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GA-P55-UD3 LGA1156 socket motherboard for Intel® Core™ i7 processor family/ Intel® Core™ i5 processor family User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-P55UD3-1001R
GA-P55-UD3 LGA1156 socket motherboard for Intel® Core™ i7 processor family/ Intel® Core™ i5 processor family User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-P55UD3-1001R
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... Utility 71 4-3 EasyTune 6...72 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2 73 4-5 Q-Share...75 4-6 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...
... Utility 71 4-3 EasyTune 6...72 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2 73 4-5 Q-Share...75 4-6 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...
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GA-P55-UD3 Motherboard Layout KB_USB R_SPDIF R_USB_3 R_USB_2 CPU_FAN ATX_12V_2X4 R_USB_1 USB_LAN SYS_FAN1 AUDIO F_AUDIO RTL8111D PCIEX16 PCIEX1_1 PCIEX1_2 CD_IN SPDIF_I SPDIF_O CODEC PCI1 PCIEX4 PCI2 IT8720 PCI3 LPT COMA LGA1156 PHASE LED ATX PWR_FAN GA-P55-UD3 DDR3_2 DDR3_1 DDR3_4 DDR3_3 IDE GIGABYTE SATA2 GSATA2_1 GSATA2_0 Intel® P55 SYS_FAN2 B_BIOS M_BIOS BAT CLR_CMOS FDD F_USB2 F_USB1 SATA2_3 SATA2_0 SATA2_4 SATA2_1 SATA2_5 SATA2_2 F_PANEL - 7 -
GA-P55-UD3 Motherboard Layout KB_USB R_SPDIF R_USB_3 R_USB_2 CPU_FAN ATX_12V_2X4 R_USB_1 USB_LAN SYS_FAN1 AUDIO F_AUDIO RTL8111D PCIEX16 PCIEX1_1 PCIEX1_2 CD_IN SPDIF_I SPDIF_O CODEC PCI1 PCIEX4 PCI2 IT8720 PCI3 LPT COMA LGA1156 PHASE LED ATX PWR_FAN GA-P55-UD3 DDR3_2 DDR3_1 DDR3_4 DDR3_3 IDE GIGABYTE SATA2 GSATA2_1 GSATA2_0 Intel® P55 SYS_FAN2 B_BIOS M_BIOS BAT CLR_CMOS FDD F_USB2 F_USB1 SATA2_3 SATA2_0 SATA2_4 SATA2_1 SATA2_5 SATA2_2 F_PANEL - 7 -
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... PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 2 PCI Express x1 2 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel PCI Bus GIGABYTE SATA2 DMI Interface 1 PCI Express x4 x4 PCI Express Bus Intel® P55 Dual BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s 14 USB Ports LPC Bus IT8720 Floppy COM Port LPT CODEC PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker...
... PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 2 PCI Express x1 2 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel PCI Bus GIGABYTE SATA2 DMI Interface 1 PCI Express x4 x4 PCI Express Bus Intel® P55 Dual BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s 14 USB Ports LPC Bus IT8720 Floppy COM Port LPT CODEC PS/2 KB/Mouse Surround Speaker...
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...; Core™ i5 series processor in the LGA1156 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® P55 Express Chipset Memory Audio 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets ...Express x1 slots 3 x PCI slots Multi-Graphics Support for ATI CrossFireX™ technology (Note 3) Technology Storage Interface Intel® P55 Express Chipset: - 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive USB...
...; Core™ i5 series processor in the LGA1156 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® P55 Express Chipset Memory Audio 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets ...Express x1 slots 3 x PCI slots Multi-Graphics Support for ATI CrossFireX™ technology (Note 3) Technology Storage Interface Intel® P55 Express Chipset: - 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive USB...
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...IDE mode if you wish to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that cannot be used in the Intel P55 chipset or configures the SATA controllers to install operating systems that support Native mode. USB Legacy Function Allows USB keyboard to be shared with ... Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults SATA RAID/AHCI Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to AHCI mode.
...IDE mode if you wish to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that cannot be used in the Intel P55 chipset or configures the SATA controllers to install operating systems that support Native mode. USB Legacy Function Allows USB keyboard to be shared with ... Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults SATA RAID/AHCI Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to AHCI mode.
