Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 Bedienungsanleitung

GA-X58A-UD7 LGA1366 socket motherboard for Intel ® Core ™ i7 processor family User's Manual Rev . 1001 12ME-X58AUD7-1001R[...]

Motherboard GA-X58A-UD7 Nov . 13, 2009 Nov . 13, 2009 Motherboard GA-X58A-UD7[...]

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- 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Optional Items ................................................................................................................. 6 GA-X58A-UD7 Motherboard Layout ................................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................ 67 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 67 3-2 Application Software ..................................................................................[...]

- 6 - Box Contents GA-X58A-UD7 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Four SA T A 3Gb/s cables One SA T A bracket I/O Shield One Hybrid Silent-Pipe module kit 2-W ay SLI bridge connector 3-W ay SLI bridge connector Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R) 2-port USB 2.[...]

- 7 - GA-X58A-UD7 Motherboard Layout (Note 1) Due to a hardware limitation, the PCIEX1_1 slot can only accommodate a shorter PCI Express x1 expansion card. For a longer expansion card, use other expansion slots. (Note 2) For error code information, please refer to Chapter 5. KB_MS CPU_F AN LGA1366 A TX GA-X58A-UD7 CD_IN F_AUDIO AUDIO B_BIOS PCIEX16[...]

- 8 - Block Diagram PS/2 KB/Mouse LGA1366 CPU QPI Interface Intel ® X58 IOH CLK (133 MHz) Intel ® ICH10R 1 PCI PCI Bus PCI CLK (33 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus IT8720 Floppy CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 6 SA T A 3Gb/s Dual BIOS 10 USB 2.0/1.1 LPC Bus TSB43AB23 3 IEEE 1394a DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz LAN2 RJ45 RTL81 1 1D [...]

- 9 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Precautions Th e moth erbo ard c onta ins n umer ous d elic ate e lect roni c cir cuit s and comp onen ts wh ich c an become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prio r to installati on, do [...]

Hardware Installation - 10 - 1- 2 Product Specications CPU  Support for an Intel ® Core ™ i7 series processor in the LGA1366 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)  L3 cache varies with CPU QPI  4.8GT/s, 6.4GT/s Chipset    North Bridge: Intel ® X58 Express Chipset   [...]

- 1 1 - Hardware Installation Storage Interface   JMicronJMB362chip: - 2 x eSA T A 3Gb/s connectors (eSAT A/USB Combo) on the back panel sup- porting up to 2 SA T A 3Gb/s devices       - SupportforSA T ARAID0,RAID1,andJBOD  iTE IT8720 chip:       - 1xoppydi[...]

Hardware Installation - 12 - (Note 1) Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB. (Note 2) For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16_1 slot; if yo[...]

- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU C ooler 1-3 - 1 In stallin g the CPU A. Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. Notch Notch Alignment Key Alignment Key LGA1366 CPU LGA1366 CPU Socket Pin One Corner of the CPU Socket Triangle Pin One Marking on the CPU Read the following guidel[...]

Hardware Installation - 14 - Step 1: Completely raise the CPU socket lever . Step 3: U se y ou r th um b an d in d ex f in ge r to h ol d th e pr ote ctiv e soc ket c ove r a s ind ica ted a nd li ft it up ve rti call y . ( DO NOT to uch so cket c onta cts . T o prot ect the CPU socket, al ways replace the pr ot ec ti ve s oc ke t co ve r w he n th[...]

- 15 - Hardware Installation 1-3 -2 Inst alling t he CPU Coole r Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (The following procedure uses Intel ® boxed cooler as the example cooler .) Step 1: Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU. Male Pus h Pin Female Push Pin The T [...]

Hardware Installation - 16 - 1- 4 Installing the Hybrid Silent- P ip e Module Read the following guideline before you begin to install the Hybrid Silent-Pipe module: If you want to connect the front audio module from your chassis to the F_AUDIO connector on the moth - erboard, be sure to connect it before installing the Hybrid Silent-Pipe module to[...]

- 17 - Hardware Installation 1-5 -1 Dual /3 Channel M emor y Con gurat ion This motherboard provides six DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual/3 Chan- nel T echnology . After the memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specications and capacity of the memory . Dual or 3 Channel memory mode?[...]

Hardware Installation - 18 - 1-5 -2 Inst alling a M emor y Notch DDR3 DIMM A  DDR3 memory module has a notch, so it can only t in one direction. Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the memory sockets. Step 1: Note the or ientation of the mem ory module.[...]

- 19 - Hardware Installation 1-6 Installing an Expansion Card Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Locate an expansion slot that supports your card. Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel. 2. Align the card with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the[...]

Hardware Installation - 20 - (Note) The bridge connectors may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards. 1- 7 Setup of A TI Cross Fire X ™ /SLI Congu ration A. System Requirements - The 2-Way CrossFireX/SLItechnology currently supports Windows XP , Windows Vista, and Windows 7 operating systems - The 3-Way CrossFireX/SLI technology cur[...]

- 21 - Hardware Installation 1-8 Installing the SA T A Bracket • T urn off your system and the power switch on the power supply before installing or removing the SA T A bracket and SA T A power cable to prevent damage to hardware. • Insert the SA T A signal cable and SA T A power cable securely into the corresponding connectors when installing.[...]

Hardware Installation - 22 - 1-9 Back Panel Connectors PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Port Use the upper port (green) to connect a PS/2 mouse and the lower port (purple) to connect a PS/2 key- board. Optical S/PDIF Out Connector This connector provides digital audio out to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio. Before using thi[...]

- 23 - Hardware Installation USB 3.0/2.0 Port  TheUSB 3.0portsupports theUSB3.0specication andiscompatible totheUSB 2.0/1.1specication. UsethisportforUSBdevicessuchasaUSBkeyboard/mouse,USBprinter ,USBashdriveandetc. Center/Subwoofer [...]

Hardware Installation - 24 - 1- 10 Onboard LEDs an d Switches Overvoltage LEDs This m otherbo ard conta ins 4 sets of ov ervolta ge LEDs whi ch indica te the over voltage l evel of the CP U, memory , North Bridge, and South Bridge. CPU V oltage Off: Normal condition L1: Level 1 (Slight, green) L2: Level 2 (Moderate, yellow) L3: Level 3 (High, red) [...]

- 25 - Hardware Installation Quick Switches This motherboard has 2 quick buttons: power button and reset button. The power button and reset button al- low users to quickly turn on/off or reset the computer in an open-case environment when they want to change hardware components or conduct hardware testing. PW_SW: Power switch RST_SW: Reset switch P[...]

Hardware Installation - 26 - DDR PHASE LED The number of lighted LEDs indicates the memory loading. The higher the memory loading, the more the number of lighted LEDs.[...]

- 27 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 1 Inte rnal Connectors Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: • First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • B efore inst alling the d evices, be s ure to turn off the d evices and y our comput er . Unp lug the power cord from the power o[...]

Hardware Installation - 28 - G.QBOFM A TX_12V_2X: A TX_12V_2X 5 8 1 4 G.QBOFM 13 1 24 12 A TX A TX: PinNo. Denition 13 3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 16 PS_ON (soft On/Off) 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 -5V 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V (O nly for 2x12-pi n A TX) 24 GN D ( Only for 2 x12-p in A TX) PinNo. Denition 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 GN[...]

- 29 - Hardware Installation 3/4/5) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN1/SYS_F AN2/SYS_F AN3/PWR_FAN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_F AN), a 4-pin (SYS_F AN2) and two 3-pin (SYS_ F AN1/SYS_FAN3) system fan headers, and a 3-pin power fan header (PWR_F AN). Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cabl[...]

Hardware Installation - 30 - 8) IDE (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attach- ing the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector . If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpers and th e cabli ng acc ording to the role of the IDE devices [...]

- 31 - Hardware Installation 9) SA T A2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SA T A 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by ICH10R) The SA T A conne ctors confor m to SA TA 3Gb/s stand ard and are compati ble with SA T A 1.5 Gb/s stan - dard. Each SA T A connector supports a single SA TA device. The ICH10R controller supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID5,and RAID10.R[...]

Hardware Installation - 32 - A RAID0orRAID1congurationrequiresatleasttwohard dri ves. If mo re than t wo hard dr ives ar e t o be used , t he total number of hard drives must be an even number . 12) BA T Thebatteryprovidespowertokeepthevalues(suchasBIOScongurations,date,?[...]

- 33 - Hardware Installation 13) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) Conne ct the power swi tch, reset sw itch, speake r , chas sis intrusio n s witch/sen sor and syste m st atus indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. • PW (Power Switch, Red): [...]

Hardware Installation - 34 - 14) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header)  ThefrontpanelaudioheadersupportsIn telHighDenitionaudio(HD)and AC'97audio.Y oumayconnect your chassis front panel audio module to this header . Make sure the wire assignments of the module con - nector match the pin ass[...]

- 35 - Hardware Installation 16) SPDIF_I (S/PDIF In Header) This header supports digital S/PDIF In and can connect to an audio device that supports digital audio out via an optional S/PDIF In cable. For purchasing the optional S/PDIF In cable, please contact the local dealer . PinNo. Denition 1 Power 2 SPDIFI 3 GND PinNo. Denition[...]

Hardware Installation - 36 - 18) F_USB1/F_USB2 (USB Headers)  Theheaders conformto USB2.0/1.1 specication.Each USBheader canprovidetwo USBports viaan optional USB bracket. For purchasing the optional USB bracket, please contact the local dealer . 19) F_1394 (IEEE 1394a Header)  Theheade[...]

- 37 - BIOS Setup BIOS (Basi c I nput and Output Syst em) records hardw are parameters of th e sy stem in the CMOS on the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-T est (POST) during system startup, saving syst em p arameters and loading op erating system, etc. BIO S in cludes a BIOS Setup program th at allows the[...]

BIOS Setup - 38 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. A. The LOGO Screen (Default) B. The POST Screen Function Keys: <T AB>: POST SCREEN Press the <T ab> key to show the BIOS POST screen. T o show the BIOS POST screen at system start- up, refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show ite[...]

- 39 - BIOS Setup 2-2 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use ar- row keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS V ersion: D33) Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom[...]

BIOS Setup - 40 -  The Functions of the <F1 1> and <F12> keys (For the Main Menu Only)  F1 1: Save CMOS to BIOS  This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a prole. Y ou can create up to 8 proles (Prole 1-8) and name each p[...]

- 41 - BIOS Setup 2-3 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) (Note 1) This item appears only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. (Note 2) This item appears only if you install a memory module that supports this feature. Whether the system will work stably with the overclock/overvoltage settings you made is dependent on your overall [...]

BIOS Setup - 42 - CPU Clock Ratio (Note) Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU. The item is present only if a CPU with unlocked clock ratio is installed. CPU Frequency Displays the current operating CPU frequency . Intel(R) T urbo Boost T ech. Allows you to determine whether to enable the Intel CPU T urbo Boost technology . (Def[...]

- 43 - BIOS Setup CPU Cores Enabled (Note) Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores. All Enables all CPU cores. (Default) 1 Enables only one CPU core. 2 Enables only two CPU cores. 3 Enables only three CPU cores. CPU Multi-Threading (Note) Allows you to determin e wheth er to enab le mu lti-threading technology when using an Inte l C[...]

BIOS Setup - 44 - QPI Clock Ratio Allows you to set the QPI clock ratio. Options are: Auto (default), x36, x44, x48, Slow Mode. Uncore Clock Ratio Displays the Uncore clock ratio. Options are: Auto (default), x12~x48. Isochronous Support  DetermineswhethertoenablespecicstreamsbetweentheIOHandICH.(Default:En[...]

- 45 - BIOS Setup >>>>> Standard Clock Control Base Clock(BCLK) Control Enables or disables the control of CPU base clock. Enabled will allow the BCLK Frequency(Mhz) item belowtobecongurable.Note:Ifyoursystemfailstobootafteroverclocking,pleasewait for20seconds to allow for auto[...]

BIOS Setup - 46 - Performance Enhance Allows the system to operate at three different performance levels. Standard Lets the system operate at its basic performance level. Turbo Lets the system operate at its good performance level. (Default) Extreme Lets the system operate at its best performance level. Extreme Memory Prole (X.M.P .) (Note) Allo[...]

- 47 - BIOS Setup >>>>> Channel A/B/C Standard T iming Control CAS Latency Time Options are: Auto (default), 6~15. tRCD Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. tRP Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. tRAS Options are: Auto (default), 1~31. >>>>> Channel A/B/C Advanced Timing Control tRC Options are: Auto (default), 1~63. tRR[...]

BIOS Setup - 48 - tWTP Options are: Auto (default), 1~31. tWL Options are: Auto (default), 1~10. tRFC Options are: Auto (default), 1~255. tRTP Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. t FAW Options are: Auto (default), 1~63. Command Rate(CMD) Options are: Auto (default), 1~3. >>>>> Channel A/B/C Misc T iming Control B2B CAS Delay Options a[...]

- 49 - BIOS Setup >>>>> Channel A/B/C W rites Followed by Writes Different DIMMs Options are: Auto (default), 1~8. Different Ranks Options are: Auto (default), 1~8. On The Same Rank Options are: Auto (default), 1~2. ******** Advanced V oltage Control ******** CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 A ward Software Advanced V oltag[...]

BIOS Setup - 50 - >>>>> CPU Load-Line Calibration Enabl es o r d isables Load -Line Calibr ation. This item al lows you to adjus t V droop at differen t le vels. Enabling Load-Line Calibration may keep the CPU voltage more constant under light and heavy CPU load. Standard  DisablesLoad-LineCalibrationandsetsVDroo[...]

- 51 - BIOS Setup Date (mm:dd:yy)  Setsthesystemdate.Thedateformatisweek(re ad-only),month,dateandyear .Selectthedesiredeld and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date. Time (hh:mm:ss)  Sets the system time. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:0:0. Select?[...]

BIOS Setup - 52 - • Auto Lets the B IOS automaticall y detect IDE/SA T A devices during the POST . (Default) • None If no IDE/SA T A devices are used, set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual  Allowsyoutomanuallyenterthespe[...]

- 53 - BIOS Setup (Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 A ward Software Advanced BIOS Features  Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter] Qui[...]

BIOS Setup - 54 - Limit CPUID Max. to 3 (Note) Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Set this item to Disabled for Windows XP operating system; set this item to Enabled for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables or di sables Intel Execute Di sable Bit funct[...]

- 55 - BIOS Setup 2-6 Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (Intel ICH10R Chipset) Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SA T A controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10R Chipset. When set to Enabled , the ICH SA T A Control Mode item below will be set to RAID(XHD) automatically . For deta ils on usin g the G IGAB YTE X.H .D u tili ty [...]

BIOS Setup - 56 - RAID(XHD) Enables RAID for the SA TA controllers. AHCI   CongurestheSA T Acontrollersto AHCImode.AdvancedHostControllerInterface      (AHCI)isaninterfacespecicationthatallowsthestoragedrivertoenableadvanced Serial A T A feat[...]

- 57 - BIOS Setup SMART LAN1/2 (LAN Cable Diagnostic Function) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 A ward Software SMAR T LAN Start detecting at Port..... Part1-2 Status = Open / Length = 0m Part3-6 Status = Open / Length = 0m Part4-5 Status = Open / Length = 0m Part7-8 Status = Open / Length = 0m higf : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue [...]

BIOS Setup - 58 - eSA T A Ctrl Mode (JMicron JMB362 Chip, eSA T A Connectors)  Enables or disables RAID for the SA T A controller integrated in the JMicron JMB362 chip or congures the SA T A controller to AHCI mode. IDE   DisablesRAIDfortheSA T Acontrollerandcong[...]

- 59 - BIOS Setup ACPI Suspend T ype  Speciesthe ACPIsleepstatewhenthesystementerssuspend. S1(POS) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Suspend) sleep state. In S1 sleep state, the system appears suspended and stays in a low power mode. The system can be resumed at any time. S3(STR) Enables the syste[...]

BIOS Setup - 60 - (Note) Supported on Windows Vista operating system only . Resume by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time. (Default: Disabled) If enabled, set the date and time as following: Date (of Month)Alarm: Turn on the system at a specic time on each day or on[...]

- 61 - BIOS Setup Reset Case Open Status Keeps or clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status. Enabled clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status and the Case Opened eldwillshow"No"atnextboot.(Default:Disabled) Case Opened Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection[...]

BIOS Setup - 62 - CPU Smart F AN Control  Specieshowtocontrol CPUfanspeed.Thisitemiscongurableonlyif CPU Smart F AN Control is set to Enabled . Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal CPU fan control mode. (Default) V oltage Sets Voltage mode for a 3-[...]

- 63 - BIOS Setup Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the safest BIOS default settings. In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for the motherboard. 2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 A ward[...]

BIOS Setup - 64 - Press <Enter> on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press <Enter>. Y ou will berequestedtoconrmthepassword.T ypethepasswordagainandpress<Enter>. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: Supervisor Password When a s[...]

- 65 - BIOS Setup Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key . This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. 2-12 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 A ward Software Save Data to CMOS  MB Intelligent T weake[...]

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- 67 - Drivers Installation 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Beforeinstallingthedrivers,rstinstall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 look[...]

Drivers Installation - 68 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Y ou can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 T echnical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, an[...]

- 69 - Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For thedetailed contactinformation ofthe GIGABYTET aiwan headquarteror worldwidebranch ofces,click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information.[...]

Drivers Installation - 70 - 3-6 Download Center T o update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, clic k the Down load Center butt on to link to the GIGABYTE website. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to i[...]

- 71 - Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Chapter 4 Unique Features Xp res s Re cov ery 2 is a ut il ity t hat a llo ws y ou to q uic kly c om pre ss an d back up your system data and perform restoration of it. Supporting NTFS, F A T32, and FA T16 le systems, Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on P A T A and [...]

Unique Features - 72 - Step 3: Wh en pa rti ti oni ng yo ur ha rd dr ive , mak e sur e to leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is recom- mended; actual size requirements vary , depending on the amount of data) and begin the installation of the operating system. Step 1: Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data. Step 4: Aft er the o p[...]

- 73 - Unique Features D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 E. Removing the Backup F . Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Sel ect RESTORE to res tore t he back up to yo ur har d d rive i n case the system breaks down. The REST ORE option will not be present if no backup is created before. Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2. Step 2: After [...]

Unique Features - 74 - 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GI GAB YTE m oth erb oar ds pr ovi de tw o uni que B IOS u pda te to ols , Q-F las h ™ an d @ BI OS ™ . GI GAB YTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS mod e. Addi tional ly , thi s m otherb oard fe atures t he DualB IOS ™ desi gn, [...]

- 75 - Unique Features B. Updating the BIOS When updating the BI OS, ch oose t he lo cation where the BIOS le is saved. The following pro cedure as - sumesthatyousavetheBIOSletoaoppydisk. Step 1: 1. InserttheoppydiskcontainingtheBIOS[...]

Unique Features - 76 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 A ward Software Load Optimized Defaults  MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .)  Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Management Setup  PC Health Status ESC: Quit higf : Select Item F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F8: Q-Flash F10: Save &[...]

- 77 - Unique Features 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility A. Before Y ou Begin 1. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (T erminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. D uring the BIOS upda te p rocess, ensure th e In ternet connecti on i s st able and do NOT interru[...]

Unique Features - 78 - 4-3 EasyT une 6 GIGABYTE's EasyT une 6 is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to ne-tune their system settings or do overclock/overvoltage in Windows environment. The user-friendly EasyT une 6 interface also includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory infor[...]

- 79 - Unique Features 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver TM 2 GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver TM 2 (Note 1) is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings with a click of the button. Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design, GIGA- BYTE Dynamic Energy Saver TM  2 is able to provide exceptional [...]

Unique Features - 80 - B. T otal Mode In T otal Mode, users are able to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in a set period of time since activating Dynamic Energy Saver TM 2 for th ersttime (Note 3) . C. Stealth Mode In Stealth Mode, the system continues t o work with the user-dened power saving [...]

- 81 - Unique Features 4-5 Q-Share Q-Share is an easy and convenient data sharing too l. After conguring your LAN connection settings and Q-Share, you are able to share your data with computers on the same network, making full use of Internet resources. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from th e mothe[...]

Unique Features - 82 - 4-6 Smart 6 ™ GIGABYTE Smart 6 ™ (Note 1) is designed with user-friendliness i n mind, and offers a combination of 6 innovative software utilities that provide easier and smarter PC system management. Smart 6 ™ allows you to speed up systemperformance,reduceboot-up time,manageasecureplatforman[...]

- 83 - Unique Features SMART Recovery With SMART Recovery , users can quickly create backups of changed data les (Note 2) or copy les from aspecic backup on P A T A  and SA T Ahard drives (partitioned onNTFS le system) in Windows Vista. SMART DualBIOS SM[...]

Unique Features - 84 - (Note 1) When launching Smart 6 ™ forthe rsttime,thesystem willrequestyouto setupapassword, whichallowsyouto activate SMART DualBIOS, SMAR T Recorder, or SMAR T T imeLock or to make any changes. (Note2) Thechangeddatareferstothedatathat?[...]

