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GA-F2A85X-UP4 User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-F285XP4-1002R ...

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Motherboard GA-F2A85X-UP4 Jul. 27, 2012 Jul. 27, 2012 Motherboard GA-F2A85X-UP4 ...

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Copyright © 2012 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 ...

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- 4 - Table of Contents Box Contents ...................................................................................................................6 Optional Items ....................................................................................

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- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation .......................................................................................57 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 57 3-2 Ap...

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- 6 - Box Contents 5 GA-F2A85X-UP4 motherboard 5 Motherboard driver disk 5 User's Manual 5 Quick Installation Guide 5 Six SATA 6Gb/s cables 5 I/O Shield Optional Items  2-portUSB2.0bracket(PartNo.12CR1-1UB030-6...

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- 7 - GA-F2A85X-UP4 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB3 CPU_FAN SYS_FAN2 Socket FM2 ATX F_USB30 AUDIO DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 BAT ATX_12V AMD A85X CODEC CLR_CMOS Etron EJ168 M_BIOS DB_PORT (Note) B_BIOS DVI_VGA USB30_LAN Realtek GbE LAN PCIEX16 PCIEX...

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- 8 - GA-F2A85X-UP4 Motherboard Block Diagram Fordetailedproductinformation/limitation(s),referto"1-2ProductSpecications." AMD APU UMI APUCLK+/-(100MHz) Dual Channel Memory PCI Express Bus PCI Express Bus...

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- 9 - Hardware Installation 1-1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damagedasaresultofelectrostaticdischarge(ESD).Priortoinstallatio...

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Hardware Installation - 10 - 1-2 ProductSpecications APU  FM2 Socket: - AMD A series processors - AMD Athlon ™ series processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest APU support list.) Chipset  AMD A85X Memory  4 x...

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- 11 - Hardware Installation Storage Interface  Chipset: - 7xSATA6Gb/sconnectors(SATA30~6)supportingupto7SATA6Gb/s devices - 1 x eSATA 6Gb/s connector on the back panel supporting up to 1 SATA 6Gb/...

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Hardware Installation - 12 - I/O Controller  iTE I/O Controller Chip Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection  APU/System temperature detection  APU/System fan speed detection  APU overheating warning  APU/System fan fail ...

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- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the APU and APU Cooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the APU: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the APU. (GotoGIGABYTE'swebsiteforthelatest�...

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Hardware Installation - 14 - B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the APU into the motherboard APU socket. • Before installing the APU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent dama...

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- 15 - Hardware Installation 1-3-2 Installing the APU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the APU cooler on the motherboard. Use extreme care when removing the APU cooler because the thermal grease/tape between the APU cooler and A...

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Hardware Installation - 16 - 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,...

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- 17 - Hardware Installation 1-4-2 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. DDR3 and DDR2 DIMMs are not comp...

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Hardware Installation - 18 - 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your ex...

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- 19 - Hardware Installation (Note) MakesurethedriversfortheChipset,onboardgraphics,andexternalgraphicscardareproperly installed. 1-6 SetupoftheAMDDualGraphicsConguration Combi...

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Hardware Installation - 20 - 1-7 Setting up AMD CrossFire ™ Conguration A. System Requirements - Windows7,WindowsVistaorWindowsXPoperatingsystem - A CrossFire-supported motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots an...

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- 21 - Hardware Installation 1-8 Back Panel Connectors PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port Use this port to connect a PS/2 mouse or keyboard. USB 3.0/2.0 Port TheUSB3.0portsupportstheUSB3.0specicationandiscompatibleto�...

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Hardware Installation - 22 - DisplayPort (Note 1) DisplayPort delivers high quality digital imaging and audio, supporting bi-directional audio transmission. DisplayPort can support both DPCP and HDCP content protection mechanisms. You can use this...

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- 23 - Hardware Installation In addition to the default speakers settings, the ~ audiojackscanbereconguredtoperform different functions via the audio software. Only microphones still MUST be connected to the defaultMic�...

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Hardware Installation - 24 - 1-9 Internal Connectors 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 s...

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- 25 - Hardware Installation 1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (2x4 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector)  Withtheuseofthepowerconnector,thepowersupplycansupplyenoughstablepowertoallthecomponents...

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Hardware Installation - 26 - • Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your APU and system from overheat- ing. Overheating may result in damage to the APU or the system may hang. • Thesefanheadersarenotcon...

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- 27 - Hardware Installation 6) SATA3 0/1/2/3/4/5/6 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. The ...

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Hardware Installation - 28 - The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, resetswitch,powerLED,harddriveactivityLED,speakerandetc.Whenconnectingyourcha...

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- 29 - Hardware Installation • 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so...

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Hardware Installation - 30 - 12) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3/F_USB4 (USB 2.0/1.1 Headers)  TheheadersconformtoUSB2.0/1.1specication.EachUSBheadercanprovidetwoUSBportsviaan optional USB bracket. For ...

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- 31 - Hardware Installation 13) COM (Serial Port Header) The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the optional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer. 10 9 2 1 Pin No. Denition 1 NDC...

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Hardware Installation - 32 - 15/16/17) PW_SW/ RST_SW/ CMOS_SW (Quick Buttons) This motherboard has 3 quick buttons: power button, reset button and clear CMOS button. The power but- ton and reset button allow users to quickly turn on/off or reset t...

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- 33 - 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...

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BIOS Setup - 34 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following startup Logo screen will appear when the computer boots. Function Keys FunctionKeys: <DEL>:BIOSSETUP\Q-FLASH  Pressthe<Delete>keytoenterBIOSSetupor�...

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- 35 - BIOS Setup B. The Main Menu of the BIOS Setup Program OnthemainmenuoftheBIOSSetupprogram,pressarrowkeystomoveamongtheitemsandpress<Enter> to accept or enter a sub-menu. Or you...

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BIOS Setup - 36 - BIOS Setup Menus  M.I.T.  Usethismenutoconguretheclock,frequency,andvoltagesofyourCPUandmemory,etc.Orcheckthe system/CPU temperatures, voltages, and fan speeds. �...

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- 37 - BIOS Setup 2-3 M.I.T. Whetherthesystemwillworkstablywiththeoverclock/overvoltagesettingsyoumadeisdependent onyouroverallsystemcongurations.Incorrectlydoingoverclock/overvoltag...

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BIOS Setup - 38 - ` M.I.T. Current Status This screen provides information on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters. ` Advanced Frequency Settings & BCLK/PCIe Clock Control  AllowsyoutomanuallysettheCPUbaseclocka...

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- 39 - BIOS Setup (Note) ThisitemispresentonlywhenyouinstallaCPUthatsupportsthisfeature. & CPU Clock Ratio, CPU Frequency The settings above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Advan...

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BIOS Setup - 40 - & AMDMemoryProle(A.M.P.) (Note)  AllowstheBIOStoreadtheSPDdataonAMPmemorymodule(s)toenhancememoryperformancewhen enabled. Disabled  Disablesthis�...

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- 41 - BIOS Setup ` Advanced Memory Settings & AMDMemoryProle(A.M.P.) (Note) , System Memory Multiplier (SPD), Memory Frequency(MHz) The settings above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Advanced Frequency ...

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BIOS Setup - 42 - This sub-menu provides memory timing settings for each channel of memory. The respective timing setting screensarecongurableonlywhenDRAM Timing Selectable is set to Quick or Expert. Note: Your system may become ...

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- 43 - BIOS Setup ` PC Health Status & Reset Case Open Status Disabled Keepsorclearstherecordofpreviouschassisintrusionstatus.(Default) Enabled Clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status ...

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BIOS Setup - 44 - & CPU Vcore/Dram Voltage/+3.3V/+5V/+12V Displays the current system voltages. & CPU/System Temperature Displays current CPU/system temperature. & CPU/System FAN Speed Displays current CPU/system fan speeds. &a...

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- 45 - BIOS Setup 2-4 System This section provides information on your CPU, memory, motherboard model, and BIOS version. You can also select the default language used by the BIOS and manually set the system time. & System Language Selects t...

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BIOS Setup - 46 - 2-5 BIOS Features & Boot Option Priorities  Speciestheoverallbootorderfromtheavailabledevices.Forexample,youcansetharddriveasthe rstpriority(Boot Option #1)...

