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... Vista ReadyBoost 68 Chapter 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/AHCI Driver and Operating System 75 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 81 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 81 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF Out Cable (Optional...
... Vista ReadyBoost 68 Chapter 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/AHCI Driver and Operating System 75 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 81 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 81 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF Out Cable (Optional...
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.... (Note 4) Whether Hybird SLI technology is supported depends on the graphics card being used. (Note 5) Due to a chipset limitation, the SATA2_4/SATA2_5 connectors only support AHCI/RAID mode. (Note 6) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter. (Note 7) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend...
.... (Note 4) Whether Hybird SLI technology is supported depends on the graphics card being used. (Note 5) Due to a chipset limitation, the SATA2_4/SATA2_5 connectors only support AHCI/RAID mode. (Note 6) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter. (Note 7) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend...
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... the L-shaped end of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to your SATA hard drive. • Due to a chipset limitation, the SATA2_4/SATA2_5 connectors only support AHCI/RAID mode. • A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of the IDE devices (for example,...hard drives does not have to be an even number. The NVIDIA® GeForce 8200 controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 0+1 and JBOD. GA-M78SM-S2H Motherboard - 24 - If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are...
... the L-shaped end of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to your SATA hard drive. • Due to a chipset limitation, the SATA2_4/SATA2_5 connectors only support AHCI/RAID mode. • A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of the IDE devices (for example,...hard drives does not have to be an even number. The NVIDIA® GeForce 8200 controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 0+1 and JBOD. GA-M78SM-S2H Motherboard - 24 - If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are...
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... an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. AHCI Configures the SATA controller to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the ...
... an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. AHCI Configures the SATA controller to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the ...
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... Recovery2 will save the backup file at which the data is the first physical drive. "*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode are different utilities. For example, when hard drives are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the...
... Recovery2 will save the backup file at which the data is the first physical drive. "*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode are different utilities. For example, when hard drives are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the...
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...BIOS while in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to enter MSDOS mode. TM @BIOS allows you from the nearest @BIOS server site and update the BIOS. 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. Restart the system. GA-M78SM-S2H Motherboard - 62 - GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS...key during the POST or pressing the key in system malfunction. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOSTM. Before You Begin: 1. M78SMS2H.F1) to enter Q-Flash. GA-M78SM-S2H F1A . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : ...
...BIOS while in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to enter MSDOS mode. TM @BIOS allows you from the nearest @BIOS server site and update the BIOS. 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. Restart the system. GA-M78SM-S2H Motherboard - 62 - GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS...key during the POST or pressing the key in system malfunction. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOSTM. Before You Begin: 1. M78SMS2H.F1) to enter Q-Flash. GA-M78SM-S2H F1A . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : ...
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... the BIOS. • Do not remove the floppy disk, USB flash drive, or hard drive when the system is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the up or down arrow key to the main menu. Save BIOS to...
... the BIOS. • Do not remove the floppy disk, USB flash drive, or hard drive when the system is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the up or down arrow key to the main menu. Save BIOS to...
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... Controller A. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Appendix Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it...controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is set to create RAID array on the motherboard. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. C . If you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive...
... Controller A. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Appendix Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it...controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is set to create RAID array on the motherboard. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. C . If you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive...
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...file to the floppy disk. From your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in your optical drive (example: D:\>). GA-M78SM-S2H Motherboard Figure 3 - 74 - Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk....When the controller menu (Figure 2) appears, remove the startup disk and insert a blank formatted disk. 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to RAID...
...file to the floppy disk. From your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in your optical drive (example: D:\>). GA-M78SM-S2H Motherboard Figure 3 - 74 - Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk....When the controller menu (Figure 2) appears, remove the startup disk and insert a blank formatted disk. 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to RAID...
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...devices for example, NVIDIA MCP72 and MCP78 Series RAID Driver Disk1) containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to install a third party...you see the message "Press F6 if you are ready to install Windows Vista/XP onto your hard drive(s). 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the first floppy disk (for use with Windows, including those for which you have a...
...devices for example, NVIDIA MCP72 and MCP78 Series RAID Driver Disk1) containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to install a third party...you see the message "Press F6 if you are ready to install Windows Vista/XP onto your hard drive(s). 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the first floppy disk (for use with Windows, including those for which you have a...
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...(s) displayed in Figure 3 may differ according to the RAID or AHCI driver you will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 3. NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 Windows Setup Setup will appear. GA-M78SM-S2H Motherboard - 76 - Later, when a screen similar to that in Figure...
...(s) displayed in Figure 3 may differ according to the RAID or AHCI driver you will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 3. NVIDIA RAID Driver (required) NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 Windows Setup Setup will appear. GA-M78SM-S2H Motherboard - 76 - Later, when a screen similar to that in Figure...
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WindowsXP Professional Setup Insert the disk labeled: NVIDIA RAID DRIVER (SCSI) disk2 into drive A¡G ¡E Press ENTER when ready F3=Exit Enter= Continue Figure 7 GA-M78SM-S2H Motherboard - 78 - Step 5: When a screen similar to complete the installation (Disk 1 and Disk 2 will still be needed in the following process). Follow the on-screen instrustions to that below appears, insert the second floppy disk (for example, NVIDIA MCP72 and MCP78 Series RAID Driver Disk2) containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Figure 7) and press .
WindowsXP Professional Setup Insert the disk labeled: NVIDIA RAID DRIVER (SCSI) disk2 into drive A¡G ¡E Press ENTER when ready F3=Exit Enter= Continue Figure 7 GA-M78SM-S2H Motherboard - 78 - Step 5: When a screen similar to complete the installation (Disk 1 and Disk 2 will still be needed in the following process). Follow the on-screen instrustions to that below appears, insert the second floppy disk (for example, NVIDIA MCP72 and MCP78 Series RAID Driver Disk2) containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Figure 7) and press .