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... you try to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card. 6. Install related driver from the computer. 3. English 1-5 Installation of expansion card from BIOS. 8. Be sure the metal contacts on the slot. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 16 - Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of Expansion...align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the card are indeed seated in motherboard. 4. Remove your expansion card by the small white-drawable bar. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the ...
... you try to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card. 6. Install related driver from the computer. 3. English 1-5 Installation of expansion card from BIOS. 8. Be sure the metal contacts on the slot. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 16 - Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of Expansion...align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the card are indeed seated in motherboard. 4. Remove your expansion card by the small white-drawable bar. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the ...
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...controller" under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. Some device drivers will restart your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can install others application. System will auto start and show a ...", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will continue to install. Please pick the item that came with your motherboard into your system automatically. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". After restarting your system the...
...controller" under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. Some device drivers will restart your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can install others application. System will auto start and show a ...", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will continue to install. Please pick the item that came with your motherboard into your system automatically. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". After restarting your system 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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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 - Drivers Installation
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... Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2. Boot from CD/DVD: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software, Inc. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2..... GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 54 - ...Xpress Recovery2 is designed to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you can be immediately installed once you complete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software. At least 64M bytes of the hard disk will stay permanent in your CD-ROM drive. System storage...
... Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2. Boot from CD/DVD: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software, Inc. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2..... GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 54 - ...Xpress Recovery2 is designed to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you can be immediately installed once you complete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software. At least 64M bytes of the hard disk will stay permanent in your CD-ROM drive. System storage...
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... space. (This button will not appear if there is required for the backup file must be backed up) 4. BACKUP: Back up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. For the use of the data to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode. USB hard disks are currently not supported.... 6. Hard disks detection sequence is recom- On a few motherboards based on the hard disk for Xpress Recovery2 to be reserved. 3. Limitations: 1. SATA IDE channel 2 e. Not compatible to your...
... space. (This button will not appear if there is required for the backup file must be backed up) 4. BACKUP: Back up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. For the use of the data to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode. USB hard disks are currently not supported.... 6. Hard disks detection sequence is recom- On a few motherboards based on the hard disk for Xpress Recovery2 to be reserved. 3. Limitations: 1. SATA IDE channel 2 e. Not compatible to your...
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... sure that SATA-II 1 Controller or SATA-II 2 Controller under the Integrated Peripherals menu is recommended that you may refer to the motherboard user's manual to enter BIOS Setup during OS installation. Before 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 your power supply to the hard drive. (2) Configuring SATA...
... sure that SATA-II 1 Controller or SATA-II 2 Controller under the Integrated Peripherals menu is recommended that you may refer to the motherboard user's manual to enter BIOS Setup during OS installation. Before 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 your power supply to the hard drive. (2) Configuring SATA...
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... hard disk may not be recognized during OS installation. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard Figure 14 - 72 - Figure 12 Figure 13 (Note 1) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. English (4) Making a SATA controller driver disk To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you wish to install...
... hard disk may not be recognized during OS installation. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard Figure 14 - 72 - Figure 12 Figure 13 (Note 1) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. English (4) Making a SATA controller driver disk To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you wish to install...
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...) NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 17 Windows Setup Setup will appear. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 74 - Select the SCSI Adapter you want to select additional driver. "*" If you do not have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for which you have a device support ..., press S. * If you must press S to create RAID, select both NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER and then NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller. If you want from the motherboard driver CD. S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 18 If a message appears saying one or...
...) NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 17 Windows Setup Setup will appear. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 74 - Select the SCSI Adapter you want to select additional driver. "*" If you do not have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for which you have a device support ..., press S. * If you must press S to create RAID, select both NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER and then NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller. If you want from the motherboard driver CD. S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 18 If a message appears saying one or...
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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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... create a bootable RAID volume. Select the desired type of RAID array you want to START>Programs>Nvidia Corporation and select NVRAID manager. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 78 - English Step 5: Install the NVIDIA nForce430 Driver Package while in . You should see the single disk RAID array (in a bootable format. You are prompted to select the desired...
