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Table of Contents ItemChecklist ...6 OptionalAccessories ...6 GA-M57SLI-DS4 (rev. 2.0) 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 ...(Scalable Link Interface) Configuration 17 1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction 20 1-8 Connectors Introduction 22 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 33 The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E10 34 2-1 Standard CMOS Features 36 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features 38 2-3 IntegratedPeripherals 40 2-4 Power Management Setup 44 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations 46 2-6 PC Health...
Table of Contents ItemChecklist ...6 OptionalAccessories ...6 GA-M57SLI-DS4 (rev. 2.0) 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 ...(Scalable Link Interface) Configuration 17 1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction 20 1-8 Connectors Introduction 22 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 33 The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E10 34 2-1 Standard CMOS Features 36 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features 38 2-3 IntegratedPeripherals 40 2-4 Power Management Setup 44 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations 46 2-6 PC Health...
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Channel Audio Function Introduction 76 4-2 Troubleshooting 81 - 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 55 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 SoftwareApplications 56 3-3 Driver CD Information 56 3-4 Hardware Information 57 3-5 Contact Us ...57 Chapter 4 Appendix 59 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 59 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 59 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 60 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 62 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 66 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8-
Channel Audio Function Introduction 76 4-2 Troubleshooting 81 - 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 55 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 SoftwareApplications 56 3-3 Driver CD Information 56 3-4 Hardware Information 57 3-5 Contact Us ...57 Chapter 4 Appendix 59 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 59 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 59 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 60 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 62 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 66 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8-
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Block Diagram SLI PCIe CLK (100 MHz) AMD Socket AM2 CPU CPU CLK+/-(200 MHz) DDRII 800/667/533/400 MHz DIMM Hyper Transport Bus Dual Channel Memory PCI Express x8 PCI Express x16 Marvell 88E1116 LAN RJ45 PCI Express Bus x1 x1 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 3 PCI Express x1 PCI Bus TSB43AB23 3 IEEE 1394a nVIDIA® nForce 570-SLI BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-33/66/100/133 IDE Channel CODEC LPC BUS IT8716 Floppy LPT Port COM Port 10 USB Ports PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out 2 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) - 8 -
Block Diagram SLI PCIe CLK (100 MHz) AMD Socket AM2 CPU CPU CLK+/-(200 MHz) DDRII 800/667/533/400 MHz DIMM Hyper Transport Bus Dual Channel Memory PCI Express x8 PCI Express x16 Marvell 88E1116 LAN RJ45 PCI Express Bus x1 x1 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 3 PCI Express x1 PCI Bus TSB43AB23 3 IEEE 1394a nVIDIA® nForce 570-SLI BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-33/66/100/133 IDE Channel CODEC LPC BUS IT8716 Floppy LPT Port COM Port 10 USB Ports PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out 2 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) - 8 -
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... CPU / Power / System fan failure warning Supports CPU Smart Fan function (Note 2) BIOS 1 4 Mbit flash ROM Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Additional Features Supports @BIOS Supports Download Center Supports Q-Flash Supports EasyTune (Note 3) Supports ...Xpress Install Supports Xpress Recovery2 Supports Xpress BIOS Rescue Bundle Software Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Form Factor ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 23.4cm ...
... CPU / Power / System fan failure warning Supports CPU Smart Fan function (Note 2) BIOS 1 4 Mbit flash ROM Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Additional Features Supports @BIOS Supports Download Center Supports Q-Flash Supports EasyTune (Note 3) Supports ...Xpress Install Supports Xpress Recovery2 Supports Xpress BIOS Rescue Bundle Software Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Form Factor ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 23.4cm ...
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... English 1-4 Installation of Memory Before installing the memory modules, please comply with each slot. Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design. GA-M57SLI-DS4 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 14 - Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure that they can differ with the following conditions... installation steps when you are designed so that the memory used . 2. The motherboard supports DDRII memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. A memory module can only fit in one direction. Memory modules are unable...
... English 1-4 Installation of Memory Before installing the memory modules, please comply with each slot. Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design. GA-M57SLI-DS4 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 14 - Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure that they can differ with the following conditions... installation steps when you are designed so that the memory used . 2. The motherboard supports DDRII memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. A memory module can only fit in one direction. Memory modules are unable...
