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For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Changes to assist in this : "REV: ...X.X." No part of this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Example: The trademarks...
For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Changes to assist in this : "REV: ...X.X." No part of this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Example: The trademarks...
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... the Onboard SATA Controller 79 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 85 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 87 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 92 ...5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 92 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional 94 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 96 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 98 5-3 Troubleshooting 99 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 99 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 100 5-4 Regulatory Statements 102 Only for GA-EP43...
... the Onboard SATA Controller 79 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 85 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 87 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 92 ...5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 92 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional 94 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 96 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 98 5-3 Troubleshooting 99 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 99 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 100 5-4 Regulatory Statements 102 Only for GA-EP43...
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The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-EP43-DS3LR or GA-EP43-DS3L or GA-EP43-S3L 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 above ...
The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-EP43-DS3LR or GA-EP43-DS3L or GA-EP43-S3L 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 above ...
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... to correctly install your expansion card(s). 7. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 20 -
... to correctly install your expansion card(s). 7. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 20 -
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... BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 36 - 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.... : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash Press the key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in BIOS Setup. : Xpress Recovery2 If you to accept. EP43-DS3L F1da . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/21/2008-P43-ICH10-7A89PG0FC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST Screen...
... BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 36 - 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.... : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash Press the key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in BIOS Setup. : Xpress Recovery2 If you to accept. EP43-DS3L F1da . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/21/2008-P43-ICH10-7A89PG0FC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST Screen...
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... that support Native mode. Only for the SATA controllers. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. RAID Enables RAID for GA-EP43-DS3LR. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 51 - SATA AHCI Mode (Intel ICH10 Southbridge) Configures the SATA... do not support Native mode. (Default) Allows the SATA controllers to install operating systems that cannot be shared with other device. BIOS Setup Only for GA-EP43-DS3L.
... that support Native mode. Only for the SATA controllers. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. RAID Enables RAID for GA-EP43-DS3LR. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 51 - SATA AHCI Mode (Intel ICH10 Southbridge) Configures the SATA... do not support Native mode. (Default) Allows the SATA controllers to install operating systems that cannot be shared with other device. BIOS Setup Only for GA-EP43-DS3L.
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...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 install. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically... dialog box(es) (e.g. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 61 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • ...
...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 install. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically... dialog box(es) (e.g. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 61 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • ...
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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-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 62 -
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-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 62 -
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3-4 Contact Click the URL on this manual to the GIGABYTE Web site. Drivers Installation 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. - 63 -
3-4 Contact Click the URL on this manual to the GIGABYTE Web site. Drivers Installation 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. - 63 -
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GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 64 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.
GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 64 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.
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... Recovery2 will check the first physical hard drive* for the operating system. Xpress Recovery2 can 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 it.
... Recovery2 will check the first physical hard drive* for the operating system. Xpress Recovery2 can 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 it.
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Boot from the motherboard driver disk to search the first physical hard drive ...10 Figure 11 3. When you wish to startup XpressRecovery2..... Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 1. EP43-DS3L F1da . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/21/2008-P43-ICH10-7A89PG0FC-00 Figure 9 ...8 2. When finished, go to Disk Management to store the backup image file. - 68 - Figure 12 GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). If you see the following message: ...
Boot from the motherboard driver disk to search the first physical hard drive ...10 Figure 11 3. When you wish to startup XpressRecovery2..... Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 1. EP43-DS3L F1da . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/21/2008-P43-ICH10-7A89PG0FC-00 Figure 9 ...8 2. When finished, go to Disk Management to store the backup image file. - 68 - Figure 12 GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). If you see the following message: ...
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... sharing settings. Disable Incoming Folder ... Data Sharing Disabled Options Descriptions Option Connect ... Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to another computer simply using Q-Share without making complicated settings. Open Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share...
... sharing settings. Disable Incoming Folder ... Data Sharing Disabled Options Descriptions Option Connect ... Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to another computer simply using Q-Share without making complicated settings. Open Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share...
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... 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Then connect the power connector from 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. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). C . Appendix Only for GA-EP43-DS3LR. (Note 1) Skip this step if...
... 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Then connect the power connector from 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. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). C . Appendix Only for GA-EP43-DS3LR. (Note 1) Skip this step if...
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.... Appendix Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press . When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume? (Y/N) : Press ENTER to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI...
.... Appendix Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press . When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume? (Y/N) : Press ENTER to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI...
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... startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk. Press to the floppy disk. For installing Windows Vista, you need to copy the driver in Figure 2, select 7) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 32 bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or 8) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64...MENU.exe file in Figure 2. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. From your optical drive (example: D:\>). Figure 3 - 85 - Once at ...
... startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk. Press to the floppy disk. For installing Windows Vista, you need to copy the driver in Figure 2, select 7) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 32 bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or 8) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64...MENU.exe file in Figure 2. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. From your optical drive (example: D:\>). Figure 3 - 85 - Once at ...
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... Windows Vista 64-bit operating system, please copy the MSM64 file. When a screen similar to that in Figure 6 will appear. After the driver is extracted, a screen similar to that in Figure 5 appears, type "yes" after the "Continue extraction?" Figure 4 Step 2: Double-click... For example, to your USB flash drive from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive Step 1: On an alternative system, copy the SATA RAID/AHCI driver to begin extracting the driver. Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 86 -
... Windows Vista 64-bit operating system, please copy the MSM64 file. When a screen similar to that in Figure 6 will appear. After the driver is extracted, a screen similar to that in Figure 5 appears, type "yes" after the "Continue extraction?" Figure 4 Step 2: Double-click... For example, to your USB flash drive from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive Step 1: On an alternative system, copy the SATA RAID/AHCI driver to begin extracting the driver. Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 86 -
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... not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/XP onto your system to boot from a mass ... want to that you have chosen to manually specify an adapter. 5-1-3 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). Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). Currently, Setup will ...
... not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/XP onto your system to boot from a mass ... want to that you have chosen to manually specify an adapter. 5-1-3 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). Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). Currently, Setup will ...
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... set the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode item in about one minute. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 88 - The driver installation will appear. Intel(R) ESB2 SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH7M/MDH SATA AHCI Controller...and press . When the screen as shown below 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 RAID mode, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Controller...
... set the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode item in about one minute. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 88 - The driver installation will appear. Intel(R) ESB2 SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH7M/MDH SATA AHCI Controller...and press . When the screen as shown below 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 RAID mode, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Controller...
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To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 - 89 - Appendix WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation.
To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 - 89 - Appendix WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation.