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AMD GA-M61SME-S2 User's Manual

1. 7 SATAII 0 SATAII 1 SATA 3Gb s Connectors SATA 3Gb s can provide up to 300 MB s transfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb s and install the proper driver in order to work properly an T CL SATAII 0 SATAII 1 2 21 5 Definition 7 1 1 GND 2 TXP r 4 3 TXN 4 GND 1 5 RXN 1 1 6 7 GND Hardware Installation 8 PWR LED The PWR LED connector is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off It will blink when the system enters suspend mode S1 aP n AH 77 kai omg 01 01 C 9 PANEL Front Panel Jumper Pin No Definition
2. nN e 16 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 31 1 Signal 2 GND p co GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 26 17 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 18 BATTERY 8 Q O ume jJ
3. Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V ATX_12V 131 8 111 Definition Pin No Definition Sil 1 33V 13 33V T 2 33V 14 AN NG 3 GND 15 GND 4 45V 16 PS ON soft On Off 5 GND 17 GND j 6 8 GND 7 GND 19 GND 219 8 06 20 5V EAS 9 5V SB stand by 5V 21 2j 10 12V 2 5V a o 1 12V Only for 24 pin ATX 23 5V Only for 24 pin ATX 24 12 12 3 3V Only for 24 pin ATX 24 GND Only for 24 pin ATX C9 19 Hardware Installation 3 4 CPU FAN SYS FAN Cooler Fan Power Connector The cooler fan power connector supplies a 12V power voltage via a 3 pin 4 pin only for CPU FAN power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design 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 fan cable to the CPU FAN SYS FAN connector to prevent CPU damage or system hanging caused by overheating CPU FAN Definition 3 H 1 GND E iL 2 12
4. 12 SPDIF 10 S PDIF In Out Connector The S PDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function Use S PDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF 10 connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the S PDIF cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional S PDIF cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition Power No Pin SPDIF SPDIFI GND GND Oo N GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 24 13 HDA SUR Surround Center Connector Attach the connector of the 5 1 7 1 Surround Cable optional to this connector Pin No Definit
5. Yes The problem is verified and solved No Correctly insert the Pi memory into the memory socket Check if the memory is installed properly on the memory slot Yes 4 v Insertthe graphics card Connect the ATX main power cable and the 12V power cable Turn on the power to start the computer The problem is verified and solved v Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults Select Save amp Exit Setup to save C Continued changes and exit BIOS Setup 75 Appendix When the computeris turned on is the CPU cooler running No CPU or CPU socket might fail Yes The problem is verified and solved No The graphics card Check if there is display on your monitor expansion slot or monitor might fail Yes 4 v The problem is verified and solved Turn off the computer Plugg in the keyboard and mouse and restart the computer v No The keyboard or Check if the keyboard is working properly Yes 1 Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults Select Save amp Exit Setup to save The problem is verified and solved changes and exit BIOS Setup mouse might fail Turn of
6. D Open Normal Short Clear CMOS lt Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced 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 want to erase CMOS 1 Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently take out the battery and put it aside for about one minute Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for five seconds 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord in and turn on the computer 21 Hardware Installation GA M61SME 52 Motherboard 28 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 t
7. sss 39 25 gt Configurations nsise ne 41 26 PG Health Statis mka dede 42 2 7 Load Fail Safe Defaults sss 44 28 Load Optimized 44 29 Set Supervisor User Password 2 45 240 Save amp Exit Setup aee etate ad ia 46 2 11 Exit Without Saving ede tte ed d 46 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers 32 Software Applications 48 33 Driver CD Information 48 34 Hardware Information 249 e e aede eg 49 Chapter 4 Appendix ssssssssssssseseesene tentent nnne tentent 51 4 1 Unique Software Utilities see 51 4 1 1 1 51 51 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction sse 52 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction ssssees 54 4 1 4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s sees 58 4 1 5 2 14 16 18 Channel Audio Introduction ss 68 4 2 Troubleshooting 4 2 1 Frequently Asked Questions 4 2 2 Troubleshooting Procedure sssssssseseeeentetetennens 75 Regulatory Statements senes TI Box Contents 1 GA M61SME S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk v User s Manual One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable One SATA 3Gb s cables Shield
8. Hyper Transport Bus PCI Express x8 VGA PCI Express x1 Bus 2 SATA 3Gb s PCle CLK NVIDIA 100 2 GeForce 6100 ATA 33 66 100 133 405 IDE Channel 4 1 PCI Express x Flo LPC BUS po Realtek LT LPT Port LAN RJ45 31 118716 COM Ports 5 2 KB Mouse BIOS SPDIF In HE 555055 5 2 PCI 5 86 555 5 8988 o2 ci x a 8 8 a Ports agga wn Ann 253 ego 53 i n3 PCI CLK 33 2 o Chapter1 Hardware Installation 14 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 2 3 Please turn off the computer and unplug its power cord When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors Itis best to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD cuff when handling electronic components CPU RAM Prior to installing the electronic components please have these items on top of an antistatic pad or within a
9. The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain The box contents are subject to change without notice 2 Optional Items L1 2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 51R L1 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 2SERPW 01R O COM port cable Part No 12CF1 1CM001 32R L1 S PDIF In and Out Cable Part Number 12CR1 1SPINO 11R 0 5 1 7 1 Surround Cable Part Number 12CF1 1AU004 01R 615 52 Motherboard Layout KBMS Arx 42v Socket AM2 i 5 5 CPU R USB so 35 Ez GA M61SME S2 Cl IDE Ej F_AUDIO PCIE_16 CLE HDA_SUR BIOS CLR_CMOS F 5 SATAII 0 1 PCIE 1 SATAII 1 Realtek d 8201 nVIDIA GeForce 6100 F VSB2CEEED cp iw Cm mimm PCH nForce 405 F 8 CI 7 PA Jcopec FDD SYS FAN F PANEL 556 11111110 p PWR LED SPDIF 10 Block Diagram PCle CLK 100 MHz AMD Socket AM2 DDRII 800 667 533 400 MHz DIMM CPU CLK 200 MHz CPU Dual Channel Memory
10. GIGABYTE nVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce Series Utility CD Install Chipset Drivers NM std below are recommended be installed for your motherboard Please itk on he Xpress Instal to instal all divers automaticaly ere the drivers aro need to be installed uncheck the selected drivers wili not be installed XPress Install _ Applications Driver CD d Yahoo Toolbar Install Information Size 6061KB Version 10 Toolbar Uti Chipset Driver for 61 Install Site 230 Version 1110 VIDIA Chipset Driver for MCP61 VGA Driver for MCP61 Install Size 5588 Version 9163 nVIDIA VGA Driver for NCPBT KA AMD Cool amp Quiet CPU Driver Install 28 8 Version 1320 AMD Cool amp Quiet CPU Driver Cd Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Definition Audio Install Sao 20M8 Version 151005010 The Microsoft UAA Universal Audio Architecture Bus driver provides support for High Definition Audio Azalia This driver is designed to work with the following versions of Windows 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 2 Microsoft Windows Service Pack 1 SP1 3 Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 SP4 dRealtek High Definition Audio Driver install Size 64MB Version 510 05386 Realtek High Definition Audio Driver button The Xpress Install will execute the Some device drivers will restart your system automati
11. 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 M61SME S2 Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Date Mar 7 2007 Copyright 2007 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 assist in the use of this product Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following m Fordetailed product information and specifications please carefully read the Product User Manual Fordetailed information related to Gigabyte s unique featur
12. Free Disks 8 Port Disk Model apaci Jisk Model Capacity 111 79GB Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate T4 Select ENTER Popup Figure 7 GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 02 After that the Array List screen displaying the RAID array you created will appear Figure 8 Note BBS stands for BIOS Boot Specification This indicates that the boot device is defined in the BIOS MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2006 Array List Status Vendor Ctrl X Exit 14 Select Set Boot N New Array ENTER Detail Figure 8 To read more information about the RAID array press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen Figure 9 where you should see detailed information about RAID mode disk block size disk model name and disk capacity etc Array 1 NVIDIA STRIPE 233 57G Array Detail RAID Mode Striping Striping Width 2 Striping Block 64K Disk Model Capacity 51312002645 111 79GB ST3120026AS 111 79GB R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return Figure 9 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 63 Appendix 4 Making a SATA Driver Disk To install o
13. Block size We recommend you leaving it to the default setting Optimal 64 K The size range is from 4K to 128K MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2006 Define a New Array RAID Mode inso raum KS Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate 14 Select ENTER Popup Figure 5 61 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 use the RIGHT ARROW key to add the hard drives to the Array Disks section Figure 6 MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2006 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Block Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity P Add ST3120026AS 111 79GB Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate 74 Select ENTER Popup Figure 6 Step 6 Press F7 after selecting the target hard disks A message which says Clear disk data will appear Figure 7 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 Utility Aug 21 2006 New Array RAID Mode Striping Block
14. PWR LED 17 CLR 5 9 F PANEL 18 BATTERY GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 18 1 2 12 Power Connector With the use of the power connector the power supply 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 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the 12V power connector 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 recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 300W 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
15. 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD 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 E Speaker Connector 20 19 HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Message LED Sleep LED Switch 9 21 i E BH za e 2 1 Qo rijg TO 8 lt tle Reset Switch IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK Speaker Connector Pin 1 Power Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Open Normal Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode NC NC GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 2022 10 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 f
16. 98 If your keyboard has a POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the system KB Power ON Password When Power On by Keyboard set at Password you can set the password here Enter Input password from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to set the Keyboard Power On password AC Back Function Soft Off When AC power back to the system the system will be in Off state Default value Full On When AC power back to the system the system always in On state Note Supported on Vista operating system only 615 52 Motherboard 40 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assigi Auto PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Level gt PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 Default value 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 c PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default value 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 41 BIOS Setup 2 6 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2007 Award Software PC Health Status Menu Level gt SYST arming CPU Smart FAN Control Enabled CPU Smart FAN Mode Auto Reset Case Open Status Disabled Don t reset case open status Default value Enabled Clear case open status at next boot Case Opened If the case is closed Case Opened will show N
17. Restart the system During POST press the End key to enter Q Flash Note You can access Q Flash by either pressing the End key during POST or the F8 key in BIOS Setup However if the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SATA controller use the End key during POST to access Q Flash Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Inc GA M61SME S2 E7 lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 lt F12 gt Boot lt End gt Qflash End Qflash 01 23 2007 NV MCP61 6A61KG05C 00 Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky please do it with caution and avoid inadequate Operation that may result in system malfunction Updating the BIOS Step 1 a In the Q Flash menu use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select Update BIOS from Drive and press ENTER a If you wish to back up the current BIOS file use the Save BIOS to Drive function NOTE b Select the floppy drive or hard drive where the BIOS file is saved such as Floppy A and press ENTER Q Flash Utility v2 02 SST 25LF040A 512K Flash Type Size Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Drive 0 file s found Ej Floppy A lt Drive gt lt Drive gt Free size 0 DEL Delete Total size 0 F5 Refresh GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 54 Select the BIOS file and press ENTER M
18. avoid inadequate operation that may result in system malfunction CAUTION 29 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 Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Inc GA M61SME S2 7 lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery lt F12 gt Boot Menu sling lt F12 gt Boot Menu 01 23 2007 NV MCP61 6A61KG05C 00 Use lt T gt or lt 4 gt to select a device then press enter to accept Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu Select a Boot First device Floppy 15120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD Legacy LAN T4 Move Enter Accept ESC Exit The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver E7 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 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save 6 Exit Setup Exit Without Sa 142 Select Item pa 1 If you don t find the settings you want press Ctrl F1 to access advanced options NOTE 2 Select the Load Optimi
19. click 4CH Speaker STEP 3 Connect the 4 channel speakers to the audio jacks on the motherboard and the surround cable a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose a device depend ing on the type of speaker connected 4 channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out Line Out and Rear Speaker and then click OK The 4 channel audio setup is completed GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 70 Setting Up 6 Audio STEP1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an Audio 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 SIGABYTE In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O tab Man cree d In the upper left list click 6CH Speaker tock Panel 2 se STEP 3 Connect the 6 channel speakers to the audio jacks on the motherboard and the surround cable a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose a device depend ing 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 wi Li 11 Appendix Setting Up 8 Audio STEP1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an Audio Manager in your system tray
20. 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 supportUSB controller please con tact 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 Fast Ethernet supporting data transfer speeds of 10 100 Mbps e Line In Devices like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack 17 Hardware Installation Line Out Front Speaker Out Connect the stereo speakers earphone or front surround speakers to this connector MIC In Microphone can be connected to MIC In jack 1 You can use audio software to configure 2 4 6 8 channel audio functioning NorE 2 To set up an 8 channel audio configuration you must use 5 1 7 1 Surround Cable optional 1 7 Connectors Introduction 1 n 12 15 6 9 1 ATX 12V 10 F AUDIO 2 ATX Power Connector 11 CD IN 3 CPU FAN 12 SPDIF 10 4 5 5 13 HDA SUR 5 IDE 14 USB1 F USB2 6 FDD 15 COMB 7 SATAII 0 SATAII 1 16 8
21. methods such as 615 52 1 e Complete update process following the instruction 615 52 Motherboard 56 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 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 ll In method if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s web site for downloading and updating it according to method Il V Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted Do not use BIOS and C O M Corporate Online Management at the same time 57 Appendix 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 ete 4 Make a floppy d
