Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH: Chapter 4 Appendix

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Chapter 4 Appendix

4-1 Unique Software Utilities

(Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.)

U-PLUS D.P.S. (Universal Plus Dual Power System)

The U-Plus Dual Power System (U-Plus DPS) is a revolutionary eight-phase power circuit

built for ultimate system protection. Designed to withstand varying current levels and

changes, the U-Plus D.P.S. provides an immensely durable and stable power circuit to the

CPU for solid system stability. These characteristics make it the ideal companion with the

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latest LGA775 Intel

Pentium

4 Processor as well as future Intel

processors. As well, 4

blue LED's are mounted on the U-Plus D.P.S. for intelligent indication of system loading.

M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker)

Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) allows user to access and change BIOS feature

settings with relative speed and ease. Through GIGABYTE M.I.T. feature the user is no

longer required to switch into different modes within BIOS setup in order to change system

settings such as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to enabled Gigabyte's unique

C.I.A. 2 and M.I.B. 2 features. M.I.T.'s integration of all platform performance settings into

a single mode now gives any user the ability to control and enhance their computer system

to the desired level.

C.I.A.2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2)

GIGABYTE CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2(C.I.A. 2) is designed to automatically adjust CPU

computing power to maximize system performance. When enabled, the program detects

the current CPU loading and automatically accelerates the CPU computing performance to

allow for a faster and smoother execution of programs. When the function is disabled, the

CPU is returned to its initial status.

M.I.B.2 (Memory Intelligent Booster 2)

Built on the original M.I.B., the new Memory Intelligent Booster 2 (M.I.B. 2) is designed

especially to maximize memory performance and boost memory bandwidth up to 10%.

With added branded memory module information, users are able to optimize memory

performance by selecting from a recommended memory module list.

S.O.S. (System Overclock Saver)

System Overclock Saver (S.O.S.) is a unique feature that eliminates system boot-up errors

resulting from system over-enhancement 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.

Download Center

Download Center allows users to quickly download and update their BIOS as well as the

latest drivers for their system. Download Center automatically runs a system check of the

user PC and provides the user with the current system information as well as displaying a

detailed list of all new drivers with the option for download.

C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management)

A web-based system management tool that allows system hardware information such as

CPU, memory, graphics card, etc. to be monitored and controlled via the Internet, C.O.M.

allows corporate MIS engineers to easily maintain corporate computers such as providing

the most up-to-date drivers and BIOS.(Do not use C.O.M. and @BIOS at the same time.)

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4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction

EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and

manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1) Overclocking for

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enhancing system performance, 2) C.I.A. and M.I.B. for special enhancement for CPU and Memory,

3) Smart-Fan control for managing fan speed control of both CPU cooling fan and North-Bridge Chipset

(Note)

cooling fan, 4) PC health for monitoring system status.

User Interface Overview

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 Mode" Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode

7. Display screen Display panel of CPU frequency

8. Function display LEDs Shows the current functions status

9. GIGABYTE Logo Log on to GIGABYTE website

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10. Help button Display EasyTune

5 Help file

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11. Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTune

5 software

(Note) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards.

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4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction

Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-

tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including

Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including

FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data

on hard disks on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. After Xpress Recovery2 is executed from CD-ROM

for the first time, it will stay permanent in your hard disk. If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you

can simply press F9 during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM.

System requirements:

1. Intel x86 platforms

2. At least 64M bytes of system memory

3. VESA-supported VGA cards

How to use the Xpress Recovery2

Initial access by booting from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the F9 key:

Steps: After entering BIOS Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD-ROM. Save

the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Upon

system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD/DVD:" will appear in the bottom left corner

of the screen. Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2.

After the steps above are completed, subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 can be made

by simply pressing the <F9> key during system power-on.

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Boot from CD/DVD:

Boot from CD/DVD:

Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2.....

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software, Inc.

Intel 945 BIOS for 8I945GME E7

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<DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: Xpress Recovery2, <F12>For Boot Menu

<F9> Xpress Recovery2

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1. If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD-ROM, you can

enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the <F9> key in the future.

2. System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of the hard disk will affect

the data backup speed.

3. It is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you com-

plete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software.

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The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2

1. RESTORE:

Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk.

(This button will not appear if there is no backup

file.)

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2. BACKUP:

Back up data from hard disk.

3. REMOVE:

Remove previously-created backup files

to release disk space.

(This button will not appear if there is no backup

file.)

4. REBOOT:

Exit the main screen and restart the system.

Limitations:

1. Not compatible to Xpress Recovery.

2. For the use of Xpress Recovery2, a primary partition must be reserved.

3. Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of the hard disk, so free space available

on the hard disk for the backup file must be allocated in advance. (A minimum 4GB is recom-

mended but the actual space is dependent on the size of the data to be backed up)

4. Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and

Windows XP/2000/NT/9x/Me.

5. USB hard disks are currently not supported.

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 sure to execute the

EnableBigLba.exe program from the driver CD before data backup.

