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    GA-890GP A-UD3H AM3 socket motherboard for AMD Phenom ™ II processor/AMD Athlon ™ II processor User's Manual Rev . 1001 12ME-890GP A3-1001R[...]

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    Motherboard GA-890GP A-UD3H Feb. 1, 2010 Feb. 1, 2010 Motherboard GA-890GP A-UD3H[...]

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    Copyright © 2010 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. 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 specications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE wit[...]

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    - 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Optional Items ................................................................................................................. 6 GA-890GP A-UD3H Motherboard Layout ............................[...]

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    - 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................ 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 61 3-2 Application Software ..................................................................................[...]

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    - 6 - Box Contents GA-890GP A-UD3H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Four SA T A 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R) 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port IEEE 1394a bracket (Part No. 12CF1-1IE008-0*R) 2-port SA T A[...]

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    - 7 - GA-890GP A-UD3H Motherboard Layout KB_USB CPU_F AN Socket AM3 A TX GA-890GP A-UD3H CD_IN F_AUDIO AUDIO PCIEX8 PCIEX1_1 IDE DDR3_1 DDR3_3 DDR3_2 DDR3_4 BA T F_P ANEL F_1394_1 COM IT8720 A TX_12V AMD 890GX AMD SB850 PCI1 PCI2 USB_1394 CODEC PWR_F AN SYS_F AN2 SYS_F AN1 PCIEX1_2 RTL81 1 1D VGA_DVI HDMI_SPDIF USB30_LAN PCIEX16 PCIEX1_3 SPDIF_IN S[...]

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    - 8 - GA-890GP A-UD3H Motherboard Block Diagram (Note 1) For opt imum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot. The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot will operate at up to x8 mode. (Note 2) Simultaneous outpu[...]

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    - 9 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Precautions Th e m ot her bo ar d c on ta in s n um er ou s d el ic at e e le ct ro ni c c ir cu it s a nd comp one nt s w hi ch can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prio r to ins[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 10 - 1- 2 Product Specications CPU  Support for AM3 processors: AMD Phenom ™ II processor/ AMD Athlon ™ II processor/ (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) H yp e r T ra ns p or t Bu s  5200 MT/s Chipset    North Bridge: AMD 890GX    South Bridge: AMD S[...]

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    - 1 1 - Hardware Installation USB  Integrated in the South Bridge - Up to 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel (Note 5) , 8 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)  NEC D720200F1 chip - Up to 2 USB 3.0 ports on the back panel IEEE 1394  T .I. TSB43AB23 chip - Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (1 on the back panel, 2 via the[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 12 - (Note 1) Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB. (Note 2) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter. (Note 3) Simultaneous output for DVI-D and HDMI is not supported. (Note 4) For op[...]

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    - 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU Cooler 1-3 -1 I nst all ing t he CPU A. Locate the pin one (denoted by a small triangle) of the CPU socket and the CPU. Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest [...]

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    Hardware Installation - 14 - B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket. • Before installing the CPU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU. • Do not force the CPU into the CPU socket. The CPU cannot t in if oriented in[...]

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    - 15 - Hardware Installation 1-3 -2 I nst all ing t he CPU Cool er Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the CPU. (The following procedure uses the GIGABYTE cooler as the example.) Step 1: Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU. Step 2: Place the CPU cooler on the CPU. Step 3: Ho o[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 16 - 1- 4 Installin g the Me mor y If two memory modules are to be i nstalled, it is rec- ommended that you install them in the DDR3_1 and DDR3_2 sockets. Due to CPU limitations, read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode. 1. Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR3 memory mod[...]

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    - 17 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 -2 Inst all ing a M emo r y Notch DDR3 DIMM A DDR3 memory module has a notch, so it can only t in one direction. Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the memory sockets. Step 1: Note the orienta tion of t he memo ry modul e. Sprea d the ret aining clips at both ends of the memory so[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 18 - 1-5 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 in[...]

