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1. 14 TV TV Output Header Use this header to connect a TV Out bracket to your computer for output of video signals To connect the TV Out bracket check the pin assignments carefully and install it correctly Incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it Refer to Chapter 5 Installing the TV Out Bracket for installation instructions m balad 1 2 z CD p CE E a 9 L10 E i Pin No Definition Y GND C GND COMP GND GND GND No Pin GND co I0 DIE 0 CO o NI D O AJ WwW DM gt a OD GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 28 15 F USB1 F USB2 F USB3 USB Headers Yellow The headers conform to USB 2 0 1 1 specification Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket For purchasing the optional USB bracket please contact the local dealer Pin No Definition Power 5V Po
2. CO o NI D O AJ Ww DM gt Sill a OD e Do not plug the USB bracket cable into the IEEE 1394a header e Prior to installing the IEEE 1394a bracket be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the IEEE 1394a bracket e To connect an IEEE 1394a device attach one end of the device cable to your computer and then attach the other end of the cable to the IEEE 1394a device Ensure that the cable is securely connected CAUTION 29 Hardware Installation 17 COM Serial Port Header The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable For purchasing the optional COM port cable please contact the local dealer Pin No Definition NDCD NSIN NSOUT NDTR GND NDSR NRTS NCTS NRI No Pin o LO 10 2 co nopi
3. a Short Clear CMOS Values EED ECD o A Ci e Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values CATON After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your computer be sure to remove the jumper cap from the jumper Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard e After system restart go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults select Load Optimized Defaults or manually configure the BIOS settings refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup for BIOS configurations 20 CI Chassis Intrusion Header This motherboard provides a chassis detection feature that detects if the chassis cover has been removed This function requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design Pia Pin No Definition o 1 Sig
4. CO o NI D Oo AJ oI IN 18 LPT Parallel Port Header The LPT header can provide one parallel port via an optional LPT port cable For purchasing the optional LPT port cable please contact the local dealer 7 Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 STB 14 GND 2 AFD 15 PD6 Ng 3 PDO 16 GND 7 4 ERR 17 PD7 E 5 PD1 18 GND a KIN 6 INIT 19 ACK a 7 PD2 20 GND ae eee IE 8 SLIN 21 BUSY 9 PD3 2 GND 10 GND 23 PE 11 PD4 24 No Pin 12 GND 25 SLCT 13 PD5 26 GND GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 30 19 CLR CMOS Clearing CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values e g date information and BIOS configurations and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults To clear the CMOS values place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds o Open Normal
5. CPU_FAN Pin No Definition _ i 1 GND 2 12V Speed Control CPU_FAN 3 Sense 4 Speed Control SYS FAN Hg Pin No Definition 1 GND SYS_FAN 2 12V Sense e Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from A overheating Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang e These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks Do not place a jumper cap on the headers CAUTION FDD Floppy Disk Drive Connector This connector is used to connect a floppy disk drive The types of floppy disk drives supported are 360 KB 720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB and 2 88 MB Before connecting a floppy disk drive locate the foolproof groove on the connector 23 Hardware Installation 6 IDE IDE Connector The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives Before attaching the IDE cable locate the foolproof groove on the connector If you wish to connect two IDE devices remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices for exampl
6. DTV HDMI 2 Attributes HDTY modes supported by this display Avivo Color These options are intended only for displays that report incomplete or incorrect L 3HOTY Support capabilities in their EDID information Selecting a format adds it to the Force 4B 3D button menu in the Displays Manager Color y Add 720p60 format to the Display Manager D Video Mj Add 1080130 format to the Display Manager w Add 1080p60 format to the Display Manager Predefined and Custom HDTV Formats If your digital panel is set to a 720p or 1080i standard format and portions of the image are not visible you can create a custom format width and height To create a custom HDTY format first apply a 720p or 1080i standard format then click Add and adjust the rectangle until the background is just visible 720p60 optimized 1152 x 648 60Hz 720p60 standard 1280 x 720 60Hz 108030 optimized 1776 x 1000 30Hz 1080130 standard 1920 x 1080 30Hz 1080p60 optimized 1776 x 1000 60Hz 1080p60 standard 1920 x 1080 60Hz Apply Discard Defaults Appendix D Dual Display Configurations This motherboard provides three ports for video output DVI D HDMI and D Sub Via the use of the TV out bracket the motherboard can support S Video AV composite and YPbPr component The table below shows the supported dual display configurations Dual Supported or Not Display DVI D D Sub DVI D TV DVI D HDMI HDMI D Sub HDMI
7. Not plugged i Realtek Digital Output Realtek HDMI Output NN Fa Volume Sound recording An Default device Realtek HD Audio Input MIDI music playback ng tan ult devi i ft GS Wavetable SW Synth Volume Set Default Larooertes oe Ga Use only default devices 19 Hardware Installation Optical S PDIF Out Connector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio Before using this feature ensure that your audio system provides an optical digital audio in connector IEEE 1394a Port The IEEE 1394 port supports the IEEE 1394a specification featuring high speed high bandwidth and hotplug capabilities Use this port for an IEEE 1394a device USB Port The USB port supports the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc RJ 45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs Connection Speed LED Activity LED Speed LED Connection Activity LED State Description State Description Orange 1 Gpbs data rate Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring rr Green 100 Mpbs data rate On No data transmission or receiving is occurring Off 10 Mpbs data rate Off LAN link is not est
8. Depending on your requirements select the type of content that you will view on your TV Then click Next Step 7 Accept or change the display resolution for your desktop area then click Finish to apply your set tings and return to the Easy Setup Quick Settings page The recommended settings for desktop view ing are preselected C Configuring Your HDTV LCD TV s Resolution An Catalyst Control Center Basic Available Display Devices You can show your computer desktop on one or more displays at the same time The following display devices are connected to your ATI graphics product Which would you like to use Choose Main Display Analog Monitor GD 1704BP Standard TY 5 Video lt Back Next gt An Catalyst Control Center Basic Content Viewing Selection for TY Selecting the type of content you will be viewing will optimize settings to provide the best display image on your analog or digital TV Select the type of content that you will be viewing on your TV Windows desktop Current Setting Provides display settings that are best for working with Windows desktop applications including games Fullscreen video Provides display settings that are best for watching movies and other video content Start Over lt Back A Catalyst Control Center Basic Display Settings for Desktop Viewing The recommended settings for desktop viewing have been pre selected Accept or change the des
9. Size 15 9MB Utility for viewing or printing Adobe Portable Document Format PDF files ATI Raid Utility Size 47 4MB ATI Raid Utility Lel e71 hai Size E C O M Corporate Online 9 0MB A web based system management tool that allows client system hardware information such as CPU and memory and graphics card and much more to be monitored or controlled via a host lt amp his page lists the value added software developed by GIGABYTE and its worldwide partners Manager k 3 3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers applications and tools in this driver disk ia AMD 690 Series Utility CD 1 11 BO7 0515 1 GIGABYTE AMD 690 Series Utility CD TECHNO COES Install f Driver CD information Chipset Drivers RI The following shows the detailed information about the software and drivers included in the motherboard driver disk Software j Applications Driver CD Information j a Hardware Information irectory Name escription HEH ATi RS690 Chipset driver for XPB4 XP 2K e R5690 Include YGA driver and utility Contact Us Linclude RAID driver HG e EnableU5B53Xp Enable USB device back form 53 mode e CoolnQuiet MD CPU Driver e XPR2 PR2 e AMDLive AMD Live Driver irectory Name escription e Realtek Realtek High Definition Audio and HDMI driver irectory Name escription e Rtl8139 RealTek 8139 8100 8110s LAN
10. or lt PageUp gt or the minus key lt gt or lt PageDown gt to move it up or down on the list Press lt Esc gt to exit this menu when finished First Second Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the available devices Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press lt Enter gt to accept Options are Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD Legacy LAN Disabled Password Check Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter BIOS Setup After configuring this item set the password s under the Set Supervisor User Password item in the BIOS Main Menu gt gt Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program Default System A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program HDD S M A R T Capability Enables or disables the S M A R T Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology capability of your hard drive This feature allows your system to report read write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed Default Disabled 39 BIOS Setup lt Away Mode Enables or disables Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system Away Mode allows the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in a low power mode that appears off Default Disabled Init Display First Specifies the first initiatio
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12. TV D Sub TV Note TV can be S Video AV composite or YPbPr component E SURROUNDVIEW ATI SURROUNDVIEW allows the onboard graphics to be active when one external graphics card is installed supporting up to four monitors to display at the same time For example 1 onboard D Sub connection 1 onboard HDMI connection 2 external DVI connections from 1 ATI graphics card F Playback of HD DVD and Blu ray Discs In order to get better playback quality when playing the HD DVD or Blu ray discs refer to the recommended system requirements or better below e CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core processor 4200 e Memory Two 1 GB DDR2 800 memory modules with dual channel mode enabled e BIOS Setup At least 256 MB of Frame Buffer Size refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features for more information e Playback software CyberLink PowerDVD 7 3 Note Hardware Acceleration is not supported File Format Suitable Resolution Windows XP Windows Vista Non protectedcontents 1920x1080p 1920x 1080p HD DVD MPEG2 VC1 1920 x 1080i 1280 x 720p Blu ray MPEG 2 1280 x 720p 1280 x 720p GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 94 5 4 Troubleshooting 5 4 1 Frequently Asked Questions To read more FAQs for your motherboard please go to the Support Motherboard FAQ page on GIGABYTE s website Q In the BIOS Setup program why are some BIOS options missing A Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup pr
13. set or disable password It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup A supervisor password allows you to make changes in BIOS Setup m Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup An user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes Mm Save amp Exit Setup Save all the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup Pressing lt F10 gt can also carry out this task m Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and the previous settings remain in effect Pressing lt Y gt to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup Pressing lt Esc gt can also carry out this task GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 36 2 3 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave ID ROB TI PAN EN KSE IDE Channel 2 Slave IDE Channel 3 Master IDE Channel 3 Slave Drive A Floppy 3 Mode Support Halt On Standard CMOS Features Thu May 31 2007 22 31 24 Menu Level gt None None None None None None 1 44M 3 5 Disabled All Errors Base Memory Extended Memory PU PD Value F6 Fail Safe Default TlJ2 lt Move Enter Select F10 Save ESC Exit F5 Previous Values F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults Date Sets the system date The date format
14. 4 file s 206 777 bytes 0 dir s 1 250 816 bytes free A gt Figure 4 Figure 5 Note For users without a startup disk Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk In your optical drive folder go the following directory Chipset RS690 Vista Packages Drivers SBDrv SB6xx RAID LH Figure 6 Copy all the files in the folder to the location you want e g floppy disk Fle Edt View Fovertes Took Help O ry yp Sh Fokes TTT O Glan k OAT Ast Figure 6 GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 76 5 1 3 Installing the SATA RAID AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that you have prepared the SATA RAID AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings you are ready to install Windows Vista XP 2000 onto your hard drive s The following is an example of Windows XP and Vista installation A Installing Windows XP Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press lt F6 gt as soon as you see the message Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver Figure 1 After pressing lt F6 gt there will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you see the next screen Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Figure 1 Step 2 When a screen similar to that below appears insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID AHCI driver and press lt S gt Figure 2 Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one o
15. Drive gt lt Drive gt Total size 0 Free size 0 3 Select the BIOS update file and press lt Enter gt Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model CAUTION Step 2 The process of the system reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk is displayed on the screen When the message Are you sure to update BIOS appears press lt Enter gt to begin the BIOS update The monitor will display the update process e Do not turn off or restart the system when the system is reading updating the BIOS LIN Do not remove the floppy disk USB flash drive or hard drive when the system is updating the BIOS Step 3 When the update process is complete press any key to return to the main menu Q Flash Utility v2 02 Flash Ty Pe S126 aka SST 25VF040B 512K Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue 63 Unique Features Step 4 Press lt Esc gt and then Enter to exit Q Flash and reboot the system As the system boots you should see the new BIOS version is present on the POST screen Step 5 During the POST press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Optimized Defaults and press lt Enter gt to load BIOS defaults System will re detect all peripherals devices after a BIOS update so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load F
16. G SATAN BE z 7 7 7 GND Aa 3 CED OED SED ai Aag gt A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives If more than two hard nore drives are to be used the total number of hard drives must be an even number e A RAID 10 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of hard drives must be an even number GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 24 8 PWR LED System Power LED Header This header can be used to connect a system power LED on the chassis to indicate system power status The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 Pin No Definition 5 r MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD System Status LED i S0 On S1 Blinking S3 S4 S5 Off E555 ao CED CEE HD Sam 9 BATTERY The battery provides power to keep the values such as BIOS configurations date and time informat
