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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 49 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 49 3-2 SoftwareApplications 50 3-3 Driver CD Information 50 3-4 Hardware Information 51 3-5 Contact Us ...51 Chapter 4 Appendix 53 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 53 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 53 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 54 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 56 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 65 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction 79 4-2 Troubleshooting 83 - 5 -
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 49 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 49 3-2 SoftwareApplications 50 3-3 Driver CD Information 50 3-4 Hardware Information 51 3-5 Contact Us ...51 Chapter 4 Appendix 53 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 53 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 53 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 54 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 56 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 65 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction 79 4-2 Troubleshooting 83 - 5 -
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... expansion card by the small white-drawable bar. Please align the VGA card to install/uninstall the VGA card. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 16 - Be sure the metal contacts on the slot. Install related driver from the computer. 3. English 1-5 Installation of expansion card from BIOS. 8. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility...
... expansion card by the small white-drawable bar. Please align the VGA card to install/uninstall the VGA card. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 16 - Be sure the metal contacts on the slot. Install related driver from the computer. 3. English 1-5 Installation of expansion card from BIOS. 8. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility...
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..., mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. LAN Port The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet, providing data transfer speeds of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. Rear surround speakers can...
..., mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. LAN Port The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet, providing data transfer speeds of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. Rear surround speakers can...
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... - 21 - One IDE connector can connect to one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave (for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in the IDE connector. 40 39 2 IDE2 1 IDE1 7) SATAII0_1 / SATAII2_3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by nForce 430) SATA 3Gb/s can then connect to two IDE...
... - 21 - One IDE connector can connect to one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave (for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in the IDE connector. 40 39 2 IDE2 1 IDE1 7) SATAII0_1 / SATAII2_3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by nForce 430) SATA 3Gb/s can then connect to two IDE...
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... Power 4 -ACZ_DET 4 NC 5 LINE2_R 5 Line Out (R) 6 FSENSE1 6 NC 7 FAUDIO_JD 7 NC 8 No Pin 8 No Pin 9 LINE2_L 9 Line Out (L) 10 FSENSE2 10 NC By default, the audio driver is configured to work or even damage it . Definition 1 Power (5V) 2 10 2 Power (5V) 3 USB DX- 1 9 4 USB Dy- 5 USB DX+ 6 USB Dy+ 7 GND 8 GND 9 No...
... Power 4 -ACZ_DET 4 NC 5 LINE2_R 5 Line Out (R) 6 FSENSE1 6 NC 7 FAUDIO_JD 7 NC 8 No Pin 8 No Pin 9 LINE2_L 9 Line Out (L) 10 FSENSE2 10 NC By default, the audio driver is configured to work or even damage it . Definition 1 Power (5V) 2 10 2 Power (5V) 3 USB DX- 1 9 4 USB Dy- 5 USB DX+ 6 USB Dy+ 7 GND 8 GND 9 No...
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...system, please use Windows Service Pack. in Windows XP. System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you want and press "install" followed the item; Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your system the "Xpress Install" will auto start and... show a question mark "?" After restarting your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will continue to install other drivers. After install Windows Service Pack, it will restart your system automatically. If not, please double click the CD-ROM...
...system, please use Windows Service Pack. in Windows XP. System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you want and press "install" followed the item; Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your system the "Xpress Install" will auto start and... show a question mark "?" After restarting your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will continue to install other drivers. After install Windows Service Pack, it will restart your system automatically. If not, please double click the CD-ROM...
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GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 50 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 50 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
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Drivers Installation English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 51 -
Drivers Installation English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 51 -
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...CD-ROM and subsequent access by simply pressing the key during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you can simply press F9 during system power-on PATA... left corner of OS and all required drivers as well as software. Upon system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD-ROM for 8I945GME E7 . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 11/07/2005-I945-6A79HG0GC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 54 - After Xpress Recovery2 ...
...CD-ROM and subsequent access by simply pressing the key during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you can simply press F9 during system power-on PATA... left corner of OS and all required drivers as well as software. Upon system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD-ROM for 8I945GME E7 . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 11/07/2005-I945-6A79HG0GC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 54 - After Xpress Recovery2 ...
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... support RAID/AHCI (class code 0104/0106) hard disks. 7. Hard disks detection sequence is no backup file.) 4. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. English The Main Screen of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows XP/2000/NT...
... support RAID/AHCI (class code 0104/0106) hard disks. 7. Hard disks detection sequence is no backup file.) 4. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. English The Main Screen of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows XP/2000/NT...
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... is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (5) Install the SATA controller driver during POST (Power-On Self Test). If you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Then connect the ...controller for the connector. If you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for the SATA hard drive(s)/RAID array. Appendix English 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: ...
... is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (5) Install the SATA controller driver during POST (Power-On Self Test). If you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Then connect the ...controller for the connector. If you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for the SATA hard drive(s)/RAID array. Appendix English 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: ...
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..., press D in the Array List screen. English After that, the Array List screen displaying the RAID array you can proceed to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 71 -
..., press D in the Array List screen. English After that, the Array List screen displaying the RAID array you can proceed to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 71 -
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...Figure 12 Figure 13 (Note 1) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the menu in Figure 13. Boot from the menu. For example, from the ... 2: When the controller menu (Figure 13) appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard Figure 14 - 72 - English (4) Making a SATA controller driver disk To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you wish to install Windows XP. Your ...
...Figure 12 Figure 13 (Note 1) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the menu in Figure 13. Boot from the menu. For example, from the ... 2: When the controller menu (Figure 13) appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard Figure 14 - 72 - English (4) Making a SATA controller driver disk To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you wish to install Windows XP. Your ...
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...adapter. English (5) Installing SATA controller dr7iver during OS installation Now that below appears (Figure 16), insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press S. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 16 - 73 - After pressing F6, there will load support for the...have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you have chosen to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 15). Figure 15 Step 2: When a screen similar to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those for...
...adapter. English (5) Installing SATA controller dr7iver during OS installation Now that below appears (Figure 16), insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press S. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 16 - 73 - After pressing F6, there will load support for the...have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you have chosen to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 15). Figure 15 Step 2: When a screen similar to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those for...
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... 18 If a message appears saying one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not create RAID, select NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller only. The screen will return to... Setup You have chosen to previous screen as shown in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to select additional driver. Select NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller and press ENTER. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 74 - "*" If you must press S to Figure 17 below will load support for the following list...
... 18 If a message appears saying one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not create RAID, select NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller only. The screen will return to... Setup You have chosen to previous screen as shown in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to select additional driver. Select NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller and press ENTER. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 74 - "*" If you must press S to Figure 17 below will load support for the following list...
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...prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for ... using Recovery Console, press R. English Step 4: When the next screen (Figure 19) appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those...
...prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for ... using Recovery Console, press R. English Step 4: When the next screen (Figure 19) appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those...
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... Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 22 ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 76 - There are the detailed step-by-step instructions: Step 1: Install Windows 2000 onto a selected hard drive. English (6) Configuring a bootable RAID...or previous versions) to resolve this issue. Step 2: After system restarts, press Del to a RAID array. Solutions 1: Use the NVRAID tool (nForce Driver Version 5.xx) to convert the boot volume to enter system BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test).
... Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 22 ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 76 - There are the detailed step-by-step instructions: Step 1: Install Windows 2000 onto a selected hard drive. English (6) Configuring a bootable RAID...or previous versions) to resolve this issue. Step 2: After system restarts, press Del to a RAID array. Solutions 1: Use the NVRAID tool (nForce Driver Version 5.xx) to convert the boot volume to enter system BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test).
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... 2000 and Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4 fixes integrated in Windows 2000 and reboot the system. English Step 5: Install the NVIDIA nForce430 Driver Package while in . Select the single boot disk RAID Array by clicking on disk size. Select the desired type of RAID array you want to...to create a bootable RAID volume. Press Finish then NVRAID will not be able to the following the instructions. Go to convert and then select Next. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 78 - You are prompted to select the desired Free Disk(s) to add to install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or 4, RAID is ...
... 2000 and Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4 fixes integrated in Windows 2000 and reboot the system. English Step 5: Install the NVIDIA nForce430 Driver Package while in . Select the single boot disk RAID Array by clicking on disk size. Select the desired type of RAID array you want to...to create a bootable RAID volume. Press Finish then NVRAID will not be able to the following the instructions. Go to convert and then select Next. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 78 - You are prompted to select the desired Free Disk(s) to add to install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or 4, RAID is ...
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HD Audio With multiple built-in Control Panel). STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find the icon in high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that support audio output at the same time. Appendix You are able ...
HD Audio With multiple built-in Control Panel). STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find the icon in high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that support audio output at the same time. Appendix You are able ...
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...depending on the device connected and click OK. The 4-channel audio setup is completed. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in 4-channel speakers to open the Audio Control ... click OK. Double-click the icon to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 80 - In the upper left list, click 4CH Speaker. STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. STEP 3: After...
...depending on the device connected and click OK. The 4-channel audio setup is completed. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in 4-channel speakers to open the Audio Control ... click OK. Double-click the icon to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 80 - In the upper left list, click 4CH Speaker. STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. STEP 3: After...