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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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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 ... "Load Optimized Defaults" section in this chapter or introductions of the battery/clearing CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for the beep codes description. • It is a Windows-based utility that you not alter the default settings (unless you do it is turned on the motherboard. For instructions on the motherboard supplies the...
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 ... "Load Optimized Defaults" section in this chapter or introductions of the battery/clearing CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for the beep codes description. • It is a Windows-based utility that you not alter the default settings (unless you do it is turned on the motherboard. For instructions on the motherboard supplies the...
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... Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system. After configuring this item, set the password(s) under the Set Supervisor/User Password item in a low-power mode that appears off (Default: Disabled) Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you enter BIOS Setup. GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - ...44 - This feature allows your hard drive. 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.
... Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system. After configuring this item, set the password(s) under the Set Supervisor/User Password item in a low-power mode that appears off (Default: Disabled) Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you enter BIOS Setup. GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - ...44 - This feature allows your hard drive. 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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... pair of wires, the Status field will show Short and thenlength shown will only operate at a speed of 10/100Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is attached to detect the status of the attached LAN cable. Refer to the fault or... Diagnostic Function) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at about 2m on Part 1-2. When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally... GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 46 - Part1-2 Status = Open Part3-6 Status = Open Part4-5 Status = Open Part7-8 Status = Open / Length = 0m / Length = 0m / Length =...
... pair of wires, the Status field will show Short and thenlength shown will only operate at a speed of 10/100Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is attached to detect the status of the attached LAN cable. Refer to the fault or... Diagnostic Function) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at about 2m on Part 1-2. When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally... GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 46 - Part1-2 Status = Open Part3-6 Status = Open Part4-5 Status = Open Part7-8 Status = Open / Length = 0m / Length = 0m / Length =...
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... Enables or disables the integrated SATA controller. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SATA Type (SATAII0~SATAII3 connectors) Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATAII4/SATAII5 connectors. Windows XP. RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Options are : Auto, 2F8/IRQ3, 3F8/IRQ4(default), 3E8...
... Enables or disables the integrated SATA controller. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SATA Type (SATAII0~SATAII3 connectors) Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATAII4/SATAII5 connectors. Windows XP. RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Options are : Auto, 2F8/IRQ3, 3F8/IRQ4(default), 3E8...
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... and stays in MS-DOS mode using the power button. If the power button is pressed for 4 seconds to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 49 - BIOS Setup
... and stays in MS-DOS mode using the power button. If the power button is pressed for 4 seconds to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Windows® Vista® operating system only. - 49 - BIOS Setup
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...Note: When using this item and set to Password. GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 50 - To turn on the system. Memory The system returns to be turned on by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event. Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the system, enter the... wake-up signal from the operating system or removal of the AC power, or the settings may not be effective. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. Disabled Disables this item. AC Back Function Determines the state of the system after the return of power...
...Note: When using this item and set to Password. GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 50 - To turn on the system. Memory The system returns to be turned on by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event. Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the system, enter the... wake-up signal from the operating system or removal of the AC power, or the settings may not be effective. (Note) Supported on Windows® Vista® operating system only. Disabled Disables this item. AC Back Function Determines the state of the system after the return of power...
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... and then list all the drivers that shown 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. Y ou can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install. ...opti cal drive. 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.
... and then list all the drivers that shown 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. Y ou can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install. ...opti cal drive. 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.
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...; The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end 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...
...; The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end 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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Figure 1 Figure 2 3. Set CD-ROM drive as the example operating system.) A. Figure 3 GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 62 - Installation and Configuration (The following procedure uses Windows XP as the first boot device under "Advanced BIOS Features" in the BIOS Setup program. Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive 1. Select a file system (for Xpress Recovery2 (10...
Figure 1 Figure 2 3. Set CD-ROM drive as the example operating system.) A. Figure 3 GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 62 - Installation and Configuration (The following procedure uses Windows XP as the first boot device under "Advanced BIOS Features" in the BIOS Setup program. Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive 1. Select a file system (for Xpress Recovery2 (10...
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...hard drive as the target d rive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 1. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. When you wish to access Xpress Recovery2 for GA-MA770-UD3 E1 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash...up your hard drive. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. Figure 12 GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). AMD 770 BIOS for the first time. Using the Backup ...
...hard drive as the target d rive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system. After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 1. Figure 10 Figure 11 3. When you wish to access Xpress Recovery2 for GA-MA770-UD3 E1 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash...up your hard drive. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. Figure 12 GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will then begin the backup process (Figure 11). AMD 770 BIOS for the first time. Using the Backup ...
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... normal system operation. Note: The USB flash drive or hard drive must use the key during the POST or pressing the key in the Windows environment. @BIOS will take over on the main BIOS. Note: Y ou can update the system BIOS without the need to enter operating ... for GA-MA770-UD3 E1 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/06/2008-RD780-SB700-6A66AG09C-00 Because BIOS flashing is saved to a hard drive in system malfunction. What is Q-Flash ? Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. However, if the main BIOS is DualBIOS ? From GIGABYTE's website...
