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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 49 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 49 3-2 SoftwareApplication 50 3-3 Software 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 53 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 54 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 56 4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 65 4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 72 4-1-6 Jack-Sensing and UAJ Introduction 78 4-2 Troubleshooting 80 - 5 -
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 49 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 49 3-2 SoftwareApplication 50 3-3 Software 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 53 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 54 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 56 4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 65 4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 72 4-1-6 Jack-Sensing and UAJ Introduction 78 4-2 Troubleshooting 80 - 5 -
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...Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by the small white-drawable bar. Press the expansion card firmly into the computer. 2. Install related driver from the computer. 3. Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the card are ..., if necessary, setup BIOS utility of the expansion card. 6. Remove your VGA card is locked by the small white-drawable bar. - 16 - GA-8VT880P Combo Motherboard Please carefully pull out the small whitedrawable bar at the end of the PCI Express x 16 slot when you try to secure the slot...
...Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by the small white-drawable bar. Press the expansion card firmly into the computer. 2. Install related driver from the computer. 3. Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the card are ..., if necessary, setup BIOS utility of the expansion card. 6. Remove your VGA card is locked by the small white-drawable bar. - 16 - GA-8VT880P Combo Motherboard Please carefully pull out the small whitedrawable bar at the end of the PCI Express x 16 slot when you try to secure the slot...
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... In Microphone can be connected to Line In jack. GA-8VT880P Combo Motherboard - 18 - LPT (Parallel Port) The parallel port allows connection of 10/100/1000Mbps. Also make sure your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS supports...
... In Microphone can be connected to Line In jack. GA-8VT880P Combo Motherboard - 18 - LPT (Parallel Port) The parallel port allows connection of 10/100/1000Mbps. Also make sure your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS supports...
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... proper driver in order to the computer via an IDE connector. If you wish to connect two IDE devices, please set the jumper on the IDE device). 40 39 2 1 7) SATA0/SATA1 (Serial ATA Connector) Serial ATA can then connect to 150MB/s transfer rate. Definition 1 GND 7 1 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND GA-8VT880P Combo...
... proper driver in order to the computer via an IDE connector. If you wish to connect two IDE devices, please set the jumper on the IDE device). 40 39 2 1 7) SATA0/SATA1 (Serial ATA Connector) Serial ATA can then connect to 150MB/s transfer rate. Definition 1 GND 7 1 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND GA-8VT880P Combo...
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...double click the CD-ROM device icon in Windows XP. Some device drivers will restart your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show a question mark "?" Just select the drivers you can install others application. After install Windows Service Pack, it will... show the installation guide. Insert the driver CD-title that recommended to install the drivers automatically. After restarting your system the "Xpress Install" will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 49 - English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "My computer", and ...
...double click the CD-ROM device icon in Windows XP. Some device drivers will restart your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show a question mark "?" Just select the drivers you can install others application. After install Windows Service Pack, it will... show the installation guide. Insert the driver CD-title that recommended to install the drivers automatically. After restarting your system the "Xpress Install" will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 49 - English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "My computer", and ...
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English 3-2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software. You can click an item to install it. 3-3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. GA-8VT880P Combo Motherboard - 50 -
English 3-2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software. You can click an item to install it. 3-3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. GA-8VT880P Combo Motherboard - 50 -
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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. - 51 - Drivers Installation
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 - Drivers Installation
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...-supported VGA cards How to provide quick backup and restoration of the screen. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Boot from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the key .../writing speed of the hard disk will appear in the future. 2. At least 64M bytes of OS and all required drivers as well as software. Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. Upon system restart, the message which says "Boot...run Xpress Recovery2 later, you can be immediately installed once you complete installations of system memory 3. GA-8VT880P Combo Motherboard - 54 -
...-supported VGA cards How to provide quick backup and restoration of the screen. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Boot from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the key .../writing speed of the hard disk will appear in the future. 2. At least 64M bytes of OS and all required drivers as well as software. Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. Upon system restart, the message which says "Boot...run Xpress Recovery2 later, you can be immediately installed once you complete installations of system memory 3. GA-8VT880P Combo Motherboard - 54 -
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...b. On a few motherboards based on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is a BIOS-related issue, it can be backed up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Xpress Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on the hard disk for Xpress Recovery2 to...Xpress Recovery2 1. SATA IDE channel 3 f. Not compatible 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 - 55 - mended but the actual space is recom- Hard disks detection sequence ...
...b. On a few motherboards based on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is a BIOS-related issue, it can be backed up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Xpress Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on the hard disk for Xpress Recovery2 to...Xpress Recovery2 1. SATA IDE channel 3 f. Not compatible 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 - 55 - mended but the actual space is recom- Hard disks detection sequence ...
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...it is provided. (For more detailed setup information, please visit our website at http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw to read or download the information you need.) Configuring the VT8237(VT8237R) SATA...selection ESC : Exit Array Name Mode SATA SATA Size(GB) 111.79 111.79 Status Hdd Hdd GA-8VT880P Combo Motherboard - 66 - Scan Devices, Please wait... You can press up arrow key< > or down... prompting you to press Tab. You have a few seconds to select Silicon Image). 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.41 Create Array Delete Array...
...it is provided. (For more detailed setup information, please visit our website at http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw to read or download the information you need.) Configuring the VT8237(VT8237R) SATA...selection ESC : Exit Array Name Mode SATA SATA Size(GB) 111.79 111.79 Status Hdd Hdd GA-8VT880P Combo Motherboard - 66 - Scan Devices, Please wait... You can press up arrow key< > or down... prompting you to press Tab. You have a few seconds to select Silicon Image). 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.41 Create Array Delete Array...
