GA-M52L-S3

AM2
AMD AthlonTM 64 FX /
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core
TM
/
AMD AthlonTM 64 / AMD SempronTM

Rev. 1003
12MC-M52LS3-1003R
 Motherboard
GA-M52L-S3
Motherboard
GA-M52L-S3
Aug. 2, 2007
Aug. 2, 2007
© 2008

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http://www.gigabyte.tw/

REV : X.X X.X

REV : 1.0 1.0 BIOS
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1-1 ..................................................................................... 9
1-2 ..................................................................................................... 10
1-3 .................................................................. 12
1-3-1 ( C P U ) ................................................................................. 12
1-3-2 ................................................................................................. 14
1-4 ....................................................................................... 15
1-4-1 ....................................................................................... 15
1-4-2 ............................................................................................ 16
1-5 ................................................................................................. 17
1-6 ................................................................................... 18
1-7 ....................................................................................... 20

BIOS ....................................................................................... 31
2-1 ..................................................................................................... 32
2-2 BIOS .............................................................................. 33
2-3 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS ) ........................................... 35
2-4 Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS ) ..................................... 37
2-5 Integrated Peripherals ( ) ....................................................... 39
2-6 Power Management Setup ( ) ............................................... 42
2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations ( PCI ) ............................. 44
2-8 PC Health Status ( ) ............................................................. 45
2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ( / ) ...................................... 47
2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( ) ............................................ 49
2-11 Load Optimized Defaults ( ) .......................................... 49
2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password ( / ) ................... 50
2-13 Save & Exit Setup ( ) ................................ 51
2-14 Exit Without Saving ( ) ........................... 51

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3-1 ............................................................................... 53
3-2 ............................................................................................ 54
3-3 ................................................................................... 54
3-4 ..................................................................................................... 55
3-5 ................................................................................................. 55

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4-1 Xpress Recovery2 ............................................................................... 57
4-2 BIOS .................................................................................. 62
4-2-1 Q-Flash BIOS ................................................................... 62
4-2-2 @BIOS BIOS ......................................................................... 65
4-3 EasyTune 5 .......................................................................................... 67
4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost ................................................................. 68

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5-1 Serial ATA ........................................................................... 69
5-1-1 SATA ................................................................................ 69
5-1-2 Windows XP/2000 SATA RAID ..... 74
5-1-3 SATA RAID ................................................... 75
5-2 / ........................................................................ 78
5-2-1 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 ............................................................................... 78
5-2-2 (S/PDIF )( ) ................................................. 80
5-2-3 ............................................................................................ 82
5-2-4 ............................................................................................ 84
5-3 ..................................................................................................... 85
5-3-1 ................................................................................................................ 85
5-3-2 ........................................................................................................... 86
5-4 ..................................................................................................... 91

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GA-M52L-S3 -1
-1
(Windows Vista )- 1
-1
-1
IDE -1 -1
SATA 3Gb/s -1
I/O -1

2 USB 2.0 ( 12CR1-1UB030-51/R)

4 USB 2.0 ( 12CR1-1UB030-21/R)
SATA ( 12CF1-3SATPW-11R)
(S/PDIF )( 12CR1-1SPDIN-01/R)

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GA-M52L-S3

KB_MS

Socket AM2 ATX

COAXIAL
LPT
COMA
R_USB

ATX_12V
USB

LAN

CPU_FAN
AUDIO
F_AUDIO
GA-M52L-S3
PCIE_16 DDRII_1
DDRII_2
DDRII_3
DDRII_4
SPDIF_O
Realtek PCIE_1
8201CL BIOS BATTERY

PCIE_2

CODEC CLR_CMOS nVIDIA ®

PCI1
nForce 520LE

CD_IN SPDIF_I PCI2 IDE

SATAII0
SATAII1

PCI3
IT8716
F_USB2
CI PCI4 F_USB1

SYS_FAN F_PANEL
FDD
PWR_LED

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 PCIe CLK CPU CLK+/-(200 MHz)
(100 MHz) AMD
Socket AM2 DDR2 800/667/533/400 MHz DIMM
CPU
Dual Channel Memory

Hyper Transport Bus

PCI Express x16

PCI Express x1 Bus

x1 x1 LAN
nVIDIA® RTL
PCIe CLK RJ45
nForce 520LE 8201CL
(100 MHz)
2 SATA 3Gb/s
2 PCI Express x1
ATA-133/100/66/33
IDE Channel

PCI Bus BIOS

LPC BUS
Floppy

IT8716 LPT Port

COM Port
CODEC

PS/2 KB/Mouse
Surround Speaker Out

SPDIF In
Side Speaker Out

Line-In

SPDIF Out
Center/Subwoofer Spear Out

MIC
Line-Out

8 USB
Ports

4 PCI

PCI CLK
(33 MHz)

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1-1

•
•
• (CPU)

