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Gigabyte user manual English, GA-M55S-S3 rev. 2.0 Motherboard

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Users Manual GA-M55S-S3 revAMD Socket AM2 Processor Motherboard Motherboard GA-M55S-S3 rev Nov. 10Motherboard GA-M55S-S3 revCopyright Product Manual ClassificationTable of Contents Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Chapter 4 Appendix4-1-1 4-1-2Item Checklist Optional AccessoriesGA-M55S-S3 rev. 2.0 Motherboard Layout GA-M55S-S3PCI-ECLK 100 MHz PCI Express PCI Express Bus Block DiagramnForce Chapter 1Hardware Installation 1-1 Considerations Prior to InstallationInstallation Notices Instances of Non-Warranty4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4, allow 1-2 Feature SummaryEnglish English Speaker Out / Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out / Side Speaker Out1-3-1 Installation of the CPU 1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU CoolerEnglish 1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler EnglishFig.1 Fig.2English 1-4 Installation of MemoryNotch DDRII Dual Channel Memory Configuration English1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards EnglishPS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector 1-6 I/O Back Panel IntroductionParallel Port SPDIFO COATIALConnectors Introduction Line InLine Out Front Speaker Out MIC In1/2 ATX12V / ATX Power Connector English+5V Only for 24-pin ATX 3.3VOnly for 24-pin ATX3 PCIE12V Power Connector 4/5/6 CPUFAN / SYSFAN / PWRFAN Cooler Fan Power ConnectorEnglish CPUFAN8 IDE1 IDE Connector 7 FDD FDD ConnectorEnglish 10 BATTERY 9 SATAII1 / 2 / 3 / 4 SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by nForceEnglish 11 FPANEL Front Panel Jumper Speaker ConnectorSwitch English12 PWRLED 13 FAUDIO Front Audio ConnectorEnglish 14 CDIN CD In Connector 15 SPDIFI S/PDIF In ConnectorConnect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector English17 F11394 / F21394 Front IEEE 1394 Connector 16 F USB1 / FUSB2 / FUSB3 Front USB ConnectorEnglish 19 CLRCMOS Clear CMOS 18 CI Chassis Intrusion, Case OpenEnglish English GA-M55S-S3 rev. 2.0 MotherboardChapter 2 BIOS Setup Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup MenuCONTROL KEYS Main MenuThe Main Menu For example BIOS Ver. FAa F12 For Boot MenuBIOS Setting Recovery English„ Standard CMOS Features „ Advanced BIOS Features„ Power Management Setup „ PnP/PCI ConfigurationStandard CMOS Features DateTime IDE Channel 0 Master/SlaveDrive A / Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan AreaHalt on MemoryAdvanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot PriorityFirst / Second / Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy SeekPassword Check Away ModeInit Display First EnglishSerial-ATA RAID Config Integrated PeripheralsNV SATA RAID function NV SATA 1 Secondary RAIDNV SATA 2 Secondary RAID On-Chip IDE Channel0On-Chip MAC Lan NV Serial-ATA ControllerOnboard LAN Boot ROM OnboardOnboard Serial Port Onboard Parallel PortECP Mode Use DMA On-Chip USBUSB Keyboard Support USB Mouse SupportPower-On by Alarm ACPI Suspend TypePME Event Wake Up Modem Ring OnPower On By Mouse Power On By KeyboardKB Power ON Password AC BACK Function2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 2 IRQ AssignmentPCI 1 IRQ Assignment EnglishCurrent CPU Temperature Current CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Speed RPMCPU Warning Temperature CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Fail WarningCPU Smart FAN Control Note CPU Smart FAN ModeSet to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with a 3-pin fan power cable EnglishMB Intelligent TweakerM.I.T CPU Frequency MHzPCIE Clock MHz CPU Clock RatioCPU HT-Link Voltage CPU Voltage ControlNormal CPU Vcore EnglishLoad Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized DefaultsLoad Fail-Safe DefaultsSaveY/N?& ExitN Setup Load Optimized DefaultsSaveY/N?& ExitN Setup2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password English2-11 Save & Exit Setup 2-12 Exit Without SavingType Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup UtilityEnglish GA-M55S-S3 rev. 2.0 Motherboard3-1 Install Chipset Drivers Chapter 3Drivers InstallationEnglish 3-3 Driver CD Information 3-2 Software ApplicationsEnglish 3-4 Hardware Information 3-5 Contact UsEnglish This page lists all device you have for this motherboardEnglish GA-M55S-S3 rev. 2.0 MotherboardChapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction User Interface Overview4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction How to use the Xpress Recovery2Boot from CD/DVD F9 Xpress Recovery2 System requirementsThe Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 1. RESTORE2. BACKUP 4. REBOOT4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS MotherboardsMethod 1 Q-FlashTM Utility Before You BeginExploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen Task menu for Dual BIOS utilityEntering the Q-FlashTM utility Task menu for Q-Flash utilityUsing the Q-FlashTM utility StepsEnglish disk3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOSBIOS, too The BIOS file becomes Fba after updatingUpdating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards Part TwoEnglish Save to CMOS and EXIT Y/N?Set SupervisorYExploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen Using the Q-FlashTM utilityTask menu for Q-Flash utility Action barCongratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully Copy BIOS completed - PassAre you sure to RESET ? English1. Methods and steps Method 2 @BIOSTM UtilityEnglish 2. Note English4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drives To configure SATA hard drives, follow the steps below1 Installing SATA hard drives in your computer Before you begin2 Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup EnglishEnglish Step Save and exit BIOS SetupStep 3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS MediaShield ROM BIOS Copyright C 2006 NVIDIA Corp Detecting arrayPress F10 to enter RAID setup utility EnglishNext, 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 EnglishB Set Boot EnglishN New Array ENTER Detail R Rebuild4 Making a SATA Driver Disk cd bootdrv menuEnglish Figure 10Figure Note For users without a startup disk5 Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driverEnglish S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=ExitIf 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 EnglishEnglish 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction Stereo Speakers Connection and SettingsEnglish 4 Channel Audio Setup English6 Channel Audio Setup English8 Channel Audio Setup EnglishAC97 Audio Configuration Sound Effect ConfigurationEnglish 4-2 Troubleshooting EnglishEnglish AppendixEnglish GA-M55S-S3 rev. 2.0 MotherboardEnglish AppendixContact Us EnglishEnglish y GIGABYTE Global Service SystemThen select your language to enter the system