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GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 User's Manual

1. Pin No Definition rc 1 GND 3 fe ey 4 2 GND 1 le jo l2 3 12V 4 12V i2 Fz zm A Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V jul Bl 2 33V 14 AQ ZIS 3 GND 15 GND Loe 4 5V 16 PS_ON soft On Off a NG 5 GND 17 GND ae f 6 5V 18 GND olo 7 GND 19 GND o a 8 Power Good 20 5V o ao 9 5V SB stand by 5V 21 5V Fl 10 EY 22 45V ula f 12V Only for 24 pin ATX 23 5V Only for 24 pin ATX 1 Naka lj 13 12 3 3V Only for 24 pin ATX 24 GND Only for 24 pin ATX C3 GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 22 3 PCIE 12V Power Connector The PCIE 12V power connector supplies extra power to the PCIE x 16 slot Connect this connector depending on your system requirements 1 Plin No Definition 1 NC O 2 GND O 3 GND O 4 HAN O g O pe 4 5 6 CPU FAN SYS FAN PWR FAN Cooler Fan Power Connector The cooler fan power connector supplies a 12V power voltage via a 3 pin 4 pin only for CPU FAN power connector and possesses a foolproof connection des
2. 8 IDE1 IDE Connector An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices hard drive or optical drive If you wish to connect two IDE devices please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave for information on settings please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device Before attaching the IDE cable please take note of the foolproof groove in the IDE connector 40 39 GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 24 9 SATAIM 1213141516 SATA 3Gb s Connectors Controlled by nForce 570 SLI SATA 3Gb s can provide up to 300MB s transfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb s and install the proper driver in order to work properly 7 1 Q Pin No Definition SATAII6 L 1 GND a 2 TXP SATAII5 3 TXN S 4 GND SATAII4 5 RXN 6 RX
3. GL Open Normal 0 Short Clear CMOS GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 30 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Basic Input and Output System includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard When the power is turned off the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM When the power is turned on pressing the lt Del gt button during the BIOS POST Power On Self Test will take you to the CMOS SETUP screen You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing Ctrl F1 If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS either Gigabyte s Q Flash or BIOS utility can be used Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet CONTROL KEYS lt P gt lt J gt lt lt gt lt gt Move to select item lt Enter gt Select Item lt Esc gt Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page an
4. a I e ul a Reset Switch IDE Hard Disk Active LED MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Yellow Pin 2 LED cathode PW Power Switch Open Normal Red Close Power On Off SPEAK Speaker Connector Pin 1 Power Amber Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Blue Pin 2 LED cathode RES Reset Switch Open Normal Green Close Reset Hardware System NC Purple NC GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 26 12 PWR LED The PWR LED connector is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off It will blink when the system enters suspend mode Pin No Definition mj 1 OD 1 MPD H 2 MPD 3 MPD q EH a p dum mama EB 13 F AUDIO Front Audio Connector This connector supports either HD High Definition or AC97 front panel audio module If you wish to use the front audio function connect the front panel audio module to this connector Check the pin assignments carefully while you connect the front panel audio module Incorrect connection between the module and connector will make the
5. you exit Q Flash Dual BIOS Utility Boot From iste ertet rere dein Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS too Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed The BIOS file becomes Fab after updating Master CREATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 Appendix 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots When you are in BIOS menu move to Load Optimized Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Optimized Defaults Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded Therefore we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Mana PnP PCI Cor PC Health St MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T
6. Side Speaker Out 2 PCI Surround Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 131 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge ESD Thus prior to installation please follow the instructions below 1 Please turn off the computer and unplug its power cord 2 When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors 3 Itis best to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD cuff when handling electronic components CPU RAM 4 Prior to installing the electronic components please have these items on top of an antistatic pad or within a electrostatic shielding container 5 Please verify that the power supply is switched off before unplugging the power supply connector from the motherboard Installation Notices 1 Prior to installation please do not remove the stickers on the motherboard These stickers are required for warranty validation 2 Prior to the installation of the motherboard or any hardware please first carefully read the information in the provided manual 3 Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected 4 To prevent damage to the motherboard please do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components 5 Please m
7. Task menu for Keep DMI Data Enable TM unn Update BIOS from Floppy Q Flash utility Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of three tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Update BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk a If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS note to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8GE800 F4 is listed Please confirm again yo
8. gt gt Normal Set chipset and PCE Express bus voltage to Normal Default value gt gt 0 025V 0 375V Set chipset and PCE Express bus voltage from 0 025V to 0 375V 47 BIOS Setup 9 HT Link Voltage Set the voltage settings for HT Link b Normal Set HT Link voltage to Normal Default value p gt 0 025V 0 375V Set HT Link voltage from 0 025V to 0 375V CPU HT Link Voltage Set the voltage settings for the HT Link between CPU and chipset b Normal Set CPU HT Link voltage to Normal Default value p gt 0 025V 0 375V Set CPU HT Link voltage from 0 025V to 0 375V CPU Voltage Control Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the CPU voltage damage to the CPU or decrease in the CPU life expectancy may occur b Supports adjustable CPU Voltage from 0 8000V to 1 5500V Default value Normal Normal CPU Vcore Display your CPU Vcore Voltage q GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 48 2 8 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Ma PnP PCI C PC Health Svarus LAI Wiuluul vav MB Intelligent Tweaker M I Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum System performance 2 9 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright
9. Away Mode Enables the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in a low power mode that appears off Init Display First This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you install a PCI card and a PCI Express VGA card on the motherboard hb PCI Slot Set Init Display First to PCI VGA card PEG Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card the PCIE 16 1 slot Default value gt PEG Slot2 Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card the PCIE 16 2 slot 37 BIOS Setup 2 3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Integrated Peripherals gt Seri RAID Config On Chip IDE Channel0 On Chip MAC Lan NV Serial ATA Controller IDE Prefetch Moed Onboard Audio Function SMART LAN Onboard 1394 Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect 143 Move Enter CMOS Setup Ut Select F5 Previous Values NV SATA RAID function Allows users to configure individual SATA channels as RAID or ATA mode Disable the RAID function for all of the onboard SATA channels Default value ility C Press Enter Enabled Auto All Enabled Enabled Auto Press Enter Enabled SPP V1 1 V2 0 Disabled Disabled Enabled alue Defaults Serial PD Enabled b Disabled
10. CAUTION Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the PCI Ex press x16 slot when you try to install uninstall the VGA card Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x16 slot and press firmly down on the slot Make sure your VGA card is locked by the small white drawable bar To install a VGA card or to release an installed card users can also press the latch on the back of the drawable bar as the picture to the left shows GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 16 1 6 Setup of SLI Scalable Link Interface Configuration NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI offers blistering graphics performance with the ability to bridge two NVIDIA SLI ready PCI Express graphics cards The SLI design takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express bus architecture features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA GPU graphics processing unit and the NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI chipset Together the NVIDIA SLI technolo gies work seamlessly to allow two graphics cards to operate in parallel and share the work and deliver heart pounding PC performance This section introduces steps to configure an SLI system on the GA M57SLI S4 motherboard Before you begin gt The exact power requirements will depend on your overall system configurations You need et a power supply that can provide sufficient and stable power to your system and the two SLI graphics cards Please refer to the table below to check re
11. CPU FAN 14 CD IN 5 SYS FAN 15 SPDIF 6 PWR FAN 16 F USB1 F USB2 F USB3 7 FDD 17 F1 1394 F2 1394 8 IDE1 18 CI 9 S ATA1 2 3141516 19 CLR CMOS 10 BATTERY Only for PCB REV 1 0 Q Only for PCB REV 1 1 21 Hardware Installation 1 2 ATX 12V ATX Power Connector With the use of the power connector the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard Before connecting the power connector please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed Align the power connector with its proper location on the motherboard and connect tightly The ATX_12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the ATX_12V power connec tor is not connected the system will not start Caution Please use a power supply that is able to handle the system voltage requirements It is recom mended 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 system or a system that is unable to start If you use a 24 pin ATX power supply please remove the small cover on the power connector on the motherboard before plugging in the power cord otherwise please do not remove it
12. NV SATA 1 Primary RAID Enabled Enable RAID fun b Disabled Disable the RAID funct NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID Enabled Enable RAID function for gt Disabled Disable the RAID funct NV SATA 2 Primary RAID Enabled Enable RAID function for Disabled Disable the RAID funct GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard Menu Level gt Menu Level Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help Fail Safe Defaults ion of this channe the second channel ion of this channe the first channel of ti ion of this channe 38 F7 Optimized Defaults ction for the first channel of the first SATA controller Default value It will operate in ATA mode of the first SATA controller Default value It will operate in ATA mode he second SATA controller Default value It will operate in ATA mode SP NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID Enabled Enable RAID function for the second channel of the second SATA controller Default value Disabled Disable the RAID function of this channel It will operate in ATA mode NV SATA 3 Primary RAID Enabled Enable RAID function for the first channel of the third SATA controller Default value b Disabled Disable the RAID function of this channel It will operate in ATA mode NV SATA 3 Secondary RAID Enabled Enable RAID function for the second channel of the third SATA controller Default value b Disabled Disable the RAID function of this chann
13. Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Si1ze esee etie SST 49LF003A 256K Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort Award Modular BIO Copyright C 1984 The BIOS file x Intel Pentium R 4 1 7GHz 100x17 0 becomes F4 after biel Bence z 100x17 0 updating emory Tes OK OK 8192K Shared Memory Primary Master FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED 03 08 Slave None ster CREATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flash 03 18 2003 18 6A69YG01C 00 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots and Load BIOS Optimized Defaults See how to Load BIOS Optimized Defaults please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One Congratulation You have updated BIOS successfully GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 66 B g aay Tw f you do not have a DOS startup disk we recommend that you use the aaa new BIOS utility BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Windows Just select the desired BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS Fig 1 Installing the BIOS utility Fig 2 Installation Complete and Run BIOS p Click Start Programs Gigabyte BIOS BIOS Current Mainboard Info Flash Memory Type PMC PM4SLFO04 PWH 733V Click Update New BIOS Iv intemet Update Update New BIOS T Clear DMI Data Pool Save Cur
14. amp IDE1 Marvell i i 88E1116 E a o PCIE 12V 8 cpu FANG Lj La GA M57SLI S4 woe SATAII6 Bj ahy SS pl Cd F AUDIO Pm xxm z t SATAIIS Pi A E GIE 1 ao em SATAI4 E PCIE_16_1 CODEC PCIE 2 299 nVIDIA nForce 570 SLI amas ER CD IN BR PCIE_3 Ig SH PCIE 16 2 16_ B Po fm 75843484 La AA ci SS FAN F PANEL BAR F1 1394 69 EE B ED Naa CEEELTTTTTJES amp 3 63 3 F2 1394 244 J PWR LED F_USB3 F USB1 F USB2 Only for PCB REV 1 0 Q Only for PCB REV 1 1 Block Diagram SLI AMD packer AME DDRII 800 667 533 400MHz DIMM PCI ECLK at 100MHz Hyper Transport Bus CPUCLK 200MHz Dual Channel Memory LAN PCI Express x 8 RJ45 PCI Express x 16 Marvell 8E1116 PCI Express Bus nVIDIA nForce 570 SLI aie 6 SATA 3Gb s 100MHz ATA33 66 100 133 3 PCI Express x 1 IDE Channel PCI Bus r Floppy LPC BUS LPT Port n TSB43AB23 IT8716 H COM Port m PS 2 KB Mouse 3 IEEE1394 10 USB Ports MIC Line Out Line In SPDIF In T1 SPDIF Out
15. apparatus DEN 50082 2 Limits and methods of measurement C EN 55014 2 of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of C EN 50091 2 broadcast receivers and associated 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 Disturbances in supply systems caused Disturbances in supply systems caused by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Information Technology equipment immunity characteristics Limits and methods of measurement Generic immunity standard Part 1 Residual commercial and light industry Generic immunity standard Part 2 Industrial environment Immunity requirements for household appliances tools and similar apparatus EMC requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73 23 EEC Safety requirements for mains operated O EN 60950 electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety of household and similar DEN 50091 1 electrical appliances Manufacturer Importer Safety for information technology equipment including electrical business
16. C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Ma PnP PCI C PC Health MB Intelligent Tweaker M Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automati cally detects 49 BIOS Setup 2 10 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 d Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Periphe Power Ma PnP PCI C PC Health MB Intelligent Tweaker M LT e CMOS to BIOS When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program fu
17. Hard Disk CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM gt gt ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP gt USB CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN gt Disabled Disable this function Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360K type is 40 tracks 720K 1 2M and 1 44M are all 80 tracks gt Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks gt Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K Default value GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 36 g o Password Check System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt b Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value Away Mode b Disabled Disable this function Default value gt Enabled Enable Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system
18. RAID and NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID are enabled Figure 2 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Serial ATA RAID Config Menu Level 7 2 Primary NV SATA 2 Second NV SATA 3 Prim Enabled NV SATA 3 Secondary RAID Enabled T43 Move Enter Select U PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F11 12 Profile F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 2 gt gt The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show 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 M57SLI S4 Motherboard 10 Step 2 If you do not create RAID select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu In the Hard Disk Boot Priority submenu select the model of the SATA hard drive onto which you wish to install Microsoft Windows 2000 XP You should see a screen similar to Figure 3 below CMOS Setup Utility Copy t C 1984 2006 Award Software Boot Prio Menu Level Use T or gt to select a de then press lt gt to move it up or to move it down the list P lt ESC gt to exit th menu Figure 3 After configuring the SATA controller mode in system BIOS if you wish to create RAID save the settings and exit Then go to RAID BIOS refer to the RAID Setup section to configure the RAID array After finished re enter the system BIOS Setup to set
19. When AC power back to the system the system always in On state 43 BIOS Setup 2 3 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility C ght C 1984 2006 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Level gt 7 PCI 2 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default value p gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 PCI 1 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 Default value gt gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 1 GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 44 2 6 PC Health Status c c Reset Case Open Status Disabled pened Ca Menu Level Cur E 0 RPM CPU V r Disabled CPU FAN F Varning Disabled CPU Smart FAN Control 9 Enabled CPU Smart FAN Mode Auto Reset Case Open Status b Disabled Don t reset case open status Default value gt gt Enabled Clear case open status at next boot Case Opened If the case is closed Case Opened will show No If the case is opened Case Opened will show Yes If you want to reset Case Opened value enable Reset Case Open Status and save the change to CMOS and then your computer will restart Current Voltage V Vcore DDR18V 3 3V 12V Detect system s voltage status automatically Current CPU Temperature gt gt Detect system CPU temperature automatically Current CPU POWER SYSTEM FAN Speed R
20. audio device unable to work or even damage it For optional front panel audio module please contact your chassis manufacturer 10G 9 om x x 201 HD Audio AC 97 Audio Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC 2 GND 2 GND 3 MIC2 R 3 MIC Power 4 ACZ DET 4 NC 5 LINE2_R 5 Line Out R 6 FSENSE1 6 NC 7 FAUDIO_JD T NC 8 No Pin 8 No Pin 9 LINE2_L 9 Line Out L 10 FSENSE2 10 NC Ex By default the audio driver is configured to support HD Audio To connect an AC97 front panel note audio module to this connector please refer to the instructions on page 83 about the software settings 21 Hardware Installation 14 CD IN CD In Connector Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 1 4 CD R 15 SPDIF SPDIF In Connector Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function Be careful wi
21. based on a specific motherboard model please log on to GIGABYTE s website Question 1 cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS Why Answer Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options Questions 2 Why is the light of my keyboard optical mouse still on after computer shuts down Answer In some boards a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down and that s why the light is still on Question 3 How do clear CMOS Answer If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual If your board doesn t have such jumper you can take off the on board battery to leak voltage to clear CMOS Please refer to the steps below Steps 1 Tum off power 2 Disconnect the power cord from MB 3 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 1 minute Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for 5 seconds Re insert the battery to the battery holder Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults or load Optimized Defaults Save changes and reboot the system DIIS ol ds Question 4 Why do still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume Answer Please make sure the speaker you
22. disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Load Main BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk SN If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main NEL BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to fla ish and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8KNXPU Fba is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main ROM Type Size Wide Ran 8KNXPU Fb Backup ROM Type Si ES Main Bios SST 49LF003A 512K saad SST 49LF003A 512K pe Prot TULI 1 file s found 512K BIOS file in the floppy a Total size 1 F5 Refresh disk 39M Free size 911 50K DEL Delete Q Flash Utility Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Load Main BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After pressing Enter you ll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main ROM Type Size Ba
23. during OS installation Now that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings you are ready to install Windows 2000 XP onto your SATA hard drive with the SATA driver The following is an example of Windows XP installation Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows 2000 XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver message Figure 15 After pressing F6 there will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you see the next screen Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Figure 15 Step 2 When a screen similar to that below appears insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press S Figure 16 Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manu pecify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices s lt none gt I adapters CD ROM drives or special use with Windows including those for e support disk from a mass storage device If you do not have any device support di rom a mass storage manufac nt to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 16 T1 Appendix Step 3 If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk a controller
24. equipment General and Safety requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS Signature Timmy Huang Name Timmy Huan DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a Responsible Party 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 M57SLI S4 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 ofthe 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 Jun 7 2006 Copyright 2006 GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD All rights reserved The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies Notice The written content provided with this product is the property of Gigabyte No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without Gigabyte s prior written permission Specifications and features are subject to change without prior notice Product Manual Classification In order to a
25. example D gt At the D gt prompt type the following two commands Press ENTER after each command Figure 12 cd bootdrv menu Step 2 When the controller menu Figure 13 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 from the menu in Figure 13 press H to select H nVIDIA MCP55 Series Raid XP if you wish to install Windows XP 32 bit Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk Press 0 to exit when finished s ded hootdru Network New Other README TXT gt menu EDnUIDIA F nUIDIA G9nUIDIA H nUIDIA T gt nUIDIA JnUIDIA KOnUIDIA exit Figure 12 Figure 13 Note For users without a startup disk Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD ROM From the CD ROM drive folder double click the MENU exe file in the BootDrv folder Figure 14 A command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 13 BootDry EER Me Edt Wow Fawrtes Toos Hep Qu GD Dosen pres He Bades E DiBcotorv M Fileand Folder Tasis Y SSSUG SERS SEPA 2NA SAP ET Other Places Era m MBOX NRMSK O MSN nos rove aT TATA Y GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 16 5 Installing SATA controller driver
26. lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash F9 XpressRecovery2 F12 Boot Menu USB HDD 06 26 2006 NV MCP55 6A61JG04C 00 Legacy LAN TL Move Enter Accept ESC Exit Press F12 Press lt F12 gt to enter the Boot Menu and use lt gt or lt 4 gt to select a device then press enter to accept Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu TS an The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the er note exact settings for your motherboard The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F3c Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu as figure below will appear on the screen Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Superv Password Power Management Setup Set Us PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T T4 gt Select Item e CMOS to BIOS d CMOS from BI SN If you can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option Ks hidden Please Load Optimized Defaults in the BIOS when somehow the system works not stable as usual This action makes the system reset to the default for stability BIOS Setting Recovery gt F11 Save CMOS to BI
27. menu similar to Figure 17 below will appear Use the ARROW keys to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER Figure 17 and press ENTER Later when a screen similar to Figure 18 appears you must press S to select additional driver The screen will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 17 Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press ENTER 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 pre to return to the previous screen ENTER Select F3 Exit Figure 17 Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID CL ID ER required To specify additi SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers f with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S f you do not have any device support di 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 18 If a message appears saying one or some file s cannot be found please check the floppy disk caurion Or copy the correct SATA driver again from the motherboard driver CD f you want to create RAID select both NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER and then NVIDIA nForce Storage Contr
28. the detailed step by step instructions Step 1 Install Windows 2000 onto a selected hard drive Download and install Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 from Microsoft s website Step 2 After system restarts press Del to enter system BIOS Setup during POST Power On Self Test Under the Integrated Peripherals menu Figure 21 assure the SATA port connecting the SATA hard disk the one containing the Windows 2000 is Enabled Figure 21 22 Save settings and exit the BIOS setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Item Help TU Menu Level Auto All Enabled Enabled Chip MAC Lan NV Serial ATA Controller IDE Prefetch Moed Onboard Audio Function SMART LAN Onboard 1394 Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode ECI lel DIVIN On USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Ne Move F11 12 Profile Enter Select F5 Previous Values Auto Press Enter Enabled 378 IRQ7 SPP 1 V2 0 Enabled F ave ES F6 Fail Safe Defaults F1 Gen n Help F7 Optimized Defaults Menu Level abled Enabled Enabled Enabled 13c Move Enter Select U PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F11 12 Profile F5 Previo alues F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 22 GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 80 Step 3 After system restarts press F10 to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility Select Stripin
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30. 2 FDD devices 1 IDE connectors with UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 ATA 133 support allowing connection of 2 IDE devices 6 SATA 3Gb s connectors SATAII1 SATAII2 SATAII3 SATAII4 SATAII5 SATAII6 allowing connection of 6 SATA 3Gb s devices Supports data striping RAID 0 mirroring RAID 1 striping mirroring RAID 0 1 and RAID 5 for Serial ATA O S Support Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Memory 4 DDRII DIMM memory slots supports up to 16GB memory 1 Supports dual channel DDRII 800 667 533 400 DIMMs Supports 1 8V DDRII DIMMs Expanstion Slots 2 PCI Express x16 slots 3 PCI Express x1 slots 2 PCI slots Internal Connectors 1 24 pin ATX power connector 1 4 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 floppy connector 1 IDE connector 6 SATA 3Gb s connectors 1 CPU fan connector 1 system fan connector 1 power fan connector 1 front panel connector 1 front audio connector 1 CD In connector 1 SPDIF In connector 3 USB 2 0 1 1 connectors for additional 6 USB 2 0 1 1 ports by cables 2 IEEE1394 connectors for additional 2 ports by cables 1 power LED connector GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 10 Rear Panel I O 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port 1 parallel port 1 SPDIF out port coaxial 1 SPDIF out port optical 1 COMA port 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 IEEE1394 port 1 RJ 45 port 6 audio jacks Line In Line Out MIC In Surround Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out
31. A controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup You have to make sure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive s RAID array Step 1 Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST Power On Self Test In BIOS Setup go to Integrated Periperals gt Serial ATA RAID Config Figure 1 CMOS Setup Utility Co ght C 1984 2006 Award Software Integrated Peripher Item Help a0 Menu Level gt On Chip MAC Lan Auto NV Serial ATA Controller All Enabled IDE Prefetch Moed Enabled Onboard Audio Function Auto SMART LAN Press Enter Onboard 1394 Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM bled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 a SPP V1 1 V2 0 USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Enabled T4 Move Enter Select PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F11 12 Profile F5 Previous V F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 1 Ensure that NV SATA RAID function is enabled Figure 2 Then enable the SATA controller channel with hard disks that you want to use for RAID NV SATA 1 controls the SATAII1 and SATAII2 connectors NV SATA 2 controls the SATAII3 and SATAII4 connectors NV SATA 3 controls the SATAII5 and SATAII6 connectors For example if you wish to create RAID with hard disks on the SATAII1 and SATAII2 connectors ensure that NV SATA 1 Primary
32. Connectors Introduction sse 21 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup utere We am nce ree ie ce nae n ens 31 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F3C sss 32 24 Standard CMOS Features ul an maana na annawawanwawaawnawawnawawsawnawawnawaasanaasausanana 34 22 Advanced BIOS Features ul nnaman nanan naannnanwnawanaanasawnaaasanasawsasansansasans 36 2 3 Integrated Peripherals sse 38 24 Power Management Setup umm nananana na naawa annawana asana annasansasansanasawsasansasasans 42 25 PnP PCI Configurations sssssseeeen nns 44 26 PC Health Status ist te att ert 45 21 MB Intelligent Tweaker M l T ssns 47 23 LoadFail Safe Defaults naa aan ama ttt 49 29 Load Optimized Defauls ette 49 2 10 Set Supervisor User Password ssssssessseennnennns 50 2 1 Save 8 Exit Setup 2 12 Exit Without Saving Chapter 3 Drivers Installation sese 53 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers oo ccssescsseseestsseseeseeeessesusseesesteessuseeessseeassnsetsneesees 53 3 2 Software Applications umuna ananaannnwnnaannnaannawanaawnasannasawsannasannasawsanaasansasana 54 43 Driver CD Informatiom E a 54 34 Hardware Information eec hrs 55 95 COftacL Ms s oe REDEEM RENE ER 55 Ghapter 4 Appendiks aiii ep Pee eter EC ds 57 41 Unique Software Utilities seen 57 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction ulunan nnawanwnawsawsnasnanaaw
33. Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults T Select Save amp Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is completed CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features T nad Ontimized Nefaulte PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit Part Two Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Single BIOS Motherboards This part guides users of single BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP Configurations Set User PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tv r M I T Without Saving GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 64 Exploring the Q Flash utility screen The Q FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components Q Flash Utility V1 30 Q Flash utility bar Ea SST 49LF003A 256K
34. GA M57SLI S4 AMD Socket AM2 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1002 12ME M57SLI4R 1002R The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user s other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The WEEE marking applies only in European Union s member states DEN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 1 DEN 55015 O EN 55020 E EN 55022 D DIN VDE 0855 D part 10 D part 12 CE marking O EN 60065 DEN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer importer address G B T Technology Trading GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Motherboard GA M57SLI S4 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 of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM high frequency equipment E EN 61000 3 3 Limits and methods of measurement E EN 55024 of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement C EN 50082 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical
35. In order to securely fix the bridge connector beween the two cards you must install the retention bracket in cluded with the motherboard and secure the retention bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw place this part on the top of the bridge connector retention bracket Step 4 Plug the display cable into the graphics card which on the PCIE 16 1 slot Note If you want to enable the SLI function you must plug the display cable into the graphics card which on the PCIE 16 1 slot GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 18 Graphics Card Driver Setting Step 1 After installing graphics card driver in operating system right click the NVIDIA icon in your system tray and then select NVIDIA Display The NVIDIA control panel will a appear Step 2 Select SLI multi GPU from the side menu and then select the Enable SLI multi GPU checkbox in the SLI multi GPU dialog box System will restart after you click Apply Then the SLI configuration is completed 19 Hardware Installation 1 7 O Back Panel Introduction 0000000000000 O EEEE LC e p e PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connector To install a PS 2 port keyboard and mouse plug the mouse to the upper port green and the keyboard to the lower port purple Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer scanner and other peripheral devices SPDIF O COATIAL The SPDIF coaxial output port is capable of providing d
36. M57SLI S4 Motherboard 52 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation EN Pictures below are shown in Windows XP a Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the Run exe 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers Xpress Install is now analyizing your computer 99 After insert the driver CD Xpress Install will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that recommended to install Please pick the item that you want and press install followed the item or you can press Xpress Install to install all items defaulted Gd nVIDIA nForce 500 Series Utility CD Ver 1 0 B6 0504 1 GIGABYTE Install Chipset Drivers Press Install Applications Driver CD Cd Yahoo Toolbar Install a Infor TAON Sie 5861KB Version 1 0 Hardware Yahoo Toolbar Utility Information KA nVIDIA Chipset Driver for MCP55 Install Contact Us Sue 97MB Version 915 INVIDIA Chipset Driver for MCP35 d AMD Cool amp Quiet CPU Driver Install Sue 45mb version 1222 AMD Cool amp Quiet CPU Driver Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Definition Audio Install Size 69 0MB Version 510 05010 The Microsoft UAA Universal Audio Architecture Bus driver provides support for High Definition Audio Azalia This driver is designed to work with
