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.... For instructions on how to their respective owners. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on our website. is designated by copyright laws and is protected by GIGA-BYTE... read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual are legally registered to use of...
.... For instructions on how to their respective owners. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on our website. is designated by copyright laws and is protected by GIGA-BYTE... read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual are legally registered to use of...
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... 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 SoftwareApplications 62 3-3 Driver CD Information 62 3-4 Hardware Information 63 3-5 Contact Us ...63 Chapter 4 Unique Features 65 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 65 4-2 BIOS Update ...Appendix ...77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB600 SATA Controllers 77 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 83 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 90 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 91 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 99 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 99 5-2-2 Installing ...
... 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 SoftwareApplications 62 3-3 Driver CD Information 62 3-4 Hardware Information 63 3-5 Contact Us ...63 Chapter 4 Unique Features 65 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 65 4-2 BIOS Update ...Appendix ...77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB600 SATA Controllers 77 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 83 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 90 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 91 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 99 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 99 5-2-2 Installing ...
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... cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-01R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-MA790FX-DS5 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents...
... cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-01R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-01R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-MA790FX-DS5 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents...
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...operating system. Make sure the metal contacts on your computer. Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 18 - Align the card with your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord ... the graphics card. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Carefully read the manual that supports your card. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before...
...operating system. Make sure the metal contacts on your computer. Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express x16 slot. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 18 - Align the card with your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord ... the graphics card. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. Install the driver provided with a screw. 5. Carefully read the manual that supports your card. Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before...
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... appear when the computer boots. To exit Boot Menu, press . In Boot 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...." : Boot Menu Boot Menu allows you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to enter BIOS Setup first. You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 36 - GA-MA790FX-DS5 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 09/20/2007-RD790-SB600-6A66AG02C-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : BIOS...
... appear when the computer boots. To exit Boot Menu, press . In Boot 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...." : Boot Menu Boot Menu allows you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to enter BIOS Setup first. You can be based on BIOS Setup settings. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 36 - GA-MA790FX-DS5 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 09/20/2007-RD790-SB600-6A66AG02C-00 Function Keys Function Keys: : BIOS...
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... can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to accept. Hard Disk Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of loading the operating system...its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this item, set the password(s) under the Set Supervisor/User Password item in independent partitions. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 42 - After configuring this function. Password Check Specifies whether a password is required for booting the system and for entering ...
... can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Disabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VIA to accept. Hard Disk Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of loading the operating system...its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this item, set the password(s) under the Set Supervisor/User Password item in independent partitions. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 42 - After configuring this function. Password Check Specifies whether a password is required for booting the system and for entering ...
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... ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. BIOS Setup Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. OnChip SATA Controller (AMD SB600 chip) Enables or disables the integrated SATA controller. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SATA Type (AMD SB600 chip) Configures...
... ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. BIOS Setup Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. OnChip SATA Controller (AMD SB600 chip) Enables or disables the integrated SATA controller. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SATA Type (AMD SB600 chip) Configures...
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... for the SATA controller. Onboard GSATA-II Ctrl (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip, GSATAII_1/GSATAII_2 connectors) Enables or disables the SATA controller integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip. (Default: Enabled) Onboard GSATA-II Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip, GSATAII_1/GSATAII_2 connectors) Enables or disables RAID... IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI...
... for the SATA controller. Onboard GSATA-II Ctrl (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip, GSATAII_1/GSATAII_2 connectors) Enables or disables the SATA controller integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip. (Default: Enabled) Onboard GSATA-II Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2 Chip, GSATAII_1/GSATAII_2 connectors) Enables or disables RAID... IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA controller to PATA mode. (Default) AHCI...
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...not appear automatically, go 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 continue to restart your system. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan ... use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller...
...not appear automatically, go 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 continue to restart your system. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan ... use Windows XP as the example operating system.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system automatically during the driver installation. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller...
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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. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 62 - 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 62 - 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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Drivers Installation 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 63 -
Drivers Installation 3-4 Hardware Information This page provides information about the hardware devices on this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Check the contacts information of the GIGABYTE headquarter in Taiwan and the overseas branch offices on the last page of this manual. - 63 -
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... recommended; Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on the first SATA connector is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to quickly compress and back up /restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to the first and second SATA connectors, the...
... recommended; Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on the first SATA connector is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to quickly compress and back up /restore the first physical hard drive that allows you to the first and second SATA connectors, the...
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Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will begin to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and ... system. If you see the following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 (Figure 8), press any key to store the backup image file. - 68 - GA-MA790FX-DS5 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 09/20/2007-RD790-SB600-6A66AG02C-00 Figure 9 C. Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to startup XpressRecovery2...
Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will begin to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and ... system. If you see the following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 (Figure 8), press any key to store the backup image file. - 68 - GA-MA790FX-DS5 F1a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 09/20/2007-RD790-SB600-6A66AG02C-00 Figure 9 C. Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to startup XpressRecovery2...
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...Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. Unique Features Failure to start. 3. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Step 2: Select the @BIOS ...server site closest to save the current BIOS file. 2. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS Select @BIOS and click Install. Options and Instructions: 1. In...
...Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte check box and click Update New BIOS. Unique Features Failure to start. 3. Installing and Using @BIOS: Use the motherboard driver disk included with the @BIOS Utility A. Step 2: Select the @BIOS ...server site closest to save the current BIOS file. 2. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS Select @BIOS and click Install. Options and Instructions: 1. In...
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B. Configure SATA controller mode in your computer. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you may prepare only one SATA controller on your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware ...it is more than one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB600 SATA Controllers A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. If you do not want to create RAID array on...
B. Configure SATA controller mode in your computer. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you may prepare only one SATA controller on your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware ...it is more than one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP/2000 setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB600 SATA Controllers A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. If you do not want to create RAID array on...
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GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Press the space bar on the array to cancel. ARE YOU SURE TO DELETE (Y/N)? When prompted to...; Save and Exit Setup: After configuring the RAID array, select the Save And Exit Setup item in the main menu and press . Press . GIGABYTE Technology Corp. N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [KL]-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 12...Window [KL]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action Figure 11 [ESC]-Exit Now, you may proceed to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI...
GIGABYTE Technology Corp. Press the space bar on the array to cancel. ARE YOU SURE TO DELETE (Y/N)? When prompted to...; Save and Exit Setup: After configuring the RAID array, select the Save And Exit Setup item in the main menu and press . Press . GIGABYTE Technology Corp. N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [KL]-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 12...Window [KL]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action Figure 11 [ESC]-Exit Now, you may proceed to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI...
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... motherboard driver disk. From your system. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard Figure 3 - 90 - Prepare a startup disk that in your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in Figure 2: • For AMD SB600 SATA controllers, select 3) SB600 SATA for Windows XP (32-bit) operating system or 4) SB600 SATA(Vista) for Windows Vista. • For GIGABYTE...
... motherboard driver disk. From your system. GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard Figure 3 - 90 - Prepare a startup disk that in your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in Figure 2: • For AMD SB600 SATA controllers, select 3) SB600 SATA for Windows XP (32-bit) operating system or 4) SB600 SATA(Vista) for Windows Vista. • For GIGABYTE...
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... load support for the following is an example of some files being loaded before you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Press F6 if you see the message "Press F6 if you have chosen to install Windows Vista/XP/2000 onto your ...Setup will be a few moments of Windows XP and Vista installation. 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM...
... load support for the following is an example of some files being loaded before you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Press F6 if you see the message "Press F6 if you have chosen to install Windows Vista/XP/2000 onto your ...Setup will be a few moments of Windows XP and Vista installation. 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM...
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... some file(s) cannot be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to continue the driver installation from the following list, or press ESC to return to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, press ENTER. ATI AHCI...-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 If a message appears saying one minute. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 92 - Windows Setup You have chosen to the previous screen. Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device...
... some file(s) cannot be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to continue the driver installation from the following list, or press ESC to return to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, press ENTER. ATI AHCI...-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 If a message appears saying one minute. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 GA-MA790FX-DS5 Motherboard - 92 - Windows Setup You have chosen to the previous screen. Windows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device...
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... floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the floppy disk. Use the arrow keys to the previous screen. Appendix The driver installation will load support for the following mass storage device(s): GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) * To... Windows Setup You have chosen to continue the driver installation from the motherboard driver disk. GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) GIGABYTE GBB363 AHCI Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) GIGABYTE GBB360 AHCI Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) GIGABYTE GBB362 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) ENTER...
... floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the floppy disk. Use the arrow keys to the previous screen. Appendix The driver installation will load support for the following mass storage device(s): GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) * To... Windows Setup You have chosen to continue the driver installation from the motherboard driver disk. GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) GIGABYTE GBB363 AHCI Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) GIGABYTE GBB360 AHCI Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) GIGABYTE GBB362 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) ENTER...