Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD7 manual

GA-P55A-UD7 LGA1 156 socket motherboard for Intel ® Core ™ i7 processor family/ Intel ® Core ™ i5 processor family/Intel ® Core ™ i3 processor family User's Manual Rev . 1001 12ME-P55AUD7-1001R[...]

Motherboard GA-P55A-UD7 Jan. 26, 2010 Jan. 26, 2010 Motherboard GA-P55A-UD7[...]

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- 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Optional Items ................................................................................................................. 6 GA-P55A-UD7 Motherboard Layout ................................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................ 65 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 65 3-2 Application Software ..................................................................................[...]

- 6 - Box Contents GA-P55A-UD7 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Four SA T A 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield One SA T A bracket 2-W ay SLI bridge connector 3-W ay SLI bridge connector One Hybrid Silent-Pipe module kit Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R) 2-port USB 2.[...]

- 7 - GA-P55A-UD7 Motherboard Layout (Note 1) 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. (Note 2) For error code information, please refer to Chapter 5. KB_USB CPU_F AN LGA1 156 A TX GA-P55A-UD7 CD_IN F_AUDIO AUDIO M_BIOS PCIEX[...]

- 8 - GA-P55A-UD7 Motherboard Block Diagram Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Line Out MIC Line In S/PDIF In S/PDIF Out Side Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out CODEC PS/2 KB/Mouse LGA1 156 CPU DMI Interface Intel ® P55 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus IT8720 Floppy CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) 6 SA TA 3Gb/s 1 PCI Express x16 Dual BIOS COM Port 14 USB 2.0/1.1 ([...]

- 9 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Pr ecautions Th e m ot her bo ar d c on ta in s n um er ou s d el ic at e e le ct ro ni c c ir cu it s a nd comp one nt s w hi ch can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prio r to in[...]

- 10 - Hardware Installation 1- 2 Product Specications CPU  Support for an Intel ® Core ™ i7 series processor/Intel ® Core ™ i5 series processor/ Intel ® Core ™ i3 series processor in the LGA1 156 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)  L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset    Intel ® P[...]

- 1 1 - Hardware Installation Storage Interface  JMicron JMB362 chip: - 2 x eSA TA 3Gb/s connectors (eSA T A/USB Combo) on the back panel sup- porting up to 2 SA T A 3Gb/s devices - Support for SA TA RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD  iTE IT8720 chip: - 1 x oppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 oppy disk drive USB  Chipset - Up to 14 US[...]

- 12 - Hardware Installation (Note 1) Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB. (Note 2) For optimum performance , if only one PCI Express graphic s card is to be i nstalled, be sur e to install it in the PCIEX16_1 slot; if you are[...]

- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU C ooler 1-3 -1 I nst all ing t he CPU A. Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. Notch Notch Alignment Key Alignment Key LGA1 156 CPU LGA1 156 CPU Socket Pin One Corner of the CPU Socket Triangle Pin One Marking on the CPU Read the following gui[...]

- 14 - Hardware Installation 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 o f the C[...]

- 15 - Hardware Installation 1-3 -2 I nst all ing t he CPU Cool er Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (The following procedure uses Intel ® boxed cooler as the example cooler .) Step 1: Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU. Male Pus h Pin Female Push Pin The [...]

- 16 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 Installin g the Hybrid Silent- Pipe Module Read the following guideline before you begin to install the Hybrid Silent-Pipe module: If you want to connect the front audio module from your chassis to the F_AUDIO connector on the moth - erboard, be sure to connect it before installing the Hybrid Silent-Pipe module to [...]

- 17 - Hardware Installation 1-5 -1 D ual Cha nne l Me mor y Con gur ati on This motherboard provides four DD R3 memory socket s and supports D ual 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 [...]

- 18 - Hardware Installation 1-5 -2 I nst all ing a M emo r y 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 the orienta tion of t he memor y module . Sprea d the ret aining clips at both ends of the memory socket. Place the [...]

- 19 - Hardware Installation • R e m o v i n g t h e C a r d from the PCIEX16_1/ PCIEX16_2 Slot: Gently push back on the lever on the slot and then li f t t h e c a rd st r a i gh t o u t from the slot. 1-6 Installing an Expansion Card Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Locate an expansion sl[...]

- 20 - Hardware Installation 1- 7 Setup of A TI CrossF ire X ™ /NVID IA SLI Conguration A. System Requirements - The 2-W ay SLI and 2-W ay CrossFireX technologies currently support Windows 7, Vista, XP operating systems - The 3-W ay SLI and 3-W ay CrossFireX technologies currently support Windows 7 and Vista operating systems - A CrossFireX/SL[...]

- 21 - Hardware Installation 1-8 Installing the SA T A Bracket • Turn off your system and the power switch on the power supply before installing or removing the SA TA bracket and SA T A power cable to prevent damage to hardware. • Insert the SA T A signal cable and SA T A power cable securely into the corresponding connectors when installing. T[...]

- 22 - Hardware Installation 1-9 Back Panel Connectors 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 keyboard. Optical S/PDIF Out Connector This connector p[...]

- 23 - Hardware Installation USB 3.0/2.0 Port The USB 3.0 port supports the USB 3.0 specication and is compatible to the USB 2.0/1.1 specication. Use this port for USB devices such as a USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer , USB ash drive and etc. Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Jack (Orange) Use this audio jack to connect center/subwoofer speaker[...]

- 24 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 0 Onboard LEDs and Buttons ACPI LEDs The 4 embedded ACPI LEDs indicate the system power status (S0, S1, S3, S4, S5) to prevent potential hard- ware damage due to improper plug/unplug actions. ACPI LEDs: S4_S5_LED S3_LED S1_LED S0_LED CPU VTT/Memory Phase Indicator LEDs This motherboard contains 4 phase indicator LE[...]

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

- 26 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 1 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 ins tall ing th e dev ices, be sur e to tu rn off th e devi ces a nd you r com puter. Unplu g the power cord from the pow[...]

- 27 - Hardware Installation G.QBOFM A TX_12V_2X: A TX_12V_2X 5 8 1 4 G.QBOFM 13 1 24 12 A TX A TX: Pin No. Denition 13 3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 16 PS_ON (soft On/Off) 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 -5V 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V (Only for 2x12-pi n A TX) 24 GND ( On ly fo r 2 x1 2-p in A TX) Pin No. Denition 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 GND 8 Power[...]

- 28 - Hardware Installation 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_FAN), a 4-pin (SYS_FAN2) and two 3-pin (SYS_ F AN1/SYS_F AN3) system fan headers, and a 3-pin power fan header (PWR_F AN). Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cabl[...]

- 29 - Hardware Installation 8) IDE (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attach- ing the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector . If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpers and th e cabling accordi ng to the role o f the IDE devices [...]

- 30 - Hardware Installation 9) SA T A2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SA T A 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by P55 Chipset) T h e S ATA c o n n e c t o r s c o n f o r m t o S AT A 3 G b / s s t a n d a r d a n d a r e c o m p a t i b l e w i t h S AT A 1 . 5 G b / s stan dard . Each S A T A c onne ctor s uppo rts a s ingl e SA T A d evic e. The P5 5 Chip set s uppor[...]

- 31 - Hardware Installation 1 1) GSA T A3_8/9 (SA T A 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Marvell 9128) The SA T A connectors conform to SAT A 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SA T A 3Gb/s and SA T A 1.5Gb/s stan dards. Each S A T A connector su pports a sing le SA T A devic e. The Marvell 9128 supports RAID 0 and RAID 1. Refer to Chapter 5, &qu[...]

- 32 - Hardware Installation 13) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) Conne ct the p ower s witch , rese t swit ch, sp eaker, chassi s intr usio n switc h/se nsor an d syst em sta tus 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):[...]

- 33 - Hardware Installation 14) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) The front panel audio header supports Intel High Denition audio (HD) an d 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 assignments of the motherboard header. Incor[...]

