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... product information, carefully read the User's Manual. Check your motherboard looks like this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE. Copyright © 2011 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. The trademarks mentioned in this manual...and is 1.0. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. No part of this : "REV: X.X."...
... product information, carefully read the User's Manual. Check your motherboard looks like this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE. Copyright © 2011 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. The trademarks mentioned in this manual...and is 1.0. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. No part of this : "REV: X.X."...
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... 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 Application Software 56 3-3 Technical Manuals 56 3-4 Contact...57 3-5 System...57 3-6 Download Center 58 3-7 New Utilities...58 Chapter 4 Unique Features 59 4-1 Xpress ...4-7 Auto Green...71 4-8 Cloud OC...72 Chapter 5 Appendix...73 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 73 5-1-1 Configuring SATA Controllers 73 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 79 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 83 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 83 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 85 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 87 5-2-4 ...
... 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 Application Software 56 3-3 Technical Manuals 56 3-4 Contact...57 3-5 System...57 3-6 Download Center 58 3-7 New Utilities...58 Chapter 4 Unique Features 59 4-1 Xpress ...4-7 Auto Green...71 4-8 Cloud OC...72 Chapter 5 Appendix...73 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 73 5-1-1 Configuring SATA Controllers 73 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 79 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 83 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 83 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 85 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 87 5-2-4 ...
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Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Two SATA cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. The box contents are for reference only.
Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Two SATA cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. The box contents are for reference only.
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... supports your card. Align the card with the expansion card in the slot. 3. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to prevent hardware damage. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express slot. Hardware Installation - 18 - • Removing the Card...
... supports your card. Align the card with the expansion card in the slot. 3. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to prevent hardware damage. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express slot. Hardware Installation - 18 - • Removing the Card...
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... hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for GA-870A-USB3 D2 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot...
... hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. Note: The setting in Boot Menu is effective for GA-870A-USB3 D2 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot...
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... enabled. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to manually enable/disable CPU Core 1/2/3/4/5. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during...
... enabled. With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to manually enable/disable CPU Core 1/2/3/4/5. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during...
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... in Native IDE mode. (Default) Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to RAID. BIOS Setup OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type (AMD SB850 South Bridge, SATA3_4/SATA3_5 connectors) This option is configurable only... set to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as ESP Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM } SMART LAN Onboard Audio Function Onboard USB3.0 Controller USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Onboard Serial Port 1 [Enabled] [Native IDE] IDE Enabled [Enabled] Press Enter...
... in Native IDE mode. (Default) Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to RAID. BIOS Setup OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type (AMD SB850 South Bridge, SATA3_4/SATA3_5 connectors) This option is configurable only... set to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as ESP Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM } SMART LAN Onboard Audio Function Onboard USB3.0 Controller USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Onboard Serial Port 1 [Enabled] [Native IDE] IDE Enabled [Enabled] Press Enter...
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Failure to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will appear asking whether to install new GIGABYTE utilities. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. the Found New Hardware...
Failure to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will appear asking whether to install new GIGABYTE utilities. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. the Found New Hardware...
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3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Drivers Installation - 56 - You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals.
3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Drivers Installation - 56 - You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals.
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Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 57 -
Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 57 -
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3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install it. You can click the Install button on the right of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to install. The latest version of an item to the GIGABYTE website. Drivers Installation - 58 -
3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install it. You can click the Install button on the right of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to install. The latest version of an item to the GIGABYTE website. Drivers Installation - 58 -
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.../ restored. • It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are not supported. Chapter 4 Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 is a utility that has the operating system installed. • As Xpress Recovery2 will check the...
.../ restored. • It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are not supported. Chapter 4 Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 is a utility that has the operating system installed. • As Xpress Recovery2 will check the...
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... any key to leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is installed, click Start, right-click the Computer and select Manage. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to the unallocated space (black stripe along the top). C. Unique Features - 60 - Step 5: Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to enter Xpress Recovery2...
... any key to leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is installed, click Start, right-click the Computer and select Manage. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to the unallocated space (black stripe along the top). C. Unique Features - 60 - Step 5: Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to enter Xpress Recovery2...
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... with computers on this icon Figure 1. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to share your LAN connection settings and Q-Share, you are able to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. Enable Incoming Folder ... After configuring your data with data sharing enabled Enables data sharing Disables data...
... with computers on this icon Figure 1. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to share your LAN connection settings and Q-Share, you are able to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. Enable Incoming Folder ... After configuring your data with data sharing enabled Enables data sharing Disables data...
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... SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring SATA Controllers A. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. B. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup.
... SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring SATA Controllers A. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. B. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup.
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... SB850, copy all of the files in the x64 folder. Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for installing the driver during the Windows setup process. AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure... USB floppy disk drive to your floppy disk. Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). Step 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Select the SCSI Adapter you can proceed with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. A. Refer to the...
... SB850, copy all of the files in the x64 folder. Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for installing the driver during the Windows setup process. AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure... USB floppy disk drive to your floppy disk. Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). Step 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Select the SCSI Adapter you can proceed with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. A. Refer to the...
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.... When a screen similar to that below assumes that contains the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Method B), then specify the location of the driver (Figure 3). B. Appendix Figure 3 - 80 - Figure 2 Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the removable storage device such as USB flash drive that only... 7 64-bit, browse to the USB flash drive). Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. Note: For users using a SATA optical drive, be detected at this stage), ...
.... When a screen similar to that below assumes that contains the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Method B), then specify the location of the driver (Figure 3). B. Appendix Figure 3 - 80 - Figure 2 Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the removable storage device such as USB flash drive that only... 7 64-bit, browse to the USB flash drive). Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. Note: For users using a SATA optical drive, be detected at this stage), ...
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Select the RAID drive and then click Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 5). Figure 5 - 81 - Figure 4 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Appendix Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 4 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and click Next.
Select the RAID drive and then click Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 5). Figure 5 - 81 - Figure 4 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Appendix Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 4 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and click Next.
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... drive and click Start Now to rebuild a RAID 1 array. Rebuilding applies only to launch AMD RAIDXpert. Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from the motherboard driver disk. Appendix Step 5: When done, the array's status on the screen and you can select Pause/Resume/Abort during the rebuilding process. Step 1: ...Functional. - 82 - Rebuilding an Array: Rebuilding is the process of equal or greater capacity. To replace the old drive, make sure the chipset drivers have been installed from All Programs in the Logical Drive Information pane will display as RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10.
... drive and click Start Now to rebuild a RAID 1 array. Rebuilding applies only to launch AMD RAIDXpert. Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from the motherboard driver disk. Appendix Step 5: When done, the array's status on the screen and you can select Pause/Resume/Abort during the rebuilding process. Step 1: ...Functional. - 82 - Rebuilding an Array: Rebuilding is the process of equal or greater capacity. To replace the old drive, make sure the chipset drivers have been installed from All Programs in the Logical Drive Information pane will display as RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10.
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... Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In the function for each jack through the audio driver. all at the same time. Appendix The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack retasking capability that support 44.1KHz/48KHz/... install a microphone, connect your microphone to the following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager icon will be simultaneously processed. The picture to be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously...
... Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In the function for each jack through the audio driver. all at the same time. Appendix The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack retasking capability that support 44.1KHz/48KHz/... install a microphone, connect your microphone to the following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager icon will be simultaneously processed. The picture to be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously...