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GA-P55-UD3L-TPM GA-P55-UD3L GA-P55-US3L LGA1156 socket motherboard for Intel® Core™ i7 processor family/ Intel® Core™ i5 processor family/Intel® Core™ i3 processor family User's Manual Rev. 2301 12ME-P55UD3L-2301R
GA-P55-UD3L-TPM GA-P55-UD3L GA-P55-US3L LGA1156 socket motherboard for Intel® Core™ i7 processor family/ Intel® Core™ i5 processor family/Intel® Core™ i3 processor family User's Manual Rev. 2301 12ME-P55UD3L-2301R
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Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/GA-P55-UD3L/GA-P55-US3L Motherboard Layout 7 GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/GA-P55-UD3L/GA-P55-US3L 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 ...
Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/GA-P55-UD3L/GA-P55-US3L Motherboard Layout 7 GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/GA-P55-UD3L/GA-P55-US3L 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 ...
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...Utility 69 4-3 EasyTune 6...70 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2 71 4-5 Q-Share...73 4-6 Smart 6™ ...74 4-7 Smart TPM j 77 4-8 Auto Green...78 Chapter 5 Appendix...79 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 79 5-1-1 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 80 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 86 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating... Microphone Recording 97 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 99 5-3 Troubleshooting 100 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 100 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 101 5-4 Regulatory Statements 103 j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. - 5 -
...Utility 69 4-3 EasyTune 6...70 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2 71 4-5 Q-Share...73 4-6 Smart 6™ ...74 4-7 Smart TPM j 77 4-8 Auto Green...78 Chapter 5 Appendix...79 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 79 5-1-1 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 80 5-1-2 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 86 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating... Microphone Recording 97 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 99 5-3 Troubleshooting 100 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 100 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 101 5-4 Regulatory Statements 103 j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. - 5 -
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...-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-P55-UD3L-TPM, GA-P55-UD3L, or GA-P55-US3L motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to...
...-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) - 6 - The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-P55-UD3L-TPM, GA-P55-UD3L, or GA-P55-US3L motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to...
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... Intel® H55 SATA2_0 SATA2_1 SATA2_2 SATA2_5 SATA2_4SATA2_3 IDE iTE IT8720 B_BIOS M_BIOS FDD PCIEX4 (Note 2) F_USB2 F_USB1 GSATA2_0 CLR_CMOS GIGABYTE SATA2 GSATA2_1 F_PANEL "*" The GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/GA-P55-UD3L adopts All-Solid Capacitor design. j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. (Note 1) Due to x1 mode. - 7 - For a longer expansion card, use other expansion slots. (Note 2) When the PCIEX1 slot is...
... Intel® H55 SATA2_0 SATA2_1 SATA2_2 SATA2_5 SATA2_4SATA2_3 IDE iTE IT8720 B_BIOS M_BIOS FDD PCIEX4 (Note 2) F_USB2 F_USB1 GSATA2_0 CLR_CMOS GIGABYTE SATA2 GSATA2_1 F_PANEL "*" The GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/GA-P55-UD3L adopts All-Solid Capacitor design. j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. (Note 1) Due to x1 mode. - 7 - For a longer expansion card, use other expansion slots. (Note 2) When the PCIEX1 slot is...
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GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/GA-P55-UD3L/GA-P55-US3L Motherboard Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x16 LGA1156 CPU CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz Dual Channel .../s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel PCI Bus GIGABYTE SATA2 CODEC 12 USB Ports LPC Bus iTE IT8720 Floppy COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse TPM j MIC (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out) Line-Out (Front Speaker Out) Line-In (Rear Speaker Out) S/PDIF In S/PDIF Out 4 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. - 8 -
GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/GA-P55-UD3L/GA-P55-US3L Motherboard Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x16 LGA1156 CPU CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz Dual Channel .../s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel PCI Bus GIGABYTE SATA2 CODEC 12 USB Ports LPC Bus iTE IT8720 Floppy COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse TPM j MIC (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out) Line-Out (Front Speaker Out) Line-In (Rear Speaker Out) S/PDIF In S/PDIF Out 4 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. - 8 -
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... 5) Technology Storage Interface Chipset: - 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices GIGABYTE SATA2 chip: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices - 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_0, GSATA2_1) supporting up to 2... RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD iTE IT8720 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive "*" The GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/GA-P55-UD3L adopts All-Solid Capacitor design.