22. 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 4 Socket Lever Position lever at a 90 degree angle Fig 2 Pin 1 location on the socket and CPU 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 original position Pin One 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 M61SME S2 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 connector located on the motherboard so that the CPU cooler can The CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU as a r
23. then press Y to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup When the system restarts the whole update process is complete 55 Appendix BIOS Method 2 BIOS Utility If you do not have a DOS startup disk we recommend that you use pos live the new BIOS utility 698105 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 Please select BIOS server site fi Click Update New BIOS Bro Gigabyte 28105 server 1 in eiver 1 in Taiwan Gigabyte 58105 server 2 in Taiwan Gigabyte 690 05 server in China Gigabyte BIOS server in Japan Gigabyte 28105 server in U S A TF Internet Update Update New BIOS Clear DMI Data Pool Save Current BIOS Clear PrP Data Pool Update 68105 About this program Ext one 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 c 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
24. 15 8 NV Forceware Network Guide Nvidia Forceware Network Access Manager install Size 273 Nvidia Forceware Network Access Manager GIGABYTE C O M Corporate Online Manager Size 9 0MB a lt The page reveals the value added software developed by Gigabyte and worldwide partners 3 3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title GIGABYTE nVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce Series Utility CD 4 Driver CD information The following information shows the detail contents stored in this Driver CD rectory Name scription AVIDIA System Driver N_VGA AVIDIA VGA Driver IDE nVIDIA IDE Driver AMD KB CPU Driver for XP NUSB USB 2 0 Driver for XP with SP1 and 2K with SP4 XPR2 Xpress Recovery 2 Patch File EnableU8B83Xp Enable USB device back form 53 mode MDLive Live Driver irectory Name iption je Realtek Realtek Audio Driver MBHDOFE Microsoft UAA Bus Driver Name iption NDIS NVIDIA DOS NDIS and NetWare DOS ODI Client Drivers Name Wractans Nama This page lists the contents nf softwares and drivers in this CD title 615 52 Motherboard 48 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard GIGABY
25. 600GT TDH ELSA GLADIAC 760GT ELSA GLADIAC 790GT ATi Gigabyte GV RX308128D Gigabyte GV RX30HM128D Gigabyte GV RX30128D Gigabyte GV RX60P128DE Gigabyte GV RX60X128V Gigabyte GV RX70128D Gigabyte GV RX70P128D Gigabyte GV RX80T256V Gigabyte GV RX80L256V Gigabyte GV RX80256D Gigabyte GV RX55128D Gigabyte GV RX85T256V B Gigabyte GV RC850T256D B GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 16 Graphics Chip Maker Model Name ATi Gigabyte GV RX13P256D RH Gigabyte GV RX16P256DE RH Gigabyte GV RX18L256V B Gigabyte GV RX18T512V B Gigabyte GV RC19T512B RH Gigabyte GV RX165T256D RH Gigabyte GV RX13128D RH Gigabyte GV RX195P256D RH Gigabyte GV RX165P256D RH Gigabyte GV RX16T256V RH ASUS AX800XT ASUS AX700PRO MSI RX600 XT TD128 VIA S3 GammaChrome 518 1 6 10 Back Panel Introduction O 9 e t 2 CG 0 19 ye Ole 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 Serial Port Devices like mouses modems and etc can be connected to Serial port VGA Port Monitor can be connected to VGA port USB Port Before you connect your device s
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28. An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state Disabled Disable Modem Ring on function Enabled Enable Modem Ring on function Default value gt USB Resume from Suspend Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable USB device wake up system from suspend mode Default value Note Supported on Vista operating system only 39 BIOS Setup You can enable the Power On by Alarm item and key Date Time to power system Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If Power On by Alarm is Enabled Day of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 b Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 HPET Support Not Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable support for High Precision Event Timer HPET funtion Default value Mode et 32 bit mode Select 32 bit mode for 32 bit Vista operating system Default value 64 bit mode Select 64 bit mode for 64 bit Vista operating system Power On By Mouse Disabled Disable this function Default value b Double Click Double click PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system Power On By Keyboard Disabled Disable this function Default value Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password Any KEY Press any key to power on the system Keyboard
29. ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 14 65 Appendix Step 3 If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk a controller menu similar to Figure 15 below will appear Use the ARROW keys to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER Figure 15 and press ENTER Later when a screen similar to Figure 16 appears you must press S to select additional driver The screen will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 15 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 S Adapter y to return to the previou ENTER Select F3 Exit Figure 15 Window Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER required To specify additional SCSI disk controllers for use with V which you have a devi manufacturer press S f you do not have any device support di m a mass storage d e manufacturer ant to specify additional mass age dev for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device Enter Continue F3 Exit Figure 16 If a message appears saying one or some file s cannot be found please check the floppy disk caution Or copy the correct SATA driver again from the motherboard driver CD GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 66 Step 4 When the next screen Figure 17 appears press ENTER to continue the SATA d
30. 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 Enabled BIOS will scan all USB storage devices Default value Disabled Disable this function GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 38 24 Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type SI POS Off by Power button Instant off Menu Levelb Enabled Modem Ring C Enabled USB Resume from Suspend Enabled Disabled Time hh 5 rm 0 0 0 HPET Suppor Enabled HPET Mode 9 32 bit mode Power On By Mouse Disabled Power On By Keyboar Disabled KB Pc Ent AC Back Function Soft Off 13 Mo F5 Previous ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend Default value S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR Suspend To RAM gt Soft Off by Power button Instant off Press power button then Power off instantly Default value Delay 4 Press power button 4 seconds to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 seconds 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 gt Modem Ring On
31. GA M61SME S2 AMD Athlon 64 FX Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core AMD Athlon 64 Sempron AM2 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 2002 12ME M61SMES2 2002R O EN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 1 55015 O EN 55020 9 EN 55022 O DIN VDE 0855 marking 60065 O EN 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 M61SME S2 is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 Directive Limits and methods of measurement MEN 61000 32 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM MEN 61000 35 Disturbances in supply systems caused high frequency equipment household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Limits and methods of measurement E EN 55024 Information Technology of radio disturbance characteristics of equipment Immunity broadcast receivers and associated characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement O EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry househ
32. Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment and WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment environmental directives as well as most major worldwide safety requirements To prevent releases of harmful substances into the environment and to maximize the use of our natural resources GIGABYTE provides the following information on how you can responsibly recycle or reuse most of the materials in your end of life product Restriction of Hazardous Substances 5 Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from hazardous substances Cd Pb Hg Cr 6 PBDE and PBB The parts and components have been carefully selected to meet RoHS requirement Moreover we at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical amp Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the national laws as interpreted from the 2002 96 EC WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices and their components Under the Directive used equipment must be marked collected separately and disposed of properly WEEE Symbol Statement The symbol shown below is on the product its packaging which indicates that this product must not be disposed of with other waste Instead the device should b
