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... Items...6 GA-990XA-UD3 Motherboard Layout 7 GA-990XA-UD3 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-990XA-UD3 Motherboard Layout 7 GA-990XA-UD3 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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... ATX_12V USB_1394 R_USB Socket AM3+ PWR_FAN R_USB30 USB_LAN Etron EJ168 ATX AUDIO PCIEX1_1(Note) AMD 990X DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 Realtek RTL8111E CODEC PCIEX16 PCIEX1_2 PCI1 GA-990XA-UD3 VIA PCIEX8 VT6308 PCI2 iTE IT8720 PCIEX4 F_AUDIO BAT SATA3_4 SATA3_5 AMD SB950 SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA3_0 SATA3_1 B_BIOS M_BIOS SYS_FAN2 Etron EJ168 SYS_FAN1 CLR_CMOS F_1394 TPM...
... ATX_12V USB_1394 R_USB Socket AM3+ PWR_FAN R_USB30 USB_LAN Etron EJ168 ATX AUDIO PCIEX1_1(Note) AMD 990X DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 Realtek RTL8111E CODEC PCIEX16 PCIEX1_2 PCI1 GA-990XA-UD3 VIA PCIEX8 VT6308 PCI2 iTE IT8720 PCIEX4 F_AUDIO BAT SATA3_4 SATA3_5 AMD SB950 SATA3_2 SATA3_3 SATA3_0 SATA3_1 B_BIOS M_BIOS SYS_FAN2 Etron EJ168 SYS_FAN1 CLR_CMOS F_1394 TPM...
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GA-990XA-UD3 Motherboard Block Diagram 2 PCI Express x8 1 PCI Express x16 CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz) AM3+/AM3 CPU DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz or Dual ... (100 MHz) x4 1 PCI Express x4 PCI Bus VIA VT6308 Hyper Transport Bus 2 PCI Express x1 2 USB 3.0/2.0 AMD 990X Etron EJ168 PCIe CLK x1 x1 x1 (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus 14 USB 2.0/1.1Ports AMD SB950 6 SATA 6Gb/s Dual BIOS CODEC LPC Bus iTE IT8720 COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse 2 IEEE 1394a...
GA-990XA-UD3 Motherboard Block Diagram 2 PCI Express x8 1 PCI Express x16 CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz) AM3+/AM3 CPU DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz or Dual ... (100 MHz) x4 1 PCI Express x4 PCI Bus VIA VT6308 Hyper Transport Bus 2 PCI Express x1 2 USB 3.0/2.0 AMD 990X Etron EJ168 PCIe CLK x1 x1 x1 (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus 14 USB 2.0/1.1Ports AMD SB950 6 SATA 6Gb/s Dual BIOS CODEC LPC Bus iTE IT8720 COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse 2 IEEE 1394a...
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...PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8) * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processors/ AMD Athlon™ II processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) Hyper Transport Bus 5200 MT/s Chipset ...; North Bridge: AMD 990X South Bridge: AMD SB950 Memory 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM...
...PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8) * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processors/ AMD Athlon™ II processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) Hyper Transport Bus 5200 MT/s Chipset ...; North Bridge: AMD 990X South Bridge: AMD SB950 Memory 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM...
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Two CrossFireX-ready graphics cards of AMD CrossFireX™ Configuration A. Browse to the manual of the two cards. Procedure and driver screen for more information about enabling CrossFireX technology. - 19 - Step 2: ... Control Center. A power supply with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - A CrossFireX-supported motherboard with sufficient power is recommended (Refer to Performance\AMD CrossFireX Configurations and ensure the Enable CrossFireX™ check box is selected and click Apply. (Note) The bridge connector(s) may differ by graphics cards and...
Two CrossFireX-ready graphics cards of AMD CrossFireX™ Configuration A. Browse to the manual of the two cards. Procedure and driver screen for more information about enabling CrossFireX technology. - 19 - Step 2: ... Control Center. A power supply with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - A CrossFireX-supported motherboard with sufficient power is recommended (Refer to Performance\AMD CrossFireX Configurations and ensure the Enable CrossFireX™ check box is selected and click Apply. (Note) The bridge connector(s) may differ by graphics cards and...
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... (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN), a 4-pin (SYS_FAN1) and a 3-pin (SYS_FAN2) system fan headers, and a 3-pin power fan header (PWR_FAN). The AMD SB950 South Bridge supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD. The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control, which requires the use of hard drives...
... (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN), a 4-pin (SYS_FAN1) and a 3-pin (SYS_FAN2) system fan headers, and a 3-pin power fan header (PWR_FAN). The AMD SB950 South Bridge supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD. The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control, which requires the use of hard drives...
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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. BIOS Setup 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 x CPU core 0 x CPU core 1 x CPU core ...
... 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. BIOS Setup 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 x CPU core 0 x CPU core 1 x CPU core ...
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...low-power mode that appears off. (Default: Disabled) Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you want to install the operating system to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press to be installed supports booting from the.../User Password item in Windows XP Media Center operating system. 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 loading the operating system from the installed hard drives. Press...
...low-power mode that appears off. (Default: Disabled) Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you want to install the operating system to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press to be installed supports booting from the.../User Password item in Windows XP Media Center operating system. 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 loading the operating system from the installed hard drives. Press...
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.... IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. 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 enable advanced... (Default: Enabled) - 45 - Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is set to Disabled, the SATA controller will operate in the AMD SB950 South Bridge. BIOS Setup 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA ...
.... IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. 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 enable advanced... (Default: Enabled) - 45 - Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is set to Disabled, the SATA controller will operate in the AMD SB950 South Bridge. BIOS Setup 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA ...
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... System With the correct BIOS settings, you want to install Windows?" 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 install Windows 7/Vista/XP. screen, select Load Driver. Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse...
... System With the correct BIOS settings, you want to install Windows?" 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 install Windows 7/Vista/XP. screen, select Load Driver. Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse...
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..., from the menu in the \BootDrv\SBxxx folder to that contains the driver during the Windows setup process. Method A: For the AMD SB950, copy all files in Figure 2, • For the AMD SB950, select 3) ATi AHCI/RAID Driver for XP. First, copy the driver from the motherboard driver disk to install the...
..., from the menu in the \BootDrv\SBxxx folder to that contains the driver during the Windows setup process. Method A: For the AMD SB950, copy all files in Figure 2, • For the AMD SB950, select 3) ATi AHCI/RAID Driver for XP. First, copy the driver from the motherboard driver disk to install the...
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...screen. Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the following for use with the Windows XP installation. - 83 - Press . Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform and press . A screen will appear. Windows Setup You have chosen to specify an additional SCSI adapter....installing the driver during the Windows setup process. After the driver installation, you need to continue the driver installation. AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 Step 3: On the next screen, press to...
...screen. Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the following for use with the Windows XP installation. - 83 - Press . Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform and press . A screen will appear. Windows Setup You have chosen to specify an additional SCSI adapter....installing the driver during the Windows setup process. After the driver installation, you need to continue the driver installation. AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 Step 3: On the next screen, press to...
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Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from the motherboard driver disk. Step 2: Select the RAID array to a hard drive from other drives in the operating system, make sure to use a ... an Array: Rebuilding is the process of equal or greater capacity. The procedures below assume a new drive is added to replace a failed drive to launch AMD RAIDXpert.
Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from the motherboard driver disk. Step 2: Select the RAID array to a hard drive from other drives in the operating system, make sure to use a ... an Array: Rebuilding is the process of equal or greater capacity. The procedures below assume a new drive is added to replace a failed drive to launch AMD RAIDXpert.