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1. 12 USB1 F USB2 USB Headers The headers conform to USB 2 0 1 1 specification Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket For purchasing the optional USB bracket please contact the local dealer Pin No Definition Power 5V Power 5V USB DX USB DY USB DXt USB DY GND GND No Pin NC coOj co 4 0501 50600 n5 ce Donot plug the IEEE 1394 bracket 2x5 pin cable into the USB header Ay Prior to installing the USB bracket be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the USB bracket 2 Hardware Installation 13 CLR CMOS Clearing CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values e g date information and BIOS configurations and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults To clear the CMOS values place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds
2. Denotes CPU Pin One Na AM3 AM2 AM2 CPU 5 ij 13 Hardware Installation B Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket h e Before installing the CPU make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU Do not force the CPU into the CPU socket The CPU cannot fit in if oriented incorrectly Adjust the CPU orientation if this occurs CPU Socket Locking Lever Hardware Installation Step 1 Completely lift up the CPU socket locking lever Step 2 Align the CPU pin one small triangle marking with the triangle mark on the CPU socket and gently insert the CPU into the socket Make 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 lowering the locking lever and latching it into the fully locked position 1 3 2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the CPU The following procedure uses the GIGABYTE cooler as the example 666 66 66 66 6 6 Step 1 Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU Hook the CPU cooler clip to the mounting lug on one side of the retention frame On the other side push straight down on the the CPU cooler clip to hook it t
3. 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 Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery Replace the battery with an equivalent one Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model Contact the place of purchase or local dealer if you are not able to replace the battery by your self or uncertain about the battery model When installing the battery note the orientation of the positive side and the negative side of the battery the positive side should face up e Used batteries must be handled in accordance with local environmental regulations Hardware Installation 28 Bb Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Basic Input and Output System records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on the motherboard Its major functions include conducting the Power On Self Test POST during system startup saving system parameters and loading operating system etc BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to activate certain system features When the power is turned o
4. Gi Connecter Port sere ject detector LI od wher Geren has heer Shed Pr D Muting the Back Panel Audio For HD Audio Only Click Device advanced settings on the top right corner on the Speaker Configuration tab to open the Device advanced settings dialog box Select the Mute the rear output device when a front headphone plugged in check box Click OK to complete Bevan he new auigul deve where front headphone plugged in Vae Bone and reir output ones Ee Perera derit prn neut Recording Dewica J Tur up iam type of ineo ea Le roin er a an eot device ad input jacks na independent input device 75 Appendix 5 2 2 Configuring S PDIF In Out The S PDIF In and Out cable optional provides S PDIF In and S PDIF Out functionalities ai Optical S PDIF Out Optical Coaxial S PDIF In SIPDIF Out Coal SIPDIFIn A Installing the S PDIF In and Out Cable al Co A4 ORT I Step 1 Step 2 First attach the connector at the end of the cable Secure the metal bracket to the chassis back to the SPDIF_IO header on your motherboard panel with a screw B Configuring S PDIF In The S PDIF In jacks on the SPDI F In and Out cable allow you to input digital audio signals to the computer for audio processing Step Im ini After connecting the S PDIF In device access th
5. lo ela al Th drneers automaticaly mi VIDEA X84 Vista Chee Driver Version 15 45 ize 8 hh NA Xia vista Chicas Greer mi VIDEA XS Vista VOR Di Venion B 15 11 85634 P Audo Dra Via and Windows T z o Vista ANCIKA Driver when Xpress Install is installing the drivers Failure to do so may affect the driver installation e Some device drivers will restart your system automatically during the driver installation After the system restart Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers e After the drivers are installed follow the on screen instructions to restart your system You can install other applications included in the motherboard driver disk For USB 2 0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later After installing the SP1 or later if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in Device Manager please remove the question mark by right clicking your mouse and select Uninstall and restart the system The system will then autodetect and install the USB 2 0 driver ER Please ignore the popup dialog box es e g the Found New Hardware Wizard displayed 51 Drivers Installation 3 2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it GIGA
6. CI Open Normal 000000600061 GE Short Clear CMOS Values TEC CH CECE Eg ER e Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clear ing the CMOS values After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your computer be sure to remove the jumper cap from the jumper Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard After system restart go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults select Load Optimized De faults or manually configure the BIOS settings refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup for BIOS configurations 14 BAT Battery The battery provides power to keep the values such as BIOS configurations date and time information in the CMOS when the computer is turned off Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost ES CEEREEEEEEEEER You may clear the CMOS values by removing the battery
7. qed 7 SATA2_0 1 2 3 SATA 3Gb s Connectors The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb s standard and are compatible with SATA 1 5Gb s standard Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device The NVIDIA GeForce 7025 nForce 630a control ler supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and JBOD Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID array Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP sm o 3 4 GND 1 7 SATA2 2 5 REN ILE seme i 6 RG 7 GND Please connect the L shaped end of the SATA 3Gb s cable to your SATA hard drive A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives If more than two hard EB drives are to be used the total number of hard drives must be an even number ARAID 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives The total number of hard drives does not have to be an even number ARAID 10 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of hard drives mu
8. Password Set a password with 1 5 characters to turn on the system Any KEY Press any key on the keyboard to turn on the system gt gt Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the system lt KB Power ON Password Set the password when Power On by Keyboard is set to Password Press lt Enter gt on this item and set a password with up to 5 characters and then press lt Enter gt to accept To turn on the system enter the password and press lt Enter gt Note To cancel the password press lt Enter gt on this item When prompted for the password press lt En ter gt again without entering the password to clear the password settings lt AC Back Function Determines the state of the system after the return of power from an AC power loss The system stays off upon the return of the AC power Default lt lt Full On The system is turned on upon the return of the AC power o EuP Support Determines whether to let the system consume less than 1W power in S5 shutdown state Default Disabled Note When this item is set to Enabled the following four functions will become unavailable PME event wake up power on by mouse power on by keyboard and wake on LAN Note Supported on Windows Vista operating system only 43 BIOS Setup 2 8 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software PCI 1 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment T Ee Move Enter Select F5 Pr
9. 45 BIOS Setup lt CPU Smart FAN Mode Specifies how to control CPU fan speed This item is configurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is set to Enabled gt gt Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal CPU fan control mode Default gt Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 3 pin CPU fan gt gt PWM Sets PWM mode for a 4 pin CPU fan BIOS Setup 46 2 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Manageme il PnP PCI Configur Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N PC Health Status ESC Quit Ne Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Press lt Enter gt on this item and then press the lt Y gt key to load the safest BIOS default settings In case system instability occurs you may try to load Fail Safe defaults which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for the motherboard 2 11 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Manageme o PnP PCI Config
10. 57 Unique Features 4 2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools Q Flash and QBIOS GIGABYTE Q Flash and BIOS are easy to use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS DOS mode Additionally this motherboard features the DualBIOS design which enhances protection for the safety and stability of your computer by adding one more physical BIOS chip What is DualBIOS LS EC SS Motherboards that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard a main BIOS and a backup BIOS Normally the system works on the main BIOS However if the main BIOS is corrupted or damaged the backup BIOS will take over on the next system boot and copy the BIOS file to the main BIOS to ensure normal system operation For the sake of system safety users cannot update the backup BIOS manually What is Q Flash With Q Flash you can update the system BIOS without having to enter operating ENS systems like MS DOS or Window first Embedded in the BIOS the Q Flash tool frees you from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process What is QBIOS EIOS BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environ ment BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the nearest BIOS server site and update the BIOS 4 2 1 Updating the BIOS with the Q Flash Utility A Before You Begin 1 From GIGABYTE s website download the latest compressed BIOS update file
11. tn pr Birra 2 atri Heb Davies fue Wai Do basi o 79 Appendix Step 3 When the Stereo Mix item appears right click on this item and select Enable Then set it as the default de vice Step 4 pusa Now you can access the HD Audio Manager to config ed ure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to record the sound Drai lemi Bim mco E el 5 EM Tam LS 4 1 a je i E Asa 5 2 4 Using the Sound Recorder N Sound Recorder A Recording Sound 1 Make sure you have connected the sound input device e g microphone to the computer 2 To record the audio click the Start Recording button ss 3 To stop recording audio click the Stop Recording button ses Be sure to save the recorded audio file upon completion B Playing the Recorded Sound You can play your recording in a digital media player program that supports your audio file format Appendix 80 5 3 Troubleshooting 5 3 1 Frequently Asked Questions To read more FAQs for your motherboard please go to the Support amp Downloads Motherboard FAQ page on GIGABYTE s website Q A O In the BIOS Setup program why are some BIOS options missing Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup during the POST In the Main Menu press lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt to show the advanced options Why is the light of m
12. 2 The Define a New Array screen is the first option screen when you enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility Figure 4 You can press the lt Tab gt key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted Step 3 In the RAID Mode field use the up or down arrow key to select a RAID mode The supported RAID modes in clude Mirroring Striping Stripe Mirroring and Spanning The following procedure demonstrates how a RAID 0 array Striping is created Step 4 If RAID 0 Striping is selected you can manually set the stripe block size In the Striping Block field use the up or down arrow key to set the striping block size Striping block size is given in kilobytes We recommend you leaving it at the default Optimal which is 64 KB The striping block size can be set from 4 KB to 128 KB MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Sinara O Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity ST3120026AS 111 79GB ST3120026AS 111 79GB gt Add lt Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Tl Select ENTER Popup Figure 4 65 Appendix Step 5 Next select the hard drives which you wish to be included in the disk array The Free Disks block displays the information about the SATA hard drives that are available for use as RAID array drives Press lt Tab gt to move to the Free Disks block Select the target hard drives using the u
13. 2 NVIDIA RAID driver XP for the RAID driver for Windows XP 32 bit operating system Your system will then automatically copy the driver files to the floppy disk Press any key to exit when finished SE D B epis Figure 3 Figure 2 Appendix 68 5 1 3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System With the SATA RAID driver diskette and correct BIOS settings you are ready to install Windows Vista XP onto your hard drive s The followings are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation A Installing Windows XP Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the mes sage Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver Figure 1 A screen will then appear asking you to specify additional device Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Figure 1 Step 2 The screen displays two drivers both of which need to be installed First select NVIDIA RAID Driver and press Enter On the next screen press lt S gt to return to the screen in Figure 2 Then select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press Enter When both of the two drivers appear on the confirmation screen press Enter to continue the driver installation When completed proceed with the Windows XP installation Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by
14. 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for S PDIF Out Support for S PDIF In Support for CD In Realtek RTL8211CL chip 10 100 1000 Mbit So Expansion Slots Storage Interface USB Hardware Installation 1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x16 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Chipset 1xIDE connector supporting ATA 133 100 66 33 and up to 2 IDE devices 4x SATA 3Gb s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb s devices Support for SATA RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 5 and JBOD ITE IT8718 chip 1x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive Chipset Upto 8 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 4 on the back panel 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers esc Internal goe Connectors 9 9 9 9 9 2 9 9 9 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 4 x SATA 3Gb s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x system fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In connector 1 x S PDIF In Out header 2 x USB 2 0 1 1 headers 1 x clearing CMOS jumper Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 1 x D Sub port 1 x parallel port 1 x serial port 4 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 x RJ 45 port 3 x audio jacks Line In Line Out Microphone Gp 1 0 Controller Hard Monit ardware Moni i ITE 118718
15. chassis front panel The system reports system startup status by is suing a beep code One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup If a problem is detected the BIOS may issue beeps in different patterns to indicate the problem Refer to Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for information about beep codes e HD Hard Drive Activity LED Blue Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data RES Reset Switch Green Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart e Cl Chassis Intrusion Header Gray Connects to the chassis intrusion switch sensor on the chassis that can detect if the chassis cover has been removed This function requires a chassis with a chassis intrusion switch sensor The front panel design may differ by chassis A front panel module mainly consists of power BD snitch reset switch power LED hard drive activity LED speaker and etc When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header make sure the wire assignments and the pin assign ments are matched correctly 25 Hardware Installation 9 F AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header The front panel audio header supports Intel High Definition audio HD and AC 97 audio You may connect your chassis front panel aud
16. chip System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU System overheating warning CPU System fan fail warning CPU fan speed control 3 BIOS ED 9 8 2 x 8 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Support for DualBIOS PnP 1 0a DMI 2 0 SM BIOS 2 4 ACPI 1 0b 11 Hardware Installation Unique Features Support for BIOS Support for Q Flash Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue e Support for Download Center Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for EasyTune Bundled Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows 7 Vista XP Tim Form Factor gt Micro ATX Form Factor 24 4cm 22 5cm Note 1 Due to Windows 32 bit operating system limitation when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB Note 2 To configure 7 1 channel audio you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi channel audio feature through the audio driver Note 3 Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install Note 4 Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model Hardware Installation 12 1 3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU A e Make sure that the motherboard s
17. driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption Default Disabled Disables this function o Hard Disk Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of loading the operating system from the installed hard drives Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive then press the plus key lt gt or lt PageUp gt or the minus key lt gt or lt PageDown gt to move it up or down on the list Press lt Esc gt to exit this menu when finished lt gt First Second Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the available devices Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press Enter to accept Options are Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD Legacy LAN Disabled lt Password Check Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter BIOS Setup After configuring this item set the password s under the Set Supervisor User Password item in the BIOS Main Menu gt gt Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program Default lt lt System A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program lt HDD S M A R T Capability Enables or disables the S M A R T Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology capability of your hard drive This feature allows your system to report read write errors of the hard drive and to is
18. ing capability that allows the user to change the function for e each jack through the audio driver me Lu jack for microphone functionality e Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultane ously If you want to mute the back panel audio only supported when using an HD front panel audio module refer to instructions on the page 75 ER To install a microphone connect your microphone to the Mic in jack and manually configure the High Definition Audio HD Audio HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital to analog converters DACs that support 44 1KHz 48KHz 96KHz 192KHz sampling rate HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams in and out to be simultaneously processed For example users can listen to MP3 music have an Internet chat make a telephone call over the Internet and etc all at the same time A Configuring Speakers The following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system Step 1 After installing the audio driver the HD Audio Manager icon Bil will appear in the notification area Double click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager 5 15 770 Note 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Configurations Refer to the following for multi channel speaker configurations e 2 channel audio Headphone or Line out e 4 channel audio Front speaker out and Rear speaker out e 5 1 channel
19. keyboard is working properly No The keyboard or keyboard connector might fail The problem is verified and solved Yes Press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe De faults or Load Optimized Defaults Select Save amp Exit Setup to save changes and exit BIOS Setup The IDE SATA device Turn off the computer and connect the IDE SATA devices Check if the system can boot successfully connector or cable might fail Yes The problem is verified and solved Reinstall the operating system Reinstall other devices one by one install one device at one time and then boot the system to see if the device works successfully dealer for help Or go to the Support amp Downloads Technical Service Zone page to submit your 6 the procedure above is unable to solve your problem contact the place of purchase or local question Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible 83 Appendix 5 4 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 informa tion in this do
20. that matches your moth erboard model 2 Extract the file and save the new BIOS file e g M68MS2P F1 to your floppy disk USB flash drive or hard drive Note The USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system 3 Restart the system During the POST press the lt End gt key to enter Q Flash Note You can access Q Flash by either pressing the lt End gt key during the POST or pressing the lt F8 gt key in BIOS Setup However if the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SATA controller use the lt End gt key during the POST to access Q Flash Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Inc M68M S2P 5 lt DEL gt BIOS Setup lt F9 gt XpressRecovery2 lt F12 gt Boot Menu lt End gt Qflash 11 13 2009 NF MCP68 6A61KG0GC 00 Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky please do it with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction Unique Features 58 B Updating the BIOS When updating the BIOS choose the location where the BIOS file is saved The following procedure as sumes that you save the BIOS file to a floppy disk Step 1 1 Insert the floppy disk containing the BIOS file into the floppy disk drive In the main menu of Q Flash use the up or down arrow key to select Update BIOS from Drive and press lt Enter gt The Save Main BIOS to Drive option allows you
21. the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup br Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode Options are Auto default Large BIOS Setup 96 The following fields display your hard drive specifications If you wish to enter the parameters manually refer to the information on the hard drive bp Capacity Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive lt lt Cylinder Number of cylinders bp Head Number of heads lt lt Precomp Write precompensation cylinder lt lt Landing Zone Landing zone gt gt Sector Number of sectors Drive A Allows you to select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system If you do not install a floppy disk drive set this item to None Options are None 360K 5 25 1 2M 5 25 720K 3 5 1 44M 3 5 2 88M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to specify whether the installed floppy disk drive is 3 mode floppy disk drive a Japanese standard floppy disk drive Options are Disabled default Drive A Halt On Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST gt gt All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system boot will stop gt gt No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error gt gt All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all other errors Default gt gt All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a floppy disk drive er
22. the motherboard When removing the cable pull it straight out from the connector Do not rock it side to side to prevent an electrical short inside the cable connector i When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector first remove the cable from Hardware Installation 20 1 7 Internal Connectors CE GOERS JEJE 11 5 8 4 12 1 ATX 12V 8 F PANEL 2 ATX 9 F AUDIO 3 CPU FAN 10 CD IN 4 SYS FAN 11 SPDIF IO 5 FDD 12 F_USB1 F_USB2 6 IDE 13 CLR CMOS 7 SATA2 0 2 3 14 BAT Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices e First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect Before installing the devices be sure to turn off the devices and your computer Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices After installing the device and before turning on the computer make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard 21 Hardware Installation 1 2 ATX_12V ATX 2x2 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector With the use of the power connector the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard Before connecting the power connector first make sure the power supply is turned off and all devices are properly installed The power connec
23. to save the current BIOS file GA Q Flash only supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32 16 12 file system e Ifthe BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SATA controller use the End key during the POST to access Q Flash 2 Select Floppy A and press lt Enter gt Q Flash Utility v2 13 MXIC 25L8005 IM file s found 0 3 Select the BIOS update file and press lt Enter gt A Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model Step 2 The process of the system reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk is displayed on the screen When the message Are you sure to update BIOS appears press lt Enter gt to begin the BIOS update The monitor will display the update process Do not turn off or restart the system when the system is reading updating the BIOS Donotremove the floppy disk USB flash drive or hard drive when the system is updat ing the BIOS Step 3 When the update process is complete press any key to return to the main menu Q Flash Utility v2 13 MXIC 25L8005 59 Unique Features Step 4 Press Esc and then Enter to exit Q Flash and reboot the system As the system boots you should see the new BIOS version is present on the POST screen Step 5 During the POST press Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Optimized Defaults and press Enter to load BIOS defau