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... Step 3: After completing the steps, boot from the Windows installation disk to copy the driver in Fig. 2. - 71 - Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD-ROM. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be installed.) (Note 1): For users without a startup ...disk. English Installing the RAID drivers To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully,...
... Step 3: After completing the steps, boot from the Windows installation disk to copy the driver in Fig. 2. - 71 - Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD-ROM. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be installed.) (Note 1): For users without a startup ...disk. English Installing the RAID drivers To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully,...
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... that you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" to "Line Out". GA-8VT880P Combo Motherboard - 72 - English 4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction The installation of the audio driver, you use the speaker with amplifier to acqiire the best sound effect if the stereo output is very simple...
... that you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" to "Line Out". GA-8VT880P Combo Motherboard - 72 - English 4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction The installation of the audio driver, you use the speaker with amplifier to acqiire the best sound effect if the stereo output is very simple...
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Then click on the lower right hand taskbar. Line Out Line In STEP 3 : Click "Speaker Configuration" and select the "UAJ Function". Click the icon to "Line In". Appendix English 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Line Out", the rear channels to select the function. STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "4CH Speaker" to complete 4 channel audio configuration. - 73 -
Then click on the lower right hand taskbar. Line Out Line In STEP 3 : Click "Speaker Configuration" and select the "UAJ Function". Click the icon to "Line In". Appendix English 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Line Out", the rear channels to select the function. STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "4CH Speaker" to complete 4 channel audio configuration. - 73 -
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... Out STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "6CH Speaker" to "MIC In". Then click on the lower right hand taskbar. Line In STEP 3 : Click "Speaker Configuration" and select the "UAJ Function". GA-8VT880P Combo Motherboard - 74 - Click the icon to...
... Out STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the left selection bar and select "6CH Speaker" to "MIC In". Then click on the lower right hand taskbar. Line In STEP 3 : Click "Speaker Configuration" and select the "UAJ Function". GA-8VT880P Combo Motherboard - 74 - Click the icon to...
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... click on the audio panel and the rear channels to the "LINE IN" port. GA-8VT880P Combo Motherboard - 76 - Click the icon to the Surround-Kit "SUR BACK" port. (This method requires UAJ function) STEP 4 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. English...
... click on the audio panel and the rear channels to the "LINE IN" port. GA-8VT880P Combo Motherboard - 76 - Click the icon to the Surround-Kit "SUR BACK" port. (This method requires UAJ function) STEP 4 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. English...
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Table of Contents Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT8237/VT8237R 2 (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer 2 (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk 10 (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation 12
Table of Contents Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT8237/VT8237R 2 (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer 2 (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS 5 (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk 10 (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation 12
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... drives (to identify the SATA controller for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. Ác Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT8237/VT8237R) Åé To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below... to available SATA port(s) on the motherboard. (If there are more than one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for the connector.
... drives (to identify the SATA controller for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. Ác Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: VIA VT8237/VT8237R) Åé To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below... to available SATA port(s) on the motherboard. (If there are more than one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for the connector.
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... to a floppy disk. Figure 15 SATA Hard Drive Configurations (VT8237(R)) 10 - Step 1: Find an available system and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. Figure 14 Step 3: Go to My Computer and right-click the CD-ROM drive icon and select Open (Figure ...14). The instructions below explain how to copy the driver. Ác (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk Åé To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard drive on the VT8237 controller successfully, you need to install required...
... to a floppy disk. Figure 15 SATA Hard Drive Configurations (VT8237(R)) 10 - Step 1: Find an available system and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. Figure 14 Step 3: Go to My Computer and right-click the CD-ROM drive icon and select Open (Figure ...14). The instructions below explain how to copy the driver. Ác (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk Åé To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard drive on the VT8237 controller successfully, you need to install required...
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Step 4: Double-click MENU.exe. An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 17). Step 6: Press 0 to Figure 16 below will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to select the C) VIA 8237 Series ATA item. SATA Hard Drive Configurations (VT8237(R)) Press C to the floppy disk. Then it will appear. You have copied the SATA driver successfully. Figure 17 - 11 - Figure 16 Step 5: Insert an empty floppy disk.
Step 4: Double-click MENU.exe. An MS-DOS prompt screen similar to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 17). Step 6: Press 0 to Figure 16 below will take about one minute to copy the SATA driver from the motherboard driver CD to select the C) VIA 8237 Series ATA item. SATA Hard Drive Configurations (VT8237(R)) Press C to the floppy disk. Then it will appear. You have copied the SATA driver successfully. Figure 17 - 11 - Figure 16 Step 5: Insert an empty floppy disk.
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... Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the next screen. After pressing F6, there will load support for use with the SATA driver. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 19 SATA Hard Drive Configurations (VT8237(R)) 12 - Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of ... before you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system, or you do not have chosen to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 18). Currently, Setup will be a few moments of one or more mass storage devices installed in your SATA hard drive with Windows,...
... Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the next screen. After pressing F6, there will load support for use with the SATA driver. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 19 SATA Hard Drive Configurations (VT8237(R)) 12 - Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of ... before you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system, or you do not have chosen to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 18). Currently, Setup will be a few moments of one or more mass storage devices installed in your SATA hard drive with Windows,...