GA-M55S-S3 rev
Users Manual
AMD Socket AM2 Processor Motherboard
GA-M55S-S3 rev
Motherboard
GA-M55S-S3 rev Nov. 10
Motherboard
Product Manual Classification
Copyright
Table of Contents
4-1-2
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation
Chapter 4 Appendix
4-1-1
Optional Accessories
Item Checklist
GA-M55S-S3
GA-M55S-S3 rev. 2.0 Motherboard Layout
Block Diagram
PCI-ECLK 100 MHz PCI Express PCI Express Bus
nForce
Instances of Non-Warranty
Chapter 1Hardware Installation
1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation
Installation Notices
1-2 Feature Summary
4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4, allow
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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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1-4 Installation of Memory
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Notch DDRII
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Dual Channel Memory Configuration
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1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards
SPDIFO COATIAL
PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector
1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction
Parallel Port
MIC In
Connectors Introduction
Line In
Line Out Front Speaker Out
3.3VOnly for 24-pin ATX
1/2 ATX12V / ATX Power Connector
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+5V Only for 24-pin ATX
CPUFAN
3 PCIE12V Power Connector
4/5/6 CPUFAN / SYSFAN / PWRFAN Cooler Fan Power Connector
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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
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11 FPANEL Front Panel Jumper
Speaker Connector
Switch
13 FAUDIO Front Audio Connector
12 PWRLED
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14 CDIN CD In Connector
15 SPDIFI S/PDIF In Connector
Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector
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
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GA-M55S-S3 rev. 2.0 Motherboard
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Main Menu
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu
CONTROL KEYS
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The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver. FAa
F12 For Boot Menu
BIOS Setting Recovery
PnP/PCI Configuration
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Power Management Setup
IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave
Standard CMOS Features
Date
Time
Memory
Drive A / Drive B
Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area
Halt on
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Advanced BIOS Features
Hard Disk Boot Priority
First / Second / Third Boot Device
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Password Check
Away Mode
Init Display First
NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID
Serial-ATA RAID Config
Integrated Peripherals
NV SATA RAID function
NV Serial-ATA Controller
NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID
On-Chip IDE Channel0
On-Chip MAC Lan
Onboard Parallel Port
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
Onboard
Onboard Serial Port
USB Mouse Support
ECP Mode Use DMA
On-Chip USB
USB Keyboard Support
Modem Ring On
Power-On by Alarm
ACPI Suspend Type
PME Event Wake Up
AC BACK Function
Power On By Mouse
Power On By Keyboard
KB Power ON Password
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2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI 2 IRQ Assignment
PCI 1 IRQ Assignment
CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning
Current CPU Temperature
Current CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM
CPU Warning Temperature
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CPU Smart FAN Control Note
CPU Smart FAN Mode
Set to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with a 3-pin fan power cable
CPU Clock Ratio
MB Intelligent TweakerM.I.T
CPU Frequency MHz
PCIE Clock MHz
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CPU HT-Link Voltage
CPU Voltage Control
Normal CPU Vcore
Load Optimized DefaultsSaveY/N?& ExitN Setup
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Load Fail-Safe DefaultsSaveY/N?& ExitN Setup
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2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password
Type N will return to Setup Utility
2-11 Save & Exit Setup
2-12 Exit Without Saving
Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS
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
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This page lists all device you have for this motherboard
3-4 Hardware Information
3-5 Contact Us
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GA-M55S-S3 rev. 2.0 Motherboard
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User Interface Overview
Chapter 4 Appendix
4-1 Unique Software Utilities
4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction
System requirements
4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction
How to use the Xpress Recovery2
Boot from CD/DVD F9 Xpress Recovery2
4. REBOOT
The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2
1. RESTORE
2. BACKUP
Before You Begin
4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction
Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards
Method 1 Q-FlashTM Utility
Task menu for Q-Flash utility
Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen
Task menu for Dual BIOS utility
Entering the Q-FlashTM utility
disk
Using the Q-FlashTM utility
Steps
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The BIOS file becomes Fba after updating
3. 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 BIOS
BIOS, too
Save to CMOS and EXIT Y/N?Set SupervisorY
Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards
Part Two
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Action bar
Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen
Using the Q-FlashTM utility
Task menu for Q-Flash utility
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Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully
Copy BIOS completed - Pass
Are you sure to RESET ?
Method 2 @BIOSTM Utility
1. Methods and steps
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2. Note
Before you begin
4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drives
To configure SATA hard drives, follow the steps below
1 Installing SATA hard drives in your computer
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2 Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup
Step Save and exit BIOS Setup
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Step
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3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS
MediaShield ROM BIOS Copyright C 2006 NVIDIA Corp Detecting array
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
R Rebuild
B Set Boot
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N New Array ENTER Detail
Figure 10Figure Note For users without a startup disk
4 Making a SATA Driver Disk
cd bootdrv menu
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S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit
5 Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation
Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver
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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
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
y GIGABYTE Global Service System
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