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GA-790XT-USB3 AM3 socket motherboard for AMD Phenom™ II processor/AMD Athlon™ II processor User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-790XTU3-1001R
GA-790XT-USB3 AM3 socket motherboard for AMD Phenom™ II processor/AMD Athlon™ II processor User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-790XTU3-1001R
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GA-790XT-USB3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS CPU_FAN RCA_SPDIF ATX_12V USB_1394_ESATA2 USB_1394_ESATA1 Socket AM3 PWR_FAN ATX R_USB USB30_LAN AUDIO NEC JMB362 F_AUDIO PCIEX1_1 AMD 790X IDE RTL8111D PCIEX16 IT8720 DDR3_1 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_4 CD_IN CODEC PCIEX1_2 BAT PCI1 CLR_CMOS GA-790XT-USB3 SPDIF_IN PCIEX8 SPDIF_OUT PCI2 TSB43AB23 AMD SB750 B_BIOS M_BIOS SATA2_4 SATA2_5 SATA2_2 SATA2_3 SATA2_0 SATA2_1 PCI3 COM F_USB2 SYS_FAN2 F_PANEL SYS_FAN1 FDD F_1394 F_USB1 - 7 -
GA-790XT-USB3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS CPU_FAN RCA_SPDIF ATX_12V USB_1394_ESATA2 USB_1394_ESATA1 Socket AM3 PWR_FAN ATX R_USB USB30_LAN AUDIO NEC JMB362 F_AUDIO PCIEX1_1 AMD 790X IDE RTL8111D PCIEX16 IT8720 DDR3_1 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_4 CD_IN CODEC PCIEX1_2 BAT PCI1 CLR_CMOS GA-790XT-USB3 SPDIF_IN PCIEX8 SPDIF_OUT PCI2 TSB43AB23 AMD SB750 B_BIOS M_BIOS SATA2_4 SATA2_5 SATA2_2 SATA2_3 SATA2_0 SATA2_1 PCI3 COM F_USB2 SYS_FAN2 F_PANEL SYS_FAN1 FDD F_1394 F_USB1 - 7 -
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... x1 RTL8111D RJ45 LAN 6 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel PCI Bus TSB43AB23 3 IEEE 1394a AMD 790X PCI Express Bus x1 x1 JMB362 NEC 2 SATA 3Gb/s 2 USB 3.0/2.0 12 USB Ports AMD SB750 Dual BIOS CODEC LPC Bus IT8720 Floppy COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer...
... x1 RTL8111D RJ45 LAN 6 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel PCI Bus TSB43AB23 3 IEEE 1394a AMD 790X PCI Express Bus x1 x1 JMB362 NEC 2 SATA 3Gb/s 2 USB 3.0/2.0 12 USB Ports AMD SB750 Dual BIOS CODEC LPC Bus IT8720 Floppy COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer...
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... chip: - 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s connectors on the back panel supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices - 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Support for AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor/ (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) Hyper Transport Bus 5200 MT/s Chipset Memory Audio North Bridge...
... chip: - 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s connectors on the back panel supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices - 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Support for AM3 processors: AMD Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor/ (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) Hyper Transport Bus 5200 MT/s Chipset Memory Audio North Bridge...
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...(s)," for the IDE devices, read the instructions from the device manufacturers.) 40 39 2 1 8) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by AMD SB750) The SATA connectors conform to the role of the IDE devices (for example, master or slave). (For information about configuring master/slave settings for... hard drives and the total number of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. The AMD SB750 controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD. Hardware Installation If more than two hard drives are compatible with...
...(s)," for the IDE devices, read the instructions from the device manufacturers.) 40 39 2 1 8) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by AMD SB750) The SATA connectors conform to the role of the IDE devices (for example, master or slave). (For information about configuring master/slave settings for... hard drives and the total number of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. The AMD SB750 controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD. Hardware Installation If more than two hard drives are compatible with...
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...: Optimized Defaults EC Firmware Selection Allows you to determine whether to enable Advanced Clock Calibration when using an AMD Black Edition CPU. Normal Uses the standard AMD EC firmware version. (Default) Hybrid Uses the specific AMD EC firmware version. Per Core Individually configures Advanced Clock Calibration for each CPU core. CPU core Control...
...: Optimized Defaults EC Firmware Selection Allows you to determine whether to enable Advanced Clock Calibration when using an AMD Black Edition CPU. Normal Uses the standard AMD EC firmware version. (Default) Hybrid Uses the specific AMD EC firmware version. Per Core Individually configures Advanced Clock Calibration for each CPU core. CPU core Control...