•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

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1-2
(CPU) Š AM2 AMD Athlon 64 FX
TM
/
AMD Athlon TM 64 X2 Dual-Core / AMD Athlon TM 64 /
AMD Sempron TM
( )
(FSB) Š 2000 MHz
Š nVIDIA ® nForce 520LE
Š 4 1.8V DDR2 DIMM 16 GB ( )
Š
Š DDR2 800/667/533/400 MHz
( )
Š Realtek ALC883
Š High Definition Audio
Š 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1
Š S/PDIF /
Š CD
Š RTL 8201CL (10/100 Mbit)
Š 1 PCI Express x16
Š 2 PCI Express x1
Š 4 PCI
Š nVIDIA ® nForce 520LE
- 1 IDE ATA-133/100/66/33
2 IDE
- 2 SATA 3Gb/s 2 SATA 3Gb/s
- SATA RAID 0 RAID 1
Š iTE IT8716
- 1 1
USB Š nVIDIA ® nForce 520LE
Š 8 USB 2.0/1.1 (4 4
USB )
Š 1 24-pin ATX
Š 1 4-pin ATX 12 V
Š 1
Š 1 IDE
Š 2 SATA 3Gb/s
Š 1 CPU
Š 1
Š 1
Š 1
Š 1
Š 1 S/PDIF
Š 1 S/PDIF
Š 2 USB 2.0/1.1
Š 1
Š 1

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 Š 1 PS/2
Š 1 PS/2
Š 1
Š 1 S/PDIF
Š 1
Š 4 USB 2.0/1.1
Š 1 RJ-45
Š 6 ( / / /
/ / )
I/O Š iTE IT8716
Š
Š CPU/
Š CPU/
Š CPU/
Š CPU/
Š CPU/ ( )

BIOS Š 1 4 Mbit flash

Š AWARD BIOS
Š PnP 1.0a DMI 2.0 SM BIOS 2.3 ACPI 1.0b
Š @BIOS
Š Download Center
Š Q-Flash
Š EasyTune ( )
Š Xpress Install
Š Xpress Recovery2
Š Virtual Dual BIOS
Š Norton Internet Security (OEM )
Š Microsoft ® Windows ® Vista/XP/2000
Š ATX 30.5 x 21.5

( ) Windows 32-bit 4 GB
4 GB
( ) CPU CPU
( ) EasyTune

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1-3
(CPU)
• CPU
( CPU )
• CPU
• CPU ( ) CPU
CPU
• CPU
• CPU CPU

• CPU

CPU

1-3-1 (CPU)
A. CPU ( ) CPU ( )

AM2 CPU

CPU
AM2 CPU

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B. CPU CPU

CPU CPU

CPU

CPU CPU ( )
CPU
CPU

CPU
CPU

CPU CPU CPU

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1-3-2
CPU CPU ( )

CPU CPU

CPU
(
CPU )

CPU (CPU_FAN)
CPU

CPU CPU
CPU CPU

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1-4

( )
•
•

1-4-1
4 DDR2
(Dual Channel Technology) BIOS

4 DDR2 (Channel)
0 (Channel 0) DDRII_1 DDRII_3 ( 1 3)
1 (Channel 1) DDRII_2 DDRII_4 ( 2 4)

DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4

2 DS/SS DS/SS -- --
-- -- DS/SS DS/SS
4 DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS
(SS DS -- )
DDR2
DDRII_1 DDRII_2
DDRII_1

DDRII_4
DDRII_2
DDRII_3

CPU
1. DDR2
2. DDR2
( ) DDR2

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DDR2 DDR DDR2

DDR2

DDR2

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1-5

PCI Express x16

PCI Express x1

PCI

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. BIOS
7.

/ PCI Express x16

•
PCI Express x16

•
PCI Express x16

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PS/2 PS/2
PS/2
( ) ( )

S/PDIF

USB
USB 2.0/1.1 USB USB
/ USB USB
(RJ-45)
(Fast Ethernet) 10/
100 Mbps

/
/

100 Mpbs
10 Mpbs

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 ( )
5.1/7.1
( )
4/5.1/7.1
( )
7.1
( )

( )
2
4/5.1/7.1
( )

2/4/5.1/7.1

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3
11

14
9
6
17

12
7
13
15
16
10

5 8 4

1) ATX_12V 10) F_PANEL

2) ATX (Power Connector) 11) F_AUDIO
3) CPU_FAN 12) CD_IN
4) SYS_FAN 13) SPDIF_I
5) FDD 14) SPDIF_O
6) IDE 15) F_USB1 / F_USB2
7) SATAII0 / 1 16) CI
8) PWR_LED 17) CLR_CMOS
9) BATTERY

•
•

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1/2) ATX_12V / ATX (2x2-pin 12V 2x12-pin )

12V CPU 12V

• (400 )

• 2x10-pin
2x12-pin 2x10-
pin

ATX_12V :

1
4 2 2
3 1 3 +12V
4 +12V
ATX_12V

ATX :
12 24
1 3.3V 13 3.3V
2 3.3V 14 -12V
3 15
4 +5V 16 PS_ON(soft On/Off)
5 17
6 +5V 18
7 19
8 Power Good 20 -5V
9 5V SB(stand by +5V) 21 +5V
10 +12V 22 +5V
11 +12V ( 2x12-pin 23 +5V ( 2x12-pin
1 13 ) )
12 3.3V ( 2x12-pin 24 ( 2x12-pin
ATX ) )

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

+12V CPU
CPU

CPU_FAN :

1
1
2 +12V /
CPU_FAN
3
4

SYS_FAN :

1
1
SYS_FAN 2 +12V
3

• CPU
CPU
•

5) FDD ( )
360 KB 720 KB 1.2 MB
1.44 MB 2.88 MB

33 1

34 2

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6) IDE (IDE )
IDE IDE ( )
IDE
(Master/Slave) ( IDE )

40 39

2 1

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

SATA SATA 3Gb/s SATA 1.5Gb/s SATA
SATA nVIDIA ® nForce 520LE RAID 0
RAID 1 RAID Serial ATA

1
1 7 2 TXP
SATAII1 SATAII0 3 TXN
7 1 4
5 RXN
6 RXP
7

RAID 0 RAID 1

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8) PWR_LED ( )

(S1)
(S3/S4) (S5)

1 MPD+
2 MPD-
1 3 MPD-

S0
S1
S3/S4/S5

9) BATTERY ( )
CMOS ( BIOS )
CMOS

CMOS
1.
2. (

)
3.
4.

