Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H manual

GA-Z97X-UD5H User's Manual Rev . 1001 12ME-Z97XU5H-1001R[...]

Motherboard GA-Z97X-UD5H Mar . 20, 2014 Mar. 20, 2014 Motherboard GA-Z97X-UD5H[...]

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- 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Optional Items ................................................................................................................. 6 GA-Z97X-UD5H Motherboard Layout ...............................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 4 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................ 89 4-1 Chipset Drivers ............................................................................................... 89 4-2 Application Software .............................................................................[...]

- 6 - Box Contents 5 GA-Z97X-UD5H motherboard 5 Motherboard driver disk 5 User's Manual 5 Quick Installation Guide 5 Four SA T A cables 5 I/O Shield 5 One 2-W ay SLI bridge connector Optional Items  2-portUSB2.0bracket(PartNo.12CR1-1UB030-6*R)  eSA T A bracket(PartNo.12CF1-3SA TPW-4*R)  3.5"Front?[...]

- 7 - GA-Z97X-UD5H Motherboard Layout CPU_OPT A TX_12V_2X4 AT X F_AUDIO AUDIO B_BIOS DDR3_2 DDR3_4 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 B AT Intel ® Z97 M_BIOS PCI2 LGA1 150 GA-Z97X-UD5H USB30_LAN1 PCIEX1_2 F_USB30 iTE ® Super I/O COMA KB_MS_USB F_P ANEL USB30_LAN2 PCIEX1_1 PCIEX8 PCIEX16 HDMI R_USB30 CPU_F AN F_USB1 F_USB2 SYS_F AN1 SYS_F AN3 SPDIF_O DVI VGA PCI1 PCIE[...]

- 8 - GA-Z97X-UD5H Motherboard Block Diagram For detailed productinformation/limitation(s), refer to "1-2 Product Specications." LGA1 150 CPU CPUCLK+/-(100MHz) 6 USB 2.0/1.1 4 USB 3.0/2.0 DDR31600/1333MHz 4 SA T A 6Gb/s HDMI DVI-D D-Sub DMI 2.0 FDI LPC Bus Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Line Out MIC[...]

- 9 - Hardware Installation 1-1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damagedas aresultof electrostaticdischarge (ESD).Priorto installation,carefully readtheuser's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to insta[...]

- 10 - Hardware Installation 1-2 ProductSpecications CPU  Support for Intel ® Core ™ i7 processors/Intel ® Core ™ i5 processors/ Intel ® Core ™ i3 processors/Intel ® Pentium ® processors/ Intel ® Celeron ® processors in the LGA1 150 package (GotoGIGABYTE'swebsiteforthelatestCPUsupportlist.) ?[...]

- 1 1 - Hardware Installation Expansion Slots  2 x PCI slots Multi-Graphics T echnology  Support for 3-W ay/2-Way AMD CrossFire ™ /2-Way NVIDIA ® SLI ™ T echnology Storage Interface  Chipset: - 1 x M.2 PCIe connector - 1 x SA T A Express connector  -  6xSA T A 6Gb/sconnectors(SA T A30~5)   (M.2,SA T[...]

- 12 - Hardware Installation Back Panel Connectors  1 x HDMI port  6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports  2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports  2 x RJ-45 ports   5 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Line In, LineOut,MicIn) I/O Controller  iTE ® I/O Controller Chip Hardware Monitor  [...]

- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.  (GotoGIGABYTE'swebsiteforthelatestCPUsupportlist.) • Always turn of f the computer and unplug the power cord from the power o[...]

- 14 - Hardware Installation B. Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket. 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/plastic cover will be lifted as well. Step 2:[...]

- 15 - Hardware Installation 1-3-2 Installing the 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 betw[...]

- 16 - Hardware Installation 1-4 Installing the Memory 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[...]

- 17 - Hardware Installation 1-4-2 Installing a Memory Be fore in stal ling a m emor y mo dule , make su re to tur n of f the co mpu ter an d unpl ug the pow er cor d from t he pow er out let to p revent d ama ge to th e memo ry m odul e. DDR3 a nd DDR 2 DI MMs a re not co mpa tibl e to eac h othe r or DDR D IMM s. Be su re to ins tall D DR3 DI MMs[...]

- 18 - Hardware Installation 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card. • Always turn of f the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before i[...]

- 19 - Hardware Installation 1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire ™ /NVIDIA ® SLI ™ Conguration • Procedure and driver screen for enabling CrossFire/SLI technology may differ by graphics cards and driver version. Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards for more information about enabling CrossFire/SLI technology . • When[...]

- 20 - Hardware Installation 1-7 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 keyboard/mouse,USBprinter ,USBashdriveandetc. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port Use this port to connect a PS/2[...]

- 21 - Hardware Installation Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Jack (Orange) Usethisaudiojacktoconnectcenter/subwooferspeakersina5.1/7.1-channelaudioconguration. Rear Speaker Out Jack (Black) Thisjackcanbeusedtoconnectfrontspeakersina4/5.1/7.1-channelaudioconguration. Optic[...]

- 22 - Hardware Installation 1-8 Onboard Buttons, Switches and LEDs Quick Buttons This motherboard has 3 quick buttons: power button, reset button and clear 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 hardw[...]

- 23 - Hardware Installation Pin No. Denition 1 Power 2 GND V oltage Measurement Points Users can use a multimeter to measure component voltages, including VRIN, VIAO, VSA, V AXG, VRING, VIO, VDIMM, and VCORE. Y ou can employ following way to measure component voltages. Steps: Connect the red lead of the multimeterto the?[...]

- 24 - Hardware Installation 1-9 Internal Connectors Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: • First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Before installing the devices, be sure to turn off the devices and your computer . Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent d[...]

- 25 - Hardware Installation 1/2) A TX_12V_2X4/A TX (2x4 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector) With the use of the power connector , the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components onthe motherboard.Before connectingthe powerconnector , rstmake surethe powersupply is[...]

- 26 - Hardware Installation • Be sure to connect fan cables to the fan headers to prevent your CPU and system from overheating. Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang. • These fan headersare not conguration jumper blocks. Do notplace a jumper cap on the headers. 4/5[...]

- 27 - Hardware Installation 6) CPU_OPT (Water Cooling CPU Fan Header) The fan header is 4-pin and possesses 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 speed control function requi[...]

- 28 - Hardware Installation 9) GSA T A3 6/7 (SA T A 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Marvell ® 88SE9172 Chips) 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 Marvell ® chip supports RAID 0 and RAID 1. RefertoC[...]

- 29 - Hardware Installation Follow the steps below to correctly install an M.2 SSD in the M.2 connector . Step 1: Use a screw driver to unfasten the screw and nut from the motherboard. Locate the proper mounting hole for the M.2 SSD to be installed and then screwthenutrst. Step 2: Slide the M.2 SSD into the connector at an oblique angl[...]

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

- 31 - Hardware Installation 12) 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 connector match the pin [...]

- 32 - Hardware Installation 15) F_USB1/F_USB2 (USB 2.0/1.1 Headers)  The headersconform toUSB2.0/1.1 specication.Each USBheadercan providetwo USBports viaan optional USB bracket. For purchasing the optional USB bracket, please contact the local dealer . DEBUG PO RT G.QBOFM 10 9 2 1 Pin No. D[...]

- 33 - Hardware Installation 10 9 2 1 16) COMA (Serial Port Header) The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the optional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer . 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 20 19 2 1 F_USB30 F_U?[...]

- 34 - Hardware Installation 19) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS Jumper)  Use thisjumper toclear theBIOSconguration andreset theCMOS valuesto factorydefaults.T oclear the CMOS values, use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds. • Always turn of f your computer and[...]

- 35 - BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on the  motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-T est (POST) during system startup, saving system parameters and loading [...]

BIOS Setup - 36 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following startup Logo screen will appear when the computer boots. Func tion Key s : <DEL>: BIOS SETUPQ -FLASH Press the <Delete> key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in BIOS Setup. <F9> : S YST EM IN FORMA T ION Press the <F9> key to display your system informati[...]

- 37 - BIOS Setup 2-2 The Main Menu A. Startup Guide (Default) TheStartupGuidescreensimpliesconventional complicatedBIOSsetupmenusandpresentsonlythemost frequently used optionsin the easy-to-use interface. It helpsrst-time users to perform basicsystem se[...]

BIOS Setup - 38 - Setup Menus Function Keys Help Enter Q-Flash Select Default Language CongurationItems Current Settings C. Classic Setup Classic Setup is the conventional BIOS Setup interface where you can press the arrow keys on your keyboard to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter a sub-menu. Or you can use your [...]

- 39 - BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Menus  M.I.T .  Usethis menutocongure theclock, frequency ,and voltagesof yourCPU andmemory , etc.Or checkthe system/CPU temperatures, voltages, and fan speeds.  System Information  Usethismenutocongurethedefaultlanguageus[...]

BIOS Setup - 40 - 2-3 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damage to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. This page is for ad[...]

- 41 - BIOS Setup ` M.I.T . Current Status This screen provides information on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters. ` Advanced Frequency Settings & Performance Upgrade (Note)  Provides you with ve different overclocking congurations. Options are: 20% Upgrade, 40% Upgrade, 60%Upgrade,80%Upgr[...]

BIOS Setup - 42 - (Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature.For more information about Intel ® CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. ` Advanced CPU Core Settings & CPU Upgrade (Note)  Allowsyou toset the [...]

- 43 - BIOS Setup (Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature.For more information about Intel ® CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. & T urbo Ratio (1-Core Active~4-Core Active) (Note) Allows you to set the CPU Turbo ratio[...]

BIOS Setup - 44 - ` Advanced Memory Settings & 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?[...]

- 45 - BIOS Setup This sub-menu provides memory timing settings for each channel of memory . This sub-menu provides memory timingsettingsforeachchannel ofmemory .Therespectivetimingsettingscreensarecongurableonly when Memory Timing Mode is set to Manual or Advanced Manual . Note: Y our system may b[...]

BIOS Setup - 46 - ` Advanced V oltage Settings ` Advanced Power Settings & CPU VRIN Loadline Calibration  Allowsyou to setthe Load-Line Calibrationlevel for theCPU VRIN. The levelsare (from highestto lowest): Extreme, T urbo, High, Medium, Low, and Standard. Selecting a higher level ke[...]

- 47 - BIOS Setup & CPU VRIN Protection Allows you to set the voltage limit on the CPU VRIN voltage for over-voltage protection. The adjustable range is from 150.0mV to 500.0mV . Auto  letsthe BIOSautomatically congurethis setting.(Default: Auto) & DDR CH(A/B) V oltage Protection Allows you to set the voltage l[...]

BIOS Setup - 48 - ` PC Health Status & Reset Case Open Status  Disabled Keepsorclearstherecordofpreviouschassisintrusionstatus.(Default)  Enabled Clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status and the Case Open  eld willshow "Close" at next boot. & Case Open Displays th[...]

- 49 - BIOS Setup & CPU Vcore/CPU VRIN/DRAM V oltage/+3.3V/+5V/+12V/CPU V AXG Displays the current system voltages. & CPU/System/PCH T emperature Displays current CPU/System/Chipset temperature. & CPU/CPU OPT/System Fan Speed Displays current CPU/CPU_OPT/system fan speeds. & CPU/System T emperature W arning Sets the warning threshol[...]

BIOS Setup - 50 - & 2nd System Fan Speed Control (SYS_F AN2 Connector) Allows you to determine whether to enable the fan speed control function and adjust the fan speed.  Normal Allows the fan to run at dif ferent speeds according to the system temperature. Y ou can adjustthefanspeedwithEasyTunebasedonyoursystem[...]

- 51 - BIOS Setup ` Miscellaneous Settings & PCIeSlotConguration Allows you to set the operation mode of the PCI Express slots to Gen 1, Gen 2, or Gen 3. Actual operation mode is subject to the hardware specication of each slot. For example, the PCI Express x1 slots can support u[...]

BIOS Setup - 52 - 2-4 System Information This section provides information on your CPU, memory , motherboard model, and BIOS version. Y ou can also select the default language used by the BIOS and manually set the system time. & System Language Selects the default language used by the BIOS. & System Date  Setsthesystemdate.Th[...]

- 53 - BIOS Setup 2-5 BIOS Features & Boot Option Priorities  Speciestheoverallbootorderfromtheavailabledevices.  Removablestorage devices that supportGPT format will beprexed with"UEFI:" string on theboot device list. T o boot from an?[...]

BIOS Setup - 54 - & Security Option  Species whether apassword is required every time the system boots, or only when youent er BIOS Setup. After conguringthis item, set thepassword(s) under the Administrator Password/User Password item.  Setup A passwor[...]

- 55 - BIOS Setup & Execute Disable Bit (Note) Enables or disables Intel ® Execute Disable Bit function. This function may enhance protection for the computer , reducing exposure to viruses and malicious buffer overow attacks when working with its supportingsoftwareandsystem.(Default:[...]

BIOS Setup - 56 - & Administrator Password  Allows youto congure anadministrator password.Press <Enter> onthis item,type the password,and thenpress <Enter>.Y ouwill berequestedto conrmthe password.T ype thepasswordagain andpress?[...]

- 57 - BIOS Setup 2-6 Peripherals & Initial Display Output  Species therst initiation of the monitor display fromthe installed PCI graphics card, PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics.  IGFX   Setstheonboardgraphicsastherstdisplay .  P[...]

BIOS Setup - 58 - & PCH LAN Controller (Intel ® GbE LAN Chip, LAN2) Enables or disables the Intel ® GbELANfunction.(Default:Enabled) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in network card instead of using the onboard LAN, set this item to Disabled . & XHCI Mode Allows you to determine the operating mode for the xHCI cont[...]

- 59 - BIOS Setup & EHCI Hand-off Determines whether to enable EHCI Hand-off feature for an operating system without EHCI Hand-off support.(Default:Disabled) & USB Storage Devices Displays a list of connected USB mass storage devices. This item appears only when a USB storage device is installed. & T wo Layer KVM Switch Set to Ena[...]

BIOS Setup - 60 - & M.2 PCIE SSD RAID Mode Enables or disables Intel ® RapidStorageT echnologyfortheM.2PCIeSSD.(Default:Enabled)  Thisitemiscongurableonlywhen SA T A Mode Selection is set to RAID . & SA T A Express SRIS capabilities  Enables or disables SA T A  Express[...]

- 61 - BIOS Setup & GSA T A Controller Enables or disables RAID for the SA T A controllers integrated in the Marvell ® 88SE9172 chiporcongures the SA T A controllers to AHCI mode. The area below displays the current status of the two SA T A ports.  IDEMode   Disables RAID for the SA T A  controll[...]

BIOS Setup - 62 - & Power Loading Enables or disables dummy load. When the power supply is at low load, a self-protection will activate causing it to shutdown or fail. If this occurs, please set to Enabled . Auto  letsthe BIOSautomatically congurethis setting.(Default: Auto) & Resume by Alarm  Determinesw[...]

- 63 - BIOS Setup & Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS/2 keyboard wake-up event. Note: T o use this function, you need an A TX power supply providing at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.  Disabled  Disablesthisfunction.(Default)  Password  Setapasswordwith1~5characterstoturn?[...]

BIOS Setup - 64 - 2-8 Save & Exit & Save & Exit Setup Press <Enter> on this item and select Ye s . This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Select No or press <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. & Exit Without Saving Press <Enter> on this item and select Ye s . This exits the BI[...]

- 65 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) Chapter3 ConguringSA T A HardDrive(s) 3-1 ConguringIntel ® Z97 SA T A Controllers A. Installing SA T A hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end of the SA T A signal cable to the rear of the SA T A hard drive and the other end to available SA T A port on the motherboard. If th[...]

Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 66 - The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard. 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g[...]

- 67 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) C-1.UEFIRAIDConguration OnlyWindows8/8.164-bitsupportsUEFIRAIDconguration. Step 1: In BIOS Setup, go to BIOS Features and set Windows 8 Features to Windows 8 and CSM Support to Never .(Figure2) Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup. Step 2: After the system reboot, en[...]

Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 68 - Step 3: On the Intel(R) Rapid Storage T echnology menu, press <Enter> on Create RAID V olume to enter the Create RAID V olume screen.Enteravolumenamewith1~16letters(letterscannotbespecialcharacters)underthe Name  itemand press<Enter>.[...]

- 69 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) Step 5: After setting the capacity , move to Create V olume andpress<Enter>tobegin.(Figure6) After completing, you'll be brought back to the Intel(R) Rapid Storage T echnology screen. Under RAID V olumes you can see the new RAID volume. T o see more detailed information, press[...]

Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 70 - Delete RAID V olume T o delete a RAID array , press <Enter> on the volume to be deleted on the Intel(R) Rapid Storage T echnology screen. After entering the RAID VOLUME INFO screen, press <Enter> on Delete to enter the Delete screen. Press <Enter> on Ye s (Figure8). Figure 8[...]

- 71 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) C-2.ConguringLegacyRAIDROM Enter the Intel ® legacy 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 POS[...]

Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 72 - 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 11). RAID levels su[...]

- 73 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press <Enter>. Finally press <Enter> on the Create V olume item to begin creating the RAID array . When prompted to conrm whether to create this volume, press <Y> to conrm or <N> to can[...]

Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 74 - 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 [...]

- 75 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) Figure 17 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.?[...]

Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 76 - Delete RAID V olume T o delete a RAID array , select Delete RAID V olume in MAIN MENU and press <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19),pres[...]

- 77 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) 3-2 ConguringMarvell ® 88SE9172 SA T A Controller A. Installing SA T A hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end of the SA T A signal cable to the rear of the SA T A hard drive and the other end to available SA T A port on the motherboard. The Marvell ® 88SE9172 SA T A controller controls the [...]

Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 78 - Figure 2 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 t[...]

- 79 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) Figure 4 Create a RAID Array: Step 1: On the main screen, press <Enter> on the RAID tab. Then the RAIDCong  menuappears(Figure4). Press <Enter> on the Create VD item. Figure 5 Step 2: The next screen displays the two hard drives you installed. Press <Enter> or <Space[...]

Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 80 - Figure 6 Step 3: On the Create VD menu(Figure 6),usetheupor downarrowkeyto movetheselectionbarto select an item and press <Enter> to display options. Set the required items in sequence and press the down arrow key to proceed to the next item. Sequen[...]

- 81 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) T oexittheRAIDBIOSutility ,press<Esc>onthemainscreenandpress<Y>toconrm. Now , you can proceed to install the operating system. When completed, the RAID tabwilldisplaythenewarray(Figure8). Figure 8 Delete the RAID Array: T [...]

Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 82 - 3-3 Installing the SA T A RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating system. A. Installing the Operating System For the Intel ® Z97: As Windows 7 already include Intel ® SA T A RAID/AHCI driver , you do not need to install separate RAID/AHCI[...]

- 83 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) For the Marvell ® 88SE9172: Step 1: Copy the Marvell folder under BootDrv in the driver disk to your USB thumb drive. Step 2: Boot from the Windows 8.1/8/7 setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When the screen requesting you to load the driver appears, select Browse . Step 3: Insert the USB[...]

Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 84 - B. 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 rebu[...]

- 85 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) • 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 the desktop. Step 1: Go to the Manage menu and click Rebuild to another disk in M[...]

Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 86 - Step 2: Go to the Manage menu of the Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology utility and click Recover data in Manage V olume . The Status item on the left of the screen displays the rebuild progress. Step 3: Click Ye s to begin the data recovery . Step 4: After the recovery volume is completed, the Status will d[...]

- 87 - Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) Step 2: The new hard drive will be displayed on the screen. Press <Enter> or <Space> on the new hard drive to select it and then press <Enter> on NEXT .Whenprompted,press <Y>toconrm.Thenewharddriveisnow setas a Spare drive. For the Marve[...]

Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) - 88 - • Manually Rebuilding RAID 1 in the Operating System Y ou can manually rebuild a RAID 1 array without setting the new hard drive as a Spare drive in the RAID setup utilityrst.Whileintheoperatingsystem,opentheMarvell ® Storage Utility and login. Under Virtual Disk 0 , the Prop[...]

- 89 - Drivers Installation 4-1 Chipset Drivers Chapter 4 Drivers Installation • Before  installing the  drivers, rst install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows8astheexampleoperatingsystem.) • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboar[...]

Drivers Installation - 90 - 4-2 Application Software This page displays the apps that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Y ou can select the apps you want and click the Install icon to begin the installation. 4-3 Information This page provides detailed information on the drivers on the driver disk. The Contact page provides contact informati[...]

- 91 - Unique Features 5-1 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash ™ and @BIOS ™ . GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS mode. Additionally , this motherboard features the DualBIOS ™ design, which enhances protection for th[...]

Unique Features - 92 - B. Updating the BIOS In the main menu of Q-Flash, use the keyboard or mouse to select an item to execute. When updating the BIOS,choose thelocation wherethe BIOSle issaved.The followingprocedure assumesthatyou savethe BIOSletoaUSBashdrive. Step 1[...]

- 93 - Unique Features Step 4: During the POST , press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup. Select Load Optimized Defaults on the Save & Exit screen and press <Enter> to load BIOS defaults. System will re-detect all peripheral devices after a BIOS update, so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults. Step 5: Select Save & Exit Setup a[...]

Unique Features - 94 - 5-1-2 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. If the BIOS is being updated via the Internet, ensure the Internet connection is [...]

- 95 - Unique Features 5-2 APP Center GIGABYTE App Center gives you easy access to a wealth of GIGABYTE apps that help you get the most from your GIGABYTE motherboard (Note) .Using asimple, unieduser interface,GIGABYTEAppCenter allowsyou to easily launch all GIGABYTE apps installed on your system, check rel[...]

Unique Features - 96 - 5-2-1 EasyT une GIGABYTE's EasyTune 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 EasyT une Interface T abs Information Ta b Description The Smart Quick Boost tab provides yo[...]

- 97 - Unique Features 5-2-2 System Information Viewer GIGABYTE System Information Viewer allows you to monitor and adjust the fan speed in the operating system. Y ou can also display the hardware monitor information on the desktop to view the system status at any time. The System Information Viewer Interface T abs Information Ta b Description The [...]

Unique Features - 98 - 5-2-3 EZ Setup TheGIGABYTEEZSetup utilityincludesthefollowing'EZ'setupsapplications thatwilloffergreatlysimplied install and conguration procedures: Disk Mode Switch, EZ Smart Response, EZ Rapid Start, EZ Smart Connect[...]

- 99 - Unique Features EZ Smart Response A. System Requirements 1. An Intel ® Chipset-based motherboard supporting this feature 2. Intel ® Core series processor 3. Intel ® SA T A controllers set to RAID mode 4. Intel ® Rapid Storage T echnology utility installed (Note1) 5. A conventional SA T A disk and an SSD (Note2) 6. Windows 7 w[...]

Unique Features - 100 - EZ Rapid Start A. System Requirements 1. Intel ® Rapid Start T echnology enabled in BIOS Setup 2. AnSSDwithsizelargerthanthetotalsystemmemory 3. Windows 7 with SP1/Windows 8/Windows 8.1 4. AHCI/RAID mode supported please note if the SSD has been assigned as a member of a RAID array , it cannot be [...]

- 101 - Unique Features EZ Smart Connect A. System Requirements 1. Intel ® Smart Connect T echnology enabled in BIOS Setup 2. Windows 7 with SP1/Windows 8/Windows 8.1 3. Intel ® Smart Connect T echnology utility installed 4. Properly-working network connection 5. Programs added to the White List must be turned on (Note) B. Using EZ Smart Conne[...]

Unique Features - 102 - XHD With GIGABYTE XHD (Note 1) , userscan quicklycongure aRAID-ready system forRAID 0or RAID1 when a new SA T A drive is added. All with a simple click of a button, XHD helps to enhance your hard drive read/write performancewithouttheneedforcomplexand[...]

- 103 - Unique Features 5-2-4 Fast Boot Through the simple GIGABYTE Fast Boot (Note 1) interface, you can enable or change the Fast Boot or Next Boot After AC Power Loss setting right in the operating system. The Fast Boot Interface Using Fast Boot • BIOS Fast Boot: This option is the same as the Fast Boot option (Note2) in BIOS Setup[...]

Unique Features - 104 - 5-2-5 Smart TimeLock GIGABYTE Smart T imeLock allows you to effectively manage computer or Internet usage time with simple rules and options. The Smart TimeLock Interface Using Smart TimeLock Click the lock icon on the bottom left corner and enter the password (Note) . Set the time when a user can or cannot use your compu[...]

- 105 - Unique Features 5-2-6 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. • SmartRecovery2onlysupportsNTFSlesystem. • Y ou need to sel[...]

Unique Features - 106 - Recovering your system with Smart Recovery 2: Steps: 1. Click the System Recovery button on the main menu. 2. Select the location where your backup is saved. 3. Use the time slider to select a time point. 4. Select a partition backup created on the selected time point and click Restore . 5. Conrmwhethertorestart?[...]

- 107 - Unique Features 5-2-7 USB Blocker GIGABYTE USB Blocker provides you with an easy-to-use interface that allows you to block certain USB device types on your PC. Devices classes that are blocked will be ignored by the operating system. The USB Blocker Interface Using USB Blocker Select the class of USB device that you would like to block or u[...]

Unique Features - 108 - 5-2-8 Smart Switch GIGABYTE Smart Switch provides you with the conventional Windows start menu, allowing you to easily access to the apps that you frequently use. Y ou can also select the default screen displayed after you enter Windows. The Smart Switch Interface Using Smart Switch The Smart Switch icon will appear on the b[...]

- 109 - Appendix 6-1 Qualcomm ® Atheros Killer Network Manager The Killer Network Manager allows you to view your network connection status and Internet bandwidth and to configure your network settings. After installing the LAN driver, you can access the Qualcomm ® Atheros Killer Network Manager in Apps>Qualcomm Atheros or click on the icon in[...]

Appendix - 1 10 - 6-2-1 Conguring2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides five audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel  (Note) audio. The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack retasking capability th[...]

- 111 - Appendix Step 2: Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The current 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 screen, click the Speaker Configuration tab. In the Speaker Configuration list, select Stereo , Quadraphonic , 5.1 Speaker ,[...]

Appendix - 1 12 - (Note) Enter the Digital Output(Optical) screen to configure further settings if you use the S/PDIF Out connector(s)onthebackpanelfordigital audiooutputorenterthe Digital Output screen if you use theinternalS/PDIFOutconnector(SPDIF_O)fordigitalaudiooutput. The[...]

- 1 13 - Appendix 6-2-3 ConguringMicrophoneRecording Step 2: Connectyour microphoneto theMic injack (pink)on the back panel or the Mic in jack (pink) on the front panel. Then configure the jack for microphone functionality . Note: The microphone functions on the front [...]

Appendix - 1 14 - Step 1: Switch to Windows desktop mode. Locate the icon in the notification area and right-click on this icon. Select Recording Devices . * Enabling Stereo Mix If the HD Audio Manager does not display the recording device you wish to use, refer to the steps below. The followingstepsexplainhowtoenableStereoMix?[...]

- 1 15 - Appendix Step 4: Now you can access the HD Audio Manager to configure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to record the sound. 6-2-4 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[...]

Appendix - 1 16 - 6-3 T roubleshooting 6-3-1 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: Whyisthelightofmykeyboard/opticalmousestillonafterthecomputershutsdown? A: Some motherboards provide a small [...]

- 1 17 - Appendix 6-3-2 T roubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem. ST ART A Turn of f 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[...]

Appendix - 1 18 - If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem, contact the place of purchase or local dealer 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 keyboa[...]

- 1 19 - Appendix 6-4 Debug LED Codes Code Description 10 PEI Core is started. 11 Pre-memoryCPUinitializationisstarted. 12~14 Reserved. 15 Pre-memoryNorth-Bridgeinitializationisstarted. 16~18 Reserved. 19 Pre-memorySouth-Bridgeinitializationisstarted. 1A~2A Reserved. 2B~2F Memoryinitialization. 31 Memory insta[...]

Appendix - 120 - Code Description 92 PCIBusinitializationisstarted. 93 PCIBushotpluginitialization. 94 PCI Bus enumeration for detecting how many resources are requested. 95 Check PCI device requested resources. 96 Assign PCI device resources. 97 ConsoleOutputdevicesconnect(ex.Monitorislighted). 98 Conso[...]

- 121 - Appendix Code Description B4 USB device hot plug-in. B5 PCI device hot plug. B6 Clean-up of NVRAM. B7 Reconfigure NVRAM settings. B8~BF Reserved. C0~CF Reserved. Code Description E0 S3Resumeisstared(calledfromDXEIPL). E1 Fill boot script data for S3 resume. E2 InitializesVGA forS3resume. E3 OS S3 wake vector[...]

Appendix - 122 - Code Description D2 PCHinitializationerror . D3 Some of the Architectural Protocols are not available. D4 PCI resource allocation error . Out of Resources. D5 NoSpaceforLegacyOptionROMinitialization. D6 No Console Output Devices are found. D7 No Console Input Devices are found. D8 It is an invaild password. [...]

- 123 - Appendix Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permission, and the contents 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 con[...]

Appendix - 124 - FCC Notice (U.S.A. Only) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio [...]

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