Gigabyte GA-770TA-UD3, User Manual

Page 1: ...GA 770TA UD3 AM3 socket motherboard for AMD Phenom II processor AMD Athlon II processor User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME 770TAD3 1001R ...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA 770TA UD3 Nov 25 2009 Nov 25 2009 Motherboard GA 770TA UD3 ...

Page 3: ...useofthisproduct GIGABYTEprovidesthefollowingtypesofdocumentations For quick set up of the product read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product For detailed product information carefully read the User s Manual For instructions on how to use GIGABYTE s unique features read or download the information on from the Support Downloads Motherboard Technology Guide page on our website For p...

Page 4: ...nel Memory Configuration 16 1 4 2 Installing a Memory 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Back Panel Connectors 19 1 7 Internal Connectors 21 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 33 2 1 Startup Screen 34 2 2 The Main Menu 36 2 3 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T 38 2 4 Standard CMOS Features 44 2 5 Advanced BIOS Features 46 2 6 Integrated Peripherals 48 2 7 Power Management Setup 52 2 8 PC Health Status 54 2 9 ...

Page 5: ... Appendix 75 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s 75 5 1 1 Configuring AMD SB710 SATA Controller 75 5 1 2 Configuring JMicron JMB362 SATA Controller 81 5 1 3 Configuring Marvell 9128 SATA Controller 87 5 1 4 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette 92 5 1 5 Installing the SATA RAID AHCI Driver and Operating System 94 5 2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 105 5 2 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audi...

Page 6: ...2CR1 1UB030 5 R 2 port IEEE 1394a bracket Part No 12CF1 1IE008 0 R 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 2SERPW 0 R S PDIF In cable Part No 12CR1 1SPDIN 0 R COM port cable Part No 12CF1 1CM001 3 R LPT port cable Part No 12CF1 1LP001 0 R The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain The box contents are subject to change without no...

Page 7: ...770 AMD SB710 SATA2_3 SATA2_0 SATA2_4 SATA2_2 SATA2_1 PCI1 CODEC PCI2 CLR_CMOS BAT M_BIOS FDD F_PANEL COMA RTL8111D B_BIOS IT8720 TSB43AB23 SYS_FAN1 PCIEX16 F_1394 F_USB1 F_USB2 DDR3_3 DDR3_4 RCA_SPDIF USB30_LAN USB_1394_ESATA_2 USB_1394_ESATA_1 R_USB NEC JMB362 PCIEX1_2 PCI3 PCI4 SPDIF_OUT LPT GSATA3_7 GSATA3_6 Marvell 9128 SATA2_5 SYS_FAN2 PWR_FAN ...

Page 8: ...annel Memory PS 2 KB Mouse Floppy ATA 133 100 66 33 IDE Channel COM Port 10 USB 2 0 1 1 LPC Bus 6 SATA 3Gb s LPT Port Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Line Out MIC Line In S PDIF In S PDIF Out Side Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out CODEC 4 PCI PCI Bus PCI CLK 33 MHz TSB43AB23 3 IEEE 1394a IT8720 Dual BIOS x1 PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK 100 MHz x1 2 USB 3 0 2 0 Marvell 9128 2 SATA 6Gb s NEC x1 x1 AMD SB710...

Page 9: ...y and first touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard make sure the power sup ply has been turned off Before turning on the power make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to the local ...

Page 10: ...upport for CD In LAN 1 x RTL8111D chips 10 100 1000 Mbit Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x16 The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2 0 standard 2 x PCI Express x1 slots 4 x PCI slots Storage Interface South Bridge 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA 133 100 66 33 and up to 2 IDE devices 6 x SATA 3Gb s connectors SATA2_0 SATA2_1 SATA2_2 SATA2_3 SATA2_4 SATA2_5 supporting...

Page 11: ...ATA 6Gb s connectors w 1 x CPU fan header w 2 x system fan headers w 1 x power fan header w 1 x front panel header w 1 x front panel audio header w 1 x CD In connector w 1 x S PDIF In header w 1 x S PDIF Out header w 2 x USB 2 0 1 1 headers w 1 x IEEE 1394a header w 1 x serial port header w 1 x parallel port header w 1 x clearing CMOS jumper Back Panel w 1 x PS 2 keyboard port Connectors w 1 x PS ...