•
•
•
• (+) (-) ( )
•

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10) F_PANEL ( )

(+/-)

Message/Power/ Power Speaker

Sleep LED Switch Connector

MSG+
PW+

SPEAK+

SPEAK-
MSG-

PW-
2 20
1 19

RES+
HD-

NC
HD+
RES-
IDE Hard Disk Reset
Active LED Switch

• MSG (Message/Power/Sleep LED) ( )

S0 (S1)
S1 (S3/S4) (S5)
S3/S4/S5

• PW (Power Switch) ( )
BIOS
( BIOS Power Management Setup
)
• SPEAK (Speaker Connector) ( )

• HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) ( )

• RES (Reset Switch) ( )

(Reset)

• NC( )

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11) F_AUDIO ( )
HD (High Definition ) AC'97

HD AC'97

10 9 1 MIC2_L 1 MIC
2 2
2 1 3 MIC2_R 3 MIC
4 -ACZ_DET 4
5 LINE2_R 5 Line Out (R)
6 FSENSE1 6
7 FAUDIO_JD 7
8 8
9 LINE2_L 9 Line Out (L)
10 FSENSE2 10

• HD AC'97
2/4/5.1/7.1
•
HD
2/4/5.1/7.1
•

12) CD_IN ( )

1 1
2
3
4

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13) SPDIF_I (S/PDIF )
S/PDIF S/PDIF

1
1
2 SPDIFI
3

14) SPDIF_O (S/PDIF )

S/PDIF ( )

HDMI
HDMI

1 1 SPDIFO
2

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15) F_USB1/F_USB2 (USB )
USB 2.0/1.1 USB USB
USB

1 (5V)
2 (5V)
3 USB DX-
2 10 4 USB DY-
5 USB DX+
6 USB DY+
1 9
7
8
9
10

• 2x5-pin IEEE 1 3 9 4 USB

• USB
USB

16) CI ( )

1
1
2

GA-M52L-S3 - 28 -
17) CLR_CMOS ( CMOS )
CMOS ( BIOS )
CMOS

CMOS

• CMOS
• CMOS

• BIOS (Load Optimized Defaults)

( BIOS )

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 BIOS
BIOS (Basic Input and Output System ) CMOS
(POST Power-On
Self-Test) BIOS BIOS

CMOS

BIOS BIOS POST <Delete>

BIOS BIOS BIOS
<Ctrl> + <F1>

BIOS BIOS Q-Flash @BIOS

Q-Flash BIOS BIOS
BIOS
@BIOS Windows BIOS
BIOS
Q-Flash @BIOS BIOS

• BIOS BIOS
BIOS BIOS

• BIOS

CMOS BIOS
( CMOS Load Optimized Defaults
CLR_CMOS )

- 31 - BIOS
2-1

A. LOGO ( )

<TAB>: POST Screen <DEL>: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash <F9>: XpressRecovery2 <F12>: Boot Menu <END>: Qflash

B. POST
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally
Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc.
GA-M52L-S3 E7
.
.
BIOS .
.

<DEL>: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash <F9>: XpressRecovery2 <F12>: Boot Menu <End>: Qflash
07/16/2007-NV-MCP61-6A61KG07C-00

<TAB> POST Screen

<Tab> POST POST 38
Full Screen LOGO Show
<DEL> BIOS Setup/Q-Flash
<Delete> BIOS BIOS Q-Flash
<F9> XpressRecovery2
Xpress Recovery2
Xpress Recovery2 POST <F9>
Xpress Recovery2
<F12> Boot Menu
Boot Menu BIOS < >
< > <Enter> <Esc>

BIOS
Boot Menu
<End> Q-Flash
<End> BIOS Q-Flash

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2-2 BIOS
BIOS
<Enter>
(BIOS E7)
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 Management Setup Set User Password
` PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup
` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving
` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

BIOS /
< >
<Enter>
<Esc> BIOS
<Page Up>
<Page Down>
<F1>
<F2> (Item Help)
<F5> ( )
<F6> ( )
<F7> ( )
<F8> Q-Flash
<F9>
<F10> BIOS

BIOS

<F1>
(General Help) <Esc>
(Item Help)
• <Ctrl>
+ <F1>
• Load Optimized Defaults

• BIOS BIOS BIOS

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„ Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS )
/ POST
„ Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS )
/
„ Integrated Peripherals ( )
IDE SATA USB
„ Power Management Setup ( )

„ PnP/PCI Configurations ( PCI )

PnP PCI
„ PC Health Status ( )

„ MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ( / )
CPU/
„ Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( )
BIOS

„ Load Optimized Defaults ( )