33. TE nVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce Sei j Hardware information Utility CD Information BIOS Info MB1SME 82 E8 CPU Info CPU AMD AuthenticAMD lardwar Memory Info 458 220 KB RAM Contact Us Device Description PC standard host CPU bridge Devicd DriverProvider Microsot Device Description PC standard host CPU bridge Devicd DriverProvider Microsot Device Description PC standard host CPU bridge Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft Device Description PC standard host CPU bridge Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft Device Description PC standard ISA bridge Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft Device Description PC standard RAM Controller Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft Device Description PC standard PCHo PCI bridge Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft le Device DescriptiorcPCI standard RAM Controller lt This page lists devices you have for this motherboard 3 5 ContactUs Please see the last page for details GIGABYTE fme nVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce Series Utilitv CD GIGABYTE Contact Us NIPPON GIGA EYTE CORPORATION Tel 461 578 5408 Fa 0198791109 contact us via the headquarter or branch of ind the world 49 Drivers Installation 615 52 Motherboard 50 Chapter 4 Appendix 4 1 Unique Software Utilities Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities please check your MB features 4 1 1 Ea
34. V Speed Control CPU FAN 3 Sense EB 1 4 Speed Control d 1 5 5 SYS FAN Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V pana 3 Sense 5 IDE 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 39 615 52 Motherboard 20 6 FDD FDD Connector This connector is used to connect a floppy disk drive The types of floppy disk drives supported are 360 KB 720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB and 2 88 MB Before connecting a floppy disk drive be sure to locate pin 1 of the connector and the floppy disk drive cable The pin 1 of the cable is typically designated by a stripe of different color
35. able onboard Serial port 1 37 BIOS Setup od Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address b gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 IRQ3 Default value 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2 Onboard Parallel Port Disabled Disable onboard LPT port b gt 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default value 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 b gt SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default value 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 On Chip USB Disabled Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB function V1 1 V2 0 Enable USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 controller Default value V1 1 Enable only USB 1 1 controller USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB keyboard support Disabled Disable USB keyboard support Default value USB Mouse Support Enabled
36. ake sure again the BIOS file matches your motherboard model CAUTION Step 2 The process of system reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk is displayed on the screen When the message Are you sure to update BIOS appears press ENTER The BIOS update will begin and the current process will be displayed 1 Do not turn off or restart the system when the system is reading updating the BIOS Garon 2 Do not remove the floppy disk or hard drive USB drive when the system is updating the BIOS Step 3 When the update process is complete press any key to return to the Q Flash main menu Q Flash Utility v2 02 Flash 5 2222 SST 251 0403 512 Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue Step 4 Press ESC and then ENTER to exit Q Flash and the system will restart As the system reboots you will see the new BIOS version during POST Step 5 As the system reboots press DELETE to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Optimized Defaults and press ENTER to load BIOS defaults System will re detect all peripherals devices after BIOS update so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals PC Health Status ESC Quit Load Optimized De Press to load BIOS defaults Step 6 Select Save 8 Exit Setup and
37. board GPU Capability Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values Step 3 Save and exit BIOS Setup GA M61SME S2 Motherboard PD Value afe Defaults Auto Press Enter CDROM Hard Disk CDROM Setup Menu Level gt PCI Slot 64M Enable If No Ext PEG F10 Save General Help F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 3 60 3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array Skip this step 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 4 Hit the F10 key to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility hield IDE ROM BIC C 2006 NVIDL Detecting array Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility Figure 4 Step 2 The Define a New Array screen is the first option screen when you enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility Figure 5 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 default Striping 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
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39. cally After ic restarting 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 CAUTION show 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 47 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 GIGABYTE nVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce Series Utili Software Please click on the following applications listed below to install Software Applications Norton internet Size 834 8 Norton internet Security 2006 provides essential protection from viruses hackers and privacy threats Itincludes Norton AntiVirus Norton Personal Firewall Norton Privacy Control Norton AntiSpam lt Norton Parental Control 22222 co Size 271 Kaspersky anivrus Acrobat Reader insten Sie 15 9MB Utility for viewing or printing Adobe Portable Document Format PDF files NV Forceware Network Guide co Size 1
40. cide when to activate the onboard VGA function Enable If No Ext PEG Activate the onboard VGA only when no PCI Express card is installed Default value Always Enable Always activate the onboard VGA whether or not a PCI Express card is installed If you wish to set up a dual view configuration set this item to Always Enable 35 BIOS Setup 2 3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 Serial ATA RAID Config On Chip IDE Channel0 b ip MAC Lan NV Serial Al IDE Prefetch Mode USB Memory Type Onboard Audio Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Parallel Port llel Port Mode DMA Enter Select revious Values Move Enter Select F5 Previous V GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 07 Award Software Menu Level gt Integrated Peripherals Press Enter Enabled Auto Enabled Enabled SHADOW Auto Value F10 S ESC Exit F1 General Help 1 Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 07 Award Software Menu Level gt Value F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Defaults F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults 86 SATA RAID function Enabled Enable NV SATA RAID function Disabled Disable NV SATA RAID function Default value NV SATA 1 Primary RAID Enabled Enable NV SATA 1 primary RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID Enabled Enable NV SATA 1
41. d Cable Optional The 5 1 7 1 Surround Cable provides center subwoofer speaker out rear speaker out and side speaker out audio jacks To set up multi channel surround sound this cable needs to be installed Step 1 Connect the 5 1 7 1 surround cable connector to the HDA_SUR header on the motherboard 2 Secure the cable s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw Audio Jacks Introduction The optional 5 1 7 1 surround cable adds addi tional 3 audio jacks to the 3 onboard audio jacks The picture to the right shows the default speaker settings for the 6 audio jacks The jack retasking Front se 5 Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Line In capability of HD Audio allows users to change the function for each jack through the audio driver For example if a rear speaker is plugged into the Onboard Audio Audio Jacks on 5 1 7 1 center subwoofer speaker out jack you can Jacks Surround Cable reconfigure the center subwoofer speaker out jack to function as a rear speaker out jack Side Speaker Mic In Out For the microphone to work correctly you MUST connect it to either the default Mic In jack or the Line In jack and configure it in the audio driver CAUTION GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 68 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 mult
42. drive 2 88 byte capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default value b Drive Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive 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 b All But Diskette system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error 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 512 K for systems with 512 K memory installed on the motherboard or 640 K for systems with 640 K 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 33 BIOS Setup 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility C
43. dvanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program Press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup during the POST In the Main Menu press lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt to show the advanced options Q Why is the light of my keyboard optical mouse still on after the computer shuts down A Some motherboard provides a small amount of standby power after the computer shuts down and that s why the light is still on Q How do clear the CMOS values A If your motherboard has a clearing CMOS jumper refer to the instructions on the CLR_CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 to short the jumper to clear the CMOS values If your board doesn t have this jumper refer to the instructions on the motherboard battery in Chapter 1 You can temporarily remove the battery from the battery holder to stop supplying power to the CMOS which will clear the CMOS values after about one minute Refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder making them short for 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord and restart your computer 5 Press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults to load BIOS default settings 6 Saves changes and exit BIOS Setup select Save amp Exit Setup to restar
44. e MENU exe file in the BootDrv folder Figure 12 A command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 11 Figure 12 GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 64 5 Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Now that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings you are ready to install Windows 2000 XP onto your SATA hard drive with the SATA driver The following is an example of Windows XP installation 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 13 After pressing F6 there will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you see the next screen Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver Figure 13 Step 2 When a screen similar to that below appears insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press S Figure 14 Windows Setu Setup could not determine the type of one or more ma torage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter Currently Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices s lt none gt specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mas ge device manufacturer press S S Specify Additional Device
45. e taken to the waste collection centers for activation of the treatment collection recycling and disposal procedure The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local government office your household waste disposal service or where you purchased the product for details of environmentally safe recycling When your electrical or electronic equipment is no longer useful to you take it back to your local or regional waste collection administration for recycling If you need further assistance in recycling reusing in your end of life product you may contact us at the Customer Care number listed in your product s user s manual and we will be glad to help you with your effort 11 Appendix Finally we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy saving features of this product where applicable recycling the inner and outer packaging including shipping containers this product was delivered in and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal o
46. electrostatic shielding container 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 arerequired forwarranty validation Prior to the installation of the motherboard or any hardware please first carefully read the information in the provided manual Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected To prevent damage to the motherboard please do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing Please do not place the computer system on an uneven surface Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician Instances of Non Warranty PAPAG a 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 P
47. ervisor word Power Mz PnP PCI Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 2 11 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated P Set Supervisor Password Power N PnP PCI PC Health Status Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 615 52 Motherboard 46 Chapter3 Drivers Installation For Windows XP 2000 operating system please install the NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce KO Series Utility CD For Windows Vista operating system please install the NVIDIA Series Vista Utility CD Pictures below are shown in Windows XP Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the Run exe 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
48. es please go to the 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 Optional AA 6 Box Contents eoi PUER ek i At ete 6 GA M61SME S2 Motherboard Layout 7 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation sss 9 141 Considerations Priorto Installation sss 9 12 Feature Summary eee ee ee dte bie 10 13 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler 12 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU 12 1 3 2 Installation of the CPU Cooler ulunan nanana nananananasanasanasanasanasanasanasanasanasanassawas 13 14 Installation of Memory 2 5 tt 14 15 Installation of Expansion Cards 15 16 N Back Panel Introduction sse 17 17 Connectors Introduction sss 18 Chapter BIOS Setup P pee pnt five rur 29 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver E7 30 2 4 Standard CMOS Features uu nanan nanan na nnnnan nanan na nnnasa naawa nannasanaasaasannasawsaas 32 22 Advanced BIOS Features ul anna nna na annnannnaaa na awanaaansa na asana anaasawsanansansnas 34 2 3 Integrated Peripherals 044 4 1 1 24 Power Management Setup
49. esult of hardening of the heat paste To prevent 22 such 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 module 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 SERERE Notch DDRII Fig 1 The DIMM socket has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit i
50. f end of life products and generally improve our quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table The following table is supplied in compliance with China s Restriction of Hazardous Substances China RoHS requirements 10 XTH TB PHBA ASEH EHE AAA Management Methods on Control of Pollution from Electronic Information Products China RoHS Declaration ERE Hazardous Substances Table Hazardous Substances BS ER Parts R He Cd AME 588 SALEM Cr VD PBB PBDE 0 0 0 Mechanical parts and Fan 9 o 9 9 316 Chip and other Active components iem Connectors Passive Components RAM wR et Flux Solder Paste Label and other Consumable Materials O 3 8 5 5 159 66 J T 11363 2006 85708 EXE 89 RUE Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in all homogenous materials of this part is below the limit requirement SJ T 11363 2006 ER IP EAB KA EEUU S J T 11363 2006 8708 JL ZE AY PR ME Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogenous materials of this part is above the limit requirement in SJ T 11363 2006 31865 lt 0815 R S 160 Pan 50
51. f the computer and connect the IDE SATA devices No The IDE SATA 1 device connector Check if the system can boot successfully or cable might fail Yes p Reinstall the operating system Reinstall other devices by one install one device at one time and then boot the system to see if the device The problem is verified and solved works successfully SN If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem contact the place of purchase or local NOTE dealer for help Or go to the Support Technical Service Zone page to submit your question Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 16 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission and the contents there of must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose Contravention will be prosecuted We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing GIGABYTE cannot however assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text Also note that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by GIGABYTE Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment In addition to high efficiency performance all GIGABYTE motherboards fulfill European Union regula tions for 5 Restriction of Certain Hazardous
52. g from the CD ROM you can enter Xpress 2 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 Itis recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you com plete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 52 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 files 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 1 2 3 5 6 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 backi
53. g 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 Enter 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 function 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 49 BIOS Setup 2 10 Save 8 Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults ced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults ated Peripherals Set Sup
54. he 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 gt lt gt lt lt gt gt Move to select item Enter Select Item Esc Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu Page Up Increase the numeric value or make changes Page Down Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 Item Help F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the fail safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table F7 Load the Optimized Defaults F8 Q Flash utility F9 System Information lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu 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 4 Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky please do it with caution and
55. ion 1 LEF P 5 2 SURR RR 3 CEN P na 2 14 4 SURR LL 19 CEES 1 13 6 SURR JD 7 GND 8 SUR_DET m 9 GND Go 10 No Pin ud 1 GND so conum 12 5 SURR JD 13 S SURR LL 14 S SURR RR 14 USB1 F 0582 Front USB Connectors 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 Definition Power 5V Power 5V USB DX USB Dy USB USB Dyt GND GND No Pin NC CO BY wl gt 25 Hardware Installation 15 Be careful with the polarity of the connector Check the assignments while you connect the COMB cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional COMB cable Pin No Definition NDCDB NSINB NSOUTB NDTRB GND NDSRB NRTSB NCTSB NRIB No Pin
56. ions are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto gt IDE Channel 2 3 Master IDE Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection Extended IDE Drive IDE SATA Device Setup You can use one of the two methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE SATA devices during POST default None Select this if no IDE SATA devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up 615 52 Motherboard 32 5 Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The two options Large Auto default Auto b Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information b Cylinder Number of cylinders b Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp b Landing Zone Landing zone b Sector Number of sectors Drive A The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A that has been installed in the computer b None No floppy drive installed 360K 5 25 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360 K byte capacity 1 2M 5 25 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2 byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled 720K 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 720 K byte capacity 1 44M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44 M byte capacity Default value 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided
57. iple 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 The procedure below uses Windows XP as the example operating system Setting Up Stereo Speakers We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied STEP1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an Audio Manager 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 2CH Speaker STEP 3 Connect a speaker or headphone to 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 comnected and click OK The 2 channel audio setup is completed hi wi Li CI Li 69 Appendix Setting Up 4 Channel Audio STEP 1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an Audio icon in your system tray you can also find the icon in Control Panel Double click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel pM STEP 2 In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O tab In the upper left list
58. isk containing the SATA controller driver Nete 5 Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation 20220012 Before you begin Please prepare a SATA hard drive s To ensure optimal performance it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity for RAID array If you do not want to create RAID you may prepare only one hard drive An empty formatted floppy disk Vote Windows XP 2000 setup disk Driver CD for your motherboard Note 5 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 Required for setting up RAID array GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 58 2 Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup You have to make sure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive s RAID array Step 1 Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST Power On Self Test In the example in Figure 1 make sure that NV Serial ATA 1 under the Integrated Peripherals menu is enabled If you wish to create RAID array press ENTER on the Serial ATA RAID Config item to enter the submenu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Soft
59. n 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 M61SME S2 Motherboard 14 Dual Channel Memory Configuration The 615 52 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 brand size chips and speed 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 drive
60. ng 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 20 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 identify RAID and SATA IDE mode Please contact your motherboard manufacturer 53 Appendix 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 Q Flash Q Flash is a BIOS update tool that allows the user to update BIOS without entering operating systems like MS DOS or Windows Em bedded in the BIOS the Q Flash tool frees you from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process Before Use Follow the steps below before using Q Flash to update BIOS 1 From GIGABYTE s website download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your motherboard model 2 Extract the file and save the new BIOS file e g M61SMES2 F1 to your floppy disk USB flash drive or hard disk Note The USB flash drive or hard disk must use FAT32 16 12 file system 3
61. o If the case have been opened Case Opened will show Yes If you want to reset Case Opened value set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled and save CMOS your computer will restart Current Voltage V Vcore DDR2 1 8V 3 3V 12V Detect system s voltage status automatically Current System CPU Temperature Detect system CPU temperature automatically Current CPU SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Detect CPU system fan speed status automatically System CPU Warning Temperature 60 C 140 F Monitor system CPU temperature at 60 C 140 F 70 C 158 F Monitor system CPU temperature at 70 C 158 F 80 C 176 F Monitor system CPU temperature at 80 C 176 F 90 C 194 F Monitor system CPU temperature at 90 C 194 F Disabled Disable this function Default value c CPU SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Disable the CPU system fan fail warning function Default value Enabled Enable the CPU system fan fail warning function GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 42 lt gt CPU Smart FAN Control Disabled Disable this function Enabled When this function is enabled CPU fan will run at different speed depending on CPU temperature Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on their requirements Default value c CPU Smart FAN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled b Auto BIOS autodetects the type of CPU fan you installed and sets the optimal CPU Sma
