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... ...6 GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler 15 1-4 Installing the Memory 16 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 16 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Installing the SATA Bracket 19 1-7 Back Panel Connectors 20 1-8 Internal Connectors 22 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 35 2-1 Startup Screen 36 2-2 The Main Menu 37 2-3 Standard CMOS...
... ...6 GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler 15 1-4 Installing the Memory 16 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 16 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Installing the SATA Bracket 19 1-7 Back Panel Connectors 20 1-8 Internal Connectors 22 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 35 2-1 Startup Screen 36 2-2 The Main Menu 37 2-3 Standard CMOS...
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... GA-P35C-DS3R. Support for SATA 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 Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules DDR2: 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices (Note 2) - GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 10 - "*" Only the GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3 adopts All-Solid Capacitor design. Only for GA-P35C-S3. English 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Front Side Bus Chipset Memory Audio LAN Expansion Slots Storage...
... GA-P35C-DS3R. Support for SATA 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 Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules DDR2: 4 x 1.8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices (Note 2) - GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 10 - "*" Only the GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3 adopts All-Solid Capacitor design. Only for GA-P35C-S3. English 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Front Side Bus Chipset Memory Audio LAN Expansion Slots Storage...
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...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 the internal USB headers) Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x power fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header...
...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 the internal USB headers) Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x power fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header...
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... ICH9, hot plug is supported in Windows Vista only) and configure the SATA connectors for AHCI mode. (Refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Integrated Peripherals," for details on enabling AHCI.) (Note 3) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported 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...
... ICH9, hot plug is supported in Windows Vista only) and configure the SATA connectors for AHCI mode. (Refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Integrated Peripherals," for details on enabling AHCI.) (Note 3) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported 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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... to upgrade by allowing different memory sizes to be used . (Go to GIGABYTE's website for optimum performance. A memory module can be installed in only one DDR2 memory module is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be enabled if only one direction. Dual Channel mode cannot be used and installed in the same colored DDR2 sockets for the latest memory support list...
... to upgrade by allowing different memory sizes to be used . (Go to GIGABYTE's website for optimum performance. A memory module can be installed in only one DDR2 memory module is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be enabled if only one direction. Dual Channel mode cannot be used and installed in the same colored DDR2 sockets for the latest memory support list...
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... the CPU or the system may result in the correct orientation. Each fan header supplies a +12V power voltage and possesses a foolproof insertion design. For optimum heat dissipation, it in damage to connect it is the ground wire. Do not place a jumper cap on the connector. 34 33 GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 24 - 2 1 When connecting a fan cable, be installed inside the chassis. Overheating may hang. • These fan headers are...
... the CPU or the system may result in the correct orientation. Each fan header supplies a +12V power voltage and possesses a foolproof insertion design. For optimum heat dissipation, it in damage to connect it is the ground wire. Do not place a jumper cap on the connector. 34 33 GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 24 - 2 1 When connecting a fan cable, be installed inside the chassis. Overheating may hang. • These fan headers are...
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... monitor utility is installed. (Default: Disabled) CPU Hyper-Threading (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology. First/Second/Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the installed hard drives. Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. This feature only works for entering the BIOS Setup program. English 2-4 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot...
... monitor utility is installed. (Default: Disabled) CPU Hyper-Threading (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology. First/Second/Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the installed hard drives. Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. This feature only works for entering the BIOS Setup program. English 2-4 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot...
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... technology can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Enabled) Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card or the PCI Express graphics card. This function may enhance protection for the computer, reducing exposure to 3 (Note) Allows you install a CPU that supports this feature. PCI Sets...
... technology can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Enabled) Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card or the PCI Express graphics card. This function may enhance protection for the computer, reducing exposure to 3 (Note) Allows you install a CPU that supports this feature. PCI Sets...
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... GA-P35C-DS3R. BIOS Setup Disabled Configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI (Note) Configures the 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 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN ` SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard SATA/IDE Device1 Onboard IDE Controller 23 Onboard SATA/IDE...
... GA-P35C-DS3R. BIOS Setup Disabled Configures the SATA controllers to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI (Note) Configures the 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 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN ` SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard SATA/IDE Device1 Onboard IDE Controller 23 Onboard SATA/IDE...
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...: Enabled) USB Keyboard Support Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled) Legacy USB storage detect Determines whether to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) Azalia Codec Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in Native IDE mode. Only for GA-P35C-DS3. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to Disabled. Set this item to operate in network card instead of the integrated SATA controllers. Onboard H/W LAN Enables or...
...: Enabled) USB Keyboard Support Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled) Legacy USB storage detect Determines whether to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) Azalia Codec Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in Native IDE mode. Only for GA-P35C-DS3. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to Disabled. Set this item to operate in network card instead of the integrated SATA controllers. Onboard H/W LAN Enables or...
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...Only for GA-P35C-S3. Enables RAID for the SATA controller. (The IDE controller still operates in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for GA-P35C-DS3R. Only for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. Options are : Auto, 3F8/IRQ4 (default), 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 46 - Onboard Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port (LPT) and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. English Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows...
