Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH, User Manual

Page 1: ... Rev 1001 12ME 945GMHR 1001R The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user s other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The WEEE marking applies only in European Union s member states ...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA 8I945GMH RH Jan 20 2006 Jan 20 2006 Motherboard GA 8I945GMH RH ...

Page 3: ...ten permission Specifications and features are subject to change without prior notice Product Manual Classification In order to assist in the use of this product Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following For detailed product information and specifications please carefully read the Product User Manual For detailed information related to Gigabyte s unique features please go to Techno...

Page 4: ...4 1 5 Install expansion cards 16 1 6 I O Back Panel Introduction 17 1 7 ConnectorsIntroduction 18 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 29 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F1 30 2 1 Standard CMOS Features 32 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features 34 2 3 IntegratedPeripherals 36 2 4 Power Management Setup 39 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations 40 2 6 PC Health Status 41 2 7 Frequency VoltageControl 43 2 8 LoadFail SafeDefaults 45 2 9...

Page 5: ... Contact Us 51 Chapter 4 Appendix 53 4 1 Unique Software Utilities 53 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 54 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 55 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 57 4 1 4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s Controller Intel ICH7 DH 66 4 Making a SATA Driver Disk 73 4 1 5 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 77 4 2 Troubleshooting 81 ...

Page 6: ...775 BAT GA 8I945GMH RH Intel 945G ICH7 DH PCI1 PCI2 Vidalia 82573L ATX PCIE_1 PCIE_16 IT8712F CPU_FAN DDRII1 DDRII2 F2_1394 CODEC F_PANEL F_USB2 F_USB PWR_LED SATAIIO _1 SYS_FAN COMA CD_IN CI F1_1394 BIOS AUDIO2 USB 1394 IDE FDD SATAII2_3 DDRII3 DDRII4 TSB43AB23 CLR_CMOS SPDIF_I SPDIF_O ...

Page 7: ...rial ATAII IT 8712F ATA33 66 100 IDE Channels LPT Port COM Port Floppy PS 2 KB Mouse 24MHz 33MHz 8 USB Ports Intel ICH7 DH CODEC Line Out MIC Line In SPDIF In SPDIF Out Side Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out 2 PCI PCI ECLK 100MHz 1 PCIExpress x 1Ports PCI ECLK 100MHz PCI Express x1 Bus PCICLK 33MHz RJ45 Vidalia 82573L Note To use a DDRII 667 memory module on the motherb...

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Page 9: ... the motherboard or any hardware please first carefully read the information in the provided manual 3 Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected 4 To prevent damage to the motherboard please do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components 5 Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed o...

Page 10: ... devices 4 SATA 3Gb s connectors SATAII0_1 SATAII2_3 allowing connection of 4 SATA devices Supports data striping RAID 0 mirroring RAID 1 or striping mirroring RAID 0 1 or RAID 5 for Serial ATA O S Support Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Memory 4 DDR II DIMM memory slots supports up to 4GB memory Note 2 Supports dual channel DDR II 667 Note 3 533 400 unbuffered DIMMs Supports 1 8V DDR II DIMMs Expanstio...

Page 11: ...onal Features Supports BIOS Supports Download Center Supports Q Flash Supports EasyTune Note 4 Supports Xpress Install Supports Xpress Recovery2 Supports Xpress Rescue Bundle Software Norton Internet Security OEM revision Form Factor Mirco ATX form factor 24 4cm x 24 4cm Note 1 For further CPU support information please go to GIGABYTE s website Note 2 Due to standard PC architecture a certain amou...

Page 12: ...cations including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc HT functionality requirement content Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires all of the following platform components CPU An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset An Intel Chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled OS An...

Page 13: ...ink atop the CPU and make sure the push pins aim to the pin hole on the motherboard Pressing down the push pins diagonally Fig 2 Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is to remove the heatsink on the contrary is to install Please note the direction of arrow sign on the male push pin doesn t face inwards before installation This instruction is only for Intel boxed fan Fig 4 Please make ...

Page 14: ...memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the module please switch the direction The motherboard supports DDR II memory modules whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction The memory capacity used can differ with each slot Fig 1 The DIMM socket has a n...

Page 15: ...es are installed same storage capacity one must be added to the Channel A slot and the other in the Channel B slot in order to use dual channel memory Dualchannel memory cannot function if both DDR II memory modules are installed on the same channel 3 If four DDR II memory modules are installed please use memory of the same storage capacity in order to use dual channel memory and for BIOS to detec...

