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...Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. The trademarks mentioned in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of GIGABYTE. All rights reserved. For product-related information, check on... our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on...
...Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. The trademarks mentioned in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of GIGABYTE. All rights reserved. For product-related information, check on... our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on...
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... 59 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 59 3-2 Application Software 60 3-3 Technical Manuals 60 3-4 Contact...61 3-5 System...61 3-6 Download Center 62 Chapter 4 Unique Features 63 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 63 4-2 ...Repair...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 79 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 81 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 85 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 85 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 88 5-2-3 Configuring...
... 59 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 59 3-2 Application Software 60 3-3 Technical Manuals 60 3-4 Contact...61 3-5 System...61 3-6 Download Center 62 Chapter 4 Unique Features 63 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 63 4-2 ...Repair...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 79 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 81 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 85 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 85 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 88 5-2-3 Configuring...
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... cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In and Out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-1*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-MA78LMT-S2H or GA-MA78LMT-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. •...
... cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In and Out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-1*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-MA78LMT-S2H or GA-MA78LMT-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. •...
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... supported. (Note 4) To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable themulti-channel audio feature through the audio driver. (Note 5) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install. (Note 6) Available functions in EasyTune may differ...
... supported. (Note 4) To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable themulti-channel audio feature through the audio driver. (Note 5) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install. (Note 6) Available functions in EasyTune may differ...
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... in the slot. 3. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on your computer. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to the...
... in the slot. 3. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on your computer. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to the...
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... supported dual display configurations. Microphones must be used to use an HD front panel audio module and enable themulti-channel audio feature through the audio driver. A. Use this audio jack for video output: DVI-D, HDMI and D-Sub. To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to connect front speakers in Chapter 5, "Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel...
... supported dual display configurations. Microphones must be used to use an HD front panel audio module and enable themulti-channel audio feature through the audio driver. A. Use this audio jack for video output: DVI-D, HDMI and D-Sub. To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to connect front speakers in Chapter 5, "Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel...
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... - 32 - In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to Xpress Recovery2 during the POST. GA-MA78LMT-S2H F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/13/2009...
... - 32 - In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to Xpress Recovery2 during the POST. GA-MA78LMT-S2H F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/13/2009...
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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 accept. First/Second/Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the D-SUB/DVI-D or D-SUB/HDMI... controller. UMA Frame Buffer Size Frame buffer size is enabled. VGA Core Clock control Enables or disables the control of system memory allocated solely for GA-MA78LMT-S2H (Note) This item appears only if you to PEG and an ATI graphics card is from 200 MHz to move it up or down...
... 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 accept. First/Second/Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the D-SUB/DVI-D or D-SUB/HDMI... controller. UMA Frame Buffer Size Frame buffer size is enabled. VGA Core Clock control Enables or disables the control of system memory allocated solely for GA-MA78LMT-S2H (Note) This item appears only if you to PEG and an ATI graphics card is from 200 MHz to move it up or down...
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... to install a 3rd party add-in Native IDE mode. (Default) Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel...
... to install a 3rd party add-in Native IDE mode. (Default) Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel...
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...will automatically scan your system and then list all the recommended drivers. Failure to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will install all the drivers that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install. •... After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Chapter...
...will automatically scan your system and then list all the recommended drivers. Failure to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will install all the drivers that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install. •... After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Chapter...
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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. 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Drivers Installation - 60 -
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. 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Drivers Installation - 60 -
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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. - 61 - 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. - 61 - Drivers Installation
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Drivers Installation - 62 - 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 website.
Drivers Installation - 62 - 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 website.
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... FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up a hard drive than to back up data on your system soon after the operating system and drivers are not supported. Installation and Configuration: Turn on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it . A.
... FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up a hard drive than to back up data on your system soon after the operating system and drivers are not supported. Installation and Configuration: Turn on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it . A.
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... the top). Go to Disk Management to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to check disk allocation. When you see the following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2, press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2...
... the top). Go to Disk Management to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to check disk allocation. When you see the following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2, press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2...
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Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to launch the Q-Share tool. Open Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share ... Exit... exe to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. Data Sharing Disabled Figure 2. Description Displays the computers with computers on this icon Figure 1. Data Sharing Enabled...
Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to launch the Q-Share tool. Open Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share ... Exit... exe to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. Data Sharing Disabled Figure 2. Description Displays the computers with computers on this icon Figure 1. Data Sharing Enabled...
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... you may prepare only 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. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps ...below: A. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. Configuring RAID set to create RAID array on the motherboard...
... you may prepare only 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. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps ...below: A. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. Configuring RAID set to create RAID array on the motherboard...
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...that the drive letter for your optical drive is /are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you also can copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive. See the instructions below about how to be recognized during the OS installation. Press after the...To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is D:\). 3: At the A:\> prompt, type the following table for the SATA driver directories for different Windows operating systems. Operating System Windows XP 32-bit Windows XP 64-bit Windows Vista 32-bit Windows Vista 64-bit ...
...that the drive letter for your optical drive is /are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you also can copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive. See the instructions below about how to be recognized during the OS installation. Press after the...To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is D:\). 3: At the A:\> prompt, type the following table for the SATA driver directories for different Windows operating systems. Operating System Windows XP 32-bit Windows XP 64-bit Windows Vista 32-bit Windows Vista 64-bit ...
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... similar to the floppy disk. Press any key to the RAID/ AHCI hard drives, select 3) SB7xx AHCI/RAID Driver for XP. A Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to that in Figure 3. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Figure 2 Figure 3 Appendix - 80 - ...Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu in the BootDrv folder (Figure 2). In Windows mode: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe...
... similar to the floppy disk. Press any key to the RAID/ AHCI hard drives, select 3) SB7xx AHCI/RAID Driver for XP. A Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to that in Figure 3. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Figure 2 Figure 3 Appendix - 80 - ...Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu in the BootDrv folder (Figure 2). In Windows mode: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe...
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...install Windows Vista/ XP onto your system to boot from the following list, or press ESC to return to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit Step 3: Figure 2 On the... with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. A. Windows Setup You have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you...
...install Windows Vista/ XP onto your system to boot from the following list, or press ESC to return to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit Step 3: Figure 2 On the... with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. A. Windows Setup You have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you...