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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 47 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 47 3-2 SoftwareApplications 48 3-3 Driver CD Information 48 3-4 Hardware Information 49 3-5 Contact Us ...49 Chapter 4 Appendix 51 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 51 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 51 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 52 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 54 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 58 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction 68 4-2 Troubleshooting 73 - 5 -
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 47 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 47 3-2 SoftwareApplications 48 3-3 Driver CD Information 48 3-4 Hardware Information 49 3-5 Contact Us ...49 Chapter 4 Appendix 51 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 51 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 51 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 52 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 54 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 58 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction 68 4-2 Troubleshooting 73 - 5 -
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... screw to release the card. Install related driver from the computer. 3. Installing a PCI Express x16 expansion card: Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x16 slot and press firmly down on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of the expansion card. 6. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 16 - Be sure the...
... screw to release the card. Install related driver from the computer. 3. Installing a PCI Express x16 expansion card: Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x16 slot and press firmly down on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of the expansion card. 6. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 16 - Be sure the...
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... you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. Rear surround speakers can be connected to Side Speaker Out jack. Surround side speakers can be connected to Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out...
... you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. Rear surround speakers can be connected to Side Speaker Out jack. Surround side speakers can be connected to Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out...
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... - 21 - One IDE connector can connect to one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave (for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in the IDE connector. 40 39 2 1 7) SATAII0/1/2/3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors) SATA 3Gb/s can then connect to 300 MB/s transfer rate. If you wish to connect...
... - 21 - One IDE connector can connect to one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave (for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in the IDE connector. 40 39 2 1 7) SATAII0/1/2/3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors) SATA 3Gb/s can then connect to 300 MB/s transfer rate. If you wish to connect...
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...: Pin No. Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 NC 5 Line Out (R) 6 NC 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 Line Out (L) 10 NC By default, the audio driver is configured to work or even damage it. English 8) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) This connector supports either HD (High Definition) or AC97 front panel audio...wish to use the front audio function, connect the front panel audio module to the instructions on Page 72 about the software settings. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 22 - To connect an AC97 front panel audio module to this connector, please refer to this connector.
...: Pin No. Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 NC 5 Line Out (R) 6 NC 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 Line Out (L) 10 NC By default, the audio driver is configured to work or even damage it. English 8) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) This connector supports either HD (High Definition) or AC97 front panel audio...wish to use the front audio function, connect the front panel audio module to the instructions on Page 72 about the software settings. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 22 - To connect an AC97 front panel audio module to this connector, please refer to this connector.
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... F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver manages clock and VID to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 34 - Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add...
... F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver manages clock and VID to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 34 - Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add...
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...will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you want and press "install" followed the item; Drivers Installation English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will ... items defaulted. Please pick the item that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 47 - in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service...
...will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you want and press "install" followed the item; Drivers Installation English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will ... items defaulted. Please pick the item that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 47 - in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service...
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GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 48 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 48 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
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English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 49 - Drivers Installation
English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 49 - Drivers Installation
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... capacity and the reading/writing speed of the hard disk will stay permanent in the bottom left corner of OS and all required drivers as well as software. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 52 - Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. At least 64M bytes of hard disk data. If you... entering BIOS Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD/DVD:" will appear in your CD-ROM drive. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data on hard disks on . . . Boot ...
... capacity and the reading/writing speed of the hard disk will stay permanent in the bottom left corner of OS and all required drivers as well as software. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 52 - Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. At least 64M bytes of hard disk data. If you... entering BIOS Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD/DVD:" will appear in your CD-ROM drive. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data on hard disks on . . . Boot ...
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... DOS and Windows XP/2000/NT/9x/Me. 5. Hard disks detection sequence is required for the backup file must be backed up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. SATA IDE channel 2 e. SATA IDE channel 3 f. BACKUP: Back up ) 4. Limitations: 1. Xpress Recovery2 will not appear if there is no backup file...
