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1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler

The CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat paste. To prevent

such an occurrence, it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat paste be used for

heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the CPU cooler.

Fig.1

Before installing the CPU cooler, please first add an even layer of heat

paste on the surface of the CPU. Install all the CPU cooler components

(Please refer to the cooler manual for detailed installation instructions).

Fig.2

Please connect the CPU cooler power connector to the CPU_FAN con-

nector located on the motherboard so that the CPU cooler can properly

function to prevent CPU overheating.

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GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) 1
Motherboard 2
Nov. 10, 2006 2
Copyright 3
Product Manual Classification 3
Table of Contents 4
Item Checklist 6
Optional Accessories 6
GA-M55S-S3 7
Block Diagram 8
Preparing Your Computer 9
Installation Notices 9
Instances of Non-Warranty 9
1-2 Feature Summary 10
(Note 2) 11
(Note 3) 11
1-3-1 Installation of the CPU 12
1-4 Installation of Memory 14
1-7 Connectors Introduction 18
3) PCIE_12V (Power Connector) 20
7) FDD (FDD Connector) 21
8) IDE1 (IDE Connector) 21
10) BATTERY 22
Hardware Installation- 23 23
12) PWR_LED 24
14) CD_IN (CD In Connector) 25
19) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) 27
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 29
<F12> : For Boot Menu 30
BIOS Setting Recovery 30
2-1 Standard CMOS Features 32
2-2 Advanced BIOS Features 34
Password Check 35
Away Mode 35
Init Display First 35
2-3 Integrated Peripherals 36
Onboard 1394 38
Onboard LAN Boot ROM 38
Onboard Serial Port 1 38
Onboard Parallel Port 38
Parallel Port Mode 38
ECP Mode Use DMA 39
On-Chip USB 39
USB Keyboard Support 39
USB Mouse Support 39
Legacy USB storage detect 39
2-4 Power Management Setup 40
Power On By Mouse 41
Power On By Keyboard 41
KB Power ON Password 41
AC BACK Function 41
2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations 42
2-6 PC Health Status 43
CPU Smart FAN Control 44
CPU Smart FAN Mode 44
CPU HT-Link Voltage 46
CPU Voltage Control 46
Normal CPU Vcore 46
2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults 47
2-9 Load Optimized Defaults 47
2-11 Save & Exit Setup 49
2-12 Exit Without Saving 49
Chapter 3Drivers Installation 51
3-2 Software Applications 52
3-3 Driver CD Information 52
3-4 Hardware Information 53
3-5 Contact Us 53
Chapter 4 Appendix 55
Boot from CD/DVD: 56
System requirements: 56
<F9>: Xpress Recovery2 56
The BIOS file is Fa3 58
Using the Q-Flash 60
utility: 60
8KNXPU.Fba, is listed 60
Part Two: 62
Updating BIOS with Q-Flash 62
Do not turn off power or 64
Method 2 : @BIOS 65
Utility 65
1. Methods and steps: 65
2. Note: 66
Introduction 77
4 Channel Audio Setup 78
6 Channel Audio Setup 79
8 Channel Audio Setup 80
4-2 Troubleshooting 82
Appendix- 83 83
Appendix- 85 85
Contact Us 86
Appendix- 87 87

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