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... the property of this manual are legally registered to use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: No part of GIGABYTE. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual...
... the property of this manual are legally registered to use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: No part of GIGABYTE. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual...
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The box contents are for reference only. Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R) 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In and Out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-1*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-M68M-S2P Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable One SATA 3Gb/s cable I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain.
The box contents are for reference only. Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R) 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In and Out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-1*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-M68M-S2P Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable One SATA 3Gb/s cable I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain.
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.... (Note 2) To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. (Note 3) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install. (Note 4) Available functions in EasyTune may differ...
.... (Note 2) To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. (Note 3) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install. (Note 4) Available functions in EasyTune may differ...
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... hardware damage. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently push down on ...supports your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the chassis back panel. 2. Install the driver provided with your card. Turn on your expansion card(s). 7. Secure the card's metal bracket to make any required BIOS changes for your ...
... hardware damage. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently push down on ...supports your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the chassis back panel. 2. Install the driver provided with your card. Turn on your expansion card(s). 7. Secure the card's metal bracket to make any required BIOS changes for your ...
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...channel audio configuration. Microphones must be used to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to connect front speakers in Chapter 5, "Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio." • When removing the cable connected... to a back panel connector, first remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the motherboard. • When removing the cable, pull it side to side to this audio jack for line in devices such as an optical drive,...
...channel audio configuration. Microphones must be used to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to connect front speakers in Chapter 5, "Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio." • When removing the cable connected... to a back panel connector, first remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the motherboard. • When removing the cable, pull it side to side to this audio jack for line in devices such as an optical drive,...
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...data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to access the Q-Flash utility directly without having to set the first boot device without entering BIOS Setup. Note: The setting in Boot Menu. M68M-S2P D5 . ... Setup settings. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. The system will still be used for one time only. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2009, Award Software, Inc. To exit Boot Menu, ...
...data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to access the Q-Flash utility directly without having to set the first boot device without entering BIOS Setup. Note: The setting in Boot Menu. M68M-S2P D5 . ... Setup settings. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. The system will still be used for one time only. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2009, Award Software, Inc. To exit Boot Menu, ...
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... mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your system automatically during the driver installation. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the...
... mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your system automatically during the driver installation. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the...
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You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals. 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Drivers Installation - 52 -
You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals. 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Drivers Installation - 52 -
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... partition to store the backup image file. B. When you wish to the unallocated space (black stripe along the top). Unique Features - 56 - Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2. 2. Step 2: When finished, go to Disk Management to check disk allocation. actual size requirements vary, depending on your hard drive...
... partition to store the backup image file. B. When you wish to the unallocated space (black stripe along the top). Unique Features - 56 - Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2. 2. Step 2: When finished, go to Disk Management to check disk allocation. actual size requirements vary, depending on your hard drive...
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...in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the...Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note) D. Appendix Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver for Windows XP. (Note) E. Install the SATA RAID driver (Note) and operating system. Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Configuring RAID ...
...in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the...Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note) D. Appendix Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver for Windows XP. (Note) E. Install the SATA RAID driver (Note) and operating system. Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Configuring RAID ...
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...drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in the BootDrv folder (Figure 2). Refer to Table 1 for the SATA driver directories for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive. Depending on the operating system to be installed. Your system will open similar to ...\Win7\sataraid In Windows mode: Windows 7 64-bit Bootdrv\UDA\Win764\sataraid Table 1 Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive is D:\). 3: At the A:\> prompt, type the following command. See the instructions below about how to copy the...
...drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in the BootDrv folder (Figure 2). Refer to Table 1 for the SATA driver directories for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive. Depending on the operating system to be installed. Your system will open similar to ...\Win7\sataraid In Windows mode: Windows 7 64-bit Bootdrv\UDA\Win764\sataraid Table 1 Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive is D:\). 3: At the A:\> prompt, type the following command. See the instructions below about how to copy the...
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...Figure 4 - 70 - When a screen similar to that below assumes that contains the SATA RAID driver (Method B), then specify the location of the driver (Figure 4). B. Figure 3 Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the removable storage device such as USB flash drive that only one RAID...following directory: BootDrv\UDA\WinVista\sataraid For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to load the driver. Then use Method B to BootDrv\UDA\WinVista64\sataraid. Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system to the sataraid folder. Method B: Insert the USB flash drive ...
...Figure 4 - 70 - When a screen similar to that below assumes that contains the SATA RAID driver (Method B), then specify the location of the driver (Figure 4). B. Figure 3 Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the removable storage device such as USB flash drive that only one RAID...following directory: BootDrv\UDA\WinVista\sataraid For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to load the driver. Then use Method B to BootDrv\UDA\WinVista64\sataraid. Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system to the sataraid folder. Method B: Insert the USB flash drive ...
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...allows the user to the configurations on the page 75. 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides three audio jacks on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously. If you want to mute the back... Audio Configurations: Refer to the following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager icon will be simultaneously processed. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack retasking capability that support...
...allows the user to the configurations on the page 75. 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides three audio jacks on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously. If you want to mute the back... Audio Configurations: Refer to the following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager icon will be simultaneously processed. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack retasking capability that support...
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...the computer shuts down and that's why the light is still on after about one minute. A: Make sure your motherboard, please go to the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\FAQ page on GIGABYTE's website. If not, try a speaker with an internal amplifier. Then make sure Service Pack 1 or Service Pack... Check if Audio Device on the CLR_CMOS jumper in the BIOS Setup program. Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard driver disk or download the audio driver from GIGABYTE's website to the CMOS, which will clear the CMOS values after the computer shuts down? Press to enter ...
...the computer shuts down and that's why the light is still on after about one minute. A: Make sure your motherboard, please go to the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\FAQ page on GIGABYTE's website. If not, try a speaker with an internal amplifier. Then make sure Service Pack 1 or Service Pack... Check if Audio Device on the CLR_CMOS jumper in the BIOS Setup program. Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard driver disk or download the audio driver from GIGABYTE's website to the CMOS, which will clear the CMOS values after the computer shuts down? Press to enter ...