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Table of Contents Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller SiS 964 2 (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer 2 (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 (4) Making a SATA controller driver disk 10 (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation 12
Table of Contents Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller SiS 964 2 (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer 2 (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 (4) Making a SATA controller driver disk 10 (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation 12
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...on your motherboard, you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for the connector. "*" Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on South-Bridge.) Then connect the power... connector from 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: SiS 964) Åé ¤¤ To configure SATA hard ...
...on your motherboard, you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for the connector. "*" Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on South-Bridge.) Then connect the power... connector from 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: SiS 964) Åé ¤¤ To configure SATA hard ...
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Figure 12 Now, you can proceed to delete and press ENTER. Next, use the ARROW keys to select the RAID array you wish to the installation of the SATA driver and operating system. - 9 - message appears, press Y to delete a RAID array, simply press D while you are in the window below (Figure 12). Deleting RAID Volume If you want to confirm your selections. SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) Finally, when the "Are you sure to delete this RAID?"
Figure 12 Now, you can proceed to delete and press ENTER. Next, use the ARROW keys to select the RAID array you wish to the installation of the SATA driver and operating system. - 9 - message appears, press Y to delete a RAID array, simply press D while you are in the window below (Figure 12). Deleting RAID Volume If you want to confirm your selections. SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) Finally, when the "Are you sure to delete this RAID?"
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... Åé To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard drive on the SiS 964 controller successfully, you need to install required driver for an executable program named MENU.exe (Figure 14). Quit the installation utility first. Figure 13 Step 3: Go to the BootDrv folder ... SATA controller 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 a floppy disk. Without the driver, the hard drive ¤¤ may not be recognized during OS installation. Figure 14 SATA Hard Drive ...
... Åé To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard drive on the SiS 964 controller successfully, you need to install required driver for an executable program named MENU.exe (Figure 14). Quit the installation utility first. Figure 13 Step 3: Go to the BootDrv folder ... SATA controller 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 a floppy disk. Without the driver, the hard drive ¤¤ may not be recognized during OS installation. Figure 14 SATA Hard Drive ...
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Figure 16 - 11 - Figure 15 Step 5: Insert an empty floppy disk and press D to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 16). Step 6: Press 0 to select D) SiS 964 SATA. SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 15 below will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk. Then it will appear. You have copied the SATA driver successfully. Step 4: Double-click MENU.exe.
Figure 16 - 11 - Figure 15 Step 5: Insert an empty floppy disk and press D to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 16). Step 6: Press 0 to select D) SiS 964 SATA. SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 15 below will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk. Then it will appear. You have copied the SATA driver successfully. Step 4: Double-click MENU.exe.
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... and configured BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 17). After pressing F6, there will be a few moments of ¤¤ Windows XP installation. ¤å Step 1:... Restart your SATA hard drive with the SATA driver. Figure 18 SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) - 12 - Ác (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Åé Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA...
... and configured BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 17). After pressing F6, there will be a few moments of ¤¤ Windows XP installation. ¤å Step 1:... Restart your SATA hard drive with the SATA driver. Figure 18 SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) - 12 - Ác (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Åé Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA...
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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... (SiS 964) Figure 20 - 13 - Step 4: When the screen as shown below will begin to load the SATA driver from the floppy disk. If you want to install Windows XP, use the ARROW keys to select WinXP SiS Raid/IDE Controller... ENTER. (Select Win2000 SiS Raid/IDE Controller if you want to continue the SATA driver installation from the motherboard driver CD. The driver installation will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA...
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... (SiS 964) Figure 20 - 13 - Step 4: When the screen as shown below will begin to load the SATA driver from the floppy disk. If you want to install Windows XP, use the ARROW keys to select WinXP SiS Raid/IDE Controller... ENTER. (Select Win2000 SiS Raid/IDE Controller if you want to continue the SATA driver installation from the motherboard driver CD. The driver installation will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA...
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Ác After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you have to be installed under Windows once for that , the driver will have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. You can proceed with the Windows Åé 2000/XP installation. ¤¤ ¤å Figure 21 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have to be installed.) SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) - 14 - After that hard drive. It indicates that you should see a screen as below.
Ác After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you have to be installed under Windows once for that , the driver will have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. You can proceed with the Windows Åé 2000/XP installation. ¤¤ ¤å Figure 21 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have to be installed.) SATA Hard Drive Configurations (SiS 964) - 14 - After that hard drive. It indicates that you should see a screen as below.
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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 45 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 45 3-2 SoftwareApplications 46 3-3 Driver CD Information 46 3-4 Hardware Information 47 3-5 Contact Us ...47 Chapter 4 Appendix 49 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 49 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 49 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 50 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 52 4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 61 4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction 68 4-2 Troubleshooting 74 - 5 -
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 45 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 45 3-2 SoftwareApplications 46 3-3 Driver CD Information 46 3-4 Hardware Information 47 3-5 Contact Us ...47 Chapter 4 Appendix 49 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 49 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 49 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 50 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 52 4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 61 4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction 68 4-2 Troubleshooting 74 - 5 -
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... install the expansion card into expansion slot in the slot. 5. Please align the VGA card to install/uninstall the VGA card. Hardware Installation Install related driver from the operating system. Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the AGP slot when you try to the onboard AGP slot and...
... install the expansion card into expansion slot in the slot. 5. Please align the VGA card to install/uninstall the VGA card. Hardware Installation Install related driver from the operating system. Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the AGP slot when you try to the onboard AGP slot and...
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...speakers, earphone or front surround channels to configure 2-/4-/6- You can use audio software to this connector. GA-8S648FX-775(-C) Motherboard - 16 - channel audio functioning. (*) Only for possible patch or driver upgrade. MIC In Microphone can be connected to the lower port (purple). English 1-6 I/O Back... standard USB interface. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for GA-8S648FX-775. can be connected to serial-based mouse or data processing devices. Line In Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. ...
...speakers, earphone or front surround channels to configure 2-/4-/6- You can use audio software to this connector. GA-8S648FX-775(-C) Motherboard - 16 - channel audio functioning. (*) Only for possible patch or driver upgrade. MIC In Microphone can be connected to the lower port (purple). English 1-6 I/O Back... standard USB interface. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for GA-8S648FX-775. can be connected to serial-based mouse or data processing devices. Line In Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. ...
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... drives supported are: 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB. Definition 1 GND 7 2 TXP 1 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND -C GA-8S648FX-775(-C) Motherboard - 20 - Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to the pin1 position. 2 34 1 33 -C 7) SATA0/SATA1 (Serial ATA Connector) Serial ATA can provide...
... drives supported are: 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB. Definition 1 GND 7 2 TXP 1 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND -C GA-8S648FX-775(-C) Motherboard - 20 - Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to the pin1 position. 2 34 1 33 -C 7) SATA0/SATA1 (Serial ATA Connector) Serial ATA can provide...
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...remove the question mark and restart the system (System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can install others application. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". Drivers Installation If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", ..."?" After install Windows Service Pack, it will execute the installation for you want then click the "GO" button. English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. The "...
...remove the question mark and restart the system (System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can install others application. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". Drivers Installation If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", ..."?" After install Windows Service Pack, it will execute the installation for you want then click the "GO" button. English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. The "...
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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-8S648FX-775(-C) Motherboard - 46 -
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-8S648FX-775(-C) Motherboard - 46 -
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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 You can also see the last page of this manual for contacts information details. - 47 -
Drivers Installation English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us You can also see the last page of this manual for contacts information details. - 47 -
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... and restoration of the screen. Intel 945 BIOS for the first time, it will stay permanent in the bottom left corner of hard disk data. GA-8S648FX-775(-C) Motherboard - 50 - System requirements: 1. Upon system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD-ROM. It is executed from CD-ROM for 8I945GME E7 ....Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD/DVD:" will affect the data backup speed. 3. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you can be immediately installed once you have already entered Xpress...
... and restoration of the screen. Intel 945 BIOS for the first time, it will stay permanent in the bottom left corner of hard disk data. GA-8S648FX-775(-C) Motherboard - 50 - System requirements: 1. Upon system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD-ROM. It is executed from CD-ROM for 8I945GME E7 ....Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD/DVD:" will affect the data backup speed. 3. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you can be immediately installed once you have already entered Xpress...
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...RESTORE: English Restore the backed-up ) 4. Not compatible to Xpress Recovery. 2. SATA IDE channel 2 e. GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI Appendix BACKUP: Back up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Limitations: 1. Xpress Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard ... update is required for the backup file must be solved by BIOS update) GA-K8U GA-K8U-9 GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NXP-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NMF-9 - 51 - mended but the actual space is dependent on the ...
...RESTORE: English Restore the backed-up ) 4. Not compatible to Xpress Recovery. 2. SATA IDE channel 2 e. GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI Appendix BACKUP: Back up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Limitations: 1. Xpress Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard ... update is required for the backup file must be solved by BIOS update) GA-K8U GA-K8U-9 GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NXP-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NMF-9 - 51 - mended but the actual space is dependent on the ...
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... Setting Utility lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you to enter SiS RAID BIOS). 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. Press to enter Setup Menu or to Figure 2). The SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility...Setting Utility * Current Created Raid * Disk Status [R] : Enter Raid setup utility [Q] : Exit current menu LocationModel Capacity Disk 1 Disk 2 ST3120026AS ST3120026AS GA-8S648FX-775(-C) Motherboard Mode 111GB 111GB RAID Type UDMA 6 UDMA 6 Single Single ¹Ï5 Figure 2 - 62 - IDE, SCSI, or SATA. 3) Enter ...
... Setting Utility lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you to enter SiS RAID BIOS). 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. Press to enter Setup Menu or to Figure 2). The SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility...Setting Utility * Current Created Raid * Disk Status [R] : Enter Raid setup utility [Q] : Exit current menu LocationModel Capacity Disk 1 Disk 2 ST3120026AS ST3120026AS GA-8S648FX-775(-C) Motherboard Mode 111GB 111GB RAID Type UDMA 6 UDMA 6 Single Single ¹Ï5 Figure 2 - 62 - IDE, SCSI, or SATA. 3) Enter ...
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...screen will see folders and files contained in serial ATA controller, press F6 as Win2000 or XP boots up, then supply serial ATA controller driver by this driver file to My Computer and right-click the CD-ROM icon (This procedure assumes Drive D) and select Open. Then you will appear....this floppy disk. Step 2: Go to the floppy disk. Your system will appear automatically soon after you complete the steps, boot from HDDs in the driver CD. Follow on-screen instructions to complete installation. (Each time you have to Intel ICH5R chipset. - 67 - First of all chipsets should be...
...screen will see folders and files contained in serial ATA controller, press F6 as Win2000 or XP boots up, then supply serial ATA controller driver by this driver file to My Computer and right-click the CD-ROM icon (This procedure assumes Drive D) and select Open. Then you will appear....this floppy disk. Step 2: Go to the floppy disk. Your system will appear automatically soon after you complete the steps, boot from HDDs in the driver CD. Follow on-screen instructions to complete installation. (Each time you have to Intel ICH5R chipset. - 67 - First of all chipsets should be...
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.... Click the icon to "Line Out. " STEP 2 : After installing the audio driver, you use speakers with amplifier to enable the function! 2 Channel Audio Setup We recommend that you 'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. GA-8S648FX-775(-C) Motherboard - 68 - Please follow the steps below to get the best sound...
.... Click the icon to "Line Out. " STEP 2 : After installing the audio driver, you use speakers with amplifier to enable the function! 2 Channel Audio Setup We recommend that you 'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. GA-8S648FX-775(-C) Motherboard - 68 - Please follow the steps below to get the best sound...