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Table of Contents 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...Panel Connectors 24 1-10 Onboard LEDs and Switches 26 1-11 Internal Connectors 28 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 41 2-1 Startup Screen 42 2-2 The Main Menu 43 2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T 45 2-4 Standard CMOS Features 55 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features 57 2-6 IntegratedPeripherals 59 2-7 Power Management Setup 64 2-8 PC Health Status 66 2-9...
Table of Contents 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...Panel Connectors 24 1-10 Onboard LEDs and Switches 26 1-11 Internal Connectors 28 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 41 2-1 Startup Screen 42 2-2 The Main Menu 43 2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T 45 2-4 Standard CMOS Features 55 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features 57 2-6 IntegratedPeripherals 59 2-7 Power Management Setup 64 2-8 PC Health Status 66 2-9...
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... Operating System Form Factor 2 x 8 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Support for DualBIOSTM PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b Support for @BIOS Support for Q-Flash Support for Virtual Dual BIOS Support for Download Center Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress...control function is recommended that you install. (Note 6) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model. When PCIEX8_1 is populated with the PCIEX16_2 slot. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 12 -
... Operating System Form Factor 2 x 8 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Support for DualBIOSTM PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b Support for @BIOS Support for Q-Flash Support for Virtual Dual BIOS Support for Download Center Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress...control function is recommended that you install. (Note 6) Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model. When PCIEX8_1 is populated with the PCIEX16_2 slot. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 12 -
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... LED is off when the system is on the chassis front panel. When connecting your system using the power switch (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management Setup," for information about beep codes. • HD (Hard Drive Activity LED, Blue) Connects to the hard drive ... power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The system reports system startup status by chassis. If a problem is detected at system startup. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 34 - 12) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header) Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker and system status indicator on the chassis ...
... LED is off when the system is on the chassis front panel. When connecting your system using the power switch (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power Management Setup," for information about beep codes. • HD (Hard Drive Activity LED, Blue) Connects to the hard drive ... power status indicator on the chassis front panel. The system reports system startup status by chassis. If a problem is detected at system startup. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 34 - 12) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header) Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker and system status indicator on the chassis ...
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... (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to touch the two pins for BIOS configurations). This function requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design. Definition 1 Signal 1 2 GND 20) CLR_CMOS (Clearing CMOS Jumper) Use this jumper to factory defaults. Pin No. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 38 - Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS Values...
... (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to touch the two pins for BIOS configurations). This function requires a chassis with chassis intrusion detection design. Definition 1 Signal 1 2 GND 20) CLR_CMOS (Clearing CMOS Jumper) Use this jumper to factory defaults. Pin No. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 38 - Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS Values...
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.... Note: The setting in Boot Menu. The system will still be used for one time only. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 42 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. A. The POST Screen Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. In Boot Menu, use...
.... Note: The setting in Boot Menu. The system will still be used for one time only. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 42 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. A. The POST Screen Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2008, Award Software, Inc. In Boot Menu, use...
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... types, and the type of the and keys (For the Main Menu Only) F11 : Save CMOS to BIOS This function allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes in effect. First enter the profile name (to see information about autodetected system/CPU temperature... Supervisor Password Change, set , or disable password. You can also carry out this menu to erase the default profile name, use this task.) GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 44 - A supervisor password allows you can also carry out this function to a profile. An user password only allows you to save the...
... types, and the type of the and keys (For the Main Menu Only) F11 : Save CMOS to BIOS This function allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes in effect. First enter the profile name (to see information about autodetected system/CPU temperature... Supervisor Password Change, set , or disable password. You can also carry out this menu to erase the default profile name, use this task.) GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 44 - A supervisor password allows you can also carry out this function to a profile. An user password only allows you to save the...
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...CHS. Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your IDE/SATA devices by the BIOS POST. No Errors The system boot will not stop for all other errors. IDE Channel 2/3 Master, IDE Channel 4/5 Master/... Memory The amount of cylinders. Cylinder Number of extended memory. Landing Zone Landing zone. Options are : Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 56 - Options are : Disabled (default), Drive A. Allows you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to the information on the...
...CHS. Floppy 3 Mode Support Allows you to selects the type of floppy disk drive installed in your IDE/SATA devices by the BIOS POST. No Errors The system boot will not stop for all other errors. IDE Channel 2/3 Master, IDE Channel 4/5 Master/... Memory The amount of cylinders. Cylinder Number of extended memory. Landing Zone Landing zone. Options are : Auto (default), CHS, LBA, Large. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 56 - Options are : Disabled (default), Drive A. Allows you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to the information on the...
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... 15 seconds. (Default: 0) Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 58 - The adjustable range is present only if you to set a delay time for the BIOS to viruses and malicious buffer overflow attacks when working with its supporting software and system...
... 15 seconds. (Default: 0) Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 58 - The adjustable range is present only if you to set a delay time for the BIOS to viruses and malicious buffer overflow attacks when working with its supporting software and system...
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... to emit warning sound if the CPU/system/power fan is removed, this occurs. (Default: Disabled) GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 66 - CPU Warning Temperature Sets the warning threshold for CPU temperature. When CPU temperature exceeds the threshold, BIOS will show "No" at next boot. (Default: Disabled) Case Opened Displays the detection status of previous...
... to emit warning sound if the CPU/system/power fan is removed, this occurs. (Default: Disabled) GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 66 - CPU Warning Temperature Sets the warning threshold for CPU temperature. When CPU temperature exceeds the threshold, BIOS will show "No" at next boot. (Default: Disabled) Case Opened Displays the detection status of previous...
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...BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 68 - The BIOS defaults settings helps the system to operate in optimum state. In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable BIOS...Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup Load Optimized DefaultSs e(tYU/Nse)?r PNassword Save & Exit ...
...BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 68 - The BIOS defaults settings helps the system to operate in optimum state. In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable BIOS...Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup Load Optimized DefaultSs e(tYU/Nse)?r PNassword Save & Exit ...
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... Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Quit Without Saving (SYe/tNS)?upNervisor Password Set User Password Power...Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Save to CMOS and EXIT (SYe/tNS)u?pYervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password ...to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 70 -
... Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Quit Without Saving (SYe/tNS)?upNervisor Password Set User Password Power...Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Save to CMOS and EXIT (SYe/tNS)u?pYervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password ...to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 70 -
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3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 74 - The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.
3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE Web site. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 74 - The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed.
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... 3. Normally, the system works on the next system boot and copy the BIOS file to the main BIOS to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 78 - For the sake of your computer by either pressing the ... Windows environment. @BIOS will take over on the main BIOS. However, if the main BIOS is @BIOS ? From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-...
... 3. Normally, the system works on the next system boot and copy the BIOS file to the main BIOS to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 78 - For the sake of your computer by either pressing the ... Windows environment. @BIOS will take over on the main BIOS. However, if the main BIOS is @BIOS ? From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-...
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...Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup Load Optimized DefaultSs e(tYU/Nse)?r PNassword Save &..., you reload BIOS defaults. System will re-detect all peripherals devices after a BIOS update, so we recommend that you should see the new BIOS version is complete after the system restarts. Step 4: Press and then to enter BIOS Setup. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 80...
...Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup Load Optimized DefaultSs e(tYU/Nse)?r PNassword Save &..., you reload BIOS defaults. System will re-detect all peripherals devices after a BIOS update, so we recommend that you should see the new BIOS version is complete after the system restarts. Step 4: Press and then to enter BIOS Setup. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 80...
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...13 Close (Application will enter Stealth Mode) 14 Minimize (Application will automatically reset when the total power saving reaches 99999999 Watts. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 84 - system performance may be recorded until re-activated when only the Dynamic Power Saver is under the enable status,... to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in the BIOS Setup program are set period of power saved will be affected. (Note 3) 1: Normal Power Saving (default); 2: Advanced Power Saving; 3: Extreme Power Saving. (Note 4) The total amount of time since activating Dynamic...
...13 Close (Application will enter Stealth Mode) 14 Minimize (Application will automatically reset when the total power saving reaches 99999999 Watts. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 84 - system performance may be recorded until re-activated when only the Dynamic Power Saver is under the enable status,... to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in the BIOS Setup program are set period of power saved will be affected. (Note 3) 1: Normal Power Saving (default); 2: Advanced Power Saving; 3: Extreme Power Saving. (Note 4) The total amount of time since activating Dynamic...
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... Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Default ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 1 Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 90 - To create RAID, set this section may differ from the exact settings for your computer and press to RAID (Figure 1)(Disabled by default...
... Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Default ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 1 Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 90 - To create RAID, set this section may differ from the exact settings for your computer and press to RAID (Figure 1)(Disabled by default...
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... While in the operating system, the rebuild will be erased when you enable Safe mode. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 104 - B. Before doing this, you enter the operating system. The backup ...Utility The Smart Backup utility is an easy-to-use the Smart Backup submenu in BIOS Setup to select Safe mode to back up a hard drive that does not ...replace the failed drive with a new one (the backup drive). Information Provides information on the GIGABYTE SATA2/JMB322 SATA controller and to set the operating mode for installation. Configuring a RAID Array: ...
... While in the operating system, the rebuild will be erased when you enable Safe mode. GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 104 - B. Before doing this, you enter the operating system. The backup ...Utility The Smart Backup utility is an easy-to-use the Smart Backup submenu in BIOS Setup to select Safe mode to back up a hard drive that does not ...replace the failed drive with a new one (the backup drive). Information Provides information on the GIGABYTE SATA2/JMB322 SATA controller and to set the operating mode for installation. Configuring a RAID Array: ...
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... verified and solved. No Correctly insert the memory into the memory socket. Select "Save & Exit Setup" to the CPU_FAN header properly? A (Continued...) GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 114 - Yes Insert the graphics card. Is the power connector of the CPU cooler connected to save changes and exit... etc. Yes Check if the memory is verified and solved. Connect the CPU cooler power cable to solve the problem. Press to enter BIOS Setup. START Turn off the power. The problem is installed properly on the CPU. Make sure the motherboard does not short-circuit with...
... verified and solved. No Correctly insert the memory into the memory socket. Select "Save & Exit Setup" to the CPU_FAN header properly? A (Continued...) GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 114 - Yes Insert the graphics card. Is the power connector of the CPU cooler connected to save changes and exit... etc. Yes Check if the memory is verified and solved. Connect the CPU cooler power cable to solve the problem. Press to enter BIOS Setup. START Turn off the power. The problem is installed properly on the CPU. Make sure the motherboard does not short-circuit with...
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...CPU information including brand, SMI type and CPU level Initial interrupts vector table. If CMOS checksum fails, use default value instead GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 116 - Clear CMOS error flag 1. Clear 8042 interface 2. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional) 2. If test ...optional) Initial Superio_Early_Init switch 1. Check validity of 5Ah is R/W-able or not. Enable keyboard interface 1. Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. Test special keyboard controller for RTC minute 2. Chipset default values are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to see ...
...CPU information including brand, SMI type and CPU level Initial interrupts vector table. If CMOS checksum fails, use default value instead GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard - 116 - Clear CMOS error flag 1. Clear 8042 interface 2. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional) 2. If test ...optional) Initial Superio_Early_Init switch 1. Check validity of 5Ah is R/W-able or not. Enable keyboard interface 1. Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. Test special keyboard controller for RTC minute 2. Chipset default values are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to see ...