GA-M59SLI-S5 /
GA-M59SLI-S4
AMD Socket AM2
Rev. 1003
12MC-M59SLIS5-1003 R
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* WEEE
Jun. 8, 2006
GA-M59SLI-S5 / GA-M59SLI-S4
Motherboard
Jun. 8, 2006
Motherboard
GA-M59SLI-S5 /
GA-M59SLI-S4
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GA-M59SLI-S5 .................................................................................. 7
GA-M59SLI-S4 .................................................................................. 8
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1-1 .................................................................................... 11
1-2
1-3
1-3-1 ............................................................................................ 15
1-3-2 ................................................................................................. 16
1-4 ....................................................................................... 17
1-5
1-6
1-7
1-8
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SLI (Scalable Link Interface ) .................... 20
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BIOS ....................................................................................... 37
(BIOS F2) ................................................................... 38
2-1 Standard CMOS Features (
2-2 Advanced BIOS Features (
2-3 Integrated Peripherals (
2-4 Power Management Setup (
2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations (
2-6 PC Health Status (
2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) (
2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults (
2-9 Load Optimized Defaults (
2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password (
2-11 Save & Exit Setup (
2-12 Exit Without Saving (
CMOS ) ........................................... 40
BIOS ) ..................................... 43
) ....................................................... 45
) ............................................... 49
PCI ) ............................. 51
) ............................................................. 52
/ ) ...................................... 53
Fail-Safe ) .......................................... 56
Optimized ) ...................................... 56
/ ) ................... 57
SETUP ) ................................ 58
SETUP ) .......................... 58
- 4 -
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3-1 ............................................................................... 61
3-2
3-3
3-4
3-5
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4-1 ............................................................................................ 65
4-1-1 EasyTune 5 ............................................................................................... 65
4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 ................................................................................... 66
4-1-3 BIOS ....................................................................................... 68
4-1-4 Serial ATA ............................................................................. 79
A. nVIDIA® nForce 590SLI ................................................................... 79
B. GIGABYTE SATA2 ....................................................................... 92
4-1-5 / / / ............................................................................ 104
A. Realtek ALC888DD CODEC ........................................................................ 104
B. Realtek ALC883 CODEC .............................................................................. 111
4-2 .................................................................................................... 116
GA-M59SLI-S5
GA-M59SLI-S4
- 5 -
IDE 1 1
SATA 3Gb/s - 4
eSATA - 1
I/O
SLI 1 (GC-DGBR2-RH)
1
*
2 USB2.0 ( 12CR1-1UB030-51/R)
4
2
USB2.0 ( 12CR1-1UB030-21/R)
IEEE1394 ( 12CF1-1IE008-01R)
GA-M59SLI-S5
- 6 -
GA-M59SLI-S5
OPTICAL
R_1394
KB_MS
COMA
USB
USB
AUDIO
CODEC
LPT
LAN1
LAN2
Marvell
88E1116
CD_IN
IT8716
CI
TPM
CPU_FAN
Marvell
88E1116
PCIE_1
F_AUDIO
PCIE_8
SPDIF_I
PCIE_16_2
PCI1
PCI2
ATX_12V_2X
nVIDIA
nForce 590SLI
Northbridge
PCIE_2
F1_1394
Socket AM2
®
GA-M59SLI-S5
PCIE_16_1
TSB43AB23
F2_1394
JSATAII1
DDRII1
DDRII2
DDRII3
®
nVIDIA
nForce 590SLI
Southbridge
GIGABYTE
SATA2
F_PANEL
DDRII4
SATAII0
IDE1
SATAII1
BAT
CLR_CMOS
F_USB3
ATX
FDD
SATAII5
SATAII4
SATAII3
Backup
BIOS
F_USB2
PWR_FAN
Main
BIOS
F_USB1
SYS_FAN
SATAII2
PCIE_12V
- 7 -
JSATAII0
PWR_LED
GA-M59SLI-S4
OPTICAL
R_1394
KB_MS
COMA
USB
AUDIO
CODEC
LPT
USB
LAN2
Marvell
88E1116
CD_IN
IT8716
CI
CPU_FAN
PCIE_1
F_AUDIO
PCIE_8
SPDIF_I
PCIE_16_2
PCI1
PCI2
ATX_12V
PCIE_2
Socket AM2
®
nVIDIA
nForce 590SLI
Northbridge
F1_1394
GA-M59SLI-S4
PCIE_16_1
TSB43AB23
F2_1394
DDRII1
DDRII2
DDRII3
®
nVIDIA
nForce 590SLI
Southbridge
SB_FAN
F_PANEL
DDRII4
SATAII0
IDE1
SATAII1
BAT
CLR_CMOS
F_USB3
ATX
PWR_FAN
SYS_FAN
FDD
SATAII5
SATAII4
SATAII3
SATAII2
BIOS
F_USB2
F_USB1
PCIE_12V
PWR_LED
- 8 -
PCI-ECLK
(100MHz)
PCI Express x16
AMD
Socket AM2
CPU
Hyper Transport Bus
®
nVIDIA
nForce 590SLI
Northbridge
CPUCLK+/-(200MHz)
DDRII 800/667/533/400MHz DIMM
Dual Channel Memory
2 SATA 3Gb/s
2 PCI Express x1
PCI-ECLK
(100MHz)
PCI Bus
2 PCI
GA-M59SLI-S5
PCI Express x1
LAN2
RJ45
RJ45
LAN1
TSB43AB23
3 IEEE1394a
Hyper Transport Bus
nVIDIA
nForce 590SLI
Marvell
88E1116 x 2
Southbridge
CODEC
MIC
Line-In
Line-Out
Side Speaker Out
Surround Speaker Out
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out
®
10 USB
SPDIF In
SPDIF Out
LPC BUS
Ports
PCI Express x8
GIGABYTE
SATA2
Dual BIOS
6 SATA 3Gb/s
ATA33/66/100/133
IDE Channel
IT8716
Floppy
LPT Port
COM Port
PS/2 KB/Mouse
PCI Express x16
- 9 -
- 10 -
1-1
1.
2.
3. (CPU RAM)
4.
5.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
- 11 -
1-2
AMD AthlonTM 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core /
AthlonTM 64 / Sempron
2000MHz
nVIDIA ® nForce 590SLI
Marvell 88E1116 (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Realtek ALC888DDD CODEC
Realtek ALC883 CODEC
High Definition Audio
2 / 4 / 6 / 8
SPDIF /
CD
IEEE1394 T.I. TSB43AB23
3 IEEE1394a
nVIDIA ® nForce 590SLI
-1 2
-1IDE (IDE1) UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133
2 IDE
-6SATA 3Gb/s (SATAII0 / SATAII1 / SATAII2 / SATAII3 / SATAII4 /
SATAII5) 6 SATA 3Gb/s
- SATA striping (RAID 0) mirroring (RAID 1)
striping+mirroring (RAID 0+1) RAID 5 JBOD
GIGABYTE SATA2
-2SATA 3Gb/s (JSATAII0, JSATAII1) 2
SATA 3Gb/s
- SATA striping (RAID 0) mirroring (RAID 1) JBOD
TM
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
4 DDRII DIMM 16GB
DDRII 800/667/533/400 DIMM
1.8V DDRII DIMM
ECC
2 PCI Express x16
1 PCI Express x8
2 PCI Express x1
2 PCI
GA-M59SLI-S5
GA-M59SLI-S4
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 - 12 -
( )
1 24-pin ATX
1 8-pin ATX 12V
1 4-pin ATX 12V
1 4-pin PCIE 12V
1
1 IDE
8 SATA 3Gb/s
6 SATA 3Gb/s
1 CPU
1
1
1
1
1
1 (CD In)
1
3 USB 2.0/1.1 6 USB 2.0/1.1
2 IEEE1394a 2 IEEE1394
1 SPDIF In
1 TPM
1 PS/2
1 PS/2
1
1 IEEE1394a
1 SPDIF
1 (COMA)
4 USB 2.0/1.1
2 RJ-45
1 RJ-45
6 ( / / / ( )
/ ( ) / )
I/O IT8716
CPU /
CPU / /
/ CPU
CPU
CPU
BIOS 2 4Mbit flash ROM
AWARD BIOS
BIOS
( )
GA-M59SLI-S5
GA-M59SLI-S4
- 13 -
@BIOS
Download Center
Q-Flash
EasyTune
( )
Xpress Install
Xpress Recovery2
Xpress BIOS Rescue
Norton Internet Security (OEM )
ATX 30.5 x 24.4
( ) Windows 32-bit 4GB
4GB Windows 64-bit
( ) CPU CPU
( ) EasyTune
( ) GA-M59SLI-S5 (Silent Pipe)
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 - 14 -
1-3
(CPU)
1.
2. ( )
3.
4.
5.
1-3-1
( 1) ( )
2)
1.
90
(
90
2.
( )
- 15 -
1-3-2
1.
(
)
2.
CPU_FAN
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 - 16 -
1-4
1.
2.
3.
DDRII BIOS
DDR II
1.
2.
- 17 -
Dual Channel DDRII ( )
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 --
Memory Bus
CPU
1. DDRII
2. DDRII (
) DDRII
3. DDRII (
)
Dual Channel Technology (SS DS -)
DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII 3 DDRII4
2
4
DS/SS DS/SS - - - -
- - - - DS/SS DS/SS
DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS
2 DDRII DDRII1 DDRII2
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 - 18 -
1-5
1.
2. (
)
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. BIOS
8.
PCI Express x16
PCI Express x16
- 19 -
1-6 SLI (Scalable Link Interface )
nVIDIA® nForce 590SLI NVIDIA SLI
SLI PCI Express NVIDIA GeForce
nVIDIA® nForce 590SLI SLI
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 SLI
SLI SLI PCIE_16_1 PCIE_16_2
( GV-NX76T256D-RH)
PCI Express PCIE_16_1
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 - 20 -
"1-5 "
SLI PCIE x16
PCIE_16_1 PCIE_16_2
SLI (GC-DGBR2-RH)
( )
( ) SLI PCIE_16_1
- 21 -
PCIE_16_1
NVIDIA
"NVIDIA "
GeForce
SLI (GPU)
CPU SLI
(GPU)
SLI
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 - 22 -
1-7
PS/2 PS/2
PS/2 ( )
( )
IEEE 1394 (4 Pins)
1394 IEEE1394 (Insitute of Electrical
Eletronics Engineers)
OPTICAL (SPDIF )
SPDIF AC-3
AC-3 (SPDIF In)
A
Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Mbps
(USB)
USB USB / USB USB USB
USB
/
/ /
GA-M59SLI-S5
- 23 -
1-8
( )
~
( )
1
2/4/6/8
8
2
4
14
16
15
21
19
3
18
1) ATX_12V_2X / ATX_12V
2) ATX (Power Connector)
3) PCIE_12V
4) CPU_FAN
5) SYS_FAN
6) PWR_FAN
7) SB_FAN
8) IDE1
9) FDD
10) SATAII0 / SATAII1 /S ATAII2 / SATAII3 /
SATAII4 / SATAII5
11) JSATAII0 / JSATAII1
GA-M59SLI-S5 GA-M59SLI-S4
9
6
5
10
7
22
20
17
13
12
11
12) PWR_LED
13) F_PANEL
14) F_AUDIO
15) CD_IN
16) SPDIF_I
17) F_USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3
18) F1_1394 / F2_1394
19) TPM
20) CLR_CMOS
21) C I
22) BAT
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 - 24 -
1/2) ATX_12V_2X / ATX_12V (2x2 pin ATX_12V_2X / 2x4 pin ATX_12V)
ATX
ATX_12V_2X(ATX_12V) CPU ATX_12V_2X
(ATX_12V)
ATX 12V (2x2)
ATX_12_2X 3 4 7 8
24 ATX 12V 2x4 ATX/ATX_12V_2X
(2x12 pin ATX)
( 400
)
ATX
ATX 20 ATX 12V 2X2
3
1
5
1
ATX_12V_2X
4
2
ATX_12V
8
4
GA-M59SLI-S5 GA-M59SLI-S4
1
2
3 +12V
4 +12V
1
2
3
4
5 +12V
6 +12V
7 +12V
8 +12V
- 25 -
ATX (2x12 pin ATX)
13
24
1 3.3V
2 3.3V
3
4 +5V
5
6 +5V
7
8
9 5V SB(stand by +5V)
10 +12V
11 +12V(
12 3.3V(
24
24
1
12
13 3.3V
14 -12V
15
16 PS_ON(soft On/Off)
17
18
19
20 -5V
21 +5V
22 +5V
23 +5V (
)
24
)
24
)
( 24
)
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 - 26 -
3) PCIE_12V
PCIE_12V PCIE x16
1
4/5/6) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN / PWR_FAN ( )
+12V 3-pin/4-pin(
CPU_FAN )
+12V (GND)
1
2
3
4 +12V
CPU/ CPU/
CPU
1
1
CPU_FAN
1
2 +12V
3
4
( CPU_FAN )
SYS_FAN/PWR_FAN
- 27 -
7) SB_FAN ( )
( )
1 +12V
1
2
8) IDE1 (IDE )
IDE IDE IDE IDE
IDE ( ) IDE
Master Slave ( IDE
) IDE
GA-M59SLI-S4
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 - 28 -
40
2
39
1
9) FDD ( )
360KB 720KB 1.2MB 1.44MB 2.88MB
34
2
33
1
10) SATAII0 / SATAII1 / SATAII2 / SATAII3 / SATAII4 / SATAII5 (SATA 3Gb/s
nVIDIA® nForce 590SLI )
11) JSATAII0 / JSATAII1 (SATA 3Gb/s
SATA 3Gb/s 300MB BIOS
SATAII5
SATAII4
SATAII1
GIGABYTE SATA2 )
1 7
7 1
1 7
1
2T X P
3 TXN
4
5 RXN
6 RXP
7
1 7
SATAII3
GA-M59SLI-S5
SATAII0
JSATAII0
- 29 -
SATAII2
7 1
7
1
7 1
7
1
JSATAII1
12) PWR_LED
PWR_LED ON OFF Power LED Suspend
1
13) F_PANEL ( )
HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)
( ) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
SPEAK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1:
( ) Pin 2- Pin 3:
Pin 4: Data(-)
RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal
( ) Close: Reset Hardware System
PW (Power Switch) Open: Normal :
( ) Close: Power On/Off : /
MSG(Message LED/Power/Sleep LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)
( ) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
NC( )
1 MPD+
2 MPD-
3 MPD-
Message LED/
Power/
Sleep LED
2
1
IDE Hard Disk Active LED
MSG+
MSG-
HD-
HD+
Reset Switch
Power
Switch
PW+
RES+
RES-
PW-
NC
Speaker Connector
SPEAK+
SPEAK-
20
19
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 - 30 -
14) F_AUDIO ( )
HD (High Definition ) AC97
9 10
1 2
HD
1 MIC2_L
2
3 MIC2_R
4 -ACZ_DET
5 LINE2_R
6 FSENSE1
7 FAUDIO_JD
8
9 LINE2_L
10 FSENSE2
HD AC97
106
AC'97
1 MIC
2
3 MIC
4
5 Line Out (R)
6
7
8
9 Line Out (L)
10
- 31 -
15) CD_IN ( )
CD-ROM DVD-ROM CD
16) SPDIF_I (SPDIF )
Sony/Philip Digital Interface Format /
SPDIF
SPDIF
1
1
2
3
4
(SPDIF Out)
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 - 32 -
1
2 SPDIFI
1
3
17) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 ( )
USB
USB
10
9
2
1
18) F1_1394/F2_1394 (IEEE 1394 )
1394 IEEE1394 (Insitute of Electrical Eletronics
Engineers)
IEEE1394
1 (5V)
2 (5V)
3 USB DX-
4 USB Dy-
5 USB DX+
6 USB Dy+
7
8
9
10
IEEE1394
2
1
- 33 -
1 TPA+
2 TPA-
10
9
3
4
5 TPB+
6 TPB7 (12V)
8 (12V)
9
10
19) T PM ( )
TPM
2
20
20) CLR_CMOS ( CMOS )
CMOS
1
1 LCLK
2
3 LFRAME
4
5 LRESET
6 VCC5
7 LAD3
8 LAD2
9 VCC3
10 LAD1
CMOS 1-2
19
11 LAD0
12
13 RSVO
14 RSV1
15 SB3V
16 SERIRQ
17
18 CLKRUN
19 LPCPD
20 RSV2
GA-M59SLI-S5
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 - 34 -
CMOS
21) C I ( )
22) BATTERY ( )
1
1.
2.
3.
4.
1
2
CMOS ...
(
)
- 35 -
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 - 36 -
BIOS
BIOS(Basic Input and Output System) CMOS SETUP
CMOS SETUP CMOS SRAM
CMOS SRAM
BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test ) <Del>
BIOS CMOS SETUP BIOS BIOS
"Ctrl + F1"
BIOS BIOS Q-FlashTM@BIOS
Q-Flash
@BIOS
< >
<Enter>
<Esc> SETUP
<Page Up>
<Page Down>
<F1>
<F2>
<F5> ( )
<F6> Fail-Safe ( )
<F7> Optimized ( )
<F8> Dual BIOS / Q-Flash
<F9>
<F10> CMOS SETUP
<F11> CMOS - CMOS Profiles
<F12> CMOS - CMOS Profiles
TM
BIOS
TM
BIOS
BIOS
TM
BIOS
SETUP SETUP
<F1>
BIOS CMOS SETUP <Esc>
BIOS BIOS
GA-M59SLI-S5
BIOS - 37 -
<F12> : For Boot Menu
Boot Menu
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally
Copyright (C) 1984-2006, Award Software, Inc.
GA-M59SLI-S5 F2
.
.
.
.
<DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: XpressRecovery2, <F12>For Boot Menu
05/29/2006-C51/MCP55-6A61JG03C-00
Press F12
== Select a Boot First device ==
Floppy
LS120
Hard Disk
CDROM
ZIP
USB-FDD
USB-ZIP
USB-CDROM
USB-HDD
Legacy LAN
:Move Enter:Accept ESC:Exit
<F12> Boot Menu < > < > <Enter>
<ESC>
BIOS
(BIOS F2)
CMOS SETUP
<Enter>
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
: Select Item
F8: Dual BIOS 1 /Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
BIOS
"Load Optimized Defaults"
BIOS Setting Recovery ( BIOS )
F11 : Save CMOS to BIOS
CMOS (Profile)
(Profile 1-8) CMOS
F12 : Load CMOS from BIOS
CMOS
CMOS CMOS
GA-M59SLI-S5
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 - 38 -
"Ctrl + F1"
Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS )
Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS )
BIOS
Integrated Peripherals ( )
IDE SATA USB IEEE1394
COM port LPT port AC97
Power Management Setup ( )
CPU
PnP/PCI Configuration ( PCI )
ISA PnP PCI
PC Health Status ( )
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)( / )
CPU
Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( Fail-Safe )
BIOS CMOS
Load Optimized Defaults ( Optimized )
CMOS
Set Supervisor Password ( )
SETUP CMOS
Set User Password ( )
PC BIOS
Save & Exit Setup ( )
SETUP BIOS
<F10>
Exit Without Saving ( SETUP )
<ESC>
BIOS - 39 -
2-1 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue , Mar 28 2006
Time (hh:mm:ss) 14:42:37
IDE Channel 0 Master [None]
IDE Channel 0 Slave [None]
IDE Channel 2 Master [None]
IDE Channel 3 Master [None]
IDE Channel 4 Master [None]
IDE Channel 5 Master [None]
IDE Channel 6 Master [None]
IDE Channel 7 Master [None]
Drive A [1.44M, 3.5"]
Drive B [None]
Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled]
Halt On [All, But Keyboard]
Base Memory 640K
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Standard CMOS Features
Item Help
Menu Level
Change the day, month,
year
<Week>
Sun. to Sat.
<Month>
Jan. to Dec.
<Day>
1 to 31 (or maximum
allowed in the month)
<Year>
1999 to 2098
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Extended Memory 511M
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Standard CMOS Features
Item Help
Menu Level
Date (mm:dd:yy) ( ) / Time (hh:mm:ss) ( )
/ / / 24
/ /
(mm) 1 12
(dd) 1 28/29/30/31
(yy) 1999 2098
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 - 40 -
IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave [ ( / ) ]
IDE HDD Auto-Detection "Enter"
IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave
/ IDE
• None IDE None
• Auto BIOS POST IDE ( )
• Manual
Access Mode CHS/ LBA/ Large/ Auto (
Auto)
Capacity
IDE Channel 2/3/4/5/6/7 Master ( IDE
)
IDE HDD Auto-Detection "Enter"
Extended IDE Drive / / / / / IDE
• None IDE None
• Auto BIOS POST IDE ( )
Access Mode Large/ Auto ( Auto)
Capacity
Cylinder
Head
Precomp Precompensation
Landing Zone
Sector
Drive A / Drive B ( A:/B: )
None None
360K, 5.25" 5.25 360KB
1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 1.2MB
720K, 3.5" 3 720KB
1.44M, 3.5" 3 1.44MB
2.88M, 3.5" 3 2.88MB
Floppy 3 Mode Support ( 3 Mode )
Disabled 3 Mode
Drive A A: 3 Mode
Drive B B: 3 Mode
Both A: B: 3 Mode
BIOS - 41 -
Halt on ( )
POST
No Errors
All Errors
All, But Keyboard ( )
All, But Diskette
All, But Disk/Key
Memory ( )
BIOS POST(Power On Self Test)
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
Base Memory PC 640KB MS-DOS
Extended Memory
Base Other Memory
Module
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2-2 Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]
First Boot Device [Floppy]
Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Third Boot Device [CDROM]
Boot Up Floopy Seek [Disabled]
Password Check [Setup]
Away Mode [Disabled]
Init Display First [PEG]
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
" # " Intel® Pentium® 4 HT
Hard Disk Boot Priority ( )
< > < > <+> <->
<ESC>
First / Second / Third Boot Device ( / / )
Advanced BIOS Features
Item Help
Menu Level
Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority
Floppy
LS120 LS120
Hard Disk
CDROM
ZIP ZIP
USB-FDD USB
USB-ZIP USB-ZIP
USB-CDROM USB
USB-HDD USB
Legacy LAN
Disabled
Boot Up Floppy Seek ( )
PC POST Seek
Enabled Seek
Disabled Seek ( )
BIOS - 43 -
Password Check ( )
System CMOS SETUP
Setup CMOS SETUP ( )
SETUP
<Enter>
Away Mode
Disabled ( )
Enabled Windows XP Media Center
(
)
Init Display First
AGP PCI
PCI Slot PCI
PEG PCI Express ( )
PEG (Slot2) PCI Express(Slot2)
PEG (Slot3) PCI Express(Slot3)
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2-3 Integrated Peripherals ( )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Serial-ATA RAID Config [Press Enter]
On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled]
On-Chip MAC Lan [Auto]
On-Chip MAC1 Lan 1 [Auto]
NV Serial-ATA Controller [All Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]
Onboard Audio Function [Auto]
SMART LAN [Press Enter]
Onboard 1394 [Enabled]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode 1 [IDE]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]
x ECP Mode Use DMA 3
On-Chip USB [V1.1+V2.0]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
Legacy USB Storage detect [Enabled]
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Serial-ATA RAID Config
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
NV SATA RAID function [Disabled]
x NV SATA 1 Primary RAID Disabled
x NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID Disabled
x NV SATA 2 Primary RAID Disabled
x NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID Disabled
x NV SATA 3 Primary RAID Disabled
x NV SATA 3 Secondary RAID Disabled
Integrated Peripherals
Serial-ATA RAID Config
Item Help
Menu Level
Item Help
Menu Level
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
GA-M59SLI-S5
BIOS - 45 -
NV SATA RAID function
Enabled NV SATA RAID
Disabled ( )
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID
Enabled NV SATA RAID
Disabled ( )
NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID
Enabled NV SATA RAID
Disabled ( )
NV SATA 2 Primary RAID
Enabled NV SATA RAID
Disabled ( )
NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID
Enabled NV SATA RAID
Disabled ( )
NV SATA 3 Primary RAID
Enabled NV SATA RAID
Disabled ( )
NV SATA 3 Secondary RAID
Enabled NV SATA RAID
Disabled ( )
On-Chip IDE Channel0 ( channel IDE )
Enabled channel IDE ( )
Disabled
On-Chip MAC Lan ( )
Auto ( )
Disabled
On-Chip MAC1 Lan ( 1)
Auto 1 ( )
Disabled 1
NV Serial-ATA Controller
All Enabled NV Serial-ATA ( )
SATA-1 SATA-1
SATA-1+2 SATA-1+2
Disabled
IDE Prefetch Mode
Enabled IDE Prefetch ( )
Disabled IDE Prefetch
Onboard Audio Function
Auto ( )
Disabled
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SMART LAN ( )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Start detecting at Port 0.
