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Manual - Page 4
...7 GA-990FXA-D3 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 Cooler 15 1-4 Installing the Memory 16 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 16 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Setup...
Manual - Page 6
... please go to GIGABYTE's website.
•• 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 need SLI-supported graphics cards, BIOS, and driver. Box Contents
GA-990FXA-D3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SATA...
Manual - Page 7
... Layout
KB_MS_USB
CPU_FAN
OPTICAL R_USB2
ATX_12V
Socket AM3+
R_USB1
R_USB30
USB_LAN
AUDIO
Etron EJ168
PCIEX1_1 (Note)
Realtek RTL8111E
PCIEX16_1
PCIEX1_2
AMD 990FX
GA-990FXA-D3
CODEC
PCIEX4_1
PCIEX16_2
PCI
PCIEX4_2 F_AUDIO
SPDIF_O SYS_FAN2 COMA F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1
PWR_FAN ATX
BAT
DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1
AMD SB950
SATA3_4 SATA3_5
SATA3_2 SATA3_3
B_BIOS
SATA3_0...
Manual - Page 8
GA-990FXA-D3 Motherboard Block Diagram
2 PCI Express x16
AM3+/AM3 CPU
CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz) DDR3 2000 (O.C.)/1866/1600/ 1333/1066 MHz Dual Channel Memory
PCIe CLK (100 MHz)
2 PCI Express x4
Hyper Transport Bus 2 USB 3.0/2.0
x16 x16
x4 x4
PCI Express Bus
AMD 990FX
Etron EJ168
x1
PCIe CLK (100 MHz)
PCI Express Bus
2 PCI...
Manual - Page 10
... DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory * Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical
memory is to be installed, be sure to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel
Hardware Installation
- 10 - AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor
(Go to GIGABYTE's website...
Manual - Page 18
... BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your operating system.
Carefully read the manual that supports your computer.
PCI Express x1 Slot
PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_2)
PCI Express x16 Slot (PCIEX4_1/PCIEX4_2)
PCI Slot
Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in your
expansion card(s). 7. After installing all expansion cards, replace...
Manual - Page 24
.... Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard.
•• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to factory defaults.
Hardware Installation
- 24 -
CPU_FAN:
Pin No. Overheating may hang.
•• These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks...
Manual - Page 32
GA-990FXA-D3 F1a . . . .
: BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/06/2011-RD990-SB950-7A66FG08C-00
Function Keys Function Keys
Function Keys: : POST SCREEN
Press the key to show the BIOS POST screen at system startup, refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. You can be based on page 44. : BIOS SETUP\Q-FLASH Press...
Manual - Page 55
... Software page later.
•• For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Drivers Installation
Click Yes to install.
•• Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you want to manually select the utilities to do so may affect...
Manual - Page 62
...Q-Flash Utility
A. GA-990FXA-D3 F1a . . . .
: BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/06/2011-RD990-SB950-7A66FG08C-00
Because BIOS flashing is saved to enter Q-Flash. Normally, the system works on the next system boot and copy the BIOS file to the main BIOS to -use FAT32/16/12 file system.
3. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities
GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools...
Manual - Page 80
... hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the OS installation. A Command Prompt
window will then automatically copy the driver files to the methods below. Press any key to that contains the driver during the Windows setup process. Method A: For the AMD SB950, copy all files in Figure 2. 3: nsert the blank formatted disk (if you...
Manual - Page 81
... "Press F6 if you to specify an additional SCSI adapter. Press . Windows Setup
You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for installing the driver during the Windows setup process. Appendix Select the SCSI Adapter you can proceed with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.
Step 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the...
Manual - Page 83
..., you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel audio module), refer to... the Mic in jack and manually configure the jack for each jack through the audio driver. For example, in the notification...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...
Manual - Page 86
...or the Mic in the notification area. Appendix
- 86 - 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording
Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager icon will appear in jack (pink) on the front panel. Step 2: ...on the right of the Recording Volume slider and set the volumes at the same time. Do not mute the recording volume, or you set the Microphone Boost level. To hear the sound...
Manual - Page 89
...minute. Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard driver disk or download the audio driver from Microsoft's website. A: The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems.
(For reference only.)
1 short: System boots successfully
1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error
2 short: CMOS setting error
1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error
1 long...
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