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...-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. Motherboard GA-970A-DS3P Motherboard GA-970A-DS3P Apr. 10, 2013 Apr. 10, 2013 Copyright ©...copyright laws and is 1.0. All rights reserved. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to assist in any form or by any means without prior notice....
...-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. Motherboard GA-970A-DS3P Motherboard GA-970A-DS3P Apr. 10, 2013 Apr. 10, 2013 Copyright ©...copyright laws and is 1.0. All rights reserved. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to assist in any form or by any means without prior notice....
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Table of Contents GA-970A-DS3P Motherboard Layout 4 GA-970A-DS3P Motherboard Block Diagram 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6 1-1 Installation Precautions 6 1-2 Product Specifications 7 1-3 Installing the CPU 9 1-4 Installing the Memory 9 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1-6 Back Panel Connectors 10 1-7 Internal Connectors 11 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 16 2-1 Startup Screen 16 2-2 M.I.T...17 2-3 System...21 2-4 BIOS Features 22 2-5 Peripherals...24 2-6 Power Management 26 2-7 Save & Exit...27 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 28 Regulatory Statements 29 Contact Us...32 - 3 -
Table of Contents GA-970A-DS3P Motherboard Layout 4 GA-970A-DS3P Motherboard Block Diagram 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6 1-1 Installation Precautions 6 1-2 Product Specifications 7 1-3 Installing the CPU 9 1-4 Installing the Memory 9 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1-6 Back Panel Connectors 10 1-7 Internal Connectors 11 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 16 2-1 Startup Screen 16 2-2 M.I.T...17 2-3 System...21 2-4 BIOS Features 22 2-5 Peripherals...24 2-6 Power Management 26 2-7 Save & Exit...27 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 28 Regulatory Statements 29 Contact Us...32 - 3 -
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GA-970A-DS3P Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 AM3+/AM3 CPU CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz) DDR3 2000 (O.C.)/1866/1600/ 1333/1066 MHz Dual Channel Memory PCIe CLK (... MHz) PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus x4 1 PCI Express x4 PCI Bus 6 SATA 6Gb/s AMD SB950 12 USB 2.0/1.1 CODEC Dual BIOS LPC iTE® Bus Super I/O PS/2 KB/Mouse MIC (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out) Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Line In (Rear Speaker Out) S/PDIF Out...
GA-970A-DS3P Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 AM3+/AM3 CPU CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz) DDR3 2000 (O.C.)/1866/1600/ 1333/1066 MHz Dual Channel Memory PCIe CLK (... MHz) PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus x4 1 PCI Express x4 PCI Bus 6 SATA 6Gb/s AMD SB950 12 USB 2.0/1.1 CODEC Dual BIOS LPC iTE® Bus Super I/O PS/2 KB/Mouse MIC (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out) Line Out (Front Speaker Out) Line In (Rear Speaker Out) S/PDIF Out...
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...; 2 x 32 Mbit flash Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS Support for DualBIOS™ PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a Unique Features Support for @BIOS Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress Install ... version) Operating System Support for Windows 8/7/XP Form Factor ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.5cm * GIGABYTE reserves the right to make any changes to the product specifications and product-related information without prior notice. * Please visit the Support & Downloads\...
...; 2 x 32 Mbit flash Use of licensed AMI EFI BIOS Support for DualBIOS™ PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a Unique Features Support for @BIOS Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress Install ... version) Operating System Support for Windows 8/7/XP Form Factor ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 21.5cm * GIGABYTE reserves the right to make any changes to the product specifications and product-related information without prior notice. * Please visit the Support & Downloads\...
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...motherboard supports the memory. It is not recommended that you wish to set beyond the standard specifications, please do so according to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) •• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power... Denotes Pin One of the memory. Dual Channel mode cannot be set the frequency beyond hardware specifications since it is installed, the BIOS will double the original memory bandwidth. Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the Socket AM3+ Socket...
...motherboard supports the memory. It is not recommended that you wish to set beyond the standard specifications, please do so according to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) •• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power... Denotes Pin One of the memory. Dual Channel mode cannot be set the frequency beyond hardware specifications since it is installed, the BIOS will double the original memory bandwidth. Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the Socket AM3+ Socket...
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...) and reset the CMOS values to touch the two pins for BIOS configurations). 8) BAT (Battery) The battery provides power to keep the values (such as BIOS configurations, date, and time information) in the CMOS when the computer is replaced with an incorrect model. •• ...the power cord before clearing the CMOS values. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for a few seconds. Danger of the battery (the positive side should face up...
...) and reset the CMOS values to touch the two pins for BIOS configurations). 8) BAT (Battery) The battery provides power to keep the values (such as BIOS configurations, date, and time information) in the CMOS when the computer is replaced with an incorrect model. •• ...the power cord before clearing the CMOS values. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for a few seconds. Danger of the battery (the positive side should face up...
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... to turn off (S5). This function requires a chassis with a chassis intrusion switch/sensor. You may connect your system using the power switch (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management Setup," for more information). • Speaker (Speaker): Hard Drive Reset Activity LED Switch Power LED Chassis Intrusion Header Connects to the chassis...
... to turn off (S5). This function requires a chassis with a chassis intrusion switch/sensor. You may connect your system using the power switch (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management Setup," for more information). • Speaker (Speaker): Hard Drive Reset Activity LED Switch Power LED Chassis Intrusion Header Connects to the chassis...
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... card and have digital audio output from the power outlet to prevent damage to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards. Pin No. BIOS Switcher (X58A-OC) 1 M_SATA F_PANEL(NH) PWM Switch (X58A-OC) 11) SPDIF_O (S/PDIF Out Header) This header supports digital S/PDIF Out... read the manual for your motherboard to the USB bracket. - 15 - DIP 1 23 1 DIP 1 23 1 Pin No. Definition 1 SPDIFO 1 2 GND BIOS Switcher (SW4) DIP 1 23 PCIe power connector (SATA)(X58A-OC) Voltage measurement module(X58A-OC) DB_PORT 12) F_USB30 (USB 3.0/2.0 Header) The header conforms to USB...
... card and have digital audio output from the power outlet to prevent damage to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards. Pin No. BIOS Switcher (X58A-OC) 1 M_SATA F_PANEL(NH) PWM Switch (X58A-OC) 11) SPDIF_O (S/PDIF Out Header) This header supports digital S/PDIF Out... read the manual for your motherboard to the USB bracket. - 15 - DIP 1 23 1 DIP 1 23 1 Pin No. Definition 1 SPDIFO 1 2 GND BIOS Switcher (SW4) DIP 1 23 PCIe power connector (SATA)(X58A-OC) Voltage measurement module(X58A-OC) DB_PORT 12) F_USB30 (USB 3.0/2.0 Header) The header conforms to USB...
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... described in this chapter or introductions of the BIOS Setup program, press arrow keys to move among the items and press to keep the configuration values in the CMOS on the motherboard. Or you can 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 is a Windows-based utility that searches and downloads the latest version...
... described in this chapter or introductions of the BIOS Setup program, press arrow keys to move among the items and press to keep the configuration values in the CMOS on the motherboard. Or you can 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 is a Windows-based utility that searches and downloads the latest version...
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... items on your overall system configurations. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in accordance with the overclock/overvoltage settings you made is dependent on the BIOS version, CPU base clock, CPU frequency, memory frequency, total memory size, CPU temperature, Vcore, and memory voltage.
... items on your overall system configurations. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in accordance with the overclock/overvoltage settings you made is dependent on the BIOS version, CPU base clock, CPU frequency, memory frequency, total memory size, CPU temperature, Vcore, and memory voltage.
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... ; Auto sets memory multiplier according to run multiple operating systems and applications in system halt state. Automatic mode allows the BIOS to enable all CPU cores (number of the memory being used ). (Default: Automatic mode) && Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) (Note 2) Allows the...Memory Multiplier settings. (Note 1) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. (Note 2) This item is installed, the BIOS will be reduced during system halt state. Enabled If a CPU that is dependent on the CPU being installed. (Default: Auto) && CPU Unlock Allows...
... ; Auto sets memory multiplier according to run multiple operating systems and applications in system halt state. Automatic mode allows the BIOS to enable all CPU cores (number of the memory being used ). (Default: Automatic mode) && Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) (Note 2) Allows the...Memory Multiplier settings. (Note 1) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. (Note 2) This item is installed, the BIOS will be reduced during system halt state. Enabled If a CPU that is dependent on the CPU being installed. (Default: Auto) && CPU Unlock Allows...
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... the Case Open field will show "No" at next boot. && Case Open Displays the detection status of memory. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) `` Channel A/B Timing Settings This sub-menu provides memory timing settings for each channel of ...to those under the same items on the CPU being used. && Channel Interleaving Enables or disables memory channel interleaving. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) && Rank Interleaving Enables or disables memory rank interleaving. Enabled allows the system to simultaneously ...
... the Case Open field will show "No" at next boot. && Case Open Displays the detection status of memory. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) `` Channel A/B Timing Settings This sub-menu provides memory timing settings for each channel of ...to those under the same items on the CPU being used. && Channel Interleaving Enables or disables memory channel interleaving. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) && Rank Interleaving Enables or disables memory rank interleaving. Enabled allows the system to simultaneously ...
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... Fan Speed Displays current CPU/system/power fan speed. && CPU Warning Temperature Sets the warning threshold for CPU temperature. When CPU temperature exceeds the threshold, BIOS will emit warning sound. This item is configurable only when CPU Fan Speed Control is not connected or fails. Options are : Disabled (default), 60oC/140oF...
... Fan Speed Displays current CPU/system/power fan speed. && CPU Warning Temperature Sets the warning threshold for CPU temperature. When CPU temperature exceeds the threshold, BIOS will emit warning sound. This item is configurable only when CPU Fan Speed Control is not connected or fails. Options are : Disabled (default), 60oC/140oF...
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...System Language Selects the default language used . (If no password is 13:0:0. the User level only allows you to make changes to certain BIOS settings but not all BIOS settings; Use to switch between the Hour, Minute, and Second fields and use the or key to all . `` ATA Port Information ...This section provides information on the device connected to each SATA port controlled by the BIOS. && System Date Sets the system date. The date format is hour, minute, and second. is set the desired value. && Access Level Displays...
...System Language Selects the default language used . (If no password is 13:0:0. the User level only allows you to make changes to certain BIOS settings but not all BIOS settings; Use to switch between the Hour, Minute, and Second fields and use the or key to all . `` ATA Port Information ...This section provides information on the device connected to each SATA port controlled by the BIOS. && System Date Sets the system date. The date format is hour, minute, and second. is set the desired value. && Access Level Displays...
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...OS) (Note) This item is present only when you want to display the GIGABYTE Logo at least one device for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) && Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you enter BIOS Setup. 2-4 BIOS Features && Boot Option Priorities Specifies the overall boot order from LAN function, ...on the Hard Drive BBS Priorities submenu will be prefixed with the highest priority for entering the BIOS Setup program. System A password is prefixed with "UEFI:" string. Disabled skips the GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: Enabled) && OS Type Allows you can set...
...OS) (Note) This item is present only when you want to display the GIGABYTE Logo at least one device for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) && Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you enter BIOS Setup. 2-4 BIOS Features && Boot Option Priorities Specifies the overall boot order from LAN function, ...on the Hard Drive BBS Priorities submenu will be prefixed with the highest priority for entering the BIOS Setup program. System A password is prefixed with "UEFI:" string. Disabled skips the GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: Enabled) && OS Type Allows you can set...
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...administrator password. Press again when prompted to confirm. (Note) This item is enabled. && Administrator Password Allows you to make changes to all BIOS settings. && User Password Allows you install a CPU that only support UEFI Option ROM. This item is configurable only when Network stack is... Support Module) to confirm the password. You must enter the administrator password (or user password) at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup. You will be requested to support a legacy PC boot process. Always Enables UEFI CSM. (Default) Never Disables UEFI CSM and...
...administrator password. Press again when prompted to confirm. (Note) This item is enabled. && Administrator Password Allows you to make changes to all BIOS settings. && User Password Allows you install a CPU that only support UEFI Option ROM. This item is configurable only when Network stack is... Support Module) to confirm the password. You must enter the administrator password (or user password) at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup. You will be requested to support a legacy PC boot process. Always Enables UEFI CSM. (Default) Never Disables UEFI CSM and...
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... system. Double Click Double click on left button on the mouse to turn on the system, enter the password and press . This exits the BIOS Setup without entering the password to clear the password settings. && Power On By Mouse Allows the system to operate in optimum state. Note: To ... Press on this item and select Yes. Press on this item is set a password with up to 5 characters and then press to load the optimal BIOS default settings. When prompted for the password, press again without saving the changes made in S5 (shutdown) state. (Default: Disabled) Note: When this item...
... system. Double Click Double click on left button on the mouse to turn on the system, enter the password and press . This exits the BIOS Setup without entering the password to clear the password settings. && Power On By Mouse Allows the system to operate in optimum state. Note: To ... Press on this item and select Yes. Press on this item is set a password with up to 5 characters and then press to load the optimal BIOS default settings. When prompted for the password, press again without saving the changes made in S5 (shutdown) state. (Default: Disabled) Note: When this item...
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... program.) After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your storage device or load the profile automatically created by the BIOS, such as Setup Profile 1~ Setup Profile 8. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will restart automatically and boot... from a profile created before, without the hassles of reconfiguring the BIOS settings. Press to complete. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to load and then press to ...
... program.) After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your storage device or load the profile automatically created by the BIOS, such as Setup Profile 1~ Setup Profile 8. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will restart automatically and boot... from a profile created before, without the hassles of reconfiguring the BIOS settings. Press to complete. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to load and then press to ...