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GA-X38T-DQ6

LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel

Core

processor family/

Intel

Pentium

processor family/Intel

Celeron

processor family

User's Manual

Rev. 100

12ME-X38TDQ6-100

Summary of Contents for GA-X38T-DQ6

Page 1: ...GA X38T DQ6 LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel CoreTM processor family Intel Pentium processor family Intel Celeron processor family User s Manual Rev 1002 12ME X38TDQ6 1002R ...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA X38T DQ6 Sept 7 2007 Motherboard GA X38T DQ6 Sept 7 2007 ...

Page 3: ... form or by any means without GIGABYTE s prior written permission Documentation Classifications Inordertoassistintheuseofthisproduct GIGABYTEprovidesthefollowingtypesofdocumentations For quick set up of the product read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product For detailed product information carefully read the User s Manual For instructions on how to use GIGABYTE s unique features r...

Page 4: ...al Channel Memory Configuration 17 1 4 2 Installing a Memory 18 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 19 1 6 Installing the SATABracket 20 1 7 Back Panel Connectors 21 1 8 InternalConnectors 23 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 37 2 1 StartupScreen 38 2 2 The Main Menu 39 2 3 Standard CMOS Features 41 2 4 Advanced BIOS Features 43 2 5 IntegratedPeripherals 45 2 6 Power Management Setup 49 2 7 PnP PCI Configurations...

Page 5: ...SATA Hard Drive s 77 5 1 1 Configuring Intel ICH9R SATA Controllers 77 5 1 2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 83 5 1 3 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette 89 5 1 4 Installing the SATA RAID AHCI Driver and Operating System 90 5 2 ConfiguringAudioInputandOutput 98 5 2 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio 98 5 2 2 Installing the S PDIF In Cable Optional 100 5 2 3 Enabling the DTS Dig...

Page 6: ...s The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain The box contents are subject to change without notice Optional Items 2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 51R 2 port IEEE 1394a bracket Part No 12CF1 1IE008 01R 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 2SERPW 01R S PDIF in cable Part No 12CR1 1SPDIN 01R COM port cable Part No 12CF1 1...

Page 7: ...4 BAT IT8718 SYS_FAN1 SATAII0 ATX_12V_2X Intel X38 Intel ICH9R PWR_LED FDD PCIE_2 SATAII1 GIGABYTE SATA2 PCIE_3 PCI1 PCI2 CLR_CMOS RCA_SPDIF USB_1394_1 LPT CODEC RTL8111B PWR_FAN NB_FAN COM SPDIF_O GSATAIIA USB_1394_2 SYS_FAN2 SPDIF_IN TPM F_USB2 F_1394 F_PANEL GSATAIIB SATAII2 SATAII3 SATAII4 SATAII5 PCIE_1 USB_LAN2 RTL8111B BP_BIOS TSB43AB23 PCIE_16_2 PCIE_12V ...

Page 8: ...PT Port COM Port CPU CLK 400 333 266 200 MHz TSB43AB23 Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Line Out MIC Line In SPDIF In SPDIF Out Side Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out CODEC 3 PCI Express x1 PCI Express Bus x 1 x 1 PCIe CLK 100 MHz PCI Express x16 2 SATA 3Gb s ATA 133 100 66 33 IDE Channel GIGABYTE SATA2 x 1 x 1 PCIeCLK 100MHz x 1 2 PCI Express x16 TPM RTL 8111B LAN1 RJ45 RTL 8111B LAN2 RJ45 DDR3 1600 1...

Page 9: ...ur hands 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 Beforeunpluggingthepowersupplycablefromthemotherboard makesurethepowersupply hasbeenturnedoff Before turning on the power make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to the local voltage...

Page 10: ... ALC889A codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for DTS dts NEO PC Support for S PDIF In Out Support for CD In LAN 2 x Realtek 8111B chips 10 100 1000 Mbit Expansion Slots 2 x PCI Express x16 slots supporting ATI CrossFireTM technology The PCI Express x16 slots conform to PCI Express 2 0 standard 3 x PCI Express x1 slots 2 x PCI slots Storage Interface South Bridge 6 x SATA 3Gb s ...

Page 11: ...x S PDIF In header 1 x S PDIF Out header 2 x USB 2 0 1 1 headers 1 x IEEE 1394a header 1 x Trusted Platform Module TPM header 1 x parallel port header 1 x serial port header 1 x chassis intrusion header 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 2 ...

Page 12: ...yTune Note 2 Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for Virtual Dual BIOS Bundled Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Overclocking Voltage adjustments in BIOS Setup CPU DDR3 PCIe FSB G MCH allow you to Increase CPU voltage Note 3 Increase DDR3 voltage by 0 05V to 1 55V with 0 05V increment Increase PCIe voltage by 0 05V to 0 35V with 0 05V increment Increase FSB ...

Page 13: ... the surface of the CPU Do not turn 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 that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you wish to set the fre que...

Page 14: ...ge to the CPU Step 1 Completely raise the CPU socket lever Step 4 Hold the CPU with your thumb and index fingers Align the CPU pin one marking triangle with the pin one corner of the CPU socket or you may align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently insert the CPU into position Step 3 Lift the metal load plate on the CPU socket Step 5 Once the CPU is properly inserted replace th...

Page 15: ...al lation manual for instructions on installing the cooler Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease tape between the CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may damage the CPU Step 5 After the installation check the back of the motherboard If the push pin is inserted as the picture above the installation is complete Step 6 Final...

Page 16: ...n a safe place Step 1 Use a Philips screw driver to unfasten the three screws as shown in the picture to the left and remove the screws Step 4 Through the heatsink mounting holes insert one of the screws pro vided with the motherboard from the The Crazy Cool Heatsink back of the board On the front side of the board align the spring nut removed in Step 2 through the heatsink hole and tighten it to ...

Page 17: ...erformance 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology After the memory is installed the BIOS will 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 channels and each channe...

Page 18: ... the orientation 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 edge of the memory push down on the memory and insert it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely in...

Page 19: ... 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 required BIOS changes for your expansion card s 7 Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system Example Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card Installing ...

Page 20: ... the SATA power cable to the power connector on the bracket External SATA Connector Power Connector External SATA Connector 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 power supply before installing or removing the SATA bracket and SATA power cable to pr...

Page 21: ...provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio Before using this feature ensure that your audio system provides an optical digital audio in connector IEEE 1394a Port The IEEE 1394 port supports the IEEE 1394a specification featuring high speed high bandwidth and hotplug capabilities Use this port for an IEEE 1394a device USB Port The USB port supports th...

Page 22: ... line 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 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 In addition to the default speakers settings the audio jacks can be ...

Page 23: ...vent 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 motherboard 1 4 15 19 2 6 3 8 11 13 9 4 23 1 ATX_12V_2X 2 ATX Power Connector 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN1 SYS_FAN2 5 PWR_FAN 6 NB_FAN 7 PCIE_12V 8 FDD 9 SATAII0 1 2 3 4 5 10 GSATAIIA GSATAIIB 11 IDE 12 PWR_LED 13 F_PANEL 14 F_AUDIO 15 CD_I...

Page 24: ...d high power consumption be used 500W or greater The main power connector is compatible with power supplies with 2x10 power connectors To prevent system instability or system s failure to boot be sure to connect a power supply providing a 2x12 power connector The ATX_12V_2X power connector is compatible with power supplies with 2x2 12V power connector When using a power supply providing a 2x4 12V ...

Page 25: ...wer connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a 12V voltage The black connector wire is the ground wire The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control which requires the use of a CPU fan with fan speed control design For optimum heat dissipation it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the chassis Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V Speed Control 3 Sense 4 SpeedControl C...

Page 26: ...o may lead to an unstable system PIin No Definition 1 NC 2 GND 3 GND 4 12V 1 8 FDD Floppy Disk Drive Connector This connector is used to connect a floppy disk drive The types of floppy disk drives supported are 360 KB 720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB and 2 88 MB Before connecting a floppy disk drive be sure to locate pin 1 of the connector and the floppy disk drive cable The pin 1 of the cable is typically d...

Page 27: ...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 not have to be an even number A RAID 10 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of hard drives must be an even number 10 GSATAIIA GSATAIIB SATA 3Gb s Connectors Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2 Purple The SATA conne...

Page 28: ...le master or slave For information about configuring master slave settings for the IDE devices read the instructions from the device manufacturers 40 39 2 1 12 PWR_LED System Power LED Header This header can be used to connect a system power LED on the chassis to indicate system power status The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 sleep state The ...

Page 29: ... in different patterns to indicate the problem Refer to Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for information about beep codes HD IDE Hard Drive Activity LED Blue Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data RES Reset Switch Green Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the comp...

Page 30: ...HD audio by default If your chassis 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 When using an AC 97 front panel audio module you can use either the front or the back panel audio connectors but not both at the same time Some chassis provide a front panel audio ...

Page 31: ...udio cable for digital audio output from your motherboard to your graphics card if you wish to connect an HDMI display to the graphics card and have digital audio output from the HDMI display at the same time For information about connecting the S PDIF digital audio cable carefully read the manual for your expansion card Pin No Definition 1 SPDIFO 2 GND 1 16 SPDIF_IN S PDIF In Header This header s...

Page 32: ... the IEEE 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 securely connected 9 10 1 2 19 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 t...

Page 33: ...NSOUT 4 NDTR 5 GND 6 NDSR 7 NRTS 8 NCTS 9 NRI 10 No Pin 21 LPT Parallel Port Header The LPT header can provide one parallel port via an optional LPT port cable For purchasing the optional LPT port cable please contact the local dealer 1 2 25 26 Pin No Definition 1 STB 2 AFD 3 PD0 4 ERR 5 PD1 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 ...

Page 34: ...efore clearing the CMOS values After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your computer be sure to remove the jumper cap from the jumper Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard After system restart go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults select Load Optimized Defaults or manually configure the BIOS settings refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup for BIOS configurations 22 TPM Trust...

Page 35: ...eplace the battery with an equivalent one Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model Contact the place 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 the negative side of the battery the positive side should face up Used batt...

Page 36: ...GA X38T DQ6 Motherboard 36 English ...

Page 37: ...asily 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 instructions on using the Q Flash and BIOS utilities refer to Chapter 4 BIOS Update Utilities Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIO...

Page 38: ... Enter to accept To exit Boot Menu press Esc The system will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu Note The setting in Boot Menu is effective for one time only After system restart the device boot order will still be based on BIOS Setup settings You can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed End Q Flash Press the End key to access the Q Flash utili...

Page 39: ...bmenus 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 settings for the current submenus F8 Access the Q Flash utility F9 Display system information F10 Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F12 Load CMOS from BIOS If you do not find the s...

Page 40: ...Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power saving functions PnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure the system s PCI PnP resources PC Health Status Use this menu to see information about autodetected system CPU temperature system voltage and fan speed etc MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Use this menu to configure the clock frequency and voltages of your CPU memory etc L...

Page 41: ...rd CMOS Features KLJI 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 Menu Level Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 510M Total Memory 512M CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Thu Aug 23 2007 Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 IDE Channel 0 Master None IDE Channel 0 Sl...

Page 42: ...lled hard drive Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation cylinder Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A Allows you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system If you do not install a floppy disk drive set this item to None Options are None 360K 5 25 1 2M 5 25 720K 3 5 1 44M 3 5 2 88M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows ...

Page 43: ... BIOS Setup program HDD S M A R T Capability Enables or disables the S M A R T Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology capability of your hard drive This feature allows your system to report read write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed Default Disabled Note This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this featu...

Page 44: ...PU overheating protection function When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced when the CPU is overheated Default Enabled CPU EIST Function Note Enables or disables Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST Depending on CPU loading Intel EIST technology can dynamically and effectively lower the CPU voltage and core frequency to decrease average power consumption and heat product...

Page 45: ...ct PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level Parallel Port Mode SPP CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID AHCI Mode Disabled SATA Port0 3 Native Mode Disabled USB Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disa...

Page 46: ...USB 2 0 controller Default Enabled USB Keyboard Support Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled USB Mouse Support Allows USB mouse to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled Legacy USB storage detect Determines whether to detect USB storage devices including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST Default Enabled Azalia Codec Enables or disables the onboard audio function...

