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1. TT x DDR3 1 LS len ELT E E r DDR2 1 Il DDR2 2 IE DDR3 2 ll DDR3 DDR2 Dual Channel Memory Configuration Due to chipset limitations read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode 1 Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR3 DDR2 memory module is installed 2 When enabling Dual Channel mode with two memory modules it is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Hardware Installation 16 1 4 2 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power AN cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module DDR3 and DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to each other or DDR DIMMs Do not install DDR DIMMs on this motherboard Populating DDR2 and DDR3 memory modules simultaneously is not supported DDR2 DIMM DDR3 DIMM A DDR3 DDR2 memory module has a notch so it can only fit in one direction Fo
2. e Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clear A ing the CMOS values 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 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 27 Hardware Installation 15 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 oa CEE 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 wait for one minute Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder making them short for 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 P
3. Pin No Definition 1 GND 3 TXN sara 2 7 I I 4 GND 5 RXN 7 1 i 7 GND SATA2 0 Please connect the L shaped end of the SATA cable to your SATA hard drive 23 Hardware Installation 8 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 con necting the cables CF 20 19 SPEAK PWR P LED iL PAR SPEAK _ Cl Header PW RES Reset sw Pwi RES Hee Message Power MSG HD Hard Drive B Pagan mso 2 1 8 e MSG PWR Message Power Sleep LED System Status LED Connects to the power status indicator on the chassis front panel The LED S0 On is on when the system is operating The LED keeps blinking when the sys S1 Blinking tem is in S1 sleep state The LED is off when the system is in S3 S4 sleep S3 S4 S5 Off state or powered off S5 e PW Power Switch Connects to the power switch on the chassi
4. 33 1 EJ nanonunogauannunnusuon nn 34 2 Hardware Installation 22 6 IDE IDE Connector The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives Before attach ing 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 7 SATA2 0 1 2 3 SATA 3Gb s Connectors 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
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6. 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 USB Port The USB port supports the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB devices such as a USB key board mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc RJ 45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate The following de scribes the states of the LAN port LEDs Connection Speed LED Activity LED Connection Speed LED Activity LED State Description State Description T Orange 1 Gbps data rate Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring Green 100 Mbps data rate Off No data transmission or receiving is occurring LAN Port Off 10 Mbps data rate e Line In Jack Blue The default line in jack Use this audio jack for line in devices such as an optical drive walkman etc Line Out Jack 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 channel audio configuration Mic In Jack Pink The default Mic in jack Microphones must be connected to this jack When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector first remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the motherboard When removing the cable pull it straight out from the connector Do not rock it side to side to prevent an electrical short insi
7. Hardware Installation 24 9 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 con nector match the pin assignments 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 For HD Front Panel Audio For AC 97 Front Panel 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 JD 7 NC 8 No Pin 8 No Pin 9 LINE2 L 9 Line Out L 10 GND 10 NC ER The front panel audio header supports HD audio by default If your chassis provides an AC 97 front panel audio module refer to the instructions on how to activate AC 97 functionality via the audio software in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Audio signals will be pres
8. Delete key during the POST when the power is turned on To see more advanced BIOS Setup menu options you can press Ctrl F1 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 Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky if you do not encounter problems using the current A version of BIOS it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS To flash the BIOS do it with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction BIOS will emit a beep code during the POST Refer to Chapter 5 Troubleshooting for the beep codes description e It is 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 introductions of the battery clearing CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for how to clear the CMOS values 29 BIOS Setup 2 1 St
9. lt On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enables or disables the first integrated IDE controller Default Enabled lt On Chip SATA Mode Configures the integrated SATA controller Disabled Disables the integrated SATA controller Auto Lets the BIOS set SATA devices to Combined or Enhanced mode If your onboard SATA controller is automatically configured to Combined mode you can manually re configure it to Enhanced mode as needed Default gt gt Combined Sets all SATA devices to operate in PATA mode Combined allows a maximum of 4 ATA devices to be used simultaneously two PATA devices plus two SATA devices bp Enhanced Sets all SATA devices to operate in SATA mode gt gt Non Combined Sets all SATA devices to operate in PATA mode and disables the integrated IDE controller c PATA IDE Set to This item is configurable only if the On Chip SATA Mode is set to Combined gt gt Ch 0 Master Slave Sets the IDE channels to Ch 0 Master Slave Default bp Ch 1 Master Slave Sets the IDE channels to Ch 1 Master Slave o SATA Port 0 2 Set to This value is dependent on the On Chip SATA Mode and PATA IDE Set to settings When PATA IDE Set to is configured to Ch 1 Master Slave this option will be automatically set to Ch 0 Master Slave lt SATA Port 1 3 Set to This value is dependent on the On Chip SATA Mode and PATA IDE Set to settings When PATA IDE Set to is configured to Ch 0 Master Slave this option will be automatically set to Ch 1
10. mended actual size requirements vary depending Manage Go to Disk Management to check disk on the amount of data and begin the installation of allocation the operating system rr Steps EE pe BES see Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file to the unallocated mt space black stripe along the top Please note that if there is no enough unallocated space Xpress Recovery2 cannot save the backup file 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 press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 2 After you use the backup function in Xpress Recovery2 for the first time Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in your hard drive If you wish to enter Xpress Recovery2 later simply press lt F9 gt during the POST C Using the Backup Function in Xpress Recovery2 ps PEDE IM Ha Cara z GIGABYTE fh TE CH K LLL LLL mm Step 1 Step 2 Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive When finished go to Disk Management to check data disk allocation Unique Features 60 D Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 b E Select RESTORE to restore the backup to your hard drive in i A GIGABYTE case ne system DEK down The RESTORE option will not be TECHNOLOGY present if no backup is created before eee ww r m ie e
11. DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory N Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR2 1066 O C 800 667 MHz memory modules Note Mixed mode populating DDR2 and DDR3 memory modules simulta neously is not supported Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules Onboard Graphics North Bridge 1 x D Sub port Audio VIAVT1708S codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 channel e Support for S PDIF Out Support for CD In 1 x Atheros AR8151 chip 10 100 1000 Mbit W Expansion Slots LAN LAN S lt 3 1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x16 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Storage Interface KI USB Hardware Installation South Bridge 1xIDE connector supporting ATA 100 66 33 and up to 2 IDE devices 4xSATA 3Gb s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb s devices ITE IT8718F chip 1x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive South Bridge Upto 8 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 4 on the back panel 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers Flat io Internal n Connectors 8 9 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 4 x SATA 3Gb s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x system fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In connector 1 x
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13. Level First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Password Check Setup HDD S M A R T Capability Enabled CPU Multi Threading Enabled Limit CPUID Max to 3 Disabled No Execute Memory Protect RAW Enabled CPU Enhanced Halt CI E 9 9 Enabled C2 C2E State Support C Disabled CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 6 9 Enabled CPU EIST Function Enabled Virtualization Technology Enabled Delay For HDD Secs 0 Backup BIOS Image to HDD Disabled 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults o 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 Quick Boot Enables or disables the quick boot function to speed up the system boot up process to shorten the wait ing time for entering the operating system and to deliver greater efficiency for daily use The settings here synchronize with the settings of the SMART QuickBoot of Smart 6 Default Disabled c First Second Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the available devices Use the up or down arrow key to select a d
14. Quit Without Saving Y N N ults Advanced Chipse ord Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Tl Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Abandon all Data Press Enter on this item and press the Y key This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS Press lt N gt or Esc to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu BIOS Setup 54 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Before installing the drivers first install the operating system ER 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 3 1 Installing Chipset Drivers D Now Loading Please wait 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 rec ommended drivers Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install GIGABYTE Install Chipset Drivers Wa pec onn Eat
15. S PDIF Out header 2 x USB 2 0 1 1 headers 1 x serial port header 1 x clearing CMOS jumper Se Back Panel as Connectors 9 1 x PS 2 keyboard port 1 x PS 2 mouse port 1 x parallel port 1 x serial port 1 x D Sub port 4 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 x RJ 45 port 3 x audio jacks Line In Line Out Microphone P W O ITE IT8718F Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU overheating warning CPU System fan fail warning CPU fan speed control Ng 2 BIOS ES 9 2 2 x 8 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Support for DualBIOS PnP 1 0a DMI 2 0 SM BIOS 2 4 ACPI 1 0b 11 Hardware Installation Support for BIOS Support for Q Flash Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue Support for Download Center Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for EasyTune Support for Easy Energy Saver Support for SMART Recovery Support for Auto Green Support for ON OFF Charge Support for Q Share Bundled Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Unique Features Operating System Support for Microsoft Windows 7 Vista XP Micro ATX Form Factor 24 4cm x 21 0cm Note 1 Due to Windows 32 bit operating system limitation when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed the actual memory size displayed will be less tha
16. be configurable Options are Auto default Manual gt gt gt gt gt Standard Timing Control c CAS Latency Time Options are Auto default 4 11 gt tRCD Options are Auto default 1 15 o tRP Options are Auto default 1 15 c tRAS Options are Auto default 1 63 gt gt gt gt gt Advanced Timing Control lt Advanced Timing Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Advanced Timing Control x tRRD NI x tWTR Auto Menu Level bb x tWR Auto REC PANI tRTP NI c Command Rate CMD Auto gt gt gt gt gt Channel A Channel A Timing Settings Press Enter Channel A Driving Settings Press Enter gt gt gt gt gt Channel B Channel B Timing Settings Press Enter Channel B Driving Settings Press Enter Ne Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults c tRRD Options are Auto default 1 15 c tWTR Options are Auto default 1 31 35 BIOS Setup o tWR Options are Auto default 1 31 c tRFC Options are Auto default 1 255 o tRTP Options are Auto default 1 15 Command Rate CMD Options are Auto default 1 3 gt gt gt gt gt Channel A B lt Channel A B Timing Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Channel A B Timing Settings x Static tRead Value Auto Item Help lt tRD Phase0 Adjustment Auto Menu Le
17. 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 regulations for RoHS Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment and WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment environmental directives as well as most major worldwide safety requirements To prevent releases of harmful substances into the environment and to maximize the use of our natural resources GIGABYTE provides the following information on how you can responsibly recycle or reuse most of the materials in your end of life product Restriction of Hazardous Substances RoHS Directive Statement GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from hazardous substances Cd Pb Hg Cr 6 PBDE and PBB The parts and components have been carefully selected to meet RoHS requirement More over we at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical amp Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the national laws as interpreted from the 2002 96 EC WEEE Waste Electrical and Elec tronic Equipment directive The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices and their components Under the Directive used
18. do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graph ics 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 Triangle Pin One Marking on the CPU 13 Hardware Installation B Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket 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 Hardware Installation 1 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 n
19. key to return to the main menu Q Flash Utility v2 15 MXIC 25L8005 8006 63 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 Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Optimized Defaults and press Enter to load BIOS defaults System will re detect all peripheral devices after a BIOS update so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Periphe Load Optimized Defaults Y N Y Power Manageme PnP PCI Configurauvus ESC Quit TL 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 Y gt to load BIOS defaults Step 6 Select Save 4 Exit Setup and then press Y to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup The proce dure is complete after the system restarts Unique Features 64 4 2 2 Updating the BIOS with the BIOS Utility A Before You Begin 1 In Windows close all applications and TSR Terminate and Stay Resident programs This helps prevent unexpected failures when perfor
20. mouse still on after the computer shuts down Some motherboards provide 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 For motherboards that have a CMOS SW button press this button to clear the CMOS values before doing this please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord For motherboards that have 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 bat tery from the battery holder to stop supplying power to the CMOS which will clear the CMOS values after about one minute 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 Why cannot install the onboard HD audio driver successfully For Windows XP only Step 1 First make sure Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 has been installed check in My Computer gt Properties gt Gen eral 5 System If not please update it from Microsoft s website Then make sure the Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio has been installed successfully check in My Computer gt Properties gt Hardware gt Device Manager gt System
21. procedure below to solve the problem Turn off the power Remove all peripherals connecting cables and power cord etc Make sure the motherboard does not short circuit with the chassis or other metal objects Yes Isolate the short circuit No The problem is verified and solved Secure the CPU cooler No on the CPU Connect the Check if the CPU cooler is attached to the CPU securely Is the pow er connector of the CPU cooler connected to the CPU_FAN header properly CPU cooler power cable to the motherboard Yes The problem is verified and solved Correctly insert the Check if the memory is installed properly on the memory slot memory into the memory socket Yes Insert the graphics card Connect the ATX main power cable and the 12V power cable Turn on the power to start the computer Make sure the graphics card is securely seated in the expansion slot and power connectors are firmly attached The problem is verified and solved Continued Appendix 80 No The power supply CPU or 2 3 When the computer is turned on is the CPU cooler running En CPU socket might fail Yes The problem is verified and solved The graphics card Check if there is display on your monitor expansion slot or monitor might fail The problem is verified and solved Turn off the computer Plug in the keyboard and mouse and restart the computer Check if the keyboard
22. the CPU cooler may damage Por extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease tape between the the CPU Hardware Installation 1 4 Installing the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules e Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage e Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direc tion If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides two DDR2 and two DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technol ogy 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 two DDR3 memory sockets DDR3 1 DDR3 2 are divided into two channels and each channel has one memory socket as following Channel 0 DDR3 1 Channel 1 DDR3 2 The two DDR2 memory sockets DDR2 1 DDR2 2 are divided into two channels and each channel has one memory socket as following Channel 0 DDR2 1 Channel 1 DDR2 2
23. the performance of the graphics chip and memory Auto allows the BIOS to automatically set the R G B mode based on system configurations Options are Auto default Fast Turbo lt 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 installed c Fine CPU Clock Ratio 9 Allows you to increase clock ratio by 0 5 for the installed CPU The item is present only if a CPU with unlocked clock ratio is installed lt CPU Frequency Displays the current operating CPU frequency kkkkkkkk Clock Chip Control gt gt gt gt gt Standard Clock Control c CPU Host Clock Control Enables or disables the control of CPU host clock Enabled will allow the CPU Host Frequency item below to be configurable Note If your system fails to boot after overclocking please wait for 20 seconds to allow for automated system reboot or clear the CMOS values to reset the board to default values Default Disabled c CPU Host Frequency Mhz Allows you to manually set the CPU host frequency The adjustable range is from 100 MHz to 1200 MHz This item is configurable only if the CPU Host Clock Control option is enabled For an 800 MHz FSB CPU set this item to 200 MHz For a 1066 MHz FSB CPU set this item to 266 MHz For a 1333 MHz FSB CPU set this item to 333 MHz Important It is highly recommended that the CPU frequency be set in accordance with the CPU specificat
24. to 3 Note 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 Protect Not 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 et 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 Not 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 con sumption Default Disabled CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Not 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 CPU EIST Function 9 Enables or disables Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology EIST Depending on CPU loading Intel EIST technology can dynamically and effectively low
25. 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 Eric Date May 24 2010 Copyright 2010 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 with out 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 assist in the use ofthis product GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations m For detailed product information carefully read the User s Manual M For instructions on how to use GIGABYTE s unique features read or download the information on from the Support amp DownloadsWotherboard 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
26. 2 2 12 Load Optimized Delalill i i naaa jW ki ri NA na NET EFE snes 52 2 13 Set Supervisor User Password essere 59 2 14 Save 8 Exit Setup 54 2 15 Exit Without SAVING rss met 54 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 55 3 1 Installing Chipset Drivers aman 55 3 2 Application SONWANE suc ctae KANA UU tre ANAN a 56 3 3 Technical MAMAS uman AABANGAN 56 Sg a needed 57 UE CEE CR r iiini 57 3 6 Download Center ERROREM 58 3 7 RD cR 50 Chapter 4 Unique FealuleS i eec aaa 59 SHE Xpress RECOV La PA 99 4 2 BIOS Update DIES iis rti EEUU xta EUH QUU d Eae IUE 62 4 2 1 Updating the BIOS with the Q Flash Utility 62 4 2 2 Updating the BIOS with the BIOS Utility 65 oM a UE 66 4 4 Easy Energy SAVE ont nein de nemi dk esa tus re AGANG 67 Ske SC PA 69 4 6 SMART REG0VEry nnne namamana 70 A UO Gl OUT 71 CDS PN AA AANO 73 5 1 Configuring Audio Input and Output f 5 1 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 Channel Audio 13 5 1 2 Configuring Microphone Recording 76 5 1 3 Using the Sound Recorder umaamin meer eae alaman 78 5 2 POOLS SOU na nn 19 5 2 1 Frequently Asked Questions ulunan 79 5 2 2 Troubleshooting Procedure Rs 80 5 3 Regulatory Statements sss 82 Box Contents MI GA G41M Combo motherboard M Motherboard driver disk MI User s Manual MI One IDE cable v Two SATA cables V I O Shield The box contents above are for reference only and th
27. 2 2 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main Menu as shown below appears on the screen Use ar row keys to move among the items and press Enter to accept or enter a sub menu Sample BIOS Version E20c CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving ESC Quit TL Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Change 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 Enter Execute command or enter the submenu Esc Main Menu Exit the BIOS Setup program Submenus Exit current submenu Page Up Increase the numeric value or make changes Page Down Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 Show descriptions of the function keys F2 Move cursor to the Item Help block on the right submenus only F5 Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus F6 Load the Fail Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus F7 Load the Optimized BIOS default
28. Devices Step 2 Check if Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus or Unknown device is present in Device Manager or Sound video and game controllers If yes please disable this device If not skip this step Step 3 Then go back to My Computer gt Properties gt Hardware gt Device Manager gt System devices and right click on Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio and select Disable and Uninstall Step 4 In Device Manager right click on the computer name and select Scan for hardware changes When the Add New Hardware Wizard appears click Cancel Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard driver disk or download the audio driver from GIGABYTE s website to install For more details go to the Support amp Downloads Motherboards FAQ page on our website and search for onboard HD audio driver 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 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 2 short CMOS setting error 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error 1 long 1 short Memory or motherboard error Continuous long beeps Graphics card not inserted properly 1 long 2 short Monitor or graphics card error Continuous short beeps Power error 79 Appendix 5 2 2 Troubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup follow the troubleshooting
29. GA G41M Combo LGA775 socket motherboard for Intel Core processor family Intel Pentium processor family Intel Celeron processor family User s Manual Rev 1301 12ME G41MC 1301R D EN 55011 Declaration of Conformity px full asd waa Mother boar d GA G41M Combo is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity s declared accordance with 2004 108 EC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement EN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio Gsturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM EN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused high trequency equipment D EN 55013 Limits and methods of measurement EN 55024 Infoemation Technology of radio disturbance characteristics of equipment immanty broadcast receivers aod associated characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement EN 5014 4 Limits and methods of measurement C EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio sturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry househok electrical applances portable tools and similar electrical C EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus Industrial enveonment D EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement O EN 55014 2 Immunity requieements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus D EN 55020 Immunity from radio interterence of O EN 50091 2 EMC requir
30. Master Slave 45 BIOS Setup o Azalia Codec 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 lt Onboard H W LAN Enables or disables the onboard LAN function Default Enabled If you wish to install a 3rd party add in network card instead of using the onboard LAN set this item to Disabled o SMART LAN LAN Cable Diagnostic Function CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at Port Partl 2 Status Open Length Menu Level bb Part3 6 Status Open Length Part4 5 Status Open Length Part7 8 Status Open Length Ti lt e 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 lt When No LAN Cable Is Attached If no LAN cable is attached to the motherboard the Status fields of all four pairs of wires will show Open and the Length fields show 0m as shown in the figure above lt When LAN Cable Is Functioning Normally If no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable connecte
31. Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T CAS Latency Time Auto Item Help Auto Menu Level Auto Auto gt gt gt gt gt Advanced Timing Control Advanced Timing Control Press Enter xkkkkxkk Mother Board Voltage Control sees Voltage Types Normal Current CPU Vcore 1 375V Auto CPU Termination 1 200V Auto gt gt gt DRAM DRAM Voltage 1 500V Auto 112 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Whether the system will work stably with the overclock overvoltage settings you made is dependent A on your overall system configurations Incorrectly doing overclock overvoltage may result in dam age 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 values Note This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature 33 BIOS Setup o Robust Graphics Booster Robust Graphics Booster R G B helps to enhance
32. PU FSB only Advanced mode allows you to individually change system clock settings and voltages settings using the sliders 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 in Easy mode Advanced mode be sure to click Set for these changes to take effect or click Default to restore to default values lt P Graphics The Graphics tab allows you to change the core clock and memory clock for your ATI or NVIDIA graphics card B smart The Smart tab allows you to specify a Smart Fan mode Smart Fan Advanced mode allows the CPU fan speed to be changed linearly based on the CPU temperature thresholds you set aus Monitor The HW Monitor tab allows you to monitor hardware temperature voltage 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 Available functions in EasyTune 6 may differ by motherboard model Grayed out area s indicates that the item is not configurable or the function 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 fully know each function of EasyTune 6 or system instability or other unexpected results may occ
33. S flashing process What is GBIOS EIOS BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environ ment BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the nearest BIOS server site and update the BIOS 4 21 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 moth erboard model 2 Extract the file and save the new BIOS file e g g41mc 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 the 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 2010 Award Software Inc G41M Combo E20c DEL BIOS Setup F9 XpressRecovery2 F12 Boot Menu End Qflash 05 07 2010 G41 ICH7 6A79PGOFC 00 Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky please do it with caution Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction Unique Features 62 B Updating the BIOS When updating the BIOS choose the lo
34. TEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled CPU Smart FAN Control Enabled Ti lt e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Reset Case 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 CI 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 the CMOS and then restart your system o Current Voltage V Vcore DDR 3 3V 12V Displays the current system voltages lt Current CPU Temperature Displays current CPU temperature lt Current CPU SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Displays current CPU system fan speed c 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 194 F c 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 Disabl
35. The Configuration dialog box First you have to set your Bluetooth cell phone as a portable key On the Auto Green main menu click Configure and then click Configure BT devices Select the Blu etooth cell phone that you want to use as the portable key If the screen doesn t display your Bluetooth cell phone click Refresh to let Auto Green re detect the device Before creating a Bluetooth cell phone key make sure your motherboard has a Bluetooth receiver and you have turned on the search and Bluetooth functions on your phone Configuring the Bluetooth cell phone key Die radar era Bawa divin After you select a cell phone the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard as shown on the left will appear Enter a passkey 8 16 digits recommended which will be used for pairing agg with the cell phone Then enter the same passkey on your cell phone es 7n LE Configuration Configuring other Bluetooth settings On the Other Settings tab you can set how much time it takes to scan your Bluetooth cell phone key how many times to rescan the key to make sure it is in range of your computer and when to turn off the hard drive if the system energy saving state lasts over the predetermined period of time After completing the settings click Set for the settings to take effect and then click Exit to quit TLAGA loreet ee pets Guns Dads Device Scan Time sec Set the length of time Auto Green sca
36. al performance may vary depending on motherboard model CPU Power and Power Scores are for reference only Actual results may vary based on testing method 67 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 Easy Energy Saver for the first time te o Total Power Saving Total Mode Button Information Table Button Description Easy Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On Off Switch Default Off CPU Throttling Display CPU Voltage Display 3 Level CPU Voltage Switch Default 1 et Current CPU Power Consumption Time Date Easy Energy Saver Enabled Total Power Savings Total power saving with Easy Energy Saver enabled Meter Mode Switch Total Mode Switch Close Application will enter Stealth Mode Minimize Application will continue to run in taskbar INFO Help Live Utility Update Check for the latest utility version QO N O BR O ND co NI D 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 Due to the hardware limitation you must instal
37. an 1W power in S5 shutdown state Default Disabled Note When this item is set to Enabled the following four functions will become unavailable PME event wake up power on by mouse power on by keyboard and wake on LAN Note Supported on Windows 7 Vista operating system only 49 BIOS Setup 2 9 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software PCI1 IRQ Assignment PCI2 IRQ Assignment T Ee Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PCI IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto b gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 lt PCI2IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto b gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 BIOS Setup PnP PCI Configurations Auto Item Help Auto Menu Level gt PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized 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 50 2 10 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Item Help Case Opened No Menu Level gt Vcore 1 300V IDD 1 584V 3 3N 3 280V ar PAY EAST ESAE Current CPU Temperature SUNO Current CPU FAN Speed 2872 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU Warning Temperature Disabled CPU FAN Fail Warning Disabled SYS
