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Question posted by dvandigg on October 16th, 2012

Windows 8 On Ga-m61pme-s2 Nx Bios Option Not In Bios Settings. What Do I Neeed

Cannot set the NX option in the bios, is there an update?

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Manual - Page 4

Table of Contents Box Contents ...6 OptionalItems...6 GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation ...33 2-4 Advanced BIOS Features 35 2-5 IntegratedPeripherals 37 2-6 Power Management Setup 40 2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations 42 2-8 PC Health Status 43 2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults 45 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults 45 2-11 Set Supervisor/User ...

Manual - Page 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. • The motherboard image is for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain. Optional Items Floppy disk drive...

Manual - Page 24

... of the positive side (+) and the negative side (-) of the battery holder, making them short for one . GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 24 - Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 1 3 MPD- Replace the battery. 4. The LED keeps blinking.../S4/S5 Off 9) BATTERY The battery provides power to keep the values (such as BIOS configurations, date, and time information) in the CMOS when the computer is in S3...

Manual - Page 28

...cause damage to the motherboard. • After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to clear...motherboard provides a chassis detection feature that detects if the chassis cover has been removed. This function requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design. GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 28 -...

Manual - Page 30

... system will still be used for one time only. GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 30 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots. After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in BIOS Setup. : Xpress Recovery2 If you to set the first boot device without having to enter...

Manual - Page 32

... all the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can also carry out this task.) GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 32 -  Standard ... Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and the previous settings remain in BIOS Setup.  Set User Password Change, set , or disable password. A supervisor password allows you to ...

Manual - Page 34

...extended memory. Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you do not install a floppy disk drive, set this item to None. Options are : None, 360K/5.25", 1.2M/5.25", 720K/3.5", 1.44M/3.5", 2.88M/3.5". No...installed hard drive. Memory These fields are read-only and are determined by the BIOS POST. GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 34 - If you to the information on Allows you to specify whether ...

Manual - Page 36

... allows your hard drive. PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. Away Mode allows the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in Windows XP Media Center operating system. Capability Enables... Onboard GPU Enables or disables the onboard VGA function. Options are: 32M, 64M (default), 128M, 256M, Disabled. GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 36 -

Manual - Page 38

...item is configurable only if the NV SATA RAID function item is set this item to Disabled. Options are : SPP (Standard Parallel Port)(default), EPP (Enhanced Parallel ...V1.1 Disabled Enables only the integrated USB 1.1 controller. GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 38 - This item is configurable only if Parallel Port Mode is set this item to Disabled. Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows...

Manual - Page 40

..., the system appears suspended and stays in the S1 state. GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 40 - Note: To use this function, you need an ATX power supply providing at any time. PME Event Wake Up Allows the system to be resumed at least 1A on Windows® Vista® operating system only. 2-6 Power Management Setup CMOS...

Manual - Page 42

...: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the first PCI slot. (Default) Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to the second PCI slot. BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot. (Default) Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to the first PCI slot. GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 42 -

Manual - Page 44

This item is configurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is set to control CPU fan speed. GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 44 - CPU Smart FAN Mode Specifies how to Enabled. Auto Lets BIOS autodetect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal CPU fan control mode. (Default) Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 4-pin CPU fan. PWM Sets PWM mode for a 3-pin CPU fan.

Manual - Page 46

... Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Esc: Quit F8: Q-Flash Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Change/Set/Disable Password Press on the password item and when requested for entering BIOS Setup and making BIOS changes. The user password only allows you must enter the supervisor password for the password, press again. GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 46 -

Manual - Page 54

Figure 1 Figure 2 3. Set CD-ROM drive as the example operating system.) A. actual...is recommended; Save the changes and exit. 2. Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive 1. Figure 3 GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 54 - Installation and Configuration (The following procedure uses Windows XP as the first boot device under "Advanced BIOS Features" in the BIOS Setup program.

Manual - Page 56

... BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. When the Windows operating...GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 8 2. Select BACKUP to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. Boot from the motherboard...

Manual - Page 58

... the POST to update the system BIOS while in the BIOS, the Q-Flash tool frees you from the nearest @BIOS server site and update the BIOS. 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. Note: The USB flash drive or hard drive must use the key during the POST or pressing the key in BIOS Setup. Restart the system. GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 58 - Extract the...

Manual - Page 60

The procedure is complete after a BIOS update, so we recommend that you should see the new BIOS version is present on the POST screen. Step 5: During the POST, press to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 60 - As the system boots, you reload BIOS defaults. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software  Standard CMOS Features...

Manual - Page 62

...'s website and follow the instructions in the Files of type list. Upon completion, restart your motherboard model. Step 3: Press OK to load BIOS defaults. 3. GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 62 - Step 3: First make sure the model name on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from the Internet or through other source. Upon completion, restart your...

Manual - Page 66

... motherboard. GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 66 - Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS...F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Set NV SATA RAID function to Enabled to configure the SATA controller mode...BIOS Setup. B. To configure a RAID array, go to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). The BIOS Setup menus described in system BIOS Setup. The actual BIOS Setup menu options...

Manual - Page 82

... only.) 1 short: System boots successfully 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error 1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error 1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error 1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly Continuous short beeps: Power error GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 82 - Q:How do the beeps emitted during the...