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    GA-6UASL3 LGA1 155 socket motherboard for Intel ® Core ™ i3 processors/ Intel ® E3 ® series processors User's Manual Rev . 2101[...]

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    Copyright © 2012 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[...]

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    - 3 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 4 GA-6UASL3 Motherboard Layout .................................................................................... 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ..............................................[...]

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    - 4 - Box Contents GA-6UASL3 motherboard Driver CD T wo SA T A cables I/O Shield • T he box contents above are for reference only an d the actual items shall depend on the product package yo u obtain. The box contents are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only .[...]

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    - 5 - GA-6UASL3 Motherboard Layout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 28 27 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 11 12 13 14 21[...]

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    - 6 - Item Code Description 1 PCI PCI slot (32bit/33MHz) 2 CASE_OPEN1 Case open intrusion connector 3 PCIE3 PCI-E slot 3 (x4 slot) 4 PCIE2 PCI-E slot 2 (x8 slot) 5 PCIE1 PCI-E slot 1 (x16 slot) 6 R_USB1 Rear USB connector 7 USB_LANA1 USB connectors and LAN connector 8 USB_LANB1 USB connectors 9 VGA1 VGA port 10 COM1 Serial port 11 SYS_F AN1 System [...]

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    - 7 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not remove or break [...]

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    Hardware Installation - 8 - 1- 2 P roductSpe cications CPU  Support for Intel ® Core ™ i3 processors/Intel ® Xeo n ® E3 ser ies processors in the LGA1155 package  L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset  Intel ® BD 82C202 (C ougar Poi n t) PCH Memory  4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory * Due to Wi[...]

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    - 9 - Hardware Installation Internal Connectors  1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector  1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector  6 x SATA 3 Gb/s connectors  1 x CPU fan header  4 x S ystem fan headers  1 x NMI switc h  1 x F ront panel header  2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers  1 x A type USB co nnect or  1 x S erial port header Back Pa[...]

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    - 10 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU Cooler 1-3 - 1 I nstalli ng the CPU A. Locate the alignm ent 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[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 1 1 - 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 (triangle) with the pin one corner of the CP[...]

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    - 12 - Hardware Installation 1-3 -2 Inst alling th e CPU Cooler 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 CPU[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 13 - 1-4 - 1 Dual C hannelMemoryConguration This motherboard provides four DDR3 memory sockets 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 Channel memory mode will double the original [...]

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    - 14 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 - 2 I nstalli ng a Memo ry 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. Be sure to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboard. Installation Step: Step 1. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIM[...]

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    - 15 - Hardware Installation 1-5 Back Panel Connectors Serial Port Connects to serial-based mouse or data processing devices. Video Port The video in port allows connect to video in, which can also apply to video loop thru function. 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 ke[...]

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    - 16 - Hardware Installation 1-6 Internal Connec t ors and Jumper Set ting Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: • First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Before installing the devices, be sure to turn of f the devices and your computer . Unplug the power cord from [...]

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    Hardware Installation - 17 - DEBUG PORT G.QBOFM P2_CPU P2_CPU1 1 4 5 8 DEBUG PORT G.QBOFM 13 1 24 12 P1 P1: Pin No. Denition 13 3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 16 PS_ON (soft On/Of f) 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 -5V 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V (Only for 2x12-pin A TX) 24 GND (Only for 2x12-pin A TX) Pin No. Denition 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 GND 8 Pow[...]

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    - 18 - Hardware Installation 3) CASE_OPEN1 (Case Open Intrusion) 4) PWR_DET1 (Power management connector) F_P ANEL F_P ANEL F_AUDIO F_AUDIO F_USB COMB MODEM Smart Card Reader SPDIF AUX_IN CD_IN Secure Gigital / Memory Stick Serial ATA F_USB F_1394 CPU_ FA N SYS_F AN PWR_ FA N NB_ FA N Power WOL SUR_CEN IR/CIR F_P ANEL F_P ANEL PWR_LED CLR_CMOS BIOS[...]

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    - 19 - Hardware Installation 10) BA T (Battery) The battery provides power to keep the values (such as BIOS congurations, date, and time information) in the CMOS when the computer is turned off. Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level, or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost. Y ou may clear the CMOS values[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 20 - 1 1) SA T A0/1/2/3/4/5 (SA T A 3Gb/s Connectors) The SAT A connectors conform to SA T A 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SA T A 1.5Gb/s standard. 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 • A RAID 0 or RAID 1 conguration requires at lea[...]

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    - 21 - Hardware Installation 14) USB_A1 (T ype A USB Headers) 15) SGPIO1 (SGPIO Header) SGPIO is stands for Serial General Purpose Input/Output which is a 4-signal (or 4-wire) bus used between a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) and a backplane. Out of the 4 signals, 3 are driven by the HBA and 1 is driven by the backplane. T ypically, the HBA is a storage co[...]

