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..., translated, transmitted, or published in any means without prior notice. Changes to the specifications and features 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. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of ...
..., translated, transmitted, or published in any means without prior notice. Changes to the specifications and features 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. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of ...
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... 59 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 59 3-2 SoftwareApplications 60 3-3 Driver CD Information 60 3-4 Hardware Information 61 3-5 Contact Us ...61 Chapter 4 Unique Features 63 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 63 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 68 ... Appendix ...73 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 73 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 73 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP 79 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 80 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 85 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 85 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In and Out...
... 59 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 59 3-2 SoftwareApplications 60 3-3 Driver CD Information 60 3-4 Hardware Information 61 3-5 Contact Us ...61 Chapter 4 Unique Features 63 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 63 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 68 ... Appendix ...73 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 73 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 73 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP 79 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 80 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 85 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 85 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In and Out...
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... cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-11R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-MA78GPM-DS2H or GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box...
... cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-11R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-MA78GPM-DS2H or GA-MA78GM-DS2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box...
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... sure the metal contacts on your expansion card in the slot. 3. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in the slot and does not rock. • Removing the Card: Gently push back on the lever on the...: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently push down on the top edge of the card until it is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 18 - Align the card with a screw. 5. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to prevent hardware damage. Secure the card's metal bracket...
... sure the metal contacts on your expansion card in the slot. 3. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in the slot and does not rock. • Removing the Card: Gently push back on the lever on the...: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently push down on the top edge of the card until it is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 18 - Align the card with a screw. 5. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to prevent hardware damage. Secure the card's metal bracket...
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... system when completed. Operation System Requirement: Windows Vista and Windows XP*. 2. ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Driver Installation and Setup Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Installing Chipset Drivers. Right-click the icon to enable ATI Hybrid CrossFireX. Only for GA-MA78GM-DS2H. * For Windows XP, you begin-1. Hardware Installation B. Step 2: Enter the CrossFire menu and select...
... system when completed. Operation System Requirement: Windows Vista and Windows XP*. 2. ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Driver Installation and Setup Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Installing Chipset Drivers. Right-click the icon to enable ATI Hybrid CrossFireX. Only for GA-MA78GM-DS2H. * For Windows XP, you begin-1. Hardware Installation B. Step 2: Enter the CrossFire menu and select...
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... access the Q-Flash utility in time. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00 Function Keys SATA Mode Message: "SATA is ...to AHCI mode and enable hot plug functionality for one time only. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change it to XpressRecovery2 during the POST, telling you do not respond YES or NO...
... access the Q-Flash utility in time. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00 Function Keys SATA Mode Message: "SATA is ...to AHCI mode and enable hot plug functionality for one time only. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change it to XpressRecovery2 during the POST, telling you do not respond YES or NO...
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D-SUB/DVI Sets the D-SUB/DVI-D as the graphics display. (Default) D-SUB/HDMI Sets the D-SUB/HDMI as the first display. (Default) GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 46 - Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive, then press the plus key (or ) or the minus key (or ) ... (Note) Enables or disables the Patch AMD TLB Erratum function. (Default: Enabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Disabled Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed. (Default: Disabled) Away Mode Enables or ...
D-SUB/DVI Sets the D-SUB/DVI-D as the graphics display. (Default) D-SUB/HDMI Sets the D-SUB/HDMI as the first display. (Default) GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 46 - Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive, then press the plus key (or ) or the minus key (or ) ... (Note) Enables or disables the Patch AMD TLB Erratum function. (Default: Enabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Disabled Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed. (Default: Disabled) Away Mode Enables or ...
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... hot plug. Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to As SATA Type PATA mode. (Default) The mode depends on the OnChip SATA Type settings. Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in...
... hot plug. Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to As SATA Type PATA mode. (Default) The mode depends on the OnChip SATA Type settings. Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in...
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... (by right-clicking your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your system automatically during the driver installation. Failure to restart your optional drive. After installing the SP1 (or later), 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. After the system restart...
... (by right-clicking your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your system automatically during the driver installation. Failure to restart your optional drive. After installing the SP1 (or later), 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. After the system restart...
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3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. 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. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 60 -
3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. 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. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 60 -
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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. - 61 - Drivers Installation
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. - 61 - Drivers Installation
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... leave enough unallocated space in advanced (10 GB or more is recommended; Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are not supported. "*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode are installed. • The amount of data). • It is...
... leave enough unallocated space in advanced (10 GB or more is recommended; Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are not supported. "*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode are installed. • The amount of data). • It is...
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...you see the following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 (Figure 8), press any key to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 8 2. GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00 Figure 9 C. Xpress Recovery2 will ... to store the backup image file. - 66 - Figure 12 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. B. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive...
...you see the following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 (Figure 8), press any key to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 8 2. GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00 Figure 9 C. Xpress Recovery2 will ... to store the backup image file. - 66 - Figure 12 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. B. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive...
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... the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to download the Windows Vista SATA RAID driver. - 73 - Then connect the power connector from your SATA RAID drives, please go to GIGABYTE's website to available SATA port on the motherboard. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To...hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. (Note 3) 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI...
... the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to download the Windows Vista SATA RAID driver. - 73 - Then connect the power connector from your SATA RAID drives, please go to GIGABYTE's website to available SATA port on the motherboard. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To...hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. (Note 3) 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI...
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...-ROM support and two blank formatted floppy disks. Press to the next section, "5-1-3." A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk. Appendix For more details, refer to exit when finished. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard... the OS installation. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. From your system. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. Your system will open similar to that in MS-DOS mode . (Note)...
...-ROM support and two blank formatted floppy disks. Press to the next section, "5-1-3." A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk. Appendix For more details, refer to exit when finished. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard... the OS installation. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. From your system. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. Your system will open similar to that in MS-DOS mode . (Note)...
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...Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with..., press S. * If you do not have chosen to that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 80 - A. Windows Setup Press F6 if you see the next screen.
...Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with..., press S. * If you do not have chosen to that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 80 - A. Windows Setup Press F6 if you see the next screen.
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...ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 If a message appears saying one minute. Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the AMD SB700 SATA RAID/AHCI driver in about one or some file(s) cannot be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to continue... disk. When the screen as shown below will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. The driver installation will appear. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 - 81 - Use the arrow keys to configure a...
...ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 If a message appears saying one minute. Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the AMD SB700 SATA RAID/AHCI driver in about one or some file(s) cannot be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to continue... disk. When the screen as shown below will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. The driver installation will appear. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 - 81 - Use the arrow keys to configure a...
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WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 82 - To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation.
WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 82 - To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation.
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... 64-bit, browse to the x64 folder. Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved (Figure 7). Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system to boot from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive before installing Windows Vista (go to the BootDrv folder and save... the whole SB700V foler to copy the driver files from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that below appears...
... 64-bit, browse to the x64 folder. Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved (Figure 7). Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system to boot from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive before installing Windows Vista (go to the BootDrv folder and save... the whole SB700V foler to copy the driver files from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that below appears...
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Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 9). Step 3: When a screen as shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by driver version. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 84 - Figure 9 The install menus described in Figure 8 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and press Next. Figure 8 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear.
Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 9). Step 3: When a screen as shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by driver version. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 84 - Figure 9 The install menus described in Figure 8 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and press Next. Figure 8 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear.