Gigabyte GA-P41T-ES3G manual

GA-P41T -ES3G LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel ® Core ™ processor family/ Intel ® Pentium ® processor family/Intel ® Celeron ® processor family User's Manual Rev . 1001 12ME-P41TE3G-1001R[...]

Motherboard GA-P41T -ES3G Nov . 20, 2009 Nov . 20, 2009 Motherboard GA-P41T-ES3G[...]

Copyright © 2009 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 specications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE wit[...]

- 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Optional Items ................................................................................................................. 6 GA-P41T -ES3G Motherboard Layout ..............................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................ 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 55 3-2 Application Software ..................................................................................[...]

- 6 - Box Contents GA-P41T -ES3G motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable T wo SA T A 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R) 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SA T A power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) • The box con[...]

- 7 - GA-P41T -ES3G Motherboard Layout KB_MS COAXIAL CPU_F AN LGA775 A TX GA-P41T -ES3G USB LAN CD_IN F_AUDIO AUDIO B_BIOS M_BIOS PCIEX16 IDE SPDIF_O DDR3_1 DDR3_2 BA T F_P ANEL IT8718 SA TA2_1 A TX_12V Intel ® G41 Intel ® ICH7 FDD SA TA2_0 PCI1 PCI2 R_USB CLR_CMOS COMA CODEC F_USB1 F_USB2 SYS_F AN1 LPT SA TA2_3 SA TA2_2 PCIEX1_1 RTL81 1 1D PCIEX[...]

- 8 - Block Diagram PS/2 KB/Mouse 8 USB 2.0/1.1 LGA775 Processor Host Interface Intel ® G41 MCH CLK (333/266/200 MHz) Intel ® ICH7 3 PCI PCI Bus Dual Channel Memory PCI CLK (33 MHz) PCI Express x16 IT8718 Floppy CPU CLK+/- (333/266/200 MHz) 3 PCI Express x1 PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 x1 4 SA T A 3Gb/s A T A-100/66/33[...]

- 9 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Precautions Th e m ot her bo ar d c on ta in s n um er ou s d el ic at e e le ct ro ni c c ir cu it s a nd comp one nt s w hi ch 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 inst[...]

Hardware Installation - 10 - 1- 2 Product Specications CPU w Support for an Intel ® Core ™ 2 Extreme processor/ Intel ® Core ™ 2 Quad processor/Intel ® Core ™ 2 Duo processor/ Intel ® Pentium ® processor/Intel ® Celeron ® processor in the LGA775 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) w L2 cache vari[...]

- 1 1 - Hardware Installation Internal w 1 x 24-pin A TX main power connector Connectors w 1 x 4-pin A TX 12V power connector w 1 x oppy disk drive connector w 1 x IDE connector w 4 x SA T A 3Gb/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 co[...]

Hardware Installation - 12 - (Note 1) T o enable 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver . (Note 2) Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install. (Note 3) Available functions in EasyTune may dif fer by m[...]

- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU C ooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before in[...]

Hardware Installation - 14 - B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket. Step 1: Completely raise the CPU socket lever . Step 3: Re m o ve t h e p r ot e c t iv e s o ck e t c o ve r f r o m th e load pla te. (T o protec t the CPU s ocket, always re p l a ce t h e p r o te c t i ve s o c k et co v e r w h[...]

- 15 - Hardware Installation 1-3 -2 I nst alli ng th e CPU Cool er 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 Pus h Pin Female Push Pin The [...]

Hardware Installation - 16 - 1- 4 Installin g the Me mor y Due to chipset limitation, read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode. 1. Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR3 memory module is installed. 2. When enabling Dual Channel mode with two memory modules, it is recommended that memory of the sa[...]

- 17 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 -2 Inst all ing a M emo r y 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 D[...]

Hardware Installation - 18 - 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 Back 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. Parallel Port Use the parallel port to connect devices such as a printer , scanner and etc. The parallel port is also called a printer port. Serial Port[...]

Hardware Installation - 20 - 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-channel audio conguration.[...]

- 21 - Hardware Installation 1- 7 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. • Befor e ins tall ing th e dev ices, be sur e to tu rn off th e dev ices a nd you r com pute r . Unpl ug the power cord from the pow[...]

Hardware Installation - 22 - 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 (O nly for 2x12-pi n A TX) 24 GN D ( Only for 2 x12-p in A TX) Pin No. Denition 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5VSB (stand by +5V) 10 +12V 1 1 +1[...]

- 23 - Hardware Installation 3/4/5) CPU_F AN/SYS_FAN1/SYS_F AN2/PWR_FAN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_F AN), two 3-pin system fan headers (SYS_F AN1 and SYS_F AN2), and a 3-pin power fan header (PWR_F AN). Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the[...]

Hardware Installation - 24 - 7) 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 jumpers and t he cabling accord ing to the role o f the IDE device s[...]

- 25 - Hardware Installation 9) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) Conne ct the p ower s witch , rese t swit ch, sp eaker, chassi s intr usio n switc h/se nsor 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): Conne[...]

Hardware Installation - 26 - 10) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) The front panel audio header supports Intel High Denition audio (HD) an d AC'97 audi o. 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 assignments of the motherboard header. Inco[...]

- 27 - Hardware Installation Pin No. Denition 1 SPDIFO 2 GND 12) SPDIF_O (S/PDIF Out Header) This header supports digital 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, so me graphics c[...]

Hardware Installation - 28 - 14) CLR_CMOS (Clearing CMOS Jumper) Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values (e.g. date information and BIOS congurations) and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults. T o clear the CMOS values, place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch th[...]

- 29 - BIOS Setup BIOS (Ba sic Inpu t and Out put Syst em) reco rds hard ware par ameters of the sy stem in t he CMOS o n the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-T est (POST) during system startup, saving sy stem param eters and l oading op erating sy stem, etc . BIOS incl udes a BIO S Setup pro gram that allows th[...]

BIOS Setup - 30 - 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[...]

- 31 - 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: E1) Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom [...]

BIOS Setup - 32 -  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 prole. First enter the prole name (to erase the default prole name, use[...]

- 33 - BIOS Setup 2-3 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) (Note) This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. 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 dam - age to CPU, chipse[...]

BIOS Setup - 34 - Robust Graphics Booster Robust Graphics Booster (R.G.B.) helps to enhance the performance of the graphics chip and memory. Auto allows the BIOS to automatically set the R.G.B. mode based on system congurations. Options are: Auto (default), Fast, Turbo. CPU Clock Ratio (Note) Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed[...]

- 35 - BIOS Setup ******** DRAM Performance Control ******** Performance Enhance Allows the system to operate at three different performance levels. Standard Lets the system operate at its basic performance level. (Default) Turbo Lets the system operate at its good performance level. Extreme Lets the system operate at its best performance level. (G[...]

BIOS Setup - 36 - >>>>> Advanced Timing Control Advanced Timing Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 A ward Software Advanced T iming Control higf : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous V alues F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level  [...]

- 37 - BIOS Setup >>>>> Channel A/B Channel A/B T iming Settings Static tRead V alue Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. tRD Phase0 Adjustment Options are: Auto (default), 0-Normal, 1-Advanced. tRD Phase1 Adjustment Options are: Auto (default), 0-Normal, 1-Advanced. tRD Phase2 Adjustment Options are: Auto (default), 0-Normal, 1-Advanc[...]

BIOS Setup - 38 - DDR Write Leveling Allows you to determine whether to ne-tune memory parameters to enhance memory compatibility . Auto Lets the BIOS decide whether to enable this function. (Default) Enabled Enables this function to enhance memory compatibility . Disabled Disables this function. DDR Write T raining Allows you to determine wheth[...]

- 39 - BIOS Setup Cmd Driving Pull-Down Level Options are: Auto (default), +8~-7. Ctrl Driving Pull-Down Level Options are: Auto (default), +8~-7. Clk Driving Pull-Down Level Options are: Auto (default), +8~-7. ******** Mother Board V oltage Control ******** >>> CPU CPU Vcore The default is Auto . CPU T ermination The default is Auto . CPU[...]