62. ok electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical O EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus Industrial environment Limits and methods of measurement 55014 2 Immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity fram radio interference of 50091 2 requirements for uninterruptible broadcast receivers and associated power systems UPS equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with tho actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 2006 96 Safety requirements for mains operated EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment electronic and related apparatus for including electrical business equipment household and similar general use Safety of household and similar C EN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer importer 2 Manufacturer lm 1 Tanang Date Mar 7 2007 Name Timmy Huan DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a C Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A
63. opyright 1984 2007 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features AMD 8 Cool amp Quiet control Auto b Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Menu Level gt First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM ssword Check Setup Capability Disabled Disabled PEG 64M Onboard GPU Enable If No Ext PEG AMD K8 Cool amp Quiet control Auto AMD Cool amp Quiet driver manages clock and VID to best serve the thermal performance and power requirements Default value Disabled Disable this function Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards SCSI RAID etc Use or lt 4 gt to select a device then lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt 5 gt to exit this menu First Second Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy LS120 Select your boot device priority by 15120 Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM 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 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 Legacy LAN Disabled Disable this function Password Check Sy
64. perating system onto RAID disks successfully you need to install the SATA RAID driver during OS installation Without the driver the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID 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 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 prompt change to the CD ROM drive example D gt At the prompt type the following two commands Press ENTER after each command Figure 10 cd bootdrv menu Step 2 When the controller menu Figure 11 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 11 press A to select A nVIDIA MCP61 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 804 804 Figure 10 Figure 11 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 th
65. r from the operating system 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Installing a PCI Express x16 expansion CAUTION 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 latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot When you try uninstall the VGA card please press the latch as the picture to the left shows to release the card 15 Hardware Installation Express x16 Graphics Card Support List The items below are all supported under the Windows XP operating system When using an add on graphics card please first delete the onboard graphics driver before installing the driver for the add on graphics card Graphics Chip Maker Model Name Nvidia Gigabyte GV NX53128D Gigabyte GV NX57128D Gigabyte GV NX59128D Gigabyte GV NX62128D Gigabyte GV NX66128DP2 Gigabyte GV NX66T128D Gigabyte GV NX68T256DH Gigabyte GV NX55128DP Gigabyte GV NX68U256D B Gigabyte GV NX62TC128D Gigabyte GV 3D1 Gigabyte GV NX66L128DP Gigabyte GV NX68256D Gigabyte GV NX78X256V B Gigabyte GV NX78T256V B Gigabyte GV NX79T256DP RH Gigabyte GV NX76T256D RH Gigabyte GV NX76G256D RH Gigabyte GV NX73T256D RH Gigabyte GV NX73G128D RH Gigabyte GV NX73L128D RH Gigabyte GV NX65128DE Gigabyte GV NX79G256DP RH Gigabyte GV NX71G512P8 RH Nvidia 7900GTX Nvidia 8800GTX Nvidia P502 P602 ASUS EN6600GT TD 128 ASUS EN6600 TD 128 MSI NX6800GT TD256E Leadtek WinFast PX6
66. river installation from the floppy disk Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER required NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required To specify additional SCSI di ontrollers for use with including tho ou have a device support disk from a mas manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 17 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed you can proceed with the Windows 2000 XP installation WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to Setup This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft R Windows R XP to run on your computer To set up Windows XP now press ENTER P installation using ing Windows X Enter Continue R Repair F3 Exit Figure 18 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 67 Appendix 4 1 5 2 14 16 18 Channel Audio Introduction 8E This motherboard comes with three audio jacks To set up multi channel surround sound install an additional 5 1 7 1 surround cable optional and enable the feature through the audio driver Installing the 5 1 7 1 Surroun
67. roduct determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product 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 2000 MHz Chipset nVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 405 chipset LAN Realtek 8201 phy 10 100 Mbit Audio 9 8 Onboard Realtek ALC883 CODEC chip Supports High Definition Audio Supports 2 4 6 8 channel audio Note 1 Supports S PDIF In Out connection Supports CD In connection Storage nVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 405 chipset 1FDD connector allowing connection of 1 FDD device 1 IDE connector with ATA 33 66 100 133 support allowing connection of 2 IDE devices 2 SATA 3Gb s connectors allowing connection of 2 SATA 3Gb s devices Supports data striping RAID 0 and mirroring RAID 1 for Serial ATA 0 5 Support Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Vista Memory 2 DDRII DIMM memory slots supports up to 8 GB memory Net 3 Supports dual channel DDRII 800 667 533 400 DIMMs Supports 1 8V DDRII DIMMs Expanstion Slots 1 PCI Express x16 slot Note 3 1 PCI Express x1 slot 2 PCI slots Internal Connectors 9 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 1 24 pin power connector 1 4 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 floppy connector 1 IDE connector 2 SATA 3Gb s connectors 1 CPU fan connector 1 system fan connector 1 front panel connec
68. ront panel audio module Incorrect connection between the module and connector will make the audio device unable to work or even damage it For optional front panel audio module please contact your chassis manufacturer 10 9 7 8 8 20 1 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 7 FAUDIO JD 7 8 No Pin 8 No Pin 9 LINE2 L 9 Line Out L 10 FSENSE2 10 NC ED By default the audio driver is configured to support HD Audio To connect an AC97 front panel worE audio module to this connector please refer to the instructions on Page 73 about the software settings 23 Hardware Installation 11 CD IN CD In Connector Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector EJ Oy 8 O PinNo Definition 1 CDL 1 2 GND 3 GND 4 CDR
69. rt FAN control mode for it Default value 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 43 BIOS Setup 27 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor sword Power Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance 2 8 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults anced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults ated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Ma PnP PCI Without PC Health Status Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automati cally detects GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 44 2 9 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power PnP PCI LAL av nig PC Health Status When you select this function the followin
70. s 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 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 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Inc GA M61SME S2 E7 lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flas lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 E42 Boct Mene cF9 Xpress Recovery2 01 23 2007 NV MCP61 6A0 G05C 00 gt 1 If you have already entered Xpress 2 by bootin
71. secondary RAID function Disabled Disable this function Default value On Chip IDE 0 Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port On Chip MAC Lan gt gt Auto Auto detect onboard LAN chip function Default value Disabled Disable onboard LAN chip function NV Serial ATA 1 Enabled Enable NV Serial ATA 1 function Default value Disabled Disable this function IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Enable IDE data buffer to enhance HDD transfer speed Default value Disabled Disable IDE data buffer for the system stability USB Memory Type SHADOW Set USB memory type to SHADOW Default value Base Memory 640K Set USB memory type to base memory 640 Onboard Audio Function Auto Auto detect onboard audio function Default value Disabled Disable this function Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip Enabled Enable this function Disabled Disable this function Default value Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the Serial port 1 address 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 b gt 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Dis
