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...CO., LTD as the exclu- Check your motherboard looks like this manual is protected by copyright laws and is designated by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. by any form or by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. No part of the product, read the... on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Changes to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. Example: GIGABYTE UNITED INC. Copyright © 2007 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. The trademarks mentioned in ...
...CO., LTD as the exclu- Check your motherboard looks like this manual is protected by copyright laws and is designated by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. by any form or by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. No part of the product, read the... on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Changes to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. Example: GIGABYTE UNITED INC. Copyright © 2007 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. The trademarks mentioned in ...
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... 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 SoftwareApplications 62 3-3 Driver CD Information 62 3-4 Hardware Information 63 3-5 Contact Us ...63 Chapter 4 Unique Features 65 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 65 4-2 BIOS Update ......77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 77 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 83 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 89 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 90 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 98 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 98 5-2-2 Installing...
... 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 SoftwareApplications 62 3-3 Driver CD Information 62 3-4 Hardware Information 63 3-5 Contact Us ...63 Chapter 4 Unique Features 65 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 65 4-2 BIOS Update ......77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 77 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 83 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 89 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 90 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 98 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 98 5-2-2 Installing...
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Box Contents GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables ...
Box Contents GA-X38T-DQ6 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables ...
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... 4 GB. (Note 2) Available functions in Easytune may differ by 0.05V to 1.55V with 0.05V increment - Increase CPU voltage (Note 3) - Increase (G)MCH voltage by 0.05V to : - GA-X38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 - Increase PCIe voltage by 0.025V to 0.375V with 0.05V increment - Adjust DDR3 frequency - Adjust CPU host frequency from 90 MHz to 150 MHz... you to 0.35V with 0.025V increment Frequency adjustments in BIOS Setup (CPU/DDR3/PCIe/FSB/(G)MCH) allow you to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system.
... 4 GB. (Note 2) Available functions in Easytune may differ by 0.05V to 1.55V with 0.05V increment - Increase CPU voltage (Note 3) - Increase (G)MCH voltage by 0.05V to : - GA-X38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 - Increase PCIe voltage by 0.025V to 0.375V with 0.05V increment - Adjust DDR3 frequency - Adjust CPU host frequency from 90 MHz to 150 MHz... you to 0.35V with 0.025V increment Frequency adjustments in BIOS Setup (CPU/DDR3/PCIe/FSB/(G)MCH) allow you to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system.
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... the slot. 4. Hardware Installation Locate an expansion slot that came with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Align the card with a screw. 5. Install the driver provided with your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from your expansion card(s). 7. When you begin to install...
... the slot. 4. Hardware Installation Locate an expansion slot that came with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Align the card with a screw. 5. Install the driver provided with your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from your expansion card(s). 7. When you begin to install...
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...(C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu is effective for X38T-DQ6 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 08/23/2007-X38-ICH9-6A79OG0RC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST...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 enter BIOS Setup first. Note: The setting in Boot Menu. To exit Boot Menu, press . GA-X38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 38 - English...
...(C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc. After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu is effective for X38T-DQ6 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 08/23/2007-X38-ICH9-6A79OG0RC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST...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 enter BIOS Setup first. Note: The setting in Boot Menu. To exit Boot Menu, press . GA-X38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 38 - English...
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... Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. - 45 - Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. BIOS Setup English 2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0~3 Native...
... Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. - 45 - Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. BIOS Setup English 2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0~3 Native...
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...(Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. GA-X38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 48 - RAID/IDE Enables RAID for the SATA controller. (The IDE controller still operates in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to enable ...GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in PATA mode) Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver...
...(Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. GA-X38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 48 - RAID/IDE Enables RAID for the SATA controller. (The IDE controller still operates in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to enable ...GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controller integrated in PATA mode) Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver...
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...-clicking your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will automatically scan the system and then list all the driver items. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is ...automatically displayed which looks like that are installed, follow the onscreen instructions to install other applications included 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. Failure to do...
...-clicking your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will automatically scan the system and then list all the driver items. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is ...automatically displayed which looks like that are installed, follow the onscreen instructions to install other applications included 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. Failure to do...
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GA-X38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 62 - 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. English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
GA-X38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 62 - 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. English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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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. - 63 - 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. - 63 - Drivers Installation
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... with SP3 or later; Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to restore it . For example, when hard drives are installed. • The amount of it . Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system data...
... with SP3 or later; Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to restore it . For example, when hard drives are installed. • The amount of it . Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system data...
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... from CD/DVD: Press any key to access Xpress Recovery2 for X38T-DQ6 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 08/23/2007-X38-ICH9-6A79OG0RC-00 Figure 9 C. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Figure 12 GA-X38T-DQ6 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1.
... from CD/DVD: Press any key to access Xpress Recovery2 for X38T-DQ6 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 08/23/2007-X38-ICH9-6A79OG0RC-00 Figure 9 C. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2. . . Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Figure 12 GA-X38T-DQ6 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1.
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...Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. During the BIOS update process, ensure the ... 2. Do not use the C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing...BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> @BIOS>@BIOS C. Options and Instructions: 1. B. Select @BIOS and click Install. Unique Features Installing and Using...
...Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. During the BIOS update process, ensure the ... 2. Do not use the C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing...BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> @BIOS>@BIOS C. Options and Instructions: 1. B. Select @BIOS and click Install. Unique Features Installing and Using...
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...Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Installing SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS ...two SATA hard drives (to available SATA port on your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 77 - Appendix Configure a RAID array in your computer. Install SATA hard drive(s) in RAID...
...Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Installing SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS ...two SATA hard drives (to available SATA port on your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 77 - Appendix Configure a RAID array in your computer. Install SATA hard drive(s) in RAID...
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....6 GB Create Volume WARNING : ALL DATA ON[SHEELLEPCT]ED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Reset Disks to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 81 - Finally press on the Create Volume item to cancel (Figure 6). Are you sure you may proceed...
....6 GB Create Volume WARNING : ALL DATA ON[SHEELLEPCT]ED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Reset Disks to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 81 - Finally press on the Create Volume item to cancel (Figure 6). Are you sure you may proceed...
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...Save And Exit Setup item in the main menu and press . Press . GIGABYTE Technology Corp. N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [KL]-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 11 GA-X38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 88 - [ESC]-Abort When prompted to confirm your selection (Figure... Disk Drive Revert HDD to be deleted; The selection bar will appear to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. Delete the RAID Array: To delete the array, select Delete RAID Disk Drive in ...
...Save And Exit Setup item in the main menu and press . Press . GIGABYTE Technology Corp. N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [KL]-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 11 GA-X38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 88 - [ESC]-Abort When prompted to confirm your selection (Figure... Disk Drive Revert HDD to be deleted; The selection bar will appear to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. Delete the RAID Array: To delete the array, select Delete RAID Disk Drive in ...
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...drive (example: D:\>). Appendix Figure 3 - 89 - A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to copy the driver in Figure 2. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. Prepare a startup disk that in MS-DOS mode...or 8) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for Windows 64-bit. • For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, select E) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 32Bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or F) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 64Bit for Windows 64-bit. Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu...
...drive (example: D:\>). Appendix Figure 3 - 89 - A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to copy the driver in Figure 2. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. Prepare a startup disk that in MS-DOS mode...or 8) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for Windows 64-bit. • For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, select E) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 32Bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or F) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 64Bit for Windows 64-bit. Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu...
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... those for use with Windows, press ENTER. 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 see the message "Press F6 if you have any device support disks from a mass storage ... press (Figure 2). Windows Setup Press F6 if you do not have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-X38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 90 - Currently, Setup will be a few moments of Windows XP and Vista installation. After pressing , there ...
... those for use with Windows, press ENTER. 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 see the message "Press F6 if you have any device support disks from a mass storage ... press (Figure 2). Windows Setup Press F6 if you do not have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-X38T-DQ6 Motherboard - 90 - Currently, Setup will be a few moments of Windows XP and Vista installation. After pressing , there ...
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... to Figure 3 below will appear. Windows Setup Setup will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the following mass 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 use with Windows, press ENTER. If you want from the motherboard driver disk. The driver installation will load support for the following list, or press ESC to return to specify additional mass storage devices for which you have...
... to Figure 3 below will appear. Windows Setup Setup will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the following mass 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 use with Windows, press ENTER. If you want from the motherboard driver disk. The driver installation will load support for the following list, or press ESC to return to specify additional mass storage devices for which you have...