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... connection of 2 IDE devices - 6 SATA 3Gb/s connectors, allowing connection of 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices - Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and RAID 5 for Serial ATA O.S Support Microsoft Windows Vista/2000/XP Memory 4 DDRII DIMM memory slots (supports up to 16 GB memory)(Note 1) Supports dual channel DDRII 800/667/533/400... 1 CD In connector 1 S/PDIF In connector 3 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables 1 chassis intrusion connector 1 power LED connector GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 10 -
... connection of 2 IDE devices - 6 SATA 3Gb/s connectors, allowing connection of 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices - Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and RAID 5 for Serial ATA O.S Support Microsoft Windows Vista/2000/XP Memory 4 DDRII DIMM memory slots (supports up to 16 GB memory)(Note 1) Supports dual channel DDRII 800/667/533/400... 1 CD In connector 1 S/PDIF In connector 3 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables 1 chassis intrusion connector 1 power LED connector GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 10 -
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...) Form Factor ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 23.4cm (Note 1) Due to the limitation of Windows 32-bit operating system, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is supported will be less than 4 GB; Windows 64-bit operating system doesn't have such limitation. (Note 2) Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function...
...) Form Factor ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 23.4cm (Note 1) Due to the limitation of Windows 32-bit operating system, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is supported will be less than 4 GB; Windows 64-bit operating system doesn't have such limitation. (Note 2) Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function...
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...When the power is turned off, the battery on -line description of the highlighted setup function is a Windows-based utility that does not require users to boot to Main Menu Increase the numeric value or make changes... Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help window that may result in the CMOS SRAM of the screen. You can be used. The CMOS SETUP saves ...Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Press to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1".
...When the power is turned off, the battery on -line description of the highlighted setup function is a Windows-based utility that does not require users to boot to Main Menu Increase the numeric value or make changes... Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help window that may result in the CMOS SRAM of the screen. You can be used. The CMOS SETUP saves ...Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Press to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1".
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.... (Default value) HDD S.M.A.R.T. Init Display First This feature allows you wish to see BIOS POST screen, set this function. (Default value) Enable Away Mode 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...
.... (Default value) HDD S.M.A.R.T. Init Display First This feature allows you wish to see BIOS POST screen, set this function. (Default value) Enable Away Mode 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...
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... less than 4 sec. PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on Windows® Vista® operating system only. Disabled Disable this function. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 44 - to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM). Disabled Enabled Disable this function. Press power button 4 sec. Enable PME as...
... less than 4 sec. PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on Windows® Vista® operating system only. Disabled Disable this function. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 44 - to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM). Disabled Enabled Disable this function. Press power button 4 sec. Enable PME as...
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... function. (Default value) Double-Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to POWER ON system. Enter Input password (from 1 to 5 characters to power on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 45 - AC BACK Function Soft-Off When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in "Off...
... function. (Default value) Double-Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to POWER ON system. Enter Input password (from 1 to 5 characters to power on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 45 - AC BACK Function Soft-Off When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in "Off...
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...screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the CD-ROM. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. After the system restart, Xpress Install will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.)... to restart your system automatically during the driver installation. Or you wish to install and press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the driver disk into your mouse and select...
...screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the CD-ROM. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. After the system restart, Xpress Install will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.)... to restart your system automatically during the driver installation. Or you wish to install and press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the driver disk into your mouse and select...
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... (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. and M.I .B. and M.I .B. Display Field 8. SMART FAN 4. Exit or Minimize Description Enters ...use tools such as 1) Overclocking for managing fan speed control of the current function Visits GIGABYTE website Displays EasyTuneTM 5 help screen Quits or minimizes EasyTuneTM 5 (Note) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards. - ...
... (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. and M.I .B. and M.I .B. Display Field 8. SMART FAN 4. Exit or Minimize Description Enters ...use tools such as 1) Overclocking for managing fan speed control of the current function Visits GIGABYTE website Displays EasyTuneTM 5 help screen Quits or minimizes EasyTuneTM 5 (Note) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards. - ...
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... is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be made by simply pressing the key during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 60 - If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from CD-ROM. If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 ...backup speed. 3. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data on hard disks on . . . Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. M57SLI-S4 FAa . . . . : BIOS Setup...
... is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be made by simply pressing the key during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 60 - If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from CD-ROM. If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 ...backup speed. 3. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data on hard disks on . . . Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. M57SLI-S4 FAa . . . . : BIOS Setup...
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... Recovery2 to release disk space. (This button will not appear if there is normal that data backup takes longer time than 128 G under Windows 2000, be reserved. 3. Please contact your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is compliant with more than data restoration....to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode. PATA IDE primary channel b. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows XP/2000/NT/9x/Me. 5. Capable of backing up data to Xpress Recovery. 2. When using hard disks with the GPL...
... Recovery2 to release disk space. (This button will not appear if there is normal that data backup takes longer time than 128 G under Windows 2000, be reserved. 3. Please contact your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is compliant with more than data restoration....to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode. PATA IDE primary channel b. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows XP/2000/NT/9x/Me. 5. Capable of backing up data to Xpress Recovery. 2. When using hard disks with the GPL...
