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... written permission. The trademarks mentioned in the use of this manual are legally registered to assist in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of this : "REV: X.X." Documentation Classifications ...the User's Manual. 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. Copyright © 2013 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD...
... written permission. The trademarks mentioned in the use of this manual are legally registered to assist in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of this : "REV: X.X." Documentation Classifications ...the User's Manual. 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. Copyright © 2013 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD...
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Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-970A-D3P Motherboard Layout 7 GA-970A-D3P Motherboard Block Diagram 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU ... Features 42 2-6 Peripherals...45 2-7 Power Management 48 2-8 Save & Exit...50 Chapter 3 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 51 3-1 Configuring SATA Controllers 51 3-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 57 - 4 -
Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-970A-D3P Motherboard Layout 7 GA-970A-D3P Motherboard Block Diagram 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU ... Features 42 2-6 Peripherals...45 2-7 Power Management 48 2-8 Save & Exit...50 Chapter 3 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 51 3-1 Configuring SATA Controllers 51 3-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 57 - 4 -
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... 61 4-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 4-2 Application Software 62 4-3 Technical Manuals 62 4-4 Contact...63 4-5 System...63 4-6 Download Center 64 Chapter 5 Unique Features 65 5-1 BIOS Update Utilities 65 5-1-1 Updating the BIOS ...
... 61 4-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 4-2 Application Software 62 4-3 Technical Manuals 62 4-4 Contact...63 4-5 System...63 4-6 Download Center 64 Chapter 5 Unique Features 65 5-1 BIOS Update Utilities 65 5-1-1 Updating the BIOS ...
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...-4*R) 3.5" Front Panel with 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (Part No. 12CR1-FPX582-2*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) - 6 - Box Contents 55 GA-970A-D3P motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 User's Manual 55 Quick Installation Guide 55 Two SATA cables 55 I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to change without notice.
...-4*R) 3.5" Front Panel with 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (Part No. 12CR1-FPX582-2*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) - 6 - Box Contents 55 GA-970A-D3P motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 User's Manual 55 Quick Installation Guide 55 Two SATA cables 55 I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to change without notice.
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...;• Removing the Card: Gently push back on the lever on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the slot. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to the chassis back...
...;• Removing the Card: Gently push back on the lever on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the slot. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to the chassis back...
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... installed. (Default: Auto) && CPU Unlock (Note) Allows you to determine whether unlock hidden CPU cores. (Default: Disabled) && Cool & Quiet Enabled Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this feature. - 35 -
... installed. (Default: Auto) && CPU Unlock (Note) Allows you to determine whether unlock hidden CPU cores. (Default: Disabled) && Cool & Quiet Enabled Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this feature. - 35 -
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... for the SATA controller. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. && OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type (SATA3 4/SATA3 5 connectors) This option is configurable...
... for the SATA controller. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. && OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type (SATA3 4/SATA3 5 connectors) This option is configurable...
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... from your computer. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. •• Windows 8/7/XP setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB flash drive •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) •• An empty formatted...least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is set to AHCI or RAID mode. - 51 - C. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system (Note 2) RAID 10 ≥4 (Number of hard drives/2) * Size of the smallest drive Yes To configure SATA hard drive(s), ...
... from your computer. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. •• Windows 8/7/XP setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB flash drive •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) •• An empty formatted...least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is set to AHCI or RAID mode. - 51 - C. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system (Note 2) RAID 10 ≥4 (Number of hard drives/2) * Size of the smallest drive Yes To configure SATA hard drive(s), ...
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Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) When the screen requesting you are as follows: RAID driver for Windows 8 32-bit: Hw8\RAID\x86 RAID driver for Windows 8 64-bit: Hw8\RAID\x64 AHCI driver for Windows 8 32-bit: Hw8\AHCI\W8 AHCI driver for Windows 8 64-bit: Hw8\AHCI\W864A For Windows 7, browse to the USB... flash drive and select the location of the drivers are ready to install the operating system. Figure 1 - 57 - Copy the Hw8 folder under BootDrv in Figure 1 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller ...
Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) When the screen requesting you are as follows: RAID driver for Windows 8 32-bit: Hw8\RAID\x86 RAID driver for Windows 8 64-bit: Hw8\RAID\x64 AHCI driver for Windows 8 32-bit: Hw8\AHCI\W8 AHCI driver for Windows 8 64-bit: Hw8\AHCI\W864A For Windows 7, browse to the USB... flash drive and select the location of the drivers are ready to install the operating system. Figure 1 - 57 - Copy the Hw8 folder under BootDrv in Figure 1 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller ...
