Gigabyte GA-M55PLUS-S3G User Manual [zh]

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0)

AMD Socket AM2

Rev. 3001

12MC-M55PS3G-3001R

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Nov. 8, 2006

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0)

Motherboard

Nov. 8, 2006

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0)

Motherboard

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1-1 ..................................................................................... 9

1-2

1-3

1-3-1 ............................................................................................ 12

1-3-2 ................................................................................................. 13

1-4 ....................................................................................... 14

1-5

1-6

1-7

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BIOS ....................................................................................... 29

(BIOS D3) .................................................................... 30

2-1 Standard CMOS Features (

2-2 Advanced BIOS Features (

2-3 Integrated Peripherals (

2-4 Power Management Setup ( ) ............................................... 40

2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations (

2-6 PC Health Status (

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

2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( Fail-Safe ) .......................................... 46

2-9 Load Optimized Defaults (

2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password (

2-11 Save & Exit Setup (

2-12 Exit Without Saving ( SETUP ) .......................... 48

CMOS ) ........................................... 32

BIOS ) ..................................... 34

) ....................................................... 36

PCI ) ............................. 42

) ............................................................. 43

/ ) ....................................... 44

Optimized ) ...................................... 46

/ ) ................... 47

SETUP ) ................................ 48

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3-1 ............................................................................... 49

3-2

3-3

3-4

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3-5 ................................................................................................. 51

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4-1 ............................................................................................ 53

4-1-1 EasyTune 5 ............................................................................................... 53

4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 ................................................................................... 54

4-1-3 BIOS ....................................................................................... 56

4-1-4 Serial ATA ............................................................................. 65

4-1-5 / / / .............................................................................. 75

4-2 ..................................................................................................... 80

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IDE - 1 , - 1

SATA 3Gb/s - 2

I/O

*

 2 USB 2.0 ( 12CR1-1UB030-51/R)

 4 USB 2.0 ( 12CR1-1UB030-21/R)

 2



 e-SATA

IEEE 1394 ( 12CF1-1IE008-01R)

(SPDIF + ) ( 12CR1-1SPINO-11/R)

( 12CF1-3SATPW-11R)

- 6 -

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0)

KB_MS

VGA

USB

USB

AUDIO

REV: 3.0

COMA

LPT

1394

Marvell
88E1116

CODEC

CD_IN

LAN

F_AUDIO

IT8716

CI

ATX_12V

CPU_FAN

PCIE_1

PCIE_2

PCI1

PCI2

SPDIF_IO

PCI3

PCI4

Socket AM2

®

nVIDIA

GeForce

6150

GA-M55plus-S3G

FDD

F1_1394

BIOS

PCIE_16

TSB43AB23

nVIDIA

nForce 430

F2_1394

®

DDRII_1

DDRII_2

SATAII2_3

SATAII0_1

PWR_LED

F_USB2F_USB1

DDRII_3

DDRII_4

BATTERY

IDE1

F_PANEL

ATX

CLR_CMOS

IDE2

SYS_FAN

- 7 -

PCIe CLK

(100 MHz)

VGA

AMD

Socket AM2

CPU

CPU CLK+/-(200 MHz)

DDRII 800/667/533/400 MHz DIMM

PCIe CLK

(100 MHz)

2 PCI Express x1

PCI Express x16

PCI Express Bus

x1

x1

LAN

RJ45

PCI Bus

TSB43AB23

Marvell

88E1116

nVIDIA

GeForce 6150

nVIDIA

nForce 430

CODEC

Hyper Transport

Bus

®

Hyper Transport

Bus

®

LPC BUS

Dual Channel Memory

BIOS

4 SATA 3Gb/s

ATA33/66/100/133
IDE Channels

IT8716

Floppy

LPT Port

COM Port

4 PCI

PCI CLK (33 MHz)

3 IEEE 1394a

Surround Speaker Out

Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out

MIC

Line-In

Line-Out

SPDIF In

SPDIF Out

Side Speaker Out

- 8 -

8 USB

Ports

PS/2 KB/Mouse

1-1

1.

2.

3. (CPU RAM)

4.

5.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

- 9 -

1-2

 AMD AthlonTM 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core /

AthlonTM 64 / Sempron

 2000 MHz
 nVIDIA® GeForce 6150
 nVIDIA® nForce 430
 Marvell 88E1116 (10/100/1000 Mbit)
 Realtek ALC883 CODEC
 High Definition Audio
 2 / 4 / 6 / 8
 S/PDIF /
 CD

IEEE 1394  T.I. TSB43AB23

 3 IEEE 1394a
 nVIDIA® nForce 430

-1 1

-2IDE UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133 4
IDE

-4SATA 3Gb/s , 4 SATA 3Gb/s

- SATA striping (RAID 0) mirroring (RAID 1)

striping+mirroring (RAID 0+1) RAID 5

 Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
 4 DDRII DIMM 16 GB
 DDRII 800/667/533/400 DIMM
 1.8V DDRII DIMM
 1 PCI Express x16
 2 PCI Express x1
 4 PCI
 1 24-pin ATX
 1 4-pin ATX 12V
 1
 2 IDE
 4 SATA 3Gb/s
 1 CPU
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1 S/PDIF /
 2 USB 2.0/1.1 4 USB 2.0/1.1
 2 IEEE 1394a 2 IEEE 1394a
 1
 1

TM

( )

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 10 -

 1 PS/2
 1 PS/2
 1
 1
 1
 4 USB 2.0/1.1
 1 IEEE 1394a
 1 RJ-45
 6 ( / / / ( )

/ ( ) / )

I/O  IT8716


 CPU /
 CPU /
 CPU
 CPU /
 CPU /

BIOS  1 4 Mbit flash ROM

 AWARD BIOS
 @BIOS
 Download Center
 Q-Flash
 EasyTune

( )

 Xpress Install
 Xpress Recovery2
 Xpress BIOS Rescue
 Norton Internet Security (OEM )
 ATX 30.5 x 21.3

( )

( ) Windows 32-bit 4 GB

4 GB Windows 64-bit

( ) CPU CPU
( ) EasyTune

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1-3

(CPU)

1.

