Gigabyte GA-8S661FXM-775 user manual Installation of Expansion Cards

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1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards

You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:

1.Read the related expansion card's instruction document before installing the expansion card into the computer.

2.Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer.

3.Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard.

4.Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.

5.Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.

6.Replace your computer's chassis cover.

7.Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS.

8.Install related driver from the operating system.

Installing a AGP expansion card:

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Please carefully pull out the small white-drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to

AGP Cardinstall/uninstall the VGA card. Please align the VGA card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on the slot. Make sure your VGA card is locked by the small white-drawable bar.

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Contents GA-8S661FXM-775 Motherboard GA-8S661FXM-775 Product Manual Classification CopyrightTable of Contents Drivers Installation GA-8S661FXM-775 GA-8S661FXM-775 Motherboard LayoutBlock Diagram Page Preparing Your Computer Considerations Prior to InstallationInstallation Notices Instances of Non-WarrantyCPU Feature SummaryUse of licensed Award Bios Installation of the CPU Installation of the CPU and HeatsinkInstallation of the Heatsink Installation of Memory Installation of Expansion Cards I/O Back Panel Introduction Connectors Introduction ATX12V/ATX Power Connector Cpufan / Sysfan Cooler Fan Power Connector FDD FDD Connector IDE1/IDE2 IDE ConnectorFaudio Front Audio Panel Connector SATA0/SATA1 Serial ATA Connector, Controlled by SiS964Surcen Fpanel Front Panel ConnectorSpdifio Spdif In/ Out Cdin CD in ConnectorCI Chassis Intrusion, Case Open 13 F1USB / F2USB Front USB ConnectorsClrcmos Clear Cmos Comb Comb ConnectorPwrled BAT BatteryEnglish English Main Menu Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup MenuMain Menu For example Bios Ver. E3 „ Exit Without Saving „ Set Supervisor Password„ Set User Password „ Save & Exit SetupIDE Channel 0 Master, Slave /IDE Channel 1 Master, Slave TimeMemory Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan AreaDrive a / Drive B Halt onFirst / Second / Third Boot Device Hard Disk Boot PriorityLimit Cpuid Max. to Boot Up Floppy SeekPassword Check CPU Hyper-ThreadingIntegrated Peripherals Onboard LAN device SiS Serial ATA ModeParallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMAModemRingOn IRQ 3-7, 9-15, NMIPower LED in S1 State Power On By KeyboardPower On By Mouse Resume by AlarmPnP/PCI Configurations Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Current CPU TemperatureCase Opened Current VoltageV Vcore / DDR 2.5V / +3.3V / +12VCPU Smart FAN Mode Configure Dram TimingCAS Latency Setting CPU Clock Ratio MHz Dram RAS to CAS DelayDram RAS Active Time Dram RAS Precharge TimeTop Performance Set Supervisor/User Password Load Optimized DefaultsExit Without Saving Save & Exit SetupBios Setup English Install Chipset Drivers Drivers InstallationDriver CD Information Software ApplicationsContact Us Hardware InformationEnglish System requirements Xpress Recovery2 IntroductionHow to use the Xpress Recovery2 Unique Software UtilityMain Screen of Xpress Recovery2 PrecautionsLimitations Bios Flash Method Introduction Method 1 Q-FlashTMUtilityBefore You Begin Task menu for Q-Flash utility Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual Bios utility screenTask menu for Dual Bios utility Entering the Q-FlashTMutilitySteps Using the Q-FlashTMutilityYou can repeat to Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit English Exploring the Q-FlashTMutility screenBios file becomes F4 after updating Congratulation!! You have updated Bios successfullyMethods and steps Method 2 @BIOSTM UtilityEnglish RAID Levels Serial ATA Bios Setting Utility IntroductionConfiguring the SiS RAID Bios Creating RAID Volume Udma RAID0 English Deleting RAID Volume Installing the RAID Drivers 4 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction Channel Audio SetupChannel Analog Audio Output Mode Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode English Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Notes Spdif Output Device Optional Device Jack-Sensing Introuction Introduction of audio connectorsManual setting AMI Bios Beep Codes TroubleshootingEnglish English English English English English English Taiwan Headquarters Contact UsChina Shanghai