Page 12: ...perature detection w CPU system power fan speed detection w CPU overheating warning w CPU system power fan fail warning w CPU System fan speed control Note 3 BIOS w 2 x 8 Mbit flash w Use of licensed AWARD BIOS w Support for DualBIOS w PnP 1 0a DMI 2 0 SM BIOS 2 4 ACPI 1 0b Unique Features w Support for BIOS w Support for Q Flash w Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue w Support for Download Center w Sup...

Page 13: ...hes on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and dam age of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware...

Page 14: ...t in if oriented incorrectly Adjust the CPU orientation if this occurs Step 1 Completely lift up the CPU socket locking lever Step 2 Align the CPU pin one small triangle marking with the triangle mark on the CPU socket and gently insert the CPU into the socket Make sure that the CPU pins fit perfectly into their holes Once the CPU is positioned into its socket place one finger down on the middle o...

Page 15: ...n the other side push straight down on the the CPU cooler clip to hook it to the mounting lug on the reten tion frame Step 4 Turn the cam handle from the left side to the right side as the picture above shows to lock into place Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the cooler Step 5 Finally attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the CPU fan header CPU...

Page 16: ...3_1 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_4 DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS Two Modules Four Modules 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology After the memory is installed the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory En abling Dual Channel memory mode will double the original mem...

Page 17: ...dule has a notch so it can only fit in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the memory sockets Step 1 Note the orientation of the memory module Spread the retaining clips at both ends of the memory socket Place the memory module on the socket As indicated in the picture on the left place your fin gers on the top edge of the memory push down on the memory...

Page 18: ... fully seated in the slot 3 Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot 4 Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw 5 After installing all expansion cards replace the chassis cover s 6 Turn on your computer If necessary go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card s 7 Install the driver provided with the ...

Page 19: ...ring high speed high bandwidth and hotplug capabilities Use this port for an IEEE 1394a device eSATA 3Gb s Port The eSATA 3Gb s port conforms to SATA 3Gb s standard and is compatible with SATA 1 5Gb s standard Use the port to connect an external SATA device Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID array RJ 45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port pro...

Page 20: ...n a 7 1 channel audio configuration Line In Jack Blue The default line in jack Use this audio jack for line in devices such as an optical drive walkman etc Line Out Jack Green The default line out jack Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2 channel speaker This jack can be used to connect front speakers in a 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Mic In Jack Pink The default Mic in jack Microphon...

Page 21: ...e power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices After installing the device and before turning on the computer make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard 1 2 3 5 8 16 17 18 15 11 14 13 12 4 7 19 1 ATX_12V_2X4 2 ATX 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN1 2 5 PWR_FAN 6 FDD 7 IDE 8 SATA2_0 1 2 3 4 5 9 GSATA3_6 7 10 F_PANEL 11 F_AUDIO 12 CD_IN 13 SPDIF_...

Page 22: ...ation The 12V power con nector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the 12V power connector is not connected the computer will not start To meet expansion requirements it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 500W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable or unbootable system The po...

Page 23: ...system from over heating Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks Do not place a jumper cap on the headers CPU_FAN Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V Speed Control 3 Sense 4 Speed Control SYS_FAN1 Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V Speed Control 3 Sense 4 Reserve SYS_FAN2 PWR_FAN Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense 1 CPU_FAN S...

Page 24: ...The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb s standard and are compatible with SATA 1 5Gb s standard Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device The AMD SB710 controller supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and JBOD Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID array Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND SATA2_0 SATA2_1 SATA2_4 SATA2_3 SA...

Page 25: ...connectors conform to SATA 6Gb s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb s and SATA 1 5Gb s standards Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device The Marvell 9128 supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID array Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND Please connect the L shaped end of the SATA 3Gb ...

Page 26: ...r writing data RES Reset Switch Green Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart CI Chassis Intrusion Header Gray Connects to the chassis intrusion switch sensor on the chassis that can detect if the chassis cover has been removed This function requires a chassis with a chassis...

Page 27: ...ont panel audio header supports HD audio by default If your chassis provides an AC 97 front panel audio module refer to the instructions on how to activate AC 97 functionality via the audio software in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultane ously If you want to mute the back panel audio only supp...

Page 28: ...gital S PDIF Out and connects a S PDIF digital audio cable provided by expan sion cards for digital audio output from your motherboard to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards For example some graphics cards may require you to use a S PDIF digital audio cable for digital audio output from your motherboard to your graphics card if you wish to connect an HDMI display to the gra...

