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GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/ GA-P55-UD3L/ GA-P55-US3L LGA1156 socket motherboard for Intel® Core™ i7 processor family/ Intel® Core™ i5 processor family User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-P55UD3L-1002R
GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/ GA-P55-UD3L/ GA-P55-US3L LGA1156 socket motherboard for Intel® Core™ i7 processor family/ Intel® Core™ i5 processor family User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-P55UD3L-1002R
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... ...78 4-7 Smart TPM j 81 4-8 Auto Green...82 4-9 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 83 Chapter 5 Appendix...85 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 85 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers 85 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 93 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 99 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 100 5-2 Configuring Audio...Recording 116 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 118 5-3 Troubleshooting 119 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 119 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 120 5-4 Regulatory Statements 122 j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. - 6 -
... ...78 4-7 Smart TPM j 81 4-8 Auto Green...82 4-9 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 83 Chapter 5 Appendix...85 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 85 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers 85 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 93 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 99 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 100 5-2 Configuring Audio...Recording 116 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 118 5-3 Troubleshooting 119 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 119 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 120 5-4 Regulatory Statements 122 j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. - 6 -
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..., the PCIEX1 slot can only accommodate a shorter PCI Express x1 expansion card. GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/GA-P55-UD3L/GA-P55-US3L Motherboard Layout KB_USB ATX_12V GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/ GA-P55-UD3L / GA-P55-US3L PHASE LED LGA1156 PWR_FAN COAXIAL COMA LPT R_USB ATX USB_LAN AUDIO F_AUDIO SYS_FAN1 PCIEX1 ... PCIEX16 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 SYS_FAN2 Intel® P55 SATA2_0 SATA2_1 SATA2_2 SATA2_5 SATA2_4SATA2_3 IDE IT8720 B_BIOS M_BIOS FDD PCIEX4 F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 GSATA2_0 CLR_CMOS GIGABYTE SATA2 GSATA2_1 F_PANEL "*" j (Note) The GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/GA-P55-UD3L adopts All-Solid Capacitor design....
..., the PCIEX1 slot can only accommodate a shorter PCI Express x1 expansion card. GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/GA-P55-UD3L/GA-P55-US3L Motherboard Layout KB_USB ATX_12V GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/ GA-P55-UD3L / GA-P55-US3L PHASE LED LGA1156 PWR_FAN COAXIAL COMA LPT R_USB ATX USB_LAN AUDIO F_AUDIO SYS_FAN1 PCIEX1 ... PCIEX16 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 SYS_FAN2 Intel® P55 SATA2_0 SATA2_1 SATA2_2 SATA2_5 SATA2_4SATA2_3 IDE IT8720 B_BIOS M_BIOS FDD PCIEX4 F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 GSATA2_0 CLR_CMOS GIGABYTE SATA2 GSATA2_1 F_PANEL "*" j (Note) The GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/GA-P55-UD3L adopts All-Solid Capacitor design....
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... Express Bus x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 1 PCI Express x1 2 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel GIGABYTE SATA2 PCI Bus DMI Interface 1 PCI Express x4 Intel® P55 x4 PCI Express Bus Dual BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s 14 USB Ports CODEC LPC Bus IT8720 Floppy COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse... TPM j MIC (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out) Line-Out (Front Speaker Out) Line-In (Rear Speaker Out) S/PDIF In S/PDIF Out 4 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) j Only for GA-P55...
... Express Bus x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 1 PCI Express x1 2 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel GIGABYTE SATA2 PCI Bus DMI Interface 1 PCI Express x4 Intel® P55 x4 PCI Express Bus Dual BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s 14 USB Ports CODEC LPC Bus IT8720 Floppy COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse... TPM j MIC (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out) Line-Out (Front Speaker Out) Line-In (Rear Speaker Out) S/PDIF In S/PDIF Out 4 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) j Only for GA-P55...
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... 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.... CPU Support for an Intel® Core™ i7 series processor/Intel® 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...
... 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.... CPU Support for an Intel® Core™ i7 series processor/Intel® 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...
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SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the USB functionalities below. Set this option to ... an interface specification that cannot be used in Native IDE mode. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers 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. ... 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.
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the USB functionalities below. Set this option to ... an interface specification that cannot be used in Native IDE mode. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers 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. ... 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.
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... below: A. If you do not want 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 not want to create... drive(s) 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.
... below: A. If you do not want 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 not want to create... drive(s) 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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... before the operating system boot begins, look for a non-RAID configuration. Press + to Non-RAID 4. Reset Disks to enter the P55 RAID Configuration Utility. RAID Volumes : None defined. Figure 2 Step 2: After you want to enter Configuration Utility" (Figure 2). Recovery ... appear (Figure 3). Create RAID Volume 2. Exit 3. Appendix Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. Configuring a RAID array in MAIN MENU and press . Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright...
... before the operating system boot begins, look for a non-RAID configuration. Press + to Non-RAID 4. Reset Disks to enter the P55 RAID Configuration Utility. RAID Volumes : None defined. Figure 2 Step 2: After you want to enter Configuration Utility" (Figure 2). Recovery ... appear (Figure 3). Create RAID Volume 2. Exit 3. Appendix Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. Configuring a RAID array in MAIN MENU and press . Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright...
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... the menu and press . See the instructions below about how to a floppy disk. 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...
... the menu and press . See the instructions below about how to a floppy disk. 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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...Intel P55: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . The followings are ready to install Windows Vista/ XP onto your system to boot from the following list, or press ESC to return to specify additional device. 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=...
...Intel P55: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . The followings are ready to install Windows Vista/ XP onto your system to boot from the following list, or press ESC to return to specify additional device. 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=...
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... 4 Step 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 USB flash drive). Appendix...
... 4 Step 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 USB flash drive). Appendix...
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...see the next page for rebuilding detected. Rebuilding an Array Rebuilding is being rebuilt). Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. Select the port of restoring data to enter the RAID Configuration Utility. Rebuilding...Create RAID Volume[ DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED3]. The following screen appears after you 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 +...
...see the next page for rebuilding detected. Rebuilding an Array Rebuilding is being rebuilt). Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. Select the port of restoring data to enter the RAID Configuration Utility. Rebuilding...Create RAID Volume[ DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED3]. The following screen appears after you 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 +...
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...recovery status, right-click on the recovery volume and select Recover Data to the master drive. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. When a dialog box indicating that the recovery is completed appears, click OK to ...]-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. Right-click on the recovery volume and select Show Recovery Progress. Appendix - 108 ...
...recovery status, right-click on the recovery volume and select Recover Data to the master drive. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. When a dialog box indicating that the recovery is completed appears, click OK to ...]-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. Right-click on the recovery volume and select Show Recovery Progress. Appendix - 108 ...