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... with the @BIOS Utility 69 4-3 EasyTune 6...70 4-4 Easy Energy Saver 71 Chapter 5 Appendix ...73 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 73 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 73 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for W indows XP 79 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 80 5-2 Configuring AudioInput and Output 85 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 85...
... with the @BIOS Utility 69 4-3 EasyTune 6...70 4-4 Easy Energy Saver 71 Chapter 5 Appendix ...73 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 73 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 73 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for W indows XP 79 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 80 5-2 Configuring AudioInput and Output 85 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 85...
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... 12CF1-1IE008-01R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-01R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-32R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-MA770-UD3 or GA-MA770-US3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk ...User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without...
... 12CF1-1IE008-01R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-01R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-32R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-MA770-UD3 or GA-MA770-US3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk ...User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without...
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Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x16 PCI Express x16 AMD Socket AM2+/AM2 CPU CPU CLK+/-(200 MHz) DDR2 1200/1066/800/667 MHz Dual Channel Memory Hyper Transport 3.0 PCI Express Bus x1 x1 x1 x1 AMD 770 PCIe CLK x1 (100 MHz) 4 PCI Express x1 RTL8111C RJ45 LAN PCI Bus TSB43AB23 3 IEEE 1394a AMD SB700 CODEC ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel 6 SATA 3Gb/s 12 USB Ports IT8720 Dual BIOS Floppy LPT Port COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out 2 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) - 8 -
Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x16 PCI Express x16 AMD Socket AM2+/AM2 CPU CPU CLK+/-(200 MHz) DDR2 1200/1066/800/667 MHz Dual Channel Memory Hyper Transport 3.0 PCI Express Bus x1 x1 x1 x1 AMD 770 PCIe CLK x1 (100 MHz) 4 PCI Express x1 RTL8111C RJ45 LAN PCI Bus TSB43AB23 3 IEEE 1394a AMD SB700 CODEC ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel 6 SATA 3Gb/s 12 USB Ports IT8720 Dual BIOS Floppy LPT Port COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out 2 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) - 8 -
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... x PCI slots South Bridge: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices - 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive T.I. GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 10 - 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Hyper Transport Bus Chipset Memory ... (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1200 (Note 2)/1066/800/667 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Support for ECC memory (Note 3) Realtek ALC888 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-...
... x PCI slots South Bridge: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices - 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive T.I. GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 10 - 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Hyper Transport Bus Chipset Memory ... (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1200 (Note 2)/1066/800/667 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Support for ECC memory (Note 3) Realtek ALC888 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-...
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Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x power fan header 1 x North Bridge fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front ...
Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x power fan header 1 x North Bridge fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front ...
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... system power LED on configuring a RAID array. The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 sleep state. 9) SATAII0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors) The SATA connectors conform to your SATA hard drive. • A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of hard drives ...must be an even number. 10) PWR_LED (System Power LED Header) This header can be used , the total number of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to SA TA 3Gb/s standard and are to be used to indicate system power status. SATAII1 SATAII3 7 17 1 1 71 7 SATAII0...
... system power LED on configuring a RAID array. The LED keeps blinking when the system is in S1 sleep state. 9) SATAII0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors) The SATA connectors conform to your SATA hard drive. • A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of hard drives ...must be an even number. 10) PWR_LED (System Power LED Header) This header can be used , the total number of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to SA TA 3Gb/s standard and are to be used to indicate system power status. SATAII1 SATAII3 7 17 1 1 71 7 SATAII0...
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... down arrow key to autodetect the parameters of the IDE/SA TA device on this item to CHS. IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave Configure your IDE/SATA devices by using one of the IDE/SA TA device on this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the two... and use the up arrow or down arrow key to autodetect the parameters of the three methods below: • Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive...
... down arrow key to autodetect the parameters of the IDE/SA TA device on this item to CHS. IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave Configure your IDE/SATA devices by using one of the IDE/SA TA device on this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the two... and use the up arrow or down arrow key to autodetect the parameters of the three methods below: • Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive...
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... (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel Onboard 1394 Function Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM SMART LAN OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type x OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type Onboard Audio Function OnChip USB Controller USB EHCI Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Onboard Serial...
... (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel Onboard 1394 Function Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM SMART LAN OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type x OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type Onboard Audio Function OnChip USB Controller USB EHCI Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Onboard Serial...
