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Table of Contents Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT6410 2 (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system 2 (2) Configuring VT6410 IDE controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk 10 (5) Installing IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation 12
Table of Contents Configuring IDE RAID Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT6410 2 (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system 2 (2) Configuring VT6410 IDE controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk 10 (5) Installing IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation 12
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...RAID with the VT6410 controller, you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system Attach one end of the IDE cable to the rear of the IDE ... and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3)* Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the IDE RAID controller driver (5) Install the IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation. Before you begin Please prepare: (a) Two IDE hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it to the IDE1 port ...
...RAID with the VT6410 controller, you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system Attach one end of the IDE cable to the rear of the IDE ... and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3)* Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the IDE RAID controller driver (5) Install the IDE RAID controller driver during OS installation. Before you begin Please prepare: (a) Two IDE hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it to the IDE1 port ...
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...select Open (Figure 14). Quit the installation utility first. Figure 15 VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Drives Configuration - 10 - Step 2: Go to copy the driver. The installation utility will appear automatically. Go to the BootDrv folder and look for a file named MENU.exe. Figure 14 Then you have to copy... the driver for the IDE RAID controller from the motherboard driver CD to ¤å a floppy disk. Ác (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk Åé To install Windows 2000/XP onto a IDE hard disk on ...
...select Open (Figure 14). Quit the installation utility first. Figure 15 VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Drives Configuration - 10 - Step 2: Go to copy the driver. The installation utility will appear automatically. Go to the BootDrv folder and look for a file named MENU.exe. Figure 14 Then you have to copy... the driver for the IDE RAID controller from the motherboard driver CD to ¤å a floppy disk. Ác (4) Making a IDE RAID controller driver disk Åé To install Windows 2000/XP onto a IDE hard disk on ...
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You have copied the IDE RAID driver successfully. An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to the floppy disk. Figure 17 - 11 - Then it will take about one minute to copy the IDE RAID driver from the motherboard driver CD to Figure 16 will appear. VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Drives Configuration Figure 16 Step 4: Insert an empty floppy disk and press H to exit when the procedure is completed (Figure 17). Step 3: Double-click MENU.exe. Step 5: Press 0 to select VIA 6410 RAID.
You have copied the IDE RAID driver successfully. An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to the floppy disk. Figure 17 - 11 - Then it will take about one minute to copy the IDE RAID driver from the motherboard driver CD to Figure 16 will appear. VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Drives Configuration Figure 16 Step 4: Insert an empty floppy disk and press H to exit when the procedure is completed (Figure 17). Step 3: Double-click MENU.exe. Step 5: Press 0 to select VIA 6410 RAID.
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...controllers for use with Windows, press ENTER. Then you do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with the IDE RAID driver. Windows Setup Press F6 if you to specify the IDE RAID controller on your system to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, ... type of some files being loaded before you see a message which says "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. This procedure ¤¤ assumes Windows XP installation. ¤å Step 1: Restart your motherboard. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure...
...controllers for use with Windows, press ENTER. Then you do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with the IDE RAID driver. Windows Setup Press F6 if you to specify the IDE RAID controller on your system to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, ... type of some files being loaded before you see a message which says "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. This procedure ¤¤ assumes Windows XP installation. ¤å Step 1: Restart your motherboard. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure...
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... will be finished in about one or some files cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct IDE RAID driver again from the floppy disk. VIA RAID Controller(Windows 2003 IA32) VIA RAID Controller(Windows XP) VIA RAID Controller(Windows 2000) VIA...20 Step 4: When the screen as shown below appears, press ENTER to load the IDE RAID driver from the motherboard driver CD. The driver installation will begin to proceed with IDE RAID controller driver installation from the following operating systems you have a device support disk from a mass storage device ...
... will be finished in about one or some files cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct IDE RAID driver again from the floppy disk. VIA RAID Controller(Windows 2003 IA32) VIA RAID Controller(Windows XP) VIA RAID Controller(Windows 2000) VIA...20 Step 4: When the screen as shown below appears, press ENTER to load the IDE RAID driver from the motherboard driver CD. The driver installation will begin to proceed with IDE RAID controller driver installation from the following operating systems you have a device support disk from a mass storage device ...
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...22 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that , the driver will not have installed the IDE RAID driver successfully. After that hard drive. You can proceed with the Windows Åé 2000/XP ...Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. It indicates that you should see a screen similar to Figure 22 below. Ác After the IDE RAID driver installation is completed, you have to be installed.) VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Drives Configuration - 14 - To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER.
...22 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that , the driver will not have installed the IDE RAID driver successfully. After that hard drive. You can proceed with the Windows Åé 2000/XP ...Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. It indicates that you should see a screen similar to Figure 22 below. Ác After the IDE RAID driver installation is completed, you have to be installed.) VIA VT6410 IDE RAID Drives Configuration - 14 - To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER.
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Chapter 3 Install Drivers 49 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 49 3-2 SoftwareApplications 50 3-3 Driver CD Information 50 3-4 Hardware Information 51 3-5 Contact Us ...51 Chapter 4 Appendix 53 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 53 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 54 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 55 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 57 4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction 66 4-2 Troubleshooting 70 - 5 -
Chapter 3 Install Drivers 49 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 49 3-2 SoftwareApplications 50 3-3 Driver CD Information 50 3-4 Hardware Information 51 3-5 Contact Us ...51 Chapter 4 Appendix 53 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 53 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 54 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 55 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 57 4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction 66 4-2 Troubleshooting 70 - 5 -
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... card into expansion slot in the slot. 5. Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card: Please align the VGA card to release the card. GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 16 - English 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3....Remove your expansion card by the latch at the end of the expansion card. 6. Make sure your computer's chassis cover. 7. Install related driver from BIOS. 8. Power on the slot. Replace your VGA card is locked by following the steps outlined below: 1. Replace the screw to...