... DOS and Windows XP/2000/NT/9x/Me. 5. Hard disks detection sequence is required for the backup file must be backed up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. SATA IDE channel 2 e. SATA IDE channel 3 f. BACKUP: Back up ) 4. Limitations: 1. Xpress Recovery2 will not appear if there is no backup file...
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.... (Note ) (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note ) (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (Note ) (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. (Note ) Before you begin Please prepare: (a) SATA hard drive(s). GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 58 - If you do not want to create RAID, you use two hard drives with...
.... (Note ) (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note ) (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (Note ) (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. (Note ) Before you begin Please prepare: (a) SATA hard drive(s). GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 58 - If you do not want to create RAID, you use two hard drives with...
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... [Ctrl-X] Exit [ ] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail Figure 8 To read more information about the RAID array, press ENTER to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 63 - Striping Block: 64K Port 1.0 1.1 Index 0 1 Disk Model ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Capacity 111.79GB 111.79GB [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return Figure...
... [Ctrl-X] Exit [ ] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail Figure 8 To read more information about the RAID array, press ENTER to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 63 - Striping Block: 64K Port 1.0 1.1 Index 0 1 Disk Model ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Capacity 111.79GB 111.79GB [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return Figure...
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... Figure 11. Figure 10 Figure 11 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard Figure 12 - 64 - A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this step if you ...click the MENU.exe file in your system. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to install the SATA RAID driver during the Windows setup process. English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install operating system onto RAID disks successfully, you need to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). Without...
... Figure 11. Figure 10 Figure 11 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard Figure 12 - 64 - A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this step if you ...click the MENU.exe file in your system. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to install the SATA RAID driver during the Windows setup process. English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install operating system onto RAID disks successfully, you need to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). Without...
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...F6 as soon as you need to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system, or you are ready to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 13). Windows Setup Press F6 if you see the next screen. Currently, Setup will be a few moments of one or more... ENTER. The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with the SATA driver. After pressing F6, there will load support for the following is an example of Windows XP installation. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure...
...F6 as soon as you need to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system, or you are ready to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 13). Windows Setup Press F6 if you see the next screen. Currently, Setup will be a few moments of one or more... ENTER. The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with the SATA driver. After pressing F6, there will load support for the following is an example of Windows XP installation. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure...
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...you do not have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, press ENTER. The screen will appear. NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 15 Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following list...SCSI Adapter you must press S to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (Figure 15) and press ENTER. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 66 - Use the ARROW keys to select additional driver. English Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure ...
...you do not have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, press ENTER. The screen will appear. NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 15 Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following list...SCSI Adapter you must press S to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (Figure 15) and press ENTER. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 66 - Use the ARROW keys to select additional driver. English Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure ...
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...To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. English Step 4: When the next screen (Figure 17) appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you can proceed with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=...Exit Figure 17 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you do not have a device support disk from the floppy disk. Appendix To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, ...
...To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. English Step 4: When the next screen (Figure 17) appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you can proceed with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=...Exit Figure 17 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you do not have a device support disk from the floppy disk. Appendix To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, ...
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... Audio Control Panel. Multi-channel audio experiences have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Windows XP) Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear... that support audio output at the same time. all at up to 192 kHz/24-bit quality and multi-streaming applications, HD Audio is applied. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 68 -
... Audio Control Panel. Multi-channel audio experiences have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Windows XP) Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear... that support audio output at the same time. all at up to 192 kHz/24-bit quality and multi-streaming applications, HD Audio is applied. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 68 -
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... 1 : After installation of equipment is plugged into the rear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Control Panel). Doubleclick the icon to open...
... 1 : After installation of equipment is plugged into the rear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Control Panel). Doubleclick the icon to open...
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... up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 70 - The 6-channel audio setup is connected. STEP 3: After plugging in Control Panel). The 4-channel audio setup is completed. 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system...
... up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 70 - The 6-channel audio setup is connected. STEP 3: After plugging in Control Panel). The 4-channel audio setup is completed. 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system...