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  GA-X58A-UD3R LGA1366 socket motherboard for Intel ® Core ™ i7 processor family User’s Manual Rev . 20 01 12ME-X5 8 AU3 R-20 01R[…]

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  Motherboard GA-X58A-UD3R Jan. 8, 2010 Jan. 8, 2010 Motherboard GA-X58A-UD3R[…]

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  Copyright © 2010 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE with[…]

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  — 4 — T able of Contents Box Contents ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6 Optiona l Items ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 GA -X58A- UD3 R Mother board L ayout …………………….[…]

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  — 5 — Chapter 3 Dri vers Installati on …………………………………………………………………………… 6 5 3 — 1 Inst allin g Chipset D river s ……………………………………………………………………. 65 3 -2 App lic ation S of t ware …………………………………………………………..[…]

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  — 6 — Bo x Contents GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard Motherboard driver disk User’s Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Four SA T A cables I/O Shield One 2-W ay SLI bridge connector One 3-W ay SLI bridge connector Optional I tems Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R) 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port IEE[…]

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  — 7 — GA-X 58A- UD3R Motherboard Lay out (Note) Due to a hardware limitation, the PCIEX1_1 slot can only accommodate a shorter PCI Express x1 expansion card. For a longer expansion card, use other expansion slots. KB_MS CPU_F AN LGA1366 A TX GA-X58A-UD3R CD_IN F_AUDIO AUDIO B_BIOS PCIEX16_2 PCIEX1_1 (Note) IDE SPDIF_I DDR3_1 DDR3_3 DDR3_2 DDR3_5 BA[…]

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  — 8 — GA-X 58A- UD3R Motherboard Block Diagram (Note) Two share the same ports with eSA T A. PS/2 KB/Mouse LGA1366 CPU QPI Interface Intel ® X58 IOH CLK (133 MHz) Intel ® ICH10R 1 PCI PCI Bus PCI CLK (33 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus Floppy CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) 6 SA TA 3Gb/s Dual BIOS 12 USB 2.0/1.1[…]

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  — 9 — Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Pr ec autions Th e m oth er boa rd co nta in s n ume ro us de lic at e e lec tr oni c c ir cui ts an d c om pon en ts whi ch ca n become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the user’s manual and follow these procedures: • Prio r to instal[…]

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  Hardware Installation — 10 — 1- 2 Product Specications CPU  Support for an Intel ® Core ™ i7 series processor in the LGA1366 package (Go to GIGABYTE’s website for the latest CPU support list.)  L3 cache varies with CPU QPI  4.8GT/s, 6.4GT/s Chipset    North Bridge: Intel ® X58 Express Chipset   […]

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  — 1 1 — Hardware Installation Storage Interface  JMicron JMB362 chip: — 2 x eSA T A 3Gb/s connectors (eSA T A/USB Combo) on the back panel sup- porting up to 2 SA T A 3Gb/s devices — Support for SAT A RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD  iTE IT8720 chip:       - 1xoppydiskdriveconnectorsupportingupto1?[…]

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  Hardware Installation — 12 — (Note 1) Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB. (Note 2) For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16_1 slot; if you are ins[…]

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  — 13 — Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU Cooler 1-3 -1 I nsta lling t he CPU A. Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. Notch Notch Alignment Key Alignment Key LGA1366 CPU LGA1366 CPU Socket Pin One Corner of the CPU Socket Triangle Pin One Marking on the CPU Read the following guideli[…]

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  Hardware Installation — 14 — Step 1: Completely raise the CPU socket lever . Step 3: U se y ou r th u m b a n d i n d e x f i n g er t o h o ld t h e pr ot ec ti ve s oc ke t c ov er as i nd ic at ed an d li ft it up v er tic al ly. (D O N OT to uc h so cke t c ont ac ts. T o pro tect the CPU so cket, al ways rep lace th e pr o t ec t i v e s oc k […]

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  — 15 — Hardware Installation 1-3 -2 I nsta lling t he CPU Coo ler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (The following procedure uses Intel ® boxed cooler as the example cooler .) Step 1: Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU. Male Push Pin Female Push Pin The T […]

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  Hardware Installation — 16 — 1- 4 -1 Du al/3 Ch anne l Mem or y Con gur ati on This motherboard provides six DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual/3 Chan- nel T echnology . After the memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specications and capacity of the memory . Dual or 3 Channel memory m[…]

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  — 17 — Hardware Installation 1- 4 -2 In sta lling a M emo r y Notch DDR3 DIMM A  DDR3 memory module has a notch, so it can only t in one direction. Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the memory sockets. Step 1: Note t he orien tation o f the m emory m […]