Page 29: ...1394a bracket To connect an IEEE 1394a device attach one end of the device cable to your computer and then attach the other end of the cable to the IEEE 1394a device Ensure that the cable is se curely connected 15 F_USB1 F_USB2 USB Headers The headers conform to USB 2 0 1 1 specification Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket For purchasing the optional USB bracket p...

Page 30: ...8 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 No Pin 25 SLCT 26 GND Pin No Definition 1 STB 2 AFD 3 PD0 4 ERR 5 PD1 6 INIT 7 PD2 8 SLIN 9 PD3 10 GND 11 PD4 12 GND 13 PD5 17 COMA Serial Port Header The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable For purchasing the op tional COM port cable please contact the local dealer Pin No Definition 1 NDCD 2 NSIN 3 NSOUT 4 NDTR 5 GND 6 ...

Page 31: ...are not able to replace the battery by your self or uncertain about the battery model When installing the battery note the orientation of the positive side and the negative side of the battery the positive side should face up Used batteries must be handled in accordance with local environmental regulations 20 CLR_CMOS Clearing CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values e g date informati...

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Page 33: ... BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS For instructions on using the Q Flash and BIOS utilities refer to Chapter 4 BIOS Update Utilities Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS i...

Page 34: ...10 7A66AG0SC 00 Function Keys Function Keys SATA Mode Message SATA is found running at IDE MODE When the motherboard is set to its default values the monitor will display a message during the POST telling you the SATA controller is running at IDE mode The message that follows asks if you want to change it to AHCI mode and enable hot plug functionality for the SATA connectors Press Y to enable AHCI...

Page 35: ... POST For more information refer to Chapter 4 Xpress Recovery2 F12 BOOT MENU Boot Menu allows you to set the first boot device without entering BIOS Setup In Boot Menu use the up arrow key h or the down arrow key i to select the first boot device then press Enter to accept To exit Boot Menu press Esc The system will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu Note The setting in Boot Men...

Page 36: ...n the right submenus only F5 Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus F6 Load the Fail Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus F7 Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus F8 Access the Q Flash utility F9 Display system information F10 Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F12 Load CMOS from BIOS If you do ...

Page 37: ... adapter Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices such as IDE SATA USB integrated audio and inte grated LAN etc Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power saving functions PC Health Status Use this menu to see information about autodetected system CPU temperature system voltage and fan speed etc Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults are fac...

Page 38: ...Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Advanced Clock Calibration Press Enter CPU Clock Ratio Auto 2800Mhz CPU NorthBridge Freq Auto 2000Mhz CPU Host Clock Control Auto x CPU Frequency MHz 200 PCIE Clock MHz Auto HT Link Frequency Auto Set Memory Clock Auto x Memory Clock x6 66 1333Mhz DRAM Configuration Press Enter System Voltage Optimized System Voltage Control Auto x ...

Page 39: ...fault Hybrid Uses the specific AMD EC firmware version Advanced Clock Calibration Allows you to determine whether to enable Advanced Clock Calibration when using an AMD Black Edi tion CPU Disabled Disables this function Default Auto Lets the BIOS to configure the settings to defaults All Cores Configures Advanced Clock Calibration for all CPU cores Per Core Individually configures Advanced Clock C...

Page 40: ...frequency The adjustable range is from 200 MHz to 500 MHz Important It is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with the CPU specifi cations PCIE Clock MHz Allows you to manually set the PCIe clock frequency The adjustable range is from 100 MHz to 150 MHz Auto sets the PCIe clock frequency to standard 100 MHz Default Auto HT Link Frequency Allows you to manually set the fr...

Page 41: ...2 Options are Auto default 90ns 110ns 160ns 300ns 350ns Trfc1 for DIMM3 Options are Auto default 90ns 110ns 160ns 300ns 350ns DRAM Configuration CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software DRAM Configuration Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level DCTs Mode Unganged DDR3 Timing I...

Page 42: ...ically set the system voltages as required Manual allows all voltage control items below to be configurable Default Auto DRAM Voltage Control Allows you to set the memory voltage Normal Supplies the memory voltage as required Default 1 500V 2 400V The adjustable range is from 1 500V to 2 400V Note Increasing memory voltage may result in damage to the memory or reduce the useful life of the memory ...

Page 43: ...ge as re quired The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed Default Normal Note Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU CPU Voltage Control Allows you to set the CPU voltage Auto sets the CPU voltage as required The adjustable range is de pendent on the CPU being installed Default Normal Note Increasing CPU voltage may result in...

Page 44: ...Features Date mm dd yy Tue Oct 20 2009 Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 IDE Channel 0 Master None IDE Channel 0 Slave None IDE Channel 1 Master None IDE Channel 1 Slave None IDE Channel 2 Master None IDE Channel 2 Slave None IDE Channel 3 Master None IDE Channel 3 Slave None IDE Channel 4 Master None IDE Channel 5 Master None IDE Channel 7 Master None IDE Channel 7 Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode...

Page 45: ...of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation cylinder Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A Allows you to select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system If you do not install a floppy disk drive set this item to None Options are None 360K 5 25 1 2M 5 25 720K 3 5 1 44M 3 5 2 88M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to specify whether the instal...

Page 46: ...rive then press the plus key or PageUp or the minus key or PageDown to move it up or down on the list Press Esc to exit this menu when finished First Second Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the available devices Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press Enter to accept Options are Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD Legacy LAN Disabled ...

Page 47: ...re monitor utility is installed Default Enabled Away Mode Enables or disables Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system Away Mode allows the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in a low power mode that appears off Default Disabled Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup Disabled displays normal POST message Defa...

Page 48: ...Port4 5 Type IDE Onboard ESATA controller Enabled Onboard ESATA Mode IDE Onboard SATA3 controller Enabled Onboard SATA3 Mode IDE GSATA RAID Configuration Press Enter Onboard LAN Function Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled SMART LAN Press Enter Onboard Audio Function Enabled Onboard 1394 Function Enabled Onboard USB 3 0 Controller Enabled Onchip USB Controller Enabled USB EHCI Controllers Enable...

Page 49: ...roller Interface AHCI is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller Onboard SATA3 controller Marvell 9128 Chip GSATA3_6 7 Connectors Enables or disables the SATA controller integrated in the Marvell 9128 chip Default Enabled Onboard SATA3 Mode Marvell 9128 Chi...

Page 50: ...pear Start detecting at Port Link Detected 100Mbps Cable Length 30m Link Detected Displays transmission speed Cable Length Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable Note The Gigabit hub will only operate at a speed of 10 100 Mbps in MS DOS mode it will operate at a normal speed of 10 100 1000 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is activated When a Cable Problem Occurs If ...

Page 51: ...s during the POST Default Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are Auto 2F8 IRQ3 3F8 IRQ4 default 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Onboard Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port LPT and specifies its base I O address and correspond ing interrupt Options are 378 IRQ7 default 278 ...

Page 52: ... be awakened from ACPI S3 sleep state by a wake up signal from the installed USB device Default Enabled Modem Ring Resume Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a modem that supports wake up function Default Disabled PME Event Wake Up Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a PCI or PCIe de vice Note To use this...

Page 53: ...n the system enter the password and press Enter Note To cancel the password press Enter on this item When prompted for the password press En ter again without entering the password to clear the password settings AC Back Function Determines the state of the system after the return of power from an AC power loss Soft Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power Default Full On The system...

Page 54: ...up Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software PC Health Status CPU Smart FAN Mode Auto System Smart FAN Control Enabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software PC Health Status Hardware Thermal Control Enabled Reset Case Open Status D...

Page 55: ...this occurs Default Disabled CPU Smart FAN Control Enables or disables the CPU fan speed control function Enabled allows the CPU fan to run at different speed according to the CPU temperature You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on system requirements If disabled the CPU fan runs at full speed Default Enabled CPU Smart FAN Mode Specifies how to control CPU fan speed This item is config...

Page 56: ...sor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Press Enter on this item and then press the Y key to load the optimal BIOS default settings The BIOS defaults settings help the system to operate in optimum state Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values 2 10 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility...

Page 57: ...r password at system startup to continue system boot In BIOS Setup you must enter the supervisor password if you wish to make changes to BIOS settings The user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes To clear the password press Enter on the password item and when requested for the password press Enter again The message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear indicating the...

Page 58: ...ed Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status ESC Quit Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Abandon all Data CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweak...

Page 59: ...to manually select the drivers you wish to install Please ignore the popup dialog box es e g the Found New Hardware Wizard displayed when Xpress Install is installing the drivers Failure to do so may affect the driver installation Some device drivers will restart your system automatically during the driver installation After the system restart Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers ...

