Gigabyte GA-P67-DS3-B3 User Manual

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A. Installing Windows 7/Vista
(The following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating system.)
As Windows 7 and Vista 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 recom-
mend that you install all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to ensure
system performance and compatibility.
5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 7/Vista/XP.
B. Installing Windows XP
BeforeinstallingWindowsXP,connectaUSBoppydiskdrivetoyourcomputerrstbecauseyouneedtoin-
stalltheSATARAID/AHCIdriverfromaoppydiskthatcontainsthedriverduringtheOSinstallation.Without
the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First, copy the driver
fromthemotherboarddriverdisktoaoppydisk.Refertothemethodsbelow.
Method A:
FortheIntelP67/H67Chipset,copyalllesinthe\BootDrv\iRST\32Bitfoldertoyouroppydisk.Toinstall
Win-dows64-Bit,copythelesinthe64Bit folder.
Method B:
Steps:
1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk.
2: From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exeleintheBootDrv folder. A Command Prompt
window will open similar to that in Figure 1.
3: Inserttheblankformatteddisk(ifyou'reusingaUSBoppydiskdrive,makesureitisdesignatedasdrive
A). Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu and press <Enter>. For
example, from the menu in Figure 1, for the Intel P67/H67 Chipset, select 8) Intel Rapid Storage driver
for 32bit system for Windows XP 32-bit operation system.
Yoursystemwillthenautomaticallycopythedriverlestotheoppydisk.Pressanykeytoexitwhennished.
Figure 1

Gigabyte GA-P67-DS3-B3 Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory voltage	1.5 V
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1866, 2133 MHz
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of SATA III connectors	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel® P67
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7/Vista/XP
On-board graphics card	No
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AWARD
ACPI version	1.0b
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	215 mm
Width	305 mm