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...order to assist in any means without prior notice. Check your motherboard looks like this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are ...motherboard is the property of the product, read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product. For detailed product information, carefully read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers...
...order to assist in any means without prior notice. Check your motherboard looks like this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are ...motherboard is the property of the product, read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product. For detailed product information, carefully read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers...
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Box Contents GA-MA790GP-UD4H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables 2-port USB 2.0 bracket I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product...
Box Contents GA-MA790GP-UD4H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables 2-port USB 2.0 bracket I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product...
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...Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in your operating system. Install the driver provided with your computer. Make sure the card is fully seated in the slot and does not rock. • Removing the Card: ... and then pull the card straight up from the slot. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your card. GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard - 18 - Locate an expansion slot that came with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Align the card with a screw. 5. 1-5 Installing an ...
...Express x1 Slot PCI Express x16 Slot PCI Slot Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in your operating system. Install the driver provided with your computer. Make sure the card is fully seated in the slot and does not rock. • Removing the Card: ... and then pull the card straight up from the slot. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your card. GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard - 18 - Locate an expansion slot that came with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Align the card with a screw. 5. 1-5 Installing an ...
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ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Driver Installation and Setup Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Installing Chipset Drivers. Step 1: The ATI icon appears in the operating system first. * For Windows XP, you begin-1. Hardware Installation Before you must install AMD chipset driver version 8.51 or later. - 19 - ...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, ...
ATI Hybrid CrossFireX Driver Installation and Setup Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Installing Chipset Drivers. Step 1: The ATI icon appears in the operating system first. * For Windows XP, you begin-1. Hardware Installation Before you must install AMD chipset driver version 8.51 or later. - 19 - ...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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...Vista and Windows XP. BIOS Settings: Before configuring your system for CrossFire X, make sure to set Init Display First to PEG. GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard - 20 - We recommend a power supply that is able to provide sufficient power to fully support an CrossFireX configuration and other ... the graphics card on your system. B. Refer to the manual that support ATI CrossFireTM technology. Graphics Card Driver Setting: After installing the graphics card driver in the PCIEX16_1 slot and the PCIEX8_1 slot. 1-7 Configuring an ATI CrossFireXTM System To enable CrossFireXTM technology, ...
...Vista and Windows XP. BIOS Settings: Before configuring your system for CrossFire X, make sure to set Init Display First to PEG. GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard - 20 - We recommend a power supply that is able to provide sufficient power to fully support an CrossFireX configuration and other ... the graphics card on your system. B. Refer to the manual that support ATI CrossFireTM technology. Graphics Card Driver Setting: After installing the graphics card driver in the PCIEX16_1 slot and the PCIEX8_1 slot. 1-7 Configuring an ATI CrossFireXTM System To enable CrossFireXTM technology, ...
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... press to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. 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 ... the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard - 36 - A. Function Keys : BIOS Setup /Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/18/2008-RS780D-SB750-6A66AG6TC-00 Function Keys...
... press to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. 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 ... the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard - 36 - A. Function Keys : BIOS Setup /Q-Flash : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 11/18/2008-RS780D-SB750-6A66AG6TC-00 Function Keys...
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... partitions. HDD S.M.A.R.T. Away Mode allows the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in Windows XP Media Center operating system. GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard - 46 - Press to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) System A password ...disables the 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 VIA to run multiple operating systems and applications in the BIOS Main Menu.
... partitions. HDD S.M.A.R.T. Away Mode allows the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in Windows XP Media Center operating system. GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard - 46 - Press to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) System A password ...disables the 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 VIA to run multiple operating systems and applications in the BIOS Main Menu.
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... Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to PATA mode. (Default) As SATA Type The mode depends on the OnChip SATA Type settings. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility... operating mode of the integrated SA TA controller. Onboard 1394 Function Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default: Enabled) GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard - 48 - AHCI Configures the SATA controller to Disabled. Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in Native IDE mode. ...
... Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to PATA mode. (Default) As SATA Type The mode depends on the OnChip SATA Type settings. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility... operating mode of the integrated SA TA controller. Onboard 1394 Function Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 function. (Default: Enabled) GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard - 48 - AHCI Configures the SATA controller to Disabled. Native IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in Native IDE mode. ...
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... the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Or click Install Single Items to manually...
... the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Or click Install Single Items to manually...
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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. GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard - 60 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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. GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard - 60 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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GA-MA790GP-UD4H 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-MA790GP-UD4H 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.
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... from the motherboard driver disk to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 8 2. After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. Select BACKUP to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to check disk allocation. Figure 12 GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will...
... from the motherboard driver disk to start backing up your hard drive. Figure 8 2. After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time. Select BACKUP to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to check disk allocation. Figure 12 GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard Xpress Recovery2 will...
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...Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is recommended that you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. C . Make a floppy disk containing the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer . Configure a RAID array ...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. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:...
...Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is recommended that you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. C . Make a floppy disk containing the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer . Configure a RAID array ...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. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:...
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... during the OS installation process. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure 2) appears, remove the startup disk and insert the ... hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. Press to exit when finished. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in MS-DOS mode . (Note) Prepare a startup disk that has CD-...
... during the OS installation process. Figure 1 Figure 2 (Note) For users without a startup disk: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. Press after each command (Figure 1): cd bootdrv menu Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure 2) appears, remove the startup disk and insert the ... hard drive may not be recognized during the OS installation. Press to exit when finished. Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver disk in your optical drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in MS-DOS mode . (Note) Prepare a startup disk that has CD-...
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... Operating System You are ready to that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers...manually specify an adapter. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard - 82 - A. After pressing , there will load support for which you have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded ...
... Operating System You are ready to that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver and press (Figure 2). The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers...manually specify an adapter. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard - 82 - A. After pressing , there will load support for which you have chosen to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded ...
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... When the screen as shown below will be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to continue the driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you want to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify ...Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the AMD SB750 SATA RAID/AHCI driver in about one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SA TA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. Appendix Select the SCSI Adapter you do not have a ...
... When the screen as shown below will be finished in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to continue the driver installation from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S. * If you want to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify ...Step 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the AMD SB750 SATA RAID/AHCI driver in about one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SA TA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. Appendix Select the SCSI Adapter you do not have a ...
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...saved (Figure 7). For users using a SA TA optical drive, be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 6). Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system to boot from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive before installing Windows Vista (go to the BootDrv folder and save the ... 7 - 85 - Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that below appears (RAID hard drive will not be sure to copy the driver files from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the...
...saved (Figure 7). For users using a SA TA optical drive, be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 6). Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system to boot from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive before installing Windows Vista (go to the BootDrv folder and save the ... 7 - 85 - Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that below appears (RAID hard drive will not be sure to copy the driver files from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the...
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... RAID 5, or RAID 10 arrays. Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from All Programs in the operating system, make sure to a hard drive from the motherboard driver disk. Step 2: Select the RAID array to rebuild a RAID 1 array. Appendix Step 4: The rebuilding progress is displayed on the Information page in... Step 3: Select one available drive and click Start Now to launch AMD RAIDXpert. To replace the old drive, make sure the chipset drivers and ATi SB700/750 RAID Utility have been installed from other drives in to start the rebuilding process. Rebuilding an Array: Rebuilding is ...
... RAID 5, or RAID 10 arrays. Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from All Programs in the operating system, make sure to a hard drive from the motherboard driver disk. Step 2: Select the RAID array to rebuild a RAID 1 array. Appendix Step 4: The rebuilding progress is displayed on the Information page in... Step 3: Select one available drive and click Start Now to launch AMD RAIDXpert. To replace the old drive, make sure the chipset drivers and ATi SB700/750 RAID Utility have been installed from other drives in to start the rebuilding process. Rebuilding an Array: Rebuilding is ...
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...the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in jack and manually configure the jack for High Definition Audio" has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your system tray. Configuring Speakers: (The following ... jack assignments. channel audio: Front speaker out and Rear speaker out. • 5.1- Before installing the audio driver, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard - 88 - A. For example, users can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack to be Rear speaker ...
...the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver, the Audio Manager icon will appear in jack and manually configure the jack for High Definition Audio" has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your system tray. Configuring Speakers: (The following ... jack assignments. channel audio: Front speaker out and Rear speaker out. • 5.1- Before installing the audio driver, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard - 88 - A. For example, users can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack to be Rear speaker ...
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... Speaker function. DOLBY DIGITAL LIVE: If your speaker configurations. 4. And click the DOLBY PRO LOGIC II button. B. GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard - 92 - channel surround sound, depending on your surround sound system is connected via an external decoder, click the ...PRO LOGIC II: Click this button to access the utility. (The following illustration demonstrates a 7.1-speaker configuration as surround sound from the motherboard driver disk. channel content. You must play 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1channel content to be processed into multi-channel audio, creating a virtual ...
... Speaker function. DOLBY DIGITAL LIVE: If your speaker configurations. 4. And click the DOLBY PRO LOGIC II button. B. GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard - 92 - channel surround sound, depending on your surround sound system is connected via an external decoder, click the ...PRO LOGIC II: Click this button to access the utility. (The following illustration demonstrates a 7.1-speaker configuration as surround sound from the motherboard driver disk. channel content. You must play 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1channel content to be processed into multi-channel audio, creating a virtual ...