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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. 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 -
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...the pre- Note: This is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such 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 routed to the EHCI controller before booting to EHCI controller. ...
...the pre- Note: This is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such 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 routed to the EHCI controller before booting to EHCI controller. ...
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..., insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all of the drivers, a dialog box will appear asking whether to install new GIGABYTE utilities. Or click Install..."Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 55 - Failure to install. After installing the SP1 (or later...
..., insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all of the drivers, a dialog box will appear asking whether to install new GIGABYTE utilities. Or click Install..."Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 55 - Failure to install. After installing the SP1 (or later...
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... •• VESA compatible graphics card •• Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. •• USB hard drives are not supported. •• RAID drives are not supported. •• GPT partitions are not supported. ••...;• At least 512 MB of data). •• It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are different utilities. Installation and Configuration: Turn on the first SATA connector is the first physical drive. - 59 - Chapter 4 Unique Features...
... •• VESA compatible graphics card •• Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. •• USB hard drives are not supported. •• RAID drives are not supported. •• GPT partitions are not supported. ••...;• At least 512 MB of data). •• It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are different utilities. Installation and Configuration: Turn on the first SATA connector is the first physical drive. - 59 - Chapter 4 Unique Features...
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...mode. (Note 3) When a RAID set is recommended that you may vary depending on the motherboard. B. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: •• At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal ... 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 XP installation) 5-1-1 ...
...mode. (Note 3) When a RAID set is recommended that you may vary depending on the motherboard. B. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: •• At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal ... 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 XP installation) 5-1-1 ...
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...A. Installing Windows 7 As Windows 7 already include Intel SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you need to install separate RAID/AHCI driver during the Windows installation process. Installing Windows XP Before installing Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to your computer first because you do not need to..., copy the 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. For example, from the motherboard driver disk using a USB floppy disk drive, make sure it is installed, we recommend that in...
...A. Installing Windows 7 As Windows 7 already include Intel SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you need to install separate RAID/AHCI driver during the Windows installation process. Installing Windows XP Before installing Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to your computer first because you do not need to..., copy the 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. For example, from the motherboard driver disk using a USB floppy disk drive, make sure it is installed, we recommend that in...