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... Items...6 GA-990FXA-UD7 Motherboard Layout 7 GA-990FXA-UD7 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 of AMD CrossFireX...
... Items...6 GA-990FXA-UD7 Motherboard Layout 7 GA-990FXA-UD7 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 of AMD CrossFireX...
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... 6...72 4-4 Easy Energy Saver 73 4-5 Q-Share...75 4-6 SMART Recovery 76 4-7 Auto Green...77 4-8 Cloud OC...78 Chapter 5 Appendix...79 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 79 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB950 SATA Controllers 79 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers 85 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 91 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output...
... 6...72 4-4 Easy Energy Saver 73 4-5 Q-Share...75 4-6 SMART Recovery 76 4-7 Auto Green...77 4-8 Cloud OC...78 Chapter 5 Appendix...79 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 79 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB950 SATA Controllers 79 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers 85 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 91 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output...
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... Socket AM3+ PWR_FAN DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 ATX R_USB30 USB_LAN AUDIO Realtek RTL8111E Etron EJ168 AMD 990FX PCIEX16_1 PCIEX4_1 CODEC PCIEX8_1 PCIEX4_2 GA-990FXA-UD7 PCIEX16_2 VIA VT6308 PCI PCIEX8_2 PW_SW RST_SW CMOS_SW Marvell 88SE9172 ATX4P GSATA3_7 GSATA3_6 AMD SB950 SATA3_4 SATA3_5 M_BIOS SATA3_2 SATA3_3 B_BIOS SATA3_0 SATA3_1 Etron EJ168 BAT iTE IT8720 CLR_CMOS TSR1...
... Socket AM3+ PWR_FAN DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 ATX R_USB30 USB_LAN AUDIO Realtek RTL8111E Etron EJ168 AMD 990FX PCIEX16_1 PCIEX4_1 CODEC PCIEX8_1 PCIEX4_2 GA-990FXA-UD7 PCIEX16_2 VIA VT6308 PCI PCIEX8_2 PW_SW RST_SW CMOS_SW Marvell 88SE9172 ATX4P GSATA3_7 GSATA3_6 AMD SB950 SATA3_4 SATA3_5 M_BIOS SATA3_2 SATA3_3 B_BIOS SATA3_0 SATA3_1 Etron EJ168 BAT iTE IT8720 CLR_CMOS TSR1...
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GA-990FXA-UD7 Motherboard Block Diagram 4 PCI Express x8 2 PCI Express x16 CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz) 2 PCI Express x4 AM3+/AM3 CPU DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz or Dual Channel Memory Hyper Transport 3.0 x8 x16 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) Switch x4 PCI Express Bus x1 x1 Etron Marvell EJ168 88SE9172 AMD... Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 x1 x1 Etron Marvell Realtek EJ168 88SE9172 RTL8111E RJ45 2 USB 3.0/2.0 2 SATA 6Gb/s PCI Bus VIA VT6308 AMD SB950 CODEC 14 USB 2.0/1.1 Dual BIOS 6 SATA 6Gb/s LPC Bus iTE IT8720 2 IEEE 1394a PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker...
GA-990FXA-UD7 Motherboard Block Diagram 4 PCI Express x8 2 PCI Express x16 CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz) 2 PCI Express x4 AM3+/AM3 CPU DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz or Dual Channel Memory Hyper Transport 3.0 x8 x16 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) Switch x4 PCI Express Bus x1 x1 Etron Marvell EJ168 88SE9172 AMD... Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 x1 x1 Etron Marvell Realtek EJ168 88SE9172 RTL8111E RJ45 2 USB 3.0/2.0 2 SATA 6Gb/s PCI Bus VIA VT6308 AMD SB950 CODEC 14 USB 2.0/1.1 Dual BIOS 6 SATA 6Gb/s LPC Bus iTE IT8720 2 IEEE 1394a PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker...
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... Phenom™ II processors/ AMD Athlon™ II processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) Hyper Transport Bus 5200 MT/s Chipset North Bridge: AMD 990FX South Bridge: AMD SB950 Memory 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory...
... Phenom™ II processors/ AMD Athlon™ II processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) Hyper Transport Bus 5200 MT/s Chipset North Bridge: AMD 990FX South Bridge: AMD SB950 Memory 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory...
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... PCIEX16_2 PCIEX8_1 PCIEX8_2 PCIEX4_1 PCIEX4_2 2-Way a a -- -- - - - - 3-Way a a a -- - - - - - - a a a - - - - 4-Way a a a a - - - - Browse to Performance\AMD CrossFireX Configurations and ensure the Enable CrossFireX™ check box is recommended (refer to use. (Available combination options are dependent on your graphics cards for...that support 3-Way/4-Way CrossFireX technology include the ATI Radeon HD 3800, HD 4800, and HD 5800 series and AMD Radeon HD 6950, HD 6970 and HD 6990 series.) - Connecting the Graphics Cards Step 1: Observe the steps...
... PCIEX16_2 PCIEX8_1 PCIEX8_2 PCIEX4_1 PCIEX4_2 2-Way a a -- -- - - - - 3-Way a a a -- - - - - - - a a a - - - - 4-Way a a a a - - - - Browse to Performance\AMD CrossFireX Configurations and ensure the Enable CrossFireX™ check box is recommended (refer to use. (Available combination options are dependent on your graphics cards for...that support 3-Way/4-Way CrossFireX technology include the ATI Radeon HD 3800, HD 4800, and HD 5800 series and AMD Radeon HD 6950, HD 6970 and HD 6990 series.) - Connecting the Graphics Cards Step 1: Observe the steps...
