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... 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 2000 MHz FSB Chipset ...1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 800/667/533 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Audio Realtek ALC888 codec High Definition Audio ... fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In connector GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 10 -
... 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 2000 MHz FSB Chipset ...1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 800/667/533 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Audio Realtek ALC888 codec High Definition Audio ... fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In connector GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 10 -
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mended that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the peripherals. A Small Triangle Mark Denotes Pin One of the CPU socket and the CPU. It is not installed, otherwise overheating and damage ... damage. • Locate the pin one (denoted by a small triangle) of the Socket AM2 CPU Socket A Small Triangle Marking Denotes CPU Pin One AM2 CPU GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 12 - Locate the pin one of the CPU may occur. • Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications. The CPU...
mended that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the peripherals. A Small Triangle Mark Denotes Pin One of the CPU socket and the CPU. It is not installed, otherwise overheating and damage ... damage. • Locate the pin one (denoted by a small triangle) of the Socket AM2 CPU Socket A Small Triangle Marking Denotes CPU Pin One AM2 CPU GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 12 - Locate the pin one of the CPU may occur. • Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications. The CPU...
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... cooler to correctly install the CPU cooler on the CPU. (The following procedure uses the GIGABYTE cooler as the example.) Step 1: Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the retention frame. GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 14 - Step 3: Hook the CPU cooler clip to the mounting lug on the...
... cooler to correctly install the CPU cooler on the CPU. (The following procedure uses the GIGABYTE cooler as the example.) Step 1: Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the retention frame. GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 14 - Step 3: Hook the CPU cooler clip to the mounting lug on the...
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Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 38 - Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to silently perform unattended tasks while in Windows XP Media Center operating system. English ... initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card or the PCI Express graphics card. Away Mode allows the system to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) PEG Sets PCI Express graphics card as the first...
Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 38 - Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to silently perform unattended tasks while in Windows XP Media Center operating system. English ... initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card or the PCI Express graphics card. Away Mode allows the system to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) PEG Sets PCI Express graphics card as the first...
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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-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 56 -
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-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 56 -
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Embedded in BIOS Setup. GA-M56S-S3 D1 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 06/22/2007-NF-MCP65-6A61LG01C-00 Because BIOS flashing is @BIOS ? What is potentially risky, please do it with the Q-Flash Utility A. During the POST, press the key to access Q-Flash. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS...
Embedded in BIOS Setup. GA-M56S-S3 D1 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 06/22/2007-NF-MCP65-6A61LG01C-00 Because BIOS flashing is @BIOS ? What is potentially risky, please do it with the Q-Flash Utility A. During the POST, press the key to access Q-Flash. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS...
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Select Load Optimized Defaults and press to load BIOS defaults. M56SS3. F1) obtained from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in "Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Click Update New BIOS. ... type list. Step 3: Press OK to enter the BIOS Setup program. Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in an unbootable system. GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 68 - Upon completion, restart your motherboard model. Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in an unbootable system. • If...
Select Load Optimized Defaults and press to load BIOS defaults. M56SS3. F1) obtained from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in "Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Click Update New BIOS. ... type list. Step 3: Press OK to enter the BIOS Setup program. Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in an unbootable system. GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 68 - Upon completion, restart your motherboard model. Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in an unbootable system. • If...
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... copied without notice and should be taken to the waste collection centers for errors or omissions in this text. GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 92 - Instead, the device should not be construed as a commitment by GIGABYTE. For more information about where you can responsibly recycle or reuse most major worldwide safety requirements. The parts and...
... copied without notice and should be taken to the waste collection centers for errors or omissions in this text. GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 92 - Instead, the device should not be construed as a commitment by GIGABYTE. For more information about where you can responsibly recycle or reuse most major worldwide safety requirements. The parts and...
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... right corner of the website. CO., LTD. - U.K. WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.co.uk y GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V. - GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 96 - The Netherlands WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.nl y GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE - y GIGABYTE Global Service System To submit a technical or non-technical (Sales/ Marketing) question, please link to enter the system. English...
... right corner of the website. CO., LTD. - U.K. WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.co.uk y GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V. - GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 96 - The Netherlands WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.nl y GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE - y GIGABYTE Global Service System To submit a technical or non-technical (Sales/ Marketing) question, please link to enter the system. English...