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... 71 4-3 EasyTune 5 Pro 72 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 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...
... 71 4-3 EasyTune 5 Pro 72 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 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...
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...of system memory (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1066 (Note 2)/800/667 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) 128MB DDR3 SidePort memory Realtek ALC889A codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for Dolby... ports (1 on the back panel, 1 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) Only for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD iTE IT8718 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive T.I. Support for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 10 -
...of system memory (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1066 (Note 2)/800/667 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) 128MB DDR3 SidePort memory Realtek ALC889A codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for Dolby... ports (1 on the back panel, 1 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) Only for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD iTE IT8718 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive T.I. Support for GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 10 -
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...the total number of hard drives must be used to connect a system power LED on the chassis to your SATA hard drive. • A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to indicate system power status. Each SATA connector ...L-shaped end of hard drives must be an even number. 9) PWR_LED (System Power LED Header) This header can be an even number. • A RAID 10 configuration requires at least two hard drives. The LED is on when the system is in S1 sleep state. Pin No. Hardware Installation 8) SATA2_0...
...the total number of hard drives must be used to connect a system power LED on the chassis to your SATA hard drive. • A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to indicate system power status. Each SATA connector ...L-shaped end of hard drives must be an even number. 9) PWR_LED (System Power LED Header) This header can be an even number. • A RAID 10 configuration requires at least two hard drives. The LED is on when the system is in S1 sleep state. Pin No. Hardware Installation 8) SATA2_0...
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...SATA Type settings. OnChip SATA Port4/5 Mode (SATA2_4/ESATA connectors) Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA controller. IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller. Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to ... SATA Type (SATA2_0~SATA2_3 connectors) Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA2_4/ESATA connectors. BIOS Setup RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode.
...SATA Type settings. OnChip SATA Port4/5 Mode (SATA2_4/ESATA connectors) Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA controller. IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller. Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to ... SATA Type (SATA2_0~SATA2_3 connectors) Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA2_4/ESATA connectors. BIOS Setup RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode.
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"*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode are not supported. When hard drives are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first ...
"*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode are not supported. When hard drives are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first ...
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... Utility A. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 68 - GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to enter MSDOS mode. What is corrupted or damaged...GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. MA78GD2H.F1) to enter Q-Flash. GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00 Because BIOS flashing is saved to a hard drive in RAID...
... Utility A. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 68 - GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to enter MSDOS mode. What is corrupted or damaged...GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. MA78GD2H.F1) to enter Q-Flash. GA-MA78GPM-DS2H E6 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/28/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0CC-00 Because BIOS flashing is saved to a hard drive in RAID...
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... supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32/16/12 file system. • If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the up or down arrow key to select Update BIOS from Drive...
... supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32/16/12 file system. • If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the up or down arrow key to select Update BIOS from Drive...
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... if you do not want to download the Windows Vista SATA RAID driver. - 73 - Appendix Then connect the power connector from your SATA RAID drives, please go to GIGABYTE's website to create RAID array on the motherboard. Configure a RAID array in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal ...cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to create RAID, you use two ...
... if you do not want to download the Windows Vista SATA RAID driver. - 73 - Appendix Then connect the power connector from your SATA RAID drives, please go to GIGABYTE's website to create RAID array on the motherboard. Configure a RAID array in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal ...cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to create RAID, you use two ...
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...USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA [Enabled] [Enabled] [RAID] [As SATA Type] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [...Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 1 ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 74 - B. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on your motherboard. Configuring SATA controller mode...
...USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA [Enabled] [Enabled] [RAID] [As SATA Type] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [...Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 1 ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 74 - B. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on your motherboard. Configuring SATA controller mode...
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... boot begins, look for a message which says "Press to enter the Delete LD window. To delete an array, press to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility" (Figure 2). RAID BIOS Version 3.0.1540.28 (c) 2007 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. No Array is the first option screen when you do not want to configure... a RAID array. To view the disk drives assigned to arrays, press to enter the Controller Configuration window. To view controller settings, press to enter the View ...
... boot begins, look for a message which says "Press to enter the Delete LD window. To delete an array, press to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility" (Figure 2). RAID BIOS Version 3.0.1540.28 (c) 2007 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. No Array is the first option screen when you do not want to configure... a RAID array. To view the disk drives assigned to arrays, press to enter the Controller Configuration window. To view controller settings, press to enter the View ...
