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

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GA-M55S-S3 rev Users ManualAMD Socket AM2 Processor Motherboard Motherboard MotherboardGA-M55S-S3 rev Nov. 10 GA-M55S-S3 revCopyright Product Manual ClassificationTable of Contents 4-1-1 Chapter 3 Drivers InstallationChapter 4 Appendix 4-1-2Item Checklist Optional AccessoriesGA-M55S-S3 rev. 2.0 Motherboard Layout GA-M55S-S3Block Diagram PCI-ECLK 100 MHz PCI Express PCI Express BusnForce Installation Notices Chapter 1Hardware Installation1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation Instances of Non-Warranty1-2 Feature Summary 4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4, allowEnglish English Speaker Out / Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out / Side Speaker Out1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler 1-3-1 Installation of the CPUEnglish Fig.1 1-3-2 Installation of the CPU CoolerEnglish Fig.21-4 Installation of Memory EnglishNotch DDRII Dual Channel Memory Configuration English1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards EnglishParallel Port PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction SPDIFO COATIALLine Out Front Speaker Out Connectors IntroductionLine In MIC In+5V Only for 24-pin ATX 1/2 ATX12V / ATX Power ConnectorEnglish 3.3VOnly for 24-pin ATXEnglish 3 PCIE12V Power Connector4/5/6 CPUFAN / SYSFAN / PWRFAN Cooler Fan Power Connector CPUFAN7 FDD FDD Connector 8 IDE1 IDE ConnectorEnglish 9 SATAII1 / 2 / 3 / 4 SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by nForce 10 BATTERYEnglish Switch 11 FPANEL Front Panel JumperSpeaker Connector English13 FAUDIO Front Audio Connector 12 PWRLEDEnglish Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector 14 CDIN CD In Connector15 SPDIFI S/PDIF In Connector English16 F USB1 / FUSB2 / FUSB3 Front USB Connector 17 F11394 / F21394 Front IEEE 1394 ConnectorEnglish 18 CI Chassis Intrusion, Case Open 19 CLRCMOS Clear CMOSEnglish English GA-M55S-S3 rev. 2.0 MotherboardCONTROL KEYS Chapter 2 BIOS SetupStatus Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Main MenuBIOS Setting Recovery The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver. FAaF12 For Boot Menu English„ Power Management Setup „ Standard CMOS Features„ Advanced BIOS Features „ PnP/PCI ConfigurationTime Standard CMOS FeaturesDate IDE Channel 0 Master/SlaveHalt on Drive A / Drive BFloppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area MemoryFirst / Second / Third Boot Device Advanced BIOS FeaturesHard Disk Boot Priority Boot Up Floppy SeekInit Display First Password CheckAway Mode EnglishNV SATA RAID function Serial-ATA RAID ConfigIntegrated Peripherals NV SATA 1 Secondary RAIDOn-Chip MAC Lan NV SATA 2 Secondary RAIDOn-Chip IDE Channel0 NV Serial-ATA ControllerOnboard Serial Port Onboard LAN Boot ROMOnboard Onboard Parallel PortUSB Keyboard Support ECP Mode Use DMAOn-Chip USB USB Mouse SupportPME Event Wake Up Power-On by AlarmACPI Suspend Type Modem Ring OnKB Power ON Password Power On By MousePower On By Keyboard AC BACK FunctionPCI 1 IRQ Assignment 2-5 PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPCI 2 IRQ Assignment EnglishCPU Warning Temperature Current CPU TemperatureCurrent CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Fail WarningSet to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with a 3-pin fan power cable CPU Smart FAN Control NoteCPU Smart FAN Mode EnglishPCIE Clock MHz MB Intelligent TweakerM.I.TCPU Frequency MHz CPU Clock RatioNormal CPU Vcore CPU HT-Link VoltageCPU Voltage Control EnglishLoad Fail-Safe DefaultsSaveY/N?& ExitN Setup Load Fail-Safe DefaultsLoad Optimized Defaults Load Optimized DefaultsSaveY/N?& ExitN Setup2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password EnglishType Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS 2-11 Save & Exit Setup2-12 Exit Without Saving Type N will return to Setup UtilityEnglish GA-M55S-S3 rev. 2.0 MotherboardChapter 3Drivers Installation 3-1 Install Chipset DriversEnglish 3-2 Software Applications 3-3 Driver CD InformationEnglish English 3-4 Hardware Information3-5 Contact Us This page lists all device you have for this motherboardEnglish GA-M55S-S3 rev. 2.0 Motherboard4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction Chapter 4 Appendix4-1 Unique Software Utilities User Interface OverviewBoot from CD/DVD F9 Xpress Recovery2 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 IntroductionHow to use the Xpress Recovery2 System requirements2. BACKUP The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery21. RESTORE 4. REBOOTMethod 1 Q-FlashTM Utility 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method IntroductionUpdating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards Before You BeginEntering the Q-FlashTM utility Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screenTask menu for Dual BIOS utility Task menu for Q-Flash utilityEnglish Using the Q-FlashTM utilitySteps diskBIOS, too 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOSPlease do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS The BIOS file becomes Fba after updatingEnglish Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Single-BIOS MotherboardsPart Two Save to CMOS and EXIT Y/N?Set SupervisorYTask menu for Q-Flash utility Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screenUsing the Q-FlashTM utility Action barAre you sure to RESET ? Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfullyCopy BIOS completed - Pass EnglishMethod 2 @BIOSTM Utility 1. Methods and stepsEnglish 2. Note English1 Installing SATA hard drives in your computer 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard DrivesTo configure SATA hard drives, follow the steps below Before you begin2 Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup EnglishStep Save and exit BIOS Setup EnglishStep Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility 3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOSMediaShield ROM BIOS Copyright C 2006 NVIDIA Corp Detecting array 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 EnglishN New Array ENTER Detail B Set BootEnglish R RebuildEnglish 4 Making a SATA Driver Diskcd bootdrv menu Figure 10Figure Note For users without a startup diskEnglish 5 Installing SATA controller driver during OS installationPress F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver 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 Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function IntroductionEnglish 4 Channel Audio Setup English6 Channel Audio Setup English8 Channel Audio Setup EnglishSound Effect Configuration AC97 Audio ConfigurationEnglish 4-2 Troubleshooting EnglishEnglish AppendixEnglish GA-M55S-S3 rev. 2.0 MotherboardEnglish AppendixContact Us Englishy GIGABYTE Global Service System EnglishThen select your language to enter the system