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..., carefully read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product. All rights reserved. No part of this : "REV: X.X." Changes to the specifications and features in any form or by copyright laws and is 1.0. The trademarks mentioned in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. For instructions on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for...
..., carefully read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product. All rights reserved. No part of this : "REV: X.X." Changes to the specifications and features in any form or by copyright laws and is 1.0. The trademarks mentioned in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. For instructions on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for...
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.../GA-MA78GM-UD2H(US2H 7 Motherboard Layout...7 Block Diagram...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler 15 1-4 Installing the Memory 16 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 16 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Setup of the ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ Configuration 19 1-7 Back Panel Connectors 20 1-8 Internal Connectors 23 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 35 2-1 Startup Screen 36 2-2 The Main Menu...
.../GA-MA78GM-UD2H(US2H 7 Motherboard Layout...7 Block Diagram...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler 15 1-4 Installing the Memory 16 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 16 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Setup of the ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ Configuration 19 1-7 Back Panel Connectors 20 1-8 Internal Connectors 23 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 35 2-1 Startup Screen 36 2-2 The Main Menu...
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... Onboard SATA Controller 77 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 83 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 84 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 88 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 88 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 90 5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Functionjk 92 5-2-4 Configuring Microphone Recording 93 5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder 95 5-3 Troubleshooting 96 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 96 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 97 5-4 Regulatory Statements 99 j Only for GA-MA785GM-UD2H. - 5 - k Only for GA-MA785GPM-UD2H...
... Onboard SATA Controller 77 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 83 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 84 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 88 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 88 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 90 5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Functionjk 92 5-2-4 Configuring Microphone Recording 93 5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder 95 5-3 Troubleshooting 96 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 96 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 97 5-4 Regulatory Statements 99 j Only for GA-MA785GM-UD2H. - 5 - k Only for GA-MA785GPM-UD2H...
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... x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Storage Interface South Bridge: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices - 5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4) supporting up to 5 SATA 3Gb/s devices - 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port on the back panel supporting up to 1 SATA 3Gb/s device - Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD iTE IT8718 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive "*" j k The GA-MA785GPM-UD2H/GA-MA785GM...
... x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Storage Interface South Bridge: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices - 5 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4) supporting up to 5 SATA 3Gb/s devices - 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port on the back panel supporting up to 1 SATA 3Gb/s device - Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and JBOD iTE IT8718 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive "*" j k The GA-MA785GPM-UD2H/GA-MA785GM...
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... chassis back panel. 2. Install the driver provided with your operating system. Make sure the card is securely seated in the slot. 3. Hardware Installation - 18 - Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently push down on the card until it is fully inserted into the slot. 4. Locate an expansion slot that came with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes...
... chassis back panel. 2. Install the driver provided with your operating system. Make sure the card is securely seated in the slot. 3. Hardware Installation - 18 - Example: Installing and Removing a PCI Express Graphics Card: • Installing a Graphics Card: Gently push down on the card until it is fully inserted into the slot. 4. Locate an expansion slot that came with the expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes...
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... CrossFireX-supported graphics card on the upper left corner and ensure the Enable CrossFire™ check box is selected. (Note 1) For Windows XP, you must install AMD chipset driver version 8.51 or later. (Note 2) You do not have to disable the CrossFire function in - This section give instructions on the back panel. An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported motherboard and correct driver - BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup to OnChipVGA. Set Init Display First to set...
... CrossFireX-supported graphics card on the upper left corner and ensure the Enable CrossFire™ check box is selected. (Note 1) For Windows XP, you must install AMD chipset driver version 8.51 or later. (Note 2) You do not have to disable the CrossFire function in - This section give instructions on the back panel. An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported motherboard and correct driver - BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup to OnChipVGA. Set Init Display First to set...
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... dual channel mode enabled • BIOS Setup: At least 256 MB of the LAN port LEDs. RJ-45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to connect an external SATA device or a SATA port multiplier. The table below . • CPU: AMD Athlon™ LE1640 processor or above • Memory: Two 1 GB DDR2 800 memory modules with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Dual Display Configurations: This motherboard provides three ports for an IEEE 1394a device. Use this feature, ensure that supports...
... dual channel mode enabled • BIOS Setup: At least 256 MB of the LAN port LEDs. RJ-45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to connect an external SATA device or a SATA port multiplier. The table below . • CPU: AMD Athlon™ LE1640 processor or above • Memory: Two 1 GB DDR2 800 memory modules with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Dual Display Configurations: This motherboard provides three ports for an IEEE 1394a device. Use this feature, ensure that supports...
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... fan headers are designed with colorcoded power connector wires. Most fans are designed with fan speed control design. Do not place a jumper cap on the headers. - 25 - For optimum heat dissipation, it in damage to connect it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the chassis. Overheating may result in the correct orientation. 3/4) CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN)and a 4-pin system fan header(SYS_FAN). Each fan header supplies a +12V power voltage and...
... fan headers are designed with colorcoded power connector wires. Most fans are designed with fan speed control design. Do not place a jumper cap on the headers. - 25 - For optimum heat dissipation, it in damage to connect it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the chassis. Overheating may result in the correct orientation. 3/4) CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN)and a 4-pin system fan header(SYS_FAN). Each fan header supplies a +12V power voltage and...
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... turning on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to a low level, or the CMOS values may not be lost. 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). 20) BATTERY The battery provides power to remove...
... turning on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to a low level, or the CMOS values may not be lost. 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). 20) BATTERY The battery provides power to remove...
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... its default values, the monitor will still be used for subsequent access to set to enter BIOS Setup first. After system restart, the device boot order will display a message during the POST. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2009, Award Software, Inc. Press to enable AHCI mode or to accept. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change it to AHCI mode and enable hot plug functionality...
... its default values, the monitor will still be used for subsequent access to set to enter BIOS Setup first. After system restart, the device boot order will display a message during the POST. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2009, Award Software, Inc. Press to enable AHCI mode or to accept. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change it to AHCI mode and enable hot plug functionality...
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... menu to configure the clock, frequency and voltages of errors that stop the system boot, etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to configure the device boot order, advanced features available on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SATA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all changes and the previous settings remain in BIOS Setup. Set User Password Change, set , or disable password...
... menu to configure the clock, frequency and voltages of errors that stop the system boot, etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to configure the device boot order, advanced features available on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SATA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all changes and the previous settings remain in BIOS Setup. Set User Password Change, set , or disable password...
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.... Only for GA-MA785GPM-UD2H. SidePort Allocates memory for the onboard graphics controller. Disabled Disables the onboard graphics controller. Internal Graphics Modekl Allows you install a CPU that supports this memory for the onboard graphics controller. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Internal Graphics Mode j Internal Graphics Mode kl UMA Frame Buffer Size x Surround View Onboard VGA output connect AMD C1E Support (Note) Virtualization Patch AMD TLB Erratum (Note) AMD K8 Cool...
.... Only for GA-MA785GPM-UD2H. SidePort Allocates memory for the onboard graphics controller. Disabled Disables the onboard graphics controller. Internal Graphics Modekl Allows you install a CPU that supports this memory for the onboard graphics controller. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Internal Graphics Mode j Internal Graphics Mode kl UMA Frame Buffer Size x Surround View Onboard VGA output connect AMD C1E Support (Note) Virtualization Patch AMD TLB Erratum (Note) AMD K8 Cool...
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... menu when finished. Auto Lets the BIOS automatically determines the primary display port for entering the BIOS Setup program. AMD C1E Support (Note) Enables or disables the C1E CPU power-saving function in the BIOS Main Menu. First/Second/Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the D-SUB/DVI-D or D-SUB/HDMI. Use the up or down on to accept. Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. This feature allows your hard drive. Use...
