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GA-970A-D3

User's Manual

Rev. 3001
12ME-970AD3-3001R

Summary of Contents for GA-970A-D3

Page 1: ...GA 970A D3 User s Manual Rev 3001 12ME 970AD3 3001R...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA 970A D3 Sept 21 2012 Sept 21 2012 Motherboard GA 970A D3...

Page 3: ...s prior written permission Documentation Classifications In order to assist in the use of this product GIGABYTE provides the following types of docu mentations For quick set up of the product read the...

Page 4: ...CPU Cooler 13 1 3 1 Installing the CPU 13 1 3 2 Installing the CPU Cooler 15 1 4 Installing the Memory 16 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 16 1 4 2 Installing a Memory 17 1 5 Installing an Exp...

Page 5: ...EasyTune 6 59 4 3 Q Share 60 4 4 Smart Recovery 2 61 4 5 Auto Green 63 Chapter 5 Appendix 65 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s 65 5 1 1 Configuring SATA Controllers 65 5 1 2 Installing the SATA RAID...

Page 6: ...cables 5 5 I O Shield 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 Optional I...

Page 7: ...pansion slots KB_MS_USB CPU_FAN Socket AM3 ATX GA 970A D3 F_AUDIO AUDIO PCIEX4 DDR3_4 DDR3_3 DDR3_2 DDR3_1 BAT F_PANEL F_USB2 F_USB3 SYS_FAN2 TPM SPDIF_O COMA ATX_12V AMD 970 AMD SB950 SATA3 PCI1 PCI2...

Page 8: ...Out Rear Speaker Out CODEC PCI Bus AM3 AM3 CPU 2 PCI PCI CLK 33 MHz DDR3 2000 O C 1866 1600 1333 1066 MHz Dual BIOS 14 USB 2 0 1 1 6 SATA 6Gb s AMD SB950 PCI Express Bus PCI Express Bus PCI Express B...

Page 9: ...CPU or memory If you do not have an ESD wrist strap keep your hands dry and first touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an a...

Page 10: ...ory speeds and memory modules Audio VIA VT2021 codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for S PDIF Out LAN Realtek GbE LAN chip 10 100 1000 Mbit Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot...

Page 11: ...S PDIF Out connector 8 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 2 x USB 3 0 2 0 ports 1 x RJ 45 port 6 x audio jacks Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Line In Line Out Microphone I O Controll...

Page 12: ...port for Q Share Bundled Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows 8 7 Vista XP Form Factor ATX Form Factor 30 5cm x 22 4cm GIGABYTE reserves the rig...

Page 13: ...ented incorrectly 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 damage of the CPU ma...

Page 14: ...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...

Page 15: ...On the other side push straight down on the CPU cooler clip to hook it to the mounting lug on the retention frame Step 4 Turn the cam handle from the left side to the right side as the picture above...

Page 16: ...is installed the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will double the original memory bandwidth The four DDR3 memory sockets...

Page 17: ...to the memory module DDR3 and DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to each other or DDR DIMMs Be sure to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard Step 1 Note the orientation of the memory module Spread the re...

Page 18: ...CI Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot Removing the Card Gently push back on the lever on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the slot Follow the steps below to correctly install your e...

Page 19: ...ification Use this port for USB devices such as a USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc RJ 45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data...

Page 20: ...a 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Rear Speaker Out Jack Black Use this audio jack to connect rear speakers in a 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Side Speaker Out Jack Gray Use this audio jac...

Page 21: ...evices and 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...

Page 22: ...uter 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 provi...

Page 23: ...1 GND 2 12V Speed Control 3 Sense 4 Reserve Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense 6 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values e g date information and BIOS configurations and...

Page 24: ...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 f...

Page 25: ...hen the system is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 PW Power Switch Red Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel You may configu...

Page 26: ...ition 1 MIC2_L 2 GND 3 MIC2_R 4 ACZ_DET 5 LINE2_R 6 GND 7 FAUDIO_JD 8 No Pin 9 LINE2_L 10 GND Pin No Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 NC 5 Line Out R 6 NC 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 Line Out L 10 NC Pin No D...

