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.... No part of GIGABYTE. Check your motherboard looks like this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. The trademarks mentioned in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types...: - 3 - For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on our website. For example, "... to assist in this : "REV: X.X." Disclaimer Information in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide...
.... No part of GIGABYTE. Check your motherboard looks like this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. The trademarks mentioned in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types...: - 3 - For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on our website. For example, "... to assist in this : "REV: X.X." Disclaimer Information in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide...
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... 57 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 57 3-2 Application Software 58 3-3 Technical Manuals 58 3-4 Contact ...59 3-5 System ...59 3-6 Download Center 60 Chapter 4 Unique Features 61 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 61 4-2 BIOS ...Chapter 5 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 Configuring Audio Input and Output 84 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 84 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 86 5-2-3 ...
... 57 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 57 3-2 Application Software 58 3-3 Technical Manuals 58 3-4 Contact ...59 3-5 System ...59 3-6 Download Center 60 Chapter 4 Unique Features 61 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 61 4-2 BIOS ...Chapter 5 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 Configuring Audio Input and Output 84 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 84 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 86 5-2-3 ...
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... port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) S/PDIF in and out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-1*R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-0*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-MA78GM-US2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without...
... port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) S/PDIF in and out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-1*R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-0*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-MA78GM-US2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without...
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...back panel with the slot, and press down on the top edge of the card until it is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. GA-MA78GM-US2H Motherboard - 18 - Secure the card's metal bracket to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card(s). 7. Locate an expansion slot that...the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. Carefully read the manual that supports your operating system. Install the driver provided with your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before you ...
...back panel with the slot, and press down on the top edge of the card until it is fully seated in the expansion slot. 1. GA-MA78GM-US2H Motherboard - 18 - Secure the card's metal bracket to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card(s). 7. Locate an expansion slot that...the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. Carefully read the manual that supports your operating system. Install the driver provided with your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before you ...
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...supported graphics card. Step 1: The ATI icon appears in the operating system first. * For Windows XP, you begin-1. Before you must install AMD chipset driver version 8.51 or later. - 19 - Click Xpress Install for AMD platform. Step 2: Enter the CrossFire menu and select the Enable CrossFire checkbox. ...• You do not have to install the graphics card driver if the motherboard chipset driver has been installed. • To change the Internal Graphic Mode or UMA Frame Buffer Size setting in BIOS Setup, be sure...
...supported graphics card. Step 1: The ATI icon appears in the operating system first. * For Windows XP, you begin-1. Before you must install AMD chipset driver version 8.51 or later. - 19 - Click Xpress Install for AMD platform. Step 2: Enter the CrossFire menu and select the Enable CrossFire checkbox. ...• You do not have to install the graphics card driver if the motherboard chipset driver has been installed. • To change the Internal Graphic Mode or UMA Frame Buffer Size setting in BIOS Setup, be sure...
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... Software, Inc. GA-MA78GM-US2H Motherboard - 36 - To exit Boot Menu, press . GA-MA78GM-US2H E1c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/26/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0YC-00 Function Keys SATA Mode Message: "SATA is effective for subsequent access to accept. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the...
... Software, Inc. GA-MA78GM-US2H Motherboard - 36 - To exit Boot Menu, press . GA-MA78GM-US2H E1c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/26/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0YC-00 Function Keys SATA Mode Message: "SATA is effective for subsequent access to accept. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the...
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... TLB Erratum (Note) Enables or disables the Patch AMD TLB Erratum function. (Default: Enabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed. (Default: Disabled) Away Mode Enables or disables...
... TLB Erratum (Note) Enables or disables the Patch AMD TLB Erratum function. (Default: Enabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed. (Default: Disabled) Away Mode Enables or disables...
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...Native mode. IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller. OnChip USB Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB 1.1 controller. (Default: Enabled) GA-MA78GM-US2H Motherboard - 46 - 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel OnChip SATA Controller ... party add-in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to PATA mode. (Default) As SATA Type The mode depends on the OnChip SATA Type settings. OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type...