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From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your...Update BIOS from Drive Sa0vefilBeI(Os)SfotounDdrive EnteFr l:oRppuyn A :Move ESC:Reset :Power Off HDD 0-0 Total size : 0 GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard Free size : 0 - 62 - M57SLI-S4 FAa . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/22/2007-NV-MCP55-6A61JG0AC-... a BIOS update tool that allows the user to update BIOS without entering operating systems like MS-DOS or Windows.Embedded in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the UP...
From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your...Update BIOS from Drive Sa0vefilBeI(Os)SfotounDdrive EnteFr l:oRppuyn A :Move ESC:Reset :Power Off HDD 0-0 Total size : 0 GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard Free size : 0 - 62 - M57SLI-S4 FAa . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/22/2007-NV-MCP55-6A61JG0AC-... a BIOS update tool that allows the user to update BIOS without entering operating systems like MS-DOS or Windows.Embedded in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the UP...
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... a. Complete update process following the instruction. Just select the desired @BIOS server to update their BIOS under Windows. Installing the @BIOS utility Fig 2. Methods and steps: I. Installation Complete and Run @BIOS Click Start/ Programs/ Gigabyte/ BIOS/ @BIOS Select @BIOS item than click Install Fig 3. Please select "All Files" in dialog box ... not click "Internet Update" icon b. Select the desired @BIOS server Click " " Click "Update New BIOS" 1. d. Fig 1. Click "Internet Update" icon b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon c . GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 64 -
... a. Complete update process following the instruction. Just select the desired @BIOS server to update their BIOS under Windows. Installing the @BIOS utility Fig 2. Methods and steps: I. Installation Complete and Run @BIOS Click Start/ Programs/ Gigabyte/ BIOS/ @BIOS Select @BIOS item than click Install Fig 3. Please select "All Files" in dialog box ... not click "Internet Update" icon b. Select the desired @BIOS server Click " " Click "Update New BIOS" 1. d. Fig 1. Click "Internet Update" icon b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon c . GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 64 -
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...motherboard. If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (Note) (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (Note) (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your system. (2) Configure SATA controller mode ...driver. (Note ) (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. (Note ) Before you begin Please prepare: (a) SATA hard drive(s). GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 66 - To ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity for RAID array.
...motherboard. If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (Note) (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (Note) (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your system. (2) Configure SATA controller mode ...driver. (Note ) (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. (Note ) Before you begin Please prepare: (a) SATA hard drive(s). GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 66 - To ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity for RAID array.
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... F7: Optimized Defaults GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 68 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 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 HDD S.M.A.R.T. English Step 2: To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set...
... F7: Optimized Defaults GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 68 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 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 HDD S.M.A.R.T. English Step 2: To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set...
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...For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. See the instructions below about how to install Windows XP (32-bit). Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver...at the A:\> prompt, change to exit when finished. From the CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in your system. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard Figure 12 - 72 - English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you ...
...For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. See the instructions below about how to install Windows XP (32-bit). Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver...at the A:\> prompt, change to exit when finished. From the CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in your system. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard Figure 12 - 72 - English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you ...
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...have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you have any device support disks from a mass storage ...S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 14 - 73 - Step 1: Restart your SATA hard drive with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of Windows XP installation. English (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk ...
...have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you have any device support disks from a mass storage ...S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 14 - 73 - Step 1: Restart your SATA hard drive with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of Windows XP installation. English (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk ...
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...required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 74 - Later, when a screen similar to Figure 16 appears, you want to specify ...additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup You have any device support disks from a...
...required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 74 - Later, when a screen similar to Figure 16 appears, you want to specify ...additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup You have any device support disks from a...
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... driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows 2000/XP installation. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Appendix Windows Setup Setup will not have any device support disks from...Figure 18 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that , the driver will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller...
... driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows 2000/XP installation. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Appendix Windows Setup Setup will not have any device support disks from...Figure 18 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that , the driver will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller...
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...have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. Doubleclick the icon to install the function. (Following pictures are in Windows XP) Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Line In Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Mic In Note that support audio output...Mic In jack for the 6 audio jacks are as shown in high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that if you wish to the right. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 76 - The jack retasking capability supported by HD Audio allows users to change the center/ subwoofer speaker out jack to fucntion as a ...
...have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. Doubleclick the icon to install the function. (Following pictures are in Windows XP) Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Line In Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Mic In Note that support audio output...Mic In jack for the 6 audio jacks are as shown in high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that if you wish to the right. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 76 - The jack retasking capability supported by HD Audio allows users to change the center/ subwoofer speaker out jack to fucntion as a ...
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... Audio I /O tab. The 2-channel audio setup is completed. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of equipment is plugged into the rear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can...
... Audio I /O tab. The 2-channel audio setup is completed. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of equipment is plugged into the rear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can...