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GA-M61P-S3
AMD Socket AM2
Rev. 1002  
12MC-M61PS3-1002 R
*  WEEE logo
*  WEEE
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Dec. 5, 2006
Motherboard
GA-M61P-S3
Dec. 5, 2006
Motherboard
GA-M61P-S3
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© 2006 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved. 
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http://www.gigabyte.com.tw
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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  D8) .................................................................... 30
2-1  Standard CMOS Features (
2-2  Advanced BIOS Features (
2-3  Integrated Peripherals (
2-4  Power Management Setup (
2-5  PnP/PCI Configurations (
2-6  PC Health Status (
2-7  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) (
2-8  Load Fail-Safe Defaults (
2-9  Load Optimized Defaults (
2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password (
2-11 Save & Exit Setup (
2-12 Exit Without Saving (
CMOS  ) ........................................... 32
BIOS  ) ..................................... 34
) ....................................................... 36
) ............................................... 40
PCI  ) ............................. 42
) ............................................................. 43
/  ) ...................................... 45
Fail-Safe  ) .......................................... 47
Optimized  ) ...................................... 47
/  ) ................... 48
SETUP  )................................ 49
SETUP  ) .......................... 49
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3-1  ............................................................................... 51
3-2
3-3
3-4
3-5
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4-1  ............................................................................................ 55
4-1-1 EasyTune 5  ............................................................................................... 55
4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2   .................................................................................. 56
4-1-3 BIOS  ....................................................................................... 58
4-1-4  Serial ATA  ............................................................................. 62
4-1-5  /  /  /  .............................................................................. 72
4-2  ..................................................................................................... 77
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IDE  -1  -1
SATA 3Gb/s  - 2
I/O
*
  2  USB 2.0   (  12CR1-1UB030-51/R) 
  4 
  2 
 e-SATA 
USB 2.0   (  12CR1-1UB030-21/R)
IEEE 1394   (  12CF1-1IE008-01R)
 (  12CF1-3SATPW-11R)
 (   12CF1-1CM001-31/12CF1-1CM001-12R)
 (S/PDIF  +  ) (  12CR1-1SPINO-11/R)
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GA-M61P-S3
KB_MS
COMA
VGA
AUDIO
CD_IN
USB
USB
Realtek 
8211
IT8716
LPT
CODEC
CI
COMB
1394
LAN
ATX_12V
F_AUDIO
PCIE_1
PCIE_2
SPDIF_IO
CPU_FAN
BIOS
CLR_CMOS
Socket AM2
GA-M61P-S3
BATTERY
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
PCI4
FDD
F1_1394
PCIE_16
GeForce 6100/
nForce 430
TSB43AB23
F2_1394
nVIDIA
DDRII_3
DDRII_1
DDRII_2
®
SATAII3  SATAII2
SATAII1
F_USB2
F_USB1
F_USB3
SYS_FAN
ATX
IDE
DDRII_4
SATAII0
F_PANEL
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PWR_LED
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PCIe CLK
(100 MHz)
VGA
PCI Express x16
AMD
Socket AM2
CPU
Hyper Transport Bus
CPU CLK+/-(200 MHz)
DDRII 800/667/533/400 MHz DIMM
Dual Channel Memory
PCI Express x1 Bus
PCIe CLK 
(100 MHz)
1 PCI Express x2
LAN
4 PCI
PCI CLK
(33 MHz)
x1
RTL8211
RJ45
PCI Bus
TSB43AB23
x1
3 IEEE 1394a
Surround Speaker Out
®
nVIDIA
GeForce 6100/
nForce 430
LPC BUS
CODEC
MIC
Line-Out
Line-In
SPDIF In
10 USB
Ports
SPDIF Out
Side Speaker Out
Center/Subwoofer Spear Out
4 SATA 3Gb/s
ATA 33/66/100/133 
IDE Channel
IT8716
COM Ports
PS/2 Keyboard/ 
Mouse
BIOS
Floppy
LPT Port
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1-1
1.
2.
3.  (CPU  RAM)
4.