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  Hardware Installation — 18 — 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Locate an expansion slot that supports your card. Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel. 2. Align the card with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the[…]

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  — 19 — Hardware Installation (Note) The bridge connectors may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards. 1-6 Setup of A TI Cr ossFire X ™ /SLI Congu rat ion A. System Requirements — The 2-W ay CrossFireX/SLItechnology currently supports Windows XP , Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems — The 3-Way CrossFireX/SLI technology cu[…]

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  Hardware Installation — 20 — 1- 7 B ack Panel Connectors PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse and the lower port (purple) to connect a PS/2 key- board. Optical S/PDIF Out Connector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio. Before using t[…]

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  — 21 — Hardware Installation USB 3.0/2.0 Port  TheUSB 3.0port supportsthe USB3.0 specicationand iscompatible tothe USB2.0/1.1 specication. UsethisportforUSBdevicessuchasaUSBkeyboard/mouse,USBprinter ,USBashdriveandetc. Center/Subwoof[…]

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  Hardware Installation — 22 — 1-8 Onboard LEDs and Switches Overvoltage LEDs This moth erbo ard co ntai ns 4 s ets o f ove rvol tage LEDs which indi cate the o verv oltag e lev el of the C PU, memory , North Bridge, and South Bridge. CPU V oltage Off: Normal condition L1: Level 1 (Slight, green) L2: Level 2 (Moderate, yellow) L3: Level 3 (High, red)[…]

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  — 23 — Hardware Installation PHASE LED The number of lighted LEDs indicates the CPU loading. The higher the CPU loading, the more the number of lightedLEDs.T o enablethe PhaseLED displayfunction, please rstenable DynamicEnergy Saver2.Refer to Chapter 4, «Dynamic Energy Saver 2,» for[…]

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  Hardware Installation — 24 — 1-9 Internal Connec tors Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: • First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Be fore i nstal ling the de vices , be s ure t o turn off th e devi ces a nd you r com puter. Unplu g the power cord from the power […]

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  — 25 — Hardware Installation DEBUG PO RT G.QBOFM A TX_12V_2X: A TX_12V_2X 5 8 1 4 DEBUG PO RT G.QBOFM 13 1 24 12 A TX A TX: PinNo. Denition 13 3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 16 PS_ON (soft On/Off) 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 -5V 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V (Only for 2×12-pi n A TX) 24 GND (On ly f or 2x 12-p in A TX) PinNo. Denition 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND[…]

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  Hardware Installation — 26 — 3/4/5) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN1/SYS_F AN2/SYS_F AN3/PWR_F AN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN), a 4-pin (SYS_F AN2) and two 3-pin (SYS_ F AN1/SYS_F AN3) system fan headers, and a 3-pin power fan header (PWR_FAN). Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cabl[…]

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  — 27 — Hardware Installation IDE (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attach- ing the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector. If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the j umpers and t he cabling a ccording to the role of the IDE devices ([…]

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  Hardware Installation — 28 — 9) SA T A2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SA T A 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by ICH10R) The SA T A conne ctors conform to SA TA 3G b/s standard and are compatible with SA T A 1.5Gb/s stan- dard. Each SA T A connector supports a single SA TA device. The ICH10R controller supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID5, andRAID 10.Refe[…]

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  — 29 — Hardware Installation A RAID0orRAID1congurationrequirestwoharddrives. 12) BA T (Battery) Thebatteryprovidespowertokeepthevalues(suchasBIOScongurations,date,and timeinformation) in the CMOS when the computer is turned off. Replace the battery when the battery […]

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  Hardware Installation — 30 — 13) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) Conne ct the power switc h, res et swi tch, s peaker, chass is int rusio n swit ch/sen sor an d syst em sta tus indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below . Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. • PW (Power Switch, Red): […]

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  — 31 — Hardware Installation 14) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header)  ThefrontpanelaudioheadersupportsIn telHighDenitionaudio(HD)and AC’97audio .Y oumayconnect your chassis front panel audio module to this header. Make sure the wire assignments of the module con — nector match the pin ass[…]

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  Hardware Installation — 32 — 16) SPDIF_I (S/PDIF In Header) This header supports digital S/PDIF In and can connect to an audio device that supports digital audio out via an optional S/PDIF In cable. For purchasing the optional S/PDIF In cable, please contact the local dealer . PinNo. Denition 1 Power 2 SPDIFI 3 GND PinNo. Denition[…]

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  — 33 — Hardware Installation 18) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 (USB Headers)  Theheaders conform to USB2.0/1.1 specication. EachUSB header can providetwo USB portsvia an optional USB bracket. For purchasing the optional USB bracket, please contact the local dealer . 19) F_1394 (IEEE 1394a Header)  […]

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  Hardware Installation — 34 -[…]

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  — 35 — BIOS Setup BIOS (B asic In put and Output System) records hardware parame ters of the sys tem in t he CMOS on the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-T est (POST) during system startup, saving system pa rameters a nd loadin g operatin g system, etc. BI OS includ es a BIO S Setup p rogram tha t allows the?[…]

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  BIOS Setup — 36 — 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. A. The LOGO Screen (Default) B. The POST Screen Function Keys: <T AB>: POST SCREEN Press the <T ab> key to show the BIOS POST screen. T o show the BIOS POST screen at system start- up, refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show ite[…]

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  — 37 — BIOS Setup 2-2 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use ar- row keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS V ersion: F6a) Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom[…]

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  BIOS Setup — 38 —  The Functions of the <F1 1> and <F12> keys (For the Main Menu Only)  F1 1: Save CMOS to BIOS  This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a prole. Y ou can create up to 8 proles (Prole 1-8) and name each p[…]

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  — 39 — BIOS Setup 2-3 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) (Note 1) This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. (Note 2) This item appears only if you install a memory module that supports this feature. Whether the system will work stably with the overclock/overvoltage settings you made is dependent on your overall […]

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  BIOS Setup — 40 — CPU Clock Ratio (Note) Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU. The item is present only if a CPU with unlocked clock ratio is installed. CPU Frequency Displays the current operating CPU frequency . Intel(R) T urbo Boost T ech. (Note) Allows you to determine whether to enable the Intel CPU T urbo Boost technology[…]

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  — 41 — BIOS Setup CPU Cores Enabled (Note) Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores. All Enables all CPU cores. (Default) 1 Enables only one CPU core. 2 Enables only two CPU cores. 3 Enables only three CPU cores. CPU Multi-Threading (Note) Allows you to determi ne whether to enable mul ti-threading t echnology when using an Intel CPU[…]

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  BIOS Setup — 42 — QPI Clock Ratio Allows you to set the QPI clock ratio. Options are: Auto (default), x36, x44, x48, Slow Mode. Uncore Clock Ratio Displays the Uncore clock ratio. Options are: Auto (default), x12~x48. Isochronous Support  DetermineswhethertoenablespecicstreamsbetweentheIOHandICH.(Default:En[…]

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  — 43 — BIOS Setup >>>>> Standard Clock Control Base Clock(BCLK) Control Enables or disables the control of CPU base clock. Enabled will allow the BCLK Frequency(Mhz) item belowtobecongurable.Note:Ifyoursystemfailstobootafteroverclocking,pleasewait for20seconds to allow for auto[…]

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  BIOS Setup — 44 — Performance Enhance Allows the system to operate at three different performance levels. Standard Lets the system operate at its basic performance level. Turbo Lets the system operate at its good performance level. (Default) Extreme Lets the system operate at its best performance level. Extreme Memory Prole (X.M.P .) (Note) Allo[…]

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  — 45 — BIOS Setup >>>>> Channel A/B/C Standard T iming Control CAS Latency Time Options are: Auto (default), 5~15. tRCD Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. tRP Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. tRAS Options are: Auto (default), 1~31. >>>>> Channel A/B/C Advanced Timing Control tRC Options are: Auto (default), 1~63. tRR[…]

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  BIOS Setup — 46 — tWTP Options are: Auto (default), 1~31. tWL Options are: Auto (default), 1~10. tRFC Options are: Auto (default), 1~255. tRTP Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. t FAW Options are: Auto (default), 1~63. Command Rate(CMD) Options are: Auto (default), 1~3. >>>>> Channel A/B/C Misc T iming Control B2B CAS Delay Options a[…]

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  — 47 — BIOS Setup >>>>> Channel A/B/C W rites Followed by Writes Different DIMMs Options are: Auto (default), 1~8. Different Ranks Options are: Auto (default), 1~8. On The Same Rank Options are: Auto (default), 1~2. ******** Advanced V oltage Control ******** CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 A ward Software Advanced V oltag[…]

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  BIOS Setup — 48 — >>>>> CPU Load-Line Calibration Enabl es or d isable s Load -Line C alibra tion. Thi s item allow s you t o adju st Vdro op at different level s. Enabling Load-Line Calibration may keep the CPU voltage more constant under light and heavy CPU load. Standard  Disable sLoad- LineCa libratio nands ets?[…]

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  — 49 — BIOS Setup Date (mm:dd:yy)  Setsthesystemdate.Thedateformatisweek(re ad-only),month,dateandyear .Selectthedesiredeld and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date. Time (hh:mm:ss)  Sets the system time. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:0:0. Select?[…]

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  BIOS Setup — 50 — • None If no IDE/SA T A devices are used, set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual  Allowsyoutomanuallyenterthespecicationsoftheharddrivewhenthehard drive access mode is set to CHS[…]

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  — 51 — BIOS Setup (Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs’ unique features, please visit Intel’s website. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 A ward Software Advanced BIOS Features  Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter] Qui[…]

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  BIOS Setup — 52 — Limit CPUID Max. to 3 (Note) Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Set this item to Disabled for Windows XP operating system; set this item to Enabled for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables or disab les Intel Execute Disable Bit func t[…]

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  — 53 — BIOS Setup 2-6 Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (Intel ICH10R South Bridge) Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SA T A controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10R South Bridge. When set to Enabled , the ICH SAT A Control Mode item below will be set to RAID(XHD) au- tomatically . For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D util[…]

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  BIOS Setup — 54 — RAID(XHD) Enables RAID for the SA T A controllers. AHCI   CongurestheSA T Acontrollersto AHCImode.AdvancedHostControllerInterface      (AHCI)isaninterfacespecicationthatallowsthestoragedrivertoenableadvanced Serial A T A fea[…]

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  — 55 — BIOS Setup SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 A ward Software SMAR T LAN Start detecting at Port….. Part1-2 Status = Open / Length = 0m Part3-6 Status = Open / Length = 0m Part4-5 Status = Open / Length = 0m Part7-8 Status = Open / Length = 0m higf : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10[…]

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  BIOS Setup — 56 — eSA T A Controller (JMicron JMB362 Chip, eSA T A Connectors) Enables or disables the SA T A controller integrated in the JMicron JMB362 chip. (Default: Enabled) eSA T A Ctrl Mode (JMicron JMB362 Chip, eSA T A Connectors)  Enables or disables RAID for the SA T A controller integrated in the JMicr[…]

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  — 57 — BIOS Setup ACPI Suspend T ype  Speciesthe ACPIsleepstatewhenthesystementerssuspend. S1(POS) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Suspend) sleep state. In S1 sleep state, the system appears suspended and stays in a low power mode. The system can be resumed at any time. S3(STR) Enables the syste[…]

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  BIOS Setup — 58 — (Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only . Resume by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time. (Default: Disabled) If enabled, set the date and time as following: Date (of Month) Alarm: Turn on the system at a specic time on each day or on[…]

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  — 59 — BIOS Setup Reset Case Open Status Keeps or clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status. Enabled clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status and the Case Opened eldwillshow»No»atnextboot.(Default:Disabled) Case Opened Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection[…]

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  BIOS Setup — 60 — CPU Smart F AN Mode  Specieshowtocontrol CPUfanspeed.Thisitemiscongurable onlyif CPU Smart FAN Control is set to Enabled . Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal CPU fan control mode. (Default) V oltage Sets Voltage mode for a 3-pin[…]

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  — 61 — BIOS Setup Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the safest BIOS default settings. In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for the motherboard. 2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 A ward[…]

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  BIOS Setup — 62 — Press <Enter> on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press <Enter>. Y ou will berequestedtoconrmthepassword.T ypethepasswordagainandpress<Enter>. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: Supervisor Password When a s[…]

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  — 63 — BIOS Setup Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key . This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. 2-12 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 A ward Software Save Data to CMOS  MB Intelligent T weake[…]

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  BIOS Setup — 64 -[…]

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  — 65 — Drivers Installation 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Beforeinstallingthedrivers,rstinstalltheoperatingsystem. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive. The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which look[…]

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  Drivers Installation — 66 — 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Y ou can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 T echnical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE’s application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, an[…]

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  — 67 — Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For the detailedcontact information of the GIGABYTE T aiwan headquarteror worldwide branch ofces, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information.[…]

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  Drivers Installation — 68 — 3-6 Download Center T o update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Dow nload Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE’s lately developed utilities for users to ins[…]

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  — 69 — Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Chapter 4 Unique Features Xp re s s R ec ov er y 2 is a u ti li t y th a t al l ow s y ou to q u ic kl y c om p re ss an d back up your system data and perform restoration of it. Supporting NTFS, F A T32, and FA T16 le systems, Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on P […]

