Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H manual

GA-F2A88XM-D3H User's Manual Rev . 30 01 1 2ME -F288M3H-300 1R[...]

Motherboard GA-F2A88XM-D3H Aug. 19, 2013 Aug. 19, 2013 Motherboard GA-F2A88XM-D3H[...]

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- 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Optional Items ................................................................................................................. 6 GA-F2A88XM-D3H Motherboard Layout .............................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 4 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................ 69 4-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 69 4-2 Application Software ..................................................................................[...]

- 6 - Box Contents 5 GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard 5 Motherboard driver disk 5 User's Manual 5 Quick Installation Guide 5 Four SA T A cables 5 I/O Shield Optional Items  2-portUSB2.0bracket(PartNo.12CR1-1UB030-6*R)  eSA T A bracket(PartNo.12CF1-3SA TPW-4*R)  3.5"FrontPanelwith2USB3.0/2[...]

- 7 - GA-F2A88XM-D3H Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB CPU_F AN SYS_F AN1 Socket FM2+ AT X F_USB30 AUDIO DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 B AT A TX_12V AMD A88X CODEC CLR_CMOS M_BIOS B_BIOS DVI_VGA USB_LAN Realtek ® GbELAN PCIEX16 PCIEX4 PCI SYS_F AN2 iTE ® Super I/O GA-F2A88XM-D3H HDMI R_USB30 F_P ANEL F_USB1 F_USB2 F_AUDIO SPDIF_O TPM COM PCIEX1 LPT S[...]

- 8 - GA-F2A88XM-D3H Motherboard Block Diagram Fordetailedproductinformation/limitation(s),referto"1-2ProductSpecications." AMD APU UMI APUCLK+/-(100MHz) Dual Channel Memory PCI Express Bus PCI Express Bus COM LPC Bus 1 PCI PCI Bus Dual BIOS PCI CLK (33MHz) PCIe CLK (100MHz) PS/2 KB/Mouse 8 USB 2.[...]

- 9 - Hardware Installation 1-1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damagedas aresultof electrostaticdischarge (ESD).Priorto installation,carefullyread theuser's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to insta[...]

- 10 - Hardware Installation 1-2 ProductSpecications APU  FM2+ Socket: - AMD A series processors - AMD Athlon ™ series processors ( Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list. ) Chipset  AMD A88X Memory  4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory * Due to a W indows 32-bit operating sys[...]

- 1 1 - Hardware Installation Storage Interface  Chipset: 8 x SA T A 6Gb/s connectors - Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD USB  Chipset: - 4 USB 3.0/2.0 ports ( 2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header ) - 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports ( 4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the inte[...]

- 12 - Hardware Installation Unique Features  Support for @BIOS  Support for Q-Flash  Support for Xpress Install  Support for EasyTune * Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.  Support for Smart Recovery 2  Support for O N /OFF Charge Bundled Software  N orton ® Internet Security ( OEM version ) Opera[...]

- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the APU and APU Cooler 1-3-1 Installing the APU A. Locatethepinone(denotedbyasmalltriangle)ofthe APUsocketandthe APU. Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the APU: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the APU.  (GotoGI[...]

- 14 - Hardware Installation B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the APU into the motherboard APU socket. • Before installing the APU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the APU. • Do not forcetheAPU into theAPU socket.TheAPU cannot?[...]

- 15 - Hardware Installation 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the APU cooler on the motherboard. Use extreme care when removing the APU cooler because the thermal grease/tape between the APU cooler and APU may adhere to the APU. Inadequately removing the APU cooler may damage the APU. Step 1: Apply an even[...]

- 16 - Hardware Installation 1-4 Installing the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory . It is recommended that memory of the same capacity , brand, speed, and chips be used. (GotoGIGABYTE'swebsiteforthelatestsupportedmemorys[...]

- 17 - Hardware Installation 1-4-2 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. DDR3 and DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to each other or DDR DIMMs. Be sure to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard. Notch DDR3 DIMM A ?[...]

- 18 - Hardware Installation 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before in[...]

- 19 - Hardware Installation 1-6 Setupofthe AMDDualGraphicsConguration Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card, AMD's Dual Graphics technology can provide signicantlyadvanceddisplayperformanceforAMDplatform.Readthefollowinginstructionsonconguringa Dual Grap[...]

- 20 - Hardware Installation 1-7 Back Panel Connectors USB 2.0/1.1 Port The USB port supports 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. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port Use this port to connect a PS/2[...]