Page 27: ...your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the USB bracket When the system is in S4 S5 mode only the USB ports routed to the F_USB1 header can support the ON O...

Page 28: ...Switcher X5 PWM Switch X5 Voltage measurement points G1 Sniper 3 BIOS Switcher SW4 14 TPM Trusted Platform Module Header You may connect a TPM Trusted Platform Module to this header Pin No Definition...

Page 29: ...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...

Page 30: ...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 The...

Page 31: ...h i Move the selection bar to select an configuration item on a menu Enter Execute command or enter a menu Page Up Increase the numeric value or make changes Page Down Decrease the numeric value or m...

Page 32: ...CPU and the primary display adapter Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices such as SATA USB integrated audio and integrated LAN etc Power Management Use this menu to configure a...

Page 33: ...these components This page is for advanced users only and we recommend you not to alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the settin...

Page 34: ...tions CPU NorthBridge Frequency Allows you to alter the North Bridge controller frequency for the installed CPU The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed HT Link Frequency Allows yo...

Page 35: ...whether unlock hidden CPU cores Default Disabled Cool Quiet Enabled Lets the AMD Cool n Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from your computer and its power co...

Page 36: ...mode for the CPU Enabled prevents the CPU frequency from being lowered during system halt state Default Disabled Extreme Memory Profile X M P Note 2 Allows the BIOS to read the SPD data on XMP memory...

Page 37: ...Memory Profile X M P is set to Disabled this item will display as 1 50V When Extreme Memory Profile X M P is set to Profile1 or Profile2 this item will display the value based on the SPD data on the...

Page 38: ...electable is set to Quick or Expert Note Your system may become unstable or fail to boot after you make changes on the memory timings If this occurs please reset the board to default values by loading...

Page 39: ...nd the Case Open field will show No at next boot Case Open Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection device attached to the motherboard CI header If the system chassis cover is...

Page 40: ...t different speeds according to the CPU temperature You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on your system requirements Default Silent Allows the CPU fan to run at slow speeds Manual Allows y...

Page 41: ...ystem Time Sets the system time The time format is hour minute and second For example 1 p m is 13 0 0 Use Enter to switch between the Hour Minute and Second fields and use the Page Up or Page Down key...

Page 42: ...y hard drive defined as the first priority on the Hard Drive BBS Priorities submenu will be presented here Removable storage devices that support GPT format will be prefixed with UEFI string on the bo...

Page 43: ...TE Logo when the system starts up Default Enabled CSM Support Enables or disables UEFI CSM Compatibility Support Module to support a legacy PC boot process Always Enables UEFI CSM Default Never Disabl...

Page 44: ...Support Enables or disables IPv6 PXE Support This item is configurable only when Network stack is enabled Administrator Password Allows you to configure an administrator password Press Enter on this i...

Page 45: ...lug OnChip SATA Port4 5 Type SATA3 4 SATA3 5 connectors This option is configurable only when OnChip SATAType is set to RAID or AHCI Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA3 4 SATA4 5 con...

Page 46: ...nd off feature for an operating system without EHCI Hand off support Default Disabled Port 60 64 Emulation Enables or disables emulation of I O ports 64h and 60h This should be enabled for full legacy...

Page 47: ...for each SATA port Default Disabled SATA Power on PORT0 SATA Power on PORT5 Enables or disables each SATA port Default Enabled Super IO Configuration This section provides information on the super I...

Page 48: ...ystem Default Enabled Soft Off by PWR BTTN Configures the way to turn off the computer in MS DOS mode using the power button Instant Off Press the power button and then the system will be turned off i...

Page 49: ...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 Enter again without entering the password to clear the p...

Page 50: ...ter on the device you select and select Yes to confirm Your system will restart automatically and boot from that device Save Profiles This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a pr...

Page 51: ...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 re...

Page 52: ...page displays all the utilities 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 p...

Page 53: ...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 t...

