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... Installation Guide included with the product. For instructions on how to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by copyright laws and is 1.0. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers...
... Installation Guide included with the product. For instructions on how to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by copyright laws and is 1.0. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers...
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.../GA-MA785GMT-UD2H(US2H 7 Motherboard Layout...7 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 the ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ Configuration 19 1-7 Back Panel Connectors 20 1-8 Internal Connectors 23 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 35 2-1 Startup Screen 36 2-2 The Main Menu...
.../GA-MA785GMT-UD2H(US2H 7 Motherboard Layout...7 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 the ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ Configuration 19 1-7 Back Panel Connectors 20 1-8 Internal Connectors 23 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 35 2-1 Startup Screen 36 2-2 The Main Menu...
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...Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 77 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 83 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 84 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 88 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 88 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 90 5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Functionjk 92 5-2-4 Configuring Microphone Recording 93 5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder 95 5-3 Troubleshooting 96 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 96 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 97 5-4 Regulatory Statements 99 j Only for GA-MA785GMT-UD2H...
...Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 77 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 83 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 84 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 88 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 88 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 90 5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Functionjk 92 5-2-4 Configuring Microphone Recording 93 5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder 95 5-3 Troubleshooting 96 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 96 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 97 5-4 Regulatory Statements 99 j Only for GA-MA785GMT-UD2H...
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...Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Storage Interface South Bridge: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices - 5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4) supporting up to 5 SATA 3Gb/s devices - 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port on the back panel supporting up to 1 SATA 3Gb/s device - Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD iTE IT8718 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive "*" j k The GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H/GA-MA785GMT-UD2H...
...Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Storage Interface South Bridge: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices - 5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4) supporting up to 5 SATA 3Gb/s devices - 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port on the back panel supporting up to 1 SATA 3Gb/s device - Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD iTE IT8718 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive "*" j k The GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H/GA-MA785GMT-UD2H...
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... the PCI Express slot. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your card. Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card(s). 7. Turn on the top edge of the card until it is securely seated in the slot. 3. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Slot...
... the PCI Express slot. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your card. Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card(s). 7. Turn on the top edge of the card until it is securely seated in the slot. 3. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. PCI Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Slot...
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...; Control Center. Configuring the Graphics Driver After installing the motherboard driver in - This section give instructions on the PCI Express slot. An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported motherboard and correct driver - C. l Only for GA-MA785GMT-UD2H. Hardware Installation 1-6 Setup of the ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ Configuration Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card, ATI Hybrid CrossFireX can provide significantly advanced display performance for GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H. System Requirements - Set Internal Graphics Mode to install the graphics card driver if...
...; Control Center. Configuring the Graphics Driver After installing the motherboard driver in - This section give instructions on the PCI Express slot. An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported motherboard and correct driver - C. l Only for GA-MA785GMT-UD2H. Hardware Installation 1-6 Setup of the ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ Configuration Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card, ATI Hybrid CrossFireX can provide significantly advanced display performance for GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H. System Requirements - Set Internal Graphics Mode to install the graphics card driver if...
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...Each fan header supplies a +12V power voltage and possesses a foolproof insertion design. Most fans are designed with fan speed control design. The black connector wire is the ground wire. Do not place a jumper cap on the headers. - 25 - The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control, which requires the use of a CPU fan with color-coded power connector wires. The fan header has a foolproof insertion design. Most fans are not configuration jumper blocks. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V voltage. A red power connector wire...
...Each fan header supplies a +12V power voltage and possesses a foolproof insertion design. Most fans are designed with fan speed control design. The black connector wire is the ground wire. Do not place a jumper cap on the headers. - 25 - The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control, which requires the use of a CPU fan with color-coded power connector wires. The fan header has a foolproof insertion design. Most fans are not configuration jumper blocks. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V voltage. A red power connector wire...
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... be based on BIOS Setup settings. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2009, Award Software, Inc. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change it to AHCI mode and enable hot plug functionality for subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 during the POST, telling you to set to its default values, the monitor will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu is running at...
... be based on BIOS Setup settings. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2009, Award Software, Inc. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change it to AHCI mode and enable hot plug functionality for subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 during the POST, telling you to set to its default values, the monitor will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu is running at...
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...(M.I.T.) Use this menu to configure the clock, frequency and voltages of errors that stop the system boot, etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to configure the device boot order, advanced features available on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SATA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power-saving functions. PnP/PCI Configurations Use this menu...
...(M.I.T.) Use this menu to configure the clock, frequency and voltages of errors that stop the system boot, etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to configure the device boot order, advanced features available on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SATA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power-saving functions. PnP/PCI Configurations Use this menu...
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... highly recommended that the CPU frequency be configurable. CPU Host Clock Control Enables or disables the control of VGA Core clock. (Default: Disabled) VGA Core Clock(MHz) Allows you to manually set the frequency for the installed CPU. Important It is dependent on the CPU being used . PCIE Clock(MHz) Allows you to manually set in accordance with the CPU specifications. HT Link Frequency Allows you to manually set the VGA Core clock. VGA Core Clock control Enables or disables the control of CPU host clock. The adjustable range is enabled. Manual allows the memory clock...
... highly recommended that the CPU frequency be configurable. CPU Host Clock Control Enables or disables the control of VGA Core clock. (Default: Disabled) VGA Core Clock(MHz) Allows you to manually set the frequency for the installed CPU. Important It is dependent on the CPU being used . PCIE Clock(MHz) Allows you to manually set in accordance with the CPU specifications. HT Link Frequency Allows you to manually set the VGA Core clock. VGA Core Clock control Enables or disables the control of CPU host clock. The adjustable range is enabled. Manual allows the memory clock...
