Gigabyte GA-M52S-S3P user manual Xpress Recovery2, Before You Begin, System Requirements

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4-1 Xpress Recovery2

Xpress Recovery2 is an 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.

Before You Begin:

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 unallocated space in advanced (10 GB or more is recommended; actual size require- ments vary, depending on the amount of data).

It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed.

The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at which the data is backed up/restored.

It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it.

System Requirements:

Intel® x86 platform

At least 64 MB of system memory

VESA compatible graphics card

Windows® 2000 with SP3 or later; Windows® XP with SP1 or later

Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are different utilities. For example, a backup file

created with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2.

USB hard drives are not supported.

Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode are not supported.

"*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE 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.

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Contents GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard Disclaimer CopyrightDocumentation Classifications Identifying Your Motherboard RevisionTable of Contents Drivers Installation Box Contents GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard Layout Block Diagram Installation Precautions Hardware InstallationUSB Product Specifications4 Mbit flash Installing the CPU Installing the CPU and CPU CoolerCPU Socket Locking Lever Installing the CPU Cooler Dual Channel Memory Configuration Installing the MemoryInstalling a Memory Installing an Expansion Card Back Panel Connectors Rear Speaker Out Jack Black Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Jack OrangeSide Speaker Out Jack Gray Line In Jack BluePwrled Clrcmos Battery Internal ConnectorsGND CPUFAN/SYSFAN Fan Headers FDD Floppy Disk Drive ConnectorSATAII0/1/2/3 Sata 3Gb/s Connectors IDE IDE ConnectorBattery Pwrled System Power LED HeaderFpanel Front Panel Header Faudio Front Panel Audio Header Cdin CD In ConnectorSpdifo S/PDIF Out Header Spdifi S/PDIF In HeaderCI Chassis Intrusion Header FUSB1/FUSB2/FUSB3 USB Headers, YellowClrcmos Clearing Cmos Jumper English Chapter Bios Setup Logo Screen Default Startup ScreenPost Screen Sample Bios Version FAc Bios Setup Program Function KeysMain Menu „ Advanced Bios Features „ Standard Cmos Features„ Power Management Setup „ PnP/PCI ConfigurationsTime DateIDE Channel 0 Master/Slave IDE Channel 2/3 Master/SlaveDrive a Floppy 3 Mode SupportHalt on MemoryFirst/Second/Third Boot Device Hard Disk Boot PriorityPassword Check HDD S.M.A.R.T. CapabilityAway Mode Full Screen Logo ShowInit Display First Integrated Peripherals IDE Prefetch Mode IDE DMA transfer accessOnchip Sata Mode nVIDIA nForce 520 chipset NV Sata Pri-Master RAIDWhen No LAN Cable Is Attached Smart LAN LAN Cable Diagnostic FunctionParallel Port Mode Onboard LAN Boot ROMECP Mode Use DMA Onboard Serial PortModem Ring On PME Event Wake UpHpet Mode Note Power-On by AlarmPower On By Mouse Power On By KeyboardPnP/PCI Configurations Current System/CPU Temperature Reset Case Open StatusSystem/CPU Warning Temperature Case OpenedSystem Smart FAN Control CPU Smart FAN ModePcie Clock CPU FrequencyCPU Clock Ratio Robust Graphics BoosterDDR2 Voltage Control CPU Voltage ControlNormal CPU Vcore Load Optimized Defaults Load Fail-Safe DefaultsSet Supervisor/User Password Exit Without Saving Save & Exit SetupInstalling Chipset Drivers Drivers InstallationDriver CD Information Software ApplicationsContact Us Hardware InformationEnglish Xpress Recovery2 Before You BeginSystem Requirements Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive Installation and ConfigurationEnglish Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 Accessing Xpress Recovery2Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 Removing the BackupExiting Xpress Recovery2 Updating the Bios with the Q-Flash Utility Bios Update UtilitiesUpdating the Bios English Updating the Bios with the @BIOS Utility Installing and Using @BIOSOptions and Instructions Update the Bios without Using the Internet Update Function EasyTune 5 Interface Button Information Table EasyTuneWindows Vista ReadyBoost Configuring the Onboard Sata Controller Configuring Sata Hard DrivesTo configure Sata hard drives, follow the steps below Installing Sata hard drives in your computerConfiguring Sata controller mode in Bios Setup Configuring RAID set in RAID Bios YES BBS Making a Sata RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette Required for Ahci and RAID ModeInstalling Windows XP Installing the Sata RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating SystemSelect Nvidia nForce Storage Controller and press Enter Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Installing Windows Vista English Configuring Audio Input and Output Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel AudioConfiguring Speakers Configuring AC97 Audio Configuring Sound EffectInstalling the S/PDIF In Cable Optional Installing the S/PDIF In CablePdif Configuring S/PDIF out Pdif OutConneting a S/PDIF out Cable Configuring Microphone Recording English Using the Sound Recorder Recording the SoundPlaying the Sound Frequently Asked Questions TroubleshootingStart Troubleshooting ProcedureEND English English English English Taiwan Headquarters Contact UsPoland Ukraine Romania Serbia & Montenegro Gigabyte Global Service System