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    - 19 - Hardware Installation 1-6 Setup of the A TI CrossF ireX ™ Conguration A. System Requirements - Windows 7, V ista, or Windows XP operating system - A CrossFireX-supported motherboard w ith two PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - T wo CrossFireX-ready graphics cards o f identical brand and chip and correct driver - T wo CrossFire b[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 20 - 1- 7 Setup of the A TI Hybrid CrossF ireX ™ Conguration Combining the onboard GPU with a discrete graphics card, A TI Hybrid CrossFireX can provide signicantly advanced display performance for AMD platform. Read the following instructions on conguring an A TI Hybrid CrossFireX system. A. System Requirements -[...]

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    - 21 - Hardware Installation 1-8 Back Panel Connectors USB 2.0/1.1 Port The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specication. Use this port for USB devices such as a USB key - board/mouse, USB printer , USB ash drive and etc. PS/2 Keyboard or PS/2 Mouse Port Use this port to connect a PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse. D-Sub Port The D-Sub port suppor[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 22 - Activity LED: State Description Blinking Data transmission or receiving is occurring Off N o dat a tr ansm iss ion or r ece ivin g is oc curr ing Connection/Speed LED: State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate Green 100 Mbps data rate Off 10 Mbps data rate Activity LED Connection/ Speed LED LAN Port Optical S/PDIF Out C[...]

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    - 23 - Hardware Installation USB 3.0/2.0 Port The USB 3.0 port supports the USB 3.0 specication and is compatible to the USB 2.0/1.1 specication. Use this port for USB devices such as a USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer , USB ash drive and etc. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Jack (Orange) Use this audio jack to connect center/subwoofer speaker[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 24 - 1-9 Internal Connec tors Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: • First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Befor e ins tall ing th e dev ices, be su re to tu rn off th e dev ices a nd yo ur com pute r . Unpl ug the power cord from the powe[...]

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    - 25 - Hardware Installation A TX_12V: 13 1 24 12 A TX A TX: Pin No. Denition 13 3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 16 PS_ON (soft On/Off) 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 -5V 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V (O nly for 2x12-pi n A TX) 24 GN D ( Only for 2 x12-p in A TX) Pin No. Denition 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5VSB (stand by +5V) 10 +12V 1 1 [...]

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    Hardware Installation - 26 - 3/4/5) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN1/SYS_FAN2/PWR_F AN (Fan Headers) The motherbo ard has a 4-pi n CPU fan head er (CPU_FAN), a 4-pin (SYS_FAN1) and a 3-pin (SYS _ F AN2) system fan headers, and a 3-pin power fan header (PWR_FAN). Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connec[...]

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    - 27 - Hardware Installation 7) IDE (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attach- ing the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector . If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpers and t he cabling accor ding to the role of the IDE devic es [...]

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    Hardware Installation - 28 - A RAID 0 or RAID 1 conguration requires at least two hard drives. 9) GSA T A2_6/7 (SA T A 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by GIGABYTE SA T A2) The SA T A connectors conform to SAT A 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SA TA 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SA T A connector supports a single SA T A device. The GIGABYTE SA T A2 [...]

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    - 29 - Hardware Installation 1 1) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) Conne ct the p ower s witch , rese t swit ch, sp eaker, chassi s intr usio n switc h/se nsor an d syst em sta tus indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. • PW (Power Switch, Red)[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 30 - 12) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) The front panel audio header supports Intel High Denition audio (HD) an d AC'97 audio. Y ou may connect your chassis front panel audio module to this header. Make sure the wire assignments of the module con - nector match the pin assignments of the motherboard header. Incor[...]

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    - 31 - Hardware Installation Pin No. Denition 1 Power 2 SPDIFI 3 GND 14) SPDIF_IN (S/PDIF In Header) This header supports digital S/PDIF In and can connect to an audio device that supports digital audio out via an optional S/PDIF In cable. For purchasing the optional S/PDIF In cable, please contact the local dealer . Pin No. Denition 1 SPDIFO[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 32 - 17) F_1394_1/F_1394_2 (IEEE 1394a Headers) The headers conform to IEEE 1394a specication. The IEEE 1394a header can provide one IEEE 1394a port via an optional IEEE 1394a bracket. For purchasing the optional IEEE 1394a bracket, please con- tact the local dealer . Pin No. Denition 1 TP A+ 2 TP A- 3 GND 4 GND 5 TPB+[...]

