User manual GIGABYTE GA-M68M-S2P

[. . . ] GA-M68M-S2P AM2+/AM2 socket motherboard for AMD PhenomTM II processor/ AMD PhenomTM processor/ AMD AthlonTM II processor/ AMD AthlonTM processor/ AMD SempronTM processor User's Manual Rev. 2302 12ME-M68MS2P-2302R Motherboard GA-M68M-S2P Motherboard GA-M68M-S2P May 17, 2010 May 17, 2010 Copyright © 2010 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO. , LTD. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. 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. [. . . ] This page is for advanced users only and we recommend you not to alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unexpected results. (Inadequately altering the settings may result in system's failure to boot. If this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. ) Set Memory Clock Determines whether to manually set the memory clock. Manualallowsthememoryclockcontrolitembelowtobeconfigurable. (Default:Auto) ThisoptionisconfigurableonlywhenSet Memory Clock is set to Manual. DDR 800 Sets Memory Clock to DDR 800. Memory Clock - 21 - BIOS Setup DRAM Configuration CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software DRAMConfiguration DCTs Mode (Note) DDRII Timing Items CAS# latency RAS to CAS R/W Delay Row Precharge Time Minimum RAS Active Time 1T/2T Command Timing TwTr Command Delay Trfc0 for DIMM1 Trfc2 for DIMM2 Write Recovery Time Precharge Time Row Cycle Time RAS to RAS Delay CKE Power Down Mode CKE Power Down Control [Unganged] [Auto] Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto [Disabled] [per Channel] SPD 5T 5T 5T 15T -3T 105ns -5T 3T 21T 3T Auto 5T 5T 5T 15T -3T 105ns -5T 3T 21T 3T Item Help Menu Level x x x x x x x x x x x x Enter: Select : Move F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults DCTs Mode (Note) Allows you to set memory control mode. (Default) DDRII Timing Items CAS# latency ManualallowsallDDR2Timingitemsbelowtobeconfigurable. Options are: Auto (default), 3T~6T. RAS to CAS R/W Delay Row Precharge Time Minimum RAS Active Time 1T/2T Command Timing TwTr Command Delay Trfc0 for DIMM1 Trfc2 for DIMM2 Write Recovery Time (Note) This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. - 22 - BIOS Setup Precharge Time Row Cycle Time Options are: Auto (default), 2T, 3T. Options are: Auto (default), 2T~5T. RAS to RAS Delay CKE Power Down Mode CKE Power Down Control CPU NB VID Control Determines whether to set the memory to power down mode when the CKE pin is closed. Options are per Channel (Default), per CS. CPU Voltage Control Allows you to set the CPU Northbridge VID voltage. (Default: Normal) Note: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU. (Default: Normal) Note: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU. Displays the normal operating voltage of your CPU. Normal CPU Vcore 2-4 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) Fri, May 14 2010 22:31:24 [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [1. 44M, 3. 5"] [Disabled] [All, But Keyboard] 640K 1918M +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master IDE Channel 4 Master IDE Channel 5 Master Drive A Floppy 3 Mode Support Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Enter: Select : Move F5: Previous Values Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) Sets the system date. Sets the system time. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 2, 3, 4, 5 Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection, IDE Auto-Detection - 23 BIOS Setup Drive A Press <Enter> to autodetect the parameters of the IDE/SATA device on this channel. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, Extended IDE Drive ConfigureyourIDE/SATAdevicesbyusingoneofthetwomethodsbelow: ·Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default) ·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. (Default: Auto) Thefollowingfieldsdisplayyourharddrivespecifications. Ifyouwishtoentertheparametersmanually, refer to the information on the hard drive. Allowsyoutoselectthetypeoffloppydiskdriveinstalledinyoursystem. Ifyoudonotinstallafloppy 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". Allows you to specify whether the installed floppy disk drive is 3-mode floppy disk drive, a Japanese standardfloppydiskdrive. Optionsare:Disabled(default), DriveA. Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST. Options are: "All Errors, " "No Errors, " "All, But Keyboard" (default), "All, But Diskette, " "All, But Disk/Key. " Thesefieldsareread-onlyandaredeterminedbytheBIOSPOST. Floppy 3 Mode Support Halt On Memory 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features [Disabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] Enabled Enabled [Press Enter] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Floppy] [Setup] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [PEG] [Auto] [Enable If No Ext PEG] Item Help Menu Level Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control CPU Unlock (Note) CPU core Control x CPU core 2 (Note) x CPU core 3 (Note) Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S. M. A. R. T. [. . . ] Press<F7>. Amessagewhichsays"Cleardiskdata?"appears. Press<Y>toconfirm. (Iftheharddrives contain a previously created RAID array, you need to press <Y> to clear the data in the hard drives. ) After that, the Array List screen appears, displaying the RAID array that you have created. To exit the NVIDIA RAID setup utility, press <Esc> in the main menu or <Ctrl>+<X> in the Array List screen. Now, you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette CopythedriverfortheSATAcontrollerfromthemotherboarddriverdisktoafloppydisk(forWindowsXP)or aUSBflashdrive(forWindowsVista/7). Forexample, tocopytheRAIDdriverforWindowsXP32-bitoperatingsystem, copythedriverfromthefollowingdirectorytoyourfloppydisk:BootDrv\UDA\WinXP\sataraid Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System A. Installing Windows XP Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press <F6> as soon as you see the message"PressF6ifyouneedtoinstalla3rdpartySCSIorRAIDdriver. "Insertthefloppydiskcontainingthe SATA controller driver. [. . . ]