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Manual - Page 1
GA-MA770-ES3
AM2+/AM2 socket motherboard for AMD Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Phenom™ processor/ AMD Athlon™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ processor/ AMD Sempron™ processor
User's Manual
Rev. 1001 12ME-MA77ES3-1001R
Manual - Page 2
Motherboard GA-MA770-ES3
Feb. 8, 2010
Motherboard GA-MA770-ES3
Feb. 8, 2010
Manual - Page 3
... information, carefully read or download the information on/from the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. The trademarks mentioned in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Copyright © 2010 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO...
Manual - Page 4
...GA-MA770-ES3 Motherboard Layout 7 GA-MA770-ES3 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...
Manual - Page 6
...for reference only. Optional Items
Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R) 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R)
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Box Contents
GA-MA770-ES3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield
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Manual - Page 7
GA-MA770-ES3 Motherboard Layout
USB COMA
LPT LAN
KB(Note)_USB SYS_FAN2
ATX_12V
COAXIAL
Socket AM2
ATX R_USB
AUDIO
CPU_FAN
F_AUDIO RTL8111D
PCIEX1_1 PCIEX16
CODEC
PCIEX1_2 PCIEX1_3
SPDIF_IN
SPDIF_OUT
CD_IN
PCIEX1_4 PCI1
IT8720
PCI2 FDD
GA-MA770-ES3
AMD 770
DDR2_1 DDR2_2
PWR_FAN
IDE
M_BIOS
AMD SB710 BAT
B_BIOS CLR_CMOS
SATA2_2 SATA2_5
F_USB2
SATA2_0 SATA2_3 F_PANEL
...
Manual - Page 8
GA-MA770-ES3 Motherboard Block Diagram
CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz)
PCIe CLK (100 MHz)
AM3/AM2+/AM2 CPU
DDR2 1200(O.C.)/1066(Note)/800 MHz Dual Channel Memory
1 PCI Express x16
Hyper Transport 3.0
PCI Express x16
PCI Express Bus
PCIe CLK (100 MHz)
x1 x1 x1 x1
4 PCI Express x1
RTL8111D RJ45 LAN
PCI Bus
Dual BIOS
AMD 770
12 USB Ports
AMD SB710
ATA-133...
Manual - Page 18
... on your card. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card in the slot. 3.
Make sure the card is fully inserted into the slot. 4. Carefully read the manual that supports your computer. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down...
Manual - Page 29
... 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 remove the...Values
• Always turn off your computer, be sure to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for a few seconds. Hardware Installation
To clear the CMOS values, place a jumper cap on your computer and ...
Manual - Page 32
... be based on page 43. : BIOS SETUP\Q-FLASH Press the key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in BIOS Setup. : XPRESS RECOVERY2 If you to set the first boot device without having to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. Note: The setting in Boot Menu. Motherboard Model BIOS Version
AMD 770 BIOS for one time only. To...
Manual - Page 55
... in the motherboard driver disk.
• For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.)
3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers
After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will...
Manual - Page 62
... frees you to update the system BIOS while in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to your motherboard model.
2. AMD 770 BIOS for the safety and stability of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually.
From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. What is saved...
Manual - Page 77
... driver during the Windows setup process.
5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette
(Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is D:\). 3: At the A:\> prompt, type the following table for the SATA driver directories for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. sume that has CD-ROM support...
Manual - Page 79
...device.
A screen will appear. A. 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
With the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation. Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform and press . AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform
ENTER...
Manual - Page 91
... HD audio driver." 5-3 Troubleshooting
5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions
To read more details, go back to the CMOS, which will clear the CMOS values after about one minute. Press to the instructions on after the computer shuts down ? A: Some motherboards provide a small amount of my keyboard/optical mouse still on the motherboard battery in the BIOS Setup program. Q: How...
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