... card into expansion slot in the slot. 5. Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card: Please align the VGA card to release the card. GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 16 - English 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3....Remove your expansion card by the latch at the end of the expansion card. 6. Make sure your computer's chassis cover. 7. Install related driver from BIOS. 8. Power on the slot. Replace your VGA card is locked by following the steps outlined below: 1. Replace the screw to...
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... the keyboard to this connector. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade.
... the keyboard to this connector. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade.
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... drive). 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 work properly, please attach it to the IDE 1 connector. 40 39 2 1 2 40 1 39 7) SATA0/SATA1/SATA2/SATA3 (Serial ATA Connector) Serial ATA...
... drive). 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 work properly, please attach it to the IDE 1 connector. 40 39 2 1 2 40 1 39 7) SATA0/SATA1/SATA2/SATA3 (Serial ATA Connector) Serial ATA...
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or you can press "Xpress Install" to install all the drivers that recommended to install other drivers. System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can install others application. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP... are shown in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 49 - Insert the driver CD-title that you want and press "install" followed the item; Please pick ...
or you can press "Xpress Install" to install all the drivers that recommended to install other drivers. System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can install others application. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP... are shown in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 49 - Insert the driver CD-title that you want and press "install" followed the item; Please pick ...
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GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 50 - 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-8I915P-D Motherboard - 50 - 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. - 51 -
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. - 51 -
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...withstand varying current levels and changes, the U-Plus D.P.S. M.I .B. 2) is designed to automatically adjust CPU computing power to -date drivers and BIOS. (Do not use C.O.M. With added branded memory module information, users are mounted on the original M.I.B., the new ....T. C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) A web-based system management tool that eliminates system boot-up -to maximize system performance. With GIGABYTE's proprietary S.O.S. Through GIGABYTE M.I .T.) allows user to access and change system settings such as CPU, memory, graphics card, etc. and @BIOS at the same...
...withstand varying current levels and changes, the U-Plus D.P.S. M.I .B. 2) is designed to automatically adjust CPU computing power to -date drivers and BIOS. (Do not use C.O.M. With added branded memory module information, users are mounted on the original M.I.B., the new ....T. C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) A web-based system management tool that eliminates system boot-up -to maximize system performance. With GIGABYTE's proprietary S.O.S. Through GIGABYTE M.I .T.) allows user to access and change system settings such as CPU, memory, graphics card, etc. and @BIOS at the same...
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...-I945-6A79HG0GC-00 Boot from CD/DVD: Xpress Recovery2 1. If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you complete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software. - 55 - Intel x86 platforms 2. Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. Intel 945 BIOS for the first time, it will... affect the data backup speed. 3. Appendix Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Boot from CD-ROM. At least 64M bytes of the hard disk will stay permanent in the bottom left corner...
...-I945-6A79HG0GC-00 Boot from CD/DVD: Xpress Recovery2 1. If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you complete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software. - 55 - Intel x86 platforms 2. Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. Intel 945 BIOS for the first time, it will... affect the data backup speed. 3. Appendix Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Boot from CD-ROM. At least 64M bytes of the hard disk will stay permanent in the bottom left corner...
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...PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is recom- GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI The Main Screen of backing up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. REBOOT: Exit the main screen and restart the system.... data backup takes longer time than 128G under Windows 2000, be solved by BIOS update) GA-K8U GA-K8U-9 GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-8I915P-D Motherboard GA-K8NXP-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NMF-9 - 56 - SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions: 1. SATA IDE channel 1 d. Please ...
...PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is recom- GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI The Main Screen of backing up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. REBOOT: Exit the main screen and restart the system.... data backup takes longer time than 128G under Windows 2000, be solved by BIOS update) GA-K8U GA-K8U-9 GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-8I915P-D Motherboard GA-K8NXP-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NMF-9 - 56 - SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions: 1. SATA IDE channel 1 d. Please ...
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... Mic In. Introduction of the audio driver, you use 2-/ 4-/6-/8-channnels audio feature by audio software selection. Click the icon to Side Speaker Out. Connect the rear channels to Center/ Subwoofer Speaker Out. You are in Windows XP. Connect the Center/Subwoofer channels to Rear Speaker Out. GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 66 - STEP 1: Connect the...
... Mic In. Introduction of the audio driver, you use 2-/ 4-/6-/8-channnels audio feature by audio software selection. Click the icon to Side Speaker Out. Connect the rear channels to Center/ Subwoofer Speaker Out. You are in Windows XP. Connect the Center/Subwoofer channels to Rear Speaker Out. GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 66 - STEP 1: Connect the...
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... Click the icon to select the function. STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the lower right hand taskbar. STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" to complete 2 channel audio configuration. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the...
... Click the icon to select the function. STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the lower right hand taskbar. STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" to complete 2 channel audio configuration. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the...
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Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 68 - STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the lower right hand taskbar. Click the icon to complete 6 channel audio configuration. STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "6CH...
Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 68 - STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the lower right hand taskbar. Click the icon to complete 6 channel audio configuration. STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "6CH...