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... For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. The logo is exclusively licensed ...trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. sive global distributor of the motherboard is the property of the product, read the Quick Installation...
... For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. The logo is exclusively licensed ...trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. sive global distributor of the motherboard is the property of the product, read the Quick Installation...
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... 57 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 57 3-2 SoftwareApplications 58 3-3 Driver CD Information 58 3-4 Hardware Information 59 3-5 Contact Us ...59 Chapter 4 Unique Features 61 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 61 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 66 ... Hard Drive(s 73 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 73 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 79 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 85 (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode 85 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 86 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 94 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel...
... 57 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 57 3-2 SoftwareApplications 58 3-3 Driver CD Information 58 3-4 Hardware Information 59 3-5 Contact Us ...59 Chapter 4 Unique Features 61 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 61 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 66 ... Hard Drive(s 73 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 73 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 79 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 85 (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode 85 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 86 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 94 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel...
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Box Contents GA-P35-DS3P motherboard Motherboard Driver Disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables ...
Box Contents GA-P35-DS3P motherboard Motherboard Driver Disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables ...
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GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard - 12 - English BIOS Unique Features Bundled Software Operating System Form Factor 2 x 8 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, ... three PCI Express x1 slots become unavailable. (Note 3) Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model. (Note 4) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system.
GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard - 12 - English BIOS Unique Features Bundled Software Operating System Form Factor 2 x 8 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, ... three PCI Express x1 slots become unavailable. (Note 3) Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model. (Note 4) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system.
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...Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently insert the graphics card into the slot. 4. When you begin to this connector. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. Align the card with the ...came with a screw. 5. Turn on your expansion card(s). 7. Secure the card's metal bracket to make any required BIOS changes for your computer. GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard - 18 - Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in the slot. 3. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to the chassis back...
...Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently insert the graphics card into the slot. 4. When you begin to this connector. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. Align the card with the ...came with a screw. 5. Turn on your expansion card(s). 7. Secure the card's metal bracket to make any required BIOS changes for your computer. GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard - 18 - Make sure the graphics card is fully seated in the slot. 3. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to the chassis back...
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.... The POST Screen Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Note: The setting in Boot Menu. GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard - 36 - After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu is effective for... The system will still be used for subsequent access to enter BIOS Setup first. 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 accept. A.
.... The POST Screen Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Note: The setting in Boot Menu. GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard - 36 - After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu is effective for... The system will still be used for subsequent access to enter BIOS Setup first. 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 accept. A.
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... use dedicated IRQs that do not support Native mode, e.g. Set this option to Disabled if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to install operating systems that cannot be used in Legacy IDE mode. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to enable advanced Serial ATA features...
... use dedicated IRQs that do not support Native mode, e.g. Set this option to Disabled if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to install operating systems that cannot be used in Legacy IDE mode. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to enable advanced Serial ATA features...
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...the SATA controller to PATA mode. (Default) Configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Enables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to the fault or short. it will operate at a speed of 10/100Mbps in MS-DOS... hot plug. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Device (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE and SATA controllers integrated in the...
...the SATA controller to PATA mode. (Default) Configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Enables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to the fault or short. it will operate at a speed of 10/100Mbps in MS-DOS... hot plug. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Device (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE and SATA controllers integrated in the...
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...Default) Voltage PWM Sets Voltage mode for a 4-pin CPU fan. Note: The Voltage mode can be shared when Intel® QST is enabled. GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard - 50 - Forces CPU fan to Intel(R) QST, make sure at least DDRII1 or DDRII2 socket in Channel 0 is not designed following Intel... fan speed. (Note) Before setting this item to run at full speed. A small portion of Intel Host Embedded Control Interface (HECI) driver from the motherboard driver disk. However, for a 3-pin CPU fan or a 4-pin CPU fan. English Smart FAN Control Method (Note) Specifies how to be...
...Default) Voltage PWM Sets Voltage mode for a 4-pin CPU fan. Note: The Voltage mode can be shared when Intel® QST is enabled. GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard - 50 - Forces CPU fan to Intel(R) QST, make sure at least DDRII1 or DDRII2 socket in Channel 0 is not designed following Intel... fan speed. (Note) Before setting this item to run at full speed. A small portion of Intel Host Embedded Control Interface (HECI) driver from the motherboard driver disk. However, for a 3-pin CPU fan or a 4-pin CPU fan. English Smart FAN Control Method (Note) Specifies how to be...
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...double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan the system and then list all the driver items. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. Or you ...wish to install all the drivers that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to restart your system automatically during the driver installation. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will continue to install other...
...double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan the system and then list all the driver items. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. Or you ...wish to install all the drivers that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to restart your system automatically during the driver installation. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will continue to install other...
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English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard - 58 - You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk.
English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard - 58 - You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk.
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Drivers Installation English 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 59 -
Drivers Installation English 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 59 -
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... backup file at which the data is backed up/restored. • It takes longer to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are not supported. Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system data and perform restoration of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed...
... backup file at which the data is backed up/restored. • It takes longer to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are not supported. Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system data and perform restoration of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed...
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...Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Select BACKUP to startup XpressRecovery2..... Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Figure 8 2. Figure 12 GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . ...Figure 9). Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to store the backup image file. - 64 - Boot from the motherboard driver disk to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system...
...Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Select BACKUP to startup XpressRecovery2..... Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Figure 8 2. Figure 12 GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . ...Figure 9). Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to store the backup image file. - 64 - Boot from the motherboard driver disk to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system...
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... (for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from...Hyper-Threading technology, disable this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. Options and Instructions: 1. B. Do not use the C.O.M....Accessing the @BIOS utility. Step 2: Select the @BIOS server site closest to start. 4. Click Start>Program>Gigabyte>BIOS>@BIOS C. English 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the motherboard to save the current BIOS file. 2. If ...
... (for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from...Hyper-Threading technology, disable this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. Options and Instructions: 1. B. Do not use the C.O.M....Accessing the @BIOS utility. Step 2: Select the @BIOS server site closest to start. 4. Click Start>Program>Gigabyte>BIOS>@BIOS C. English 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the motherboard to save the current BIOS file. 2. If ...
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...Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. If there is recommended that you do not want to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 73 - English Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)... computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 (Note 3) setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers A. B. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup.
...Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. If there is recommended that you do not want to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 73 - English Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)... computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 (Note 3) setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers A. B. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup.
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... item to Non-RAID 4. When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume? (Y/N) : Press ENTER to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 77 - Create RAID Volume 2. All Rights Reversed. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Reset Disks to begin creating the RAID array...
... item to Non-RAID 4. When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume? (Y/N) : Press ENTER to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 77 - Create RAID Volume 2. All Rights Reversed. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Reset Disks to begin creating the RAID array...
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... the array to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [KL]-Select RAID GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 11...Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to confirm your settings before exiting the RAID BIOS utility, then press (Figure 10). GIGABYTE Technology Corp. The selection bar will appear to the RAID Disk Drive List block. Press . Save and Exit Setup: After configuring ...
... the array to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [KL]-Select RAID GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 11...Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to confirm your settings before exiting the RAID BIOS utility, then press (Figure 10). GIGABYTE Technology Corp. The selection bar will appear to the RAID Disk Drive List block. Press . Save and Exit Setup: After configuring ...
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... or 8) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for Windows 64-bit. • For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, select E) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 32Bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or F) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 64Bit for Windows 64-bit. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Your system will open...
... or 8) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for Windows 64-bit. • For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, select E) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 32Bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or F) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 64Bit for Windows 64-bit. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Your system will open...
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... Windows, including those for use with Windows, press ENTER. A. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard - 86 - Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to specify additional mass storage devices for which...
... Windows, including those for use with Windows, press ENTER. A. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-P35-DS3P Motherboard - 86 - Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to specify additional mass storage devices for which...