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...other end to available SATA port on this motherboard, the SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, and SATA2_5 ports are supported by P55 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do...only 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. Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Configure SATA controller...
...other end to available SATA port on this motherboard, the SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, and SATA2_5 ports are supported by P55 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do...only 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. Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Configure SATA controller...
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...[hi]-Select [ESC]-Exit Figure 3 [ENTER]-Select Menu - 81 - Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Appendix Step 1: ...After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a non-RAID configuration. Press + to Non-RAID 4. Figure 2 Step 2: After you want to enter Configuration Utility" (Figure 2). Delete RAID Volume 5. Reset Disks to enter the P55...
...[hi]-Select [ESC]-Exit Figure 3 [ENTER]-Select Menu - 81 - Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Appendix Step 1: ...After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a non-RAID configuration. Press + to Non-RAID 4. Figure 2 Step 2: After you want to enter Configuration Utility" (Figure 2). Delete RAID Volume 5. Reset Disks to enter the P55...
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... menu in Figure 4. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Steps: 1: Boot from the menu. Press after the command: • For the Intel P55, type (Figure 1): (Note) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\imsm\32bit\*.* • For the GIGABYTE SATA2, type (Figure 2): (Note) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\gsata\32bit\*.* Figure 1 In Windows mode: Figure 2 Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert...
... menu in Figure 4. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Steps: 1: Boot from the menu. Press after the command: • For the Intel P55, type (Figure 1): (Note) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\imsm\32bit\*.* • For the GIGABYTE SATA2, type (Figure 2): (Note) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\gsata\32bit\*.* Figure 1 In Windows mode: Figure 2 Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert...
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... below will appear. Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) ICH7MDH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) ICH8M-E/ICH9M-E/PCHM SATA RAID Controller ENTER=Select F3=Exit Appendix Figure 2 - 94 - Figure 1 Step 2: For the Intel P55: Insert the floppy disk...to return to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA RAID Controller and press . Select the SCSI Adapter you are examples of Windows XP and Vista...
... below will appear. Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) ICH7MDH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) ICH8M-E/ICH9M-E/PCHM SATA RAID Controller ENTER=Select F3=Exit Appendix Figure 2 - 94 - Figure 1 Step 2: For the Intel P55: Insert the floppy disk...to return to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA RAID Controller and press . Select the SCSI Adapter you are examples of Windows XP and Vista...
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... motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the floppy disk/USB flash drive that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) For the Intel P55: Step 1: Restart your system and browse to the following directory: \BootDrv\iMSM\32Bit For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to \iMSM\32Bit (for Windows Vista...
... motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the floppy disk/USB flash drive that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) For the Intel P55: Step 1: Restart your system and browse to the following directory: \BootDrv\iMSM\32Bit For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to \iMSM\32Bit (for Windows Vista...
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...3JT354CP 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 P55: Turn off your computer. • Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press + to ... performed after you enter the RAID Configuration Utility. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. If you do not enable automatic rebuild on this stage, you enter the operating system ...
...3JT354CP 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 P55: Turn off your computer. • Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press + to ... performed after you enter the RAID Configuration Utility. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. If you do not enable automatic rebuild on this stage, you enter the operating system ...
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Step 1: Select 4. Recovery Volume Options in the Start menu, and select Advanced Mode. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. Enable Only Recovery Disk 2. When a dialog box indicating that the recovery is completed appears, click...Done [hi]-select [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select Step 2: Enter the operating system, launch the Intel Matrix Storage Console from All Programs in the MAIN MENU of the P55 RAID Configuration Utility. On the RECOVERY OPTIONS menu, select Enable Only Recovery Disk to complete. RAID1...
Step 1: Select 4. Recovery Volume Options in the Start menu, and select Advanced Mode. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. Enable Only Recovery Disk 2. When a dialog box indicating that the recovery is completed appears, click...Done [hi]-select [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select Step 2: Enter the operating system, launch the Intel Matrix Storage Console from All Programs in the MAIN MENU of the P55 RAID Configuration Utility. On the RECOVERY OPTIONS menu, select Enable Only Recovery Disk to complete. RAID1...