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... Recovery 70 4-6 Auto Green...71 Chapter 5 Appendix...73 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 73 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 73 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 79 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 81 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 85 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 85 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 88 5-2-3 Configuring...
... Recovery 70 4-6 Auto Green...71 Chapter 5 Appendix...73 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 73 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 73 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 79 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 81 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 85 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 85 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 88 5-2-3 Configuring...
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... up to 8 GB of system memory (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1666(O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) Integrated in the North Bridge: - 1 x D-Sub port - 1 x ...HDMI port (Note 3) Realtek ALC888B codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 4) Support for S/PDIF Out Support for S/PDIF In Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD iTE IT8718 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices - Up to...
... up to 8 GB of system memory (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1666(O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) Integrated in the North Bridge: - 1 x D-Sub port - 1 x ...HDMI port (Note 3) Realtek ALC888B codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note 4) Support for S/PDIF Out Support for S/PDIF In Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD iTE IT8718 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices - Up to...
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...to be used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number. Hardware Installation - 24 - The AMD SB710 controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. 6) IDE (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to your SATA hard... drive. • A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of hard drives must be an even number. • A RAID 10 configuration requires at least two hard drives. Before attaching the IDE cable,...
...to be used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number. Hardware Installation - 24 - The AMD SB710 controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. 6) IDE (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to your SATA hard... drive. • A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of hard drives must be an even number. • A RAID 10 configuration requires at least two hard drives. Before attaching the IDE cable,...
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... function. (Default: Enabled) If you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) BIOS Setup - 46 - RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller. Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you wish to install a 3rd party add-in Native IDE mode. (Default) Enable Native IDE mode...
... function. (Default: Enabled) If you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) BIOS Setup - 46 - RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller. Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you wish to install a 3rd party add-in Native IDE mode. (Default) Enable Native IDE mode...
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... graphics card • Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first SATA connector is the first physical...
... graphics card • Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first SATA connector is the first physical...
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...the BIOS. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2010, Award Software, Inc. GA-880GM-D2H E2 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/18/2010-RS880P-SB710... disk, USB flash drive, or hard drive. What is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to -use and allow you from the nearest @BIOS...Setup. With Q-Flash you to update the system BIOS while in system malfunction. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ and @BIOS™. Normally, the system ...
...the BIOS. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2010, Award Software, Inc. GA-880GM-D2H E2 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/18/2010-RS880P-SB710... disk, USB flash drive, or hard drive. What is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to -use and allow you from the nearest @BIOS...Setup. With Q-Flash you to update the system BIOS while in system malfunction. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ and @BIOS™. Normally, the system ...
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... supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32/16/12 file system. • If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the up or down arrow key to select Update BIOS from the...
... supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32/16/12 file system. • If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the up or down arrow key to select Update BIOS from the...
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... motherboard. Appendix Install SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available... SATA port on the SATA controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is recommended that you do not want to AHCI or RAID mode. - 73 - B. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. A. If you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Make a floppy disk containing the...
... motherboard. Appendix Install SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available... SATA port on the SATA controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is recommended that you do not want to AHCI or RAID mode. - 73 - B. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. A. If you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Make a floppy disk containing the...
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... Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM } SMART LAN Onboard Audio Function USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Onboard Serial Port [Enabled] [RAID] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] Item Help Menu Level Move Enter:...on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. Un- The BIOS Setup menus described in system BIOS Setup. To enable RAID, set OnChip SATA Type to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS ...
... Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM } SMART LAN Onboard Audio Function USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Onboard Serial Port [Enabled] [RAID] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] Item Help Menu Level Move Enter:...on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. Un- The BIOS Setup menus described in system BIOS Setup. To enable RAID, set OnChip SATA Type to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS ...
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...FastBuild (tm) Utility... No Array is the first option screen when you enter the BIOS RAID Setup utility. (Figure 3). Press to configure a RAID array. Press + to enter the View Drive Assignments window. RAID Option ROM Version 3.0.1540.59 (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Figure 2 Step ... says "Press to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility" (Figure 2). To view the disk drives assigned to arrays, press to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. All rights reserved. To delete an array, press to enter the Controller Configuration window. To view controller settings, press...
...FastBuild (tm) Utility... No Array is the first option screen when you enter the BIOS RAID Setup utility. (Figure 3). Press to configure a RAID array. Press + to enter the View Drive Assignments window. RAID Option ROM Version 3.0.1540.59 (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Figure 2 Step ... says "Press to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility" (Figure 2). To view the disk drives assigned to arrays, press to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. All rights reserved. To delete an array, press to enter the Controller Configuration window. To view controller settings, press...
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...(c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. LD 4 ---- LD 8 ---- The Define LD selection from the Main Menu allows users to enter the RAID configuration menu (Figure 5). LD 6 ---- Total Drv Capacity (GB Status [h] Up [i] Down [ Keys Available ] [ESC] Exit Figure ...LD 10 ---- LD 7 ---- LD 3 ---- LD 5 ---- LD 2 ---- LD No RAID Mode [ Define LD Menu ] Total Drv LD 1 RAID 0 0 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON [ Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID Drive Model 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 2:Mas ...
...(c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. LD 4 ---- LD 8 ---- The Define LD selection from the Main Menu allows users to enter the RAID configuration menu (Figure 5). LD 6 ---- Total Drv Capacity (GB Status [h] Up [i] Down [ Keys Available ] [ESC] Exit Figure ...LD 10 ---- LD 7 ---- LD 3 ---- LD 5 ---- LD 2 ---- LD No RAID Mode [ Define LD Menu ] Total Drv LD 1 RAID 0 0 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON [ Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID Drive Model 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 2:Mas ...
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...will appear. Set the Stripe Block size. 64 KB is complete, the screen will erase the MBR data of the RAID array or press other keys to exit the RAID BIOS utility. The Total Drv section will appear. Figure 6 6. Under the Assignment column, drives are unassigned. Appendix ...The window below will show the number of disks assigned. 5. After the creation is the default. 3. Under the RAID Mode section, press the key to Define LD Menu where you want to ignore this option. Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc....
...will appear. Set the Stripe Block size. 64 KB is complete, the screen will erase the MBR data of the RAID array or press other keys to exit the RAID BIOS utility. The Total Drv section will appear. Figure 6 6. Under the Assignment column, drives are unassigned. Appendix ...The window below will show the number of disks assigned. 5. After the creation is the default. 3. Under the RAID Mode section, press the key to Define LD Menu where you want to ignore this option. Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc....
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... [ View LD Definition Menu ] Total Drv Capacity (GB) Status LD 1 RAID 0 2 157.99 Functional Stripe Block: 64KB Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID 1:Mas 2:Mas Drive Model WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 Capabilities SATA ...
... [ View LD Definition Menu ] Total Drv Capacity (GB) Status LD 1 RAID 0 2 157.99 Functional Stripe Block: 64KB Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID 1:Mas 2:Mas Drive Model WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 Capabilities SATA ...
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...motherboard driver disk to be recognized during the OS installation. sume that the drive letter for your optical drive is /are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you also can copy the SATA controller driver from the startup disk. 2: Remove the startup disk and insert the ... flash drive. Refer to the following command. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be installed. 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is D:\). 3: At the A:\> prompt, type the following table...
...motherboard driver disk to be recognized during the OS installation. sume that the drive letter for your optical drive is /are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you also can copy the SATA controller driver from the startup disk. 2: Remove the startup disk and insert the ... flash drive. Refer to the following command. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be installed. 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is D:\). 3: At the A:\> prompt, type the following table...
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... motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in Figure 3, to install Windows XP to the RAID/ AHCI hard drives, select 3) ATi AHCI/RAID Driver for XP. A Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to exit when finished. Press any key to the...
... motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in Figure 3, to install Windows XP to the RAID/ AHCI hard drives, select 3) ATi AHCI/RAID Driver for XP. A Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to exit when finished. Press any key to the...
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... to specify additional device. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). Figure 1 Step 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you see the ... below will then appear asking you can pro- Windows Setup You have chosen to continue the driver installation. AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit Step 3: Figure 2 On the next screen, press to configure a SCSI Adapter for...
... to specify additional device. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). Figure 1 Step 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you see the ... below will then appear asking you can pro- Windows Setup You have chosen to continue the driver installation. AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit Step 3: Figure 2 On the next screen, press to configure a SCSI Adapter for...
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... exists in your system.) Step 1: Restart your system and browse to the following directory: \BootDrv\SBxxxV\RAID/LH For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to that contains the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Method B), then specify the location of the driver (Figure 4). When a screen similar to the LH64A folder. Note: ... steps. Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears (RAID hard drive will not be sure to the USB flash drive). Then use Method B to the LH (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or LH64A ...
... exists in your system.) Step 1: Restart your system and browse to the following directory: \BootDrv\SBxxxV\RAID/LH For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to that contains the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Method B), then specify the location of the driver (Figure 4). When a screen similar to the LH64A folder. Note: ... steps. Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears (RAID hard drive will not be sure to the USB flash drive). Then use Method B to the LH (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or LH64A ...
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Figure 5 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Figure 6 The install menus described in Figure 5 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and press Next. Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 6). Appendix Step 3: When a screen as shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by driver version. - 83 -
Figure 5 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Figure 6 The install menus described in Figure 5 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and press Next. Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 6). Appendix Step 3: When a screen as shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by driver version. - 83 -
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...installed from the motherboard driver disk. Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from other drives in the Logical Drive Information pane will display as RAID 1 or RAID 10 arrays. Appendix Step 5: When done, the array's status on the screen and you can select Pause/Resume/ Abort/Restart during... the rebuilding process. Step 4: The rebuilding progress is displayed on the Information page in the array. Rebuilding applies only to rebuild a RAID 1 array. Step 1: Enter the login ID and password (default: "admin"), and then click Sign in the Start Menu. While in the ...
...installed from the motherboard driver disk. Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from other drives in the Logical Drive Information pane will display as RAID 1 or RAID 10 arrays. Appendix Step 5: When done, the array's status on the screen and you can select Pause/Resume/ Abort/Restart during... the rebuilding process. Step 4: The rebuilding progress is displayed on the Information page in the array. Rebuilding applies only to rebuild a RAID 1 array. Step 1: Enter the login ID and password (default: "admin"), and then click Sign in the Start Menu. While in the ...