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1. You may connect the audio cable that came with your optical drive to the header 1 Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND i 3 GND o 4 CD R GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 30 13 SPDIF_10 S PDIF In Out Header This header supports digital S PDIF in out Via an optional S PDIF in and out cable this header can connect to an audio device that supports digital audio out and an audio system that supports digital audio in For purchasing the optional S PDIF in and out cable please contact the local dealer 14 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 USB Headers Yellow The headers conform to USB 2 0 1 1 specification Each USB header can provide two U via an optional USB bracket For purchasing the optional USB bracket please contact dealer Pin No Definition Power NoPin SPDIF SPDIFI ul gt wl n GND GND Pin No Definition Power 5V Power 5V USB DX US
2. y Make sure the motherboard does not short circuitwith the chassis Yes p lsolate the short or other metal objects circuit No 7 r The problem is verified and solved Secure the CPU Check if the CPU cooler is attached to the CPU securely Is the N cooler on the CPU power connector ofthe CPU cooler connected to the CPU_FAN 9 B Connect the CPU 7 cooler power cable header properly to the motherboard Yes The problem is verified and solved No Correctly insert the Check ifthe memory is installed properly on the memory slot Bi memory into the memory socket Yes ke EEEE v The problem is verified and solved Insertthe graphics card Connectthe ATX main power cable and the 12V power cable Turn on the power to start the computer y Press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults Select Save amp Exit Setup to save changes and exit BIOS Setup 2 Continued GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 98 A NOTE When the computer is tumed on is the CPU cooler running The power supply No p gt CPU or CPU socket might fail Yes K Check if there is display on your monitor Yes a The problem is verified and solved The graphics card No J gt expansion slot or monitor might fail Vv Turn off the computer P lugg in the keyb
3. Note This option is available only when data sharing is NOT enabled 15 Unique Features 4 6 Time Repair Based on the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services technology Time Repair allows you to quickly back up and restore your system data in the Windows Vista operating system Time Repair supports NTFS file system and can restore system data on PATA and SATA hard drives System Restore Choose a system restore point using the navigation bar on the right or at the bottom of the screen to view the system data backed up at different time You can choose file s directory ies and click the Copy button to restore the file s directory ies or click Restore to restore the entire system N Time Repair GIGABYTE Preference Screen EE E Button Function ae ga ON Automatically creates system restore o o ODE CEL points el Or OFF DO NOT automatically create system Le restore points SCHEDULE Sets a regular interval for creating system restore points awa Ig rT CAPACITY Sets the percentage of hard drive space ae used for saving shadow copies na kom TRIGGER Creates a system restore point upon the first boot up of the day Displays the Time Repair help file e The hard drive used must have more than 1 GB of capacity and over 300 MB of available space WO e Each storage volume can accommodate 64 shadow copies When this limit is reached the oldest shadow copy will be delete
4. 11 Hardware Installation BIOS 2x8 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Support for DualBlos PnP 1 0a DMI 2 0 SM BIOS 2 4 ACPI 1 0b Unique Features Support for BIOS Support for Q Flash Support for Virtual Dual BIOS Support for Download Center Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for EasyTune ot 8 Support for Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced Bundled Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows Vista XP Form Factor Micro ATX Form Factor 24 4cm x 24 4cm Note 1 Due to Windows Vista XP 32 bit operating system limitation when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB Note 2 The DVI D port does not support D Sub connection by adapter Note 3 Simultaneous output for DVI D and HDMI is not supported Note 4 For Windows Vista XP 32 bit operating system only Note 5 Whether Hybird SLI technology is supported depends on the graphics card being used Note 6 Due to a chipset limitation the SATA2_3 and SATA2_4 connectors only support AHCI RAID mode Note 7 Whether the CPU system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU system cooler you install Note 8 Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 12 1 3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler Read
5. in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in 3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 Pin No Definition oO ooo 1 MPD L 2 MPD es 3 MPD a System Status LED g S0 On D E 1 Blinking eee S3 S4 S55 Off EAE ca 9 BAT Battery The battery provides power to keep the values such as BIOS configurations date and time information in the CMOS when the computer is turned off Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost You may clear the CMOS values by removing the battery 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and waitfor one minute Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals ofthe battery holder making them shortfor5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord and restart your computer e Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery e Replace the battery with an equivalent one Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model e Contact the place of purchase or local dealer if you are not able to replace the battery by yourself or uncertain about the battery model e When installing th
6. Welcome to the NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard Ss Thos scar wil ude you Prau mbuling your RAD aay ET a 9 The NVIDIA RAID setten altows you te rebul one d he rays namtar dks while Pa eyeen 8 p and mto deructirg une ard axpicaton access 1o the Gata set Step 1 In NVIDIA Control Panel click Rebuild array When the NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard appears under Storage in the Select a Task pane click Next VIERA Reta Array Wizard NVA Reals Arny Wama 4 i S a S e e a Teas _ coe cto eo or Step 3 Step 4 Select the array to rebuild and click Next Select a drive to add to the array and click Next EN e Completing the NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard Ths a P trae of te NIOLA Rabu Ary Waard You hawe choses te mut the folewng da ESS Step 5 Step 6 Click Finish to start the rebuilding process The rebuilding progress is displayed in the View Storage Configuration sub menu 89 Appendix 5 2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5 2 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the back panel which support 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio 3 SE The picture to the right shows the default audio jack ee EE assignments a fa aA a The integrated HD High Definition audio provides Ra ral jack retasking capability that
7. 1 4 2 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to DDR DIMMs Be sure to install DDR2 DIMMs on this motherboard CAUTION DDR2 DIMM A DDR2 memory module has a notch so it can only fit in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the memory sockets Step 1 Note the orientation of the memory module Spread the retaining clips at both ends of the memory socket Place the memory module on the socket As indicated in the picture on the left place your fingers on the top edge of the memory push down on the memory and insert it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both ends of the socket will snap into place when the memory module is securely inserted 17 Hardware Installation 1 5 installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card e Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card Carefully read the manual that CAUTION came with your expansion card e Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage PCI Express x1 Slot CI Express x16 S
8. Before You Begin e Xpress Recovery2 will check the first physical hard drive for the operating system Xpress Recovery2 can only back up restore the first physical hard drive that has the operating system installed e As Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file at the end of the hard drive make sure to leave enough unallocated space in advanced 10 GB or more is recommended actual size require ments vary depending on the amount of data e It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed e The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at which the data is backed up restored e Ittakes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it System Requirements e Intel platform Atleast 64 MB of system memory VESA compatible graphics card e Windows XP with SP1 or later gt e Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are different utilities For example a backup file eet created with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2 e USB hard drives are not supported e Hard drives in RAID AHCI mode are not supported Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in the following sequence The first PATA IDE connector the second PATA IDE connector the first SATA connector the second SATA connector and so forth For example when hard drives are attached to the first IDE and the first SATA connectors the hard drive on the first IDE c
9. In RAID mode copy the N7ARV32 file for Windows Vista 32 bit operating system or N7ARV64 for Windows Vista 64 bit In AHCI mode copy the N7ASV32 file for Windows Vista 32 bit operating system or N7ASV64 for Windows Vista 64 bit 83 Appendix 5 1 3 Installing the SATA RAID AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that you have prepared the SATA RAID AHCI driver diskette and configured the required BIOS settings you are ready to install Windows Vista XP onto your hard drive s A Installing Windows XP Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press lt F6 gt as soon as you see the message Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver Figure 1 After pressing lt F 6 gt there will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you see the next screen Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Figure 1 Step 2 When a screen similar to that below appears insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID AHCI driver and press lt S gt Figure 2 Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your em or you have chosen to f Japter Currently Setup will load support for the followi g es s lt none gt To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special disk controll or use with Windo ncluding those for which you have a device support rom a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you
10. Step 2 Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack pink on the back panel or the Mic in jack pink on the front panel Then configure the jack for microphone functionality Note The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time Step 3 Locate the Volume icon in your system tray and click it to open the volume control panel 6 07 PM GA E7AUM DS 2H Motherboard 94 Step 4 To hear the sound being recorded during the record ing process when using the microphone function on the front panel do not select the Mute check box under Front Pink In or Front Green In in Master Volume It is recommended that you set the volume ata middle level To hear the sound being recorded during the record ing process when using the microphone function on the back panel do not select the Mute check box under Mic Volume in Master Volume It is recom mended that you set the volume at its middle level Note If you cannot find the volume control options you need in Master Volume go to the Options menu and then choose Properties Select the volume con trol options you wish to show and click OK to complete Step 5 Next while in Master Volume go to Options and click Properties In the Mixer device list select Realtek HD Audio Input Then set the recording sound level properly Do NOT mute the recording sound or you will not hear any sound when playing back the recording you just
11. 5 You may use the Fast Forward button to move to the beginning of a file or the Fast Back ward button to the end GA E7AUM DS 2H Motherboard 96 5 3 Troubleshooting 5 3 1 Frequently Asked Questions To read more FAQs for your motherboard please go to the Support Motherboard FAQ page on GIGABYTE s website Q A D gt O b gt oO In the BIOS Setup program why are some BIOS options missing Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program Press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup during the POST In the Main Menu press lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt to show the advanced options Why is the light of my keyboard optical mouse still on after the computer shuts down Some motherboard provides a small amount of standby power after the computer shuts down and that s why the light is still on How do clear the CMOS values If your motherboard has a clearing CMOS jumper refer to the instructions on the CLR_CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 to short the jumper to clear the CMOS values If your board doesn t have this jumper refer to the instructions on the motherboard battery in Chapter 1 You can temporarily remove the battery from the battery holder to stop supplying power to the CMOS which will clear the CMOS values after about one minute Refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one
12. BIOS Sign on e i GA E7AUM DS2H D2 i BIO A Dh hee E tosa cmos detaurt atter BIOS update f ciear omi gata Poot Does Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server select the BIOS server site closest to your location and then download the BIOS file that matches your motherboard model Follow the on screen instructions to complete ZD If the BIOS update file for your motherboard is not present on the BIOS server site please nove manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE s website and follow the instruc tions in Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function below Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from File then select the location where you save the BIOS update file obtained from the Internet or through other source Follow the on screen instructions to complete N Save Current BIOS to File Click Save Current BIOS to save the current BIOS file E tosa cuos detaun sner os paste Load BIOS defaults after BIOS Update Select the Load CMOS default after BIOS update check box and then the system will automatically load BIOS defaults after BIOS update and after the system restarts C After Updating the BIOS Restart your system after updating the BIOS Ay Make sure that the BIOS file to be flashed matches your motherboard model Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could cause your system not to boot CAUTION
13. Move F5 Previous Va Enter Select alues Mem ing Setting Item Help Menu Level gt gt Optimal PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults lt Memory Timing Setting Expert allows all Timing mode below to be configurable Options are Optimal default E xpert gt tCL Opti gt tRC Opti tRP Opti gt tRA Opti CAS Latenc ons are Auto D ons are Auto ons are Auto S y defau defau defau ons are Auto defau t 1 7 t 1 7 t 1 7 t 1 31 Command Per Clock CMD Options are Auto default 1 clock 2 clock k Advanced Memory Settings gt RR D Options are Auto default 1 15 gt ARC Options are Auto default 1 31 gt WR Options are Auto default 1 6 GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 40 tWTR Options are Auto default 1 15 tREF Options are Auto default 7 8uS 3 9uS Robust Graphics Booster Robust Graphics Booster R G B helps to enhance the performance of the graphics chip and memory Default Disabled VGA Core Clock Allows you to alter the core clock for the graphics chip and is configurable only if the Robust Graphics Booster option is set to Enabled The core clock can be increased by 1 50 gt CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU The item is present only if a CPU with unlocked clock ratio is i
14. Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number GA E7AUM DS2H Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Date Sept 30 2008 Copyright 2008 GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD All rights reserved The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without prior notice No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated transmitted or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE s prior written permission Documentation Classifications In order to assistin the use of this product GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations Forquick set up of the product read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product Fordetailed product information carefully read the User s Manual For inst
15. Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps When a screen similar to that below appears RAID hard drive s will not be detected at this stage select Load Driver Figure 7 Figure 7 Step 2 Specify the location where the driver is saved such as your floppy disk or USB flash drive Figure 8 Figure 8 87 Appendix Step 3 When a screen as shown in Figure 9 appears select NVIDIA nForce RAID Controller and press Next NVIDIA nforce Serial ATA Controfer A NVROS2 INF Hike drovers thet ere nat compatinie with hardware en tha computer Step 4 After the driver is loaded the screen will show the RAID hard drive Select the RAID hard drive onto which you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation Figure 10 Figure 10 Note The selectable item s displayed in Figure 9 may differ according to the RAID or AHCI driver you will install GA E7AUM DS 2H Motherboard 88 Rebuilding an Array Rebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array Rebuilding applies only to fault tolerant arrays such as RAID 1 RAID 0 1 or RAID 5 arrays The procedures below assume a new drive is added to replace a failed drive to rebuild a RAID 1 array Launch the NVIDIA Control Panel from All Programs in the Start Menu y aa VIKA Rate Array Wam i _
