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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0)
AMD Socket AM2 Processor Motherboard
User's Manual
Rev. 2002
12ME-M55S3R-2002R
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Page 1 - GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0)

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0)AMD Socket AM2 Processor MotherboardUser's ManualRev. 200212ME-M55S3R-2002R* The WEEE marking on the product indicates this

Page 2 - Nov. 10, 2006

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 10 -English1-2 Feature SummaryCPU  Socket AM2 for AMD AthlonTM 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core /AthlonTM 64 / Se

Page 3 - Product Manual Classification

Hardware Installation- 11 -English(Note 1) Due to the limitation of Windows 32-bit operating system, when more than 4 GB of physicalmemory is installe

Page 4 - Table of Contents

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 12 -English1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler1-3-1 Installation of the CPUFig.1Position lever at a 90 degr

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Hardware Installation- 13 -English1-3-2 Installation of the CPU CoolerThe CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat paste.

Page 6 - Optional Accessories

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 14 -EnglishBefore installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions:1. Please make sure t

Page 7 - GA-M55S-S3

Hardware Installation- 15 -EnglishDual Channel Memory ConfigurationThe GA-M55S-S3 supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operatingthe Dual Chann

Page 8 - Block Diagram

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 16 -English1-5 Installation of Expansion CardsYou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined

Page 9 - Instances of Non-Warranty

Hardware Installation- 17 -English1-6 I/O Back Panel IntroductionPS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse ConnectorTo install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug

Page 10 - 1-2 Feature Summary

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 18 -English1-7 Connectors IntroductionLine InThe default Line In jack. Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. can be co

Page 11 - (Note 3)

Hardware Installation- 19 -EnglishPin No. Definition1 GND2 GND3 +12V4 +12V1/2) ATX_12V / ATX (Power Connector)With the use of the power connector, the

Page 12 - 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 20 -English4/5/6) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN / PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)The cooler fan power connector supplies

Page 14 - 1-4 Installation of Memory

Hardware Installation- 21 -English7) FDD (FDD Connector)The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects t

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 22 -EnglishPin No. Definition1GND2TXP3 TXN4GND5 RXN6 RXP7GND9) SATAII1 / 2 / 3 / 4 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Contro

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Hardware Installation- 23 -English11) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 24 -English12) PWR_LEDThe PWR_LED connector is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether thesy

Page 18 - 1-7 Connectors Introduction

Hardware Installation- 25 -English14) CD_IN (CD In Connector)Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.Pin No. Definition1 CD-L2 GND3 GND4

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 26 -English16) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 (Front USB Connector)Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connec

Page 20 - 3) PCIE_12V (Power Connector)

Hardware Installation- 27 -EnglishOpen: NormalShort: Clear CMOS19) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this head

Page 21 - 8) IDE1 (IDE Connector)

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 28 -English

Page 22 - 10) BATTERY

BIOS Setup- 29 -EnglishBIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configurerequired settings or to activa

Page 23 - Hardware Installation- 23

Copyright© 2006 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved.The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective c

Page 24 - 12) PWR_LED

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 30 -EnglishCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Featur

Page 25 - 14) CD_IN (CD In Connector)

BIOS Setup- 31 -English Standard CMOS FeaturesThis setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS FeaturesThis

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 32 -English2-1 Standard CMOS FeaturesDateThe date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>

Page 27 - 19) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)

BIOS Setup- 33 -EnglishAccess Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are:Large/Auto(default:Auto)Capacity Capacity o

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 34 -English2-2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesHard Disk Boot PrioritySelect boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI

Page 29 - Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup- 35 -EnglishPassword CheckSystem The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if thecorrect password is not ente

Page 30 - BIOS Setting Recovery

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 36 -English2-3 Integrated PeripheralsCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award SoftwareIntegrated Periphera

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BIOS Setup- 37 -EnglishNV SATA 2 Secondary RAIDEnabled Enable RAID function for the second channel of the second SATA controller. (Default value)Disab

Page 32 - 2-1 Standard CMOS Features

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 38 -EnglishOnboard 1394Enabled Enable onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default value)Disabled Disable onboard IEEE 139

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BIOS Setup- 39 -EnglishECP Mode Use DMAThis item will become available when Parallel Port Mode set to ECP or ECP+EPP.3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Def

Page 34 - 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features

- 4 -Table of ContentsItem Checklist ...

Page 35 - Init Display First

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 40 -English2-4 Power Management SetupACPI Suspend TypeS1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (

Page 36 - 2-3 Integrated Peripherals

BIOS Setup- 41 -EnglishPower On By MouseDisabled Disable this function. (Default value)Double-Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 42 -English2-5 PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPCI 2 IRQ AssignmentAuto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value)3,4,5,7,9,1

Page 38 - Parallel Port Mode

BIOS Setup- 43 -English2-6 PC Health StatusReset Case Open StatusDisabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value)Enabled Clear case open st

Page 39 - Legacy USB storage detect

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 44 -EnglishCPU Smart FAN Control (Note)Disabled Disable this function.Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU f

Page 40 - 2-4 Power Management Setup

BIOS Setup- 45 -English2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)CPU Frequency (MHz)200 ~ 500 Set CPU Frequency from 200 MHz to 500 MHz. (Default value: Auto)

Page 41 - AC BACK Function

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 46 -EnglishCPU HT-Link VoltageSet the voltage settings for the HT-Link between CPU and chipset.Normal Supply CPU H

