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... the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 71 4-3 EasyTune 5 Pro 73 4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost 74 Chapter 5 Appendix ...75 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 75 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 75 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 81 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 82 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 87 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel...
... the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 71 4-3 EasyTune 5 Pro 73 4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost 74 Chapter 5 Appendix ...75 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 75 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 75 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 81 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 82 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 87 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel...
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...Increase (G)MCH voltage by 0.05V to 1.55V with 1 MHz increment Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP/2000 (Note 5) ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm (Note 1) Due to Windows XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of licensed AWARD BIOS Support...the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU being used. (Note 5) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Adjust CPU host frequency from 90 MHz to 150 MHz with 0.05V increment - GA-X38-DS4 Motherboard - 12 -
...Increase (G)MCH voltage by 0.05V to 1.55V with 1 MHz increment Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP/2000 (Note 5) ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm (Note 1) Due to Windows XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of licensed AWARD BIOS Support...the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU being used. (Note 5) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Adjust CPU host frequency from 90 MHz to 150 MHz with 0.05V increment - GA-X38-DS4 Motherboard - 12 -
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.../2000. Set this option to Disabled if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to install operating systems that cannot be shared with other device. Windows 9X/ME. (Default) Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to enable advanced Serial...
.../2000. Set this option to Disabled if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to install operating systems that cannot be shared with other device. Windows 9X/ME. (Default) Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to enable advanced Serial...
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... 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. You can press Xpress Install to restart your optional...and press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Or you wish to install other applications ...
... 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. You can press Xpress Install to restart your optional...and press the Install button following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Or you wish to install other applications ...
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...it . System Requirements: • Intel® x86 platform • At least 64 MB of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® 2000 with SP1 or later • Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are installed. • The amount of data). • It is recommended ...the backup file at which the data is the first physical drive. Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are different utilities. "*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in advanced (10 GB or more is the first physical drive. ...
...it . System Requirements: • Intel® x86 platform • At least 64 MB of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® 2000 with SP1 or later • Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are installed. • The amount of data). • It is recommended ...the backup file at which the data is the first physical drive. Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are different utilities. "*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in advanced (10 GB or more is the first physical drive. ...
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... any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 (Figure 8), press any key to startup XpressRecovery2..... X38-DS4 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/23/2007-X38-ICH9-6A89OG0IC-00 Figure 9 C. Xpress Recovery2 will begin to enter Xpress Recovery2 later,...Windows operating system is detected, Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 12 GA-X38-DS4...
... any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 (Figure 8), press any key to startup XpressRecovery2..... X38-DS4 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/23/2007-X38-ICH9-6A89OG0IC-00 Figure 9 C. Xpress Recovery2 will begin to enter Xpress Recovery2 later,...Windows operating system is detected, Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 12 GA-X38-DS4...
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... Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing... the @BIOS utility. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. B. 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the motherboard to your location and click OK. - 71 - GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting ...
... Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing... the @BIOS utility. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. B. 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the motherboard to your location and click OK. - 71 - GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting ...
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... • 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. C . Appendix B. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. If you do not want to... computer. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you do not want to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 75 - Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. ...
... • 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. C . Appendix B. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. If you do not want to... computer. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you do not want to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 75 - Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. ...
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...appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Your system will open similar to that is/are configured to RAID/...drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the menu. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to your system. See the instructions below about how to exit when finished...
...appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Your system will open similar to that is/are configured to RAID/...drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the menu. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to your system. See the instructions below about how to exit when finished...
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... a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you see the next screen. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-X38-DS4 Motherboard - 82 - The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD...specify additional mass storage devices for the following is an example of Windows XP and Vista installation. A. 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 have a device...
... a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you see the next screen. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-X38-DS4 Motherboard - 82 - The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD...specify additional mass storage devices for the following is an example of Windows XP and Vista installation. A. 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 have a device...
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...storage device(s): Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you want to specify ...a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, press ENTER. Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the Intel ICH9R SATA RAID/AHCI driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to continue the...
...storage device(s): Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you want to specify ...a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, press ENTER. Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the Intel ICH9R SATA RAID/AHCI driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to continue the...
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To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 GA-X38-DS4 Motherboard - 84 - To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 GA-X38-DS4 Motherboard - 84 - To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
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When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 7 - 85 - Figure 6 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.) Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7). Appendix B. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 6).
When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 7 - 85 - Figure 6 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.) Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7). Appendix B. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 6).
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... Rear speaker out. • To install a microphone, connect your microphone to the following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack... for Windows. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1 Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to the Mic in or Line in jack and ...
... Rear speaker out. • To install a microphone, connect your microphone to the following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack... for Windows. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1 Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to the Mic in or Line in jack and ...