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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 51 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 51 3-2 SoftwareApplications 52 3-3 Driver CD Information 52 3-4 Hardware Information 53 3-5 Contact Us ...53 Chapter 4 Appendix 55 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 55 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 55 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 56 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 58 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 65 A. Channel Audio Function Introduction 88 4-2 Troubleshooting 96 - 5 - Intel® ICH8R Southbridge 65 B. GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller 76 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8-
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 51 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 51 3-2 SoftwareApplications 52 3-3 Driver CD Information 52 3-4 Hardware Information 53 3-5 Contact Us ...53 Chapter 4 Appendix 55 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 55 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 55 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 56 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 58 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 65 A. Channel Audio Function Introduction 88 4-2 Troubleshooting 96 - 5 - Intel® ICH8R Southbridge 65 B. GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller 76 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8-
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... card: To install the VGA card: Please align the VGA card with the PCI Express x16 slot and press down on the card. Install related driver in the operating system.
... card: To install the VGA card: Please align the VGA card with the PCI Express x16 slot and press down on the card. Install related driver in the operating system.
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... your OS or device(s) vendors. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. Hardware Installation have a standard USB interface. Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) The default Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) jack. Side Speaker Out...
... your OS or device(s) vendors. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. Hardware Installation have a standard USB interface. Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) The default Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) jack. Side Speaker Out...
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...driver in order to work properly. 7 1 SATAII0 SATAII1 1 7 7 1 7 1 SATAII4 SATAII2 SATAII5 SATAII3 1 7 1 7 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 10) GSATAII0 / GSATAII1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlled by ICH8R) SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to 300 MB/s transfer rate. Definition GSATAII0 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN GSATAII1 4 GND 1 7 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND GA-965P-DQ6... Motherboard - 24 - English 9) SATAII0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2) SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to 300 MB/s...
...driver in order to work properly. 7 1 SATAII0 SATAII1 1 7 7 1 7 1 SATAII4 SATAII2 SATAII5 SATAII3 1 7 1 7 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 10) GSATAII0 / GSATAII1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlled by ICH8R) SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to 300 MB/s transfer rate. Definition GSATAII0 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN GSATAII1 4 GND 1 7 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND GA-965P-DQ6... Motherboard - 24 - English 9) SATAII0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2) SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to 300 MB/s...
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... AC97 front panel audio module. Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 NC 5 Line Out (R) 6 NC 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 Line Out (L) 10 NC By default, the audio driver is configured to work or even damage it. Incorrect connection between the module and connector will make the audio device unable to support HD Audio...
... AC97 front panel audio module. Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 NC 5 Line Out (R) 6 NC 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 Line Out (L) 10 NC By default, the audio driver is configured to work or even damage it. Incorrect connection between the module and connector will make the audio device unable to support HD Audio...
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...Default value) USB Mouse Support Enabled Disabled Enable USB mouse support. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to operate at Legacy IDE mode. (Default value) USB Controller Enabled Disabled Enable USB controller. (Default value) Disable USB controller. Disabled Set ... at Native IDE mode. Enabled Enable USB 2.0 controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB 2.0 controller. Disable USB mouse support. (Default value) GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 38 - AHCI Set the onboard SATA controller to AHCI mode.
...Default value) USB Mouse Support Enabled Disabled Enable USB mouse support. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to operate at Legacy IDE mode. (Default value) USB Controller Enabled Disabled Enable USB controller. (Default value) Disable USB controller. Disabled Set ... at Native IDE mode. Enabled Enable USB 2.0 controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB 2.0 controller. Disable USB mouse support. (Default value) GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 38 - AHCI Set the onboard SATA controller to AHCI mode.
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... channel to RAID mode and IDE channel to enable or disable the SATA/IDE ports controlled by the Gigabyte SATA2 controller. Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will show Open and the Length fields show 0.0m.... the onboard LAN chip. Advanced Host Controller Inteface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to decide the operating mode of wires will automatically setup the port 1 address. 3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard ...four pairs of the SATA/IDE ports controlled by the Gigabyte SATA2 controller. Enabled Enable this function. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 40 -
... channel to RAID mode and IDE channel to enable or disable the SATA/IDE ports controlled by the Gigabyte SATA2 controller. Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will show Open and the Length fields show 0.0m.... the onboard LAN chip. Advanced Host Controller Inteface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to decide the operating mode of wires will automatically setup the port 1 address. 3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard ...four pairs of the SATA/IDE ports controlled by the Gigabyte SATA2 controller. Enabled Enable this function. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 40 -
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...remove the question mark and restart the system (System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can press "Xpress Install" to install. Drivers Installation Some device drivers will restart your system the "Xpress Install" will auto start and show a question ...Windows Service Pack, it will scan automatically the system and then list all items defaulted. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system, please use...
...remove the question mark and restart the system (System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can press "Xpress Install" to install. Drivers Installation Some device drivers will restart your system the "Xpress Install" will auto start and show a question ...Windows Service Pack, it will scan automatically the system and then list all items defaulted. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system, please use...
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GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 52 - 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-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 52 - 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. - 53 -
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. - 53 -
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... set to boot from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the key in your CD-ROM drive. System requirements: 1. Boot from CD-ROM for 965P-DQ6 F9a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 01/11/2007-P965-ICH8-6A79LG0GC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from CD/... platforms 2. Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 56 - System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of the hard disk will appear in the bottom left corner of OS and all required drivers as well as software. If you have already entered Xpress ...
... set to boot from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the key in your CD-ROM drive. System requirements: 1. Boot from CD-ROM for 965P-DQ6 F9a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 01/11/2007-P965-ICH8-6A79LG0GC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from CD/... platforms 2. Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 56 - System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of the hard disk will appear in the bottom left corner of OS and all required drivers as well as software. If you have already entered Xpress ...
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... at the end of the hard disk, so free space available on the size of Xpress Recovery2 1. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. USB hard disks are currently not supported. 6. PATA IDE primary channel b. REBOOT: Exit the main screen and restart the system. On...
... at the end of the hard disk, so free space available on the size of Xpress Recovery2 1. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. USB hard disks are currently not supported. 6. PATA IDE primary channel b. REBOOT: Exit the main screen and restart the system. On...
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...Southbridge (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (Note 2) (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation.(Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: (a) At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance... Attach one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for the connectors. (For example, on the GA-965P-DQ6 motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 connectors are supported by the ICH8R southbridge.)...
...Southbridge (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (Note 2) (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation.(Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: (a) At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance... Attach one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for the connectors. (For example, on the GA-965P-DQ6 motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 connectors are supported by the ICH8R southbridge.)...
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... the RAID BIOS setup utility. Press CTRL+ I , the Create RAID Volume screen will appear (Figure 4). Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Press to enter Configuration Utility Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Non-RAID ... DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk [ ]-Select [ESC]-Exit Figure 4 [ENTER]-Select Menu GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 68 - Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager...
... the RAID BIOS setup utility. Press CTRL+ I , the Create RAID Volume screen will appear (Figure 4). Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Press to enter Configuration Utility Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Non-RAID ... DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk [ ]-Select [ESC]-Exit Figure 4 [ENTER]-Select Menu GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 68 - Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager...
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... delete a RAID volume, select the Delete RAID Volume option in Main Menu. [ENTER]-Select Menu Now, you can proceed to the installation of the SATA driver and operating system. - 71 - Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V6.0.0.1022 ICH8R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-06 Intel Corporation. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 4. Intel...
... delete a RAID volume, select the Delete RAID Volume option in Main Menu. [ENTER]-Select Menu Now, you can proceed to the installation of the SATA driver and operating system. - 71 - Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V6.0.0.1022 ICH8R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-06 Intel Corporation. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 4. Intel...
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.... GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 72 - Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. For example, from the menu in the BootDrv folder (Figure 13). Press 0 to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). Figure 11 Figure 12 (Note 1) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver...
.... GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 72 - Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. For example, from the menu in the BootDrv folder (Figure 13). Press 0 to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). Figure 11 Figure 12 (Note 1) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver...
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...Continue F3=Exit Figure 15 - 73 - Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to manually specify an adapter. English (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation (Required for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer...1: Restart your system to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 14). The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for ...
...Continue F3=Exit Figure 15 - 73 - Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to manually specify an adapter. English (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation (Required for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer...1: Restart your system to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 14). The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for ...
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... system will load the SATA driver from the floppy disk. Step 4: When the screen as shown below appears, press ENTER to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 74 - Windows Setup... You have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want from the motherboard driver CD. Windows Setup Setup will be found, please check the ...
... system will load the SATA driver from the floppy disk. Step 4: When the screen as shown below appears, press ENTER to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. GA-965P-DQ6 Motherboard - 74 - Windows Setup... You have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want from the motherboard driver CD. Windows Setup Setup will be found, please check the ...
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... Each time you have to be installed under Windows once for that , the driver will not have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. It indicates that you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed.) - 75 - To set up Windows XP now..., press ENTER. Appendix After that hard drive. English After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you should see a screen as below. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. WindowsXP Professional Setup ...
... Each time you have to be installed under Windows once for that , the driver will not have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. It indicates that you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed.) - 75 - To set up Windows XP now..., press ENTER. Appendix After that hard drive. English After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you should see a screen as below. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. WindowsXP Professional Setup ...
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...RDD0: GRAID ALL DATA ON THE RAID WILL LOST!! Press Del. English B. a small triangle will move to mark the selected array (Figure 13). GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Appendix PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.53 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk ...Figure 13 [ESC]-Abort Press Y to confirm yes to the following message (Figure 14) or N to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 83 - GIGABYTE Technology Corp. ARE YOU SURE TO DELETE (Y/N)? The selection bar will appear to the RAID Disk Drive List block. Delete Array: ...
...RDD0: GRAID ALL DATA ON THE RAID WILL LOST!! Press Del. English B. a small triangle will move to mark the selected array (Figure 13). GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Appendix PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.53 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk ...Figure 13 [ESC]-Abort Press Y to confirm yes to the following message (Figure 14) or N to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 83 - GIGABYTE Technology Corp. ARE YOU SURE TO DELETE (Y/N)? The selection bar will appear to the RAID Disk Drive List block. Delete Array: ...