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... S/PDIF In/Out connection Supports CD In connection IEEE 1394 Onboard T.I. Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and RAID 5 for Serial ATA O.S Support Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Memory 4 DDRII DIMM memory slots (supports up to 16 GB memory)(Note 1) Supports dual channel DDRII 800/667/533/400 DIMMs... connector 1 CD In connector 3 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cable 1 COMB connector 1 power LED connector 1 Chassis Intrusion connector GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 10 -
... S/PDIF In/Out connection Supports CD In connection IEEE 1394 Onboard T.I. Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and RAID 5 for Serial ATA O.S Support Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Memory 4 DDRII DIMM memory slots (supports up to 16 GB memory)(Note 1) Supports dual channel DDRII 800/667/533/400 DIMMs... connector 1 CD In connector 3 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cable 1 COMB connector 1 power LED connector 1 Chassis Intrusion connector GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 10 -
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... Factor Micro ATX form factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm (Note 1) Due to the limitation of Windows 32-bit operating system, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is supported will be less than 4 GB; Windows 64-bit operating system doesn't have such limitation. (Note 2) Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function...
... Factor Micro ATX form factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm (Note 1) Due to the limitation of Windows 32-bit operating system, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is supported will be less than 4 GB; Windows 64-bit operating system doesn't have such limitation. (Note 2) Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function...
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...system. @BIOS is potentially risky, please do it with caution and avoid inadequate operation that does not require users to boot to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". When the power is displayed at the bottom of the... Exit current page and return to Main Menu Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for Main Menu Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup ...
...system. @BIOS is potentially risky, please do it with caution and avoid inadequate operation that does not require users to boot to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". When the power is displayed at the bottom of the... Exit current page and return to Main Menu Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for Main Menu Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup ...
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... to report read/write errors and to onboard VGA. capability. (Default value) Away Mode Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system. (Away Mode: Enables the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in a low-power mode that appears off. ) Init Display...
... to report read/write errors and to onboard VGA. capability. (Default value) Away Mode Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system. (Away Mode: Enables the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in a low-power mode that appears off. ) Init Display...
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... diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN cable. If no LAN cable is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 38 - Example: Pair1-2 Status = Short / Length = 1.6m Explanation: A fault or short might occur at a speed of 10/100Mbps in MS... Cable Diagnostic Function) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at a normal speed of 10/100/1000Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is detected on the LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub or a 10/100 Mbps hub, the ...
... diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN cable. If no LAN cable is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 38 - Example: Pair1-2 Status = Short / Length = 1.6m Explanation: A fault or short might occur at a speed of 10/100Mbps in MS... Cable Diagnostic Function) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at a normal speed of 10/100/1000Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is detected on the LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub or a 10/100 Mbps hub, the ...
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.... Some device drivers will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 47 - Insert the driver CD-title that recommended to install. in Windows XP. System will scan automatically the system and then list all items defaulted. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". English Chapter 3...Installation Please pick the item that you can install others application. or you want and press "install" followed the item; After install Windows Service Pack, it will auto start and show a question mark "?" Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System will ...
.... Some device drivers will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 47 - Insert the driver CD-title that recommended to install. in Windows XP. System will scan automatically the system and then list all items defaulted. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". English Chapter 3...Installation Please pick the item that you can install others application. or you want and press "install" followed the item; After install Windows Service Pack, it will auto start and show a question mark "?" Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System will ...
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Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file Quit or Minimize EasyTuneTM 5 software (Note) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards. - 51 - PC Health 5. setting page Enters ... Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. GO 6. GIGABYTE Logo 10. Help button 11.
Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file Quit or Minimize EasyTuneTM 5 software (Note) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards. - 51 - PC Health 5. setting page Enters ... Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. GO 6. GIGABYTE Logo 10. Help button 11.
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Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file... wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. Intel x86 platforms 2. Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. M61PM-S2 F4d . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, : Boot Menu 11/22/2006-NV-MCP61-6A61KG02C-00... above are completed, subsequent access to startup XpressRecovery2..... System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of system memory 3. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 52 - Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Upon system restart, the...
Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file... wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. Intel x86 platforms 2. Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. M61PM-S2 F4d . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, : Boot Menu 11/22/2006-NV-MCP61-6A61KG02C-00... above are completed, subsequent access to startup XpressRecovery2..... System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of system memory 3. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 52 - Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Upon system restart, the...
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...Please contact your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 4. When using hard disks with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows XP/2000/NT/9x/Me. 5. SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions: 1. For the use of backing up data to execute the EnableBigLba... be allocated in advance. (A minimum 4GB is recommended but the actual space is normal that data backup takes longer time than 128G under Windows 2000, be sure to your motherboard manufacturer. - 53 - RESTORE: Restore the backed-up and restoring only the first physical hard disk....
...Please contact your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 4. When using hard disks with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows XP/2000/NT/9x/Me. 5. SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions: 1. For the use of backing up data to execute the EnableBigLba... be allocated in advance. (A minimum 4GB is recommended but the actual space is normal that data backup takes longer time than 128G under Windows 2000, be sure to your motherboard manufacturer. - 53 - RESTORE: Restore the backed-up and restoring only the first physical hard disk....
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... sure again the BIOS file matches your floppy diskor hard disk. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 54 - b. Q-Flash Utility v2.00 Flash Type/Size SST 25VF040B 512K Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Drive and press ENTER. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that are not...Method 1 : Q-FlashTM Q-FlashTM is a BIOS update tool that allows the user to update BIOS without entering operating systems like MS-DOS or Windows.Embedded in the BIOS, the Q-FlashTM tool frees you wish to back up the current BIOS file, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key ...
