User manual GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-S2

[. . . ] 1301 12ME-M68MTS2-1301R AM3 socket motherboard for AMD PhenomTM II processor/ AMD AthlonTM II processor Motherboard GA-M68MT-S2 Motherboard GA-M68MT-S2 Nov. 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. [. . . ] X8. 00 Sets Memory Clock to X8. 00. Memory Clock BIOS Setup - 20 - DRAMConfiguration CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software DRAMConfiguration DCTs Mode DDR3 Timing Items CAS# latency RAS to CAS R/W Delay Row Precharge Time Minimum RAS Active Time 1T/2T Command Timing TwTr Command Delay Trfc0 for DIMM1 Trfc1 for DIMM3 Write Recovery Time Precharge Time Row Cycle Time RAS to RAS Delay CKE Power Down Mode CKE Power Down Control [Unganged] [Auto] Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto [Disabled] [per Channel] SPD 7T 7T 7T 20T -4T 110ns -8T 4T 27T 4T Auto 7T 7T 7T 20T -4T 110ns -8T 4T 27T 4T Item Help Menu Level x x x x x x x x x x x x Enter: Select : Move F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults DCTs Mode Allows you to set memory control mode. (Default) DDR3 Timing Items CAS# latency ManualallowsallDDR3Timingitemsbelowtobeconfigurable. - 21 BIOS Setup RAS to CAS R/W Delay Row Precharge Time Minimum RAS Active Time 1T/2T Command Timing TwTr Command Delay Trfc0 for DIMM1 Trfc1 for DIMM3 Write Recovery Time Precharge Time Row Cycle Time Options are: Auto (default), 4T~7T. Options are: Auto (default), 4T~7T. RAS to RAS Delay CKE Power Down Mode CKE Power Down Control DDR3 Voltage Control Determines whether to set the memory to power down mode when the CKE pin is closed. Options are per Channel (Default), per CS. CPU NB VID Control Allows you to set the memory voltage. 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. CPU Voltage Control Normal CPU Vcore 2-4 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) Thu, Oct. 21 2010 22:31:24 [None] [None] [None] [None] [All, But Keyboard] 640K 1790M Item Help Menu Level IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Enter: Select : Move F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults BIOS Setup - 22 - Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) Sets the system date. Sets the system time. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 1, 2, 3 Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection, IDE Auto-Detection Press <Enter> to autodetect the parameters of the IDE/SATA device on this channel. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, Extended IDE Drive ConfigureyourIDE/SATAdevicesbyusingoneofthethreemethodsbelow: ·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. (Default: Auto) Thefollowingfieldsdisplayyourharddrivespecifications. Ifyouwishtoentertheparametersmanually, refer to the information on the hard drive. 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), "All, But Diskette, " "All, But Disk/Key. " Thesefieldsareread-onlyandaredeterminedbytheBIOSPOST. Halt On Memory - 23 - BIOS Setup 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control CPU Unlock (Note) CPU core Control CPU core 0 (Note) CPU core 1 (Note) CPU core 2 (Note) CPU core 3 (Note) Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S. M. A. R. T. Capability Away Mode Init Display First Frame Buffer Size Onboard GPU [Enabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled [Press Enter] [Floppy] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Setup] [Disabled] [Disabled] [PEG] [Auto] [Enable If No Ext PEG] +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F10: Save Item Help Menu Level x x x x Enter: Select : Move F5: Previous Values ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Virtualization Virtualization allows 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) Auto Disabled Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disables this function. (Note) AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control CPU Unlock CPU core Control Allows you to determine whether to unlock hidden CPU cores. (Default: Disabled) CPU core 0 (Note) CPU core 1 (Note) Allows you to determine whether to manually enable/disable CPU Core 2 and Core 3. Auto Lets the BIOS to enable all CPU cores (number of cores available depends on the CPU being used). [. . . ] To exit the NVIDIA RAID setup utility, press <Esc> in the main menu or <Ctrl>+<X> in the Array List screen. Now, you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. C. ConfiguringRAIDsetinRAIDBIOS Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette CopythedriverfortheSATAcontrollerfromthemotherboarddriverdisktoafloppydisk(forWindowsXP)or aUSBflashdrive(forWindows7/Vista). Forexample, tocopytheRAIDdriverforWindowsXP32-bitoperatingsystem, copythedriverfromthefollowingdirectorytoyourfloppydisk:BootDrv\UDA\WinXP\sataraid 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"PressF6ifyouneedtoinstalla3rdpartySCSIorRAIDdriver. "Insertthefloppydiskcontainingthe SATA controller driver. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the two drivers displayed. [. . . ]