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GA-73VM-S2

LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel

Core

processor family/

Intel

Pentium

processor family/Intel

Celeron

processor family

User's Manual

Rev. 100

12ME-73VMS2-100

Summary of Contents for GA-73VM-S2

Page 1: ...GA 73VM S2 LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel CoreTM processor family Intel Pentium processor family Intel Celeron processor family User s Manual Rev 1003 12ME 73VMS2 1003R...

Page 2: ...Nov 14 2007 Motherboard GA 73VM S2 Motherboard GA 73VM S2 Nov 14 2007...

Page 3: ...ed translated transmitted or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE s prior written permission Documentation Classifications Inordertoassistintheuseofthisproduct GIGABYTEprovidesthefol...

Page 4: ...talling a Memory 16 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 17 1 6 Back Panel Connectors 18 1 7 InternalConnectors 20 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 29 2 1 StartupScreen 30 2 2 The Main Menu 31 2 3 Standard CMOS Featu...

Page 5: ...Windows Vista ReadyBoost 68 Chapter 5 Appendix 69 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s 69 5 1 1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 69 5 1 2 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette 74 5 1 3 Installi...

Page 6: ...rboard image is for reference only Box Contents GA 73VM S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User s Manual Intel LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA3...

Page 7: ...S2 F_AUDIO SYS_FAN PCIE_16 BAT IT8718 ATX_12V USB LAN AUDIO LPT R_USB COMA CLR_CMOS FDD VGA CI CD_IN F_USB1 CODEC SPDIF_O BIOS PCI1 PCI2 F_USB2 PCIE_1 RTL8201N ATX IDE DDRII2 SATAII0 F_PANEL PWR_LED S...

Page 8: ...rface DDR2 800 667 533 MHz 1 PCI Express x1 PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK 100 MHz x 1 CPU CLK 333 266 200 MHz NVIDIA GeForce 7050 nForce 610i ATA 133 100 66 33 IDE Channel LAN RJ45 RTL 8201N D Sub PCIe CLK...

Page 9: ...s dry and first touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostaticshieldingcontainer Beforeu...

Page 10: ...to GIGABYTE s website for the latest memory support list Onboard Graphics Integrated in the NVIDIA GeForce 7050 nForce 610i chipset Audio Realtek ALC662 codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 channel Sup...

Page 11: ...rs 1 x chassis intrusion header 1 x power LED header Back Panel 1 x PS 2 keyboard port Connectors 1 x PS 2 mouse port 1 x parallel port 1 x serial port 1 x D Sub port 4 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 x RJ 45 p...

Page 12: ...une Note Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for Virtual Dual BIOS Bundled Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows Vist...

Page 13: ...surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specificat...

Page 14: ...the CPU Step 1 Completely raise the CPU socket lever Step 4 Hold the CPU with your thumb and index fingers Align the CPU pin one marking triangle with the pin one corner of the CPU socket or you may a...

Page 15: ...tion manual for instructions on installing the cooler Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease tape between the CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU Inadequately re...

Page 16: ...DDR2 DIMM Before installing a memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to D...

Page 17: ...the slot 3 Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot 4 Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw 5 After installing all expansion card...

Page 18: ...se this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc RJ 45 LAN Port The Fast Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 100 Mbps data rate The fo...

Page 19: ...ault line out jack Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2 channel speaker This jack can be used to connect front speakers in a 4 5 1 channel audio configuration Mic In Jack Pink The default Mic in j...

Page 20: ...devices and your computer Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices After installing the device and before turning on the computer make sure the device cable has bee...

Page 21: ...at can withstand high power consumption be used 400W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable or unbootable system The main powe...

Page 22: ...the headers 3 4 CPU_FAN SYS_FAN Fan Headers The motherboard has a 4 pin CPU fan header CPU_FAN and a 3 pin system fan header SYS_FAN Each fan header supplies a 12V power voltage and possesses a foolpr...

Page 23: ...ion 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 1 2 39 40 Please connect the L shaped end of the SATA 3Gb s cable to your SATA hard drive SATAII0 SATAII1 SATAII2 SATAII3 1 7 1 7 1 7 1 7 7 SATAII0 1 2 3...

Page 24: ...your computer and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery Replace the battery with an equivalent one Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model Contact the place...

Page 25: ...tatus by issuing a beep code One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup If a problem is detected the BIOS may issue beeps in different patterns to indicate the pro...

Page 26: ...tivate AC 97 functioninality via the audio software in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 Channel Audio When using an AC 97 front panel audio module you can use either the front or the back panel audio con...

Page 27: ...Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket For purchasing the optional USB bracket please contact the local dealer 13 SPDIF_O S PDIF Out Header This header supports digital...

