User manual GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-D3

[. . . ] 2302 12ME-M68MTD3-2302R AM3 socket motherboard for AMD PhenomTM II processor/ AMD AthlonTM II processor Motherboard GA-M68MT-D3/GA-M68MT-S2P Motherboard GA-M68MT-D3 GA-M68MT-S2P May 21, 2010 May 21, 2010 Copyright © 2010 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO. , LTD. 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 specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without prior notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Documentation Classifications In order to assist in the use of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual. [. . . ] Manualallowsthememoryclockcontrolitembelowtobeconfigurable. (Default:Auto) ThisoptionisconfigurableonlywhenSet Memory Clock is set to Manual. X8. 00 Sets Memory Clock to X8. 00. Memory Clock - 21 - BIOS Setup DRAM Configuration CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software DRAMConfiguration DCTs Mode DDR3 Timing Items CAS# latency RAS to CAS R/W Delay Row Precharge Time Minimum RAS Active Time 1T/2T Command Timing TwTr Command Delay Trfc0 for DIMM1 Trfc1 for DIMM3 Write Recovery Time Precharge Time Row Cycle Time RAS to RAS Delay CKE Power Down Mode CKE Power Down Control [Unganged] [Auto] Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto [Disabled] [per Channel] SPD 7T 7T 7T 20T -4T 110ns -8T 4T 27T 4T Auto 7T 7T 7T 20T -4T 110ns -8T 4T 27T 4T Item Help Menu Level x x x x x x x x x x x x Enter: Select : Move F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults DCTs Mode Allows you to set memory control mode. (Default) DDR3 Timing Items CAS# latency ManualallowsallDDR3Timingitemsbelowtobeconfigurable. Options are: Auto (default), 5T~12T. RAS to CAS R/W Delay Row Precharge Time Minimum RAS Active Time 1T/2T Command Timing TwTr Command Delay Trfc0 for DIMM1 Trfc1 for DIMM3 Write Recovery Time BIOS Setup - 22 - Precharge Time Row Cycle Time Options are: Auto (default), 4T~7T. Options are: Auto (default), 4T~7T. RAS to RAS Delay CKE Power Down Mode CKE Power Down Control CPU NB VID Control Determines whether to set the memory to power down mode when the CKE pin is closed. Options are per Channel (Default), per CS. CPU Voltage Control Allows you to set the CPU Northbridge VID voltage. (Default: Normal) Note: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU. (Default: Normal) Note: Increasing CPU voltage may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU. (Default) -0. 05V ~ +0. 4V The adjustable range is from -0. 05V to +0. 4V. Note: Increasing memory voltage may result in damage to the memory or reduce the useful life of the memory. Displays the normal operating voltage of your CPU. DDR3 Voltage Control Normal CPU Vcore 2-4 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) Fri, May 14 2010 22:31:24 [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [1. 44M, 3. 5"] [Disabled] [All, But Keyboard] 640K 1918M +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 2 Master IDE Channel 3 Master IDE Channel 4 Master IDE Channel 5 Master Drive A Floppy 3 Mode Support Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Enter: Select : Move F5: Previous Values - 23 - BIOS Setup Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) Sets the system date. Sets the system time. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, IDE Channel 2, 3, 4, 5 Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection, IDE Auto-Detection Press <Enter> to autodetect the parameters of the IDE/SATA device on this channel. IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave, Extended IDE Drive ConfigureyourIDE/SATAdevicesbyusingoneofthethreemethodsbelow: ·Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during the POST. (Default) ·None If no IDE/SATA 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. (Default: Auto) Thefollowingfieldsdisplayyourharddrivespecifications. Ifyouwishtoentertheparametersmanually, refer to the information on the hard drive. Allowsyoutoselectthetypeoffloppydiskdriveinstalledinyoursystem. Ifyoudonotinstallafloppy disk drive, set this item to None. Options are: None, 360K/5. 25", 1. 2M/5. 25", 720K/3. 5", 1. 44M/3. 5", 2. 88M/3. 5". Allows you to specify whether the installed floppy disk drive is 3-mode floppy disk drive, a Japanese standardfloppydiskdrive. Optionsare:Disabled(default), DriveA. Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST. Options are: "All Errors, " "No Errors, " "All, But Keyboard" (default), "All, But Diskette, " "All, But Disk/Key. " Thesefieldsareread-onlyandaredeterminedbytheBIOSPOST. Drive A Floppy 3 Mode Support Halt On Memory BIOS Setup - 24 - 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] Enabled Enabled [Press Enter] [Floppy] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Setup] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [PEG] [Auto] [Enable If No Ext PEG] +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F10: Save Item Help Menu Level AMD C1E Support (Note) Virtualization AMD K8 Cool&Quiet control CPU Unlock (Note) CPU core Control x CPU core 2 (Note) x CPU core 3 (Note) Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S. M. A. R. T. Capability Away Mode Backup BIOS Image to HDD Init Display First Frame Buffer Size Onboard GPU Enter: Select : Move F5: Previous Values ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults AMD C1E Support (Note) Enables or disables the C1E CPU power-saving function in system halt state. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power consumption. [. . . ] Select the target hard drives using the up or down arrow key and use the right arrow key to add the hard drives to the Array Disks block. Press<F7>. Amessagewhichsays"Cleardiskdata?"appears. Press<Y>toconfirm. (Iftheharddrives contain a previously created RAID array, you need to press <Y> to clear the data in the hard drives. ) After that, the Array List screen appears, displaying the RAID array that you have created. To exit the NVIDIA RAID setup utility, press <Esc> in the main menu or <Ctrl>+<X> in the Array List screen. Now, you can proceed to the installation of the SATA controller driver and operating system. Making a SATA RAID Driver Diskette CopythedriverfortheSATAcontrollerfromthemotherboarddriverdisktoafloppydisk(forWindowsXP)or aUSBflashdrive(forWindowsVista/7). Forexample, tocopytheRAIDdriverforWindowsXP32-bitoperatingsystem, copythedriverfromthefollowingdirectorytoyourfloppydisk:BootDrv\UDA\WinXP\sataraid Installing the SATA RAID Driver and Operating System A. [. . . ]