16. www gigabyte fr WEB address http www gigabyte pl e Sweden e Ukraine WEB address http www giga byte se WEB address http www gigabyte ua e italy e Romania WEB address http www giga byte it WEB address http www gigabyte com ro e Spain e Serbia WEB address http www giga byte es WEB address http www gigabyte co yu e Greece e Kazakhstan WEB address http www giga byte gr WEB address http www giga byte kz e Czech Republic You may go to the GIGABYTE website select your language WEB address http www gigabyte cz in the language list on the top right corner of the website e GIGABYTE Global Service System GIGABYTE To submit a technical or non technical Sales Marketing question please link to http ggts gigabyte com tw Then select your language to enter the system GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 104
17. 11 Unique Features 4 3 EasyTune GIGABYTE s EasyTune 6 is a simple and easy to use interface that allows users to fine tune their system settings or do overclock overvoltage in Windows environment The user friendly EasyTune 6 interface also includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory information lettings users read their system related information without the need to install additional software The EasyTune 6 Interface Tabs Information CAI gone SE ca gt Mose aT Aten PowerOn Target engi Rest PU come 1590 43 Mee sso 266 me mwr 4 Rato 00 O Memory 798 MHz 796 MRI pcre 100 Mie Too Mae Era sa wre Coe oe em EQ GIGABYTE Tab Function cru The CPU tab provides information on the installed CPU and motherboard go emery The Memory tab provides information on the installed memory module s You can select memory module on a specific slot to see its information The Tuner tab allows you to change system clock settings and voltages e Easy mode allows you to adjust the CPU FSB only e Advanced mode allows you to individually change system clock settings and voltages settings using the sliders e Save allows you to save the current settings to a new profile txt file e Load allows you to load previous settings from a profile After making changes be sure to click Set for these changes to take effect or click Default to restore to default values The Graphic
18. 13 Hardware Installation B Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket CAUTION CPU Socket Lever Step 1 Completely raise the CPU socket lever Step 3 Remove the protective socket cover from the load plate To protect the CPU socket always replace the protective socket cover when the CPU is not installed Step 5 Once the CPU is properly inserted replace the load plate and push the CPU socket lever back into its locked position GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard Before installing the CPU make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU Step 2 Lift the metal load plate from the CPU socket DO NOT touch socket contacts Step 4 Hold the CPU with your thumb and index fingers Align the CPU pin one marking triangle with the pin one corner of the CPU socket or you may align the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently insert the CPU into position 1 3 2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard The following procedure uses Intel boxed cooler as the example cooler Step 1 Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU Place the cooler atop the CPU aligning the four push pins through the pin holes on the motherboard Push down on the push pins diagonally Step 5
19. 5 Installing an Expansion Card scsssssssessesessessessesssesseessessssssssssessessseesneass 18 1 6 Enabling the NVIDIA Hybrid SLI Function sssri 19 1 7 Enabling the NVIDIA PhysX Function 1 8 Back Panel Connectors 1 9 Intemal Connectors a aman Chapter 2 BIOS Setup raieidacth viet a ieaetinrrcent a ea eii Zele SUAMUP S CHOGM siscscincevasssacdastesscrisyeadtasteascessssteeustasaeanesisetaetessrotisasedarsaeriessanraceeas beds gt PMG MGI MONU ananena anh ar nada 2 3 MB Intelligent Tweaker M 1 T wn 2 4 Standard CMOS Features vs esesssesssssssssssssssnesssnesssnesssnsssnsesssnssseen 2 5 AdVANCed BIOS Features scsisssisseirsesisi ii ntrniecstieniieeenaceniedin 2 6 Integrated Peripherals nuina n uastetneanitnies 2 7 PoWerManagement Setup cscsssecsesesssssessssnestessssneetesssensessnsenessesneess 2 8 PNP PETICONTIQUIALONS siesel ccttveiecenratitas citodteantncntnda ae 29 PO Health Status vccissccvtalcccccsicescssstdcacsscticcsaceestaxtvactenssdstessiesversdeidascdessen aves 2 10 Load FailSafe Defaults cssscssssesssseccssecsssesccssecasseeesseeecseeeasseeeeseeeesaeeeeseees 2 11 Load Optimized Defaults oo ssesessesssesssesssssssssnssssssnsesnssssesnessessseseessessseeses 2 12 Set Supervisor User Password 213 Save amp Exit Setup nesiima nnna 2 14 Exit WithOUtS AVING siscssetictsesiss tedstectesccsdens cited dh neste itaeiaecteaeadiin Table of Contents Chapter 3 Drivers Installation c c
20. After the installation check the back of the motherboard If the push pin is inserted as the picture above the installation is complete Push Pin Direction of the Arrow Sign on the Male Push Pin Push Pin Female Push Pin Step 2 Before installing the cooler note the direction of the arrow sign on the male push pin Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is to remove the cooler on the contrary is to install Step 4 You should hear a click when pushing down each push pin Check that the Male and Female push pins are joined closely Refer to your CPU cooler instal lation manual for instructions on installing the cooler Step 6 Finally attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the CPU fan header CPU_FAN on the motherboard ree Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease tape between the CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may NOTE damage the CPU Hardware Installation 1 4 Installing the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory e Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory of CAUTION the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest memory support list e Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to p
21. Click the tool icon in the DIGITAL section In the S PDIF In Out Settings dialog box select an out put sampling rate and select or disable the output source Click OK to complete the configuration Dal 5 2 3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function DOLBY Before Dolby Home Theater is enabled you get only 2 channel playback output from the front speakers when playing 2 channel stereo sources You must play 4 5 1 or 7 1 channel content to get 4 5 1 or 7 1 channel audio effects With Dolby Home Theater u aA enabled 2 channel stereo content will be transformed into multi channel audio creating a virtual surround sound environment A Windows XP a After installing the audio driver at the center bottom of the Audio SS ee e Control Panel you should find the Dolby Home Theater control buttons as shown below Dolby Home Theater Control Buttons 1 E This button provides you with more controls over the onboard audio 2 DOLBY HEADPHONE Click this button to enable or disable the Dolby Headphone function Enabling Dolby Headphone allows 2 channel stereo content to be heard as surround sound from any set of headphones 3 BRR DOLBY PRO LOGIC II Click this button to enable or disable the Dolby Pro Logic II function Enabling Dolby Pro Logic Il allows 2 channel stereo content to be processed into 4 or 5 1 channel surround sound depending on your speaker configurations 4 RRB DOLBY VIRTUAL SPEAKER Click this b
22. DVD or Blu ray discs refer to the recommended system requirements or better below e CPU Intel Celeron Dual Core processor E1200 1 6 GHz or faster e Memory 1 GB of DDR2 800 memory e BIOS Setup At least 256 MB of Frame Buffer Size refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features for more information e Playback software CyberLink PowerDVD 8 0 File Format Suitable Resolution Windows XP Windows Vista Non protected contents 1920 x 1080p 1920 x 1080p HD DVD 1920 x 1080p 1920 x 1080p Blu ray 1920 x 1080p 1920 x 1080p Optical S PDIF Out Connector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio Before using this feature ensure that your audio system provides an optical digital audio in connector IEEE 1394a Port The IEEE 1394 port supports the IEEE 1394a specification featuring high speed high bandwidth and hotplug capabilities Use this port for an IEEE 1394a device eSATA 3Gb s Port The eSATA 3Gb s port supported by the chipset conforms to SATA 3Gb s standard and is compatible with SATA 1 5Gb s standard Use the port to connect an external SATA device or a SATA port multiplier RJ 45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs Connection S
23. Saver Advanced for more details GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 34 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Basic Input and Output System records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on the motherboard Its major functions include conducting the Power On Self Test POST during system startup saving system parameters and loading operating system etc BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that allows the user to modify basic system configuration settings or to activate certain system features When the power is turned off the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep the configuration values in the CMOS To access the BIOS Setup program press the lt Delete gt key during the POST when the power is turned on To see more advanced BIOS Setup menu options you can press lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt in the main menu of the BIOS Setup program To upgrade the BIOS use either the GIGABYTE Q Flash or BIOS utility e Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating system e BIOS is a Windows based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS For instructions on using the Q Flash and BIOS utilities refer to Chapter 4 BIOS Update Utilities e Because BIOS flashing is
24. allows the user to change 3 fa yH Micia Lgj the function for each jack through the audio driver i aca For example in a 4 channel audio configuration if a Rear speaker is plugged into the default Center Subwoofer speaker out jack you can retask the Center Subwoofer speaker out jack to be Rear speaker out am g Speaker Out il gt n To install a microphone connect your microphone to the Mic in jack and manually et configure the jack for microphone functionality e Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously If you want to mute the back panel audio only supported when using an HD front panel audio module refer to instructions on the next page High Definition Audio HD Audio HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital to analog converters DACs that support 48KHz sampling rate HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams in and out to be simultaneously processed For example users can listen to MP3 music have an Internet chat make a telephone call over the Internet and etc all at the same time A Configuring Speakers The following instructions use Windows XP as the example operating system Step 1 After installing the audio driver the Audio Manager icon wy will appear in your system tray Double click the icon to access the Audio Control Panel 6 07 PM Before installing the audio driver make s
25. an NVIDIA discrete GPU This section gives instructions on configuring an NVIDIA Hybrid SLI system A System Requirements e Hybrid SLI enabled motherboard and graphics card Go to NVIDIA s website for a full list e Atleast 2 GB of system memory e Windows Vista operating system e Latest NVIDIA graphics driver e System BIOS that has Hybrid SLI enabled B Enabling Hybrid SLI 1 BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup to set the following items under the Advanced BIOS Features menu e Set Hybrid SLI to Auto Set Onboard GPU to Always Enable e Set iGPU Frame Buffer Control to Manual e Set Frame Buffer Size to 256MB or 512MB Refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features for more information 2 Driver Installation Insert the motherboard driver disk and select Installing Chipset Drivers Click Xpress Install for installation Restart your system when completed gt Itis recommended that the Hybrid SLI ready graphics card be installed after the motherboard wore driver installation Restart your system after installing the graphics card The system will detect the card and enable Hybrid SLI automatically e You do not have to install the graphics card driver if the motherboard chipset driver has been installed C The Hybrid SLI Interface 1 Hybrid SLI Mode Confirmation The Hybrid SLI icon jj appears in the notification area after the system restarts Pause your mouse over the icon to see the current mode of the system Bo
26. boot will not stop for any error p gt All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system boot will stop All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all other errors Default gt gt All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a floppy disk drive error but stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but it will stop for all other errors Memory These fields are read only and are determined by the BIOS POST Base Memory Also called conventional memory Typically 640 KB will be reserved for the MS DOS operating system Extended Memory The amount of extended memory 43 BIOS Setup 2 5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features I y I ction 1 Menu Level gt On board GPU Enable If No Ext PEG iGPU Frame Buffer Control Auto Size 256M S PEG oot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Second Boot Device Hard Disk 1 Boot Device CDROM Password Check Setup HDD S M A R T Capability CPU Multi Threadi Limit CPUID Max to 3 No Execute Memory Protec CPU Enhanced Halt C1E C2 C2E State Support AICAE St CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 S Tl gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults pyrig
27. enter BIOS Setup Select Load Optimized Defaults and press lt Enter gt to load BIOS defaults System will re detect all peripherals devices after a BIOS update so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software veaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults MOS Features Load Optimized Defaults nced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Power M PnP PCI Comparar ERIE N A SN E PC Health Status Press lt Y gt to load BIOS defaults Step 6 Select Save amp Exit Setup and then press lt Y gt to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup The procedure is complete after the system restarts GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 10 4 2 2 Updating the BIOS with the BIOS Utility A 1 2 Before You Begin In Windows close all applications and TSR Terminate and Stay Resident programs This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update During the BIOS update process ensure the Internet connection is stable and do NOT interrupt the Internet connection for example avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet Failure to do so may result in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is unable to start Do not use the G O M GIGABYTE Online Management function when using BIOS GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inadequate BIOS flashing Using BIOS Flash Memory Size Pda BIOS fom trie
28. gt Soft Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power Default gt gt Full On The system is turned on upon the return of the AC power Note Supported on Windows Vista operating system only GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 52 2 8 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software PCI1 IRQ PCI2 IRQ T46 Move F5 Previous Values PCI1IRQ Assignment p gt Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 PCI2 IRQ Assignment p gt Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 PnP PCI C Auto Auto Menu Level 1e afe Defaults nized Defaults BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the first PCI slot Default Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the first PCI slot BIOS auto assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot Default Assigns IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to the second PCI slot 53 BIOS Setup 2 9 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software PC Health Status Disabled Menu Level gt Disabled Disabled a Enabled CPU Smart FAN Mode Auto System Smart FAN Control Enabled F1 General Help nized Defaults ResetCase Open Status Keeps or clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status Enabled clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status and the Case Opened field will show No at next boot Default Disabled Case Opened Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection device attached to the motherboard C
