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......77 4-7 Intel Rapid Start Technology 78 4-8 Intel Smart Connect Technology 80 4-9 Intel Smart Response 82 Chapter 5 Appendix...85 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 85 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z77 SATA Controllers 85 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers 93 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 99 5-2 Qualcomm Atheros Killer Network Manager 105...
......77 4-7 Intel Rapid Start Technology 78 4-8 Intel Smart Connect Technology 80 4-9 Intel Smart Response 82 Chapter 5 Appendix...85 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 85 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z77 SATA Controllers 85 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers 93 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 99 5-2 Qualcomm Atheros Killer Network Manager 105...
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... DDRVTT VDIMM PCHIO ATX F_USB30_2 AUDIO PEX8747 PCIEX16_1 Intel® GbE LAN Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2201 LAN PCIEX_1 PCIEX8_1 G1.Sniper 3 CREATIVE B_BIOS CA0132 Chip PCIEX1_2 BBIOS_LED M_BIOS BAT MBIOS_LED PCIEX16_2 Intel® Z77 VIA VT6308 PCI PCIEX8_2 F_AUDIO PCIe to PCI Bridge iTE Super I/O CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN4 DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 ATX4P VIA...
... DDRVTT VDIMM PCHIO ATX F_USB30_2 AUDIO PEX8747 PCIEX16_1 Intel® GbE LAN Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2201 LAN PCIEX_1 PCIEX8_1 G1.Sniper 3 CREATIVE B_BIOS CA0132 Chip PCIEX1_2 BBIOS_LED M_BIOS BAT MBIOS_LED PCIEX16_2 Intel® Z77 VIA VT6308 PCI PCIEX8_2 F_AUDIO PCIe to PCI Bridge iTE Super I/O CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN4 DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 ATX4P VIA...
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G1.Sniper 3 Motherboard Block Diagram 2 PCI Express x8 2 PCI Express x8 LGA1155 CPU CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz Dual Channel Memory 1 PCI Express ... Marvell 88SE9172 x1 PCI Express Bus LAN 1 LAN 2 RJ45 PCIe CLK Qualcomm Atheros Killer (100 MHz) E2201 LAN RJ45 Intel GbE LAN phy Intel® Z77 PCI Express Bus x1 x1 x1 PCIe to PCI Bridge PCI Bus VIA VT6308 x1 CREATIVE CA0132 LPC Bus iTE Super I/O DisplayPort HDMI DVI-D D-Sub...
G1.Sniper 3 Motherboard Block Diagram 2 PCI Express x8 2 PCI Express x8 LGA1155 CPU CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz Dual Channel Memory 1 PCI Express ... Marvell 88SE9172 x1 PCI Express Bus LAN 1 LAN 2 RJ45 PCIe CLK Qualcomm Atheros Killer (100 MHz) E2201 LAN RJ45 Intel GbE LAN phy Intel® Z77 PCI Express Bus x1 x1 x1 PCIe to PCI Bridge PCI Bus VIA VT6308 x1 CREATIVE CA0132 LPC Bus iTE Super I/O DisplayPort HDMI DVI-D D-Sub...
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... Support for DDR3 1600/1333/1066 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 Graphics Processor: - 1 x D-Sub port - 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum... operate at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2) * The PCIEX8_1 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_1 slot and the PCIEX8_2 slot with CPU Intel® Z77 Express Chipset 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory * Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation...
... Support for DDR3 1600/1333/1066 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 Graphics Processor: - 1 x D-Sub port - 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum... operate at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2) * The PCIEX8_1 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16_1 slot and the PCIEX8_2 slot with CPU Intel® Z77 Express Chipset 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory * Due to Windows 32-bit operating system limitation...
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...an even number. •• A RAID 5 configuration requires at least two hard drives. The "SATA3 0" and "SATA3 1" connectors support RAID 0 and RAID 1. The Intel Z77 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Definition SATA2 1 GND 7 1 53 2 TXP 7 1 42 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7...10 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 7) SATA2 2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z77 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. G.QBOFM G.QBOFM Pin No. Each ...
...an even number. •• A RAID 5 configuration requires at least two hard drives. The "SATA3 0" and "SATA3 1" connectors support RAID 0 and RAID 1. The Intel Z77 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Definition SATA2 1 GND 7 1 53 2 TXP 7 1 42 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7...10 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 7) SATA2 2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z77 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. G.QBOFM G.QBOFM Pin No. Each ...
