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...Example: All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in the use of GIGABYTE. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on...Quick Installation Guide included with the product. For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual. Check your motherboard looks like this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of the motherboard is protected by ...
...Example: All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in the use of GIGABYTE. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on...Quick Installation Guide included with the product. For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual. Check your motherboard looks like this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of the motherboard is protected by ...
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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 Application Software 62 3-3 Technical Manuals 62 3-4 Contact...63 3-5 System...63 3-6 Download Center 64 3-7 New Utilities...64 Chapter 4 Unique Features 65 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 ... @BIOS Utility 71 4-3 EasyTune 6...72 4-4 Q-Share...73 4-5 Smart 6™ ...74 4-6 Auto Green...78 4-7 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 79 4-8 Cloud OC...80 Chapter 5 Appendix...81 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 81 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers 81 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9182 SATA Controller 89 5-1-3 Installing the...
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 Application Software 62 3-3 Technical Manuals 62 3-4 Contact...63 3-5 System...63 3-6 Download Center 64 3-7 New Utilities...64 Chapter 4 Unique Features 65 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 ... @BIOS Utility 71 4-3 EasyTune 6...72 4-4 Q-Share...73 4-5 Smart 6™ ...74 4-6 Auto Green...78 4-7 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 79 4-8 Cloud OC...80 Chapter 5 Appendix...81 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 81 5-1-1 Configuring Intel ICH10R SATA Controllers 81 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9182 SATA Controller 89 5-1-3 Installing the...
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Box Contents GA-X58A-OC motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SATA cables I/O Shield One 2-Way SLI bridge connector One 3-Way SLI bridge connector One 2-Way CrossFireX bridge connector Seven voltage measurement ...
Box Contents GA-X58A-OC motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SATA cables I/O Shield One 2-Way SLI bridge connector One 3-Way SLI bridge connector One 2-Way CrossFireX bridge connector Seven voltage measurement ...
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...; When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any installation steps or have an ESD wrist strap, keep your dealer. Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not have a problem related to the use of electrostatic discharge (ESD).
...; When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any installation steps or have an ESD wrist strap, keep your dealer. Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not have a problem related to the use of electrostatic discharge (ESD).
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Hardware Installation Check that the Male and Female push pins are joined closely. (Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on the surface of the motherboard. 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (...
Hardware Installation Check that the Male and Female push pins are joined closely. (Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on the surface of the motherboard. 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (...
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... the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the slot. Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card in the slot. 3. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Hardware Installation - 18 - • Removing the Card from...
... the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to release the card and then pull the card straight up from the slot. Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card in the slot. 3. After installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Hardware Installation - 18 - • Removing the Card from...
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... motherboard with sufficient power is selected. Browse to the CrossFireX menu and ensure the Enable CrossFireX™ check box is recommended (Note 2)(Refer to the manual of the graphics cards. Hardware Installation 1-6 Setup of identical brand and chip and correct driver ( Current GPUs that support 3-Way SLI technology include the NVIDIA...
... motherboard with sufficient power is selected. Browse to the CrossFireX menu and ensure the Enable CrossFireX™ check box is recommended (Note 2)(Refer to the manual of the graphics cards. Hardware Installation 1-6 Setup of identical brand and chip and correct driver ( Current GPUs that support 3-Way SLI technology include the NVIDIA...
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... the Catalyst Control Center. To Enable SLI Function For 2-Way/3-Way SLI: After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the manual that you must connect at least one of the ATX4P1 and ATX4P4 connectors. Refer to the NVIDIA Control Panel. For 4-way CrossFireX™, you connect...
... the Catalyst Control Center. To Enable SLI Function For 2-Way/3-Way SLI: After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the manual that you must connect at least one of the ATX4P1 and ATX4P4 connectors. Refer to the NVIDIA Control Panel. For 4-way CrossFireX™, you connect...
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... the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values. • After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to change hardware components or conduct hardware testing. Hardware Installation - 24 - DIP 1 23 Quick Buttons This motherboard has 3 quick buttons...
