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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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Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-P55-UD3 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the ...
Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-P55-UD3 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the ...
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... 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...
... 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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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 ...
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 ...
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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...
... 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...
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... 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices - Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 GIGABYTE SATA2 chip: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices - 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_0, GSATA2_1... floppy disk drive USB Integrated 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 supporting ...
... 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices - Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 GIGABYTE SATA2 chip: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices - 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_0, GSATA2_1... floppy disk drive USB Integrated 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 supporting ...
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... for the IDE devices, read the instructions from the device manufacturers.) 40 39 2 1 8) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by P55 Chipset, Blue) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be ... about configuring master/slave settings for instructions on the connector. If more than two hard drives are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. The P55 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Before attaching the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on configuring a RAID array...
... for the IDE devices, read the instructions from the device manufacturers.) 40 39 2 1 8) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by P55 Chipset, Blue) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be ... about configuring master/slave settings for instructions on the connector. If more than two hard drives are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. The P55 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Before attaching the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on configuring a RAID array...
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... as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. 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 enter BIOS Setup first. The system...
... as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. 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 enter BIOS Setup first. The system...
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...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. SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the USB functionalities below. BIOS Setup Disabled Disables RAID ...shared with other device. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that cannot be used 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 ...
...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. SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the USB functionalities below. BIOS Setup Disabled Disables RAID ...shared with other device. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that cannot be used 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 ...
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...Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. p55ud3.f1) to ensure normal system operation. P55-UD3 D13c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 07/13/2009-P55-7A89RG0KC-00 Because BIOS flashing is DualBIOS™? Additionally, this motherboard features the DualBIOS™ design,.... However, if the BIOS update file is Q-Flash™? Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in BIOS Setup. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ and @BIOS™. Embedded in the Windows environment. @BIOS will take ...
...Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. p55ud3.f1) to ensure normal system operation. P55-UD3 D13c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 07/13/2009-P55-7A89RG0KC-00 Because BIOS flashing is DualBIOS™? Additionally, this motherboard features the DualBIOS™ design,.... However, if the BIOS update file is Q-Flash™? Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in BIOS Setup. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ and @BIOS™. Embedded in the Windows environment. @BIOS will take ...
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... controller on your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip 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 motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. C. Install the... in 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.
... controller on your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip 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 motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for Windows XP. (Note 2) E. C. Install the... in 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.
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..., select Create RAID Volume in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Create RAID Volume 2. Reset Disks to enter the P55 RAID Configuration Utility. RAID Volumes : None defined. Skip this step and proceed with the installation of Windows operating system for a message which says "Press to...
..., select Create RAID Volume in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Create RAID Volume 2. Reset Disks to enter the P55 RAID Configuration Utility. RAID Volumes : None defined. Skip this step and proceed with the installation of Windows operating system for a message which says "Press to...
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... Intel Matrix Storage driver for 64bit system for Windows 64-bit. • For the GIGABYTE SATA2, select 3) GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 32bit system for Windows 32-bit operating system or 4) GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 64bit system for Windows 64-bit. 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...
... Intel Matrix Storage driver for 64bit system for Windows 64-bit. • For the GIGABYTE SATA2, select 3) GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 32bit system for Windows 32-bit operating system or 4) GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 64bit system for Windows 64-bit. 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...
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Figure 1 Step 2: For the Intel P55: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) ICH7MDH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) ICH8R/...
Figure 1 Step 2: For the Intel P55: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) ICH7MDH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) ICH8R/...
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... 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the floppy disk/USB flash drive 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 the 64Bit folder. B.
... 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the floppy disk/USB flash drive 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 the 64Bit folder. B.
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... to replace a failed drive to rebuild a RAID 1 array. (Note: The new drive must have equal or greater capacity than the old 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 manually rebuild the array in...
... to replace a failed drive to rebuild a RAID 1 array. (Note: The new drive must have equal or greater capacity than the old 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 manually rebuild the array in...
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... [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. All Rights Reserved. [ RECOVERY VOLUME OPTIONS ] 1. RecSoevlercyt:aCRoepcioesvedraytavboelutwmeeetnoadmo tahseteorpaenrdataiorne.covery disk. Recovery Volume Options in the Start menu, and select Advanced Mode...
... [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. All Rights Reserved. [ RECOVERY VOLUME OPTIONS ] 1. RecSoevlercyt:aCRoepcioesvedraytavboelutwmeeetnoadmo tahseteorpaenrdataiorne.covery disk. Recovery Volume Options in the Start menu, and select Advanced Mode...