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...the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manually defining the drive elements and RAID levels for one or multiple disk arrays attached to enter the RAID configuration menu (Figure 5). LD 2 ---- LD 8 ---- LD 9 ---- LD 4...Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID Drive Model 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 Capabilities SATA 3G SATA 3G Capacity (GB) 79.89 80.02 Assignment N N [K] Up [L] Down [ESC] Exit [ Keys Available ] [Space] Change [Ctrl-Y] Save [PgUp/Dn] Page Change Figure 5 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H...
...the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manually defining the drive elements and RAID levels for one or multiple disk arrays attached to enter the RAID configuration menu (Figure 5). LD 2 ---- LD 8 ---- LD 9 ---- LD 4...Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID Drive Model 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 Capabilities SATA 3G SATA 3G Capacity (GB) 79.89 80.02 Assignment N N [K] Up [L] Down [ESC] Exit [ Keys Available ] [Space] Change [Ctrl-Y] Save [PgUp/Dn] Page Change Figure 5 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H...
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... screen will return to set the capacity of the disk. Under the Drives Assignments section, press the up or down arrow key to exit the RAID BIOS utility. Fast Initialization option has been selected It will appear. Then, the window below will erase the MBR data of the... RAID array or press other keys to set the array to a disk array or are labeled with their assigned disk array or shown as an example. 1. ...
... screen will return to set the capacity of the disk. Under the Drives Assignments section, press the up or down arrow key to exit the RAID BIOS utility. Fast Initialization option has been selected It will appear. Then, the window below will erase the MBR data of the... RAID array or press other keys to set the array to a disk array or are labeled with their assigned disk array or shown as an example. 1. ...
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... The View LD Definition Menu will return to this array. LD No [ View LD Definition Menu ] RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity (GB) Status LD 1 RAID 0 2 159.64 Functional Stripe Block: 64KB Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID Drive ...Model 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 Capabilities SATA 3G SATA 3G Capacity (GB) 79.89 80.02 Press Ctrl-Y to delete and press the key or the + keys. 2. Figure 9 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H...
... The View LD Definition Menu will return to this array. LD No [ View LD Definition Menu ] RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity (GB) Status LD 1 RAID 0 2 159.64 Functional Stripe Block: 64KB Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID Drive ...Model 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 Capabilities SATA 3G SATA 3G Capacity (GB) 79.89 80.02 Press Ctrl-Y to delete and press the key or the + keys. 2. Figure 9 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H...
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... - For installing Windows Vista, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation. See the instructions below about how to RAID/AHCI mode, you may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. Your system will... that is/are configured to copy the driver in Figure 2. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to your RAID/AHCI hard drives, select (5) SB700 SATA for the AMD SB700 SATA controller. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to exit when finished. Figure ...
... - For installing Windows Vista, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation. See the instructions below about how to RAID/AHCI mode, you may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. At the D:\> prompt, type the following two commands. Your system will... that is/are configured to copy the driver in Figure 2. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to your RAID/AHCI hard drives, select (5) SB700 SATA for the AMD SB700 SATA controller. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to exit when finished. Figure ...
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... to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use with Windows, press ENTER. A. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 80 - Windows Setup Setup...
... to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use with Windows, press ENTER. A. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 80 - Windows Setup Setup...
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...mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. The driver installation will appear. Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the AMD SB700 SATA RAID/AHCI driver in about one minute. 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 following mass storage device(s): AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use...
...mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. The driver installation will appear. Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the AMD SB700 SATA RAID/AHCI driver in about one minute. 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 following mass storage device(s): AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use...
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To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. 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 set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 82 - WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation.
To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. 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 set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 GA-MA78G(P)M-DS2H Motherboard - 82 - WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation.
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... 6). Figure 7 - 83 - Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved (Figure 7). 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... drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. Appendix When a screen similar to that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1: Restart your system and browse to the following directory: \BootDrv\SB700V\x86 For Windows Vista 64...
... 6). Figure 7 - 83 - Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved (Figure 7). 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... drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. Appendix When a screen similar to that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1: Restart your system and browse to the following directory: \BootDrv\SB700V\x86 For Windows Vista 64...
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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. 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 - Step 3: When a screen as shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by driver version.
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. 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 - Step 3: When a screen as shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by driver version.