38. anageme PnP PCI Configur 2191075 T9 LAIL YY IUIUUL VAVE ESC Quit N e Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Optimized Defaults Press Enter on this item and then press the Y key to load the optimal BIOS default settings The BIOS defaults settings help the system to operate in optimum state Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values BIOS Setup 52 2 13 Set Supervisor User Password MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Periphe Enter Password Power Manageme PnP PCI Configurauvus ESC Quit le 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 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
39. ange set or disable password It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup A supervisor 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 A 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 Y to the confirmation mes sage will exit BIOS Setup Pressing lt Esc gt can also carry out this task BIOS Setup 32 2 3 MB Intelligent Tweaker M l T CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Robust Graphics Booster Auto Item Help CPU Clock Ratio 15X Menu Level Fine CPU Clock Ratio 0 0 CPU Frequency 3 00GH7 200x15 eK Clock Chip Control 2 gt gt gt gt gt Standard Clock Control CPU Host Clock Control Disabled CPU Host Frequency Mhz 200 PCI Express Frequency Mhz Auto gt Advanced Clock Control wack DRAM Performance Control Performance Enhance Standard G MCH Frequency Latch Auto System Memory Multiplier SPD Auto Memory Frequency Mhz 1333 800 DRAM Timing Selectable SPD Auto Standard Timing Control Ne
40. artup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Inc G41M Combo E20c Motherboard Model BIOS Version ROSE BOTE zak NE S l GAI EC Function Keys 05 07 2010 G41 ICH7 6A79PGOFC 00 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 driver disk the lt F9 gt key can be used for subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 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 Enter 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 de vice 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 BIOS Setup 30
41. cation where the BIOS file is saved The following procedure as sumes 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 Enter The Save Main BIOS to Drive option allows you to save the current BIOS file GA Q Flash only supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32 16 12 file system e Ifthe 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 2 Select Floppy A and press Enter Q Flash Utility v2 15 Flash TV GG S126 a cesssetasdewsseaudlasereaatacs MXIC 25L80058006 1M 0 file s found 3 Select the BIOS update file and press lt Enter gt A Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model 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 Do not turn off or restart the system when the system is reading updating the BIOS Donotremove the floppy disk USB flash drive or hard drive when the system is updat ing the BIOS Step 3 When the update process is complete press any
42. 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 T Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system D M ga GO De rt Example Installing and Removing a PCI Express Graphics Card 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 Card Gently push back on the lever on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the slot Hardware Installation 18 1 6 Back Panel Connectors O LL O 0000000 O O O O O O O 000000 O O O O O O 9 g PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Port Use the upper port green to connect a PS 2 mouse and the lower port purple to connect a PS 2 keyboard 6 Parallel Port Use the parallel port to connect devices such as a printer scanner and etc The parallel port is also called a printer port Serial Port Use the serial port to connect devices such as a mouse modem or other peripherals
43. d to a Gigabit hub or a 10 100 Mbps hub the following message will appear Start detecting at Port No cable problem is detected on the LAN cable Due to a LAN chip limitation if no cable problem is detected on the LAN cable that is NOT connected to any device only with one end connected to the motherboard the following message will appear Start detecting at Port Pairl 2 Status Pair3 6 Status Length Length Length Length Pair4 5 Status Pair7 8 Status 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 BIOS Setup 46 When a Cable Problem Occurs If a cable problem occurs on a specified pair of wires the Status field will show Short and thenlength 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 Pair 1 2 Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip Default Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are Auto 3F8 IRQ4 default 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Onboard Serial Port 2 Enables or disables the
44. de the cable connector AN 19 Hardware Installation 1 7 Internal Connectors 1 3 13 9 a aa 14 n g 8 IT 2 1011 5 4 12 1 ATX 12V 9 F AUDIO 2 ATX 10 CD IN 3 CPU FAN 11 SPDIF O 4 SYS FAN 12 F USB1 F USB2 5 FDD 13 COMB 6 IDE 14 CLR CMOS 7 SATA2 0 1 2 3 15 BAT 8 F PANEL Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect 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 Hardware Installation 390 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 com ponents 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 possesses a foolproof design Connect the power supply cable to the power connector in the correct orientation The 12V power con nector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the 12V power connector is not connected the compute
45. drivers or when looking for technical information Example GIGABYTE Z4 w KE KE Table of Contents POLO aNG AN AA AA AA GA tua 6 ooo AA rmn 6 GA G41M Combo Motherboard Layout seen 7 GA G41M Combo Motherboard Block Diagram sese 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation sse 9 1 1 installation P caltiliOllS x iiii y i1534 menu 9 t2 POUCES D CIDE ee ren eee Om EDI 10 1 3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 t31 Installing the CPU ea 13 1 3 2 Installing the CPU COO ama AA AA 15 1 4 Installing the Memory dama AGA AL 16 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration eee 16 14 2 Installing o TL xena ri xena eyal a 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card seen 18 1 6 Back Panel Connectors 19 tr tema COR AA 20 Chapter 2 BIOS En 29 Pa olanin SCOR a una kwa ek k r nane 30 2 2 Ie Mam MONU KAANAK ewes 31 2 3 MB Intelligent Tweaker M IL T 33 2 4 Standard CMOS Features 39 2 5 Advanced BIOS Features cccecscsssecssssssssssssssesssesssssesssessesssesesasesersaseseres 41 2 6 Advanced Chipset Features 43 2 4 negraed Peripherals nd danse chatte 45 2 8 Power Management Setup 48 2 9 PnP PCI Configurations nement 50 2 10 PC ASUS AS en 51 2 11 Load Fail Safe Defaults 5
46. e En n x agama GIGABYTE TECHHOLOG Step 1 ji E Step 2 If you wish to remove the backup file select After the backup file is removed no backup image REMOVE file will be present in Disk Management and hard drive space will be freed up F Exiting Xpress Recovery2 re GIGABYTE TECH KH OLO G amp B Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2 61 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 motherboard 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 Led 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 een With Q Flash you can update the system BIOS without having to enter operating EE systems like MS DOS or Window first Embedded in the BIOS the Q Flash tool frees you from the hassles of going through complicated BIO
47. e please enter your I Mail address and press the buton to loy in Eto tro sn Appendix 88 e Hungary WEB address http www giga byte hu e Turkey WEB address http www gigabyte com tr e Russia WEB address http www gigabyte ru e Poland WEB address http www gigabyte pl e Ukraine WEB address http www gigabyte ua e Romania WEB address http www gigabyte com ro e Serbia WEB address http www gigabyte co rs e Kazakhstan WEB address http www gigabyte kz You may go to the GIGABYTE website select your language in the language list on the top right corner of the website To submit a technical or non technical Sales Market ing question please link to http ggts gigabyte com tw Then select your language to enter the system
48. e Current BIOS File Click Save Current BIOS to File to save the current BIOS file 4 Lee cmos detaut atter Bios update 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 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 65 Unique Features 4 3 EasyTune 6 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 letting users read their system related information without the need to install additional software The EasyTune 6 Interface Power On Taga Sang Rese 3000 00 MHz 281785 MHZ lam uvre Tabs Information Tab Function au The CPU tab provides information on the installed CPU and motherboard Nag Memory The Memory tab provides information on the installed memory module s You can select memory module on a specific slot to see its information Qe The Tuner tab allows you to change system clock settings and voltages Easy mode allows you to adjust the C
49. e Speaker check box Click OK to complete i ala Le LEP Paman 2 quiam pas aa posce aman caben 15 Appendix 5 1 2 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1 After installing the audio driver the VIA HD Audio Deck icon ka will appear in the notification area Double click the icon to access the VIA HD Audio Deck d EX CG 12 45PM 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 function ality Note The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time a L a ipiis cma Yai x Mila Q onam S2 us B kiya dpa Sana X r sa bia ae LET Step 3 Go to the Microphone screen Do not mute the record ing volume or you ll not be able to record the sound To hear the sound being recorded during the recording process do not mute the playback volume It is recom mended that you set the volumes at a middle level Appendix 76 Step 4 To raise the recording and playback volume for the mi crophone click the Automatic recording gain control icon erzam Set the voice level mo aa mn tmm a ara D ipar axan Kura We B Avg ta Ga mr Brad Cum Step 5 After completing the settings above click Start point to All Programs point to Accessories and then click Sou
50. e actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain The box contents are subject to change without notice The motherboard image is for reference only Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable Part No 12CF1 1FD001 7 R 2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 5 R 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 2SERPW 0 R O S PDIF In and Out cable Part No 12CR1 1SPINO 1 R COM port cable Part No 12CF1 1CM001 3 R GA G41M Combo Motherboard Layout CPU FAN Intel G41 F AUDIO N Atheros PCIEX1 AR8151 Pre O 1B BIOS n A Wa PCIEX16 Sa E DDR2 1 GA G41 M Combo DJ SYS FAN F USB2 rn p cmd FDD F USB1 O LL A EEE ED SK TS SS UU EE E E EE B B E E B E E E E E TUT ppp Eu LU N B GA G41M Combo Motherboard Block Diagram LGA775 CPU CLK PCle CLK CPU 333 266 200 MHz 100 MHz Host Interface DDR3 1333 0 C 1066 800 MHz Az Dual Channel Memory PCI Express x16 DDR2 1066 0 C 800 667 MHz Intel G41 Dual Channel Memory 1 PCI Express x16 GMCH CLK 333 266 200 MHz 1 PCI Express x1 p LAN ji Dual BIOS PCle CLK gt RJ45 ATA 100 66 33 100 MHz IDE Channel AR8151 __ 4 SATA 3Gb s Intel ICH7 PCI Express Bus i j 8 USB Ports PCI Bus iTE pe IT8718F PS 2 KB Mouse O j 5 28g I NG 2 PCI D PCI CLK 33 MHz Chapter 1 Hardware Insta
51. ed c 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 51 BIOS Setup 2 11 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Periphe Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Power Manageme PnP PCI Configurauvus LAIL YY IUIUUL VAVE ESC Quit T7 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 Enter on this item and then press the Y 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 12 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T PC Health Status Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Periphe Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Power M
52. ements for uninterruptible broadcast receivers and assocated power systems UPS equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio Gsturbance characteristics of information technology equipment D DIN VDE 0855 Cabled distribution systems Equipment D part 10 fce receiving andor distribution from D part 12 7 7 C I CE marking 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 Safety requirements for mains operated EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment a including electrical business equipment Safety of household and similar O EN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electncal apoharces uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer Importer Signature nme Huang Stamp Dete May 24 2010 Name Timmy Huang __ DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a FC Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number GA G41 M Combo 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
53. ent on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultane ously If you want to mute the back panel audio only supported when using an HD front panel audio module refer to 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 10 CD IN CD In Connector You may connect the audio cable that came with your optical drive to the header Em Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R Hardware Installation 11 SPDIF O S PDIF Out Header This header supports digital S PDIF Out and connects a S PDIF digital audio cable provided by expan sion cards for digital audio output from your motherboard to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards For example some graphics cards may require you to use a S PDIF digital audio cable for digital audio output from your motherboard to your graphics card if you wi
54. 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 HES 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 e 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 f 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 Appendix 82 Finally we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy saving features of this product where applicable recycling the inner and outer packaging inc
55. er the CPU voltage and core frequency to decrease average power consumption and heat production Default Enabled 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 Delay For HDD Secs Allows you to set a delay time for the BIOS to initialize the hard drive as the system boots up The adjustable range is from 0 to 15 seconds Default 0 Backup BIOS Image to HDD Allows the system to copy the BIOS image file to the hard drive If the system BIOS is corrupted it will be recovered from this image file Default Disabled 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 BIOS Setup 42 2 6 Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features VGA Setting Item Help Onboard VGA Enable If No Ext PEG Menu Level Init Display First PCI PAVP Mode PAVP Lite Mode PAVP Lite Mode 32MB x Paranoid PAVP Mode 32 96 128MB 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaul
56. evice and press Enter to accept Options are Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD Legacy LAN Disabled w 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 lt HDD S M A R T Capability Enables or disables the S 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 Enabled 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 41 BIOS Setup CPU Multi Threading 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 Enabled Enables all CPU cores and multi threading capability Default Disabled Enables only one CPU core Limit CPUID Max
57. first serial port and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are Auto 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 default 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Onboard Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port LPT and specifies its base I O address and correspond ing 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 USB 1 0 Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB controller Default Enabled Disabled will turn off all of the USB functionalities below USB 2 0 Controller Enables or disables the integrated USB 2 0 controller Default Enabled USB Keyboard Function Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled USB Mouse Function Allows USB mouse to be used in MS DOS Default Disabled USB Storage Function Determines whether to detect USB storage devices including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST Default Enabled 4T BIOS Setup 2 8 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S3 STR Item Help Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off Menu Level gt PME Event Wake Up Enabled Power On by Ring Enabled Resume by Alarm Disabled Date of Month A
58. he three methods below Auto Lets the 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 lt IDE Channel 2 3 Master Slave gt Extended IDE Drive Configure your IDE SATA devices by using one of the two methods below Auto Lets the 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 gt Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode Options are Auto default Large 39 BIOS Setup The following fields display your hard drive specifications If you wish to enter the parameters manually refer to the information on the hard drive bp Capacity Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive bp Cylinder Number of cylinders bp Head Number of heads gt gt Precomp Write precompensation cylinder bp Landing Zone Landing zone gt gt Sector Number of sectors o Drive A Allows you to select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system If you do no
59. ing Folder Diable Incoming Folder Incoming folder F qu NE SS Exil 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 CAQ ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder Changes the data folder to be shared 9 CAQ ShareFolder Update Q Share Updates Q Share online About Q Share Displays the current Q Share version Exit Exits Q Share Note This option is available only when data sharing is NOT enabled 69 Unique Features 4 6 SMART Recovery With SMART Recovery users can quickly create backups of changed data files N or copy files from a spe cific backup on PATA and SATA hard drives partitioned on NTFS file system in Windows Vista m Instructions wez In the main menu click the Config button to open the Smart Recov n g ery Preference dialog box The Smart Recovery Preference dialog box PRG RE segs Button Function CE Enable Enables automatic daily backup gt Schedule Sets a daily backup schedule 2 Capacity Sets the percentage of hard drive space used for saving backups N3 The hard drive must have more than 1 CB of capacity ER Each partition can accommodate up to 64 backups the actual
60. ions o PCI Express Frequency Mhz Allows you to manually set the PCle clock frequency The adjustable range is from 90 MHz to 150 MHz Auto sets the PCle clock frequency to standard 100 MHz Default Auto we DRAM Performance Control Performance Enhance Allows the system to operate at three different performance levels bp Standard Lets the system operate at its basic performance level Default Turbo Lets the system operate at its good performance level Extreme Lets the system operate at its best performance level lt G MCH Frequency Latch Allows you to fix the chipset frequency at system bootup Options for adjusting memory multiplier below may differ according to the fixed frequency Options are Auto default 200MHz 266MHz 333MHz Note This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature BIOS Setup 34 lt System Memory Multiplier SPD Allows you to set the system memory multiplier Options are dependent on CPU FSB and the G MCH Frequency Latch settings Auto sets memory multiplier according to memory SPD data Default Auto lt Memory Frequency Mhz The first memory frequency value is the normal operating frequency of the memory being used the second is the memory frequency that is automatically adjusted according to the CPU Host Frequency Mhz and System Memory Multiplier settings lt DRAM Timing Selectable SPD Manual allows all DRAM timing control items below to
61. is working properly No The keyboard or keyboard connector might fail The problem is verified and solved Yes Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe De faults or Load Optimized Defaults Select Save 4 Exit Setup to save changes and exit BIOS Setup The IDE SATA device Turn off the computer and connect the IDE SATA devices Check if the system can boot successfully connector or cable might fail Yes The problem is verified and solved Reinstall the operating system Reinstall other devices one by one install one device at one time and then boot the system to see if the device works successfully dealer for help Or go to the Support amp Downloads Technical Service Zone page to submit your e the procedure above is unable to solve your problem contact the place of purchase or local question Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible 81 Appendix 5 3 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission and the contents there of must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose Contravention will be prosecuted We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing GIGABYTE cannot however assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text Also note that the informa tion in this document is subject to
62. l the Intel Core 2 Extreme Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium Dual Core Celeron Dual Core Celeron 400 Series CPU to enable sup port for Easy Energy Saver Before using the Easy Energy Saver function make sure the CPU Enhanced Halt C1E and CPU EIST Function items in the BIOS Setup program are set to Enabled Note 2 Maximize system power saving with Dynamic CPU Frequency Function system performance may be affected Note 3 1 Normal Power Saving default 2 Advanced Power Saving 3 Extreme Power Saving Note 4 The total amount of power saved will be recorded until re activated when only the Easy Energy Saver is under the enable status and power savings meter is unable to reset to zero Note 5 Easy Energy Saver Meter will automatically reset when the total power saving reaches 99999999 Watts Unique Features 68 4 5 Q Share Q Share is an easy and convenient data sharing tool After configuring your LAN connection settings and Q Share you are able to share your data with computers on the same network making full use of Internet resources GIGABYTE Ge Q Share Ver 1 0 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 the notification area and right click on this icon to configure the data sharing settings Connect s Enable Incom
63. larm Everyday Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 HPET Support N Enabled HPET Mode 32 bit mode Power On By Mouse Disabled Power On By Keyboard Disabled lt KB Power ON Password Enter AC Back Function Soft Off ErP Support Disabled 112 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults c ACPI Suspend Type Specifies the ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend gt 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 b gt S3 STR Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 Suspend 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 lt gt Soft Off by PWR BTTN Configures the way to turn off the computer in MS DOS mode using the power button gt gt Instant Off 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 s
64. leep 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 Power On by Ring 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 7 Vista operating system only BIOS Setup 48 Resume by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time Default Disabled If enabled set the date and time as following Date of Month Alarm Turn on the system at a specific time on each day or on a specific day in a month gt 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 c HPET Support Note Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer HPET for Windows 7Nista operating system Default Enabled c HPET Mode 9 Allows you to select the HPET mode for your Windows 7 Vista operating system Select 32 bit mode when you install 32 bit Windows 7 Vista select 64 bit mode when you install 64 bit Windows 7 Vista This item is configurable only if the HPET Support is set to Enabled Default 32 bit mode lt gt Power On By Mouse Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 mouse wake up event Note T
65. limit depends on the size of each partition When this limit is reached the oldest backup will be ovewritten Instructions for copying files folders from a backup To browse through your backups made at different time select a backup time using the time scroll bar on the right or at the bottom of the screen If you want to copy back a file folder select the file folder you wish to copy and click the Copy button The files folders listed on the screen are read only so you cannot edit their contents Note 1 The changed data refers to the data that has been modified deleted or newly added since the last backup Note 2 The system will make an automatic backup on changed data only once everyday If the computer is turned on for a long time the backup will be performed at the scheduled backup time If the computer is turned off before the scheduled backup time the backup will be performed on the next boot Note 3 We recommend that you preserve at least 25 percent of the hard drive space to optimize the storage space for the backups The backups of the changed data will be stored in the original partition of the data Unique Features 10 4 7 Auto Green Auto Green is an easy to use tool that provides users with simple options to enable system power savings via a Bluetooth cell phone When the phone is out of the range of the computer s Bluetooth receiver the sys tem will enter the specified power saving mode Configuration
66. llation 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 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 Always remove the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing the motherboard or other hardware components When connecting hardware components to the internal connectors on the motherboard make sure they are connected tightly and securely When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD wrist strap when handling electronic com ponents such as a motherboard CPU or memory If you do not have an ESD wrist strap 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 Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard make sure the power sup ply has been turned off Before turning on the power make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to the local voltage standard Before using the pr
67. llow the steps below to cor rectly 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 fin gers 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 came with your expansion card 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 Pamana PCI Express x16 Slot M PCI 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
68. luding 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 LTE PO TRA ANA GM Management Methods on Control of Pollution from Electronic Information Products China RoHS Declaration ark d EE RR ER BU ZARNE IB Hazardous Substances Table BET TT a WARE ETEL ka Cr VI PEE PBDE T Pt FIT PE UP Mechanical parts and Fan Egi AE ER JE f KEH Flux Sol der Paste Label and other Oder A KA BTN ER ERA SR PN EM 6882 1 11363 2006 ER EM CR BRE T Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in all homogenous materiale of this part is below the limit requirement SJ T 11363 2006 X Gon RUE ET TORRE PS m AE EH SU TI 1363 2006 ERE eX Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogenous materials of this part ig above the limit requirement in SJ T 11363 2006 HMMM Ak RR HE OI BA RBH AE RRS EX miam BES Ha ERS A
69. lug in the power cord and restart your computer e Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery A Replace the battery with an equivalent one Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model Contact the place of purchase or local dealer if you are not able to replace the battery by your self or uncertain about the battery model e When installing the battery note the orientation of the positive side and the negative side of the battery the positive side should face up Used batteries must be handled in accordance with local environmental regulations Hardware Installation 28 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
70. ming a BIOS update 2 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 3 Donot use the G O M GIGABYTE Online Management function when using BIOS 4 GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from an inad equate BIOS flashing B Using BIOS BiOS le eee Flash Memory Size date BOS AG Pad aras Sign on Message BIOS Vendor GIGABYTE KA Load CMOS detauit after BIOS update Aj Ciear Dmi data Pool 1 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 If the BIOS update file for your motherboard is not present on the BIOS server site please Donat download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE s website and follow the instructions in Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function below 2 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 3 Save th
71. n 4 GB Note 2 Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install Note 3 Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model Note 4 Due to the hardware limitation you must install the IntelPCore 2 Extreme Core 2 Quad Core 2 Duo Pentium Dual Core Celeron Dual Core Celeron 400 Series CPU to enable support for Easy Energy Saver Hardware Installation 12 1 3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest CPU support list 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 Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and dam age of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recommended 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 frequency beyond the standard specifications please
72. nd FAT16 file systems Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it System Requirements Atleast 512 MB of system memory e VESA compatible graphics card Windows XP with SP1 or later Windows Vista Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are different utilities For example a backup file created ER 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 Installation and Configuration Turn on your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk A Installing Windows Vista and Partitioning the Hard Drive Step 1 Step 2 Click Drive options Click New Note 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 connector 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 59 Unique Features Step 3 Step 4 When partitioning your hard drive make sure to After the operating system is installed right click leave unallocated space 10 GB or more is recom the Computer icon on your desktop and select
73. nd Recorder to begin the sound recording Configuring S PDIF Out Enter the Digital Output screen if you use the internal S PDIF Out connector SPDIF O for digital audio out put Click the Default Format tab and then select the a A qe OY ban bal e I kaka Didi au Papel Fatal z B Tanpa kpa sample rate and bit depth Click OK to complete u mm LI Ti Em gm Li Q een mek fT Appendix 5 1 3 Using the Sound Recorder DT Sound Recorder e Start Recording 0 00 00 A Recording Sound 1 Make sure you have connected the sound input device e g microphone to the computer 2 To record the audio click the Start Recording button ms 3 To stop recording audio click the Stop Recording button sees Be sure to save the recorded audio file upon completion B Playing the Recorded Sound You can play your recording in a digital media player program that supports your audio file format Appendix 78 5 2 Troubleshooting 5 2 1 Frequently Asked Questions To read more FAQs for your motherboard please go to the Support amp Downloads Motherboard FAQ page on GIGABYTE s website Q A O In the BIOS Setup program why are some BIOS options missing Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program Press Delete 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
74. ns are Auto default 8 7 Ctrl Driving Pull Down Level Options are Auto default 8 7 CIk Driving Pull Down Level Options are Auto default 8 7 Mother Board Voltage Control gt gt gt CPU CPU Vcore The default is Auto CPU Termination The default is Auto gt gt gt DRAM DRAM Voltage The default is Auto BIOS Setup 38 2 4 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Mon May 10 2010 Item Help Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 Menu Level gt IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 2 Slave IDE Channel 3 Master IDE Channel 3 Slave Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 2012M Total Memory 2014M Ti lt e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults lt Date mm dd yy 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 lt Time hh mm ss 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 o IDE Channel 0 Master Slave bp IDE Channel 0 Master Slave Configure your IDE SATA devices by using one of t
75. ns your Bluetooth cell phone key ranging from 5 to 30 seconds in 5 second increment Auto Green searches for the key based on the length of time you set Rescan Times Set how many times Auto Green will rescan your Bluetooth cell phone key if it does not detect it ranging from 2 to 5 times Auto Green will keep rescanning according to the times you set When the times limit is reached and your Bluetooth cell phone key is still not detected the system will enter the selected energy saving mode Tum off HD Set when to tum off the hard drive If the system inactivity time exceeds the specified time limit the hard drive will be turned off e e Selecting a system energy saving mode Depending on your needs select a system power saving mode on the Auto Green main menu and click Save to save the settings Button Description Standby Enters Power on Suspend mode Suspend Enters Suspend to RAM mode Disable Disables this function you to wake up the system from Suspend to RAM mode without the ER The Bluetooth dongle included in the motherboard package allows need to press the power button first Note 1 If your cell phone has been configured as the Auto Green key you ll not be able to use it to connect to other Bluetooth device s when Auto Green is enabled Note 2 Whether the Bluetooth dongle is included depends on the motherboard models Before installing the Blue
76. o use this function you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead bp Disabled Disables this function Default bp Double Click Double click on left button on the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system lt gt 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 bp Disabled Disables this function Default Password Set a password with 1 5 characters to turn on the system Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the system lt gt KB Power ON Password Set the password when Power On by Keyboard is set to Password Press Enter on this item and set a password with up to 5 characters and then press Enter to accept To turn on the system enter the password and press Enter Note To cancel the password press Enter on this item When prompted for the password press Enter again without entering the password to clear the password settings c AC Back Function Determines the state of the system after the return of power from an AC power loss gt 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 bp Memory The system returns to its last known awake state upon the return of the AC power lt gt ErP Support Determines whether to let the system consume less th
77. oduct please verify that all cables and power connectors of your hard ware components are connected To prevent damage to the motherboard do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components Make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing Do not place the computer system on an uneven surface Do not place the computer system in a high temperature environment Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to sys tem components as well as physical harm to the user If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Product Specifications 6 CPU Support for an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor Intel Core 2 Quad processor Intel Core 2 Duo processor Intel Pentium processor Intel Celeron processor in the LGA775 package Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest CPU support list L2 cache varies with CPU GP Front Side Bus 1333 1066 800 MHz FSB O Chipset North Bridge Intel G41 Express Chipset South Bridge Intel ICH7 Memory DDR3 2x1 5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 4 GB of system memory te Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1333 O C 1066 800 MHz memory modules DDR2 2x 1 8V DDR2
78. or applications will be displayed GIGABYTE Install Chipset Drivers We recanted Dust you intel fhe diera Ipinag bake kor your motherboard Presse click Talal AIT lo Flan al The divers antomalk aly inani Graphics Media Accelerator Driver er Vista Win 3 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE s lately developed utilities for users to install You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it GIGABYTE edere S dass PRESS Drivers Installation 58 Chapter4 Unique Features 4 1 Xpress Recovery2 pres Before You Begin e Xpress Recovery2 will check the first physical hard drivel for the operating system Xpress Recovery2 can only back up restore the first physical hard drive that has the operating system installed As Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file at the end of the hard drive make sure to leave enough un allocated space in advanced 10 GB or more is recommended actual size requirements vary depending on the amount of data e t is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at which the data is backed up restored e It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it Xpress Recovery is a utility that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system data and perform restoration of it Supporting NTFS FAT32 a
79. otches 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 C Male Push Direction of the ia LP J Pin Arrow Sign on the Male Push i The Top of Female Push Pin Female Push Pin Step 2 Before installing the cooler note the direction of the arrow sign on the male push pin Turn ing the push pin along the direction of arrow is to remove the cooler on the contrary is to install Step 3 Place the cooler atop the CPU aligning the four push pins through the pin holes on the mother board Push down on the push pins diagonally 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 installation manual for instructions on installing the cooler eA d Naa ME Step 5 After the installation check the back of the moth erboard If the push pin is inserted as the picture above shows the installation is complete Step 6 Finally attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the CPU fan header CPU FAN on the motherboard CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU Inadequately removing
80. r out e 5 1 channel audio Front speaker out Rear speaker out and Center Subwoofer speaker out T Appendix The pictures to the right show the 2 4 5 1 channel 2 Channel Speakers speaker configurations Speakers or Headphones Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Step 2 After connecting the speaker s in Expert Mode go to the Speaker screen and click the audio icon for the con nected device When the Please select a function dialog box appears select the device according to the type of device you connect Appendix 14 Step 3 Then click the Speaker Setting and Test tab Select the 2 Channels 4 Channels or 6 Channels icon according to the type of speaker configuration you wish to set up Then the speaker setup is completed B Environmental Modeling You may configure an audio environment on the Environmental Modeling tab C Activating an AC 97 Front Panel Audio Module If your chassis provides an AC 97 front panel audio module to activate the AC 97 functionality click the Advanced Options icon on the Speaker screen On the Advanced Options dialog box do not select the Enable front panel jack detection check box Click OK to complete D Muting the Back Panel Audio For HD Audio Only Click the Advanced Options icon on the Speaker screen On the Advanced Options dialog box select the When plug in headphone mut
81. r will not start B AU To meet expansion requirements it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand 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 ATX_12V Pin No Definition 1 GND 3 4 2 GND i DE 3 12V 4 12V ATX 12V ATX Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 3 3V 13 3 3V 2 3 3V 14 12V 3 GND 15 GND 4 5V 16 PS_ON soft On Off 5 GND 17 GND 6 5V 18 GND 7 GND 19 GND 8 Power Good 20 5V 9 5VSB stand by 5V 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V Only for 2x12 pin ATX 23 5V Only for 2x12 pin ATX 12 3 3V Only for 2x12 pin ATX 24 GND Only for 2x12 pin ATX 21 Hardware Installation 3 4 CPU FAN SYS FAN Fan Headers The motherboard has a 4 pin CPU fan header CPU FAN and a 3 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 suppo
82. rts CPU fan speed control which requires the use of a CPU fan with fan speed control design For optimum heat dissipation it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the chassis CPU FAN 1 Pin No Definition 1 GND CPU FAN 2 12V 3 Sense 4 Speed Conirol SYS_FAN Pin No Definition SYS FAN 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from over heating Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks Do not place a jumper cap on the headers 5 FDD Floppy Disk Drive Connector This connector 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 For purchasing the optional floppy disk drive cable please contact the local dealer
83. s 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 more information SPEAK Speaker Connects to the speaker on the chassis front panel The system reports system startup status by is suing 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 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 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 Cl Chassis Intrusion Header Connects to the chassis intrusion switch sensor on the chassis that can detect if the chassis cover has been removed This function requires a chassis with a chassis intrusion switch sensor 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 assignments and the pin assign ments are matched correctly ER sa front panel design may differ by chassis A front panel module mainly consists of power
84. settings for the current submenus F8 Access the Q Flash utility F9 Display system information lt F10 gt Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program lt F11 gt Save CMOS to BIOS lt F12 gt Load CMOS from BIOS Main Menu Help The on screen 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 access more advanced options When the system is not stable as usual select the Load Optimized Defaults item to set your system to its defaults The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS Version ER If you do not find the settings you want in the Main Menu or a submenu press lt Ctrl gt lt F1 gt to 31 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 Enter to complete gt F12 Load CMOS from BIOS If your system becomes unstable and you have loaded the BIOS default settings
85. sh to connect an HDMI display to the graphics card and have digital audio output from the HDMI display at the same time For information about connecting the S PDIF digital audio cable carefully read the manual for your expan sion Card 12 F USB1 F USB2 USB Headers The headers conform to USB 2 0 1 1 specification Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket For purchasing the optional USB bracket please contact the local dealer o CLEE 10 2 Pin No Definition 1 SPDIFO 2 GND Pin No Definition Power 5V Power 5V USB DX USB DY USB DX USB DY GND GND O QO MB N gt No Pin o NC e Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket 2
86. stem will then autodetect and install the USB 2 0 driver GA Please ignore the popup dialog box es e g the Found New Hardware Wizard displayed 55 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 GIGABYTE Chek the Teta button on the nghi of an appheation to instal i d aii bool that allows ciant syrien hardware imarmalon such H CPU and memory and graphics card and much more ip be moniboned or controlled va a 3 3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE s application guides content descriptions for this driver disk and the mother board manuals GIGABYTE Drivers Installation 56 3 4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website 3 5 System This page provides the basic system information GIGABYTE Gigsks te Tee heelegy Co Lid Gall Combo G41H Combs E20 me Pent D CPU 3 OH Total physical memory 2011 NG 4 5eries 160 BTOL050T 1 5 Drivers Installation 3 0 Download Center To update the BIOS drivers or applications click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website The latest version of the BIOS drivers