BIOS
„ Set Supervisor Password ( )
BIOS BIOS
BIOS BIOS
„ Set User Password ( )
BIOS
BIOS BIOS
„ Save & Exit Setup ( )
CMOS BIOS <Y>
BIOS <F10>

„ Exit Without Saving ( )

<Esc>

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2-3 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
Standard CMOS Features
Date (mm:dd:yy) Web, Jun 20 2007 Item Help
Time (hh:mm:ss) 11:52:24 Menu Level`

` IDE Channel 0 Master [None]

` IDE Channel 0 Slave [None]
` IDE Channel 2 Master [None]
` IDE Channel 3 Master [None]

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5"]

Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled]

Halt On [All, But Keyboard]

Base Memory 640K

Extended Memory 239M

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Default F7: Optimized Defaults

Date (mm:dd:yy) ( )
( )/ / /

Time (hh:mm:ss) ( )
13 0 0

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

IDE HDD Auto-Detection <Enter> IDE/SATA
IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave IDE/SATA
• Auto BIOS POST IDE/SATA ( )
• None IDE/SATA None

• Manual Access Mode ( ) CHS

Access Mode Auto ( )/CHS/LBA/Large

IDE Channel 2/3 Master ( IDE/SATA )
IDE Auto-Detection <Enter> IDE/SATA
Extended IDE Drive IDE/SATA
• Auto BIOS POST IDE/SATA ( )
• None IDE/SATA None

Access Mode Large/Auto ( Auto)

- 35 - BIOS
 (
)
Capacity
Cylinder
Head
Precomp (Precompensation)
Landing Zone
Sector
Drive A ( )
None
None 360K, 5.25" 1.2M, 5.25" 720K, 3.5" 1.44M, 3.5" 2.88M, 3.5"
Floppy 3 Mode Support ( 3 Mode )
3 Mode Disabled
( ) Drive A ( A 3 Mode )
Halt on ( )
POST
No Errors
All Errors
All, But Keyboard ( )
All, But Diskette
All, But Disk/Key
Memory ( )
BIOS POST (Power On Self Test)
Base Memory PC 640 KB MS-DOS

Extended Memory

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2-4 Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
Advanced BIOS Features
AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control [Auto] Item Help
` Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter] Menu Level`
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]
Full Screen LOGO Show [Enabled]
Init Display First [PEG]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control (AMD Cool'n'Quiet )

Auto AMD Cool'n'Quiet CPU VID
( )
Disabled
Hard Disk Boot Priority ( )

<Enter> < > < > <+>/

<PageUp> <->/<PageDown> <Esc>

First / Second / Third Boot Device ( / / )

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

- 37 - BIOS
 Password Check ( )
BIOS
BIOS Set Supervisor/
User Password
Setup BIOS ( )
System BIOS
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability ( )
S.M.A.R.T.

( Disabled)
Away Mode ( )
Windows ® XP Media Center

( Disabled)
Full Screen LOGO Show ( )
Logo Disabled
POST ( Enabled)
Init Display First ( )
PCI PCI Express
PCI Slot PCI
PEG PCI Express ( )

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2-5 Integrated Peripherals ( )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
` Serial-ATA RAID Config [Press Enter] Item Help
On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] Menu Level`
On-Chip MAC Lan [Auto]
NV Serial-ATA 1 [Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]
USB Memory Type [SHADOW]
Onboard Audio Function [Auto]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]
x ECP Mode Use DMA 3
On-Chip USB [V1.1+V2.0]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
Legacy USB storage detect [Enabled]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Serial-ATA RAID Config

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
Serial-ATA RAID Config
NV SATA RAID function [Disabled] Item Help
x NV SATA 1 Primary RAID Enabled Menu Level`
x NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID Enabled

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

- 39 - BIOS
 NV SATA RAID function ( SATA 3Gb/s RAID )
SATA 3Gb/s RAID
Enabled SATA RAID
Disabled SATA RAID ( )
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID
SATA 3Gb/s SATA RAID
NV SATA RAID function Enabled
( Enabled)
NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID
SATA 3Gb/s SATA RAID
NV SATA RAID function Enabled
( Enabled)
On-Chip IDE Channel0 ( IDE )
IDE ( Enabled)
On-Chip MAC Lan ( )
( Auto)
Disabled
NV Serial-ATA 1 ( SATA )
SATA ( Enabled)
IDE Prefetch Mode (IDE )
IDE IDE
( Enabled)
USB Memory Type (USB )
USB
SHADOW USB SHADOW Memory ( )
Base Memory(640K) USB Base Memory ( 640K)
Onboard Audio Function ( )
( Auto)
Disabled
Onboard LAN Boot ROM ( )
Boot ROM
( Disabled)
Onboard Serial Port 1 ( )

Auto BIOS Disabled BIOS

Auto 3F8/IRQ4 ( ) 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3 Disabled
Onboard Parallel Port ( )

Disabled BIOS 378/IRQ7 ( ) 278/IRQ5

3BC/IRQ7 Disabled

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Parallel Port Mode ( )

