Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0 manual

GA-MA74GM-S2H/ GA-MA74GM-S2 AM2+/AM2 socket motherboard for AMD Phenom ™ II processor/ AMD Phenom ™ processor/ AMD Athlon ™ II processor/ AMD Athlon ™ processor/ AMD Sempron ™ processor User's Manual Rev . 3001 12ME-MA74G2H-3001R[...]

Motherboard GA-MA74GM-S2H/ GA-MA74GM-S2 June 26, 2009 June 26, 2009 Motherboard GA-MA74GM-S2H/GA-MA74GM-S2[...]

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- 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Optional Items ................................................................................................................. 6 GA-MA74GM-S2H/GA-MA74GM-S2 Motherboard Layout .................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................ 53 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 53 3-2 Application Software ..................................................................................[...]

- 6 - Box Contents GA-MA74GM-S2H or GA-MA74GM-S2 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual One IDE cable T wo SA T A 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R) 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SA T A power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) COM port cable (Part No.[...]

- 7 - GA-MA74GM-S2H/GA-MA74GM-S2 Motherboard Layout KB (Note) _USB CPU_F AN Socket AM2 A TX GA-MA74GM-S2H/GA-MA74GM-S2 CD_IN F_AUDIO AUDIO SYS_F AN PCIEX1 IDE PWR_LED DDR2_1 DDR2_2 A TX_12V AMD 740G AMD SB710 SA TA2_5 SA TA2_3 SA TA2_0 SA TA2_4 SA TA2_2 SA TA2_1 PCI1 DVI VGA CODEC CI BA TTERY COAXIAL HDMI j USB LAN LPT PCI2 CLR_CMOS F_USB1 M_BIOS F[...]

- 8 - Block Diagram PS/2 KB or Mouse AM3/AM2+/AM2 CPU Hyper T ransport Bus AMD 740G AMD SB710 2 PCI PCI Bus PCI CLK (33 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus IT8718 Floppy CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz) A T A-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel Dual BIOS COM Port 10 USB Ports LPC Bus 1 PCI Express x1 RTL81 1 1C DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz Dual Channel Memory Center/Subwoo[...]

- 9 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Precautions Th e moth erb oard c ont ains nume rous deli cate elec tron ic ci rcui ts an d com pone nts w hich can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prio r to installat ion, do not[...]

Hardware Installation - 10 - 1- 2 Product Specications CPU  Support for AM3/AM2+/AM2 processors: AMD Phenom ™ II processor/ AMD Phenom ™ processor/ AMD Athlon ™ II processor/ AMD Athlon ™ processor/ AMD Sempron ™ processor (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) H yp e r T r an sp o rt B u s  2000 MT/s Ch[...]

- 1 1 - Hardware Installation Internal  1 x 24-pin A TX main power connector Connectors  1 x 4-pin A TX 12V power connector   1xoppydiskdriveconnector  1 x IDE connector  6 x SA T A 3Gb/s connectors  1 x CPU fan header  1 x system fan header  1 x front panel header  1 x front panel audio header  1 [...]

Hardware Installation - 12 - (Note 1) Due t o W indows Vista /XP 3 2-bit oper ating syst em limitat ion, when mo re than 4 GB of p hysical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB. (Note2) T o c ongure 7.1 -channel au dio, you need c onnect with t he port of HD Au d[...]

- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU Cooler 1-3 - 1 Ins talling t he CPU A. Locate the pin one (denoted by a small triangle) of the CPU socket and the CPU. 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 C[...]

Hardware Installation - 14 - B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket. Step 1: Completely lift up the CPU socket locking lever . Step 2: Align the CPU pin one (small triangle markin g) with the triangle mark on the CPU socket and gently insert the CPU into the socket. Make surethat theCPUpin[...]

- 15 - Hardware Installation 1-3 -2 Inst alling t he CPU Coole r Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the CPU. (The following procedure uses the GIGABYTE cooler as the example.) Step 1: Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU. Step 2: Place the CPU cooler on the CPU. Step 3: Ho ok [...]

Hardware Installation - 16 - 1- 4 Installing the M emory DDR2_1 DDR2_2 Due to CPU limitation, read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode. 1. Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR2 memory module is installed. 2. When enabling Dual Channel mode with two memory modules, it is recommended that memory o[...]

- 17 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 - 2 Ins talling a M emor y Notch 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. DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to DDR DIMMs. Be sure to install DDR2 DIMMs on this moth- erboard. A  DDR2 memory mod[...]