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    - 22 - Hardware Installation 16) HD_LED1 F_P ANEL F_P ANEL F_AUDIO F_AUDIO F_USB COMB MODEM Smart Card Reader SPDIF AUX_IN CD_IN Secure Gigital / Memory Stick Serial ATA F_USB F_1394 CPU_ FA N SYS_F AN PWR_ FA N NB_ FA N Power WOL SUR_CEN IR/CIR F_P ANEL F_P ANEL PWR_LED CLR_CMOS BIOS_WP CLR_CMOS BIOS_WP CI DPVRM CLR_PWD FDD AT X AT X_12V IDE IR CO[...]

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    - 23 - Hardware Installation The front panel design may differ by chassis. A front panel module mainly consists of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. When connecting your chassis front panel module to this header , make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly . 1 2 17 18 [...]

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    Hardware Installation - 24 - 19) TPM1 (TPM Module Header) Trusted Platform Module(TPM) Platform provides function forsecure generation of cryptographic keys, the ability to limit the use of cryptographic keys, aswell as a hardware pseudo-random number generator. T o enable TPM function, you must connect a TPM module and congre advanced setting i[...]

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    - 25 - Hardware Installation 21) BIOS_JP1 (BIOS Recovery Jumper) 1-2 Close: Normal operation. (Default setting) 2-3 Close: BIOS recovery mode. 1 1 22) MFG_F_JP1 (ME Recovery Jumper) 1-2 Close: Enable ME recovery . (Default setting) 2-3 Close: Disable ME recovery . 1 1[...]

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    - 26 - Hardware Installation 23) PWD_JP1 (Clear Password Jumper) Use this jumper to clear the supervisor password. 1-2 Close: Normal operation (Default setting) 2-3 Close: Clear password. 1 1 24) CLR_CMOS1 (Clearing CMOS Jumper) Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values (e.g. date information and BIOS congurations) and reset the CMOS values to fa[...]

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    - 27 - BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-T est (POST) during system startup, saving system parameters and loading operating system, etc. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that allows the user to modify ba[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 28 -  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 prole. First enter the prole name (to erase the default prole name, use[...]

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    - 29 - BIOS Setup 2-1 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter other sub-menu. Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu. Su[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 30 - BIOS V ersion Display version n umber of the BIOS set up utility . BIOS Build Date Displays the date when the BIOS setup utility was created. Processor Information: CPU T ype / CPU Core Frequency / CPU Count Displays the tech nical specications for the installed processor . Memory Determines how m uch total memory is p resent d[...]

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    - 31 - BIOS Setup 2-2 Advanced Menu The Advanced menu display submenu options for conguring the function of various hardware components. Select a submenu item, then press Enter to access the related submenu screen.[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 32 - 2-2-1 ProcessorConguration[...]

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    - 33 - BIOS Setup Intel Hyper Threading T echnology The Intel Hyper Threading T echnology allows a single processor to execute two or more separate threads concurren tly . When hyper-threading is enabled, multi-threaded software applications can execute their thre ads, thereby improving performance. Options available : Enabled/Disabled. De fault se[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 34 - (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. P-State Coordination In HW_ALL mode, the processor hardware is responsible for coordinating the P-state among logical processors depen dencies. The OS is [...]

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    - 35 - BIOS Setup Core Count Displays Process or core count informat ion. CPU Stepping Display processo r stepping information. Microcode Revision Display Microcod e Revision. Intel HT T echnology Display Intel Hype r Threading T echnology function support information.[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 36 - Available Memory T otal size of system memory detected d uring POST . Memory T ype Display informatio n of installed memory type. Memory Reset Select whether to delete the historical memory data log. System memory will be retested on the next boot-up. Options available : Y es/No. Default setting is No . DIMM Group #1/2/3/4 Status [...]

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    - 37 - BIOS Setup 2-2-3 AdvancedChipsetConguration Intel VD-d T echnology Enable/Disable In tel VD-d T echnology function. Options available : Enabled/Disabled. De fault setting is Disabled . Intel TXT T echnology Enable/Disable Intel TXT T echnology function. Options available : Enabled/Disabled. De fault setting is Disabled .[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 38 - 2-2-4 ACPIConguration HPET Support (High Precision Event Timer) Enable/Disable HPET Support. Options available : Enabled/Disabled. De fault setting is Enabled . WHEA Support (Windows Hardware Error Architecture) Enable/Disable W HEA Support. Options available : Enabled/Disabled. De fault setting is Enabled .[...]

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    - 39 - BIOS Setup SA T A Controller When enabled, th e SA T A controller will function normally . Options available : Enabled/Disabled. De fault setting is Enabled . SA T A Mode Select the on chip SA T A type. IDE Mode: When set to IDE, the SA T A controller disables its RAID and AHCI functions and runs in the IDE emulation mode. This is not allowe[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 40 - PERR# Generation When this item is set to enabled, PCI bus system error (SERR) is generated and is routed to NMI. Options available : Enabled/Disabled. De fault setting is Enabled . SERR# Generation When this item is set to enabled, PCI bus parity error (PERR) is generated and is routed to NMI. Options available : Enabled/Disabled[...]

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    - 41 - BIOS Setup Onboard Graphics Controller When enabled, th e graphic controller will function normally . Options available : enabled/Disabled. De fault setting is Enabled . Primary Graphics Select the primary video device that tha t the BIOS will use for output. Options available : Add-On/Onboard. Default setting is Add-On . Onboard LAN1 Contro[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 42 - 2-2-7 USBConguration Detected USB Devices Displays the infor mation of installed US B devices in the system. USB Controller When enabled, th e USB controller will function normally . Options available : Enabled/Disabled. De fault setting is Enabled . Legacy USB Support Enables or disabl es support for legacy U SB devices.[...]

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    - 43 - BIOS Setup 2-2-8 LegacyDeviceConguration Serial Port 1/2 When enabled allows you to congure the serial port settings. When set to Disabled, displays no con - guration for the serial port. Options available : Enabled/Disabled. De fault setting is Enabled . Device Settings Displays Serial Po rt 1/2 device setting in formation[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 44 - 2-2-9 PowerConguration Deep Power Off Mode Enable or Disable Deep Power Of f Mode. Options available : Enabled/Disabled. De fault setting is Enabled . Power On by RTC Alarm Select whether to wake up the system w hen an R TC alarm is detected. Options available : Enabled/Disabled. De fault setting is Disabled . Restore on [...]

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    - 45 - BIOS Setup 2-2-10 Console Redirection Console Redirection (Note) Select whether to enable console redirection. Console redirection enables users to manage the system from a remote location. Options available : Serial Port1/Serial Port2/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled . T erminal T ype Select a terminal type to be used for con sole redi[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 46 - Recorder Mode When this mode e nabled, only text will be send. This is to capture T erminal data. Options available : Enabled/Disabled. Resolution 100x31 Enables or disabl es extended terminal r esolution. Options available : Enabled/Disabled. Legacy OS Redirection Resolution On Legacy OS, th e number of Rows and Columns supported[...]

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    - 47 - BIOS Setup 2-2-1 1 Hardware Monitor Press Enter to view the Hardware Monitor screen which displays a real-time record of the CPU/system tem - perature, fan speed, and voltage. Items on this window are non-congurable. Current CPU/Slot/FP T emperature Displays current b us CPU/Slot/FP temperature. Current F AN 1/2/3 Speed (RPM) Displays cur[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 48 - There are two types of passwords that you can set: • Administrator Password Entering this password will allow the user to access and change all settings in the Setup Utility . • User Password Entering this password will restrict a user ’ s access to the Setup menus. T o enable or disable this eld, a Administrator Password[...]

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    - 49 - BIOS Setup Options available : Enabled/Disabled. De fault setting is Enabled . TPM State Select Enabled to activate TPM State function. Options available : Enabled/Disabled. De fault setting is Enabled . Pending TPM Support Schedule TPM operation. Options available : None/Enable T ake Ownership. Current TPM Status Information Display current[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 50 - 2-4 Server Management Menu System Information Displays basic system ID information, as well as BIOS version. Press Enter to access the related sub - menu. EventLogConguration Displays Event Lo g advanced settings. Press Enter to access the related submenu.[...]

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    - 51 - BIOS Setup 2-4-1 System Information The System Management submenu is a simple display page for basic system ID information, as well as Sys - tem product information. Items on this window are non-congurable.[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 52 - 2-4-2 EventLogConguration[...]

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    - 53 - BIOS Setup Change SMBIOS Event Settings Press Enter to ac cess the related subm enu. View Smbios Event Log Displays Smbios Event Log . Press Ent er to View Smbios Event Log. Erase Event Log Choose options fo r erasing Smbios Eve nt Log Erasing is done prior to any logging activation during reset. Options available : No/Y es, next reset/Y es,[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 54 - 2-5 Boot Option Menu The Boot menu allows you to set the drive priority during system boot-up. BIOS setup will display an error message if the drive(s) specied is not bootable. By default, the server searches for boot devices in the following order: 1. Hard drive. 2. UEFI device. 3. Optical disc drive. 4. Removable device. UEFI[...]

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    - 55 - BIOS Setup POST Error Pause Select whether to pause POST when a boot-up error is detected. Options available : Enabled/Disabled. De fault setting is Enabled . Option ROM Messages Set display mode for Option ROM. Options available : Force BIOS/Keep Current . Default setting is Force BIOS . BIOS Watch T imer Enable/Disable B IOS W atch T iming[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 56 - 2-6 Boot Manager The Boot manager menu allows you to specify the boot-up drive. BIOS setup will display an error message if the drive(s) specied is not bootable. Built-in EFI Shell Press Enter to co ngure the device as the boot-up drive. P3: WDC WD1001F AES-22W7A0 Press Enter to co ngure the device as the boot-up drive. P[...]

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    - 57 - BIOS Setup 2-7 Exit Menu The Exit menu displays the various options to quit from the BIOS setup. Highlight any of the exit options then press Enter . Save Changes and Exit Saves changes m ade and close the BIO S setup. Options available : Y es/No. Discard Changes and Exit Discards changes made and close the B IOS setup. Options available : Y[...]