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    GA-X79-UD3 User's Manual Rev . 1001 1 2ME -X7 9UD3- 1 001 R[...]

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    Motherboard GA-X79-UD3 Oct. 28, 201 1 Oct. 28, 201 1 Motherboard GA-X79-UD3[...]

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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 specications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE wi[...]

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    - 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Option al Items ................................................................................................................. 6 GA -X79- U D3 Mother board Layout.............................[...]

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    - 5 - Chapter 3 Dri vers Installatio n ....................................................................................... 59 3 - 1 Inst alling C hipset Dr ivers ............................................................................... 5 9 3 -2 App lic ation So ft ware ......................................................................[...]

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    - 6 - Bo x Contents GA-X79-UD3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SA T A cables I/O Shield One 2-W ay SLI bridge connector One 3-W ay SLI bridge connector One 4-W ay SLI bridge connector One 2-W ay CrossFireX bridge connector Optional I tems 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port [...]

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    - 7 - GA-X7 9 - UD3 Motherboard Lay out KB_MS_USB CPU_F AN A TX_12V_2X4 A TX F_AUDIO AUDIO B_BIOS PCIEX8_2 DDR3_1 DDR3_3 BA T SYS_F AN4 Intel ® X79 CLR_CMOS M_BIOS PCIEX8_1 PCIEX_1 SPDIF_O F_USB2 LGA201 1 GA-X79-UD3 R_SPDIF R_USB30 USB_ESA T A2 USB_LAN iTE IT8728 CODEC PCIEX1_2 COMA F_USB3 TPM Fresco FL1009 F_P ANEL PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_2 PCI Fresco [...]

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    - 8 - GA-X7 9 - UD3 Motherboard Block Diagram PS/2 KB/Mouse LGA201 1 CPU DMI 2.0 Intel ® X79 IT8728 CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) 4 SA T A 3Gb/s Dual BIOS LPC Bus PCI Express Bus PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 x1 LAN RJ45 Intel GbE LAN Marvell 88SE9172 2 SA T A 6Gb/s PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) Switch x8 x16 1 PCI Express x[...]

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    - 9 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Precautions Th e m oth erb oar d c on tai ns num er ous de lic at e e lec tro nic c irc uit s a nd co mpo nen ts wh ich c an become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: Prior to installation, make [...]

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    Hardware Installation - 10 - 1- 2 Product Specications CPU Support for Intel  ® Core ™ i7 processors in the LGA201 1 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU  Chipset Intel  ® X79 Express Chipset Memory 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory  * D[...]

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    - 1 1 - Hardware Installation Storage Interface 3 x Mar vell 8 8S E91 72 c hips:  - 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3 6/ 7/8/ 9) supporting up to 4 SATA 6Gb/s devices - Sup por t fo r R AID 0 a nd R AI D 1 - 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s connectors on the back pane l, supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices - Sup por t fo r R AID 0 a nd R AI D 1 USB Chipset: ?[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 12 - I/O Controller iTE I T8728 ch ip  Hardware Monitor Syst em volt age d etect ion  CPU/ Syste m temp eratu re dete cti on  CPU/ Syste m fan sp eed de tect ion  CPU over hea ting wa rni ng  CPU/ Syste m fan fa il war ning  CPU/ Syste m fan sp eed c ontr ol  * Whether the CPU/system fan speed control fu[...]

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    - 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU 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 off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing ?[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 14 - Step 1: Push the lever closest to the "unlock" marking " " (below referred as lever A) down and away from the socket to release it. Step 4: Hold the CPU with your thumb and index fingers. Align the CPU pin one marking (triangle) with the pin one corner of the CPU socket (or align the CPU notches with[...]

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    - 15 - Hardware Installation Use extreme care when removing the CPU cooler because the thermal grease/tape between the CPU cooler and CPU may adhere to the CPU. Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may damage the CPU. 1-3 -2 Inst alling t he CPU Coo ler Refer to the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (Actual install[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 16 - 1- 4 Installing the Memor y DDR3_1 DDR3_3 DDR3_4 DDR3_2 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 suppor[...]

