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GA-M720-ES3

AM2+/AM2 socket motherboard for
AMD Phenom

II processor/AMD Phenom

processor/

AMD Athlon

II processor/AMD Athlon

processor/

AMD Sempron

processor

User's Manual

Rev. 1001
12ME-M720ES3-1001R

Summary of Contents for GA-M720-ES3

Page 1: ...M720 ES3 AM2 AM2 socket motherboard for AMD PhenomTM II processor AMD PhenomTM processor AMDAthlonTM II processor AMDAthlonTM processor AMD SempronTM processor User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME M720ES3 100...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA M720 ES3 June 25 2009 June 25 2009 Motherboard GA M720 ES3...

Page 3: ...seofthisproduct GIGABYTEprovidesthefollowingtypesofdocumentations For quick set up of the product read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product For detailed product information carefully...

Page 4: ...iguration 15 1 4 2 Installing a Memory 16 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 17 1 6 Back Panel Connectors 18 1 7 InternalConnectors 20 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 31 2 1 StartupScreen 32 2 2 The Main Menu 33 2...

Page 5: ...4 4 Easy Energy Saver 67 Chapter 5 Appendix 69 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s 69 5 1 1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 69 5 1 2 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP 74 5 1...

Page 6: ...ve cable Part No 12CF1 1FD001 7 R 2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 5 R 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 2SERPW 0 R COM port cable Part No 12CF1 1CM001 3 R The box contents above are fo...

Page 7: ...SB2 IDE SPDIF_O DDR2_1 DDR2_3 BATTERY F_PANEL IT8720 ATX_12V PWR_LED FDD PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 CLR_CMOS CODEC RTL8111C PWR_FAN SYS_FAN1 F_USB1 SYS_FAN2 RCA_SPDIF R_USB USB_LAN Socket AM2 CI TSB43AB23 B_BIOS...

Page 8: ...1 Bus PCI CLK 33 MHz 4 PCI 6 SATA 3Gb s 12 USB Ports PCIe CLK 100 MHz PCI Express x16 Floppy COM Port IT8720 NVIDIA nForce 720D Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Line Out MIC Line In S PDIF Out Side Speake...

Page 9: ...s dry 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 electrostaticshieldingcontainer Beforeu...

Page 10: ...x PCI Express x16 slot running at x16 The PCI Express x16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2 0 standard 2 x PCI Express x1 slots 4 x PCI slots Storage Interface NVIDIA nForce 720D chipset 1 x IDE connect...

Page 11: ...Connectors 1 x PS 2 mouse port 1 x coaxial S PDIF Out connector 1 x optical S PDIF Out connector 8 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 x RJ 45 port 6 x audio jacks Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Sid...

Page 12: ...the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recom mended that t...

Page 13: ...lowering the locking lever and latch ing it into the fully locked position Step 1 Completely lift up the CPU socket locking lever CPU Socket Locking Lever Do not force the CPU into the CPU socket The...

Page 14: ...layer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU Step 2 Place the CPU cooler on the CPU Step 4 Turn the cam handle from the left side to the right side as the picture above shows to lock in...

Page 15: ...installed 2 When enabling Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules it is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used and installed in the same colored DDR2 sock...

Page 16: ...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 cl...

Page 17: ...h the slot and press down on the card until it is fully seated 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 cha...

Page 18: ...r port green to connect a PS 2 mouse and the lower port purple to connect a PS 2 keyboard Optical S PDIF Out Connector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that suppor...

Page 19: ...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 20: ...puter 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...

Page 21: ...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 connector ma...

Page 22: ...st fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design When connecting a fan cable be sure to connect it in the correct orientation the black connector wire is the ground wire The motherboard supports CP...

Page 23: ...e The NVIDIA nForce 720D 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...

Page 24: ...our computer and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery Replace the battery with an equivalent one Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model Contact the place...

Page 25: ...status by issuing a beep code One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup If a problem is detected the BIOS may issue beeps in different patterns to indicate the pr...

Page 26: ...vides an AC 97 front panel audio module refer to the instructions on how to activate AC 97 function ality via the audio software in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Audio signals will b...

Page 27: ...utlet to prevent damage to the USB bracket Pin No Definition 1 SPDIFO 2 GND 1 14 SPDIF_O S PDIF Out Header This header supports digital S PDIF out and connects a S PDIF digital audio cable provided by...

Page 28: ...ease contact the local dealer Pin No Definition 1 NDCD 2 NSIN 3 NSOUT 4 NDTR 5 GND 6 NDSR 7 NRTS 8 NCTS 9 NRI 10 No Pin 10 9 2 1 17 CI Chassis Intrusion Header This motherboard provides a chassis dete...

Page 29: ...the two pins for a few seconds Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your c...

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Page 31: ...upgrade or back up 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 instruc...

Page 32: ...ou to set the first boot device without entering BIOS Setup In Boot Menu use the up arrow key or the down arrow key to select the first boot device then press Enter to accept To exit Boot Menu press E...

Page 33: ...select an item Enter Execute command or enter the submenu Esc Main Menu Exit the BIOS Setup program Submenus Exit current submenu Page Up Increase the numeric value or make changes Page Down Decrease...

Page 34: ...this menu to configure all peripheral devices such as IDE SATA USB integrated audio and integrated LAN etc Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power saving functions PnP PCI Con...

Page 35: ...ter 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 Note This item is present only if you install a CPU that su...

Page 36: ...t frequency Important It is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with the CPU specifications HT Link Frequency Allows you to manually set the frequency for the HT Link betwee...

Page 37: ...uto 3T 3T SLI Ready Memory Allows you to enable or disable the SLI Ready EPP memory function Default Disabled Set Memory Clock Determines whether to manually set the memory clock Auto lets BIOS automa...

Page 38: ...or DIMM1 Options are 75ns 105ns default 127 5ns 195ns 327 5ns Trfc2 for DIMM2 Options are 75ns 105ns 127 5ns 195ns 327 5ns Trfc1 for DIMM3 Options are 75ns 105ns 127 5ns 195ns 327 5ns Trfc3 for DIMM4...

Page 39: ...ry voltage by 0 1V to 0 2V at 0 1V increment HT Link Voltage Allows you to set the voltage of the HT Link Normal Supplies the Northbridge voltage as required Default 0 1V 0 2V Increases memory voltage...

Page 40: ...Sets the hard drive access mode Options are Auto default CHS LBA Large IDE Channel 2 3 Master Slave IDE Auto Detection Press Enter to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SATA device on this channel E...

Page 41: ...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 No Errors The system...

Page 42: ...the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive then press the plus key or PageUp or the minus key or PageDown to move it up or down on the list Press Esc to exit this menu when finished First Second...

Page 43: ...y 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...

Page 44: ...ard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function Default Auto If you wish to install a 3rd party add in audio card instead of using the onboard audio set this item to Disabled Onboard...

Page 45: ...show 0m as shown in the figure above Link Detected Displays transmission speed Cable Length Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable Start detecting at Port Link Detected 100Mbps Cabl...

Page 46: ...USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 controllers Default V1 1 Enables only the integrated USB 1 1 controller Disabled Disables the integrated USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 controllers Disabled will turn off all of the USB funct...

Page 47: ...or less than 4 seconds the system will enter suspend mode 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 device Note To use this fun...

Page 48: ...se this function you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disables this function Default Double Click Double click on left button on the PS 2 mouse to turn on the s...

Page 49: ...IRQ to the third 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 third PCI slot PCI4 IRQ Assignment Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the fourth PCI slot Default 3 4...

Page 50: ...V 12 112V Current System Temperature 30o C Current CPU Temperature 47o C Current CPU FAN Speed 3375 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN1 Speed 0 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN2 Speed 0 RPM Current POWER FAN Speed 0 RPM Sy...

Page 51: ...ws the system to emit warning sound if the CPU system power fan is not connected or fails Check the fan condition or fan connection when this occurs Default Disabled CPU Smart FAN Control Enables or d...

Page 52: ...s 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 f...

Page 53: ...rvisor password or user password at system startup to continue system boot In BIOS Setup you must enter the supervisor password if you wish to make changes to BIOS settings The user password only allo...

Page 54: ...p 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 Save Data to CMOS Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Def...

Page 55: ...Install to install all the driver items 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...

Page 56: ...plays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software You may press the Install button following an item to install it 3 3 Driver CD Information This page provides informa...

Page 57: ...his page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard 3 5 Contact Us For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices click th...

