GA-MA770-S3

Gigabyte GA-MA770-S3, GA-MA770-DS3 Owner's manual

  • Hello! I've analyzed the user manual for the GIGABYTE GA-MA770-DS3 and GA-MA770-S3 motherboards. This document provides detailed information about their features, including support for various AMD processors, DDR2 memory, SATA RAID, and Gigabit Ethernet. I can help answer questions you may have about the described features or how to use them.
  • What type of processors are supported by these motherboards?
    What kind of memory is supported?
    How many SATA ports are available and do they support RAID?
    What type of network connection is provided?
GA-MA770-DS3 /
GA-MA770-S3
AM2+ / AM2
AMD PhenomTM FX /
AMD PhenomTM /
AMD AthlonTM 64 FX /
AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core /
AMD AthlonTM 64 / AMD SempronTM
Rev. 1003
12MC-MA770S3-1003R
Motherboard
GA-MA770-DS3/
GA-MA770-S3
Nov. 12, 2007
Nov. 12, 2007
Motherboard
GA-MA770-DS3/GA-MA770-S3
© 2008
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http://www.gigabyte.tw/
REV : X.X X.X
REV : 1.0 1.0 BIOS
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GA-MA770-DS3/S3 ........................................................................... 7
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1-1 ..................................................................................... 9
1-2 ..................................................................................................... 10
1-3 .................................................................. 13
1-3-1 (CPU)................................................................................. 13
1-3-2 ................................................................................................. 15
1-4 ....................................................................................... 16
1-4-1 ....................................................................................... 16
1-4-2 ............................................................................................ 17
1-5 ................................................................................................. 18
1-6 ................................................................................... 19
1-7 ....................................................................................... 21
BIOS ....................................................................................... 33
2-1 ..................................................................................................... 34
2-2 BIOS .............................................................................. 35
2-3 Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS )........................................... 37
2-4 Advanced BIOS Features ( BIOS )..................................... 39
2-5 Integrated Peripherals ( ) ....................................................... 41
2-6 Power Management Setup ( )............................................... 45
2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations ( PCI ) ............................. 47
2-8 PC Health Status ( )............................................................. 48
2-9 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ( /) ...................................... 50
2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ( ) ............................................ 53
2-11 Load Optimized Defaults ( ) .......................................... 53
2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password ( / )................... 54
2-13 Save & Exit Setup ( ) ................................ 55
2-14 Exit Without Saving ( )........................... 55
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3-1 ............................................................................... 57
3-2 ............................................................................................ 58
3-3 ................................................................................... 58
3-4 ..................................................................................................... 59
3-5 ................................................................................................. 59
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4-1 Xpress Recovery2 ............................................................................... 61
4-2 BIOS .................................................................................. 66
4-2-1 Q-Flash BIOS................................................................... 66
4-2-2 @BIOS BIOS......................................................................... 69
4-3 EasyTune 5 Pro ................................................................................... 71
4-4 Windows Vista ReadyBoost ................................................................. 72
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5-1 Serial ATA ........................................................................... 73
5-1-1 SATA ................................................................................ 73
5-1-2 SATA RAID/AHCI ..... 79
5-1-3 SATA RAID/AHCI ........................................ 80
5-2 /........................................................................ 85
5-2-1 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 ............................................................................... 85
5-2-2 (S/PDIF )( )................................................. 87
5-2-3 ............................................................................................ 89
5-2-4 ............................................................................................ 91
5-3 ..................................................................................................... 92
5-3-1 ................................................................................................................ 92
5-3-2 ........................................................................................................... 93
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GA-MA770-DS3 GA-MA770-S3 - 1
- 1
- 1 - 1
IDE - 1 - 1
SATA 3Gb/s - 2
I/O - 1
2USB 2.0 ( 12CR1-1UB030-51R)
2IEEE 1394a ( 12CF1-1IE008-01R)
2SATA ( 12CF1-2SERPW-01R)
(S/PDIF ) ( 12CR1-1SPDIN-01R)
( 12CF1-1LP001-01R)
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GA-MA770-DS3/S3
KB_MS CPU_FAN
ATX
GA-MA770-DS3/S3
CD_IN F_AUDIO
AUDIO
BIOS
PCIE_16
PCIE_1
F_USB2
IDE
PCIE_2
SPDIF_IN
DDRII_1
DDRII_2
DDRII_3
DDRII_4
BAT
F_PANEL
IT8718
SATAII0
ATX_12V
AMD 770
AMD SB600
PWR_LED
FDD
PCIE_4
SATAII2
PCI1
PCI2
CLR_CMOS
LPT
CODEC
RTL8111B
PWR_FAN
SYS_FAN1
F_USB1
SATAII1
SATAII3
SYS_FAN2
RCA_SPDIF
COMA
SPDIF_OUT
USB_1394_1
USB_1394_2
USB_LAN
Socket AM2
NB_FAN
CI
PCIE_3
F1_1394
TSB43AB23
"*" GA-MA770-DS3
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DDR2 1066/800/667 MHz
Dual Channel Memory
PCI CLK
(33 MHz)
AMD Socket
AM2+/AM2
CPU
Hyper Transport 3.0
AMD 770
BIOS
2 PCI
PCI Bus
PCI Express Bus
4 SATA 3Gb/s
3 IEEE 1394a
10 USB Ports
LPT Port
COM Port
CPU CLK+/-(200 MHz)
TSB43AB23
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out
Line-Out
MIC
Line-In
SPDIF In
SPDIF Out
Side Speaker Out
Surround Speaker Out
CODEC
x1
LAN
RJ45
RTL8111B
ATA-133/100/66/33
IDE Channel
PCIe CLK
(100 MHz)
PCI Express x16
4 PCI Express x1
PCIe CLK
(100 MHz)
x1
x1
x1 x1
PS/2 KB/Mouse
AMD SB600
Floppy
IT8718
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1-1
(CPU)
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1-2
(CPU) AM2+ / AM2 AMD PhenomTM FX /
AMD PhenomTM / AMD AthlonTM 64 FX /
AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core / AMD AthlonTM 64 /
AMD SempronTM
( )
Hyper Transport Bus 5200/2000 MT/s
AMD 770
AMD SB600
41.8V DDR2 DIMM 16 GB ( )
DDR2 1066 ( )/800/667 MHz
( )
ECC ( )
Realtek ALC888
High Definition Audio
2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1
S/PDIF /
CD
Realtek 8111B (10/100/1000 Mbit)
1PCI Express x16
(PCI Express x16 PCI Express 2.0)
4PCI Express x1
2PCI
-1IDE ATA-133/100/66/33 2
IDE
-4SATA 3Gb/s (SATAII0 SATAII1 SATAII2 SATAII3)
4SATA 3Gb/s
- SATA RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10
iTE IT8718
-1 1
IEEE 1394 T.I. TSB43AB23
3IEEE 1394a (2 1
IEEE 1394a )
USB
10 USB 2.0/1.1 (6 4
USB )
"*" GA-MA770-DS3
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124-pin ATX
14-pin ATX 12V
1
1IDE
4SATA 3Gb/s
1CPU
2
1
1
1
1
1
1S/PDIF
1S/PDIF
2USB 2.0/1.1
1IEEE 1394a
1
1
1
1PS/2
1PS/2
1S/PDIF
1S/PDIF
1
6USB 2.0/1.1
2IEEE 1394a
1RJ-45
6 ( / / /
/ / )
I/O iTE IT8718
CPU/
CPU/ /
CPU
CPU/ /
CPU/ ( )
BIOS 14 Mbit flash
AWARD BIOS
PnP 1.0a DMI 2.0 SM BIOS 2.4 ACPI 1.0b
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@BIOS
Download Center
Q-Flash
EasyTune ( )
Xpress Install
Xpress Recovery2
Virtual Dual BIOS
Norton Internet Security (OEM )
Microsoft® Windows® Vista/XP/2000
ATX 30.5 x 21.0
( ) Windows Vista/XP 32-bit 4 GB
4 GB
( )
( ) ECC ECC CPU
( ) CPU/ CPU/
() EasyTune
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1-3
(CPU)
CPU
(CPU )
CPU
CPU ( ) CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU CPU
CPU
CPU
1-3-1 (CPU)
A. CPU ( ) CPU ( )
AM2 CPU
AM2 CPU
CPU
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B. CPU CPU
CPU ( )
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU CPU
CPU
CPU
CPU CPU CPU
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CPU CPU
CPU CPU
1-3-2 CPU CPU ( )
CPU CPU
()
CPU
CPU
CPU (CPU_FAN)
CPU
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1-4
( )
1-4-1 4DDR2 (Dual Channel
Technology) BIOS
4DDR2 (Channel)
0 (Channel 0) DDRII_1 DDRII_3 ( 13)
1 (Channel 1) DDRII_2 DDRII_4 ( 24)
CPU
1. DDR2
2. DDR2
( ) DDR2
DDRII_1
DDRII_2
DDRII_3
DDRII_4
DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4
DS/SS DS/SS - - - -
- - - - DS/SS DS/SS
DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS
(SS DS -- )
2
4
DDR2
DDRII_1 DDRII_2
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1-4-2
DDR2 DDR DDR2
DDR2
DDR2
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1-5
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. BIOS
7.
PCI Express x1
PCI Express x16
PCI
/PCI Express x16
PCI Express x16
PCI Express
x16
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/
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1 Gpbs
100 Mpbs
10 Mpbs
1-6
PS/2 PS/2
PS/2 ( ) ( )
S/PDIF
S/PDIF
IEEE 1394a IEEE 1394a
IEEE 1394a
USB USB 2.0/1.1 USB USB
/USB USB
(RJ-45) (Gigabit Ethernet)
1 GB (1 Gbps)
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( )
5.1/7.1
( )
4/5.1/7.1
( )
7.1
( )
( ) 2
4/5.1/7.1
( )
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2/4/5.1/7.1
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