Gigabyte GA-P67-DS3-B3 driver and firmware
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Manual - Page 3
..., carefully read the User's Manual.
For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com
Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard looks like this: "REV: X.X." For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is 1.0. Check your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical...
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... SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 83 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 88 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 88 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF Out 91 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 92 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 94 5-3 Troubleshooting 95 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 95 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 96
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... SATA3_1) supporting up to 2 SATA
6Gb/s devices - 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_2~SATA2_5) supporting up to 4 SATA
3Gb/s devices - Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
* When a RAID set is built across the SATA 6Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s channels, the system performance of the RAID set may vary depending on the devices being connected.
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... BIOS Rescue
Support for Download Center
Support for Xpress Install
Support for Xpress Recovery2
Support for EasyTune
* Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
Support for Smart 6™
Support for Auto Green
Support for eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
Support...
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... menu 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...
Manual - Page 43
.... Make sure the operating system to be installed supports booting from a GPT partition, such as Windows 7 64bit and Windows Server 2003 64-bit. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting depending on the hard drive you install. (Default: Auto) First/Second/Third Boot Device
Specifies the boot order from the available devices. Use the up or down arrow key to...
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...graphics card as the first display. (Default)
PCIE x16
Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot as the first display.
PCIE x4
Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX4 slot 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.
BIOS Setup...
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...mode.
Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Native IDE mode.
Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that support Native
mode. (Default)
USB Controllers
Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. (Default: Enabled)
Disabled will turn off all of the USB functionalities below.
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BIOS Setup
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...Default: Enabled) USB Storage Function 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...
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... No if you want to manually select the utilities to install on the Application Software page later.
•• 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 Manager, please remove the question mark (by right...
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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.
Drivers Installation
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... Download Center
To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.
3-7 New Utilities
This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to install. You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it.
Drivers...
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...•• USB hard drives are not supported. •• RAID drives are not supported. •• GPT partitions are not supported. •• Hard drives larger than 2.2 TB 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...
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... 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 SATA controller, use the key during the POST to access Q-Flash.
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG Copyright (C) 1984-2011, Award Software, Inc.
P67-DS3-B3 E1 . . . .
: BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/21/2011-P67-7A89WG07C-00
Because BIOS flashing is...
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... 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 on-screen 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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4-3 EasyTune 6
GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system settings or do overclock/overvoltage in Windows environment. The user-friendly EasyTune 6 interface also includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory information, letting users read their system-related information without the need to install additional software.
The EasyTune 6 ...
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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...
Manual - Page 73
...Enter the system BIOS Setup program, set eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) under the Integrated Peripherals menu to Enabled to enable RAID for the Intel SATA controllers.
Step 2: Install the RAID driver and operating system The X.H.D utility supports Windows 7/Vista/XP. Before installing the operating system, you have to load the SATA controller driver first. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be...
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...a USB floppy disk drive to your computer first because you need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from a floppy disk that contains the driver during the OS installation. Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First, copy the driver from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. Refer to the methods below.
Method A: For the Intel P67/H67...
Manual - Page 95
... Bus Driver for High Definition Audio and select Disable and Uninstall. Step 4: In Device Manager, right-click on the computer name and select Scan for hardware changes. When the Add New Hardware Wizard appears, click Cancel. Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard driver disk or download the audio driver from GIGABYTE's website to install. For more details, go to the Support...