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...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. Check your motherboard looks like this manual is protected by copyright laws and is... 1.0. Disclaimer Information in this : "REV: X.X." Example: Changes to their respective owners. No part of GIGABYTE. Documentation Classifications In order to assist in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this manual are...
...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. Check your motherboard looks like this manual is protected by copyright laws and is... 1.0. Disclaimer Information in this : "REV: X.X." Example: Changes to their respective owners. No part of GIGABYTE. Documentation Classifications In order to assist in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this manual are...
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... the Onboard SATA Controller 79 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 85 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 87 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 92 ...5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 92 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional 94 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 96 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 98 5-3 Troubleshooting 99 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 99 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 100 5-4 Regulatory Statements 102 Only for GA-EP45...
... the Onboard SATA Controller 79 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 85 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 87 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 92 ...5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 92 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional 94 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 96 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 98 5-3 Troubleshooting 99 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 99 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 100 5-4 Regulatory Statements 102 Only for GA-EP45...
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...-0*R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-0*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-EP45-UD3LR or GA-EP45-UD3L motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change...
...-0*R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-0*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-EP45-UD3LR or GA-EP45-UD3L motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change...
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...replace the chassis cover(s). 6. PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below to correctly install your card. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card in the slot and does not rock. • Removing the Card... is fully inserted into the slot. 4. Locate an expansion slot that came with the slot, and press down on your expansion card(s). 7. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 18 - Turn on the top edge of the PCI Express x16 slot to release the card and then pull the card straight up...
...replace the chassis cover(s). 6. PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below to correctly install your card. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card in the slot and does not rock. • Removing the Card... is fully inserted into the slot. 4. Locate an expansion slot that came with the slot, and press down on your expansion card(s). 7. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 18 - Turn on the top edge of the PCI Express x16 slot to release the card and then pull the card straight up...
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...may appear when the computer boots. The POST Screen Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 34 - For more information, refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2." : BOOT MENU Boot Menu allows you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 ...device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu. A. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the 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...
...may appear when the computer boots. The POST Screen Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 34 - For more information, refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2." : BOOT MENU Boot Menu allows you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 ...device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu. A. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the 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...
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...Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Only for the SATA controllers. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 50 - RAID Enables RAID for GA-EP45-UD3LR. SATA AHCI Mode (Intel ICH10 Southbridge) Configures the SATA controllers integrated in...SATAcontrollers and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI (Note) Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Only for GA-EP45-UD3L. Set this option to Disabled if you wish to AHCI mode. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award ...
...Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Only for the SATA controllers. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 50 - RAID Enables RAID for GA-EP45-UD3LR. SATA AHCI Mode (Intel ICH10 Southbridge) Configures the SATA controllers integrated in...SATAcontrollers and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI (Note) Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Only for GA-EP45-UD3L. Set this option to Disabled if you wish to AHCI mode. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award ...
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...) (e.g. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" 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 installing... click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 61 - Drivers Installation Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system...
...) (e.g. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" 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 installing... click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 61 - Drivers Installation Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system...
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GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 62 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals.
GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 62 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals.
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Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact Click the URL on this manual to the GIGABYTE Web site. Or read the last page of this page to link to check the contact information for GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 63 -
Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact Click the URL on this manual to the GIGABYTE Web site. Or read the last page of this page to link to check the contact information for GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 63 -
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The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 64 -
The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 64 -
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.../restored. • It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are different utilities. For example, when hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second...
.../restored. • It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are different utilities. For example, when hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second...
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... After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. Select BACKUP to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Figure 12 GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. B. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. When... Figure 9 C. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to start backing up your hard drive. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to startup XpressRecovery2..... If ...
... After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. Select BACKUP to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Figure 12 GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. B. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. When... Figure 9 C. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to start backing up your hard drive. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to startup XpressRecovery2..... If ...
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... data folder Changes the data folder to configure the data sharing settings. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to share your LAN connection settings and Q-Share, you are able to launch the Q-Share tool. Enable Incoming Folder ... About...
... data folder Changes the data folder to configure the data sharing settings. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to share your LAN connection settings and Q-Share, you are able to launch the Q-Share tool. Enable Incoming Folder ... About...
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B. Only for GA-EP45-UD3LR. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. C . Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Installing ...may prepare only one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Then connect the power connector from your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable...
B. Only for GA-EP45-UD3LR. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. C . Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Installing ...may prepare only one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Then connect the power connector from your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable...
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....6 GB Create Volume WARNING : ALL DATA ON[SHEELELCP T]ED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Reset Disks to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 83 - Now, you can see detailed information about the RAID array in MAIN MENU. Step 5: Enter the...
....6 GB Create Volume WARNING : ALL DATA ON[SHEELELCP T]ED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Reset Disks to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 83 - Now, you can see detailed information about the RAID array in MAIN MENU. Step 5: Enter the...
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...(Figure 3). Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk to your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in Figure 2, select 7) Intel Matrix Storage Manager...MS-DOS mode(Note). See the instructions below about how to exit when finished. 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for Windows 64-bit. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. Boot from the startup disk. Once at the ...
...(Figure 3). Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk to your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in Figure 2, select 7) Intel Matrix Storage Manager...MS-DOS mode(Note). See the instructions below about how to exit when finished. 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for Windows 64-bit. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. Boot from the startup disk. Once at the ...
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... message, and then press to your USB flash drive from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive Step 1: On an alternative system, copy the SATA RAID/AHCI driver to your USB flash drive. After the driver is extracted, a screen similar to that in Figure 6 will appear. ... the MSM64 file. Figure 4 Step 2: Double-click the MSM32 file in the motherboard driver disk to begin extracting the driver. Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 86 - For example, to install the Windows Vista 32-bit operating system(...
... message, and then press to your USB flash drive from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive Step 1: On an alternative system, copy the SATA RAID/AHCI driver to your USB flash drive. After the driver is extracted, a screen similar to that in Figure 6 will appear. ... the MSM64 file. Figure 4 Step 2: Double-click the MSM32 file in the motherboard driver disk to begin extracting the driver. Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 86 - For example, to install the Windows Vista 32-bit operating system(...
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...any device support disks from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to manually specify an adapter. Appendix Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type...Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. Currently,...
...any device support disks from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to manually specify an adapter. Appendix Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type...Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. Currently,...
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...or some file(s) cannot be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk. Windows Setup Setup will load support for use with Windows, press ENTER. Intel(R) ESB2 SATA AHCI Controller... F3=Exit Figure 3 If a message appears saying one of the items displayed and press . The driver installation will appear. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 88 - If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device ...
...or some file(s) cannot be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk. Windows Setup Setup will load support for use with Windows, press ENTER. Intel(R) ESB2 SATA AHCI Controller... F3=Exit Figure 3 If a message appears saying one of the items displayed and press . The driver installation will appear. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 88 - If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device ...
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Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 - 89 - To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Appendix This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup.
Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 - 89 - To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Appendix This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup.