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... in the use of this : "REV: X.X." For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. The trademarks mentioned in any form or by any means without...
... in the use of this : "REV: X.X." For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. The trademarks mentioned in any form or by any means without...
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... 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 Application Software 56 3-3 Technical Manuals 56 3-4 Contact...57 3-5 System...57 3-6 Download Center 58 3-7 New Program 58 Chapter 4 Unique Features 59 4-1 ...Technology 71 4-8 Intel Smart Response 73 Chapter 5 Appendix...75 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 75 5-1-1 Configuring SATA Controllers 75 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 83 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 88 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 88 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF Out 90 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 91 5-2-4 Using...
... 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 Application Software 56 3-3 Technical Manuals 56 3-4 Contact...57 3-5 System...57 3-6 Download Center 58 3-7 New Program 58 Chapter 4 Unique Features 59 4-1 ...Technology 71 4-8 Intel Smart Response 73 Chapter 5 Appendix...75 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 75 5-1-1 Configuring SATA Controllers 75 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 83 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 88 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 88 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF Out 90 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 91 5-2-4 Using...
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The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. Box Contents GA-Z77-D3H or GA-H77-D3H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Two SATA 6Gb/s cables Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to change without notice. Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) 3.5" Front Panel with 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (Part No. 12CR1-FPX582-0*R) - 6 -
The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. Box Contents GA-Z77-D3H or GA-H77-D3H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Two SATA 6Gb/s cables Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to change without notice. Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) 3.5" Front Panel with 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (Part No. 12CR1-FPX582-0*R) - 6 -
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... the expansion slot. 1. Secure the card§s metal bracket to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the slot. Install the driver provided with your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the chassis back panel. 2. If necessary, go to...
... the expansion slot. 1. Secure the card§s metal bracket to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the slot. Install the driver provided with your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the chassis back panel. 2. If necessary, go to...
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... controller during the BIOS boot process. Note: This is turned off. All USB 3.0 devices function as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. & xHCI Pre-Boot Driver (Intel Z77/H77 Chipset) Enabled The USB 3.0 ports are routed to the xHCI controller before booting to OS. (Default) Disabled The USB 3.0 ports are eventually routed...
... controller during the BIOS boot process. Note: This is turned off. All USB 3.0 devices function as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. & xHCI Pre-Boot Driver (Intel Z77/H77 Chipset) Enabled The USB 3.0 ports are routed to the xHCI controller before booting to OS. (Default) Disabled The USB 3.0 ports are eventually routed...
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..., "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your optical drive. Drivers Installation Click Yes to install new GIGABYTE utilities. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that are recommended to install. After installing...
..., "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your optical drive. Drivers Installation Click Yes to install new GIGABYTE utilities. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that are recommended to install. After installing...
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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 - 56 -
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 - 56 -
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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. - 57 - 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. - 57 - Drivers Installation
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The latest version of an item to install. You can click the Install button on the right of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Program This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to install it. 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website. Drivers Installation - 58 -
The latest version of an item to install. You can click the Install button on the right of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Program This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to install it. 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website. Drivers Installation - 58 -
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..., Windows 7 •• Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are different utilities. actual size requirements vary, depending on your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. •• The amount of system memory •• VESA compatible graphics card •• Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored...
..., Windows 7 •• Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are different utilities. actual size requirements vary, depending on your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. •• The amount of system memory •• VESA compatible graphics card •• Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored...
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... is installed, click Start, right-click the Computer and select Manage. Step 3: When partitioning your hard drive data. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2. C. Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. Step 1: Select BACKUP to start backing...
... is installed, click Start, right-click the Computer and select Manage. Step 3: When partitioning your hard drive data. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2. C. Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. Step 1: Select BACKUP to start backing...
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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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...(For more details, refer to automatically set up a RAID array (Note 3): Click Manual to expand its capacity. B. 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 ... Chapter 5, "Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System." ) Step 3: Install the motherboard drivers and the X.H.D utiltiy After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk. Unique Features 4-4 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1), users ...
...(For more details, refer to automatically set up a RAID array (Note 3): Click Manual to expand its capacity. B. 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 ... Chapter 5, "Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System." ) Step 3: Install the motherboard drivers and the X.H.D utiltiy After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk. Unique Features 4-4 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1), users ...
