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Channel Audio Function Introduction 88 4-2 Troubleshooting 93 - 5 - 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. GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller 76 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8-
Channel Audio Function Introduction 88 4-2 Troubleshooting 93 - 5 - 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. GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller 76 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8-
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... necessary, configure required settings for the expansion card in the motherboard. 4. Replace your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer. Install related driver in the slot. 5. For example: Installing a PCI Express x16 VGA card: To install the VGA card: Please align the VGA card with the PCI Express...
... necessary, configure required settings for the expansion card in the motherboard. 4. Replace your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer. Install related driver in the slot. 5. For example: Installing a PCI Express x16 VGA card: To install the VGA card: Please align the VGA card with the PCI Express...
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COM (Serial Port) Connects to the lower port (purple). Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out The default Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 18 - Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to...default Side Speaker Out jack. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. English 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the ...
COM (Serial Port) Connects to the lower port (purple). Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out The default Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 18 - Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to...default Side Speaker Out jack. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. English 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the ...
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... of the foolproof groove in order to 300 MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting 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 connect to one IDE device as Master and...
... of the foolproof groove in order to 300 MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting 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 connect to one IDE device as Master and...
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English 11) GSATAII0 / GSATAII1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2) SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to work properly. 7 1 Pin No. Pin No. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to 300 MB/s transfer rate. It will blink when the system enters suspend... GSATAII1 4 GND 1 7 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 12) PWR_LED The PWR_LED connector is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 24 -
English 11) GSATAII0 / GSATAII1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2) SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to work properly. 7 1 Pin No. Pin No. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to 300 MB/s transfer rate. It will blink when the system enters suspend... GSATAII1 4 GND 1 7 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 12) PWR_LED The PWR_LED connector is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 24 -
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... AC'97 Audio: Pin No. 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.
... AC'97 Audio: Pin No. 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.
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Disable USB mouse support. (Default value) GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 38 - Disabled Set the onboard SATA controller to IDE mode. (Default value) SATA Port0-3 Native Mode Enabled Set SATA Port0~3 to operate at Legacy ... Disable USB 2.0 controller. USB Keyboard Support Enabled Disabled Enable USB keyboard support. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to operate at Native IDE mode.
Disable USB mouse support. (Default value) GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 38 - Disabled Set the onboard SATA controller to IDE mode. (Default value) SATA Port0-3 Native Mode Enabled Set SATA Port0~3 to operate at Legacy ... Disable USB 2.0 controller. USB Keyboard Support Enabled Disabled Enable USB keyboard support. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to operate at Native IDE mode.
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... specification that allows the storage driver to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will show Open and the Length fields show 0.0m. ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 40 - Enabled ...2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is attached to enable or disable the SATA/IDE ports controlled by the Gigabyte SATA2 controller. Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1. Enabled Enable this function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. ECP Using Parallel...
... specification that allows the storage driver to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will show Open and the Length fields show 0.0m. ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 40 - Enabled ...2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is attached to enable or disable the SATA/IDE ports controlled by the Gigabyte SATA2 controller. Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1. Enabled Enable this function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. ECP Using Parallel...
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... auto start and show a question mark "?" After restarting your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will show the installation guide. in Windows XP. Drivers Installation English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system... CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can press "Xpress Install" to install. Please pick the item that recommended to...
... auto start and show a question mark "?" After restarting your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will show the installation guide. in Windows XP. Drivers Installation English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system... CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can press "Xpress Install" to install. Please pick the item that recommended to...
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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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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 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 -
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... to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you can be immediately installed once you complete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 56 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to enter Xpress Recovery2. After Xpress Recovery2... Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2006, Award Software, Inc. After the steps above are completed, subsequent access to boot from CD-ROM for 965P-DS3P F4a . . . . :BIOS Setup/Dual BIOS : Xpress Recovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 1/08/2007-P965-ICH8-6A79LG0EC-00 : Xpress ...
... to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you can be immediately installed once you complete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 56 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to enter Xpress Recovery2. After Xpress Recovery2... Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2006, Award Software, Inc. After the steps above are completed, subsequent access to boot from CD-ROM for 965P-DS3P F4a . . . . :BIOS Setup/Dual BIOS : Xpress Recovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 1/08/2007-P965-ICH8-6A79LG0EC-00 : Xpress ...
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... Not compatible to be reserved. 3. Xpress Recovery2 will not appear if there is required for the backup file must be backed up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Capable of the data to Xpress Recovery. 2. USB hard disks are currently not supported. 6. Capable of Xpress Recovery2 1. SATA IDE channel...
... Not compatible to be reserved. 3. Xpress Recovery2 will not appear if there is required for the backup file must be backed up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Capable of the data to Xpress Recovery. 2. USB hard disks are currently not supported. 6. Capable of Xpress Recovery2 1. SATA IDE channel...
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... Attach 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 supported by the ICH8R southbridge.)...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...
... Attach 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 supported by the ICH8R southbridge.)...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...
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...Volume in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to Non-RAID 4. RAID Volumes : None Defined. Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Press to enter Configuration utility" (Figure 3). Create RAID Volume If you do ... RAID Volumes : None Defined. [ 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 -
...Volume in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to Non-RAID 4. RAID Volumes : None Defined. Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Press to enter Configuration utility" (Figure 3). Create RAID Volume If you do ... RAID Volumes : None Defined. [ 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 -
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... Main Menu. All Rights Reversed. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Create RAID Volume 2. English After the creation is completed, you can proceed to the installation of the SATA driver and operating system. - 71 - Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V6.0.0.1022 ICH8R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-06 Intel Corporation. Create RAID Volume 2.
... Main Menu. All Rights Reversed. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Create RAID Volume 2. English After the creation is completed, you can proceed to the installation of the SATA driver and operating system. - 71 - Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V6.0.0.1022 ICH8R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-06 Intel Corporation. Create RAID Volume 2.
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...support and a blank formatted floppy disk. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 72 - See the instructions below about how to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>)....Figure 11 Figure 12 (Note 1) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Boot from the menu. Figure 13 (Note 2) For...
...support and a blank formatted floppy disk. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 72 - See the instructions below about how to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>)....Figure 11 Figure 12 (Note 1) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Boot from the menu. Figure 13 (Note 2) For...
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... OS installation (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press S (Figure 15). Windows Setup Press F6 if you are ready to manually specify an adapter. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type ... Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the next screen. After pressing F6, there will load support for use with the SATA driver. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 15 - 73 - The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special...
... OS installation (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press S (Figure 15). Windows Setup Press F6 if you are ready to manually specify an adapter. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type ... Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the next screen. After pressing F6, there will load support for use with the SATA driver. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 15 - 73 - The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special...
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... ENTER to the previous screen. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 74 - English Step 3: Use the ARROW keys on your keyboard to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those for which you have any device support disks from the motherboard driver CD. Windows Setup Setup will load...Then the system will be finished in about one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If ...
... ENTER to the previous screen. GA-965P-DS3P Motherboard - 74 - English Step 3: Use the ARROW keys on your keyboard to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those for which you have any device support disks from the motherboard driver CD. Windows Setup Setup will load...Then the system will be finished in about one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If ...
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...Repair F3=Exit Figure 18 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. English After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you have to be installed.) - 75 - To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. ...to Setup. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. Appendix After that, the driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that you should see a screen as below.
...Repair F3=Exit Figure 18 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will not have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. English After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you have to be installed.) - 75 - To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. ...to Setup. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. Appendix After that, the driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that you should see a screen as below.