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... For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE. 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. The trademarks mentioned ...types of documentations: For quick set-up of this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. All rights reserved. Changes to assist in any means without prior notice. No part of the...
... For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of GIGABYTE. 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. The trademarks mentioned ...types of documentations: For quick set-up of this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. All rights reserved. Changes to assist in any means without prior notice. No part of the...
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Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-H77M-HD3 Motherboard Layout 7 GA-H77M-HD3 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 ... Menu 31 2-3 M.I.T...33 2-4 System...42 2-5 BIOS Features 43 2-6 Peripherals...47 2-7 Power Management 51 2-8 Save & Exit...53 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 Application Software 56 3-3 Technical Manuals 56 3-4 Contact...57 3-5 System...57 3-6 Download Center 58 3-7 New Program 58 - 4 -
Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-H77M-HD3 Motherboard Layout 7 GA-H77M-HD3 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 ... Menu 31 2-3 M.I.T...33 2-4 System...42 2-5 BIOS Features 43 2-6 Peripherals...47 2-7 Power Management 51 2-8 Save & Exit...53 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 Application Software 56 3-3 Technical Manuals 56 3-4 Contact...57 3-5 System...57 3-6 Download Center 58 3-7 New Program 58 - 4 -
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... Rapid Start 71 4-7-3 Installing EZ Smart Connect 72 Chapter 5 Appendix...73 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 73 5-1-1 Configuring SATA Controllers 73 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 81 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 86 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 86 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF Out 88 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 89 5-2-4 Using the Sound...
... Rapid Start 71 4-7-3 Installing EZ Smart Connect 72 Chapter 5 Appendix...73 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 73 5-1-1 Configuring SATA Controllers 73 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 81 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 86 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 86 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF Out 88 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 89 5-2-4 Using the Sound...
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Motherboard driver disk ;; Box Contents ;; I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to -DVI adapter (Part No. 12CT2-HDMI01-1*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-...; eSATA bracket (Part No. 12CF1-3SATPW-4*R) 3.5" Front Panel with 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (Part No. 12CR1-FPX582-0*R) HDMI-to change without notice. GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard ;; Quick Installation Guide ;;
Motherboard driver disk ;; Box Contents ;; I/O Shield The box contents above are subject to -DVI adapter (Part No. 12CT2-HDMI01-1*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-...; eSATA bracket (Part No. 12CF1-3SATPW-4*R) 3.5" Front Panel with 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (Part No. 12CR1-FPX582-0*R) HDMI-to change without notice. GA-H77M-HD3 motherboard ;; Quick Installation Guide ;;
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... Express x1 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below to prevent hardware damage. Make sure the card is fully inserted into the slot. 4. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in the slot. 3. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Remove the metal slot cover from the slot...
... Express x1 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below to prevent hardware damage. Make sure the card is fully inserted into the slot. 4. Install the driver provided with the expansion card in the slot. 3. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Remove the metal slot cover from the slot...
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...(Default: Disabled) && VGA Support Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot. Auto Enables legacy option ROM only. EFI Driver Enables EFI option ROM. (Default) This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set the password(s) under the Administrator Password/User Password item... booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) && Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you enter BIOS Setup. Disabled skips the GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: Enabled) && Fast Boot Enables or disables Fast Boot to Enabled or Ultra Fast. BIOS Setup -...
...(Default: Disabled) && VGA Support Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot. Auto Enables legacy option ROM only. EFI Driver Enables EFI option ROM. (Default) This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set the password(s) under the Administrator Password/User Password item... booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) && Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you enter BIOS Setup. Disabled skips the GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: Enabled) && Fast Boot Enables or disables Fast Boot to Enabled or Ultra Fast. BIOS Setup -...
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Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. 2-6 Peripherals && SATA Controller(s) Enables or disables the integrated SATA controllers. (Default: Enabled) && SATA Mode Selection Enables or disables RAID for the SATA ...
Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. 2-6 Peripherals && SATA Controller(s) Enables or disables the integrated SATA controllers. (Default: Enabled) && SATA Mode Selection Enables or disables RAID for the SATA ...
