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GA-990XA-UD3 User's Manual Rev . 1001 12ME-990XAU3-1001R.
May 13, 201 1 Motherboard GA-990XA-UD3 May 13, 201 1 Motherboard GA-990XA-UD3.
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- 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Optional Items ................................................................................
- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................ 57 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 57 3-2 Application Software .
- 6 - Box Contents GA-990XA-UD3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SA T A cables I/O Shield One 2-W ay SLI bridge connector (Note) Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SA T A power cable (Part No.
- 7 - GA-990XA-UD3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB CPU_F AN A TX GA-990XA-UD3 AUDIO SYS_F AN1 PCIEX1_1 (Note) DDR3_4 DDR3_2 A TX_12V AMD 990X AMD SB950 PCI1 CODEC BA T PCI2 F_USB2 B_BIOS F_P ANEL M_BIOS .
- 8 - GA-990XA-UD3 Motherboard Block Diagram AM3+/AM3 CPU Hyper T ransport Bus AMD 990X 2 PCI PCI Bus PCI CLK (33 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus CPU CLK+/- (200 MHz) Dual BIOS COM Port LPC Bus 1 PCI Express x4 DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz 6 SA T A 6Gb/s LAN RJ45 x4 PS/2 KB/Mouse 14 USB 2.
- 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).
Hardware Installation - 10 - 1- 2 P roduct Sp ecicat ions CPU AM3+ Socket: - AMD AM3+ FX processors - AMD AM3 Phenom ™ II processors/ AMD Athlon ™ II processors (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) Hyper Transport Bus 520 0 MT/s Chipset North Bridge: AMD 990X South Bridge: AMD SB950 Memory 4 x 1.
- 1 1 - Hardware Installation IEEE 1394 VI A V T6 30 8 ch ip: - Up to 2 IEEE 1394a ports (1 port on the back panel, 1 port available through the internal IEEE 1394a header) Internal Connectors 1 x.
Hardware Installation - 12 - Uni que Feat ure s Support for @BIOS Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue Support for Download Center Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for EasyTune * Available functions in EasyT une may differ by motherboard model.
- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU Cooler 1-3 -1 I nst all ing th e 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.
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.
- 15 - Hardware Installation 1-3 -2 I nst all ing th e 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.
Hardware Installation - 16 - 1- 4 Installing the Memor y Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory . It is recommended that memory of the same capacity , brand, speed, and chips be used.
- 17 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 -2 Inst all ing a M emo r y Notch Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. DDR3 and DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to each other or DDR DIMMs.
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.
- 19 - Hardware Installation 1-6 Setup of AMD CrossF ireX ™ Conguration 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 CrossFireX technology .
Hardware Installation - 20 - 1- 7 Back P anel Connec tors USB 2.0/1.1 Port The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specication. Use this port for USB devices such as a USB key - board/mouse, USB printer , USB ash drive and etc. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port Use this port to connect a PS/2 mouse or keyboard.
- 21 - Hardware Installation In addition to the default speak ers settings, the ~ audio jacks can be recongured to perform differe nt fun ctio ns via the au dio so ftwa re. On ly mic roph ones s till M UST be co nnec ted to t he default Mic in jack ( ).
Hardware Installation - 22 - 1-8 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 sur e to tu rn off th e devi ces a nd you r com pute r .
- 23 - Hardware Installation DEBUG PO RT G.QBOFM 13 1 24 12 A TX 1/2) A TX_12V/A TX (2x4 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector) W it h th e us e of the pow er con ne ct or, the p ow er s up pl y ca n su pp ly e no ug h st abl e p owe r to all the components on the moth erboard.
Hardware Installation - 24 - 3/4/5) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN1/SYS_F AN2/PWR_F AN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_F AN), a 4-pin (SYS_F AN1) and a 3-pin (SYS_F AN2) system fan headers, and a 3-pin power fan header (PWR_F AN). Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design.
- 25 - Hardware Installation 7) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) C onnec t the p ower s witch , rese t switc h, spe aker, chassi s intr usion s witc h/sen sor an d syst em sta tus indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below.
Hardware Installation - 26 - 8) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) The front panel audio header supports Intel High Denition audio (HD) and AC'97 a udio. 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.
- 27 - Hardware Installation 10) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 (USB 2.0/1.1 Headers) The headers conform to USB 2.0/1.1 specication. Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket. For purchasing the optional USB bracket, please contact the local dealer .
Hardware Installation - 28 - 12) F_1394 (IEEE 1394a Header) The header conforms to IEEE 1394a specication. 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 .
