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... documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. Check your motherboard looks like this manual are legally registered to assist 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. The trademarks...
... documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. Check your motherboard looks like this manual are legally registered to assist 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. The trademarks...
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... contents are for reference only. 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 are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only and the actual...
... contents are for reference only. 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 are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only and the actual...
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... card straight up from the chassis back panel. 2. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 18 - Make sure the metal contacts on your expansion card(s). 7. Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. PCI Express x1 Slot...
... card straight up from the chassis back panel. 2. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 18 - Make sure the metal contacts on your expansion card(s). 7. Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. PCI Express x1 Slot...
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....00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. 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 access ...is effective for subsequent access to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. To show the BIOS POST screen. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 34 - A. For more information, refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2." : Boot Menu Boot Menu allows you have ever entered Xpress ...
....00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. 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 access ...is effective for subsequent access to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. To show the BIOS POST screen. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 34 - A. For more information, refer to Chapter 4, "Xpress Recovery2." : Boot Menu Boot Menu allows you have ever entered Xpress ...
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You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will continue to install other applications included 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. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark ...
You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will continue to install other applications included 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. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark ...
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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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3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 62 -
3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 62 -
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... 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). Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy... the Windows operating system. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Figure 8 2. EP45-DS3L E12c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/20/2008-P45-ICH10-7A89PG0JC-00 Figure 9 C. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Figure 12 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to startup XpressRecovery2.....
... 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). Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy... the Windows operating system. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Figure 8 2. EP45-DS3L E12c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/20/2008-P45-ICH10-7A89PG0JC-00 Figure 9 C. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Figure 12 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will begin to startup XpressRecovery2.....
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...) This option is available only when data sharing is an easy and convenient data sharing tool. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to another computer simply using Q-Share without making complicated settings. About Q-Share ...
...) This option is available only when data sharing is an easy and convenient data sharing tool. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to another computer simply using Q-Share without making complicated settings. About Q-Share ...
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...you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. Appendix Only for GA-EP45-DS3LR. (Note 1) Skip this step if you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please ...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. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Then connect the power connector from your computer. Chapter 5 ...
...you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. Appendix Only for GA-EP45-DS3LR. (Note 1) Skip this step if you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please ...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. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Then connect the power connector from your computer. Chapter 5 ...
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...be recognized during the OS installation. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to exit when finished. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in Figure 2, select 7) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 32 bit for... 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. For installing Windows Vista, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy...
...be recognized during the OS installation. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to exit when finished. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in Figure 2, select 7) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 32 bit for... 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. For installing Windows Vista, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy...
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message, and then press to that in the motherboard driver disk to your USB flash drive from the motherboard driver disk. For example, to install the Windows Vista 32-bit operating system(Note) on the Intel ICH10R SATA controller, copy the MSM32 file...) To install the Windows Vista 64-bit operating system, please copy the MSM64 file. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 84 - Figure 4 Step 2: Double-click the MSM32 file in Figure 6 will appear. Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive Step 1: On an alternative system, copy the SATA ...
message, and then press to that in the motherboard driver disk to your USB flash drive from the motherboard driver disk. For example, to install the Windows Vista 32-bit operating system(Note) on the Intel ICH10R SATA controller, copy the MSM32 file...) To install the Windows Vista 64-bit operating system, please copy the MSM64 file. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 84 - Figure 4 Step 2: Double-click the MSM32 file in Figure 6 will appear. Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive Step 1: On an alternative system, copy the SATA ...
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... disk. The driver installation will load support for the following list, or press ESC to return to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 86 ... found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have any device support disks from the motherboard driver disk. If you set the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode item in about one ...
... disk. The driver installation will load support for the following list, or press ESC to return to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 86 ... found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have any device support disks from the motherboard driver disk. If you set the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode item in about one ...
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When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1: Restart your floppy disk or USB flash drive (Figure 7). B. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 6). Figure 7 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 88 -
When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1: Restart your floppy disk or USB flash drive (Figure 7). B. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 6). Figure 7 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 88 -
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The picture to instructions on the next page. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 90 - Side Speaker Out Mic In For example, in a 4-channel audio configuration, if a Rear speaker is plugged into the default Center/ Subwoofer speaker out jack, ..., connect your system tray. If you can listen 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 Windows. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Configurations: Refer...
The picture to instructions on the next page. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 90 - Side Speaker Out Mic In For example, in a 4-channel audio configuration, if a Rear speaker is plugged into the default Center/ Subwoofer speaker out jack, ..., connect your system tray. If you can listen 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 Windows. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Configurations: Refer...
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GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 94 - 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on the back panel or the Mic in your system ...
GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 94 - 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on the back panel or the Mic in your system ...