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...Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: No part of GIGABYTE. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property ... Quick Installation Guide included with the product. All rights reserved. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. For detailed product information, carefully read or download the information on/from the Support&Downloads...
...Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: No part of GIGABYTE. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property ... Quick Installation Guide included with the product. All rights reserved. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. For detailed product information, carefully read or download the information on/from the Support&Downloads...
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... 59 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 59 3-2 Application Software 60 3-3 Technical Manuals 60 3-4 Contact...61 3-5 System...61 3-6 Download Center 62 3-7 New Utilities...62 Chapter 4 Unique Features 63 4-1 Xpress ...Green...75 Chapter 5 Appendix...77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 77 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 83 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 85 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 89 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 89 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 91 5-2-3 Enabling ...
... 59 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 59 3-2 Application Software 60 3-3 Technical Manuals 60 3-4 Contact...61 3-5 System...61 3-6 Download Center 62 3-7 New Utilities...62 Chapter 4 Unique Features 63 4-1 Xpress ...Green...75 Chapter 5 Appendix...77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 77 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 83 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 85 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 89 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 89 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 91 5-2-3 Enabling ...
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The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-880G-UD3H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • ...
The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-880G-UD3H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • ...
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... prevent hardware damage. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express slot. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before...
... prevent hardware damage. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express slot. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before...
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...discrete graphics card, ATI Hybrid CrossFireX can provide significantly advanced display performance for AMD platform. A. An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported motherboard and correct driver - Connecting the Graphics Cards Step 1: Observe the steps in the operating system first. - 19 - Select CrossFire™ on the Graphics...ensure the Enable CrossFire™ check box is selected. (Note 1) You do not have to install the graphics card driver if the motherboard chipset driver has been installed. (Note 2) To change the Internal Graphics Mode or UMA Frame Buffer Size setting in BIOS Setup,...
...discrete graphics card, ATI Hybrid CrossFireX can provide significantly advanced display performance for AMD platform. A. An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported motherboard and correct driver - Connecting the Graphics Cards Step 1: Observe the steps in the operating system first. - 19 - Select CrossFire™ on the Graphics...ensure the Enable CrossFire™ check box is selected. (Note 1) You do not have to install the graphics card driver if the motherboard chipset driver has been installed. (Note 2) To change the Internal Graphics Mode or UMA Frame Buffer Size setting in BIOS Setup,...
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...exit Boot Menu, press . BIOS Setup - 34 - The POST Screen Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG Copyright (C) 1984-2010, Award Software, Inc. GA-880G-UD3H F4a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 08/09/2010-RS880P-SB710-7A66BG0LC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN... be used for one time only. Note: The setting in Boot Menu. 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 Xpress...
...exit Boot Menu, press . BIOS Setup - 34 - The POST Screen Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG Copyright (C) 1984-2010, Award Software, Inc. GA-880G-UD3H F4a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 08/09/2010-RS880P-SB710-7A66BG0LC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN... be used for one time only. Note: The setting in Boot Menu. 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 Xpress...
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... function. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this menu when finished...
... function. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this menu when finished...
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... a 3rd party add-in Native IDE mode. (Default) Enable Native IDE mode if you to decide whether to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to PATA mode. (Default) As SATA Type The mode depends on the OnChip SATA Type settings. Onboard LAN Function Enables or disables the onboard LAN...
... a 3rd party add-in Native IDE mode. (Default) Enable Native IDE mode if you to decide whether to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to PATA mode. (Default) As SATA Type The mode depends on the OnChip SATA Type settings. Onboard LAN Function Enables or disables the onboard LAN...
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... will appear asking whether to automatically install the utilities. Click Yes to install new GIGABYTE utilities. Drivers Installation Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will...
... will appear asking whether to automatically install the utilities. Click Yes to install new GIGABYTE utilities. Drivers Installation Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will...
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3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Drivers Installation - 60 - 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.
3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Drivers Installation - 60 - 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.
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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. - 61 -
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. - 61 -
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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 install. 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install it. The latest version of an item to the GIGABYTE website. Drivers Installation - 62 -
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 install. 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install it. The latest version of an item to the GIGABYTE website. Drivers Installation - 62 -
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... IDE connector is recommended to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk. Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2...
... IDE connector is recommended to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk. Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2...
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... amount of data) and begin the installation of the operating system. Please note that if there is recommended; Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to the unallocated space (black stripe along the top). Using the Backup Function in your hard drive, make sure to leave unallocated space (10...
... amount of data) and begin the installation of the operating system. Please note that if there is recommended; Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to the unallocated space (black stripe along the top). Using the Backup Function in your hard drive, make sure to leave unallocated space (10...
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Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to launch the Q-Share tool. exe to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. Find the Q-Share icon to be shared (Note) Updates Q-Share online Displays the current Q-Share version Exits Q-Share (Note) This option is available only ...
Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to launch the Q-Share tool. exe to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. Find the Q-Share icon to be shared (Note) Updates Q-Share online Displays the current Q-Share version Exits Q-Share (Note) This option is available only ...
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...(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. If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one end of the SATA ... drive(s), follow the steps below: A. B. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to create RAID array on ...
...(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. If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one end of the SATA ... drive(s), follow the steps below: A. B. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to create RAID array on ...
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... has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Appendix Steps: 1: Boot from the motherboard driver disk to be recognized during the OS installation. 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that... is D:\). 3: At the A:\> prompt, type the following table for the SATA driver directories for different Windows operating systems. Operating System Windows XP 32-bit Windows XP 64-bit Windows Vista 32-bit (AHCI mode)...
... has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Appendix Steps: 1: Boot from the motherboard driver disk to be recognized during the OS installation. 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that... is D:\). 3: At the A:\> prompt, type the following table for the SATA driver directories for different Windows operating systems. Operating System Windows XP 32-bit Windows XP 64-bit Windows Vista 32-bit (AHCI mode)...
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In Windows mode: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in Figure 3. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Figure 2 Figure 3 Appendix - 84 - For example, ...from the menu and press . Press any key to the floppy disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu in Figure 3, select 3) ATi AHCI/RAID Driver for XP for Windows XP operating system. Your system will open similar to that in the BootDrv folder...
In Windows mode: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in Figure 3. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Figure 2 Figure 3 Appendix - 84 - For example, ...from the menu and press . Press any key to the floppy disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu in Figure 3, select 3) ATi AHCI/RAID Driver for XP for Windows XP operating system. Your system will open similar to that in the BootDrv folder...
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...Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Appendix Then a controller menu similar to continue the driver installation. Windows Setup Press F6 if you to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. After the driver installation, you need to specify additional device. AMD ... 2 On the next screen, press to Figure 2 below will then appear asking you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the Windows XP setup disk...
...Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Appendix Then a controller menu similar to continue the driver installation. Windows Setup Press F6 if you to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. After the driver installation, you need to specify additional device. AMD ... 2 On the next screen, press to Figure 2 below will then appear asking you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the Windows XP setup disk...
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... from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. When a screen similar to the USB flash drive). Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears (RAID hard drive will not ... LH (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or LH64A (for Windows Vista 64-bit) folder. Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system to boot from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive before installing Windows Vista (go to the BootDrv folder and save the whole SBxxx folder...
... from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. When a screen similar to the USB flash drive). Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears (RAID hard drive will not ... LH (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or LH64A (for Windows Vista 64-bit) folder. Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system to boot from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive before installing Windows Vista (go to the BootDrv folder and save the whole SBxxx folder...