Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 manual

GA-P55A-UD3 LGA1 156 socket motherboard for Intel ® Core ™ i7 processor family/ Intel ® Core ™ i5 processor family User's Manual Rev . 1001 12ME-P55AUD3-1001R[...]

Motherboard GA-P55A-UD3 Oct. 19, 2009 Oct. 19, 2009 Motherboard GA-P55A-UD3[...]

Copyright © 2009 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE with[...]

- 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Optional Items ................................................................................................................. 6 GA-P55A-UD3 Motherboard Layout ................................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................ 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 61 3-2 Application Software ..................................................................................[...]

- 6 - Box Contents GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable T wo SA T A 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R) 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SA T A power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In cable ([...]

- 7 - GA-P55A-UD3 Motherboard Layout (Note ) 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. KB_USB CPU_F AN A TX_12V_2X4 A TX CD_IN F_AUDIO AUDIO B_BIOS PCIEX4 PCIEX1_1 (Note) IDE SPDIF_I DDR3_1 DDR3_3 DDR3_2 DDR3_4 BA T F_P ANEL F[...]

- 8 - Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x16 1 PCI Express x16 Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Line Out MIC Line In S/PDIF In S/PDIF Out Side Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out CODEC PS/2 KB/Mouse LGA1 156 CPU DMI Interface 3 PCI PCI Bus PCI CLK (33 MHz) PCI Express Bus CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) 6 SA TA 3Gb/s Dual BIOS 12 USB 2.0/1.1 DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MH[...]

- 9 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Pr ecautions Th e mo the rbo ar d co nta in s nu mer ou s de lic ate elec tr oni c ci rc uit s an d c omp one nts whic h 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 ins tallat[...]

Hardware Installation - 10 - 1- 2 Product Specications CPU  Support for an Intel ® Core ™ i7 series processor/Intel ® Core ™ i5 series processor in the LGA1 156 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)  L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset  Intel ® P55 Express Chipset Memory  4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sock[...]

- 1 1 - Hardware Installation USB  Chipset: - Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)  NEC chip: - Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel Internal  1 x 24-pin A TX main power connector Connectors  1 x 8-pin A TX 12V power connector   1xoppydisk[...]

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 slot. (Note 3[...]

- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU C ooler 1-3 -1 In sta lling t he CPU A. Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the lat[...]

Hardware Installation - 14 - Step 1: Gently press the CPU socket lever handle down and away from the socket with your nger. Then completely lift the CPU socket lever and the metal load plate will be lifted as well. Step 3: HoldtheCPUwithyourthumbandindexngers. Align the CPU pin one marking[...]

- 15 - Hardware Installation 1-3 -2 In sta lling t he CPU Cool er 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 -1 Dua l Channe l Mem or y Con gur atio n This motherboard pr ovides four DDR3 memory s ockets and supports Dual Channel T echnology . After the memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specications and capacity of the memory . En - abling Dual C[...]

- 17 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 -2 In stall ing a Me mor y Notch DDR3 DIMM Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. DDR3 and DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to each other or DDR DIMMs. Be sure to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboar[...]

Hardware Installation - 18 - 1-5 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[...]

- 19 - Hardware Installation 1-6 Back Panel Connectors USB Port  TheUSBport supportstheUSB 2.0/1.1specication.Usethis portforUSB devicessuchasa USBkey - board/mouse,USBprinter ,USBashdriveandetc. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port Use this port to connect a PS/2 keyboard or m[...]

Hardware Installation - 20 - In addition to the default speak ers settings, the ~ audiojackscanbereconguredtoperform differe nt func tions vi a t he audi o s oftwar e. O nly mic rophon es stil l M UST be conne cted to t he default Mic in jack ( ). Refer to the instructions on setting up a 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio con- gu[...]

- 21 - Hardware Installation 1- 7 Inter nal Connectors Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: • First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Befor e i nstal ling th e d evices , b e s ure to tu rn off the de vices a nd your c omput er . U nplug t he power cord from the po[...]

Hardware Installation - 22 - G.QBOFM A TX_12V_2X4: A TX_12V_2X4 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 (Only for 2x12-pi n A TX) 24 GND ( On ly fo r 2 x1 2-p in A TX) PinNo. Denition 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7[...]

- 23 - Hardware Installation 3/4/5) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN1/SYS_F AN2/PWR_F AN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN), a 4-pin (SYS_FAN2) and two 3-pin (SYS_ F AN1) system fan headers, and a 3-pin power fan header (PWR_FAN). Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect[...]

Hardware Installation - 24 - 7) 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 j umpers and the cabling acc ording to the role of the IDE devices ([...]

- 25 - Hardware Installation 9) GSA T A3_6/7 (SA T A 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Marvell 9128) The SA T A connectors conform to SA T A 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SA T A 3Gb/s and SA T A 1.5Gb/s standards. Each SA TA connector supports a single SA T A device. PinNo. Denition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND Pl eas e[...]

Hardware Installation - 26 - 1 1) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) Conne ct the pow er switc h, reset switc h, speak er , c hassis i ntrusi on switc h/sens or and sys tem stat us 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): [...]

- 27 - Hardware Installation 12) 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[...]

Hardware Installation - 28 - 14) 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[...]

- 29 - Hardware Installation 16) 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 . G.QBOFM 10 9 2 1 PinNo. Denition 1[...]

Hardware Installation - 30 - 18) COMA (Serial Port Header) The COMA header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the op- tional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer . 10 9 2 1 PinNo. Denition 1 NDCD- 2 NSIN 3 NSOUT 4 NDTR- 5 GND 6 NDSR- 7 NRTS- 8 NCTS- 9 NRI- 10 No Pin 19) CLR_CMOS (Clearing [...]

- 31 - Hardware Installation 20) PHASE LED The n umber of li ghted L EDs in dica tes th e C PU loa ding. Th e h ighe r t he CPU l oadi ng, the more the numberoflightedLEDs.T oenable thePhaseLEDdisplayfunction, pleaserstenable DynamicEnergy Saver ™ 2. Refer to Chapter 4, "Dynamic Energy Sa[...]

Hardware Installation - 32 -[...]

- 33 - BIOS Setup BIOS (Bas ic I nput and Out put System ) re cords hard ware parame ters of the sy stem in the C MOS on the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-T est (POST) during system startup, saving sys tem paramete rs an d loa ding operatin g sy stem, etc. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup p rogram that allows th[...]

BIOS Setup - 34 - 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 it[...]

- 35 - 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: D4c) Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom[...]

BIOS Setup - 36 -  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[...]

- 37 - BIOS Setup 2-3 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) Whether the system will work stably with the overclock/overvoltage settings you made is dependent on your overall system congurations. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in dam - age to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of the[...]

BIOS Setup - 38 - CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU. The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed. CPU Frequency Displays the current operating CPU frequency . (Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique f[...]

- 39 - 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. C3/C6/C7 State Support (Note) Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C3/C6/C7 mode in system halt state. When en- abled, the CPU core freque[...]

BIOS Setup - 40 - (Note) This item appears only if you install a memory module that supports this feature. BCLK Frequency(Mhz) Allows you to manually set the CPU base clock. The adjustable range is from 100 MHz to 1200 MHz. Thisitemiscongurableonlyifthe Base Clock(BCLK) Control option is enabled. Important: Itishigh[...]

- 41 - BIOS Setup CPU Clock Skew Allows you to set the CPU clock prior to the Chipset clock. Options are: 0ps~750ps. (Default: 0ps) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 A ward Software Advanced Memory Settings higf : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous V alues F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optim[...]

BIOS Setup - 42 - Prole DDR V oltage When using a non-XMP memory module or Extreme Memory Prole (X.M.P .) is set to Disabled , this item will display as 1.5V . When Extreme Memory Prole (X.M.P .) is set to Prole1 or Prole2 , this item will display the value based on the SPD data on the XMP memory . Prole QPI V oltage The value dis[...]

- 43 - BIOS Setup tWTR Options are: Auto (default), 1~31. tWR Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. 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. &[...]