Page 54: ...ad Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website The latest version of the BIOS drivers or applications will be displayed 3 7 New Program This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE s lately developed...

Page 55: ...IOS the Q Flash tool frees you from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process What is BIOS BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environment BIOS will dow...

Page 56: ...t Reboot to reboot the system 2 Select USB Flash Drive 3 Select the BIOS update file The Save BIOS to Drive option allows you to save the current BIOS file Q Flash only supports USB flash drive or har...

Page 57: ...s on the Save Exit screen and press Enter to load BIOS defaults System will re detect all peripheral devices after a BIOS update so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults Step 5 Select Save Exit S...

Page 58: ...Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server select the BIOS server site closest to your location and then download the BIOS file that matches your motherboard model Follow the on s...

Page 59: ...information on the installed CPU and motherboard The Memory tab provides information on the installed memory module s You can select memory module on a specific slot to see its information The Tuner t...

Page 60: ...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 Enabl...

Page 61: ...be on the same partition as the backup source Recovering a file Click the File Recovery button on the main menu Use the time slider on the top of the popped out window to select a previous backup tim...

Page 62: ...r your hard drive has serious errors use the original Windows installation disk for system recovery Steps 1 Restart your computer to boot from the original Windows installation disk 2 When the Windows...

Page 63: ...ne the Add device 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 Configuring...

Page 64: ...Unique Features 64...

Page 65: ...during Windows XP installation An empty formatted floppy disk needed during Windows XP installation RAID Levels Note 1 Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller Not...

Page 66: ...sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup Step 1 Turn on your computer and press Delete to enter BIOS Setup during the POST Power On Self Test Make sure OnChip SATA Cha...

Page 67: ...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...

Page 68: ...itch Page Ctrl C Define LD Enter View LD Ctrl V View Single Disk ESC Exit Keys Available Keys Available Option ROM Utility c 2011 Advanced Micro Devices Inc LD Define Menu h Up i Down PaUp PaDn Switch...

Page 69: ...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...

Page 70: ...whether the attached hard drives are assigned to a disk array or are unassigned Under the Assignment column drives are labeled with their assigned disk array or shown as Free if unassigned Figure 9 Op...

Page 71: ...under BootDrv in the driver disk Step 2 Boot from the Windows 7 Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps When the screen requesting you to load the driver appears select Browse Ste...

Page 72: ...otDrv Hxp folder to your floppy disk Method B Steps 1 Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk 2 From your optical drive folder double click the Menu exe file in the BootDrv fo...

Page 73: ...need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver Ascreen will then appear asking you to specify an additional SCSI adapter Press S Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with...

Page 74: ...ty go to Application Software Install Application Software and select AMD RAID Utility to install Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from All Programs in the Start Menu Step 1 Enter the login ID and passwo...

Page 75: ...he Internet and etc all at the same time A Configuring Speakers The following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating system To install a microphone connect your microphone to the Mic in j...

Page 76: ...97 front panel audio module to activate the AC 97 functionality click the Advanced Options icon on the bottom right corner to open the Advanced Options dialog box Do not select the Enable front panel...

Page 77: ...The S PDIF Out jack can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality 1 Connecting a S PDIF Out Cable Connect a S PDIF optical cable to the corresponding S...

Page 78: ...e screen Do not mute the recording volume REC Vol or you ll not be able to record the sound To hear the sound being recorded during the recording process do not mute the microphone volume Microphone I...

Page 79: ...Devices Step 2 On the Recording tab right click on an empty space and select Show Disabled Devices Enabling Stereo Mix If the VIA HD Audio Deck does not display the recording device you wish to use r...

Page 80: ...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 d...

Page 81: ...ker is equipped with an internal amplifier If not try a speaker with power amplifier Q Why cannot I install the onboard HD audio driver successfully For Windows XP only A Step 1 First make sure Servic...

Page 82: ...em 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...

Page 83: ...ector or cable 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 d...

Page 84: ...the treatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices and their components Under the Directive used equipment must be marked collected separately and disposed of properly...

Page 85: ...85 Appendix...

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