Gigabyte GA-965GM-S2 manual

GA-965GM-DS2 / GA-965GM-S2 Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme quad-core / Core TM 2 Quad / Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme dual-core / Core TM 2 Duo / Intel ® Pentium ® Processor Extreme Edition / Intel ® Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 2031 12ME-965GMDR-2031R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this p[...]

Motherboard GA-965GM-DS2 / GA-965GM-S2 Motherboard GA-965GM-DS2 / GA-965GM-S2 Oct. 1, 2006 Oct. 1, 2006[...]

Copyright © 2007 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-965GM-DS2 / GA-965GM-S2 Motherboard Layout ......................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 3 Install Drivers ............................................................................................. 47 3 - 1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 4 7 3 - 2 Software Applications ..........................................................................[...]

- 6 - Item Checklist IDE Cable x 1, FDD Cable x 1 SA T A 3Gb/s Cable x 2 I/O Shield * The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice. Optional Accessories  2 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-51/R)  4 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-21/R)  COM Port Cable (Part Number: 12C[...]

- 7 - GA-965GM-DS2 / GA-965GM-S2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS COMA LPT CPU_FAN ATX_12V LGA775 GA-965GM-DS2 / GA-965GM-S2 ATX USB_1394 IT8718 SPDIF_IO FDD PWR_LED F_USB2 F_PANEL F_USB1 CODEC CD_IN SATAII0 SATAII1 IDE BIOS SYS _FAN PCI2 BATTERY SATAII3 SATAII2 PCIE_1 CI PCI1 Intel ® G965 USB_LAN Intel ® ICH8 PCIE_16 F_AUDIO DDRII1 CLR_CMOS AUDIO DDRII2[...]

- 8 - Block Diagram (Note) To use a DDR II 800/667 memory module on the motherboard, you must install an 1066/ 800 MHz FSB processor. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Line-Out MIC CPU CLK+/-(266/200/133 MHz) PCI Express x16 Host Interface GMCH CLK (266/200/133 MHz) DDRII 800/667/533 MHz DIMM (Note) IT8718 BIOS Line-In 2 PCI PCI Bus SPDIF In SPDIF Out 1[...]

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 of f the computer[...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 1 0 - English 1-2 Feature Summary CPU  LGA775 for Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme quad-core / Core TM 2 Extreme dual-core / Core TM 2 Quad / Core TM 2 Duo / Pentium ® processor Extreme Edition / Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 / Celeron ® D  L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus  Supports 1066/800/533 MHz FSB Chipse[...]

Hardware Installation - 11 - English Internal Connectors  3 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables  1 SPDIF In/Out connector  2 IEEE 1394a connectors for additional 2 ports by cable  1 COMB connector  1 Chassis Intrusion connector Rear Panel I/O  1 PS/2 keyboard port  1 PS/2 mouse port  1 paralle[...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 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[...]

Hardware Installation - 13 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler Male Push Pin Female Push Pin The top of Female Push Pin 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 extr[...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 1 4 - English Before installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard. It is recommended that memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used. 2. Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure[...]

Hardware Installation - 15 - English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-965GM-DS2 / GA-965GM-S2 supports the Dual Channel T echnology . After operating the Dual Channel T echnology , the bandwidth of memory bus will double. The GA-965GM-DS2 / GA-965GM-S2 includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following: Channel 0 : [...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 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 t[...]

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). Parallel Port (LPT) The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. Se[...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 1 8 - English 1) A TX_12V 2) A TX (Power Connector) 3 ) CPU_FAN 4 ) SYS_FAN 5 ) IDE 6 ) FDD 7) SA T AII0 / 1 / 2 / 3 8) GSA T AII0/1 9 ) PWR_LED 1 0 ) F_P ANEL 1 1) F_AUDIO 1 2 ) CD_IN 1 3 ) SPDIF_IO 14 ) F_USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 15 ) F1_1394 / F2_1394 1 6) COMB 17) C I 1 8 ) CLR_CMOS 19 ) BA TTER Y Line Out (Front Spea[...]

Hardware Installation - 19 - English 1/2) A TX_12V/A TX (Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed. Align the power connector with its pr[...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 2 0 - English 3/4) CPU_F AN / SYS_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 4-pin power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connec[...]

Hardware Installation - 21 - English 6 ) FDD (FDD 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: 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB and 2.88 MB. Before attaching the FDD cable, please take note of the foolproof groove in the FDD connector.[...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 2 2 - English Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 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 300 MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SA T A 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to work properly . 7 1 [...]

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(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) SPEAK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: Po[...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 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[...]

