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Chapter 3 Install Drivers 49 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 49 3-2 Software Applications 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 Xpress Recovery Introduction 54 4-1-2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 57 4-1-3 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 68 4-1-4 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 Channel Audio Function Introduction 75 4-2 Troubleshooting 81 Only for GA-8I915P Duo Pro. - 5 -
Chapter 3 Install Drivers 49 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 49 3-2 Software Applications 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 Xpress Recovery Introduction 54 4-1-2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 57 4-1-3 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 68 4-1-4 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 Channel Audio Function Introduction 75 4-2 Troubleshooting 81 Only for GA-8I915P Duo Pro. - 5 -
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Replace your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the operating system. Install related driver from the computer. 3. English 1-5 Installation of the PCI Express x 16 slot when you try to install/Uninstall the VGA card. Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion ... the computer. 2. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into expansion slot in the slot. 5. Remove your computer's chassis cover. 7. GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 16 -
Replace your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the operating system. Install related driver from the computer. 3. English 1-5 Installation of the PCI Express x 16 slot when you try to install/Uninstall the VGA card. Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion ... the computer. 2. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into expansion slot in the slot. 5. Remove your computer's chassis cover. 7. GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 16 -
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...) Connect the stereo speakers, earphone or front surround channels to serial-based mouse or data processing devices. Only for possible patch or driver upgrade. SPDIF_O (SPDIF Out) The SPDIF output is Gigabit Ethernet, providing data transfer speeds of providing digital audio to external speakers or..., walkman etc. SPDIF_I (SPDIF In) Use SPDIF In feature only when your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS ven dor for GA-8I915P Duo Pro. - 17 - LAN Port 1 The provided Internet connection is capable of 10/100/1000Mbps. COM A (Serial Port) Connects to this connector...
...) Connect the stereo speakers, earphone or front surround channels to serial-based mouse or data processing devices. Only for possible patch or driver upgrade. SPDIF_O (SPDIF Out) The SPDIF output is Gigabit Ethernet, providing data transfer speeds of providing digital audio to external speakers or..., walkman etc. SPDIF_I (SPDIF In) Use SPDIF In feature only when your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS ven dor for GA-8I915P Duo Pro. - 17 - LAN Port 1 The provided Internet connection is capable of 10/100/1000Mbps. COM A (Serial Port) Connects to this connector...
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It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. Definition 1 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to indicate whether the system is on/off. Definition 1 GND 7 1 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 11) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to work properly. Pin No. GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 22 - Pin No. English 10) S_ATA0/S_ATA1/S_ATA2/S_ATA3 (Serial ATA Connector) Serial ATA can provide 150MB/s transfer rate.
It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. Definition 1 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to indicate whether the system is on/off. Definition 1 GND 7 1 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 11) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to work properly. Pin No. GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 22 - Pin No. English 10) S_ATA0/S_ATA1/S_ATA2/S_ATA3 (Serial ATA Connector) Serial ATA can provide 150MB/s transfer rate.
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...Windows Service Pack. Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 49 - System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you want and press "install" followed the item; Please pick the item that you can press "...Xpress Install" to install. or you can install others application. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". Install Drivers Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show a question mark "?" If not, ...
...Windows Service Pack. Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 49 - System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you want and press "install" followed the item; Please pick the item that you can press "...Xpress Install" to install. or you can install others application. For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". Install Drivers Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show a question mark "?" If not, ...
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GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) 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 Duo (Pro) 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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...as well as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to provide a more user-friendly and reliable platform for users. Through GIGABYTE M.I .A. 2) is a revolutionary eight-phase power circuit built for ultimate system protection. allows corporate MIS engineers to maximize system ...Tweaker) Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I .B. 2) is a unique feature that allows system hardware information such as providing the most up to -date drivers and BIOS. - 53 - S.O.S. (System Overclock Saver) System Overclock Saver (S.O.S.) is designed especially to maximize memory performance and boost memory ...
...as well as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to provide a more user-friendly and reliable platform for users. Through GIGABYTE M.I .A. 2) is a revolutionary eight-phase power circuit built for ultimate system protection. allows corporate MIS engineers to maximize system ...Tweaker) Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I .B. 2) is a unique feature that allows system hardware information such as providing the most up to -date drivers and BIOS. - 53 - S.O.S. (System Overclock Saver) System Overclock Saver (S.O.S.) is designed especially to maximize memory performance and boost memory ...
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... Recovery. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD drive, then save and exit the BIOS menu. When "Boot from CD: Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. When the boot partition is Xpress Recovery ? GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd. 1. Execute Backup Utility 2. Execute Restore Utility 3. Exit and Restart Build 2011 GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 54...
... Recovery. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD drive, then save and exit the BIOS menu. When "Boot from CD: Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. When the boot partition is Xpress Recovery ? GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd. 1. Execute Backup Utility 2. Execute Restore Utility 3. Exit and Restart Build 2011 GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 54...
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... Mode) Press F9 during powering on the computer . It is recommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately installed after OS and all required driver and software installations are complete. - 55 - GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd. 1. System storage capacity as well as drive reading/writing speed will affect backup speed. 3. Press DEL to enter SETUP...
... Mode) Press F9 during powering on the computer . It is recommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately installed after OS and all required driver and software installations are complete. - 55 - GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd. 1. System storage capacity as well as drive reading/writing speed will affect backup speed. 3. Press DEL to enter SETUP...