Page 42 - 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations

BIOS Setup- 47 -English2-8 Load Fail-Safe DefaultsCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award SoftwareFail-Safe defaults contain the most appropr

Page 43 - 2-6 PC Health Status

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 48 -English2-10 Set Supervisor/User PasswordWhen you select this function, the following message will appear at th

Page 44 - CPU Smart FAN Mode

BIOS Setup- 49 -English2-11 Save & Exit SetupType "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.Type "N

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- 5 -Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ... 513-1 Install Chipset Drive

Page 46 - Normal CPU Vcore

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 50 -English

Page 47 - 2-9 Load Optimized Defaults

Drivers Installation- 51 -EnglishPictures below are shown in Windows XP.Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM dr

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 52 -English3-2 Software ApplicationsThis page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free softwar

Page 49 - 2-12 Exit Without Saving

Drivers Installation- 53 -English3-4 Hardware InformationThis page lists all device you have for this motherboard.3-5 Contact UsPlease see the last pa

Page 50

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 54 -English

Page 51 - Chapter 3Drivers Installation

Appendix- 55 -EnglishChapter 4 Appendix4-1 Unique Software Utilities(Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB featu

Page 52 - 3-3 Driver CD Information

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 56 -English4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 IntroductionXpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-tio

Page 53 - 3-5 Contact Us

Appendix- 57 -English1. RESTORE:Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk.(This button will not appear if there is no backupfile.)2. BACKUP:Back up

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 58 -English4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method IntroductionMethod 1 : Q-FlashTM UtilityQ-FlashTM is a BIOS flash utility embed

Page 55 - Chapter 4 Appendix

Appendix- 59 -EnglishEntering the Q-FlashTM utility:CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS F

Page 56 - <F9>: Xpress Recovery2

- 6 -Item ChecklistIDE Cable x 1 & FDD Cable x 1SATA 3Gb/s Cable x 2I/O Shield* The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to

Page 57

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 60 -EnglishDual BIOS UtilityBoot From... Main BiosMain ROM Type/Size...

Page 58 - The BIOS file is Fa3

Appendix- 61 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updat

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 62 -English6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move toLoad Optimized

Page 60 - 8KNXPU.Fba, is listed

Appendix- 63 -EnglishExploring the Q-FlashTM utility screenThe Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.Task menu for Q-Fla

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 64 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.Then it will begin to update BIOS.

Page 62 - Updating BIOS with Q-Flash

Appendix- 65 -EnglishMethod 2 : @BIOSTM UtilityIf you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows use

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 66 -EnglishIII. Save BIOSIn the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. I

Page 64 - Do not turn off power or

Appendix- 67 -English(Note) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller.To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the

Page 65 - 1. Methods and steps:

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 68 -EnglishFigure 1Ensure that NV SATA RAID function is enabled (Figure 2). Then enable the SATA controller/channe

Page 66 - 2. Note:

Appendix- 69 -EnglishStep 2:To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOSFeatures menu to CDROM (Figure 3).S

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- 7 -GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard LayoutKB_MSSocket AM2ATXGA-M55S-S3USBLAN1CD_INF_AUDIOAUDIOBIOSSYS_FANFDDPCIE_16_1PCIE_1IT8716IDE1PCIE_2SPDIF_ID

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 70 -English(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOSEnter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip

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Appendix- 71 -EnglishStep 6:Press F7 after selecting the target hard disks. A message which says "Clear disk data?" will appear(Figure 7). I

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 72 -EnglishTo read more information about the RAID array, press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure9),

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Appendix- 73 -English(4) Making a SATA Driver DiskTo install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 74 -EnglishFigure 13Figure 14(5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installationNow that you have prepare

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Appendix- 75 -EnglishStep 3:If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 15 belowwill appear. Use

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 76 -EnglishAfter the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows 2000/XPins

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Appendix- 77 -English4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio FunctionIntroductionSTEP 1 :After installation of the audio driver, you should findan Audio

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 78 -EnglishSTEP 3:After a speaker or headphone is plugged into therear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up a

Page 77 - Introduction

Appendix- 79 -English6 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :After installation of the audio driver, you should findan Audio Manager icon in your system tray

Page 78 - 4 Channel Audio Setup

- 8 -Block DiagramAMDSocket AM2CPUCPUCLK+/-(200 MHz)Hyper Transport Bus2 PCIPCI Bus4 PCI Express x1PCI Express BusnVIDIA®nForce 5503 IEEE 1394aTSB43AB

Page 79 - 6 Channel Audio Setup

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 80 -EnglishSTEP 2:In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/Otab. In the upper left list, click 8CH Speaker.ST

Page 80 - 8 Channel Audio Setup

Appendix- 81 -EnglishSound Effect Configuration:At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust soundoption settings as desired.AC'97 Audio Configurat

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 82 -English4-2 TroubleshootingBelow is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions b

Page 82 - 4-2 Troubleshooting

Appendix- 83 -English

Page 83 - Appendix- 83

GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 84 -English

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Appendix- 85 -English

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 86 -EnglishContact Usyyyyy Taiwan (Headquarters)GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin

Page 86 - Contact Us

Appendix- 87 -Englishyyyyy GermanyG.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBHWEB address : http://www.gigabyte.deyyyyy U.K.G.B.T. TECH. CO., LTD.WEB address : http

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Hardware Installation- 9 -English1-1 Considerations Prior to InstallationPreparing Your ComputerThe motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic

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