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1-2 Product Specifications

CPU

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Support for AM3 processors:

AMD Phenom

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II processor/ AMD Athlon

™

II processor/

(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)

Hyper Transport Bus

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5200 MT/s

Chipset

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North Bridge: AMD 790X

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South Bridge: AMD SB750

Memory

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4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory

(Note 1)

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Dual channel memory architecture

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Support for DDR3 1866 (O.C.)

(Note 2)

/1333/1066 MHz memory modules

(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.)

Audio

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Realtek ALC889 codec

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High Definition Audio

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2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

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Support for Dolby

Home Theater

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Support for S/PDIF In/Out

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Support for CD In

LAN

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1 x RTL8111D chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

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1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)

(Note 3)

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1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)

(Note 3)

(The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

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2 x PCI Express x1 slots

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3 x PCI slots

Multi-Graphics

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Support for ATI CrossFireX

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technology

Technology
Storage Interface

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Chipset:

- 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices

- 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3,

SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices

- Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD

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Marvell 9128 chip:

- 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3_6, GSATA3_7) supporting up to

2 SATA 6Gb/s devices

- Support for SATA RAID 0 and RAID 1

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JMicron JMB362 chip:

- 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s connectors on the back panel supporting up to

2 SATA 3Gb/s devices

- Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD

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iTE IT8720 chip:

- 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive

Summary of Contents for GA-790XTA-UD4

Page 1: ...GA 790XTA UD4 AM3 socket motherboard for AMD Phenom II processor AMD Athlon II processor User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME 790XTA4 1001R ...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA 790XTA UD4 Nov 20 2009 Nov 20 2009 Motherboard GA 790XTA UD4 ...

Page 3: ...useofthisproduct GIGABYTEprovidesthefollowingtypesofdocumentations For quick set up of the product read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product For detailed product information carefully read the User s Manual For instructions on how to use GIGABYTE s unique features read or download the information on from the Support Downloads Motherboard Technology Guide page on our website For p...

Page 4: ... 16 1 4 2 Installing a Memory 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Setup of the ATI CrossFireX Configuration 19 1 7 Back Panel Connectors 20 1 8 Internal Connectors 22 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 33 2 1 Startup Screen 34 2 2 The Main Menu 35 2 3 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T 37 2 4 Standard CMOS Features 44 2 5 Advanced BIOS Features 46 2 6 Integrated Peripherals 48 2 7 Power Management Setup 52 2 8...

Page 5: ...ng SATA Hard Drive s 75 5 1 1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 75 5 1 2 Configuring JMicron JMB362 SATA Controller 81 5 1 3 Configuring Marvell 9128 SATA Controller 87 5 1 4 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette 92 5 1 5 Installing the SATA RAID AHCI Driver and Operating System 94 5 2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 105 5 2 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio 105 5 2 2 Configuring ...

Page 6: ...2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 5 R 2 port IEEE 1394a bracket Part No 12CF1 1IE008 0 R 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 2SERPW 0 R S PDIF In cable Part No 12CR1 1SPDIN 0 R COM port cable Part No 12CF1 1CM001 3 R The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain The box contents are subject to change without notice The motherboar...

Page 7: ...T F_PANEL Marvell 9128 F_1394 F_USB2 COM IT8720 ATX_12V AMD 790X AMD SB750 PCI2 PCI1 PCI3 R_USB USB_1394_ESATA2 USB_1394_ESATA1 CODEC PWR_FAN SYS_FAN1 SYS_FAN2 PCIEX1_2 RTL8111D RCA_SPDIF USB30_LAN PCIEX16 PCIEX8 SPDIF_IN SPDIF_OUT F_USB1 FDD TSB43AB23 B_BIOS M_BIOS CLR_CMOS GSATA3_7 SATA2_0 SATA2_2 SATA2_4 GSATA3_6 SATA2_1 SATA2_3 SATA2_5 JMB362 ...

Page 8: ...Hyper Transport 3 0 AMD 790X AMD SB750 PCI Express Bus CPU CLK 200 MHz ATA 133 100 66 33 IDE Channel Dual Channel Memory Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Line Out MIC Line In S PDIF In S PDIF Out Side Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out CODEC 6 SATA 3Gb s PCIe CLK 100 MHz PCIe CLK 100 MHz x1 x1 2 PCI Express x1 PCI Bus LAN x1 RTL8111D RJ45 TSB43AB23 3 IEEE 1394a AM3 CPU 1 PCI Express x16 Note 1 or 2 PCI ...

Page 9: ...y and first touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard make sure the power sup ply has been turned off Before turning on the power make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to the local ...

Page 10: ...s 1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x16 PCIEX16 Note 3 1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x8 PCIEX8 Note 3 The PCIEX16 and PCIEX8 slots conform to PCI Express 2 0 standard 2 x PCI Express x1 slots 3 x PCI slots Multi Graphics Support for ATI CrossFireX technology Technology Storage Interface Chipset 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA 133 100 66 33 and up to 2 IDE devices 6 x SATA 3Gb s connectors...

Page 11: ...ATA 3Gb s connectors w 2 x SATA 6Gb s connectors w 1 x CPU fan header w 2 x system fan headers w 1 x power fan header w 1 x front panel header w 1 x front panel audio header w 1 x CD In connector w 1 x S PDIF In header w 1 x S PDIF Out header w 2 x USB 2 0 1 1 headers w 1 x IEEE 1394a header w 1 x serial port header w 1 x clearing CMOS jumper Back Panel w 1 x PS 2 keyboard port Connectors w 1 x PS...

Page 12: ...m cooler you install Note 5 Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model I O Controller w iTE IT8720 chip Hardware Monitor w System voltage detection w CPU System temperature detection w CPU System Power fan speed detection w CPU overheating warning w CPU System Power fan fail warning w CPU System fan speed control Note 4 BIOS w 2 x 8 Mbit flash w Use of licensed AWARD BIOS w Su...

Page 13: ...hes on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and dam age of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware...

Page 14: ...t in if oriented incorrectly Adjust the CPU orientation if this occurs Step 1 Completely lift up the CPU socket locking lever Step 2 Align the CPU pin one small triangle marking with the triangle mark on the CPU socket and gently insert the CPU into the socket Make sure that the CPU pins fit perfectly into their holes Once the CPU is positioned into its socket place one finger down on the middle o...

Page 15: ...n the other side push straight down on the the CPU cooler clip to hook it to the mounting lug on the reten tion frame Step 4 Turn the cam handle from the left side to the right side as the picture above shows to lock into place Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the cooler Step 5 Finally attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the CPU fan header CPU...

Page 16: ...o 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 memory support list Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module...

Page 17: ... on the socket As indicated in the picture on the left place your fin gers on the top edge of the memory push down on the memory and insert it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted Before installing a memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outl...

Page 18: ... 4 Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw 5 After installing all expansion cards replace the chassis cover s 6 Turn on your computer If necessary go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card s 7 Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system Example Installing and Removing a PCI Express Graphics Card Instal...

Page 19: ...and install two CrossFireX graphics cards on the PCI Express x16 slots Step 2 Note Insert the CrossFire bridge connectors in the CrossFireX gold edge connectors on top of the two cards Step 3 Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16_1 slot C Configuring the Graphics Card Driver After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system go to the Catalyst Control Center B...

Page 20: ... s Port The eSATA 3Gb s port conforms to SATA 3Gb s standard and is compatible with SATA 1 5Gb s standard Use the port to connect an external SATA device Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID array RJ 45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate The following de scribes the states of the LAN port ...

Page 21: ... in devices such as an optical drive walkman etc Line Out Jack Green The default line out jack Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2 channel speaker This jack can be used to connect front speakers in a 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Mic In Jack Pink The default Mic in jack Microphones must be connected to this jack In addition to the default speakers settings the audio jacks can be recon...

Page 22: ...the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices After installing the device and before turning on the computer make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard 1 2 3 5 7 8 9 18 6 17 12 14 15 19 16 13 10 4 4 11 1 ATX_12V_2X4 2 ATX 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN1 SYS_FAN2 5 PWR_FAN 6 FDD 7 IDE 8 SATA2_0 1 2 3 4 5 9 GSATA3_6 7 10 BAT 11 F_PANEL 12 F...

Page 23: ...e correct orientation The 12V power con nector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the 12V power connector is not connected the computer will not start To meet expansion requirements it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 500W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable or unbootab...

Page 24: ... SYS_FAN1 Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V Speed Control 3 Sense 4 Reserve SYS_FAN2 PWR_FAN Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from over heating Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks Do not place a jumper cap on the headers 1 CPU_FAN SYS...

Page 25: ... standard Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device The AMD SB750 controller supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 and JBOD Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID array Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives If more than two hard drives are to be used the...

Page 26: ...CMOS when the computer is turned off Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost You may clear the CMOS values by removing the battery 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive...

Page 27: ...er on the chassis front panel The system reports system startup status by is suing a beep code One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup If a problem is detected the BIOS may issue beeps in different patterns to indicate the problem Refer to Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for information about beep codes HD Hard Drive Activity LED Blue Connects to the hard drive ac...

Page 28: ...nt panel audio header supports HD audio by default If your chassis provides an AC 97 front panel audio module refer to the instructions on how to activate AC 97 functionality via the audio software in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultane ously If you want to mute the back panel audio only suppo...

Page 29: ...gital S PDIF Out and connects a S PDIF digital audio cable provided by expan sion cards for digital audio output from your motherboard to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards For example some graphics cards may require you to use a S PDIF digital audio cable for digital audio output from your motherboard to your graphics card if you wish to connect an HDMI display to the gra...

Page 30: ...1394a bracket To connect an IEEE 1394a device attach one end of the device cable to your computer and then attach the other end of the cable to the IEEE 1394a device Ensure that the cable is se curely connected G QBOFM 10 9 2 1 16 F_USB1 F_USB2 USB Headers The headers conform to USB 2 0 1 1 specification Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket For purchasing the optio...

Page 31: ...ar the CMOS values place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clear ing the CMOS values After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your computer be sure to remove the jumper cap from the jumper Fail...

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Page 33: ... BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS For instructions on using the Q Flash and BIOS utilities refer to Chapter 4 BIOS Update Utilities Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS i...

Page 34: ...from the device configured in Boot Menu Note The setting in Boot Menu is effective for one time only After system restart the device boot order will still be based on BIOS Setup settings You can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed END Q FLASH Press the End key to access the Q Flash utility directly without having to enter BIOS Setup first Motherboard Model BIOS...

Page 35: ...n the right submenus only F5 Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus F6 Load the Fail Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus F7 Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus F8 Access the Q Flash utility F9 Display system information F10 Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F12 Load CMOS from BIOS If you do ...

Page 36: ...adapter Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices such as IDE SATA USB integrated audio and inte grated LAN etc Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power saving functions PC Health Status Use this menu to see information about autodetected system CPU temperature system voltage and fan speed etc Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults are fact...

Page 37: ...lligent Tweaker M I T Advanced Clock Calibration Press Enter CPU Clock Ratio Auto 2800Mhz CPU NorthBridge Freq Auto 2000Mhz CPU Host Clock Control Auto x CPU Frequency MHz 200 PCIE Clock MHz Auto HT Link Width Auto HT Link Frequency Auto 2000Mhz Set Memory Clock Auto x Memory Clock x6 66 1333Mhz DRAM Configuration Press Enter System Voltage Optimized System Voltage Control Auto x SATA3 Volt Contro...

Page 38: ...MD EC firmware version Advanced Clock Calibration Allows you to determine whether to enable Advanced Clock Calibration when using an AMD Black Edi tion CPU Disabled Disables this function Default Auto Lets the BIOS to configure the settings to defaults All Cores Configures Advanced Clock Calibration for all CPU cores Per Core Individually configures Advanced Clock Calibration for each CPU core Val...

Page 39: ...T Link Width Allows you to manually set the width for the HT Link between the CPU and chipset Auto BIOS will automatically adjust the HT Link Width Default 8 bit Sets HT Link Width to 8 bit 16 bit Sets HT Link Width to 16 bit HT Link Frequency Allows you to manually set the frequency for the HT Link between the CPU and chipset Auto BIOS will automatically adjust the HT Link Frequency Default x1 x1...

Page 40: ...o 5T 5T x Trfc0 for DIMM1 Auto 110ns 110ns x Trfc2 for DIMM2 Auto x Trfc1 for DIMM3 Auto x Trfc3 for DIMM4 Auto x Write Recovery Time Auto 10T 10T x Precharge Time Auto 5T 5T x Row Cycle Time Auto 33T 33T Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award ...

Page 41: ...ns 160ns 300ns 350ns Trfc3 for DIMM4 Options are Auto default 90ns 110ns 160ns 300ns 350ns Write Recovery Time Options are Auto default 5T 8T 10T 12T Precharge Time Options are Auto default 4T 7T Row Cycle Time Options are Auto default 11T 42T RAS to RAS Delay Options are Auto default 4T 7T CHA ProcOdt Options are Auto default 240 ohms 120 ohms 60 ohms CHA DQS drive strength Options are Auto defau...

Page 42: ...rength Options are Auto default 1 0x 1 25x 1 5x 2 0x CHB ProcOdt Options are Auto default 240 ohms 120 ohms 60 ohms CHB DQS drive strength Options are Auto default 0 75x 1 0x 1 25x 1 5x CHB Data drive strength Options are Auto default 0 75x 1 0x 1 25x 1 5x CHB MEMCLK drive strength Options are Auto default 0 75x 1 0x 1 25x 1 5x CHB Add Cmd drive strength Options are Auto default 1 0x 1 25x 1 5x 2 ...

Page 43: ...the South Bridge HT Link voltage Normal Supplies the South Bridge HT Link voltage as required Default 0 940V 1 500V The adjustable range is from 0 940V to 1 500V NB PCIe PLL Voltage Control Allows you to set the North Bridge PCIe PLL voltage Normal Supplies the North Bridge PCIe PLL voltage as required Default 1 450V 2 100V The adjustable range is from 1 450V to 2 100V CPU NB VID Control Allows yo...

Page 44: ...d Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Wed Oct 28 2009 Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 IDE Channel 0 Master None IDE Channel 0 Slave None IDE Channel 1 Master None IDE Channel 1 Slave None IDE Channel 2 Master None IDE Channel 2 Slave None IDE Channel 3 Master None IDE Channel 3 Slave None IDE Channel 4 Master None IDE Channel 5 Master None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Halt On ...

Page 45: ...nders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation cylinder Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A Allows you to select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system If you do not install a floppy disk drive set this item to None Options are None 360K 5 25 1 2M 5 25 720K 3 5 1 44M 3 5 2 88M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to specify whether the installed flo...

Page 46: ...Boot Device Specifies 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 Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD Legacy LAN Disabled Password Check Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter BIOS Setup After configuring this item set the password ...

Page 47: ...fault Disabled Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup Disabled displays normal POST message Default Enabled Backup BIOS Image to HDD Allows the system to copy the BIOS image file to the hard drive If the system BIOS is corrupted it will be recovered from this image file Default Disabled Init Display First Specifies the first initiation ...

Page 48: ...IDE x OnChip SATA Port4 5 Type IDE Onboard ESATA Controller Enabled Onboard ESATA Mode IDE Onboard SATA3 controller Enabled Onboard SATA3 Mode IDE GSATA RAID Configuration Press Enter Onboard LAN Function Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled SMART LAN Press Enter Onboard Audio Function Enabled Onboard 1394 Function Enabled Onboard USB 3 0 Controller Enabled OnChip USB Controller Enabled USB EHCI ...

Page 49: ...Interface AHCI is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug Default RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller Onboard SATA3 controller Marvell 9128 Chip GSATA3_6 7 Connectors Enables or disables the SATA controller integrated in the Marvell 9128 chip Default Enabled Onboard SATA3 Mode Marvell 9128 Ch...

Page 50: ... Part1 2 Status Open Length 0m Part3 6 Status Open Length 0m Part4 5 Status Open Length 0m Part7 8 Status Open Length 0m Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level Link Detected Displays transmission speed Cable Length Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable Note The Gigabit h...

Page 51: ... controller Default Enabled Disabled will turn off all of the USB functionalities below USB EHCI Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB 2 0 controller Default Enabled USB Keyboard Support Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS DOS Default Enabled USB Mouse Support Allows USB mouse to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled Legacy USB storage detect Determines whether to detect USB storage devi...

Page 52: ...utton is pressed for less than 4 seconds the system will enter suspend mode USB Wake Up from S3 Allows the system to be awakened from ACPI S3 sleep state by a wake up signal from the installed USB device Default Enabled Modem Ring Resume Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a modem that supports wake up function Default Disabled Note Supported on Windo...

Page 53: ...o Password Press Enter on this item and set a password with up to 5 characters and then press Enter to accept To turn on the system enter the password and press Enter Note To cancel the password press Enter on this item When prompted for the password press En ter again without entering the password to clear the password settings AC Back Function Determines the state of the system after the return ...

Page 54: ...up Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software PC Health Status Hardware Thermal Control Enabled Reset Case Open Status Disabled Case Opened No Vcore 1 364V DDR3 1 5V 1 536V 3 3V 3 280V 12V 12 048V Current System Temperature 38o C Current CPU Temperature 36o C Current CPU FAN Speed 1962 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN1 Speed 0 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN2 Speed 0 RPM Current POWER FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU Warning T...

