Gigabyte GA-MA790GPT-UD3H: Chapter 5 Appendix

Chapter 5 Appendix: Gigabyte GA-MA790GPT-UD3H

Chapter 5 Appendix

5-1 Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s)

To congure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:

A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer.

B. Congure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup.

(Note 1)

C. Congure a RAID array in RAID BIOS.

(Note 2)

D. Make a oppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for Windows XP.

(Note 2)

E. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver

and operating system.

Before you begin

Please prepare:

• At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard

drives with identical model and capacity). If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one

hard drive.

• An empty formatted oppy disk.

• Windows Vista/XP setup disk.

• Motherboard driver disk.

5-1-1 Conguring the Onboard SATA Controller

A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer

Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available

SATA port on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.

(Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller.

(Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode.

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B. Conguring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup

Make sure to congure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup.

Step 1:

Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test).

Ensure OnChip SATA Controller is enabled under Integrated Peripherals. To enable RAID for the

SATA2_0/1/2/3 connectors, set OnChip SATA Type to RAID. To enable RAID for the SATA2_4/5 connectors,

set OnChip SATA Type to RAID and set OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type to As SATA Type (Figure 1).

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software

Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Channel [Enabled]

Item Help

OnChip SATA Controller [Enabled]

Menu Level



OnChip SATA Type [RAID]

OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type [As SATA Type]

Onboard LAN Function [Enabled]

Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]

SMART LAN [Press Enter]

Onboard Audio Function [Enabled]

Onboard 1394 Function [Enabled]

OnChip USB Controller [Enabled]

USB EHCI Controller [Enabled]

USB Keyboard Support [Enabled]

USB Mouse Support [Disabled]

Legacy USB storage detect [Enabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]

higf

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 1

Step 2:

Save changes and exit BIOS Setup.

The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth-

erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you

have and the BIOS version.

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C. Conguring RAID set in RAID BIOS

Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to congure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed with the installation of

Windows operating system for a non-RAID conguration.

Step 1:

After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which

says "Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility" (Figure 2). Press <Ctrl> + <F> to enter the RAID BIOS

setup utility.

RAID Option ROM Version 3.0.1540.47

(c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.

NoArrayisdened..

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility...

Figure 2

Step 2:

Main Menu

This is the rst option screen when you enter the BIOS RAID Setup utility. (Figure 3).

To view the disk drives assigned to arrays, press <1> to enter the View Drive Assignments window.

To create an array, press <2> to enter the Dene LD window.

To delete an array, press <3> to enter the Delete LD window.

To view controller settings, press <4> to enter the Controller Conguration window.

Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

[ Main Menu ]

View Drive Assignments........................... [ 1 ]

DeneLD..................................................[2]

Delete LD.................................................. [ 3 ]

ControllerConguration............................[4]

[ Keys Available ]

Press 1..4 to Select Option [ESC] Exit

Figure 3

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Create Arrays Manually

To create a new array, press <2> to enter the Dene LD Menu window (Figure 4). The Dene LD selection

from the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manually dening the drive elements and RAID

levels for one or multiple disk arrays.

Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

[DeneLDMenu]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity (GB) Status

LD 1 ---- ---- ----- ----

LD 2 ---- ---- ----- ----

LD 3 ---- ---- ----- ----

LD 4 ---- ---- ----- ----

LD 5 ---- ---- ----- ----

LD 6 ---- ---- ----- ----

LD 7 ---- ---- ----- ----

LD 8 ---- ---- ----- ----

LD 9 ---- ---- ----- ----

LD 10 ---- ---- ----- ----

[ Keys Available ]

[

h

] Up [

i

] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select

Figure 4

In Figure 4, use the up or down arrow key to move to a logical disk set and press <Enter> to enter the RAID

conguration menu (Figure 5).

Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

[DeneLDMenu]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv

LD 1 RAID 0 0

Stripe Block: 64 KB Fast Init: ON

Gigabyte Boundary: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru

[ Drives Assignments ]

Channel:ID Drive Model Capabilities Capacity (GB) Assignment

1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 79.89 N

2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 80.02 N

[ Keys Available ]

[ Keys Available ]

[

h

] Up [

i

] Down [ESC] Exit [Space] Change [Ctrl-Y] Save [PgUp/Dn] Page Change

Figure 5

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In the following procedure, we'll create RAID 0 as an example.

1. Under the RAID Mode section, press the <SPACE> key to select RAID 0.

2. Set the Stripe Block size. 64 KB is the default.

3. Under the Drives Assignments section, press the up or down arrow key to highlight a drive.

4. Press the <SPACE> key or <Y>to change the Assignment option to Y. This action adds the drive to the

disk array. The Total Drv section will show the number of disks assigned.

5. Press <Ctrl>+<Y> keys to save the information. The window below will appear.

Fast Initialization option has been selected

It will erase the MBR data of the disk.

<Press Ctrl-Y key if you are sure to erase it>

<Press any other key to ignore this option>

Figure 6

6. Press <Ctrl>+<Y> to clear the MBR or press other keys to ignore this option. Then, the window below

will appear.

Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any

other key to use maximum capacity...

Figure 7

7. Press <Ctrl>+<Y> to set the capacity of the RAID array or press other keys to set the array to its maxi-

mum capacity.

8. After the creation is complete, the screen will return to Dene LD Menu where you will see the newly-

created array.

9. Press <Esc> to return to Main Menu and press <Esc> again if you want to exit the RAID BIOS utility.

View Drive Assignments

The View Drive Assignments option in the Main Menu displays whether the attached hard drives are as-

signed to a disk array or are unassigned. Under the Assignment column, drives are labeled with their as-

signed disk array or shown as Free if unassigned.

Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

[ View Drives Assignments ]

Channel:ID Drive Model Capabilities Capacity (GB) Assignment

1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 79.89

Extent 1 79.82 LD 1-1

2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 80.2

Extent 1 80.02 LD 1-2

[ Keys Available ]

[

h

] Up [

i

] Down [ESC] Exit [Ctrl+H] Secure Erase [PgUp/Dn] Page Change

Figure 8

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Delete an Array

The Delete Array menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments.

Deleting an existing disk array could result in loss of data. Record all array information including the

array type, the disk members, and stripe block size in case you wish to undo a deletion.

1. To delete an array, press <3> in the Main Menu to enter the Delete LD Menu. Then highlight the array you

wish to delete and press the <Delete> key or the <Alt>+<D> keys.

2. The View LD Denition Menu will appear (as shown in Figure 9) showing which drives are assigned to

this array. Press <Ctrl>+<Y> if you are sure to delete the array or other keys to abort.

3. When the array is deleted, the screen will return to Delete LD Menu. Press <Esc>to return to Main Menu.

Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

[ViewLDDenitionMenu]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity (GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0 2 157.99 Functional

Stripe Block: 64KB Cache Mode: WriteThru

[ Drives Assignments ]

Channel:ID Drive Model Capabilities Capacity (GB)

1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 79.89

2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 80.02

Press Ctrl-Y to delete the data in the disk!

or press any other key to abort...

[ Keys Available ]

[ Keys Available ]

Figure 9

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5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette

(Required for AHCI and RAID Mode)

To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are congured to RAID/AHCI mode,

you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation. Without the driver, the hard drive may

not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from

the motherboard driver disk to a oppy disk. For installing Windows Vista, you also can copy the SATA con-

troller driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB ash drive. See the instructions below about how to

copy the driver in MS-DOS and Windows mode.

In MS-DOS mode:

Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted oppy disk.

Steps:

1: Boot from the startup disk.

2: Remove the startup disk and insert the prepared oppy disk and the motherboard driver disk (here we as-

sume that the drive letter for your optical drive is D:\).

3: At the A:\> prompt, type the following command. Press <Enter> after the command (Figure 1):

(Note)

A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\sb750\x86\*.*

Figure 1

In Windows mode:

Steps:

1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk.

2: From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe le in the BootDrv folder (Figure 2). A Command

Prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 3.

3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the

menu and press <Enter>. For example, from the menu in Figure 3, to install Windows XP to the RAID/

AHCI hard drives, select 3) SB700/710/750 SATA Driver for XP.

Your system will then automatically copy the driver les to the oppy disk. Press any key to exit when nished.

Figure 3

Figure 2

(Note) Change the directory from \x86 to \x64 if you wish to copy the Windows 64-bit driver.

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5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System

With the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/

XP onto your hard drive(s). The followings are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation.

A. Installing Windows XP

Step 1:

Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press <F6> as soon as you see the mes-

sage "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). A screen will then appear

asking you to specify additional device.

Windows Setup

Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.

Figure 1

Step 2:

Insert the oppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press <S>. Then a controller menu similar

to Figure 2 below will appear. Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform and press

<Enter>.

Windows Setup

YouhavechosentocongureaSCSIAdapterforusewithWindows,

using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.

Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC

to return to the previous screen.

AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform

AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform

ENTER=Select F3=Exit

Figure 2

Step 3:

On the next screen, press <Enter> to continue the driver installation. After the driver installation, you can pro-

ceed with the Windows XP installation.

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B. Installing Windows Vista

(The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.)

Step 1:

Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps.

When a screen similar to that below appears (RAID hard drive will not be detected at this stage), select Load

Driver (Figure 3).

Figure 3

Step 2:

Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the removable storage device such as USB ash drive that

contains the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Method B), then specify the location of the driver (Figure 4). Note: For

users using a SATA optical drive, be sure to copy the driver les from the motherboard driver disk to a USB

ash drive before installing Windows Vista (go to the BootDrv folder and save the whole SB750V folder to

the USB ash drive). Then use Method B to load the driver.

Method A:

Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and browse to the following directory:

\BootDrv\SB750V\LH

For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to the LH64A folder.

Method B:

Insert the USB ash drive containing the driver les and browse to the LH (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or

LH64A (for Windows Vista 64-bit) folder.

Figure 4

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Step 3:

When a screen as shown in Figure 5 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and press

Next.

Figure 5

Step 4:

After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Select the RAID drive and then press Next to continue

the OS installation (Figure 6).

Figure 6

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Rebuilding an Array:

Rebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array. Rebuilding applies

only to fault-tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10 arrays. To replace the old drive, make sure

to use a new drive of equal or greater capacity. The procedures below assume a new drive is added to re-

place a failed drive to rebuild a RAID 1 array.

While in the operating system, make sure the chipset drivers and ATi SB700/750 RAID Utility have been

installed from the motherboard driver disk. Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from All Programs in the Start

Menu.

Step 1:

Step 2:

Enter the login ID and password (default: "admin"),

Select the RAID array to be rebuilt under Logical

and then click Sign in to launch AMD RAIDXpert.

Drive View and click the Rebuild tab in the Logi-

cal Drive Information pane.

Step 3:

Step 4:

Select one available drive and click Start Now to

The rebuilding progress is displayed on the

start the rebuilding process.

screen and you can select Pause/Resume/

Abort/Restart during the rebuilding process.

Step 5:

When done, the array's status on the Information page

in the Logical Drive Information pane will display as

Functional.

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5-2 Conguring Audio Input and Output

5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio

The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the back

(Note)

panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

audio.

The picture to the right shows the default audio jack

Center/Subwoofer

Line In

Speaker Out

assignments.

Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out

The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides

Side

Mic In

jack retasking capability that allows the user to change

Speaker Out

the function for each jack through the audio driver.

For example, in a 4-channel audio conguration, if a Side speaker is plugged into the default Center/Sub-

woofer speaker out jack, you can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack to be Side speaker out.

• To install a microphone, connect your microphone to the Mic in jack and manually congure the

jack for microphone functionality.

• Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultane-

ously. If you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel

audio module), refer to instructions on the next page.

High Denition Audio (HD Audio)

HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that support 44.1KHz/48KHz/

96KHz/192KHz sampling rate. HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio

streams (in and out) to be simultaneously processed. For example, users can listen to MP3 music, have an

Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. all at the same time.

A. Conguring Speakers

(The following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system.)

Step 1:

After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager

icon will appear in the notication area. Double-click

the icon to access the HD Audio Manager.

(Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Congurations:

Refer to the following for multi-channel speaker congurations.

• 2-channel audio: Headphone or Line out.

• 4-channel audio: Front speaker out and Side speaker out.

• 5.1-channel audio: Front speaker out, Side speaker out, and Center/Subwoofer speaker out.

• 7.1-channel audio: Front speaker out, Rear speaker out, Center/Subwoofer speaker out, and Side speaker out.

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Step 2:

Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The cur-

rent connected device is dialog box appears. Select the

device according to the type of device you connect. Then

click OK.

Step 3:

On the Speakers screen, click the Speaker Congura-

tion tab. In the Speaker Conguration list, select Stereo,

Quadraphonic, 5.1 Speaker, or 7.1 Speaker according to

the type of speaker conguration you wish to set up. Then

the speaker setup is completed.

B. Conguring Sound Effect

You may congure an audio environment on the Sound Effects tab.

C. Activating an AC'97 Front Panel Audio Module

If your chassis provides an AC'97 front panel audio mod-

ule, to activate the AC'97 functionality, click the tool icon

on the Speaker Configuration tab. On the Connector

Settings dialog box, select the Disable front panel jack

detection check box. Click OK to complete.

D. Muting the Back Panel Audio (For HD Audio Only)

Click Device advanced settings on the top right corner

on the Speaker Configuration tab to open the Device

advanced settings dialog box. Select the Mute the rear

output device, when a front headphone plugged in

check box. Click OK to complete.

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5-2-2 Conguring S/PDIF In/Out

A. S/PDIF In

The S/PDIF In cable (optional) allows you to input digital audio signals to the computer for audio processing.

S/PDIF In Cable

Optical

Coaxial

S/PDIF In

S/PDIF In

1. Installing the S/PDIF In Cable:

Step 1:

Step 2:

First, attach the connector at the end of the cable

Secure the metal bracket to the chassis back

to the SPDIF_IN header on your motherboard.

panel with a screw.

2. Conguring S/PDIF In:

On the Digital Input screen, click the Default Format tab to select the default format. Click OK to complete.

(Note) The actual locations of the SPDIF In and SPDIF Out connectors may differ by model.

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B. S/PDIF Out

The S/PDIF Out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio

quality.

1. Connecting a S/PDIF Out Cable:

S/PDIF Coaxial Cable

S/PDIF Optical Cable

Connect a S/PDIF coaxial cable or a S/PDIF optical cable (either one) to an external decoder for transmitting

the S/PDIF digital audio signals.

2. Conguring S/PDIF Out:

On the Digital Output screen, click the Default Format tab and then select the sample rate and bit depth.

Click OK to complete.

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5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function

Before Dolby Home Theater is enabled, you get only 2-channel playback output (from the

front speakers) when playing 2-channel stereo sources. You must play 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- chan-

nel content to get 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- channel audio effects. With Dolby Home Theater enabled,

2-channel stereo content will be transformed into multi-channel audio, creating a virtual sur-

(Note)

round sound environment

.

Install the Dolby GUI Software driver from the motherboard driver disk. Click the Start icon . Point to All

Programs, Dolby Control Center to access the utility.

(The following illustration demonstrates a 7.1-speaker conguration as an example.)

1. :

Click Dolby Pro Logic IIx. The system will expand 2-channel audio for a 7.1-channel surround sound

playback.

2. :

Click Natural Bass to enable speaker bass effect.

(Note) When Dolby Digital Live is enabled, only digital audio output (S/PDIF) is working, and you will not

hear any sound from analog speakers or headphone.

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5-2-4 Conguring Microphone Recording

Step 1:

After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager

icon will appear in the notication area. Double-click

the icon to access the HD Audio Manager.

Step 2:

Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on

the back panel or the Mic in jack (pink) on the front

panel. Then congure the jack for microphone function-

ality.

Note: The microphone functions on the front panel and

back panel cannot be used at the same time.

Step 3:

Go to the Microphone screen. Do not mute the record-

ing volume, or you'll not be able to record the sound.

To hear the sound being recorded during the recording

process, do not mute the playback volume. It is recom-

mended that you set the volumes at a middle level.

If you want to change the current sound input

default device to microphone, right-click on Mi-

crophone and select Set Default Device.

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Step 4:

To raise the recording and playback volume for the

microphone, click the Microphone Boost icon on

the right of the Recording Volume slider and set the

Microphone Boost level.

Step 5:

After completing the settings above, click Start, point

to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click

Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording.

* Enabling Stereo Mix

If the HD Audio Manager does not display the recording device you wish to use, refer to the steps below. The

following steps explain how to enable Stereo Mix (which may be needed when you want to record sound from

your computer).

Step 1:

Locate the Volume icon in the notication area and

right-click on this icon. Select Recording Devices.

Step 2:

On the Recording tab, right-click on an empty space

and select Show Disabled Devices.

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Step 3:

When the Stereo Mix item appears, right-click on this

item and select Enable. Then set it as the default de-

vice.

Step 4:

Now you can access the HD Audio Manager to cong-

ure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to record the

sound.

5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder

A. Recording Sound

1. Make sure you have connected the sound input device (e.g. microphone) to the computer.

2. To record the audio, click the Start Recording button .

3. To stop recording audio, click the Stop Recording button .

Be sure to save the recorded audio le upon completion.

B. Playing the Recorded Sound

You can play your recording in a digital media player program that supports your audio le format.

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5-3 Troubleshooting

5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions

To read more FAQs for your motherboard, please go to the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\FAQ page on

GIGABYTE's website.

Q: In the BIOS Setup program, why are some BIOS options missing?

A: Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program. Press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup dur-

ing the POST. In the Main Menu, press <Ctrl>+<F1> to show the advanced options.

Q: Why is the light of my keyboard/optical mouse still on after the computer shuts down?

A: Some motherboards provide a small amount of standby power after the computer shuts down and that's

why the light is still on.

Q: How do I clear the CMOS values?

A: If your motherboard has a clearing CMOS jumper, refer to the instructions on the CLR_CMOS jumper in

Chapter 1 to short the jumper to clear the CMOS values. If your board doesn't have this jumper, refer to

the instructions on the motherboard battery in Chapter 1. You can temporarily remove the battery from the

battery holder to stop supplying power to the CMOS, which will clear the CMOS values after about one

minute. Refer to the steps below:

Steps:

1. Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord.

2. Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute. (Or use a metal object like a

screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder, making them short for 5

seconds.)

3. Replace the battery.

4. Plug in the power cord and restart your computer.

5. Press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup. Select "Load Fail-Safe Defaults" (or "Load Optimized Defaults") to

load BIOS default settings.

6. Saves changes and exit BIOS Setup (select "Save & Exit Setup") to restart your computer.

Q: Why do I still get a weak sound even though I have turned my speaker to the maximum volume?

A: Make sure your speaker is equipped with an internal amplier. If not, try a speaker with power/amplier.

Q: What do the beeps emitted during the POST mean?

A: The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems.

(For reference only.)

1 short: System boots successfully

2 short: CMOS setting error

1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error

1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error

1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error

1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error

Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly

Continuous short beeps: Power error

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5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure

If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the

problem.

START

Turn off the power. Remove all peripherals, connecting cables, and

power cord etc.

Make sure the motherboard does not short-circuit with the chassis or

Yes

Isolate the short circuit.

other metal objects.

No

The problem is veried and solved.

Secure the CPU cooler

Check if the CPU cooler is attached to the CPU securely. Is the pow-

No

on the CPU. Connect the

er connector of the CPU cooler connected to the CPU_FAN header

CPU cooler power cable

properly?

to the motherboard.

Yes

The problem is veried and solved.

Correctly insert the

No

Check if the memory is installed properly on the memory slot.

memory into the memory

socket.

Yes

The problem is veried and solved.

Insert the graphics card. Connect the ATX main power cable and the

12V power cable. Turn on the power to start the computer.

Make sure the graphics card is securely seated in the

expansion slot and power connectors are rmly attached.

A

(Continued...)

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A

No

The power supply, CPU or

When the computer is turned on, is the CPU cooler running?

CPU socket might fail.

Yes

The problem is veried and solved.

The graphics card,

No

Check if there is display on your monitor.

expansion slot, or monitor

might fail.

Yes

The problem is veried and solved.

Turn off the computer. Plug in the keyboard and mouse and restart

the computer.

No

The keyboard or keyboard

Check if the keyboard is working properly.

connector might fail.

Yes

The problem is veried and solved.

Press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup. Select "Load Fail-Safe De-

faults" (or "Load Optimized Defaults"). Select "Save & Exit Setup" to

save changes and exit BIOS Setup.

The IDE/SATA device,

Turn off the computer and connect the IDE/SATA devices. Check if

No

connector, or cable might

the system can boot successfully.

fail.

Yes

The problem is veried and solved.

Reinstall the operating system. Reinstall other devices one by one

(install one device at one time and then boot the system to see if the

device works successfully).

END

If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem, contact the place of purchase or local

dealer for help. Or go to the Support&Downloads\Technical Service Zone page to submit your

question. Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible.

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5-4 Regulatory Statements

Regulatory Notices

This document must not be copied without our written permission, and the contents there of must not be

imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose. Contravention will be prosecuted. We

believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing. GIGABYTE

cannot, however, assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text. Also note that the informa-

tion in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by

GIGABYTE.

Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment

In addition to high-efciency performance, all GIGABYTE motherboards fulll European Union regulations

for RoHS (Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment) and WEEE

(Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) environmental directives, as well as most major worldwide safety

requirements. To prevent releases of harmful substances into the environment and to maximize the use of

our natural resources, GIGABYTE provides the following information on how you can responsibly recycle or

reuse most of the materials in your "end of life" product.

Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive Statement

GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from hazardous substances (Cd, Pb, Hg, Cr+6,

PBDE and PBB). The parts and components have been carefully selected to meet RoHS requirement. More-

over, we at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned

toxic chemicals.

Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Statement

GIGABYTE will fulll the national laws as interpreted from the 2002/96/EC WEEE (Waste Electrical and Elec-

tronic Equipment) directive. The WEEE Directive species the treatment, collection, recycling and disposal of

electric and electronic devices and their components. Under the Directive, used equipment must be marked,

collected separately, and disposed of properly.

WEEE Symbol Statement

The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging, which indicates that this product

must not be disposed of with other waste. Instead, the device should be taken to the waste

collection centers for activation of the treatment, collection, recycling and disposal procedure.

The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to

conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health

and the environment. For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling,

please contact your local government ofce, your household waste disposal service or where you purchased

the product for details of environmentally safe recycling.

When your electrical or electronic equipment is no longer useful to you, "take it back" to your local or

regional waste collection administration for recycling.

If you need further assistance in recycling, reusing in your "end of life" product, you may contact us at the

Customer Care number listed in your product's user's manual and we will be glad to help you with your

effort.

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Finally, we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the

energy-saving features of this product (where applicable), recycling the inner and outer packaging (including

shipping containers) this product was delivered in, and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly.

With your help, we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic

equipment, minimize the use of landlls for the disposal of "end of life" products, and generally improve our

quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and

are disposed of properly.

China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table

The following table is supplied in compliance with China's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (China

RoHS) requirements:

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Appendix - 102 -

Contact Us

GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

NINGBO G.B.T. TECH. TRADING CO., LTD. - China

Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien,

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.cn

Taipei 231, Taiwan

Shanghai

TEL: +886-2-8912-4000

TEL: +86-21-63410999

FAX: +886-2-8912-4003

FAX: +86-21-63410100

Tech. and Non-Tech. Support (Sales/Marketing) :

Beijing

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw

TEL: +86-10-62102838

WEB address (English): http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

FAX: +86-10-62102848

WEB address (Chinese): http://www.gigabyte.tw

Wuhan

G.B.T. INC. - U.S.A.

TEL: +86-27-87851312

TEL: +1-626-854-9338

FAX: +86-27-87851330

FAX: +1-626-854-9339

GuangZhou

Tech. Support:

TEL: +86-20-87540700

http://rma.gigabyte-usa.com

FAX: +86-20-87544306

Web address: http://www.gigabyte.us

Chengdu

G.B.T. INC (USA) - Mexico

TEL: +86-28-85236930

Tel: +1-626-854-9338 x 215 (Soporte de habla hispano)

FAX: +86-28-85256822

FAX: +1-626-854-9339

Xian

Correo: soporte@gigabyte-usa.com

TEL: +86-29-85531943

Tech. Support:

FAX: +86-29-85510930

http://rma.gigabyte-usa.com

Shenyang

Web address: http://latam.giga-byte.com

TEL: +86-24-83992901

Giga-Byte SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. - Singapore

FAX: +86-24-83992909

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.sg

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY (INDIA) LIMITED - India

Thailand

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.in

WEB address : http://th.giga-byte.com

Saudi Arabia

Vietnam

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.sa

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.vn

Gigabyte Technology Pty. Ltd. - Australia

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.au

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G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH - Germany

Hungary

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.de

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.hu

G.B.T. TECH. CO., LTD. - U.K.

Turkey

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.co.uk

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.tr

Giga-Byte Technology B.V. - The Netherlands

Russia

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.nl

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.ru

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE - France

Poland

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.fr

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.pl

Sweden

Ukraine

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.se

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.ua

Italy

Romania

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.it

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.ro

Spain

Serbia

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.es

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.co.yu

Greece

Kazakhstan

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.gr

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.kz

Czech Republic

You may go to the GIGABYTE website, select your language

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.cz

in the language list on the top right corner of the website.

• GIGABYTE Global Service System

To submit a technical or non-technical (Sales/Market-

ing) question, please link to:

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw

Then select your language to enter the system.

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