Gigabyte GA-X58A-OC manual

GA-X58A-OC User's Manual Rev . 1001 12ME-X58AOC-1001R[...]

Motherboard GA-X58A-OC Mar . 22, 2011 Mar. 22, 201 1 Motherboard GA-X58A-OC[...]

Copyright © 201 1 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 specificat ions and feat ures in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE w[...]

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

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

- 6 - Box Contents GA-X58A-OC motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SA T A cables I/O Shield One 2-W ay SLI bridge connector One 3-W ay SLI bridge connector One 2-W ay CrossFireX bridge connector Seven voltage measurement cables Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port S[...]

- 7 - GA-X58A-OC Motherboard Layout (Note) For error code information, please refer to Chapter 5. 1 DIP 1 2 3 KB_MS LGA1366 A TX GA-X58A-OC AUDIO B_BIOS PCIEX8_1 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 BA T F_P ANEL A TX_12V_2X Intel ® X58 Intel ® ICH10R SA TA2_1 SA TA2_3 SA TA2_5 A TX4P4 SA TA2_0 SA TA2_2 SA TA2_4 F_AUDIO M_BIOS USB_LAN PCIEX16_1 SPDIF_O SYS_F AN3[...]

- 8 - GA-X58A-OC Motherboard Block Diagram PS/2 KB/Mouse LGA1366 CPU QPI Interface Intel ® X58 IOH CLK (133 MHz) Intel ® ICH10R IT8720 CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) 6 SA T A 3Gb/s Dual BIOS 4 USB 2.0/1.1 LPC Bus DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz PCI Express Bus PCI Express Bus Dual/3 Channel Memory PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x2 x1 LAN RJ45 Realtek RT[...]

- 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, 6.4 GT /s  Chipset North Bridge: Intel  ® X58 Express Chipset South Bridge: Intel  ® ICH1[...]

- 1 1 - Hardware Installation USB Sou th Bri dge:  - Up to 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 on the back panel, 2 via the USB bracket connected to the internal USB header) 1 x  Etro n EJ1 6 8 chip: - Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel * T he US B 2. 0 si gnals o f t he U SB 3.0 /2.0 p ort s o n t he b ack pan el are fro m t he Sou th Br idge. I[...]

Hardware Installation - 12 - BIOS 2x16Mbit ash  Use of l icens ed AW AR D BIOS  Supp or t for Dua lBIOS  ™ PnP 1.0a, D MI 2.0, S M BIOS 2 .4, ACPI 1.0b  Uni que Feature s Supp or t for @BI OS  Supp or t for Q -Fla sh  Supp or t for Xpr ess BI OS Rescu e  Supp or t for Dow nload C enter  Supp or t for Xpr ess[...]

- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU Cooler 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 guideli[...]

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 . 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[...]

- 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 - 1 Dua l/3 Channe l Memor 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 mod[...]

- 17 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 - 2 Ins talling 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. Before installing a memory module, make sure to tu[...]

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 Setup of A TI Cross Fire X ™ /NVID IA SL I Conguration A. System Requirements - The 2-Way SLI and 2-W ay CrossFireX technologies currently support Windows 7, Vista, and XP operating systems - The 3-Way SLI and 3-W ay/4-Way CrossFireX technologies currently support Windows 7 and Vista operating systems - A Cross[...]

Hardware Installation - 20 - (Note 1) The bridge connectors may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards. (Not e 2) When two or more graphics cards are installed, w e recommend that you connect th e SA T A power cable(s) from the power supply to the A TX4P1/A TX4P4 connector to ensure system stability . For 4-way CrossFireX™, you must co[...]

- 21 - Hardware Installation 1- 7 Back Panel Con nectors • Whenremovingthe cableconnectedtoa backpanelconnector , rstremovethecable fromyour device and then remove it from the motherboard. • When removing the cable, pull it straight out from the connector. Do not rock it side to side to p[...]

Hardware Installation - 22 - 1-8 Onboard Buttons, Swi tches, and L EDs Overclocking Buttons The overclocking buttons allow users to overclock the CPU in real-time and at anytime (whether in BIOS, DOS or Windows), including CPU Ratio, BCLK and even change BCLK stepping. OC Gear Button: Changes BCLK stepping to 1 MHz or 0.3 MHz. CPU BCLK Down Button [...]

- 23 - Hardware Installation Onboard V oltage Measurement Module Users can use a multimeter to measure component voltages, including QPI PLL, IOH core, CPU PLL, DDR, DDR VTT , QPI VTT , and Vcore. Y ou can employ one of the following two ways to measure component volt- ages. 1 DIP 1 2 3 Pin No. Denition 1 +12V 2 GND F_USB30 F_AUDIO(H) DB_PORT F_[...]

Hardware Installation - 24 - Quick Buttons This motherboard has 3 quick buttons: power button, reset button and clear ing CMOS button. The power button and reset button allow users to quickly turn on/of f or reset the computer in an open-case environment when they want to change hardware components or conduct hardware testing. Use the clearing CMOS[...]

- 25 - Hardware Installation 1-9 Internal Connec t ors 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 nstalli ng t he devices , b e s ure to turn off the d evices and y our comput er . Unp lug the power cord from the power [...]

Hardware Installation - 26 - • Use of a power supply providing a 2x4 12V power connector is recommended by the CPU manufacturer when using an Intel Extreme Edition CPU (130W). • T o meet expansion requirements, it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used (500W or greater). If a power supply is used th[...]

- 27 - Hardware Installation 3/4) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN1/2/3/4/5/6 (Fan Headers) All fan headers on this motherboard are 4-pin and support fan speed control function. The fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation (the black connector wire is the ground wire). The spee[...]

Hardware Installation - 28 - 1 DIP 1 2 3 6) HP_PWR/HP_PWR1 (Heatsink LED Power Connectors) The power connectors provide power to the LEDs on the North Bridge and South Bridge heatsinks. Pin No. Denition 1 VCC 2 GND 1 7) A TX4P1/A TX4P4 (PCIe Power Connectors) The power connectors provide auxiliary power to the onboard PCI Express x16 slots. When[...]

- 29 - Hardware Installation 1 DIP 1 2 3 1 DIP 1 2 3 9) GSA T A3_6/7 (SA T A 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Marvell 88SE9182 Chip) 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 standard. Each SA T A connector supports a single SA T A device. The Marvell 88SE9182 chip supports RAID[...]

Hardware Installation - 30 - 10) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) Co nnect the powe r s witch, rese t sw itch, speak er , chas sis intrusi on switch/s ensor and syst em status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. The fro nt p anel design m ay d[...]

- 31 - Hardware Installation 1 DIP 1 2 3 12) SPDIF_O (S/PDIF Out Header) This header supports digital S/PDIF Out and connects a S/PDIF digital audio cable (provided by expansion cards) for digital audio output from your motherboard to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards. For example, some graphics cards may require you to us[...]

Hardware Installation - 32 - 13) F_USB1 (USB 2.0/1.1 Header)  The headerconforms 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 . DEBUG PO RT G.QBOFM 10 9 2 1 • Do not plug [...]

- 33 - 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 - 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: F1f) 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 -  M.I.T . Current Status This screen provides information on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters.  Advanced Frequency Settings CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Advanced Frequency Settings CPU Clock Ratio [22X] CPU Frequency 2.93GHz (133x22)  Advanced CPU Core Features [Press Enter] QPI Clock Rati[...]

- 39 - BIOS Setup (Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. Intel(R) T urbo Boost T ech. (Note) Allows you to determine whether to enable the Intel CPU Turbo Boost technology . Auto lets the BIOS  automaticall[...]