BIOS Setup - 40 - Date (mm:dd:yy) Sets the system date. The date format is week (read-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 the desired eld and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the time. I[...]

- 41 - BIOS Setup The following elds display your hard drive specications. If you wish to enter the parameters manually , refer to the information on the hard drive. Capacity Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive. Cylinder Number of cylinders. Head Number of heads. Precomp Write precompensation cylinder. Landing Zone Land[...]

BIOS Setup - 42 - (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 Hard Disk Boot Priority Species the sequence of loading the operating system from the installed hard drives. Use the up or d[...]

- 43 - BIOS Setup CPU Multi-Threading (Note) Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores and multi-threading function when using an Intel CPU that supports multi-core technology . This feature only works for operating systems that support multi-processor mode. Enabled Enables all CPU cores and multi-threading capability . (Default) Disa[...]

BIOS Setup - 44 - Delay For HDD (Secs) Allows y ou to set a delay ti me for the BIOS to i nitiali ze the ha rd drive a s the sys tem boot s up. The adjustable range is from 0 to 15 seconds. (Default: 0) Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled displays normal POST message. (Defau[...]

- 45 - BIOS Setup 2-6 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enables or disables the rst integrated IDE controller . (Default: Enabled) On-Chip SA T A Mode Congures the integrated SA T A controller . Disabled Disables the integrated SA T A controller. Auto Lets the BIOS set SA T A devices to Combined or Enhanced mode . If your onboard[...]

BIOS Setup - 46 - Azalia Codec Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to Disabled . Onboard H/W LAN Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in network card in[...]

- 47 - BIOS Setup When a Cable Problem Occurs... If a cable problem occurs on a specied pair of wires, the Status eld will show Short and then length shown will be the approximate distance to the fault or short. Example: Part1-2 Status = Short / Length = 2m Explanation: A fault or short might occur at about 2m on Part 1-2. Note: Part 4-5 and [...]

BIOS Setup - 48 - 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 system to enter the ACPI S3 (Su[...]

- 49 - BIOS Setup (Note) Supported on Windows 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 a specic day in a month. Time (hh: mm: ss) Ala[...]

BIOS Setup - 50 - PCI1 IRQ Assignment Auto BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the rst PCI slot. (Default) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 to the rst PCI slot. PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot. (Default) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 to the second PCI [...]

- 51 - 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 device attached to[...]

BIOS Setup - 52 - 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. 2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Press <Enter> on this item and then press [...]

- 53 - BIOS Setup 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 system password is set and t[...]

BIOS Setup - 54 - 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. 2-13 Save & Exit Setup Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving [...]

- 55 - 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 looks like that show[...]

Drivers Installation - 56 - 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[...]

- 57 - 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.[...]

Drivers Installation - 58 - 3-6 Download Center T o update the BIO S, drivers, or applications, click the Download C enter button to link to the GIGABYTE website. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.[...]

- 59 - Unique Features 4 - 1 Xpress Recovery 2 Chapter 4 Unique F eatures Xp r es s R e co v er y 2 i s a u ti l it y t h at a l l ow s y ou to q u i ck l y co m p re s s a nd back up your system data and perform restoration of it. Supporting NTFS, F A T32, and F A T16 le systems, Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on P A T A and SA T A hard driv[...]

Unique Features - 60 - Step 3: Wh e n pa r ti t io n in g y o ur h a rd d r i 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[...]

- 61 - Unique Features D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 E. Removing the Backup F . Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Sel ec t RESTORE to re st or e th e ba ck up t o yo ur h ar d dr ive 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[...]

Unique Features - 62 - 4 -2-1 Up da tin g th e BIO S wi th t he Q - Fla sh Ut ili t y A. Before Y ou Begin 1. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update le that matches your moth - erboard model. 2. Extract the le and save the new BIOS le (e.g. p41tes3g.f1) to your oppy disk, USB ash drive, or hard drive[...]

- 63 - Unique Features B. Updating the BIOS When updatin g the BIOS, ch oose the loc ation where t he BIOS le is saved. The follow ing procedur e as - sumes that you save the BIOS le to a oppy disk. Step 1: 1. Insert the oppy disk containing the BIOS le into the oppy disk driv e. In the main menu of Q-Flash, use the up or down arr[...]

Unique Features - 64 - Step 4: Press <Esc> and then <Enter> to exit Q-Flash and reboot the system. As the system boots, you should see the new BIOS version is present on the POST screen. Step 5: During the POST , press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup. Select Load Optimized Defaults and press <Enter> to load BIOS defaults. Syste[...]

- 65 - Unique Features 4 -2-2 Up da tin g th e BIO S wi th t he @ BIO S Ut ilit y 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. D uring t he BIOS u pdate pr ocess, e nsure th e Inter net conn ection i s stable and d[...]

Unique Features - 66 - 4 -3 Easy T 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 information, letting users read their system-related [...]

- 67 - Unique Features 4 - 4 Easy Energy Sa ver GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver (Note 1) is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings with a click of the button. Featuring an advanced proprietary software design, GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver is able to provide exceptional power savings and enhanced power efciency without sacri[...]

Unique Features - 68 - 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 Easy Energy Saver for the rst time (Note 4) . C. Stealth Mode In Stealth Mode, the system continues t o work with the user-dened power saving settings, even after the system is[...]

- 69 - 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 motherboard driver disk, g[...]

Unique Features - 70 - 4 - 6 SMART Recovery With SMART Recovery , users can quickly create backups of changed data les (Note) or copy les from a spe - cic backup on P A T A and SA T A hard drives (partitioned on NTFS le system) in Windows Vista. Instructions for copying les/folders from a backup: T o b r ow se t hr ou g h yo ur b a c[...]

- 71 - Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides three audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1 (Note) -channel audio. The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. The integrated HD (High Denition) audio provides jack retask - in g ca pa bi li ty th at a[...]

Appendix - 72 - The pictures to the right show the 7.1-channel speak- er 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 cur- rent connected device is dialog box appears. Select the device according to the type of device[...]

- 73 - Appendix If your chassis provides an AC'97 front panel audio mod - ule, to activate the AC'97 functionality , click the tool icon on t he S pe ak er C on fi gu ra tio n t ab . On t he C on ne ct or Settings dialog box, select the Disable front panel jack detection check box. Click OK to complete. Click Device adva nced settings on [...]

Appendix - 74 - 5-1-2 Conguring S/PDIF Out (Note) The actual locations of the SPDIF Out connectors may differ by model. Conguring S/PDIF Out: The S/PDIF Out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality . T o output S/PDIF digital audio signals to an external decoder, connect a S/PDIF coaxi[...]

- 75 - Appendix 5-1-3 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 c k pa ne l o r th e M ic i n j ac k ( pi nk ) o n th e f ro [...]

Appendix - 76 - Step 5: After co mpletin g the set tings a bove, cl ick Start , p oint to All Programs , point to Accessories , and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording. Step 1: Locate the V olume icon in the notication area and right-click on this icon. Select Recording Devices . Step 2: On the Recording tab, ri ght-click o n [...]

- 77 - Appendix Step 3: When the Stereo Mix item appears, right-click on this item and select Enable . Then set it as the default de- vice. 5-1-4 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 sto[...]

Appendix - 78 - 5-2 T roubleshooting 5-2-1 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> t[...]

- 79 - Appendix 5-2-2 T roubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem. ST ART A Turn 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 [...]

Appendix - 80 - If the proce dure abov e is un able t o solv e you r prob lem, c onta ct th e plac e of pu rcha se or l ocal 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 key[...]

- 81 - Appendix 5-3 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our writte n permission, and the con tents 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 t[...]

Appendix - 82 - 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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- 87 - 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.tw WEB address (Chinese): http://www .gigabyte.tw ?[...]

Appendix - 88 - • 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 • S[...]