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GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard Layout KB_MS OPTICAL ATX_12V_2X CPU_FAN Socket AM2 COMA COAXIAL ATX V1394 USB_1394 PWR_FAN USB_LAN1 GA-MA790FX-DS5 DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4 USB_ESATA AUDIO RTL8111B F_AUDIO PCIE_1_1 NB_FAN AMD 790FX IDE FDD GIGABYTE SATA2 PCIE_1_2 PCIE_16_A AMD SB600 SATAII1 SATAII0 CD_IN SPDIF_IN CODEC PCIE_1_3 PCIE_16_B PCI1 TSB43AB23 PCI2 F_1394 GSATAII_1 SPDIF_OUT SYS_FAN2 PCIE_12V GIGABYTE SATA2 LPT GSATAII_2 F_USB1 F_USB2 SATAII3 SATAII2 Main BIOS BATTERY IT8718 Backup CLR_CMOS BIOS PWR_LED SYS_FAN1 CI F_PANEL - 7 -
GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard Layout KB_MS OPTICAL ATX_12V_2X CPU_FAN Socket AM2 COMA COAXIAL ATX V1394 USB_1394 PWR_FAN USB_LAN1 GA-MA790FX-DS5 DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4 USB_ESATA AUDIO RTL8111B F_AUDIO PCIE_1_1 NB_FAN AMD 790FX IDE FDD GIGABYTE SATA2 PCIE_1_2 PCIE_16_A AMD SB600 SATAII1 SATAII0 CD_IN SPDIF_IN CODEC PCIE_1_3 PCIE_16_B PCI1 TSB43AB23 PCI2 F_1394 GSATAII_1 SPDIF_OUT SYS_FAN2 PCIE_12V GIGABYTE SATA2 LPT GSATAII_2 F_USB1 F_USB2 SATAII3 SATAII2 Main BIOS BATTERY IT8718 Backup CLR_CMOS BIOS PWR_LED SYS_FAN1 CI F_PANEL - 7 -
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... 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1 2 x GIGABYTE SATA2 chip: - 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATAII_1, GSATAII_2) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices - 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s ports on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header) GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 10 - 1-2 Product Specifications CPU ... system memory (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1066 (Note 2)/800/667 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Support for ECC memory (Note 3) Realtek ALC889A codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel ...
... 0, RAID 1 and RAID 0+1 2 x GIGABYTE SATA2 chip: - 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATAII_1, GSATAII_2) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices - 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s ports on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header) GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 10 - 1-2 Product Specifications CPU ... system memory (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1066 (Note 2)/800/667 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Support for ECC memory (Note 3) Realtek ALC889A codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel ...
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...provides four DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. After the memory is installed. 2. DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4 Due to GIGABYTE's website for optimum performance. Dual Channel mode cannot be installed in only one DDR2 memory module is installed, the BIOS will... memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be installed, it is recommended that you install them in Dual Channel mode. 1. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 16 - A memory module can be enabled if only one direction. If you begin to prevent hardware damage. • Memory modules...
...provides four DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. After the memory is installed. 2. DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4 Due to GIGABYTE's website for optimum performance. Dual Channel mode cannot be installed in only one DDR2 memory module is installed, the BIOS will... memory of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be installed, it is recommended that you install them in Dual Channel mode. 1. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 16 - A memory module can be enabled if only one direction. If you begin to prevent hardware damage. • Memory modules...
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GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 62 - 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. 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 62 - 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. 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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... What is potentially risky, please do it with the Q-Flash Utility A. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support Dual BIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. GA-MA790FX-DS5 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : ... flashing process. During the POST, press the key to access Q-Flash. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 70 - 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOS .TM GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you can access ...
... What is potentially risky, please do it with the Q-Flash Utility A. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support Dual BIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. GA-MA790FX-DS5 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : ... flashing process. During the POST, press the key to access Q-Flash. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 70 - 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-FlashTM and @BIOS .TM GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you can access ...
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... the extracted BIOS file matches your system. Upon completion, restart your motherboard model. MA79XDS5. Step 3: Press OK to enter the BIOS Setup program. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 74 - Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in an unbootable system. • If the BIOS update file for... present when doing Step 3 above, recomfirm your motherboard is not present on the screen is correct, then click OK. F1) obtained from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in the Files of type list. Step 3: First make sure the model name on the @BIOS server site...
... the extracted BIOS file matches your system. Upon completion, restart your motherboard model. MA79XDS5. Step 3: Press OK to enter the BIOS Setup program. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 74 - Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in an unbootable system. • If the BIOS update file for... present when doing Step 3 above, recomfirm your motherboard is not present on the screen is correct, then click OK. F1) obtained from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in the Files of type list. Step 3: First make sure the model name on the @BIOS server site...
