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...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. by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD as the exclu- Changes to the specifications and...be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this manual are legally registered to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. All rights reserved. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. The trademarks mentioned in any means without prior notice. sive global distributor ...
...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. by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD as the exclu- Changes to the specifications and...be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this manual are legally registered to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. All rights reserved. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. The trademarks mentioned in any means without prior notice. sive global distributor ...
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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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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 contents above ...
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 contents above ...
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...below to correctly install your expansion card in your operating system. Turn on the card until it is fully inserted into the slot. 4. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 18 - Locate an expansion slot that came with the slot, and press down on the slot and then lift the card... straight out from the slot. Align the card with your computer. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Install the driver provided with a ...
...below to correctly install your expansion card in your operating system. Turn on the card until it is fully inserted into the slot. 4. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 18 - Locate an expansion slot that came with the slot, and press down on the slot and then lift the card... straight out from the slot. Align the card with your computer. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Install the driver provided with a ...
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... performance for installation. Restart your system when completed. Only for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. 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... UMA Frame Buffer Size to 256MB. • Set Surround View to Disabled. • Set Init Display First to enter the Catalyst Control Center. Only for GA-MA78GM-DS2H. * For Windows XP, you begin-1.
... performance for installation. Restart your system when completed. Only for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. 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... UMA Frame Buffer Size to 256MB. • Set Surround View to Disabled. • Set Init Display First to enter the Catalyst Control Center. Only for GA-MA78GM-DS2H. * For Windows XP, you begin-1.
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...Menu allows you the SATA 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 subsequent access to XpressRecovery2... key < > or the down arrow key< > to select the first boot device, then press to continue IDE mode operation and stop showing this message again. GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00 Function Keys SATA Mode Message: "SATA is found ...
...Menu allows you the SATA 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 subsequent access to XpressRecovery2... key < > or the down arrow key< > to select the first boot device, then press to continue IDE mode operation and stop showing this message again. GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00 Function Keys SATA Mode Message: "SATA is found ...
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...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... read/write errors of the monitor display from the available devices. PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 46 - Onboard Sets the onboard VGA as the graphics display. D-SUB/DVI Sets the D-SUB/DVI-D as the graphics display....
...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... read/write errors of the monitor display from the available devices. PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 46 - Onboard Sets the onboard VGA as the graphics display. D-SUB/DVI Sets the D-SUB/DVI-D as the graphics display....
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... IDE if you wish to install a 3rd party add-in Native IDE mode. (Default) Set this item to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. BIOS Setup Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to Disabled. Onboard 1394 Function...
... IDE if you wish to install a 3rd party add-in Native IDE mode. (Default) Set this item to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. BIOS Setup Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to Disabled. Onboard 1394 Function...
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....) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. Drivers Installation Failure to install. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following the item. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will automatically...
....) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. Drivers Installation Failure to install. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following the item. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will automatically...
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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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... 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 not supported. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up/restore the first physical hard drive that allows you...
... 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 not supported. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up/restore the first physical hard drive that allows you...
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...the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. Figure 12 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Boot from the motherboard driver disk to startup XpressRecovery2..... After you wish to check disk allocation. ... Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. B. Figure 8 2. GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00 Figure 9 C. Figure 10 Figure 11 ...
...the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. Figure 12 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Boot from the motherboard driver disk to startup XpressRecovery2..... After you wish to check disk allocation. ... Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. B. Figure 8 2. GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00 Figure 9 C. Figure 10 Figure 11 ...
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C . Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Then connect the power connector from your SATA RAID drives, please go to GIGABYTE's website to ensure optimal performance, it is set to AHCI or RAID ...that you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to download the Windows Vista SATA RAID driver. - 73 - B. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Configure SATA controller mode in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted ...
C . Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Then connect the power connector from your SATA RAID drives, please go to GIGABYTE's website to ensure optimal performance, it is set to AHCI or RAID ...that you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to download the Windows Vista SATA RAID driver. - 73 - B. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Configure SATA controller mode in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted ...
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... Windows XP to your RAID/AHCI hard drives, select (5) SB700 SATA for the AMD SB700 SATA controller. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the menu. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to your system. Your system will open similar to that ...2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in Figure 2. 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto ...
... Windows XP to your RAID/AHCI hard drives, select (5) SB700 SATA for the AMD SB700 SATA controller. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the menu. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to your system. Your system will open similar to that ...2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in Figure 2. 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto ...
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... Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you do not want to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 80 - The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for...
... Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you do not want to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 80 - The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for...
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...the screen as shown below will appear. Windows Setup Setup will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want from the following mass storage device(s): AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform *.... S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 - 81 - 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 configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows,...
...the screen as shown below will appear. Windows Setup Setup will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want from the following mass storage device(s): AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform *.... S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 - 81 - 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 configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows,...
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Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. 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 - 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. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup.
Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. 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 - 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. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup.
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Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears (RAID hard drive will not be sure to copy the driver files from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Then use Method B to the x86 (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or ...x64 (for Windows Vista 64-bit) folder. Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved (Figure 7). Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. For users using a SATA optical drive, be detected at this stage), select Load...
Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears (RAID hard drive will not be sure to copy the driver files from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Then use Method B to the x86 (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or ...x64 (for Windows Vista 64-bit) folder. Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved (Figure 7). Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. For users using a SATA optical drive, be detected at this stage), select Load...
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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. 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.