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... prepare: (a) Two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to...
... prepare: (a) Two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to...
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... the Hard Disk Åé Boot Priority submenu, select the model of the SATA hard drive onto which you intent to install ¤¤ Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Figure 2).
... the Hard Disk Åé Boot Priority submenu, select the model of the SATA hard drive onto which you intent to install ¤¤ Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Figure 2).
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... into the CD-ROM drive. Figure 12 - 9 - Step 2: Go to the BootDrv folder and look for the SATA controller during the Windows setup process. (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard drives on the ICH6R controller successfully, you need to a floppy disk. First of all, you need...
... into the CD-ROM drive. Figure 12 - 9 - Step 2: Go to the BootDrv folder and look for the SATA controller during the Windows setup process. (4) Making a SATA Driver Disk To install Windows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard drives on the ICH6R controller successfully, you need to a floppy disk. First of all, you need...
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... 7) Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager 32bit. Figure 14 If you wish to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 14). Step 6: Press 0 to install 64-bit Windows Operating System, select 8) Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager 64bit. SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH7R) - 10 - You have copied the SATA driver sucessfully. Ác Step 4: Double...
... 7) Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager 32bit. Figure 14 If you wish to exit when the procedure is complete (Figure 14). Step 6: Press 0 to install 64-bit Windows Operating System, select 8) Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager 64bit. SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH7R) - 10 - You have copied the SATA driver sucessfully. Ác Step 4: Double...
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...SATA controller driver during OS installation Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press S (Figure 16). Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 15). Currently, Setup will be a...manufacturer, press S. * If you need to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. After pressing F6, there will load support for the following is an example of Windows XP installation. SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH7R) S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=...
...SATA controller driver during OS installation Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press S (Figure 16). Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 15). Currently, Setup will be a...manufacturer, press S. * If you need to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. After pressing F6, there will load support for the following is an example of Windows XP installation. SATA Hard Drives Configurations (Intel ICH7R) S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=...
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...floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 20 below appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from the floppy disk. Windows Setup Setup will begin to load the SATA driver from the floppy disk. The driver installation will appear. Ác Step 3: If Setup... correctly recognizes the driver in about one minute. Use the ARROW keys to install 64-bit Windows Operating System, select Intel(R) 82801 GR/GH SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH). Step 4: When the screen as shown below Åé...
...floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 20 below appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from the floppy disk. Windows Setup Setup will begin to load the SATA driver from the floppy disk. The driver installation will appear. Ác Step 3: If Setup... correctly recognizes the driver in about one minute. Use the ARROW keys to install 64-bit Windows Operating System, select Intel(R) 82801 GR/GH SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH7R/DH). Step 4: When the screen as shown below Åé...
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...on your computer. After that hard drive. To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. You can proceed with the Windows 2000/XP installation. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 19... (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that , the driver will not have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you...
...on your computer. After that hard drive. To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. You can proceed with the Windows 2000/XP installation. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 19... (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that , the driver will not have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you...
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... striping (RAID 0), mirroring (RAID 1) or striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1) or RAID 5 for HDD - Supports IDE bus master operation Microsoft Windows 2000/XP 4 DDR II DIMM memory slots (supports up to 8GB memory) Supports dual channel DDR II 888 (Note 3)/667 (Note...8V DDR II DIMMs Supports ECC/non-ECC type DRAM 2 PCI Express x 16 slot 2 PCI Express x 4 slots 2 PCI slots GA-G1975X Motherboard - 10 - Supports ATAPI mode for Serial ATA Onboard IT8211F chipset - 1 IDE connector (IDE2) (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133), suppport, allowing...
... striping (RAID 0), mirroring (RAID 1) or striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1) or RAID 5 for HDD - Supports IDE bus master operation Microsoft Windows 2000/XP 4 DDR II DIMM memory slots (supports up to 8GB memory) Supports dual channel DDR II 888 (Note 3)/667 (Note...8V DDR II DIMMs Supports ECC/non-ECC type DRAM 2 PCI Express x 16 slot 2 PCI Express x 4 slots 2 PCI slots GA-G1975X Motherboard - 10 - Supports ATAPI mode for Serial ATA Onboard IT8211F chipset - 1 IDE connector (IDE2) (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133), suppport, allowing...
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...function is recommended to use graphics cards of the user by allowing them to spread multiple windows over eight monitors and view them simultaneously. With Multi View technology from GIGABYTE, Dual Graphic enabled motherboards offer multiple display support on up a single or dual graphics ... install two or three similar graphics cards into the PCIE_16 slot. For example: GIGABYTE GV-NX66T128D). You need a power supply that supplies 400W (or above) and 25A (or above) +12V current. GA-G1975X Motherboard - 18 - This improves the capabilities and productivity of identical brand and chips...
...function is recommended to use graphics cards of the user by allowing them to spread multiple windows over eight monitors and view them simultaneously. With Multi View technology from GIGABYTE, Dual Graphic enabled motherboards offer multiple display support on up a single or dual graphics ... install two or three similar graphics cards into the PCIE_16 slot. For example: GIGABYTE GV-NX66T128D). You need a power supply that supplies 400W (or above) and 25A (or above) +12V current. GA-G1975X Motherboard - 18 - This improves the capabilities and productivity of identical brand and chips...
