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... Box Contents ...6 OptionalItems ...6 GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard Layout 7 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 CPU Cooler 15 1-4 Installing the Hybrid Silent-Pipe Module 16 1-5 Installing the Memory 17 1-5-1 Dual/3 Channel Memory Configuration 17 1-5-2 Installing a Memory 18 1-6 Installing an Expansion...
... Box Contents ...6 OptionalItems ...6 GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard Layout 7 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 CPU Cooler 15 1-4 Installing the Hybrid Silent-Pipe Module 16 1-5 Installing the Memory 17 1-5-1 Dual/3 Channel Memory Configuration 17 1-5-2 Installing a Memory 18 1-6 Installing an Expansion...
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... 2 PCI Express x8 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) or 1 PCI Express x16 LGA1366 Processor CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) DDR3 2100/1333/1066/800 MHz Dual/3 Channel Memory 1 PCI Express x4 x16 x8 x4 Switch x16 PCI Express Bus 1 PCI Express x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 LAN2 LAN1 RJ45 RJ45 RTL RTL... 8111D 8111D x1 x1 PCI Express Bus 2 SATA 3Gb/s 2 SATA 3Gb/s JMB322 JMB322 x1 GIGABYTE SATA2 ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel PCI Bus TSB43AB23 QPI Interface Intel® X58 IOH CLK (133 MHz) Intel® ICH10R Dual BIOS...
... 2 PCI Express x8 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) or 1 PCI Express x16 LGA1366 Processor CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) DDR3 2100/1333/1066/800 MHz Dual/3 Channel Memory 1 PCI Express x4 x16 x8 x4 Switch x16 PCI Express Bus 1 PCI Express x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 LAN2 LAN1 RJ45 RJ45 RTL RTL... 8111D 8111D x1 x1 PCI Express Bus 2 SATA 3Gb/s 2 SATA 3Gb/s JMB322 JMB322 x1 GIGABYTE SATA2 ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel PCI Bus TSB43AB23 QPI Interface Intel® X58 IOH CLK (133 MHz) Intel® ICH10R Dual BIOS...
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... the power supply has been turned off. • Before turning on the computer power during the installation process can become damaged as a motherboard, CPU or memory. Hardware Installation If you do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components. • Make sure there are no...
... the power supply has been turned off. • Before turning on the computer power during the installation process can become damaged as a motherboard, CPU or memory. Hardware Installation If you do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components. • Make sure there are no...
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... connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive T.I. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 GIGABYTE SATA2 chip: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices 2 x JMB322 chips... supporting up to 24 GB of system memory (Note 1) Dual/3 channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 2100/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Realtek ALC889A codec...1394a brackets connected to the internal IEEE 1394a headers) GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 10 -
... connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive T.I. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 GIGABYTE SATA2 chip: - 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices 2 x JMB322 chips... supporting up to 24 GB of system memory (Note 1) Dual/3 channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 2100/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Realtek ALC889A codec...1394a brackets connected to the internal IEEE 1394a headers) GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 10 -
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... Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm (Note 1) Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB. (Note 2) For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be... 4) A JMB322 chip supports two SATA 3Gb/s connectors, so the four SATA 3Gb/s connectors are installing two PCI Express graphics cards, it in the PCIEX16_1 slot; GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 12 -
... Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm (Note 1) Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than 4 GB. (Note 2) For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be... 4) A JMB322 chip supports two SATA 3Gb/s connectors, so the four SATA 3Gb/s connectors are installing two PCI Express graphics cards, it in the PCIEX16_1 slot; GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 12 -
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mended that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the peripherals. Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU Notch Notch - 13 - It is not .... Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before installing the CPU to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. 1-3-1 Installing the CPU A. LGA1366 CPUSocket Pin One Corner of the CPU. • Do not turn off the computer and unplug the power...
mended that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the peripherals. Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU Notch Notch - 13 - It is not .... Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler Read the following guidelines before installing the CPU to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. 1-3-1 Installing the CPU A. LGA1366 CPUSocket Pin One Corner of the CPU. • Do not turn off the computer and unplug the power...
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... hardware damage. • Memory modules have a foolproof design. Dual or 3 Channel memory mode may double or triple the original memory bandwidth. Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR3 memory module is installed, be used . (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) • ...Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory in Dual or 3 Channel mode. ...
... hardware damage. • Memory modules have a foolproof design. Dual or 3 Channel memory mode may double or triple the original memory bandwidth. Dual Channel mode cannot be enabled if only one DDR3 memory module is installed, be used . (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) • ...Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory in Dual or 3 Channel mode. ...