- 29 - Hardware Installation 14) TPM (T rusted Platform Module Header) Y ou may connect a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) to this header . 20 19 2 1 F_USB30 F_AUDIO(H) DB_PORT F_ PA NEL(NH) F_ PA NEL (H.
Hardware Installation - 30 - 16) CLR_CMOS (Clearing CMOS Jumper) Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values (e.g. date information and BIOS congurations) and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults.
- 31 - 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 Setup - 32 - 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 Copyright (C) 1984-201 1, Award Software, Inc. GA-990XA-UD3 F1a .
- 33 - 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.
BIOS Setup - 34 - 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 prole. Y ou can create up to 8 proles (Prole 1-8) and name each prole.
- 35 - 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 congurations. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components.
BIOS Setup - 36 - 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.
- 37 - BIOS Setup DRAM Conguration CPU Host Clock Control, CPU Frequency (MHz), Set Memory Clock, Memory Clock The settings under the four items above are synchronous to those under the same items on the MB In- telligent T weaker(M.I.T .) main menu.
BIOS Setup - 38 - 1T/2T Command Timing Options are: Auto (default), 1T , 2T . CAS# latency Options are: Auto (default), 5T~14T . RAS to CAS R/W Delay Options are: Auto (default), 2T~19T . Row Precharge Time Options are: Auto (default), 2T~19T . Minimum RAS Active T ime Options are: Auto (default), 8T~40T .
- 39 - BIOS Setup ** DCT s Addr/Cmd T iming ** Addr/Cmd Setup Time Options are: Auto (default), 1/2T , 2T . Addr/Cmd Fine Delay Options are: Auto (default), 0/64~31/64. CS/ODT Setup Time Options are: Auto (default), 1/2T , 2T . CS/ODT Fine Delay Options are: Auto (default), 0/64~31/64.
BIOS Setup - 40 - DRAM V oltage Control Allows you to set memory voltage. Normal Supplies the memory voltage as required. (Default) 1.025V ~ 2.135V The adjustable range is from 1.025V to 2.135V . Note: Increasing memory voltage may result in damage to the memory or reduce the useful life of the memory .
- 41 - BIOS Setup 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.
BIOS Setup - 42 - Halt On Allows you to determine whether the sy stem will stop for an error during the POST . All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system boot will stop. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error. All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all other errors.
- 43 - BIOS Setup 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features AMD C1E Support (Note) Enables or disables the C1E CPU power-saving function in system halt state. When enabled, the power consumption will be reduced during system halt state.
BIOS Setup - 44 - CPU core 1, 2/3/4/5 (Note) Enables or disables CPU Core 1/2/3/4/5. (Default: Enabled) Hard Disk Boot Priority Species the sequence of loading the operating system from the installed hard drives.
- 45 - BIOS Setup 2-6 Integrated Peripherals OnChip SA T A Controller (AMD SB950 South Bridge) Enables or disables the SAT A controller integrated in the AMD SB950 chip. (Default: Enabled) OnChip SA T A T ype (AMD SB950 South Bridge, SA T A3_0~SA T A3_3 connectors) Congures the operating mode of the in tegrated SA T A3_0~SA T A3_3 controller.
BIOS Setup - 46 - Port0 as ESP/Port1 as ESP/Port2 as ESP/Port3 as ESP This option is congurable only when OnChip SA T A T ype is set to AHCI . Enabled will speed up the hot plug detection of the connected SAT A device.
- 47 - BIOS Setup SMART LAN (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software SMAR T LAN Start detecting at Port.
BIOS Setup - 48 - Onboard Audio Function Enables or disables the onboard audio f unction. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to Disabled . Onboard 1394 Function Enables or disables the onboard IEEE 1394 function.
- 49 - BIOS Setup ACPI Suspend T ype Species 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.
BIOS Setup - 50 - (Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only . HPET Support (Note) Enables or disables High Precision Eve nt T imer (HPET) for Windows 7/Vista operating system. (Default: Enabled) Power On By Mouse Allows the system to be turned on by a PS/2 mouse wake-up event.
- 51 - BIOS Setup 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.
BIOS Setup - 52 - 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.
- 53 - BIOS Setup 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.
BIOS Setup - 54 - Press <Enter> on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press <Enter>. Y ou will be requested to conrm the password.
- 55 - BIOS Setup 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. 2-12 Save & Exit Setup Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key.
BIOS Setup - 56 -.
- 57 - 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.
Drivers Installation - 58 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
- 59 - Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE T aiwan headquarter or worldwide branch ofces, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information.
Drivers Installation - 60 - 3-6 Download Center T o update the BIOS , drivers, or applications, click the Download Ce nter button to link to t he GIGABYTE website.
