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...Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 77 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 83 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 85 5-2 ...Configuring Audio Input and Output 90 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 90 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional 92 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 94 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 96 5-3 Troubleshooting 97 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 97 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 98 5-4 Regulatory Statements 100 Only for GA-EP45...
...Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 77 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 83 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 85 5-2 ...Configuring Audio Input and Output 90 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 90 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional 92 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 94 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 96 5-3 Troubleshooting 97 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 97 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 98 5-4 Regulatory Statements 100 Only for GA-EP45...
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The ICH10R controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. Pin No. The LED is operating. Pin No. Hardware Installation If more than ...used, the total number of hard drives does not have to be used to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for GA-EP45-DS3LR. - 25 - Refer to connect a system power LED on when the system is on the chassis to indicate system...an even number. 9) PWR_LED (System Power LED Header) This header can be an even number.) • A RAID 10 configuration requires at least two hard drives. The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 sleep state...
The ICH10R controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. Pin No. The LED is operating. Pin No. Hardware Installation If more than ...used, the total number of hard drives does not have to be used to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for GA-EP45-DS3LR. - 25 - Refer to connect a system power LED on when the system is on the chassis to indicate system...an even number. 9) PWR_LED (System Power LED Header) This header can be an even number.) • A RAID 10 configuration requires at least two hard drives. The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 sleep state...
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... Queuing and hot plug. Only for GA-EP45-DS3L. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 49 - Only for GA-EP45-DS3LR. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode 1 SATA AHCI Mode 2 SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support...
... Queuing and hot plug. Only for GA-EP45-DS3L. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 49 - Only for GA-EP45-DS3LR. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode 1 SATA AHCI Mode 2 SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support...
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...main BIOS is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the key during the POST or pressing the key in system malfunction. Before You Begin: 1. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update ...file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 68 -
...main BIOS is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the key during the POST or pressing the key in system malfunction. Before You Begin: 1. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update ...file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 68 -
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... drive. Select the BIOS update file and press . Step 3: When the update process is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the up or down arrow key to select Update BIOS from Drive Sa0vefilBeI(Os)SfotounDdrive KL:Move ESC:Reset...
... drive. Select the BIOS update file and press . Step 3: When the update process is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the up or down arrow key to select Update BIOS from Drive Sa0vefilBeI(Os)SfotounDdrive KL:Move ESC:Reset...
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...; Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Appendix Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is set to AHCI or RAID mode. - 77 - Only for GA-EP45-DS3LR. (Note 1) Skip this step if you...
...; Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Appendix Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is set to AHCI or RAID mode. - 77 - Only for GA-EP45-DS3LR. (Note 1) Skip this step if you...
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... Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN Green LAN ` SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard IDE Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [...Defaults Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. To create RAID, set this section may differ from the exact settings for your computer and press to RAID (Figure 1)(Disabled by default). GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 78 - The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will...
... Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN Green LAN ` SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard IDE Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [...Defaults Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. To create RAID, set this section may differ from the exact settings for your computer and press to RAID (Figure 1)(Disabled by default). GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 78 - The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will...
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...-DOS mode(Note). From your system. Figure 3 - 83 - For example, from the menu. Appendix First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to the floppy disk. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to your USB flash drive and then extract it (see instructions...) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you first have to copy the SATA controller driver from the startup disk. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. At the D:\> prompt, type the...
...-DOS mode(Note). From your system. Figure 3 - 83 - For example, from the menu. Appendix First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to the floppy disk. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to your USB flash drive and then extract it (see instructions...) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you first have to copy the SATA controller driver from the startup disk. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. At the D:\> prompt, type the...
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...install the Windows Vista 64-bit operating system, please copy the MSM64 file. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 84 - When a screen similar to that in Figure 5 appears, type "yes" after the "Continue extraction?" Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive Step ..., copy the SATA RAID/AHCI driver to your USB flash drive. After the driver is extracted, a screen similar to that in Figure 6 will appear. For example, to install the Windows Vista 32-bit operating system(Note) on the Intel ICH10R SATA controller, copy the MSM32 file...
...install the Windows Vista 64-bit operating system, please copy the MSM64 file. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 84 - When a screen similar to that in Figure 5 appears, type "yes" after the "Continue extraction?" Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive Step ..., copy the SATA RAID/AHCI driver to your USB flash drive. After the driver is extracted, a screen similar to that in Figure 6 will appear. For example, to install the Windows Vista 32-bit operating system(Note) on the Intel ICH10R SATA controller, copy the MSM32 file...
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The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you need to ... Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup Press F6 if you do not want to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 - 85 - 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA...
The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you need to ... Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup Press F6 if you do not want to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 - 85 - 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA...
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... following mass storage device(s): Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Controller * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 86 - Use the up or down arrow key...
... following mass storage device(s): Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Controller * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 86 - Use the up or down arrow key...
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Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 8 will be shown as Intel(R) ICH10R SATA AHCI Controller when the SATA controllers are set to continue the OS installation (Figure 9). Figure 8 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the operating system and then press Next to AHCI mode. - 89 - Appendix Figure 9 (Note) The item displayed in Figure 8 appears, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Controller (Note) and press Next.
Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 8 will be shown as Intel(R) ICH10R SATA AHCI Controller when the SATA controllers are set to continue the OS installation (Figure 9). Figure 8 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the operating system and then press Next to AHCI mode. - 89 - Appendix Figure 9 (Note) The item displayed in Figure 8 appears, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Controller (Note) and press Next.