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Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0) manuel d'utilisation

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    GA-F2A78M-D3H User's Manual Rev . 30 01 1 2ME -F27 8M3H-3001 R[...]

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    Motherboard GA-F2A78M-D3H Dec. 12, 2013 Dec. 12, 2013 Motherboard GA-F2A78M-D3H[...]

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    Copyright © 2013 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[...]

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    - 4 - T able of Contents Box C ontent s ................................................................................................................... 6 Optional Items ................................................................................................................. 6 GA -F2 A7 8 M- D3H M otherboar d Layout .....................[...]

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    - 5 - Chapter 4 Dri vers Installation ....................................................................................... 69 4 - 1 Inst alling Chipset Dr ivers ............................................................................... 69 4-2 A pplication Soft ware ............................................................................[...]

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    - 6 - Bo x Content s 5 GA-F2A78M-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 I tems  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[...]

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    - 7 - GA-F2A7 8M -D3H Motherboard La yo ut 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 A78 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-F2A78M-D3H HDMI R_USB30 SPDIF_O F_P ANEL F_USB1 F_USB2 F_AUDIO TPM COM PCIEX1 LPT [...]

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    - 8 - GA- F 2 A 78M- D3H Mother board B lock 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 [...]

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    - 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[...]

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    - 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 A78 Memory  4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory *  Due to a?[...]

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

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    - 12 - Hardware Installation Unique Features  Support for @BIOS  Support for Q-Flash  SupportforXpressInstall  Support for EasyTune * AvailablefunctionsinEasyTunemaydif ferbymotherboardmodel.  Support for Smart Recovery 2  SupportforON/OFFCharge Bundled Software  Norton ® Interne[...]

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    - 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[...]

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    - 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?[...]

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    - 15 - Hardware Installation 1-3-2 Installing the APU 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[...]

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    - 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[...]

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    - 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 ?[...]

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    - 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[...]

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    - 19 - Hardware Installation 1-6 Setupofthe AMDDualGraphicsConguration (Note) Make sure the drivers for the Chipset, onboard graphics, and external graphics card are properly installed. Procedure and driver screen for enabling the AMD Dual Graphics technology may differ by grap[...]

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    - 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[...]

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    - 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?[...]

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    - 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[...]

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    - 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 ,[...]

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    - 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)[...]

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    - 25 - Hardware Installation 6) SA T A3 0/1/2/3/4/5 (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 A78 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID10, and JBOD. Refer [...]

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    - 26 - Hardware Installation The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, resetswitch,powerLED, harddriveactivityLED,speakerandetc. Whenconnectingyourchassis front panel module to this header , make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments a[...]

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    - 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 [...]

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    - 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[...]

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    - 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[...]

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    - 30 - Hardware Installation 20 19 2 1 F_USB30 F_U B_  F_   F_      _ B BS_  B SB_  B _S  S_ ?[...]

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    - 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[...]

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    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[...]

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    - 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:E3) Setup Menus Function Keys Help Enter Q-Fl[...]

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    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[...]

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    - 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[...]

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

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    - 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 [...]

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    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[...]

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    - 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. & Memory Timing Mode Manual and Advanced Manual allows the Channel Interleaving , Rank I[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 40 - This sub-menu provides memory timing settings for each channel of memory . This sub-menu provides memory timingsettingsforeachchannel ofmemory .Therespectivetiming settingscreensarecongurableonlywhen Memory Timing Mode is set to Manual or Advanced Manual .  Note: Y our[...]

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    - 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 Displays[...]

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    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 T emperature Warning  Sets thewarning thresholdfor CPUtemperature. Whentem[...]

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    - 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[...]

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    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[...]

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    - 45 - BIOS Setup & Hard Drive/CD/DVD ROM Drive/Floppy Drive/Network Device BBS Priorities  Speciesthebootorder foraspecicdevice type,suchas harddrives,optical drives,oppydiskdrives, and devices that support Boot from LAN function, etc. Press <Ent[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 46 - & CSM Support  EnablesordisablesUEFICSM(CompatibilitySupportModule)tosupportalegacyPCbootprocess.  Always   EnablesUEFICSM.(Default)  Never    DisablesUEFICSMandsupportsUEFIBIOSbootprocessonly .  Thisitemisco[...]

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    - 47 - BIOS Setup & 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>.?[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 48 - 2-6 Peripherals & IOMMU  Enablesordisables AMDIOMMUsupport.(Default:Disabled) & OnChip USB Controller  EnablesordisablestheintegratedUSBcontroller .(Default:Enabled) & HD Audio Azalia Device  Enablesordisablestheonboardaudiofunction.(Default:[...]

  • Page 49

    - 49 - BIOS Setup & Onboard LAN Controller  EnablesordisablestheonboardLANfunction.(Default:Enabled)  If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in network card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to Disabled . ` GFXConguration & Prima[...]

  • Page 50

    BIOS Setup - 50 - ` SA T A Conguration & 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 integrated in the Chipset or congures the SA T A [...]

  • Page 51

    - 51 - BIOS Setup & Parallel Port  Enablesordisablestheonboardparallelport(LPT).(Default:Enabled) & Device Mode   This itemis congurable onlywhen Parallel Port is set to Enabled . It allows you to select an operating modefortheonboardparallel (LPT)port.Optionsa[...]

  • Page 52

    BIOS Setup - 52 - 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[...]

  • Page 53

    - 53 - BIOS Setup & 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~[...]

  • Page 54

    BIOS Setup - 54 - 2-8 Save & Exit & Save & Exit Setup  Press <Enter>on thisitem andselect Ye s . 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&[...]

  • Page 55

    - 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 10 Min[...]

  • Page 56

    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 d[...]

  • Page 57

    - 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[...]

  • Page 58

    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[...]

  • Page 59

    - 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[...]

  • Page 60

    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: Aft[...]

  • Page 61

    - 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?[...]

  • Page 62

    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 Selec[...]

  • Page 63

    - 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[...]

  • Page 64

    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 n[...]

  • Page 65

    - 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[...]

  • Page 66

    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 [...]

  • Page 67

    - 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 and RAID 10 arrays. T o replace the old drive, make sure to use a new drive of equal or greater capacity . The procedures below[...]

  • Page 68

    ConguringSA T AHardDrive(s) - 68 -[...]

  • Page 69

    - 69 - Drivers Installation 4-1 Installing Chipset Drivers Chapter 4 Drivers Installation • 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[...]

  • Page 70

    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.[...]

  • Page 71

    - 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.[...]

  • Page 72

    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.[...]

  • Page 73

    - 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[...]

  • Page 74

    Unique Features - 74 - B. Updating the BIOS In the main menu of Q-Flash, use the keyboard or mouse to select an item to execute. When updating the BIOS,choose the locationwhere theBIOS leis saved.The followingprocedure assumes thatyou save[...]

  • Page 75

    - 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[...]

  • Page 76

    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[...]

  • Page 77

    - 77 - Unique Features 5-2 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 [...]

  • Page 78

    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[...]

  • Page 79

    - 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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  • Page 81

    Appendix - 81 - 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[...]

  • Page 82

    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[...]

  • Page 83

    Appendix - 83 - 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[...]

  • Page 84

    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[...]

  • Page 85

    Appendix - 85 - 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[...]

  • Page 86

    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[...]

  • Page 87

    Appendix - 87 - 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aud[...]

  • Page 88

    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[...]

  • Page 89

    Appendix - 89 - 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 [...]

  • Page 90

    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[...]

  • Page 91

    Appendix - 91 - 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[...]

  • Page 92

    Appendix - 92 - FCC Notice (U.S.A. Only) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio f[...]

  • Page 93

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  • Page 95

    Appendix - 95 - 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 WE[...]

  • Page 96

    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. [...]