5.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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1-2
   AMD AthlonTM 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core / 
 AthlonTM 64 / Sempron
  2000 MHz  
 nVIDIA ® GeForce 6100/nForce 430 
  Realtek RTL8211  (10/100/1000 Mbit)  
  Realtek ALC883 CODEC  
  High Definition Audio  
  2 / 4 / 6 / 8  
  S/PDIF  /  
  CD 
IEEE1394     T.I. TSB43AB23 
 3  IEEE1394a  
 nVIDIA ® GeForce 6100/nForce 430
-1  1
-1IDE  UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133  2 
IDE
-4SATA 3Gb/s  4  SATA 3Gb/s
-  SATA  RAID 0  RAID 1  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  
 1  IDE  
 4  SATA 3Gb/s  
 1  CPU  
 1  
 1  
 1  
 1  
 1  S/PDIF   /  
 1  
 3  USB 2.0/1.1  6  USB 2.0/1.1  
 2  IEEE 1394a  2  IEEE 1394a  
 1  
 1 
TM
( )
GA-M61P-S3  - 10 -
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 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   ) 
 Micro ATX  30.5  x 21.5 
(  )
(  )  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-M61P-S3  - 12 -
(  )
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1-3-2
1.
(
)
2. 
CPU_FAN
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1-4
1.
2.
3.
DDRII  BIOS
DDRII
1.
2.
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Dual Channel DDRII (  )
GA-M61P-S3  -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
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1-5
1.
2.  ( 
)
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.  BIOS
8.
PCI Express x16
PCI Express x16
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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
Gigabit Ethernet  10/100/1000 Mbps
/  /
(  )
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1-7
~
2/4/6/8
2
1 
3
10
18
17
11
12
16
15
1)  ATX_12V
2)  ATX (Power Connector)
3)  CPU_FAN
4)  SYS_FAN
5)  IDE
6) FDD
7)  SATAII0 / 1 / 2 / 3
8)  PWR_LED
9)  F_PANEL
64
10)  F_AUDIO
11)  CD_IN
12)  SPDIF_IO
13)  F_USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3
14)  F1_1394 / F2_1394
15)  COMB
16)  C I
17)  CLR_CMOS
18)  BATTERY
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7
13
9
8
14
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1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (  )
ATX_12V  CPU  ATX_12V
!
)
ATX  24  ATX
20
(  300
3
1
ATX_12V
4
2
1
2
3  +12V
4  +12V
12
24
1  3.3V
2  3.3V
3
4  +5V
5
6  +5V
7
8
9  5V SB(stand by +5V)
10  +12V
11  +12V(
ATX
13
12   3.3V(
1
24
24
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/4-pin(
CPU_FAN  )
+12V  (GND)
CPU/  CPU/
CPU
CPU_FAN :
1
CPU_FAN
1
SYS_FAN
1
2  +12V / 
3
4
SYS_FAN :
1
2  +12V
3
5) IDE (IDE  )
IDE  IDE  IDE  IDE
IDE  (  )  IDE
Master  Slave  (  IDE
)  IDE
40
39
GA-M61P-S3  - 20 -
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1
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6) FDD (  )
360 KB  720 KB  1.2 MB  1.44 MB  2.88 MB
33
34
7) SATAII0 / 1 / 2 / 3 (SATA 3Gb/s  )
SATA 3Gb/s  300 MB  BIOS
SATAII3
1
2
7
SATAII2
1
7
SATAII0
1
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1
2  TXP
3  TXN
4
5  RXN
6  RXP
7
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8) PWR_LED (  )
(S1)
1
9) F_PANEL (  )
HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED)  Pin 1: LED anode(+)
(  )  Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
 
SPEAK (Speaker Connector)  Pin 1: 
(  )  Pin 2- Pin 3: 
Pin 4: Data(-) 
RES (Reset Switch)  Open: Normal 
(  )  Close: Reset Hardware System 
   
PW (Power Switch)  Open: Normal   :
 (  )  Close: Power On/Off   :  /
 
MSG(Message LED/Power/Sleep LED)  Pin 1: LED anode(+)
(  )  Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
 
NC(  )
GA-M61P-S3  - 22 -
Message LED/
Power/
Sleep LED
2 
1
IDE Hard Disk Active LED
1  MPD+
2  MPD-
3  MPD-
Speaker Connector
Power
Switch
PW+
MSG+
PW-
MSG-
HD-
RES+
NC
HD+
RES-
Reset Switch
SPEAK+
SPEAK-
20 
19
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10) F_AUDIO (  )
HD (High Definition  )  AC97
9
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
AC'97
HD  AC97
76
1  MIC
2
3  MIC
4
5  Line Out (R)
6
7
8
9  Line Out (L)
10
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11) CD_IN (  )
CD-ROM  DVD-ROM  CD
1
1
2
3
4
12) 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 In)
S/PDIF
GA-M61P-S3  - 24 -
162
5
1
2
3  SPDIF
4  SPDIFI
5
6
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13) F_USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 (  )
USB
USB
21
19
14) F1_1394 / F2_1394 (IEEE 1394   )
1394  IEEE 1394  (Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers)
IEEE 1394
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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10
9
1  TPA+ 
2  TPA3 
4 
5  TPB+ 
6  TPB7  (12V) 
8  (12V) 
9 
10
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15) COMB (  B  )
16) C I (  )
1  NDCD B-
2  NSIN B
3  NSOUT B
9
1
2
10
4  NDTR B-
5
6  NDSR B-
7  NRTS B-
8  NCTS B-
9  NRI B-
10
GA-M61P-S3  - 26 -
1
1
2
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17) CLR_CMOS (
18) BATTERY (  )
CMOS  )
CMOS
CMOS
CMOS
- 27 -
CMOS  ...
