AMD GA-MA69VM-S2 User Manual

GA-MA69VM-S2AMD AthlonTM 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core /AMD AthlonTM 64 / SempronTM AM2 Processor MotherboardUser's ManualRev. 100212ME-MA69VM

GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 10 -English1-2 Feature SummaryCPU  Socket AM2 for AMD AthlonTM 64 FX / AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core /AthlonTM 64 / SempronTM p

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

GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 12 -English1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU CoolerBefore installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions

Hardware Installation- 13 -English1-3-2 Installation of the CPU coolerFig.1Before installing the CPU cooler, please first add an even layer of heatpas

GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 14 -English1-4 Installation of MemoryNotchDDR IIBefore installing the memory modules, please comply with the following cond

Hardware Installation- 15 -EnglishDual Channel Memory ConfigurationThe GA-MA69VM-S2 supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operatingthe Dual Chan

GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 16 -English1-5 Installation of Expansion CardsYou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:1.

Hardware Installation- 17 -EnglishPS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse ConnectorTo install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (g

GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 18 -English1-7 Connectors IntroductionIn addition to the default speakers settings, the ~ audio jacks can be reconfigured

Hardware Installation- 19 -English1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (Power Connector)With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable pow

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GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 20 -English3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage

Hardware Installation- 21 -English6) IDE (IDE Connector)An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect too

GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 22 -English8) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of y

Hardware Installation- 23 -English11) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 (Front USB Connector)Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check t

GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 24 -English12) POWER_LEDThe PWR_LED connector is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether thesystem is

Hardware Installation- 25 -English15) BATTERYDanger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.Replace only with the same or equivalent type reco

GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 26 -English16) TV (TV Output Connector)Use this connector to connect an optional TV Out cable to your computer for output o

Hardware Installation- 27 -English18) COMB (COMB Connector)Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully whil

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

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GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 30 -EnglishThe Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : D11)Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figu

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

GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 32 -English2-1 Standard CMOS FeaturesDateThe date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.Week The

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

GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 34 -English2-2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesAMD K8 Cool&Quiet controlAuto AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver manages clock and

BIOS Setup- 35 -EnglishBoot Up Floppy SeekDuring POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K type is40 tracks

GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 36 -English2-3 Integrated PeripheralsIDE ConfigurationCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award SoftwareIntegrated P

BIOS Setup- 37 -EnglishOnboard Audio FunctionAuto Auto-detect onboard audio function. (Default value)Disabled Disable this function.Onboard LAN Funct

GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 38 -EnglishOnboard Parallel PortDisabled Disable onboard LPT port.378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7.

BIOS Setup- 39 -English2-4 Power Management SetupACPI Suspend TypeS1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value)S3(STR) Se

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GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 40 -EnglishKB Power ON PasswordWhen "Power On by Keyboard" set at Password, you can set the password here.Enter I

BIOS Setup- 41 -English2-5 PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPCI 1 IRQ AssignmentAuto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value)3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,

GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 42 -English2-6 PC Health StatusReset Case Open StatusDisabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value)Enabled Cle

BIOS Setup- 43 -English(Note) Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install.CPU Smart FAN Control (Note)D

GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 44 -English2-7 Load Fail-Safe DefaultsFail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that

BIOS Setup- 45 -English2-9 Set Supervisor/User PasswordWhen you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to

GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 46 -English2-10 Save & Exit SetupType "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CM

Drivers Installation- 47 -EnglishPictures below are shown in Windows XP.Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM dr

GA-MA69VM-S2 Motherboard - 48 -English3-2 Software ApplicationThis page displays all the tools that GIGABYTE developed and some free software. You can

Drivers Installation- 49 -English3-4 Hardware InformationThis page lists all device you have for this motherboard.3-5 Contact UsPlease see the last pa

- 5 -Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ... 473-1 Install Chipset Drive

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Appendix- 51 -EnglishChapter 4 Appendix4-1 Unique Software Utilities4-1-1 EasyTune 5 IntroductionEasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based

GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 52 -English4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 IntroductionXpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-tion of hard

Appendix- 53 -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

GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 54 -English4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method IntroductionStep 1:a. In the Q-Flash menu, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select Update

Appendix- 55 -EnglishStep 2: The process of system reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk is displayed on the screen.When the message "Are yo

GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 56 -EnglishMethod 2 : @BIOSTM UtilityIf you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BIOS utility.

Appendix- 57 -EnglishIII. Save BIOS:In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save thecurren

GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 58 -English(Note) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller.To configure SATA hard drive

Appendix- 59 -EnglishFigure 1The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for yourmotherboard. The actual BIOS Setup

- 6 -Item ChecklistIDE Cable x 1 & FDD Cable x 1Serial ATAII Cable x 2I/O Shield* The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject t

GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 60 -EnglishStep 2:To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOSFeatures menu to CD

Appendix- 61 -English(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOSEnter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to S

GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 62 -EnglishCreate Arrays ManuallyTo create a new array, press <2> to enter the Define LD window (Figure 5). The Define

Appendix- 63 -EnglishIn the following procedure, we'll create RAID 0 as an example.1. Under the RAID Mode section, press the Spacebar to select R

GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 64 -EnglishDelete an ArrayThe Delete Array menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments.1. To delete an array,

Appendix- 65 -English(4) Making a SATA Driver DiskTo install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA

GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 66 -EnglishFigure 13Figure 14(5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installationNow that you have prepared the SATA

Appendix- 67 -EnglishStep 3:If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 15 belowwill appear. Use

GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 68 -English(Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installedunder Windows

Appendix- 69 -EnglishS-Video OutAV Out4-1-5 Installation of TV Out Cable (Optional Device)TV Out CableA TV output connector is available on the mother

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GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 70 -EnglishCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software` Standard CMOS Features` Advanced BIOS Features` Integr

Appendix- 71 -EnglishStep 1:Install the ATI Catalyst Control Center utility.Select ATi Catalyst Control Center item than clickMethod 2:Through Softwar

GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 72 -EnglishStep 5:Select Standard TV, then click Go.Step 6:Depending on your requirements, select the typeof content that yo

Appendix- 73 -English4-1-6 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio FunctionIntroductionThe default speaker settings for the 6 audio jacks areas shown in the p

GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 74 -EnglishSTEP 2:In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/Otab. In the upper left list, click 2CH Speaker.STEP 3:After

Appendix- 75 -EnglishSTEP 3:After plugging in 4-channel speakers to the rearspeaker jacks, a small window will pop up andask you what type of equipmen

GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 76 -English8 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :After installation of the audio driver, you should findan Audio Manager icon in

Appendix- 77 -EnglishSound Effect Configuration:At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust soundoption settings as desired.AC'97 Audio Configurat

GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 78 -English4-2 TroubleshootingBelow is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a

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- 8 -Block Diagram4 SATA 3Gb/sATA-33/66/100/133IDE ChannelsPCI BusFloppyLPT PortPCIe CLK(100 MHz)LPC BUSBIOSDDRII 800/667/533 MHz DIMMAMDSocket AM2CPU

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GA-M69VM-S2 Motherboard - 86 -EnglishContact Usyyyyy Taiwan (Headquarters)GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien,Taip

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