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... types of this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. No part of documentations: For detailed product information, carefully read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Disclaimer...
... types of this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. No part of documentations: For detailed product information, carefully read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Disclaimer...
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... 57 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 57 3-2 Software Applications 58 3-3 Driver CD Information 58 3-4 Hardware Information 59 3-5 Contact Us ...59 Chapter 4 Unique Features 61 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 61 4-2 BIOS Update ... Chapter 5 Appendix ...73 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 73 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 73 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 78 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 79 5-2 Configuring AudioInput and Output 84 5-2-1 5-2-2 5-2-3 5-2-4 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 84 Installing the S/PDIF In and ...
... 57 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 57 3-2 Software Applications 58 3-3 Driver CD Information 58 3-4 Hardware Information 59 3-5 Contact Us ...59 Chapter 4 Unique Features 61 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 61 4-2 BIOS Update ... Chapter 5 Appendix ...73 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 73 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 73 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 78 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 79 5-2 Configuring AudioInput and Output 84 5-2-1 5-2-2 5-2-3 5-2-4 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 84 Installing the S/PDIF In and ...
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...-1*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-0*R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk Motherboard driver disk (for Windows Vista) User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are...
...-1*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-0*R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk Motherboard driver disk (for Windows Vista) User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are...
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... BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your computer. Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on your expansion card(s). 7. Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently...
... BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your computer. Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on your expansion card(s). 7. Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently...
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Graphics Chip Nvidia Maker GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE Nvidia Nvidia Nvidia Nvidia ASUS ASUS MSI Leadtek ELSA ELSA Model Name ... GLADIAC 790GT (Continued...) GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 18 - When using an add-on graphics card, please first delete the onboard graphics driver before installing the driver for the add-on graphics card. For more information, please go to GIGABYTE's website. PCI Express ...
Graphics Chip Nvidia Maker GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE Nvidia Nvidia Nvidia Nvidia ASUS ASUS MSI Leadtek ELSA ELSA Model Name ... GLADIAC 790GT (Continued...) GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 18 - When using an add-on graphics card, please first delete the onboard graphics driver before installing the driver for the add-on graphics card. For more information, please go to GIGABYTE's website. PCI Express ...
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... Message: "SATA is running at next boot if you do not respond YES or NO in time. You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 36 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots. The system will still be used for subsequent access to access the... press to AHCI mode and enable hot plug functionality for one time only. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change it to accept. After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the...
... Message: "SATA is running at next boot if you do not respond YES or NO in time. You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 36 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots. The system will still be used for subsequent access to access the... press to AHCI mode and enable hot plug functionality for one time only. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change it to accept. After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the...
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... disables RAID for the SA TA controller integrated in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled) Onboard 1394 Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default: Enabled) GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 44 - IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controller to enable... set this item to AHCI mode. This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode.
... disables RAID for the SA TA controller integrated in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled) Onboard 1394 Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default: Enabled) GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 44 - IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controller to enable... set this item to AHCI mode. This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode.
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...clicking your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your system automatically during the driver installation. Failure to install all the driver items. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. Or you wish to restart your optional drive. ...Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in...
...clicking your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your system automatically during the driver installation. Failure to install all the driver items. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. Or you wish to restart your optional drive. ...Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in...
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GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 58 - You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk. 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 58 - You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk. 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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3-4 Hardware 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 offices on the last page of this manual. - 59 - Drivers Installation
3-4 Hardware 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 offices on the last page of this manual. - 59 - Drivers Installation
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... data on the first IDE connector is backed up/restored. • It takes longer to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to leave enough unallocated space in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second P ATA IDE connector , the first SA TA...
... data on the first IDE connector is backed up/restored. • It takes longer to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to leave enough unallocated space in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second P ATA IDE connector , the first SA TA...
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... Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system... to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). GA-73PVM-S2H F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup /Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 09/28/2007-NF73-6A61NG02C-00 Figure 9 C. B. Figure 12 GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Xpress ...
... Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system... to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). GA-73PVM-S2H F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup /Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 09/28/2007-NF73-6A61NG02C-00 Figure 9 C. B. Figure 12 GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Xpress ...
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... the Internet connection (for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Save the Current BIOS File In the main dialog box of @BIOS, Save Current BIOS ...4. B. 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the motherboard to install @BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. C. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function...
... the Internet connection (for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Save the Current BIOS File In the main dialog box of @BIOS, Save Current BIOS ...4. B. 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the motherboard to install @BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. C. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function...
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...hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step ...hard drives (to an available SATA port on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your computer . Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). If you do not want to AHCI...
...hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step ...hard drives (to an available SATA port on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your computer . Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). If you do not want to AHCI...
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... defined in the BIOS.) Boot BBS MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 - This indicates that you can proceed to the installation of the SA TA controller driver and operating system. - 77 - Array Detail - message appears, press to clear or to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure 8), which shows various information about the...
... defined in the BIOS.) Boot BBS MediaShield BIOS Jul 27 2007 - This indicates that you can proceed to the installation of the SA TA controller driver and operating system. - 77 - Array Detail - message appears, press to clear or to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure 8), which shows various information about the...
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... XP and Windows Vista may not be recognized during the OS installation. For installing W indows Vista, you may directly load the SATA RAID driver from the startup disk. Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure 2) appears , .../AHCI mode, you need to install the SA TA controller driver during the Windows setup process (Note 1) . Without the driver , the hard drive may display different items. GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard Figure 3 - 78 - Boot from the motherboard driver disk during the OS installation process. Once at the A:\> ...
... XP and Windows Vista may not be recognized during the OS installation. For installing W indows Vista, you may directly load the SATA RAID driver from the startup disk. Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure 2) appears , .../AHCI mode, you need to install the SA TA controller driver during the Windows setup process (Note 1) . Without the driver , the hard drive may display different items. GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard Figure 3 - 78 - Boot from the motherboard driver disk during the OS installation process. Once at the A:\> ...
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...to that you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). After pressing , there will load support for the following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or ...specify additional mass storage devices for which you have prepared the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded before ...
...to that you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). After pressing , there will load support for the following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or ...specify additional mass storage devices for which you have prepared the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded before ...
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...press ESC to return to the previous screen. Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press . GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 80 - Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers ...If a message appears saying one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SA TA RAID driver again from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER....
...press ESC to return to the previous screen. Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press . GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 80 - Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers ...If a message appears saying one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SA TA RAID driver again from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER....
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...installing Windows XP, press F3. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 5 Step 4: After the SA TA controller driver installation is completed, you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to continue...from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you can proceed with Windows, press ENTER. The driver installation will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special...
...installing Windows XP, press F3. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 5 Step 4: After the SA TA controller driver installation is completed, you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to continue...from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you can proceed with Windows, press ENTER. The driver installation will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special...
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GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 82 - When a screen similar to the floppy disk. Refer to the following directory: \Chipset\IDE\Vista\MCP73_32\IDE\WinVista\sataraid For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to: \Chipset\IDE\Vista\MCP73_64\IDE\WinVista64\sataraid Method B: If you to install the SA TA AHCI driver ... Restart your system. Figure 8 (Note) For AHCI drives, installation of Windows V ista does not require you have copied the SATA RAID driver to a floppy disk referring to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. B. Figure 7 Step 2: Specify...
GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 82 - When a screen similar to the floppy disk. Refer to the following directory: \Chipset\IDE\Vista\MCP73_32\IDE\WinVista\sataraid For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to: \Chipset\IDE\Vista\MCP73_64\IDE\WinVista64\sataraid Method B: If you to install the SA TA AHCI driver ... Restart your system. Figure 8 (Note) For AHCI drives, installation of Windows V ista does not require you have copied the SATA RAID driver to a floppy disk referring to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. B. Figure 7 Step 2: Specify...