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... graphics controller. Only for GA-MA785GMT-UD2H. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Internal Graphics Mode j Internal Graphics Mode kl UMA Frame Buffer Size x Surround View Onboard VGA output connect AMD C1E Support (Note) Virtualization Patch AMD TLB Erratum (Note) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control } Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S.M.A.R.T. MS-DOS, for example, will use only this feature. - 47 - Options are: Auto...
... graphics controller. Only for GA-MA785GMT-UD2H. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Internal Graphics Mode j Internal Graphics Mode kl UMA Frame Buffer Size x Surround View Onboard VGA output connect AMD C1E Support (Note) Virtualization Patch AMD TLB Erratum (Note) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control } Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S.M.A.R.T. MS-DOS, for example, will use only this feature. - 47 - Options are: Auto...
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... display. Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) System A password is required for booting the system and for output, depending on the list. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption. (Default: Disabled) Virtualization Virtualization allows a platform to report read/write errors of the onboard VGA output from the installed hard drives. Hard Disk...
... display. Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) System A password is required for booting the system and for output, depending on the list. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption. (Default: Disabled) Virtualization Virtualization allows a platform to report read/write errors of the onboard VGA output from the installed hard drives. Hard Disk...
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... CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type x OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM } SMART LAN Onboard Audio Function Onboard 1394 Function OnChip USB Controller USB EHCI Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA [Enabled] [Enabled] [Native IDE] IDE [Enabled] [Disabled] [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Enabled...
... CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type x OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM } SMART LAN Onboard Audio Function Onboard 1394 Function OnChip USB Controller USB EHCI Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA [Enabled] [Enabled] [Native IDE] IDE [Enabled] [Disabled] [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Enabled...
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...of using the onboard audio, set to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. USB EHCI Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB 2.0 controller. (Default: Enabled) USB Keyboard Support Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled) USB Mouse Support Allows USB mouse to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled) Legacy USB storage detect Determines whether to ECP or ECP+EPP mode...
...of using the onboard audio, set to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. USB EHCI Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB 2.0 controller. (Default: Enabled) USB Keyboard Support Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled) USB Mouse Support Allows USB mouse to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled) Legacy USB storage detect Determines whether to ECP or ECP+EPP mode...
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... Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Soft-Off by Power button USB Wake Up from a modem that supports wake-up function. (Default: Disabled) (Note) Supported on Suspend) sleep state. Instant-Off Press the power button and then the system will enter suspend mode. When signaled by a wake-up signal from S3 Modem Ring Resume PME Event Wake Up HPET Support (Note) Power On By Mouse Power On By Keyboard x KB Power ON Password...
... Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Soft-Off by Power button USB Wake Up from a modem that supports wake-up function. (Default: Disabled) (Note) Supported on Suspend) sleep state. Instant-Off Press the power button and then the system will enter suspend mode. When signaled by a wake-up signal from S3 Modem Ring Resume PME Event Wake Up HPET Support (Note) Power On By Mouse Power On By Keyboard x KB Power ON Password...
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... the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on the SATA controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is set to create RAID, you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your computer. Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow...
... the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on the SATA controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is set to create RAID, you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your computer. Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow...
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... the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. For example, from the menu in Figure 3, to install Windows XP to the RAID/ AHCI hard drives, select 3) SB700/710/750 SATA Driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive. Steps: 1: Boot from \x86 to \x64 if you need to copy the Windows 64-bit driver. - 83 - Figure 2 Figure 3 (Note) Change the directory from the startup disk. 2: Remove the startup disk and insert the prepared floppy disk and the motherboard driver disk...
... the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. For example, from the menu in Figure 3, to install Windows XP to the RAID/ AHCI hard drives, select 3) SB700/710/750 SATA Driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive. Steps: 1: Boot from \x86 to \x64 if you need to copy the Windows 64-bit driver. - 83 - Figure 2 Figure 3 (Note) Change the directory from the startup disk. 2: Remove the startup disk and insert the prepared floppy disk and the motherboard driver disk...
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... next screen, press to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Then a controller menu similar to Figure 2 below will then appear asking you to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with the Windows XP installation. 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. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). Windows Setup Press F6 if you can pro- Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller...
... next screen, press to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Then a controller menu similar to Figure 2 below will then appear asking you to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with the Windows XP installation. 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. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your hard drive(s). Windows Setup Press F6 if you can pro- Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller...
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... the user 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 present on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note) audio. l Only for GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H. all at the same time. A. Double-click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to change Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker...
... the user 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 present on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note) audio. l Only for GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H. all at the same time. A. Double-click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to change Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker...
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... problems. (For reference only.) 1 short: System boots successfully 1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error 1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly 1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error Continuous short beeps: Power error Appendix - 96 - Q: In the BIOS Setup program, why are hidden in Chapter 1 to short the jumper to clear the CMOS values (before doing this button to clear the CMOS values. In the Main Menu, press + to install. Q: What...
... problems. (For reference only.) 1 short: System boots successfully 1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error 1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly 1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error Continuous short beeps: Power error Appendix - 96 - Q: In the BIOS Setup program, why are hidden in Chapter 1 to short the jumper to clear the CMOS values (before doing this button to clear the CMOS values. In the Main Menu, press + to install. Q: What...