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... for Serial ATA GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller - 1 IDE connector with the PCIE_16_2 slot) (Note 3) 2 PCI slots GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 10 - Supports data RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD for Serial ATA Microsoft Windows 2000/XP 4 DDRII DIMM memory slots (supports up to 8 GB memory) Supports dual channel DDRII 800/667/533 unbuffered DIMMs (Note 2) Supports 1.8V DDRII DIMMs 1 PCI Express x16 slot (the PCIE_16_1 slot) 1 PCI Express x4 slot (the PCIE_16_2 slot) 3 PCI Express x1 slots (share the same PCIe bus...
... for Serial ATA GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller - 1 IDE connector with the PCIE_16_2 slot) (Note 3) 2 PCI slots GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 10 - Supports data RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD for Serial ATA Microsoft Windows 2000/XP 4 DDRII DIMM memory slots (supports up to 8 GB memory) Supports dual channel DDRII 800/667/533 unbuffered DIMMs (Note 2) Supports 1.8V DDRII DIMMs 1 PCI Express x16 slot (the PCIE_16_1 slot) 1 PCI Express x4 slot (the PCIE_16_2 slot) 3 PCI Express x1 slots (share the same PCIe bus...
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... to the CPU fan header located on the motherboard. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 14 - Fig. 4 Please make sure the Male and Female push pin are joined closely. (for Intel boxed fan) Fig. 3 Place the CPU cooler atop the CPU and make sure the push pins aim to the pin hole on the male push pin doesn't face inwards before installation. (This instruction is only for detailed installation instructions, please refer...
... to the CPU fan header located on the motherboard. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 14 - Fig. 4 Please make sure the Male and Female push pin are joined closely. (for Intel boxed fan) Fig. 3 Place the CPU cooler atop the CPU and make sure the push pins aim to the pin hole on the male push pin doesn't face inwards before installation. (This instruction is only for detailed installation instructions, please refer...
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... IDE cable, please take note of the foolproof groove in order to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). One IDE connector can connect to one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave (for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in the IDE connector. 1 2 39 40 10) SATAII0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlled by ICH8R) SATA 3Gb/s can then connect to work properly. 7 1 SATAII0 SATAII1 1 7 7 1 7 1 SATAII4 SATAII2 SATAII5 SATAII3 1 7 1 7 Pin...
... IDE cable, please take note of the foolproof groove in order to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). One IDE connector can connect to one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave (for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in the IDE connector. 1 2 39 40 10) SATAII0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlled by ICH8R) SATA 3Gb/s can then connect to work properly. 7 1 SATAII0 SATAII1 1 7 7 1 7 1 SATAII4 SATAII2 SATAII5 SATAII3 1 7 1 7 Pin...
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...) PWR_LED The PWR_LED connector is on/off. Pin No. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 24 - Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to indicate whether the system is connected with the system power indicator to work properly. 7 1 Pin No. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode(S1). English 11) GSATAII0 / GSATAII1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2) SATA 3Gb/s can...
...) PWR_LED The PWR_LED connector is on/off. Pin No. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 24 - Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to indicate whether the system is connected with the system power indicator to work properly. 7 1 Pin No. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode(S1). English 11) GSATAII0 / GSATAII1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2) SATA 3Gb/s can...
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... day, from 1 to set the access mode for the hard drive. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 34 - Extended IDE Drive. You can use one of three methods: • Auto Allows BIOS to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is 13:00:00. Access Mode Use this to 31 (or the maximum allowed in . IDE Channel 0/1 Master, Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection. The four options are used and the system...
... day, from 1 to set the access mode for the hard drive. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 34 - Extended IDE Drive. You can use one of three methods: • Auto Allows BIOS to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is 13:00:00. Access Mode Use this to 31 (or the maximum allowed in . IDE Channel 0/1 Master, Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection. The four options are used and the system...
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... install a PCI card and a PCI Express VGA card on the motherboard. BIOS Setup to 3 (Note) Enabled Disabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to "Disabled". Please note that supports this feature is installed. PEG2 Set Init Display First to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you install a processor that this function. - 37 - Limit CPUID Max. Enabled Disabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Full Screen LOGO Show Enabled Disabled Show full screen logo at system startup. (Default value) Disable this item to 3 when use...
... install a PCI card and a PCI Express VGA card on the motherboard. BIOS Setup to 3 (Note) Enabled Disabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to "Disabled". Please note that supports this feature is installed. PEG2 Set Init Display First to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you install a processor that this function. - 37 - Limit CPUID Max. Enabled Disabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Full Screen LOGO Show Enabled Disabled Show full screen logo at system startup. (Default value) Disable this item to 3 when use...
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...USB controller. (Default value) Disable USB controller. English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN SMART LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Onboard SATA/IDE Device Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto...
...USB controller. (Default value) Disable USB controller. English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN SMART LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Onboard SATA/IDE Device Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto...
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... detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during POST. If no cable problem is detected on Pair 1-2. - 39 - English Legacy USB storage detect This option allows users to decide whether to the fault or short. If no cable problem is detected on a specified pair of the attached LAN cable. If a cable problem occurs on the LAN cable connected to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable: When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally... 1. Onboard H/W LAN Enabled Disabled Enable onboard H/W LAN function. (Default value) Disable this...
... detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during POST. If no cable problem is detected on Pair 1-2. - 39 - English Legacy USB storage detect This option allows users to decide whether to the fault or short. If no cable problem is detected on a specified pair of the attached LAN cable. If a cable problem occurs on the LAN cable connected to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable: When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally... 1. Onboard H/W LAN Enabled Disabled Enable onboard H/W LAN function. (Default value) Disable this...
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... Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Onboard SATA/IDE Device This function allows users to invoke the boot ROM of the SATA/IDE ports controlled by the Gigabyte SATA2 controller. Set the SATA channel to RAID mode and IDE channel to AHCI mode. For more details about AHCI, please visit Intel's website. Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will show Open and the Length fields show 0.0m. Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1. English When No LAN Cable Is Attached... If no LAN cable is attached to the motherboard...
... Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Onboard SATA/IDE Device This function allows users to invoke the boot ROM of the SATA/IDE ports controlled by the Gigabyte SATA2 controller. Set the SATA channel to RAID mode and IDE channel to AHCI mode. For more details about AHCI, please visit Intel's website. Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will show Open and the Length fields show 0.0m. Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1. English When No LAN Cable Is Attached... If no LAN cable is attached to the motherboard...
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...Select the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to Turbo. English 2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Robust Graphics Booster CPU Clock Ratio (Note 1) CPU Host Clock Control x CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) PCI Express Frequency(Mhz) C.I .T. Disabled Disable CPU Host Clock Control. (Default value) Enabled Enable CPU Host Clock Control. (Note 1) This item will show up when you set "System Voltage Control" to "Auto" to Fast. Please be aware that you install a processor that...
...Select the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to Turbo. English 2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Robust Graphics Booster CPU Clock Ratio (Note 1) CPU Host Clock Control x CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) PCI Express Frequency(Mhz) C.I .T. Disabled Disable CPU Host Clock Control. (Default value) Enabled Enable CPU Host Clock Control. (Note 1) This item will show up when you set "System Voltage Control" to "Auto" to Fast. Please be aware that you install a processor that...
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... SATA IDE controllers. Boot from CD/DVD:" will affect the data backup speed. 3. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 56 - VESA-supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from the CD-ROM, you can be immediately installed once you complete installations of the screen. If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the key in your CD-ROM drive. Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup...
... SATA IDE controllers. Boot from CD/DVD:" will affect the data backup speed. 3. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 56 - VESA-supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from the CD-ROM, you can be immediately installed once you complete installations of the screen. If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the key in your CD-ROM drive. Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup...
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...motherboard, refer to the connectors introduction section of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port(s) on the SATA controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). English 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: (1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system. (2) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (Note 2) (5) Install the SATA...
...motherboard, refer to the connectors introduction section of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port(s) on the SATA controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). English 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: (1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system. (2) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (Note 2) (5) Install the SATA...
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... have and the BIOS version. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN SMART LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Onboard SATA/IDE Device Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [RAID] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Enabled] [IDE] [3F8/IRQ4...
... have and the BIOS version. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN SMART LAN OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Onboard SATA/IDE Device Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [RAID] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Enabled] [IDE] [3F8/IRQ4...
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... startup disk. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 72 - First of all, copy the driver for AHCI and RAID Mode) To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. From the CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in Figure 12. English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk (Required for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD-ROM to a floppy disk. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in...
... startup disk. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 72 - First of all, copy the driver for AHCI and RAID Mode) To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. From the CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in Figure 12. English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk (Required for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD-ROM to a floppy disk. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in...
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... of Windows XP installation. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded before you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with the SATA driver. Step 1: Restart your SATA hard drive with Windows, press ENTER. English (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver...
... of Windows XP installation. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded before you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with the SATA driver. Step 1: Restart your SATA hard drive with Windows, press ENTER. English (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver...
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...IDE Device is enabled. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 76 - In BIOS Setup, go to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in this item to available SATA port(s) on the motherboard you do not want to create RAID, set the first boot devce. If there are supported by the GIGABYTE SATA2 controller.) Then connect the power connector from your computer and press Del to RAID/IDE before configuring RAID. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support...
...IDE Device is enabled. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 76 - In BIOS Setup, go to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in this item to available SATA port(s) on the motherboard you do not want to create RAID, set the first boot devce. If there are supported by the GIGABYTE SATA2 controller.) Then connect the power connector from your computer and press Del to RAID/IDE before configuring RAID. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support...
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... controller menu (Figure 16) appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 84 - Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in the BootDrv folder (Figure 17). From the CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in your system. Figure 17 (Note 2) For 64-bit Windows Operating System, please select GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 64Bit. English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode...
... controller menu (Figure 16) appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 84 - Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in the BootDrv folder (Figure 17). From the CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in your system. Figure 17 (Note 2) For 64-bit Windows Operating System, please select GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 64Bit. English (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode...
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... SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of Windows XP installation. Appendix Figure 18 Step 2: When a screen similar to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system, or you have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. English (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) Now that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you are...
... SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of Windows XP installation. Appendix Figure 18 Step 2: When a screen similar to install Windows 2000/XP onto your system, or you have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. English (5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) Now that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you are...
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...a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you set the Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode item in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from the floppy disk. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 86 - English Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the driver in BIOS Setup to install Windows XP (32-Bit). GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) GIGABYTE GBB363 AHCI Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) GIGABYTE GBB360 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) GIGABYTE GBB360 AHCI...
...a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you set the Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode item in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from the floppy disk. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 86 - English Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the driver in BIOS Setup to install Windows XP (32-Bit). GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) GIGABYTE GBB363 AHCI Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) GIGABYTE GBB360 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) GIGABYTE GBB360 AHCI...
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...Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in new BIOS version. What do I hear different continuous beeps from computer after updating BIOS. Answer: The beep codes below : Steps: 1. AWARD BIOS Beep Codes 1 short: System boots successfully 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B error 1 long 2 short: Monitor or display card error 1 long 3 short: Keyboard error 1 long 9 short: BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps: DRAM error Continuous short beeps: Power error - 93 - Question 1: I still get a weak sound after entering BIOS menu and you will...
...Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in new BIOS version. What do I hear different continuous beeps from computer after updating BIOS. Answer: The beep codes below : Steps: 1. AWARD BIOS Beep Codes 1 short: System boots successfully 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B error 1 long 2 short: Monitor or display card error 1 long 3 short: Keyboard error 1 long 9 short: BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps: DRAM error Continuous short beeps: Power error - 93 - Question 1: I still get a weak sound after entering BIOS menu and you will...