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

- 19 - Hardware Installation 1-6 Back Panel Connectors USB Port  TheUSBport supportstheUSB2.0/1.1specication. UsethisportforUSB devicessuchasaUSB key - board/mouse,USBprinter ,USBashdriveandetc. PS/2 Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Port Use this port to connect a PS/2 key[...]

Hardware Installation - 20 - Activity LED: State Description Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring Off No dat a tra nsmi ssio n o r re ceiv ing is occu rri ng Connection/Speed LED: State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate Green 100 Mbps data rate Off 10 Mbps data rate Activity LED Connection/ Speed LED LAN Port • Whenremovin[...]

- 21 - Hardware Installation T o co nfi gu re 7. 1-c ha nne l a ud io, y ou ne ed c onn ect w it h t he po rt o f H D Au dio s ta nda rd vi a front pane l and e nable the multi-chan nel audio feature thr ough the audio driver. Refer to the instructions on setting up a 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio conguration in Chapter[...]

Hardware Installation - 22 - 1- 7 Internal Connec t o rs Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: • First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Bef ore instal ling the dev ices, be sur e t o t urn off the devi ces and your c omputer. Unplug t he power cord from the power o[...]

- 23 - Hardware Installation 13 1 24 12 A TX A TX: PinNo. Denition 13 3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 16 PS_ON (soft On/Off) 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 -5V 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V (Only for 2x1 2-pin A TX) 24 GND (O nly f or 2x 12-pi n A TX) PinNo. Denition 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5VSB (stand by +5V) 10 +12V 1 1 +[...]

Hardware Installation - 24 - 3/4) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN) and a 4-pin (SYS_F AN) system fan headers. Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation (the black connector wire is the ground wire). The moth[...]

- 25 - Hardware Installation 6) IDE (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attach- ing the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector . If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpe rs and th e cabli ng acco rding t o the rol e of the ID E devi[...]

Hardware Installation - 26 - 8) PWR_LED (System Power LED Header) This he ader can be use d t o co nnect a syste m p ower LED on the c hassis to ind icate syste m p ower status. The LED is on when the system is operating. The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 sleep state. The LED is off when the system is in S3/S4 sleep state or powered o[...]

- 27 - Hardware Installation 10) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker and system status indicator on the chassis front panel to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before con- necting the cables. • PW (Power Switch, Red):  Connects to the powe[...]

Hardware Installation - 28 - 1 1) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header)  ThefrontpanelaudioheadersupportsIn tel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 con - nector match the pin as[...]

- 29 - Hardware Installation 13) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 (USB Headers, Y ellow)  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 . PinNo. Denition 1 Pow[...]

Hardware Installation - 30 - 15) CI (Chassis Intrusion Header) This motherboard provides a chassis detection feature that detects if the chassis cover has been re- moved. This function requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design. PinNo. Denition 1 Signal 2 GND 1 16) CLR_CMOS (Clearing CMOS Jumper)  Use this jumper?[...]

- 31 - BIOS Setup BIOS (Bas ic I nput and Output Sys tem) records har dware parameters o f th e sy stem in the CMOS on th e motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-T est (POST) during system startup, saving sys tem p arameters and loading o perating system, etc . BIO S in cludes a BIOS Setup progr am th at allows th[...]

BIOS Setup - 32 - Function Keys: <DEL>: BIOS SETUP Press the <Delete> key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in BIOS Setup. <F9>: XPRESS RECOVERY2 If you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to back up hard drive data using the driver disk, the <F9> key can be used for subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 du[...]

- 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: GA-MA74GM-S2H E3a) Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed[...]

BIOS Setup - 34 -  MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .)  Usethismenutoconguretheclock,frequencyandvoltagesofyourCPU,memory ,etc.  Standard CMOS Features  Use thismenu to congurethe system timeand date, hard drivetypes, oppy disk[...]

- 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[...]

BIOS Setup - 36 - EC Firmware Selection  Allows you to select the EC rmwar e versio n when Advanced Clock Calibration is enabled. After the selection, select Save & Exit Setup in the BIOS Main Menu and then press <Y>. A message which says "BIOS Is Updating EC Firmware!!! Don'[...]

- 37 - BIOS Setup PCIE Clock (MHz) Allows you to manually set the PCIe clock frequency . The adjustable range is from 100 MHz to 200 MHz. Auto sets the PCIe clock frequency to standard 100 MHz. (Default: Auto) VGA Core Clock(MHz) Allows you to manually set the VGA Core clock. The adjustable range is from 200 MHz to 600 MHz. (De- fault: 400) Set Mem[...]