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... more than two hard drives are to be used, EBUG the total number of hard drives does not have to be an even number. The AMD SB950 South Bridge supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD. ORT • A RAID 5 configuration requires at least two.../s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standards. FMDefinition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 8) GSATA3_6/7 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by AMD SB950 South Bridge) The SATA connectors conform to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA...
... more than two hard drives are to be used, EBUG the total number of hard drives does not have to be an even number. The AMD SB950 South Bridge supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD. ORT • A RAID 5 configuration requires at least two.../s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standards. FMDefinition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 8) GSATA3_6/7 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by AMD SB950 South Bridge) The SATA connectors conform to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA...
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... Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD C1E Support Enables or disables the C1E CPU power-saving function in system halt state. BIOS Setup 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS ...Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features AMD C1E Support Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control CPU Unlock (Note) CPU core Control x CPU core 0 x CPU core 1 x CPU core 2 (Note) ...
... Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD C1E Support Enables or disables the C1E CPU power-saving function in system halt state. BIOS Setup 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS ...Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features AMD C1E Support Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control CPU Unlock (Note) CPU core Control x CPU core 0 x CPU core 1 x CPU core 2 (Note) ...
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.... (Default: Auto) First/Second/Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from a GPT partition, such as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from the installed hard drives. Use the up...
.... (Default: Auto) First/Second/Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from a GPT partition, such as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from the installed hard drives. Use the up...
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... the PCIEX16_1 slot as the first display. BIOS Setup Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) IOMMU support Enables or disables AMD IOMMU support. (Default: Disabled) Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third...PCI Express graphics card. Capability Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology) capability of your system to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. This feature allows your hard drive. Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX16_2 slot as the ...
... the PCIEX16_1 slot as the first display. BIOS Setup Disabled displays normal POST message. (Default: Enabled) IOMMU support Enables or disables AMD IOMMU support. (Default: Disabled) Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third...PCI Express graphics card. Capability Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology) capability of your system to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. This feature allows your hard drive. Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX16_2 slot as the ...
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...8226; A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) • An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation) 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB950 SATA Controllers A. B. C. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. Before you begin Please prepare: • At least...to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port. (For example, on this motherboard, the SATA3_0~SATA3_5 ports are supported by the AMD SB950 South Bridge.) Then connect the power connector from your computer. If there is set to available SATA port on the motherboard. ...
...8226; A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) • An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation) 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB950 SATA Controllers A. B. C. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. Before you begin Please prepare: • At least...to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port. (For example, on this motherboard, the SATA3_0~SATA3_5 ports are supported by the AMD SB950 South Bridge.) Then connect the power connector from your computer. If there is set to available SATA port on the motherboard. ...
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... ready to install Windows 7/Vista/XP. The locations of the driver. Installing Windows 7/Vista (The following instructions use Windows 7 as shown in Figure 1 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and click Next to load the driver and continue the OS installation Figure 1 - 91 - A. 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and...
... ready to install Windows 7/Vista/XP. The locations of the driver. Installing Windows 7/Vista (The following instructions use Windows 7 as shown in Figure 1 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and click Next to load the driver and continue the OS installation Figure 1 - 91 - A. 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and...
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... Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the OS installation. Refer to exit when finished. Method A: • For the AMD SB950, copy all files in the \BootDrv\SBxxx folder to your floppy disk. Figure 3 - 93 - B. For AHCI mode, depending on whether you... Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to a floppy disk. For example, from a floppy disk that in Figure 3, • For the AMD SB950, select 3) ATi AHCI/RAID Driver for XP. • For the Marvell 88SE9172, select 10) Marvell RAID driver. (For AHCI drive(s), select Marvell...
... Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the OS installation. Refer to exit when finished. Method A: • For the AMD SB950, copy all files in the \BootDrv\SBxxx folder to your floppy disk. Figure 3 - 93 - B. For AHCI mode, depending on whether you... Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to a floppy disk. For example, from a floppy disk that in Figure 3, • For the AMD SB950, select 3) ATi AHCI/RAID Driver for XP. • For the Marvell 88SE9172, select 10) Marvell RAID driver. (For AHCI drive(s), select Marvell...
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...: 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 4 Appendix - 94 - Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the Windows XP ...setup disk and press as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you to specify an additional SCSI adapter. A screen will appear. Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform and press . Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the following for use with Windows, using a device support...
...: 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 4 Appendix - 94 - Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the Windows XP ...setup disk and press as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you to specify an additional SCSI adapter. A screen will appear. Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform and press . Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the following for use with Windows, using a device support...
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... drive is displayed on the Information page in the Logical Drive Information pane will display as RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10. Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from other drives in the Start Menu. Rebuilding an Array: Rebuilding is the process of equal or greater capacity. Step 3: Select one available... drive and click Start Now to use a new drive of restoring data to a hard drive from All Programs in the array. For the AMD SB950: While in the Logical Drive Information pane. Step 4: The rebuilding progress is added to replace a failed drive to fault-tolerant arrays such...
... drive is displayed on the Information page in the Logical Drive Information pane will display as RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10. Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from other drives in the Start Menu. Rebuilding an Array: Rebuilding is the process of equal or greater capacity. Step 3: Select one available... drive and click Start Now to use a new drive of restoring data to a hard drive from All Programs in the array. For the AMD SB950: While in the Logical Drive Information pane. Step 4: The rebuilding progress is added to replace a failed drive to fault-tolerant arrays such...