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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 ...Appendix ...75 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 75 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB750 SATA Controllers 75 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 81 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP 87 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 88 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 97 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 97 5-2-2 Configuring S/...
... 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 ...Appendix ...75 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 75 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB750 SATA Controllers 75 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 81 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP 87 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 88 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 97 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 97 5-2-2 Configuring S/...
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...Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA2_4/SATA2_5 connectors. AHCI Configures the SATA controller to RAID or AHCI. GA-MA790X-UD4P Motherboard - 48 - OnChip SATA Port4/5 Mode (AMD SB750 South Bridge, SATA2_4/SATA2_5 ...connectors) This option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is an interface specification that support Native mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is set this item to install operating systems that allows the storage driver...
...Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA2_4/SATA2_5 connectors. AHCI Configures the SATA controller to RAID or AHCI. GA-MA790X-UD4P Motherboard - 48 - OnChip SATA Port4/5 Mode (AMD SB750 South Bridge, SATA2_4/SATA2_5 ...connectors) This option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is an interface specification that support Native mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is set this item to install operating systems that allows the storage driver...
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...will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to Disabled. If no LAN cable is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to detect the status of using the onboard LAN, set this item to the fault or short. BIOS Setup Advanced Host Controller...connectors) Enables or disables the SATA controller integrated in the GIGABYTE SA TA 2 chip. (Default: Enabled) Onboard GSATA-II Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip, GSATA2_0/GSATA2_1 connectors) Enables or disables RAID for the SA TA controller integrated in the GIGABYTE SA TA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to ...
...will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to Disabled. If no LAN cable is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to detect the status of using the onboard LAN, set this item to the fault or short. BIOS Setup Advanced Host Controller...connectors) Enables or disables the SATA controller integrated in the GIGABYTE SA TA 2 chip. (Default: Enabled) Onboard GSATA-II Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip, GSATA2_0/GSATA2_1 connectors) Enables or disables RAID for the SA TA controller integrated in the GIGABYTE SA TA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to ...
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... Windows® XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode are not supported. System Requirements: • At least 512 MB of it . Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress ...SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. actual size requirements vary, depending on your system soon after the operating system and drivers are different utilities. When hard drives are attached to the first and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first IDE connector...
... Windows® XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode are not supported. System Requirements: • At least 512 MB of it . Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress ...SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. actual size requirements vary, depending on your system soon after the operating system and drivers are different utilities. When hard drives are attached to the first and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first IDE connector...
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...8226; An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB750 SATA Controllers A. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Appendix Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal ...cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to create RAID array on the motherboard. B. Make a floppy disk containing the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver for the SATA port. (For example, on this motherboard, the SA TA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, ...
...8226; An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB750 SATA Controllers A. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Appendix Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal ...cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to create RAID array on the motherboard. B. Make a floppy disk containing the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver for the SATA port. (For example, on this motherboard, the SA TA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, ...
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... GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS v1.06.78 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to create the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver and...confirm your settings before exiting the RAID BIOS utility, then press (Figure 10). a small triangle will move to cancel. N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 []-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 11 GA-MA790X-UD4P Motherboard - 86 - [ESC]-...
... GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS v1.06.78 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to create the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver and...confirm your settings before exiting the RAID BIOS utility, then press (Figure 10). a small triangle will move to cancel. N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 []-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 11 GA-MA790X-UD4P Motherboard - 86 - [ESC]-...
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... Figure 2: • For AMD SB750 SATA controllers, select 5) SB700/750 SATA for operating system . • For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, select 1) GIGABYTE SATA-Driver(x86) for Windows 32-bit operating system or 2) GIGABYTE SATA-Driver(x64) for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SA TA hard drive(s) that has CD-ROM support...
... Figure 2: • For AMD SB750 SATA controllers, select 5) SB700/750 SATA for operating system . • For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, select 1) GIGABYTE SATA-Driver(x86) for Windows 32-bit operating system or 2) GIGABYTE SATA-Driver(x64) for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SA TA hard drive(s) that has CD-ROM support...
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... a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit GA-MA790X-UD4P Motherboard Figure 2 - 88 - 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are examples of Windows XP and...
... a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit GA-MA790X-UD4P Motherboard Figure 2 - 88 - 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are examples of Windows XP and...
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...controller: Insert the floppy disk containing the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Windows Setup You have chosen to continue the driver installation. Select (Windows XP/2003) RAID/AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB360 Controller ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 Step ...previous screen. (Windows XP/2003) RAID/AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller (Windows 2000) RAID Driver for GIGABYTE GBB363 Controller (Windows 2000) AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB363 Controller (Windows 2000) RAID Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and press . After the driver installation, you want from the following...
...controller: Insert the floppy disk containing the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Windows Setup You have chosen to continue the driver installation. Select (Windows XP/2003) RAID/AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB360 Controller ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 Step ...previous screen. (Windows XP/2003) RAID/AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller (Windows 2000) RAID Driver for GIGABYTE GBB363 Controller (Windows 2000) AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB363 Controller (Windows 2000) RAID Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and press . After the driver installation, you want from the following...
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...bit) folder. GA-MA790X-UD4P Motherboard Figure 5 - 90 - Note: For users using a SATA optical drive, be detected at this stage), select Load Driver (Figure 4). Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk into your...following directory: \BootDrv\SB750V\LH For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to that contains the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver (Method B), then specify the location of the driver (Figure 5). When a screen similar to the LH64A folder. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears...
...bit) folder. GA-MA790X-UD4P Motherboard Figure 5 - 90 - Note: For users using a SATA optical drive, be detected at this stage), select Load Driver (Figure 4). Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk into your...following directory: \BootDrv\SB750V\LH For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to that contains the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver (Method B), then specify the location of the driver (Figure 5). When a screen similar to the LH64A folder. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears...
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Figure 6 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Appendix Figure 7 The install menus described in Figure 6 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and press Next. Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 7). Step 3: When a screen as shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by driver version. - 91 -
Figure 6 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Appendix Figure 7 The install menus described in Figure 6 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and press Next. Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 7). Step 3: When a screen as shown in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by driver version. - 91 -
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... into your system to that contains the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver (Method B), then specify the location of the driver (Figure 9). Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to the 64Bit folder. GA-MA790X-UD4P Motherboard Figure 9 - 92 - GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller: Step 1: Restart your system and browse to the following directory: \BootDrv...
... into your system to that contains the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver (Method B), then specify the location of the driver (Figure 9). Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to the 64Bit folder. GA-MA790X-UD4P Motherboard Figure 9 - 92 - GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller: Step 1: Restart your system and browse to the following directory: \BootDrv...
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Appendix Figure 11 - 93 - Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 10 appears, select GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and press Next. Figure 10 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 1 1).
Appendix Figure 11 - 93 - Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 10 appears, select GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and press Next. Figure 10 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 1 1).
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... click Sign in the Logical Drive Information pane will display as RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10 arrays. Step 4: The rebuilding progress is added to replace a failed drive to a hard drive from other drives in the Start Menu. GA-MA790X-UD4P Motherboard Step 5: When done, the array's status on the ...: While in the Logical Drive Information pane. To replace the old drive, make sure the chipset drivers and ATi SB700/750 RAID Utility have been installed from the motherboard driver disk. The procedures below assume a new drive is displayed on the Information page in to start the...
... click Sign in the Logical Drive Information pane will display as RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10 arrays. Step 4: The rebuilding progress is added to replace a failed drive to a hard drive from other drives in the Start Menu. GA-MA790X-UD4P Motherboard Step 5: When done, the array's status on the ...: While in the Logical Drive Information pane. To replace the old drive, make sure the chipset drivers and ATi SB700/750 RAID Utility have been installed from the motherboard driver disk. The procedures below assume a new drive is displayed on the Information page in to start the...
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... is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Launch the GIGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER from the motherboard driver disk. GA-MA790X-UD4P Motherboard - 96 - Select Rebuild Raid. (Or click the Rebuild icon in the operating system Make sure the GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller driver has been installed from All Programs in the RAID LIST block. Step 3: Select a drive to start the...
... is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Launch the GIGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER from the motherboard driver disk. GA-MA790X-UD4P Motherboard - 96 - Select Rebuild Raid. (Or click the Rebuild icon in the operating system Make sure the GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller driver has been installed from All Programs in the RAID LIST block. Step 3: Select a drive to start the...