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... any form or by copyright laws and is 1.0. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to use of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of the product, read the Quick Installation Guide included with the...carefully read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD as the exclu- is exclusively licensed to the specifications...
... any form or by copyright laws and is 1.0. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to use of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of the product, read the Quick Installation Guide included with the...carefully read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD as the exclu- is exclusively licensed to the specifications...
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... 59 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 59 3-2 SoftwareApplications 60 3-3 Driver CD Information 60 3-4 Hardware Information 61 3-5 Contact Us ...61 Chapter 4 Unique Features 63 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 63 4-2 BIOS......77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 77 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 83 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 89 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 90 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 98 5-2-1 5-2-2 5-2-3 5-2-4 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 98...
... 59 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 59 3-2 SoftwareApplications 60 3-3 Driver CD Information 60 3-4 Hardware Information 61 3-5 Contact Us ...61 Chapter 4 Unique Features 63 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 63 4-2 BIOS......77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 77 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 83 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 89 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 90 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 98 5-2-1 5-2-2 5-2-3 5-2-4 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 98...
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... cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-32R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-EP35-DS3P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb...
... cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-32R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-EP35-DS3P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb...
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... depend on the CPU cooler you install. (Note 4) Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model. (Note 5) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard - 12 -
... depend on the CPU cooler you install. (Note 4) Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model. (Note 5) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard - 12 -
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... the PCI Express x16 slot. Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard - 18 -
... the PCI Express x16 slot. Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard - 18 -
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...access to back up arrow key < > or the down arrow key< > to select the first boot device, then press to enter BIOS Setup first. EP35-DS3P F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/05/2007-P35-ICH9-6A89OG0QC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : ...the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-Flash Press the key to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard ...
...access to back up arrow key < > or the down arrow key< > to select the first boot device, then press to enter BIOS Setup first. EP35-DS3P F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/05/2007-P35-ICH9-6A89OG0QC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : ...the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-Flash Press the key to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard ...
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... Southbridge) Specifies the operating mode of the USB functionalities below. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to be shared with other device. Windows XP/2000. BIOS Setup Windows 9X/ME. (Default) Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Disabled Disables...
... Southbridge) Specifies the operating mode of the USB functionalities below. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to be shared with other device. Windows XP/2000. BIOS Setup Windows 9X/ME. (Default) Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Disabled Disables...
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...are : 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the SATA controller integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated...on a specified pair of wires, the Status field will show Open, and the length shown is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. RAID/IDE Enables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI Configures ...
...are : 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the SATA controller integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated...on a specified pair of wires, the Status field will show Open, and the length shown is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. RAID/IDE Enables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI Configures ...
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...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. Or you wish to restart your optional drive. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is...displayed which looks like that shown in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by right-clicking your system automatically during the driver installation. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the screen shot below...
...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. Or you wish to restart your optional drive. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is...displayed which looks like that shown in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by right-clicking your system automatically during the driver installation. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the screen shot below...
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3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk. GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard - 60 -
3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk. GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard - 60 -
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3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 61 - Drivers Installation
3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 61 - Drivers Installation
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... drives are different utilities. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to restore it . Unique Features When hard drives are not supported. System Requirements: • Intel® x86 platform • At least 64 MB...
... drives are different utilities. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to restore it . Unique Features When hard drives are not supported. System Requirements: • Intel® x86 platform • At least 64 MB...
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...driver disk to startup XpressRecovery2..... When finished, go to Disk Management to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 8 2. Figure 12 GA-EP35-DS3P... Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to check disk allocation. B. EP35-DS3P F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/05/2007-...
...driver disk to startup XpressRecovery2..... When finished, go to Disk Management to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 8 2. Figure 12 GA-EP35-DS3P... Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to check disk allocation. B. EP35-DS3P F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/05/2007-...
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...C. 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. Failure to do so may result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is ...) function when using @BIOS. 4. Options and Instructions: 1. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS Select @BIOS and click Install. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS...
...C. 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. Failure to do so may result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is ...) function when using @BIOS. 4. Options and Instructions: 1. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS Select @BIOS and click Install. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS...
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... one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 (Note 3) setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup.... containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one SATA controller on your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port. (For example, on the GA-EP35-DS3P motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1,...
... one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 (Note 3) setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup.... containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one SATA controller on your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port. (For example, on the GA-EP35-DS3P motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1,...
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....5.0.1017 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. Now, you want to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 81 - Finally press on the Create Volume item to Non-RAID 4.
....5.0.1017 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. Now, you want to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 81 - Finally press on the Create Volume item to Non-RAID 4.
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... and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. When prompted to confirm your settings before exiting the RAID BIOS utility, then press (Figure 10). ARE YOU SURE TO DELETE (Y/N)? GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ ... press . N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [KL]-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 11 GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard - 88 - [ESC]-Abort Press the space bar on the array to save your selection (Figure 11), press to confirm or to the...
... and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. When prompted to confirm your settings before exiting the RAID BIOS utility, then press (Figure 10). ARE YOU SURE TO DELETE (Y/N)? GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ ... press . N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [KL]-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 11 GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard - 88 - [ESC]-Abort Press the space bar on the array to save your selection (Figure 11), press to confirm or to the...
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... insert the blank formatted disk. Prepare a startup disk that in your system. For example, from the startup disk. Press to copy the driver in Figure 2: • For Intel ICH9R SATA controllers, select 7) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 32 bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or... 8) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for Windows 64-bit. • For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, select E) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 32Bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or F) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 64Bit for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive...
... insert the blank formatted disk. Prepare a startup disk that in your system. For example, from the startup disk. Press to copy the driver in Figure 2: • For Intel ICH9R SATA controllers, select 7) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 32 bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or... 8) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for Windows 64-bit. • For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, select E) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 32Bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or F) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 64Bit for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive...
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...one or more mass storage devices installed in your hard drive(s). 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). After pressing , there will load support for the following is an ... disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use with Windows, press ENTER. A. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard - 90 - Windows Setup Press F6 if you are ready to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.
...one or more mass storage devices installed in your hard drive(s). 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). After pressing , there will load support for the following is an ... disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use with Windows, press ENTER. A. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard - 90 - Windows Setup Press F6 if you are ready to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.
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... in about one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. Select the SCSI Adapter you set the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode item in BIOS Setup to RAID mode, select Intel(R)... ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller. (Select ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH9R) for use with Windows, press ENTER. The driver installation will load support for the following mass storage device(s): Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives,...
... in about one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. Select the SCSI Adapter you set the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode item in BIOS Setup to RAID mode, select Intel(R)... ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller. (Select ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH9R) for use with Windows, press ENTER. The driver installation will load support for the following mass storage device(s): Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives,...