... menu when finished. Auto Lets the BIOS automatically determines the primary display port for entering the BIOS Setup program. AMD C1E Support (Note) Enables or disables the C1E CPU power-saving function in the BIOS Main Menu. First/Second/Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the D-SUB/DVI-D or D-SUB/HDMI. Use the up or down on to accept. Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. This feature allows your hard drive. Use...
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.... (Default: Enabled) - 49 - BIOS Setup 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type x OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type Onboard Audio Function Onboard 1394 Function Onboard LAN Function } SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM OnChip USB Controller USB EHCI Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA [Enabled] [Enabled...
.... (Default: Enabled) - 49 - BIOS Setup 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type x OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type Onboard Audio Function Onboard 1394 Function Onboard LAN Function } SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM OnChip USB Controller USB EHCI Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode Use DMA [Enabled] [Enabled...
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... USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. Onboard Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port (LPT) and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. ECP Mode Use DMA Selects DMA channel for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. This item is configurable only if Parallel Port Mode is set to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled...
... USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. Onboard Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard parallel port (LPT) and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. ECP Mode Use DMA Selects DMA channel for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. This item is configurable only if Parallel Port Mode is set to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled...
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... Power ON Password AC Back Function Power-On by Alarm x Date (of Month) x Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) [S3(STR)] [Instant-off . USB Wake Up from S3 Allows the system to be awakened from ACPI S3 sleep state by a wake-up function. (Default: Disabled) (Note) Supported on Suspend) sleep state. 2-7 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Soft-Off by Power button USB Wake Up from the installed USB device. (Default: Enabled...
... Power ON Password AC Back Function Power-On by Alarm x Date (of Month) x Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) [S3(STR)] [Instant-off . USB Wake Up from S3 Allows the system to be awakened from ACPI S3 sleep state by a wake-up function. (Default: Disabled) (Note) Supported on Suspend) sleep state. 2-7 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Soft-Off by Power button USB Wake Up from the installed USB device. (Default: Enabled...
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... to enter MS-DOS mode. What is Q-Flash™? Note: The USB flash drive or hard drive must use and allow you to ensure normal system operation. GA-MA785GPM-UD2H E3c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 06/05/2009-RS785-SB710-7A66BG03C-00 Because BIOS flashing is DualBIOS™? Motherboards that matches your motherboard model. 2. Before You Begin 1. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2009, Award Software, Inc. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide...
... to enter MS-DOS mode. What is Q-Flash™? Note: The USB flash drive or hard drive must use and allow you to ensure normal system operation. GA-MA785GPM-UD2H E3c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 06/05/2009-RS785-SB710-7A66BG03C-00 Because BIOS flashing is DualBIOS™? Motherboards that matches your motherboard model. 2. Before You Begin 1. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2009, Award Software, Inc. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide...
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... least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is set to AHCI or RAID mode. - 77 - C. Appendix Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Then connect the power connector from...
... least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is set to AHCI or RAID mode. - 77 - C. Appendix Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Then connect the power connector from...
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Steps: 1: Boot from the motherboard driver disk to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Press after the command (Figure 1): A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\sb750\x86\*.* (Note) Figure 1 In Windows mode: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive is /are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to a floppy disk. A Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to a USB flash drive. Figure 2 Figure 3 (Note) Change the directory from \x86...
Steps: 1: Boot from the motherboard driver disk to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Press after the command (Figure 1): A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\sb750\x86\*.* (Note) Figure 1 In Windows mode: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive is /are configured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to a floppy disk. A Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to a USB flash drive. Figure 2 Figure 3 (Note) Change the directory from \x86...
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... the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Appendix - 84 - Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you need to the previous screen. ceed with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to specify additional device. Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86...
... the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Appendix - 84 - Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the Windows XP setup disk and press as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you need to the previous screen. ceed with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to specify additional device. Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86...