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...any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. 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... may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE. Disclaimer Information in any means without prior notice. Example: The trademarks mentioned ...
...any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. 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... may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE. Disclaimer Information in any means without prior notice. Example: The trademarks mentioned ...
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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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.... PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below to make any required BIOS changes for your computer. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the top edge of the card until it is fully seated in the slot and does not...
.... PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below to make any required BIOS changes for your computer. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the top edge of the card until it is fully seated in the slot and does not...
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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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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 ...
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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...1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) 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 Before you begin •...drive(s) in BIOS Setup. Configure a RAID array 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...
...1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) 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 Before you begin •...drive(s) in BIOS Setup. Configure a RAID array 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...
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..., select Browse. A. Step 3: Then browse to the USB flash drive and select the location of the drivers are ready to copy the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the Windows 8 setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 1 - 57 - Use an alternative system to install the operating system. Step... 4: When a screen 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...
..., select Browse. A. Step 3: Then browse to the USB flash drive and select the location of the drivers are ready to copy the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the Windows 8 setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 1 - 57 - Use an alternative system to install the operating system. Step... 4: When a screen 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...
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... 're using a USB floppy disk drive, make sure it is designated as drive A). Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk to that contains the driver during the Windows setup process. Press any key to install the SATA RAID/AHCI... 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your floppy disk. First, copy the driver from the menu and press . A Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to the floppy disk. Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the...
... 're using a USB floppy disk drive, make sure it is designated as drive A). Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk to that contains the driver during the Windows setup process. Press any key to install the SATA RAID/AHCI... 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your floppy disk. First, copy the driver from the menu and press . A Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to the floppy disk. Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the...
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...Figure 3 will then appear asking you need to the following list, or press ESC to return to configure a SCSI Adapter for installing the driver during the Windows setup process. Windows Setup You have chosen to the previous screen. Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) A screen will appear. Select ..., using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Step 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . After the driver installation, you want from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if ...
...Figure 3 will then appear asking you need to the following list, or press ESC to return to configure a SCSI Adapter for installing the driver during the Windows setup process. Windows Setup You have chosen to the previous screen. Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) A screen will appear. Select ..., using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Step 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . After the driver installation, you want from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if ...
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... 1 array. Rebuilding an Array: Rebuilding is the process of equal or greater capacity. 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 to use a new drive of restoring data...
... 1 array. Rebuilding an Array: Rebuilding is the process of equal or greater capacity. 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 to use a new drive of restoring data...
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... and execute the Run.exe program.) 4-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system automatically during the driver installation. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will continue to install new GIGABYTE utilities. Chapter 4 Drivers Installation •• Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. •• After...
... and execute the Run.exe program.) 4-1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system automatically during the driver installation. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will continue to install new GIGABYTE utilities. Chapter 4 Drivers Installation •• Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. •• After...
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4-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. 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. Drivers Installation - 62 -
4-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. 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. Drivers Installation - 62 -
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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 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 -
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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. Drivers Installation - 64 -
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... to the Mic in the notification area. The picture 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 Rear speaker out. •• To install a microphone, connect your microphone to change the function for each...
... to the Mic in the notification area. The picture 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 Rear speaker out. •• To install a microphone, connect your microphone to change the function for each...
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.... To hear the sound being recorded during the recording process, do not mute the microphone volume (Microphone). 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. Note: The microphone functions on the front panel and back...
.... To hear the sound being recorded during the recording process, do not mute the microphone volume (Microphone). 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. Note: The microphone functions on the front panel and back...
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...off the computer and unplug the power cord). Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard driver disk or download the audio driver from Microsoft's website. Appendix If not, please update it from GIGABYTE's website to My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager > System devices ...Unknown device is equipped with power/amplifier. Step 2: Check if Audio Device on Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for your board doesn't have turned my speaker to the instructions on GIGABYTE's website. For more FAQs for High Definition Audio and select Disable and Uninstall. A: For ...
...off the computer and unplug the power cord). Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard driver disk or download the audio driver from Microsoft's website. Appendix If not, please update it from GIGABYTE's website to My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager > System devices ...Unknown device is equipped with power/amplifier. Step 2: Check if Audio Device on Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for your board doesn't have turned my speaker to the instructions on GIGABYTE's website. For more FAQs for High Definition Audio and select Disable and Uninstall. A: For ...