Manual
Page 14
... for Time Repair Support for Q-Share Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm (Note 1) Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual... fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/ System cooler you install. (Note 3) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 14 -
... for Time Repair Support for Q-Share Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm (Note 1) Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual... fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/ System cooler you install. (Note 3) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 14 -
Manual
Page 35
To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system. • @BIOS ... with caution. To access the BIOS Setup program, press the key during the POST when the power is potentially risky, if you do it is a Windows-based utility that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to activate certain system features.
To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system. • @BIOS ... with caution. To access the BIOS Setup program, press the key during the POST when the power is potentially risky, if you do it is a Windows-based utility that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to activate certain system features.
Manual
Page 49
... (Note) Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Depending on CPU loading, Intel® EIST technology can function as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Execute Disable Bit function. For more enhanced power... only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. This function may enhance protection for the computer, reducing exposure to Disabled for Windows XP operating system; When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced when the CPU is enabled. (Default: Disabled) CPU...
... (Note) Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Depending on CPU loading, Intel® EIST technology can function as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Execute Disable Bit function. For more enhanced power... only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. This function may enhance protection for the computer, reducing exposure to Disabled for Windows XP operating system; When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced when the CPU is enabled. (Default: Disabled) CPU...
Manual
Page 51
... interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Only for GA-EP43-DS3L. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that support Native mode. BIOS Setup SATA Port0-3 Native Mode Specifies the .... (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to install operating systems that cannot be shared with other device. Only for GA-EP43-DS3LR. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 51 - Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to AHCI mode.
... interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Only for GA-EP43-DS3L. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that support Native mode. BIOS Setup SATA Port0-3 Native Mode Specifies the .... (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to install operating systems that cannot be shared with other device. Only for GA-EP43-DS3LR. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 51 - Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to AHCI mode.
Manual
Page 53
..., 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled. BIOS Setup Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. Options are not used in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is the approximate length of 10/100/1000 Mbps in a 10/100 Mbps environment, so their Status fields...
..., 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled. BIOS Setup Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. Options are not used in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is the approximate length of 10/100/1000 Mbps in a 10/100 Mbps environment, so their Status fields...
Manual
Page 54
...in a low power mode. If the power button is pressed for 4 seconds to its working state exactly where it was left off the system. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 54 - In S1 sleep state, the system appears suspended and stays in the S1 state. S3(STR) Enables the system to ... a wake-up device or event, the system resumes to turn off instantly. Soft-Off by a wake-up function. (Default: Enabled) (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. Instant-Off Press the power button and then the system will be off and consumes less power than 4 seconds...
...in a low power mode. If the power button is pressed for 4 seconds to its working state exactly where it was left off the system. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 54 - In S1 sleep state, the system appears suspended and stays in the S1 state. S3(STR) Enables the system to ... a wake-up device or event, the system resumes to turn off instantly. Soft-Off by a wake-up function. (Default: Enabled) (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. Instant-Off Press the power button and then the system will be off and consumes less power than 4 seconds...
Manual
Page 55
.... Note: you need an ATX power supply providing at which the system will be turned on the system. Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the +5VSB lead. KB Power ON Password Set the password when Power On by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event. Press... the return of the AC power. (Default) Full-On The system is set a password with 1~5 characters to turn on the system. When prompted for your Windows® Vista® operating system. Soft-Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power. HPET Support (Note) Enables or disables High...
.... Note: you need an ATX power supply providing at which the system will be turned on the system. Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the +5VSB lead. KB Power ON Password Set the password when Power On by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event. Press... the return of the AC power. (Default) Full-On The system is set a password with 1~5 characters to turn on the system. When prompted for your Windows® Vista® operating system. Soft-Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power. HPET Support (Note) Enables or disables High...
Manual
Page 61
...still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating ...system. (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system...
...still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating ...system. (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system...
Manual
Page 65
System Requirements: • Intel® platform • At least 64 MB of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode ...
System Requirements: • Intel® platform • At least 64 MB of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode ...
Manual
Page 66
Set CD-ROM drive as the example operating system.) A. Figure 1 Figure 2 3. Figure 3 GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 66 - Save the changes and exit. 2. Select a file system (for Xpress Recovery2 (10 GB or more is recommended; When partitioning your hard drive (... the installation of data) (Figure 2). actual size requirements vary, depending on the amount of the operating system (Figure 3). Installation and Configuration (The following procedure uses Windows XP as the first boot device under "Advanced BIOS Features" in the BIOS Setup program. Installing...
Set CD-ROM drive as the example operating system.) A. Figure 1 Figure 2 3. Figure 3 GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 66 - Save the changes and exit. 2. Select a file system (for Xpress Recovery2 (10 GB or more is recommended; When partitioning your hard drive (... the installation of data) (Figure 2). actual size requirements vary, depending on the amount of the operating system (Figure 3). Installation and Configuration (The following procedure uses Windows XP as the first boot device under "Advanced BIOS Features" in the BIOS Setup program. Installing...
Manual
Page 68
...first time. Xpress Recovery2 will begin to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . EP43-DS3L F1da . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/21/2008-P43-ICH10-7A89PG0FC-00 Figure 9 C. Figure 12 GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from... CD/DVD: Press any key to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. ...
...first time. Xpress Recovery2 will begin to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . EP43-DS3L F1da . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/21/2008-P43-ICH10-7A89PG0FC-00 Figure 9 C. Figure 12 GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from... CD/DVD: Press any key to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. ...
Manual
Page 70
..., Inc. Embedded in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 70 - What is DualBIOSTM? ep43ds3l.F1) to enter Q-Flash. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and...
..., Inc. Embedded in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 70 - What is DualBIOSTM? ep43ds3l.F1) to enter Q-Flash. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and...
Manual
Page 73
In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function: Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server, select the @BIOS server site closest to complete. ...system not to load BIOS defaults. Do not use the G.O.M. (GIGABYTE Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instruc- Follow the on- screen instructions...
In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function: Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server, select the @BIOS server site closest to complete. ...system not to load BIOS defaults. Do not use the G.O.M. (GIGABYTE Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instruc- Follow the on- screen instructions...
Manual
Page 74
...speed and set . You can choose the alert sound from a profile. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in EasyTune 6 may occur. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 74 - The Memory tab provides information on the installed CPU and motherboard. The EasyTune 6 Interface Tabs Information Tab Function The...system clock settings and voltages. • Easy mode allows you to click Go for your own sound file (.wav file). 4-3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is not supported. Smart Fan Advance Mode allows the CPU fan speed to be sure to adjust the CPU FSB only. •...
...speed and set . You can choose the alert sound from a profile. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in EasyTune 6 may occur. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 74 - The Memory tab provides information on the installed CPU and motherboard. The EasyTune 6 Interface Tabs Information Tab Function The...system clock settings and voltages. • Easy mode allows you to click Go for your own sound file (.wav file). 4-3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is not supported. Smart Fan Advance Mode allows the CPU fan speed to be sure to adjust the CPU FSB only. •...
Manual
Page 78
... you to view the system data backed up and restore your system data in the Windows Vista operating system. System Restore Choose a system restore point using the navigation bar on PATA and SATA hard drives. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 78 - 4-6 Time Repair Based on the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services technology, Time...
... you to view the system data backed up and restore your system data in the Windows Vista operating system. System Restore Choose a system restore point using the navigation bar on PATA and SATA hard drives. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 78 - 4-6 Time Repair Based on the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services technology, Time...
Manual
Page 79
... 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. B. Only for GA-EP43-DS3LR. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller...
... 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. B. Only for GA-EP43-DS3LR. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller...
Manual
Page 81
... 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk Press to the installation of Windows operating system for a message which says "Press to enter the RAID Configuration Utility. Press + to enter Configuration Utility" (Figure 2). All Rights Reversed. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Exit...
... 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk Press to the installation of Windows operating system for a message which says "Press to enter the RAID Configuration Utility. Press + to enter Configuration Utility" (Figure 2). All Rights Reversed. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Exit...
Manual
Page 85
...) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. From your optical drive (example: D:\>). A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the... to RAID/AHCI mode, you first have to copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to your system. For installing Windows Vista, you need to exit when finished. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in Figure 2, select 7) ...
...) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. From your optical drive (example: D:\>). A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the... to RAID/AHCI mode, you first have to copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to your system. For installing Windows Vista, you need to exit when finished. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in Figure 2, select 7) ...
Manual
Page 86
... 6 will appear. Figure 4 Step 2: Double-click the MSM32 file in the USB flash drive. Figure 5 Figure 6 (Note) To install the Windows Vista 64-bit operating system, please copy the MSM64 file. When a screen similar to your USB flash drive from the motherboard driver disk to a...Figure 5 appears, type "yes" after the "Continue extraction?" After the driver is extracted, a screen similar to your USB flash drive. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 86 - Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk. message, and then press to begin extracting the driver....
... 6 will appear. Figure 4 Step 2: Double-click the MSM32 file in the USB flash drive. Figure 5 Figure 6 (Note) To install the Windows Vista 64-bit operating system, please copy the MSM64 file. When a screen similar to your USB flash drive from the motherboard driver disk to a...Figure 5 appears, type "yes" after the "Continue extraction?" After the driver is extracted, a screen similar to your USB flash drive. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 86 - Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk. message, and then press to begin extracting the driver....
Manual
Page 87
.../AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you have chosen to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). A. Windows Setup Press F6 if you see the next screen. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 - 87 - After pressing , there... will load support for use with Windows, press ENTER. Appendix 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the ...
.../AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you have chosen to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). A. Windows Setup Press F6 if you see the next screen. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 - 87 - After pressing , there... will load support for use with Windows, press ENTER. Appendix 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the ...