AMD Socket AM2 Processor Motherboard
GA-M59SLI-S5 / GA-M59SLI-S4
Users Manual
Motherboard
Motherboard
GA-M59SLI-S5 GA-M59SLI-S4 Jun
GA-M59SLI-S5 / GA-M59SLI-S4
Copyright
Product Manual Classification
Table of Contents
4-1-1
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation
Chapter 4 Appendix
4-1-2
eSATA adapter package x 1 I/O Shield
Item Checklist
Optional Accessories
Š 2 Ports USB2.0 Cable Part Number 12CR1-1UB030-51/R
CLRCMOS Main
GA-M59SLI-S5 Motherboard Layout
DDRII3 DDRII4
GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard Layout
GA-M59SLI-S4
LAN2
CPUCLK+/-200MHz
Dual Channel Memory
PS/2 KB/Mouse
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Installation Notices
Chapter 1Hardware Installation
1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation
Instances of Non-Warranty
Supports data striping RAID 0, mirroring RAID 1 and JBOD for
1-2 Feature Summary
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Speaker Out/Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out
Internal Connectors
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Š 6 audio jacks Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out Rear
Supports @BIOS
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1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler
1-3-1 Installation of the CPU
Fig.2
1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler
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Notch DDRII
1-4 Installation of Memory
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2 memory modules
Dual Channel Memory Configuration
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4 memory modules
1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards
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Before you begin
1-6 Setup of SLI Scalable Link Interface Configuration
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Connecting Two Graphics Cards
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Graphics Card Driver Setting
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1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction
PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector
IEEE 1394 Port 4 Pins Connector
Parallel Port
MIC In
1-8 Connectors Introduction
Line Out Front Speaker Out
ATX Power Connector
1/2 ATX12V2X / ATX12V Power Connector ATX Power Connector
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+5V Only for 24-pin ATX
ATX Power Connector
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GNDOnly for 24-pin ATX
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3 PCIE12V Power Connector
4/5/6 CPUFAN / SYSFAN / PWRFAN Cooler Fan Power Connector
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7 SBFAN Chip Fan Connector
8 IDE1 IDE Connector
Only for GA-M59SLI-S4
9 FDD FDD Connector
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Power
12 PWRLED
13 FPANEL Front Panel Jumper
Reset Switch
14 FAUDIO Front Audio Connector
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15 CDIN CD In Connector
16 SPDIFI SPDIF In
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17 FUSB1/FUSB2/FUSB3 Front USB Connectors
18 F11394 / F21394IEEE 1394 Connector
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19 TPM Connector Trusted Platform Module
20 CLRCMOS Clear CMOS
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22 BATTERY
21 CI Chassis Intrusion, Case Open
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GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard
CONTROL KEYS
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu
Main Menu
BIOS Setting Recovery
The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver. F2
F12 For Boot Menu
Select boot sequence for onboard or add-on cards device
„ Power Management Setup
„ Standard CMOS Features
„ Advanced BIOS Features
„ PnP/PCI Configuration
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2-1 Standard CMOS Features
Date
IDE Channel 2/3/4/5/6/7 Master
Time
IDE Channel 0 Master, Slave
Drive A / Drive B
Memory
Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area
Halt on
Base Memory
First / Second / Third Boot Device
Advanced BIOS Features
Hard Disk Boot Priority
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Init Display First
Password Check
Away Mode
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Serial-ATA RAID Config
Integrated Peripherals
NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID
NV SATA RAID function
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID
NV SATA 2 Primary RAID
Onboard
SMART LAN LAN Cable Diagnostic Function
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally
Onboard Parallel Port
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode
Onboard Serial Port
Parallel Port Mode
ACPI Suspend Type
Power Management Setup
Power-On by Alarm
PME Event Wake Up
KB Power ON Password
Power On By Mouse
Power On By Keyboard
AC BACK Function
PCI 1 IRQ Assignment
2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI 2 IRQ Assignment
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System/CPU Warning Temperature
Current System/CPU Temperature
Current CPU / POWER / SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM
PC Health Status
CPU Smart FAN Mode
MB Intelligent TweakerM.I.T
CPU Smart FAN ControlNote
CPU FrequencyMHz
DDR2 OverVoltage Control
CPU Clock Ratio
Robust Graphics Booster
S-Chipset/PCIE Voltage
Normal CPU Vcore
N-Chipset/PCIE Voltage
CPU Voltage Control
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Load Optimized Defaults Y/N? N
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
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2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password
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Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS
2-11 Save & Exit Setup
2-12 Exit Without Saving
Type N will return to Setup Utility Only for GA-M59SLI-S5
BIOS Setup
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GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard
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Chapter 3Drivers Installation
3-1 Install Chipset Drivers
This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title
3-2 Software Applications
3-3 Driver CD Information
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Drivers Installation
3-4 Hardware Information
3-5 Contact Us
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GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard
4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction
Chapter 4 Appendix
4-1 Unique Software Utilities
User Interface Overview
System requirements
4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction
How to use the Xpress Recovery2
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2. BACKUP
The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2
1. RESTORE
4. REBOOT
B. How to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility?
4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction
A. What is Dual BIOS Technology ?
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Wide Range Protection DisableDefault, Enable
Boot From Main BIOSDefault, Backup BIOS
Halt On Error DisableDefault, Enable
Auto Recovery EnableDefault, Disable
Before You Begin
Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards
Method 1 Q-FlashTM Utility
Part One
Entering the Q-FlashTM utility
Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen
Task menu for Dual BIOS utility
Task menu for Q-Flash utility
English
Using the Q-FlashTM utility
Steps
3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS
English
Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults
Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards
Part Two
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Task menu for Q-Flash utility
Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen
Using the Q-FlashTM utility
Action bar
Are you sure to RESET ?
Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully
Copy BIOS completed - Pass
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Method 2 @BIOSTM Utility
1. Methods and steps
2. Note
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1 Installing SATA hard drives in your computer
4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drives
To configure SATA hard drives, follow the steps below
A. nVIDIA nForce 590SLI Southbridge
2 Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup
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Step
Step Save and exit BIOS Setup
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Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility
3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS
MediaShield IDE ROM BIOS Copyright C 2006 NVIDIA Corp Detecting array
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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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R Rebuild
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N New Array ENTER Detail
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4 Making a SATA Driver Disk
cd bootdrv menu
Note 1 For users without a startup disk
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5 Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation
Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver
S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit
S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit
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ENTER=Select F3=Exit
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6 Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows
Solutions
Appendix
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Solutions
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2 Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup
B. GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller
1 Installing SATA hard drives in your computer
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Step
Step Save and exit BIOS Setup
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3 Configuring RAID array in RAID BIOS
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Steps
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A. Create Array
3. Assign Array Disks After RAID mode is selected, RAID BIOS automatically assigns the two hard disks installed as the RAID disks
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RAID LevelMembers HDDCapacity01
RDD0 JRAID
B. Delete Array
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0-Stripe
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4 Making a SATA Driver Disk Required for AHCI and RAID Mode
cd bootdrv menu
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select GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID ControllerWindows XP/2003 64bit
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Step
A. Realtek ALC888DD CODEC
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
Enabling the DTS Digital Theater Systems function
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Digital PCM Output Setup
Introduction of Dolby Digital Live
HD Audio
B. Realtek ALC883 CODEC
Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings
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
4-2 Troubleshooting
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Appendix
Contact Us
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Then select your language to enter the system
y GIGABYTE Global Service System
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