Page 4 - Table of Contents
- 4 - Table of Contents Item Checklist ................................................................................................................. 6Optional Accessories ...................................................................................................... 6GA-M59SLI-S5 Motherbo...
Page 9 - Block Diagram
- 9 - Block Diagram Only for GA-M59SLI-S5. AMD Socket AM2 C P U CPUCLK+/-(200MHz) Hyper Transport Bus 2 PCI PCI Bus 2 PCI Express x1 3 IEEE1394a TSB43AB23 DDRII 800/667/533/400MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory 6 SATA 3Gb/s 10 USB Ports Line-Out MIC CODEC Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out Side Speaker Out Center...
Page 11 - Hardware Installation; English; Considerations Prior to Installation; Preparing Your Computer; Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation - 11 - English 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which canbecome damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, pleasefollow the inst...
Page 12 - Feature Summary
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 12 - English 1-2 Feature Summary C P U Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon TM 64 FX / Athlon TM 64 X2 Dual-Core / Athlon TM 64 / Sempron TM processor Front Side Bus 2000MHz Chipset nVIDIA ® nForce 590SLI LAN Marvell 88E1116 phy (10/100/1000 Mbit) Audio Onboard...
Page 15 - Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler; otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur.; Socket Lever
Hardware Installation - 15 - English 1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU Fig.1Position lever at a 90 degree angle. Please use extra care when installing the CPU. The CPU will not fit if positioned incorrectly.Rather than applying force, please change the position...
Page 17 - is switched off to prevent hardware damage.; Installation of Memory
Hardware Installation - 17 - English Before installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions:1. Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard. It is recommended that memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used. 2. Before installing o...
Page 18 - Dual Channel Memory Configuration
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 18 - English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 supports the Dual Channel Technology.After operating the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of Memory Buswill double. Due to CPU limitation, if you wish to operate the Dual Channe...
Page 19 - Installation of Expansion Cards; Installing a PCI Express x16 expansion card:
Hardware Installation - 19 - English 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, s...
Page 20 - Setup of SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Configuration; nVIDIA; the PCI Express; (graphics processing unit) and the nVIDIA
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 20 - English 1-6 Setup of SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Configuration nVIDIA ® nForce 590SLI offers blistering graphics performance with the ability to bridge two NVIDIA SLI- ready PCI Express TM graphics cards! The SLI design takes advantage of the increased ...
Page 21 - Connecting Two Graphics Cards:; Step 3: In order to securely fix the bridge connector beween the
Hardware Installation - 21 - English place this part on the top ofthe bridge connector. retention bracket Connecting Two Graphics Cards: Step 1: Observe the steps in "1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards" and install two SLI-ready graphics cards of the samemodel to the PCIE_16_1 and PCIE_16_2...
Page 22 - Graphics Card Driver Setting:
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 22 - English Graphics Card Driver Setting: Step 1: After installing graphics card driver in operating system, right-click the NVIDIA icon in your system tray and thenselect NVIDIA Display . The NVIDIA control panel will appear. Step 2: Select SLI multi-GPU fro...
Page 23 - I/O Back Panel Introduction; bandwidth and hot plug.
Hardware Installation - 23 - English 1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and thekeyboard to the lower port (purple). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, ...
Page 24 - Connectors Introduction; MIC In; The default MIC In jack. Microphone must be connected to MIC In jack.; F D D
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 24 - English 1-8 Connectors Introduction Line Out (Front Speaker Out) The default Line Out (Front Speaker Out) jack. Stereo speakers, earphone or front surroundspeakers can be connected to Line Out (Front Speaker Out) jack. MIC In The default MIC In jack. Micr...
Page 29 - Controlled by nVIDIA
Hardware Installation - 29 - English Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 10) SATAII0 / SATAII1 / SATAII2 / SATAII3 / SATAII4 / SATAII5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by nVIDIA ® nForce 590SLI Southbridge) 11) JSATAII0 / JSATAII1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by GIGA...
Page 34 - Please contact your nearest dealer for optional TPM cable.
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 34 - English Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 20) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header. To clear CMOS, temporarilyshort the two pins. Default doesn't include the jumper to avoid improper use of this header. 19) T...
Page 37 - CONTROL KEYS; Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup - 37 - English BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configurerequired settings or to activate certain system features.The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard.When the power is turned off, the battery on ...
Page 38 - BIOS Setting Recovery; F11 : Save CMOS to BIOS
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 38 - English <F12> : For Boot Menu Select boot sequence for onboard (or add-on cards) device. Boot Menu == Select a Boot First device == :Move Enter:Accept ESC:Exit Floppy LS120Hard DiskCDROMZIPUSB-FDDUSB-ZIPUSB-CDROMUSB-HDDLegacy LAN The BIOS Setup menu...
Page 40 - Standard CMOS Features; Date; Week
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 40 - English 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>. Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only Month The month, Jan. Through Dec. Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or ...
Page 41 - Time
BIOS Setup - 41 - English Time The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. IDE Channel 0 Master, Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic...
Page 42 - Halt on
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 42 - English Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area) Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value) Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive. Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive. Both Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives. Halt on The category determines whe...
Page 43 - Advanced BIOS Features; Hard Disk Boot Priority
BIOS Setup - 43 - English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. Use < > or < > to select a device, then press<+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press<ESC> to exit this menu....
Page 44 - Password Check
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 44 - English Password Check System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if thecorrect password is not entered at the prompt. Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct passwordis not entered...
Page 45 - BIOS Setup; Integrated Peripherals; Serial-ATA RAID Config
BIOS Setup - 45 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals Serial-ATA RAID Config CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Serial-ATA RAID Config Item HelpMenu Level NV SATA RAID function [Disabled] x NV SATA 1 Primary RAID Disabled x NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID Disabled x NV SATA 2 Primary ...
Page 47 - Onboard LAN Boot ROM
BIOS Setup - 47 - English Onboard 1394 Enabled Enable onboard IEEE1394 function. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard IEEE1394 function. Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Enabled Enable this function. Disabled Disable this function....
Page 49 - Power Management Setup; ACPI Suspend Type
BIOS Setup - 49 - English 2-4 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value) S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM). Soft-Off by Power button Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantly. (Default value)...
Page 50 - Power On By Mouse
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 50 - English Power On By Mouse Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system. Power On By Keyboard Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Password Enter from 1 to 5 character...
Page 51 - PnP/PCI Configurations; PCI 2 IRQ Assignment; PCI 1 IRQ Assignment; Auto
BIOS Setup - 51 - English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2. PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,...
Page 52 - PC Health Status; Reset Case Open Status
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 52 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value) Enabled Clear case open status at next boot. Case Opened If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No".If the case have been o...
Page 53 - CPU Smart FAN Control
BIOS Setup - 53 - English 2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CPU Frequency(MHz) Auto BIOS will automatically setup the CPU Frequency(MHz). 100 ~ 500 Set CPU frequency from 100MHz to 500MHz. PCIE Clock(SB) MHz Auto BIOS will automatically setup the PCIE Clock(SB) MHz. 100Mhz ~ 200Mhz Set PCIE Clock(S...
Page 54 - CPU Clock Ratio
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 54 - English CPU Clock Ratio This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection. The option will display "Locked" andread only or will not show up if the CPU ratio is not changeable. Robust Graphics Booster Select the options can enhance the ...
Page 55 - Normal; CPU Voltage Control; Display your CPU Vcore voltage.
BIOS Setup - 55 - English N-Chipset/PCIE Voltage Set the voltage settings for Northbridge, its PCI Express bus voltage. Normal Set Northbridge /PCIE voltage to Normal. (Default value) +0.1V Set Northbridge/PCIE voltage to +0.1V. +0.2V Set Northbridge/PCIE voltage to +0.2V. +0.3V Set Northbridge/PCIE...
Page 56 - Load Optimized Defaults
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 56 - English 2-9 Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automaticallydetects. 2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system param...
Page 58 - -12 Exit Without Saving
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 58 - English 2-11 Save & Exit Setup Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. 2-12 Exit Without Saving Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving t...
Page 61 - Drivers Installation; Chapter 3 Drivers Installation; Install Chipset Drivers
Drivers Installation - 61 - English Pictures below are shown in Windows XP.Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driverCD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROMdevice icon in "My computer"...
Page 62 - Software Applications
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 62 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyoneyou want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of softwar...
Page 63 - Hardware Information; This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.; Contact Us; Please see the last page for details.
Drivers Installation - 63 - English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details.
Page 65 - Chapter 4 Appendix; Unique Software Utilities; User Interface Overview
Appendix - 65 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement andmanageability utility...
Page 66 - How to use the Xpress Recovery2; Advanced BIOS Feature; enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the key in the future.
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 66 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems includingWindows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems includingFAT16, FAT32, ...
Page 67 - The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2
Appendix - 67 - English 1. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk.(This button will not appear if there is no backupfile.) 2. BACKUP: Back up data from hard disk. 3. REMOVE: Remove previously-created backup filesto release disk space.(This button will not appear if there is no backupf...
Page 69 - Appendix; The user can set to boot from main BIOS or Backup BIOS.; Copy Main ROM Data to Backup; Load dual BIOS default value.; Save Settings to CMOS; Save revised setting.
Appendix - 69 - English c . Dual BIOS Item explanation: Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable Status 1:If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, checksum error or reset? occurs in the Main BIOS, just beforethe Operating System is loaded and after the power is on, and that the Wide Range Pro...
