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... "REV: X.X." by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD as the exclu- For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. Example: All rights reserved. sive global distributor of the motherboard is 1.0. Documentation Classifications In order to assist in...your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. GIGABYTE UNITED INC. is exclusively licensed to their respective owners. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. The logo is designated by ...
... "REV: X.X." by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD as the exclu- For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. Example: All rights reserved. sive global distributor of the motherboard is 1.0. Documentation Classifications In order to assist in...your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. GIGABYTE UNITED INC. is exclusively licensed to their respective owners. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. The logo is designated by ...
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2-14 Exit Without Saving 60 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 SoftwareApplications 62 3-3 Driver CD Information 62 3-4 Hardware Information 63 3-5 Contact Us ...63 Chapter 4 Unique Features 65 4-1 Xpress ...Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 77 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 83 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 89 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 90 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 98 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio ...
2-14 Exit Without Saving 60 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 SoftwareApplications 62 3-3 Driver CD Information 62 3-4 Hardware Information 63 3-5 Contact Us ...63 Chapter 4 Unique Features 65 4-1 Xpress ...Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 77 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 83 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 89 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 90 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 98 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio ...
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... No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain. Box Contents GA-X38-DQ6 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb...
... No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain. Box Contents GA-X38-DQ6 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb...
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... Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Voltage adjustments in BIOS Setup (CPU/DDR2/PCIe) allow you to: - GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 - Increase PCIe voltage by 0.05V to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Increase CPU voltage (Note 3) - Increase DDR2 voltage by 0.05V to 0.35V with...
... Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Voltage adjustments in BIOS Setup (CPU/DDR2/PCIe) allow you to: - GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 - Increase PCIe voltage by 0.05V to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Increase CPU voltage (Note 3) - Increase DDR2 voltage by 0.05V to 0.35V with...
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... to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. When you begin to the chassis back panel with the expansion card in your expansion card in the slot. 3. Make sure the...
... to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. When you begin to the chassis back panel with the expansion card in your expansion card in the slot. 3. Make sure the...
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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 accept. The system ... Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. The LOGO Screen (Default) : POST Screen : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu: Qflash Function Keys B. GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 38 - To show the BIOS POST screen. You can be based on page 44. : BIOS Setup Press the key to enter BIOS Setup. : Xpress...
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 accept. The system ... Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. The LOGO Screen (Default) : POST Screen : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu: Qflash Function Keys B. GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 38 - To show the BIOS POST screen. You can be based on page 44. : BIOS Setup Press the key to enter BIOS Setup. : Xpress...
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... ICH9R Southbridge or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. BIOS Setup Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. English 2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB...
... ICH9R Southbridge or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. BIOS Setup Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. English 2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB...
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... Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port (LPT) and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 48 - Options are : Auto, 3F8/IRQ4 (default), 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled...) Onboard SATA/IDE Device (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE and SATA controllers integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip. (Default: Enabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables... specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Options are: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.
... Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port (LPT) and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 48 - Options are : Auto, 3F8/IRQ4 (default), 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled...) Onboard SATA/IDE Device (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE and SATA controllers integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip. (Default: Enabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables... specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Options are: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.
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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. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will continue to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe...The following the item. Or you wish to install. You can press Xpress Install to install all the drivers that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install and press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system...
... mark (by right-clicking your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your system automatically during the driver installation. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will continue to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe...The following the item. Or you wish to install. You can press Xpress Install to install all the drivers that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install and press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system...
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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 62 - 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-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 62 - 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.
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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. - 63 - 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. - 63 - Drivers Installation
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... 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 attached to leave enough unallocated space in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector...
... 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 attached to leave enough unallocated space in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector...
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Boot from the motherboard driver disk to startup XpressRecovery2..... After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (... Figure 9 C. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. English B. Figure 8 2. Figure 12 GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Intel X38 BIOS for the first time. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. When finished, go to Disk Management to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply...
Boot from the motherboard driver disk to startup XpressRecovery2..... After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (... Figure 9 C. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. English B. Figure 8 2. Figure 12 GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Intel X38 BIOS for the first time. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. When finished, go to Disk Management to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply...
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...applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. B. Click Start>Program>Gigabyte>@BIOS C. Save the Current BIOS File In the main dialog box of @BIOS, Save Current BIOS allows you to your location and click...a power loss or switching off the Internet). Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Options and Instructions: 1. Unique Features GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS ...
...applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. B. Click Start>Program>Gigabyte>@BIOS C. Save the Current BIOS File In the main dialog box of @BIOS, Save Current BIOS allows you to your location and click...a power loss or switching off the Internet). Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Options and Instructions: 1. Unique Features GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS ...
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... Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 (Note 3) setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers A. Appendix English Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), ..., refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port. (For example, on the GA-X38-DQ6 motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 ports are supported by ICH9R Southbridge.) Then connect the power connector...
... Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 (Note 3) setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers A. Appendix English Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), ..., refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port. (For example, on the GA-X38-DQ6 motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 ports are supported by ICH9R Southbridge.) Then connect the power connector...
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...-07 Intel Corporation. Create RAID Volume 2. Are you sure you want to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI...
...-07 Intel Corporation. Create RAID Volume 2. Are you sure you want to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI...
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...will appear to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. ARE YOU SURE TO DELETE (Y/N)? N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [KL]-Select RAID GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm ... [ENTER]-Action Figure 10 [ESC]-Exit Now, you may proceed to mark the selected array. a small triangle will move to be deleted; GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk Drive ...
...will appear to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. ARE YOU SURE TO DELETE (Y/N)? N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [KL]-Select RAID GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm ... [ENTER]-Action Figure 10 [ESC]-Exit Now, you may proceed to mark the selected array. a small triangle will move to be deleted; GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk Drive ...
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... system or 8) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for Windows 64-bit. • For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, select E) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 32Bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or F) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 64Bit for Windows 64-bit. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard... driver disk in your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in MS-DOS mode(Note). Press to copy the driver in the BootDrv folder (...
... system or 8) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for Windows 64-bit. • For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, select E) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 32Bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or F) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 64Bit for Windows 64-bit. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard... driver disk in your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in MS-DOS mode(Note). Press to copy the driver in the BootDrv folder (...
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...your system to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you are ready to specify additional mass storage devices for use ...Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-X38-DQ6...
...your system to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you are ready to specify additional mass storage devices for use ...Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-X38-DQ6...
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... press to the previous screen. English Step 3: For Intel ICH9R SATA controllers: When Setup correctly recognizes the Intel ICH9R SATA RAID/AHCI driver in about one minute. Use the arrow keys to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk ... including those for which you have a device support disk from the following list, or press ESC to return to continue the driver installation from the motherboard driver disk. Appendix Select the SCSI Adapter you do not want from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you want...
... press to the previous screen. English Step 3: For Intel ICH9R SATA controllers: When Setup correctly recognizes the Intel ICH9R SATA RAID/AHCI driver in about one minute. Use the arrow keys to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk ... including those for which you have a device support disk from the following list, or press ESC to return to continue the driver installation from the motherboard driver disk. Appendix Select the SCSI Adapter you do not want from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you want...