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... Information in this manual are legally registered to use GIGABYTE's unique features, 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...
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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 Update Utilities ... Appendix ...77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 77 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 83 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 84 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 89 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 89 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional 91...
... 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 Update Utilities ... Appendix ...77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 77 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 83 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 84 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 89 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 89 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional 91...
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The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-EX38-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/s cables ...
The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-EX38-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/s cables ...
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... frequency - Increase FSB voltage by motherboard model. (Note 4) The adjustable CPU voltage range depends on the CPU cooler you to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Adjust CPU host frequency from 90 MHz to 150 MHz with 0.05V increment - Adjust PCI Express frequency from...; Frequency adjustments in BIOS Setup (CPU/DDR2/PCIe) allow you install. (Note 3) Available functions in BIOS Setup (CPU/DDR2/PCIe/FSB/(G)MCH) allow you to: - GA-EX38-DS4 Motherboard - 12 -
... frequency - Increase FSB voltage by motherboard model. (Note 4) The adjustable CPU voltage range depends on the CPU cooler you to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Adjust CPU host frequency from 90 MHz to 150 MHz with 0.05V increment - Adjust PCI Express frequency from...; Frequency adjustments in BIOS Setup (CPU/DDR2/PCIe) allow you install. (Note 3) Available functions in BIOS Setup (CPU/DDR2/PCIe/FSB/(G)MCH) allow you to: - GA-EX38-DS4 Motherboard - 12 -
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... the Card: Gently push back on the lever on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the chassis back panel. 2. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently push down on the... Make sure the metal contacts on the card until it is securely seated in the slot. 3. Remove the metal slot cover from the slot. GA-EX38-DS4 Motherboard - 18 - Locate an expansion slot that came with the slot, and press down on your card. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read ...
... the Card: Gently push back on the lever on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the chassis back panel. 2. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently push down on the... Make sure the metal contacts on the card until it is securely seated in the slot. 3. Remove the metal slot cover from the slot. GA-EX38-DS4 Motherboard - 18 - Locate an expansion slot that came with the slot, and press down on your card. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read ...
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... device, then press to enter BIOS Setup first. To show the BIOS POST screen. The system will still be used for one time only. GA-EX38-DS4 Motherboard - 36 - A. EX38-DS4 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 01/02/2008-X38-ICH9-6A89OG0WC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST ... 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data 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 ...
... device, then press to enter BIOS Setup first. To show the BIOS POST screen. The system will still be used for one time only. GA-EX38-DS4 Motherboard - 36 - A. EX38-DS4 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 01/02/2008-X38-ICH9-6A89OG0WC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST ... 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data 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 ...
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... Disabled if you wish to install operating systems that support Native mode, e.g. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. USB 2.0 Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB 2.0 controller. (Default: Enabled) USB Keyboard Support Allows USB keyboard to operate in Native IDE...
... Disabled if you wish to install operating systems that support Native mode, e.g. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. USB 2.0 Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB 2.0 controller. (Default: Enabled) USB Keyboard Support Allows USB keyboard to operate in Native IDE...
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..., please remove the question mark (by right-clicking your optional drive. Please select the item that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install and press 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 mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will automatically scan the system and then list all...
..., please remove the question mark (by right-clicking your optional drive. Please select the item that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install and press 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 mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will automatically scan the system and then list all...
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3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-EX38-DS4 Motherboard - 60 - 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.
3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-EX38-DS4 Motherboard - 60 - 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.
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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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... longer to restore it . For example, when hard drives are attached to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are different utilities. For example, a backup file created with SP1 or later • Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are installed. • The amount of system...
... longer to restore it . For example, when hard drives are attached to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are different utilities. For example, a backup file created with SP1 or later • Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are installed. • The amount of system...
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Boot from the motherboard driver disk to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. Using the ... 01/02/2008-X38-ICH9-6A89OG0WC-00 Figure 9 C. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Figure 12 GA-EX38-DS4 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). After you wish to check disk allocation. Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition...
Boot from the motherboard driver disk to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. Using the ... 01/02/2008-X38-ICH9-6A89OG0WC-00 Figure 9 C. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Figure 12 GA-EX38-DS4 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). After you wish to check disk allocation. Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition...
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... C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS C. Options and Instructions: 1. Unique Features During the BIOS update process, ensure the Internet connection is .... 2. Failure to do NOT interrupt the Internet connection (for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. B. In Windows, close all...
... C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS C. Options and Instructions: 1. Unique Features During the BIOS update process, ensure the Internet connection is .... 2. Failure to do NOT interrupt the Internet connection (for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. B. In Windows, close all...
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Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Appendix Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. B. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1... the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID, you do not want to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 77 - Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy...
Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Appendix Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. B. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1... the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID, you do not want to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 77 - Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy...
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... array capacity and press . 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 - Are you sure you may proceed to create the specified volume. [KL]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC...
... array capacity and press . 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 - Are you sure you may proceed to create the specified volume. [KL]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC...
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... is/are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to a floppy disk. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Prepare a startup disk that in the BootDrv folder (Figure 3). ...Your system will open similar to the floppy disk. Boot from the menu. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure...
... is/are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to a floppy disk. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Prepare a startup disk that in the BootDrv folder (Figure 3). ...Your system will open similar to the floppy disk. Boot from the menu. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure...
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... press (Figure 2). Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-EX38-DS4 Motherboard - 84 - Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. *... some files being loaded before you see the message "Press F6 if you have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. A. After pressing , there will load support for the following is an example of Windows XP and Vista installation. The following mass...
... press (Figure 2). Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-EX38-DS4 Motherboard - 84 - Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. *... some files being loaded before you see the message "Press F6 if you have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. A. After pressing , there will load support for the following is an example of Windows XP and Vista installation. The following mass...
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... F3=Exit Figure 3 If a message appears saying one of the items displayed and press . The driver installation will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. Appendix If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device... devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Step 3: 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...
... F3=Exit Figure 3 If a message appears saying one of the items displayed and press . The driver installation will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. Appendix If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device... devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Step 3: 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...
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This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 GA-EX38-DS4 Motherboard - 86 - To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer.
This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 GA-EX38-DS4 Motherboard - 86 - To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer.
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Figure 7 - 87 - Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 6). Appendix B. When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7).
Figure 7 - 87 - Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 6). Appendix B. When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7).