AMD Socket AM2 Processor Motherboard
GA-M55S-S3 rev
Users Manual
GA-M55S-S3 rev Nov. 10
Motherboard
Motherboard
GA-M55S-S3 rev
Product Manual Classification
Copyright
Table of Contents
Chapter 4 Appendix
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation
4-1-1
4-1-2
Optional Accessories
Item Checklist
GA-M55S-S3
GA-M55S-S3 rev. 2.0 Motherboard Layout
nForce
Block Diagram
PCI-ECLK 100 MHz PCI Express PCI Express Bus
1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation
Chapter 1Hardware Installation
Installation Notices
Instances of Non-Warranty
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1-2 Feature Summary
4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4, allow
Speaker Out / Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out / Side Speaker Out
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1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler
1-3-1 Installation of the CPU
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1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler
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Fig.2
Notch DDRII
1-4 Installation of Memory
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Dual Channel Memory Configuration
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1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards
1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction
PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector
Parallel Port
SPDIFO COATIAL
Line In
Connectors Introduction
Line Out Front Speaker Out
MIC In
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1/2 ATX12V / ATX Power Connector
+5V Only for 24-pin ATX
3.3VOnly for 24-pin ATX
4/5/6 CPUFAN / SYSFAN / PWRFAN Cooler Fan Power Connector
3 PCIE12V Power Connector
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CPUFAN
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7 FDD FDD Connector
8 IDE1 IDE Connector
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9 SATAII1 / 2 / 3 / 4 SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by nForce
10 BATTERY
Speaker Connector
11 FPANEL Front Panel Jumper
Switch
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13 FAUDIO Front Audio Connector
12 PWRLED
15 SPDIFI S/PDIF In Connector
14 CDIN CD In Connector
Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector
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16 F USB1 / FUSB2 / FUSB3 Front USB Connector
17 F11394 / F21394 Front IEEE 1394 Connector
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18 CI Chassis Intrusion, Case Open
19 CLRCMOS Clear CMOS
GA-M55S-S3 rev. 2.0 Motherboard
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Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
CONTROL KEYS
Main Menu
F12 For Boot Menu
The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver. FAa
BIOS Setting Recovery
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Advanced BIOS Features
Standard CMOS Features
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configuration
Date
Standard CMOS Features
Time
IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave
Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area
Drive A / Drive B
Halt on
Memory
Hard Disk Boot Priority
Advanced BIOS Features
First / Second / Third Boot Device
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Away Mode
Password Check
Init Display First
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Integrated Peripherals
Serial-ATA RAID Config
NV SATA RAID function
NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID
On-Chip IDE Channel0
NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID
On-Chip MAC Lan
NV Serial-ATA Controller
Onboard
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
Onboard Serial Port
Onboard Parallel Port
On-Chip USB
ECP Mode Use DMA
USB Keyboard Support
USB Mouse Support
ACPI Suspend Type
Power-On by Alarm
PME Event Wake Up
Modem Ring On
Power On By Keyboard
Power On By Mouse
KB Power ON Password
AC BACK Function
PCI 2 IRQ Assignment
2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI 1 IRQ Assignment
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Current CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM
Current CPU Temperature
CPU Warning Temperature
CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning
CPU Smart FAN Mode
CPU Smart FAN Control Note
Set to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with a 3-pin fan power cable
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CPU Frequency MHz
MB Intelligent TweakerM.I.T
PCIE Clock MHz
CPU Clock Ratio
CPU Voltage Control
CPU HT-Link Voltage
Normal CPU Vcore
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Load Optimized Defaults
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Fail-Safe DefaultsSaveY/N?& ExitN Setup
Load Optimized DefaultsSaveY/N?& ExitN Setup
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2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password
2-12 Exit Without Saving
2-11 Save & Exit Setup
Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS
Type N will return to Setup Utility
GA-M55S-S3 rev. 2.0 Motherboard
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Chapter 3Drivers Installation
3-1 Install Chipset Drivers
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3-2 Software Applications
3-3 Driver CD Information
3-5 Contact Us
3-4 Hardware Information
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This page lists all device you have for this motherboard
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4-1 Unique Software Utilities
Chapter 4 Appendix
4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction
User Interface Overview
How to use the Xpress Recovery2
4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction
Boot from CD/DVD F9 Xpress Recovery2
System requirements
1. RESTORE
The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2
2. BACKUP
4. REBOOT
Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards
4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction
Method 1 Q-FlashTM Utility
Before You Begin
Task menu for Dual BIOS utility
Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen
Entering the Q-FlashTM utility
Task menu for Q-Flash utility
Steps
Using the Q-FlashTM utility
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disk
Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS
3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS
BIOS, too
The BIOS file becomes Fba after updating
Part Two
Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards
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Save to CMOS and EXIT Y/N?Set SupervisorY
Using the Q-FlashTM utility
Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen
Task menu for Q-Flash utility
Action bar
Copy BIOS completed - Pass
Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully
Are you sure to RESET ?
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Method 2 @BIOSTM Utility
1. Methods and steps
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2. Note
To configure SATA hard drives, follow the steps below
4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drives
1 Installing SATA hard drives in your computer
Before you begin
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2 Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup
Step
Step Save and exit BIOS Setup
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MediaShield ROM BIOS Copyright C 2006 NVIDIA Corp Detecting array
3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS
Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility
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Next, select the hard drives which you wish to be included in the disk array. The Free Disks section displays the information about the currently installed SATA hard drives. Press the TAB key to move to the Free Disks section. Select the target hard drives using the UP or DOWN ARROW key and use the RIGHT ARROW key to add the hard drives to the Array Disks section Figure
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B Set Boot
N New Array ENTER Detail
R Rebuild
cd bootdrv menu
4 Making a SATA Driver Disk
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Figure 10Figure Note For users without a startup disk
Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver
5 Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation
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S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit
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If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 15 below will appear. Use the ARROW keys to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER Figure 15 and press ENTER. Later, when a screen similar to Figure 16 appears, you must press S to select additional driver. The screen will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 15. Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press ENTER
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Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings
4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction
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4 Channel Audio Setup
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6 Channel Audio Setup
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8 Channel Audio Setup
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Sound Effect Configuration
AC97 Audio Configuration
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4-2 Troubleshooting
Appendix
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GA-M55S-S3 rev. 2.0 Motherboard
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Appendix
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Contact Us
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y GIGABYTE Global Service System
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