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GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard

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Unique Features

Support for @BIOS

Support for Q-Flash

Support for Virtual Dual BIOS

Support for Download Center

Support for Xpress Install

Support for Xpress Recovery2

Support for EasyTune

 (Note 5)

Support for Easy Energy Saver

Support for Time Repair

Support for Q-Share

Bundled Software

Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Operating System

Support for Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 Vista/XP

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 23.3cm

(Note 1) Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating 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) For optimum performance,  if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure

to install it in the PCIEX16_1 slot. The PCIEX8_1 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_

1

slot. When PCIEX8_1 is populated with a PCI Express graphics card, the PCIEX16_

1

 slot will

operate at up to x8 mode.

(Note 4) Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/

system cooler you install.

(Note 5) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.

Summary of Contents for GA-MA790XT-UD4P

Page 1: ...GA MA790XT UD4P AM3 socket motherboard for AMD PhenomTM II X3 processor AMD PhenomTM II X4 processor User s Manual Rev 1002 12ME MA79T4P 1002R...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA MA790XT UD4P Jan 22 2009 Jan 22 2009 Motherboard GA MA790XT UD4P...

Page 3: ...e use of this product GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations For quick set up of the product read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product For detailed product informati...

Page 4: ...lling a Memory 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Configuring anATI CrossFireXTM System 19 1 7 Installing the SATA Bracket 20 1 8 Back Panel Connectors 21 1 9 Internal Connectors 23 Chapter 2...

Page 5: ...ix 73 5 1 Configuring SATAHard Drive s 73 5 1 1 Configuring AMD SB750 SATA Controllers 73 5 1 2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 79 5 1 3 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette for W indows...

Page 6: ...B 2 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 cable Part...

Page 7: ..._1394 TSB43AB23 PCIEX1_1 PCI1 BATTERY CODEC ATX_12V_2X4 AMD 790X COM PWR_LED F_USB1 CLR_CMOS RTL8111DL CPU_FAN GSATA2_0 GSATA2_1 F_USB2 PCI2 SYS_FAN2 AMD SB750 F_PANEL CI SATA2_4 PWR_FAN B_BIOS AUDIO...

Page 8: ...200 MHz Hyper Transport 3 0 AMD 790X DDR3 1666 O C 1333 1066 MHz Dual Channel Memory 2 PCIe x8 Note 1 PCIe x16 Note or Switch PCIe CLK 100 MHz PCI Express Bus 3 PCI Express x1 PCI Express Bus x 1 PCIe...

Page 9: ...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 electrostatic shielding container Before unp...

Page 10: ...1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x8 PCIEX8_1 Note 3 The PCIEX16_1 and PCIEX8_1 slots support ATI CrossFireXTM technology and conform to PCI Express 2 0 standard 3 x PCI Express x1 slots 2 x PCI slo...

Page 11: ...1 x power LED 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 1394a ports 1 x...

Page 12: ...bit operating 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 No...

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: ...CPU lowering the locking lever and latch ing it into the fully locked position Step 1 Completely lift up the CPU socket locking lever Do not force the CPU into the CPU socket The CPU cannot fit in if...

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 DDR3 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two...

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: ...e the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw 5 After installing all expansion cards replace the chassis cover s 6 Turn on your computer If necessary go to BIOS Setup to make any r...

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

Page 20: ...e bracket The SATA bracket allows you to connect external SA TA 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 Coaxial S PDIF Out Connector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital coaxial audio Before using this feature ensure that your audio system provide...

Page 22: ...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...

Page 23: ...m 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 motherb...

Page 24: ...2V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the 12V power connector is not connected the computer will not start To meet expansion requirements it is recommended that a power supply that ca...

Page 25: ...d Control 3 Sense 4 Speed Control CPU_FAN Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V Speed Control 3 Sense 4 Reserve SYS_FAN1 Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from ov...

Page 26: ...ith SA TA 1 5Gb s standard Each SATA connector supports a single SA TA device The AMD SB750 controller supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 and JBOD Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATAHard Drive s fo...

Page 27: ...S4 S5 Off 9 GSATA2_0 1 SATA 3Gb s Connectors Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2 Purple The SATA connectors conform to SA TA 3Gb s standard and are compatible with SA TA 1 5Gb s standard Each SATA connector...

Page 28: ...ment Setup for more information SPEAK Speaker Orange Connects to the speaker on the chassis front panel The system reports system startup status by issuing a beep code One single short beep will be he...

Page 29: ...2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously If you want to mute the back panel audio only supported when using an HD f...

Page 30: ...y expansion cards for digital audio output from your motherboard to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards For example some graphics cards may require you to use a S PDIF digital...

Page 31: ...2 1 17 F_1394 IEEE 1394a Header Gray The header conforms to IEEE 1394a specification The IEEE 1394a header can provide one IEEE 1394a port via an optional IEEE 1394a bracket For purchasing the option...

Page 32: ...le 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 19 CI Chassis Intrusion Header This motherboard provides a chassis...

Page 33: ...tions date and time information in the CMOS when the computer is turned off Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost Alwa...

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Page 35: ...y 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 instru...

Page 36: ...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 Esc...

