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Question posted by bhram71001 on February 27th, 2012

I Have M52l-s3p Gigabyte Mobo,in Bios I Chose Boot From Hdd,save A After Start

after savingand exit,during start again i get boot menu ,either i have to chose ESC key or chose from list to start windows, how can i fix this issue??

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Manual - Page 20

... 10) F_PANEL 11) F_AUDIO 12) CD_IN 13) SPDIF_I 14) SPDIF_O 15) F_USB1 / F_USB2 16) CI 17) CLR_CMOS Read the following guidelines before turning on the motherboard. GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 20 -

Manual - Page 31

... encounter problems using the Q-Flash and @BIOS utilities, refer to boot. English Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the main menu of the BIOS Setup program. For instructions on the motherboard. Inadequately altering the settings may result in the CMOS. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that you need to...

Manual - Page 32

..., Inc. To show the BIOS POST screen. 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 XpressRecovery2 during the POST. To exit Boot Menu, press . GA-M52L-S3 F6b . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/04/2008...

Manual - Page 33

... on the right side of function keys available for the current submenus Access the Q-Flash utility Display system information Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program Main Menu Help The onscreen description of a highlighted setup option is in a submenu, press to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS Version: F6b) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright...

Manual - Page 34

... message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can also carry out this task.) GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 34 - It allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes in BIOS Setup. „ Set User Password Change, set , or disable password. An user password only allows you to restrict access to make changes. „ Save & Exit Setup Save all changes...

Manual - Page 36

... hard drive. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all other errors. GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 36 - Head Number of extended...Halt On Allows you to None. No Errors The system boot will stop for the MS-DOS operating system. All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk...

Manual - Page 37

..., then press the plus key (or ) or the minus key (or ) to move it up or down on the list. Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press to exit this menu when finished. Password Check Specifies whether a password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) System...

Manual - Page 38

... Show Allows you to determine whether to report read/write errors of your system to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 38 - This feature allows your hard drive. Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) Init Display First...

Manual - Page 50

... only allows you to specify two separate passwords: Supervisor Password When a system password is set and the Password Check item in Advanced BIOS Features is set to confirm the password. GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 50 - To clear the password, press on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press . English...

Manual - Page 51

... ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health Status ` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Esc: Quit F8: Q-Flash KLJI: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Press on this item and press the key. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. - 51 - BIOS Setup Press or to return to the CMOS. English...

Manual - Page 58

...the amount of the operating system (Figure 3). English Installation and Configuration (The following procedure uses Windows XP as the first boot device under "Advanced BIOS Features" in the BIOS Setup program. Figure 1 Figure 2 3. Figure 3 GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 58 - Save the changes and exit. 2. When partitioning your hard drive (Figure 1), make sure to leave unallocated space for...

Manual - Page 60

...-S3 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to startup XpressRecovery2..... GA-M52L-S3 F6b . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/04/2008-NV-MCP61-6A61KG07C-00 Figure 9 C. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to enter Xpress...

Manual - Page 62

... Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. GA-M52L-S3 F6b . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/04/2008-NV-MCP61-6A61KG07C-00 Because BIOS flashing is @BIOS ? English 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOS .TM GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update...

Manual - Page 63

... saved. Flash, use the key during the POST to the main menu. Q-Flash Utility v2.02 Flash Type/Size MXIC 25L4005 512K Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Drive and press . • The Save Main BIOS to Drive option allows you to save the BIOS file to begin the BIOS update. Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard...

Manual - Page 64

GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 64 - System will re-detect all peripherals devices after a BIOS update, so we recommend that you should see the new BIOS version is complete after the system restarts. Select Load Optimized Defaults and press to exit Q-Flash and reboot the system. English Step 4: Press and then to load BIOS defaults. As the system boots, you reload...

Manual - Page 65

...: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. During the BIOS update process, ensure the Internet connection is unable to start. 3. C. Options and Instructions: 1. In Windows, close all...

Manual - Page 66

... one model is correct, then click OK. Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in an unbootable system. Upon completion, restart your motherboard model. GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 66 - English Step 3: First make sure the model name on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from the Internet or through other Step...

Manual - Page 70

...1 Primary RAID NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Item Help Menu Level` KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 2 ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard - 70 - Configuring SATA controller mode in this section may differ from...

Manual - Page 74

...the MENU.exe file in Figure 2. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and the motherboard driver disk for Windows 2000.Your system will open similar to the floppy disk. Boot from the menu. At...: D:\>). A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. GA-M52L-S3 Motherboard Figure 3 - 74 -

Manual - Page 85

...BIOS default settings. 6. A: Some motherboard provides a small amount of standby power after the computer shuts down ? Press to show the advanced options. In the Main Menu, press + to enter BIOS... values. A: If your motherboard has a clearing CMOS jumper, refer to the instructions on GIGABYTE's website. Saves changes and exit BIOS Setup (select "Save & Exit Setup") to the steps below...