Page 55: ...s or disables the CPU fan speed control function Enabled allows the CPU fan to run at different speed according to the CPU temperature You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on system requirements If disabled the CPU fan runs at full speed Default Enabled CPU Smart FAN Mode Specifies how to control CPU fan speed This item is configurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is set to Enabled Au...

Page 56: ...gent Tweaker M I T Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status ESC Quit Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N CMOS Setup Utility...

Page 57: ...r password at system startup to continue system boot In BIOS Setup you must enter the supervisor password if you wish to make changes to BIOS settings The user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes To clear the password press Enter on the password item and when requested for the password press Enter again The message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear indicating the...

Page 58: ...ed Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status ESC Quit Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Abandon all Data MB Intelligent Tweak...

Page 59: ... the optical drive and execute the Run exe program Please ignore the popup dialog box es e g the Found New Hardware Wizard displayed when Xpress Install is installing the drivers Failure to do so may affect the driver installation Some device drivers will restart your system automatically during the driver installation After the system restart Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers ...

Page 60: ...ities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it 3 3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE s application guides content descriptions for this driver disk and the mother board manuals ...

Page 61: ... 4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website 3 5 System This page provides the basic system information ...

Page 62: ...tallation 62 3 6 Download Center To 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 63: ...acked up restored It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it System Requirements At least 512 MB of system memory VESA compatible graphics card Windows XP with SP1 or later Windows Vista Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are different utilities For example a backup file created with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2 USB hard drives are not supported Hard ...

Page 64: ...ill save the backup file to the unallocated space black stripe along the top Please note that if there is no enough unallocated space Xpress Recovery2 cannot save the backup file B Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1 Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time When you see the following message Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 press any key to enter Xpress...

Page 65: ...up to your hard drive in case the system breaks down The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created before Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2 Step 2 After the backup file is removed no backup image file will be present in Disk Management and hard drive space will be freed up Step 1 If you wish to remove the backup file select REMOVE ...

Page 66: ...ss What is BIOS BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environ ment BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the nearest BIOS server site and update the BIOS 4 2 1 Updating the BIOS with the Q Flash Utility A Before You Begin 1 From GIGABYTE s website download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your moth erboard model 2 Extract the file and save the new...

Page 67: ...o save the current BIOS file Q Flash only supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32 16 12 file system If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SATA controller use the End key during the POST to access Q Flash Q Flash Utility v2 13 Flash Type Size MXIC 25L8005 1M Keep DMI Data Enable Load CMOS Default Enable Update B...

Page 68: ...e Exit Setup and then press Y to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup The proce dure is complete after the system restarts Press Y to load BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Load Optimized Defaults MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status ESC Quit Select Item F11...

Page 69: ...matches your motherboard model Follow the on screen instructions to complete 2 Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from File then select the location where you save the BIOS update file obtained from the Internet or through other source Follow the on screen instructions to complete 3 Save the Current BIOS File Click Save Current BIOS to File to save the cur...

Page 70: ...o adjust the CPU FSB only Advanced mode allows you to individually change system clock settings and voltages settings using the sliders Easy Boost is an easy to use auto overclocking function Note When activated the system automatically experiments all sorts of overclocking configurations till it hangs After restart the system will operate with the optimum configurations tested to let the CPU reac...

Page 71: ...l performance may vary depending on motherboard model CPU Power and Power Scores are for reference only Actual results may vary based on testing method Meter Mode Button Information Table Button Description 1 Easy Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off 2 Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On Off Switch Default Off Note 1 3 CPU Throttling Display 4 CPU Voltage Display 5 3 Level CPU Voltage Switch Defau...

Page 72: ...atically reset when the total power saving reaches 99999999 Watts B Total Mode In Total Mode users are able to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in a set period of time since activating Easy Energy Saver for the first time Note 3 Total Mode Button Information Table Button Description 1 Easy Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off 2 Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On Off Switch D...

Page 73: ...on area and right click on this icon to configure the data sharing settings Note This option is available only when data sharing is NOT enabled Figure 1 Data Sharing Disabled Figure 2 Data Sharing Enabled Options Descriptions Option Description Connect Displays the computers with data sharing enabled Enable Incoming Folder Enables data sharing Disable Incoming Folder Disables data sharing Open Inc...

Page 74: ...ory ies or click Restore to restore the entire system Preference Screen Button Function ON Automatically creates system restore points OFF DO NOT automatically create system restore points SCHEDULE Sets a regular interval for creating system restore points CAPACITY Sets the percentage of hard drive space used for saving shadow copies TRIGGER Creates a system restore point upon the first boot up of...