BIOS Setup - 38 - Date (mm:dd:yy)  Setsthesystemdate.Thedateformatisweek(re ad-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?[...]

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

BIOS Setup - 40 - 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features Virtualization Virtualization allows a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent parti- tions. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) Patch AMD TLB Erratum (Note) Enables or disables the Patch AMD TLB Erratum[...]

- 41 - BIOS Setup HDD S.M.A.R.T . Capability Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T . (Self Monitoring and Reporting T echnology) capability of your hard drive. This feature allows your system to report read/write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed. (Default: Enabled) Away Mode Enables[...]

BIOS Setup - 42 - 2-6 Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel Enables or disables the integrated IDE controller . (Default: Enabled) OnChip SA T A Controller Enables or disables the integrated SA T A 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integrate[...]

- 43 - BIOS Setup This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN cable. This feature will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the fault or short. Refer to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable: When No LAN Cable Is Attached... If no LAN cable is atta[...]

BIOS Setup - 44 - 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 . OnChip USB Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB 1.1 controller . (Default: Enabled) USB EHCI Controller Enables [...]

- 45 - BIOS Setup ACPI Suspend T ype  Speciesthe ACPIsleepstatewhenthesystementerssuspend. S1(POS) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Suspend) sleep state. In S1 sleep state, the system appears suspended and stays in a low power mode. The system can be resumed at any time. S3(STR) Enables the syste[...]

BIOS Setup - 46 - (Note) Supported on Windows Vista operating system only . PME Event Wake Up Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake-up signal from a PCI or PCIe de- vice. Note: T o use this function, you need an A TX power supply providing at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. (Default: Enabled) HPET Support (Note) Enables or[...]

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

BIOS Setup - 48 - 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[...]

- 49 - BIOS Setup CPU Smart F AN Control Enables or disables the CPU fan speed control function. Enabled allows the CPU fan to run at different speed according to the CPU temperature. Y ou can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on system requirements. If disabled, the CPU fan runs at full speed. (Default: Enabled) CPU Smart F AN Mode  Spec[...]

BIOS Setup - 50 - Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the safest BIOS default settings. In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for the motherboard. 2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Press <Enter> on this item and then press [...]

- 51 - BIOS Setup Press <Enter> on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press <Enter>. Y ou will berequestedtoconrmthepassword.T ypethepasswordagainandpress<Enter>. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: Supervisor Password When a s[...]

BIOS Setup - 52 - Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key . This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. 2-13 Save & Exit Setup Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key . This exits the BIOS Setup without saving[...]

- 53 - 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 - 54 - 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[...]

- 55 - 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 - 56 - 3-6 Download Center T o update the BIOS, drivers, or app lications, c lick the Download Cen ter button to li nk to the GIGABYT E website. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.[...]

- 57 - Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Chapter 4 Unique Features Xp res s Re cov ery 2 is a u til ity t ha t a llo ws y ou to q uic kl y c om pre ss an d back up your system data and perform restoration of it. Supporting NTFS, F A T32, and FA T16 le systems, Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on P A T A an[...]

Unique Features - 58 - Step 3: Wh en pa rti ti oni ng yo ur ha rd dr iv e, ma ke su re to leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is recom- mended; actual size requirements vary , depending on the amount of data) and begin the installation of the operating system. Step 1: Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data. Step 4: Aft er the o p[...]

- 59 - Unique Features D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 E. Removing the Backup F . Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Sel ect RESTORE to res tore t he bac kup to y our ha rd dri ve in case the system breaks down. The REST ORE option will not be present if no backup is created before. Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2. Step 2: After t[...]

Unique Features - 60 - 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GI GAB YTE m oth erb oar ds pr ovi de tw o uni que B IO S u pda te to ols , Q-F las h ™ an d @BI OS ™ . GI GAB YTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS mod e. Addi tional ly , thi s m otherb oard fe atures t he DualB IOS ™ des ign, [...]

- 61 - Unique Features B. Updating the BIOS When updating th e BIOS , choo se th e loca tion w here t he BIO S le i s sav ed. The follo wing pr ocedure as - sumesthatyousavetheBIOSletoaoppydisk. Step 1: 1. Inserttheoppydiskcontainingthe[...]

Unique Features - 62 - 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[...]

- 63 - 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 the BIOS u pdate process, e nsure the Interne t co nnection is stab le a nd d o NO T in terr[...]