• Page 70

  Unique Features — 70 — Step 3: Wh en pa rt it i on in g y ou r h ar d d ri ve , m ak e s ur e t o leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is recom- mended; actual size requirements vary, depending on the amount of data) and begin the installation of the operating system. Step 1: Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data. Step 4: Aft er […]

• Page 71

  — 71 — Unique Features D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 E. Removing the Backup F . Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Sel ec t RESTORE t o re sto re the bac kup to y ou r ha rd d riv e i n 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?[…]

• Page 72

  Unique Features — 72 — 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GI GA BY TE mo th er bo a rd s pr ov i de t wo un iq ue BI OS up da te to ol s, Q- Fl as h ™ a nd @ BI OS ™ . G IG AB YT E Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS mod e. Add itio nal ly , t his m oth erbo ard f eat ures the Dual BIO S ?[…]

• Page 73

  — 73 — Unique Features B. Updating the BIOS When upda ting the BI OS, choose the locatio n where th e BIOS le is saved. Th e following procedure a s — sumesthatyousavetheBIOSletoaoppydisk. Step 1: 1. InserttheoppydiskcontainingtheBIOS?[…]

• Page 74

  Unique Features — 74 — CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 A ward Software Load Optimized Defaults  MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .)  Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Management Setup  PC Health Status ESC: Quit higf : Select Item F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F8: Q-Flash F10: Save &[…]

• Page 75

  — 75 — Unique Features 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility A. Before Y ou Begin 1. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (T erminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. Du ring the BIOS u pdate pr ocess, ensure t he Inte rnet con nection is stab le and do NOT int erru[…]

• Page 76

  Unique Features — 76 — 4-3 EasyT une 6 GIGABYTE’s EasyTune 6 is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to ne-tune their system settings or do overclock/overvoltage in Windows environment. The user-friendly EasyTune 6 interface also includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory informa[…]

• Page 77

  — 77 — Unique Features 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2 GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2 (Note 1) is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings with a click of the button. Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design, GIGA- BYTE Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2isabletoprovideexceptionalpower?[…]

• Page 78

  Unique Features — 78 — B. T otal Mode In T otal Mode, users are able to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in a set period of time since activating Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2 for th ersttime (Note 3) . (Note 1) Before using the Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2 function, make sure the CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) and CPU EIST Funct[…]

• Page 79

  — 79 — Unique Features 4-5 Q-Share Q-Share is an easy and convenient data sharing too l. After conguring your LAN connection settings and Q-Share, you are able to share your data with computers on the same network, making full use of Internet resources. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the mother[…]

• Page 80

  Unique Features — 80 — 4-6 Smart 6 ™ GIGABYTE Smart 6 ™ (Note 1) is designed with user-friendliness i n mind, and offers a combination of 6 innova tive software utilities that provide easier and smarter PC system management. Smart 6 ™ allows you to speed up systemperformance,reduceboot-up time,manageasecureplatform […]

• Page 81

  — 81 — Unique Features SMART Recovery With SMART Recovery , users can quickly create backups of changed data les (Note 2) or copy les from a specic backup on P A T A  and SA T A hard drives (partitioned on NTFS le system) in Windows Vista. SMART DualBIOS[…]

• Page 82

  Unique Features — 82 — (Note 1) When launching Smart 6 ™ forthe rsttime, thesystemwill requestyouto setup apassword,which allowsyou to activate SMART DualBIOS, SMAR T Recorder , or SMART T imeLock or to make any changes. (Note2) Thechangeddatareferstothedatatha[…]

• Page 83

  — 83 — Unique Features 4-7 Auto Green Auto Green is an easy-to-use tool that provides users with simple options to enable system power savings via a Bluetooth cell phone. When the phone is out of the range of the computer’s Bluetooth receiver , the sys- temwillenterthespeciedpowersavingmode. Sele cting a sy stem e ne[…]

• Page 84

  Unique Features — 84 — With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1) , users can quickly congure a RAID- ready system for RAID 0 when a new SA T A drive is added. For a RAID 0 array that al- ready exists, users also can use X.H.D to easily add a hard drive into the array to expand its capacity . All with a simple click of a[…]

• Page 85

  — 85 — Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) T o congure SA T A hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install SA T A hard drive(s) in your computer. B. CongureSA T A controllermodeinBIOSSetup. C. CongureaRAIDarrayinRAIDBIOS. (Note 1) D. Makeaoppy[…]