Page 75: ...epare only one hard drive An empty formatted floppy disk Windows Vista XP setup disk Motherboard driver disk 5 1 1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A Installing SATA hard drive s in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on the motherboard If there is more than one SATA controller on your motherboard ...

Page 76: ... Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel Enabled OnChip SATA Controller Enabled OnChip SATA Type RAID OnChip SATA Port4 5 Type As SATA Type Onboard USB 3 0 Controller Enabled Onboard ESATA Controller Enabled Onboard ESATA Mode IDE Onboard SATA3 con...

Page 77: ...enter the BIOS RAID Setup utility Figure 3 To view the disk drives assigned to arrays press 1 to enter the View Drive Assignments window To create an array press 2 to enter the Define LD window To delete an array press 3 to enter the Delete LD window To view controller settings press 4 to enter the Controller Configuration window Figure 3 RAID Option ROM Version 3 0 1540 47 c 2008 Advanced Micro D...

Page 78: ...tility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity GB Status LD 1 LD 2 LD 3 LD 4 LD 5 LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 LD 9 LD 10 h Up i Down ESC Exit Enter Select Keys Available Keys Available Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Define LD Menu h Up i Down ESC Exit Space Change Ctrl Y Save PgUp Dn Page Change Keys Available Drives Assignments Channel ID Drive...

Page 79: ...tialization option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disk Press Ctrl Y key if you are sure to erase it Press any other key to ignore this option Press Ctrl Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity Figure 7 6 Press Ctrl Y to clear the MBR or press other keys to ignore this option Then the window below will appear 7 Press Ctrl Y to set the capacity ...

Page 80: ... as shown in Figure 9 showing which drives are assigned to this array Press Ctrl Y if you are sure to delete the array or other keys to abort 3 When the array is deleted the screen will return to Delete LD Menu Press Esc to return to Main Menu Figure 9 Keys Available Option ROM Utility c 2008 Advanced Micro Devices Inc View LD Definition Menu Keys Available Drives Assignments Channel ID Drive Mode...

Page 81: ...e 1 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel Enabled OnChip SATA Controller Enabled OnChip SATA Type RAID OnChip SATA Port4 5 Typ...

Page 82: ...l G to enter RAID Setup Utility Figure 2 In the main screen of the RAID setup utility Figure 3 use the up or down arrow key to highlight through choices in the Main Menu block Highlight the item that you wish to execute and press Enter Note In the main screen you can select a hard drive in the Hard Disk Drive List block and press Enter to see detailed information about the selected hard drive Figu...

Page 83: ...9 Name GRAID_ Level 0 Stripe Disks Select Disk Block 128 KB Size 240 GB Confirm Creation Model Name Available Type Status HDD0 ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID HDD1 ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID Help fg Move Cursor DEL BS Delete Character ENTER Next ESC Abort Enter RAID Name Enter a string between 1 to 16 characters in length for the created RAID drive to be identified by system BIOS or OS RAID Disk Driv...

Page 84: ...IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1 06 59 Name GRAID Level 0 Stripe Disks Select Disk Block 128 KB Size 240 GB Confirm Creation Model Name Available Type Status HDD0 ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID HDD1 ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID Help hi Switch RAID Block Size ENTER Next ESC Abort Setting Stripe Block Select a stripe size which will be used to divide data from to seperate RAID members The following are typica...

Page 85: ...t the array use the Tab key while in the Main Menu block to move the selection bar to the RAID Disk Drive List block Select the array and press Enter A small window dis playing the array information will appear in the center of the screen Figure 9 Figure 9 Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members HDDx RDD0 GRAID 0 Stripe 240 GB Normal 01 fgTAB Switch Window hi Select RAID ENTER Detail ESC Exi...

Page 86: ...AID SPACE Mark Delete DEL Confirm ESC Abort RAID Disk Drive List Main Menu Hard Disk Drive List GIGABYTE Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1 06 59 Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Model Name Capacity Type Status HDD0 ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID Inside HDD1 ST3120...

Page 87: ... array press Enter on the GSATA RAID Configuration item Figure 1 to enter the RAID configuration menu Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID Figure 1 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyrig...

