Gigabyte GA-965G-DS3 User Manual

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Page 1 GA-965G-DS3 Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core / Core 2 Quad / ® Intel Core 2 Extreme dual-core / Core 2 Duo / ® Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition / ® ® Intel Pentium D / Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard ®...
Page 3 Gigabyte's prior written permission. Specifications and features are subject to change without prior notice. Product Manual Classification In order to assist in the use of this product, Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following: For quick installation, please refer to the "Hardware Installation Guide" included with the product.
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Item Checklist ......................... 6 Optional Accessories ...................... 6 GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard Layout ................7 Block Diagram ........................ 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ..................9 Considerations Prior to Installation ..............9 Feature Summary ..................10 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler ............12 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU ..................
Page 5 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction ................. 56 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction ................ 58 4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) (Controller: GIGABYTE SATA2) ....62 4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction ........75 Troubleshooting ....................80 - 5 -...
Page 6: Item Checklist
Item Checklist IDE Cable x 1 and FDD Cable x 1 SATA 3Gb/s Cable x 4 I/O Shield * The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice. Optional Accessories 2 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-51/R) 4 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-21/R) COM Port Cable (Part Number: 12CF1-1CM001-31/12CF1-1CM001-12R) S/PDIF In Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1SPDIN-01/R)
Page 7: Ga-965G-Ds3 Motherboard Layout
GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard Layout CPU_FAN ATX_12V KB_MS COAXIAL LGA775 OPTICAL Intel ® G965 AUDIO PCIE_3 M a r v e l l PCIE_16 88E8056 PCIE_1 CLR_CMOS Intel ® ICH8 PCIE_2 BATTERY SATAII0 CODEC PCI1 SATAII1 GSATAII0 SATAII2 GIGABYTE SATA2 PCI2 SATAII3...
Page 8: Block Diagram
DDRII 800/667/533 MHz DIMM (Note) PCI Express x16 Dual Channel Memory Intel ® G965 2 SATA 3Gb/s GMCH CLK (266/200/133 MHz) ATA-33/66/100/133 RJ45 IDE Channel GIGABYTE Marvell SATA2 88E8056 BIOS PCI Express Bus 4 SATA 3Gb/s 10 USB Intel ® PCIe CLK Ports...
Page 9: Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
2. Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual. 3. Damage due to improper installation. 4. Damage due to use of uncertified components. 5. Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters. 6. Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product. - 9 - Hardware Installation...
Page 10: Feature Summary
1 FDD connector, allowing connection of 1 FDD device 4 SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0,1, 2, 3), allowing connection of 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices Onboard GIGABYTE SATA2 chip 1 IDE connector (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133), allowing con- nection of 2 IDE devices...
Page 11 Rear Panel I/O 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 S/PDIF Out connection (coaxial+optical) 1 parallel port 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 VGA port 1 RJ-45 port 6 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In/Surround Speaker Out (Rear Speaker Out)/Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out) I/O Control IT8718 chip...
Page 12: Installation Of The Cpu And Cpu Cooler
(Grasping the CPU firmly between your thumb and forefinger, carefully place it into the socket in a straight and downwards motion. Avoid twisting or bending motions that might cause damage to the CPU during installation.) GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 12 -...
Page 13: Installation Of The Cpu Cooler
1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler Male Push Pin The top of Female Push Pin Female Push Pin Fig.1 Fig. 2 Please apply an even layer of heat paste on the (Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is to surface of the installed CPU.
Page 14: Installation Of Memory
DIMM socket. Then push it down. Fig.2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module. Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module. GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 14 -...
Page 15 The GA-965G-DS3 supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of memory bus will double. The GA-965G-DS3 includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following: Channel 0 : DDRII1, DDRII2...
Page 16: Installation Of Expansion Cards
PCI Express x16 slot. When you try uninstall the VGA card, please gently press the latch as the picture to the left shows to release the card. GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 16 -...
Page 17: I/O Back Panel Introduction
I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard to the lower port (purple). LPT (Parallel Port) The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. COAXIAL (S/PDIF Out) The S/PDIF coaxial output port is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder via a coaxial cable.
Page 18: Connectors Introduction
) . Please refer to the 2-/4-/6-/8- channel audio setup steps for detailed software configuration information. Connectors Introduction ATX_12V PWR_LED ATX (Power Connector) BATTERY CPU_FAN F_PANEL SYS_FAN F_AUDIO PWR_FAN CD_IN NB_FAN SPDIF_I COMA IDE1 F_USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 SATAII0/1/2/3 GSATAII0/1 CLR_CMOS GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 18 -...
Page 19 1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed. Align the power connector with its proper location on the motherboard and connect tightly.
Page 20 Sense PWR_FAN 6) NB_FAN (Chip Fan Connector) If you installed wrong direction, the chip fan will not work. Sometimes will damage the chip fan. (Usually black cable is GND) NB_FAN : Pin No. Definition +12V GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 20 -...
Page 21 7) FDD (Floppy Connector) The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the FDD drive. The types of FDD drives supported are: 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB and 2.88 MB.
Page 22 SATAII2 SATAII3 10) GSATAII0/1 (SATA 3Gb/s Connector, Controlled by GIGABYTE SATA2) SATA 3Gb/s can provide up to 300 MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly.
Page 23 11) PWR_LED The PWR_LED connector is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode(S1). Pin No. Definition MPD+ MPD- MPD- 12) BATTERY Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
Page 24: Front Panel Jumper
RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal (Green) Close: Reset Hardware System PW (Power Switch) Open: Normal (Red) Close: Power On/Off MSG (Message LED/Power/Sleep LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) (Yellow) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) NC ( Purple) GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 24 -...
Page 25 14) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) This connector supports either HD (High Definition) or AC97 front panel audio module. If you wish to use the front audio function, connect the front panel audio module to this connector. Check the pin assignments carefully while you connect the front panel audio module. Incorrect connection between the module and connector will make the audio device unable to work or even damage it.
Page 26 Be careful with the polarity of the COMA connector. Check the pin assignments while you connect the COMA cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional COMA cable. Pin No. Definition NDCDA- NSINA NSOUTA NDTRA- NDSRA- NRTSA- NCTSA- NRIA- No Pin GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 26 -...
Page 27 18) F_ USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front USB cable, please contact your local dealer.
Page 28 You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header. To clear CMOS, temporarily short the two pins. Default doesn't include the jumper to avoid improper use of this header. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 28 -...
Page 29: Chapter 2 Bios Setup
CMOS SETUP screen. You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can be used. Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system.
Page 30: The Main Menu (For Example: Bios Ver. : F7A)
This action makes the system reset to the default settings for stability. 3. The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard. GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 30 -...
Page 31 BIOS Setting Recovery F11 : Save CMOS to BIOS This function allows you to make a record of the current CMOS settings as a profile. You can create up to 8 profiles (Profile 1-8) and give each of them a name. F12 : Load CMOS from BIOS If your system becomes unstable and you load the default BIOS settings, you can use this function to reload the CMOS settings with a CMOS settings profile created before, without the hassles of...
Page 32: Standard Cmos Features
Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE/SATA devices during POST(default) • None Select this if no IDE/SATA devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up. GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 32 -...
Page 33 Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are: Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A...
Page 34: Advanced Bios Features
If you want to cancel the setting of password, please just press ENTER to make [SETUP] empty. (Note) This item will show up when you install a processor that supports this function. GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 34 -...
Page 35 HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability This feature allows your hard disk to report read/write errors and to issue warnings when third- party hardware monitor utility is installed. Enabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability. Disabled Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. capability. (Default value) CPU Hyper-Threading (Note) Enabled Enable CPU Hyper Threading Feature.
Page 36 Output from the onboard GPU when no PCI Express VGA card is installed. (Default value) Always Enable Always output from the onboard GPU. On-Chip Frame Buffer Size Set on-chip frame buffer size to 8MB. (Default value) Set on-chip frame buffer size to 1MB. GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 36 -...
Page 37: Integrated Peripherals
Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA AHCI Mode [Disabled] Item Help SATA Port0-3 Native Mode [Disabled] Menu Level USB Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB Keyboard Support [Disabled] USB Mouse Support [Disabled] Legacy USB storage detect [Enabled] Azalia Codec [Auto]...
Page 38 1.6m on Pair 1-2. When No LAN Cable Is Attached... If no LAN cable is attached to the motherboard, the Status fields of all four pairs of wires will show Open and the Length fields show 0.0m. GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 38 -...
Page 39 This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Enabled Enable this function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Onboard SATA/IDE Device This function allows users to enable or disable the SATA/IDE ports controlled by the GIGABYTE SATA2 controller. Enabled Enable this function.(Default value) Disabled Disable this function.
Page 40: Power Management Setup
Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59) HPET Support (Note) Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable support for High Precision Event Timer (HPET) funtion. (Default value) (Note) Supported on Vista operating system only. GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 40 -...
Page 41 HPET Mode (Note) 32-bit mode Select 32-bit mode for 32-bit Vista operating system. (Default value) 64-bit mode Select 64-bit mode for 64-bit Vista operating system. Power On By Mouse Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system. Power On By Keyboard Disabled Disable this function.
Page 42: Pnp/Pci Configurations
Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2. PCI3 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 3. GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 42 -...
Page 43: Pc Health Status
PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status [Disabled] Item Help Case Opened Menu Level Vcore DDR18V +3.3V +12V Current System Temperature Current CPU Temperature Current CPU FAN Speed 3375 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN Speed Current POWER FAN Speed 384 RPM...
Page 44 (Note) Before setting this item to Intel(R) QST, make sure at least DDRII1 or DDRII2 socket in Channel 0 is populated. A small portion of system memory will be shared when Intel QST is enabled. ® GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 44 -...
Page 45: Mb Intelligent Tweaker(M.i.t.)
MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Robust Graphics Booster [Auto] Item Help CPU Clock Ratio (Note) [25X] Menu Level CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled] x CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) PCI Express Frequency (Mhz) Auto C.I.A.
Page 46 Provides two different DRAM Timing configurations. If your system becomes unstable after you overclock the DDR2 memory, select Option 1 or Option 2 to help make your system more stable. Option 1 DRAM Timing Configuration 1. (Default value) Option 2 DRAM Timing Configuration 2. GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 46 -...
Page 47 System Voltage Control This item allows the users to decide whether to configure system voltage settings by their requirements. Auto Lets the BIOS configure all system voltage settings. Manual Manually configure the system voltage settings. (Default value) DDR2 OverVoltage Control Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the DIMM voltage, damage to the memory may occur.
Page 48: Load Fail-Safe Defaults
F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 48 -...
Page 49: Set Supervisor/User Password
2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup Enter Password: PC Health Status Exit Without Saving...
Page 50: Save & Exit Setup
F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Abandon all Data Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 50 -...
Page 51: Chapter 3 Install Drivers
Chapter 3 Install Drivers Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe.
Page 52: Software Applications
Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
Page 53: Hardware Information
Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 53 - Install Drivers...
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Page 55: Chapter 4 Appendix
Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode Display screen Display panel of CPU frequency Function display LEDs Shows the current functions status GIGABYTE Logo Log on to GIGABYTE website Help button Display EasyTune 5 Help file Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTune...
Page 56: Xpress Recovery2 Introduction
2. System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of the hard disk will affect the data backup speed. 3. It is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you com- plete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software. GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 56 -...
Page 57 The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 1. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 2. BACKUP: Back up data from hard disk. 3. REMOVE: Remove previously-created backup files to release disk space.
Page 58: Flash Bios Method Introduction
Before Use: Follow the steps below before using Q-Flash to update BIOS: 1. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your motherboard model. 2. Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. 965GDS3.F1) to your floppy disk, USB flash drive, or hard disk.
Page 59 c . Select the BIOS file and press ENTER. Make sure again the BIOS file matches your motherboard model. Step 2: The process of system reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk is displayed on the screen. When the message "Are you sure to update BIOS?" appears, press ENTER. The BIOS update will begin and the current process will be displayed.
Page 60 BIOS. Fig 1. Installing the @BIOS utility Fig 2. Installation Complete and Run @BIOS Click Start/ Programs/ Gigabyte/ BIOS/ @BIOS Select @BIOS item than click Install Fig 3. The @BIOS Utility Fig 4. Select the desired @BIOS server Click "...
Page 61 III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS server, please go onto Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II. IV. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted.
