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Manual - Page 5
... 3 Drivers Installation 49 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 49 3-2 SoftwareApplications 50 3-3 Driver CD Information 50 3-4 Hardware Information 51 3-5 Contact Us ...51
Chapter 4 Appendix ...53 4-1 Unique Software Utility 53
4-1-1 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 53 4-1-2 BIOS Flash Method Introduction 55 4-1-3 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 64 4-1-4 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function...
Manual - Page 16
..., scanner, zip, speaker...etc. have a standard USB interface. Also make sure your OS supports USB controller. If your OS does not supportUSB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device(s) vendors. LAN Port The LAN port provides Internet connection. Line In Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. can be connected to Line...
Manual - Page 29
... its original settings. If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can be used. Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system. @BIOS is a Windows-based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet.
CONTROL KEYS Enter...
Manual - Page 49
...will continue to install other drivers. System will reboot automatically after installing the drivers, afterward you can install others applications.
Click "GO".
For USB2.0 driver support under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. After install Windows Service Pack, it will show a question mark "?" in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under "Device Manager". Please remove...
Manual - Page 50
English
3-2 Software Applications
This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them.
3-3 Driver CD Information
This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
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Manual - Page 53
... Software, Inc.
GA-8S661FXM-775 F5a . . . .
:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, : Xpress Recovery2, For Boot Menu 11/07/2006-661FX-6A79HG0GC-00
Xpress Recovery2
1. If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD-ROM, you can enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the key in the future.
2. System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of the hard disk will...
Manual - Page 54
... Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on the following
motherboards (As this is a BIOS-related issue, it can be solved by BIOS update)
GA-K8U
GA-K8NXP-9
GA-8N-SLI Royal
GA-K8U-9
GA-K8N Ultra-9
GA-8N-SLI Pro
GA-K8NXP-SLI
GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0) GA-8N-SLI
GA-K8N Ultra-SLI
GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0)
GA-K8N Pro-SLI
GA-K8NMF-9
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Manual - Page 55
... BIOS menu.
The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts. If your motherboard has dual-BIOS, please refer to Part One. If your motherboard has single-BIOS, please refer to Part Two.
Part One: Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.
Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS. In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q-Flash and Dual BIOS...
Manual - Page 62
... Update BIOS NOT through the Internet: a. Do not select the Internet Update checkbox b. Click Update New BIOS c. Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the downloaded BIOS file. d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from the Internet or any other methods (such as: 661fxm775.F1). e. Complete update process following the on-screen instructions.
GA-8S661FXM-775 Motherboard...
Manual - Page 65
... make and storage capacity. 2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie. IDE, SCSI, or SATA. 3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to the section on Integrated Peripherals). 4) Enter RAID setup in the BIOS and select the RAID type (For instance, press Ctrl-S to enter SiS RAID BIOS). 5) Complete driver installation...
Manual - Page 70
...then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk. Follow onscreen instructions to complete installation. (Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed.)
Note: In the menu list, IAA_RAID refers to Intel ICH5R chipset.
GA-8S661FXM-775 Motherboard...
Manual - Page 10
..., you need to install required driver for the SATA controller during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard drive
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may not be recognized during the Windows setup process.
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First of all, you need to copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD to a
floppy disk. The instructions below explain how to copy the driver.
Step 1: Find an...
Manual - Page 14
... you have installed the SATA controller driver successfully. You can proceed with the Windows
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(Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed.)
SATA Hard Drive Configurations...
Manual - Page 29
... its original settings. If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can be used. Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system. @BIOS is a Windows-based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet.
CONTROL KEYS Enter...
Manual - Page 49
...will continue to install other drivers. System will reboot automatically after installing the drivers, afterward you can install others applications.
Click "GO".
For USB2.0 driver support under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. After install Windows Service Pack, it will show a question mark "?" in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under "Device Manager". Please remove...
Manual - Page 54
... already entered Xpress Recovery by booting from the CD-ROM, you can enter Xpress Recovery in the future by pressing the F9 key.
2. System storage capacity as well as drive reading/writing speed will affect backup speed.
3. It is recommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately installed after OS and all required driver and software installations are complete.
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Manual - Page 56
... Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) Memory Testing : 131072K OK
Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave : None
Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00
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Manual - Page 63
... disk, we recommend that you use the new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Windows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS.
Fig 1. Installing the @BIOS utility
Fig 2. Installation complete and run @BIOS
Click @BIOS item to Install
Click Sart/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS
Fig 3. The @BIOS utility
Click " "
Click "Update New BIOS...
Manual - Page 66
... make and storage capacity. 2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie. IDE, SCSI, or SATA. 3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to the section on Integrated Peripherals). 4) Enter RAID setup in the BIOS and select the RAID type (For instance, press Ctrl-S to enter SiS RAID BIOS). 5) Complete driver installation...
Manual - Page 71
.../XP onto a Serial ATA hard disk sucessfully, you need to install required driver for the SATA controller on your motherboard during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First of all, you have to copy the driver for the SATA controller on your motherboard from the motherboard driver CD to a floppy disk. See the instructions below...