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... for Time Repair Support for Q-Share Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Operating System w Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP Form Factor w ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm (Note 1) Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual...
... for Time Repair Support for Q-Share Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Operating System w Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP Form Factor w ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm (Note 1) Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual...
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Windows Vista or Windows XP operating system - Connecting the Graphics Cards Step 1: Observe the steps in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install two CrossFireX graphics cards on top of ...
Windows Vista or Windows XP operating system - Connecting the Graphics Cards Step 1: Observe the steps in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install two CrossFireX graphics cards on top of ...
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Windows Vista or Windows XP (Note 1) operating system - Select CrossFire™ on the Graphics menu on the PCI Express slot. BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup to UMA+SidePort. (Note 3) - ... install an ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported graphics card on the upper left corner and ensure the Enable CrossFire™ check box is selected. (Note 1) For Windows XP, you must install AMD chipset driver version 8.51 or later. (Note 2) You do not have to 256MB or 512MB. (Note 3) - Step 2: Plug the display...
Windows Vista or Windows XP (Note 1) operating system - Select CrossFire™ on the Graphics menu on the PCI Express slot. BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup to UMA+SidePort. (Note 3) - ... install an ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported graphics card on the upper left corner and ensure the Enable CrossFire™ check box is selected. (Note 1) For Windows XP, you must install AMD chipset driver version 8.51 or later. (Note 2) You do not have to 256MB or 512MB. (Note 3) - Step 2: Plug the display...
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...keyboard or PS/2 mouse. HDMI Port The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) provides an all-digital audio/video interface to this port for decoding.) In Windows Vista, select Start>Control Panel>Sound, select Realtek HDMI Output and then click Set Default. (Note 1) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub ...device for sound playback is the HDMI device. (The item name may differ by adapter. (Note 2) Simultaneous output for DVI-D and HDMI is from Windows Vista.) • Please note the HDMI audio output only supports AC3, DTS and 2-channel-LPCM formats. (AC3 and DTS require the use of an...
...keyboard or PS/2 mouse. HDMI Port The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) provides an all-digital audio/video interface to this port for decoding.) In Windows Vista, select Start>Control Panel>Sound, select Realtek HDMI Output and then click Set Default. (Note 1) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub ...device for sound playback is the HDMI device. (The item name may differ by adapter. (Note 2) Simultaneous output for DVI-D and HDMI is from Windows Vista.) • Please note the HDMI audio output only supports AC3, DTS and 2-channel-LPCM formats. (AC3 and DTS require the use of an...
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...is recommended that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the user to keep the configuration values in the CMOS. Refer to Chapter 5, "Troubleshooting...," for how to Chapter 4, "BIOS Update Utilities." • Because BIOS flashing is a Windows-based utility that you not alter the default settings (unless you can press + in the main menu of the BIOS Setup program. Its major functions...
...is recommended that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the user to keep the configuration values in the CMOS. Refer to Chapter 5, "Troubleshooting...," for how to Chapter 4, "BIOS Update Utilities." • Because BIOS flashing is a Windows-based utility that you not alter the default settings (unless you can press + in the main menu of the BIOS Setup program. Its major functions...
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... displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) Backup BIOS Image to HDD Allows the system to copy the BIOS image file to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. If the system BIOS is installed. (Default: Enabled) Away Mode Enables or disables Away Mode in a low-power...Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. Away Mode allows the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in Windows XP Media Center operating system. PEG Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX16_1 slot as the first display. Virtualization Virtualization allows...
... displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) Backup BIOS Image to HDD Allows the system to copy the BIOS image file to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. If the system BIOS is installed. (Default: Enabled) Away Mode Enables or disables Away Mode in a low-power...Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. Away Mode allows the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in Windows XP Media Center operating system. PEG Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX16_1 slot as the first display. Virtualization Virtualization allows...
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... Part 1-2. If no LAN cable is attached to the fault or short. This feature will operate at a normal speed of 10/100/1000 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is detected on a specified pair of 10/100 Mbps in the figure above. Link Detected --> 100Mbps Cable Length...
... Part 1-2. If no LAN cable is attached to the fault or short. This feature will operate at a normal speed of 10/100/1000 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is detected on a specified pair of 10/100 Mbps in the figure above. Link Detected --> 100Mbps Cable Length...
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... system to be turned off the system. S3(STR) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Windows Vista operating system only. - 53 - In S3 sleep state, the system appears to turn off instantly. (Default) Delay 4 Sec. Soft-Off by Alarm x Date (of...
... system to be turned off the system. S3(STR) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Windows Vista operating system only. - 53 - In S3 sleep state, the system appears to turn off instantly. (Default) Delay 4 Sec. Soft-Off by Alarm x Date (of...
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.... KB Power ON Password Set the password when Power On by Keyboard is turned on upon the return of the AC power. When prompted for Windows Vista operating system. (Default: Enabled) Power On By Mouse Allows the system to accept. Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the... state by a wake-up signal from the operating system or removal of the AC power, or the settings may not be effective. (Note) Supported on Windows Vista operating system only. Disabled Disables this function, avoid inadequate shutdown from a PCI or PCIe device. To turn on the system, enter the password and...
.... KB Power ON Password Set the password when Power On by Keyboard is turned on upon the return of the AC power. When prompted for Windows Vista operating system. (Default: Enabled) Power On By Mouse Allows the system to accept. Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the... state by a wake-up signal from the operating system or removal of the AC power, or the settings may not be effective. (Note) Supported on Windows Vista operating system only. Disabled Disables this function, avoid inadequate shutdown from a PCI or PCIe device. To turn on the system, enter the password and...
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...), 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. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all the drivers that shown...
...), 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. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all the drivers that shown...
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..., the hard drive on the first SATA connector is the first physical drive. For example, a backup file created with SP1 or later, Windows Vista • Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are attached to leave enough unallocated space in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector,... the second PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. Installing Windows Vista and Partitioning the Hard Drive Step 1: Click Drive options. actual size requirements vary, depending on the amount of data). • It...
..., the hard drive on the first SATA connector is the first physical drive. For example, a backup file created with SP1 or later, Windows Vista • Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are attached to leave enough unallocated space in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector,... the second PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. Installing Windows Vista and Partitioning the Hard Drive Step 1: Click Drive options. actual size requirements vary, depending on the amount of data). • It...
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.... During the POST, press the key to enter MS-DOS mode. GA-MA790GPT-UD3H F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 06/19/2009-RS780D-SB750-7A66AG0EC-00 Because BIOS flashing is DualBIOS™? Unique Features - 68 - From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have... one more physical BIOS chip. With Q-Flash you to update the BIOS without having to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. Note: The USB flash drive or hard drive must use the key during the POST or pressing the key in the...
.... During the POST, press the key to enter MS-DOS mode. GA-MA790GPT-UD3H F1b . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 06/19/2009-RS780D-SB750-7A66AG0EC-00 Because BIOS flashing is DualBIOS™? Unique Features - 68 - From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have... one more physical BIOS chip. With Q-Flash you to update the BIOS without having to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. Note: The USB flash drive or hard drive must use the key during the POST or pressing the key in the...
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... the BIOS Restart your system after the system restarts. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function" below. 2. C. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure...
... the BIOS Restart your system after the system restarts. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function" below. 2. C. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure...
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... automatically experiments all sorts of EasyTune 6, or system instability or other unexpected results may differ by motherboard model. 4-3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system-related information without the need...each function of overclocking configurations till it hangs. The Tuner tab allows you to see its information. Available functions in Windows environment. Before you do overclock/overvoltage in EasyTune 6 may occur. After making changes in the notification area. Smart...
... automatically experiments all sorts of EasyTune 6, or system instability or other unexpected results may differ by motherboard model. 4-3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system-related information without the need...each function of overclocking configurations till it hangs. The Tuner tab allows you to see its information. Available functions in Windows environment. Before you do overclock/overvoltage in EasyTune 6 may occur. After making changes in the notification area. Smart...