29. hard drive data Figure 10 2 Xpress Recovery2 will then begin to search the first physical hard drive as the target drive and detect whether this hard drive contains the Windows operating system When the Windows operating system is detected Xpress Recovery2 will begin the backup process Figure 11 GIGABYTE AN b GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY o Figure 11 3 Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to store the backup image file Figure 12 GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 66 D Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 Select RESTORE to restore the backup to your hard drive in case the system breaks down The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created before Figure 13 14 a GIGABYTE ECHNOLOGY Figure 13 Figure 14 E Removing the Backup 1 If you wish to remove the backup file select REMOVE Figure 15 2 After the backup file is removed no backup image file will be present in Disk Management and hard drive space will be freed up Figure 16 k Figure 15 Figure 16 F Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2 GIGABYTE Figure 17 6l Unique Features 4 2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools Q Flash and BIOS GIGABYTE Q Flash and BIOS are easy to use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS DOS mode Additionally this mo
30. made Note Based on the audio specifications to adjust the recording sound use the Recording option to set the recording sound for your recording device s altogether 95 pen Barot 4 4 vima or Vama a tt Ome Onus MeVelme Palen 4 Vome Cire Recording Control Appendix Step 6 To raise the recording and playing sound for the microphone go to Options in Master Volume and select Advanced Controls Click the Advanced button under a volume control option e g Front Green In Front Pink In In the Other Controls field select the 1 Microphone Boost check box Step 7 After completion click Start point to All Programs point to Accessories point to Entertainment and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording 5 2 5 Using the Sound Recorder Recording the Sound 4 Sound Sound Recorder E x 1 Make sure you have connected the audio input File Edit Effects Help device e g microphone to the computer En 2 On the File menu choose New 9 03 sec E 3 To record a sound file click the Recording but ton Le 4 To stop the recording click the Stop button 1 Bae p gt Be sure to save the recording upon completion Playing the Sound 1 On the File menu choose Open 2 In the Open dialog box select the sound wav file you wish to play 3 To play a sound file click the Play button _ J 4 To stop playing click the Stop button J
31. potentially risky if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS itis recommended that you not flash the BIOS To flash the BIOS caution do it with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction e BIOS will emit a beep code during the POST Refer to Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for the beep codes description e Itis recommended that you not alter the default settings unless you need to to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the settings may result in system s failure to boot If this occurs try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values Refer to the Load Optimized Defaults section in this chapter or introduc tions of the battery clearing CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for how to clear the CMOS values 35 BIOS Setup 2 1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Inc GA E7AUM DS2H D22 Motherboard Model BIOS Version lt DEL gt BIOS Setup lt F9 gt XpressRecovery2 lt F12 gt Boot Menu lt End gt Qflash Function Keys TUUTIZ0U8 MCPTA TAOIUGUIC UU SATA Mode Message SATA is found running at IDE MODE When the motherboard is set to its default values the monitor will display a message during the POST telling you the SATA controller is running at IDE mode The message that follows asks
32. practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy saving features of this product where applicable recycling the inner and outer packaging including shipping containers this product was delivered in and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of life products and generally improve our quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table The following table is supplied in compliance with China s Restriction of Hazardous Substances China RoHS requirements 10 KRFRAPH PHBA RSH SPA AAA Management Methods on Control of Pollution from Electronic Information Products China RoHS Declaration FhPRHASORACAVMAMRSR Hazardous Substances Table AFEMATA Hazardous Substances BAEZ ER Parts He He Cd Ate SRR SRAM Cr VID PBB PBDE ie ie ie O Mechanical parts and Fan o o o o GRRA BEDS Chip and other Active components oh AF TCR Passive Components Soldering metal Base RAM PER Flux Solder Paste Label and other Consumable Materials O RRBAEA EMRE RBH AY RAM RAA HEST 1363 2006 EME MRR RE Indicates that this hazardous substance contained i
33. the current submenus lt F8 gt Access the Q Flash utility lt F9 gt Display system information lt F10 gt Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program lt 11 gt Save CMOS to BIOS lt F12 gt Load CMOS from BIOS Main Menu Help The onscreen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu Submenu Help While in a submenu press lt F1 gt to display a help screen General Help of function keys available for the menu Press lt Esc gt to exit the help screen Help for each item is in the Item Help block on the right side of the submenu If you do not find the settings you want in the Main Menu or a submenu press lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt to access more advanced options e When the system is not stable as usual select the Load Optimized Defaults item to set your system to its defaults e The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS version 737 BIOS Setup The Functions of the lt F11 gt and lt F12 gt keys For the Main Menu Only gt F11 Save CMOS to BIOS This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a profile You can create up to 8 profiles Profile 1 8 and name each profile First enter the profile name to erase the default profile name use the SPACE key and then press lt Enter gt to complete gt F12 Load CMOS from BIOS If your system becomes unstable and you have loaded the BIOS default settings y
34. the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU e Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU CAUTION Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest CPU support list e Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage Locate the pin one of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly Or you may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket e Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU e Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur e Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recom mended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you wish to set the fre quency beyond the standard specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc 1 3 1 Installing the CPU A Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU LGA775 CPU Socket Alignment Key jim Alignment Key Pin One Corner of the CPU Socket LGA 775 CPU Me Triangle Pin One Marking on the CPU
35. time of printing GIGABYTE cannot however assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text Also note that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by GIGABYTE Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment In addition to high efficiency performance all GIGABYTE motherboards fulfill European Union regula tions for RoHS Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment and WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment environmental directives as well as most major worldwide safety requirements To prevent releases of harmful substances into the environment and to maximize the use of our natural resources GIGABYTE provides the following information on how you can responsibly recycle or reuse most of the materials in your end of life product Restriction of Hazardous Substances RoHS Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from hazardous substances Cd Pb Hg Cr 6 PBDE and PBB The parts and components have been carefully selected to meet ROHS requirement Moreover we at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical amp Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the national laws as interpreted from the 2002 96 EC WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directi
36. values e When the System Voltage Optimized item blinks in red it is recommended that you set the System Voltage Control item to Auto to optimize the system voltage settings FSB Memory Clock Mode gt gt Auto BIOS will automatically set the FSB Memory clock mode Default p gt Linked Allows you to set FSB speed manually the memory speed changes proportion ally along with the FSB speed Unlinked Allows you to set FSB speed and memory speed individually FSB Memory Ratio This item is configurable only if the FSB Memory Clock Mode option is set to Linked gt gt Auto BIOS will automatically set the FSB Memory ratio Default Sync Mode Sets FSB Memory ratio synchronously FSB QDR MHz Allows you to manually set the CPU host frequency The adjustable range is from 400 MHz to 2500 MHz This item is configurable only if the FSB Memory Clock Mode item is set to Linked or Unlinked Actual FSB QDR Mhz The value depends on the FSB QDR MHz setting Note This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature 730 BIOS Setup lt MEM DDR MHz Allows you to maually set the memory frequency The adjustable range is from 400 MHz to 1400 MHz This item is configurable only if the FSB Memory Clock Mode item is set to Unlinked lt gt Actual MEM DDR Mhz The value depends on the MEM DDR MHz setting Memory Timing Setting CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software T46
37. verson GA ETALALOS2H 022 CPU Name intek R Core TM 2 Duo CPU E7300 2 66GHz Memory information 1 832 776 KB RAM OS information Windows Vista TM Ubimate CO version formation NVIDIA GeForce 000 Senes Liity OVO Ver 1 0 508100101 6l Drivers Installation 3 6 Download Center To update the BIOS drivers or applications click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site The latest version of the BIOS drivers or applications will be displayed We recommend that you install the drivers listed below for your motherboard Please click stall AI to mstal al the drivers at ttm E Version 10 Size 6 77M GIGABYTE Dynamc Energy Saver is a rnchtionary technology that Geivers unceralieled power saangs with the irie cick of a batten Festung an edanced proprietary hardware and satware Gawgn the ungut MuR pear power phase design of GIGABYTE Dynarnc Energy Saver alons ter the most eioen patching of power phases Gepending len CPU workload Version 1 0 Size 2 178 Ths utility ci the delat soarch crower whan your browser to G GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboar 62 Chapter 4 Unique Features 4 1 Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 is a utility that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system data and perform restoration of it Supporting NTFS FAT32 and FAT16 file systems Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it D ress 9
38. when entering BIOS Setup gt User Password When the Password Check item is set to System you must enter the supervisor password or user password at system startup to continue system boot In BIOS Setup you must enter the supervisor password if you wish to make changes to BIOS settings The user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes To clear the password press lt Enter gt on the password item and when requested for the password press lt Enter gt again The message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear indicating the password has been cancelled 57 BIOS Setup 2 13 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M L T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advance Integra Power Management Setup amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status T4 gt Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Save Data to CMOS Press lt Enter gt on this item and press the lt Y gt key This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program Press lt N gt or lt Esc gt to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu 2 14 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copy t C 1984 2008 ard Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M L T Load Fail Safe Defaults Stand MOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Integrated Q
39. 1 Channel Audio 5 2 2 Installing the S PDIF In and Out Cable Optional occ ees 92 5 2 3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function sssssssssssssssssssssssssssnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnses 93 5 2 4 Configuring Microphone Recording s ssssssssssssssssssssssnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnnnsnnnsnnnnnnnsnnnsnnns 94 5 2 5 Using the Sound R COrED sriid 96 930 Eroubleshootng An msaa einen AN AAE 97 5 3 1 Frequently Asked Questions sssssssssssssssssssssssssssnsnsssnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsns 97 5 3 2 Troubleshooting Procedure sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnnnsnsnsnsnsnsnsns 98 5 4 Regulatory Statements Box Contents mi GA E7AUM DS2H motherboard i Motherboard driver disk mi User s Manual mi Quick Installation Guide mi One IDE cable and one floppy disk drive cable i Two SATA 3Gb s cables m 1 0 Shield e The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on product package you obtain The box contents are subject to change without notice e The motherboard image is for reference only r Optional Items O 2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 51R O 2 portlEEE 1394a bracket Part No 12CF 1 11E008 01R O 2 port SATA power cable PartNo 12CF1 2SERPW 01R O S PDIF in and out cable Part No 12CR1 1SPINO 11R O LPT port cable PartNo 12CF1 1LP 001 01R O COM port cable PartNo 12CF1 1CM001 32R GA E7AUM DS 2H Motherboard Lay
40. 2E This item is configurable only if the C2 C2E State Support option is enabled Default Disabled CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Enables or disables Intel CPU Thermal Monitor TM2 function a CPU overheating protection function When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced when the CPU is overheated Default Enabled gt CPU EIST Function Enables or disables Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST Depending on CPU loading Intel EIST technology can dynamically and effectively lower the CPU voltage and core frequency to decrease average power consumption and heat production Default Enabled GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 46 Virtualization Technology Enables or disables Intel Virtualization Technology Virtualization enhanced by Intel Virtualization Technology will allow a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions With virtualization one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems Default Enabled lt Away Mode Enables or disables Away Mode in Windows XP Media Center operating system Away Mode allows the system to silently perform unattended tasks while in a low power mode that appears off Default Disabled 47 BIOS Setup 2 6 q Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Onboard IDE Channel Enabled NV SATA Controller Enabled Menu Levelb O
41. B DY USB DX USB DY GND GND o x a e w n No Pin ja NC Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket 2x5 pin cable into the USB header Ad e Prior to installing the USB bracket be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the USB bracket CAUTION Fale SB ports the local Hardware Installation 15 F_1394 IEEE 1394a Header Gray The header conforms to IEEE 1394a specification The IEEE 1394a header can provide one IEEE 1394a port via an optional IEEE 1394a bracket For purchasing the optional IEEE 1394a bracket please contact the local dealer TET Pin No Definition TPA TPA GND GND TPB TPB Power 12V Power 12V No Pin GND o col x om oO BB w n an e Do not plug the USB bracket cable into the IEEE 1394a header A e Prior to installing the IEEE 1394a bracket be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the IEEE 1394a bracket e To connect an IEEE 1394a device attach one end of the device cable to your computer and then attach the other end of the cable to the IEEE 1394a device Ensure that the cable is securely connected CAUTION 16 COM
42. EC 2 IEEE 1394a Surround Speaker Out Side Speaker Oi Center Subwoofer Speaker Out SPDIF In SPDIF CPU CLK 333 266 200 MHz DDR2 800 667 MHz Dual Channel Memory f 6 SATA 3Gb s fili 12 USB Ports LAN RTL s21u1cL MRA 1 Dual BIOS LPC BUS 178718 1_Floppy I COM Port Ll PS 2 KB or Mouse LPT Port Note Simultaneous output for DVI D and HDMI is not supported g Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1 1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge ESD Prior to installation carefully read the user s manual and follow these procedures e Prior to installation do not remove or break motherboard S N Serial Number sticker or warranty sticker provided by your dealer These stickers are required for warranty validation e Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components e When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the motherboard make sure they are connected tightly and securely e When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors e Itis bestto wear an electrostatic di
43. GA E7AUM DS 2H LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel Core processor family Intel Pentium processor family Intel Celeron processor family User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME E7AUMD2H 1001R O EN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 1 DEN 55015 E CE marking D EN 60065 O EN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We G B T Technology Trading GMbH Manufacturer importer Bullenkoppel 16 22047 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Motherboard GA E7AUM DS2H is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is deciared in accordance with 2004 108 EC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical apparatus Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of fuuorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems E