Page 62: Configuring Sata Hard Drive(S) (Controller: Gigabyte Sata2)
SATA controller for the connector. For example, on the GA-965G-DS3 motherboard, the GSATAII0 and GSATAII1 connectors are supported by the GIGABYTE SATA2 controller. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.
Page 63 (2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup and set the first boot device. Step 1: Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-On Self Test). In BIOS Setup, go to Integrated Periperals, ensure that the Onboard SATA/IDE Device is enabled.
Page 64 On-Chip Frame Buffer Size [8MB] : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 2 Step 3: Save and exit BIOS Setup. GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 64 -...
Page 65 Press <Ctrl-G> to enter RAID Setup Utility ... Figure 3 In the main screen of the GIGABYTE RAID BIOS utility (Figure 4), use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to highlight through choices. Highlight the item that you wish to execute and press ENTER.
Page 66 A. Create Array: In the main screen, press ENTER on the Create RAID Disk Drive item. Then the RAID creation screen appears (Figure 5). GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.53 [ Create New RAID ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ]...
Page 67 4. Set Block Size (only for RAID 0): Under the Block item, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select the block size (Figure 7), ranging from 4K to 128K. Press ENTER when finished. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.53 [ Create New RAID ]...
Page 68 6. Confirm Creation: After all of the items are configured, the selection bar automatically jumps to the Confirm Creation item. When prompted to confirm your selections (Figure 9), press Y to confirm or N to abort. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.53 [ Create New RAID ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ]...
Page 69 RAID Disk Drive List block. Select the array and press ENTER. A small window displaying the array information will appear in the center of the screen (Figure 11). GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.53 [ Main Menu ]...
Page 70 ALL DATA ON THE RAID WILL LOST!! [ RAID Disk Drive List ] ARE YOU SURE TO DELETE (Y/N)? N Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members(HDDx) RDD0: GRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal ]-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm [ESC]-Abort Figure 14 GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 70 -...
Page 71 Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu. For example, from the menu in Figure 16, press E to select (E) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 32Bit . if you wish to install Windows XP (32-bit). Your system will then automatically zip and transfer (Note 2) this driver file to the floppy disk.
Page 72 * If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices for use with Windows, press ENTER. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 19 GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 72 -...
Page 73 Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 20 below will appear. Use the ARROW keys to select GIGABYTE GBB363 RAID Controller (Windows 2K/XP/2003) and press ENTER.Then it will (Note) begin to load the SATA driver from the floppy disk.
Page 74 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed.) GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 74 -...
Page 75: 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction
4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction The default speaker settings for the 6 audio jacks are as shown in the picture to the right. The jack retasking capability supported by HD Audio allows Center/Subwoofer Line In users to change the function for each audio jack by Speaker Out...
Page 76 Control Panel). Double- click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel. STEP 2: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab. In the upper left list, click 4CH Speaker. GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 76 -...
Page 77 STEP 3: After plugging in 4-channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks, a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected. Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected (4-channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out (Line Out) and Rear Speaker Out) and then click OK.
Page 78 Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected (8-channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out (Line Out), Rear Speaker Out, Cen- ter/Subwoofer Speaker Out, and Side Speaker Out) then click OK. The 8-channel audio setup is completed. GA-965G-DS3 Motherboard - 78 -...
Page 79 Sound Effect Configuration: At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust sound option settings as desired. AC'97 Audio Configuration: To enable the front panel audio connector to sup- port AC97 Audio mode, go to the Audio Control Panel and click the Audio I/O tab. In the ANA- LOG area, click the Tool icon and then select the Disable front panel jack detection check box.
Page 80: Troubleshooting
Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to GIGABYTE's website. Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version.
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Page 86 Contact Us Taiwan (Headquarters) China GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. NINGBO G.B.T. TECH. TRADING CO., LTD. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.cn Taipei 231, Taiwan Shanghai TEL: +886-2-8912-4888 TEL: +86-21-63410999 FAX: +886-2-8912-4003 FAX: +86-21-63410100 Tech. and Non-Tech. Support (Sales/Marketing) : Beijing http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw...
Page 87 Germany Russia G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH Moscow Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.de Co., Ltd. U.K. WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.ru G.B.T. TECH. CO., LTD. Latvia WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.co.uk GIGA-BYTE Latvia The Netherlands WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.lv GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V.
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