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.... All rights reserved. Disclaimer Information in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating ...motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. No part of this manual are legally registered to assist in any form or by...
.... All rights reserved. Disclaimer Information in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating ...motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. No part of this manual are legally registered to assist in any form or by...
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... 51 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 51 3-2 Application Software 52 3-3 Technical Manuals 52 3-4 Contact...53 3-5 System...53 3-6 Download Center 54 3-7 New Utilities...54 Chapter 4 Unique Features 55 4-1... Auto Green...63 Chapter 5 Appendix...65 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 65 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 65 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette 70 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System 71 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 75 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 75 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 77 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone...
... 51 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 51 3-2 Application Software 52 3-3 Technical Manuals 52 3-4 Contact...53 3-5 System...53 3-6 Download Center 54 3-7 New Utilities...54 Chapter 4 Unique Features 55 4-1... Auto Green...63 Chapter 5 Appendix...65 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 65 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 65 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette 70 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System 71 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 75 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 75 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 77 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone...
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... USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-M52LT-D3/GA-M52LT-S3P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable One SATA cable I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice...
... USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-M52LT-D3/GA-M52LT-S3P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable One SATA cable I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice...
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... the top edge of the card until it is fully inserted into the slot. 4. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the chassis back panel. 2. Hardware Installation Make...
... the top edge of the card until it is fully inserted into the slot. 4. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the chassis back panel. 2. Hardware Installation Make...
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... in BIOS Setup. : XPRESS RECOVERY2 If you to set the first boot device without having to Xpress Recovery2 during the POST. Motherboard Model BIOS Version GA-M52LT-D3 E3 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/10/2010-NF-520LE-6A61KG0LC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press...the BIOS POST screen. The system will still be used for one time only. 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 the...
... in BIOS Setup. : XPRESS RECOVERY2 If you to set the first boot device without having to Xpress Recovery2 during the POST. Motherboard Model BIOS Version GA-M52LT-D3 E3 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/10/2010-NF-520LE-6A61KG0LC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press...the BIOS POST screen. The system will still be used for one time only. 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 the...
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With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to individually enable/disable CPU Core 2 and Core 3. CPU core 2 (Note) Enables or disables CPU Core 2. (Default: Enabled) ...
With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to individually enable/disable CPU Core 2 and Core 3. CPU core 2 (Note) Enables or disables CPU Core 2. (Default: Enabled) ...
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... Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install other applications included in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by right...mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will automatically scan your system. Drivers Installation Failure to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will continue to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) ...
... Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install other applications included in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by right...mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will automatically scan your system. Drivers Installation Failure to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will continue to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) ...
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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. Drivers Installation - 52 - 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. Drivers Installation - 52 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 53 -
Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 53 -
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Drivers Installation - 54 - You can click the Install button on the right of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to install. 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install it. The latest version of an item to the GIGABYTE website.
Drivers Installation - 54 - You can click the Install button on the right of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to install. 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install it. The latest version of an item to the GIGABYTE website.
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... backup file at which the data is backed up/ restored. • It takes longer to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk. For example, when hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in the following sequence...
... backup file at which the data is backed up/ restored. • It takes longer to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk. For example, when hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in the following sequence...
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... Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to the unallocated space (black stripe along the top). actual size requirements vary, depending on your hard drive data. C. Step 5: Xpress Recovery2 will automatically...
... Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to the unallocated space (black stripe along the top). actual size requirements vary, depending on your hard drive data. C. Step 5: Xpress Recovery2 will automatically...
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...step if you do not want to available SATA port on the SATA controller. - 65 - C. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver for Windows XP. (Note) E. Configuring RAID set in your computer Attach 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. If you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard...
...step if you do not want to available SATA port on the SATA controller. - 65 - C. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver for Windows XP. (Note) E. Configuring RAID set in your computer Attach 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. If you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard...
