Gigabyte G1.Sniper2 User Manual page 5

Chapter 3 Drivers Installation .......................................................................................61
3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 61
3-2 Application Software ...................................................................................... 62
3-3 Technical Manuals ......................................................................................... 62
3-4 Contact........................................................................................................... 63
3-5 System ........................................................................................................... 63
3-6 Download Center ........................................................................................... 64
3-7 New Utilities ................................................................................................... 64
Chapter 4 Unique Features...........................................................................................65
4-1 Xpress Recovery2 ......................................................................................... 65
4-2 BIOS Update Utilities ..................................................................................... 68
4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility .......................................................... 68
4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility ............................................................71
4-3 EasyTune 6 .................................................................................................... 72
4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver
4-5 Q-Share ......................................................................................................... 75
4-6 Smart 6
4-7 Auto Green ..................................................................................................... 80
4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) .......................................................................... 81
4-9 Cloud OC ....................................................................................................... 82
4-10 TouchBIOS..................................................................................................... 83
Chapter 5 Appendix ......................................................................................................85
5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) ................................................................... 85
5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers .............................................................. 85
5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers .................................................93
5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System ............................ 99
5-2 Bigfoot Killer Network Manager ................................................................... 108
5-3 Configuring Audio Input and Output ............................................................ 109
5-3-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio ................................................................109
5-3-2 Configuring S/PDIF Out .......................................................................................110
5-3-3 Creative Software Suite ....................................................................................... 111
5-3-4 Enabling Dolby Digital Live/DTS Connect Encoding ..........................................112
5-3-5 Configuring Audio Recording ..............................................................................114
5-4 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................115
5-4-1 Frequently Asked Questions ...............................................................................115
5-4-2 Troubleshooting Procedure .................................................................................116
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