Gigabyte GA-880GM-USB3L driver and firmware
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..., carefully read the User's Manual.
For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com
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, drivers, or when looking for technical...
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... Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility 63 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 66 4-3 EasyTune 6...67 4-4 Q-Share...68 4-5 SMART Recovery 69 4-6 Auto Green...70 4-7 Cloud OC...71
Chapter 5 Appendix...72 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 72
5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller 72 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 78 5-2 Configuring Audio...
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... processor
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
Hyper Transport Bus
5200 MT/s
Chipset
North Bridge: AMD 880G South Bridge: AMD SB710
Memory
2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8 GB of system memory * Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical
memory is installed...
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...in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
Support for Smart Recovery
Support for Auto Green
Support for ON/OFF Charge
Support for Cloud OC
Support for Q-Share
Bundled Software
Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP
Form Factor ...
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...supported motherboard and correct driver - An ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported graphics card (Note 1)
B. Connecting the Graphics Cards Step 1: Observe the steps in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install an ATI Hybrid CrossFireX-supported graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot.
Step 2: Plug the display cable into the onboard graphics port on the back panel.
C. BIOS Setup Enter BIOS Setup to set...
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...Hardware Acceleration is enabled.) • HDCP compliant monitor(s)
USB 3.0/2.0 Port The USB 3.0 port supports the USB 3.0 specification and is compatible to the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Use this port for USB devices such as a USB keyboard/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...
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... of the BIOS Setup program.
To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up BIOS without entering the operating
system. • @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...
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... lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting depending on the hard drive you install. (Default: Auto) First/Second/Third Boot Device
Specifies the boot order from the available devices. Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press to accept. Options are: LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USBCDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. Password Check
Specifies...
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... to install operating systems that support Native mode.
RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug.
OnChip SATA Port as ESP
CMOS Setup...
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... wish to install a 3rd party add-in network card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to Disabled. Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled)
SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function)
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software SMART LAN
Start detecting at Port..... Part1-2 Status...
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.... (Default: Disabled) PME Event Wake Up
Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake-up signal from a PCI or PCIe device. Note: To use this function, you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. (Default: Enabled)
(Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only.
BIOS Setup
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... drivers are installed, follow the on-screen instructions to restart your system. You can install other applications included in the motherboard driver disk.
• 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...
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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 Manuals
This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals.
Drivers Installation
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... 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 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.
Drivers...
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... Recovery2.
• USB hard drives are not supported. • RAID drives are not supported. • GPT partitions are not supported. • Hard drives larger than 2.2 TB 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 (advanced...
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... during the POST or pressing the 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 SATA controller, use the key during the POST to access Q-Flash.
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG Copyright (C) 1984-2011, Award Software, Inc.
GA-880GM-USB3L D11x . . . .
: BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/09/2011...
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... flashing.
B. Using @BIOS
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
manually...
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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 ...
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... 2: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Then a controller menu similar to that in Figure 1 will appear. Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform and press .
Windows Setup
You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.
Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the...
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... 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...