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..., press to cancel. After that, the Array List screen appears, displaying the RAID array that you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 69 - RAID Mode: Striping Striping Width : 2 Striping Block: 64K Port Index Disk Model 1.0 0 1.1 1 ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Capacity 111.79GB 111.79GB [R] Rebuild [D] Delete...
..., press to cancel. After that, the Array List screen appears, displaying the RAID array that you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 69 - RAID Mode: Striping Striping Width : 2 Striping Block: 64K Port Index Disk Model 1.0 0 1.1 1 ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Capacity 111.79GB 111.79GB [R] Rebuild [D] Delete...
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...that in the BootDrv folder (Figure 2). Refer to the floppy disk. A Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to Table 1 for the SATA driver directories for Windows XP 32-bit operating system, type: A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\uda\winxp\sataraid\*.* Operating System Directory Windows XP ... file in Figure 3. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Your system will open similar to a floppy disk. Press any key to copy the driver in Fig- Appendix Figure 2 Figure 3 - 70 - See the instructions below about how to exit when finished. sume that the drive letter...
...that in the BootDrv folder (Figure 2). Refer to the floppy disk. A Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to Table 1 for the SATA driver directories for Windows XP 32-bit operating system, type: A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\uda\winxp\sataraid\*.* Operating System Directory Windows XP ... file in Figure 3. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Your system will open similar to a floppy disk. Press any key to copy the driver in Fig- Appendix Figure 2 Figure 3 - 70 - See the instructions below about how to exit when finished. sume that the drive letter...
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... Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you can pro- Step 2: Figure 1 The screen displays two drivers, both of which need to be installed. On the next screen, press to return to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support... Windows Vista/XP onto your system to boot from the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen. First select NVIDIA RAID Driver and press . Then select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press . Select the SCSI Adapter you to specify additional device. After the...
... Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you can pro- Step 2: Figure 1 The screen displays two drivers, both of which need to be installed. On the next screen, press to return to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support... Windows Vista/XP onto your system to boot from the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen. First select NVIDIA RAID Driver and press . Then select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press . Select the SCSI Adapter you to specify additional device. After the...
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...Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Appendix Figure 4 - 72 - Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to BootDrv\UDA\WinVista64\sataraid. Installing Windows Vista Step 1: Restart your system and browse to the following directory: BootDrv\UDA...\WinVista\sataraid For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to the sataraid folder. Figure 3 Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the removable storage device such as USB flash drive that below appears (RAID hard drive will not be sure to...
...Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Appendix Figure 4 - 72 - Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to BootDrv\UDA\WinVista64\sataraid. Installing Windows Vista Step 1: Restart your system and browse to the following directory: BootDrv\UDA...\WinVista\sataraid For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to the sataraid folder. Figure 3 Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the removable storage device such as USB flash drive that below appears (RAID hard drive will not be sure to...
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Figure 6 - 73 - Appendix Select the RAID drive and then click Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 6). Figure 5 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 5 appears, select NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller and click Next.
Figure 6 - 73 - Appendix Select the RAID drive and then click Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 6). Figure 5 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 5 appears, select NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller and click Next.
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...simultaneously. The picture to the following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager icon will be simultaneously processed. For example, users can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack ...audio configuration, if a Rear speaker is plugged into the default Center/Sub- Configuring Speakers (The following for each jack through the audio driver. Double-click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to the right shows the default ...
...simultaneously. The picture to the following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager icon will be simultaneously processed. For example, users can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack ...audio configuration, if a Rear speaker is plugged into the default Center/Sub- Configuring Speakers (The following for each jack through the audio driver. Double-click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to the right shows the default ...
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... sound. To hear the sound being recorded during the recording process, do not mute the playback volume. 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager icon will appear in jack (pink) on the front panel and back panel cannot be able to microphone, right-click on...
... sound. To hear the sound being recorded during the recording process, do not mute the playback volume. 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager icon will appear in jack (pink) on the front panel and back panel cannot be able to microphone, right-click on...