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...GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD as the exclu- For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. No part of this manual is designated by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ....tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: GIGABYTE UNITED INC. Disclaimer Information in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or ...
...GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD as the exclu- For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE branded motherboards. is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. No part of this manual is designated by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ....tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: GIGABYTE UNITED INC. Disclaimer Information in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or ...
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... 59 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 59 3-2 SoftwareApplications 60 3-3 Driver CD Information 60 3-4 Hardware Information 61 3-5 Contact Us ...61 Chapter 4 Unique Features 63 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 63 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities ... Appendix ...77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 77 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 83 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 84 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 89 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 89 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional 91...
... 59 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 59 3-2 SoftwareApplications 60 3-3 Driver CD Information 60 3-4 Hardware Information 61 3-5 Contact Us ...61 Chapter 4 Unique Features 63 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 63 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities ... Appendix ...77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 77 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 83 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 84 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 89 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 89 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional 91...
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... port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-32R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-X48-DS4 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...
... port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-32R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-X48-DS4 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...
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.... (Note 5) Due to 700 MHz with 1 MHz increment - Adjust PCI Express frequency from 100 MHz to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard - 12 - Adjust CPU host frequency from 90 MHz to 150 MHz with 1 MHz increment Support for Dynamic Energy Saver ...
.... (Note 5) Due to 700 MHz with 1 MHz increment - Adjust PCI Express frequency from 100 MHz to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard - 12 - Adjust CPU host frequency from 90 MHz to 150 MHz with 1 MHz increment Support for Dynamic Energy Saver ...
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... sure the card is fully seated in your computer. Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with your card. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on your operating system. Align the card with the expansion card in the slot. 3. Locate an ...back panel. 2. PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card(s). 7. GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard - 18 - 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage.
... sure the card is fully seated in your computer. Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with your card. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on your operating system. Align the card with the expansion card in the slot. 3. Locate an ...back panel. 2. PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card(s). 7. GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard - 18 - 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage.
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... 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 the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. X48-DS4 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 01/02... 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-X48-DS4 Motherboard - 36 -
... 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 the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. X48-DS4 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 01/02... 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-X48-DS4 Motherboard - 36 -
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...) is an interface specification that cannot be used in Native IDE mode. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. 2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller...
...) is an interface specification that cannot be used in Native IDE mode. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. 2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller...
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..." is automatically displayed which looks like that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to restart your system automatically during the driver installation. You can press Xpress Install to install all the drivers that are installed, follow the onscreen instructions to install. Or you... instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will then autodetect and install the USB...
..." is automatically displayed which looks like that you can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to restart your system automatically during the driver installation. You can press Xpress Install to install all the drivers that are installed, follow the onscreen instructions to install. Or you... instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will then autodetect and install the USB...
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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-X48-DS4 Motherboard - 60 - 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-X48-DS4 Motherboard - 60 - 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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Drivers Installation 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. - 61 -
Drivers Installation 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. - 61 -
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...; Intel® platform • At least 64 MB of data). • It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to leave enough unallocated space in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector...
...; Intel® platform • At least 64 MB of data). • It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to leave enough unallocated space in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector...
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...CD/DVD: Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Figure 12 GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). If you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time... Figure 8 2. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to startup XpressRecovery2..... When finished, go to Disk Management to start backing up your hard drive. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1.
...CD/DVD: Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). Figure 10 Figure 11 3. Figure 12 GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). If you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time... Figure 8 2. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to startup XpressRecovery2..... When finished, go to Disk Management to start backing up your hard drive. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1.
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... avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS C. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step ..., close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Select @BIOS and click Install. ...
... avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS C. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step ..., close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing. Select @BIOS and click Install. ...
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... one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 77 - Then connect the power connector from your computer. C . B. Configure SATA controller mode in ...RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to create RAID, you use two hard drives ...
... one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 77 - Then connect the power connector from your computer. C . B. Configure SATA controller mode in ...RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to create RAID, you use two hard drives ...
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... array in MAIN MENU. Now, you want to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 81 - Reset Disks to begin creating the RAID array. Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press . Delete...
... array in MAIN MENU. Now, you want to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 81 - Reset Disks to begin creating the RAID array. Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press . Delete...
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... cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure 2) appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to your system. At the D:\> prompt, type the following...Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for the SATA controller from the menu in your optical drive (example: D:\>). For example, from the motherboard driver disk to the floppy disk. From your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in MS-DOS mode(Note). A command ...
... cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure 2) appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to your system. At the D:\> prompt, type the following...Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for the SATA controller from the menu in your optical drive (example: D:\>). For example, from the motherboard driver disk to the floppy disk. From your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in MS-DOS mode(Note). A command ...
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... devices for which you need to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you see the next screen. The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI...Vista/XP/2000 onto your system to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard - 84 - 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the ...
... devices for which you need to boot from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you see the next screen. The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI...Vista/XP/2000 onto your system to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard - 84 - 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the ...
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... RAID Controller ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 If a message appears saying one minute. When the screen as shown below will appear. The driver installation will load support for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, ... the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode item in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to continue the driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want from the following mass storage device(s): Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller...
... RAID Controller ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 If a message appears saying one minute. When the screen as shown below will appear. The driver installation will load support for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, ... the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode item in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to continue the driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want from the following mass storage device(s): Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller...
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This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. 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 GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard - 86 - WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. 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. 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 GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard - 86 - WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation.
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Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7). Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that 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 - 87 - B. Appendix
Figure 6 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 7). Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that 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 - 87 - B. Appendix