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... revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. by copyright laws and is 1.0. Disclaimer Information in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. For instructions on how to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. Example: The logo... For quick set-up of the motherboard is the property of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. sive global distributor of GIGABYTE. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on our website...
... revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. by copyright laws and is 1.0. Disclaimer Information in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. For instructions on how to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. Example: The logo... For quick set-up of the motherboard is the property of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. sive global distributor of GIGABYTE. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on our website...
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... 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 Software Applications 62 3-3 Driver CD Information 62 3-4 Hardware Information 63 3-5 Contact Us ...63 Chapter 4 Unique Features 65 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 65 4-2 BIOS Update ...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 Output 100 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 100 5-2-2 Installing...
... 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 Software Applications 62 3-3 Driver CD Information 62 3-4 Hardware Information 63 3-5 Contact Us ...63 Chapter 4 Unique Features 65 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 65 4-2 BIOS Update ...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 Output 100 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 100 5-2-2 Installing...
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... port 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-EX38-DQ6 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb...
... port 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-EX38-DQ6 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb...
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... range depends on the CPU being used. (Note 5) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Adjust PCI Express frequency from 100 MHz to 700 MHz with 0.05V increment - GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 - Increase CPU voltage (Note 4) - Increase DDR2 voltage by 0.025V to 0.375V with 1 MHz...
... range depends on the CPU being used. (Note 5) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Adjust PCI Express frequency from 100 MHz to 700 MHz with 0.05V increment - GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 - Increase CPU voltage (Note 4) - Increase DDR2 voltage by 0.025V to 0.375V with 1 MHz...
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.... Locate an expansion slot that came with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully inserted into the slot. 4. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5.
.... Locate an expansion slot that came with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully inserted into the slot. 4. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5.
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The POST Screen Function Keys Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Motherboard Model BIOS Version EX38-DQ6 F2t . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/29/2007-X38-ICH9-6A89OG0DC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: ...is effective for subsequent access to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 38 - 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 ...
The POST Screen Function Keys Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Motherboard Model BIOS Version EX38-DQ6 F2t . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/29/2007-X38-ICH9-6A89OG0DC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: ...is effective for subsequent access to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 38 - 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 ...
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Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to ...
Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to ...
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...GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 48 - Options are: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver...Disabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Device (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE and SATA controllers integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip. (Default: Enabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables ...
...GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 48 - Options are: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver...Disabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Device (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE and SATA controllers integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip. (Default: Enabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables ...
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... (by right-clicking your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your system automatically during the driver installation. Or you wish to restart your optional drive. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan the system and...(e.g. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller 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. Please select the item...
... (by right-clicking your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your system automatically during the driver installation. Or you wish to restart your optional drive. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan the system and...(e.g. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller 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. Please select the item...
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3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 62 - You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk.
3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 62 - You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk.
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Drivers Installation 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 63 -
Drivers Installation 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 63 -
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... 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 installed. • The amount of it . Xpress Recovery2 can back up a hard drive than to back up your system data and perform restoration of...
... 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 installed. • The amount of it . Xpress Recovery2 can back up a hard drive than to back up your system data and perform restoration of...
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... the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . If you see the following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 (Figure 8), press any key to 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...
... the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . If you see the following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 (Figure 8), press any key to 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...
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...to your location and click OK. - 73 - Do not use the C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Select @BIOS and click Install. Options... helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS C. 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the motherboard to save the current BIOS file. 2. B. Save ...
...to your location and click OK. - 73 - Do not use the C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Select @BIOS and click Install. Options... helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS C. 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the motherboard to save the current BIOS file. 2. B. Save ...
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...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. B. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). If there is recommended... controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode. (Note 3) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 79 - Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI...
...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. B. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). If there is recommended... controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode. (Note 3) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 79 - Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI...
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... MAIN MENU. 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. - 83 - Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press . When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume...
... MAIN MENU. 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. - 83 - Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press . When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume...
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... 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 Motherboard - 90 - [ESC]-Abort GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Delete the RAID Array: To delete the array, select Delete RAID Disk Drive in the main screen to save your selection... item in the main menu and press . Press the space bar on the array to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List...
... 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 Motherboard - 90 - [ESC]-Abort GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Delete the RAID Array: To delete the array, select Delete RAID Disk Drive in the main screen to save your selection... item in the main menu and press . Press the space bar on the array to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List...
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... 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 64-bit. 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto...
... 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 64-bit. 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto...
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... to manually specify an adapter. Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 92 - The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or ... not have any device support disks 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 see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID...
... to manually specify an adapter. Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 92 - The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or ... not have any device support disks 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 see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID...
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...one minute. When the screen as shown below will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 - 93 - Intel(R) ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH9R) Intel(R) ...ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 If a message appears saying one of the items displayed and press . The driver installation will appear. Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following list, or press ESC to return to specify additional mass storage devices...
...one minute. When the screen as shown below will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 - 93 - Intel(R) ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH9R) Intel(R) ...ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 If a message appears saying one of the items displayed and press . The driver installation will appear. Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following list, or press ESC to return to specify additional mass storage devices...