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Mini-ITX
Motherboard
User's Manual
Version 001
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  • Page 1 Giada Mini-ITX Motherboard User’s Manual Version 001 All rights reserved...
  • Page 2 1. About Giada 2. Hardware Installation 1) Installing CPU 2) Installing memory 3) Install expansion slot card 4) Jumper setting please check quick installation guide BIOS Function BIOS setting 1) Main menu 2) Main (Standard BIOS Setup) 3) Advanced (Advance BIOS Setup) 3.1.
  • Page 3 PC, tablet PC, motherboard and graphics card, etc. GIADA combines the idea of fashion to its products and wishes people can enjoy the style of fashion and art while using the products under the brand of GIADA Thank you for choosing Giada motherboard.

  • Page 4: Hardware Installation

    2. Hardware installation Warning The motherboard consists of a great number of ICs and other components. These ICs might be damaged by the static charge. Therefore, the user must make the following preparations before installation: 1. Turn off the power of the computer. It is preferable the power cord be unplugged. 2.
  • Page 5 Fig 2 1.3 Uncover the contact pin protect cover, as shown in Fig.3 Fig 3 1.4 Input the CPU carefully; make sure the contact pins in socket and contact lands on CPU are matched. Close the cover, as shown in Fig 4 Fig 4 1.5 Then you need to lock down the socket lever while gently press the metal shell with your fingers.
  • Page 6 Fig 5 1.6 Installing AMD CPU Input the CPU carefully; make sure the contact pins in socket and contact lands on CPU are matched. Close the cover, as shown in Fig Then you need to lock down the socket lever while gently press the metal shell with your fingers. When lock process has been complete, you will hear a crisp sound.
  • Page 7 1.8 NOTE: If you’ve bought a bulk Intel processor, be sure to use the FAN which certified by Intel. 1. Put the cooling fan at the top of the processor, and align the fours fan holders to the holes on motherboard. 2.
  • Page 8 forward in the slot till the white buckle is automatically engaged in the concave hole at the two sides of the memory. Note In order to avoid damages to the motherboard or the components, the user must make sure the power supply to the computer is turned off before the memory or other component is installed or removed.
  • Page 9 Mini PCIe 2 Mini PCIe 1 NOTE: Different model’s Mini PCI-E slot may locate in not same place and support different type device, please reference in quick installation guide or ask your distributor. Layout of motherboard Please reference in quick installation guide.

  • Page 10: Bios Function

    The descriptions relating to BIOS in this Manual can only be used for reference as the BIOS version of the motherboard is upgraded continuously. Giada provides no guarantee that the contents in this Manual be consistent with the information you acquire.
  • Page 11 Function ↑ (Up key) Move to the previous item ↓ (Down key) Move to the next item ← (Left key) Move to the left item → (Right key) Move to the right item Exit the current interface Page Up Change the setup state, or add the values Page Down Change the setup state, or deduct the values Display the information of the current setup...
  • Page 12 (The options above and their contents may be different from your actual options, so they are used for reference only). 1. Main (standard CMOS setup) This item is used for setting the date, time, and system language. 2. Advanced (advanced BIOS setup) This item is used for setting the advanced functions provided by BIOS, such as specifications of PCIe facilities, CPU, HDD, etc.
  • Page 13 1) System Language 2) System time (hh:mm:ss) Use this item to set the time for the computer, with the format as “hour/minute/second”. 3) System date (mm:dd:yy) Use this item to set the date for the computer, with the format as “week, month/day/year”. 3.
  • Page 14 Fig 4.4 1) Limit CPUID Maximum This item is for Prescott CPU only, or some OS that can’t support this function. 2) Hardware Prefetcher Intel hardware prefetch function: [Disabled][Enabled] 3) Adjacent Cache Line Prefech High speed adjacent cache prefetch function: [Disabled][Enabled] 4) Intel Virtualization Technology 5) CPU C3 Report 6) CPU C6 Report...
  • Page 15 1) Launch Storage OpROM 2) SATA Mode This item is use to choose SATA support type. For MI-H61, it’s [IDE] For MI-H67, it has [IDE] or [AHCI]. According to Intel chipset’s limitation, Windows XP does not support AHCI mode, AHCI mode could only be use in built-in operating system like Windows Vista or Windows 7.
  • Page 16 Fig. 4.7 1) H/W Health Function Through this item, you can view the state of the system hardware. You can view the speed of the CPU fan, temperature of CPU and other values. 2) CPU Fan Speed Control To set the CPU fan’s mode. Options: [Auto][Full On Mode][PWM On Mode] 3.5 LAN Configuration Fig 4.8...
  • Page 17 1) Onboard LAN control 2) LAN ROM Manager 4. Power Fig. 4.9 1) Enable Hibernation 2) ACPI Sleep State This item is use to set sleep mode. Options:[S1][S3] 3) Resume In RTC Alarm Use this item to set RTC awaking time and methods. 4) Restore AC power loss This item is used for setting what state the system should be in when the AC power is restored after power interruption.
  • Page 18 Fig 4.10 This item includes “North bridge” and “South bridge” configuration. 5.1 North Bridge configuration Fig 4.11 Total Memory This item is use to set memory frequency.
  • Page 19 Initiate Graphic Adapter This item is use to set display controller. Default [PEG/IGD]. 5.2 South Bridge configuration Fig 4.12 1) Azalia HD Audio 2) Azalia Internal HDMI codec Do enable this item when HDMI output is using. 6. T.W.L...
  • Page 20 Fig 4.13 1） CPU Tuning 2） Memory Tuning 3） ICC OverClocking This is an over clocking item, use to set CPU clock speed. 7. Boot...
  • Page 21 Fig 4.14 1) Quick Boot If this item is set as Enabled, the system can be started within five seconds and some detection items will be ignored. The options are [Disabled] and [Enabled]. 2) Setup Prompt Timeout This item is use to set wait time of entering the OS. 3) Bootup NumLock State (To set the state of Num Lock after start-up).
  • Page 22 If this function is selected, the following information will appear: Enter New Password hhhhhh Then, enter the password with not more than eight characters and press <Enter>. BIOS will require entering the password again. Once you enter it again, BIOS will save the set password. Once the password item is enabled, you will be required to enter the password each time before the system goes to the set program of BIOS.
  • Page 23 Save changes and exit Discard changes and reset 2) Restore defaults Save as user defaults Restore as user defaults...

  • Page 24: Software Installation

    5. Software installation 1. Install driver for motherboard After you complete the installation of the operating system, you should then install the driver for the motherboard. To this end, put the disk into the CD-ROM. The interface as shown in Fig. 1 will appear. Fig.1 In Fig 1, click "Driver ", another UI appears as shown in Fig 2.
  • Page 25 Fig.2 4.1. Installing driver for Chipset After you click “Install” behind the “Intel Chipset driver” in the interface of Fig. 2, a dialog box as shown in Fig. 3 will pop up. Then you can click Next and wait till the driver is installed completely. Fig.
  • Page 26 Fig. 4 4.3 Installing driver for on-board LAN chip After you click “Install” behind the “Realtek 10/100/1000 LAN Driver” in the interface of Fig. 2, a dialog box as shown in Fig. 5 will pop up. Then you can click “Next” and wait till the driver is installed completely. Fig.5 4.4 Installing driver for graphic card To install the driver for graphic card, you can click “Install”...
  • Page 27 Fig 6 2. HD-AUDIO sound card setup For Windows XP SP3: 1. The control panel of the audio adapter will appear after the driver is installed, as shown in Fig.7. Fig 7 2. After the initial installation of the driver, the default state of microphone is mute. You need to turn it on...
  • Page 28 manually, as shown in Fig. 8 and 9. Fig. 8...
  • Page 29 Fig. 9 For Windows Vista: 1. After the driver for the audio adapter is stalled, you can click the Audio Manager at the lower right corner. The initial interface will pop up, as shown in Fig. 10 and 11. Fig. 10...
  • Page 30 Fig 11 2．Click the right upper part of the control interface—Advanced Setup for Device, the interface shown in Fig. 12 will pop up. Then select “separate all input jacks as independent input devices”. 3. Click OK, and the controlling interface will turn to one shown in Fig.13.
  • Page 31 Fig. 13 4．If a MIC is used, please select the corresponding front or rear mode and set the device as default. In the above interface, you can adjust the volume for recording and the playing volume for the MIC. 5. If you need to set the output of multi-channel, you should right click the mouse at the corresponding output interface.
  • Page 32 Fig 14 6. Select Redistribution of Connectors. Then an interface will pop up, as shown in Fig. 15. After that, set the corresponding output. Fig 15...
  • Page 33 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.