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GA-880GA-UD3H

AM3 socket motherboard for 

AMD Phenom

™

 II processor/AMD Athlon

™

 II processor

User's Manual

Rev. 2201

Summary of Contents for GA-880GA-UD3H

Page 1: ...GA 880GA UD3H AM3 socket motherboard for AMD Phenom II processor AMD Athlon II processor User s Manual Rev 2201 ...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA 880GA UD3H Jun 7 2010 Jun 7 2010 Motherboard GA 880GA UD3H ...

Page 3: ... GIGABYTE s prior written permission Documentation Classifications Inordertoassistintheuseofthisproduct 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 product related information check on our website at http www gigabyte com Identifyin...

Page 4: ...4 2 Installing a Memory 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Setup of the ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Configuration 19 1 7 Back Panel Connectors 20 1 8 Internal Connectors 23 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 51 2 ...

Page 5: ...to Green 75 Chapter 5 Appendix 77 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s 77 5 1 1 Configuring AMD SB850 SATA Controller 77 5 1 2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 83 5 1 3 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette 89 5 1 4 Installing the SATA RAID AHCI Driver and Operating System 91 5 2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 100 5 2 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio 100 5 2 2 Configuring S PDI...

Page 6: ... 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 motherboard i...

Page 7: ...DIO AUDIO PCIEX1_1 IDE DDR3_1 DDR3_3 DDR3_2 DDR3_4 BAT F_PANEL F_1394_2 F_1394_1 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 F_USB4 COM iTE IT8720 ATX_12V AMD 880G AMD SB850 PCI2 PCI1 PCI3 USB_1394 CODEC PWR_FAN SYS_FAN1 SYS_FAN2 PCIEX1_2 Note Realtek RTL8111D E USB30_LAN PCIEX16 PCIEX4 Note SPDIF_IN SPDIF_OUT FDD T I TSB43AB23 B_BIOS M_BIOS CLR_CMOS SATA3_0 SATA3_2 SATA3_4 SATA3_1 SATA3_3 SATA3_5 NEC D720200F1 VGA_DVI ...

Page 8: ...t MIC Line In S PDIF In S PDIF Out Side Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out CODEC PCI Bus T I TSB43AB23 3 IEEE 1394a AM3 CPU 3 PCI PCI CLK 33 MHz DDR3 1866 O C 1333 1066 MHz Floppy COM Port iTE IT8720 Dual BIOS LPC Bus PS 2 KB Mouse 12 USB 2 0 1 1 6 SATA 6Gb s PCI Express Bus PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK 100 MHz x1 x1 x4 2 PCI Express x1 Note 2 1 PCI Express x4 Note 2 2 SATA 3Gb s x1 x1 GIGABYTE SATA2 2 ...

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: ... Theater Support for S PDIF In Out Support for CD In LAN 1 x Realtek RTL8111D E chip 10 100 1000 Mbit Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x16 PCIEX16 1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x4 PCIEX4 2 x PCI Express x1 slots The PCIEX1_2 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX4 slot Note 4 All PCI Express slots conform to the PCI Express 2 0 standard 3 x PCI slots Multi Graphics Support f...

Page 11: ... x SATA 6Gb s connectors w 2 x SATA 3Gb 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 4 x USB 2 0 1 1 headers w 2 x IEEE 1394a headers w 1 x serial port header w 1 x clearing CMOS jumper Back Panel w 1 x PS 2 keyboard port or PS 2 mouse ...

Page 12: ...troller 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 5 BIOS w 2 x 8 Mbit flash w Use of licensed AWARD BIOS w Support for DualBIOS w PnP 1 0a DMI 2 0 SM BIOS 2 4 ACPI 1 0b Unique Features w Support for 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: ...y 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 modules 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 can be installed in only one direc tion If you...

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: ...Step 2 Plug the display cable into the onboard graphics port on the back panel C BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup to set the following items under the Advanced BIOS Features menu Set Internal Graphics Mode to UMA Note 2 Set UMA Frame Buffer Size to 256MB or 512MB Note 2 Set Surround View to Disabled Set Init Display First to OnChipVGA D Configuring the Graphics Driver After installing the motherboard d...

Page 20: ... this feature ensure that your audio system provides an optical digital audio in connector HDMI Port Note 2 The HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface provides an all digital audio video interface to transmit the uncompressed audio video signals and is HDCP compliant Connect the HDMI audio video device to his port The HDMI Technology can support a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 but the actual ...

