module connector and the motherboard header will make the device unable to work or even damage it EZ For HD Front Panel Audio For AC 97 Front Panel Audio 10 9 Pin No Definition Pin No Definition a 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC KH 2 GND 2 GND 3 MIC2_R 3 MI
101. tem records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on the motherboard Its major functions include conducting the Power On Self Test POST during system startup saving system parameters and loading operating system etc BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to activate certain system features When the power is turned off the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep the configuration values in the CMOS To access the BIOS Setup program press the lt Delete gt key during the POST when the power is turned on To see more advanced BIOS Setup menu options you can press lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt in the main menu of the BIOS Setup program To upgrade the BIOS use either the GIGABYTE Q Flash or BIOS utility e Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the Operating system e BIOS is a Windows based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS For instructions on using the Q Flash and BIOS utilities refer to Chapter 4 BIOS Update Utilities e Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS To flash the BIOS CAUTION do it with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction e BIOS will emit a beep code
102. tional The S PDIF out cable provides S PDIF out functionalities Optical S PDIF Out Coaxial S PDIFOut S PDIF out The S PDIF out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality Install the S PDIF in and out cable first if you want to output S PDIF digital audio signals to an external decoder A Installing the S PDIF Out Cable Step 1 First attach the connector at the end of the cable to the SPDIF_O header on your motherboard Pin 1 the red wire of the S PDIF out cable must align m With pin 1 of the SPDIF O header Incorrect connection may render the device unusable or even result in damage to the device Step 2 Secure the metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw 85 Appendix Step 3 Connect a S PDIF coaxial cable or a S PDIF optical cable either one to an external decoder for transmitting the S PDIF digital audio signals S PDIF Coaxial Cable S PDIF Optical Cable B Configuring S PDIF out Click the tool icon in the DIGITAL section In the S PDIF Settings dialog box select an output sam pling rate and select or disable the output source Click OK to complete the configuration S PDIF Settings Output Sampling Rate 44 1K Hz 48K Hz 96K Hz if No S PDIF output Output digital audio sour GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard 86 5 2 3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1 After installing the audio
103. to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card s 7 Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system OOA OO N Example Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card e Installing a Graphics Card Gently insert the graphics card into the PCI Ex press x16 slot Make sure the graphics card is locked by the latch at the end of the PCI Ex press x16 slot Removing the Card Press the white latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the slot 17 Hardware Installation 1 6 Back Panel Connectors 000000000 O O O O O 0000000 O O O Oo O o o o o o l KO o o o o o Oj i o o o o o HH Q PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Port Use the upper port green to connect a PS 2 mouse and the lower port purple to connect a PS 2 keyboard Parallel Port Use the parallel port to connect devices such as a printer scanner and etc The parallel port is also called a printer port DVI D Port The DVI D port supports DVI D specifictation Connect a monitor that supports DVI D connection to this port D Sub Port The D Sub port supports a 15 pin D Sub connector Connect a monitor that supports D Sub connection to this port DAN This motherboard provides two ports for video output DVI D and D Sub and supports dual note view function USB Port The USB port supports the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use t
104. uctions on how to use GIGABYTE s unique features read or download the information on from the S upport amp Downloads Motherboard Technology Guide page on our website For product related information check on our website at htto www gigabyte com tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard looks like this REV X X For example REV 1 0 means the revision of the motherboard is 1 0 Check your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS drivers or when looking for technical information Example BOK CONN maha aaa Ke da cad cs ae ble de ek Cela EBA Wi See 6 TOMAS INS aaa bansasa a Maan 6 GA 73PVM S2 Motherboard Layout u keke eka 7 Block Diagrami a E EO 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation XX aaa 9 1 4 Installation Precautions L ama TAUNANG 9 t2 2 PROGUCES PECINGALIONS sky y a dk besine GAAN K k Kel dilek 10 1 3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler ieeeeEE 13 Fost installingine CPU maaya eh Hare NA Ee Ye EW enver oe YE Veye 13 1 3 2 Installing the CPU Cooler A keke 15 1 4 Installing the Memory u s aanak 16 1 41 Installing a Memory 224mm RAANG 16 1 5 Installing an Expansion Calima ha nA AA Nana 17 1 6 Back Panel Connectors AGAR AGAR hima 18 1er JIA AGA AA 20 CMa Deh BIOS SEND Kama AA a a 31 241 SIAMUPSCEEN xan bA N N naaa Ke Ma ba es ai inda n 32 222 The Mam Meni i ey y werana AA
105. will not be present if no backup is created before Figure 13 14 kk GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY GIGABYTE Figure 13 Figure 14 E Removing the Backup 1 If you wish to remove the backup file select REMOVE Figure 15 2 After the backup file is removed no backup image file will be present in Disk Management and hard drive space will be freed up Figure 16 iayos Type Fae System Status Patton Besc MIPS Haakiry SIGIGABYTE D Petition Bea OFS GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Figure 15 Figure 16 F Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Figure 17 63 Unique Features 4 2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools Q Flash and BIOS GIGABYTE Q Flash and BIOS are easy to use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS DOS mode What is Q Flash CAE With Q Flash you can update the system BIOS without having to enter operating systems like MS DOS or Window first Embedded in the BIOS the Q Flash tool frees you from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process What is BIOS EOS BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environment BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the nearest BIOS server site and update the BIOS 4 2 1 Updating the BIOS with the Q Flash Utility A Before You Begin 1 From GIGABY
106. y Free Paitin Dem MIPS Hasir Tamban ING NG Sic Figure 4 Figure 5 If your hard drive is not properly partitioned before you install the operating system you may create new partitions using free space on your hard drive Figure 6 7 However if Disk Management shows the hard drive only contains the System partition without any unallocated space you will not be able to create new partitions or use Xpress Recovery2 If this occurs reinstall the operating system and re partition your hard drive spor Type Fle Sesten Status Tody Free Paitin Dem MIPS Hasir Stem ING AG Figure 6 New Partition Wizard l In the New Partition Wizard you MUST select Primary Select Partition Type There are three types of partitions primary extended and logical partition This will reserve unallocated space for Xpress Select the partition you want to create R e CO y e ry2 to u S e Extended partition Description A primary partition is a volume you create using free space on a basic disk Windows and other operating systems can start from a primary partition You can create up to four primary partitions or three primary partitions and an extended partition Figure 7 61 Unique Features B Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1 Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time When you see the following message Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 Figure 8 press any key to

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