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...Disk Press to make and storage capacity. 2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to press Ctrl + I to select Silicon Image). 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. Delete RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to press Ctrl + I . After rebooting your hard drives for ...RAID Volume window appears (as part of the array. Exit RAID Volumes : None Defined. [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk [hi...
...Disk Press to make and storage capacity. 2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to press Ctrl + I to select Silicon Image). 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. Delete RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to press Ctrl + I . After rebooting your hard drives for ...RAID Volume window appears (as part of the array. Exit RAID Volumes : None Defined. [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk [hi...
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...Name 0 RAID_Volume0 [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Level RAID(Stripe) Strip 128KB Size Status Bootable 223.5GB Normal Yes Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Member Disk(0) 111.7GB Member Disk(0) [... 0 RAID_Volume0 [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Level RAID(Stripe) Strip 128KB Size Status 223.5GB Normal Bootable Yes Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Member Disk(0) 111.7GB Member Disk(0) ...
...Name 0 RAID_Volume0 [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Level RAID(Stripe) Strip 128KB Size Status Bootable 223.5GB Normal Yes Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Member Disk(0) 111.7GB Member Disk(0) [... 0 RAID_Volume0 [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Level RAID(Stripe) Strip 128KB Size Status 223.5GB Normal Bootable Yes Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Member Disk(0) 111.7GB Member Disk(0) ...
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...in serial ATA controller, press F6 as Win2000 or XP boots up, then supply serial ATA controller driver by this driver file to install the RAID drivers. English Installing the RAID drivers For the Windows operating system (Win NT, WinXP, Win2000 ), for IDE RAID/SCSI/Serial ATA functioning.... Fig.1 Fig.2 (Note) Your system will have to a floppy disk: 1) Please insert the provided driver CD into the floppy disk drive. 3) Either from the Windows CD to the floppy disk. GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 74 - Drive D: 2) Insert a blank formatted floppy disk into the hard disk drive...
...in serial ATA controller, press F6 as Win2000 or XP boots up, then supply serial ATA controller driver by this driver file to install the RAID drivers. English Installing the RAID drivers For the Windows operating system (Win NT, WinXP, Win2000 ), for IDE RAID/SCSI/Serial ATA functioning.... Fig.1 Fig.2 (Note) Your system will have to a floppy disk: 1) Please insert the provided driver CD into the floppy disk drive. 3) Either from the Windows CD to the floppy disk. GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 74 - Drive D: 2) Insert a blank formatted floppy disk into the hard disk drive...
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..., surround speakers, front speakers and earphone. (e.g. There are configured on the system. Front speakers, surround speakers and center/subwoofer speakers are 5 kinds of the audio driver, you'll find an icon in 7.1 channel output mode no matter what other output devices are configured on the system. 2 Channel Output Mode -- if back...
..., surround speakers, front speakers and earphone. (e.g. There are configured on the system. Front speakers, surround speakers and center/subwoofer speakers are 5 kinds of the audio driver, you'll find an icon in 7.1 channel output mode no matter what other output devices are configured on the system. 2 Channel Output Mode -- if back...
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STEP 3: Click "C-Media 3D Audio Configuration" and then select "Main Setting". GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard The function to manually modify speaker settings. Line Out STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you the functions to select the function. The function to adjust speaker volume. - 76 - The current audio mode is applied. STEP 1: Connect the...
STEP 3: Click "C-Media 3D Audio Configuration" and then select "Main Setting". GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard The function to manually modify speaker settings. Line Out STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you the functions to select the function. The function to adjust speaker volume. - 76 - The current audio mode is applied. STEP 1: Connect the...
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STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you the functions to "Surround speaker out". "Smart Jack" would auto-detect the speaker type you connect and gives you 'll find an icon in "...
STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you the functions to "Surround speaker out". "Smart Jack" would auto-detect the speaker type you connect and gives you 'll find an icon in "...
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... Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Surround speaker out STEP 3: Click "C-Media 3D Audio Configuration" and then select "Main Setting". STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you the functions to manually modify speaker the settings. The function to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out". The function to select the function. The current audio... display in the system area. "Smart Jack" would auto-detect the speaker type you connect and gives you find an icon in "Audio System Status". GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 78 - Double click the icon to adjust speaker volume.
... Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Surround speaker out STEP 3: Click "C-Media 3D Audio Configuration" and then select "Main Setting". STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you the functions to manually modify speaker the settings. The function to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out". The function to select the function. The current audio... display in the system area. "Smart Jack" would auto-detect the speaker type you connect and gives you find an icon in "Audio System Status". GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard - 78 - Double click the icon to adjust speaker volume.
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STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you the functions to manually modify speaker the settings. The function to adjust speaker volume. - 79 - The function to manually modify speaker setting. Double click ...
STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you the functions to manually modify speaker the settings. The function to adjust speaker volume. - 79 - The function to manually modify speaker setting. Double click ...
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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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...: VIA VT6410) Åé ¤¤ To 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. "*" Skip this step if you do not plan to create RAID with identical model and capacity). Before 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 ...
...: VIA VT6410) Åé ¤¤ To 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. "*" Skip this step if you do not plan to create RAID with identical model and capacity). Before 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 ...