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Manual - Page 1
GA-EX38-DS5
LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel® CoreTM processor family/ Intel® Pentium® processor family/Intel® Celeron® processor family
User's Manual
Rev. 1101 12ME-EX38DS5-1101R
Manual - Page 4
Table of Contents
Box Contents ...6 OptionalItems ...6 GA-EX38-DS5 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13
1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler 15 1-4 Installing the Memory 16 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 16 1-4-2 ...
Manual - Page 7
GA-EX38-DS5 Motherboard Layout
KB_MS RCA_SPDIF USB_1394_1
SYS_FAN1 ATX_12V_2X
LGA775
CPU_FAN
PHASE LED ATX
USB_1394_2
USB_LAN1
USB_LAN2
RTL8111B/ 8111C
AUDIO
F_AUDIO PCIE_1
NB_FAN
RTL8111B/ 8111C
CODEC CD_IN
PCIE_16_1
PCIE_2 PCIE_3
BP_BIOS MAIN_BIOS
PCIE_16_2
Intel® X38
GA-EX38-DS5
BAT CLR_CMOS
Intel® ICH9R
DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4
PWR_FAN
FDD
SATAII0
IDE
...
Manual - Page 16
... Dual Channel mode/performance. GA-EX38-DS5 Motherboard
- 16 - Intel® Flex Memory Technology offers greater flexibility to upgrade by allowing different memory sizes to GIGABYTE's website for optimum performance.
The four DDR2 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory sockets as following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel...
Manual - Page 68
.../SATA controller, use the key during the POST to enter MSDOS mode. GA-EX38-DS5 Motherboard
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From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support Dual BIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. What is saved to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. EX38DS5.F1) to enter Q-Flash. What is Dual BIOSTM? Note: You can...
Manual - Page 72
... enter the BIOS Setup program. Upon completion, restart your motherboard model. GA-EX38-DS5 Motherboard
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Step 4: As the system boots, press to begin the BIOS update process. Step 4: As the system reboots, press to load BIOS defaults. Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function" below. Make sure the extracted BIOS file matches your motherboard is not present...
Manual - Page 74
...testing method. GA-EX38-DS5 Motherboard
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Button Description
1
Dynamic Energy Saver On/Off Switch (Default: Off)
2
Motherboard...Power Phase Status
8
Current CPU Power Consumption
9
Meter Time
10
Power Saving (Calculate power savings based on motherboard model. • CPU Power and Power Scores are for reference only.
4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver
GIGABYTE...
Manual - Page 77
...SATAII4 and SATAII5 ports are supported by ICH9R Southbridge.) Then connect the power connector from 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.
C . B. Install SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. If you do not want...
Manual - Page 84
.... After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a non-RAID configuration. GIGABYTE Technology Corp.
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HDD0 : HDD1 :
ST3120026AS ST3120026AS
120 GB Non-RAID 120 GB Non-RAID
ODD0 : DVDROM GO-D1600B
Press to enter RAID Setup Utility" (Figure 2). GA-EX38-DS5 Motherboard
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Manual - Page 86
.... GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Press . Press . Set Array...Name: GRAID Level: 0-Stripe Disks: Select Disk Block: 128 KB Size: 240 GB
Model Name
` HDD0: ST3120026AS ` HDD1: ST3120026AS
Available 120 GB 120 GB
Type/Status ...Next
[ESC]-Abort
GA-EX38-DS5 Motherboard
- 86 - Assign Array Disks: After a RAID mode is selected, RAID BIOS automatically assigns the two hard drives installed as the RAID ...
Manual - Page 88
GIGABYTE Technology Corp. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. When prompted to confirm your settings before exiting the RAID BIOS utility, then press (Figure 10). ARE YOU SURE TO DELETE (Y/N)? 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-DS5 Motherboard
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[ESC]-Abort Delete the RAID Array: ...
Manual - Page 92
... displayed and press .
If you want to select one or some file(s) cannot be finished in BIOS Setup to RAID or AHCI mode, select (Windows XP/2003) RAID/AHCI Driver for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.
Windows Setup
Setup will appear.
S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit
Figure 6
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Manual - Page 96
When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. GIGABYTE SATA2 controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 13).
Figure 13
GA-EX38-DS5 Motherboard
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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...
Manual - Page 106
... possible computer problems.
(For reference only.) 1 short: System boots successfully 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error 1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error 1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error 1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly Continuous short beeps: Power error
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Manual - Page 116
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GA-EX38-DS5 Motherboard
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