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1-4-2 Installing a Memory

Notch

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 DDR DIMMs. Be sure to install DDR2 DIMMs on
this motherboard.

A DDR2 memory module has a notch, so it can only fit in one direction. Follow the steps below to
correctly install your memory modules in the memory sockets.

Step 1:
Note the orientation of the memory module. Spread the retaining
clips at both ends of the memory socket. Place the memory
module on the socket. As indicated in the picture on the left,
place your fingers on the top edge of the memory, push down
on the memory and insert it vertically into the memory socket.

Step 2:
The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when
the memory module is securely inserted.

Summary of Contents for GA-G33M-S2L

Page 1: ...GA G33M S2L LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel CoreTM processor family Intel Pentium processor family Intel Celeron processor family User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME G33MS2L 1001R...

Page 2: ...Oct 22 2007 Motherboard GA G33M S2L Motherboard GA G33M S2L Oct 22 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: ...iguration 16 1 4 2 Installing a Memory 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Back Panel Connectors 19 1 7 InternalConnectors 20 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 29 2 1 StartupScreen 30 2 2 The Main Menu 31 2...

Page 5: ...with the Q Flash Utility 60 4 2 2 Updating the BIOS with the BIOS Utility 63 4 3 EasyTune 5 Pro 65 4 4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost 66 Chapter 5 Appendix 67 5 1 ConfiguringAudioInputandOutput 67 5 1 1 Co...

Page 6: ...les I O Shield Optional Items 2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 51R 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 2SERPW 01R S PDIF out cable Part No 12CR1 1SPOUT 02R The box contents above are for...

Page 7: ..._AUDIO SYS_FAN PCIE_16 BAT IT8718 ATX_12V Intel G33 USB LAN AUDIO LPT R_USB COMA CLR_CMOS FDD VGA CI CD_IN F_USB1 CODEC SPDIF_O MBIOS PCI1 PCI2 F_USB2 PCIE_1 RTL8111B Intel ICH9 ATX IDE DDRII2 SATAII0...

Page 8: ...33 MHz PCIe CLK 100 MHz PCI Express x16 12 USB Ports IT8718 Floppy PS 2 KB Mouse LPT Port CPU CLK 333 266 200 MHz D Sub 1 PCI Express x1 PCIe CLK 100 MHz x 1 ATA 100 66 33 IDE Channel COM Port RJ45 L...

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: ...Note 1 Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 800 667 MHz memory modules Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest memory support list Onboard Graphics Integrated in the North Bridge Audio Re...

Page 11: ...eaders 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 6 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 x RJ...

Page 12: ...in Windows Vista only and configure the SATA connectors for AHCI mode Refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals for details on enabling AHCI Note 3 Available functions in Easytune may diff...

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...

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: ...bandwidth The four DDR2 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory sockets as following Channel 0 DDRII1 DDRII2 Channel 1 DDRII3 DDRII4 Two Modules Four Modules DDRI...

Page 17: ...otch so it can only fit in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the memory sockets Step 1 Note the orientation of the memory module Spread the retaining cli...

Page 18: ...y seated in 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 ex...

Page 19: ...e connected to a back panel connector first remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the motherboard When removing the cable pull it straight out from the connector Do not rock it sid...

Page 20: ...ices 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 been s...

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 foolp...

Page 23: ...master or slave For information about configuring master slave settings for the IDE devices read the instructions from the device manufacturers 7 SATAII0 1 4 5 SATA 3Gb s Connectors Controlled by ICH9...

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: ...ctivate 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 co...

Page 27: ...ion 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 digi...

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: ...he 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 Menu Note...

Page 31: ...us 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 Optimized BIOS default settings for the current...

Page 32: ...Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power saving functions PnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure the system s PCI PnP resources PC Health Status Use this menu to see infor...

Page 33: ...Options are Auto default CHS LBA Large IDE Channel 2 3 Master IDE Channel 4 Master Slave IDE Auto Detection Press Enter to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SATA device on this channel Extended IDE...

Page 34: ...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 system boot will not stop for an...

Page 35: ...of your hard drive This feature allows your system to report read write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed Default Disabled Limit...

Page 36: ...U voltage and core frequency to decrease average power consumption and heat production Default Enabled Virtualization Technology Note Enables or disables Intel Virtualization Technology Virtualization...

Page 37: ...e in Native IDE mode Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that support Native mode e g Windows XP 2000 USB Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB controller Defau...

Page 38: ...g at Port Pair1 2 Status Open Length 0 0m Pair3 6 Status Open Length 0 0m Pair4 5 Status Open Length 0 0m Pair7 8 Status Open Length 0 0m KLJI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 Genera...

Page 39: ...ill show Open and the length shown is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip D...

Page 40: ...ton is pressed for less than 4 seconds the system will enter suspend mode PME 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...

Page 41: ...this function Default Double Click Double click on left button on the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system Power On by Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 keyboard wake up event Note you...

Page 42: ...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 43: ...will emit warning sound Options are Disabled default 60o C 140o F 70o C 158o F 80o C 176o F 90o C 194o F CPU SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU system fan is no...

Page 44: ...Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level x Read To Precharge Delay 2 Auto x tRD 5 Auto x tRD Phase Adjustment 0 Auto System Voltage Optimized System Voltage Control Manual DDR2 Ov...

Page 45: ...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 specifi...

Page 46: ...5 DRAM RAS Precharge Options are Auto default 1 15 Precharge delay tRAS Options are Auto default 1 31 ACT to ACT Delay tRRD Options are Auto default 1 15 Rank Write To READ Delay Options are Auto defa...

Page 47: ...at 0 1V increment Note Increasing memory voltage may result in damage to the memory FSB OverVoltage Control Allows you to set the Front Side Bus voltage Normal Supplies the FSB voltage as required Def...

Page 48: ...Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Press Enter on this item and then press the Y key to load the optima...

Page 49: ...m allows you to specify 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 pas...

Page 50: ...2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T ESC Quit KLJI Selec...

Page 51: ...wing the item Or you can press Xpress Install to install all the driver items Please ignore the popup dialog box es e g the Found New Hardware Wizard displayed when Xpress Install is installing the dr...

Page 52: ...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 53: ...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...

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Page 55: ...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 the backup file at the end...

Page 56: ...he example operating system A Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive 1 Set CD ROM drive as the first boot device under Advanced BIOS Features in the BIOS Setup program Save the changes...

Page 57: ...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 58: ...kup Function in Xpress Recovery2 1 Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data Figure 10 2 Xpress Recovery2 will then begin to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and d...

Page 59: ...gement and hard drive space will be freed up Figure 16 Figure 15 Figure 16 D Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 Select RESTORE to restore the backup to your hard drive in case the system b...

Page 60: ...site and update the BIOS Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Inc Intel G33 BIOS for G33M S2L E11a DEL BIOS Setup Q Flash F9 XpressRecovery2 F12 Boot Me...

Page 61: ...sh only supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32 16 12 file system If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SATA con...

Page 62: ...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 1984 2007 Award Softwa...

Page 63: ...off the Internet Failure to do so may result in a corrupted 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 war...

Page 64: ...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 65: ...omponents Incorrectly doing overclock overvoltage may result in damage to CPU chipset or memory and reduce the useful life of these components Before you do the overclock overvoltage make sure that yo...

Page 66: ...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 67: ...y processed 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 W...

Page 68: ...an audio 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...

Page 69: ...nel 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 functionality Wh...

Page 70: ...screw S 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 PDI...

Page 71: ...og 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 cable or...

Page 72: ...lity Note 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 1...

Page 73: ...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 the mi...

Page 74: ...in the sound recording 5 1 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...

Page 75: ...ne 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 like a scr...

Page 76: ...is installed properly on the memory slot Yes Yes START Make sure the motherboard does not short circuit with the chassis or other metal objects Insertthegraphicscard ConnecttheATXmainpowercableandthe...

Page 77: ...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 or Load...

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