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Table of Contents Box Contents ...6 OptionalItems ...6 GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 ... 16 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 16 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Configuring an ATI CrossFireXTM System 19 1-7 Installing the SATA Bracket 20 1-8 Back Panel Connectors 21 1-9 Internal Connectors 23 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 35 2-1 Startup Screen 36 2-2 The Main Menu 37 2-3 MB Intelligent ...
Table of Contents Box Contents ...6 OptionalItems ...6 GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram ...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 ... 16 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 16 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Configuring an ATI CrossFireXTM System 19 1-7 Installing the SATA Bracket 20 1-8 Back Panel Connectors 21 1-9 Internal Connectors 23 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 35 2-1 Startup Screen 36 2-2 The Main Menu 37 2-3 MB Intelligent ...
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... 4-4 Easy Energy Saver 69 4-5 Q-Share ...71 4-6 Time Repair ...72 Chapter 5 Appendix ...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...
... 4-4 Easy Energy Saver 69 4-5 Q-Share ...71 4-6 Time Repair ...72 Chapter 5 Appendix ...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...
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...IEEE 1394a bracket (Part No. 12CF1-1IE008-0*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-MA790XT-UD4P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide ...One IDE cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables One SATA bracket I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice....
...IEEE 1394a bracket (Part No. 12CF1-1IE008-0*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) S/PDIF in cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-MA790XT-UD4P motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide ...One IDE cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables One SATA bracket I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice....
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... Express Bus PCI Express Bus x1 x1 x1 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 3 PCI Express x1 RJ45 RTL8111C/D(L) LAN 2 SATA 3Gb/s PCI Bus GIGABYTE SATA2 TSB43AB23 AMD 790X AMD SB750 Dual BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel 12 USB Ports CODEC LPC BUS IT8720 Floppy COM Port PS/2 KB...
... Express Bus PCI Express Bus x1 x1 x1 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 3 PCI Express x1 RJ45 RTL8111C/D(L) LAN 2 SATA 3Gb/s PCI Bus GIGABYTE SATA2 TSB43AB23 AMD 790X AMD SB750 Dual BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel 12 USB Ports CODEC LPC BUS IT8720 Floppy COM Port PS/2 KB...
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...up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1666(O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Realtek ALC889A codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for Dolby® Home Theater Support for S/....) 3 x PCI Express x1 slots 2 x PCI slots South Bridge: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices - 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to the internal USB headers) GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard - 10 -
...up to 16 GB of system memory (Note 1) Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1666(O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Realtek ALC889A codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for Dolby® Home Theater Support for S/....) 3 x PCI Express x1 slots 2 x PCI slots South Bridge: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices - 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to the internal USB headers) GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard - 10 -
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... Installation Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan header 1 x power fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD...
... Installation Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 2 x system fan header 1 x power fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD...
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... 3: Step 4: Connect the power Plug one SATA power cable. Before connecting the SATA signal cable, make sure to the SATA port on Step 5: the bracket. the external SATA con- GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard - 20 - SATA Bracket SATA Signal Cable SATA Power Cable External SATA Connector Power Connector External SATA Connector The SATA bracket includes one SATA bracket, one SATA signal cable, and one end of...
... 3: Step 4: Connect the power Plug one SATA power cable. Before connecting the SATA signal cable, make sure to the SATA port on Step 5: the bracket. the external SATA con- GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard - 20 - SATA Bracket SATA Signal Cable SATA Power Cable External SATA Connector Power Connector External SATA Connector The SATA bracket includes one SATA bracket, one SATA signal cable, and one end of...
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... AMD SB750 controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD. GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard - 26 - Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. Pin No. If more than two hard drives are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set ... 2 TXP SATA2_5 SATA2_4 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND SATA2_3 SATA2_2 SATA2_1 SATA2_0 77 Please connect the L-shaped end of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to the role of hard drives must be an even number. • A RAID 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives. ...
... AMD SB750 controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD. GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard - 26 - Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. Pin No. If more than two hard drives are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set ... 2 TXP SATA2_5 SATA2_4 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND SATA2_3 SATA2_2 SATA2_1 SATA2_0 77 Please connect the L-shaped end of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to the role of hard drives must be an even number. • A RAID 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives. ...
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.../S4 sleep state or powered off when the system is in S1 sleep state. Please connect the L-shaped end of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to your SATA hard drive. 10) PWR_LED (System Power LED Header) This header can be used to connect a system power LED on ...+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- 1 System Status LED S0 On S1 Blinking S3/S4/S5 Off - 27 - The GIGABYTE SATA2 controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD. 9) GSATA2_0/1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2) The SATA connectors conform to indicate system power status. The LED is off (S5). Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring...
.../S4 sleep state or powered off when the system is in S1 sleep state. Please connect the L-shaped end of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to your SATA hard drive. 10) PWR_LED (System Power LED Header) This header can be used to connect a system power LED on ...+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- 1 System Status LED S0 On S1 Blinking S3/S4/S5 Off - 27 - The GIGABYTE SATA2 controller supports RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD. 9) GSATA2_0/1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2) The SATA connectors conform to indicate system power status. The LED is off (S5). Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring...
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...operations. Set Supervisor Password Change, set , or disable password. A user password only allows you can also carry out this task.) GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard - 38 - Pressing to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can create up to the system and BIOS Setup. First ...on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SATA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all changes and the previous ...
...operations. Set Supervisor Password Change, set , or disable password. A user password only allows you can also carry out this task.) GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard - 38 - Pressing to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can create up to the system and BIOS Setup. First ...on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SATA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all changes and the previous ...
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... access mode. BIOS Setup Time Sets the system time. IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press to autodetect the parameters of the IDE/SATA device on this channel. IDE Channel 2, 3, 4 Master/Slave IDE Auto-Detection Press to autodetect the parameters of the IDE.../SATA device on this channel. Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date. Select the desired field ...
... access mode. BIOS Setup Time Sets the system time. IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press to autodetect the parameters of the IDE/SATA device on this channel. IDE Channel 2, 3, 4 Master/Slave IDE Auto-Detection Press to autodetect the parameters of the IDE.../SATA device on this channel. Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date. Select the desired field ...
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... driver to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is set this item to As SATA Type PATA mode. (Default) The mode depends on the OnChip SATA Type settings. Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto) ...Optimized Defaults OnChip IDE Channel Enables or disables the integrated IDE controller. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SATA Controller Enables or disables the integrated SATA controller. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SATA Type (AMD SB750 South Bridge, SATA2_0~SATA2_3 connectors) Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA2_4...
... driver to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is set this item to As SATA Type PATA mode. (Default) The mode depends on the OnChip SATA Type settings. Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto) ...Optimized Defaults OnChip IDE Channel Enables or disables the integrated IDE controller. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SATA Controller Enables or disables the integrated SATA controller. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SATA Type (AMD SB750 South Bridge, SATA2_0~SATA2_3 connectors) Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA2_4...
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... and report the approximate distance to the fault or short. If no LAN cable is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to Disabled. GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard - 48 - Part1-2 Status = Open Part3-6 Status = Open Part4-5 Status = Open Part7-8 Status = Open / Length = 0m / Length = 0m...add-in network card instead of the attached LAN cable. Refer to the following information for the SATA controller integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) SMART LAN...
... and report the approximate distance to the fault or short. If no LAN cable is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to Disabled. GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard - 48 - Part1-2 Status = Open Part3-6 Status = Open Part4-5 Status = Open Part7-8 Status = Open / Length = 0m / Length = 0m...add-in network card instead of the attached LAN cable. Refer to the following information for the SATA controller integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) SMART LAN...
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... data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of the hard drive, make sure to the first and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive. System Requirements: • At least 512 MB of system...are not supported. • Hard drives in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. Installing Windows Vista and Partitioning the Hard Drive Step 1: Click Drive options. Installation and Configuration Turn on PATA ...
... data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at the end of the hard drive, make sure to the first and second SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive. System Requirements: • At least 512 MB of system...are not supported. • Hard drives in the following sequence: The first PATA IDE connector, the second PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. Installing Windows Vista and Partitioning the Hard Drive Step 1: Click Drive options. Installation and Configuration Turn on PATA ...
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...SATA controller, use the key during the POST to your floppy disk, USB flash drive, or hard drive. What is DualBIOSTM? However, if the BIOS update file is @BIOSTM? @BIOS allows you from the nearest @BIOS server site and update the BIOS. 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard - 64 - GIGABYTE... the Q-Flash Utility A. Embedded in the BIOS, the Q-Flash tool frees you to update the system BIOS while in system malfunction. GA-MA790XT-UD4P F4e . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/30/2009-RD780-SB750-7A66AG03C-00 Because BIOS ...
...SATA controller, use the key during the POST to your floppy disk, USB flash drive, or hard drive. What is DualBIOSTM? However, if the BIOS update file is @BIOSTM? @BIOS allows you from the nearest @BIOS server site and update the BIOS. 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard - 64 - GIGABYTE... the Q-Flash Utility A. Embedded in the BIOS, the Q-Flash tool frees you to update the system BIOS while in system malfunction. GA-MA790XT-UD4P F4e . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/30/2009-RD780-SB750-7A66AG03C-00 Because BIOS ...
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... file system. • If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the up or down arrow key to access Q-Flash. 2. Updating the BIOS When updating the BIOS, choose the location where the BIOS file...
... file system. • If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the up or down arrow key to access Q-Flash. 2. Updating the BIOS When updating the BIOS, choose the location where the BIOS file...
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... of capacity and over 300 MB of the screen to be restored. System Restore Choose a system restore point using the navigation bar on PATA and SATA hard drives. Time Repair supports NTFS file system and can restore system data on the right or at the bottom of available space. • Each... choose file(s)/directory(ies) and click the Copy button to restore the file(s)/directory(ies) or click Restore to quickly back up at different time. GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard - 72 -
... of capacity and over 300 MB of the screen to be restored. System Restore Choose a system restore point using the navigation bar on PATA and SATA hard drives. Time Repair supports NTFS file system and can restore system data on the right or at the bottom of available space. • Each... choose file(s)/directory(ies) and click the Copy button to restore the file(s)/directory(ies) or click Restore to quickly back up at different time. GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard - 72 -
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....) Then connect the power connector from your computer. Install SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. Appendix Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for the SATA port. (For example, on the SATA controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is recommended that you may prepare only one hard...; Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB750 SATA Controllers A. If there is more than one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to create RAID, you use two hard drives with ...
....) Then connect the power connector from your computer. Install SATA hard drive(s) in BIOS Setup. Appendix Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for the SATA port. (For example, on the SATA controller. (Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is recommended that you may prepare only one hard...; Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB750 SATA Controllers A. If there is more than one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to create RAID, you use two hard drives with ...
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...GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard - 74 - The BIOS Setup menus described in system BIOS Setup . To enable RAID for your computer and press to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). To enable RAID for the SATA2_4/ SATA2_5 connectors, set OnChip SATA Type to RAID and set OnChip SATA Type to As SATA...Controller USB EHCI Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Onboard Serial Port 1 [Enabled] [Enabled] [RAID] [As SATA Type] [Enabled] [Enabled] [IDE] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled...
...GA-MA790XT-UD4P Motherboard - 74 - The BIOS Setup menus described in system BIOS Setup . To enable RAID for your computer and press to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). To enable RAID for the SATA2_4/ SATA2_5 connectors, set OnChip SATA Type to RAID and set OnChip SATA Type to As SATA...Controller USB EHCI Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Onboard Serial Port 1 [Enabled] [Enabled] [RAID] [As SATA Type] [Enabled] [Enabled] [IDE] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Press Enter] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled...
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... 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-22LSA0 Capabilities SATA 3G SATA 3G Capacity (GB) 79.89 80.02 Assignment N N [] Up [] Down [ESC] Exit [ Keys Available ] [Space] Change [Ctrl-Y] Save [PgUp/Dn] Page Change Figure 5 GA-MA790XT-UD4P...
... 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-22LSA0 Capabilities SATA 3G SATA 3G Capacity (GB) 79.89 80.02 Assignment N N [] Up [] Down [ESC] Exit [ Keys Available ] [Space] Change [Ctrl-Y] Save [PgUp/Dn] Page Change Figure 5 GA-MA790XT-UD4P...