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... GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 83 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 89 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and... Operating System 90 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 98 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 98 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional 100 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 102 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 104 5-3 Troubleshooting 105 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 105 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 106 Regulatory Statements 108 Only for GA-EP35-DS3R...
... GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 83 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 89 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and... Operating System 90 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 98 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 98 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional 100 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 102 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 104 5-3 Troubleshooting 105 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 105 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 106 Regulatory Statements 108 Only for GA-EP35-DS3R...
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The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-EP35-DS3R or GA-EP35-DS3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable GA-EP35-DS3R: Four SATA 3Gb/s cables GA-EP35-DS3: Two SATA 3Gb/s cables One SATA bracket I/O Shield • The box contents above are...
The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-EP35-DS3R or GA-EP35-DS3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable GA-EP35-DS3R: Four SATA 3Gb/s cables GA-EP35-DS3: Two SATA 3Gb/s cables One SATA bracket I/O Shield • The box contents above are...
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... AHCI.) (Note 3) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported in Easytune may differ by the GIGABYTE SATA2 controller. (Refer to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 12 - The requirements above do not apply to the SATA connectors (GSATAII0, GSATAII1) controlled by motherboard...
... AHCI.) (Note 3) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported in Easytune may differ by the GIGABYTE SATA2 controller. (Refer to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 12 - The requirements above do not apply to the SATA connectors (GSATAII0, GSATAII1) controlled by motherboard...
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... the white latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot to correctly install your expansion card in your operating system. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on your computer. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card...Slot PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the slot. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 18 - Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. Locate an expansion ...
... the white latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot to correctly install your expansion card in your operating system. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on your computer. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card...Slot PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the slot. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 18 - Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. Locate an expansion ...
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EP35-DS3R F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/04/2007-P35-ICH9-6A89OG0NC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST Screen Press the key to show ... you to set the first boot device without having to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 36 - In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-Flash...
EP35-DS3R F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/04/2007-P35-ICH9-6A89OG0NC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST Screen Press the key to show ... you to set the first boot device without having to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 36 - In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-Flash...
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...allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Only for GA-EP35-DS3. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 43 - Disabled Disables RAID for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Only for GA-EP35-DS3R. Disabled Disables ... RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controllers. BIOS Setup Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug.
...allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Only for GA-EP35-DS3. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 43 - Disabled Disables RAID for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Only for GA-EP35-DS3R. Disabled Disables ... RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controllers. BIOS Setup Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug.
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... Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in PATA mode) Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode... : SPP (Standard Parallel Port)(default), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), ECP+EPP. Options are: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 46 -
... Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in PATA mode) Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode... : SPP (Standard Parallel Port)(default), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), ECP+EPP. Options are: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 46 -
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3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 60 - 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 driver disk.
3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 60 - 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 driver disk.
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... 8), press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Figure 12 GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows... operating system. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to check disk allocation. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). When the Windows ...
... 8), press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Figure 12 GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows... operating system. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to check disk allocation. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). When the Windows ...
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...configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Appendix B. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to create RAID array on the GA-EP35-DS3R motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 ports are supported by ICH9R Southbridge.) Then .... If there is more than one SATA controller on your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for GA-EP35-DS3R. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to the hard drive.
...configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Appendix B. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to create RAID array on the GA-EP35-DS3R motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 ports are supported by ICH9R Southbridge.) Then .... If there is more than one SATA controller on your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for GA-EP35-DS3R. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to the hard drive.
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...) 01 [IJTAB]-Switch Window [KL]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action Figure 10 [ESC]-Exit Now, you may proceed to cancel. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. a small triangle will move to save your selection (Figure 11), press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI... driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [KL]-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 11 GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 88 - [ESC]-Abort GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Save and...
...) 01 [IJTAB]-Switch Window [KL]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action Figure 10 [ESC]-Exit Now, you may proceed to cancel. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. a small triangle will move to save your selection (Figure 11), press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI... driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [KL]-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 11 GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 88 - [ESC]-Abort GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Save and...
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... Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for Windows 64-bit. • For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, select E) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 32Bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or F) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 64Bit for Windows 64-bit. For example, from the startup disk. Your system...formatted disk. Only for the SATA controller from the menu. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk to the floppy disk. First of all, copy the driver for GA-EP35-DS3R. Figure 3 - 89 - A command prompt window will then automatically zip...
... Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for Windows 64-bit. • For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, select E) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 32Bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or F) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 64Bit for Windows 64-bit. For example, from the startup disk. Your system...formatted disk. Only for the SATA controller from the menu. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk to the floppy disk. First of all, copy the driver for GA-EP35-DS3R. Figure 3 - 89 - A command prompt window will then automatically zip...
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...few moments of some files being loaded before you see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of Windows XP and Vista installation. ...drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 90 - 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI...
...few moments of some files being loaded before you see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of Windows XP and Vista installation. ...drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 90 - 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI...
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...or press ESC to return to the previous screen. The driver installation will load support for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. If you do not have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for GA-EP35-DS3R. - 91 - Intel(R) ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ... items displayed and press . Windows Setup Setup will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the following mass storage device(s): Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives,...
...or press ESC to return to the previous screen. The driver installation will load support for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. If you do not have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for GA-EP35-DS3R. - 91 - Intel(R) ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ... items displayed and press . Windows Setup Setup will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the following mass storage device(s): Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives,...
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... by an adapter manufacturer. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 6 GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 92 - Step 3: For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller: When Setup correctly recognizes the GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA RAID/AHCI driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk. Windows Setup You have any device support...
... by an adapter manufacturer. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 6 GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 92 - Step 3: For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller: When Setup correctly recognizes the GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA RAID/AHCI driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk. Windows Setup You have any device support...
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Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 8). Figure 8 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Intel ICH9R SATA controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 9). B. When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 9 Only for GA-EP35-DS3R. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 94 -
Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 8). Figure 8 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Intel ICH9R SATA controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 9). B. When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 9 Only for GA-EP35-DS3R. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 94 -
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Figure 12 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below appears (RAID/AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 12). Figure 13 GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 96 - When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. GIGABYTE SATA2 controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 13).
Figure 12 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below appears (RAID/AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 12). Figure 13 GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 96 - When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. GIGABYTE SATA2 controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 13).
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... Front Speaker Out jack retasking capability that support 48KHz sampling rate. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 98 - The picture to access the Audio Control Panel. all at the same time. Before installing the audio driver, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. Doubleclick ...latest Service Pack for Windows. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to change the function for each jack through the audio driver. HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams (in jack and manually configure the jack for multi-channel speaker ...
... Front Speaker Out jack retasking capability that support 48KHz sampling rate. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 98 - The picture to access the Audio Control Panel. all at the same time. Before installing the audio driver, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. Doubleclick ...latest Service Pack for Windows. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to change the function for each jack through the audio driver. HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams (in jack and manually configure the jack for multi-channel speaker ...
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... for microphone functionality. Step 3: Locate the Volume icon in your system tray. Note: The microphone functions on the front panel. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 102 - 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your system tray and click it to open the volume control panel. Step...
... for microphone functionality. Step 3: Locate the Volume icon in your system tray. Note: The microphone functions on the front panel. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 102 - 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your system tray and click it to open the volume control panel. Step...