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- 47 - BIOS Setup & Hard Drive/CD/DVD ROM Drive/Floppy Drive/Network Device BBS Priorities  Speciesthebootorderforaspecicdevicetype,suchasharddrives,opticaldrives,oppydiskdrives,�...

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BIOS Setup - 48 - & Display Boot Option Control Allows you to select whether to enable the UEFI or legacy option ROM for the graphics controller. Disabled Disables option ROM. LegacyOnly  EnableslegacyoptionROM�...

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- 49 - BIOS Setup 2-6 Peripherals & OnChip SATA Channel  EnablesordisablestheintegratedSATAcontrollers.(Default:Enabled) & OnChip SATA Type  EnablesordisablesRAIDfortheSATAcontrollersi...

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BIOS Setup - 50 - & Onboard LAN Controller  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 Disable...

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- 51 - BIOS Setup ` SATAConguration & PORT0 Hot Plug~PORT7 Hot Plug Enables or disable the hot plug capability for each SATA port. (Default:Disabled) & SATA Power on PORT0~SATA Power on PORT7 Enables or disables each SATA po...

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BIOS Setup - 52 - ` GFXConguration & Primary Video Device  SpeciestherstinitiationofthemonitordisplayfromtheinstalledPCIExpressgraphicscardortheonboard graphics. IGDVi...

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- 53 - BIOS Setup & 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: Wakeupday:Turnonthesystem�...

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BIOS Setup - 54 - & Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event. Note: To use this function, you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Disabled  Disablesth...

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- 55 - BIOS Setup 2-8 Save & Exit & Save & Exit Setup  Press<Enter>onthisitemandselectYes. This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Select Noorpress<Esc>to�...

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- 57 - Drivers Installation 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers Chapter 3 Drivers Installation After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to insta...

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Drivers Installation - 58 - 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. 3-3 Technical Manual...

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- 59 - Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact ForthedetailedcontactinformationoftheGIGABYTETaiwanheadquarterorworldwidebranchofces,click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This...

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Drivers Installation - 60 - 3-6 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, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Pr...

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- 61 - Unique Features 4-1 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...

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Unique Features - 62 - B. Updating the BIOS InthemainmenuofQ-Flash,usethekeyboardormousetoselectanitemtoexecute.Whenupdatingthe BIOS,choosethelocationwheretheBIOSle�...

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- 63 - Unique Features Select Yes to load BIOS defaults Step 4: DuringthePOST,press<Delete>toenterBIOSSetup.SelectLoad Optimized Defaults on the Save & Exit screenandpress<Enter>toload�...

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Unique Features - 64 - 4-1-2 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 w...

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- 65 - Unique Features 4-2 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE'sEasyTune6is asimpleandeasy-to-useinterfacethatallows userstone-tunetheirsystem settingsordooverclock/overvoltageinWindowsenvi...

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Unique Features - 66 - 4-3 Q-Share Q-Shareisaneasyandconvenientdatasharingtool.AfterconguringyourLANconnectionsettingsandQ-Share, you are able to share your data with computers on the same networ...

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- 67 - Unique Features 4-4 Smart Recovery 2 SmartRecovery2allowsyoutobackupapartitionasanimageleeveryhour.Youcanusetheseimagesto restoreyoursystemorleswhenne...

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Unique Features - 68 - RecoveringyoursystemwithSmartRecovery2(Windows7only): Steps: 1. Click the System Recovery button on the main menu. 2. Select the location where your backup is saved. 3. Use the time slider to se...

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- 69 - Unique Features 4-5 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c...

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- 71 - Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 ConguringSATAHardDrive(s) TocongureSATAharddrive(s),followthestepsbelow: A. InstallSATAharddrive(s)inyourcomputer. B. CongureSATAcontr...

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Appendix - 72 - The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. B.Congurin...

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- 73 - Appendix C.ConguringRAIDsetinRAIDBIOS EntertheRAIDBIOSsetuputilitytocongureaRAIDarray.Skipthisstepandproceedwiththeinstallationof Windowsoperatingsyste...

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Appendix - 74 - In the LDDeneMenu,usetheupordownarrowkeytomovetoanitemforfurtherconguration(Figure5). Figure 4 Figure 5 Create Arrays Manually Tocreateanewarray,press�...

