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...maximum cache memory size is recommended that you also need an SSD to make it work as a cache of the hard disk. Launching the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility to the SATA disk. • Supported operating systems include Windows 7 and Windows Vista. • If you have ...than 64 GB, the space beyond 64 GB can still be installed to enable the Intel Smart Response Technology • The Intel Smart Response Technology requires a computer system with an Intel Z68 Chipset-based motherboard and an Intel Core series CPU. • The operating system must be used for your motherboard....
...maximum cache memory size is recommended that you also need an SSD to make it work as a cache of the hard disk. Launching the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility to the SATA disk. • Supported operating systems include Windows 7 and Windows Vista. • If you have ...than 64 GB, the space beyond 64 GB can still be installed to enable the Intel Smart Response Technology • The Intel Smart Response Technology requires a computer system with an Intel Z68 Chipset-based motherboard and an Intel Core series CPU. • The operating system must be used for your motherboard....
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... 4-6 Smart 6™ ...76 4-7 Auto Green...80 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 81 4-9 Cloud OC...82 4-10 TouchBIOS...83 Chapter 5 Appendix...85 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 85 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers 85 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers 93 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 99 5-2 Bigfoot Killer Network Manager 108 5-3 Configuring...
... 4-6 Smart 6™ ...76 4-7 Auto Green...80 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 81 4-9 Cloud OC...82 4-10 TouchBIOS...83 Chapter 5 Appendix...85 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 85 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers 85 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers 93 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 99 5-2 Bigfoot Killer Network Manager 108 5-3 Configuring...
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... DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 PCIEX1_1 FAN4 PCIEX16 G1.Sniper 2 System2 Temp. sensor FAN3 F_PANEL OC_BUTTON_F - 7 - G1.Sniper 2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB CPU_FAN OC_BUTTON FAN1 USB_HDMI System1 Temp. PCIEX1_2 sensor PCI1 CREATIVE CA20K2 PCIEX8 PCI2 F_AUDIO FAN2 F_USB3 F_USB2 SPDIF_O BAT PCIe to PCI Bridge F_USB1 COMA Intel® Z68 Etron EJ168 F_USB30 Marvell 88SE9172 GSATA3_7...
... DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 PCIEX1_1 FAN4 PCIEX16 G1.Sniper 2 System2 Temp. sensor FAN3 F_PANEL OC_BUTTON_F - 7 - G1.Sniper 2 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB CPU_FAN OC_BUTTON FAN1 USB_HDMI System1 Temp. PCIEX1_2 sensor PCI1 CREATIVE CA20K2 PCIEX8 PCI2 F_AUDIO FAN2 F_USB3 F_USB2 SPDIF_O BAT PCIe to PCI Bridge F_USB1 COMA Intel® Z68 Etron EJ168 F_USB30 Marvell 88SE9172 GSATA3_7...
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G1.Sniper 2 Motherboard Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x16 or 2 PCI Express x8 LGA1155 CPU CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) DDR3 2133/1866/1600/... Express x1 RJ45 Marvell 88SE9172 Marvell 88E1118R phy BigFoot Killer E2100 x1 x1 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 CREATIVE CA20K2 Intel® Z68 DMI 2.0 FDI 2 USB 3.0/2.0 2 USB 3.0/2.0 Etron EJ168 Etron EJ168 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus HDMI Dual BIOS 4 SATA 3Gb/s 2 SATA 6Gb/s 14 USB 2.0/1.1 x1 PCIe...
G1.Sniper 2 Motherboard Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x16 or 2 PCI Express x8 LGA1155 CPU CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) DDR3 2133/1866/1600/... Express x1 RJ45 Marvell 88SE9172 Marvell 88E1118R phy BigFoot Killer E2100 x1 x1 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 CREATIVE CA20K2 Intel® Z68 DMI 2.0 FDI 2 USB 3.0/2.0 2 USB 3.0/2.0 Etron EJ168 Etron EJ168 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus HDMI Dual BIOS 4 SATA 3Gb/s 2 SATA 6Gb/s 14 USB 2.0/1.1 x1 PCIe...
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...modules.) Onboard Integrated in the LGA1155 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® Z68 Express Chipset Memory 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets ...bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the Chipset: Graphics - 1 x HDMI port,...
...modules.) Onboard Integrated in the LGA1155 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® Z68 Express Chipset Memory 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets ...bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the Chipset: Graphics - 1 x HDMI port,...
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... sound playback device to the default playback device. eSATA/USB Combo Connector This connector supports SATA 3Gb/s and USB 2.0/1.1 specification. The Intel Z68 Chipset supports RAID function. Hardware Installation PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port Use this button again. It also supports up to connect an external ...SATA device. After installing the HDMI device, make sure to set Intel(R) Display Audio to HDMI. (The item name may differ depending on the monitor being used. The screenshot below is 1920x1200, but...
... sound playback device to the default playback device. eSATA/USB Combo Connector This connector supports SATA 3Gb/s and USB 2.0/1.1 specification. The Intel Z68 Chipset supports RAID function. Hardware Installation PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port Use this button again. It also supports up to connect an external ...SATA device. After installing the HDMI device, make sure to set Intel(R) Display Audio to HDMI. (The item name may differ depending on the monitor being used. The screenshot below is 1920x1200, but...
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... 1 7 1 SATA3_0 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP DEBUG PORT 7 GND 7) SATA2_2/3/4 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z68 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to your SATA hard drive. • A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least three hard drives. (The total ...even number. • A RAID 5 configuration requires at least two hard drives. ing a RAID array. nectors with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. G.QBOFM Pin No. The Intel Z68 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Pin No. Definition 1 GND G.QBOF2M TXP SATA2_4 1 7 SATA2_3 7 1 7 1 3 TXN 4...
... 1 7 1 SATA3_0 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP DEBUG PORT 7 GND 7) SATA2_2/3/4 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z68 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to your SATA hard drive. • A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration requires at least three hard drives. (The total ...even number. • A RAID 5 configuration requires at least two hard drives. ing a RAID array. nectors with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. G.QBOFM Pin No. The Intel Z68 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Pin No. Definition 1 GND G.QBOF2M TXP SATA2_4 1 7 SATA2_3 7 1 7 1 3 TXN 4...
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... Controller Interface (AHCI) is enabled. (Default: Enabled) SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel Z68 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to Chaper 4, "eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)." (Default: Disabled) PCH SATA Control Mode (Intel Z68 Chipset) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in...
... Controller Interface (AHCI) is enabled. (Default: Enabled) SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel Z68 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to Chaper 4, "eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)." (Default: Disabled) PCH SATA Control Mode (Intel Z68 Chipset) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in...
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...floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) • An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation) 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers A. Appendix Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is...drive. (Note 1) Skip this motherboard, the SATA3_0, SATA3_1 (Note 3), SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4 and eSATA ports are supported by the Z68 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your computer. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), ...
...floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) • An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation) 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers A. Appendix Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is...drive. (Note 1) Skip this motherboard, the SATA3_0, SATA3_1 (Note 3), SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4 and eSATA ports are supported by the Z68 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your computer. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), ...
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...\AHCI\Floppy32 AHCI driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy64 Step 3: When a screen as the example operating system.) For the Intel Z68: As Windows 7 and Vista already include Intel SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you want to install separate RAID/AHCI driver during the Windows installation process. After the operating system is...
...\AHCI\Floppy32 AHCI driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy64 Step 3: When a screen as the example operating system.) For the Intel Z68: As Windows 7 and Vista already include Intel SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you want to install separate RAID/AHCI driver during the Windows installation process. After the operating system is...
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... Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to install the 32- First, copy the driver from a floppy disk that in Figure 2, • For the Intel Z68, select 8) Intel Rapid Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows XP 32-bit op- Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the OS... Marvell 88SE9172, select 7) Marvell RAID driver. (For AHCI drive(s), select Marvell AHCI driver.) Your system will open similar to a floppy disk. Method A: • For the Intel Z68, copy all files in the Floppy64 folder.
... Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to install the 32- First, copy the driver from a floppy disk that in Figure 2, • For the Intel Z68, select 8) Intel Rapid Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows XP 32-bit op- Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the OS... Marvell 88SE9172, select 7) Marvell RAID driver. (For AHCI drive(s), select Marvell AHCI driver.) Your system will open similar to a floppy disk. Method A: • For the Intel Z68, copy all files in the Floppy64 folder.
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...following for use the up arrow key on the keyboard to scroll to the Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller item and press . Step 2: For the Intel Z68: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . ...setup process. Windows Setup You have chosen to specify an additional SCSI adapter. Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) ICH7MDH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) Mobile Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 - ...
...following for use the up arrow key on the keyboard to scroll to the Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller item and press . Step 2: For the Intel Z68: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . ...setup process. Windows Setup You have chosen to specify an additional SCSI adapter. Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) ICH7MDH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) Mobile Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 3 - ...
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...Volume[ DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED3]. Exit a disk initiates a rebuild. The following screen appears after you enter the operating system (look for the Intel Rapid Storage Technology icon in the array. Acceleration Options 6. Select the port of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in ... WD-WMAM9W736333 Size 111.7GB 111.7GB Type/Status(Vol ID) Member Disk (0) Member Disk (0) Volumes with a new one .) For the Intel Z68: Turn off your computer. • Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press + to ...
...Volume[ DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED3]. Exit a disk initiates a rebuild. The following screen appears after you enter the operating system (look for the Intel Rapid Storage Technology icon in the array. Acceleration Options 6. Select the port of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in ... WD-WMAM9W736333 Size 111.7GB 111.7GB Type/Status(Vol ID) Member Disk (0) Member Disk (0) Volumes with a new one .) For the Intel Z68: Turn off your computer. • Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press + to ...