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... install a 3rd party add-in the pre-boot environment. Note: For Windows 7 USB 3.0 Streams support, devices may require UASP class driver updates from UASP driver vendors to be automatically set this item to xHCI controller. If the OS does not provide support, all sharable ports won't work. ... or disables multi-stream data transfer. BIOS Setup - 48 - Then it should follow the steps in the pre-boot environment. && XHCI Pre-Boot Driver Enabled The USB 3.0 ports are routed to the xHCI controller before booting to OS. (Default) Disabled The USB 3.0 ports are routed to...
... install a 3rd party add-in the pre-boot environment. Note: For Windows 7 USB 3.0 Streams support, devices may require UASP class driver updates from UASP driver vendors to be automatically set this item to xHCI controller. If the OS does not provide support, all sharable ports won't work. ... or disables multi-stream data transfer. BIOS Setup - 48 - Then it should follow the steps in the pre-boot environment. && XHCI Pre-Boot Driver Enabled The USB 3.0 ports are routed to the xHCI controller before booting to OS. (Default) Disabled The USB 3.0 ports are routed to...
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...driver.) - 55 - Click Yes to do so may affect the driver installation. •• Some device drivers...drivers you want to manually select the utilities to install. Failure to automatically install the utilities. Drivers...drivers. •• After "Xpress Install" installs all of the drivers, a dialog box will restart your system and then list all the recommended drivers...Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will install all the drivers...system automatically during the driver installation. the Found ...;• For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP...
...driver.) - 55 - Click Yes to do so may affect the driver installation. •• Some device drivers...drivers you want to manually select the utilities to install. Failure to automatically install the utilities. Drivers...drivers. •• After "Xpress Install" installs all of the drivers, a dialog box will restart your system and then list all the recommended drivers...Drivers After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will install all the drivers...system automatically during the driver installation. the Found ...;• For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP...
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3-2 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. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides the content descriptions for this driver disk. Drivers Installation - 56 -
3-2 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. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides the content descriptions for this driver disk. Drivers Installation - 56 -
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3-4 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. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 57 - Drivers Installation
3-4 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. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 57 - Drivers Installation
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The latest version of an item to install it. Drivers Installation - 58 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install. You can click the Install button on the right of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Program This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to the GIGABYTE website.
The latest version of an item to install it. Drivers Installation - 58 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install. You can click the Install button on the right of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Program This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to the GIGABYTE website.
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... Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share ... Unique Features - 64 - Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share.exe to be shared (Note) Updates Q-Share online Displays the current Q-Share version Exits Q-Share (Note) This option is available only...
... Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share ... Unique Features - 64 - Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share.exe to be shared (Note) Updates Q-Share online Displays the current Q-Share version Exits Q-Share (Note) This option is available only...
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... depending on your hard drive read/ write performance without the need for RAID 0 when a new SATA drive is added. A. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions: (Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is recommended that already exists, users also can... risk of hardware damage or lost of a button, X.H.D helps to Chapter 5, "Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System." 4-5 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAIDready system for complex and time-consuming configurations. All...
... depending on your hard drive read/ write performance without the need for RAID 0 when a new SATA drive is added. A. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions: (Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is recommended that already exists, users also can... risk of hardware damage or lost of a button, X.H.D helps to Chapter 5, "Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System." 4-5 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAIDready system for complex and time-consuming configurations. All...
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...Setup application to install it. Figure 2 Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) •• For detailed configurations, please refer to install all motherboard drivers. The system may restart automatically a few times. Not supported on the right of the EZ Smart Response , (Note) EZ Rapid Start, ...and EZ Smart Connect utilities. Installing EZ Setup After inserting the GIGABYTE motherboard driver disk, click Express Install to Intel's documentation. •• During the installation process, the system will configure the BIOS settings ...
...Setup application to install it. Figure 2 Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) •• For detailed configurations, please refer to install all motherboard drivers. The system may restart automatically a few times. Not supported on the right of the EZ Smart Response , (Note) EZ Rapid Start, ...and EZ Smart Connect utilities. Installing EZ Setup After inserting the GIGABYTE motherboard driver disk, click Express Install to Intel's documentation. •• During the installation process, the system will configure the BIOS settings ...
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... on the Intel B75 Chipset. (Note 2) The SSD works as a cache of the BIOS settings, be it will restart again after the driver installation. An Intel Core series processor 3. Figure 2 Step 3: After the system restarts, it IDE or AHCI mode, the system will be forced...RAID mode will appear. (Note 4) Select Yes and the system will be forced to RAID mode. The system will install the Intel Raid Storage Technology driver automatically. A conventional SATA disk and an SSD (Note 2) 5. System Requirements 1. Installation Step 1: Select EZ Smart Response and click Setup. 4-7-1 Installing...
... on the Intel B75 Chipset. (Note 2) The SSD works as a cache of the BIOS settings, be it will restart again after the driver installation. An Intel Core series processor 3. Figure 2 Step 3: After the system restarts, it IDE or AHCI mode, the system will be forced...RAID mode will appear. (Note 4) Select Yes and the system will be forced to RAID mode. The system will install the Intel Raid Storage Technology driver automatically. A conventional SATA disk and an SSD (Note 2) 5. System Requirements 1. Installation Step 1: Select EZ Smart Response and click Setup. 4-7-1 Installing...
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Windows 7 with size larger than the total system memory 4. The system will install the Intel Raid Start Technology Manager driver automatically. Installation Step 1: Select EZ Rapid Start and click Setup. AHCI/RAID mode supported (please note if the SSD has been assigned as ...; If you want to upgrade your system memory, disable EZ Rapid Start first and re-install it to ensure it will restart again after the driver installation. On an Intel B75 Chipset motherboard, the Intel SATA controllers will decrease by 10 GB. Figure 1 C. 4-7-2 Installing EZ Rapid Start A. ...
Windows 7 with size larger than the total system memory 4. The system will install the Intel Raid Start Technology Manager driver automatically. Installation Step 1: Select EZ Rapid Start and click Setup. AHCI/RAID mode supported (please note if the SSD has been assigned as ...; If you want to upgrade your system memory, disable EZ Rapid Start first and re-install it to ensure it will restart again after the driver installation. On an Intel B75 Chipset motherboard, the Intel SATA controllers will decrease by 10 GB. Figure 1 C. 4-7-2 Installing EZ Rapid Start A. ...
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... works best with programs designed to the White Program list (Note) (Figure 4). Normal network connection 4. Then restart your system after the driver installation. Restart your system. Unique Features - 72 - Installation Step 1: Select EZ Smart Connect and click Setup. Figure 1 Step 2:...restart the system. Intel Smart Connect Technology enabled in the BIOS Setup. Programs added to install the Intel Smart Connect Technology driver (Figure 2). The system will restart and automatically enable Intel Smart Connect Technology in BIOS Setup 2. Configuring EZ Smart Connect ...
... works best with programs designed to the White Program list (Note) (Figure 4). Normal network connection 4. Then restart your system after the driver installation. Restart your system. Unique Features - 72 - Installation Step 1: Select EZ Smart Connect and click Setup. Figure 1 Step 2:...restart the system. Intel Smart Connect Technology enabled in the BIOS Setup. Programs added to install the Intel Smart Connect Technology driver (Figure 2). The system will restart and automatically enable Intel Smart Connect Technology in BIOS Setup 2. Configuring EZ Smart Connect ...
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...below: A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. •• Windows 7/XP setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) •• An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during ...Windows XP installation) 5-1-1 Configuring SATA Controllers A. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS (Note 1) D. C. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system (Note 2) Before you begin •• At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is ...
...below: A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. •• Windows 7/XP setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) •• An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during ...Windows XP installation) 5-1-1 Configuring SATA Controllers A. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS (Note 1) D. C. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system (Note 2) Before you begin •• At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is ...
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... Disks to begin creating the RAID array. Recovery Volume Options 5. Acceleration Options 6. Finally press on the Create Volume item to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. - 77 - Delete RAID Volume 3. Option ROM - 11.1.0.1413 Copyright(C) 2003-12 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 1. Now, you can proceed to begin...
... Disks to begin creating the RAID array. Recovery Volume Options 5. Acceleration Options 6. Finally press on the Create Volume item to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. - 77 - Delete RAID Volume 3. Option ROM - 11.1.0.1413 Copyright(C) 2003-12 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 1. Now, you can proceed to begin...