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Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-X58A-UD5 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 CPU Cooler 15 1-4 Installing the Memory 16 1-4-1 Dual/3 Channel Memory Configuration 16 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Setup of...
Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-X58A-UD5 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 CPU Cooler 15 1-4 Installing the Memory 16 1-4-1 Dual/3 Channel Memory Configuration 16 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Setup of...
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... 2 PCI Express x16 4 PCI Express x8 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) or LGA1366 CPU CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz Dual/3 Channel Memory x16 x8 PCI Express Bus Switch LAN1 LAN2 QPI Interface Intel® X58 IOH CLK (133 MHz) PCI Express Bus x1 x1 PCIe CLK (100... x1 x1 x1 (100 MHz) JMicron JMB362 Intel® ICH10R 2 PCI Express x1 x1 2 eSATA 3Gb/s 2 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel GIGABYTE SATA2 PCI Bus TSB43AB23 CODEC Dual BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s 10 USB 2.0/1.1 LPC Bus IT8720 Floppy PS/2 KB/Mouse 3 IEEE 1394a Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer...
... 2 PCI Express x16 4 PCI Express x8 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) or LGA1366 CPU CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz Dual/3 Channel Memory x16 x8 PCI Express Bus Switch LAN1 LAN2 QPI Interface Intel® X58 IOH CLK (133 MHz) PCI Express Bus x1 x1 PCIe CLK (100... x1 x1 x1 (100 MHz) JMicron JMB362 Intel® ICH10R 2 PCI Express x1 x1 2 eSATA 3Gb/s 2 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel GIGABYTE SATA2 PCI Bus TSB43AB23 CODEC Dual BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s 10 USB 2.0/1.1 LPC Bus IT8720 Floppy PS/2 KB/Mouse 3 IEEE 1394a Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer...
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... 1-1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can lead to damage to system components as well as a motherboard, CPU or memory. If you do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or warranty sticker provided by your hands dry and first touch a metal object to...
... 1-1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can lead to damage to system components as well as a motherboard, CPU or memory. If you do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or warranty sticker provided by your hands dry and first touch a metal object to...
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... sockets supporting up to 24 GB of system memory (Note 1) Dual/3 channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules Support for non-ECC memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules Audio (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Realtek ALC889 codec ...
... sockets supporting up to 24 GB of system memory (Note 1) Dual/3 channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules Support for non-ECC memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules Audio (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Realtek ALC889 codec ...
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... Factor w ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm (Note 1) Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB. (Note 2) For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be...
... Factor w ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm (Note 1) Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB. (Note 2) For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be...
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... incorrectly. (Or you wish to set beyond the standard specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. 1-3-1 Installing the CPU A. If you may occur. • Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU...if the CPU cooler is not installed, otherwise overheating and dam- It is not recommended that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the peripherals. 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage. ...
... incorrectly. (Or you wish to set beyond the standard specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. 1-3-1 Installing the CPU A. If you may occur. • Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU...if the CPU cooler is not installed, otherwise overheating and dam- It is not recommended that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the peripherals. 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before installing the CPU to prevent hardware damage. ...
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... BIOS will appear during the POST. After the memory is operating in Flex Memory Mode will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used . (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) • Always turn off the ...computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to be populated and remain in Dual/3 Channel mode/performance. A memory module can be installed in only...
... BIOS will appear during the POST. After the memory is operating in Flex Memory Mode will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be used . (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) • Always turn off the ...computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to be populated and remain in Dual/3 Channel mode/performance. A memory module can be installed in only...
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...2: The clips at both ends of the memory module. Spread the retaining clips at both ends of the memory, push down on the memory and insert it can only fit in the memory sockets. Place the memory module on the socket. Notch DDR3 DIMM A DDR3 memory module has a notch, so it vertically... into place when the memory module is securely inserted. - 17 - ...
...2: The clips at both ends of the memory module. Spread the retaining clips at both ends of the memory, push down on the memory and insert it can only fit in the memory sockets. Place the memory module on the socket. Notch DDR3 DIMM A DDR3 memory module has a notch, so it vertically... into place when the memory module is securely inserted. - 17 - ...
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...) L2: Level 2 (Moderate, yellow) L3: Level 3 (High, red) Overclock LEDs The onboard CPU overclock LEDs indicate on which indicate the overvoltage level of the CPU, memory, North Bridge, and South Bridge.
...) L2: Level 2 (Moderate, yellow) L3: Level 3 (High, red) Overclock LEDs The onboard CPU overclock LEDs indicate on which indicate the overvoltage level of the CPU, memory, North Bridge, and South Bridge.
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DDR PHASE LED The number of lighted LEDs. Hardware Installation - 24 - The higher the memory loading, the more the number of lighted LEDs indicates the memory loading.
DDR PHASE LED The number of lighted LEDs. Hardware Installation - 24 - The higher the memory loading, the more the number of lighted LEDs indicates the memory loading.
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..., 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 CPU, memory, etc. Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and date, hard drive types, floppy disk drive types, and the type...
..., 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 CPU, memory, etc. Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and date, hard drive types, floppy disk drive types, and the type...
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...} UnCore & QPI Features Base Clock(BCLK) Control x BCLK Frequency (Mhz) } Advanced Clock Control Performance Enhance Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) (Note 2) System Memory Multiplier (SPD) Memory Frequency (Mhz) 1066 DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) Profile DDR Voltage Profile QPI Voltage >>>>> Channel A x CAS Latency ... instability or other unexpected results. (Inadequately altering the settings may result in system's failure to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. Auto x tRAS - Auto x tRAS - This page is dependent on...
...} UnCore & QPI Features Base Clock(BCLK) Control x BCLK Frequency (Mhz) } Advanced Clock Control Performance Enhance Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) (Note 2) System Memory Multiplier (SPD) Memory Frequency (Mhz) 1066 DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) Profile DDR Voltage Profile QPI Voltage >>>>> Channel A x CAS Latency ... instability or other unexpected results. (Inadequately altering the settings may result in system's failure to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. Auto x tRAS - Auto x tRAS - This page is dependent on...
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... if you to Disabled, this item will display as 1.5V. When Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) is the normal operating frequency of the memory being used ; ******** Advanced DRAM Features ******** CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984...-2009 Award Software Advanced DRAM Features Performance Enhance Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) (Note) System Memory Multiplier (SPD) Memory Frequency (Mhz) 1066 DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) Profile DDR Voltage Profile QPI Voltage x Channel Interleaving 6 x ...
... if you to Disabled, this item will display as 1.5V. When Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) is the normal operating frequency of the memory being used ; ******** Advanced DRAM Features ******** CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984...-2009 Award Software Advanced DRAM Features Performance Enhance Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) (Note) System Memory Multiplier (SPD) Memory Frequency (Mhz) 1066 DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) Profile DDR Voltage Profile QPI Voltage x Channel Interleaving 6 x ...
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... CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Drive A Halt On [1.44M, 3.5"] [All, But Keyboard] Item Help Menu Level Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory 640K 510M 512M Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7...
... CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Drive A Halt On [1.44M, 3.5"] [All, But Keyboard] Item Help Menu Level Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory 640K 510M 512M Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7...
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...boot will not stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but stop for the MS-DOS operating system. Extended Memory The amount of memory installed on the system. Options are : Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large. If you to autodetect the parameters of... the currently installed hard drive. Total Memory The total amount of extended memory. Halt On Allows you do not install a floppy disk drive, set to select the type of cylinders. IDE Channel 2, 3 Master...
...boot will not stop for a keyboard or a floppy disk drive error but stop for the MS-DOS operating system. Extended Memory The amount of memory installed on the system. Options are : Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large. If you to autodetect the parameters of... the currently installed hard drive. Total Memory The total amount of extended memory. Halt On Allows you do not install a floppy disk drive, set to select the type of cylinders. IDE Channel 2, 3 Master...
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... that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. - 53 - Capability Limit CPUID Max. to 3 (Note) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Delay For HDD (Secs) Full Screen LOGO Show Backup BIOS Image to exit this item, set the password(s) under the Set Supervisor/User...
... that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. - 53 - Capability Limit CPUID Max. to 3 (Note) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Delay For HDD (Secs) Full Screen LOGO Show Backup BIOS Image to exit this item, set the password(s) under the Set Supervisor/User...
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... a CPU that supports this item to Disabled for the BIOS to set this item to Enabled for the computer, reducing exposure to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. The ad- PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) PCIE x16-1 Sets the PCI Express...when working with its sup- PCIE x8-1 Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX8_2 slot as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables or disables Intel Execute Disable Bit function. set a delay time for Windows XP operating system; This function may enhance protection ...
... a CPU that supports this item to Disabled for the BIOS to set this item to Enabled for the computer, reducing exposure to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. The ad- PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) PCIE x16-1 Sets the PCI Express...when working with its sup- PCIE x8-1 Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX8_2 slot as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables or disables Intel Execute Disable Bit function. set a delay time for Windows XP operating system; This function may enhance protection ...
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... AC power, or the settings may not be turned on Windows 7/Vista operating system only. Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be effective. Memory The system returns to its last known awake state upon the return of the AC power. (Default) Full-On The system is set to Enabled...
... AC power, or the settings may not be turned on Windows 7/Vista operating system only. Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be effective. Memory The system returns to its last known awake state upon the return of the AC power. (Default) Full-On The system is set to Enabled...
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..., make sure to leave enough unallocated space in advanced (10 GB or more is recommended; actual size requirements vary, depending on the amount of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. •...
..., make sure to leave enough unallocated space in advanced (10 GB or more is recommended; actual size requirements vary, depending on the amount of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported. •...
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...alarm. The Smart tab allows you to monitor hardware temperature, voltage and fan speed and set . Unique Features - 78 - The Memory tab provides information on the installed CPU and motherboard. Smart Fan Advance Mode allows the CPU fan speed to be changed linearly based...interface that you with 3 levels of EasyTune 6, or system instability or other unexpected results may differ by motherboard model. 4-3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is not supported. After making changes in Quick Boost mode or clicking Default to restore to default values, be sure to...
...alarm. The Smart tab allows you to monitor hardware temperature, voltage and fan speed and set . Unique Features - 78 - The Memory tab provides information on the installed CPU and motherboard. Smart Fan Advance Mode allows the CPU fan speed to be changed linearly based...interface that you with 3 levels of EasyTune 6, or system instability or other unexpected results may differ by motherboard model. 4-3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is not supported. After making changes in Quick Boost mode or clicking Default to restore to default values, be sure to...