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... Be sure to install DDR3 DIMMs on the memory and insert it can only fit in one direction. Follow the steps below to the memory module. Spread the retaining clips at both ends of the memory module. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 18 - Step 2: The clips at... both ends of the memory, push down on this motherboard. As indicated in the memory sockets. Step 1: Note the orientation of the memory socket. 1-5-2 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module , make sure to ...
... Be sure to install DDR3 DIMMs on the memory and insert it can only fit in one direction. Follow the steps below to the memory module. Spread the retaining clips at both ends of the memory module. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 18 - Step 2: The clips at... both ends of the memory, push down on this motherboard. As indicated in the memory sockets. Step 1: Note the orientation of the memory socket. 1-5-2 Installing a Memory Before installing a memory module , make sure to ...
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... 3 (High, red) North Bridge (NB Voltage) Off: Normal condition L1: Level 1 (Slight, green) L2: Level 2 (Moderate, yellow) L3: Level 3 (High, red) Memory (DDR Voltage) Off: Normal condition L1: Level 1 (Slight, green) L2: Level 2 (Moderate, yellow) L3: Level 3 (High, red) South Bridge (SB Voltage) Off: ...(green) L2: Over 80oC (red) North Bridge (NB Temp) Off: Below 60oC L1: 61~ 80oC (green) L2: Over 80oC (red) GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 26 - CPU (FREQUENCY LED) Off: Normal condition F_LED1~F_LED5 : Blue Temperature Indicator LEDs The two sets of temperature indicator LEDs indicate the...
... 3 (High, red) North Bridge (NB Voltage) Off: Normal condition L1: Level 1 (Slight, green) L2: Level 2 (Moderate, yellow) L3: Level 3 (High, red) Memory (DDR Voltage) Off: Normal condition L1: Level 1 (Slight, green) L2: Level 2 (Moderate, yellow) L3: Level 3 (High, red) South Bridge (SB Voltage) Off: ...(green) L2: Over 80oC (red) North Bridge (NB Temp) Off: Below 60oC L1: 61~ 80oC (green) L2: Over 80oC (red) GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 26 - CPU (FREQUENCY LED) Off: Normal condition F_LED1~F_LED5 : Blue Temperature Indicator LEDs The two sets of temperature indicator LEDs indicate the...
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23) NB PHASE LED The number of lighted LEDs. The higher the memory loading, the more the number of lighted LEDs. 24) DDR PHASE LED The number of lighted LEDs indicates the memory loading. The higher the North Bridge loading, the more the number of lighted LEDs indicates the North Bridge loading. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 40 -
23) NB PHASE LED The number of lighted LEDs. The higher the memory loading, the more the number of lighted LEDs. 24) DDR PHASE LED The number of lighted LEDs indicates the memory loading. The higher the North Bridge loading, the more the number of lighted LEDs indicates the North Bridge loading. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 40 -
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... the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the system and BIOS Setup. Pressing to load the BIOS settings from BIOS If your CPU, memory, etc. Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and date, hard drive types, floppy disk drive types, and the type... up to the system and BIOS Setup. It allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a profile. You can also carry out this task.) GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 44 - The Functions of the and keys (For the Main Menu Only) F11 : Save CMOS to BIOS This function allows you to...
... the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the system and BIOS Setup. Pressing to load the BIOS settings from BIOS If your CPU, memory, etc. Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and date, hard drive types, floppy disk drive types, and the type... up to the system and BIOS Setup. It allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a profile. You can also carry out this task.) GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 44 - The Functions of the and keys (For the Main Menu Only) F11 : Save CMOS to BIOS This function allows you to...
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... UnCore & QPI Features Base Clock(BCLK) Control x BCLK Frequency (Mhz) Advanced Clock Control Performance Enhance Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) (Note 2) System Memory Multiplier (SPD) Memory Frequency (Mhz) 1066 DRAM Timing Selectable Profile DDR Voltage Profile QPI Voltage >>>>> Channel A x CAS Latency Time x tRCD (...overall system configurations. If this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to default values...
... UnCore & QPI Features Base Clock(BCLK) Control x BCLK Frequency (Mhz) Advanced Clock Control Performance Enhance Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) (Note 2) System Memory Multiplier (SPD) Memory Frequency (Mhz) 1066 DRAM Timing Selectable Profile DDR Voltage Profile QPI Voltage >>>>> Channel A x CAS Latency Time x tRCD (...overall system configurations. If this occurs, clear the CMOS values and reset the board to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of these components. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to default values...
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...: 0ps) ******* Advanced DRAM Features******* CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Advanced DRAM Features Performance Enhance Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) (Note) System Memory Multiplier (SPD) Memory Frequency (Mhz) 1066 [Turbo] [Disabled] [Auto] 1066 Item Help Menu Level DRAM Timing Selectable Profile ...only if you to adjust the amplitude of the CPU and North Bridge clock. Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) (Note) Allows the BIOS to read the SPD data on XMP memory module(s) to operate at its basic performance level. >>>>> Advanced Clock Control CPU...
...: 0ps) ******* Advanced DRAM Features******* CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Advanced DRAM Features Performance Enhance Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) (Note) System Memory Multiplier (SPD) Memory Frequency (Mhz) 1066 [Turbo] [Disabled] [Auto] 1066 Item Help Menu Level DRAM Timing Selectable Profile ...only if you to adjust the amplitude of the CPU and North Bridge clock. Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) (Note) Allows the BIOS to read the SPD data on XMP memory module(s) to operate at its basic performance level. >>>>> Advanced Clock Control CPU...
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...XMP memory module or Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) is dependent on the XMP memory. Options are : Auto (default), 1~15. DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) Manual allows all DRAM Timing items below to Disabled, this item will display as 1.5V. ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults GA-EX58-EXTREME ...Motherboard - 50 - Profile QPI Voltage The value displayed here is set to be configurable. the second is the memory frequency that is the normal operating frequency of the...
...XMP memory module or Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) is dependent on the XMP memory. Options are : Auto (default), 1~15. DRAM Timing Selectable (SPD) Manual allows all DRAM Timing items below to Disabled, this item will display as 1.5V. ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults GA-EX58-EXTREME ...Motherboard - 50 - Profile QPI Voltage The value displayed here is set to be configurable. the second is the memory frequency that is the normal operating frequency of the...
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...] Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Default ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Standard CMOS Features 640K 510M 512M Item Help Menu Level Move Enter: Select F5: Previous...
...] Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Default ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Standard CMOS Features 640K 510M 512M Item Help Menu Level Move Enter: Select F5: Previous...
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...the system boot will be reserved for the MS-DOS operating system. Cylinder Number of heads. Base Memory Also called conventional memory. • Auto • None • Manual Access Mode Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices... this item to None so the system will not stop for all other errors. Extended Memory The amount of memory installed on this item to determine whether the system will stop for all other errors. ...SATA devices are used, set this item to CHS. Total Memory The total amount of extended memory. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 56 -
...the system boot will be reserved for the MS-DOS operating system. Cylinder Number of heads. Base Memory Also called conventional memory. • Auto • None • Manual Access Mode Lets BIOS automatically detect IDE/SATA devices... this item to None so the system will not stop for all other errors. Extended Memory The amount of memory installed on this item to determine whether the system will stop for all other errors. ...SATA devices are used, set this item to CHS. Total Memory The total amount of extended memory. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 56 -
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...] [Setup] HDD S.M.A.R.T. to exit this item to report read/write errors of loading the operating system from the available devices. Press to 3 (Note) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Delay for Windows XP operating system;
...] [Setup] HDD S.M.A.R.T. to exit this item to report read/write errors of loading the operating system from the available devices. Press to 3 (Note) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] Delay for Windows XP operating system;
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... BIOS to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. The adjustable range is present only if you to determine whether to initialize the hard drive as the system boots up. Sets PCI Express graphics card on the first PCI Express x16 slot (PCIEX16_1) as the first display. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 58 - PCI Sets... on the PCI Express x4 slot (PCIEX4_1) as the first display. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Execute Disable Bit function.
... BIOS to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. The adjustable range is present only if you to determine whether to initialize the hard drive as the system boots up. Sets PCI Express graphics card on the first PCI Express x16 slot (PCIEX16_1) as the first display. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 58 - PCI Sets... on the PCI Express x4 slot (PCIEX4_1) as the first display. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Execute Disable Bit function.
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... 32-bit Windows® Vista®; The system returns to its last known awake state upon the return of the AC power. (Default) Full-On Memory The system is set to turn on by a PS/2 mouse wake-up event. HPET Support (Note) Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer (HPET) for...
... 32-bit Windows® Vista®; The system returns to its last known awake state upon the return of the AC power. (Default) Full-On Memory The system is set to turn on by a PS/2 mouse wake-up event. HPET Support (Note) Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer (HPET) for...
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... Recovery2 will check the first physical hard drive* for the operating system. Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system data and perform restoration of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported...
... Recovery2 will check the first physical hard drive* for the operating system. Xpress Recovery2 can back up your system data and perform restoration of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows® XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are not supported...