1.
2. 
(
)
3.
4.
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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
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<F12> : Boot Menu
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally 
Copyright (C) 1984-2006, Award Software, Inc.
M61P-S3 D8 
. 
. 
. 
.
<DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: Xpress Recovery2,  <F12>: Boot Menu 
11/23/2006-NV-MCP61-6A61KG04C-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  D8)
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
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 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
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2-1  Standard CMOS Features (  CMOS  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Date (mm:dd:yy)  Mon , Oct 2 2006 
Time (hh:mm:ss)  22:31:24
` IDE Channel 0 Master  [None]  
` IDE Channel 0 Slave  [None]  
` IDE Channel 2 Master  [None]  
` IDE Channel 3 Master  [None]  
` IDE Channel 4 Master  [None]  
` IDE Channel 5 Master  [None] 
Drive A  [1.44M, 3.5"] 
Floppy 3 Mode Support  [Disabled]
Halt On  [All, But Keyboard]
Base Memory  640K 
Extended Memory  447M
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 Master/Slave (  /  IDE/SATA  )
IDE HDD Auto-Detection   "Enter" 
IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave   IDE/SATA
•  None  IDE/SATA   None 
Standard CMOS Features
/  /
Item Help 
Menu Level` 
• 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
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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
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2-2  Advanced BIOS Features (  BIOS  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control  [Auto]
`  Hard Disk Boot Priority  [Press Enter] 
First Boot Device  [Floppy] 
Second Boot Device  [Hard Disk] 
Third Boot Device  [CDROM] 
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
AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control
Auto  AMD Cool&Quiet  VID
Disabled
Hard Disk Boot Priority (  )
< > < >  <+>  <->
First / Second / Third Boot Device (  /  /  )
Advanced BIOS Features
(  )
<ESC>
Item Help
Menu Level` 
Floppy 
LS120  LS120 
Hard Disk 
CDROM 
ZIP  ZIP 
USB-FDD  USB 
USB-ZIP  USB-ZIP 
USB-CDROM  USB 
USB-HDD  USB 
Legacy LAN 
Disabled
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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 
256M  Frame Buffer Size  256 MB 
Disable
Onboard GPU
Enable If No Ext PEG
PCI Express   (  ) 
Always Enable
PCI Express 
Always Enable
BIOS
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2-3  Integrated Peripherals (  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
`  Serial-ATA RAID Config  [Press Enter] 
On-Chip IDE Channel0  [Enabled] 
On-Chip MAC Lan  [Auto] 
NV Serial-ATA Controller  [All Enabled] 
IDE Prefetch Mode  [Enabled] 
USB Memory Type  [SHADOW] 
Onboard Audio Function  [Auto] 
Onboard 1394  [Enabled]
`  SMART LAN  [Press Enter] 
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM  [Disabled] 
Onboard Serial Port 1  [3F8/IRQ4] 
Onboard Serial Port 2  [2F8/IRQ3] 
Onboard Parallel Port  [378/IRQ7] 
Parallel Port Mode  [SPP]
x ECP Mode Use DMA  3
On-Chip USB  [V1.1+V2.0] 
USB Keyboard Support  [Disabled] 
USB Mouse Support  [Disabled] 
Legacy USB storage detect  [Enabled]
KLJI : Move  Enter: Select   +/-/PU/PD: Value   F10: Save   ESC: Exit   F1: General Help 
F5: Previous Values  F6: Fail-Safe Defaults  F7: Optimized Defaults
Serial-ATA RAID Config
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
NV SATA RAID function  [Disabled]
x NV SATA 1 Primary RAID  Enabled 
x NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID  Enabled 
x NV SATA 2 Primary RAID  Enabled 
x NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID  Enabled
Integrated Peripherals
Serial-ATA RAID Config
Item Help
Menu Level` 
Item Help 
Menu Level` 