17. Installation Unique Features Support for BIOS Support for Download Center Support for Q Flash Support for EasyTune Note 4 e Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for Virtual Dual BIOS Bundled Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows Vista XP 2000 Form Factor Micro ATX form factor 24 4cm x 24 4cm Note 1 Due to Windows XP 32 bit operating system limitation when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB Note 2 The DVI D port does not support D Sub connection by adapter Note 3 Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install Note 4 Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 12 1 3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU CAUTION Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest CPU support list Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage Locate the pin one of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not install
18. M I B setting page d SMART FAN Enters the Smart Fan setting page 4 PC HEALTH Enters the PC Health setting page 5 GO Confirmation and Execution button 6 EASY MODE ADVANCED MODE Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode T Display Field Displays panel of CPU frequency 8 Function LEDs Shows the information of the current function 9 GIGABYTE Logo Visits GIGABYTE website 10 Help Displays EasyTune 5 help screen 11 Exit or Minimize Quits or minimizes EasyTune 5 Incorrectly doing overclock overvoltage may result in damage to CPU chipset or memory and reduce the useful life of these components Before you do the overclock overvoltage make sure CAUTION that you fully know how to use each function of EasyTune 5 or system instability or other unexpected results may occur Note 1 Available functions in EasyTune 5 may differ by motherboard model Note 2 C I A and M I B may provide optimizations for CPU and memory enhancing the performance of these components 67 Unique Features 4 4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost Windows ReadyBoost allows you to use flash memory on a Windows Vista certified USB flash drive to boost your computer s performance You may enable ReadyBoost and allocate part of your USB flash drive s memory to speed up your computer Follow the steps below to enable the ReadyBoost function Step 1 Go to Computer Right click on the USB flash drive icon and choose Properties Removable Disk G Prop
19. Recovery2 If you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to back up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk the lt F9 gt key can be used for subsequent access to XpressRecovery2 during the POST For more information refer to Chapter 4 Xpress Recovery2 lt F12 gt Boot Menu Boot Menu allows you to set the first boot device without entering BIOS Setup In Boot Menu use the up arrow key lt 1 gt or the down arrow keys J gt to select the first boot device then press lt Enter gt to accept To exit Boot Menu press lt Esc gt The system will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu Note The setting in Boot Menu is effective for one time only After system restart the device boot order will still be based on BIOS Setup settings You can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed lt End gt Q Flash Press the lt End gt key to access the Q Flash utility directly without having to enter BIOS Setup first GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 34 2 2 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main Menu as shown below appears on the screen Use arrow keys to move among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept or enter a sub menu Sample BIOS Version D12 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Mana
20. Save the changes and exit 2 When partitioning your hard drive Figure 1 make sure to leave unallocated space for Xpress Recovery2 10 GB or more is recommended actual size requirements vary depending on the amount of data Figure 2 Windows XP Professional Setup Windows XP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer The following list shows the existing partitions and unpartitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list e To set up Windows XP on the selected item press ENTER e To set up Windows KP on the selected item press ENTER e To create a partition in the unpartitioned space press C e To create a partition in the unpartitioned space press C e To delete the selected partition press D e To delete the selected partition press D 80898 MB Disk at Id on bus on atapi MBR 86896 MB Disk at Id B on bus on atapi MBR Unpartitioned space 86896 MB Unpartitioned space 50893 MB ENTER Install G Create Partition P3 Quit ENTER Install D Delete Partition F3 duit Figure 1 Figure 2 3 Select a file system for example NTFS and begin the installation of the operating system Figure 3 Windows XP Professional Setup The partition you selected is not formatted Setup will now format the partition Use the UP and DOWN ARROW
21. Series Utility CD 1 11 BO7 0515 1 GIGABYTE AMD 690 Series Utility CD TECHNOLOGY EC esx Contact Us 62700 Fax 44 1908 362709 Germany G B T TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH 3040 Sales 3 428468 Tech 92343 Sales 428329 Tech The Netherlands Git TE TECHNOLOGY B V 20 rt 0900 GIGAB YTE 0900 3E Tech Support 0900 84034 Fax 31 40 290 2089 Japan NIPPON GIGA BYTE CORPORATION Tel 481 3 6791 5438 Fax 481 3 5791 5433 Contact us via the GIGABYTE headquarter or our worldwide branch offices 55 Drivers Installation GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 56 Chapter 4 Unique Features 4 1 Xpress Recovery2 D press Ma Before You Begin e Xpress Recovery2 will check the first physical hard drive for the operating system Xpress Recovery2 can only back up restore the first physical hard drive that has the operating system installed e As Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file at the end of the hard drive make sure to leave enough unallocated space in advanced 10 GB or more is recommended actual size require ments vary depending on the amount of data e It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed e The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at which the data is backed up restored e It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it Xpress Recovery2 is an utility that allows you
22. a Details MENU Application Attributes Read only Date Modified Thursday May 16 2013 3 31 AM Size 16 9 KB Figure 3 75 Appendix B Copying the driver for Windows Vista Step 1 Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk for Windows Vista in your system Boot from the startup disk Once at the A gt prompt change to your optical drive example D gt At the D gt prompt type the following command to enter the folder where the RAID AHCI driver is located Press lt Enter gt after entering the command Figure 4 cd chipset rs690 vista packages drivers sbdrv sb6xx raid lh Note The LH folder contains the RAID AHCI driver for 32 bit Windows Vista to install 64 bit Windows Vista please change the directory to the LH64A folder Step 2 After entering the folder type the following command to copy the driver to the location you wish to save the driver e g A and press lt Enter gt copy Tu a After copying the driver in the location where you save the driver e g A you should see the driver files similar to that in Figure 5 A gt dir D gt cd chipset rs690 vista packages drivers sbdrv sb6xx raid lh Volume in drive A has no label Directory of A D CHIPSET RS690 VISTA PACKAGES DRIVERS SBDRV SB6XXI RAIDILH gt copy a AHCIX86S CAT 17 858 01 20 07 1 50 AHCIX86S INF 6 647 01 03 07 9 35 AHCIX86S MSI 71 680 02 08 07 7 27 AHCIX86S SYS 110 592 12 28 06 18 51
23. back panel 2 via the IEEE 1394 bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394 headers USB Integrated in the South Bridge Up to 10 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 4 on the back panel 6 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard Internal Connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 4 x SATA 3Gb s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x system fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In connector 1 x S PDIF In Out header 1 x TV Out header 2 x IEEE 1394a headers 3 x USB 2 0 1 1 headers 1 x parallel port header 1 x serial port header 1 x chassis intrusion header 1 x power LED header Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 1 x D Sub port 1 x DVI D port Note 2 1 x HDMI port 1 x optical S PDIF Out connector 1 x IEEE 1394a port 4 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 x RJ 45 port 6 x audio jacks Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Line In Line Out Microphone O Controller ITE 118716 chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU System overheating warning CPU System fan fail warning CPU fan speed control Note 3 BIOS 1 x 4 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS PnP 1 0a DMI 2 0 SM BIOS 2 3 ACPI 1 0b 11 Hardware
24. based on system requirements If disabled CPU fan runs at full speed Default Enabled lt CPU Smart FAN Mode Specifies how to control CPU fan speed This item is configurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is set to Enabled gt gt Auto Lets BIOS autodetect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal CPU fan control mode Default b Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 3 pin CPU fan bp PWM Sets PWM mode for a 4 pin CPU fan GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 48 2 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Ma Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N PnP PCI C PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Tl gt lt Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Press lt Enter gt on this item and then press the lt Y gt key to load the safest BIOS default settings In case system instability occurs you may try to load Fail Safe defaults which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for the motherboard 2 10 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password onei le Load Optimized Defaults Y N N PnP PCI C PC He
25. do not select the Mute check box under Front Pink In or Front Green In in Master Volume It is recommended that you set the volume Che Sit at a middle level Front Pink In To hear the sound being recorded during the record gt 3 4 ing process when using the microphone function on Volume the back panel do not select the Mute check box under Rear Pink In in Master Volume It is recom mended that you set the volume at its middle level C Mute Note If you cannot find the volume control options you need in Master Volume go to the Options menu and then choose Properties Select the volume con trol options you wish to show and click OK to complete SW Synth Rear CD Player Balance Balance Balance on J 4 0 Volume JA LI Balance Balance Properlies wd fx C Mute all Realtek HD Audio output Step 5 Nina denote Pages HD ubo one Next while in Master Volume go to Options and click Properties In the Mixer device list select Realtek HD Audio Input Then set the recording sound level properly Do NOT mute the recording sound or you will not hear any sound when playing oak E Fiort back the recording you just made Line Volume Balance Volume Realtek HD Audio Input Recording Control GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 88 Step 6 To raise the recording and playing sound for the microphone go to Options in Maste
26. even though have turned my speaker to the maximum volume A Make sure your speaker is equipped with an internal amplifier If not try a speaker with power amplifier Q What do the beeps emitted during the POST mean A The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems For reference only 1 short System boots successfully 2 short CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short Memory or motherboard error 1 long 2 short Monitor or graphics card error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps Graphics card not inserted properly Continuous short beeps Power error 95 Appendix 5 4 2 Troubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup follow the troubleshooting procedure below to Turn off the power Remove all peripherals connecting cables and power cord etc solve the problem Make sure the motherboard does not short circuit with the chassis or other metal objects Yes Isolate the short circuit The problem is verified and solved No Secure the CPU Check if the CPU cooler is attached to the CPU securely Is the cooler on the CPU power connector of the CPU cooler connected to the CPU FAN Connect the CPU cooler power cable 2 header properly to the motherboard Yes The problem is verified and solved Correctly insert the memory into the memory socket No
27. gt IDE Configuration Press Enter OnChip SATA Controller Enabled Menu Levelb OnChip SATA Type Native IDE Onboard Audio Function Auto Onboard 1394 Function Enabled Onboard LAN Function Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled OnChip USB Controller Enabled USB EHCI Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Enabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Legacy USB storage detect Enabled Onboard Serial Port 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Ne 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software IDE Configuration OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Menu Level gt TL gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults lt OnChip IDE Channel0 Enables or disables the integrated IDE controller Default Enabled 41 BIOS Setup OnChip SATA Controller Enables or disables the integrated SATA controller Default Enabled lt OnChip SATA Type Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA controller Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in Native IDE mode Default Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that support Native mode e g Windows XP 2000 bp R
28. is week read only month date and year Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date 7 Time Sets the system time For example 1 p m is 13 0 0 Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the time IDE Channel 0 Master Slave gt IDE HDD Auto Detection Press lt Enter gt to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SATA device on this channel gt gt IDE Channel 0 Master Slave Configure your IDE SATA devices by using one of the three methods below e Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE SATA devices during the POST Default e None If no IDE SATA devices are used set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup e Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive access mode is set to CHS gt Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode Options are Auto default CHS LBA Large IDE Channel 2 3 Master Slave gt gt IDE Auto Detection Press lt Enter gt to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SATA device on this channel gt Extended IDE Drive Configure your IDE SATA devices using one of the two methods below e Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE SATA devices during the POST Default e None If no IDE SATA devices are used set this item to None so the system will Skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup gt
29. so it can only fit in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the memory sockets Step 1 Note the orientation of the memory module Spread the retaining clips at both ends of the memory socket Place the memory module on the socket As indicated in the picture on the left place your fingers on the top edge of the memory push down on the memory and insert it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 he clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted 17 Hardware Installation 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card e Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card Carefully read the manual that CAUTION came with your expansion card e Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage PCI Express x4 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot ma PCI Slot mene Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot Locate an expansion slot that supports your card Remove
