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... 59 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 59 3-2 Application Software 60 3-3 Technical Manuals 60 3-4 Contact ...61 3-5 System ...61 3-6 Download Center 62 Chapter 4 Unique Features 63 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 63 4-2 BIOS ... ...76 Chapter 5 Appendix ...77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 77 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 82 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 84 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 90 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 90 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In and Out Cable (Optional...
... 59 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 59 3-2 Application Software 60 3-3 Technical Manuals 60 3-4 Contact ...61 3-5 System ...61 3-6 Download Center 62 Chapter 4 Unique Features 63 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 63 4-2 BIOS ... ...76 Chapter 5 Appendix ...77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 77 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 82 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 84 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 90 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 90 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In and Out Cable (Optional...
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... port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-32R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents...
... port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-32R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-E7AUM-DS2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents...
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Remove the metal slot cover from the slot. Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with your computer. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power ... that supports your expansion card(s). 7. Make sure the metal contacts on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the chassis back panel. 2. GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard - 18 -
Remove the metal slot cover from the slot. Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with your computer. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power ... that supports your expansion card(s). 7. Make sure the metal contacts on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the chassis back panel. 2. GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard - 18 -
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...to Manual. • Set Frame Buffer Size to 256MB or 512MB. (Refer to show this dialog box. Driver Installation: Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Installing Chipset Drivers. Restart your system when completed. • It is recommended that has Hybrid SLI enabled B. C. Pause your... mode of system memory • Windows Vista operating system • Latest NVIDIA graphics driver • System BIOS that the Hybrid SLI-ready graphics card be installed after the motherboard driver installation. The Hybrid SLI Interface: 1. Restart your mouse over the icon to install...
...to Manual. • Set Frame Buffer Size to 256MB or 512MB. (Refer to show this dialog box. Driver Installation: Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Installing Chipset Drivers. Restart your system when completed. • It is recommended that has Hybrid SLI enabled B. C. Pause your... mode of system memory • Windows Vista operating system • Latest NVIDIA graphics driver • System BIOS that the Hybrid SLI-ready graphics card be installed after the motherboard driver installation. The Hybrid SLI Interface: 1. Restart your mouse over the icon to install...
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...the installation. Restart your system when completed. NVIDIA PhysX Utility Installation: After installing the operating system and motherboard drivers, on -screen instructions to Application Software and select the Install Application Software tab. The NVIDIA PhysX Interface:... graphics driver B. Point to All Programs, NVIDIA Corporation, NVIDIA PhysX Properties to 256MB or 512MB under Hardware Device Selection, it means the NVIDIA PhysX function is a powerful physics engine which enables real-time physics in leading edge PC and console games. GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard...
...the installation. Restart your system when completed. NVIDIA PhysX Utility Installation: After installing the operating system and motherboard drivers, on -screen instructions to Application Software and select the Install Application Software tab. The NVIDIA PhysX Interface:... graphics driver B. Point to All Programs, NVIDIA Corporation, NVIDIA PhysX Properties to 256MB or 512MB under Hardware Device Selection, it means the NVIDIA PhysX function is a powerful physics engine which enables real-time physics in leading edge PC and console games. GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard...
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... AHCI mode and enable hot plug functionality for the SATA connectors. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change it to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. You can... restart, the device boot order will display a message during the POST. Note: This message will directly boot from the device configured in time. GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard - 36 - When the motherboard is found running at IDE mode. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star ...
... AHCI mode and enable hot plug functionality for the SATA connectors. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change it to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. You can... restart, the device boot order will display a message during the POST. Note: This message will directly boot from the device configured in time. GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard - 36 - When the motherboard is found running at IDE mode. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star ...
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...ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to IDE mode. (Default) (Only for the SATA2_0~2 connectors) RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller. V1.1+V2.0 V1.1 Enables...Configures the SATA controller to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard - 48 - On-Chip USB Configures the integrated USB controller. USB Keyboard Support Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS....
...ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to IDE mode. (Default) (Only for the SATA2_0~2 connectors) RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller. V1.1+V2.0 V1.1 Enables...Configures the SATA controller to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard - 48 - On-Chip USB Configures the integrated USB controller. USB Keyboard Support Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS....
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... 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 automatically scan your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will continue to... install other applications included in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to restart your optical drive. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will then autodetect ...
... 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 automatically scan your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will continue to... install other applications included in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to restart your optical drive. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will then autodetect ...