... create a bootable RAID volume. Select the desired type of RAID array you want to START>Programs>Nvidia Corporation and select NVRAID manager. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 78 - English Step 5: Install the NVIDIA nForce430 Driver Package while in . You should see the single disk RAID array (in a bootable format. You are prompted to select the desired...
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... built-in your system tray (you can change the function for instance, listen to the right. STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find the icon in Windows XP) Note that if you wish to connect a microphone, you MUST connect it to the default ... (in the picture to MP3 music, have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. Channel Audio Function Introduction This motherboard provides 6 audio connector. Please follow the steps to install the function. (Following pictures are as a rear speaker out jack via the audio software....
... built-in your system tray (you can change the function for instance, listen to the right. STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find the icon in Windows XP) Note that if you wish to connect a microphone, you MUST connect it to the default ... (in the picture to MP3 music, have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. Channel Audio Function Introduction This motherboard provides 6 audio connector. Please follow the steps to install the function. (Following pictures are as a rear speaker out jack via the audio software....
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The 2-channel audio setup is completed. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find the icon in Control Panel). Double-click the icon to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you ... Out depending on the type of speaker connected (4-channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out (Line Out) and Rear Speaker Out and then click OK. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 80 -
The 2-channel audio setup is completed. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find the icon in Control Panel). Double-click the icon to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you ... Out depending on the type of speaker connected (4-channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out (Line Out) and Rear Speaker Out and then click OK. GA-M51GM-S2G Motherboard - 80 -
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..."*" Skip this step if 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 controller. If you do not want to create RAID, ...the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to enter the submenu . Step 1: Turn on the motherboard. In the example in Figure 1, make sure whether the SATA controller is enabled (Serial-ATAII-1 controls the SATAII0/1 connectors and Serial-ATAII-2 ...
..."*" Skip this step if 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 controller. If you do not want to create RAID, ...the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to enter the submenu . Step 1: Turn on the motherboard. In the example in Figure 1, make sure whether the SATA controller is enabled (Serial-ATAII-1 controls the SATAII0/1 connectors and Serial-ATAII-2 ...
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... a floppy disk. Quit the installation utility first. Without the driver, the hard drive/RAID array may not be recognized during OS installation. First of all, you need to copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to My Computer and right-click the CD-ROM drive... icon and select Open (Figure 12). (4) Making a SATA controller driver disk To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard ...
... a floppy disk. Quit the installation utility first. Without the driver, the hard drive/RAID array may not be recognized during OS installation. First of all, you need to copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to My Computer and right-click the CD-ROM drive... icon and select Open (Figure 12). (4) Making a SATA controller driver disk To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard ...
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An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 14 below will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the menu in the menu might differ, depending on the version of the drivers in Figure 14, press I to select nVIDIA C51 Series Raid (XP) if you wish to install Windows XP... MENU.exe. Then it will appear(Note). ¤¤ ¤å Figure 14 Step 5: Insert an empty floppy disk and select the nVIDIA Serial ATA driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu (for example, from the motherboard driver CD to install Windows 2000).
An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 14 below will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the menu in the menu might differ, depending on the version of the drivers in Figure 14, press I to select nVIDIA C51 Series Raid (XP) if you wish to install Windows XP... MENU.exe. Then it will appear(Note). ¤¤ ¤å Figure 14 Step 5: Insert an empty floppy disk and select the nVIDIA Serial ATA driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu (for example, from the motherboard driver CD to install Windows 2000).
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... or special disk controllers for the following list, or press ESC to return to select additional driver. Select the SCSI Adapter you do not have any device support disks from the motherboard driver CD. S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 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 special disk controllers for the following list, or press ESC to return to select additional driver. Select the SCSI Adapter you do not have any device support disks from the motherboard driver CD. S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 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,...