24. 2 0 Enables the USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 controllers Default o gt V1 1 Enables only the USB 1 1 controller Disabled Disables the onboard USB controller USB Keyboard Support Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled USB Mouse Support Allows USB mouse to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled Legacy USB storage detect Determines whether to detect USB storage devices including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST Default Enabled 41 BIOS Setup 2 7 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software ACPI Suspend Type Soft Off by Power button PME Event Wake Up Modem Ring On USB Resume from Suspend Power On by Alarm lt Day of Month Alarm c Time hh mm ss Alarm HPET Support N HPET Mode t0 Power On By Mouse Power On By Keyboard lt KB Power ON Password Power Management Setup S3 STR Item Help Instant Off Menu Level gt Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Everyday 0 0 0 Enabled 32 bit mode Disabled Disabled Enter AC Back Function Soft Off EuP Support Disabled Ne Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults c ACPI Suspend Type Specifies the ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend gt gt S1 POS Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 Power on Suspend sleep state In S1 sleep state t
25. 2 pin ATX 3 5V Only for 2x12 pin ATX 12 3 3V Only for 2x12 pin ATX 4 GND Only for 2x12 pin ATX Hardware Installation 22 3 4 CPU FAN SYS FAN Fan Headers 5 The motherboard has a 4 pin CPU fan header CPU_FAN and a 3 pin SYS_FAN system fan headers Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design When connecting a fan cable be sure to connect it in the correct orientation the black connector wire is the ground wire The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control which requires the use of a CPU fan with fan speed control design For optimum heat dissipation it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the chassis CPU FAN Pin No Definition H 1 1 GND CPU FAN 2 12V Speed Control 3 Sense 4 Speed Control SYS FAN Pin No Definition I GND E SYS FAN 2 12V 3 Sense e Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from over heating Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang e These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks Do not place a jumper cap on the headers FDD Fl
26. 3 When you use an AM2 CPU gt gt DDR 400 Sets Memory Clock to DDR 400 bp DDR 533 Sets Memory Clock to DDR 533 gt DDR 667 Sets Memory Clock to DDR 667 gt DDR 800 Sets Memory Clock to DDR 800 33 BIOS Setup lt DRAM Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software DRAM Configuration DCTs Mode 9 Unganged Item Help DDRII Timing Items Auto SPD Menu Level gt gt CAS latency Auto ST RAS to CAS R W Delay Auto 5T Row Precharge Time Auto sili Minimum RAS Active Time Auto 1T 2T Command Timing Auto TwTr Command Delay Auto 3T Trfc0 for DIMMI Auto 105ns Trfc2 for DIMM2 Auto Write Recovery Time Auto ST Precharge Time Auto 3T Row Cycle Time Auto PAR RAS to RAS Delay Auto 3T CKE Power Down Mode Disabled CKE Power Down Control per Channel X X X X X X X X X X X X Ne Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults c DCTs Mode Allows you to set memory control mode gt gt Ganged Sets memory control mode to single dual channel bp Unganged Sets memory control mode to two single channel Default DDRII Timing Items Manual allows all DDR2 Timing items below to be configurable Options are Auto default Manual gt CAS latency Options are Auto default 3T 7T lt RAS to CAS R W Delay Options are Auto default 3T 6T Row Precharge Time Opt
27. 4 Exit Without Saving nentes 49 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation c ccccscsccssescsssssessssssseessscssessseessessseesessseeseeesereass 91 3 1 Installing Chipset Drivers 51 3 2 Application SOIDWAIG n a ANAKAN ANAN cadaebansecseeeeece 52 s3 Technical WAMU ANS MET 52 34 CONAC ANAN E 53 OE j M 53 6 oui RU 54 Chapter 4 Unique FS AICS AA 55 Apress cm 55 22 BIOS Update 8 ote ee ene equus rere eee UPON 58 4 2 1 Updating the BIOS with the Q Flash Utility 58 4 2 2 Updating the BIOS with the BIOS Utility sn 61 4 3 EAR a AANGAL 62 Chapter 5 Appendix aasa 63 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s aaa 63 5 1 1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 63 5 1 2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette 68 5 1 3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating 69 5 2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 6 5 2 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio sse 13 s22 Conngunng VA tbt rhv bt d 76 5 2 3 Configuring Microphone Recording aaa 78 5 2 4 Using the Sound Recorder sse nnns 80 S SMMBU ie SHO OUI seia R 81 5 3 1 Frequently Asked Questions 0 00 0 cccccsessssseseecsessstssenesecssscsseeseeeeesecscaseseteesesesenanes 81 Da Troubleshooting PROCS UNS aaa aaa 02 5 4 Regulatory Statements ettet teretes rr eres 84 Box Contents v GA M68M S2P M Motherboard
28. 640K Serial ATA RAID Config CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software NV SATA RAID function NV SATA 1 Primary RAID NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID NV SATA 2 Primary RAID NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID Tl gt lt Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values gt NV SATA RAID function Enables or disables RAID for the integrated SATA 3Gb s controllers Enabled allows you to configure Serial ATA RAID Config Disabled Enabled Menu Level bb Enabled Enabled Enabled PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults RAID for individual SATA channel Default Disabled 7 NV SATA 1 Primary RAID Enables or disables RAID for the first channel of the first integrated SATA 3Gb s controller This item is configurable only if the NV SATA RAID function item is set to Enabled Default Enabled BIOS Setup 40 NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID Enables or disables RAID for the second channel of the first integrated SATA 3Gb s controller This item is configurable only if the NV SATA RAID function item is set to Enabled Default Enabled NV SATA 2 Primary RAID Enables or disables RAID for the first channel of the second integrated SATA 3Gb s controller This item is configurable only if the NV SATA RAID function item is set to Enabled Default Enabled NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID Enables or disables RAID for the first channel of the second integrated SATA 3Gb s controller Th
29. A Rebuild Array Wizard Than and mil gusce yo through naking your PAID aray kari rers ch redire day te ma Tu ocean eth ap red ret welll aod LES Panid Les acri Pah ab abad mill sera whare 8 kah oH mban yeu eer chek Had Step 1 Step 2 In NVIDIA Control Panel click Rebuild array un When the NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard ap der Storage in the Select a Task pane pears click Next Dorica FLAI aero 338 i nn he NG ra Data ram Fito kin dita rab fale on 7 Papacy ip Healey FUIL pry aha onto i dei Dinh iza pau arti ell be a int Pro sedente dah Step 3 Step 4 Select the array to rebuild and click Next Select a drive to add to the array and click Next Completing the NVIDIA Rebuid Array Wizard Than tha rad iba ch VIUA Feb m ad Yo Faces chosen to mabula tha fokyarg dak Step 5 l Step 6 Click Finish to start the rebuilding process The rebuilding progress is displayed in the View Storage Configuration sub menu Appendix 72 5 2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5 2 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio The motherboard provides three audio jacks on the back panel 4 which support 2 4 5 1 7 1 9 channel audio The picture to the e lis right shows the default audio jack assignments Ens fn The integrated HD High Definition audio provides jack retask e 0 il PS
30. BYTE insta Application Programs Click the install bution on the right of an application to install t Wakka system management bool that adlaws chani aye harana such is CPU and mamary and graphics cand and much mona dp be monitored or conimiled var a haat Sue P GME 3 3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE s application guides content descriptions for this driver disk and the mother board manuals GIGABYTE Drivers Installation 52 3 4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website GIGABYTE GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY COL NO 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tian Taiwan 3 5 System This page provides the basic system information Gigabyte Techadlogy Co Lid Mesue 698 520 3 AMO Phenom 0950 Quad Cone Processor 31 540 KS RAM Windows Visia CTI Ultimate DVD Ver 1 0 39 0819 1 LZ PAT NIC PEB Seres 53 Drivers Installation 3 6 Download Center To update the BIOS drivers or applications click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website The latest version of the BIOS drivers or applications will be displayed GIGABYTE install Ch psat Drivers We pest onum Bat pou natal fhe derer lated balaw for your motherboard Presse click Talal AIT lo al the divers automatic amy BO Audio C
31. END gt Q FLASH Press the lt End gt key to access the Q Flash utility directly without having to enter BIOS Setup first BIOS Setup 30 2 2 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main Menu as shown below appears on the screen Use ar row keys to move among the items and press Enter to accept or enter a sub menu Sample BIOS Version D5 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status ESC Quit T4 Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change CPU s Clock amp Voltage BIOS Setup Program Function Keys lt T gt lt gt lt lt gt lt gt Move the selection bar to select an item lt Enter gt Execute command or enter the submenu lt Esc gt Main Menu Exit the BIOS Setup program Submenus Exit current submenu lt Page Up gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt Page Down gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 Show descriptions of the function keys F2 Move cursor to the Item Help block on the right submenus only F5 Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus F6 Load the Fail Safe B
32. GA M68M S2P AM2 AM2 socket motherboard for AMD Phenom II processor AMD Phenom processor AMD Athlon II processor AMD Athlon processor AMD Sempron processor User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME M68MS2P 1001R D EN 5011 Declaration of Conformity px full asd waa Motherboard GA M68M 52P is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 2004 108 EC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement EN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio Gsturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medica ISM EN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused high frequency equipment D EN 55013 Limits and methods of measurement EN 55024 Infoemation Technology of radio Gsturhance characteristics of equipment immanty broadcast receivers aod associated characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement O EN 5014 4 Limits and methods of measurement C EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio sturbance characteristics of Residual commercal and light industry household electncal applances portable tools and similar electrical C EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus Industrial enveonment O EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement O EN 55014 2 Immunity requieements for household of radio Gsturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus D EN 5020 Immunity from radio interference
33. IOS default settings for the current submenus F7 Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus F8 Access the Q Flash utility F9 Display system information lt F10 gt Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program Main Menu Help The on screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu Submenu Help While in a submenu press lt F1 gt to display a help screen General Help of function keys available for the menu Press lt Esc gt to exit the help screen Help for each item is in the Item Help block on the right side of the submenu access more advanced options When the system is not stable as usual select the Load Optimized Defaults item to set your system to its defaults The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS version EQ If you do not find the settings you want in the Main Menu or a submenu press lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt to 31 BIOS Setup B MB Intelligent Tweaker M l T Use this menu to configure the clock frequency and voltages of your CPU memory etc B Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and date hard drive types floppy disk drive types and the type of errors that stop the system boot etc m Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to configure the device boot order advanced features available on the CPU and the pri mary display adapter m Integrate