SPP ( )
EPP EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port)
ECP ECP (Extended Capabilities Port)
ECP+EPP EPP ECP
ECP Mode Use DMA (ECP DMA )
ECP DMA Parallel Port
Mode ECP ECP+EPP 3 ( ) 1
On-Chip USB ( USB )
USB 1.1 USB 2.0
V1.1+V2.0 USB 1.1 U SB 2 . 0 ( )
V1.1 USB 1.1
Disabled USB 1.1 USB 2.0
USB Keyboard Support ( USB )
MS-DOS USB
( Disabled)
USB Mouse Support ( USB )
MS-DOS USB
( Disabled)
Legacy USB storage detect ( USB )
POST USB USB
USB ( Enabled)

- 41 - BIOS
2-6 Power Management Setup ( )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)] Item Help
Soft-Off by Power button [Instant-Off] Menu Level`
PME Event Wake Up [Enabled]
Modem Ring On [Enabled]
USB Resume from Suspend [Enabled]
Power-On by Alarm [Disabled]
x Day of Month Alarm Everyday
x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0:0:0
HPET Support ( ) [Enabled]
HPET Mode ( ) [32-bit mode]
Power On By Mouse [Disabled]
Power On By Keyboard [Disabled]
x KB Power ON Password Enter
AC Back Function [Soft-Off]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

ACPI Suspend Type ( )

S1(POS) ACPI S1 (POS Power On Suspend) ( )

S1

S3(STR) ACPI S3 (STR Suspend To RAM) S3

S1

Soft-Off by Power button ( )

MS-DOS
Instant-Off ( )
Delay 4 Sec. 4 4

PME Event Wake Up ( )

ACPI PCI PCIe
/ +5VSB
1 ATX ( Enabled)
Modem Ring On ( )
ACPI
/ ( Enabled)
USB Resume from Suspend ( USB )
S3
USB ( Enabled)

( ) Windows Vista

GA-M52L-S3 - 42 -
 Power-On by Alarm ( )
( Disabled)

Day of Month Alarm Everyday ( ) 1~31 ( )

Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59) ( )

HPET Support ( )

Windows ® Vista ® High Precision Event Timer

(HPET ) ( Enabled)
HPET Mode ( )

Windows® Vista® HPET 32-bit

Windows ® Vista ® 32-bit mode 64-bit Windows ® Vista ®
64-bit mode
Power On By Mouse ( )
PS/2 /
+5VSB 1 ATX
Disabled ( )
Double Click PS/2
Power On By Keyboard ( )
PS/2 /
+5VSB 1 ATX
Disabled ( )
Password 1~5
Keyboard 98 Windows 98
Any KEY
KB Power ON Password ( )
Power On by Keyboard Passoword
<Enter> 1~5 <Enter>
<Enter>
<Enter>
<Enter>
AC Back Function ( )

Soft-Off
( )
Full-On

( ) Windows Vista

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2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations ( PCI )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI 1 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Item Help
PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Menu Level`
PCI 3 IRQ Assignment [Auto]
PCI 4 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment ( PCI IRQ )

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

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2-8 PC Health Status ( )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
PC Health Status
Reset Case Open Status [Disabled] Item Help
Case Opened Yes Menu Level`
Vcore OK
DDR2 1.8V OK
+3.3V OK
+12V OK
Current System Temperature 32oC
Current CPU Temperature 45oC
Current CPU FAN Speed 3245 RPM
Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM
System Warning Temperature [Disabled]
CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled]
CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]
SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]
CPU Smart FAN Control [Enabled]
CPU Smart FAN Mode [Auto]
System Smart FAN Control [Enabled]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Reset Case Open Status ( )

Disabled ( )
Enabled
Case Opened ( )
CI
No
Yes
Reset Case Open Status Enabled
Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR2 1.8V / +3.3V / +12V ( )

Current System/CPU Temperature ( /CPU )

/CPU
Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) ( )
CPU/
System/CPU Warning Temperature ( /CPU )
/CPU
/CPU Disabled (
/CPU ) 60 o C / 140 oF 70 oC / 158 o F 80 o C / 176 o F 90 o C / 194 o F
CPU/SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning (CPU/ )

( Disabled)

- 45 - BIOS
 CPU Smart FAN Control (CPU )
CPU
Disabled CPU
Enabled CPU CPU
EasyTune ( )
CPU Smart FAN Mode (CPU )
CPU Smart FAN Control
Auto CPU ( )
Voltage 3-pin CPU Voltage
PWM 4-pin CPU PWM
System Smart FAN Control ( )

Disabled
Enabled
EasyTune ( )

GA-M52L-S3 - 46 -
2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ( / )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
CPU Frequency (MHz) [200] Item Help
PCIE Clock (MHz) [100] Menu Level`
CPU Clock Ratio [Auto]
CPU HT-Link Voltage [Normal]
Chipset Voltage Control [Normal]
DDR2 Voltage Control [Auto]
CPU Voltage Control [Normal]
Normal CPU Vcore 1.3500V

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

CPU

(
CMOS BIOS )

CPU Frequency (MHz) (CPU )

CPU CPU

PCIE Clock (MHz) (PCI Express )

PCI Express 100 MHz 145 MHz
( 100)
CPU Clock Ratio (CPU )
CPU CPU
CPU HT-Link Voltage (CPU HT-Link )
CPU HT-Link
Normal HT-Link ( )
+0.025V~+0.200V 0.025V 0.200V
Chipset Voltage Control ( )

Normal ( )
+0.025V~+0.200V 0.025V 0.200V

- 47 - BIOS
 DDR2 Voltage Control ( )

