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... 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 73 4-3 EasyTune 5 Pro 75 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver 76 4-5 Windows Vista ReadyBoost 78 Chapter 5 Appendix ...79 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 79 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 79 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 85 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 91 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI...
... 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 73 4-3 EasyTune 5 Pro 75 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver 76 4-5 Windows Vista ReadyBoost 78 Chapter 5 Appendix ...79 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 79 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 79 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 85 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 91 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI...
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Increase DDR2 voltage by 0.05V to 0.75V with 0.05V increment - GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 - Increase PCIe voltage by motherboard model. (Note 4) The adjustable CPU voltage range depends on the CPU being used. (Note 5) Due to 700 MHz ... to 0.35V with 0.05V increment - Adjust DDR2 frequency - Adjust PCI Express frequency from 100 MHz to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Increase FSB voltage by 0.025V to 0.375V with 0.025V increment Frequency adjustments in BIOS Setup (CPU/DDR2/PCIe) allow you to...
Increase DDR2 voltage by 0.05V to 0.75V with 0.05V increment - GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 - Increase PCIe voltage by motherboard model. (Note 4) The adjustable CPU voltage range depends on the CPU being used. (Note 5) Due to 700 MHz ... to 0.35V with 0.05V increment - Adjust DDR2 frequency - Adjust PCI Express frequency from 100 MHz to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Increase FSB voltage by 0.025V to 0.375V with 0.025V increment Frequency adjustments in BIOS Setup (CPU/DDR2/PCIe) allow you to...
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When the power is a Windows-based utility that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to activate certain system features. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating...
When the power is a Windows-based utility that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to activate certain system features. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating...
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... Intel® EIST technology can function as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Execute Disable Bit function. PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 44 - With virtualization, one ...computer system can dynamically and effectively lower the CPU voltage and core frequency to Disabled for Windows XP operating system; Set this item to Enabled for the computer, reducing exposure to display the GIGABYTE Logo at...
... Intel® EIST technology can function as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Execute Disable Bit function. PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 44 - With virtualization, one ...computer system can dynamically and effectively lower the CPU voltage and core frequency to Disabled for Windows XP operating system; Set this item to Enabled for the computer, reducing exposure to display the GIGABYTE Logo at...
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... or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install operating systems that cannot be used in Native IDE mode. GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 46 - Windows XP/2000. Windows 9X/ME. (Default) Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to...
... or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install operating systems that cannot be used in Native IDE mode. GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 46 - Windows XP/2000. Windows 9X/ME. (Default) Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to...
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... a 10/100 Mbps environment, so their Status fields will show 0.0m, as shown in MS-DOS mode; Note: Part 4-5 and Part 7-8 are not used in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is the approximate length of wires will be the approximate distance to detect the status of the attached...
... a 10/100 Mbps environment, so their Status fields will show 0.0m, as shown in MS-DOS mode; Note: Part 4-5 and Part 7-8 are not used in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is the approximate length of wires will be the approximate distance to detect the status of the attached...
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... system will be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake-up signal from a modem that supports wake-up function. (Default: Enabled) (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 49 - Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Configures the way to be turned off the system. PME Event Wake Up...
... system will be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake-up signal from a modem that supports wake-up function. (Default: Enabled) (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 49 - Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Configures the way to be turned off the system. PME Event Wake Up...
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... AC power, or the settings may not be turned on by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event. select 64-bit mode when you install 64-bit Windows® Vista®. (Default: 32-bit mode) Power On By Mouse Allows the system to accept. Note: you need an ATX power supply providing at... power loss. Press on this function, you need an ATX power supply providing at a specific time on each day or on a specific day in a month. GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 50 - Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to power on the system at a desired time. (Default: Disabled) If enabled, set the date and...
... AC power, or the settings may not be turned on by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event. select 64-bit mode when you install 64-bit Windows® Vista®. (Default: 32-bit mode) Power On By Mouse Allows the system to accept. Note: you need an ATX power supply providing at... power loss. Press on this function, you need an ATX power supply providing at a specific time on each day or on a specific day in a month. GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 50 - Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to power on the system at a desired time. (Default: Disabled) If enabled, set the date and...
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...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. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal... shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install and press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. Chapter ...
...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. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal... shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install and press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. Chapter ...
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...• It is recommended to back up your system data and perform restoration of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® 2000 with SP1 or later • Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are not supported. • Hard drives in advanced (10 ...GB or more is recommended; Unique Features Windows® XP with SP3 or later; Chapter 4 Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 is a utility that has the operating system installed. ...
...• It is recommended to back up your system data and perform restoration of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® 2000 with SP1 or later • Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are not supported. • Hard drives in advanced (10 ...GB or more is recommended; Unique Features Windows® XP with SP3 or later; Chapter 4 Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 is a utility that has the operating system installed. ...
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... on the amount of the operating system (Figure 3). Figure 3 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 66 - Select a file system (for Xpress Recovery2 (10 GB or more is recommended; Figure 1 Figure 2 3. 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 ...
... on the amount of the operating system (Figure 3). Figure 3 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 66 - Select a file system (for Xpress Recovery2 (10 GB or more is recommended; Figure 1 Figure 2 3. 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 ...
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... search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. Figure 12 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). EX38-DQ6 F2t . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/29/2007-X38-ICH9-6A89OG0DC-00 Figure 9 C. Award Modular...
... search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. Figure 12 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). EX38-DQ6 F2t . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/29/2007-X38-ICH9-6A89OG0DC-00 Figure 9 C. Award Modular...
