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Page 1: ...GA 880GM USB3 AM3 socket motherboard for AMD Phenom II processor AMD Athlon II processor User s Manual Rev 1101 ...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA 880GM USB3 Mar 5 2010 Mar 5 2010 Motherboard GA 880GM USB3 ...

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: ...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 36 2 3 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T 38 2 4 Standard CMOS Features 45 2 5 Advanced BIOS Features 47 2 6 Integrated Peripherals 50 2 7 Power Management Setup 53 2 ...

Page 5: ... 4 6 SMART Recovery 76 4 7 Auto Green 77 Chapter 5 Appendix 79 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s 79 5 1 1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 79 5 1 2 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette 85 5 1 3 Installing the SATA RAID AHCI Driver and Operating System 87 5 2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 91 5 2 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio 91 5 2 2 Configuring S PDIF In Out 93 5 2 3 Enabl...

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 and Out cable Part No 12CR1 1SPINO 1 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 mother...

Page 7: ...F_AUDIO AUDIO SPDIF_IO PCIEX1 IDE DDR3_1 DDR3_2 ATX_12V_2X4 AMD 880G AMD SB710 SATA2_3 SATA2_0 SATA2_4 SATA2_2 SATA2_1 PCI1 DVI VGA CODEC USB30 LAN PCI2 CLR_CMOS BATTERY M_BIOS FDD F_PANEL COM B_BIOS IT8720 TSB43AB23 SYS_FAN PCIEX16 ESATA 1394 USB F_1394_1 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 DDR3_3 DDR3_4 Socket AM3 HDMI SPDIF NEC D720200F1 Realtek RTL8111D E ...

Page 8: ...00 MHz DDR3 1800 O C Note 1 1333 1066 MHz PCIe CLK 100 MHz 1 PCI Express x16 GFX CLK 100 MHz D Sub DVI D Note 2 PCI Express x16 Dual Channel Memory PS 2 KB or Mouse AMD SB710 IT8720 Floppy ATA 133 100 66 33 IDE Channel COM Port 12 USB Ports Note 3 LPC Bus 6 SATA 3Gb s Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Line Out MIC Line In S PDIF In S PDIF Out Side Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out CODEC 2 PCI PCI Bus PC...

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: ...3 Note 4 1 x HDMI port Note 4 Audio Realtek ALC892 codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for Dolby Home Theater Support for S PDIF In Out Support for CD In LAN Realtek RTL8111D E chip 10 100 1000 Mbit Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x16 The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2 0 standard 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Storage Interface South B...

Page 11: ...w 1 x front panel audio header w 1 x CD In connector w 1 x S PDIF In Out header w 3 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 or mouse port Connectors w 1 x D Sub port w 1 x DVI D port Note 3 Note 4 w 1 x HDMI port Note 4 w 1 x optical S PDIF Out connector w 1 x eSATA 3Gb s port w 1 x IEEE 1394a port w 4 x ...

Page 12: ... function is supported will depend on the CPU system cooler you install Note 7 Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model 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 Support for Q Flash w Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue w Support for Download Center w Support for Xpress...

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: ...S Double Sided No Memory DDR3_1 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_4 DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS Two Modules Four Modules 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology After the memory is installed the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory En abling Dual Channel memory mode ...

Page 17: ...dule has a notch so it can only fit in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the memory sockets Step 1 Note the orientation of the memory module Spread the retaining clips at both ends of the memory socket Place the memory module 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...

Page 18: ...d in the slot 3 Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot 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 ca...

Page 19: ...e 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 3 Set UMA Frame Buffer Size to 256MB or 512MB Note 3 Set Surround View to Disabled Set Init Display First to OnChipVGA D Configuring the Graphics Driver After installing the motherboard driver in the operating syste...

Page 20: ...gh 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 this port The HDMI Technology can support a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 but the actual resolu tions supported depend on the monitor being used In Windows Vista select Start Control Panel Sound select Realt...

Page 21: ...ovides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate The following de scribes the states of the LAN port LEDs A Dual Display Configurations This motherboard provides three ports for video output DVI D HDMI and D Sub The table below shows the supported dual display configurations When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector first remove the cable from your device and then remove it f...

Page 22: ...5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Line In Jack Blue The default line in jack Use this audio jack for line 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 Microphon...