• Page 86

  Appendix — 86 — The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth- erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. B. Conguring SA T A controller mode in BIOS Setup MakesuretoconguretheSA T Acontrollermode[…]

• Page 87

  — 87 — Appendix C. Conguring a RAID array in RAID BIOS EntertheRAIDBIOSsetuputilitytocongureaRAIDarray .Skipthisstepandproceedwiththe installationof Windowsoperatingsystemforanon-RAIDconguration. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the oper[…]

• Page 88

  Appendix — 88 — Step 3: After entering the CREA TE VOLUME MENU screen, enter a volume name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be special characters) under the Name item and press <Enter>. Then, select a RAID level (Figure 4). RAID levels supported include RAID 0, RAID 1, Recovery , RAID 10, and RAID 5 (the selections available depend on the nu[…]

• Page 89

  — 89 — Appendix Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press <Enter>. Finally press <Enter> on the Create V olume item to begin creat- ingtheRAID array .Whenprompted toconrmwhether tocreate thisvolume,press <Y>toconrm or<N>to cancel (Figure 6). When completed, y[…]

• Page 90

  Appendix — 90 — Recovery V olume Options Intel Rapid Recover T echnology provides data protection by allowing users to easily restore data and system operation using a designated recovery drive. With the Rapid Recovery T echnology , which employs RAID 1 functionality , users can copy the data from the master drive to the recovery drive; if needed, […]

• Page 91

  — 91 — Appendix Figure 10 Step 3: Press <Enter> under the Select Disks item. In the SELECT DISKS box, press <T ab> on the hard drive you want to use for the master drive and press <Space> on the hard drive you want to use for the recovery drive. (Make sure the recovery drive has equal or larger capacity than the master drive.) The[…]

• Page 92

  Appendix — 92 — Delete RAID V olume T o delete a RAID array , se lect Delete RA ID V olume in MAIN MENU and press <Enter>. In the DELE TE VOLUME MENU section, use the up or down arrow key to select the array to be deleted and press <Delete>. Whenpromptedtoconrmyourselection(Figure12),press<Y>toc[…]

• Page 93

  — 93 — Appendix The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth- erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. Figure 1 Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. 5-1-2 Conguring JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SA T A2 SA T A Controll[…]

• Page 94

  Appendix — 94 — C. Conguring a RAID array in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to congure a RAID array . Skip this step and proceed to the installation of Windowsoperatingsystemforanon-RAIDconguration. After the POST memory test begins and before […]

• Page 95

  — 95 — Appendix Create a RAID Array: In the main screen, press <Enter> on the Create RAID Disk Drive item. Then the Create New RAID screen appears (Figure 4). The Create New RAID block displays all the items that need to be set for creating an array (Figure 5). Steps: 1. Enter Array Name: Under the Name item, enter an array name with 1~16 let[…]

• Page 96

  Appendix — 96 — 3. Assign Array Disks: After a RAID mode is selected, RAID BIOS automatically as signs the two hard drives installed as the RAID drives. 4. Set Block Size (RAID 0 only): Under the Block item, use the up or down arrow key to select the stripe block size (Figure 6), ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB. Press <Enter>. 5. Set Array Size: […]

• Page 97

  — 97 — Appendix Whennished,thenewRAIDarraywillbedisplayedinthe RAID Disk Drive List block (Figure 8). Figure 8 Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members(HDDx) RDD0: GRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal 01 [ fg T AB]-Switch Window [ hi ]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit [ RAID Disk Drive List ] [ Main Menu ] [ Ha[…]

• Page 98

  Appendix — 98 — Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members(HDDx) RDD0: GRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal 01 [ fg T AB]-Switch Window [ hi ]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit [ RAID Disk Drive List ] [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Gigabyte T echnology Corp. RAID Setup Utility v1.07.06 Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HD[…]

• Page 99

  — 99 — Appendix The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth- erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. 5-1-3 Conguring Marvell 9128 SA T A Controller A. Installing SA T A hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end […]

• Page 100

  Appendix — 100 — Figure 2 Figure 3 C. Conguring a RAID array Create a RAID Array: Move the selection bar to HBA 0: Marvell 0 and press <Enter>. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell T echnology Group Ltd. T opology Information Help V endor ID : 1B4B Device ID : 91A3 Revision ID : B1 BIOS V ersion : 1.0.0.1006 Firmware V ersion : 2.1.0.1314 P[…]

• Page 101

  — 101 — Appendix Figure 4 Figure 5 T ofurthercongure theRAIDarray ,usethe upordown arrowkeytomove theselectionbar toselectanitem in the right block of the screen and press <Enter> (Figure 4). Set the required items in sequence and press <Enter> after each step. Steps: […]

• Page 102

  Appendix — 102 — Figure 6 Figure 7 When completed, you can see the new array under T opologyVirtual Disks (Figure 6). Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell T echnology Group Ltd. T opology Information Help V endor ID : 1B4B Device ID : 91A3 Revision ID : B1 BIOS V ersion : 1.0.0.1006 Firmware V ersion : 2.1.0.1314 PCIe Speed rate : 2.56Gbps Congu[…]

• Page 103

  — 103 — Appendix Now , you may proceed to create the SA T A driver diskette (for AHCI mode) and the installation of the SA T A driver and operating system. Delete the RAID Array: T o deleted the existing array, select the array on the main menu (example: VD 0: New_VD) and press <En- ter> to display the Delete opti on.P ress< Enter[…]

• Page 104

  Appendix — 104 — 5-1-4 Making a SA T A RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) T o successfully install operating system onto SAT A  hard drive(s) that is/are congured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to install the SA T A controller driver during the OS installation. Without the driver[…]

• Page 105

  — 105 — Appendix Figure 5 Figure 4 In Windows mode: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive folder , double click the Menu.exe lein the BootDrv folder (Figure 4). A Command Prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 5. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Depending […]

• Page 106

  Appendix — 106 — 5-1-5 Installing the SA T A RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the SA T A RAID/AHCI driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/ XP onto your hard drive(s). The followings are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation. A. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system to boot fro[…]

• Page 107

  — 107 — Appendix For the JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SA TA2: Insert the oppy disk containing the SA T A  RAID/AHCI driver and press <S>. Then a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below will appear. Select RAID/AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller (x32) and press <Enter>. Step 3: O[…]

• Page 108

  Appendix — 108 — B. Installing Windows Vista The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system. Note: Y ou are not required to load the SA T A  AHCI driver rst when installing Windows Vista onto the RAID drives attached to the Marvell 9128 controller . For the Intel I[…]

• Page 109

  — 109 — Appendix The install menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by driver version. Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 7 appears, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SAT A RAID Controller and click Next . Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the ope[…]

• Page 110

  Appendix — 110 — For the JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SA TA2: Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When a screen similar to that below appears (RAID/AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driver (Figure 9). Step 2: Insertthemotherboarddrive[…]

• Page 111

  — 1 11 — Appendix Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 1 1 appears, select GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and 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 1 1 Figure 12 The install menus described […]

• Page 112

  Appendix — 112 — Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 4. Exit RAID V olumes : Nonedened. Physical Disks : Port Drive Model Serial # Size T ype/Status(V ol ID) 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 1 11.7GB Member Disk (0) 1 WDC WD800JD-22LS[…]

• Page 113

  — 1 13 — Appendix • Performing the Rebuild in the Operating System While in the operating system, make sure the chipset driver has been installed from the motherboard driver disk. Then launch the Intel Matrix Storage Console from All Programs in the Start menu. Step 1: On t he View me nu o f th e Int el M atr ix S tor age C on s o l e , s e l e c[…]

• Page 114

  Appendix — 114 — • Restoring the Master Drive to a Previous State (for Recovery V olume only) When two hard drives are set to Recovery V olume in Update on Request mode, you can restore the master drive data to the last backup state when needed. For example, in case the master drive detects a virus, you can restore the recovery drive data to the […]

• Page 115

  — 1 15 — Appendix For the JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SA TA2: Turn off your computer and replace the failed hard drive with a new one. Use either the RAID setup utility or the GIGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER utility in the operating system to perform the rebuild. • Rebuilding with the RAID setup utility Step 1: When the message «Press <Ctrl-G> to[…]

• Page 116

  Appendix — 116 — • Rebuilding in the operating system Make sure the JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SA TA2 SA T A controller driver has been installed from the moth- erboard driver disk. Launch the GIGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER from All Programs in the Start menu. Step 1: In the GIGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER screen, right-click on the array to be rebuilt in the RA[…]

• Page 117

  — 1 17 — Appendix For the Marvell 9128: Turn off your computer and replace the failed hard drive with a new one. Please note to perform the rebuild, you must enter the GSA T A RAID Conguration menu in BIOS Setup. Step 1: After the system starts, enter the BIOS Setup program and go to Integrated Peripherals . Press <Enter> on GSA TA RAID Co[…]

