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... User's Manual. For instructions on how to their respective owners. No part of this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Documentation Classifications In order to assist in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or... the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of the...
... User's Manual. For instructions on how to their respective owners. No part of this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Documentation Classifications In order to assist in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or... the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of the...
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... the Onboard SATA Controller 79 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 85 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 87 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 92 ...5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 92 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional 94 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 96 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 98 5-3 Troubleshooting 99 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 99 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 100 5-4 Regulatory Statements 102 Only for GA-EP43...
... the Onboard SATA Controller 79 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 85 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 87 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 92 ...5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 92 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional 94 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 96 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 98 5-3 Troubleshooting 99 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 99 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 100 5-4 Regulatory Statements 102 Only for GA-EP43...
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Box Contents GA-EP43-DS3LR or GA-EP43-DS3L or GA-EP43-S3L motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above ...
Box Contents GA-EP43-DS3LR or GA-EP43-DS3L or GA-EP43-S3L motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above ...
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...(s). 7. Align the card with your operating system. Make sure the metal contacts on the card until it is fully inserted into the slot. 4. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps... white latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 20 -
...(s). 7. Align the card with your operating system. Make sure the metal contacts on the card until it is fully inserted into the slot. 4. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps... white latch at the end of the PCI Express x16 slot to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 20 -
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... (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. To show the BIOS POST screen. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-Flash Press the key to access the ...key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in BIOS Setup. : Xpress Recovery2 If you to XpressRecovery2 during the POST. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 36 - After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent...
... (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. To show the BIOS POST screen. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-Flash Press the key to access the ...key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in BIOS Setup. : Xpress Recovery2 If you to XpressRecovery2 during the POST. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 36 - After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent...
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...GA-EP43-S3L. SATA AHCI Mode (Intel ICH10 Southbridge) Configures the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10 Southbridge to operate in Legacy IDE mode. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that do not support Native mode. (Default) Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Native IDE mode. Only for GA-EP43...the integrated SATA controllers. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to install operating systems that cannot be shared with other device. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is...
...GA-EP43-S3L. SATA AHCI Mode (Intel ICH10 Southbridge) Configures the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10 Southbridge to operate in Legacy IDE mode. In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that do not support Native mode. (Default) Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Native IDE mode. Only for GA-EP43...the integrated SATA controllers. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to install operating systems that cannot be shared with other device. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is...
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... the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller 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. Or click...and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your system. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Drivers Installation Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example ...
... the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller 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. Or click...and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will restart your system. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Drivers Installation Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example ...
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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. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 62 - 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. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 62 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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Drivers Installation Or read the last page of this page to link to check the contact information for GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 63 - 3-4 Contact Click the URL on this manual to the GIGABYTE Web site.
Drivers Installation Or read the last page of this page to link to check the contact information for GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 63 - 3-4 Contact Click the URL on this manual to the GIGABYTE Web site.
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3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 64 - The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.
3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site. GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 64 - The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.
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... back up /restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of it .
... back up /restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of it .
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...Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). When you wish to startup XpressRecovery2..... Boot from the motherboard driver disk to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system...image file. - 68 - Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 8 2. Figure 12 GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright ...
...Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). When you wish to startup XpressRecovery2..... Boot from the motherboard driver disk to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system...image file. - 68 - Boot from CD/DVD: Press any key to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 8 2. Figure 12 GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 1. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright ...
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Find the Q-Share icon in your computer to another computer simply 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. Data Sharing Disabled Options Descriptions Option Connect ... Unique Features Enable Incoming Folder ... Data Sharing Enabled Description Displays the ...
Find the Q-Share icon in your computer to another computer simply 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. Data Sharing Disabled Options Descriptions Option Connect ... Unique Features Enable Incoming Folder ... Data Sharing Enabled Description Displays the ...
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...AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to AHCI or RAID mode. - 79 - Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. B. Then connect the power connector from your computer. C . Only for GA-EP43-... • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard...
...AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to AHCI or RAID mode. - 79 - Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. B. Then connect the power connector from your computer. C . Only for GA-EP43-... • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard...
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... cancel (Figure 6). Are you sure you want to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 83 - Appendix Finally press on the Create Volume item to Non-RAID 4. All Rights Reversed. [ MAIN MENU...
... cancel (Figure 6). Are you sure you want to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 83 - Appendix Finally press on the Create Volume item to Non-RAID 4. All Rights Reversed. [ MAIN MENU...
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... Matrix Storage Manager 32 bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or 8) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. Your system will open similar to that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. First of all, ... install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you first have to copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to your USB flash drive and then extract it (see instructions on the next page). See the instructions below about how to...
... Matrix Storage Manager 32 bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or 8) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. Your system will open similar to that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. First of all, ... install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you first have to copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to your USB flash drive and then extract it (see instructions on the next page). See the instructions below about how to...
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..., type "yes" after the "Continue extraction?" GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 86 - Figure 5 Figure 6 (Note) To install the Windows Vista 64-bit operating system, please copy the MSM64 file. message, and then press to begin extracting the driver. When a screen similar to that in the motherboard driver disk to your USB flash drive from...
..., type "yes" after the "Continue extraction?" GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 86 - Figure 5 Figure 6 (Note) To install the Windows Vista 64-bit operating system, please copy the MSM64 file. message, and then press to begin extracting the driver. When a screen similar to that in the motherboard driver disk to your USB flash drive from...
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...press S. * If you do not have chosen to that you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you have any device support disks from the Windows XP setup... see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded before you... need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special...
...press S. * If you do not have chosen to that you have prepared the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings, you have any device support disks from the Windows XP setup... see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded before you... need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special...
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S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 88 - If you set the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode item in BIOS Setup to RAID mode, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Controller. (... use with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup Setup will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. Use the up or down arrow key to select one minute. Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the Intel ICH10R SATA RAID/AHCI...
S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-EP43-DS3LR/DS3L/S3L Motherboard - 88 - If you set the SATA RAID/AHCI Mode item in BIOS Setup to RAID mode, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Controller. (... use with Windows, press ENTER. Windows Setup Setup will be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. Use the up or down arrow key to select one minute. Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the Intel ICH10R SATA RAID/AHCI...
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To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Appendix To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 - 89 - WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer.
To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. Appendix To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 - 89 - WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer.