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... INC. Copyright © 2007 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Disclaimer Information in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. For instructions on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual are legally registered to...
... INC. Copyright © 2007 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Disclaimer Information in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. For instructions on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual are legally registered to...
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... 53 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 53 3-2 Software Applications 54 3-3 Driver CD Information 54 3-4 Hardware Information 55 3-5 Contact Us ...55 Chapter 4 Unique Features 57 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 57 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 62 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-...
... 53 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 53 3-2 Software Applications 54 3-3 Driver CD Information 54 3-4 Hardware Information 55 3-5 Contact Us ...55 Chapter 4 Unique Features 57 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 57 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 62 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-...
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Box Contents GA-946-DS3 or GA-946-S3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O ...
Box Contents GA-946-DS3 or GA-946-S3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O ...
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... the slot. 3. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to make any required BIOS changes for your card. Install the driver provided with your operating system. Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug... that supports your expansion card(s). 7. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. GA-946-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 18 -
... the slot. 3. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to make any required BIOS changes for your card. Install the driver provided with your operating system. Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug... that supports your expansion card(s). 7. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. GA-946-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 18 -
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... v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-Flash Press the key to access the Q-Flash...Xpress Recovery2 to back up arrow key < > or the down arrow key< > to select the first boot device, then press to enter BIOS Setup first. GA-946-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 32 - To show the BIOS POST screen. The system will still be used for one time only. A. To exit Boot Menu, press . Note...
... v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-Flash Press the key to access the Q-Flash...Xpress Recovery2 to back up arrow key < > or the down arrow key< > to select the first boot device, then press to enter BIOS Setup first. GA-946-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 32 - To show the BIOS POST screen. The system will still be used for one time only. A. To exit Boot Menu, press . Note...
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...After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Please select ...the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan the system and then list all the driver items. • Some device drivers will continue to install and press the Install button following instructions use ...
...After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Please select ...the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan the system and then list all the driver items. • Some device drivers will continue to install and press the Install button following instructions use ...
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GA-946-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 54 - You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk. English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
GA-946-DS3/S3 Motherboard - 54 - You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk. English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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Drivers Installation English 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 55 -
Drivers Installation English 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 55 -
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... back up/restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it. For example...
... back up/restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it. For example...
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Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . If you wish to startup XpressRecovery2..... Intel 946GZ BIOS for the first time. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to access Xpress Recovery2 for 946-DS3 E1 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu :.... Figure 8 2. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Figure 12 GA-946-DS3/S3 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). After you see the following message: Press any key to startup ...
Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . If you wish to startup XpressRecovery2..... Intel 946GZ BIOS for the first time. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to access Xpress Recovery2 for 946-DS3 E1 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu :.... Figure 8 2. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Figure 12 GA-946-DS3/S3 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). After you see the following message: Press any key to startup ...
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..., avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> @BIOS>@BIOS C. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this function in a corrupted ..., close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 3. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Select @BIOS and click Install. English...
..., avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> @BIOS>@BIOS C. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this function in a corrupted ..., close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 3. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Select @BIOS and click Install. English...
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...rate. A. Appendix The picture to be Rear speaker out. • To install a microphone, connect your system tray. Before installing the audio driver, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. For example, in jack and manually configure the jack for Windows. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1... the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack to be simultaneously processed. Configuring Speakers: (The following for each jack through the audio driver. Doubleclick the icon to MP3 music, have both the front and back panel front audio connectors active simultaneously. High Definition ...
...rate. A. Appendix The picture to be Rear speaker out. • To install a microphone, connect your system tray. Before installing the audio driver, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. For example, in jack and manually configure the jack for Windows. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1... the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack to be simultaneously processed. Configuring Speakers: (The following for each jack through the audio driver. Doubleclick the icon to MP3 music, have both the front and back panel front audio connectors active simultaneously. High Definition ...