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...integrated SA TA controller. Options are : 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. - 47 - BIOS Setup Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in Native IDE mode. (Default) Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install a 3rd party add-in MS-DOS. (... Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port (LPT) and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. AHCI Configures the SATA controller to Disabled. Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to enable advanced Serial ATA...
...integrated SA TA controller. Options are : 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. - 47 - BIOS Setup Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in Native IDE mode. (Default) Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install a 3rd party add-in MS-DOS. (... Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port (LPT) and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. AHCI Configures the SATA controller to Disabled. Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to enable advanced Serial ATA...
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...operating system. When hard drives are attached to restore it. Xpress Recovery2 can back up a hard drive than to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first SA TA connector is the first physical drive. - 61 - Unique Features System Requirements: • AMD ...ATA IDE connector , the first SA TA connector, the second SA TA connector and so forth. actual size requirements vary, depending on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it . Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up/restore the first physical hard ...
...operating system. When hard drives are attached to restore it. Xpress Recovery2 can back up a hard drive than to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first SA TA connector is the first physical drive. - 61 - Unique Features System Requirements: • AMD ...ATA IDE connector , the first SA TA connector, the second SA TA connector and so forth. actual size requirements vary, depending on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it . Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up/restore the first physical hard ...
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... reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the up or down arrow key to access Q-Flash. 2. Select the BIOS update file and press . The follow procedure assumes that you sure...
... reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the up or down arrow key to access Q-Flash. 2. Select the BIOS update file and press . The follow procedure assumes that you sure...
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...hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Then connect the power connector from your computer . Make a floppy disk containing the SA TA RAID... set to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to AHCI or RAID mode. - 73 - B. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and...
...hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Then connect the power connector from your computer . Make a floppy disk containing the SA TA RAID... set to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to AHCI or RAID mode. - 73 - B. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and...
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... POST (Power-On Self-Test). GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 74 - Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SA TA controller mode correctly in this section may differ from the exact settings for example, OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type controls the SATAII4/5 ...Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel Onboard 1394 Function Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM SMART LAN OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type Onboard Audio Function OnChip USB Controller USB EHCI Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB...
... POST (Power-On Self-Test). GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 74 - Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SA TA controller mode correctly in this section may differ from the exact settings for example, OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type controls the SATAII4/5 ...Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel Onboard 1394 Function Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM SMART LAN OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type Onboard Audio Function OnChip USB Controller USB EHCI Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB...
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...disk. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to your RAID/AHCI hard drives, select (5) SB700/750 SATA for the AMD SB700 SATA controller. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in Figure 2. Boot from the menu. Figure 1 Figure 2 .... Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Appendix First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the menu in MS-DOS mode . (Note) Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and two blank formatted floppy...
...disk. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to your RAID/AHCI hard drives, select (5) SB700/750 SATA for the AMD SB700 SATA controller. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in Figure 2. Boot from the menu. Figure 1 Figure 2 .... Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup disk. Appendix First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the menu in MS-DOS mode . (Note) Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and two blank formatted floppy...
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... the message "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 80 - The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use ... will load support for the following is an example of one or more mass storage devices installed in your hard drive(s). 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System You are ready to install W indows Vista/XP onto your system, or you have any device support...
... the message "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 80 - The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use ... will load support for the following is an example of one or more mass storage devices installed in your hard drive(s). 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System You are ready to install W indows Vista/XP onto your system, or you have any device support...
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... keys to select ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform and press . Windows Setup Setup will appear . Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the AMD SB700 SATA RAID/AHCI driver in about one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SA TA RAID/AHCI...
... keys to select ATI AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform and press . Windows Setup Setup will appear . Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the AMD SB700 SATA RAID/AHCI driver in about one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SA TA RAID/AHCI...
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WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome 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. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 82 - Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the W indows XP installation. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup.
WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome 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. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 5 GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 82 - Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the W indows XP installation. This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup.
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... the system can boot successfully. END If the procedure above is unable to solve your question. Yes Turn off the computer and connect the IDE/SATA devices. Select "Save & Exit Setup" to enter BIOS Setup. Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible. - 93 - No The keyboard or... at one time and then boot the system to submit your problem, contact the place of purchase or local dealer for help. No The IDE/SATA device, connector, or cable might fail.
... the system can boot successfully. END If the procedure above is unable to solve your question. Yes Turn off the computer and connect the IDE/SATA devices. Select "Save & Exit Setup" to enter BIOS Setup. Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible. - 93 - No The keyboard or... at one time and then boot the system to submit your problem, contact the place of purchase or local dealer for help. No The IDE/SATA device, connector, or cable might fail.