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... RAID with the SATA controller, you may prepare only one hard drive. (b) An empty formatted floppy disk. (c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk. (d) Driver CD for your motherboard.
(1) Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer
Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and...
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... of the desired SATA hard drive onto which you intent to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Figure 2).
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Hard Disk Boot Priority
Figure 2 Step 3: Set First Boot Device under the ... CD-ROM after system restarts (Figure 3).
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot ...
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Deleting RAID Volume
If you want to delete a RAID array, simply press D while you are in the window below (Figure 12). Next, use the ARROW keys to select the RAID array you ... you sure to delete this RAID?" message appears, press Y to confirm your selections.
Figure 12
Now, you can proceed to the installation of the SATA driver and operating system.
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(4) Making a SATA Driver Disk
To installWindows 2000/XP onto a SATA hard drive on the SiS... for the SATA controller during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windowssetup process. First of all,... 1: Find an available system and insert the motherboarddriver CD into the CD-ROM drive. The installation utility will appear automatically. Quit ...
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... SATA controller driver during OS installation
Now that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you are ready to installWindows 2000/XP onto your SATA hard drive with the SATA driver. The following is an example of Windows XP installation. Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup ...
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... floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 19 below will appear. If you want to installWindows XP, use the ARROW keys to select WinXP SiS Raid/IDE Controller and press ENTER. (Select Win2000 SiS Raid/IDE Controller if you want to installWindows 2000.) Then it will begin to load the SATA driver from the floppy disk.
Figure 19 If a message appears saying one or some file(s) ...
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After the SATA controller driverinstallation is completed, you should see a screen as ...that you have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. You can proceed with the Windows 2000/XP ...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 Drive Configurations...
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Chapter 3 DriversInstallation ...45
3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 Install Chipset Drivers ...45 Software Applications ...46 Driver CD Information ...46 Hardware Information ...47 Contact Us ...47
... ...50 Flash BIOS Method Introduction ...52 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction ...61 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction ...68
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... stereo speakers, earphone or front surround channels to this connector.
MIC In
Microphone can be connected to MIC In jack.
You can use audiosoftware to configure 2-/4-/6- channel audio functioning.
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* Only for GA-8S648FX-775.
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...BIOS needs to be reset to its original settings. If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can...based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet.
English
CONTROL KEYS
< >< >< >< ... - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit...
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Chapter 3 DriversInstallation
Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-... drivers, afterward you can install others application. For USB2.0 driver support under Windows XP operating system,... Service Pack. After installWindows Service Pack, it will show a question mark "?" in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under...
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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.
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Driver CD Information
This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
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... the reading/writing speed of the hard disk will affect the data backup speed. It is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you complete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software.
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...up) 4. Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS ... 128G under Windows 2000, be sure to execute the EnableBigLba.exe program from the driver CD ... with the GPL regulations. On a few motherboards based on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is required for Xpress... on the following motherboards (As this is a BIOS-related issue, it can be solved by BIOS update) GA-8N...
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... TM utility, please follow the steps below first. 1. 2. 3. Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte's website. Extract the BIOS file ... refer to Part Two.
Part One: Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.
Some of Gigabytemotherboards are equipped with ... / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00
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... BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS ... part guides users of single-BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash TM utility.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 ... Saving F3: Change Language F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
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... you use the new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Windows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS. Fig 1. Installing the @... while opening the old file. d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: 8S648FX-775.E6). e. Complete update process following the instruction.
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Appendix
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... (For instance, press Ctrl-S to enter SiS RAID BIOS). 5) Complete driverinstallation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. More information is.... Entering the RAID BIOS Setup After rebooting your computer, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press... 111GB RAID Type UDMA 6 UDMA 6 Single Single
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Manual - Page 67 Installing the RAID Drivers
To installWindows 2000/XP onto a Serial ATA hard disk sucessfully... OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windowssetup process... System and insert the motherboarddriver CD into the CD-ROM drive. The installation utility will... install the RAID drivers. When installWindows 2000 or Windows XP from HDDs in serial ATA controller, ...
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4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction
The following setup is for Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP. Please follow the steps... or earphone to "Line Out. "
Line Out STEP 2 : After installing the audiodriver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower... the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 2-channel mode for stereo speaker output check box.
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