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GA-MA78GM-UD2H AM2+/AM2 socket motherboard for AMD PhenomTM FX processor/AMD PhenomTM X4 processor/ AMD PhenomTM X3 processor/AMD AthlonTM X2 processor/ AMD AthlonTM processor/AMD SempronTM X2 processor/ AMD SempronTM processor User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-MA78UD2-1001R
GA-MA78GM-UD2H AM2+/AM2 socket motherboard for AMD PhenomTM FX processor/AMD PhenomTM X4 processor/ AMD PhenomTM X3 processor/AMD AthlonTM X2 processor/ AMD AthlonTM processor/AMD SempronTM X2 processor/ AMD SempronTM processor User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-MA78UD2-1001R
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...Quick Installation Guide included with the product. For detailed product information, carefully read 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 page on your ...BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. No part of GIGABYTE. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Copyright © 2009 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., ...
...Quick Installation Guide included with the product. For detailed product information, carefully read 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 page on your ...BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. No part of GIGABYTE. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Copyright © 2009 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., ...
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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 57 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 57 3-2 Application Software 58 3-3 Technical Manuals 58 3-4 Contact ...59 3-5 System ...59 3-6 Download Center 60 Chapter 4 Unique Features 61 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 61 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 64 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash ...
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 57 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 57 3-2 Application Software 58 3-3 Technical Manuals 58 3-4 Contact ...59 3-5 System ...59 3-6 Download Center 60 Chapter 4 Unique Features 61 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 61 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 64 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash ...
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... (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) S/PDIF in and out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-1*R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-0*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-MA78GM-UD2H 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 are...
... (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) S/PDIF in and out cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPINO-1*R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-0*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-MA78GM-UD2H 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 are...
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... components which can lead to damage to system components as well as a motherboard, CPU or memory. Hardware Installation Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or warranty sticker provided by unplugging the power...
... components which can lead to damage to system components as well as a motherboard, CPU or memory. Hardware Installation Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or warranty sticker provided by unplugging the power...
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... the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the CPU. (The following procedure uses the GIGABYTE cooler as the picture above shows) to lock into place. (Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the cooler.) Step 5: Finally, attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to...
... the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the CPU. (The following procedure uses the GIGABYTE cooler as the picture above shows) to lock into place. (Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the cooler.) Step 5: Finally, attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to...
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Carefully read the manual that supports your card. Locate an expansion slot that came with a screw. 5. Make sure the card is securely seated in the expansion slot. 1. PCI Express ... Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently push down on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. GA-MA78GM-UD2H Motherboard - 18 -
Carefully read the manual that supports your card. Locate an expansion slot that came with a screw. 5. Make sure the card is securely seated in the expansion slot. 1. PCI Express ... Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently push down on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. GA-MA78GM-UD2H Motherboard - 18 -
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You may 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 Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for a few seconds. Danger of explosion if the battery is turned off your computer and unplug ...
You may 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 Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for a few seconds. Danger of explosion if the battery is turned off your computer and unplug ...
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... this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values.) • When the System Voltage Optimized item blinks in damage to manually set the VGA Core clock. This item is configurable only if the VGA Core Clock control option is enabled. (Default: 500) CPU Clock Ratio...Link Frequency. (Default) 200 MHz~1.0 GHz Sets HT Link Frequency to 2000 MHz. If this feature. - 39 - VGA Core Clock (Mhz) Allows you to manually set the System Voltage Control item to Auto to alter the North Bridge controller frequency for the installed CPU. CPU NorthBridge Freq. (Note) Allows you...
... this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values.) • When the System Voltage Optimized item blinks in damage to manually set the VGA Core clock. This item is configurable only if the VGA Core Clock control option is enabled. (Default: 500) CPU Clock Ratio...Link Frequency. (Default) 200 MHz~1.0 GHz Sets HT Link Frequency to 2000 MHz. If this feature. - 39 - VGA Core Clock (Mhz) Allows you to manually set the System Voltage Control item to Auto to alter the North Bridge controller frequency for the installed CPU. CPU NorthBridge Freq. (Note) Allows you...
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... to X2.66. When you to be configurable. Important It is from 100 MHz to DDR 400. X2.66 Sets Memory Clock to DDR 800. GA-MA78GM-UD2H Motherboard - 40 - PCIE Clock (MHz) Allows you use a AM2 CPU: DDR 400 Sets Memory Clock to 200 MHz. X5.33 Sets Memory ...33. ******** System Voltage Optimized ******** System Voltage Control Determines whether to X2.00. When you use a AM2+ CPU: X2.00 Sets Memory Clock to manually set in accordance with the CPU specifications. Note: If your system fails to boot after overclocking, please wait for 20 seconds to allow for automated...
... to X2.66. When you to be configurable. Important It is from 100 MHz to DDR 400. X2.66 Sets Memory Clock to DDR 800. GA-MA78GM-UD2H Motherboard - 40 - PCIE Clock (MHz) Allows you use a AM2 CPU: DDR 400 Sets Memory Clock to 200 MHz. X5.33 Sets Memory ...33. ******** System Voltage Optimized ******** System Voltage Control Determines whether to X2.00. When you use a AM2+ CPU: X2.00 Sets Memory Clock to manually set in accordance with the CPU specifications. Note: If your system fails to boot after overclocking, please wait for 20 seconds to allow for automated...
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...Detection Press to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive access mode is set this item to autodetect the parameters of the ... devices are : Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large. Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. is week (read-only), month, date and year. GA-MA78GM-UD2H Motherboard - 42 - Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the time. The date format is 13:0:0.
...Detection Press to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive access mode is set this item to autodetect the parameters of the ... devices are : Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large. Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. is week (read-only), month, date and year. GA-MA78GM-UD2H Motherboard - 42 - Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the time. The date format is 13:0:0.
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...), Drive A. If you do not install a floppy disk drive, set this item to selects the type of cylinders. If you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to specify whether the installed floppy disk drive is 3-mode floppy disk drive, a Japanese standard floppy disk drive. Options are : Auto (default), Large. No...
...), Drive A. If you do not install a floppy disk drive, set this item to selects the type of cylinders. If you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to specify whether the installed floppy disk drive is 3-mode floppy disk drive, a Japanese standard floppy disk drive. Options are : Auto (default), Large. No...
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Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in Device ...
Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in Device ...
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GA-MA78GM-UD2H Motherboard - 58 - 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-MA78GM-UD2H Motherboard - 58 - 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.
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...damaged, the backup BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the hassles of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. Normally, the system works on the next system boot and copy the BIOS file to the main BIOS to enter operating .... What is DualBIOSTM? Before You Begin: 1. GA-MA78GM-UD2H Motherboard - 64 - What is Q-FlashTM? Embedded in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to enter Q-Flash. What is potentially risky, please do it with the Q-Flash Utility A. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM...
...damaged, the backup BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the hassles of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. Normally, the system works on the next system boot and copy the BIOS file to the main BIOS to enter operating .... What is DualBIOSTM? Before You Begin: 1. GA-MA78GM-UD2H Motherboard - 64 - What is Q-FlashTM? Embedded in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to enter Q-Flash. What is potentially risky, please do it with the Q-Flash Utility A. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM...
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... a BIOS update. 2. During the BIOS update process, ensure the Internet connection is unable to save the BIOS update file obtained from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in a corrupted BIOS or a system that matches your motherboard is not present on -screen instructions to complete.... Follow the onscreen instructions to complete. 3. Follow the on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from the Internet or through other source. Load BIOS defaults after BIOS Update: Select the Load CMOS default...
... a BIOS update. 2. During the BIOS update process, ensure the Internet connection is unable to save the BIOS update file obtained from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in a corrupted BIOS or a system that matches your motherboard is not present on -screen instructions to complete.... Follow the onscreen instructions to complete. 3. Follow the on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from the Internet or through other source. Load BIOS defaults after BIOS Update: Select the Load CMOS default...
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...the AMD SB700 controller. LD No RAID Mode [ Define LD Menu ] Total Drv LD 1 RAID 0 0 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID Drive Model 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 2:Mas WDC WD800JD... N [] Up [] Down [ESC] Exit [ Keys Available ] [Space] Change [Ctrl-Y] Save [PgUp/Dn] Page Change Figure 5 GA-MA78GM-UD2H Motherboard - 76 - Create Arrays Manually To create a new array, press to enter the Define LD window (Figure 4). FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. LD 5...
...the AMD SB700 controller. LD No RAID Mode [ Define LD Menu ] Total Drv LD 1 RAID 0 0 Stripe Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID Drive Model 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 2:Mas WDC WD800JD... N [] Up [] Down [ESC] Exit [ Keys Available ] [Space] Change [Ctrl-Y] Save [PgUp/Dn] Page Change Figure 5 GA-MA78GM-UD2H Motherboard - 76 - Create Arrays Manually To create a new array, press to enter the Define LD window (Figure 4). FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. LD 5...
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If you can listen to instructions on the next page. all at the same time. GA-MA78GM-UD2H Motherboard - 84 - The picture to be present on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack ...Internet, and etc. Doubleclick the icon to access the HD Audio Manager. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to the Mic in jack and manually configure the jack for each jack through the audio driver. HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams (in the notification area. For...
If you can listen to instructions on the next page. all at the same time. GA-MA78GM-UD2H Motherboard - 84 - The picture to be present on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack ...Internet, and etc. Doubleclick the icon to access the HD Audio Manager. (Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Configurations: Refer to the Mic in jack and manually configure the jack for each jack through the audio driver. HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams (in the notification area. For...
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... substances into the environment and to meet RoHS requirement. Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Statement GIGABYTE will help you purchased the product for details of environmentally safe recycling. When your product's user's manual and we at the time of electric and electronic devices and their components. The WEEE Directive specifies...
... substances into the environment and to meet RoHS requirement. Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Statement GIGABYTE will help you purchased the product for details of environmentally safe recycling. When your product's user's manual and we at the time of electric and electronic devices and their components. The WEEE Directive specifies...