... sure again the BIOS file matches your floppy diskor hard disk. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 54 - b. Q-Flash Utility v2.00 Flash Type/Size SST 25VF040B 512K Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Drive and press ENTER. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that are not...Method 1 : Q-FlashTM Q-FlashTM is a BIOS update tool that allows the user to update BIOS without entering operating systems like MS-DOS or Windows.Embedded in the BIOS, the Q-FlashTM tool frees you wish to back up the current BIOS file, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key ...
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...unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: M61PMS2.F1). Installation Complete and Run @BIOS Click Start/ Programs/ Gigabyte/ BIOS/ @BIOS Select @BIOS item than click Install Fig 3. Click "Internet Update" icon b. Do not click "Internet Update" icon... old file. Fig 1. Update BIOS NOT through Internet a. Complete update process following the instruction. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 56 - Just select the desired @BIOS server to update their BIOS under Windows. Click "Update New BIOS" icon c . Installing the @BIOS utility Fig 2. English Method ...
...unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: M61PMS2.F1). Installation Complete and Run @BIOS Click Start/ Programs/ Gigabyte/ BIOS/ @BIOS Select @BIOS item than click Install Fig 3. Click "Internet Update" icon b. Do not click "Internet Update" icon... old file. Fig 1. Update BIOS NOT through Internet a. Complete update process following the instruction. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 56 - Just select the desired @BIOS server to update their BIOS under Windows. Click "Update New BIOS" icon c . Installing the @BIOS utility Fig 2. English Method ...
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GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 58 - If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear ... SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3) Configure RAID set in your computer Attach one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (Note ) (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (Note ) (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note ) (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller...
GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 58 - If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear ... SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3) Configure RAID set in your computer Attach one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (Note ) (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (Note ) (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note ) (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller...
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... K8 Cool&Quiet control Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S.M.A.R.T. English Step 2: To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM (Figure 3). GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 60 -
... K8 Cool&Quiet control Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S.M.A.R.T. English Step 2: To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM (Figure 3). GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 60 -
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... letter from the menu in Figure 11, press K to select (K) nVIDIA MCP61 Series Raid (XP) if you wish to install Windows XP (32-bit). For example, from the menu. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard Figure 12 - 64 - See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in your system. Boot ... disk and insert the blank formatted disk. Figure 10 Figure 11 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. Press 0 to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). From the CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file...
... letter from the menu in Figure 11, press K to select (K) nVIDIA MCP61 Series Raid (XP) if you wish to install Windows XP (32-bit). For example, from the menu. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard Figure 12 - 64 - See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in your system. Boot ... disk and insert the blank formatted disk. Figure 10 Figure 11 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. Press 0 to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). From the CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file...
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...moments of some files being loaded before you see the "Press F6 if you need to that you have any device support disks from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the next screen. After pressing F6, there will load support for the... following is an example of one or more mass storage devices installed in your SATA hard drive with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of Windows XP installation. Appendix English (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Now that below appears, insert the floppy...
...moments of some files being loaded before you see the "Press F6 if you need to that you have any device support disks from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the next screen. After pressing F6, there will load support for the... following is an example of one or more mass storage devices installed in your SATA hard drive with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of Windows XP installation. Appendix English (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Now that below appears, insert the floppy...
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...GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 66 - Later, when a screen similar to Figure 16 appears, you do not want from the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use with Windows, press ENTER. Windows.... NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 15 Windows Setup Setup will return to previous screen as shown in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to ...
...GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 66 - Later, when a screen similar to Figure 16 appears, you do not want from the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use with Windows, press ENTER. Windows.... NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 15 Windows Setup Setup will return to previous screen as shown in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to ...
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...Step 4: When the next screen (Figure 17) appears, press ENTER to run on your computer. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to continue the SATA driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for that... installation is completed, you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have to be installed under Windows once for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not have...
...Step 4: When the next screen (Figure 17) appears, press ENTER to run on your computer. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to continue the SATA driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for that... installation is completed, you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have to be installed under Windows once for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not have...
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... streams (in Windows XP) Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Line In Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Mic In Note that if you wish to connect a microphone, you MUST connect it to the default Mic In jack for instance, listen to open the Audio Control Panel. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev...
... streams (in Windows XP) Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Line In Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Mic In Note that if you wish to connect a microphone, you MUST connect it to the default Mic In jack for instance, listen to open the Audio Control Panel. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev...
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... 4CH Speaker. - 69 - The 2-channel audio setup is connected. Appendix English STEP 3: After a speaker or headphone is plugged into the rear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up and ask you can also find the icon in your system tray (you what type of equipment is completed. 4 Channel Audio Setup...
... 4CH Speaker. - 69 - The 2-channel audio setup is connected. Appendix English STEP 3: After a speaker or headphone is plugged into the rear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up and ask you can also find the icon in your system tray (you what type of equipment is completed. 4 Channel Audio Setup...
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Doubleclick the icon to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. The 6-channel audio setup is completed. 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of ... of Front Speaker Out (Line Out) and Rear Speaker Out) and then click OK. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 70 - The 4-channel audio setup is completed. English STEP 3: After plugging in 4-channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. Choose a device...
Doubleclick the icon to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. The 6-channel audio setup is completed. 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of ... of Front Speaker Out (Line Out) and Rear Speaker Out) and then click OK. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 70 - The 4-channel audio setup is completed. English STEP 3: After plugging in 4-channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. Choose a device...