... normal system operation. Note: The USB flash drive or hard drive must use the key during the POST or pressing the key in the Windows environment. @BIOS will take over on the main BIOS. Note: Y ou can update the system BIOS without the need to enter operating ... for GA-MA770-UD3 E1 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/06/2008-RD780-SB700-6A66AG09C-00 Because BIOS flashing is saved to a hard drive in system malfunction. What is Q-Flash ? Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. However, if the main BIOS is DualBIOS ? From GIGABYTE's website...
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In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected ...your motherboard is unable to start. 3. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function: Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server, select the @BIOS server site closest to your location and then download the BIOS file that the BIOS ...stable and do so may result in "Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function: Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instruc- Follow the on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update ...
In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected ...your motherboard is unable to start. 3. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function: Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server, select the @BIOS server site closest to your location and then download the BIOS file that the BIOS ...stable and do so may result in "Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function: Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instruc- Follow the on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update ...
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...to specify a C.I.A.2 level and a Smart Fan mode. You can choose the alert sound from a profile. age and fan speed and set . GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 70 - Smart Fan Advance Mode allows the CPU fan speed to -use your ATI or NVIDIA graphics card. Before you set ...The Smart tab allows you to default values. You can select memory module on the CPU temperature thresholds you do overclock/overvoltage in Windows environment. The Graphics tab allows you to change system clock settings and voltages settings using the sliders. • Save allows you to...
...to specify a C.I.A.2 level and a Smart Fan mode. You can choose the alert sound from a profile. age and fan speed and set . GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 70 - Smart Fan Advance Mode allows the CPU fan speed to -use your ATI or NVIDIA graphics card. Before you set ...The Smart tab allows you to default values. You can select memory module on the CPU temperature thresholds you do overclock/overvoltage in Windows environment. The Graphics tab allows you to change system clock settings and voltages settings using the sliders. • Save allows you to...
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... hard drives with identical model and capacity). 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. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow...
... hard drives with identical model and capacity). 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. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow...
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... Assignments 1 ] Define LD 2 ] Delete LD 3 ] Controller Configuration 4 ] Press 1..4 to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. Press to enter the Delete LD window. To delete an array, press to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility... Appendix Skip this step if you enter the BIOS RAID Setup utility. (Figure 3). RAID BIOS...set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to enter the Controller Configuration window. No Array is the first option screen when you do not want to enter the Define LD window. To view controller settings, press to configure a RAID array. All rights reserved....
... Assignments 1 ] Define LD 2 ] Delete LD 3 ] Controller Configuration 4 ] Press 1..4 to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. Press to enter the Delete LD window. To delete an array, press to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility... Appendix Skip this step if you enter the BIOS RAID Setup utility. (Figure 3). RAID BIOS...set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to enter the Controller Configuration window. No Array is the first option screen when you do not want to enter the Define LD window. To view controller settings, press to configure a RAID array. All rights reserved....
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...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... process of manually defining the drive elements and RAID levels for one or multiple disk arrays attached to enter the Define LD window (Figure 4). Status [] Up [] Down [ Keys Available ] [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select Figure 4 In...
...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... process of manually defining the drive elements and RAID levels for one or multiple disk arrays attached to enter the Define LD window (Figure 4). Status [] Up [] Down [ Keys Available ] [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select Figure 4 In...
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Then, the window below will appear. Press + to set the capacity of the RAID array or press other keys to set the array to exit the RAID BIOS ... assigned to a disk array or are labeled with their assigned disk array or shown as an example. 1. Under the Assignment column, drives are unassigned. The window below will appear. Figure 6 6. Figure 7 7. Press to return to Main Menu and press again if you will return to Y. Press + keys to use maximum capacity...
Then, the window below will appear. Press + to set the capacity of the RAID array or press other keys to set the array to exit the RAID BIOS ... assigned to a disk array or are labeled with their assigned disk array or shown as an example. 1. Under the Assignment column, drives are unassigned. The window below will appear. Figure 6 6. Figure 7 7. Press to return to Main Menu and press again if you will return to Y. Press + keys to use maximum capacity...
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... disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to that in Figure 2. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to a floppy disk. Without the driver , the hard drive may directly load the SA TA ... optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in your optical drive (example: D:\>). 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SA TA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to RAID/AHCI ...
... disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to that in Figure 2. A command prompt window will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to a floppy disk. Without the driver , the hard drive may directly load the SA TA ... optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in your optical drive (example: D:\>). 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SA TA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to RAID/AHCI ...
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... installation. After pressing , there will load support for use with Windows, press ENTER. A. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 80 - Windows Setup Press F6 if you see the message "Press F6 if... you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one ...
... installation. After pressing , there will load support for use with Windows, press ENTER. A. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA770-UD3/US3 Motherboard - 80 - Windows Setup Press F6 if you see the message "Press F6 if... you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one ...