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... 66 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 69 4-3 EasyTune 5 ...71 4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost 72 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...
... 66 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 69 4-3 EasyTune 5 ...71 4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost 72 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...
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... out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-1*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-0*R) - 6 - 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 subject to...
... out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-1*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-0*R) - 6 - 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 subject to...
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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 ...GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 18 - For more information, please go to GIGABYTE's website. PCI Express x16 Graphics Card Support List The items below are supported under Windows XP operating system only. When using an add-on graphics card, please first delete the onboard graphics driver before installing the driver...
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 ...GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 18 - For more information, please go to GIGABYTE's website. PCI Express x16 Graphics Card Support List The items below are supported under Windows XP operating system only. When using an add-on graphics card, please first delete the onboard graphics driver before installing the driver...
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... still appears asking for installation of the RAID controller driver, please insert the motherboard driver disk and select to install and press the 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. the Found New Hardware Wizard...
... still appears asking for installation of the RAID controller driver, please insert the motherboard driver disk and select to install and press the 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. the Found New Hardware Wizard...
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...for the operating system. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of system memory • VESA... compatible graphics card • Windows® 2000 with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/...
...for the operating system. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of system memory • VESA... compatible graphics card • Windows® 2000 with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/...
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Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Select BACKUP to startup XpressRecovery2..... Xpress Recovery2 will begin to store the backup image file. - 64 - When the Windows operating system is detected, Xpress Recovery 2 will then begin the backup process... An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. GA-73PVM-S2H F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup /Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 09/28/2007-NF73-6A61NG02C-00 Figure 9 C. Figure 12 GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure...
Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Select BACKUP to startup XpressRecovery2..... Xpress Recovery2 will begin to store the backup image file. - 64 - When the Windows operating system is detected, Xpress Recovery 2 will then begin the backup process... An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. GA-73PVM-S2H F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup /Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 09/28/2007-NF73-6A61NG02C-00 Figure 9 C. Figure 12 GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure...
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...Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS ... to install @BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS Select @BIOS and click Install.
...Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS ... to install @BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS Select @BIOS and click Install.
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... 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. Make a floppy disk containing the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At...
... 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. Make a floppy disk containing the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At...
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... the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. Without the driver , the hard drive may display different items. GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard Figure 3 - 78 - the Windows XP driver disk) in your optical drive (example: D:\>). Once at the A:\> prompt, change to...
... the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. Without the driver , the hard drive may display different items. GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard Figure 3 - 78 - the Windows XP driver disk) in your optical drive (example: D:\>). Once at the A:\> prompt, change to...
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... before you need to install Windows Vista/XP onto your hard drive(s). Appendix 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). Windows Setup Press F6 if you see... the message "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 - 79 - Figure...
... before you need to install Windows Vista/XP onto your hard drive(s). Appendix 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). Windows Setup Press F6 if you see... the message "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 - 79 - Figure...
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... S. * If you do not have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press . GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 80 - The screen will install. S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit ...Figure 4 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...
... S. * If you do not have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press . GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 80 - The screen will install. S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit ...Figure 4 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...
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...press R. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 6 - 81 - To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. Appendix 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 the floppy disk.... This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to continue the driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to Setup. When the screen as shown below appears, ...
...press R. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 6 - 81 - To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. Appendix 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 the floppy disk.... This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to continue the driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to Setup. When the screen as shown below appears, ...
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... select Load Driver. (Figure 7). 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 the instructions in advance during the OS installation process. GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 82 - For Windows Vista 32-bit..., browse to the floppy disk. When a screen similar to that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1: Restart your system to install the SA TA AHCI driver in "5-1-2," insert the...
... select Load Driver. (Figure 7). 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 the instructions in advance during the OS installation process. GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 82 - For Windows Vista 32-bit..., browse to the floppy disk. When a screen similar to that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1: Restart your system to install the SA TA AHCI driver in "5-1-2," insert the...
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all at the same time. GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 84 - The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Line In Front Speaker Out jack retasking capability that ...; Audio signals will be Rear speaker out. • To install a microphone, connect your microphone to the following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in a 4-channel audio configuration, if a Rear speaker is plugged into the default Center/ Subwoofer...
all at the same time. GA-73PVM-S2H Motherboard - 84 - The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Line In Front Speaker Out jack retasking capability that ...; Audio signals will be Rear speaker out. • To install a microphone, connect your microphone to the following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in a 4-channel audio configuration, if a Rear speaker is plugged into the default Center/ Subwoofer...