Gigabyte GA-H67M-UD2H manual

GA-H67M-UD2H LGA1 155 socket motherboard for Intel ® Core ™ i7 processors/ Intel ® Core ™ i5 processors/Intel ® Core ™ i3 processors/ Intel ® Pentium ® processors/Intel ® Celeron ® processors User's Manual Rev . 1001 1 2M E- H67MU2 H-1 0 01 R[...]

Motherboard GA-H67M-UD2H Nov . 25, 2010 Nov . 25, 2010 Motherboard GA-H67M-UD2H[...]

Copyright © 2010 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE with[...]

- 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Optiona l Items ................................................................................................................. 6 GA -H 67M- UD2 H Mother board Layout .........................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 3 Dri vers Installation ....................................................................................... 57 3 - 1 Inst alling Chi pset Dr ivers ............................................................................... 5 7 3 -2 App licat ion Sof t ware .......................................................................[...]

- 6 - Bo x Contents GA-H67M-UD2H motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SA T A cables I/O Shield Optional I tems 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SA T A power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) LPT port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1LP001-0*R) [...]

- 7 - GA- H67 M - UD2H Motherboard Lay out KB_USB CPU_F AN LGA1 155 A TX GA-H67M-UD2H F_AUDIO AUDIO B_BIOS DDR3_1 DDR3_3 DDR3_2 DDR3_4 BA T F_P ANEL A TX_12V Intel ® H67 SA T A3_0 SA T A2_2 SA T A2_4 SA T A3_1 SA T A2_3 SA T A2_5 USB30_20 CODEC CLR_CMOS M_BIOS VGA_DVI USB_LAN PCIEX16 PCIEX1_1 PCIEX1_2 PCIEX4 SPDIF_O F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 F_USB4 COM[...]

- 8 - GA- H67 M - UD2H Motherboard Block Diagram 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 Intel ® H67 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x16 Dual BIOS COM Port 14 USB 2.0/1.1 LPC Bus DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz LAN RJ45 PCI Expr[...]

- 9 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Precautions Th e mo the rbo ard co nta ins n ume rou s de lic ate e lec tro nic ci rcu its an d c omp one nts 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 installatio n, do not [...]

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 LGA1155 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU [...]

- 1 1 - Hardware Installation USB Chipset:  - Up to 1 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, 8 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers) Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector  1 x 4 -pin ATX 12V power connector  2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors  4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors  1 x CPU fan header  1 x sys[...]

Hardware Installation - 12 - Uni que Featu res Supp or t for @ BIO S  Supp or t for Q - Fla sh  Supp or t for X pre ss BIO S Resc ue  Supp or t for D ownl oad C enter  Supp or t for X pre ss Inst all  Supp or t for X pre ss Rec over y2  Supp or t for E asy T u ne  * Avail abl e func ti ons in E asy T u ne may di ff er by mot he[...]

- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU Cooler 1-3 -1 In stall ing 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 In stall ing 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 CP[...]

Hardware Installation - 16 - 1- 4 Installing the Memor y DualChannelMemoryCongurationsT able 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 D ual Ch annel mode with two or fo ur [...]

- 17 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 -2 Ins talli ng a Mem or 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 orienta tion of the mem ory modu[...]

Hardware Installation - 18 - 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot. Locate an expansion slot that supports your card. Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel. 1. Align the card with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the sl[...]

- 19 - Hardware Installation 1-6 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 ke[...]

Hardware Installation - 20 - 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[...]

- 21 - Hardware Installation 1- 7 Internal Connec tors Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Befor e inst alling the d evice s, be s ure to turn o ff the d evices and y our com puter. Unplu g the • power cord from the power outlet t[...]

Hardware Installation - 22 - DEBUG PO RT G.QBOFM 13 1 24 12 A TX A TX: 1/2) A TX_12V/A TX (2x2 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 connecting the power connector , rst?[...]

- 23 - Hardware Installation 3/4) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_F AN), a 4-pin system fan header (SYS_FAN). Most 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 motherbo[...]

Hardware Installation - 24 - 6) SA T A3_0/1 (SA T A 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by H67 Chipset) 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 SA T A3_0 and SA TA3_1 connectors support RAID 0 and RAID 1. RAID 5 and R[...]

- 25 - Hardware Installation 8) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) C onnect the p ower swi tch, re set swi tch, sp eaker, chassis intr usion s witch/s ensor a nd syst em statu s indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. PW • (Power Switch, Red): [...]

Hardware Installation - 26 - 9) 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 assign[...]

- 27 - Hardware Installation 1 1) F_USB1/2/3/4 (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 ([...]

Hardware Installation - 28 - 13) LPT (Parallel Port Header) The LPT header can provide one parallel port via an optional LPT port cable. For purchasing the optional LPT port cable, please contact the local dealer . Pin No. Denition Pin No. Denition 1 STB- 14 GND 2 AFD- 15 PD6 3 PD0 16 GND 4 ERR- 17 PD7 5 PD1 18 GND 6 INIT - 19 ACK- 7 PD2 20 G[...]

- 29 - Hardware Installation 15) PHASE LED T he nu mber o f lig hted L EDs in dica tes th e CPU load ing. Th e high er th e CPU l oadi ng, th e mor e 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[...]

Hardware Installation - 30 -[...]

- 31 - BIOS Setup BIOS (B asic Inpu t and Out put Syste m) record s hardware parame ters of t he system in the CMOS on the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-T est (POST) during system startup, saving system pa rameters an d loading o perating sy stem, etc. BIOS inc ludes a BI OS Setup p rogram that allows the?[...]

BIOS Setup - 32 - 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[...]

- 33 - 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: E8) Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom [...]

BIOS Setup - 34 -  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[...]

- 35 - 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 - 36 - (Note 1) This item is present only if you install a memory module that supports this feature. (Note 2) 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. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 A ward Software[...]

- 37 - BIOS Setup (Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU. The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed. CPU Frequency Dis[...]

BIOS Setup - 38 - CPU EIST Function (Note 1) Enables or disables Enhanced Intel Speed Step T echnology (EIST). Depending on CPU loading, Intel EIST technology can dynamically and effectively lower the CPU voltage and core frequency to decrease average power consumption and heat production. Auto  lets the BIOS automatically congure[...]

- 39 - BIOS Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 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 - 40 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 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 Timing Control x CAS Late[...]

- 41 - BIOS Setup 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 Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 A ward Software Advanced V oltage Settings ****** [...]

BIOS Setup - 42 -  Miscellaneous Settings CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 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 [...]

- 43 - 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 - 44 - Precomp Write precompensation cylinder . Landing Zone Landing zone. Sector Number of sectors. Halt On Allows you to dete rmine 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, Bu[...]

- 45 - BIOS Setup (Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2010 A ward Software Advanced BIOS Features  Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter] Qui[...]

BIOS Setup - 46 - Limit CPUID Max. to 3 (Note) Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Set this item to Disabled for Windows XP operating system; set this item to Enabled for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) E nables or disables Intel E xecute Disa ble Bit f un[...]

- 47 - BIOS Setup 2-6 Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (Intel H67 Chipset) E nable s or di sables the X .H.D fu nctio n for t he SA T A control lers i ntegra ted in the I ntel H6 7 Chip set. When set to Enabled , the PCH SA T A Control Mode item below will be set to RAID(XHD) automatically . For detail s on u sing t he GIG ABYTE X.H.D util[...]

BIOS Setup - 48 - USB Legacy Function Allows USB keyboard 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 during the POST . (Default: Enabled) Azalia Codec Enables or disabl es the onboar[...]

- 49 - BIOS Setup Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to dec ide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled ) Onboard Serial Port 1  Enablesordisabl estheserialportandspeciesitsbaseI/Oaddressandcorrespondinginterrupt. Options are: Auto, 3F8/IRQ4 (defaul[...]

BIOS Setup - 50 - 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[...]

- 51 - BIOS Setup (Note) Supported on Windows 7/V ista operating system only . Resume by Alarm Determines wheth er 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 [...]

BIOS Setup - 52 - 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[...]

- 53 - BIOS Setup CPU Smart F AN Control Allows you to dete rmine whether to enable the CPU fan speed control function and adjust the fan speed. Normal Allows the CPU fan to run at different speeds according to the CPU temperature. Y ou can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on your system requirements. (Default) Silent Allows the CPU fan to [...]

BIOS Setup - 54 - 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) 1984-2010 A ward[...]

- 55 - 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 - 56 - 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) 1984-2010 A ward Software Save Data to CMOS  MB Intelligent T weake[...]

- 57 - 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 - 58 - 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[...]

- 59 - 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 - 60 - 3-6 Download Center T o update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to inst[...]

- 61 - Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Chapter 4 Unique Features Xp re ss Re co ve ry 2 is a u ti li ty t ha t al lo ws yo u t o qu ic kl y co mp re 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 AT A [...]

Unique Features - 62 - Step 3: Wh en p ar ti ti on in g yo ur h ar d d ri ve, ma ke su re t o 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 Com[...]

- 63 - Unique Features D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 E. Removing the Backup F . Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Sel ect RESTORE to re sto re t he ba cku p to you r ha rd dr ive in case the system breaks down. The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created before. Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2. Step 2: After [...]

