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... Storage Technology utility to enable the Intel Smart Response Technology • The Intel Smart Response Technology requires a computer system with an Intel Z68 Chipset-based motherboard and an Intel Core series CPU. • The operating system must be installed to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). The maximum... Vista. • If you have and the BIOS version. - 1 - The actual BIOS Setup menu options you also need an SSD to enable the Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. English Follow the steps below to make it work as a cache of the hard disk.
... Storage Technology utility to enable the Intel Smart Response Technology • The Intel Smart Response Technology requires a computer system with an Intel Z68 Chipset-based motherboard and an Intel Core series CPU. • The operating system must be installed to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). The maximum... Vista. • If you have and the BIOS version. - 1 - The actual BIOS Setup menu options you also need an SSD to enable the Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. English Follow the steps below to make it work as a cache of the hard disk.
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GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 Motherboard Layout KB_USB ATX_12V VGA_DVI LEVEL SHIFTER HDMI LEVEL SHIFTER OPTICAL CPU_FAN LGA1155 PWR_FAN ATX R_USB30 USB_LAN AUDIO Etron EJ168 PCIEX1_1 Realtek RTL8111E PCIEX16 PCIEX1_2 CODEC PCIEX4 PCIEX8 PCI1 iTE IT8728 PCI2 F_AUDIO COMA SPDIF_O GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 BAT DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 Intel® Z68 B_BIOS M_BIOS PCIe to PCI Bridge SATA3_0 SATA3_1 SATA2_2 SATA2_3 SATA2_4 SATA2_5 CLR_CMOS F_USB4 F_USB2 F_USB1 TPM SYS_FAN1 F_USB3 SYS_FAN2 F_PANEL - 7 -
GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 Motherboard Layout KB_USB ATX_12V VGA_DVI LEVEL SHIFTER HDMI LEVEL SHIFTER OPTICAL CPU_FAN LGA1155 PWR_FAN ATX R_USB30 USB_LAN AUDIO Etron EJ168 PCIEX1_1 Realtek RTL8111E PCIEX16 PCIEX1_2 CODEC PCIEX4 PCIEX8 PCI1 iTE IT8728 PCI2 F_AUDIO COMA SPDIF_O GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 BAT DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 Intel® Z68 B_BIOS M_BIOS PCIe to PCI Bridge SATA3_0 SATA3_1 SATA2_2 SATA2_3 SATA2_4 SATA2_5 CLR_CMOS F_USB4 F_USB2 F_USB1 TPM SYS_FAN1 F_USB3 SYS_FAN2 F_PANEL - 7 -
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GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 Motherboard Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x16 or 2 PCI Express x8 LGA1155 CPU CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/... Channel Memory x16 x8 Switch PCI Express Bus DMI Interface 1 PCI Express x4 2 PCI Express x1 LAN or RJ45 x4 x1 Switch Realtek RTL8111E x1 Intel® Z68 PCI Express Bus x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 2 USB 3.0/2.0 Etron EJ168 x1 PCI Express Bus D-Sub DVI-D HDMI Dual BIOS 4 SATA 3Gb/s 2 SATA...
GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 Motherboard Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x16 or 2 PCI Express x8 LGA1155 CPU CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/... Channel Memory x16 x8 Switch PCI Express Bus DMI Interface 1 PCI Express x4 2 PCI Express x1 LAN or RJ45 x4 x1 Switch Realtek RTL8111E x1 Intel® Z68 PCI Express Bus x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 2 USB 3.0/2.0 Etron EJ168 x1 PCI Express Bus D-Sub DVI-D HDMI Dual BIOS 4 SATA 3Gb/s 2 SATA...
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...Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® Z68...MHz 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.) Integrated in the Chipset: - 1 x D-Sub port - 1...
...Intel® Core™ i5 processors/ Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® Z68...MHz 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.) Integrated in the Chipset: - 1 x D-Sub port - 1...
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...L-shaped end of hard drives does not have to be an even number.) • A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives. The Intel Z68 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. If more than two hard drives are to be used, the total number ... a RAID array. Definition SATA3_0 7 1 7 1 SATA3_1 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 8) SATA2_2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z68 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. tors with the SATA2_2/3/4/5 connector . (Note...
...L-shaped end of hard drives does not have to be an even number.) • A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives. The Intel Z68 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. If more than two hard drives are to be used, the total number ... a RAID array. Definition SATA3_0 7 1 7 1 SATA3_1 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 8) SATA2_2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z68 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. tors with the SATA2_2/3/4/5 connector . (Note...
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... IDE mode. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to Chaper 4, "eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)." (Default: Disabled) PCH SATA Control Mode (Intel Z68 Chipset) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel Z68 Chipset. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-...ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) (Intel Z68 Chipset) Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel Z68 Chipset or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. In Legacy mode the SATA...
... IDE mode. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to Chaper 4, "eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)." (Default: Disabled) PCH SATA Control Mode (Intel Z68 Chipset) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel Z68 Chipset. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-...ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) (Intel Z68 Chipset) Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel Z68 Chipset or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. In Legacy mode the SATA...
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Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the OS installation. Method A: • For the Intel Z68, copy all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using a USB floppy disk drive, make sure it is installed, we recommend that you...Press any key to the methods below. B. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu in Figure 1, • For the Intel Z68, select 8) Intel Rapid Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows XP 32-bit op- Figure 1 - 85 - Installing Windows XP Before installing Windows XP, connect a ...
Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the OS installation. Method A: • For the Intel Z68, copy all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using a USB floppy disk drive, make sure it is installed, we recommend that you...Press any key to the methods below. B. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu in Figure 1, • For the Intel Z68, select 8) Intel Rapid Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows XP 32-bit op- Figure 1 - 85 - Installing Windows XP Before installing Windows XP, connect a ...