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...Example: For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Disclaimer Information in any form or by...or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on how to assist in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. No part of the product, read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product. ...
...Example: For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Disclaimer Information in any form or by...or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on how to assist in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. No part of the product, read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product. ...
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... 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 Software Applications 56 3-3 Driver CD Information 56 3-4 Hardware Information 57 3-5 Contact Us ...57 Chapter 4 Unique Features 59 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 59 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 62 ... 5 Appendix ...69 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 69 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 69 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP 74 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System 75 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 79 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 79 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF Out 81 5-2-3...
... 55 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 55 3-2 Software Applications 56 3-3 Driver CD Information 56 3-4 Hardware Information 57 3-5 Contact Us ...57 Chapter 4 Unique Features 59 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 59 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 62 ... 5 Appendix ...69 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 69 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 69 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP 74 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System 75 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 79 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 79 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF Out 81 5-2-3...
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... IEEE 1394a bracket (Part No. 12CF1-1IE008-0*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-M720-US3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without...
... IEEE 1394a bracket (Part No. 12CF1-1IE008-0*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-M720-US3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without...
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... prevent hardware damage. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the...
... prevent hardware damage. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the...
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... is effective for subsequent access to set the first boot device without having to accept. The system will still be used for one time only. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 32 - The POST Screen Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award ... select the first boot device, then press to enter BIOS Setup first. A. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to access the ...
... is effective for subsequent access to set the first boot device without having to accept. The system will still be used for one time only. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 32 - The POST Screen Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award ... select the first boot device, then press to enter BIOS Setup first. A. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to access the ...
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... TLB Erratum (Note) Enables or disables the Patch AMD TLB Erratum function. (Default: Enabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to accept. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virtualization Patch...
... TLB Erratum (Note) Enables or disables the Patch AMD TLB Erratum function. (Default: Enabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to accept. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virtualization Patch...
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... instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controller to...
... instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controller to...
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...Install button following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. You can press Xpress Install to restart your optical drive. Please select the item that are installed, ...follow the onscreen instructions to install all the driver items. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is ...
...Install button following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. You can press Xpress Install to restart your optical drive. Please select the item that are installed, ...follow the onscreen instructions to install all the driver items. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is ...
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3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 56 -
3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You may press the Install button following an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page provides information about the drivers, applications and tools in this driver disk. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 56 -
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3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us 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. - 57 - Drivers Installation
3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us 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. - 57 - Drivers Installation
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... back up/restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of data). • It is recommended...
... back up/restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of data). • It is recommended...
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... backing up your desktop and select Manage. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 60 - B. Step 3: When partitioning your hard drive. Please note that if there is recommended; Step 5: Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. When you wish to store the backup image file. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the...
... backing up your desktop and select Manage. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 60 - B. Step 3: When partitioning your hard drive. Please note that if there is recommended; Step 5: Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. When you wish to store the backup image file. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the...
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... Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. C . Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable ...hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive...
... Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. C . Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable ...hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive...
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...?" Now, you have created (Figure 6). (Note: BBS stands for BIOS Boot Specification. This indicates that you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 73 - RAID Mode: Striped Stripe Width : 2 Array 2: NVIDIA STRIPE 233.57G - After that, the Array List screen appears, displaying the RAID array...
...?" Now, you have created (Figure 6). (Note: BBS stands for BIOS Boot Specification. This indicates that you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. - 73 - RAID Mode: Striped Stripe Width : 2 Array 2: NVIDIA STRIPE 233.57G - After that, the Array List screen appears, displaying the RAID array...
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...) for Windows XP 32-bit operating system or D) NVIDIA MCP72 and MCP78 Series AHCI Driver (XP64) for the SATA controller from the startup disk. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard Figure 3 - 74 - Boot from the motherboard driver disk to exit when finished. (Note) Figure 1 Figure 2 For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the...
...) for Windows XP 32-bit operating system or D) NVIDIA MCP72 and MCP78 Series AHCI Driver (XP64) for the SATA controller from the startup disk. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard Figure 3 - 74 - Boot from the motherboard driver disk to exit when finished. (Note) Figure 1 Figure 2 For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the...
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...XP setup disk and press as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with the Windows XP installation. Then select NVIDIA nForce ... When completed, proceed with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System With the SATA RAID driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows operating system onto your system to boot from the following...
...XP setup disk and press as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with the Windows XP installation. Then select NVIDIA nForce ... When completed, proceed with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System With the SATA RAID driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows operating system onto your system to boot from the following...
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... hard drive will not be sure to copy the driver files from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. Then use Method B to the Vista32RAID (for Windows... folder and save the whole Vista32 RAID or Vista64RAID foler to the Vista64RAID folder (Figure 4). Figure 3 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard Figure 4 - 76 - When a screen similar to that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1:...
... hard drive will not be sure to copy the driver files from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. Then use Method B to the Vista32RAID (for Windows... folder and save the whole Vista32 RAID or Vista64RAID foler to the Vista64RAID folder (Figure 4). Figure 3 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard Figure 4 - 76 - When a screen similar to that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1:...
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Select the RAID hard drive onto which you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 6). Figure 6 - 77 - Figure 5 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the screen will show the RAID hard drive. Appendix Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 5 appears, select NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller and press Next.
Select the RAID hard drive onto which you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 6). Figure 6 - 77 - Figure 5 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the screen will show the RAID hard drive. Appendix Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 5 appears, select NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller and press Next.
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A. Appendix Configuring Speakers: (The following for each jack through the audio driver. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Line In The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out jack retasking capability ...panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio. The picture to the following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager icon will be simultaneously processed. For example, users can retask the Center/ Subwoofer speaker out jack to be Rear speaker...
A. Appendix Configuring Speakers: (The following for each jack through the audio driver. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Line In The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out jack retasking capability ...panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio. The picture to the following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager icon will be simultaneously processed. For example, users can retask the Center/ Subwoofer speaker out jack to be Rear speaker...
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GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 82 - To hear the sound being recorded during the recording process, do not mute the playback volume. Note: The microphone functions on Microphone and ... the jack for microphone functionality. It is recommended that you 'll not be used at a middle level. 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. Doubleclick the icon to record the sound.
GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 82 - To hear the sound being recorded during the recording process, do not mute the playback volume. Note: The microphone functions on Microphone and ... the jack for microphone functionality. It is recommended that you 'll not be used at a middle level. 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. Doubleclick the icon to record the sound.