- 61 - Unique Features Chapter 4 Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 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 co m p re s s a nd back up your system data and perform restoration of it.
Unique Features - 62 - 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.
- 63 - 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 ive in case the system breaks down. The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created before.
Unique Features - 64 - Because BIOS ashing is potentially risky , please do it with caution. Inadequate BIOS ashing may result in system malfunction. 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 ™ .
- 65 - Unique Features Q-Flash Utility v2.23 Flash T ype/Size................................. MXIC 25L1605/1606 4M Keep DMI Data Enable Load CMOS Default Enable Update BIOS from Drive Save BIOS to Drive Enter : Run hi :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off B.
Unique Features - 66 - 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.
- 67 - 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.
Unique Features - 68 - Available functions in EasyTune 6 may differ by motherboard model. Grayed-out area(s) indicates that the item is not congurable or the function is not supported.
- 69 - Unique Features 4-4 Easy Energy Saver GIGABYTE Easy Energy Saver is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings with a click of the button.
Unique Features - 70 - C. Stealth Mode In Stealth Mode, the system continues t o work with the user-dened power saving settings, even after the system is restarted. Re-enter the application only if you want to make any changes or completely close the application.
- 71 - Unique Features 4-5 Q-Share Q-Share is an easy and convenient data sharing too l. After conguring 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.
Unique Features - 72 - 4-6 SMART Recovery With SMART Recovery , users can quickly create backups of changed data les (Note 1) or copy les from a spe - cic backup on P A T A and SA T A hard drives (partitioned on NTFS le system) in Windows 7/V ista.
- 73 - Unique Features 4-7 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 specied power saving mode.
Unique Features - 74 - 4-8 Cloud OC Cloud OC (Note 1) is an easy-to-use overclocking utility designed for system overclock- ing via virtually any Internet-conn ected device, such as a smart pho ne, iPhone, note - book PC, etc.
- 75 - Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) T o congure SA T A hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install SA T A hard drive(s) in your computer . B. Congure SA T A controller mode in BIOS Setup. C. Congure a RAID array in RAID BIOS.
Appendix - 76 - 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.
- 77 - Appendix C. Conguring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to congure a RAID array . Skip this step and proceed with the installation of Windows operating system for a non-RAID conguration.
Appendix - 78 - In the LD Dene Menu , use the up or down arrow key to move to an item for further conguration (Figure 5). Figure 4 Figure 5 [ Keys Available ] Option ROM Utility (c) 2011 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- 79 - 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.
Appendix - 80 - 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.
- 81 - Appendix A. Installing Windows 7/Vista (The following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating system.) 5-1-2 Installing the SA T A RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 7/Vista/XP .
Appendix - 82 - B. Installing Windows XP Before installing Windows XP , connect a USB oppy disk drive to your computer rst because you need to in - stall the SA T A RAID/AHCI driver from a oppy disk that contains the driver during the OS installation.
- 83 - Appendix Step 2: Insert the oppy disk containing the SAT A RAID/AHCI driver and press <Enter>. Then a controller menu simi - lar to that in Figure 3 will appear. Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform and press <Enter>.
Appendix - 84 - 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 .
- 85 - Appendix 5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides six aud io jacks on the back 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.
Appendix - 86 - 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 ngur a - tion tab.
- 87 - Appendix (Note) Enter the Digital Output(Optical) screen to congure further settings if you use the S/PDIF Out connector(s) on the back panel for digital audio output or enter the Digital Output screen if you use the internal S/PDIF Out connector (SPDIF_O) for digital audio output.
Appendix - 88 - 5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function Before D olby Hom e Theater is enabled , you get only 2-c hannel p layback output ( from the 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.
- 89 - Appendix 5-2-4 Conguring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver , the HD Audio Manager icon will appear in the notication area.
Appendix - 90 - Step 5: After co mpletin g the set tings a bove, cl ick Start , p oint to All Programs , point to Accessories , and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording. Step 1: Loca te t he i con in th e not ifi cati on a rea a nd ri ght - click on this icon.
- 91 - Appendix Step 4: Now you can access the HD Audio Manager to cong - 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 sound input device (e.g. microphone) to the computer.
Appendix - 92 - 5-3 T roubleshooting 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions T o read more F AQs for your motherboard, please go to the Support & DownloadsF 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.
- 93 - 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.
Appendix - 94 - If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem, contact the place of purchase or local deal- er for help. Or go to the Support & DownloadsT echnical Support page to submit your question. Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible.
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- 99 - Appendix Contact Us • GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address: No.6, Bao Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien Dist., New T aipei City 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.
Appendix - 100 - • 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 T echnology B.V . - The Netherlands WEB address : http://www .
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