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... keep the configuration values in the CMOS. To flash the BIOS, do not encounter problems using the Q-Flash and @BIOS utilities, refer to boot. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system's failure to Chapter 4, "BIOS Update Utilities." • Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if .... BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that searches and downloads the latest version of the BIOS Setup program. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the user to clear the CMOS values.) - 33 - For instructions on . Its major ...
... keep the configuration values in the CMOS. To flash the BIOS, do not encounter problems using the Q-Flash and @BIOS utilities, refer to boot. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system's failure to Chapter 4, "BIOS Update Utilities." • Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if .... BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that searches and downloads the latest version of the BIOS Setup program. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the user to clear the CMOS values.) - 33 - For instructions on . Its major ...
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... access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 34 - The LOGO Screen (Default) :POST Screen :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :XpressRecovery2 :Boot Menu :Qflash Function Keys B. The POST Screen Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS...
... access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 34 - The LOGO Screen (Default) :POST Screen :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :XpressRecovery2 :Boot Menu :Qflash Function Keys B. The POST Screen Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS...
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...date, hard drive types, floppy disk drive types, and the type of errors that stop the system boot, etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to configure the device boot order, advanced features available on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. Integrated Peripherals ...function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can also carry out this task.) GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 36 - First select the profile you wish to load, then press to complete. MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Use this task.)...
...date, hard drive types, floppy disk drive types, and the type of errors that stop the system boot, etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to configure the device boot order, advanced features available on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. Integrated Peripherals ...function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can also carry out this task.) GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 36 - First select the profile you wish to load, then press to complete. MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Use this task.)...
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...to alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unexpected results. (Inadequately alter ing the settings may result in damage to boot. Note: If your overall system configurations. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in the CPU Clock Ratio item above by 0.5. This page...Enables or disables the control of the graphics chip and memory. Auto allows the BIOS to increase the CPU clock ratio set the R.G.B. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 38 - Options are: Auto (default), Fast, Turbo. Fine CPU Clock Ratio (Note) Allows you to enhance the performance ...
...to alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unexpected results. (Inadequately alter ing the settings may result in damage to boot. Note: If your overall system configurations. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in the CPU Clock Ratio item above by 0.5. This page...Enables or disables the control of the graphics chip and memory. Auto allows the BIOS to increase the CPU clock ratio set the R.G.B. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 38 - Options are: Auto (default), Fast, Turbo. Fine CPU Clock Ratio (Note) Allows you to enhance the performance ...
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... not stop for a floppy disk drive error but it will skip the detection of sectors. All, But Disk/Key The system boot will be reserved for any error. Typically, 640 KB will not stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but stop for all other ...- 45 - BIOS Setup The following fields display your system. Head Number of cylinders. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system boot will not stop . No Errors The system boot will stop for the MS-DOS operating system. Cylinder Number of heads. Landing Zone Landing zone.
... not stop for a floppy disk drive error but it will skip the detection of sectors. All, But Disk/Key The system boot will be reserved for any error. Typically, 640 KB will not stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but stop for all other ...- 45 - BIOS Setup The following fields display your system. Head Number of cylinders. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system boot will not stop . No Errors The system boot will stop for the MS-DOS operating system. Cylinder Number of heads. Landing Zone Landing zone.
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...ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. Password Check Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots, or only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. After configuring this menu when finished. HDD S.M.A.R.T. This feature ...BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S.M.A.R.T. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 46 - Capability CPU Multi-Threading (Note) Limit CPUID Max. For more information...
...ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. Password Check Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots, or only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. After configuring this menu when finished. HDD S.M.A.R.T. This feature ...BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S.M.A.R.T. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 46 - Capability CPU Multi-Threading (Note) Limit CPUID Max. For more information...
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GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 48 - Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from 0 to 15 seconds. (Default: 0) Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to set a delay time for the BIOS to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup.... PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) PEG Sets PCI Express graphics card as the system boots up. Delay For HDD (Secs) Allows you to determine whether ...
GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 48 - Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from 0 to 15 seconds. (Default: 0) Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to set a delay time for the BIOS to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup.... PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) PEG Sets PCI Express graphics card as the system boots up. Delay For HDD (Secs) Allows you to determine whether ...
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... ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. BIOS Setup Only for the SATA controllers. RAID Enables RAID for GA-EP45-DS3L. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 49 - 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-...Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB 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] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] ...
... ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. BIOS Setup Only for the SATA controllers. RAID Enables RAID for GA-EP45-DS3L. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 49 - 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-...Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB 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] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] ...
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... to a Gigabit hub or a 10/100 Mbps hub, the following information for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard IDE Controller (JMicron 368 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE ... 10/100 Mbps environment, so their Status fields will appear: Start detecting at a speed of 10/100 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is attached to the motherboard, the Status fields of all four pairs of the attached LAN cable. If no cable problem is the approximate...
... to a Gigabit hub or a 10/100 Mbps hub, the following information for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard IDE Controller (JMicron 368 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE ... 10/100 Mbps environment, so their Status fields will appear: Start detecting at a speed of 10/100 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is attached to the motherboard, the Status fields of all four pairs of the attached LAN cable. If no cable problem is the approximate...
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..." at full speed. (Default: Enabled) - 55 - Options are: Disabled (default), 60oC/140oF, 70oC/158oF, 80oC/ 176oF, 90oC/194oF. If disabled, CPU fan runs at next boot. (Default: Disabled) Case Opened Displays the detection status of previous chassis intrusion status. You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on system requirements...
