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Manual - Page 5
... 50 3-3 Driver CD Information 50 3-4 Hardware Information 51 3-5 Contact Us ...51
Chapter 4 Appendix 53 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 53
4-1-1 Xpress Recovery Introduction 54 4-1-2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 57 4-1-3 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 68 4-1-4 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 Channel Audio Function Introduction 75 4-2 Troubleshooting 81
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Manual - Page 17
.... LAN Port 2 The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet(PCI-E Gigabit), providing data transfer speeds of 10/100/1000Mbps. USB port Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. have a standard USB interface. Also make sure your OS supports USB controller. If your OS does not support USB...
Manual - Page 29
... its original settings. If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can be used. Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system. @BIOS is a Windows-based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet.
CONTROL KEYS Enter...
Manual - Page 49
...continue to install other drivers. System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can install others application.
For USB2.0 driver support under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. After install Windows Service Pack, it will show a question mark "?" in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under "Device Manager". Please remove the question mark and...
Manual - Page 50
English
3-2 Software Applications
This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them.
3-3 Driver CD Information
This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard
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Manual - Page 53
...within BIOS setup in order to change system settings such as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to enabled Gigabyte's unique C.I.A. 2 and M.I.B. 2 features. M.I.T.'s integration of all platform performance settings into a single mode now gives any user the ability to control and enhance their computer system to the desired level.
C.I.A.2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2)
GIGABYTE CPU Intelligent...
Manual - Page 55
... (C) 1984-2004, Award Software, Inc. Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1 Check System Health OK . . .
Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q-Flash, F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/16/2002-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00
F9 For Xpress Recovery
Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd.
1. Execute Backup Utility 2. Execute Restore Utility 3. Remove Backup Image 4. Set Password 5. Exit and...
Manual - Page 59
... BIOS menu.
The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts. If your motherboard has dual-BIOS, please refer to Part One. If your motherboard has single-BIOS, please refer to Part Two.
Part One: Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.
Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS. In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q-Flash and Dual BIOS...
Manual - Page 63
... reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software
} Standard CMOS Features
Select Language
} Advanced BIOS Features
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
} Integrated Peripherals
Load Optimized Defaults
} Power Management Setup
Load Fail-Safe Defaults (YS/eNt )S?uYpervisor Password
} PnP/PCI Configurations
Set User Password
} PC...
Manual - Page 66
... and update the BIOS.
II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet: a. Do not click "Internet Update" icon b. Click "Update New BIOS" c. Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file. d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: 8I915P Duo Pro.F1). e. Complete update process following the instruction.
GA-8I915P Duo (Pro) Motherboard...
Manual - Page 69
... hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie. IDE, SCSI, or SATA. 3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to the section on Integrated Peripherals). 4) Enter RAID setup in the BIOS and select the RAID type (For instance, enter Ctrl + I to select Intel RAID; Ctrl + S to select Silicon Image). 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID...
Manual - Page 74
... serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk. Follow on-screen instructions to complete installation. (Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed.)
Note: In the menu list, Intel Application Accelerator 4.0 is Intel ICH6R chipset.
GA-8I915P Duo (Pro...
Manual - Page 2
... only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard.
(1) Installing IDE hard drive(s) in your system
Attach one end of the IDE cable to the rear of the IDE hard drive and the other end to IDE port(s) controlled by the VT6410 RAID controller on the motherboard. (To ensure that your IDE CD-ROM can work properly...
Manual - Page 4
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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Hard Disk Boot Priority
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1. SCSI-0 : Maxtor 6E030L0 2. SCSI-1 : Maxtor 6E030L0
3. Bootable Add-in Cards
Item Help Menu Level ``
Use or to select a device, then press to move it up...
Manual - Page 10
...may not be recognized during the Windows setup process.
First of all, you have to copy the driver for the IDE RAID controller from the motherboard driver CD to
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a floppy disk. The instructions below explain how to copy the driver.
Step 1: Find an available system and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. The installation utility will appear automatically. Quit the...
Manual - Page 12
... or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter. Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s)
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S.
* If...
Manual - Page 13
... IDE RAID controller driver installation from the floppy disk. The driver installation will be finished in about one minute.
Windows Setup
Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):
VIA RAID Controller(Windows XP)
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for which you have a device support disk...
Manual - Page 14
...Welcome to Setup. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to run on your computer.
To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER.
To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.
To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
Enter= Continue R=Repair
F3=Exit
Figure 22
(Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will...
Manual - Page 9
..., you need to install required driver for the SATA controller during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard drives
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may not be recognized during the Windows setup process.
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First of all, you need to copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to a
floppy disk. The instructions below explain how to copy the driver.
Step 1: Find an...
Manual - Page 13
... you have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. You can proceed with the Windows
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2000/XP installation.
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Figure 19
(Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed.)
SATA Hard Drives Configurations...