... the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values. • After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to change hardware components or conduct hardware testing. Hardware Installation - 24 - DIP 1 23 Quick Buttons This motherboard has 3 quick buttons...
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... (R) NC NC No Pin Line Out (L) NC F_PANEL (H61M-D2) DIP 1 23 1 DIP 1 23 1 DIP 1 23 1 BIOS Switcher (X58A-OC) DB_POR•T The front panel audio header supports HD audio by expansion caPrCdIse)pofowrerdciognintaecltoaru(SdAioTAo)(uXt5p8uAt-OfCro)m your motherboard to the graphics card and have... damage it. Definition 1 SPDIFO 2 GND 1 1 - 31 - For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for digital audio output from the HDMI display at the same time. For example, some graphics cards may connect your expansion card. If you ...
... (R) NC NC No Pin Line Out (L) NC F_PANEL (H61M-D2) DIP 1 23 1 DIP 1 23 1 DIP 1 23 1 BIOS Switcher (X58A-OC) DB_POR•T The front panel audio header supports HD audio by expansion caPrCdIse)pofowrerdciognintaecltoaru(SdAioTAo)(uXt5p8uAt-OfCro)m your motherboard to the graphics card and have... damage it. Definition 1 SPDIFO 2 GND 1 1 - 31 - For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for digital audio output from the HDMI display at the same time. For example, some graphics cards may connect your expansion card. If you ...
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...automated system reboot, or clear the CMOS values to reset the board to default values. (Default: Disabled) BCLK Frequency(Mhz) Allows you to manually set the PCIe clock frequency. This item is configurable only when the Base Clock(BCLK) Control option is installed. Auto sets memory multiplier according... Setup - 40 - The adjustable range is highly recommended that is from 100 MHz to 600 MHz. PCI Express Frequency(Mhz) Allows you to manually set the CPU base clock. Important: It is dependent on XMP memory module(s) to 150 MHz. System Memory Multiplier (SPD) Allows you to ...
...automated system reboot, or clear the CMOS values to reset the board to default values. (Default: Disabled) BCLK Frequency(Mhz) Allows you to manually set the PCIe clock frequency. This item is configurable only when the Base Clock(BCLK) Control option is installed. Auto sets memory multiplier according... Setup - 40 - The adjustable range is highly recommended that is from 100 MHz to 600 MHz. PCI Express Frequency(Mhz) Allows you to manually set the CPU base clock. Important: It is dependent on XMP memory module(s) to 150 MHz. System Memory Multiplier (SPD) Allows you to ...
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... Channel 2, 3 Master, 4 Master/Slave Extended IDE Drive Configure your SATA devices by using one of the device during the POST. (Default) • Manual Allows you to CHS. Time (hh:mm:ss) Sets the system time. For example, 1 p.m. IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave IDE Channel 0, ...1 Master/Slave Configure your hard drive specifications. If you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to None so the system will skip the detection of the three methods below : • Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect SATA...
... Channel 2, 3 Master, 4 Master/Slave Extended IDE Drive Configure your SATA devices by using one of the device during the POST. (Default) • Manual Allows you to CHS. Time (hh:mm:ss) Sets the system time. For example, 1 p.m. IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave IDE Channel 0, ...1 Master/Slave Configure your hard drive specifications. If you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to None so the system will skip the detection of the three methods below : • Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect SATA...
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...Voltage mode for a 4-pin CPU fan. Current CPU Temperature Displays current CPU temperature. Options are : 0.75 PWM value /oC ~ 2.50 PWM value /oC. Slope PWM Allows you to determine whether to Manual. CPU FAN Fail Warning Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU fan is set for a 3-pin CPU.... Check the fan condition or fan connection when this occurs. (Default: Disabled) CPU Smart FAN Control Allows you to run at slow speeds. Manual Allows you to control CPU fan speed. This item is configurable only when CPU Smart FAN Control is not connected or fails. CPU Smart FAN...
...Voltage mode for a 4-pin CPU fan. Current CPU Temperature Displays current CPU temperature. Options are : 0.75 PWM value /oC ~ 2.50 PWM value /oC. Slope PWM Allows you to determine whether to Manual. CPU FAN Fail Warning Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU fan is set for a 3-pin CPU.... Check the fan condition or fan connection when this occurs. (Default: Disabled) CPU Smart FAN Control Allows you to run at slow speeds. Manual Allows you to control CPU fan speed. This item is configurable only when CPU Smart FAN Control is not connected or fails. CPU Smart FAN...
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...USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Failure to install new GIGABYTE utilities. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the screen shot below... Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by right-clicking your optical drive. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you want to manually select the utilities to install. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. Drivers Installation Chapter 3 Drivers...
...USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Failure to install new GIGABYTE utilities. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the screen shot below... Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by right-clicking your optical drive. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you want to manually select the utilities to install. • Please ignore the popup dialog box(es) (e.g. Drivers Installation Chapter 3 Drivers...
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3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Drivers Installation - 62 - You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals.
3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Drivers Installation - 62 - You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals.
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... please do it with the Q-Flash Utility A. With Q-Flash you from the nearest @BIOS server 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. Before You Begin 1. X58A-OC F1f . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/07/2011-X58-ICH10-7A89QG0TC-00 Because BIOS flashing is Q-Flash™...the backup BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the hassles of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ and @BIOS™. During the POST, press the key to...
... please do it with the Q-Flash Utility A. With Q-Flash you from the nearest @BIOS server 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. Before You Begin 1. X58A-OC F1f . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/07/2011-X58-ICH10-7A89QG0TC-00 Because BIOS flashing is Q-Flash™...the backup BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the hassles of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ and @BIOS™. During the POST, press the key to...
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...applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. Do not use the G.O.M. (GIGABYTE Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. B. Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function" below. 2. Load BIOS Defaults after BIOS... model. After Updating the BIOS Restart your motherboard is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is stable and do so may...
...applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. Do not use the G.O.M. (GIGABYTE Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. B. Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function" below. 2. Load BIOS Defaults after BIOS... model. After Updating the BIOS Restart your motherboard is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is stable and do so may...
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...For more details, refer to load the SATA controller driver first. To manually set up a RAID array: (Note 3) Click Manual to access the Intel Rapid Storage Technology, with a simple click of data. (Note 3) If you manually build a non-RAID 0 array, you can quickly configure a RAIDready ...the hard drive may not be able to automatically set up a RAID-ready system and configure it for the Intel SATA controllers. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions: (Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is recommended that 's been created earlier, make ...
...For more details, refer to load the SATA controller driver first. To manually set up a RAID array: (Note 3) Click Manual to access the Intel Rapid Storage Technology, with a simple click of data. (Note 3) If you manually build a non-RAID 0 array, you can quickly configure a RAIDready ...the hard drive may not be able to automatically set up a RAID-ready system and configure it for the Intel SATA controllers. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions: (Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is recommended that 's been created earlier, make ...
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...Disks Strip Size : N/A Capacity : 117.7 GB Sync : Continuous Create Volume [ HELP ] Select a sync option: On Request: volume is updated manually Continuous: volume is updated automatically [hi]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 11 [ENTER]-Select Step 5: Finally press on the hard drive ...the recovery drive. (Make sure the recovery drive has equal or larger capacity than the master drive.) Then press to the recovery drive manually using the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility in the system. e. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name : Volume0 RAID ...
...Disks Strip Size : N/A Capacity : 117.7 GB Sync : Continuous Create Volume [ HELP ] Select a sync option: On Request: volume is updated manually Continuous: volume is updated automatically [hi]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 11 [ENTER]-Select Step 5: Finally press on the hard drive ...the recovery drive. (Make sure the recovery drive has equal or larger capacity than the master drive.) Then press to the recovery drive manually using the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility in the system. e. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name : Volume0 RAID ...