Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD5 manual

GA-Z68XP-UD5 User's Manual Rev . 1001 1 2ME-Z68XPU5-1 001 R[...]

Motherboard GA-Z68XP-UD5 Jun. 3, 201 1 Jun. 3, 201 1 Motherboard GA-Z68XP-UD5[...]

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 specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE wit[...]

- 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Optiona l Items ................................................................................................................. 6 GA -Z68XP- UD5 Mother board Layout ...........................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 3 Dri v er s Installation ....................................................................................... 61 3 - 1 I nstallin g Chipset Dr ivers ............................................................................... 61 3 -2 App licati on Sof tware .......................................................................[...]

- 6 - Bo x Contents GA-Z68XP-UD5 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 3.5" Front Panel with 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports Optional I tems 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port IEEE 1394a bracket (Part No. 12CF1-1IE008-0*R) 2-port [...]

- 7 - GA-Z68XP-UD5 Motherboard Lay out (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_MS_USB CPU_F AN LGA1 155 A TX F_AUDIO AUDIO B_BIOS PCIEX8 PCIEX4 PCIEX1_1 (Note) PCIEX1_2 DDR3_4 DDR3_3 DDR3_2 DDR3_1 BA T F_P ANEL A T[...]

- 8 - GA-Z68XP-UD5 Motherboard Block Diagram (Note) T wo share the same ports with eSA T A. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Line Out MIC Line In S/PDIF Out Side Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out CODEC PS/2 KB/Mouse LGA1 155 CPU DMI 2.0 FDI Intel ® Z68 PCI Express Bus PCI Express Bus iTE IT8728 CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) 4 SA T A 3Gb/s Dual BIOS HDMI 10 USB [...]

- 9 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Precautions Th e mot herb oar d con tai ns nu mero us d elic ate ele ctr onic ci rcui ts a nd co mpo nent s 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: Prior to in stallation, do not re[...]

Hardware Installation - 10 - 1- 2 Product Specications CPU Support for Intel  ® Core ™ i7 processors/Intel ® Core ™ i5 processors/ Intel ® Core ™ i3 processors/Intel ® Pentium ® processors/Intel ® Celeron ® processors in the LGA1 155 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU[...]

- 1 1 - Hardware Installation Storage Interface Chipset:  - 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3_0, SATA3_1) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices - 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_2~SATA2_5) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices - Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 * W h e n a R A I D s e t i s b u i l t a c r o s s t h e S ATA 6 G b [...]

Hardware Installation - 12 - Back Panel Connectors 1 x HDMI port  1 x RJ-45 port  6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker  Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone) I/O Controller iTE I T8728 chip  Hardware Monitor System voltage detection  CPU/System temperature detection  CPU/System/Power fan speed det[...]

- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU Cooler 1-3 - 1 Insta lling th e CPU A. Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. Alignment Key Alignment Key LGA1 155 CPU Socket Pin One Corner of the CPU Socket Notch Notch LGA1 155 CPU Triangle Pin One Marking on the CPU Read the following guide[...]

Hardware Installation - 14 - B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket. Before installing the CPU, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU. Step 1: Gently press the CPU socket lever handle down and away from the socket[...]

- 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 .) Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease/tape between the CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CP[...]

Hardware Installation - 16 - 1- 4 Installing the Memor y Due to CPU limitations, read the following guidelines before installing the memory in Dual Channel mode. Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR3 memory module is installed. 1. When enab ling Dua l C hannel mode w ith two or fo ur memor y modul es, it i s r ecommen ded tha t 2. me[...]

- 17 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 -2 Insta lling a Me mor 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 t he o rientation o f t he m emory mod[...]

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 AMD CrossF ireX ™ /NVID IA SLI C onguration A. System Requirements - Windows 7, Windows V ista or Windows XP operating system - A CrossFireX/SLI-supported motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - T wo CrossFireX/SLI-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct dri[...]

Hardware Installation - 20 - 1- 7 Back Panel Con nec tors USB 2.0/1.1 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 mouse or k[...]

- 21 - Hardware Installation Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Jack (Orange) Usethisaudiojacktoconnectcenter/subwooferspeakersina5.1/7.1-channelaudioconguration. Rear Speaker Out Jack (Black) Usethisaudiojacktoconnectrearspeakersina7.1-channelaudioconguration. Side Speaker Out[...]

Hardware Installation - 22 - 1-8 Onboard LEDs and Switches CPU VTT Phase Indicator LEDs This mother board con tains 2 ph ase indic ator LEDs contr olled by t he system BIOS to indi cate the phase status of the CPU VTT . The green LEDs light up under normal working conditions; the yellow LEDs will be il- luminated when an excessive overvoltage or ov[...]

- 23 - Hardware Installation PHASE LED The number of lighted LEDs indicates the CPU loading. The higher the CPU loading, 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 Saver ™ 2," f[...]

Hardware Installation - 24 - 1-9 Internal Connec t or s Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Befor e instal ling the devic es, be s ure to tu rn off the devic es and yo ur compu ter . Un plug the • power cord from the power outlet [...]

- 25 - Hardware Installation DEBUG PO RT G.QBOFM A TX_12V_2X: A TX_12V_2X 5 8 1 4 DEBUG PO RT G.QBOFM 13 1 24 12 A TX 1/2) A TX_12V_2X/A TX (2x4 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector) With the use of the power connector , the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the com- ponents on themotherboard. Before con[...]

Hardware Installation - 26 - 3/4/5) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN1/SYS_F AN2/SYS_F AN3/PWR_F AN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_F AN), a 4-pin (SYS_F AN3) and two 3-pin (SYS_ F AN1/SYS_F AN2) system fan headers, and a 3-pin power fan header (PWR_FAN). Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cab[...]

- 27 - Hardware Installation 7) SA T A3_0/1 (SA T A 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z68 Chipset) The SA T A connectors conform to SA T A 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SA TA 3Gb/s and SA T A 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SA T A connector supports a single SA T A device. The SA T A3_0 and SA T A3_1 connectors support RAID 0, and RAID 1. RAID [...]

Hardware Installation - 28 - 9) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) C onnect th e p ower switc h, reset switch , s peaker, ch assis int rusion sw itch/sen sor and sy stem 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): [...]

- 29 - Hardware Installation 10) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header)  ThefrontpanelaudioheadersupportsIntel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 assig[...]

Hardware Installation - 30 - 12) F_USB1/F_USB2 (USB 2.0/1.1 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 . Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket (2x[...]

- 31 - Hardware Installation 14) F_1394 (IEEE 1394a Header)  TheheaderconformstoIEEE1394aspecication.TheIEEE1394aheadercanprovideoneIEEE1394a port via an optional I EEE 13 94a br acket. For purchasing the optional IEEE 1394a bracket(s), pleas e contact the local dealer . Do not plug the USB brac[...]

Hardware Installation - 32 -[...]

- 33 - BIOS Setup Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS ( Basic Input and Outp ut S ystem) recor ds hardware paramete rs of the s ystem in th e CM OS o n t he motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-T est (POST) during system startup, saving system par ameters and lo ading operating system, etc. BIOS includes a BIOS S etup program[...]

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 ite[...]

- 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: E3) 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 - (Note 1) This item is present only when you install a memory module that supports this feature. (Note 2) 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. Advanced CPU Core Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyrigh[...]

- 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. PW M F re quen cy Cont rol  A llowsy outoaltert hePWMf reque ncy .Au toletsth eBIOSaut omatic allyc ong ure[...]

BIOS Setup - 40 - (Note 1) 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. (Note 2) This item is present only when you install a memory module that supports this feature. CPU Thermal Monitor (Note 1) Enables or disables Intel[...]

- 41 - BIOS Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 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: Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level   ExtremeMemoryProle(X.M.P .) (Note) [Disabled] System [...]

BIOS Setup - 42 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Channel A Timing 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: Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level  >>>>> Channel A Standard T iming Control x CAS Lat[...]

- 43 - BIOS Setup tRTP Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. tFAW Options are: Auto (default), 1~63. Command Rate(CMD) Options are: Auto (default), 1~3. >>>>> Channel A/B Misc T iming Control IO Latency Options are: Auto (default), 1~31. Round T rip Latency Options are: Auto (default), 1~255.  Advanced V oltage Settings CMOS Setup Ut[...]

