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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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..., screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 16 - Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into expansion slot in the slot. 5. Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in motherboard. 4. Install related driver from BIOS. 8. Installing a PCI Express x16 expansion...
..., screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 16 - Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into expansion slot in the slot. 5. Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in motherboard. 4. Install related driver from BIOS. 8. Installing a PCI Express x16 expansion...
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... mouse or data processing devices. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out The default Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack. Surround side speakers can be connected to Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack. have...
... mouse or data processing devices. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out The default Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack. Surround side speakers can be connected to Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack. have...
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... Installation 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 work properly. 1 SATAII3 7 1 SATAII1 7 7 SATAII2 1 7 SATAII0 1 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition...
... Installation 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 work properly. 1 SATAII3 7 1 SATAII1 7 7 SATAII2 1 7 SATAII0 1 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition...
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... 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 work or even damage it. To connect an AC97 front panel audio module to the instructions on Page 72 about the software... you connect the front panel audio module. Incorrect connection between the module and connector will make the audio device unable to support HD Audio. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 22 - Check the pin assignments carefully while you wish to use the front audio function, connect the front panel...
... 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 work or even damage it. To connect an AC97 front panel audio module to the instructions on Page 72 about the software... you connect the front panel audio module. Incorrect connection between the module and connector will make the audio device unable to support HD Audio. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 22 - Check the pin assignments carefully while you wish to use the front audio function, connect the front panel...
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... 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 move it up, or to best serve the thermal, performance and power requirements. (Default value) Disabled Disable this.... 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 - Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. LS120 Hard...
... 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 move it up, or to best serve the thermal, performance and power requirements. (Default value) Disabled Disable this.... 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 - Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. LS120 Hard...
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..." under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown 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 ...defaulted. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". If not, please double click the CD-ROM ...
..." under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown 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 ...defaulted. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". If not, please double click the CD-ROM ...
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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. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 48 -
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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 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 -
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...boot from CD-ROM for the first time, it will affect the data backup speed. 3. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. VESA-supported VGA cards How to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. After...2. Intel x86 platforms 2. M61PM-S2 F4d . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, : Boot Menu 11/22/2006-NV-MCP61-6A61KG02C-00 : Xpress Recovery2 1. System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of OS and all required drivers as well as software. ... the key during system power-on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 52 -
...boot from CD-ROM for the first time, it will affect the data backup speed. 3. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. VESA-supported VGA cards How to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM. After...2. Intel x86 platforms 2. M61PM-S2 F4d . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, : Boot Menu 11/22/2006-NV-MCP61-6A61KG02C-00 : Xpress Recovery2 1. System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of OS and all required drivers as well as software. ... the key during system power-on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 52 -
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... that data backup takes longer time than 128G under Windows 2000, be reserved. 3. BACKUP: Back up ) 4. Not compatible to be backed up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. USB hard disks are currently not supported. 6. PATA IDE secondary channel c . SATA IDE channel 1 d. SATA IDE channel 3 f. PATA IDE primary channel...
... that data backup takes longer time than 128G under Windows 2000, be reserved. 3. BACKUP: Back up ) 4. Not compatible to be backed up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. USB hard disks are currently not supported. 6. PATA IDE secondary channel c . SATA IDE channel 1 d. SATA IDE channel 3 f. PATA IDE primary channel...
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... Setup. (3) Configure RAID set in your computer Attach one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (Note ) (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for setting up RAID array. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 58 - Then connect the power connector from your power supply to available SATA port(s) on the motherboard. English 4-1-4 Configuring SATA...
... Setup. (3) Configure RAID set in your computer Attach one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (Note ) (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for setting up RAID array. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 58 - Then connect the power connector from your power supply to available SATA port(s) on the motherboard. English 4-1-4 Configuring SATA...
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... [Ctrl-X] Exit [ ] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail Figure 8 To read more information about the RAID array, press ENTER 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 Array Detail screen. Appendix RAID...
... [Ctrl-X] Exit [ ] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail Figure 8 To read more information about the RAID array, press ENTER 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 Array Detail screen. Appendix RAID...
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... disk. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard Figure 12 - 64 - Prepare a startup disk that 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 CD-ROM. Select the controller driver by pressing... the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during OS installation. Press 0 to...
... disk. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard Figure 12 - 64 - Prepare a startup disk that 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 CD-ROM. Select the controller driver by pressing... the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during OS installation. Press 0 to...
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... special disk controllers for which you have chosen to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those for use with the SATA driver. Currently, Setup will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you see the "Press F6 if you do not want to manually specify... support disks from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you are ready to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 14 - 65 - Appendix Figure 13 Step 2: When a screen similar to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID...
... special disk controllers for which you have chosen to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those for use with the SATA driver. Currently, Setup will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you see the "Press F6 if you do not want to manually specify... support disks from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you are ready to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 14 - 65 - Appendix Figure 13 Step 2: When a screen similar to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID...
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... a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not have chosen to the previous screen. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 66 - English Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to previous screen as shown in Figure 15. The screen... any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want from the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which...
... a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not have chosen to the previous screen. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 66 - English Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to previous screen as shown in Figure 15. The screen... any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want from the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which...
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... If 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 (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters... 67 - To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 17 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you have a device support disk from the floppy disk. Windows Setup Setup will not have any device support disks from...
... If 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 (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters... 67 - To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 17 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you have a device support disk from the floppy disk. Windows Setup Setup will not have any device support disks from...
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... chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find the icon in and out) simultaneously. English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- The jack retasking capability supported by the audio software provided. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 68 - Doubleclick the icon to the right. all at up to 192 kHz...
... chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find the icon in and out) simultaneously. English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- The jack retasking capability supported by the audio software provided. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 68 - Doubleclick the icon to the right. all at up to 192 kHz...
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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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...The 6-channel audio setup is connected. The 4-channel audio setup 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 ... Speaker Out) then click OK. STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. Doubleclick the icon to open the Audio Control Panel. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 70 - STEP 3: After plugging in Control Panel). English STEP 3: After plugging in 4-channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks, ...
...The 6-channel audio setup is connected. The 4-channel audio setup 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 ... Speaker Out) then click OK. STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. Doubleclick the icon to open the Audio Control Panel. GA-M61PM-S2 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 70 - STEP 3: After plugging in Control Panel). English STEP 3: After plugging in 4-channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks, ...