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...the revision of documentations: For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual. For instructions on how to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in the...\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: Copyright © 2007 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. GIGABYTE UNITED INC. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered ...
...the revision of documentations: For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual. For instructions on how to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in the...\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: Copyright © 2007 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. GIGABYTE UNITED INC. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered ...
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... 57 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 57 3-2 SoftwareApplications 58 3-3 Driver CD Information 58 3-4 Hardware Information 59 3-5 Contact Us ...59 Chapter 4 Unique Features 61 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 61 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 66 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-...
... 57 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 57 3-2 SoftwareApplications 58 3-3 Driver CD Information 58 3-4 Hardware Information 59 3-5 Contact Us ...59 Chapter 4 Unique Features 61 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 61 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 66 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-...
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... cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01/R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-31/R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-G33M-S2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield The...
... cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01/R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-31/R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-G33M-S2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield The...
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...GIGABYTE website. (Note 6) Available functions in Windows Vista only) and configure the SATA connectors for AHCI mode. (Refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Integrated Peripherals," for details on ICH9, hot plug is supported in Easytune may differ by adapter. (Note 5) Due to an Intel G33 graphics driver limitation, the GA-G33M-S2H... does not currently support Blu-ray/ HD DVD format playback. GA-G33M-S2H Motherboard - 12 -
...GIGABYTE website. (Note 6) Available functions in Windows Vista only) and configure the SATA connectors for AHCI mode. (Refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Integrated Peripherals," for details on ICH9, hot plug is supported in Easytune may differ by adapter. (Note 5) Due to an Intel G33 graphics driver limitation, the GA-G33M-S2H... does not currently support Blu-ray/ HD DVD format playback. GA-G33M-S2H Motherboard - 12 -
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... the card with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the card until it is locked by the latch at the end of the PCI Express x16... the Card: Press the white latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot to correctly install your expansion card in your operating system. GA-G33M-S2H Motherboard - 18 - Carefully read the manual that supports your card. PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Slot PCI Express x1 Slot Follow the steps below to...
... the card with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the card until it is locked by the latch at the end of the PCI Express x16... the Card: Press the white latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot to correctly install your expansion card in your operating system. GA-G33M-S2H Motherboard - 18 - Carefully read the manual that supports your card. PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Slot PCI Express x1 Slot Follow the steps below to...
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...Radeon X1950 Pro ATI Radeon X1950 XTX ATI Radeon X600 XT ATI Radeon X700 Pro ATI Radeon X800 XT Maker GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE MSI ASUS ASUS Model Name GV-RX30128D GV-RX30S128D GV-RX30HM128D GV-RX55128D GV-RX60P128DE GV-RX60X128V GV-RX70128D GV...- 19 - Hardware Installation When using an add-on graphics card, please first delete the onboard graphics driver before installing the driver for the add-on graphics card.
...Radeon X1950 Pro ATI Radeon X1950 XTX ATI Radeon X600 XT ATI Radeon X700 Pro ATI Radeon X800 XT Maker GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE GIGABYTE MSI ASUS ASUS Model Name GV-RX30128D GV-RX30S128D GV-RX30HM128D GV-RX55128D GV-RX60P128DE GV-RX60X128V GV-RX70128D GV...- 19 - Hardware Installation When using an add-on graphics card, please first delete the onboard graphics driver before installing the driver for the add-on graphics card.
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Connect a monitor that supports D-Sub connection to an Intel G33 graphics driver limitation, the GA-G33M-S2H does not currently support Blu-ray/ HD DVD format playback. HDMI Port (Note) The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) provides an all-digital audio/video... output only supports AC3, DTS and 2-channel-LPCM formats. (AC3 and DTS require the use of 1920x1080p but the actual resolutions supported depend on the GIGABYTE website. - 21 - The HDMI Technology can support a maximum resolution of an external decoder for decoding.) In Windows XP, select Start>Control Panel>Sounds and ...
Connect a monitor that supports D-Sub connection to an Intel G33 graphics driver limitation, the GA-G33M-S2H does not currently support Blu-ray/ HD DVD format playback. HDMI Port (Note) The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) provides an all-digital audio/video... output only supports AC3, DTS and 2-channel-LPCM formats. (AC3 and DTS require the use of 1920x1080p but the actual resolutions supported depend on the GIGABYTE website. - 21 - The HDMI Technology can support a maximum resolution of an external decoder for decoding.) In Windows XP, select Start>Control Panel>Sounds and ...
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... Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the ... BIOS Setup. Note: The setting in BIOS Setup. : Xpress Recovery2 If you to enter BIOS Setup first. GA-G33M-S2H Motherboard - 36 - To exit Boot Menu, press . After system restart, the device boot order will directly ... configured in Boot Menu. English 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots. Intel G33 BIOS for G33M-S2H F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 06/26/2007-G33-ICH9-6A79OG0OC-...
... Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the ... BIOS Setup. Note: The setting in BIOS Setup. : Xpress Recovery2 If you to enter BIOS Setup first. GA-G33M-S2H Motherboard - 36 - To exit Boot Menu, press . After system restart, the device boot order will directly ... configured in Boot Menu. English 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots. Intel G33 BIOS for G33M-S2H F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 06/26/2007-G33-ICH9-6A79OG0OC-...
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... features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Set this option to Disabled if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to install operating Enabled systems that cannot be used in Legacy IDE mode. English 2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated...
... features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Set this option to Disabled if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to install operating Enabled systems that cannot be used in Legacy IDE mode. English 2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated...
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... CPU fan speed. PWM Sets PWM mode for a 3-pin CPU fan. Disabled Forces CPU fan to be configured if Smart FAN Control Method is populated. GA-G33M-S2H Motherboard - 50 - Legacy Allows CPU fan to run at least DDRII1 or DDRII2 socket in Channel 0 is set for a 4-pin CPU fan that is enabled... the installation of system memory will be set to Intel(R) QST, make sure at full speed. A small portion of Intel Host Embedded Control Interface (HECI) driver from the motherboard...
... CPU fan speed. PWM Sets PWM mode for a 3-pin CPU fan. Disabled Forces CPU fan to be configured if Smart FAN Control Method is populated. GA-G33M-S2H Motherboard - 50 - Legacy Allows CPU fan to run at least DDRII1 or DDRII2 socket in Channel 0 is set for a 4-pin CPU fan that is enabled... the installation of system memory will be set to Intel(R) QST, make sure at full speed. A small portion of Intel Host Embedded Control Interface (HECI) driver from the motherboard...
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...button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that ...you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will restart your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system...
...button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that ...you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will restart your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system...
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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. English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-G33M-S2H Motherboard - 58 -
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. English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-G33M-S2H Motherboard - 58 -
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Drivers Installation English 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. - 59 -
Drivers Installation English 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. - 59 -
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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 attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the amount of it . For example, a backup file created with...
... 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 attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the amount of it . For example, a backup file created with...
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...you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 1. Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Figure 12 GA-G33M-S2H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Intel G33 BIOS for the first time. When you wish to start ...up your hard drive. Select BACKUP to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). 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...
...you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 1. Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Figure 12 GA-G33M-S2H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Intel G33 BIOS for the first time. When you wish to start ...up your hard drive. Select BACKUP to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). 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...
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...failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Select @BIOS and click Install. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> @BIOS>@BIOS C. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this function... to your system supports Intel® Hyper-Threading technology, disable this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. Do not use the C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 5. Options and...
...failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Select @BIOS and click Install. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> @BIOS>@BIOS C. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this function... to your system supports Intel® Hyper-Threading technology, disable this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. Do not use the C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 5. Options and...
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... the default Center/ Subwoofer speaker out jack, you can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack to the following for each jack through the audio driver. all at the same time. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1 Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to be simultaneously processed. Side Speaker Out Mic In For example, in jack and manually...
... the default Center/ Subwoofer speaker out jack, you can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack to the following for each jack through the audio driver. all at the same time. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1 Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to be simultaneously processed. Side Speaker Out Mic In For example, in jack and manually...
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GA-G33M-S2H Motherboard - 74 - Before installing the audio driver, make sure the "Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Definition Audio" has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your system tray. Select the device according to the type of speaker configuration you wish to ...complete the configuration. Configuring Speakers: (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows. Step 2: Click...
GA-G33M-S2H Motherboard - 74 - Before installing the audio driver, make sure the "Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Definition Audio" has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your system tray. Select the device according to the type of speaker configuration you wish to ...complete the configuration. Configuring Speakers: (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows. Step 2: Click...
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..., creating a virtual surround sound environment(Note). "dts INTERACTIVE" : If your speaker configurations. 3. Either click DTS Interactive in the Audio Control Panel. GA-G33M-S2H Motherboard - 78 - "dts NEO : PC" : Press this button to produce 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- TIVE button at the center bottom of the ...enabled, you would get only 2-channel output signals (from the front speakers) when playing 2-channel music. After installing the audio driver, at the center bottom of the Audio Control Panel, you should find the DTS control button as shown below: DTS control button...
..., creating a virtual surround sound environment(Note). "dts INTERACTIVE" : If your speaker configurations. 3. Either click DTS Interactive in the Audio Control Panel. GA-G33M-S2H Motherboard - 78 - "dts NEO : PC" : Press this button to produce 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- TIVE button at the center bottom of the ...enabled, you would get only 2-channel output signals (from the front speakers) when playing 2-channel music. After installing the audio driver, at the center bottom of the Audio Control Panel, you should find the DTS control button as shown below: DTS control button...
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... audio sources that are not digitally processed by DTS encoding to be output from the S/PDIF OUT. 5-1-4 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in jack on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time. 4. Double-click the...
... audio sources that are not digitally processed by DTS encoding to be output from the S/PDIF OUT. 5-1-4 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in jack on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time. 4. Double-click the...