BIOS Setup - 44 - >>> CPU Load-Line Calibration Ena bl es or d isa ble s Lo ad- Lin e C ali br ati on. E nab lin g th is fe atu re ad jus ts V dro op, k eep in g t he CP U voltage more constant under light and heavy CPU load. Disabled sets the CPU voltage following Intel specications.(Default:Disabled) Note: Enabling Load-Line Cal[...]

- 45 - BIOS Setup  Miscellaneous Settings CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 A ward Software Miscellaneous Settings Isochronous Support [Enabled] V irtualization T echnology (Note) [Enabled] higf : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous V alues F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults [...]

BIOS Setup - 46 - 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?[...]

- 47 - BIOS Setup • 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. • Auto Lets the BIOS aut omatically detec t IDE/SA T A devices during the POST . (Default) • Manual  Allowsyoutomanuallyenterthespe[...]

BIOS Setup - 48 - (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 Hard Disk Boot Priority  Species the sequence of loading the operating system from the inst[...]

- 49 - BIOS Setup 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 disables I ntel Execute Disable Bi t fu nc[...]

BIOS Setup - 50 - 2-6 Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (Intel P55 Chipset) Enables or disables the X.H.D fun ction for the SA T A controllers integrated in the Intel P55 Chipset. When set to Enabled , the PCH SA TA Control Mode item below will be set to RAID(XHD) automatically. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility , refer to Cha[...]

- 51 - BIOS Setup USB Legacy Function Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled) USB Storage Function  Determines whether to detect USB storage devices, including USB ash drives and USB hard drives during the POST . (Default: Enabled) T urbo SA T A3 / USB3.0 (Marvell 9128 /NEC USB[...]

BIOS Setup - 52 - 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 F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Prev[...]

- 53 - BIOS Setup Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard USB 3.0 Controller (NEC Chip) Enables or disables the integrated USB 3.0 controller . (Default: Enabled) Onboard IDE Controller (IT8213 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE controller integrated[...]

BIOS Setup - 54 - 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[...]

- 55 - BIOS Setup (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[...]

BIOS Setup - 56 - 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[...]

- 57 - BIOS Setup CPU Smart F AN Control  Specieshowtocontrol CPUfanspeed.Thisitemiscongurable onlyif CPU Smart FAN 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) Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 3-p[...]

BIOS Setup - 58 - 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 Press <Enter> on this item and then press t[...]

- 59 - BIOS Setup 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[...]

BIOS Setup - 60 - 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 Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key . This exits the BIOS Setup without saving[...]

- 61 - 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 - 62 - 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[...]

- 63 - 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 - 64 - 3-6 Download Center T o update the BIOS, drivers, or appl ications, cl ick the Download Center button 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 in[...]

- 65 - Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Chapter 4 Unique Features Xp re ss Re co ve r y2 i s a u t il it y t h at a ll ow s yo u t o q ui ck l y c om pr e ss a nd 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 [...]

Unique Features - 66 - Step 3: Wh en p ar ti ti on i ng y ou r h ar d d ri ve , m ak e su re 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 t[...]

- 67 - Unique Features D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 E. Removing the Backup F . Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Sel ec t RESTORE t o res to re th e b ack up t o y our h ard dri ve i n case the system breaks down. The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created before. Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2. Step 2: After[...]

Unique Features - 68 - 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GI GA BY TE m ot he rb oa rd s p ro vi de t wo u ni qu e BI OS u pd at e to ol s, Q- Fl as h ™ an d @B IO S ™ . GI GA BY TE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS mod e. A ddit iona lly, thi s m othe rbo ard fe atur es the D ualB IOS ?[...]

- 69 - Unique Features B. Updating the BIOS When updating t he BIO S, ch oose t he loc ation where the BIOS  le is s aved. The fo llowing procedure a s - sumesthatyousavetheBIOSletoaoppydisk. Step 1: 1. InserttheoppydiskcontainingtheBIO[...]

Unique Features - 70 - Step 4: Press <Esc> and then <Enter> to exit Q-Flash and reboot the system. As the system boots, you should see the new BIOS version is present on the POST screen. Step 5: During the POST , press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup. Select Load Optimized Defaults and press <Enter> to load BIOS defaults. Syste[...]

- 71 - 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. Du ring the BIO S up date proce ss, ensure t he I nternet co nnection is stable a nd d o NO T inter[...]

Unique Features - 72 - 4-3 EasyT une 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 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 EasyTune 6 interface also includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory informa[...]

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

Unique Features - 74 - 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 ™ 2 for th ersttime (Note 3) . (Note 1) Before using the Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2 function, make sure the CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) and CPU EIST Funct[...]

- 75 - 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 install ing Q-Share from the mothe[...]

Unique Features - 76 - 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[...]

- 77 - 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 AT A  and SA TA  hard drives (partitioned on NTFS le system) in Windows Vista. SMART DualBIOS [...]

Unique Features - 78 - (Note 1) When launching Smart 6 ™ forthersttime,thesystemwillrequestyoutosetupapassword.Thispasswordisrequiredwhen you activate SMART DualBIOS or when you want to make changes to the SMAR T Recorder or SMART T imeLock settings. (Note2) Thechangeddata[...]

- 79 - 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 cti ng a s yste m e [...]

Unique Features - 80 - 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 TA 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 [...]

- 81 - 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opp[...]

Appendix - 82 - B. Conguring SA T A controller mode in BIOS Setup MakesuretoconguretheSA TA controllermodecorrectlyinsystemBIOSSetup. Step 1: Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-T est). T o create RAID, set PCH SA T A Control Mode under the Integ[...]

- 83 - 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 opera[...]

Appendix - 84 - Step 3: After entering the CREATE 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 num[...]

- 85 - 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, [...]

Appendix - 86 - 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, [...]

- 87 - 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 - 88 - Delete RAID V olume T o delete a RAID array , sel ect Del ete RAID Volume in MAIN MENU and pre ss <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c[...]

- 89 - Appendix 5-1-2 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,[...]

Appendix - 90 - 5-1-4 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 [...]

- 91 - Appendix B. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) For the Intel P55: 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, select Load Driver (Figure 4). Step 2: Inse rtt[...]

Appendix - 92 - Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 6 appears, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SA TA RAID 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 7). Figure 6 Figure 7[...]

- 93 - Appendix 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 [...]

Appendix - 94 - • 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 me nu of t he In tel Ma tri x S tor age C on s o l e , s e l e ct A[...]

- 95 - Appendix • Restoring the Master Drive to a Previous State (for Recovery V olume only) When two hard drives are set to Recovery Volume 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 ma[...]

Appendix - 96 - 5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio Th e m o th e r bo a r d p r o vi d es s i x a ud i o j ac k s o n t h e ba c k p a ne l wh i ch s u pp or t 2 /4 /5 . 1/ 7 .1 -c h an ne l (Note) audio. The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack retasking ca[...]

- 97 - Appendix 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 sc reen, cli ck t he Speak er C ongura - tion tab. In the Speaker Conguration list, select Stereo , Quadraphonic , 5.[...]

Appendix - 98 - 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. (Note[...]

- 99 - Appendix 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 Coaxial[...]

Appendix - 100 - 5-2-3 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 ac k pa ne l o r th e Mi c i n ja ck ( pi [...]

- 101 - Appendix Step 4: T o r a is e t he r e co r di n g a n d p la yb a ck v o lu m e fo r 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 co mpleting th e se ttings abo ve, click Start , point to All Programs , point to Accessories , and then click S[...]

Appendix - 102 - 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. 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder A. Recording Sound 1. Make sure you have connected t[...]

- 103 - 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 - 104 - 5-3-2 T roubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem. ST AR T 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 powe[...]

- 105 - Appendix If the p roced ure abo ve i s u nable t o s olve yo ur p roble m, cont act the p lace of p urcha se or loc al dealer for help. Or go to the Support&DownloadsT echnical 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 k[...]

Appendix - 106 - 5-4 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied wi thout our wr itten permis sion, and th e contents t here 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 [...]

- 107 - 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. With[...]

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