Page 16: ...the card are indeed seated in the slot 5 Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card 6 Replace your computer s chassis cover 7 Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS 8 Install related driver from the operating system Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the...

Page 17: ...ur device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc have a standard USB interface Also make sure your OS supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB controller please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors IEEE 1394 Port Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Eng...

Page 18: ...o jacks can be reconfigured to perform different functions via the audio software Only microphones still MUST be connected to the default Mic In jack Please refer to the 2 4 6 8 channel audio setup steps for detailed software configuration information Rear Speaker Out Connect the rear surround speakers to this connector Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center Subwoofer speakers to this con...

Page 19: ...upply that is able to handle the system voltage requirements It is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 300W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable system or a system that is unable to start If you use a 24 pin ATX power supply please remove the small cover on the power connector ...

Page 20: ... The black connector wire is the ground wire GND Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent system overheating and failure Caution Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense 4 SpeedControl Only for CPU_FAN 1 5 FDD Floppy Connector The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the oth...

Page 21: ...ct two IDE devices please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave for information on settings please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device 1 2 39 40 Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 7 SATAII0 SATAII1 SATAII2 SATAII3 SATA 3Gb s Connector SATA 3Gb s can provide up to 300MB s transfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Seri...

Page 22: ...Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK SpeakerConnector Pin 1 Power Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Open Normal Close Power On Off MSG MessageLED Power SleepLED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode NC NC 1 2 19 20 HD HD RES RES NC SPEAK MSG MSG PW PW SPEAK Speaker Connector IDE Hard Disk Active LED Message LED Po...

Page 23: ...r optional front panel audio module please contact your chassis manufacturer By default the audio driver is configured to support HD Audio To connect an AC97 front panel audio module to this connector please refer to the instructions on Page 77 about the software settings Pin No Definition 1 MIC2_L 2 GND 3 MIC2_R 4 ACZ_DET 5 Line2_R 6 FSENSE1 7 FAUDIO_JD 8 No Pin 9 LINE2_L 10 FSENSE2 Pin No Defini...

Page 24: ...X 4 USB Dy 5 USBDX 6 USB Dy 7 GND 8 GND 9 No Pin 10 NC 1 9 2 10 12 F_ USB F_USB2 Front USB Connector Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector Check the pin assignments carefully while you connect the front USB cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front USB cable please contact your local dealer ...

Page 25: ...able please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition 1 TPA 2 TPA 3 GND 4 GND 5 TPB 6 TPB 7 Power 12V 8 Power 12V 9 No Pin 10 GND 1 9 2 10 13 F1_1394 F2_1394 IEEE 1394 Connector Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which has features like high speed highbandwidth and hot plug Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector Check the pin assign...

Page 26: ...e the Case Open item in BIOS if the system case begin remove Pin No Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1 16 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper Open Normal Short Clear CMOS 1 1 ...

Page 27: ...batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to make them short for one minute 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer ...

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Page 29: ...ng BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet CONTROL KEYS Move to select item Enter Select Item Esc Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu Page Up Increase the numeric value or make changes Page Down Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help only for Status Page Se...

Page 30: ...n t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option hidden Please Load Optimized Defaults in the BIOS when somehow the system works not stable as usual This action makes the system reset to the default for stability The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard F12 For Boot Menu Award M...

Page 31: ...e voltage fan speed Frequency Voltage Control This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration Set Superviso...

Page 32: ...n manually input the correct settings Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors...

Page 33: ... will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Default value All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system b...

Page 34: ...ll boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Advan...

Page 35: ...ction Default value Disabled Disables No Execute Memory Protect function CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Note Enabled Enables CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function Default value Disabled Disables CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Note Enabled Enable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function Default value Disabled Disable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function CPU EIST Function Note Enabled Enable CPU E...

Page 36: ...mode to Non Combined SATA will be simulated to PATA mode PATA IDE Set to Ch 1 Master Slave Set PATA IDE to Ch 1 Master Slave Default value Ch 0 Master Slave Set PATA IDE to Ch 0 Master Slave SATA Port 0 2 Set to This value will auto make by the setting On Chip SATA Mode and PATA IDE Set to If PATA IDE were set to Ch 1 Master Slave this function will auto set to Ch 0 Master Slave CMOS Setup Utility...

