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For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to the specifications and features in this manual...
For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to the specifications and features in this manual...
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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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Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with your expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Turn on your operating system. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. Make sure the graphics card is ...
Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with your expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Turn on your operating system. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. Make sure the graphics card is ...
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... 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 XpressRecovery2 during the POST. You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. GA-73PVM-S2 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : ... key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu. The system will still be used for one time only. GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard - 32 - For more information, refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2." : Boot Menu Boot Menu allows you have ever entered Xpress...
... 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 XpressRecovery2 during the POST. You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. GA-73PVM-S2 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : ... key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu. The system will still be used for one time only. GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard - 32 - For more information, refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2." : Boot Menu Boot Menu allows you have ever entered Xpress...
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...) Enables only the integrated USB 1.1 controller. This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to Disabled. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is set this item to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug.
...) Enables only the integrated USB 1.1 controller. This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to Disabled. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is set this item to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug.
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...Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus... is automatically displayed which looks like that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install the driver automatically in the motherboard driver disk. • After "Xpress Install" installs all the driver items. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g....
...Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus... is automatically displayed which looks like that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install the driver automatically in the motherboard driver disk. • After "Xpress Install" installs all the driver items. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g....
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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. 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.
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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 - Drivers Installation
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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 installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of system memory • VESA compatible...
... 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 installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of system memory • VESA compatible...
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...C. When the Windows operating system is detected, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 12 GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). B. If you see the following message: Press any key to startup ... finished, go to Disk Management to store the backup image file. - 62 - Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will begin to startup XpressRecovery2..... After you use the backup function in Xpress...
...C. When the Windows operating system is detected, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 12 GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). B. If you see the following message: Press any key to startup ... finished, go to Disk Management to store the backup image file. - 62 - Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will begin to startup XpressRecovery2..... After you use the backup function in Xpress...
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...4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the motherboard to install @BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Failure to do NOT interrupt 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. Unique Features Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New...
...4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the motherboard to install @BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Failure to do NOT interrupt 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. Unique Features Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New...
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... computer. Appendix Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you... empty formatted floppy 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 ... this step if you do not want to download the Windows Vista SATA RAID driver. - 71 - Install SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. If you use...steps below: A. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Configure a...
... computer. Appendix Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you... empty formatted floppy 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 ... this step if you do not want to download the Windows Vista SATA RAID driver. - 71 - Install SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. If you use...steps below: A. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Configure a...
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... about the RAID array, press to the Array List screen. Array Detail - This indicates that you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 75 -
... about the RAID array, press to the Array List screen. Array Detail - This indicates that you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 75 -
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... install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk (e.g. GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard Figure 3 - 76 - Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure 2) appears, remove the startup disk and insert...
... install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk (e.g. GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard Figure 3 - 76 - Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure 2) appears, remove the startup disk and insert...
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...your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Currently, Setup will be a few moments of one or more mass storage devices installed in your hard drive(s). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue...that you have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not 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 see the next screen. Windows...
...your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Currently, Setup will be a few moments of one or more mass storage devices installed in your hard drive(s). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue...that you have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not 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 see the next screen. Windows...
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...* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, press ENTER. GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard - 78 - NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 Windows Setup Setup will return to configure ...with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Later, when a screen similar to select an additional driver. Select the SCSI Adapter you want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those for the following list...
...* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, press ENTER. GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard - 78 - NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 Windows Setup Setup will return to configure ...with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Later, when a screen similar to select an additional driver. Select the SCSI Adapter you want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those for the following list...
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... XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Appendix S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 5 Step 4: After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional..., or special disk controllers for use with the Windows XP installation. When the screen as shown below appears, press to continue the driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you can proceed with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup Setup will be...
... XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Appendix S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 5 Step 4: After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional..., or special disk controllers for use with the Windows XP installation. When the screen as shown below appears, press to continue the driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you can proceed with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup Setup will be...
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...such as your floppy disk (Figure 8). (You should go to GIGABYTE's website to install the SATA AHCI driver in your system.) Step 1: Restart your system to your floppy disk and then be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 7). Finally, insert the floppy disk and browse to ... run the .exe file to extract the driver files. When a screen similar to that only one RAID array exists in advance during the OS installation process. Save the downloaded file to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard - 80 - B.
...such as your floppy disk (Figure 8). (You should go to GIGABYTE's website to install the SATA AHCI driver in your system.) Step 1: Restart your system to your floppy disk and then be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 7). Finally, insert the floppy disk and browse to ... run the .exe file to extract the driver files. When a screen similar to that only one RAID array exists in advance during the OS installation process. Save the downloaded file to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. GA-73PVM-S2 Motherboard - 80 - B.
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Appendix Figure 10 - 81 - 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). Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 9 appears, select NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller and press Next. Figure 9 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the screen will show the RAID hard drive.
Appendix Figure 10 - 81 - 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). Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 9 appears, select NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller and press Next. Figure 9 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the screen will show the RAID hard drive.