Pair1-2 Status = Normal / Length = N/A
Pair3-6 Status = Normal / Length = N/A
Pair4-5 Status = Normal / Length = N/A
Pair7-8 Status = Normal / Length = N/A
Start detecting at Port 1. 1
Pair1-2 Status = Normal / Length = N/A
Pair3-6 Status = Normal / Length = N/A
Pair4-5 Status = Normal / Length = N/A
Pair7-8 Status = Normal / Length = N/A
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
1. Gigabit hub Pair 1-2 Pair 3-6
Pair 4-5 Pair 7-8 Status Normal Length N/A
( )
2. 10/100 Mbps hub Pair 1-2 Pair 3-6
Status Normal Length N/A
10/100 Mbps Pair 4-5 7-8 hub
Status Short Open Length
SMART LAN
BIOS
Item Help
Menu Level
Status Short Open Length
"Pair1-2 Status = Short / Length = 1.6m"
Pair 1-2 1.6
Length 0.0m
Onboard 1394 ( 1394 )
Enabled 1394 ( )
Disabled 1394
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM ( )
Enabled
Disabled ( )
GA-M59SLI-S5
Status Open
BIOS - 47 -
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode
RAID SATA RAID
AHCI SATA AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)
Native Command
Queuing (Hot Plug) Serial ATA AHCI
Intel
IDE SATA IDE ( )
Onboard Serial Port 1 ( 1)
Auto BIOS
3F8/IRQ4 1 COM 1 3F8 /IRQ4 ( )
2F8/IRQ3 1 COM 2 2F8 /IRQ3
3E8/IRQ4 1 COM 3 3E8 /IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3 1 COM 4 2E8 /IRQ3
Disabled 1
Onboard Parallel port ( )
378/IRQ7 378/IRQ7 ( )
278/IRQ5 278/IRQ5
3BC/IRQ7 3BC/IRQ7
Disabled
Parallel Port Mode ( )
SPP ( )
EPP EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)
ECP ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)
ECP+EPP EPP ECP
ECP Mode Use DMA
Parallel Port Mode "ECP" "ECP+EPP"
3 ECP Mode use DMA 3 ( )
1 ECP Mode use DMA 1
On-Chip USB ( USB )
Disabled USB
V1.1+V2.0 USB1.1 USB2.0 ( )
V1.1 USB1.1
USB Keyboard Support ( USB )
Enabled USB ( USB
USB Enabled)
Disabled USB ( )
USB Mouse Support ( USB )
Enabled USB ( USB Device
USB Enabled)
Disabled USB ( )
Legacy USB Storage detect
Enabled ( )
Disabled
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2-4 Power Management Setup ( )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)]
Soft-Off by Power button [Instant-off]
PME Event Wake Up [Disabled]
Modem Ring On [Disabled]
USB Resume from Suspend [Disabled]
Power-On by Alarm [Disabled]
x Day of Month Alarm Everyday
x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0
Power On By Mouse [Disabled]
Power On By Keyboard [Disabled]
x KB Power ON Password Enter
AC BACK Function [Soft-Off]
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
ACPI Suspend Type ( )
S1(POS) ACPI S1/POS (Power On Suspend) ( )
S3(STR) ACPI S3/STR (Suspend To RAM)
Soft-off by Power button ( )
Instant-off ( )
Delay 4 Sec. 4
PME Event Wake Up ( )
Disabled ( )
Enabled
Modem Ring On ( )
Disabled ( )
Enabled
USB Resume from Suspend ( suspend USB )
Disabled ( )
Enabled suspend USB
Power-On by Alarm ( )
Enabled
Disabled ( )
Enabled
Power Management Setup
+5VSB 1
Item Help
Menu Level
Day of Month Alarm : Everyday, 1~31
Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)
BIOS - 49 -
Power On by Mouse ( )
Disabled ( )
Double Click PS/2
Power On by Keyboard ( )
Disabled ( )
Password 1-5
Any KEY
Keyboard 98 Windows 98
KB Power ON Password ( )
"Power On by Keyboard" "Passowrd"
Enter 1-5 Enter
AC BACK Function ( )
Soft-Off ( )
Full-On
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2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations ( PCI )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto]
PCI 1 IRQ Assignment [Auto]
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
PCI2 IRQ Assignment ( PCI2 IRQ )
Auto BIOS ( )
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 PCI 2 IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15
PCI1 IRQ Assignment ( PCI1 IRQ )
Auto BIOS ( )
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 PCI 1 IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15
PnP/PCI Configurations
Item Help
Menu Level
BIOS - 51 -
2-6 PC Health Status ( )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Reset Case Open Status [Disabled]
Case Opened Yes
Vcore OK
DDR18V OK
+3.3V OK
+12V OK
Current System Temperature 25oC
Current CPU Temperature 40oC
Current CPU FAN Speed 3183 RPM
Current POWER FAN Speed 0 RPM
Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM
System Warning Temperature [Disabled]
CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled]
CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]
CPU Smart FAN Control [Enabled]
CPU Smart FAN Mode [Auto]
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Reset Case Open Status ( )
Disabled ( )
Enabled
Case Opened
"Case Opened" "Reset Case Open Status" "Enable"
PC Health Status
Menu Level
"Case Opened" "No"
"Case Opened" "Yes"
Item Help
Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR18V / +3.3V / +12V ( )
Current System/CPU Temperature ( /CPU )
/CPU
Current CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) ( )
CPU/ /
System/CPU Warning Temperature ( /CPU )
Disabled /CPU ( )
60oC / 140oF /CPU 60oC / 140oF
70oC / 158oF /CPU 70oC / 158oF
80oC / 176oF /CPU 80oC / 176oF
90oC / 194oF /CPU 90oC / 194oF
CPU FAN Fail Warning (CPU )
Enabled
Disabled ( )
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CPU Smart FAN Control (CPU )
( )
Disabled
Enabled CPU CPU
Easy Tune ( )
CPU Smart FAN Mode
CPU Smart FAN Control
Auto CPU ( )
Voltage 3-pin CPU Voltage
PWM 4-pin CPU PWM
2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ( / )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
CPU Frequency (MHz) [Auto]
PCIE Clock(SB) NHz [Auto]
NB<->SB Reference clock [Auto]
PCIE Clock(NB) NHz [Auto]
CPU Clock Ratio [Auto]
Robust Graphics Booster [Auto]
DDR2 OverVoltage Control [Normal]
S-Chipset/PCIE Voltage [Normal]
CPU HT-Link Voltage [Normal]
HT-Link Voltage [Normal]
N-Chipset/PCIE Voltage [Normal]
CPU Voltage Control [Normal]
Normal CPU Vcore 1.350V
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Item Help
Menu Level
CPU Frequency (MHz)
Auto BIOS
100 ~ 500 CPU 100MHz 500MHz
PCIE Clock(SB) MHz
Auto BIOS
100Mhz ~ 200Mhz PCIE Clock(SB) MHz 100Mhz 200Mhz
NB<->SB Reference clock
Auto BIOS
200.0 ~ 500.0 NB<->SB reference clock 200.0 500.0
PCIE Clock(NB) MHz
Auto BIOS
100Mhz ~ 200Mhz PCIE Clock(NB) MHz 100Mhz 200Mhz
( ) CPU CPU
BIOS - 53 -
CPU Clock Ratio
CPU ( CPU
)
Robust Graphics Booster
Auto Robust Graphics Booster Auto ( )
Fast Robust Graphics Booster Fast
Turbo Robust Graphics Booster Turbo
DDR2 OverVoltage Control
DDR2
DDR2
Normal DDR2 ( )
+0.1V DDR2 +0.1V
+0.2V DDR2 +0.2V
+0.3V DDR2 +0.3V
+0.4V DDR2 +0.4V
+0.5V DDR2 +0.5V
+0.6V DDR2 +0.6V
+0.7V DDR2 +0.7V
S-Chipset/PCIE Voltage
PCI Express Bus
Normal ( )
+0.1V PCI Express Bus +0.1V
+0.2V PCI Express Bus +0.2V
+0.3V PCI Express Bus +0.3V
CPU HT-Link Voltage
CPU HT-Link
Normal CPU HT-Link ( )
+0.1V CPU HT-Link +0.1V
+0.2V CPU HT-Link +0.2V
+0.3V CPU HT-Link +0.3V
HT-Link Voltage
HT-Link
Normal HT-Link ( )
+0.1V HT-Link +0.1V
+0.2V HT-Link +0.2V
+0.3V HT-Link +0.3V
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N-Chipset/PCIE Voltage
PCI Express Bus
Normal ( )
+0.1V PCI Express Bus +0.1V
+0.2V PCI Express Bus +0.2V
+0.3V PCI Express Bus +0.3V
CPU Voltage Control ( )
0.800V ~ 1.550V
( Normal)
Normal CPU Vcore ( )
BIOS - 55 -
2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( Fail-Safe )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
F8: Dual BIOS 1 /Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup
Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N
: Select Item
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
<Y> <Enter> BIOS
Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-
Safe Defaults
2-9 Load Optimized Defaults ( Optimized )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
F8: Dual BIOS 1 /Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup
Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N
: Select Item
Load Optimized Defaults
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
<Y> <Enter> CMOS
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2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password ( / )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
F8: Dual BIOS 1 /Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup
Enter Password:
: Select Item
Change/Set/Disable Password
8 Enter BIOS
Enter BIOS PASSWORD DISABLED
Supervisor
Supervisor Advanced BIOS Features Password Check
"Setup" CMOS SETUP Supervisor
User
User Advanced BIOS Features Password Check
SYSTEM User Supervisor
CMOS SETUP USER Password BIOS
Supervisor CMOS SETUP
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
GA-M59SLI-S5
BIOS - 57 -
2-11 Save & Exit Setup ( SETUP )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
F8: Dual BIOS 1 /Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup
Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y
: Select Item
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
<Y> <Enter> RTC CMOS Setup Utility
<N> <Esc>
2-12 Exit Without Saving ( SETUP )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
F8: Dual BIOS 1 /Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup
Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N
: Select Item
Abandon all Data
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
<Y> <Enter> Setup Utility <N> <Esc>
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BIOS - 59 -
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 - 60 -
3-1
Xpress Install
Windows XP
(
Run.exe )
Xpress Install
Install Xpress Install
Xpress Install
Windows XP USB2.0
Windows Service Pack \
\ "?"
