Gigabyte GA-H77M-HD3 manual

GA-H77M-HD3 User's Manual Rev . 1001 12 M E - H 7 7 M H D 3 -10 01 R[...]

Motherboard GA-H77M-HD3 Mar . 4, 2013 Mar. 4, 2013 Motherboard GA-H77M-HD3[...]

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- 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Optional Items ................................................................................................................. 6 GA-H77M-HD3 Motherboard Layout ................................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 4 Unique Features ........................................................................................... 59 4-1 BIOS Update Utilities ..................................................................................... 59 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility ...........................................................[...]

- 6 - Box Contents ; GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard ; Motherboard driver disk ; User's Manual ; Quick Installation Guide ; T wo SA T A 6Gb/s cables ; 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 3.0/2.0 ports (Part No. 12CR1-FPX58[...]

- 7 - GA-H77M-HD3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB A TX_12V_2X4 AT X AUDIO B_BIOS B AT Intel ® H77 CLR_CMOS CPU_F AN M_BIOS PCIEX16 PCIEX1_1 F_USB2 LGA1 155 GA-H77M-HD3 DVI R_USB30 VGA iTE Super I/O F_USB1 PCIEX1_2 COM F_AUDIO LPT HDMI PCI S ATA 3 S ATA 3 0 1 Realtek GbE LAN USB_LAN R_USB CODEC DDR3_1 DDR3_2 S ATA 2 S ATA 2 F_USB30 SYS_F AN F_P ANEL P[...]

- 8 - GA-H77M-HD3 Motherboard Block Diagram LGA1 155 CPU Intel ® H77 PCI Express Bus CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) Dual Channel Memory 1 PCI Express x16 x16 PCI Express Bus LAN RJ45 Realtek GbE LAN PS/2 KB/Mouse COM LPT iTE Super I/O LPC Bus PCI PCI Bus PCI CLK (33 MHz) PCIe to PCI Bridge x1 x1 x1 2 PCI Express x1 Line In (Rear Speaker O[...]

- 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 installation, make sure the chassis is su[...]

- 10 - Hardware Installation 1-2 ProductSpecications CPU  Support for Intel ® Core ™ i7 processors/Intel ® Core ™ i5 processors/ Intel ® Core ™ i3 processors/Intel ® Pentium ® processors/Intel ® Celeron ® processors in th e LGA 1 155 pac kag e (Go to G IGA BY T E's web sit e for t he lat est C PU sup por t list .)  [...]

- 1 1 - Hardware Installation USB  Chipset: - Up to 4 US B 3. 0/ 2.0 p or t s (2 por t s on t he bac k pan el, 2 p or t s availa ble through the internal USB header) * In W ind ows X P , t he I nte l US B 3.0 p or t s c an su pp or t up t o US B 2. 0 tr ansf er s pee d. - Up to 10 USB 2 .0/1. 1 p or t s (6 po r ts o n the b ack p ane l, 4 por ts[...]

- 12 - Hardware Installation Unique F eatures  Suppor t for @BIOS  Suppor t for Q- Flash  Suppor t for Xpress Install  Suppor t for Easy T une * Avail ab le f unc ti ons i n Eas y T u ne may d if f er by mo th er bo ard m od el.  S upp or t fo r eXtr eme H ard D r ive ( X. H. D)  S upp or t fo r Sm ar t Rec over y 2  Suppor t f[...]

- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 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 installing[...]

- 14 - Hardware Installation B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket. Step 1: Gently press the CPU socket lever handle down and away from the socket with your nger . Then completely lift the CPU socket lever and the metal load plate/plastic cover will be lifted as well. St[...]

- 15 - Hardware Installation 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (The following procedure uses Intel ® boxed cooler as the example cooler .) Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease/tape between the CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU. I[...]

- 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 speeds and memory m[...]

- 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 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[...]

- 20 - Hardware Installation Activity LED Connection/ Speed LED LAN Port Activity LED: Connection/Speed LED: State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate Green 100 Mbps data rate Off 10 Mbps data rate State Description Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring Off No data transmission or receiving is occurring RJ-45 LAN Port The Gigabit Eth[...]

- 21 - Hardware Installation 1-7 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[...]