87. t 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 c 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 All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system boot will stop No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error 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 c 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 gt Extended Memory The amount of extended memory bp Total Memory The total amount of memory installed on the system BIOS Setup 40 2 5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features b Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Item Help Quick Boot Disabled Menu
88. tions are 32MB default 48MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB lt Paranoid PAVP Mode This item is configurable only if the PAVP Mode option is set to Paranoid PAVP Options are 32 96 128MB default 48 96 Round to 160MB 64 96 160MB 128 96 224MB and 256 96 352MB The table below shows the supported features of the PAVP Lite and Paranoid modes Feature PAVP Lite PAVP Paranoid Compressed video buffer is encrypted Yes Yes Hardware 128 bit AES decryption Yes Yes Protected memory No Yes 96 MB reserved during boot BIOS Setup 44 2 7 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software On Chip Primary PCI IDE On Chip SATA Mode c PATA IDE Set to SATA Port 0 2 Set to SATA Port 1 3 Set to Azalia Codec Onboard H W LAN SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode USB 1 0 Controller USB 2 0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support USB Storage Function Ti lt Move F5 Previous Values Enter Select Integrated Peripherals Enabled Auto Ch 0 Master Slave Ch 2 Master Slave Ch 3 Master Slave Auto Enabled Press Enter Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 378 IRQ7 SPP Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Item Help Menu Level gt PU PD Value ESC Exit F6 Fail Safe Defaults F10 Save F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults
89. to System you must enter the supervisor password or user password at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup 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 can celled 53 BIOS Setup 2 14 Save 8 Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T PC Health Status Standard CMOS I ilts Advanced BIOS F Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y ults Advanced Chipse ord Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving ESC Quit TL 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 15 Exit Without Saving MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T PC Health Status Standard CMOS I dts Advanced BIOS F
90. tooth dongle be sure to turn off other Bluetooth receiver on your computer 71 Unique Features Unique Features 205 Chapter 5 Appendix 5 1 Configuring Audio Input and Output 5 1 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 Channel Audio The motherboard provides three audio jacks on the back panel xi which support 2 4 5 1 9 channel audio The picture to the right a shows the default audio jack assignments e X e 2ul Front Speaker Out El e A D Mic Ly Y GA To install a microphone connect your microphone to the Mic in jack and manually configure the Line In jack for microphone functionality Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultane ously High Definition Audio HD Audio HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital to analog converters DACs that support 44 1KHz 48KHz 96KHz 192KHz sampling rate A Configuring Speakers The following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system Step 1 After installing the audio driver the VIA HD Audio Deck icon kag will appear in the notification area Double click the icon to access the VIA HD Audio Deck O 0 03 Co 12 45 PM Note 2 4 5 1 Channel Audio Configurations Refer to the following for multi channel speaker configurations e 2 channel audio Headphone or Line out e 4 channel audio Front speaker out and Rear speake
91. ts lt Onboard VGA Enables or disables the onboard graphics function gt gt Enable If No Ext PEG Activates the onboard graphics only if no PCI Express graphics card is installed Default Always Enable Always activates the onboard graphics 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 o Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display Default bp Onboard Sets the onboard graphics as the first display PEG Sets the PCI Express graphics card as the first display o PAVP Mode Enables or disables PAVP mode Enable this function if you wish to playback HDCP contents PAVP mode can support increased content protection and robustness requirements for premium content play back e g Blu ray disc bp Disabled Disables this function gt gt PAVP Lite Mode Specifies the buffer memory size for the encryption of compressed video Default bp Paranoid PAVP Reserves 96 MB of system memory during boot This memory is not seen by the operating system and not available to any user application Aero DWM in Windows Vista will always be turned off in this mode 43 BIOS Setup lt PAVP Lite Mode This item is configurable only if the PAVP Mode option is set to PAVP Lite Mode Op
92. ult Enabled Enables this function to enhance memory compatibility bp Disabled Disables this function DDR Write Training Allows you to determine whether to fine tune memory parameters to enhance memory compatibility gt gt Auto Lets the BIOS decide whether to enable this function Default Enabled Enables this function to enhance memory compatibility Disabled Disables this function o Channel A B Driving Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Channel A B Driving Settings lt Driving Strength Profile Auto Menu Level Pbb x Data Driving Pull Up Level Auto x Cmd Driving Pull Up Level Auto x Ctrl Driving Pull Up Level Auto lt Clk Driving Pull Up Level Auto lt Data Driving Pull Down Level Auto x Cmd Driving Pull Down Level Auto lt Ctrl Driving Pull Down Level Auto lt Clk Driving Pull Down Level Auto Ne Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Driving Strength Profile Options are Auto default Data Driving Pull Up Level Options are Auto default 8 7 lt Cmd Driving Pull Up Level Options are Auto default 8 7 37 BIOS Setup Ctrl Driving Pull Up Level Options are Auto default 8 7 CIk Driving Pull Up Level Options are Auto default 8 7 Data Driving Pull Down Level Options are Auto default 8 7 Cmd Driving Pull Down Level Optio
93. ur Unique Features 66 4 4 Easy Energy Saver GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings with a click of the button Featuring an advanced proprietary software design GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver is able to provide exceptional power savings and enhanced power efficiency without sacrificing computing performance The Easy Energy Saver Interface A Meter Mode In Meter Mode GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver shows how much power they have saved in a set period of time Power Saving qi vou GIGABYTE rot intersil Fekete CFL Freer Lexgerag Meter Mode Button Information Table Button Description Easy Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off Dynamic CPU Frequency Function On Off Switch Default Off CPU Throttling Display CPU Voltage Display 3 Level CPU Voltage Switch Default 1 Current CPU Power Consumption Meter Time QO N O O1 lt O ND gt Power Saving Calculate power savings based on time co Meter Timer Reset Switch Meter Mode Switch Total Mode Switch NI Close Application will enter Stealth Mode Co Minimize Application will continue to run in taskbar I INFO Help C1 Live Utility Update Check for the latest utility version The above data is for reference only Actu
94. vel gt gt gt tRD Phasel Adjustment Auto tRD Phase2 Adjustment Auto tRD Phase3 Adjustment Auto Trd2rd Different Rank PANI Twr2wr Different Rank Auto Twr2rd Different Rank NI Trd2wr Same Diff Rank Auto DIMMI Clock Skew Control Auto DIMM Clock Skew Control Auto DDR Write Leveling Auto DDR Write Training Auto 112 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Static tRead Value Options are Auto default 1 15 o tRD Phase0 Adjustment Options are Auto default 0 Normal 1 Advanced o tRD Phase1 Adjustment Options are Auto default 0 Normal 1 Advanced o tRD Phase2 Adjustment Options are Auto default 0 Normal 1 Advanced o tRD Phase3 Adjustment Options are Auto default 0 Normal 1 Advanced o Trd2rd Different Rank Options are Auto default 1 15 lt Twr2wr Different Rank Options are Auto default 1 15 BIOS Setup 36 o Twr2rd Different Rank Options are Auto default 1 15 o Trd2wr Same Diff Rank Options are Auto default 1 15 gt DIMM1 Clock Skew Control Options are Auto default 800ps 700ps lt DIMM2 Clock Skew Control Options are Auto default 800ps 700ps lt DDR Write Leveling Allows you to determine whether to fine tune memory parameters to enhance memory compatibility gt gt Auto Lets the BIOS decide whether to enable this function Defa
95. vou ra De diera ked Ee kor your motherbeard Please chek Talal Ar lo ireidal al Th divers atomala Mm Eimin Congal eiie Verden 1113 0 Sina amp TME ii iy piinia the inberel pinch excenenaos kad on your Kaun ied language ind adds orn gere 1 your Phil aa NET ATTE Biza fe This utilty inakala FIF files that inform ihe opening syrien haw bo property condquee the chasse dor soecilic cionakty such as PCIE presa of UA mate mi YA His Definition Audio Driver Verse 0 0 7500 BO Aude diver Intel Graphics Medis Accelerator Diver Tor Vista Win Mansion 15 10 1535 Biza 100 UE nil Grachecs bieda Accent Dove for Vert Win E when Xpress Install is installing the drivers Failure to do so may affect the driver installation Some device drivers will restart your system automatically during the driver installation After the system restart Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers After the drivers are installed follow the on screen 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 sy
96. x5 pin cable into the USB header 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 Hardware Installation 26 13 COMB Serial Port Header The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable For purchasing the op tional COM port cable please contact the local dealer E Pin No Definition NDCD NSIN NSOUT NDTR GND NDSR NRTS NCTS NRI No Pin Tis 72 Il J10 O QO N BR n5 14 CLR_CMOS Clearing CMOS Jumper 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 like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds 8 Open Normal Short Clear CMOS Values
97. you 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 Enter to complete MB Intelligent Tweaker M I 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 pri mary display adapter Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to configure advanced features available on the chipset Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices such as IDE SATA USB integrated audio and inte grated 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 Ch

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