( USB 2.0 )
- 61 -
3-2
3-3
Install
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3-4
3-5
- 63 -
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 - 64 -
4-1
( )
4-1-1 EasyTune 5
EasyTune5 Microsoft Windows
1) 2) C.I.A. M.I.B. 3)
4)
/
1. Overclocking
2. C.I.A./C.I.A.2 and M.I.B. C.I.A./2 M.I.B.
3. Smart-Fan
4. PC Health
5. GO
6. "Easy Mode" "Advance Mode"
7. CPU
8. LEDs
9. GIGABYTE Logo
10. Help EasyTuneTM 5
11. EasyTuneTM 5
( )
( ) EasyTune 5
- 65 -
4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2
Xpress Recovery2 (BACKUP)
(RESTORE) Microsoft
WinXP/2K/NT/98/Me DOS
NTFS FAT32 FAT16 PATA SATA
IDE Controller Backup
Xpress Recovery2 <F9>
:
1. Intel x86 platform
2. 64M bytes memory
3. VESA supported VGA cards
:
CD-ROM <F9>
BIOS "Advanced BIOS Feature" CD-ROM
"Boot from CD/DVD:"
Xpress Recovery2 CD-ROM
Xpress Recovery2 <F9>
.
.
Boot from CD/DVD:
Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2.....
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally
Copyright (C) 1984-2006, Award Software, Inc.
GA-M59SLI-S5 E18
.
.
.
.
<DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: Xpress Recovery2, <F12>For Boot Menu
05/02/2006-C51/MCP55-6A61JG03C-00
Boot from CD/DVD:
<F9> Xpress Recovery2
1. CD-ROM Xpress Recovery2
<F9>
2.
3.
Xpress Recovery2
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Xpress Recovery2
1. RESTORE:
( )
2. BACKUP:
3. REMOVE:
( )
4. REBOOT:
:
1. Xpress Recovery
2. primary partition Xpress Recovery2
3. Xpress Recovery2
( :4G Bytes; )
4. Microsoft DOS WinXP/2000/NT/9x/
Me
5. USB
6. RAID/AHCI controller(class code:0104/0106)
7.
: :
a. PATA IDE primary channel
b. PATA IDE secondary channel
c. SATA IDE channel 1
d. SATA IDE channel 2
e. SATA IDE channel 3
f. SATA IDE channel 4
:
1. Win2000 ( 128G Bytes)
"EnableBigLba.exe"
2.
3. GPL
4. nVidia RAID SATA IDE
BIOS
- 67 -
4-1-3 BIOS
A. BIOS (Dual BIOS) ?
BIOS " BIOS(Main BIOS)"
" BIOS (Backup BIOS)"
BIOS BIOS BIOS
BIOS
B. BIOS Q-Flash
a. BIOS POST Power On Self Test
Del Award BIOS CMOS SETUP <F8> Flash
Utility
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
KLJI: Select Item
F8: Dual BIOS 1 /Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
b. Dual BIOS Q-Flash
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
Boot From................................................. Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size............................... SST 49LF004A 512K
Backup ROM Type/Size........................... SST 49LF004A 512K
Wide Range Protection Disable
PgDn/PgUp: Modify KL : Move ESC: Reset F10: Power Off
Dual BIOS Utility V1.33
Boot From Main Bios
Auto Recovery Enable
Halt On Error Disable
Keep DMI Data Enable
Copy Main ROM Data to Backup
Load Default Settings
Save Settings to CMOS
Q-Flash Utility
Update Main BIOS from Floppy
Update Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy
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c. Dual BIOS
Wide Range Protection: Disable( ) Enable
1
BIOS Failure ( :Update ESCD
Failure Checksum Error Reset) Wide Range Protection Enabled
BIOS
2
( :SCSI ROM BIOS BIOS
ROM BIOS BIOS
, BIOS
Boot From : Main BIOS( ) Backup BIOS
1
BIOS BIOS
2
BIOS BIOS BIOS ,
Auto Recovery : Enable( ) Disable
BIOS BIOS Checksum Failure BIOS Checksum
Failure BIOS
{ BIOS Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Suspend to
RAM Auto Recovery Enable }
Halt On Error : Disable( ) Enable
Halt On Error Enable CHECKSUM ERROR MAIN BIOS IS WIDE RANGE PRO-
TECTION ERROR ;
:
Auto Recovery Disabled <or the other key to continue.>
Auto Recovery Enabled <or the other key to Auto Recover.>
Keep DMI Data : Enable( ) Disable
Enable: BIOS DMI ( Enable)
Disable: BIOS DMI
Copy Main ROM Data to Backup
( BIOS "Copy Backup ROM Data to Main"
:
BIOS Recovery Main to Backup
Main BIOS Backup BIOS
BIOS Recovery Backup to Main
Backup BIOS Main BIOS
,
Load Default Settings
Dual BIOS
Save Settings to CMOS
CMOS
- 69 -
TM
BIOS
Q-Flash
Q-Flash
TM
BIOS BIOS
Q-FlashTM BIOS
DOS Windows Q-FlashTMQ-Flash
TM
BIOS BIOS
BIOS Q-FlashTM
BIOS
TM
Q-Flash
BIOS
1. BIOS
2. BIOS BIOS ( .Fxx
8KNXPU.Fba)
3. Del BIOS
Q-Flash
TM
BIOS
BIOS F1 F12 F1 F4
F4 F8
BIOS
BIOS
BIOS
BIOS Q-Flash
BIOS BIOS Q-Flash Dual BIOS
GA-8KNXP Ultra Q-Flash BIOS Fa3 Fba
TM
BIOS
Q-Flash
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star
Ally
Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.