- 22 - Hardware Installation 1/2) A TX_12V_2X4/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 , rst make surethe power supply i[...]

- 23 - Hardware Installation • Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from overheating. Overheating may result in damage to the CPU 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[...]

- 24 - Hardware Installation 7) SA T A2 2/3/4/5 (SA T A 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel H77 Chipset) 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 SA T A connector supports a single SA T A device. The Intel H77 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10.Re[...]

- 25 - 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 are matched correctly . 8) F_P ANE[...]

- 26 - 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 [...]

- 27 - Hardware Installation Prior to installing the USB front panel, be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the USB front panel. Pin No. Denition Pin No. Denition 1 VBUS 11 D2+ 2 SSRX1- 12 D2- 3 SSRX1+ 13 GND 4 GND 14 SSTX2+ 5 SSTX1- 15 SSTX2- 6 SSTX1+ 16 GND 7 GND 17 SSRX2+ 8 D[...]

- 28 - Hardware Installation 14) CLR_CMOS (Clear 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, use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds.[...]

- 29 - 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 operating system, etc. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that allows theusertomod[...]

BIOS Setup - 30 - 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 <F9> key to display your system information. <F[...]

- 31 - BIOS Setup 2-2 The Main Menu A. The 3D BIOS Screen (Default) On GIGABYTE's uniquely designed 3D BIOS screen, you can use your mouse to move through the motherboard image and click to enter the function menu in each area for quick conguration. For example, pass your mouse arrow [...]

BIOS Setup - 32 - 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  Usethismenutocongurethedefaultlanguageusedbyth[...]

- 33 - 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 components. This page is for ad[...]

BIOS Setup - 34 - ` M.I.T . Current Status This screen provides information on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters. ` Advanced Frequency Settings & Processor Graphics Clock Allows you to set the onboard graphics clock. The adjustable range is from 400 MHz to 1600 MHz. (Default: Auto) & CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to alter the clock ratio for t[...]

- 35 - BIOS Setup (Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. & CPU Clock Ratio, CPU Frequency The settings above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Advanced Frequency Settings menu. & Int[...]

BIOS Setup - 36 - & CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note 1) Enables or disables Intel CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function, a CPU power-saving function in system halt state. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption. Auto letstheBIOSautomaticallycongurethis?[...]

- 37 - BIOS Setup ` Advanced Memory Settings (Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU and a memory module that support this feature. & 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 S[...]

BIOS Setup - 38 - 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 Quick or Expert . Note: Y our system may become unstable or fail to boot after you make changes on the memory timings. If this occurs, please re[...]

- 39 - 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 the detection status of the[...]

BIOS Setup - 40 - & CPU Fan Control mode  Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal CPU fan control mode. (Default)  Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 3-pin CPU fan.  PWM Sets PWM mode for a 4-pin CPU fan. Note: The V oltage mode can be set for a 3-pin CPU fan or a 4-pin CPU fan. However, [...]

- 41 - BIOS Setup ` Miscellaneous Settings & PEGGen3SlotConguration Allows you to set the operation mode of the PCI Express slots to Gen 1, Gen 2, or Gen 3. Actual operation mode is subject to the hardware specication of each slot. For example, the PCI Express x1 slots can sup[...]

BIOS Setup - 42 - 2-4 System 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 format is week (read-only), mont[...]

- 43 - BIOS Setup 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 [...]

BIOS Setup - 44 - & 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 <Enter> on this item to ent[...]

- 45 - BIOS Setup & Nex t Boo t Af t er AC Power L oss  N or ma l Bo ot Enabl es n or mal b oot up upo n th e retu rn of t he AC p ower. (Defau lt)  Fas t Bo ot Keep s the Fas t Bo ot set ti ngs u pon t he re tur n of th e AC powe r .  Thisitemiscongurableonlywhen Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast . & L[...]

BIOS Setup - 46 - & Storage Boot Option Control Allows you to select whether to enable the UEFI or legacy option ROM for the storage device controller .  Disabled Disables option ROM.  Legacy Only Enables legacy option ROM only . (Default)  UEFI Only Enables UEFI option ROM only.  LegacyFirst EnableslegacyoptionROM[...]

- 47 - BIOS Setup 2-6 Peripherals & SA T A Controller(s) Enables or disables the integrated SA T A controllers. (Default: Enabled) & SA T A Mode Selection  Enables or disables RAID for the SA T A  controllers integrated in the Intel H77 Chipset or congures the SA T A controllers to AH[...]

BIOS Setup - 48 - & XHCI Pre-Boot Driver  Enabled The USB 3.0 ports are routed to the xHCI controller before booting to OS. (Default)  Disabled The USB 3.0 ports are routed to the EHCI controller before booting to OS. If you want to set xHCI Mode below to Smart Auto, set this item to Enabled; when this item is set to Disabled, xHCI Mode w[...]

- 49 - BIOS Setup & Init Display First  Species the rst initiation ofthe monitor display from the installedPCI graphics card, PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics.  Auto  LetsBIOSautomaticallycongurethissetting.(Default)  IGFX  Sets?[...]

BIOS Setup - 50 - & 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 are: Standard Parallel Port Mode (Default), EPP Mode (Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP Mode (Extende[...]

- 51 - BIOS Setup 2-7 Power Management & 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:T urnonthesystemataspecictimeoneachdayoronaspecicdayinamonth.  Wake up hou[...]

BIOS Setup - 52 - & AC BACK Determines the state of the system after the return of power from an AC power loss.  Memory The system returns to its last known awake state upon the return of the AC power.  Always On The system is turned on upon the return of the AC power .  Always Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power. [...]

- 53 - BIOS Setup 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> on this item and select Ye s . This exits the BI[...]

BIOS Setup - 54 -[...]

- 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[...]

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 the content descriptions for this driver disk.[...]

- 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 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. 3-7 New Program This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to instal[...]

- 59 - Unique Features 4-1 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 - 60 - 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 the BIOSletoaUSBashdrive.[...]

- 61 - 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 recommend that you reload BIOS defaults. Step 5: Select Save & Exit and pre[...]

Unique Features - 62 - 4-1-2 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 Internet connection is stable and do NOT interrupt the I[...]

- 63 - Unique Features 4-2 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 EasyT une 6 interface also includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory inform[...]

Unique Features - 64 - 4-3 Q-Share Q-Share is ane asy and convenient data sharing tool. 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 installi[...]

- 65 - Unique Features 4-4 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 7 and Vista. • SmartRecovery2onlys[...]

Unique Features - 66 - Recovering your system with Smart Recovery 2 (Windows 7 only): Steps: 1. Click the System 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 Restore. 5. Conrm whether[...]

- 67 - Unique Features 4-5 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1) , users canquickly congure a RAID- ready system for RAID 0 when a new SA T A drive is added. For a RAID 0 array that already exists, users also can use X.H.D to easily add a hard drive into the array to expand its capacity . [...]

Unique Features - 68 - 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 system willenterthespeciedpowersavingmode. Selecting a system energy saving[...]

- 69 - Unique Features 4-7 EZ Setup EZ Setup consists of the EZ Smart Response (Note) , EZ Rapid Start, and EZ Smart Connect utilities. The EZ Setupapplicationfreesyou fromcomplicatedinstallationand congurationprocessandallowsyou tousethe application with ease. Installing EZ Setup After inserting t[...]

Unique Features - 70 - 4-7-1 Installing EZ Smart Response A. System Requirements 1. An Intel Chipset-based motherboard supporting this feature (Note 1) 2. An Intel Core series processor 3. RAID enabled for the Intel SA T A controllers in BIOS Setup 4. A conventional SA T A disk and an SSD (Note 2) 5. Windows 7 with SP1 (Note 3) If you have[...]

- 71 - Unique Features 4-7-2 Installing EZ Rapid Start A. System Requirements 1. Intel Rapid Start T echnology enabled in BIOS Setup 2. Windows 7 with SP1 3. An SSD with size larger than the total system memory 4. AHCI/RAID mode supported (please note if the SSD has been assigned as a member of a RAID array , it cannot be used to set up Intel Rapid[...]

Unique Features - 72 - 4-7-3 Installing EZ Smart Connect A. System Requirements 1. Intel Smart Connect T echnology enabled in BIOS Setup 2. Windows 7 with SP1 3. Normal network connection 4. Programs added to the White List must be enabled B. Installation Step 1: Select EZ Smart Connect and click Setup . Then restart your system. The system will re[...]

