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... specifications and features in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating ...motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Copyright © 2008 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Documentation Classifications In order...
... specifications and features in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating ...motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Copyright © 2008 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Documentation Classifications In order...
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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-DS3LR...
... 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-DS3LR...
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... No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-32R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 7 - 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...
... No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-32R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 7 - 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...
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... that came with your operating system. Secure the card's metal bracket to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 20 - 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to correctly install your expansion card in your... before you begin to the chassis back panel with a screw. 5. Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1.
... that came with your operating system. Secure the card's metal bracket to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 20 - 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to correctly install your expansion card in your... before you begin to the chassis back panel with a screw. 5. Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1.
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... the down arrow key< > to select the first boot device, then press to accept. To exit Boot Menu, press . Note: The setting in Boot Menu. EP43-DS3L F1da . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/21/2008-P43-ICH10-7A89PG0FC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST Screen ... 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 show the BIOS POST screen at system startup, refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L...
... the down arrow key< > to select the first boot device, then press to accept. To exit Boot Menu, press . Note: The setting in Boot Menu. EP43-DS3L F1da . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/21/2008-P43-ICH10-7A89PG0FC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST Screen ... 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 show the BIOS POST screen at system startup, refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L...
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...mode. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Only for GA-EP43-DS3LR. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 51 - ...RAID Enables RAID for GA-EP43-DS3L. SATA AHCI Mode (Intel ICH10 Southbridge) Configures the SATA controllers integrated in ...
...mode. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Only for GA-EP43-DS3LR. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 51 - ...RAID Enables RAID for GA-EP43-DS3L. SATA AHCI Mode (Intel ICH10 Southbridge) Configures the SATA controllers integrated in ...
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...Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install other applications included in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by... scan your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your optical drive. 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 ...
...Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install other applications included in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by... scan your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your optical drive. 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 ...
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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 - 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.
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Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact Click the URL on this manual to the GIGABYTE Web site. 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 -
Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact Click the URL on this manual to the GIGABYTE Web site. 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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The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 64 -
The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 64 -
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... hard drive access speed may affect the speed at which the data is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to restore it . For example, a backup file created with SP1 or later • Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are attached to the first...
... hard drive access speed may affect the speed at which the data is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to restore it . For example, a backup file created with SP1 or later • Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are attached to the first...
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... : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/21/2008-P43-ICH10-7A89PG0FC-00 Figure 9 C. Xpress Recovery2 will begin to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 12 GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. B. Figure 8 2. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to check... search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to store the backup image file. - 68 - Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1.
... : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/21/2008-P43-ICH10-7A89PG0FC-00 Figure 9 C. Xpress Recovery2 will begin to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 12 GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. B. Figure 8 2. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to check... search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to store the backup image file. - 68 - Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1.
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Find the Q-Share icon in your computer to another computer simply using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to launch the Q-Share tool. Enable Incoming Folder ... Exit... Open Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share ... Directions for using Q-Share ...
Find the Q-Share icon in your computer to another computer simply using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to launch the Q-Share tool. Enable Incoming Folder ... Exit... Open Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share ... Directions for using Q-Share ...
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...is recommended that you do not want to the hard drive. Appendix Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Only for GA-EP43-DS3LR. (Note 1) Skip this step if you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive...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 begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to ...
...is recommended that you do not want to the hard drive. Appendix Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Only for GA-EP43-DS3LR. (Note 1) Skip this step if you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive...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 begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to ...
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....5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Reset Disks to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 83 - Now, you can see detailed information about the RAID array in MAIN MENU. Step 5: Enter the...
....5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Reset Disks to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 83 - Now, you can see detailed information about the RAID array in MAIN MENU. Step 5: Enter the...
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... the floppy disk. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. Figure 3 - 85 - Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When... mode, you first have to exit when finished. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the menu. See the instructions below about how to your USB flash drive and then extract it (see instructions...
... the floppy disk. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. Figure 3 - 85 - Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When... mode, you first have to exit when finished. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the menu. See the instructions below about how to your USB flash drive and then extract it (see instructions...
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... to your USB flash drive from the motherboard driver disk. Figure 5 Figure 6 (Note) To install the Windows Vista 64-bit operating system, please copy the MSM64 file. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 86 - Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive Step 1: On an alternative system, copy the...
... to your USB flash drive from the motherboard driver disk. Figure 5 Figure 6 (Note) To install the Windows Vista 64-bit operating system, please copy the MSM64 file. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 86 - Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive Step 1: On an alternative system, copy the...
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... determine the type of Windows XP and Vista installation. 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). After pressing , there will load support for the following is ...storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you see the message "Press F6 if you have...
... determine the type of Windows XP and Vista installation. 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). After pressing , there will load support for the following is ...storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you see the message "Press F6 if you have...
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... will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the floppy disk. Windows Setup Setup will appear. Select the SCSI Adapter you set the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode item in BIOS Setup ... Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not have chosen to continue the driver installation from the motherboard driver disk. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 88 -
... will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the floppy disk. Windows Setup Setup will appear. Select the SCSI Adapter you set the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode item in BIOS Setup ... Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not have chosen to continue the driver installation from the motherboard driver disk. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 88 -
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To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. Appendix Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 - 89 - WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. Appendix Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 - 89 - WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.