...Native mode. IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller. OnChip USB Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB 1.1 controller. (Default: Enabled) GA-MA78GM-US2H Motherboard - 46 - 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel OnChip SATA Controller ... party add-in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to PATA mode. (Default) As SATA Type The mode depends on the OnChip SATA Type settings. OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type...
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... (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all ...question mark (by right-clicking your system and then list all the recommended drivers. Drivers Installation Failure to install. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows XP as...
... (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all ...question mark (by right-clicking your system and then list all the recommended drivers. Drivers Installation Failure to install. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows XP as...
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GA-MA78GM-US2H Motherboard - 58 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals.
GA-MA78GM-US2H Motherboard - 58 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals.
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Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE Website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 59 -
Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE Website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 59 -
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The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site. GA-MA78GM-US2H Motherboard - 60 -
The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site. GA-MA78GM-US2H Motherboard - 60 -
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... backup file at which the data is backed up/restored. • It takes longer to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the first and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive. A. Xpress Recovery2 can...
... backup file at which the data is backed up/restored. • It takes longer to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the first and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive. A. Xpress Recovery2 can...
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... access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. GA-MA78GM-US2H Motherboard - 62 - Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST. Step 4: After the operating system is installed, rightclick the Computer icon...
... access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. GA-MA78GM-US2H Motherboard - 62 - Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST. Step 4: After the operating system is installed, rightclick the Computer icon...
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..., making full use of Internet resources. 4-5 Q-Share Q-Share is NOT enabled. - 71 - Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to be shared (Note) Updates Q-Share online Displays the current Q-Share version Exits Q-Share (Note) This option is available only...
..., making full use of Internet resources. 4-5 Q-Share Q-Share is NOT enabled. - 71 - Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to be shared (Note) Updates Q-Share online Displays the current Q-Share version Exits Q-Share (Note) This option is available only...
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... hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is set to create RAID array on the motherboard. C . Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you do not want to AHCI or RAID mode. - 73 - Configure SATA controller mode 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. Configure a RAID array in your computer. Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure...
... hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is set to create RAID array on the motherboard. C . Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you do not want to AHCI or RAID mode. - 73 - Configure SATA controller mode 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. Configure a RAID array in your computer. Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure...
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...floppy disks. For installing Windows Vista, you need to your system. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation. Appendix See the instructions below about how to RAID/AHCI mode, you may not be recognized during the OS...following two commands. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. First of all, copy the driver for the AMD SB700 SATA controller. For more details, refer to exit when finished. For example, from the menu in Figure ...
...floppy disks. For installing Windows Vista, you need to your system. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation. Appendix See the instructions below about how to RAID/AHCI mode, you may not be recognized during the OS...following two commands. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. First of all, copy the driver for the AMD SB700 SATA controller. For more details, refer to exit when finished. For example, from the menu in Figure ...
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... asking you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). After the driver installation, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit GA-MA78GM-US2H Motherboard Figure 2 - 80 - Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your...
... asking you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). After the driver installation, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit GA-MA78GM-US2H Motherboard Figure 2 - 80 - Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your...
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...64-bit, browse to the LH64A folder. Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. Note: For users using a SATA optical drive, be detected at this stage), select Load Driver (Figure 3). Then use Method B to the LH (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or...RAID hard drive will not be sure to the USB flash drive). Figure 4 - 81 - 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 SB750V foler to...
...64-bit, browse to the LH64A folder. Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. Note: For users using a SATA optical drive, be detected at this stage), select Load Driver (Figure 3). Then use Method B to the LH (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or...RAID hard drive will not be sure to the USB flash drive). Figure 4 - 81 - 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 SB750V foler to...
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Figure 6 The install menus described in Figure 5 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and press Next. Figure 5 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. GA-MA78GM-US2H Motherboard - 82 - Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 6). Step 3: When a screen as shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by driver version.
Figure 6 The install menus described in Figure 5 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and press Next. Figure 5 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. GA-MA78GM-US2H Motherboard - 82 - Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 6). Step 3: When a screen as shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by driver version.