Page 21: ...n playing the HD DVD or Blu ray discs refer to the recom mended system requirements or better below Memory Two 1 GB DDR3 1066 memory modules with dual channel mode enabled BIOS Setup At least 256 MB of UMA Frame Buffer Size refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Ad vanced BIOS Features for more information Playback software CyberLink PowerDVD 8 0 or later Note Please ensure Hardware Acceleration is enabled...

Page 22: ...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 reconf...

Page 23: ...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 ATX_12V 2 ATX 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN1 SYS_FAN2 5 PWR_FAN 6 FDD 7 IDE 8 SATA3_0 1 2 3 4 5 9 GSATA2_6 7 10 BAT 11 F_PANEL 12 F_AUDIO 13 CD_IN 14 SPDIF_IN 15 SPDIF_OUT 16 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3...

Page 24: ...ower connector first make sure the power supply is turned off and all devices are properly installed The power connector possesses a foolproof design Connect the power supply cable to the power connector in the 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 re...

Page 25: ... 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 6 FDD Floppy ...

Page 26: ... standards Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device The AMD SB850 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 th...

Page 27: ...ou 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 and negative terminals of the battery holder making them short for 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord and restart your computer Always ...

Page 28: ...oblem 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 activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data RES Reset Switch Green Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Pres...

Page 29: ...ont 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 supp...

Page 30: ...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 31: ... 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 16 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 F_USB4 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 optional USB bracket please contact the local dealer Pin No Definition ...

Page 32: ...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...

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: ...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 during the POST For more information refer to Chapter 4 Xpress Recovery2 F12 BOOT MENU Boot Menu allows you to set the first boot device without entering BIOS Setup In Boot Menu use the up arrow key h or the down arrow key i to select...

Page 35: ... 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 not find th...

Page 36: ...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 PnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure the system s PCI PnP resources PC Health Status Use this menu to see information about autodetected system CPU temperature system voltage and fan speed etc Load Fail ...

Page 37: ... Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T IGX Configuration 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 PCIe Spread Spectrum Disabled 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 Vo...

Page 38: ...S DOS for example will use only this memory for display Options are Auto default 128MB 256MB 512MB Surround View Enables or disables the Surround View function This option is configurable only if Init Display First under Advanced BIOS Features is set to PEG and an ATI graphics card is installed Default Disabled Onboard VGA output connect Specifies the graphics display of the onboard graphics outpu...

Page 39: ...ith the CPU specifi cations PCIE Clock MHz Allows you to manually set the PCIe clock frequency The adjustable range is from 100 MHz to 150 MHz Auto sets the PCIe clock frequency to standard 100 MHz Default Auto PCIe Spread Spectrum Enables or disables PCIe Spread Spectrum Default Disabled HT Link Width Allows you to manually set the width for the HT Link between the CPU and chipset Auto BIOS will ...

Page 40: ...M1 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 x RAS to RAS Delay Auto 4T 4T DCTs Drive Strength DCT0 DCT1 ProcOdt ohms Auto 60 Auto 240 DQS Drive Strength Auto 1 0x Auto 1 5x Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fai...

Page 41: ...ns 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 DCTs Drive Strength ProcOdt ohms Options are Auto default 240 ohms 120 ohms 60 ohms DQS Drive Strength Options are Auto default 0 75x 1 0x 1 25x 1 5x Data Drive Strength Options are Auto def...

Page 42: ...creasing memory voltage may result in damage to the memory or reduce the useful life of the memory NB Voltage Control Allows you to set the North Bridge voltage Normal Supplies the North Bridge voltage as required Default 1 000V 1 600V The adjustable range is from 1 000V to 1 600V NB PCIe PLL Voltage Control Allows you to set the North Bridge PCIe PLL voltage Normal Supplies the North Bridge PCIe ...

Page 43: ... sets the CPU voltage as required The adjustable range is de pendent on the CPU being installed Default Normal Note Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU Normal CPU Vcore Displays the normal operating voltage of your CPU ...

Page 44: ...rd Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Thu Jun 10 2010 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 4 Master None IDE Channel 4 Slave None IDE Channel 5 Master None IDE Channel 5 Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Halt On ...

Page 45: ... 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 floppy d...

Page 46: ...r to manually enable disable CPU Core 1 2 3 4 5 Auto Lets the BIOS to enable all CPU cores number of cores available depends on the CPU being used Default Manual Allows you to individually enable disable CPU Core 1 2 3 4 5 CPU core 0 This setting is fixed CPU Core 0 is always enabled CPU core 1 2 3 4 5 Note Enables or disables CPU Core 1 2 3 4 5 Default Enabled CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 ...

Page 47: ... T Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology 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 or disables Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system Away Mode allows the system to silently perform unattended tasks whil...

Page 48: ...ort AMD SB850 SATA3_0 SATA3_5 connectors Enables or disables RAID 5 support for the SATA controller integrated in the AMD SB850 South Bridge This option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is set to RAID OnChip SATA3 0 Support AMD SB850 SATA3_0 SATA3_5 connectors Enables or disables the SATA 6Gb s function integrated in the Chipset When set to Disabled the SATA controller will operate in SA...

Page 49: ...bling 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 attached to the motherboard the Status fields of all four pairs of wires will show Open and the Length fields show 0m as shown in the figure above When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally If no cable problem is detecte...

Page 50: ...led USB Storage Function Determines whether to detect USB storage devices including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST Default Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are Auto 2F8 IRQ3 3F8 IRQ4 default 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled When a Cable Problem Occurs If a cable problem occ...

Page 51: ...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 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 To use this ...

Page 52: ...rn 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 of power from an AC power loss Soft Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power Default Full On The sy...

Page 53: ...RQ to the second PCI slot Default 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the second PCI slot 2 8 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI1 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Default...

Page 54: ...up Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software PC Health Status Hardware Thermal Control Enabled Reset Case Open Status Disabled Case Opened No Vcore 1 392V DDR3 1 5V 1 488V 3 3V 3 248V 12V 12 239V Current System Temperature 40o C Current CPU Temperature 42o C Current CPU FAN Speed 2115 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN1 Speed 0 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN2 Speed 0 RPM Current POWER FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU Warning T...

Page 55: ...isabled CPU Smart FAN 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 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 Sm...

Page 56: ...ndard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations 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 Utilit...

Page 57: ...t 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 password ha...

Page 58: ...nagement Setup PnP PCI Configurations 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 2010 Award Software Abandon all Data MB Intelligent Tweak...

Page 59: ... 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 After Xpress Install installs all of the drivers a dialog...

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: ...ad Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website The latest version of the BIOS drivers or applications will be displayed 3 7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE s lately developed utilities for users to install You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it ...

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: ...s 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: ...e 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 15 Flash Type Size MXIC 25L8005 8006 1M Keep DMI Data Enable Load CMOS Default Enable Update B...

Page 68: ...p 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 2010 Award Software Load Optimized Defaults MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status ESC Quit Sel...

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: ...e auto overclocking function Note 1 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 reach the best overclocking performance Core Boost is configurable only in Advanced mode With Core Boost Note 2 enabled you can unlock hidden CPU cores or disable th...

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: ...mmodate up to 64 backups the actual limit depends on the size of each partition When this limit is reached the oldest backup will be ovewritten The files folders listed on the screen are read only so you cannot edit their contents Instructions In the main menu click the Config button to open the Smart Recov ery Preference dialog box The Smart Recovery Preference dialog box Note 1 The changed data ...

Page 75: ...determined period of time After completing the settings click Set for the settings to take effect and then click Exit to quit Configuring the Bluetooth cell phone key After you select a cell phone the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard as shown on the left will appear Enter a passkey 8 16 digits recommended which will be used for pairing with the cell phone Then enter the same passkey on your cell phone ...

Page 76: ...Unique Features 76 ...

Page 77: ...repare only one hard drive An empty formatted floppy disk Windows Vista XP setup disk Motherboard driver disk 5 1 1 Configuring AMD SB850 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 r...

Page 78: ...ype to As SATA Type Figure 1 To enable support for RAID 5 set OnChip SATA RAID5 Support to Enabled Step 2 Save changes and exit BIOS Setup Figure 1 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip SATA Controller Enabled OnChip SATA Type RAID OnChip SATA Port4 5 Type As SATA Type OnChip SATA RAID5 Support Enabled OnChip SATA3 0 Support Enabled Onboard SATA IDE ...

Page 79: ...D 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 LD View LD Define Menu window To delete an array press 3 to enter the Delete LD Menu window To view controller settings press 4 to enter the Controller Configuration window Figure 3 RAID Option ROM Version 3 2 1540 15 c 2009 Advanced Micro D...

Page 80: ...Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Ctrl C Define LD Enter View LD Ctrl V View Single Disk ESC Exit Keys Available Figure 5 Keys Available Option ROM Utility c 2009 Advanced Micro Devices Inc LD Define Menu h Up i Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Space Change Option Ctrl Y Save ESC Exit Keys Available Drives Assignments Port ID Drive Model Capabilities Capacity GB Assignment 01 00 WDC WD800JD 22LSA0 SATA 3G 79 8...

