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... Xpress Recovery2 Support for EasyTune (Note 6) Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Operating System w Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP Form Factor w Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 22.0cm (Note 1) Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory...
... Xpress Recovery2 Support for EasyTune (Note 6) Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Operating System w Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP Form Factor w Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 22.0cm (Note 1) Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory...
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... HDMI is the HDMI device. (The item name may differ from operating system. j Only for GA-MA74GM-S2H (Note 1) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter. (Note 2) Simultaneous output for decoding.) In Windows Vista, select Start>Control Panel>Sound, select Realtek HDMI Output and then click Set Default. 1-6 Back...
... HDMI is the HDMI device. (The item name may differ from operating system. j Only for GA-MA74GM-S2H (Note 1) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter. (Note 2) Simultaneous output for decoding.) In Windows Vista, select Start>Control Panel>Sound, select Realtek HDMI Output and then click Set Default. 1-6 Back...
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... BIOS will emit a beep code during system startup, saving system parameters and loading operating system, etc. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the user to keep the configuration values in the CMOS. BIOS Setup When the power is...that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to Chapter 4, "BIOS Update Utilities." • Because BIOS flashing is a Windows-based utility that you not alter the default settings (unless you do it is recommended that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from...
... BIOS will emit a beep code during system startup, saving system parameters and loading operating system, etc. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the user to keep the configuration values in the CMOS. BIOS Setup When the power is...that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to Chapter 4, "BIOS Update Utilities." • Because BIOS flashing is a Windows-based utility that you not alter the default settings (unless you do it is recommended that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from...
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... VGA if no PCI Express VGA card is installed. (Default: Disabled) Graphics Display Modej Specifies the graphics display of system memory allocated solely for GA-MA74GMT-S2H. (Note) This item appears only if you set to the hard drive. Options are: Auto (default), 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB....of the monitor display from the D-SUB/DVI-D or D-SUB/HDMI. Away Mode allows the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in Windows XP Media Center operating system. j Only for the onboard graphics controller. This feature allows your hard drive. Always outputs from the PCI...
... VGA if no PCI Express VGA card is installed. (Default: Disabled) Graphics Display Modej Specifies the graphics display of system memory allocated solely for GA-MA74GMT-S2H. (Note) This item appears only if you set to the hard drive. Options are: Auto (default), 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB....of the monitor display from the D-SUB/DVI-D or D-SUB/HDMI. Away Mode allows the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in Windows XP Media Center operating system. j Only for the onboard graphics controller. This feature allows your hard drive. Always outputs from the PCI...
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... following message will only operate at about 2m on a specified pair of the attached LAN cable. - 45 - Note: Part 4-5 and Part 7-8 are not used in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is the approximate length of wires, the Status field will show Short and then length shown will show...
... following message will only operate at about 2m on a specified pair of the attached LAN cable. - 45 - Note: Part 4-5 and Part 7-8 are not used in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is the approximate length of wires, the Status field will show Short and then length shown will show...
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S1(POS) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Windows Vista operating system only. - 47 - In S3 sleep state, the system appears to turn off . Instant-Off Press the power button and then the system ...
S1(POS) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Windows Vista operating system only. - 47 - In S3 sleep state, the system appears to turn off . Instant-Off Press the power button and then the system ...
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Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the system, enter the password and press . To turn on the +5VSB lead. Memory The system returns to its last ... Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at least 1A on the system. When prompted for Windows Vista operating system. (Default: Enabled) Power On By Mouse Allows the system to be turned on Windows Vista operating system only. EuP Support Determines whether to let the system consume less than 1W power...
Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the system, enter the password and press . To turn on the +5VSB lead. Memory The system returns to its last ... Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at least 1A on the system. When prompted for Windows Vista operating system. (Default: Enabled) Power On By Mouse Allows the system to be turned on Windows Vista operating system only. EuP Support Determines whether to let the system consume less than 1W power...
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...), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller 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. Drivers Installation You can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install. Failure to...
...), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller 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. Drivers Installation You can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install. Failure to...
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...connectors, the hard drive on the first SATA connector is the first physical drive. When hard drives are different utilities. A. Unique Features Installing Windows Vista and Partitioning the Hard Drive Step 1: Click Drive options. System Requirements: • At least 512 MB of the hard drive, make... of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 ...
...connectors, the hard drive on the first SATA connector is the first physical drive. When hard drives are different utilities. A. Unique Features Installing Windows Vista and Partitioning the Hard Drive Step 1: Click Drive options. System Requirements: • At least 512 MB of the hard drive, make... of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 ...
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...- 62 - Note: You can update the system BIOS without the need to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ and @BIOS™. However, if the main BIOS is ... you from the nearest @BIOS server 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use FAT32/16/12 file system. 3. Additionally, this motherboard features the DualBIOS™ design, which enhances protection for GA-MA74GMT-S2H E3c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot ...
...- 62 - Note: You can update the system BIOS without the need to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ and @BIOS™. However, if the main BIOS is ... you from the nearest @BIOS server 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use FAT32/16/12 file system. 3. Additionally, this motherboard features the DualBIOS™ design, which enhances protection for GA-MA74GMT-S2H E3c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot ...
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... obtained from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Follow the on -screen instructions to be flashed matches your system after the system restarts. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2.... Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function: Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually ...
... obtained from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Follow the on -screen instructions to be flashed matches your system after the system restarts. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2.... Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function: Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually ...
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... own sound file (.wav file). (Note) Before enabling Easy Boost, right-click the EasyTune 6 icon in Windows environment. Grayed-out area(s) indicates that you to monitor hardware temperature, voltage and fan speed and set . 4-3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system...
... own sound file (.wav file). (Note) Before enabling Easy Boost, right-click the EasyTune 6 icon in Windows environment. Grayed-out area(s) indicates that you to monitor hardware temperature, voltage and fan speed and set . 4-3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system...
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... Copy Services technology, Time Repair allows you cannot edit the contents of the screen to quickly back up and restore your system data in the Windows Vista operating system. System Restore Choose a system restore point using the navigation bar on the right or at different time. est shadow copy will be...
... Copy Services technology, Time Repair allows you cannot edit the contents of the screen to quickly back up and restore your system data in the Windows Vista operating system. System Restore Choose a system restore point using the navigation bar on the right or at different time. est shadow copy will be...
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...create RAID array on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your computer. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. Before you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and... controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is set in your computer Attach 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. If you do not want to create RAID, you begin Please...
...create RAID array on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your computer. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. Before you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and... controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is set in your computer Attach 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. If you do not want to create RAID, you begin Please...
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...the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a non-RAID configuration. Press + to enter the View Drive Assignments window. To view the disk drives assigned to arrays, press to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. To view controller settings, press to enter the ...Define LD window. No Array is the first option screen when you enter the BIOS RAID Setup utility. (Figure 3). To create an array, press to enter...
...the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a non-RAID configuration. Press + to enter the View Drive Assignments window. To view the disk drives assigned to arrays, press to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. To view controller settings, press to enter the ...Define LD window. No Array is the first option screen when you enter the BIOS RAID Setup utility. (Figure 3). To create an array, press to enter...
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... 2 ---- LD 4 ---- Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. LD No RAID Mode [ Define LD Menu ] Total Drv LD 1 RAID 0 0 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON [ Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID Drive Model 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 Capabilities SATA 3G SATA 3G Fast Init: ON Cache...[Ctrl-Y] Save [PgUp/Dn] Page Change Figure 5 Appendix - 72 - LD 8 ---- Create Arrays Manually To create a new array, press to enter the Define LD Menu window (Figure 4). LD 9 ---- LD 7 ----
... 2 ---- LD 4 ---- Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. LD No RAID Mode [ Define LD Menu ] Total Drv LD 1 RAID 0 0 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON [ Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID Drive Model 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 Capabilities SATA 3G SATA 3G Fast Init: ON Cache...[Ctrl-Y] Save [PgUp/Dn] Page Change Figure 5 Appendix - 72 - LD 8 ---- Create Arrays Manually To create a new array, press to enter the Define LD Menu window (Figure 4). LD 9 ---- LD 7 ----
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... will appear. Figure 7 7. Press + keys to select RAID 0. 2. Press + to clear the MBR or press other key to use maximum capacity... Then, the window below will appear. After the creation is the default. 3. Set the Stripe Block size. 64 KB is complete, the screen will see the newlycreated array. 9. ...
... will appear. Figure 7 7. Press + keys to select RAID 0. 2. Press + to clear the MBR or press other key to use maximum capacity... Then, the window below will appear. After the creation is the default. 3. Set the Stripe Block size. 64 KB is complete, the screen will see the newlycreated array. 9. ...
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... for the SATA driver directories for different Windows operating systems. Operating System Windows XP 32-bit Windows XP 64-bit Windows Vista 32-bit Windows Vista 64-bit Windows 7 32-bit (AHCI mode) Windows 7 32-bit (RAID mode) Windows 7 64-bit (AHCI mode) Windows 7 64-bit (RAID mode) Directory .../AHCI mode, you also can copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. sume that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Press after the command (Figure 1): A:\>copy d:\...
... for the SATA driver directories for different Windows operating systems. Operating System Windows XP 32-bit Windows XP 64-bit Windows Vista 32-bit Windows Vista 64-bit Windows 7 32-bit (AHCI mode) Windows 7 32-bit (RAID mode) Windows 7 64-bit (AHCI mode) Windows 7 64-bit (RAID mode) Directory .../AHCI mode, you also can copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. sume that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Press after the command (Figure 1): A:\>copy d:\...
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...to the RAID/ AHCI hard drives, select 3) SB7xx AHCI/RAID Driver for XP. Your system will open similar to exit when finished. In Windows mode: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe... file in Figure 3, to install Windows XP to the floppy disk. Figure 2 Figure 3 Appendix - 76 - Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu in ...
...to the RAID/ AHCI hard drives, select 3) SB7xx AHCI/RAID Driver for XP. Your system will open similar to exit when finished. In Windows mode: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe... file in Figure 3, to install Windows XP to the floppy disk. Figure 2 Figure 3 Appendix - 76 - Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu in ...
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...Select F3=Exit Step 3: Figure 2 On the next screen, press to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Appendix Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and ... a controller menu similar to Figure 2 below will then appear asking you need to continue the driver installation. The followings are ready to install Windows Vista/ XP onto your system to boot from the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen. A. Figure 1 Step ...
...Select F3=Exit Step 3: Figure 2 On the next screen, press to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Appendix Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and ... a controller menu similar to Figure 2 below will then appear asking you need to continue the driver installation. The followings are ready to install Windows Vista/ XP onto your system to boot from the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen. A. Figure 1 Step ...