Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 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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... @BIOS Utility 71 4-3 EasyTune 6...72 4-4 Easy Energy Saver 73 4-5 Q-Share...75 4-6 SMART Recovery 76 4-7 Auto Green...77 4-8 Cloud OC...78
Chapter 5 Appendix...79 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 79
5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB950 SATA Controllers 79 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers 85 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 91 5-2 Configuring Audio...
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...warning
ŠŠ CPU/System/Power fan fail warning
ŠŠ CPU/System fan speed control
* Whether the CPU/system fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU/system cooler you install.
Unique Features ŠŠ Support for @BIOS
ŠŠ Support for Q-Flash
ŠŠ Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue
ŠŠ Support for Download Center
ŠŠ...
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... 2) When two or more graphics cards are to be installed, we recommend that you connect the SATA power cable from the power supply to the ATX4P connector to ensure system stability.
Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFireX technology may differ by graphics cards and driver version. Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards for more information about enabling...
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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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... that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug.
RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller.
Onboard PCIE Devices
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Onboard PCIE Devices
Primary Dual Slot Config Secondary Dual Slot Config Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM } SMART LAN
[Auto] [Auto...
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Allows the system to be awakened from ACPI S3 sleep state by a wake-up signal from the installed USB device. (Default: Enabled) Modem Ring Resume
Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake-up signal from a modem that supports wake-up function. (Default: Disabled)
(Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only. - 53 -
BIOS Setup
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... if you want to manually select the utilities to install on the Application Software page later.
• 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 Manager, please remove the question mark (by right-clicking...
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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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... Xpress 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: Click Drive options.
Step 2: Click...
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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-990FXA-UD7 F1a . . . .
: BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/22/2011...
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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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... easy and convenient data sharing tool. After configuring your LAN connection settings and Q-Share, you are able to share your data with computers on the same network, making full use of Internet resources.
Directions for using Q-Share
After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share.
exe to launch the Q-Share tool. Find the...
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...RAID, you may prepare only one hard drive. • Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. • A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) • An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation)
5-1-1 Configuring AMD SB950 SATA Controllers
A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable...
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... or view the current array status in the operating system. To install the utility, insert the motherboard driver disk, then go to Application Software\Install Application Software and select Marvell Storage Utility to install. Note: After the installation, you must login the utility with the same account name and password that you use to login the operating system. If you did...
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... Installing Windows XP Before installing Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to your computer first because you need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from a floppy disk that contains the driver during the OS installation. Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First, copy the driver from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk...
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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...