KLJI : Move  Enter: Select   +/-/PU/PD: Value   F10: Save   ESC: Exit   F1: General Help 
F5: Previous Values  F6: Fail-Safe Defaults  F7: Optimized Defaults
NV SATA RAID function (  RAID   )
Enabled  SATA  RAID 
Disabled  SATA  RAID  (  )
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID
Enabled   SATA 3Gb/s  SATA   RAID  (  ) 
Disabled
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NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID
Enabled   SATA 3Gb/s  SATA   RAID  (  ) 
Disabled
NV SATA 2 Primary RAID
Enabled   SATA 3Gb/s  SATA   RAID  (  ) 
Disabled
NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID
Enabled   SATA 3Gb/s  SATA   RAID  (  ) 
Disabled
On-Chip IDE Channel0 (  channel  IDE  )
Enabled  channel  IDE  (  ) 
Disabled
On-Chip MAC Lan (   )
Auto  (  ) 
Disabled
NV Serial-ATA Controller (  SATA)
SATA-1  SATA 3Gb/s 
All Enabled  SATA 3Gb/s  (  ) 
Disabled  SATA 3Gb/s
IDE Prefetch Mode
Enabled  IDE  (  ) 
Disabled  IDE
USB Memory Type
SHADOW  USB  SHADOW  (  ) 
Base Memory(640K)  USB  base  640K
Onboard Audio Function (  )
Auto  Azalia  (  ) 
Disabled  Azalia
Onboard 1394 (  IEEE 1394  )
Enabled  IEEE 1394  (  ) 
Disabled  IEEE 1394
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SMART LAN (  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Start detecting at Port.....
Pair1-2 Status = Open  / Length =  0.0m
Pair3-6 Status = Open  / Length =  0.0m
Pair4-5 Status = Open  / Length =  0.0m
Pair7-8 Status = Open  / Length =  0.0m
KLJI : Move  Enter: Select   +/-/PU/PD: Value   F10: Save   ESC: Exit   F1: General Help 
F5: Previous Values  F6: Fail-Safe Defaults  F7: Optimized Defaults
Length  0.0m
Gigabit hub  10/100 Mbps hub
Start detecting at Port.....
Link Detected --> 100Mbps 
Cable Length= 30 m
SMART LAN
Item Help 
Menu Level` 
BIOS
Status  Open
Link Detected  hub 
Cable Length  10m  "Cable
length less than 10M"
MS-DOS  10/100 Mbps 
Windows   LAN Boot ROM  Gigabit hub  10/100/ 
1000 Mbps
hub  Status  Short  Length
"Pair1-2 Status = Short / Length = 1.6m"
Pair 1-2  1.6
10/100 Mbps  Pair 4-5  7-8 
Status  Open  Length
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OnBoard LAN Boot ROM (  )
Enabled 
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 Serial Port 2 (  2)
Auto  BIOS 
3F8/IRQ4  2  3F8  /IRQ4 
2F8/IRQ3  2  2F8  /IRQ3  (  ) 
3E8/IRQ4  2  3E8  /IRQ4 
2E8/IRQ3  2  2E8  /IRQ3 
Disabled  2
Onboard Parallel Port (  )
378/IRQ7  378/IRQ7  (  ) 
278/IRQ5  278/IRQ5 
3BC/IRQ7  3BC/IRQ7 
Disabled
Parallel Port Mode (  )
SPP  (  ) 
EPP  EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) 
ECP  ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) 
ECP+EPP  EPP  ECP
ECP Mode Use DMA
Parallel Port Mode  "ECP"  "ECP+EPP" 
3  ECP Mode use DMA  3  (  ) 
1  ECP Mode use DMA  1
On-Chip USB
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  (  )
BIOS
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USB Mouse Support (  USB  )
Enabled  USB  (  USB
USB  Enabled)
Disabled  USB  (  )
Legacy USB storage detect
POST  USB  USB
USB 
Enabled  POST  USB  (  ) 
Disabled
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  Ev eryday 
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
Power Management Setup
Item Help 
Menu Level` 
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 (  )
+5VSB  1 
Disabled 
Enabled  (  )
Modem Ring On (  )
Disabled 
Enabled  (  )
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USB Resume from Suspend (  USB  )
Disabled 
Enabled  USB  (  )
Power-On by Alarm (  )
Enabled 
Disabled  (  ) 
Enabled
Day of Month Alarm :  Everyday, 1~31 
Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)
Power On By Mouse (  )
Disabled  (  ) 
Double-Click  PS/2
Power On By Keyboard (  )
Disabled  (  ) 
Keyboard 98  Windows 98 
Any KEY 
Password  1-5
KB Power ON Password (  )
"Power On by Keyboard"  "Password"
Enter  1-5  Enter
AC Back Function (  )
Soft-Off  (  ) 
Full-On
BIOS
