GA-M59SLI-S5 /
GA-M59SLI-S4
AMD Socket AM2 Processor Motherboard
User's Manual
Rev. 1003
12ME-M59SLIS5-1003R
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Table of Contents
ItemChecklist ................................................................................................................. 6
OptionalAccessories ...................................................................................................... 6
GA-M59SLI-S5 Motherboard Layout ............................................................................. 7
GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard Layout ............................................................................. 8
Block Diagram................................................................................................................ 9
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ...................................................................................11
1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation ................................................................... 11
1-2 Feature Summary .......................................................................................... 12
1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler ....................................................... 15
1-3-1 Installation of the CPU ......................................................................................... 15
1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler ............................................................................ 16
1-4 Installation of Memory .................................................................................... 17
1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards ...................................................................... 19
1-6 Setup of SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Configuration ....................................... 20
1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction ........................................................................... 23
1-8 ConnectorsIntroduction .................................................................................. 24
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup................................................................................................ 37
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F2) ....................................................... 38
2-1 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................. 40
2-2 Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................................. 43
2-3 IntegratedPeripherals ..................................................................................... 45
2-4 Power Management Setup ............................................................................. 49
2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations................................................................................. 51
2-6 PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 52
2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ....................................................................... 53
2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................... 56
2-9 Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................................. 56
2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password ..................................................................... 57
2-11 Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................... 58
2-12 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................... 58
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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 61
3-1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 61
3-2 SoftwareApplications ..................................................................................... 62
3-3 Driver CD Information .................................................................................... 62
3-4 Hardware Information ..................................................................................... 63
3-5 Contact Us ..................................................................................................... 63
Chapter 4 Appendix ................................................................................................... 65
4-1 Unique Software Utilities ................................................................................ 65
4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction ..................................................................................... 65
4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction ......................................................................... 66
4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction ........................................................................ 68
4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) ........................................................................ 79
A. nVIDIA® nForce 590SLI Southbridge ......................................................................... 79
B. GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller .................................................................................. 92
4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction .................................... 104
A. Realtek ALC888DD CODEC ................................................................................. 104
B. Realtek ALC883 CODEC ....................................................................................... 111
4-2 Troubleshooting .............................................................................................. 116
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Item Checklist
IDE Cable x 1 & FDD Cable x 1
SATA 3Gb/s Cable x 4
eSATA adapter package x 1
I/O Shield
SLI Bridge (GC-DGBR2-RH) x 1
Retention Bracket x 1
* The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice.
Optional Accessories
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2 Ports USB2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-51/R)
4 Ports USB2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-21/R)
2 Ports IEEE1394 Cable (Part Number: 12CF1-1IE008-01R)
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GA-M59SLI-S5 Motherboard Layout
ATX_12V_2X
KB_MS
Socket AM2
OPTICAL
R_1394
ATX
IDE1
CPU_FAN
Marvell
88E1116
nVIDIA®
AUDIO
PCIE_1
GA-M59SLI-S5
nForce 590SLI
SYS_FAN
Northbridge
FDD
Marvell
PCIE_16_1
88E1116
SATAII5
SATAII4
CODEC
nVIDIA®
PCIE_2
nForce 590SLI
Southbridge
PCIE_8
SATAII1 SATAII3
SATAII0
SATAII2
PCIE_16_2
Backup
BIOS
BAT
PCI1
PCI2
GIGABYTE
SATA2
Main
BIOS
CLR_CMOS
TSB43AB23
CI
TPM
JSATAII1
F2_1394
F_PANEL
F1_1394
JSATAII0
PCIE_12V
PWR_LED
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GA-M59SLI-S4 Motherboard Layout
ATX_12V
KB_MS
Socket AM2
OPTICAL
R_1394
ATX
IDE1
CPU_FAN
nVIDIA®
AUDIO
PCIE_1
GA-M59SLI-S4
nForce 590SLI
SYS_FAN
Northbridge
FDD
Marvell
PCIE_16_1
88E1116
SATAII5
SATAII4
CODEC
nVIDIA®
PCIE_2
nForce 590SLI
Southbridge
PCIE_8
SATAII1 SATAII3
SATAII0
SATAII2
PCIE_16_2
SB_FAN
BAT
CLR_CMOS
PCI1
PCI2
BIOS
TSB43AB23
CI
F2_1394
F_PANEL
F1_1394
PCIE_12V
PWR_LED
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Block Diagram
CPUCLK+/-(200MHz)
PCI-ECLK
(100MHz)
AMD
Socket AM2
CPU
DDRII 800/667/533/400MHz DIMM
Dual Channel Memory
Hyper Transport Bus
PCI Express x16
nVIDIA®
nForce 590SLI
Northbridge
2 SATA 3Gb/s
GIGABYTE
SATA2
2 PCI Express x1
Hyper Transport Bus
PCI-ECLK
(100MHz)
Dual BIOS
PCI Express x1
6 SATA 3Gb/s
ATA33/66/100/133
IDE Channel
nVIDIA®
nForce 590SLI
Southbridge
Floppy
LPC BUS
LPT Port
PCI Bus
IT8716
COM Port
TSB43AB23
PS/2 KB/Mouse
CODEC
10 USB
Ports
PCI Express x16
2 PCI
PCI Express x8
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Chapter 1Hardware Installation
1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation
Preparing Your Computer
The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can
become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, please
follow the instructions below:
1. Please turn off the computer and unplug its power cord.
2. When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connectors.
3. It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) cuff when handling electronic components
(CPU, RAM).
4. Prior to installing the electronic components, please have these items on top of an antistatic
pad or within a electrostatic shielding container.
5. Please verify that the power supply is switched off before unplugging the power supply connector
fromthemotherboard.
Installation Notices
1. Prior to installation, please do not remove the stickers on the motherboard. These stickers
are required for warranty validation.
2. Prior to the installation of the motherboard or any hardware, please first carefully read the
information in the provided manual.
3. Before using the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected.
4. To prevent damage to the motherboard, please do not allow screws to come in contact with
the motherboard circuit or its components.
5. Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard
or within the computer casing.
6. Please do not place the computer system on an uneven surface.
7. Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system
components as well as physical harm to the user.
8. If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the
product, please consult a certified computer technician.
Instances of Non-Warranty
1. Damage due to natural disaster, accident or human cause.
2. Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual.
3. Damage due to improper installation.
4. Damage due to use of uncertified components.
5. Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters.
6. Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product.
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1-2 Feature Summary
TM
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CPU
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Socket AM2 for AMD Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core /
TM TM
Athlon 64 / Sempron processor
Front Side Bus
Chipset
LAN
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2000MHz
nVIDIA® nForce 590SLI
Marvell 88E1116 phy (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Onboard Realtek ALC888DD CODEC chip
Onboard Realtek ALC883 CODEC chip
Supports High Definition Audio
Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio
Supports SPDIF In / Out connection
Supports CD In connection
Onboard T.I. TSB43AB23 chip
3 IEEE1394a ports
nVIDIA® nForce 590SLI Southbridge
Audio
IEEE 1394
Storage
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1 FDD connector, allowing connection of 2 FDD device
1 IDE connectors (IDE1) with UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133
support, allowing connection of 2 IDE devices
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6 SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4
, SATAII5), allowing connection of 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Supports data striping (RAID 0), mirroring (RAID 1), striping+mirroring
(RAID 0+1), RAID 5 and JBOD for Serial ATA
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2 SATA 3Gb/s connectors (JSATAII0, JSATAII1), allowing
connection of 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices
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Supports data striping (RAID 0), mirroring (RAID 1) and JBOD for
Serial ATA
O.S Support
Memory
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Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
4 DDRII DIMM memory slots (supports up to 16GB memory)(Note 1)
Supports dual channel DDRII 800/667/533/400 DIMMs
Supports 1.8V DDRII DIMMs
Supports ECC Memory
2 PCI Express x16 slot
1 PCI Express x8 slot
2 PCI Express x1 slots
2 PCI slots
Expanstion Slots
Only for GA-M59SLI-S5.
Only for GA-M59SLI-S4.
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Internal Connectors
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1 24-pin ATX power connector
1 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 4-pin PCIE 12V power connector
1 floppy connector
1 IDE connector
8 SATA 3Gb/s connectors
6 SATA 3Gb/s connectors
1 CPU fan connector
1 system fan connector
1 power fan connector
1 SB fan connector
1 front panel connector
1 front audio connector
1 CD In connector
1 power LED connector
3 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables
2 IEEE1394a connectors for additional 2 ports by cable
1 SPDIF In connector
1 TPM connector
1 PS/2 keyboard port
1 PS/2 mouse port
1 parallel port
1 IEEE1394a port
1 OPTICAL port
1 COMA port
4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2 RJ-45 ports
1 RJ-45 port
6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear
Speaker Out)/Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out)
IT8716 chip
System voltage detection
CPU / System temperature detection
CPU / Power / System fan speed detection
System / CPU warning temperature
CPU fan failure warning
Rear Panel I/O
I/O Control
Hardware Monitor
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Supports CPU Smart Fan function(Note 2)
2 4Mbit flash ROM
Use of licensed AWARD BIOS
Supports DualBIOS
BIOS
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Additional Features
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Supports @BIOS
Supports Download Center
Supports Q-Flash
Supports EasyTune(Note 3)
Supports Xpress Install
Supports Xpress Recovery2
Supports Xpress BIOS Rescue
Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
Bundle Software
Form Factor
(Note 1) Due to the limitation of Windows 32-bit operating system, when more than 4GB of physical
memory is installed, the actual memory available for the operating system will be less than
4GB; Windows 64-bit operating system doesn't have such limitation.
(Note 2) Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install.
(Note 3) EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards.
(Note 4) Silent Pipe only for GA-M59SLI-S5.
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1-3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler
Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions:
1. Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.
2. Please take note of the pin 1 marking (the small triangle) on the CPU. If you install the
CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will not insert properly. If this occurs, please
change the insert direction of the CPU.
3. Please add an even layer of heat paste between the CPU and CPU cooler.
4. Please make sure the CPU cooler is installed on the CPU prior to system use,
otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur.
5. Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the processor specifications. It
is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifica-
tions since it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals. If you wish to set
the frequency beyond the proper specifications, please do so according to your hard-
ware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc.
1-3-1 Installation of the CPU
Check the CPU pins to see that none are bent. Move the socket lever to the unlocked position as shown
in Fig. 1 (90o to the plane of the motherboard) prior to inserting the CPU. The pin 1 location is designated
on the CPU by a small triangle that corresponds to a triangle marking on the socket as shown in
Fig. 2. Align the CPU to the socket and gently lower it into place. Do not force the CPU into the socket.
Fig.1
Socket Lever
Position lever at a 90 degree angle.
Fig.2
Pin 1 location on the socket and CPU.
Gently place the CPU into position making sure that the CPU pins fit
perfectly into their holes. Once the CPU is positioned into its socket,
place one finger down on the middle of the CPU and gently press the
metal lever back into its original position.
Pin One
Please use extra care when installing the CPU. The CPU will not fit if positioned incorrectly.
Rather than applying force, please change the positioning of the CPU.
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1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler
Fig.1
Before installing the CPU cooler, please first add an even layer of heat
paste on the surface of the CPU. Install all the CPU cooler components
(Please refer to the cooler manual for detailed installation instructions).
Fig.2
Please connect the CPU cooler power connector to the CPU_FAN
connector located on the motherboard so that the CPU cooler can
properly function to prevent CPU overheating.
The CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat paste. To prevent
such an occurrence, it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat paste be used for
heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the CPU cooler.
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1-4 Installation of Memory
Before installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions:
1. Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard. It is
recommended that memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used.
2. Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure that the computer power
is switched off to prevent hardware damage.
3. Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design. A memory module can be installed in
only one direction. If you are unable to insert the module, please switch the direction.
The motherboard supports DDRII memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory
capacity and specifications. Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction.
The memory capacity used can differ with each slot.
Notch
DDRII
Fig.1
The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can
only fit in one direction. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically
into the DIMM socket. Then push it down.
Fig.2
Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the
DIMM module.
Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the
DIMM module.
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Dual Channel Memory Configuration
The GA-M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 supports the Dual Channel Technology.
After operating the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of Memory Bus
will double.
Due to CPU limitation, if you wish to operate the Dual Channel Technology, follow the guidelines below:
1. Dual Channel mode will not be enabled if only one memory module is installed.
2. To enable Dual Channel mode with two memory modules (it is recommended to use memory
modules of identical brand, size, chips, and speed), you must install them into DIMM sockets
of the same color.
3. To enable Dual Channel mode with four memory modules, it is recommended to use memory
modules of identical brand, size, chips, and speed.
The following is a Dual Channel Memory configuration table:
(DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side, "--": Empty)
DIMM Socket
DDRII1
DS/SS
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DDRII2
DS/SS
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DDRII 3
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DDRII4
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2 memory modules
DS/SS
DS/SS
DS/SS
DS/SS
4 memory modules
DS/SS
DS/SS
If two memory modules are to be used to achieve Dual Channel mode, we recommend
installing them in DDRII1 and DDRII2 DIMM sockets.
