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...legally registered to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Changes to their respective owners. Check your motherboard looks ...order to assist in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of the motherboard is the property of GIGABYTE. All rights reserved. For example... the User's Manual. For instructions on how to use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide ...
...legally registered to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Changes to their respective owners. Check your motherboard looks ...order to assist in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of the motherboard is the property of GIGABYTE. All rights reserved. For example... the User's Manual. For instructions on how to use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide ...
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... 59 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 59 3-2 Application Software 60 3-3 Technical Manuals 60 3-4 Contact ...61 3-5 System ...61 3-6 Download Center 62 Chapter 4 Unique Features 63 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 63 4-2 BIOS ...Chapter 5 Appendix ...75 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 75 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 75 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP 81 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 82 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 In/Out 88 5-2-3 ...
... 59 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 59 3-2 Application Software 60 3-3 Technical Manuals 60 3-4 Contact ...61 3-5 System ...61 3-6 Download Center 62 Chapter 4 Unique Features 63 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 63 4-2 BIOS ...Chapter 5 Appendix ...75 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 75 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 75 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP 81 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 82 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 In/Out 88 5-2-3 ...
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Box Contents GA-MA780G-UD3H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above ...
Box Contents GA-MA780G-UD3H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above ...
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...outlet before you begin to correctly install your expansion card in your card. Make sure the card is fully inserted into the slot. 4. GA-MA780G-UD3H Motherboard - 18 - • Removing the Card from the PCIEX4_1 Slot: Press the white latch at the end of the card until ...slot. Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCIEX16_1 slot. Make sure the metal contacts on your expansion card(s). 7. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Secure the card's metal bracket to make any required BIOS changes for your computer. After installing all expansion cards...
...outlet before you begin to correctly install your expansion card in your card. Make sure the card is fully inserted into the slot. 4. GA-MA780G-UD3H Motherboard - 18 - • Removing the Card from the PCIEX4_1 Slot: Press the white latch at the end of the card until ...slot. Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCIEX16_1 slot. Make sure the metal contacts on your expansion card(s). 7. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Secure the card's metal bracket to make any required BIOS changes for your computer. After installing all expansion cards...
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... GPU with a discrete graphics card, ATI Hybrid CrossFireX can provide significantly advanced display performance for installation. Before you must install AMD chipset driver version 8.51 or later. - 19 - Graphics Card Requirement: An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported graphics card. Click Xpress Install for AMD ...Enter the CrossFire menu and select the Enable CrossFire checkbox. • You do not have to install the graphics card driver if the motherboard chipset driver has been installed. • To change the Internal Graphic Mode or UMA Frame Buffer Size setting in BIOS Setup,...
... GPU with a discrete graphics card, ATI Hybrid CrossFireX can provide significantly advanced display performance for installation. Before you must install AMD chipset driver version 8.51 or later. - 19 - Graphics Card Requirement: An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported graphics card. Click Xpress Install for AMD ...Enter the CrossFire menu and select the Enable CrossFire checkbox. • You do not have to install the graphics card driver if the motherboard chipset driver has been installed. • To change the Internal Graphic Mode or UMA Frame Buffer Size setting in BIOS Setup,...
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A. Motherboard Model BIOS Version GA-MA780G-UD3H E3 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/12/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0ZC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST Screen Press the key to ... 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 Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. GA-MA780G-UD3H Motherboard - 36 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear...
A. Motherboard Model BIOS Version GA-MA780G-UD3H E3 . . . . : BIOS Setup/Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/12/2008-RS780-SB700-6A66AG0ZC-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : POST Screen Press the key to ... 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 Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. GA-MA780G-UD3H Motherboard - 36 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear...
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... that appears off (Default: Disabled) Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you enter BIOS Setup. After configuring this feature. GA-MA780G-UD3H Motherboard - 46 - PEG Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX4_1 slot as the first display. First/...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 VID to reduce heat output from the available devices. With virtualization, one ...Priority Specifies the sequence of the hard drive and to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup.
... that appears off (Default: Disabled) Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you enter BIOS Setup. After configuring this feature. GA-MA780G-UD3H Motherboard - 46 - PEG Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX4_1 slot as the first display. First/...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 VID to reduce heat output from the available devices. With virtualization, one ...Priority Specifies the sequence of the hard drive and to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup.
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... to Disabled. Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode.
... to Disabled. Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode.
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... system and then list all the recommended drivers. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. You can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to restart your optical drive. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. •...operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Failure to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will continue to install. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. You can click the Install...
... system and then list all the recommended drivers. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. You can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to restart your optical drive. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. •...operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Failure to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will continue to install. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. You can click the Install...
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3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-MA780G-UD3H Motherboard - 60 - You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals.
3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. GA-MA780G-UD3H Motherboard - 60 - You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals.
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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. - 61 - 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. - 61 - Drivers Installation
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The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. GA-MA780G-UD3H Motherboard - 62 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site.
The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. GA-MA780G-UD3H Motherboard - 62 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site.
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... the speed at the end of the hard drive, make sure to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on your system to restore it. Xpress Recovery2 can back up...
... the speed at the end of the hard drive, make sure to quickly compress and back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on your system to restore it. Xpress Recovery2 can back up...
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...Manage. Step 5: Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to start backing up your hard drive data. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to the unallocated space (black stripe along the top). After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time....Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive. B. GA-MA780G-UD3H Motherboard - 64 - Go to Disk Management to enter Xpress Recovery2. 2. When you wish to check disk allocation. If you see the...
...Manage. Step 5: Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to start backing up your hard drive data. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to the unallocated space (black stripe along the top). After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time....Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. Using the Backup Function in your hard drive. B. GA-MA780G-UD3H Motherboard - 64 - Go to Disk Management to enter Xpress Recovery2. 2. When you wish to check disk allocation. If you see the...
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... is an easy and convenient data sharing tool. Enable Incoming Folder ... Exit... Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to configure the data sharing settings. About Q-Share ... Data Sharing Disabled Options Descriptions Option Connect ... After configuring your LAN connection...
... is an easy and convenient data sharing tool. Enable Incoming Folder ... Exit... Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to configure the data sharing settings. About Q-Share ... Data Sharing Disabled Options Descriptions Option Connect ... After configuring your LAN connection...
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...Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. If you do not want to AHCI or RAID mode. - 75 - Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. ...connector from 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. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this...
...Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. If you do not want to AHCI or RAID mode. - 75 - Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. ...connector from 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. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this...
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... drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in the BootDrv folder (Figure 3). Your system will open similar to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation. From your optical drive (example: D:\>). See the instructions below about how to your system. Figure 1 Figure 2 ...(Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. First of all, copy the driver for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to RAID...
... drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in the BootDrv folder (Figure 3). Your system will open similar to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation. From your optical drive (example: D:\>). See the instructions below about how to your system. Figure 1 Figure 2 ...(Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. First of all, copy the driver for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to RAID...
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... On the next screen, press to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit GA-MA780G-UD3H Motherboard Figure 2 - 82 - Windows Setup You have chosen to specify additional ...device. A screen will appear. 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and correct BIOS settings,...
... On the next screen, press to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit GA-MA780G-UD3H Motherboard Figure 2 - 82 - Windows Setup You have chosen to specify additional ...device. A screen will appear. 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and correct BIOS settings,...
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B. Then use Method B to the LH (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or LH64A (for Windows Vista 64-bit) folder. Figure 3 Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the removable storage device such as USB flash drive that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1: ... to a USB flash drive before installing Windows Vista (go to the BootDrv folder and save the whole SB750V foler to copy the driver files from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears (RAID hard drive will not ...
B. Then use Method B to the LH (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or LH64A (for Windows Vista 64-bit) folder. Figure 3 Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the removable storage device such as USB flash drive that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Step 1: ... to a USB flash drive before installing Windows Vista (go to the BootDrv folder and save the whole SB750V foler to copy the driver files from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears (RAID hard drive will not ...
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Figure 5 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 6). Figure 6 GA-MA780G-UD3H Motherboard - 84 - Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 5 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and press Next.
Figure 5 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 6). Figure 6 GA-MA780G-UD3H Motherboard - 84 - Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 5 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and press Next.