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- 75 - Appendix In the following procedure, we'll create RAID 0 as an example. 1. Under the RAID Mode section,pressthe<SPACE>keytoselectRAID 0. 2. Set the Stripe Blocksize.64KBisthedefault. ...

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Appendix - 76 - Delete an Array The Delete Array menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments. Deleting an existing disk array could result in loss of data. Record all array information including the arraytype,thediskmembe...

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- 77 - Appendix A. Installing Windows 7/Vista (ThefollowinginstructionsuseWindows7astheexampleoperatingsystem.) 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System WiththecorrectBIOSsettings,�...

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Appendix - 78 - B. Installing Windows XP BeforeinstallingWindowsXP,connectaUSBoppydiskdrivetoyourcomputerrstbecauseyouneedtoinstall theSATARAID/AHCIdriverfromaoppy�...

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- 79 - Appendix Step 2: InserttheoppydiskcontainingtheSATARAID/AHCIdriverandpress<Enter>.Thenacontrollermenusimilar to that in Figure 3 will appear. Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Control...

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Appendix - 80 - RebuildinganArray: Rebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array. Rebuilding applies only to fault-tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. To replace the old drive, mak...

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- 81 - Appendix 5-2-1 Conguring2/4/5.1/7.1-ChannelAudio The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note) audio. The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments....

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Appendix - 82 - Step 2: Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The current connected device is dialog box appears. Select the device according to the type of device you connect. Then click OK. Step 3: On the Speakers screen, click the Speak...

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- 83 - Appendix (Note) EntertheDigital Output(Optical)screen tocongurefurther settingsif youusethe S/PDIFOut connector(s)onthebackpanelfordigitalaudiooutputorentert...

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Appendix - 84 - 5-2-3 ConguringMicrophoneRecording Step 2: ConnectyourmicrophonetotheMicinjack(pink)onthe backpanelortheMicinjack(pink)onthefrontpanel. Thencongur...

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- 85 - Appendix Step 5: After completing the settings above, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording. Step 1: Locate the iconinthenoticationareaand...

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Appendix - 86 - Step 4: Now you can access the HD Audio Managertocongure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to record the sound. 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder A. Recording Sound 1. Makesureyouhaveconnectedthesound...

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- 87 - Appendix 5-3 Troubleshooting 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions To read more FAQs for your motherboard, please go to the Support & Downloads\FAQ page on GIGABYTE's website. Q: Whyisthelightofmykeyboard/optical�...

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Appendix - 88 - 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem. START A Turn off the power. Remove all peripherals, connecting cables, and power...

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- 89 - Appendix If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem, contact the place of purchase or local dealer for help. Or go to the Support & Downloads\Technical Support page to submit your question. Our customer service staff will r...

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Appendix - 90 - 5-4 Debug LED Codes Code Description 10 PEI Core is started. 11 Pre-memoryCPUinitializationisstarted. 12~14 Reserved. 15 Pre-memoryNorth-Bridgeinitializationisstarted. 16~18 Reserved. 19 Pre-memorySouth-...

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- 91 - Appendix Code Description 92 PCIBusinitializationisstarted. 93 PCIBushotpluginitialization. 94 PCI Bus enumeration for detecting how many resources are requested. 95 Check PCI device requested resources. 96 Assign PCI...

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Appendix - 92 - Code Description B4 USB device hot plug-in. B5 PCI device hot plug. B6 Clean-up of NVRAM. B7 RecongureNVRAMsettings. B8~BF Reserved. C0~CF Reserved. Code Description E0 S3Resumeisstared(calledfromDXEIPL)...

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- 93 - Appendix Code Description D2 PCHinitializationerror. D3 Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available. D4 PCI resource allocation error. Out of Resources. D5 NoSpaceforLegacyOptionROMinitialization. D6 No Cons...

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Appendix - 94 - 5-5 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purp...

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- 95 - Appendix Contact Us • GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Address: No.6, Bao Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien Dist., New Taipei City 231,Taiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4000 FAX: +886-2-8912-4003 Tech.andNon-Tech.Support(Sales/Marketing): http://...

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Appendix - 96 - • GIGABYTE Global Service System Tosubmitatechnicalornon-technical(Sales/Marketing) question, please link to: http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw Then select your language to enter the system. • G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY...