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Manual - Page 3
... 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 Q-Flash Utility 66 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 69 4-3 EasyTune 5 ...71 4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost 72
Chapter 5 Appendix ...73 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 73
5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 73 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 79 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 85 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and...
Manual - Page 12
... memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.
(Note 2) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install.
(Note 3) Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model. (Note 4) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating
system.
GA-G33-DS3R Motherboard...
Manual - Page 31
... your computer, be sure to remove the jumper cap from the jumper. Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard.
• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for BIOS configurations).
20) HDMI_AC (HDMI Adapter Audio Cable Connector) When the HDMI adapter is...
Manual - Page 33
... 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 utilities, refer...
Manual - Page 40
... card, or the onboard VGA.
PCI
Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default)
Onboard PEG
Sets the onboard VGA as the first display. Sets the PCI Express graphics card as the first display.
(Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website.
GA-G33-DS3R Motherboard...
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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals
SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0~3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN ` SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard SATA/IDE Device Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port...
Manual - Page 43
...: Disabled)
Legacy USB storage detect Determines whether to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled)
Azalia Codec Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to Disabled.
Onboard H/W LAN Enables or disables...
Manual - Page 57
... 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...
Manual - Page 58
English
3-2 Software Applications
This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You may press the Install button following an item to install it.
3-3 Driver CD Information
This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk.
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... MB of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® 2000 with SP3 or later; Windows® XP with SP1 or later
• Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are different utilities. For example, a backup file created with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2.
• USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode...
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....00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc.
Intel G33 BIOS for G33-DS3R F1b . . . .
: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash
04/03/2007-G33-ICH9-6A79OG01C-00
Figure 9
C. Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2
1. Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Xpress Recovery2 will then begin to search the...
Manual - Page 66
... 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) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc.
Intel G33 BIOS for G33-DS3R F1b . . . .
: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu...
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... BIOS flashing.
B. Installing and Using @BIOS:
Use the motherboard driver disk included with the motherboard to install @BIOS.
• Installing the @BIOS utility.
• Accessing the @BIOS utility.
Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> @BIOS>@BIOS
Select @BIOS and click Install.
C. Options and Instructions: 1. Save the Current BIOS File
In the main dialog box of @BIOS, Save Current BIOS...
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... to create RAID, you may prepare only one hard drive.
• An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 (Note 3) setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk.
5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R 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...
Manual - Page 84
... the main screen to save your settings before exiting the RAID BIOS utility, then press (Figure 10).
GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59
[ Main Menu ]
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving
Model Name HDD0: ST3120026AS...
Manual - Page 85
... you need to install the 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. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS-DOS mode(Note). Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and...
Manual - Page 86
... floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2).
Windows Setup
Setup could not determine the type of one 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 devices(s)
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for...
Manual - Page 87
... the 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):
Intel(R) ICH9 SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH9R)
* 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...
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... system tray. Doubleclick the icon to access the Audio Control Panel.
Before installing the audio driver, make sure the "Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Defintion Audio" has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your operating system has been updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows.
(Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1 Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to the following for multi-channel...