Page 37: ...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 38: ...isplay adapter Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices such as IDE SA TA USB integrated audio and integrated LAN etc Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure...

Page 39: ...ables or disables the control of CPU host clock Auto default allows BIOS to automatically adjust the CPU host frequency Manual allows the CPU Frequency Mhz item below to be configurable Note If your s...

Page 40: ...ity 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 Men...

Page 41: ...charge 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 Determines wh...

Page 42: ...Normal sets the CPU Northbridge VID voltage as required Default Normal Note Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU CPU Voltage Control Allows you...

Page 43: ...ction Press Enter to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SA TA device on this channel Extended IDE Drive Configure your IDE SATA devices by using one of the two methods below Auto Lets BIOS automatic...

Page 44: ...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 Th...

Page 45: ...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 46: ...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 47: ...s the operating mode of the integrated SATA2_4 SATA2_5 connectors IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to PATA mode Default As SATA Type The mode depends on the...

Page 48: ...a 3rd party add in network card instead of using the onboard LAN set this item to Disabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN ch...

Page 49: ...wn is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable 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 follo...

Page 50: ...seconds 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 b...

Page 51: ...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 52: ...Case 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 SYS...

Page 53: ...l 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 EasyT une based on syst...

Page 54: ...ave CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setu...

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 of fices click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE Website 3 5 System This page provides t...

Page 60: ...Motherboard 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 w...

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: ...pdate the BIOS without the need to enter MS DOS mode Additionally this motherboard features the DualBIOS TM design which enhances protection for the safety and stability of your computer by adding one...

Page 65: ...5 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: ...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 68: ...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 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: ...ltage Switch Default 1 Note 2 6 Current CPU Power Consumption 7 Time Date Easy Energy Saver Enabled 8 Total Power Savings Total power saving with Easy Energy Saver enabled Note 4 9 Meter Mode Switch 1...

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: ...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 regula...

Page 73: ...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 empty formatted floppy disk Window...

Page 74: ...p 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 1984 2009 Award Software Integ...

Page 75: ...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 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 Ct...

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: ...AID set this item to IDE or AHCI depending on your need The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard The actual BIOS Setup menu options you wi...

Page 80: ...Non RAID ODD0 DVDROM GO D1600B Press Ctrl G to enter RAID Setup Utility In the main screen of the GIGABYTE SATA2 RAID BIOS utility Figure 3 use the up or down arrow key to highlight through choices in...

Page 81: ...logy Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS v1 06 59 Create New RAID Name GRAID Level 0 Stripe Disks Select Disk Block 128 KB Size 240 GB Confirm Creation RAID Disk Drive List Switch RAID Level...

Page 82: ...size which will be used to divide data from to seperate RAID members The following are typical values RAID 0 128KB Figure 7 5 Set Array Size Under the Size item enter the size of the array and press...

Page 83: ...to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOS v1 06 59 Main Menu Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without S...

Page 84: ...RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving RAID Disk Drive List Select RAID SPACE Mark Delete DEL...

Page 85: ...r 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 the following two commands Press Enter after each command Figure 1 cd...

Page 86: ...onto your hard 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...

Page 87: ...ows 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 Windows XP 2003 RAID AHCI Dri...

Page 88: ...SA TA RAID AHCI driver Method B then specify the location of the driver Figure 5 Note For users using a SATA optical drive be sure to copy the driver files from the motherboard driver disk to a USB f...

Page 89: ...ID Controller and press Next Figure 6 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 7 Figure 7 The insta...

Page 90: ...specify the location of the driver Figure 9 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 installing Windows...

Page 91: ...in Figure 10 appears select GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and press Next Step 4 After the driver is loaded select the RAID AHCI drive s where you want to install the operating system and then press Next...

Page 92: ...750 RAID Utility have 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 c...

Page 93: ...h Window Select ITEM ENTER Action ESC Exit Hard Disk Drive List Model Name Capacity Type Status HDD0 ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID Inside HDD1 ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID Model Name RAID Level Capacity Stat...

Page 94: ...In the GIGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER screen right click on the array to be rebuilt in the RAID LIST block Select Rebuild Raid Or click the Rebuild icon in the tool bar Step 2 When the Rebuilding RAID Wizar...

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: ...ng 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 th...

Page 97: ...ect the default format Click OK to complete Step 1 First attach the connector at the end of the cable to the SPDIF_I header on your motherboard Step 2 Secure the metal bracket to the chassis back pane...

Page 98: ...onneting a S PDIF Out Cable 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 Connect a S PDIF coaxi...

Page 99: ...Click the Start icon Point to All Programs Dolby Control Center to access the utility The following illustration demonstrates a 7 1 speaker configuration as an example 5 2 3 Enabling the Dolby Home T...

Page 100: ...o 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 i...

Page 101: ...Manager 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...

Page 102: ...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 s...

Page 104: ...installed properly on the memory slot Yes Yes START Make sure the motherboard does not short circuit with the chassis or other metal objects Insert the graphics card Connect the ATX main power cable...

Page 105: ...he keyboard is working properly No Yes Reinstall the operating system Reinstall other devices one by one install one device at one time and then boot the system to see if the device works successfully...

Page 106: ...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 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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