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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 47 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 47 3-2 SoftwareApplication 48 3-3 Software Information 48 3-4 Hardware Information 49 3-5 Contact Us ...49 Chapter 4 Appendix 51 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 51 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 51 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 52 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 54 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 63 4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction 73 4-2 Troubleshooting 79 - 5 -
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 47 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 47 3-2 SoftwareApplication 48 3-3 Software Information 48 3-4 Hardware Information 49 3-5 Contact Us ...49 Chapter 4 Appendix 51 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 51 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 51 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 52 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 54 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 63 4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction 73 4-2 Troubleshooting 79 - 5 -
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... whitedrawable bar at the end of Expansion Cards You can install your VGA card is locked by following the steps outlined below: 1. Install related driver from BIOS. 8. GA-MF3 Motherboard - 16 - Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into expansion slot in the slot. 5. Replace your computer's chassis...
... whitedrawable bar at the end of Expansion Cards You can install your VGA card is locked by following the steps outlined below: 1. Install related driver from BIOS. 8. GA-MF3 Motherboard - 16 - Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into expansion slot in the slot. 5. Replace your computer's chassis...
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... can be connected to Line In jack. Also make sure your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. have a standard USB interface. For more information please contact your OS supports USB controller. Line Out Connect the stereo speakers, earphone or front surround...
... can be connected to Line In jack. Also make sure your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. have a standard USB interface. For more information please contact your OS supports USB controller. Line Out Connect the stereo speakers, earphone or front surround...
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... rate. One IDE connector can connect to one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave (for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in the IDE connector. 40 39 2 IDE_2 1 IDE_1 7) SATA0_SB / SATA1_SB (Serial ATA Connector) Serial ATA can then connect to the computer via an IDE connector...
... rate. One IDE connector can connect to one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave (for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in the IDE connector. 40 39 2 IDE_2 1 IDE_1 7) SATA0_SB / SATA1_SB (Serial ATA Connector) Serial ATA can then connect to the computer via an IDE connector...
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..."My computer", and execute the Setup.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show a question mark "?" ...not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in Windows XP. The "Xpress Install" will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 47 - Just select the drivers you want then click the "GO" button. Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System will execute the installation...
..."My computer", and execute the Setup.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show a question mark "?" ...not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in Windows XP. The "Xpress Install" will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). - 47 - Just select the drivers you want then click the "GO" button. Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System will execute the installation...
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You can click an item to install it. 3-3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. English 3-2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that GIGABYTE developed and some free software. GA-MF3 Motherboard - 48 -
You can click an item to install it. 3-3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. English 3-2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that GIGABYTE developed and some free software. GA-MF3 Motherboard - 48 -
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Drivers Installation English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 49 -
Drivers Installation English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 49 -
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...you can simply press F9 during system power-on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. GA-MF3 D12 . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, : Boot Menu 10/12/2006-nForce-6A61CG0PC-00 : Xpress Recovery2 1. GA-MF3 Motherboard - 52 - VESA-supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial..., FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restoration of OS and all required drivers as well as software. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2. System requirements:...
...you can simply press F9 during system power-on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. GA-MF3 D12 . . . . :BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, : Boot Menu 10/12/2006-nForce-6A61CG0PC-00 : Xpress Recovery2 1. GA-MF3 Motherboard - 52 - VESA-supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial..., FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restoration of OS and all required drivers as well as software. Insert the provided driver CD into your hard disk. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2. System requirements:...
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...) 4. REBOOT: Exit the main screen and restart the system. Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of backing up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Does not support RAID/AHCI (class code 0104/0106) hard disks. 7. Capable of the hard disk, so free space available on...
...) 4. REBOOT: Exit the main screen and restart the system. Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of backing up data from the driver CD before data backup. 2. Does not support RAID/AHCI (class code 0104/0106) hard disks. 7. Capable of the hard disk, so free space available on...
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... boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3) Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS. (Note ) (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (Note ) (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. (Note) Before you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (Note ) (c) Windows... XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (Note ) (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to create RAID, you begin Please prepare: (a) SATA hard...
... boot sequence in BIOS Setup. (3) Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS. (Note ) (4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver. (Note ) (5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation. (Note) Before you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (Note ) (c) Windows... XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard. (Note ) (1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to create RAID, you begin Please prepare: (a) SATA hard...
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... screen displaying the RAID array you can proceed to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. RAID Mode: Striping Striping Width : 1 Array 2 : NVIDIA STRIPE 68.95G - When the "Delete this array?" Now, you created will show Yes. GA-MF3 Motherboard - 68 - The Boot section will appear (Figure 8). To exit the Nvidia RAID...
... screen displaying the RAID array you can proceed to install the SATA controller driver and operating system. RAID Mode: Striping Striping Width : 1 Array 2 : NVIDIA STRIPE 68.95G - When the "Delete this array?" Now, you created will show Yes. GA-MF3 Motherboard - 68 - The Boot section will appear (Figure 8). To exit the Nvidia RAID...
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... . (Note) Prepare a startup disk that in your system. Appendix Once at the A:\> prompt, change to exit when finished. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Press 0 to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). Figure 10 Figure 11 (Note) For ...users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in Figure 11. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this step if ...
... . (Note) Prepare a startup disk that in your system. Appendix Once at the A:\> prompt, change to exit when finished. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Press 0 to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). Figure 10 Figure 11 (Note) For ...users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in Figure 11. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this step if ...
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... from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 14 GA-MF3 Motherboard - 70 - 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 which you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings,...
... from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 14 GA-MF3 Motherboard - 70 - 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 which you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings,...
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...disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not have chosen to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (Figure 15) and press ENTER. NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 15 Windows Setup Setup will load support for ...storage devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. English Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 15 below will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 15. The ...
...disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you do not have chosen to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (Figure 15) and press ENTER. NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required) NVIDIA NForce Storage Controller (required) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 15 Windows Setup Setup will load support for ...storage devices for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. English Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 15 below will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 15. The ...
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... from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed.) GA-MF3 Motherboard - 72 - After that hard drive. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=...Continue F3=Exit Figure 17 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed with Windows, including those for which ...
... from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed.) GA-MF3 Motherboard - 72 - After that hard drive. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=...Continue F3=Exit Figure 17 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed with Windows, including those for which ...
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... English 4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction The installation of audio software is applied. Click the icon to "Line Out." Line Out STEP 2: After installing the audio driver, you use speakers with amplifier to install the function. (Following pictures are in Windows® XP) 2 Channel Audio Setup We recommend that you 'll find...
... English 4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction The installation of audio software is applied. Click the icon to "Line Out." Line Out STEP 2: After installing the audio driver, you use speakers with amplifier to install the function. (Following pictures are in Windows® XP) 2 Channel Audio Setup We recommend that you 'll find...
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... "Line In." When the Environment setting is None, the sound would be performed as stereo mode (2-channel output). Line Out Line In GA-MF3 Motherboard - 74 - STEP 2: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. STEP 3: On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the...
... "Line In." When the Environment setting is None, the sound would be performed as stereo mode (2-channel output). Line Out Line In GA-MF3 Motherboard - 74 - STEP 2: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. STEP 3: On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the...
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Clear the Only SURROUND-KIT check box and press OK. - 75 - MIC In Line Out STEP 2: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Appendix Click the icon to connect the audio output without any additional module. ...
Clear the Only SURROUND-KIT check box and press OK. - 75 - MIC In Line Out STEP 2: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Appendix Click the icon to connect the audio output without any additional module. ...