BIOS Fa3
Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fa3
Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250
Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12)
<CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027>
Memory Testing : 131072K OK
Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel
Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08
Primary Slave : None
Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101
Secondary Slave : None
Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For
Xpress Recovery
08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00
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TM
Q-Flash
1 Del BIOS Q-Flash
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software
` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
ESC: Quit F3: Change Language
F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
Select Language
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
2 F8 Y Dual BIOS/Q-Flash
Dual BIOS/Q-Flash
Dual BIOS/Q-Flash
BIOS
Q-Flash
BIOS
Q-Flash
Boot From......................................... Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K
Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K
Wide Range Protection Disable
Copy Main ROM Data to Backup
Enter : Run KL :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off
Dual BIOS Utility
Boot From Main Bios
Auto Recovery Enable
Halt On Error Disable
Load Default Settings
Save Settings to CMOS
Q-Flash Utility
Load Main BIOS from Floppy
Load Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy
BIOS ROM Enter
Enter
Dual BIOS/Q-Flash
BIOS
Q-Flash
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Q-Flash
Q-Flash BIOS " "
BIOS BIOS
1. "Load Main BIOS from Floppy" Enter
BIOS "Save Main
BIOS to Floppy"
2. BIOS Enter
BIOS 8KNXPU.Fba
BIOS BIOS
Boot From......................................... Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K
Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K
Wide Range Protection Disable
8KNXPU.Fba 512K
Total size : 1.39M Free size : 911.50K
Copy M ain ROM Data to Ba ckup
F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete
Enter : Run KL :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off
Dual BIOS Utility
1 file(s) found
Boot From M ain Bios
Auto Recovery E n a b l e
Halt On Error Disa b l e
Loa d Default Settings
Save Settings to CMOS
Q-Flash Utility
Load Main BIOS from Floppy
Load Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy
Enter BIOS
Boot From......................................... Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K
Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K
Wide Range Protection Disable
Reading BIOS file from floppy ...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.....................
Copy M ain ROM Data to Ba ckup
Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System
Enter : Run KL :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off
Dual BIOS Utility
Boot From M ain Bios
Auto Recovery E n a b l e
Halt On Error Disa b l e
Loa d Default Settings
Save Settings to CMOS
Q-Flash Utility
Load Main BIOS from Floppy
Load Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy
BIOS
BIOS " BIOS "
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3. BIOS Y BIOS
BIOS
4. BIOS Q-Flash
Boot From......................................... Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K
Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K
Wide Range Protection Disable
Copy M ain ROM Data to Ba ckup
Enter : Run KL :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off
Dual BIOS Utility
Boot From M ain Bios
Auto Recovery E n a b l e
!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!
Halt On Error Disa b l e
Please press any key to continue
Loa d Default Settings
Save Settings to CMOS
Q-Flash Utility
Load Main BIOS from Floppy
Load Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy
5. Esc Y Q-Flash
Boot From......................................... Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K
Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K
Wide Range Protection Disable
Copy M ain ROM Data to Ba ckup
Enter : Run KL :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off
Dual BIOS Utility
Boot From M ain Bios
Auto Recovery E n a b l e
Are you sure to RESET ?
Halt On Error Disa b l e
[Enter] to continure or [Esc] to abort...
Loa d Default Settings
Save Settings to CMOS
Q-Flash Utility
Load Main BIOS from Floppy
Load Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy
1 ~ 4
BIOS
(Backup BIOS)
Fba
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally
Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.
Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba
BIOS
Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250
Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12)
<CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027>
Memory Testing : 131072K OK
Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel
Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08
Primary Slave : None
Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101
Secondary Slave : None
Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For
Xpress Recovery
09/23/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00
BIOS
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6. Del BIOS Load Optimized Defaults
Enter BIOS BIOS
BIOS BIOS
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software
` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
ESC: Quit F3: Change Language
F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup
Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? Y
Load Optimized Defaults
Select Language
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Pa ssword
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
Y
7. Save & Exit Setup CMOS BIOS BIOS
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software
` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Manage ment Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
ESC: Quit F3: Change Language
F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup
Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y
Save Data to CMOS
Select Language
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Pa ssword
Set User Pa ssword
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
Y
BIOS Q-Flash
Q-Flash BIOS BIOS
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software
` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
ESC: Quit F3: Change Language
F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
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Top Performance
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
TM
BIOS
Q-Flash
Q-Flash
Q-Flash
Q-Flash
Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K
Enter : Run KL :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off
Q-Flash Utility V1.30
Keep DMI Data Enable
Update BIOS from Floppy
Save BIOS to Floppy
Q-Flash
Enter
Q-Flash
Q-Flash
Q-Flash BIOS " "
BIOS BIOS
1. "Update BIOS from Floppy" Enter
BIOS 8GE800.F4
BIOS "Save BIOS to
Floppy"
2. BIOS Enter BIOS
BIOS BIOS
Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K
8GE800.F4 256K
Total size : 1.39M Free size : 1.14M
Enter : Run KL :Move ESC:Re set F10:Pow er Off
F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete
Q-Flash Utility V1.30
1 file(s) found
Keep DMI Data E n a b l e
Update BIOS from Floppy
Save BIOS to Floppy
BIOS
Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K
Reading BIOS file from floppy ...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.....................
Enter : Run KL :Move ESC:Re set F10:Pow er Off
Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System
Q-Flash Utility V1.30
Keep DMI Data E n a b l e
Update BIOS from Floppy
Save BIOS to Floppy
BIOS " BIOS "
BIOS
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3. BIOS Y BIOS
Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K
Enter : Run KL :Move ESC:Re set F10:Pow er Off
Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System
Q-Flash Utility V1.30
Keep DMI Data E n a b l e
Updating BIOS Now
Update BIOS from Floppy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.........................
Save BIOS to Floppy
4. BIOS Q-Flash
Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K
Enter : Run KL :Move ESC:Re set F10:Pow er Off
Q-Flash Utility V1.30
Keep DMI Data E n a b l e
!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!
Update BIOS from Floppy
Save BIOS to Floppy
Please press any key to continue
5. Esc Y Q-Flash
Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K
Enter : Run KL :Move ESC:Re set F10:Pow er Off
Q-Flash Utility V1.30
Keep DMI Data E n a b l e
Are you sure to RESET ?
Update BIOS from Floppy
Save BIOS to Floppy
[Enter] to continure or [Esc] to abort...
BIOS
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally
Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.
BIOS
BIOS F4
Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS for 8GE800 F4
Check System Health OK
Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.7GHz (100x17.0)
<CPUID : 0F0A Patch ID : 0009>
Memory Testing : 122880K OK + 8192K Shared Memory
Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08
Primary Slave : None
Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101
Secondary Slave : None
Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q-Flash
03/18/2003-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00
6. Del BIOS Load Optimized Defaults
Enter BIOS 6 7
BIOS
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TM
@BIOS
DOS @BIOS
@BIOS BIOS @BIOS
BIOS BIOS
1. @BIOS 2. @BIOS
/ /Gigabyte/@BIOS
@BIOS
3. @BIOS 4. @BIOS
" "
"Update New
BIOS"
1.
I. Internet BIOS
a. "Internet Update"
b. "Update New BIOS"
c. @BIOS
d.
e. BIOS
II. Internet BIOS
a. "Internet Update"
b. "Update New BIOS"
c. " "All Files (*.*)"
d. BIOS
( M59SLI-S5.F2)
e.
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III. BIOS
"Save Current BIOS" BIOS
IV. Flash ROM
"About this program" @BIOS
Flash ROM
2.
I. I ( )
BIOS
II. II BIOS
III. I @BIOS BIOS
BIOS II
BIOS
IV. BIOS
V. C.O.M.(Corporate Online Management)
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4-1-4 Serial ATA
SATA
(1) SATA
(2) BIOS SATA
(3)* RAID BIOS RAID
(4) SATA
(5) SATA
(a) SATA ( SATA
RAID )
(b)
(c) Windows XP 2000
(d)
A. nVIDIA® nForce 590SLI
(1) SATA
SATA SATA
SATA ( SATA
SATA )
"*" RAID
- 79 -
(2) BIOS SATA
BIOS SATA
1
BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test ) <Del>
BIOS CMOS SETUP Integrated Peripherals
Serial-ATA RAID Config ( 1)
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
` Serial-ATA RAID Config [Press Enter]
On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled]
On-Chip MAC Lan [Auto]
On-Chip MAC1 Lan [Auto]
NV Serial-ATA Controller [All Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]
Onboard Audio Function [Auto]
` SMART LAN [Press Enter]
Onboard 1394 [Enabled]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode 1 [IDE]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]
x ECP Mode Use DMA 3
On-Chip USB [V1.1+V2.0]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
Legacy USB Storage detect [Enabled]
KLJI : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
RAID NV SATA RAID function Enabled SATAII0
SATAII1 NV SATA 1 Primary/Secondary RAID
Enabled ( 2) RAID RAID Disabled
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
NV SATA RAID function [Enabled]
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID [Enabled]
NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID [Enabled]
NV SATA 2 Primary RAID [Disabled]
NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID [Disabled]
NV SATA 3 Primary RAID [Disabled]
NV SATA 3 Secondary RAID [Disabled]
Integrated Peripherals
1
Serial-ATA RAID Config
Item Help
Menu Level`
Item Help
Menu Level`
KLJI : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
2
BIOS
BIOS
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2
First Boot Device
CDROM ( 3)
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
` Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]
First Boot Device [CD ROM]
Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Third Boot Device [CDROM]
Boot Up Floopy Seek [Disabled]
Password Check [Setup]
Away Mode [Disabled]
Init Display First [PCI Slot]
KLJI : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Advanced BIOS Features
Item Help
Menu Level`
Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority
3
3
BIOS
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(3) RAID BIOS RAID
SATA RAID BIOS SATA RAID
RAID
1
BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test )
4 <F10> NVIDIA RAID BIOS
MediaShield IDE ROM BIOS 6.55
Copyright (C) 2006 NVIDIA Corp.
