Gigabyte GA-M68M-S2P manuale d’uso

GA-M68M-S2P AM2+/AM2 socket motherboard for AMD Phenom ™ II processor/ AMD Phenom ™ processor/ AMD Athlon ™ II processor/ AMD Athlon ™ processor/ AMD Sempron ™ processor User's Manual Rev . 1001 12ME-M68MS2P-1001R[...]

Nov . 9, 2009 Motherboard GA-M68M-S2P Motherboard GA-M68M-S2P Nov . 9, 2009[...]

Copyright © 2009 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE with[...]

- 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Optional Items ................................................................................................................. 6 GA-M68M-S2P Motherboard Layout ................................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................ 51 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 51 3-2 Application Software ..................................................................................[...]

- 6 - Box Contents GA-M68M-S2P Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable One SA T A 3Gb/s cable I/O Shield Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R) 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SA T A power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In and Out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-1*R) • [...]

- 7 - GA-M68M-S2P Motherboard Layout KB_MS CPU_F AN Socket AM2 A TX GA-M68M-S2P CD_IN F_AUDIO AUDIO PCIEX16 IDE DDR2_1 DDR2_2 A TX_12V NVIDIA ® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a SA TA2_2 SA TA2_3 SA TA2_1 SA TA2_0 PCI1 COMA CODEC BA T VGA USB LAN PCI2 F_USB1 M_BIOS FDD F_P ANEL RTL821 1CL B_BIOS IT8718 F_USB2 PCIEX1 R_USB CLR_CMOS SPDIF_IO LPT SYS_F AN[...]

- 8 - Block Diagram AM3/AM2+/AM2 CPU Hyper T ransport Bus NVIDIA ® GeForce 7025/nForce 630a 2 PCI PCI Bus PCI CLK (33 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus IT8718 Floppy CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz) A T A-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel Dual BIOS COM Port LPC Bus 1 PCI Express x1 DDR2 1066/800/667/533 MHz Dual Channel Memory PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x[...]

- 9 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Precautions Th e moth erb oard c ont ains nume rous deli cate elec tron ic ci rcui ts an d com pone nts w hich can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prio r to installat ion, do not[...]

Hardware Installation - 10 - 1- 2 Product Specications CPU  Support for AM3/AM2+/AM2 processors: AMD Phenom ™ II processor/ AMD Phenom ™ processor/ AMD Athlon ™ II processor/ AMD Athlon ™ processor/ AMD Sempron ™ processor (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) H yp e r T r an sp o rt B u s  2000 MT/s Ch[...]

- 1 1 - Hardware Installation Internal  1 x 24-pin A TX main power connector Connectors  1 x 4-pin A TX 12V power connector   1xoppydiskdriveconnector  1 x IDE connector  4 x SA T A 3Gb/s connectors  1 x CPU fan header  1 x system fan header  1 x front panel header  1 x front panel audio header  1 [...]

Hardware Installation - 12 - (Note 1) Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB. (Note2) T o congure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enab[...]

- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU Cooler 1-3 - 1 Ins talling t he CPU A. Locate the pin one (denoted by a small triangle) of the CPU socket and the CPU. Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest C[...]

Hardware Installation - 14 - B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket. Step 1: Completely lift up the CPU socket locking lever . Step 2: Align the CPU pin one (small triangle markin g) with the triangle mark on the CPU socket and gently insert the CPU into the socket. Make surethat theCPUpin[...]

- 15 - Hardware Installation Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease/tape between the CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU. Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may damage the CPU. 1-3 -2 Inst alling t he CPU Coole r Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the CPU. (The following procedure [...]

Hardware Installation - 16 - 1- 4 Installing the M emory DDR2_1 DDR2_2 Due to CPU limitation, read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode. 1. Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR2 memory module is installed. 2. When enabling Dual Channel mode with two memory modules, it is recommended that memory o[...]

- 17 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 - 2 Ins talling a M emor y Notch Before installing a memory module , make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to DDR DIMMs. Be sure to install DDR2 DIMMs on this moth- erboard. A  DDR2 memory mod[...]

