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Box Contents

GA-PA65-D3-B3 or GA-P61-USB3-B3 motherboard

Motherboard driver disk

User's Manual

Quick Installation Guide

Two SATA cables

I/O Shield

Optional Items

2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R)

2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R)

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The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain.

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The motherboard image is for reference only.

Summary of Contents for GA-P61-DS3-B3

Page 1: ...GA P61 USB3 B3 LGA1155 socket motherboard for Intel Core i7 processors Intel Core i5 processors Intel Core i3 processors Intel Pentium processors Intel Celeron processors User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA PA65 D3 B3 GA P61 USB3 B3 Feb 11 2011 Feb 11 2011 Motherboard GA PA65 D3 B3 GA P61 USB3 B3...

Page 3: ...IGABYTE s prior written permission Documentation Classifications Inordertoassistintheuseofthisproduct GIGABYTEprovidesthefollowingtypesofdocumentations For quick set up of the product read the Quick I...

Page 4: ...he Memory 16 1 4 1 Dual Channel 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 Internal Connectors 21 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 29...

Page 5: ...6 66 4 4 Easy Energy Saver 67 4 5 Q Share 69 4 6 Smart 6 70 4 7 Auto Green 74 4 8 Cloud OC 75 Chapter 5 Appendix 77 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s j 77 5 1 1 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Cont...

Page 6: ...s I O Shield Optional Items 2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 5 R 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 2SERPW 0 R The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall de...

Page 7: ...2 BAT F_PANEL ATX_12V Intel H61 GSATA3_5j SATA2_1 SATA2_3 GSATA3_4j SATA2_0 SATA2_2 R_USB30 CODEC CLR_CMOS M_BIOS B_BIOS COMA LPT USB_LAN Etron EJ168 Marvell 88SE9172j iTE IT8892 Bridge PCIEX16 PCIEX1...

Page 8: ...2 0 1 1 LPC Bus DDR3 1333 1066 800 MHz LAN RJ45 PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK 100 MHz PCI CLK 33 MHz Marvell 88SE9172 j iTE IT8892 Bridge Realtek RTL8111E Etron EJ168 iTE IT8728 2 PCI Express x1 4 SATA 3Gb...

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: ...y speeds and memory modules Audio Realtek ALC889 codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel To configure 7 1 channel audio you need connect with the port of HDAudio standard via front panel and e...

Page 11: ...x serial port 1 x coaxial S PDIF Out connector 4 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 2 x USB 3 0 2 0 ports 1 x RJ 45 port 3 x audio jacks Line In Line Out Microphone I O Controller iTE IT8728 chip Hardware Monitor Sy...

Page 12: ...ffer by motherboard model Support for Easy Energy Saver Support for Smart 6 Support for Auto Green Support for ON OFF Charge Support for Cloud OC Support for Q Share Bundled Software Norton Internet S...

Page 13: ...revent hardware damage Locate the pin one of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly Or you may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket Appl...

Page 14: ...the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently insert the CPU into position Step 5 Push the CPU socket lever back into its locked position Step 4 Once the CPU is properly inserted use one h...

Page 15: ...re installing the cooler note the direction of the arrow sign on the male push pin Turn ing the push pin along the direction of arrow is to remove the cooler on the contrary is to install Step 3 Place...

Page 16: ...ty of the memory En abling Dual Channel memory mode will double the original memory bandwidth The two DDR3 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has one memory socket as follow...

Page 17: ...on the socket As indicated in the picture on the left place your fin gers on the top edge of the memory push down on the memory and insert it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both...

Page 18: ...66 expansion card s Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system 777 Example Installing and Removing a PCI Express Graphics Card Installing a Graphics Card Gently push...

Page 19: ...ector USB 3 0 2 0 Port The USB 3 0 port supports the USB 3 0 specification and is compatible to the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB devices such as a USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB...

Page 20: ...this audio jack for a headphone or 2 channel speaker 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 mus...

Page 21: ...es and your computer 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 sec...

Page 22: ...lies 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 can withstand high power consump...

Page 23: ...Battery The battery provides power to keep the values such as BIOS configurations date and time information in the CMOS when the computer is turned off Replace the battery when the battery voltage dr...

Page 24: ...TA 6Gb s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb s and SATA 1 5Gb s standard Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device The Marvell 88SE9172 chip supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 Refer to Chapter 5...

Page 25: ...writing data RES Reset Switch Green Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restar...

Page 26: ...ide a front panel audio module that has separated connectors on each wire instead of a single plug For information about connecting the front panel audio module that has different wire assignments ple...

Page 27: ...USB DY 7 GND 8 GND 9 No Pin 10 NC 13 CLR_CMOS Clearing CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values e g date information and BIOS configurations and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults...

Page 28: ...Hardware Installation 28...

Page 29: ...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 instructions on using the Q...

Page 30: ...overy2 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 h or the down arrow key i to select the first boot device then pres...

Page 31: ...lock on the right submenus only F5 Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus F6 Load the Fail Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus F7 Load the Optimized BIOS default s...

Page 32: ...tegrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices such as SATA USB integrated audio and integrated LAN etc Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power saving f...

Page 33: ...ess Enter BIOS Version E22 BCLK 99 80 MHz CPU Frequency 3193 85 MHz Memory Frequency 1330 71 MHz Total Memory Size 1024 MB CPU Temperature 43 0 o C Vcore 1 200V DRAM Voltage 1 536V Move Enter Select P...

Page 34: ...Power Limit Watts 95 Auto Turbo Current Limit Amps 97 Auto CPU Cores Enabled Note All CPU Multi Threading Note Enabled CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Note Auto C3 C6 State Support Note Auto CPU Thermal Monito...

Page 35: ...ets the current limit according to the CPU specifications Default Auto CPU Cores Enabled Note Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores All Enables all CPU cores Default 1 Enables only o...

Page 36: ...ll be emitted to lower CPU performance to decrease heat production Disabled Only allows the CPU to detect whether an overheating is occurring to emit PROCHOT signals Standard Clock Control System Memo...

Page 37: ...Lets the system operate at its basic performance level Turbo Lets the system operate at its good performance level Default Extreme Lets the system operate at its best performance level DRAM Timing Se...

Page 38: ...uto x tFAW 20 Auto x Command Rate CMD 1 Auto Channel A Misc Timing Control x IO Latency 1 Auto x Round Trip Latency 34 Auto Channel A B Timing Settings Channel A B Standard Timing Control CAS Latency...

Page 39: ...to Ch B Data VRef 0 750V Auto Ch AAddress VRef 0 750V Auto Ch B Address VRef 0 750V Auto Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Opt...

Page 40: ...Virtualization Technology Virtualization enhanced by Intel Virtualization Tech nology will allow a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions With virtualiza...

Page 41: ...s by using one of the two methods below Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect SATA devices during the POST Default None If no SATA devices are used set this item to None so the system will skip the...

Page 42: ...ot will stop No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all other errors Default Memory These fields are rea...

Page 43: ...t Enables or disables the quick boot function to speed up the system boot up process to shorten the wait ing time for entering the operating system and to deliver greater efficiency for daily use The...

Page 44: ...xposure to viruses and malicious buffer overflow attacks when working with its sup porting software and system Default Enabled Delay For HDD Secs Allows you to set a delay time for the BIOS to initial...

Page 45: ...SB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST Default Enabled Azalia Codec Enables or disables the onboard audio function Default Auto If you wish to install a 3rd party add in audio card instea...

Page 46: ...onnected to a Gigabit hub or a 10 100 Mbps hub the following message will appear Start detecting at Port Link Detected 100Mbps Cable Length 30m Link Detected Displays transmission speed Cable Length D...

Page 47: ...cation that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controllers Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or dis...

Page 48: ...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 de vice Note To use this function you need an ATX powe...

Page 49: ...k on left button on the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 keyboard wake up event Note you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A...

Page 50: ...ftware PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Case Opened No Vcore 1 200V DDR15V 1 524V 12V 12 073V Vcc3 3 324V Vtt 1 076V Current System Temperature 39o C Current CPU Temperature 41o C Curr...

Page 51: ...temperature You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on your system requirements Default Silent Allows the CPU fan to run at slow speeds Manual Allows you to control the CPU fan speed under t...

Page 52: ...or Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Press Enter on this item and then press the Y key to load the optimal BIOS default settings The BIOS def...

Page 53: ...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 allows you to view the BIOS...

Page 54: ...ervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Press Enter on this item and press the Y key This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS...

Page 55: ...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 driver installation Some device drivers will re...

Page 56: ...ties 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 applicati...

Page 57: ...4 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 t...

Page 58: ...d Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website The latest version of the BIOS drivers or applications will be displayed 3 7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE s lately develope...

Page 59: ...lled The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at which the data is backed up restored It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it System Requirements At least...

Page 60: ...ress Recovery2 cannot save the backup file Step 1 Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data Step 2 When finished go to Disk Management to check disk allocation B Accessing Xpress Recovery...

Page 61: ...p to your hard drive in case the system breaks down The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created before Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2 Step 2 After the backup file is removed...

Page 62: ...ted BIOS flashing process What is BIOS BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environ ment BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the nearest BIOS server site and update...

Page 63: ...on allows you to save the current BIOS file Q 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 h...

Page 64: ...Exit Setup and then press Y to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup The proce dure is complete after the system restarts Press Y to load BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2011 Aw...

Page 65: ...Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server select the BIOS server site closest to your location and then download the BIOS file that matches your motherboard model Follow the on...

Page 66: ...vides information on the installed CPU and motherboard The Memory tab provides information on the installed memory module s You can select memory module on a specific slot to see its information The T...

Page 67: ...performance may vary depending on motherboard model CPU Power and Power Scores are for reference only Actual results may vary based on testing method Meter Mode Button Information Table Button Descri...