34. Manager gt System Devices Step 2 Check if Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus or Unknown device is present in Device Manager or Sound video and game controllers If yes please disable this device If not skip this step Step 3 Then go back to My Computer gt Properties gt Hardware gt Device Manager gt System devices and right click on Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio and select Disable and Uninstall Step 4 In Device Manager right click on the computer name and select Scan for hardware changes When the Add New Hardware Wizard appears click Cancel Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard driver disk or download the audio driver from GIGABYTE s website to install For more details go to the Support amp Downloads Motherboards FAQ page on our website and search for onboard HD audio driver What do the beeps emitted during the POST mean The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems For reference only 1 short System boots successfully 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 2 short CMOS setting error 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error 1 long 1 short Memory or motherboard error Continuous long beeps Graphics card not inserted properly 1 long 2 short Monitor or graphics card error Continuous short beeps Power error 81 Appendix 5 3 2 Troubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup follow t
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36. an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen NVIDIA RAID Driver required NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required ENTER Select F3 Exit Figure 2 Step 3 On the next screen press Enter to continue the driver installation After the driver installation you can pro ceed with the Windows XP installation 69 Appendix B Installing Windows Vista The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps When a screen similar to that below appears RAID hard drive will not be detected at this stage select Load Driver Figure 3 sani Sea Free Space Type Figure 3 Step 2 Insert the motherboard driver disk Method A or the removable storage device such as USB flash drive that contains the SATA RAID driver Method B then specify the location of the driver Figure 4 Note For users using a SATA optical drive be sure to copy the driver files from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive before installing Windows Vista go to the BootDrv UDA WinVista folder and save the whole sataraid folder to the USB flash drive Then use Method B to load the driver Method A Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and browse to the following directory Boo
37. atus and the Case Opened field will show No at next boot Default Disabled 0 Case Opened Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection device attached to the motherboard Cl header If the system chassis cover is removed this field will show Yes otherwise it will show No To clear the chassis intrusion status record set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled save the settings to the CMOS and then restart your system c Current Voltage V Vcore DDR2 1 8V 3 3V 12V Displays the current system voltages lt gt Current System CPU Temperature Displays current system CPU temperature lt Current CPU SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Displays current CPU system fan speed lt gt System CPU Warning Temperature Sets the warning threshold for system CPU temperature When system CPU temperature exceeds the threshold BIOS will emit warning sound Options are Disabled default 60 C 140 F 70 C 158 F 80 C 176 F 90 C 194 F lt CPU SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU system fan is not connected or fails Check the fan condition or fan connection when this occurs Default Disabled c CPU Smart FAN Control Enables or disables the CPU fan speed control function Enabled allows the CPU fan to run at different speed according to the CPU temperature You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on system requirements If disabled the CPU fan runs at full speed Default Enabled
38. audio Front speaker out Rear speaker out and Center Subwoofer speaker out e 7 1 channel audio Front speaker out Rear speaker out Center Subwoofer speaker out and Side speaker out Please refer to the configurations on next page 73 Appendix The pictures to the right show the 7 1 channel speaker 7 1 Channel Speakers configurations Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Step 2 Connect an audio device to an audio jack The The cur rent connected device is dialog box appears Select the device according to the type of device you connect Then click OK as a 1 21 dm omar gd c La Step 3 On the Speakers screen click the Speaker Configura tion tab In the Speaker Configuration list select Stereo Quadraphonic 5 1 Speaker or 7 1 Speaker according to the type of speaker configuration you wish to set up Then the speaker setup is completed B Configuring Sound Effect You may configure an audio environment on the Sound Effects tab Appendix 74 C Activating an AC 97 Front Panel Audio Module If your chassis provides an AC 97 front panel audio mod ule to activate the AC 97 functionality click the tool icon on the Speaker Configuration tab On the Connector Settings dialog box select the Disable front panel jack detection check box Click OK to complete E ly que s Tr hp Teim miee ariei Das fermi
39. ch wire instead of a single plug For information about connecting the front panel audio module that has different wire assignments please contact the chassis manufacturer GA The front panel audio header supports HD audio by default If your chassis provides an AC 97 10 CD IN CD In Connector You may connect the audio cable that came with your optical drive to the header Pin No Definition 1 CD L GI 3 GND 4 CD R ATI EES Hardware Installation 26 11 SPDIF IO S PDIF In Out Header This header supports digital S PDIF In Out Via an optional S PDIF In and Out cable this header can connect to an audio device that supports digital audio out and an audio system that supports digital au dio in For purchasing the optional S PDIF In and Out cable please contact the local dealer Pin No Definition Power No Pin SPDIF SPDIFI GND GND ED 6 2 FR con gt
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41. d Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices such as IDE SATA USB integrated audio and inte grated LAN etc m Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power saving functions PnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure the system s PCI amp PnP resources B PC Health Status Use this menu to see information about autodetected system CPU temperature system voltage and fan speed etc Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults are factory settings for the most stable minimal performance system operations m Load Optimized Defaults Optimized defaults are factory settings for optimal performance system operations B Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup A supervisor password allows you to make changes in BIOS Setup B Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup A user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes B Save amp Exit Setup Save all the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup Pressing lt F10 gt can also carry out this task B Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and the previous settings remain in effect Pressing Y to the confirmation mes sage will exit BIOS Setup Pressing Esc can also carry out this task BIOS Setup 32 2 3 MB Intelligent Twea
42. d model Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could cause your system not to boot 61 Unique Features 4 3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE s EasyTune 6 is a simple and easy to use interface that allows users to fine tune their system settings or do overclock overvoltage in Windows environment The user friendly EasyTune 6 interface also includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory information letting users read their system related information without the need to install additional software The EasyTune 6 Interface ZI micro DX 1312 1000 LES U 1010 12uHz 202 02MHz Mumpier 650 DI AMO Pheeomam 950 X4 Processor Mack Lanon pena Brand ID 11 AMD Pao Socket AMDAM tga aD o mE Technology 6 nm vota 1040V Famey F uli 2 Among 3 Est Family 10 4 Mode 2 Revision 3 90402800 AMO Phenomam 950 Quad Core Processor instucbons MADO 3ONow SSE4A SSE 5562 SSE NGA 64 LI Data Cache 4064 KBytes L1 Trace Cache 4064 Kbytes Clocks cru BUS M6 u S2P BIOS Version Processor Name Core Mame L Cache 41512 KBytes L3 Cache 2044 K h es GIGABYTE Tabs Information Tab Function Ba The CPU tab provides information on the installed CPU and motherboard ie Menon The Memory tab provides information on the installed memory module s You can select memory module on a specific slot to see its information Qe The Tuner tab allows you to change system clock settings and voltag
43. d outer packaging including shipping containers this product was delivered in and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of life products and generally improve our quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table The following table is supplied in compliance with China s Restriction of Hazardous Substances China RoHS requirements ATHA PO TRA ANA impe Management Methods on Control of Pollution from Electronic Information Products China RoHS Declaration 25 5 05 535 Hazardous Substances Table EE WARE ETEL ka Cr PEE PBDE Pb UP Mechanical parts and Fan Egi 4 Flux Sol der Paste Label and other DATER ER 8 SEES hA EEST 0ER Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in all homogenous materiale of this part is below the limit requirement SJ T 11363 2006 RUE ET TORRE PS m LHSU TIET363 2006 ERE eX Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogenous materials of this part is above the limit requirement in 1 7 86 SHR ZARA 1575 RETEZAT AERE m EX
44. driver disk MI User s Manual MI One IDE cable V One SATA 3Gb s cable V I O Shield The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain The box contents are subject to change without notice The motherboard image is for reference only Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable Part No 12CF1 1FD001 7 R 2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 5 R 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 2SERPW 0 R O S PDIF In and Out cable Part No 12CR1 1SPINO 1 R GA M68M S2P Motherboard Layout B BIOS GA M68M S2P PCIEX16 P OU mmm RTL8211CL PCIEX1 CLR CMOS Sia n NVIDIA GeForce PCI1 NA 7025 nForce 630a PCI2 ma ETT FDD F PANEL SYS FAN 1 E Ka SPDIF IO F USB1 F USB2 Block Diagram CPU CLK 200 MHz OLX PCle CLK AM3 AM2 AM2 100 MHz CPU DDR2 1066 800 667 533 MHz Dual Channel Memory 1 PCI Express x16 Hyper Transport Bus 1 D Sub PCI Express x16 IE BGC 1L 8 USB Ports eForce KONG 7025 nForce 630a PCI Express Bus _ ATA 133 100 66 33 IDE Channel x1 PCle CLK d 4 SATA 3Gbls 100 MHz z E L SAC Co ac paso 1 PCI Express x1 T8718 PCI Bus COM Port LPT Port PS 2 KB Mouse CODEC 2 PCI 56 S A aL PCI CLK Se 33 MHz Chapter1 Hardware Installation 1 1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components whic
45. e Digital In Bees em CE put screen Click the Default Format tab to select the default a i format Click OK to complete mm e ect Fu sua eo rd t db b uid ha sr m deed om Note The actual location of the SPDIF In and Out connector may differ by model Appendix 76 C Configuring S PDIF Out The S PDIF Out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality To output S PDIF digital audio signals to an external decoder connect a S PDIF coaxial cable or a S PDIF optical cable either one to the optical coxial S PDIF out connector on the motherboard back panel or on the optional S PDIF In and Out cable C 1 Conneting a S PDIF Out Cable S PDIF Coaxial Cable S PDIF Optical Cable C 2 Configuring S PDIF Out Step On the Digital Output screen click the Default Format tab and then select the sample rate and bit depth Click OK to complete diee pea ig edel nd fa Rem d aa hem pacem cac PEU ar cusam a cd nim mut LI GIGABYTE i 77 Appendix 5 2 3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1 After installing the audio driver the HD Audio Manager icon Bil will appear in the notification area Double click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager CM5 5 45 PM Step 2 Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack pink on the back panel or the Mic in jack pink on the front panel Then configure the jack for microphone fu
46. e USB hard drives are not supported e Hard drives in RAID AHCI mode are not supported Installation and Configuration Turn on your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk A Installing Windows Vista and Partitioning the Hard Drive Step 1 Step 2 Click Drive options Click New Note Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in the following sequence The first PATA IDE connector the second PATA IDE connector the first SATA connector the second SATA connector and so forth For example when hard drives are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive When hard drives are attached to the first and second SATA connectors the hard drive on the first SATA connector is the first physical drive 55 Unique Features Step 3 Step 4 When partitioning your hard drive make sure to After the operating system is installed right click leave unallocated space 10 GB or more is recom the Computer icon on your desktop and select mended actual size requirements vary depending Manage Go to Disk Management to check disk on the amount of data and begin the installation of allocation the operating system rr Steps Sa pe BES Cab Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file to the unallocated o space black stripe along the top Please note that if there is no enough unallocated space Xpress Recovery2 ca