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1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards
You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:
1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the
computer.
2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer.
3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard.
4. Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.
5. Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.
6. Replace your computer's chassis cover.
7. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS.
8. Install related driver from the operating system.
Installing a PCI Express x16 expansion card:
Please align the VGA card to the onboard
PCI Express x16 slot and press firmly
down on the slot. Make sure your VGA
card is locked by the latch at the end of
the PCI Express x16 slot. When you try
uninstall the VGA card, please press the
latch as the picture to the left shows to
release the card.
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1-6 Setup of SLI (Scalable Link Interface) Configuration
nVIDIA® nForce 590SLI offers blistering graphics performance with the ability to bridge two NVIDIA SLI-
ready PCI ExpressTM graphics cards! The SLI design takes advantage of the increased bandwidth of
the PCI ExpressTM bus architecture, features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA GPU
(graphics processing unit) and the nVIDIA® nForce 590SLI chipset. Together, the NVIDIA SLI technolo-
gies work seamlessly to allow two graphics cards to operate in parallel and share the work and deliver
heart-pounding PC performance. This section introduces steps to configure an SLI system on the GA-
M59SLI-S5/GA-M59SLI-S4 motherboard.
Before you begin--
The exact power requirements will depend on your overall system configurations. You need
a power supply that can provide sufficient and stable power to your system and the two SLI
graphics cards. Please refer to the table below to check recommended power for different
systems.
If you wish to enable the SLI function, install two SLI-ready graphics cards into the PCIE_16_1 and
PCIE_16_2 slots. (It is recommended to use graphics cards of identical brand and chips. For example:
GIGABYTE GV-NX76T256D-RH).
If you want to set up a single graphics card system, we recommend installing the graphics card on the
PCIE_16_1 slot to ensure better display performance.
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Connecting Two Graphics Cards:
Step 1: Observe the steps in "1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards"
and install two SLI-ready graphics cards of the same
model to the PCIE_16_1 and PCIE_16_2 slots.
Step 2: Insert the SLI bridge (the GC-DGBR2-RH) to the SLI gold
edge connector on top of both cards. Make sure the two
mini female slots on the bridge connector securely fit
onto the SLI gold edge connetors of both cards.
Female slots on the bridge
connector
Gold edge connector on the top
of graphics card
Step 3: In order to securely fix the bridge connector beween the
two cards, you must install the retention bracket in-
cluded with the motherboard and secure the retention
bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw.
place this part on the top of
the bridge connector.
retention bracket
Step 4: Plug the display cable into the graphics card which on
the PCIE_16_1 slot(Note)
.
(Note) If you want to enable the SLI function, you must plug the display cable into the graphics card
which on the PCIE_16_1 slot.
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Graphics Card Driver Setting:
Step 1: After installing graphics card driver in operating system,
right-click the NVIDIA icon in your system tray and then
select NVIDIA Display. The NVIDIA control panel will
appear.
Step 2: Select SLI multi-GPU from the side menu and then
select the Enable SLI multi-GPU checkbox in the SLI
multi-GPU dialog box. System will restart after you
click Apply. Then the SLI configuration is completed.
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1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction
PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector
To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the
keyboard to the lower port (purple).
Parallel Port
The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices.
IEEE 1394 Port (4 Pins Connector)
Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features
like high speed, high bandwidth and hot plug.
OPTICAL
The SPDIF optical output port is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or com
pressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder via an optical cable.
COMA (Serial Port)
Connects to serial-based mouse or data processing devices.
LAN Port
The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet , providing data transfer speeds of 10/100/
1000Mbps.
USB port
Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such
as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. have a standard USB interface.
Also make sure your OS supports USB controller. If your OS does not support USB controller,
please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please
contact your OS or device(s) vendors.
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out
The default Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack. Center/Subwoofer speakers can be connected to
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack.
Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out)
The default Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) jack. Rear surround speakers can be
connected to Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out) jack.
Side Speaker Out
The default Side Speaker Out jack. Surround side speakers can be connected to Side Speaker Out
jack.
Line In
The default Line In jack. Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. can be connected to Line In jack.
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Line Out (Front Speaker Out)
The default Line Out (Front Speaker Out) jack. Stereo speakers, earphone or front surround
speakers can be connected to Line Out (Front Speaker Out) jack.
MIC In
The default MIC In jack. Microphone must be connected to MIC In jack.
In addition to the default speakers settings, the
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audio jacks can be reconfigured to
perform different functions via the audio software. Only microphones still MUST be connected
to the default Mic In jack ( ). Please refer to the 2-/4-/6-/8- channel audio setup steps for
detailed software configuration information.
1-8 Connectors Introduction
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1) ATX_12V_2X / ATX_12V
2) ATX (Power Connector)
3) PCIE_12V
12) PWR_LED
13) F_PANEL
14) F_AUDIO
15) CD_IN
4) CPU_FAN
5) SYS_FAN
16) SPDIF_I
6) PWR_FAN
7) SB_FAN
8) IDE1
17) F_USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3
18) F1_1394 / F2_1394
19) TPM
9) FDD
20) CLR_CMOS
10) SATAII0 / SATAII1 /S ATAII2 / SATAII3 / 21) CI
SATAII4 / SATAII5
22) BAT
11) JSATAII0 / JSATAII1
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ATX (Power Connector)
With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all
the components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, please make sure
that all components and devices are properly installed. Align the power connector with its
proper location on the motherboard and connect tightly.
The ATX_12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU. If the ATX_12V power
connector is not connected, the system will not start. If you wish to install a power supply
that provides ATX 12V (2x2) power connector, please connect the ATX 12V power connector to
the Pin 3, 4, 7, 8 of the onboard ATX_12V power connector according to the pin definitions.
Caution! Please use a power supply that is able to handle the system voltage requirements. It
is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used
(400W or greater). If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power, the result
can lead to an unstable system or a system that is unable to start. If you use a power supply
that provides a 24-pin ATX or 2x4 pin ATX 12V power connector, please remove the small
cover on the power connector on the motherboard before plugging in the power cord ; otherwise,
please do not remove it.
Pin No.
Definition
GND
1
2
3
4
3
1
4
2
GND
+12V
ATX_12V
+12V
Pin No.
Definition
GND
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
GND
5
1
8
4
GND
GND
+12V
+12V
+12V
+12V
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1
13
12
24
Pin No.
Definition
3.3V
Pin No.
13
Definition
1
3.3V
2
3.3V
14
-12V
3
GND
15
GND
4
+5V
16
PS_ON(soft On/Off)
5
GND
17
GND
6
+5V
18
GND
7
GND
19
GND
8
Power Good
20
-5V
9
5V SB(stand by +5V)
+12V
21
+5V
10
11
12
22
+5V
+12V(Only for 24-pin ATX)
3.3V(Only for 24-pin ATX)
23
+5V (Only for 24-pin ATX)
GND(Only for 24-pin ATX)
24
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3) PCIE_12V (Power Connector)
The PCIE_12V power connector supplies extra power to the PCIE x16 slot. Connect this
connector depending on your system requirements.
PIin No.
Definition
NC
1
2
3
4
1
GND
GND
+12V
4/5/6) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN / PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)
The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin/4-pin (only for
CPU_FAN) power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design.
Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector
wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V power voltage. The black connector
wire is the ground wire (GND).
Remember to connect the CPU/system fan cable to the CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN connector to prevent
CPU damage or system hanging caused by overheating.
Pin No.
Definition
GND
1
1
2
3
4
+12V
CPU_FAN
Sense
SpeedControl
(Only for CPU_FAN)
1
SYS_FAN/PWR_FAN
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If you installed wrong direction, the chip fan will not work. Sometimes will damage the chip fan.
(Usually black cable is GND)
Pin No.
Definition
+12V
1
2
1
GND
8) IDE1 (IDE Connector)
An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to one
IDE cable, and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). If
you wish to connect two IDE devices, please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other
as Slave (for information on settings, please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device).
Before attaching the IDE cable, please take note of the foolproof groove in the IDE connector.
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9) FDD (FDD Connector)
The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the
FDD drive. The types of FDD drives supported are: 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB.
Before attaching the FDD cable, please take note of the foolproof groove in the FDD connector.
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10) SATAII0 / SATAII1 / SATAII2 / SATAII3 / SATAII4 / SATAII5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors,
Controlled by nVIDIA® nForce 590SLI Southbridge)
11) JSATAII0 / JSATAII1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2)
SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to 300MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the
SATA 3Gb/s and install the proper driver in order to work properly.
Pin No.
Definition
GND
TXP
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7
1
SATAII5
SATAII4
TXN
GND
RXN
RXP
1
7
7
1
GND
7
1
1
SATAII1
SATAII0
SATAII3
SATAII2
1
7
7
7
1
7
1
JSATAII0
JSATAII1
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12) PWR_LED
The PWR_LED connector is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the
system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode.
Pin No.
Definition
MPD+
MPD-
1
2
3
1
MPD-
13) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)
Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis
front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below.
Speaker Connector
Message LED/
Power
Switch
Power/
Sleep LED
2
1
20
19
Reset Switch
IDE Hard Disk Active LED
HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED)
(Blue)
Pin 1: LED anode(+)
Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
Pin 1: Power
SPEAK (Speaker Connector)
(Amber)
Pin 2- Pin 3: NC
Pin 4: Data(-)
RES (Reset Switch)
Open:Normal
(Green)
Close: Reset Hardware System
Open:Normal
PW (Power Switch)
(Red)
Close: Power On/Off
Pin 1: LED anode(+)
Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
NC
MSG (Message LED/Power/Sleep LED)
(Yellow)
NC ( Purple)
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14) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)
This connector supports either HD (High Definition) or AC97 front panel audio module. If you wish
to use the front audio function, connect the front panel audio module to this connector. Check the pin
assignments carefully while you connect the front panel audio module. Incorrect connection
between the module and connector will make the audio device unable to work or even damage it.
For optional front panel audio module, please contact your chassis manufacturer.
10
2
9
1
AC'97Audio:
HD Audio:
Pin No.
1
Definition
MIC2_L
Pin No.
Definition
MIC
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
GND
GND
MIC2_R
MIC Power
NC
-ACZ_DET
LINE2_R
FSENSE1
FAUDIO_JD
No Pin
Line Out (R)
NC
NC
No Pin
Line Out (L)
NC
LINE2_L
FSENSE2
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audio module to this connector, please refer to the instructions on Page 106 about the software
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15) CD_IN (CD In Connector)
Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.
Pin No.
Definition
CD-L
1
2
3
4
GND
GND
1
CD-R
16) SPDIF_I (SPDIF In)
Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function.
Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IN connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while
you connect the SPDIF cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the
device unable to work or even damage it. For optional SPDIF cable, please contact your local
dealer.
Pin No.
Definition
Power
1
2
3
SPDIFI
GND
1
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17) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 (Front USB Connectors)
Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you
connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the
device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front USB cable, please contact your local
dealer.
Pin No.
Definition
Power (5V)
Power (5V)
USB DX-
USB Dy-
USB DX+
USB Dy+
GND
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10
2
9
1
GND
No Pin
NC
18) F1_1394 / F2_1394(IEEE 1394 Connector)
Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features
like high speed, highbandwidth and hot plug. Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector.
Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable, incorrect connection
between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For
optional IEEE1394 cable, please contact your local dealer.
Pin No.
Definition
TPA+
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
TPA-
GND
10
9
2
GND
1
TPB+
TPB-
Power(12V)
Power(12V)
No Pin
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Please contact your nearest dealer for optional TPM cable.
20
19
2
1
Pin No.
Definition
LCLK
Pin No.
11
Definition
LAD0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
GND
12
GND
LFRAME
No Pin
LRESET
VCC5
13
RSVO
RSV1
14
15
SB3V
16
SERIRQ
GND
LAD3
17
LAD2
18
CLKRUN
LPCPD
RSV2
VCC3
19
LAD1
20
20) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)
You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header. To clear CMOS, temporarily
short the two pins. Default doesn't include the jumper to avoid improper use of this header.
Open:Normal
Short: Clear CMOS
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21) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open)
This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed. You can check
the "Case Opened" status in BIOS Setup.
Pin No.
Definition
Signal
GND
1
2
1
22) BATTERY
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended
by the manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's
instructions.
If you want to erase CMOS...
1. Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord.
2. Gently take out the battery and put it aside for about one minute.
(Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and
negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for five
seconds.)
3. Re-install the battery.
4. Plug the power cord in and turn on the computer.
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Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure
required settings or to activate certain system features.
The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard.
When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the
CMOS SRAM.
When the power is turned on, pressing the <Del> button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will
take you to the CMOS SETUP screen. You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1".
If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can be used.
Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating
system.
@BIOS is a Windows-based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but
directly download and update BIOS from the Internet.
CONTROL KEYS
<
> < > < > < > Move to select item
<Enter>
<Esc>
Select Item
Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu
and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu
Increase the numeric value or make changes
Decrease the numeric value or make changes
General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu
Item Help
<Page Up>
<Page Down>
<F1>
<F2>
<F5>
Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup
Menu
<F6>
<F7>
<F8>
<F9>
Load the fail-safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table
Load the Optimized Defaults
Dual BIOS / Q-Flash utility
System Information
<F10>
<F11>
<F12>
Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu
Save CMOS to BIOS - CMOS Profiles
Load CMOS from BIOS - CMOS Profiles
Main Menu
The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu
Press <F1> to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible
selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc>.
Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, please do it with caution and avoid inadequate
operation that may result in system malfunction.
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<F12> : For Boot Menu
Select boot sequence for onboard (or add-on cards) device.
Boot Menu
== Select a Boot First device ==
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally
Copyright (C) 1984-2006, Award Software, Inc.
Floppy
LS120
Hard Disk
CDROM
ZIP
USB-FDD
USB-ZIP
USB-CDROM
USB-HDD
Legacy LAN
GA-M59SLI-S5 F2
.
.
.
.
Press F12
<DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: XpressRecovery2, <F12>For Boot Menu
05/29/2006-C51/MCP55-6A61JG03C-00
ꢀꢁ:Move Enter:Accept ESC:Exit
Press <F12> to enter the Boot Menu and use < > or < > to select a device, then press enter to accept.
Press <ESC> to exit this menu.
The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the
exact settings for your motherboard.
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F2)
Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the
screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
ꢂ
ꢂ
ꢂ
ꢂ
ꢂ
ꢂ
ꢂ
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Integrated Peripherals
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
ESC: Quit
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Select Item
F11: Save CMOS to BIOS
F8: Dual BIOS 1/Q-Flash
F10: Save & Exit Setup
F12: Load CMOS from BIOS
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to search the advanced option
hidden.Please Load Optimized Defaults in the BIOS when somehow the system works not
stable as usual. This action makes the system reset to the default for stability.
BIOS Setting Recovery
ꢂF11 : Save CMOS to BIOS
This function allows you to make a record of the current CMOS settings as a profile.
You can create up to 8 profiles (Profile 1-8) and give each of them a name.
ꢂF12 : Load CMOS from BIOS
If your system becomes unstable and you load the default BIOS settings, you can use this function
to reload the CMOS settings with a CMOS settings profile created before, without the hassles of
resetting the CMOS configurations.
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„
„
„
„
Standard CMOS Features
This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.
Advanced BIOS Features
This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.
Integrated Peripherals
This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.
Power Management Setup
This setup page includes all the items of Green function features.
PnP/PCI Configuration
This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources.
PC Health Status
This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed.
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio.
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe
configuration.
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Load Optimized Defaults
Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in
best performance configuration.
Set Supervisor Password
Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just
to Setup.
„
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„
Set User Password
Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system.
Save & Exit Setup
Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.
Exit Without Saving
Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.
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Standard CMOS Features
Date (mm:dd:yy)
Time (hh:mm:ss)
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Item Help
Menu Levelꢂ
ꢂ
ꢂ
ꢂ
ꢂ
ꢂ
ꢂ
ꢂ
ꢂ
IDE Channel 0 Master
IDE Channel 0 Slave
IDE Channel 2 Master
IDE Channel 3 Master
IDE Channel 4 Master
IDE Channel 5 Master
IDE Channel 6 Master
IDE Channel 7 Master
[None]
[None]
[None]
[None]
[None]
[None]
[None]
[None]
Change the day, month,
year
<Week>
Sun. to Sat.
<Month>
Jan. to Dec.
Drive A
Drive B
Floppy 3 Mode Support
[1.44M, 3.5"]
[None]
[Disabled]
<Day>
1 to 31 (or maximum
allowed in the month)
Halt On
[All, But Keyboard]
640K
<Year>
1999 to 2098
Base Memory
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Standard CMOS Features
Item Help
Menu Levelꢂ
Extended Memory
511M
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Move
F11/12: Profile
Enter: Select
F5: Previous Values
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
Date
The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.
Week
Month
Day
The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only
The month, Jan. Through Dec.
The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month)
The year, from 1999 through 2098
Year
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Time
The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military-
time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.
IDE Channel 0 Master, Slave
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection.
IDE Device Setup. You can use one of three methods:
Auto
None
Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST(default)
Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic
detection step and allow for faster system start up.
Manual
User can manually input the correct settings
Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The four options are:
CHS/LBA/Large/Auto(default:Auto)
IDE Channel 2/3/4/5/6/7 Master
IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection.
Extended IDE Drive You can use one of the two methods:
Auto
Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST.
(Default value)
None
Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the
automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up.
Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are:
Large/Auto(default:Auto)
Capacity
Capacity of currently installed hard disk.
Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option
based on this information.
Cylinder
Head
Precomp
Landing Zone
Sector
Number of cylinders
Number of heads
Write precomp
Landing zone
Number of sectors
Drive A / Drive B
The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the
computer.
None
No floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25"
1.2M, 5.25"
5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity.
5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity
(3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).
720K, 3.5"
1.44M, 3.5"
2.88M, 3.5"
3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity
3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M byte capacity. (Default value)
3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88M byte capacity.
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Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)
Disabled
Drive A
Drive B
Both
Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)
Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive.
Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive.
Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.
Halt on
The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.
No Errors
The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you
will be prompted.
All Errors
Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped.
All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other
errors. (Default value)
All, But Diskette
The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors.
All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it will stop for all
other errors.
Memory
The category is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS.
Base Memory
The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the
system.
The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the
motherboard, or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard.
Extended Memory
The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST.
This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU's memory address map.
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Advanced BIOS Features
ꢂ
Hard Disk Boot Priority
First Boot Device
Second Boot Device
Third Boot Device
Boot Up Floopy Seek
Password Check
Away Mode
[Press Enter]
[Floppy]
[Hard Disk]
[CDROM]
[Disabled]
[Setup]
Item Help
Menu Levelꢂ
Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority
[Disabled]
[PEG]
Init Display First
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
Hard Disk Boot Priority
Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc.
Use < > or < > to select a device, then press<+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press
<ESC> to exit this menu.
First / Second / Third Boot Device
Floppy
LS120
Hard Disk
CDROM
ZIP
Select your boot device priority by Floppy.
Select your boot device priority by LS120.
Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk.
Select your boot device priority by CDROM.
Select your boot device priority by ZIP.
USB-FDD
USB-ZIP
Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD.
Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP.
USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM.
USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD.
Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by Legacy LAN.
Disabled Disable this function.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40
tracks 720K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks.
Enabled
Disabled
BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that
BIOS can not tell from 720K, 1.2M or 1.44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks.
BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that
there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K.
(Default value)
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Password Check
System
The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the
correct password is not entered at the prompt.
Setup
The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password
is not entered at the prompt. (Default value)
Away Mode
Disabled
Disable this function. (Default value)
Enabled
Enable Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system.
(Away Mode: Enables the system to silently perform unattended tasks
while in a low-power mode that appears off. )
Init Display First
This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you
install a PCI card and a PCI Express VGA card on the motherboard.
PCI slot
PEG
Set Init display first to PCI.
Set Init display first to PCI Express VGA card. (Default value)
PEG (Slot2) Set Init display first to PCI Express VGA card(Slot2).
PEG (Slot3) Set Init display first to PCI Express VGA card(Slot3).
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2-3 Integrated Peripherals
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Integrated Peripherals
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Serial-ATA RAID Config
On-Chip IDE Channel0
On-Chip MAC Lan
On-Chip MAC1 Lan 1
NV Serial-ATA Controller
IDE Prefetch Mode
Onboard Audio Function
SMART LAN
[Press Enter]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
Item Help
Menu Levelꢂ
[Auto]
[All Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Press Enter]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[IDE]
[3F8/IRQ4]
[378/IRQ7]
[SPP]
Onboard 1394
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode 1
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mode
ECP Mode Use DMA
On-Chip USB
USB Keyboard Support
USB Mouse Support
Legacy USB Storage detect
3
[V1.1+V2.0]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
Serial-ATA RAID Config
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Serial-ATA RAID Config
Item Help
Menu Levelꢂ
NV SATA RAID function
[Disabled]
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
x
x
x
x
x
x
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID
NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID
NV SATA 2 Primary RAID
NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID
NV SATA 3 Primary RAID
NV SATA 3 Secondary RAID
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
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NV SATA RAID function
Enabled
Enable NV SATA RAID function.
Disabled
Disable NV SATA RAID function. (Default value)
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID
Enabled
Enable NV SATA 1 primary RAID function.
Disabled
Disable this function. (Default value)
NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID
Enabled
Disabled
Enable NV SATA 1 secondary RAID function.
Disable this function. (Default value)
NV SATA 2 Primary RAID
Enabled
Disabled
Enable NV SATA 2 primary RAID function.
Disable this function. (Default value)
NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID
Enabled
Enable NV SATA 2 secondary RAID function.
Disabled
Disable this function. (Default value)
NV SATA 3 Primary RAID
Enabled
Enable NV SATA 3 primary RAID function.
Disabled
Disable this function. (Default value)
NV SATA 3 Secondary RAID
Enabled
Enable NV SATA 3 secondary RAID function.
Disabled
Disable this function. (Default value)
On-Chip IDE Channel0
Enabled
Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value)
Disabled
Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.
On-Chip MAC Lan
Auto
Auto-detect onboard LAN chip function. (Default value)
Disabled
Disable onboard LAN chip function.
On-Chip MAC1 Lan
Auto
Auto-detect onboard LAN1 chip function. (Default value)
Disabled
Disable onboard LAN1 chip function.
NV Serial-ATA Controller
All Enabled
Enable NV Serial-ATA Controller function. (Default value)
SATA-1
SATA-1+2
Disabled
Enable NV SATA-1 function.
Enable NV SATA-1+2 function
Disable this function.
IDE Prefetch Mode
Enabled
Enable IDE Prefetch mode. (Default value)
Disabled
Disable IDE Prefetch mode.
Onboard Audio Function
Auto
Auto-detect onboard audio function. (Default value)
Disabled
Disable this function.
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SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function)
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SMART LAN
Item Help
Start detecting at Port 0.
Menu Levelꢂ
Pair1-2 Status
Pair3-6 Status
Pair4-5 Status
Pair7-8 Status
=
=
=
=
Normal
Normal
Normal
Normal
/
/
/
/
Length
Length
Length
Length
=
=
=
=
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Start detecting at Port 1. 1
Pair1-2 Status
Pair3-6 Status
Pair4-5 Status
Pair7-8 Status
=
=
=
=
Normal
Normal
Normal
Normal
/
/
/
/
Length
Length
Length
Length
=
=
=
=
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
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F11/12: Profile
Enter: Select
F5: Previous Values
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN
cable. This feature will detect cabling issue and report the approximate distance to the fault or short.
Refer to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable:
When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally...
1. If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub, the Status fields
of Pair 1-2, Pair 3-6, Pair 4-5, and Pair 7-8 will show Normal and the Length fields will show
N/A,as shown in the figure above.
2. If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable connected to a 10/100 Mbps hub, the Status
fields of Pair 1-2 and Pair 3-6 will show Normal and the Length fields will show N/A.
However, because Pair 4-5 and Pair 7-8 are not used in a 10/100 Mbps environment, their
Status fields will show Short or Open, and the length shown is the approximate length of the
attached LAN cable.
When a Cable Problem Occurs...
If a cable problem occurs on a specified pair of wires, the Status field will show Short or Open
and the length shown will be the approximate distance to the fault or short.
For example, if it shows Pair1-2 Status = Short / Length = 1.6m,
it means that a fault or short might occur at about 1.6m on Pair 1-2.
When No LAN Cable Is Attached...
If no LAN cable is attached to the motherboard, the Status fields of all four pairs of wires will show
Open.
Onboard 1394
Enabled
Disabled
Enable onboard IEEE1394 function. (Default value)
Disable onboard IEEE1394 function.
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.
Enabled
Disabled
Enable this function.
Disable this function. (Default value)
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Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode
RAID
Set the onboard SATA controller to RAID mode.
AHCI
Set the onboard SATA controller to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller
Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to
enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and
hot plug. For more details about AHCI, please visit Intel's website.
Set the onboard SATA controller to IDE mode. (Default value)
IDE
Onboard Serial Port 1
Auto
BIOS will automatically setup the Serial port 1 address.
3F8/IRQ4
2F8/IRQ3
3E8/IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3
Disabled
Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8/IRQ4. (Default value)
Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8/IRQ3.
Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8/IRQ4.
Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8/IRQ3.
Disable onboard Serial port 1.
Onboard Parallel Port
Disabled
Disable onboard LPT port.
378/IRQ7
278/IRQ5
3BC/IRQ7
Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default value)
Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5.
Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IRQ7.
Parallel Port Mode
SPP
Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default value)
EPP
ECP
ECP+EPP
Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.
Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.
Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode.
ECP Mode Use DMA
3
Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default value)
1
Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1.
On-Chip USB
Disabled
V1.1+V2.0
V1.1
Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB function.
Enable USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 controller. (Default value)
Enable only USB 1.1 controller.
USB Keyboard Support
Enabled
Enable USB keyboard support.
Disabled
Disable USB keyboard support. (Default value)
USB Mouse Support
Enabled
Disabled
Enable USB mouse support.
Disable USB mouse support. (Default value)
Legacy USB Storage detect
Enabled
Disabled
Enable USB storage detect function. (Default value)
Disable this function.
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2-4 Power Management Setup
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Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type
[S1(POS)]
[Instant-off]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
Everyday
0 : 0 : 0
Item Help
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Soft-Off by Power button
PME Event Wake Up
Modem Ring On
USB Resume from Suspend
Power-On by Alarm
Day of Month Alarm
Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm
Power On By Mouse
Power On By Keyboard
KB Power ON Function
AC BACK Function
x
x
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
Enter
x
[Soft-Off]
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Move
F11/12: Profile
Enter: Select
F5: Previous Values
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
ACPI Suspend Type
S1(POS)
Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value)
S3(STR)
Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM).
Soft-Off by Power button
Instant-off
Press power button then Power off instantly. (Default value)
Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 seconds to Power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed
less than 4 seconds.
PME Event Wake Up
This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead.
Disabled
Enabled
Disable this function. (Default value)
Enable PME as wake up event.
Modem Ring On
An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state.
Disabled
Enabled
Disable Modem Ring on function. (Default value)
Enable Modem Ring on function.
USB Resume from Suspend
Disabled
Disable this function. (Default value)
Enabled
Enable USB device wake up system from suspend type.
Power-On by Alarm
You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Date/Time to power on system.
Disabled
Enabled
Disable this function. (Default value)
Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.
If Power-On by Alarm is Enabled.
Day of Month Alarm :
Everyday, 1~31
Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)
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Power On By Mouse
Disabled
Disable this function. (Default value)
Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system.
Power On By Keyboard
Disabled
Password
Any KEY
Disable this function. (Default value)
Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password.
Press any key to power on the system.
Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to power
on the system.
KB Power ON Password
When "Power On by Keyboard" set at Password, you can set the password here.
Enter
Input password (from 1 to 5 characters) and press Enter to set the Keyboard
Power On password.
AC BACK Function
Soft-Off
When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in "Off" state.
(Default value)
Full-On
When AC-power back to the system, the system always in "On" state.
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PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI 2 IRQ Assignment
PCI 1 IRQ Assignment
[Auto]
[Auto]
Item Help
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ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Move
F11/12: Profile
Enter: Select
F5: Previous Values
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
PCI 2 IRQ Assignment
Auto
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15
Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value)
Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2.
PCI 1 IRQ Assignment
Auto
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15
Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value)
Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1.
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2-6 PC Health Status
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PC Health Status
Reset Case Open Status
Case Opened
[Disabled]
Yes
Item Help
Menu Levelꢂ
Vcore
OK
DDR18V
OK
+3.3V
OK
+12V
OK
Current System Temperature
Current CPU Temperature
Current CPU FAN Speed
Current POWER FAN Speed
Current SYSTEM FAN Speed
System Warning Temperature
CPU Warning Temperature
CPU FAN Fail Warning
CPU Smart FAN Control
CPU Smart FAN Mode
25oC
40oC
3183 RPM
0
0
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
RPM
RPM
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
Reset Case Open Status
Disabled
Don't reset case open status. (Default value)
Enabled
Clear case open status at next boot.
Case Opened
If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No".
If the case have been opened, "Case Opened" will show "Yes".
If you want to reset "Case Opened" value, set "Reset Case Open Status" to "Enabled" and save
CMOS, your computer will restart.
Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR18V / +3.3V / +12V
Detect system's voltage status automatically.
Current System/CPU Temperature
Detect System/CPU temperature automatically.
Current CPU / POWER / SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)
Detect CPU / POWER / SYSTEM fan speed status automatically.
System/CPU Warning Temperature
60oC / 140oF
70oC / 158oF
80oC / 176oF
90oC / 194oF
Disabled
Monitor System/CPU temperature at 60oC / 140oF.
Monitor System/CPU temperature at 70oC / 158oF.
Monitor System/CPU temperature at 80oC / 176oF.
Monitor System/CPU temperature at 90oC / 194oF.
Disable this function. (Default value)
CPU FAN Fail Warning
Disabled
Disable CPU fan fail warning function. (Default value)
Enabled
Enable CPU fan fail warning function.
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CPU Smart FAN Control(Note)
Disabled
Disable this function.
Enabled
When this function is enabled, CPU fan will run at different speed depending
on CPU temperature. Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune
based on their requirements. (Default value)
CPU Smart FAN Mode
This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled.
Auto
BIOS autodetects the type of CPU fan you installed and sets the optimal
CPU Smart FAN control mode for it. (Default Value)
Voltage
PWM
Set to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with a 3-pin fan power cable.
Set to PWM when you use a CPU fan with a 4-pin fan power cable.
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[Auto]
CPU Frequency (MHz)
PCIE Clock(SB) NHz
NB<->SB Reference clock
PCIE Clock(NB) NHz
CPU Clock Ratio
Item Help
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[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
[Auto]
Robust Graphics Booster
DDR2 OverVoltage Control
S-Chipset/PCIE Voltage
CPU HT-Link Voltage
HT-Link Voltage
N-Chipset/PCIE Voltage
CPU Voltage Control
Normal CPU Vcore
[Auto]
[Normal]
[Normal]
[Normal]
[Normal]
[Normal]
[Normal]
1.350V
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Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken. For power end-user use only.
CPU Frequency(MHz)
Auto
100 ~ 500
BIOS will automatically setup the CPU Frequency(MHz).
Set CPU frequency from 100MHz to 500MHz.
PCIE Clock(SB) MHz
Auto
BIOS will automatically setup the PCIE Clock(SB) MHz.
100Mhz ~ 200Mhz Set PCIE Clock(SB) MHz) from 100Mhz to 200Mhz.
NB<->SB Reference clock
Auto
100 ~ 500
BIOS will automatically setup the NB<->SB reference clock.
Set NB<->SB reference clock from 200.0 to 500.0.
PCIE Clock(NB) MHz
Auto
BIOS will automatically setup the PCIE Clock(NB) MHz.
100Mhz ~ 200Mhz Set PCIE Clock(NB) MHz from 100Mhz to 200Mhz.
(Note) Whether the CPU Smart FAN Control function is supported will depend on the CPU you install.
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CPU Clock Ratio
This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection. The option will display "Locked" and
read only or will not show up if the CPU ratio is not changeable.
Robust Graphics Booster
Select the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get higher performance.
Auto
Fast
Set Robust Graphics Booster to Auto. (Default value)
Set Robust Graphics Booster to Fast.
Turbo
Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo.
DDR2 OverVoltage Control
Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the DDR2 voltage, damage
to the memory may occur.
Normal
+0.1V
+0.2V
+0.3V
+0.4V
+0.5V
+0.6V
+0.7V
Set DDR2 voltage to Normal. (Default value)
Set DDR2 voltage to +0.1V.
Set DDR2 voltage to +0.2V.
Set DDR2 voltage to +0.3V.
Set DDR2 voltage to +0.4V.
Set DDR2 voltage to +0.5V.
Set DDR2 voltage to +0.6V.
Set DDR2 voltage to +0.7V.
S-Chipset/PCIE Voltage
Set the voltage settings for Southbridge, its PCI Express bus voltage.
Normal
+0.1V
+0.2V
+0.3V
Set Southbridge/PCIE voltage to Normal. (Default value)
Set Southbridge/PCIE voltage to +0.1V.
Set Southbridge/PCIE voltage to +0.2V.
Set Southbridge/PCIE voltage to +0.3V.
CPU HT-Link Voltage
Set the voltage settings for the HT-Link between CPU and Northbridge.
Normal
+0.1V
+0.2V
+0.3V
Set CPU HT-Link voltage to Normal. (Default value)
Set CPU HT-Link voltage to +0.1V.
Set CPU HT-Link voltage to +0.2V.
Set CPU HT-Link voltage to +0.3V.
HT-Link Voltage
Set the voltage settings for the HT-Link between Southbridge and Northbridge.
Normal
Set HT-Link voltage to Normal. (Default value)
+0.1V
+0.2V
+0.3V
Set HT-Link voltage to +0.1V.
Set HT-Link voltage to +0.2V.
Set HT-Link voltage to +0.3V.
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N-Chipset/PCIE Voltage
Set the voltage settings for Northbridge, its PCI Express bus voltage.
Normal
+0.1V
+0.2V
+0.3V
Set Northbridge/PCIE voltage to Normal. (Default value)
Set Northbridge/PCIE voltage to +0.1V.
Set Northbridge/PCIE voltage to +0.2V.
Set Northbridge/PCIE voltage to +0.3V.
CPU Voltage Control
Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0.800V to 1.550V. (Default value: Normal)
Normal CPU Vcore
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2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults
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Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI C
PC Health Status
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N
Exit Without Saving
ꢂ
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
ESC: Quit
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Select Item
F11: Save CMOS to BIOS
F12: Load CMOS from BIOS
F8: Dual BIOS 1/Q-Flash
F10: Save & Exit Setup
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum
system performance.
2-9 Load Optimized Defaults
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Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Ma
PnP/PCI C
PC Health Status
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N
Exit Without Saving
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
ESC: Quit
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Select Item
F11: Save CMOS to BIOS
F12: Load CMOS from BIOS
F8: Dual BIOS 1/Q-Flash
F10: Save & Exit Setup
Load Optimized Defaults
Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically
detects.
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2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password
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Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Ma
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Enter Password:
PnP/PCI C
PC Health Status
Exit Without Saving
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
ESC: Quit
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Select Item
F11: Save CMOS to BIOS
F8: Dual BIOS 1/Q-Flash
F10: Save & Exit Setup
F12: Load CMOS from BIOS
Change/Set/Disable Password
When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in
creating a password.
Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the password.
Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter
a password.
To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message
"PASSWORD DISABLED" will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled,
the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords:
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup
program function. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program
and having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only basic items.
If you select "System" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted for the
password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu.
If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only when
you try to enter Setup.
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Advanced BIOS Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Ma
PnP/PCI C
PC Health Status
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Paword
Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y
Exit Without Saving
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
ESC: Quit
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Select Item
F11: Save CMOS to BIOS
F12: Load CMOS from BIOS
F8: Dual BIOS 1/Q-Flash
F10: Save & Exit Setup
Save Data to CMOS
Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.
Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.
2-12 Exit Without Saving
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Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Ma
PnP/PCI C
PC Health Status
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
SUser Paord
Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N
Exit Without Saving
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
ESC: Quit
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Select Item
F11: Save CMOS to BIOS
F12: Load CMOS from BIOS
F8: Dual BIOS 1/Q-Flash
F10: Save & Exit Setup
Abandon all Data
Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.
Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.
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Chapter 3Drivers Installation
Pictures below are shown in Windows XP.
Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver
CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM
device icon in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe.
3-1 Install Chipset Drivers
After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that
recommended to install. Please pick the item that you want and press "install" followed the item; or you can
press "Xpress Install" to install all items defaulted.
Some device drivers will restart your system automatically. After restarting
your system the "Xpress Install" will continue to install other drivers.
System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can
install others application.
For USB2.0 driver support under Windows XP operating system, please
use Windows Service Pack. After install Windows Service Pack, it will show
a question mark "?" in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under "Device
Manager". Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System
will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver).
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3-2 Software Applications
This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone
you want and press "install" to install them.
3-3 Driver CD Information
This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
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3-4 Hardware Information
This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.
3-5 Contact Us
Please see the last page for details.
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Chapter 4 Appendix
4-1 Unique Software Utilities
(Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.)
4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction
EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and
manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1) Overclocking for enhancing
system performance, 2) C.I.A. and M.I.B. for special enhancement for CPU and Memory, 3) Smart-Fan
control for managing fan speed control of both CPU cooling fan and North-Bridge Chipset cooling fan, 4) PC
health for monitoring system status.(Note)
User Interface Overview
Button / Display
Overclocking
C.I.A./C.I.A.2 and M.I.B.
Smart-Fan
PC Health
GO
"Easy Mode" & "Advance Mode"
Display screen
Function display LEDs
GIGABYTE Logo
Description
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Enters the Overclocking setting page
Enters the C.I.A./2 and M.I.B. setting page
Enters the Smart-Fan setting page
Enters the PC Health setting page
Confirmation and Execution button
Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode
Display panel of CPU frequency
Shows the current functions status
Log on to GIGABYTE website
TM
10. Help button
11. Exit or Minimize button
Display EasyTune 5 Help file
TM
Quit or Minimize EasyTune 5 software
(Note) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards.
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4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction
Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-
tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including
Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including
FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data
on hard disks on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. After Xpress Recovery2 is executed from CD-ROM
for the first time, it will stay permanent in your hard disk. If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you
can simply press F9 during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM.
System requirements:
1. Intel x86 platforms
2. At least 64M bytes of system memory
3. VESA-supported VGA cards
How to use the Xpress Recovery2
Initial access by booting from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the F9 key:
Steps: After entering BIOS Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD-ROM. Save
the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Upon
system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD/DVD:" will appear in the bottom left corner
of the screen. Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2.
After the steps above are completed, subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 can be made
by simply pressing the <F9> key during system power-on.
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Boot from CD/DVD:
Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2.....
Boot from CD/DVD:
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<DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: Xpress Recovery2, <F12>For Boot Menu
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<F9> Xpress Recovery2
1. If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD-ROM, you can
enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the <F9> key in the future.
