Gigabyte AMD Socket AM2 Processor Motherboard GA-M55SLI-S4 User Manual

GA-M55SLI-S4

AMD Socket AM2 Processor Motherboard

User's Manual

Rev. 1001

12ME-M55SLIS4-1001R

* The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste

and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!!

* The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.

Jun. 8, 2006

Motherboard

GA-M55SLI-S4

Motherboard

GA-M55SLI-S4

Jun. 8, 2006

Copyright

© 2006 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved.

The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies.

Notice

The written content provided with this product is the property of Gigabyte.

No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any

means without Gigabyte's prior written permission. Specifications and features are subject to

change without prior notice.

Product Manual Classification

In order to assist in the use of this product, Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the

following:

 For quick installation, please refer to the "Hardware Installation Guide" included with the

product.

 For detailed product information and specifications, please carefully read the

"Product User Manual".

 For detailed information related to Gigabyte's unique features, please go to the

"Technology Guide" section on Gigabyte's website to read or download the information

you need.

For more product details, please click onto Gigabyte's website at www.gigabyte.com.tw

- 4 -

Table of Contents

Item Checklist ................................................................................................................. 6

Optional Accessories ...................................................................................................... 6

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard Layout ............................................................................. 7

Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 8

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .................................................................................... 9

1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation .................................................................... 9

1-2 Feature Summary .......................................................................................... 10

1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler ....................................................... 12

1-3-1 Installation of the CPU ......................................................................................... 12

1-3-2 Installation of the CPU cooler ............................................................................. 13

1-4 Installation of Memory .................................................................................... 14

1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards ...................................................................... 16

1-6 Setup of SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Configuration ....................................... 17

1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction ........................................................................... 21

1-8 Connectors Introduction .................................................................................. 22

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ................................................................................................ 33

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. :D8) ........................................................ 34

2-1 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................. 36

2-2 Advanced BIOS Features.............................................................................. 38

2-3 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................................... 40

2-4 Power Management Setup ............................................................................. 44

2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations................................................................................. 46

2-6 PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 47

2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ....................................................................... 49

2-8 Top Performance ............................................................................................. 51

2-9 Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................................. 51

2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password ..................................................................... 52

2-11 Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................... 53

2-12 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................... 53

- 5 -

Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 55

3-1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 55

3-2 Software Applications ..................................................................................... 56

3-3 Driver CD Information .................................................................................... 56

3-4 Hardware Information ..................................................................................... 57

3-5 Contact Us ..................................................................................................... 57

Chapter 4 Appendix ................................................................................................... 59

4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction ..................................................................................... 59

4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction ......................................................................... 60

4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction ........................................................................ 62

4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) ........................................................................ 71

4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction ...................................... 85

4-2 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 89

- 6 -

Item Checklist

* The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice.

Optional Accessories

IDE Cable x 1 & FDD Cable x 1

Serial ATAII Cable x 2

I/O Shield

SLI Bridge (GC-DGBR2-RH) x 1

Retention Bracket x 1

 2 Ports USB2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-51/R)

 4 Ports USB2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-21/R)

 2 Ports IEEE1394 Cable (Part Number: 12CF1-1IE008-01R)

- 7 -

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard Layout

MS / KB

LPT

COAXIAL

GA-M55SLI-S4

ATX_12V

CPU_FAN

Socket AM2

AUDIO1

USB

LAN

F_AUDIO

IT8716

BIOS

PCI1

PCI2

CD_IN

PCIE_16_1

COMA

PCIE_12V

Marvell
88E1116

DDRII2

DDRII1

ATX

FDD

CODEC

BATTERY

SATAIIO_1

PCIE_1

F_USB2

F_USB1

IDE1

SYS_FAN

IDE2

SPDIF_I

TSB43AB23

CLR_CMOS

F1_1394

F_PANEL

PWR_LED

USB

1394

F2_1394

SATAII2_3

DDRII4

AUDIO2

OPTICAL

DDRII3

F_USB3

PWR_FAN

PCIE_2

PCIE_3

PCIE_16_2

NV_SLI3

nVIDIA

®

nForce 4 SLI

NV_SLI2

NV_SLI1

NV_SLI4

NV_SLI5

CI

- 8 -

Block Diagram

Center/Subwoofer Spear Out

AMD Socket

AM2 CPU

CPUCLK+/-(200MHz)

Hyper Transport Bus

nVIDIA

®

nForce4

SLI

DDRII 400/533/667/800MHz DIMM

IT8716

4 SATA 3Gb/s

ATA33/66/100/133
IDE Channels

PCICLK

(33MHz)

2 PCI

PCI Bus

10 USB

Ports

Dual Channel Memory

Floppy

PS/2 KB/Mouse

LPT Port

LPC BUS

COM Port

Line-Out

MIC

CODEC

Line-In

SPDIF In

SPDIF Out

Side Speaker Out

Surround Speaker Out

PCI Express x 1 Bus

BIOS

RJ45

Marvell

88E1116

3 PCI Express x 1

x1

PCI-ECLK
(100MHz)

x1

x1

3 IEEE1394

TSB43AB23

PCI Express x 16 Bus

2 PCIE x 8

1 PCIE x 16

or

SLI Jumper

PCI-ECLK

(100MHz)

SLI Mode

Normal Mode

Hardware Installation- 9 -

English

1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation

Preparing Your Computer

The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can
become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, please
follow the instructions below:

1. Please turn off the computer and unplug its power cord.

2. When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connectors.

3. It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) cuff when handling electronic components
(CPU, RAM).

4. Prior to installing the electronic components, please have these items on top of an antistatic
pad or within a electrostatic shielding container.

5. Please verify that the power supply is switched off before unplugging the power supply
connector from the motherboard.

Installation Notices

1. Prior to installation, please do not remove the stickers on the motherboard. These stickers
are required for warranty validation.

2. Prior to the installation of the motherboard or any hardware, please first carefully read the
information in the provided manual.

3. Before using the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected.

4. To prevent damage to the motherboard, please do not allow screws to come in contact with
the motherboard circuit or its components.

5. Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard
or within the computer casing.

6. Please do not place the computer system on an uneven surface.

7. Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system
components as well as physical harm to the user.

8. If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the
product, please consult a certified computer technician.

Instances of Non-Warranty

1. Damage due to natural disaster, accident or human cause.

2. Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual.

3. Damage due to improper installation.

4. Damage due to use of uncertified components.

5. Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters.

6. Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product.

Chapter 1Hardware Installation

- 10 -

English

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard

1-2 Feature Summary

CPU  Socket AM2 for AMD AthlonTM 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core /

AthlonTM 64 / SempronTM processor
Front Side Bus  2000MHz
Chipset  nVIDIA® nForce4 SLI chipset
LAN  Onboard Marvell 88E1116 PHY(10/100/1000Mbit)
Audio  Onboard Realtek ALC850 CODEC

 Supports 2 / 4 / 6/ 8 channel audio
 Supports Jack Sensing (Connector Sensing)
 Supports SPDIF In/Out connection
 Supports CD In connection

IEEE 1394  Onboard TI TSB43AB23 chip

 3 IEEE1394a ports

Storage  nVIDIA® nForce4 SLI chipset

- 1 FDD connector, allowing connection of 2 FDD devices

- 2 IDE connectors (IDE1, IDE2) with UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133
support, allowing connection of 4 IDE devices

- 4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors (S_ATAII0/1/2/3), allowing connection of
4 SATA 3Gb/s devices

- Supports data striping (RAID 0), mirroring (RAID 1),
striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1), and RAID 5 for Serial ATA

O.S Support  Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
Memory  4 DDRII DIMM memory slots (supports up to 16GB memory)

(Note 1)

 Supports dual channel DDRII 800/667/533/400 DIMMs
 Supports 1.8V DDRII DIMMs

Expanstion Slots  2 PCI Express x 16 slots

 3 PCI Express x 1 slots
 2 PCI slots

Internal Connectors  1 24-pin ATX power connector

 1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
 1 4-pin PCIE 12V power connector
 1 floppy connector
 2 IDE connectors
 4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors
 1 CPU fan connector
 1 system fan connector
 1 power fan connector
 1 front panel connector
 1 front audio connector
 1 CD In connector
 3 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables
 1 power LED connector
 2 IEEE1394a connectors for additional 2 port by cable
 1 SPDIF In connector
 1 CI connector

Hardware Installation- 11 -

English

Rear Panel I/O  1 PS/2 keyboard port

 1 PS/2 mouse port
 1 parallel port
 1 SPDIF In jack
 1 SPDIF Out jack
 1 serial port (COMA)
 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
 1 RJ-45 port
 1 IEEE1394 port
 6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In / Surround Speaker Out (Rear

Speaker Out) / Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out / Side Speaker Out)
I/O Control  IT8716 chip
Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection

 CPU / System temperature detection
 CPU / Power / System fan speed detection
 CPU / System warning temperature
 CPU fan failure warning
 Supports CPU Smart Fan function

(Note 2)

BIOS  1 4Mbit flash ROM

 Use of licensed AWARD BIOS

Additional Features  Supports @BIOS

 Supports Download Center
 Supports Q-Flash
 Supports EasyTune

(Note 3)

 Supports Xpress Install
 Supports Xpress Recovery2
 Supports Xpress BIOS Rescue

Bundle Software  Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Form Factor  ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 23.4cm

(Note 1) Due to the limitation of Windows 32-bit operating system, when more than 4GB of physical

memory is installed, the actual memory available for the operating system will be less than

4GB; Windows 64-bit operating system doesn't have such limitation.
(Note 2) Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install.
(Note 3) EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards.

- 12 -

English

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard

1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler

Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions:

1. Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.

2. Please take note of the pin 1 marking (the small triangle) on the CPU. If you install the
CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will not insert properly. If this occurs, please
change the insert direction of the CPU.

3. Please add an even layer of heat paste between the CPU and CPU cooler.

4. Please make sure the CPU cooler is installed on the CPU prior to system use,
otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur.

5. Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the processor specifications. It
is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifica
tions since it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals. If you wish to set
the frequency beyond the proper specifications, please do so according to your
hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc.

1-3-1 Installation of the CPU

Fig.1
Position lever at a 90 degree angle.

Fig.2
Pin 1 location on the socket and processor.
Gently place the CPU into position making sure that the CPU pins
fitperfectly into their holes. Once the CPU is positioned into its socket,
place one finger down on the middle of the CPU and gently press
themetal lever back into its original position.

Please use extra care when installing the CPU. The CPU will not fit if positioned incorrectly.
Rather than applying force, please change the positioning of the CPU.

Pin One

Socket Lever

Check the CPU pins to see that none are bent. Move the socket lever to the unlocked position as shown
in Fig. 1 (90o to the plane of the motherboard) prior to inserting the CPU. The pin 1 location is designated
on the CPU by a small triangle that corresponds to a triangle marking on the socket as shown in
Fig. 2. Align the CPU to the socket and gently lower it into place. Do not force the CPU into the socket.

Hardware Installation- 13 -

English

1-3-2 Installation of the CPU cooler

The CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat paste. To prevent
such an occurrence, it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat paste be used for
heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the CPU cooler.

Fig.1
Before installing the CPU cooler, please first add an even layer of heat
paste on the surface of the CPU. Install all the CPU cooler
components (Please refer to the heat sink manual for detailed installation
instructions).

Fig.2
Please connect the CPU cooler power connector to the CPU_FAN con­nector located on the motherboard so that the CPU cooler can properly
function to prevent CPU overheating.

- 14 -

English

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard

1-4 Installation of Memory

Notch

DDR II

Before installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions:

1. Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard. It is
recommended that memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used.

2. Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure that the computer
power is switched off to prevent hardware damage.

3. Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design. A memory module can be
installed in only one direction. If you are unable to insert the module, please switch the
direction.

The motherboard supports DDR II memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory
capacity and specifications. Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one
direction. The memory capacity used can differ with each slot.

Fig.1
The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory
module can only fit in one direction. Insert the DIMM memory
module vertically into the DIMM socket. Then push it down.

Fig.2
Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to
lock the DIMM module.
Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove
the DIMM module.

Hardware Installation- 15 -

English

Dual Channel Memory Configuration

The GA-M55SLI-S4 supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating
the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double.
Due to CPU limitation, if you wish to operate the Dual Channel Technology,

follow the guidelines below:

1. Dual Channel mode will not be enabled if only one memory module is installed.

2. To enable Dual Channel mode with two memory modules (it is recommended to use memory
modules of identical brand, size, chips, and speed), you must install them into DIMM sockets
of the same color.

3. To enable Dual Channel mode with four memory modules, it is recommended to use memory
modules of identical brand, size, chips, and speed.

The following is a Dual Channel Memory configuration table:
(DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side, "--": Empty)

2 memory modules

4 memory modules

DDR II 1 DDR II 2 DDR II 3 DDR II 4

DS/SS DS/SS - - - -

- - - - DS/SS DS/SS

DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS

If two memory modules are to be used to achieve Dual Channel mode, we recommend
installing them in DDRII 1 and DDRII 2 DIMM sockets.

- 16 -

English

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard

1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards

You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:

1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the
computer.

2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer.

3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard.

4. Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.

5. Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.

6. Replace your computer's chassis cover.

7. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS.

8. Install related driver from the operating system.

Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card:

Please align the VGA card to the onboard
PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly
down on the slot. Make sure your VGA
card is locked by the latch at the end of
the PCI Express x 16 slot. When you try
uninstall the VGA card, please press the
latch as the picture to the left shows to
release the card.

The PCIE_12V power connector supplies
extra power to the PCIEx 16 slots. Con­nect this connector depending on your
system requirements.

Hardware Installation- 17 -

English

1-6 Setup of SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Configuration

NVIDIA nForce4 SLI offers blistering graphics performance with the ability to bridge two NVIDIA SLI­ready PCI ExpressTM graphics cards! The SLI design takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of
the PCI ExpressTM bus architecture, features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA GPU
(graphics processing unit) and the NVIDIA nForce4 chipset. Together, the NVIDIA SLI technologies work
seamlessly to allow two graphics cards to operate in parallel and share the work and deliver heart­pounding PC performance. This section introduces steps to configure an SLI system on the
GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard.

Before You Begin--

I. Understanding the GIGABYTE SLI Jumper:
You can find an SLI switch module socket inserted with an SLI switch module between the first and
second PCIE x16 slots. 1-2 close for SLI mode, 2-3 close for Normal mode.

SLI Mode:

In SLI Mode, the two PCIE x16 slots can run in two

modes. You can either use them as two individual

x8 slots or install two SLI-ready PCIE x16 cards

(Example: GIGABYTE GV-NX66T128D) of the

same model and link them together with an SLI

bridge connector to enable SLI function to provide

enhanced performance.

Normal Mode:

Only the first PCIE x16 slot is available and can

operate at up to x16 in Normal Mode.

NV_SLI3

NV_SLI2

NV_SLI1NV_SLI4 NV_SLI5

1

1

NV_SLI3

NV_SLI2

NV_SLI1NV_SLI4 NV_SLI5

1

1

1-2 close: SLI mode

2-3 close: Normal mode (Default)

As not all PCIE slots are available while in SLI or Normal Mode, please refer to the table below to check

PCIE slots available in SLI or Normal Mode before installation.

“ * ” can run at up to PCIE x8 mode.

SLI Mode

Normal Mode

PCIE_1 PCIE_16_1 PCIE_2 PCIE_3 PCIE_16_2

Available Available * Not available Available Available *

Available Available Available Available Not available

Please double check SLI jumper setting when it's not available might damage the system.

- 18 -

English

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard

II. Power Requirements:
The exact power requirements will depend on your overall system configurations. You need a power
supply that can provide sufficient and stable power to your system and the two SLI graphics cards.
Please refer to the table below to check recommended power for different systems.

III. Supported Operating Systems:
Only Windows XP operating system is currrently supported by the NVIDIA SLI technology.

Enabling SLI Mode--

Step 1: 2-3 close : Normal (Default)

NV_SLI3

NV_SLI2

NV_SLI1NV_SLI4 NV_SLI5

1

1

Step 2: 1-2 close : SLI mode

NV_SLI3

NV_SLI2

NV_SLI1NV_SLI4 NV_SLI5

1

1

2-3 close : Normal (Default)

1-2 close : SLI mode

Please double check SLI jumper setting when it's not available might damage the system.

Hardware Installation- 19 -

English

place this part on the top of

the bridge connector.

retention bracket

Connecting Two Graphics Cards:
Step 1: Observe the steps in "1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards"

and install two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same
model to the PCIE_16_1 and PCIE_16_2 slots.

Step 2: Insert the SLI bridge (the GC-SLICON) to the SLI gold

edge connector on top of both cards. Make sure the
two mini female slots on the bridge connector
securely fit onto the SLI gold edge connetors of both
cards.

Gold edge connector on the top of

graphics card

Female slots on the bridge connector

Step 3: In order to securely fix the bridge connector be-

tween the two cards, you must install the retention
bracket included with the motherboard and secure
the retention bracket to the chassis back panel with
a screw.

Step 4: Plug the display cable into either one of the two

graphics cards for display output. If you plug the
display cable to the card on the PCIE_16_1 slot,
make sure to set Init Display First in BIOS
Setup to PEG; if you plug the display cable to
the card on the PCIE_16_2 slot, set Init Display
First to PEG(Slot2).

- 20 -

English

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard

Graphics Card Driver Setting:
Step 1: After installing graphics card driver in operating

system, right-click the NVIDIA icon in your sys­tem tray and then select NVIDIA Display. The
NVIDIA control panel will appear.

Step 2: Select SLI multi-GPU from the side menu and

then select the Enable SLI multi-GPU checkbox
in the SLI multi-GPU dialog box. System will
restart after you click Apply. Then the SLI
configuration is completed.

Hardware Installation- 21 -

English

1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction

PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard to the
lower port (purple).

Parallel Port

The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices.

COAXIAL

The S/PDIF coaxial output port is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or
compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder via a coaxial cable.

OPTICAL

The S/PDIF optical output port is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or
compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder via an optical cable.

COMA (Serial Port)

Connects to serial-based mouse or data processing devices.

IEEE 1394a Port

Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features
like high speed, high bandwidth and hot plug.

USB port

Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such
as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. have a standard USB interface. Also make
sure your OS supports USB controller. If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact
OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or
device(s) vendors.

LAN Port

The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet, providing data transfer speeds of 10/100/
1000 Mbps.

Line In

Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. can be connected to Line In jack.

Line Out (Front Speaker Out)

The default Line Out (Front Speaker Out) jack. Stereo speakers, earphone or front surround
speakers can be connected to Line Out (Front Speaker Out) jack.

MIC In

The default MIC In jack. Microphone must be connected to MIC In jack.

- 22 -

English

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard

1-8 Connectors Introduction

Please refer to the 2-/4-/6-/8- channel audio setup steps for detailed software configuration
information.

1) ATX_12V

2) ATX (Power Connector)

3) PCIE_12V

4) CPU_FAN

5) SYS_FAN

6) PWR_FAN

7) FDD

8) IDE1 / IDE2

9) SATAII0_1/ SATAII2_3

10) F_AUDIO

11) CD_IN

12) F_PANEL

13) PWR_LED

14) F_USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3

15) F1_1394 / F2_1394

16) CLR_CMOS

17) BATTERY

18) SPDIF_I

19) CI

14

2

5

5

7

8

9

10

17

14

16

11

15

12

13

3

18

Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out

The default Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack. Center/Subwoofer speakers can be connected to
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack.

Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out)

The default Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) jack. Rear surround speakers can be
connected to Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) jack.

Side Speaker Out

The default Side Speaker Out jack. Surround side speakers can be connected to Side Speaker Out
jack.

19

Hardware Installation- 23 -

English

1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (Power Connector)

With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the
components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, please make sure that all
components and devices are properly installed. Align the power connector with its proper location on
the motherboard and connect tightly.
The ATX_12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU. If the ATX_12V power connector
is not connected, the system will not start.
Caution!
Please use a power supply that is able to handle the system voltage requirements. It is
recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used (300W or
greater). If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power, the result can lead to an
unstable system or a system that is unable to start.
If you use a 24-pin ATX power supply, please remove the small cover on the power connector
on the motherboard before plugging in the power cord ; otherwise, please do not remove it.

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2 GND

3 +12V

4 +12V

113

24

12

Pin No. Definition

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 (Only for 24-pin ATX)

24 G ND(Only for 24-pin ATX)

Pin No. Definition

1 3.3V

2 3.3V

3 GND

4 +5V

5 GND

6 +5V

7 GND

8 Power Good

9 5V SB(stand by +5V)

10 +12V

11 +12V(Only for 24-pin ATX)

12 3.3V(Only for 24-pin ATX)

12

3

4

- 24 -

English

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard

3) PCIE_12V (Power Connector)

The PCIE_12V power connector supplies extra power to the PCIE x16 slot. Connect this
connector depending on your system requirements.

PIin No. Definition

1NC

2GND

3GND

4 +12V

1

4/5/6) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN/ PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)

The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin/4-pin (only for
CPU_FAN) power connector and possesses a fool-proof connection design.
Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector
wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V power voltage. The black connector
wire is the ground wire (GND).
Please remember to connect the CPU/system fan cable to the CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN/PWR_FAN
connector to prevent the CPU/system/power from overheating and failure.

PWR_FAN

1

1

CPU_FAN

SYS_FAN

1

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2 +12V

3 Sense

4 Speed Control

(Only for CPU_FAN)

Hardware Installation- 25 -

English

7) FDD (FDD Connector)

The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the
FDD drive. The types of FDD drives supported are: 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB.
Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin1 position.
Before attaching the FDD cable, please take note of the foolproof groove in the FDD connector.

2

34

1

33

8) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector)

An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to one
IDE cable, and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). If
you wish to connect two IDE devices, please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the
other as Slave (for information on settings, please refer to the instructions located on the IDE
device). Before attaching the IDE cable, please take note of the foolproof groove in the IDE connector.

2

40

1

39

- 26 -

English

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard

9) SATAII0_1 / SATAII2_3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by nForce4 SLI)

SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to 300MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial
ATA controller and install the proper driver in order to work properly.

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2TXP

3 TXN

4 GND

5RXN

6 RXP

7 GND

7

1

7

1

SATAII 2

SATAII 3

SATAII 2_3

SATAII 0_1

7

17

1

SATAII 0

SATAII 1

10) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector)

If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper.
In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector. Also please
make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header. To find
out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector, please contact your dealer. Please note,
you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play
sound.

12

910

Pin No. Definition

1 MIC

2 GND

3 MIC_BIAS

4 Power

5 Front Audio (R)

6 Rear Audio (R)/ Return R

7NC

8 No Pin

9 Front Audio (L)

10 Rear Audio (L)/ Return L

Hardware Installation- 27 -

English

11) CD_IN (CD In Connector)

Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.

Pin No. Definition

1 CD-L

2 GND

3 GND

4 CD-R

1

12) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)

Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis
front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below.

HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) (Blue) Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

SPEAK (Speaker Connector) (Amber) Pin 1: Power

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-)

RES (Reset Switch) (Green) Open: Normal

Close: Reset Hardware System

PW (Power Switch) (Red) Open: Normal

Close: Power On/Off

MSG(Message LED/Power/Sleep LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)

(Yellow) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

NC ( Purple) NC

1

2

19

20

HD-

HD+

RES+

RES-

NC

IDE Hard Disk Active LED

Reset Switch

SPEAK-

MSG-

MSG+

PW-

PW+

Message LED/

Power/

Sleep LED

Speaker Connector

SPEAK+

Power

Switch

- 28 -

English

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard

13) PWR_LED

The PWR_LED connector is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the
system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode.

Pin No. Definition

1 MPD+

2 MPD-

3 MPD-

1

14) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 (Front USB Connector)

Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you
connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the
device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front USB cable, please contact your local
dealer.

Pin No. Definition

1 Power (5V)

2 Power (5V)

3 USB DX-

4 USB Dy-

5 USB DX+

6 USB Dy+

7 GND

8 GND

9 No Pin

10 NC

1

9

2

10

Hardware Installation- 29 -

English

15) F1_1394 / F2_1394 (IEEE 1394 Connector)

Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features
like high speed, highbandwidth and hot plug. Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector.
Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable, incorrect connection
between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For
optional IEEE1394 cable, please contact your local dealer.

Pin No. Definition

1TPA+

2TPA-

3 GND

4 GND

5 TPB+

6 TPB-

7 Power(12V)

8 Power(12V)

9 No Pin

10 GND

1

9

2

10

16) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)

You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header. To clear CMOS, temporarily
short the two pins. Default doesn't include the jumper to avoid improper use of this header.

Open: Normal

Short: Clear CMOS

- 30 -

English

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard

17) BATTERY

18) SPDIF_I (SPDIF In)

Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function. Be careful with the polarity
of the SPDIF_IN connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF
cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work
or even damage it. For optional SPDIF cable, please contact your local dealer.

Pin No. Definition

1 Power

2 SPDIFI

3 GND

1

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended

by the manufacturer.

Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's

instructions.

If you want to erase CMOS...

1. Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord.

2. Gently take out the battery and put it aside for about one
minute. (Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive
and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for

five seconds.)

3. Re-install the battery.

4. Plug the power cord in and turn on the computer.

Hardware Installation- 31 -

English

19) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open)

This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed. You can
check the "Case Open" status in BIOS Setup.

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal

2 GND

1

- 32 -

English

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard

BIOS Setup- 33 -

English

Main Menu

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu

Press <F1> to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible
selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc>.

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, please do it with caution and avoid inadequate
operation that may result in system malfunction.

CONTROL KEYS

< >< >< >< > Move to select item
<Enter> Select Item
<Esc> Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu

and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu
<Page Up> Increase the numeric value or make changes
<Page Down> Decrease the numeric value or make changes
<F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu
<F2> Item Help
<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup

Menu
<F7> Load the Optimized Defaults
<F8> Q-Flash utility
<F9> System Information
<F10> Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure
required settings or to activate certain system features.
The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard.
When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the
CMOS SRAM.
When the power is turned on, pressing the <Del> button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will
take you to the CMOS SETUP screen. You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1".
If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either GIGABYTE's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can be used.
Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating
system.
@BIOS is a Windows-based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but
directly download and update BIOS from the Internet.

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 34 -

English

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. :D8)

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen.
Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to search the advanced option hidden.

The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the
exact settings for your motherboard.

<F12> : For Boot Menu

Select boot sequence for onboard (or add-on cards) device.

Use < > or < > to select a device, then press enter to accept . Press <ESC> to exit this menu.

Boot Menu

== Select a Boot First device ==

:Move Enter :Accept ESC:Exit

Floppy

LS120
Hard Disk
CDROM
ZIP
USB-FDD
USB-ZIP
USB-CDROM
USB-HDD
Legacy LAN
NVIDIA Boot Age

<F12> For Boot Menu

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally
Copyright (C) 1984-2006, Award Software, Inc.

