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GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller 76 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 51 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 51 3-2 SoftwareApplications 52 3-3 Driver CD Information 52 3-4 Hardware Information 53 3-5 Contact Us ...53 Chapter 4 Appendix 55 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 55 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 55 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 56 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 58 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 65 A. Intel® ICH8R Southbridge 65 B. Channel Audio Function Introduction 88 4-2 Troubleshooting 93 - 5 -
GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller 76 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 51 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 51 3-2 SoftwareApplications 52 3-3 Driver CD Information 52 3-4 Hardware Information 53 3-5 Contact Us ...53 Chapter 4 Appendix 55 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 55 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 55 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 56 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 58 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 65 A. Intel® ICH8R Southbridge 65 B. Channel Audio Function Introduction 88 4-2 Troubleshooting 93 - 5 -
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... carefully pull out the small white-drawable bar at the end of Expansion Cards To install your expansion card, follow the steps below. 1. Install related driver in the motherboard. 4. Hardware Installation Press the expansion card firmly into the expansion slot in the operating system. Power on the computer, if necessary, configure...
... carefully pull out the small white-drawable bar at the end of Expansion Cards To install your expansion card, follow the steps below. 1. Install related driver in the motherboard. 4. Hardware Installation Press the expansion card firmly into the expansion slot in the operating system. Power on the computer, if necessary, configure...
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... Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack. Side Speaker Out The default Side Speaker Out jack. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 18 - For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. LAN Port The provided Internet connection is capable of 10/100/ 1000 Mbps...
... Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack. Side Speaker Out The default Side Speaker Out jack. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 18 - For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. LAN Port The provided Internet connection is capable of 10/100/ 1000 Mbps...
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... Installation 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...
... Installation 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...
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...- Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to indicate whether the system is on/off. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 24 - Pin No. English 11) GSATAII0 / GSATAII1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2) SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to 300 MB/s transfer rate. It will...
...- Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to indicate whether the system is on/off. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 24 - Pin No. English 11) GSATAII0 / GSATAII1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2) SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to 300 MB/s transfer rate. It will...
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... you want to erase CMOS... 1. Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 NC 5 Line Out (R) 6 NC 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 Line Out (L) 10 NC By default, the audio driver is incorrectly replaced. Hardware Installation Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Gently take out the battery and put it...
... you want to erase CMOS... 1. Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 NC 5 Line Out (R) 6 NC 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 Line Out (L) 10 NC By default, the audio driver is incorrectly replaced. Hardware Installation Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Gently take out the battery and put it...
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... to AHCI mode. AHCI Set the onboard SATA controller to RAID mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to operate at Legacy IDE mode. (Default value) USB Controller Enabled Disabled Enable USB controller. (Default value) Disable USB controller. Disabled Set the onboard SATA.... USB Keyboard Support Enabled Disabled Enable USB keyboard support. Enabled Enable USB 2.0 controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB 2.0 controller. Disable USB mouse support. (Default value) GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 38 -
... to AHCI mode. AHCI Set the onboard SATA controller to RAID mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to operate at Legacy IDE mode. (Default value) USB Controller Enabled Disabled Enable USB controller. (Default value) Disable USB controller. Disabled Set the onboard SATA.... USB Keyboard Support Enabled Disabled Enable USB keyboard support. Enabled Enable USB 2.0 controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB 2.0 controller. Disable USB mouse support. (Default value) GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 38 -
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.../IRQ4. (Default value) 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to decide the operating mode of the onboard LAN chip. Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode This function allows users to enable advanced Serial ...channel to IDE mode. (Default value) Set the SATA channel to invoke the boot ROM of the SATA/IDE ports controlled by the Gigabyte SATA2 controller. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 40 - Advanced Host Controller Inteface (AHCI) is 2F8/IRQ3. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Onboard SATA/IDE ...
.../IRQ4. (Default value) 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to decide the operating mode of the onboard LAN chip. Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode This function allows users to enable advanced Serial ...channel to IDE mode. (Default value) Set the SATA channel to invoke the boot ROM of the SATA/IDE ports controlled by the Gigabyte SATA2 controller. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 40 - Advanced Host Controller Inteface (AHCI) is 2F8/IRQ3. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Onboard SATA/IDE ...
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...under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. or you can install others application. Some device drivers will restart your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will show the installation guide. Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System will ...double click the CD-ROM device icon in Windows XP. Drivers Installation After restarting your system the "Xpress Install" will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 51 - Insert the driver CD-title that recommended to install other drivers. Please pick the item that you can press "Xpress ...
