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... be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. For instructions on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. All rights reserved. Documentation Classifications...of the motherboard is designated by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD as the exclu- The logo is the property of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. The trademarks mentioned in this : "REV: X.X." by copyright laws and is exclusively licensed to the specifications...
... be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. For instructions on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. All rights reserved. Documentation Classifications...of the motherboard is designated by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD as the exclu- The logo is the property of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. The trademarks mentioned in this : "REV: X.X." by copyright laws and is exclusively licensed to the specifications...
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... 49 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 49 3-2 Software Applications 50 3-3 Driver CD Information 50 3-4 Hardware Information 51 3-5 Contact Us ...51 Chapter 4 Unique Features 53 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 53 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 58 ...5 Appendix ...65 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 65 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 65 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette (For Windows XP and 2000 70 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System 71 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 74 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1-Channel Audio 74 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIFOut Cable...
... 49 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 49 3-2 Software Applications 50 3-3 Driver CD Information 50 3-4 Hardware Information 51 3-5 Contact Us ...51 Chapter 4 Unique Features 53 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 53 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 58 ...5 Appendix ...65 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 65 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 65 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette (For Windows XP and 2000 70 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System 71 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 74 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1-Channel Audio 74 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIFOut Cable...
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... (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPOUT-0*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk (For Windows Vista) Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable One SATA 3Gb/s cable I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice...
... (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPOUT-0*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk (For Windows Vista) Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable One SATA 3Gb/s cable I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice...
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... the manual that supports your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the chassis back panel. 2. Install the driver provided with your card. Locate an expansion slot that came with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Turn on the card until it is...
... the manual that supports your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the chassis back panel. 2. Install the driver provided with your card. Locate an expansion slot that came with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Turn on the card until it is...
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.... 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots. 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 XpressRecovery2... v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. To exit Boot Menu, press . You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. M61PME-S2 D1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/17/2007-NV-MCP61-6A61KG09C-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : BIOS Setup...
.... 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots. 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 XpressRecovery2... v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. To exit Boot Menu, press . You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. M61PME-S2 D1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/17/2007-NV-MCP61-6A61KG09C-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : BIOS Setup...
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... finished. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to run multiple operating systems and applications in the BIOS Main Menu. Press to accept. Options are: Floppy...
... finished. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to run multiple operating systems and applications in the BIOS Main Menu. Press to accept. Options are: Floppy...
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... popup dialog box(es) (e.g. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Please select the item that you can...
... popup dialog box(es) (e.g. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Please select the item that you can...
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GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 50 - 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-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 50 - 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.
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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. - 51 - Drivers Installation
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. - 51 - Drivers Installation
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... you to restore it . Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the amount of the hard drive, make sure to leave...
... you to restore it . Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the amount of the hard drive, make sure to leave...
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B. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to store the backup image file. - 56 - Select BACKUP ... message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 (Figure 8), press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . M61PME-S2 D1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/17/2007-NV-MCP61-6A61KG09C-00 Figure 9 C. Figure 12 GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Award Modular BIOS...
B. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to store the backup image file. - 56 - Select BACKUP ... message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 (Figure 8), press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . M61PME-S2 D1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/17/2007-NV-MCP61-6A61KG09C-00 Figure 9 C. Figure 12 GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Award Modular BIOS...
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...file. 2. Do not use the C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select... Save Current BIOS allows you to your location and click OK. - 61 - Unique Features Before You Begin: 1. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS Select @BIOS and click Install. Options and Instructions: 1. During the BIOS update process, ensure the Internet connection is stable and do...
...file. 2. Do not use the C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select... Save Current BIOS allows you to your location and click OK. - 61 - Unique Features Before You Begin: 1. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS Select @BIOS and click Install. Options and Instructions: 1. During the BIOS update process, ensure the Internet connection is stable and do...
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B. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver. (Note) E. Install the SATA RAID driver (Note) and operating system. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. (Note) Skip this step if you do not ... SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A.
B. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver. (Note) E. Install the SATA RAID driver (Note) and operating system. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. (Note) Skip this step if you do not ... SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A.
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... created (Figure 7). RAID Mode: Striping Striping Width : 2 Array 2: NVIDIA STRIPE 233.57G - message appears, press to confirm or to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 69 - To exit the NVIDIA RAID setup utility, press in the main menu or + in the Array Detail screen. Array Detail - Press...
... created (Figure 7). RAID Mode: Striping Striping Width : 2 Array 2: NVIDIA STRIPE 233.57G - message appears, press to confirm or to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 69 - To exit the NVIDIA RAID setup utility, press in the main menu or + in the Array Detail screen. Array Detail - Press...
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...for Windows XP in MS-DOS mode(Note). Boot from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. Press to select A)nVIDIA MCP61 Series Raid(XP). GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard Figure 3 - 70 - See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in your system. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to your ... to install Windows XP (32-bit) onto the RAID drives, press to exit when finished. From your optical drive (example: D:\>). Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. In the example in Figure 2, the NVIDIA MCP61 Series Raid series are configured ...
...for Windows XP in MS-DOS mode(Note). Boot from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. Press to select A)nVIDIA MCP61 Series Raid(XP). GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard Figure 3 - 70 - See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in your system. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to your ... to install Windows XP (32-bit) onto the RAID drives, press to exit when finished. From your optical drive (example: D:\>). Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. In the example in Figure 2, the NVIDIA MCP61 Series Raid series are configured ...
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...ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 - 71 - Appendix Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Step 1: Restart your system to install the RAID driver during the OS installation process. After pressing , there will load support for the following is an example of Windows Vista does... settings, you are ready to install the operating system onto your system, or you have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID...
...ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 - 71 - Appendix Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Step 1: Restart your system to install the RAID driver during the OS installation process. After pressing , there will load support for the following is an example of Windows Vista does... settings, you are ready to install the operating system onto your system, or you have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID...
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GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 72 - Use the arrow keys to previous screen as shown in Figure 3. Select ... appears saying one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID driver again from the following list, or press ESC to return to that in Figure 3 below will load support for 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...
GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 72 - Use the arrow keys to previous screen as shown in Figure 3. Select ... appears saying one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID driver again from the following list, or press ESC to return to that in Figure 3 below will load support for 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...
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... computer. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. The driver installation will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives..., press S. * If you can proceed with Windows, press ENTER. When the screen as shown below appears, press to continue the driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those...
... computer. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. The driver installation will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives..., press S. * If you can proceed with Windows, press ENTER. When the screen as shown below appears, press to continue the driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those...
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...GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 74 - HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams (in your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows. (Note) 2/4/5.1-Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to the following for High Definition Audio" has been installed from the motherboard driver... Speakers: (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will be simultaneously processed. The picture to MP3 music, have an Internet chat, make sure the...
...GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 74 - HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams (in your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows. (Note) 2/4/5.1-Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to the following for High Definition Audio" has been installed from the motherboard driver... Speakers: (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will be simultaneously processed. The picture to MP3 music, have an Internet chat, make sure the...
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Step 3: Locate the Volume icon in your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on the back panel or the Line in your system tray. Step 2: Connect your system tray and click it to access the Audio Control Panel. Appendix Then configure the jack for microphone functionality. Note: The microphone functions on the front panel. Double-click the icon to open the volume control panel - 79 - 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in jack on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time.
Step 3: Locate the Volume icon in your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on the back panel or the Line in your system tray. Step 2: Connect your system tray and click it to access the Audio Control Panel. Appendix Then configure the jack for microphone functionality. Note: The microphone functions on the front panel. Double-click the icon to open the volume control panel - 79 - 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in jack on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time.