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...; 2007 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. No part of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. The trademarks mentioned in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Disclaimer Information in any...
...; 2007 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. No part of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. The trademarks mentioned in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Disclaimer Information in any...
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... 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 SoftwareApplications 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 64 4-2-1...Chapter 5 Appendix ...71 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 71 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 71 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 77 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 79 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 84 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 84 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In and Out ...
... 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 SoftwareApplications 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 64 4-2-1...Chapter 5 Appendix ...71 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 71 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 71 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 77 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 79 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 84 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 84 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In and Out ...
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Box Contents GA-MA69G-S3H motherboard Motherboard driver disk Motherboard driver disk (For Windows Vista) User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables One HDMI-to-...
Box Contents GA-MA69G-S3H motherboard Motherboard driver disk Motherboard driver disk (For Windows Vista) User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables One HDMI-to-...
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... expansion card in your card. GA-MA69G-S3H Motherboard - 18 - Locate an expansion slot that came with the slot, and press down on the back of the PCI Express x16 slot to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the chassis back panel. 2. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Example...
... expansion card in your card. GA-MA69G-S3H Motherboard - 18 - Locate an expansion slot that came with the slot, and press down on the back of the PCI Express x16 slot to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the chassis back panel. 2. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Example...
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We recommend a power supply that support ATI CrossFireTM technology. Hardware Installation Graphics Card Driver Setting: After installing the graphics card driver in your overall system configurations. English 1-6 Configuring an ATI CrossFireTM System To enable CrossFireTM technology, you need two graphics cards that provides at least 20A ...
We recommend a power supply that support ATI CrossFireTM technology. Hardware Installation Graphics Card Driver Setting: After installing the graphics card driver in your overall system configurations. English 1-6 Configuring an ATI CrossFireTM System To enable CrossFireTM technology, you need two graphics cards that provides at least 20A ...
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... on page 40. : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash Press the key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu is effective for GA-MA69G-S3H F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/27/2007-RS690G-SB600-6A669G02C-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST Screen Press the...set the first boot device without having to show the BIOS POST screen. 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 Press the key to access the...
... on page 40. : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash Press the key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu is effective for GA-MA69G-S3H F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/27/2007-RS690G-SB600-6A669G02C-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST Screen Press the...set the first boot device without having to show the BIOS POST screen. 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 Press the key to access the...
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... F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to Disabled reduce heat output from the installed hard drives. Hard Disk Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of...
... F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to Disabled reduce heat output from the installed hard drives. Hard Disk Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of...
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...USB storage detect Determines whether to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) GA-MA69G-S3H Motherboard - 42 - For more information about AHCI, please visit Intel's website. Onboard 1394 Function Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 ...integrated SATA controller. Windows 9X/ME SATA ->AHCI Configures the SATA controller to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to...
...USB storage detect Determines whether to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) GA-MA69G-S3H Motherboard - 42 - For more information about AHCI, please visit Intel's website. Onboard 1394 Function Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 ...integrated SATA controller. Windows 9X/ME SATA ->AHCI Configures the SATA controller to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to...
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...the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. You can press Xpress Install to install all the drivers that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install and press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example ...operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. Drivers Installation After the system restart, Xpress Install will continue to install other applications included in the screen...
...the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. You can press Xpress Install to install all the drivers that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install and press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example ...operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. Drivers Installation After the system restart, Xpress Install will continue to install other applications included in the screen...
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GA-MA69G-S3H 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. English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
GA-MA69G-S3H 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. English 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 English 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. - 57 -
Drivers Installation English 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. - 57 -
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... to restore it. Xpress Recovery2 can back up a hard drive than to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are different utilities. When hard drives are attached to back up data on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it . Before You Begin: •...
... to restore it. Xpress Recovery2 can back up a hard drive than to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are different utilities. When hard drives are attached to back up data on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it . Before You Begin: •...
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... to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2..... Boot from the motherboard driver disk to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. ... go to Disk Management to start backing up your hard drive. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. If you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for GA-MA69G-S3H F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/27/2007-RS690G-SB600-6A669G02C-00 Figure 9 C. Figure 10 Figure 11...
... to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2..... Boot from the motherboard driver disk to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. ... go to Disk Management to start backing up your hard drive. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. If you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for GA-MA69G-S3H F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/27/2007-RS690G-SB600-6A669G02C-00 Figure 9 C. Figure 10 Figure 11...
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...>@BIOS C. Unique Features 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.... site closest to install @BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Internet...
...>@BIOS C. Unique Features 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.... site closest to install @BIOS. • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Internet...
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... connector from your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. C . Install SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. Configure a RAID array in your power supply to ...that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear...
... connector from your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. C . Install SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. Configure a RAID array in your power supply to ...that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear...
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... optical drive (example: D:\>). A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to a floppy disk. Prepare a startup disk that in Figure 2. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to copy the driver in MS-DOS mode(Note). Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step...the menu. A. Appendix For example, from the menu in Figure 2, select (4) SB600 SATA for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to the floppy disk. From your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in the BootDrv folder (Figure 3). Without the...
... optical drive (example: D:\>). A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to a floppy disk. Prepare a startup disk that in Figure 2. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to copy the driver in MS-DOS mode(Note). Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step...the menu. A. Appendix For example, from the menu in Figure 2, select (4) SB600 SATA for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to the floppy disk. From your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in the BootDrv folder (Figure 3). Without the...
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... wish to the LH64A folder. D:\>cd \chipset\rs690\vista\packages\drivers\sbdrv\sb6xx\raid\lh D:\CHIPSET\RS690\VISTA\PACKAGES\DRIVERS\SBDRV\SB6XX\RAID\LH>copy *.* a: A:\>dir Volume in the location where you want (e.g. Copy all the files in your system. GA-MA69G-S3H Motherboard Figure 6 - 78 - At the D:\> prompt, type the following directory: \Chipset\RS690...
... wish to the LH64A folder. D:\>cd \chipset\rs690\vista\packages\drivers\sbdrv\sb6xx\raid\lh D:\CHIPSET\RS690\VISTA\PACKAGES\DRIVERS\SBDRV\SB6XX\RAID\LH>copy *.* a: A:\>dir Volume in the location where you want (e.g. Copy all the files in your system. GA-MA69G-S3H Motherboard Figure 6 - 78 - At the D:\> prompt, type the following directory: \Chipset\RS690...
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...Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to manually specify an adapter. Windows Setup Press F6 if you are ready to ... screen. Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 - 79 - English 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI...
...Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to manually specify an adapter. Windows Setup Press F6 if you are ready to ... screen. Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 - 79 - English 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI...
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...message appears saying one minute. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-MA69G-S3H Motherboard - 80 - Windows Setup Setup will appear. English Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the AMD SB600 SATA RAID/AHCI driver in about one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy ...disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. Select the SCSI Adapter you do not want from the following mass storage device(s): ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller...
...message appears saying one minute. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-MA69G-S3H Motherboard - 80 - Windows Setup Setup will appear. English Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the AMD SB600 SATA RAID/AHCI driver in about one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy ...disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. Select the SCSI Adapter you do not want from the following mass storage device(s): ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller...
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To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 - 81 - This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. English Step 4: After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Appendix
To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 - 81 - This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. English Step 4: After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Appendix