Gigabyte Z97mxgaming 5 Manual

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Step 3:Press  under the Select Disks item. In the SELECT DISKS  box, press  on the hard drive you want 
to use for the master drive and press  on the hard drive you want to use for the recovery drive.(Make sure 
the recovery drive has equal or larger capacity than the master drive.) Then press  to confirm (Figure 17).
Figure 17
Step 4:
Under  Sync, select Continuous or On Request (Figure 18). When set to  Continuous, changes made to the 
data on the master drive will be automatically and...

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Acceleration Options
This option allows you to view the status of your accelerated drive/volume (Figure 20) created using the Intel® 
IRST utility. In case you are unable to run the Intel® IRST utility due to an application error or operating system 
issue, you will need to remove acceleration or manually enable synchronization (Maximized mode only) using 
this option in the RAID ROM utility.
Steps:
Select Acceleration Options in MAIN MENU  and press .
To remove the acceleration, select the...

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3-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating SystemWith the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating system.
A. Installing the Operating System
As Windows 7 already include Intel SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you do not need to install separate RAID/AHCI 
driver during the Windows installation process. After the operating system is installed, we recommend that you 
install all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to ensure system...

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Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 13.0.0.2075Copyright (C)  Intel Corporation.   All Rights Reserved.
3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID4. Exit
RAID Volumes :
None defined.
Physical Disks :
ID   Drive Model    Serial #    Size  T ype/Status(Vol ID)0   Hitachi HDS72105 JP1532FR3BWV7K  465.7GB Member Disk (0)1   Hitachi HDS72105 JP1532FR3ABMPK  465.7GB Non-RAID Disk
  [hi]-Select  [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select  Menu
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
[ MAIN MENU ]
1. Create RAID Volume2. Delete RAID...

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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 the desktop.
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 displays 
the rebuild progress. Step 2:
Select a new drive to rebuild the RAID and click 
Rebuild. 
Step 3:
After...

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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 th\
e 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 
RECOVERY VOLUMES OPTIONS menu,...

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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	8.1	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,...

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 GIGABYTE 
website	to	check	more	information	on	the	GIGABYTE	headquarter	or	worldwide	branch...

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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 and 
stability of your computer by adding one more physical BIOS chip.
What is DualBIOS™?
Motherboards that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup...

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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:
The	process	 of	the	 system	 reading	 the	BIOS	 file	from	 the...