Page 81: ...n option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disks 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 8 7 Then the message in Figure 8 will appear Press Ctrl Y to set the capacity of the RAID array or press other keys to set the array to its maximum capaci...

Page 82: ...ments option in the Main Menu displays whether the attached hard drives are as signed to a disk array or are unassigned Under the Assignment column drives are labeled with their as signed disk array or shown as Free if unassigned Figure 9 Option ROM Utility c 2009 Advanced Micro Devices Inc Keys Available View Drives Assignments h Up i Down PaUp PaDn Switch Page Ctrl H Secure Erase ESC Exit Port I...

Page 83: ...p 1 Turn on your computer and press Delete to enter BIOS Setup during the POST Power On Self Test Make sure OnChip SATA IDE Ctrl under the Integrated Peripherals menu is enabled Figure 1 To create RAID set OnChip SATA IDE Ctrl Mode to RAID IDE Default IDE CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip SATA Controller Enabled OnChip SATA Type Native IDE x OnCh...

Page 84: ... 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 Figur...

Page 85: ...G 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 86: ...orp RAID Setup Utility v1 07 16G 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 87: ...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 88: ...ID SPACE Mark Delete DEL Confirm ESC Abort RAID Disk Drive List Main Menu Hard Disk Drive List Gigabyte Technology Corp RAID Setup Utility v1 07 16G 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 ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID In...

Page 89: ...re we as 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 SB850 type Figure 1 Note 1 A copy d bootdrv SBxxx x86 For the GIGABYTE SATA2 type Figure 2 Note 2 A copy d bootdrv gsata 32bit Figure 1 Figure 2 Note 1 Type the driver directory based on the operating system to be installed Refer to the following ta...

Page 90: ...atted disk Depending on the operating system to be installed select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu and press Enter For example from the menu in Figure 4 For the AMD SB850 select 3 ATi AHCI RAID Driver for XP for Windows XP operating system For the GIGABYTE SATA2 select 1 GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 32bit system for Windows 32 bit operating system Your system...

Page 91: ...o specify additional device Step 2 For the AMD SB850 Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID AHCI driver and press S Then a controller menu similar to Figure 2 below will appear Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller x86 platform and press Enter Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for ...

Page 92: ... screen press Enter to continue the driver installation After the driver installation you can pro ceed with the Windows XP installation Figure 3 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 Sel...

Page 93: ...A RAID AHCI driver Method B then specify the location of the driver Figure 5 Note For users using a SATA optical drive be sure to copy the driver files from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive before installing Windows Vista go to the BootDrv folder and save the whole SBxxxV folder to the USB flash drive Then use Method B to load the driver Method A Insert the motherboard driver disk ...

Page 94: ...n in Figure 6 appears select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and click Next Step 4 After the driver is loaded the RAID drive will appear Select the RAID drive and then click Next to continue the OS installation Figure 7 Figure 6 Figure 7 ...

Page 95: ...the driver Figure 9 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 96: ... 10 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 11 Figure 10 Figure 11 ...

Page 97: ...talled from the motherboard driver disk Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from All Programs in the Start Menu Step 1 Enter the login ID and password default admin and then click Sign in to launch AMD RAIDXpert Step 2 Select the RAID array to be rebuilt under Logical Drive View and click the Rebuild tab in the Logi cal Drive Information pane Step 3 Select one available drive and click Start Now to star...

Page 98: ...del 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 16G 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 Savin...

Page 99: ...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 100: ...ke 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 To install a microphone connect your microphone to the Mic in jack and manually configure the jack for microphone functionality Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultane ously If yo...

Page 101: ...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 102: ...n On the Digital Input screen click the Default Format tab to select the default format Click OK to complete Note The actual locations of the S PDIF In and S PDIF Out connectors may differ by model 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 103: ...tab and then select the sample rate and bit depth Click OK to complete Connect a S PDIF optical cable to an external decoder for transmitting the S PDIF digital audio signals S PDIF Optical Cable 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 Output screen if you use th...

Page 104: ...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 105: ...gure 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 106: ...ording 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 explain how to enable Stereo Mix which may be needed when you want to record sound from your computer Step 4 To raise the recording and playback volume for the microphone click the Mi...

Page 107: ...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 108: ...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 109: ...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 110: ...le might fail No The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved No No Yes Yes Yes Reinstall the operating system Reinstall other devices one by one install one device at one time and then boot the 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...

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