Page 60: ...ities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it 3 3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE s application guides content descriptions for this driver disk and the mother board manuals ...

Page 61: ... 4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website 3 5 System This page provides the basic system information ...

Page 62: ...tallation 62 3 6 Download Center To update the BIOS drivers or applications click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website The latest version of the BIOS drivers or applications will be displayed ...

Page 63: ...acked 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 file created with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2 USB hard drives are not supported Hard ...

Page 64: ...ill save the backup file to the unallocated space black stripe along the top Please note that if there is no enough unallocated space Xpress Recovery2 cannot save the backup file B Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1 Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time When you see the following message Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 press any key to enter Xpress...

Page 65: ...up to your hard drive in case the system breaks down The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created before Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2 Step 2 After the backup file is removed no backup image file will be present in Disk Management and hard drive space will be freed up Step 1 If you wish to remove the backup file select REMOVE ...

Page 66: ...is BIOS BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environ ment BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the nearest BIOS server site and update the BIOS 4 2 1 Updating the BIOS with the Q Flash Utility A Before You Begin 1 From GIGABYTE s website download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your moth erboard model 2 Extract the file and save the new BIOS fi...

Page 67: ...o save the current BIOS file Q Flash only supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32 16 12 file system If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SATA controller use the End key during the POST to access Q Flash Q Flash Utility v2 14 Flash Type Size MXIC 25L8005 1M Keep DMI Data Enable Load CMOS Default Enable Update B...

Page 68: ...e Exit Setup and then press Y to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup The proce dure is complete after the system restarts Press Y to load BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Load Fail Safe Defaults MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status ESC Quit Select Item F11...

Page 69: ...e Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server select the BIOS server site closest to your location and then download the BIOS file that matches your motherboard model Follow the on screen instructions to complete 2 Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from File then select the location where you save the BIOS update file obtained from the...

Page 70: ...o adjust the CPU FSB only Advanced mode allows you to individually change system clock settings and voltages settings using the sliders Easy Boost is an easy to use auto overclocking function Note When activated the system automatically experiments all sorts of overclocking configurations till it hangs After restart the system will operate with the optimum configurations tested to let the CPU reac...

Page 71: ...l performance may vary depending on motherboard model CPU Power and Power Scores are for reference only Actual results may vary based on testing method Meter Mode Button Information Table Button Description 1 Easy Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off 2 Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On Off Switch Default Off Note 1 3 CPU Throttling Display 4 CPU Voltage Display 5 3 Level CPU Voltage Switch Defau...

Page 72: ...atically reset when the total power saving reaches 99999999 Watts B Total Mode In Total Mode users are able to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in a set period of time since activating Easy Energy Saver for the first time Note 3 Total Mode Button Information Table Button Description 1 Easy Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off 2 Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On Off Switch D...

Page 73: ...on area and right click on this icon to configure the data sharing settings Note This option is available only when data sharing is NOT enabled Figure 1 Data Sharing Disabled Figure 2 Data Sharing Enabled Options Descriptions Option Description Connect Displays the computers with data sharing enabled Enable Incoming Folder Enables data sharing Disable Incoming Folder Disables data sharing Open Inc...

Page 74: ...ory ies or click Restore to restore the entire system Preference Screen Button Function ON Automatically creates system restore points OFF DO NOT automatically create system restore points SCHEDULE Sets a regular interval for creating system restore points CAPACITY Sets the percentage of hard drive space used for saving shadow copies TRIGGER Creates a system restore point upon the first boot up of...

Page 75: ...repare only one hard drive An empty formatted floppy disk Windows Vista XP setup disk Motherboard driver disk 5 1 1 Configuring AMD SB710 SATA Controller A Installing SATA hard drive s in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on the motherboard If there is more than one SATA controller on your motherboard r...

Page 76: ...OnChip SATA Port4 5 Type to As SATA Type Figure 1 Step 2 Save changes and exit BIOS Setup Figure 1 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel Enabled OnChip SATA Controller Enabled OnChip SATA Type RAID OnChip SATA Port4 5 Type As SATA Type Onboard ESATA controller Enabled Onboard ESATA Mode IDE Onboard SATA3 controller Enabled Onboard SATA3 M...