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...when finished. Your system will open similar to that in Figure 2. 3: 3: Insert the blank formatted disk (if you need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the menu and press . Method A: •• For the AMD SB950, copy all files in the \BootDrv\Hxp folder to a floppy disk. ...For example, from the motherboard driver disk to your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in Figure 2, for the AMD SB950, select 6) hseries AHCI/RAID for XP. Press...
...when finished. Your system will open similar to that in Figure 2. 3: 3: Insert the blank formatted disk (if you need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the menu and press . Method A: •• For the AMD SB950, copy all files in the \BootDrv\Hxp folder to a floppy disk. ...For example, from the motherboard driver disk to your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in Figure 2, for the AMD SB950, select 6) hseries AHCI/RAID for XP. Press...
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... the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen. Step 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 Step... 3: On the next screen, press to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver." Windows Setup You have chosen to specify an additional SCSI adapter. Press . Then a controller menu similar to that in Figure 3 will then...
... the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen. Step 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 Step... 3: On the next screen, press to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver." Windows Setup You have chosen to specify an additional SCSI adapter. Press . Then a controller menu similar to that in Figure 3 will then...
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... 4: The rebuilding progress is displayed on the Information page in the Start Menu. To replace the old drive, make sure the Chipset driver has been installed from the motherboard driver disk. Step 1: Enter the login ID and password (default: "admin"), and then click Sign in the operating system, make sure to launch...
... 4: The rebuilding progress is displayed on the Information page in the Start Menu. To replace the old drive, make sure the Chipset driver has been installed from the motherboard driver disk. Step 1: Enter the login ID and password (default: "admin"), and then click Sign in the operating system, make sure to launch...
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...Xpress Install" will appear asking whether to automatically install the utilities. Failure to do so may affect the driver installation. •• Some device drivers will restart your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will automatically scan your ... popup dialog box(es) (e.g. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will continue to install other drivers. •• After "Xpress Install" installs all of the drivers, a dialog box will install all the drivers that are recommended to install. Click Yes to install new GIGABYTE utilities.
...Xpress Install" will appear asking whether to automatically install the utilities. Failure to do so may affect the driver installation. •• Some device drivers will restart your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will automatically scan your ... popup dialog box(es) (e.g. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will continue to install other drivers. •• After "Xpress Install" installs all of the drivers, a dialog box will install all the drivers that are recommended to install. Click Yes to install new GIGABYTE utilities.
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4-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Drivers Installation - 62 - You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 4-3 Technical Manuals This page provides the content descriptions for this driver disk.
4-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Drivers Installation - 62 - You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 4-3 Technical Manuals This page provides the content descriptions for this driver disk.
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4-4 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. 4-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 63 - Drivers Installation
4-4 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. 4-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 63 - Drivers Installation
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Drivers Installation - 64 - 4-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.
Drivers Installation - 64 - 4-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.
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...Audio Configurations: Refer to the following instructions use Windows 8 as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the VIA HD Audio Deck icon will be simultaneously processed. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack Center/Subwoofer... that allows the user to instructions on the next page. Configuring Speakers (The following for each jack through the audio driver. Appendix Chapter 6 Appendix 6-1 Configuring Audio Input and Output 6-1-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides six audio jacks ...
...Audio Configurations: Refer to the following instructions use Windows 8 as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the VIA HD Audio Deck icon will be simultaneously processed. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack Center/Subwoofer... that allows the user to instructions on the next page. Configuring Speakers (The following for each jack through the audio driver. Appendix Chapter 6 Appendix 6-1 Configuring Audio Input and Output 6-1-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides six audio jacks ...
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... the sound being recorded during the recording process, do not mute the microphone volume (Microphone). Appendix - 74 - 6-1-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the VIA HD Audio Deck icon will appear in jack (pink) on the front panel. Step 2: Connect your microphone to set the volumes at the...
... the sound being recorded during the recording process, do not mute the microphone volume (Microphone). Appendix - 74 - 6-1-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the VIA HD Audio Deck icon will appear in jack (pink) on the front panel. Step 2: Connect your microphone to set the volumes at the...
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... in Chapter 1. For motherboards that have turned my speaker to My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager > System devices and rightclick on GIGABYTE's website. Q: Why is present in Device Manager or Sound, video, and game controllers. A: For motherboards that have this step.) Step 3: Then... in My Computer > Properties > General > System). Q: Why cannot I clear the CMOS values? If not, please update it from GIGABYTE's website to clear the CMOS values. Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard driver disk or download the audio...
... in Chapter 1. For motherboards that have turned my speaker to My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager > System devices and rightclick on GIGABYTE's website. Q: Why is present in Device Manager or Sound, video, and game controllers. A: For motherboards that have this step.) Step 3: Then... in My Computer > Properties > General > System). Q: Why cannot I clear the CMOS values? If not, please update it from GIGABYTE's website to clear the CMOS values. Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard driver disk or download the audio...