Detecting array ...
Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility ...
4
2
<F10> NVIDIA RAID - Define a New Array ( 5)
<Tab>
RAID (RAID Mode)
Mirroring RAID
Mirroring Striping Stripe Mirroring Spanning RAID 5 RAID 0 (Striping)
Striping Block (Striping Block)
Striping Block KB Optimal( 64K)
4K 128K
MediaShield Utility Mar 22 2006
- Define a New Array -
RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal
Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Capacity
1.0.M ST3120026AS 111.78GB
2.1.M ST3120026AS 111.78GB
[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [
JJ
[
J] Add
JJ
II
[
I] Del
II
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Array Disks
Loc Disk Model Capacity
KLKL
KL] Select [ENTER] Popup
KLKL
5
SATA Free Disks <Tab> Free Disks
<J > Array Disks ( 6)
MediaShield Utility Mar 22 2006
- Define a New Array -
RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal
Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Capacity
[
[
[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [
Array Disks
Loc Disk Model Capacity
1.0.M ST3120026AS 111.78GB
JJ
J] Add
JJ
II
I] Del
II
2.1.M ST3120026AS 111.78GB
KLKL
KL] Select [ENTER] Popup
KLKL
6
3
RAID BIOS
<F7> "Clear disk data?" (
7) <Y> <N>
( Yes
)
MediaShield Utility Mar 22 2006
- Define a New Array -
RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal
Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Capacity
Clear disk data ?
[Y] YES [N] NO
[
Array Disk s
Clear disk data ?
J J
J ] Add
J J
1.0.M ST3120026AS 111.78GB
2.1.M ST3120026AS 111.78GB
L o c Disk Model Capacity
[Y] YES [N] NO
II
[
I] Del
II
[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [
7
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KLKL
KL] Select [ENTER] Popup
KLKL
Array List ( 8)
Boot Yes
Boot Status Vendor Array Model Name
BBS Healthy NVIDIA STRIPE 223.57G
MediaShield Utility Mar 22 2006
- Array List -
<B>
[Ctrl-X] Exit [
KLKL
KL] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail
KLKL
8
<Enter> Array Detail ( 9)
RAID
MediaShield Utility Mar 22 2006
- Array Detail -
RAID Mode: Striping
Striping Width : 2 Striping Block: 64K
Adapt Channel M/S Index Disk Model Capacity
1 0 Master 0 ST3120026AS 111.78GB
2 1 Master 1 ST3120026AS 111.78GB
[R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return
9
<C> "Clear disk data?"
<Y> <N>
<D> "Delete this array?" <Y>
<N>
<Enter> Array List <Ctrl + X> NVIDIA
RAID
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(4) SATA
SATA SATA
SATA
DOS
1
MS-DOS D:\>
D:\> ENTER ( 10)
cd bootdrv
menu
10 11
2
11
H) nVIDIA MCP55 Series Raid (XP)
( )
11 Windows XP (32-bit)
MS-
( )
BootDrv MENU.exe ( 12) MS-DOS
11
12
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(5) SATA
SATA BIOS
Microsoft Windows 2000 XP SATA ( Microsoft
Windows XP )
1
Microsoft Windows XP Press
F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver <F6>
( 13)
Windows Setup
Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver.
13
2
SATA <S> ( 14)
Windows Setup
Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices
installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter.
Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices(s)
<none>
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special
disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for
which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device
manufacturer, press S.
* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage
device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.
S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit
14
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3
RAID 15 NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER *
<Enter> 16 <S> 15
NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller
Windows Setup
You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows,
using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.
Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC
to return to the previous screen.
NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)
NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)
ENTER=Select F3=Exit
15
Windows Setup
Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):
NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special
disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for
which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device
manufacturer, press S.
* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage
device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.
S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit
16
SATA
"*" RAID NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER NVIDIA nForce Storage
Controller
RAID NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller
- 87 -
17 <ENTER>
Windows Setup
Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):
NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)
NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special
disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for
which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device
manufacturer, press S.
* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage
device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.
S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit
17
SATA Microsoft Windows XP
WindowsXP Professional
Windows (R) XP
ENTER= R= F3=
Microsoft(R)
Windows XP
Windows XP
indows XP
18
:
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(6) Microsoft Windows 2000
Windows 2000(Service Pack 2 )
RAID Windows 2000
NVRAID (nForce Driver Version 5.xx) RAID
1
SATA Windows 2000 Microsoft Service Pack 4
2
BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test ) <Del>
BIOS CMOS SETUP Integrated Peripherals Win-
dows 2000 Enabled( Serial-ATA RAID Config, 19/20)
BIOS
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
` Serial-ATA RAID Config [Press Enter]
On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled]
On-Chip MAC Lan [Auto]
On-Chip MAC1 Lan [Auto]
NV Serial-ATA Controller [All Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]
Onboard Audio Function [Auto]
` SMART LAN [Press Enter]
Onboard 1394 [Enabled]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode 1 [IDE]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]
x ECP Mode Use DMA 3
On-Chip USB [V1.1+V2.0]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
Legacy USB Storage detect [Enabled]
KLJI : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Integrated Peripherals
19
Item Help
Menu Level`
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
NV SATA RAID function [Enabled]
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID [Enabled]
NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID [Enabled]
NV SATA 2 Primary RAID [Disabled]
NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID [Disabled]
NV SATA 3 Primary RAID [Disabled]
NV SATA 3 Secondary RAID [Disabled]
KLJI : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Serial-ATA RAID Config
Item Help
Menu Level`
20
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3
<F10> NVIDIA RAID RAID (RAID Mode) Striping ( 21)
<Tab> Free Disks < J > SATA Array Disks
MediaShield Utility Sep 21 2005
- Define a New Array -
RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal
Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Capacity
[
[
[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [
Array Disks
Loc Disk Model Capacity
2.0.M ST3120026AS 111.78G
JJ
J] Add
JJ
II
I] Del
II
2.1.M ST3120026AS 111.78G
KLKL
KL] Select [ENTER] Popup
KLKL
21
4
<F7> Clear disk data N ( 22)
<Ctrl + X> NVIDIA RAID Windows 2000
MediaShield Utility Sep 21 2005
- Define a New Array -
RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal
J J
J ] Add
J J
II
I] Del
II
Array Disk s
L o c Disk Model Capacity
1.0.M ST3120026AS 111.79G
1.1.M ST3120026AS 111.79G
KLKL
KL] Select [ENTER] Popup
KLKL
Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Capacity
[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [
Clear disk data ?
[Y] YES [N] NO
[
[
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22
5
NVIDIA nForce Driver Package > >Nvidia
Corporation NVRAID Manager (Striping )
System Tasks Convert Array Next
RAID Next
Finish NVRAID
1 ~ 2
Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 Service Pack 4
Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/HFdeploy.htm
Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 Service Pack 4 RAID
Windows 2000
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B. GIGABYTE SATA2
(1) SATA
SATA SATA
SATA ( SATA
SATA )
(2) BIOS SATA
BIOS SATA
1
BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test ) <Del>
BIOS CMOS SETUP Integrated Peripherals
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode RAID ( 1)
IDE AHCI
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
` Serial-ATA RAID Config [Press Enter]
On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled]
On-Chip MAC Lan [Auto]
On-Chip MAC1 Lan [Auto]
NV Serial-ATA Controller [All Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]
Onboard Audio Function [Auto]
` SMART LAN [Press Enter]
Onboard 1394 [Enabled]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode 1 [RAID]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]
x ECP Mode Use DMA 3
On-Chip USB [V1.1+V2.0]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
Legacy USB Storage detect [Enabled]
KLJI : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Integrated Peripherals
1
Item Help
Menu Level`
BIOS
BIOS
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2
First Boot Device
CDROM ( 2)
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
` Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]
First Boot Device [CD ROM]
Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Third Boot Device [CDROM]
Boot Up Floopy Seek [Disabled]
Password Check [Setup]
Away Mode [Disabled]
Init Display First [PCI Slot]
KLJI : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Advanced BIOS Features
Item Help
Menu Level`
Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority
2
3
BIOS
- 93 -
(3) RAID BIOS RAID
SATA RAID BIOS SATA RAID
RAID
1
BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test )
3 <Ctrl>+<G> GIGABYTE SATA2 RAID BIOS
GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS v1.06.12
Copyright (C) 2005 GIGA-BYTE Technology. http://www.giga-byte.com
HDD0 : ST3120026AS 120 GB Non-RAID
HDD1 : ST3120026AS 120 GB Non-RAID
Press <Ctrl-G> to enter RAID setup utility ...
