Gigabyte GA-EX58-DS4 driver and firmware
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... types of documentations:
For quick set-up of the product, read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product. For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual. For instructions on how to use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the
information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on our website.
For product-related...
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... the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 73 4-3 EasyTune 6 ...74 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced 75 4-5 Q-Share ...77 4-6 Time Repair ...78
Chapter 5 Appendix ...79 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 79
5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers 79 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 85 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 86 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and...
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Box Contents
GA-EX58-DS4 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield
• The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain. The box contents are subject to change without notice.
• The motherboard image is for reference...
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...sure to install it in the PCIEX16_1 slot; if you are installing two PCI Express graphics cards, it is recommended that you install them in the PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX8_1 slots.
(Note 3) Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/ system cooler you install.
(Note 4) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
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... of the BIOS Setup program.
To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the
operating system. • @BIOS is a Windows-based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the
Internet and updates the BIOS. For instructions on using the Q-Flash and @BIOS...
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... a device and press to accept. Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled.
Password Check Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots, or only when you enter BIOS Setup. After configuring this item, set the password(s) under the Set Supervisor/User Password item in the BIOS Main Menu.
Setup A password is...
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... that allows the storage driver to
enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and
hot plug.
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode
Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers.
Disabled
Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Legacy IDE mode. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that cannot be shared
with other device. Set this option to...
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... drivers are installed, follow the onscreen instructions to restart your system. You can install other applications included in the motherboard driver disk.
• For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in Device...
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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.
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3-6 Download Center
To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.
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... cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2.
• USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode are not supported.
Installation and Configuration
Turn on your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk.
A. Installing Windows Vista and Partitioning the Hard Drive
Step 1: Click Drive options.
Step 2: Click New.
"*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical...
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... or pressing the key in BIOS Setup. However, if the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the key during the POST to access Q-Flash.
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc.
EX58-DS4 F2a . . . .
: BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11...
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...BIOS flashing.
B. Using @BIOS:
1.
Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function:
Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server, select the @BIOS server site closest to your location and then download the BIOS file that matches your motherboard model. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete.
If the BIOS update file for your motherboard is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually...
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... not supported.
Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to the hardware components such as CPU, chipset, and memory and reduce the useful life of these components. Before you do the overclock/overvoltage, make sure that you fully know each function of EasyTune 6, or system instability or other unexpected results may occur.
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... easy and convenient data sharing tool. After configuring your LAN connection settings and Q-Share, you are able to share your data with computers on the same network, making full use of Internet resources.
Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to launch the Q-Share tool. Find the...
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... to create RAID, you may prepare only one hard drive.
• An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk.
5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers
A. 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 the other end to available SATA port on the motherboard. If...
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... SATA controller driver during the OS installation. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. For installing Windows Vista, you also can copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive. See the instructions...
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...Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/
DO SATA RAID Controller and press . On the next screen, press to continue the
driver installation. After the driver installation, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation.
Windows Setup
You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.
Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the...
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... flash drive). Then use Method B to load the driver.
Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and browse to the following directory: \BootDrv\iMSM\32Bit For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to the 64Bit folder.
Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to the 32Bit (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or 64Bit (for Windows Vista 64-bit) folder.
GA-EX58-DS4...
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.... For example, users can listen to MP3 music, have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. all at the same time.
A. Configuring Speakers: (The following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system.)
Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager icon will appear in the notification area. Doubleclick the icon...