Gigabyte GA-B75N Manual

Gigabyte GA-B75N Manual

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    GA-B75N User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-B75N-1001R
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    Motherboard GA-B75N Oct. 12, 2012 Motherboard GA-B75N Oct. 12, 2012
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    at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard looks like this: "REV: X.X." For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is 1.0. Check your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking
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    Table of Contents GA-B75N Motherboard Layout 5 GA-B75N Motherboard Block Diagram 6 Chapter 1 Hardware BIOS Setup 22 2-1 Startup Screen 22 2-2 The Main Menu 23 2-3 M.I.T...24 2-4 System...32 2-5 BIOS Features 33 2-6 Peripherals...36 2-7 Power Management 39 2-8 Save & Exit...41 Chapter 3 Drivers
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    DOUBLE_HDMI Intel® B75 iTE Super I/O (Note) BAT CLR_CMOS DVI ATX_12V SYS_FAN USB_LAN2 Realtek GbE LAN LGA1155 GA-B75N USB_LAN1 Realtek GbE LAN F_AUDIO AUDIO SPDIF_O CPU_FAN PCIEX16 CODEC M_BIOS B_BIOS Box Contents 55 GA-B75N motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 User's Manual 55
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    (100 MHz) LGA1155 CPU CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) DDR3 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz Dual Channel Memory PCI Express Bus x16 LAN RJ45 Realtek GbE LAN PCI Express Bus x1 LAN RJ45 Realtek GbE LAN x1 1 SATA 6Gb/s 3 SATA 3Gb/s DMI Interface FDI Interface Intel® B75 HDMI DVI-I Dual BIOS 4 USB 3.0/2.0 6 USB
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    manual and follow these procedures: •• Prior to installation, make sure the chassis is suitable for the motherboard. •• Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard the AC power by unplugging the power cord from the power outlet before installing or removing the motherboard or other
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    ŠŠ Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) ŠŠ L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset ŠŠ Intel® B75 Express
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    licensed AMI EFI BIOS ŠŠ Support for DualBIOS™ ŠŠ PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a ŠŠ Support for @BIOS ŠŠ Support for Q-Flash ŠŠ Support for Xpress Install ŠŠ Support for EasyTune * Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model. ŠŠ Support for Auto Green ŠŠ Support for ON
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    before you begin to install the CPU: •• Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) •• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage. •• Locate the
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    motherboard provides two DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. After the memory is installed, the BIOS motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card. •• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power
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    Playback, set Intel(R) Display Audio to the default playback device. Dual Display Configurations for the Onboard Graphics: This motherboard provides two video output ports: DVI-I and HDMI. Dual monitor confgurations are supported in operating system environment only, but not during the BIOS Setup or
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    states of the LAN port LEDs. Connection/ Speed LED Activity LED LAN Port Connection/Speed occurring USB 2.0/1.1 Port The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Use this port cable from your device and then remove it from the motherboard. •• When removing the cable, pull it straight out
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    the connectors you wish to connect. •• Before installing the devices, be sure to turn off the devices and your computer. Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices. •• After installing the device and before turning on the computer, make sure the device cable has
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    the computer will not start. To meet expansion requirements, it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used (300W or greater). If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power, the result can lead to an unstable or unbootable system. 42 31
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    correct orientation (the black connector wire is the ground wire). The motherboard supports CPU fan speed control, which requires the use of a CPU fan the headers. 5) BAT (Battery) The battery provides power to keep the values (such as BIOS configurations, date, and time information) in the CMOS
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    The SATA connector conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. SATA3 0 1 7 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 7) SATA2 1/2/3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors) The SATA connectors
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    /S5 Off S4 sleep state or powered off (S5). •• PW (Power Switch, Red): Connects to the power switch on the chassis front panel. You may configure the way to turn off your system using the power switch (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management Setup," for more information). •• HD (Hard
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    panel audio module that has different wire assignments, please contact the chassis manufacturer. DIP 1 23 PCIe power connector (SATA)(X58A-OC) DIP 1 23 1 PWM Switch (X58A-OC) BIOS Switcher (X58A-OC) 1 M_ F_USB30 TPM w/housing 10) F_USB30 (USB 3.0/2.0 Header) DIP The header conforms to USB
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    USB ports via an optional USB bracket. For purchasing the optional USB bracket, please contact the local dealer. 9 1 10 2 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Definition Power (5V) Power (5V) USB DXUSB DYUSB DX+ USB DY+ GND GND No Pin NC •• Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket (2x5-pin) cable into the
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    computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for BIOS configurations). - 21 -
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    battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS to keep the configuration values in the CMOS. To access the BIOS Setup program, press the key during the POST when the power is turned on. To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. •• Q-Flash
