Intel GA-965P-DS3 manuale d’uso

GA-965P-DS3 Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme / Core TM 2 Duo Intel ® Pentium ® Processor Extreme Edition Intel ® Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-965PDS3-1002R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be han[...]

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Copyright © 2006 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies. Notice The written content provided with this product is the property of Gigabyte. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any mean[...]

- 4 - T able of Contents Item Checklist ................................................................................................................. 6 Optional Accessories ...................................................................................................... 6 GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard Layout .....................................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 3 Install Drivers ............................................................................................. 49 3 -1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 4 9 3 - 2 Software Applications ...........................................................................[...]

- 6 - Item Checklist IDE Cable x 1 and FDD Cable x 1 SA T A 3Gb/s Cable x 4 I/O Shield * The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice. Optional Accessories  2 Ports USB2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-51/R)  4 Ports USB2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-21/R)[...]

- 7 - GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS CPU_FAN LGA775 AT X GA-965P-DS3 USB LAN CD_IN F_AUDIO AUDIO BIOS PCIE_16 PCIE_3 F_USB1 IDE1 PCIE_1 SPDIF_I CI DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 F_USB2 BATTERY GSATAII0 F_PANEL IT8718 SYS_FAN SATAII0 ATX_12V Intel ® P965 Intel ® ICH8 PWR_LED FDD PCIE_2 SATAII1 SATAII2 SATAII3 GIGABYTE SATA2 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 USB C[...]

- 8 - Block Diagram (Note) To use a DDR II 800/667 memory module on the motherboard, you must install an 800/ 1066MHz FSB processor. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Line-Out MIC CPUCLK+/-(266/200/133MHz) PCI Express x16 Host Interface MCHCLK (266/200/133MHz) DDRII 800/667/533MHz DIMM (Note) IT8718 BIOS Line-In 3 PCI PCI Bus SPDIF In SPDIF Out 3 PCI Ex[...]

Hardware Installation - 9 - English 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Y our Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, please follow the instructions below: 1. Please turn off the computer [...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 1 0 - English 1 - 2 Feature Summary CPU  Supports LGA775 Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme / Core TM 2 Duo / Pentium ® Proces- sor Extreme Edition / Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4  L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus  Supports 1066/800/533MHz FSB Chipset  Northbridge: Intel ® P965 Express Chipset  Southbridge: I[...]

Hardware Installation - 11 - English Rear Panel I/O  1 PS/2 keyboard port  1 PS/2 mouse port  1 SPDIF Out connection (coaxial+optical)  1 parallel port  4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports  1 serial port (COMA)  1 RJ-45 port  6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out)/Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Side[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 1 2 - English 1 - 3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. 2. Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will not insert prop[...]

Hardware Installation - 13 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler The CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat paste.T o prevent such an occurrence, it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat paste be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the CPU cooler. Fig. 6 Finally, ple[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 1 4 - English 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. Before installing the memory modules, please comply wit[...]

Hardware Installation - 15 - English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-965P-DS3 supports the Dual Channel T echnology. After operating the Dual Channel T echnology , the bandwidth of memory bus will double. The GA-965P-DS3 includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following: Channel 0 : DDRII1, DDRII2 Channel 1 : DDRI[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 1 6 - English 1 - 5 Installation of Expansion Cards Y ou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below: 1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the c[...]

Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1 - 6 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector T o install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard to the lower port (purple). LPT (Parallel Port) The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. CO[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 1 8 - English Line Out (Front Speaker Out) The default Line Out (Front Speaker Out) jack. Stereo speakers, earphone or front surround speakers can be connected to Line Out (Front Speaker Out) jack. MIC In The default MIC In jack. Microphone must be connected to MIC In jack. 1 - 7 Connectors Introduction In addition to the [...]

Hardware Installation - 19 - English Pin No. Definition 13 3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 1 6 PS_ON(soft On/Off) 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 -5V 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V (Only for 24-pin A TX) 24 GND(Only for 24-pin ATX) Pin No. Definition 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5V SB(stand by +5V) 10 +12V 1 1 +12V(Only for 24-pin A TX) 12 3.3V(Onl[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 2 0 - English 5 ) FDD (Floppy Connector) The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the FDD drive. The types of FDD drives supported are: 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB. Before attaching the FDD cable, please take note of the foolproof groove in the FDD connector[...]

Hardware Installation - 21 - English 6 ) IDE1 (IDE Connector) An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable, and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). If you wish to connect two IDE devices, please set the jumper on one IDE device as Mast[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 2 2 - English 8 ) GSA T AII0/1 (SA T A 3Gb/s Connector , Controlled by GIGABYTE SA T A2) SA T A 3Gb/s can provide up to 300MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial A T A and install the proper driver in order to work properly . Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 9 ) PWR_[...]

Hardware Installation - 23 - English 1 0 ) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Jumper) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis front panel to the F_P ANEL connector according to the pin assignment below . HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) (Blue) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) SPEAK (Speaker Connector) P[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 2 4 - English 1 1 ) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) This connector supports either HD (High Definition) or AC97 front panel audio module. If you wish to use the front audio function, connect the front panel audio module to this connector. Check the pin assignments carefully while you connect the front panel audio module. I[...]

Hardware Installation - 25 - English 1 2 ) CD_IN (CD IN) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R 1 3 ) SPDIF_I (SPDIF In) Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function. Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_I connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while y[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 2 6 - English 1 4 ) F_ USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while y o u 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 [...]

Hardware Installation - 27 - English Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 1 6 ) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header. T o clear CMOS, temporarily short the two pins. Default doesn't include the jumper to avoid improper use of this header. 1 7 ) BA TTERY Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly [...]

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BIOS Setup - 29 - English BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard. When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 3 0 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS V er . : F1b) Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. If you can't find the setting you want, please press &q[...]

BIOS Setup - 31 - English      Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.      Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.      Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. ?[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 3 2 - English 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>. Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only Month The month, Jan. Through Dec. Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month) Y ear The year, from 1999 thr[...]

BIOS Setup - 33 - English Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are: Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A The category identifies the typ[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 3 4 - English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. 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. First / Second / Third Boot Device[...]

BIOS Setup - 35 - English CPU Hyper-Threading (Note) Enabled Enable CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default value) Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading. Limit CPUID Max. to 3 (Note) Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like NT[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 3 6 - English 2 - 3 Integrated Peripherals SA T A Port0-3 Native Mode Enabled Set SA T A Port0~3 to operate at Native IDE mode. Disabled Set SA T A Port0~3 to operate at Legacy IDE mode.(Default value) USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB Controller. USB 2.0 Controller Disable [...]

BIOS Setup - 37 - English SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function) This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN cable. This feature will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the fault or short. Refer to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable: When L[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 3 8 - English OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Enabled Enable this function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Onboard SA T A/IDE Device This function allows users to enable or disable the SA T A/IDE ports controlled by the GIGABYTE SA T A2 cont[...]

BIOS Setup - 39 - English 2-4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 A ward Software Power Ma nagement Setup ACPI Suspend T ype [S1(POS)] Soft-Off by PW R-BTT N [Insta nt-Off] PME Event W ake Up [Enabled] Power On by Ring [Enabled] Resume by Alarm [Disabled] x Date (of Month) Alarm Everyday x Ti me (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 [...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 4 0 - English Power On By Keyboard Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password. Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to power on the system. KB Power ON Password When "Power On by Keyboard&[...]

BIOS Setup - 41 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value) Enabled Clear case open status at next boot. Case Opened If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No". If the case have been opened, "Case Opened" will show "Y es". If you w[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 4 2 - English F AN Speed Control Method (Note) Auto BIOS sets the optimal CPU fan speed automatically . (Default V alue) Intel(R) QST Control the fan speed with Intel ® QST (Intel ® Quiet System T echnology). Legacy CPU fan runs at different speed depending on CPU temperature. Disable CPU fan runs at full speed. F AN Spe[...]

BIOS Setup - 43 - English 2-7 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken. For power end-user use only. CPU Clock Ratio (Note) This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection. The option will display "Locked" and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable. C.A.M (Note) High S[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 4 4 - English C.I.A.2 C.I.A.2 (CPU Intelligent Acelerator 2) is designed to detect CPU loading during software program executing, and automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Cruise Set C.I.A.2 to Cruise. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(5[...]

BIOS Setup - 45 - English DIMM OverV oltage Control Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the DIMM voltage, damage to the memory may occur. Normal Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to Normal. (Default value) +0.1V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to +0.1V. +0.2V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to +0.2V. +0.3V Set DIMM OverVoltage[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 4 6 - English 2 - 8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. 2 - 9 Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. CMOS Setup Ut[...]

BIOS Setup - 47 - English 2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. T ype the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. Y ou will be asked to confirm the password. T ype the password again and press <Enter&g[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 4 8 - English 2 - 1 1 Save & Exit Setup T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to Setup Utility. 2-12 Exit Without Saving T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to Set[...]

Install Drivers - 49 - English Chapter 3 Install Drivers Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. 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 Run.ex[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 5 0 - 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.[...]

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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Appendix - 53 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) 4-1-1 EasyT une 5 Introduction EasyT une 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use to[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 5 4 - English 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 F A T16, FA T32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data How to[...]

Appendix - 55 - English 1. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 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 res[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 5 6 - English 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 : Q-Flash TM Utility Q-Flash TM 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 BIOS. Q-Flash TM allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows. Using Q-Flash TM [...]

Appendix - 57 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Sta ndard CMOS Features  Adva nced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Ma nagement Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T.) Select La nguage Loa d Fail-Safe Defaul[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 5 8 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM T ype/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Ra nge Protection Disable Boot From M ain Bios Auto Recovery Ena ble Halt On Error Disable Copy[...]

Appendix - 59 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM T ype/Size.....[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 6 0 - English 6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move to Load Optimized Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Optimized Defaults. Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS h[...]

Appendix - 61 - English Exploring the Q-Flash TM utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. T ask menu for Q-Flash utility: Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task. Action bar: Contains the names of four actions needed to [...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 6 2 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time. Q-Fla sh Utility V1.30 Fla sh T ype/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Ena ble Update BIOS from Floppy Save B[...]

Appendix - 63 - English Method 2 : @BIOS TM 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 version of BIOS. 1. Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a. Click "Internet [...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 6 4 - English III. Save BIOS 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 ou[...]

Appendix - 65 - English (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SA T A controller. T o configure SA T A 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 array in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) ( 4 ) Ma[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 6 6 - English 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. (2) Configuring SA T A controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup Make sure to confi[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 6 7 - English Step 2: T o boot from Windows installation CD-ROM disk, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM (Figure 2). Step 3: Save and exit BIOS Setup. Figure 2 CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 A ward Software Adva nced BIOS Features  Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter] First[...]

Appendix - 68 - English (3) Configuring RAID array in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step 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-G> to enter RAID Setup Utility&quo[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 6 9 - English Figure 6 A. Create Array: In the main screen, press ENTER on the Create RAID Disk Drive item. Then the RAID creation screen appears (Figure 5). GIGA-BYTE T echnology Corp. PCIE-to-SA T AII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.53 [ Create New RAID ] Name: GRAID Level: 0-Stripe Disks: Select Disk Block: 128KB Size: 2[...]

Appendix - 70 - English 3 . Assign Array Disks: After RAID mode is selected, RAID BIOS automatically assigns the two hard disks installed as the RAID disks. 4 . Set Block Size (only for RAID 0): Under the Block item, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select the block size (Figure 7), ranging from 4K to 128K. Press ENTER when finished. GIGA-BYTE T ech[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 7 1 - English 6 . Confirm Creation: After all of the items are configured, the selection bar automatically jumps to the Confirm Creation item. When prompted to confirm your selections (Figure 9), press Y to confirm or N to abort. Figure 9 GIGA-BYTE T echnology Corp. PCIE-to-SA T AII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.53 [ Crea[...]

Appendix - 72 - English GIGA-BYTE T echnology Corp. PCIE-to-SA T AII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.53 [ Main Menu ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving [ RAID Disk Drive List ] [  T AB]-Switch Window [  ]-Select RAID [ENT[...]

Appendix - 73 - English GIGA-BYTE T echnology Corp. PCIE-to-SA T AII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.53 [ Main Menu ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving [ RAID Disk Drive List ] [  ]-Select RAID [SP ACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confir[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 7 4 - English (4) Making a SA T A Driver Disk (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) T o install operating system onto a serial A T A hard disk successfully , you need to install the SA T A controller driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First o[...]

Appendix - 75 - English Figure 18 Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. Figure 19 Windows Setup S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system, or you have chosen to ma nually specify a n a dapter . Currently,[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 7 6 - English Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 20 below will appear. Use the ARROW keys to select one of the items displayed depending on the operating system to be installed. For example, select GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) if you[...]

Appendix - 77 - English After the SA T A controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows 2000/XP installation. Figure 22 WindowsXP Professional Setup W elcome to Setup. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to run on your computer. T o set up Windows XP now, pre ss ENTER. T o repair a W in[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 7 8 - English 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should 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. Note that if you wish to connect a micro[...]

Appendix - 79 - English STEP 3: After a speaker or headphone is plugged into the rear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on the device connected and click OK . The 2-chan- nel audio setup is completed. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of [...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 8 0 - English 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of the audio driver, you should 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[...]

Appendix - 81 - English STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. In the upper left list, click 8CH Speaker . 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 aud[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 8 2 - English Sound Effect Configuration: At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust sound option settings as desired. AC'97 Audio Configuration: T o 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 T ool ico[...]

Appendix - 83 - English 4-2 T roubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions. T o check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to GIGABYTE's website. Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced options are hidden[...]

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Appendix - 87 - English Contact Us y y y y y T aiwan (Headquarters) GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei 231, T aiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4888 FAX: +886-2-8912-4003 T ech. and Non-T ech. Support (Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw WEB address (English): http://www.gigabyte.com.tw WEB address (C[...]

GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard - 8 8 - English y y y y y Germany G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.de y y y y y U.K. G.B.T . TECH. CO., L TD. WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.co.uk y y y y y The Netherlands GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V. WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.nl y y y y y France GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE WEB addre[...]