Gigabyte G1 Sniper 2 Manual

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3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers
Chapter 3  Drivers Installation
• Before	installing	the	drivers,	first	install	the	operating	system.
• After  installing  the  operating  system,  insert  the  motherboard  driver  disk  into  your  optical  drive. 
The  driver Autorun  screen  is  automatically  displayed  which  looks  like  that  shown  in  the  screen 
shot  below.  (If  the  driver  Autorun  screen  does  not  appear  automatically,  go  to  My  Computer, 
double-click the...

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3-2 Application Software
This  page  displays  all  the  utilities  and  applications  that  GIGABYTE  develops  and  some  free  software.  You 
can click the  Install button on the right of an item to install it.
3-3 Technical Manuals
This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the mother -
board manuals. 

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3-4 Contact
For	the	detailed	 contact	information	 of	the	 GIGABYTE	 Taiwan	headquarter	 or	worldwide	 branch	offices,	 click	
the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website.
3-5 System
This page provides the basic system information. 

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3-6 Download Center
To  update  the  BIOS,  drivers,  or  applications,  click  the  Download  Center  button  to  link  to  the  GIGABYTE 
website. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be display\
ed.
3-7  New Utilities
This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to install. You can click the 
Install button on the right of an item to install it. 

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4-1 Xpress Recovery2
Chapter 4  Unique Features
Xpress  Recovery2  is  a  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	back	 up	data	 on	
PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it.
Before You Begin:
 • Xpress	 Recovery2	 will	check	 the	first	 physical	 hard	drive (Note) for the operating system. Xpress Recovery2 
can	only	back...

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Step 3:
When  partitioning  your  hard  drive,  make  sure  to 
leave  unallocated  space  (10  GB  or  more  is  recom-
mended;  actual  size  requirements  vary,  depending 
on the amount of data) and begin the installation of 
the operating system.Step 4:
After  the  operating  system  is  installed,  click 
Start,  
right-click the  Computer and select  Manage. Go to 
Disk Management to check disk allocation.
Step 5:
Xpress	 Recovery2	 will	save	 the	backup	 file	to	the...

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D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2
E. Removing the Backup
F. Exiting Xpress Recovery2Select 
RESTORE   to  restore  the  backup  to  your  hard  drive  in 
case the system breaks down. The  RESTORE option will not be 
present if no backup is created before.
Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2. Step 2:
After	
the	backup	 file	is	removed,	 no	backup	 image	
file	will	 be	present	 in	Disk  Management  and  hard 
drive space will be freed up.
Step 1:
If	you	wish	to...

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4-2 BIOS Update Utilities
GIGABYTE  motherboards  provide  two  unique  BIOS  update  tools,  Q-Flash™  and  @BIOS™.  GIGABYTE   
Q-Flash  and  @BIOS  are  easy-to-use  and  allow  you  to  update  the  BIOS  without  the  need  to  enter  MS-DOS 
mode.  Additionally,  this  motherboard  features  the  DualBIOS
™  design,  which  enhances  protection  for  the 
safety and stability of your computer by adding one more physical BIOS c\
hip.
What is DualBIOS™?
Motherboards that support...

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B. Updating the BIOS
When	updating	 the	BIOS,	 choose	 the	location	 where	the	BIOS	 file	is	saved.	 The	following	 procedure	 as-
sumes	that	you	save	the	BIOS	file	to	a	USB	flash	drive.
Step 1: 
1.	 Insert	 the	USB	 flash	 drive	 containing	 the	BIOS	 file	into	 the	computer.	 In	the	 main	 menu	 of	Q-Flash,	 use	
the up or down arrow key to select  Update BIOS from Drive and press . 
Step 2: 
The	 process	 of	the	 system	 reading	 the	BIOS	 file	from	 the	USB	 flash	 drive	 is...

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Step 4:
Press  and then  to exit Q-Flash and reboot the system. As the system boots, you should see 
the new BIOS version is present on the POST screen.
Step 5:
During the POST, press  to enter BIOS Setup. Select Load Optimized Defaults and press  
to  load  BIOS  defaults.  System  will  re-detect  all  peripheral  devices  after  a  BIOS  update,  so  we  recommend 
that you reload BIOS defaults.
Step 6:
Select  Save  &  Exit  Setup   and  then  press    to  save  settings  to...