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GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 12 - Unique Features Bundled Software Operating System Form Factor Support for @BIOS Support for Download Center Support for Q-Flash ... Support for Easy Energy Saver (Note 6) Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm (Note 1) Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual...
GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 12 - Unique Features Bundled Software Operating System Form Factor Support for @BIOS Support for Download Center Support for Q-Flash ... Support for Easy Energy Saver (Note 6) Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Support for Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm (Note 1) Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual...
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... is turned on the motherboard. When the power is potentially risky, if you not flash the BIOS. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility . • Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system.... • @BIOS is a Windows-based utility that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to Chapter 4, "BIOS Update Utilities." • Because BIOS flashing is turned...
... is turned on the motherboard. When the power is potentially risky, if you not flash the BIOS. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility . • Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system.... • @BIOS is a Windows-based utility that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to Chapter 4, "BIOS Update Utilities." • Because BIOS flashing is turned...
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After configuring this item, set the password(s) under the Set Supervisor/User Password item in Windows XP Media Center operating system. GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 44 - Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) System A password is required for booting the system and for ... enter BIOS Setup. Password Check Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots, or only when you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup.
After configuring this item, set the password(s) under the Set Supervisor/User Password item in Windows XP Media Center operating system. GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 44 - Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) System A password is required for booting the system and for ... enter BIOS Setup. Password Check Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots, or only when you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup.
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...... Note: The Gigabit hub will appear: Start detecting at a normal speed of 10/100/1000 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable. GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 46 - Link Detected --> 100Mbps Cable Length= 30m Link Detected Cable Length Displays transmission speed Displays...
...... Note: The Gigabit hub will appear: Start detecting at a normal speed of 10/100/1000 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable. GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 46 - Link Detected --> 100Mbps Cable Length= 30m Link Detected Cable Length Displays transmission speed Displays...
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... the SATA controller. Options are : Auto, 2F8/IRQ3, 3F8/IRQ4(default), 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled. BIOS Setup AHCI Configures the SATA controller to Disabled. Windows XP. OnChip SATA Controller Enables or disables the integrated SATA controller. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SATA Type (SATAII0~SATAII3 connectors) Configures the operating mode of the...
... the SATA controller. Options are : Auto, 2F8/IRQ3, 3F8/IRQ4(default), 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled. BIOS Setup AHCI Configures the SATA controller to Disabled. Windows XP. OnChip SATA Controller Enables or disables the integrated SATA controller. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SATA Type (SATAII0~SATAII3 connectors) Configures the operating mode of the...
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... MS-DOS mode using the power button. S3(STR) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 49 - Press and hold the power button for less than in a low power mode. In S3 sleep state, the...
... MS-DOS mode using the power button. S3(STR) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 49 - Press and hold the power button for less than in a low power mode. In S3 sleep state, the...
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...specific time on each day or on a specific day in a month. When prompted for Windows® Vista® operating system. (Default: Disabled) Power On By Mouse Allows the system to Password. GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 50 - PME Event Wake Up Allows the system to be effective. ...(Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. Note: To use this function. (Default) Password...
...specific time on each day or on a specific day in a month. When prompted for Windows® Vista® operating system. (Default: Disabled) Power On By Mouse Allows the system to Password. GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 50 - PME Event Wake Up Allows the system to be effective. ...(Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. Note: To use this function. (Default) Password...
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...to install other applications included in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to... recommended drivers. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically ...
...to install other applications included in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to... recommended drivers. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically ...
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... a hard drive than to restore it. System Requirements: • AMD platform • At least 64 MB of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode...
... a hard drive than to restore it. System Requirements: • AMD platform • At least 64 MB of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode...
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Select a file system (for Xpress Recovery2 (10 GB or more is recommended; Figure 3 GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 62 - Set CD-ROM drive as the example operating system.) A. Save the changes and exit. 2. Figure 1 Figure 2 3. actual size requirements vary, depending on ... drive (Figure 1), make sure to leave unallocated space for example, NTFS) and begin the installation of data) (Figure 2). Installation and Configuration (The following procedure uses Windows XP as the first boot device under "Advanced BIOS Features" in the BIOS Setup program. Installing...
Select a file system (for Xpress Recovery2 (10 GB or more is recommended; Figure 3 GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 62 - Set CD-ROM drive as the example operating system.) A. Save the changes and exit. 2. Figure 1 Figure 2 3. actual size requirements vary, depending on ... drive (Figure 1), make sure to leave unallocated space for example, NTFS) and begin the installation of data) (Figure 2). Installation and Configuration (The following procedure uses Windows XP as the first boot device under "Advanced BIOS Features" in the BIOS Setup program. Installing...
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........ Xpress Recovery2 will begin to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). When the Windows operating system is detected, Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Figure 12 GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Accessing Xpress Recovery2...
........ Xpress Recovery2 will begin to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST (Figure 9). When the Windows operating system is detected, Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). Figure 12 GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive data (Figure 10). 2. Accessing Xpress Recovery2...
