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BIOS Setup

CPU Voltage Control

Allows you to set the CPU voltage. Normal sets the CPU voltage as required. The adjustable
range is dependent 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.

DRAM Voltage Control

Allows you to set memory voltage.

Normal

Supplies the memory voltage as required. (Default)

1.500V ~ 2.500V

Adjusts the memory voltage, ranging from 1.500V to 2.500V.

DDR VTT Voltage Control

Allows you to to set memory VTT voltage.

Normal

Supplies the memory VTT voltage as required. (Default)

0.900V~1.300V

Adjusts the memory VTT voltage, ranging from 0.900V to 1.300V.

NB Voltage Control

Allows you to set the North Bridge voltage.

Normal

Supplies the North Bridge voltage as required. (Default)

1.100V ~ 1.800V

Adjusts the North Bridge voltage, ranging from 1.100V to 1.800V.

SB/HT Voltage Control

Allows you to set the South Bridge/HT Link voltage.

Normal

Supplies the South Bridge/HT Link voltage as required. (Default)

1.200V ~ 1.800V

Adjusts the South Bridge/HT Link voltage, ranging from 1.200V to 1.800V.

NB PCIE Voltage Control

Allows you to set the North Bridge PCIe voltage.

Normal

Supplies the North Bridge PCIe voltage as required. (Default)

1.800V ~ 2.200V

Adjusts the North Bridge PCIe voltage, ranging from 1.800V to 2.200V.

Summary of Contents for GA-MA770T-UD3P

Page 1: ...GA MA770T UD3P AM3 socket motherboard for AMD PhenomTM II X4 processor AMD PhenomTM II X3 processor User s Manual Rev 1401 12ME MA77TU3P 1401R...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA MA770T UD3P Jul 2 2010 Jul 2 2010 Motherboard GA MA770T UD3P...

Page 3: ...istintheuseofthisproduct GIGABYTEprovidesthefollowingtypesofdocumentations For quick set up of the product read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product For detailedproductinformation ca...

Page 4: ...annel Memory Configuration 16 1 4 2 Installing a Memory 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Back Panel Connectors 19 1 7 InternalConnectors 21 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 33 2 1 StartupScreen 34 2 2 T...

Page 5: ...er 69 4 5 Q Share 71 4 6 TimeRepair 72 Chapter 5 Appendix 73 5 1 Configuring SATAHard Drive s 73 5 1 1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 73 5 1 2 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette for Wind...

Page 6: ...R1 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 COM port cable Part No 12CF1 1CM001 3 R S PDIF in cable Part No 12CR1 1SPDIN 0 R LPT p...

Page 7: ...DIF_IN DDR3_1 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_4 BAT F_PANEL IT8720 SATA2_3 ATX_12V_2X4 AMD 770 AMD SB710 PWR_LED FDD PCIEX1_4 SATA2_2 PCI1 PCI2 CLR_CMOS LPT CODEC RTL8111C D L PWR_FAN SYS_FAN1 F_USB1 SATA2_1 SATA2...

Page 8: ...USB Ports LPT Port COM Port CPU CLK 200 MHz TSB43AB23 Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Line Out MIC Line In S PDIF In S PDIF Out Side Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out CODEC x 1 LAN RJ45 RTL8111C D L ATA...

Page 9: ...nds 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 Befor...

Page 10: ...rt for S PDIF In Out Support for CD In LAN 1 x Realtek RTL8111C D L 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 s...

Page 11: ...eader 1 x chassis intrusion header Back Panel 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 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 2 x IEEE 139...

Page 12: ...Factor 30 5cm x 21 0cm Note 1 We recommend that you enhance heat dissipation for the CPU VRM area if an AMD Black Edition CPU is installed and Advanced Clock Calibration is enabled Note 2 Due to Wind...

Page 13: ...on 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 tha...

Page 14: ...e CPU pins fit perfectly into their holes Once the CPU is positioned into its socket place one finger down on the middle of the CPU lowering the locking lever and latch ing it into the fully locked po...

Page 15: ...ayer 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 int...

Page 16: ...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 DDR3 sockets for optimum performanc...

Page 17: ...rientation 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 fingers on the top...

Page 18: ...ully 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 chassis back panel with a screw 5 After installing all...

Page 19: ...vides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital coaxial audio Before using this feature ensure that your audio system provides a coaxial digital audio in connector USB Port T...

Page 20: ...in 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 j...

Page 21: ...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...

Page 22: ...e 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 orien...

Page 23: ...d Control 3 Sense 4 SpeedControl CPU_FAN Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V Speed Control 3 Sense 4 Reserve SYS_FAN1 Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense SYS_FAN2 PWR_FAN Be sure to connect fan cables to...

Page 24: ...rm 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 Chap...

Page 25: ...f your 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 pla...

Page 26: ...p 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...

Page 27: ...ovides 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 b...

Page 28: ...a S PDIF digital audio cable provided by expansion cards for digital audio output from your motherboard to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards For example some graphics cards...

Page 29: ...EEE 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 secur...

Page 30: ...D1 6 INIT 7 PD2 8 SLIN 9 PD3 10 GND 11 PD4 12 GND 13 PD5 Pin No Definition 14 GND 15 PD6 16 GND 17 PD7 18 GND 19 ACK 20 GND 21 BUSY 22 GND 23 PE 24 No Pin 25 SLCT 26 GND 19 COMA Serial Port Header The...

Page 31: ...tory defaults To clear 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...

Page 32: ...GA MA770T UD3P Motherboard 32...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...he 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 Esc The syst...

Page 35: ...ion bar to 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 Dow...

Page 36: ...display adapter Integrated Peripherals Use 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...

Page 37: ...ck Calibratioin Press Enter CPU Clock Ratio Auto 2800 Mhz CPU NorthBridge Freq Auto 2000 Mhz CPU Host Clock Control Auto x CPU Frequency MHz 200 PCIE Clock MHz Auto HT Link Frequency Auto Set Memory C...

Page 38: ...OS to automatically adjust the CPU host frequency Manual allows the CPU Frequency Mhz item below to be configurable Note If your system fails to boot after overclocking please wait for 20 seconds to a...

Page 39: ...Trfc1 for DIMM3 Auto x Trfc3 for DIMM4 Auto x Write Recovery Time Auto 8T 8T x Precharge Time Auto 3T 3T CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software DRAM Configuration Move Enter Select P...

Page 40: ...MM4 Options are 90ns 110ns 160ns 300ns 350ns Write Recovery Time Options are Auto default 5T 12T Precharge Time Options are Auto default 2T 3T Row Cycle Time Options are Auto default 11T 42T RAS to RA...

Page 41: ...oltage Normal Supplies the memory VTT voltage as required Default 0 900V 1 300V Adjusts the memory VTT voltage ranging from 0 900V to 1 300V NB Voltage Control Allows you to set the North Bridge volta...

Page 42: ...2 3 Master Slave IDE Auto 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...

Page 43: ...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 44: ...o select a device and press Enter to accept Options are Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD Legacy LAN Disabled Password Check Specifies whether a password is required e...

Page 45: ...asks while in a low power mode that appears off Default Disabled Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup Disabled displays normal POST mess...

Page 46: ...isabled CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel Enabled Onboard 1394 Function Enabled Onboard LAN Function Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabl...

Page 47: ...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 48: ...PATA mode Default As SATA Type The mode depends on the OnChip SATA Type settings Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function Default Auto If you wish to install a 3rd party a...

Page 49: ...ort Options are SPP Standard Parallel Port default EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP ECP Mode Use DMA Selects DMA channel for the LPT port in ECP mode This item is conf...

Page 50: ...turn off the system If the power button 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...

Page 51: ...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 pres...

Page 52: ...ase Open Status Disabled Case Opened No Vcore 1 376V DDR3 1 5V 1 536V 3 3V 3 328V 12V 12 112V Current System Temperature 30o C Current CPU Temperature 47o C Current CPU FAN Speed 3375 RPM Current SYST...

Page 53: ...efault Disabled 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 fa...

Page 54: ...T Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status ESC Quit Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS...

Page 55: ...er the supervisor 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 passwor...

Page 56: ...als Power Management Setup PC Health Status ESC Quit Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Save Data to CMOS Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized D...

Page 57: ...o manually select the drivers you wish to install 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 a...

Page 58: ...tilities 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 appli...

Page 59: ...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 th...

Page 60: ...otherboard 60 3 6 Download Center To update the BIOS drivers or applications click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site The latest version of the BIOS drivers or applications wi...

Page 61: ...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 62: ...d 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 messa...

Page 63: ...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 64: ...BIOS without the need to enter MS DOS mode Additionally this motherboard features the DualBIOSTM design which enhances protection for the safety and stability of your computer by adding one more physi...

Page 65: ...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 66: ...zed Defaults 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 2...

Page 67: ...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 the B...

Page 68: ...e Load allows you to load previous settings from a profile After making changes be sure to click Set for these changes to take effect or click Default to restore to default values The Graphics tab all...

Page 69: ...e 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 Descrip...

Page 70: ...reset when the total power saving reaches 99999999 Watts Button Description 1 Easy Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off 2 Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On Off Switch Default Off 3 CPU Throttling D...

Page 71: ...ray and right click on this icon to configure the data sharing settings Figure 2 Data Sharing Enabled Figure 1 Data Sharing Disabled Options Descriptions Note This option is available only when data s...

Page 72: ...irectory ies or click Restore to restore the entire system Button Function ON Automatically creates system restore points OFF DO NOT automatically create system restore points SCHEDULE Sets a regular...

Page 73: ...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 74: ...options 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 P...

Page 75: ...ghts reserved No Array is defined Press Ctrl F to enter FastBuild tm Utility Step 2 Main Menu This is the first option screen when you enter the BIOS RAID Setup utility Figure 3 To view the disk drive...

Page 76: ...e 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 Figure 4 In Figure 4 use the up or down arrow key to move to a logical disk set and press Enter to enter the RAID conf...

Page 77: ...6 Press Ctrl Y to clear the MBR or press other keys to ignore this option Then the window below will appear Fast Initialization option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disk Press C...

Page 78: ...ed the screen will return to Delete LD Menu Press Esc to return to Main Menu Deleting an existing disk array could result in loss of data Record all array information including the array type the disk...

Page 79: ...y disks Step 1 Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in your system Boot from the startup disk Once at the A prompt change to your optical drive example D At the D prompt type t...

Page 80: ...drive s The followings are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation A Installing Windows XP Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the m...

Page 81: ...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 instal...

Page 82: ...atible RAID Controller and press Next Figure 5 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 6...

Page 83: ...n installed 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...

Page 84: ...at make 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 conn...

Page 85: ...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 Speaker...

Page 86: ...tab to select the default format Click OK to complete 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 chassi...

Page 87: ...rate and bit depth Click OK to complete Connect a S PDIF coaxial cable or a S PDIF optical cable either one to an external decoder for transmitting the S PDIF digital audio signals S PDIF Coaxial Cabl...

Page 88: ...to the Microphone screen Do not mute the recording 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...

Page 89: ...anager 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 c...

Page 90: ...default 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 c...

Page 91: ...ll the 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 General System If not pleas...

Page 92: ...y 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 ConnecttheAT...

Page 93: ...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 94: ...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 fulfi...

Page 95: ...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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