Unique Features - 64 - 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GI GA BY TE m ot her bo ar ds p ro vi de t wo u ni qu e BI OS u pd at e to ol s, Q -F la sh ™ a nd @ BI OS ™ . G IGA BY TE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS mod e. Ad diti onal ly , th is mo therb oard fea ture s the D ualB IOS ™[...]

- 65 - Unique Features B. Updating the BIOS When upda ting the BIOS, choose t he location w here the BIOS le is saved. The fo llowing procedu re as - sumesthatyousavetheBIOSletoaUSBashdrive. Step 1: 1. Insertthe USB ash drivecontaining [...]

Unique Features - 66 - 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[...]

- 67 - 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. Dur ing the B IOS updat e process , ensure the Int ernet con nection i s stable and do NOT inter ru[...]

Unique Features - 68 - 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[...]

- 69 - Unique Features 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2 GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2 (Note 1) is a revolutionary technolog y that delivers un paralleled 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 - 70 - 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[...]

- 71 - 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 - 72 - 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[...]

- 73 - 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 - 74 - 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[...]

- 75 - 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 - 76 - 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 [...]

- 77 - 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[...]

Unique Features - 78 - 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[...]

- 79 - 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 - 80 - 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 TA controllermode[...]

- 81 - 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 - 82 - 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[...]

- 83 - 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, y[...]

Appendix - 84 - 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, [...]

- 85 - 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 - 86 - Delete RAID V olume T o delete a RAID array , s elect Delete RAID V olume in M AIN MENU and pres s <Enter>. In the DELETE VOLUME MENU section, use the up or down arrow key to select the array to be deleted and press <Delete>. Whenpromptedtoconrmyourselection(Figure12),press<Y>toc[...]

- 87 - Appendix 5-1-2 Installing the SA T A RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 7/Vista/XP onto your hard drive(s). A. Installing Windows XP T o install Windows XP , you need to install the SA T A RAID/AHCI controller driver during the OS installation. Without the driver , the hard [...]

Appendix - 88 - 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[...]

- 89 - Appendix • Performing the Rebuild in the Operating System While in the operating system, make sure the chipset driver has been installed from the motherboard driver disk. Then launch the Intel Rapid Storage T echnology utility from All Programs in the Start menu. Step 1: Go to the Manag e menu and clic k Rebui ld to another disk in Manage [...]

Appendix - 90 - • Restoring the Master Drive to a Previous State (for Recovery V olume only) When two hard drives are set to Recovery Volume in Update on Request mode, you can restore the master drive data to the last backup state when needed. For example, in case the master drive detects a virus, you can restore the recovery drive data to the ma[...]

- 91 - Appendix 5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the back pan el w hich su ppor t 2/ 4/5. 1/7 .1- chan nel (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[...]

Appendix - 92 - Step 2: Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The cur- rent connected device is dialog box appears. Select the device according to the type of device you connect. Then click OK . Step 3: On the Speakers scre en, cli ck the S peaker C ongura - tion tab. In the Speaker Conguration list, select Stereo , Quadraphonic , 5.1[...]

- 93 - Appendix 5-2-2 Conguring S/PDIF Out The S/PDIF Out jacks (Note 1) can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality . 1. Connecting a S/PDIF Out Cable: Connect a S/PDIF optical cable to an external decoder for transmitting the S/PDIF digital audio signals. S/PDIF Optical Cable (Note 1) The actual[...]

Appendix - 94 - 5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function Before Dolby H ome Theater is enab led, you get on ly 2-chann el playba ck output (from the front speakers) when playing 2-channel stereo sources. Y ou must play 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- chan- nel content to get 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- channel audio effects. With Dolby Home Theater enabled, 2-channe[...]

- 95 - Appendix 5-2-4 Conguring Microphone Recording Step 2: Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on th e ba ck p an el o r th e Mi c in ja ck ( pin k) on t he f ro nt 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 [...]

Appendix - 96 - Step 5: After completi ng the se ttings ab ove, clic k Start , poi nt to All Programs , point to Accessories , and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording. Step 1: Loca te th e ico n in th e not ifica tion area and righ t- click on this icon. Select Recording Devices . Step 2: On the Recording tab, rig ht-click on an [...]

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

Appendix - 98 - 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 B[...]

- 99 - Appendix 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 c[...]

Appendix - 100 - 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[...]

- 101 - Appendix 5-4 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written pe rmission, and the c ontents there of m ust not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose. Contravention will be prosecuted. We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at[...]

Appendix - 102 - Finally , we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy-saving features of this product (where applicable), recycling the inner and outer packaging (including shipping containers) this product was delivered in, and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly . Wit[...]

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