- 34 - Hardware Installation 16) SPDIF_I (S/PDIF In Header) This header supports digital S/PDIF In and can connect to an audio device that supports digital audio out via an optional S/PDIF In cable. For purchasing the optional S/PDIF In cable, please contact the local dealer . 1 Pin No. Denition 1 Power 2 SPDIFI 3 GND Pin No. Denition 1 SPDIF[...]

- 35 - Hardware Installation 18) F_USB1/F_USB2 (USB Headers) The headers conform to USB 2.0/1.1 specication. Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket. For purchasing the optional USB bracket, please contact the local dealer . 19) F_1394 (IEEE 1394a Header) The header conforms to IEEE 1394a specication. The IEEE 13[...]

- 36 - Hardware Installation 20) COMA (Serial Port Header) The COMA header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the op- tional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer . 10 9 2 1 Pin No. Denition 1 NDCD- 2 NSIN 3 NSOUT 4 NDTR- 5 GND 6 NDSR- 7 NRTS- 8 NCTS- 9 NRI- 10 No Pin[...]

- 37 - BIOS Setup BIOS (Ba sic Inpu t and Out put Syst em) reco rds hard ware par ameters of the sy stem in t he CMOS o n the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-T est (POST) during system startup, saving sy stem param eters and l oading op erating sy stem, etc . BIOS incl udes a BIO S Setup pro gram that allows th[...]

BIOS Setup - 38 - 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[...]

- 39 - 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: D25) Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom[...]

BIOS Setup - 40 -  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[...]

- 41 - 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 these components. This page is for a[...]

BIOS Setup - 42 - CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU. The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed. CPU Frequency Displays the current operating CPU frequency . (Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique f[...]

- 43 - BIOS Setup (Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. C3/C6/C7 State Support (Note) Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C3/C6/C7 mode in system halt state. When en- abled, the CPU core freque[...]

BIOS Setup - 44 - (Note) This item appears only if you install a memory module that supports this feature. Extreme Memory Prole (X.M.P .) (Note) Allows the BIOS to read the SPD data on XMP memory module(s) to enhance memory performance when enabled. Disabled Disables this function. (Default) Prole1 Uses Prole 1 settings. Prole2 (Note) U[...]

- 45 - BIOS Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 A ward Software Advanced Memory Settings higf : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous V alues F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level   ExtremeMemoryProle(X.M.P .) (Note) [Disabled] System [...]

BIOS Setup - 46 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 A ward Software Channel A T iming 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 La[...]

- 47 - BIOS Setup tRTP Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. t FAW Options are: Auto (default), 1~63. Command Rate(CMD) Options are: Auto (default), 1~3. >>>>> Channel A/B Misc T iming Control B2B CAS Delay Options are: Auto (default), 1~31. Round T rip Latency Options are: Auto (default), 1~255.  Advanced V oltage Settings CMOS Setu[...]

BIOS Setup - 48 - >>> MCH/ICH PCH Core The default is Auto . CPU PLL The default is Auto . >>> DRAM DRAM V oltage The default is Auto . DRAM T ermination The default is Auto . Ch-A Data VRef. The default is Auto . Ch-B Data VRef. The default is Auto . Ch-A Address VRef. The default is Auto . Ch-B Address VRef. The default is Auto [...]

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

BIOS Setup - 50 - 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 the desired eld and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the time. I[...]

- 51 - BIOS Setup • Auto Lets the BIOS aut omatically detec t IDE/SA T A devices during the POST . (Default) • None If no IDE/SA T A devices are used, set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual Allows you to manually enter the specications of the ha[...]

BIOS Setup - 52 - (Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Species the sequence of loading the operating system from the installed hard drives. Use the up or d[...]

- 53 - BIOS Setup Limit CPUID Max. to 3 (Note) Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Set this item to Disabled for Windows XP operating system; set this item to Enabled for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables o r disable s Intel Ex ecute Dis able Bit f u[...]

BIOS Setup - 54 - 2-6 Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (Intel P55 Chipset) Enables or disables the X.H.D fun ction for the SA T A controllers integrated in the Intel P55 Chipset. When set to Enabled , the PCH SA T A Control Mode item below will be set to RAID(XHD) automatically . For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility , refer to C[...]

- 55 - BIOS Setup AHCI Congures the SA T A controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specication that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial A T A features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. SA T A Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Species the operating mode of the inte[...]

BIOS Setup - 56 - Link Detected Displays transmission speed. Cable Length Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable. Note: The Gigabit hub will only operate at a speed of 10/100 Mbps in MS-DOS mode; it will operate at a normal speed of 10/100/1000 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is activated. When a Cable Problem Occur[...]

- 57 - BIOS Setup Onboard LAN1/LAN2 Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard USB 3.0 Controller (NEC USB 3.0 Controller) Enables or disables the USB 3.0 controller integrated in the NEC chip. (Default: Enabled) eSA T A Controller (JMicron JMB362 Chip, eSA T A Co[...]

BIOS Setup - 58 - 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 to enter the ACPI S3 (Su[...]

- 59 - BIOS Setup (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 a specic day in a month. Time (hh: mm: ss) A[...]

BIOS Setup - 60 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 A ward Software PC Health Status CPU Smart F AN Mode [Auto] 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  Reset Case Open Status Keeps or clears the record of [...]

- 61 - BIOS Setup Current System/CPU T emperature Displays current system/CPU temperature. Current CPU/SYSTEM/POWER F AN Speed (RPM) Displays current CPU/system/power fan speed. CPU Warning T emperature Se ts th e wa r ni n g th r es h ol d f or C P U te m pe ra t ur e . Wh e n CP U t em p er at u re e x ce e ds t h e th r es h ol d, BIOS will emit[...]

BIOS Setup - 62 - Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the safest BIOS default settings. In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for the motherboard. 2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Press <Enter> on this item and then press t[...]

- 63 - 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 system password is set and t[...]

BIOS Setup - 64 - Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key . This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. 2-12 Save & Exit Setup Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving [...]

- 65 - 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 that show[...]

Drivers Installation - 66 - 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[...]

- 67 - 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 - 68 - 3-6 Download Center T o update the BIOS, driver s, or applications, click the Download Center but ton to link to the GIGAB YTE 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[...]

- 69 - Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Chapter 4 Unique Features Xp r es s R e co v er y 2 i s a u ti l it y t h at a l l ow s y ou to q u ic k l y co m p re s s 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 and SA T A hard drives and[...]

Unique Features - 70 - Step 3: Wh e n pa r ti t io n in g y o ur h a rd d r i ve , m ak e s ur e 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 1: Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data. Step 4: Aft[...]

- 71 - Unique Features D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 E. Removing the Backup F . Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Sel ec t RESTORE to re st or e th e ba ck up t o yo ur h ar d 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 - 72 - 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GI GA B YT E m ot h er b oa r ds p r ov i de t w o un i qu e B IO S u pd a te t o ol s , Q- F la s h ™ an d @ BI O S ™ . GI G AB Y 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 dit ion all y , this m oth erb oar d fe atu res t he [...]

- 73 - Unique Features B. Updating the BIOS When updatin g the BIOS, ch oose the loc ation where t he BIOS le is saved. The followi ng procedure as - sumes that you save the BIOS le to a oppy disk. Step 1: 1. Insert the oppy disk containing the BIOS le into the oppy disk driv e. In the main menu of Q-Flash, use the up or down arro[...]

Unique Features - 74 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 A ward Software Load Optimized Defaults  MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .)  Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Management Setup  PC Health Status ESC: Quit higf : Select Item F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F8: Q-Flash F10: Save &[...]

- 75 - Unique Features 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility A. Before Y ou Begin 1. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (T erminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. Du ring the BIOS upd ate proc ess, ens ure the I nternet connect ion is st able an d do NOT inte rr[...]

Unique Features - 76 - 4-3 EasyT une 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to ne-tune their system settings or do overclock/overvoltage in Windows environment. The user-friendly EasyTune 6 interface also includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory information, letting users read their system-related in[...]

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

Unique Features - 78 - 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 TM 2 for th e rst time (Note 3) . C. Stealth Mode In Stealth Mode, the system continues t o work with the user-dened power saving settings, even after the [...]

- 79 - 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 th e motherboard driver disk, go t[...]

Unique Features - 80 - 4-6 Smart 6 ™ GIGABYTE Smart 6 ™ (Note 1) is designed with user-friendliness i n mind, and offers a combination of 6 innovative software utilities that provide easier and smarter PC system management. Smart 6 ™ allows you to speed up system performance, reduce boot-up time, manage a secure platform and recover specie[...]

- 81 - Unique Features SMART Recovery With SMART Recovery , users can quickly create backups of changed data les (Note 2) or copy les from a specic backup on P A T A and SA T A hard drives (partitioned on NTFS le system) in Windows Vista. SMART DualBIOS SMART DualBIOS is a new feature that can record personal passwords and important dat[...]

Unique Features - 82 - (Note 1) When launching Smart 6 ™ for the rst time, the system will request you to set up a password, which allows you to activate SMART DualBIOS, SMAR T Recorder , or SMAR T T imeLock or to make any changes. (Note 2) The changed data refers to the data that has been modied, deleted, or newly added since the last back[...]

- 83 - Unique Features 4-7 Auto Green Auto Green is an easy-to-use tool that provides users with simple options to enable system power savings via a Bluetooth cell phone. When the phone is out of the range of the computer's Bluetooth receiver , the sys- tem will enter the specied power saving mode. Sele cti ng a s yste m e ner gy s avi ng m[...]

Unique Features - 84 - 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 button, X.H.D hel[...]

- 85 - Unique Features 4-9 T eaming Dual LAN with T eaming functionality enabled allows two single connections to act as one single connection for twice the transmission bandwidth, making data transmission more effective and also improving the quality of transmission of distant image(s). Fault tolerance on the dual LAN network prevents network down[...]

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- 87 - Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) T o congure SA T A hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install SA T A hard drive(s) in your computer . B. Congure SA T A controller mode in BIOS Setup. C. Congure a RAID array in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Make a oppy disk containing the SA T A RAID/AHCI driver f[...]

Appendix - 88 - 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 correctly in s[...]

- 89 - 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 operating system boot begins, look for a message which says &quo[...]

Appendix - 90 - 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[...]

- 91 - 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, you can see detailed information about the RAID [...]

Appendix - 92 - 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, [...]

- 93 - 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 - 94 - Delete RAID V olume T o delete a RAID array, select Delete RAID V olume in MAIN 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 conrm or <N> to a[...]

- 95 - Appendix The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth- erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. Figure 1 Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. 5-1-2 Conguring JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SA T A2 SA T A Controll[...]

Appendix - 96 - C. Conguring a RAID array in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to congure a RAID array . Skip this step and proceed to the installation of Windows operating system for a non-RAID conguration. After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press &l[...]

- 97 - Appendix Create a RAID Array: In the main screen, press <Enter> on the Create RAID Disk Drive item. Then the Create New RAID screen appears (Figure 4). The Create New RAID block displays all the items that need to be set for creating an array (Figure 5). Steps: 1. Enter Array Name: Under the Name item, enter an array name with 1~16 let[...]

Appendix - 98 - 3. Assign Array Disks: After a RAID mode is selected, RAID BIOS automaticall y assigns the two hard drives installed as the RAID drives. 4. Set Block Size (RAID 0 only): Under the Block item, use the up or down arrow key to select the stripe block size (Figure 6), ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB. Press <Enter>. 5. Set Array Size: [...]

- 99 - Appendix When nished, the new RAID array will be displayed in the RAID Disk Drive List block (Figure 8). Figure 8 Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members(HDDx) RDD0: GRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal 01 [ fg T AB]-Switch Window [ hi ]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit [ RAID Disk Drive List ] [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Gi[...]

Appendix - 100 - Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members(HDDx) RDD0: GRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal 01 [ fg T AB]-Switch Window [ hi ]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit [ RAID Disk Drive List ] [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Gigabyte T echnology Corp. RAID Setup Utility v1.07.06 Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert H[...]

- 101 - Appendix The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth- erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. 5-1-3 Conguring Marvell 9128 SA T A Controller A. Installing SA T A hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end[...]