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    - 33 - Hardware Installation 18) COM (Serial Port Header) The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the op- tional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer . Pin No. Denition 1 NDCD- 2 NSIN 3 NSOUT 4 NDTR- 5 GND 6 NDSR- 7 NRTS- 8 NCTS- 9 NRI- 10 No Pin 10 9 2 1 19) CLR_CMOS (Clearing CMOS Ju[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 34 -[...]

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    - 35 - BIOS Setup BIOS (Ba sic Inpu t and Out put Syst em) reco rds hard ware par ameters of the sy stem in t he CMOS o n the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-T est (POST) during system startup, saving sy stem param eters and l oading op erating sy stem, etc . BIOS incl udes a BIO S Setup pro gram that allows th[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 36 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. A. The LOGO Screen (Default) B. The POST Screen Motherboard Model BIOS V ersion Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2010, A ward Software, Inc. GA-890GP A-UD3H E11 . . . . <DEL>: BIOS Setup <F9>: XpressRecovery2 [...]

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    - 37 - BIOS Setup 2-2 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use ar- row keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS V ersion: E1 1) Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the botto[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 38 -  The Functions of the <F1 1> and <F12> keys (For the Main Menu Only)  F1 1: Save CMOS to BIOS This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a prole. Y ou can create up to 8 proles (Prole 1-8) and name each prole. First enter the prole name (to erase the default prole name, use[...]

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    - 39 - BIOS Setup 2-3 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) • Whether the system will work stably with the overclock/overvoltage settings you made is depen - dent on your overall system congurations. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. This page is f[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 40 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 A ward Software IGXConguration higf : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous V alues F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level   InternalGraphicsMode   [UMA+SidePort]  UMAFrame?[...]

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    - 41 - BIOS Setup CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU. The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being used. CPU NorthBridge Freq. Allows you to alter the North Bridge controller frequency for the installed CPU. The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being used. CPU Host Clock Control Enables or disabl[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 42 - DCT s Mode Allows you to set memory control mode. Ganged Sets memory control mode to single dual-channel. Unganged Sets memory control mode to two single-channel. (Default) DDR3 Timing Items Manual allows all DDR3 T iming items below to be congurable. Options are: Auto (default), Manual. CAS# latency Options are: Auto (default)[...]

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    - 43 - BIOS Setup Row Precharge Time Options are: Auto (default), 5T~12T . Minimum RAS Active T ime Options are: Auto (default), 15T~30T . 1T/2T Command Timing Options are: Auto (default), 1T , 2T . T wT r Command Delay Options are: Auto (default), 4T~7T . T rfc0 for DIMM1 Options are: Auto (default), 90ns, 1 10ns, 160ns, 300ns, 350ns. T rfc2 for D[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 44 - ******** System V oltage Optimized ******** System V oltage Control Dete rmi nes w het her t o man ual ly se t the syst em v olta ges . Auto let s the B IOS auto mat ica lly s et th e system voltages as required. Manual allows all voltage control items below to be congurable. (Default: Auto) CPU PLL V oltage Control Allows you [...]

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    - 45 - BIOS Setup CPU NB VID Control Allows you to set the CPU North Bridge VID voltage. Auto sets the CPU North Bridge VID voltage as required. The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed. (Default: Normal) Note: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU. CPU V oltage Control Allo[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 46 - Date (mm:dd:yy) Sets the system date. The date format is week (read-only), month, date and year . Select the desired eld and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date. Time (hh:mm:ss) Sets the system time. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:0:0. Select the desired eld and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the time. I[...]

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    - 47 - BIOS Setup • Auto Lets the BI OS automatically detect IDE/SA T A devices during the POST . (Default) • None If no IDE/SA T A 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. Access Mode Sets the hard drive access mode. Options are: Auto (default),[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 48 - 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features IGX Conguration The settings in this submenu are synchronous to those under the same items on the MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) main menu. AMD C1E Support Enables or disables the C1E CPU power-saving function in system halt state. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced dur[...]

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    - 49 - BIOS Setup Hard Disk Boot Priority Species the sequence of loading the operating system from the installed hard drives. Use the up or down arr ow ke y to sel ect a ha rd d rive , th en p ress the plus key <+> (or <PageUp >) o r th e min us key < -> (or <PageDown>) to move it up or down on the list. Press <Esc>[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 50 - 2-6 Integrated Peripherals OnChip SA T A Controller (AMD SB850, SA T A3_0~SA T A3_5 connectors) Enables or disables the integrated SA T A controller . (Default: Enabled) OnChip SA T A T ype (AMD SB850, SA T A3_0~SA T A3_3 connectors) Congures the operating mode of the integrated SA T A3_0~SA T A3_3 controller. Native IDE Allows[...]

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    - 51 - BIOS Setup AHCI Congures the SA T A controller to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specication that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial A TA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. RAID/IDE Enables RAID for the SA T A co ntroller; the IDE con troller sti ll operates in I[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 52 - When a Cable Problem Occurs... If a cable problem occurs on a specied pair of wires, the Status eld will show Short and then length shown will be the approximate distance to the fault or short. Example: Part1-2 Status = Short / Length = 2m Explanation: A fault or short might occur at about 2m on Part 1-2. Note: Part 4-5 and [...]

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    - 53 - BIOS Setup ACPI Suspend T ype Species the ACPI sleep state when the system enters suspend. S1(POS) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Suspend) sleep state. In S1 sleep state, the system appears suspended and stays in a low power mode. The system can be resumed at any time. S3(STR) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 (Su[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 54 - (Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only . 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 de- vice. Note: T o use this function, you need an A TX power supply providing at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. (Default: Enabled) HPET Support (Note) Enables [...]

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    - 55 - BIOS Setup PCI1 IRQ Assignment Auto BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the rst PCI slot. (Default) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 to the rst PCI slot. PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto BIOS auto-assigns IRQ to the second PCI slot. (Default) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Assigns IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 to the second PCI [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 56 - Hardware Thermal Control Enables or disables the CPU overheating protection function. When enabled, the CPU core voltage and ratio will be reduced when the CPU is overheated. (Default: Enabled) Reset Case Open Status Keeps or clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status. Enabled clears the record of previous chassis intr[...]

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    - 57 - BIOS Setup Current V oltage(V) Vcore/DDR3 1.5V/+3.3V/+12V Displays the current system voltages. Current System/CPU T emperature Displays current system/CPU temperature. Current CPU/SYSTEM/POWER F AN Speed (RPM) Displays current CPU/system/power fan speed. CPU Warning T emperature Se ts th e w ar n in g t hr es h ol d f or CP U t em p er at u[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 58 - Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the safest BIOS default settings. In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for the motherboard. 2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Press <Enter> on this item and then press [...]

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    - 59 - BIOS Setup Press <Enter> on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press <Enter>. Y ou will be requested to conrm the password. T ype the password again and press <Enter>. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: Supervisor Password When a system password is set and t[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 60 - Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key . This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. 2-13 Save & Exit Setup Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving [...]

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    - 61 - Drivers Installation 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, rst install the operating system. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive. The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that show[...]

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    Drivers Installation - 62 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Y ou can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 T echnical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, an[...]

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    - 63 - Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE T aiwan headquarter or worldwide branch ofces, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information.[...]

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    Drivers Installation - 64 - 3-6 Download Center T o update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download C enter 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 ins[...]

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    - 65 - Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Chapter 4 Unique Features Xp r es s R e co v er y 2 i s a u ti l it y t h at a l l ow s y ou to q u i ck l y c om p re s s a nd back up your system data and perform restoration of it. Supporting NTFS, F A T32, and FA T16 le systems, Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on P A T A and SA T A hard drives an[...]

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    Unique Features - 66 - Step 3: Wh e n pa r ti t io n in g y o ur h a rd d r i ve , m ak e s ur e t o leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is recom- mended; actual size requirements vary , depending on the amount of data) and begin the installation of the operating system. Step 1: Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data. Step 4: Aft[...]

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    - 67 - Unique Features D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 E. Removing the Backup F . Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Sel ec t RESTORE to re st or e th e ba ck up t o yo ur h ar d dr iv e in case the system breaks down. The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created before. Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2. Step 2: Afte[...]

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    Unique Features - 68 - 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GI GA B YT E m ot h er b oa r ds p r ov i de t w o un i qu e B IO S u pd a te t o ol s , Q- F la s h ™ an d @ BI O S ™ . GI G AB Y TE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS mod e. Ad dit ion all y , t his m oth erb oar d fe atu res t he[...]

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    - 69 - Unique Features B. Updating the BIOS When updatin g the BIOS, ch oose the loc ation where t he BIOS le is saved. The follo wing procedur e as - sumes that you save the BIOS le to a oppy disk. Step 1: 1. Insert the oppy disk containing the BIOS le into the oppy disk driv e. In the main menu of Q-Flash, u se the up or down ar[...]

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    Unique Features - 70 - Step 4: Press <Esc> and then <Enter> to exit Q-Flash and reboot the system. As the system boots, you should see the new BIOS version is present on the POST screen. Step 5: During the POST , press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup. Select Load Optimized Defaults and press <Enter> to load BIOS defaults. Syste[...]

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    - 71 - Unique Features 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility A. Before Y ou Begin 1. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (T erminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. During t he BIOS u pdate pr ocess, e nsure t he Inter net conn ection i s stabl e and do NO T inter[...]

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    Unique Features - 72 - Available functions in EasyTune 6 may differ by motherboard model. Grayed-out area(s) indicates that the item is not congurable or the function is not supported. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to the hardware components such as CPU, chipset, and memory and reduce the useful life of these compo[...]

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    - 73 - Unique Features 4-4 Q-Share Q-Share is an easy and convenient data sharing too l. After conguring 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[...]

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    Unique Features - 74 - 4-5 SMART Recovery With SMART Recovery , users can quickly create backups of changed data les (Note 1) or copy les from a spe - cic backup on P A T A and SA T A hard drives (partitioned on NTFS le system) in Windows V ista. Instructions for copying les/folders from a backup: T o b ro w se t hr ou gh yo ur b ac [...]

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    - 75 - Unique Features 4-6 Auto Green Auto Green is an easy-to-use tool that provides users with simple options to enable system power savings via a Bluetooth cell phone. When the phone is out of the range of the computer's Bluetooth receiver , the sys- tem will enter the specied power saving mode. Sele cting a s yste m ener gy s aving mod [...]

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    - 77 - Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) T o congure SA T A hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install SA T A hard drive(s) in your computer . B. Congure SA T A controller mode in BIOS Setup. C. Congure a RAID array in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Make a oppy disk containing the SA T A RAID/AHCI driver f[...]

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    Appendix - 78 - The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth- erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. B. Conguring SA T A controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to congure the SA T A controller mode correctly in [...]

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    - 79 - Appendix C. Conguring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to congure a RAID array . Skip this step and proceed with the installation of Windows operating system for a non-RAID conguration. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Pr[...]

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    Appendix - 80 - Create Arrays Manually T o create a new array , press <2> to enter the LD View Menu window (Figure 4). T o create an array, press <Ctrl+C> to access the LD Dene Menu . In the LD Dene Menu , use the up or down arrow key to move to an item for further conguration (Figure 5). Figure 4 Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Ad[...]

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    - 81 - Appendix In the following procedure, we'll create RAID 0 as an example. 1. Under the RAID Mode section, press the <SP ACE> key to select RAID 0 . 2. Set the Stripe Block size. 64 KB is the default. 3. Under the Drives Assignments section, press the up or down arrow key to highlight a drive. 4. Press the <SP ACE> key or <Y[...]

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    Appendix - 82 - Delete an Array The Delete Array menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments. Deleting an existing disk array could result in loss of data. Record all array information including the array type, the disk members, and stripe block size in case you wish to undo a deletion. 1. T o delete an array , press <3> in the [...]

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    - 83 - Appendix The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth- erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. Figure 1 Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. 5-1-2 Conguring GIGABYTE SA T A2 SA T A Controller A. Installin[...]

