Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2 User Manual

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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 le systems, Xpress Recovery2 can backupdataon
PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it.
Before You Begin:
• XpressRecovery2willchecktherstphysicalharddrive
(Note)
for the operating system. Xpress Recovery2
canonlybackup/restoretherstphysicalharddrivethathastheoperatingsysteminstalled.
• AsXpressRecovery2willsavethebackupleattheendoftheharddrive,makesuretoleaveenoughun-
allocated space in advanced (10 GB or more is recommended; actual size requirements vary, depending
on the amount of data).
• It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed.
• The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at which the data is backed up/
restored.
• It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it.
System Requirements:
• At least 512 MB of system memory
• VESA compatible graphics card
• Windows XP with SP1 or later, Windows Vista
• XpressRecoveryandXpressRecovery2aredifferentutilities.Forexample,abackuplecreated
with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2.
• USB hard drives are not supported.
• Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode are not supported.
Installation and Conguration:
Turn on your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk.
A. Installing Windows Vista and Partitioning the Hard Drive
Step 1:
Click Drive options.
Step 2:
Click New.
(Note)XpressRecovery2checkstherstphysicalharddriveinthefollowingsequence:TherstPATAIDEconnector,the
secondPATA IDEconnector,therstSATAconnector,the secondSATAconnector andsoforth.Forexample,whenhard
drivesareattachedtotherstIDEandtherstSATAconnectors,theharddriveontherstIDEconnectoristherstphysical
drive.WhenharddrivesareattachedtotherstandsecondSATAconnectors,theharddriveontherstSATAconnectoris
therstphysicaldrive.

Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2 Specifications

General

Memory voltage	1.8 V
Number of memory slots	2
Maximum internal memory	8 GB
Processor socket	Socket AM2
Processor manufacturer	AMD
USB 2.0 connectors	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes
Number of SATA connectors	6
Number of EATX power connectors	1
Special features	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune (Note 5) Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS
Controller interface type	iTE IT8718
Headphone outputs	3
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888
Motherboard chipset	AMD 740G
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows Vista/XP/ME/9X
RAID levels	0, 1
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	234 mm
Width	244 mm