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.... For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual. For instructions on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to assist in ...this : "REV: X.X." For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard...
.... For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual. For instructions on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to assist in ...this : "REV: X.X." For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard...
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...-1SPDIN-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-0*R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. 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 without...
...-1SPDIN-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-0*R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. 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 without...
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...card straight up from the slot. Align the card with a screw. 5. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 18 - 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. Locate an expansion ...your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the chassis back panel. 2. Install the driver provided with your expansion card(s). 7. PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below to install an ...
...card straight up from the slot. Align the card with a screw. 5. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 18 - 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. Locate an expansion ...your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the chassis back panel. 2. Install the driver provided with your expansion card(s). 7. PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below to install an ...
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...v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. 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 accept. ...only. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. To show the BIOS POST screen. To exit Boot Menu, press . GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 34 - After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in BIOS Setup. : XPRESS RECOVERY2 If you ...
...v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. 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 accept. ...only. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. To show the BIOS POST screen. To exit Boot Menu, press . GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 34 - After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in BIOS Setup. : XPRESS RECOVERY2 If you ...
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...option to Disabled if you wish to AHCI mode. Disabled Disables AHCI for GA-EP45-UD3LR. SATA Port0-3 Native Mode Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 50 - Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in the Intel ...ICH10R Southbridge or configures the SATA controllers to install operating systems that support Native mode. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver...
...option to Disabled if you wish to AHCI mode. Disabled Disables AHCI for GA-EP45-UD3LR. SATA Port0-3 Native Mode Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 50 - Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in the Intel ...ICH10R Southbridge or configures the SATA controllers to install operating systems that support Native mode. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver...
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...; After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install. the Found New Hardware...displayed which looks like that are installed, follow the onscreen instructions 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...
...; After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install. the Found New Hardware...displayed which looks like that are installed, follow the onscreen instructions 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...
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3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 62 - 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.
3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 62 - 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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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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...to check disk allocation. EP45-UD3L E19 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 09/05/2008-P45-ICH10-7A89PG0UC-00 Figure 9 C. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to start backing ...up your hard drive. Select BACKUP to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . B. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. If you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. Figure 12 GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard...
...to check disk allocation. EP45-UD3L E19 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 09/05/2008-P45-ICH10-7A89PG0UC-00 Figure 9 C. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to start backing ...up your hard drive. Select BACKUP to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . B. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. If you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. Figure 12 GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard...
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... computers with computers on this icon to configure the data sharing settings. Figure 1. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to be shared (Note) Updates Q-Share online Displays the current Q-Share version Exits Q-Share (Note) This option is available only...
... computers with computers on this icon to configure the data sharing settings. Figure 1. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to be shared (Note) Updates Q-Share online Displays the current Q-Share version Exits Q-Share (Note) This option is available only...
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... hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Only for GA-EP45-UD3LR. (Note 1) Skip this step if you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Installing... SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to create RAID array on the motherboard. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup....
... hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Only for GA-EP45-UD3LR. (Note 1) Skip this step if you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Installing... SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to create RAID array on the motherboard. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup....
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... operating system or 8) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to exit when finished. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to copy the driver in your USB flash drive and then extract it (see instructions on the next page). ...how to your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in Figure 2. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use...
... operating system or 8) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to exit when finished. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to copy the driver in your USB flash drive and then extract it (see instructions on the next page). ...how to your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in Figure 2. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use...
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... 5 Figure 6 (Note) To install the Windows Vista 64-bit operating system, please copy the MSM64 file. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 86 - Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk. Figure 4 Step 2: Double-click the MSM32 file in Figure 5 appears, type "yes" after the "Continue extraction?" message, and then press to your USB flash... Windows Vista 32-bit operating system(Note) on the Intel ICH10R SATA controller, copy the MSM32 file (Figure 4) located in the BootDrv folder in the motherboard driver disk to that in the USB flash drive.
... 5 Figure 6 (Note) To install the Windows Vista 64-bit operating system, please copy the MSM64 file. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 86 - Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk. Figure 4 Step 2: Double-click the MSM32 file in Figure 5 appears, type "yes" after the "Continue extraction?" message, and then press to your USB flash... Windows Vista 32-bit operating system(Note) on the Intel ICH10R SATA controller, copy the MSM32 file (Figure 4) located in the BootDrv folder in the motherboard driver disk to that in the USB flash drive.
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...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. Windows Setup Setup will appear. Select the SCSI Adapter you want to specify additional mass storage devices for ... ENTER. Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the Intel ICH10R SATA RAID/AHCI driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 88 -
...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. Windows Setup Setup will appear. Select the SCSI Adapter you want to specify additional mass storage devices for ... ENTER. Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the Intel ICH10R SATA RAID/AHCI driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 88 -
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Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 6). Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 7 GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 90 - When a screen similar to that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1: Restart your floppy disk or USB flash drive (Figure 7). B.
Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 6). Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 7 GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 90 - When a screen similar to that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1: Restart your floppy disk or USB flash drive (Figure 7). B.
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... Speakers: (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will be present on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 92 - High Definition Audio (HD Audio) HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital-to the right shows...
... Speakers: (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will be present on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 92 - High Definition Audio (HD Audio) HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital-to the right shows...
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... Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in jack (pink) on the front panel. Note: The microphone functions on the back panel or the Mic in your system tray. Doubleclick the icon to open the volume control panel. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 96 - Then configure the jack for...
... Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in jack (pink) on the front panel. Note: The microphone functions on the back panel or the Mic in your system tray. Doubleclick the icon to open the volume control panel. GA-EP45-UD3LR/UD3L Motherboard - 96 - Then configure the jack for...
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..., please disable this device. (If not, skip this step.) Step 3: Then go to the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\FAQ page on GIGABYTE's website. Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard driver disk or download the audio driver from Microsoft's website. A: The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems...
..., please disable this device. (If not, skip this step.) Step 3: Then go to the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\FAQ page on GIGABYTE's website. Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard driver disk or download the audio driver from Microsoft's website. A: The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems...