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...rights reserved. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the ...revision of the motherboard is the property of GIGABYTE. Changes to their respective owners. Check your motherboard ...
...rights reserved. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the ...revision of the motherboard is the property of GIGABYTE. Changes to their respective owners. Check your motherboard ...
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... 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 Application Software 62 3-3 Technical Manuals 62 3-4 Contact...63 3-5 System...63 3-6 Download Center 64 3-7 New Utilities...64 Chapter 4 Unique Features 65 ... 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers 83 5-1-2 Configuring JMicron JMB362 SATA Controller 91 5-1-3 Configuring Marvell 88SE9182 SATA Controller 97 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 103 5-2 Bigfoot Killer Network Manager 115 5-3 Configuring Audio Input and Output 116 5-3-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 116 5-3-2 Configuring S/PDIF Out ...
... 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 Application Software 62 3-3 Technical Manuals 62 3-4 Contact...63 3-5 System...63 3-6 Download Center 64 3-7 New Utilities...64 Chapter 4 Unique Features 65 ... 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers 83 5-1-2 Configuring JMicron JMB362 SATA Controller 91 5-1-3 Configuring Marvell 88SE9182 SATA Controller 97 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 103 5-2 Bigfoot Killer Network Manager 115 5-3 Configuring Audio Input and Output 116 5-3-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 116 5-3-2 Configuring S/PDIF Out ...
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The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents G1.Sniper motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SATA cables I/O Shield 3.5" Front Panel with 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports One 2-Way SLI bridge connector One 3-Way SLI bridge connector • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) - 6 -
The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents G1.Sniper motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SATA cables I/O Shield 3.5" Front Panel with 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports One 2-Way SLI bridge connector One 3-Way SLI bridge connector • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) - 6 -
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... on your expansion card(s). 7. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to the chassis back panel with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Secure the card's metal bracket to make any required BIOS changes for your computer. Locate an expansion slot that came with the...
... on your expansion card(s). 7. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to the chassis back panel with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Secure the card's metal bracket to make any required BIOS changes for your computer. Locate an expansion slot that came with the...
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... - A power supply with sufficient power is enabled. (Note) The bridge connectors may differ by graphics cards. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver C-1. Click OK to the manual of the two/three cards. Refer to the Catalyst Control Center. The 3-Way SLI and 3-Way CrossFireX... technologies currently support Windows 7 and Vista operating systems - To Enable CrossFireX Function For 2-Way CrossFireX: After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the manual that support 3-Way SLI technology include the NVIDIA 8800 GTX, 8800 Ultra, 9800 ...
... - A power supply with sufficient power is enabled. (Note) The bridge connectors may differ by graphics cards. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver C-1. Click OK to the manual of the two/three cards. Refer to the Catalyst Control Center. The 3-Way SLI and 3-Way CrossFireX... technologies currently support Windows 7 and Vista operating systems - To Enable CrossFireX Function For 2-Way CrossFireX: After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the manual that support 3-Way SLI technology include the NVIDIA 8800 GTX, 8800 Ultra, 9800 ...
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To show the BIOS POST screen. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to the instructions on ... you to set the first boot device without having to Xpress Recovery2 during the POST. Note: The setting in Boot Menu. Motherboard Model BIOS Version G1.Sniper F1f . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 01/19/2011-X58-ICH10-7A89QG0RC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key to accept...
To show the BIOS POST screen. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to the instructions on ... you to set the first boot device without having to Xpress Recovery2 during the POST. Note: The setting in Boot Menu. Motherboard Model BIOS Version G1.Sniper F1f . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 01/19/2011-X58-ICH10-7A89QG0RC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key to accept...
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...SATA controllers. tomatically. Set this option to Disabled if you wish to operate in Legacy IDE mode. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. In Legacy mode the SATA... controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to Chaper 4, "eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)." (Default: Disabled) ICH SATA Control Mode (Intel ICH10R South Bridge) Enables or disables ...
...SATA controllers. tomatically. Set this option to Disabled if you wish to operate in Legacy IDE mode. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. In Legacy mode the SATA... controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to Chaper 4, "eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)." (Default: Disabled) ICH SATA Control Mode (Intel ICH10R South Bridge) Enables or disables ...
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...onboard audio, set this item to Disabled. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI... mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. GSATA3 6_7/IDE Controller (Marvell 88SE9182 ...
...onboard audio, set this item to Disabled. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI... mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. GSATA3 6_7/IDE Controller (Marvell 88SE9182 ...
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...drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will continue to install new GIGABYTE utilities. You can click the Install All button and "...Xpress Install" will install all of the drivers, a dialog box will restart your optical drive. Failure to install. • Please ...
...drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will continue to install new GIGABYTE utilities. You can click the Install All button and "...Xpress Install" will install all of the drivers, a dialog box will restart your optical drive. Failure to install. • Please ...
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3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals. Drivers Installation - 62 -
3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals. Drivers Installation - 62 -
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Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 63 -
Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 63 -
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The latest version of an item to install it. Drivers Installation - 64 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install. You can click the Install button on the right of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to the GIGABYTE website.
The latest version of an item to install it. Drivers Installation - 64 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install. You can click the Install button on the right of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to the GIGABYTE website.
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.... • The amount of it . For example, When hard drives are attached to back up data on your system soon after the operating system and drivers are not supported. • Hard drives in the following sequence: The first SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. Before You Begin: •...
.... • The amount of it . For example, When hard drives are attached to back up data on your system soon after the operating system and drivers are not supported. • Hard drives in the following sequence: The first SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. Before You Begin: •...
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Step 5: Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is recommended; Boot from the motherboard driver disk to check disk allocation. C. Step 1: Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive, make sure to store the backup image file. actual size ...
Step 5: Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is recommended; Boot from the motherboard driver disk to check disk allocation. C. Step 1: Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive, make sure to store the backup image file. actual size ...
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... Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share ... Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to configure the data sharing settings. 4-5 Q-Share Q-Share is NOT enabled. - 75 - Find the Q-Share icon to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. Enable Incoming Folder ... Unique Features Disable Incoming Folder ... About Q-Share ... Data Sharing Enabled...
... Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share ... Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to configure the data sharing settings. 4-5 Q-Share Q-Share is NOT enabled. - 75 - Find the Q-Share icon to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. Enable Incoming Folder ... Unique Features Disable Incoming Folder ... About Q-Share ... Data Sharing Enabled...
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..."Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System." ) Step 3: Install the motherboard drivers and the X.H.D utiltiy After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk. Or you have to automatically and quickly set up all motherboard drivers, including the X.H.D utility. To... into a RAID 0 array that already exists, users also can go to the Application Software screen to expand its capacity. B. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions: (Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is recommended that before you run the X.H.D ...
..."Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System." ) Step 3: Install the motherboard drivers and the X.H.D utiltiy After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk. Or you have to automatically and quickly set up all motherboard drivers, including the X.H.D utility. To... into a RAID 0 array that already exists, users also can go to the Application Software screen to expand its capacity. B. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions: (Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is recommended that before you run the X.H.D ...
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...A. C. Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). B. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you ...the power connector from your computer. Appendix If there is more than one hard drive. • Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers A. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. If you may prepare only one SATA ...
...A. C. Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). B. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you ...the power connector from your computer. Appendix If there is more than one hard drive. • Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers A. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. If you may prepare only one SATA ...
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... this volume, press to confirm or to Non-RAID 4. Finally press on the Create Volume item to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. - 87 - Appendix Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press . Exit in the DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION section, including the...
... this volume, press to confirm or to Non-RAID 4. Finally press on the Create Volume item to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. - 87 - Appendix Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press . Exit in the DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION section, including the...
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Press the space bar on the array to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ AHCI driver and operating system. Save and Exit Setup: After configuring the RAID array, select the Save And Exit Setup item in the main menu and press . ... RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Gigabyte Technology Corp. Delete the RAID Array: To delete the array, select Delete RAID Disk Drive in the main screen to save your selection (Figure 11...
Press the space bar on the array to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ AHCI driver and operating system. Save and Exit Setup: After configuring the RAID array, select the Save And Exit Setup item in the main menu and press . ... RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Gigabyte Technology Corp. Delete the RAID Array: To delete the array, select Delete RAID Disk Drive in the main screen to save your selection (Figure 11...
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... the account password before, click Login to enter the Marvell Storage Utility directly. If you use to install. To install the utility, insert the motherboard driver disk, then go to Application Software\Install Application Software and select Marvell Storage Utility to login the operating system. Use the Marvell Storage Utility in...
... the account password before, click Login to enter the Marvell Storage Utility directly. If you use to install. To install the utility, insert the motherboard driver disk, then go to Application Software\Install Application Software and select Marvell Storage Utility to login the operating system. Use the Marvell Storage Utility in...