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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...
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Table of Contents
GA-E350N Motherboard Layout 5 GA-E350N Motherboard Block Diagram 6
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 7 1-1 Installation Precautions 7 1-2 Product Specifications 8 1-3 Installing the Memory 10 1-4 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1-5 Back Panel Connectors 11 1-6 Internal Connectors 13
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 21 2-1 Startup Screen 21 2-2 The Main Menu 22 2-3 MB Intelligent ...
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...
ATX_12V
CPU_FAN
iTE Super I/O
B_BIOS M_BIOS
VGA COM
LPT
AMD E-350D APU
GA-E350N
USB_HDMI
F_USB2
USB_LAN SPDIF_O
AUDIO
Realtek F_USB1 GbE LAN
BAT
F_AUDIO CODEC PCI
AMD A45 FCH
SATA2 0 1 2 3
DDR3_0 DDR3_1
SYS_FAN ATX
PWR_LED CLR_CMOS F_PANEL
Box Contents 55 GA-E350N motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 User's Manual
55 Two SATA cables 55 I/O Shield
The box contents above...
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... a motherboard, CPU or memory. If you do not have an ESD wrist strap, keep your hands dry and first touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity. •• Prior to installing the motherboard, please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container. •• Before unplugging the power supply cable from...
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...;
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Chipset: - 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices
Chipset: - Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through
the internal USB headers)
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x system fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header...
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... Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for EasyTune
* Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model. Support for Smart Recovery Support for Auto Green Support for ON/OFF Charge Support for Q-Share
Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP
Form Factor ŠŠ Mini-ITX Form Factor; 17.0cm x 17.0cm
* GIGABYTE reserves...
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... memory, switch the direction.
notch
DDR3 DIMM
1-4 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 expansion card. •• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing...
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..., but the actual resolutions supported are dependent on the monitor being used.
After installing the HDMI device, make sure to set the default sound playback device to HDMI. (The item name may differ depending on your operating system. The screenshot below is from Windows 7.)
In Windows 7, select Start>Control Panel>Hardware and Sound>Sound>Playback, set Intel(R) Display Audio to the default...
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... have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
•• When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector, first remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the motherboard.
•• When removing the cable, pull it straight out from the connector. Do...
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... the power is turned on. 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.
•• Because BIOS flashing...
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... whether to manually set the VGA Core clock. (Default: Auto)
&& VGA Core Clock(MHz) Allows you to set the onboard graphics clock. The adjustable range is from 300 MHz to 2000 MHz. This item is configurable only if the VGA Core Clock control option is set to Manual.
(Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature...
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... the board to default values. (Default: Auto)
&& CPU Host Clock Allows you to manually set the CPU host clock. The adjustable range is from 100 MHz to 120 MHz. This item is configurable only when CPU Host Clock Control is set to Manual.
&& Set Memory Clock Determines whether to manually set the memory clock. Manual allows the memory clock control item below to be configurable. Auto lets BIOS...
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... of the device during the POST for faster system startup. Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. Options are: Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large. The following fields display your hard drive specifications. If you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to the information on the hard drive. Capacity Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive.
&& Halt...
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2-5 Advanced BIOS Features
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2012 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features
`` IGX Configuration AMD C6 Support Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control C-state Pmin
`` 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...
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... graphics card on the PCI Slot as the first display. (Default) Onboard Sets the onboard graphics as the first display.
2-6 Integrated Peripherals
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2012 Award Software Integrated Peripherals
OnChip SATA Controller OnChip SATA Type x OnChip SATA Port as ESP Onboard LAN Function Onboard LAN Boot ROM `` SMART LAN Onboard Audio Function USB...
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... install operating systems that support Native mode. (Default)
AHCI
Configures the SATA controller 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 Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2012 Award Software OnChip...
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... audio, set this item to Disabled.
&& USB Controllers Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. (Default: Enabled) Disabled will turn off all of the USB functionalities below.
&& USB Legacy Function Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled)
&& USB Storage Function Determines whether to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during...
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... 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)
&& HPET Support (Note) Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer (HPET) for Windows 7/Vista operating system. (Default: Enabled)
&& Power On By Mouse Allows the system to...
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... BIOS settings for the motherboard.
2-10 Load Optimized Defaults
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2012 Award Software
`` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) `` Standard CMOS Features `` Advanced BIOS Features `` Integrated Peripherals `` Power Management Setup `` PnP/PCI Configurations `` PC Health Status
Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password...
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... the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.)
3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers
After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all the recommended drivers. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you...