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Page 59: ...ly back up restore the first physical hard drive that has the operating system installed As Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file at the end of the hard drive make sure to leave enough unallocate...

Page 60: ...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...

Page 61: ...y2 Select RESTORE to restore the backup to your hard drive in case the system breaks down The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created before Step 1 If you wish to remove the backup...

Page 62: ...2009 NF MCP78 6A61OG09C 00 4 2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools Q FlashTM and BIOSTM GIGABYTE Q Flash and BIOS are easy to use and allow you to update...

Page 63: ...1M Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Drive Save BIOS to Drive Enter Run Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 0 file s found Floppy A Drive HDD 0 0 Drive Total size 0 Free size 0 3 Select the BIOS update...

Page 64: ...and press Enter to load BIOS defaults System will re detect all peripherals devices after a BIOS update so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Sof...

Page 65: ...ns in Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function below 2 Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from File then select the location where you save...

Page 66: ...you to load previous settings from a profile After making changes in Easy mode Advanced mode be sure to click Set for these changes to take effect or click Default to restore to default values The Gra...

Page 67: ...above data is for reference only Actual performance may vary depending on motherboard model CPU Power and Power Scores are for reference only Actual results may vary based on testing method Button Des...

Page 68: ...Time Date Easy Energy Saver Enabled 8 Total Power Savings Total power saving with Easy Energy Saver enabled Note 5 9 Meter Mode Switch 10 Total Mode Switch 11 Close Application will enter Stealth Mod...

Page 69: ...Install the SATA RAID AHCI driver and operating system Note 2 Before you begin Please prepare At least two SATA hard drives to ensure optimal performance it is recommended that you use two hard drive...

Page 70: ...ptions you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version Step 2 Save changes and exit BIOS Setup Figure 1 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Integrated Pe...

Page 71: ...to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted Step 3 In the RAID Mode field use the up or down arrow key to select a RAID mode The supported RAID modes include Mirrored Stripe...

Page 72: ...rd drives that are available for use as RAID array drives Press Tab to move to the Free Disks block Select the target hard drives using the up or down arrow key and use the right arrow key to add the...

Page 73: ...N to cancel To delete the array press D in the Array Detail screen When the Delete array message appears press Y to confirm or N to cancel Press Enter to return to the Array List screen To exit the NV...

Page 74: ...tical drive folder double click the MENU exe file in the BootDrv folder Figure 3 A command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 2 Figure 2 Figure 3 Step 1 Insert the prepared startup disk...

Page 75: ...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 NVIDIA RAID Driver required NVID...

Page 76: ...sers 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 Vista...

Page 77: ...ID hard drive Select the RAID hard drive onto which you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation Figure 6 Figure 5 Figure 6 Step 3 When a screen as show...

Page 78: ...rive to rebuild a RAID 1 array Launch the NVIDIA Control Panel from All Programs in the Start Menu Step 1 In NVIDIA Control Panel click Rebuild array under Storage in the Select a Task pane Step 2 Whe...

Page 79: ...1 channel audio Front speaker out Rear speaker out Center Subwoofer speaker out and Side speaker out 5 2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5 2 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio The motherboard...

Page 80: ...Sound Effect You may configure an audio environment on the Sound Effects tab If your chassis provides an AC 97 front panel audio module to activate the AC 97 functionality click the tool icon on the...

Page 81: ...ng S PDIF Out On the Digital Output screen click the Default Format tab and then select the sample rate and bit depth Click OK to complete Connect a S PDIF coaxial cable or a S PDIF optical cable eith...

Page 82: ...n configure the jack for microphone functionality 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 rec...

Page 83: ...Volume slider and set the Microphone Boost level 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 displa...

Page 84: ...efault device 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 cl...

Page 85: ...out one minute Refer to the steps below Steps 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...

Page 86: ...Check if the memory is installed properly on the memory slot Yes Yes START Make sure the motherboard does not short circuit with the chassis or other metal objects Insertthegraphicscard ConnecttheATX...

Page 87: ...keyboard is working properly No Yes Reinstalltheoperatingsystem Reinstallotherdevicesonebyone install one device at one time and then boot the system to see if the device works successfully END The po...

Page 88: ...we at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfil...

Page 89: ...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...

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