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    - 17 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 -2 In stall ing a Me mor 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. Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent d[...]

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    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[...]

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    - 19 - Hardware Installation 1-6 Sett ing up AMD Cr ossFire X ™ /NVID IA SLI Conguration A. System Requirements The 2-Way CrossFireX and 2-W ay SLI technologies currently support Windows 7, Vista, XP operating systems - The 3-Way/4-W ay CrossFireX/SLI technologies currently support Windows 7 and Vista operating systems - T wo/three/four CrossF[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 20 - 1- 7 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 keyboard. Optical S/PDIF Out Connector This connecto[...]

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    - 21 - Hardware Installation In addition to the default speak ers settings, the ~ audio jacks can be recongured to perform differe nt fun ction s via the a udio s oftwar e. Onl y micr ophone s sti ll MUS T be con nected to t he default Mic in jack ( ). Refer to the instructions on setting up a 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio con- guration in Chapte[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 22 - 1-8 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 tallin g the devi ces, b e sur e to t urn off the d evice s and your compu ter. Unplug the • power cord from the power outlet to[...]

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    - 23 - Hardware Installation DEBUG PO RT G.QBOFM 13 1 24 12 A TX A TX: 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 com- ponents on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector , rst make sure the power supp[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 24 - 3/4) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN1/SYS_F AN2/SYS_F AN3/SYS_F AN4 (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_F AN), two 4-pin (SYS_FAN1/SYS_F AN2) and two 3-pin (SYS_F AN3/SYS_F AN4) system fan headers. Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion de - sign. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in[...]

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    - 25 - Hardware Installation A RAID 0 or RAID 1 con guration requires at least tw o 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 drives. (The total number of hard drives • does not have to be an even number .) A RAID 1[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 26 - 7) GSA T A3 6/7 (SA T A 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Marvell 88SE9172 Chip) 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 devi ce. The Marvell 88SE9172 chip supports RAID 0 and RAID 1. Refer to Ch[...]

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    - 27 - Hardware Installation 10) CLR_CMOS (Clearing CMOS Jumper) Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values (e.g. date information and BIOS congurations) and reset the CMOS values to 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 off your computer and unplug t[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 28 - 1 1) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) C onnect the p ower s witch, reset swit ch, sp eaker, chassi s intr usion switch /senso r and system stat us 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): Co[...]

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    - 29 - 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 con - nector match the pin assignments of the motherboard header. Incor[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 30 - 14) 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 bracket (2x5-pin) cable into the USB 2.0/1.1 header[...]

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    - 31 - Hardware Installation 16) COMA (Serial Port Header) The COM 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 NR TS- 8 NCTS- 9 NRI- 10 No Pin 17) TPM (T rusted Platform M[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 32 -[...]

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    - 33 - BIOS Setup BIOS ( Basic Inpu t and Output System) records hardware parameters of the syst em 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. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup program that allows the user to modif[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 34 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following startup Logo screen will appear when the computer boots. Function Keys: <T AB>: POST SCREEN Press the <T ab> key to skip the startup Logo. T o turn off the startup Logo, refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on page 51. <DEL>: BIOS SETUPQ-FLASH Press the <[...]

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    - 35 - BIOS Setup 2-2 The Main Menu A. The 3D BIOS Screen (Default) On GIGABYTE's uniquely designed 3D BIOS screen, you can use your mouse to move through the motherboard image and click to enter the function menu in each area for quick conguration. For example, pass your mouse arrow over the CPU and memory sockets and enter the System T un[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 36 - 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  Use this menu to congure the default language used by the BIOS and system time and date. This menu also displays information on the[...]

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    - 37 - BIOS Setup 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 advanced users only and we re[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 38 - M.I.T . Current Status ` This screen provides information on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters. BCLK/PCIe Clock Control & Enables or disables the control of CPU base clock and PCIe bus frequency . Enabled will allow the Host Clock Frequency and Processor Base Clock items below to be congurable. Note: If your system fails to[...]

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    - 39 - 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. CPU Clock Ratio, CPU Frequency & The settings under the two items above are synchronous to that under the same items on the Advanced Frequency Setti[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 40 - CPU Core Enabled & (Note 1) Allows you to determine the number of CPU cores you want to enable. Auto lets the BIOS automatically congure this setting. (Default: Auto) Hyper-Threading T echnology & (Note 1) Allows you to determine whether to enable Hyper-Threading technology when using an Intel CPU that supports this fun[...]

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    - 41 - BIOS Setup (Note) This item is present only when you install a memory module that supports this feature. Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P .) & (Note) , S ys t em M e mo ry Mu l ti pl i er ( S PD ) , Me m or y Frequency(Mhz) The settings under the three items above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Advanced Frequency Setti[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 42 - This sub-menu provides memory timing settings for each channel of memory . The respective timing setting screens are congurable only when DRAM Timing Selectable is set to Quick or Expert . Note: Y our system may become unstable or fail to boot after you make changes on the memory timings. If this occurs, please reset the board [...]

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    - 43 - BIOS Setup 3D Power Control ` Advanced V oltage Settings `[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 44 - PWM Phase Control & Allows you to automatically change the PWM phase according to the CPU load. The power-saving levels are (from lowest to highest): eXm Perf (Extreme Performance ), High Perf (High Performance), Balanced, Perf (Performance), Mid PWR (Mid Power), and Lite PWR (Light Power). Auto lets the BIOS automatically con[...]

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    - 45 - BIOS Setup Auto  Lets the BIOS automatically congure this setting and sets V -droop following Intel specications. (Default) +0.00mΩ~+12.00mΩ  Adjusts the V -droop value. DDR CH(C/D) V oltage Loadline Calibration & Allows you to congure Load-Line Calibration for Channel C and Channel D memory voltage. This item allows you[...]

  • Page 46

    BIOS Setup - 46 - DDR CH(A/B) Current Protection & Allows you to set the current limit on Channel A and Channel B memory voltage for over-current protection in terms of percentage. The adjustable range is from 50.0% to 160.0%. Auto lets the BIOS automatically congure this setting. (Default: Auto) DDR CH(C/D) Current Protection & Allows y[...]

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    - 47 - BIOS Setup 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 Opened eld will show "No" at next boot. Case Opened & Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection[...]

  • Page 48

    BIOS Setup - 48 - CPU Vcore/Dram Channel A/B V oltage/Dram Channel C/D V oltage/+5V/+12V+/CPU VTT & Displays the current system voltages. CPU T emperature/PCH T emperature/System T emperature & Displays current CPU/Chipset/system temperature. CPU Fan Speed/System Fan Speed & Displays current CPU/system fan speeds. CPU W arning T emperat[...]

  • Page 49

    - 49 - BIOS Setup Isochronous Support &  Determineswhether to enable specic streams within the CPU and Chipset. 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. (Def[...]

  • Page 50

    BIOS Setup - 50 - 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. A T A Port Information ` This section provides information on the device connected to each SA T A port controlled by Intel X79 Chipset. System Lan[...]

  • Page 51

    - 51 - BIOS Setup 2-5 BIOS Features Boot Option Priorities & Species the overall boot order from the available devices. For example, you can set hard drive as the rst priority ( Boot Option #1 ) and DVD ROM drive as the second priority ( Boot Option #2 ). The list only displays the device with the highest priority for a specic type. Fo[...]

  • Page 52

    BIOS Setup - 52 - (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. Init Display First & Species the rst initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI or PCI Expre ss graphics cards . PCIe Slot 1 Set[...]

  • Page 53

    - 53 - BIOS Setup 2-6 Peripherals LAN PXE Boot Option ROM & Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) LAN Controller & Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in network card instead of using the onboard LAN,[...]

  • Page 54

    BIOS Setup - 54 - XHCI Hand-off & Determines whether to enable XHCI Hand-off feature for an operating system without XHCI Hand-off support. (Default: Enabled) EHCI Hand-off & Determines whether to enable EHCI Hand-off feature for an operating system without EHCI Hand-off support. (Default: Disabled) Port 60/64 Emulation & Enables or dis[...]

  • Page 55

    - 55 - BIOS Setup GSA T A Controller (Marvell 88SE9172 Chip, GSA T A3 8 and GSA T A3 9 connectors) & 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. IDE Mode Disables RAID for the SA T A controllers and congures the SA T A controllers to IDE  m[...]

  • Page 56

    BIOS Setup - 56 - AC BACK & Determines the state of the system after the return of power from an AC power loss. Always Off The system stays of f upon the return of the AC power . (Default)  Always On The system is turned on upon the return of the AC power.  Memory The system returns to its last known awake state upon the return of the AC [...]

  • Page 57

    - 57 - BIOS Setup (Note) Supported on Windows 7/V ista operating system only . S3(Suspend to RAM) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 sleep state. In S3 sleep state, the  syste m appea rs to be off and consumes less power than in the S1 state . When signaled by a wake-up device or event, the system resumes to its working state exactly where [...]

  • Page 58

    BIOS Setup - 58 - 2-8 Save & Exit Setup Save & Exit Setup & Press <Enter> on this item and select Yes . 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 Yes . This exits th[...]

  • Page 59

    - 59 - 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[...]

  • Page 60

    Drivers Installation - 60 - 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[...]

  • Page 61

    - 61 - 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.[...]

  • Page 62

    Drivers Installation - 62 - 3-6 Download Center T o update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center butto n to link to the G IGABYTE 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[...]

  • Page 63

    - 63 - Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Chapter 4 Unique Features Xpress Recovery2 is a utility that allows you to quickly compress and 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 A T A and SA T A hard drives and restore it. Before You Begin: [...]

  • Page 64

    Unique Features - 64 - Step 3: When partitioning your hard drive, make sure to leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is recommended; act ual siz e req ui rem ent s var y , de pen din g on t he amo unt of da ta) an d begi n t he ins tall atio n of the operating system. Step 4: After the operating system is installed, click Start , right-click the C[...]

  • Page 65

    - 65 - Unique Features D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 E. Removing the Backup F . Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Select REST ORE to restore the backup to your hard drive in case the system breaks down. The RESTORE option will n ot be present if no backup is created before. Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2. Step 2: After the backup[...]

  • Page 66

    Unique Features - 66 - 4-2 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 the[...]

  • Page 67

    - 67 - Unique Features 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: 1. Insert the USB ash drive containing the BIOS [...]

  • Page 68

    Unique Features - 68 - Select Y es to load BIOS defaults Step 4: After the system reboots, you will see the new BIOS version on the POST screen. Step 5: 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-detec t all pe[...]

  • Page 69

    - 69 - Unique Features 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility A. Before Y ou Begin In Windows, close all applications and TSR (T erminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent 1. unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. During the BIOS update process, ensure the Internet connection is stable and do NOT interrupt the Inte[...]

  • Page 70

    Unique Features - 70 - 4-3 EasyT une 6 GIGABYTE's EasyT une 6 is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to ne-tune their system settings or do overclock/overvoltage in Windows environment. The user-friendly EasyTune 6 interface also includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory information, letting users read their system-related i[...]

  • Page 71

    - 71 - Unique Features 4-4 Q-Share Q-Sh are is an easy and conv enient data shar ing tool. After cong uring your LAN conne ction setti ngs 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,[...]

  • Page 72

    Unique Features - 72 - 4-5 Smart 6 ™ GIGABYTE Smart 6 ™ (Note 1) is designed with user-friendliness in mind, and of fers 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[...]

  • Page 73

    - 73 - Unique Features SMART Recovery 2 Smart Recovery 2 allows you to back up a partition as an image le every hour . Y ou can use these images to restore your system or les when needed. Supported operating systems: Windows 7 and Vista. • Smart Recovery 2 only supports NTFS le system. • Y ou need to select the destination partition in[...]

  • Page 74

    Unique Features - 74 - SMART DualBIOS SMART DualBIOS is a new feature that can record personal passwords and important dates, and remind users of the dates. It also stores the recorded data in the main and backup BIOS simultaneously , which can prevent loss of the data in case the system/hard drive fails. Instructions: Enter the Smart 6 ™ passwor[...]

  • Page 75

    - 75 - Unique Features (Note 1) When launching Smart 6 ™ for the rst time, the system will request you to set up a password. This password is required when you activate SMART DualBIOS or when you want to make changes to the SMART Recorder or SMART TimeLock settings. (Note 2) Y ou will not be able to use the "Safely Remove Hardware" f[...]

  • Page 76

    Unique Features - 76 - With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Dri ve (X.H.D) (Note 1) , users can quickly congure a RAID- rea dy syste m for RAID 0 when a new SA T A drive is adde d. For a RAID 0 array tha t alr eady 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[...]

  • Page 77

    - 77 - Unique Features 4-7 Cloud OC Cloud OC (Note 1) is an easy-to-use overclocking utility designed for system overclocking via virtually any Internet-connected device, such as a smart phone, iPhone, notebook PC, etc. By simply connecting to an Internet browser via LAN, wireless LAN, or Bluetooth (Note 2) and logging in to the Cloud OC server , y[...]

  • Page 78

    Unique Features - 78 - 4-8 T ouchBIOS T ouchBIOS allows you to congure your BIOS settings in Windows environment with a click of your mouse and a touch of your screen. The T ouchBIOS Interface Button Information T able Button Description Button Description Allows you to change CPU ratio, BCLK, memory speed, Vcore and memory voltages. Allows you [...]

  • Page 79

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

  • Page 80

    Appendix - 80 - The BIO S Set up menus desc ribed in this sec tion may dif fer from the exac t set tings for your moth erboar d. 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 T A controller mode correc[...]

  • Page 81

    - 81 - Appendix C. Conguring a RAID array in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to congure a RAID array . Skip this step and proceed with the installation of Windows operating system for a non-RAID conguration. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says &quo[...]

  • Page 82

    Appendix - 82 - Step 3: After entering the CREA TE VOLUME MENU screen, enter a volume name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be special characters) under the Name item and press <Enter>. Then, select a RAID level (Figure 4). RAID levels supported include RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 (the selections available depend on the number of the[...]

  • Page 83

    - 83 - Appendix 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 cancel (Figure 6). When completed, you can see detailed information about the RAID ar[...]

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    Appendix - 84 - 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 8), press <Y> to conrm or <N> to ab[...]

  • Page 85

    - 85 - Appendix 5-1-2 Conguring Marvell 88SE9172 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. The Marvell 88SE9172 SA T A controllers control the onboard GSA T A3 6/7/8/9 connecto[...]

  • Page 86

    Appendix - 86 - Figure 2 Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. Figure 3 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 syst[...]

  • Page 87

    - 87 - Appendix On the main screen of the RAID setup utility (Figure 4), use the left or right arrow key to move through tabs. Figure 4 ENTER/SP ACE: Select, ESC: Back/Exit Adapter 0 [ Adapter ] [ Devices ] [ RAID ] V endor ID Device ID: 1B4B:91A2 BIOS V ersion: 1.0.1.0025 PCI Slot: 00 IRQ Number: 0A Raid Mode: RAID0 RAID1 Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 20[...]

  • Page 88

    Appendix - 88 - Figure 6 Step 2: The next screen displays the two hard drives you installed. Press <Enter> or <Space> on the two hard drives respectively to add them into the RAID array . Selected hard drives are marked with an asterisk (Figure 6). Then press <Enter> on NEXT . ENTER/SP ACE: Select, ESC: Back/Exit [ Adapter] [ Devi[...]

  • Page 89

    - 89 - Appendix NEXT : 6. After completing the settings above, move to NEXT and press <Enter> to begin creating the array . When prompted to conrm, press <Y> to conrm or <N> to cancel (Figure 8). [ Adapter] [ Devices] Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell T echnology Group Ltd. [ RAID ] Create the VD?[Y] RAID Cong Port Disk[...]

  • Page 90

    Appendix - 90 - Delete the RAID Array: T o deleted the existing array , press <Enter> on the RAID tab and select Delete VD . When the Delete VD menu appears, press <Enter> on the array to select it and then press <Enter> on NEXT . When prompted, press <Y> to conrm (Figure 10). When the me ssage "Do yo u want to dele [...]

  • Page 91

    - 91 - Appendix 5-1-3 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 Windows 7/Vista (The following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating system.) Step 1: Boot from the Windows 7/Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installati[...]

  • Page 92

    Appendix - 92 - Figure 3 B. Installing Windows XP (For the Marvell 88SE9172) (Note) Before installing Windows XP , connect a USB oppy disk drive to your computer rst because you need to install the SAT A RAID/AHCI driver from a oppy disk that contains the driver during the OS installation. Without the driver , the hard drive(s) may not be [...]

  • Page 93

    - 93 - Appendix Refer to the following for installing the driver during the Windows setup process. Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press <F6> as soon as you see the message "Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver ." A screen will then appear asking you to specify an add[...]

  • Page 94

    Appendix - 94 - 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, and 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 m[...]

  • Page 95

    - 95 - Appendix Performing the Rebuild in the Operating System • While in the operating system, make sure the Chipset driver and Intel Rapid Storage T echnology Enterprise RAID Port Drivers have been installed from the motherboard driver disk. Then launch Intel Rapid Storage T echnology enterprise from All Programs in the Start menu. Step 1: On t[...]

  • Page 96

    Appendix - 96 - 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 Marvell 88SE9172: Turn of f your computer and replace the faile[...]

  • Page 97

    - 97 - Appendix 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 Property ta b disp lays th e rebuild progress on t[...]

  • Page 98

    Appendix - 98 - 5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides six audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note) a udio . The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. The integrate d HD (High Denition) audio provides jack retasking capability that allows the user to change the[...]

  • Page 99

    - 99 - Appendix Step 2: Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The current connected device is d i al o g bo x ap p ea r s. S el e ct t h e device according to the type of device you connect. Then click OK . Step 3: On the Speakers screen, click the Speaker Conguration tab. In the Speaker Configuration list, select Stereo , Quadraphonic ,[...]

  • Page 100

    Appendix - 100 - (Note) Enter the Digital Output(Optical) screen to congure 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. 2. Conguring S/PDIF Out: On the Digital Output(Optica[...]

  • Page 101

    - 101 - Appendix 5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function Before Dolby Home Theater is enabled, you get only 2-channel playback output (from the front speakers ) when playing 2-channel stereo sources . Y ou must play 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- channel content to get 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- channel audio effects. With Dolby Home Theater enabled, 2-channel st[...]

  • Page 102

    Appendix - 102 - 5-2-4 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 congure the jack for microphone functionality . Note: The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time. Step 3: Go to the[...]

  • Page 103

    - 103 - Appendix Step 5: After completing the settings above, click Start , p oint to All Programs , point to Accessories , and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording. Step 1: Locate the icon in the notication area and right-click on this icon. Select Recording Devices . Step 2: On the Recording tab, right-click on an empty space[...]

  • Page 104

    Appendix - 104 - Step 4: Now you can access the HD Audio Manager to congure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder t o reco rd th e sound. 5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder A. Recording Sound 1. Make sure you have connected the sou nd input device (e.g. microphone) to the computer . 2. T o record the audio, click the Start Recording button . 3. T o stop[...]

  • Page 105

    - 105 - 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 GI GABYTE'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[...]

  • Page 106

    Appendix - 106 - 5-3-2 T roubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem. ST ART A Turn off the power. Remove all peripherals, connecting cables, and power cord etc. Isolate the short circuit. Secure the CPU cooler on the CPU. Connect the CPU cooler power [...]

  • Page 107

    - 107 - Appendix 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 keyboar[...]

  • Page 108

    Appendix - 108 - 5-3-3 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied without our written permi ssion, and th e contents the re 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 [...]

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  • Page 112

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