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...in this manual may be made by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. GIGABYTE UNITED INC. Documentation Classifications In order to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE. is exclusively licensed to assist in this manual is 1.0. For product-...; For quick set-up of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. The trademarks mentioned in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical ...
...in this manual may be made by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. GIGABYTE UNITED INC. Documentation Classifications In order to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE. is exclusively licensed to assist in this manual is 1.0. For product-...; For quick set-up of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. The trademarks mentioned in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical ...
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... 53 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 53 3-2 SoftwareApplications 54 3-3 Driver CD Information 54 3-4 Hardware Information 55 3-5 Contact Us ...55 Chapter 4 Unique Features 57 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 57 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 62...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/AHCI Driver Diskette 74 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 75 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 80 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 80 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (...
... 53 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 53 3-2 SoftwareApplications 54 3-3 Driver CD Information 54 3-4 Hardware Information 55 3-5 Contact Us ...55 Chapter 4 Unique Features 57 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 57 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 62...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/AHCI Driver Diskette 74 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 75 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 80 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 80 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (...
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Box Contents GA-M52S-S3P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to change without notice. Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-51/R) 4-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-21/R) SATA bracket (Part No.12CF1-3SATPW-11R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01/R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain.
Box Contents GA-M52S-S3P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to change without notice. Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-51/R) 4-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-21/R) SATA bracket (Part No.12CF1-3SATPW-11R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01/R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain.
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... slot. 4. Carefully read the manual that supports your operating system. Hardware Installation Secure the card's metal bracket to correctly install your expansion card(s). 7. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card...
... slot. 4. Carefully read the manual that supports your operating system. Hardware Installation Secure the card's metal bracket to correctly install your expansion card(s). 7. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card...
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... press . The system will still be used for one time only. GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 32 - To show the BIOS POST screen. A. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first ... from the device configured in Boot Menu. The LOGO Screen (Default) : POST Screen : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash Function Keys B. GA-M52S-S3P FAc . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 06/15/2007-NF-MCP65-6A61LG02C-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST ...
... press . The system will still be used for one time only. GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 32 - To show the BIOS POST screen. A. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first ... from the device configured in Boot Menu. The LOGO Screen (Default) : POST Screen : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash Function Keys B. GA-M52S-S3P FAc . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 06/15/2007-NF-MCP65-6A61LG02C-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST ...
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... F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to exit this item, set the password(s) under the Set Supervisor/User Password item in the BIOS Main...
... F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to exit this item, set the password(s) under the Set Supervisor/User Password item in the BIOS Main...
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... Command Queuing and hot plug. This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to Disabled. GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 40 - Enabled activates the IDE prefetch buffer to enhance hard drive performance. (Default: Enabled) USB Memory Type Specifies the type of memory allocated...
... Command Queuing and hot plug. This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to Disabled. GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 40 - Enabled activates the IDE prefetch buffer to enhance hard drive performance. (Default: Enabled) USB Memory Type Specifies the type of memory allocated...
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...Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset... button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will automatically scan the system and then list all the...
...Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset... button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will automatically scan the system and then list all the...
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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. GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 54 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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. GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 54 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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English 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 55 - Drivers Installation
English 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 55 - Drivers Installation
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... back up /restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to leave enough unallocated space in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector...
... back up /restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to leave enough unallocated space in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector...
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... your hard drive. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. When finished, go to Disk Management to startup XpressRecovery2..... Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award ... Xpress Recovery2 (Figure 8), press any key to check disk allocation. English B. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Figure 12 GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). GA-M52S-S3P FAc . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 06/15/2007-NF-...
... your hard drive. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. When finished, go to Disk Management to startup XpressRecovery2..... Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award ... Xpress Recovery2 (Figure 8), press any key to check disk allocation. English B. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Figure 12 GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). GA-M52S-S3P FAc . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 06/15/2007-NF-...
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...BIOS utility. B. Unique Features Before You Begin: 1. Select @BIOS and click Install. Options and Instructions: 1. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. During the BIOS update process, ensure the Internet connection is unable to your location and click OK. - 65...BIOS flashing. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. Failure to do so may result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is stable and...
...BIOS utility. B. Unique Features Before You Begin: 1. Select @BIOS and click Install. Options and Instructions: 1. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. During the BIOS update process, ensure the Internet connection is unable to your location and click OK. - 65...BIOS flashing. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. Failure to do so may result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is stable and...
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...An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. B. Appendix Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you do not want to AHCI or RAID mode.... - 69 - Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end of...
...An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. B. Appendix Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you do not want to AHCI or RAID mode.... - 69 - Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end of...
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... can proceed to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure 8), which shows various information about the RAID array, press to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 73 - Array Detail - When the "Clear MBR?" To exit the NVIDIA RAID setup utility, press in the main menu or + in the...
... can proceed to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure 8), which shows various information about the RAID array, press to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 73 - Array Detail - When the "Clear MBR?" To exit the NVIDIA RAID setup utility, press in the main menu or + in the...
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...click the MENU.exe file in Figure 2, the NVIDIA MCP65 DRIVER series are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to select F)NVIDIA MCP65 RAID DRIVER; GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard Figure 3 - 74 - Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Your ...system will open similar to the floppy disk. First of all, copy the driver for the nVIDIA® nForce 520...
...click the MENU.exe file in Figure 2, the NVIDIA MCP65 DRIVER series are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to select F)NVIDIA MCP65 RAID DRIVER; GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard Figure 3 - 74 - Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Your ...system will open similar to the floppy disk. First of all, copy the driver for the nVIDIA® nForce 520...
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...use with Windows, press ENTER. Appendix Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system, or you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system to boot from a ... have any device support disks from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. A. Currently, Setup will be a few moments of Windows XP and Vista installation. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 - 75 - After...
...use with Windows, press ENTER. Appendix Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system, or you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system to boot from a ... have any device support disks from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. A. Currently, Setup will be a few moments of Windows XP and Vista installation. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 - 75 - After...
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...nForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 Windows Setup Setup will install. English Step 3: When installing the RAID driver, for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Use the arrow keys to specify additional ..., press ENTER. Select the SCSI Adapter you must press to previous screen as shown in Figure 3 below will return to select an additional driver. GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 76 - S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 If a message appears saying one or some file(s) cannot be ...
...nForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 Windows Setup Setup will install. English Step 3: When installing the RAID driver, for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Use the arrow keys to specify additional ..., press ENTER. Select the SCSI Adapter you must press to previous screen as shown in Figure 3 below will return to select an additional driver. GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 76 - S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 If a message appears saying one or some file(s) cannot be ...
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...shown below appears, press to Setup. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 6 - 77 - WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to continue the driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you can proceed with Windows, press ENTER. To quit Setup without installing... use with Windows, including those for use with the Windows XP installation. Appendix The driver installation will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD...
...shown below appears, press to Setup. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 6 - 77 - WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to continue the driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you can proceed with Windows, press ENTER. To quit Setup without installing... use with Windows, including those for use with the Windows XP installation. Appendix The driver installation will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD...
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Figure 7 GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 78 - Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below appears (RAID or AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Loading Drivers. (Figure 6). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. English B. Installing Windows Vista Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7).
Figure 7 GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 78 - Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below appears (RAID or AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Loading Drivers. (Figure 6). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. English B. Installing Windows Vista Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7).