Page 23: ...nd your computer Unplug 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 ATX_12V_2X4 2 ATX 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN 5 FDD 6 IDE 7 SATA2_0 1 2 3 4 8 F_PANEL 9 F_AUDIO 10 CD_IN 11 SPDIF_IO 12 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 13 F_1394_1 14 COM...

Page 24: ...g the power 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 i...

Page 25: ...ssis CPU_FAN Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V Speed Control 3 Sense 4 Speed Control SYS_FAN Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V Speed Control 3 Sense 4 Reserve Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU North Bridge and system from overheating Overheating may result in damage to the CPU North Bridge or the system may hang These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks Do no...

Page 26: ...conform to SATA 3Gb s standard and are compatible with SATA 1 5Gb s standard Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device The AMD SB710 controller supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 and JBOD Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configur ing 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 tw...

Page 27: ...r writing data RES Reset Switch Green Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart CI Chassis Intrusion Header Gray Connects to the chassis intrusion switch sensor on the chassis that can detect if the chassis cover has been removed This function requires a chassis with a chassis...

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: ...DIF 4 SPDIFI 5 GND 6 GND 6 5 2 1 12 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 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 1 Power 5V 2 Power 5V 3 USB DX 4 USB DY 5 USB DX 6 USB DY 7 GND 8 GND 9 No Pin 10 NC Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket 2x5...

Page 30: ...nstalling the IEEE 1394a bracket be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the IEEE 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 10 9 2 1 14 COM Serial Port Header The COM h...

Page 31: ...rations date and time information in the 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...

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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: ...ues the monitor will display a message during the POST telling you the SATA controller is running at IDE mode The message that follows asks if you want to change it to AHCI mode and enable hot plug functionality for the SATA connectors Press Y to enable AHCI mode or N to continue IDE mode operation and stop showing this mes sage again Note This message will appear again at next boot if you do not ...

Page 35: ...T 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 the first boot device then press Enter to accept To exit Boot Menu press Esc The system will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu Note The setting in Boot Menu is...

Page 36: ...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 the...

Page 37: ...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 38: ...pyright C 1984 2010 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Advanced Clock Calibration Press Enter IGX Configuration Press Enter CPU Clock Ratio Auto 3200Mhz 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 ...

Page 39: ...settings to take effect Normal Uses the standard AMD EC firmware version Default Hybrid Uses the specific AMD 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 Cali...

Page 40: ...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 output from the D SUB DVI D or D SUB HDMI Auto Lets the BIOS automatically determines the primary display port for output depending on to which port the display device is connected D SUB DVI D or D SUB HDMI Default...

Page 41: ...0 MHz to 500 MHz Important It is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with 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 HT Link Width Allows you to manually set the width for the HT Link between the CPU and chips...

Page 42: ...Options are Auto default 90ns 110ns 160ns 300ns 350ns Trfc1 for DIMM3 Options are Auto default 90ns 110ns 160ns 300ns 350ns CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software DRAM Configuration 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 DCTs Mode Unganged DDR3 Timing Items Auto SPD Auto x ...

Page 43: ...OS automatically set the system voltages as required Manual allows all voltage control items below to be configurable Default Auto DDR3 Voltage Control Allows you to set memory voltage Normal Supplies the memory voltage as required Default 0 050V 0 200V The adjustable range is from 0 050V to 0 200V Note Increasing memory voltage may result in damage to the memory NorthBridge Volt Control Allows yo...

Page 44: ...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 45: ...to Detection Press Enter to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SATA device on this channel Extended IDE Drive Configure your IDE SATA devices by using one of the two methods below Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect IDE SATA devices during the POST Default None If no IDE SATA devices are used set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster...

Page 46: ...ppy disk drive a Japanese standard floppy disk drive Options are Disabled default Drive A Halt On Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system boot will stop No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all ...

Page 47: ...5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software IGX Configuration 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 Internal Graphics Mode UMA UMA Frame Buffer Size Auto x Surround View Disabled Onboard VGA outp...

Page 48: ...from 200 MHz to 2000 MHz This item is configurable only if the VGA Core Clock control option is enabled AMD C1E Support Note Enables or disables the C1E CPU power saving function in system halt state When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption Default Disabled Virtualization Virtualization allows a platform to run multiple ...

