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...legally registered to their respective owners. Changes to assist in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE. Documentation Classifications In order to the specifications and features in this manual ... 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. Copyright © 2013 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO...
...legally registered to their respective owners. Changes to assist in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE. Documentation Classifications In order to the specifications and features in this manual ... 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. Copyright © 2013 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO...
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Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-970A-UD3P Motherboard Layout 7 GA-970A-UD3P 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 61 - 4 -
Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-970A-UD3P Motherboard Layout 7 GA-970A-UD3P 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 61 - 4 -
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... 65 4-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 65 4-2 Application Software 66 4-3 Technical Manuals 66 4-4 Contact...67 4-5 System...67 4-6 Download Center 68 Chapter 5 Unique Features 69 5-1 BIOS Update Utilities 69 5-1-1 Updating the BIOS ...
... 65 4-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 65 4-2 Application Software 66 4-3 Technical Manuals 66 4-4 Contact...67 4-5 System...67 4-6 Download Center 68 Chapter 5 Unique Features 69 5-1 BIOS Update Utilities 69 5-1-1 Updating the BIOS ...
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Box Contents 55 GA-970A-UD3P motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 User's Manual 55 Quick Installation Guide 55 Four SATA cables 55 I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to change without notice. The ...
Box Contents 55 GA-970A-UD3P motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 User's Manual 55 Quick Installation Guide 55 Four SATA cables 55 I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to change without notice. The ...
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... PCI Express slot. Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the slot, and press down on your operating system. Install the driver provided with your card. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to install an expansion card: •• Make sure...
... PCI Express slot. Secure the card's metal bracket to the chassis back panel with the slot, and press down on your operating system. Install the driver provided with your card. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to install an expansion card: •• Make sure...
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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 run multiple operating systems and applications in system halt state. The adjustable range is present only when...
... 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 run multiple operating systems and applications in system halt state. The adjustable range is present only when...
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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. (Default) && OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type (SATA3 4/SATA3 5 connectors) This option is...
... 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. (Default) && OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type (SATA3 4/SATA3 5 connectors) This option is...
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...the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. 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... to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you may prepare only 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...
...the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. 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... to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you may prepare only 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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... the up or down arrow key to select Logical Drive Main Menu and press . RAID Utility (C) 2012 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [Rev. 1.0.0.45] + Main Menu + Driver Information Menu + Physical Device Main Menu + Logical Drive Main Menu To View Or Configure The Logical Drive hi=Move Highlight =Select Option Figure 4 F10=Exit...
... the up or down arrow key to select Logical Drive Main Menu and press . RAID Utility (C) 2012 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [Rev. 1.0.0.45] + Main Menu + Driver Information Menu + Physical Device Main Menu + Logical Drive Main Menu To View Or Configure The Logical Drive hi=Move Highlight =Select Option Figure 4 F10=Exit...
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...operating system.) Step 1: You need to install the operating system. Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) The locations of the driver. Use an alternative system to copy the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the Windows 8 setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Step 3: Then browse to the USB ...flash drive and select the location of the drivers are ready to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation. Figure 1 - 61 - Step 2: Boot from the motherboard driver disk to the Hw7 folder. Copy the Hw8 folder under BootDrv in Figure 1...
...operating system.) Step 1: You need to install the operating system. Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) The locations of the driver. Use an alternative system to copy the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the Windows 8 setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Step 3: Then browse to the USB ...flash drive and select the location of the drivers are ready to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation. Figure 1 - 61 - Step 2: Boot from the motherboard driver disk to the Hw7 folder. Copy the Hw8 folder under BootDrv in Figure 1...
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... Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to that contains the driver during the Windows setup process. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk to your floppy disk. First, copy the driver from the menu and press . Figure 2 ... disk drive, make sure it is designated as drive A). B. Method B: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in the \BootDrv\Hxp folder to install the SATA RAID/AHCI...
... Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to that contains the driver during the Windows setup process. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk to your floppy disk. First, copy the driver from the menu and press . Figure 2 ... disk drive, make sure it is designated as drive A). B. Method B: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in the \BootDrv\Hxp folder to install the SATA RAID/AHCI...
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...the following for use with the Windows XP installation. - 63 - Press . Step 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Refer to the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen. Then a controller menu similar to that in..., press to specify an additional SCSI adapter. Windows Setup You have chosen to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver." After the driver installation, you need to configure a SCSI Adapter for installing the driver during the Windows setup process. Select the SCSI Adapter you to continue the...
...the following for use with the Windows XP installation. - 63 - Press . Step 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Refer to the following list, or press ESC to return to the previous screen. Then a controller menu similar to that in..., press to specify an additional SCSI adapter. Windows Setup You have chosen to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver." After the driver installation, you need to configure a SCSI Adapter for installing the driver during the Windows setup process. Select the SCSI Adapter you to continue the...
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... is the process of restoring data to use a new drive of equal or greater capacity. To replace the old drive, make sure the Chipset driver has been installed from All Programs in the array. While in the operating system, make sure to a hard drive from other drives in the ...Start Menu. Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from the motherboard driver disk. Step 4: The rebuilding progress is displayed on the Information page in to rebuild a RAID 1 array. Rebuilding applies only to install). Then install ...
... is the process of restoring data to use a new drive of equal or greater capacity. To replace the old drive, make sure the Chipset driver has been installed from All Programs in the array. While in the operating system, make sure to a hard drive from other drives in the ...Start Menu. Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from the motherboard driver disk. Step 4: The rebuilding progress is displayed on the Information page in to rebuild a RAID 1 array. Rebuilding applies only to install). Then install ...
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... operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all of the drivers, a dialog box will appear asking whether to install new GIGABYTE utilities. After the system restart,... "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that shown in Device Manager, please remove the...
... operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all of the drivers, a dialog box will appear asking whether to install new GIGABYTE utilities. After the system restart,... "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that shown in Device Manager, please remove the...
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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 - 66 -
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 - 66 -
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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. - 67 -
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. - 67 -
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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. Drivers Installation - 68 - The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.
4-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website. Drivers Installation - 68 - The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.
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...to-analog converters (DACs) and features multistreaming capabilities that allows the user to change the function for each jack through the audio driver. (supported functions for each jack may vary based on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously. A. The...2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to the following instructions use Windows 8 as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, restart your microphone to be present on hardware specification) Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Line In Front ...
...to-analog converters (DACs) and features multistreaming capabilities that allows the user to change the function for each jack through the audio driver. (supported functions for each jack may vary based on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously. A. The...2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to the following instructions use Windows 8 as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, restart your microphone to be present on hardware specification) Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Line In Front ...
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... recording and playback volume for the microphone, use the slider on the right to record the sound. 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. It is recommended that you 'll not be used at...
... recording and playback volume for the microphone, use the slider on the right to record the sound. 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. It is recommended that you 'll not be used at...
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...to install. Step 4: In Device Manager, right-click on the computer name and select Scan for your motherboard, please go to the instructions on GIGABYTE's website. Appendix 6-2 Troubleshooting 6-2-1 Frequently Asked Questions To read more details, go back to clear the CMOS values. Q: How do I still get... General > System). When the Add New Hardware Wizard appears, click Cancel. Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard driver disk or download the audio driver from the battery holder to stop supplying power to the CMOS, which will clear the CMOS values after the ...
...to install. Step 4: In Device Manager, right-click on the computer name and select Scan for your motherboard, please go to the instructions on GIGABYTE's website. Appendix 6-2 Troubleshooting 6-2-1 Frequently Asked Questions To read more details, go back to clear the CMOS values. Q: How do I still get... General > System). When the Add New Hardware Wizard appears, click Cancel. Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard driver disk or download the audio driver from the battery holder to stop supplying power to the CMOS, which will clear the CMOS values after the ...