BIOS Setup - 44 - >>> CPU Multi-Steps Load-Line 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. Disabled    DisablesLoad-LineCalibrationandsetsVDroopfoll[...]

- 45 - BIOS Setup  Miscellaneous Settings CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Miscellaneous Settings Isochronous Support [Enabled] Virtualization 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 I[...]

BIOS Setup - 46 - 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?[...]

- 47 - BIOS Setup 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 BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system boot will stop. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error. All, But K[...]

BIOS Setup - 48 - (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 CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Advanced BIOS Features  Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter] Q[...]

- 49 - BIOS Setup 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.[...]

BIOS Setup - 50 - 2-6 Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) (Intel Z68 Chipset) Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SA T A controllers integrated in the Intel Z68 Chipset. When set to Enabled , the PCH SA T A Control Mode item below will be set to RAID(XHD) automatically . For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility , refer[...]

- 51 - BIOS Setup USB Controllers Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. (Default: Enabled) Disabled will turn off all of the USB functionalities below. USB Legacy Function Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Disabled) USB Storage Function  Determines whether to detect USB storage devices, includi[...]

BIOS Setup - 52 - Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard USB3.0 Controller (Renesas D720200 USB 3.0 Controller) Enables or disables the Renesas D720200 USB 3.0 controller. (Default: Enabled) eSA T A3 Controller (Marvell 88SE9128 Chip, eSA T A3 Conn[...]

- 53 - 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 system[...]

BIOS Setup - 54 - (Note) Supported on Windows 7/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?[...]

- 55 - 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 - 56 - Current System/CPU T emperature Displays current system/CPU temperature. Current CPU/POWER/SYSTEM F AN Speed (RPM) Displays current CPU/power/system fan speed. CPU Warning T emperature S ets th e wa rni ng th res hol d fo r CP U t emp era tu re. W hen CP U t emp era tur e ex cee ds t he t hre sho ld, BIOS will emit warn ing sou nd[...]

- 57 - 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) 1984-2011 A ward[...]

BIOS Setup - 58 - 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[...]

- 59 - 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) 1984-2011 A ward Software Save Data to CMOS  MB Intelligent T weake[...]

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- 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 looks like[...]

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 t he BIOS, drivers, or ap plications, click the Downl oad 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 i[...]

- 65 - Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Chapter 4 Unique Features Xp res s Re co ver y2 i s a ut il ity th at a llo ws y ou t o q ui ckl y co mpr es s 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 A T A a[...]

Unique Features - 66 - Step 3: Wh en p art iti on ing y ou r h ard dr ive , ma ke s ure 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 Comput[...]

- 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 the bac kup to you r har d dri ve in 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 th[...]

Unique Features - 68 - 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GI GAB YTE mo the rbo ard s pr ovi de t wo un iqu e BI OS u pda te to ols , Q- Fla sh ™ a nd @B IOS ™ . G IGA BYT E 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 moth erboar d feat ures th e Dual BIOS ™ de sign,[...]

- 69 - Unique Features B. Updating the BIOS When upda ting t he BI OS, c hoose the locatio n whe re th e BIO S le is saved. The following procedure 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. During the BIO S u pdate proces s, e nsure the I nternet conn ection is st able and do NOT interr u[...]

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 EasyTune 6 interface also includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory inform[...]

- 73 - Unique Features 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2 GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2 (Note 1) is a revolutionary technology that delivers unp aralleled 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 installing Q-Share from the mother[...]

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 innova tive 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a[...]

- 77 - 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 - 78 - 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[...]

- 79 - 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 - 80 - 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. Selecting a system energy[...]

- 81 - 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 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 b[...]

Unique Features - 82 - 4-9 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[...]

- 83 - Unique Features 4-10 T ouchBIOS T ouchBIOS allows you to congure your BIOS settings in Windows environment with a click of your mouse and a touch of your screen. The T ouchBIOS Interface Button Information T able Button Description Button Description Allows you to change CPU ratio, BCLK, [...]

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- 85 - 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SAT 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 - 86 - 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[...]

- 87 - 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 - 88 - 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[...]

- 89 - 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 - 90 - 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, [...]

- 91 - 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 - 92 - Acceleration Options This option allows you to view the status of your accelerated drive/volume (Figure 13) created using the Intel IRST utility . In case you are unable to run the Intel IRST utility due to an application error or operating system issue, you will need to remove acceleration or manually enable synchronization (Maximi[...]

- 93 - Appendix 5-1-2 Conguring Marvell 88SE9128 SA T A Controllers A. Installing SA T A hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end of the SA T A signal cable to the rear of the SA T A hard drive and the other end to available SA T A port on the motherboard. The Marvell 88SE9128 SA T A controller controls the eSA TA ports on the back panel. T[...]

Appendix - 94 - 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>. Under Free Physical Disks , use the <Space> key to select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array . The selected hard drive will be marked with an asterisk (*). After selecting the ha[...]

- 95 - Appendix Figure 4 Figure 5 4. Next: After completing the settings above, move to Next and press <Enter> to begin creating the array . Whenpromptedtoconrmwhethertocreatethisarray ,press<Y>toconrmor<N>tocancel(Figure5). T ofurthercongure theRAIDa[...]

Appendix - 96 - Figure 6 Figure 7 When completed, you can see the new array under T opologyVirtual Disks (Figure 6). 5. Save the Settings and Exit.  Afteryou completetheRAID congurationandbefore youexit thecongura - tionscreen,besuretopress<F10>inthemainscreen.Press?[...]

- 97 - Appendix Now , you may proceed to 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 <Enter> to display the Delete option.Press<Enter>.Whenprompted,press<Y>toconr[...]

Appendix - 98 - A. Installing Windows 7/Vista 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, we recom- mend that you install all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using "X[...]

- 99 - Appendix Step 2: For the Intel Z68: Insert the o ppy disk c ontaining the SA T A R AID/AHCI dr iver and p ress <Ente r>. Th en a contr oller menu similar to that in Figure 2 will appear . Select Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SA T A RAID Controller and press <En[...]

Appendix - 100 - 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 88SE9128: Insert the oppy disk containing the SA T A  AHCI driver and press <Enter>. The screen wi[...]

- 101 - 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 mu[...]

Appendix - 102 - • 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 the M anage me nu and c lick Reb uild to another disk in Manag[...]

- 103 - Appendix Step 2: Go to the Manage menu of the Intel Rapid Stor- age T echnology utility and click Recover data in Manage V olume . The Status ite m o n the lef t of t he sc reen d is- plays the rebuild progress. Step 3: Click Y es to begin the data recovery . Step 4: After the recovery volume is completed, the Sta- tus will display as Norma[...]

Appendix - 104 - For the Marvell 88SE9128: Turn off your computer and replace the failed hard drive with a new one. Please note to perform the rebuild, you must enter the eSA T A3 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 eSA T A3 R[...]

- 105 - Appendix 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 RAID BIOS screen before the rebuild is complete. Resume the Stopped Rebuild Process T o resume the stopped re[...]

Appendix - 106 - 5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the back pan el wh ich su ppor t 2 /4/5 .1/7 .1-ch anne l (Note) au dio. 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[...]

- 107 - 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 scree n, click t he Speake r C ongura - tion tab. In the Speaker Conguration list, select Stereo , Quadraphonic , 5.[...]

Appendix - 108 - 5-2-2 Conguring S/PDIF Out The S/PDIF Out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality . (Note) Enter the Digital Output(Optical)  screen to congure further settings if you use the S/PDIF Out connector(s) on the back panel for digital au[...]

- 109 - Appendix 5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function Before Dolby Ho me The ater is enab led, you ge t on ly 2-channel playbac k o utput (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-cha[...]

Appendix - 1 10 - 5-2-4 Conguring Microphone Recording Step 2: Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on th e b ack pa nel o r the Mi c i n ja ck (p ink ) on t he 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 t[...]

- 1 1 1 - Appendix Step 5: After completin g t he s ettings abov e, click Start , po int to All Programs , point to Accessories , and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording. Step 1: Loca te the i con in the no tific ation a rea and righ t- click on this icon. Select Recording Devices . Step 2: On the Recording tab, right -click on a[...]

Appendix - 1 12 - 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 the sound input device (e.g. microphone) to the computer. 2. T o record the audio, click the Start Recording button . 3. T o [...]

- 1 13 - 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 & DownloadsF 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> to enter[...]

Appendix - 1 14 - 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 15 - 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 keyb[...]

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