Auto ( )
+0.05V ~ +0.60V 0.05V 0.60V

CPU Voltage Control (CPU )

CPU CPU
( Normal CPU )
CPU
Normal CPU Vcore (CPU )
CPU

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2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( )
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Load Fail-Safe DefaultsSave
(Y/N)? N Setup
& Exit
Exit Without Saving

KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup
Load Fail-Safe Defaults

<Enter> <Y> BIOS

BIOS

2-11 Load Optimized Defaults ( )

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
F8: Q-Flash
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Load Optimized DefaultsSave
(Y/N)? N Setup
& Exit
Exit Without Saving
KLJI: Select Item
F10: Save & Exit Setup
Load Optimized Defaults

<Enter> <Y> BIOS

BIOS BIOS
CMOS

- 49 - BIOS
2-12 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
` Power Management Setup Set User Password
` PnP/PCI Configurations
Enter Password: Save & Exit Setup
` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving
` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup
Change/Set/Disable Password

<Enter> 8 <Enter>
BIOS

Supervisor ( )
Advanced BIOS Features Password Check
Setup BIOS
System BIOS

User ( )
Advanced BIOS Features Password Check
System
BIOS
BIOS BIOS

<Enter> BIOS
<Enter> PASSWORD DISABLED
BIOS

GA-M52L-S3 - 50 -
2-13 Save & 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 Management Setup Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Password
Set User
` PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup
` PC Health Status Exit Without Saving
` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup
Save Data to CMOS

<Enter> <Y> BIOS

<N> <Esc>

2-14 Exit Without Saving ( )

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
F8: Q-Flash
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N Password
Set User
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
KLJI: Select Item
F10: Save & Exit Setup
Abandon all Data

<Enter> <Y> BIOS BIOS

<N> <Esc>

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GA-M52L-S3 - 52 -
 •
( Windows XP )
•
(
Run.exe)

3-1

Xpress Install
Install
Xpress Install Xpress Install

• Xpress Install (
)
• Xpress Install

• Windows XP USB 2.0 Windows XP Ser-

vice Pack 1 " \
" "?" ( " ")
( USB 2.0 )

- 53 -
3-2

Install

3-3

GA-M52L-S3 - 54 -
3-4

3-5

- 55 -
GA-M52L-S3 - 56 -
4-1 Xpress Recovery2
Xpress Recovery2
NTFS FAT32 FAT16
PATA SATA

• Xpress Recovery2 *

• Xpress Recovery2
( 10 GB
)
• Xpress Recovery2
•
•

• Intel ® x86
• 64 MB
• VESA
• Windows ® 2000 SP3( ) Windows ® XP SP1( )

• Xpress Recovery Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery

Xpress Recovery2
• USB
• RAID/AHCI

(*) PATA IDE1/IDE2... SATA port0/port1/

port2... PATA IDE1 SATA
port0 PATA IDE1 SATA port0
SATA port1 SATA port0

- 57 -
 Xpress Recovery2
( Windows XP )

A. Windows XP
1. BIOS Advanced BIOS Features CD-ROM

2. ( 1) ( ) Xpress Recovery2
10 GB ( 2)

1 2

3. NTFS ( 3)

GA-M52L-S3 - 58 -
4. ( 4)

Xpress Recovery2 Xpress

Recovery2( 5)

5
4

5.
( 6 7)

Xpress Recovery2

Xpress Recovery2

- 59 -
B. Xpress Recovery2
1. Xpress Recovery2 "Press
any key to startup XpressRocovery2" ( 8) Xpress Recovery2
.
.
Boot from CD/DVD:
Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2..... 8

2. Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2

BIOS POST <F9> ( 9)
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally
Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc.
GA-M52L-S3 E7
.
.
.
.

<DEL>: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash <F9>: XpressRecovery2 <F12>: Boot Menu <End>: Qflash
07/16/2007-NV-MCP61-6A61KG07C-00 9

C. Xpress Recovery2 (Backup)

1. BACKUP ( 10)
2. Xpress Recovery2 Windows
( 11)

10 11

3.

Xpress Recovery2

12

GA-M52L-S3 - 60 -
D. Xpress Recovery2 (Restore)
RESTORE
( 13 14)

13 14

E. Xpress Recovery2 (Remove)

1. Xpress Recovery2 REMOVE ( 15)
2.
( 16)

15 16

F. Xpress Recovery2
REBOOT

17

- 61 -
4-2 BIOS

BIOS Q-Flash TM @BIOS TM

DOS BIOS Dual
B I O S TM BIOS

Q-Flash TM
Q-Flash BIOS
BIOS BIOS
DOS Windows® Q-Flash Q-Flash
BIOS BIOS

@ B I O S TM
@BIOS Windows® BIOS
@BIOS BIOS
BIOS BIOS

4-2-1 Q-Flash BIOS

A. BIOS ...
1. BIOS
2. BIOS BIOS ( M52LS3.F1)
USB ( USB FAT32/16/12
)
3. BIOS POST <End> Q-Flash (
POST <End> BIOS Setup <F8> Q-Flash
BIOS RAID/AHCI IDE/SATA
POST <End> Q-Flash )
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally
Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc.
GA-M52L-S3 E7
.
.
.
.