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... Features 4-6 Intel Rapid Start Technology A. At the diskpart prompt, type the following commands in BIOS Setup 4. Intel Rapid Start Technology enabled in sequence. All motherboard drivers correctly installed B. Launching DiskPart Disk Partitioning Tool to set up Intel Rapid Start Store Partition Open the command prompt window and run diskpart.exe (enter...
... Features 4-6 Intel Rapid Start Technology A. At the diskpart prompt, type the following commands in BIOS Setup 4. Intel Rapid Start Technology enabled in sequence. All motherboard drivers correctly installed B. Launching DiskPart Disk Partitioning Tool to set up Intel Rapid Start Store Partition Open the command prompt window and run diskpart.exe (enter...
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... Technology Manager application from Start\All Programs\Intel or click the icon in BIOS Setup 1. The Timer slider in the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk, go to Application Software\Install Application Software, and select Intel Rapid Start Technology to install. Restart your store partition. Figure 3 Figure 4 D. After the installation...
... Technology Manager application from Start\All Programs\Intel or click the icon in BIOS Setup 1. The Timer slider in the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk, go to Application Software\Install Application Software, and select Intel Rapid Start Technology to install. Restart your store partition. Figure 3 Figure 4 D. After the installation...
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System Requirements 1. Configuring Intel Smart Connect Technology Step 1: After installing the operating system and motherboard drivers, install the Intel Smart Connect Technology application. Look for S3 mode only. Intel Smart Connect Technology enabled in the search field to open the registry ...
System Requirements 1. Configuring Intel Smart Connect Technology Step 1: After installing the operating system and motherboard drivers, install the Intel Smart Connect Technology application. Look for S3 mode only. Intel Smart Connect Technology enabled in the search field to open the registry ...
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... install all original data on the hard disk will be installed to the SATA disk. - 73 - Make sure the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver version is 64 GB. Step 3: On the main screen, click the Accelerate button and then click Enable acceleration. If you enable RAID mode....system must be lost once you use the "Xpress Install" function of the hard disk. j k (Note 1) The SSD works as a cache of the motherboard driver disk to open the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility. Windows 7 with SP1 (Note 2) 6. 4-8 Intel Smart Response A. System Requirements 1. It is recommended that ...
... install all original data on the hard disk will be installed to the SATA disk. - 73 - Make sure the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver version is 64 GB. Step 3: On the main screen, click the Accelerate button and then click Enable acceleration. If you enable RAID mode....system must be lost once you use the "Xpress Install" function of the hard disk. j k (Note 1) The SSD works as a cache of the motherboard driver disk to open the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility. Windows 7 with SP1 (Note 2) 6. 4-8 Intel Smart Response A. System Requirements 1. It is recommended that ...
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... least two SATA hard drives (to available SATA port(Note 3) on the devices being connected. - 75 - B. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you may vary depending on the motherboard. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Install... SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. •• Windows 7/XP setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) •• An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows...
... least two SATA hard drives (to available SATA port(Note 3) on the devices being connected. - 75 - B. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you may vary depending on the motherboard. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Install... SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. •• Windows 7/XP setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) •• An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows...
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... Create RAID Volume 2. Option ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. Recovery Volume Options 5. Now, you can proceed to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. - 79 - Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press . Option ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. Reset Disks to cancel (Figure...
... Create RAID Volume 2. Option ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. Recovery Volume Options 5. Now, you can proceed to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. - 79 - Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press . Option ROM - 11.0.0.1339 Copyright(C) 2003-11 Intel Corporation. Reset Disks to cancel (Figure...
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... folder. Your system will open similar to ensure system performance and compatibility. Figure 1 - 83 - B. Method A: For the Intel Z77/H77, copy all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to that in Figure 1. 3: nsert the blank formatted disk (if you're using a USB floppy disk ... Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you install all files in Figure 1, •• For the Intel Z77/H77, select 8) Intel Rapid Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows XP 32-bit operating system. To install Windows 64-Bit, copy the files in the ...
... folder. Your system will open similar to ensure system performance and compatibility. Figure 1 - 83 - B. Method A: For the Intel Z77/H77, copy all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to that in Figure 1. 3: nsert the blank formatted disk (if you're using a USB floppy disk ... Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you install all files in Figure 1, •• For the Intel Z77/H77, select 8) Intel Rapid Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows XP 32-bit operating system. To install Windows 64-Bit, copy the files in the ...