44. I header If the system chassis cover is removed this field will show Yes otherwise it will show No To clear the chassis intrusion status record set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled save the settings to CMOS and then restart your system gt Current Voltage V Vcore DDR2 1 8V 3 3V 12V Displays the current system voltages gt Current System CPU Temperature Displays current system CPU temperature Current CPU SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Displays current CPU system fan speed lt CPU Warning Temperature Sets the warning threshold for CPU temperature When CPU temperature exceeds the threshold BIOS will emit warning sound Options are Disabled default 60 C 140 F 70 C 158 F 80 C 176 F 90 C 194F lt gt CPU SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU system fan is not connected or fails Check the fan condition or fan connection when this occurs Default Disabled GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 54 CPU Smart FAN Control Enables or disables the CPU fan speed control function Enabled allows the CPU fan to run at different speed according to the CPU temperature You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on system requirements If disabled CPU fan runs at full speed Default Enabled CPU Smart FAN Mode Specifies how to control CPU fan speed This item is configurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is set to Enabled p gt Auto Lets BIOS autodetect the type of CPU fan in
45. Power Good 20 5V 9 5V SB stand by 5V 21 V 10 12V 22 5V ll 12V Onlyfor2x12 pinATX 23 5V Only for2x12 pinATX 12 3 3V Onlyfor2x12 pinATX 24 GND Only for 2x12 pin ATX 25 Hardware Installation 3 4 CPU_FAN SYS_FAN Fan Headers 5 The motherboard has a 4 pin CPU fan header CPU_FAN and a 4 pin SYS_FAN system fan header Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design When connecting a fan cable be sure to connect it in the correct orientation the black connector wire is the ground wire The motherboard supports CPU system fan speed control which requires the use of a CPU system fan with fan speed control design For optimum heat dissipation it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the chassis CPU FAN Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V Speed Control 3 Sense CPULPAN 4 Speed Control SYS_FAN Pin No Definition GND Speed Control Sense 5V 1 fas SYS_FAN Bl wl rm e e Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from overheating Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang caution These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks Do not place a jumper cap on the headers FDD Floppy Disk Drive Connector This con
46. RAID array that you have created Figure 6 Note BBS stands for BIOS Boot Specification This indicates that the boot device is defined in the BIOS MediaShield BIOS Feb 13 2008 Array List Vendor Array Size Ctrl X Exit J Select B Set Bootable N New Array ENTER Detail Figure 6 To read more information about the RAID array press lt Enter gt to enter the Array Detail screen Figure 7 which shows various information about the array including the RAID mode stripe block size hard drive model name and hard drive capacity etc MediaShield BIOS Feb 13 2008 Array Detail RAID Mode Striped Stripe Width 2 Stripe Block 64K Disk Model Capacity ST3120026AS 111 79GB S T3120026AS 111 79GB R Rebuild D Delete C Clear MBR ENTER Return Figure 7 To delete the array press lt D gt in the Array Detail screen When the Delete array message appears press lt Y gt to confirm or lt N gt to cancel Press lt Enter gt to return to the Array List screen To exit the NVIDIA RAID setup utility press lt Esc gt in the main menu or lt Ctrl gt lt X gt in the Array List screen Now you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system 81 Appendix 5 1 2 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette Required for AHCI and RAID Mode To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive s that is are configured to RAID AHCI mode you need to install
47. Serial Port Header White The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable For purchasing the optional COM port cable please contact the local dealer Pin No Definition 1 NDCD 2 NSIN 3 NSOUT 4 NDTR 5 GND 6 NDSR 7 NRTS 8 NCTS 9 NRI 10 No Pin GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 32 17 LPT Parallel Port Header The LPT header can provide one parallel port via an optional LPT port cable For purchasing the optional LPT port cable please contact the local dealer 12 Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 STB 4 GND 2 AFD 15 PD6 3 PDO 16 GND 4 ERR 17 PD7 5 PDI 18 GND 6 INIT 19 ACK 7 PD2 20 GND 8 SLIN 21 BUSY 9 PD3 22 GND 25 26 10 GND B PE ul PD4 24 No Pin 12 GND 25 SLET B PDS 26 GND 18 CLR_CMOS Clearing CMOS J umper Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values e g date information and BIOS configurations and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults To clear the CMOS values place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object lik
48. TA controller use the lt End gt key during the POST to access Q Flash 2 Select Floppy A and press lt Enter gt Q Flash Utility v2 05 Flash Type Size scssscerssssessssseanoiaen MXIC 25L8005 IM Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Drive 0 file s found Ej Floppy A lt Drive gt lt Drive gt Free size 0 Total size 0 3 Select the BIOS update file and press lt Enter gt Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model CAUTION Step 2 The process of the system reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk is displayed on the screen When the message Are you sure to update BIOS appears press lt Enter gt to begin the BIOS update The monitor will display the update process e Do not turn off or restart the system when the system is reading updating the BIOS Do not remove the floppy disk USB flash drive or hard drive when the system is updating the BIOS Step 3 When the update process is complete press any key to return to the main menu Q Flash Utility v2 05 Flash Typo Sibani MXIC 25L8005 IM Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue 69 Unique Features Step 4 Press lt Esc gt and then lt Enter gt to exit Q Flash and reboot the system As the system boots you should see the new BIOS version is present on the POST screen Step 5 During the POST press lt Delete gt to
49. at ary FREE men A Om cd_ NVIDWA 37a Vista Chipset Driver for MCPTA it Vista VGA Driver for MCPTA e Please ignore the popup dialog box es e g the Found New Hardware Wizard displayed X when Xpress Install is installing the drivers Failure to do so may affect the driver installation e Some device drivers will restart your system automatically during the driver installation After the system restart Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers e After the drivers are installed follow the onscreen instructions to restart your system You can install other applications included in the motherboard driver disk e For USB 2 0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later After installing the SP1 or later if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in Device Manager please remove the question mark by right clicking your mouse and select Uninstall and restart the system The system will then autodetect and install the USB 2 0 driver 59 Drivers Installation 3 2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it Install Application Programs Click the install button on the night of an appication to instal t ae GIGABYTE U
50. ce 9400 controller supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and J BOD Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID array SATA2 1 SATA2_3 7 i SATA2_4 s 7 SATA2 0 SATA2_2 1 Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP Please connect the L shaped end of the 7 GND SATA 3G b s cable to yourS ATA hard drive gt gt Due to a chipset limitation the SATA2_3 and SATA2_4 connectors only support AHCI RAID noe mode e ARAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least two hard drives If more than two hard drives are to be used the total number of hard drives must be an even number drives does not have to be an even number Ew ae A RAID 0 1 configuration requires four hard drives A RAID 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives The total number of hard Hardware Installation 8 PWR_LED System Power LED Header This header can be used to connect a system power LED on the chassis to indicate system power status The LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the system is
51. corresponding interrupt Options are Auto 3F8 IRQ4 default 2F 8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled lt Onboard Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port LPT and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the onboard parallel LPT port Options are SPP Standard Parallel Port default EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP lt ECP Mode Use DMA Selects DMA channel for the LPT port in ECP mode This item is configurable only if Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP or ECP EPP mode Options are 3 default 1 GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 50 2 7 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software ACPI Suspend Type Item Help Soft Off by Power button Instant Off Menu Level gt PME Event Wake Up Enabled Modem Ring On a from Suspend arm T46 Move er Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Suspend Type Specifies the ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend b gt S1 POS Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 Power on Suspend sleep state In S1 sleep state the system appears suspended and stays in a low power mode The system can be resumed at any time S3 STR Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 Susp
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53. d and unable to be restored Shadow copies are read only so you cannot edit the contents of a shadow copy GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 16 Chapter5 Appendix 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s To configure SATA hard drive s follow the steps below moow gt Install SATA hard drive s in your computer Configure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Configure a RAID array in RAID BIOS ote 1 Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID AHCI driver ote 2 Install the SATA RAID AHCI driver and operating system ot Before you begin Please prepare At least two SATA hard drives to ensure optimal performance it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity If you do not want to create RAID you may prepare only one hard drive An empty formatted floppy disk Windows Vista XP setup disk Motherboard driver disk 5 1 1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A Installing SATA hard drive s in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to an available SATA port on the motherboard Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive Note 1 Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller Note 2 Required when the SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode 11 Appendix B Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controll
54. do not have any device support di from a mass storage manufacturer or do not want to specify additional storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 2 GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 84 Step 3 When installing the RAID driver for example if Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk a controller menu similar to that in Figure 3 below will appear Use the arrow keys to select NVIDIA RAID Driver and press lt Enter gt Later when a screen similar to that in Figure 4 appears you must press lt S gt to select an additional driver The screen will return to previous screen as shown in Figure 3 Select NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller and press lt Enter gt Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support rovided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen ENTER Select F3 Exit Figure 3 Wind tup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID Driver required To specify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or s disk controllers for use with Win ncluding those for which you ha device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer press S If you do not hz device manuf r do not w mass storage devices for use with Windows press ENTER S S
55. e lt End gt key to enter Q Flash Note You can access Q Flash by either pressing the lt End gt key during the POST or pressing the lt F8 gt key in BIOS Setup However if the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SATA controller use the lt End gt key during the POST to access Q Flash Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Inc GA E7AUM DS2H D22 Dual BIOS lt DEL gt BIOS Setup lt F9 gt XpressRecovery2 lt F12 gt Boot Menu lt End gt Qflash 10 07 2008 MCP7A 7A610G01C 00 Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky please do it with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction CAUTION GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 68 B Updating the BIOS When updating the BIOS choose the location where the BIOS file is saved The follow procedure assumes that you save the BIOS file to a floppy disk Step 1 1 Insert the floppy disk containing the BIOS file into the floppy disk drive In the main menu of Q Flash use the up or down arrow key to select Update BIOS from Drive and press lt Enter gt D The Save Main BIOS to Drive option allows you to save the current BIOS file nore e Q Flash only supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32 16 12 file system e If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SA
56. e a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds a Open Normal 8 Short Clear CMOS Values Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values cauTloN e After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your computer be sure to remove the jumper cap from the jumper Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard e After system restart go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults select Load Optimized Defaults or manually configure the BIOS settings refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup for BIOS configurations 33 Hardware Installation 19 Cl Chassis Intrusion Header This motherboard provides a chassis detection feature that detects if the chassis cover has been removed This function requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design a 1 Pin No s ae a 1 Signal 2 GND g a 20 PHASE LED The number of lighted LEDs indicates the CPU loading The higher the CPU loading the more the number of lighted LEDs To enable the Phase LED display function please first enable Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced Refer to Chapter 4 Dynamic Energy
57. e battery note the orientation of the positive side and the negative side of the battery the positive side should face up e Used batteries must be handled in accordance with local environmental regulations CAUTION GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 28 10 F_PANEL Front Panel Header Connect the power switch reset switch speaker and system status indicator on the chassis front panel to this header according to the pin assignments below Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables Message Power Power Sleep LED Switch Speaker MEE Ble k h 2 i i 1 20 liimrme 19 fal z s o Hard Drive Reset Activity LED Switch e MSG Message Power Sleep LED Yellow System Status LED Connects to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The S0 On LED is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when S1 Blinking the system is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in 53 54 55 off S3 S4 sleep state or powered off S5 e PW Power Switch Red Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Power Management Setup for
58. ed Enables all CPU cores and multi threading capability Default gt gt Disabled Enables only one CPU core Limit CPUID Max to 3 Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value Set this item to Disabled for Windows XP operating system set this item to Enabled for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4 0 Default Disabled No Execute Memory Protecto Enables or disables Intel Execute Disable Bit function This function may enhance protection for the computer reducing exposure to viruses and malicious buffer overflow attacks when working with its supporting software and system Default Enabled CPU Enhanced Halt C1E gt Enables or disables Intel CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function a CPU power saving function in system halt state When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption Default Enabled C2 C2E State Support Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C2 C2E mode in system halt state When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to descrease power consumption Default Disabled CA C4E State Support Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C4 C4E mode in system halt state When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to descrease power consumption C4 C4E state is a more enhanced power saving state than C2 C
