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Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-P55A-UD3P/GA-P55A-UD3R 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 ... an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Back Panel Connectors 19 1-7 Internal Connectors 21 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 33 2-1 Startup Screen 34 2-2 The Main Menu 35 2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T 37 2-4 Standard CMOS Features 46 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features 48 2-6 Integrated Peripherals 50 2-7 Power Management Setup 54 2-8 PC Health Status 56 2-9...
Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-P55A-UD3P/GA-P55A-UD3R 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 ... an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Back Panel Connectors 19 1-7 Internal Connectors 21 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 33 2-1 Startup Screen 34 2-2 The Main Menu 35 2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T 37 2-4 Standard CMOS Features 46 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features 48 2-6 Integrated Peripherals 50 2-7 Power Management Setup 54 2-8 PC Health Status 56 2-9...
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... headers to connect a floppy disk drive. Hardware Installation CPU_FAN: Pin No. Overheating may hang. • These fan headers are : 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB. mended that a system fan be sure to connect it is typically designated by a stripe of the cable is recom- The pin 1 of different color...
... headers to connect a floppy disk drive. Hardware Installation CPU_FAN: Pin No. Overheating may hang. • These fan headers are : 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB. mended that a system fan be sure to connect it is typically designated by a stripe of the cable is recom- The pin 1 of different color...
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...keys to move among the items and press to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS Version: GA-P55A-UD3P D12) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power...settings for the current submenus Load the Fail-Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for GA-P55A-UD3P. - 35 - Submenu Help While in this chapter are for the menu. j Only for the current submenus Access the ...
...keys to move among the items and press to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS Version: GA-P55A-UD3P D12) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power...settings for the current submenus Load the Fail-Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for GA-P55A-UD3P. - 35 - Submenu Help While in this chapter are for the menu. j Only for the current submenus Access the ...
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...defaults are factory settings for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. Load Optimized Defaults Optimized defaults are factory settings for GA-P55A-UD3P. Pressing to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can create up to the system and BIOS Setup. First select... the profile you wish to load, then press to complete. MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Use this menu to configure the clock, frequency and voltages of your system becomes unstable and you have loaded the BIOS...
...defaults are factory settings for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. Load Optimized Defaults Optimized defaults are factory settings for GA-P55A-UD3P. Pressing to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can create up to the system and BIOS Setup. First select... the profile you wish to load, then press to complete. MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Use this menu to configure the clock, frequency and voltages of your system becomes unstable and you have loaded the BIOS...
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...Version BCLK CPU Frequency Memory Frequency Total Memory Size D12 136.73 MHz 2324.39 MHz 1367.34 MHz 2048 MB CPU Temperature PCH Temperature 45oC 40oC Vcore DRAM Voltage 1.168V 1.584V Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/... supports this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to boot. BIOS Setup 2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) } M.I .A.2 >>>>> Advanced Clock Control CPU Clock Drive PCI Express Clock Drive CPU...
...Version BCLK CPU Frequency Memory Frequency Total Memory Size D12 136.73 MHz 2324.39 MHz 1367.34 MHz 2048 MB CPU Temperature PCH Temperature 45oC 40oC Vcore DRAM Voltage 1.168V 1.584V Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/... supports this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to boot. BIOS Setup 2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) } M.I .A.2 >>>>> Advanced Clock Control CPU Clock Drive PCI Express Clock Drive CPU...
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... virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (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 Memory Settings } Advanced Voltage Settings } Miscellaneous Settings [Press Enter...BCLK CPU Frequency Memory Frequency Total Memory Size D12 136.73 MHz 2324.39 MHz 1367.34 MHz 2048 MB CPU Temperature PCH Temperature 45oC 40oC Vcore DRAM Voltage 1.168V 1.584V Move Enter: Select F5: Previous ...
... virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (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 Memory Settings } Advanced Voltage Settings } Miscellaneous Settings [Press Enter...BCLK CPU Frequency Memory Frequency Total Memory Size D12 136.73 MHz 2324.39 MHz 1367.34 MHz 2048 MB CPU Temperature PCH Temperature 45oC 40oC Vcore DRAM Voltage 1.168V 1.584V Move Enter: Select F5: Previous ...
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...Only for the motherboard. 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Optimized Defaults Standard CMOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced BIOS Features...BIOS default settings. 2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Optimized Defaults Standard CMOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced BIOS ... and most stable BIOS settings for GA-P55A-UD3P.
...Only for the motherboard. 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Optimized Defaults Standard CMOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced BIOS Features...BIOS default settings. 2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Optimized Defaults Standard CMOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced BIOS ... and most stable BIOS settings for GA-P55A-UD3P.
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... enter the supervisor password (or user password) at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup. j Only for GA-P55A-UD3P. - 59 - 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup...
... enter the supervisor password (or user password) at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup. j Only for GA-P55A-UD3P. - 59 - 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup...
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...to CMOS F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Press on this item and press the key. j Only for GA-P55A-UD3P. BIOS Setup - 60 - This saves the changes to the CMOS. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in...Setup to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. 2-12 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Optimized Defaults Standard CMOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Quit Without Savin ...
...to CMOS F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Press on this item and press the key. j Only for GA-P55A-UD3P. BIOS Setup - 60 - This saves the changes to the CMOS. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in...Setup to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. 2-12 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Optimized Defaults Standard CMOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Quit Without Savin ...
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... is recommended to leave enough unallocated space in advanced (10 GB or more is the first physical drive. - 67 - System Requirements: • At least 512 MB of the hard drive, make sure to back up your system data and perform restoration of data and hard drive access speed may affect the...
... is recommended to leave enough unallocated space in advanced (10 GB or more is the first physical drive. - 67 - System Requirements: • At least 512 MB of the hard drive, make sure to back up your system data and perform restoration of data and hard drive access speed may affect the...
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..., you reload BIOS defaults. Select Load Optimized Defaults and press to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Load Optimized Defaults Standard CMOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced BIOS Features Set User Password Integrated Peripherals Save & Exit Setup...
..., you reload BIOS defaults. Select Load Optimized Defaults and press to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Load Optimized Defaults Standard CMOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced BIOS Features Set User Password Integrated Peripherals Save & Exit Setup...
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.... Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press . All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name : Volume0 RAID Level : RAID0(Stripe) Disks : Select Disks Strip Size : 128 MB Capacity : 111.7 GB Sync : N/A Create Volume WARNING : ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. [ HELP ] Are you sure you want to create this volume...
.... Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press . All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name : Volume0 RAID Level : RAID0(Stripe) Disks : Select Disks Strip Size : 128 MB Capacity : 111.7 GB Sync : N/A Create Volume WARNING : ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. [ HELP ] Are you sure you want to create this volume...
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...HBA 0 : Marvell 0 Virtual Disks Free Physical Disks * PD 0: WDC WD800JD-22L * PD 8: WDC WD800JD-22L Create Virtual Disk RAID Level : Max Size (MB) : Stripe Size : 5 VD Name : Disks ID : Next Do you want to cancel (Figure 5). Options include RAID 0 (Stripe) and RAID 1 (...HBA 0 : Marvell 0 Virtual Disks Free Physical Disks * PD 0: WDC WD800JD-22L * PD 8: WDC WD800JD-22L RAID Level : Max Size (MB) : Stripe Size : Gigabyte Rounding : Quick Init : VD Name : Disks ID : Next RAID 0 152378 64KB 1G Yes Default 0 8 Help Virtual disk configurations. When prompted...
...HBA 0 : Marvell 0 Virtual Disks Free Physical Disks * PD 0: WDC WD800JD-22L * PD 8: WDC WD800JD-22L Create Virtual Disk RAID Level : Max Size (MB) : Stripe Size : 5 VD Name : Disks ID : Next Do you want to cancel (Figure 5). Options include RAID 0 (Stripe) and RAID 1 (...HBA 0 : Marvell 0 Virtual Disks Free Physical Disks * PD 0: WDC WD800JD-22L * PD 8: WDC WD800JD-22L RAID Level : Max Size (MB) : Stripe Size : Gigabyte Rounding : Quick Init : VD Name : Disks ID : Next RAID 0 152378 64KB 1G Yes Default 0 8 Help Virtual disk configurations. When prompted...