- 21 - Hardware Installation Optical S/PDIF Out Connector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio. Before using this feature, ensure that your audio system provides an optical digital audio in connector . USB 3.0/2.0 Port TheUSB3.0portsupports theUSB3.0speci?[...]

- 22 - Hardware Installation 1-8 Internal Connectors Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: • First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Before installing the devices, be sure to turn off the devices and your computer . Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent d[...]

- 23 - Hardware Installation 1/2) A TX_12V/A TX (2x4 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector)  With the use of the power connector , the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components onthe motherboard. Beforeconnecting thepower connector ,[...]

- 24 - Hardware Installation • Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your APU and system from overheating. Overheating may result in damage to the APU or the system may hang. • These fan headersare not conguration jumper blocks.Do not place a jumper capon the headers. 3/4)[...]

- 25 - Hardware Installation 6) SA T A3 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7 (SA T A 6Gb/s Connectors) The SA T A connectors conform to SA T A 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SA T A 3Gb/s and SA T A 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SA T A connector supports a single SA T A device. The AMD A88X Chipset supports RAID0,RAID1,RAID 5,RAID10,andJBOD.?[...]

- 26 - Hardware Installation 8) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker , chassis intrusion switch/sensor and system status indicator onthe chassistothisheader accordingtothe pinassignmentsbelow .Notethepositive andnegativepins before connecting the cables. [...]

- 27 - Hardware Installation 9) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header)  The frontpanel audio headersupports Intel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 connector match the pin [...]

- 28 - Hardware Installation 12) F_USB1/F_USB2 (USB 2.0/1.1 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 . • DonotplugtheIEEE13[...]

- 29 - Hardware Installation 13) COM (Serial Port Header) The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the optional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer . 10 9 2 1 PinNo. Denition 1 NDCD- 2 NSIN 3 NSOUT 4 NDTR- 5 GND 6 NDSR- 7 NRTS- 8 NCTS- 9 NRI- 10 NoPin 14) LPT (Parallel Port He[...]

- 30 - Hardware Installation 20 19 2 1 F_USB30 F_AUDIO(H) DB_PORT F_ PA NEL(NH) F_ PA NEL (H61M-D2) ACPI_CPT (GA-IVB) BIOS_PH (GA-IVB) SMB_CPT (GA-IVB) CLR_CMOS CI DIS_ME GP15_CPT (GA-IVB) XDP_CPU XDP_PCH (GA-IVB) TPM w/housing V oltage measurement module(X58A-OC) PCIe power connector (S ATA )(X58A-OC) DIP 12 3 DIP 12 3 DIP 12 3 DIP 12 3 1 1 1 1 BI[...]

- 31 - BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-T est (POST) during system startup, saving system parameters and loading o[...]

BIOS Setup - 32 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following startup Logo screen will appear when the computer boots. FunctionKeys: <DEL>:BIOSSETUPQ-FLASH  Pressthe<Delete>keytoenterBIOSSetuportoaccesstheQ-FlashutilityinBIOSSetup. <F9>:SYSTEMINFORMA TION  Pressthe&l[...]

- 33 - BIOS Setup 2-2 The Main Menu Onthemain menuoftheBIOS Setupprogram,pressarrow keystomoveamong theitemsandpress<Enter> to accept or enter a sub-menu. Or you can use your mouse to select the item you want. (Sample BIOS V ersion : F1) Setup Menus Function Keys Help Enter Q-Flash C[...]

BIOS Setup - 34 - BIOS Setup Menus  M.I.T .  Use thismenu tocongure theclock, frequency , andvoltagesof yourCPU and memory ,etc. Orcheck the system/CPU temperatures, voltages, and fan speeds.  System Information  Use thismenutocongurethedefaultlanguage?[...]

- 35 - BIOS Setup 2-3 M.I.T . Whetherthesystemwill workstablywiththeoverclock/overvoltage settingsyoumadeis dependent onyouroverallsystem congurations.Incorrectlydoingoverclock/overvoltagemayresultin damage to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these[...]

BIOS Setup - 36 - ` M.I.T . Current Status This screen provides information on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters. ` Advanced Frequency Settings & BCLK/PCIe Clock Control  Allowsyou tomanually setthe CPU baseclock andPCIe bus frequencyin 1 MHzincrements. (Default: Auto) Important : It is h[...]

- 37 - BIOS Setup (Note) ThisitemispresentonlywhenyouinstallaCPUthatsupportsthisfeature. & CPU Clock Ratio, CPU Frequency The settings above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Advanced Frequency Settings menu. & Core Performance Boost (Note)  Allows you to determine [...]

