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Ga-m57sli-s4 Does Not Detect Hard Drive Upon Boot Up

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Manual - Page 1

GA-M57SLI-S4 AMD AthlonTM 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core / AMD AthlonTM 64 / SempronTM AM2 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 2002 12ME-M57SLI4R-2002R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household ...

Manual - Page 4

Table of Contents ItemChecklist ...6 OptionalAccessories ...6 GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation 9 1-2 Feature Summary 10 1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler 12 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU ...

Manual - Page 10

... IEEE 1394 Š Onboard T.I. English 1-2 Feature Summary CPU Š Socket AM2 for additional 2 ports by cables Š 1 chassis intrusion connector Š 1 power LED connector GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 10 - TSB43AB23 chip Š 3 IEEE 1394a ports Storage Š nVIDIA® nForce 570-SLI - 1 FDD connector, allowing connection of 2 FDD devices - 1 IDE connector with...

Manual - Page 12

... make sure that the CPU pins fit perfectly into position making sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. 2. If this occurs, please change the positioning of the ...paste between the CPU and CPU cooler. 4. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 12 - Move the socket lever to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU may ...

Manual - Page 14

...both edges of Memory Before installing the memory modules, please comply with each slot. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 14 - Notch DDRII Fig.1 The DIMM socket has a notch, so the...modules are unable to remove the DIMM module. The motherboard supports DDRII memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. English 1-4 Installation of the ...

Manual - Page 20

USB port The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. The parallel port is not established GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 20 - Before using this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs. Speed LED Connection/ Activity LED LAN...

Manual - Page 34

...to the default settings for reference only and may differ from BIOS Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... 1. Select the Load Optimized Defaults item in this chapter are for ... utility directly without having to enter BIOS Setup first. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 34 - Startup Screen: English :POST Screen :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :XpressRecovery2 :Boot Menu :Qflash : POST Screen Press the TAB key...

Manual - Page 36

... "Enter" to select this if no SATA/IDE devices are : Large/Auto(default:Auto) GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 36 - The four options are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for the hard drive. You can use one of the three methods: • Auto Allows BIOS to set the access mode for...

Manual - Page 38

... the list. USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 38 - Select your boot device priority by CDROM. USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. Disabled Disable this menu. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards...

Manual - Page 40

... Function SMART LAN Onboard 1394 Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel ...ECP Mode Use DMA On-Chip USB USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Auto] [All Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Press ... value) Disabled Disable the RAID function of this channel. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 40 - It will operate in ATA mode. Disable...

Manual - Page 42

...) Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will show N/A. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 42 - Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. When No LAN Cable Is Attached... ECP ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode. English When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally... 1. If no LAN cable is detected on Pair 1-2. However, because Pair 4-5 and...

Manual - Page 52

... only basic items. If you select "System" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will boot and you try to enter Setup Menu. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for the password every time ... a USER PASSWORD. If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in creating a password. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 52 - You will appear to eight characters, and press .

Manual - Page 60

... enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the key in the future. 2. M57SLI-S4 FAa . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/22/2007-NV-MCP55-6A61JG0AC-00 : XpressRecovery2 1. If you complete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 60 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is recommended...

Manual - Page 62

... the new BIOS file (e.g. M57SLI-S4 FAa . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/22/2007-NV-MCP55-6A61JG0AC-00 : Qflash Because BIOS flashing is saved, such as "Floppy A" and press ENTER. If you from Drive Sa0vefilBeI(Os)SfotounDdrive EnteFr l:oRppuyn A :Move ESC:Reset :Power Off HDD 0-0 Total size : 0 GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard Free size : 0 - 62...

Manual - Page 66

... SATA port(s) on the motherboard. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 66 - Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. (Note) Required for RAID array. English 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: (1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system. (2) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup...

Manual - Page 68

... Init Display First [Auto] [Press Enter] [CDROM] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Disabled] [Setup] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [PEG] Item Help Menu Level : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values Step 3: Save and exit BIOS Setup. +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 3 ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 68 -

Manual - Page 70

...]a11tNa..01O?..MM ST3120026AS ST3120026AS [Y] YES [N] NO [ ] Del Capacity 111.79GB 111.79GB [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup Figure 7 GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 70 - A message which you wish to the Array Disks section (Figure 6). English Step 5: Next, select the hard drives which says "Clear disk data?"

Manual - Page 72

... the driver in Figure 11. Boot from the menu. From the CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in your system. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to exit when finished. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard Figure 12 - 72 - Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized...

Manual - Page 74

...(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, press ENTER. Select NVIDIA nForce Storage... screen as shown in Figure 15. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 74 - Later, when a screen similar to Figure 16 appears, you have a device support disk from the motherboard driver CD. NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER ...

Manual - Page 80

... the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust sound option settings as desired. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 80 - This action completes the AC'97 Audio configuration. In the ANALOG area, click the Tool icon and then select the Disable front panel jack detection check box. AC'97 Audio Configuration: To enable the front panel audio connector...