- 85 - Unique Features 4-7 Auto Green Auto Green is an easy-to-use tool that provides users with simple options to enable system power savings via a Bluetooth cell phone. When the phone is out of the range of the computer's Bluetooth receiver , the sys- temwillenterthespeciedpowersavingmode. Sele cting a sy stem e ne[...]

Unique Features - 86 - With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1) , users can quickly congure a RAID- ready system for RAID 0 when a new SA T A drive is added. For a RAID 0 array that al- ready exists, users also can use X.H.D to easily add a hard drive into the array to expand its capacity. All with a simple click of a [...]

- 87 - Unique Features 4-9 T eaming Dual LAN with T eaming functionality enabled allows two single connections to act as one single connection for twice the transmission bandwidth, making data transmission more effective and also improving the quality of transmission of distant image(s). Fault tolerance on the dual LAN network prevents network down[...]

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- 89 - Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) T o congure SA T A hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install SA T A hard drive(s) in your computer . B. CongureSA T AcontrollermodeinBIOSSetup. C. CongureaRAIDarrayinRAIDBIOS. (Note 1) D. Makeaoppy[...]

Appendix - 90 - The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth- erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. B. Conguring SA T A controller mode in BIOS Setup MakesuretoconguretheSA T Acontrollermode[...]

- 91 - Appendix C. Conguring a RAID array in RAID BIOS EntertheRAIDBIOSsetuputilitytocongureaRAIDarray . Skipthisstepandproceedwiththeinstallationof Windowsoperatingsystemforanon-RAIDconguration. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the oper[...]

Appendix - 92 - Step 3: After entering the CREA TE VOLUME MENU screen, enter a volume name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be special characters) under the Name item and press <Enter>. Then, select a RAID level (Figure 4). RAID levels supported include RAID 0, RAID 1, Recovery , RAID 10, and RAID 5 (the selections available depend on the nu[...]

- 93 - Appendix Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press <Enter>. Finally press <Enter> on the Create V olume item to begin creat- ingtheRAID array . Whenpromptedtoconrmwhether tocreatethisvolume, press<Y>toconrm or<N>to cancel (Figure 6). When completed, yo[...]

Appendix - 94 - Recovery V olume Options Intel Rapid Recover T echnology provides data protection by allowing users to easily restore data and system operation using a designated recovery drive. With the Rapid Recovery T echnology, which employs RAID 1 functionality , users can copy the data from the master drive to the recovery drive; if needed, t[...]

- 95 - Appendix Figure 10 Step 3: Press <Enter> under the Select Disks item. In the SELECT DISKS box, press <T ab> on the hard drive you want to use for the master drive and press <Space> on the hard drive you want to use for the recovery drive. (Make sure the recovery drive has equal or larger capacity than the master drive.) The[...]

Appendix - 96 - Delete RAID V olume T o delete a RAID array , select Delete R AID V olume in MAIN MENU and press <Enter>. In the DELETE VOLUME MENU section, use the up or down arrow key to select the array to be deleted and press <Delete>. Whenpromptedtoconrmyourselection(Figure12),press<Y>tocon[...]

- 97 - Appendix The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth- erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. Figure 1 Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. 5-1-2 Conguring JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SA T A2 SA T A Controll[...]

Appendix - 98 - C. Conguring a RAID array in RAID BIOS Enter theRAID BIOS setuputility to congure aRAID array . Skipthis step and proceedto the installationof Windowsoperatingsystemforanon-RAIDconguration. After the POST memory test begins and before the op[...]

- 99 - Appendix Create a RAID Array: In the main screen, press <Enter> on the Create RAID Disk Drive item. Then the Create New RAID screen appears (Figure 4). The Create New RAID block displays all the items that need to be set for creating an array (Figure 5). Steps: 1. Enter Array Name: Under the Name item, enter an array name with 1~16 let[...]

Appendix - 100 - 3. Assign Array Disks: After a RAID mode is selected, R AID BIOS automatically assigns th e two hard drives installed as the RAID drives. 4. Set Block Size (RAID 0 only): Under the Block item, use the up or down arrow key to select the stripe block size (Figure 6), ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB. Press <Enter>. 5. Set Array Size[...]