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... the battery by removing the battery: 1. MSATA PWM Switch (X58A-OC) BIOS Switcher (X58A-OC) 1 M_SATA F_PANEL(NH) BIOS Switcher (SW4) Voltage measurement points(G1.Sniper 3) DIP 1 23 PCIe power connector (SATA)(X58A-OC) DIP 1 23 1 DIP 1 23 1 DIP 1 23 1 9) BAT (Battery) The battery provides ...(GA-IVB) CLR_CMOS CI DIS_ME GP15_CPT (GA-IVB) XDP_CPU XDP_PCH (GA-IVB) 8) MSATA (Solid-State Drive Connector, Controlled by the Intel Z77 Chipset) The mSATA connector conforms to SATA 3Gb/s standard and can connect to keep the values (such as BIOS configurations, date, and time information...
... the battery by removing the battery: 1. MSATA PWM Switch (X58A-OC) BIOS Switcher (X58A-OC) 1 M_SATA F_PANEL(NH) BIOS Switcher (SW4) Voltage measurement points(G1.Sniper 3) DIP 1 23 PCIe power connector (SATA)(X58A-OC) DIP 1 23 1 DIP 1 23 1 DIP 1 23 1 9) BAT (Battery) The battery provides ...(GA-IVB) CLR_CMOS CI DIS_ME GP15_CPT (GA-IVB) XDP_CPU XDP_PCH (GA-IVB) 8) MSATA (Solid-State Drive Connector, Controlled by the Intel Z77 Chipset) The mSATA connector conforms to SATA 3Gb/s standard and can connect to keep the values (such as BIOS configurations, date, and time information...
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... of password protection used. (If no password is week (read-only), month, date, and year. You can also select the default language used by Intel Z77 Chipset. 2-4 System This section provides information on the device connected to each SATA port or enable/disable the hot plug capability. You can enable/disable...
... of password protection used. (If no password is week (read-only), month, date, and year. You can also select the default language used by Intel Z77 Chipset. 2-4 System This section provides information on the device connected to each SATA port or enable/disable the hot plug capability. You can enable/disable...
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...route the ports to xHCI controller. All USB 3.0 devices function as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. (Default) && xHCI Pre-Boot Driver (Intel Z77 Chipset) Enabled The USB 3.0 ports are routed to the xHCI controller before booting to OS. (Default) Disabled The USB 3.0 ports are ...set to Disabled, the xHCI Mode below will be fully compatible with Super-Speed capability will function as High-Speed. && xHCI Streams (Intel Z77 Chipset) Enables or disables multi-stream data transfer. Note:For Windows 7 USB 3.0 Streams support, devices may require UASP class driver updates from...
...route the ports to xHCI controller. All USB 3.0 devices function as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. (Default) && xHCI Pre-Boot Driver (Intel Z77 Chipset) Enabled The USB 3.0 ports are routed to the xHCI controller before booting to OS. (Default) Disabled The USB 3.0 ports are ...set to Disabled, the xHCI Mode below will be fully compatible with Super-Speed capability will function as High-Speed. && xHCI Streams (Intel Z77 Chipset) Enables or disables multi-stream data transfer. Note:For Windows 7 USB 3.0 Streams support, devices may require UASP class driver updates from...
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...step if you may prepare only one hard drive. •• Windows 7 setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z77 SATA Controllers A. C. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: •• At least... power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this motherboard, the SATA3 0/1 (Note 3) and SATA2 2/3/4/5 ports are supported by the Z77 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port...
...step if you may prepare only one hard drive. •• Windows 7 setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z77 SATA Controllers A. C. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: •• At least... power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this motherboard, the SATA3 0/1 (Note 3) and SATA2 2/3/4/5 ports are supported by the Z77 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to identify the SATA controller for the SATA port...
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.... Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to the location of the drivers are ready to install Windows 7. Installing Windows 7 For the Intel Z77: As Windows 7 already include Intel SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you do you want to install Windows?" Appendix After the operating system is installed, we recommend...
.... Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to the location of the drivers are ready to install Windows 7. Installing Windows 7 For the Intel Z77: As Windows 7 already include Intel SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you do you want to install Windows?" Appendix After the operating system is installed, we recommend...
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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 Z77: Turn off your computer. •• Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press + to be rebuilt within the...
...-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 Z77: Turn off your computer. •• Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press + to be rebuilt within the...