47. emory mode will double the original memory bandwidth The two DDR2 memory sockets are divided into two channels as following gt Channel 0 DDR2 1 gt Channel 1 DDR2 2 GD Due to CPU limitation read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode 1 Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR2 memory module is installed 2 When enabling Dual Channel mode with two memory modules it is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Hardware Installation 16 1 4 2 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power AN cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to DDR DIMMs Be sure to install DDR2 DIMMs on this moth erboard DDR2 DIMM A DDR2 memory module has a notch so it can only fit in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the mem
48. eps 1 Boot from the startup disk 2 Remove the startup disk and insert the prepared floppy disk and the motherboard driver disk here we as sume that the drive letter for your optical drive is D 3 At the A gt prompt type the following command Press Enter after the command Refer to Table 1 for the SATA driver directories for different Windows operating systems and change the directory in the com mand according to the operating system to be installed For example to copy the RAID driver for Windows XP 32 bit operating system type A gt copy d bootdrv uda winxp sataraid Operating System Directory Windows XP 32 bit Bootdrv UDA WinXP sataraid Windows XP 64 bit Bootdrv UDA Win64 sataraid Windows Vista 32 bit Bootdrv UDA WinVista sataraid Windows Vista 64 bit Bootdrv UDA WinVista64 sataraid Figure 1 Windows 7 32 bit Bootdrv UDA Win7 sataraid Windows 7 64 bit Bootdrv UDA Win764 sataraid Table 1 In Windows mode Steps 1 Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk 2 From your optical drive folder double click the Menu exe file in the BootDrv folder Figure 2 A Command Prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 3 3 Insert the blank formatted disk Depending on the operating system to be installed select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu and press lt Enter gt For example from the menu in Fig ure 3 select
49. es Easy mode allows you to adjust the CPU FSB only Advanced mode allows you to individually change system clock settings and voltages settings using the sliders e Easy Boost is an easy to use auto overclocking function 9 When activated the system automatically experiments all sorts of overclocking configurations till it hangs After restart the system will operate with the optimum configurations tested to let the CPU reach the best overclocking performance Save allows you to save the current settings to a new profile txt file Load allows you to load previous settings from a profile After making changes in Easy mode Advanced mode be sure to click Set for these changes to take effect or click Default to restore to default values gt Graphics The Graphics tab allows you to change the core clock and memory clock for your ATI or NVIDIA graphics card B smar The Smart tab allows you to specify a C I A 2 level and a Smart Fan mode Smart Fan Advance Mode allows the CPU fan speed to be changed linearly based on the CPU temperature thresholds you set Erw Monitor The HW Monitor tab allows you to monitor hardware temperature voltage and fan speed and set temperature fan speed alarm You can choose the alert sound from the buzzer or use your own sound file wav file Note Before enabling Easy Boost right click the EasyTune 6 icon i2 in the notification area Select Auto overclock last tune on the n
50. evious Values lt PCI 1 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto bo 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 lt PCI2IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto b gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 BIOS Setup PnP PCI Configurations Auto Item Help Auto Menu Level gt PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the first PCI slot Default Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the first PCI slot BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot Default Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the second PCI slot 44 2 9 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Item Help Case Opened Menu Level Vcore 1 364V DDR2 1 8V 1 952V 13 3 V 3 280V T12V 12 048V Current System Temperature 38 C Current CPU Temperature 36 C Current CPU FAN Speed 1962 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM System Warning Temperature Disabled CPU Warning Temperature Disabled CPU FAN Fall Warning Disabled SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled CPU Smart FAN Control Enabled CPU Smart FAN Mode Auto Ne Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults o Reset Case Open Status Keeps or clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status Enabled clears the record of previous chassis intrusion st
51. ext reboot to allow the system to work with the optimum overclocking configuration after restart not configurable or the function is not supported Incorrectly doing overclock overvoltage may result in damage to the hardware components such as CPU chipset and memory and reduce the useful life of these components Before you do the overclock overvoltage make sure EB Available functions in EasyTune 6 may differ by motherboard model Grayed out area s indicates that the item is A that you fully know each function of EasyTune 6 or system instability or other unexpected results may occur Unique Features 62 LETS TEES Appendix 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s To configure SATA hard drive s follow the steps below Install SATA hard drive s in your computer Configure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS e Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver for Windows XP Install the SATA RAID driver and operating system moom Before you begin Please prepare At least two SATA hard drives to ensure optimal performance it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity If you do not want to create RAID you may prepare only one hard drive An empty formatted floppy disk e Windows Vista XP setup disk Motherboard driver disk 5 1 1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A Installing SATA hard drive s in your computer Attach
52. ff the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep the configuration values in the CMOS To access the BIOS Setup program press the lt Delete gt key during the POST when the power is turned on To see more advanced BIOS Setup menu options you can press Ctrl F1 in the main menu of the BIOS Setup program To upgrade the BIOS use either the GIGABYTE Q Flash or BIOS utility e Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system e BIOS is a Windows based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS For instructions on using the Q Flash and BIOS utilities refer to Chapter 4 BIOS Update Utilities Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky if you do not encounter problems using the current A version of BIOS it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS To flash the BIOS do it with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction BIOS will emit a beep code during the POST Refer to Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for the beep codes description e It is recommended that you not alter the default settings unless you need to to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the settings may result in system s failure to boot If this occurs try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values Refer to the Load Optim
53. g motherboard BIOS drivers or when looking for technical information Example Table of Contents DIRE 6 Soei NRI ETT 6 GA M68M S2P Motherboard Layout 7 see 8er T r e 8 9 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation tr installation mife RA 9 t2 10 1 3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 t31 Installing the CPU 13 1 3 2 Installing the CPU COO aaa 15 1 4 Installing the Memory daanan tni btt nha nt un Ctm madent 16 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration sens 16 14 2 Installing a TL 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card seen 18 1 6 Back Panel Connectors 19 tr LO Bonae AA 21 AA AA 29 ME 8 30 2 2 The Mam ie vasis 31 2 3 MB Intelligent Tweaker M l T eene 33 2 4 Standard CMOS sse nnns 36 2 5 Advanced BIOS Features cceccsscsssssssssssssssssesssssesssessessssesesassersaseseees 38 26 integrated Perpilerdis assundpiitsbRU a SAN NM IRI Cd NDER E GUN dis 40 42 2 8 PnP PCI Configurations cono cete rn FR Rech eet reb Re Rete de i deserun 44 2 9 PGheallli Status ttm AA AA ARA 45 2 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults sseeenenennnnnns 47 2 11 Load Optimized Defaults sss 4T 2 12 Set Supervisor User Password aaa 48 2 19 Save amp AA AA 49 2 1
54. h can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge ESD Prior to installation carefully read the user s manual and follow these procedures Prior to installation do not remove or break motherboard S N Serial Number sticker or warranty sticker provided by your dealer These stickers are required for warranty validation Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the motherboard make sure they are connected tightly and securely When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD wrist strap when handling electronic com ponents such as a motherboard CPU or memory If you do not have an ESD wrist strap keep your hands dry and first touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard make sure the power sup ply has been turned off Before turning on the power make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to the local voltage standard Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors of your hard ware components are connected To prevent damage to t
55. he motherboard do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components Make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing Do not place the computer system on an uneven surface Do not place the computer system in a high temperature environment Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to sys tem components as well as physical harm to the user If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Product Specifications 6 CPU Support for AM3 AM2 AM2 processors AMD Phenom Il processor AMD Phenom processor AMD Athlon II processor AMD Athlon processor AMD Sempron processor Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest CPU support list Q Hyper Transport Bus 2000 MT s Q Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 7025 nForce 630a Memory 2 x 1 8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1066 800 667 533 MHz memory modules Support for non ECC memory modules Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest memory support list gt Onboard Graphics Audio 9 LAN Integrated in the Chipset 1 x D Sub port Realtek ALC888B codec High Definition Audio
56. he system appears suspended and stays in a low power mode The system can be resumed at any time b gt S3 STR Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 Suspend to RAM sleep state default In S3 sleep state the system appears to be off and consumes less power than in the S1 state When signaled by a wake up device or event the system resumes to its working state exactly where it was left off c Soft Off by Power button Configures the way to turn off the computer in MS DOS mode using the power button lt lt Instant Off Press the power button and then the system will be turned off instantly Default Delay 4 Sec Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to turn off the system If the power button is pressed for less than 4 seconds the system will enter suspend mode c PME Event Wake Up Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a PCI or PCle de vice Note To use this function you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Default Enabled lt Modem Ring On Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a modem that supports wake up function Default Enabled o USB Resume from Suspend Allows the system to be awakened from ACPI S3 sleep state by a wake up signal from the installed USB device Default Enabled Note Supported on Windows Vista operating system only BIOS Setup 42 lt Power On by Alarm Determi
57. he troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem Turn off the power Remove all peripherals connecting cables and power cord etc Make sure the motherboard does not short circuit with the chassis or other metal objects Yes Isolate the short circuit No The problem is verified and solved Secure the CPU cooler No on the CPU Connect the Check if the CPU cooler is attached to the CPU securely Is the pow er connector of the CPU cooler connected to the CPU_FAN header properly CPU cooler power cable to the motherboard Yes The problem is verified and solved Correctly insert the Check if the memory is installed properly on the memory slot memory into the memory socket Yes Insert the graphics card Connect the ATX main power cable and the 12V power cable Turn on the power to start the computer Make sure the graphics card is securely seated in the expansion slot and power connectors are firmly attached The problem is verified and solved Continued Appendix 82 No The power supply CPU or 2 3 When the computer is turned on is the CPU cooler running 0 CPU socket might fail Yes The problem is verified and solved The graphics card Check if there is display on your monitor expansion slot or monitor might fail The problem is verified and solved Turn off the computer Plug in the keyboard and mouse and restart the computer Check if the
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59. ing 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 ric 1 Date Nov 9 2009 Copyright 2009 GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD All rights reserved The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without prior notice No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated transmitted or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE s prior written permission Documentation Classifications In order to assist in the use ofthis product GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations For detailed product information carefully read the User s Manual For instructions on how to use GIGABYTE s unique features read or download the information on from the Support amp DownloadsWotherboard Technology Guide page on our website For product related information check on our website at http www gigabyte com tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard looks like this REV X X For example REV 1 0 means the revision of the motherboard is 1 0 Check your motherboard revision before updatin
60. io module to this header Make sure the wire assignments of the module con nector match the pin assignments of the motherboard header Incorrect connection between the module connector and the motherboard header will make the device unable to work or even damage it For HD Front Panel Audio For AC 97 Front Panel Audio T Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC 2 GND 2 GND 3 3 MC2R 3 MIC Power 4 ACZ DET 4 NC 5 LINE2 R 5 Line Out R 6 GND 6 NC 7 FAUDIO_JD ri NC pem ES 8 No Pin 8 No Pin 9 LINE2_L 9 Line Out L 10 GND 10 NC front panel audio module refer to the instructions on how to activate AC 97 functionality via the audio software in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultane ously If you want to mute the back panel audio only supported when using an HD front panel audio module refer to Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio e Some chassis provide a front panel audio module that has separated connectors on ea
61. ions are Auto default 3T 6T lt Minimum RAS Active Time Options are Auto default 5T 18T c 1T 2T Command Timing Options are Auto default 1T 2T lt TwTr Command Delay Options are Auto default 1T 3T o Trfc0 for DIMM1 Options are Auto default 75ns 105ns 127 5ns 195ns 327 5ns o Trfc2 for DIMM2 Options are Auto default 75ns 105ns 127 5ns 195ns 327 5ns Write Recovery Time Options are Auto default 3T 6T Note This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature BIOS Setup 34 Precharge Time Options are Auto default 2T 3T Row Cycle Time Options are Auto default 11T 26T RAS to RAS Delay Options are Auto default 2T 5T CKE Power Down Mode Determines whether to set the memory to power down mode when the CKE pin is closed Default Dis abled CKE Power Down Control Allows you to select a CKE power down mode Options are per Channel Default per CS 35 BIOS Setup 2 4 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Fri Aug 28 2009 Item Help Time hh mm ss 223 or Menu Level gt IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master IDE Channel 4 Master IDE Channel 5 Master Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1918M 142 Move Enter Se
62. is item is configurable only if the NV SATA RAID function item is set to Enabled Default Enabled Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function Default Auto If you wish to install a 3rd party add in audio card instead of using the onboard audio set this item to Disabled On Chip MAC Lan Enables or disables the onboard LAN function Default Auto If you wish to install a 3rd party add in network card instead of using the onboard LAN set this item to Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip Default Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are Auto 2F8 IRQ3 3F8 IRQ4 default 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Onboard Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port LPT and specifies its base I O address and correspond ing interrupt Options are 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7T Disabled Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the onboard parallel LPT port Options are SPP Standard Parallel Port default EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP ECP Mode Use DMA Selects DMA channel for the LPT port in ECP mode This item is configurable only if Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP or ECP EPP mode Options are 3 default 1 On Chip USB b gt V1 1 V
63. ized Defaults section in this chapter or introductions of the battery clearing CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for how to clear the CMOS values 29 BIOS Setup 2 1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Inc M68M S2P D5 Motherboard Model BIOS Version EXER EE a LP REI EE EE LINE I Function Keys 11 13 2009 NF MCP68 6A61KG0GC 00 Function Keys DEL BIOS SETUP Press the Delete key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q Flash utility in BIOS Setup F9 XPRESS RECOVERY2 If you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to back up hard drive data using the driver disk the F9 key can be used for subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 during the POST For more information refer to Chapter 4 Xpress Recovery2 lt F12 gt BOOT MENU Boot Menu allows you to set the first boot device without entering BIOS Setup In Boot Menu use the up arrow key lt T gt or the down arrow key gt lt to select the first boot device then press Enter to accept To exit Boot Menu press lt Esc gt The system will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu Note The setting in Boot Menu is effective for one time only After system restart the device boot order will still be based on BIOS Setup settings You can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot de vice setting as needed lt
64. ker M l T CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Set Memory Clock Auto Item Help x Memory Clock 33133 667Mhz Menu Level gt gt DRAM Configuration Press Enter Ne Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Whether the system will work stably with the overclock settings you made is dependent on your over all system configurations Incorrectly doing overclock may result in damage to CPU chipset or memory and reduce the useful life of these components This page is for advanced users only and we recommend you not to alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the settings may result in system s failure to boot If this occurs clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values lt Set Memory Clock Determines whether to manually set the memory clock Auto lets BIOS automatically set the memory clock as required Manual allows the memory clock control item below to be configurable Default Auto c Memory Clock This option is configurable only when Set Memory Clock is set to Manual When you use an AM3 AM2 CPU b gt X2 00 Sets Memory Clock to X2 00 b gt X2 66 Sets Memory Clock to X2 66 b gt X3 33 Sets Memory Clock to X3 33 gt gt X4 00 Sets Memory Clock to X4 00 b gt X5 33 Sets Memory Clock to X5 3
65. le NV SATA 1 Primary RAID con trols the SATA2 0 connector and NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID controls the SATA2 1 connector Figure 2 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Serial ATA RAID Config NV SATA RAID function Enabled Item Help NV SATA 1 Primary RAID Enabled Menu Level gt gt NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID Enabled NV SATA 2 Primary RAID Disabled NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID Disabled 112 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 2 Step 2 Save changes and exit BIOS Setup The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth erboard The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version Appendix 64 C Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array For a non RAID configuration please skip this step and proceed to the installation of Windows operating system Step 1 After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins look for a message which says Press lt F10 gt to enter RAID setup utility Figure 3 Hit the lt F10 gt key to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility MediaShield ROM BIOS 6 94 Copyright C 2006 NVIDIA Corp Detecting array Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility Figure 3 Step
66. lect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults lt Date mm dd yy Sets the system date The date format is week read only month date and year Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date Time hh mm ss Sets the system time For example 1 p m is 13 0 0 Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the time o IDE Channel 0 Master Slave gt IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SATA device on this channel gt gt IDE Channel 0 Master Slave Configure your IDE SATA devices by using one of the two methods below Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect IDE SATA devices during the POST Default None If no IDE SATA devices are used set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode Options are Auto default CHS LBA Large lt IDE Channel 2 3 4 5 Master gt gt IDE Auto Detection Press Enter to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SATA device on this channel Extended IDE Drive Configure your IDE SATA devices by using one of the two methods below Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect IDE SATA devices during the POST Default None If no IDE SATA devices are used set this item to None so the system will skip
67. lts System will re detect all peripheral devices after a BIOS update so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Manageme 0 PnP PCI Configur Load Optimized Defaults Y N Y PC Health Status ESC Quit TL Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Press lt Y gt to load BIOS defaults Step 6 Select Save amp Exit Setup and then press lt Y gt to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup The proce dure is complete after the system restarts Unique Features 60 4 2 2 Updating the BIOS with the BIOS Utility A Before You Begin 1 In Windows close all applications and TSR Terminate and Stay Resident programs This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update 2 During the BIOS update process ensure the Internet connection is stable and do NOT interrupt the Internet connection for example avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet Failure to do so may result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is unable to start 3 Donotuse the G O M GIGABYTE Online Management function when using BIOS 4 GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an i
68. nad equate BIOS flashing B Using BIOS Flash Memory Size pr Update BIOS Sign on Message oo BIOS Vendor z add GIGABYTE NG Load CMOS default after BIOS update EJ Clear omi data Pool 1 Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server select the BIOS server site closest to your location and then download the BIOS file that matches your motherboard model Follow the on screen instructions to complete If the BIOS update file for your motherboard is not present on the BIOS server site please CD onal download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE s website and follow the instructions in Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function below 2 Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from File then select the location where you save the BIOS update file obtained from the Internet or through other source Follow the on screen instructions to complete 3 Save the Current BIOS File Click Save Current BIOS to File to save the current BIOS file 4 tosa cmos detaut atter Bios update Load BIOS Defaults after BIOS Update Select the Load CMOS default after BIOS update check box and then the system will automatically load BIOS defaults after BIOS update and after the system restarts C After Updating the BIOS Restart your system after updating the BIOS Make sure that the BIOS file to be flashed matches your motherboar
69. nction ality Note The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time Step 3 Go to the Microphone screen Do not mute the record ing volume or you ll not be able to record the sound To hear the sound being recorded during the recording process do not mute the playback volume It is recom mended that you set the volumes at a middle level If you want to change the current sound input default device to microphone right click on Mi crophone and select Set Default Device Appendix 78 Step 4 To raise the recording and playback volume for the microphone click the Microphone Boost icon on the right of the Recording Volume slider and set the Microphone Boost level Step 5 After completing the settings above click Start point to All Programs point to Accessories and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording Enabling Stereo Mix If the HD Audio Manager does not display the recording device you wish to use refer to the steps below The following steps explain how to enable Stereo Mix which may be needed when you want to record sound from your computer Step 1 Locate the Volume icon in the notification area and right click on this icon Select Recording Devices CM5 5 45 PM Step 2 On the Recording tab right click on an empty space and select Show Disabled Devices L sar 4 rar rog air Bias Ea
70. nes whether to power on the system at a desired time Default Disabled If enabled set the date and time as following gt Day of Month Alarm Turn on the system at a specific time on each day or on a specific day in a month lt lt Time hh mm ss Alarm Set the time at which the system will be powered on automatically Note When using this function avoid inadequate shutdown from the operating system or removal of the AC power or the settings may not be effective c HPET Support Note Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer HPET for Windows Vista operating system Default Enabled c HPET Mode 9 Allows you to select the HPET mode for your Windows Vista operating system Select 32 bit mode when you install 32 bit Windows Vista select 64 bit mode when you install 64 bit Windows Vista This item is configurable only if the HPET Support is set to Enabled Default 32 bit mode lt gt Power On By Mouse Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 mouse wake up event Note To use this function you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead bp Disabled Disables this function Default lt lt Double Click Double click on left button on the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system lt gt Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 keyboard wake up event Note you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead gt Disabled Disables this function Default gt
71. nnot save the backup file B Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1 Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time When you see the following message Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 2 After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive If you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 later simply press lt F9 gt during the POST C Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 e at PEDE IM Hai m GIGABYTE fh TE EW K LLL LLL Step 1 Step 2 Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive When finished go to Disk Management to check data disk allocation Unique Features 56 D Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 b E Select RESTORE to restore the backup to your hard drive in A GIGABYTE ase ne system pigaka down The RESTORE option will not be TECHNOLOGY present if no backup is created before b e eee ww m IV ee agama GIGABYTE TECHHOLOG Step 1 Step 2 If you wish to remove the backup file select After the backup file is removed no backup image REMOVE file will be present in Disk Management and hard drive space will be freed up F Exiting Xpress Recovery2 re GIGABYTE TECH OLOGY Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2
72. o the mounting lug on the reten tion frame Step 5 Step 4 Turn the cam handle from the left side to the right side as the picture above shows to lock into place Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the cooler Finally attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the CPU fan header CPU FAN on the motherboard CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may damage Por extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease tape between the the CPU Hardware Installation 1 4 Installing the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory e Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest memory support list Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage e Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direc tion If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides two DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Tech nology After the memory is installed the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory Enabling Dual Channel m
73. o this port USB Port The USB port supports the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB devices such as a USB key board mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc RJ 45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate The following de scribes the states of the LAN port LEDs Connection Speed LED Activity LED Connection Speed LED Activity LED State Description State Description Ez T Orange 1 Gbps data rate Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring Green 100 Mbps data rate Off No data transmission or receiving is occurring LAN Port Off 10 Mbps data rate 19 Hardware Installation e Line In Jack Blue The default line in jack Use this audio jack for line in devices such as an optical drive walkman etc Line Out Jack Front Speaker Out Green The default line out jack Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2 channel speaker This jack can be used to connect front speakers in a 4 5 1 channel audio configuration Mic In Jack Pink The default Mic in jack Microphones must be connected to this jack To configure 7 1 channel audio you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi channel audio feature through the audio driver Refer to the instructions on setting up a 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio your device and then remove it from
74. of O EN 50091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible broadcast receivers and assocated power systems UPS equipment Limits and methods of measurement of rito Gsturbance characteristics of information technology equipment D DIN VDE 0855 Cabied distribution systems Equipment D part 10 fce receiving andor distributica from D part 12 C I CE marking EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 2006 95 EC Safety requirements for mains operated EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment a including electrical business equipment Safety of household and similar O EN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electncal apphances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer Importer Spate nme Huang Stamp Dete Nov 9 2009 Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a FC Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number GA M68M S2P 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 follow
75. one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on the motherboard Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive Note Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller 63 Appendix B Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup Step 1 Turn on your computer and press Delete to enter BIOS Setup during the POST Power On Self Test Under Integrated Peripherals make sure NV Serial ATA Controller is enabled To enable RAID go to the Serial ATA RAID Config Figure 1 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Item Help NV Serial ATA Controller Enabled MenuLevel Cal aooccd A Aia Kun T A Q On Chip MAC Lan Auto Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP On Chip USB V1 1 V2 0 USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Legacy USB storage detect Enabled 112 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 1 Set NV SATA RAID function to Enabled to enable RAID control for each SATA connector Then enable the SATA channels with hard drives that you want to use for RAID for examp
76. onver ria and Windows T x WVIDUA NANG Visia AH IAAI Dirien Drivers Installation 54 Chapter 4 Unique Features 4 1 Xpress Recovery2 2 Before You Begin e Xpress Recovery2 will check the first physical hard drive for the operating system Xpress Recovery2 can only back up restore the first physical hard drive that has the operating system installed As Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file at the end of the hard drive make sure to leave enough un allocated space in advanced 10 GB or more is recommended actual size requirements vary depending on the amount of data e t is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at which the data is backed up restored e It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it Xpress Recovery is a utility that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system data and perform restoration of it Supporting NTFS FAT32 and FAT16 file systems Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it System Requirements Atleast 512 MB of system memory VESA compatible graphics card Windows XP with SP1 or later Windows Vista e Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are different utilities For example a backup file created FB with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2
77. oppy Disk Drive Connector This connector is used to connect a floppy disk drive The types of floppy disk drives supported are 360 KB 720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB and 2 88 MB Before connecting a floppy disk drive be sure to locate pin 1 of the connector and the floppy disk drive cable The pin 1 of the cable is typically designated by a stripe of different color For purchasing the optional floppy disk drive cable please contact the local dealer CEEEREEEEEEERY 33 1 34 2 aja 23 Hardware Installation 6 IDE IDE Connector The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives Before attach ing the IDE cable locate the foolproof groove on the connector If you wish to connect two IDE devices remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices for example master or slave For information about configuring master slave settings for the IDE devices read the instructions from the device manufacturers
78. ory sockets 7 Step 1 Note the orientation of the memory module Spread the retaining clips at both ends of the memory socket Place the memory module on the socket As indicated in the picture on the left place your fin gers on the top edge of the memory push down on the memory and insert it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted 17 Hardware Installation 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card A e Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card e Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot LI mut PCI Slot Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot Locate an expansion slot that supports your card Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel Align the card
79. p or down arrow key and use the right arrow key to add the hard drives to the Array Disks block Figure 5 MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006 Define a New Array RAID Mode ping Striping ICS Optimal Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 3 Add ST3120026AS 111 79GB lt Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Tl Select ENTER Popup Figure 5 Step 6 After assigning the RAID drives press lt F7 gt A message which says Clear disk data appears Figure 6 Press Y to confirm or press lt N gt to cancel If the hard drives contain a previously created RAID array you need to press Y to clear the data in the hard drives MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006 Define a New Array RAID Mode Striping Striping E S Optimal Free Disks Port Disk Model Disk Model Capacity ST3120026AS 111 79GB lt Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate TJ Select ENTER Popup Figure 6 Appendix 66 After that the Array List screen appears displaying the RAID array that you have created Figure 7 MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006 Array List Vender Array Model Name Ctrl X Exit TJ Select B Set Boot N New Array ENTER Detail Figure 7 To read more information about the RAID array press Enter to enter the Array Detail screen Figure 8 which shows various information about the array including the RAID mode
80. pervisor password or user password at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup lt User Password When the Password Check item is set to System you must enter the supervisor password or user password at system startup to continue system boot In BIOS Setup you must enter the supervisor password if you wish to make changes to BIOS settings The user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes To clear the password press lt Enter gt on the password item and when requested for the password press lt Enter gt again The message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear indicating the password has been can celled BIOS Setup 48 2 13 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS tults Advanced BIOS I Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y ord Integrated Periphe Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status ESC Quit T4 Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup 5806 12818 0 5 Press Enter on this item and press the Y key This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program Press N or Esc to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu 2 14 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS tult
81. ror but stop for all other errors gt gt All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but it will stop for all other errors Memory These fields are read only and are determined by the BIOS POST Base Memory Also called conventional memory Typically 640 KB will be reserved for the MS DOS operating system gt Extended Memory The amount of extended memory 37 BIOS Setup 2 5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Virtualization AMD K8 Cool amp Quiet control Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S M A R T Capability Away Mode Backup BIOS Image to HDD Init Display First Frame Buffer Size Advanced BIOS Features Enabled Item Help Auto Menu Level gt Press Enter Floppy Hard Disk KODOVI Setup Disabled Disabled Disabled PEG 64M Onboard GPU Enable If No Ext PEG 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults o Virtualization Virtualization allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent parti tions With virtualization one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems Default Disabled gt AMD K8 Cool amp Quiet control gt gt Auto Lets the AMD Cool n Quiet
