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.../from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Documentation Classifications In order to assist in this manual are legally registered to use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. For instructions on how to their respective owners...
.../from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Documentation Classifications In order to assist in this manual are legally registered to use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. For instructions on how to their respective owners...
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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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... cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-32R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - The box 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...
... cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-32R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - The box 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...
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...is fully inserted into the slot. 4. Secure the card's metal bracket to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 18 - Make sure the metal contacts on your operating system. Align the card with your expansion card in the slot. 3. PCI Express x1...Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently push down on the top edge of the PCI Express x16 slot to prevent hardware damage. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card(s). 7.
...is fully inserted into the slot. 4. Secure the card's metal bracket to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 18 - Make sure the metal contacts on your operating system. Align the card with your expansion card in the slot. 3. PCI Express x1...Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently push down on the top edge of the PCI Express x16 slot to prevent hardware damage. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card(s). 7.
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...still be used for one time only. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 34 - The LOGO Screen (Default) :POST Screen :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :XpressRecovery2 :Boot Menu :Qflash Function Keys B. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu... the POST. The POST Screen Motherboard Model BIOS Version 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 Function Keys Function Keys:...
...still be used for one time only. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 34 - The LOGO Screen (Default) :POST Screen :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash :XpressRecovery2 :Boot Menu :Qflash Function Keys B. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu... the POST. The POST Screen Motherboard Model BIOS Version 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 Function Keys Function Keys:...
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...GA-EP45-DS3LR. Only for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI (Note) Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in the Intel ICH10 Southbridge to install operating systems that allows the storage driver... mode. Disabled Disables RAID for GA-EP45-DS3L. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 49 - Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features...
...GA-EP45-DS3LR. Only for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI (Note) Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in the Intel ICH10 Southbridge to install operating systems that allows the storage driver... mode. Disabled Disables RAID for GA-EP45-DS3L. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 49 - Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features...
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...New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that shown 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. You...to restart your system automatically during the driver installation. Drivers Installation You can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. After the system restart, "Xpress...
...New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that shown 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. You...to restart your system automatically during the driver installation. Drivers Installation You can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. After the system restart, "Xpress...
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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-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 60 -
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-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 60 -
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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. - 61 -
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. - 61 -
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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 - 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.
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... hard drive on the amount of data). • It is recommended to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of system memory • VESA compatible...
... hard drive on the amount of data). • It is recommended to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of system memory • VESA compatible...
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...from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 1. When finished, go to Disk Management to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Figure 12 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard Xpress... your hard drive. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to check disk allocation. Figure 8 2. EP45-DS3L E12c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/20/2008-P45-ICH10-7A89PG0JC-00 Figure 9 C. Accessing Xpress Recovery2...
...from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 1. When finished, go to Disk Management to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Figure 12 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard Xpress... your hard drive. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to check disk allocation. Figure 8 2. 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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... connect your system tray and right-click on this icon 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 be shared (Note) Updates Q-Share online Displays the current Q-Share version Exits Q-Share (Note) This option is available only...
... connect your system tray and right-click on this icon 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 be shared (Note) Updates Q-Share online Displays the current Q-Share version Exits Q-Share (Note) This option is available only...
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Configure a RAID array in your computer. Only for GA-EP45-DS3LR. (Note 1) Skip this step if you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). B. If you do not want to create RAID, you may ... RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Configure SATA controller mode in your power supply to AHCI or RAID mode. - 77 - Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A.
Configure a RAID array in your computer. Only for GA-EP45-DS3LR. (Note 1) Skip this step if you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). B. If you do not want to create RAID, you may ... RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Configure SATA controller mode in your power supply to AHCI or RAID mode. - 77 - Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A.
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.... [KL]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 6 [ENTER]-Select When completed, you may proceed to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 81 - Create RAID Volume 2. Exit RAID Volumes : ID Name 0 Volume0 Physical Disks : Port Drive Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS...
.... [KL]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 6 [ENTER]-Select When completed, you may proceed to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 81 - Create RAID Volume 2. Exit RAID Volumes : ID Name 0 Volume0 Physical Disks : Port Drive Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS...
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... the menu. Your system will open similar to exit when finished. From your system. Figure 3 - 83 - 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted ... bootdrv menu Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure 2) appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. For installing Windows Vista, you need to your USB flash drive and ...
... the menu. Your system will open similar to exit when finished. From your system. Figure 3 - 83 - 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted ... bootdrv menu Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure 2) appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. For installing Windows Vista, you need to your USB flash drive and ...
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... 64-bit operating system, please copy the MSM64 file. After the driver is extracted, a screen similar to begin extracting the driver. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 84 - When 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...
... 64-bit operating system, please copy the MSM64 file. After the driver is extracted, a screen similar to begin extracting the driver. GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 84 - When 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...
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... use with Windows, press ENTER. Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have chosen to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Currently, Setup will be a few moments of Windows XP and Vista installation. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). After...for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional ...
... use with Windows, press ENTER. Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have chosen to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Currently, Setup will be a few moments of Windows XP and Vista installation. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). After...for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional ...
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S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 86 - If you set the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode item in BIOS Setup to RAID mode, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID ... some file(s) 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 motherboard driver disk. Windows Setup Setup will appear. Use the up or down arrow key to the...
S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-EP45-DS3LR/DS3L Motherboard - 86 - If you set the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode item in BIOS Setup to RAID mode, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID ... some file(s) 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 motherboard driver disk. Windows Setup Setup will appear. Use the up or down arrow key to the...
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To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Appendix To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 - 87 - To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer.
To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Appendix To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 - 87 - To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer.