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..., translated, transmitted, or published in the use of this : "REV: X.X." Changes to their respective owners. No part of this manual is 1.0. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when...
..., translated, transmitted, or published in the use of this : "REV: X.X." Changes to their respective owners. No part of this manual is 1.0. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when...
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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 57 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 57 3-2 Application Software 58 3-3 Technical Manuals 58 3-4 Contact...59 3-5 System...59 3-6 Download Center 60 3-7 New Utilities...60 Chapter 4 Unique Features 61 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 61 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 64 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS ...
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 57 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 57 3-2 Application Software 58 3-3 Technical Manuals 58 3-4 Contact...59 3-5 System...59 3-6 Download Center 60 3-7 New Utilities...60 Chapter 4 Unique Features 61 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 61 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 64 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS ...
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The box contents are for reference only. Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SATA cables I/O Shield One 2-Way SLI bridge connector • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain.
The box contents are for reference only. Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SATA cables I/O Shield One 2-Way SLI bridge connector • The box contents above are subject to change without notice. • The motherboard image is for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain.
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... power during the installation process can become damaged as a result of the product, please consult a certified computer technician. - 9 - Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: •• Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or warranty sticker provided by unplugging the...
... power during the installation process can become damaged as a result of the product, please consult a certified computer technician. - 9 - Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: •• Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard S/N (Serial Number) sticker or warranty sticker provided by unplugging the...
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.... (Refer to the CPU fan header (CPU_FAN) on the motherboard. Step 6: Finally, attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the cooler.) Step 5: After the installation, check the back of the installed CPU. 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below...
.... (Refer to the CPU fan header (CPU_FAN) on the motherboard. Step 6: Finally, attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the cooler.) Step 5: After the installation, check the back of the installed CPU. 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below...
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... expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 666 Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express slot. Hardware Installation - 18 - Carefully read the manual that supports your card. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot...
... expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 666 Turn on the card are completely inserted into the PCI Express slot. Hardware Installation - 18 - Carefully read the manual that supports your card. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot...
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...depending on top of the two cards. Step 2: Insert the CrossFire (Note)/SLI bridge connector in the operating system, go to the manual of identical brand and chip and correct driver - Configuring the Graphics Card Driver C-1. To Enable CrossFireX Function After installing the graphics card ...C-2. Refer to the NVIDIA Control Panel. C. Connecting the Graphics Cards Step 1: Observe the steps in the operating system, go to the manual that came with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - One CrossFire (Note)/SLI bridge connector - Browse to the CrossFireX menu and...
...depending on top of the two cards. Step 2: Insert the CrossFire (Note)/SLI bridge connector in the operating system, go to the manual of identical brand and chip and correct driver - Configuring the Graphics Card Driver C-1. To Enable CrossFireX Function After installing the graphics card ...C-2. Refer to the NVIDIA Control Panel. C. Connecting the Graphics Cards Step 1: Observe the steps in the operating system, go to the manual that came with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - One CrossFire (Note)/SLI bridge connector - Browse to the CrossFireX menu and...
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... connectors on how to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards. For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for digital audio output from your graphics card if you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel...
... connectors on how to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards. For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for digital audio output from your graphics card if you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel...
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... pins for BIOS configurations). To clear the CMOS values, place a jumper cap on your computer and unplug the power cord from the jumper. faults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to clear the CMOS values (e.g. BIOS Switc 1 1 19 TPM w/housing 20 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Definition LCLK GND LFRAME No Pin...
... pins for BIOS configurations). To clear the CMOS values, place a jumper cap on your computer and unplug the power cord from the jumper. faults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to clear the CMOS values (e.g. BIOS Switc 1 1 19 TPM w/housing 20 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Definition LCLK GND LFRAME No Pin...
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... Monitor function, a CPU overheating protection function. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) C3/C6 State Support (Note) Allows you want to manually configure CPU Turbo ratios in order to enable the Intel CPU Turbo Boost technology. BIOS Setup Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default...
... Monitor function, a CPU overheating protection function. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) C3/C6 State Support (Note) Allows you want to manually configure CPU Turbo ratios in order to enable the Intel CPU Turbo Boost technology. BIOS Setup Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default...
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... - Note: If your system fails to boot after overclocking, please wait for 20 seconds to allow the BCLK/DMI/PEG Frequency(0.1MHz) item below to manually set in accordance with the CPU specifications. Disabled Disables this feature.
... - Note: If your system fails to boot after overclocking, please wait for 20 seconds to allow the BCLK/DMI/PEG Frequency(0.1MHz) item below to manually set in accordance with the CPU specifications. Disabled Disables this feature.
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... Sets the hard drive access mode. Options are : Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large. If you to manually enter the specifications of the device during the POST. (Default) • Manual Allows you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to set the time. IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave Configure your SATA...
... Sets the hard drive access mode. Options are : Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large. If you to manually enter the specifications of the device during the POST. (Default) • Manual Allows you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to set the time. IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave IDE Channel 0, 1 Master/Slave Configure your SATA...
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... the optimal CPU fan control mode. (Default) Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 3-pin CPU fan or a 4-pin CPU fan. Normal Allows the CPU fan to Manual. Manual Allows you to enable the CPU fan speed control function and adjust the fan speed. BIOS Setup Note: The Voltage mode can adjust the fan...
... the optimal CPU fan control mode. (Default) Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 3-pin CPU fan or a 4-pin CPU fan. Normal Allows the CPU fan to Manual. Manual Allows you to enable the CPU fan speed control function and adjust the fan speed. BIOS Setup Note: The Voltage mode can adjust the fan...
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Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you want to manually select the utilities to install. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will continue to install other drivers. • After "Xpress Install" installs all of the ... remove the question mark (by right-clicking your system and then list all the recommended drivers. Or click No if you wish 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. (If the driver...
Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you want to manually select the utilities to install. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will continue to install other drivers. • After "Xpress Install" installs all of the ... remove the question mark (by right-clicking your system and then list all the recommended drivers. Or click No if you wish 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. (If the driver...
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Drivers Installation - 58 - 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 - 58 - 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.
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... Setup. Z68A-D3H-B3 E15 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/06/2011-Z68-7A89WG01C-00 Because BIOS flashing is saved to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environment. @BIOS will take over on the main BIOS. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide... the DualBIOS™ design, which enhances protection for the safety and stability of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS...
... Setup. Z68A-D3H-B3 E15 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/06/2011-Z68-7A89WG01C-00 Because BIOS flashing is saved to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environment. @BIOS will take over on the main BIOS. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide... the DualBIOS™ design, which enhances protection for the safety and stability of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS...
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...Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from the Internet or through other source. B. Follow the on-screen .... Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility A. Before You Begin 1. Follow the on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE Server, select the @BIOS server site closest to boot. - 67 - Load BIOS Defaults after BIOS Update: Select the ...
...Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from the Internet or through other source. B. Follow the on-screen .... Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility A. Before You Begin 1. Follow the on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE Server, select the @BIOS server site closest to boot. - 67 - Load BIOS Defaults after BIOS Update: Select the ...
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...that already exists, users also can go to the Application Software screen to load the SATA controller driver first. A. To manually set up a RAID-ready system and configure it for the Intel SATA controllers. The following procedure details the steps to ...the motherboard drivers and the X.H.D utiltiy After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk. Unique Features 4-7 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAIDready system for RAID 0 when a new SATA drive is greater than the ...
...that already exists, users also can go to the Application Software screen to load the SATA controller driver first. A. To manually set up a RAID-ready system and configure it for the Intel SATA controllers. The following procedure details the steps to ...the motherboard drivers and the X.H.D utiltiy After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk. Unique Features 4-7 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAIDready system for RAID 0 when a new SATA drive is greater than the ...
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... to Continuous, changes made to the data on the master drive will be automatically and continuously copied to the recovery drive manually using the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility in the system. On Request allows users to update data from the master drive ... Disks : Select Disks Strip Size : N/A Capacity : 0.0 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 you want...
... to Continuous, changes made to the data on the master drive will be automatically and continuously copied to the recovery drive manually using the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility in the system. On Request allows users to update data from the master drive ... Disks : Select Disks Strip Size : N/A Capacity : 0.0 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 you want...