Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3 User Manual

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Copying the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive
Step 1:
On an alternative system, copy the SATA RAID/AHCI driver to your USB flash drive from the motherboard
driver disk. For example, to install the Windows Vista 32-bit operating system
(Note)
on the Intel ICH10R
SATA controller, copy the MSM32 file (Figure 4) located in the BootDrv folder in the motherboard driver
disk to your USB flash drive.
Step 2:
Double-click the MSM32 file in the USB flash drive. When a screen similar to that in Figure 5 appears,
type "yes" after the "Continue extraction?" message, and then press <Enter> to begin extracting the
driver. After the driver is extracted, a screen similar to that in Figure 6 will appear.
(Note) To install the Windows Vista 64-bit operating system, please copy the MSM64 file.
Figure 5
Figure 6
Figure 4

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3 Specifications

General

Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
USB 2.0 connectors	2
Power fan connector	Yes
Number of SATA connectors	6
USB 2.0 ports quantity	8
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0
BIOS type	AWARD
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit
Audio chip	Realtek ALC889A
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows Vista/XP
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbit