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Channel Audio Function Introduction 68 4-2 Troubleshooting 73 - 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 47 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 47 3-2 SoftwareApplications 48 3-3 Driver CD Information 48 3-4 Hardware Information 49 3-5 Contact Us ...49 Chapter 4 Appendix 51 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 51 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 51 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 52 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 54 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 58 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8-
Channel Audio Function Introduction 68 4-2 Troubleshooting 73 - 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 47 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 47 3-2 SoftwareApplications 48 3-3 Driver CD Information 48 3-4 Hardware Information 49 3-5 Contact Us ...49 Chapter 4 Appendix 51 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 51 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 51 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 52 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 54 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 58 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8-
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... expansion card into expansion slot in the slot. 5. Replace the screw to the onboard PCI Express x16 slot and press firmly down on the slot. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 16 - Installing a PCI Express x16 expansion card: Please align the VGA card to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card. 6. English 1-5 Installation... your computer's chassis cover. 7. Be sure the metal contacts on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of the PCI Express x16 slot. Install related driver from the operating system.
... expansion card into expansion slot in the slot. 5. Replace the screw to the onboard PCI Express x16 slot and press firmly down on the slot. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 16 - Installing a PCI Express x16 expansion card: Please align the VGA card to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card. 6. English 1-5 Installation... your computer's chassis cover. 7. Be sure the metal contacts on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of the PCI Express x16 slot. Install related driver from the operating system.
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... like CD-ROM, walkman etc. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. LAN Port The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet , providing data transfer speeds of 10/100/ 1000 Mbps. can be connected to Line In...
... like CD-ROM, walkman etc. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. LAN Port The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet , providing data transfer speeds of 10/100/ 1000 Mbps. can be connected to Line In...
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... connector. One IDE connector can connect to one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave (for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in the IDE connector. 40 39 2 1 7) SATAII0/1/2/3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors) SATA 3Gb/s can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). English...
... connector. One IDE connector can connect to one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave (for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in the IDE connector. 40 39 2 1 7) SATAII0/1/2/3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors) SATA 3Gb/s can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). English...
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...) This connector supports either HD (High Definition) or AC97 front panel audio module. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 22 - 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 configured to the instructions on Page 72 about the software settings. To connect...
...) This connector supports either HD (High Definition) or AC97 front panel audio module. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 22 - 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 configured to the instructions on Page 72 about the software settings. To connect...
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.... Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 34 - USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. Capability Away Mode Init Display First Frame Buffer Size Onboard...PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver manages clock and VID to exit this function. Use < > or < > to select a device, then press to move it down the list. ...
.... Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 34 - USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. Capability Away Mode Init Display First Frame Buffer Size Onboard...PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver manages clock and VID to exit this function. Use < > or < > to select a device, then press to move it down the list. ...
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... restart the system (System will restart your system automatically. Drivers Installation Some device drivers will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 47 - After install Windows Service Pack, it will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you want and press "install" followed the item... operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. Please pick the item that recommended to install other drivers. System will show the installation guide. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your system the "Xpress Install" will continue to ...
... restart the system (System will restart your system automatically. Drivers Installation Some device drivers will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 47 - After install Windows Service Pack, it will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you want and press "install" followed the item... operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. Please pick the item that recommended to install other drivers. System will show the installation guide. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your system the "Xpress Install" will continue to ...
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GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 48 - 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-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 48 - 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. - 49 - 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. - 49 - Drivers Installation
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...Feature and set to boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Boot from CD-ROM. M61PM-S2 F4d . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, : Boot Menu 11/22/2006-... Recovery2 by simply pressing the key during system bootup to provide quick backup and restoration of OS and all required drivers as well as software. Boot from CD-ROM for the first time, it will affect the data backup speed...., Xpress Recovery2 is designed to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 52 -
...Feature and set to boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Boot from CD-ROM. M61PM-S2 F4d . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, : Boot Menu 11/22/2006-... Recovery2 by simply pressing the key during system bootup to provide quick backup and restoration of OS and all required drivers as well as software. Boot from CD-ROM for the first time, it will affect the data backup speed...., Xpress Recovery2 is designed to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 52 -
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.... (A minimum 4GB is recommended but the actual space is dependent on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is no backup file.) 2. BACKUP: Back up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Does not support RAID/AHCI (class code 0104/0106) hard disks. 7. Please contact your hard disk. (This button will store the...
.... (A minimum 4GB is recommended but the actual space is dependent on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is no backup file.) 2. BACKUP: Back up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Does not support RAID/AHCI (class code 0104/0106) hard disks. 7. Please contact your hard disk. (This button will store the...
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... connector from your computer Attach 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 RAID BIOS. (Note ) (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller... driver. (Note ) (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. (Note ) Before you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port(s) on the motherboard. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard...
... connector from your computer Attach 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 RAID BIOS. (Note ) (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller... driver. (Note ) (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. (Note ) Before you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port(s) on the motherboard. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard...
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Array List - Array Detail - Press ENTER to return to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 63 - To exit the Nvidia RAID utility, press ESC in the main menu or Ctrl+X in the BIOS.) Boot BBS MediaShield Utility ...
Array List - Array Detail - Press ENTER to return to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 63 - To exit the Nvidia RAID utility, press ESC in the main menu or Ctrl+X in the BIOS.) Boot BBS MediaShield Utility ...
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...-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard Figure 12 - 64 - English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install operating system onto RAID disks successfully, you need to install the SATA RAID driver during the Windows setup process. Prepare a startup disk...driver in MS-DOS mode(Note). Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during OS installation. See the instructions below about how to a floppy disk. Figure 10 Figure 11 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver...
...-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard Figure 12 - 64 - English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install operating system onto RAID disks successfully, you need to install the SATA RAID driver during the Windows setup process. Prepare a startup disk...driver in MS-DOS mode(Note). Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during OS installation. See the instructions below about how to a floppy disk. 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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...2000/XP onto your system to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have prepared the ... storage devices(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. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 14 - 65 - Figure 13 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you see the next screen. ...
...2000/XP onto your system to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have prepared the ... storage devices(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. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 14 - 65 - Figure 13 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you see the next screen. ...
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... support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you must press S to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (Figure 15) and press ENTER. Windows Setup You have any device support disks from the motherboard driver CD. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 66 - S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 16 If a message appears saying...
... support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you must press S to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (Figure 15) and press ENTER. Windows Setup You have any device support disks from the motherboard driver CD. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 66 - S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit Figure 16 If a message appears saying...
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... Windows XP, press F3. Appendix English Step 4: When the next screen (Figure 17) appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those...you can proceed with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup Setup will have to a RAID array, the RAID driver will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or ...
... Windows XP, press F3. Appendix English Step 4: When the next screen (Figure 17) appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those...you can proceed with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup Setup will have to a RAID array, the RAID driver will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or ...
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... is plugged into the center/subwoofer speaker out jack, you can also find the icon in the picture to the right. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 68 - STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can, for instance, listen to MP3 music, have...
... is plugged into the center/subwoofer speaker out jack, you can also find the icon in the picture to the right. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 68 - STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can, for instance, listen to MP3 music, have...
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... 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 also find the icon in Control Panel). STEP 2: In the Audio Control...
... 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 also find the icon in Control Panel). STEP 2: In the Audio Control...
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Doubleclick the icon to open the Audio Control Panel. STEP 3: After plugging in Control Panel). GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 70 - The 4-channel audio setup is connected. Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected (4-channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out (... speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is completed. 6 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 6-channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks...
Doubleclick the icon to open the Audio Control Panel. STEP 3: After plugging in Control Panel). GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 70 - The 4-channel audio setup is connected. Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected (4-channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out (... speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is completed. 6 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 6-channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks...