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... the Intel Rapid 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 used for your computer and press to enable the Intel...
... the Intel Rapid 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 used for your computer and press to enable the Intel...
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... 4-5 Q-Share...73 4-6 Smart 6™ ...74 4-7 Auto Green...78 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 79 4-9 Cloud OC...80 Chapter 5 Appendix...81 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 81 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers 81 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controller 89 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 95 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 104...
... 4-5 Q-Share...73 4-6 Smart 6™ ...74 4-7 Auto Green...78 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 79 4-9 Cloud OC...80 Chapter 5 Appendix...81 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 81 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers 81 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controller 89 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 95 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 104...
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GA-Z68X-UD3-B3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB R_SPDIF USB_1394 SYS_FAN1 ATX_12V_2X4 LGA1155 CPU_FAN PHASE LED R_USB R_USB30 USB_LAN AUDIO Etron EJ168 PWR_FAN ATX PCIEX1_1 B_BIOS Realtek RTL8111E CODEC VIA VT6308 PCIEX16 PCIEX1_2 PCIEX1_3 PCIEX8 PCI1 PCI2 DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 GA-Z68X-UD3-B3 M_BIOS Marvell GSATA3_7 88SE9172 GSATA3_6 SATA3_1 Intel® Z68 SATA3_0 BAT SATA2_3 SATA2_2 SATA2_5 SATA2_4 PCIe to PCI Bridge Etron EJ168 iTE IT8728 SYS_FAN2 F_AUDIO CLR_CMOS F_1394 COMA F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 F_USB30 TPM F_PANEL SPDIF_O - 7 -
GA-Z68X-UD3-B3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB R_SPDIF USB_1394 SYS_FAN1 ATX_12V_2X4 LGA1155 CPU_FAN PHASE LED R_USB R_USB30 USB_LAN AUDIO Etron EJ168 PWR_FAN ATX PCIEX1_1 B_BIOS Realtek RTL8111E CODEC VIA VT6308 PCIEX16 PCIEX1_2 PCIEX1_3 PCIEX8 PCI1 PCI2 DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 GA-Z68X-UD3-B3 M_BIOS Marvell GSATA3_7 88SE9172 GSATA3_6 SATA3_1 Intel® Z68 SATA3_0 BAT SATA2_3 SATA2_2 SATA2_5 SATA2_4 PCIe to PCI Bridge Etron EJ168 iTE IT8728 SYS_FAN2 F_AUDIO CLR_CMOS F_1394 COMA F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 F_USB30 TPM F_PANEL SPDIF_O - 7 -
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GA-Z68X-UD3-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/... Realtek 88SE9172 RTL8111E PCI Express Bus x1 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 x1 x1 x1 3 PCI Express x1 PCIe to PCI Bridge Intel® Z68 PCI Bus VIA VT6308 CODEC 2 IEEE 1394a 2 USB 3.0/2.0 2 USB 3.0/2.0 Etron EJ168 Etron EJ168 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus Dual BIOS 4 SATA 3Gb/s 2 SATA 6Gb/s 14...
GA-Z68X-UD3-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/... Realtek 88SE9172 RTL8111E PCI Express Bus x1 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 x1 x1 x1 3 PCI Express x1 PCIe to PCI Bridge Intel® Z68 PCI Bus VIA VT6308 CODEC 2 IEEE 1394a 2 USB 3.0/2.0 2 USB 3.0/2.0 Etron EJ168 Etron EJ168 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus Dual BIOS 4 SATA 3Gb/s 2 SATA 6Gb/s 14...
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...138; 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8) * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with CPU Chipset Intel® Z68 Express Chipset Memory Audio 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to x8 mode when ATI CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI is enabled. Storage...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.) Realtek ALC889 codec High Definition Audio ...
...138; 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8) * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with CPU Chipset Intel® Z68 Express Chipset Memory Audio 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to x8 mode when ATI CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI is enabled. Storage...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.) Realtek ALC889 codec High Definition Audio ...
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...Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array. The Intel Z68 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. The SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 connectors support RAID 0 and RAID 1. Definition SATA3_1 7 1... 7 1 SATA3_0 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 the SATA2_2/3/4/5 connector . (Note) Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA ...
...Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array. The Intel Z68 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. The SATA3_0 and SATA3_1 connectors support RAID 0 and RAID 1. Definition SATA3_1 7 1... 7 1 SATA3_0 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 the SATA2_2/3/4/5 connector . (Note) Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA ...
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... Setup - 34 - The POST Screen Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG Copyright (C) 1984-2011, Award Software, Inc. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Z68X-UD3-B3 D5x . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/12/2011-Z68-7A89WG06C-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key to enter BIOS Setup first. You can...
... Setup - 34 - The POST Screen Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG Copyright (C) 1984-2011, Award Software, Inc. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Z68X-UD3-B3 D5x . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/12/2011-Z68-7A89WG06C-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key to enter BIOS Setup first. You can...
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...Controller Interface (AHCI) is enabled. (Default: Enabled) SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel Z68 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to AHCI mode. IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controllers and ...configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in the Intel Z68 Chipset or configures the SATA controllers...
...Controller Interface (AHCI) is enabled. (Default: Enabled) SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel Z68 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to AHCI mode. IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controllers and ...configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in the Intel Z68 Chipset or configures the SATA controllers...
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... that matches your computer by either pressing the key during the POST to enter MS-DOS mode. Z68X-UD3-B3 D5x . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/12/2011-Z68-7A89WG06C-00 Because BIOS flashing is Q-Flash™? Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in the Windows environment... download the latest BIOS file from the hassles of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. Before You Begin 1. 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. ...
... that matches your computer by either pressing the key during the POST to enter MS-DOS mode. Z68X-UD3-B3 D5x . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 04/12/2011-Z68-7A89WG06C-00 Because BIOS flashing is Q-Flash™? Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in the Windows environment... download the latest BIOS file from the hassles of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. Before You Begin 1. 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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..., it is more than one SATA controller on this motherboard, the SATA3_0, SATA3_1 (Note 3), SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4 and SATA2_5 ports are supported by the Intel Z68 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your computer. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • Windows 7/Vista/XP setup... driver disk. • A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) • An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation) 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers A. Appendix B.
..., it is more than one SATA controller on this motherboard, the SATA3_0, SATA3_1 (Note 3), SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4 and SATA2_5 ports are supported by the Intel Z68 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your computer. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one hard drive. • Windows 7/Vista/XP setup... driver disk. • A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) • An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation) 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers A. Appendix B.
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...: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy32 AHCI driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy64 Step 3: When a screen as the example operating system.) For the Intel Z68: As Windows 7 and Vista already include Intel SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you do you arrive at the "Where do not need to ensure system performance...
...: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy32 AHCI driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy64 Step 3: When a screen as the example operating system.) For the Intel Z68: As Windows 7 and Vista already include Intel SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you do you arrive at the "Where do not need to ensure system performance...
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... Windows 64-Bit, copy the files in the 64Bit folder. • For the Marvell 88SE9172, copy all files in Figure 2, • For the Intel Z68, select 8) Intel Rapid Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows XP 32-bit op- For example, from the menu and press . Refer to your floppy...your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in the \BootDrv\Marvell\RAID folder to the methods below. Method A: • For the Intel Z68, copy all files in the BootDrv folder. Installing Windows XP To install Windows XP, you want to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the...
... Windows 64-Bit, copy the files in the 64Bit folder. • For the Marvell 88SE9172, copy all files in Figure 2, • For the Intel Z68, select 8) Intel Rapid Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows XP 32-bit op- For example, from the menu and press . Refer to your floppy...your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in the \BootDrv\Marvell\RAID folder to the methods below. Method A: • For the Intel Z68, copy all files in the BootDrv folder. Installing Windows XP To install Windows XP, you want to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the...
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... Controller and press . Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for installing the driver during the Windows setup process. Step 2: For the Intel Z68: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Appendix Press . Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the Windows XP setup...
... Controller and press . Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for installing the driver during the Windows setup process. Step 2: For the Intel Z68: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Appendix Press . Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the Windows XP setup...
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...-22LS Serial # 3JT354CP WD-WMAM9W736333 Size 111.7GB 111.7GB Type/Status(Vol ID) Member Disk (0) Member Disk (0) Volumes with a new one .) For the Intel Z68: Turn off your computer. • Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press + to manually rebuild the array in...
...-22LS Serial # 3JT354CP WD-WMAM9W736333 Size 111.7GB 111.7GB Type/Status(Vol ID) Member Disk (0) Member Disk (0) Volumes with a new one .) For the Intel Z68: Turn off your computer. • Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press + to manually rebuild the array in...