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... components. 3. Or you can go to the Application Software screen to load the SATA controller driver first. All with which you run the X.H.D utility, back up all motherboard drivers, including the X.H.D utility. To manually set up a RAID-ready system and configure it for...set eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) under the Integrated Peripherals menu to Enabled to enable RAID for the Intel SATA controllers. B. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions:(Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the newly added harddrive has equal or greater capacity than or...
... components. 3. Or you can go to the Application Software screen to load the SATA controller driver first. All with which you run the X.H.D utility, back up all motherboard drivers, including the X.H.D utility. To manually set up a RAID-ready system and configure it for...set eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) under the Integrated Peripherals menu to Enabled to enable RAID for the Intel SATA controllers. B. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions:(Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the newly added harddrive has equal or greater capacity than or...
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... and features in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of this manual is protected by copyright laws and is 1.0. For instructions on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical ...information. No part of GIGABYTE. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of this manual...
... and features in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of this manual is protected by copyright laws and is 1.0. For instructions on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical ...information. No part of GIGABYTE. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of this manual...
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... 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 Application Software 62 3-3 Technical Manuals 62 3-4 Contact...63 3-5 System...63 3-6 Download Center 64 3-7 New Utilities...64 Chapter 4 Unique ...Smart 6™ ...76 Chapter 5 Appendix...79 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 79 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers 79 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 87 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 93 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 94 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 105 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 105 5-2-2...
... 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 Application Software 62 3-3 Technical Manuals 62 3-4 Contact...63 3-5 System...63 3-6 Download Center 64 3-7 New Utilities...64 Chapter 4 Unique ...Smart 6™ ...76 Chapter 5 Appendix...79 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 79 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers 79 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 87 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 93 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 94 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 105 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 105 5-2-2...
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Box Contents GA-P55-UD3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. ...
Box Contents GA-P55-UD3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. ...
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... Installation - 18 - Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to make any required BIOS changes for your computer. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on your expansion card(s). 7. Align the card with the expansion card in the slot. 3. Make sure the metal...
... Installation - 18 - Remove the metal slot cover from the power outlet before you begin to make any required BIOS changes for your computer. Install the driver provided with the slot, and press down on your expansion card(s). 7. Align the card with the expansion card in the slot. 3. Make sure the metal...
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...the key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu. Motherboard Model BIOS Version P55-UD3 D13c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 07/13/2009-P55-7A89RG0KC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key to show the BIOS POST ...) B. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to accept. A.
...the key to enter BIOS Setup or to access the Q-Flash utility in Boot Menu. Motherboard Model BIOS Version P55-UD3 D13c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 07/13/2009-P55-7A89RG0KC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key to show the BIOS POST ...) B. 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to accept. A.
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... in Legacy IDE mode. SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the USB functionalities below. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to AHCI mode... operating systems that cannot be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled) USB Storage Function Determines whether to operate in the Intel P55 chipset or configures the SATA controllers to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. USB Legacy Function...
... in Legacy IDE mode. SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the USB functionalities below. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to AHCI mode... operating systems that cannot be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled) USB Storage Function Determines whether to operate in the Intel P55 chipset or configures the SATA controllers to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. USB Legacy Function...
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..., the Status field will show Short and then length shown will show Open, and the length shown is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Options are : Auto, 3F8/IRQ4 (default), 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled. Options are : 378/IRQ7 ...IRQ7, Disabled. Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the SATA controller; ing interrupt. the IDE controller still operates in the GIGABYTE SATA2 chip or configures the SATA controller to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Options are not...
..., the Status field will show Short and then length shown will show Open, and the length shown is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Options are : Auto, 3F8/IRQ4 (default), 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled. Options are : 378/IRQ7 ...IRQ7, Disabled. Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the SATA controller; ing interrupt. the IDE controller still operates in the GIGABYTE SATA2 chip or configures the SATA controller to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Options are not...
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...the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. Failure to install. ...Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all the drivers that shown in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by right-clicking your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the ...
...the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. Failure to install. ...Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all the drivers that shown in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by right-clicking your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the ...
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3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals. Drivers Installation - 62 -
3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals. Drivers Installation - 62 -
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Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 63 -
Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 63 -
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Drivers Installation - 64 - The latest version of an item to install it. You can click the Install button on the right 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 the GIGABYTE website. 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install.
Drivers Installation - 64 - The latest version of an item to install it. You can click the Install button on the right 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 the GIGABYTE website. 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install.
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... operating system. Installation and Configuration: Turn on the amount of it . actual size requirements vary, depending on your system soon after the operating system and drivers are different utilities. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up/restore the first physical hard drive that allows you...
... operating system. Installation and Configuration: Turn on the amount of it . actual size requirements vary, depending on your system soon after the operating system and drivers are different utilities. Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up/restore the first physical hard drive that allows you...
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... the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to check disk allocation. After you see the following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2, press any key to store the backup...
... the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will stay permanent in Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 will save the backup file. Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to check disk allocation. After you see the following message: Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2, press any key to store the backup...
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...sharing enabled Enables data sharing Disables data sharing Accesses the shared data folder Changes the data folder to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. exe to configure the data sharing settings. Disable Incoming Folder ... Exit... in the notification area and right-click...of Internet resources. 4-5 Q-Share Q-Share is NOT enabled. - 75 - Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to be shared (Note) Updates Q-Share online Displays the current Q-Share version Exits Q-Share (Note) This option is available...
...sharing enabled Enables data sharing Disables data sharing Accesses the shared data folder Changes the data folder to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. exe to configure the data sharing settings. Disable Incoming Folder ... Exit... in the notification area and right-click...of Internet resources. 4-5 Q-Share Q-Share is NOT enabled. - 75 - Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to be shared (Note) Updates Q-Share online Displays the current Q-Share version Exits Q-Share (Note) This option is available...
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..., refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. C. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and... your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you use...
..., refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. C. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and... your computer Attach one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you use...
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... RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume 5. Now, you want to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. - 83 - Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. Recovery Volume...
... RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume 5. Now, you want to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. - 83 - Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. Recovery Volume...
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.... [ Main Menu ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ AHCI driver and operating system. a small triangle will move to be deleted; Save and Exit Setup: After configuring the RAID ... [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit Now, you may proceed to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Gigabyte Technology Corp. N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [hi]-Select RAID Appendix [SPACE]-Mark Delete Figure 11 ...
.... [ Main Menu ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ AHCI driver and operating system. a small triangle will move to be deleted; Save and Exit Setup: After configuring the RAID ... [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit Now, you may proceed to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Gigabyte Technology Corp. N RAID Level Capacity Status 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal Members(HDDx) 01 [hi]-Select RAID Appendix [SPACE]-Mark Delete Figure 11 ...
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... copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to copy the driver in Figure 4, • For the Intel P55, select 1) Intel Matrix Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows 32-bit operating system or 2) Intel Matrix Storage driver for 64bit system for Windows 64-bit. • For the GIGABYTE SATA2, select 3) GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 32bit system...
... copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to copy the driver in Figure 4, • For the Intel P55, select 1) Intel Matrix Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows 32-bit operating system or 2) Intel Matrix Storage driver for 64bit system for Windows 64-bit. • For the GIGABYTE SATA2, select 3) GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 32bit system...
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... System With the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation. Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Figure 1 Step 2: For the Intel P55: Insert the floppy disk containing the... SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA RAID Controller and press .
... System With the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation. Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Figure 1 Step 2: For the Intel P55: Insert the floppy disk containing the... SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA RAID Controller and press .