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GIGABYTE SATA2 RAID Main Menu
< K > < L >
GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.12
[ Main Menu ]
Create RAID Disk Drive
Delete RAID Disk Drive
Revert HDD to Non-RAID
Solve Mirror Conflict
Rebuild Mirror Drive
Save And Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Mode Name Capacity Type/Status
HDD0: ST3120026AS 120 GB Non-RAID
HDD1: ST3120026AS 120 GB Non-RAID
[IJ TAB]-Switch Window [KL ]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit
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<J > Hard Disk Drive List
<Enter>
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A. (Create Array)
Main Menu Create RAID Disk Drive <Enter>
GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.12
[ Create New RAID ]
Name: JRAID
Level: 0-Stripe
Disks: Select Disk
Block: 128KB
Size: 240GB
Confirm Creation
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
[IJ ]-Move Cursor [DEL,BS]-Delete Character [ENTER]-Next [ESC]-Abort
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Mode Name Available Type/Status
HDD0: ST3120026AS 120 GB Non-RAID
HDD1: ST3120026AS 120 GB Non-RAID
[ Help ]
Enter RAID Name
Enter a string between 1 to 16 characters
in length for the created RAID drive to be
identified by system BIOS or OS.
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Create New RAID
( 5) RAID0 (Stripe)
1. Name ( ): 16
<Enter>
2. Level ( ):
RAID0 (Stripe) RAID1 (Mirror) JBOD ( 6) <Enter>
GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.12
[ Create New RAID ]
Name: JRAID
Level: 0-Stripe
Disks: Select Disk
Block: 128KB
Size: 240GB
Confirm Creation
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
[KL ]-Switch RAID Level [ENTER]-Next [ESC]-Abort
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Mode Name Available Type/Status
HDD0: ST3120026AS 120 GB Non-RAID
HDD1: ST3120026AS 120 GB Non-RAID
[ Help ]
RAID 0 - Data striped for performance
RAID 1 - Data mirrored for redundancy
JBOD - Data concatenated for huge
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Select RAID Level
temporarily disk required
3. Disks ( ): Hard Disk Drive List
RAID BIOS
4. Block ( ): RAID0
( 7)
4K~128K <Enter>
GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.12
[ Create New RAID ]
Name: JRAID
Level: 0-Stripe
Disks: Select Disk
Block: 128KB
Size: 240GB
Confirm Creation
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
[KL ]-Switch RAID Block Size [ENTER]-Next [ESC]-Abort
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Mode Name Available Type/Status
` HDD0: ST3120026AS 120 GB Non-RAID
` HDD1: ST3120026AS 120 GB Non-RAID
[ Help ]
Setting Stripe Block
Select a stripe size which will be used to
divide data from/to seperate RAID members.
The following are typical values:
RAID 0-128KB
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5. Size ( ): ( 8)
<Enter>
GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.12
[ Create New RAID ]
Name: JRAID
Level: 0-Stripe
Disks: Select Disk
Block: 128KB
Size: 240GB
Confirm Creation
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Mode Name Available Type/Status
` HDD0: ST3120026AS 120 GB Non-RAID
` HDD1: ST3120026AS 120 GB Non-RAID
[ Help ]
Setting RAID Capacity
Enter the RAID capacity. The default value
indicates the maximum capacity determined
by the selected members. If less than the
maximum capacity is chosen, the remaining
capacity would be no used.
[IJ ]-Switch Unit [DEL,BS]-Delete Number [ENTER]-Next [ESC]-Abort
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6. Confirm Creation ( ):
Confirm Creation "Create RAID on the select HDD (Y/N)?" ( 9)
<Y> <N>
GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.12
[ Create New RAID ]
Name: JRAID
Level: 0-Stripe
Disks: Select Disk
Block: 128KB
Size: 240GB
Confirm Creation
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
[IJ ]-Switch Unit [DEL,BS]-Delete Number [ENTER]-Next [ESC]-Abort
Create RAID on the select HDD(Y/N)?Y
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Mode Name Available Type/Status
` HDD0: ST3120026AS 120 GB Non-RAID
` HDD1: ST3120026AS 120 GB Non-RAID
[ Help ]
CONFIRM RAID CREATION
ALL DATA ON THE SELECTED HARD DISK
WILL BE LOST WHEN EXIT WITH SAVING
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RAID Disk Drive List ( 10)
GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.12
[ Main Menu ]
Create RAID Disk Drive
Delete RAID Disk Drive
Revert HDD to Non-RAID
Solve Mirror Conflict
Rebuild Mirror Drive
Save And Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members(HDDx)
RDD0: JRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal 01
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Mode Name Capacity Type/Status
HDD0: ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID Inside
HDD1: ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID Inside
[IJ TAB]-Switch Window [KL ]-Select RAID [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit
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<Tab> Main Menu RAID
Disk Drive List <Enter> RAID Information ( 11)
GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.12
[ Main Menu ]
Create RAID Disk Drive
Delete RAID Disk Drive
Revert HDD to Non-RAID
Solve Mirror Conflict
Rebuild Mirror Drive
Save And Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
Model Name RAID Level Capacity Stat us Members(HDDx)
RDD0: JRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Nor mal 01
[IJ TAB]-Switch Window [KL ]-Select RAID [ENTER]-Detail [ESC]-Exit
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Mode Name Capacity Type/Status
HDD0: ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID Inside
HDD1: ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID Inside
[ RAID Information ]
Name: JRAID
Level: 0-Stripe
Block: 128KB
Capacity: 81GB
Members: HDD 01
Status: Normal
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7. RAID Save And Exit Setup (
)( 12) <Y> <N>
GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.12
[ Main Menu ]
Create RAID Disk Drive
Delete RAID Disk Drive
Revert HDD to Non-RAID
Solve Mirror Conflict
Rebuild Mirror Drive
Save And Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status M e m bers(HDDx)
RDD0: JRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal 01
Save to Disk & Exit (Y/N)?Y
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Mode Name Capacity Type/Status
HDD0: ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID Inside
HDD1: ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID Inside
[IJ TAB]-Switch Window [KL ]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit
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B. (Delete Array)
Main Menu Delete RAID
Disk Drive <Enter> RAID Disk Drive List
<Space> ( 13)
<Del>
GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.12
[ Main Menu ]
Create RAID Disk Drive
Delete RAID Disk Drive
Revert HDD to Non-RAID
Solve Mirror Conflict
Rebuild Mirror Drive
Save And Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status M embers(HDDx)
` RDD0: JRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal 01
[KL ]-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm [ESC]-Abort
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Mode Name Capacity Type/Status
HDD0: ST3120026AS 120 GB Inside
HDD1: ST3120026AS 120 GB Inside
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( 14) <Y> <N>
GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.12
[ Main Menu ]
Create RAID Disk Drive
Delete RAID Disk Drive
Revert HDD to Non-RAID
Solve Mirror Conflict
Rebuild Mirror Drive
Save And Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status M embers(HDDx)
` RDD0: JRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal 01
ALL DATA ON THE RAID WILL LOST!!
ARE YOU SURE TO DELETE (Y/N)? N
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Mode Name Capacity Type/Status
HDD0: ST3120026AS 120 GB Inside
HDD1: ST3120026AS 120 GB Inside
[KL ]-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm [ESC]-Abort
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(4) SATA ( AHCI
RAID
SATA SATA
SATA
DOS
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MS-DOS D:\>
D:\> ENTER ( 15)
cd bootdrv
menu
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MS-
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BootDrv MENU.exe ( 17) MS-DOS
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