Page 88: ...Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return Marvell BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Topology Information Help Vendor ID 1B4B Device ID 91A3 Revision ID B1 BIOS Version 1 0 0 1006 Firmware Version 2 1 0 1314 PCIe Speed rate 2 56Gbps Configure SATA as IDE Mode HBA 0 Marvell 0 Virtual Disks Free Physical Disks PD 0 WDC WD800JD 22L PD 8 WDC WD800JD 22L Use space bar to select the free disks to b...

Page 89: ... BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Configure Select free disksCreate Virtual Disk Help Virtual disk configurations ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return RAID Level RAID 0 Max Size MB 152378 Stripe Size 64KB Gigabyte Rounding 1G Quick Init Yes VD Name Default Disks ID 0 8 Next HBA 0 Marvell 0 Virtual Disks Free Physical Disks PD 0 WDC WD800JD 22L PD 8 WDC WD800JD 22L 6 Next After co...

Page 90: ...on F10 Exit Save ESC Return 7 Save the Settings and Exit After you complete the RAID configuration and before you exit the configura tion screen be sure to press F10 in the main screen Press Y to confirm or N to cancel Figure 7 Marvell BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Topology Information Help Vendor ID 1B4B Device ID 91A3 Revision ID B1 BIOS Version 1 0 0 1006 Firmware Version 2 1 0...

Page 91: ...BA 0 Marvell 0 Virtual Disks VD 0 New_VD PD 0 WDC WD800JD 22L PD 0 WDC WD800JD 22L Free Physical Disks Marvell RAID on chip controller ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return Do you want to delete this virtual disk Yes No Delete Virtual Disk Use the Marvell RAID Utility in the Operating System With the Marvell RAID utility you can set up an array or view the current array status in the operating ...

Page 92: ... sume that the drive letter for your optical drive is D 3 At the A prompt type the following command Press Enter after the command For the AMD SB750 type Figure 1 Note 1 A copy d bootdrv SB7xx x86 For the JMicron JMB362 type Figure 2 Note 2 A copy d bootdrv gsata 32bit For the Marvell 9128 type Figure 3 Note 3 A copy d bootdrv Marvell win32 Note 2 Change the directory from 32bit to 64bit for copyi...

Page 93: ...e controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu and press Enter For example from the menu in Figure 5 For the AMD SB750 select 3 SB7xx AHCI RAID Driver for XP for Windows XP operating system For the JMicron JMB362 select 1 GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 32bit system for Windows 32 bit op erating system For the Marvell 9128 select 7 Marvell AHCI driver for 32bit system for Windows...

Page 94: ...hird party SCSI or RAID driver Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen ENTER Select F3 Exit Figure 1 Figure 2 AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller...

Page 95: ... AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller x32 For the Marvell 9128 Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA AHCI driver and press S The screen will display two drivers both of which need to be installed Figure 4 First select Marvell shared library install first and press Enter On the next screen press S to return to the screen in Figure 4 Then select Marvell 91xx SATA Controller 32bit Driver a...

Page 96: ...o the following directory BootDrv SB7xxV LH For Windows Vista 64 bit browse to the LH64A folder Method B Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to the LH for Windows Vista 32 bit or LH64A for Windows Vista 64 bit folder Figure 6 B Installing Windows Vista The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system Note You are not required to load the SATA...

Page 97: ...wn in Figure 7 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 8 Figure 7 Figure 8 ...

Page 98: ...he driver Figure 10 Note For users using a SATA opti cal drive be sure to copy the driver files from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive before install ing Windows Vista go to the BootDrv folder and save the whole GSATA folder to the USB flash drive Then use Method B to load the driver Method A Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and browse to the following directory B...

Page 99: ...e 11 appears select GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and click Next Step 4 After the driver is loaded select the RAID AHCI drive s where you want to install the operating system and then click Next to continue the OS installation Figure 12 Figure 11 Figure 12 ...

Page 100: ... s status on the Information page in the Logical Drive Information pane will display as Functional 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 RAID 5 or RAID 10 To replace the old drive make sure to use a new drive of equal or greater capacity The procedures below assu...

Page 101: ...Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members HDDx RDD0 GRAID 1 Mirror 120 GB Degraded 0 fgTAB Switch Window hi Select RAID ENTER Action ESC Exit RAID Disk Drive List Main Menu Hard Disk Drive List Gigabyte Technology Corp RAID Setup Utility v1 07 06 Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Savi...

Page 102: ...IGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER screen right click on the array to be rebuilt in the RAID LIST block Select Rebuild Raid Or click the Rebuild icon in the tool bar Step 3 Select a drive to rebuild the array and click Next Step 2 When the Rebuilding RAID Wizard appears click Next Step 4 Click Finish to start the RAID rebuilding process Step 6 When finished restart your system Step 5 The rebuilding progress ...

Page 103: ... Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Topology Information Help ID 0 Name New_VD Status Degrade Stripe Size 64K RAID Mode RAID1 Size 75776MB BGA Status N A Number of PDs 1 Numbers 8 HBA 0 Marvell 0 Virtual Disks VD 0 New_VD PD 8 WDC WD800JD 22L Free Physical Disks PD 0 WDC WD800JD 22L Rebuilding with selected physical disk on this array ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return Delete Rebuild ...

Page 104: ...p c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Topology Information Help ID 0 Name New_VD Status Degrade Stripe Size 64K RAID Mode RAID1 Size 75776MB BGA Status Running BGA Rebuild 27 Number of PDs 2 Numbers 0 8 HBA 0 Marvell 0 Virtual Disks VD 0 New_VD PD 0 WDC WD800JD 22L PD 8 WDC WD800JD 22L Free Physical Disks Virtual Disk A set of disk blocks presented to an operating environment as a range of consecu...

Page 105: ...ake a telephone call over the Internet and etc all at the same time A Configuring Speakers The following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Line In Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Mic In Side Speaker Out Step 1 After installing the audio driver the HD Audio Manager icon will appear in the notification area Double click the icon to access ...

Page 106: ...ovides an AC 97 front panel audio mod ule to activate the AC 97 functionality click the tool icon on the Speaker Configuration 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 corner on the Speaker Configuration tab to open the Device advanced settings dialog box Select the Mute the...

Page 107: ...the computer for audio processing 1 Installing the S PDIF In Cable 2 Configuring S PDIF In On the Digital Input screen click the Default Format tab to select the default format Click OK to complete S PDIF In Cable Optical S PDIF In Coaxial S PDIF In Step 1 First attach the connector at the end of the cable to the SPDIF_IN header on your motherboard Step 2 Secure the metal bracket to the chassis ba...

Page 108: ...ck OK to complete S PDIF Coaxial Cable Connect a S PDIF coaxial cable or a S PDIF optical cable either one to an external decoder for transmitting the S PDIF digital audio signals S PDIF Optical Cable Note If you have connected a S PDIF digital audio cable provided by expansion cards to the 2 pin S PDIF Out header SPDIF_O on the motherboard to output digital audio to your expansion card you can en...

Page 109: ...ng a virtual sur round sound environment Note Install the Dolby GUI Software driver from the motherboard driver disk Click the Start icon Point to All Programs Dolby Control Center to access the utility The following illustration demonstrates a 7 1 speaker configuration as an example 1 Click Dolby Pro Logic IIx The system will expand 2 channel audio for a 7 1 channel surround sound playback 2 Clic...

Page 110: ...ure the jack for microphone function ality 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 record ing volume or you ll not be able to record the sound To hear the sound being recorded during the recording process do not mute the playback volume It is recom mended that you set the volumes at a middle ...

Page 111: ...hen click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording Step 1 Locate the Volume 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 select Show Disabled Devices Enabling Stereo Mix If the HD Audio Manager does not display the recording device you wish to use refer to the steps below The following steps exp...

Page 112: ...he sound 5 2 5 Using the Sound Recorder A Recording Sound 1 Make sure you have connected the sound input device e g microphone to the computer 2 To record the audio click the Start Recording button 3 To stop recording audio click the Stop Recording button Be sure to save the recorded audio file upon completion B Playing the Recorded Sound You can play your recording in a digital media player progr...

Page 113: ...e onboard HD audio driver successfully For Windows XP only A Step 1 First make sure Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 has been installed check in My Computer Properties Gen eral System If not please update it from Microsoft s website Then make sure the Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio has been installed successfully check in My Computer Properties Hardware Device Manager System De...

Page 114: ...blem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved No No No Yes Yes Insert the graphics card Connect the ATX main power cable and the 12V power cable Turn on the power to start the computer Make sure the motherboard does not short circuit with the chassis or other metal objects Check if the CPU cooler is attached to the CPU securely Is the pow er conn...

Page 115: ...he system to see if the device works successfully Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe De faults or Load Optimized Defaults Select Save Exit Setup to save changes and exit BIOS Setup When the computer is turned on is the CPU cooler running Check if there is display on your monitor Check if the keyboard is working properly No The problem is verified and solved Yes Turn off the com...

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