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...BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD as the exclusive global distributor of GIGABYTE. The logo is the property of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. All rights reserved. by copyright laws and... in any means without prior notice. Example: GIGABYTE UNITED INC. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision ...CO., LTD. Disclaimer Information in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of this manual are legally registered to use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on...
...BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD as the exclusive global distributor of GIGABYTE. The logo is the property of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. All rights reserved. by copyright laws and... in any means without prior notice. Example: GIGABYTE UNITED INC. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision ...CO., LTD. Disclaimer Information in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of this manual are legally registered to use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on...
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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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... No. 12CR1-1SPINO-11/R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain. Box Contents GA-946GMX-S2 motherboard Driver CD-ROM User's Manual Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable One SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield The...
... No. 12CR1-1SPINO-11/R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain. Box Contents GA-946GMX-S2 motherboard Driver CD-ROM User's Manual Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable One SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield The...
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... power cord from the power outlet before you begin to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the top edge of the card until it is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. Example: Installing...
... power cord from the power outlet before you begin to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the top edge of the card until it is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. Example: Installing...
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...Setup settings. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver CD-ROM, the key can access Boot Menu again to access the Q-Flash...in BIOS Setup. : Xpress Recovery2 If you to set the first boot device without having to accept. GA-946GMX-S2 Motherboard - 32 - For more information, refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2." : Boot Menu Boot ...down arrow key< > to select the first boot device, then press to enter BIOS Setup first. Intel 946GZ BIOS for 946GMX-S2 F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/23/2007-946GZ-ICH7-6A79LG0XC...
...Setup settings. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver CD-ROM, the key can access Boot Menu again to access the Q-Flash...in BIOS Setup. : Xpress Recovery2 If you to set the first boot device without having to accept. GA-946GMX-S2 Motherboard - 32 - For more information, refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2." : Boot Menu Boot ...down arrow key< > to select the first boot device, then press to enter BIOS Setup first. Intel 946GZ BIOS for 946GMX-S2 F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/23/2007-946GZ-ICH7-6A79LG0XC...
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...system. (The following the item. You can press Xpress Install to install all the driver items. • Some device drivers will automatically scan the system and then list all the drivers that are installed, follow the onscreen instructions to My Computer, double-click the optical ...drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will restart your optional drive. Drivers Installation Please select the item that shown in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by...
...system. (The following the item. You can press Xpress Install to install all the driver items. • Some device drivers will automatically scan the system and then list all the drivers that are installed, follow the onscreen instructions to My Computer, double-click the optical ...drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will restart your optional drive. Drivers Installation Please select the item that shown in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by...
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English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. 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 disk. GA-946GMX-S2 Motherboard - 54 -
English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. 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 disk. GA-946GMX-S2 Motherboard - 54 -
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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 back up data on the first SATA connector is recommended; System Requirements: • Intel® x86 platform • At least 64 MB...
... 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 back up data on the first SATA connector is recommended; System Requirements: • Intel® x86 platform • At least 64 MB...
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...driver CD-ROM to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. When the Windows operating system is detected, Xpress Recovery will automatically create a new partition to check disk allocation. Figure 12 GA-946GMX-S2... Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to access Xpress Recovery2 for 946GMX-S2 F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/...
...driver CD-ROM to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. When the Windows operating system is detected, Xpress Recovery will automatically create a new partition to check disk allocation. Figure 12 GA-946GMX-S2... Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to access Xpress Recovery2 for 946GMX-S2 F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/...
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..., disable this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Internet Update check box and click Update New BIOS. Click Start>Program>Gigabyte>BIOS>@BIOS C. Unique Features In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when...Before You Begin: 1. Do not use the C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 5. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the driver CD-ROM included with the @BIOS Utility A. Save the Current BIOS File In the main dialog box of @BIOS, Save Current BIOS allows you ...
..., disable this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Internet Update check box and click Update New BIOS. Click Start>Program>Gigabyte>BIOS>@BIOS C. Unique Features In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when...Before You Begin: 1. Do not use the C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 5. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the driver CD-ROM included with the @BIOS Utility A. Save the Current BIOS File In the main dialog box of @BIOS, Save Current BIOS allows you ...
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... Audio) HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that allows the user to the following for each jack through the audio driver. English Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5-1-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio...
... Audio) HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that allows the user to the following for each jack through the audio driver. English Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5-1-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio...
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English A. Then click OK to access the Audio Control Panel. GA-946GMX-S2 Motherboard - 70 - Double-click the icon to complete the configuration. In the speaker list on the left, select 2CH Speaker, 4CH Speaker, 6CH Speaker, or ... audio jack, the Connected device box appears. Configuring Speakers: (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows. Select the device according to...
English A. Then click OK to access the Audio Control Panel. GA-946GMX-S2 Motherboard - 70 - Double-click the icon to complete the configuration. In the speaker list on the left, select 2CH Speaker, 4CH Speaker, 6CH Speaker, or ... audio jack, the Connected device box appears. Configuring Speakers: (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows. Select the device according to...
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English 5-1-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your system tray and click it to open the volume control panel GA-946GMX-S2 Motherboard - 74 - Double-click the icon to the Mic in jack (pink) on the back panel or the Line in your system tray...
English 5-1-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your system tray and click it to open the volume control panel GA-946GMX-S2 Motherboard - 74 - Double-click the icon to the Mic in jack (pink) on the back panel or the Line in your system tray...