Gigabyte GA-M55S-S3 user manual

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Main Page Page Table of Contents Page Page - 7 - GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard Layout GA-M55S-S3 Block Diagram Chapter 1Hardware Installation 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer Installation Notices Instances of Non-Warranty 1-2 Feature Summary Page 1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU 1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler 1-4 Installation of Memory Dual Channel Memory Configuration 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction 1-7 Connectors Introduction Line In Line Out (Front Speaker Out) MIC In 1/2)ATX_12V / ATX (Power Connector) 4/5/6) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN / PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) 3) PCIE_12V (Power Connector) 7) FDD (FDD Connector) 8) IDE1 (IDE Connector) 9) SATAII1 / 2 / 3 / 4 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by nForce 550) 10) BATTERY Hardware Installation- 23 - 11) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper) 12) PWR_LED 13) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) 14) CD_IN (CD In Connector) 15) SPDIF_I (S/PDIF In Connector) 16) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 (Front USB Connector) 17) F1_1394 / F2_1394 (Front IEEE 1394 Connector) Page Page CONTROL KEYS Main Menu Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Chapter 2 BIOS Setup The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : FAa) <F12> : For Boot Menu BIOS Setting Recovery Page 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date Time IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave IDE Channel 2/3/4/5 Master Drive A / Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area) Halt on Memory Base Memory 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority First / Second / Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Page 2-3 Integrated Peripherals NV SATA RAID function NV SATA 1 Primary RAID Enabled Enable RAID function for the first channel of the first SATA controller. (Default value) NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID Page Onboard 1394 Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode Page 2-4 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Soft-Off by Power button PME Event Wake Up Modem Ring On Page 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 2 IRQ Assignment PCI 1 IRQ Assignment 2-6 PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Case Opened Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR18V / +3.3V / +12V Current CPU Temperature CPU Smart FAN Control CPU Smart FAN Mode 2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Clock (MHz) CPU Clock Ratio DDR2 Voltage Control Page BIOS Setup- 47 - 2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults 2-9 Load Optimized Defaults 2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password BIOS Setup- 49 - 2-11 Save & Exit Setup 2-12 Exit Without Saving Page Chapter 3Drivers Installation 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers Page Page Page Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction User Interface Overview 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction How to use the Xpress Recovery2 <F9>: Xpress Recovery2 Boot from CD/DVD: System requirements: 1. RESTORE: 2. BACKUP: 3. REMOVE: 4. REBOOT: The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 : Q-FlashTM Utility Before You Begin: Part One: Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards. Entering the Q-FlashTM utility: Step 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS/Q-Flash utility. Step1: To use Q-Flash utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu. Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen The Q-Flash / Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. Using the Q-FlashTM utility: Steps: You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS, too. After system reboots, you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed. The BIOS file becomes Fba after updating. Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit. Part Two: Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards. This part guides users of single-BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q-FlashTM utility. Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen Task menu for Q-Flash utility: Action bar: Using the Q-FlashTM utility: Steps: Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully!! Method 2 : @BIOSTM Utility 1. Methods and steps: 2. Note: To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup Page (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Page Page (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Page Page 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: 4 Channel Audio Setup 6 Channel Audio Setup 8 Channel Audio Setup Page 4-2 Troubleshooting Page Page Page Contact Us yy yy yGIGABYTE Global Service System