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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 - 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-
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... white-drawable bar. English 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your VGA card is locked by following the steps outlined below: 1. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 16 - Remove your computer's chassis cover. 7. Press the expansion card firmly into the computer. 2. Be sure the metal contacts..., if necessary, setup BIOS utility of the PCI Express x 16 slot when you try to install/uninstall the VGA card. Install related driver from the computer. 3. Replace your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the operating system. Power on the slot. Installing ...
... white-drawable bar. English 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your VGA card is locked by following the steps outlined below: 1. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 16 - Remove your computer's chassis cover. 7. Press the expansion card firmly into the computer. 2. Be sure the metal contacts..., if necessary, setup BIOS utility of the PCI Express x 16 slot when you try to install/uninstall the VGA card. Install related driver from the computer. 3. Replace your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the operating system. Power on the slot. Installing ...
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... you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out The default Center/Subwoofer...
... you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out The default Center/Subwoofer...
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... the single IDE cable 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 provide up to work properly...
... the single IDE cable 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 provide up to work properly...
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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 this connector. Definition Pin 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 this connector. Definition Pin No.
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... Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will show the installation guide. After install Windows ...Service Pack, it will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that recommended to install all items defaulted. After restarting your system automatically. Please remove the question mark and restart the ...
... Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will show the installation guide. After install Windows ...Service Pack, it will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that recommended to install all items defaulted. After restarting your system automatically. Please remove the question mark and restart the ...
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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. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 50 -
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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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... drivers as well as software. VESA-supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the F9 key: Steps: After entering BIOS Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to enter Xpress Recovery2. GA-M51GM-S2G ... . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 11/07/2005-I945-6A79HG0GC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from CD-ROM. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. After Xpress Recovery2 is designed to back up data on hard disks on . . . Boot from CD/DVD: Press any ...
... drivers as well as software. VESA-supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the F9 key: Steps: After entering BIOS Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to enter Xpress Recovery2. GA-M51GM-S2G ... . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 11/07/2005-I945-6A79HG0GC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from CD-ROM. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. After Xpress Recovery2 is designed to back up data on hard disks on . . . Boot from CD/DVD: Press any ...
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BACKUP: Back up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. PATA IDE primary channel b. SATA IDE channel 3 f. Xpress Recovery2 is no backup file.) 2. On a few motherboards based on the hard disk ...
BACKUP: Back up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. PATA IDE primary channel b. SATA IDE channel 3 f. Xpress Recovery2 is no backup file.) 2. On a few motherboards based on the hard disk ...
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...performance, it 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). Appendix Before you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one hard drive.... (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one SATA controller on the SATA-II Configuration item to identify the...
...performance, it 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). Appendix Before you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one hard drive.... (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one SATA controller on the SATA-II Configuration item to identify the...
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.... Press ENTER to return to cancel. English After that, the Array List screen displaying the RAID array you can proceed to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 71 - MediaShield RAID Utility July 27 2005 -
.... Press ENTER to return to cancel. English After that, the Array List screen displaying the RAID array you can proceed to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 71 - MediaShield RAID Utility July 27 2005 -
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... successfully, you wish to install Windows XP. Figure 12 Figure 13 (Note 1) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard Figure 14 - 72 - Boot from the menu. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. See the instructions below about how to...
... successfully, you wish to install Windows XP. Figure 12 Figure 13 (Note 1) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard Figure 14 - 72 - Boot from the menu. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. See the instructions below about how to...
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...of some files being loaded before you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 15). The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for ...system, or you do not want to manually specify an adapter. Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. Currently, Setup will be a few moments of Windows XP installation. Appendix Step 1: Restart your SATA hard drive with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify...
...of some files being loaded before you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 15). The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for ...system, or you do not want to manually specify an adapter. Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. Currently, Setup will be a few moments of Windows XP installation. Appendix Step 1: Restart your SATA hard drive with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify...
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... then NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller. Select NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller and press ENTER. If you want from the motherboard driver CD. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 74 - Windows Setup You have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not create RAID, select ... similar to Figure 18 appears, you want to the previous screen. Select the SCSI Adapter you must press S to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER* (Figure 17) and press ENTER. "*" If you do not want to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, press ENTER. NVIDIA RAID ...
... then NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller. Select NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller and press ENTER. If you want from the motherboard driver CD. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 74 - Windows Setup You have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not create RAID, select ... similar to Figure 18 appears, you want to the previous screen. Select the SCSI Adapter you must press S to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER* (Figure 17) and press ENTER. "*" If you do not want to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, press ENTER. NVIDIA RAID ...
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... a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 19 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows 2000/XP installation. Windows Setup Setup will not have any device support disks ...not have to be installed.) - 75 - English Step 4: When the next screen (Figure 19) appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for which you have...
... a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 19 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows 2000/XP installation. Windows Setup Setup will not have any device support disks ...not have to be installed.) - 75 - English Step 4: When the next screen (Figure 19) appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for which you have...
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... : Move 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 - Solutions 1: Use the NVRAID tool (nForce Driver Version 5.xx) to convert the boot volume to resolve this issue.
... : Move 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 - Solutions 1: Use the NVRAID tool (nForce Driver Version 5.xx) to convert the boot volume to resolve this issue.
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...-disk RAID array in striping mode) that includes Windows 2000 and Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4 fixes integrated in Windows 2000 and reboot the system. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 78 - Select Convert Array under the System Tasks and select Next following website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/HFdeploy.htm Note... of RAID array you want to install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or 4, RAID is still supported on disk size. English Step 5: Install the NVIDIA nForce430 Driver Package while in .
...-disk RAID array in striping mode) that includes Windows 2000 and Service Pack 3 or Service Pack 4 fixes integrated in Windows 2000 and reboot the system. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 78 - Select Convert Array under the System Tasks and select Next following website: http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/HFdeploy.htm Note... of RAID array you want to install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or 4, RAID is still supported on disk size. English Step 5: Install the NVIDIA nForce430 Driver Package while in .
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... Line In Line Out (Front Speaker Out) users to change the center/ subwoofer speaker out jack to the right. STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find the icon in and out) simultaneously. Multi-channel audio experiences have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc...
... Line In Line Out (Front Speaker Out) users to change the center/ subwoofer speaker out jack to the right. STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find the icon in and out) simultaneously. Multi-channel audio experiences have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc...
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... will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 80 - STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. 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...
... will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 80 - STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. 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...