30. the array type the disk members and stripe block size in case you wish to undo a deletion 1 To delete an array press s37 in the Main Menu to enter the Delete LD Menu Then highlight the array you wish to delete and press the Delete key or the lt Alt gt lt Delete gt keys 2 The View LD Definition Menu will appear as shown in Figure 8 showing which drives are assigned to this array Press lt Ctrl gt lt Y gt if you are sure to delete the array or other keys to abort 3 When the array is deleted the screen will return to Delete LD Menu Press lt Esc gt to return to Main Menu FastBuild tm Utility c 2006 ATI Technology Inc RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status Stripe Block Cache Mode Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB Are you sure you want to delete this array p Press Ctrl Y to Delete or others to abort pa Figure 8 GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 14 5 1 2 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette Required for AHCI and RAID Mode To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive s that is are configured to RAID AHCI mode you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation Without the driver the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup process First of all copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS DOS mode Prepar
31. the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel Align the card with the slot and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw After installing all expansion cards replace the chassis cover s Turn on your computer If necessary go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card s 7 Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system Ooo BB Ww N s Example Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card e Installing a Graphics Card Gently insert the graphics card into the PCI Ex press X16 slot Make sure the small white draw able bar securely locks the graphics card e Removing the Card Pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the slot You can also press the latch on the back of the white drawable bar to release the card GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 18 1 6 Back Panel Connectors ooooo0o00u O gonooood SE O Oooooooo PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Port Use the upper port green to connect a PS 2 mouse and the lower port purple to connect a PS 2 keyboard D Sub Port The D Sub port supports a 15 pin D Sub connector Connect a monitor that supports D Sub connection to this po
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33. 9 gt XpressRecovery2 lt F12 gt Boot Menu lt End gt Qflash 05 22 2007 RS690G SB60U 0AbO9GUST 0U Figure 9 C Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 1 Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data Figure 10 2 Xpress Recovery2 will then begin to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system When the Windows operating system is detected Xpress Recovery2 will begin the backup process Figure 11 Va GIGABYTE id GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Figure 11 Ji Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to store the backup image file gt BE Uredoceted E Pinay pation Figure 12 GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 60 D Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 Select RESTORE to restore the backup to your hard drive in case the system breaks down The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created before Figure 13 14 ENG rita GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Figure 13 Figure 14 E Removing the Backup 1 If you wish to remove the backup file select REMOVE Figure 15 2 After the backup file is removed no backup image file will be present in Disk Management and hard drive space will be freed up Figure 16 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Figure 15 Figure 16 F Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Figu
34. ABYTE AMD 690 Series Utility CD TECHNO COES Install Install Chipset Drivers Chipset Drivers We recommend that you install the drivers listed below for your motherboard Please click Xpress Install to install all the drivers automatically By default all drivers are checked to be installed Unchecked items will not be installed a Applications Click the Xpress Install button to install all selected drivers C Click the Install button to install the drivers individually Driver CD Information dj Yahoo Toolbar Hardware Information TE s 686 1KB Version 1 0 Contact Us Yahoo Toolbar a ATi VGA driver 182 3MB 8 353 ATi series VGA driver include VGA Utilities id AMD Cool amp Quiet CPU Driver Install Size 2 8MB Version 1 3 2 0 AMD Cool amp Quiet CPU Driver Driver DTS 98 7MB 6 0 1 5404 io Driver with DTS Function dd RealTek LAN Driver Install Size 8 4MB Version 5 663 1212 2006 Installs drivers for Realtek 10 100 1G LAN Driver Ce ee SF ATi Series South Bridge The Xpress Install uses the Ci ene ES o technology to automatically install the driv Sir elect the dri OU y all then clickt Xpress Install button The Xpr e Some device drivers will restart your system automatically during the driver installation Jj After the system restart Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers e After the driver
35. ABYTE AWD 690 Setles Liity CD QAGABYTE 01034 LOarpareta Onna Manageri a Click Start gt All Programs gt GIGABYTE gt ONE F m Awet based system managemeni tool thes allows client system hardware informaban such as CPU and memory and graphics card and much more aT to ba monkorad or comtated via a hoat pe BIOS gt BIOS ma ooo ald MA h An caprh useAndows besed sesen enhancement uiy glowny quick access to a vane of pariormance features as omviewer OO A z Sia EMI maat Old Viewar provides a management tot for wowing mater oad hardware information o ka bd am 20NB Face Weard provides utiy for customizing BIOS boct up screen hetal Siw 20NB EEE prondas ity tor updating BIOS thraugh imarat Select BIOS and click Install I 8001 Sm 31MB Cool provides diy to adjust CPU perormance pa C Options and Instructions 1 Save the Current BIOS File In the main dialog box of BIOS Save Current BIOS allows you to save the current BIOS file 2 Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function 2 Gigabyte BIOS Writer X Please select BIOS server site Current Mainboard Info Flash Memory Type PMC 25L V040 4M Bits 00 Select this option Jamo asel Click Update New BIOS A E vina Upa Unie New EIOS I Clear DMI Data Pool Save Current BIOS Clear PnP Data Pool Update BI0S Vv About this program Step 2 Select the BIOS server site closest to your location and click OK Please selec
36. AID Enables RAID for the SATA controller gt gt Legacy IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in Legacy IDE mode In Legacy mode the SATA controller uses dedicated IRQs that cannot be shared with other device Set this option to Legacy IDE if you wish to install operating systems that do not support Native mode e g Windows 9X ME b gt SATA gt AHCI Configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug For more information about AHCI please visit Intel s website Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function Default Auto If you wish to install a 3rd party add in audio card instead of using the onboard audio set this item to Disabled Onboard 1394 Function Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 function Default Enabled lt Onboard LAN Function Enables or disables the onboard LAN function Default Enabled If you wish to install a 3rd party add in network card instead of using the onboard LAN set this item to Disabled lt Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip Default Disabled lt OnChip USB Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB 1 1 controller Default Enabled gt USB EHCI Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB 2 0 con
37. Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode Options are Auto default Large 37 BIOS Setup The following fields display your hard drive specifications If you wish to enter the parameters manually refer to the information on the hard drive Capacity Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive gt Cylinder Number of cylinders gt gt Head Number of heads gt gt Precomp Write precompensation cylinder gt Landing Zone Landing zone gt gt Sector Number of sectors 7 Drive A Allows you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system If you do not install a floppy disk drive set this item to None Options are None 360K 5 25 1 2M 5 25 720K 3 5 1 44M 3 5 2 88M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to specify whether the installed floppy disk drive is 3 mode floppy disk drive a Japanese standard floppy disk drive Options are Disabled default Drive A Halt on Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST gt gt No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error gt gt All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system boot will stop Default b All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all other errors gt All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a floppy disk drive error but stop for all other errors gt All But Disk Key The system boot will not
38. Check if the memory is installed properly on the memory slot Yes The problem is verified and solved Insert the graphics card Connect the ATX main power cable and the 12V power cable Turn on the power to start the computer Press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults Select Save amp Exit Setup to save changes and exit BIOS Setup Continued GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 96 N The power supply o CPU or CPU socket might fail When the computer is turned on is the CPU cooler running Yes apr The problem is verified and solved The graphics card expansion slot or monitor might fail Check if there is display on your monitor No Yes Turn off the computer Plugg in the keyboard and mouse and restart the computer The problem is verified and solved Check if the keyboard is working properly The keyboard or mouse might fail Press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults Select Save amp Exit Setup to save The problem is verified and solved changes and exit BIOS Setup The IDE SATA device connector or cable might fail Turn off the computer and connect the IDE SATA devices Check if the system can boot successfully No Yes Reinstall the operating system Reinstall other devices one by one install one device at one time and then boo
39. DRII_4 Two Modules DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS Four Modules DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS 1 SS Single Sided DS Double Sided No Memory con If two memory modules are to be installed it is recom NOTE mended that you install them in the DDRII_1 and DDRII_2 sockets Due to CPU limitation read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode 1 Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR2 memory module is installed 2 When enabling Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules it is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used and installed in the same colored DDR2 sockets for optimum performance GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 1 4 2 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to DDR DIMMs Be sure to install DDR2 DIMMs on this motherboard CAUTION DDR2 DIMM A DDR2 memory module has a notch
40. FT MstalatonPrecattions Canaman NA 9 t2 PROdUUCUSDEGINCAUONS a GA BALAG Gee UA 10 1 3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler u s 13 a AA CP seisine a A A A odansdveatetauenees 13 1 3 2 Installing the CPU Cooler maana KAGALAKANG kisi 15 14 Installing the MEMO Na naan ahay ad nd haan keene 16 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration nananana aasa na nananana 16 14 2 Installing a Memo aa a KA ad dt A brea Alaala 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card aa ceases nsganestcseradenspizvaissesadencdacstaesece 18 16 Back Panel Connectors naaa ama NAGA NA AN 19 1 7 Internal Connectors cccesssccsssecsecsessssecsecessecsesessessesessecaesassesacsesancateasensaees 21 Chaplek 2 BIOS SEUD aa AA Asan 33 2i SUP OCCEN GA sA Amana Paran Panahanan a encasement Pedant 34 ZF SVC AV ANE aE E E PR ae Aa 3b 2 3 Standard CMOS Kean Sada hinh GARA NA Apa NAGA NGGi KANG 37 24 Advanced BIOS Paalam a IDA NTN 39 29 Integrated Penphekabanamaa manapak n Aa E 41 2 6 Power Management Setup 1 anuman 44 27 PnPiPCl COnnQurallons scsxsrcicises ek ee eres aaa AP 46 28 LPC AN Stat S cine caylee aac cosa ce onan eee hte 47 23 iLoadFal saleDe muba hahaa nalan Cet 49 2 410 Load Optimized Defaults da RAN NAA AA ANAGN 49 2 11 Set Supervisor User Password X aaa 50 2 12 Save amp Exit Setup naa GALA 51 2 143 Exit Without Saving a dled dsntilcinnldlasttandeeneueateaedars 51 Table of Contents Chapter 3 Drivers Inst
41. G Pas Gaie d Crira Sup npne MO Wo Media gt E Ued Ip Pisy potion Figure 6 New Partition Wizard l n the New Partition Wizard you MUST select Primary Select Partition Type ap dag There are three types ot partitions primary extended and logical partition This will reserve unallocated space for Xpress Select the partition you want to create Re CO ve ry2 to U S e Q Extended partition Description A primary partition is a volume you create using free space on a basic disk Windows and other operating systems can start from a primary partition You can create up to four primary partitions or three primary partitions and an extended partition Figure 7 59 Unique Features B Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1 Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time When you see the following message Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 Figure 8 press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 Boot Livana O DTI DAVA DE Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2 Figure 8 After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive If you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 later simply press lt F9 gt during the POST Figure 9 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Inc AMD RS690 BIOS for GA MA69GM S2H D12 lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F
42. GA MA69GM S2H AM2 socket motherboard for AMD Athlon 64 FX processor AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core processor AMD Athlon 64 processor AMD Sempron processor User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME MA69GMS2H 1001R T The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user s other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The WEEE marking applies only in European Union s member states O EN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 amp EN 55022 O DIN VDE 0855 O part 10 O part 12 CE marking O EN 60065 O EN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer G B T Technology Trading GMbH full actress Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Motherboard GA MA69GM S2H is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance charactersstics of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of ho
43. Headphone or Line out e 4chamnel audio Front speaker out and Rear speaker out 5 1 channel audio Front speaker out Rear speaker out and Center Subwoofer speaker out e 7 1 channel audio Front speaker out Rear speaker out Center Subwoofer speaker out and Side speaker out GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 82 Step 2 Click the Audio I O tab In the speaker list on the left select 2CH Speaker 4CH Speaker 6CH Speaker or 8CH Speaker according to the type of speaker configuration you wish to set up Step 3 Everytime you connect an audio device to an audio jack the Connected device box appears Select the device according to the type of device you connect Then click OK to complete the configuration B Configuring Sound Effect You may configure an audio environment on the Sound Effect tab C Configuring AC 97 Audio If you want to connect an AC 97 front panel audio module click the tool icon on the Audio I O tab On the Global Connector Settings box select the Dis able front panel jack detection check box Click OK to activiate the AC 97 functionality Connector Settings x Ga Iv Di able front panel jack detection m dito rear panel output when front headphone plugged in Enable auto popup dialog when device has been plugged in ses eue Clam PM Ond DIGITAL pad apa perry ET a H H H Environment None esses pasa JI When usin
44. MD Socket AM2 DDR2 800 667 533 MHz DIMM CPU emn bud Channel Memory Hyper Transport Bus PCI Express x16 GFX CLK 100 MHz PCI Express Bus AMD 690G D Sub or TV Note 1 x4 DVI D or HDMI dote 2 PCle CLK CPU CLK 200 MHz 100 MHz aj 1 PCI Express x4 i ieee fia Pa ATA 133 100 66 33 RJ45 IDE Channel AMD SB600 RTL oc 10 USB Ports 8110SC PCI Bus BIOS TSB43AB23 EEDS Floppy IT8716 LPT Port aT CODEC ka COM Port Wede 3 IEEE 1394a 23293555 2 OO En WI O PS 2 KB Mouse D oo v aL xxx S AAO O o O og D o o o qo o 09 NNN e53 2 PCI o 9D n3 Se D om D O Note 1 Simultaneous output for D Sub and TV S Video AV composite or YPbPr component is not supported Note 2 Simultaneous output for DVI D and HDMI is not supported 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1 1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge ESD Prior to installation carefully read the user s manual and follow these procedures Prior to installation do not remove or break motherboard S N Serial Number sticker or warranty sticker provided by your dealer These stickers are required for warranty validation Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components When connectin