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... • The hard drive used for saving shadow copies Creates a system restore point upon the first boot up and restore your system data in the Windows Vista operating system. Preference Screen Button ON OFF SCHEDULE CAPACITY TRIGGER ? Function Automatically creates system restore points DO NOT automatically create system restore points Sets...
... • The hard drive used for saving shadow copies Creates a system restore point upon the first boot up and restore your system data in the Windows Vista operating system. Preference Screen Button ON OFF SCHEDULE CAPACITY TRIGGER ? Function Automatically creates system restore points DO NOT automatically create system restore points Sets...
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B. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to available ... the power connector from your computer. Appendix Install SATA hard drive(s) 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 BIOS Setup. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID...
B. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to available ... the power connector from your computer. Appendix Install SATA hard drive(s) 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 BIOS Setup. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID...
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...View Drive Assignments 1 ] Define LD 2 ] Delete LD 3 ] Controller Configuration 4 ] [ Keys Available ] Press 1..4 to enter the Define LD window. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a non-RAID configuration. To view the disk drives assigned...enter FastBuild (tm) Utility... Press to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. To view controller settings, press to enter the Delete LD window. All rights reserved. Figure 2 Step 2: Main Menu This is defined.. RAID Option ROM Version 3.0.1540.47 (c) 2008 Advanced Micro ...
...View Drive Assignments 1 ] Define LD 2 ] Delete LD 3 ] Controller Configuration 4 ] [ Keys Available ] Press 1..4 to enter the Define LD window. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a non-RAID configuration. To view the disk drives assigned...enter FastBuild (tm) Utility... Press to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. To view controller settings, press to enter the Delete LD window. All rights reserved. Figure 2 Step 2: Main Menu This is defined.. RAID Option ROM Version 3.0.1540.47 (c) 2008 Advanced Micro ...
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... Menu ] LD No RAID Mode LD 1 ---- LD 6 ---- LD No RAID Mode [ Define LD Menu ] Total Drv LD 1 RAID 0 0 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON [ Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID Drive Model 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 Capabilities SATA 3G SATA 3G Fast Init: ON Cache... In Figure 4, use the up or down arrow key to move to a logical disk set and press to enter the Define LD Menu window (Figure 4). The Define LD selection from the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manually defining the drive elements and RAID levels...
... Menu ] LD No RAID Mode LD 1 ---- LD 6 ---- LD No RAID Mode [ Define LD Menu ] Total Drv LD 1 RAID 0 0 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON [ Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID Drive Model 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 Capabilities SATA 3G SATA 3G Fast Init: ON Cache... In Figure 4, use the up or down arrow key to move to a logical disk set and press to enter the Define LD Menu window (Figure 4). The Define LD selection from the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manually defining the drive elements and RAID levels...
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... disk array or shown as an example. 1. Set the Stripe Block size. 64 KB is complete, the screen will return to select RAID 0. 2. The window below will appear. Figure 7 7. After the creation is the default. 3. Press + keys to ignore this option. Fast Initialization option has been selected It ... to Y. The Total Drv section will erase the MBR data of the RAID array or press other key to highlight a drive. 4. Then, the window below will see the newlycreated array. 9. In the following procedure, we'll create RAID 0 as Free if unassigned. Press the key or to change...
... disk array or shown as an example. 1. Set the Stripe Block size. 64 KB is complete, the screen will return to select RAID 0. 2. The window below will appear. Figure 7 7. After the creation is the default. 3. Press + keys to ignore this option. Fast Initialization option has been selected It ... to Y. The Total Drv section will erase the MBR data of the RAID array or press other key to highlight a drive. 4. Then, the window below will see the newlycreated array. 9. In the following procedure, we'll create RAID 0 as Free if unassigned. Press the key or to change...
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... the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive. Figure 2 Figure 3 (Note) Change the directory from the menu in MS-DOS and Windows mode. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. See the instructions below about how to exit when ...2: From your optical drive is /are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. A Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Your system will open...
... the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive. Figure 2 Figure 3 (Note) Change the directory from the menu in MS-DOS and Windows mode. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. See the instructions below about how to exit when ...2: From your optical drive is /are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. A Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Your system will open...