BIOS Setup - 40 - (Note) This item is present only when you install a memory module that supports this f eature. QPI Clock Ratio Allows you to set the QPI clock ratio. Options are: Auto (default), x36, x44, x48, Slow Mode. The ad- justable range is dependent on the CPU being installed. The item is adjustable only when a CPU with unlocked clock rati[...]

- 41 - BIOS Setup >>>>> Advanced Clock Control CPU Clock Drive Allows you to adjust the amplitude of the CPU and Chipset clock. Options are: 700mV , 800mV (default), 900mV , 1000mV . PCI Express Clock Drive Allows you to adjust the amplitude of the PCI Express and Chipset clock. Options are: 700mV , 800mV , 900mV (default), 1000mV . [...]

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 - Different Ranks Options are: Auto (default), 1~8. On The Same Rank Options are: Auto (default), 1~2. >>>>> 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 olt[...]

- 45 - BIOS Setup >>> CPU Load-Line Calibration Enables or disables Load-Line Calibration. This item allows you to adjust Vdroop at different levels. En- abling Load-Line Calibration may keep the CPU voltage more constant under light and heavy CPU load. (Default: Auto) Standard  DisablesLoad-LineCalibrationandsetsVDroo[...]

BIOS Setup - 46 -  Miscellaneous Settings CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 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 [...]

- 47 - BIOS Setup Date (mm:dd:yy)  Setsthesystemdate.Thedateformatisweek(read-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 - 48 - Capacity Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive. Cylinder Number of cylinders. Head Number of heads. Precomp Write precompensation cylinder . Landing Zone Landing zone. Sector Number of sectors. Halt On Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST . All Errors Whenever the B[...]

- 49 - BIOS Setup (Note) This item is present only when 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 in[...]

BIOS Setup - 50 - HDD S.M.A.R.T . Capability Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T . (Self Monitoring and Reporting T echnology) capability of your hard drive. This feature allows your system to report read/write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed. (Default: Disabled) Limit CPUID Max.[...]

- 51 - BIOS Setup 2-6 Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) (Intel ICH10R South Bridge) Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SA T A controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10R South Bridge. When set to Enabled , the ICH SA T A Control Mode item below will be set to RAID(XHD) au- tomatically . For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H[...]

BIOS Setup - 52 - USB Keyboard Function Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled) USB Mouse Function Allows USB mouse to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled) USB Storage Function  Determines whether to detect USB storage devices, including USB ash drives and USB hard drives dur[...]

- 53 - BIOS Setup Link Detected Displays transmission speed. Cable Length Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable. Note: The Gigabit hub will only operate at a speed of 10/100 Mbps in MS-DOS mode; it will operate at a normal speed of 10/100/1000 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is activated. When a Cable Problem Occur[...]

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 system[...]

- 55 - BIOS Setup (Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only . Date (of Month)Alarm: Turn on the system at a specic time on each day or on a specic day in a month. Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm: Set the time at which the system will be powered on automatically . Note: [...]

BIOS Setup - 56 - 2-8 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software PC Health Status CPU W arning T emperature [Disabled] CPU F AN Fail W arning [Disabled] CPU Smart F AN Control [Normal] x Slope PWM 1.75 PWM value / o C CPU Smart F AN Mode [Auto] higf : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: Gene[...]

- 57 - BIOS Setup Current CPU T emperature Displays current CPU temperature. Current MCH/SYSTEM1/SYSTEM2 T emperature Displays current system temperatures detected by each system temperature sensor on the motherboard. Current CPU F AN/SYS F AN1/SYS F AN2/SYS FAN3/SYS F AN4/SYS FAN5/SYS F AN6 Speed (RPM) Displays current CPU/system fan speeds detect[...]

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 CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward[...]

- 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 CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Save Data to CMOS  MB Intelligent T weake[...]

- 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 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[...]

- 65 - 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 - 66 - 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 4: After the operating system is installed, click Start , right-click the Compute[...]

- 67 - 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 - 68 - 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, [...]

- 69 - 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USBashdrive. Step 1: 1. Insert theUSB ashdrive containing [...]

