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... by copyright laws and is 1.0. The trademarks mentioned in this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual are legally registered to assist in any means... notice. All rights reserved. No part of GIGABYTE. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. For example...
... by copyright laws and is 1.0. The trademarks mentioned in this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual are legally registered to assist in any means... notice. All rights reserved. No part of GIGABYTE. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. For example...
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... 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 Application Software 62 3-3 Technical Manuals 62 3-4 Contact...63 3-5 System...63 3-6 Download Center 64 3-7 New Utilities...64 Chapter 4 Unique Features 65 ... 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers 83 5-1-2 Configuring JMicron JMB362 SATA Controller 91 5-1-3 Configuring Marvell 88SE9182 SATA Controller 97 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 103 5-2 Bigfoot Killer Network Manager 115 5-3 Configuring Audio Input and Output 116 5-3-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 116 5-3-2 Configuring S/PDIF Out ...
... 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 Application Software 62 3-3 Technical Manuals 62 3-4 Contact...63 3-5 System...63 3-6 Download Center 64 3-7 New Utilities...64 Chapter 4 Unique Features 65 ... 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers 83 5-1-2 Configuring JMicron JMB362 SATA Controller 91 5-1-3 Configuring Marvell 88SE9182 SATA Controller 97 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 103 5-2 Bigfoot Killer Network Manager 115 5-3 Configuring Audio Input and Output 116 5-3-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 116 5-3-2 Configuring S/PDIF Out ...
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The box contents are for reference only. Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) - 6 - Box Contents G1.Sniper motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SATA cables I/O Shield 3.5" Front Panel with 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports One 2-Way SLI bridge connector One 3-Way SLI bridge connector • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain.
The box contents are for reference only. Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) - 6 - Box Contents G1.Sniper motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SATA cables I/O Shield 3.5" Front Panel with 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports One 2-Way SLI bridge connector One 3-Way SLI bridge connector • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain.
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... card. Turn on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the slot. Remove the metal slot cover from the slot. Install the driver provided with your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the PCIEX16_1 Slot: Gently push back on the...
... card. Turn on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the slot. Remove the metal slot cover from the slot. Install the driver provided with your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the PCIEX16_1 Slot: Gently push back on the...
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.../SLI-supported motherboard with sufficient power is enabled. (Note) The bridge connectors may differ by graphics cards. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver C-1. Refer to the NVIDIA Control Panel. C-2. The 2-Way SLI and 2-Way CrossFireX technologies currently support Windows 7, Vista, and ...XP operating systems - CrossFireX/SLI-supported graphics cards of the two/three cards. Procedure and driver screen for more information about enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology. - 19 - 1-6 Setup of your graphics cards. Connecting the Graphics Cards...
.../SLI-supported motherboard with sufficient power is enabled. (Note) The bridge connectors may differ by graphics cards. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver C-1. Refer to the NVIDIA Control Panel. C-2. The 2-Way SLI and 2-Way CrossFireX technologies currently support Windows 7, Vista, and ...XP operating systems - CrossFireX/SLI-supported graphics cards of the two/three cards. Procedure and driver screen for more information about enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology. - 19 - 1-6 Setup of your graphics cards. Connecting the Graphics Cards...
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... device without having to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. Motherboard Model BIOS Version G1.Sniper F1f . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 01/19/2011-X58-ICH10-7A89QG0RC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press ...the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to accept. 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 enter...
... device without having to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. Motherboard Model BIOS Version G1.Sniper F1f . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 01/19/2011-X58-ICH10-7A89QG0RC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press ...the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to accept. 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 enter...
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... controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10R South Bridge. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to RAID(XHD) au- tomatically. USB Controllers Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. (Default: Enabled) Disabled will be... shared with other device. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to IDE mode. (Default) RAID(XHD) Enables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10R South ...
... controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10R South Bridge. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to RAID(XHD) au- tomatically. USB Controllers Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. (Default: Enabled) Disabled will be... shared with other device. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to IDE mode. (Default) RAID(XHD) Enables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10R South ...
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... and configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller 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. GSATA3 6_7/IDE Controller (Marvell 88SE9182 Chip,.... IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controllers. Advanced Host Controller 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. nectors) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA...
