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Then connect the power connector from your power supply to create RAID array on the motherboard. (To ensure that your IDE CD-ROM drive can work properly, please connect it to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that is... 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 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 ...
Then connect the power connector from your power supply to create RAID array on the motherboard. (To ensure that your IDE CD-ROM drive can work properly, please connect it to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that is... 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 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 ...
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...utility will appear automatically. Without the ¤¤ driver,the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. ¤å First of all, you need to copy the driver for the IDE RAID controller from the motherboard driver CD to a floppydisk. Step 1: Find an available... system and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. Quit the installation utility first.
...utility will appear automatically. Without the ¤¤ driver,the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. ¤å First of all, you need to copy the driver for the IDE RAID controller from the motherboard driver CD to a floppydisk. Step 1: Find an available... system and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. Quit the installation utility first.
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Then it will appear. Step 3: Double-click MENU.exe. An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 18 below will take about one minute to copy the GigaRAID driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk. You have copied the IDE RAID driver sucessfully. Figure 19 - 15 - Figure 18 Step 4: Insert an empty floppy disk. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Step 5: Press 0 to select the 2)GIGARAID item. Press 2 to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 19).
Then it will appear. Step 3: Double-click MENU.exe. An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to Figure 18 below will take about one minute to copy the GigaRAID driver from the motherboard driver CD to the floppy disk. You have copied the IDE RAID driver sucessfully. Figure 19 - 15 - Figure 18 Step 4: Insert an empty floppy disk. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Step 5: Press 0 to select the 2)GIGARAID item. Press 2 to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 19).
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... will appear. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Step 4: When the screen as shown below appears, press ENTER to load the driver from the motherboard driver CD. Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu will be finished in about one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the...
... will appear. IDE RAID Drives Configuration (GigaRAID) Step 4: When the screen as shown below appears, press ENTER to load the driver from the motherboard driver CD. Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu will be finished in about one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the...
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Click "GigaRAID Utility. 72 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Application Installation Pictures below are shown in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe. 1. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in Windows XP (CD ver. 2.2) Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide.
Click "GigaRAID Utility. 72 GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL Application Installation Pictures below are shown in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe. 1. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in Windows XP (CD ver. 2.2) Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide.
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..., setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS. 8. Replace your VGA card is locked by following the steps outlined below: 1. GA-8I945G Pro/GA-8I945G Motherboard - 16 - Power on the card are indeed seated in motherboard. 4. Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card: Please align the VGA card to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card... release the card. English 1-6 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the operating system. Install related driver from the computer. 3.
..., setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS. 8. Replace your VGA card is locked by following the steps outlined below: 1. GA-8I945G Pro/GA-8I945G Motherboard - 16 - Power on the card are indeed seated in motherboard. 4. Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card: Please align the VGA card to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card... release the card. English 1-6 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the operating system. Install related driver from the computer. 3.
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..., please refer to this connector. To connect an AC97 front panel audio module to the instructions on Page 78 about the software settings. GA-8I945G Pro/GA-8I945G Motherboard - 22 - Incorrect connection between the module and connector will make the audio device unable to 300MB/s transfer rate. If you connect the...Pin No. Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 NC 5 Line Out (R) 6 NC 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 Line Out (L) 10 NC By default, the audio driver is configured to work or even damage it. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper...
..., please refer to this connector. To connect an AC97 front panel audio module to the instructions on Page 78 about the software settings. GA-8I945G Pro/GA-8I945G Motherboard - 22 - Incorrect connection between the module and connector will make the audio device unable to 300MB/s transfer rate. If you connect the...Pin No. Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 NC 5 Line Out (R) 6 NC 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 Line Out (L) 10 NC By default, the audio driver is configured to work or even damage it. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper...
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Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to Ch. 0 Master/Slave. Auto BIOS will auto set to Ch. 1 Master/Slave. Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support. (Default value) Azalia Codec Auto Auto detect ... SATA Mode Disabled Disable this function will auto detect. (Default value) Combined Enhanced Set On-Chip SATA mode to 4 HDDs on the motherboard; 2 for SATA and the other for GA-8I945G Pro. - 37 - PATA IDE Set to Ch.1 Master/Slave Set PATA IDE to Ch. 1 Master/Slave. (Default value) Ch.0 Master/Slave Set...
Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to Ch. 0 Master/Slave. Auto BIOS will auto set to Ch. 1 Master/Slave. Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support. (Default value) Azalia Codec Auto Auto detect ... SATA Mode Disabled Disable this function will auto detect. (Default value) Combined Enhanced Set On-Chip SATA mode to 4 HDDs on the motherboard; 2 for SATA and the other for GA-8I945G Pro. - 37 - PATA IDE Set to Ch.1 Master/Slave Set PATA IDE to Ch. 1 Master/Slave. (Default value) Ch.0 Master/Slave Set...
