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...Chapter 5 Appendix ...87 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 87 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 87 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 93 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 95 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 100 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 100 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable...Sound Recorder 107 5-3 Troubleshooting 108 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 108 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 109 Regulatory Statements 111 Only for GA-EP45-DS3R. (Note) This feature is optional due to different regional policy. - 5 -
...Chapter 5 Appendix ...87 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 87 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 87 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 93 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 95 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 100 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 100 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable...Sound Recorder 107 5-3 Troubleshooting 108 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 108 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 109 Regulatory Statements 111 Only for GA-EP45-DS3R. (Note) This feature is optional due to different regional policy. - 5 -
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...GA-EP45-DS3R. Only for the SATA controllers. Disabled Disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10R Southbridge or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode 1 SATA AHCI... and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Only for GA-EP45-DS3. - 51 - Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable...
...GA-EP45-DS3R. Only for the SATA controllers. Disabled Disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10R Southbridge or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode 1 SATA AHCI... and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Only for GA-EP45-DS3. - 51 - Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable...
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... this item to install operating systems that do not support Native mode, e.g. GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 52 - USB Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. (Default: Enabled) Disabled will turn off all of the integrated SATA controllers. SATA AHCI Mode (Intel ICH10 Southbridge) Configures the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10...
... this item to install operating systems that do not support Native mode, e.g. GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 52 - USB Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. (Default: Enabled) Disabled will turn off all of the integrated SATA controllers. SATA AHCI Mode (Intel ICH10 Southbridge) Configures the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10...
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... SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive. "*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode are different utilities. Unique Features System Requirements: • Intel® platform • At least 64 MB of it . For example, when hard drives are...
... SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive. "*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode are different utilities. Unique Features System Requirements: • Intel® platform • At least 64 MB of it . For example, when hard drives are...
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... 04/25/2008-P45-ICH10-7A89PG01G-00 Because BIOS flashing 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... the POST, press the key to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 74 - TM Motherboards that matches your floppy disk, USB flash drive, ...Q-Flash Utility A. However, if the main BIOS is DualBIOS ? Embedded in system malfunction. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a...
... 04/25/2008-P45-ICH10-7A89PG01G-00 Because BIOS flashing 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... the POST, press the key to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 74 - TM Motherboards that matches your floppy disk, USB flash drive, ...Q-Flash Utility A. However, if the main BIOS is DualBIOS ? Embedded in system malfunction. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a...
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... USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32/16/12 file system. • If the BIOS update file 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 to a floppy disk. Insert the floppy disk containing...
... USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32/16/12 file system. • If the BIOS update file 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 to a floppy disk. Insert the floppy disk containing...
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... A. Configure SATA controller mode in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to AHCI or RAID mode. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one end of the... Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is set to create RAID array on the motherboard. Only for GA-EP45-DS3R. - 87 - C . Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E.
... A. Configure SATA controller mode in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to AHCI or RAID mode. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one end of the... Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is set to create RAID array on the motherboard. Only for GA-EP45-DS3R. - 87 - C . Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E.
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... F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 1 Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. If you do not want to create RAID, set SATA RAID/AHCI Mode under the Integrated Peripherals menu to RAID (Figure 1)(Disabled by default). The actual BIOS Setup menu options you have and the BIOS version....differ from the exact settings for your computer and press to Disabled or AHCI. B. Step 1: Turn on the motherboard you will see shall depend on your motherboard. The BIOS Setup menus described in system BIOS Setup . GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 88 - Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make...
... F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 1 Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. If you do not want to create RAID, set SATA RAID/AHCI Mode under the Integrated Peripherals menu to RAID (Figure 1)(Disabled by default). The actual BIOS Setup menu options you have and the BIOS version....differ from the exact settings for your computer and press to Disabled or AHCI. B. Step 1: Turn on the motherboard you will see shall depend on your motherboard. The BIOS Setup menus described in system BIOS Setup . GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 88 - Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make...
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Are you sure you want to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 91 - Reset Disks to begin creating the RAID array. Appendix Exit ...
Are you sure you want to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 91 - Reset Disks to begin creating the RAID array. Appendix Exit ...
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...to a floppy disk. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. Prepare a startup disk that is/are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you first have to copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows...disk and insert the blank formatted disk. See the instructions below about how to exit when finished. 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 floppy...
...to a floppy disk. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. Prepare a startup disk that is/are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you first have to copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows...disk and insert the blank formatted disk. See the instructions below about how to exit when finished. 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 floppy...
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... the BootDrv folder in the motherboard driver disk to begin extracting the driver. Figure 4 Step 2: Double-click the MSM32 file in Figure 6 will appear. GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 94 - message, and then press to your USB flash drive from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive Step 1: On an... to that in the USB flash drive. When a screen similar to your USB flash drive. Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk. After the driver is extracted, a screen similar to that in Figure 5 appears, type "yes" after the "Continue extraction?"...
... the BootDrv folder in the motherboard driver disk to begin extracting the driver. Figure 4 Step 2: Double-click the MSM32 file in Figure 6 will appear. GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 94 - message, and then press to your USB flash drive from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive Step 1: On an... to that in the USB flash drive. When a screen similar to your USB flash drive. Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk. After the driver is extracted, a screen similar to that in Figure 5 appears, type "yes" after the "Continue extraction?"...
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... setup disk and press as soon as you see the next screen. 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, ..., Setup will be a few moments of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/XP onto your system to boot from a mass storage...
... setup disk and press as soon as you see the next screen. 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, ..., Setup will be a few moments of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/XP onto your system to boot from a mass storage...
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...GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 96 - Intel(R) ESB2 SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH7M/MDH SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH8R/DH/DO SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH8M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH9R/DO/DH SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH10R SATA AHCI...in BIOS Setup to RAID mode, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Controller. (Select Intel(R) ICH10R SATA AHCI Controller for AHCI mode.) Windows Setup You have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want ...
...GA-EP45-DS3R/DS3 Motherboard - 96 - Intel(R) ESB2 SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH7M/MDH SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH8R/DH/DO SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH8M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH9R/DO/DH SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH9M-E/M SATA AHCI Controller Intel(R) ICH10R SATA AHCI...in BIOS Setup to RAID mode, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Controller. (Select Intel(R) ICH10R SATA AHCI Controller for AHCI mode.) Windows Setup You have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want ...
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Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 - 97 - WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Appendix To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 - 97 - WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Appendix To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
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Appendix 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 9 (Note) The item displayed in Figure 8 appears, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Controller (Note) and press Next. 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. - 99 -
Appendix 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 9 (Note) The item displayed in Figure 8 appears, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Controller (Note) and press Next. 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. - 99 -