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... cable (included with the CrossFire Edition graphics card) to the DMS connector of the slave card. DMS Connector (Master Card) DVI-I . Supported Operating Systems: Only Windows XP operating system is able to provide sufficient power to the CrossFire cable or connect your VGA monitor via an adapter. English 1-6-2 Configuring an ATi...
... cable (included with the CrossFire Edition graphics card) to the DMS connector of the slave card. DMS Connector (Master Card) DVI-I . Supported Operating Systems: Only Windows XP operating system is able to provide sufficient power to the CrossFire cable or connect your VGA monitor via an adapter. English 1-6-2 Configuring an ATi...
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...the battery on , pushing the button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either GIGABYTE's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can be reset to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from BIOS default table Load the Optimized... to the CMOS SRAM. If you to Main Menu Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help window that you save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - English Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and...
...the battery on , pushing the button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either GIGABYTE's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can be reset to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from BIOS default table Load the Optimized... to the CMOS SRAM. If you to Main Menu Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help window that you save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - English Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and...
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.... CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) Enabled Disabled Enable CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function.(Default value) Disable CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function. Disables CPUID Limit for windows XP.(Default value) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enabled Enable No-Execute Memory Protect function.(Default value) Disabled Disable No-Execute Memory Protect function. Virtualization...
.... CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) Enabled Disabled Enable CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function.(Default value) Disable CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function. Disables CPUID Limit for windows XP.(Default value) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enabled Enable No-Execute Memory Protect function.(Default value) Disabled Disable No-Execute Memory Protect function. Virtualization...
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...Top Performance" will effect the result. For example, the same hardware configuration might not run properly with Windows XP, but works smoothly with Windows NT. If you disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned above. 2-9 Select Language CMOS ...and we will be set "Top Performance" as "Enabled". There are English, French, German, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese. GA-G1975X Motherboard - 54 - English 2-8 Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` ...
...Top Performance" will effect the result. For example, the same hardware configuration might not run properly with Windows XP, but works smoothly with Windows NT. If you disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned above. 2-9 Select Language CMOS ...and we will be set "Top Performance" as "Enabled". There are English, French, German, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese. GA-G1975X Motherboard - 54 - English 2-8 Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` ...
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...the system (System will auto start and show a question mark "?" If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in Windows XP. English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers...System will continue to install all the drivers that recommended to install. in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. Drivers Installation After restarting your system automatically. Some device drivers will show the installation guide. After ...
...the system (System will auto start and show a question mark "?" If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in Windows XP. English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers...System will continue to install all the drivers that recommended to install. in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. Drivers Installation After restarting your system automatically. Some device drivers will show the installation guide. After ...
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.... Help button 11. Overclocking 2. PC Health 5. GO 6. GA-G1975X Motherboard - 64 - English 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file Quit or Minimize EasyTuneTM 5 software (Note) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards. Display...
.... Help button 11. Overclocking 2. PC Health 5. GO 6. GA-G1975X Motherboard - 64 - English 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file Quit or Minimize EasyTuneTM 5 software (Note) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards. Display...
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...: After entering BIOS Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to provide quick backup and restoration of the screen. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be made by...
...: After entering BIOS Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to provide quick backup and restoration of the screen. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be made by...
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...BIOS-related issue, it can be solved by BIOS update) GA-K8U GA-K8U-9 GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NXP-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NMF-9 GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI GA-G1975X Motherboard - 66 - When using hard disks with more ...available on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is no backup file.) 2. The Main Screen of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows XP/2000/NT/9x/Me. 5. Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of the data to be ...
...BIOS-related issue, it can be solved by BIOS update) GA-K8U GA-K8U-9 GA-K8NXP-SLI GA-K8N Ultra-SLI GA-K8N Pro-SLI GA-K8NXP-9 GA-K8N Ultra-9 GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-K8NMF-9 GA-8N-SLI Royal GA-8N-SLI Pro GA-8N-SLI GA-G1975X Motherboard - 66 - When using hard disks with more ...available on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is no backup file.) 2. The Main Screen of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows XP/2000/NT/9x/Me. 5. Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of the data to be ...
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...deals with caution!! For example, 8KNXPU.Fba) to Fba. In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to use Q-Flash utility. We are separated into two parts. ...Part One. Reboot your motherboard has dual-BIOS, please refer to Part Two. Please note that Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd is Fa3 before updating Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally...Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in DOS or Windows. If your PC and press Del to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/...
...deals with caution!! For example, 8KNXPU.Fba) to Fba. In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to use Q-Flash utility. We are separated into two parts. ...Part One. Reboot your motherboard has dual-BIOS, please refer to Part Two. Please note that Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd is Fa3 before updating Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally...Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in DOS or Windows. If your PC and press Del to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/...
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... following the instruction. GA-G1975X Motherboard - 76 - Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: G1975X.F1). Select the desired @BIOS server Click "3" Click "Update New BIOS" 1. Methods and steps: I. e. Fig 1. Click "Internet Update" icon b. Installation Complete and Run @BIOS Click Start/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS Select @BIOS...
... following the instruction. GA-G1975X Motherboard - 76 - Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: G1975X.F1). Select the desired @BIOS server Click "3" Click "Update New BIOS" 1. Methods and steps: I. e. Fig 1. Click "Internet Update" icon b. Installation Complete and Run @BIOS Click Start/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS Select @BIOS...
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... the SATA hard drive and the other end to the hard drive. If you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (5) Install...
... the SATA hard drive and the other end to the hard drive. If you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (5) Install...