2. ( )

3.

4.

5.

1-3-1

( 1) ( )

2)

1.

90

(

90

2.

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 12 -

( )

1-3-2

1.

(

)

2.
CPU_FAN

- 13 -

1-4

1.

2.

3.

DDRII BIOS

DDRII

1.

2.

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Dual Channel DDRII ( )

GA-M55plus-S3G --

Memory Bus

CPU

1. DDRII

2. DDRII (
) DDRII

3. DDRII (

)

Dual Channel Technology (SS DS --

)

DDR II_1 DDR II_2 DDRII_ 3 DDR II_4

2

4

DS/SS DS/SS - - - -

- - - - DS/SS DS/SS

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

2 DDRII DDRII_1 DDRII_2

- 15 -

1-5

1.

2. (
)

3.

4.

5.

6.

7. BIOS

8.

PCI Express x16

PCI Express x16

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 16 -

1-6

PS/2 PS/2

PS/2 ( )

( )

A

IEEE 1394a

1394 IEEE 1394 (Institute of Electrical and

Electronics Engineers)

(USB)

USB USB / USB USB USB

USB

Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps

/

/ /

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1-7

( )

( )

~

2/4/6/8

13

2

8

17

15

10

14

16

1) ATX_12V

2) ATX (Power Connector)

3) CPU_FAN

4) SYS_FAN

5) FDD

6) IDE1/IDE2

7) SATAII0/1/2/3

8) F_AUDIO

9) F_PANEL

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 18 -

13 11

912 5

10) CD_IN

11) PWR_LED

12) F_USB1/F_USB2

13) F1_1394/F2_1394

14) SPDIF_IO

15) CLR_CMOS

16) CI

17) BATTERY

6

7
4

1/2) ATX_12V / ATX (2x2-pin ATX_12V / 2x12-pin ATX)

ATX_12V CPU

ATX_12V

)

ATX 24 ATX

20

( 300

31

2

4

ATX_12V

12

24

131

ATX

1 3.3V

2 3.3V

3

4 +5V

5

6 +5V

7

8

9 5V SB(stand by +5V)

10 +12V

11 +12V(

12 3.3V(

24

24

)

)

1

2

3 +12V

4 +12V

13 3.3V

14 -12V

15

16 PS_ON(soft On/Off)

17

18

19

20 -5V

21 +5V

22 +5V

23 +5V (

24

24

( 24

)

)

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3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN ( )

+12V 3-pin(SYS_FAN)/4-pin

(CPU_FAN)

+12V (GND)

CPU/ CPU/

CPU

CPU_FAN :

5) FDD ( )

1

CPU_FAN

1

SYS_FAN

1

2 +12V /

3

4

SYS_FAN :

1

2 +12V

3

360 KB 720 KB 1.2 MB 1.44 MB 2.88 MB

133

234

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 20 -

6) IDE1/IDE2 (IDE )

IDE IDE IDE IDE

IDE ( ) IDE

Master Slave ( IDE

) IDE

40

2

IDE1 IDE2

7) SATAII0/1/2/3 (SATA 3Gb/s )

SATA 3Gb/s 300 MB BIOS

17

SATAII_3

SATAII_2

71

17

SATAII_1

39

1

1

2TXP

3 TXN

4

5RXN

6 RXP

7

SATAII_0

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71

8) F_AUDIO ( )

HD (High Definition ) AC97

910

2

1

HD

1 MIC2_L

2

3 MIC2_R

4 -ACZ_DET

5 LINE2_R

6 FSENSE1

7 FAUDIO_JD

8

9 LINE2_L

10 FSENSE2

79

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 22 -

AC'97

1 MIC

2

3 MIC

4

5 Line Out (R)

6

7

8

9 Line Out (L)

10

HD AC97

9) F_PANEL ( )

Message LED/

Power/

Sleep LED

MSG+

MSG-

2
1

HD-

HD+

IDE Hard Disk Active LED

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

( ) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)



SPEAK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1:

( ) Pin 2- Pin 3:

Pin 4: Data(-)

RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal

( ) Close: Reset Hardware System



PW (Power Switch) Open: Normal :

( ) Close: Power On/Off : /



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

( ) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)



NC ( )

Power

Switch

PW+

PW-

RES+

NC

RES-

Reset Switch

Speaker Connector

SPEAK+

SPEAK-

20
19

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10) CD_IN ( )

CD-ROM DVD-ROM CD

11) PWR_LED ( )

(S1)

1

1

2

3

4

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 24 -

1 MPD+

2 MPD-

1

3 MPD-

12) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 ( )

