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... be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For detailed product information, carefully 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. Copyright © 2007 GIGA...
... be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For detailed product information, carefully 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. Copyright © 2007 GIGA...
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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. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before you begin to prevent hardware damage. GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 18 - Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. Secure the card's metal bracket to release ...Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot.
...card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before you begin to prevent hardware damage. GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 18 - Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. Secure the card's metal bracket to release ...Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot.
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...to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. To exit Boot Menu, press . GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 32 - 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.... restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. M68SM-S2 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash ...
...to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. To exit Boot Menu, press . GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 32 - 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.... restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. M68SM-S2 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash ...
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...RAID Enables or disables RAID for the integrated IDE controller. Onboard 1394 Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default: Enabled) GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 40 - Disabled turns off DMA mode for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI ... 3Gb/s connector (SATAII1). This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to Disabled. IDE Disables RAID for the IDE device(s) and lets it operate in PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode. (Default: ...
...RAID Enables or disables RAID for the integrated IDE controller. Onboard 1394 Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default: Enabled) GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 40 - Disabled turns off DMA mode for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI ... 3Gb/s connector (SATAII1). This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to Disabled. IDE Disables RAID for the IDE device(s) and lets it operate in PIO (Programmed Input/Output) mode. (Default: ...
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...button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will continue to install other applications ... the question mark (by right-clicking your optional drive. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Drivers Installation Please select the item that shown in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows...
...button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will continue to install other applications ... the question mark (by right-clicking your optional drive. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Drivers Installation Please select the item that shown in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows...
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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 - 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.
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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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... (Figure 11). Figure 12 GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for...Figure 9). Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. When you wish to startup XpressRecovery2..... M68SM-S2 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 07/16/2007-NF-MCP68-6A61MG01C-00 Figure 9 C. Figure...
... (Figure 11). Figure 12 GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for...Figure 9). Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. When you wish to startup XpressRecovery2..... M68SM-S2 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 07/16/2007-NF-MCP68-6A61MG01C-00 Figure 9 C. Figure...
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...Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. Click Start>Program>Gigabyte>BIOS>@BIOS C. Before You Begin: 1. Step 2: Select the @BIOS server site closest to start. 3. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system ...or a system that is unable to your location and click OK. - 63 - Options and Instructions: 1. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Save the Current BIOS File In the main dialog box of @BIOS, Save Current BIOS allows you to install...
...Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. Click Start>Program>Gigabyte>BIOS>@BIOS C. Before You Begin: 1. Step 2: Select the @BIOS server site closest to start. 3. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system ...or a system that is unable to your location and click OK. - 63 - Options and Instructions: 1. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Save the Current BIOS File In the main dialog box of @BIOS, Save Current BIOS allows you to install...
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... SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach 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. Appendix B. If you do not want to AHCI or RAID mode. - 67 - C . Install SATA hard drive...end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to create RAID array on the motherboard. English Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Configure SATA controller ...
... SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach 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. Appendix B. If you do not want to AHCI or RAID mode. - 67 - C . Install SATA hard drive...end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to create RAID array on the motherboard. English Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Configure SATA controller ...
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... 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in Figure 2. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to copy the driver in the BootDrv folder (Figure 3). From your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in MS-DOS mode(Note). GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard Figure 3 - 72 - See the ...instructions below about how to a floppy disk. In the example in Figure 2, the NVIDIA MCP68 DRIVER series are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to select I)NVIDIA...
... 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in Figure 2. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to copy the driver in the BootDrv folder (Figure 3). From your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in MS-DOS mode(Note). GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard Figure 3 - 72 - See the ...instructions below about how to a floppy disk. In the example in Figure 2, the NVIDIA MCP68 DRIVER series are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to select I)NVIDIA...
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The screen will appear. Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press . GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 74 - Later, when a screen similar to that in Figure 3 below will return to select NVIDIA RAID Driver and press . Windows Setup You have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen ... those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not want from the motherboard driver disk. (Note) The selectable item(s) displayed in Figure 3 may differ according to the RAID or AHCI...
The screen will appear. Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press . GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 74 - Later, when a screen similar to that in Figure 3 below will return to select NVIDIA RAID Driver and press . Windows Setup You have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen ... those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not want from the motherboard driver disk. (Note) The selectable item(s) displayed in Figure 3 may differ according to the RAID or AHCI...
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Installing Windows Vista Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7). 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). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. English B.
Installing Windows Vista Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7). 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). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. English B.
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...Intel HD Audio standard, you can have an Internet chat, make sure the "Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Definition Audio" has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your system tray. For example, users can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack .../Subwoofer speaker out. • 7.1 channel audio: Front speaker out, Rear speaker out, Center/Subwoofer speaker out, and Side speaker out. GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 78 - The picture to access the Audio Control Panel. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker...
...Intel HD Audio standard, you can have an Internet chat, make sure the "Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Definition Audio" has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your system tray. For example, users can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack .../Subwoofer speaker out. • 7.1 channel audio: Front speaker out, Rear speaker out, Center/Subwoofer speaker out, and Side speaker out. GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 78 - The picture to access the Audio Control Panel. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker...
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Then configure the jack for microphone functionality. GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 82 - Note: The microphone functions on the front panel. Step 3: Locate the Volume icon in your system tray. English 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your system tray and click it to open the volume...
Then configure the jack for microphone functionality. GA-M68SM-S2 Motherboard - 82 - Note: The microphone functions on the front panel. Step 3: Locate the Volume icon in your system tray. English 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your system tray and click it to open the volume...