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GA-X38-DQ6 LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel ® Core TM processor family/ Intel ® Pentium ® processor family/Intel ® Celeron ® processor family User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-X38DQ6-1002R ...

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Motherboard GA-X38-DQ6 Sept. 3, 2007 Motherboard GA-X38-DQ6 Sept. 3, 2007 ...

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Copyright © 2007 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. The logo is exclusively licensed to GIGABYTE UNITED INC. by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L...

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- 4 - Table of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................. 6 Optional Items .....................................................................................

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- 5 - 2-13 Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................... 60 2-14 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................... 60 Chapter ...

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- 6 - Box Contents GA-X38-DQ6 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Intel ® LGA775 CPU Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables Two SATA brackets I/O Shield T...

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- 7 - GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard Layout KB_MS CPU_FAN LGA775 ATX GA-X38-DQ6 F_AUDIO PWR_FAN ATX_12V_2X Intel ® X38 USB_LAN AUDIO RCA_SPDIF USB_1394_1 PCIE_12V PCIE_1 SYS_FAN1 USB_1394_2 GIGABYTE SATA2 SPDIF_IN F_1394 F_PANEL PWR_LED F_USB2 LPT SYS_FAN2...

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- 8 - Block Diagram LGA775 Processor Host Interface Intel ® X38 MCH CLK (400/333/266/200 MHz) DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz Dual BIOS 2 PCI PCI Bus Dual Channel Memory 6 SATA 3Gb/s PCI CLK (33 MHz) 3 IEEE 1394a 12 USB Ports IT8718 CPU CLK+/- (400/333/266/20...

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Hardware Installation- 9 - English 1-1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 10 - English 1-2 Product Specifications CPU  Support for an Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme processor/ Intel ® Core TM 2 Quad processor/Intel ® Core TM 2 Duo processor/ Intel ® Pentium ® processor Extreme Edition...

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Hardware Installation- 11 - English USB  Integrated in the South Bridge  Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) Internal Connectors  1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector ...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 - English BIOS  2 x 8 Mbit flash  Use of licensed AWARD BIOS  Support for Dual BIOS TM  PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0b Unique Features  Support for @BIOS  Support for Download Center  Suppor...

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Hardware Installation- 13 - English 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU suppor...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 14 - English B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket. Step 2: Remove the protective socket cover. Step 4: Hold the CPU with your thumb and index fingers. Align the CPU pin one ma...

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Hardware Installation- 15 - English Step 3: Place the cooler atop the CPU, aligning the four push pins through the pin holes on the motherboard. Push down on the push pins diagonally. Step 4: You should hear a "click" when pushing down each...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 16 - English 1-3-3 Removing the Crazy Cool Heatsink from the Back of the Motherboard To install a non-Intel CPU cooler that requires extra mounting holes, follow the steps below to remove the Crazy Cool heatsink from the back...

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Hardware Installation- 17 - English 1-4 Installing the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory of the same capacity, brand, spe...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 18 - English 1-4-2 Installing a Memory Notch Before installing a memory module , make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. DDR2 DIMMs are not co...

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Hardware Installation- 19 - English 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 20 - English 1-6 Installing the SATA Bracket The SATA bracket includes one SATA bracket, one SATA signal cable, and one SATA power cable. Step 1: Locate one free PCI slot and secure the SATA bracket to the chassis back panel ...

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Hardware Installation- 21 - English • When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector, first remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the motherboard. • When removing the cable, pull it straight out from the connector...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 22 - English Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Jack (Orange) Use this audio jack to connect center/subwoofer speakers in a 5.1/7.1-channel audio configuration. Rear Speaker Out Jack (Black) Use this audio jack to connect rear spea...

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Hardware Installation- 23 - English 1-8 Internal Connectors Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: • First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Before installing the devices, b...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 24 - English 131 24 12 1/2) ATX_12V_2X/ATX (2x4 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard....

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Hardware Installation- 25 - English 6) NB_FAN (North Bridge Fan Header) Connect the North Bridge fan cable to this header. The fan header has a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation....

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 26 - English 7) PCIE_12V (Power Connector) This power connector can supply extra power to the PCI Express x16 slots on the motherboard. Connect the power supply cable to this connector when using two graphics cards. Failure t...

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Hardware Installation- 27 - English 9) IDE (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attaching the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector. If you wish to connect t...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 28 - English 11) GSATAIIA/GSATAIIB (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2, Purple) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a...

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Hardware Installation- 29 - English 13) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header) Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker and system status indicator on the chassis front panel to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and ...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 30 - English 14) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) The front panel audio header supports Intel High Definition audio (HD) and AC'97 audio. You may connect your chassis front panel audio module to this header. Make sure...

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Hardware Installation- 31 - English 16) SPDIF_IN (S/PDIF In Header) This header supports digital S/PDIF in and can connect to an audio device that supports digital audio out via an optional S/PDIF in cable. For purchasing the optional S/PDIF in cable...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 32 - English 19) F_1394 (IEEE 1394a Header, Gray) The header conforms to IEEE 1394a specification. The IEEE 1394a header can provide one IEEE 1394a port via an optional IEEE 1394a bracket. For purchasing the optional IEEE 139...

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Hardware Installation- 33 - English 20) LPT (Parallel Port Header) The LPT header can provide one parallel port via an optional LPT port cable. For purchasing the optional LPT port cable, please contact the local dealer. 1 2 25 26 21) TPM (Trusted Pl...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 34 - English 22) COM (Serial Port Header) The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the optional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer. Pin No. Definition 1 NDCD - 2 N...

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Hardware Installation- 35 - English Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS Values 25) CLR_CMOS (Clearing CMOS Jumper) Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values (e.g. date information and BIOS configurations) and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults. To c...

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- 37 - BIOS Setup English Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-Test (POST) during system startup, ...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 38 - English 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. A. The LOGO Screen (Default) Function Keys: <TAB>: POST Screen Press the <Tab> key to show the BIOS POST screen. To show th...

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- 39 - BIOS Setup English 2-2 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS Versio...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 40 - English    The Functions of the <F11> and <F12> keys (For the Main Menu Only) ` F11 : Save CMOS to BIOS This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a profile. You can create...

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- 41 - BIOS Setup English 2-3 Standard CMOS Features Date Sets the system date. The date format is week (read-only), month, date and year. Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date. Time Sets the system time. Fo...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 42 - English • Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default) • None If no IDE/SATA devices are used, set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the...

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- 43 - BIOS Setup English 2-4 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of loading the operating system from the installed hard drives. Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive, then press the plus key <+>...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 44 - English (Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. CPU Multi-Threading (Note) Allows...

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- 45 - BIOS Setup English 2-5 Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode (Intel ICH9R Southbridge) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel ICH9R Southbridge or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Disabled D...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 46 - English SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel ICH9R Southbridge) Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Legacy IDE mode. In Legacy mode the SATA cont...

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- 47 - BIOS Setup English SMART LAN1/LAN2 (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 approxima...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 48 - English Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM (LAN port) Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM (LAN2 port) Allows you to decide whether to a...

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- 49 - BIOS Setup English 2-6 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Specifies the ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend. S1(POS) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Suspend) sleep state. In S1 sleep state, the system appear...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 50 - English Resume by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time. (Default: Disabled) If enabled, set the date and time as following: Date (of Month) Alarm: Turn on the system at a specific time on eac...

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- 51 - BIOS Setup English 2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI1 IRQ Assignment Auto BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the first PCI slot. (Default) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to the first PCI slot. PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto BIOS au...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 52 - English 2-8 PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Keeps or clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status. Enabled clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status and the Case Opened field will show &quo...

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- 53 - BIOS Setup English CPU Smart FAN Control Enables or disables the CPU fan speed control function. Enabled allows the CPU fan to run at different speed according to the CPU temperature. You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on system...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 54 - English 2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) • Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. This page is for advanced users only...

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- 55 - BIOS Setup English Robust Graphics Booster Robust Graphics Booster (R.G.B.) helps to enhance the performance of the graphics chip and memory. Auto allows the BIOS to automatically set the R.G.B. mode based on system configurations. Options are...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 56 - English System Memory Multiplier Allows you to set the system memory multiplier. Options are dependent on CPU FSB. Auto sets memory multiplier according to memory SPD data. (Default: Auto) Memory Frequency (Mhz) The firs...

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- 57 - BIOS Setup English System Voltage Control Determines whether to manually set the system voltages. Auto lets BIOS automatically set the system voltages as required. Manual allows all voltage control items below to be configurable. (Default: Man...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 58 - English 2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the safest BIOS default settings. In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, ...

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- 59 - BIOS Setup English 2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC He...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 60 - English 2-13 Save & Exit Setup 2-14 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2007 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` ...

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Drivers Installation- 61 - English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan the system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to inst...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 62 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Informat...

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Drivers Installation- 63 - English 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch off...

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Unique Features- 65 - English 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 is an utility that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system data and perform restoration of it. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can bac...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 66 - English Figure 1 Figure 3 3. Select a file system (for example, NTFS) and begin the installation of the operating system (Figure 3). Installation and Configuration (The following procedure uses Windows XP as the example ...

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Unique Features- 67 - English 5. If your hard drive is not properly partitioned before you install the operating system, you may create new partitions using free space on your hard drive (Figure 6, 7). However, if Disk Management shows the hard drive...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 68 - English C. Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 1. Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Xpress Recovery2 will then begin to search the first physical hard drive as the target dr...

