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... the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System." ) Step 3: Install the motherboard drivers and the X.H.D utiltiy After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk. B. To automatically set up a RAID 0 array: Click Auto to expand its capacity. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions...:(Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is added. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be able to automatically set eXtreme Hard Drive...
... the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System." ) Step 3: Install the motherboard drivers and the X.H.D utiltiy After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk. B. To automatically set up a RAID 0 array: Click Auto to expand its capacity. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions...:(Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is added. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be able to automatically set eXtreme Hard Drive...
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... product information, carefully read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product. The trademarks mentioned in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard ...revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE. Documentation Classifications In order to their ...
... product information, carefully read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product. The trademarks mentioned in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard ...revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE. Documentation Classifications In order to their ...
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... 65 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 65 3-2 Application Software 66 3-3 Technical Manuals 66 3-4 Contact...67 3-5 System...67 3-6 Download Center 68 3-7 New Utilities...68 Chapter 4 Unique Features 69 ...SATA Hard Drive(s 87 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers 87 5-1-2 Configuring JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 95 5-1-3 Configuring Marvell 9128 SATA Controller 101 5-1-4 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 106 5-1-5 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 108 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 121 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel ...
... 65 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 65 3-2 Application Software 66 3-3 Technical Manuals 66 3-4 Contact...67 3-5 System...67 3-6 Download Center 68 3-7 New Utilities...68 Chapter 4 Unique Features 69 ...SATA Hard Drive(s 87 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers 87 5-1-2 Configuring JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 95 5-1-3 Configuring Marvell 9128 SATA Controller 101 5-1-4 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 106 5-1-5 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 108 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 121 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel ...
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...-0*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-P55A-UD7 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield One SATA bracket 2-Way SLI bridge connector 3-Way SLI bridge...
...-0*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-P55A-UD7 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield One SATA bracket 2-Way SLI bridge connector 3-Way SLI bridge...
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... Removing a PCI Express Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently push down on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express slot. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. 1-6 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. Carefully read the manual that...
... Removing a PCI Express Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently push down on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express slot. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. 1-6 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. Carefully read the manual that...
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... enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards for the power requirement) B. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver C-1. Click OK to the CrossFireX menu, select the Enable CrossFireX™ check box, and select the 3 GPUs combination. Refer to... the SLI con- Browse to apply. System Requirements - A power supply with two/three PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - Procedure and driver screen for more information about enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology. Step 3: Plug the display cable into the graphics card on top of...
... enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards for the power requirement) B. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver C-1. Click OK to the CrossFireX menu, select the Enable CrossFireX™ check box, and select the 3 GPUs combination. Refer to... the SLI con- Browse to apply. System Requirements - A power supply with two/three PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - Procedure and driver screen for more information about enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology. Step 3: Plug the display cable into the graphics card on top of...
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...v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2009, Award Software, Inc. 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. ... directly without entering BIOS Setup. The system will still be used for one time only. A. To show the BIOS POST screen. Motherboard Model BIOS Version P55A-UD7 D25 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 01/05/2010-P55-7A89TG06C-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN...
...v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2009, Award Software, Inc. 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. ... directly without entering BIOS Setup. The system will still be used for one time only. A. To show the BIOS POST screen. Motherboard Model BIOS Version P55A-UD7 D25 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 01/05/2010-P55-7A89TG06C-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN...
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... Native IDE mode if you wish to operate in Legacy IDE mode. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to install operating systems that do not support Native mode. Onboard H/W 1394 Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default: Enabled) Onboard H/W LAN1/2 Enables...
... Native IDE mode if you wish to operate in Legacy IDE mode. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to install operating systems that do not support Native mode. Onboard H/W 1394 Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default: Enabled) Onboard H/W LAN1/2 Enables...
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... Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. the IDE controller still operates in the GIGABYTE SATA2 chip or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. GSATA...in the Marvell 9128 chip to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is ...
... Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. the IDE controller still operates in the GIGABYTE SATA2 chip or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. GSATA...in the Marvell 9128 chip to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is ...
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...or later. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all the drivers that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and ...execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 65 - Drivers Installation the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which...
...or later. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all the drivers that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and ...execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 65 - Drivers Installation the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which...
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3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals. Drivers Installation - 66 -
3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals. Drivers Installation - 66 -
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Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 67 -
Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 67 -
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You can click the Install button on the right of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to install it. Drivers Installation - 68 - The latest version of an item to install. 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website.
You can click the Install button on the right of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to install it. Drivers Installation - 68 - The latest version of an item to install. 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website.
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... backup file at which the data is the first physical drive. actual size requirements vary, depending on your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2...
... backup file at which the data is the first physical drive. actual size requirements vary, depending on your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2...
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Boot from the motherboard driver disk to check disk allocation. When you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST. Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 ...
Boot from the motherboard driver disk to check disk allocation. When you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST. Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 ...
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... Folder ... Open Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share ... Figure 1. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share.exe to configure the data sharing settings. Data Sharing Enabled Options Descriptions Option Connect ... Exit... About Q-Share ... Description Displays the computers...
... Folder ... Open Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share ... Figure 1. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share.exe to configure the data sharing settings. Data Sharing Enabled Options Descriptions Option Connect ... Exit... About Q-Share ... Description Displays the computers...
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A. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be able to automatically set up a RAID 0 array later using the Auto function. B. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions:(Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is added. To manually set up a RAID ...recognized during the Windows setup process. (For more details, refer to enable RAID for the Intel SATA controllers. 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)(Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAIDready system for RAID 0 when a new SATA drive is greater than or equal...
A. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be able to automatically set up a RAID 0 array later using the Auto function. B. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions:(Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is added. To manually set up a RAID ...recognized during the Windows setup process. (For more details, refer to enable RAID for the Intel SATA controllers. 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)(Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAIDready system for RAID 0 when a new SATA drive is greater than or equal...
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... switch or router device manual for the two available adapters and click OK. Select Realtek Ethernet Diagnostic Utility and click Install. Step 1: Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Application Software, Install Application Software. Click Install under Realtek Ethernet Diagnostic Utility for installation. Teaming, and set up the Teaming mode based...
... switch or router device manual for the two available adapters and click OK. Select Realtek Ethernet Diagnostic Utility and click Install. Step 1: Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Application Software, Install Application Software. Click Install under Realtek Ethernet Diagnostic Utility for installation. Teaming, and set up the Teaming mode based...
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...drives with identical model and capacity). Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Appendix C. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. If there is recommended that you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller. (Note..., it is more than one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers A. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below...
...drives with identical model and capacity). Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Appendix C. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. If there is recommended that you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller. (Note..., it is more than one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers A. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below...
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...]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 6 [ENTER]-Select When completed, you want to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. - 91 - Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Delete RAID Volume 5. Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press .
...]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 6 [ENTER]-Select When completed, you want to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. - 91 - Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Delete RAID Volume 5. Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press .