USB

210

19

13) F1_1394 / F2_1394 (IEEE 1394a )

1394 IEEE 1394 (Institute of Electrical and

Electronics Engineers)

IEEE 1394

USB

1 (5V)

2 (5V)

3 USB DX-

4 USB Dy-

5 USB DX+

6 USB Dy+

7

8

9

10

IEEE 1394

2

1

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1 TPA+
2 TPA-

10

9

3
4
5 TPB+
6 TPB­7 (12V)
8 (12V)
9
10

14) SPDIF_IO (S/PDIF / )

Sony/Philips Digital Interface Format /

S/PDIF S/PDIF

S/PDIF

(S/PDIF Out)

S/PDIF AC-3 AC-3

S/PDIF ;

S/PDIF

(S/PDIF In)

162

5

15) CLR_CMOS ( CMOS )

CMOS

1

2

3 SPDIF

4 SPDIFI

5

6

CMOS 1-2

CMOS

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 26 -

16) C I ( )

17) BATTERY ( )

1






CMOS ...

1.

2.

(

3.

4.

1

2

)

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GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 28 -

BIOS

BIOS(Basic Input and Output System) CMOS SETUP

CMOS SETUP CMOS SRAM

CMOS SRAM

BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test ) <Del>

BIOS CMOS SETUP BIOS BIOS "Ctrl

+ F1"

BIOS BIOS Q-FlashTM@BIOS

BIOS

TM

TM

BIOS

BIOS

BIOS

Q-Flash

@BIOS

< >
<Enter>
<Esc> SETUP
<Page Up>
<Page Down>
<F1>
<F2>
<F5> ( )
<F6> Fail-Safe ( )
<F7> Optimized ( )
<F8> Q-Flash
<F9>
<F10> CMOS SETUP

TM

SETUP SETUP

<F1>

BIOS CMOS SETUP <Esc>

BIOS BIOS

BIOS- 29 -

<F12> : Boot Menu

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

GA-M55PLUS-S3G D3
.
.
.
.

<DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: Xpress Recovery2, <F12>:For Boot Menu
10/25/2006-C51-MCP51-6A61HG0MC-00

< > < > <Enter>
<ESC>

Boot Menu

== Select a Boot First device ==

Floppy

LS120

Hard Disk

CDROM

ZIP

USB-FDD

USB-ZIP

USB-CDROM

USB-HDD

Legacy LAN

KL:Move Enter :Accept ESC:Exit

(BIOS D3)

CMOS SETUP

<F12>:Boot Menu

<Enter>

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

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

KLJI: Select Item

1. "Ctrl + F1"
BIOS

2. "Load Optimized Defaults"

3. BIOS

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 30 -



 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS )





 Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS )



BIOS



 Integrated Peripherals ( )



IDE SATA USB IEEE1394

COM port LPT port AC97



 Power Management Setup ( )



CPU



 PnP/PCI Configurations ( PCI )



ISA PnP PCI



 PC Health Status ( )





 MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.)( / )



CPU



 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( Fail-Safe )



BIOS CMOS



 Load Optimized Defaults ( Optimized )



CMOS



 Set Supervisor Password ( )



SETUP CMOS



 Set User Password ( )



PC BIOS



 Save & Exit Setup ( )



SETUP BIOS

<F10>



 Exit Without Saving ( SETUP )



<ESC>

BIOS- 31 -

2-1 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS )

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

Date (mm:dd:yy) Thu, Jun 17 2006
Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24

` 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"]
Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled]

Halt On [All, But Keyboard]

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 511M

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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

Date (mm:dd:yy) ( ) / Time (hh:mm:ss) ( )

/ / / 24

(mm) 1 12
(dd) 1 28/29/30/31

(yy) 1999 2098

IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave ( / / IDE/SATA )

IDE HDD Auto-Detection "Enter"
IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave IDE/SATA

• None IDE/SATA None

Standard CMOS Features

/ /

Item Help
Menu Level`

Change the day, month,
year

<Week>
Sun. to Sat.

<Month>
Jan. to Dec.

<Day>
1 to 31 (or maximum
allowed in the month)

<Year>
1999 to 2098

• Auto BIOS POST IDE/SATA ( )

• Manual

Access Mode CHS/LBA/Large/Auto

( Auto)

IDE Channel 2, 3, 4, 5 Master ( IDE/SATA )

IDE Auto-Detection "Enter"
Extended IDE Drive IDE/SATA

• None IDE/SATA None

• Auto BIOS POST IDE/SATA ( )

Access Mode Large/ Auto ( Auto)

Capacity

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 32 -

Cylinder
Head
Precomp Precompensation
Landing Zone
Sector

Drive A ( A: )

None None
360K, 5.25" 5.25 360KB

1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 1.2MB
720K, 3.5" 3 720KB

1.44M, 3.5" 3 1.44MB

2.88M, 3.5" 3 2.88MB

Floppy 3 Mode Support ( 3 Mode )

Disabled 3Mode ( )
Drive A A : 3 Mode

Halt on ( )

POST
No Errors
All Errors
All, But Keyboard ( )
All, But Diskette
All, But Disk/Key

Memory ( )

BIOS POST(Power On Self Test)

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

Base Memory PC 640KB MS-DOS

Extended Memory

Base Other Memory

BIOS- 33 -

2-2 Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS )

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

` Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

First Boot Device [Floppy]
Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Third Boot Device [CDROM]
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]
Password Check [Setup]
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability [Disabled]
Away Mode [Disabled]
Init Display First [PEG]
Frame Buffer Size [64M]
Onboard GPU [Enable If No Ext PEG]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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

Hard Disk Boot Priority ( )

< > < > <+> <->

<ESC>

First / Second / Third Boot Device ( / / )

Floppy
LS120 LS120
Hard Disk
CDROM
ZIP ZIP
USB-FDD USB
USB-ZIP USB-ZIP
USB-CDROM USB
USB-HDD USB
Legacy LAN
Disabled

Boot Up Floppy Seek ( )

PC POST Seek
Enabled Seek
Disabled Seek ( )

Advanced BIOS Features

Item Help
Menu Level`

Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 34 -

Password Check ( )

System CMOS SETUP
Setup CMOS SETUP ( )

SETUP

<Enter>

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability ( )

Disabled S.M.A.R.T. ( )
Enabled S.M.A.R.T.

Away Mode

Disabled ( )
Enabled Windows XP Media Center

(

)

Init Display First ( )

PCI Express PCI

PCI Slot PCI
PEG PCI Express ( )
Onboard VGA

Frame Buffer Size

16M Frame Buffer Size 16 MB
32M Frame Buffer Size 32 MB
64M Frame Buffer Size 64 MB ( )
128M Frame Buffer Size 128 MB
Disable

Onboard GPU

Enable If No Ext PEG

PCI Express ( )

Always Enable

PCI Express

Always Enable

BIOS- 35 -

2-3 Integrated Peripherals ( )

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

` IDE Configuration [Press Enter]
` SATA-II RAID Config [Press Enter]

On-Chip USB [V1.1+V2.0]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
Onboard Audio Function [Auto]
Onboard LAN Function [Auto]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]

` SMART LAN [Press Enter]

Onboard 1394 Function [Enabled]
Legacy USB storage detect [Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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

Integrated Peripherals

Item Help
Menu Level`

IDE Configuration

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

On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled]
On-Chip IDE Channel1 [Enabled]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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

IDE Configuration

Item Help
Menu Level`

SATA-II RAID Config

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

SATA-II RAID function [Disabled]

Serial-ATA-II 1 [Enabled]

x SATA-II 1 Primary RAID Enabled
x SATA-II 1 Secondary RAID Enabled

Serial-ATA-II 2 [Enabled]

x SATA-II 2 Primary RAID Enabled
x SATA-II 2 Secondary RAID Enabled

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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

SATA-II RAID Config

Item Help
Menu Level`

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 36 -

On-Chip IDE Channel0 ( channel IDE )

Enabled channel IDE ( )
Disabled

On-Chip IDE Channel1 ( channel IDE )

Enabled channel IDE ( )
Disabled

SATA-II RAID function ( RAID )

Enabled SATA RAID
Disabled SATA RAID ( )

Serial-ATA-II 1 ( SATA 3Gb/s )

Enabled SATA 3Gb/s ( )
Disabled

SATA-II 1 Primary RAID

Enabled SATA 3Gb/s SATA RAID ( )
Disabled

SATA-II 1 Secondary RAID

Enabled SATA 3Gb/s SATA RAID ( )
Disabled

Serial-ATA-II 2 ( SATA 3Gb/s )

Enabled SATA 3Gb/s ( )
Disabled

SATA-II 2 Primary RAID

Enabled SATA 3Gb/s SATA RAID ( )
Disabled

SATA-II 2 Secondary RAID

Enabled SATA 3Gb/s SATA RAID ( )
Disabled

On-Chip USB

Disabled USB
V1.1+V2.0 USB 1.1 USB 2.0 ( )
V1.1 USB 1.1

USB Keyboard Support ( USB )

Enabled USB ( USB

USB Enabled)

Disabled USB ( )

USB Mouse Support ( USB )

Enabled USB ( USB

USB Enabled)

Disabled USB ( )

Onboard Audio Function

Auto ( )
Disabled

BIOS- 37 -

Onboard LAN Function ( )

Auto ( )
Disabled

Onboard LAN Boot ROM ( )

Enabled
Disabled ( )

SMART LAN ( )

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

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

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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

1. Gigabit hub Pair 1-2 Pair 3-6

Pair 4-5 Pair 7-8 Status Normal Length N/A
( )

2. 10/100 Mbps hub Pair 1-2 Pair 3-6
Status Normal Length N/A

10/100 Mbps Pair 4-5 7-8 hub

Status Short Open Length

SMART LAN

BIOS

Item Help
Menu Level`

Status Short Open Length

"Pair1-2 Status = Short / Length = 1.6m"

Pair 1-2 1.6

Length 0.0m

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Status Open

Onboard 1394 Function ( IEEE 1394 )

Enabled IEEE 1394 ( )
Disabled IEEE 1394

Legacy USB storage detect

POST USB USB

USB
Enabled POST USB ( )
Disabled

Onboard Serial Port 1 ( 1)

Auto BIOS
3F8/IRQ4 1 3F8 /IRQ4 ( )
2F8/IRQ3 1 2F8 /IRQ3
3E8/IRQ4 1 3E8 /IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3 1 2E8 /IRQ3
Disabled 1

Onboard Parallel Port ( )

