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... ReadyBoost 64 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 (For Windows XP and 2000 70 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System 71 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 74 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1-Channel Audio 74 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIFOut Cable (Optional 77 5-2-3 Configuring...
... ReadyBoost 64 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 (For Windows XP and 2000 70 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System 71 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 74 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1-Channel Audio 74 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIFOut Cable (Optional 77 5-2-3 Configuring...
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... power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPOUT-0*R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk (For Windows Vista) Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable One SATA 3Gb/s cable I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice...
... power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPOUT-0*R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-M61PME-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk (For Windows Vista) Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable One SATA 3Gb/s cable I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice...
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...not appear automatically, go 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...or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller 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. Failure to install. You can press Xpress Install to ...
...not appear automatically, go 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...or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller 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. Failure to install. You can press Xpress Install to ...
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... Begin: • Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file at which the data is backed up/restored. • It takes longer to restore it. Windows® XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA... 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 not supported. For example, a backup file created with SP1 or later • Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are attached to back up your...
... Begin: • Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file at which the data is backed up/restored. • It takes longer to restore it. Windows® XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA... 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 not supported. For example, a backup file created with SP1 or later • Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are attached to back up your...
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... Windows operating system. Select BACKUP to store the backup image file. - 56 - When finished, go to Disk Management to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 12 GA-M61PME-S2...
... Windows operating system. Select BACKUP to store the backup image file. - 56 - When finished, go to Disk Management to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 12 GA-M61PME-S2...
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In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. C. Unique Features GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. B. ... Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. Options and Instructions: 1. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Step 2: Select the @BIOS server ...
In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. C. Unique Features GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. B. ... Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. Options and Instructions: 1. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Step 2: Select the @BIOS server ...
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...with identical model and capacity). Install SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note) D. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver. (Note) E. Install the SATA RAID driver (Note) and operating system. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. Configure SATA controller mode in your power supply to create ... the steps below: A. Then connect the power connector from your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A.
...with identical model and capacity). Install SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note) D. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver. (Note) E. Install the SATA RAID driver (Note) and operating system. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. Configure SATA controller mode in your power supply to create ... the steps below: A. Then connect the power connector from your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A.
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.... From your optical drive (example: D:\>). A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk. Press to copy the driver in MS-DOS mode(Note). GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard Figure 3 - 70 - 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette (For Windows XP and 2000) To successfully install Windows XP/2000 onto SATA hard drive(s) that is...
.... From your optical drive (example: D:\>). A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk. Press to copy the driver in MS-DOS mode(Note). GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard Figure 3 - 70 - 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette (For Windows XP and 2000) To successfully install Windows XP/2000 onto SATA hard drive(s) that is...
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...Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 - 71 - Appendix Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have prepared the SATA RAID driver diskette for Windows XP/2000 and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to specify additional mass storage devices for use with... Windows, including those for use with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup Press F6 if you are ready to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. After pressing , there will load support for the following is an ...
...Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 - 71 - Appendix Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have prepared the SATA RAID driver diskette for Windows XP/2000 and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to specify additional mass storage devices for use with... Windows, including those for use with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup Press F6 if you are ready to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. After pressing , there will load support for the following is an ...
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... Figure 4 appears, you must press to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, including those for which you have chosen to select an additional driver. GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 72 - Step 3: When installing the RAID driver, for example, if Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to previous screen as shown in...
... Figure 4 appears, you must press to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, including those for which you have chosen to select an additional driver. GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 72 - Step 3: When installing the RAID driver, for example, if Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to previous screen as shown in...
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... Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 5 Step 4: After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you do not have a device support disk from a mass... to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those for use with the Windows XP installation. The driver installation will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) *...
... Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 5 Step 4: After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you do not have a device support disk from a mass... to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those for use with the Windows XP installation. The driver installation will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) *...
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...GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 74 - 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides three audio jacks on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously. all at the same time. 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 be simultaneously processed. Before installing the audio driver, make ...
...GA-M61PME-S2 Motherboard - 74 - 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides three audio jacks on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously. all at the same time. 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 be simultaneously processed. Before installing the audio driver, make ...