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...Revision The revision number on our website. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is exclusively licensed to use of this : "REV: X.X." GIGABYTE UNITED INC. Example: is the property of the product, read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product. For detailed product information, carefully 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. The logo is 1.0.
...Revision The revision number on our website. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is exclusively licensed to use of this : "REV: X.X." GIGABYTE UNITED INC. Example: is the property of the product, read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product. For detailed product information, carefully 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. The logo is 1.0.
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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 ...Chapter 5 Appendix ...73 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 73 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 73 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 79 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 80 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 85 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 85 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional ...
... 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 ...Chapter 5 Appendix ...73 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 73 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 73 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 79 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 80 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 85 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 85 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional ...
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... cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-01R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-MA790X-DS4 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents...
... cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-01R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-MA790X-DS4 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents...
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... expansion card. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on your card. Make sure the small white-drawable bar securely locks the graphics card. Carefully read the manual that supports your computer. Turn on the card until it is fully seated in your operating system. GA-MA790X-DS4 Motherboard - 18 - Align...
... expansion card. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on your card. Make sure the small white-drawable bar securely locks the graphics card. Carefully read the manual that supports your computer. Turn on the card until it is fully seated in your operating system. GA-MA790X-DS4 Motherboard - 18 - Align...
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...the down arrow key< > to select the first boot device, then press to XpressRecovery2 during the POST. You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. GA-MA790X-DS4 Motherboard - 36 - The system will still be used for subsequent access to accept. To exit Boot Menu, press . Note: The setting in Boot...Inc. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen 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 the...
...the down arrow key< > to select the first boot device, then press to XpressRecovery2 during the POST. You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. GA-MA790X-DS4 Motherboard - 36 - The system will still be used for subsequent access to accept. To exit Boot Menu, press . Note: The setting in Boot...Inc. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen 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 the...
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... finished. 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 VIA to exit this function. Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive, then press the...
... finished. 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 VIA to exit this function. Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive, then press the...
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... figure above. If no LAN cable is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as shown in audio card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to Disabled. GA-MA790X-DS4 Motherboard - 44 - Windows 9X/ME SATA ->AHCI Configures the SATA controller to detect...
... figure above. If no LAN cable is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as shown in audio card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to Disabled. GA-MA790X-DS4 Motherboard - 44 - Windows 9X/ME SATA ->AHCI Configures the SATA controller to detect...
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...Manager, please remove the question mark (by right-clicking your optional drive. You can press Xpress Install to install. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the ...install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Failure to install other applications included in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing ...
...Manager, please remove the question mark (by right-clicking your optional drive. You can press Xpress Install to install. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the ...install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Failure to install other applications included in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing ...
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GA-MA790X-DS4 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. 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
GA-MA790X-DS4 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. 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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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. - 59 -
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. - 59 -
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... and SATA hard drives and restore it . For example, when hard drives are attached 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 data). • It is recommended...
... and SATA hard drives and restore it . For example, when hard drives are attached 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 data). • It is recommended...
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...and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. Figure 12 GA-MA790X-DS4 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Boot from the motherboard driver disk to start backing up your hard drive. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG,... An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Select BACKUP to access Xpress Recovery2 for GA-MA790X-DS4 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : ...
...and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. Figure 12 GA-MA790X-DS4 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Boot from the motherboard driver disk to start backing up your hard drive. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG,... An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Select BACKUP to access Xpress Recovery2 for GA-MA790X-DS4 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : ...
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B. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the motherboard to save the current BIOS file. ...and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS Select @BIOS and click Install. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1:...
B. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the motherboard to save the current BIOS file. ...and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS Select @BIOS and click Install. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1:...
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...optimal performance, it is set to create RAID array on the motherboard. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you may prepare only 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. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1)...
...optimal performance, it is set to create RAID array on the motherboard. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you may prepare only 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. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1)...
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... A:\> prompt, change to your system. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note 1) For AHCI drives, installation of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk directly during the OS installation process. (Note 2) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the...For more details, refer to the floppy disk. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in your optical drive (example: D:\>). 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) ...
... A:\> prompt, change to your system. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note 1) For AHCI drives, installation of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk directly during the OS installation process. (Note 2) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the...For more details, refer to the floppy disk. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in your optical drive (example: D:\>). 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) ...
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...1 Step 2: When a screen similar to install Windows Vista/XP/2000 onto your hard drive(s). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA790X-DS4 Motherboard - 80 - Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system to boot from a... specify an adapter. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system, or you do not want to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). After pressing , there will load support for the following is an example of some files being loaded before you see the message...
...1 Step 2: When a screen similar to install Windows Vista/XP/2000 onto your hard drive(s). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA790X-DS4 Motherboard - 80 - Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system to boot from a... specify an adapter. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system, or you do not want to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). After pressing , there will load support for the following is an example of some files being loaded before you see the message...
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...Select the SCSI Adapter you do not want from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you want to continue the driver installation from the motherboard driver disk. When the screen as shown below will load support for the following mass storage device(s): ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 ...chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, press ENTER. Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the AMD SB600 SATA RAID/AHCI driver in about one or some file(s) cannot be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press...
...Select the SCSI Adapter you do not want from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you want to continue the driver installation from the motherboard driver disk. When the screen as shown below will load support for the following mass storage device(s): ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 ...chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, press ENTER. Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the AMD SB600 SATA RAID/AHCI driver in about one or some file(s) cannot be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press...
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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. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 GA-MA790X-DS4 Motherboard - 82 -
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. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 GA-MA790X-DS4 Motherboard - 82 -
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... Figure 7 (Note) For AHCI drives, installation of Windows Vista does not require you have copied the SATA RAID driver to a floppy disk following directory: \Chipset\RS690\Vista\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\SB6xx\RAID\LH For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform... system.) Step 1: Restart your system and browse to the following the instructions in "5-1-2," insert the floppy disk and browse to install the SATA AHCI driver in advance during the OS installation process. - 83 - Method B: If you to the LH (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or LH64A (for...
... Figure 7 (Note) For AHCI drives, installation of Windows Vista does not require you have copied the SATA RAID driver to a floppy disk following directory: \Chipset\RS690\Vista\Packages\Drivers\SBDrv\SB6xx\RAID\LH For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform... system.) Step 1: Restart your system and browse to the following the instructions in "5-1-2," insert the floppy disk and browse to install the SATA AHCI driver in advance during the OS installation process. - 83 - Method B: If you to the LH (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or LH64A (for...
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Figure 9 GA-MA790X-DS4 Motherboard - 84 - Figure 8 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 9). Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 8 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and press Next.
Figure 9 GA-MA790X-DS4 Motherboard - 84 - Figure 8 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 9). Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 8 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and press Next.