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... Items...6 GA-990FXA-UD5 Motherboard Layout 7 GA-990FXA-UD5 Motherboard Block Diagram 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler 15 1-4 Installing the 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 Setup of AMD CrossFireX...
... Items...6 GA-990FXA-UD5 Motherboard Layout 7 GA-990FXA-UD5 Motherboard Block Diagram 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler 15 1-4 Installing the 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 Setup of AMD CrossFireX...
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... 6...68 4-4 Easy Energy Saver 69 4-5 Q-Share...71 4-6 SMART Recovery 72 4-7 Auto Green...73 4-8 Cloud OC...74 Chapter 5 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...
... 6...68 4-4 Easy Energy Saver 69 4-5 Q-Share...71 4-6 SMART Recovery 72 4-7 Auto Green...73 4-8 Cloud OC...74 Chapter 5 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...
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... CPU_FAN Socket AM3+ PWR_FAN R_USB30 USB_LAN AUDIO Etron EJ168 Realtek RTL8111E PCIEX1(Note) PCIEX16_1 PCIEX4_1 AMD 990FX GA-990FXA-UD5 CODEC PCIEX16_2 PCIEX4_2 VIA VT6308 PCIEX8 PCI F_AUDIO F_1394 COMA ATX BAT DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 Marvell 88SE9172 AMD SB950 B_BIOS M_BIOS GSATA3_7 GSATA3_6 SATA3_4 SATA3_5 SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA3_0 SATA3_1 Etron EJ168 F_USB30 iTE IT8720...
... CPU_FAN Socket AM3+ PWR_FAN R_USB30 USB_LAN AUDIO Etron EJ168 Realtek RTL8111E PCIEX1(Note) PCIEX16_1 PCIEX4_1 AMD 990FX GA-990FXA-UD5 CODEC PCIEX16_2 PCIEX4_2 VIA VT6308 PCIEX8 PCI F_AUDIO F_1394 COMA ATX BAT DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 Marvell 88SE9172 AMD SB950 B_BIOS M_BIOS GSATA3_7 GSATA3_6 SATA3_4 SATA3_5 SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA3_0 SATA3_1 Etron EJ168 F_USB30 iTE IT8720...
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GA-990FXA-UD5 Motherboard Block Diagram 2 PCI Express x8 1 PCI Express x16 1 PCI Express x16 CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz) or DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz AM3+/... LAN RJ45 Realtek RTL8111E x1 x1 x1 x1 Marvell Etron 88SE9172 EJ168 Hyper Transport Bus 2 SATA 6Gb/s 2 USB 3.0/2.0 AMD 990FX Marvell 88SE9172 x1 Etron EJ168 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus AMD SB950 14 USB 2.0/1.1 6 SATA 6Gb/s 1 PCI Express x1 2 SATA 6Gb/s 2 USB 3.0/2.0 PCI Bus VIA VT6308 2 IEEE 1394a Dual...
GA-990FXA-UD5 Motherboard Block Diagram 2 PCI Express x8 1 PCI Express x16 1 PCI Express x16 CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz) or DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz AM3+/... LAN RJ45 Realtek RTL8111E x1 x1 x1 x1 Marvell Etron 88SE9172 EJ168 Hyper Transport Bus 2 SATA 6Gb/s 2 USB 3.0/2.0 AMD 990FX Marvell 88SE9172 x1 Etron EJ168 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus AMD SB950 14 USB 2.0/1.1 6 SATA 6Gb/s 1 PCI Express x1 2 SATA 6Gb/s 2 USB 3.0/2.0 PCI Bus VIA VT6308 2 IEEE 1394a Dual...
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...; Dual channel memory architecture Support for 2-Way/3-Way AMD CrossFireX™ technology Hardware Installation - 10 - 1-2 Product Specifications CPU AM3+ Socket: - AMD AM3+ FX processors - AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processors/AMD Athlon™ II processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) Hyper Transport Bus ...
...; Dual channel memory architecture Support for 2-Way/3-Way AMD CrossFireX™ technology Hardware Installation - 10 - 1-2 Product Specifications CPU AM3+ Socket: - AMD AM3+ FX processors - AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processors/AMD Athlon™ II processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) Hyper Transport Bus ...
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... sufficient power is selected. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to Performance\AMD CrossFireX Configurations and ensure the Enable CrossFireX™ check box is recommended (refer to the manual of the graphics cards. Refer to... use. (Available combination options are dependent on the number of AMD CrossFireX™ Configuration A. Browse to the Catalyst Control Center. Select the GPU combination you want to the manual that support 3-Way ...
... sufficient power is selected. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to Performance\AMD CrossFireX Configurations and ensure the Enable CrossFireX™ check box is recommended (refer to the manual of the graphics cards. Refer to... use. (Available combination options are dependent on the number of AMD CrossFireX™ Configuration A. Browse to the Catalyst Control Center. Select the GPU combination you want to the manual that support 3-Way ...
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.... - 25 - M Definition SATA3_0 7 SATA3_2 SATA3_4 1 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 7 1 4 GND SATA3_1 SATA3_3 SATA3_5 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 8) GSATA3_6/7 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by AMD SB950 South Bridge) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Hardware Installation Each SATA...DEBUG RT PORT The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standards. The AMD SB950 South Bridge supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD.
.... - 25 - M Definition SATA3_0 7 SATA3_2 SATA3_4 1 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 7 1 4 GND SATA3_1 SATA3_3 SATA3_5 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 8) GSATA3_6/7 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by AMD SB950 South Bridge) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Hardware Installation Each SATA...DEBUG RT PORT The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standards. The AMD SB950 South Bridge supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD.
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...Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD C1E Support (Note) Enables or disables the C1E CPU power-saving function in independent partitions. Disabled Disables the C1E function. Auto...hardware C1E function. CPU Core 0 is fixed. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features AMD C1E Support (Note) Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control CPU Unlock (Note) CPU core Control (Note) x CPU core 0 (Note) x CPU core 1 (Note...
...Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD C1E Support (Note) Enables or disables the C1E CPU power-saving function in independent partitions. Disabled Disables the C1E function. Auto...hardware C1E function. CPU Core 0 is fixed. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features AMD C1E Support (Note) Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control CPU Unlock (Note) CPU core Control (Note) x CPU core 0 (Note) x CPU core 1 (Note...
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...the PCI Express graphics card on the list. Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. PEG4 Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX16_2 slot as the first display. PEG1 Sets the PCI ... PCIEX4_2 slot as Windows 7 64bit and Windows Server 2003 64-bit. Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) IOMMU support Enables or disables AMD IOMMU support. (Default: Disabled) Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from a GPT partition, such as the first display....
...the PCI Express graphics card on the list. Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. PEG4 Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX16_2 slot as the first display. PEG1 Sets the PCI ... PCIEX4_2 slot as Windows 7 64bit and Windows Server 2003 64-bit. Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) IOMMU support Enables or disables AMD IOMMU support. (Default: Disabled) Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from a GPT partition, such as the first display....
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... is an interface specification that support Native mode. Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in the AMD SB950 South Bridge. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SATA Type (AMD SB950 South Bridge, SATA3_0~SATA3_3 connectors) Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA3_0~SATA3_3 controller. 2-6... +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults OnChip SATA Controller (AMD SB950 South Bridge) Enables or disables the SATA controller integrated in Native IDE mode. (Default) Enable Native IDE mode if you wish...
... is an interface specification that support Native mode. Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in the AMD SB950 South Bridge. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SATA Type (AMD SB950 South Bridge, SATA3_0~SATA3_3 connectors) Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA3_0~SATA3_3 controller. 2-6... +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults OnChip SATA Controller (AMD SB950 South Bridge) Enables or disables the SATA controller integrated in Native IDE mode. (Default) Enable Native IDE mode if you wish...