..." at full speed. (Default: Enabled) - 55 - Options are: Disabled (default), 60oC/140oF, 70oC/158oF, 80oC/ 176oF, 90oC/194oF. If disabled, CPU fan runs at next boot. (Default: Disabled) Case Opened Displays the detection status of previous chassis intrusion status. You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on system requirements...
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... to System, you must enter the supervisor password for the password, press again. User Password When the Password Check item is set to continue system boot. The message "PASSWORD DISABLED" will be requested to BIOS settings. 2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software ` MB Intelligent...
... to System, you must enter the supervisor password for the password, press again. User Password When the Password Check item is set to continue system boot. The message "PASSWORD DISABLED" will be requested to BIOS settings. 2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software ` MB Intelligent...
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Figure 3 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 64 - Save the changes and exit. 2. When partitioning your hard drive (Figure 1), make sure to leave unallocated space for example, NTFS) and begin the ... as the example operating system.) A. Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive 1. Installation and Configuration (The following procedure uses Windows XP as the first boot device under "Advanced BIOS Features" in the BIOS Setup program. actual size requirements vary, depending on the amount of the operating system (Figure 3). Select a file...
Figure 3 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 64 - Save the changes and exit. 2. When partitioning your hard drive (Figure 1), make sure to leave unallocated space for example, NTFS) and begin the ... as the example operating system.) A. Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive 1. Installation and Configuration (The following procedure uses Windows XP as the first boot device under "Advanced BIOS Features" in the BIOS Setup program. actual size requirements vary, depending on the amount of the operating system (Figure 3). Select a file...
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...to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 12 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin 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 search the first physical...B. When you wish to startup XpressRecovery2..... Figure 10 Figure 11 3. After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 1. EP45-DS3L E12c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/20/2008-P45-ICH10-7A89PG0JC-00 Figure 9 C. Accessing Xpress Recovery2...
...to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 12 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin 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 search the first physical...B. When you wish to startup XpressRecovery2..... Figure 10 Figure 11 3. After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 1. EP45-DS3L E12c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/20/2008-P45-ICH10-7A89PG0JC-00 Figure 9 C. Accessing Xpress Recovery2...
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... 2. Restart the system. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. EP45-DS3L E12c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/20/2008-P45-ICH10-7A89PG0JC-00 Because BIOS flashing is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode ... or hard drive. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in the Windows environment. @BIOS will take over on the main BIOS. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 68 - GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to ensure normal system operation. Embedded in the BIOS, the Q-Flash tool frees you to ...
... 2. Restart the system. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. EP45-DS3L E12c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/20/2008-P45-ICH10-7A89PG0JC-00 Because BIOS flashing is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode ... or hard drive. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in the Windows environment. @BIOS will take over on the main BIOS. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 68 - GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to ensure normal system operation. Embedded in the BIOS, the Q-Flash tool frees you to ...
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... to load BIOS defaults. The procedure is present on the POST screen. Select Load Optimized Defaults and press to enter BIOS Setup. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 70 - As the system boots, you should see the new BIOS version is complete after a BIOS update, so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults. System will...
... to load BIOS defaults. The procedure is present on the POST screen. Select Load Optimized Defaults and press to enter BIOS Setup. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 70 - As the system boots, you should see the new BIOS version is complete after a BIOS update, so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults. System will...
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...model. Failure to do NOT interrupt the Internet connection (for your motherboard is unable to start. 3. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instruc- B. Using @BIOS: 1. Follow the on - Save Current BIOS ...to File: Click Save Current BIOS to be flashed matches your system. After Updating the BIOS: After updating the BIOS, restart your motherboard model. As the system boots, press...
...model. Failure to do NOT interrupt the Internet connection (for your motherboard is unable to start. 3. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instruc- B. Using @BIOS: 1. Follow the on - Save Current BIOS ...to File: Click Save Current BIOS to be flashed matches your system. After Updating the BIOS: After updating the BIOS, restart your motherboard model. As the system boots, press...
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... up at the bottom of the screen to view the system data backed up and restore your system data in the Windows Vista operating system. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 76 - System Restore Choose a system restore point using the navigation bar on the right or at different time. 4-6 Time Repair Based on ... interval for creating system restore points Sets the percentage of hard drive space used for saving shadow copies Creates a system restore point upon the first boot up of the day Displays the Time Repair help file • The hard drive used must have more than 1 GB of capacity and over ...
... up at the bottom of the screen to view the system data backed up and restore your system data in the Windows Vista operating system. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 76 - System Restore Choose a system restore point using the navigation bar on the right or at different time. 4-6 Time Repair Based on ... interval for creating system restore points Sets the percentage of hard drive space used for saving shadow copies Creates a system restore point upon the first boot up of the day Displays the Time Repair help file • The hard drive used must have more than 1 GB of capacity and over ...
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... controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in this item to Disabled or AHCI. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 78 - To create RAID, set this section may differ from the exact settings for your computer and press ...USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB 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] [...
... controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in this item to Disabled or AHCI. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 78 - To create RAID, set this section may differ from the exact settings for your computer and press ...USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB 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] [...
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... in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a non-RAID configuration. Press + to enter Configuration Utility.. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel...
... in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a non-RAID configuration. Press + to enter Configuration Utility.. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1013 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel...
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For installing Windows Vista, you need to your system. Boot from the menu. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. For example, from the menu in your optical drive (...
For installing Windows Vista, you need to your system. Boot from the menu. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. For example, from the menu in your optical drive (...