2. System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of the hard disk will affect
the data backup speed.
3. It is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you com-
plete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software.
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1. RESTORE:
The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2
Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk.
(This button will not appear if there is no backup
file.)
2. BACKUP:
Back up data from hard disk.
3. REMOVE:
Remove previously-created backup files
to release disk space.
(This button will not appear if there is no backup
file.)
4. REBOOT:
Exit the main screen and restart the system.
Limitations:
1. Not compatible to Xpress Recovery.
2. For the use of Xpress Recovery2, a primary partition must be reserved.
3. Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of the hard disk, so free space available
on the hard disk for the backup file must be allocated in advance. (A minimum 4GB is recom-
mended but the actual space is dependent on the size of the data to be backed up)
4. Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and
Windows XP/2000/NT/9x/Me.
5. USB hard disks are currently not supported.
6. Does not support RAID/AHCI (class code 0104/0106) hard disks.
7. Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk.
Hard disks detection sequence is as follows:
a. PATA IDE primary channel
b. PATA IDE secondary channel
c. SATA IDE channel 1
d. SATA IDE channel 2
e. SATA IDE channel 3
f. SATA IDE channel 4
Precautions:
1. When using hard disks with more than 128G under Windows 2000, be sure to execute the
EnableBigLba.exe program from the driver CD before data backup.
2. It is normal that data backup takes longer time than data restoration.
3. Xpress Recovery2 is compliant with the GPL regulations.
4. On a few motherboards based on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is required for Xpress Recovery2
to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode. Please contact your motherboard manufacturer.
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4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction
A. What is Dual BIOS Technology ?
Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the
motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS.
Under the normal circumstances, the system works on the Main BIOS. If the Main BIOS is corrupted or
damaged, the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on. This means that your PC
will still be able to run stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS.
B. How to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility?
a. After power on the computer, pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will
allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press <F8> to enter Flash utility.
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Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
ESC: Quit
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Select Item
F11: Save CMOS to BIOS
F8: Dual BIOS 1/Q-Flash
F10: Save & Exit Setup
F12: Load CMOS from BIOS
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
b. Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Programming Utility
Dual BIOS Utility V1.33
Boot From................................................. Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size...............................
Backup ROM Type/Size...........................
Wide Range Protection
Boot From
SST 49LF004A
512K
512K
SST 49LF004A
Disable
Main Bios
Enable
Auto Recovery
Halt On Error
Disable
Keep DMI Data
Enable
Copy Main ROM Data to Backup
Load Default Settings
Save Settings to CMOS
Q-Flash Utility
Update Main BIOS from Floppy
Update Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy
PgDn/PgUp: Modify
ꢀꢁ: Move
ESC: Reset
F10: Power Off
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c. Dual BIOS Item explanation:
Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable
Status 1:
If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, checksum error or reset? occurs in the Main BIOS, just before
the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on, and that the Wide Range Protection is set to
"Enable", the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically.
Status 2:
If the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards(ex. SCSI Cards, LAN Cards,..) emits signals torequest restart
of the system after the user make any alteration on it, the boot up BIOS will not be changed to the
Backup BIOS.
Boot From : Main BIOS(Default), Backup BIOS
Status 1:
The user can set to boot from main BIOS or Backup BIOS.
Status 2:
If one of the main BIOS or the Backup BIOS fails, this item "Boot From : Main BIOS(Default)" will
become gray and will not be changed by user.
Auto Recovery : Enable(Default), Disable
When one of the Main BIOS or Backup BIOS occurs checksum failure, the working BIOS will automati-
cally recover the BIOS of checksum failure.
(In the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Setting, if ACPI Suspend Type is set to Suspend to RAM,
the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically.)
(If you want to enter the BIOS setting, please press "Del" key when the boot screen appears.)
Halt On Error : Disable(Default), Enable
If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and
Halt On Error set to Enable, the PC will show messages on the boot screen, and the system will pause
and wait for the user's instruction.
If Auto Recovery :Disable, it will show <or the other key to continue.>
If Auto Recovery :Enable, it will show <or the other key to Auto Recover.>
Keep DMI Data : Enable(Default), Disable
Enable: The DMI data won't be replaced by flashing new BIOS.(recommend)
Disable: The DMI data will be replaced by flashing new BIOS.
Copy Main ROM Data to Backup
(If you boot from Backup ROM, this item will change to Copy Backup ROM Data to Main)
Auto recovery message:
BIOS Recovery: Main to Backup
The means that the Main BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Backup BIOS.
BIOS Recovery: Backup to Main
The means that the Backup BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Main BIOS.
(This auto recovery utility is set by system automatically and can’t be changed by user.)
Load Default Settings
Load dual BIOS default value.
Save Settings to CMOS
Save revised setting.
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Method 1 : Q-FlashTM Utility
Q-FlashTM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this
utility, users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to
update BIOS. Q-Flash?allows users to flash BIOS without any utility
in DOS or Windows. Using Q-FlashTM indicating no more fooling around with any complicated instruc-
tions and
operating system since it is in the BIOS menu.
Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk, please do it with caution!! We are
sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd is not responsible for damages of system because
of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end-users.
Before You Begin:
Before you start updating BIOS with the Q-FlashTM utility, please follow the steps below first.
1. Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte's website.
2. Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file (the one with model name.Fxx. For
example, 8KNXPU.Fba) to a floppy disk.
3. Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu.
The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts.
If your motherboard has dual-BIOS, please refer to Part One.
If your motherboard has single-BIOS, please refer to Part Two.
Part One:
Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.
Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS. In the BIOS menu of the motherboards
supporting Q-Flash and Dual BIOS, the Q-Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same
screen. This section only deals with how to use Q-Flash utility.
In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you how to flash
BIOS from an older version to the latest version. For example, from Fa3 to Fba.
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star
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Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fa3
Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250
Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12)
<CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027>
The BIOS file is Fa3
before updating
Memory Testing : 131072K OK
Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel
Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08
Primary Slave : None
Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101
Secondary Slave : None
Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For
Xpress Recovery
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Entering the Q-FlashTM utility:
Step1: To use Q-Flash utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.
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Advanced BIOS Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status
Select Language
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Exit Without Saving
ESC: Quit
F3: Change Language
F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash
F10: Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
Step 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS/Q-Flash utility.
Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen
The Q-Flash / Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.
Dual BIOS Utility
Boot From......................................... Main Bios
Dual BIOS utility bar
Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF004A
Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF004A
512K
512K
Task menu for
Dual BIOS
utility
Wide Range Protection Disable
Boot From Main Bios
Auto Recovery Enable
Halt On Error Disable
Copy Main ROM Data to Backup
Load Default Settings
Save Settings to CMOS
Q-FlashTM utility title
bar
Q-Flash Utility
Load Main BIOS from Floppy
Load Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy
Task menu for
Q-FlashTM utility
Enter : Run
ꢀꢁ:Move
ESC:Reset
F10:Power Off
Action bar
Task menu for Dual BIOS utility:
Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type.
Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.
Task menu for Q-Flash utility:
Contains the names of four tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable
execution of the task.
Action bar:
Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash/Dual BIOS utility. Pressing the buttons
mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions.
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Using the Q-FlashTM utility:
This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash utility. As described in the "Before you
begin" section above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and
insert it to your computer. If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered
the Q-Flash utility, please follow the steps below to flash BIOS.
Steps:
1. Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to "Load Main BIOS from Floppy" item
in the Q-Flash menu and press Enter button.
Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy
disk.
If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with "Save
Main BIOS to Floppy" item.
2. Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.
In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file,
8KNXPU.Fba, is listed.
Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.
Dual BIOS Utility
Boot From.........................................
Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF004A
Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF004A
512K
512K
Wide Range Protection Disable
1 file(s) found
Boos
8KNXPU.Fba
512K
BIOS file in the floppy
disk.
Total size : 1.39M
Free size : 911.50K
F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete
Save Settings to CMOS
Q-Flash Utility
Load Main BIOS from Floppy
Load Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy
Enter : Run
ꢀꢁ:Move
ESC:Reset
F10:Power Off
After pressing Enter, you'll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk.
Dual BIOS Utility
Boot From.........................................
Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF004A
Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF004A
512K
512K
Wide Range Protection Disable
Reading BIOS file from floppy ...
Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System
Do not turn off power or
reset your system at this
stage!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.....................
Save Settings to CMOS
Q-Flash Utility
Load Main BIOS from Floppy
Load Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy
Enter : Run
ꢀꢁ:Move
ESC:Reset
F10:Power Off
After BIOS file is read, you'll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?"
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3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.
Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed.
Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.
4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.
Dual BIOS Utility
Boot From.........................................
Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF004A
Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF004A
512K
512K
Wide Range Protection Disable
You can repeat Step 1 to 4
to flash the backup BIOS,
too.
!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!
Please press any key to continue
Save Settings to CMOS
Q-Flash Utility
Load Main BIOS from Floppy
Load Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy
Enter : Run
ꢀꢁ:Move
ESC:Reset
F10:Power Off
5. Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q-Flash utility. The computer will restart automatically after
you exit Q-Flash.
Dual BIOS Utility
Boot From.........................................
Main Bios
Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF004A
Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF004A
512K
512K
Wide Range Protection Disable
Are you sure to RESET ?
[Enter] to continure or [Esc] to abort...
Save Settings to CMOS
Q-Flash Utility
Load Main BIOS from Floppy
Load Backup BIOS from Floppy
Save Main BIOS to Floppy
Save Backup BIOS to Floppy
Enter : Run
ꢀꢁ:Move
ESC:Reset
F10:Power Off
After system reboots, you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you
flashed.
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star
Ally
Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.
Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba
Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250
The BIOS file
Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12)
<CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027>
becomes Fab after
Memory Testing : 131072K OK
updating.
Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel
Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08
Primary Slave : None
Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101
Secondary Slave : None
Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For
Xpress Recovery
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6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move to
Load Optimized Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Optimized Defaults. Normally the
system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend
reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded.
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Integrated Peripherals
Power Mana
PnP/PCI Con
PC Health Status
Select Language
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? Y
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
ESC: Quit
F3: Change Language
F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash
F10: Save & Exit Setup
Load Optimized Defaults
Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults.
7. Select Save & Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu.
System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu. The procedure is completed.
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Advanced BIOS Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Mana
PnP/PCI Con
PC Health Status
Select Language
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
ESC: Quit
F3: Change Language
F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash
F10: Save & Exit Setup
Save Data to CMOS
Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit.
Part Two:
Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards.
This part guides users of single-BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q-FlashTM utility.
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Advanced BIOS Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status
Top Performance
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
Exit Without Saving
ESC: Quit
F3: Change Language
F8: Q-Flash
F10: Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
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Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen
The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.
Q-FlashTM utility bar
Q-Flash Utility V1.30
Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A
256K
Keep DMI Data Enable
Update BIOS from Floppy
Save BIOS to Floppy
Task menu for
Q-FlashTM utility
Enter : Run
ꢀꢁ:Move
ESC:Reset
F10:Power Off
Action bar
Task menu for Q-Flash utility:
Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable
execution of the task.
Action bar:
Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash utility. Pressing the buttons mentioned
on your keyboards to perform these actions.
Using the Q-FlashTM utility:
This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash utility. As described in the "Before you
begin" section above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and
insert it to your computer. If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered
the Q-Flash utility, please follow the steps below to flash BIOS.
Steps:
1. Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to "Update BIOS from Floppy" item in
the Q-Flash menu and press Enter button.
Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy
disk.
If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with "Save
BIOS to Floppy" item.
2. Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.
In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file,
8GE800.F4, is listed.
Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.
Q-Flash Utility V1.30
Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF002A
256K
1 file(s) found
8GE800.F4
256K
BIOS file in the floppy
disk.
Total size : 1.39M
En
Free size : 1.14M
DEL : Delete
er Off
F5 : Refresh
Q-Flash Utility V1.30
Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF002A
256K
Do not turn off power or
resetyoursystematthis
stage!!
Reading BIOS file from floppy ...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.....................
En
er Off
Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System
After BIOS file is read, you'll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?"
Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.
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3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.
Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time.
Q-Flash Utility V1.30
Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF002A
256K
Updating BIOS Now
Do not turn off power or
reset your system
at this stage!!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.........................
En
er Off
Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System
4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.
Q-Flash Utility V1.30
Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF002A
256K
!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!
Please press any key to continue
En
er Off
5. Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q-Flash utility. The computer will restart automatically after
you exit Q-Flash.
Q-Flash Utility V1.30
Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF002A
256K
Are you sure to RESET ?
[Enter] to continure or [Esc] to abort...
En
er Off
After system reboots, you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you
flashed.
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star
Ally
Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.
Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS for 8GE800 F4
Check System Health OK
Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.7GHz (100x17.0)
<CPUID : 0F0A Patch ID : 0009>
The BIOS file
becomes F4 after
updating
Memory Testing : 122880K OK + 8192K Shared Memory
Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08
Primary Slave : None
Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101
Secondary Slave : None
Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q-Flash
03/18/2003-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00
6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots and "Load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults". See how
to Load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults, please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One.
Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully!!
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Method 2 : @BIOSTM Utility
If you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use the
new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under
Windows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest
version of BIOS.
Fig 1. Installing the @BIOS utility
Fig 2. Installation Complete and Run @BIOS
Click Sart/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS
Select @BIOS item than click Install
Fig 3. The @BIOS Utility
Fig 4. Select the desired @BIOS server
Click "ꢀ"
Click "Update New BIOS"
1. Methods and steps:
I. Update BIOS through Internet
a. Click "Internet Update" icon
b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon
c. Select @BIOSTM sever
d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard
e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.
II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet:
a. Do not click "Internet Update" icon
b. Click "Update New BIOS"
c. Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file.
d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such
as: M59SLI-S5.F2).
e. Complete update process following the instruction.
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III. Save BIOS
In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the
current BIOS version.
IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:
In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can help you check out
which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported.
2. Note:
I. In method I, if it shows two or more motherboard's model names to be selected, please make
sure your motherboard's model name again. Selecting wrong model name will cause the
system unbooted.
II. In method II, be sure that motherboard's model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your
motherboard's. Otherwise, your system won't boot.
III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOSTM server, please go onto
Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II.
IV. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted.
V. Do not use @BIOS and C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) at the same time.
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4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)
To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:
(1) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system.
(2) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup.
(3)* Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS.
(4) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver.
(5) Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation.
Before you begin
Please prepare:
(a) 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.
(b) An empty formatted floppy disk.
(c) Windows XP/2000 setup disk.
(d) Driver CD for your motherboard.
A. nVIDIA® nForce 590SLI Southbridge
(1) 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(s) on the motherboard. If there are more than one SATA controller on your motherboard, you
may refer to the motherboard user's manual to identify the SATA controller for the connector. Then
connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.
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(2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup
You have to make sure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and
set BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive(s)/RAID array.
Step 1:
Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). In BIOS
Setup, go to Integrated Periperals --> Serial-ATA RAID Config (Figure 1).
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
ꢂ
ꢂ
Serial-ATA RAID Config
On-Chip IDE Channel0
On-Chip MAC Lan
On-Chip MAC1 Lan
NV Serial-ATA Controller
IDE Prefetch Mode
Onboard Audio Function
SMART LAN
[Press Enter]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
Item Help
Menu Levelꢂ
[Auto]
[All Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Press Enter]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
Onboard 1394
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode 1
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mode
[IDE]
[3F8/IRQ4]
[378/IRQ7]
[SPP]
x
ECP Mode Use DMA
On-Chip USB
3
[V1.1+V2.0]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support
USB Mouse Support
Legacy USB Storage detect
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
Figure 1
Ensure that NV SATA RAID function is enabled (Figure 2). For example, if you wish to create RAID
with hard disks on the SATAII0 and SATAII1 connectors, ensure that NV SATA 1 Primary/Secondary
RAID are enabled (Figure 2).
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Serial-ATA RAID Config
Item Help
Menu Levelꢂ
NV SATA RAID function
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID
NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID
NV SATA 2 Primary RAID
NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID
NV SATA 3 Primary RAID
NV SATA 3 Secondary RAID
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
Figure 2
The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for your
motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard
you have and the BIOS version.
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Step 2:
To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS
Features menu to CDROM (Figure 3).
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Advanced BIOS Features
ꢂ
Hard Disk Boot Priority
First Boot Device
Second Boot Device
Third Boot Device
Boot Up Floopy Seek
Password Check
[Press Enter]
[CDROM]
[Hard Disk]
[CDROM]
[Disabled]
[Setup]
Item Help
Menu Levelꢂ
Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority
Away Mode
Init Display First
[Disabled]
[PCI Slot]
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
Figure 3
Step 3:
Save and exit BIOS Setup.
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(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS
Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if
you do not want to create RAID.
Step 1:
After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message
which says "Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility" (Figure 4). Hit the F10 key to enter the RAID BIOS
setup utility.
MediaShield IDE ROM BIOS 6.55
Copyright (C) 2006 NVIDIA Corp.
Detecting array ...
Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility ...
Figure 4
Step 2:
The Define a New Array screen is the first option screen when you enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility.
(Figure 5). You can press the TAB key to highlight through options.
Step 3:
In the RAID Mode field, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select a RAID mode. The supported RAID
modes include Mirroring (default), Striping, Stripe Mirroring, Spanning and RAID 5. The following is an
example of RAID 0 array creation.
Step 4:
If RAID 0 (Striping) is selected, you can manually set the striping block size. In the Striping Block field,
use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to set the Striping Block size. The KB is the standard unit of Striping
Block size. We recommend you leaving it to the default setting--Optimal (64K). The size range is from
4K to 128K.
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RAID Mode: Striping
Free Disks
Striping Block: Optimal
Array Disks
Loc
Disk Model
Capacity
Loc
Disk Model
Capacity
1.0.M ST3120026AS
2.1.M ST3120026AS
111.78GB
111.78GB
[ꢃ] Add
[ꢄ] Del
[ESC] Quit
[F6] Back
[F7] Finish
[TAB] Navigate
[ꢀꢁ] Select
[ENTER] Popup
Figure 5
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Step 5:
Next, select the hard drives which you wish to be included in the disk array. The Free Disks section
displays the information about the currently installed SATA hard drives. Press the TAB key to move to
the Free Disks section. Select the target hard drives using the UP or DOWN ARROW key and use the
RIGHT ARROW key to add the hard drives to the Array Disks section (Figure 6).
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RAID Mode: Striping
Free Disks
Striping Block: Optimal
Array Disks
Loc
Disk Model
Capacity
Loc
Disk Model
Capacity
1.0.M ST3120026AS
2.1.M ST3120026AS
111.78GB
111.78GB
[ꢃ] Add
[ꢄ] Del
[ESC] Quit
[F6] Back
[F7] Finish
[TAB] Navigate
[ꢀꢁ] Select
[ENTER] Popup
Figure 6
Step 6:
Press F7 after selecting the target hard disks. A message which says "Clear disk data?" will appear
(Figure 7). If you are sure to clear the data in the selected hard drives, press Y. (If the hard drives
contain previously created RAID array, you need to press Y to clear the data from the hard drives.)
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RAID Mode: Striping
Free Disks
Striping Block: Optimal
Clear disk data?s
Disk Model
Capacity
Loc
Disk Model
Capacity
T3120026AS
111.78GB
111.78GB
[Y] YES [N] NO
T3120026AS
[ꢄ] Del
[ESC] Quit
[F6] Back
[F7] Finish
[TAB] Navigate
[ꢀꢁ] Select
[ENTER] Popup
Figure 7
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After that, the Array List screen displaying the RAID array you created will appear (Figure 8).
If you want to set the disk array as boot device, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select the array
and press B. The Boot section will show Yes.
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Boot
BBS
Status
Vendor
Array Model Name
STRIPE 223.57G
Healthy
NVIDIA
[Ctrl-X] Exit
[ꢀꢁ] Select
[B] Set Boot
[N] New Array
[ENTER] Detail
Figure 8
To read more information about the RAID array, press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure
9), where you should see detailed information about RAID mode, disk block size, disk model name,
and disk capacity, etc.
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RAID Mode: Striping
Striping Width : 2
Striping Block: 64K
Adapt
Channel
M/S
Index
Disk Model
Capacity
1
2
0
1
Master
Master
0
1
ST3120026AS
ST3120026AS
111.78GB
111.78GB
[R] Rebuild
[D] Delete
[C] Clear Disk
[ENTER] Return
Figure 9
To delete the array, press D in the Array Detail screen. When the "Delete this array?" message appears,
press Y to confirm or N to cancel. Press ENTER to return to the Array List screen.
To exit the Nvidia RAID utility, press ESC in the main menu or Ctrl+X in the Array List screen.
Now, you can proceed to install the SATA controller driver and operating system.
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(4) Making a SATA Driver Disk
To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA
controller driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during
the Windows setup process. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard
driver CD-ROM to a floppy disk. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS-DOS
mode(Note1). Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk.
Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in your system. Boot from the
startup disk. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). At the D:\>
prompt, type the following two commands. Press ENTER after each command (Figure 10):
cd bootdrv
menu
Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure 11) appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank
formatted disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu.
For example, from the menu in Figure 11, press I to select H) nVIDIA MCP55 Series Raid (XP) if you
wish to install Windows XP. Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the
floppy disk. Press 0 to exit when finished.
Figure 10
Figure 11
(Note 1) For users without a startup disk:
Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. From the
CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in the BootDrv folder (Figure 12). A
command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 11.
Figure 12
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(5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation
Now that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you are ready to install
Windows 2000/XP onto your SATA hard drive with the SATA driver. The following is an example of
Windows XP installation.
Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as
you see the "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 13). After
pressing F6, there will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you see the next screen.
Windows Setup
Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver.
Figure 13
Step 2:
When a screen similar to that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press
S (Figure 14).
Windows Setup
Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices
installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter.
Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices(s)
<none>
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special
disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for
which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device
manufacturer, press S.
* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage
device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.
S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit
Figure 14
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Step 3:
If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 15 below
will appear. Use the ARROW keys to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER* (Figure 15) and press
ENTER. Later, when a screen similar to Figure 18 appears, you must press S to select additional
driver. The screen will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 15. Select NVIDIA nForce
Storage Controller and press ENTER.
Windows Setup
You have chosen to configure 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.
NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)
NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)
ENTER=Select F3=Exit
Figure 15
Windows Setup
Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):
NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special
disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for
which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device
manufacturer, press S.
* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage
device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.
S=Specify Additional Device Enter=Continue F3=Exit
Figure 16
If a message appears saying one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk
or copy the correct SATA driver again from the motherboard driver CD.
"*" If you want to create RAID, select both NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER and then NVIDIA
nForce Storage Controller.
If you do not create RAID, select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller only.
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Step 4:
When the next screen (Figure 17) appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from
the floppy disk.
Windows Setup
Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):
NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)
NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller (required)
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special
disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for
which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device
manufacturer, press S.
* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage
device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.
S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit
Figure 17
After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows 2000/XP
installation.
WindowsXP Professional Setup
Welcome to Setup.
This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R)
Windows (R) XP to run on your computer.
To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER.
To repair a Windows XP installation using
Recovery Console, press R.
To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
Enter= Continue
R=Repair
F3=Exit
Figure 18
(Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed
under Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed.)
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(6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000
Problem: Users cannot install Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 (or previous versions) to a bootable
RAID volume.
There are two solutions to resolve this issue.
Solutions 1:
Use the NVRAID tool (nForce Driver Version 5.xx) to convert the boot volume to a RAID array. Here
are the detailed step-by-step instructions:
Step 1:
Install Windows 2000 onto a selected hard drive. Download and install Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
from Microsoft's website.
Step 2:
After system restarts, press Del to enter system BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). Under
the Integrated Peripherals menu (Figure 19) assure the SATA port connecting the SATA hard disk (the
one containing the Windows 2000) is Enabled (Figure 19/20). Save settings and exit the BIOS setup.
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Integrated Peripherals
ꢂ
Serial-ATA RAID Config
On-Chip IDE Channel0
On-Chip MAC Lan
[Press Enter]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
Item Help
Menu Levelꢂ
On-Chip MAC1 Lan
NV Serial-ATA Controller
IDE Prefetch Mode
Onboard Audio Function
SMART LAN
[Auto]
[All Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Press Enter]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
ꢂ
Onboard 1394
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode 1
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mode
[IDE]
[3F8/IRQ4]
[378/IRQ7]
[SPP]
x
ECP Mode Use DMA
On-Chip USB
3
[V1.1+V2.0]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support
USB Mouse Support
Legacy USB Storage detect
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
Figure 19
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Serial-ATA RAID Config
Item Help
Menu Levelꢂ
NV SATA RAID function
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
NV SATA 1 Primary RAID
NV SATA 1 Secondary RAID
NV SATA 2 Primary RAID
NV SATA 2 Secondary RAID
NV SATA 3 Primary RAID
NV SATA 3 Secondary RAID
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
Figure 20
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Step 3:
After system restarts, press F10 to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility. Select Striping in the RAID Mode
filed (Figure 21). Move to the Free Disks section with the TAB key. Select the desired disk and use the
RIGHT ARROW key to add it to Array Disks menu.
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RAID Mode: Striping
Free Disks
Striping Block: Optimal
Array Disks
Loc
Disk Model
Capacity
Loc
Disk Model
Capacity
2.0.M ST3120026AS
2.1.M ST3120026AS
111.78G
111.78G
[ꢃ] Add
[ꢄ] Del
[ESC] Quit
[F6] Back
[F7] Finish
[TAB] Navigate
[ꢀꢁ] Select
[ENTER] Popup
Figure 21
Step 4:
After all the settings, press F7 to complete the configuration. When prompted to Clear Disk Data (Figure
22), press N. Then press CTRL+X to exit the NVIDIA RAID BIOS. Restart the computer to boot into
Windows 2000.
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RAID Mode: Striping
Free Disks
Striping Block: Optimal
s
Clear disk data ?
Disk Model
Capacity
Loc
Disk Model
Capacity
T3120026AS
T3120026AS
111.79G
111.79G
[Y] YES [N] NO
[ꢄ] Del
[ESC] Quit
[F6] Back
[F7] Finish
[TAB] Navigate
[ꢀꢁ] Select
[ENTER] Popup
Figure 22
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Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in Windows 2000 and reboot the system. Go to START>
Programs>Nvidia Corporation and select NVRAID manager. You should see the single disk RAID
array (in striping mode) that was created from the boot disk. Select the single boot disk RAID Array by
clicking on it. Select Convert Array under the System Tasks and select Next following the instructions.
Select the desired type of RAID array you want to convert and then select Next. You are prompted to
select the desired Free Disk(s) to add to the bootable RAID array. Press Finish then NVRAID will start
converting the single disk RAID array into a multi-disk RAID array in a bootable format.
Note: Conversion may take 1~2 hours depending on disk size.
Solutions 2:
Users must create a combination installation CD that includes Windows 2000 and Service Pack 3 or
Service Pack 4 fixes integrated in. To create the combination installation CD, refer to the following
website:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/HFdeploy.htm
Note: If users choose not to install Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 or 4, RAID is still supported on
Windows 2000. However, users will not be able to create a bootable RAID volume.
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B. GIGABYTE SATA2 Controller
(1) 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(s) on the motherboard. If there are more than one SATA controller on your motherboard, you
may refer to the motherboard user's manual to identify the SATA controller for the connector. Then
connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.
(2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup
You have to make sure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and
set BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive(s)/RAID array.
Step 1:
Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). In BIOS
Setup, go to Integrated Periperals, set Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode to RAID before configuring
RAID. If you do not want to create RAID, set this item to IDE or AHCI, depending on your need
(Figure 1).
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
ꢂ
Serial-ATA RAID Config
On-Chip IDE Channel0
On-Chip MAC Lan
[Press Enter]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
Item Help
Menu Levelꢂ
On-Chip MAC1 Lan
NV Serial-ATA Controller
IDE Prefetch Mode
Onboard Audio Function
SMART LAN
[Auto]
[All Enabled]
[Enabled]
[Auto]
[Press Enter]
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
ꢂ
Onboard 1394
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode 1
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mode
[RAID]
[3F8/IRQ4]
[378/IRQ7]
[SPP]
x
ECP Mode Use DMA
On-Chip USB
3
[V1.1+V2.0]
[Disabled]
[Disabled]
[Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support
USB Mouse Support
Legacy USB Storage detect
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
Figure 1
The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for your
motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard
you have and the BIOS version.
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To boot from Windows installation CD-ROM disk, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS
Features menu to CD-ROM (Figure 2).
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Advanced BIOS Features
ꢂ
Hard Disk Boot Priority
First Boot Device
Second Boot Device
Third Boot Device
Boot Up Floopy Seek
Password Check
[Press Enter]
[CDROM]
[Hard Disk]
[CDROM]
[Disabled]
[Setup]
Item Help
Menu Levelꢂ
Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority
Away Mode
Init Display First
[Disabled]
[PCI Slot]
ꢀꢁꢃꢄ: Move
Enter: Select
+/-/PU/PD: Value
F10: Save ESC: Exit
F1: General Help
F11/12: Profile
F5: Previous Values
F6: Fail-Safe Defaults
F7: Optimized Defaults
Figure 2
Step 3:
Save and exit BIOS Setup.
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(3) Configuring RAID array in RAID BIOS
Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step if you do not want to create
RAID.
Step 1:
After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message
which says "Press <Ctrl-G> to enter RAID Setup Utility" (Figure 3). Press CTRL+ G to enter the
GIGABYTE SATA2 RAID BIOS setup utility.
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HDD0
HDD1
:
:
ST3120026AS
ST3120026AS
120 GB
120 GB
Non-RAID
Non-RAID
Press <Ctrl-G> to enter RAID Setup Utility ...
Figure 3
In the main screen of the GIGABYTE SATA2 RAID BIOS utility (Figure 4), use the UP or DOWN ARROW
key to highlight through choices. Highlight the item that you wish to execute and press ENTER.
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[ Main Menu ]
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Create RAID Disk Drive
Delete RAID Disk Drive
Revert HDD to Non-RAID
Solve Mirror Conflict
Rebuild Mirror Drive
Save And Exit Setup
Mode Name
HDD0: ST3120026AS
HDD1: ST3120026AS
Capacity
120 GB
120 GB
Type/Status
Non-RAID
Non-RAID
Exit Without Saving
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
[ꢄꢃTAB]-Switch Window
[ꢀꢁ]-Select ITEM
[ENTER]-Action
[ESC]-Exit
Figure 4
Note: In the main screen, you can select a hard disk in the Hard Disk Drive List block and press
ENTER. This allows you to check detailed information about the selected hard disk.
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A. Create Array:
In the main screen, press ENTER on the Create RAID Disk Drive item. Then the RAID creation screen
appears (Figure 5).
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[ Create New RAID ]
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Name: JRAID
Level: 0-Stripe
Disks: Select Disk
Block: 128KB
Mode Name
HDD0: ST3120026AS
HDD1: ST3120026AS
Available
120 GB
120 GB
Type/Status
Non-RAID
Non-RAID
Size:
240GB
Confirm Creation
[ Help ]
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
Enter RAID Name
Enter a string between 1 to 16 characters
in length for the created RAID drive to be
identified by system BIOS or OS.
[ꢄꢃ]-Move Cursor
[DEL,BS]-Delete Character
[ENTER]-Next
[ESC]-Abort
Figure 5
In the RAID creation screen, the Create New RAID block displays all the items that need to be set for
creating an array (Figure 5). The following procedure uses RAID 0 creation as an example.
Steps:
1. Enter Array Name: Under the Name item, enter an array name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be
special characters) and press ENTER.
2. Select RAID Mode: Under the Level item, use UP or DOWN ARROW key to select RAID 0 (Stripe),
RAID 1 (Mirror), or JBOD (Figure 6). Then press ENTER to move onto the next step.
GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.12
[ Create New RAID ]
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Mode Name
HDD0: ST3120026AS
HDD1: ST3120026AS
Available
120 GB
120 GB
Type/Status
Non-RAID
Non-RAID
Name: JRAID
Level: 0-Stripe
Disks: Select Disk
Block: 128KB
Size:
240GB
Confirm Creation
[ Help ]
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
Select RAID Level
RAID 0
RAID 1
JBOD
-
-
-
Data striped for performance
Data mirrored for redundancy
Data concatenated for huge
temporarily disk required
[ꢀꢁ]-Switch RAID Level
[ENTER]-Next
[ESC]-Abort
Figure 6
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3. Assign Array Disks: After RAID mode is selected, RAID BIOS automatically assigns the two hard
disks installed as the RAID disks.
4. Set Block Size (only for RAID 0): Under the Block item, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to
select the block size (Figure 7), ranging from 4K to 128K. Press ENTER when finished.
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[ Create New RAID ]
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Name: JRAID
Level: 0-Stripe
Disks: Select Disk
Block: 128KB
Mode Name
Available
120 GB
120 GB
Type/Status
Non-RAID
Non-RAID
ꢂ
ꢂ
HDD0:
HDD1:
ST3120026AS
ST3120026AS
Size:
240GB
Confirm Creation
[ Help ]
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
Setting Stripe Block
Select a stripe size which will be used to
divide data from/to seperate RAID members.
The following are typical values:
RAID 0-128KB
[ꢀꢁ]-Switch RAID Block Size
[ENTER]-Next
[ESC]-Abort
Figure 7
5. Set Array Size: Under the Size item, type the size of the array (Figure 8), and press ENTER.
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[ Create New RAID ]
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Name: JRAID
Level: 0-Stripe
Disks: Select Disk
Block: 128KB
Mode Name
Available
120 GB
120 GB
Type/Status
Non-RAID
Non-RAID
ꢂ
ꢂ
HDD0:
HDD1:
ST3120026AS
ST3120026AS
Size:
240GB
Confirm Creation
[ Help ]
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
Setting RAID Capacity
Enter the RAID capacity. The default value
indicates the maximum capacity determined
by the selected members. If less than the
maximum capacity is chosen, the remaining
capacity would be no used.
[ꢄꢃ]-Switch Unit
[DEL,BS]-Delete Number
[ENTER]-Next
[ESC]-Abort
Figure 8
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6. Confirm Creation: After all of the items are configured, the selection bar automatically jumps to the
Confirm Creation item. When prompted to confirm your selections (Figure 9), press Y to confirm
or N to abort.
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[ Create New RAID ]
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Name: JRAID
Level: 0-Stripe
Disks: Select Disk
Block: 128KB
Mode Name
Available
120 GB
120 GB
Type/Status
Non-RAID
Non-RAID
ꢂ
ꢂ
HDD0:
HDD1:
ST3120026AS
ST3120026AS
Size:
240GB
Confirm Creation
[ RAID Disk Dri
Create RAID on the select HDD(Y/N)?Y
CONFIRM RAID CREATION
ALL DATA ON THE SELECTED HARD DISK
WILL BE LOST WHEN EXIT WITH SAVING
[ꢄꢃ]-Switch Unit
[DEL,BS]-Delete Number
[ENTER]-Next
[ESC]-Abort
Figure 9
When finished, the new RAID array will be displayed in the RAID Disk Drive List block (Figure 10).
GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.12
[ Main Menu ]
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Create RAID Disk Drive
Delete RAID Disk Drive
Revert HDD to Non-RAID
Solve Mirror Conflict
Rebuild Mirror Drive
Save And Exit Setup
Mode Name
HDD0: ST3120026AS
HDD1: ST3120026AS
Capacity Type/Status
120 GB RAID Inside
120 GB RAID Inside
Exit Without Saving
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
Model Name
RDD0: JRAID
RAID Level
0-Stripe
Capacity Status
240 GB Normal
Members(HDDx)
01
[ꢄꢃTAB]-Switch Window
[ꢀꢁ]-Select RAID
[ENTER]-Action
[ESC]-Exit
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To check more detailed information about the array, use the TAB key while in the Main Menu block to
move the selection bar to the RAID Disk Drive List block. Select the array and press ENTER.
A small window displaying the array information will appear in the center of the screen (Figure 11).
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[ Main Menu ]
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Create RAID Disk Drive
Delete RAID Disk Drive
Revert HDD to Non-RAID
Solve Mirror Conflict
Rebuild Mirror Drive
Save And Exit Setup
Mode Name
HDD0: ST3120026AS
HDD1: ST3120026AS
Capacity Type/Status
120 GB RAID Inside
120 GB RAID Inside
[ RAID Information ]
Name: JRAID
Level: 0-Stripe
Block: 128KB
Exit Without Saving
Capacity: 81GB
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
Model Name
RDD0: JRAID
us
mal
Members(HDDx)
01
Members: HDD 01
Status: Normal
[ꢄꢃTAB]-Switch Window
[ꢀꢁ]-Select RAID
[ENTER]-Detail
[ESC]-Exit
Figure 11
After configuring the RAID array, select the Save And Exit Setup item in the main screen to save your
settings if you wish to exit the RAID BIOS utility, then press Y (Figure 12).
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[ Main Menu ]
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Create RAID Disk Drive
Delete RAID Disk Drive
Revert HDD to Non-RAID
Solve Mirror Conflict
Rebuild Mirror Drive
Save And Exit Setup
Mode Name
HDD0: ST3120026AS
HDD1: ST3120026AS
Capacity Type/Status
120 GB RAID Inside
120 GB RAID Inside
Exit Without Saving
Save to Disk & Exit (Y/N)?Y
[ RAID Disk Drive
Model Name
RDD0: JRAID
0-Stripe
240 GB Normal
bers(HDDx)
01
[ꢄꢃTAB]-Switch Window
[ꢀꢁ]-Select ITEM
[ENTER]-Action
[ESC]-Exit
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B. Delete Array:
To delete the array, select Delete RAID Disk Drive in the main menu and press ENTER. The selection
bar will move to the RAID Disk Drive List block. Press the SPACEBAR on the array to be deleted; a
small triangle will appear to mark the selected array (Figure 13). Press Del.
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[ Main Menu ]
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Create RAID Disk Drive
Delete RAID Disk Drive
Revert HDD to Non-RAID
Solve Mirror Conflict
Rebuild Mirror Drive
Save And Exit Setup
Mode Name
HDD0: ST3120026AS
HDD1: ST3120026AS
Capacity
120 GB
120 GB
Type/Status
Inside
Inside
Exit Without Saving
[ RAID Disk Drive List ]
Model Name
RDD0: JRAID
RAID Level
0-Stripe
Capacity Status
240 GB Normal
Members(HDDx)
01
ꢂ
[ꢀꢁ]-Select RAID
[SPACE]-Mark Delete
[DEL]-Confirm
[ESC]-Abort
Figure 13
Press Y to confirm yes to the following message (Figure 14) or N to cancel.
GIGA-BYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOS V1.06.12
[ Main Menu ]
[ Hard Disk Drive List ]
Create RAID Disk Drive
Delete RAID Disk Drive
Revert HDD to Non-RAID
Solve Mirror Conflict
Rebuild Mirror Drive
Save And Exit Setup
Mode Name
HDD0: ST3120026AS
HDD1: ST3120026AS
Capacity
120 GB
120 GB
Type/Status
Inside
Inside
Exit Without Saving
ALL DATA ON THE RAID WILL LOST!!