- 101 - Appendix Whennished,thenewRAIDarraywillbedisplayedinthe RAID Disk Drive List block (Figure 8). Figure 8 Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members(HDDx) RDD0: GRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal 01 [ fg T AB]-Switch W indow [ hi ]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit [ RAID Disk Drive List ] [ Main Menu ] [ [...]

Appendix - 102 - Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members(HDDx) RDD0: GRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal 01 [ fg T AB]-Switch W indow [ hi ]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit [ RAID Disk Drive List ] [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Gigabyte T echnology Corp. RAID Setup Utility v1.07.06 Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert [...]

- 103 - Appendix The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth- erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. 5-1-3 Conguring Marvell 9128 SA T A Controller A. Installing SA T A hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end[...]

Appendix - 104 - Figure 2 Figure 3 C. Conguring a RAID array Create a RAID Array: Move the selection bar to HBA 0: Marvell 0 and press <Enter>. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell T echnology Group Ltd. T opology Information Help V endor ID : 1B4B Device ID : 91A3 Revision ID : B1 BIOS V ersion : 1.0.0.1006 Firmware V ersion : 2.1.0.1314 P[...]

- 105 - Appendix Figure 4 Figure 5 T ofurthercongure theRAIDarray ,usethe upordownarrowkey tomovetheselectionbarto selectanitem in the right block of the screen and press <Enter> (Figure 4). Set the required items in sequence and press <Enter> after each step. Steps: 1[...]

Appendix - 106 - Figure 6 Figure 7 When completed, you can see the new array under T opologyVirtual Disks (Figure 6). Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell T echnology Group Ltd. T opology Information Help V endor ID : 1B4B Device ID : 91A3 Revision ID : B1 BIOS V ersion : 1.0.0.1006 Firmware V ersion : 2.1.0.1314 PCIe Speed rate : 2.56Gbps Congu[...]

- 107 - Appendix Now , you may proceed to create the SA T A driver diskette (for AHCI mode) and the installation of the SA T A driver and operating system. Delete the RAID Array: T o deleted the existing array , select the array on the main menu (example: VD 0: New_VD) and press <En- ter> to display the Delete opti on.Pre ss<Ent e[...]

Appendix - 108 - 5-1-4 Making a SA T A RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) T o successfully install operating system onto SA T Ahard drive(s) that is/are congured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to install the SA T A controller driver during the OS installation. Without the driver [...]

- 109 - Appendix Figure 5 Figure 4 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 leinthe BootDrv folder (Figure 4). A Command Prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 5. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Depending o[...]

Appendix - 110 - 5-1-5 Installing the SA T A RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the SA TA 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[...]

- 1 1 1 - Appendix For the JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SA T A2: Insert the oppy disk containing the SA T A RAID/AHCI driver and press <S>.Then a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below will appear. Select RAID/AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller (x32) and press <Enter>. Step 3: [...]

Appendix - 112 - B. Installing Windows Vista The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system. Note: Y ou are not required to load the SA T AAHCI driver rst when installing Windows Vista onto the RAID drives attached to the Marvell 9128 controller . For the Intel ICH[...]

- 1 13 - Appendix The install menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by driver version. Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 7 appears, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SA T A RAID Controller and click Next . Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the o[...]

Appendix - 114 - For the JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SA T A2: 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/AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driver (Figure 9). Step 2: Insertthemotherboarddriv[...]

- 1 15 - Appendix Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 1 1 appears, select GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and click Next . Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the operating system and then click Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 12). Figure 1 1 Figure 12 The install menus described [...]

Appendix - 116 - Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 4. Exit RAID V olumes : Nonedened. Physical Disks : Port Drive Model Serial # Size T ype/Status(V ol ID) 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 11 1.7GB Member Disk (0) 1 WDC WD800JD-22LS[...]

- 1 17 - Appendix • Performing the Rebuild in the Operating System While in the operating system, make sure the chipset driver has been installed from the motherboard driver disk. Then launch the Intel Matrix Storage Console from All Programs in the Start menu. Step 1: On th e View men u o f the Int el Matr ix Sto rage C on so le , se l ec t Ad v[...]

Appendix - 118 - • Restoring the Master Drive to a Previous State (for Recovery V olume only) When two hard drives are set to Recovery V olume in Update on Request mode, you can restore the master drive data to the last backup state when needed. For example, in case the master drive detects a virus, you can restore the recovery drive data to the [...]