37. OS This function allows you to make a record of the current CMOS settings as a profile You can create up to 8 profiles Profile 1 8 and give each of them a name gt F12 Load CMOS from BIOS If your system becomes unstable and you load the default BIOS settings you can use this function to reload the CMOS settings with a CMOS settings profile created before without the hassles of resetting the CMOS configurations GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 32 Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features PnP PCI Configuration This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI 4 PnP ISA resources PC Health Status This setup page is about system autodetect temperature voltage fan speed etc MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T This setup page is to control CPU clock and frequency ratio Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allo
38. P 7 GND ile e eo 7 SATAII1 SATAII2 SATAII3 10 BATTERY lt Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced lt Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer lt Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you wantto erase CMOS 1 Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gentlytake outthe battery and putit aside for about one minute Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to make them short for five seconds 3 Re install the battery 4 Plugthe power cord in and turn on the computer 25 Hardware Installation 11 F PANEL Front Panel Jumper Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below Message LED Speaker Connector Power ower Sleep LED Switch MSG PW
39. P with SP1 and 2K with SP4 UM o XPR2 Xpress Recovery 2 Patch File lv EnableUSBB3Kp Enable USB device back form 3 mode rm Name um le Realtek Realtek Audio Driver e MBHDOFE Microsoft UAA Bus Driver le NDIS ENVIDIA DOS NDIS and NetWare DOS ODI Client Drivers EE Name a E Name Description a lt IL rr This page lists the contents of softwares and drivers in this GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 54 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard nVIDIA nForce 500 Series Utility CD Ver 1 0 B6 0504 1 GIGABYTE j Hardware information The following information shows the detail hardware information of your motherboard Chipset Drivers i M Install Software gt Driver CD system into Information e BIOS Info MS7SLI S4 E15 le CPU Info CPU AMD AuthenticAMD le Memory Info 523 760 KB RAM Hardware Information if Device Description Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller le Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft Contact Us le Device Description NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT le Devicd DriverProvider NVIDIA stem le Device Description PCI standard host CPU bridge le Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft le Device Description PCI standard host CPU bridge le Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft e Device Description PCI standard host CPU bridge le Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft le Device Description PCI standard h
40. PM gt gt Detect CPU power system fan speed status automatically CPU Warning Temperature gt gt 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU temperature at 60 C 140 F gt gt 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU temperature at 70 C 158 F 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU temperature at 80 C 176 F 90 C 194 F Monitor CPU temperature at 90 C 194 F Disabled Disable this function Default value CPU FAN Fail Warning b Disabled Disable CPU fan fail warning function Default value Enabled Enable CPU fan fail warning function 45 BIOS Setup CPU Smart FAN Control Note Disabled Disable this function b Enabled When this function is enabled CPU fan will run at different speed depending on CPU temperature Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on their requirements Default value lt CPU Smart FAN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled gt Auto BIOS autodetects the type of CPU fan you installed and sets the optimal CPU Smart FAN control mode for it Default Value gt Voltage Set to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with a 3 pin fan power cable PWM Set to PWM when you use a CPU fan with a 4 pin fan power cable Note Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 46 2 7 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software MB Intelli
41. ST connect it to the default Mic In jack caution for the microphone to work correctly HD Audio With multiple built in high quality digital to analog converters DACs that support audio output at up to 192 kHz 24 bit quality and multi streaming applications HD Audio is able to handle multiple audio streams in and out simultaneously Multi channel audio experiences have become a reality so you can for instance listen to MP3 music have an Internet chat make a telephone call over the Internet and etc all at the same time Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied STEP 1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an Audio Manager amp ilicon in your system tray you can also find the icon in Control Panel Double click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel 83 Appendix STEP 2 In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O B Su peta Met E tab In the upper left list click 2CH Speaker STEP 3 After a speaker or headphone is plugged into the rear Line Out jack a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on the device connected and click OK The 2 chan nel audio setup is completed 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an Audio Manager icon in your syste
42. Setup When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally 1 If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub the Status fields of Pair 1 2 Pair 3 6 Pair 4 5 and Pair 7 8 will show Normal and the Length fields will show NIA as shown in the figure above 2 If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable connected to a 10 100 Mbps hub the Status fields of Pair 1 2 and Pair 3 6 will show Normal and the Length fields will show N A However because Pair 4 5 and Pair 7 8 are not used in a 10 100 Mbps environment their Status fields will show Short or Open and the length shown is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable When a Cable Problem Occurs If a cable problem occurs on a specified pair of wires the Status field will show Short or Open and the length shown will be the approximate distance to the fault or short For example if it shows Pair1 2 Status Short Length 1 6m it means that a fault or short might occur at about 1 6m on Pair 1 2 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 gt Onboard 1394 gt Enabled Enable onboard IEEE1394 function Default value b Disabled Disable onboard IEEE1394 function Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip gt gt Enabled Enable this function b Disa
43. Side Speaker Out 1 0 Control IT8716 chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU Power System fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU fan failure warning Supports CPU Smart Fan function 2 BIOS 1 4Mbit flash ROM Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Additional Features Supports BIOS Supports Download Center Supports Q Flash Supports EasyTune 3 Supports Xpress Install Supports Xpress Recovery2 Supports Xpress BIOS Rescue Bundle Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Form Factor ATX form factor 30 5cm x 23 4cm Note 1 Due to the limitation of Windows 32 bit operating system when more than 4GB of physical memory is installed the actual memory available for the operating system will be less than 4GB Windows 64 bit operating system doesn t have such limitation Note 2 Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install Note 3 EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards 11 Hardware Installation 1 3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler Before installing the CPU please comply with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU CAUTION 2 Please take note of the pin 1 marking the small triangle on the CPU If you install the CPU in the wrong direction the CPU will not insert properly If this occurs please change the inse
44. Smart Fan setting page 4 PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5 GO Confirmation and Execution button 6 Easy Mode amp Advance Mode Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode 7 Display screen Display panel of CPU frequency 8 Function display LEDs Shows the current functions status 9 GIGABYTE Logo Log on to GIGABYTE website 10 Help button Display EasyTune 5 Help file 11 Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTune 5 software Note EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards 57 Appendix 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora tion of hard disk data Supporting Microsoft operating systems including press 94 Windows XP 2000 NT 98 Me and DOS and file systems including FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data on hard disks on PATA and SATA IDE controllers After Xpress Recovery2 is executed from CD ROM for the first time it will stay permanent in your hard disk If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later you can simply press F9 during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD ROM System requirements 1 Intel x86 platforms 2 At least 64M bytes of system memory 3 VESA supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD ROM and subsequent access by pressing the F9 key Steps After entering BIOS Setup go to Advanced BIOS Feature
45. aansananawsansananaasansansanssassansanaa 57 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction ulanan anna nananaawanasananawnawsananassawsansanssassansawaa 58 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction seen 60 4 1 4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s ummm anna nna nnnanaannasanwnawnawsawanawnawsansananassawsawaa 69 4 1 5 2 14 16 1 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 83 42 Troubleshooting sse tette tnter 88 Item Checklist IDE Cable x 1 4 FDD Cable x 1 SATA 3Gb s Cable x 4 1 0 Shield SLI Bridge GC DGBR2 RH x 1 Retention Bracket x 1 SN REIR The items listed above are for reference only and are subject to change without notice Optional Accessories 2 Ports USB2 0 Cable Part Number 12CR1 1UB030 51 R N 4 Ports USB2 0 Cable Part Number 12CR1 1UB030 21 R 2 Ports SATA Power Cable Part Number 12CF1 2SERPW 01R 2 Ports IEEE1394 Cable Part Number 12CF1 11E008 01R GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard Layout no CPU FANO KB MS o ATX 12V SPDIF O O SPDIFO OPT ts Socket AM2 E o 5 2 0 u c wa
46. ake sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing 6 Please do not place the computer system on an uneven surface 7 Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user 8 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 Instances of Non Warranty Damage due to natural disaster accident or human cause Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual Damage due to improper installation Damage due to use of uncertified components Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product 9 o0ROrPMSr 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Feature Summary CPU Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Athlon 64 Sempron processor Front Side Bus 2000MHz Chipset nVIDIA nForce 570 SLI LAN Marvell 88E1116 phy 10 100 1000Mbit Audio Onboard Realtek ALC883 CODEC chip Supports High Definition Audio Supports 2 4 6 8 channel audio Supports SPDIF In Out connection Supports CD In connection IEEE 1394 Onboard T I TSB43AB23 chip 3 IEEE1394a ports Storage nVIDIA nForce 570 SLI 1 FDD connector allowing connection of
47. and size chips and speed you must install them into DIMM sockets of the same color 3 To enable Dual Channel mode with four memory modules it is recommended to use memory modules of identical brand size chips and speed The following is a Dual Channel Memory configuration table DS Double Side SS Single Side Empty DIMM Socket DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII 4 2 memory modules DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS 4 memory modules DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS P If two memory modules are to be used to achieve Dual Channel mode we recommend installing them in DDRIL 1 and DDRII 2 DIMM sockets NOTE 15 Hardware Installation 1 5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below 1 Read the related expansion card s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card Replace your computer s chassis cover Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating system 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 Installing a PCI Express x16 expansion card