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 BIOS update p rocess, ensure th e In ternet connecti on i s st able and do NOT interrup[...]

Unique Features - 72 - 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[...]

- 73 - Unique Features 4-4 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 the mother[...]

Unique Features - 74 - 4-5 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[...]

- 75 - Unique Features SMART Recovery 2 Smart Recovery 2 allows you to back up a partition as an image le every hour. Y ou can use theseimagestorestoreyoursystemorleswhenneeded. • Supported operating systems: Windows 7 and Vista. •  SmartRecovery2[...]

Unique Features - 76 - SMART DualBIOS SMART DualBIOS is a new feature that can record personal passwords and important dates, and remind users of the dates. It also stores the recorded data in the main and backup BIOS simultaneously , which can prevent loss of the data in case the system/hard drive fails. Instructions: Enter the Smart 6 ™ passwor[...]

- 77 - Unique Features (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 SMART Recorder or SMART TimeLock settings. (Note 2) Y ou will not b[...]

Unique Features - 78 - 4-6 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. Selecting a system energy[...]

- 79 - Unique Features 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 b[...]

Unique Features - 80 - 4-8 Cloud OC Cloud OC (Note 1) is an easy-to-use overclocking utility designed for system overclock- ing via virtually any Internet-conn ected device, such as a smart phone, iPhone, note - book PC, etc. By simply connecting to an Internet browser via LAN, wireless LAN, or Bluetooth (Note 2) and logging in to the Cloud OC serv[...]

- 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. Install the SA T A RAID[...]

Appendix - 82 - 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[...]

- 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 oper[...]

Appendix - 84 - 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[...]

- 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, yo[...]

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 , 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[...]

- 89 - 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. 5-1-2 Conguring Marvell 88SE9182 SA T A Controller A. Installing SA T A hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one [...]

Appendix - 90 - Figure 2 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 befo[...]

- 91 - Appendix Figure 4 Step 2: The next screen displays the two hard drives you installed. Press <Enter> or <Space> on the two hard drives respectively to add them into the RAID array . Selected hard drives are marked with an asterisk (Figure 5). Then press <Enter> on NEXT . Create a RAID Array: Step 1: On the main screen, press[...]

Appendix - 92 - Step 3: On the Create VD menu (Figure 6), use the up or down arrow key to move the selection bar to select an item and press <Enter> to display options. Set the required items in sequence and press the down arrow key to proceed to the next item. Sequence: 1. RAID Level: Select a RAID level. Options include RAID 0 (Stripe) and [...]

- 93 - Appendix T oexittheRAIDBIOSutility ,press<Esc>onthemainscreenandpress<Y>toconrm. Now , you can proceed to install the operating system. When completed, the RAID tab will display the new array . (Figure 8) Figure 8 Delete the RAID Array: T o deleted the existing array , press &[...]

Appendix - 94 - Use the Marvell Storage Utility in the Operating System: With the Marvell Storage utili ty , you can set up an array or view th e curren t array st atus in th e opera ting system. T o install the utility , insert the motherboard driver disk, then go to Application Software Install Ap- plication Software and select Marvell Storage [...]

- 95 - Appendix A. Installing Windows 7/Vista (The following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating system.) For the Intel ICH10R: As Windows 7 and Vista already include Intel SA T A RAID/AHCI driver , you do not need to install separate RAID/AHCI driver during the Windows installation process. After the operating system is installed, [...]

Appendix - 96 - B. Installing Windows XP Beforeinstalling WindowsXP , connecta USBoppy diskdrive toyour computerbecause youneed toinstall the SA T A RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation. Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recog- nized during the Windows setup?[...]

- 97 - Appendix Step 2: For the Intel ICH10R: Insert t he  oppy disk conta ining the SA TA  RA ID/AHCI driv er a nd p ress <Enter> . Then a co ntroller men u similar to that in Figure 3 will appear . Select Intel(R) Desktop/W orkstation/Server Express Chipset SA TA RAID Controller and press &[...]