Page 47: ...h 30m SMART LAN1 2 LAN Cable Diagnostic Function This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN cable This feature will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the fault or short Refer to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable When No LAN Cable Is Attached If no LAN cable is attached to the motherboard t...

Page 48: ... PATA mode Default AHCI Configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug RAID IDE Enables RAID for the SATA controller The IDE controller still operates in PATA mode Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first ser...

Page 49: ...on is pressed for less than 4 seconds the 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 device Note To use this function you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Default Enabled Power On by Ring Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal ...

Page 50: ...d Disables this function Default Double Click Double click 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 on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disables this function Default Password Set a password with 1 5 characters to turn on the system Keyboard 98 Press P...

Page 51: ...ent 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 2007 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI1 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto KLJI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized D...

Page 52: ...d for CPU temperature When CPU temperature exceeds the threshold BIOS will emit warning sound Options are Disabled default 60o C 140o F 70o C 158o F 80o C 176o F 90o C 194o F CPU SYSTEM POWER FAN Fail Warning Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU system power fan is not connected or fails Check the fan condition or fan connection when this occurs Default Disabled CMOS Setup Utility Co...

Page 53: ... Mode Specifies how to control CPU fan speed This item is configurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is set to Enabled Auto Lets BIOS autodetect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal CPU fan control mode Default Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 3 pin CPU fan PWM Sets PWM mode for a 4 pin CPU fan Note The Voltage mode can be set for a 3 pin CPU fan or a 4 pin CPU fan However for a 4 pin...

Page 54: ... Defaults Item Help Menu Level x Read To Precharge Delay 4 Auto x tRD 6 Auto x tRD Phase Adjustment 1 Auto System Voltage Optimized System Voltage Control Manual DDR3 OverVoltage Control Normal PCI E OverVoltage Control Normal FSB OverVoltage Control Normal G MCH OverVoltage Control Normal CPU Voltage Control Normal Normal CPU Vcore 1 4000V CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software M...

Page 55: ...ess Frequency Mhz Allows you to manually set the PCIe clock frequency The adjustable range is from 90 MHz to 150 MHz Auto sets the PCIe clock frequency to standard 100 MHz Default Auto C I A 2 CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 C I A 2 is designed to automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance C I A 2 allows your system bus to be changed dynamically based on CPU loading thro...

Page 56: ...ect Option 1 or Option 2 to help make your system more stable Option 1 Memory Timing Configuration 1 Default Option 2 Memory Timing Configuration 2 DRAM Timing Selectable SPD Manual allows all DRAM timing control items below to be configurable Options are Auto default Manual CAS Latency Time Options are Auto default 4 10 DRAM RAS to CAS Delay Options are Auto default 1 15 DRAM RAS Precharge Option...

Page 57: ...t 0 05V 0 35V Increases PCIe bus voltage by 0 05V to 0 35V at 0 05V increment FSB OverVoltage Control Allows you to set the Front Side Bus voltage Normal Supplies the FSB voltage as required Default 0 05V 0 35V Increases FSB voltage by 0 05V to 0 35V at 0 05V increment G MCH OverVoltage Control Allows you to set the North Bridge voltage Normal Supplies the North Bridge voltage as required Default ...

Page 58: ...ults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Press Enter on this item and then press the Y key to load the optimal BIOS default settings The BIOS defaults settings helps the system to operate in optimum state Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values CMOS S...

Page 59: ...rogram allows you to specify two separate passwords Supervisor Password When a system password is set and the Password Check item in Advanced BIOS Features is set to Setup you must enter the supervisor password for entering BIOS Setup and making BIOS changes When the Password Check item is set to System you must enter the supervisor password or user password at system startup and when entering BIO...

Page 60: ...1984 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T ESC Quit KLJI 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 Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save...

Page 61: ...ollowing the item Or you can press Xpress Install to install all the driver items Please ignore the popup dialog box es e g the Found New Hardware Wizard dis played when Xpress Install is installing the drivers Failure to do so may affect the driver installation Some device drivers will restart your system automatically during the driver installation After the system restart Xpress Install will co...

Page 62: ...e displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software You may press the Install button following an item to install it 3 3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers applications and tools in this driver disk ...

Page 63: ...ware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard 3 5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual ...

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Page 65: ... hard drive for the operating system Xpress Recovery2 can only 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 unallocated space in advanced 10 GB or more is recommended actual size require ments vary depending on the amount of data It is recommended to back up...

Page 66: ... as the example operating system A Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive 1 Set CD ROM drive as the first boot device under Advanced BIOS Features in the BIOS Setup program Save the changes and exit 2 When partitioning your hard drive Figure 1 make sure to leave unallocated space for Xpress Recovery2 10 GB or more is recommended actual size requirements vary depending on the amount ...

Page 67: ...p file Figure 5 Figure 4 5 If your hard drive is not properly partitioned before you install the operating system you may create new partitions using free space on your hard drive Figure 6 7 However if Disk Management shows the hard drive only contains the System partition without any unallocated space you will not be able to create new partitions or use Xpress Recovery2 If this occurs reinstall t...

Page 68: ...ng the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 1 Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data Figure 10 2 Xpress Recovery2 will then begin to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system When the Windows operating system is detected Xpress Recovery2 will begin the backup process Figure 11 Figure 10 Figure 11...

Page 69: ... Management and hard drive space will be freed up Figure 16 Figure 15 Figure 16 D Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 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 Figure 13 14 Figure 13 Figure 14 F Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2 Figure 17 ...

Page 70: ...ure normal system operation For the sake of system safety users cannot update the backup BIOS manually What is Q FlashTM With Q Flash you can update the system BIOS without having to enter operating systems like MS DOS or Window first Embedded in the BIOS the Q Flash tool frees you from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process What is BIOSTM BIOS allows you to update the syst...

Page 71: ... 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 controller use the End key during the POST to access Q Flash 2 Select Floppy A and press Enter Do not turn off or restart the system when the system is reading updating the BIOS Do not remove the flo...

Page 72: ...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 2007 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T ESC Quit KLJI Select Item F11 S...

Page 73: ...ng off the Internet Failure to do so may result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is unable to start 3 Do not use the C O M Corporate Online Management function when using BIOS 4 GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing Select BIOS and click Install Click Start All Programs GIGABYTE BIOS BIOS C Options and Instructions...

Page 74: ...ots press Delete to enter the BIOS Setup program Select Load Optimized Defaults and press Enter to load BIOS defaults Step 1 Click Update New BIOS Step 2 In the Open dialog box select All Files in the Files of type list Select the location where you save the BIOS update file e g X38TDQ6 F1 obtained from the Internet or through other source 3 Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Functi...

Page 75: ...ese components Incorrectly doing overclock overvoltage may result in damage to CPU chipset or memory and reduce the useful life of these components Before you do the overclock overvoltage make sure that you fully know how to use each function of EasyTune 5 Pro or system instability or other unexpected results may occur Button Display Description 1 OVERCLOCKING Enters the OVERCLOCKING setting page ...

Page 76: ... enable the ReadyBoost function Step 1 Go to Computer Right click on the USB flash drive icon and choose Properties Step 2 In the ReadyBoost tab select Use this device Under Space to reserve for system speed set the amount of memory space to use for ReadyBoost using the slider or spin box Click Apply and then OK to turn on ReadyBoost The USB flash drive must have at least 256 MB of space The recom...

Page 77: ... 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 empty formatted floppy disk Windows Vista XP 2000 Note 3 setup disk Motherboard driver disk 5 1 1 Configuring Intel ICH9R SATA Controllers A Installing SATA hard drive s in your computer Attach one end of the...

Page 78: ...board you have and the BIOS version Step 2 Save changes and exit BIOS Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2007 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID AHCI Mode RAID SATA Port0 3 Native Mode Disabled USB Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Legacy USB storage detect Enabled Azalia Codec Auto Onboard H W 1394 Enabled On...

Page 79: ...Enter Figure 2 Figure 3 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7 5 0 1014 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 07 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111 7GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB Non RAID Disk Press CTRL I to enter Configuration Utility Intel R Matrix Storage Manag...

Page 80: ...elected the stripe block size press Enter Figure 5 Figure 4 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7 5 0 1014 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 07 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP The following are typical values RAID0 128KB RAID10 64KB RAID5 64KB KL Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Name Volume0 RAID Level RAID0 Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB ...

Page 81: ...u can see detailed information about the RAID array in the DISK VOLUME INFORMATION section including the RAID level stripe block size array name and array capacity etc Figure 7 Figure 7 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7 5 0 1014 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 07 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed MAIN MENU DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0...

Page 82: ... confirm or N to abort Figure 8 Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7 5 0 1014 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 07 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed DELETE VOLUME MENU HELP Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID WARNING ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED KL Select ESC Previous Menu DEL Delete Volume Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Volume0 RAID0 Stripe 2 223 6GB Normal Yes...

Page 83: ... IDE Ctrl Mode to RAID IDE Figure 1 If you do not want to create RAID 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 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 Utili...

Page 84: ...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 the Main Menu block Highlight the item that you wish to execute and press Enter GIGABYTE Technology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1 06 59 Main Menu Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID D...

Page 85: ...echnology Corp PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1 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 KL Switch RAID Level ENTER Next ESC Abort Hard Disk Drive List Model Name Available Type Status HDD0 ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID HDD1 ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID Help Select RAID Level RAID 0 Data striped for perfo...

Page 86: ...ipe 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 Enter 6 Confirm Creation After all of the items above are configured the selection bar automatically jumps to the Confirm Creation item Press Enter When prompted to confirm your selection Figure 7 ...

Page 87: ...PCIE to SATAII IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1 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 Saving RAID Disk Drive List IJTAB Switch Window KL Select RAID ENTER Detail ESC Exit Hard Disk Drive List Model Name Capacity Type Status HDD0 ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID Inside HDD1 ST3120026AS 120 GB...

Page 88: ...AID 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 KL Select RAID SPACE Mark Delete DEL Confirm ESC Abort Hard Disk Drive List Model Name Capacity Type Status HDD0 ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID Inside HDD1 ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID Inside Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members HDDx RDD0...

Page 89: ...commands Press Enter after each command Figure 1 cd bootdrv menu Step 2 When the controller menu Figure 2 appears remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu For example from the menu in Figure 2 For Intel ICH9R SATA controllers select 7 Intel Matrix Storage Manager 32 bit for Windows 32 bit operating s...

Page 90: ...r which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER 5 1 4 Installing the SATA RAID AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that you have prepared the SATA RAID AHCI driver diskette and configur...

Page 91: ... Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen Intel R ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller Desktop ICH9R Intel R 82801HEM SATA RAID Controller Mobile ICH8M E Intel R 82801HEM HBM SATA AHCI Controller Mobile ICH8M E M Intel R ICH8R ICH9R SATA RAID Controller Figure 4 When the screen as shown below appears press Enter to continue the driver installation from the floppy...

Page 92: ...ller Windows 2K XP 2003 To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controllers for use with Windows including those for which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENT...

Page 93: ...n Figure 7 WindowsXP Professional Setup Enter Continue R Repair F3 Exit Welcome to Setup This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft R Windows R XP to run on your computer To set up Windows XP now press ENTER To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console press R To quit Setup without installing Windows XP press F3 ...

Page 94: ...ur system Intel ICH9R SATA controllers Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps When a screen similar to that below appears select Load Driver Figure 8 Step 2 Specify the location where the driver is saved such as your floppy disk Figure 9 Figure 9 Figure 8 ...

Page 95: ...controllers are set to AHCI mode Step 3 When a screen as shown in Figure 10 appears select Intel R ICH8R ICH9R SATA RAID Controller Note 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 to continue the OS installation Figure 11 Figure 11 ...

Page 96: ...Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps When a screen similar to that below appears RAID AHCI hard drive s will not be detected at this stage select Load Driver Figure 12 Figure 12 Step 2 Specify the location where the driver is saved such as your floppy disk Figure 13 Figure 13 ...

Page 97: ...hown in Figure 14 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 to continue the OS installation Figure 15 Figure 15 ...

