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... Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: All rights reserved. Disclaimer Information in any means without prior notice. Changes to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD as the exclu- Documentation Classifications In order...
... Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: All rights reserved. Disclaimer Information in any means without prior notice. Changes to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD as the exclu- Documentation Classifications In order...
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... 53 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 53 3-2 SoftwareApplications 54 3-3 Driver CD Information 54 3-4 Hardware Information 55 3-5 Contact Us ...55 Chapter 4 Unique Features 57 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 57 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 62...Chapter 5 Appendix ...69 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 69 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 69 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 74 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 75 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 80 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 80 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (...
... 53 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 53 3-2 SoftwareApplications 54 3-3 Driver CD Information 54 3-4 Hardware Information 55 3-5 Contact Us ...55 Chapter 4 Unique Features 57 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 57 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 62...Chapter 5 Appendix ...69 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 69 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 69 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 74 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 75 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 80 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 80 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (...
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Box Contents GA-M52S-S3P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to change without notice. The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain. Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-51/R) 4-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-21/R) SATA bracket (Part No.12CF1-3SATPW-11R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01/R) - 6 -
Box Contents GA-M52S-S3P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to change without notice. The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain. Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-51/R) 4-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-21/R) SATA bracket (Part No.12CF1-3SATPW-11R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01/R) - 6 -
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... graphics card into the slot. 4. Remove the metal slot cover from the slot. - 17 - Make sure the metal contacts on your operating system. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to the chassis back panel with the expansion card in your computer. Make sure the graphics...
... graphics card into the slot. 4. Remove the metal slot cover from the slot. - 17 - Make sure the metal contacts on your operating system. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to the chassis back panel with the expansion card in your computer. Make sure the graphics...
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... exit Boot Menu, press . The LOGO Screen (Default) : POST Screen : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash Function Keys B. GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 32 - After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to... first boot device without having to XpressRecovery2 during the POST. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-Flash Press the key...
... exit Boot Menu, press . The LOGO Screen (Default) : POST Screen : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash Function Keys B. GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 32 - After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to... first boot device without having to XpressRecovery2 during the POST. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-Flash Press the key...
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... F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to move it up or down on the list. HDD S.M.A.R.T.
... F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to move it up or down on the list. HDD S.M.A.R.T.
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... Enables RAID for the IDE device(s). This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Options are: SHADOW (default), Base Memory (640K). English NV SATA Pri... prefetch mode for the IDE device(s) and lets it operate in audio card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to AHCI mode. GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 40 -
... Enables RAID for the IDE device(s). This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Options are: SHADOW (default), Base Memory (640K). English NV SATA Pri... prefetch mode for the IDE device(s) and lets it operate in audio card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to AHCI mode. GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 40 -
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...that are installed, follow the onscreen instructions to restart your optional drive. Drivers Installation The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Failure to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will restart your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (...Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install other applications included in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by...
...that are installed, follow the onscreen instructions to restart your optional drive. Drivers Installation The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Failure to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will restart your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (...Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install other applications included in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by...
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GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 54 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk.
GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 54 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk.
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English 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 55 - Drivers Installation
English 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 55 - Drivers Installation
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... Recovery2 can back up data on the amount of data). • It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of the hard drive, make sure...
... Recovery2 can back up data on the amount of data). • It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of the hard drive, make sure...
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...disk allocation. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Figure 12 GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Using the Backup Function in Xpress ...- Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will begin to startup XpressRecovery2..... Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to start backing up your hard drive. GA-M52S-S3P FAc . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :...
...disk allocation. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Figure 12 GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Using the Backup Function in Xpress ...- Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will begin to startup XpressRecovery2..... Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to start backing up your hard drive. GA-M52S-S3P FAc . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :...
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...for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Select @BIOS and click Install. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Options and Instructions: 1. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New ...BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. B. Click Start>Program>Gigabyte>BIOS>@BIOS C. Save the Current BIOS File In the main dialog box of @BIOS, Save Current ...
...for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Select @BIOS and click Install. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Options and Instructions: 1. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New ...BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. B. Click Start>Program>Gigabyte>BIOS>@BIOS C. Save the Current BIOS File In the main dialog box of @BIOS, Save Current ...
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... 2) E. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is set to create ... the power connector from your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Configure SATA controller mode in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do...
... 2) E. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is set to create ... the power connector from your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Configure SATA controller mode in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do...
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... can proceed to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure 8), which shows various information about the RAID array, press to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 73 - Array Detail - message appears, press to clear or to cancel. When the "Delete array?" message appears, press to confirm or to...
... can proceed to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure 8), which shows various information about the RAID array, press to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 73 - Array Detail - message appears, press to clear or to cancel. When the "Delete array?" message appears, press to confirm or to...
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... your optical drive (example: D:\>). Press to select I)NVIDIA MCP65 AHCI DRIVER for VISTA(32Bit). Your system will open similar to the floppy disk. GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard Figure 3 - 74 - Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in Figure 2, the NVIDIA MCP65 DRIVER series are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to your...
... your optical drive (example: D:\>). Press to select I)NVIDIA MCP65 AHCI DRIVER for VISTA(32Bit). Your system will open similar to the floppy disk. GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard Figure 3 - 74 - Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in Figure 2, the NVIDIA MCP65 DRIVER series are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to your...
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...storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). English 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/...need to manually specify an adapter. A. Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to that you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you have any device support disks from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon...
...storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). English 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/...need to manually specify an adapter. A. Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to that you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you have any device support disks from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon...
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... screen will appear. Use the arrow keys to previous screen as shown in Figure 3 below will return to select NVIDIA RAID Driver and press . S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 If a message appears saying one or some file(s) cannot be ...mass storage devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Later, when a screen similar to the previous screen. GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 76 - Windows Setup You have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not want to ...
... screen will appear. Use the arrow keys to previous screen as shown in Figure 3 below will return to select NVIDIA RAID Driver and press . S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 If a message appears saying one or some file(s) cannot be ...mass storage devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Later, when a screen similar to the previous screen. GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 76 - Windows Setup You have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not want to ...
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...Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Appendix S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 5 Step 4: After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for which you have any device support disks from the ...floppy disk. English When the screen as shown below appears, press to continue the driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. *...
...Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Appendix S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 5 Step 4: After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for which you have any device support disks from the ...floppy disk. English When the screen as shown below appears, press to continue the driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. *...
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Figure 7 GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 78 - Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below appears (RAID or AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Loading Drivers. (Figure 6). Installing Windows Vista Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. English B.
Figure 7 GA-M52S-S3P Motherboard - 78 - Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below appears (RAID or AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Loading Drivers. (Figure 6). Installing Windows Vista Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. English B.