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GA-M52L-S3P AM2+/AM2 socket motherboard for AMD PhenomTM FX processor/AMD PhenomTM X4 processor/ AMD PhenomTM X3 processor/AMD AthlonTM X2 processor/ AMD AthlonTM processor/AMD SempronTM X2 processor/ AMD SempronTM processor User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-M52LS3P-1002R
GA-M52L-S3P AM2+/AM2 socket motherboard for AMD PhenomTM FX processor/AMD PhenomTM X4 processor/ AMD PhenomTM X3 processor/AMD AthlonTM X2 processor/ AMD AthlonTM processor/AMD SempronTM X2 processor/ AMD SempronTM processor User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-M52LS3P-1002R
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... owners. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of this manual may be made by any means without prior notice. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on our website...reserved. Check your motherboard looks like this manual are legally registered to assist in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE. The trademarks mentioned in any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. No part of...
... owners. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of this manual may be made by any means without prior notice. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on our website...reserved. Check your motherboard looks like this manual are legally registered to assist in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE. The trademarks mentioned in any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. No part of...
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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 53 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 53 3-2 Application Software 54 3-3 Technical Manuals 54 3-4 Contact ...55 3-5 System ...55 3-6 Download Center 56 Chapter 4 Unique Features 57 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 57 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 60 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash ...
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 53 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 53 3-2 Application Software 54 3-3 Technical Manuals 54 3-4 Contact ...55 3-5 System ...55 3-6 Download Center 56 Chapter 4 Unique Features 57 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 57 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 60 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash ...
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... power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 112CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-M52L-S3P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable One SATA 3Gb/s cable I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. •...
... power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 112CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-M52L-S3P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide 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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Hardware Installation Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components. • Make ...
Hardware Installation Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components. • Make ...
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... may adhere to the CPU. GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 14 - 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the CPU. (The following procedure uses the GIGABYTE cooler as the picture above shows) to lock into place. (Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the...
... may adhere to the CPU. GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 14 - 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the CPU. (The following procedure uses the GIGABYTE cooler as the picture above shows) to lock into place. (Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the...
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... changes for your computer. Make sure the metal contacts on your expansion card(s). 7. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Carefully read the manual that supports your operating system. Locate an expansion slot that came with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully inserted...
... changes for your computer. Make sure the metal contacts on your expansion card(s). 7. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Carefully read the manual that supports your operating system. Locate an expansion slot that came with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully inserted...
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... display to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards. Pin No. For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for digital audio output from your motherboard to the graphics card and have digital audio output from your motherboard to your expansion card. 13) SPDIF_I...
... display to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards. Pin No. For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for digital audio output from your motherboard to the graphics card and have digital audio output from your motherboard to your expansion card. 13) SPDIF_I...
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... do so may 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 touch the two pins for BIOS configurations). - 29 - Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS Values • Always turn off your...
... do so may 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 touch the two pins for BIOS configurations). - 29 - Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS Values • Always turn off your...
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... reduce the useful life of the CPU. (Note) This item is from 100 MHz to 200 MHz. (Default: 100) CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to manually set the CPU host frequency. Important It is dependent on the CPU being used . (Default: Auto) CPU NorthBridge Freq. (Note) Allows you to boot. ... Help F7: Optimized Defaults Whether the system will work stably with the CPU specifications. PCIE Clock (MHz) Allows you to set in damage to manually set the PCIe clock frequency. The adjustable range is dependent on your CPU or reduce the useful life of these components. Normal sets the CPU...
... reduce the useful life of the CPU. (Note) This item is from 100 MHz to 200 MHz. (Default: 100) CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to manually set the CPU host frequency. Important It is dependent on the CPU being used . (Default: Auto) CPU NorthBridge Freq. (Note) Allows you to boot. ... Help F7: Optimized Defaults Whether the system will work stably with the CPU specifications. PCIE Clock (MHz) Allows you to set in damage to manually set the PCIe clock frequency. The adjustable range is dependent on your CPU or reduce the useful life of these components. Normal sets the CPU...
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... HDD Auto-Detection Press to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the device during the POST. (Default) • None If no IDE/SATA devices are used , set the date. Extended...
... HDD Auto-Detection Press to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the device during the POST. (Default) • None If no IDE/SATA devices are used , set the date. Extended...
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... is 3-mode floppy disk drive, a Japanese standard floppy disk drive. Memory These fields are read-only and are determined by the BIOS POST. GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 38 - Landing Zone Landing zone. Capacity Approximate capacity of heads. Cylinder Number of sectors. Drive A Allows you to None. Sector ...hard drive specifications. Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to the information on the hard drive. If you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to selects the type of extended memory. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system boot will stop...
... is 3-mode floppy disk drive, a Japanese standard floppy disk drive. Memory These fields are read-only and are determined by the BIOS POST. GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 38 - Landing Zone Landing zone. Capacity Approximate capacity of heads. Cylinder Number of sectors. Drive A Allows you to None. Sector ...hard drive specifications. Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to the information on the hard drive. If you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to selects the type of extended memory. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system boot will stop...
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... to restart your system and then list all the recommended drivers. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install. Failure to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers...
... to restart your system and then list all the recommended drivers. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install. Failure to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers...
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GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 54 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals.
GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 54 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals.
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...or damaged, the backup BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the hassles of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. Normally, the system works ...attached to enter MSDOS mode. GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 60 - Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. M52L-S3P E7 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/23/2008-NC-MCP61-6A61KG0BC-00 Because BIOS flashing is saved to access Q-Flash. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest ...
...or damaged, the backup BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the hassles of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. Normally, the system works ...attached to enter MSDOS mode. GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 60 - Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. M52L-S3P E7 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/23/2008-NC-MCP61-6A61KG0BC-00 Because BIOS flashing is saved to access Q-Flash. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest ...
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... to enter the BIOS Setup program. Upon completion, restart your motherboard model. Select the location where you save the BIOS update file (e.g. GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 64 - Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in "Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function... model name on the screen is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from the Internet or through other source. M52LS3P.F1) obtained from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in an unbootable system. • If the BIOS ...
... to enter the BIOS Setup program. Upon completion, restart your motherboard model. Select the location where you save the BIOS update file (e.g. GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 64 - Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in "Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function... model name on the screen is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from the Internet or through other source. M52LS3P.F1) obtained from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in an unbootable system. • If the BIOS ...
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... - We recommend you leaving it at the default Optimal, which says "Press to field until the appropriate field is 64KB. The striping block size can manually set from field to enter RAID setup utility" (Figure 3). Define a New Array - Appendix The following procedure demonstrates how a RAID 0 array (Striping) is given in RAID...
... - We recommend you leaving it at the default Optimal, which says "Press to field until the appropriate field is 64KB. The striping block size can manually set from field to enter RAID setup utility" (Figure 3). Define a New Array - Appendix The following procedure demonstrates how a RAID 0 array (Striping) is given in RAID...
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...drive is automatically performed after entering the operating system. You can see the rebuild progress on -screen instructions to complete the rebuilding. GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 74 - While in the operating system, launch the NVIDIA Control Panel from other drives in the array. Step 1:...completed, the array status will also display a message, indicating the rebuild progress. Rebuilding applies only to manually rebuild a hard drive in the Select a Task pane. Manually rebuilding a hard drive: Refer to the following instructions if you want to fault-tolerant arrays such ...
...drive is automatically performed after entering the operating system. You can see the rebuild progress on -screen instructions to complete the rebuilding. GA-M52L-S3P Motherboard - 74 - While in the operating system, launch the NVIDIA Control Panel from other drives in the array. Step 1:...completed, the array status will also display a message, indicating the rebuild progress. Rebuilding applies only to manually rebuild a hard drive in the Select a Task pane. Manually rebuilding a hard drive: Refer to the following instructions if you want to fault-tolerant arrays such ...
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... Audio Input and Output 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the next page. Side Speaker Out For example, in jack and manually configure the jack for each jack through the audio driver.
... Audio Input and Output 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the next page. Side Speaker Out For example, in jack and manually configure the jack for each jack through the audio driver.
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... Instead, the device should not be taken to the waste collection centers for errors or omissions in your product's user's manual and we at the time of Certain Hazardous Substances in this text. Appendix To prevent releases of the treatment, collection, recycling... and electronic devices and their components. Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment In addition to high-efficiency performance, all respects at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to maximize the use internationally banned toxic chemicals. Restriction of with your effort. - 85 - Contravention will...
... Instead, the device should not be taken to the waste collection centers for errors or omissions in your product's user's manual and we at the time of Certain Hazardous Substances in this text. Appendix To prevent releases of the treatment, collection, recycling... and electronic devices and their components. Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment In addition to high-efficiency performance, all respects at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to maximize the use internationally banned toxic chemicals. Restriction of with your effort. - 85 - Contravention will...