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Question posted by kipid on December 30th, 2012

During Boot Pc Not Recognized Hdd (1xide, 1xsata)

upgrade bios to FHH version, put amd athlon II x2 270 becouse pc won't boot up clear cmos and after that pc boot OK but not recognized hdd

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Manual - Page 4

Table of Contents ItemChecklist ...6 OptionalAccessories ...6 GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1...Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 33 The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : FAa 34 2-1 Standard CMOS Features 36 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features 38 2-3 IntegratedPeripherals 40 2-4 Power Management Setup 44 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations 46 2-6 PC Health ...

Manual - Page 10

... Summary CPU Š Socket AM2 for additional 2 ports by cables Š 2 IEEE 1394a connectors for AMD AthlonTM 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core / AthlonTM 64 / SempronTM processor Front Side Bus Š 2000 MHz Chipset Š nVIDIA&#...for additional 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables Š 1 chassis intrusion connector Š 1 power LED connector GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 10 -

Manual - Page 33

... not require users to boot to Main Menu Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help window that may result in system malfunction. - 33 - Exit current page and return to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet. BIOS Setup If you...

Manual - Page 34

... enter the Xpress Recovery2 screen. : Boot Menu Press the F12 key to enter Boot Menu to select the first boot device. : Qflash Press the End key to access the Q-Flash utility directly without having to access advanced options. 2. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 34 - If you don't find the settings you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu...

Manual - Page 36

... 0 Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to set the access mode for faster system start up . Access Mode Use this to select this if no SATA/IDE devices are : Large/Auto(default:Auto) GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 36 - You can use one of the two methods: • Auto Allows BIOS to set the access...

Manual - Page 37

... inch PC-type standard drive; 360 KB capacity. 1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 MB capacity 720K, 3.5" (3.5 inch when 3 Mode is 3 mode Floppy Drive. it will stop for all other errors. BIOS Setup All, But Keyboard The system boot will stop for systems with 512 KB memory installed on the motherboard...

Manual - Page 38

... Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Password Check HDD S.M.A.R.T. Hard Disk CDROM Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk. ZIP USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by ZIP. Select your boot device priority by LS120. USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 38...

Manual - Page 39

... determine it is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) HDD S.M.A.R.T. Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card (the PCIE_16_1 slot). (Default value) PEG (Slot2) Set Init Display First to PCI VGA card. English Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or...

Manual - Page 40

... RAID function of this channel. English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals...Onboard Audio Function SMART LAN Onboard 1394 Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port ...operate in ATA mode. It will operate in ATA mode. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 40 - Disable the RAID function for all of the...

Manual - Page 41

... first SATA controller only. Refer to enhance HDD transfer speed. (Default value) Disabled Disable IDE... F7: Optimized Defaults This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to the fault or short. SATA-1+2 Enable...SATA controller. SMART LAN CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) ...to detect the status of this function. BIOS Setup English NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID...

Manual - Page 42

...BIOS will show 0.0m. Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3BC/IRQ7. Parallel Port Mode SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default value) EPP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard... length of the attached LAN cable. Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of Pair 1-2 and Pair 3-6 will show...

Manual - Page 47

...BIOS Setup Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR2 1.8V / +3.3V / +12V Detect system's voltage status automatically. Monitor CPU temperature at next boot. English 2-6 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software PC... (Note) CPU Smart FAN Mode [Disabled] Yes OK OK OK OK 45oC 3245 RPM 0 RPM 0 RPM [Disabled]...case open status. (Default value) Clear case open status at 80oC / ...

Manual - Page 52

... Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI ConfiguratioEnsnter Password: PC Health ...may access all BIOS Setup program function. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 52 - A message "PASSWORD DISABLED" will boot and you select "System" at "Password Check" in creating...

Manual - Page 60

...affect the data backup speed. 3. Boot from the CD-ROM, you complete installations of hard disk data. M57SLI-S4 FAa . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/22/2007... Xpress Recovery2. System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of system memory 3. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 60 - Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and...

Manual - Page 62

...BIOS to your motherboard model. 2. In the Q-Flash menu, use the key during the POST or pressing the key in BIOS Setup. M57SLS42.FA) to Drive function. M57SLI-S4 FAa . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot...:Move ESC:Reset :Power Off HDD 0-0 Total size : 0 GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard Free size : 0 - 62 - English 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 : Q-FlashTM...

Manual - Page 66

... end to available SATA port(s) on the motherboard. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 66 - If you do not want to create RAID, you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity for RAID array. Then connect the power connector from your system. (2) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3) Configure RAID set in RAID...

Manual - Page 68

... 3 ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 68 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Password Check HDD S.M.A.R.T. English Step 2: To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set First...

Manual - Page 72

... GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard Figure 12 - 72 - Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized ...driver in Figure 11. For example, from the motherboard driver CD-ROM to install Windows XP (32-... startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk ...motherboard driver CD-ROM in the BootDrv folder (Figure 12...

Manual - Page 74

...15) and press ENTER. English Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 15 below will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 15. GA-M57SLI-S4 Motherboard - 74 - Select the SCSI Adapter you must press S... provided by an adapter manufacturer. Windows Setup You have any device support disks from the motherboard driver CD.

Manual - Page 81

...has a Clear CMOS jumper, please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in new BIOS version. Question 1: I still get a weak sound after updating BIOS. Re-insert the battery to clear CMOS. If ...asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on power. 6. Save changes and reboot the system. AWARD BIOS Beep Codes 1 short: System boots successfully 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long 1 ...