48. and set to boot from CD ROM Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup Insert the provided driver CD into your CD ROM drive Upon system restart the message which says Boot from CD DVD will appear in the bottom left corner of the screen Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 After the steps above are completed subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 can be made by simply pressing the lt F9 gt key during system power on Boot from VD Boot from CD DVD Press any key tu startup XpressRecovery2 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Inc M57SLI S4 F2 lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash F9 XpressRecovery2 5 2 527 2 ori lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 05 26 2006 NV MCP55 6A61J224C NN Sa 1 Ifyou have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD ROM you can see enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the lt F9 gt key in the future 2 System storage capacity and the reading writing speed of the hard disk will affect the data backup speed 3 It is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you com plete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 58 The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 1 RESTORE Restore the backed up data to your hard disk This button will not appear if there is no backup file 2 BACKUP Back up data from hard disk 3 REMOVE Remove previously created backup f
49. are using is equipped with an internal amplifier If not please change another speaker with power amplifier and try again later Question 5 Sometimes hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up What do these beeps usually stand for Answer The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems However they are only for reference purposes The situations might differ from case to case gt AWARD BIOS Beep Codes 1 short System boots successfully 2 short CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short DRAM or M B error 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps DRAM error Continuous short beeps Power error GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 88 89 Appendix GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 90 91 Appendix GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 92 93 Appendix GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 94 Contact Us e Taiwan Headquarters GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Address No 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei 23
50. bled Disable this function Default value 7 Onboard Serial Port 1 gt gt Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address gt gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 IRQ4 Default value 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 IRQ3 b Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard Parallel Port b Disabled Disable onboard LPT port gt gt 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default value gt 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value gt gt EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port b ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 40 9 9 ECP Mode Use DMA This item will become available when Parallel Port Mode set to ECP or ECP EPP 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default value 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 On Chip USB V1 1 V2 0 Enable USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 controllers Default value V1 1 Enable only USB 1 1 controller Disabled Disable onchip USB support USB Keyboard Support b Enabled Enable USB keyboard support Disab
51. byte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q Flash and Dual BIOS the Q Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same screen This section only deals with how to use Q Flash utility In the following sections we take GA 8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS from an older version to the latest version For example from Fa3 to Fba The BIOS file is Fa3 before updating TUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 60 Entering the Q Flash utility Step1 To use Q Flash utility you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features ed Peripherals r Management Setup Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User ord PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving me F3 Change Language ual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Step 2 Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS Q Flash utility Exploring the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen The Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components Dual BIOS Utility Dual BIOS utility bar Boot From F Main Bios Main ROM Type S
52. cal and Electronics Engineers which has features like high speed highbandwidth and hot plug Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IEEE1394 cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition TPA TPA GND GND TPB TPB Power 12V Power 12V No Pin GND ojoj n alaj eA vjl rm o 29 Hardware Installation 18 CI Chassis Intrusion Case Open This 2 pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed You can check the Case Opened status in BIOS Setup Pin No Definition 1 0D 1 Signal 2 GND B jee E EF Qu 19 CLR CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header To clear CMOS temporarily short the two pins Default doesn t include the jumper to avoid improper use of this header
53. ckup ROM Type S Wide Ran gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Reading BIOS file from floppy Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System Kas Main Bios SST 49LF003A 512K ize SST 49LF003A 512K ge Protection Disable CAUTION Do not turn off power or reset your system at this stage gt gt gt gt gt Q Flash Utility Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Load Main BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 62 3 Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS Then it will begin to update BIOS The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed CAUTION Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed 5 Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size Wide Range Protection Disable Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off
54. commended power for different systems System configurations SystemA System B Processors AMD Athlon 64 FX 53 AMD Athlon 64 4000 PCIE x 16 video cards 2 NVIDIA 6800 Ultra cards 2 NVIDIA 6600 GT cards DDR memory modules 4 DIMMs 2 DIMMs Hard drives Optical drives 4 hard drives 2 optical drives 1 hard drives 1 optical drives Expansion cards 1 PCIE x1 card 2 PCI cards 0 USB devices 10 4 IEEE1394 devices 1 0 Required 12V current 25A or above 20A or above Power supply requirement 500W or above 350W or above If you wish to enable the SLI function install two SLI ready graphics cards into the PCIE 16 1 and PCIE 16 2 slots It is recommended to use graphics cards of identical brand and chips For example GIGABYTE GV NX76T256D RH If you want to set up a single graphics card system we recommend installing the graphics card on the PCIE 16 1 slot to ensure better display performance 17 Hardware Installation Connecting Two Graphics Cards Step 1 Observe the steps in 1 5 Installation of Expansion Cards and install two SLI ready graphics cards of the same model to the PCIE_16_1 and PCIE_16_2 slots Step 2 Insert the SLI bridge the GC DGBR2 RH to the SLI gold edge connector on top of both cards Make sure the two mini female slots on the bridge connector securely fit i onto the SLI gold edge connetors of both cards Female slots on the bridge Gold edge connector on the top connector of graphics card Step 3
55. d return to Main Menu 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 General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F2 gt Item Help lt F5 gt Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu lt F6 gt Load the fail safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table lt F7 gt Load the Optimized Defaults lt F8 gt Q Flash utility F9 System Information lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu lt F11 gt Save CMOS to BIOS CMOS Profiles lt F12 gt Load CMOS from BIOS CMOS Profiles Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press lt F1 gt to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt Esc gt AN Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky please do it with caution and avoid inadequate operation that may result in system malfunction CAUTION 31 BIOS Setup lt F12 gt Boot Menu Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards device Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally eae First device gt Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Inc LS120 M57SLI 54 F3c Hard Disk CDROM ZIP USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM
56. de Speaker Out jack Surround side speakers can be connected to Side Speaker Out jack Oe Ca Os Os Og fal AGE GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 20 o Line In The default Line In jack Devices like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Line Out Front Speaker Out The default Line Out Front Speaker Out jack Stereo speakers earphone or front surround speakers can be connected to Line Out Front Speaker Out jack MICIn The default MIC In jack Microphone must be connected to MIC In jack x In addition to the default speakers settings the audio jacks can be reconfigured to perform cC different functions via the audio software Only microphones still MUST be connected to the NOTE default Mic In jack Please refer to the 2 4 6 8 channel audio setup steps for detailed software configuration information 1 8 Connectors Introduction 40 6 3 e RUNS E aa LU TI 18 77 12 11 1 ATX 12V 11 F PANEL 2 ATX Power Connector 12 PWR LED 3 PCIE 12V 13 F AUDIO 4
57. e can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the module please switch the direction The motherboard supports DDRII memory modules whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction The memory capacity used can differ with each slot Notch DDRII Fig 1 The DIMM socket has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket Then push it down Fig 2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 14 Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA M57SLI S4 supports the Dual Channel Technology After operating the Dual Channel Technology the bandwidth of Memory Bus will double Due to CPU limitation if you wish to operate the Dual Channel Technology follow the guidelines below 1 Dual Channel mode will not be enabled if only one memory module is installed 2 To enable Dual Channel mode with two memory modules it is recommended to use memory modules of identical br
58. e the RIGHT ARROW key to add the hard drives to the Array Disks section Figure 8 MediaShield Utility Mar 22 2006 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Capacity Loc Disk Model Capacity gt Add 2 M ST3120026AS 111 79GB Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate 94 Select ENTER Popup Figure 8 Step 6 Press F7 after selecting the target hard disks A message which says Clear disk data will appear Figure 9 If you are sure to clear the data in the selected hard drives press Y If the hard drives contain previously created RAID array you need to press Y to clear the data from the hard drives MediaShield Utility Mar 22 2006 ay Free Disks D Loc Disk Model apaci Jisk Model Capacity 111 79GB Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate TJ Select ENTER Popup Figure 9 GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 14 After that the Array List screen displaying the RAID array you created will appear Figure 10 If you want to set the disk array as boot device use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select the array and press B The Boot section will show Yes MediaShield Utility Mar 22 2006 Boot Id Status y Model Name Ctrl X Exit TJ Select B Set Boot N New Array ENTER Detail Figure 10 To read more information about the RAID array press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen Figure 11 where you should see deta
