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...Controllers 75 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 81 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 87 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and ...Operating System 88 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 96 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 96 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional 98 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 100 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 102 5-3 Troubleshooting 103 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 103 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 104 Regulatory Statements 107 Only the GA-P35C-DS3R supports RAID...
...Controllers 75 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 81 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 87 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and ...Operating System 88 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 96 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 96 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional 98 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 100 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 102 5-3 Troubleshooting 103 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 103 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 104 Regulatory Statements 107 Only the GA-P35C-DS3R supports RAID...
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...RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 iTE IT8718 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 8 GB of system memory(Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1200 (O.C.)/1066/800/667 MHz memory modules (Note: Mixed mode, populating DDR2 and DDR3 memory modules simultaneously is not supported. Only for GA-P35C...-S3. Only for GA-P35C-DS3. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 10 - English...supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive Only for GA-P35C-DS3R. Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) ...
...RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 iTE IT8718 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 8 GB of system memory(Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1200 (O.C.)/1066/800/667 MHz memory modules (Note: Mixed mode, populating DDR2 and DDR3 memory modules simultaneously is not supported. Only for GA-P35C...-S3. Only for GA-P35C-DS3. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 10 - English...supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive Only for GA-P35C-DS3R. Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) ...
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Only for GA-P35C-DS3. English Storage Interface GIGABYTE SATA2 chip : - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices - 2 x SATA 3Gb/s ...USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices) - Only for GA-P35C-S3. - 11 - Hardware Installation Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD JMicron 368 chip : - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to .../Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone) I/O Controller iTE IT8718 chip Only for GA-P35C-DS3R.
Only for GA-P35C-DS3. English Storage Interface GIGABYTE SATA2 chip : - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices - 2 x SATA 3Gb/s ...USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices) - Only for GA-P35C-S3. - 11 - Hardware Installation Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD JMicron 368 chip : - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to .../Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone) I/O Controller iTE IT8718 chip Only for GA-P35C-DS3R.
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... will depend on the CPU cooler you install. (Note 4) Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model. (Note 5) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 12 -
... will depend on the CPU cooler you install. (Note 4) Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model. (Note 5) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 12 -
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...and the total number of hard drives must be an even number. The ICH9R controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. English 7) IDE1 (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to Chapter 5, "...RAID 10 configuration requires at least two hard drives. Pin No. Definition 1 GND SATAII2 SATAII0 7 17 1 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 1 71 7 SATAII3 SATAII1 6 RXP 7 GND SATAII4 7 1 1 7 SATAII5 Please connect the L-shaped end of the IDE devices (for example, master or slave). (For information about configuring master/slave settings for GA-P35C-DS3R...
...and the total number of hard drives must be an even number. The ICH9R controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. English 7) IDE1 (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to Chapter 5, "...RAID 10 configuration requires at least two hard drives. Pin No. Definition 1 GND SATAII2 SATAII0 7 17 1 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 1 71 7 SATAII3 SATAII1 6 RXP 7 GND SATAII4 7 1 1 7 SATAII5 Please connect the L-shaped end of the IDE devices (for example, master or slave). (For information about configuring master/slave settings for GA-P35C-DS3R...
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... compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Only for GA-P35C-DS3R. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 26 - The GIGABYTE SATA2 controller supports RAID 0 and RAID 1. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. Refer to be an even number. Only for GA-P35C-DS3. Only for instructions on configuring a RAID array. If more than two hard drives are...
... compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Only for GA-P35C-DS3R. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 26 - The GIGABYTE SATA2 controller supports RAID 0 and RAID 1. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. Refer to be an even number. Only for GA-P35C-DS3. Only for instructions on configuring a RAID array. If more than two hard drives are...
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...GA-P35C-DS3. Only for GA-P35C-DS3R. Disabled Disables RAID for GA-P35C-S3. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 43 - Only for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. RAID Enables RAID... SATA controllers to AHCI mode. English 2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode 1 SATA AHCI Mode 23 SATA Port0-3 Native Mode 1 SATA Port0-1 Native Mode 23 USB Controller USB 2.0...
...GA-P35C-DS3. Only for GA-P35C-DS3R. Disabled Disables RAID for GA-P35C-S3. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 43 - Only for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. RAID Enables RAID... SATA controllers to AHCI mode. English 2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode 1 SATA AHCI Mode 23 SATA Port0-3 Native Mode 1 SATA Port0-1 Native Mode 23 USB Controller USB 2.0...
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...Queuing and RAID/IDE hot plug. Only for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 46 - Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for GA-P35C-DS3. Options... IDE controller integrated in the JMicron 368 chip. (Default: Enabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables RAID for GA-P35C-DS3R. Only for the SATA controller integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode.
...Queuing and RAID/IDE hot plug. Only for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 46 - Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for GA-P35C-DS3. Options... IDE controller integrated in the JMicron 368 chip. (Default: Enabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables RAID for GA-P35C-DS3R. Only for the SATA controller integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode.
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... first. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Intel P35 BIOS for P35C-DS3R F4d . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 07/09/2007-P35-ICH9-6A790G0BC-00 Because...RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to your motherboard model. 2. Restart the system. English 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOSTM. However, if the BIOS update file is @BIOSTM? @BIOS allows you to update the BIOS without having to enter Q-Flash. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3...
... first. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. Intel P35 BIOS for P35C-DS3R F4d . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 07/09/2007-P35-ICH9-6A790G0BC-00 Because...RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to your motherboard model. 2. Restart the system. English 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOSTM. However, if the BIOS update file is @BIOSTM? @BIOS allows you to update the BIOS without having to enter Q-Flash. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3...
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...the other end to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. If there is more than one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the GA-P35C-DS3R motherboard. - 75 - Only the GA-P35C-DS3R supports RAID function. B. C . Appendix Make a ...floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one SATA...
...the other end to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. If there is more than one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the GA-P35C-DS3R motherboard. - 75 - Only the GA-P35C-DS3R supports RAID function. B. C . Appendix Make a ...floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one SATA...
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... Optimized Defaults Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. English B. If you will see shall depend on your motherboard. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 76 - To create RAID, set this section may differ from the exact settings for your computer and press to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (... The BIOS Setup menus described in system BIOS Setup . The actual BIOS Setup menu options you do not want to create RAID, set SATA RAID/AHCI Mode under the Integrated Peripherals menu to Disabled or AHCI. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure...
... Optimized Defaults Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. English B. If you will see shall depend on your motherboard. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 76 - To create RAID, set this section may differ from the exact settings for your computer and press to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (... The BIOS Setup menus described in system BIOS Setup . The actual BIOS Setup menu options you do not want to create RAID, set SATA RAID/AHCI Mode under the Integrated Peripherals menu to Disabled or AHCI. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure...
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...are typical values: RAID0 - 128KB RAID10 - 64KB RAID5 - 64KB [K L ]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 5 [ENTER]-Select GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 78 - Mirrors data and stripes the mirror. Set the stripe block size (Figure 5) if necessary. Once you have selected the... Size : Capacity : Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB 223.6 GB Create Volume [ HELP ] The following are four RAID levels supported: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 (the selections available depend on the number of the hard drives being installed). Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7...
...are typical values: RAID0 - 128KB RAID10 - 64KB RAID5 - 64KB [K L ]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 5 [ENTER]-Select GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 78 - Mirrors data and stripes the mirror. Set the stripe block size (Figure 5) if necessary. Once you have selected the... Size : Capacity : Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB 223.6 GB Create Volume [ HELP ] The following are four RAID levels supported: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 (the selections available depend on the number of the hard drives being installed). Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7...
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...IN THE[VHOELLUPM] E WILL BE LOST! WARNING: ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED. [K L ]-Select [ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 8 [DEL]-Delete Volume GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 80 - Name Volume0 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7.5.0.1014 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. Are you sure you want... : Deleting a volume will reset the disks to abort. When prompted to confirm your selection (Figure 8), press to confirm or to non-RAID. In the DELETE VOLUME MENU section, use the up or down arrow key to select the array to be deleted and press . English Delete...
...IN THE[VHOELLUPM] E WILL BE LOST! WARNING: ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED. [K L ]-Select [ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 8 [DEL]-Delete Volume GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 80 - Name Volume0 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7.5.0.1014 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. Are you sure you want... : Deleting a volume will reset the disks to abort. When prompted to confirm your selection (Figure 8), press to confirm or to non-RAID. In the DELETE VOLUME MENU section, use the up or down arrow key to select the array to be deleted and press . English Delete...
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... down arrow key to highlight through choices in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to execute and press . Configuring a RAID array in the Main Menu block. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 82 - GIGABYTE Technology Corp. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Press + to -SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 Copyright (C) 2006-2007 GIGABYTE Technology. Figure 2 In the main screen of...
... down arrow key to highlight through choices in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to execute and press . Configuring a RAID array in the Main Menu block. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 82 - GIGABYTE Technology Corp. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Press + to -SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 Copyright (C) 2006-2007 GIGABYTE Technology. Figure 2 In the main screen of...
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GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Press . GIGABYTE Technology Corp. The following are configured, the selection bar automatically jumps to -SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Create New RAID ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Name: Level: Disks: Block: Size: GRAID 0-Stripe Select Disk 128 KB 240...DEL,BS]-Delete Number Figure 7 [ENTER]-Next GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 84 - [ESC]-Abort Assign Array Disks: After a RAID mode is selected, RAID BIOS automatically assigns the two hard drives installed as the RAID drives. 4. Set Block Size (RAID 0 only): Under the Block item, use ...
GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Press . GIGABYTE Technology Corp. The following are configured, the selection bar automatically jumps to -SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Create New RAID ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Name: Level: Disks: Block: Size: GRAID 0-Stripe Select Disk 128 KB 240...DEL,BS]-Delete Number Figure 7 [ENTER]-Next GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 84 - [ESC]-Abort Assign Array Disks: After a RAID mode is selected, RAID BIOS automatically assigns the two hard drives installed as the RAID drives. 4. Set Block Size (RAID 0 only): Under the Block item, use ...
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... Members(HDDx) 01 [KL]-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 11 GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 86 - [ESC]-Abort English 7. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive...
... Members(HDDx) 01 [KL]-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 11 GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 86 - [ESC]-Abort English 7. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive...
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... settings, you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 88 - English 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver and press (Figure 2). The following mass storage...
... settings, you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 88 - English 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver and press (Figure 2). The following mass storage...
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... floppy disk. GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) GIGABYTE GBB363 AHCI Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) GIGABYTE GBB360 AHCI Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) GIGABYTE GBB362 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 5 If a message appears saying one minute. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 6 GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 90...
... floppy disk. GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) GIGABYTE GBB363 AHCI Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) GIGABYTE GBB360 AHCI Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) GIGABYTE GBB362 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 5 If a message appears saying one minute. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 6 GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 90...
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English B. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 8). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 8 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Intel ICH9R SATA Controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 9). Figure 9 GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 92 -
English B. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 8). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 8 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Intel ICH9R SATA Controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 9). Figure 9 GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 92 -
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Figure 12 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below appears (RAID/AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 12). Figure 13 GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 94 - English GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 13). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps.
Figure 12 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below appears (RAID/AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 12). Figure 13 GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 94 - English GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 13). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps.