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... your motherboard looks like this: "REV: X.X." is exclusively licensed to use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: All rights reserved. by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD...
... your motherboard looks like this: "REV: X.X." is exclusively licensed to use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: All rights reserved. by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD...
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... 47 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 47 3-2 SoftwareApplications 48 3-3 Driver CD Information 48 3-4 Hardware Information 49 3-5 Contact Us ...49 Chapter 4 Unique Features 51 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 51 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities...ReadyBoost 62 Chapter 5 Appendix ...63 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 63 5-1-1 Configuring VIA VT8237S SATA Controllers 63 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette 70 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System 71 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 74 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 74 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In and Out ...
... 47 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 47 3-2 SoftwareApplications 48 3-3 Driver CD Information 48 3-4 Hardware Information 49 3-5 Contact Us ...49 Chapter 4 Unique Features 51 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 51 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities...ReadyBoost 62 Chapter 5 Appendix ...63 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 63 5-1-1 Configuring VIA VT8237S SATA Controllers 63 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette 70 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System 71 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 74 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 74 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In and Out ...
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Box Contents GA-VM900MC motherboard Motherboard Driver Disk User's Manual Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable One SATA 3Gb/s cable I/O Shield The box ...
Box Contents GA-VM900MC motherboard Motherboard Driver Disk User's Manual Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable One SATA 3Gb/s cable I/O Shield The box ...
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... the expansion card. English 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. Hardware Installation Install the driver provided with the expansion card in the slot and does not rock. • Removing the Card: Gently push back on the lever on the card...
... the expansion card. English 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. Hardware Installation Install the driver provided with the expansion card in the slot and does not rock. • Removing the Card: Gently push back on the lever on the card...
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... wish to connect. • Before installing the devices, be connected to install a 5.1/7.1 surround cable (optional) and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. English Mic In Jack (Pink) The default Mic in Chapter 5, "Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1Channel Audio." 1-7 Internal Connectors 1 3 2 11 6 4 7 12 18 9 13 14 15 5 16 17 8 10 1) ATX_12V...
... wish to connect. • Before installing the devices, be connected to install a 5.1/7.1 surround cable (optional) and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. English Mic In Jack (Pink) The default Mic in Chapter 5, "Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1Channel Audio." 1-7 Internal Connectors 1 3 2 11 6 4 7 12 18 9 13 14 15 5 16 17 8 10 1) ATX_12V...
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... 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-Flash Press the key to access... press to enter BIOS Setup first. Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to access the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu. GA-VM900MC Motherboard - 30 - To exit Boot Menu, press . After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in BIOS ...
... 2-1 Startup Screen The following screen may appear when the computer boots. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-Flash Press the key to access... press to enter BIOS Setup first. Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to access the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu. GA-VM900MC Motherboard - 30 - To exit Boot Menu, press . After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in BIOS ...
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... installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Or you wish...Xpress Install will continue to restart your system automatically during the driver installation. Drivers Installation The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to My Computer, double-click the optical drive ...
... installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Or you wish...Xpress Install will continue to restart your system automatically during the driver installation. Drivers Installation The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to My Computer, double-click the optical drive ...
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GA-VM900MC Motherboard - 48 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. 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.
GA-VM900MC Motherboard - 48 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. 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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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. - 49 - 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. - 49 - Drivers Installation
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... system data and perform restoration of the hard drive, make sure to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the first and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it . "*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the...
... system data and perform restoration of the hard drive, make sure to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the first and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it . "*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the...
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... 10). 2. Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Figure 12 GA-VM900MC Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this...hard drive. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). VM900MC E3 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/29/2007-P4M900-8237S-6A7L8G11C-00 Figure 9 C.
... 10). 2. Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Figure 12 GA-VM900MC Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this...hard drive. Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). VM900MC E3 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/29/2007-P4M900-8237S-6A7L8G11C-00 Figure 9 C.
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... applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 3. Click Start>Program>Gigabyte>@BIOS Select @BIOS and click Install. Save the Current BIOS File In the main dialog box of @BIOS, Save Current BIOS allows ...connection (for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Before You Begin: 1. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Unique Features Do not use the C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 5. Update...
... applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 3. Click Start>Program>Gigabyte>@BIOS Select @BIOS and click Install. Save the Current BIOS File In the main dialog box of @BIOS, Save Current BIOS allows ...connection (for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Before You Begin: 1. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Unique Features Do not use the C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 5. Update...
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... rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to create RAID array on the motherboard. Appendix Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver. (Note 2) E. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. English Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA... follow the steps below: A. Then connect the power connector from your computer. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Install the SATA RAID driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you do not want to available SATA port(s) on the SATA controller. (Note 2) Required when the ...
... rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to create RAID array on the motherboard. Appendix Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver. (Note 2) E. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. English Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA... follow the steps below: A. Then connect the power connector from your computer. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Install the SATA RAID driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you do not want to available SATA port(s) on the SATA controller. (Note 2) Required when the ...
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... the blank formatted disk. Boot from the menu. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. GA-VM900MC Motherboard Figure 3 - 70 - A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to your system. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation...
... the blank formatted disk. Boot from the menu. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. GA-VM900MC Motherboard Figure 3 - 70 - A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to your system. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation...
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... the type of some files being loaded before you have prepared the SATA RAID driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Press F6 if you are ready to manually specify an adapter. Currently... those for the following is an example of Windows XP installation. English 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver and press (Figure 2). Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have chosen ...
... the type of some files being loaded before you have prepared the SATA RAID driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Press F6 if you are ready to manually specify an adapter. Currently... those for the following is an example of Windows XP installation. English 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver and press (Figure 2). Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you have chosen ...
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... with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. GA-VM900MC Motherboard - 72 - Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the motherboard driver disk. The driver installation will begin to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit ... be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to load the SATA Raid driver from the floppy disk. Windows Setup You have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want...
... with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. GA-VM900MC Motherboard - 72 - Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the motherboard driver disk. The driver installation will begin to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit ... be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to load the SATA Raid driver from the floppy disk. Windows Setup You have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want...
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English Step 4: After the SATA RAID driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 - 73 - WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. Appendix This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup.
English Step 4: After the SATA RAID driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 - 73 - WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. Appendix This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup.
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... end of this cable is required if you wish to install an additional 5.1/7.1 surround cable (optional) and enable the 7.1-channel audio function through the audio driver. A. GA-VM900MC Motherboard - 74 - English 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides three audio jacks on your motherboard.
... end of this cable is required if you wish to install an additional 5.1/7.1 surround cable (optional) and enable the 7.1-channel audio function through the audio driver. A. GA-VM900MC Motherboard - 74 - English 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides three audio jacks on your motherboard.
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... listen to be Rear speaker out. For example, users can have an Internet chat, make sure the "Microsoft UAA Bus driver for each jack through the audio driver. Configuring Speakers: (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio..., you can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack to change the function for High Defintion Audio" has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your system tray. B. The Line In picture to the right shows the default audio jack Line Out assignments. (Front Speaker...
... listen to be Rear speaker out. For example, users can have an Internet chat, make sure the "Microsoft UAA Bus driver for each jack through the audio driver. Configuring Speakers: (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio..., you can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack to change the function for High Defintion Audio" has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your system tray. B. The Line In picture to the right shows the default audio jack Line Out assignments. (Front Speaker...
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... cannot be used at the same time. Step 3: Locate the Volume icon in your system tray. English 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your system tray and click it to open the volume control panel - 79 - Step 2: Connect your microphone to...
... cannot be used at the same time. Step 3: Locate the Volume icon in your system tray. English 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your system tray and click it to open the volume control panel - 79 - Step 2: Connect your microphone to...