Page 77: ...enter the BIOS RAID Setup utility Figure 3 To view the disk drives assigned to arrays press 1 to enter the View Drive Assignments window To create an array press 2 to enter the Define LD window To delete an array press 3 to enter the Delete LD window To view controller settings press 4 to enter the Controller Configuration window Figure 3 RAID Option ROM Version 3 0 1540 49 c 2008 Advanced Micro D...

Page 78: ...tility c 2009 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status LD 1 LD 2 LD 3 LD 4 LD 5 LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 LD 9 LD 10 h Up i Down ESC Exit Enter Select Keys Available Keys Available Option ROM Utility c 2009 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu h Up i Down ESC Exit Space Change Ctrl Y Save PgUp Dn Page Change Keys Available Drives Assignments Channel ID Drive...

Page 79: ...tialization option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disk Press Ctrl Y key if you are sure to erase it Press any other key to ignore this option Press Ctrl Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity Figure 7 6 Press Ctrl Y to clear the MBR or press other keys to ignore this option Then the window below will appear 7 Press Ctrl Y to set the capacity ...

Page 80: ... as shown in Figure 9 showing which drives are assigned to this array Press Ctrl Y if you are sure to delete the array or other keys to abort 3 When the array is deleted the screen will return to Delete LD Menu Press Esc to return to Main Menu Figure 9 Keys Available Option ROM Utility c 2009 Advanced Micro Devices Inc View LD Definition Menu Keys Available Drives Assignments Channel ID Drive Mode...

Page 81: ...r computer and press Delete to enter BIOS Setup during the POST Power On Self Test Make sure Onboard ESATA controller under the Integrated Peripherals menu is enabled Figure 1 To create RAID set Onboard ESATA Mode to RAID CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel Enabled OnChip SATA Controller Enabled OnChip SATA Type Native IDE x OnChip SATA...

Page 82: ...l G to enter RAID Setup Utility Figure 2 In the main screen of the RAID setup utility Figure 3 use the up or down arrow key to highlight through choices in the Main Menu block Highlight the item that you wish to execute and press Enter Note In the main screen you can select a hard drive in the Hard Disk Drive List block and press Enter to see detailed information about the selected hard drive Figu...

Page 83: ...9 Name GRAID_ Level 0 Stripe Disks Select Disk Block 128 KB Size 240 GB Confirm Creation Model Name Available Type Status HDD0 ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID HDD1 ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID Help fg Move Cursor DEL BS Delete Character ENTER Next ESC Abort Enter RAID Name Enter a string between 1 to 16 characters in length for the created RAID drive to be identified by system BIOS or OS RAID Disk Driv...

Page 84: ...IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1 06 59 Name GRAID Level 0 Stripe Disks Select Disk Block 128 KB Size 240 GB Confirm Creation Model Name Available Type Status HDD0 ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID HDD1 ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID Help hi Switch RAID Block Size ENTER Next ESC Abort Setting Stripe Block Select a stripe size which will be used to divide data from to seperate RAID members The following are typica...

Page 85: ...t the array use the Tab key while in the Main Menu block to move the selection bar to the RAID Disk Drive List block Select the array and press Enter A small window dis playing the array information will appear in the center of the screen Figure 9 Figure 9 Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members HDDx RDD0 GRAID 0 Stripe 240 GB Normal 01 fgTAB Switch Window hi Select RAID ENTER Detail ESC Exi...

Page 86: ...AID SPACE Mark Delete DEL Confirm ESC Abort RAID Disk Drive List Main Menu Hard Disk Drive List GIGABYTE Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1 06 59 Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Model Name Capacity Type Status HDD0 ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID Inside HDD1 ST3120...

Page 87: ...de to IDE or AHCI depending on your requirements Figure 1 In AHCI mode installation of the SATA AHCI driver is required during Windows XP installation Refer to section 5 1 4 for more infor mation Step 2 To create a RAID array press Enter on the GSATA RAID Configuration item Figure 1 to enter the RAID configuration menu Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID Figure 1 CMOS Setup Utility Co...

Page 88: ...Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return Marvell BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Topology Information Help Vendor ID 1B4B Device ID 91A3 Revision ID B1 BIOS Version 1 0 0 1006 Firmware Version 2 1 0 1314 PCIe Speed rate 2 56Gbps Configure SATA as IDE Mode HBA 0 Marvell 0 Virtual Disks Free Physical Disks PD 0 WDC WD800JD 22L PD 8 WDC WD800JD 22L Use space bar to select the free disks to b...