• Page 118

  Appendix — 118 — Step 3: The BGA Rebuild item in the Information block will display the current rebuild progress. After the rebuild is complete, the Status will display as Functional . Please note the rebuild will be stopped if you exit the rebuild screen before the rebuild is complete. Resume the Stopped Rebuild Process T o resume the stopped rebu[…]

• Page 119

  — 1 19 — Appendix 5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the back pan el w hic h su pp ort 2/4 /5. 1/7 .1- ch ann el (Note) au dio . The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack retasking capability that allows the user to[…]

• Page 120

  Appendix — 120 — Step 2: Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The cur- rent connected device is dialog box appears. Select the device according to the type of device you connect. Then click OK . Step 3: On the Speakers scre en, cli ck the Speak er Con gura — tion tab. In the Speaker Conguration list, select Stereo , Quadraphonic , 5.[…]

• Page 121

  — 121 — Appendix 5-2-2 Conguring S/PDIF In/Out A. S/PDIF In The S/PDIF In cable (optional) allows you to input digital audio signals to the computer for audio processing. 1. Installing the S/PDIF In Cable: 2. Conguring S/PDIF In: On the Digital Input screen, click the Default Format tab to select the default format. Click OK to complete. (Not[…]

• Page 122

  Appendix — 122 — B. S/PDIF Out The S/PDIF Out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality . 1. Connecting a S/PDIF Out Cable: 2. Conguring S/PDIF Out: On the Digital Output(Optical) screen (Note) , click the Default Format tab and then select the sample rate and bit depth. Click OK to comple[…]

• Page 123

  — 123 — Appendix 5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function Before Dolby Ho me T heater is enabl ed, you get onl y 2-cha nnel pla yback o utput (f rom the front speakers) when playing 2-channel stereo sources. Y ou must play 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- chan- nel content to get 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- channel audio effects. With Dolby Home Theater enabled, 2-ch[…]

• Page 124

  Appendix — 124 — 5-2-4 Conguring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver , the HD Audio Manager icon  willappearinthenotication area.Double-click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager . Step 2: Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on th e ba ck pa ne l or th e Mi c i n ja ck (p in […]

• Page 125

  — 125 — Appendix Step 4: T o ra i s e t he re c or d i ng an d p l ay b a ck vo l um e f o r t h e microphone, click the Microphone Boost icon on the right of the Recording V o lume slider and set the Microphone Boost level. Step 5: After completi ng the s ettings above, click Start , point to All Programs , point to Accessories , and then click So[…]

• Page 126

  Appendix — 126 — Step 3: When the Stereo Mix item appears, right-click on this item and select Enable . Then set it as the default de- vice. Step 4: Now you can access the HD Audio Manager  tocong — ure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to record the sound. 5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder A. Recording Sound 1. Make sure you have connected t[…]

• Page 127

  — 127 — Appendix 5-3 T roubleshooting 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions T o read more FAQs for your motherboard, please go to the Support&DownloadsMotherboardF AQ page on GIGABYTE’s website. Q: In the BIOS Setup program, why are some BIOS options missing? A: Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program. Press <Delete> […]

• Page 128

  Appendix — 128 — 5-3-2 T roubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem. ST ART A Turn off the power. Remove all peripherals, connecting cables, and power cord etc. Isolate the short circuit. Secure the CPU cooler on the CPU. Connect the CPU cooler power […]

• Page 129

  — 129 — Appendix If th e pro cedur e abov e is u nable to so lve y our pr oblem , con tact t he pl ace of purc hase or loc al dealer for help. Or go to the Support&DownloadsT echnical Service Zone page to submit your question. Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible. The power supply , CPU or CPU socket might fail. The ke[…]

• Page 130

  Appendix — 130 — 5-4 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without ou r written permission, and the c ontents there of must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose. Contravention will be prosecuted. We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at […]

• Page 131

  — 131 — Appendix Finally , we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy-saving features of this product (where applicable), recycling the inner and outer packaging (including shipping containers) this product was delivered in, and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly. With[…]

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  — 135 — Appendix Contact Us • GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei 231, T aiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4000 F AX: +886-2-8912-4003 T ech. and Non-T ech. Support (Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw WEB address (English): http://www .gigabyte.com WEB address (Chinese): http://www .gigabyte.tw • […]

• Page 136

  Appendix — 136 — • G.B.T . TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH — Germany WEB address : http://www .gigabyte.de • G.B.T . TECH. CO., L TD. — U.K. WEB address : http://www .giga-byte.co.uk • Giga-Byte T echnology B.V . — The Netherlands WEB address : http://www .giga-byte.nl • GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE — France WEB address : http://www .gigabyte.fr • […]