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    Copyright © 2005 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies. Notice The written content provided with this product is the property of Gigabyte. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any mean[...]

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    RAMDISK July 29, 2005 GC-RAMDISK[...]

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    - 3 - English T able of Contents 1. Product Features ....................................................................................................... 4 2. Product Specifications ................................................................................................. 4 3. System Requirements ..........................................[...]

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    - 4 - English z Fastest System Boot-Up speed--Fully SA T A1.0a compliant; i-RAM can be used as a boot device. z Fastest Solid State Disk--Dedicated DDR design, Supports DDR 266/333/400 memory modules. z Fastest Data Access--Ideally design for applications that require massive storage data access, like Audio/Video Capture & Edit, 3D Graphics des[...]

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    - 5 - English z One available PCI 2.2 compliant slot z One available SA T A (1.5Gb/s) compliant connector z Systems based on Intel ICH6/ICH7 series, VIA 8237 series, SiS 964, or ULi M1689 South Bridge. Main Chip SATA Interface Battery LEDs Memory Sockets PCI Connector 4-Level LED Battery Capacity Indicator (Optional) Battery Capacity Indicator Butt[...]

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    - 6 - English General Precautions:  The memory size available will be less than the total size of the installed memory.  When the system is set to RAID mode, the RAID controller might occupy some disk space as buffer. For example, when the ICH7R RAID controller is set to RAID 0 or RAID 1, the total hard drive capacity will be 512MB~1GB less t[...]

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    - 7 - English Step 1: Install Memory Module(s) Place i-RAM card on an anti-static pad. The DIMM socket has a notch, so the memory module can only fit in one direction. Push the clips at either end of the DIMM socket outwards to the open position. Insert the memory module into the DIMM socket. Then push it down until the retaining clips snap into pl[...]

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    - 8 - English Recommended Memory Support List Please refer to the memory support list below: Note: For the latest memory support list information, please visit GIGABYTE's website at http://www.gigabyte.com.tw. DDR400 (1GB) Module Supplier Comp. Used Module P/N. Component P/N. Transcend Micron 1G184PDDR=LR 1GDDR400 MT 46V64M8-5B C DIMM 3-3-3 Ki[...]