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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` 
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2-6  PC Health Status (  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Reset Case Open Status  [Disabled]
Case Opened  Yes 
Vcore  OK 
DDR2 18V  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
System Warning Temperature  [Disabled] 
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  [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
Reset Case Open Status
Disabled   (  ) 
Enabled
Case Opened
"Case Opened"  "Yes"  "Reset Case Open
Status"  Enabled
Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR2 18V / +3.3V / +12V (  )
PC Health Status
"Case Opened"  "No"
Item Help
Menu Level ` 
Current System/CPU Temperature (   /CPU  )
/ CPU
Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) (  )
CPU/
System/CPU Warning Temperature (System/CPU  )
Disabled  /CPU  (  ) 
60oC / 140oF  /CPU  60oC / 140oF 
70oC / 158oF  /CPU  70oC / 158oF 
80oC / 176oF  /CPU  80oC / 176oF 
90oC / 194oF  /CPU  90oC / 194oF
BIOS
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CPU/SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning (CPU/  )
Enabled  CPU/ 
Disabled  CPU/  (  )
CPU Smart FAN Control (CPU  )
Disabled 
Enabled  CPU  CPU
(  )
( )
Easy Tune
CPU Smart FAN Mode
CPU Smart FAN Control
Auto  CPU
(  ) 
Voltage  3-pin  CPU  Voltage 
PWM  4-pin  CPU  PWM
System Smart FAN Control (  )
Disabled  (  ) 
Enabled
Easy Tune
( )  CPU  CPU
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2-7  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) (  /  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
CPU Frequency (MHz)  [200] 
PCIE Clock (MHz)  [100] 
CPU Clock Ratio  [Auto] 
Robust Graphics Booster  [Disabled]
x VGA Core Clock  +1%
CPU HT-Link Voltage  [Normal] 
Chipset Voltage Control  [Normal] 
DDR2 Voltage Control  [Auto] 
CPU Voltage Control  [Normal]
Normal CPU Vcore  1.3500V
KLJI : Move  Enter: Select   +/-/PU/PD: Value   F10: Save   ESC: Exit   F1: General Help 
F5: Previous Values  F6: Fail-Safe Defaults  F7: Optimized Defaults
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Item Help
Menu Level` 
CPU
CPU Frequency (MHz) (  )
200 MHz
~ 500 MHz (  200)
PCIE Clock (MHz) (PCI Express  )
PCI Express
100 MHz~145 MHz
CPU Clock Ratio
CPU
(  Auto)
Robust Graphics Booster
Disabled  R.G.B.  (  ) 
Enabled  R.G.B.
VGA Core Clock
Graphics Booster    +1%~+50%
CPU HT-Link Voltage
CPU  HT-Link 
Normal  CPU  HT-Link  (  ) 
+0.025V~+0.200V  CPU  HT-Link  +0.025V~+0.200V
BIOS
Robust
Page 46
Chipset Voltage Control
Normal  (  ) 
+0.025V~+0.200V  +0.025V~+0.200V
DDR2 Voltage Control (DDR2  )
DDR2  (  Auto)
1.850V~2.400V
DDR2
CPU Voltage Control (CPU  )
0.8000V~1.5500V
Normal CPU Vcore
CPU
(  Normal)
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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
BIOS
Page 48
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
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2-11 Save & Exit Setup (  SETUP  )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
`  Standard CMOS Features 
`  Advanced BIOS Features 
`  Integrated Peripherals  
`  Power Manage ment Setup  
`  PnP/PCI Configurations 
`  PC Health Status 
`  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) 
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 Manage ment 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>
BIOS
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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   )
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3-2
3-3
Install
GA-M61P-S3  - 52 -
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3-4
3-5
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Page 54
GA-M61P-S3  - 54 -
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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  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.
