User manual GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3

[. . . ] 1001 12ME-970ADS3-1001R Motherboard GA-970A-DS3 Motherboard GA-970A-DS3 Jan. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without prior notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Documentation Classifications In order to assist in the use of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of the product, read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product. [. . . ] (Default: Skip DQS) & DQS Training Control & CKE Power Down Mode Determines whether to set the memory to power down mode when the CKE pin is closed. (Default: Disabled) Determines whether to enable memory clock tri-stating in CPU C3 or Alt VID mode. (Default: Disabled) & Memclock tri-stating ******** System Voltage Optimized ******** & System Voltage Control Determines whether to manually set the system voltages. (Default) 1. 035V ~ 2. 145V The adjustable range is from 1. 035V to 2. 145V. Note: Increasing memory voltage may result in damage to the memory or reduce the useful life of the memory. (Default: Normal) Note: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU. (Default: Normal) Note: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU. Displays the normal operating voltage of your CPU North Bridge. & DRAM Voltage control & CPU Voltage Control & CPU NB VID Control & Normal CPU Vcore & Normal CPU Vcore NB - 26 - 2-4 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) Wed, Jan 4 2012 22:31:24 [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [All, But Keyboard] 640K 766M +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 2 Slave Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Enter: Select : Move F5: Previous Values & Date (mm:dd:yy) Sets the system date. Sets the system time. & Time (hh:mm:ss) & IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press <Enter> to autodetect the parameters of the SATA device on this channel. IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave Configure your SATA devices by using one of the two methods below: · Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect SATA devices during the POST. (Default) · None If no 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. IDE Auto-Detection Press <Enter> to autodetect the parameters of the SATA device on this channel. Extended IDE Drive Configure your SATA devices by using one of the two methods below: · Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect SATA devices during the POST. (Default) · None If no 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. Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST. Options are: "All Errors, " "No Errors, " "All, But Keyboard". (Default) These fields are read-only and are determined by the BIOS POST. & IDE Channel 2 Master/Slave & Halt On & Memory - 27 - 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Load Line Control AMD C1E Support Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control CPU Unlock (Note) CPU core Control (Note) CPU core 0 (Note) CPU core 1 (Note) CPU core 2/3/4/5 (Note) Hard Disk Boot Priority EFI CD/DVD Boot Option First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S. M. A. R. T. Capability Away Mode Full Screen LOGO Show IOMMU support Init Display First [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] Enabled Enabled Enabled [Press Enter] [Auto] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [USB-FDD] [Setup] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [PCI Slot] +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F10: Save Item Help Menu Level x x x Enter: Select : Move F5: Previous Values ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults & Load Line Control & AMD C1E Support Enables or disables Load Line control. Enabling Load Line control may keep the CPU voltage more constant under light and heavy CPU load. (Default: Auto) Enables or disables the C1E CPU power-saving function in system halt state. When enabled, the power consumption will be reduced during system halt state. Auto If a CPU that supports hardware C1E is installed, the BIOS will automatically enable the hardware C1E function. [. . . ] (To install Windows 64-bit, copy the files in the x64 folder. ) Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System A. Installing Windows XP Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press <F6> as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver. " Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID driver. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver that suits your operating system. Installing Windows 7/Vista Restart your system to boot from the Windows 7/Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. [. . . ]