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... For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this... product information, carefully read the User's Manual. Disclaimer Information in this : "REV: X.X." The trademarks mentioned in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of this manual is protected by any means without prior notice...
... For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this... product information, carefully read the User's Manual. Disclaimer Information in this : "REV: X.X." The trademarks mentioned in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of this manual is protected by any means without prior notice...
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... 57 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 57 3-2 Application Software 58 3-3 Technical Manuals 58 3-4 Contact...59 3-5 System...59 3-6 Download Center 60 3-7 New Utilities...60 Chapter 4 Unique Features 61 4-1 ...Appendix...75 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 75 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB950 SATA Controllers 75 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers 81 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 87 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 95 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 95 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF Out 97 5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater...
... 57 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 57 3-2 Application Software 58 3-3 Technical Manuals 58 3-4 Contact...59 3-5 System...59 3-6 Download Center 60 3-7 New Utilities...60 Chapter 4 Unique Features 61 4-1 ...Appendix...75 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 75 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB950 SATA Controllers 75 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers 81 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 87 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 95 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 95 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF Out 97 5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater...
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...-0*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-990FXA-UD5 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SATA cables I/O Shield One 2-Way SLI bridge connector (Note) One 3-Way SLI bridge connector (Note) (Note) To enable NVIDIA SLI technology, you obtain. The box contents are for reference only. For more details, please go to GIGABYTE's website. • The...
...-0*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-990FXA-UD5 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SATA cables I/O Shield One 2-Way SLI bridge connector (Note) One 3-Way SLI bridge connector (Note) (Note) To enable NVIDIA SLI technology, you obtain. The box contents are for reference only. For more details, please go to GIGABYTE's website. • The...
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Secure the card's metal bracket to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card(s). 7. Install the driver provided with your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before you begin to correctly ...
Secure the card's metal bracket to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card(s). 7. Install the driver provided with your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before you begin to correctly ...
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....) - The following table shows the recommended configurations with your graphics cards. Refer to the manual of identical brand and chip and correct driver ( Current GPUs that came with two/three cards. 1-6 Setup of the graphics cards. System Requirements - C. Step 2: Insert the ...Installing an Expansion Card" and install two/three graphics cards on your graphics cards for the power requirement) B. Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFireX technology may be needed or not depending on the PCI Express x16 slots. Hardware Installation The 2-Way ...
....) - The following table shows the recommended configurations with your graphics cards. Refer to the manual of identical brand and chip and correct driver ( Current GPUs that came with two/three cards. 1-6 Setup of the graphics cards. System Requirements - C. Step 2: Insert the ...Installing an Expansion Card" and install two/three graphics cards on your graphics cards for the power requirement) B. Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFireX technology may be needed or not depending on the PCI Express x16 slots. Hardware Installation The 2-Way ...
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... you to set the first boot device without having to enter BIOS Setup first. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. GA-990FXA-UD5 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/26/2011-RD990-SB950-7A66FG04C-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN ... Function Keys B. To show the BIOS POST screen. BIOS Setup - 32 - In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to the instructions ...
... you to set the first boot device without having to enter BIOS Setup first. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. GA-990FXA-UD5 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/26/2011-RD990-SB950-7A66FG04C-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN ... Function Keys B. To show the BIOS POST screen. BIOS Setup - 32 - In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to the instructions ...
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... function. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this feature. - 43 - 2-5 Advanced...
... function. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this feature. - 43 - 2-5 Advanced...
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... disables the SATA controller integrated in Native IDE mode. (Default) Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in the AMD SB950 South Bridge. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SATA Type (AMD SB950 South...
... disables the SATA controller integrated in Native IDE mode. (Default) Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in the AMD SB950 South Bridge. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SATA Type (AMD SB950 South...
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... Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at Port..... 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 Enables RAID for the SATA controller. Onboard... integrated in the figure above. - 47 - 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. Refer to the following information for the SATA ...
... Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at Port..... 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 Enables RAID for the SATA controller. Onboard... integrated in the figure above. - 47 - 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. Refer to the following information for the SATA ...
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...automatically displayed which looks like that are recommended to automatically install the utilities. Or click No if you wish to install new GIGABYTE utilities. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the screen shot...Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system automatically during the driver installation. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all...
...automatically displayed which looks like that are recommended to automatically install the utilities. Or click No if you wish to install new GIGABYTE utilities. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the screen shot...Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system automatically during the driver installation. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all...
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You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals. Drivers Installation - 58 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals. Drivers Installation - 58 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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3-4 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 the basic system information. - 59 - Drivers Installation
3-4 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 the basic system information. - 59 - Drivers Installation
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The latest version of an item to install it. Drivers Installation - 60 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install. You can click the Install button on the right of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to the GIGABYTE website.
The latest version of an item to install it. Drivers Installation - 60 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install. You can click the Install button on the right of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to the GIGABYTE website.
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... not supported. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up data on your system soon after the operating system and drivers are different utilities. Before You Begin: • Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file at which the data is recommended; Installing Windows 7 and Partitioning the...
... not supported. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up data on your system soon after the operating system and drivers are different utilities. Before You Begin: • Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file at which the data is recommended; Installing Windows 7 and Partitioning the...
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... Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to check disk allocation. If you see the following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2, press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2...
... Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to check disk allocation. If you see the following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2, press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2...
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... area and right-click on the same network, making full use of Internet resources. Unique Features exe to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. Data Sharing Enabled Options Descriptions Option Connect ... Open Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share...Share is NOT enabled. - 71 - Data Sharing Disabled Figure 2. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to launch the Q-Share tool. Find the Q-Share icon to share your data with data sharing enabled Enables data ...
... area and right-click on the same network, making full use of Internet resources. Unique Features exe to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. Data Sharing Enabled Options Descriptions Option Connect ... Open Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share...Share is NOT enabled. - 71 - Data Sharing Disabled Figure 2. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to launch the Q-Share tool. Find the Q-Share icon to share your data with data sharing enabled Enables data ...
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...(Note 1) D. C. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. • A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) • An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation)... 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB950 SATA Controllers A. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. B. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. If you do not want to available SATA port on this motherboard, the SATA3_0~SATA3_5 ports are supported...
...(Note 1) D. C. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. • A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) • An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation)... 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB950 SATA Controllers A. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. B. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. If you do not want to available SATA port on this motherboard, the SATA3_0~SATA3_5 ports are supported...
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To install the utility, insert the motherboard driver disk, then go to Application Software\Install Application Software and select Marvell Storage Utility to enter the Marvell Storage Utility directly. Appendix - 86 - Use the ...
To install the utility, insert the motherboard driver disk, then go to Application Software\Install Application Software and select Marvell Storage Utility to enter the Marvell Storage Utility directly. Appendix - 86 - Use the ...
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... arrive at the "Where do you are as follows: RAID driver for Windows 32-bit: \BootDrv\SBxxxW7\RAID\W7 RAID driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\SBxxxW7\RAID\W764A AHCI driver for Windows 32-bit: \BootDrv\SBxxxW7\AHCI\Win7x86 AHCI driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\SBxxxW7\AHCI\Win7x64 Step 3:... steps. Step 2: For the AMD SB950: Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to the location of the drivers are ready to install Windows 7/Vista/XP. The locations of the driver. 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you want to...
... arrive at the "Where do you are as follows: RAID driver for Windows 32-bit: \BootDrv\SBxxxW7\RAID\W7 RAID driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\SBxxxW7\RAID\W764A AHCI driver for Windows 32-bit: \BootDrv\SBxxxW7\AHCI\Win7x86 AHCI driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\SBxxxW7\AHCI\Win7x64 Step 3:... steps. Step 2: For the AMD SB950: Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to the location of the drivers are ready to install Windows 7/Vista/XP. The locations of the driver. 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you want to...
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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: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy32 AHCI driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy64 Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 2 appears, select Marvell 91xx SATA 6G RAID Controller and click Next to the location of the driver. For the Marvell 88SE9172: Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to load the driver and continue the OS installation Figure 2 Appendix - 88 -
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: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy32 AHCI driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy64 Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 2 appears, select Marvell 91xx SATA 6G RAID Controller and click Next to the location of the driver. For the Marvell 88SE9172: Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to load the driver and continue the OS installation Figure 2 Appendix - 88 -