59. end to RAM sleep state default In S3 sleep state the system appears to be off and consumes less power than in the S1 state When signaled by a wake up device or event the system resumes to its working state exactly where it was left off gt Soft Off by Power button Configures the way to turn off the computer in MS DOS mode using the power button gt gt Instant O ff Press the power button and then the system will be turned off instantly Default Delay 4 Sec Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to turn off the system If the power button is pressed for less than 4 seconds the system will enter suspend mode lt gt PME Event Wake Up Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a PCI or PCle device Note To use this function you need an ATX power Supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Default Enabled lt Modem Ring On Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a modem that supports wake up function Default Enabled Note Supported on Windows Vista operating system only 51 BIOS Setup USB Resume from Suspend Allows the system to be awakened from ACPI S3 sleep state by a wake up signal from the installed USB device Default Disabled Power On by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time Default Disabled If enabled set the date and time as following Day of Month Alarm Turn on the
60. er mode correctly in system BIOS Setup Step 1 Turn on your computer and press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup during the POST Power On Self Test Ensure NV SATA Controller is enabled under Integrated Peripherals To create RAID set Onchip SATA Mode to RAID Figure 1 If you do not want to create RAID set this item to IDE or AHCI CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals blesh Enabled Menu Level Onchip SATA Mode RAID Un Chip USB VT TEV EU USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Legacy USB storage detect Enabled 0 Audio i Auto HDMI Audio Auto Onboard 1394 Enabled On Chip MAC Lan Auto SMART LAN Press Enter Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 378 IRQ7 Figure 1 Step 2 Save changes and exit BIOS Setup gt The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your wore motherboard The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version GA E7AUM DS 2H Motherboard 78 C Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array For a non RAID configuration please skip this step and proceed to the installation of Windows operating system 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 s
61. etup utility Figure 2 Hit the lt F10 gt key to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility MediaShield ROM BIOS 10 0 0 27 RPT IDP Copy C 2008 NVIDIA Corp Detecting arrays Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility Figure 2 Step 2 The Define a New Array screen is the first option screen when you enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility Figure 3 You can press the lt Tab gt key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted Step 3 In the RAID Mode field use the up or down arrow key to select a RAID mode The supported RAID modes include Mirrored Striped Spanned Striped Mirror and RAID5 The following procedure dem onstrates how a RAID 0 array is created Step 4 If RAID 0 Striped is selected you can manually set the stripe block size In the Stripe Block field use the up or down arrow key to set the stripe block size Stripe block size is given in kilobytes We recommend you leaving it at the default Optimal which is 64 KB The stripe block size can be set from 4 KB to 128 KB MediaShield BIOS Feb 13 2008 Define a New Array RAID Mode Stripe Block Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity 3120026AS B BONT lt Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate T4 Select ENTER Popup Figure 3 19 Appendix Step 5 Next select the hard drives which you wish to be included in the disk array The Free Disks block dis
62. gt Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Optimized Defaults Press lt Enter gt on this item and then press the lt Y gt key to load the optimal BIOS default settings The BIOS defaults settings helps the system to operate in optimum state Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 56 2 12 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M L T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Int ed Power Ma PnP PCI C PC Health Status ESC Quit T4 gt Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Change Set Disable Password Press lt Enter gt on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press lt Enter gt You will be requested to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords gt Supervisor Password When a system password is set and the Password Check item in Advanced BIOS Features is set to Setup you must enter the supervisor password for entering BIOS Setup and making BIOS changes When the Password Check item is set to System you must enter the supervisor password or user password at system startup and
63. he Frame Buffer Size Auto lets the BIOS automatically set the Frame Buffer Size as required Manual allows the Frame Buffer Size item below to be configurable Default Auto This item is automatically set to Manual when Hybrid SLI is enabled Frame Buffer Size Frame buffer size is the total amount of system memory allocated solely for the onboard graphics controller MS DOS for example will use only this memory for display This item is configurable only if the iGPU Frame Buffer Control option is set to Manual Options are 64M 128M 256M default 512M Disabled Only 256M and 512M are available for selection when Hybrid SLI is enabled Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card PCI Express graphics card or the onboard VGA Only Onboard VGA and PEG are available for selection when Hybrid SLI is enabled y gt PCI Slot Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display gt Onboard VGA Sets the onboard VGA as the first display b gt PEG Sets the PCI Express graphics card oas the first display Default Hard Disk Boot Priority Specifies the sequence of loading the operating system from the installed hard drives Use the up or down arrow key to select a hard drive then press the plus key lt gt or lt PageUp gt or the minus key lt gt or lt PageDown gt to move it up or down on the list Press lt Esc gt to exit this menu when finished First Second T
64. hird Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the available devices Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press lt Enter gt to accept Options are Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD Legacy LAN Disabled Password Check Specifies whether a password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter BIOS Setup After configuring this item set the password s under the Set Supervisor User Password item in the BIOS Main Menu gt gt Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program Default System A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program Note This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature For more information about Intel CPUs unique features please visit Intel s website 45 BIOS Setup lt HDD S M A R T Capability Enables or disables the M A R T Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology capability of your hard drive This feature allows your system to report read write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed Default Disabled CPU Multi Threading gt Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores and multi threading function when using an Intel CPU that supports multi core technology This feature only works for operating systems that support multi processor mode Enabl
65. ht C 1984 2008 Award Software anced BIOS Features CPU EIST Function Enabled Virtualization Techno OED Enabled Menu Level Away Mode Disabled tT l2 lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults gt Hybrid SLI Enables or disables the Hybrid SLI function This item is automatically set to Enabled when a Hybrid SLI supported graphics card is installed lt gt Display Detection This item is configuable when Hybrid SLI is enabled Enabled allows the BIOS to automatically detect whether the current display is from the onboard VGA or a PCI Express graphics card and to change the current display if it is different from the Init Diplay First setting Note This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature For more information about Intel CPUs unique features please visit Intel s website GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 44 Onboard GPU Enables or disables the onboard VGA function Enable If No Ext PEG Activates the onboard VGA only if no PCI Express VGA card is installed Default Always Enable Always activates the onboard VGA whether or not a PCI Express card is installed If you wish to set up a dual view configuration set this item to Always Enable This item is automatically set to Always Enable when Hybrid SLI is enabled iGPU Frame Buffer Control Determines whether to manually set t
66. if you want to change it to AHCI mode and enable hot plug functionality for the SATA connectors Press lt Y gt to enable AHCI mode or lt N gt to continue IDE mode operation and stop showing this message again Note This message will appear again at next boot if you do not respond YES or NO in time Function Keys lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Press the lt Delete gt key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q Flash utility in BIOS Setup lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 If you have ever entered Xpress Recovery2 to back up hard drive data using the motherboard driver disk the lt F9 gt key can be used for subsequent access to XpressRecovery2 during the POST For more information refer to Chapter 4 Xpress Recovery2 lt F12 gt Boot Menu Boot Menu allows you to set the first boot device without entering BIOS Setup In Boot Menu use the up arrow key lt t gt or the down arrow key lt J gt to select the first boot device then press lt Enter gt to accept To exit Boot Menu press lt Esc gt The system will directly boot from the device configured in Boot Menu Note The setting in Boot Menu is effective for one time only After system restart the device boot order will still be based on BIOS Setup settings You can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed lt End gt Q Flash Press the lt End gt key to access the Q Flash utility directly without having to enter BIOS Setup first GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboa
67. ines whether to detect USB storage devices including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST Default Enabled GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 48 Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio function Default Auto If you wish to install a 3rd party add in audio card instead of using the onboard audio set this item to Disabled HDMI Audio Enables or disables the chipset integrated HDMI audio function Default Auto Onboard 1394 Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 function Default Enabled On Chip MAC Lan Enables or disables the onboard LAN function Default Auto If you wish to install a 3rd party add in network card instead of using the onboard LAN set this item to Disabled SMART LAN LAN Cable Diagnostic Function CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software SMART LAN Menu Level gt gt Length Length a atus Length Part7 8 Status Open Length tT4 gt 6 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values 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 Pe oad When No LAN Cable Is Attached If no LAN cable is attached to the motherb
68. iviate the AC 97 functionality D Muting the Back Panel Audio For HD Audio Only Click the tool icon on the Audio I O tab On the Connector Settings box select the Mute rear panel output when front headphone plugged in check box Click OK to complete 91 Appendix 5 2 2 Installing the S PDIF In and Out Cable Optional The S PDIF in and out cable provides S PDIF in and S PDIF out functionalities Optical S PDIF Out Coaxial SE UNITE Optical Coaxial S PDIF In S PDIFIn S PDIF in The S PDIF in jacks allow you to input digital audio signals to the computer for audio processing S PDIF out The S PDIF out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality Install the S PDIF in and out cable first if you want to output S PDIF digital audio signals to an external decoder A Installing the S PDIF In and Out Cable Step 1 First attach the connector at the end of the cable Secure the metal bracket to the chassis back to the SPDIF_IO header on your motherboard panel with a screw X PN S PDIF Coaxial Cable S PDIF Optical Cable Step 3 Connect a S PDIF coaxial cable or a S PDIF optical cable either one to an external decoder for transmitting the S P DIF digital audio signals Note The actual locations of the SPDIF In and SPDIF Out connectors may differ by model GA E7AUM DS 2H Motherboard 92 B Configuring S PDIF out
69. lot a g tL 8 Oe an CI Slot Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot Locate an expansion slot that supports your card Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel Align the card with the slot and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw After installing all expansion cards replace the chassis cover s Turn on your computer If necessary go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card s 7 Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system Example Installing and Removing a PCI Express x16 Graphics Card aun Fr WN e Installing a Graphics Card Gently push down on the top edge of the card until it is fully inserted into the PCI Express slot Make sure the card is securely seated in the slot and does not rock e Removing the Graphics Card Gently push back on the lever on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the slot GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 18 1 6 Enabling the NVIDIA Hybrid SLI Function The NVIDIA Hybrid SLI technology delivers multi GPU graphics processing unit benefits when an NVIDIA motherboard GPU is combined with
70. minute Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder making them short for 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord and restart your computer 5 Press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults to load BIOS default settings 6 Saves changes and exit BIOS Setup select Save amp Exit Setup to restart your computer Why do still get a weak sound even though have turned my speaker to the maximum volume Make sure your speaker is equipped with an internal amplifier If not try a speaker with power amplifier What do the beeps emitted during the POST mean The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems For reference only 1 short System boots successfully 2 short CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short Memory or motherboard error 1 long 2 short Monitor or graphics card error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps Graphics card not inserted properly Continuous short beeps Power error 97 Appendix 5 3 2 Troubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem y Turn off the power Remove all peripherals connecting cables and power cord etc
71. more information e SPEAK Speaker Orange Connects to the speaker on the chassis front panel The system reports system startup status by issuing a beep code One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup If a problem is detected the BIOS may issue beeps in different patterns to indicate the problem Refer to Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for information about beep codes e HD Hard Drive Activity LED Blue Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data e RES Reset Switch Green Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart e NC Purple No connection gt gt The front panel design may differ by chassis A front panel module mainly consists of nex power switch reset switch power LED hard drive activity LED speaker and etc When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header make sure the wire assign ments and the pin assignments are matched correctly 29 Hardware Installation 11 F_AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header The front panel audio header supports Intel High Definition audio HD and AC 97 audio You may connect your chassis front panel audio module to this header Make sure the wire assignments of the module connector match the pin assignme
72. n all homogenous materials of this part is below the limit requirement SJ T 11363 2006 X RRBASAEMREL CRB OR BAT PAYS E HSI T 1363 200647 R ENRE R Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogenous materials of this part is above the limit requirement in SJ T 11363 2006 MHEZANAZEM E KRATRODRMEN BASH MI RARRAMR TB Eep BY RES tO ERS SH AA PAY A This table shows where these substances may be found in the supply chain of our electronic information products as of the date of the sale of the enclosed products Note that some of the component types listed above may or may not be a part of the enclosed product 101 Appendix GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 102 Contact Us e GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Address No 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei 231 Taiwan TEL 886 2 8912 4000 FAX 886 2 8912 4003 Tech and Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw WEB address English http www gigabyte com tw WEB address Chinese http www gigabyte tw e G B T INC U S A TEL 1 626 854 9338 FAX 1 626 854 9339 Tech Support http ma gigabyte usa com Web address http www gigabyte us e G B T INC USA Mexico Tel 1 626 854 9338 x 215 Soporte de habla hispano FAX 1 626 854 9339 Correo soporte gigabyte usa com Tech Support http ma gigabyte u
73. nchip SATA Mode 60D 3 On Chip USB V1 1 V2 0 Disabled Disabled a Enabled Onboard Audio Function Auto HDMI Audio Auto Onboard 1394 Enabled On Chip MAC Lan Auto SMART LAN Press Enter Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 F1 General Help nized Defaults Onboard IDE Channel Enables or disables the integrated IDE controller Default Enabled NV SATA Controller Enables or disables the integrated SATA controller Default Enabled OnChip SATA Mode Configures the operating mode of the integrated SATA controller gt gt IDE Configures the SATA controller to IDE mode Default Only for the SATA2_0 2 connectors RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller AHCI Configures the 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 On Chip USB Configures the integrated USB controller p gt V1 1 V2 0 Enables the integrated USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 controllers Default V1 1 Enables only the integrated USB 1 1 controller Disabled Disables the integrated USB 1 1 and USB 2 0 controllers USB Keyboard Support Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled USB Mouse Support Allows USB mouse to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled Legacy USB storage detect Determ
74. nector is used to connect a floppy disk drive The types of floppy disk drives supported are 360 KB 720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB and 2 88 MB Before connecting a floppy disk drive be sure to locate pin 1 of the connector and the floppy disk drive cable The pin 1 of the cable is typically designated by a stripe of different color 33 1 34 2 o GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 26 6 7 IDE IDE Connector The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives Before attaching the IDE cable locate the foolproof groove on the connector If you wish to connect two IDE devices remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the IDE devices for example master or slave For information about configuring master slave settings for the IDE devices read the instructions from the device manufacturers 40 39 SATA2_0 1 2 3 4 SATA 3Gb s Connectors Controlled by NVIDIA GeForce 9400 The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb s standard and are compatible with SATA 1 5Gb s standard Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device The NVIDIA GeFor
75. nstalled wevercre System Voltage Optimized xemKKK Loa Leg 4 4 System Voltage Control Determines whether to manually set the system voltages Auto lets BIOS automatically set the system voltages as required Manual allows all voltage control items below to be configurable Default Manual DDR2 Voltage Control Allows you to set memory voltage gt gt Normal Supplies the memory voltage as required Default p gt 0 1V 0 7V Increases memory voltage by 0 1V to 0 7V at 0 1V increment Note Increasing memory voltage may result in damage to the memory FSB Voltage Control Allows you to set the Front Side Bus voltage gt gt Normal Supplies the FSB voltage as required Default b gt 0 1V 0 3V Increases FSB voltage by 0 1V to 0 3V at 0 1V increment Chipset Voltage Control Allows you to set the voltage of the chipset gt gt Normal Supplies the chipset voltage as required Default b gt 0 1V 0 2V Increases chipset voltage by 0 1V or 0 2V CPU Voltage Control Allows you to set the CPU voltage Normal sets the CPU voltage as required The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed Default Normal Note Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU Normal CPU Vcore Displays the normal operating voltage of your CPU Note This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature 41 BIOS Setup 2 4 Standa
76. nts of the motherboard header Incorrect connection between the module connector and the motherboard header will make the device unable to work or even damage it ForHD FrontPanelAudio For AC 97 FrontPanel Audio Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC 2 GND 2 GND 3 MIC2_R 3 MIC Power 4 ACZ_DET 4 NC 5 LINE2_R 5 Line Out R 6 GND 6 NC 7 FAUDIO_J D 7 NC 8 NoPin 8 No Pin 9 LINE2_L 9 Line Out L 10 GND 10 NC r The front panel audio header supports HD audio by default If your chassis provides an az AC 97 front panel audio module refer to the instructions on how to activate AC 97 functioninality via the audio software in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio e Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously If you want to mute the back panel audio only supported when using an HD front panel audio module refer to Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Some chassis provide a front panel audio module that has separated connectors on each wire instead of a single plug For information about connecting the front panel audio module that has different wire assignments please contact the chassis manufacturer 12 CD_IN CD In Connector Black
77. o 23 Hardware Installation 1 9 Internal Connectors 4 5 11547 8 10 19 1 ATX_12V 11 F_AUDIO 2 ATX 12 CD_IN 3 CPU_FAN 13 SPDIF_IO 4 SYS_FAN 14 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 5 FDD 15 F_1394 6 IDE 16 COM 7 SATA2_0 1 2 3 4 17 LPT 8 PWR_LED 18 CLR_CMOS 9 BAT 19 CI 10 F_PANEL 20 PHASE LED Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices e First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect caution Before installing the devices be sure to turn off the devices and your computer Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices e After installing the device and before turning on the computer make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 24 1 2 ATX_12V ATX 2x2 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main 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 first make sure the power supply is turned off and all devices are properly installed The power connector po
78. oard the Status fields of all four pairs of wires will show Open and the Length fields show Om as shown in the figure above When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable connected to a Gigabit hub or a 10 100 Mbps hub the following message will appear Start detecting at Port Link Detected gt 100Mbps Cable Length 30m gt Link Detected Displays transmission speed Cable Length Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable Note The Gigabit hub will only operate at a speed of 10 100 Mbps in MS DOS mode it will operate at a normal speed of 10 100 1000 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is activated 749 BIOS Setup gt When a Cable Problem Occurs If a cable problem occurs on a specified pair of wires the Status field will show Short and then length shown will be the approximate distance to the fault or short Example Part1 2 Status Short Length 2m Explanation A fault or short might occur at about 2m on Part 1 2 Note Part 4 5 and Part 7 8 are not used in a 10 100 Mbps environment so their Status fields will show Open and the length shown is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable lt Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip Default Disabled lt Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I O address and
79. oard and mouse and restartthe computer Vv Check if the keyboard is working properly Yes 4 Press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe Defaults or Load Optimized Defaults Select Save amp Exit Setup to save The problem is verified and solved No The keyboard or mouse might fail y changes and exitBIOS Setup Turn off the computer and connectthe IDE SATA devices Check if the system can boot successfully Yes Reinstall the operating system R einstall other devices one by one install one device atone time and then boot the system to see if the device works successfully The problem is verified and solved The IDE SATA p gt device connector or cable might fail No The problem is verified and solved If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem contact the place of purchase or local 99 dealer for help Or go to the Support Technical Service Zone page to submit your question Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible Appendix 5 4 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission and the contents there of must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose Contravention will be prosecuted We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the
80. onnector is the first physical drive When hard drives are attached to the first and second SATA connectors the hard drive on the first SATA connector is the first physical drive 63 Unique Features Installation and Configuration The following procedure uses Windows XP as the example operating system A Installing Windows XP and Partitioning the Hard Drive 1 Set CD ROM drive as the first boot device under Advanced BIOS Features in the BIOS Setup program Save the changes and exit 2 When partitioning your hard drive Figure 1 make sure to leave unallocated space for Xpress Recovery2 10 GB or more is recommended actual size requirements vary depending on the amount of data Figure 2 Tispartitiesed tpate SW i Figure 1 Figure 2 3 Selecta file system for example NTFS and begin the installation of the operating system Figure 3 Format the partition saing the Sire file sutton Figure 3 GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 64 4 After the operating system is installed right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select Manage Figure 4 Go to Computer Management to check disk allocation Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file to the unallocated space black stripe along the top Figure 5 Please note that if there is no enough unallocated space Xpress Recovery2 cannot save the backup file Figure 4 Figure 5 If your hard drive is not properly partitioned before you install
81. ore 2 Extreme processor Intel Core 2 Quad processor Intel Core 2 Duo processor Intel Pentium Dual Core processor Intel Celeron processor in the LGA 775 package Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest CPU support list L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus 1333 1066 800 MHz FSB Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 9400 Memory 4 x 1 8V DDR2 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of system memory 2 Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 800 667 MHz memory modules Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest memory support list Onboard Graphics Chipset 1 x D Sub port 1x DVI D port 2 1x HDMI port oe 2 Audio Realtek ALC889A codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for Dolby Home Theater ote 4 Support for S PDIF In Out Support for CD In LAN RTL 8211CL chip 10 100 1000 Mbit Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x16 The PCI Express x16 slot supports NVIDIA Hybrid SLI 5 technology and conforms to PCI Express 2 0 standard 1x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Storage Interface Chipset 5 x SATA 3Gb s connectors supporting up to 5 SATA 3Gb s devices ote 1x eSATA 3Gb s port on the back panel supporting up to 1 SATA 3Gb s device Support for SATA RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and J BOD J Micron 368 chip 1x IDE connector supporting ATA 133 100 66 33 and up to 2 IDE devices iTE 178718 chip 1 x floppy disk d
82. os joan Aoponton Stan s Size 9 17MB A web based system managemere toci that aflaws chere system hardware information such as CPU and memory and gragincs card and much mere to be mentored or controlled va a hose Sizo 6 6MB An easy to use Windows based system ehancement tity allowing Gack access to a vanaty of performance Seatures Size 2 898 CAM Viewer provides a management taci for wewng metherboard hardware wformanen Size 2 IIMB Fee vs onian aa aaa DS a oaan tm C 3 3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE s application guides content descriptions for this driver disk and the motherboard manuals GIGABYTE je DES Dynamae Energy Saver jo EasyTune 6 le BIOS e COM GIGABYTE Onine Manager lo Q Share e TuneRepa o Xpress Recover 2 jo Easy Energy Saver le Reakek Ethernet Dingnowhe Unity GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboar 60 3 4 Contact Click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE Web site Or read the last page of this manual to check the contact information for GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices GIGABYTE GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY COLTD NO 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien 3 5 System This page provides the basic system information System Information You can save pert or e mai the system information by clicking the buttons below MB Name Gigabyte Technology Co Lid GAETAUM DS2H BIOS
83. ost Performance means the Hybrid SLI is enabled 2 Options for Hybrid SLI Mode eee Click the Hybrid SLI icon to show this dialog box Choose Additional Sas a displays if you want to disable Hybrid SLI This makes motherboard GPU and graphics card operate independently to support multiple displays Additional displays Help me choose Oe 2 6 6 17PM 19 Hardware Installation 1 7 Enabling the NVIDIA PhysX Function NVIDIA PhysX is a powerful physics engine which enables real time physics in leading edge PC and console games Combined with the tremendous parallel processing capability of the GPU PhysX will provide an exponential increase in physics processing power and will take gaming to a new level delivering rich A System Requirements e At least 1 GB of system memory e Latest NVIDIA graphics driver B Installing the NVIDIA PhysX Utility 1 BIOS Setup Before installing the NVIDIA PhysX utility ensure Frame Buffer Size is set to 256MB or 512MB under Advanced BIOS Features Refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features for more information 2 NVIDIA PhysX Utility Installation After installing the operating system and motherboard drivers on the driver Autorun screen go to Application Software and select the Install Application Software tab Click Install on the right of the NVIDIA PhysX Utility Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Restart your system when com
84. ou can use this function to load the BIOS settings from a profile created before without the hassles of reconfiguring the BIOS settings First select the profile you wish to load then press lt Enter gt to complete MB Intelligent Tweaker M 1 T Use this menu to configure the clock frequency and voltages of your CPU memory etc Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and date hard drive types floppy disk drive types and the type of errors that stop the system boot etc Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to configure the device boot order advanced features available on the CPU and the primary display adapter Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices such as IDE SATA USB integrated audio and integrated LAN etc Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power saving functions PnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to configure the system s PCI amp PnP resources PC Health Status Use this menu to see information about autodetected system CPU temperature system voltage and fan speed etc Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults are factory settings for the most stable minimal performance system operations Load Optimized Defaults Optimized defaults are factory settings for optimal performance system operations Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup A super
85. out 0000 PHASE LED DDR2_1 DDR2_2 DDR2_3 DDR2_4 KB_USB Bg CPU_FAN ATX 12V LGA775 Ha a i l y D OPTICAL RTL8211CL NVIDIA E GeForce 9400 CIEX1 J Micron at 368 USB 1394 ESATA USB Cc 2i AUDIO AUDIO 6 CD_IN M_BIOS J CIEX16 B Bos 7 CODEC cl CLR_CMOS gt SATA2_3 ATTA TTT SATA 1S pow SATA2 EEEE SPDIF_10 SATA2 2 m a PWR_LED a F_USB3 Arf pE EEN DOR Seen Me care j 1 F_USB2 F_USB SYS_FAN F_PANEL COMA Block Diagram PCle CLK 100 MHz PCI Express x16 LGA775 Processor Host Interface DVI D Note HDMI ote D Sub NVIDIA GeForce PCI Express Bus 9400 x1 x1 J Micron PCle CLK 368 100 MHz l 1 PCI Express x1 ATA 133 100 66 33 PCI Bus IDE Channel 2 PCI PCI CLK 33 MHz TSB43AB 23 l COD
86. pecify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 4 Ifa message appears saying one or some file s cannot be found please check the floppy disk C or copy the correct SATA RAID driver again from the motherboard driver disk Note The selectable item s displayed in Figure 3 may differ according to the RAID or AHCI driver you will install 85 Appendix When the screen as shown below appears press lt Enter gt to continue the driver installation from the floppy disk The driver installation will be finished in about one minute Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s NVIDIA RAID Driver required NVIDIA nForce Storage Controller required device support dis ce manufacturer or do not want to torage dev S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 5 Step 4 After the SATA controller driver installation is completed you can proceed with the Windows XP installation WindowsXP Profe 1 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 6 GA E7AUM DS 2H Motherboard 86 B Installing Windows Vista The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system Step 1
87. peed LED ActivityLED Connection Speed LED Activity LED State Description ipti or p State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring INN Green 100 Mbps data rate Off No data transmission or receiving is occurring LAN Port Off 10 Mbps data rate p Center S ubwoofer Speaker Out ack Orange Use this audio jack to connect center subwoofer speakers in a 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Rear Speaker Out ack Black Use this audio jack to connect rear speakers in a 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Side Speaker Out ack Gray Use this audio jack to connect side speakers in a 7 1 channel audio configuration Line In J ack Blue The default line in jack Use this audio jack for line in devices such as an optical drive walkman etc Line Out ack Green The default line out jack Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2 channel speaker This jack can be used to connect front speakers in a 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Mic In J ack Pink The default Mic in jack Microphones must be connected to this jack N In addition to the default speakers settings the audio jacks can be reconfigured to noe perform different functions via the audio software Only microphones still MUST be connected to the default Mic in jack Refer to the instructions on setting up a 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audi
88. plays the information about the SATA hard drives that are available for use as RAID array drives Press lt Tab gt to move to the Free Disks block 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 block Figure 4 MediaShield BIOS Feb 13 2008 Define a New Array RAID Mode ZE Stripe Block Free Disks Array Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Port Disk Model Capacity gt Add 0 2 ST3120026AS 111 79GB Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate T4 Select ENTER Popup Figure 4 Step 6 After assigning the RAID drives press lt F7 gt A message which says All data on new or added disks will be overwritten Continue appears Figure 6 To overwrite the data in the selected hard drives press lt Y gt to confirm or press lt N gt to cancel If the hard drives contain a previously created RAID array you need to press lt Y gt to clear the data in the hard drives If you confirm Yes to the prompt above the Clear MBR prompt appears Press lt Y gt to clear or lt N gt to abort We recommend that you clear the MBR to reduce drive errors MediaShield BIOS Feb 13 2008 Define a New Array Free Disks Port Disk Model Capacity Del ESC Quit F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate T4 Select ENTER Popup Figure 5 GA E7AUM DS 2H Motherboard 80 After that the Array List screen appears displaying the
89. pleted GIGABYTE C The NVIDIA PhysX Interface While in the operating system click the Start icon Point to All Programs NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA PhysX Properties to access the utility On the Settings tab if GeForce PhysX has been selected under Hardware Device Selection it means the NVIDIA PhysX function is enabled GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 20 1 8 Back Panel Connectors O seers ooogooog QO aenooooo ooooooog USB Port The USB port supports the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB devices such as an USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc PS 2 Keyboard or PS 2 Mouse Port Use this port to connect a PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse D Sub Port The D Sub port supports a 15 pin D Sub connector Connect a monitor that supports D Sub connection to this port DVI D Port The DVI D port supports DVI D specifictation Connect a monitor that supports DVI D connection to this port HDMI Port The HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface provides an all digital audio video interface to transmit the uncompressed audio video signals and is HDCP compliant Connect the HDMI audio video device to this port The HDMI Technology can support a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 but the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used gt gt After ins
90. quipment for receiving and or dsstribution from sound and television signals Satety requirements for mains operated electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety of household and similar electrical appliances GEN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 O EN 50082 1 O EN 50082 2 O EN 55014 2 O EN 50091 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused Disturbances in supply systems caused by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fhuctuations characteristics Limits and methods of measurement Generic immunity standard Part 1 Residual commercial and light industry Generic immunity standard Part 2 industrial environment immunity requirements for household appliances tools and similar apparatus EMC requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS CE EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 2006 95 EC O EN 50091 1 Manufacturer importer Date Sept 30 2008 Safety for information technology equipment including electrical business equipment General and Safety requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS Soau Temmy Huang Name Timmy Huang __ DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a C Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748
91. r Windows XP 64 bit Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk Press lt 0 gt to exit when finished Figure 1 Figure 2 Note For users without a startup disk Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk From your optical drive folder double click the MENU exe file in the BootDrv folder Figure 3 A command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 2 asama zarana omze wsnze n WKGARE IIDE WAMADE WASPDE ALBAT A Ei 0 fl We Teac WH RADON PANE PARAD Keen NP PAD Figure 3 GA E7AUM DS 2H Motherboard 82 Copying the SATA RAID AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive Step 1 On an alternative system copy the SATA RAID AHCI driver to your USB flash drive from the motherboard driver disk For example to install the Windows Vista 32 bit operating system on the NVIDIA GeForce 9400 SATA controller copy the N7ARV32 file Figure 4 located in the BootDrv folder in the motherboard driver disk to your USB flash drive Step 2 Figure 4 Double click the N7ARV32 file in the USB flash drive When a screen similar to that in Figure 5 appears type yes after the Continue extraction message and then press lt Enter gt to begin extracting the driver After the driver is extracted a screen similar to that in Figure 6 will appear Note Figure 5 h Figure 6
92. rd 36 2 2 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main Menu as shown below appears on the screen Use arrow keys to move among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept or enter a sub menu Sample BIOS Version D22 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervi Integrated Peripherals Set User Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status ESC Quit Tl Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash 0 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS CPU s Clock amp Voltage BIOS Setup Program Function Keys lt T gt lt gt lt lt gt lt gt Move the selection bar to select an item lt Enter gt Execute command or enter the submenu lt Esc gt Main Menu Exit the BIOS Setup program Submenus Exit current submenu lt Page Up gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt Page Down gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt F1 gt Show descriptions of the function keys lt F2 gt Move cursor to the Item Help block on the right submenus only lt F5 gt Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus lt FO gt Load the Fail Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus lt F7 gt Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for
93. rd CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Standard CMOS Fea s Tue Oct 7 2008 22 31 24 Menu Level gt None None None None None IDE Channel 2 Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support isabled Halt On All But Keyboard F1 General Help nized Defaults Sets the system date The date format is week read only month date and year Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date Time Sets the system time For example 1 p m is 13 0 0 Select the desired field and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the time lt gt IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave gt gt IDE HDD Auto Detection Press lt Enter gt to autodetect the parameters of the IDE SATA device on this channel IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave Configure your IDE SATA devices by using one of the three methods below Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE SATA devices during the POST Default None If no IDE SATA devices are used set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup e Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive access mode is set to CHS Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode Options are Auto default CHS LBA Large IDE Channel 2 Master Slave gt IDE Auto Detection Press lt Enter gt to autodetect the parame
94. revent hardware damage e Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four DDR2 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology After the memory is installed the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will double the original memory bandwidth The four DDR2 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory sockets as following Channel 0 DDR2_1 DDR2_2 Channel 1 DDR2_3 DDR2_4 gt gt Dual Channel Memory Configurations Table DDR2_1 DDR2_2 DDR2_3 DDR2 4 Two Modules DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS Four Modules DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS SS Single Sided DS Double Sided No Memory Due to chipset limitation read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode 1 Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR2 memory module is installed 2 When enabling Dual Channel mode with two or four memory modules it is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used and installed in the same colored DDR2 sockets for optimum performance GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 16
95. rive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive IEEE 1394a T i TSB43AB23 chip Up to 2 IEEE 1394a ports 1 on the back panel 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header USB Integrated in the Chipset Up to 12 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 6 on the back panel 6 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 10 Internal Connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 5 x SATA 3Gb s connectors 1x CPU fan header 1 x system fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1x CD In connector 1 x S PDIF In Out header 3 x USB 2 0 1 1 headers 1 x IEEE 1394a header 1 x parallel port header 1 x serial port header 1 x chassis intrusion header 1 x power LED header Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse port 1 x D Sub port 1 x DVI D port t 3 1 x HDMI port 3 1 x optical S PDIF Out connector 1x IEEE 1394a port 1 x eSATA 3Gb s port 6 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 x RJ 45 port 6 x audio jacks Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Line In Line Out Microphone 1 0 Controller iTE 178718 chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU System fan fail warning CPU System fan speed control ote 7
96. rmal Power Saving default 2 Advanced Power Saving 3 Extreme Power Saving The total amount of power saved will be recorded until re activated when only the Dynamic Power Saver is under the enable status and power savings meter is unable to reset to zero Dynamic Energy Saver Meter will automatically reset when the total power saving reaches 99999999 Watts GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 14 45 Q Share Q Share is an easy and convenient data sharing tool You are able to connect your computer to another computer simply using Q Share without making complicated settings GIGABYTE Directions for using Q Share After installing Q Share from the motherboard driver disk go to Start gt All Programs gt GIGABYTE gt Q Share exe to launch the Q Share tool Find the Q Share icon sa in your system tray and right click on this icon to configure the data sharing settings Figure 1 Data Sharing Disabled Figure 2 Data Sharing Enabled Options Descriptions Option Description Connect Displays the computers with data sharing enabled Enable Incoming Folder Enables data sharing Disable Incoming Folder Disables data sharing Open Incoming Folder Accesses the shared data folder C Q ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder Changes the data folder to be shared ot C Q ShareF older Update Q Share Updates Q Share online About Q Share Displays the current Q Share version Exit Exits Q Share
97. rmance The Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced Interface A Meter Mode In Meter Mode GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced shows how much power they have saved in a set period of time GIGABYTE tomo intersit Meter Mode Button Information Table Button Description Dynamic Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off Motherboard Phase LED On Off Switch Default On Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On Off Switch Default Off t 2 CPU Throttling Display 3 Level CPU Voltage Switch Default 1 ete 3 CPU Voltage Display Dynamic Power Phase Status Current CPU Power Consumption Meter Time 5 LO cof St ol Ua BY WW RY e ower Saving Calculate power savings based on time eter Timer Reset Switch H bar z gt eter Mode Switch otal Mode Switch H e y lose Application will enter Stealth Mode 15 Minimize Application will continue to run in taskbar 16 INFO Help 17 Live Utility Update Check for the latest utility version e The above data is for reference only Actual performance may vary depending on motherboard model e CPU Power and Power Scores are for reference only Actual results may vary based on testing method 73 Unique Features B Total Mode In Total Mode users are able to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in a set period of time since activating Dynamic Energy Saver Ad
98. ructions on how to use GIGABYTE s unique features read or download the information on from the S upport Motherboard Technology Guide page on our website For product related information check on our website at http www gigabyte com tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard looks like this REV X X For example REV 1 0 means the revision of the motherboard is 1 0 Check your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS drivers or when looking for technical information Example Box Contents issitndinaini titi au aiaideaten ET OpuonaliteMns 42a ence nen e a Malia a nA GA E7AUM DS 2H Motherboard Layout cccsssessssessesssssssesssrsssssnssrsrsseeserssesssesess Block Diagram fais ena R R ATE AA a EA E E Chapter 1 Hardware Installation sssesssssessssrsisessssrrtssssiriensnsrinrnsninrinnnsrennnsirrneninrnerens 1 1 Installation Precautions cssssesessessessessesssesssesesssssseesnsssesssiesneessesneesneesee 1 2 ProductS p cifications znne ahd ved eaten 10 1 3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler v uccssssesssssssessesessesssssesessseesnesees 13 1341 InstallingtheiCPU mionnan a a 13 13 2 Mnstallingithe CPU COOL ieina i aaa 15 1 4 Installing the Memory vic scsesesssessseesessseesessesseesessesssesssessessecssssseessessssesnsess 16 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration ssssssssisririsrssssrsrirrrisisssrsriririsssrnna 16 1 4 2 lt Installing a Me MOT Ynienen ei 17 1
99. s tab allows you to change the core clock and memory clock for your ATI or NVIDIA graphics card The Smart tab allows you to specify a C 1 A 2 level and a Smart Fan mode Smart Fan Advance Mode allows the CPU fan speed to be changed linearly based on the CPU temperature thresholds you set mn The HW Monitor tab allows you to monitor hardware temperature volt age and fan speed and set temperature fan speed alarm You can choose the alert sound from the buzzer or use your own sound file wav file gt Available functions s configurable or the in EasyTune 6 may differ by motherboard model Grayed out area s indicates that the item is not unction is not supported Incorrectly doing overclock overvoltage may result in damage to the hardware components such as CPU chipset and memory and reduce the useful life of these components Before you do the overclock overvoltage make sure that you CAUTION fully know each function of EasyTune 6 or system instability or other unexpected results may occur GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 712 4 4 Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced is a revolutionary technology that delivers unpar alleled power savings with a click of the button Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver Advanced is able to provide exceptional power savings and enhanced power efficiency without sacrificing computing perfo
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101. scharge ESD wrist strap when handling electronic components such as a motherboard CPU ormemory If you do nothave an ESD wriststrap keep your hands dry and first touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container e Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard make sure the power supply has been turned off e Before turning on the power make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to the local voltage standard e Before using the product please verify thatall cables and power connectors of your hardware components are connected e To prevent damage to the motherboard do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuitor its components e Make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing e Donotplace the computer system on an uneven surface e Donotplace the computer system in a high temperature environment e Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user e Ifyou are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consulta certified computer technician 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Product Specifications CPU Support for an Intel C
