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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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...running 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 x8 mode when the PCIEX8_1/PCIEX8_2 is populated. (The PCI Express x16 slots... 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 ...
...running 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 x8 mode when the PCIEX8_1/PCIEX8_2 is populated. (The PCI Express x16 slots... 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 ...
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... 7 7 11 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. The Intel...number.) •• A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives. G.QBOFM G.QBOFM Pin No. 6) SATA3 0/1 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z77 Chipset) UG The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with the "SATA2 2/3/4/5" and mSATA connectors. (Note) Refer to Chapter 5, ...
... 7 7 11 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. The Intel...number.) •• A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives. G.QBOFM G.QBOFM Pin No. 6) SATA3 0/1 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z77 Chipset) UG The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with the "SATA2 2/3/4/5" and mSATA connectors. (Note) Refer to Chapter 5, ...
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...) SMB_CPT (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 a low level, or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may... explosion if the battery is turned off. 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 power to ...
...) SMB_CPT (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 a low level, or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may... explosion if the battery is turned off. 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 power to ...
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... Port Information This section provides information on your CPU, memory, motherboard model, and BIOS version. You can also select the default language used by Intel Z77 Chipset. is hour, minute, and second. the User level only allows you to make changes to certain BIOS settings but not all BIOS settings; The...
... Port Information This section provides information on your CPU, memory, motherboard model, and BIOS version. You can also select the default language used by Intel Z77 Chipset. is hour, minute, and second. the User level only allows you to make changes to certain BIOS settings but not all BIOS settings; The...
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...BIOS supports the xHCI controller in this port with Super-Speed capability will become unconfigurable. && HS Port #1 Switchable~HS Port #4 Switchable (Intel Z77 Chipset) Enabled Corresponding USB 3.0 port is routed to the xHCI controller during the BIOS boot process. If BIOS does not have xHCI ...operating mode for the xHCI controller in the pre-boot environment. All USB 3.0 devices function as High-Speed. && xHCI Streams (Intel Z77 Chipset) Enables or disables multi-stream data transfer. This allows the use of xHCI software support/availability. If the OS does not provide ...
...BIOS supports the xHCI controller in this port with Super-Speed capability will become unconfigurable. && HS Port #1 Switchable~HS Port #4 Switchable (Intel Z77 Chipset) Enabled Corresponding USB 3.0 port is routed to the xHCI controller during the BIOS boot process. If BIOS does not have xHCI ...operating mode for the xHCI controller in the pre-boot environment. All USB 3.0 devices function as High-Speed. && xHCI Streams (Intel Z77 Chipset) Enables or disables multi-stream data transfer. This allows the use of xHCI software support/availability. If the OS does not provide ...
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...of the RAID set may prepare only one hard drive. •• Windows 7 setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z77 SATA Controllers A. Configure a RAID array in your 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 computer. Install SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. B. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI...
...of the RAID set may prepare only one hard drive. •• Windows 7 setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z77 SATA Controllers A. Configure a RAID array in your 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 computer. Install SATA hard drive(s) in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. B. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI...
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... the Marvell 88SE9172: Step 1: Boot from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to install Windows?" screen, select Load Driver. Installing Windows 7 For the Intel Z77: As Windows 7 already include Intel SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you do you arrive at the "Where do not need to install separate RAID/AHCI driver...
... the Marvell 88SE9172: Step 1: Boot from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to install Windows?" screen, select Load Driver. Installing Windows 7 For the Intel Z77: As Windows 7 already include Intel SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you do you arrive at the "Where do not need to install separate RAID/AHCI driver...
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... as RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 arrays. The following screen appears after you have equal or greater capacity than the old one.) For the Intel Z77: Turn off your computer and replace the failed hard drive with "Rebuild" status will show that a RAID volume is the process of the destination d[isDkISfoKr...
... as RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 arrays. The following screen appears after you have equal or greater capacity than the old one.) For the Intel Z77: Turn off your computer and replace the failed hard drive with "Rebuild" status will show that a RAID volume is the process of the destination d[isDkISfoKr...