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GA-MA790FXT-UD5P

AM3 socket motherboard for
AMD Phenom

II X3 processor/AMD Phenom

II X4 processor

User's Manual

Rev. 1001
12ME-MA79T5P-1001R

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Page 1: ...GA MA790FXT UD5P AM3 socket motherboard for AMD PhenomTM II X3 processor AMD PhenomTM II X4 processor User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME MA79T5P 1001R...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA MA790FXT UD5P Jan 22 2009 Jan 22 2009 Motherboard GA MA790FXT UD5P...

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

Page 4: ...mory 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Configuring an ATI CrossFireXTM System 19 1 7 Installing the SATABracket 20 1 8 Back Panel Connectors 21 1 9 Onboard Switches 23 1 10 InternalConnectors...

Page 5: ...Configuring SATA Hard Drive s 81 5 1 1 Configuring AMD SB750 SATA Controller 81 5 1 2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 JMB322 SATA Controller 87 5 1 3 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP...

Page 6: ...CR1 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 and out cable Part No 12CR1 1SPINO...

Page 7: ...1_1 PCI1 PCI2 PCIEX1_2 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX1_3 PCIEX16_2 COM TSB43AB23 ATX IDE PWR_FAN KB_MS USB LAN2 F_AUDIO AUDIO BATTERY ATX_12V_2X4 USB LAN1 CPU_FAN SYS_FAN2 RCA SPDIF M_ BIOS LPT F_USB1 PWR_LED F_USB2...

Page 8: ...ne Out MIC CODEC Line In SPDIF In SPDIF Out Side Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out 2 PCI PCI Bus 3 IEEE 1394a TSB43AB23 LPT Port Floppy COM Port PS 2 KB Mouse IT8720 Dual B...

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: ...at x16 The PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX16_2 slots support ATI CrossFireXTM technology and conform to PCI Express 2 0 standard 3 x PCI Express x1 slots 2 x PCI slots Storage Interface South Bridge 1 x IDE conn...

Page 11: ...r LED header 1 x power switch 1 x reset switch 1 x clearing CMOS switch 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 connect...

Page 12: ...ating system limitation when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB Note 2 For Windows Vista XP 32 bit operating system only Note 3 A JM...

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: ...he 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 p...

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: ...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 are divided into two channe...

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: ...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 car...

Page 19: ...st to PEG Then install the second graphics card to enable CrossFireX 1 6 Configuring an ATI CrossFireXTM System Enabling CrossFireX Mode Connecting Two Graphics Cards Step 1 Observe the steps in 1 5 I...

Page 20: ...e bracket The SATA bracket allows you to connect external SATA device s to your system by expanding the internal SATA port s to the chassis back panel Turn off your system and the power switch on the...

Page 21: ...d Optical S PDIF Out Connector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio Before using this feature ensure that your audio system provide...

Page 22: ...ne 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 speaker...

Page 23: ...k Switches This motherboard has 3 quick switches power switch reset switch and clearing CMOS switch allowing users to quickly turn on off or reset the system or clear the CMOS values PW_SW Power switc...

Page 24: ...rom 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 mothe...

Page 25: ...nd 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 mainly s...

Page 26: ...ND 2 12V Speed Control 3 Sense 4 SpeedControl CPU_FAN Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V Speed Control 3 Sense 4 Reserve SYS_FAN1 CPU_FAN 1 SYS_FAN1 1 1 6 NB_FAN North Bridge Fan Header Connect the North B...

Page 27: ...example master or slave For information about configuring master slave settings for the IDE devices read the instructions from the device manufacturers 2 40 1 39 7 FDD Floppy Disk Drive Connector Thi...

Page 28: ...rray Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND Please connect the L shaped end of the SATA 3Gb s cable to your SATA hard drive SATA2_0 SATA2_1 SATA2_2 SATA2_3 SATA2_5 1 1 7 7 A RAID...

Page 29: ...onnectors conform to SATA 3Gb s standard and are compatible with SATA 1 5Gb s standard Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device The GIGABYTE SATA2 JMB322 controller supports RAID 0 RAID 1 and...

Page 30: ...lace of purchase or local dealer if you are not able to replace the battery by yourself or uncertain about the battery model When installing the battery note the orientation of the positive side and t...

Page 31: ...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 32: ...sis provides an AC 97 front panel audio module refer to the instructions on how to activate AC 97 functioninality via the audio software in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Audio signal...

Page 33: ...SPDIF 4 SPDIFI 5 GND 6 GND 17 F_USB1 F_USB2 USB Headers Yellow 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...

Page 34: ...puter 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 th...

Page 35: ...please 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 21 CI Chassis Intrusion Header This motherboard provides a chassis de...

Page 36: ...etal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values After clearing the...

Page 37: ...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 38: ...OST 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 or the down a...

Page 39: ...tion 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 Do...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...uto default allows BIOS 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 wai...

Page 42: ...lity Copyright C 1984 2009 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 Me...

Page 43: ...T Precharge Time Options are Auto default 2T 3T Row Cycle Time Options are Auto default 11T 26T RAS to RAS Delay Options are Auto default 2T 5T System Voltage Optimized System Voltage Control Determin...

Page 44: ...e PLL voltage by 0 1V to 0 3V at 0 1V increment CPU NB VID Control Allows you to set the CPU Northbridge VID voltage Auto sets the CPU Northbridge VID voltage as required Default Normal Note Increasin...

Page 45: ...ction 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 BIOS automatica...

Page 46: ...mode floppy 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 T...

Page 47: ...row key to 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 r...

Page 48: ...ws 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 determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at sys...

Page 49: ...Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in Native IDE mode Default Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that support Native mode RAID Enables RAID for the SATA con...

Page 50: ...the GSATA2_2 and GSATA2_3 connectors After the configuration ensure the SATA controller driver has been installed in the operating system You can install the Smart Backup utility refer to Chapter 5 C...

Page 51: ...s to be properly detected and to support hot plug This menu allows you to configure a RAID array Smart Backup Config CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software Smart Backup Config Item He...

Page 52: ...is item to Disabled Onboard LAN1 2 Boot ROM LAN1 2 Port Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip Default Disabled SMART LAN1 2 LAN Cable Diagnostic Fu...

Page 53: ...0 Mbps environment so their Status fields will show Open and the length shown is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable Onboard 1394 Function Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 functi...

Page 54: ...lel LPT port 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 ite...

Page 55: ...to 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...

Page 56: ...o turn on the system KB Power ON Password Set the password when Power On by Keyboard is set to Password Press Enter on this item and set a password with up to 5 characters and then press Enter to acce...

Page 57: ...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 SYSTEM FAN1...

Page 58: ...AN Control Enables or disables the CPU fan speed control function Enabled allows the CPU fan to run at different speed according to the CPU temperature You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based...

Page 59: ...ard 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 from BIO...

Page 60: ...must enter 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 use...

Page 61: ...r 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 Abandon all Data Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults S...

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Page 63: ...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 64: ...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 provides GIGABYTE s appl...

Page 65: ...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 66: ...Motherboard 66 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 w...

Page 67: ...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 68: ...ed 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 mess...

Page 69: ...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 70: ...e BIOS update tools Q FlashTM and BIOSTM GIGABYTE Q Flash and BIOS are easy to use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS DOS mode Additionally this motherboard features the Dua...

Page 71: ...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 72: ...ized 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...

Page 73: ...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 74: ...ile 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 a...

Page 75: ...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 76: ...y 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...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...directory 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 79: ...ing Utility and click Install Step 1 Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Appli cation Software Install Application Software Click Install under Realtek Ethernet Teaming Util ity for installa...

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Page 81: ...A hard drives to ensure optimal performance 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 em...

Page 82: ...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 Peripherals OnChip IDE...

Page 83: ...hts 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 drives...

Page 84: ...ty 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 configuration menu Fig...

Page 85: ...trl 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 Ctrl Y key...

Page 86: ...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 87: ...er on Smart Backup and go to the Controller 0 GSATA2 0 1 or Controller 1 GSATA2 2 3 submenu depending on which ports you want to use Controller 0 GSATA2 0 1 controls the GSATA2_0 1 ports and Controlle...

Page 88: ...perly Step 5 Then install the Smart Backup utility from the Application Software menu on the driver Autorun screen for monitoring the device RAID status in the operating system for more information re...

Page 89: ...tical drive example D At the D prompt type the following two commands Press Enter after each command Figure 1 cd bootdrv menu Step 2 When the controller menu Figure 2 appears remove the startup disk a...

Page 90: ...lowings are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation on the AMD SB750 SATA controller A Installing Windows XP Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press F6 as soo...

Page 91: ...HCI 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 be...

Page 92: ...n as shown in Figure 5 appears select AMD AHCI Compatible 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...

Page 93: ...been 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...

Page 94: ...RAID creation process Click OK when completed Safe mode also allows you to back up a hard drive that already contains data the source drive to another one the backup drive Before doing this you have...

Page 95: ...telephone call over the Internet and etc all at the same time A Configuring Speakers The following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system To install a microphone connect your...

Page 96: ...ing 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 t...

Page 97: ...r motherboard Step 2 Secure the metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw A Installing the S PDIF In and Out Cable Coaxial S PDIFOut Coaxial S PDIFIn Optical S PDIF In Optical S PDIF Out B...

Page 98: ...out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality To output S PDIF digital audio signals to an external decoder connect a S PDIF coaxial cable or...

Page 99: ...akers when playing 2 channel stereo sources You must play 4 5 1 or 7 1 channel content to get 4 5 1 or 7 1 channel audio effects With Dolby Home Theater enabled 2 channel stereo content will be transf...

Page 100: ...fter installing the audio driver the HD Audio Manager icon will appear in the notification area Double click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager Step 3 Go to the Microphone screen Do not mute the...

Page 101: ...ing 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 dis...

Page 102: ...e 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...

Page 103: ...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 a sc...

Page 104: ...ory 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 ConnecttheATXmainpowercableand...

Page 105: ...keyboard or mouse might fail A Turn off the computer and connect the IDE SATA devices Check if the system can boot successfully Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load...

Page 106: ...er 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 ful...

Page 107: ...s 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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