378/IRQ7 378/IRQ7 ( )
278/IRQ5 278/IRQ5
3BC/IRQ7 3BC/IRQ7
Disabled

Parallel Port Mode ( )

SPP ( )
EPP EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)
ECP ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)
ECP+EPP EPP ECP

BIOS- 39 -

2-4 Power Management Setup ( )

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

ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)]
Soft-Off by Power button [Instant-Off]
PME Event Wake Up [Enabled]
Modem Ring On [Enabled]
USB Resume from Suspend [Enabled]

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]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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

ACPI Suspend Type ( )

S1(POS) ACPI S1/POS (Power On Suspend) ( )
S3(STR) ACPI S3/STR (Suspend To RAM)

Soft-Off by Power button ( )

Instant-Off ( )
Delay 4 Sec. 4

PME Event Wake Up ( )

Disabled
Enabled ( )

Modem Ring On ( )

Disabled
Enabled ( )

USB Resume from Suspend ( USB )

Disabled
Enabled USB ( )

Power-On by Alarm ( )

Enabled
Disabled ( )
Enabled

Power Management Setup

+5VSB 1

Item Help
Menu Level`

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

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Power On By Mouse ( )

Disabled ( )
Double-Click PS/2

Power On By Keyboard ( )

Disabled ( )
Keyboard 98 Windows 98
Password 1-5

KB Power ON Password ( )

"Power On by Keyboard" "Password"

Enter 1-5 Enter

AC Back Function ( )

Soft-Off ( )
Full-On

BIOS- 41 -

2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations ( PCI )

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

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment [Auto]
PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto]
PCI 3 IRQ Assignment [Auto]
PCI 4 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment ( PCI 1 IRQ )

Auto BIOS ( )
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 PCI 1 IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment ( PCI 2 IRQ )

Auto BIOS ( )
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 PCI 2 IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15

PCI 3 IRQ Assignment ( PCI 3 IRQ )

Auto BIOS ( )
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 PCI 3 IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15

PCI 4 IRQ Assignment ( PCI 4 IRQ )

Auto BIOS ( )
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 PCI 4 IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15

PnP/PCI Configurations

Item Help

Menu Level`

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 42 -

2-6 PC Health Status ( )

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

Reset Case Open Status [Disabled]

Case Opened Yes
Vcore OK
DDR18V OK
+3.3V OK
+12V OK
Current System Temperature 32oC
Current CPU Temperature 45oC
Current CPU FAN Speed 3245 RPM
Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM

CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled]
CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]
SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]
CPU Smart FAN Control [Enabled]
CPU Smart FAN Mode [Auto]
System Smart FAN Control [Disabled]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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

Reset Case Open Status

Disabled ( )
Enabled

Case Opened

"Case Opened" "Yes" "Reset Case Open

Status" Enabled

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

Current System/CPU Temperature ( /CPU )

/ CPU

Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) ( )

CPU/

CPU Warning Temperature (CPU )

Disabled CPU ( )
60oC / 140oF CPU 60oC / 140oF
70oC / 158oF CPU 70oC / 158oF
80oC / 176oF CPU 80oC / 176oF
90oC / 194oF CPU 90oC / 194oF

CPU/SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning (CPU/ )

Enabled CPU/
Disabled CPU/ ( )

CPU Smart FAN Control (CPU )

Disabled
Enabled CPU CPU

( )

PC Health Status

"Case Opened" "No"

( )

Easy Tune

Item Help

Menu Level `

( ) CPU CPU

BIOS- 43 -

CPU Smart FAN Mode

CPU Smart FAN Control
Auto CPU ( )
Voltage 3-pin CPU Voltage
PWM 4-pin CPU PWM

System Smart FAN Control ( )

Disabled ( )
Enabled

Easy Tune

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

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

CPU Frequency (MHz) [Auto]
CPU Clock Ratio [Auto]
PCIE Clock (MHz) [Auto]
CPU HT-Link Voltage [Normal]
SB Voltage Control [Normal]
NB/PCIE/HT-Link Voltage [Normal]
DDR2 Voltage Control [Auto]
CPU Voltage Control [Normal]

Normal CPU Vcore 1.5500V

Robust Graphics Booster [Disabled]

x VGA Core Clock +1%

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

Item Help

Menu Level`

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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

CPU

CPU Frequency (MHz) ( )

~ 500 Mhz ( : Auto)

CPU Clock Ratio

CPU

( : Auto)

PCIE Clock (MHz) (PCI Express )

PCI Express

100 MHz~200 MHz ( : Auto)

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200 MHz

CPU HT-Link Voltage

CPU HT-Link
Normal CPU HT-Link ( )
+0.1V 0.1V CPU HT-Link
+0.2V 0.2V CPU HT-Link

SB Voltage Control

Normal ( )
+2%~+16% 2%~16%

NB/PCIE/HT-Link Voltage

PCI Express Bus

HT-Link
Normal ( )
+2%~+16% 2%~16%

DDR2 Voltage Control (DDR2 )

DDR2 ( Auto)

1.850V~2.450V

DDR2

CPU Voltage Control (CPU )

( Normal)

0.8000V~1.5500V

Normal CPU Vcore

CPU

Robust Graphics Booster

Disabled R.G.B. ( )
Enabled R.G.B.

VGA Core Clock

Graphics Booster +1%~+50%

Robust

BIOS- 45 -

2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( Fail-Safe )

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

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

Esc: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

<Y> <Enter> BIOS

Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-

Safe Defaults

2-9 Load Optimized Defaults ( Optimized )

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

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

Load Optimized Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

KLJI: Select Item

<Y> <Enter> CMOS

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 46 -

2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password ( / )

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

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Password

8 Enter BIOS

Enter BIOS PASSWORD DISABLED

Supervisor

Supervisor Advanced BIOS Features Password Check

"Setup" CMOS SETUP Supervisor

User

User Advanced BIOS Features Password Check

SYSTEM User Supervisor

CMOS SETUP USER Password

BIOS Supervisor CMOS SETUP

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

KLJI: Select Item

BIOS- 47 -

2-11 Save & Exit Setup ( SETUP )

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

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

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

Save Data to CMOS

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

KLJI: Select Item

<Y> <Enter> RTC CMOS Setup Utility

<N> <Esc>

2-12 Exit Without Saving ( SETUP )

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

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon all Data

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

KLJI: Select Item

<Y> <Enter> Setup Utility <N> <Esc>

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 48 -

3-1

Xpress Install

Windows XP

(

Run.exe )

Xpress Install

Install Xpress Install

Xpress Install

Windows XP USB2.0

Windows Service Pack \

\ "?"

( USB 2.0 )

- 49 -

3-2

3-3

Install

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 50 -

3-4

3-5

- 51 -

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 52 -

4-1

( )

4-1-1 EasyTune 5

EasyTune5 Microsoft Windows

1) 2) C.I.A. M.I.B. 3)

4)

/

1. Overclocking

2. C.I.A./C.I.A.2 and M.I.B. C.I.A./2 M.I.B.

3. Smart-Fan

4. PC Health

5. GO

6. "Easy Mode" "Advance Mode"

7. CPU

8. LEDs

9. GIGABYTE Logo

10. Help EasyTuneTM 5

11. EasyTuneTM 5

( )

( ) EasyTune 5

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4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2

Xpress Recovery2 (BACKUP)
(RESTORE) Microsoft

WinXP/2K/NT/98/Me DOS

NTFS FAT32 FAT16 PATA SATA

IDE Controller Backup
Xpress Recovery2 <F9>

:

1. Intel x86 platform

2. 64M bytes memory

3. VESA supported VGA cards

:

CD-ROM <F9>

BIOS "Advanced BIOS Feature" CD-ROM

"Boot from CD/DVD:"

Xpress Recovery2 CD-ROM

Xpress Recovery2 <F9>

.
.
Boot from CD/DVD:

Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2.....

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

GA-M55PLUS-S3G D3
.
.
.
.

<DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: Xpress Recovery2, <F12>:For Boot Menu
10/25/2006-C51-MCP51-6A61HG0MC-00

Boot from CD/DVD:

<F9>: Xpress Recovery2

1. CD-ROM Xpress Recovery2
<F9>

2.

3.

Xpress Recovery2

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 54 -

Xpress Recovery2

1. RESTORE:

( )

2. BACKUP:

3. REMOVE:

( )

4. REBOOT:

:

1. Xpress Recovery

2. primary partition Xpress Recovery2

3. Xpress Recovery2
( :4G Bytes; )

4. Microsoft DOS WinXP/2000/NT/9x/

Me

5. USB

6. RAID/AHCI controller(class code:0104/0106)

7.

: :
a. PATA IDE primary channel
b. PATA IDE secondary channel
c. SATA IDE channel 1
d. SATA IDE channel 2
e. SATA IDE channel 3
f. SATA IDE channel 4

:

1. Win2000 ( 128G Bytes)
"EnableBigLba.exe"

2.

3. GPL

4. nVidia RAID SATA IDE
BIOS

- 55 -

4-1-3 BIOS

Q-Flash

TM

Q-Flash

BIOS BIOS Q-Flash

BIOS

DOS Windows Q-FlashTMQ-Flash

BIOS BIOS

BIOS Q-FlashTM BIOS

TM

Q-Flash

BIOS

1. BIOS

2. BIOS BIOS ( .Fxx 8KNXPU.Fba)

3. Del BIOS

TM

Q-Flash

BIOS BIOS

F1 F12 F1 F4 F4 F8

BIOS

BIOS
BIOS

BIOS Q-Flash

BIOS BIOS Q-Flash Dual BIOS

Ultra Q-Flash BIOS Fa3 Fba

TM

BIOS

TM

TM

TM

BIOS

Q-Flash GA-8KNXP

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

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

BIOS Fa3

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fa3
Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250
Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12)
<CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027>
Memory Testing : 131072K OK

Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel
Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08
Primary Slave : None
Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101
Secondary Slave : None

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For
Xpress Recovery
08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 56 -

TM

Q-Flash

1 Del BIOS Q-Flash

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

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

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

2 F8 Y Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

BIOS

Q-Flash

BIOS

Q-Flash

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

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

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

Wide Range Protection Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

BIOS ROM Enter

Enter

Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

BIOS

Q-Flash

- 57 -

Q-Flash

Q-Flash BIOS " "

BIOS BIOS

1. "Load Main BIOS from Floppy" Enter

BIOS "Save Main

BIOS to Floppy"

2. BIOS Enter

BIOS 8KNXPU.Fba

BIOS BIOS

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

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

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

Wide Range Protection Disable

8KNXPU.Fba 512K

Total size : 1.39M Free size : 911.50K

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

1 file(s) found

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter BIOS

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

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

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

Wide Range Protection Disable

Reading BIOS file from floppy ...

