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...Express x 16/G.E.A.R. Installing a PCI Express x 16/G.E.A.R. Please align the VGA card to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card. 6. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 16 - Press the expansion card firmly into the computer. 2. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card... and slot bracket from BIOS. 8. Replace your VGA card is locked by following the steps outlined below: 1. Install related driver from the operating system. English 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by the small whitedrawable bar. Be...
...Express x 16/G.E.A.R. Installing a PCI Express x 16/G.E.A.R. Please align the VGA card to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card. 6. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 16 - Press the expansion card firmly into the computer. 2. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card... and slot bracket from BIOS. 8. Replace your VGA card is locked by following the steps outlined below: 1. Install related driver from the operating system. English 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by the small whitedrawable bar. Be...
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... solution motherboard. slot before installing the driver for traditional AGP Graphics card on the G.E.A.R. G.E.A.R. Please view the graphics cards support list currently validated by GIGABYTE enginneers. When using an add-on graphics card.) Figure 1-1. 4X AGP Card Graphics Chip Nvidia Maker Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Model Name GA-620 GA-622 GA-660 Plus GA-GF2560 Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte GA-GF2000 GA-GF1280 GV-GF2010D GA-GF3000D...
... solution motherboard. slot before installing the driver for traditional AGP Graphics card on the G.E.A.R. G.E.A.R. Please view the graphics cards support list currently validated by GIGABYTE enginneers. When using an add-on graphics card.) Figure 1-1. 4X AGP Card Graphics Chip Nvidia Maker Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Model Name GA-620 GA-622 GA-660 Plus GA-GF2560 Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte GA-GF2000 GA-GF1280 GV-GF2010D GA-GF3000D...
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... USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. Only for GA-8I915ME-C. have a standard USB interface. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. The provided Internet connection is fast Ethernet, providing data transfer... OS or device(s) vendors. Line Out Connect the stereo speakers, earphone or front surround speakers to configure 2-/4-/6- Only for GA-8I915ME-GL. can use audio software to this connector. channel audio functioning. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 20 -
... USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. Only for GA-8I915ME-C. have a standard USB interface. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. The provided Internet connection is fast Ethernet, providing data transfer... OS or device(s) vendors. Line Out Connect the stereo speakers, earphone or front surround speakers to configure 2-/4-/6- Only for GA-8I915ME-GL. can use audio software to this connector. channel audio functioning. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 20 -
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... Connector) An IDE device connects to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). Pin No. Definition 1 GND 1 7 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 24 - Please refer to the BIOS setting for information on settings, please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device). 40 39 2 1 7) SATA0/SATA2... by ICH6) Serial ATA can connect to one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave (for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to 150MB/s transfer rate.
... Connector) An IDE device connects to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). Pin No. Definition 1 GND 1 7 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 24 - Please refer to the BIOS setting for information on settings, please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device). 40 39 2 1 7) SATA0/SATA2... by ICH6) Serial ATA can connect to one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave (for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to 150MB/s transfer rate.
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... under "Device Manager". Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your system automatically. Some device drivers will restart your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show a question mark "?" in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under ...Windows Service Pack, it will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 51 - English Chapter 3 Install Drivers Pictures below are shown in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then...
... under "Device Manager". Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your system automatically. Some device drivers will restart your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show a question mark "?" in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under ...Windows Service Pack, it will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 51 - English Chapter 3 Install Drivers Pictures below are shown in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then...
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English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 52 -
English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 52 -
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Install Drivers English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 53 -
Install Drivers English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 53 -
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...performance settings into different modes within BIOS setup in order to change BIOS feature settings with the option for download. M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker) Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I .B. 2 features. to the CPU for users. provides an immensely durable and stable power circuit to be...their BIOS as well as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to enabled Gigabyte's unique C.I.A. 2 and M.I .T.) allows user to access and change system settings such as the latest drivers for their factory defaults to provide a more user-friendly and reliable platform for ...
...performance settings into different modes within BIOS setup in order to change BIOS feature settings with the option for download. M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker) Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I .B. 2 features. to the CPU for users. provides an immensely durable and stable power circuit to be...their BIOS as well as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to enabled Gigabyte's unique C.I.A. 2 and M.I .T.) allows user to access and change system settings such as the latest drivers for their factory defaults to provide a more user-friendly and reliable platform for ...
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BACKUP: Back up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Capable of backing up data to execute the EnableBigLba.exe program from hard disk. 3. SATA IDE channel 2 e. For the use of ... is a BIOS-related issue, it can be solved by BIOS update) GA-K8U GA-K8U-9 GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NXP-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NMF-9 GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 58 - SATA IDE channel 1 d. Please contact your hard disk. (This...
BACKUP: Back up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Capable of backing up data to execute the EnableBigLba.exe program from hard disk. 3. SATA IDE channel 2 e. For the use of ... is a BIOS-related issue, it can be solved by BIOS update) GA-K8U GA-K8U-9 GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NXP-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NMF-9 GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 58 - SATA IDE channel 1 d. Please contact your hard disk. (This...
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Line Out STEP 2: After installing the audio driver, you use speakers with amplifier to get the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 68 - STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to select the function. STEP 3: On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker Configuration tab and ...
Line Out STEP 2: After installing the audio driver, you use speakers with amplifier to get the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 68 - STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to select the function. STEP 3: On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker Configuration tab and ...
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.... Clear the Only SURROUND-KIT check box and press OK. MIC In Line Out STEP 2: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 70 - English Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Use the back audio panel to select the function. Click...
.... Clear the Only SURROUND-KIT check box and press OK. MIC In Line Out STEP 2: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 70 - English Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Use the back audio panel to select the function. Click...
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...). STEP 4: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. English STEP 3: Connect the front channels to back audio panel's "Line Out", the rear channels to SURROUND-KIT's REAR R/L, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to select the function. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 72 - Select the Only...
...). STEP 4: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. English STEP 3: Connect the front channels to back audio panel's "Line Out", the rear channels to SURROUND-KIT's REAR R/L, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to select the function. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 72 - Select the Only...