72. stem The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 34 S M A R T Capability This feature allows your hard disk to report read write errors and to issue warnings when third party hardware monitor utility is installed Enabled Enable HDD S M A R T capability Disabled Disable HDD S M A R T capability Default value Away Mode Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system 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 PCI Slot Set Init display first to PCI PEG Set Init display first to PCI Express VGA card Default value Onboard VGA Set Init display first to Onboard VGA Frame Buffer Size 32M Set frame buffer size to 32 M 64M Set frame buffer size to 64 M Default value 128M Set frame buffer size to 128 M 256M Set frame buffer size to 256 M Disabled Disable this function Onboard GPU This item allows the user to de
73. syTune 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 009 User Interface Overview Button Display Description 1 Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C I A and M I B Enters the C I A and M I B setting page 3 Smart Fan Enters the Smart Fan setting page 4 PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5 GO Confirmation and Execution button 6 Easy Mode 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 1090 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 51 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 2 Window
74. t your computer Q Why do still get a weak sound even though have turned my speaker to the maximum volume A Make sure your speaker is equipped with an internal amplifier If not try a speaker with power amplifier Q What do the beeps emitted during the POST mean A The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems For reference only 1 short System boots successfully 2 short CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short Memory or motherboard error 1 long 2 short Monitor or graphics card error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps Graphics card not inserted properly Continuous short beeps Power error GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 74 4 2 2 Troubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem v Turn off the power Remove all peripherals connecting cables and power cord etc y Make sure the motherboard does not short circuit with the chassis Yes Isolate the short or other metal objects circuit No 4 PH vegan The problem is verified and solved Secure the CPU Check if the CPU cooler is attached to the CPU securely Is the cooler on the CPU power connector of the CPU cooler connected to the CPU FAN No gt Connect the CPU header properly cooler power cable to the motherboard
75. than 4 GB Windows 64 bit operating system doesn t have such limitation Note 3 The GA M61SME S2 supports up to PCI Express x8 mode please refer to the VGA cards support list on page 16 17 Note 4 Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install Note 5 EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards 11 Hardware Installation 13 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 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 insert direction of the CPU 3 Please add an even layer of heat paste between the CPU and CPU cooler 4 Please 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 1 3 1 Installation
76. tor 1 front audio connector 1 CD In connector 1 S PDIF In Out connector 1 HDA SUR connector 1 COMB connector 1 power LED connector 2 USB 2 0 1 1 connectors for additional 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports by cables 1 Chassis Intrusion connector GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 10 Rear Panel I O 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 5 2 mouse port 1 parallel port 1 port 1VGA port 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 RJ 45 port 3 audio jacks Line In Line Out MIC In 10 Control 178716 chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU System warning temperature CPU System fan failure warning Supports CPU Smart Fan function Noted BIOS 14 Mbit flash ROM Use of licensed AWARD BIOS PnP 1 08 DMI 2 0 SM BIOS 2 3 ACPI 1 0b Additional Features Supports BIOS Supports Download Center Supports Q Flash Supports EasyTune Note 9 Supports Xpress Install Supports Xpress Recovery2 Supports Xpress BIOS Rescue Bundle Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Form Factor MMicro ATX form factor 24 4cm x 22 5cm Note 1 To set up an 8 channel audio configuration you must use 5 1 7 1 Surround Cable optional Note 2 Due to the limitation of Windows 32 bit operating system when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed the actual memory available for the operating system will be less
77. up Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 31 BIOS Setup 2 1 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Mon Mar 5 2007 Time hh mm ss 14 42 37 Menu Level gt IDE Channel 0 Master None IDE Channel 0 None IDE Channel 2 None IDE Channel 3 Master None Drive A Floppy 3 Mode Support Halt On But Keyboard 7 Date The date format is lt week gt lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only b Month The month Jan Through Dec Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month Year The year from 2000 through 2099 gt Time The times format in lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 0 0 IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection IDE Device Setup You can use one of three methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE SATA devices during POST default None Select this if no IDE SATA devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up Manual User can manually input the correct settings Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four opt
78. ware Menu Level SHADOW Auto Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode V1 1 V2 0 Disabled Disabled Enabled ue F1 fe Defaults Figure 1 In the Serial ATA RAID Config submenu enable NV SATA RAID function Then enable the SATA ports with hard disks that you want to use for RAID In the example in Figure 2 enable NV SATA 1 Primary Secondary RAID CMOS Setup Utili ht C 1984 2007 Award Software A RAID Config NV SATA RAID function Enabled NV SATA Primary RAID Enabled Menu Level gt NV SATA Secondary RAID Enabled gt lt Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help 5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 2 ED The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for your Nove motherboard The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version 59 Appendix Step 2 To boot from Windows installation CD ROM disk set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM Figure 3 CMOS Setup Utility right 1984 2007 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features AMD K8 Coo uiet control Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot De Password Che HDD S M A R Away Mode Init Display First Frame Buffer Size On
79. 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 GIGABYTE Connect the 8 channel speakers to the audio jacks AO on the motherboard and the surround cable a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose a device depend ing on the type of speaker connected 8 channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out Line Out Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out and Side Speaker Out then click OK The 8 chan nel audio setup is completed GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 12 Sound Effect Configuration GIGABYTE At the Sound Effect menu users can adjust sound Min O Microphone 3D Audio De option settings as desired Environment 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 13 Appendix 4 2 Troubleshooting 4 2 1 Frequently Asked Questions To read more FAQs for your motherboard please go to the Support Motherboard FAQ page on GIGABYTE s website Q In the BIOS Setup program why are some BIOS options missing A Some a
80. zed Defaults item the BIOS Setup when somehow the system is not stable as usual This action makes the system reset to the default settings for stability 3 The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard GA M61SME S2 Motherboard 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 8 PnP ISA resources PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed 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 allows 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 8 Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit set

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