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Channel Audio Function Introduction 69 4-1-5 Jack-Sensing Introduction 75 4-2 Troubleshooting 77 - 5 - Chapter 3 Install Drivers 51 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 51 3-2 SoftwareApplications 52 3-3 Driver CD Information 52 3-4 Hardware Information 53 3-5 Contact Us ...53 Chapter 4 Appendix ...55 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 55 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 56 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 57 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 60 4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6-
Channel Audio Function Introduction 69 4-1-5 Jack-Sensing Introduction 75 4-2 Troubleshooting 77 - 5 - Chapter 3 Install Drivers 51 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 51 3-2 SoftwareApplications 52 3-3 Driver CD Information 52 3-4 Hardware Information 53 3-5 Contact Us ...53 Chapter 4 Appendix ...55 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 55 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 56 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 57 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 60 4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6-
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.... 6. Be sure the metal contacts on the slot .Make sure your expansion card by the small whitedrawable bar. Install related driver from BIOS. 8. Press the expansion card firmly into the computer. 2. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 16 - English 1-5 Installation of the PCI Express x 16/G.E.A.R. Remove your computer's chassis cover. 7. Read the related expansion card...
.... 6. Be sure the metal contacts on the slot .Make sure your expansion card by the small whitedrawable bar. Install related driver from BIOS. 8. Press the expansion card firmly into the computer. 2. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 16 - English 1-5 Installation of the PCI Express x 16/G.E.A.R. Remove your computer's chassis cover. 7. Read the related expansion card...
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...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 GV-GF1280-32E GV-GF1280T-32P Gigabyte Gigabyte ELSA G V-GF3200TF G V-GF3500TF-GH Gladiac Ultra ELSA ELSA ELSA ...of PCI Express graphics card. It is designed to AGP 8X graphics card. slot before installing the driver for traditional AGP Graphics card on the G.E.A.R. To be continued... English 1-5-1 What is created through PCI...
...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 GV-GF1280-32E GV-GF1280T-32P Gigabyte Gigabyte ELSA G V-GF3200TF G V-GF3500TF-GH Gladiac Ultra ELSA ELSA ELSA ...of PCI Express graphics card. It is designed to AGP 8X graphics card. slot before installing the driver for traditional AGP Graphics card on the G.E.A.R. To be continued... English 1-5-1 What is created through PCI...
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...Ethernet, providing data transfer speeds of 10/100/ 1000Mbps. Line In Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. Only for possible patch or driver upgrade. USB port Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner... You can be connected to serial-based mouse or data processing devices. If your OS or device(s) vendors. Only for GA-8I915ME-C. Only for GA-8I915ME-GV. Only for GA-8I915ME-G. VGA Port Monitor can use audio software to VGA port. Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, ...
...Ethernet, providing data transfer speeds of 10/100/ 1000Mbps. Line In Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. Only for possible patch or driver upgrade. USB port Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner... You can be connected to serial-based mouse or data processing devices. If your OS or device(s) vendors. Only for GA-8I915ME-C. Only for GA-8I915ME-GV. Only for GA-8I915ME-G. VGA Port Monitor can use audio software to VGA port. Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, ...
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... IDE connector. Definition 1 GND 1 7 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 24 - Pin No. One IDE connector 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. English 6) IDE (IDE Connector) An...
... IDE connector. Definition 1 GND 1 7 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 24 - Pin No. One IDE connector 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. English 6) IDE (IDE Connector) An...
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...will restart your system automatically. or you want and press "install" followed the item; After restarting your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will show the installation guide. After install Windows Service Pack, it will auto start and show a question mark "?" English Chapter 3... Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. in Windows XP. Insert the driver CD-title that recommended to install all the drivers that came with your motherboard into your system the "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list...
...will restart your system automatically. or you want and press "install" followed the item; After restarting your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will show the installation guide. After install Windows Service Pack, it will auto start and show a question mark "?" English Chapter 3... Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. in Windows XP. Insert the driver CD-title that recommended to install all the drivers that came with your motherboard into your system the "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list...
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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 - 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.
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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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... 2 (M.I .T.'s integration of programs. When the function is disabled, the CPU is a unique feature that allows system hardware information such as the latest drivers for their computer system to enabled Gigabyte's unique C.I.A. 2 and M.I .A. 2) is no longer need to open up to the CPU for ultimate system protection. allows corporate MIS engineers to easily...
... 2 (M.I .T.'s integration of programs. When the function is disabled, the CPU is a unique feature that allows system hardware information such as the latest drivers for their computer system to enabled Gigabyte's unique C.I.A. 2 and M.I .A. 2) is no longer need to open up to the CPU for ultimate system protection. allows corporate MIS engineers to easily...
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...Setup. Boot from CD/DVD: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software, Inc. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Intel 945 BIOS for the first time, it will affect the data backup speed. 3. At least 64M bytes of ...the hard disk will stay permanent in the bottom left corner of OS and all required drivers as well as software. - 57 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is executed from CD-ROM for 8I945GME E7 . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : ...
...Setup. Boot from CD/DVD: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software, Inc. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Intel 945 BIOS for the first time, it will affect the data backup speed. 3. At least 64M bytes of ...the hard disk will stay permanent in the bottom left corner of OS and all required drivers as well as software. - 57 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is executed from CD-ROM for 8I945GME E7 . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : ...
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... Restore the backed-up data to 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 - Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at... PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is a BIOS-related issue, it can be backed up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Not compatible to execute the EnableBigLba.exe program from hard disk. 3.
... Restore the backed-up data to 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 - Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at... PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is a BIOS-related issue, it can be backed up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Not compatible to execute the EnableBigLba.exe program from hard disk. 3.
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... speakers or earphone to select the function. 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. Click the icon to "Line Out." GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 68 - STEP 3: On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker...
... speakers or earphone to select the function. 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. Click the icon to "Line Out." GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 68 - STEP 3: On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker...
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..., the sound would be performed as stereo mode (2-channel output). Clear the Only SURROUND-KIT check box and press OK. STEP 2: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1: Connect the front channels to "Line Out...
..., the sound would be performed as stereo mode (2-channel output). Clear the Only SURROUND-KIT check box and press OK. STEP 2: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1: Connect the front channels to "Line Out...
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... Speaker Configuration tab and select the 6-channel mode for 5.1 speaker output check box. Click the icon to "MIC In". GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 70 - MIC In Line Out STEP 2: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Clear the Only SURROUND-KIT check box...
... Speaker Configuration tab and select the 6-channel mode for 5.1 speaker output check box. Click the icon to "MIC In". GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 70 - MIC In Line Out STEP 2: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Clear the Only SURROUND-KIT check box...
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... press OK. STEP 5: On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 6-channel mode for 6 channels output. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 72 - Please select the other settings for 5.1 speaker output check box. Click the icon to SURROUND-KIT's SUB CENTER. English... Out", the rear channels to SURROUND-KIT's REAR R/L, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to select the function. STEP 4: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Notes: When ...
... press OK. STEP 5: On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 6-channel mode for 6 channels output. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 72 - Please select the other settings for 5.1 speaker output check box. Click the icon to SURROUND-KIT's SUB CENTER. English... Out", the rear channels to SURROUND-KIT's REAR R/L, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to select the function. STEP 4: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Notes: When ...