82. s Advanced BIOS F Quit Without Saving Y N N ord Integrated Periphe Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status ESC Quit T4 Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Abandon B Data Press Enter on this item and press the Y key This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS Press lt N gt or Esc to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu 49 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup s 50 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Before installing the drivers first install the operating system EB After installing the operating system insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically go to My Computer double click the optical drive and execute the Run exe program 3 1 Installing Chipset Drivers E Now Loading Please wait After inserting the driver disk Xpress Install will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install You can click the Install All button and Xpress Install will install all the rec Install Chipset Drivers Wie pec onn Dust vou De dier behead edere l or your mehar board Piease chek
83. st be an even number Hardware Installation 24 8 F PANEL Front Panel Header Connect the power switch reset switch speaker chassis intrusion switch sensor and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables Message Power Power Sleep LED Switch PW SPEAK SPEAK CEEEEEEEEE alla 6 I cx pal Chassis Intrusion e MSG PWR Message Power Sleep LED Yellow Purple System Status LED Connects to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The LED S0 On is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the sys S1 Blinking tem is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in S3 S4 sleep S3 S4 S5 Off state or powered off S5 PW Power Switch Red Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Power Management Setup for more information e SPEAK Speaker Orange Connects to the speaker on the
84. stripe block size hard drive model name and hard drive capacity etc MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006 Array Details RAID Mode Striping Striping Width 2 Striping Block 64K Disk Model Capacity ST3120026AS 111 79GB ST3120026AS 111 79GB R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return Figure 8 To delete the array press lt D gt in the Array Detail screen When the Delete this array message appears press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to cancel Press lt Enter gt to return to the Array List screen To exit the NVIDIA RAID setup utility press lt Esc gt in the main menu or lt Ctrl gt lt X gt in the Array List screen Now you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system 67 Appendix 5 1 2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette To successfully install operating system onto RAID drive s you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation Without the driver the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup process First of all copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk For installing Windows Vista you also can copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS DOS and Windows mode In MS DOS mode Prepare a startup disk that has CD ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk St
85. sue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed Default Enabled BIOS Setup 38 Away Mode Enables or disables Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system Away Mode allows the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in a low power mode that appears off Default Disabled Backup BIOS Image to HDD Allows the system to copy the BIOS image file to the hard drive If the system BIOS is corrupted it will be recovered from this image file Default Disabled Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card PCI Express graphics card or the onboard VGA gt gt PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display gt gt Onboard VGA Sets the onboard graphics as the first display PEG Sets the PCI Express graphics card as the first display Default Frame Buffer Size Frame buffer size is the total amount of system memory allocated solely for the onboard graphics controller MS DOS for example will use only this memory for display Options are Disabled 32MB 64MB Default 128MB 256MB Onboard GPU Enables or disables the onboard graphics function lt lt Enable If No Ext PEG Activates the onboard VGA only if no PCI Express VGA card is installed Default gt gt Always Enable Always activates the onboard VGA whether or not a PCI Express card is installed If you wish to set up a dual view configuration se
86. t this item to Always Enable 39 BIOS Setup 2 6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip IDE Channel NV Serial ATA Controller IDE Prefetch Mode USB Memory Type Serial ATA RAID Config Onboard Audio Function On Chip MAC Lan Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA On Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect T Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values o On Chip IDE Channel Enabled Item Help All Enabled Menu Level gt Enabled SHADOW Press Enter Auto Auto Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 378 IRQ7 SPP V1 1 V2 0 Disabled Disabled Enabled PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Enables or disables the integrated IDE controller Default Enabled c NV Serial ATA Controller Enables or disables the integrated SATA controller s You can select whether to enable all SATA control lers or only the first SATA controller Default All Enabled lt IDE Prefetch Mode Enables or disables prefetch mode for the integrated IDE controller Enabled activates the IDE prefetch buffer to enhance hard drive performance Default Enabled lt USB Memory Type Specifies the type of memory allocated for USB devices Options are SHADOW default Base Memory
87. tDrv UDA WinVista sataraid For Windows Vista 64 bit browse to BootDrv UDA WinVista64 sataraid Method B Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to the sataraid folder oe m 5 i E rip iud Mopp Desk Dri Dk m Duk QC E ug OD Deren De UB Bab gi pg Bert NG E Heii droa than Figure 4 Appendix 70 Step 3 When a screen as shown in Figure 5 appears select NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller and click Next Select the driver 16 be inatabed NYIDIA nForce RAD Device DeUBoot Devi L DAVW n V istalsatarai d send 32 kf NVIDIA nForce Serial ATA Cantraller MiBe Drei 32 in f FP Hide diei Dhu aec rot oarit Ah hirdet on Iha tap Bm Figure 5 Step 4 After the driver is loaded the RAID drive will appear Select the RAID drive and then click Next to continue the OS installation Figure 6 Figure 6 71 Appendix Rebuilding an Array Rebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array Rebuilding applies only to fault tolerant arrays such as RAID 1 RAID 10 and RAID 5 array To replace the old drive make sure to use a new drive of equal or greater capacity The procedures below assume a new drive is added to re place a failed drive to rebuild a RAID 1 array Launch the plica Control Panel from All emet in the Start Menu Welcome to the NVIDI
88. the Directive used equipment must be marked collected separately and disposed of properly WEEE Symbol Statement The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging which indicates that this product must not be disposed of with other waste Instead the device should be taken to the waste collection centers for activation of the treatment collection recycling and disposal procedure The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more 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 f you need further assistance in recycling reusing in your end of life product you may contact us at the Customer Care number listed in your product s user s manual and we will be glad to help you with your effort Appendix 84 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 an
89. tor possesses a foolproof design Connect the power supply cable to the power connector in the correct orientation The 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the 12V power connector is not connected the computer will not start To meet expansion requirements it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand EB high power consumption be used 500W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable or unbootable system The main power connector is compatible with power supplies with 2x10 power connectors When using a 2x12 power supply remove the protective cover from the main power connector on the motherboard Do not insert the power supply cable into pins under the protective cover when using a 2x10 power supply ATX 12V i 3 Pin No Definition po 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V r 4 V ATX 12V ATX Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 33V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON soft On Off 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 Power Good 20 5V 9 5VSB stand by 5V 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12 Only for 2x1
90. upports the CPU Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest CPU support list e Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage Locate the pin one of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly Or you may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and dam age of the CPU may occur e Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequency beyond the standard specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graph ics card memory hard drive etc 1 3 1 Installing the CPU A Locate the pin one denoted by a small triangle of the CPU socket and the CPU A Small Triangle Mark Denotes Pin One of the Socket G gaj 1 EES A Small Triangle Marking
91. ur Load Optimized Defaults Y N N PC Health Status ESC Quit T4 Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Press lt Enter gt on this item and then press the lt Y gt key to load the optimal BIOS default settings The BIOS defaults settings help the system to operate in optimum state Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values 47 BIOS Setup 2 12 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Manageme PnP PCI Configur Enter Password PC Health Status ESC Quit T4 Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change Set Disable Password Press lt Enter gt on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press lt Enter gt You will be requested to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords Supervisor Password When a system password is set and the Password Check item in Advanced BIOS Features is set to Setup you must enter the supervisor password for entering BIOS Setup and making BIOS changes When the Password Check item is set to System you must enter the su
92. with the slot and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw After installing all expansion cards replace the chassis cover s Turn on your computer If necessary go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card s T Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system po SM GO Deo Example Installing and Removing a PCI Express Graphics Card e Installing a Graphics Card Gently push down on the top edge of the card until it is fully inserted into the PCI Express slot Make sure the card is securely seated in the slot and does not rock EN Removing the Card 2 Gently push back on the lever on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the slot Hardware Installation 18 1 6 Back Panel Connectors e PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Port Use the upper port green to connect a PS 2 mouse and the lower port purple to connect a PS 2 keyboard 6 Parallel Port Use the parallel port to connect devices such as a printer scanner and etc The parallel port is also called a printer port Serial Port Use the serial port to connect devices such as a mouse modem or other peripherals D Sub Port The D Sub port supports a 15 pin D Sub connector Connect a monitor that supports D Sub connection t
93. www giga byte hu e Turkey WEB address http www gigabyte com tr e Russia WEB address http www gigabyte ru e Poland WEB address http www gigabyte pl e Ukraine WEB address http www gigabyte ua e Romania WEB address http www gigabyte com ro e Serbia WEB address http www gigabyte co rs e Kazakhstan WEB address http www gigabyte kz You may go to the GIGABYTE website select your language in the language list on the top right corner of the website To submit a technical or non technical Sales Market ing question please link to http ggts gigabyte com tw Then select your language to enter the system
94. y keyboard optical mouse still on after the computer shuts down Some motherboards provide a small amount of standby power after the computer shuts down and that s why the light is still on How do clear the CMOS values For motherboards that have a CMOS_SW button press this button to clear the CMOS values before doing this please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord For motherboards that have 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 bat tery from the battery holder to stop supplying power to the CMOS which will clear the CMOS values after about one minute Why do still get a weak sound even though have turned my speaker to the maximum volume Make sure your speaker is equipped with an internal amplifier If not try a speaker with power amplifier Why cannot install the onboard HD audio driver successfully For Windows XP only Step 1 First make sure Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 has been installed check in My Computer gt Properties gt Gen eral gt System If not please update it from Microsoft s website Then make sure the Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio has been installed successfully check in My Computer gt Properties gt Hardware gt Device

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