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Manual - Page 1
GA-M52L-S3
AM2 socket motherboard for AMD AthlonTM 64 FX processor/ AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core processor/ AMD AthlonTM 64 processor/AMD SempronTM processor
User's Manual
Rev. 2001 12ME-M52LS3-2001R
Manual - Page 4
... Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 12
1-3-1 Installing the CPU 12 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler 14 1-4 Installing the Memory 15 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 15 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 16 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 17 1-6 Back Panel Connectors 18 1-7 Internal Connectors 20
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 31 2-1 Startup Screen...
Manual - Page 6
... contents are for reference only. Optional Items
2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-51R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-01R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R)
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Box Contents
GA-M52L-S3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk Motherboard driver disk (For Windows Vista) User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable One...
Manual - Page 7
GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard Layout
KB_MS
COAXIAL
Socket AM2
ATX
COMA LPT
USB R_USB
LAN
ATX_12V
CPU_FAN AUDIO
F_AUDIO
PCIE_16
GA-M52L-S3
DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4
SPDIF_O
Realtek PCIE_1 8201CL
BIOS
BATTERY
PCIE_2
CODEC
CLR_CMOS
NVIDIA® PCI1 nForce 520LE
(Geforce 6100/
nForce 430)
CD_IN
SPDIF_I
PCI2
IDE
IT8716 CI
PCI3 PCI4 FDD
F_USB2 F_USB1
SYS_FAN ...
Manual - Page 10
...LAN
Š
Expansion Slots Š
Š
Š
Storage Interface Š
Š
USB
Š
Š
Internal Connectors
Support for Socket AM2 processors: AMD AthlonTM 64 FX processor/AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core processor/ AMD AthlonTM 64 processor/AMD SempronTM processor (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support... header 1 x power LED header
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Manual - Page 12
... Socket
A Small Triangle Marking Denotes CPU Pin One
AM2 CPU
GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard
- 12 - A Small Triangle Mark Denotes Pin One of the CPU. The CPU cannot be set the frequency beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the latest CPU support list.) • Always turn on the surface of the CPU...
Manual - Page 14
... the CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU. GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard
- 14 - Step 4: Turn the cam...installed CPU. English
1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler
Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the CPU. (The following procedure uses the GIGABYTE cooler as the picture above shows) to lock into place. (Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing...
Manual - Page 32
... the motherboard
driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first
boot device setting as needed.
: Q-Flash
Press the key to enter BIOS Setup first. To exit Boot Menu, press .
The POST Screen
Motherboard Model BIOS Version
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard...
Manual - Page 54
GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard
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You may press the Install button following an item to install it.
3-3 Driver CD Information
This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk. English
3-2 Software Applications
This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
Manual - Page 62
...@BIOS ? GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard
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4-2 BIOS Update Utilities
GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOS .TM GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you from the nearest @BIOS server site and update the BIOS.
4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. What is saved to a hard drive in BIOS Setup. From GIGABYTE's website, download the...
Manual - Page 66
... BIOS update process. M52LS3. English
Step 3: First make sure the model name on the screen is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from the Internet or through other
Step 3:
source. Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function" below. Upon completion, restart
your motherboard is correct, then click OK. GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard...
Manual - Page 74
... window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. In the example in Figure 2, the NVIDIA MCP61 DRIVER series...GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard
Figure 3 - 74 -
Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. See the instructions below about how to that has CD-ROM support...
Manual - Page 76
GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard
- 76 - NVIDIA RAID CLASS Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)
ENTER=Select F3=Exit
Figure 3
Windows Setup
Setup will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 3. S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit
Figure 4
If a message appears saying one or some file(s) ...
Manual - Page 78
... will appear in your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows.
(Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1 -Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to the following for High Definition Audio" has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your system tray. GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard
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Before installing the audio driver, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc...
Manual - Page 96
... B.V. CO., LTD. WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.ru
Latvia GIGA-BYTE Latvia WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.lv
Poland Office of the website. GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard
- 96 - WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.nl
Sweden WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.se
France GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.fr
Italy WEB address : http://www.giga...
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