Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 user manual Block Diagram

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Block Diagram

1 PCIE x 16

2 PCIE x 8

PCI-ECLK

or

(100MHz)

SLI Mode

Normal Mode

SLI Jumper

PCI Express x 16 Bus

PCI Express x 1 Bus

AMD Socket

CPUCLK+/-(200MHz)

DDRII 400/533/667/800MHz DIMM

AM2 CPU

Dual Channel Memory

Hyper Transport Bus

x 1

x 1

x 1

PCI-ECLK

(100MHz)

3 PCI Express x 1

RJ45

Marvell

88E1116

PCI Bus

TSB43AB23

3 IEEE1394

nVIDIA® nForce4

SLI

CODEC

4 SATA 3Gb/s

ATA33/66/100/133 IDE Channels

LPC BUS								Floppy
								Floppy


								LPT Port
								LPT Port

		IT8716						COM Port
								COM Port





						PS/2 KB/Mouse


		BIOS

Out

Out

Out

MIC -Out Line-In In Out

10 USB

2 PCI

PCICLK (33MHz)

Side Speaker

Center/Subwoofer Spear

Surround Speaker

Line SPDIF SPDIF

Ports

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Contents GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard Copyright Product Manual ClassificationTable of Contents Drivers Installation Item Checklist GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard Layout Block Diagram Considerations Prior to Installation Installation NoticesInstances of Non-Warranty Preparing Your ComputerFeature Summary CPU4Mbit flash ROM Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler Installation of the CPUInstallation of the CPU cooler Installation of Memory Dual Channel Memory Configuration Installation of Expansion Cards Setup of SLI Scalable Link Interface Configuration Before You BeginEnabling SLI Mode English English I/O Back Panel Introduction Connectors Introduction Center/Subwoofer Speaker OutSurround Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker OutATX12V/ATX Power Connector PCIE12V Power Connector 6 Cpufan / SYSFAN/ Pwrfan Cooler Fan Power ConnectorFDD FDD Connector IDE1 / IDE2 IDE ConnectorFaudio Front Audio Panel Connector Cdin CD In Connector Fpanel Front Panel JumperUSB1 / FUSB2 / FUSB3 Front USB Connector Pwrled15 F11394 / F21394 Ieee 1394 Connector Clrcmos Clear CmosBattery Spdifi SpdifCI Chassis Intrusion, Case Open English Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Main MenuMain Menu For example Bios Ver. D8 F12 For Boot Menu„ Standard Cmos Features „ Advanced Bios Features„ Power Management Setup „ PnP/PCI ConfigurationIDE Channel 2/3/4/5 Master TimeIDE Channel 0 Master, Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master, Slave Halt on Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan AreaDrive a Boot Up Floppy Seek Hard Disk Boot PriorityFirst / Second / Third Boot Device Init Display First Password CheckAway Mode IDE DMA transfer access Integrated PeripheralsOn-Chip IDE Channel0 On-Chip IDE Channel1On-Chip LAN Boot ROM IDE Prefetch ModeOn-Chip MAC Lan NV Sata RAID functionSmart LAN LAN Cable Diagnostic Function When LAN Cable Is Functioning NormallyParallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMAOnboard 1394 Function Onboard Serial PortPower Management Setup Power On By Mouse PCI 1 IRQ Assignment PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPCI 2 IRQ Assignment PC Health Status CPU Smart FAN Control Note CPU Warning TemperatureCPU Smart FAN Mode MB Intelligent TweakerM.I.T CPU Spread Spectrum Pcie ClockCPU clock Ratio Robust Graphics BoosterTop Performance Set Supervisor/User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without SavingEnglish Drivers Installation Install Chipset DriversSoftware Applications Driver CD InformationHardware Information Contact UsEnglish EasyTune 5 Introduction User Interface OverviewSystem requirements Xpress Recovery2 IntroductionHow to use the Xpress Recovery2 Limitations Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2Precautions Before You Begin Flash Bios Method IntroductionMethod 1 Q-FlashTMUtility Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual Bios utility screen Task menu for Dual Bios utilityEntering the Q-FlashTMutility Task menu for Q-Flash utilityUsing the Q-FlashTMutility StepsYou can repeat to Part Two Exploring the Q-FlashTMutility screen FlashTMutility barCongratulation!! You have updated Bios successfully Method 2 @BIOSTM Utility Methods and stepsEnglish Installing Sata hard drives in your computer Shadow Appendix Step Save and exit Bios Setup GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard Configuring RAID set in RAID Bios YES Nvidia Cd bootdrv Menu Making a Sata Driver DiskInstalling Sata controller driver during OS installation ENTER=Select F3=Exit Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows SolutionsYES English 5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction Introduction of audio connectorsStereo Speakers Connection and Settings Channel Audio Setup English English Troubleshooting English English English English English Contact Us Taiwan HeadquartersGigabyte Global Service System