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... 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 GIGABYTE. Disclaimer Information in the use of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in any...
... 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 GIGABYTE. Disclaimer Information in the use of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published 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 ...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 78 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 83 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 83 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In and Out Cable...
... 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 ...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 78 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 83 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 83 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In and Out Cable...
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Box Contents GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to ...
Box Contents GA-MA78GM-S2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to ...
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... to correctly install your expansion card in your card. Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. GA-MA78GM-S2H Motherboard - 18 - Make sure the metal contacts on your expansion card(s). 7. Carefully read the manual that supports your operating system. PCI Express x1...
... to correctly install your expansion card in your card. Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. GA-MA78GM-S2H Motherboard - 18 - Make sure the metal contacts on your expansion card(s). 7. Carefully read the manual that supports your operating system. PCI Express x1...
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...< > to select the first boot device, then press to accept. 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 want to change the first boot ... Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots. GA-MA78GM-S2H F3c . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 02/13/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG06C-00 Function Keys SATA Mode Message: "SATA is...
...< > to select the first boot device, then press to accept. 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 want to change the first boot ... Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots. GA-MA78GM-S2H F3c . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 02/13/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG06C-00 Function Keys SATA Mode Message: "SATA is...
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... the available devices. AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to silently perform unattended tasks while in a low-power mode that appears off (Default: Disabled) GA-MA78GM-S2H Motherboard - 40 - Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. Use...
... the available devices. AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to silently perform unattended tasks while in a low-power mode that appears off (Default: Disabled) GA-MA78GM-S2H Motherboard - 40 - Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. Use...
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... SATA controller. 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 AHCI mode. OnChip SATA Port4/5 Mode (SATAII4/ESATA connectors) Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA controller. Windows XP/2000. OnChip USB Controller...
... SATA controller. 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 AHCI mode. OnChip SATA Port4/5 Mode (SATAII4/ESATA connectors) Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA controller. Windows XP/2000. OnChip USB Controller...
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... "Xpress Install" will continue to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will restart your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will then autodetect and...Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install other applications included in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by right...
... "Xpress Install" will continue to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will restart your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will then autodetect and...Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install other applications included in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by right...
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GA-MA78GM-S2H 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. 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
GA-MA78GM-S2H 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. 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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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. - 57 - 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. - 57 - Drivers Installation
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... 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 different utilities. System Requirements: • AMD platform • At least 64 MB of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® 2000...
... 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 different utilities. System Requirements: • AMD platform • At least 64 MB of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® 2000...
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... (Figure 11). Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to check disk allocation. If you see the following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 (Figure 8), press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . GA-MA78GM-S2H F3c . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : ...the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. Figure 12 GA-MA78GM-S2H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. After you use the backup function in...
... (Figure 11). Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to check disk allocation. If you see the following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 (Figure 8), press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . GA-MA78GM-S2H F3c . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : ...the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. Figure 12 GA-MA78GM-S2H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. After you use the backup function in...
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...ensure the Internet connection is stable and do so may result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is unable to start. 3. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Step 2: Select the @BIOS server site...Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. Options and Instructions: 1. C. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. In Windows, close all applications and TSR...
...ensure the Internet connection is stable and do so may result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is unable to start. 3. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Step 2: Select the @BIOS server site...Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. Options and Instructions: 1. C. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. In Windows, close all applications and TSR...
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... Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. 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 is...if you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). B. Then connect the power connector from your SATA RAID drives, please go to GIGABYTE's website to create RAID array on the motherboard. Appendix Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Make a floppy disk ...
... Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. 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 is...if you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). B. Then connect the power connector from your SATA RAID drives, please go to GIGABYTE's website to create RAID array on the motherboard. Appendix Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Make a floppy disk ...
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...(Note 1) . Press to the next section, "5-1-3." From your optical drive (example: D:\>). For installing Windows Vista, you to install the SATA AHCI driver in Figure 2, to install Windows XP to your system. Prepare a startup disk that in the BootDrv folder (Figure 3). For example, from the startup... disk. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to copy the driver in your RAID/AHCI hard drives, select (5) SB700 SATA for the AMD SB700 SATA controller. Once at the A:\> prompt,...
...(Note 1) . Press to the next section, "5-1-3." From your optical drive (example: D:\>). For installing Windows Vista, you to install the SATA AHCI driver in Figure 2, to install Windows XP to your system. Prepare a startup disk that in the BootDrv folder (Figure 3). For example, from the startup... disk. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to copy the driver in your RAID/AHCI hard drives, select (5) SB700 SATA for the AMD SB700 SATA controller. Once at the A:\> prompt,...
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... not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your hard drive(s). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA78GM-S2H Motherboard - 78 - After pressing , there will load support for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from...an example of some files being loaded before you see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to that below appears...
... not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your hard drive(s). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA78GM-S2H Motherboard - 78 - After pressing , there will load support for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from...an example of some files being loaded before you see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to that below appears...
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..., press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 - 79 - The driver installation will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the floppy disk. Appendix Windows Setup Setup will appear. Use the arrow keys to... continue the driver installation from the motherboard driver disk. 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 ...
..., press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 - 79 - The driver installation will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the floppy disk. Appendix Windows Setup Setup will appear. Use the arrow keys to... continue the driver installation from the motherboard driver disk. 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 ...
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To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 GA-MA78GM-S2H Motherboard - 80 - To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer.
To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 GA-MA78GM-S2H Motherboard - 80 - To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer.
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... Installing Windows Vista (Note) (The procedure below assumes that below appears (RAID hard drive will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 6). Figure 7 (Note) For AHCI drives, installation of Windows Vista does not require you to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk... and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to install the SATA AHCI driver in your system.) Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7). When a screen similar to that only one...
... Installing Windows Vista (Note) (The procedure below assumes that below appears (RAID hard drive will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 6). Figure 7 (Note) For AHCI drives, installation of Windows Vista does not require you to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk... and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to install the SATA AHCI driver in your system.) Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7). When a screen similar to that only one...
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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. GA-MA78GM-S2H Motherboard - 82 - 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.
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. GA-MA78GM-S2H Motherboard - 82 - 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.