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...owners. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in the use of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of this : "REV: X.X." Copyright © 2011 GIGA-BYTE ... Example: 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. No part of the product, read ...
...owners. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in the use of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of this : "REV: X.X." Copyright © 2011 GIGA-BYTE ... Example: 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. No part of the product, read ...
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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 Xpress ... Auto Green...73 4-8 Cloud OC...74 Chapter 5 Appendix...75 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 75 5-1-1 Configuring SATA Controllers 75 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 81 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 85 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 85 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF Out 87 5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function ...
... 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 Xpress ... Auto Green...73 4-8 Cloud OC...74 Chapter 5 Appendix...75 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 75 5-1-1 Configuring SATA Controllers 75 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 81 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 85 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 85 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF Out 87 5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function ...
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... items shall depend on the product package you need SLI-supported graphics cards, BIOS, and driver. The box contents are subject to GIGABYTE's website. • The box contents above are for reference only. Box Contents GA-990XA-UD3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SATA cables I/O Shield One 2-Way SLI bridge connector...
... items shall depend on the product package you need SLI-supported graphics cards, BIOS, and driver. The box contents are subject to GIGABYTE's website. • The box contents above are for reference only. Box Contents GA-990XA-UD3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SATA cables I/O Shield One 2-Way SLI bridge connector...
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... cover(s). 6. Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express slot. Hardware Installation - 18 - • Removing the Card from the slot. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully inserted into the slot. 4. Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express Graphics...
... cover(s). 6. Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express slot. Hardware Installation - 18 - • Removing the Card from the slot. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully inserted into the slot. 4. Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express Graphics...
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... 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP operating system - Refer to the manual that came with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - A CrossFireX-supported motherboard with your graphics cards for more information about enabling CrossFireX technology. - 19 - Connecting the Graphics Cards... A power supply with sufficient power is selected and click Apply. (Note) The bridge connector(s) may differ by graphics cards and driver version. CrossFireX bridge connector(s) (Note) - Step 2: Insert the CrossFireX bridge connector(s) (Note) in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card...
... 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP operating system - Refer to the manual that came with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - A CrossFireX-supported motherboard with your graphics cards for more information about enabling CrossFireX technology. - 19 - Connecting the Graphics Cards... A power supply with sufficient power is selected and click Apply. (Note) The bridge connector(s) may differ by graphics cards and driver version. CrossFireX bridge connector(s) (Note) - Step 2: Insert the CrossFireX bridge connector(s) (Note) in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card...
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..., 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 on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. GA-990XA-UD3 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash...
..., 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 on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. GA-990XA-UD3 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash...
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... Core 1/2/3/4/5. 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 - CPU...
... Core 1/2/3/4/5. 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 - CPU...
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...~SATA3_3 connectors) Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA3_4/SATA3_5 connectors. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to RAID or AHCI. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is set to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as ESP F_USB3.0 Controller Onboard LAN Function...
...~SATA3_3 connectors) Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA3_4/SATA3_5 connectors. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to RAID or AHCI. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is set to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as ESP F_USB3.0 Controller Onboard LAN Function...
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... wish to install new GIGABYTE utilities. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will appear asking whether to install. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. Drivers Installation Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you want to manually ... the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to automatically install the utilities. Click Yes to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and...
... wish to install new GIGABYTE utilities. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will appear asking whether to install. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. Drivers Installation Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you want to manually ... the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to automatically install the utilities. Click Yes to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and...
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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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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 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 -
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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 install. The latest version of an item to the GIGABYTE website. 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install it. Drivers Installation - 60 -
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 install. The latest version of an item to the GIGABYTE website. 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install it. Drivers Installation - 60 -
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Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. ...
Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. ...
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... Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to store the backup image file. Unique Features - 62 - Step 4: After the operating system is recommended; B. Step 1: Select BACKUP to start backing up your...
... Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to store the backup image file. Unique Features - 62 - Step 4: After the operating system is recommended; B. Step 1: Select BACKUP to start backing up your...
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...... Description Displays the computers with computers on this icon Figure 1. Unique Features Find the Q-Share icon to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to configure the data sharing settings. After configuring your LAN connection settings and Q-Share, you are able...
...... Description Displays the computers with computers on this icon Figure 1. Unique Features Find the Q-Share icon to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to configure the data sharing settings. After configuring your LAN connection settings and Q-Share, you are able...
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...(s), follow the steps below: A. 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... SATA controller is set to create RAID, you do not want to AHCI or RAID mode. - 75 - B. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Then connect the power connector from your computer.
...(s), follow the steps below: A. 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... SATA controller is set to create RAID, you do not want to AHCI or RAID mode. - 75 - B. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Then connect the power connector from your computer.
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... 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 ...perform standard OS installation steps. screen, select Load Driver. Appendix Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to the location of the drivers are ready to install Windows 7/Vista/XP. 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you...
... 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 ...perform standard OS installation steps. screen, select Load Driver. Appendix Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to the location of the drivers are ready to install Windows 7/Vista/XP. 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you...
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... floppy disk. Figure 2 Appendix - 82 - Method A: For the AMD SB950, copy all files in the \BootDrv\SBxxx folder to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the menu in the BootDrv folder. B. For example, from a floppy disk that in Figure 2. 3: nsert the blank formatted disk (if you need to... your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in Figure 2, • For the AMD SB950, select 3) ATi AHCI/RAID Driver for XP. Installing Windows XP Before installing Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to your computer first because you 're using a USB floppy ...
... floppy disk. Figure 2 Appendix - 82 - Method A: For the AMD SB950, copy all files in the \BootDrv\SBxxx folder to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the menu in the BootDrv folder. B. For example, from a floppy disk that in Figure 2. 3: nsert the blank formatted disk (if you need to... your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in Figure 2, • For the AMD SB950, select 3) ATi AHCI/RAID Driver for XP. Installing Windows XP Before installing Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to your computer first because you 're using a USB floppy ...
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...setup disk and press as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver." AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 Step 3: On the ... support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Appendix A screen will appear. Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for installing the driver during the Windows setup process. Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the following for use with the Windows XP installation. - 83 - Refer...
...setup disk and press as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver." AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 Step 3: On the ... support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Appendix A screen will appear. Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for installing the driver during the Windows setup process. Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the following for use with the Windows XP installation. - 83 - Refer...
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Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from the motherboard driver disk. Step 4: The rebuilding progress is displayed on the Information page in the Logical Drive Information pane. Rebuilding applies only to be rebuilt under Logical ... array's status on the screen and you can select Pause/Resume/Abort during the rebuilding process. To replace the old drive, make sure the chipset drivers have been installed from All Programs in the array. The procedures below assume a new drive is added to replace a failed drive to a hard drive from...
Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from the motherboard driver disk. Step 4: The rebuilding progress is displayed on the Information page in the Logical Drive Information pane. Rebuilding applies only to be rebuilt under Logical ... array's status on the screen and you can select Pause/Resume/Abort during the rebuilding process. To replace the old drive, make sure the chipset drivers have been installed from All Programs in the array. The procedures below assume a new drive is added to replace a failed drive to a hard drive from...