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...order from the available devices. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features AMD C1E Support Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control } Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check HDD ... Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD C1E Support Enables or disables the C1E CPU power-saving function in the BIOS Main Menu. Capability Away Mode Full Screen LOGO Show...
...order from the available devices. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features AMD C1E Support Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control } Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check HDD ... Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD C1E Support Enables or disables the C1E CPU power-saving function in the BIOS Main Menu. Capability Away Mode Full Screen LOGO Show...
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...SATA Type settings. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to RAID or AHCI. BIOS Setup - 48 - OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type (AMD SB750, SATA2_4~SATA2_5 connectors) This option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is an interface specification that support Native mode. IDE... controller. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SATA Controller Enables or disables the integrated SATA controller. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SATA Type (AMD SB750, SATA2_0~SATA2_3 connectors) Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA2_4/SATA2_5 connectors. Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA2_0...
...SATA Type settings. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to RAID or AHCI. BIOS Setup - 48 - OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type (AMD SB750, SATA2_4~SATA2_5 connectors) This option is configurable only when OnChip SATA Type is an interface specification that support Native mode. IDE... controller. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SATA Controller Enables or disables the integrated SATA controller. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SATA Type (AMD SB750, SATA2_0~SATA2_3 connectors) Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA2_4/SATA2_5 connectors. Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA2_0...
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... rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on this motherboard, the SATA2_0~SATA2_5 ports are supported by the AMD SB750 South Bridge.) Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want...
... rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on this motherboard, the SATA2_0~SATA2_5 ports are supported by the AMD SB750 South Bridge.) Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want...
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For installing Windows Vista, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Press after the command: • For the AMD SB750, type (Figure 1): (Note 1) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\SB7xx\x86\*.* • For the JMicron JMB362, type (Figure 2): (Note 2) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\gsata\32bit\*.* Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note 1) Type the ...
For installing Windows Vista, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Press after the command: • For the AMD SB750, type (Figure 1): (Note 1) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\SB7xx\x86\*.* • For the JMicron JMB362, type (Figure 2): (Note 2) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\gsata\32bit\*.* Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note 1) Type the ...
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... your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in Figure 4, • For the AMD SB750, select 3) SB7xx AHCI/RAID Driver for XP for Windows XP operating system. • For the JMicron JMB362, select 1) GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 32bit system for Windows 32-bit op- For example, from the menu and...
... your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in Figure 4, • For the AMD SB750, select 3) SB7xx AHCI/RAID Driver for XP for Windows XP operating system. • For the JMicron JMB362, select 1) GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 32bit system for Windows 32-bit op- For example, from the menu and...
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... Controller-x86 platform and press . After the driver installation, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. A. AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit Step 3: Figure 2 On the next screen, press to configure a SCSI... ready to the previous screen. A screen will then appear asking you to Figure 2 below will appear. Figure 1 Step 2: For the AMD SB750: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Then a controller menu similar to specify additional device.
... Controller-x86 platform and press . After the driver installation, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. A. AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit Step 3: Figure 2 On the next screen, press to configure a SCSI... ready to the previous screen. A screen will then appear asking you to Figure 2 below will appear. Figure 1 Step 2: For the AMD SB750: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Then a controller menu similar to specify additional device.
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... LH64A (for Windows Vista 64-bit) folder. Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. For the AMD SB750: Step 1: Restart your system to the USB flash drive). Note: For users using a SATA optical drive, be detected at this stage), select Load Driver...
... LH64A (for Windows Vista 64-bit) folder. Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. For the AMD SB750: Step 1: Restart your system to the USB flash drive). Note: For users using a SATA optical drive, be detected at this stage), select Load Driver...
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Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 7). Figure 6 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 6 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and press Next. Appendix Figure 7 - 92 -
Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 7). Figure 6 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 6 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and press Next. Appendix Figure 7 - 92 -
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... (default: "admin"), and then click Sign in the operating system, make sure to use a new drive of restoring data to launch AMD RAIDXpert. For the AMD SB750: While in to a hard drive from other drives in the Start Menu. Rebuilding applies only to start the rebuilding process. Then ...launch the AMD RAIDXpert from the motherboard driver disk. Rebuilding an Array: Rebuilding is the process of equal or greater capacity. The procedures below assume a new...
... (default: "admin"), and then click Sign in the operating system, make sure to use a new drive of restoring data to launch AMD RAIDXpert. For the AMD SB750: While in to a hard drive from other drives in the Start Menu. Rebuilding applies only to start the rebuilding process. Then ...launch the AMD RAIDXpert from the motherboard driver disk. Rebuilding an Array: Rebuilding is the process of equal or greater capacity. The procedures below assume a new...