Gigabyte G1 Sniper 2 Manual

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Step 2:For the Intel Z68:Insert	the	floppy	 disk	containing	 the	SATA 	RAID/AHCI	 driver	and	press	 .	 Then	a	controller	 menu	similar  to  that  in  Figure  3  will  appear.  Select  Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA 
RAID Controller  and press . For AHCI mode, use the up arrow key on the keyboard to scroll to the 
Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller item and press .
Windows Setup
	 	 You	have	chosen	to	configure	a	SCSI	 Adapter...

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Step 3:
On the next screen, press  to continue the driver installation. After the driver installation, you can pro
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ceed with the Windows XP installation. For the Marvell 88SE9172:
Insert	the	floppy	disk	containing	the	SATA 	RAID/AHCI	driver	and	press	.	Select	either	the	32-bit	or	64-
bit items depending on whether you want to install the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows XP (Figure 4). Both 
of  the Marvell  shared  library  and  Marvell  91xx  SATA  Controller  need  to  be...

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C. Rebuilding an Array
Rebuilding  is  the  process  of  restoring  data  to  a  hard  drive  from  other  drives  in  the  array.  Rebuilding  applies 
only to fault-tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 arrays. The procedures below assume a new 
drive  is  added  to  replace  a  failed  drive  to  rebuild  a  RAID  1  array.  (Note:  The  new  drive  must  have  equal  or 
greater capacity than the old one.)
For the Intel Z68:
Turn off your computer and replace the failed...

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•  Performing the Rebuild in the Operating System
While in the operating system, make sure the Chipset driver has been installed from the motherboard driver 
disk. Then launch the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility from  All Programs in the Start menu.
Step 1:
Go  to  the Manage menu  and  click   Rebuild  to 
another disk in Manage Volume. 
The  Status  item  on  the  left  of  the  screen  dis -
plays the rebuild progress. Step 2:
Select a new drive to rebuild the RAID and click...

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•  Restoring the Master Drive to a Previous State (for Recovery Volume only)
When two hard drives are set to Recovery Volume in Update on Request mode, you can restore the master 
drive data to the last backup state when needed. For example, in case the master drive detects a virus, you 
can restore the recovery drive data to the master drive. 
Step 1:
Select  4. Recovery Volume Options  in the MAIN MENU
	of	 the	 Intel	 RAID	 Configuration	 Utility.	On	the	RE-
COVERY VOLUMES OPTIONS...

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For the Marvell 88SE9172:
Turn off your computer and replace the failed hard drive with a new one. Restart your computer. To enable an 
automatic  rebuild  in  the  operating  system,  you  have  to  set  the  new  hard  drive  as  a  Spare  drive  in  the  RAID 
setup	utility	first.	
•  Enabling Automatic Rebuild
Step 1:
When the message "Press + to enter BIOS Setup or  to continue" appears, press  + 
 to enter the RAID setup utility. On the main screen, 
press  on the 
RAID tab...

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•  Manually Rebuilding RAID 1 in the Operating System
You  can  manually  rebuild  a  RAID  1  array  without  setting  the  new  hard  drive  as  a  Spare  drive  in  the  RAID 
setup	utility	first.	While	in	the	operating	system,	open	the	Marvell	Storage	Utility	and	login.	
Under Virtual  Disk  0 ,  the Property   tab  displays  the 
rebuild progress on the right of the  Background Activ-
ity  Progress   item,  indicating  that  the  RAID  volume  is 
being  rebuilt.  When  completed,...

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5-2 Bigfoot Killer Network Manager
The  Bigfoot  Killer  Network  Manager  allows  you  to  view  your  network  connection  status  and  Internet  band -
width  and  to  configure  your  network  settings.  It  also  displays  your  system  information  and  CPU/memory  us-
age. After installing the LAN driver, you can access the Bigfoot Killer Network Manager in Start\All Programs\
Bigfoot Networks\Killer Network Manager or right-click on the 
 icon in the notification area (Note 1)....

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5-3-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio
The motherboard supports 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio. 
Refer  to  the  following  for  multi-channel  speaker  con -
figurations.	
• 2-channel audio: Headphone or Line out.
• 4-channel  audio:  Front  speaker  out  and  Rear 
peaker out.
• 5.1-channel audio: Front speaker out, Rear speak -
er out, and Center/Subwoofer speaker out.
• 7.1-channel audio: Front speaker out, Rear speaker out, Center/Subwoofer\
 speaker out, and Side speaker out.
5-3...

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5-3-2	 Configuring	S/PDIF	Out
The  S/PDIF  Out  jack  can  transmit  audio  signals  to  an  external  decoder  for  decoding  to  get  the  best  audio 
quality.
1.	Connecting	a	S/PDIF	Out	Cable:
Connect a S/PDIF optical cable to an external decoder for transmitting t\
he S/PDIF digital audio signals.
(Note) Select SPDIF	Out if you use the S/PDIF Out connector on the back 
panel for digital audio output or HDMI	Out	screen if you use the 
internal S/PDIF Out connector (SPDIF_O) on the...