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Manual - Page 1
GA-M56S-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. 1004 12ME-M56SS3-1004R
Manual - Page 4
Table of Contents
Box Contents ...6 OptionalItems ...6 GA-M56S-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 ...
Manual - Page 10
...1-2 Product Specifications
CPU
Š 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 list.)
Front Side Bus
Š 2000 MHz FSB
Chipset
Š nVIDIA® nForce 560 Chipset
Memory
Š 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up...
Manual - Page 12
... overheating and
damage of the Socket
AM2 CPU Socket
A Small Triangle Marking Denotes CPU Pin One
AM2 CPU
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English
1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler
Read the following guidelines before you wish to set beyond the standard specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc...
Manual - Page 32
... the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. 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 boot device setting as needed.
: Q-Flash
Press the key to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. GA-M56S-S3 D1 . . . .
: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash...
Manual - Page 56
English
3-2 Software Applications
This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-M56S-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.
Manual - Page 62
...GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard
Xpress Recovery2 will begin to enter Xpress Recovery2.
. . Boot from CD/DVD:
Press any key to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and
detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. Boot from the motherboard driver.... Accessing Xpress Recovery2
1. GA-M56S-S3 D1 . . . .
: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot...
Manual - Page 64
... to your
motherboard model. 2. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction. English
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 to update the BIOS without having to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environment. @BIOS will download the latest...
Manual - Page 68
... on the screen is present when doing Step 3 above, recomfirm your system. GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard
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Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function" below.
M56SS3. English
Step 3: First make sure the model name on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from the Internet or through other source. Step 4: As the system reboots...
Manual - Page 76
... (32-bit) onto the AHCI drives, press to select F)NVIDIA MCP65 RAID DRIVER;
A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to that in your optical drive (example: D:\>). GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard
Figure 3 - 76 - Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in Figure 2. Press after each command (Figure 1):
cd bootdrv
menu
Step...
Manual - Page 78
... additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use with Windows, press ENTER. Select the SCSI Adapter you do not want from the motherboard driver disk.
(Note) The selectable item(s) displayed in Figure 3. GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard
- 78 - The screen will return to previous screen as shown in Figure...
Manual - Page 82
... time. Double-click the icon to instructions on the next page. A.
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Side Speaker Out
Mic In
For example, in a 4-channel audio configuration, if a Rear speaker is plugged into the default Center/
Subwoofer speaker out jack, you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel...
Manual - Page 86
English
5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording
Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your system tray and click it to open the volume control panel
GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard
- 86 - Then configure the jack for microphone functionality.
Step 3: Locate the Volume icon in your microphone to access the Audio Control Panel.
Step 2: Connect...
Manual - Page 92
... product must be marked, collected separately, and disposed of properly. The parts and components have not intended to add and safe from the 2002/96... Equipment (WEEE) Directive Statement GIGABYTE will help you with other waste. GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard
- 92 - Also note that the information contained herein was accurate in all GIGABYTE motherboards fulfill European Union regulations for...
Manual - Page 96
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