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.... For instructions on how to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2009 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Example: The trademarks mentioned in... 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. Check your motherboard looks like this manual are legally registered to assist in any...
.... For instructions on how to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2009 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Example: The trademarks mentioned in... 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. Check your motherboard looks like this manual are legally registered to assist in any...
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... 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 Application Software 56 3-3 Technical Manuals 56 3-4 Contact...57 3-5 System...57 3-6 Download Center 58 Chapter 4 Unique Features 59 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 59 4-2 ...Repair...68 Chapter 5 Appendix...69 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 69 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 69 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 75 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 76 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 80 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 80 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 83 5-2-3 Configuring...
... 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 Application Software 56 3-3 Technical Manuals 56 3-4 Contact...57 3-5 System...57 3-6 Download Center 58 Chapter 4 Unique Features 59 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 59 4-2 ...Repair...68 Chapter 5 Appendix...69 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 69 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 69 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 75 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 76 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 80 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 80 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 83 5-2-3 Configuring...
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... cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In and Out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-1*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-MA74GM-S2H or GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. •...
... cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In and Out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-1*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-MA74GM-S2H or GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. •...
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... supported. (Note 4) To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable themulti-channel audio feature through the audio driver. (Note 5) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install. (Note 6) Available functions in EasyTune may differ...
... supported. (Note 4) To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable themulti-channel audio feature through the audio driver. (Note 5) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install. (Note 6) Available functions in EasyTune may differ...
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... on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express slot. Turn on the card until it is securely seated in your computer. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the top edge of the card until it is fully inserted into the slot. 4. Make sure the...
... on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express slot. Turn on the card until it is securely seated in your computer. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the top edge of the card until it is fully inserted into the slot. 4. Make sure the...
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... 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio." • When removing the cable connected to use an HD front panel audio module and enable themulti-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
... 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio." • When removing the cable connected to use an HD front panel audio module and enable themulti-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
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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 Xpress Recovery2 during ... still be used for subsequent access to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for GA-MA74GM-S2H FAa . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 08/27/2009-RS740-SB710-6A669G0AC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : BIOS SETUP Press the key to...
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 Xpress Recovery2 during ... still be used for subsequent access to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for GA-MA74GM-S2H FAa . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 08/27/2009-RS740-SB710-6A669G0AC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : BIOS SETUP Press the key to...
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... Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to run multiple operating systems and applications in the BIOS Main Menu. Password Check Specifies whether a password is required for booting the system and for GA-MA74GM-S2H. (Note) This item appears only if you enter...
... Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to run multiple operating systems and applications in the BIOS Main Menu. Password Check Specifies whether a password is required for booting the system and for GA-MA74GM-S2H. (Note) This item appears only if you enter...
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... Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that support Native mode. Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type Onboard...
... Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that support Native mode. Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type Onboard...
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... the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will continue to 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) ...Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the recommended drivers. Drivers Installation You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 55 - After installing the SP1 (or later), if a ...
... the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will continue to 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) ...Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the recommended drivers. Drivers Installation You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 55 - After installing the SP1 (or later), if a ...
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Drivers Installation - 56 - 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 - 56 - 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.
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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. - 57 -
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. - 57 -
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The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. Drivers Installation - 58 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website.
The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. Drivers Installation - 58 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website.
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... Recovery2 can back up data on the amount of data). • It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of the hard drive, make sure...
... Recovery2 can back up data on the amount of data). • It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of the hard drive, make sure...
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... create a new partition to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. Unique Features - 60 - Boot from the motherboard driver disk to store the backup image file. C. Step 1: Select BACKUP to check disk allocation. Step 4: After the operating system is recommended; Step 5: Xpress Recovery2 will...
... create a new partition to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. Unique Features - 60 - Boot from the motherboard driver disk to store the backup image file. C. Step 1: Select BACKUP to check disk allocation. Step 4: After the operating system is recommended; Step 5: Xpress Recovery2 will...
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...Disabled Figure 2. Enable Incoming Folder ... About Q-Share ... Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to configure the data sharing settings. in the notification area and right-click on the same network, ... Open Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share ... Find the Q-Share icon to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. Data Sharing Enabled Options Descriptions Option Connect ... exe to be shared (Note) Updates Q-Share online Displays the current Q-Share...
...Disabled Figure 2. Enable Incoming Folder ... About Q-Share ... Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to configure the data sharing settings. in the notification area and right-click on the same network, ... Open Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share ... Find the Q-Share icon to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. Data Sharing Enabled Options Descriptions Option Connect ... exe to be shared (Note) Updates Q-Share online Displays the current Q-Share...
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... RAID BIOS. (Note 1) (Note 2) D. Appendix Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. C. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is... from 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. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To...
... RAID BIOS. (Note 1) (Note 2) D. Appendix Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. C. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is... from 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. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To...
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...may not be recognized during the OS installation. In MS-DOS mode: Prepare a startup disk that in Figure 3, select 3) SB700/710/750 SATA Driver for XP for the SATA controller from the menu in Figure 3. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Press any key to the floppy disk. ...5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is D:\). 3: At the A:\> prompt, type ...
...may not be recognized during the OS installation. In MS-DOS mode: Prepare a startup disk that in Figure 3, select 3) SB700/710/750 SATA Driver for XP for the SATA controller from the menu in Figure 3. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Press any key to the floppy disk. ...5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is D:\). 3: At the A:\> prompt, type ...
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.../ XP onto your system to boot from the following list, or press ESC to return to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). ceed with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. A. Windows Setup You have chosen to specify... additional device. A screen will appear. Figure 1 Step 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . After the driver installation, you need to the previous screen. AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform...
.../ XP onto your system to boot from the following list, or press ESC to return to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). ceed with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. A. Windows Setup You have chosen to specify... additional device. A screen will appear. Figure 1 Step 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . After the driver installation, you need to the previous screen. AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform...
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... system.) Step 1: Restart your system and browse to the following directory: \BootDrv\SB750V\LH For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to boot from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive before installing Windows Vista (go to the BootDrv folder and save the whole SB750V folder to the LH (for Windows... Vista 32-bit) or LH64A (for Windows Vista 64-bit) folder. Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to the USB flash drive). Note: For users using a SATA optical drive, be detected at this stage), select Load...
... system.) Step 1: Restart your system and browse to the following directory: \BootDrv\SB750V\LH For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to boot from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive before installing Windows Vista (go to the BootDrv folder and save the whole SB750V folder to the LH (for Windows... Vista 32-bit) or LH64A (for Windows Vista 64-bit) folder. Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to the USB flash drive). Note: For users using a SATA optical drive, be detected at this stage), select Load...