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... and capacity). "*" Skip this step if you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system Attach one end of the IDE cable to the rear of the IDE hard drive and the... other end to IDE port(s) controlled by the GigaRAID controller on the motherboard. (To ensure that your IDE CD-ROM drive can work properly, please connect it to the IDE port that is recommended that you use two...
... and capacity). "*" Skip this step if you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system Attach one end of the IDE cable to the rear of the IDE hard drive and the... other end to IDE port(s) controlled by the GigaRAID controller on the motherboard. (To ensure that your IDE CD-ROM drive can work properly, please connect it to the IDE port that is recommended that you use two...
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... look for the IDE RAID controller from the motherboard driver CD to a floppydisk. Without the ¤¤ driver,the hard drive may not be recognized during OS installation. Quit the installation utility first. Figure 16 Step 3: Go to copy the driver. Figure 17 IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID)... - 14 - Step 1: Find an available system and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. Step 2: Go to My Computer and right...
... look for the IDE RAID controller from the motherboard driver CD to a floppydisk. Without the ¤¤ driver,the hard drive may not be recognized during OS installation. Quit the installation utility first. Figure 16 Step 3: Go to copy the driver. Figure 17 IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID)... - 14 - Step 1: Find an available system and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. Step 2: Go to My Computer and right...
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Figure 18 Step 4: Insert an empty floppy disk. Step 5: Press 0 to select the 2)GIGARAID item. Figure 19 - 15 - Press 2 to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 19). An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 18 below will take about one minute to copy the GigaRAID driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk. Then it will appear. You have copied the IDE RAID driver sucessfully. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Step 3: Double-click MENU.exe.
Figure 18 Step 4: Insert an empty floppy disk. Step 5: Press 0 to select the 2)GIGARAID item. Figure 19 - 15 - Press 2 to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 19). An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 18 below will take about one minute to copy the GigaRAID driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk. Then it will appear. You have copied the IDE RAID driver sucessfully. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Step 3: Double-click MENU.exe.
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... in the floppy disk, a controller menu will appear. Then it will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct GigaRAID controller driver again from the motherboard driver CD. Figure 22 If a message appears saying one minute. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Step 4: When the screen as shown below appears, press...
... in the floppy disk, a controller menu will appear. Then it will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct GigaRAID controller driver again from the motherboard driver CD. Figure 22 If a message appears saying one minute. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Step 4: When the screen as shown below appears, press...
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If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in Windows XP (CD ver. 2.2) Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. Click "GigaRAID Utility. 72 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Application Installation Pictures below are shown in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe. 1.
If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in Windows XP (CD ver. 2.2) Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. Click "GigaRAID Utility. 72 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Application Installation Pictures below are shown in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe. 1.
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...to ensure optimal performance, it is controlled by the SATA controller on South-Bridge.) Then connect the power connector from your motherboard, you do not want to available SATA port(s) on the SATA controller SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH6R) - 2...empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. Ác Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller ...
...to ensure optimal performance, it is controlled by the SATA controller on South-Bridge.) Then connect the power connector from your motherboard, you do not want to available SATA port(s) on the SATA controller SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH6R) - 2...empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. Ác Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller ...
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...164; may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. ¤å First of all, you need to copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to the BootDrv folder and look for the SATA controller during OS installation. Figure 12 SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ...ICH6R) - 9 - Quit the installation utility first. Figure 11 Step 3: Go to a floppy disk. Step 1: Find an available system and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. Step 2: Go to My Computer and right-click the CD-ROM drive icon and select Open (Figure 11).
...164; may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. ¤å First of all, you need to copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to the BootDrv folder and look for the SATA controller during OS installation. Figure 12 SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ...ICH6R) - 9 - Quit the installation utility first. Figure 11 Step 3: Go to a floppy disk. Step 1: Find an available system and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. Step 2: Go to My Computer and right-click the CD-ROM drive icon and select Open (Figure 11).
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Figure 13 Step 5: Insert an empty floppy disk and press 1 to Figure 13 below will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 14). Figure 14 - 10 - SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH6R) You have copied the SATA driver sucessfully. An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to select 1)Intel Application Accelerator 4.0. Step 6: Press 0 to the floppy disk. Step 4: Double-click MENU.exe. Then it will appear.
Figure 13 Step 5: Insert an empty floppy disk and press 1 to Figure 13 below will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 14). Figure 14 - 10 - SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH6R) You have copied the SATA driver sucessfully. An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to select 1)Intel Application Accelerator 4.0. Step 6: Press 0 to the floppy disk. Step 4: Double-click MENU.exe. Then it will appear.
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... to load the SATA driver from the floppy disk. If your southbridge is ICH5R, select Intel(R) 82801ER (ICH5R). - 12 - Step 4: When the screen as shown below will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from the motherboard driver CD. Step 3: If... Setup correctly recognizes the driver in about one or some file(s) cannot be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to ...
... to load the SATA driver from the floppy disk. If your southbridge is ICH5R, select Intel(R) 82801ER (ICH5R). - 12 - Step 4: When the screen as shown below will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from the motherboard driver CD. Step 3: If... Setup correctly recognizes the driver in about one or some file(s) cannot be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to ...
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...5. Replace the screw to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the slot. Power on the card are indeed seated in motherboard. 4. English 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your VGA card is locked by following the steps outlined below: 1. Please align the VGA card...Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card: Please carefully pull out the small whitedrawable bar at the end of expansion card from the operating system. GA-8I925XE-G / GA-8I925XC-G Motherboard - 16 - Install related driver from BIOS. 8. Remove your computer's chassis cover. 7.
...5. Replace the screw to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the slot. Power on the card are indeed seated in motherboard. 4. English 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your VGA card is locked by following the steps outlined below: 1. Please align the VGA card...Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card: Please carefully pull out the small whitedrawable bar at the end of expansion card from the operating system. GA-8I925XE-G / GA-8I925XC-G Motherboard - 16 - Install related driver from BIOS. 8. Remove your computer's chassis cover. 7.
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... mode. Definition 1 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- Pin No. GA-8I925XE-G / GA-8I925XC-G Motherboard - 22 - English 10) SATA0_SB/SATA1_SB/SATA2_SB/SATA3_SB (Serial ATA Connector, Controlled by ICH6R) Serial ATA can provide 150MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to indicate whether the system is...
... mode. Definition 1 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- Pin No. GA-8I925XE-G / GA-8I925XC-G Motherboard - 22 - English 10) SATA0_SB/SATA1_SB/SATA2_SB/SATA3_SB (Serial ATA Connector, Controlled by ICH6R) Serial ATA can provide 150MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to indicate whether the system is...
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... can install others application. System will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 49 - After install Windows Service Pack, it will restart your system automatically. Drivers Installation Some device drivers will show the installation guide. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your system the "Xpress Install" will auto start and show...
... can install others application. System will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 49 - After install Windows Service Pack, it will restart your system automatically. Drivers Installation Some device drivers will show the installation guide. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your system the "Xpress Install" will auto start and show...
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GA-8I925XE-G / GA-8I925XC-G Motherboard - 50 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
GA-8I925XE-G / GA-8I925XC-G Motherboard - 50 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
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Drivers Installation English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 51 -
Drivers Installation English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 51 -
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... make it the ideal companion with relative speed and ease. M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker) Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I .T. M.I.T.'s integration of all platform performance settings into different modes within BIOS setup in order to enabled Gigabyte's unique C.I.A. 2 and M.I.B. 2 features. M.I.B.2 (Memory Intelligent Booster...check of the user PC and provides the user with the current system information as well as the latest drivers for their factory defaults to maximize system performance. provides an immensely durable and stable power circuit to the ...
... make it the ideal companion with relative speed and ease. M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker) Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I .T. M.I.T.'s integration of all platform performance settings into different modes within BIOS setup in order to enabled Gigabyte's unique C.I.A. 2 and M.I.B. 2 features. M.I.B.2 (Memory Intelligent Booster...check of the user PC and provides the user with the current system information as well as the latest drivers for their factory defaults to maximize system performance. provides an immensely durable and stable power circuit to the ...
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Execute Restore Utility 3. Exit and Restart 1. GA-8I925XE-G / GA-8I925XC-G Motherboard - 56 - Remove Backup Image 4. System storage capacity as well as drive reading/writing speed will affect backup speed. 3. Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for ...Award Software, Inc. Execute Backup Utility 2. Set Password 5. It is recommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately installed after OS and all required driver and software installations are complete. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd. 1. If you have already entered Xpress Recovery by booting from the CD-ROM, you can enter Xpress Recovery in...
Execute Restore Utility 3. Exit and Restart 1. GA-8I925XE-G / GA-8I925XC-G Motherboard - 56 - Remove Backup Image 4. System storage capacity as well as drive reading/writing speed will affect backup speed. 3. Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for ...Award Software, Inc. Execute Backup Utility 2. Set Password 5. It is recommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately installed after OS and all required driver and software installations are complete. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd. 1. If you have already entered Xpress Recovery by booting from the CD-ROM, you can enter Xpress Recovery in...
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...Defined. [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Non-RAIDDisk 111.7GB Non-RAIDDisk [ ]-Select [ESC]-Exit GA-8I925XE-G / GA-8I925XC-G Motherboard - 70 - [ENTER]-Select Menu The RAID prompt appears... 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. Note: To achieve best performance, it is provided. (For more detailed setup information, please visit "Support\ Motherboard\ Technology Guide section" on our website at http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw ...
...Defined. [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Non-RAIDDisk 111.7GB Non-RAIDDisk [ ]-Select [ESC]-Exit GA-8I925XE-G / GA-8I925XC-G Motherboard - 70 - [ENTER]-Select Menu The RAID prompt appears... 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. Note: To achieve best performance, it is provided. (For more detailed setup information, please visit "Support\ Motherboard\ Technology Guide section" on our website at http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw ...
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...RAID_Volume0 [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Level RAID(Stripe) Strip 128KB Size Status 223.5GB Normal Bootable Yes Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Member Disk(0) 111.7GB Member Disk...5GB Normal Bootable Yes Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Member Disk(0) 111.7GB Member Disk(0) [ ]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu GA-8I925XE-G / GA-8I925XC-G Motherboard - 74 - All Rights Reversed. [ ...
...RAID_Volume0 [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Level RAID(Stripe) Strip 128KB Size Status 223.5GB Normal Bootable Yes Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Member Disk(0) 111.7GB Member Disk...5GB Normal Bootable Yes Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Member Disk(0) 111.7GB Member Disk(0) [ ]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu GA-8I925XE-G / GA-8I925XC-G Motherboard - 74 - All Rights Reversed. [ ...
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...prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this floppy disk. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be installed.) (Note 1) For users without a startup disk. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD-ROM. See the instructions below about how to that has CD-...ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Select the controller driver by this driver file to a floppy disk. Press F6 as soon as you...
...prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this floppy disk. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be installed.) (Note 1) For users without a startup disk. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD-ROM. See the instructions below about how to that has CD-...ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Select the controller driver by this driver file to a floppy disk. Press F6 as soon as you...
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... may connect CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, walkman or others audio input to Mic In. The installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. GA-8I925XE-G / GA-8I925XC-G Motherboard - 76 - Connect microphone to Line In. STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to Line Out (Front Speaker Out...
... may connect CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, walkman or others audio input to Mic In. The installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. GA-8I925XE-G / GA-8I925XC-G Motherboard - 76 - Connect microphone to Line In. STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to Line Out (Front Speaker Out...