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.... Please pick the item that recommended to install other drivers. System will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 51 - For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". in Windows XP. Install Drivers Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your system automatically. English Chapter 3 Install Drivers Pictures below are shown in "Universal Serial Bus...
.... Please pick the item that recommended to install other drivers. System will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 51 - For USB2.0 driver support under "Device Manager". in Windows XP. Install Drivers Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your system automatically. English Chapter 3 Install Drivers Pictures below are shown in "Universal Serial Bus...
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GA-8I945G Pro/GA-8I945G 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-8I945G Pro/GA-8I945G 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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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 - Install Drivers
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... their system. to access and change system settings such as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to -date drivers and BIOS. (Do not use C.O.M. English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique...LED's are able to maximize system performance. Through GIGABYTE M.I .B. 2) is designed to automatically adjust CPU computing power to optimize memory performance by selecting from system over-enhancement by the user. M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker) Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) allows user to be monitored and...
... their system. to access and change system settings such as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to -date drivers and BIOS. (Do not use C.O.M. English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique...LED's are able to maximize system performance. Through GIGABYTE M.I .B. 2) is designed to automatically adjust CPU computing power to optimize memory performance by selecting from system over-enhancement by the user. M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker) Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) allows user to be monitored and...
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... chipsets, BIOS update is required for the backup file must be solved by BIOS update) GA-K8U GA-K8NXP-9 GA-K8U-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NMF-9 GA-8I945G Pro/GA-8I945G Motherboard - 58 - USB hard disks are currently not supported. 6. PATA IDE primary channel b. SATA IDE.../2000/NT/9x/Me. 5. Xpress Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on the size of backing up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2.
... chipsets, BIOS update is required for the backup file must be solved by BIOS update) GA-K8U GA-K8NXP-9 GA-K8U-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NMF-9 GA-8I945G Pro/GA-8I945G Motherboard - 58 - USB hard disks are currently not supported. 6. PATA IDE primary channel b. SATA IDE.../2000/NT/9x/Me. 5. Xpress Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on the size of backing up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2.
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IDE, SCSI, or SATA. 3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to the section on steps 4 and 5 is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make part ... window disappears. Delete RAID Volume 3. Appendix English Please follow the steps below ). Create RAID Volume window appears (as part of the array. Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Non-RAIDDisk 111.7GB Non-RAIDDisk Press to their appropriate location on...
IDE, SCSI, or SATA. 3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to the section on steps 4 and 5 is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make part ... window disappears. Delete RAID Volume 3. Appendix English Please follow the steps below ). Create RAID Volume window appears (as part of the array. Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Non-RAIDDisk 111.7GB Non-RAIDDisk Press to their appropriate location on...
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...setup process. From the CDROM drive (example: D:\) double click the MENU.exe file in your system. GA-8I945G Pro/GA-8I945G Motherboard - 76 - Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in the BootDrv folder. Press ENTER after each command (Fig.1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2:... the following two commands. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in Fig. 2. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD-ROM. English Installing the RAID drivers To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need ...
...setup process. From the CDROM drive (example: D:\) double click the MENU.exe file in your system. GA-8I945G Pro/GA-8I945G Motherboard - 76 - Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in the BootDrv folder. Press ENTER after each command (Fig.1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2:... the following two commands. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in Fig. 2. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD-ROM. English Installing the RAID drivers To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need ...
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... by audio software selection. STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Windows XP) Note that support audio ...the Audio Control Panel. In the upper left list, click 2CH Speaker. - 77 - English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction This motherboard provides 6 audio connector. Double-click the icon to the right. Multi-channel audio experiences have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and...
... by audio software selection. STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in Windows XP) Note that support audio ...the Audio Control Panel. In the upper left list, click 2CH Speaker. - 77 - English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction This motherboard provides 6 audio connector. Double-click the icon to the right. Multi-channel audio experiences have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and...
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... connected and click OK. STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. In the upper left list, click 4CH Speaker. GA-8I945G Pro/GA-8I945G Motherboard - 78 - Double-click the icon to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected...and Rear Speaker Out and then click OK. The 4-channel audio setup is completed. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in 4-channel speakers to open the Audio Control...
... connected and click OK. STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. In the upper left list, click 4CH Speaker. GA-8I945G Pro/GA-8I945G Motherboard - 78 - Double-click the icon to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected...and Rear Speaker Out and then click OK. The 4-channel audio setup is completed. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you can also find the icon in 4-channel speakers to open the Audio Control...