Appendix - 98 - Step 3: On the next screen, press <Enter> to continue the driver installation. After the driver installation, you can pro- ceed with the Windows XP installation. For the Marvell 88SE9182: Insert the oppy disk containing the SA T A  RAID/AHCI driver and press <Enter>. Select eithe[...]

- 99 - Appendix C. Rebuilding an Array Rebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array . Rebuilding applies only to fault-tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 arrays. The procedures below assume a new drive is added to replace a failed drive to rebuild a RAID 1 array . (Note: The new drive mus[...]

Appendix - 100 - • 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 Rapid Storage T echnology utility from All Programs in the Start menu. Step 1: Go to th e Ma nage menu a nd click Reb uild to another disk in Manag[...]

- 101 - Appendix • 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 [...]

Appendix - 102 - For the Marvell 88SE9182: Turn of f your computer and replace the failed hard drive with a new one. Restart your computer . T o enable an automatic rebuild in the operating system, you have to set the new hard drive as a Spare drive in the RAID setuputilityrst. • Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message &qu[...]

- 103 - Appendix • Manually Rebuilding RAID 1 in the Operating System Y ou can manually rebuild a RAID 1 array without setting the new hard drive as a Spare drive in the RAID setuputilityrst.Whileintheoperatingsystem,opentheMarvellStorageUtilityandlogin. Und er Virt ual Di sk 0 , th e Property ta b [...]

Appendix - 104 - 5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides three audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1 (Note) -channel audio. The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. TheintegratedHD(HighDenition)audioprovidesjackretaskingcapa - bility that allows [...]

- 105 - Appendix The pictures to the right show the 7.1-channel speak- ercongurations. 7.1-Channel Speakers: Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out 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 dev[...]

Appendix - 106 - 5-2-2 Conguring Microphone Recording 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 ) o n the f ront panel.Thencongure thejack formicrophonefunction - ality . Note: The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at th[...]

- 107 - Appendix Step 5: After com pleting the setti ngs above, click Start , p oint to All Programs , point to Accessories , and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording. Step 1: Loca te the ico n i n t he notif icatio n a rea and ri ght- click on this icon. Select Recording Devices . * Enabling Stereo Mix If the HD Audio Manager doe[...]

Appendix - 108 - Step 4: Now you can access the HD Audio Manager tocong - ure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to record the sound. 5-2-3 Using the Sound Recorder A. Recording Sound 1. Make sure you have connected the sound input device (e.g. microphone) to the computer . 2. T o record the audio, click the Start Recording button . 3. T o [...]

- 109 - Appendix 5-3 T roubleshooting 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions T o read more FAQs f or your mo therboard, please go to the Support & DownloadsFAQ page on GIGA- BYTE'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> to ente[...]

Appendix - 110 - 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 [...]

- 1 1 1 - Appendix If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem, contact the place of purchase or local deal- er for help. Or go to the Support & DownloadsT echnical Support 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 keyboard or key[...]

Appendix - 112 - 5-4 POST Error Code POST (hex) Description CFh T est CMOS R/W functionality C0h Early chipset initialization: -Disable shadow RAM - Program basic chipset registers C1h Detect memory - Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow R[...]

- 1 13 - Appendix POST (hex) Description 24h Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid, take into consider- ation of the ESCD's legacy information 25h Early PCI initialization: - Enumerate PCI bus number - Assign memory & I/O resource - Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into C000:0 26h ?[...]

Appendix - 114 - POST (hex) Description 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code 5Dh 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO 2. Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO 60h Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility 63h     ResetkeyboardisEarly_Reset_KBisnotden[...]

- 1 15 - Appendix POST (hex) Description 94h 1. Enable L2 cache 2. Program daylight saving 3. Program boot up speed        4.Chipsetnalinitialization        5.Powermanagementnalinitialization 6. Clear screen & display summary table 7. Boot BIOS support (popup menu) 95h Update [...]

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