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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 Introduction 68 4-2 Troubleshooting 74 4-2-1 Frequently Asked Questions 74 4-2-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 75 Regulatory Statements 77 - 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 Introduction 68 4-2 Troubleshooting 74 4-2-1 Frequently Asked Questions 74 4-2-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 75 Regulatory Statements 77 - 5 -
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... (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-32R) S/PDIF In and Out Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1SPINO-11R) 5.1/7.1 Surround Cable (Part Number: 12CF1-1AU004-01R ) - 6 - Box Contents GA-M61SME-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable One SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to...
... (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-32R) S/PDIF In and Out Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1SPINO-11R) 5.1/7.1 Surround Cable (Part Number: 12CF1-1AU004-01R ) - 6 - Box Contents GA-M61SME-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable One SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to...
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...of Memory Bus will not be enabled if only one memory module is locked by following the steps outlined below : 1. Install related driver from the computer. 3. Remove your computer's chassis cover. 7. Replace the screw to the onboard PCI Express x16 slot and press firmly... the expansion card into expansion slot in the slot. 5. Press the expansion card firmly into the computer. 2. Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-M61SME-S2 supports the Dual Channel Technology. Installing a PCI Express x16 expansion card: - 15 - When you wish to release the card. Due to...
...of Memory Bus will not be enabled if only one memory module is locked by following the steps outlined below : 1. Install related driver from the computer. 3. Remove your computer's chassis cover. 7. Replace the screw to the onboard PCI Express x16 slot and press firmly... the expansion card into expansion slot in the slot. 5. Press the expansion card firmly into the computer. 2. Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-M61SME-S2 supports the Dual Channel Technology. Installing a PCI Express x16 expansion card: - 15 - When you wish to release the card. Due to...
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... Nvidia ATi Maker Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Nvidia Nvidia Nvidia ASUS ASUS MSI Leadtek ELSA ELSA Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Model Name GV-...GV-RC850T256D-B GA-M61SME-S2 Motherboard - 16 - When using an add-on graphics card, please first delete the onboard graphics driver before installing the driver for the add-...
... Nvidia ATi Maker Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Nvidia Nvidia Nvidia ASUS ASUS MSI Leadtek ELSA ELSA Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Model Name GV-...GV-RC850T256D-B GA-M61SME-S2 Motherboard - 16 - When using an add-on graphics card, please first delete the onboard graphics driver before installing the driver for the add-...
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... for possible patch or driver upgrade. LAN Port The provided Internet connection is Fast Ethernet, supporting data transfer speeds of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. can be connected to Serial port. Also make sure your OS supports USB controller. Hardware Installation Graphics Chip ATi VIA Maker Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte ASUS ASUS MSI S3...
... for possible patch or driver upgrade. LAN Port The provided Internet connection is Fast Ethernet, supporting data transfer speeds of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. can be connected to Serial port. Also make sure your OS supports USB controller. Hardware Installation Graphics Chip ATi VIA Maker Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte ASUS ASUS MSI S3...
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... pin 1 of the cable is used to connect a floppy disk drive. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to work properly. 7 1 SATAII 0 SATAII 1 1 7 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND - 21 - Hardware Installation 6) FDD (FDD Connector) This connector...
... pin 1 of the cable is used to connect a floppy disk drive. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to work properly. 7 1 SATAII 0 SATAII 1 1 7 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND - 21 - Hardware Installation 6) FDD (FDD Connector) This connector...
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... Audio: Pin No. Hardware Installation 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. If you connect the front panel audio module. 10) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) This connector supports either...
... Audio: Pin No. Hardware Installation 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. If you connect the front panel audio module. 10) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) This connector supports either...
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...F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto AMD Cool&Quiet driver manages clock and VID to exit this menu. Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by Legacy LAN. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot...device, then press to move it up, or to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) GA-M61SME-S2 Motherboard - 34 - USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award ...
...F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto AMD Cool&Quiet driver manages clock and VID to exit this menu. Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by Legacy LAN. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot...device, then press to move it up, or to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) GA-M61SME-S2 Motherboard - 34 - USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award ...
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...Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. or you can install others application. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". Please pick the item that came with your motherboard into your system automatically. After restarting your system the... "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list all items defaulted. in Windows XP. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation For Windows XP/2000 operating system, please install the NVIDIA® GeForceTM 6100/nForceTM Series Utility CD. For Windows Vista operating...
...Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. or you can install others application. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". Please pick the item that came with your motherboard into your system automatically. After restarting your system the... "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list all items defaulted. in Windows XP. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation For Windows XP/2000 operating system, please install the NVIDIA® GeForceTM 6100/nForceTM Series Utility CD. For Windows Vista operating...
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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-M61SME-S2 Motherboard - 48 -
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-M61SME-S2 Motherboard - 48 -
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Drivers Installation 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 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 -
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System requirements: 1. At least 64M bytes of OS and all required drivers as well as software. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. After the steps above are completed, subsequent access to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. System storage...-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the key in the bottom left corner of hard disk data. Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. GA-M61SME-S2 Motherboard - 52 - 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to enter Xpress Recovery2. Boot from CD/DVD:" will appear in the future. 2. ...
System requirements: 1. At least 64M bytes of OS and all required drivers as well as software. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. After the steps above are completed, subsequent access to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. System storage...-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the key in the bottom left corner of hard disk data. Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. GA-M61SME-S2 Motherboard - 52 - 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to enter Xpress Recovery2. Boot from CD/DVD:" will appear in the future. 2. ...
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... backup files to be backed up and restoring only the first physical hard disk. Capable of backing up ) 4. Capable of backing up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. SATA IDE channel 3 f. For the use of Xpress Recovery2 1. Xpress Recovery2 is normal that data backup takes longer time than 128G...
... backup files to be backed up and restoring only the first physical hard disk. Capable of backing up ) 4. Capable of backing up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. SATA IDE channel 3 f. For the use of Xpress Recovery2 1. Xpress Recovery2 is normal that data backup takes longer time than 128G...
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... sequence in BIOS Setup. (3) Configure RAID set 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 may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (Note ).../2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (Note ) (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to create RAID, you begin Please prepare: (a) SATA hard drive(s). If you do not want to the hard drive. (Note) Required for RAID array. GA-M61SME-S2 Motherboard - 58 - Then...
... sequence in BIOS Setup. (3) Configure RAID set 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 may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (Note ).../2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (Note ) (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to create RAID, you begin Please prepare: (a) SATA hard drive(s). If you do not want to the hard drive. (Note) Required for RAID array. GA-M61SME-S2 Motherboard - 58 - Then...
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... that , the Array List screen displaying the RAID array you should see detailed information about the RAID array, press ENTER to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 63 - To exit the Nvidia RAID utility, press ESC in the main menu or Ctrl+X in the Array List screen. Appendix Array...
... that , the Array List screen displaying the RAID array you should see detailed information about the RAID array, press ENTER to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 63 - To exit the Nvidia RAID utility, press ESC in the main menu or Ctrl+X in the Array List screen. Appendix Array...
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... the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). Figure 10 Figure 11 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. GA-M61SME-S2 Motherboard Figure 12 - 64 - (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install operating system onto RAID disks successfully, you wish to install Windows XP (32-bit). Skip this...
... the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). Figure 10 Figure 11 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. GA-M61SME-S2 Motherboard Figure 12 - 64 - (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install operating system onto RAID disks successfully, you wish to install Windows XP (32-bit). Skip this...
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... disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you see the "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use... with the SATA driver. After pressing F6, there will load support for the following is an example of some files being loaded before you do not want to ...
... disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you see the "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use... with the SATA driver. After pressing F6, there will load support for the following is an example of some files being loaded before you do not want to ...
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...=Select F3=Exit Figure 15 Windows Setup Setup will appear. Use the ARROW keys to select additional driver. Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press ENTER. GA-M61SME-S2 Motherboard - 66 - Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in Figure 15. Later, when a screen similar to Figure 16 appears, you want to configure a SCSI Adapter...
...=Select F3=Exit Figure 15 Windows Setup Setup will appear. Use the ARROW keys to select additional driver. Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press ENTER. GA-M61SME-S2 Motherboard - 66 - Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in Figure 15. Later, when a screen similar to Figure 16 appears, you want to configure a SCSI Adapter...
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... Setup Welcome to run on your computer. Windows Setup Setup 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, or special disk controllers for use... with the Windows 2000/XP installation. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 17 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you add a new hard drive to be installed.) - 67 - Appendix After that hard drive. To quit Setup...
... Setup Welcome to run on your computer. Windows Setup Setup 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, or special disk controllers for use... with the Windows 2000/XP installation. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 17 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you add a new hard drive to be installed.) - 67 - Appendix After that hard drive. To quit Setup...
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... Audio Audio Jacks on the motherboard. 2. GA-M61SME-S2 Motherboard - 68 - Step: 1. The picture to either the default Mic In jack or the Line In jack and configure it to the right shows the default speaker settings for each jack through the audio driver. To set up multichannel surround sound, install... an additional 5.1/7.1 surround cable (optional) and enable the feature through the audio driver. The jack retasking capability of HD Audio allows users to function as a rear speaker out jack. For example, if a rear speaker is ...
... Audio Audio Jacks on the motherboard. 2. GA-M61SME-S2 Motherboard - 68 - Step: 1. The picture to either the default Mic In jack or the Line In jack and configure it to the right shows the default speaker settings for each jack through the audio driver. To set up multichannel surround sound, install... an additional 5.1/7.1 surround cable (optional) and enable the feature through the audio driver. The jack retasking capability of HD Audio allows users to function as a rear speaker out jack. For example, if a rear speaker is ...