Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S4, GA-M59SLI-S5 user manual

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Main Page Page Table of Contents Page Page - 7 - GA-M59SLI-S5 Motherboard Layout GA-M59SLI-S5 - 8 - GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard Layout GA-M59SLI-S4 Block Diagram Page Chapter 1Hardware Installation 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer Installation Notices Instances of Non-Warranty 1-2 Feature Summary Page 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 Setup of SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Configuration Page Page 1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction 1-8 Connectors Introduction Line Out (Front Speaker Out) MIC In 1/2) ATX_12V_2X / ATX_12V (Power Connector) ATX (Power Connector) ATX (Power Connector) 3) PCIE_12V (Power Connector) 4/5/6) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN / PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) 8) IDE1 (IDE Connector) 7) SB_FAN (Chip Fan Connector) Hardware Installation- 29 - 9) FDD (FDD Connector) 13) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper) 12) PWR_LED 14) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) 16) SPDIF_I (SPDIF In) 15) CD_IN (CD In Connector) 18) F1_1394 / F2_1394(IEEE 1394 Connector) 17) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 (Front USB Connectors) 20) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) 19) TPM Connector (Trusted Platform Module) Please contact your nearest dealer for optional TPM cable. Hardware Installation- 35 - 22) BATTERY 21) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) Page CONTROL KEYS Main Menu Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Chapter 2 BIOS Setup <F12> : For Boot Menu The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F2) BIOS Setting Recovery Page 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date Time IDE Channel 0 Master, Slave IDE Channel 2/3/4/5/6/7 Master Drive A / Drive B Page 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority First / Second / Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Page BIOS Setup- 45 - 2-3 Integrated Peripherals Serial-ATA RAID Config Page Onboard 1394 Onboard LAN Boot ROM SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function) 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 System/CPU Temperature 2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CPU Frequency(MHz) PCIE Clock(SB) MHz NB<->SB Reference clock PCIE Clock(NB) MHz CPU Clock Ratio Robust Graphics Booster DDR2 OverVoltage Control S-Chipset/PCIE Voltage CPU HT-Link Voltage Page 2-9 Load Optimized Defaults 2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults 2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password 2-11 Save & Exit Setup 2-12 Exit Without Saving Page 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 A. What is Dual BIOS Technology ? B. How to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility? Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable Boot From : Main BIOS(Default), Backup BIOS Auto Recovery : Enable(Default), Disable Halt On Error : Disable(Default), Enable Keep DMI Data : Enable(Default), Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup 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 Fab 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) A. nVIDIA nForce 590SLI Southbridge (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 (6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 Page Page B. GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup Page (3) Configuring RAID array in RAID BIOS A. Create Array: Figure 7 Figure 8 5. Set Array Size: Under the Size item, type the size of the array (Figure 8), and press ENTER. Figure 9 Figure 10 When finished, the new RAID array will be displayed in the RAID Disk Drive List block (Figure 10). Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 B. Delete Array: Press Y to confirm yes to the following message (Figure 14) or N to cancel. (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) Page Page 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: A. Realtek ALC888DD CODEC 4 Channel Audio Setup 6 Channel Audio Setup 8 Channel Audio Setup Page Enabling the DTS (Digital Theater Systems) function Digital PCM Output Setup: Introduction of Dolby Digital Live: Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: B. Realtek ALC883 CODEC 4 Channel Audio Setup 6 Channel Audio Setup 8 Channel Audio Setup Page 4-2 Troubleshooting Page Contact Us yy yy yGIGABYTE Global Service System