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... carefully read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Documentation Classifications In order to assist in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, ...transmitted, or published in this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Check your motherboard looks like this manual are legally registered to the specifications and features in the use...
... carefully read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Documentation Classifications In order to assist in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, ...transmitted, or published in this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Check your motherboard looks like this manual are legally registered to the specifications and features in the use...
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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 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 82 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In and Out Cable...
... 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 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 82 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In and Out Cable...
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Box Contents GA-73UM-S2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk Motherboard driver disk (for Windows Vista) User's Manual Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O ...
Box Contents GA-73UM-S2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk Motherboard driver disk (for Windows Vista) User's Manual Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O ...
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... expansion card. Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently insert the graphics card into the slot. 4. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to correctly install your expansion card(s). 7. Turn on the card...
... expansion card. Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently insert the graphics card into the slot. 4. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to correctly install your expansion card(s). 7. Turn on the card...
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... restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu. You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. GA-73UM-S2H Motherboard - 34 - For more information, refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2." : Boot Menu Boot Menu allows you have ever entered Xpress... 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. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots. GA-73UM-S2H F1a . . . . : ...
... restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu. You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. GA-73UM-S2H Motherboard - 34 - For more information, refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2." : Boot Menu Boot Menu allows you have ever entered Xpress... 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. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots. GA-73UM-S2H F1a . . . . : ...
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... a 3rd party add-in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled) Onboard 1394 Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default: Enabled) GA-73UM-S2H Motherboard - 42 - RAID Enables RAID for the first SATA 3Gb/s connector (SATAII0). IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in audio...connector (SATAII1). This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. On-Chip USB Configures the integrated USB controller...
... a 3rd party add-in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled) Onboard 1394 Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default: Enabled) GA-73UM-S2H Motherboard - 42 - RAID Enables RAID for the first SATA 3Gb/s connector (SATAII0). IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in audio...connector (SATAII1). This item is configurable only if the Onchip SATA Mode item is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. On-Chip USB Configures the integrated USB controller...
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...New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install and press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system..., double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 55 - Drivers Installation After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in ...
...New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install and press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system..., double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 55 - Drivers Installation 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. 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-73UM-S2H Motherboard - 56 -
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. 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-73UM-S2H Motherboard - 56 -
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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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... data on the first SATA connector is backed up/restored. • It takes longer to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to restore it . Before You Begin: • Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file at which the data is the first physical drive...
... data on the first SATA connector is backed up/restored. • It takes longer to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to restore it . Before You Begin: • Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file at which the data is the first physical drive...
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...driver disk to startup XpressRecovery2..... Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. When you wish to check disk allocation. When the Windows operating system is detected, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Figure 12 GA-73UM-S2H... the backup process (Figure 11). Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to start backing up your hard drive. GA-73UM-S2H F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 08/17/2007-NF73-6A61NG01C-...
...driver disk to startup XpressRecovery2..... Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. When you wish to check disk allocation. When the Windows operating system is detected, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Figure 12 GA-73UM-S2H... the backup process (Figure 11). Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to start backing up your hard drive. GA-73UM-S2H F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 08/17/2007-NF73-6A61NG01C-...
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... 67 - Unique Features Options and Instructions: 1. Step 2: Select the @BIOS server site closest to save the current BIOS file. 2. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. In Windows, close all applications and TSR ... 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. Before You Begin: 1. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click...
... 67 - Unique Features Options and Instructions: 1. Step 2: Select the @BIOS server site closest to save the current BIOS file. 2. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. In Windows, close all applications and TSR ... 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. Before You Begin: 1. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click...
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... a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Appendix Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller ...A. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). ...
... a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Appendix Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller ...A. 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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... can proceed to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure 8), which shows various information about the RAID array, press to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 75 - Array List - When the "Delete array?" To exit the NVIDIA RAID setup utility, press in the main menu or + in the...
... can proceed to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure 8), which shows various information about the RAID array, press to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 75 - Array List - When the "Delete array?" To exit the NVIDIA RAID setup utility, press in the main menu or + in the...
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... the menu in your optical drive folder, double click the MENU. For installing Windows Vista, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation process. Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure 2) .../AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you may directly load the SATA RAID driver from the menu. Without the driver, the hard drive may display different items. GA-73UM-S2H Motherboard Figure...
... the menu in your optical drive folder, double click the MENU. For installing Windows Vista, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation process. Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure 2) .../AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you may directly load the SATA RAID driver from the menu. Without the driver, the hard drive may display different items. GA-73UM-S2H Motherboard Figure...
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...or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those for which you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to manually specify an adapter. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). ...Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 - 77 - Windows Setup Press F6 if you are ready to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have a device support disk from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as ...
...or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those for which you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to manually specify an adapter. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). ...Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 - 77 - Windows Setup Press F6 if you are ready to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have a device support disk from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as ...
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GA-73UM-S2H Motherboard - 78 - Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, press ENTER. Later, when a screen similar to that in Figure 3. ...) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 Windows Setup Setup will install. Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press . 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 do not have a device support disk from...
GA-73UM-S2H Motherboard - 78 - Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, press ENTER. Later, when a screen similar to that in Figure 3. ...) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 Windows Setup Setup will install. Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press . 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 do not have a device support disk from...
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...(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. 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...those for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 5 Step 4: After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you do not have a device support disk from the floppy disk. Appendix Windows Setup Setup will be finished...
...(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. 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...those for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 5 Step 4: After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you do not have a device support disk from the floppy disk. Appendix Windows Setup Setup will be finished...
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For Windows Vista 32-bit, browse to the following two ways: Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk for Windows Vista into your system to the instructions in advance during the OS installation process. GA-73UM-S2H Motherboard - 80 - B. When a screen similar to the floppy disk. Installing Windows Vista (Note) (The procedure below assumes that below...
For Windows Vista 32-bit, browse to the following two ways: Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk for Windows Vista into your system to the instructions in advance during the OS installation process. GA-73UM-S2H Motherboard - 80 - B. When a screen similar to the floppy disk. Installing Windows Vista (Note) (The procedure below assumes that below...
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Figure 10 - 81 - Appendix 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). Figure 9 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the screen will show the RAID hard drive.
Figure 10 - 81 - Appendix 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). Figure 9 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the screen will show the RAID hard drive.