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... ...6 GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation 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 32 2-2 The Main Menu 33 2-3 Standard CMOS Features 35 2-4 Advanced BIOS Features...
... ...6 GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation 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 32 2-2 The Main Menu 33 2-3 Standard CMOS Features 35 2-4 Advanced BIOS Features...
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... with the Q-Flash Utility 62 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 65 4-3 EasyTune 5 ...67 4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost 68 Chapter 5 Appendix ...69 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 69 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 69 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette (For Windows XP and 2000 74 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System 75 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 78 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 78 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional 80 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 82 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 84...
... with the Q-Flash Utility 62 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 65 4-3 EasyTune 5 ...67 4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost 68 Chapter 5 Appendix ...69 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 69 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 69 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette (For Windows XP and 2000 74 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System 75 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 78 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 78 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional 80 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 82 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 84...
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... High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF In/Out Support for SATA RAID 0 and RAID 1 iTE IT8716 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to the internal USB headers) 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x system fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In connector 1 x S/PDIF In header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x chassis intrusion header 1 x power LED header GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard...
... High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF In/Out Support for SATA RAID 0 and RAID 1 iTE IT8716 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to the internal USB headers) 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x system fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In connector 1 x S/PDIF In header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x chassis intrusion header 1 x power LED header GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard...
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... power cord from the chassis back panel. 2. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to make any required BIOS changes for your card. Hardware Installation Align the card with your operating system. Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. Turn on your expansion card in the slot. 3. Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently insert the graphics card into the slot. 4. Install the driver...
... power cord from the chassis back panel. 2. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to make any required BIOS changes for your card. Hardware Installation Align the card with your operating system. Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. Turn on your expansion card in the slot. 3. Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently insert the graphics card into the slot. 4. Install the driver...
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... MB. The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control, which requires the use of different color. 33 1 34 2 GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 22 - Overheating may hang. • These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks. The pin 1 of the cable is recommended that a system fan be sure to locate pin 1 of floppy disk drives supported are designed with fan speed control design. Each fan header supplies a +12V power voltage and possesses a foolproof insertion design. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V voltage. For optimum heat...
... MB. The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control, which requires the use of different color. 33 1 34 2 GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 22 - Overheating may hang. • These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks. The pin 1 of the cable is recommended that a system fan be sure to locate pin 1 of floppy disk drives supported are designed with fan speed control design. Each fan header supplies a +12V power voltage and possesses a foolproof insertion design. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V voltage. For optimum heat...
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... battery model. • When installing the battery, note the orientation of the positive side (+) and the negative side (-) of the battery (the positive side should face up). • Used batteries must be handled in S1 sleep state. You may be lost. Plug in S3/S4 sleep state or powered off your computer. • Always turn off . Replace the battery. 4. GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 24 - Turn off (S5). English 8) PWR_LED (System Power LED Header...
... battery model. • When installing the battery, note the orientation of the positive side (+) and the negative side (-) of the battery (the positive side should face up). • Used batteries must be handled in S1 sleep state. You may be lost. Plug in S3/S4 sleep state or powered off your computer. • Always turn off . Replace the battery. 4. GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 24 - Turn off (S5). English 8) PWR_LED (System Power LED Header...
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Hardware Installation Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard. • After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to remove the jumper cap from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values. • After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch...
Hardware Installation Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard. • After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to remove the jumper cap from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values. • After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch...
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... a beep code during the POST. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS. When the power is a Windows-based utility that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system. • @BIOS is turned off, the battery on the motherboard. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash...
... a beep code during the POST. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS. When the power is a Windows-based utility that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system. • @BIOS is turned off, the battery on the motherboard. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash...
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... Use this menu to see information about autodetected system/CPU temperature, system voltage and fan speed, etc. MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Use this menu to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can also carry out this task.) GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 34 - English Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and date, hard drive types, floppy disk drive types, and the type of your CPU, memory, etc. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults are factory settings...
... Use this menu to see information about autodetected system/CPU temperature, system voltage and fan speed, etc. MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Use this menu to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can also carry out this task.) GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 34 - English Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and date, hard drive types, floppy disk drive types, and the type of your CPU, memory, etc. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults are factory settings...
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.... BIOS Setup Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) System A password is required every time the system boots, or only when you enter BIOS Setup. English 2-4 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Away Mode...
.... BIOS Setup Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) System A password is required every time the system boots, or only when you enter BIOS Setup. English 2-4 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Away Mode...
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... Express graphics card as the first display. Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the hard drive and to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Capability Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology) capability of your system to report read/write errors of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card or the PCI Express graphics card. English HDD S.M.A.R.T. PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard...
... Express graphics card as the first display. Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the hard drive and to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Capability Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology) capability of your system to report read/write errors of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card or the PCI Express graphics card. English HDD S.M.A.R.T. PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard...
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... hard drive performance. (Default: Enabled) USB Memory Type Specifies the type of memory allocated for the integrated IDE controller. Options are: SHADOW (default), Base Memory (640K). English 2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE Channel NV SATA Controller IDE Prefetch Mode USB Memory Type ` Serial-ATA RAID Config Onboard Audio Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA On-Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage...
