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GA-MA790GP-UD3H

AM2+/AM2 socket motherboard for
AMD Phenom

II X4 processor/AMD Phenom

II X3 processor/

AMD Phenom

FX processor/AMD Phenom

X4 processor/

AMD Phenom

X3 processor/AMD Athlon

X2 processor/

AMD Athlon

processor/AMD Sempron

X2 processor/

AMD Sempron

processor

User's Manual

Rev. 1001
12ME-MA79PU3-1001R

Summary of Contents for GA-MA790GP-UD3H

Page 1: ...X4 processor AMD PhenomTM II X3 processor AMD PhenomTM FX processor AMD PhenomTM X4 processor AMD PhenomTM X3 processor AMD AthlonTM X2 processor AMDAthlonTM processor AMD SempronTM X2 processor AMD...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA MA790GP UD3H May 7 2009 May 7 2009 Motherboard GA MA790GP UD3H...

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

Page 4: ...stalling a Memory 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Enabling the ATI Hybrid CrossFireXTM Function 19 1 7 Setup ofATI CrossFireXTM Configuration 20 1 8 Back Panel Connectors 21 1 9 InternalCon...

Page 5: ...y 71 4 3 EasyTune 6 72 4 4 Easy Energy Saver 73 Chapter 5 Appendix 75 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s 75 5 1 1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 75 5 1 2 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskett...

Page 6: ...0 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 COM port cable Part No 12CF1 1CM001 3 R S PDIF in and out cable P...

Page 7: ...8718 CODEC AMD 790GX RTL8111C SPDIF_IO AMD SB750 PCIEX1_1 PCI1 PCI2 PCIEX1_2 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX1_3 F_USB1 F_USB2 PCIEX8_1 F_USB3 F_1394_1 COM F_USB4 TSB43AB23 SATA2_3 SATA2_1 F_1394_2 SATA2_0 SATA2_2 ATX...

Page 8: ...up to x8 mode CPU CLK 200 MHz Hyper Transport 3 0 3 PCI Express x1 PCI Express Bus AMD 790GX DDR2 1200 O C 1066 Note 1 800 MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory 6 SATA 3Gb s ATA 133 100 66 33 IDE Channel x 1...

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: ...udio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for S PDIF In Out Support for CD In LAN RTL8111C chip 10 100 1000 Mbit Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x16 PCIEX16_1 Note 3 1 x PCI Express x16 slo...

Page 11: ...clearing CMOS jumper Back Panel 1 x PS 2 keyboard port Connectors 1 x PS 2 mouse port 1 x D Sub port 1 x DVI D port Note 4 1 x HDMI port 1 x optical S PDIF Out connector 1 x IEEE 1394a port 4 x USB 2...

Page 12: ...B Note 2 Whether 1066 MHz or above memory speed is supported depends on the CPU being used Note 3 For optimum performance if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed be sure to install it...

Page 13: ...he 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 th...

Page 14: ...CPU 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...

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: ...ecifications and capacity of the memory Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will double the original memory bandwidth The four DDR2 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two...

Page 17: ...otch 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 cli...

Page 18: ...n 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 ca...

Page 19: ...nt An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX supported graphics card B ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Driver Installation and Setup Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Installing Chipset Drivers Click Xpress Install...

Page 20: ...Card and install two CrossFireX graphics cards on the PCI Express x16 slots Step 2 Note Insert the CrossFire bridges in the CrossFireX gold edge connectors on top of the two cards Step 3 Plug the disp...

Page 21: ...trol Panel Sound select Realtek HDMI Outputand then click SetDefault PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Port Use the upper port green to connect a PS 2 mouse and the lower port purple to connect a PS 2 keyb...

Page 22: ...n or receiving is occurring Connection Speed LED State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate Green 100 Mbps data rate Off 10 Mbps data rate A Dual Display Configurations This motherboard provides three...

Page 23: ...eaker 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 Microphones must be connected to this jack When removing the c...

Page 24: ...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 25: ...GND 4 5V 5 GND 6 5V 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5V SB stand by 5V 10 12V 11 12V Onlyfor2x12pin ATX 12 3 3V Onlyfor2x12pin ATX 1 4 5 8 ATX_12V_2X4 ATX To meet expansion requirements it is recommended that a p...

Page 26: ...from overheating Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks Do not place a jumper cap on the headers Pin No Definition 1 G...

Page 27: ...ives If more than two hard drives are to be used the total number of hard drives must be an even number A RAID 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives The total number of hard drives does...

Page 28: ...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 plac...

Page 29: ...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 30: ...f the motherboard header Incorrect connection between the module connector and the motherboard header will make the device unable to work or even damage it The front panel audio header supports HD aud...

Page 31: ...SPDIFI 5 GND 6 GND 16 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 F_USB4 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 purchasi...

Page 32: ...rior to installing 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...

Page 33: ...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...

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Page 35: ...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 36: ...If you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to back up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk the F9 key can be used for subsequent access to XpressRecovery2 during the POST For more informat...

Page 37: ...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 38: ...se 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 C...

Page 39: ...tup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Advanced Clock Calibratioin Press Enter HT Link Frequency Auto CPU Clock Ratio Auto CPU North Bridge Freq Note Auto CPU Ho...

Page 40: ...he 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...

Page 41: ...he adjustable range is from 100 MHz to 200 MHz Auto sets the PCIe clock frequency to standard 100 MHz Default Auto VGA Core Clock control Enables or disables the control of VGA Core clock VGA Core Clo...

Page 42: ...evious Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level DDRII Timing Items Manual allows all DDRII Timing items below to be configurable Options are Auto default Manual CAS late...

Page 43: ...idge voltage Normal Supplies the North Bridge voltage as required Default 0 200V 0 300V Increases decreases North Bridge voltage by 0 200V to 0 300V at 0 025V increment DDR2 Voltage Control Allows you...

Page 44: ...CHS Access Mode 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...

Page 45: ...talled floppy disk drive is 3 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 erro...

Page 46: ...ies the graphics display of the onboard VGA output from the D SUB DVI D or D SUB HDMI Auto BIOS automatically determines the primary display port for output depending on to which port the display devi...

Page 47: ...120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD Legacy LAN Disabled Password Check Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter BIOS Setup Afte...

Page 48: ...First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card PCI Express graphics card or the onboard VGA PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display D...

Page 49: ...IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to PATA mode Default As SATA Type The mode depends on the OnChip SATA Type settings Onboard Audio Function Enables or disab...

Page 50: ...ngth 30m When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub or a 10 100 Mbps hub the following message will appear Onboard LAN Function...

Page 51: ...ult 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...

Page 52: ...stem will enter suspend mode Instant Off Press the power button and then the system will be turned off instantly Default USB Wake Up from S3 Allows the system to be awakened from ACPI S3 sleep state b...

Page 53: ...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 accept To tur...

Page 54: ...ssignment Auto BIOS auto assigns IRQ 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2009 Award...

Page 55: ...ealth Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Case Opened No Vcore 1 376V DDR2 1 8V 1 872V 3 3V 3 328V 12V 12 112V Current System Temperature 30o C Current CPU Temperature 47o C Current CPU FAN Speed 3...

Page 56: ...d default 60o C 140o F 70o C 158o F 80o C 176o F 90o C 194o F CPU SYSTEM NB POWER FAN Fail Warning Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU system NB power fan is not connected or fails Chec...

Page 57: ...nced 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 from BI...

Page 58: ...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 password o...

Page 59: ...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 Defaults...

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Page 61: ...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 62: ...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 63: ...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 64: ...Motherboard 64 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 65: ...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 66: ...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 67: ...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 68: ...sh 04 27 2009 RS780D SB750 7A66AG0DC 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 yo...

Page 69: ...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...

Page 70: ...s 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 S...

Page 71: ...ur motherboard is not present on the BIOS server site please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE s website and follow the instruc tions in Update the BIOS without Using the Internet U...

Page 72: ...le 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 al...

Page 73: ...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 74: ...reset to zero Note 5 Easy Energy Saver Meter will automatically reset when the total power saving reaches 99999999 Watts Button Description 1 Easy Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off 2 Dynamic CPU...

Page 75: ...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 76: ...erboard The actual BIOS Setup menu 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 19...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...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 79: ...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 Ct...

Page 80: ...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 81: ...stallation Without the driver the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup process First of all copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy di...

Page 82: ...nstalling Windows XP Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the message Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver Figur...

Page 83: ...D AHCI 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...

Page 84: ...patible 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 85: ...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 86: ...tions on the next page Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In High Definition Audio HD Audio HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital to...

Page 87: ...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 88: ...dio quality Install the S PDIF in and out cable if you want to output S PDIF digital audio signals to an external decoder or you may use the optical S PDIF out connector on the motherboard back panel...

Page 89: ...nsmitting the S PDIF digital audio signals B 2 Configuring 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 B 1 C...

Page 90: ...hen 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 r...

Page 91: ...n click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording 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 expla...

Page 92: ...ecord the sound 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 93: ...ne 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 scr...

Page 94: ...ly 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 ConnecttheA...

Page 95: ...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 96: ...r 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 fulf...

Page 97: ...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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