...under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. or you can install others application. Some device drivers will restart your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will show the installation guide. Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System will ...double click the CD-ROM device icon in Windows XP. Drivers Installation After restarting your system the "Xpress Install" will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 51 - Insert the driver CD-title that recommended to install other drivers. Please pick the item that you can press "Xpress ...
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GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 52 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 52 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
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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. - 53 - 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. - 53 - Drivers Installation
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After Xpress Recovery2 is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be made by booting from CD-ROM for 965P-DS3P F4a . . . . :BIOS Setup/Dual BIOS : Xpress Recovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 1/08/2007-P965-ICH8-6A79LG0EC-00 : Xpress Recovery2 1. At least 64M bytes of hard ...later, you complete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software. VESA-supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the key in your CD-ROM drive. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 56 - Press any key to startup ...
After Xpress Recovery2 is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be made by booting from CD-ROM for 965P-DS3P F4a . . . . :BIOS Setup/Dual BIOS : Xpress Recovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 1/08/2007-P965-ICH8-6A79LG0EC-00 : Xpress Recovery2 1. At least 64M bytes of hard ...later, you complete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software. VESA-supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the key in your CD-ROM drive. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 56 - Press any key to startup ...
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... Recovery2 is normal that data backup takes longer time than 128 GB under Windows 2000, be reserved. 3. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. English The Main Screen of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk.
... Recovery2 is normal that data backup takes longer time than 128 GB under Windows 2000, be reserved. 3. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. English The Main Screen of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk.
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...ICH8R Southbridge (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (Note 2) (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation.(Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: (a) At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance,... prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for the connectors. (For example, on the GA-965P-DS3P motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 connectors are more than one end of the ...
...ICH8R Southbridge (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (Note 2) (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation.(Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: (a) At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance,... prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for the connectors. (For example, on the GA-965P-DS3P motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 connectors are more than one end of the ...
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... Disk 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk Figure 3 Step 2: After you press CTRL+ I to Non-RAID 4. Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Press to enter Configuration utility" (Figure 3). Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM ...[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk [ ]-Select [ESC]-Exit Figure 4 [ENTER]-Select Menu GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 68 - Press CTRL+ I , ...
... Disk 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk Figure 3 Step 2: After you press CTRL+ I to Non-RAID 4. Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Press to enter Configuration utility" (Figure 3). Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM ...[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk [ ]-Select [ESC]-Exit Figure 4 [ENTER]-Select Menu GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 68 - Press CTRL+ I , ...
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... RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 4. Create RAID Volume 2. English After the creation is completed, you can proceed to the installation of the SATA driver and operating system. - 71 - Delete RAID Volume 3. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V6.0.0.1022 ICH8R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-06 Intel Corporation.
... RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 4. Create RAID Volume 2. English After the creation is completed, you can proceed to the installation of the SATA driver and operating system. - 71 - Delete RAID Volume 3. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V6.0.0.1022 ICH8R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-06 Intel Corporation.
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...floppy disk. Figure 11 Figure 12 (Note 1) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during OS installation. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. Select ...window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 72 - Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in the BootDrv folder (Figure 13). First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the menu in ...
...floppy disk. Figure 11 Figure 12 (Note 1) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during OS installation. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. Select ...window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 72 - Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in the BootDrv folder (Figure 13). First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the menu in ...
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...Setup Press F6 if you need to manually specify an adapter. Figure 14 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to install a third... load support for the following is an example of some files being loaded before you do not want to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 14). The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use...
...Setup Press F6 if you need to manually specify an adapter. Figure 14 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to install a third... load support for the following is an example of some files being loaded before you do not want to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 14). The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use...
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...those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not want from the motherboard driver CD. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 74 - Select the SCSI Adapter you set the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode item in about one minute. Intel(R) ICH8R/DO/DH SATA... for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 17 (Note) If you want to continue the SATA driver installation from the floppy disk. English Step 3: Use the ARROW keys on your keyboard to the previous screen. Step 4: When the screen as...
...those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not want from the motherboard driver CD. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 74 - Select the SCSI Adapter you set the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode item in about one minute. Intel(R) ICH8R/DO/DH SATA... for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 17 (Note) If you want to continue the SATA driver installation from the floppy disk. English Step 3: Use the ARROW keys on your keyboard to the previous screen. Step 4: When the screen as...
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.... Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 18 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have to be installed under Windows once for that you should see a screen as below. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on... your computer. It indicates that hard drive. After that, the driver will have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. Appendix English After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you have to be installed.) - 75 - You can proceed with the Windows...
.... Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 18 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have to be installed under Windows once for that you should see a screen as below. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on... your computer. It indicates that hard drive. After that, the driver will have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. Appendix English After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you have to be installed.) - 75 - You can proceed with the Windows...