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... Utility 60 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 63 4-3 EasyTune 5 ...65 Chapter 5 Appendix ...67 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 67 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 67 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette for Windows XP 72 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System 73 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 75 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 75...
... Utility 60 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 63 4-3 EasyTune 5 ...65 Chapter 5 Appendix ...67 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 67 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 67 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette for Windows XP 72 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System 73 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 75 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 75...
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Box Contents GA-M52L-S3P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable One SATA 3Gb/s cable I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only and the actual .... The box contents are for reference only. Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R) 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 112CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) - 6 -
Box Contents GA-M52L-S3P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable One SATA 3Gb/s cable I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only and the actual .... The box contents are for reference only. Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R) 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 112CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) - 6 -
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Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) AMD Socket AM2+/AM2 CPU CPU CLK+/-(200 MHz) DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory Hyper Transport PCI Express x16 1 PCI Express x16 PCI Express Bus x1 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 2 PCI Express x1 PCI Bus 4 PCI NVIDIA® nForce 520LE RTL 8201CL LAN RJ45 2 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel Dual BIOS CODEC LPC BUS IT8718 Floppy LPT Port COM Port 8 USB Ports PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Spear Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out PCI CLK (33 MHz) - 8 -
Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) AMD Socket AM2+/AM2 CPU CPU CLK+/-(200 MHz) DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory Hyper Transport PCI Express x16 1 PCI Express x16 PCI Express Bus x1 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 2 PCI Express x1 PCI Bus 4 PCI NVIDIA® nForce 520LE RTL 8201CL LAN RJ45 2 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel Dual BIOS CODEC LPC BUS IT8718 Floppy LPT Port COM Port 8 USB Ports PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Spear Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out PCI CLK (33 MHz) - 8 -
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...PhenomTM X4 processor/ AMD PhenomTM X3 processor/AMD AthlonTM X2 processor/ AMD AthlonTM processor/AMD SempronTM X2 processor/ AMD SempronTM processor (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) 2000 MT/s NVIDIA® nForce 520LE chipset 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up ... 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 GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 10 -
...PhenomTM X4 processor/ AMD PhenomTM X3 processor/AMD AthlonTM X2 processor/ AMD AthlonTM processor/AMD SempronTM X2 processor/ AMD SempronTM processor (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) 2000 MT/s NVIDIA® nForce 520LE chipset 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up ... 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 GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 10 -
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... two hard drives. The NVIDIA® nForce 520LE controller supports RAID 0 and RAID 1. If more than two hard drives are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the.../s cable to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. 6) IDE (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to your SATA hard drive. Before attaching the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on configuring a RAID array. 1 7 SATA2_1 1 7 SATA2_0 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP ...
... two hard drives. The NVIDIA® nForce 520LE controller supports RAID 0 and RAID 1. If more than two hard drives are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the.../s cable to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. 6) IDE (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to your SATA hard drive. Before attaching the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on configuring a RAID array. 1 7 SATA2_1 1 7 SATA2_0 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP ...
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... all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SATA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can also carry out this task.) GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 34 - An user password...
... all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SATA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can also carry out this task.) GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 34 - An user password...
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... hard drive access mode. Time Sets the system time. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press to autodetect the parameters of the IDE/SATA device on this channel. Options are : Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large. IDE Channel 2, 3 Master IDE Auto-Detection Press to autodetect the ...this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the three methods below : • Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual Allows you to None so the system will skip the detection of the ...
... hard drive access mode. Time Sets the system time. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press to autodetect the parameters of the IDE/SATA device on this channel. Options are : Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large. IDE Channel 2, 3 Master IDE Auto-Detection Press to autodetect the ...this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the three methods below : • Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual Allows you to None so the system will skip the detection of the ...
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... Memory (640K). Serial-ATA RAID Config CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Serial-ATA RAID Config NV SATA RAID function x NV SATA 1 Primary RAID x NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID [Disabled] Enabled Enabled Item Help Menu Level Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD...integrated IDE controller. 2-6 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 On-Chip MAC Lan Onboard LAN...
... Memory (640K). Serial-ATA RAID Config CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Serial-ATA RAID Config NV SATA RAID function x NV SATA 1 Primary RAID x NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID [Disabled] Enabled Enabled Item Help Menu Level Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD...integrated IDE controller. 2-6 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 On-Chip MAC Lan Onboard LAN...
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...USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 controllers. (Default) V1.1 Enables only the integrated USB 1.1 controller. This item is configurable only if the NV SATA RAID function item is set this item to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard Serial Port...add-in audio card instead of the integrated SATA 3Gb/s controller. Options are : 3 (default), 1. ECP Mode Use DMA Selects DMA channel for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. Options are : 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 42 - On-Chip USB Configures ...
...USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 controllers. (Default) V1.1 Enables only the integrated USB 1.1 controller. This item is configurable only if the NV SATA RAID function item is set this item to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard Serial Port...add-in audio card instead of the integrated SATA 3Gb/s controller. Options are : 3 (default), 1. ECP Mode Use DMA Selects DMA channel for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. Options are : 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 42 - On-Chip USB Configures ...
