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Delete an Array

The Delete Array menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments.

Deleting an existing disk array could result in loss of data. Record all array information including

the array type, the disk members, and stripe block size in case you wish to undo a deletion.

1. To delete an array, press <3> in the Main Menu to enter the Delete LD Menu. Then highlight the

array you wish to delete and press the <Delete> key or the <Alt>+<D> keys.

2. The View LD Definition Menu will appear (as shown in Figure 9) showing which drives are

assigned to this array. Press <Ctrl>+<Y> if you are sure to delete the array or other keys to abort.

3. When the array is deleted, the screen will return to Delete LD Menu. Press <Esc>to return to

Main Menu.

FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

[ View LD Definition Menu ]

LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity (GB) Status

LD 1 RAID 0 2 157.99 Functional

Stripe Block: 64KB Cache Mode: WriteThru

[ Drives Assignments ]

Channel:ID Drive Model Capabilities Capacity (GB)

1:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 79.89

2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G 80.02

Press Ctrl-Y to delete the data in the disk!

or press any other key to abort...

Figure 9

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5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette for Windows XP

(Required for AHCI and RAID Mode)

To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to RAID/AHCI

mode, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the OS installation. Without the driver, the hard

drive may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA

controller from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. For installing Windows Vista, you also can

copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive. See the instructions

below about how to copy the driver in MS-DOS and Windows mode.

In MS-DOS mode:

Prepare a startup disk that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk.

Steps:

1: Boot from the startup disk.

2: Remove the startup disk and insert the prepared floppy disk and the motherboard driver disk (here we

assume that the drive letter for your optical drive is D:\).

3: At the A:\> prompt, type the following command. Press <Enter> after the command:

(Note 1)

For the AMD SB750, type (Figure 1):

A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\sb750\x86\*.*

Figure 1 Figure 2

In Windows mode:

Steps:

1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk.

2: From your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in the BootDrv folder (Figure 3). A

Command Prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 4.

3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from

the menu. For example, from the menu in Figure 3,

• For the AMD SB750, select 3) SB700/710/750 SATA Driver for XP for operating system.

Your system will then automatically copy the driver files to the floppy disk. Press any key to exit when

finished.

Figure 3

Figure 4

(Note 1) Change the directory from \x86 to \x64 if you wish to copy the Windows 64-bit driver.

(Note 2) Change the directory from \32bit to \64bit if you wish to copy the Windows 64-bit driver.

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5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System

With the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows

Vista/XP onto your hard drive(s). The followings are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation.

A. Installing Windows XP

Step 1:

Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press <F6> as soon as you see the message

"Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). A screen will then appear asking you

to specify additional device. Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press <S>.

Windows Setup

Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.

Figure 1

Step 2:

Then a controller menu similar to Figure 2 below will appear. Select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID

Controller-x86 platform and press <Enter>. On the next screen, press <Enter> to continue the driver

installation. After the driver installation, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation.

Windows Setup

You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows,

using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.

Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC

to return to the previous screen.

AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x86 platform

AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller-x64 platform

ENTER=Select F3=Exit

Figure 2

Step 3:

On the next screen, press <Enter> to continue the driver installation. After the driver installation, you can

proceed with the Windows XP installation.

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B. Installing Windows Vista

(The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.)

AMD SB750 SATA controllers:

Step 1:

Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation

steps. When a screen similar to that below appears (RAID hard drive will not be detected at this stage),

select Load Driver (Figure 3).

Figure 3

Step 2:

Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the floppy disk/USB flash drive that contains the SATA

RAID/AHCI driver (Method B), then specify the location of the driver (Figure 4). Note: For users using

a SATA optical drive, be sure to copy the driver files from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash

drive before installing Windows Vista (go to the BootDrv folder and save the whole SB750V folder to

the USB flash drive). Then use Method B to load the driver.

Method A:

Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and browse to the following directory:

\BootDrv\SB750V\LH

For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to the LH64A folder.

Method B:

Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to the LH (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or

LH64A (for Windows Vista 64-bit) folder.

Figure 4

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Step 3:

When a screen as shown in Figure 5 appears, select AMD AHCI Compatible RAID Controller and

press Next.

Figure 5

Step 4:

After the driver is loaded, the RAID drive will appear. Select the RAID drive and then press Next to

continue the OS installation (Figure 6).

Figure 6

The install menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by driver

version.

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Rebuilding an Array:

Rebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array. Rebuilding

applies only to fault-tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10 arrays. To replace the old

drive, make sure to use a new drive of equal or greater capacity. The procedures below assume a

new drive is added to replace a failed drive to rebuild a RAID 1 array.

While in the operating system, make sure the

chipset drivers

and ATi SB700/750 RAID Utility have

been installed from the motherboard driver disk. Then launch the AMD RAIDXpert from All Programs

in the Start Menu.

Step 1:

Step 2:

Enter the login ID and password (default:"admin"),

Select the RAID array to be rebuilt under Logical

and then click Sign in to launch AMD RAIDXpert.

Drive View and click the Rebuild tab in the

Logical Drive Information pane.

Step 3:

Step 4:

Select one available drive and click Start Now

The rebuilding progress is displayed on the

to start the rebuilding process.

screen and you can select Pause/Resume/

Abort/Restart during the rebuilding process.

Step 5:

When done, the array's status on the Information page

in the Logical Drive Information pane will display as

Functional.

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5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output

5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio

The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the

back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio.

Center/Subwoofer

The picture to the right shows the default audio

Line In

Speaker Out

jack assignments. The integrated HD (High Definition)

Rear Speaker Out

Front Speaker Out

audio provides jack retasking capability that

Mic In

allows the user to change the function for each

Side Speaker Out

jack through the audio driver. For example, in a

4-channel audio configuration, if a Rear speaker is plugged into the default Center/Subwoofer speaker

out jack, you can retask the Center/Subwoofer speaker out jack to be Rear speaker out.

• To install a microphone, connect your microphone to the Mic in jack and manually configure

the jack for microphone functionality.

• Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously.

If you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel audio

module), refer to instructions on the next page.

High Definition Audio (HD Audio)

HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that support 44.1KHz/

48KHz/ 96KHz/192KHz sampling rate. HD Audio features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple

audio streams (in and out) to be simultaneously processed. For example, users can listen to MP3

music, have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet, and etc. all at the same time.

A. Configuring Speakers:

(The following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system.)

Step 1:

After installing the audio driver, the HD Audio Manager

icon will appear in the notification area. Double-

click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager.

(Note) 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Configurations:

Refer to the following for multi-channel speaker configurations.

• 2-channel audio: Headphone or Line out.

• 4-channel audio: Front speaker out and Rear speaker out.

• 5.1-channel audio: Front speaker out, Rear speaker out, and Center/Subwoofer speaker out.

• 7.1-channel audio: Front speaker out, Rear speaker out, Center/Subwoofer speaker out, and Side speaker out.

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Step 2:

Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The

current connected device is dialog box appears.

Select the device according to the type of device you

connect. Then click OK.

Step 3:

On the Speakers screen, click the Speaker Configu-

ration tab. In the Speaker Configuration list, select

Stereo, Quadraphonic, 5.1 Speaker, or 7.1 Speaker

according to the type of speaker configuration you wish

to set up. Then the speaker setup is completed.

B. Configuring Sound Effect:

You may configure an audio environment on the Sound Effects tab.

C. Activating an AC'97 Front Panel Audio Module:

If your chassis provides an AC'97 front panel audio

module, to activate the AC'97 functionality, click the

tool icon on the Speaker Configuration tab. On the

Connector Settings dialog box, select the Disable

front panel jack detection check box. Click OK to

complete.