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Unique Features- 69 - English E. Removing the Backup 1. If you wish to remove the backup file, select REMOVE (Figure 15). 2. After the backup file is removed, no backup image file will be present in Disk Management and hard drive space will be freed ...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 70 - English 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility A. Before You Begin: 1. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your motherboard model. 2. Extract the file and ...

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Unique Features- 71 - English 3. Select the BIOS update file and press <Enter>. Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model. Step 2: The process of the system reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk is displayed on the scre...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 72 - English Step 6: Select Save & Exit Setup and then press <Y> to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. The procedure is complete after the system restarts. Press <Y> to load BIOS defaults Step 4: Press...

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Unique Features- 73 - English • Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. B. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the motherboard to install @BIOS. C. Options and Instructions: 1. Save the C...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 74 - English Step 1: Click Update New BIOS. Step 2: In the Open dialog box, select All Files (*.*) in the Files of type list. Select the location where you save the BIOS update file (e.g. X38DQ6. F1) obtained from the Intern...

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Unique Features- 75 - English Button Information Table 4-3 EasyTune 5 Pro EasyTune TM 5 Pro, an easy-to-use and convenient system overclocking and management tool, lets you do overclock and overvoltage in Windows environment, eliminating the need to...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 76 - English 4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost Windows ReadyBoost allows you to use flash memory on a Windows Vista certified USB flash drive to boost your computer's performance. You may enable ReadyBoost and allocate part o...

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Appendix- 77 - English (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode. (Note 3) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does no...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 78 - English B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup . Step 1: Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during...

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Appendix- 79 - English C. Configuring a RAID array in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to the installation of Windows operating system for a non-RAID configuration. Step 1: After the PO...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 80 - English Step 3: After entering the CREATE VOLUME MENU screen, enter a volume name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be special characters) under the Name item and press <Enter>. Then, select a RAID level (Figure 4)...

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Appendix- 81 - English Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press <Enter>. Finally press <Enter> on the Create Volume item to begin creating the RAID array. When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume, press <Y> to confir...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 82 - English Delete RAID Volume To delete a RAID array, select Delete RAID Volume in MAIN MENU and press <Enter>. In the DELETE VOLUME MENU section, use the up or down arrow key to select the array to be deleted and pre...

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Appendix- 83 - English 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller A. 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 port on the mothe...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 84 - English C. Configuring a RAID array in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to the installation of Windows operating system for a non-RAID configuration. After...

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Appendix- 85 - English Figure 5 Create a RAID Array: In the main screen, press <Enter> on the Create RAID Disk Drive item. Then the Create New RAID screen appears (Figure 4). GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.0...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 86 - English Figure 6 3. Assign Array Disks: After a RAID mode is selected, RAID BIOS automatically assigns the two hard drives installed as the RAID drives. 4. Set Block Size (RAID 0 only): Under the Block item, use the up...

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Appendix- 87 - English When finished, the new RAID array will be displayed in the RAID Disk Drive List block (Figure 8). Figure 8 GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RA...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 88 - English 7. Save and Exit Setup: After configuring the RAID array, select the Save And Exit Setup item in the main screen to save your settings before exiting the RAID BIOS utility, then press <Y> (Figure 10). Figur...

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Appendix- 89 - English 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to install the SATA controller...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 90 - English Figure 1 Figure 2 Step 2: When a screen similar to that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press <S> (Figure 2). Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a t...

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Appendix- 91 - English Step 3: For Intel ICH9R SATA controllers: When Setup correctly recognizes the Intel ICH9R SATA RAID/AHCI driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below will appear. Use the arrow keys to select one of th...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 92 - English Step 3: For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller: When Setup correctly recognizes the GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA RAID/AHCI driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 5 below will appear. Use the arrow keys...

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Appendix- 93 - English Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. Figure 7 WindowsXP Professional Setup Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Welcome to Setup. This port of the Set...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 94 - English B. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Intel ICH9R SATA controllers: Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and pe...

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Appendix- 95 - English Figure 10 (Note) The item displayed in Figure 10 will be shown as Intel(R) ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller when the SATA controllers are set to AHCI mode. Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 10 appears, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 96 - English GIGABYTE SATA2 controllers: Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When a screen similar to that below appears (RAID/AHCI hard drive(s) w...

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Appendix- 97 - English Figure 14 Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 14 appears, select GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and press Next. Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the operating system a...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 98 - English 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio. The picture to the right show...

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Appendix- 99 - English Step 2: Click the Audio I/O tab. In the speaker list on the left, select 2CH Speaker, 4CH Speaker, 6CH Speaker, or 8CH Speaker according to the type of speaker configuration you wish to set up. Step 3: Everytime you connect an...

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GA-X38-DQ6 Motherboard - 100 - English 5-2-2 Installing the S/PDIF In Cable (Optional) The S/PDIF in cable provides S/PDIF in functionality. Step 1: First, attach the connector at the end of the cable to the SPDIF_IN header on your motherboard. Step ...