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...more physical BIOS chip. Restart the system. EX38-DQ6 F2t . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/29/2007-X38-ICH9-6A89OG0DC-00 Because BIOS flashing is Dual BIOSTM? From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update...GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 70 - Before You Begin: 1. EX38DQ6.F1) to enter Q-Flash. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOS .TM GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without having to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window...
...more physical BIOS chip. Restart the system. EX38-DQ6 F2t . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/29/2007-X38-ICH9-6A89OG0DC-00 Because BIOS flashing is Dual BIOSTM? From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update...GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 70 - Before You Begin: 1. EX38DQ6.F1) to enter Q-Flash. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOS .TM GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without having to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window...
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...to install @BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Before You Begin: 1. B. Unique Features GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the ...motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Options and Instructions: 1. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. ...
...to install @BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Before You Begin: 1. B. Unique Features GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the ...motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Options and Instructions: 1. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. ...
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...HEALTH setting page Confirmation/execution button Toggles among Easy Mode, Advanced Mode, and Graphics Mode Displays the CPU frequency Shows the supported function(s) Go to GIGABYTE website to update EasyTune 5 Pro Opens EasyTune 5 Pro help file Quits or minimizes the EasyTune 5 Pro interface Performance Enhancement Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may..., make sure that you fully know how to use and convenient system overclocking and management tool, lets you do overclock and overvoltage in Windows environment, eliminating the need to enter the BIOS Setup program. Unique Features
...HEALTH setting page Confirmation/execution button Toggles among Easy Mode, Advanced Mode, and Graphics Mode Displays the CPU frequency Shows the supported function(s) Go to GIGABYTE website to update EasyTune 5 Pro Opens EasyTune 5 Pro help file Quits or minimizes the EasyTune 5 Pro interface Performance Enhancement Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may..., make sure that you fully know how to use and convenient system overclocking and management tool, lets you do overclock and overvoltage in Windows environment, eliminating the need to enter the BIOS Setup program. Unique Features
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...the slider or spin box. GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 78 - Under Space to reserve for system speed, set the amount of memory space to use for ReadyBoost acceleration is one to three times the amount of RAM installed in your computer. 4-5 Windows Vista ReadyBoost Windows ReadyBoost allows you to use ... on the USB flash drive icon and choose Properties. You may enable ReadyBoost and allocate part of memory to Computer. Right-click on a Windows Vista certified USB flash drive to speed up your computer's performance. Step 2: In the ReadyBoost tab, select Use this device. Click Apply...
...the slider or spin box. GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 78 - Under Space to reserve for system speed, set the amount of memory space to use for ReadyBoost acceleration is one to three times the amount of RAM installed in your computer. 4-5 Windows Vista ReadyBoost Windows ReadyBoost allows you to use ... on the USB flash drive icon and choose Properties. You may enable ReadyBoost and allocate part of memory to Computer. Right-click on a Windows Vista certified USB flash drive to speed up your computer's performance. Step 2: In the ReadyBoost tab, select Use this device. Click Apply...
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...or RAID mode. (Note 3) Due to ensure optimal performance, it is more than one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 (Note 3) setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers A. If you do not want to ...Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 79 - C . Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI ...
...or RAID mode. (Note 3) Due to ensure optimal performance, it is more than one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 (Note 3) setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers A. If you do not want to ...Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 79 - C . Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI ...
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...]-Select [ESC]-Exit Figure 3 [ENTER]-Select Menu - 81 - Configuring a RAID array in MAIN MENU and press . Skip this step and proceed to the installation of Windows operating system for a message which says "Press to enter Configuration Utility" (Figure 2). All Rights Reversed. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Delete RAID Volume 3. Figure 2 Step 2: After you want...
...]-Select [ESC]-Exit Figure 3 [ENTER]-Select Menu - 81 - Configuring a RAID array in MAIN MENU and press . Skip this step and proceed to the installation of Windows operating system for a message which says "Press to enter Configuration Utility" (Figure 2). All Rights Reversed. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Delete RAID Volume 3. Figure 2 Step 2: After you want...
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... hard drive. Figure 2 In the main screen of Windows operating system for a message which says "Press to -SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 Copyright (C) 2006-2007 GIGABYTE Technology. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06....GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to enter RAID Setup Utility" (Figure 2). GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Skip this step and proceed to the installation of the GIGABYTE SATA2 RAID BIOS utility (Figure 3), use the up or down arrow key to highlight through choices in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. GA-EX38-DQ6...
... hard drive. Figure 2 In the main screen of Windows operating system for a message which says "Press to -SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 Copyright (C) 2006-2007 GIGABYTE Technology. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06....GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to enter RAID Setup Utility" (Figure 2). GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Skip this step and proceed to the installation of the GIGABYTE SATA2 RAID BIOS utility (Figure 3), use the up or down arrow key to highlight through choices in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. GA-EX38-DQ6...
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...window displaying the array information will be displayed in the center of the screen (Figure 9). Appendix GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to the RAID Disk Drive List block. GIGABYTE...RAID Disk Drive List ] Model Name RDD0: GRAID RAID Level 0-Stripe Capacity Status 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [IJTAB]-Switch Window [KL]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action Figure 8 [ESC]-Exit To check more detailed information about the array, use the key while ...
...window displaying the array information will be displayed in the center of the screen (Figure 9). Appendix GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to the RAID Disk Drive List block. GIGABYTE...RAID Disk Drive List ] Model Name RDD0: GRAID RAID Level 0-Stripe Capacity Status 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [IJTAB]-Switch Window [KL]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action Figure 8 [ESC]-Exit To check more detailed information about the array, use the key while ...