Page 68: ...tically reset when the total power saving reaches 99999999 Watts B Total Mode In Total Mode users are able to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in a set period of time since activ...

Page 69: ...n area and right click on this icon to configure the data sharing settings Note This option is available only when data sharing is NOT enabled Figure 1 Data Sharing Disabled Figure 2 Data Sharing Enab...

Page 70: ...changes to take effect SMART QuickBoost SMART QuickBoost features quick and effortless CPU overclocking for novice and experienced users alike users simply click on one of the three levels of CPU per...

Page 71: ...click OK The initial backup will start after 10 minutes and regular backup will be performed hourly Note By default all partitions on the system drive are selected as the backup source The backup des...

Page 72: ...restore immediately or later Once you respond Yes the system will re start to the Windows recovery environment Follow the on screen instructions to restore your system Recovering your system using th...

Page 73: ...d is required before you make any changes to the previous settings Instructions Note 3 Click the lock icon on the bottom left corner and enter the Smart 6 password Set the time when a user can or cann...

Page 74: ...if it does not detect it ranging from 2 to 5 times Auto Green will keep rescanning according to the times you set When the times limit is reached and your Bluetooth cell phone key is still not detecte...

Page 75: ...ables real time PC system status monitoring for values such as CPU temperature cooling fan speeds CPU VCore and system tem perature Control System Status Control The Control tab allows for controlling...

Page 76: ...Unique Features 76...

Page 77: ...you do not want to create RAID you may prepare only one hard drive Windows 7 Vista XP setup disk Motherboard driver disk 5 1 1 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controller A Installing SATA hard drive...

Page 78: ...Controller to Enabled and set GSATA3 Ctrl Mode to RAID Step 2 Save changes and exit BIOS Setup Figure 1 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2011 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA Port0 1 Nati...

Page 79: ...ell 88SE91xx Adapter BIOS Version 1 0 0 0017 PCIe x2 5 0Gbps Mode RAID Virtual Disks No Virtual Disk Physical Disks Adapter 0 Port Disk Name Size Max Speed S0 SATA WDC WD800JD 22LSA0 76 3GB SATA 3Gb s...

Page 80: ...ig menu appears Figure 4 Press Enter on the Create VD item Figure 5 ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit Selection Adapter Devices RAID Marvell BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd RAID Config P...

Page 81: ...EXT and press Enter to begin creating the array When prompted to confirm press Y to confirm or N to cancel Figure 7 ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit Selection Adapter Devices RAID Marvell BIOS Setup c...

Page 82: ...t to delete the VD s MBR appears press Y to clear the MBR or press other keys to ignore Figure 9 Selection Adapter Devices RAID Marvell BIOS Setup C 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd RAID Config ID Na...

Page 83: ...re Install Ap plication Software and select Marvell Storage Utility to install Note After the installation you must login the utility with the same account name and password that you use to login the...

Page 84: ...he driver The locations of the drivers are as follows RAID driver for Windows 32 bit BootDrv Marvell RAID i386 RAID driver for Windows 64 bit BootDrv Marvell RAID amd64 AHCI driver for Windows 32 bit...

Page 85: ...r 64 bit version copy the files in the AHCI Win32 or AHCI win64 folder Method B Steps 1 Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk 2 From your optical drive folder double click t...

Page 86: ...at you are installing the 32 bit version First select Marvell shared library for 32bit install first and press Enter On the next screen press S to return to the screen in Figure 4 Then select Marvell...

Page 87: ...1 When the message Press Ctrl M to enter BIOS Setup or Space to continue appears press Ctrl M to enter the RAID setup utility On the main screen press Enter on the RAID tab and then press En ter on Sp...

Page 88: ...ng rebuilt When completed the status will display as Done Step 1 Under Virtual Disk 0 click the Operation tab and se lect Rebuild Step 2 The screen will display the new hard drive Click on the hard dr...

Page 89: ...e A Configuring Speakers The following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating system To install a microphone connect your microphone to the Mic in jack and manually configure the jack for...

Page 90: ...ted device is dialog box appears Select the device according to the type of device you connect Then click OK Step 3 On the Speakers screen click the Speaker Configura tion tab In the Speaker Configura...

Page 91: ...the Disable front panel jack detection check box Click OK to complete Click Device advanced settings on the top right corner on the Speaker Configuration tab to open the Device advanced settings dial...

Page 92: ...al Cable Note 1 The actual location of the S PDIF Out connector may differ by model Note 2 Enter the Digital Output RCA screen to configure further settings if you use the S PDIF Out con nector on the...

Page 93: ...ute the record ing 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 recom mended that you set the vo...

Page 94: ...Devices 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 display the recording device you wish to use re...

Page 95: ...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 click the Stop Recording button Be s...

Page 96: ...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 Gen eral System If not please upd...

Page 97: ...lem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved No No No Yes Yes Insert the graphics card Connect the ATX main power cable and the 12V power cable Turn...

Page 98: ...e might fail No The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved No No Yes Yes Yes Reinstall the operating system Reinstall other devices one by...

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