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... written permission. Disclaimer Information in this : "REV: X.X." For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: The logo is the property of documentations: For detailed product...
... written permission. Disclaimer Information in this : "REV: X.X." For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: The logo is the property of documentations: For detailed product...
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... No. 12CF1-3SATPW-01R/11R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-31/R) S/PDIF in and out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-11/R) - 6 - 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. 12CF1-3SATPW-01R/11R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-31/R) S/PDIF in and out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-11/R) - 6 - 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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... card until it is fully seated in the slot. 3. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to correctly install your operating system. Hardware Installation Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Locate an expansion slot that came with the slot, and press down on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express... steps below to make any required BIOS changes for your computer. Secure the card's metal bracket to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card.
... card until it is fully seated in the slot. 3. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to correctly install your operating system. Hardware Installation Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Locate an expansion slot that came with the slot, and press down on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express... steps below to make any required BIOS changes for your computer. Secure the card's metal bracket to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card.
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You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Q-Flash Press the key to access the Q-...: : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash Press the key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu. GA-946GMX-S2 Motherboard - 32 - In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver CD-ROM, the key can access Boot Menu again to set the first boot device without having to accept...
You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Q-Flash Press the key to access the Q-...: : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash Press the key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu. GA-946GMX-S2 Motherboard - 32 - In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver CD-ROM, the key can access Boot Menu again to set the first boot device without having to accept...
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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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... access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. After you wish to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 12 GA-946GMX-S2 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Boot from the motherboard driver CD-ROM to startup XpressRecovery2..... Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award...
... access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. After you wish to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 12 GA-946GMX-S2 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Boot from the motherboard driver CD-ROM to startup XpressRecovery2..... Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award...
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English 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the motherboard to install @BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the driver CD-ROM included with the @BIOS Utility A. Select @BIOS and click Install. Unique Features During the BIOS update... technology, disable this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Internet Update check box and click Update New BIOS. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Save the Current BIOS File...
English 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the motherboard to install @BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the driver CD-ROM included with the @BIOS Utility A. Select @BIOS and click Install. Unique Features During the BIOS update... technology, disable this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Internet Update check box and click Update New BIOS. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Save the Current BIOS File...
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The picture to the following for each jack through the audio driver. High Definition Audio (HD Audio) HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that allows the user to change the function for ...) 2/4/5.1/7.1 Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. 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.
The picture to the following for each jack through the audio driver. High Definition Audio (HD Audio) HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that allows the user to change the function for ...) 2/4/5.1/7.1 Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. 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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..., the Connected device box appears. Double-click the icon to complete the configuration. Before installing the audio driver, make sure the "Microsoft UAA Bus driver from High Defintion Audio" has been installed from the motherboard driver CD-ROM and your system tray. Then click OK to access the Audio Control Panel. Configuring Speakers: (The... list on the left, select 2CH Speaker, 4CH Speaker, 6CH Speaker, or 8CH Speaker according to the type of device you wish to set up. GA-946GMX-S2 Motherboard - 70 - English A.
..., the Connected device box appears. Double-click the icon to complete the configuration. Before installing the audio driver, make sure the "Microsoft UAA Bus driver from High Defintion Audio" has been installed from the motherboard driver CD-ROM and your system tray. Then click OK to access the Audio Control Panel. Configuring Speakers: (The... list on the left, select 2CH Speaker, 4CH Speaker, 6CH Speaker, or 8CH Speaker according to the type of device you wish to set up. GA-946GMX-S2 Motherboard - 70 - English A.
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... in your microphone to open the volume control panel GA-946GMX-S2 Motherboard - 74 - Step 2: Connect your system tray. Then configure the jack for microphone functionality. Double-click the icon to access the Audio Control Panel. English 5-1-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in jack on...
... in your microphone to open the volume control panel GA-946GMX-S2 Motherboard - 74 - Step 2: Connect your system tray. Then configure the jack for microphone functionality. Double-click the icon to access the Audio Control Panel. English 5-1-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in jack on...