M61P-S3 D8 
. 
. 
. 
.
<DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: Xpress Recovery2, <F12>: Boot Menu 
11/23/2006-NV-MCP61-6A61KG04C-00
Boot from CD/DVD:
<F9>: Xpress Recovery2
1.  CD-ROM  Xpress Recovery2 
<F9>
2.
3.
 Xpress Recovery2
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Xpress Recovery2
1. RESTORE:
(  )
2. BACKUP:
3. REMOVE:
(  )
4. REBOOT:
:
1.  Xpress Recovery
2.   primary partition  Xpress Recovery2
3. Xpress Recovery2 
(  :4G Bytes;  )
4.  Microsoft    DOS  WinXP/2000/NT/9x/
Me
5.  USB
6.  RAID/AHCI controller(class code:0104/0106)
7.
:  : 
a. PATA IDE primary channel 
b. PATA IDE secondary channel 
c. SATA IDE channel 1 
d. SATA IDE channel 2 
e. SATA IDE channel 3 
f.  SATA IDE channel 4
:
1. Win2000    (  128G Bytes) 
"EnableBigLba.exe" 
2.
3.  GPL
   4.  nVidia   RAID  SATA IDE 
BIOS
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4-1-3 BIOS
TM
Q-Flash
TM
Q-Flash
BIOS  DOS
Windows   Q-FlashTMQ-Flash
TM
Q-Flash
BIOS
1.  BIOS
2.  BIOS  BIOS  (  M61PMS2.F1)
FAT32/16/12
IDE/SATA  (  RAID  AHCI  )  USB  /
3.  Del  BIOS  <F8>  Q-Flash
BIOS  BIOS
BIOS 
a.  Q-Flash   "Update BIOS from Drive"  <Enter>
BIOS  "Save BIOS to Drive"
 BIOS
TM
BIOS  BIOS
b.  BIOS  "Floppy A"  <Enter>
 Flash Type/Size.................................SST 25VF040B  512K
       Keep DMI Data Enable
Enter : Run      KL :Move     ESC:Reset      F10:Pow er Off
Floppy A  <Drive> 
HDD 0-0  <Drive>
Total size : 0  Free size : 0 
F5 : Refresh  DEL : Delete
Q-Flash Utility v2.00
Update BIOS from Drive
Save BIOS to Dri ve
0 file(s) found
c.  BIOS  <Enter>
BIOS  BIOS
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BIOS
"Are you sure to update BIOS "  <Enter>
BIOS
1.  BIOS  BIOS
2.  BIOS  /USB
BIOS  Q-Flash
 Flash Type/Size.................................SST 25VF040B  512K
       Keep DMI Data Enable
Enter : Run      KL :Move     ESC:Reset      F10:Pow er Off
Q-Flash Utility v2.00
Update BIOS from Drive 
!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!
Save BIOS to Drive 
Please press any key to continue
<Esc>  <Y>  Q-Flash
BIOS
<Del>  BIOS
Load Optimized Defaults   <Enter>  BIOS   BIOS 
BIOS  BIOS
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 
Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup 
Exit Without Saving
F8: Q-Flash  F10: Save & Exit Setup
Load Optimized Defaults
KLJI : Select Item
Y
Save & Exit Setup  <Y>  CMOS   BIOS 
BIOS
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TM
@BIOS
DOS  @BIOS
@BIOS  BIOS  @BIOS
BIOS  BIOS
1.   @BIOS  2.   @BIOS
/  /GIGABYTE/@BIOS
@BIOS   Install
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 
(  M61PS3.F1)
e.
