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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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The requirements above do not apply to the SATA connectors (GSATAII0, GSATAII1) controlled by the GIGABYTE SATA2 controller. (Refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Integrated Peripherals," for details on enabling...2000 (Note 5) ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm (Note 1) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. BIOS Unique Features Bundled Software Operating System Form Factor 2 x 8 Mbit flash ... Energy Saver Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Support for AHCI mode. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 12 -
The requirements above do not apply to the SATA connectors (GSATAII0, GSATAII1) controlled by the GIGABYTE SATA2 controller. (Refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Integrated Peripherals," for details on enabling...2000 (Note 5) ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm (Note 1) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. BIOS Unique Features Bundled Software Operating System Form Factor 2 x 8 Mbit flash ... Energy Saver Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Support for AHCI mode. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 12 -
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... the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to the chassis back panel with the expansion card in your computer. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below to prevent hardware damage. Align the card with... expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Secure the card's metal bracket to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 18 -
... the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to the chassis back panel with the expansion card in your computer. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below to prevent hardware damage. Align the card with... expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Secure the card's metal bracket to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 18 -
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...in Boot Menu. The POST Screen Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. EP35-DS3R F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/04/2007-P35-ICH9-6A89OG0NC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : ...Menu is effective for subsequent access to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 36 - A. 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 ...
...in Boot Menu. The POST Screen Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. EP35-DS3R F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/04/2007-P35-ICH9-6A89OG0NC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : ...Menu is effective for subsequent access to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 36 - A. 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 ...
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...SATA controllers to AHCI mode. 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. BIOS Setup Disabled Disables ...controllers. 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. Only for GA-EP35-DS3R. Only for GA-EP35-DS3. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 43...
...SATA controllers to AHCI mode. 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. BIOS Setup Disabled Disables ...controllers. 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. Only for GA-EP35-DS3R. Only for GA-EP35-DS3. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 43...
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...GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Onboard Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port (LPT) and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 46 - Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver...Disabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Device (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE and SATA controllers integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip. (Default: Enabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables ...
...GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Onboard Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port (LPT) and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 46 - Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver...Disabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Device (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE and SATA controllers integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip. (Default: Enabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables ...
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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. 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 -
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...then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Figure 8 2. Xpress Recovery2 will begin to startup XpressRecovery2..... Figure 12 GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. EP35-DS3R F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/04/2007-P35-ICH9... Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. B. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to check disk allocation. Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1.
...then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Figure 8 2. Xpress Recovery2 will begin to startup XpressRecovery2..... Figure 12 GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. EP35-DS3R F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/04/2007-P35-ICH9... Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. B. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to check disk allocation. Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1.
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...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 chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 77 - Only for the SATA port. (For... example, on the GA-EP35-DS3R motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 ports are supported by...
...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 chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 77 - Only for the SATA port. (For... example, on the GA-EP35-DS3R motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 ports are supported by...
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...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 PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu...a small triangle will move to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. When prompted to confirm your settings before ... Disk Drive List ] Model Name ` RDD0: GRAID ALL DATA ON THE RAID WILL LOST!! GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard...
...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 PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu...a small triangle will move to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. When prompted to confirm your settings before ... Disk Drive List ] Model Name ` RDD0: GRAID ALL DATA ON THE RAID WILL LOST!! GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard...
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... Manager 32 bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or 8) 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 GA-EP35-DS3R. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this...
... Manager 32 bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or 8) 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 GA-EP35-DS3R. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this...
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... If you do not want to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). A. Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to manually specify an adapter. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 90 - Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system to ...storage devices installed in your hard drive(s). 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 driver and press (Figure 2). The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional...
... If you do not want to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). A. Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to manually specify an adapter. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 90 - Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system to ...storage devices installed in your hard drive(s). 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 driver and press (Figure 2). The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional...
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...ICH9R) for AHCI mode.) Windows Setup You have any device support disks from the motherboard driver disk. The driver installation will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to configure a... Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Select the SCSI Adapter you want to specify additional mass storage devices for GA-EP35-DS3R. - 91 - When the screen as shown below will load support for the following list, or press ESC to return to select one ...
...ICH9R) for AHCI mode.) Windows Setup You have any device support disks from the motherboard driver disk. The driver installation will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to configure a... Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Select the SCSI Adapter you want to specify additional mass storage devices for GA-EP35-DS3R. - 91 - When the screen as shown below will load support for the following list, or press ESC to return to select one ...
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... for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller. The driver installation will appear. 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 Figure 5 below appears, press to continue the driver installation from the motherboard driver disk. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 6 GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard...
... for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller. The driver installation will appear. 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 Figure 5 below appears, press to continue the driver installation from the motherboard driver disk. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 6 GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard...
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Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 8). Figure 9 Only for GA-EP35-DS3R. When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 94 - 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.
Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 8). Figure 9 Only for GA-EP35-DS3R. When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 94 - 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.
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Figure 13 GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 96 - GIGABYTE SATA2 controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 13). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. 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 - GIGABYTE SATA2 controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 13). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. 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).
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... Audio Configurations: Refer to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. Before installing the audio driver, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. Configuring Speakers: (The following for each jack through the audio driver. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 98 - Doubleclick the icon to MP3 music, have both the front and back panel audio...
... Audio Configurations: Refer to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. Before installing the audio driver, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. Configuring Speakers: (The following for each jack through the audio driver. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 98 - Doubleclick the icon to MP3 music, have both the front and back panel audio...
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... jack (pink) on the back panel or the Line in jack on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 102 - Note: The microphone functions on the front panel. Then configure the jack for microphone functionality. Step 3: Locate the Volume icon in your... system tray. Doubleclick the icon to access the Audio Control Panel. 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.
... jack (pink) on the back panel or the Line in jack on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time. GA-EP35-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 102 - Note: The microphone functions on the front panel. Then configure the jack for microphone functionality. Step 3: Locate the Volume icon in your... system tray. Doubleclick the icon to access the Audio Control Panel. 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.