Page 28: ...d from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your computer be sure to remove the jumper cap from the jumper Failure to do so may cause d...

Page 29: ...upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS For instruc...

Page 30: ...Menu use the up arrow key or the down arrow key to select the first boot device then press Enter to accept To exit Boot Menu press Esc The system will directly boot from the device configured in Boot...

Page 31: ...or to the Item Help block on the right submenus only F5 Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus F6 Load the Fail Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus F7 Load the Opt...

Page 32: ...s menu to configure the clock and frequency of your CPU memory etc Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults are factory settings for the most stable minimal performance system operations Load Optimi...

Page 33: ...hard drive access mode Options are Auto default CHS LBA Large IDE Channel 2 3 Master Slave IDE Auto Detection Press Enter to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SATA device on this channel Extended...

Page 34: ...de floppy disk drive a Japanese standard floppy disk drive Options are Disabled default Drive A Halt on Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST No Errors The...

Page 35: ...DD S M A R T Capability Enables or disables the S M A R T Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology capability of your hard drive This feature allows your system to report read write errors of the hard...

Page 36: ...aving function in system halt state When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption Default Enabled CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Not...

Page 37: ...for display Options are 64M 128M default 256M Disabled Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card PCI Express graphics card or the o...

Page 38: ...troller Default All Enabled CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled NV Serial ATA Controller All Enabled S...

Page 39: ...SATAII3 This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is set to RAID Default Enabled On Chip MAC Lan Enables or disables the onboard LAN function Default Auto If you wish to install a 3r...

Page 40: ...h fields show 0 0m as shown in the figure above When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub or a 10 100 Mbps hub the following me...

Page 41: ...bled Onboard Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port LPT and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Para...

Page 42: ...E Event Wake Up Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a PCI or PCIe device Note To use this function you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on...

Page 43: ...stem Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 keyboard wake up event Note you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disables this function De...

Page 44: ...ment Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot Default 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the second PCI slot CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Softw...

Page 45: ...eed CPU Warning Temperature Sets the warning threshold for CPU temperature When CPU temperature exceeds the threshold BIOS will emit warning sound Options are Disabled default 60o C 140o F 70o C 158o...

Page 46: ...ith EasyTune based on system requirements If disabled CPU fan runs at full speed Default Enabled CPU Smart FAN Mode Specifies how to control CPU fan speed This item is configurable only if CPU Smart F...

Page 47: ...adequately 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 FSB Memory Config CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984...

Page 48: ...00 MHz For a 1066 MHz FSB CPU set this item to 266 MHz For a 1333 MHz FSB CPU set this item to 333 MHz Important It is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with the CPU speci...

Page 49: ...sets the CPU voltage as required The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed Default Normal Note Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of...

Page 50: ...MOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Esc Quit KLJI Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exi...

Page 51: ...two separate passwords Supervisor Password When a system password is set and the Password Check item in Advanced BIOS Features is set to Setup you must enter the supervisor password for entering BIOS...

Page 52: ...agement Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Esc Quit KLJI Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Def...

Page 53: ...ardware Wizard displayed when Xpress Install is installing the drivers Failure to do so may affect the driver installation Some device drivers will restart your system automatically during the driver...

Page 54: ...plays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software You may press the Install button following an item to install it 3 3 Driver CD Information This page provides informa...

Page 55: ...Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard 3 5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch of...

Page 56: ...GA 73VM S2 Motherboard 56...

Page 57: ...ck the first physical hard drive for the operating system Xpress Recovery2 can only back up restore the first physical hard drive that has the operating system installed As Xpress Recovery2 will save...

Page 58: ...t device under Advanced BIOS Features in the BIOS Setup program Save the changes and exit 2 When partitioning your hard drive Figure 1 make sure to leave unallocated space for Xpress Recovery2 10 GB o...

Page 59: ...e Figure 5 Figure 4 5 If your hard drive is not properly partitioned before you install the operating system you may create new partitions using free space on your hard drive Figure 6 7 However if Dis...

Page 60: ...d Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Inc GA 73VM S2 F1a DEL BIOS Setup Q Flash F9 XpressRecovery2 F12 Boot Menu End Qflash 10 31 2007 NF73 6A61NG03C 00 C Usi...

Page 61: ...sent if no backup is created before Figure 13 14 Figure 13 Figure 14 E Removing the Backup 1 If you wish to remove the backup file select REMOVE Figure 15 2 After the backup file is removed no backup...

Page 62: ...ing may result in system malfunction Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Inc GA 73VM S2 F1a DEL BIOS Setup Q Flash F9 XpressRecovery2 F12 Boot Menu End...

