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...-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks... like this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE. is 1.0. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. GIGABYTE UNITED...
...-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks... like this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE. is 1.0. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. GIGABYTE UNITED...
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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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... the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to correctly install your operating system. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 18 - Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord.... 3. Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel. 2. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Locate an expansion slot that came with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully inserted ...
... the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to correctly install your operating system. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 18 - Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord.... 3. Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel. 2. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Locate an expansion slot that came with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully inserted ...
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.... Graphics Card Requirement: An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported graphics card. Hardware Installation ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Driver Installation and Setup Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Installing Chipset Drivers. Restart your system when completed. Click Xpress Install for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. Right-click the icon to enable ATI Hybrid CrossFireX. Before you must install AMD chipset...
.... Graphics Card Requirement: An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported graphics card. Hardware Installation ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Driver Installation and Setup Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Installing Chipset Drivers. Restart your system when completed. Click Xpress Install for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. Right-click the icon to enable ATI Hybrid CrossFireX. Before you must install AMD chipset...
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GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00...be based on BIOS Setup settings. After system restart, the device boot order will display a message during the POST. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 36 - The message that follows asks if you to set to access the Q-Flash utility directly without ... controller is effective 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 AHCI mode and enable hot plug functionality for...
GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00...be based on BIOS Setup settings. After system restart, the device boot order will display a message during the POST. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 36 - The message that follows asks if you to set to access the Q-Flash utility directly without ... controller is effective 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 AHCI mode and enable hot plug functionality for...
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... ) or the minus key (or ) to move it up or down on the list. Onboard Sets the onboard VGA as the first display. (Default) GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 46 - Hard Disk Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of loading the operating system from the D-SUB/DVI-D or D-SUB/HDMI. Virtualization Virtualization allows a platform... Erratum (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 accept.
... ) or the minus key (or ) to move it up or down on the list. Onboard Sets the onboard VGA as the first display. (Default) GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 46 - Hard Disk Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of loading the operating system from the D-SUB/DVI-D or D-SUB/HDMI. Virtualization Virtualization allows a platform... Erratum (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 accept.
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AHCI Configures the SATA controller to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to Disabled. Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this option to Native IDE ...
AHCI Configures the SATA controller to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to Disabled. Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this option to Native IDE ...
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... go 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 continue to install other applications included in Device Manager, please remove the question... example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following the item. After installing the ...
... go 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 continue to install other applications included in Device Manager, please remove the question... example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following the item. After installing the ...
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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 - 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. - 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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... 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 attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first SATA connector is the first physical drive. - 63...
... 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 attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first SATA connector is the first physical drive. - 63...
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Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to search the first physical hard drive as the .... Xpress Recovery2 will begin to store the backup image file. - 66 - Figure 8 2. After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00 Figure 9 C. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure...
Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to search the first physical hard drive as the .... Xpress Recovery2 will begin to store the backup image file. - 66 - Figure 8 2. After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00 Figure 9 C. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive data (Figure...
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... hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is set to download the Windows Vista SATA RAID driver. - 73 - Install SATA hard drive(s) in your SATA RAID drives, please go to GIGABYTE's website to AHCI or RAID mode. (Note 3) To install Windows Vista onto 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...
... hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is set to download the Windows Vista SATA RAID driver. - 73 - Install SATA hard drive(s) in your SATA RAID drives, please go to GIGABYTE's website to AHCI or RAID mode. (Note 3) To install Windows Vista onto 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...
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... the Windows setup process. For example, from the motherboard driver disk during the OS installation. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in the BootDrv folder (Figure 3). Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Press.... See the instructions below about how to exit when finished. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. Press to copy the driver in MS-DOS mode . (Note) Prepare a startup disk that in Figure 2, to install Windows XP to a floppy disk. Appendix Once...
... the Windows setup process. For example, from the motherboard driver disk during the OS installation. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in the BootDrv folder (Figure 3). Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Press.... See the instructions below about how to exit when finished. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. Press to copy the driver in MS-DOS mode . (Note) Prepare a startup disk that in Figure 2, to install Windows XP to a floppy disk. Appendix Once...
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...a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). After pressing , there will load support for the following is an example of Windows XP and Vista installation. ...S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 80 - 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System You are ready to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER....
...a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). After pressing , there will load support for the following is an example of Windows XP and Vista installation. ...S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 80 - 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System You are ready to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER....
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...about one or some file(s) cannot 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 be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to the previous screen. Select the SCSI ...floppy disk. Windows Setup You have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to continue the driver installation from the following mass storage device(s): AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives,...
...about one or some file(s) cannot 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 be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to the previous screen. Select the SCSI ...floppy disk. Windows Setup You have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to continue the driver installation from the following mass storage device(s): AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives,...
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To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. 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. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 82 - WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer.
To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. 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. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 82 - WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer.
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... or x64 (for Windows Vista 64-bit) folder. Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved (Figure 7). For users using a SATA optical drive, be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 6). When a screen similar to that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1:... drive will not be sure to the USB flash drive). Figure 7 - 83 - B. 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...
... or x64 (for Windows Vista 64-bit) folder. Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved (Figure 7). For users using a SATA optical drive, be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 6). When a screen similar to that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1:... drive will not be sure to the USB flash drive). Figure 7 - 83 - B. 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...
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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. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 84 - Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 9). Figure 8 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear.
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. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 84 - Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 9). Figure 8 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear.