Gigabyte PH67A-D3-B3 manual

GA-P67A-D3-B3 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 12 M E - P 6 7A 3 B 3 -1 0 0 1 R[...]

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Copyright © 201 1 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE wit[...]

- 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Option al Items ................................................................................................................. 6 GA -P 67 A - D3- B 3 Mother board Layout .....................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 3 Dri vers Installatio n ....................................................................................... 55 3 - 1 Inst alling Ch ipset Dr ivers ............................................................................... 5 5 3 -2 App lic ation So ft ware ......................................................................[...]

- 6 - Bo x Contents GA-P67A-D3-B3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide T wo 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) • The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend o[...]

- 7 - GA- P67 A -D3 - B3 Motherb oard La yout KB_MS_USB CPU_F AN LGA1 155 A TX GA-P67A-D3-B3 F_AUDIO AUDIO DDR3_4 DDR3_2 BA T F_P ANEL A TX_12V Intel ® P67 R_USB30/20 CODEC CLR_CMOS M_BIOS B_BIOS COMA LPT USB_LAN Etron EJ168 PCI e to PC I Bridge PCIEX16 PCIEX1_2 PCIEX4 PCI1 PCI2 PCIEX1_3 SPDIF_O SYS_F AN2 SYS_F AN1 OPTICAL Realtek RTL81 1 1E iTE I[...]

- 8 - GA- P67 A -D3 - B3 Motherb oard Block Diagram LGA1 155 CPU Intel ® P67 PCI Express Bus CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) Dual Channel Memory 1 PCI Express x16 x16 DMI Interface PCI Express Bus 2 USB 3.0/2.0 Etron EJ168 x1 LAN RJ45 Realtek RTL81 1 1E 10 USB 2.0/1.1 4 SA TA 3Gb/s Dual BIOS PS/2 KB/Mouse COM iTE IT8728 LPC Bus 2 PCI PCI B[...]

- 9 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Precautions Th e m ot her boa rd co nta ins nu mer ou s d el ica te ele ct ron ic cir cu its an d com pon ent s whi ch 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 installatio n, do no [...]

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 10 USB 2. 0/1. 1 po r ts (4 on the b ack pa nel, 6 vi a the US B bra ckets co nnec ted to t he inte rna l USB he ader s) Etron EJ168 chip:  - Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel. Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector  1 x 4 -pin ATX 12V power connector  2 x SA[...]

Hardware Installation - 12 - Uni que Featu res Supp or t fo r @BI OS  Supp or t fo r Q -Fl ash  Supp or t fo r Xpr ess BI OS Res cue  Supp or t fo r Down load C enter  Supp or t fo r Xpr ess In stal l  Supp or t fo r Xpr ess Re cover y 2  Supp or t fo r Easy T une  * Avail abl e func ti ons in E asyT un e may di ff er by mo the[...]

- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU Cooler 1-3 -1 In stal ling 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 stal ling th e CPU Coole r Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (The following procedure uses Intel ® boxed cooler as the example cooler .) Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease/tape between the CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the C[...]

Hardware Installation - 16 - 1- 4 Installing the Memor y Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory: Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory . It is recommended that memory of the • same capacity , brand, speed, and chips be used. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory[...]

- 17 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 -2 In stall ing a Me mor y Notch DDR3 DIMM A  DDR3 memory module has a notch, so it can only t in one direction. Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the memory sockets. Step 1: Note the o rientatio n of the memory modul[...]

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 - Line In Jack (Blue) The default line in jack. Use this audio jack for line in devices such as an optical drive, walkman, etc. Line Out Jack (Green) The default line out jack. Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2-channel speaker. This jack can be usedtoconnectfrontspeakersina4/5.1/7.1-channela[...]

- 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 in stall ing the d evices , be sure to turn off the devi ces and y our c omput er . Unplug 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 3/4/5) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN1/SYS_F AN2/PWR_F AN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_F AN), a 4-pin (SYS_FAN2) and a 3-pin (SYS_F AN1) 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 cable, be sure to connect [...]

Hardware Installation - 24 - •  A  RAID 0 or RAID 1 con guration requi res at least two hard drives. If more than two hard drives are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number . •  A  RAID 5 conguration requires at least three hard[...]

- 25 - Hardware Installation 9) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) C onnect the power switch , re set s witch, speak er , chassi s int rusion switc h/sens or an d sy stem status 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 - 10) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header)  ThefrontpanelaudioheadersupportsIntelHighDenitionaudio(HD)andAC'97audio.Y oumayconnect your chassis front panel audio module to this header . Make sure the wire assignments of the module con - nector match the pin assig[...]

- 27 - Hardware Installation 12) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 (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 b[...]

Hardware Installation - 28 - 14) TPM (T rusted Platform Module Header) Y ou may connect a TPM (T rusted Platform Module) to this header. Pin No. Denition Pin No. Denition 1 LCLK 11 LAD0 2 GND 12 GND 3 LFRAME 13 RSV0 4 No Pin 14 RSV1 5 LRESET 15 SB3V 6 VCC5 16 SERIRQ 7 LAD3 17 GND 8 LAD2 18 CLKRUN 9 VCC3 19 LPCPD 10 LAD1 20 RSV2 20 19 2 1 F_US[...]

- 29 - BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Out put S ystem) records hardware parame ters o f the system in the CMO S 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. BIO S incl udes a BIOS Setup p rogram that allows the use[...]

BIOS Setup - 30 - 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[...]

- 31 - 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: E2) Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom [...]

BIOS Setup - 32 -  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[...]

- 33 - 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 - 34 -  M.I.T . Current Status This screen provi des information on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters.  Advanced Frequency Settings (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[...]

- 35 - 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 Frequency Displays the curre nt operating CPU frequency . Internal CPU PLL Overvoltage Enabled allows CPU PLL voltage to operate at a higher value. Di[...]

BIOS Setup - 36 - CPU Thermal Monitor (Note 1) Enables or disables Intel CPU Thermal Monitor function, a CPU overheating protection function. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced when the CPU is overheated. Auto lets theBIOSautomaticallycongurethissetting.(Default: Auto) CPU EIST Function (Note 1)[...]

- 37 - BIOS Setup (Note) This item is present only if you install a memory module that supports this feature. Extreme Memory Prole (X.M.P .) (Note) , System Memory Multiplier (SPD), Memory Frequency(Mhz) The settings under the three items above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Ad- vanced Frequency Settings menu. Performance E[...]

BIOS Setup - 38 - >>>>> Channel A/B Standard T iming Control CAS Latency Time Options are: Auto (default), 5~15. tRCD Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. tRP Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. tRAS Options are: Auto (default), 1~31. >>>>> Channel A/B Advanced Timing Control tRC Options are: Auto (default), 1~63. tRRD Op[...]

- 39 - 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) 1984-2011 A ward Software Advanced V oltage Settings ****** [...]

BIOS Setup - 40 - DRAM VRef. 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 .  Miscellaneous Settings CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Miscellaneous S[...]

- 41 - 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 - 42 - Capacity Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive. Cylinder Number of cylinders. Head Number of heads. Precomp Write precompensation cylinder . Landing Zone Landing zone. Sector Number of sectors. Halt On Allows you to dete rmine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST . All Errors Whenever the [...]

- 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. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority  Species the sequence of loading the operating system from the inst[...]

BIOS Setup - 44 - HDD S.M.A.R.T . Capability Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T . (Self Monitoring and Reporting T echnology) capability of your hard drive. This feature allows your system to report read/write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed. (Default: Disabled) Limit CPUID Max.[...]

- 45 - BIOS Setup 2-6 Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive(XHD) (Intel P67 Chipset) Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SA T A controllers integrated in the Intel P67 Chi pset. When set to Enabled , the PCH SAT A Control Mode item below will be set to RAID(XHD) automatically . For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility , refer [...]

BIOS Setup - 46 - 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 disables the onboard audio f unction. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in audio c[...]

- 47 - 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 USB 3.0 Controller (Etron EJ168 USB Controller) Enables or disabl es the Etron EJ168 USB controller . (Default: Enabled) Onboard Serial Port 1  Enables or disables the rst[...]

BIOS Setup - 48 - 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[...]

- 49 - 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 - 50 - 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[...]

- 51 - BIOS Setup Current System/CPU T emperature Displays current S ystem/CPU temperature. Current CPU/SYSTEM/POWER F AN Speed (RPM) Displays current C PU/system/power fan speed. CPU Warning T emperature S et s t he wa rn in g t hr es ho ld fo r C PU tem pe ra tu re . W he n C PU te mp era tu re ex ce ed s t he th re sho ld , BIOS wil l em it w ar[...]

BIOS Setup - 52 - Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the safest BIOS default settings. In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for the motherboard. 2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward[...]

- 53 - 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 - 54 - Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key . This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. 2-12 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Save Data to CMOS  MB Intelligent T weake[...]

- 55 - 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 - 56 - 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[...]

- 57 - 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 - 58 - 3-6 Download Center T o update the BIOS, drivers, or applicat ions, click the D ownload 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 in[...]

- 59 - Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Chapter 4 Unique Features Xp re ss Re co ve r y2 is a u ti li ty th at al lo ws yo u t o q u ic kl y c om pr es s a n d back up your system data and perform restoration of it. Supporting NTFS, F A T32, and F A T16 le systems, Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on P AT[...]

Unique Features - 60 - Step 3: Wh en pa rt it io ni ng yo ur ha rd dr iv e, ma ke sur e to leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is recom- mended; actual size requirements vary , depending on the amount of data) and begin the installation of the operating system. Step 4: After the operating system is installed, click Start , right-click the Comput[...]

- 61 - Unique Features D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 E. Removing the Backup F . Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Sel ect RESTORE to res tor e t he back up to your ha rd d riv e i n 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 - 62 - 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GI GA BY TE mo the rb oa rd s p ro vi de tw o u ni qu e B IO S u pd at e t oo ls , Q -F la sh ™ a nd @B IO S ™ . G IG AB YT E Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS mod e. A ddit iona lly , this mot herb oard fea ture s th e D ualB IOS [...]

- 63 - Unique Features B. Updating the BIOS When updating t he BIOS, choose the lo cation w here the BIOS le is saved. The following procedure as - sumes that you save the BIOS le to a USB ash drive. Step 1: 1. Insert the USB ash drive containing the BIOS le into the computer . In the main menu of Q-Flash, use the up or down arrow ke[...]

Unique Features - 64 - 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[...]

- 65 - 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. D uring the BI OS upd ate p rocess, ensure the I nternet connect ion is stable and do NO T interru [...]

Unique Features - 66 - 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[...]

- 67 - Unique Features 4-4 Q-Share Q-Share is an easy and convenient data sharing too l. After conguring your LAN connection settings and Q-Share, you are able to share your data with computers on the same network, making full use of Internet resources. Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to[...]

Unique Features - 68 - 4-5 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 and recover speci[...]

- 69 - 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 - 70 - 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[...]

- 71 - 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 [...]

Unique Features - 72 - 4-6 Auto Green Auto Green is an easy-to-use tool that provides users with simple options to enable system power savings via a Bluetooth cell phone. When the phone is out of the range of the computer's Bluetooth receiver , the sys- temwillenterthespeciedpowersavingmode. Selecting a system energy[...]

- 73 - 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 - 74 - 4-8 Cloud OC Cloud OC (Note 1) is an easy-to-use overclocking utility designed for system overclock- ing via virtually any Internet-conn ected device, such as a smart phone, iPhone, n ote - 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 ser[...]

- 75 - 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 - 76 - 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[...]

- 77 - 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 - 78 - 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[...]

- 79 - 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, [...]

Appendix - 80 - 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, [...]

- 81 - 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 - 82 - Delete RAID V olume T o del ete a RAID array , select Delete RAID V olume in MAIN MENU and pr ess <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co[...]

- 83 - Appendix A. Installing Windows 7/Vista As Windows 7 and Vista already include Intel SA T A RAID/AHCI driver , you do not need to install separate RAID/AHCI driver during the Windows installation process. After the operating system is installed, we recom- mend that you install all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using "[...]

Appendix - 84 - Step 2: Insert the oppy disk containi ng th e SA T A RAID/ AHCI driver and pr ess < Enter>. Then a cont roller menu similar to that in Figure 2 will appear . Select Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SA T A RAID Controller and press <Enter>. For AHCI mod[...]

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

Appendix - 86 - • Performing the Rebuild in the Operating System While in the operating system, make sure the Chipset driver has been installed from the motherboard driver disk. Then launch the Intel Rapid Storage T echnology utility from All Programs in the Start menu. Step 1: Go to th e Ma nage menu and click Rebui ld t o another disk in Manage[...]

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

Appendix - 88 - 5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides three audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1 (Note) -channel audio. The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. TheintegratedHD(HighDenition)audioprovidesjackretaskingcapa - bility that allows t[...]

- 89 - Appendix The pictures to the right show the 7.1-channel speak- ercongurations. 7.1-Channel Speakers: Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Step 2: Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The cur- rent connected device is dialog box appears. Select the device according to the type of devi[...]

Appendix - 90 - If your chassis provides an AC'97 front panel audio mod- ule, to activate the AC'97 functionality, click the tool icon on the Spe ak er C on fig ura tio n t ab. On the Con ne cto r Settings dialog box, select the Disable front panel jack detection check box. Click OK to complete. Click Device advance d settings on th e top[...]

- 91 - Appendix 5-2-2 Conguring S/PDIF Out The S/PDIF Out jack (Note 1) can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best au- dio 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 actua[...]

Appendix - 92 - 5-2-3 Conguring Microphone Recording Step 2: Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on th e b ac k p ane l o r the Mi c i n j ack (p in k) on the fr ont panel.Thencongure thejack formicrophone function - ality . Note: The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at t[...]

- 93 - Appendix Step 5: After completi ng th e sett ings above, click Start , poin t to All Programs , point to Accessories , and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording. Step 1: Loca te the i con in t he n otif icat ion area and right - click on this icon. Select Recording Devices . Step 2: On t he Recording tab, rig ht-click on an [...]

Appendix - 94 - Step 4: Now you can access the HD Audio Manager to cong - ure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to record the sound. 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder A. Recording Sound 1. Make sure you have connected the sound input device (e.g. microphone) to the computer. 2. T o record the audio, click the Start Recording button . 3. T o s[...]

- 95 - Appendix 5-3 T roubleshooting 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions T o read more F AQs for your motherboard, please go to the Support & DownloadsF AQ page on GIGABYTE's website. Q: In the BIOS Setup program, why are some BIOS options missing? A: Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program. Press <Delete> to enter B[...]

Appendix - 96 - 5-3-2 Troubleshooting 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[...]

- 97 - Appendix If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem, contact the place of purchase or local deal- er for help. Or go to the Support & DownloadsTechnical 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 keyboar[...]

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