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Channel Audio Function Introduction 77 4-2 Troubleshooting 82 - 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 51 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 51 3-2 SoftwareApplications 52 3-3 Driver CD Information 52 3-4 Hardware Information 53 3-5 Contact Us ...53 Chapter 4 Appendix 55 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 55 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 55 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 56 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 58 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 67 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8-
Channel Audio Function Introduction 77 4-2 Troubleshooting 82 - 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 51 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 51 3-2 SoftwareApplications 52 3-3 Driver CD Information 52 3-4 Hardware Information 53 3-5 Contact Us ...53 Chapter 4 Appendix 55 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 55 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 55 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 56 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 58 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 67 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8-
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... metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in motherboard. 4. Replace your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3. Install related driver from BIOS. 8. GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 16 - Remove your computer's chassis cover. 7. Replace the screw to install/ uninstall the VGA card. Press the expansion card firmly into the...
... metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in motherboard. 4. Replace your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3. Install related driver from BIOS. 8. GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 16 - Remove your computer's chassis cover. 7. Replace the screw to install/ uninstall the VGA card. Press the expansion card firmly into the...
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For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) The default Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) jack. Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of providing ...
For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) The default Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) jack. Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of providing ...
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... put it aside for about one minute. (Or you want to the BIOS setting for five seconds.) 3. Dispose of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 22 - English SATAII1 SATAII2 SATAII3 9) SATAII1 / 2 / 3 / 4 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by the manufacturer. Please refer to erase CMOS...unplug the power cord. 2. Plug the power cord in order to make them short for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in and turn on the computer. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by nForce 550) SATA 3Gb/s can use a...
... put it aside for about one minute. (Or you want to the BIOS setting for five seconds.) 3. Dispose of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 22 - English SATAII1 SATAII2 SATAII3 9) SATAII1 / 2 / 3 / 4 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by the manufacturer. Please refer to erase CMOS...unplug the power cord. 2. Plug the power cord in order to make them short for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in and turn on the computer. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by nForce 550) SATA 3Gb/s can use a...
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... connector. Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 NC 5 Line Out (R) 6 NC 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 Line Out (L) 10 NC By default, the audio driver is on page 81 about the software settings. GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 24 - If you connect the front panel audio module. Incorrect connection between the module and connector will blink when...
... connector. Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 NC 5 Line Out (R) 6 NC 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 Line Out (L) 10 NC By default, the audio driver is on page 81 about the software settings. GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 24 - If you connect the front panel audio module. Incorrect connection between the module and connector will blink when...
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.... Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System will show the installation guide. System will continue to install other drivers. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system, ...please use Windows Service Pack. Drivers Installation in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list all items ...
.... Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System will show the installation guide. System will continue to install other drivers. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system, ...please use Windows Service Pack. Drivers Installation in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list all items ...
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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 52 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 52 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
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English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 53 - Drivers Installation
English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 53 - Drivers Installation
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System requirements: 1. M55S-S3 FAa . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : XpressRecovery2, : Boot Menu 09/28/2006-NV-... to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to enter Xpress Recovery2. At least 64M bytes of OS and all required drivers as well as software. Upon system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD/DVD:" will appear in... press F9 during system power-on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 56 - Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows ...
System requirements: 1. M55S-S3 FAa . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : XpressRecovery2, : Boot Menu 09/28/2006-NV-... to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to enter Xpress Recovery2. At least 64M bytes of OS and all required drivers as well as software. Upon system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD/DVD:" will appear in... press F9 during system power-on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 56 - Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows ...
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BACKUP: Back up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk. Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows ...
BACKUP: Back up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk. Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows ...
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...follow the steps below: (1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS.(Note) (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. Before you begin Please prepare: (a) At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is ...recommended that you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your system. (2) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3) ...
...follow the steps below: (1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS.(Note) (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. Before you begin Please prepare: (a) At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is ...recommended that you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your system. (2) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3) ...