GA-M55SLI-S4 D8
.
.
.
.

<DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: Xpress Recovery2, <F12>For Boot Menu
05/55/2006-NF-CK804-6A61FGO0C-00

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.)

Top Performance

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

ESC: Quit : Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

BIOS Setup- 35 -

English





 Standard CMOS Features

This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.





 Advanced BIOS Features

This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.





 Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.





 Power Management Setup

This setup page includes all the items of Green function features.





 PnP/PCI Configuration

This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources.





 PC Health Status

This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed.





 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio.





 Top Performance

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, enable Top Performance.





 Load Optimized Defaults

Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in
bestperformance configuration.





 Set Supervisor Password

Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup.





 Set User Password

Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system.





 Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.





 Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 36 -

English

2-1 Standard CMOS Features

Date

The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.

Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only
Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.
Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month)
Year The year, from 1999 through 2098

Time

The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military­time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

IDE Channel 0 Master, Slave, IDE Channel 1 Master, Slave

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection.

IDE Device Setup. You can use one of three methods:

Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST(default)
None Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic

detection step and allow for faster system start up.

Manual User can manually input the correct settings

Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The four options are:

CHS/LBA/Large/Auto(default:Auto)

IDE Channel 2/3/4/5 Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection.

Extended IDE Drive SATA devices setup. You can use one of two methods:

Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA IDE devices during POST.

(Default value)

None Select this if no SATA IDE devices are used and the system will skip the

automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up.

Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, Mar 15 2006
Time (hh:mm:ss) 14:42:37

 IDE Channel 0 Master [None]
 IDE Channel 0 Slave [None]
 IDE Channel 1 Master [None]
 IDE Channel 1 Slave [None]
 IDE Channel 2 Master [None]
 IDE Channel 3 Master [None]
 IDE Channel 4 Master [None]
 IDE Channel 5 Master [None]

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5"]

Halt On [All, But Keyboard]
Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults

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

BIOS Setup- 37 -

English

Cylinder Number of cylinders

Head Number of heads

Precomp Write precomp
Landing Zone Landing zone

Sector Number of sectors

Drive A

The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the
computer.

None No floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25" 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity.

1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity
(3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).

720K, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity

1.44M, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M byte capacity. (Default value)

2.88M, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88M byte capacity.

Halt on

The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.

No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you

will be prompted.

All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped.
All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other

errors. (Default value)

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors.
All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it will stop for all

other errors.

Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)

Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)

Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive.

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 38 -

English

2-2 Advanced BIOS Features

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc.
Use < > or < > to select a device, then press<+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press

<ESC> to exit this menu.

First / Second / Third Boot Device

Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy.
LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120.
Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk.
CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM.
ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP.
USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD.
USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP.
USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM.
USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD.

Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by Legacy LAN.
NVIDIA Boot Age Select your boot device priority by NVIDIA Boot Age.

Disabled Disable this function.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40
tracks 720K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks.

Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that BIOS

can not tell from 720K, 1.2M or 1.44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks.

Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that

there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K. (Default
value)

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software

Advanced BIOS Features

 Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

First Boot Device [Floppy]
Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Third Boot Device [CDROM]
Boot Up Floppy 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

F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help
Menu Level

Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority

BIOS Setup- 39 -

English

Password Check

System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the

correct password is not entered at the prompt.

Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is

not entered at the prompt. (Default value)

Away Mode

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
Enabled Enable Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system.

(Away Mode: Enables the system to silently perform unattended tasks
while in a low-power mode that appears off. )

Init Display First

This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you
install a PCI card and a PCI Express VGA card on the motherboard.

PEG Set Init display first to PCI Express VGA card. (Default value)
PCI slot Set Init display first to PCI.
PEG (Slot2) Set Init display first to PCI Express VGA card (Slot 2).

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 40 -

English

2-3 Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip IDE Channel0

Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.

On-Chip IDE Channel1

Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

IDE DMA transfer access

Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software

Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled]
On-Chip IDE Channel1 [Enabled]
IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled]
On-Chip MAC Lan [Auto]
On-Chip LAN BOOT ROM [Enabled]
NV SATA RAID function [Disabled]

NV Serial-ATA 1 [Enabled]

x NV SATA 1 Primary RAID Enabled
x NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID Enabled

NV Serial-ATA 2 [Enabled]

x NV SATA 2 Primary RAID Enabled
x NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID Enabled

IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]

USB Memory Type [SHADOW]

AC97 Audio [Auto]
 SMART LAN [Press Enter]

Onboard 1394 [Enabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help
Menu Level

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software

Integrated Peripherals

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help
Menu Level

Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

x ECP Mode Use DMA 3

On-Chip USB [V1.1+V2.0]

Legacy USB Keyboard/Storage [Disabled]

Legacy (DOS) USB Mouse [Disabled]

Legacy USB Storage detect [Enabled]

BIOS Setup- 41 -

English

On-Chip MAC Lan

Auto Auto-detect onboard LAN chip function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard LAN chip function.

On-Chip LAN BOOT ROM

This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.

Enabled Enable this function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

NV SATA RAID function

Enabled Enable NV SATA RAID function.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

NV Serial-ATA 1

Enabled Enable Serial ATA 1 supported. (Default value)
Disabled Disable Serial ATA 1 supported.

NV SATA 1 Primary RAID

Enabled Enable 1st SATA primary RAID function.(Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID

Enabled Enable 1st SATA secondary RAID function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

NV Serial-ATA 2

Enabled Enable Serial ATA 2 supported. (Default value)
Disabled Disable Serial ATA 2 supported.

NV SATA 2 Primary RAID

Enabled Enable 2nd SATA primary RAID function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID

Enabled Enable 2nd SATA secondary RAID function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

IDE Prefetch Mode

Enabled Enable IDE Prefetch mode. (Default value)
Disabled Disable IDE Prefetch mode.

USB Memory Type

SHADOW Set USB memory type to SHADOW. (Default value)

Base Memory(640K) Set USB memory type to base memory(640K).

AC97 Audio

Auto Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 42 -

English

SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function)

This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN
cable. This feature will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the fault or short.
Refer to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable:

When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally...

1. If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub, the Status fields
of Pair 1-2, Pair 3-6, Pair 4-5, and Pair 7-8 will show Normal and the Length fields will show
N/A, as shown in the figure above.

2. If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable connected to a 10/100 Mbps hub, the Status
fields of Pair 1-2 and Pair 3-6 will show Normal and the Length fields will show N/A.
However, because Pair 4-5 and Pair 7-8 are not used in a 10/100 Mbps environment, their
Status fields will show Short or Open, and the length shown is the approximate length of the
attached LAN cable.

When a Cable Problem Occurs...

If a cable problem occurs on a specified pair of wires, the Status field will show Short or Open
and the length shown will be the approximate distance to the fault or short.
For example, if it shows Pair1-2 Status = Short / Length = 1.6m,
it means that a fault or short might occur at about 1.6m on Pair 1-2.

When No LAN Cable Is Attached...
If no LAN cable is attached to the motherboard, the Status fields of all four pairs of wires will show
Open.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software

SMART LAN

Item Help
Menu Level

Start detecting at Port.....

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

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

BIOS Setup- 43 -

English

Onboard 1394 Function

Enabled Enable onboard IEEE1394 function.(Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard IEEE1394 function.

Onboard Serial Port 1

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the Serial port 1 address.

3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8/IRQ4. (Default value)
2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8/IRQ3.
3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8/IRQ4.
2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8/IRQ3.

Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1.

Onboard Parallel Port

Disabled Disable onboard LPT port.

378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default value)
278/IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5.
3BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IRQ7.

Parallel Port Mode

SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default value)
EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.
ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.

ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode.

ECP Mode Use DMA

3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default value)
1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1.

On-Chip USB

Disabled Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB function.

V1.1+V2.0 Enable USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 controller. (Default value)

V1.1 Enable only USB 1.1 controller.

Legacy USB Keyboard/Storage

Enabled Enable USB keyboard support in the MS-DOS environment.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

Legacy (DOS) USB Mouse

Enabled Enable USB mouse support in the MS-DOS environment.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

Legacy USB Storage detect

Enabled Enable USB storage detection in the MS-DOS environment. (Default

value)

Disabled Disable this function.

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 44 -

English

2-4 Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type

S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value)
S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM).

Soft-Off by Power button

Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantly. (Default value)
Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 seconds to Power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less

than 4 seconds.

PME Event Wake Up

This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead.

Disabled Disable this function.
Enabled Enable PME as wake up event. (Default value)

Modem Ring On

An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state.

Disabled Disable Modem Ring on function. (Default value)
Enabled Enable Modem Ring on function.

USB Resume from Suspend

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
Enabled Enable USB device wake up system from suspend type.

Power-On by Alarm

You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Date/Time to power on system.

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If Power-On by Alarm is Enabled.

Day of Month Alarm : Everyday, 1~31
Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software

Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)]
Soft-Off by Power button [Instant-off]
PME Event Wake Up [Enabled]
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

F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help
Menu Level

BIOS Setup- 45 -

English

Power On By Mouse

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system.

Power On By Keyboard

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password.
Any KEY Press any key to power on the system.
Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to power

on the system.

KB Power ON Password

When "Power On by Keyboard" set at Password, you can set the password here.

Enter Input password (from 1 to 5 characters) and press Enter to set the Keyboard

Power On password.

AC BACK Function

Soft-Off When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in "Off" state.

(Default value)

Full-On When AC-power back to the system, the system always in "On" state.

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 46 -

English

2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value)

3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2.

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value)

3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software

PnP/PCI Configurations

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

BIOS Setup- 47 -

English

2-6 PC Health Status

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software

PC Health Status

Reset Case Open Status [Disabled]

Case Opened Yes

Vcore OK

DDR18V OK

+3.3V OK

+12V OK

Current System Temperature 34oC

Current CPU Temperature 48oC

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

(Note)

[Enabled]

CPU Smart FAN Mode [Auto]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

Reset Case Open Status

Disabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value)
Enabled Clear case open status at next boot.

Case Opened

If the case is closed, Case Opened will show "No."
If the case is opened, Case Opened will show "Yes."
If you want to reset Case Opened value, enable Reset Case Open Status and save the change

to CMOS, and then your computer will restart.

Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR18V / +3.3V / +12V

Detect system's voltage status automatically.

Current System / CPU Temperature

Detect System / CPU temperature automatically.

Current CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)

Detect CPU/Power/System fan speed status automatically.

System Warning Temperature

60oC / 140oF Monitor System temperature at 60oC / 140oF.
70oC / 158oF Monitor System temperature at 70oC / 158oF.
80oC / 176oF Monitor System temperature at 80oC / 176oF.
90oC / 194oF Monitor System temperature at 90oC / 194oF.

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 48 -

English

CPU Warning Temperature

60oC / 140oF Monitor CPU temperature at 60oC / 140oF.
70oC / 158oF Monitor CPU temperature at 70oC / 158oF.
80oC / 176oF Monitor CPU temperature at 80oC / 176oF.
90oC / 194oF Monitor CPU temperature at 90oC / 194oF.

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

CPU Smart FAN Control

(Note)

Disabled Disable this function.
Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU fan will run at different speed depending on

CPU temperature. Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on
their requirements. (Default value)

CPU Smart FAN Mode

This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled.

Auto BIOS autodetects the type of CPU fan you installed and sets the optimal CPU

Smart FAN control mode for it. (Default Value)
Voltage Set to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with a 3-pin fan power cable.
PWM Set to PWM when you use a CPU fan with a 4-pin fan power cable.

(Note) Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install.

BIOS Setup- 49 -

English

2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken. For power end-user use
only.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

CPU Frequency [200]

 DRAM Configuration [Press Enter]

CPU Spread Spectrum [Center Spread]
PCIE Clock [100Mhz]
CPU Clock Ratio [Auto]
Robust Graphics Booster [Auto]
DDR2 voltage control [Normal]
S-Chipset/PCIE Voltage [Normal]
HT-Link voltage control [Normal]
CPU Voltage Control [Normal]

Normal CPU Vcore 1.3500V

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

§Ú-̤£«Øij±zÀH·N¨Ï¥Î¦¹-¶ªº¥\¯à¡A¦]
¬°¥i¯à³y¦¨¨t²Î¤£Ã-¡A©ÎªÌ¨ä¥¦¤£¥i¹w´Áªºµ²ªG¡C¶È¨Ñ¹q¸£ª±®a¨Ï¥Î¡C

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software

DRAM Configuration

Timing Mode [Auto]

x Memory Clock DDR 533
x CAS# latency 4T

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

DRAM Configuration

CPU Frequency

200 ~ 456 Set CPU frequency from 200Mhz to 456Mhz.

Timing Mode

Auto Set DDR Timing Mode automatically. (Default value)

Manual Set DDR Timing Mode manually.

Memory Clock

400Mhz ~ 800Mhz Set Memory clock from 400Mhz to 800Mhz.

CAS# latency

3T/4T/5T/6T Set CAS Latency to 3T/4T/5T/6T (Default value:4T)

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 50 -

English

CPU Spread Spectrum

Disabled Disable CPU Spread Spectrum.
Center Spread Set CPU Spread Spectrum to Center Spread. (Default value)

PCIE Clock

100Mhz ~ 150Mhz Set PCI-E clock from 100Mhz to 150Mhz.

CPU clock Ratio

This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection. The option will display "Locked" and
read only or will not show up if the CPU ratio is not changeable.

Robust Graphics Booster

Select the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get higher performance.

Auto Set Robust Graphics Booster to Auto. (Default value)
Fast Set Robust Graphics Booster to Fast.
Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo.

DDR2 voltage control

Normal Supply DDR2 voltage as DDR2 required. (Default value)
+0.1v Increase DDR2 voltage +0.1V.
+0.2v Increase DDR2 voltage +0.2V.
+0.3v Increase DDR2 voltage +0.3V.

S-Chipset / PCI-E voltage

Normal Set South Chipset / PCI-E voltage as Chipset core PCI-E

required.(Default value)
+0.1v Increase South Chipset / PCI-E voltage +0.1V.
+0.2v Increase South Chipset / PCI-E voltage +0.2V.
+0.3v Increase South Chipset / PCI-E voltage +0.3V.

HT-Link voltage control

Normal Supply HT-Link voltage as HT-Link required. (Default value)
+0.1v Increase HT-Link voltage +0.1V.
+0.2v Increase HT-Link voltage +0.2V.
+0.3v Increase HT-Link voltage +0.2V.

CPU Voltage Control

Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0.800V to 1.750V. (Default value: Normal)

Normal CPU Vcore

Display your CPU Vcore voltage.

BIOS Setup- 51 -

English

2-8 Top Performance

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, enable "Top Performance."

Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)
Enabled Enable Top Performance function.

"Top Performance" will increase H/W working speed. Different system configuration (both H/W
component and OS) will effect the result. For example, the same H/W configuration might not run
properly with Windows XP, but works smoothly with Windows NT. Therefore, if your system is not
perform enough, the reliability or stability problem will appear sometimes, and we will recommend you
disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned above.

2-9 Load Optimized Defaults

Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically
detects.

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.)

Esc: Quit : Select Item

F8: Q-Flaah F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Top Performance

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Top Performance

Disabled.........................[]

Enabled..........................[ ]

: Move ENTER: Accept

ESC: Abort

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.)

ESC: Quit : Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults

Top Performance

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 52 -

English

2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password

When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in
creating a password.
Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the password.
Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter
a password.
To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message
"PASSWORD DISABLED" will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled,
the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords:
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup
program function. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program
and having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only basic items.
If you select "System" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted for the
password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu.
If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only when
you try to enter 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.)

ESC: Quit : Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Change/Set/Disable Password

Top Performance

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Enter Password:

BIOS Setup- 53 -

English

2-11 Save & Exit Setup

Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.
Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

2-12 Exit Without Saving

Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.
Type "N" will return to Setup 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.)

ESC: Quit : Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Save Data to CMOS

Top Performance

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

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.)

ESC: Quit : Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Abandon all Data

Top Performance

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 54 -

English

Drivers Installation- 55 -

English

Pictures below are shown in Windows XP.
Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver
CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM
device icon in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe.

Chapter 3Drivers Installation

3-1 Install Chipset Drivers

After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that
recommended to install. Please pick the item that you want and press "install" followed the item; or you can
press "Xpress Install" to install all items defaulted.

Some device drivers will restart your system automatically. After restarting
your system the "Xpress Install" will continue to install other drivers.
System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can
install others application.

For USB2.0 driver support under Windows XP operating system, please
use Windows Service Pack. After install Windows Service Pack, it will show
a question mark "?" in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under "Device
Manager". Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System
will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver).

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 56 -

English

3-2 Software Applications

This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone
you want and press "install" to install them.

3-3 Driver CD Information

This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.

Drivers Installation- 57 -

English

3-4 Hardware Information

This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.

3-5 Contact Us

Please see the last page for details.

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 58 -

English

Appendix- 59 -

English

Chapter 4 Appendix

4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction

EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and
manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1) Overclocking for enhancing
system performance, 2) C.I.A. and M.I.B. for special enhancement for CPU and Memory, 3) Smart-Fan
control for managing fan speed control of both CPU cooling fan and North-Bridge Chipset cooling fan, 4) PC
health for monitoring system status.

(Note)

User Interface Overview

(Note) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards.

Button / Display Description

1. Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page

2. C.I.A./C.I.A.2 and M.I.B. Enters the C.I.A./2 and M.I.B. setting page

3. Smart-Fan Enters the Smart-Fan setting page

4. PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page

5. GO Confirmation and Execution button

6. "Easy Mode" & "Advance Mode" Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode

7. Display screen Display panel of CPU frequency

8. Function display LEDs Shows the current functions status

9. GIGABYTE Logo Log on to GIGABYTE website

10. Help button Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file

11. Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTuneTM 5 software

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 60 -

English

4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction

Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora­tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including
Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including
FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data

How to use the Xpress Recovery2

Initial access by booting from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the F9 key:
Steps: After entering BIOS Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD-ROM. Save

the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Upon
system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD/DVD:" will appear in the bottom left corner
of the screen. Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2.
After the steps above are completed, subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 can be made
by simply pressing the <F9> key during system power-on.

Boot from CD/DVD:

.
.
Boot from CD/DVD:

Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2.....

1. If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD-ROM, you can
enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the <F9> key in the future.

2. System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of the hard disk will affect
the data backup speed.

3. It is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you com­plete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software.

on hard disks on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. After Xpress Recovery2 is executed from CD-ROM
for the first time, it will stay permanent in your hard disk. If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you
can simply press F9 during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM.

System requirements:

1. Intel x86 platforms

2. At least 64M bytes of system memory

3. VESA-supported VGA cards

<F9> Xpress Recovery2

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally
Copyright (C) 1984-2005, Award Software, Inc.

GA-K8N-SLI-RH F7a
.
.
.
.

<DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: Xpress Recovery2, <F12>For Boot Menu
02/08/2006-NF-CK804-6A61FG0IC-00

Appendix- 61 -

English

1. RESTORE:

Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk.
(This button will not appear if there is no backup
file.)

2. BACKUP:

Back up data from hard disk.

3. REMOVE:

Remove previously-created backup files
to release disk space.
(This button will not appear if there is no backup
file.)

4. REBOOT:

Exit the main screen and restart the system.

The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2

Limitations:

1. Not compatible to Xpress Recovery.

2. For the use of Xpress Recovery2, a primary partition must be reserved.

3. Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of the hard disk, so free space available
on the hard disk for the backup file must be allocated in advance. (A minimum 4GB is recom­mended but the actual space is dependent on the size of the data to be backed up)

4. Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and
Windows XP/2000/NT/9x/Me.

5. USB hard disks are currently not supported.

6. Does not support RAID/AHCI (class code 0104/0106) hard disks.

7. Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk.

Hard disks detection sequence is as follows:

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

Precautions:

1. When using hard disks with more than 128G under Windows 2000, be sure to execute the
EnableBigLba.exe program from the driver CD before data backup.

2. It is normal that data backup takes longer time than data restoration.

3. Xpress Recovery2 is compliant with the GPL regulations.

4. On a few motherboards based on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is required for Xpress Recovery2
to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode. Please contact your motherboard manufacturer.

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 62 -

English

4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction

Method 1 : Q-FlashTM Utility

Q-FlashTM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility,
users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update
BIOS. Q-Flash

TM

allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in
DOS or Windows. Using Q-FlashTM indicating no more fooling around with any complicated instructions
and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu.

Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk, please do it with caution!! We are
sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd is not responsible for damages of system because of
incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end-users.

Before You Begin:

Before you start updating BIOS with the Q-FlashTM utility, please follow the steps below first.

1. Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte's website.

2. Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file (the one with model name.Fxx. For

example, 8KNXPU.Fba) to a floppy disk.

3. Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu.

The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts.
If your motherboard has dual-BIOS, please refer to Part One.
If your motherboard has single-BIOS, please refer to Part Two.

Part One:

Updating BIOS with Q-Flash

TM

Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.

Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS. In the BIOS menu of the motherboards
supporting Q-Flash and Dual BIOS, the Q-Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same
screen. This section only deals with how to use Q-Flash utility.

In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS
from an older version to the latest version. For example, from Fa3 to Fba.

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

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.

The BIOS file is Fa3

before updating

Appendix- 63 -

English

Entering the Q-FlashTM utility:

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.)

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Step 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS/Q-Flash utility.

Step1: To use Q-Flash utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.

Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen

The Q-Flash / Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.

Task menu for Dual BIOS utility:

Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type. Blocking a
task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.

Task menu for Q-Flash utility:

Contains the names of four tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu­tion of the task.

Action bar:

Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash/Dual BIOS utility. Pressing the buttons
mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

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

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Task menu for

Dual BIOS

utility

Task menu for

Q-Flash

TM

utility

Dual BIOS utility bar

Q-FlashTM utility title

bar

Action bar

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 64 -

English

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

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

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Using the Q-FlashTM utility:

This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash utility. As described in the "Before you begin"
section above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your
computer. If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q-Flash utility,
please follow the steps below to flash BIOS.

Steps:

1. Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to "Load Main BIOS from Floppy" item in
the Q-Flash menu and press Enter button.
Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk.

If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with "Save Main
BIOS to Floppy" item.

2. Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.

In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file,

8KNXPU.Fba, is listed.

Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.

1 file(s) found

8KNXPU.Fba 512K

Total size : 1.39M Free size : 911.50K
F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

BIOS file in the floppy

disk.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

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

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Reading BIOS file from floppy ...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.....................

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Do not turn off power or

reset your system at this

stage!!

After pressing Enter, you'll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk.

After BIOS file is read, you'll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?"

Appendix- 65 -

English

3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.
Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

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

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Please press any key to continue

Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.

4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.

You can repeat Step 1 to

4 to flash the backup

BIOS, too.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

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

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Are you sure to RESET ?

[Enter] to continure or [Esc] to abort...

5. Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q-Flash utility. The computer will restart automatically after
you exit Q-Flash.

After system reboots, you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed.

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba
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

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.

The BIOS file

becomes Fab after

updating.

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 66 -

English

Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults.

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...

7. Select Save & Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu.
System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu. The procedure is completed.

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit.

Part Two:

Updating BIOS with Q-Flash

TM

Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards.

This part guides users of single-BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash

TM

utility.

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.)

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move to
Load Optimized Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Optimized Defaults. Normally the

system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend
reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded.

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

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? Y

Appendix- 67 -

English

Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen

The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.

Task menu for Q-Flash utility:

Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable
execution of the task.

Action bar:

Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash utility. Pressing the buttons mentioned on
your keyboards to perform these actions.

Using the Q-FlashTM utility:

This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash utility. As described in the "Before you begin"
section above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your
computer. If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q-Flash utility,
please follow the steps below to flash BIOS.

Steps:

1. Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to "Update BIOS from Floppy" item in the
Q-Flash menu and press Enter button.
Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk.

If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with "Save BIOS
to Floppy" item.

2. Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.

In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file,
8GE800.F4, is listed.

Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

1 file(s) found

8GE800.F4 256K

Total size : 1.39M Free size : 1.14M
F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

BIOS file in the floppy

disk.

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Reading BIOS file from floppy ...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.....................

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Do not turn off power or

reset your system at

this stage!!

After BIOS file is read, you'll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?"

Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Task menu for

Q-Flash

TM

utility

Q-FlashTM utility bar

Action bar

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 68 -

English

3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.
Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time.

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Updating BIOS Now

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.........................

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Do not turn off power or

reset your system

at this stage!!

4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Please press any key to continue

5. Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q-Flash utility. The computer will restart automatically after
you exit Q-Flash.

After system reboots, you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed.

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

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.

The BIOS file
becomes F4 after
updating

6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots and "Load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults". See how
to Load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults, please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One.

Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully!!

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Are you sure to RESET ?

[Enter] to continure or [Esc] to abort...

Appendix- 69 -

English

Method 2 : @BIOSTM Utility

If you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use the
new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under
Windows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest
version of BIOS.

1. Methods and steps:

I. Update BIOS through Internet

a. Click "Internet Update" icon
b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon
c. Select @BIOSTM sever
d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard
e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet:

a. Do not click "Internet Update" icon
b. Click "Update New BIOS"
c. Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file.
d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such

as: M55SLIS4.F1).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

Fig 1. Installing the @BIOS utility Fig 2. Installation Complete and Run @BIOS

Fig 3. The @BIOS Utility Fig 4. Select the desired @BIOS server

Click Start/ Programs/ Gigabyte/ BIOS/ @BIOS

Click "3"

Click "Update New BIOS"

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 70 -

English

III. Save BIOS
In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the
current BIOS version.

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:
In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can help you check out
which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported.

2. Note:

I. In method I, if it shows two or more motherboard's model names to be selected, please make

sure your motherboard's model name again. Selecting wrong model name will cause the
system unbooted.

II. In method II, be sure that motherboard's model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your

motherboard's. Otherwise, your system won't boot.

III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOSTM server, please go onto

Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II.
IV. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted.
V. Do not use @BIOS and C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) at the same time.

Appendix- 71 -

English

"*" Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller.

To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:

(1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system.

(2) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup.

(3)* Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS.

(4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver.

(5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation.

Before you begin

Please prepare:
(a) At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two

hard drives with identical model and capacity). If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare
only one hard drive.

(b) An empty formatted floppy disk.
(c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk.
(d) Driver CD for your motherboard.

(1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer

Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available
SATA port(s) on the motherboard. If there are more than one SATA controller on your motherboard, you
may refer to the motherboard user's manual to identify the SATA controller for the connector. Then
connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.

4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 72 -

English

Figure 1

The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for your
motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard
you have and the BIOS version.

(2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup

You have to make sure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and
set BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive(s)/RAID array.

Step 1:
Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). If you
want to create RAID, make sure that NV SATA RAID function under the Integrated Peripherals
menu is enabled (Figure 1). Also make sure that the NV Serial-ATA 1/Serial-ATA 2 are enabled
(including NV SATA 1 Primary/Secondary RAID/SATA 2 Primary/Secondary RAID), depending on
which SATA ports you connect. For example, if you wish to create RAID with the hard disks on
connectors S_ATA0 and S_ATA1, assure that the Serial-ATA 1 is enabled and SATA 1 Primary/
Secondary RAID are enabled. Serial-ATA 2 is for S_ATA2 and S_ATA3 connectors.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software

Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled]
On-Chip IDE Channel1 [Enabled]
IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled]
On-Chip MAC Lan [Auto]
On-Chip LAN BOOT ROM [Enabled]
NV SATA RAID function [Disabled]

NV Serial-ATA 1 [Enabled]

x NV SATA 1 Primary RAID Enabled
x NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID Enabled

NV Serial-ATA 2 [Enabled]

x NV SATA 2 Primary RAID Enabled
x NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID Enabled

IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]

USB Memory Type [SHADOW]

AC97 Audio [Auto]
 SMART LAN [Press Enter]

Onboard 1394 [Enabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help
Menu Level

Appendix- 73 -

English

Step 2:
If you do not create RAID, select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features
menu. In the Hard Disk Boot Priority submenu, select the model of the SATA hard drive onto which
you wish to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP. You should see a screen similar to Figure 2 below.

Figure 2

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software

Hard Disk Boot Priority

1. CH2 M. : ST3120026AS

2. CH3 M. : ST3120026AS

3. Bootable Add-in Cards

: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit

Item Help
Menu Level 

Use <> or < > to
select a device, then
press <+> to move it
up, or <-> to move it
down the list. Press
<ESC> to exit this
menu.

If you wish to create RAID, configure the RAID array in RAID BIOS (refer to Section 3) first. After finished,
re-enter the system BIOS Setup to set hard disk boot priority before OS installation. Select Hard Disk
Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu. In the Hard Disk Boot Priority submenu,
select the RAID array onto which you wish to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP. You should see a
screen similar to Figure 3 below.

Figure 3

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software

Hard Disk Boot Priority

1. SCSI-0: NVIDIA MIRROR 111.78G

2. Bootable Add-in Cards

: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit

Item Help
Menu Level 

Use <> or < > to
select a device, then
press <+> to move it
up, or <-> to move it
down the list. Press
<ESC> to exit this
menu.

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 74 -

English

Step 3:
To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS
Features menu to CD-ROM (Figure 4).

Step 4:
Save and exit BIOS Setup.

Figure 4

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software

Advanced BIOS Features

 Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

First Boot Device [CD-ROM]

Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]

Third Boot Device [CDROM]

Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]

Password Check [Setup]

Init Display First [PEG]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help
Menu Level

Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority

Appendix- 75 -

English

(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS

Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if
you do not want to create RAID.

Step 1:
After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message
which says "Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility" (Figure 5). Hit the F10 key to enter the RAID BIOS
setup utility.

Figure 5

Step 2:
The Define a New Array screen is the first option screen when you enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility.
(Figure 6). You can press the TAB key to highlight through options.

Step 3:
In the RAID Mode field, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select a RAID mode. The supported RAID
modes include Mirroring, Striping, Stripe Mirroring, Spanning, and Raid 5. The following is an example
of RAID 0 array creation.

Step 4:
If RAID 0 (Striping) is selected, you can manually set the striping block size. In the Striping Block field,
use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to set the Striping Block size. The KB is the standard unit of Striping
Block size. We recommend you leaving it to the default setting--Optimal (64K). The size range is from
4K to 128K.

Figure 6

Media Shield IDE ROM BIOS 5.50
Copyright (C) 2005 NVIDIA Corp.

Detecting array ...

Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility ...

MediaShield RAID Utility Aug 4 2005

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

Array Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

[





] Add

[





] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [





] Select [ENTER] Popup

2.0.M ST3120026AS

2.1.M ST3120026AS

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 76 -

English

Step 6:
Press F7 after selecting the target hard disks. A message which says "Clear disk data?" will appear.
If you are sure to clear the data in the selected hard drives, press Y. (If the hard drives contain
previously created RAID array, you need to press Y to clear the data from the hard drives.)

Figure 8

Figure 7

Step 5:
Next, select the hard drives which you wish to be included in the disk array. The Free Disks section
displays the information about the currently installed SATA hard drives. Press the TAB key to move to
the Free Disks section. Select the target hard drives using the UP or DOWN ARROW key and use the
RIGHT ARROW key to add the hard drives to the Array Disks section (Figure 7).

MediaShield RAID Utility Aug 4 2005

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

Array Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

[





] Add

[





] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [





] Select [ENTER] Popup

2.0.M ST3120026AS

2.1.M ST3120026AS

MediaShield RAID Utility Aug 4 2005

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

Array Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

[





] Add

[





] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [





] Select [ENTER] Popup

1.0.M ST3120026AS

1.1.M ST3120026AS

Clear disk data ?

[Y] YES [N] NO

Appendix- 77 -

English

To read more information about the RAID array, press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure

10), where you should see detailed information about RAID mode, disk block size, disk model name,
and disk capacity, etc.

Figure 10

Figure 9

After that, the Array List screen displaying the RAID array you created will appear (Figure 9).
If you want to set the disk array as boot device, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select the array
and press B. The Boot section will show Yes.

MediaShield RAID Utility Aug 4 2005

- Array Detail -

RAID Mode: Striping
Striping Width : 2 Striping Block: 64K

Adapt Channel M/S Index Disk Model Name Capacity

1 0 Master 0 ST3120026AS 111.79GB
1 1 Master 1 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

[R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return

To delete the array, press D in the Array Detail screen. When the "Delete this array?" message appears,
press Y to confirm or N to cancel. Press ENTER to return to the Array List screen.

To exit the Nvidia RAID utility, press ESC in the main menu or Ctrl+X in the Array List screen.

Now, you can proceed to install the SATA controller driver and operating system.

MediaShield RAID Utility Aug 4 2005

- Array List -

[Ctrl-X] Exit [





] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail

Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name

No 2 Healthy NVIDIA STRIPE 111.79G

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 78 -

English

(Note 1) For users without a startup disk:

Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. From the
CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in the BootDrv folder (Figure 13).
A command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 12.

(4) Making a SATA Driver Disk

To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA
controller driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during
the Windows setup process. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard
driver CD-ROM to a floppy disk. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS-DOS
mode

(Note1)

. Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk.

Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in your system. Boot from the
startup disk. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). At the D:\>
prompt, type the following two commands. Press ENTER after each command (Figure 11):

cd bootdrv

menu

Figure 11 Figure 12

Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure 12) appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank
formatted disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu

(Note 2)

.
For example, from the menu in Figure 12, press C to select C) nVIDIA CK804 Series Raid(XP) if you
wish to install Windows XP. Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the
floppy disk. Press 0 to exit when finished.

Figure 13

(Note 2) Select the driver by pressing the corresponding letter according to the operating system you

wish to install.

Appendix- 79 -

English

Figure 14

Windows Setup

Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver.

Figure 15

Windows Setup

S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit

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.

(5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation

Now that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you are ready to install
Windows 2000/XP onto your SATA hard drive with the SATA driver. The following is an example of
Windows XP installation.

Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as
you see the "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 14). After
pressing F6, there will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you see the next screen.

Step 2:
When a screen similar to that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press
S (Figure 15).

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 80 -

English

Step 3:
If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 16 below
will appear. Use the ARROW keys to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER* and press ENTER.
Later, when a screen similar to Figure 17 appears, you must press S to select additional driver. The
screen will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 16. Select NVIDIA nForce Storage
Controller and press ENTER.

Figure 16

"*" If you want to create RAID, select both NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER and then NVIDIA

nForce Storage Controller.

If you do not create RAID, select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller only.

Figure 17

Windows Setup

S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit

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.

If a message appears saying one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk
or copy the correct SATA driver again from the motherboard driver CD.

Windows Setup

ENTER=Select F3=Exit

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)

Appendix- 81 -

English

Finally, after the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows
2000/XP installation.

Figure 19

WindowsXP Professional Setup

Welcome to Setup.
This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R)
Windows (R) XP to run on your computer.

To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER.

To repair a Windows XP installation using
Recovery Console, press R.

To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.

Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit

(Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed
under Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed.)

Step 4:
When the next screen (Figure 18) appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from
the floppy disk.

Figure 18

Windows Setup

S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit

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.

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 82 -

English

(6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000

Problem: Users cannot install Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 (or previous versions) to a bootable

RAID volume.
There are two solutions to resolve this issue.

Solutions 1:

Use the NVRAID tool (nForce Driver Version 5.xx) to convert the boot volume to a RAID array. Here
are the detailed step-by-step instructions:

Step 1:
Install Windows 2000 onto a selected hard drive. Download and install Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
from Microsoft's website.
Step 2:
After system restarts, press Del to enter system BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). Under
the Integrated Peripherals menu assure the SATA port connecting the SATA hard disk (the one
containing the Windows 2000) is Enabled (Figure 20). Save settings and exit the BIOS setup.