Appendix - 102 - 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>. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell T echnology Group Ltd. T opology Information Help V endor ID : 1B4B Device ID : 91A3 Revision ID : B1 BIOS V ersion : 1.0.0.1006 Firmware V ersion : 2.1.0.1317 P[...]

- 103 - Appendix Figure 4 Figure 5 T o further congure the RAID array , use the up or down arrow key to move the selection bar to select an item in the right block of the screen and press <Enter> (Figure 4). Set the required items in sequence and press <Enter> after each step. Steps: 1. RAID Level: Select a RAID level. Options includ[...]

Appendix - 104 - Figure 6 Figure 7 When completed, you can see the new array under T opologyV irtual Disks (Figure 6). Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell T echnology Group Ltd. T opology Information Help V endor ID : 1B4B Device ID : 91A3 Revision ID : B1 BIOS V ersion : 1.0.0.1006 Firmware V ersion : 2.1.0.1317 PCIe Speed rate : 5.0Gbps Congu[...]

- 105 - Appendix Now , you may proceed to create the SA T A driver diskette (for AHCI mode) and 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 <En- ter> to display the Delete opti on. Pr ess <En ter >.[...]

Appendix - 106 - 5-1-4 Making a SA T A RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) T o successfully install operating system onto SA T A hard drive(s) that is/are congured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to install the SA T A controller driver during the OS installation. Without the driver , the hard drive may not be recognized durin[...]

- 107 - Appendix Figure 5 Figure 4 In Windows mode: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your optical drive folder , double click the Menu.exe le in the BootDrv folder (Figure 4). A Command Prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 5. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Depending on the oper[...]

Appendix - 108 - 5-1-5 Installing the SA T A RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the SA T A RAID/AHCI driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/ XP onto your hard drive(s). The followings are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation. A. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system to boot fro[...]

- 109 - Appendix For the JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SA TA2: Insert the oppy disk containing the SA T A RAID/AHCI driver and press <S>. Then a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below will appear. Select RAID/AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller (x32) and press <Enter>. Step 3: On the next screen, press <Enter> to continue t[...]

Appendix - 110 - Figure 6 B. Installing Windows Vista The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system. Note: Y ou are not required to load the SA T A AHCI driver rst when installing Windows Vista onto the RAID drives attached to the Marvell 9128 controller . For the Intel P55: Step 1: Restart your system to boot from t[...]

- 1 11 - Appendix The install menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by driver version. Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 6 appears, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/5 Series/3400 Se- ries SA TA RAID Controller and click Next . Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you wan[...]

Appendix - 112 - For the JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SA TA2: Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When a screen similar to that below appears (RAID/AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driver (Figure 9). Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk[...]

- 1 13 - Appendix Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 1 1 appears, select GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and click Next . Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the operating system and then click Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 12). Figure 1 1 Figure 12 The install menus described [...]

Appendix - 114 - Intel(R) Rapid Storage T echnology - option ROM - 9.5.0.1037 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 4. Exit RAID V olumes : Nonedened. Physical Disks : Port Drive Model Serial # Size T ype/Status(V ol ID) 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 1 1 1.7GB Member Disk (0) 1 WDC WD800JD-22LS WD-WM[...]

- 1 15 - 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 Stroage T echnology utility from All Programs in the Start menu. Step 1: Go to t he Ma nage m enu a nd cl ick Re buil d to another disk in M[...]

Appendix - 116 - • 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 m[...]

- 1 17 - Appendix For the JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SA TA2: Turn off your computer and replace the failed hard drive with a new one. Use either the RAID setup utility or the GIGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER utility in the operating system to perform the rebuild. • Rebuilding with the RAID setup utility Step 1: When the message "Press <Ctrl-G> to[...]

Appendix - 118 - • Rebuilding in the operating system Make sure the JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SA TA2 SA T A controller driver has been installed from the moth- erboard driver disk. Launch the GIGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER from All Programs in the Start menu. Step 1: In the GIGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER screen, right-click on the array to be rebuilt in the RA[...]

- 1 19 - Appendix For the Marvell 9128: Turn off your computer and replace the failed hard drive with a new one. Please note to perform the rebuild, you must enter the GSA TA 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 GSA TA RAID Con[...]

Appendix - 120 - 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 rebuild screen before the rebuild is complete. Resume the Stopped Rebuild Process T o resume the stopped rebu[...]

- 121 - Appendix 5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides six audi o jacks on the b ack pan el w hi ch s upp or t 2/ 4/ 5.1 /7 .1 -ch an ne 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 use[...]

Appendix - 122 - 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 s creen, click t he Spe aker Co ngura - tion tab. In the Speaker Conguration list, select Stereo , Quadraphonic , 5.[...]

- 123 - Appendix 5-2-2 Conguring S/PDIF In/Out A. S/PDIF In The S/PDIF In cable (optional) allows you to input digital audio signals to the computer for audio processing. 1. Installing the S/PDIF In Cable: 2. Conguring S/PDIF In: On the Digital Input screen, click the Default Format tab to select the default format. Click OK to complete. (Not[...]

Appendix - 124 - B. S/PDIF Out The S/PDIF Out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality . 1. Connecting a S/PDIF Out Cable: 2. Conguring S/PDIF Out: On the Digital Output screen, click the Default Format tab and then select the sample rate and bit depth. Click OK to complete. S/PDIF Coaxia[...]

- 125 - Appendix 5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function Before D olby Hom e Theater is enabled , you get o nly 2-c hannel p layback 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-cha[...]

Appendix - 126 - 5-2-4 Conguring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver , the HD Audio Manager icon will appear in the notication area. Double-click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager . Step 2: Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on th e ba c k pa ne l o r th e M ic i n j ac k ( pi nk ) o n th e f ro[...]

- 127 - Appendix Step 4: T o r a i s e t h e r e co r d i n g a n d p la y b a c k v o lu m e f o r t h e microphone, click the Microphone Boost icon on the right of the Recor ding V olume slider and set the Microphone Boost level. Step 5: After co mpletin g the set tings a bove, cl ick Start , p oint to All Programs , point to Accessories , and th[...]

Appendix - 128 - Step 3: When the Stereo Mix item appears, right-click on this item and select Enable . Then set it as the default de- vice. Step 4: Now you can access the HD Audio Manager to cong - ure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to record the sound. 5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder A. Recording Sound 1. Make sure you have connected the sou[...]

- 129 - 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&DownloadsMotherboardFAQ page on GIGABYTE's website. Q: In the BIOS Setup program, why are some BIOS options missing? A: Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program. Press <Delete> [...]

Appendix - 130 - 5-3-2 T roubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem. ST AR T A Turn off the power . Remove all peripherals, connecting cables, and power cord etc. Isolate the short circuit. Secure the CPU cooler on the CPU. Connect the CPU cooler powe[...]

- 131 - Appendix If the proce dure above is una ble to solv e your p robl em, c onta ct the place of pur chas e or lo cal dealer for help. Or go to the Support&DownloadsT echnical Service Zone page to submit your question. Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible. The power supply , CPU or CPU socket might fail. The keyboa[...]

Appendix - 132 - 5-4 POST Error Code POST (hex) Description CFh T est CMOS R/W functionality C0h Early chipset initialization: -Disable shadow RAM - Program basic chipset registers C1h Detect memory - Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow R[...]

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

Appendix - 134 - POST (hex) Description 59h Initialize the combined T rend Anti-V irus code 5Dh 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO 2. Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO 60h Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility 63h Reset keyboard is Early_Reset_KB is not dened 65h Initialize PS/2 Mouse 67h[...]

- 135 - Appendix POST (hex) Description 94h 1. Enable L2 cache 2. Program daylight saving 3. Program boot up speed 4. Chipset nal initialization 5. Power management nal initialization 6. Clear screen & display summary table 7. Boot BIOS support (popup menu) 95h Update keyboard LED & typematic rate 96h 1. Build MP table 2. Initialize p[...]

Appendix - 136 - 5-5 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission, and the conten ts there of must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose. Contravention will be prosecuted. We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects at t[...]

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

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