Hardware Installation - 18 - 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before in[...]

- 19 - Hardware Installation 1-6 Back Panel Connectors PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse and the lower port (purple) to connect a PS/2 keyboard. Parallel Port Use the parallel port to connect devices such as a prin ter , sca nner and etc. The parallel port is also called a printer port. Serial Port[...]

Hardware Installation - 20 - • When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector , rst remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the motherboard. • When removing the cable, pull it straight out from the connector . Do not rock it side to side to prevent an electrica[...]

- 21 - Hardware Installation 1- 7 Internal Connec t o rs Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: • First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Befor e i nstalli ng t he device s, b e s ure to turn off th e d evices and y our comput er . Unp lug the power cord from the pow[...]

Hardware Installation - 22 - A TX: PinNo. Denition 13 3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 16 PS_ON (soft On/Off) 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 -5V 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V (O nly for 2x12-pi n A TX) 24 GN D ( Only for 2 x12-p in A TX) PinNo. Denition 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5VSB (stand by +5V) 10 +12V 1 1 +1 2 V ( On ly f[...]

- 23 - Hardware Installation 3/4) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN) and a 3-pin (SYS_F AN) system fan headers. Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation (the black connector wire is the ground wire). The moth[...]

Hardware Installation - 24 - 6) IDE (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attach- ing the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector . If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpe rs and th e cabli ng acco rding t o the rol e of the ID E devi[...]

- 25 - Hardware Installation 8) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) Conne ct the power sw itch, reset s witch, spea ker , cha ssis intrus ion switch/ sensor and sy stem status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. • PW (Power Switch, Red):  Co[...]

Hardware Installation - 26 - 9) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header)  ThefrontpanelaudioheadersupportsIn telHighDenitionaudio(HD)and AC'97audio.Y oumayconnect your chassis front panel audio module to this header . Make sure the wire assignments of the module con - nector match the pin assi[...]

- 27 - Hardware Installation 12) F_USB1/F_USB2 (USB Headers)  Theheaders conformto USB2.0/1.1 specication.Each USBheader canprovidetwo USBports viaan optional USB bracket. For purchasing the optional USB bracket, please contact the local dealer . PinNo. Denition 1 Power (5V) 2 Power [...]

Hardware Installation - 28 - 13) CLR_CMOS (Clearing CMOS Jumper)  Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values (e.g. date information and BIOS congurations) and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults. T o clear the CMOS values, place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins [...]

- 29 - BIOS Setup BIOS (Bas ic I nput and Output Sys tem) records har dware parameters o f th e sy stem in the CMOS on th e motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-T est (POST) during system startup, saving sys tem p arameters and loading o perating system, etc . BIO S in cludes a BIOS Setup progr am th at allows th[...]

BIOS Setup - 30 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. Function Keys: <DEL>: BIOS SETUP Press the <Delete> key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in BIOS Setup. <F9>: XPRESS RECOVERY2 If you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to back up hard drive data using the driver disk[...]

- 31 - BIOS Setup 2-2 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use ar- row keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS V ersion: D5) Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom [...]

BIOS Setup - 32 -  MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .)  Usethismenutoconguretheclock,frequencyandvoltagesofyourCPU,memory ,etc.  Standard CMOS Features  Use thismenu to congurethe system timeand date, hard drivetypes, oppy disk[...]

- 33 - BIOS Setup 2-3 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) Whether the system will work stably with the overclock settings you made is dependent on your over- allsystemcongurations.IncorrectlydoingoverclockmayresultindamagetoCPU,chipset,or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. This page is f[...]

BIOS Setup - 34 - (Note) This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. DRAM Conguration CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 A ward Software DRAMConguration higf : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous V alues F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Item[...]

- 35 - BIOS Setup Precharge Time Options are: Auto (default), 2T , 3T . Row Cycle Time Options are: Auto (default), 1 1T~26T . RAS to RAS Delay Options are: Auto (default), 2T~5T . CKE Power Down Mode Determines whether to set the memory to power down mode when the CKE pin is closed. (Default: Dis- abled) CKE Power Down Control Allows you to select[...]

BIOS Setup - 36 - Date (mm:dd:yy)  Setsthesystemdate.Thedateformatisweek(re ad-only),month,dateandyear .Selectthedesiredeld and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date. Time (hh:mm:ss)  Sets the system time. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:0:0. Select?[...]

- 37 - BIOS Setup  The followingelds displayyour hard drivespecications. Ifyou wish toenter theparameters manually , refer to the information on the hard drive. Capacity Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive. Cylinder Number of cylinders. Head Number of heads. Precomp Wri[...]

BIOS Setup - 38 - 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features Virtualization Virtualization allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent parti- tions. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet dri[...]

- 39 - BIOS Setup Away Mode Enables or disables A way Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system. Away Mode allows the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in a low-power mode that appears off. (Default: Disabled) Backup BIOS Image to HDD  Allows the systemto copy the BIOS imagele to the har[...]

BIOS Setup - 40 - 2-6 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE Channel Enables or disables the integrated IDE controller . (Default: Enabled) NV Serial-A T A Controller Enables or disables the integrated SA T A controller(s). Y ou can select whether to enable all SA T A control-  lersoronlytherstSA T A controller .(Default:A[...]

- 41 - BIOS Setup NV SA T A 1 Secondary RAID  Enablesor disablesRAID forthesecond channelof therstintegrated SA T A  3Gb/scontroller .This item iscongurableonlyifthe NV SA T A RAID function item is set to Enabled. (Default: Enabled) NV SA T A 2 Primary RAID  Enablesor?[...]

BIOS Setup - 42 - ACPI Suspend T ype  Speciesthe ACPIsleepstatewhenthesystementerssuspend. S1(POS) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Suspend) sleep state. In S1 sleep state, the system appears suspended and stays in a low power mode. The system can be resumed at any time. S3(STR) Enables the syste[...]

- 43 - BIOS Setup (Note) Supported on Windows Vista operating system only . Power-On by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time. (Default: Disabled) If enabled, set the date and time as following: Day of Month Alarm: Turn on the system at a specic time on each day or on[...]

BIOS Setup - 44 - PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto      BIOSauto-assignsIRQtotherstPCIslot.(Default) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15  AssignsIRQ3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15totherstPCIslot. PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot. (Default) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,[...]

- 45 - BIOS Setup Reset Case Open Status Keeps or clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status. Enabled clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status and the Case Opened eldwillshow"No"atnextboot.(Default:Disabled) Case Opened Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection[...]

BIOS Setup - 46 - CPU Smart F AN Mode  Specieshowtocontrol CPUfanspeed.Thisitemiscongurableonlyif CPU Smart F AN Control is set to Enabled . Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal CPU fan control mode. (Default) V oltage Sets Voltage mode for a 3-pin[...]

- 47 - BIOS Setup Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the safest BIOS default settings. In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for the motherboard. 2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 A war[...]

BIOS Setup - 48 - Press <Enter> on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press <Enter>. Y ou will berequestedtoconrmthepassword.T ypethepasswordagainandpress<Enter>. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: Supervisor Password When a s[...]

- 49 - BIOS Setup Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key . This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. 2-13 Save & Exit Setup Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key . This exits the BIOS Setup without saving[...]

BIOS Setup - 50 -[...]

- 51 - Drivers Installation 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers Chapter 3 Drivers Installation After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install. Y ou can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all the rec- ommend[...]

Drivers Installation - 52 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Y ou can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 T echnical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, an[...]

- 53 - Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For thedetailed contactinformation ofthe GIGABYTET aiwan headquarteror worldwidebranch ofces,click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information.[...]

Drivers Installation - 54 - 3-6 Download Center T o update the BIOS, drivers, or app lications, c lick the Download Cen ter button to li nk to the GIGABYT E website. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.[...]

- 55 - Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Chapter 4 Unique Features Xp res s Re cov ery 2 is a u til ity t ha t a llo ws y ou to q uic kl y c om pre ss an d back up your system data and perform restoration of it. Supporting NTFS, F A T32, and FA T16 le systems, Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on P A T A an[...]

Unique Features - 56 - Step 3: Wh en pa rti ti oni ng yo ur ha rd dr iv e, ma ke su re to leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is recom- mended; actual size requirements vary , depending on the amount of data) and begin the installation of the operating system. Step 1: Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data. Step 4: Aft er the o p[...]

- 57 - Unique Features D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 E. Removing the Backup F . Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Sel ect RESTORE to res tore t he bac kup to y our ha rd dri ve in case the system breaks down. The REST ORE option will not be present if no backup is created before. Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2. Step 2: After t[...]

Unique Features - 58 - 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GI GAB YTE m oth erb oar ds pr ovi de tw o uni que B IO S u pda te to ols , Q-F las h ™ an d @BI OS ™ . GI GAB YTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS mod e. Addi tional ly , thi s m otherb oard fe atures t he DualB IOS ™ des ign, [...]

- 59 - Unique Features B. Updating the BIOS When updating th e BIOS , choo se th e loca tion w here t he BIO S le i s sav ed. The follo wing pr ocedure as - sumesthatyousavetheBIOSletoaoppydisk. Step 1: 1. Inserttheoppydiskcontainingthe[...]

Unique Features - 60 - Step 4: Press <Esc> and then <Enter> to exit Q-Flash and reboot the system. As the system boots, you should see the new BIOS version is present on the POST screen. Step 5: During the POST , press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup. Select Load Optimized Defaults and press <Enter> to load BIOS defaults. Syste[...]

- 61 - Unique Features 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility A. Before Y ou Begin 1. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (T erminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. During th e BI OS u pdate process, en sure the Interne t co nnection is stabl e an d do N OT i nter[...]

Unique Features - 62 - Available functions in EasyTune 6 may differ by motherboard model. Grayed-out area(s) indicates that the item is notcongurableorthefunctionisnotsupported. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to the hardware components such as CPU, chipset, and memory and reduce the useful life [...]

- 63 - Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) T o congure SA T A hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install SA T A hard drive(s) in your computer. B. CongureSA T A controllermodeinBIOSSetup. C. ConguringRAIDsetinRAIDBIOS. (Note) D. Makeaoppydiskco[...]

Appendix - 64 - B. Conguring SA T A controller mode in BIOS Setup MakesuretoconguretheSA T A controllermodecorrectlyinsystemBIOSSetup. Step 1: Turn on your comput er a nd p ress <Delete> to e nter BIOS Setup dur ing the POST (Power-O n Se lf-T est). Under Integrated Peripherals , make sure NV Serial-A[...]

- 65 - Appendix C. Conguring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to congure a RAID array . For a non-RAID conguration, please skip this step and proceed to the installation of Windows operating system. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operatin[...]

Appendix - 66 - Step 6: After assigning the RAID drives, press <F7>. A message which says "Clear disk data?" appears (Figure 6). Press<Y>to conrmorpress<N> tocancel.(Ifthe harddrivescontainapreviously createdRAIDarray , you need to press <Y> to clear th[...]

- 67 - Appendix After that, the Array List screen appears, displaying the RAID array that you have created (Figure 7). MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006 - Array List- [Ctrl-X] Exit [ hi ] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail Boot Status V ender Array Model Name No Healthy NVIDIA STRIPE 223.57G T o read more information about the RAID arra[...]

Appendix - 68 - 5-1-2 Making a SA T A RAID Driver Diskette T o successful ly inst all ope rating system onto RAID drive(s), you need to in stall t he SA T A c ontroller driver during the OS installation. Without the driver , the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. Firstof all,copy thedriver for[...]

- 69 - Appendix 5-1-3 Installing the SA T A RAID Driver and Operating System With the SA T A RAID driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/XP onto your hard drive(s). The followings are examples of Windows XP and V ista installation. A. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windo[...]

Appendix - 70 - B. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When a screen similar to that below appears (RAID hard drive will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driv[...]

- 71 - Appendix Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 5 appears, select NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller and click Next . Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear . Select the RAID drive and then click Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 6). Figure 5 Figure 6[...]

Appendix - 72 - Rebuilding an Array: Rebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array . Rebuilding applies only to fault-tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 array . T o replace the old drive, make sure to use a new drive of equal or greater capacity . The procedures below assume a new drive [...]

- 73 - Appendix 5-2 Conguring Audio Input and Output 5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides three audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1 (Note) -channel audio. The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. The integrated HD (High Denition) audio provides[...]

Appendix - 74 - The pi ctures to t he right s how the 7.1 -channe l s peaker congurations. 7.1-Channel Speakers: Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Step 2: Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The cur- rent connected device is dialog box appears. Select the device according to the type of de[...]

- 75 - Appendix If your chassis provides an AC'97 front panel audio mod- ule, to activate the AC'97 functionality , click the tool icon on t he Spea ker Co nfi gura tion t ab. On t he Con nect or Settings dialog box, select the Disable front panel jack detection check box. Click OK to complete. Click Device advanced se ttings o n the top [...]

Appendix - 76 - 5-2-2 Conguring S/PDIF In/Out The S/PDIF In and Out cable (optional) provides S/PDIF In and S/PDIF Out functionalities. (Note) The actual location of the SPDIF In and Out connector may differ by model. Coaxial S/PDIF Out Optical S/PDIF Out Optical S/PDIF In Coaxial S/PDIFIn Step: After connecting the S/PDIF In device, access the [...]

- 77 - Appendix C. Conguring S/PDIF Out: The S/PDIF Out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality . T o output S/PDIF digital audio signals to an external decoder , connect a S/PDIF coaxial cable or a S/PDIF optical c able (either one ) to the optical /coxial S/PDIF o ut connector on t he [...]

Appendix - 78 - 5-2-3 Conguring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver , the HD Audio Manager icon willappearin thenoticationarea.Double-click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager . Step 2: Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on th e b ack p ane l o r the M ic in j ack (p ink ) [...]

- 79 - Appendix Step 4: T o ra is e th e re co rdi ng a nd p la yb ack v ol um e fo r t he microphone, click the Microphone Boost icon on the right of the Recording V olume slider and set th e Microphone Boost level. Step 5: After com pleting the sett ings above, click Start , p oint to All Programs , point to Accessories , and then click Sound Rec[...]

Appendix - 80 - Step 3: When the Stereo Mix item appears, right-click on this item and select Enable . Then set it as the default de- vice. Step 4: Now you can access the HD Audio Manager tocong - ure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to record the sound. 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder A. Recording Sound 1. Make sure you have connected the[...]

- 81 - Appendix 5-3 T roubleshooting 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions T o read more F AQs for your motherboard, please go to the Support&DownloadsMotherboardF AQ page on GIGABYTE's website. Q: In the BIOS Setup program, why are some BIOS options missing? A: Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program. Press <Delete> [...]

Appendix - 82 - 5-3-2 T roubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem. ST ART A Turn off the power. Remove all peripherals, connecting cables, and power cord etc. Isolate the short circuit. Secure the CPU cooler on the CPU. Connect the CPU cooler power c[...]

- 83 - Appendix The power supply , CPU or CPU socket might fail. The keyboard or keyboard connector might fail. END A Turn off the computer. Plug in the keyboard and mouse and restart the computer . The graphics card, expansion slot, or monitor might fail. The IDE/SA TA device, connector , or cable might fail. No Theproblemisveriedan[...]

Appendix - 84 - 5-4 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our writte n permissio n, and the conten ts there of must no t be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose. Contravention will be prosecuted. W e believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects a[...]

- 85 - Appendix Finally , we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy-saving features of this product (where applicable), recycling the inner and outer packaging (including shipping containers) this product was delivered in, and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly . With[...]

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