GA-M61P-S3   - 60 -
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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  Serial- 
ATA RAID Config  (  1) 
`  Serial-ATA RAID Config  [Press Enter] 
On-Chip IDE Channel0  [Enabled] 
On-Chip MAC Lan  [Auto] 
NV Serial-ATA Controller  [All Enabled] 
IDE Prefetch Mode  [Enabled] 
USB Memory Type  [SHADOW] 
Onboard Audio Function  [Auto] 
Onboard 1394  [Enabled]
`  SMART LAN  [Press Enter] 
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM  [Disabled] 
Onboard Serial Port 1  [3F8/IRQ4] 
Onboard Serial Port 2  [2F8/IRQ3] 
Onboard Parallel Port  [378/IRQ7] 
Parallel Port Mode  [SPP]
x ECP Mode Use DMA  3
On-Chip USB  [V1.1+V2.0] 
USB Keyboard Support  [Disabled] 
USB Mouse Support  [Disabled] 
Legacy USB storage detect  [Enabled]
KLJI : Move  Enter: Select   +/-/PU/PD: Value   F10: Save   ESC: Exit   F1: General Help 
F5: Previous Values  F6: Fail-Safe Defaults  F7: Optimized Defaults
Serial-ATA RAID Config  RAID   NV SATA RAID function
Enabled  SATA  SATA  RAID 
1 Primary RAID   NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID  Enabled  RAID 
RAID   Disabled
NV SATA RAID function  [Enabled] 
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID  [Enabled] 
NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID  [Enabled] 
NV SATA 2 Primary RAID  [Disabled] 
NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID  [Disabled]
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
Item Help
Menu Level` 
1
SATAII0  SATAII1  NV SATA 
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Serial-ATA 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
AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control  [Auto]
`  Hard Disk Boot Priority  [Press Enter] 
First Boot Device  [CDROM] 
Second Boot Device  [Hard Disk] 
Third Boot Device  [CDROM] 
Password Check  [Setup] 
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability  [Disabled] 
Away Mode  [Disabled] 
Init Display First  [PCI Slot] 
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` 
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 ROM BIOS 6.87 
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 Aug 21 2006
- Define a New Array -
RAID Mode: Striping   Striping Block: Optimal 
Free Disks 
Port  Disk Model  Capacity
1  ST3120026AS  111.79GB 
2  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
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SATA  Free Disks  <Tab>  Free Disks
<J  >  Array Disks  (  6)
MediaShield Utility Aug 21 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
1  ST3120026AS  111.79GB
JJ
J] Add 
JJ
II
I] Del 
II
2  ST3120026AS  111.79GB
KLKL
KL] Select   [ENTER] Popup 
KLKL
6
3
RAID BIOS
<F7>  "Clear disk data?"  (
7)  <Y>  <N> 
(  Yes
)
MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2006
- Define a New Array -
RAID Mode: Striping   Striping Block: Optimal 
Free Disks 
Port  Disk Model  Capacity
Clear disk data ?
Clear disk data ? 
[Y] YES   [N] NO
[ 
[Y] YES   [N] NO 
[
Array Disk s 
Port   Disk Model  Capacity
1.0.M  ST3120026AS  111.79GB
J J 
J ] Add 
J J 
II
I] Del 
II
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
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Array List  (  8)
BBS  BIOS    (BIOS Boot Specification)  BIOS
MediaShield Utility Aug 21 2006
- Array List -
Boot  Status  Vendor  Array Model Name
BBS  Healthy  NVIDIA  STRIPE  223.57G
[Ctrl-X] Exit   [
KLKL
KL] Select   [B] Set Boot    [N] New Array     [ENTER] Detail 
KLKL
8
<Enter>  Array Detail  (  9)
RAID
Array 1: NVIDIA STRIPE 233.57G
- Array Detail -
RAID Mode:  Striping 
Striping Width : 2  Striping Block: 64K
Port  Index  Disk Model  Capacity
1  0  ST3120026AS  111.79GB 
2  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
( )
MS-
10
2
11
11  Windows XP (32-bit)
K  K)  nVIDIA MCP61 Series Raid(XP) 
( )
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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HD Audio  Retasking
/
/
/
(  Windows XP)
HD Audio
HD Audio   (DAC)  192kHz  24bit
 (Multi-Streaming)  HD Audio   /
MP3
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AC97
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BIOS
BIOS  "Del"  BIOS  "Ctrl
/
CMOS
Clear CMOS  CMOS
CMOS   CMOS
CMOS
(  )
(  )
Del  BIOS  "Load Fail-Safe Defaults"( Load Optimized
Defaults)
BIOS  BIOS
Award BIOS 
AWARD BIOS:
1 
2  CMOS 
1  1 
1  2 
1  3 
1  9  BIOS
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