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...be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this : "REV: X.X." The trademarks mentioned in any means without prior notice. GIGABYTE UNITED INC. Example: No part of the motherboard is designated by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD as the exclu- For example, ...number on our website. Disclaimer Information in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, 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. All rights ...
...be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this : "REV: X.X." The trademarks mentioned in any means without prior notice. GIGABYTE UNITED INC. Example: No part of the motherboard is designated by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD as the exclu- For example, ...number on our website. Disclaimer Information in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, 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. All rights ...
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... 53 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 53 3-2 Software Applications 54 3-3 Driver CD Information 54 3-4 Hardware Information 55 3-5 Contact Us ...55 Chapter 4 Unique Features 57 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 57 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 62 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-...
... 53 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 53 3-2 Software Applications 54 3-3 Driver CD Information 54 3-4 Hardware Information 55 3-5 Contact Us ...55 Chapter 4 Unique Features 57 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 57 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 62 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-...
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Box Contents GA-P31-DS3, GA-P31-DS3L or GA-P31-S3L motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O ...
Box Contents GA-P31-DS3, GA-P31-DS3L or GA-P31-S3L motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O ...
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... your card. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before you begin to prevent hardware damage. Remove the metal slot cover from the slot. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 18 - Align...
... your card. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before you begin to prevent hardware damage. Remove the metal slot cover from the slot. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 18 - Align...
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... to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu. 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 Q-Flash... select the first boot device, then press to XpressRecovery2 during the POST. Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to accept. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 32 - The system will still be used for one time only. After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from...
... to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu. 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 Q-Flash... select the first boot device, then press to XpressRecovery2 during the POST. Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to accept. GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 32 - The system will still be used for one time only. After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from...
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...mark (by right-clicking your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your system automatically during the driver installation. Failure to restart your optional drive. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal ... appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will continue to install and press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating...
...mark (by right-clicking your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your system automatically during the driver installation. Failure to restart your optional drive. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal ... appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will continue to install and press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating...
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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-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 54 -
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-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 54 -
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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. - 55 - 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. - 55 - Drivers Installation
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... Recovery2 will check the first physical hard drive* for the operating system. Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are not supported. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up/restore the first physical hard drive that allows you...
... Recovery2 will check the first physical hard drive* for the operating system. Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are not supported. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up/restore the first physical hard drive that allows you...
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Boot from the motherboard driver disk to start backing up your hard drive. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. When the Windows operating system is ... 1. Figure 8 2. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. If you wish to check disk allocation. Figure 12 GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. English B. Figure 10 Figure 11 3.
Boot from the motherboard driver disk to start backing up your hard drive. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. When the Windows operating system is ... 1. Figure 8 2. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. If you wish to check disk allocation. Figure 12 GA-P31-DS3/DS3L/S3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. English B. Figure 10 Figure 11 3.
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... you 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. Select @BIOS ...click Install. Step 2: Select the @BIOS server site closest to save the current BIOS file. 2. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this function in a corrupted BIOS or a system ...
... you 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. Select @BIOS ...click Install. Step 2: Select the @BIOS server site closest to save the current BIOS file. 2. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this function in a corrupted BIOS or a system ...
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...jack assignments. A. The picture to 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 a 4-channel audio Side Speaker Out Mic In configuration, if a Rear speaker is plugged...Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack, you can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack to be simultaneously processed. Appendix Before installing the audio driver, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. all at the same time. English Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring Audio Input ...
...jack assignments. A. The picture to 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 a 4-channel audio Side Speaker Out Mic In configuration, if a Rear speaker is plugged...Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack, you can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack to be simultaneously processed. Appendix Before installing the audio driver, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. all at the same time. English Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring Audio Input ...
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... in your system tray. Appendix Double-click the icon to open the volume control panel - 73 - English 5-1-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your system tray and click it to access the Audio Control Panel. Note: The microphone functions on the...
... in your system tray. Appendix Double-click the icon to open the volume control panel - 73 - English 5-1-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your system tray and click it to access the Audio Control Panel. Note: The microphone functions on the...