Page 37: ...USB storage device boot Default value Disabled Disable this function Azalia Codec Auto Auto detect Azalia audio function Default value Disabled Disable Azalia audio function Onboard H W 1394 Enabled Enable onboard IEEE 1394 function Default value Disabled Disable this function Onboard H W LAN Enabled Enable Onboard H W LAN function Default value Disabled Disable this function Onboard LAN Boot ROM ...

Page 38: ... and address is 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default value 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 ...

Page 39: ...n Default value Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Data time to power on system Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled Date of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Power Management Setup A...

Page 40: ... Off When AC power back to the system the system will be in Off state Default value Full On When AC power back to the system the system always in On state Memory When AC power back to the system the system will return to the Last state before AC power off 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 ...

Page 41: ...at 60o C 140o F 70o C 158o F Monitor CPU temperature at 70o C 158o F 80o C 176o F Monitor CPU temperature at 80o C 176o F 90o C 194o F Monitor CPU temperature at 90o C 194o F Disabled Disable this function Default value CPU System FAN Fail Warning Disabled Fan warning function disable Default value Enabled Fan warning function enable CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software PC Healt...

Page 42: ...ol is enabled Auto BIOS autodetects the type of CPU fan you installed and sets the optimal CPU Smart FAN control mode for it Default Value Voltage Set to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with a 3 pin fan power cable PWM Set to PWM when you use a CPU fan with a 4 pin fan power cable Note In fact the Voltage option can be used for CPU fans with 3 pin or 4 pin power cables However some 4 pin CPU fan po...

Page 43: ...y by DRAM SPD data Default value for FSB Front Side Bus frequency 1066MHz 1 5 Memory Frequency Host clock X 1 5 2 0 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 0 2 5 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 5 Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data Default value Memory Frequency Mhz The values depend on System Memory Multiplier item Normal CPU Vcore Display your CPU s normal voltage Incorrect using these features m...

Page 44: ...zed Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N 2 9 Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Man...

Page 45: ...ERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select System at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for the password every time th...

Page 46: ...uency Voltage Control ESC Quit KLJI Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Save Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP...

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Page 49: ...lease pick the item that you want and press install followed the item or you can press Xpress Install to install all items defaulted Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers System will reboot automatically after install the drivers afterward you can install others application For USB2 0 driver...

Page 50: ...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 ...

Page 51: ...Install Drivers 51 English 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details ...

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Page 53: ...ancement by the user With GIGABYTE s proprietary S O S feature users no longer need to open up the PC chassis and short circuit the Clear CMOS pins or the battery on the motherboard to reset the system back to factory default settings Instead S O S automatically resets the overclocked system settings back to their factory defaults to provide a more user friendly and reliable platform for users Dow...

Page 54: ...r Interface Overview Note EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards Button Display Description 1 Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C I A C I A 2 and M I B M I B 2 Enters the C I A 2 and M I B 2 setting page 3 Smart Fan Enters the Smart Fan setting page 4 PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5 GO Confirmation and Execution button 6 Easy Mode Advance ...

Page 55: ...r on Boot from CD DVD Boot from CD DVD Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2 F9 Xpress Recovery2 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Inc Intel 945 BIOS for 8I945GME E7 DEL BIOS Setup Q Flash F9 Xpress Recovery2 F12 For Boot Menu 11 07 2005 I945 6A79HG0GC 00 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD ROM you can enter Xpr...

Page 56: ...orted 6 Does not support RAID AHCI class code 0104 0106 hard disks 7 Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk Hard disks detection sequence is as follows a PATA IDE primary channel b PATA IDE secondary channel c SATA IDE channel 1 d SATA IDE channel 2 e SATA IDE channel 3 f SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions 1 When using hard disks with more than 128G under Windows 2000 be...

Page 57: ...e 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 the Q Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combine...

Page 58: ...tains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of four tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu tion of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Fl...

Page 59: ...sly downloaded to the floppy disk If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8KNXPU Fba is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard 1 file s found...

Page 60: ... SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run KL Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc t...

Page 61: ...Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T ESC Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 7 Select Save Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is completed Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Load ...

Page 62: ...ant to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8GE800 F4 is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Keep D...

Page 63: ...ly after you exit Q Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run KL Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS for 8GE800 F4 Check System Heal...

Page 64: ...e on your motherboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS II Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Do not click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS c Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file d Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as 8I945GMHRH E7 e Complete update process following the instruction F...

Page 65: ...re motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted II In method II be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won t boot III In method I if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOSTM server please go onto Gigabyte s web...

Page 66: ... hard drives to ensure optimal performance it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity If you do not want to create RAID with the SATA controller you may prepare only one hard drive b An empty formatted floppy disk c Windows XP 2000 setup disk d Driver CD for your motherboard 1 Installing SATA hard drive s in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cabl...

Page 67: ...tup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled SATA RAID AHCI Mode Disabled On Chip SATA Mode Auto x PATA IDE Set to Ch 1 Master Slave SATA Port 0 2 Set to Ch 2 Master Slave SATA Port 1 3 Set to Ch 3 Master Slave USB Controller Enabled USB 2 0 ...

Page 68: ...ds Move PU PD Change Priority F10 Save ESC Exit Item Help Menu Level Use or to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list Press ESC to exit this menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device CDROM Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Password Check Setup CPU Hyper T...

Page 69: ...R Figure 5 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed RAID Volumes None Defined Physical Disks Port Driver Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111 7GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB Non RAID Disk Press CTRL I to enter Configuration Utility Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option RO...

Page 70: ...evel best suited to your usage model RAID0 Data striped across multiple physical drives for performance RAID1 Data mirrored across multiple physical drives for redundancy RAID10 Striped volume whose segments are RAID1 volumes Requires four hard drives Functionally equivalent to RAID0 1 RAID5 Data and parity striped across three or more physical drives for performance and redundancy Change TAB Next...

Page 71: ...s If less than the maximum capacity is chosen creation of a second volume is needed to utilize the remaining space Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Name RAID_Volume0 RAID Level RAID0 Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 223 6 GB Create Volume Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5 0 0 1032 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CRE...

Page 72: ...2 Delete RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 Volume0 RAID Stripe 128KB 223 6GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Driver Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111 8GB Member Disk 0 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 8GB Member Disk 0 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Intel R Matrix Storage Manager op...

Page 73: ...e D prompt type the following two commands Press ENTER after each command Fig 12 cd bootdrv menu Note 1 For users without a startup disk Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD ROM From the CD ROM drive folder double click the MENU exe file in the BootDrv folder Figure 14 A command prompt window will open similar to that in Fig 13 Fig 12 Fig 13 Step 2 When the contr...

Page 74: ... any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER 5 Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Now that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings you are ready to install Windows 2000 XP onto your SATA hard drive with the SATA driver The following is an...

Page 75: ...A AHCI Controller Desktop ICH7R DH Intel R 82801 FR SATA RAID Controller Desktop ICH6R Intel R 82801 FR SATA AHCI Controller Desktop ICH6R 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 the following list or press ESC Windows Setup S Specify Additional Device Enter Continue F3 Ex...

Page 76: ...uit Setup without installing Windows XP press F3 Enter Continue R Repair F3 Exit After the SATA controller driver installation is completed you should see a screen as below It indicates that you have installed the SATA controller driver successfully You can proceed with the Windows 2000 XP installation Note Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installe...

Page 77: ...oofer speaker out jack you can change the center subwoofer speaker out jack to fucntion as a rear speaker out jack via the audio software STEP 2 In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O tab In the upper left list click 2CH Speaker Please follow the steps to install the function Following pictures are in Windows XP Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings We recommend that you use the speaker ...

Page 78: ...d find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray you can also find the icon in Control Panel Double click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel STEP 2 In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O tab In the upper left list click 4CH Speaker STEP 3 After plugging in 4 channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose a ...

Page 79: ...g in 6 channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected 6 channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out Line Out Rear Speaker Out and Center Subwoofer Speaker Out then click OK The 6 channel audio setup is completed 8 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 After installation of the aud...

Page 80: ...s of Front Speaker Out Line Out Rear Speaker Out Cen ter Subwoofer Speaker Out and Side Speaker Out then click OK The 8 channel audio setup is completed Sound Effect Configuration At the Sound Effect menu users can adjust sound option settings as desired AC 97 Audio Configuration To enable the front panel audio connector to sup port AC97 Audio mode go to the Audio Control Panel and click the Audio...

Page 81: ...MB again and turn on power 6 Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults or load Optimized Defaults 7 Save changes and reboot the system Question 4 Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume Answer Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier If not please change another speaker with power amplifier and try again ...

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