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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 (... BIOS Setup. Enabling RAID mode in BIOS Setup: Turn on your motherboard. Installing the operating system and drivers to enable the Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) PCH...
... 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 (... BIOS Setup. Enabling RAID mode in BIOS Setup: Turn on your motherboard. Installing the operating system and drivers to enable the Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) PCH...
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...; 2 71 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 88SE9128 SATA Controllers 89 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 94 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 102...
...; 2 71 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 88SE9128 SATA Controllers 89 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 94 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 102...
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... PCI1 GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 PCI_LED PCIe to a hardware limitation, the PCIEX1_1 slot can only accommodate a shorter PCI Express x1 expansion card. TSB43AB23 PCI2 PCIEX4 F_1394 VLI VL810 S4_S5_LED S3_LED S1_LED S0_LED F_USB2 F_USB1 F_PANEL SATA3_1 SATA3_0 SATA2_3 SATA2_2 SATA2_5 SATA2_4 SYS_FAN2 SYS_FAN3 F_USB30_2 F_USB30_1 PCH_FAN (Note) Due to PCI Bridge PCIEX8 Intel® Z68 B_BIOS...
... PCI1 GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 PCI_LED PCIe to a hardware limitation, the PCIEX1_1 slot can only accommodate a shorter PCI Express x1 expansion card. TSB43AB23 PCI2 PCIEX4 F_1394 VLI VL810 S4_S5_LED S3_LED S1_LED S0_LED F_USB2 F_USB1 F_PANEL SATA3_1 SATA3_0 SATA2_3 SATA2_2 SATA2_5 SATA2_4 SYS_FAN2 SYS_FAN3 F_USB30_2 F_USB30_1 PCH_FAN (Note) Due to PCI Bridge PCIEX8 Intel® Z68 B_BIOS...
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GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 Motherboard Block Diagram 2 PCI Express x8 1 PCI Express x16 CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) PCIe CLK or (100 MHz) LGA1155 CPU DDR3 2133/1866/1600/ 1333/... PCI Bus DMI Interface LAN 2 SATA 6Gb/s RJ45 Realtek RTL8111E x1 Marvell 88SE9128 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus Dual BIOS 2 SATA 6Gb/s Intel® Z68 4 SATA 3Gb/s 10 USB 2.0/1.1 (Note) LPC iTE Bus IT8728 PS/2 KB/Mouse TSB43AB23 CODEC 3 IEEE 1394a Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side...
GA-Z68X-UD5-B3 Motherboard Block Diagram 2 PCI Express x8 1 PCI Express x16 CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) PCIe CLK or (100 MHz) LGA1155 CPU DDR3 2133/1866/1600/ 1333/... PCI Bus DMI Interface LAN 2 SATA 6Gb/s RJ45 Realtek RTL8111E x1 Marvell 88SE9128 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus Dual BIOS 2 SATA 6Gb/s Intel® Z68 4 SATA 3Gb/s 10 USB 2.0/1.1 (Note) LPC iTE Bus IT8728 PS/2 KB/Mouse TSB43AB23 CODEC 3 IEEE 1394a Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side...
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... PCIEX16 slot will be sure to install it in the LGA1155 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® Z68 Express Chipset Memory Audio 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up... to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) Realtek ALC889 codec...
... PCIEX16 slot will be sure to install it in the LGA1155 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® Z68 Express Chipset Memory Audio 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up... to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) Realtek ALC889 codec...
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...7 1 SATA3_0 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 8) SATA2_2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z68 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are to be an even number.) •• A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives.... tors with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. The Intel Z68 chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, BUG RT RAID5, and RAID 10. Definition 1 GND SATA2_5 7 7 SATA2_4 SATA2_3 1 1 SATA2_2 2 TXP 3 TXN ...
...7 1 SATA3_0 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 8) SATA2_2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z68 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are to be an even number.) •• A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives.... tors with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. The Intel Z68 chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, BUG RT RAID5, and RAID 10. Definition 1 GND SATA2_5 7 7 SATA2_4 SATA2_3 1 1 SATA2_2 2 TXP 3 TXN ...
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... RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in Native IDE mode. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to operate in the Intel Z68 Chipset. Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to install operating systems that support Native mode. (Default) USB Controllers Enables or disables ...of the USB functionalities below. - 49 - BIOS Setup 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 Legacy IDE mode....
... RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in Native IDE mode. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to operate in the Intel Z68 Chipset. Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to install operating systems that support Native mode. (Default) USB Controllers Enables or disables ...of the USB functionalities below. - 49 - BIOS Setup 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 Legacy IDE mode....
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... (to available SATA port on this motherboard, the SATA3_0, SATA3_1 (Note 3), SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4 and SATA2_5 ports are supported by the Z68 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your computer Attach one hard drive. • Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver... 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. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A.
... (to available SATA port on this motherboard, the SATA3_0, SATA3_1 (Note 3), SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4 and SATA2_5 ports are supported by the Z68 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your computer Attach one hard drive. • Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver... 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. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A.
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...may not be recognized during the OS installation. To install Windows 64-Bit, copy the files in Figure 1, • For the Intel Z68, select 8) Intel Rapid Storage driver for 32bit system for 64bit system. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk using... floppy disk drive to your computer first because you 're using "Xpress Install" to install Windows 7/Vista/XP. Method A: • For the Intel Z68, copy all files in the BootDrv folder. or 64-bit version, copy all files in Figure 1. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk (if you...
...may not be recognized during the OS installation. To install Windows 64-Bit, copy the files in Figure 1, • For the Intel Z68, select 8) Intel Rapid Storage driver for 32bit system for 64bit system. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the motherboard driver disk using... floppy disk drive to your computer first because you 're using "Xpress Install" to install Windows 7/Vista/XP. Method A: • For the Intel Z68, copy all files in the BootDrv folder. or 64-bit version, copy all files in Figure 1. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk (if you...
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...the Intel Z68: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Then a controller menu similar to that in Figure 2 will then appear asking you to the Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller item and press . Select Intel(R) ...previous screen. Refer to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver." Press . Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) ICH7MDH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) Mobile Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 2 - 95...
...the Intel Z68: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Then a controller menu similar to that in Figure 2 will then appear asking you to the Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller item and press . Select Intel(R) ...previous screen. Refer to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver." Press . Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) ICH7MDH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) Mobile Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller ENTER=Select F3=Exit Figure 2 - 95...
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... Disk (0) Volumes with a new one. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Option ROM - 10.0.0.1008 Copyright(C) 2003-10 Intel Corporation. Selecting4. Exit 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID "Degrad2e.d DvoeluetmeeRaAnIdDdVisokluamvaeilable for rebuilding detected. Delete RAID Volume 5. The following screen appears,...drive with "Rebuild" status will be performed after you have equal or greater capacity than the old one.) For the Intel Z68: Turn off your computer. • Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility"...
... Disk (0) Volumes with a new one. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Option ROM - 10.0.0.1008 Copyright(C) 2003-10 Intel Corporation. Selecting4. Exit 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID "Degrad2e.d DvoeluetmeeRaAnIdDdVisokluamvaeilable for rebuilding detected. Delete RAID Volume 5. The following screen appears,...drive with "Rebuild" status will be performed after you have equal or greater capacity than the old one.) For the Intel Z68: Turn off your computer. • Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility"...