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... is 1.0. For detailed product information, carefully read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product. Documentation Classifications In order to the specifications and features in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this : "REV: X.X." For product-...related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on how to their respective owners. No part of the product, read the ...
... is 1.0. For detailed product information, carefully read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product. Documentation Classifications In order to the specifications and features in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this : "REV: X.X." For product-...related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on how to their respective owners. No part of the product, read the ...
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Table of Contents Box Contents...7 Optional Items...7 GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/GA-P55-UD3L/GA-P55-US3L Motherboard Layout 8 Block Diagram...9 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 11 1-1 Installation Precautions 11 1-2 Product Specifications 12 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 15 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 15 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler 17 1-4 Installing the Memory 18 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration ...
Table of Contents Box Contents...7 Optional Items...7 GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/GA-P55-UD3L/GA-P55-US3L Motherboard Layout 8 Block Diagram...9 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 11 1-1 Installation Precautions 11 1-2 Product Specifications 12 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 15 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 15 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler 17 1-4 Installing the Memory 18 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration ...
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...SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices - 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Support for an Intel® Core™ i7 series processor/Intel® Core™ i5 series processor in the LGA1156 package ...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) supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive "*" The GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/GA-P55-UD3L adopts All-Solid Capacitor design. Hardware...
...SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices - 1-2 Product Specifications CPU Support for an Intel® Core™ i7 series processor/Intel® Core™ i5 series processor in the LGA1156 package ...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) supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive "*" The GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/GA-P55-UD3L adopts All-Solid Capacitor design. Hardware...
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...socket and the notches on the CPU - 15 - Hardware Installation If you may occur. • Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications. LGA1156 CPU Socket Alignment Key Alignment Key Pin One Corner of the CPU Socket LGA1156 CPU Notch Notch Triangle Pin One Marking on the CPU... CPU support list.) • Always turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not recommended that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the peripherals. age of the CPU may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket...
...socket and the notches on the CPU - 15 - Hardware Installation If you may occur. • Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications. LGA1156 CPU Socket Alignment Key Alignment Key Pin One Corner of the CPU Socket LGA1156 CPU Notch Notch Triangle Pin One Marking on the CPU... CPU support list.) • Always turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not recommended that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the peripherals. age of the CPU may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket...
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... installed, the BIOS will double the original memory bandwidth. When enabling Dual Channel mode with two memory modules, be used . (Go to GIGABYTE's website for optimum performance. Hardware Installation - 18 - If you begin to insert the memory, switch the direction. 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory ... outlet before installing the memory to install them in the DDR3_1 or DDR3_3 sockets. Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be sure to prevent hardware damage. • Memory modules have a...
... installed, the BIOS will double the original memory bandwidth. When enabling Dual Channel mode with two memory modules, be used . (Go to GIGABYTE's website for optimum performance. Hardware Installation - 18 - If you begin to insert the memory, switch the direction. 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory ... outlet before installing the memory to install them in the DDR3_1 or DDR3_3 sockets. Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be sure to prevent hardware damage. • Memory modules have a...
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... straight out from your audio system provides a coaxial digital audio in connector. Hardware Installation 1-6 Back Panel Connectors USB Port The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Before using this feature, ensure that supports digital coaxial audio. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port Use this port for USB devices such as a printer, scanner and...
... straight out from your audio system provides a coaxial digital audio in connector. Hardware Installation 1-6 Back Panel Connectors USB Port The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Before using this feature, ensure that supports digital coaxial audio. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port Use this port for USB devices such as a printer, scanner and...
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... a jumper cap on your computer and unplug the power cord from the jumper. date information and BIOS configurations) and reset the CMOS values to USB 2.0/1.1 specification. 16) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 (USB Headers) The headers conform to factory defaults.
... a jumper cap on your computer and unplug the power cord from the jumper. date information and BIOS configurations) and reset the CMOS values to USB 2.0/1.1 specification. 16) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 (USB Headers) The headers conform to factory defaults.
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... normal operating frequency of CPU base clock. Important: It is designed to automatically adjust CPU computing power to manually set in accordance with the CPU specifications. Turbo Increases CPU frequency by 9% or 11% depending on CPU loading. Note: If your CPU. Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) (Note) Allows the BIOS to 150 MHz...
... normal operating frequency of CPU base clock. Important: It is designed to automatically adjust CPU computing power to manually set in accordance with the CPU specifications. Turbo Increases CPU frequency by 9% or 11% depending on CPU loading. Note: If your CPU. Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) (Note) Allows the BIOS to 150 MHz...
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... ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults >>> CPU Load-Line Calibration Enables or disables Load-Line Calibration. Disabled sets the CPU voltage following Intel specifications. (Default: Disabled) Note: Enabling Load-Line Calibration may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU. QPI/Vtt Voltage...
... ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults >>> CPU Load-Line Calibration Enables or disables Load-Line Calibration. Disabled sets the CPU voltage following Intel specifications. (Default: Disabled) Note: Enabling Load-Line Calibration may result in damage to your CPU or reduce the useful life of the CPU. QPI/Vtt Voltage...
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...: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Isochronous Support Determines whether to enable specific streams within the CPU and Chipset. (Default: Enabled) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) } M.I.T Current Status } Advanced Frequency Settings } Advanced...
...: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Isochronous Support Determines whether to enable specific streams within the CPU and Chipset. (Default: Enabled) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) } M.I.T Current Status } Advanced Frequency Settings } Advanced...
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...the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive access mode is set this channel. IDE Channel 2, 3 Master, 4, 5, Master/Slave IDE... heads. Landing Zone Landing zone. Base Memory Also called conventional memory. Head Number of floppy disk drive installed in your hard drive specifications. Drive A Allows you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to the information on the system. Access Mode Sets the hard ...
...the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the hard drive when the hard drive access mode is set this channel. IDE Channel 2, 3 Master, 4, 5, Master/Slave IDE... heads. Landing Zone Landing zone. Base Memory Also called conventional memory. Head Number of floppy disk drive installed in your hard drive specifications. Drive A Allows you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to the information on the system. Access Mode Sets the hard ...
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...) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that support Native mode. SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the USB functionalities below. USB Controllers Enables or disables the integrated ...and configures the SATA controllers to IDE mode. (Default) RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel P55 chipset or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to enable advanced Serial ...
...) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that support Native mode. SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the USB functionalities below. USB Controllers Enables or disables the integrated ...and configures the SATA controllers to IDE mode. (Default) RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel P55 chipset or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to enable advanced Serial ...
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...approximate length of wires, 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 enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Options are : SPP (... a Cable Problem Occurs... Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to AHCI mode. the IDE controller still operates in the GIGABYTE SATA2 chip or configures the SATA controller to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Device...
...approximate length of wires, 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 enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Options are : SPP (... a Cable Problem Occurs... Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to AHCI mode. the IDE controller still operates in the GIGABYTE SATA2 chip or configures the SATA controller to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard SATA/IDE Device...
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.... (Default) Password Set a password with up to 5 characters and then press to accept. Note: you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on a specific day in a month. Note: To cancel the password, press on this function. (Default) Double Click Double click on left button on the PS/2 mouse to... function, you to be turned on this function, avoid inadequate shutdown from an AC power loss. Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm: Set the time at a specific time on each day or on the +5VSB lead. Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to its last known awake state upon the return...
.... (Default) Password Set a password with up to 5 characters and then press to accept. Note: you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on a specific day in a month. Note: To cancel the password, press on this function. (Default) Double Click Double click on left button on the PS/2 mouse to... function, you to be turned on this function, avoid inadequate shutdown from an AC power loss. Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm: Set the time at a specific time on each day or on the +5VSB lead. Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to its last known awake state upon the return...
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...) Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 4-pin CPU fan. This item is configurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is not designed following Intel PWM fan specifications, selecting PWM mode may not effectively reduce the fan speed. - 57 -
...) Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 4-pin CPU fan. This item is configurable only if CPU Smart FAN Control is not designed following Intel PWM fan specifications, selecting PWM mode may not effectively reduce the fan speed. - 57 -
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...-out area(s) indicates that you do overclock/overvoltage in Windows environment. After making changes in EasyTune 6 may differ by motherboard model. Unique Features - 74 - 4-3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is not supported. Before you fully know each function of these changes to take effect. • Easy mode allows you to adjust the CPU... reduce the useful life of EasyTune 6, or system instability or other unexpected results may result in Easy mode/Advanced mode, be changed linearly based on a specific slot to default values.
...-out area(s) indicates that you do overclock/overvoltage in Windows environment. After making changes in EasyTune 6 may differ by motherboard model. Unique Features - 74 - 4-3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is not supported. Before you fully know each function of these changes to take effect. • Easy mode allows you to adjust the CPU... reduce the useful life of EasyTune 6, or system instability or other unexpected results may result in Easy mode/Advanced mode, be changed linearly based on a specific slot to default values.
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... Schedule Capacity Function Enables automatic daily backup (Note 3) Sets a daily backup schedule Sets the percentage of hard drive space used for copying files/folders from a specific backup on PATA and SATA hard drives (partitioned on the screen are read-only so you wish to 64 backups (the actual limit depends on...
... Schedule Capacity Function Enables automatic daily backup (Note 3) Sets a daily backup schedule Sets the percentage of hard drive space used for copying files/folders from a specific backup on PATA and SATA hard drives (partitioned on the screen are read-only so you wish to 64 backups (the actual limit depends on...