<DEL>: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash <F9>: XpressRecovery2 <F12>: Boot Menu <End>: Qflash
07/16/2007-NV-MCP61-6A61KG07C-00

BIOS BIOS

GA-M52L-S3 - 62 -
B. BIOS
BIOS BIOS

1. BIOS Q-Flash Q-Flash

Update BIOS from Drive <Enter>
• BIOS Save BIOS to Drive
• FAT32/16/12
• BIOS RAID/AHCI IDE/SATA
POST <End> Q-Flash

2. Floppy A <Enter>

Q-Flash Utility v2.02

Flash Type/Size.................................MXIC 25L4005 512K

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Drive
Save BIOSfound
0 file(s) to Drive
EnterFloppy
: Run A KL:Move ESC:Reset <Drive>
F10:Power Off
HDD 0-0 <Drive>

Total size : 0 Free size : 0

3. BIOS <Enter>

BIOS

BIOS "Are you sure

to update BIOS?" <Enter> BIOS
• BIOS BIOS
• BIOS /USB

BIOS Q-Flash

Q-Flash Utility v2.02

Flash Type/Size.................................MXIC 25L4005 512K

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update
!! Copy BIOSBIOS from -Drive
completed Pass !!
Save BIOS to Drive
Enter : Run KL:Move
Please press any key to continue
ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

- 63 -
 <Esc> <Enter> Q-Flash
POST BIOS

POST <Delete> BIOS Load Optimized

Defaults <Enter> BIOS BIOS
BIOS BIOS

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 Management Setup Set User Password
Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)?
SaveY& Exit Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
Exit Without Saving
` PC Health Status
` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
KLJI: Select Item
F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup
Load Optimized Defaults

<Y>

Save & Exit Setup <Y> CMOS BIOS

BIOS BIOS

GA-M52L-S3 - 64 -
4-2-2 @BIOS BIOS

A. BIOS ...
1. Windows® BIOS

2. BIOS ( )
BIOS

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

4. BIOS BIOS

B. @BIOS
@BIOS
• @BIOS • @BIOS

/ /GIGABYTE/
@BIOS/@BIOS

@BIOS Install

C.
1. BIOS
@BIOS Save Current BIOS BIOS

2. BIOS

"3" "Update New BIOS"

@BIOS
OK

Find BIOS From Gigabyte

Update New BIOS

- 65 -
 OK

• ( )
BIOS

• @BIOS BIOS
BIOS
BIOS

<Delete> BIOS Load Optimized

Defaults <Enter> BIOS

3. BIOS

"Update New BIOS"

All Files (*.*)

BIOS
Update New BIOS ( M52LS3.f1)

BIOS

BIOS

<Delete> BIOS Load Optimized

Defaults <Enter> BIOS

GA-M52L-S3 - 66 -
4-3 EasyTune 5

EasyTune 5 BIOS
Windows®
EasyTune 5 ( )
C.I.A. M.I.B. ( )

(
\ \ )

/
1. OVER CLOCKING
2. C.I.A. / M.I.B. C.I.A. M.I.B.
3. SMART FAN
4. PC HEALTH
5. GO
6. EAZY MODE / ADVANCED MODE
7. CPU
8. LEDs
9. GIGABYTE Logo
10. Help EasyTune TM 5
11. EasyTune TM 5

CPU
EasyTune 5

( ) EasyTune 5
( ) C.I.A. M.I.B. CPU

- 67 -
4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost

Windows Vista ReadyBoost Windows Vista USB

ReadyBoost
ReadyBoost

ReadyBoost

USB

ReadyBoost
ReadyBoost

• ReadyBoost USB 256 MB

• ReadyBoost
(RAM)

GA-M52L-S3 - 68 -
5-1 Serial ATA

SATA
A. SATA
B. BIOS SATA
C. RAID BIOS RAID ( )

D. SATA RAID ( )

E. SATA RAID ( )

• SATA ( SATA
RAID )
•
• Windows Vista XP 2000
•

5-1-1 SATA

A. SATA
SATA SATA
SATA

( ) RAID

- 69 -
B. BIOS SATA
BIOS SATA

BIOS POST <Delete> BIOS Setup

Integrated Peripherals NV Serial-ATA 1 ( 1)
Serial-ATA RAID Config
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
` Serial-ATA RAID Config [Press Enter] Item Help
On-Chip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] Menu Level`
On-Chip MAC Lan [Auto]
NV Serial-ATA 1 [Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]
USB Memory Type [SHADOW]
Onboard Audio Function [Auto]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]
x ECP Mode Use DMA 3
On-Chip USB [V1.1+V2.0]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
Legacy USB storage detect [Enabled]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

NV SATA RAID function Enabled NV SATA 1 Primary RAID

NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID Enabled RAID RAID
Disabled ( 2)
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software
Serial-ATA RAID Config
NV SATA RAID function [Enabled] Item Help
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID [Enabled] Menu Level`
NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID [Enabled]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

BIOS
BIOS
BIOS

GA-M52L-S3 - 70 -
C. RAID BIOS RAID
SATA RAID BIOS SATA RAID
RAID

BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test )

3 <F10> NVIDIA RAID BIOS
MediaShield ROM BIOS 6.94
Copyright (C) 2006 NVIDIA Corp.

Detecting array ...

Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility ...

<F10> NVIDIA RAID - Define a New Array ( 4)

<Tab>
RAID (RAID Mode)
RAID Mirroring Striping
Spanning RAID 0 (Striping)
Striping Block (Striping Block)
Striping Block KB Optimal( 64K)
4K 128K

MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks Array Disks

Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity

1.0 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

1.1 ST3120026AS 111.79GB J ] Add
[J

I ] Del
[I

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate KL] Select
KL
[KL [ENTER] Popup

- 71 -
 SATA Free Disks <Tab> Free Disks
<J > Array Disks
( 5)

MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks Array Disks

Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity

1.0 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

J ] Add
[J 1.1 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

I ] Del
[I

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate KL] Select
KL
[KL [ENTER] Popup

RAID BIOS
<F7> "Clear disk data?" (
6) <Y>
<N> ( Yes
)

MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal

Free Disks Clear disk data?Array Disks

Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity
[Y] YES [N] NO
Clear disk data ?
1.0.M ST3120026AS 111.79GB
J ] Add 1.1.M
[J ST3120026AS 111.79GB

[Y] YES [N] NO

I ] Del
[I

[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate KL] Select
KL
[KL [ENTER] Popup

GA-M52L-S3 - 72 -
 Array List ( 7)

MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006

- Array List -

Boot Status Vendor Array Model Name

No Healthy NVIDIA STRIPE 223.57G

[Ctrl-X] Exit KL] Select

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

<Enter> Array Detail ( 8)

RAID

Array 2: NVIDIA STRIPE 233.57G

- Array Detail -

RAID Mode: Striping

Striping Width : 2 Striping Block: 64K

Port Index Disk Model Capacity

1.0 0 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

1.1 1 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

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

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

<N>

<Enter> Array List <Ctrl>+<X> NVIDIA

RAID <Esc>

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5-1-2 Windows XP/2000 SATA RAID

RAID SATA Windows XP/2000

SATA
SATA

MS-DOS ( )

M S- D OS D:\>
D:\> <Enter> ( 1)

cd bootdrv
menu

2
2 nVIDIA MCP61 DRIVER
nVIDIA® nForce 520LE
32-bit Windows XP <A> A) nVIDIA MCP61 Series Raid(XP) 9)
nVIDIA MCP61 Series Raid(2K) Windows 2000 RAID B) nVIDIA
MCP61 Series Raid(64Bit) 64-Bit Windows XP RAID
<0>

1 2

( )

BootDrv MENU.exe ( 3) MS-DOS

2

3
GA-M52L-S3 - 74 -
5-1-3 SATA RAID
Windows XP/2000 SATA RAID BIOS
SATA
Windows Vista SATA RAID
Windows XP

Windows XP "Press F6 if you need

to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" <F6> ( 1)

Windows Setup

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

1

SATA RAID <S> ( 2)

Windows Setup

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

<none>

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

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

* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage
device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.

S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit

2

- 75 -
 3 NVIDIA RAID
CLASS Driver <Enter> 4 <S> 3
NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller

Windows Setup

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

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

NVIDIA RAID CLASS Driver (required)

NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)

ENTER=Select F3=Exit

Windows Setup

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

NVIDIA RAID CLASS Driver (required)

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

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

* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage
device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.

S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit

SATA RAID

GA-M52L-S3 - 76 -
 5 <Enter>

Windows Setup

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

NVIDIA RAID CLASS Driver (required)

NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)

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

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

* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage
device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.

S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit

5

SATA ( 6) <Enter>

WindowsXP Professional

Microsoft(R)
Windows (R) XP

Windows XP

Windows XP
R

Windows XP F3

ENTER= R= F3=
6

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5-2 /
5-2-1 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1

2 / 4 /
5.1 / 7 . 1 ( )
/

(High Definition Audio)

Retasking

/
/
•

•
HD
(HD)
(DAC) 44.1KHz 48KHz
96KHz 192KHz (Multi-Streaming)
/ MP3

A.
( Windows XP )

"Microsoft UAA Bus

driver for High Definition Audio" Service Pack

( )2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1

• 2
• 4
• 5.1 /
• 7.1 /

GA-M52L-S3 - 78 -
 /
2CH
4CH 6CH 8CH

B.

C. AC'97
AC'97
/

AC'97

D.
( HD )
/

- 79 -
5-2-2 (S/PDIF )( )
(S/PDIF ) S/PDIF

S/PDIF S/PDIF

S/PDIF
S/PDIF

A. (S/PDIF )

SPDIF_IN

GA-M52L-S3 - 80 -
S/PDIF
S/PDIF

B. S/PDIF
S/PDIF
S/PDIF

S/PDIF

C. S/PDIF

- 81 -
5-2-3

( )

GA-M52L-S3 - 82 -
 ( )
Front
Pink In Front Green In

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+886 (2) 8912-4888
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G.B.T. INC. -
+1-626-854-9338 +86-20-87540700
+1-626-854-9339 +86-20-87544306

http://rma.gigabyte-usa.com +86-28-85236930
http://www.gigabyte.us +86-28-85256822
G.B.T. INC. (U.S.A.) -
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Correo: soporte@gigabyte-usa.com
+86-24-83992901
http://rma.gigabyte-usa.com +86-24-83992909
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GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V. -
http://www.giga-byte.nl http://www.gigabyte.ru
GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE -
http://www.gigabyte.fr http://www.gigabyte.pl

http://www.giga-byte.se http://www.gigabyte.ua

http://www.giga-byte.it http://www.gigabyte.com.ro

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