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... 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 Driver and Operating System 92 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and...
... 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 Driver and Operating System 92 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and...
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...; Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Voltage adjustments in Easytune may differ by 0.05V to 0.75V with 0.05V increment - GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 - Increase FSB voltage by 0.05V to 1.55V with 0.05V increment - Increase PCIe voltage by motherboard model. (Note 4) The adjustable CPU voltage range depends.... (Note 2) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU being used. (Note 5) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system.
...; Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Voltage adjustments in Easytune may differ by 0.05V to 0.75V with 0.05V increment - GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 - Increase FSB voltage by 0.05V to 1.55V with 0.05V increment - Increase PCIe voltage by motherboard model. (Note 4) The adjustable CPU voltage range depends.... (Note 2) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU being used. (Note 5) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system.
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...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. Drivers Installation Or you wish to My Computer, double...driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. You can press Xpress Install to install all the drivers that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers...
...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. Drivers Installation Or you wish to My Computer, double...driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. You can press Xpress Install to install all the drivers that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers...
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...data). • It is recommended to back up your system data and perform restoration of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® 2000 with SP3 or later; "*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in advanced (10 GB or more is recommended; Xpress ...back up/restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to restore it. For example, when hard drives are not supported. Before You Begin: • Xpress Recovery2 will save ...
...data). • It is recommended to back up your system data and perform restoration of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® 2000 with SP3 or later; "*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in advanced (10 GB or more is recommended; Xpress ...back up/restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to restore it. For example, when hard drives are not supported. Before You Begin: • Xpress Recovery2 will save ...
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Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to store the backup image file. - 68 - When finished, ... Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. When the Windows operating system is detected, Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). B. If you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 1. Figure 12 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10...
Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to store the backup image file. - 68 - When finished, ... Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. When the Windows operating system is detected, Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). B. If you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 1. Figure 12 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10...
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...the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. 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. Save the Current BIOS File In the main dialog box of @BIOS, Save Current BIOS allows you to your location and click OK. - 73 - In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay...
...the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. 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. Save the Current BIOS File In the main dialog box of @BIOS, Save Current BIOS allows you to your location and click OK. - 73 - In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay...
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... to create RAID, you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you do not want to identify the SATA controller for the SATA ... your computer Attach 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. Configure a RAID array in your... not want to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 79 -
... to create RAID, you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you do not want to identify the SATA controller for the SATA ... your computer Attach 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. Configure a RAID array in your... not want to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 79 -
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...Exit (Y/N)?Y RAID Level 0-Stripe Capacity Status 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [IJTAB]-Switch Window [KL]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action Figure 10 [ESC]-Exit Now, you may proceed to ...Disk Drive List ] Model Name ` RDD0: GRAID ALL DATA ON THE RAID WILL LOST!! GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ ...driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [KL]-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 11 GA-EX38-DQ6...
...Exit (Y/N)?Y RAID Level 0-Stripe Capacity Status 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [IJTAB]-Switch Window [KL]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action Figure 10 [ESC]-Exit Now, you may proceed to ...Disk Drive List ] Model Name ` RDD0: GRAID ALL DATA ON THE RAID WILL LOST!! GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ ...driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [KL]-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 11 GA-EX38-DQ6...
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...a floppy disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. See the instructions below ...driver in Figure 2: • For Intel ICH9R SATA controllers, select 7) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 32 bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or 8) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for Windows 64-bit. • For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, select E) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 32Bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or F) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 64Bit for Windows...
...a floppy disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. See the instructions below ...driver in Figure 2: • For Intel ICH9R SATA controllers, select 7) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 32 bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or 8) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for Windows 64-bit. • For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, select E) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 32Bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or F) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 64Bit for Windows...
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... a screen similar to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. Currently, Setup will be a few moments of Windows XP and Vista installation. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 92 - 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk...
... a screen similar to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. Currently, Setup will be a few moments of Windows XP and Vista installation. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 92 - 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk...
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... a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from the motherboard driver disk. Windows Setup Setup will appear. Intel(R) ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH9R) Intel(R) 82801HEM SATA RAID Controller (Mobile ICH8M...
... a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from the motherboard driver disk. Windows Setup Setup will appear. Intel(R) ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH9R) Intel(R) 82801HEM SATA RAID Controller (Mobile ICH8M...
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...screen. (Windows XP/2003) RAID/AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller (Windows 2000) RAID Driver for GIGABYTE GBB363 Controller (Windows 2000) AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB363 Controller (Windows 2000) RAID Driver for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Windows Setup ...appears, press to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 6 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 94 - Use the arrow keys to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.
...screen. (Windows XP/2003) RAID/AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller (Windows 2000) RAID Driver for GIGABYTE GBB363 Controller (Windows 2000) AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB363 Controller (Windows 2000) RAID Driver for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Windows Setup ...appears, press to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 6 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 94 - Use the arrow keys to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.
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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. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 7 - 95 - Appendix To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer.
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. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 7 - 95 - Appendix To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer.
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Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 8). Figure 9 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 96 - When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 8 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Intel ICH9R SATA controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 9). B.
Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 8). Figure 9 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 96 - When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 8 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Intel ICH9R SATA controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 9). B.
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When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 12 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below appears (RAID/AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 12). GIGABYTE SATA2 controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 13). Figure 13 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 98 -
When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 12 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below appears (RAID/AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 12). GIGABYTE SATA2 controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 13). Figure 13 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 98 -
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...support 48KHz sampling rate. Configuring Speakers: (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your operating system has... been updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1 Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to the following for microphone functionality. • If your front panel audio supports Intel HD Audio standard, you can listen to be simultaneously processed. GA-EX38-DQ6...
...support 48KHz sampling rate. Configuring Speakers: (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your operating system has... been updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1 Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to the following for microphone functionality. • If your front panel audio supports Intel HD Audio standard, you can listen to be simultaneously processed. GA-EX38-DQ6...
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.... Fault tolerance on your system when completed. Step 1: Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Application Software, Install Application Software. Step 2: The Realtek Ethernet Diagnostic Utility icon appears in Windows XP: Select Realtek Ethernet Teaming Utility and click Install. Step 4: Give...by transferring the workload from a failed port to act as one single connection for installation. The speed of distant image(s). GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 108 - 5-3 Teaming Dual LAN with Teaming enabled. Click Install under Realtek Ethernet Teaming Utility for twice the...
.... Fault tolerance on your system when completed. Step 1: Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Application Software, Install Application Software. Step 2: The Realtek Ethernet Diagnostic Utility icon appears in Windows XP: Select Realtek Ethernet Teaming Utility and click Install. Step 4: Give...by transferring the workload from a failed port to act as one single connection for installation. The speed of distant image(s). GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 108 - 5-3 Teaming Dual LAN with Teaming enabled. Click Install under Realtek Ethernet Teaming Utility for twice the...
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... Create Virtual Adapter For Teaming Complete dialog box appears, click OK to continue). Step 1: Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Application Software, Install Application Software. If you will see only one connection in Windows Vista: Select Realtek Ethernet Teaming Utility and click Install. Point to All Programs, Realtek Teaming and VLAN...
... Create Virtual Adapter For Teaming Complete dialog box appears, click OK to continue). Step 1: Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Application Software, Install Application Software. If you will see only one connection in Windows Vista: Select Realtek Ethernet Teaming Utility and click Install. Point to All Programs, Realtek Teaming and VLAN...