Page 98: ...l Audio Configurations Refer to the following for multi channel speaker configurations 2 channel audio Headphone or Line out 4 channel audio Front speaker out and Rear speaker out 5 1 channel audio Front speaker out Rear speaker out and Center Subwoofer speaker out 7 1 channel audio Front speaker out Rear speaker out Center Subwoofer speaker out and Side speaker out High Definition Audio HD Audio ...

Page 99: ...hen click OK to complete the configuration B Configuring Sound Effect You may configure an audio environment on the Sound Effect tab C Configuring AC 97 Audio If you want to connect an AC 97 front panel audio module click the tool icon on the Audio I O tab On the Global Connector Settings box select the Dis able front panel jack detection check box Click OK to activiate the AC 97 functionality Whe...

Page 100: ... In The S PDIF in jacks allow you to input digital audio signals to the computer for audio processing Coaxial S PDIF In Optical S PDIF In 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 chassis back panel with a screw A Installing the S PDIF In Cable ...

Page 101: ...optical cable either one to an external decoder for transmitting the S PDIF digital audio signals S PDIF Coaxial Cable S PDIF Optical Cable B Conneting a S PDIF out Cable C Configuring S PDIF out Click the tool icon in the DIGITAL section In the S PDIF In Out Settings dialog box select an out put sampling rate and select or disable the output source Click OK to complete the configuration ...

Page 102: ...ides you more controls over dts NEO PC Music Mode Cinema Mode 2 dts NEO PC Press this button to enable or disable the dts NEO PC function Enabling dts NEO PC allows the system to transform ordinary 2 channel stereo content into 4 5 1 or 7 1 channel surround sound depending on your speaker configurations 3 dts INTERACTIVE If your surround sound system is connected via an external decoder click the ...

Page 103: ...me time Step 3 Locate the Volume icon in your system tray and click it to open the volume control panel Step 1 After installing the audio driver the Audio Manager icon will appear in your system tray Double click the icon to access the Audio Control Panel 4 Digital PCM Output Setup In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O tab In the upper left list click Digital PCM Output Enable this functi...

Page 104: ...box under Rear Pink In in Master Volume It is recom mended that you set the volume at its middle level Note If you cannot find the volume control options you need in Master Volume go to the Options menu and then choose Properties Select the volume con trol options you wish to show and click OK to complete Step 5 Next while in Master Volume go to Options and click Properties In the Mixer device lis...

Page 105: ...he sound recording 5 2 5 Using the Sound Recorder Recording the Sound 1 Make sure you have connected the audio input device e g microphone to the computer 2 On the File menu choose New 3 To record a sound file click the Recording but ton 4 To stop the recording click the Stop button Be sure to save the recording upon completion Playing the Sound 1 On the File menu choose Open 2 In the Open dialog ...

Page 106: ...s Click In stall under Realtek Ethernet Teaming Utility for installation and reboot after completed Step 2 The Realtek Ethernet Teaming Utility icon will appear in the system tray after reboot Double click the icon to access the utility Step 3 Choose Teaming and click the button Create Team Step 4 Give a name for Teaming e g Teaming and set up the mode subject to the router s specification Se lect...

Page 107: ... Select the two Adapters and set up the Teaming mode subject to the router s specification Then click the Teaming button There are two message boxes will showed during creating teaming click OK to complete the process When the Create Virtual Adapter For Teaming Complete dialog box appear click OK to complete Step 4 After create Teaming you will find only one con nection in Network and Sharing Cent...

Page 108: ...after about 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 screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder making them short for 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord and restart your computer 5 Pres...

Page 109: ...s 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 ConnecttheATXmainpowercableandthe12V power cable Turn on the power to start the computer No Secure the CPU cooler on the CPU Connect the CPU cooler power cable to the motherboard No Correctly insert the memory into the memory socket Pr...

Page 110: ...s Check if the 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 END The power supply CPU or CPU socket might fail The keyboard or mouse might fail A Turn off the computer and connect the IDE SATA devices Check if the system can boot successfully Press...

Page 111: ...t 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 fulfill the national laws as interpreted from the 2002 96 EC WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and...

Page 112: ...sed batteries 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 generally improve our quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly China Restriction of Hazardous S...

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