... 5) Technology Storage Interface Chipset: - 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices GIGABYTE SATA2 chip: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices - 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_0, GSATA2_1) supporting up to 2... RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD iTE IT8720 chip: - 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive "*" The GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/GA-P55-UD3L adopts All-Solid Capacitor design.
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... Internet Security (OEM version) Operating System w Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP Form Factor w ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 19.0cm j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. (Note 1) Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be...
... Internet Security (OEM version) Operating System w Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP Form Factor w ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 19.0cm j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. (Note 1) Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be...
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...) appears on the screen. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS Version: GA-P55-UD3L E5c) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features ...from BIOS Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of function keys available for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. - 33 - Submenu Help While in a submenu, press to exit the help screen (General Help) of the Main Menu. BIOS Setup ...
...) appears on the screen. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS Version: GA-P55-UD3L E5c) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features ...from BIOS Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of function keys available for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. - 33 - Submenu Help While in a submenu, press to exit the help screen (General Help) of the Main Menu. BIOS Setup ...
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... defaults are factory settings for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. Load Optimized Defaults Optimized defaults are factory settings for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup. It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS ..., set , or disable password. Pressing to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can also carry out this menu to configure the TPM function. The Functions of the and keys (For the Main Menu Only) F11: Save CMOS to BIOS This function allows...
... defaults are factory settings for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. Load Optimized Defaults Optimized defaults are factory settings for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS Setup. It allows you to restrict access to the system and BIOS ..., set , or disable password. Pressing to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can also carry out this menu to configure the TPM function. The Functions of the and keys (For the Main Menu Only) F11: Save CMOS to BIOS This function allows...
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... BIOS default settings. The BIOS defaults settings help the system to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. - 55 - In case system instability occurs, you may try to operate in optimum state. BIOS Setup Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS...
... BIOS default settings. The BIOS defaults settings help the system to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. - 55 - In case system instability occurs, you may try to operate in optimum state. BIOS Setup Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS...
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... & Exit Setup Change/Set/Disable Password F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Press on the password item and when requested for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. The user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes to System, you must enter the supervisor password (or...
... & Exit Setup Change/Set/Disable Password F11: Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Press on the password item and when requested for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. The user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes to System, you must enter the supervisor password (or...
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... changes to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS. j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. - 57 -
... changes to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS. j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. - 57 -
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j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. Disabled Disables the security chip. (Default) Security Chip State Displays the current settings in the security chip. It is recommended that you use this function ...
j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. Disabled Disables the security chip. (Default) Security Chip State Displays the current settings in the security chip. It is recommended that you use this function ...
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j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. Step 4: Press and then to load BIOS defaults. Select Load Optimized Defaults and press to exit Q-Flash and reboot the system. Step 5: During the POST, ...
j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. Step 4: Press and then to load BIOS defaults. Select Load Optimized Defaults and press to exit Q-Flash and reboot the system. Step 5: During the POST, ...
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...) to create a portable user key using a Bluetooth cell phone or USB flash drive. lows you set up . 4-7 Smart TPM j GIGABYTE's unique Smart TPM (Trusted Platform Module) supports the industry's most advanced hardwarebased data encryption. Loss of the autorun screen and you use the Clear Security... be directed to create a portable user key using Smart TPM: 1. Instructions for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. 3. Selecting the Enable Backup to BIOS check box will appear in the USB flash drive, without the hassles of Smart TPM to the Security Chip Configuration menu and set up your Bluetooth...
...) to create a portable user key using a Bluetooth cell phone or USB flash drive. lows you set up . 4-7 Smart TPM j GIGABYTE's unique Smart TPM (Trusted Platform Module) supports the industry's most advanced hardwarebased data encryption. Loss of the autorun screen and you use the Clear Security... be directed to create a portable user key using Smart TPM: 1. Instructions for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. 3. Selecting the Enable Backup to BIOS check box will appear in the USB flash drive, without the hassles of Smart TPM to the Security Chip Configuration menu and set up your Bluetooth...