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    2-2 The Main Menu A. The 3D BIOS Screen (Default) On GIGABYTE's uniquely designed 3D BIOS screen, you can use your mouse to move through the motherboard image and click to enter the function menu in each area for quick configuration. For example, pass your mouse arrow over the CPU and memory
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    , USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. „„ Power Management Use this menu to configure all the power-saving functions. „„ Save & Exit Save all the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. You can save the current BIOS settings to a profile or load optimized
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    This section provides information on the BIOS version, CPU base clock, CPU frequency, memory frequency, total memory size, CPU temperature, Vcore, and memory voltage. `` M.I.T. Current Status This screen provides information on CPU/
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    Enabled (Note) Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) (Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit
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    state to decrease power consumption. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) && C3/C6 State Support (Note 1) Allows when you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. (Note 2) This
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    memory to increase memory performance and stability. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) && Rank Interleaving of the memory to increase memory performance and stability. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) (Note) This item is
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    `` Channel A/B Timing Settings This sub-menu provides memory timing settings for each channel of memory. The respective timing setting screens are configurable only when DRAM Timing Selectable is set to Quick or Expert. Note: Your system may become unstable or fail to boot after you make changes on
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    temperature. You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on your system requirements. (Default) Silent Allows the CPU fan to run at slow speeds. Manual Allows you to control the CPU fan speed under the Slope PWM item. Disabled Allows the CPU fan to run at full speeds. && Slope PWM
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    3. Actual operation mode is subject to the hardware specification of each slot. For example, the PCI Express x1 slots can support up to Gen 2 mode only. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) && Legacy BenchMark Enhancement Allows you to determine whether to enhance
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    2-4 System This section provides information on your motherboard model and BIOS version. You can also select the default language used by the BIOS and manually set the system time. && System Language Selects the default language used by the BIOS. && System Date Sets the system date. The date format
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    2-5 BIOS Features && Boot Option Priorities Specifies the overall boot order from the available on the Hard Drive BBS Priorities submenu will be presented here. Removable storage devices that support GPT format will be prefixed with "UEFI:" string on the boot device list. To boot from an
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    to enable the legacy option ROM for the LAN controller. (Default: Disabled) This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Always. (Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit
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    from the Windows Deployment Services server. (Default: Disable Link) && Ipv6 PXE Boot Support Enables or disables IPv6 PXE Support. This item is configurable system startup and when entering BIOS Setup. However, the user password only allows you to make changes to certain BIOS settings but not all.
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    controller to IDE mode. AHCI Configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. (Default) - 36 -
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    Streams support, devices may require UASP class driver updates from UASP driver vendors to be fully compatible with Intel USB 3.0 Streams Support. display from the installed PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics. Auto Lets BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default
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    Intel(R) Rapid Start Technology Enables or disables Intel Rapid Start Technology. This item is configurable only when an SSD is installed. (Default: Disabled) && Legacy USB Support Auto) && OnBoard LAN Controller#1/OnBoard LAN Controller#2 Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. (Default:
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    the following functions will become unavailable: PME event wake up, power on by mouse, power on by keyboard, and wake on LAN. && High Precision Event Timer (Note) Enables or standby mode to decrease power consumption. (Default: Enabled) (Note) Supported on Windows 7 operating system only. - 39 -
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    . Always Off The system stays off upon the return of the AC power. (Default) && Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event. Note: To use this function, you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Disabled Disables this
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    and select Yes to confirm. Your system will restart automatically and boot from that device. && Save Profiles This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a profile. You can create up to 8 profiles and save as Setup Profile 1~ Setup Profile 8. Press to complete. Or you can
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    the operating system. •• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive. The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My
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    GIGABYTE. Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment In addition to high-efficiency performance, all GIGABYTE motherboards office, your household waste disposal service or where you purchased the Customer Care number listed in your product's user's manual and we will be glad to help you with
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    : +886-2-8912-4000, FAX: +886-2-8912-4003 Tech. and Non-Tech. Support (Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw WEB address (English): http://www.gigabyte.com WEB address (Chinese): http://www.gigabyte.tw You may go to the GIGABYTE website, select your language in the language list on the top
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GA-B75N
User's Manual
Rev. 1001
12ME-B75N-1001R