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What is Q-Flash ? However, if the main BIOS is saved to a hard drive in the Windows environment. @BIOS will take over on the main BIOS. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a ...to the main BIOS to access Q-Flash. MA770UD3.F1) to enter Q-Flash. Additionally, this motherboard features the DualBIOS TM design, which enhances protection for GA-MA770-UD3 E1 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/06/2008-RD780-SB700-6A66AG09C-00 Because BIOS flashing is @BIOS...
What is Q-Flash ? However, if the main BIOS is saved to a hard drive in the Windows environment. @BIOS will take over on the main BIOS. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a ...to the main BIOS to access Q-Flash. MA770UD3.F1) to enter Q-Flash. Additionally, this motherboard features the DualBIOS TM design, which enhances protection for GA-MA770-UD3 E1 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/06/2008-RD780-SB700-6A66AG09C-00 Because BIOS flashing is @BIOS...
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...inadequate BIOS flashing. 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could cause your system not to boot. - 69 - GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from the Internet or through other source. screen instructions to... complete. Do not use the G.O.M. (GIGABYTE Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a ...
...inadequate BIOS flashing. 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could cause your system not to boot. - 69 - GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from the Internet or through other source. screen instructions to... complete. Do not use the G.O.M. (GIGABYTE Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a ...
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... default values. Available functions in EasyTune 6 may result in Windows environment. The EasyTune 6 Interface Tabs Information Tab Function The CPU tab provides information on the installed memory module(s). Grayed-out area(s) indicates that you to monitor hardware temperature, volt - GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 70 - 4-3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is not supported. Smart Fan Advance Mode...
... default values. Available functions in EasyTune 6 may result in Windows environment. The EasyTune 6 Interface Tabs Information Tab Function The CPU tab provides information on the installed memory module(s). Grayed-out area(s) indicates that you to monitor hardware temperature, volt - GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 70 - 4-3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is not supported. Smart Fan Advance Mode...
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... connect the power connector from your computer . Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive...
... connect the power connector from your computer . Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive...
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...want to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility... C. Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to enter the Delete LD window. All rights reserved. Appendix Skip this step if you enter the BIOS RAID Setup utility. (Figure 3). Figure 2 Step 2: Main Menu ...] View Drive Assignments 1 ] Define LD 2 ] Delete LD 3 ] Controller Configuration 4 ] Press 1..4 to enter the View Drive Assignments window. Hit the + key to enter the Define LD window. To create an array , press to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before...
...want to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility... C. Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to enter the Delete LD window. All rights reserved. Appendix Skip this step if you enter the BIOS RAID Setup utility. (Figure 3). Figure 2 Step 2: Main Menu ...] View Drive Assignments 1 ] Define LD 2 ] Delete LD 3 ] Controller Configuration 4 ] Press 1..4 to enter the View Drive Assignments window. Hit the + key to enter the Define LD window. To create an array , press to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before...
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... Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: OFF Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID Drive Model 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 Capacity (MB) 80026 80026 Assignment N N [] Up [] Down [ESC] Exit [ Keys Available ] [Space] Change [Ctrl-Y] Save [PgUp/Dn] Page Change Figure 5 GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 76...
... Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: OFF Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID Drive Model 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 Capacity (MB) 80026 80026 Assignment N N [] Up [] Down [ESC] Exit [ Keys Available ] [Space] Change [Ctrl-Y] Save [PgUp/Dn] Page Change Figure 5 GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 76...
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Set the Stripe Block size. 64 KB is complete, the screen will see the newly-created array. 9. Then, the window below will show the number of the RAID array or press other key to a disk array or are unassigned. Appendix Press the key or to ... 1 80026 79959 80026 79959 Assignment LD 1-1 LD 1-2 [] Up [] Down [ESC] Exit [ Keys Available ] [Ctrl+H] Secure Erase [PgUp/Dn] Page Change Figure 8 - 77 - The window below will erase the MBR data of the disk. After the creation is the default. 3. In the following procedure, we'll create RAID 0 as Free...
Set the Stripe Block size. 64 KB is complete, the screen will see the newly-created array. 9. Then, the window below will show the number of the RAID array or press other key to a disk array or are unassigned. Appendix Press the key or to ... 1 80026 79959 80026 79959 Assignment LD 1-1 LD 1-2 [] Up [] Down [ESC] Exit [ Keys Available ] [Ctrl+H] Secure Erase [PgUp/Dn] Page Change Figure 8 - 77 - The window below will erase the MBR data of the disk. After the creation is the default. 3. In the following procedure, we'll create RAID 0 as Free...
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...1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup... more details, refer to exit when finished. For installing W indows Vista, you need to install the SA TA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure 2) appears, remove the startup...
...1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the startup... more details, refer to exit when finished. For installing W indows Vista, you need to install the SA TA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure 2) appears, remove the startup...
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... Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your hard drive(s). A. Windows Setup Press F6 if you do not have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify ... devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 80 - After pressing , there will load support for the following is an example of...
... Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your hard drive(s). A. Windows Setup Press F6 if you do not have a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify ... devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 80 - After pressing , there will load support for the following is an example of...