Gigabyte Sniper 5 Manual

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Step 2:Go  to  the Manage menu of the Intel®  Rapid Storage Technology utility and click Recover data in Manage Volume.
The Status item on the left of the screen displays 
the rebuild progress. 
Step 3:
Click Yes to begin the data recovery. 
Step 4:
After the recovery volume is completed, the Status 
will display as Normal.
 •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...

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For the Marvell® 88SE9230:
Turn off your computer and replace the failed hard drive with a new one. Please note to perform the rebuild, 
you must enter the GSATA RAID Configuration menu in BIOS Setup. 
Step 1:
Press    on GSATA  RAID  Configuration  to  access  the  RAID  configuration  menu.  Move  the  selection 
bar to the array to be rebuilt (for example, VD 0: New_VD) and press  and then select Rebuild. Press 
 again.
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Step 3:
The BGA Rebuild item in the Information block will display the current rebuild progress. After the rebuild is 
complete, the Status will display as Functional. Please note the rebuild will be stopped if you exit the RAID 
BIOS screen before the rebuild is complete.
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Topology Information
Help
ID      : 0Name     : New_VDStatus     : RebuildingStripe Size   : 64KRAID Mode    : RAID1Size     : 465.7GBBGA Status    : RunningBGA Rebuild...

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Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)  

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4-1 Chipset Drivers
Chapter 4  Drivers Installation
•	Before  installing  the  drivers,  first  install  the  operating  system.  (The  following  instructions  use 
Windows 8 as the example operating system.)
•	After  installing  the  operating  system,  insert  the  motherboard  driver  disk  into  your  optical  drive. 
Click on the message "Tap to choose what happens with this disc" on the top-right corner of the 
screen and select "Run Run.exe." (Or go to My Computer,...

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4-2 Application Software
This page displays the apps that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You can select the apps you 
want and click the Install  icon to begin the installation.
4-3 Information
This page provides detailed information on the drivers on the driver disk. The Contact page provides contact 
information  of  the  GIGABYTE  Taiwan  headquarter.  You  can  click  the  URL  on  this  page  to  link  to  the  GIGA-
BYTE website to check more information on the GIGABYTE...

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Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, please do it with caution. Inadequate BIOS flashing may 
result in system malfunction.
Chapter 5 Unique Features
5-1 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...

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B. Updating the BIOS
In  the  main  menu  of  Q-Flash,  use  the  keyboard  or  mouse  to  select  an  item  to  execute.  When  updating  the 
BIOS, choose the location where the BIOS file is saved. The following procedure assumes 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, select 
Update BIOS From Drive.
Step 2: 
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Select Yes to load BIOS defaults
Step 4:
During the POST, press  to enter BIOS Setup. Select Load Optimized Defaults on the Save & Exit 
screen 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 5:
Select Save & Exit Setup and press . And then select Yes to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS 
Setup. The procedure is complete after the system restarts.
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5-1-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility
A. Before You Begin
1. In  Windows,  close  all  applications  and  TSR 
(Terminate  and  Stay  Resident)  programs.  This 
helps prevent unexpected failures when performing 
a BIOS update.
2. If the BIOS is being updated via the Internet, ensure 
the  Internet  connection  is  stable  and  do  NOT 
interrupt the Internet connection (for example, avoid 
a power loss or switching off the Internet). Failure to 
do  so  may  result  in  a  corrupted...