Page 49: ...stem to report read write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed Default Disabled Away Mode Enables or disables Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system Away Mode allows the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in a low power mode that appears off Default Disabled Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determin...

Page 50: ...ontroller and configures the SATA controller to PATA mode Default As SATA Type The mode depends on the OnChip SATA Type settings Onboard LAN Function Enables or disables the onboard LAN function Default Enabled If you wish to install a 3rd party add in network card instead of using the onboard LAN set this item to Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM ...

Page 51: ...t 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 ...

Page 52: ...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 devic...

Page 53: ...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 54: ... 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 o...

Page 55: ...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 56: ...N Speed RPM Displays current CPU system fan speed CPU Warning Temperature Sets the warning threshold for CPU temperature When CPU temperature exceeds the threshold BIOS will emit warning sound Options are Disabled default 60o C 140o F 70o C 158o F 80o C 176o F 90o C 194o F CPU SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU system fan is not connected or fails Check the ...

Page 57: ...em is configurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is set to Enabled Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal CPU fan control mode Default Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 3 pin CPU fan PWM Sets PWM mode for a 4 pin CPU fan System Smart FAN Control Enables or disables the system fan speed control function Enabled allows the system fan to run at dif fe...

Page 58: ...isor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Press Enter on this item and then press the Y key to load the optimal BIOS default settings The BIOS defaults settings help the system to operate in optimum state Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values 2 11 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utilit...

Page 59: ...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 60: ...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 61: ... 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 62: ...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 63: ... 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 64: ...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 65: ...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 66: ...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 67: ...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 68: ...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 69: ...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 15 Flash Type Size MXIC 25L8005 1M Keep DMI Data Enable Load CMOS Default Enable Update B...

Page 70: ...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 71: ...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 72: ...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 73: ...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 74: ...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 75: ...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 76: ...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 77: ...edetermined 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...

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Page 79: ...e it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity If you do not want to create RAID you may prepare 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 d...

Page 80: ...d Peripherals OnChip SATA Controller Enabled OnChip SATA Type RAID OnChip SATA Port4 5 Type As SATA Type 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 Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Enabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Lega...

Page 81: ...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 33 c 2009 Advanced Micro D...

Page 82: ...tility c 2009 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 2009 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 83: ...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 84: ... 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 2009 Advanced Micro Devices Inc View LD Definition Menu Keys Available Drives Assignments Channel ID Drive Mode...

Page 85: ...k 2 Remove the startup disk and insert the prepared floppy disk and the motherboard driver disk here 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 Figure 1 A copy d bootdrv SBxxx x86 Note Figure 1 Note Type the driver directory based on the operating system to be installed Refer to the following table for the...

Page 86: ...nd Prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 3 3 Insert the blank formatted disk Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu and press Enter For example from the menu in Figure 3 to install Windows XP to the RAID AHCI hard drives select 3 ATi AHCI RAID Driver for XP Your system will then automatically copy the driver files to the floppy disk Press any ke...

Page 87: ... 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 use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Selec...

Page 88: ...I driver Method B then specify the location of the driver Figure 4 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 into your ...

Page 89: ...wn in Figure 5 appears select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and press Next Step 4 After the driver is loaded the RAID drive will appear Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue the OS installation Figure 6 Figure 5 Figure 6 ...

Page 90: ...stalled 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 sta...

Page 91: ...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 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 t...

Page 92: ...vides 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 93: ...nnecting the S PDIF In device access the Digital In put screen Click the Default Format tab to select the default format Click OK to complete A Installing the S PDIF In and Out Cable B Configuring S PDIF In The S PDIF In jacks on the SPDI F In and Out cable allow you to input digital audio signals to the computer for audio processing Step 1 First attach the connector at the end of the cable to the...

Page 94: ... 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 Coaxial Cable S PDIF Optical Cable C 2 Configuring S PDIF Out Step On the Digital Output screen Note click the Default Format tab and then select the sample rate and bit depth Click OK to complete Note Enter the Digital Output Optical screen to configure furt...

Page 95: ...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 96: ...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 97: ...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 98: ...e 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 progra...

Page 99: ...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 100: ...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 101: ...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...

Page 102: ...GABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the national laws as interpreted from the 2002 96 EC WEEE Waste Electrical and Elec tronic Equipment directive The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and el...

Page 103: ...es properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of life products and generally improve our quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly China Restriction of Hazardous Substances T...

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