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Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-X79-UD5 Motherboard Layout 7 GA-X79-UD5 Motherboard 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 ...
Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-X79-UD5 Motherboard Layout 7 GA-X79-UD5 Motherboard 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 ...
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... 6...70 4-4 Q-Share...71 4-5 Smart 6™ ...72 4-6 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 76 4-7 Cloud OC...77 4-8 TouchBIOS...78 Chapter 5 Appendix...79 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 79 5-1-1 Configuring Intel X79 SATA Controllers 79 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers 85 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 91 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 98...
... 6...70 4-4 Q-Share...71 4-5 Smart 6™ ...72 4-6 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 76 4-7 Cloud OC...77 4-8 TouchBIOS...78 Chapter 5 Appendix...79 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 79 5-1-1 Configuring Intel X79 SATA Controllers 79 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers 85 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 91 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 98...
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The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. Box Contents GA-X79-UD5 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 ...
The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. Box Contents GA-X79-UD5 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 ...
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GA-X79-UD5 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB HS SYS_FAN2 USB_1394_ESATA USB_ESATAMarvell 88SE9172 R_USB30 USB_LAN AUDIO Fresco FL1009 DDR3_4 DDR3_8 DDR3_2 DDR3_6 ATX_12V_2X4 CPU_FAN LGA2011 DDR3_5 DDR3_1 DDR3_7 DDR3_3 SYS_FAN1 ATX PW_SW F_USB30 20 31 Intel GbE LAN PCIEX16_1 PCIEX1_1 BAT CODEC PCIEX8 VIA VT6308 PCIEX1_2 Fresco FL1009 GA-X79-UD5 Intel® X79 SATA3 4 5 PCIEX16_2 iTE IT8728 PCI F_AUDIO F_1394 TPM SPDIF_O SYS_FAN4 Marvell 88SE9172 GSATA3 F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 Marvell 88SE9172 CLR_CMOS B_BIOS RST_SW M_BIOS SYS_FAN3 F_PANEL SATA2 6 7 8 9 - 7 -
GA-X79-UD5 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB HS SYS_FAN2 USB_1394_ESATA USB_ESATAMarvell 88SE9172 R_USB30 USB_LAN AUDIO Fresco FL1009 DDR3_4 DDR3_8 DDR3_2 DDR3_6 ATX_12V_2X4 CPU_FAN LGA2011 DDR3_5 DDR3_1 DDR3_7 DDR3_3 SYS_FAN1 ATX PW_SW F_USB30 20 31 Intel GbE LAN PCIEX16_1 PCIEX1_1 BAT CODEC PCIEX8 VIA VT6308 PCIEX1_2 Fresco FL1009 GA-X79-UD5 Intel® X79 SATA3 4 5 PCIEX16_2 iTE IT8728 PCI F_AUDIO F_1394 TPM SPDIF_O SYS_FAN4 Marvell 88SE9172 GSATA3 F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 Marvell 88SE9172 CLR_CMOS B_BIOS RST_SW M_BIOS SYS_FAN3 F_PANEL SATA2 6 7 8 9 - 7 -
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GA-X79-UD5 Motherboard Block Diagram 2 PCI Express x16 CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) LGA2011 CPU DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz 4 Channel Memory 1 ... Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 x1 x1 Intel GbE LAN phy 2 PCI Express x1 RJ45 PCI Bus LAN VIA VT6308 2 IEEE 1394a Intel® X79 CODEC 2 USB 3.0/2.0 2 USB 3.0/2.0 Fresco FL1009 Fresco FL1009 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus Dual BIOS 2 SATA 6Gb/s 4 SATA 3Gb/s 14 USB 2.0/1.1(Note) LPC Bus iTE IT8728...
GA-X79-UD5 Motherboard Block Diagram 2 PCI Express x16 CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) LGA2011 CPU DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz 4 Channel Memory 1 ... Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 x1 x1 Intel GbE LAN phy 2 PCI Express x1 RJ45 PCI Bus LAN VIA VT6308 2 IEEE 1394a Intel® X79 CODEC 2 USB 3.0/2.0 2 USB 3.0/2.0 Fresco FL1009 Fresco FL1009 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus Dual BIOS 2 SATA 6Gb/s 4 SATA 3Gb/s 14 USB 2.0/1.1(Note) LPC Bus iTE IT8728...
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...Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors in the LGA2011 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® X79 Express Chipset Memory Audio 8 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up... memory modules Support for non-ECC memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) Realtek ALC898 codec High Definition Audio ...
...Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors in the LGA2011 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® X79 Express Chipset Memory Audio 8 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up... memory modules Support for non-ECC memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) Realtek ALC898 codec High Definition Audio ...
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... G.QBOFM SATA3 7 1 1 7 1 0 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 7) SATA2 2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel X79 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be implemented on configuring... drives. (The total number of the SATA cable to be an even number.) • A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives. The Intel X79 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. If more than two hard drives are compatible with the SATA2 2/3/4/5 connector . (Note...
... G.QBOFM SATA3 7 1 1 7 1 0 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 7) SATA2 2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel X79 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be implemented on configuring... drives. (The total number of the SATA cable to be an even number.) • A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives. The Intel X79 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. If more than two hard drives are compatible with the SATA2 2/3/4/5 connector . (Note...
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... to certain BIOS settings but not all BIOS settings; 2-4 System This section provides information on the device connected to each SATA port controlled by Intel X79 Chipset. The date format is hour, minute, and second. The time format is week (read-only), month, date, and year. the User level only allows...
... to certain BIOS settings but not all BIOS settings; 2-4 System This section provides information on the device connected to each SATA port controlled by Intel X79 Chipset. The date format is hour, minute, and second. The time format is week (read-only), month, date, and year. the User level only allows...
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... add-in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to Disabled. && USB 2.0 Devices (Intel X79 Chipset) Enables or disables the USB 2.0 controllers integrated with the Intel X79 Chipset. (Default: Enabled) && Intel SATA Control Mode Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel... X79 Chipset or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. IDE Mode Disables RAID for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to ...
... add-in audio card instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to Disabled. && USB 2.0 Devices (Intel X79 Chipset) Enables or disables the USB 2.0 controllers integrated with the Intel X79 Chipset. (Default: Enabled) && Intel SATA Control Mode Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel... X79 Chipset or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. IDE Mode Disables RAID for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to ...
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... into the computer. In the main menu of Q-Flash, use the key during the POST to a USB flash drive. Q-Flash Utility v1.00 Model Name : X79-UD5 BIOS Version : F1u BIOS Date : 10/26/2011 Flash Type/Size : MXIC 25L6465E/6406E 8MB Update BIOS From Drive SaSveeleBcItODSetvoicDe rive Return to begin the...
... into the computer. In the main menu of Q-Flash, use the key during the POST to a USB flash drive. Q-Flash Utility v1.00 Model Name : X79-UD5 BIOS Version : F1u BIOS Date : 10/26/2011 Flash Type/Size : MXIC 25L6465E/6406E 8MB Update BIOS From Drive SaSveeleBcItODSetvoicDe rive Return to begin the...
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... power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this motherboard, the SATA3 0/1 (Note 4) and SATA2 2/3/4/5 ports are supported by the X79 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your computer. bit, search for the SATA port. (For example, on this step if you do not...(needed during Windows XP installation) (Note 3) •• An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation) (Note 3) 5-1-1 Configuring Intel X79 SATA Controllers A. If you do not want to create RAID, you may vary depending on the motherboard. If there is more than one SATA controller...
... power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this motherboard, the SATA3 0/1 (Note 4) and SATA2 2/3/4/5 ports are supported by the X79 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your computer. bit, search for the SATA port. (For example, on this step if you do not...(needed during Windows XP installation) (Note 3) •• An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation) (Note 3) 5-1-1 Configuring Intel X79 SATA Controllers A. If you do not want to create RAID, you may vary depending on the motherboard. If there is more than one SATA controller...
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... Driver. For Marvell 88SE9172, select Marvell 91xx SATA 6G RAID Controller (Figure 2). Installing Windows 7/Vista (The following instructions use Windows 7 as follows: For the Intel X79: RAID/AHCI driver for Windows 32-Bit:\BootDrv\iRST\32Bit RAID/AHCI driver for Windows 64-Bit:\BootDrv\iRST\64Bit For the Marvell 88SE9172: RAID...\RAID\amd64 AHCI driver for Windows 32-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy32 AHCI driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy64 Step 3: For Intel X79, select Intel(R) C600 Series Chipset SATA RAID Controller (Figure 1). Figure 1 Figure 2 - 91 -
... Driver. For Marvell 88SE9172, select Marvell 91xx SATA 6G RAID Controller (Figure 2). Installing Windows 7/Vista (The following instructions use Windows 7 as follows: For the Intel X79: RAID/AHCI driver for Windows 32-Bit:\BootDrv\iRST\32Bit RAID/AHCI driver for Windows 64-Bit:\BootDrv\iRST\64Bit For the Marvell 88SE9172: RAID...\RAID\amd64 AHCI driver for Windows 32-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy32 AHCI driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy64 Step 3: For Intel X79, select Intel(R) C600 Series Chipset SATA RAID Controller (Figure 1). Figure 1 Figure 2 - 91 -
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... system will open similar to exit when finished. B. Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the OS installation. Figure 3 (Note) The X79 SATA RAID/AHCI driver does not support Windows XP 32-bit. Press any key to that contains the driver during the Windows setup process. Appendix...
... system will open similar to exit when finished. B. Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the OS installation. Figure 3 (Note) The X79 SATA RAID/AHCI driver does not support Windows XP 32-bit. Press any key to that contains the driver during the Windows setup process. Appendix...
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... rebuilding detected. If you do not enable automatic rebuild on this stage, you have equal or greater capacity than the old one.) For the Intel X79: Turn off your computer. •• Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press + to manually rebuild the array...
... rebuilding detected. If you do not enable automatic rebuild on this stage, you have equal or greater capacity than the old one.) For the Intel X79: Turn off your computer. •• Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press + to manually rebuild the array...