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...utility only supports the SATA controllers integrated in the array. ) 1. B. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be able to individually install the X.H.D utility later. eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)(Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAIDready system for RAID ...controllers. To manually set eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) under the Integrated Peripherals menu to Enabled to expand its capacity. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions:(Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the newly added harddrive has equal or greater ...
...utility only supports the SATA controllers integrated in the array. ) 1. B. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be able to individually install the X.H.D utility later. eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)(Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAIDready system for RAID ...controllers. To manually set eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) under the Integrated Peripherals menu to Enabled to expand its capacity. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions:(Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the newly added harddrive has equal or greater ...
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... page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Copyright © 2010 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to assist in this : "REV: X.X." Disclaimer Information in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. Documentation Classifications...
... page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Copyright © 2010 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to assist in this : "REV: X.X." Disclaimer Information in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. Documentation Classifications...
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... 65 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 65 3-2 Application Software 66 3-3 Technical Manuals 66 3-4 Contact...67 3-5 System...67 3-6 Download Center 68 3-7 New Utilities...68 Chapter 4 Unique Features 69 ...SATA Hard Drive(s 85 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers 85 5-1-2 Configuring JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 93 5-1-3 Configuring Marvell 9128 SATA Controller 99 5-1-4 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 104 5-1-5 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 106 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 119 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel ...
... 65 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 65 3-2 Application Software 66 3-3 Technical Manuals 66 3-4 Contact...67 3-5 System...67 3-6 Download Center 68 3-7 New Utilities...68 Chapter 4 Unique Features 69 ...SATA Hard Drive(s 85 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers 85 5-1-2 Configuring JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 93 5-1-3 Configuring Marvell 9128 SATA Controller 99 5-1-4 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 104 5-1-5 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 106 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 119 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel ...
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...-0*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield 2-Way SLI bridge connector 3-Way SLI bridge connector • The...
...-0*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield 2-Way SLI bridge connector 3-Way SLI bridge connector • The...
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... power cord from the power outlet before you begin to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Install the driver provided with your computer. Locate an expansion slot that came with the expansion card in the slot. 3. Align the card with a screw. 5. After installing all...
... power cord from the power outlet before you begin to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Install the driver provided with your computer. Locate an expansion slot that came with the expansion card in the slot. 3. Align the card with a screw. 5. After installing all...
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...sufficient power is enabled. (Note) The bridge connectors may differ by graphics cards. For 3-Way CrossFireX: After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to apply. Refer to the Catalyst Control Center. System Requirements - The 3-Way CrossFireX/SLI technology ...currectly supports Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems only - A power supply with two/three PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - Browse to the manual of the two/three cards. Step 3: Plug the display cable into the graphics card on your graphics cards...
...sufficient power is enabled. (Note) The bridge connectors may differ by graphics cards. For 3-Way CrossFireX: After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to apply. Refer to the Catalyst Control Center. System Requirements - The 3-Way CrossFireX/SLI technology ...currectly supports Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems only - A power supply with two/three PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - Browse to the manual of the two/three cards. Step 3: Plug the display cable into the graphics card on your graphics cards...
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Motherboard Model BIOS Version X58A-UD3R F1d . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/23/2009-X58-ICH10-7A89QG0KC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key ... is effective for subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 during the POST. BIOS Setup - 36 - 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 access the Q-Flash...
Motherboard Model BIOS Version X58A-UD3R F1d . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/23/2009-X58-ICH10-7A89QG0KC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key ... is effective for subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 during the POST. BIOS Setup - 36 - 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 access the Q-Flash...
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... Disabled. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to operate in Native IDE mode. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to install operating systems that support Native mode. If not, the corresponding LAN controller will be shared with other device. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers...
... Disabled. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to operate in Native IDE mode. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to install operating systems that support Native mode. If not, the corresponding LAN controller will be shared with other device. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers...
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... Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. the IDE controller still operates in the GIGABYTE SATA2 chip. (Default: En- abled) GSATA 8_9/IDE Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip, IDE and GSATA2_8/9 Connectors) Enables or disables...
... Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. the IDE controller still operates in the GIGABYTE SATA2 chip. (Default: En- abled) GSATA 8_9/IDE Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip, IDE and GSATA2_8/9 Connectors) Enables or disables...
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... please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all the drivers that shown in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by right-clicking your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The ... installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks...
... please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all the drivers that shown in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by right-clicking your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The ... installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks...
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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 - 66 -
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 - 66 -
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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. - 67 -
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. - 67 -
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3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install it. You can click the Install button on the right of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to install. Drivers Installation - 68 - The latest version of an item to the GIGABYTE website.
3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install it. You can click the Install button on the right of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to install. Drivers Installation - 68 - The latest version of an item to the GIGABYTE website.
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... backup file at which the data is backed up/ restored. • It takes longer to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk...
... backup file at which the data is backed up/ restored. • It takes longer to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk...
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.... Go to Disk Management to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST. Step 3: When partitioning your hard drive data. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2. 2.
.... Go to Disk Management to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST. Step 3: When partitioning your hard drive data. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2. 2.
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... data sharing tool. Description Displays the computers with computers on this icon Figure 1. exe to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. After configuring your LAN connection settings and Q-Share, you are able to share your data with data ...Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share ... Exit... Unique Features Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to launch the Q-Share tool. Data Sharing Disabled Figure 2. Data Sharing Enabled Options Descriptions Option Connect ... in the ...
... data sharing tool. Description Displays the computers with computers on this icon Figure 1. exe to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. After configuring your LAN connection settings and Q-Share, you are able to share your data with data ...Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share ... Exit... Unique Features Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to launch the Q-Share tool. Data Sharing Disabled Figure 2. Data Sharing Enabled Options Descriptions Option Connect ... in the ...
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...install all of your data to avoid risk of hardware damage or lost of a button, X.H.D helps to load the SATA controller driver first. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions:(Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is greater than the RAID-ready system drive... the Intel SATA controllers. B. To automatically set up a RAID-ready system and configure it for RAID 0. 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)(Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAIDready system for RAID 0 when a new SATA drive is recommended that 's been ...
...install all of your data to avoid risk of hardware damage or lost of a button, X.H.D helps to load the SATA controller driver first. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions:(Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is greater than the RAID-ready system drive... the Intel SATA controllers. B. To automatically set up a RAID-ready system and configure it for RAID 0. 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)(Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAIDready system for RAID 0 when a new SATA drive is recommended that 's been ...
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.... If there is more than one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers A. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:... A. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. C. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for the SATA port. (For example, on the SATA controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is recommended that you may prepare ...
.... If there is more than one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers A. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:... A. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. C. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for the SATA port. (For example, on the SATA controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is recommended that you may prepare ...
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... can proceed to cancel (Figure 6). Now, you want to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. - 89 - Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. Create RAID...
... can proceed to cancel (Figure 6). Now, you want to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. - 89 - Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. Create RAID...
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... Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Gigabyte Technology Corp. 7. Press . Save and Exit Setup: After configuring the RAID array, select the Save And Exit Setup item in the...will appear to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Gigabyte Technology Corp. a small triangle will move 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) ?
... Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Gigabyte Technology Corp. 7. Press . Save and Exit Setup: After configuring the RAID array, select the Save And Exit Setup item in the...will appear to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Gigabyte Technology Corp. a small triangle will move 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) ?