- 73 - Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix (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 SAT A controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode. (Note 3) When a RAID set is built across the SA T A 6Gb/s and SA T A 3Gb/s channels, the system performance of the RAID set may vary depending on the d[...]

Appendix - 74 - Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. B. Configuring SA T A controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure th[...]

- 75 - Appendix C. Configuring a RAID array in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array . Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SA T A controller . Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press <Ctrl-I> to en[...]

Appendix - 76 - Step 3: After entering the CREA TE VOLUME MENU screen, enter a volume name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be special characters) under the Name item and press <Enter>. Then, select a RAID level (Figure 4). RAID levels supported include RAID 0, RAID 1, Recovery , RAID 10, and RAID 5 (the selections available depend on the nu[...]

- 77 - Appendix Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press <Enter>. Finally press <Enter> on the Create V olume item to begin creating the RAID array . Finally press <Enter> on the Create V olume item to begin creating the RAID array . When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume, press <Y> to confirm or <N> [...]

Appendix - 78 - Recovery V olume Options Intel Rapid Recover T echnology provides data protection by allowing users to easily restore data and system operation using a designated recovery drive. With the Rapid Recovery T echnology, which employs RAID 1 functionality , users can copy the data from the master drive to the recovery drive; if needed, t[...]

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

Appendix - 80 - Delete RAID V olume T o delete a RAID array , select Delete RAID V olume in MAIN MENU and press <Enter>. In the DELETE VOLUME MENU section, use the up or down arrow key to select the array to be deleted and press <Delete>. When prompted to confirm your selection (Figure 12), press <Y> to confirm or <N> to abo[...]

- 81 - Appendix 5-1-2 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 7 As Windows 7 already include Intel SA T A RAID/AHCI driver , you do not need to install separate RAID/AHCI driver during the Windows installation process. After the [...]

Appendix - 82 - Step 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SA T A RAID/AHCI driver and press <Enter>. Then a controller menu similar to that in Figure 2 will appear . Select Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SA T A RAID Controller and press <Enter>. For AHCI mode, use the up arrow key on the keyboard to scroll to th[...]

- 83 - Appendix Step 2: Select the new hard drive to add into the array to be rebuilt and press <Enter>. The following screen appears, indicating that an automatic rebuild will be performed after you enter the operating system. (look for the Intel Rapid Storage T echnology icon in the notification area, which will show that a RAID volume is b[...]

Appendix - 84 - • Performing the Rebuild in the Operating System While in the operating system, make sure the chipset driver has been installed from the motherboard driver disk. Then launch the Intel Rapid Storage T echnology utility from All Programs in the Start menu. Step 1: Go to the Manage menu and click Rebuild to another disk in Manage V o[...]

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

Appendix - 86 - 5-2 Conguring AudioInputandOutput 5-2-1 Conguring2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides five audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note) audio. The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jac[...]

- 87 - Appendix 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 connect. Then click OK. Step 3: On the Speakers screen, click the Speaker Configuration tab. In the Speaker Configuration list, select Stereo, Quadraphonic, 5.1 Speaker , or [...]

Appendix - 88 - 5-2-2 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 . (Note) Enter the Digital Output(Optical) screen to configure further settings if you use the S/PDIF Out connector(s) on the back panel for digital audio output or enter the Digital O[...]

- 89 - Appendix 5-2-3 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. Note: The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time. Step 3: Go to the Microphone screen. Do not mute the recording volu[...]

Appendix - 90 - Step 5: After completing the settings above, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording. Step 1: Locate the icon in the notification area and right-click on this icon. Select Recording Devices. Step 2: On the Recording tab, right-click on an empty space and se[...]

- 91 - Appendix Step 4: Now you can access the HD Audio Manager to configure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to record the sound. 5-2-4 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 recor[...]

Appendix - 92 - 5-3 T roubleshooting 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions T o read more F AQs for your motherboard, please go to the Support & DownloadsFAQ 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 provide a small amount of standby power after the [...]

- 93 - Appendix 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 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 - 94 - 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[...]

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