Hardware Installation - 25 - English 1 2) CD_IN (CD In Connector) 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 1 3 ) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out Connector) The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use th[...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 2 6 - English 1 4) F_USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 (Front USB Connectors) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment 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 fr[...]

Hardware Installation - 27 - English 1 7) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed. Y ou can check the "Case Opened" status in BIOS Setup. 1 Pin No. Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1 6) COMB (COMB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector. Check the p[...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 2 8 - English 1 9 ) B A TTERY Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. If you want to erase CMOS... 1. Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord[...]

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-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 3 0 - English The Main Menu (For example: GA-965GM-DS2 BIOS V er .: F1) 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. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 A w[...]

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-965GM-(D)S2 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 ea r The year, from 1999[...]

BIOS Setup - 33 - English None Select this if no IDE/SA T A devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up. 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 [...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 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 Dev[...]

BIOS Setup - 35 - English HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability This feature allows your hard disk to report read/write errors and to issue warnings when third- party hardware monitor utility is installed. Enabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability. Disabled Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability. (Default value) CPU Hyper-Threading (Note) Enabled Enable CPU Hyper Th[...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 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 Disa[...]

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-965GM-(D)S2 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 c[...]

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-Of f] 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-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 4 0 - English Power On By Keyboard Disabled Disable 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 Keyboar[...]

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-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 4 2 - English Smart F AN Control Method (Note) Auto BIOS sets the optimal CPU fan speed automatically. (Default value) 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. Smart F[...]

BIOS Setup - 43 - English 2 - 7 Frequency/V oltage Control Incorrectly using these features may result in system instability or corruption. Doing a overclock or overvoltage on CPU, chipsets and memory modules may result in damages or shortened life expectancy to these components. Please be aware that the menu items are for power users only. CPU Clo[...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 4 4 - 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[...]

BIOS Setup - 45 - 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-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 4 6 - 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[...]

Install Drivers - 47 - 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-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 4 8 - 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 - 49 - 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 - 51 - 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-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 5 2 - 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[...]

Appendix - 53 - 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-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 5 4 - 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 [...]

Appendix - 55 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Sta ndard CMOS Feature s  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 Defau[...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 5 6 - 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 bl e Halt On Error Disa ble[...]

Appendix - 57 - 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-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 5 8 - English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Sta ndard CMOS Feature s  Adva nced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Ma nagement Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T.) ESC: Quit F3: Cha nge La nguage F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flas[...]

Appendix - 59 - 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-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 6 0 - 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 E na bl e Update BIOS from Floppy S[...]

Appendix - 61 - 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-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 6 2 - 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[...]

Appendix - 63 - English T o configure SA T A hard drive(s), follow the steps below: ( 1 ) Install SA T A hard drive(s) in your system. ( 2 ) Configure SA T A controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. ( 3) Configure RAID array in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) ( 4 ) Make a floppy disk containing the SA T A controller driver . (Note 2) ( 5 ) Install the [...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 6 4 - English Figure 1 (2) Configuring SA T A controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup Y ou have to make sure whether the SA T A controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set BIOS boot sequence for the SA T A hard drive(s)/RAID array. Step 1: Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Set[...]

Appendix - 65 - 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 Boot Device [CD[...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 6 6 - 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 RAI[...]

Appendix - 67 - 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: JRAID Level: 0-Stripe Disks: Select Disk Block: 128KB Size: 240GB Confirm Cre[...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 6 8 - English Figure 7 Figure 8 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[...]

Appendix - 69 - English Figure 9 Figure 10 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. GIGA-BYTE T echnology Corp. PCIE-to-SA T AII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.53 [ Create New[...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 7 0 - English Figure 1 1 Figure 12 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]-S[...]

Appendix - 71 - 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-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 7 2 - 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. Firs[...]

Appendix - 73 - 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-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 7 4 - English Step 3: If 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 GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) (Note) and press ENTER.Then it will begin to load the SA T A driver from the floppy disk. Figure 2[...]

Appendix - 75 - English Step 5: After the SA T A controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows 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 W indows XP now , press ENTER. T o repair a [...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 7 6 - 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 mi[...]

Appendix - 77 - 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-channel audio setup is completed. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : After installation of th[...]

GA-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 7 8 - 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 l[...]

Appendix - 79 - 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-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 8 0 - 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 [...]

Appendix - 81 - 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 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 hidd[...]

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GA-965GM-(D)S2 Motherboard - 8 6 - 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.co[...]

Appendix - 87 - 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 address : http://www.[...]

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