102. ssesses a foolproof design Connect the power supply cable to the power connector in the correct orientation The 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the 12V power connector is not connected the computer will not start To meet expansion requirements it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand woz high power consumption be used 500W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable or unbootable system e The main power connector is compatible with power supplies with 2x10 power connectors When using a 2x12 power supply remove the protective cover from the main power connector on the motherboard Do not insert the power supply cable into pins under the protective cover when using a 2x10 power supply a o o o o o o o ie o o U lt ATX_12V oo Pin No Definition offo 4 1 GND o fia 2 2 GND ATX_12V a j 4 12V ATX Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 3 3V B 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 V 16 PS_ON softOn Off 5 GND 17 GND 6 V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8
103. stalled and sets the optimal CPU fan control mode Default Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 3 pin CPU fan PWM Sets PWM mode for a 4 pin CPU fan System Smart FAN Control Enables or disables the system fan speed control function Enabled allows the system fan to run at different speed according to the system temperature You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on system requirements If disabled system fan runs at full speed Default Enabled 55 BIOS Setup 2 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software igent Tweaker M L T Load Fail Safe Defaults Standar AOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Pass Integrated Power M PnP PCI Urauuns AIL wivu vav PC Health Status ESC Quit T4 gt Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Fail Safe Defaults Press lt Enter gt on this item and then press the lt Y gt key to load the safest BIOS default settings In case system instability occurs you may try to load Fail Safe defaults which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for the motherboard 2 11 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2008 Awar MB Intelligent Tweaker M LT Load Fail Safe Defaults Standa AOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Power Ma PnP PCI Co PC Health Status T4
104. system at a specific time on each day or on a specific day in a month p gt Time hh mm ss Alarm Set the time at which the system will be powered on automatically Note When using this function avoid inadequate shutdown from the operating system or removal of the AC power or the settings may not be effective gt HPET Support ot Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer HPET for Windows Vista operating system Default Disabled Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 keyboard wake up event Note you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead q gt Disabled Disables this function Default gt gt Password Set a password with 1 5 characters to turn on the system gt gt Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the system b gt Any KEY Press any key on the keyboard to turn on the system lt KB Power ON Password Set the password when Power On by Keyboard is set to Password Press lt Enter gt on this item and set a password with up to 5 characters and then press lt Enter gt to accept To turn on the system enter the password and press lt Enter gt Note To cancel the password press lt Enter gt on this item When prompted for the password press lt Enter gt again without entering the password to clear the password settings gt AC Back Function Determines the state of the system after the return of power from an AC power loss p
105. talling the HDMI device make sure the default device for sound playback is the HDMI woe device The item name may differ by operating system Refer the figures below for details Please note the HDMI audio output only supports AC3 DTS and 2 channel LPCM formats AC3 and DTS require the use of an external decoder for decoding In Windows XP select S tart gt C ontrol Panel gt Sounds In Windows Vista select Start gt C ontrol Panel gt and Audio Devices Properties gt Audio set the Default Sound select NVIDIA HDMI Audio Device and then device forsound playback to NVIDIA HDMI Audio Wave click Set Default gt x sound Meytect necting Sounds Sounds and Aw e When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector first remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the motherboard CATION e When removing the cable pull it straight out from the connector Do not rock it side to side to prevent an electrical short inside the cable connector 21 Hardware Installation A Dual Display Configurations This motherboard provides three ports for video output DVI D HDMI and D Sub The table below shows the supported dual display configurations Dual Combination Supported or Not Display DVI D D Sub Yes DVI D HDMI No HDMI D Sub Yes B Playback of HD DVD and Blu ray Discs GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard In order to get better playback quality when playing the HD
106. ters of the IDE SATA device on this channel Extended IDE Drive Configure your IDE SATA devices by using one of the two methods below e Auto Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE SATA devices during the POST Default e None If no IDE SATA devices are used set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode Options are Auto default Large GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 42 The following fields display your hard drive specifications If you wish to enter the parameters manually refer to the information on the hard drive gt gt Capacity Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive gt Cylinder Number of cylinders gt gt Head Number of heads gt gt Precomp Write precompensation cylinder Landing Zone Landing zone gt gt Sector Number of sectors Drive A Allows you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system If you do not install a floppy disk drive set this item to None Options are None 360K 5 25 1 2M 5 25 720K 3 5 1 44M 3 5 2 88M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to specify whether the installed floppy disk drive is 3 mode floppy disk drive a Japanese standard floppy disk drive Options are Disabled default Drive A Halt On Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST gt gt No Errors The system
107. the SATA controller driver during the OS installation Without the driver the hard drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup process First of all copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk For installing Windows Vista you first have to copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to your USB flash drive and then extract it see instructions on the next page See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS DOS mode 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 disk in your system Boot from the startup disk Once at the A gt prompt change to your optical drive example D gt At the D gt prompt type the following two commands Press lt Enter gt after each command Figure 1 cd bootdrv menu Step 2 When the controller menu Figure 2 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 in the menu in Figure 2 e In RAID mode select C NVIDIA MCP7A Series RAID Driver XP for Windows XP 32 bit operating system or E NVIDIA MCP7A Series RAID Driver XP64Bit for Windows XP 64 bit e In AHCI mode select B NVIDIA MCP7A Series AHCI Driver XP for Windows XP 32 bit operating system or D NVIDIA MCP7A Series AHCI Driver XP64Bit fo
108. the operating system you may create new partitions using free space on your hard drive Figure 6 7 However if Disk Management shows the hard drive only contains the System partition without any unallocated space you will not be able to create new partitions or use Xpress Recovery2 If this occurs reinstall the operating system and re partition your hard drive In the New Partition Wizard you MUST select Primary partition This will reserve unallocated space for Xpress Recovery2 to use Figure 7 65 Unique Features B Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1 Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time When you see the following message Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 Figure 8 press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 Boot from CD DVD Press any key to startup XpressR ecovery2 Figure 8 2 After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time Xpress Recovery will stay permanent in your hard drive If you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 later simply press lt F9 gt during the POST Figure 9 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2008 Award Software Inc GA E7AUM DS2H D22 wifey lt DEL gt BIOS Setup lt F9 gt XpressRecovery2 lt F12 gt Boot Menu lt End gt Qflash 10 07 2008 MCP 7A TABTUGUTC 0U Figure 9 C Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 1 Select BACKUP to start backing up your
109. therboard features the DualBIOS design which enhances protection for the safety and stability of your computer by adding one more physical BIOS chip What is DualBIOS Motherboards that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard a main BIOS and a backup BIOS Normally the system works on the main BIOS However if the main BIOS is corrupted or damaged the backup BIOS will take over on the next system boot and copy the BIOS file to the main BIOS to ensure normal system operation For the sake of system safety users cannot update the backup BIOS manually What is Q Flash ledh With Q Flash you can update the system BIOS without having to enter operating systems like MS DOS or Window first Embedded in the BIOS the Q Flash tool frees you from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process What is BIOS Eos BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environment BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the nearest BIOS server site and update the BIOS 4 2 1 Updating the BIOS with the Q Flash Utility A Before You Begin 1 From GIGABYTE s website download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your motherboard model 2 Extract the file and save the new BIOS file e g E7AUMD2H F1 to your floppy disk USB flash drive or hard drive Note The USB flash drive or hard drive must use FAT32 16 12 file system 3 Restart the system During the POST press th
110. uit Without PnP PCI Confi Exit Without Saving PC Health T4 gt Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Abandon all Data Press lt Enter gt on this item and press the lt Y gt key This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS Press lt N gt or lt Esc gt to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 58 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation e Before installing the drivers first install the operating system The following instructions use oe Windows XP as the example operating system After installing the operating system insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically go to My Computer double click the optical drive and execute the Run exe program NOTE 3 1 Installing Chipset Drivers After inserting the driver disk Xpress Install will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install You can click the Install All button and Xpress Install will install all the recommended drivers Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install Now Loading Please wait GIGABYTE install Chipset Drivers Ne recommend that you nstall the dr autom
111. ure the Microsoft UAA Bus driver for High Definition Audio has been installed from the motherboard driver disk and your operating system has CAUTION been updated with the latest Service Pack for Windows Note 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Configurations Refer to the following for multi channel speaker configurations 2 channel audio Headphone or Line out 4 channel audio F ront speaker out and Rear speaker out 5 1 channel audio F ront speaker out R ear speaker out and Center S ubwoofer speaker out 7 1 channel audio Front speaker out Rear speaker out C enter S ubwoofer speaker out and Side speaker out GA E7AUM DS 2H Motherboard 90 Step 2 Click the Audio I O tab In the speaker list on the _ _ left select 2CH Speaker 4CH Speaker 6CH 7 Speaker or 8CH Speaker according to the type of speaker configuration you wish to set up Step 3 Everytime you connect an audio device to an audio jack the Connected device box appears Select the device according to the type of device you connect Then click OK to complete the configuration Corie S itecek Speek 0u Sede Spann Ou B Configuring Sound Effect You may configure an audio environment on the Sound Effect tab C Configuring AC 97 Audio If you want to connect an AC 97 front panel audio module click the tool icon on the Audio I O tab On the Connector Settings box select the Disable front panel jack detection check box Click OK to act
112. utton to enable or disable the Dolby Virtual Speaker function Enabling Dolby Virtual Speaker allows 2 channel stereo content to be heard as surround sound from two speakers 5 BY DOLBY DIGITAL LIVE If your Surround sound system is connected via an external decoder click the Audio I O tab in the Audio Control Panel 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 And click the DOLBY PRO LOGIC Il button The system will then simulate 5 1 channel surround sound playback from two channel content Note When Dolby Digital Live is enabled only digital audio output S P DIF is working and you will not hear any sound from analog speakers or headphone 93 Appendix B Windows Vista Install the Dolby GUI Software driver from the motherboard driver disk Click the Start icon Point to All Programs Dolby Control Center to access the utility The following illustration demonstrates a 7 1 speaker configuration as an example lL Dotty Pro Logic Thx fe Click Dolby Pro Logic IIx The system will expand 2 channel audio for a 7 1 channel surround sound playback 2 Natural Bass fe Click Natural Bass to enable speaker bass effect 5 2 4 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1 After installing the audio driver the Audio Manager icon Ee will appear in your system tray Double click the icon to access the Audio Control Panel 6 07 PM
113. vanced for the first time 4 Total Power Saving GIGABYTE intersit Total Mode Button Information Table Button Description 1 Dynamic Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off 2 Motherboard Phase LED On Off Switch Default On 3 Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On Off Switch Default Off 4 CPU Throttling Display 5 3 Level CPU Voltage Switch Default 1 ete 3 6 CPU Voltage Display 7 Dynamic Power Phase Status 8 Current CPU Power Consumption 9 Time Date Dynamic Energy Saver Enabled 10 Total Power Savings Total power saving with Dynamic Energy Saver enabled gt 11 Dynamic Energy Saver Meter Mode Switch 12 Dynamic Energy Saver Total Mode Switch 13 Close Application will enter Stealth Mode 14 Minimize Application will continue to run in taskbar 15 INF O Help 16 Live Utility Update Check for the latest utility version C Stealth Mode In Stealth Mode the system continues to work with the user defined power saving settings even after the system is restarted Re enter the application only if you want to make any changes or completely close the application Note 1 Note 2 Note 3 Note 4 Note 5 Before using the DES function make sure the CPU Enhanced Halt C1E and CPU EIST Function items in the BIOS Setup program are set to Enabled Maximize system power saving with Dynamic Frequency Function system performance may be affected 1 No
114. ve The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices and their components Under the Directive used equipment must be marked collected separately and disposed of properly WEEE Symbol Statement The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging which indicates that this product must not be disposed of with other waste Instead the device should be taken to the waste collection centers for activation of the treatment collection recycling and disposal procedure The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local government office your household waste disposal service or where you purchased the product for details of environmentally safe recycling When your electrical or electronic equipment is no longer useful to you take it back to your local or regional waste collection administration for recycling If you need further assistance in recycling reusing in your end of life product you may contact us at the Customer Care number listed in your product s user s manual and we will be glad to help you with your effort GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 100 Finally we suggest that you
115. visor password allows you to make changes in BIOS Setup Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup An user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes Save amp Exit Setup Save all the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup Pressing lt F10 gt can also carry out this task Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and the previous settings remain in effect Pressing lt Y gt to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup Pressing lt Esc gt can also carry out this task GA E7AUM DS2H Motherboard 38 2 3 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T CMOS Setup Utility Co t C 1984 2008 Award Software MB Inte Menu Level gt 800 0 800 0 Press Enter Disabled wl 12x F1 General Help nized Defaults e Whether the system will work stably with the overclock overvoltage settings you made is dependent on your overall system configurations Incorrectly doing overclock overvoltage caution may result in damage to CPU chipset or memory and reduce the useful life of these components This page is for advanced users only and we recommend you not to alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the settings may result in system s failure to boot If this occurs clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default

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