Page 70 - Utility; Del; Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 70 - English Method 1 : Q-Flash TM Utility Q-Flash TM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility, users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want toupdate BIOS. Q-Flash?allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Wind...
Page 71 - button on your keyboard and then; in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.; Exploring the Q-Flash; / Dual BIOS utility screen
Appendix - 71 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS FeaturesAdvanced BIOS FeaturesIntegrated PeripheralsPower Management SetupPnP/PCI ConfigurationsPC Health StatusMB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Select LanguageLoad Fail-Saf...
Page 72 - Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press; After pressing; Enter
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 72 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From ...
Page 73 - Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.
Appendix - 73 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size............................
Page 75 - utility screen; . Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.
Appendix - 75 - English Exploring the Q-Flash TM utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. Task menu for Q-Flash utility: Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enableexecution of the task. Action ba...
Page 76 - . Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.; to Load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults, please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in; Part One
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 76 - English 3 . Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time. Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF0...
Page 78 - III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS; server, please go onto
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 78 - English III. Save BIOSIn the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save thecurrent BIOS version. IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:In the very beginning, there is "About this program...
Page 79 - Before you begin; nForce 590SLI Southbridge
Appendix - 79 - English "*" Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller. To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: (1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system.(2) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup.(3)* Configure ...
Page 80 - Figure 1; NV SATA RAID function; with hard disks on the SATAII0 and SATAII1 connectors, ensure that; NV SATA 1 Primary/Secondary; Figure 2
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 80 - English Figure 1 Ensure that NV SATA RAID function is enabled (Figure 2). For example, if you wish to create RAID with hard disks on the SATAII0 and SATAII1 connectors, ensure that NV SATA 1 Primary/Secondary RAID are enabled (Figure 2). The BIOS Setup me...
Page 81 - First Boot Device; under the; Advanced BIOS; menu to; CDROM; Figure 3
Appendix - 81 - English Step 2:To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM (Figure 3). Step 3:Save and exit BIOS Setup. Figure 3 CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority...
Page 82 - key to enter the RAID BIOS
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 82 - English (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 ifyou do not want to create RAID. Step 1:After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system b...
Page 83 - Figure 7
Appendix - 83 - English Step 6:Press F7 after selecting the target hard disks. A message which says "Clear disk data?" will appear(Figure 7). If you are sure to clear the data in the selected hard drives, press Y. (If the hard drivescontain previously created RAID array, you need to press Y ...
Page 84 - Figure 9; Boot; section will show; Yes
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 84 - English To read more information about the RAID array, press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure9), where you should see detailed information about RAID mode, disk block size, disk model name,and disk capacity, etc. Figure 9 Figure 8 After that...
Page 85 - c d b o o t d r v; BootDrv; command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 11.
Appendix - 85 - English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATAcontroller driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized duringthe Windows setup process. First of all, cop...
Page 86 - (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation; as soon as
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 86 - English Figure 13 Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. Figure 14 Windows Setup S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devicesinstalled in ...
Page 87 - If you want to create RAID, select both
Appendix - 87 - English Step 3:If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 15 belowwill appear. Use the ARROW keys to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER* (Figure 15) and press ENTER. Later, when a screen similar to Figure 18 appears, you must press S...
Page 89 - (6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000; one containing the Windows 2000) is; Enabled
Appendix - 89 - English (6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 Problem: Users cannot install Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 (or previous versions) to a bootable RAID volume.There are two solutions to resolve this issue. Solutions 1: Use the NVRAID tool (nForce Driver Ver...
Page 90 - Clear Disk Data
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 90 - English Step 3:After system restarts, press F10 to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility. Select Striping in the RAID Modefiled (Figure 21). Move to the Free Disks section with the TAB key. Select the desired disk and use theRIGHT ARROW key to add it to Arr...
Page 92 - Integrated Periperals,
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 92 - English B. GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller (1) 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 availableSATA port(s) on the motherboard. If there are more than one SA...
Page 94 - In the main screen, you can select a hard disk in the; Hard Disk Drive List; block and press
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 94 - English (3) Configuring RAID array in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step if you do not want to createRAID. Step 1:After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a ...
Page 95 - Create New RAID
Appendix - 95 - English Figure 6 A. Create Array: In the main screen, press ENTER on the Create RAID Disk Drive item. Then the RAID creation screen appears (Figure 5). GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.12 [ Create New RAID ] Name: JRAID Level: 0-StripeDisks: Se...
Page 96 - Block
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 96 - English Figure 7 Figure 8 3 . Assign Array Disks: After RAID mode is selected, RAID BIOS automatically assigns the two hard disks installed as the RAID disks. 4 . Set Block Size (only for RAID 0): Under the Block item, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to sele...
Page 97 - When finished, the new RAID array will be displayed in the; RAID Disk Drive List
Appendix - 97 - English Figure 9 Figure 10 6 . Confirm Creation: After all of the items are configured, the selection bar automatically jumps to the Confirm Creation item. When prompted to confirm your selections (Figure 9), press Y to confirm or N to abort. GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII...
Page 98 - Main Menu; block to; block. Select the array and press ENTER.; After configuring the RAID array, select the; Save And Exit Setup; item in the main screen to save your
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 98 - English Figure 11 Figure 12 GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.12 [ Main Menu ] Create RAID Disk DriveDelete RAID Disk DriveRevert HDD to Non-RAIDSolve Mirror ConflictRebuild Mirror DriveSave And Exit SetupExit Withou...
Page 99 - To delete the array, select; Delete RAID Disk Drive; in the main menu and press ENTER. The selection; block. Press the SPACEBAR on the array to be deleted a
Appendix - 99 - English GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.12 [ Main Menu ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non-RAIDSolve Mirror ConflictRebuild Mirror DriveSave And Exit SetupExit Without Saving [ RAID Disk Drive List ] [ ]-Select RA...
Page 100 - command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 16.
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 100 - English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATAcontroller driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not ...
Page 102 - and press ENTER.Then it will begin
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 102 - English Step 3:If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 20 belowwill appear. Use the ARROW keys to select GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller(Windows 2K/XP/2003)* and press ENTER.Then it will begin to l...
Page 104 - Introduction; H D A u d i o; Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:; A. Realtek ALC888DD CODEC
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 104 - English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction STEP 1 :After installation of the audio driver, you should findan Audio Manager icon in your system tray (youcan also find the icon in Control Panel). Double-click the icon to open the A...
Page 105 - Headphone; Channel Audio Setup; CH Speaker
Appendix - 105 - English STEP 3:After a speaker or headphone is plugged into therear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up andask you what type of equipment is connected.Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on the device connected and click OK . The 2-chan- nel audio setup is completed. 4 Chan...
Page 106 - Channel Audio Setup; In the upper left list, click; CH Speaker; . T h e 4 - c h a n n e l a u d i o s e t u p i s
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 106 - English 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 :After installation of the audio driver, you should findan Audio Manager icon in your system tray (youcan also find the icon in Control Panel). Double-click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel. STEP 2:In the Audi...
Page 107 - CH Speaker; . T h e 8 - c h a n n e l a u d i o s e t u p i s; Channel Audio Setup
Appendix - 107 - English STEP 2:In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. In the upper left list, click 8CH Speaker . STEP 3:After plugging in 8-channel speakers to the rearspeaker jacks, a small window will pop up andask you what type of equipment is connected.Choose a device depending o...
Page 108 - Sound Effect Configuration:
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 108 - English Sound Effect Configuration: At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust sound option settings as desired. AC'97 Audio Configuration: To enable the front panel audio connector tosupport AC97 Audio mode, go to the Audio ControlPanel and click the Au...
Page 109 - Enabling the DTS (Digital Theater Systems) function; Cinema Mode
Appendix - 109 - English Enabling the DTS (Digital Theater Systems) function Before DTS is enabled, you would get only 2-channel output signals (from thefront speakers) when playing 2-channel music. You must play 4-, 6-, or 8-channel music sources to produce 4-, 6-, or 8- channel audio effects. DTS ...
Page 110 - Dolby Digital Live; Digital PCM Output Setup:
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 110 - English In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. Either click Dolby Digital 5.1 in the upper left list or click the Dolby Digital Live button at the center bottom of the Audio Control Panel. In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab...
Page 111 - B. Realtek ALC883 CODEC
Appendix - 111 - English STEP 1 :After installation of the audio driver, you should findan Audio Manager icon in your system tray (youcan also find the icon in Control Panel). Double-click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel. Note that if you wish to connect a microphone, you MUST connect it to...
Page 112 - or; Line Out; depending on; OK; nel audio setup is completed.
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 112 - English STEP 3:After a speaker or headphone is plugged into therear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up andask you what type of equipment is connected.Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on the device connected and click OK . The 2-chan- nel aud...
Page 116 - Troubleshooting; AWARD BIOS Beep Codes
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 116 - English 4-2 Troubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specificmotherboard model, please log on to GIGABYTE's website. Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous...
Page 118 - glish
GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard - 118 - En glish Contact Us y yy y y Taiwan (Headquarters) GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien,Taipei 231, Taiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4888 FAX: +886-2-8912-4003Tech. and Non-Tech. Support (Sales/Marketing) :http://ggts.gigabyte.c...
Page 119 - yy; GIGABYTE Global Service System
Appendix - 119 - English y yy y y Germany G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBHWEB address : http://www.gigabyte.de y yy y y U.K. G.B.T. TECH. CO., LTD.WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.co.uk y yy y y The Netherlands GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V.WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.nl y yy y y F r a n c e GIGAB...