2. It is normal that data backup takes longer time than data restoration.

3. Xpress Recovery2 is compliant with the GPL regulations.

4. On a few motherboards based on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is required for Xpress Recovery2

to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode. Please contact your motherboard manufacturer.

5. Xpress 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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4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction

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Method 1 : Q-Flash

Utility

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Q-Flash

is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility,

users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update

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BIOS. Q-Flash

allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in

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DOS or Windows. Using Q-Flash

indicating no more fooling around with any complicated instructions

and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu.

Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk, please do it with caution!! We are

sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd is not responsible for damages of system because of

incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end-users.

Before You Begin:

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Before you start updating BIOS with the Q-Flash

utility, please follow the steps below first.

1. Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte's website.

2. Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file (the one with model name.Fxx. For

example, 8KNXPU.Fba) to a floppy disk.

3. Reboot your PC and press Del to enter 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:

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Updating BIOS with Q-Flash

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 combined in the same

screen. This section only deals with how to use Q-Flash utility.

In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS

from an older version to the latest version. For example, from Fa3 to Fba.

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fa3

The BIOS file is Fa3

Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250

Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12)

before updating

<CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027>

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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Method 2 : @BIOS

Utility

If you do not have a DOS startup 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

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version of BIOS.

Fig 1. Installing the @BIOS utility Fig 2. Installation Complete and Run @BIOS

Click Sart/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS

Select @BIOS item than click Install

Fig 3. The @BIOS Utility Fig 4. Select the desired @BIOS server

Click "3" Click "Update New BIOS"

1. Methods and steps:

I. Update BIOS through Internet

a. Click "Internet Update" icon

b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon

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c. Select @BIOS

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d. Select the exact model name 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.

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III. Save BIOS

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In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the

current BIOS version.

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:

In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can help you check out

which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported.

2. Note:

I. In method I, if it shows two or more 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.

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III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS

server, please go onto

Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II.

IV. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted.

V. Do not use @BIOS and C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) at the same time.

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4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: Intel ICH7-DH)

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To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:

(1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system.

(2) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup.

(3)* Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS.

(4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver.

(5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation.

Before you begin

Please prepare:

(a) Two SATA 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 cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available

SATA 3Gb/s port(s) on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to

the hard drive.

"*" Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller

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(2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup

You have to make sure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and

set BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive(s).

Step 1:

Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). If you

want to create RAID, set SATA RAID/AHCI Mode under the Integrated Peripherals menu to RAID

(Disabled by default). Then, set On-Chip SATA Mode to Manual or Auto (default) based on your

own requirements.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled]

Item Help

SATA RAID/AHCI Mode [Disabled]

Menu Level

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 Controller [Enabled]

USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]

USB Mouse Support [Disabled]

Legacy USB storage detect [Enabled]

Azalia Codec [Auto]

Onboard H/W 1394 [Enabled]

Onboard H/W LAN [Enabled]

Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]

Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

x ECP Mode Use DMA 3

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Save Default F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 1

The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for your

motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard

you have and the BIOS version.

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Step 2:

Later, select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu. In the Hard Disk

Boot Priority submenu, select the model of the SATA hard drive onto which you intent to install

Microsoft Windows 2000/XP (Figure 2).

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software

Hard Disk Boot Priority

1. SCSI-0 : Intel Volume0

Item Help

2. Bootable Add-in Cards

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.

: Move PU/PD/+/-: Change Priority F10: Save ESC: Exit

Figure 2

Step 3:

Set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CD-ROM to boot from CD-ROM

after system restarts (Figure 3).

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software

Advanced BIOS Features

 Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

Item Help

First Boot Device [CDROM]

Menu Level

Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]

Third Boot Device [CDROM]

Select Hard Disk Boot

Password Check [Setup]

Device Priority

# CPU Hyper-Threading [Enabled]

Limit CPUID Max. to 3 [Disabled]

No-Execute Memory Protect [Enabled]

CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) [Enabled]

CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) [Enabled]

(µù)

CPU EIST Function

[Enabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F3: Language F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 3

Step 4:

Save and exit BIOS Setup.

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(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS

Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if

you do not want to create RAID.

Step 1:

After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message

which says "Press <Ctrl-I> to enter Configuration utility" (Figure 4). Press CTRL+ I to enter the RAID

BIOS setup utility.

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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

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Step 2:

After you press CTRL+ I, the Create RAID Volume screen will appear (Figure 5).

Create RAID Volume¡G

If you want to create RAID array, select Create RAID Volume in Main Menu and press ENTER.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed.

[ MAIN MENU ]

1.Create RAID Volume

2. Delete RAID Volume

3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID

4. Exit

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

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

[]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu

Figure 5

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Step 3:

After entering the Create Volume Menu screen, name the disk array with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be

special characters) under the Name item. When finished, press ENTER to select a RAID level (Figure

6). There are four RAID levels: RAID0, RAID1, RAID10 and RAID5. Select a RAID level and press

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ENTER.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed.

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Name : RAID_Volume0

RAID Level : RAID0(Stripe)

Disks : Select Disks

Strip Size : 128KB

Capacity : 223.6 GB

Create Volume

[ HELP ]

Choose the RAID level 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 [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Figure 6

Step 4:

Set the stripe block size (Figure 7). The KB is the standard unit of stripe block size. The stripe block size

can be set from 4KB to 128KB. After the setting, press ENTER to set array capacity.

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Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed.

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Name : RAID_Volume0

RAID Level : RAID0(Stripe)

Disks : Select Disks

Strip Size : 128KB

Capacity : 223.6 GB

Create Volume

[ HELP ]

The following are typical values:

RAID0 - 128KB

RAID10- 64KB

RAID5 - 64KB

[]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Figure 7

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Step 5:

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After setting all the items above, select Create Volume and press ENTER (Figure 8) to begin the creation

of the RAID array.

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Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed.

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Name : RAID_Volume0

RAID Level : RAID0(Stripe)

Disks : Select Disks

Strip Size : 128KB

Capacity : 223.6 GB

Create Volume

[ HELP ]

Enter the volume capacity. The default value indicates the

maximum volume capacity using the selected disks. 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

Figure 8

Step 6:

When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume, press Y to create or N to cancel.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed.

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Name : RAID_Volume0

RAID Level : RAID0(Stripe)

Disks : Select Disks

Strip Size : 128KB

Capacity : 223.6 GB

Create Volume

WARNING : ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

[ HELP ]

Are you sure you want to creat this volume? (Y/N) :

Press "ENTER" to Create the specified volume

[]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select

Figure 9

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After the creation is completed, you can see detailed information about the RAID Array in the DISK/

VOLUME INFORMATION section, including RAID mode, disk block size, disk name, and disk capacity,

etc.

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Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed.

[ MAIN MENU ]

1. Create RAID Volume

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

Figure 10

Delete RAID Volume

If you want to delete a RAID volume, select the Delete RAID Volume option in Main Menu. Press

ENTER and follow on-screen instructions.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5

Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed.

[ MAIN MENU ]

1. Create RAID Volume

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

To exit the ICH7R RAID BIOS utility, press ESC in Main Menu.

Now, you can proceed to the installation of the SATA driver and operating system.

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(4) Making a SATA Driver Disk

To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA

controller driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during

the Windows setup process. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard

driver CD-ROM to a floppy disk. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS-DOS

(Note1)

mode

. Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk.

Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in your system. Boot from the

startup disk. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). At the D:\>

prompt, type the following two commands. Press ENTER after each command (Fig.12):

cd bootdrv

menu

Step 2: When the controller menu (Fig.13) appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank

formatted disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu.

For example, from the menu in Figure 13, press 7 to select Intel Matrix Storage Manager 32 bit for

(Note 2)

Windows operating system

. Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to

the floppy disk. Press 0 to exit when finished.

Fig.12

Fig. 13

(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. 14

(Note 2) For 64-bit Windows Operating System, please select Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager

64bit.

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STEP 2:

In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O

tab. In the upper left list, click 8CH Speaker.

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STEP 3:

After plugging in 8-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 (8-channel audio consists 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 I/O tab. In the ANA-

LOG area, click the Tool icon and then select the

Disable front panel jack detection check box.

This action completes the AC'97 Audio configuration.

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4-2 Troubleshooting

Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific

motherboard model, please log on to http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why?

Answer: Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version. Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after

entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options.

Questions 2: Why is the light of my keyboard/optical mouse still on after computer shuts down?

Answer: In some boards, a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down

and that's why the light is still on.

Question 3: How do I clear CMOS?

Answer: If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper, please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual.

If your board doesn't have such jumper, you can take off the on-board battery to leak voltage to clear

CMOS. Please refer to the steps below:

Steps:

1. Turn off power.

2. Disconnect the power cord from MB.

3. 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 makethem short for one

minute).

4. Re-insert the battery to the battery holder.

5. Connect power cord to 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 later.

Question 5: Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up. What do

these beeps usually stand for?

Answer: The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems. However,

they are only for reference purposes. The situations might differ from case to case.

 AMI BIOS Beep Codes

*

Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully.

*Except for beep code 8, these codes are always fatal.

1 beep Refresh failure

2 beeps Parity error

 AWARD BIOS Beep Codes

3 beeps Base 64K memory failure

1 short: System boots successfully

4 beeps Timer not operational

2 short: CMOS setting error

5 beeps Processor error

1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B error

6 beeps 8042 - gate A20 failure

1 long 2 short: Monitor or display card error

7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error

1 long 3 short: Keyboard error

8 beeps Display memory read/write failure

1 long 9 short: BIOS ROM error

9 beeps ROM checksum error

10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read/write error

Continuous long beeps: DRAM error

11 beeps Cache memory bad

Continuous short beeps: Power error

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