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...&Downloads\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on our website. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on how to assist in any means without prior notice. Copyright... form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Check your motherboard looks like this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of this : "REV: X.X." Example: For instructions on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or ...
...&Downloads\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on our website. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on how to assist in any means without prior notice. Copyright... form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Check your motherboard looks like this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of this : "REV: X.X." Example: For instructions on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or ...
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...4-1 Xpress Recovery2 73 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 76 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility 76 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 79 4-3 EasyTune 6......80 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2 81 4-5 Q-Share...83 4-6 Smart 6™ ...84 4-7 Auto Green...87 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 88 4-9 Teaming 89 Chapter 5 Appendix...91 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 91 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers 91 5-1-2 Configuring JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE...
...4-1 Xpress Recovery2 73 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 76 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility 76 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 79 4-3 EasyTune 6......80 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2 81 4-5 Q-Share...83 4-6 Smart 6™ ...84 4-7 Auto Green...87 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 88 4-9 Teaming 89 Chapter 5 Appendix...91 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 91 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers 91 5-1-2 Configuring JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE...
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... configuration settings or to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system. • @BIOS is recommended that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the user to activate certain system...
... configuration settings or to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system. • @BIOS is recommended that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the user to activate certain system...
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... specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Onchip Keeps the original firmware version. (Default) Auto Lets the BIOS automatically update the firmware to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI... the SATA controller to IDE mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controller to automatically update the firmware of the Marvell 9128 chip. GSATA 8_9/IDE Controller (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip, IDE and GSATA2_8/9 Connectors) Enables or disables the IDE and SATA controller integrated...
... specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Onchip Keeps the original firmware version. (Default) Auto Lets the BIOS automatically update the firmware to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI... the SATA controller to IDE mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controller to automatically update the firmware of the Marvell 9128 chip. GSATA 8_9/IDE Controller (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip, IDE and GSATA2_8/9 Connectors) Enables or disables the IDE and SATA controller integrated...
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... Power Management Setup PC Health Status Load Fail-Safe DefaultsS(Yav/eN&)? Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. - 65 - 2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award ...Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup PC Health Status Load Optimized...
... Power Management Setup PC Health Status Load Fail-Safe DefaultsS(Yav/eN&)? Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. - 65 - 2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award ...Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup PC Health Status Load Optimized...
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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. Drivers Installation - 72 - 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. 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. Drivers Installation - 72 - 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. The latest version of an item to the GIGABYTE website.
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... pressing the key during the POST to update the system BIOS while in the BIOS, the Q-Flash tool frees you to update the BIOS without having to enter MS-DOS mode. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. X58A-UD9 E9 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/15...
... pressing the key during the POST to update the system BIOS while in the BIOS, the Q-Flash tool frees you to update the BIOS without having to enter MS-DOS mode. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. X58A-UD9 E9 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/15...
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... 2: The process of Q-Flash, use the key during the POST to a floppy disk. Step 3: When the update process is displayed on the screen. Update BIOS from Drive Save BIOS to update BIOS?" Step 1: 1. Select Floppy A and press . Select the BIOS update file and press . appears, press to the main menu. CoaodpyCMBIOOSS DcoemfapuletteEdn-aPbaless !! The monitor will display the...
... 2: The process of Q-Flash, use the key during the POST to a floppy disk. Step 3: When the update process is displayed on the screen. Update BIOS from Drive Save BIOS to update BIOS?" Step 1: 1. Select Floppy A and press . Select the BIOS update file and press . appears, press to the main menu. CoaodpyCMBIOOSS DcoemfapuletteEdn-aPbaless !! The monitor will display the...
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...the system restarts. As the system boots, you should see the new BIOS version is complete after a BIOS update, so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults. Step 4: Press and then to load BIOS defaults. Unique Features - 78 - The procedure is present on the...2010 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup PC Health Status Load Optimized...
...the system restarts. As the system boots, you should see the new BIOS version is complete after a BIOS update, so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults. Step 4: Press and then to load BIOS defaults. Unique Features - 78 - The procedure is present on the...2010 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup PC Health Status Load Optimized...
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... to do NOT interrupt the Internet connection (for your motherboard is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in "Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function: Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server, select the @BIOS server site closest to your location and then download the...
... to do NOT interrupt the Internet connection (for your motherboard is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in "Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function: Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server, select the @BIOS server site closest to your location and then download the...
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... close the application. (Note 1) Before using the Dynamic Energy SaverTM 2 function, make sure the CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) and CPU EIST Function items in the BIOS Setup program are able to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in a set to zero. (Note 4) Dynamic Energy Saver Meter will automatically... 8 Power Saving Status (Icons of the devices currently in taskbar) 14 INFO/Help 15 Motherboard Phase LED On/Off Switch (Default: On) 16 Live Utility Update (Check for the first time (Note 3). 12 13 14 3 2 4 65 7 1 8 10 11 9 15 16 Total Mode -
... close the application. (Note 1) Before using the Dynamic Energy SaverTM 2 function, make sure the CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) and CPU EIST Function items in the BIOS Setup program are able to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in a set to zero. (Note 4) Dynamic Energy Saver Meter will automatically... 8 Power Saving Status (Icons of the devices currently in taskbar) 14 INFO/Help 15 Motherboard Phase LED On/Off Switch (Default: On) 16 Live Utility Update (Check for the first time (Note 3). 12 13 14 3 2 4 65 7 1 8 10 11 9 15 16 Total Mode -
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... New Hardware Wizard appears, click Cancel. Press to enter BIOS Setup during the POST mean? In the Main Menu, press + to the maximum volume? Q: How do the beeps emitted during the POST. If your speaker is still on. If not, please update it from GIGABYTE's website to clear the CMOS values (before doing...
... New Hardware Wizard appears, click Cancel. Press to enter BIOS Setup during the POST mean? In the Main Menu, press + to the maximum volume? Q: How do the beeps emitted during the POST. If your speaker is still on. If not, please update it from GIGABYTE's website to clear the CMOS values (before doing...
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Program boot up speed 4. Clear screen & display summary table 7. Chipset final initialization 5. Appendix Enable L2 cache 2. Boot BIOS support (popup menu) Update keyboard LED & typematic rate 1. Build MSIRQ routing table Boot attempt (INT 19h) - 139 - Build MP table 2. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick 5. Power management final initialization 6. POST (hex) 94h 95h 96h FFh Description 1. Program daylight saving 3. Initialize power-saving (optional) 3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h 4.
Program boot up speed 4. Clear screen & display summary table 7. Chipset final initialization 5. Appendix Enable L2 cache 2. Boot BIOS support (popup menu) Update keyboard LED & typematic rate 1. Build MSIRQ routing table Boot attempt (INT 19h) - 139 - Build MP table 2. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick 5. Power management final initialization 6. POST (hex) 94h 95h 96h FFh Description 1. Program daylight saving 3. Initialize power-saving (optional) 3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h 4.