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... TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Disclaimer Information 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 information. For product-...related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on our ...
... TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Disclaimer Information 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 information. For product-...related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on our ...
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... 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 SoftwareApplications 56 3-3 Driver CD Information 56 3-4 Hardware Information 57 3-5 Contact Us ...57 Chapter 4 Unique Features 59 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 59 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 64...Chapter 5 Appendix ...71 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 71 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 71 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 76 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 77 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 82 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 82 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (...
... 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 SoftwareApplications 56 3-3 Driver CD Information 56 3-4 Hardware Information 57 3-5 Contact Us ...57 Chapter 4 Unique Features 59 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 59 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 64...Chapter 5 Appendix ...71 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 71 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 71 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 76 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 77 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 82 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 82 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (...
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The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain. Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-51R) 2-port IEEE 1394a bracket (Part No. 12CF1-1IE008-01R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R) SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-1SERPW-01R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-M56S-S3 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.
The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain. Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-51R) 2-port IEEE 1394a bracket (Part No. 12CF1-1IE008-01R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R) SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-1SERPW-01R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-M56S-S3 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.
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... expansion slot that came with a screw. 5. Make sure the metal contacts on the card until it is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. Remove the metal slot cover from...
... expansion slot that came with a screw. 5. Make sure the metal contacts on the card until it is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. Remove the metal slot cover from...
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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 ... key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to XpressRecovery2 during the POST. GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 32 - GA-M56S-S3 D1 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 06/22/2007-NF-MCP65-6A61LG01C-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST Screen Press the key...
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 ... key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to XpressRecovery2 during the POST. GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 32 - GA-M56S-S3 D1 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 06/22/2007-NF-MCP65-6A61LG01C-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST Screen Press the key...
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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 menu when finished. This feature allows your hard drive. Press to Disabled reduce heat output...
... 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 menu when finished. This feature allows your hard drive. Press to Disabled reduce heat output...
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... or disables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in the figure above. - 41 - If no LAN cable is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as shown in the nVIDIA® nForce 560 chipset or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Onboard...
... or disables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in the figure above. - 41 - If no LAN cable is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as shown in the nVIDIA® nForce 560 chipset or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Onboard...
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... the item that are installed, follow the onscreen instructions to restart your system. Or you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install and press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.)...and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will continue to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 55 - Failure to install other applications included...
... the item that are installed, follow the onscreen instructions to restart your system. Or you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install and press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.)...and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will continue to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 55 - Failure to install other applications included...
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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-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 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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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. - 57 -
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. - 57 -
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... connectors, the hard drive on the first IDE connector is recommended to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are not supported. • Hard drives in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector, the...
... connectors, the hard drive on the first IDE connector is recommended to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are not supported. • Hard drives in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector, the...
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Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time,...any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). When you wish to startup XpressRecovery2..... GA-M56S-S3 D1 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 06/22/2007-NF-MCP65-6A61LG01C-00 Figure ...9 C. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Figure 12 GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright...
Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time,...any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). When you wish to startup XpressRecovery2..... GA-M56S-S3 D1 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 06/22/2007-NF-MCP65-6A61LG01C-00 Figure ...9 C. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Figure 12 GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright...
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...BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Before You Begin: 1. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the driver CD-ROM included with the @BIOS Utility A. B. Failure to do so may result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is stable and ...- In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Options and Instructions: 1. Do not use the ...
...BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Before You Begin: 1. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the driver CD-ROM included with the @BIOS Utility A. B. Failure to do so may result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is stable and ...- In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Options and Instructions: 1. Do not use the ...
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... drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. Appendix Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable...use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted ...
... drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. Appendix Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable...use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted ...
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..., stripe block size, hard drive model name, and hard drive capacity, etc. This indicates that you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 75 - Boot BBS Status Healthy Vendor NVIDIA Array Model Name STRIPE 223.57G [Ctrl-X] Exit [KL] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER...
..., stripe block size, hard drive model name, and hard drive capacity, etc. This indicates that you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 75 - Boot BBS Status Healthy Vendor NVIDIA Array Model Name STRIPE 223.57G [Ctrl-X] Exit [KL] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER...
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... the RAID drives, press to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard Figure 3 - 76 - Prepare a startup disk... that in MS-DOS mode(Note). English 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating...
... the RAID drives, press to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard Figure 3 - 76 - Prepare a startup disk... that in MS-DOS mode(Note). English 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating...
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...your hard drive(s). Currently, Setup will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Appendix S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 - 77 - Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have a ... a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for which you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you need to...
...your hard drive(s). Currently, Setup will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Appendix S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 - 77 - Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have a ... a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for which you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you need to...
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The screen will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 3 may differ according to the RAID or AHCI driver you will install. GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 78 - Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device...do not want from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have any device support disks from the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, using a device support disk ...
The screen will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 3 may differ according to the RAID or AHCI driver you will install. GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 78 - Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device...do not want from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have any device support disks from the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, using a device support disk ...
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...Repair F3=Exit Figure 6 - 79 - Appendix S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 5 Step 4: After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those for use with the ...installation. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. English When the screen as shown below appears, press to continue the driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S....
...Repair F3=Exit Figure 6 - 79 - Appendix S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 5 Step 4: After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those for use with the ...installation. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. English When the screen as shown below appears, press to continue the driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S....
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Figure 7 GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 80 - 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 Load Drivers. (Figure 6). Installing Windows Vista Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. English B.
Figure 7 GA-M56S-S3 Motherboard - 80 - 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 Load Drivers. (Figure 6). Installing Windows Vista Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. English B.