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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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...4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility 56 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 59 4-3 EasyTune 5 ...61 4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost 62
Chapter 5 Appendix ...63 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 63
5-1-1 Configuring VIA VT8237S SATA Controller 63 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette 70 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System 72 5-2 Configuring Audio...
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GA-VT890P motherboard Motherboard Driver Disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable One SATA 3Gb/s cable 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.
Optional Items
2-port USB...
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... of memory size will instead be shown as 3.xx GB during system startup.
(Note 2) Use of a 1066/800 MHz FSB CPU is required if you wish to install DDR2 667 MHz memory.
(Note 3) A 5.1/7.1 surround cable (optional) needs to be installed if you wish to enable 7.1-channel audio output.
(Note 4) Available functions in Easytune may differ by motherboard model.
GA-VT890P Motherboard...
Manual - Page 29
... 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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...; set this item to Enabled for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled)
No-Execute Memory Protect (Note)
Enables or disables Intel® Execute Disable Bit function. This function may enhance protection for
the computer, reducing exposure to viruses and malicious buffer overflow attacks when working with its supporting software and system. (Default: Enabled)
CPU...
Manual - Page 47
... 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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... the 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.
VT890P FBa . . . .
: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash
07/24/2007-P4M900-8237S-6A7L8G12C-00...
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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) 1984-2007, Award Software, Inc.
VT890P FBa . . . .
: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 07...
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... system 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>Program>Gigabyte>@BIOS
Select @BIOS and click Install.
C. Options and Instructions: 1. Save the Current BIOS File
In the main dialog box...
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... not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one hard drive.
• An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk.
5-1-1 Configuring VIA VT8237S SATA Controller
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(s) on the...
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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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... the startup disk. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to your optical drive (example: D:\>). At the D:\> prompt, type the following command to enter the folder where the RAID driver is located. Press after entering the command (Figure 4):
cd \chipset\via\via8237r\vraiddrv\drvdisk\vista\x86
(Note) The x86 folder contains the RAID driver for 32-bit Windows Vista; to install 64-bit Windows Vista...
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...the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID 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 use...
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... 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):
VIA V-RAID Controller Series (Windows XP/SRV2003)
* 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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... the SATA RAID 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, press...
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B. Installing Windows Vista
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 (RAID hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Loading Drivers. (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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...the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in your system tray. Double-click 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.
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