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...Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. For example, when hard drives are attached to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk. Supporting NTFS, FAT32,...FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up/restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive. Step 2: Click New. System Requirements: • At...
...Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. For example, when hard drives are attached to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk. Supporting NTFS, FAT32,...FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up/restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive. Step 2: Click New. System Requirements: • At...
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... do it with the Q-Flash Utility A. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOSTM. During the POST, press the key to your motherboard model. 2. M52L-S3P E7 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot... BIOS without having to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use FAT32/16/12 file system. 3. Additionally, this motherboard features the...Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 60 -
... do it with the Q-Flash Utility A. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOSTM. During the POST, press the key to your motherboard model. 2. M52L-S3P E7 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot... BIOS without having to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use FAT32/16/12 file system. 3. Additionally, this motherboard features the...Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 60 -
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... file system. • If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the up or down arrow key to select Update BIOS from Drive and press . • The Save Main BIOS to Drive option allows...
... file system. • If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the up or down arrow key to select Update BIOS from Drive and press . • The Save Main BIOS to Drive option allows...
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... on the motherboard. If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you begin Please prepare: •...; At least two SATA hard drives (to an available SATA port on the SATA controller. - 67 - Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. C . Configure a RAID array in your computer ...
... on the motherboard. If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you begin Please prepare: •...; At least two SATA hard drives (to an available SATA port on the SATA controller. - 67 - Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. C . Configure a RAID array in your computer ...
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...-Safe Defaults Figure 2 Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you have and the BIOS version. GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 68 - Under Integrated Peripherals, ensure NV SATA Controller is enabled. Step 1: Turn on the motherboard you will see shall depend on your motherboard. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984...
...-Safe Defaults Figure 2 Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you have and the BIOS version. GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 68 - Under Integrated Peripherals, ensure NV SATA Controller is enabled. Step 1: Turn on the motherboard you will see shall depend on your motherboard. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984...
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... [N] NO [] Del Capacity 111.79GB 111.79GB [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [] Select [ENTER] Popup Figure 6 GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 70 - A message which you need to press to be included in the hard drives.) RAID Mode: Striping MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006 - Define a New... Press to move to the Array Disks block (Figure 5). Define a New Array - The Free Disks block displays the information about the SATA hard drives that are available for use the right arrow key to add the hard drives to the Free Disks block. Striping Block: Optimal...
... [N] NO [] Del Capacity 111.79GB 111.79GB [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [] Select [ENTER] Popup Figure 6 GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 70 - A message which you need to press to be included in the hard drives.) RAID Mode: Striping MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006 - Define a New... Press to move to the Array Disks block (Figure 5). Define a New Array - The Free Disks block displays the information about the SATA hard drives that are available for use the right arrow key to add the hard drives to the Free Disks block. Striping Block: Optimal...
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.... Now, you have created (Figure 7). After that, the Array List screen appears, displaying the RAID array that you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 71 - Appendix Boot No MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006 - Array Detail - Press to return to cancel. Status Vendor Array Model...
.... Now, you have created (Figure 7). After that, the Array List screen appears, displaying the RAID array that you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 71 - Appendix Boot No MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006 - Array Detail - Press to return to cancel. Status Vendor Array Model...
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... drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in MS-DOS mode (Note 2). Press after Windows Vista is for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup... two commands. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note 1) If you need to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows XP setup process (Note 1). GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard Figure 3 - 72 - First of all required motherboard drivers (including the SATA controller driver) after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When the...
... drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in MS-DOS mode (Note 2). Press after Windows Vista is for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup... two commands. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note 1) If you need to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows XP setup process (Note 1). GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard Figure 3 - 72 - First of all required motherboard drivers (including the SATA controller driver) after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When the...
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... you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Appendix A screen will appear. Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver and press and a screen similar to install Windows operating system onto your system to boot from the following is an example...RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 2 - 73 - 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System With the SATA RAID driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are ready to that installation of Windows XP installation. Please note that ...
... you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Appendix A screen will appear. Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver and press and a screen similar to install Windows operating system onto your system to boot from the following is an example...RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 2 - 73 - 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System With the SATA RAID driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are ready to that installation of Windows XP installation. Please note that ...
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..." (or "Load Optimized Defaults"). The problem is display on , is verified and solved. Yes Turn off the computer and connect the IDE/SATA devices. Check if the keyboard is unable to solve your question. Yes Reinstall the operating system. END If the procedure above is working properly....power supply, CPU or CPU socket might fail. Select "Save & Exit Setup" to enter BIOS Setup. The problem is the CPU cooler running? GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 84 - No The keyboard or mouse might fail. Reinstall other devices one by one (install one device at one time and then boot ...
..." (or "Load Optimized Defaults"). The problem is display on , is verified and solved. Yes Turn off the computer and connect the IDE/SATA devices. Check if the keyboard is unable to solve your question. Yes Reinstall the operating system. END If the procedure above is working properly....power supply, CPU or CPU socket might fail. Select "Save & Exit Setup" to enter BIOS Setup. The problem is the CPU cooler running? GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 84 - No The keyboard or mouse might fail. Reinstall other devices one by one (install one device at one time and then boot ...