Figure 20

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software

Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled]
On-Chip IDE Channel1 [Enabled]
IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled]
On-Chip MAC Lan [Auto]
On-Chip LAN BOOT ROM [Enabled]
NV SATA RAID function [Disabled]

NV Serial-ATA 1 [Enabled]

x NV SATA 1 Primary RAID Enabled
x NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID Enabled

NV Serial-ATA 2 [Enabled]

x NV SATA 2 Primary RAID Enabled
x NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID Enabled

IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]

USB Memory Type [SHADOW]

AC97 Audio [Auto]
 SMART LAN [Press Enter]

Onboard 1394 [Enabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help
Menu Level

Appendix- 83 -

English

Step 3:
After system restarts, press F10 to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility. Select Striping in the RAID Mode
filed (Figure 21). Move to the Free Disks section with the TAB key. Select the desired disk and use the
RIGHT ARROW key to add it to Array Disks menu.

Figure 21

Step 4:
After all the settings, press F7 to complete the configuration. When prompted to Clear Disk Data (Figure

22), press N. Then press CTRL+X to exit the NVIDIA RAID BIOS. Restart the computer to boot into
Windows 2000.

Figure 22

MediaShield RAID Utility Aug 4 2005

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

Array Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

[





] Add

[





] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [





] Select [ENTER] Popup

2.0.M ST3120026AS

2.1.M ST3120026AS

MediaShield RAID Utility Aug 4 2005

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

Array Disks
Loc Disk Model Name

[





] Add

[





] Del

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [





] Select [ENTER] Popup

1.0.M ST3120026AS

1.1.M ST3120026AS

Clear disk data ?

[Y] YES [N] NO

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 84 -

English

Step 5:
Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in Windows 2000 and reboot the system. Go to START>
Programs>Nvidia Corporation and select NVRAID manager. You should see the single disk RAID
array (in striping mode) that was created from the boot disk. Select the single boot disk RAID Array by
clicking on it. Select Convert Array under the System Tasks and select Next following the instructions.
Select the desired type of RAID array you want to convert and then select Next. You are prompted to
select the desired Free Disk(s) to add to the bootable RAID array. Press Finish then NVRAID will start
converting the single disk RAID array into a multi-disk RAID array in a bootable format.
Note: Conversion may take 1~2 hours depending on disk size.

Solutions 2:

Users must create a combination installation CD that includes Windows 2000 and Service Pack 3 or
Service Pack 4 fixes integrated in. To create the combination installation CD, refer to the following
website:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/HFdeploy.htm

Note: If users choose not to install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or 4, RAID is still supported on
Windows 2000. However, users will not be able to create a bootable RAID volume.

Appendix- 85 -

English

4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function

Introduction

Line Out

Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:

We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo
output is applied.

STEP 1:
Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line
Out".

STEP 2 :
Following installation of the audio driver, you find a

Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand

taskbar. Click the icon to select the function.

The installation of audio software is very simple. Please follow the steps to install the function.
(Following pictures are in Windows XP)

Introduction of audio connectors:

You may connect CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, walkman
or others audio input to Line In.
The front channels or earphone can be connected
to Line Out (Front Speaker Out).
Connect microphone to Mic In.
Connect the Center/Subwoofer channels to Cen­ter/Subwoofer Speaker Out.
Connect the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out.
Connect the side channels to Side Speaker Out.

Rear Speaker Out

Center/Subwoofer
Speaker Out

Side Speaker
Out

Line In

Line Out

(Front Speaker Out)

Mic In

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 86 -

English

STEP 3:
Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the
left selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" to
complete 2 channel audio configuration.

4 Channel Audio Setup

STEP 1 :
Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",
the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out".

STEP 2 :
Following installation of the audio driver, you find a

Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand

taskbar. Click the icon to select the function.

STEP 3:
Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the
left selection bar and select "4CH Speaker" to
complete 4 channel audio configuration.

Front Speaker Out

Rear Speaker
Out

Appendix- 87 -

English

6 Channel Audio Setup

STEP 1 :
Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",
the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", and the
Center/Subwoofer channels to "Center/Subwoofer
Speaker Out".

STEP 2 :
Following installation of the audio driver, you find a

Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand

taskbar. Click the icon to select the function.

STEP 3:
Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the
left selection bar and select "6CH Speaker" to
complete 6 channel audio configuration.

Front Speaker Out

Rear Speaker
Out

Center/Subwoofer
Speaker Out

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 88 -

English

8 Channel Audio Setup

STEP 1 :
Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",
the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", the Cen­ter/Subwoofer channels to "Center/Subwoofer
Speaker Out", and the side channels to "Side
Speaker Out".

STEP 2 :
Following installation of the audio driver, you find a

Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand

taskbar. Click the icon to select the function.

STEP 3:
Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the
left selection bar and select "8CH Speaker" to
complete 8 channel audio configuration.

Sound Effect Configuration:
At the sound effect menu, users can adjust
sound option settings as desired.

Side Speaker Out

Front Speaker Out

Rear Speaker
Out

Center/Subwoofer
Speaker Out

Appendix- 89 -

English

4-2 Troubleshooting

Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific
motherboard model, please log on to www.gigabyte.com.tw

Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why?
Answer: Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version. Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after
entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options.

Questions 2: Why is the light of my keyboard/optical mouse still on after computer shuts down?
Answer: In some boards, a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down
and that's why the light is still on.

Question 3: How do I clear CMOS?
Answer: If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper, please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual.
If your board doesn't have such jumper, you can take off the on-board battery to leak voltage to clear
CMOS. Please refer to the steps below:

Steps:

1. Turn off power.

2. Disconnect the power cord from MB.

3. Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 1 minute (Or you can use a metal object
to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for five

seconds).

4. Re-insert the battery to the battery holder.

5. Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power.

6. Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail-Safe Defaults(or load Optimized Defaults).

7. Save changes and reboot the system.

Question 4: Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume?
Answer: Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier. If not,
please change another speaker with power/amplifier and try again later.

Question 5: Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up. What do
these beeps usually stand for?
Answer: The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems. However,
they are only for reference purposes. The situations might differ from case to case.

 AWARD BIOS Beep Codes

1 short: System boots successfully
2 short: CMOS setting error
1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B error
1 long 2 short: Monitor or display card
error
1 long 3 short: Keyboard error
1 long 9 short: BIOS ROM error
Continuous long beeps: DRAM error
Continuous short beeps: Power error

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 90 -

English

Appendix- 91 -

English

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 92 -

English

Appendix- 93 -

English

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 94 -

English

Appendix- 95 -

English

Contact Us

yy

yy

y Taiwan (Headquarters)

GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien,

Taipei 231, Taiwan

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

Tech. and Non-Tech. Support (Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw

WEB address (English): http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

WEB address (Chinese): http://www.gigabyte.tw

yy

yy

y U.S.A.

G.B.T. INC.

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

Tech. Support:

http://rma.gigabyte-usa.com

Web address: http://www.gigabyte.us

yy

yy

y Mexico

G.B.T Inc (USA)

Tel: [phone] x 215 (Soporte de habla hispano)

FAX: [phone]

Correo: [e-mail]

Tech. Support:

http://rma.gigabyte-usa.com

Web address: http://www.gigabyte-latam.com

yy

yy

y Japan

NIPPON GIGA-BYTE CORPORATION

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.co.jp

yy

yy

y Singapore

GIGA-BYTE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.sg

yy

yy

y China

NINGBO G.B.T. TECH. TRADING CO., LTD.

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.cn

Shanghai

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

Beijing

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

Wuhan

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

GuangZhou

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone] ext. 333

Chengdu

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone] ext. 814

Xian

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

Shenyang

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

yy

yy

y India

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY (INDIA) LIMITED

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.in

yy

yy

y Australia

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY PTY. LTD.

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.au

GA-M55SLI-S4 Motherboard - 96 -

English

yy

yy

y Germany

G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.de

yy

yy

y U.K.

G.B.T. TECH. CO., LTD.

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.co.uk

yy

yy

y The Netherlands

GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V.

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.nl

yy

yy

y France

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.fr

yy

yy

y Italy

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.it

yy

yy

y Spain

GIGA-BYTE SPAIN

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.es

yy

yy

y Czech Republic

Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd.

in CZECH REPUBLIC

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.cz

yy

yy

y Turkey

Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd.

in TURKEY

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.tr

To submit a technical or non-technical (Sales/
Marketing) question, please link to :
http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw
Then select your language to enter the system.

yy

yy

y Russia

Moscow Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology

Co., Ltd.

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.ru

yy

yy

y Latvia

GIGA-BYTE Latvia

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.lv

yy

yy

y Poland

Office of GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd. in POLAND

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.pl

yy

yy

y Ukraine

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.kiev.ua

yy

yy

y Romania

Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd.

in Romania

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.ro

yy

yy

y Serbia & Montenegro

Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd.

in SERBIA & MONTENEGRO

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.co.yu

yy

yy

y GIGABYTE Global Service System