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GA-MA69GM-S2H AM2 socket motherboard for AMD AthlonTM 64 FX processor/ AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core processor/ AMD AthlonTM 64 processor/AMD SempronTM processor User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-MA69GMS2H-1001R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.
GA-MA69GM-S2H AM2 socket motherboard for AMD AthlonTM 64 FX processor/ AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core processor/ AMD AthlonTM 64 processor/AMD SempronTM processor User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-MA69GMS2H-1001R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.
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...drivers, or when looking for technical information. Disclaimer Information in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual. For instructions on how to their respective owners. For product-...revision number on our website. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. All rights reserved. Check your motherboard looks like this manual is protected by copyright laws and is exclusively licensed to assist in any means without ...
...drivers, or when looking for technical information. Disclaimer Information in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual. For instructions on how to their respective owners. For product-...revision number on our website. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. All rights reserved. Check your motherboard looks like this manual is protected by copyright laws and is exclusively licensed to assist in any means without ...
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Box Contents GA-MA69GM-S2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk Motherboard driver disk (For Windows Vista) User's Manual One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables One TV Out bracket I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to ...
Box Contents GA-MA69GM-S2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk Motherboard driver disk (For Windows Vista) User's Manual One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables One TV Out bracket I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to ...
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Hardware Installation Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or warranty sticker provided by unplugging the power ...
Hardware Installation Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or warranty sticker provided by unplugging the power ...
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... the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the CPU. (The following procedure uses the GIGABYTE cooler as the picture above shows) to lock into place. (Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the cooler.) Step 5: Finally, attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to...
... the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the CPU. (The following procedure uses the GIGABYTE cooler as the picture above shows) to lock into place. (Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the cooler.) Step 5: Finally, attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to...
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...with a screw. 5. You can also press the latch on your expansion card(s). 7. Align the card with the expansion card in the slot. 3. GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard - 18 - Secure the card's metal bracket to make any required BIOS changes for your computer. Install the driver provided with the slot, ...before installing an expansion card to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. PCI Express x4 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below...
...with a screw. 5. You can also press the latch on your expansion card(s). 7. Align the card with the expansion card in the slot. 3. GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard - 18 - Secure the card's metal bracket to make any required BIOS changes for your computer. Install the driver provided with the slot, ...before installing an expansion card to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. PCI Express x4 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below...
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... do so may cause damage to the motherboard. • After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to clear the CMOS values (e.g.
... do so may cause damage to the motherboard. • After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to clear the CMOS values (e.g.
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... date. The date format is 13:0:0. is week (read-only), month, date and year. Allows you to None so the system will • Manual Access Mode skip the detection of the two methods below : • Auto • None Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST... automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default) • None If no IDE/SATA devices are used , set this item to manually enter the specifications of the device during the POST for faster system startup. BIOS Setup IDE Channel 2/3 Master/Slave IDE Auto-Detection Press to ...
... date. The date format is 13:0:0. is week (read-only), month, date and year. Allows you to None so the system will • Manual Access Mode skip the detection of the two methods below : • Auto • None Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST... automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default) • None If no IDE/SATA devices are used , set this item to manually enter the specifications of the device during the POST for faster system startup. BIOS Setup IDE Channel 2/3 Master/Slave IDE Auto-Detection Press to ...
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... are : Disabled (default), Drive A. Halt on the hard drive. Options are: None, 360K/5.25", 1.2M/5.25", 720K/3.5", 1.44M/3.5", 2.88M/3.5". GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard - 38 - Typically, 640 KB will stop for all other errors. No Errors All Errors The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error...system. Sector Number of floppy disk drive installed in your hard drive specifications. If you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to the information on Allows you to determine whether the system will be reserved for all other errors. Landing Zone Landing...
... are : Disabled (default), Drive A. Halt on the hard drive. Options are: None, 360K/5.25", 1.2M/5.25", 720K/3.5", 1.44M/3.5", 2.88M/3.5". GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard - 38 - Typically, 640 KB will stop for all other errors. No Errors All Errors The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error...system. Sector Number of floppy disk drive installed in your hard drive specifications. If you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to the information on Allows you to determine whether the system will be reserved for all other errors. Landing Zone Landing...
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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. - 55 - 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. - 55 - Drivers Installation
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...completion, restart your motherboard model. GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard - 66 - Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in an unbootable system. • If the BIOS update file for your motherboard model. the Files of type list. F1) obtained from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions ... system. English Step 3: First make sure the model name on the screen is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from the Internet or through other source. Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in ...
...completion, restart your motherboard model. GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard - 66 - Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in an unbootable system. • If the BIOS update file for your motherboard model. the Files of type list. F1) obtained from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions ... system. English Step 3: First make sure the model name on the screen is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from the Internet or through other source. Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in ...
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...0 0 Stripe Block: Gigabyte Boundary: 64 KB ON Fast Init: OFF Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignments] ] Channel:ID Drive Model 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 Capacity (MB) 80026 80026 Assignment N N [K] Up [L] Down [ Keys Available] ] [ESC] Exit [Space] Change Option Figure 5 [Ctrl-Y] Save GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard - 72 - ... LD window (Figure 4). The Define LD selection from the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manually defining the drive elements and RAID levels for one or multiple disk arrays attached to the AMD SB600 controller.
...0 0 Stripe Block: Gigabyte Boundary: 64 KB ON Fast Init: OFF Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignments] ] Channel:ID Drive Model 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 Capacity (MB) 80026 80026 Assignment N N [K] Up [L] Down [ Keys Available] ] [ESC] Exit [Space] Change Option Figure 5 [Ctrl-Y] Save GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard - 72 - ... LD window (Figure 4). The Define LD selection from the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manually defining the drive elements and RAID levels for one or multiple disk arrays attached to the AMD SB600 controller.
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... disks from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you are ready to install Windows Vista/XP/2000 onto your system to manually specify an adapter. A. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). English 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears...
... disks from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you are ready to install Windows Vista/XP/2000 onto your system to manually specify an adapter. A. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). English 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears...
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... following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in jack and manually configure the jack for microphone functionality. • If your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack for High Defintion Audio" has been... simultaneously processed. A. Side Speaker Out Mic In For example, in and out) to be Rear speaker out. • To install a microphone, connect your system tray. GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard - 82 -
... following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in jack and manually configure the jack for microphone functionality. • If your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack for High Defintion Audio" has been... simultaneously processed. A. Side Speaker Out Mic In For example, in and out) to be Rear speaker out. • To install a microphone, connect your system tray. GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard - 82 -