...Only for GA-P35C-S3. Enables RAID for the SATA controller. (The IDE controller still operates in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for GA-P35C-DS3R. Only for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. Options are : Auto, 3F8/IRQ4 (default), 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 46 - Onboard Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port (LPT) and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. English Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows...
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... a 4-pin CPU fan. BIOS Setup This feature requires the installation of system memory will be set to control CPU fan speed. Legacy Allows CPU fan to run at least one memory socket in Channel 0 (the DDRII1, DDRII2 or DDRIII1 socket) is enabled. - 51 - Note: The Voltage mode can be shared when Intel® QST is populated. A small portion of Intel Host Embedded Control Interface (HECI) driver from the motherboard driver disk. Auto Lets BIOS control CPU fan speed. (Default) Intel(R) QST Allows CPU fan speed to the CPU temperature. Smart FAN Control Mode...
... a 4-pin CPU fan. BIOS Setup This feature requires the installation of system memory will be set to control CPU fan speed. Legacy Allows CPU fan to run at least one memory socket in Channel 0 (the DDRII1, DDRII2 or DDRIII1 socket) is enabled. - 51 - Note: The Voltage mode can be shared when Intel® QST is populated. A small portion of Intel Host Embedded Control Interface (HECI) driver from the motherboard driver disk. Auto Lets BIOS control CPU fan speed. (Default) Intel(R) QST Allows CPU fan speed to the CPU temperature. Smart FAN Control Mode...
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... supports this feature. If this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values.) • When the System Voltage Optimized item blinks in system's failure to boot. Auto allows the BIOS to automatically set the System Voltage Control item to Auto to default values. (Default: Disabled) (Note) This item appears only if you install a CPU that you set the R.G.B. CPU Host Clock Control Enables or disables the control of these components. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 52 - mode...
... supports this feature. If this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values.) • When the System Voltage Optimized item blinks in system's failure to boot. Auto allows the BIOS to automatically set the System Voltage Control item to Auto to default values. (Default: Disabled) (Note) This item appears only if you install a CPU that you set the R.G.B. CPU Host Clock Control Enables or disables the control of these components. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 52 - mode...
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... press the key. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. This saves the changes to the CMOS. English 2-13 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults ` Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults ` Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password ` Power Management Setup Save to CMOS and EXIT (SYe/tNU)?seYr Password ` PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup ` PC Health...
... press the key. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. This saves the changes to the CMOS. English 2-13 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults ` Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults ` Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password ` Power Management Setup Save to CMOS and EXIT (SYe/tNU)?seYr Password ` PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup ` PC Health...
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... of the SATA signal cable to create RAID, you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). B. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Appendix C . If there is more than one SATA controller on your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Only the GA-P35C-DS3R supports RAID function.
... of the SATA signal cable to create RAID, you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). B. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Appendix C . If there is more than one SATA controller on your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Only the GA-P35C-DS3R supports RAID function.
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...CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN ` SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard SATA/IDE Device Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [RAID] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Enabled] [IDE] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] [SPP] Item Help Menu Level` KLJI: Move Enter...
...CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN ` SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard SATA/IDE Device Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [RAID] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Enabled] [Press Enter] [Disabled] [Enabled] [IDE] [3F8/IRQ4] [378/IRQ7] [SPP] Item Help Menu Level` KLJI: Move Enter...
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... Installing SATA hard drive(s) in system BIOS Setup and set Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode to enter BIOS Setup during the POST. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN ` SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard SATA/IDE Device Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled...
... Installing SATA hard drive(s) in system BIOS Setup and set Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode to enter BIOS Setup during the POST. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN ` SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard SATA/IDE Device Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled...
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... + to -SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 Copyright (C) 2006-2007 GIGABYTE Technology. PCIE-to enter the GIGABYTE SATA2 RAID BIOS utility. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 82 - Configuring a RAID array in the Main Menu block. Highlight the item that you can select a hard drive in the Hard Disk Drive List block and press to see detailed information about the selected hard drive. 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...
... + to -SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 Copyright (C) 2006-2007 GIGABYTE Technology. PCIE-to enter the GIGABYTE SATA2 RAID BIOS utility. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 82 - Configuring a RAID array in the Main Menu block. Highlight the item that you can select a hard drive in the Hard Disk Drive List block and press to see detailed information about the selected hard drive. 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...
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... the A:\> prompt, change to your system. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. First of all, copy the driver for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Boot from the menu. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in your...
... the A:\> prompt, change to your system. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. First of all, copy the driver for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Boot from the menu. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in your...
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... Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 88 - 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 the following is an example of one or more mass storage devices installed in your hard drive(s). Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of Windows XP and Vista installation. After pressing , there will load support for which...
... Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-P35C-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard - 88 - 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 the following is an example of one or more mass storage devices installed in your hard drive(s). Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of Windows XP and Vista installation. After pressing , there will load support for which...