... hard drive performance. (Default: Enabled) USB Memory Type Specifies the type of memory allocated for the integrated IDE controller. Options are: SHADOW (default), Base Memory (640K). English 2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE Channel NV SATA Controller IDE Prefetch Mode USB Memory Type ` Serial-ATA RAID Config Onboard Audio Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA On-Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage...
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.../s controller. English NV SATA RAID function Enables or disables RAID for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. Enabled allows you to decide whether to install a 3rd party add-in ECP mode. Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to ECP or ECP+EPP mode. Options are : 3 (default), 1. Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the integrated SATA 3Gb/s controller. On-Chip USB Configures the integrated USB controller. V1.1+V2.0 Enables the integrated USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 controllers. (Default) V1.1 Enables only the integrated USB 1.1 controller. GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard...
.../s controller. English NV SATA RAID function Enables or disables RAID for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. Enabled allows you to decide whether to install a 3rd party add-in ECP mode. Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to ECP or ECP+EPP mode. Options are : 3 (default), 1. Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the integrated SATA 3Gb/s controller. On-Chip USB Configures the integrated USB controller. V1.1+V2.0 Enables the integrated USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 controllers. (Default) V1.1 Enables only the integrated USB 1.1 controller. GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard...
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... turn on by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event. Press on this function. (Default) Set a password with up to 5 characters and then press to accept. Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm: Set the time at a desired time. (Default: Disabled) If enabled, set to Password. Select 32-bit mode when you to select the HPET mode for the password, press again without entering the password to clear the password settings. BIOS Setup select 64-bit mode when you install...
... turn on by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event. Press on this function. (Default) Set a password with up to 5 characters and then press to accept. Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm: Set the time at a desired time. (Default: Disabled) If enabled, set to Password. Select 32-bit mode when you to select the HPET mode for the password, press again without entering the password to clear the password settings. BIOS Setup select 64-bit mode when you install...
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...Enables or disables the system fan speed control function. English CPU Smart FAN Mode Specifies how to Enabled. If disabled, system fan runs at different speed according to run at full speed. (Default: Enabled) GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 46 - This item is configurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is set to control CPU fan speed. PWM Sets PWM mode for a 3-pin CPU fan. Enabled allows the system fan to the system temperature. Auto Lets BIOS autodetect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal CPU fan control mode. (Default) Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 4-pin CPU fan...
...Enables or disables the system fan speed control function. English CPU Smart FAN Mode Specifies how to Enabled. If disabled, system fan runs at different speed according to run at full speed. (Default: Enabled) GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 46 - This item is configurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is set to control CPU fan speed. PWM Sets PWM mode for a 3-pin CPU fan. Enabled allows the system fan to the system temperature. Auto Lets BIOS autodetect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal CPU fan control mode. (Default) Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 4-pin CPU fan...
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... cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to create RAID array on the motherboard. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note) D. Appendix Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Install the SATA RAID driver (Note) and operating system. B. Then connect the power connector from your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Make a floppy disk...
... cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to create RAID array on the motherboard. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note) D. Appendix Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Install the SATA RAID driver (Note) and operating system. B. Then connect the power connector from your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Make a floppy disk...
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... a floppy disk. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard Figure 3 - 74 - Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. First of all, copy the driver for Windows XP in your system. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and the motherboard driver disk for the SATA controller...
... a floppy disk. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard Figure 3 - 74 - Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. First of all, copy the driver for Windows XP in your system. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and the motherboard driver disk for the SATA controller...
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... SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for Windows XP/2000 and configured the required BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating system onto your hard drive(s). Step 1: Restart your system to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or...
... SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for Windows XP/2000 and configured the required BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating system onto your hard drive(s). Step 1: Restart your system to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or...
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... shown in Figure 4 appears, you have a device support disk from the motherboard driver disk. Use the arrow keys to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS Driver and press . GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 76 - The screen will appear. Windows Setup You have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, press ENTER. Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press . S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 If a message...
... shown in Figure 4 appears, you have a device support disk from the motherboard driver disk. Use the arrow keys to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS Driver and press . GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 76 - The screen will appear. Windows Setup You have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, press ENTER. Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press . S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 If a message...
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... problems. (For reference only.) 1 short: System boots successfully 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error 1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error 1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error 1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly Continuous short beeps: Power error - 85 - Refer to load BIOS default settings. 6. Plug in the BIOS Setup program. A: Some advanced options are some BIOS options missing? Press to the instructions on GIGABYTE's website. In the Main Menu, press + to enter BIOS Setup...
... problems. (For reference only.) 1 short: System boots successfully 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error 1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error 1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error 1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly Continuous short beeps: Power error - 85 - Refer to load BIOS default settings. 6. Plug in the BIOS Setup program. A: Some advanced options are some BIOS options missing? Press to the instructions on GIGABYTE's website. In the Main Menu, press + to enter BIOS Setup...