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GA-MA69VM-S2 AMD AthlonTM 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core / AMD AthlonTM 64 / SempronTM AM2 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-MA69VMS2-1002R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.
GA-MA69VM-S2 AMD AthlonTM 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core / AMD AthlonTM 64 / SempronTM AM2 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-MA69VMS2-1002R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.
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ATX GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard Layout MS / KB ATX_12V COMA Socket AM2 LPT VGA CPU_FAN USB USB LAN TV AUDIO IT8716 CI BIOS PCIE_4 GA-MA69VM-S2 AMD 690V F_AUDIO RTL8110SC PCIE_16 PCI1 PCI2 CODEC COMB CD_IN SPDIF_IO DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 IDE SATAII2 SATAII0 AMD SB600 SYS_FAN SATAII3 BATTERY SATAII1 CLR_CMOS F_PANEL F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 PWR_LED FDD - 7 -
ATX GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard Layout MS / KB ATX_12V COMA Socket AM2 LPT VGA CPU_FAN USB USB LAN TV AUDIO IT8716 CI BIOS PCIE_4 GA-MA69VM-S2 AMD 690V F_AUDIO RTL8110SC PCIE_16 PCI1 PCI2 CODEC COMB CD_IN SPDIF_IO DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 IDE SATAII2 SATAII0 AMD SB600 SYS_FAN SATAII3 BATTERY SATAII1 CLR_CMOS F_PANEL F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 PWR_LED FDD - 7 -
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... 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core / AthlonTM 64 / SempronTM processor Front Side Bus 2000 MHz Chipset Northbridge: AMD 690V Southbridge: AMD SB600 LAN Onboard Realtek 8110SC chip(10/100/1000 Mbit) Audio ALC888 CODEC Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio Supports High Definition Audio ... CPU Socket AM2 for additional 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables 1 Power LED connector 1 COMB connector 1 Chassis Intrusion connector 1 TV out connector GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 10 -
... 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core / AthlonTM 64 / SempronTM processor Front Side Bus 2000 MHz Chipset Northbridge: AMD 690V Southbridge: AMD SB600 LAN Onboard Realtek 8110SC chip(10/100/1000 Mbit) Audio ALC888 CODEC Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio Supports High Definition Audio ... CPU Socket AM2 for additional 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables 1 Power LED connector 1 COMB connector 1 Chassis Intrusion connector 1 TV out connector GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 10 -
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... the other as Slave (for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in the IDE connector. 40 39 2 1 7) SATAII0 /1 /2 /3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by AMD SB600) SATA 3Gb/s can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). Hardware Installation English 6) IDE (IDE Connector) An IDE device connects...
... the other as Slave (for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in the IDE connector. 40 39 2 1 7) SATAII0 /1 /2 /3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by AMD SB600) SATA 3Gb/s can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). Hardware Installation English 6) IDE (IDE Connector) An IDE device connects...
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...is not stable as figure below) will appear on cards) device. GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 30 - Press to accept . If you don't find the settings you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as usual. AMD RS690 BIOS for stability. 3. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-... Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... 1. Select the Load Optimized Defaults item in this menu. This action makes the system reset to the default settings for GA-MA69VM-S2 D11 . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :Xpress Recovery2 :Boot Menu :Qflash 02/14/2007-RS690V-SB600-6A669G01C-00 : Boot Menu Use < > or ...
...is not stable as figure below) will appear on cards) device. GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 30 - Press to accept . If you don't find the settings you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as usual. AMD RS690 BIOS for stability. 3. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-... Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... 1. Select the Load Optimized Defaults item in this menu. This action makes the system reset to the default settings for GA-MA69VM-S2 D11 . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :Xpress Recovery2 :Boot Menu :Qflash 02/14/2007-RS690V-SB600-6A669G01C-00 : Boot Menu Use < > or ...
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...Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk. Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by Legacy LAN. Press to exit this function. GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 34 - Use < > or < > to select a device, then press to move it down the list. USB-FDD Select your...USB-ZIP. Disabled Disable this function. English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floopy Seek Password ...
...Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk. Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by Legacy LAN. Press to exit this function. GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 34 - Use < > or < > to select a device, then press to move it down the list. USB-FDD Select your...USB-ZIP. Disabled Disable this function. English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floopy Seek Password ...
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...-S2 Motherboard - 52 - System requirements: 1. Intel x86 platforms 2. VESA-supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD-ROM. AMD RS690 BIOS for the first time, it will affect the data backup speed. 3. After the steps above are completed, ... set to Xpress Recovery2 can enter Xpress Recovery2 by simply pressing the key during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2. Boot from CD-ROM for GA-MA69VM-S2 D11 . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :Xpress Recovery2 :Boot Menu :Qflash 02/14/2007-RS690V-SB600-6A669G01C-00 Boot from CD/DVD...
...-S2 Motherboard - 52 - System requirements: 1. Intel x86 platforms 2. VESA-supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD-ROM. AMD RS690 BIOS for the first time, it will affect the data backup speed. 3. After the steps above are completed, ... set to Xpress Recovery2 can enter Xpress Recovery2 by simply pressing the key during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2. Boot from CD-ROM for GA-MA69VM-S2 D11 . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :Xpress Recovery2 :Boot Menu :Qflash 02/14/2007-RS690V-SB600-6A669G01C-00 Boot from CD/DVD...
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ma69vms2.F1) to your motherboard model. 2. Restart the system. AMD RS690 BIOS for GA-MA69VM-S2 D11 . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :Xpress Recovery2 :Boot Menu :Qflash 02/... Drive Sa0vefilBeI(Os)SfotounDdrive EnteFr l:oRppuyn A KL:Move HDD 0-0 ESC:Reset :Power Off Total size : 0 F5 : Refresh GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard Free size : 0 DEL : Delete - 54 - Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. English 4-1-3 ... going through complicated BIOS flashing process. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that allows the user to access Q-Flash.
ma69vms2.F1) to your motherboard model. 2. Restart the system. AMD RS690 BIOS for GA-MA69VM-S2 D11 . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :Xpress Recovery2 :Boot Menu :Qflash 02/... Drive Sa0vefilBeI(Os)SfotounDdrive EnteFr l:oRppuyn A KL:Move HDD 0-0 ESC:Reset :Power Off Total size : 0 F5 : Refresh GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard Free size : 0 DEL : Delete - 54 - Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. English 4-1-3 ... going through complicated BIOS flashing process. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that allows the user to access Q-Flash.
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...-ROM, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM (Figure 2). CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floopy Seek Boot Up Num-Lock... Values Step 3: Save and exit BIOS Setup. +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 2 ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 60 -
...-ROM, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM (Figure 2). CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floopy Seek Boot Up Num-Lock... Values Step 3: Save and exit BIOS Setup. +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 2 ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 60 -
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...Inc. LD No [ Define LD Menu ] ] RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 0 0 Stripe Block: Gigabyte Boundary: 64 KB ON Fast Init: OFF Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignments] ] Channel:ID Drive Model ...MB) 80026 80026 Assignment N N [K] Up [L] Down [ Keys Available] ] [ESC] Exit [Space] Change Option Figure 6 [Ctrl-Y] Save GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 62 - Status [K] Up [L] Down [ Keys Available] ] [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select Figure 5 Use arrow keys [KL] ...multiple disk arrays attached to the AMD SB600 controller. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2006 ATI Technology, Inc.
...Inc. LD No [ Define LD Menu ] ] RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 0 0 Stripe Block: Gigabyte Boundary: 64 KB ON Fast Init: OFF Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignments] ] Channel:ID Drive Model ...MB) 80026 80026 Assignment N N [K] Up [L] Down [ Keys Available] ] [ESC] Exit [Space] Change Option Figure 6 [Ctrl-Y] Save GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 62 - Status [K] Up [L] Down [ Keys Available] ] [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select Figure 5 Use arrow keys [KL] ...multiple disk arrays attached to the AMD SB600 controller. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2006 ATI Technology, Inc.