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    Appendix - 84 - C. Conguring a RAID array in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to congure a RAID array . Skip this step and proceed to the installation of Windows operating system for a non-RAID conguration. After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press &l[...]

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    - 85 - Appendix Create a RAID Array: In the main screen, press <Enter> on the Create RAID Disk Drive item. Then the Create New RAID screen appears (Figure 4). The Create New RAID block displays all the items that need to be set for creating an array (Figure 5). Steps: 1. Enter Array Name: Under the Name item, enter an array name with 1~16 let[...]

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    Appendix - 86 - 3. Assign Array Disks: After a RAID mode is selected, RA ID BIOS automatically assigns th e two hard drives installed as the RAID drives. 4. Set Block Size (RAID 0 only): Under the Block item, use the up or down arrow key to select the stripe block size (Figure 6), ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB. Press <Enter>. 5. Set Array Size:[...]

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    - 87 - Appendix When nished, the new RAID array will be displayed in the RAID Disk Drive List block (Figure 8). Figure 8 Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members(HDDx) RDD0: GRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal 01 [ fg T AB]-SwitchW indow [ hi ]-SelectITEM [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit [RAIDDiskDriveList] [Main[...]

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    Appendix - 88 - Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members(HDDx) RDD0: GRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal 01 [ fg T AB]-SwitchW indow [ hi ]-SelectITEM [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit [RAIDDiskDriveList] [MainMenu] [HardDiskDriveList] Gigabyte T echnology Corp. RAID Setup Utility v1.07.16G Creat[...]

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    - 89 - Appendix 5-1-3 Making a SA T A RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) T o successfully install operating system onto SA T A hard drive(s) that is/are congured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to install the SA T A controller driver during the OS installation. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be recognized during [...]

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    Appendix - 90 - Figure 4 Figure 3 In Windows mode: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive folder , double click the Menu.exe le in the BootDrv folder (Figure 3). A Command Prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 4. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Depending on the opera[...]

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    - 91 - Appendix 5-1-4 Installing the SA T A RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the SA T A RAID/AHCI driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/ XP onto your hard drive(s). The followings are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation. A. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system to boot from[...]

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    Appendix - 92 - For the GIGABYTE SA T A2: Insert the oppy disk containing the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver and press <S>. Then a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below will appear. Select RAID/AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller (x32) and press <Enter>. Step 3: On the next screen, press <Enter> to continue the driver instal[...]

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    - 93 - Appendix B. Installing Windows Vista The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system. For the AMD SB850: Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When a screen similar to that below appears (RAID hard drive will not be detected at this stage),[...]

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    Appendix - 94 - Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 6 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and click Next . Step 4: After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear . Select the RAID drive and then click Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 7). Figure 6 Figure 7[...]

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    - 95 - Appendix For the GIGABYTE SA T A2: Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When a screen similar to that below appears (RAID/AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driver (Figure 8). Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or [...]

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    Appendix - 96 - Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 10 appears, select GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and click Next . Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the operating system and then click Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 1 1). Figure 10 Figure 1 1[...]

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    - 97 - Appendix Rebuilding an Array: Rebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array . Rebuilding applies only to fault-tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10. T o replace the old drive, make sure to use a new drive of equal or greater capacity . The procedures below assume a new drive is added[...]

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    Appendix - 98 - For the GIGABYTE SA T A2 : Turn off your computer and replace the failed hard drive with a new one. Use either the RAID setup utility or the GIGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER utility in the operating system to perform the rebuild. • Rebuilding with the RAID setup utility Step 1: When the message "Press <Ctrl-G> to enter RAID Set[...]

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    - 99 - Appendix • Rebuilding in the operating system Make sure the GIGABYTE SA T A2 SA TA controller driver has been installed from the motherboard driver disk. Launch the GIGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER from All Programs in the Start menu. Step 1: In the GIGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER screen, right-click on the array to be rebuilt in the RAID LIST block. Sel[...]

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    Appendix - 100 - 5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides six aud io jacks on the b ack pan el w hi ch s upp or t 2/ 4/ 5.1 /7 .1 -ch an ne l (Note) au dio . The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack retasking capability that allows the use[...]