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... indicates that , the Array List screen displaying the RAID array you created will appear (Figure 8). (Note: BBS stands for BIOS Boot Specification. GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 72 - Array Detail - When the "Delete this array?" Status Healthy Vendor NVIDIA Array Model Name STRIPE 223.57G ... information about the RAID array, press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure 9), where you can proceed to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. RAID Mode: Striping Striping Width : 1 Striping Block: 64K Adapt 1 1 Channel 0 1 M/S Master Master Index 0...
... indicates that , the Array List screen displaying the RAID array you created will appear (Figure 8). (Note: BBS stands for BIOS Boot Specification. GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 72 - Array Detail - When the "Delete this array?" Status Healthy Vendor NVIDIA Array Model Name STRIPE 223.57G ... information about the RAID array, press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure 9), where you can proceed to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. RAID Mode: Striping Striping Width : 1 Striping Block: 64K Adapt 1 1 Channel 0 1 M/S Master Master Index 0...
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...appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk. Your system will open similar to a floppy disk. English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you wish to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). Step 1: Insert ...driver for the SATA controller from the menu in Figure 11, press H to select (H) nVIDIA MCP55 Series Raid (XP) if you need to copy the driver in MS-DOS mode(Note). Figure 10 Figure 11 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver...
...appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk. Your system will open similar to a floppy disk. English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you wish to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). Step 1: Insert ...driver for the SATA controller from the menu in Figure 11, press H to select (H) nVIDIA MCP55 Series Raid (XP) if you need to copy the driver in MS-DOS mode(Note). Figure 10 Figure 11 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver...
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...(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use with the SATA driver. Step 1: Restart your system, or you do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for which you have a device support disk from ...have chosen to install Windows 2000/XP onto your SATA hard drive with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 14 GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 74 - After pressing F6, there will load support for the following is an example of one or more mass ...
...(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use with the SATA driver. Step 1: Restart your system, or you do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for which you have a device support disk from ...have chosen to install Windows 2000/XP onto your SATA hard drive with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 14 GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 74 - After pressing F6, there will load support for the following is an example of one or more mass ...
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...the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen. Select the SCSI Adapter you must press S to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (Figure 15) and press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 16 If a message appears saying one or some file(s)... mass storage devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. English Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 15 below will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 15. Later, when a...
...the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen. Select the SCSI Adapter you must press S to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (Figure 15) and press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 16 If a message appears saying one or some file(s)... mass storage devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. English Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 15 below will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 15. Later, when a...
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...prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to specify additional mass storage devices for that , the driver will have any device support disks from the floppy disk. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to be installed.) GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 76 - Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 18 (...Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 17 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have to continue the SATA driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have...
...prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to specify additional mass storage devices for that , the driver will have any device support disks from the floppy disk. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to be installed.) GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 76 - Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 18 (...Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 17 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have to continue the SATA driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have...
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... The default speaker settings for the microphone to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied. STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find the icon in Windows XP) Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Line In Line Out (Front Speaker Out...
... The default speaker settings for the microphone to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied. STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find the icon in Windows XP) Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Line In Line Out (Front Speaker Out...
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... Out jack, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is completed. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Control Panel). STEP 2: In the Audio Control..., click the Audio I /O tab. Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on the device connected and click OK. In the upper left list, click 4CH Speaker. GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 78 - English STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I /O tab.
... Out jack, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is completed. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Control Panel). STEP 2: In the Audio Control..., click the Audio I /O tab. Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on the device connected and click OK. In the upper left list, click 4CH Speaker. GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 78 - English STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I /O tab.
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..., click 6CH Speaker. The 4-channel audio setup is completed. - 79 - Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected (6-channel audio consists of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Control Panel). Appendix English
..., click 6CH Speaker. The 4-channel audio setup is completed. - 79 - Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected (6-channel audio consists of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Control Panel). Appendix English
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... OK. Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected (8-channel audio consists of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you what type of equipment is completed. GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 80 - In the upper left list, click 8CH Speaker. STEP 3: After plugging in Control...
... OK. Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected (8-channel audio consists of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you what type of equipment is completed. GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 80 - In the upper left list, click 8CH Speaker. STEP 3: After plugging in Control...