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...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. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of GIGABYTE. The ...trademarks mentioned in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is 1.0. Check your motherboard looks like this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. No part of the product, read the Quick Installation...
...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. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of GIGABYTE. The ...trademarks mentioned in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is 1.0. Check your motherboard looks like this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. No part of the product, read the Quick Installation...
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The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. 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 - 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.
The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. 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 - 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.
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...§s metal bracket to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the chassis back panel. 2. Install the driver provided with the slot...
...§s metal bracket to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the chassis back panel. 2. Install the driver provided with the slot...
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... automatically, go to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 55 - Drivers Installation Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and then list all the recommended drivers. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when...
... automatically, go to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 55 - Drivers Installation Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and then list all the recommended drivers. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when...
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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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Accessing Xpress Recovery2 Boot from the motherboard driver disk to store the backup image file. Unique Features - 60 - actual size requirements vary, depending on the amount of data) and begin the installation of the operating system. Step 5: Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new ... Step 3: When partitioning your hard drive data. Please note that if there is recommended; Step 4: After the operating system is installed, click Start, right-click the Computer and select Manage. Go to Disk Management to enter Xpress Recovery2. C. Step 2: When finished...
Accessing Xpress Recovery2 Boot from the motherboard driver disk to store the backup image file. Unique Features - 60 - actual size requirements vary, depending on the amount of data) and begin the installation of the operating system. Step 5: Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new ... Step 3: When partitioning your hard drive data. Please note that if there is recommended; Step 4: After the operating system is installed, click Start, right-click the Computer and select Manage. Go to Disk Management to enter Xpress Recovery2. C. Step 2: When finished...
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... an easy and convenient data sharing tool. Unique Features - 66 - 4-3 Q-Share Q-Share is NOT enabled. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share.exe to configure the data sharing settings. Data Sharing Disabled Figure 2. Enable Incoming Folder ... Description Displays the computers with computers...
... an easy and convenient data sharing tool. Unique Features - 66 - 4-3 Q-Share Q-Share is NOT enabled. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share.exe to configure the data sharing settings. Data Sharing Disabled Figure 2. Enable Incoming Folder ... Description Displays the computers with computers...
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... (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAIDready system for RAID 0 when a new SATA drive is greater than the RAID-ready system drive. (To add a new hard drive into the array to individually install the X.H.D utility later. Before installing the operating system, you run the X.H.D utility, back up all motherboard drivers, including...
... (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAIDready system for RAID 0 when a new SATA drive is greater than the RAID-ready system drive. (To add a new hard drive into the array to individually install the X.H.D utility later. Before installing the operating system, you run the X.H.D utility, back up all motherboard drivers, including...
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... DISKPART>list disk DISKPART>select disk X DISKPART>create partition primary (Lists the disks and information about them) (Selects a disk. All motherboard drivers correctly installed B. Step 2: Select the SSD on which you want to create the store partition. IDE mode not supported 5. The recommendation is ...Start Technology A. Launching DiskPart Disk Partitioning Tool to Set up Intel Rapid Start store partition); After entering all of the memory currently installed on the SATA hard drive. Refer to the commands below. Refer to results from "list disk" for MBR format and GPT format...
... DISKPART>list disk DISKPART>select disk X DISKPART>create partition primary (Lists the disks and information about them) (Selects a disk. All motherboard drivers correctly installed B. Step 2: Select the SSD on which you want to create the store partition. IDE mode not supported 5. The recommendation is ...Start Technology A. Launching DiskPart Disk Partitioning Tool to Set up Intel Rapid Start store partition); After entering all of the memory currently installed on the SATA hard drive. Refer to the commands below. Refer to results from "list disk" for MBR format and GPT format...
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...the Intel Rapid Start Technology in the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk, go to Application Software\Install Application Software, and select Intel Rapid Start Technology to install. Unique Features - 70 - Installing and Configuring the Intel Rapid Start Application 1. The Timer slider in... application allows you restart the system. 2. "X" is complete, we recommend that disk) (Selects the specified volume. After the installation is volume of the selected disk and the volumes on that you to enable or disable the Intel Rapid Start Technology. Save ...
...the Intel Rapid Start Technology in the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk, go to Application Software\Install Application Software, and select Intel Rapid Start Technology to install. Unique Features - 70 - Installing and Configuring the Intel Rapid Start Application 1. The Timer slider in... application allows you restart the system. 2. "X" is complete, we recommend that disk) (Selects the specified volume. After the installation is volume of the selected disk and the volumes on that you to enable or disable the Intel Rapid Start Technology. Save ...
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... select New > Key. During the updating process, the monitor will not light up . A. Normal network connection B. 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. This feature works best with programs designed to work with the Internet...
... select New > Key. During the updating process, the monitor will not light up . A. Normal network connection B. 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. This feature works best with programs designed to work with the Internet...
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... the IRST icon in BIOS Setup 4. j k (Note 1) The SSD works as a cache of the motherboard driver disk to install all original data on the hard disk will be installed to open the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility. An Intel Chipset-based motherboard 2. Windows 7 with SP1 (Note 2) 6. Unique Features Configuring Intel Smart Response Technology Step 1: While...
... the IRST icon in BIOS Setup 4. j k (Note 1) The SSD works as a cache of the motherboard driver disk to install all original data on the hard disk will be installed to open the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility. An Intel Chipset-based motherboard 2. Windows 7 with SP1 (Note 2) 6. Unique Features Configuring Intel Smart Response Technology Step 1: While...
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... 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 XP installation) 5-1-1 Configuring SATA Controllers A. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) RAID Levels RAID 0 Minimum Number...
... 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 XP installation) 5-1-1 Configuring SATA Controllers A. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) RAID Levels RAID 0 Minimum Number...
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... system performance and compatibility. Method A: For the Intel Z77/H77, copy all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from a floppy disk that you install all files in the BootDrv folder. 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you...
... system performance and compatibility. Method A: For the Intel Z77/H77, copy all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from a floppy disk that you install all files in the BootDrv folder. 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you...
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... System While in the operating system, make sure the chipset driver has been installed from All Programs in Manage Volume. Step 3: After the RAID 1 volume rebuilding, the Status will display as Normal. Then launch the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility from the motherboard driver disk. Appendix - 86 - Step 1: Go to the Manage menu and...
... System While in the operating system, make sure the chipset driver has been installed from All Programs in Manage Volume. Step 3: After the RAID 1 volume rebuilding, the Status will display as Normal. Then launch the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility from the motherboard driver disk. Appendix - 86 - Step 1: Go to the Manage menu and...
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... audio module), refer to the following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the VIA HD Audio Deck icon will be simultaneously processed. A. Configuring Speakers (The following for each jack through the audio... Center/Subwoofer speaker out, and Side speaker out. Appendix - 88 - 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides five audio jacks on the next page. all at the same time. The picture to -analog converters (DACs) that allows the user...
... audio module), refer to the following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the VIA HD Audio Deck icon will be simultaneously processed. A. Configuring Speakers (The following for each jack through the audio... Center/Subwoofer speaker out, and Side speaker out. Appendix - 88 - 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides five audio jacks on the next page. all at the same time. The picture to -analog converters (DACs) that allows the user...
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... > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager > System Devices). Q: Why cannot I install the onboard HD audio driver successfully? (For Windows XP only) A: Step 1: First, make sure the Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for hardware changes. Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard driver disk or download the audio driver from GIGABYTE's website to the CMOS, which will clear the CMOS...
... > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager > System Devices). Q: Why cannot I install the onboard HD audio driver successfully? (For Windows XP only) A: Step 1: First, make sure the Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for hardware changes. Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard driver disk or download the audio driver from GIGABYTE's website to the CMOS, which will clear the CMOS...