BIOS Setup - 38 - & CPU Core Control Allows you to determine whether to manually enable/disable CPU cores. Automatic mode allows the BIOS toenable allCPUcores (numberof coresavailabledepends ontheCPU beingused). (Default: Automatic mode) & APM  Enablesordisables ApplicationPo[...]

- 39 - BIOS Setup ` Advanced Memory Settings & ExtremeMemoryProle(X.M.P .) (Note) , System Memory Multiplier , Memory Frequency(MHz) The settings above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Advanced Frequency Settings menu. & DRAM Timing Selectable Q uick and Expert  allowsthe memorytiming settin[...]

BIOS Setup - 40 - This sub-menu provides memory timing settings for each channel of memory . The respective timing setting screensare congurableonlywhen DRAM Timing Selectable is set to Q uick or Expert .Note:Y oursystem may become unstable or fail to boot after you make changes on the memory timings. If this occurs[...]

- 41 - BIOS Setup ` PC Health Status & Reset Case Open Status  Disabled Keepsorclearstherecordofpreviouschassisintrusionstatus.(Default)  Enabled Clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status and the Case Open  eld will show "No"atnextboot. & Case Open Display[...]

BIOS Setup - 42 - & CPU Vcore/Dram V oltage/+3.3V/+5V/+12V Displays the current system voltages. & CPU/System T emperature Displays current CPU/system temperature. & CPU/System Fan Speed Displays current CPU/system fan speeds. & CPU W arning T emperature  Sets thewarning thresholdfor CPUtemperature. Whente[...]

- 43 - BIOS Setup 2-4 System Information This section provides information on your motherboard model and BIOS version. Y ou can also select the default language used by the BIOS and manually set the system time. & System Language Selects the default language used by the BIOS. & System Date Sets the system date. The date fo[...]

BIOS Setup - 44 - 2-5 BIOS Features & Boot Option Priorities  Speciesthe overall boot order from the available devices. For example, you can set hard drive as the rstpriority( Boot Option #1 )andDVDROMdriveas thesecondpriority( Boot Option #2 ).Th[...]

- 45 - BIOS Setup & OS T ype  Allowsyoutoselecttheoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.(Default:OtherOS) & CSM Support  EnablesordisablesUEFICSM(CompatibilitySupportModule)tosupportalegacyPCbootprocess.  Always   EnablesUEFICSM.(Default)  Nev[...]

BIOS Setup - 46 - & User Password  Allowsyoutocongure auserpassword.Press<Enter>onthis item,typethepassword,andthenpress <Enter>. Y ou will be requested to conrm the password. T ype the password again and press <Enter>.?[...]

- 47 - BIOS Setup 2-6 Peripherals & IOMMU  Enablesordisables AMDIOMMUsupport.(Default:Disabled) & OnChip SA T A Channel  EnablesordisablestheintegratedSA T A controllers.(Default:Enabled) & OnChip SA T A T ype  Enables or disables RAID for the SA T A controllers?[...]

BIOS Setup - 48 - & Legacy USB Support  AllowsUSBkeyboard/mousetobeusedinMS-DOS.(Default:Enabled) & XHCI Hand-off Determines whether to enable XHCI Hand-off feature for an operating system without XHCI Hand-off support.(Default:Enabled) & EHCI Hand-off Determines whether to enable EHCI Hand-off featur[...]

- 49 - BIOS Setup  SB PCIe Slot Video Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCI Express slot controlled by the SouthBridgeastherstdisplay . & Integrated Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function.  Auto The BIOS will automatically enable or disable the onboard graphics depending on thegraphicsca[...]

BIOS Setup - 50 - ` SuperIOConguration  This section provides information on the super I/O chip and allows you to congure the serial port and parallel port. & Serial Port A  Enablesordisablestheonboardserialport.(Default:Enabled) & Parallel Port [...]

- 51 - BIOS Setup 2-7 Power Management (Note) SupportedonWindows8/7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:  Wakeupday: Turnonthesystematas[...]

BIOS Setup - 52 - & Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event.  Note:T ousethisfunction,youneedan A TXpowersupplyprovidingatleast1A onthe+5VSBlead.  Disabled  Disablesthisfunction.(Default)  Password Set a password with 1~[...]

- 53 - BIOS Setup 2-8 Save & Exit & Save & Exit Setup  Press <Enter>on thisitem and select Yes . This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Select No orpress<Esc>toreturntotheBIOSSetupMainMenu. & Exit Without Saving  Press <Enter&[...]

BIOS Setup - 54 -[...]

- 55 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) Chapter3 ConguringSA T A HardDrive(s) (Note1) SkipthisstepifyoudonotwanttocreateRAIDarrayontheSA T Acontroller . (Note2) RequiredwhentheSA T Acontrollerissetto AHCIorRAIDmode. RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID[...]

Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 56 - Step 2: Ifyou wantto congureUEFI RAID,follow thestepsin "C-1." T oenter thelegacyRAID ROM,save thesettings and exit BIOS Setup. Refer to "C-2" for more information. The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ [...]

- 57 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) C-1.UEFIRAIDConguration ThismodesupportsWindows864-bitinstallationonly . T o congure UEFI RAID, you need to prepare a USB ash drive using F A T 32 le format and copy all les (includingthe UEFI[...]

Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 58 - Figure 5 Creating a RAID Array T o create a RAID array , refer to the following examples to enter the commands and press <Enter>. When succeeded, the message which says "created sucessfully" will appear . fs0:>rcadm -C -r0 -d 0 1 -s 40[...]

- 59 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) T oexittheUEFIRAIDutility ,enter"exit"andpress<Enter>. Deleting an Array T odeleteanarray ,enterthefollowingcommandsandpress<Enter>. rcadm -D -a 1 (Figure7) ( "D" = Deleteaarray ,"a1"=Array[...]

Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 60 - C-2.ConguringLegacyRAIDROM Enter the legacy 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. Steps: After the[...]

- 61 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) First, select a RAIDmode and press<Enter>. The selections available dependon the numberof thehard drives being installed. Then follow the on-screen instructions to specifythe array size. Y ou can select?[...]

Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 62 - Figure 12 AMD-RAID Array Conguration (Build: 6.1.1-00075) Arrays Create Array < h >< i >< f >< g >=Choose, <Esc>=Back <Enter>=Select Menu Item 0-00, 79GB, Ready 1-01, 79GB, Ready User Input Disks: 0, 1 T ype: RAID 0 T otal Size: 158GB Cachin Mode: Read/Write Selecta?[...]

- 63 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) Deleting an Array The Delete Array(s) menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments. 1. Select Delete Array(s) in the Main Menu andpress<Enter>. 2. In the Arrays  section, press the <Insert> key on the array you want to delete and the[...]

Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 64 - 3-2 Installing the SA T A RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System WiththecorrectBIOSsettings,youarereadytoinstalltheoperatingsystem. A. Installing Windows 8/7 (ThefollowinginstructionsuseWindows8astheexampleoperatingsystem.) Step 1: Y ou need to[...]

- 65 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) Figure 2 B. Installing Windows XP (32-bit) Before installing WindowsXP , connect aUSB oppy disk drive to yourcomputer rst because you needto install theSAT A  RAID/AHCIdriver froma oppy diskthat containsthe dri[...]

Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 66 - Figure 3 RefertothefollowingforinstallingthedriverduringtheWindowssetupprocess. Step 1: Restartyour systemto bootfrom the WindowsXP setupdisk andpress <F6>as soonas yousee themessage "Press F6 if you[...]

- 67 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) RebuildinganArray: Rebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array . Rebuilding applies only to fault-tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 arrays. T o replace the old drive, make sure to use a new drive of equal or greater capacity . The procedu[...]

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- 69 - Drivers Installation Chapter 4 Drivers Installation 4-1 Installing Chipset Drivers • Before installing the drivers, rst install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows8astheexampleoperatingsystem.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherb[...]

Drivers Installation - 70 - 4-2 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. 4-3 T echnical Manuals This page provides the content descriptions for this driver disk.[...]

- 71 - Drivers Installation 4-4 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. 4-5 System This page provides the basic system information.[...]

Drivers Installation - 72 - 4-6 Download Center T o 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.[...]

- 73 - Unique Features 5-1 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash ™ and @BIOS ™ . GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS mode. Additionally , this motherboard features the DualBIOS ™ design, which enhances protection for th[...]

Unique Features - 74 - Q-Flash Utility v1.05 Model Name : F2A88XM-D3H BIOS V ersion : E4 BIOS Date : 08/08/2013 Flash T ype/Size : MXIC 25L6465E/6406E 8MB Update BIOS From Drive Save BIOS to Drive Return to BIOS setup Select Device USB Flash Drive B. Updating the BIOS In the main menu of Q-Flash, use the keyboard or mo[...]

- 75 - Unique Features Step 4: DuringthePOST , press<Delete>toenterBIOSSetup. Select Load Optimized Defaults on the Save & Exit screen and press <Enter> to load BIOSdefaults. System will re-detect all peripheral devices after a BIOS update, so we rec[...]

Unique Features - 76 - 5-1-2 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. During the BIOS update process, ensure the[...]

- 77 - Unique Features 5-2 EasyT une 6 GIGABYTE's EasyT une 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[...]

Unique Features - 78 - 5-3 Smart Recovery 2 SmartRecovery2 allowsyoutoback upapartitionasan imageleeveryhour.Y oucanusethese imagesto restoreyoursystemorleswhenneeded. • Supportedoperatingsystems:Windows8and7. • SmartRecovery2onl[...]

- 79 - Unique Features Recovering your system with Smart Recovery 2 (Windows 8/7 only): Steps: 1. Click the File Recovery button on the main menu. 2. Select the location where your backup is saved. 3. Use the time slider to select a time point. 4. Select a partition backup created on the selected time point and click Rest[...]

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- 81 - Appendix 6-1 Conguring AudioInputandOutput Chapter 6 Appendix HighDenitionAudio(HD Audio) HD Audioincludesmultiple highqualitydigital-to-analogconverters (DACs).HD Audiofeaturesmultistreaming capabilities that allowmultiple audio streams (in and o[...]

Appendix - 82 - The pictures to the right show the 7.1-channel speaker congurations. 7.1-Channel Speakers: Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Step 2: Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The current connected device is dialog box appears. Select the device according to the type of device you[...]

- 83 - Appendix If your chassis provides an AC'97 front panel audio module, to activate the AC'97 functionality , click the tool icon on the Speaker Conguration 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 cor[...]

Appendix - 84 - 6-1-2 ConguringS/PDIFOut The S/PDIF Out jack can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality . 1.ConnectingaS/PDIFOutCable: Connect a S/PDIF optical cable to the corresponding S/PDIF out connector as shown below and an external decoder for transmitting the S/PDI[...]

- 85 - Appendix 6-1-3 ConguringMicrophoneRecording Step 2: Connectyour microphoneto theMic injack (pink)on the back panel or the Mic in jack (pink) on the front panel. Thencongurethejackformicrophonefunctionality . Note: Themicrophone f[...]

Appendix - 86 - Step 5: T o open the Sounder Recorder , move the mouse cursor to the bottom left corner of the screen, click the Start icon to switch to the Start screen (orpressthe Windows button on the keyboard). Right-click on the screen and click the All apps icon on the bottom right corner of the sc[...]

- 87 - Appendix 6-1-4 Using the Sound Recorder A. Recording Sound 1. Makesureyouhaveconnectedthesoundinputdevice(e.g.microphone)tothecomputer. 2. T o record the audio, click the Start Recording button . 3. T o stop recording audio, click the Stop Recording button . Besuretosavetherecordedaudi[...]

Appendix - 88 - 6-2 T roubleshooting 6-2-1 Frequently AskedQuestions T o read more F AQs for your motherboard, please go to the Support& DownloadsF AQ page on GIGABYTE's website. Q: Whyisthelightofmykeyboard/opticalmousestillonafterthecomputershutsdown? A: Some motherboards[...]

- 89 - Appendix 6-2-2 T roubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem. ST ART A Turn of f 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 [...]

Appendix - 90 - If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem, contact the place of purchase or local dealer for help. Or go to the Support & DownloadsT echnical Support 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 keyboard or keyboard[...]

- 91 - Appendix Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission, and the contents there of must not be imparted to a thirdparty norbe usedfor anyunauthorized purpose.Contravention willbe prosecuted.W ebelieve thatthe information contain[...]

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- 95 - Appendix Contact Us • GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address:No.6,BaoChiangRoad,Hsin-TienDist., NewT aipeiCity231,T aiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4000 F AX: +886-2-8912-4005 T ech.andNon-T ech.Support(Sales/Marketing): http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw WEBaddress(English):http://www .gigabyte.com WEB?[...]

Appendix - 96 - • GIGABYTE Global Service System T osubmit a technicalor non-technical(Sales/Marketing) question, please link to: http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw Then select your language to enter the system. • G.B.T . TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH - Germany WEBaddress:http://www .gigabyte.de • G.B.T . TECH. CO., L TD. [...]