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The motherboard includes a PCIE_12V power connector, which provides extra power to your computer's chassis cover. 7. GA-M57SLI-DS4 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 16 - Install related driver in the motherboard. 4. Or you try to secure the slot bracket of Expansion Cards To install your expansion ... PCI Express x16 slot when you can also press the latch on the computer, if necessary, configure required settings for the expansion card in system BIOS Setup. 8. For example: Installing a PCI Express x16 VGA card: To install the VGA card: Please align the VGA card with the PCI Express ...
The motherboard includes a PCIE_12V power connector, which provides extra power to your computer's chassis cover. 7. GA-M57SLI-DS4 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 16 - Install related driver in the motherboard. 4. Or you try to secure the slot bracket of Expansion Cards To install your expansion ... PCI Express x16 slot when you can also press the latch on the computer, if necessary, configure required settings for the expansion card in system BIOS Setup. 8. For example: Installing a PCI Express x16 VGA card: To install the VGA card: Please align the VGA card with the PCI Express ...
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... SATAII4 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 1 7 10) BATTERY Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. GA-M57SLI-DS4 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 26 - Please refer to the BIOS setting for five seconds.) 3. Re-install the battery. 4. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by nForce 570-SLI) SATA...
... SATAII4 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 1 7 10) BATTERY Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. GA-M57SLI-DS4 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 26 - Please refer to the BIOS setting for five seconds.) 3. Re-install the battery. 4. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by nForce 570-SLI) SATA...
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To clear CMOS, temporarily short the two pins. Hardware Installation Pin No. Definition 1 Signal 1 2 GND 19) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS - 31 - English 18) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin connector allows your system to avoid improper use of this header. Default doesn't include the jumper to detect if the chassis cover is removed. You can check the "Case Opened" status in BIOS Setup.
To clear CMOS, temporarily short the two pins. Hardware Installation Pin No. Definition 1 Signal 1 2 GND 19) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS - 31 - English 18) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin connector allows your system to avoid improper use of this header. Default doesn't include the jumper to detect if the chassis cover is removed. You can check the "Case Opened" status in BIOS Setup.
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... the Help Window press . When the power is turned on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". BIOS Setup Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - When the...
... the Help Window press . When the power is turned on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". BIOS Setup Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - When the...
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... to accept. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to BIOS F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... 1. GA-M57SLI-DS4 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 34 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB...
... to accept. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to BIOS F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... 1. GA-M57SLI-DS4 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 34 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB...
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English Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. ..., voltage, fan speed, etc. MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) This setup page is to Setup. Set User Password Change, set , or disable password. BIOS Setup It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to control CPU clock and frequency ratio. Load Fail-Safe...
English Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. ..., voltage, fan speed, etc. MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) This setup page is to Setup. Set User Password Change, set , or disable password. BIOS Setup It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to control CPU clock and frequency ratio. Load Fail-Safe...
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...allow for automatic device detection. is , , , . You can use one of the two methods: Auto Allows BIOS to select this if no SATA/IDE devices are : Large/Auto(default:Auto) GA-M57SLI-DS4 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 36 - The four options are: CHS/LBA/Large/Auto(default:Auto) IDE Channel 2/3/4/5/6/7...POST(default) None Select this option for faster system start up . Manual User can use one of the three methods: Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA/IDE devices during POST(default) None Select this to set the access mode for faster system start up ....
...allow for automatic device detection. is , , , . You can use one of the two methods: Auto Allows BIOS to select this if no SATA/IDE devices are : Large/Auto(default:Auto) GA-M57SLI-DS4 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 36 - The four options are: CHS/LBA/Large/Auto(default:Auto) IDE Channel 2/3/4/5/6/7...POST(default) None Select this option for faster system start up . Manual User can use one of the three methods: Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA/IDE devices during POST(default) None Select this to set the access mode for faster system start up ....
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...value) All, But Diskette The system boot will stop for any error that has been installed in the system. English Capacity Capacity of the BIOS. Halt on The category determines whether the computer will not stop if an error is 3 mode Floppy Drive. it will not stop for... power up. it will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the computer. Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is the amount of the BIOS will stop for all other errors. Hard drive information should be prompted. All Errors Whenever the...
...value) All, But Diskette The system boot will stop for any error that has been installed in the system. English Capacity Capacity of the BIOS. Halt on The category determines whether the computer will not stop if an error is 3 mode Floppy Drive. it will not stop for... power up. it will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the computer. Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is the amount of the BIOS will stop for all other errors. Hard drive information should be prompted. All Errors Whenever the...
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Select your boot device priority by CDROM. Disabled Disable this menu. English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Password Check ... move it down the list. USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM. GA-M57SLI-DS4 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 38 -
Select your boot device priority by CDROM. Disabled Disable this menu. English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Password Check ... move it down the list. USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM. GA-M57SLI-DS4 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 38 -
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... system will boot, but access to issue warnings when thirdparty hardware monitor utility is not entered at the prompt. BIOS Setup Enabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Disabled Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Disabled BIOS will not search for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 tracks, 720 KB, 1.2 MB and 1.44... in Windows XP Media Center operating system. (Away Mode: Enables the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in a low-power mode that BIOS can not access to PCI VGA card. PEG Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card (the PCIE_16_1 slot). (Default value) PEG...
... system will boot, but access to issue warnings when thirdparty hardware monitor utility is not entered at the prompt. BIOS Setup Enabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Disabled Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Disabled BIOS will not search for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 tracks, 720 KB, 1.2 MB and 1.44... in Windows XP Media Center operating system. (Away Mode: Enables the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in a low-power mode that BIOS can not access to PCI VGA card. PEG Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card (the PCIE_16_1 slot). (Default value) PEG...
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... ATA mode. SATA-1 Enable the first SATA controller only. SMART LAN CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at Port..... BIOS Setup It will operate in ATA mode. NV SATA 3 Primary RAID Enabled Enable RAID function for diagnosing your LAN cable: - 41 - On-Chip MAC LAN...
... ATA mode. SATA-1 Enable the first SATA controller only. SMART LAN CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at Port..... BIOS Setup It will operate in ATA mode. NV SATA 3 Primary RAID Enabled Enable RAID function for diagnosing your LAN cable: - 41 - On-Chip MAC LAN...
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... Cable Is Attached... Enabled Disabled Enable this function. (Default value) Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will show N/A, as Enhanced Parallel Port. Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1. When a Cable Problem Occurs... GA-M57SLI-DS4 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 42 - If no LAN cable is 2E8/IRQ3. If no cable problem...
... Cable Is Attached... Enabled Disabled Enable this function. (Default value) Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will show N/A, as Enhanced Parallel Port. Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1. When a Cable Problem Occurs... GA-M57SLI-DS4 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 42 - If no LAN cable is 2E8/IRQ3. If no cable problem...
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... Use DMA to 3. (Default value) 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during POST. BIOS Setup On-Chip USB V1.1+V2.0 V1.1 Enable USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 controllers. (Default value) Enable only USB 1.1 controller Disabled Disable onchip USB support. Disabled Disable...
... Use DMA to 3. (Default value) 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during POST. BIOS Setup On-Chip USB V1.1+V2.0 V1.1 Enable USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 controllers. (Default value) Enable only USB 1.1 controller Disabled Disable onchip USB support. Disabled Disable...
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... the key to Password, you can set the Keyboard Power On password. Full-On (Default value) When AC-power back to power on the system. BIOS Setup KB Power ON Password When "Power On by Keyboard" is set to power on the system. English Power On By Mouse Disabled Disable this...
... the key to Password, you can set the Keyboard Power On password. Full-On (Default value) When AC-power back to power on the system. BIOS Setup KB Power ON Password When "Power On by Keyboard" is set to power on the system. English Power On By Mouse Disabled Disable this...
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... save the change to CMOS, and then your computer will show "Yes." Current CPU Temperature Detect CPU temperature automatically. Monitor CPU temperature at 90oC / 194oF. BIOS Setup Monitor CPU temperature at 80oC / 176oF. Disable this function. (Default value) CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Enabled Disable CPU/power/system fan...
... save the change to CMOS, and then your computer will show "Yes." Current CPU Temperature Detect CPU temperature automatically. Monitor CPU temperature at 90oC / 194oF. BIOS Setup Monitor CPU temperature at 80oC / 176oF. Disable this function. (Default value) CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Enabled Disable CPU/power/system fan...