Gigabyte GA-8I865PE-L: Chapter 5 Appendix

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Chapter 5 Appendix

Install Drivers

Pictures below are shown in Windows XP (CD ver. 2.41)

Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the

driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click

the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.

INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER

This page shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system. Click each item to install the

driver manually or switch to the to install the drivers automatically.

Massage: Some device drivers will restart your

system automatically. After restarting your

system the "Xpress Install" will continue to

install other drivers.

The "Xpress Install" uses the"Click and Forget" technology to install the drivers automatically. Just

select the drivers you want then click the "GO" button. The will execute the installation

for you by itself.

We recommend that you install all components in the list.

Click "GO".

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Driver install finished!! you have to reboot

system!!

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Item Description

n Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

Tell the operating system how the chipset components will be configured.

n USB Patch for WinXP

This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up S3 hang up issue in XP.

n Intel 82562/82562EX/82540EM LAN Driver

For Intel(R) PRO/10/100/1000/Wireless Ethernet connections.

n RealTek AC97 Codec Driver

For Intel(R) ICH/ICH2/ICH4/ICH5/ICH5R AC97 audio.

n Intel USB 2.0 Driver

It is recommended that you use the Microsoft Windows update for the most updated driver for

XP/2K.

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 the question mark and restart the system

(System will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver).

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SOFTWARE APPLICATION

This page reveals the value-added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners.

n Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager(GWUM)

This utility can integrate the Gigabyte's applications in the system tray.

n Gigabyte Management Tool(GMT)

A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network.

n EasyTune4

Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions.

n DMI Viewer

Windows based utility which is used to browse the DMI/SMBIOS information of the system.

n Face-Wizard

New utility for adding BIOS logo.

n @BIOS

Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility.

n Acrobat e-Book

Useful utility from Adobe.

n Acrobat Reader

Popular utility from Adobe for reading .PDF file format documents.

n Norton Internet Security(NIS)

Integrated utility which includes anti-virus, ad control, etc

n DirectX 9

Install Microsoft DirectX 9 to enable 3D hardware acceleration that support for operating

system to achieve better 3D performence.

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SOFTWARE INFORMATION

This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title.

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HARDWARE INFORMATION

This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.

CONTACT US

Please see the last page for details.

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