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... product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: The trademarks mentioned in this : ..."REV: X.X." No part of this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Check your...
... product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: The trademarks mentioned in this : ..."REV: X.X." No part of this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Check your...
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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-DS4 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-DS4 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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...functions in Easytune may differ by 0.05V to 0.35V with 0.05V increment - Increase DDR2 voltage by 0.025V to 0.375V with 1 MHz increment - GA-EP35-DS4 Motherboard - 12 - BIOS Unique Features Bundled Software Overclocking Operating System Form Factor 2 x 8 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD...CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU being used. (Note 6) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Adjust CPU host frequency from 90 MHz to 1.55V with 0.05V increment - Increase CPU voltage...
...functions in Easytune may differ by 0.05V to 0.35V with 0.05V increment - Increase DDR2 voltage by 0.025V to 0.375V with 1 MHz increment - GA-EP35-DS4 Motherboard - 12 - BIOS Unique Features Bundled Software Overclocking Operating System Form Factor 2 x 8 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD...CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU being used. (Note 6) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Adjust CPU host frequency from 90 MHz to 1.55V with 0.05V increment - Increase CPU voltage...
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...the card and then pull the card straight up from your power supply to make any required BIOS changes for your computer. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on your expansion card(s). 7. Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in the expansion...with your card. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to the onboard PCI Express x16 slots. GA-EP35-DS4 Motherboard - 18 - Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord...
...the card and then pull the card straight up from your power supply to make any required BIOS changes for your computer. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on your expansion card(s). 7. Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in the expansion...with your card. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to the onboard PCI Express x16 slots. GA-EP35-DS4 Motherboard - 18 - Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord...
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...using 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. EP35-DS4 F1a . ....the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. The system will still be used for one time only. A. GA-EP35-DS4 Motherboard - 36 - For more information, refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2." : Boot Menu Boot Menu allows you have ever entered ...
...using 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. EP35-DS4 F1a . ....the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. The system will still be used for one time only. A. GA-EP35-DS4 Motherboard - 36 - For more information, refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2." : Boot Menu Boot Menu allows you have ever entered ...
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.... RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in Legacy IDE mode. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Windows XP/2000. BIOS Setup SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel ICH9R...
.... RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in Legacy IDE mode. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Windows XP/2000. BIOS Setup SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel ICH9R...
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... Open, and the length shown is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable. RAID/IDE Enables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Note: The Gigabit hub will only operate at a speed of 10/100Mbps in...to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to the fault or short. Options are not used in MS-DOS mode; Note: Part 4-5 and Part 7-8 are : 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/...
... Open, and the length shown is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable. RAID/IDE Enables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Note: The Gigabit hub will only operate at a speed of 10/100Mbps in...to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to the fault or short. Options are not used in MS-DOS mode; Note: Part 4-5 and Part 7-8 are : 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/...
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... your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will continue to install other applications included in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. After the system restart,...the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install. You can press Xpress Install to install and press the Install button following instructions ...
... your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will continue to install other applications included in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. After the system restart,...the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install. You can press Xpress Install to install and press the Install button following instructions ...
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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-DS4 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-DS4 Motherboard - 60 - 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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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 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 -
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... back up /restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of the hard drive, make sure...
... back up /restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of the hard drive, make sure...
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...EP35-DS4 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/04/2007-P35-ICH9-6A89OG0PC-00 Figure 9 C. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. When you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). Boot from the motherboard driver... Software, Inc. When the Windows operating system is detected, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. Figure 12 GA-EP35-DS4 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to start backing...
...EP35-DS4 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/04/2007-P35-ICH9-6A89OG0PC-00 Figure 9 C. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. When you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). Boot from the motherboard driver... Software, Inc. When the Windows operating system is detected, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. Figure 12 GA-EP35-DS4 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to start backing...
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... your location and click OK. - 71 - Step 2: Select the @BIOS server site closest to save the current BIOS file. 2. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. During the BIOS update process, ensure the...to install @BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the...
... your location and click OK. - 71 - Step 2: Select the @BIOS server site closest to save the current BIOS file. 2. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. During the BIOS update process, ensure the...to install @BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the...
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...available SATA port on the GA-EP35-DS4 motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 ports are supported by ICH9R Southbridge.) Then connect the power connector from your computer. Appendix Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. C...Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. If you do not want to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 77 - If there is set to AHCI or RAID mode. (Note 3) Due to ...
...available SATA port on the GA-EP35-DS4 motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 ports are supported by ICH9R Southbridge.) Then connect the power connector from your computer. Appendix Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. C...Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. If you do not want to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 77 - If there is set to AHCI or RAID mode. (Note 3) Due to ...
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...(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume? (Y/N) : Press ENTER to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 81 - Create RAID Volume 2. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7.5.0.1017 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-07...
...(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume? (Y/N) : Press ENTER to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 81 - Create RAID Volume 2. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7.5.0.1017 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-07...
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.../AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. 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-DS4 Motherboard ...- 88 - [ESC]-Abort Save and Exit Setup: After configuring the RAID array, select the Save And Exit Setup item in the main menu and press . GIGABYTE...
.../AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. 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-DS4 Motherboard ...- 88 - [ESC]-Abort Save and Exit Setup: After configuring the RAID array, select the Save And Exit Setup item in the main menu and press . GIGABYTE...
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...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 Windows 64-bit. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu in the... BootDrv folder (Figure 3). 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode)...
...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 Windows 64-bit. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu in the... BootDrv folder (Figure 3). 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode)...
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...some files being loaded before you see the message "Press F6 if you need to that you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you are ready to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER....1 Step 2: When a screen similar to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to manually specify an adapter. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-EP35-DS4 Motherboard - 90 - Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of Windows XP ...
...some files being loaded before you see the message "Press F6 if you need to that you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you are ready to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER....1 Step 2: When a screen similar to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to manually specify an adapter. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-EP35-DS4 Motherboard - 90 - Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of Windows XP ...
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... will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. Use the arrow keys to select one minute. Intel(R) ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH9R) Intel(R) 82801HEM SATA RAID Controller (Mobile ICH8M-E) Intel(R) 82801HEM/... to the previous screen. Windows Setup Setup will appear. Step 3: For Intel ICH9R SATA controllers: When Setup correctly recognizes the Intel ICH9R SATA RAID/AHCI driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to continue the...
... will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. Use the arrow keys to select one minute. Intel(R) ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH9R) Intel(R) 82801HEM SATA RAID Controller (Mobile ICH8M-E) Intel(R) 82801HEM/... to the previous screen. Windows Setup Setup will appear. Step 3: For Intel ICH9R SATA controllers: When Setup correctly recognizes the Intel ICH9R SATA RAID/AHCI driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to continue the...