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... option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is set to AHCI. OnChip SATA3.0 Support Enables or disables the SATA 6Gb/s function integrated in the AMD SB950 South Bridge. When set to Disabled, the SATA controller will operate in the Marvell 88SE9172 chip. (Default: Enabled) BIOS Setup - 46 - Enabled ...only when OnChip SATA Type is set to AHCI and OnChip SATA Type Port4/5 is set to RAID or AHCI. OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type (AMD SB950 South Bridge, SATA3_4/SATA3_5 connectors) This option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is set to as SATA Type. Configures the operating ...
... option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is set to AHCI. OnChip SATA3.0 Support Enables or disables the SATA 6Gb/s function integrated in the AMD SB950 South Bridge. When set to Disabled, the SATA controller will operate in the Marvell 88SE9172 chip. (Default: Enabled) BIOS Setup - 46 - Enabled ...only when OnChip SATA Type is set to AHCI and OnChip SATA Type Port4/5 is set to RAID or AHCI. OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type (AMD SB950 South Bridge, SATA3_4/SATA3_5 connectors) This option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is set to as SATA Type. Configures the operating ...
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...want to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port. (For example, on this motherboard, the SATA3_0~SATA3_5 ports are supported by the AMD SB950 South Bridge.) Then connect the power connector from your computer. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive....; 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. Appendix Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA...
...want to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port. (For example, on this motherboard, the SATA3_0~SATA3_5 ports are supported by the AMD SB950 South Bridge.) Then connect the power connector from your computer. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive....; 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. Appendix Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA...
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A. Appendix screen, select Load Driver. 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. When you arrive ... the Windows 7/Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Installing Windows 7/Vista (The following instructions use Windows 7 as shown in Figure 1 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and click Next to load the driver and continue the OS installation Figure 1 - 87 - The locations of the driver. 5-1-3 Installing the...
A. Appendix screen, select Load Driver. 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. When you arrive ... the Windows 7/Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Installing Windows 7/Vista (The following instructions use Windows 7 as shown in Figure 1 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and click Next to load the driver and continue the OS installation Figure 1 - 87 - The locations of the driver. 5-1-3 Installing the...
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..., from the motherboard driver disk to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the menu and press . Method A: • For the AMD SB950, copy all files in Figure 3, • For the AMD SB950, select 3) ATi AHCI/RAID Driver for XP. • For the Marvell 88SE9172, select 10) Marvell RAID driver. (For AHCI...
..., from the motherboard driver disk to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the menu and press . Method A: • For the AMD SB950, copy all files in Figure 3, • For the AMD SB950, select 3) ATi AHCI/RAID Driver for XP. • For the Marvell 88SE9172, select 10) Marvell RAID driver. (For AHCI...
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..., using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Step 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform and press . Select the SCSI Adapter you need to the previous screen.... AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 4 Appendix - 90 - A screen will then appear asking you to that in Figure 4 will ...
..., using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Step 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform and press . Select the SCSI Adapter you need to the previous screen.... AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 4 Appendix - 90 - A screen will then appear asking you to that in Figure 4 will ...
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.... To replace the old drive, make sure the chipset drivers have been installed from All Programs in the Start Menu. Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from the motherboard driver disk. Step 2: Select the RAID array to start the rebuilding process. Appendix Step 5: When done, the array's status on the... under Logical Drive View and click the Rebuild tab in the Logical Drive Information pane will display as RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10. For the AMD SB950: While in the array. Step 1: Enter the login ID and password (default: "admin"), and then click Sign in to a hard drive from other ...
.... To replace the old drive, make sure the chipset drivers have been installed from All Programs in the Start Menu. Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from the motherboard driver disk. Step 2: Select the RAID array to start the rebuilding process. Appendix Step 5: When done, the array's status on the... under Logical Drive View and click the Rebuild tab in the Logical Drive Information pane will display as RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10. For the AMD SB950: While in the array. Step 1: Enter the login ID and password (default: "admin"), and then click Sign in to a hard drive from other ...