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You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals. GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard - 60 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals. GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard - 60 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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Or read the last page of this page to link to check the contact information for GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 61 - Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact Click the URL on this manual to the GIGABYTE Web site.
Or read the last page of this page to link to check the contact information for GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 61 - Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact Click the URL on this manual to the GIGABYTE Web site.
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3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site. GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard - 62 - The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.
3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site. GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard - 62 - The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.
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... connector and so forth. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to restore it. "*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode are different utilities. actual size requirements vary, depending...
... connector and so forth. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to restore it. "*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode are different utilities. actual size requirements vary, depending...
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Boot from the motherboard driver disk to startup XpressRecovery2..... B. Boot from CD... 8), press any key to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will begin to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . GA-E7AUM-DS2H D22 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 10/07/2008-MCP7A-7A610G01C-00 Figure 9 ...system is detected, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 12 GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). If you use the backup function in ...
Boot from the motherboard driver disk to startup XpressRecovery2..... B. Boot from CD... 8), press any key to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will begin to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . GA-E7AUM-DS2H D22 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 10/07/2008-MCP7A-7A610G01C-00 Figure 9 ...system is detected, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 12 GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). If you use the backup function in ...
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... enabled. - 75 - Exit... Find the Q-Share icon in your computer to another computer simply using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to configure the data sharing settings. Figure 2. Data Sharing Enabled Description Displays the computers with data sharing enabled Enables data...
... enabled. - 75 - Exit... Find the Q-Share icon in your computer to another computer simply using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to configure the data sharing settings. Figure 2. Data Sharing Enabled Description Displays the computers with data sharing enabled Enables data...
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... you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to AHCI or RAID mode. - 77 - Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you use two hard drives with identical... B. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A.
... you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to AHCI or RAID mode. - 77 - Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you use two hard drives with identical... B. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A.
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... the Array Detail screen. This indicates that you can proceed to cancel. message appears, press to confirm or to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 81 - Appendix Stripe Block: 64K Port 0.0 0.2 Index 0 1 Disk Model ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Capacity 111.79GB 111.79GB [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear MBR [ENTER] Return...
... the Array Detail screen. This indicates that you can proceed to cancel. message appears, press to confirm or to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 81 - Appendix Stripe Block: 64K Port 0.0 0.2 Index 0 1 Disk Model ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Capacity 111.79GB 111.79GB [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear MBR [ENTER] Return...
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... 3). Press to exit when finished. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk. First of all, copy the driver for Windows XP 64-bit. Boot from the menu. From your system. At the D:\> prompt,... RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you first have to copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to your optical drive (example: D:\>). GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard Figure ...
... 3). Press to exit when finished. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk. First of all, copy the driver for Windows XP 64-bit. Boot from the menu. From your system. At the D:\> prompt,... RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you first have to copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to your optical drive (example: D:\>). GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard Figure ...
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.... Step 2: Figure 4 Double-click the N7ARV32 file in Figure 6 will appear. When a screen similar to begin extracting the driver. message, and then press to that in the USB flash drive. In AHCI mode, copy the N7ASV32 file for Windows Vista 32-bit operating ... 32-bit operating system(Note) on the NVIDIA GeForce 9400 SATA controller, copy the N7ARV32 file (Figure 4) located in the BootDrv folder in the motherboard driver disk to that in Figure 5 appears, type "yes" after the "Continue extraction?" Figure 5 Figure 6 (Note) In RAID mode, copy the N7ARV32 file for Windows ...
.... Step 2: Figure 4 Double-click the N7ARV32 file in Figure 6 will appear. When a screen similar to begin extracting the driver. message, and then press to that in the USB flash drive. In AHCI mode, copy the N7ASV32 file for Windows Vista 32-bit operating ... 32-bit operating system(Note) on the NVIDIA GeForce 9400 SATA controller, copy the N7ARV32 file (Figure 4) located in the BootDrv folder in the motherboard driver disk to that in Figure 5 appears, type "yes" after the "Continue extraction?" Figure 5 Figure 6 (Note) In RAID mode, copy the N7ARV32 file for Windows ...
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... storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to install a...Figure 2 GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard - 84 - Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded before you have any device support disks from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you see the next screen. 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and ...
... storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to install a...Figure 2 GA-E7AUM-DS2H Motherboard - 84 - Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded before you have any device support disks from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you see the next screen. 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and ...