59. el It will operate in ATA mode On Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled Enable onboard first channel IDE port Default value b Disabled Disable onboard first channel IDE port On Chip MAC LAN b Disabled Disable the LAN controller built in core chipset b Auto Enable the LAN controller built in core chipset Default value NV Serial ATA Controller Disabled Disable all the 3 SATA controllers gt gt SATA 1 Enable the first SATA controller only gt gt SATA 1 2 Enable the first and the second SATA controller All Enabled Enable all the 3 SATA controllers Default value IDE Prefetch Mode gt Enabled Enable IDE data buffer to enhance HDD transfer speed Default value b Disabled Disable IDE data buffer for the system stability Onboard Audio Function gt gt Auto Auto detect onboard audio function Default value b Disabled Disable this function SMART LAN CMOS Setup Utility C sht C 1984 2006 Award Software T LAN Normal Length Menu Level gt Normal Length Normal Length Normal Length T Move Enter Select D Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults This motherboard incorporates 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 39 BIOS
60. ervice system If you want to submit new question or check our response please enter your E Mail address and press the button to log in Fay Ena EN Xx GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard To submit a technical or non technical Sales Marketing question please link to http ggts gigabyte com tw Then select your language to enter the system 96
61. g in the RAID Mode filed Figure 23 Move to the Free Disks section with the TAB key Select the desired disk and use the RIGHT ARROW key to add it to Array Disks menu MediaShield Utility Mar 22 2006 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model 3 y Loc Disk Model Capacity 3 Add 2 1 M ST3120026AS 111 78G Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate 1 4 Select ENTER Popup Figure 23 Step 4 After all the settings press F7 to complete the configuration When prompted to Clear Disk Data Figure 24 press N Then press CTRL X to exit the NVIDIA RAID BIOS Restart the computer to boot into Windows 2000 MediaShield Utility Mar 22 2006 Define a j RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks 3 Loc Disk Model apaci Jisk Model Capacity 111 79G Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate T4 Select ENTER Popup Figure 24 81 Appendix Step 5 Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in Windows 2000 and reboot the system Go to START Programs Nvidia Corporation and select NVRAID manager You should see the single disk RAID array in striping mode that was created from the boot disk Select the single boot disk RAID Array by clicking on it Select Convert Array under the System Tasks and select Next following the instructions Select the desired type of RAID array you want to convert and then select Next You are prompted
62. ge a M LT CPU Frequency MHz Auto PCIE Clock MHz Auto Menu Level gt CPU Clo Auto Auto Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Incorrectly using these features may result in system instability or corruption Doing a overclock or overvoltage on CPU chipsets and memory modules may result in CAUTION damages or shortened life expectancy to these components c Please be aware that the M I T menu items are for power users only CPU Frequency MHz 200 500 Set CPU Frequency from 200MHz to 500MHz Default value Auto PCIE Clock MHz 100 200 Set PCIE Clock from 100MHz to 200MHz Default value Auto CPU Clock Ratio This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection The option will display Locked and read only or will not show up if the CPU ratio is not changeable Robust Graphics Booster Select the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get higher performance b Auto Set Robust Graphics Booster to Auto Default value Fast Set Robust Graphics Booster to Fast gt gt Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo DDR2 Voltage Control Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the DDR2 voltage damage to the memory may occur gt Normal Set DDR2 voltage to Normal Default value p gt 0 025V 0 700V Set DDR2 voltage from 0 025V to 0 700V Chipset PCIE Voltage Set the voltage settings for chipset and PCI Express bus
63. hard disk boot priority before OS installation Select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu In the Hard Disk Boot Priority submenu select the RAID array onto which you wish to install Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Figure 4 CMOS Setup Utility Co b 2006 Award Software Jal isk Boot Priority Item Hel Menu Level gt gt Use 17 select press lt gt to move it up or to move it down the list P lt ESC gt to exit this menu T4 Move Figure 4 71 Appendix Step 3 To boot from Windows installation CD ROM set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM Figure 5 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features bel Raat PINYA YS TAYA PP rece Enter Item Hel First Boot Device CDROM Menu Level gt SELUNU DOOL DEVICE Hard DISK Third Boot Device CDROM Select Hard Disk Boot Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Device Priority Password Check Setup Init Display First PEG Figure 5 Step 4 Save and exit BIOS Setup GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 12 3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if you do not want to create RAID Step 1 After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins look for a message which says Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility Figure 6 Hit the F10 key to enter the RAID BIOS se
64. igital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder via a coaxial cable SPDIFO OPT OPTICAL The SPDIF optical output port is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder via an optical cable COMA Serial Port Connects to serial based mouse or data processing devices IEEE 1394 Port Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which has features like high speed high bandwidth and hot plug USB port Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc have a standard USB interface Also make sure your OS supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB controller please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors LAN Port The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps 6 Center Subwoofer Speaker Out The default Center Subwoofer Speaker Out jack Center Subwoofer speakers can be connected to Center Subwoofer Speaker Out jack Surround Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out The default Surround Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out jack Rear surround speakers can be connected to Surround Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out jack Side Speaker Out The default Si
65. ign Most coolers are designed with color coded power connector wires A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a 12V power voltage The black connector wire is the ground wire GND Remember to connect the CPU system power fan cable to the CPU FAN SYS FAN PWR FAN connector to prevent CPU damage or system hanging caused by overheating CPU FAN Ea Pin No Definition 1 n 1 GND CPU_FAN 2 12V Speed Control 3 Sense 4 Speed Control SYS_FAN PWR FAN ji 1 PinNo Definition 1 GND SYS FAN 2 AN i i 3 Sense 1 PWR_FAN Only for PCB REV 1 0 Only for PCB REV 1 1 23 Hardware Installation 7 FDD FDD Connector The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the FDD drive The types of FDD drives supported are 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB Before attaching the FDD cable please take note of the foolproof groove in the FDD connector 33 1 I E poooocoo oe oo ooo on peooooeooe eee ooo oo 34 2
66. iled information about RAID mode disk block size disk model name and disk capacity etc MediaShield Utility Mar 22 2006 Array Detail RAID Mode Striping Striping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Capacity 1 0 VENGI 0 ST3120026AS 111 79GB 1 1 Master 1 ST3120026AS 111 79GB R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return Figure 11 To delete the array press D in the Array Detail screen When the Delete this array message appears press Y to confirm or N to cancel Press ENTER to return to the Array List screen To exit the Nvidia RAID utility press ESC in the main menu or Ctrl X in the Array List screen Now you can proceed to install the SATA controller driver and operating system 75 Appendix 4 Making a SATA Driver Disk To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully you need to install the SATA controller driver during OS installation Without the driver the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process First of all copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD ROM to a floppy disk See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS DOS mode Vo 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 CD ROM in your system Boot from the startup disk Once at the A 1 prompt change to the CD ROM drive
67. iles to release disk space This button will not appear if there is no backup file 4 REBOOT Exit the main screen and restart the system Limitations f 2 3 5 6 T Not compatible to Xpress Recovery For the use of Xpress Recovery2 a primary partition must be reserved Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of the hard disk so free space available on the hard disk for the backup file must be allocated in advance A minimum 4GB is recom mended but the actual space is dependent on the size of the data to be backed up Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows XP 2000 NT 9x Me USB hard disks are currently not supported Does not support RAID AHCI class code 0104 0106 hard disks Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk Hard disks detection sequence is as follows PATA IDE primary channel PATA IDE secondary channel SATA IDE channel 1 SATA IDE channel 2 SATA IDE channel 3 SATA IDE channel 4 m 20 T o Precautions 1 When using hard disks with more than 128G under Windows 2000 be sure to execute the EnableBigLba exe program from the driver CD before data backup It is normal that data backup takes longer time than data restoration Xpress Recovery2 is compliant with the GPL regulations On a few motherboards based on Nvidia chipsets BIOS update is required for Xpress Recovery2 to correctly iden
68. ind an Audio Manager amp lil icon in your system tray you can also find the icon in Control Panel Double click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel STEP 2 In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O tab In the upper left list click 8CH Speaker STEP 3 After plugging in 8 channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected 8 channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out Line Out Rear Speaker Out Cen ter Subwoofer Speaker Out and Side Speaker Out then click OK The 8 channel audio setup is completed GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 86 teen a e DIGITAL e on e DIGITAL KO Co N Sound Effect Configuration At the Sound Effect menu users can adjust sound _ option settings as desired Environment GE Equalizer AC 97 Audio Configuration To enable the front panel audio connector to sup port AC97 Audio mode go to the Audio Control Panel and click the Audio I O tab In the ANA LOG area click the Tool icon and then select the Disable front panel jack detection check box This action completes the AC 97 Audio configuration Ca 88 e el DIGITAL Connector Settings e Ou pa ann 87 Appendix 4 2 Troubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions To check general asked questions
69. ite precomp b Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer None No floppy drive installed gt gt 360K 5 25 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity gt gt 1 2M 5 25 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled b 720K 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity bo 1 44M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity gt gt 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area b Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default value b Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive b Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive gt gt Both Drive A amp B are 3 mode Floppy Drives Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up b No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted gt gt All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Default value All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors b All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk erro
70. ize SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Task menu for Wide Range Protection Disable Dual BIOS Boot From Main Bios utility Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Q Flash utility title Load Main BIOS from Floppy Task menu for Load Backup BIOS from Floppy bar Q Flash utility Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T d Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of four tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu tion of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions 61 Appendix Using the Q Flash utility computer If you have already put the Steps ls This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your floppy
71. led Disable USB keyboard support Default value USB Mouse Support gt Enabled Enable USB mouse support Disabled Disable USB mouse support Default value Legacy USB storage detect This option allows users to decide whether to detect USB storage devices including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during POST gt gt Enabled BIOS will scan all USB storage devices Default value Disabled Disable this function 41 BIOS Setup 2 4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Cop C 1984 2006 Award Software Power gement Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Soft Off by Power button Instant Off Menu Level gt PME Event Wake Up Enabled Modem Ring On Disabled USB Resume from Suspend Disabled Power On b isabled Disabled Enter Soft Off ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend Default value gt gt S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR Suspend To RAM gt Soft Off by Power button gt gt Instant Off Press power button then Power off instantly Default value b Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 sec to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec lt gt PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable PME as wake up event Default value Modem Ring On An incoming call via modem can awake the s
72. m tray you can also find the icon in Control Panel Double click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel STEP 2 In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O eo tab In the upper left list click 4CH Speaker COE STUDUIT GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard STEP 3 After plugging in 4 channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected 4 channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out Line Out and Rear Speaker Out and then click OK The 4 channel audio setup is completed 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an Audio ManagerBilicon in your system tray you can also find the icon in Control Panel Double click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel STEP 2 In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O tab In the upper left list click 6CH Speaker STEP 3 After plugging in 6 channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks a small window will pop up and E ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected 6 channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out Line Out Rear Speaker Out and Center Subwoofer Speaker Out then click OK The 6 channel audio setup is completed 85 Appendix 8 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 After installation of the audio driver you should f
73. nction When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select System at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 50 2 11 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Mz PnP PCI PC Health siarus LAW Wiuluul sav MB Intelligent Tweaker M I Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 2 12 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Ma PnP PCI C PC Health MB Intelligent Tweaker M Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 51 BIOS Setup GA
74. oller If you do not create RAID select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller only GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 18 Step 4 When the next screen Figure 19 appears press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from the floppy disk Windows Setup To spe disk controllers for use v f you do not have any device s device manufacturer or do not want to mass storage dev S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 19 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed you can proceed with the Windows 2000 XP installation come to Setup port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft R ndows 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 20 Note Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to be installed 79 Appendix 6 Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 Problem Users cannot install Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 or previous versions to a bootable RAID volume There are two solutions to resolve this issue Solutions 1 Use the NVRAID tool nForce Driver Version 5 xx to convert the boot volume to a RAID array Here are
75. ost CPU bridge le Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft nis page lists all devices you nave fo 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details 0 B6 0504 1 NVIDIA nForce 500 Series Utility CD Contact Us Driver CD Information Hardware 4 GET INC G BT TECH Y TRADING GMBH Japan NIPPON GIGA BYTE CORPORATION Tel 81 2578 5438 o e Contact us via the headquarter or branch offices around the 55 Drivers Installation GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 56 Chapter 4 Appendix 4 1 Unique Software Utilities Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities please check your MB features 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1 Overclocking for enhancing system performance 2 C I A and M I B for special enhancement for CPU and Memory 3 Smart Fan control for managing fan speed control of both CPU cooling fan and North Bridge Chipset cooling fan 4 PC health for monitoring system status User Interface Overview MENERA Loc 4 KiNG Button Display Description 1 Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C LA C I A 2 and M I B Enters the C I A 2 and M I B setting page 3 Smart Fan Enters the
76. ound in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s web site for downloading and updating it according to method Il IV Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted V Do not use BIOS and C O M Corporate Online Management at the same time GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 68 4 1 4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s To configure SATA hard drive s follow the steps below 1 Install SATA hard drive s in your system 2 Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS Not 4 Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver 4 5 Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation CL 2X NO Before you begin Please prepare a 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 Windows XP 2000 setup disk Driver CD for your motherboard So 1 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 available SATA port s on the motherboard Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive Note Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller 69 Appendix 2 Configuring SAT
77. r it will stop for all other errors Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the System The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map 35 BIOS Setup 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility C ght C 1984 2006 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level gt Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Select Hard Disk Boot Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Device Priority Setup Disabled Init Display First PEG Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards SCSI RAID etc Use 1 or to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu gt First Second Third Boot Device gt gt Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy gt gt LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120 b Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by
78. r example 1 p m is 13 00 00 IDE Channel 0 Master Slave b IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection b IDE Channel 0 Master Slave Auto None Manual b Access Mode b Extended IDE Drive You can use one of the two methods Auto None devices setup You can use one of three methods Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST Default value Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up User can manually input the correct settings Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto IDE Channel 2 3 4 5 6 7 Master b IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA IDE devices during POST default Select this if no SATA IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 34 b Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The two options are Large Auto default Auto gt Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard drive Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information gt gt Cylinder Number of cylinders b Head Number of heads gt Precomp Wr
79. rent BIOS T Clear PrP Data Pool Update B105 About this program 1 Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet a Click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS icon Select BIOS sever Select the exact model name on your motherboard System will automatically download and update the BIOS pao Il Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Do not click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS c Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file d Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as M57SLIS4 F1 e Complete update process following the instruction 67 Appendix Ill Save BIOS In the very beginning there is Save Current BIOS icon shown in dialog box It means to save the current BIOS version IV Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM In the very beginning there is About this program icon shown in dialog box It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported 2 Note In method if it shows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted Il In method Il be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won t boot lll In method if the BIOS file you need cannot be f
80. riginal position AN Please use extra care when installing the CPU The CPU will not fit if positioned incorrectly Rather than applying force please change the positioning of the CPU CAUTION GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 12 1 3 2 Installation of the CPU Cooler Fig 1 Before installing the CPU cooler please first add an even layer of heat paste on the surface of the CPU Install all the CPU cooler components Please refer to the cooler manual for detailed installation instructions Fig 2 Please connect the CPU cooler power connector to the CPU_FAN con nector located on the motherboard so that the CPU cooler can properly function to prevent CPU overheating The CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat paste To prevent Ce such an occurrence it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat paste be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the CPU cooler 13 Hardware Installation 14 Installation of Memory Before installing the memory modules please comply with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard It is CAUTION recommended that memory of similar capacity specifications and brand be used 2 Before installing or removing memory modules please make sure that the computer power is switched off to prevent hardware damage 3 Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design A memory modul
81. rt direction of the CPU ease add an even layer of heat paste between the CPU and CPU cooler ease make sure the CPU cooler is installed on the CPU prior to system use otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur 5 Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the processor specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifica tions since it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequency beyond the proper specifications please do so according to your hard ware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc P P 1 34 Installation of the CPU Check the CPU pins to see that none are bent Move the socket lever to the unlocked position as shown in Fig 1 90 to the plane of the motherboard prior to inserting the CPU The pin 1 location is designated on the CPU by a small triangle that corresponds to a triangle marking on the socket as shown in Fig 2 Align the CPU to the socket and gently lower it into place Do not force the CPU into the socket Fig 1 lt Socket Lever Position lever at a 90 degree angle Fig 2 Pin 1 location on the socket and processor Gently place the CPU into position making sure that the CPU pins fit perfectly into their holes Once the CPU is positioned into its socket place one finger down on the middle of the CPU and gently press the metal lever back into its o