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

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

BIOS

BIOS " BIOS "

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 58 -

3. BIOS Y BIOS

BIOS

4. BIOS Q-Flash

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

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

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

Wide Range Protection Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Halt On Error Disable

Please press any key to continue

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

5. Esc Y Q-Flash

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

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

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

Wide Range Protection Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Are you sure to RESET ?

Halt On Error Disable

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

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

1 ~ 4

BIOS

(Backup BIOS)

Fba

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

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

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba

BIOS

Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250
Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12)
<CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027>
Memory Testing : 131072K OK

Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel
Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08
Primary Slave : None
Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101
Secondary Slave : None

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For
Xpress Recovery
09/23/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00

BIOS

- 59 -

6. Del BIOS Load Optimized Defaults

Enter BIOS BIOS

BIOS BIOS

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

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

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? Y

Load Optimized Defaults

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Y

7. Save & Exit Setup CMOS BIOS BIOS

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power 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

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

Save Data to CMOS

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Y

BIOS Q-Flash

Q-Flash BIOS BIOS

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

GA-M55plus-S3G (rev. 3.0) - 60 -

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

TM

BIOS

Q-Flash

Q-Flash

Q-Flash

Q-Flash

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

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Q-Flash

Enter

Q-Flash

Q-Flash

Q-Flash BIOS " "

BIOS BIOS

1. "Update BIOS from Floppy" Enter

BIOS 8GE800.F4

BIOS "Save BIOS to

Floppy"

2. BIOS Enter BIOS

BIOS BIOS

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

8GE800.F4 256K

Total size : 1.39M Free size : 1.14M

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

1 file(s) found

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

BIOS

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

Reading BIOS file from floppy ...

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

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

BIOS " BIOS "

BIOS

- 61 -

3. BIOS Y BIOS

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

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Updating BIOS Now

Update BIOS from Floppy

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

Save BIOS to Floppy

4. BIOS Q-Flash

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

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Please press any key to continue

5. Esc Y Q-Flash

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

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Are you sure to RESET ?

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

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

BIOS

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

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

BIOS

BIOS F4

Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS for 8GE800 F4
Check System Health OK
Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.7GHz (100x17.0)
<CPUID : 0F0A Patch ID : 0009>
Memory Testing : 122880K OK + 8192K Shared Memory

Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08
Primary Slave : None
Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101
Secondary Slave : None

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q-Flash
03/18/2003-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00

6. Del BIOS Load Optimized Defaults

Enter BIOS 6 7

BIOS

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TM

@BIOS

DOS @BIOS

@BIOS BIOS @BIOS

BIOS BIOS

1. @BIOS 2. @BIOS

/ /Gigabyte/@BIOS

@BIOS

3. @BIOS 4. @BIOS

""

"Update New BIOS"

1.

I. Internet BIOS

a. "Internet Update"
b. "Update New BIOS"
c. @BIOS
d.
e. BIOS

II. Internet BIOS

a. "Internet Update"
b. "Update New BIOS"
c. " "All Files (*.*)"
d. BIOS ( M55PS3G3.D1)
e.

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III. BIOS

"Save Current BIOS" BIOS

IV. Flash ROM

"About this program" @BIOS

Flash ROM

2.

I. I ( )

BIOS

II. II BIOS

III. I @BIOS BIOS

BIOS II

BIOS

IV. BIOS

V. C.O.M.(Corporate Online Management)

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4-1-4 Serial ATA

SATA

(1) SATA

(2) BIOS SATA

(3) RAID BIOS RAID

(4) SATA

(5) SATA

(a) SATA

SATA RAID
(b)
(c) Windows XP 2000
(d)

( )

( )

(1) SATA

SATA SATA

SATA

( )

( )

( )

( )

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(2) BIOS SATA

BIOS SATA

1

BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test ) <Del>

BIOS CMOS SETUP Integrated Peripherals SATA-

II RAID Config ( 1)

` IDE Configuration [Press Enter]
` SATA-II RAID Config [Press Enter]

On-Chip USB [V1.1+V2.0]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
Onboard Audio Function [Auto]
Onboard LAN Function [Auto]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]

` SMART LAN [Press Enter]

Onboard 1394 Function [Enabled]
Legacy USB storage detect [Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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

SATA-II RAID Config SATA Serial-ATA-II 1 (
SATAII0 SATAII1 ) Serial-ATA-II 2 ( SATAII2 SATAII3 )

RAID SATA-II RAID function Enabled

SATA-II 1 Primary/Secondary RAID SATA-II 2 Primary/Secondary RAID Enabled

mary/Secondary RAID Enabled( 2) RAID RAID

Disabled

SATA-II RAID function [Enabled]
Serial-ATA-II 1 [Enabled]
SATA-II 1 Primary RAID [Enabled]
SATA-II 1 Secondary RAID [Enabled]

Serial-ATA-II 2 [Disabled]

x SATA-II 2 Primary RAID Enabled
x SATA-II 2 Secondary RAID Enabled

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

Integrated Peripherals

Item Help
Menu Level`

1

SATAII0 SATAII1 SATA-II 1 Pri-

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

SATA-II RAID Config

Item Help
Menu Level`

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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

2

BIOS

BIOS

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2

First Boot Device

CDROM ( 3)

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

` Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

First Boot Device [CDROM]

Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]

Third Boot Device [CDROM]

Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]

Password Check [Setup]

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability [Disabled]

Away Mode [Disabled]

Init Display First [PEG]

Frame Buffer Size [64M]

Onboard GPU [Enable If No Ext PEG]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

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

Advanced BIOS Features

Item Help
Menu Level`

Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority

3

3
BIOS

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(3) RAID BIOS RAID

SATA RAID BIOS SATA RAID

RAID

1

BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test )

4 <F10> NVIDIA RAID BIOS

MediaShield IDE ROM BIOS 6.70
Copyright (C) 2006 NVIDIA Corp.

Detecting array ...

Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility ...

4

2

<F10> NVIDIA RAID - Define a New Array ( 5)

<Tab>

RAID (RAID Mode)

RAID Mirroring Striping Stripe

Mirroring Spanning Raid 5 RAID 0 (Striping)

Striping Block (Striping Block)

Striping Block KB Optimal( 64K)

4K 128K

MediaShield Utility May 22 2006

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks
Port Disk Model Capacity

2 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

3 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

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

JJ

[

J] Add

JJ

II

[

I] Del

II

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Array Disks
Port Disk Model Capacity

KLKL

KL] Select [ENTER] Popup

KLKL

5

SATA Free Disks <Tab> Free Disks

< J > Array Disks ( 6)

MediaShield Utility May 22 2006

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks
Port Disk Model Capacity

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

Array Disks
Port Disk Model Capacity

2 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

JJ

[

J] Add

JJ

II

[

I] Del

II

3 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

KLKL

KL] Select [ENTER] Popup

KLKL

6

3

RAID BIOS

<F7> "Clear disk data?" (

7) <Y> <N>
( Yes

)

MediaShield Utility May 22 2006

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks
Port Disk Model Capacity

Clear disk data ?

[Y] YES [N] NO

[Y] YES [N] NO

Array Disks
Port Disk Model Capacity

Clear disk data ?

JJ

[

J] Add

JJ

II

[

I] Del

II

1.0.M ST3120026AS 111.79GB

1.1.M ST3120026AS 111.79GB

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

7

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KLKL

KL] Select [ENTER] Popup

KLKL

Array List ( 8)

Boot Yes

Boot Status Vendor Array Model Name

No Healthy NVIDIA STRIPE 223.57G

MediaShield Utility May 22 2006

- Array List -

<B>

[Ctrl-X] Exit [

KLKL

KL] Select [B] Set Boot [N] New Array [ENTER] Detail

KLKL

8

<Enter> Array Detail ( 9)

RAID

MediaShield Utility May 22 2006

- Array Detail -

RAID Mode: Striping
Striping Width : 1 Striping Block: 64K

Port Index Disk Model Capacity

2 0 ST3120026AS 111.79GB
3 1 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

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

9

<C> "Clear disk data?"

<Y> <N>

<D> "Delete this array?" <Y>

<N>

<Enter> Array List <Ctrl + X> NVIDIA

RAID

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(4) SATA

SATA SATA

SATA

DOS

1

MS-DOS D:\>

D:\> ENTER ( 10)

cd bootdrv

menu

10 11

2

11

H H) nVIDIA C51 Series Raid(XP)

( )

11 Windows XP (32-bit)

MS-

( )

BootDrv MENU.exe ( 12) MS-DOS

11

12

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(5) SATA

SATA BIOS

Microsoft Windows 2000 XP SATA ( Microsoft

Windows XP )

1

Microsoft Windows XP Press

F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver <F6>

( 13)

Windows Setup

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

13

2

SATA <S> ( 14)

Windows Setup

Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices
installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter.
Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices(s)

<none>

* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special

disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for
which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device
manufacturer, press S.

* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage

device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.

S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit

14

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3

RAID 15 NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER

<Enter> 16 <S> 15

NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller

Windows Setup

You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows,
using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.

Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC
to return to the previous screen.

NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)
NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)

ENTER=Select F3=Exit

15

Windows Setup

Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):

NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)

* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special

disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for
which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device
manufacturer, press S.

* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage

device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.

S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit

16

SATA

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17 <ENTER>

Windows Setup

Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):

NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)
NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)

* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special

disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for
which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device
manufacturer, press S.

* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage

device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.

S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit

17

SATA Microsoft Windows XP

WindowsXP Professional

Windows (R) XP

ENTER= R= F3=

Microsoft(R)

Windows XP

Windows XP

indows XP

18

:

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4-1-5 / / /

/

/ /

HD Audio Retasking

/

/

/

( Windows XP)

HD Audio

HD Audio (DAC) 192kHz 24bit

(Multi-Streaming) HD Audio /

MP3

1.

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2. /
2CH

3.

2

1.

2. /
4CH

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3.

1.

2. /
6CH

(4

)

3.

(6

/

)

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1.

2. /
8CH

3.

(8

/

)

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AC97

" "

AC97

/

AC97

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4-2

" "

BIOS

BIOS "Del" BIOS "Ctrl

+ F1"

/

/

CMOS

Clear CMOS CMOS

CMOS

( )

Del BIOS "Load Fail-Safe Defaults"( Load Optimized

Defaults)

BIOS BIOS

CMOS CMOS

( )

Award

AWARD BIOS:

1
2 CMOS
1 1
1 2
1 3
1 9 BIOS

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