Page 63: ...Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Drive Save BIOS to Drive Enter Run KL Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 0 file s found Floppy A Drive HDD 0 0 Drive Total size 0 Free size 0 3 Select the BIOS update...

Page 64: ...Optimized Defaults and press Enter to load BIOS defaults System will re detect all peripherals devices after a BIOS update so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C...

Page 65: ...upted BIOS or a system that is unable to start 3 Do not use the C O M Corporate Online Management function when using BIOS 4 GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure...

Page 66: ...ress Delete to enter the BIOS Setup program Select Load Optimized Defaults and press Enter to load BIOS defaults Step 1 Click Update New BIOS Step 2 In the Open dialog box select All Files in the File...

Page 67: ...g the performance of these components Button Display Description 1 OVERCLOCKING Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C I A M I B Enters the C I A and M I B setting page 3 SMART FAN Enters the Smart...

Page 68: ...le the ReadyBoost function Step 1 Go to Computer Right click on the USB flash drive icon and choose Properties Step 2 In the ReadyBoost tab select Use this device Under Space to reserve for system spe...

Page 69: ...loppy disk containing the SATA RAID AHCI driver Note 2 E Install the SATA RAID AHCI driver and operating system Note 2 Before you begin Please prepare At least two SATA hard drives to ensure optimal p...

Page 70: ...Slave RAID for the SATAII1 connector Figure 2 Figure 2 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip IDE Channel0 Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled NV Serial...

Page 71: ...om field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted Step 3 In the RAID Mode field use the up or down arrow key to select a RAID mode The supported RAID modes include Mirrored Striped and Span...

Page 72: ...as RAID array drives Press Tab to move to the Free Disks block Select the target hard drives using the up or down arrow key and use the right arrow key to add the hard drives to the Array Disks block...

Page 73: ...to cancel To delete the array press D in the Array Detail screen When the Delete array message appears press Y to confirm or N to cancel Press Enter to return to the Array List screen To exit the NVI...

Page 74: ...TAAHCI driver in advance during the OS installation process Note2 For users without a startup disk Useanalternativesystemandinsertthemotherboarddriverdisk Fromyouropticaldrivefolder doubleclickthe MEN...

Page 75: ...ows 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 n...

Page 76: ...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...

Page 77: ...er to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk The driver installation will be finished in about one minute Figure 5 Windows Setup S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Setup...

Page 78: ...elect Load Driver Figure 7 Figure 7 Step 2 Specify the location where the driver is saved such as your floppy disk Figure 8 You should go to GIGABYTE s website to download the Windows Vista SATA RAID...

Page 79: ...D hard drive Select the RAID hard drive onto which you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation Figure 10 Figure 9 Figure 10 Step 3 When a screen as sho...

Page 80: ...rocessed For example users can listen to MP3 music have an Internet chat make a telephone call over the Internet and etc all at the same time A Configuring Speakers The following instructions use Wind...

Page 81: ...io device to an audio jack the Connected device box appears Select the device according to the type of device you connect Then click OK to complete the configuration Step 3 The pictures to the right s...

Page 82: ...ront panel audio module click the tool icon on the Audio I O tab On the Global Connector Settings box select the Dis able front panel jack detection check box Click OK to activiate the AC 97 functiona...

Page 83: ...PDIF out The S PDIF out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality Install the S PDIF in and out cable first if you want to output S PDIF digita...

Page 84: ...gs dialog box select an output sam pling rate and select or disable the output source Click OK to complete the configuration S PDIF Coaxial Cable S PDIF Optical Cable Step 3 Connect a S PDIF coaxial c...

Page 85: ...e The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time Step 3 Locate the Volume icon in your system tray and click it to open the volume control panel 5 2 3 Confi...

Page 86: ...e check box under Front Pink In or Front Green In in Master Volume It is recommended that you set the volume at a middle level To hear the sound being recorded during the record ing process when using...

Page 87: ...sound recording 5 2 4 Using the Sound Recorder Recording the Sound 1 Make sure you have connected the audio input device e g microphone to the computer 2 On the File menu choose New 3 To record a soun...

Page 88: ...about one minute Refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute Or use a metal object lik...

Page 89: ...alled properly on the memory slot Yes Yes START Make sure the motherboard does not short circuit with the chassis or other metal objects Insertthegraphicscard ConnecttheATXmainpowercableandthe12V powe...

Page 90: ...ail The keyboard or mouse might fail A Turn off the computer and connect the IDE SATA devices Check if the system can boot successfully Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults...

Page 91: ...BYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the nati...

Page 92: ...tteries properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of life produc...

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Page 96: ...gigabyte com tr To submit a technical or non technical Sales Marketing question please link to http ggts gigabyte com tw Then select your language to enter the system Russia Moscow Representative Off...

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