45. PU into the socket Make sure that the CPU pins fit perfectly into their holes Once the CPU is positioned into its socket place one finger down on the middle of the CPU lowering the locking lever and latch ing it into the fully locked position Do not force the CPU into the CPU socket The CPU cannot fit in if oriented incorrectly Adjust the CPU orientation if this occurs CAUTION GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 1 3 2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the CPU The following procedure uses the GIGABYTE cooler as the example Step 1 Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU Step 3 Hook the CPU cooler clip to the mounting lug on one side of the retention frame On the other side push straight down on the the CPU cooler clip to hook it to the mounting lug on the retention frame UU UU The na Riad sa SEE Cis OF KS niaght9 Bces Rido2 Rios Step 5 Finally attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the CPU fan header CPU_FAN on the motherboard AA NOTE may damage the CPU Step 2 Step 4 Turn the cam handle from the left side to the right side as the picture above shows to lock into place Refer to your CPU cooler installa tion manual for instructions on installing the cooler Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease tape between gt the CP
46. U cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU Inadequately removing the CPU cooler Hardware Installation 14 installing the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory e Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest memory support list e Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage e Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction CAUTION 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology After the memory is installed the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will double the original memory bandwidth The four DDR2 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory sockets as following gt Channel 0 DDRII_1 DDRII_3 gt Channel 1 DDRII_2 DDRII 4 gt gt Dual Channel Memory Configurations Table i DDRII 1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 D
47. ablished Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Jack Orange Use this audio jack to connect center subwoofer speakers in a 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Rear Speaker Out Jack Black Use this audio jack to connect rear speakers in a 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Side Speaker Out Jack Gray Use this audio jack to connect side speakers in a 7 1 channel audio configuration Line In Jack Blue The default line in jack Use this audio jack for line in devices such as an optical drive walkman etc Line Out Jack Green The default line out jack Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2 channel speaker This jack can be used to connect front speakers in a 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Mic In Jack Pink The default Mic in jack Microphones must be connected to this jack In addition to the default speakers settings the audio jacks can be reconfigured to nag perform different functions via the audio software Only microphones still MUST be connected to the default Mic in jack Refer to the instructions on setting up a 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio e When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector first remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the motherboard e When removing the cable pull it straight out from the connector Do not rock it side to side to prevent an electrical short i
48. ail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Fone IP Load Optimized Defaults Y N Y PnP PCI C PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit I gt Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Press lt Y gt to load BIOS defaults Step 6 Select Save amp Exit Setup and then press lt Y gt to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup The procedure is complete after the system restarts GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 64 4 2 2 Updating the BIOS with the BIOS Utility A Before You Begin 1 In Windows close all applications and TSR Terminate and Stay Resident programs This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update 2 During the BIOS update process ensure the Internet connection is stable and do NOT interrupt the Internet connection for example avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet Failure to do so may result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is unable to start 3 Do not use the C O M Corporate Online Management function when using BIOS 4 GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing B Installing and Using BIOS Use the motherboard driver disk included with the motherboard to install BIOS e Installing the BIOS utility e Accessing the BIOS utility GJ AMD 630 Series Utility GIG
49. allation steps When a screen similar to that below appears RAID or AHCI hard drive s will not be detected at this stage select Loading Drivers Figure 6 Step 2 Specify the location where the driver is saved such as your floppy disk Figure 7 Figure 7 GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 80 Step 3 Select the ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller driver and press Next Figure 8 Figure 8 Step 4 After the driver is loaded the screen will show the RAID or AHCI hard drive s Select the location where you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation Figure 9 Disk 0 Partition 1 a Figure 9 81 Appendix 5 2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5 2 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the l l O KE back panel which support 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio to lo Mal a The picture to the right shows the default audio jack centers eo 7 O E Out aat l a i Jj aker Out Front ae 1O The integrated HD High Definition audio provides CH a 0 amp m Er jack retasking capability that allows the user to change a 6 aT Mein Ly N NG Side Speaker Out cs the function for each jack through the audio driver For example in a 4 channel audio configuration if a Rear speaker is plugged into the default Center Subwoofer speaker out jack
50. allation aaa ANA KANAL NG 53 3 4 Installing Chipset Drivers amain AA 53 SZ SoftwareApplicationS daanan aah Naa 54 So Driver CD ATO Malana nA aNG i 54 34 Hardware Information Naan 55 So CONAN AG NAA NANANA ANG 55 Chapter 4 Unique Features svc ceccsesesanlawalicnconiedlhseuleinesbeueksieal Karbans ka aaa 57 4 14 Xpress Recovery Jona nadaanan Aanianehia nan of 42 BIOS Update Utilities anan 62 4 2 1 Updating the BIOS with the Q Flash Utility 0 0 cccseseseeseesesesessstseseseseeees 62 4 2 2 Updating the BIOS with the BIOS Utility 0 eeeeseseseseseseseeeseeteees 65 A Ea TUO eee nraeaaemelas 67 44 Windows Vista ReadyBoost Lana naawa nnanananaanaaaananannanaananasaananaananasnanas 68 Chanter 3 APpeNA Gaman aaa dada 69 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard DINA aaa aaa N AA 69 5 1 1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller aan nanananananananananananananananaaas 69 5 1 2 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette 0 0 ssn 75 5 1 3 Installing the SATA RAID AHCI Driver and Operating System 77 5 2 Configuring Audio Input and Output u s 82 5 2 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio ceesesessseseeseeseseeseseeeneseeeeeeeeeen 82 5 2 2 Installing the S PDIF In and Out Cable Optional 1 1 1 mamana nananananawanananananas 84 5 2 3 Enabling the DTS Digital Theater Systems FUNCTION uu ceseeeeeeeeeeees 86 5 2 4 Configuring Microphone Recording cesssssssesssesesssseseseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
51. alth Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit TL gt lt Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Press lt Enter gt on this item and then press the lt Y gt key to load the optimal BIOS default settings The BIOS defaults settings helps the system to operate in optimum state Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values 49 BIOS Setup 2 11 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password nn PnP PCI C PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Ne Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change Set Disable Password Press Enter on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press lt Enter gt You will be requested to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords lt Supervisor Password When a system password is set and the Password Check item in Advanced BIOS Features is set to Setup you must enter the supervisor password for entering BIOS Setup and making BIOS changes When the Password Check item is set to System you must enter the supervisor password or user password at system startup and when entering BIOS S
52. date Utilities e Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS To flash the BIOS CAUTION do it with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction e BIOS will emit a beep code during the POST Refer to Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for the beep codes description e It is recommended that you not alter the default settings unless you need to to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the settings may result in system s failure to boot If this occurs try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values Refer to the Load Optimized Defaults section in this chapter or introduc tions of the battery clearing CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for how to clear the CMOS values 33 BIOS Setup 21 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Inc AMD RS690 BIOS for GA MA69GM S2H D12 Motherboard Model BIOS Version lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt XpressRecovery2 lt F12 gt Boot Menu lt End gt Qflash Function Keys 09 22 2007 RS690G SB600 6A669G03C 00 Function Keys lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash Press the lt Delete gt key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q Flash utility in BIOS Setup lt F9 gt Xpress
53. driver Other Directory Name Description p Name Eu v lt a his page gives information about the software and drivers included in the motherboard driver disk GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 54 3 4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard Gr AMD 690 Series Utility CD 1 11 BO7 0515 1 GIGABYTE AMD 690 Series Utility CD TECH N Ot Gia Hardware information The following shows the detailed hardware information about your motherboard Information Hardware e BIOS Info AMD RS690 BIOS for GA MAG9GM 52H D10 Information e CPU Info CPU AMD AuthenticAMD Contact Us e Memory Info 457 132 KB RAM e Device Description Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller e Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft e Device Description PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge e Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft e Device Description PCI standard ISA bridge e Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft e Device Description PCI standard host CPU bridge e Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft e Device Description PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge e Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft e Device Description PCI standard host CPU bridge e Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft Ng lt a This page lists all the hardware components on this motherboard 3 5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual E AMD 690
54. driver disk CAUTION When the screen as shown below appears press lt Enter gt to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk The driver installation will be finished in about one minute Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x86 platform 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 Figure 4 GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 78 Step 4 After the SATA RAID AHCI driver installation is completed you can proceed with the Windows XP installation WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to Setup This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft R Windows R XP to run on your computer To set up Windows XP now press ENTER To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console press R To quit Setup without installing Windows XP press F3 Enter Continue 8 R Repair F3 Exit Figure 5 79 Appendix B Installing Windows Vista Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS inst
55. e master or slave For information about configuring master slave settings for the IDE devices read the instructions from the device manufacturers 39 E em ka an Q CEEED CEEED ED 0 ten a asi GONG 7 SATAIIO 1 2 3 SATA 3Gb s Connectors Controlled by AMD SB600 The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb s standard and are compatible with SATA 1 5Gb s standard Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device The AMD SB600 controller supports RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 10 Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID array T 1 fll SI SATAN Pin No Definition 50 2 1 GND SATAN 2 TXP T 3 TXN f e 7 1 4 GND a i E sata 5 RXN 2
56. e a startup disk that has CD ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk A Copying the driver for Windows XP Step 1 Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in your system Boot from the startup disk Once at the A gt prompt change to your optical drive example D gt At the D gt prompt type the following two commands Press lt Enter gt after each command Figure 1 cd bootdrv menu Step 2 When the controller menu Figure 2 appears remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu For example from the menu in Figure 2 select 4 SB600 SATA for the AMD SB600 SATA controller Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk Press s07 to exit when finished 11 17 2063 11 28 AM 268 896 NT exe 1 gt GIGARAID gt Network 2 8il 3 gt Sil RAID 4 gt SB66 SATA Jexit tylei css Figure 1 Figure 2 Note For users without a startup disk Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk From your optical drive folder double click the MENU exe file in the BootDrv folder Figure 3 A command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 2 fm BootDry File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q sxx Nd 3 7 Search E Folders E Address Q E BootDrv mr File and Folder Tasks y C oe GIGARAID run 58600 SII SIIR
57. ed otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recom mended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you wish to set the fre quency beyond the standard specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc 1 3 1 Installing the CPU A Locate the pin one denoted by a small triangle of the CPU socket and the CPU gt A Small Triangle Mark Denotes Pin One of thd Socket A Small Triangle Marking Denotes CPU Pin One Dy 13 Hardware Installation B Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket Before installing the CPU make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power CAUTION CPU Socket Locking Lever Step 1 Completely lift up the CPU socket locking lever cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU Step 2 Align the CPU pin one small triangle marking with the triangle mark on the CPU socket and gently insert the C
58. ed from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a modem that supports wake up function Default Disabled USB Wake Up from S3 Allows the system to be awakened from ACPI S3 sleep state by a wake up signal from the installed USB device Default Enabled Note Supported on Windows Vista operating system only GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 44 lt PME Event Wake Up Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a PCI or PCle device Note To use this function you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Default Enabled gt HPET Support Note Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer HPET for Windows Vista operating system Default Enabled lt Power On By Mouse Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 mouse wake up event Note To use this function you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disables this function Default gt Double Click Double click on left button on the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 keyboard wake up event Note you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead gt Disabled Disables this function Default gt Password Set a password with 1 5 characters to turn on the system gt Any KEY Press any key on the keyboard to turn on the system bp Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on t
