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... 62 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 65 4-3 EasyTune 5 ...67 4-4 Windows 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 75 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 77 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 82 5-2-1 Configuring...
... 62 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 65 4-3 EasyTune 5 ...67 4-4 Windows 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 75 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 77 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 82 5-2-1 Configuring...
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Box Contents GA-MA69GM-S2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk Motherboard driver disk (For Windows Vista) User's Manual One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables One TV Out bracket I/O Shield The box contents above ...
Box Contents GA-MA69GM-S2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk Motherboard driver disk (For Windows Vista) User's Manual One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables One TV Out bracket I/O Shield The box contents above ...
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...: Disabled) USB Mouse Support Allows USB mouse to be shared with other device. Legacy IDE Allows the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Windows 9X/ME SATA ->AHCI Configures the SATA controller to operate in Legacy IDE mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface... Auto) If you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard - 42 - Windows XP/2000. In Legacy mode the SATA controller uses dedicated IRQs that ...
...: Disabled) USB Mouse Support Allows USB mouse to be shared with other device. Legacy IDE Allows the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Windows 9X/ME SATA ->AHCI Configures the SATA controller to operate in Legacy IDE mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface... Auto) If you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard - 42 - Windows XP/2000. In Legacy mode the SATA controller uses dedicated IRQs that ...
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...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. After the system restart, Xpress Install will... press Xpress Install to install all the drivers that shown 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 later. The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks ...
...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. After the system restart, Xpress Install will... press Xpress Install to install all the drivers that shown 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 later. The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks ...
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... it . System Requirements: • Intel® x86 platform • At least 64 MB of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® 2000 with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in the following sequence...back up/restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of the hard drive...
... it . System Requirements: • Intel® x86 platform • At least 64 MB of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® 2000 with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in the following sequence...back up/restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of the hard drive...
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... whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 12 GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. Xpress Recovery2 will begin to store the backup image file. - 60 - Boot from the motherboard driver disk to startup XpressRecovery2..... When...
... whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 12 GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. Xpress Recovery2 will begin to store the backup image file. - 60 - Boot from the motherboard driver disk to startup XpressRecovery2..... When...
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..., avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> @BIOS>@BIOS Select @BIOS and click Install. Options and Instructions: 1. English 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS...BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Unique Features In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting...
..., avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> @BIOS>@BIOS Select @BIOS and click Install. Options and Instructions: 1. English 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS...BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Unique Features In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting...
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... array on the motherboard. B. Install SATA hard drive(s) in 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. Then connect the power connector from your computer. C . Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. English...
... array on the motherboard. B. Install SATA hard drive(s) in 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. Then connect the power connector from your computer. C . Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. English...
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... from the startup disk. Press to the floppy disk. Figure 3 - 75 - Copying the driver for Windows XP Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in the BootDrv folder (Figure...startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. A. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. For example, from the motherboard driver disk to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Appendix From your system. See the instructions...
... from the startup disk. Press to the floppy disk. Figure 3 - 75 - Copying the driver for Windows XP Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in the BootDrv folder (Figure...startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. A. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. For example, from the motherboard driver disk to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Appendix From your system. See the instructions...
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...driver disk for 32-bit Windows Vista; At the D:\> prompt, type the following command to copy the driver to the location you should see the driver files similar to enter the folder where the RAID/AHCI driver is located. A:) and press copy *.* a: After copying the driver, in your system. GA-MA69GM-S2H... the files in the folder to save the driver (e.g. English B. Press after entering the command (Figure 4): cd \chipset\rs690\vista\packages\drivers\sbdrv\sb6xx\raid\lh (Note) The LH folder contains the RAID/AHCI driver for Windows Vista in the location where you want (e.g....
...driver disk for 32-bit Windows Vista; At the D:\> prompt, type the following command to copy the driver to the location you should see the driver files similar to enter the folder where the RAID/AHCI driver is located. A:) and press copy *.* a: After copying the driver, in your system. GA-MA69GM-S2H... the files in the folder to save the driver (e.g. English B. Press after entering the command (Figure 4): cd \chipset\rs690\vista\packages\drivers\sbdrv\sb6xx\raid\lh (Note) The LH folder contains the RAID/AHCI driver for Windows Vista in the location where you want (e.g....
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...appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). After pressing , there will load support for use with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup Press F6 if you have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or ...more mass storage devices installed in your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you see the next screen. ...
...appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). After pressing , there will load support for use with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup Press F6 if you have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or ...more mass storage devices installed in your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you see the next screen. ...
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... adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard - 78 - Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the motherboard driver disk. ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform ATI AHCI Compatible...
... adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard - 78 - Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the motherboard driver disk. ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform ATI AHCI Compatible...
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To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 - 79 - WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. Appendix This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. English Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 - 79 - WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. Appendix This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. English Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
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Installing Windows Vista Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 7 GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard - 80 - Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below appears (RAID or AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Loading Drivers. (Figure 6). English B.
Installing Windows Vista Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 7 GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard - 80 - Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below appears (RAID or AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Loading Drivers. (Figure 6). English B.
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... jack assignments. GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard - 82 - Side Speaker Out Mic In For example, in a 4-channel audio configuration, if a Rear speaker is plugged into the default Center/ Subwoofer speaker out jack, you can listen to -analog converters (DACs) that allows the user to change the function for Windows. (Note) ... Manager icon will appear in your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack for each jack through the audio driver. High Definition Audio (HD Audio) HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital-to MP3 music, have both the front and back...
... jack assignments. GA-MA69GM-S2H Motherboard - 82 - Side Speaker Out Mic In For example, in a 4-channel audio configuration, if a Rear speaker is plugged into the default Center/ Subwoofer speaker out jack, you can listen to -analog converters (DACs) that allows the user to change the function for Windows. (Note) ... Manager icon will appear in your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack for each jack through the audio driver. High Definition Audio (HD Audio) HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital-to MP3 music, have both the front and back...