Page 89: ... BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Configure Select free disksCreate Virtual Disk Help Virtual disk configurations ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return RAID Level RAID 0 Max Size MB 152378 Stripe Size 64KB Gigabyte Rounding 1G Quick Init Yes VD Name Default Disks ID 0 8 Next HBA 0 Marvell 0 Virtual Disks Free Physical Disks PD 0 WDC WD800JD 22L PD 8 WDC WD800JD 22L 6 Next After co...

Page 90: ...on F10 Exit Save ESC Return 7 Save the Settings and Exit After you complete the RAID configuration and before you exit the configura tion screen be sure to press F10 in the main screen Press Y to confirm or N to cancel Figure 7 Marvell BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Topology Information Help Vendor ID 1B4B Device ID 91A3 Revision ID B1 BIOS Version 1 0 0 1006 Firmware Version 2 1 0...

Page 91: ...BA 0 Marvell 0 Virtual Disks VD 0 New_VD PD 0 WDC WD800JD 22L PD 0 WDC WD800JD 22L Free Physical Disks Marvell RAID on chip controller ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return Do you want to delete this virtual disk Yes No Delete Virtual Disk Use the Marvell RAID Utility in the Operating System With the Marvell RAID utility you can set up an array or view the current array status in the operating ...

Page 92: ... sume that the drive letter for your optical drive is D 3 At the A prompt type the following command Press Enter after the command For the AMD SB710 type Figure 1 Note 1 A copy d bootdrv SB7xx x86 For the JMicron JMB362 type Figure 2 Note 2 A copy d bootdrv gsata 32bit For the Marvell 9128 type Figure 3 Note 3 A copy d bootdrv Marvell win32 Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Note 1 Type the driver directo...

Page 93: ...select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu and press Enter For example from the menu in Figure 5 For the AMD SB710 select 3 SB7XX AHCI RAID Driver for XP for Windows XP operating system For the JMicron JMB362 select 1 GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 32bit system for Windows 32 bit op erating system For the Marvell 9128 select 7 Marvell AHCI driver for 32bit system fo...

Page 94: ...ontaining the SATA RAID AHCI driver and press S Then a controller menu similar to Figure 2 below will appear Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x86 platform and press Enter Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufactu...

Page 95: ... AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller x32 For the Marvell 9128 Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA AHCI driver and press S The screen will display two drivers both of which need to be installed Figure 4 First select Marvell shared library install first and press Enter On the next screen press S to return to the screen in Figure 4 Then select Marvell 91xx SATA Controller 32bit Driver a...

Page 96: ... or the removable storage device such as USB flash drive that contains the SATA RAID AHCI driver Method B then specify the location of the driver Figure 6 Note For users using a SATA optical drive be sure to copy the driver files from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive before installing Windows Vista go to the BootDrv folder and save the whole SB7xxV folder to the USB flash drive The...

Page 97: ...RAID Controller and click Next Step 4 After the driver is loaded the RAID drive will appear Select the RAID drive and then click Next to continue the OS installation Figure 8 Figure 7 Figure 8 The install menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by driver version ...

Page 98: ...he driver Figure 10 Note For users using a SATA opti cal drive be sure to copy the driver files from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive before install ing Windows Vista go to the BootDrv folder and save the whole GSATA folder to the USB flash drive Then use Method B to load the driver Method A Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and browse to the following directory B...

Page 99: ... click Next Step 4 After the driver is loaded select the RAID AHCI drive s where you want to install the operating system and then click Next to continue the OS installation Figure 12 Figure 11 Figure 12 The install menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by driver version ...

Page 100: ...een installed from the motherboard driver disk Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from All Programs in the Start Menu Step 1 Enter the login ID and password default admin and then click Sign in to launch AMD RAIDXpert Step 2 Select the RAID array to be rebuilt under Logical Drive View and click the Rebuild tab in the Logi cal Drive Information pane Step 3 Select one available drive and click Start Now ...

Page 101: ...Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members HDDx RDD0 GRAID 1 Mirror 120 GB Degraded 0 fgTAB Switch Window hi Select RAID ENTER Action ESC Exit RAID Disk Drive List Main Menu Hard Disk Drive List Gigabyte Technology Corp RAID Setup Utility v1 07 06 Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Savi...

Page 102: ...IGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER screen right click on the array to be rebuilt in the RAID LIST block Select Rebuild Raid Or click the Rebuild icon in the tool bar Step 3 Select a drive to rebuild the array and click Next Step 2 When the Rebuilding RAID Wizard appears click Next Step 4 Click Finish to start the RAID rebuilding process Step 6 When finished restart your system Step 5 The rebuilding progress ...

Page 103: ... Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Topology Information Help ID 0 Name New_VD Status Degrade Stripe Size 64K RAID Mode RAID1 Size 75776MB BGA Status N A Number of PDs 1 Numbers 8 HBA 0 Marvell 0 Virtual Disks VD 0 New_VD PD 8 WDC WD800JD 22L Free Physical Disks PD 0 WDC WD800JD 22L Rebuilding with selected physical disk on this array ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return Delete Rebuild ...

Page 104: ...p c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Topology Information Help ID 0 Name New_VD Status Degrade Stripe Size 64K RAID Mode RAID1 Size 75776MB BGA Status Running BGA Rebuild 27 Number of PDs 2 Numbers 0 8 HBA 0 Marvell 0 Virtual Disks VD 0 New_VD PD 0 WDC WD800JD 22L PD 8 WDC WD800JD 22L Free Physical Disks Virtual Disk A set of disk blocks presented to an operating environment as a range of consecu...

Page 105: ...ake a telephone call over the Internet and etc all at the same time A Configuring Speakers The following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system To install a microphone connect your microphone to the Mic in jack and manually configure the jack for microphone functionality Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultane ously If y...

Page 106: ...ovides an AC 97 front panel audio mod ule to activate the AC 97 functionality click the tool icon on the Speaker Configuration tab On the Connector Settings dialog box select the Disable front panel jack detection check box Click OK to complete Click Device advanced settings on the top right corner on the Speaker Configuration tab to open the Device advanced settings dialog box Select the Mute the...

Page 107: ...ions of the S PDIF In and S PDIF Out connectors may differ by model S PDIF In Cable Optical S PDIF In Coaxial S PDIF In Step 1 First attach the connector at the end of the cable to the SPDIF_I header on your motherboard Step 2 Secure the metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw 2 Configuring S PDIF In On the Digital Input screen click the Default Format tab to select the default format...

Page 108: ...g a S PDIF Out Cable 2 Configuring S PDIF Out On the Digital Output screen click the Default Format tab and then select the sample rate and bit depth Click OK to complete S PDIF Coaxial Cable Connect a S PDIF coaxial cable or a S PDIF optical cable either one to an external decoder for transmitting the S PDIF digital audio signals S PDIF Optical Cable ...

Page 109: ...gure the jack for microphone function ality Note The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time Step 3 Go to the Microphone screen Do not mute the record ing volume or you ll not be able to record the sound To hear the sound being recorded during the recording process do not mute the playback volume It is recom mended that you set the volumes at a middle...

Page 110: ...hen click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording Step 1 Locate the Volume icon in the notification area and right click on this icon Select Recording Devices Step 2 On the Recording tab right click on an empty space and select Show Disabled Devices Enabling Stereo Mix If the HD Audio Manager does not display the recording device you wish to use refer to the steps below The following steps exp...

Page 111: ...he sound 5 2 4 Using the Sound Recorder A Recording Sound 1 Make sure you have connected the sound input device e g microphone to the computer 2 To record the audio click the Start Recording button 3 To stop recording audio click the Stop Recording button Be sure to save the recorded audio file upon completion B Playing the Recorded Sound You can play your recording in a digital media player progr...

Page 112: ...e onboard HD audio driver successfully For Windows XP only A Step 1 First make sure Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 has been installed check in My Computer Properties Gen eral System If not please update it from Microsoft s website Then make sure the Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio has been installed successfully check in My Computer Properties Hardware Device Manager System De...

Page 113: ...blem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved No No No Yes Yes Insert the graphics card Connect the ATX main power cable and the 12V power cable Turn on the power to start the computer Make sure the motherboard does not short circuit with the chassis or other metal objects Check if the CPU cooler is attached to the CPU securely Is the pow er conn...

Page 114: ...able might fail No The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved No No Yes Yes Yes Reinstall the operating system Reinstall other devices one by one install one device at one time and then boot the system to see if the device works successfully Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe De faults or Load Optimized Defaults Sele...

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