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... number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. No part of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE. Changes to the specifications and features in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. For instructions...
... number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. No part of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE. Changes to the specifications and features in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. For instructions...
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... 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 Software Applications 56 3-3 Driver CD Information 56 3-4 Hardware Information 57 3-5 Contact Us ...57 Chapter 4 Unique Features 59 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 59 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 62 ... 5 Appendix ...69 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 69 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 69 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP 74 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System 75 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 79 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 79 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF Out 81 5-2-3...
... 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 Software Applications 56 3-3 Driver CD Information 56 3-4 Hardware Information 57 3-5 Contact Us ...57 Chapter 4 Unique Features 59 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 59 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 62 ... 5 Appendix ...69 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 69 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 69 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP 74 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System 75 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 79 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 79 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF Out 81 5-2-3...
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Box Contents GA-M720-US3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. ...
Box Contents GA-M720-US3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. ...
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... into the slot. 4. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to correctly install your card. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the top edge of the card until it is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. Hardware Installation...
... into the slot. 4. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to correctly install your card. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the top edge of the card until it is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. Hardware Installation...
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To show the BIOS POST screen. M720-US3 F1ec . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/26/2008-NF-MCP78-6A610G06C-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key ... boot from the device configured in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to enter BIOS Setup first. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 32 - A. 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 as needed. : Q-FLASH...
To show the BIOS POST screen. M720-US3 F1ec . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/26/2008-NF-MCP78-6A610G06C-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key ... boot from the device configured in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to enter BIOS Setup first. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 32 - A. 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 as needed. : Q-FLASH...
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... TLB Erratum (Note) Enables or disables the Patch AMD TLB Erratum function. (Default: Enabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to move it up or down on the list. Use the up or down arrow key to select...
... TLB Erratum (Note) Enables or disables the Patch AMD TLB Erratum function. (Default: Enabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to move it up or down on the list. Use the up or down arrow key to select...
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..., set this item to Disabled. IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated...
..., set this item to Disabled. IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated...
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... My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will continue to install other applications included 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...
... My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will continue to install other applications included 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...
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GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 56 - 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-M720-US3 Motherboard - 56 - 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.
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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 For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE Website. - 57 -
Drivers Installation 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE Website. - 57 -
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... 512 MB of it. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to restore it. Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system to the first and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first...
... 512 MB of it. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to restore it. Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system to the first and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first...
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Step 5: Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST. If you wish to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 ... unallocated space (10 GB or more is installed, rightclick the Computer icon on the amount of data) and begin the installation of the operating system. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 60 - Step 3: When partitioning your hard drive, make sure to enter Xpress Recovery2. 2. Step 4: After the operating system is recommended; Go to Disk ...
Step 5: Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST. If you wish to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 ... unallocated space (10 GB or more is installed, rightclick the Computer icon on the amount of data) and begin the installation of the operating system. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 60 - Step 3: When partitioning your hard drive, make sure to enter Xpress Recovery2. 2. Step 4: After the operating system is recommended; Go to Disk ...
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... want to create RAID, you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. B. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step ...one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to...
... want to create RAID, you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. B. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step ...one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to...
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... menu or + in the Array List screen. Press to return to cancel. This indicates that you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 73 - message appears, press to confirm or to the Array List screen. RAID Mode: Striped Stripe Width : 2 Array 2: NVIDIA STRIPE 233.57G...
... menu or + in the Array List screen. Press to return to cancel. This indicates that you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 73 - message appears, press to confirm or to the Array List screen. RAID Mode: Striped Stripe Width : 2 Array 2: NVIDIA STRIPE 233.57G...
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... Windows XP 32-bit operating system or D) NVIDIA MCP72 and MCP78 Series AHCI Driver (XP64) for Windows XP 64-bit. From your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in your optical drive (example: D:\>). GA-M720-US3 Motherboard Figure 3 - 74 - For example, in the menu in MS-DOS... mode . (Note) Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and one blank formatted floppy disk. 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP (Required for AHCI...
... Windows XP 32-bit operating system or D) NVIDIA MCP72 and MCP78 Series AHCI Driver (XP64) for Windows XP 64-bit. From your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in your optical drive (example: D:\>). GA-M720-US3 Motherboard Figure 3 - 74 - For example, in the menu in MS-DOS... mode . (Note) Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and one blank formatted floppy disk. 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP (Required for AHCI...
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... press to return to the screen in Figure 2 will then appear asking you to specify additional device. NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 2 - 75 - A. Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID...completed, proceed with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. When both of the two drivers appear on the confirmation screen, press to continue the driver installation. Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with the Windows XP installation. Windows ...
... press to return to the screen in Figure 2 will then appear asking you to specify additional device. NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 2 - 75 - A. Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID...completed, proceed with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. When both of the two drivers appear on the confirmation screen, press to continue the driver installation. Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with the Windows XP installation. Windows ...
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For users using a SATA optical drive, be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 3). GA-M720-US3 Motherboard Figure 4 - 76 - Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that below appears (RAID hard drive will not be sure to copy the driver files from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure...
For users using a SATA optical drive, be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 3). GA-M720-US3 Motherboard Figure 4 - 76 - Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that below appears (RAID hard drive will not be sure to copy the driver files from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure...
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Select the RAID hard drive onto which you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 6). Figure 5 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the screen will show the RAID hard drive. Appendix Figure 6 - 77 - Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 5 appears, select NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller and press Next.
Select the RAID hard drive onto which you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 6). Figure 5 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the screen will show the RAID hard drive. Appendix Figure 6 - 77 - Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 5 appears, select NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller and press Next.
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...time. A. If you can listen to the following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager icon will be simultaneously processed. Side Speaker Out For example, in a 4-channel audio configuration, if a Rear speaker... supported when using an HD front panel audio module), refer to change Mic In the function for each jack through the audio driver. HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allows the user to instructions on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio. For example...
...time. A. If you can listen to the following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager icon will be simultaneously processed. Side Speaker Out For example, in a 4-channel audio configuration, if a Rear speaker... supported when using an HD front panel audio module), refer to change Mic In the function for each jack through the audio driver. HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allows the user to instructions on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio. For example...
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Step 3: Go to access the HD Audio Manager. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 82 - 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager icon will appear in jack (pink) on Microphone and select Set Default Device. It is recommended that you want to change ...
Step 3: Go to access the HD Audio Manager. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 82 - 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager icon will appear in jack (pink) on Microphone and select Set Default Device. It is recommended that you want to change ...