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www.giadatech.com Contents Gratitude …………………………………………………………………………… 3 III. BIOS setting …………………………………………………………………… 16 I. About the product ……………………………………………………………… 4 2. Main (standard CMOS setup) …………………………………………… 1. Picture of the motherboard ……………………………………………… 4 3. Advanced (Advanced BIOS setup) ……………………………………… 20 2. Features …………………………………………………………………… 5 4. Boot Configuration ………………………………………………………… 20 2.1 Processor ……………………………………………………………… 5 5. Security Setup ……………………………………………………………… 22 2.
www.giadatech.com Gratitude Thank you for choosing Giada motherboard. I. About the product 1. Picture of the motherboard Giada MI-D525 is based on Dual-core Intel® Atom™ processor D525 It supports DDR3 800 Dual-channel memory, on-board HD-AUDIO sound card. Support USB2.0. Any question about the product, please send e-mail to our support center. Headquarter: Sales@giadatech.com support@giadatech.com USA office: support@giadapc.
www.giadatech.com II. Hardware installation 2. Features Warning 2.1 Processor · On-board Dual-core Intel® Atom™ processor D525; · On-board Intel® GMA3150. 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: 2.2 Memory · Supports 240-Pin DDR3 800MHz memory * 1; · 2GB at maximum. · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2.
www.giadatech.com 2. Installing memory 1. Layout of motherboard Please install the memory in accordance with the following procedures: 6 5 4 3 2 · Align the golden finger of the memory to the groove of the interface slot and 1 pay attention the concave hole of golden finger should be aligned to the convex point of the slot. 16 7 15 8 9 14 · Finally, insert the memory into the interface slot gently.
www.giadatech.com 3.1. SATA1/SATA2 (Serial ATA flat-cable sockets) Serial ATA sockets can reach a transmission speed of 300MB/s, and you can connect your Serial ATA device to this socket. 1 7 PIN Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND PIN 5 RXN 1-2# Normal 6 RXP 2-3 CLR_CMOS 7 GND 3.2. CPU_FAN1 (CPU FAN socket) This receptacle can be used for connecting CPU/system fan. Its pins are defined below. The user shall make sure the fan is conforming 1 PIN 1 9 3.3.CLR_CMOS(CMOS pin).
www.giadatech.com PIN Definition PIN Definition PIN Definition PIN Definition 1 5V 2 5V 1 MIC 2 GND 3 USB D0- 4 USB D1- 3 MIC-BIAS 4 5V 5 USB D0+ 6 USB D1+ 5 OUT-R 6 - 7 GND 8 GND 7 GND 8 NULL 9 NULL 10 NULL 9 OUT-L 10 - 3.5. F_ AUDIO(Pins for front-end audio adapter) These audio adapter ports allow you to connect to the wire harness of the audio adapter.
www.giadatech.com PIN Definition PIN Definition PIN Definition PIN Definition 1 3.3V 11 3.3V 1 HDLED+ 2 PLED+ 2 3.3V 12 -12V 3 HDLED- 4 PLED- 3 GND 13 GND 5 RST 6 PW_LED+ 4 5V 14 PS-ON 7 RST+ 8 PWRBTN 5 GND 15 GND 9 RST+ 10 GND 6 5V 16 GND 7 GND 17 GND 8 PG 18 -5V 9 5VSB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V 3.7. F_ PANEL (Front-end control panel) This socket is used to connect the flat cables on the front-end panel.
www.giadatech.com III. BIOS Setting 4. Rear panel interface Note 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. 1 2 1. PS/2. 2. COM+LPT port 3. VGA port 4. RJ45+2* USB port 5. RJ45+2* USB port 6. JACK AUDIO port 3 4 5 6 BIOS is a basic I/O control program saved in the Flash Memory.
www.giadatech.com To enter BIOS, you can press F1; to load the default values and enter the system, you can press F2. After the self-detection process is completed, you can press DEL to enter the BIOS interface if no error is found. If the indicative information disappears before you can act, you can shut off the computer and turn on it again, or you can press the key RESET on the machine case. To restart your computer, you can also simultaneously press ++. 1.
www.giadatech.com · Boot (startup configuration characteristics) 3. Advanced (Advanced BIOS setup) · Security (setting the administrator/user password) · Exit (option of exit) This item includes load optimal defaults/load failsafe defaults value/discard changes/ discard changes and exit. 2. Main (standard CMOS setup) Fig 3.3 4. Boot Configuration Fig 3.2 · System time (hh:mm:ss) Use this item to set the time for the computer, with the format as “hour/minute/second”.
www.giadatech.com 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]. Quiet Boot To start the system quietly. Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] This item allows you to set the display mode of the device's firmware program. The options are [Force BIOS] and [Keep Current]. Bootup Num-Lock (To set the state of Num Lock after start-up). Options are OFF and ON.
www.giadatech.com If this function is selected, the following information will appear: 6. Exit Enter New Password hhhhhh Then, enter the password with not more than eight characters and press . BIOS will requires to enter 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.
www.giadatech.com IV. Software installation NOTE：Pictures below just showing the driver install steps, please see the In Fig 4.1, click "Driver ", another UI appears as shown in Fig 4.2. real product for detailed information. 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. 4.1 will appear. Fig. 4.2 Fig. 4.
www.giadatech.com 1.1. Installing driver for Chipset After you click “Install” behind the “Intel Chipset driver” in the interface of Fig. 4.2, a dialog box as shown in Fig. 4.3 will pop up. Then you can click Next and wait till the driver is installed completely. Fig. 4.3 27 1.2 Install Sound card driver After you click “Install” behind the “Realtek HD audio driver” in the interface of Fig. 4.2, a dialog box as shown in Fig. 4.4 will pop up.
www.giadatech.com 1.3 Installing driver for on-board LAN chip After you click “Install” behind the “Realtek 10/100/1000 LAN Driver” in the interface of Fig. 4.2, a dialog box as shown in Fig. 4.5 will pop up. Then you can click “Next” and wait till the driver is installed completely. 1.4 Installing driver for graphic card To install the driver for graphic card, you can click “Install” behind “XXX VGA Driver” in the interface of Fig. 4.
www.giadatech.com After the initial installation of the driver, the default state of microphone is mute. You need to turn it on manually, as shown in Fig. 4.7 and 4.8. · For Windows Vista: 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. 4.9 and 4.10. Fig. 4.7 Fig. 4.9 Fig. 4.
www.giadatech.com Click OK, and the controlling interface will turn to one shown in Fig. 4.12. Fig. 4.10 Click the right upper part of the control interface—Advanced Setup for Device, the interface shown in Fig. 4.12 will pop up. Then select Fig. 4.12 “separate all input jacks as independent input devices”. 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.
www.giadatech.com If you need to set the output of multi-channel, you should right click the mouse at the corresponding output interface. A dialog box will pop up, Select Redistribution of Connectors. Then an interface will pop up, as shown in Fig. 4.14. After that, set the corresponding output. as shown in Fig. 4.13. Fig. 4.13 Fig. 4.
www.giadatech.com 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