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... LD 1 RAID 0 0 Stripe Block: Gigabyte Boundary: 64 KB ON Fast Init: OFF Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignments] ] Channel:ID Drive Model 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 Capacity (MB) 80026 80026 Assignment N N [K] Up [L] Down [ Keys Available] ] [ESC] Exit [Space] Change Option Figure 5 [Ctrl-Y] Save GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 80 - Create Arrays Manually...
... LD 1 RAID 0 0 Stripe Block: Gigabyte Boundary: 64 KB ON Fast Init: OFF Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives Assignments] ] Channel:ID Drive Model 1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 Capacity (MB) 80026 80026 Assignment N N [K] Up [L] Down [ Keys Available] ] [ESC] Exit [Space] Change Option Figure 5 [Ctrl-Y] Save GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 80 - Create Arrays Manually...
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Select RAID Mode: Under the Level item, use up or down arrow key to move onto the next step. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Data striped for performance Data mirrored for redundancy Data concatenated for the created RAID drive to be identified by system BIOS or OS... to select RAID 0 (Stripe), RAID 1 (Mirror), or JBOD (Figure 6). PCIE-to 16 characters in length for huge temporarily disk required [KL]-Switch RAID Level GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard [ENTER]-Next Figure 6 - 86 - [ESC]-Abort Enter Array Name: Under the Name item, enter an array name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be ...
Select RAID Mode: Under the Level item, use up or down arrow key to move onto the next step. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Data striped for performance Data mirrored for redundancy Data concatenated for the created RAID drive to be identified by system BIOS or OS... to select RAID 0 (Stripe), RAID 1 (Mirror), or JBOD (Figure 6). PCIE-to 16 characters in length for huge temporarily disk required [KL]-Switch RAID Level GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard [ENTER]-Next Figure 6 - 86 - [ESC]-Abort Enter Array Name: Under the Name item, enter an array name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be ...
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... Status 0-Stripe Status: Normal 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [IJTAB]-Switch Window [KL]-Select RAID [ENTER]-Detail Figure 10 [ESC]-Exit GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 88 - Select the array and press . GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk Drive... [ENTER]-Action Figure 9 [ESC]-Exit To check more detailed information about the array, use the key while in the RAID Disk Drive List block (Figure 9). GIGABYTE Technology Corp.
... Status 0-Stripe Status: Normal 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [IJTAB]-Switch Window [KL]-Select RAID [ENTER]-Detail Figure 10 [ESC]-Exit GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 88 - Select the array and press . GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk Drive... [ENTER]-Action Figure 9 [ESC]-Exit To check more detailed information about the array, use the key while in the RAID Disk Drive List block (Figure 9). GIGABYTE Technology Corp.
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...(32-bit) operating system or 4) SB600 SATA(Vista) for Windows Vista. • For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, select 1) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver(x86) for Windows 32-bit operating system or 2) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver(x64) for Windows 64-bit. At the D:\> prompt, type the following...zip and transfer this driver file to that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Press to the next section, "5-1-4." GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard Figure 3 - 90 - Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk directly during the Windows setup ...
...(32-bit) operating system or 4) SB600 SATA(Vista) for Windows Vista. • For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, select 1) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver(x86) for Windows 32-bit operating system or 2) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver(x64) for Windows 64-bit. At the D:\> prompt, type the following...zip and transfer this driver file to that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk. Press to the next section, "5-1-4." GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard Figure 3 - 90 - Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk directly during the Windows setup ...
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Figure 14 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 15). Figure 15 GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 98 - Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 14 appears, select GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and press Next.
Figure 14 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 15). Figure 15 GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 98 - Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 14 appears, select GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and press Next.
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...) directive. The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment, collection, recycling and disposal of life" product. Instead, the device should not be construed as a commitment by GIGABYTE. To prevent releases of harmful substances into the environment and to maximize the use internationally banned toxic chemicals. Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Statement...service or where you purchased the product for details of environmentally safe recycling. When your "end of electric and electronic devices and their components. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 110 -
...) directive. The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment, collection, recycling and disposal of life" product. Instead, the device should not be construed as a commitment by GIGABYTE. To prevent releases of harmful substances into the environment and to maximize the use internationally banned toxic chemicals. Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Statement...service or where you purchased the product for details of environmentally safe recycling. When your "end of electric and electronic devices and their components. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 110 -
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... (Sales/ Marketing) question, please link to : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw Then select your language to the GIGABYTE website, select your language in the language list on the top right corner of GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 116 - TECH. CO., LTD. in CZECH REPUBLIC... WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.cz Turkey Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd. WEB address : http://www.giga...
... (Sales/ Marketing) question, please link to : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw Then select your language to the GIGABYTE website, select your language in the language list on the top right corner of GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 116 - TECH. CO., LTD. in CZECH REPUBLIC... WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.cz Turkey Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd. WEB address : http://www.giga...