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... read or download the information on/from the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of ...this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. For instructions on how to use of this manual are legally registered to their respective...
... read or download the information on/from the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of ...this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. For instructions on how to use of this manual are legally registered to their respective...
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... 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 SoftwareApplications 56 3-3 Driver CD Information 56 3-4 Hardware Information 57 3-5 Contact Us ...57 Chapter 4 Unique Features 59 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 59 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 64...Chapter 5 Appendix ...71 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 71 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 71 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 76 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 77 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 82 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1-Channel Audio 82 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF Out Cable (Optional ...
... 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 SoftwareApplications 56 3-3 Driver CD Information 56 3-4 Hardware Information 57 3-5 Contact Us ...57 Chapter 4 Unique Features 59 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 59 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 64...Chapter 5 Appendix ...71 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 71 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 71 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 76 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 77 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 82 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1-Channel Audio 82 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF Out Cable (Optional ...
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The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-73PVM-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. ...
The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-73PVM-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. ...
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Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the card until it is locked by the latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 ...
Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the card until it is locked by the latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 ...
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.... After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu. You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. GA-73PVM-S2 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/21/2007-NF73-6A61NG05C-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : ...To exit Boot Menu, press . GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard - 32 - Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot ...
.... After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu. You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. GA-73PVM-S2 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/21/2007-NF73-6A61NG05C-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : ...To exit Boot Menu, press . GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard - 32 - Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot ...
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... are: SHADOW (default), Base Memory (640K). This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to Disabled. On-Chip USB Configures the integrated USB controller. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is set to RAID. (Default: Enabled) On-Chip MAC Lan...
... are: SHADOW (default), Base Memory (640K). This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to Disabled. On-Chip USB Configures the integrated USB controller. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is set to RAID. (Default: Enabled) On-Chip MAC Lan...
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... a popup dialog box still appears asking for installation of the RAID controller driver, please insert the motherboard driver disk and select to install the driver automatically 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.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will continue to install. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in ...
... a popup dialog box still appears asking for installation of the RAID controller driver, please insert the motherboard driver disk and select to install the driver automatically 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.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will continue to install. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in ...
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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. GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard - 56 - 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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. GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard - 56 - 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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Drivers Installation 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. - 57 -
Drivers Installation 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. - 57 -
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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 installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of the hard drive, make sure...
... 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 installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of the hard drive, make sure...
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... hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to startup XpressRecovery2..... Select BACKUP to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). GA-73PVM-S2 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash...Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Figure 8 2. Figure 12 GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to store the backup image file. - 62 - Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2...
... hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to startup XpressRecovery2..... Select BACKUP to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). GA-73PVM-S2 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash...Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Figure 8 2. Figure 12 GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to store the backup image file. - 62 - Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2...
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...the Internet connection (for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. C. During the BIOS update process, ensure the Internet connection is unable to save the ...BIOS server site closest to install @BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS Select @BIOS and click Install. Options and Instructions: 1. B. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update...
...the Internet connection (for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. C. During the BIOS update process, ensure the Internet connection is unable to save the ...BIOS server site closest to install @BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS Select @BIOS and click Install. Options and Instructions: 1. B. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update...
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... disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk.(Note 3) 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Configure SATA controller mode in your SATA RAID drives, please go to GIGABYTE's website to create RAID array on the motherboard. Install the SATA RAID.../AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity...
... disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk.(Note 3) 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Configure SATA controller mode in your SATA RAID drives, please go to GIGABYTE's website to create RAID array on the motherboard. Install the SATA RAID.../AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity...
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..., you have created (Figure 7). (Note: BBS stands for BIOS Boot Specification. Appendix message appears, press to clear or to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 75 - Press to return to the Array List screen. Array List - This indicates that you can proceed to cancel.
..., you have created (Figure 7). (Note: BBS stands for BIOS Boot Specification. Appendix message appears, press to clear or to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 75 - Press to return to the Array List screen. Array List - This indicates that you can proceed to cancel.
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... 2). Your system will open similar to that in Figure 2, to install Windows XP (32-bit) onto your system. GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard Figure 3 - 76 - For installing Windows Vista, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation process. (Note 2) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the...
... 2). Your system will open similar to that in Figure 2, to install Windows XP (32-bit) onto your system. GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard Figure 3 - 76 - For installing Windows Vista, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation process. (Note 2) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the...
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... "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). A. 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system to ...boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to that you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/XP onto your system, or you have any device ...
... "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). A. 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system to ...boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to that you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/XP onto your system, or you have any device ...
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Step 3: When installing the RAID driver, for example, if Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu (Note) similar to that in Figure 4 appears, you will install. GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard - 78 - Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press . Select the SCSI Adapter you do not want from a mass storage device manufacturer, or...
Step 3: When installing the RAID driver, for example, if Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu (Note) similar to that in Figure 4 appears, you will install. GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard - 78 - Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press . Select the SCSI Adapter you do not want from a mass storage device manufacturer, or...
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...press F3. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 5 Step 4: After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you do not want to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP ...mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you can proceed with Windows, press ENTER. Appendix The driver installation will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, ...
...press F3. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 5 Step 4: After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you do not want to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP ...mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you can proceed with Windows, press ENTER. Appendix The driver installation will load support for the following mass storage device(s): NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, ...
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... saved, such as your floppy disk and then be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 7). GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard - 80 - Save the downloaded file to your floppy disk (Figure 8). (You should go to GIGABYTE's website to extract the driver files. Installing Windows Vista (Note) (The procedure below assumes that below appears (RAID hard drive...
... saved, such as your floppy disk and then be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 7). GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard - 80 - Save the downloaded file to your floppy disk (Figure 8). (You should go to GIGABYTE's website to extract the driver files. Installing Windows Vista (Note) (The procedure below assumes that below appears (RAID hard drive...
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Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 9 appears, select NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller and press Next. Select the RAID hard drive onto which you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 10). Appendix Figure 10 - 81 - Figure 9 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the screen will show the RAID hard drive.
Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 9 appears, select NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller and press Next. Select the RAID hard drive onto which you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 10). Appendix Figure 10 - 81 - Figure 9 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the screen will show the RAID hard drive.