Gigabyte GA-A55-DS3P manual

GA-A55-DS3P User's Manual Rev . 1001 12ME-A55DS3P-1001R[...]

Motherboard GA-A55-DS3P Jul. 1, 201 1 Jul. 1, 201 1 Motherboard GA-A55-DS3P[...]

Copyright © 201 1 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 wi[...]

- 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Optional Items ................................................................................................................. 6 GA-A55-DS3P Motherboard Layout ................................[...]

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

- 6 - Box Contents GA-A55-DS3P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SA T A cables I/O Shield Optional Items 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) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) The box contents above are for reference only [...]

- 7 - GA-A55-DS3P Motherboard Layout KB_MS CPU_F AN Socket FM1 A TX GA-A55-DS3P F_AUDIO AUDIO PCIEX4 DDR3_4 DDR3_3 DDR3_2 DDR3_1 BA T F_USB3 F_USB4 SYS_F AN2 TPM SPDIF_O COM A TX_12V AMD A75/A55 SA TA2_0 SA TA2_2 SA TA2_4 SA TA2_1 SA TA2_3 SA TA2_5 PCI2 PCI3 HDMI R_USB2 R_USB1 CODEC PWR_F AN SYS_F AN PCIEX1_2 PCIEX1_1 OPTICAL USB_LAN PCIEX16 PCI1 F[...]

- 8 - GA-A55-DS3P Motherboard Block Diagram UMI AMD A75/A55 PCI Bus AMD APU 3 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) COM Port iTE IT8720 LPC Bus PS/2 KB/Mouse Dual BIOS 14 USB 2.0/1.1 6 SA T A 3Gb/s PCI Express Bus PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x16 2 PCI Express x1 x16 x1 x1 x4 1 PCI Express x4 x1 LAN RJ45 Realtek RTL81 1 1E APU[...]

- 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: Pr ior to installati[...]

Hardware Installation - 10 - 1- 2 Pr oductSpeci cations APU FM1 Socket:  - AMD A series processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest APU support list.) Chipset AMD A75/A55  Memory 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory  * Due to Windows 32- bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 G[...]

- 1 1 - Hardware Installation Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin A TX main power connector  1 x 8-pin A TX 12V power connector  6 x SA T A 3Gb/s connectors  1 x APU fan header  2 x system fan headers  1 x power fan header  1 x front panel header  1 x front panel audio header  1 x S/PDIF Out header  4 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers [...]

Hardware Installation - 12 - Uni que Feat ure s Support for @BIOS  Support for Q-Flash  Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue  Support for Download Center  Support for Xpress Install  Support for Xpress Recovery2  Support for EasyTune  * Available functions in EasyT une may differ by motherboard model. Support for Smart Recovery  S[...]

- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the APU and APU C ooler 1-3 -1 I nst all ing t he 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 GIGABYTE's website for the latest APU[...]

Hardware Installation - 14 - 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 t in if oriented incorrectly [...]

- 15 - Hardware Installation 1-3 -2 I nst all ing t he APU Co ole r Follow the steps below to correctly install the APU cooler on the APU. (The following procedure uses the GI - GABYTE cooler as the example.) Use extreme care when removing the APU cooler because the thermal grease/tape between the APU cooler and APU may adhere to the APU. Inadequat[...]

Hardware Installation - 16 - 1- 4 Installing the Memor y Due to APU limitations, 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. Wh en en abli ng Du al Ch anne l mod e wit h two o r fou r memo ry mo dule s, it is rec omm ende d th[...]

- 17 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 -2 Inst all ing 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. Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power ou[...]

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 instal[...]

- 19 - Hardware Installation 1-6 Setup of the AMD Dual Gr aphics Conguration (Note) Make sure the drivers for the Chipset, onboard graphics, and external graphics card are properly installed. Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics car d, AMD's Dual Graphics techno logy can provide signicantly advanced display performance for [...]