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83. ssist in the use of this product Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following m For quick installation please refer to the Hardware Installation Guide included with the product m For detailed product information and specifications please carefully read the Product User Manual m For detailed information related to Gigabyte s unique features please go to Technology Guide section on Gigabyte s website to read or download the information you need For more product details please click onto Gigabyte s website at www gigabyte com tw Table of Contents Item Checklist anan ANN NGA re o i ethernet bea Dre to Ma no re han 6 Optional ACCESSES ana teet en bera e e Trete e e Rar 6 GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard Layout seen 7 Block Diagram iater eee rtr ir ied de it D dt 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation sse 9 14 Considerations Prior to Installation sss 9 12 Feature Summary e et DR UR CR RR RC 10 13 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler sse 12 13 1 Installation of the CPU trennen erecti 12 1 3 2 Installation of the CPU Cooler sss 13 14 Installation of Memory ciatis 14 15 Installation of Expansion Cards sssse 16 16 Setup of SLI Scalable Link Interface Configuration 17 17 V O Back Panel Introduction sn 20 1 8
84. th the polarity of the SPDIF connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional SPDIF cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition Power SPDIFI GND GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 28 16 F USB1 F USB2 F USB3 Front USB Connector Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front USB cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition Power 5V Power 5V USB DX USB Dy USB DX USB Dyt GND GND No Pin NC N CO N D a AJ ojl rm 17 F1 1394 F2 1394 Front IEEE 1394 Connector Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electri
85. the following versions of Windows I Microsoft Windows Server 2003 2 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 SP1 3 Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 SP4 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver install Size 201MB Version 51005242 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver rd USB 2 0 Driver install Sue 136 2kB Version 5126000 USB 2 0 Driver a Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting note your system the Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers System will reboot automatically after install the drivers afterward you can install others application For USB2 0 driver support under Windows XP operating system please use Windows Service Pack After install Windows Service Pack it will show cauTION a question mark in Universal Serial Bus controller under Device Manager Please remove the question mark and restart the system System will auto detect the right USB2 0 driver 53 Drivers Installation 3 2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software you can choose anyone you want and press install to install them KE nVIDIA nForce 500 Series Utility CD Ver 1 0 B6 0504 1 GIGABYTE 4 Software Applications Install Dh Please click on the following applications listed below to install ions Norton Internet Security NIS a Size 1023MB I Norton Internet Securi
86. tify RAID and SATA IDE mode Please contact your motherboard manufacturer 59 Appendix 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 Q Flash Utility H46Ab Q Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM With this utility users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS Q Flash allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows Using Q Flash indicates no more fooling around with any complicated instructions and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu AN Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk please do it with caution We are Cow sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd is not responsible for damages of system because of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end users Before You Begin Before you start updating BIOS with the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below first 1 Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte s website 2 Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file the one with model name Fxx For example 8KNXPU Fba to a floppy disk 3 Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts If your motherboard has dual BlOS please refer to Part One If your motherboard has single BIOS please refer to Part Two Part One Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards Some of Giga
87. to select the desired Free Disk s to add to the bootable RAID array Press Finish then NVRAID will start converting the single disk RAID array into a multi disk RAID array in a bootable format Note Conversion may take 1 2 hours depending on disk size Solutions 2 Users must create a combination installation CD that includes Windows 2000 and Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4 fixes integrated in To create the combination installation CD refer to the following website http www microsoft com windows2000 downloads servicepacks sp4 HFdeploy htm Note If users choose not to install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or 4 RAID is still supported on Windows 2000 However users will not be able to create a bootable RAID volume GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 82 PAZ 4 1 5 2 14 16 18 Channel Audio Function Be Introduction The default speaker settings for the 6 audio jacks are as shown in the picture to the right The jack retasking capability supported by HD Audio allows Liela users to change the function for each audio jack by e zB tub Mic In Xi the audio software provided For example if a rear speaker is plugged into the center subwoofer speaker out jack you can change the center subwoofer speaker out jack to fucntion as a rear speaker out jack via the audio software Please follow the steps to install the function Following pictures are in Windows XP t Note that if you wish to connect a microphone you MU
88. tup utility Shield ROM BIOS 6 55 ht C 2006 NVIDIA Corp Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility Figure 6 Step 2 The Define a New Array screen is the first option screen when you enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility Figure 7 You can press the TAB key to highlight through options Step 3 In the RAID Mode field use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select a RAID mode The supported RAID modes include Mirroring Striping Stripe Mirroring Spanning and RAID 5 The following is an example of RAID 0 array creation Step 4 If RAID 0 Striping is selected you can manually set the striping block size In the Striping Block field use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to set the Striping Block size The KB is the standard unit of Striping Block size We recommend you leaving it to the default setting Optimal 64K The size range is from 4K to 128K MediaShield Utility Mar 22 2006 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Loc Disk Model Capacity Loc Disk Model Capacity 3 Add Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate 14 Select ENTER Popup Figure 7 T3 Appendix Step 5 Next select the hard drives which you wish to be included in the disk array The Free Disks section displays the information about the currently installed SATA hard drives Press the TAB key to move to the Free Disks section Select the target hard drives using the UP or DOWN ARROW key and us
89. ty 2006 provides essential protection from viruses hackers and privacy threats itincludes Norton AntiVirus Norton Personal Firewall Norton Privacy Control Norton AntiSpam Norton Parental Control Acrobat Reader co Size 15 9MB SS Utility for viewing or printing Adobe Portable Document Format PDF files GIGABYTE C O M Corporate Online Manager Install Size 85MB A web based system management tool that allows client system hardware information such as CPU and memory and graphics card and much more t be monitored or controlled via a host Size 48MB An easy to use Windows based system enhancement utility allowing quick access to a variety of performance features nen 1 0MB DMI Viewer provides a management tool for viewing motherboard hardware information DMI Viewer Size The page reveals the va ided software developed by 3 3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title E nVIDIA nForce 500 Series Utility CD Ver 1 0 B6 0504 1 GIGABYTE R Driver CD information iced D The following information shows the detail contents stored in this Driver CD Applications SA Information kana 3 ERN le nVIDIA Dr ENVIDIA System Driver l IDE nVIDIA IDE Driver le Coo Quiet AMD KB CPU Driver for XP e NUSB USB 2 0 Driver for X
90. u have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type S inuia SST 49LF003A 256K 1 file s found 8GE800 F4 256K BIOS file in the floppy disk Total size 1 39M Ef FS Refresh Free size 1 14M DEL Delete Q Flash Utility V 1 30 Flash Type Size 5 etit SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Reading BIOS file from floppy Do notturn off power or DDDDDDDDDDDDDD PARA reset your system at r Off this stage Ej Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION 65 Appendix 3 Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS Then it will begin to update BIOS The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size sina SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Updating BIOS Now Do not turn off power or Pond reset your system r Off at this stage Ej Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type SE eite SST 49LF003A 256K Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue r Off 5
91. ws you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 33 BIOS Setup 2 1 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master hannel 5 Master IDE Channel 6 Master IDE Channel 7 Master Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support Halt On Date Standa CMOS Features Mon Jun 26 2006 2 4 None None None None None None None None 1 44M 3 5 None Disabled All But Keyboard The date format is week month day year The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only The month Jan Through Dec The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month The year from 1999 through 2098 Week Month Day b Year c Time Item Help Menu Levelb Change the day month year lt Week gt Sun to Sat lt Month gt Jan to Dec lt Day gt 1 to 31 or maximum allowed in the month lt Year gt 1999 to 2098 The times format in lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is calculated based on the 24 hour military time clock Fo
92. ystem from any suspend state Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable Modem Ring On function c USB Resume from Suspend Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable USB device wake up system from suspend mode c Power On by Alarm You can set Power On by Alarm item to enabled and key in Date Time to power on system b Disabled Disable this function Default value b Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If Power On by Alarm is Enabled Day of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 GA M57SLI S4 Motherboard 42 9 9 c Power On By Mouse Disabled Disabled this function Default value b Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system Power On By Keyboard Disabled Disabled this function Default value b Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password Any KEY Press any key to power on the system Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the system KB Power ON Password When Power On by Keyboard is set to Password you can set the password here gt gt Enter Input password from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to set the Keyboard Power On password AC BACK Function gt gt Soft Off When AC power back to the system the system will be in Off state Default value gt gt Full On

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