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    - 101 - Appendix Step 2: Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The cur- rent connected device is dialog box appears. Select the device according to the type of device you connect. Then click OK . Step 3: On the Speakers s creen, click t he Spe aker Co ngur a - tion tab. In the Speaker Conguration list, select Stereo , Quadraphonic , 5[...]

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    Appendix - 102 - 5-2-2 Conguring S/PDIF In/Out A. S/PDIF In The S/PDIF In cable (optional) allows you to input digital audio signals to the computer for audio processing. 1. Installing the S/PDIF In Cable: 2. Conguring S/PDIF In: On the Digital Input screen, click the Default Format tab to select the default format. Click OK to complete. (Not[...]

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    - 103 - Appendix B. S/PDIF Out The S/PDIF Out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality . 1. Connecting a S/PDIF Out Cable: 2. Conguring S/PDIF Out: On the Digital Output screen, click the Default Format tab and then select the sample rate and bit depth. Click OK to complete. S/PDIF Coaxia[...]

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    Appendix - 104 - 5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function Before D olby Hom e Theater is enabled , you get only 2-c hannel playbac k outpu t (from t he front speakers) when playing 2-channel stereo sources. Y ou must play 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- chan- nel content to get 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- channel audio effects. With Dolby Home Theater enabled, 2-cha[...]

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    - 105 - Appendix 5-2-4 Conguring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver , the HD Audio Manager icon will appear in the notication area. Double-click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager . Step 2: Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on th e ba c k pa ne l o r th e M ic i n j ac k ( pi nk ) o n th e f ro[...]

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    Appendix - 106 - Step 4: T o r ai s e t h e r e c o rd i n g a n d p l a yb a c k v o l um e f o r t h e microphone, click the Microphone Boost icon on the right of the Recor ding V olume slider and set the Microphone Boost level. Step 5: After co mpletin g the set tings a bove, cl ick Start , po int to All Programs , point to Accessories , and the[...]

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    - 107 - Appendix Step 3: When the Stereo Mix item appears, right-click on this item and select Enable . Then set it as the default de- vice. Step 4: Now you can access the HD Audio Manager to cong - ure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to record the sound. 5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder A. Recording Sound 1. Make sure you have connected the sou[...]

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    Appendix - 108 - 5-3 T roubleshooting 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions T o read more FAQs for your motherboard, please go to the Support&DownloadsMotherboardF AQ page on GIGABYTE's website. Q: In the BIOS Setup program, why are some BIOS options missing? A: Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program. Press <Delete> [...]

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    - 109 - Appendix 5-3-2 T roubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem. ST ART A Turn off the power . Remove all peripherals, connecting cables, and power cord etc. Isolate the short circuit. Secure the CPU cooler on the CPU. Connect the CPU cooler power[...]

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    Appendix - 110 - If the proc edur e abov e is un able t o sol ve you r prob lem, cont act th e pla ce of pu rcha se or l ocal dealer for help. Or go to the Support&DownloadsT echnical Service Zone page to submit your question. Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible. The power supply , CPU or CPU socket might fail. The ke[...]

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    - 1 1 1 - Appendix 5-4 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our writ ten permission, and the co ntents there of must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose. Contravention will be prosecuted. We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects a[...]

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    Appendix - 112 - Finally , we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy-saving features of this product (where applicable), recycling the inner and outer packaging (including shipping containers) this product was delivered in, and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly . Wit[...]

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    - 1 15 - Appendix Contact Us • GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei 231, T aiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4000 F AX: +886-2-8912-4003 T ech. and Non-T ech. Support (Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw WEB address (English): http://www .gigabyte.com.tw WEB address (Chinese): http://www .gigabyte.tw [...]

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    Appendix - 116 - • G.B.T . TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH - Germany WEB address : http://www .gigabyte.de • G.B.T . TECH. CO., L TD. - U.K. WEB address : http://www .giga-byte.co.uk • Giga-Byte Technology B.V . - The Netherlands WEB address : http://www .giga-byte.nl • GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE - France WEB address : http://www .gigabyte.fr • S[...]