Gigabyte GA-M61SME-S2L Datasheet

GA-M61SME-S2LAM2 socket motherboard forAMD AthlonTM 64 FX processor/AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core processor/AMD AthlonTM 64 processor/AMD SempronTM pro

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 10 -1-2 Product SpecificationsCPU  Support for Socket AM2 processors:AMD AthlonTM 64 FX processor/AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual

Hardware Installation- 11 -Back Panel  1 x PS/2 keyboard portConnectors  1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x parallel port 1 x serial port 1 x D-Sub port 4

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 12 -1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler1-3-1 Installing the CPUA. Locate the pin one (denoted by a small triangle) of th

Hardware Installation- 13 -Step 2:Align the CPU pin one (small triangle marking)with the triangle mark on the CPU socket andgently insert the CPU into

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 14 -Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease/tape betweenthe CPU cooler and CPU may adhere

Hardware Installation- 15 -1-4 Installing the MemoryRead the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory:• Make sure that the motherbo

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 16 -1-4-2 Installing a MemoryNotchDDR2 DIMMA DDR2 memory module has a notch, so it can only fit in one direction. Follow t

Hardware Installation- 17 -1-5 Installing an Expansion CardRead the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card:• Make sure the

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 18 -PCI Express x16 Graphics Card Support ListThe items below are supported under Windows XP operating system only. When u

Hardware Installation- 19 -Graphics Chip Maker Model NameATi Gigabyte GV-RX30S128DGigabyte GV-RX30HM128DGigabyte GV-RX30128DGigabyte GV-RX60P128DEGiga

Aug. 3, 2007MotherboardGA-M61SME-S2LMotherboardGA-M61SME-S2LAug. 3, 2007

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 20 -• When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector, first remove the cablefrom your device and then remove

Hardware Installation- 21 -Refer to the instructions on setting up a 2/4/5.1-channel audio configuration in Chapter 5,"Configuring 2/4/5.1-Channe

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 22 -1-7 Internal ConnectorsRead the following guidelines before connecting external devices:• First make sure your devices

Hardware Installation- 23 -ATX_12V:ATX:Pin No. Definition1 GND2 GND3 +12V4 +12V1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (2x2 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 24 -• Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system fromoverheating. Overheating may res

Hardware Installation- 25 -6) IDE (IDE Connector)The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Beforeattach

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 26 -8) PWR_LED (System Power LED Header)This header can be used to connect a system power LED on the chassis to indicate s

Hardware Installation- 27 -10) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header)Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker and system status indicator on the chassis

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 28 -11) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header)The front panel audio header supports Intel High Definition audio (HD) and AC&a

Hardware Installation- 29 -13) SPDIF_IO (S/PDIF Out Header)This header supports digital S/PDIF out. Via an optional S/PDIF out cable, this header can

Copyright© 2007 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved.The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 30 -15) CI (Chassis Intrusion Header)This motherboard provides a chassis detection feature that detects if the chassis cov

- 31 - BIOS SetupChapter 2 BIOS SetupBIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on themotherboard. Its

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 32 -2-1 Startup ScreenThe following screen may appear when the computer boots.Function Keys:<DEL>: BIOS Setup/Q-Flas

- 33 - BIOS Setup2-2 The Main MenuOnce you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Usearrow keys to move a

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 34 - Standard CMOS FeaturesUse this menu to configure the system time and date, hard drive types, floppy disk drive t

- 35 - BIOS Setup2-3 Standard CMOS FeaturesCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award SoftwareStandard CMOS FeaturesDate (mm:dd:yy) Fri, Jul 20

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 36 -The following fields display your hard drive specifications. If you wish to enter the parametersmanually, refer to the

- 37 - BIOS Setup2-4 Advanced BIOS FeaturesAMD K8 Cool&Quiet controlAuto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clo

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 38 -Away ModeEnables or disables Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system. Away Modeallows the system to sile

- 39 - BIOS Setup2-5 Integrated PeripheralsCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award SoftwareIntegrated Peripherals` Serial-ATA RAID Config [Pr

- 4 -Table of ContentsOptional Items ...

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 40 -NV SATA RAID functionEnables or disables RAID for the integrated SATA 3Gb/s controller. Enabled allows you toconfigure

- 41 - BIOS SetupECP Mode Use DMASelects DMA channel for the LPT port in ECP mode. This item is configurable only if Parallel PortMode is set to ECP o

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 42 -2-6 Power Management SetupACPI Suspend TypeSpecifies the ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend.S1(POS) Enabl

- 43 - BIOS Setup(Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only.USB Resume from SuspendAllows the system to be awakened from ACPI S3 sleep

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 44 -2-7 PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPCI 1 IRQ AssignmentAuto BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the first PCI slot. (Default)3,4,5,7,9,10,

- 45 - BIOS Setup2-8 PC Health StatusCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award SoftwarePC Health StatusReset Case Open Status [Disabled]Case Op

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 46 -CPU Smart FAN ModeSpecifies how to control CPU fan speed. This item is configurable only if CPU Smart FANControl is se

- 47 - BIOS Setup2-9 Load Fail-Safe DefaultsPress <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the safest BIOS default settings

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 48 -2-11 Set Supervisor/User PasswordPress <Enter> on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and th

- 49 - BIOS Setup2-12 Save & Exit Setup2-13 Exit Without SavingPress <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key. This saves the change

- 5 -Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ... 513-1 Installing Chipset Dr

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Drivers Installation- 51 -Chapter 3 Drivers Installation3-1 Installing Chipset DriversAfter inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 52 -3-2 Software ApplicationsThis page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free softwa

Drivers Installation- 53 -3-4 Hardware InformationThis page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard.3-5 Contact UsCheck th

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Unique Features- 55 -4-1 Xpress Recovery2Xpress Recovery2 is an utility that allows you to quickly compressand back up your system data and perform re

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 56 -Figure 1Figure 33. Select a file system (for example, NTFS) and begin the installation of the operating system (Figure

Unique Features- 57 -5. If your hard drive is not properly partitioned before you install the operating system, you maycreate new partitions using fre

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 58 -Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star AllyCopyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc.M61SME-S2L E2...<DEL&

Unique Features- 59 -E. Removing the Backup1. If you wish to remove the backup file, select REMOVE (Figure 15).2. After the backup file is removed, no

- 6 -Box ContentsGA-M61SME-S2L motherboardMotherboard driver diskUser's ManualOne IDE cableOne SATA 3Gb/s cableI/O ShieldThe box contents above a

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 60 -4-2 BIOS Update UtilitiesGIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOSTM. GIGABYTEQ-

Unique Features- 61 -3. Select the BIOS update file and press <Enter>.Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model.Step 2:The p

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 62 -Step 6:Select Save & Exit Setup and then press <Y> to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. Theprocedur

Unique Features- 63 -• Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility.B. Installing and Using @BIOS:Use the motherboard driver disk inclu

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 64 -Step 3:First make sure the model name on the screen is correct, thenclick OK. Upon completion, restart your system.• I

Unique Features- 65 -Button Information Table4-3 EasyTune 5EasyTuneTM 5, an easy-to-use and convenient system overclocking and management tool, lets y

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 66 -4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoostWindows ReadyBoost allows you to use flash memory on a Windows Vista certified USB flash d

Appendix- 67 -Chapter 5 Appendix(Note) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller.5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 68 -CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award SoftwareSerial-ATA RAID ConfigItem HelpMenu Level`NV SATA RAID functi

Appendix- 69 -C. Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOSEnter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. For a non-RAID configuration, please sk

- 7 -GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard LayoutKB_MSLPTATXSocket AM2COMAATX_12VF_PANELPWR_LEDCLR_CMOSPCI1PCI2IT8716BATTERYBIOSF_USB1F_USB2CICODECFDDCD_INGA-M61S

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 70 -Step 6:After assigning the RAID drives, press <F7>. A message which says "Clear disk data?" appears(Fi

Appendix- 71 -To read more information about the RAID array, press <Enter> to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure8), which shows various infor

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 72 -5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette (For Windows XP and 2000)To successfully install Windows XP/2000 onto SATA h

Appendix- 73 -Figure 1Figure 25-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating SystemNow that you have prepared the SATA RAID driver diskette for W

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 74 -If a message appears saying one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy diskor copy the correct SATA

Appendix- 75 -Step 4:After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XPinstallation.Figure 6WindowsXP Pro

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 76 -5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1-Channel AudioThe motherboard provides three audio jack

Appendix- 77 -Step 2:Click the Audio I/O tab. In the speaker list on theleft, select 2CH Speaker, 4CH Speaker, or 6CHSpeaker according to the type of

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 78 -B. Configuring Sound Effect:You may configure an audio environment on theSound Effect tab.C. Configuring AC'97 Au

Appendix- 79 -5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIFOut Cable (Optional)The S/PDIF out cable provides S/PDIF out functionalities.Step 1:First, attach the connect

- 8 -Block DiagramDDR2 800/667/533 MHz DIMMPCIe CLK(100 MHz)PCI Express x8AMDSocket AM2CPUCPU CLK+/-(200 MHz)Hyper Transport Bus2 SATA 3Gb/sATA-133/10

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 80 -C. Configuring S/PDIF out:Click the tool icon in the DIGITAL section. In theS/PDIF Settings dialog box, select an outp

Appendix- 81 -Step 2:Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink)on the back panel or the Line in jack on the frontpanel. Then configure the jack

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 82 -orSelect Realtek HD Audio Input in the Mixer device listRecording Control(Note)If you cannot find the volume control o

Appendix- 83 -Step 6:To raise the recording and playing sound for themicrophone, go to Options in Master Volume andselect Advanced Controls. Click the

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 84 -5-3 Troubleshooting5-3-1 Frequently Asked QuestionsTo read more FAQs for your motherboard, please go to the Support\Mo

Appendix- 85 -5-3-2 Troubleshooting ProcedureIf you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below tosolve t

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 86 -NoYesCheck if there is display on your monitor.YesWhen the computer is turned on, is the CPU cooler running?NoThe grap

Appendix- 87 -Regulatory StatementsRegulatory NoticesThis document must not be copied without our written permission, and the contents there of must n

GA-M61SME-S2L Motherboard - 88 -Finally, we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding andusing the energy-savi

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Hardware Installation- 9 -1-1 Installation PrecautionsThe motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can becomeda

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Appendix- 95 -Contact Us Taiwan (Headquarters)GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien,Taipei 231, Taiwan TEL: +88

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