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... Classifications In order to assist in this : "REV: X.X." For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on our website. is the property of documentations: For detailed product...read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Disclaimer Information in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or ...
... Classifications In order to assist in this : "REV: X.X." For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on our website. is the property of documentations: For detailed product...read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Disclaimer Information in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or ...
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... 51 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 51 3-2 SoftwareApplications 52 3-3 Driver CD Information 52 3-4 Hardware Information 53 3-5 Contact Us ...53 Chapter 4 Unique Features 55 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 55 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 60 4-2-1...Chapter 5 Appendix ...67 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 67 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 67 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 72 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 73 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 78 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 78 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In and Out ...
... 51 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 51 3-2 SoftwareApplications 52 3-3 Driver CD Information 52 3-4 Hardware Information 53 3-5 Contact Us ...53 Chapter 4 Unique Features 55 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 55 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 60 4-2-1...Chapter 5 Appendix ...67 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 67 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 67 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 72 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 73 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 78 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 78 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In and Out ...
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Box Contents GA-M68SM-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to change ...
Box Contents GA-M68SM-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to change ...
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... card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. Locate an expansion slot that came with the expansion card in your card. Install the driver provided with your expansion card(s). 7. Align the card with a screw. 5. Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently.... Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. Make sure the metal contacts on your expansion card in the slot. 3. GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 18 - Carefully read the manual that supports your operating system.
... card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. Locate an expansion slot that came with the expansion card in your card. Install the driver provided with your expansion card(s). 7. Align the card with a screw. 5. Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently.... Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. Make sure the metal contacts on your expansion card in the slot. 3. GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 18 - Carefully read the manual that supports your operating system.
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... is effective for subsequent access to set the first boot device without having to accept. The system will still be used for one time only. GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 32 - For more information, refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2." : Boot Menu Boot Menu allows you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to ... to select the first boot device, then press to enter BIOS Setup first. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard 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 ...
... is effective for subsequent access to set the first boot device without having to accept. The system will still be used for one time only. GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 32 - For more information, refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2." : Boot Menu Boot Menu allows you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to ... to select the first boot device, then press to enter BIOS Setup first. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard 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 ...
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... F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to accept. After configuring this menu when finished. Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup...
... F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to accept. After configuring this menu when finished. Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup...
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... onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default: Enabled) GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 40 - This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is set this item to Disabled. This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to RAID. (Default: Enabled) On-Chip...
... onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default: Enabled) GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 40 - This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is set this item to Disabled. This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to RAID. (Default: Enabled) On-Chip...
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... the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will continue to install. English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following the item. You can...clicking your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your optional drive. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that are ...
... the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will continue to install. English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following the item. You can...clicking your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your optional drive. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that are ...
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You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk. English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 52 -
You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk. English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 52 -
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Drivers Installation English 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 53 -
Drivers Installation English 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 53 -
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Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of the hard drive, make sure ...
Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of the hard drive, make sure ...
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Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 12 GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 8 2. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy ...the Windows operating system. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to startup XpressRecovery2..... Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). When you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . M68SM-S2 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 :...
Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 12 GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 8 2. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy ...the Windows operating system. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to startup XpressRecovery2..... Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). When you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . M68SM-S2 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 :...
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...and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. During the BIOS update process, ensure the Internet connection is stable and do so may result ... do NOT interrupt the Internet connection (for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Click Start>Program>Gigabyte>BIOS>@BIOS C. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Select @BIOS and click...
...and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. During the BIOS update process, ensure the Internet connection is stable and do so may result ... do NOT interrupt the Internet connection (for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Click Start>Program>Gigabyte>BIOS>@BIOS C. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Select @BIOS and click...
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...may prepare only one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this... from your computer. C . If you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. B. Appendix English Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install...
...may prepare only one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this... from your computer. C . If you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. B. Appendix English Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install...
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.... This indicates that you can proceed to the Array List screen. When the "Delete array?" Press to return to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 71 - When the "Clear MBR?" Array Detail - To exit the NVIDIA RAID setup utility, press in the main menu or + in the...
.... This indicates that you can proceed to the Array List screen. When the "Delete array?" Press to return to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 71 - When the "Clear MBR?" Array Detail - To exit the NVIDIA RAID setup utility, press in the main menu or + in the...
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...prompt, change to copy the driver in Figure 2, the NVIDIA MCP68 DRIVER series are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to exit when finished. In the example in MS-DOS mode(Note). GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard Figure 3 - 72 - First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from ...the motherboard driver disk to select F) NVIDIA MCP68 RAID DRIVER; Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in your optical drive folder, double...
...prompt, change to copy the driver in Figure 2, the NVIDIA MCP68 DRIVER series are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to exit when finished. In the example in MS-DOS mode(Note). GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard Figure 3 - 72 - First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from ...the motherboard driver disk to select F) NVIDIA MCP68 RAID DRIVER; Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in your optical drive folder, double...
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... moments of some files being loaded before you have chosen to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system, or you see the message "Press F6 if you...need to that you have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/XP/2000 onto your hard drive(s). S=Specify Additional Device...
... moments of some files being loaded before you have chosen to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system, or you see the message "Press F6 if you...need to that you have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/XP/2000 onto your hard drive(s). S=Specify Additional Device...
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... item(s) displayed in Figure 3 may differ according to that in Figure 3. GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 74 - English Step 3: When installing the RAID driver, for example, if Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu (Note) similar to the RAID or AHCI driver you will install. Windows Setup You have a device support disk from...
... item(s) displayed in Figure 3 may differ according to that in Figure 3. GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 74 - English Step 3: When installing the RAID driver, for example, if Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu (Note) similar to the RAID or AHCI driver you will install. Windows Setup You have a device support disk from...
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...Figure 6 - 75 - This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. The driver installation will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or ... those for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 5 Step 4: After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for which you have a device support disk from a mass...
...Figure 6 - 75 - This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. The driver installation will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or ... those for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 5 Step 4: After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for which you have a device support disk from a mass...
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When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 7 GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 76 - Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below appears (RAID or AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Load Drivers. (Figure 6). Installing Windows Vista Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7). English B.
When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 7 GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 76 - Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below appears (RAID or AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Load Drivers. (Figure 6). Installing Windows Vista Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7). English B.