• Installing the @BIOS utility. • Accessing the @BIOS utility. Select @BIOS and click Install. Click Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>@BIOS C. Options and Instructions: 1. Save the Current BIOS File In the main dialog box of @BIOS, Save Current BIOS allows you to save the current BIOS file. 2. Update the BIOS Using the Internet Update Function Select this option Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Select the Find BIOS From Gigabyte checkb o x and click Update New BIOS. Step 2: Select the @BIOS server site closest to your location and click OK. -71 - Unique Features Step 3: First make sure the model name on the screen is correct, then click OK. Upon completion, restart your system. • If more than one model is present when doing Step 3 above, recomfirm your motherboard model. Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in an unbootable system. • If the BIOS update file for your motherboard is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in "Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function" below. Step 4: As the system reboots, press to enter the BIOS Setup program. Select Load Optimized Defaults and press to load BIOS defaults. 3. Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function Click Update New BIOS Step 1: Click Update New BIOS. Step 2: In the Open dialog box, select All Files (*.*) in the Files of type list. Select the location where you save the BIOS update file (e.g. MA770DS32. F1) obtained from the Internet or through other source. Step 3: Press OK to begin the BIOS update process. Upon completion, restart your system. Make sure the extracted BIOS file matches your motherboard model. Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could result in an unbootable system. Step 4: As the system boots, press to enter the BIOS Setup program. Select Load Optimized Defaults and press to load BIOS defaults. GA-MA770 Series Motherboard -72 4-3 EasyTune 5 Pro EasyTuneTM 5 Pro, an easy-to-use and convenient system overclocking and management tool, lets you do overclock and overvoltage in Windows environment, eliminating the need to enter the BIOS Setup program. EasyTune 5 Pro provides the following functions (Note 1): overclocking/overvoltage, C.I.A./M.I.B. (Note 2), smart fan control, and hardware monitoring and warning. (For instructions on using EasyTune5 Pro, read or download the information on/from the Support\Motherboard\Utility page on our website.) The EasyTune 5 Pro Interface Button Information Table Button/Display Description 1. OVERCLOCKING Enters the OVERCLOCKING setting page 2. C.I.A./M.I.B. Enters the C.I.A. and M.I.B. setting page 3. SMART FAN Enters the SMART FAN setting page 4. PC HEALTH Enters the PC HEALTH setting page 5. GO Confirmation/execution button 6. EASY MODE/ADVANCED MODE/ GRAPHICS Toggles among Easy Mode, Advanced Mode, and Graphics Mode 7. Display Area Displays the CPU frequency 8. Function LEDs Shows the supported function(s) 9. Live Update Go to GIGABYTE website to update EasyTune 5 Pro 10. Help Opens EasyTune 5 Pro help file 11. Exit/Minimize Quits or minimizes the EasyTune 5 Pro interface 12. Turbo Boost Performance Enhancement Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. Before you do the overclock/overvoltage, make sure that you fully know how to use each function of EasyTune 5 Pro, or system instability or other unexpected results may occur. (Note 1) Available functions in EasyTune 5 Pro may differ by motherboard model. (Note 2) C.I.A. and M.I.B. may provide optimizations for CPU and memory, enhancing the performance of these components. -73 -Unique Features GA-MA770 Series Motherboard -74 Chapter 5 Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. B. Configure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup. C . Configure a RAID array in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver. (Note 2) E. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller. (Note 2) Required when the...