- 1 19 - Appendix For the JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SA T A2: Turn off your computer and replace the failed hard drive with a new one. Use either the RAID setup utility or the GIGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER utility in the operating system to perform the rebuild. • Rebuilding with the RAID setup utility Step 1: When the message "Press <Ctrl-G> t[...]

Appendix - 120 - • Rebuilding in the operating system Make surethe JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTESA T A2 SA T Acontroller driverhas been installedfrom the moth - erboard driver disk. Launch the GIGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER from All Programs in the Start menu. Step 1: In the GIGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER screen, right-cli[...]

- 121 - Appendix For the Marvell 9128: Turn off your computer and replace the failed hard drive with a new one. Please note to perform the rebuild, you must enter the GSA T A RAID Conguration menu in BIOS Setup. Step 1: After the system starts, enter the BIOS Setup program and go to Integrated Peripherals . Press <Enter> on GSA T A RAID Co[...]

Appendix - 122 - Step 3: The BGA Rebuild item in the Information block will display the current rebuild progress. After the rebuild is complete, the Status will display as Functional . Please note the rebuild will be stopped if you exit the rebuild screen before the rebuild is complete. Resume the Stopped Rebuild Process T o resume the stopped rebu[...]

- 123 - Appendix 5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides six audi o jacks on the b ack pan el whi ch supp ort 2/ 4/5.1 /7.1 -chan nel (Note) aud io. The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack retasking capability that allows the user to cha[...]

Appendix - 124 - Step 2: Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The cur- rent 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 scre en, click the Spe aker Congur a - tion tab. In the Speaker Conguration list, select Stereo , Quadraphonic , 5.1[...]

- 125 - Appendix 5-2-2 Conguring S/PDIF In/Out A. S/PDIF In The S/PDIF In cable (optional) allows you to input digital audio signals to the computer for audio processing. 1. Installing the S/PDIF In Cable: 2. Conguring S/PDIF In: On the Digital Input screen, click the Default Format tab to select the default format. Click OK to complete. (Not[...]

Appendix - 126 - B. S/PDIF Out The S/PDIF Out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality . 1. Connecting a S/PDIF Out Cable: 2. Conguring 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. S/PDIF Coaxia[...]

- 127 - Appendix 5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function Before Dol by Home T heater is enabled , yo u ge t on ly 2 -channel playba ck output (from the front speakers) when playing 2-channel stereo sources. Y ou must play 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- chan- nel content to get 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- channel audio effects. With Dolby Home Theater enabled, 2-ch[...]

Appendix - 128 - 5-2-4 Conguring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver , the HD Audio Manager icon willappearin thenoticationarea.Double-click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager . Step 2: Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on th e b ack p ane l o r the M ic in ja ck (p ink )[...]

- 129 - Appendix Step 4: T o ra is e th e re co rdi ng a nd p la yba ck v ol um e f or t he microphone, click the Microphone Boost icon on the right of the Recording V olume slider and set the Microphone Boost level. Step 5: After com pleting the setti ngs above, click Start , p oint to All Programs , point to Accessories , and then click Sound Rec[...]

Appendix - 130 - Step 3: When the Stereo Mix item appears, right-click on this item and select Enable . Then set it as the default de- vice. Step 4: Now you can access the HD Audio Manager tocong - ure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to record the sound. 5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder A. Recording Sound 1. Make sure you have connected th[...]

- 131 - Appendix 5-3 T roubleshooting 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions T o read more F AQs for your motherboard, please go to the Support&DownloadsMotherboardF AQ page on GIGABYTE's website. Q: In the BIOS Setup program, why are some BIOS options missing? A: Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program. Press <Delete>[...]

Appendix - 132 - 5-3-2 T roubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem. ST ART A Turn off the power. Remove all peripherals, connecting cables, and power cord etc. Isolate the short circuit. Secure the CPU cooler on the CPU. Connect the CPU cooler power [...]

- 133 - Appendix If the pr ocedure ab ove is unabl e t o s olve your pro blem, cont act the plac e o f p urchase or lo cal dealer for help. Or go to the Support&DownloadsTechnical Service Zone page to submit your question. Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible. The power supply , CPU or CPU socket might fail. The keyboa[...]

Appendix - 134 - 5-4 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission, and the conte nts 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 t[...]

- 135 - Appendix 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 . Wit[...]

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