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...of your data to avoid risk of hardware damage or lost of a button, X.H.D helps to enhance your needs and hardware components. 3. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions:(Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the newly added harddrive has equal or greater capacity than the RAID-ready ...is recommended that already exists, users also can use X.H.D to easily add a hard drive into the array to expand its capacity. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be able to automatically set up a RAID array: (Note 3): Click Manual to access the Intel Matrix Storage...
...of your data to avoid risk of hardware damage or lost of a button, X.H.D helps to enhance your needs and hardware components. 3. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions:(Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the newly added harddrive has equal or greater capacity than the RAID-ready ...is recommended that already exists, users also can use X.H.D to easily add a hard drive into the array to expand its capacity. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be able to automatically set up a RAID array: (Note 3): Click Manual to access the Intel Matrix Storage...
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..., translated, transmitted, or published 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 instructions...'s Manual. The trademarks mentioned in this : "REV: X.X." For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on our website. Copyright © 2009 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Disclaimer...
..., translated, transmitted, or published 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 instructions...'s Manual. The trademarks mentioned in this : "REV: X.X." For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on our website. Copyright © 2009 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Disclaimer...
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... 67 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 67 3-2 Application Software 68 3-3 Technical Manuals 68 3-4 Contact...69 3-5 System...69 3-6 Download Center 70 3-7 New Utilities...70 Chapter 4 Unique ...Hard Drive(s 89 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers 89 5-1-2 Configuring JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 97 5-1-3 Configuring Marvell 9128 SATA Controller 103 5-1-4 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 108 5-1-5 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 110 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 123 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel...
... 67 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 67 3-2 Application Software 68 3-3 Technical Manuals 68 3-4 Contact...69 3-5 System...69 3-6 Download Center 70 3-7 New Utilities...70 Chapter 4 Unique ...Hard Drive(s 89 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers 89 5-1-2 Configuring JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 97 5-1-3 Configuring Marvell 9128 SATA Controller 103 5-1-4 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 108 5-1-5 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 110 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 123 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) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-X58A-UD5 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield 2-Way SLI bridge connector 3-Way SLI bridge connector • The...
...-0*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-X58A-UD5 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield 2-Way SLI bridge connector 3-Way SLI bridge connector • The...
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... securely seated in the expansion slot. 1. Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the expansion card in the slot. 3. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Hardware Installation - 18 - 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage...
... securely seated in the expansion slot. 1. Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the expansion card in the slot. 3. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Hardware Installation - 18 - 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage...
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...x16 slots. (To set up a 2-Way configuration, we recommend installing the graphics cards on the PCIEX16_1 slot. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver C-1. Two/three CrossFireX/SLI-ready graphics cards of the two/three cards. C-2. figuration and Physx is recommended (Refer to the manual... Ultra, 9800 GTX, GTX 260 and GTX 280.) - Hardware Installation Browse to apply. Browse to the NVIDIA Control Panel. Procedure and driver screen for more information about enabling CrossFireX technology. - 19 - Step 3: Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16_1...
...x16 slots. (To set up a 2-Way configuration, we recommend installing the graphics cards on the PCIEX16_1 slot. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver C-1. Two/three CrossFireX/SLI-ready graphics cards of the two/three cards. C-2. figuration and Physx is recommended (Refer to the manual... Ultra, 9800 GTX, GTX 260 and GTX 280.) - Hardware Installation Browse to apply. Browse to the NVIDIA Control Panel. Procedure and driver screen for more information about enabling CrossFireX technology. - 19 - Step 3: Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16_1...
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Motherboard Model BIOS Version X58A-UD5 E4c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/08/2009-X58-ICH10-7A89QG0JC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key ... for subsequent access to accept. The LOGO Screen (Default) B. To exit Boot Menu, press . 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 access the Q-Flash...
Motherboard Model BIOS Version X58A-UD5 E4c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/08/2009-X58-ICH10-7A89QG0JC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key ... for subsequent access to accept. The LOGO Screen (Default) B. To exit Boot Menu, press . 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 access the Q-Flash...
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... - If not, the corresponding LAN controller will be shared with other device. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to Disabled. Set this item to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to...
... - If not, the corresponding LAN controller will be shared with other device. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that allows the storage driver to Disabled. Set this item to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to...
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...AHCI Configures the SATA controller 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. the IDE controller still operates in the JMicron ...(Default: Enabled) GSATA 8_9/IDE Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip, IDE and GSATA2_8/9 Connectors) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controller. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. RAID/IDE Enables RAID for the...
...AHCI Configures the SATA controller 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. the IDE controller still operates in the JMicron ...(Default: Enabled) GSATA 8_9/IDE Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip, IDE and GSATA2_8/9 Connectors) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controller. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. RAID/IDE Enables RAID for the...
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...screen instructions to restart your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will install all the drivers that shown 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... drive. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will continue to install other applications included in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will then autodetect and...
...screen instructions to restart your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will install all the drivers that shown 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... drive. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will continue to install other applications included in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will then autodetect and...
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Drivers Installation - 68 - 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 - 68 - 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.
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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. - 69 -
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. - 69 -
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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. The latest version of an item to the GIGABYTE website. Drivers Installation - 70 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install it.
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. The latest version of an item to the GIGABYTE website. Drivers Installation - 70 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install it.
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... backup file at which the data is backed up/ restored. • It takes longer to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the first and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on your system data and perform restoration of the hard drive, make sure...
... backup file at which the data is backed up/ restored. • It takes longer to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the first and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on your system data and perform restoration of the hard drive, make sure...
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... the top). Unique Features - 72 - Please note that if there is recommended; B. actual size requirements vary, depending on your hard drive. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to store the backup image file. After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to access...
... the top). Unique Features - 72 - Please note that if there is recommended; B. actual size requirements vary, depending on your hard drive. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to store the backup image file. After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to access...
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... shared data folder Changes the data folder to launch the Q-Share tool. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share.exe to be shared (Note) Updates Q-Share online Displays the current Q-Share version Exits Q-Share (Note) This option is available only...
... shared data folder Changes the data folder to launch the Q-Share tool. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share.exe to be shared (Note) Updates Q-Share online Displays the current Q-Share version Exits Q-Share (Note) This option is available only...
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..., you can go to the Application Software screen to individually install the X.H.D utility later. Or you have to load the SATA controller driver first. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions:(Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is added. A. Before installing the operating system, ... Intel SATA controllers. To manually set up a RAID 0 array later using the Auto function. 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)(Note 1), users can click the Xpress Install All button to automatically install all of your data to avoid risk...
..., you can go to the Application Software screen to individually install the X.H.D utility later. Or you have to load the SATA controller driver first. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions:(Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is added. A. Before installing the operating system, ... Intel SATA controllers. To manually set up a RAID 0 array later using the Auto function. 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)(Note 1), users can click the Xpress Install All button to automatically install all of your data to avoid risk...
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... installation. To remove the existing Teaming, click the item you will see the connection speed is 2.0 Gbps. Restart your hub's specifications. Step 1: Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Application Software, Install Application Software. Please refer to Local Area Connection Status and you created, and then click the Remove button. - 87...
... installation. To remove the existing Teaming, click the item you will see the connection speed is 2.0 Gbps. Restart your hub's specifications. Step 1: Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Application Software, Install Application Software. Please refer to Local Area Connection Status and you created, and then click the Remove button. - 87...
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...drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers A. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) ...D. B. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. If there is more than one SATA controller on your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to...
...drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers A. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) ...D. B. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. If there is more than one SATA controller on your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to...
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... 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. - 93 - All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name : Volume0 RAID Level : RAID0(Stripe) Disks : Select Disks Strip Size...
... 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. - 93 - All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name : Volume0 RAID Level : RAID0(Stripe) Disks : Select Disks Strip Size...