D. Muting the Back Panel Audio (For HD Audio Only):

Click Device advanced settings on the top right cor-

ner on the Speaker Configuration tab to open the

Device advanced settings dialog box. Select the Mute

the rear output device, when a front headphone

plugged in check box. Click OK to complete.

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5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out

The S/PDIF in and out cable (optional) provides S/PDIF in and S/PDIF out functionalities.

Optical

S/PDIF Out

Coaxial

S/PDIFOut

Optical

Coaxial

S/PDIF In

S/PDIFIn

S/PDIF in:

The S/PDIF in jacks allow you to input digital audio signals to the computer for audio processing.

S/PDIF out:

The S/PDIF out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best

audio quality. Install the S/PDIF in and out cable if you want to output S/PDIF digital audio signals to an

external decoder (or you may use the optical S/PDIF out connector on the motherboard back panel).

A. Installing the S/PDIF In and Out Cable:

Step 1:

First, attach the connector at the end of the cable to the SPDIF_IO

header on your motherboard.

Step 2:

Secure the metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a

screw.

(Note) The actual locations of the SPDIF In and SPDIF Out connectors may differ by model.

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Step 3:

Connect a S/PDIF coaxial cable or a S/PDIF optical cable (either

one) to an external decoder for transmitting the S/PDIF digital

audio signals.

S/PDIF Coaxial Cable

S/PDIF Optical Cable

B. Configuring S/PDIF In and Out:

B-1. Configuring S/PDIF In:

On the Digital Input screen, click the Default Format tab to select the default format. Click OK to complete.

B-2. Configuring S/PDIF Out:

On the Digital Output screen, click the Default Format tab and then select the sample rate and bit depth.

Click OK to complete.

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5-4 Regulatory Statements

Regulatory Notices

This document must not be copied without our written permission, and the contents there of must not be

imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose. Contravention will be prosecuted.

We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at the time of printing.

GIGABYTE cannot, however, assume any responsibility for errors or omissions in this text. Also note

that the information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as

a commitment by GIGABYTE.

Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment

In addition to high-efficiency performance, all GIGABYTE motherboards fulfill European Union regula-

tions for RoHS (Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment)

and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) environmental directives, as well as most

major worldwide safety requirements. To prevent releases of harmful substances into the environment

and to maximize the use of our natural resources, GIGABYTE provides the following information on

how you can responsibly recycle or reuse most of the materials in your "end of life" product.

Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive Statement

GIGABYTE products have not intended to add and safe from hazardous substances (Cd, Pb, Hg, Cr+6,

PBDE and PBB). The parts and components have been carefully selected to meet RoHS requirement.

Moreover, we at GIGABYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally

banned toxic chemicals.

Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive Statement

GIGABYTE will fulfill the national laws as interpreted from the 2002/96/EC WEEE (Waste Electrical and

Electronic Equipment) directive. The WEEE Directive specifies the treatment, collection, recycling and

disposal of electric and electronic devices and their components. Under the Directive, used equipment

must be marked, collected separately, and disposed of properly.

WEEE Symbol Statement

The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging, which indicates that this

product must not be disposed of with other waste. Instead, the device should be taken to

the waste collection centers for activation of the treatment, collection, recycling and

disposal procedure. The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the

time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that

protects human health and the environment. For more information about where you can drop off your

waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local government office, your household waste

disposal service or where you purchased the product for details of environmentally safe recycling.

 When your electrical or electronic equipment is no longer useful to you, "take it back" to your local

or regional waste collection administration for recycling.

 If you need further assistance in recycling, reusing in your "end of life" product, you may contact us

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Finally, we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and

using the energy-saving features of this product (where applicable), recycling the inner and outer

packaging (including shipping containers) this product was delivered in, and by disposing of or

recycling used batteries properly. With your help, we can reduce the amount of natural resources

needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment, minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of

"end of life" products, and generally improve our quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous

substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly.

China Restriction of Hazardous Substances Table

The following table is supplied in compliance with China's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (China

RoHS) requirements:

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