59. een 87 5 2 5 Using the Sound Recorder cssssssesesssesssssssssssssssessseseseseseseseseseseseseseseseresen 89 53 Installing the TV Out Bracket aaa GAB 90 DA TROUDIESOOUNG AKIRA GANANG 95 5 4 1 Frequently Asked Questions cssssssssesssesssesssssssssssesesesesesesesesesesesesesesseen 95 5 4 2 Troubleshooting Procedure ccessesessssssessssersssessssesseressesasseserersesessesseserees 96 Box Contents v GA MA69GM S2H motherboard vI Motherboard driver disk m Motherboard driver disk For Windows Vista vI User s Manual v One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable VJ Two SATA 3Gb s cables VJ One TV Out bracket m I O Shield The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain The box contents are subject to change without notice Optional Items oO o O O O 0 O 2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 51 R 4 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 21 R 2 port IEEE 1394a bracket Part No 12CF 1 11E008 01 R SATA bracket Part No 12CF1 3SATPW 01R 11R COM port cable Part No 12CF1 1CM001 31 R S PDIF in and out cable Part No 12CR1 1SPINO 11 R LPT port cable Part No 12CF1 1LP001 01R GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard Layout CPU_FAN AUDIO PCIE 4 1 PCIE_16 le GA MA69GM S2H CODEC PCI2 seas B23 F Ha TD cpe eee SPDIF_IO SYS_FAN PWR_LED F_PANEL Block Diagram PCle CLK 100 MHz A
60. ents z CI Ka oTe th tt Cables SRS BOSH MAM PERN Flux Solder Paste Label and other Consumable Materials O RFRA BRED RERREMAYMARAH SMS MAY ESIJ T1 1363 2006 HERMENREBRAE Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in all homogenous materials of this part is below the limit requirement SJ T 11363 2006 X RETRAS EMREN ERA RAE NG AB LUSI TI 1363 2006 ER EN REE Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogenous materials of this part is above the limit requirement in SJ T 11363 2006 HHE ERANG a FRETADALOEN PARE KOREA TR AEA BES th HERS SHA A PI This table shows where these substances may be found in the supply chain of our electronic information products as of the date of the sale of the enclosed products Note that some of the component types listed above may or may not be a part of the enclosed product 100
61. erties Step 2 PU In the ReadyBoost tab select Use this device Under Space to _ reserve for system speed set the amount of memory space to use ne i dove for ReadyBoost using the slider or spin box Click Apply and then OK ia a to turn on ReadyBoost 870 gt MB Do not use this device While the device is being used for system speed the reserved space will not be available for file storage Windows recommends reserving 870 MB for optimal performance Gu The USB flash drive must have at least 256 MB of space Nore e The recommended amount of memory to use for ReadyBoost acceleration is one to three times the amount of RAM installed in your computer GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 68 Chapter 5 Appendix 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s To configure SATA hard drive s follow the steps below Install SATA hard drive s in your computer Configure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Configure a RAID array in RAID BIOS Note 1 Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID AHCI driver Note 2 Install the SATA RAID AHCI driver and operating system Note 2 moOwW gt Before you begin Please prepare e At least two SATA hard drives to ensure optimal performance it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity If you do not want to create RAID you may prepare only one hard drive e An empty formatted floppy disk e Windows Vista XP 2000 setup disk e Motherboard d
62. ettings dialog box select an output sampling rate and select or disable the output source Click OK to complete the configuration S PDIF In Out Settings Output Sampling Rate 44 1K Hz 48K Hz 96K Hz 192K Hz Output Source No S PDIF output Output digital audio source S PDIF in to S PDIF out pass through mode Status Sampling Rate Data Validation Copyright Protection 85 Appendix 5 2 3 Enabling the DTS Digital Theater Systems Function cits Before DTS is enabled you would get only 2 channel output signals from the CONNECT front speakers when playing 2 channel music You must play 4 5 1 or 7 1 channel music sources to produce 4 5 1 or 7 1 channel audio effects With DTS enabled the system will transform two channel stereo source material into multi channel audio output creating a virtual surround sound environment DTS control button This button provides you more controls over dts NEO PC Music Mode Cinema Mode 2 BBE dts NEO PC Press this button to enable or disable the dts NEO PC function Enabling dts NEO PC allows the system to transform ordinary 2 channel stereo content into 4 5 1 or 7 1 channel surround sound depending on your speaker configurations 3 MS cts INTERACTIVE If your surround sound system is connected via an external decoder click the Audio I O tab in the Audio Control Panel Either click DTS Interactive in the upper left list or clic
63. etup lt User Password When the Password Check item is set to System you must enter the supervisor password or user password at system startup to continue system boot In BIOS Setup you must enter the Supervisor password if you wish to make changes to BIOS settings The user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes To clear the password press lt Enter gt on the password item and when requested for the password press lt Enter gt again The message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear indicating the password has been cancelled GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 50 2 12 Save 8 Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Ma Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y PnP PCI PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit TL gt lt Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup NE 28 BEIE KOM OI ON Press lt Enter gt on this item and press the lt Y gt key This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program Press lt N gt or lt Esc gt to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu 2 13 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Pass
64. figurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI IRQ Assignment Auto PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Level IN ec Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 7 PCI1 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the first PCI slot Default gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the first PCI slot 7 PCI2 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot Default gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the second PCI slot GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 46 2 8 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Case Opened Ves Menu Level Vcore 014 DDVA Ras OK IIV OK TV OK Current System Temperature SONG Current CPU Temperature 42 C Current CPU FAN Speed 3375 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 TL gt lt 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 Keeps or clears the record of prev
65. finition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON soft On Off 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 Power Good 20 5V 9 5V SB stand by 5V 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V Onlyfor2x12 pinATX 23 5V Only for 2x12 pin ATX 12 3 3V Only for2x12 pinATX 24 GND Only for 2x12 pin ATX GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 22 3 4 CPU FAN SYS FAN Fan Headers 5 The motherboard has a 4 pin CPU fan header CPU_FAN and a 3 pin system fan header SYS_FAN Each fan header supplies a 12V power voltage and possesses a foolproof insertion design When connecting a fan cable be sure to connect it in the correct orientation Most fans are designed with color coded power connector wires A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a 12V voltage The black connector wire is the ground wire The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control which requires the use of a CPU fan with fan speed control design For optimum heat dissipation it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the chassis
66. g an AC 97 front panel audio module you can only have audio signals present on Hi am either the front or the back panel audio connections but not both at the same time 83 Appendix 5 2 2 Installing the S PDIF In and Out Cable Optional The S PDIF in and out cable provides S PDIF in and S PDIF out functionalities Optical S PDIF Out Coaxial S PDIFOut a Optical Coaxial S PDIF In S PDIFIn S PDIF in The S PDIF in jacks allow you to input digital audio signals to the computer for audio processing S PDIF out The S PDIF out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality Install the S PDIF in and out cable if you want to output S PDIF digital audio signals to an external decoder or you may use the optical S PDIF out connector on the motherboard back panel A Installing the S PDIF In and Out Cable Step 1 H R First attach the connector at the end of the cable to the SPDIF lO header on your motherboard na olan Pa m ee ees nm no REASIS OF 3100s Step 2 Secure the metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 84 Step 3 Connect a S PDIF coaxial cable or a S PDIF optical cable either one to an external decoder for transmitting the S PDIF digital audio signals S PDIF Optical Cable B Configuring S PDIF out Click the tool icon in the DIGITAL section In the S PDIF In Out S
67. g hardware components to the internal connectors on the motherboard make sure they are connected tightly and securely When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD wrist strap when handling electronic components such as a motherboard CPU or memory If you do not have an ESD wrist strap keep your hands dry and first touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within a electrostatic shielding container Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard make sure the power supply has been turned off Before turning on the power make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to the local voltage standard Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors of your hardware components are connected To prevent damage to the motherboard do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components Make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing Do not place the computer system on an uneven surface Do not place the computer system in a high temperature environment Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user If you are uncertain about a
68. gement Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Tl gt lt Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type BIOS Setup Program Function Keys lt T gt lt gt lt lt gt lt gt Move the selection bar to select an item lt Enter gt Execute command or enter the submenu lt Esc gt Main Menu Exit the BIOS Setup program Submenus Exit current submenu lt Page Up gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt Page Down gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt F1 gt Show descriptions of the function keys lt F2 gt Move cursor to the Item Help block on the right submenus only lt F5 gt Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus lt F6 gt Load the Fail Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus lt F gt Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus lt F8 gt Access the Q Flash utility lt FQ gt Display system information lt F10 gt Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program Main Menu Help The onscreen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu Submenu Help While in a submenu press lt F1 gt to display a help screen General Help of function keys available for the menu Press lt Esc gt to exit the help screen Help for each item is in the Item Help block
69. gs can be used to make fine adjustments to your od S audio Tone Controls These settings control how the tone of your audio sounds Treble Other Controls These settings make other changes to how your audio sounds See your hardware documentation for details 1 Microphone Boost Close 4 Sound Sound Recorder File Edit Effects Help a Position 9 03 sec Length 9 03 sec Appendix 5 3 Installing the TV Out Bracket ATV output header is available on the motherboard refer to page 28 Via the use of the TV out bracket you can connect a TV to your computer for output of video signals e Turn off your system and the power switch on the power supply before installing or removing the TV out bracket to prevent damage to hardware e Securely insert the cable from the TV out bracket into the corresponding motherboard connector TV when installing e Simultaneous output for D Sub and TV S Video AV composite or YPbPr component is not supported By default when the onboard D Sub and TV are connected at the same time the D Sub monitor will be the primary display To change the primary display to your TV refer to the instructions on the next page CAUTION TV Out Bracket 7am S Video Connects to the TV Y Pr Pb AV output connector HDTV Component or AV Composite A Installing the TV out bracket ri fd Step 1 Secure the TV out bracket to the chassis me back panel with a S
70. he Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the system lt KB Power ON Password Set the password when Power On by Keyboard is set to Password Press lt Enter gt on this item and set a password with up to 5 characters and then press lt Enter gt to accept To turn on the system enter the password and press lt Enter gt Note To cancel the password press lt Enter gt on this item When prompted for the password press lt Enter gt again without entering the password to clear the password settings AC Back Function Determines the state of the system after the return of power from an AC power loss gt gt Soft Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power Default gt gt Full On The system is turned on upon the return of the AC power Memory The system returns to its last known awake state upon the return of the AC power lt Power On by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time Default Disabled If enabled set the date and time as following gt gt Date of Month Turn on the system at a specific time on each day or on a specific day in a month b gt Resume Time hh mm ss Set the time at which the system will be powered on automatically Note When using this function avoid inadequate shutdown from the operating system or removal of the AC power or the settings may not be effective Note Supported on Windows Vista operating system only 45 BIOS Setup 2 7 PnP PCI Con
71. he pin assignments of the motherboard header Incorrect connection between the module connector and the motherboard header will make the device unable to work or even damage it GWA Sa NOTE 10 9 2 C1 For HD Front Panel Audio For AC 97 Front Panel Audio Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC 2 GND 2 GND 3 MIC2 R 3 MIC Power 4 ACZ DET 4 NC 5 LINE2 R 5 Line Out R 6 FSENSE1 6 NC 7 FAUDIO_JD 7 NC 8 No Pin 8 No Pin 9 LINE2 L 9 Line Out L 10 FSENSE2 10 NC e The front panel audio header supports HD audio by default If your chassis provides an AC 97 front panel audio module refer to the instructions on how to activate AC 97 functioninality via the audio software in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio e When using an AC 97 front panel audio module you can use either the front or the back panel audio connectors but not both at the same time Some chassis provide a front panel audio module that has separated connectors on each wire instead of a sing
72. ion in the CMOS when the computer is turned off Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost balad HI You may clear the CMOS values by removing the battery maam 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord cc 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute a OJE K mo Gong a Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals ofthe battery holder making them short for 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord and restart your computer e Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery e Replace the battery with an equivalent one Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model Contact the place of purchase or local dealer if you are not able to replace the battery by yourself or uncertain about the battery model When installing the battery note the orientation of the positive side and the negative
73. ious chassis intrusion status Enabled clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status and the Case Opened field will show No at next boot Default Disabled Case Opened Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection device attached to the motherboard Cl header If the system chassis cover is removed this field will show Yes otherwise it will show No To clear the chassis intrusion status record set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled save the settings to CMOS and then restart your system Current Voltage V Vcore DDR2 1 8V 3 3V 12V Displays the current system voltages Current System CPU Temperature Displays current system CPU temperature Current CPU SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Displays current CPU system fan speed System CPU Warning Temperature Sets the warning threshold for system CPU temperature When system CPU temperature ex ceeds the threshold BIOS will emit warning sound Options are Disabled default 60 C 140 F 70 C 158 F 80 C 176 F 90 C 194 F lt CPU SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU system fan is not connected or fails Check the fan condition or fan connection when this occurs Default Disabled 47 BIOS Setup lt CPU Smart FAN Control Enables or disables the CPU fan speed control function Enabled allows the CPU fan to run at different speed according to the CPU temperature You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune
74. itch refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Power Management Setup for more information SPEAK Speaker Connects to the speaker on the chassis front panel The system reports system startup status by issuing a beep code One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup If a problem is detected the BIOS may issue beeps in different patterns to indicate the problem Refer to Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for information about beep codes HD IDE Hard Drive Activity LED Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data RES Reset Switch Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart NC No connection gt The front panel design may differ by chassis A front panel module mainly consists of nove power switch reset switch power LED hard drive activity LED speaker and etc When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header make sure the wire assign ments and the pin assignments are matched correctly GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 26 11 F AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header The front panel audio header supports Intel High Definition audio HD and AC 97 audio You may connect your chassis front panel audio module to this header Make sure the wire assignments of the module connector match t
75. k the dts INTERAC TIVE button at the center bottom of the Audio Control GIGABYTE Panel And click the dts NEO PC button The Spare agn Di system will then simulate 5 1 channel surround sound playback from two channel content Note When DTS Interactive is enabled only digital auio output S PDIF is working and you will not hear sound from analog speaker or headphone GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 86 4 Digital PCM Output Setup In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O tab In the upper left list click Digital PCM Output Enable this function to allow digital audio sources that are not digitally processed by DTS encoding to be output from the S PDIF OUT 5 2 4 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1 After installing the audio driver the Audio Manager icon aD will appear in your system tray Double click the icon to access the Audio Control Panel Step 2 Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack pink on the back panel or the Line in jack on the front panel Then configure the jack for microphone functionality Pee Se ou Note The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time Step 3 E Locate the Volume icon in your system tray and click it to open the volume control panel 87 Appendix Step 4 To hear the sound being recorded during the record 4 A Ka 7 ing process when using the microphone function on TER or ES the front panel
76. keys to select the file system you want and then press ENTER If you want to select a different partition for Windows XP press ESC Format the partiti using the NTFS file system Quick Format the partition using the NTFS file system _ ENTER Continue ESC Cancel Figure 3 GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 58 After the operating system is installed right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select Manage Figure 4 Go to Computer Management to check disk allocation Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file to the unallocated space black stripe along the top Figure 5 Please note that if there is no enough unallocated space Xpress Recovery2 cannot save the backup file C Computer Nanepemnent jj Fie Aton View Window Help e AxFreag LE corputerMenegersert Local Younes Layout Type Fie Sesten Status Paitin Dem MIPS Copecty Free Sic Hasir yen ING AG Figure 4 Figure 5 If your hard drive is not properly partitioned before you install the operating system you may create new partitions using free space on your hard drive Figure 6 7 However if Disk Management shows the hard drive only contains the System partition without any unallocated space you will not be able to create new partitions or use Xpress Recovery2 If this occurs reinstall the operating system and re partition your hard drive Layout Type Fle System Status Capenky Free Patton Bam MIPS Hetty Sten ING A
77. ktop area display resolution then click Finish to apply your settings and return to the Easy Setup Quick Settings page To adjust other display settings click the Advanced button on the Easy Setup Quick Settings page Desktop Default TV Start Over lt Back Einish After connecting an HDTV LCD TV to your computer follow the steps below to configure your HDTV s resolution Configuring the Resolution After installing the ATI graphics driver from the motherboard driver disk select the appropriate resolution Step 1 You will find an ATI Catalyst Control Center icon in your system tray Right click the icon to select Catalyst Control Center Or you can right click on the desktop to select ATI CATALYST R Control Center GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 200 Step 2 Select Advanced view and click Next Follow the on screen instructions to enter CATALYST Control Center Step 3 In the Display Manager menu select the resolution that suits your HDTV For example for 1080p select 1920x1080 and set refresh rate at 60 Hz And press OK 1080p 1920 x1080 60 Hz Refresh Rate 1080i 1920 x1080 Note HDMI supports up to 1080p resolution YPbpr component supports up to 1080i resolution If you cannot find the resolution you need in the Desktop area list in the Display Manager menu go to DTV HDMI 2 gt HDTV Support In the HDTV modes supported by this display area select the check box of a format fo
78. le plug For information about connecting the front panel audio module that has different wire assignments please contact the chassis manufacturer 12 CD_IN CD In Connector You may connect the audio cable that came with your optical drive to the header m mall 8 fme s97 Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R Hardware Installation 13 SPDIF IO S PDIF In Out Header Red This header supports digital S PDIF in out Via an optional S PDIF in and out cable this header can connect to an audio device that supports digital audio out and an audio system that supports digital audio in For purchasing the optional S PDIF in and out cable please contact the local dealer Pin No Definition Power No Pin SPDIF SPDIFI GND GND D O1 eA GW N
79. lel Port Mode SPP x ECP Mode Use DMA 3 NW 3c Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 1 Step 2 Save changes and exit BIOS Setup ZA The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your note motherboard The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 70 C Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID Step 1 After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins look for a message which says Press lt Ctrl F gt to enter FastBuild tm Utility Figure 2 Hit the lt Ctrl gt lt F gt key to enter the ATI RAID BIOS setup utility RAID BIOS Version 2 5 1540 32 c 2006 ATI Technology Inc All rights reserved No Array is defined Press lt Ctrl F gt to enter FastBuild tm Utility Figure 2 Step 2 Main Menu This is the first option screen when you enter the ATI BIOS RAID Setup utility Figure 3 To view the disk drives assigned to arrays press lt 1 gt to enter the View Drive Assignments window To create an array press lt 2 gt to enter the Define LD window To delete an array press lt 3 gt to enter the Delete LD window To view c
80. n of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card PCI Express graphics card or the onboard VGA gt gt PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display Default gt OnChipVGA Sets the onboard VGA as the first display PEG Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIE 16 slot as the first display gt Surroundview Enables or disables the SurroundView function This option is configurable only if an ATI graphics card is installed Default Disabled o Internal Graphics Mode gt gt Auto Outputs from the onboard VGA if no PCI Express VGA card is installed Always outputs from the PCI Express VGA card when a PCI Express VGA card is installed Default gt Disabled Always disables the onboard VGA whether or not a PCI Express card is installed gt Frame Buffer Size Frame buffer size is the total amount of system memory allocated solely for the onboard graphics controller MS DOS for example will use only this memory for display Options are Auto default 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB Current UMA Size When Frame Buffer Size is set to Auto this item will show the system memory size automati cally allocated for the onboard graphics controller If you manuanlly change the Frame Buffer Size this item will show the memory size you set GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 40 2 5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals
81. nabled PME Event Wake Up Enabled HPET Support Note Enabled Power On By Mouse Disabled Power On By Keyboard Disabled x KB Power ON Password Enter AC Back Function Soft Off Power On by Alarm Disabled x Date of Month Everyday x Resume Time hh mm ss DENG Ne 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 Specifies the ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend b gt S1 POS Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 Power on Suspend sleep state default In S1 sleep state the system appears suspended and stays in a low power mode The system can be resumed at any time gt gt S3 STR Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 Suspend to RAM sleep state In S3 sleep state the system appears to be off and consumes less power than in the S1 state When signaled by a wake up device or event the system resumes to its working state exactly where it was left off Soft Off by Power button Configures the way to turn off the computer in MS DOS mode using the power button gt gt Instant Off Press the power button and then the system will be turned off instantly Default br Delay 4 Sec Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to turn off the system If the power button is pressed for less than 4 seconds the system will enter suspend mode lt Modem Ring Resume Allows the system to be awaken
82. nal j 1 2 GND o z Eeo iE QO OLED CED CED OED CED ED See 31 Hardware Installation GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard IE Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Basic Input and Output System records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on the motherboard Its major functions include conducting the Power On Self Test POST during system startup saving system parameters and loading operating system etc BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to activate certain system features When the power is turned off the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep the configuration values in the CMOS To access the BIOS Setup program press the lt Delete gt key during the POST when the power is turned on To see more advanced BIOS Setup menu options you can press lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt in the main menu of the BIOS Setup program To upgrade the BIOS use either the GIGABYTE Q Flash or BIOS utility e Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the Operating system e BIOS is a Windows based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS For instructions on using the Q Flash and BIOS utilities refer to Chapter 4 BIOS Up
83. nside the cable connector CAUTION GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 20 1 7 Internal Connectors 14 11 12 fh CORE ED GERD EEE ED EFE Po ml m HO 13 4 17 16 9 1 8 10 1 ATX 12V 11 F AUDIO 2 ATX Power Connector 12 CDIN 3 CPU FAN 13 SPDIF lO 4 SYS FAN 14 TV 5 FDD 15 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 6 IDE 16 F1_1394 F2_1394 7 SATAIO 1 2 3 17 COM 8 PWR LED 18 LPT 9 BATTERY 19 CLR CMOS 10 F PANEL 20 CI Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices e First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect CAUTION e Before installing the devices be sure to turn off the devices and your computer Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices e After installing the device and before turning on the computer make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard 21 Hardware Installation 1 2 ATX_12V ATX 2x2 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector With the use of the power connector the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard Before connecting the power connector first make sure the power supply is turned off and all devices are properly installed The power connector possesses a foolproof design Connect the power supply cable to the power connecto
84. ny installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Product Specifications CPU Support for Socket AM2 processors AMD Athlon 64 FX processor AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core processor AMD Athlon 64 processor AMD Sempron processor Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest CPU support list Front Side Bus 2000 MHz FSB Chipset North Bridge AMD 690G e South Bridge AMD SB600 Memory 4x1 8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory Note D Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 800 667 533 MHz memory modules Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest memory support list Onboard Graphics Integrated in the North Bridge Audio Realtek ALC889A codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for DTS dts NEO PC Support for S PDIF In Out Support for CD In LAN RTL 8110SC chip 10 100 1000 Mbit Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot 1 x PCI Express x4 slot 2 x PCI slots Storage Interface South Bridge 1x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA 133 100 66 33 and up to 2 IDE devices 4x SATA 3Gb s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb s devices Support for SATA RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 10 IEEE 1394a e T I TSB43AB23 chip Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports 1 on the
85. ogram Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup during the POST In the Main Menu press lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt to show the advanced options Q Why is the light of my keyboard optical mouse still on after the computer shuts down A Some motherboard provides a small amount of standby power after the computer shuts down and that s why the light is still on Q How do clear the CMOS values A If your motherboard has a clearing CMOS jumper refer to the instructions on the CLR CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 to short the jumper to clear the CMOS values If your board doesn t have this jumper refer to the instructions on the motherboard battery in Chapter 1 You can temporarily remove the battery from the battery holder to stop supplying power to the CMOS which will clear the CMOS values after about one minute Refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder making them short for 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord and restart your computer 5 Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults to load BIOS default settings 6 Saves changes and exit BIOS Setup select Save amp Exit Setup to restart your computer Q Why do still get a weak sound
86. on the right side of the submenu e If you do not find the settings you want in the Main Menu or a submenu press lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt Cj to access more advanced options e When the system is not stable as usual select the Load Optimized Defaults item to set your system to its defaults e The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS version 35 BIOS Setup m Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and date hard drive types floppy disk drive types and the type of errors that stop the system boot etc m Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to configure the device boot order advanced features available on the CPU and the primary display adapter m Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices such as IDE SATA USB integrated audio and integrated LAN etc m Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power saving functions E PnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure the system s PCI amp PnP resources m PC Health Status Use this menu to see information about autodetected system CPU temperature system voltage and fan speed etc m Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults are factory settings for the most stable minimal performance system operations m Load Optimized Defaults Optimized defaults are factory settings for optimal performance system operations Mm Set Supervisor Password Change
87. ontroller settings press lt 4 gt to enter the Controller Configuration window Main Menu View Drive Assignments Define LD Delete LD Controller Configuration Keys Available Press 1 4 to Select Option ESC Exit Figure 3 71 Appendix Create Arrays Manually To create a new array press s2 to enter the Define LD window Figure 4 The Define LD selection from the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manually defining the drive elements and RAID levels for one or multiple disk arrays attached to the AMD SB600 controller Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Figure 4 In Figure 4 use arrow keys TJ to move to a logical disk set and press lt Enter gt to enter the RAID configuration menu Figure 5 Define LD Menu RAID Mode Total Drv RAID 0 Stripe Block Fast Init Gigabyte Boundary Cache Mode Drives Assignments Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB Assignment Keys Available T Up 4 Down ESC Exit Space Change Option Ctrl Y Save Figure 5 GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 12 In the following procedure we ll create RAID 0 as an example 1 2 3 4 Under the RAID Mode section press the Spacebar to select RAID 0 Set the Stripe Block size 64 KB is the default Under the Drives Assignments section press the up or down arrow key to highlight a drive Press the Spacebar or lt Y gt to change the A
88. r use the lt End gt key during the POST to access Q Flash Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Inc AMD RS690 BIOS for GA MA69GM S2H D12 lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt XpressRecovery2 lt F12 gt Boot Menu lt End gt Qflash 05 22 2007 RS690G SB600 6A669G03C 00 N Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky please do it with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction CAUTION GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 62 B Updating the BIOS When updating the BIOS choose the location where the BIOS file is saved The follow procedure assumes that you save the BIOS file to a floppy disk Step 1 1 Insert the floppy disk containing the BIOS file into the floppy disk drive In the main menu of Q Flash use the up or down arrow key to select Update BIOS from Drive and press lt Enter gt Gre The Save Main BIOS to Drive option allows you to save the current BIOS file nore e Q Flash only supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32 16 12 file system e If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SATA controller use the lt End gt key during the POST to access Q Flash 2 Select Floppy A and press Enter Q Flash Utility v2 02 Flash Apa S122 aasa anaa SST 25VF040B 512K Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Drive 0 file s found Ey Floppy A lt
89. r O EN 50091 1 electrical appliances Manufacturer importer Date Jun 30 2007 Safety for information technology equipment including electrical business equipment General and Safety requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS Signature T meny Huang Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number GA MA69GM S2H Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date Jun 30 2007 Copyright 2007 GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD All rights reserved The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners The GIGABYTE logo is exclusively licensed to GIGABYTE UNITED INC by GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD GIGABYTE UNITED INC is designated by GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD as the exclu sive global distribu
90. r Volume and select Advanced Controls Click the Advanced button under a volume control option e g Front Green In Front Pink In In the Other Controls field select the 1 Microphone Boost check box Step 7 After completion click Start point to Programs point to Accessories point to Entertainment and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording 5 2 5 Using the Sound Recorder Recording the Sound 1 Make sure you have connected the audio input device e g microphone to the computer 2 On the File menu choose New 3 To record a sound file click the Recording but ton 4 To stop the recording click the Stop button _ J Be sure to save the recording upon completion Playing the Sound 1 On the File menu choose Open 2 In the Open dialog box select the sound wav file you wish to play 3 To play a sound file click the Play button 4 To stop playing click the Stop button 5 You may use the Fast Forward button to move to the beginning of a file or the Fast Back ward button to the end 89 fii Master Volume SW Synth Front Rear CD Player Balance J oo Volume Cc C Balance gb Balance g b Balance gb Front Green In Rear Blue In Front Pink In Rear Pink In Ll Balance Balance YS S10 3 Balance 4o JF Y Balance 4 gt J C Mute all Realtek HD 4 2 Z s 1 These settin
91. r in the correct orientation The 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the 12V power connector is not connected the computer will not start e To meet expansion requirements it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand 9 NOTE high power consumption be used 400W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable or unbootable system e The main power connector is compatible with power supplies with 2x10 power connectors When using a 2x12 power supply remove the protective cover from the main power connector on the motherboard Do not insert the power supply cable into pins under the protective cover when using a 2x10 power supply E Pia ATX 12V EE Pin No Definition U GO 3 7 Tan p NT LE 2flelelp 4 2 GND 1 Je ATX 12V 2A q 8 JE 4 12V a yi gman Sa aaan fe CMM cen fom ATX Pin No Definition Pin No De
92. r 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 lt none gt 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 Figure 2 T1 Appendix Step 3 When Setup correctly recognizes the AMD SB600 SATA RAID AHCI driver in the floppy disk a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below will appear Use the arrow keys to select ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x86 platform and press lt Enter gt 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 ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x86 platform ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x64 platform Figure 3 If a message appears saying one or some file s cannot be found please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID AHCI driver again from the motherboard
93. r your HDTV and click OK to add it into the Display Manager menu 93 An Catalyst Control Center Basic Welcome to the ATi CATALYST AT Catalyst Control Center CONTROL CENTER What would you like to use C Basic Easy Setup Wizards and Quick Settings Provides both step by step assistance and Quick Settings for changing your display setup and other common tasks CA Al siga youre configure all of the many available settings of your ATI graphics product T Don t show this page again You can choose between Basic Easy and Quick or Advanced at any time Click Next to continue Exit Next gt An Catalyst Control Center mf View id NG Hotkeys X 4 Profiles GB Preterences X Qrev X Graphics Settings Welcome fs Information Center mp Displays Manager a sa Display Options MB DTV HDMI 2 Displa s Manager Graphics Adapter 1 4T Radeon X1250 T4211N KO E To make changes drag or right click the display icons Detect Displays Selected Display on ATI Radeon 41250 N d Desktop area Color quality Refresh rate 1920 x 1080 E 60 Hz z Force Desktop and Display Setup o Attached displays currently disabled 4m Catalyst Control Center mf View x NG Hotkeys pa 3 Profiles Gp Preferences X Qrev Graphics Settings Welcome Information Center O DTV H DM l z i am wa Displays Manager Graphics Adapter 7_4T Radeon X1250 T4211N X Ka Display Options
94. re 17 61 Unique Features 4 2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools Q Flash and BIOS GIGABYTE Q Flash and BIOS are easy to use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS DOS mode What is Q Flash Heda With Q Flash you can update the system BIOS without having to enter operating systems like MS DOS or Window first Embedded in the BIOS the Q Flash tool frees you from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process i What is BIOS BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environment BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the nearest BIOS server site and update the BIOS 4 2 1 Updating the BIOS with the Q Flash Utility A Before You Begin 1 From GIGABYTE s website download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your motherboard model 2 Extract the file and save the new BIOS file e g ma69gms2h f1 to your floppy disk USB flash drive or hard drive Note The USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system 3 Restart the system During the POST press the lt End gt key to enter Q Flash Note You can access Q Flash by either pressing the lt End gt key during the POST or pressing the lt F8 gt key in BIOS Setup However if the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SATA controlle
95. river disk 5 1 1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A Installing SATA hard drive s in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on the motherboard Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive Note 1 Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller Note 2 Required when the SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode 69 Appendix B Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup Step 1 Turn on your computer and press Delete to enter BIOS Setup during the POST Power On Self Test Under Integrated Peripherals ensure OnChip SATA Controller is enabled To create RAID set OnChip SATA Type under the Integrated Peripherals menu to RAID Figure 1 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals b IDE Confisuration Press Fnterl Item Help OnChip SATA Controller Enabled Menu Levelb OnChip SATA Type RAID ONGO T AUO Function AUTO Onboard 1394 Function Enabled Onboard LAN Function Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled OnChip USB Controller Enabled USB EHCI Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Legacy USB storage detect Enabled Onboard Serial Port 2F8 IRQ3 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Paral
96. rt DVI D Port The DVI D port supports DVI D specifictation Connect a monitor that supports DVI D connection to this port HDMI Port The HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface provides an all digital audio video interface to transmit the uncompressed audio video signals and is HDCP compliant Connect the HDMI audio video device to this port The HDMI Technology can support a maximum resolution of 1920x1080p but the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used Because of the limit of current DVD player 1080p may not be displayed smoothly during the playback of an HD DVD or a Blu ray disc Ex After installing the HDMI device make sure the default device for sound playback is the HDMI nore device The item name may differ by operating system Refer the figures below for details e Please note the HDMI audio output only supports AC3 DTS and 2 channel LPCM formats AC3 and DTS require the use of an external decoder for decoding In Windows XP select Start gt Control Panel gt Sounds In Windows Vista select Start Control Panel gt and Audio Devices gt Audio set the Default device for Sound select Realtek HDMI Output and then click sound playback to Realtek HDA HDMI Out Set Default amp Sound Playback Recording Sounds Select a playback device below to modify its settings ours ayDack Default devi D n UE ealtel ek HDA HDMI Ou t Speakers 2 Realtek High Definition
97. s are installed follow the onscreen instructions to restart your system You can install other applications included in the motherboard driver disk e For USB 2 0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later After installing the SP1 or later if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in Device Manager please remove the question mark by right clicking your mouse and select Uninstall and restart the system The system will then autodetect and install the USB 2 0 driver 53 Drivers Installation 3 2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software You may press the Install button following an item to install it Gr AMD 690 Series Utility CD 1 11 BO7 0515 1 GIGABYTE AMD 690 Series Utility CD TECHNO LC CORE Install Software Applications Chipset Drivers Please click the following applications to install Software Applications Driver CD Information A Hardware Norton Internet Security NIS Information i 141 9MB Norton Internet Security provides essential protection from viruses hackers and privacy threats It includes Contact Us Norton Antivirus Norton Personal Firewall Norton Privacy Control Norton AntiSpam Norton Parental Control Kaspersky antvirus 27 3MB antvirus Size Kaspersky Acrobat Reader
98. side of the battery the positive side should face up Used batteries must be handled in accordance with local environmental regulations CAUTION 25 Hardware Installation 10 F PANEL Front Panel Header Connect the power switch reset switch speaker and system status indicator on the chassis front panel to this header according to the pin assignments below Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables Power Message Power Speaker Sleep LED Connector Switch iain 7 cb x S 5 5 2 20 cE 1 19 ald Eli D 2 oc MSG Message Power Sleep LED System Status LED Connects to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The SO On LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when S1 Blinking the system is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in S3 S4 S5 Off S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 PW Power Switch Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power sw
99. ssignment option to Y This action adds the drive to the disk array The Total Drv section will show the number of disks assigned Press lt Ctrl gt lt Y gt keys to save the information The window below will appear Press Ctrl Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity Figure 6 Press lt Ctrl gt lt Y gt to set the capacity of the RAID array or press other keys to set the array to its maximum capacity After the creation is complete the screen will return to Define LD Menu where you will see the newly created array Press lt Esc gt to return to Main Menu and press lt Esc gt again if you want to exit the RAID BIOS utility View Drive Assignments The View Drive Assignments option in the Main Menu displays whether drives attached to the ATI SB600 controller are assigned to a disk array or are unassigned Under the Assignment column drives are labeled with their assigned disk array or shown as Free if unassigned FastBuild tm Utility c 2006 ATI Technology Inc Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB Assignment 1 Mas WDC WD800JD 22LSA0 80026 Extent 1 79959 LD 1 1 I1 Mas WDC WD800JD 22LSA0 80026 Extent 1 79959 LD 1 2 1 Up 4 Down ESC Exit Figure 7 73 Appendix Delete an Array The Delete Array menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments Deleting an existing disk array could result in loss of data Record all array information including caon
100. stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but it will stop for all other errors lt Memory These fields are read only and are determined by the BIOS POST gt Base Memory Also called conventional memory Typically 640 KB will be reserved for the MS DOS operating system gt gt Extended Memory The amount of extended memory GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 38 2 4 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features AMD K8 Cool amp Quiet control Auto Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Menu Levelb 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 PCI Slot x Surroundview Disabled Internal Graphics Mode Auto Frame Buffer Size Auto Current UMA Size 64 MB Ne 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 amp Quiet control gt gt Auto Lets the AMD Cool n Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption Default Disabled Disable this function lt Hard Disk Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of loading the operating system from the installed hard drives Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive then press the plus key lt gt
101. t BIOS server site Step 1 Select the Internet Update check box and click Update New BIOS 65 Unique Features Please select one file to update Ste p 3 a WARNING Before you select the model name from the list below please select opiat e BIOS sorongae voa mtb First make sure the model name on the screen is correct then click OK Upon completion restart your system BIN If more than one model is present when doing Step 3 above recomfirm your motherboard Nore model Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in an unbootable system e If the BIOS update file for your motherboard is not present on the BIOS server site please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE s website and follow the instructions in Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function below Step 4 As the system reboots press Delete to enter the BIOS Setup program Select Load Optimized Defaults and press lt Enter gt to load BIOS defaults 3 Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function 2 Gigabyte BIOS Writer Current Mainboard Info Flash Memory Type PMC 25LV040 Look jc J 2 Floppy A Flash Memory Size BIOS Model Version Information I Internet Update I Clear DMI Data Pool T Clear PnP Data Pool Update BIOS About this program File pore mdy Fierofipe 88 Fies Step 2 In the Open dialog box select All Files in the Files of t
102. t the system to see if the The problem is verified and solved device works successfully If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem contact the place of purchase or local Kiara dealer for help Or go to the Support Technical Service Zone page to submit your question Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible 97 Appendix Contact Us e Taiwan Headquarters GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Address No 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei 231 Taiwan TEL 886 2 8912 4888 FAX 886 2 8912 4003 Tech and Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw WEB address English http www gigabyte com tw WEB address Chinese http www gigabyte tw e USA G B T INC TEL 1 626 854 9338 FAX 1 626 854 9339 Tech Support http rma gigabyte usa com Web address http www gigabyte us e Mexico G B T Inc USA Tel 1 626 854 9338 x 215 Soporte de habla hispano FAX 1 626 854 9339 Correo soporte gigabyte usa com Tech Support http rma gigabyte usa com Web address http www gigabyte com mx e Singapore GIGA BYTE SINGAPORE PTE LTD WEB address http www gigabyte com sg e Thailand WEB address http th giga byte com e Vietnam WEB address http www gigabyte vn GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard e China NINGBO G B T TECH TRADING CO LTD WEB address http www gigabyte cn Shanghai TEL 86 21 63
103. tep 2 Connect TV out a bracket connector to the motherboard TV WP output header Step 3 Refer to the figures below to connect your video device to the corresponding ports on the TV out bracket S Video Output Q De Y O t m Pb AV Output Note NTSC PAL TV Projector Note Simultaneous output for S Video AV composite and YPbPr component is not supported GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 90 B Setting Your TV as the Primary Display Through ATI Catalyst Control Center Step 1 Make sure the ATI VGA driver has been installed Step 2 After the installation you will find an ATI Catalyst Control Center icon in your system tray Right click the icon to select Catalyst Control Center Or you can right click on the desktop to select ATI CATALYST R Control Center Step 3 The Basic View is the default view when Catalyst Control Center is launched for the first time This interface provides access to the basic settings and advanced features of your ATI graphics products You can switch between Basic View and Advanced View at any time Please select Basic Easy Setup Wizards and Quick Settings then click Next Step 4 Choose Setup my display configuration from the central list and click Go The EasySetup Wizard will assist you in step by step configurations 20 GAND 30 Series Urility CD 1 15 HOFOD1D GIGABYTE AMD 680 Series USR CD We ca mamana that yo
104. to quickly compress and back up your system data and perform restoration of it Supporting NTFS FAT32 and FAT16 file systems Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it System Requirements e Intel x86 platform e At least 64 MB of system memory e VESA compatible graphics card e Windows 2000 with SP3 or later Windows XP with SP1 or later Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are different utilities For example a backup file NEL created with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2 e USB hard drives are not supported e Hard drives in RAID AHCI mode are not supported Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in the following sequence The first PATA IDE connector the second PATA IDE connector the first SATA connector the second SATA connector and so forth For example when hard drives are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive When hard drives are attached to the first and second SATA connectors the hard drive on the first SATA connector is the first physical drive 57 Unique Features Installation and Configuration The following procedure uses Windows XP as the example operating system A Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive 1 Set CD ROM drive as the first boot device under Advanced BIOS Features in the BIOS Setup program
105. tor of GIGABYTE branded motherboards Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without prior notice No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated transmitted or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE s prior written permission Documentation Classifications In order to assist in the use of this product GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations m For detailed product information carefully read the User s Manual Em For instructions on how to use GIGABYTE s unique features read or download the information on from the Support Motherboard Technology Guide page on our website For product related information check on our website at http www gigabyte com tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard looks like this REV X X For example REV 1 0 means the revision of the motherboard is 1 0 Check your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS drivers or when looking for technical information Example Optonal Kems a aaa aa a ada aa 6 BOX COM CS oireet aa e NG IG naan ab Anac Aina Ela ca Ag aaa a GL GEN 6 GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard Layout u s 7 BIOCK DA QAM iz sscetiatatacci A A 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation cccccssscssssscssscsscsssseessessecssssseeseesseseeesseseeseeeass 9
106. troller Default Enabled lt USB Keyboard Support Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled lt USB Mouse Support Allows USB mouse to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled lt Legacy USB storage detect Determines whether to detect USB storage devices including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST Default Enabled GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 42 Onboard Serial Port Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are Auto 2F8 IRQ3 default 3F8 IRQ4 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Onboard Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port LPT and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the onboard parallel LPT port Options are SPP Standard Parallel Port default EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP ECP Mode Use DMA Selects DMA channel for the LPT port in ECP mode This item is configurable only if Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP or ECP EPP mode Options are 3 default 1 43 BIOS Setup 2 6 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Soft Off by Power button Instant off Menu Level Modem Ring Resume Disabled USB Wake Up from S3 E
107. u ifeatal tha drivers listad baka for your motharbo ard Kana CENA KAN Psar i insist ai ihe divers automation Bydetaul all Overs are checked bo be netalled Unchecked tems wi not be metalled Xprasa Intal u 189 1 Version 601 408 Festek Hgh Demnibon Audio Drrver wth DTS Function aN BANE Version 56313122006 Inatats divare for eaten 10 DON G LAN Drvar An Catalyst Control Center Welcome to the ATi C2TALYST AT Catalyst Control Center CONTROL CENTER What would you like to use Basic Easy Setup Wizards and Quick Settings Provides both step by step assistance and Quick Settings for changing your display setup and other common tasks C Advanced Allows you to configure all of the many available settings of your ATI graphics product I Don t show this page again You can choose between Basic Easy and Quick or Advanced at any time Click Next to continue Exit Next gt Ani Catalyst Control Center Basic What Would You Like to Do Select an Easy Setup Wizard or Quick Settings then click Go Easy Setup Wizards Quick Settings Information Center Click on the Go button to start the Wizard 177 Setup my display configuration i This Wizard will take you through all the steps to set up your display configuration to your own preferences Up to 5 steps may be involved Advanced lt Back Exit Appendix Step 5 Select Standard TV then click Next Step 6
108. usenold electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical apparatus Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and lurninaries immunity from radio interference of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals E EN 61000 3 2 E EN 61000 3 3 E EN 55024 O EN 50082 1 O EN 50082 2 O EN 55014 2 O EN 50091 2 Disturbances im supply systems caused Disturbances in supply systems caused by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Information Technology equipment Immunity characteristics Limits and methods of measurement Generic immunity standard Part 1 Residual commercial and light industry Generic immunity standard Part 2 Industrial environment Immunity requirements for household appliances tools and similar apparatus EMC requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS CE EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 2006 9S EC Safety requirements for mains operated E EN 60950 electronic and related apparatus for household and sinlar general use Safety of househoki and simila
109. wer 5V USB DX USB DY USB DXt USB DY GND GND No Pin NC CE E 1 9 CO o NI D oy By w N Salli a oOo e Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket 2x5 pin cable into the USB header Ay e Prior to installing the USB bracket be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the CAUTION power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the USB bracket 16 F1_1394 F2_1394 IEEE 1394a Headers Gray The headers conform to IEEE 1394a specification Each IEEE 1394a header can provide one IEEE 1394a port via an optional IEEE 1394a bracket For purchasing the optional IEEE 1394a bracket please contact the local dealer Pin No Definition TPA TPA GND GND TPB TPB Power 12V Power 12V No Pin GND CED E 9
110. word Power Ma Quit Without Saving Y N N PnP PCI PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit TL gt Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Abandon all Data Press Enter on this item and press the lt Y gt key This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS Press lt N gt or lt Esc gt to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu 51 BIOS Setup GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 57 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation a e Before installing the drivers first install the operating system The following instructions use we Windows XP as the example operating system e After installing the operating system insert the motherboard driver disk into your optional drive The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically go to My Computer double click the optical drive and execute the Run exe program NOTE 3 1 Installing Chipset Drivers Xpress Install is now analyizing your computer 99 After inserting the driver disk Xpress Install will automatically scan the system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install Please select the item that you wish to install and press the Install button following the item Or you can press Xpress Install to install all the driver items AMD 690 Series Utility CD 1 11 BO7 0515 1 GIG
111. you can retask the Center Subwoofer speaker out jack to be Rear speaker out To install a microphone connect your microphone to the Mic in or Line in jack and so manually configure the jack for microphone functionality e If your front panel audio supports Intel HD Audio standard you can have both the front and back panel front audio connectors active simultaneously High Definition Audio HD Audio HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital to analog converters DACs that support 48KHz sampling rate HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams in and out to be simultaneously processed For example users can listen to MP3 music have an Internet chat make a telephone call over the Internet and etc all at the same time A Configuring Speakers The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system Step 1 After installing the audio driver the Audio Manager icon i will appear in your system tray Double click the icon to access the Audio Control Panel r ni E 3 04 PM start Before installing the audio driver make sure the Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Defintion Audio has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your operating system has CAUTION been updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows Note 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Configurations Refer to the following for multi channel speaker configurations e 2channel audio
112. ype list Select the location where you save the BIOS update file e g ma69gms2h F1 obtained from the Internet or through other source Exit Step 1 Click Update New BIOS Step 3 Press OK to begin the BIOS update process Upon completion restart your system KN Do you want to Update BIOS coca Make sure the extracted BIOS file matches your motherboard model Updating the BIOS nove with an incorrect BIOS file could result in an unbootable system Step 4 As the system boots press Delete to enter the BIOS Setup program Select Load Optimized Defaults and press lt Enter gt to load BIOS defaults GA MA69GM S2H Motherboard 66 4 3 EasyTune 5 EasyTune 5 an easy to use and convenient system overclocking and management tool lets you do overclock and overvoltage in Windows environment eliminating the need to enter the BIOS Setup program EasyTune 5 provides the following functions Not overclocking overvoltage C I A M 1 B Note smart fan control and hardware monitoring and warning For instructions on using EasyTune5 read or download the information on from the Support Motherboard Utility page on our website The EasyTune 5 Interface ET 1703 86 muz GASY MODE ADVANCED MODE Button Information Table Button Display Description 1 OVERCLOCKING Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C 1 A M 1 B Enters the C I A and

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