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... the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on our website.
For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw
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...
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... BIOS Update Utilities 64
4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility 64 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 67 4-3 EasyTune 5 Pro 69 4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost 70
Chapter 5 Appendix ...71 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 71
5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9DO SATA Controllers 71 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 77 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver...
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... x 24.4cm
(Note 1) Due to Windows XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB.
(Note 2) Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model. (Note 3) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9DO RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating
system.
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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...
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... computer after the operating system has booted. (Default: Enabled)
ASF support This feature allows another computer to control power-on/off or carry out remote control of your computer. (Default: Enabled)
(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-Q35M-S2 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 LAN Function OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Onboard IDE Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode...
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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 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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... first time, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive. If you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9).
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc.
Intel Q35 BIOS for Q35M-S2 F1a . . . .
: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash
11/09/2007-Q35-ICH9...
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... 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 Q35 BIOS for Q35M-S2 F1a . . . .
: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu...
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... failure resulting from an
inadequate 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
Select @BIOS and click Install.
C. Options and Instructions: 1. Save the Current BIOS File
In the main dialog...
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... setting page Confirmation/execution button Toggles among Easy Mode, Advanced Mode, and Graphics Mode Displays the CPU frequency Shows the supported function(s) Go to GIGABYTE website to update EasyTune 5 Pro Opens EasyTune 5 Pro help file Quits or minimizes the EasyTune 5 Pro interface Performance Enhancement
Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to CPU, chipset, or memory...
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.../XP/2000 (Note 3) setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk.
5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9DO 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. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.
(Note 1) Skip this...
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... 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...
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... 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...
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... 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...
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...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...
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... below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.)
Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When a screen similar to that below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 6).
Figure 6
Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your floppy disk (Figure 7).
Figure 7
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Appendix
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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 Definition 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...