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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 68 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 71 4-3 EasyTune 5 ...73 4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost 74
Chapter 5 Appendix ...75 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 75
5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 75 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 81 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 87 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and...
Manual - Page 12
... "BIOS Setup," "Integrated Peripherals," for details on enabling AHCI.)
(Note 3) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install.
(Note 4) Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model. (Note 5) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating
system.
GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard
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Manual - Page 35
... 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...
Manual - Page 42
...from the installed PCI graphics card or the PCI
Express graphics card.
PCI
Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default)
PEG
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-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard...
Manual - Page 43
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AHCI (Note)
Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface
(AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug.
Only for GA-P35-DS3R. Only for GA-P35-DS3. Only for GA-P35-S3. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only.
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BIOS Setup
Manual - Page 59
... 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 60
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.
GA-P35-DS3R/DS3/S3 Motherboard
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Manual - Page 63
... 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...
Manual - Page 66
....00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc.
Intel P35 BIOS for P35-DS3R F5c . . . .
: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash
07/05/2007-P35-ICH9-6A79OG07C-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...
Manual - Page 68
... 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 P35 BIOS for P35-DS3R F5c . . . .
: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu...
Manual - Page 71
... 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...
Manual - Page 75
... SATAII5 ports are supported by ICH9R Southbridge.) Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.
Only for GA-P35-DS3R. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode. (Note 3) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000...
Manual - Page 86
... 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 87
... 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 88
... 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 89
... the items displayed and press . If you set the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode item in BIOS Setup to RAID mode, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller. (Select ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller (Desktop ICH9R) for AHCI mode.)
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...
Manual - Page 90
... 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):
GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003)
* 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...
Manual - Page 91
...After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation.
WindowsXP Professional Setup 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...
Manual - Page 96
... 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...