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...: "REV: X.X." Changes to the specifications and features in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. For instructions on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. For example, "REV: 1.0" means... the revision of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and...
...: "REV: X.X." Changes to the specifications and features in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. For instructions on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. For example, "REV: 1.0" means... the revision of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and...
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... 59 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 59 3-2 SoftwareApplications 60 3-3 Driver CD Information 60 3-4 Hardware Information 61 3-5 Contact Us ...61 Chapter 4 Unique Features 63 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 63 4-2 BIOS......77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 77 5-1-2 Configuring 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 5-2-2 5-2-3 5-2-4 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 98...
... 59 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 59 3-2 SoftwareApplications 60 3-3 Driver CD Information 60 3-4 Hardware Information 61 3-5 Contact Us ...61 Chapter 4 Unique Features 63 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 63 4-2 BIOS......77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 77 5-1-2 Configuring 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 5-2-2 5-2-3 5-2-4 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 98...
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... cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-32R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-EP35-DS3P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb...
... cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-32R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-EP35-DS3P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb...
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GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard - 12 - BIOS Unique Features Bundled Software Operating System Form Factor 2 x 8 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Support for Dual BIOSTM ... depend on the CPU cooler you install. (Note 4) Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model. (Note 5) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system.
GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard - 12 - BIOS Unique Features Bundled Software Operating System Form Factor 2 x 8 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Support for Dual BIOSTM ... depend on the CPU cooler you install. (Note 4) Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model. (Note 5) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system.
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... x16 slots. Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in the slot. 3. Make sure the metal contacts on your card. GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard - 18 - Carefully read the manual that supports your computer. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing ...x16 Slot PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below to this connector. Align the card with a screw. 5. Install the driver provided with your expansion card(s). 7. Locate an expansion slot that came with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Example: Installing ...
... x16 slots. Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in the slot. 3. Make sure the metal contacts on your card. GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard - 18 - Carefully read the manual that supports your computer. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing ...x16 Slot PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below to this connector. Align the card with a screw. 5. Install the driver provided with your expansion card(s). 7. Locate an expansion slot that came with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Example: Installing ...
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... restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to XpressRecovery2 during the POST. GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard - 36 - To show the BIOS POST screen. The system will still be used for one time only. Note: The setting in Boot Menu....the BIOS POST screen at system startup, refer to enter BIOS Setup first. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-Flash Press the key to accept. You...
... restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to XpressRecovery2 during the POST. GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard - 36 - To show the BIOS POST screen. The system will still be used for one time only. Note: The setting in Boot Menu....the BIOS POST screen at system startup, refer to enter BIOS Setup first. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-Flash Press the key to accept. You...
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... used in Native IDE mode. Disabled Disables RAID for the SATA controllers. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode.
... used in Native IDE mode. Disabled Disables RAID for the SATA controllers. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode.
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...with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: 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 RAID for the SATA controller. (The IDE...show Open, and the length shown is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. IDE Disables RAID for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. Options are not used in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to the fault or short. it...
...with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: 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 RAID for the SATA controller. (The IDE...show Open, and the length shown is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. IDE Disables RAID for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. Options are not used in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to the fault or short. it...
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...press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the ...screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to restart your optional drive. Failure to install. Please select the item that you can install other...
...press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the ...screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to restart your optional drive. Failure to install. Please select the item that you can install other...
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GA-EP35-DS3P 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-DS3P 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.
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Drivers Installation 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 61 -
Drivers Installation 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 61 -
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... backup file at which the data is backed up/restored. • It takes longer to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of data). • It is recommended...
... backup file at which the data is backed up/restored. • It takes longer to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of data). • It is recommended...
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B. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to check disk allocation. If you see the following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 (Figure 8), press any key to enter Xpress ... the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will begin to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). Figure 12 GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). EP35-DS3P F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/05/2007-P35-ICH9-6A89OG0QC-00 Figure 9 C. When the Windows operating...
B. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to check disk allocation. If you see the following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 (Figure 8), press any key to enter Xpress ... the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will begin to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). Figure 12 GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). EP35-DS3P F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/05/2007-P35-ICH9-6A89OG0QC-00 Figure 9 C. When the Windows operating...
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...- Failure to do NOT interrupt the Internet connection (for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS Select @BIOS and click Install. Do not use the C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. Update the BIOS ...to install @BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Step 2: Select the @BIOS server site closest to save the current BIOS file. 2. During the ...
...- Failure to do NOT interrupt the Internet connection (for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS Select @BIOS and click Install. Do not use the C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. Update the BIOS ...to install @BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Step 2: Select the @BIOS server site closest to save the current BIOS file. 2. During the ...
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...your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port. (For example, on the GA-EP35-DS3P motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 ports are supported by ICH9R Southbridge.) Then connect the power connector from... one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 (Note 3) setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. Configure SATA controller mode in your computer ...
...your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port. (For example, on the GA-EP35-DS3P motherboard, the SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4 and SATAII5 ports are supported by ICH9R Southbridge.) Then connect the power connector from... one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 (Note 3) setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. Configure SATA controller mode in your computer ...
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... Non-RAID 4. Are you sure you want to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 81 - Exit RAID Volumes : ID Name 0 Volume0 Physical Disks : Port Drive Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION...
... Non-RAID 4. Are you sure you want to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 81 - Exit RAID Volumes : ID Name 0 Volume0 Physical Disks : Port Drive Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION...
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...the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. ARE YOU SURE TO DELETE (Y/N)? 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-DS3P Motherboard - 88 - ...Type/Status RAID Inside RAID Inside [ RAID Disk Drive List ] Model Name ` RDD0: GRAID ALL DATA ON THE RAID WILL LOST!! GIGABYTE Technology Corp. The selection bar will appear to confirm your settings before exiting the RAID BIOS utility, then press (Figure 10). Press ...
...the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. ARE YOU SURE TO DELETE (Y/N)? 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-DS3P Motherboard - 88 - ...Type/Status RAID Inside RAID Inside [ RAID Disk Drive List ] Model Name ` RDD0: GRAID ALL DATA ON THE RAID WILL LOST!! GIGABYTE Technology Corp. The selection bar will appear to confirm your settings before exiting the RAID BIOS utility, then press (Figure 10). Press ...
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... 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 Windows 64-bit. Boot from the menu. Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu...
... 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 Windows 64-bit. Boot from the menu. Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu...
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...as you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard - 90 - A. 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). Figure 1 Step 2: When a...
...as you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-EP35-DS3P Motherboard - 90 - A. 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). Figure 1 Step 2: When a...
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... disk. Use the arrow keys to the previous screen. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 - 91 - The driver installation will load support for the following mass storage device(s): Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller * To specify additional SCSI adapters, ...an adapter manufacturer. Windows Setup Setup will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. Intel(R) ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH9R) Intel(R) 82801HEM SATA RAID Controller (Mobile ICH8M-E) Intel(R) 82801HEM/HBM ...
... disk. Use the arrow keys to the previous screen. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 - 91 - The driver installation will load support for the following mass storage device(s): Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller * To specify additional SCSI adapters, ...an adapter manufacturer. Windows Setup Setup will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. Intel(R) ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH9R) Intel(R) 82801HEM SATA RAID Controller (Mobile ICH8M-E) Intel(R) 82801HEM/HBM ...