Hardware Installation - 20 - 1- 7 BackP anel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 keyboard. OpticalS/PDIFOutConnector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical [...]

- 21 - Hardware Installation In addition to the default speak ers settings, the ~ audio jacks can be recongured to perform differe nt fun ctio ns via the au dio so ftwar e. On ly mic roph ones s till M UST be co nnect ed to t he default Mic in jack ( ). Refer to the instructions on setting up a 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio con- guration in Chapt[...]

Hardware Installation - 22 - 1-8 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 devi ces a nd you r comp uter. Unplu g the • power cord from the power outlet[...]

- 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 com- ponents on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, rst make sure the power supply is turned off and all devices are properly i[...]

Hardware Installation - 24 - 3/4/5) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN/SYS_F AN2/PWR_F AN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin APU fan header (CPU_F AN), a 3-pin (SYS_FAN2) and a 4-pin (SYS_F AN) system fan headers, 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[...]

- 25 - Hardware Installation 7) SA T A2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SA T A 3Gb/s Connectors) The SA T A connectors conform to SA T A 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SA T A 1.5Gb/s standard. Each S A T A c onne ctor s uppo rts a s ingl e SA TA devi ce. The AM D A75 /A55 C hips et sup port s RAI D 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD. Refer to Chapter 5, "Con?[...]

Hardware Installation - 26 - 9) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) Co nnect the pow er swi tch, r eset s witch , spea ker, ch assi s intr usion s witc h/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. The fr ont pan el des ign m[...]

- 27 - Hardware Installation 10) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) The fron t panel audio header supports Intel Hig h Denition audio (HD) and AC'97 audio. Y o u 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. Inc[...]

Hardware Installation - 28 - 12) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3/F_USB4 (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 . DEBUG PO RT G.QBOFM 10 9 2 1 Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket (2x5-pin) cable[...]

- 29 - Hardware Installation 20 19 2 1 F_USB30 F_AUDIO(H) DB_PORT F_ PA NEL(NH) F_ PA NEL (H61M-D2) TPM w/housing V oltage measurement module(X58A-OC) PCIe power connector (S ATA )(X58A-OC) DIP 1 2 3 DIP 1 2 3 DIP 1 2 3 DIP 12 3 1 1 1 1 BIOS Switcher (X58A-OC) PWM Switch (X58A-OC) M_S AT A 14) TPM (T rusted Platform Module Header) You may con nec t[...]

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- 31 - 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 on 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 the[...]

BIOS Setup - 32 - 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[...]

- 33 - 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: F1a) Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom[...]

BIOS Setup - 34 -  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[...]

- 35 - BIOS Setup 2-3 MB Intelligent T weaker(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 dam - age to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. This page is f[...]

BIOS Setup - 36 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software IGXConguration 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   UMA FrameBufferSize  [Auto]  VGA CoreClock[...]

- 37 - BIOS Setup CPU Frequency(MHz) Allows you to manually set the CPU host frequency . This option is congurable only when CPU Host Clock Control is set to Manual . Important It is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with the CPU specications. PCIe Spread Spectrum Enables or disables PCIe Spread Spectrum. (Default[...]

BIOS Setup - 38 - Minimum RAS Active T ime Options are: Auto (default), 15T~36T . T wT r Command Delay Options are: Auto (default), 4T~8T . T rfc0 for DIMM1, DIMM3 Options are: Auto (default), 90ns, 1 10ns, 160ns, 300ns, 350ns. T rfc1 for DIMM2, DIMM4 Options are: Auto (default), 90ns, 1 10ns, 160ns, 300ns, 350ns. Write Recovery Time Options are: A[...]

- 39 - BIOS Setup DDR VTT V oltage Control Allows you to set the DDR VTT voltage. Normal Supplies the South Bridge voltage as required. (Default) 0.515V ~ 1.145V The adjustable range is from 0.515V to 1.145V . Note: Increasing memory voltage may result in damage to the memory or reduce the useful life of the memory . FCH V oltage Control Allows you[...]

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 Halt On Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST . All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system boot will stop. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error. All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all other errors. (De[...]

BIOS Setup - 42 - 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features IGX Conguration The settings in this submenu are synchronous to those under the same items on the MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) main menu. AMD C6 Support Allows the CPU frequency to be adjusted automatically . (Default: Disabled) Virtualization Virtualization allows a platform to run multiple opera[...]

- 43 - BIOS Setup First/Second/Third Boot Device Species the boot order from the available devices. Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press <Enter> to accept. Options are: LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP , USB-FDD, USB-ZIP , USB- CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. Password Check Species whether a password is required e[...]

BIOS Setup - 44 - 2-6 Integrated Peripherals OnChip SA T A Controller Enables or disables the integrated SA TA controller. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SA T A T ype (SA T A2_0~SA T A2_3 connectors) Congures the operating mode of the integrated SA TA2_0~SA T A2_3 controller. Native IDE Allows the SA T A controller to operate in Native IDE mode. (Def[...]

- 45 - BIOS Setup Port0 as ESP/Port1 as ESP/Port2 as ESP/Port3 as ESP This option is congurable only when OnChip SA T A T ype is set to AHCI . Enabled will speed up the hot plug detection of the connected SA T A device. (Default: Disabled) Port4 as ESP/Port5 as ESP Th is o pti on is c onf igu rab le on ly wh en O nCh ip SAT A T yp e is s et to A[...]

BIOS Setup - 46 - Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to Disabled . USB Controllers Enables or disables the integrated USB controllers. (Default: Enabled) Disabled will turn off all of the USB [...]

- 47 - BIOS Setup Soft-Off by Power button Congures the way to turn off the computer in MS-DOS mode using the power button. Instant-Of f Press the power button and then the system will be turned off instantly . (Default) Delay 4 Sec. Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to turn off the system. If the power button is pressed for less tha[...]

BIOS Setup - 48 - Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event. Note: 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 1~5 characters to turn on the system. Any KEY Press any key on the keyboard to turn on the sys[...]

- 49 - 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 - 50 - Current System/CPU T emperature Displays current system/CPU temperature. Current CPU/SYSTEM/POWER F AN Speed (RPM) Displays current CPU/system/power fan speed. CPU Warning T emperature S et s t he wa rn i ng t h re s ho l d fo r C PU t e mp e ra t ur e. Wh en C P U te m pe r at u re e x ce ed s t h e th r es ho l d, BIOS will e mi[...]

- 51 - 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 Press <Enter> on this item and then press t[...]

BIOS Setup - 52 - 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[...]

- 53 - 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 Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving [...]

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- 55 - Drivers Installation 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers Chapter 3 Drivers Installation After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install. Y ou can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all the rec- ommend[...]

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 Ce nter button to link to t he 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 i[...]

- 59 - Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Chapter 4 Unique Features 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 ic k l y co m p re s s an d 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 drives a[...]

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 4: After the operating system is installed, click Start , right-click [...]

- 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 iv e 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: Afte[...]

Unique Features - 62 - 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GI GA B YT E m ot h er b oa r ds p r ov i de t w o un i qu e B IO S u pd a te t o ol s , Q- F la s h ™ an d @ BI O S ™ . GI G AB Y TE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS mod e. Ad dit ion all y , t his m ot her boa rd fe atu res t he[...]

- 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 followi ng procedure as - sumes that you save the BIOS le to a USB ash drive. Step 1: 1. Insert the USB ash drive containing the BIOS le into the computer . In the main menu of Q-Flash, use the up or down arrow [...]

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 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 t he BIOS u pdate pr ocess, e nsure t he Inter net conn ection i s stabl e and do NO T inter[...]

Unique Features - 66 - 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 information, letting users read their system-related in[...]

- 67 - Unique Features 4-4 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, go to[...]

Unique Features - 68 - 4-5 SMART Recovery With SMART Recovery , users can quickly create backups of changed data les (Note 1) 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 7/Vista. Instructions for copying les/folders from a backup: T o b r ow se t hr ou g h yo ur b a[...]

- 69 - Unique Features 4-6 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 ner gy s aving mod [...]

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- 71 - 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. Install the SA T A RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating sy[...]

Appendix - 72 - 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 correctly in [...]

- 73 - Appendix C. Conguring RAID set 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 operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Pr[...]

Appendix - 74 - In the LD Dene Menu , use the up or down arrow key to move to an item for further conguration (Figure 5). Figure 4 Figure 5 [ Keys Available ] Option ROM Utility (c) 2011 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [LDDeneMenu] [ h ]Up[ i ]Down[PaUp/PaDn]SwitchPage[Space]Chang[...]

- 75 - Appendix In the following procedure, we'll create RAID 0 as an example. 1. Under the RAID Mode section, press the <SP ACE> key to select RAID 0 . 2. Set the Stripe Block size. 64 KB is the default. 3. Under the Drives Assignments section, press the up or down arrow key to highlight a drive. 4. Press the <SP ACE> key or <Y[...]

Appendix - 76 - Delete an Array The Delete Array menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments. Deleting an existing disk array could result in loss of data. Record all array information including the array type, the disk members, and stripe block size in case you wish to undo a deletion. 1. T o delete an array , press <3> in the [...]

- 77 - Appendix A. Installing Windows 7/Vista (The following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating system.) 5-1-2 Installing the SA T A RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 7/Vista/XP . Step 1: Boot from the Windows 7/Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installatio[...]

Appendix - 78 - B. Installing Windows XP Before installing Windows XP , connect a USB oppy disk drive to your computer rst because you need to in - stall the SA T A RAID/AHCI driver from a oppy disk that contains the driver during the OS installation. Without the driver , the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the Windows setup pro[...]

- 79 - Appendix Step 2: Insert the oppy disk containing the SAT A RAID/AHCI driver and press <Enter>. Then a controller menu simi - lar to that in Figure 3 will appear. Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform and press <Enter>. Figure 3 Refer to the following for installing the driver during the Windows setup process.[...]

Appendix - 80 - 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 or RAID 10. T o replace the old drive, make sure to use a new drive of equal or greater capacity . The procedures below assume a new drive is added to repla[...]

- 81 - Appendix 5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides six aud io jacks on the back pan el w hi ch s upp or t 2/ 4/ 5.1 /7 .1 -ch an ne l (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 [...]

Appendix - 82 - 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 s creen, click t he Spe aker Co ngura - tion tab. In the Speaker Conguration list, select Stereo , Quadraphonic , 5.1[...]

- 83 - Appendix (Note) Enter the Digital Output(Optical) screen to congure further settings if you use the S/PDIF Out connector(s) on the back panel for digital audio output or enter the Digital Output screen if you use the internal S/PDIF Out connector (SPDIF_O) for digital audio output. 5-2-2 Conguring S/PDIF Out The S/PDIF Out jack can tra[...]

Appendix - 84 - 5-2-3 Conguring Microphone Recording Step 2: Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) o n 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 nt panel. Then congure the jack for microphone function - ality . Note: The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same ti[...]

- 85 - Appendix Step 5: After co mpletin g the set tings a bove, cl ick Start , po int to All Programs , point to Accessories , and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording. Step 1: Loca te t he i con in th e not ific ati on a rea a nd ri ght - click on this icon. Select Recording Devices . Step 2: On the Recording tab, ri ght-click o[...]

Appendix - 86 - 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder Step 4: Now you can access the HD Audio Manager to cong - ure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to record the sound. 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 re[...]

- 87 - Appendix 5-3 T roubleshooting 5-3-1 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: In the BIOS Setup program, why are some BIOS options missing? A: Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program. Press <Delete> to enter B[...]

Appendix - 88 - 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 [...]

- 89 - Appendix If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem, contact the place of purchase or local deal- er 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 keyboa[...]

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