Unique Features - 64 - Available functions in EasyTune 6 may differ by motherboard model. Grayed-out area(s) indicates that the item is notcongurableorthefunctionisnotsupported. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to the hardware components such as CPU, chipset, and memory and reduce the useful life [...]

- 65 - 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 mother[...]

Unique Features - 66 - 4-5 Time Repair Based on the Microsoft V olume Shadow Copy Services technology, Time Repair allows you to quickly back up and restore your system data in the Windows Vista operating system. Time Repair supports NTFS le system and can restore system data on P A T A and SA T[...]

- 67 - 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 . A. Install SA T A hard drive(s) in your computer. B. CongureSA T A controllermodeinBIOSSetup. C. ConguringRAIDsetinRAIDB[...]

Appendix - 68 - B. Conguring SA T A controller mode in BIOS Setup MakesuretoconguretheSA T A controllermodecorrectlyinsystemBIOSSetup. Step 1: Turn on your comput er a nd p ress <Delete> to e nter BIOS Setup dur ing the POST (Power-O n Se lf-T est). Under Integrated Peripherals , to enable RAID for th[...]

- 69 - 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 operatin[...]

Appendix - 70 - Create Arrays Manually T o create a new array , press <2> to enter the Dene LD window (Figure 4). The Dene LD selection from the Main Menu allowsuserstobegintheprocessofmanuallydeningthedriveelementsandRAIDlevelsfor one or multiple disk arrays. In Figure 4, use the up[...]

- 71 - 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 - 72 - 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 [...]

- 73 - Appendix 5-1-2 Making a SA T A RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) T o successfully install operating system onto SA T A  hard drive(s) that is/are congured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to install the SA T A controller driver during the OS installation. Without the driver[...]

Appendix - 74 - 5-1-3 Installing the SA T A RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the SA T A RAID/AHCI driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/ XP onto your hard drive(s). The followings are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation on the AMD SB750 SA T A controller . A. Installing Windows XP Step[...]

- 75 - Appendix B. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When a screen similar to that below appears (RAID hard drive will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driv[...]

Appendix - 76 - Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 5 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and press Next . Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 6). Figure 5 Figure 6[...]

- 77 - Appendix 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 arrays. 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 t[...]

Appendix - 78 - 5-2 Conguring Audio Input and Output 5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides three audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1 (Note) -channel audio. The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. The integrated HD (High Denition) audio provides[...]

- 79 - Appendix The pictures to the right show the 7.1-channel speak- ercongurations. 7.1-Channel Speakers: Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Step 2: Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The cur- rent connected device is dialog box appears. Select the device according to the type of devi[...]

Appendix - 80 - If your chassis provides an AC'97 front panel audio mod- ule, to activate the AC'97 functionality , click the tool icon on t he Spea ker Co nfi gura tion t ab. On t he Con nect or Settings dialog box, select the Disable front panel jack detection check box. Click OK to complete. Click Device advanced se ttings o n the top [...]

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

Appendix - 82 - 5-2-3 Conguring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver , the HD Audio Manager icon willappearin thenoticationarea.Double-click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager . Step 2: Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on th e b ack p ane l o r the M ic in j ack (p ink ) [...]

- 83 - Appendix Step 4: T o ra is e th e re co rdi ng a nd p la yb ack v ol um e fo r t he microphone, click the Microphone Boost icon on the right of the Recording V olume slider and set th e Microphone Boost level. Step 5: After com pleting the sett ings above, click Start , p oint to All Programs , point to Accessories , and then click Sound Rec[...]

Appendix - 84 - Step 3: When the Stereo Mix item appears, right-click on this item and select Enable . Then set it as the default de- vice. Step 4: Now you can access the HD Audio Manager tocong - ure 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[...]

- 85 - 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&DownloadsMotherboardF AQ page on GIGABYTE's website. Q: In the BIOS Setup program, why are some BIOS options missing? A: Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program. Press <Delete> [...]

Appendix - 86 - 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 c[...]

- 87 - Appendix The power supply , CPU or CPU socket might fail. The keyboard or keyboard connector might fail. END A Turn off the computer. Plug in the keyboard and mouse and restart the computer . The graphics card, expansion slot, or monitor might fail. The IDE/SA TA device, connector , or cable might fail. No Theproblemisveriedan[...]

Appendix - 88 - 5-4 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our writte n permissio n, and the conten ts there of must no t be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose. Contravention will be prosecuted. W e believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects a[...]

- 89 - Appendix Finally , we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy-saving features of this product (where applicable), recycling the inner and outer packaging (including shipping containers) this product was delivered in, and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly . With[...]

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