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...For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual. For instructions on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be made by any means without prior notice...\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on our website. Example: For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on how to their respective owners. All rights reserved. Copyright ©...
...For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual. For instructions on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be made by any means without prior notice...\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on our website. Example: For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on how to their respective owners. All rights reserved. Copyright ©...
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... 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 ... ...73 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 73 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB750 SATA Controllers 73 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 79 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP 85 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 86 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 95 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 95 5-2-2 Configuring...
... 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 ... ...73 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 73 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB750 SATA Controllers 73 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 79 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP 85 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 86 5-2 ConfiguringAudio Input and Output 95 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 95 5-2-2 Configuring...
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...-2SERPW-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without...
...-2SERPW-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-MA790X-UD3P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without...
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... the PCI Express slot. Secure the card's metal bracket to make any required BIOS changes for your operating system. GA-MA790X-UD3P Motherboard - 18 - • Removing the Card from the slot. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the chassis...
... the PCI Express slot. Secure the card's metal bracket to make any required BIOS changes for your operating system. GA-MA790X-UD3P Motherboard - 18 - • Removing the Card from the slot. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the chassis...
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...) B. Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards. 1-6 Setup of identical brand and chip and correct driver - Procedure and driver screen for more information about enabling CrossFireX technology. - 19 - Hardware Installation A CrossFireX-supported motherboard with sufficient power is... differ by graphics cards. A power supply with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - Configuring the Graphics Card Driver After installing the graphics card driver in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install two CrossFireX graphics cards on your graphics cards...
...) B. Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards. 1-6 Setup of identical brand and chip and correct driver - Procedure and driver screen for more information about enabling CrossFireX technology. - 19 - Hardware Installation A CrossFireX-supported motherboard with sufficient power is... differ by graphics cards. A power supply with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - Configuring the Graphics Card Driver After installing the graphics card driver in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install two CrossFireX graphics cards on your graphics cards...
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...2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. 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 ... select the first boot device, then press to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. Motherboard Model BIOS Version GA-MA790X-UD3P D2 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/22/2009-RD790-SB750-7A66AG0CC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: :...
...2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. 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 ... select the first boot device, then press to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. Motherboard Model BIOS Version GA-MA790X-UD3P D2 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/22/2009-RD790-SB750-7A66AG0CC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: :...
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... Erratum (Note) Enables or disables the Patch AMD TLB Erratum function. (Default: Enabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Disabled Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to accept. Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD...
... Erratum (Note) Enables or disables the Patch AMD TLB Erratum function. (Default: Enabled) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control Auto Disabled Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to accept. Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD...
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... IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to As SATA Type PATA mode. (Default) The mode depends on the OnChip SATA Type settings. OnChip SATA Port4/5 Mode (AMD SB750 South Bridge, SATA2_4...
... IDE Allows the SATA controller to operate in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to As SATA Type PATA mode. (Default) The mode depends on the OnChip SATA Type settings. OnChip SATA Port4/5 Mode (AMD SB750 South Bridge, SATA2_4...
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GA-MA790X-UD3P Motherboard - 48 - IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller. Onboard LAN Function Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. (Default: Enabled) If you to decide ... Start detecting at Port..... If no LAN cable is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. This feature will show Open and the Length fields show 0m, as shown in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native...
GA-MA790X-UD3P Motherboard - 48 - IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller. Onboard LAN Function Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. (Default: Enabled) If you to decide ... Start detecting at Port..... If no LAN cable is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. This feature will show Open and the Length fields show 0m, as shown in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native...
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... the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. You can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install other applications included in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system...All button and "Xpress Install" will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 57 - The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Failure to restart your optical drive. Drivers Installation the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically...
... the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. You can install other drivers. • After the drivers are recommended to install other applications included in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system...All button and "Xpress Install" will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 57 - The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Failure to restart your optical drive. Drivers Installation the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically...
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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-MA790X-UD3P Motherboard - 58 -
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-MA790X-UD3P Motherboard - 58 -
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Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE Website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 59 -
Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE Website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 59 -
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The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. GA-MA790X-UD3P Motherboard - 60 - 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-MA790X-UD3P Motherboard - 60 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site.
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... 2: Click New. actual size requirements vary, depending on the first SATA connector is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the first and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on the amount of data). • It is the first physical drive. - 61...
... 2: Click New. actual size requirements vary, depending on the first SATA connector is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to the first and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on the amount of data). • It is the first physical drive. - 61...
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... stay permanent in your hard drive data. Step 1: Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST. When you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 ...Disk Management to enter Xpress Recovery2. 2. Step 2: When finished, go to Disk Management to the unallocated space (black stripe along the top). C. GA-MA790X-UD3P Motherboard - 62 - Step 3: When partitioning your hard drive, make sure to leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is no enough unallocated ...
... stay permanent in your hard drive data. Step 1: Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to enter Xpress Recovery2 later, simply press during the POST. When you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 ...Disk Management to enter Xpress Recovery2. 2. Step 2: When finished, go to Disk Management to the unallocated space (black stripe along the top). C. GA-MA790X-UD3P Motherboard - 62 - Step 3: When partitioning your hard drive, make sure to leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is no enough unallocated ...
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Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to configure the data sharing settings. Figure 1. Open Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share ... Figure 2. After configuring your LAN connection ...
Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE> Q-Share.exe to configure the data sharing settings. Figure 1. Open Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share ... Figure 2. After configuring your LAN connection ...
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Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for the SATA port. (For example, on the motherboard. If you do not want to AHCI or RAID mode. - 73 - Install SATA hard drive(s) in ... computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB750 SATA Controllers A. B. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to available SATA port...
Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for the SATA port. (For example, on the motherboard. If you do not want to AHCI or RAID mode. - 73 - Install SATA hard drive(s) in ... computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB750 SATA Controllers A. B. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to available SATA port...
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... Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. 7. When prompted to mark the selected array. Save and Exit Setup: After configuring the RAID array,... TO DELETE (Y/N)? N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 []-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 11 GA-MA790X-UD3P Motherboard - 84 - [ESC]-Abort a small triangle will move to be deleted;
... Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. 7. When prompted to mark the selected array. Save and Exit Setup: After configuring the RAID array,... TO DELETE (Y/N)? N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 []-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 11 GA-MA790X-UD3P Motherboard - 84 - [ESC]-Abort a small triangle will move to be deleted;
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...For the AMD SB750, select 3) SB700/710/750 SATA Driver for XP for operating system. • For the GIGABYTE SATA2, select 1) GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 32bit system for Win dows 32-bit operating system or 2) GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 64bit system for the SATA controller from \32bit to ... (Note 1) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\sb750\x86\*.* • For the GIGABYTE SATA2, type (Figure 2): (Note 2) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\gsata\32bit\*.* Figure 1 Figure 2 In Windows mode: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive is /are configured to RAID/AHCI...
...For the AMD SB750, select 3) SB700/710/750 SATA Driver for XP for operating system. • For the GIGABYTE SATA2, select 1) GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 32bit system for Win dows 32-bit operating system or 2) GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 64bit system for the SATA controller from \32bit to ... (Note 1) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\sb750\x86\*.* • For the GIGABYTE SATA2, type (Figure 2): (Note 2) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\gsata\32bit\*.* Figure 1 Figure 2 In Windows mode: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive is /are configured to RAID/AHCI...
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... then appear asking you to the previous screen. Windows Setup You have chosen to continue the driver installation. AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit GA-MA790X-UD3P Motherboard Figure 2 - 86 - Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform and press . Installing Windows...
... then appear asking you to the previous screen. Windows Setup You have chosen to continue the driver installation. AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform ENTER=Select F3=Exit GA-MA790X-UD3P Motherboard Figure 2 - 86 - Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform and press . Installing Windows...