ARE YOU SURE TO DELETE (Y/N)? N
[ RAID Disk Drive List
Model Name
RDD0: JRAID
Members(HDDx)
01
ꢂ
[ꢀꢁ]-Select RAID
[SPACE]-Mark Delete
[DEL]-Confirm
[ESC]-Abort
Figure 14
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(4) Making a SATA Driver Disk (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode)
To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA
controller driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during
the Windows setup process. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard
driver CD-ROM to a floppy disk. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS-DOS
mode(Note1). Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk.
Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in your system. Boot from the
startup disk. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). At the D:\>
prompt, type the following two commands. Press ENTER after each command (Figure 15):
cd bootdrv
menu
Step 2: When the controller menu (Figure 16) appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank
formatted disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu.
For example, from the menu in Figure 16, press J to select J) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver if you
wish to install Windows XP. Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the
floppy disk. Press 0 to exit when finished.
Figure 15
Figure 16
(Note 1) For users without a startup disk:
Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD-ROM. From the
CD-ROM drive folder, double click the MENU.exe file in the BootDrv folder (Figure 17). A
command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 16.
Figure 17
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(Required for AHCI and RAID Mode)
Now that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you are ready to install
Windows 2000/XP onto your SATA hard drive with the SATA driver. The following is an example of
Windows XP installation.
Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows 2000/XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as
you see the "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" message (Figure 18). After
pressing F6, there will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you see the next screen.
Windows Setup
Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver.
Figure 18
Step 2:
When a screen similar to that below appears, insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press
S (Figure 19).
Windows Setup
Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices
installed in your system, or you have chosen to manually specify an adapter.
Currently, Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices(s)
<none>
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special
disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for
which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device
manufacturer, press S.
* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage
device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.
S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit
Figure 19
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Step 3:
If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 20 below
will appear. Use the ARROW keys to select
GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller(Windows 2K/XP/2003)* and press ENTER.Then it will begin
to load the SATA driver from the floppy disk.
Windows Setup
You have chosen to configure 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.
GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller(Windows 2K/XP/2003)
GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller(Windows XP/2003 64bit)
ENTER=Select F3=Exit
Figure 20
If a message appears saying one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk
or copy the correct SATA driver again from the motherboard driver CD.
Step 4:
When the next screen (Figure 21) appears, press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from
the floppy disk.
Windows Setup
Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s):
GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller(Windows 2K/XP/2003)
* To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special
disk controllers for use with Windows, including those for
which you have a device support disk from a mass storage device
manufacturer, press S.
* If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage
device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional
mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER.
S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit
Figure 21
"*" If you wish to install 64-bit Windows Operating System,
select GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller(Windows XP/2003 64bit).
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After the SATA controller driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP
installation.
WindowsXP Professional Setup
Welcome to Setup.
This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R)
Windows (R) XP to run on your computer.
To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER.
To repair a Windows XP installation using
Recovery Console, press R.
To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.
Enter= Continue
R=Repair
F3=Exit
Figure 22
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4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function
Introduction
A. Realtek ALC888DD CODEC
The default speaker settings for the 6 audio jacks are
as shown in the picture to the right. The jack
retasking capability supported by HD Audio allows
users to change the function for each audio jack by
Center/Subwoofer
Speaker Out
Line In
Line Out
(Front Speaker Out)
the audio software provided. For example, if
a
Rear Speaker Out
rear speaker is plugged into the center/subwoofer
speaker out jack, you can change the center/
subwoofer speaker out jack to fucntion as a rear
speaker out jack via the audio software.Please
follow the steps to install the function. (Following
pictures are in Windows XP)
Mic In
Side Speaker
Out
Note that if you wish to connect a microphone, you MUST connect it to the default Mic In jack
for the microphone to work correctly.
HD Audio
With multiple built-in high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that support audio output at up to
192 kHz/24-bit quality and multi-streaming applications, HD Audio is able to handle multiple audio
streams (in and out) simultaneously. Multi-channel audio experiences have become a reality so you
can, for instance, listen to MP3 music, have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet,
and etc. all at the same time.
Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:
We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo
output is applied.
STEP 1 :
After installation of the audio driver, you should find
an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you
can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double-
click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel.
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STEP 2:
In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab.
In the upper left list, click 2CH Speaker.
STEP 3:
After a speaker or headphone is plugged into the
rear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up and
ask you what type of equipment is connected.
Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on
the device connected and click OK. The 2-chan-
nel audio setup is completed.
4 Channel Audio Setup
STEP 1 :
After installation of the audio driver, you should find
an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you
can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double-
click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel.
STEP 2:
In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab.
In the upper left list, click 4CH Speaker.
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STEP 3:
After plugging in 4-channel speakers to the rear
speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and
ask you what type of equipment is connected.
Choose a device depending on the type of speaker
connected (4-channel audio consists of Front
Speaker Out (Line Out) and Rear Speaker Out) and
then click OK. The 4-channel audio setup is
completed.
6 Channel Audio Setup
STEP 1 :
After installation of the audio driver, you should find
an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you
can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double-
click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel.
STEP 2:
In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab.
In the upper left list, click 6CH Speaker.
STEP 3:
After plugging in 6-channel speakers to the rear
speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and
ask you what type of equipment is connected.
Choose a device depending on the type of speaker
connected (6-channel audio consists of Front
Speaker Out (Line Out), Rear Speaker Out, and
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out) then click OK.
The 6-channel audio setup is completed.
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8 Channel Audio Setup
STEP 1 :
After installation of the audio driver, you should find
an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you
can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double-
click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel.
STEP 2:
In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab.
In the upper left list, click 8CH Speaker.
STEP 3:
After plugging in 8-channel speakers to the rear
speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and
ask you what type of equipment is connected.
Choose a device depending on the type of speaker
connected (8-channel audio consists of Front
Speaker Out (Line Out), Rear Speaker Out, Cen-
ter/Subwoofer Speaker Out, and Side Speaker Out)
then click OK. The 8-channel audio setup is
completed.
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Sound Effect Configuration:
At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust sound
option settings as desired.
AC'97 Audio Configuration:
To enable the front panel audio connector to
support AC97 Audio mode, go to the Audio Control
Panel and click the Audio I/O tab. In the
ANALOG area, click the Tool icon and then select
the Disable front panel jack detection check
box. This action completes the AC'97 Audio
configuration.
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Enabling the DTS (Digital Theater Systems) function
Before DTS is enabled, you would get only 2-channel output signals (from the
front speakers) when playing 2-channel music. You must play 4-, 6-, or 8-
channel music sources to produce 4-, 6-, or 8- channel audio effects.
With DTS enabled, the system will transform two-channel stereo source material into multi-channel
audio output, creating a virtual surround sound environment.
After installing the audio driver, at the center bottom of the Audio Control
Panel, you should find the DTS control button as shown below:
DTS control button
1.
2.
: This button provides you more controls over "dts NEO:PC".
Music Mode ;
Cinema Mode
"dts NEO : PC" :
Press this button to enable or disable the dts NEO : PC function.
Enabling dts NEO : PC allows the system to transform ordinary 2-channel stereo content into
4-, 6-, or 8- channel surround sound, depending on your speaker configurations.
3.
"dts INTERACTIVE" :
If your surround sound system is connected via an external decoder, click the Audio I/O tab in the
Audio Control Panel. Either click DTS Interactive in the upper left list or click the dts INTERACTIVE
button at the center bottom of the Audio Control
Panel. And click the dts NEO : PC button.
The system will then simulate 5.1 channel
surround sound playback from two-channel
content.
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Introduction of Dolby Digital Live:
A real-time encoding technology, Dolby Digital Live converts any
audio signal into a Dolby Digital bitstream for transport and playback
through a home theater system. With it, your PC or game console can
be hooked up to your Dolby Digital-equipped audio/video receiver or
digital speaker system via a single digital connection, eliminating the confusion of multiple cables and
ensuring the integrity of the audio signal.
In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab.
Either click Dolby Digital 5.1 in the upper left list
or click the Dolby Digital Live button at the center
bottom of the Audio Control Panel.
Digital PCM Output Setup:
In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab.
In the upper left list, click Digital PCM Output.
Enable this function to allow digital audio sources
that are not digitally processed by Dolby or DTS
encoding to be output from the SPDIF OUT.
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B. Realtek ALC883 CODEC
The default speaker settings for the 6 audio jacks are
as shown in the picture to the right. The jack
retasking capability supported by HD Audio allows
users to change the function for each audio jack by
Center/Subwoofer
Speaker Out
Line In
Line Out
(Front Speaker Out)
Rear Speaker Out
the audio software provided. For example, if
a
Side Speaker
Out
Mic In
rear speaker is plugged into the center/subwoofer
speaker out jack, you can change the center/
subwoofer speaker out jack to fucntion as a rear
speaker out jack via the audio software.Please
follow the steps to install the function. (Following
pictures are in Windows XP)
Note that if you wish to connect a microphone, you MUST connect it to the default Mic In jack
for the microphone to work correctly.
HD Audio
With multiple built-in high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that support audio output at up to
192 kHz/24-bit quality and multi-streaming applications, HD Audio is able to handle multiple audio
streams (in and out) simultaneously. Multi-channel audio experiences have become a reality so you
can, for instance, listen to MP3 music, have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet,
and etc. all at the same time.
Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:
We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo
output is applied.
STEP 1 :
After installation of the audio driver, you should find
an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you
can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double-
click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel.
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STEP 2:
In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O
tab. In the upper left list, click 2CH Speaker.
STEP 3:
After a speaker or headphone is plugged into the
rear Line Out jack, a small window will pop up and
ask you what type of equipment is connected.
Choose Headphone or Line Out depending on
the device connected and click OK. The 2-chan-
nel audio setup is completed.
4 Channel Audio Setup
STEP 1 :
After installation of the audio driver, you should find
an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you
can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double-
click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel.
STEP 2:
In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O
tab. In the upper left list, click 4CH Speaker.
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STEP 3:
After plugging in 4-channel speakers to the rear
speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and
ask you what type of equipment is connected.
Choose a device depending on the type of speaker
connected (4-channel audio consists of Front
Speaker Out (Line Out) and Rear Speaker Out) and
then click OK. The 4-channel audio setup is
completed.
6 Channel Audio Setup
STEP 1 :
After installation of the audio driver, you should find
an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you
can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double-
click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel.
STEP 2:
In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O
tab. In the upper left list, click 6CH Speaker.
STEP 3:
After plugging in 6-channel speakers to the rear
speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and
ask you what type of equipment is connected.
Choose a device depending on the type of speaker
connected (6-channel audio consists of Front
Speaker Out (Line Out), Rear Speaker Out, and
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out) then click OK.
The 6-channel audio setup is completed.
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8 Channel Audio Setup
STEP 1 :
After installation of the audio driver, you should find
an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you
can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double-
click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel.
STEP 2:
In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O
tab. In the upper left list, click 8CH Speaker.
STEP 3:
After plugging in 8-channel speakers to the rear
speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and
ask you what type of equipment is connected.
Choose a device depending on the type of speaker
connected (8-channel audio consists of Front
Speaker Out (Line Out), Rear Speaker Out, Cen-
ter/Subwoofer Speaker Out, and Side Speaker Out)
then click OK. The 8-channel audio setup is
completed.
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Sound Effect Configuration:
At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust sound
option settings as desired.
AC'97 Audio Configuration:
To enable the front panel audio connector to sup-
port AC97 Audio mode, go to the Audio Control
Panel and click the Audio I/O tab. In the ANA-
LOG area, click the Tool icon and then select the
Disable front panel jack detection check box.
This action completes the AC'97 Audio configuration.
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4-2 Troubleshooting
Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific
motherboard model, please log on to GIGABYTE's website.
Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why?
Answer: Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version. Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after
entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options.
Questions 2: Why is the light of my keyboard/optical mouse still on after computer shuts down?
Answer: In some boards, a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down and
that's why the light is still on.
Question 3: How do I clear CMOS?
Answer: If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper, please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual. If your
board doesn't have such jumper, you can take off the on-board battery to leak voltage to clear CMOS.
Please refer to the steps below:
Steps:
1. Turn off power.
2. Disconnect the power cord from MB.
3. Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 1 minute (Or you can use a metal object
to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for 5
seconds).
4. Re-insert the battery to the battery holder.
5. Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power.
6. Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail-Safe Defaults(or load Optimized Defaults).
7. Save changes and reboot the system.
Question 4: Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume?
Answer: Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier. If not, please
change another speaker with power/amplifier and try again later.
Question 5: Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up. What do
these beeps usually stand for?
Answer: The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems. However, they are
only for reference purposes. The situations might differ from case to case.
ꢃ
AWARD BIOS Beep Codes
1 short: System boots successfully
2 short: CMOS setting error
1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B error
1 long 2 short: Monitor or display card error
1 long 3 short: Keyboard error
1 long 9 short: BIOS ROM error
Continuous long beeps: DRAM error
Continuous short beeps: Power error
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