... and configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller 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. GSATA3 6_7/IDE Controller (Marvell 88SE9182 Chip,.... IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controllers. Advanced Host Controller 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. nectors) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA...
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...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 My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.)...drivers. 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 optical drive. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you want to manually select the utilities to install new GIGABYTE utilities. Drivers...
...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 My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.)...drivers. 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 optical drive. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you want to manually select the utilities to install new GIGABYTE utilities. Drivers...
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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 - 62 - 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 - 62 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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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. - 63 - 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. - 63 - Drivers Installation
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The latest version of an item 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 the GIGABYTE website. Drivers Installation - 64 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install.
The latest version of an item 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 the GIGABYTE website. Drivers Installation - 64 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install.
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.../ restored. • It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are not supported. • Hard drives in the following sequence: The first SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. For example, When hard...
.../ restored. • It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are not supported. • Hard drives in the following sequence: The first SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. For example, When hard...
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.... C. Step 1: Select BACKUP to enter Xpress Recovery2. 2. Step 5: Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to store the backup image file. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. Step...
.... C. Step 1: Select BACKUP to enter Xpress Recovery2. 2. Step 5: Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to store the backup image file. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. Step...
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...with data sharing enabled Enables data sharing Disables data sharing Accesses the shared data folder Changes the data folder to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. in the notification area and right-click on the same network, making full use of Internet resources. Enable Incoming Folder ...... Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to be shared (Note) Updates Q-Share online Displays the current Q-Share version Exits Q-Share (Note) This option is ...
...with data sharing enabled Enables data sharing Disables data sharing Accesses the shared data folder Changes the data folder to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. in the notification area and right-click on the same network, making full use of Internet resources. Enable Incoming Folder ...... Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to be shared (Note) Updates Q-Share online Displays the current Q-Share version Exits Q-Share (Note) This option is ...
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... quickly configure a RAIDready system for RAID 0. To manually set up a RAID 0 array. 2. B. To automatically set up all motherboard drivers, including the X.H.D utility. For a RAID 0 array that 's been created earlier, make sure the newly added harddrive has equal or ...or other supported RAID array depending on your hard drive read/write performance without the need for complex and time-consuming configurations. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions: (Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is added. Unique Features All with which...
... quickly configure a RAIDready system for RAID 0. To manually set up a RAID 0 array. 2. B. To automatically set up all motherboard drivers, including the X.H.D utility. For a RAID 0 array that 's been created earlier, make sure the newly added harddrive has equal or ...or other supported RAID array depending on your hard drive read/write performance without the need for complex and time-consuming configurations. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions: (Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is added. Unique Features All with which...
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...- 83 - B. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1)...the SATA controller is set to create RAID, you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure...
...- 83 - B. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1)...the SATA controller is set to create RAID, you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure...
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... 4. Reset Disks to begin creating the RAID array. When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume? (Y/N) : Press ENTER to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and install the SATA RAID/AHCI...
... 4. Reset Disks to begin creating the RAID array. When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume? (Y/N) : Press ENTER to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and install the SATA RAID/AHCI...
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...120 GB Type/Status RAID Inside RAID Inside [ RAID Disk Drive List ] Save to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ AHCI driver and operating system. Y Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status RDD0: GRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01...RAID 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. The selection bar will appear to be deleted; Press . 7. Save and Exit Setup: After configuring the RAID array, ...
...120 GB Type/Status RAID Inside RAID Inside [ RAID Disk Drive List ] Save to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ AHCI driver and operating system. Y Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status RDD0: GRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01...RAID 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. The selection bar will appear to be deleted; Press . 7. Save and Exit Setup: After configuring the RAID array, ...
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... password before, click Login to enter the Marvell Storage Utility directly. Appendix - 102 - If you use to install. To install the utility, insert the motherboard driver disk, then go to Application Software\Install Application Software and select Marvell Storage Utility to login the operating system.
... password before, click Login to enter the Marvell Storage Utility directly. Appendix - 102 - If you use to install. To install the utility, insert the motherboard driver disk, then go to Application Software\Install Application Software and select Marvell Storage Utility to login the operating system.