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... 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-DS3LR...
... 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-DS3LR...
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Box Contents GA-EP45-DS3LR or GA-EP45-DS3L 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 ...
Box Contents GA-EP45-DS3LR or GA-EP45-DS3L 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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Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. Locate an expansion slot that came ... to correctly install your expansion card(s). 7. Make sure the metal contacts on the top edge of the PCI Express x16 slot to prevent hardware damage. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 18 - Align the card with the expansion card in the slot and does not rock. • Removing the Card: Press the white latch at...
Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. Locate an expansion slot that came ... to correctly install your expansion card(s). 7. Make sure the metal contacts on the top edge of the PCI Express x16 slot to prevent hardware damage. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 18 - Align the card with the expansion card in the slot and does not rock. • Removing the Card: Press the white latch at...
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A. The system will still be used for one time only. 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 ... to accept. To exit Boot Menu, press . The LOGO Screen (Default) :POST Screen :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :XpressRecovery2 :Boot Menu :Qflash Function Keys B. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 34 - Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to access the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu. After system restart, the...
A. The system will still be used for one time only. 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 ... to accept. To exit Boot Menu, press . The LOGO Screen (Default) :POST Screen :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :XpressRecovery2 :Boot Menu :Qflash Function Keys B. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 34 - Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to access the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu. After system restart, the...
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...Enables RAID for GA-EP45-DS3L. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 49 - SATA Port0-3 Native Mode Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to enable advanced... Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Only for the SATA controllers. Only for GA-EP45-DS3LR. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in the Intel ...
...Enables RAID for GA-EP45-DS3L. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 49 - SATA Port0-3 Native Mode Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to enable advanced... Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Only for the SATA controllers. Only for GA-EP45-DS3LR. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in the Intel ...
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GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 60 - 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. 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 60 - 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. 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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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-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 62 -
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-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 62 -
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... backup function in Xpress Recovery2 1. When finished, go to Disk Management to store the backup image file. - 66 - Figure 12 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . After you wish to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress ...Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). Select BACKUP to startup XpressRecovery2..... B. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1.
... backup function in Xpress Recovery2 1. When finished, go to Disk Management to store the backup image file. - 66 - Figure 12 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . After you wish to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress ...Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). Select BACKUP to startup XpressRecovery2..... B. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1.
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... array on the motherboard. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you do not want to create RAID, you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. C . Only for GA-EP45-DS3LR. (Note 1) Skip this step if you begin Please prepare...
... array on the motherboard. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you do not want to create RAID, you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. C . Only for GA-EP45-DS3LR. (Note 1) Skip this step if you begin Please prepare...
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message, and then press to your USB flash drive. Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk. When a screen similar to install the Windows Vista 32-bit operating system(Note) on the Intel ICH10R SATA controller, copy the...the USB flash drive. After the driver is extracted, a screen similar to that in the motherboard driver disk 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. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 84 - Figure 4 Step...
message, and then press to your USB flash drive. Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk. When a screen similar to install the Windows Vista 32-bit operating system(Note) on the Intel ICH10R SATA controller, copy the...the USB flash drive. After the driver is extracted, a screen similar to that in the motherboard driver disk 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. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 84 - Figure 4 Step...
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... cannot be finished in about one of the items displayed and press . The driver installation will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the following mass storage device(s): Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID ...Figure 3 below appears, press to continue the driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 86 - When the screen as...
... cannot be finished in about one of the items displayed and press . The driver installation will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the following mass storage device(s): Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID ...Figure 3 below appears, press to continue the driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 86 - When the screen as...
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Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1: Restart your floppy disk or USB flash drive (Figure 7). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 7 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 88 - Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 6). B.
Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1: Restart your floppy disk or USB flash drive (Figure 7). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 7 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 88 - Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 6). B.
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...refer to MP3 music, have an Internet chat, make sure the "Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Definition Audio" has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack for multi-...microphone to the following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will be simultaneously processed. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 90 - Configuring Speakers: (The following for Windows. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to...
...refer to MP3 music, have an Internet chat, make sure the "Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Definition Audio" has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack for multi-...microphone to the following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will be simultaneously processed. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 90 - Configuring Speakers: (The following for Windows. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to...
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... or the Mic in your microphone to open the volume control panel. Step 2: Connect your system tray. 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in jack (pink) on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time. Then configure...
... or the Mic in your microphone to open the volume control panel. Step 2: Connect your system tray. 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in jack (pink) on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time. Then configure...