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......75 4-6 Smart 6™ ...76 4-7 Auto Green...79 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) j 80 Chapter 5 Appendix...81 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 81 5-1-1 Configuring Intel H57 SATA Controllers j 81 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 89 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 95 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 96 5-2 Configuring Audio... 112 5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder 114 5-3 Troubleshooting 115 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 115 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 116 5-4 Regulatory Statements 118 j Only for GA-H57M-USB3. - 5 -
......75 4-6 Smart 6™ ...76 4-7 Auto Green...79 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) j 80 Chapter 5 Appendix...81 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 81 5-1-1 Configuring Intel H57 SATA Controllers j 81 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 89 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 95 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 96 5-2 Configuring Audio... 112 5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder 114 5-3 Troubleshooting 115 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 115 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 116 5-4 Regulatory Statements 118 j Only for GA-H57M-USB3. - 5 -
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GA-H57M-USB3/GA-H55M-USB3 Motherboard Layout KB_USB VGA_DVI ATX_12V_2X4 CPU_FAN SYS_FAN DP_HDMI_SPDIF ESATA_1394_USB USB30_LAN NEC D720200F1 LGA1156 PHASE LED IT8720 IDE ATX FDD AUDIO F_AUDIO PCIEX16 RTL8111D SPDIF_O SPDIF_I CODEC PCI1 PCI2 PCIEX4_X1 BAT GA-H57M-USB3/ GA-H55M-USB3 DDR3_2 DDR3_1 DDR3_4 DDR3_3 TSB43AB23 Intel® H57 j Intel® H55 k GIGABYTE SATA2 B_BIOS SATA2_0 M_BIOS SATA2_1 SATA2_3 GSATA2_6 SATA2_2 SATA2_4 GSATA2_5 CLR_CMOS CD_IN COMA F_1394 F_USB4j F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 F_PANEL j Only for GA-H55M-USB3. - 7 - k Only for GA-H57M-USB3.
GA-H57M-USB3/GA-H55M-USB3 Motherboard Layout KB_USB VGA_DVI ATX_12V_2X4 CPU_FAN SYS_FAN DP_HDMI_SPDIF ESATA_1394_USB USB30_LAN NEC D720200F1 LGA1156 PHASE LED IT8720 IDE ATX FDD AUDIO F_AUDIO PCIEX16 RTL8111D SPDIF_O SPDIF_I CODEC PCI1 PCI2 PCIEX4_X1 BAT GA-H57M-USB3/ GA-H55M-USB3 DDR3_2 DDR3_1 DDR3_4 DDR3_3 TSB43AB23 Intel® H57 j Intel® H55 k GIGABYTE SATA2 B_BIOS SATA2_0 M_BIOS SATA2_1 SATA2_3 GSATA2_6 SATA2_2 SATA2_4 GSATA2_5 CLR_CMOS CD_IN COMA F_1394 F_USB4j F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 F_PANEL j Only for GA-H55M-USB3. - 7 - k Only for GA-H57M-USB3.
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...Only for output when in the BIOS Setup program or when during the POST screens. (Note 2) Two share the same ports with USB 3.0. - 8 - GA-H57M-USB3/GA-H55M-USB3 Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) LGA1156 CPU DDR3 1666 (O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz Dual Channel ...Interface FDI Interface x16 PCI Express Bus x1 Gen 2 2 USB 3.0 Switch PCI Express Bus x1 Gen 1 NEC D720200F1 x4/ X1 x1 x1 RTL8111D RJ45 GIGABYTE SATA2 Intel® H57 j Intel® H55 k 1 PCI Express x4 j 1 PCI Express x1 k PCI Bus LAN 2 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE ...
...Only for output when in the BIOS Setup program or when during the POST screens. (Note 2) Two share the same ports with USB 3.0. - 8 - GA-H57M-USB3/GA-H55M-USB3 Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) LGA1156 CPU DDR3 1666 (O.C.)/1333/1066/800 MHz Dual Channel ...Interface FDI Interface x16 PCI Express Bus x1 Gen 2 2 USB 3.0 Switch PCI Express Bus x1 Gen 1 NEC D720200F1 x4/ X1 x1 x1 RTL8111D RJ45 GIGABYTE SATA2 Intel® H57 j Intel® H55 k 1 PCI Express x4 j 1 PCI Express x1 k PCI Bus LAN 2 SATA 3Gb/s ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE ...
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k Only for GA-H57M-USB3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 j w 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_5, GSATA2_6) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb...; Core™ i5 series processor/ Intel® Core™ i3 series processor in the LGA1156 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Intel® H57 Express Chipset j Intel® H55 Express Chipset k 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of...
k Only for GA-H57M-USB3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 j w 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_5, GSATA2_6) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb...; Core™ i5 series processor/ Intel® Core™ i3 series processor in the LGA1156 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Intel® H57 Express Chipset j Intel® H55 Express Chipset k 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB of...
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... of hard drives must be an even number.) • A RAID 10 configuration requires at least two hard drives. j Only for GA-H55M-USB3. - 25 - k Only for GA-H57M-USB3. If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the SATA... 3Gb/s cable to your SATA hard drive. The H57 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. Refer to be an even number. SATA2_0 1...
... of hard drives must be an even number.) • A RAID 10 configuration requires at least two hard drives. j Only for GA-H55M-USB3. - 25 - k Only for GA-H57M-USB3. If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpers and the cabling according to the role of the SATA... 3Gb/s cable to your SATA hard drive. The H57 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. Refer to be an even number. SATA2_0 1...
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... screen. After system restart, the device boot order will display a message during the POST. Motherboard Model BIOS Version H55M/H57M-USB3 E8 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/22/2009-H55/H57-7A89TG0PC-00 Function Keys Function Keys SATA Mode Message: "SATA is set the first boot device without having to AHCI...
... screen. After system restart, the device boot order will display a message during the POST. Motherboard Model BIOS Version H55M/H57M-USB3 E8 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/22/2009-H55/H57-7A89TG0PC-00 Function Keys Function Keys SATA Mode Message: "SATA is set the first boot device without having to AHCI...
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... to Enabled, the PCH SATA Control Mode item below will be shared with other device. SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel H57/H55 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009...SATA controllers to Chaper 4, "eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)." (Default: Disabled) PCH SATA Control Mode (Intel H57/H55 Chipset) Enables or disables RAID for GA-H57M-USB3. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that...
... to Enabled, the PCH SATA Control Mode item below will be shared with other device. SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel H57/H55 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009...SATA controllers to Chaper 4, "eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)." (Default: Disabled) PCH SATA Control Mode (Intel H57/H55 Chipset) Enables or disables RAID for GA-H57M-USB3. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that...
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... update the system BIOS without the need to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. H55M/H57M-USB3 E8 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/22/2009-H55/H57-7A89TG0PC-00 Because BIOS flashing is saved to a hard drive in the BIOS, the Q-Flash tool frees...IDE/SATA controller, use FAT32/16/12 file system. 3. For the sake of your USB flash drive, or hard drive. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ and @BIOS™. However, if the main BIOS is @BIOS™? @BIOS allows you...
... update the system BIOS without the need to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. H55M/H57M-USB3 E8 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 12/22/2009-H55/H57-7A89TG0PC-00 Because BIOS flashing is saved to a hard drive in the BIOS, the Q-Flash tool frees...IDE/SATA controller, use FAT32/16/12 file system. 3. For the sake of your USB flash drive, or hard drive. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ and @BIOS™. However, if the main BIOS is @BIOS™? @BIOS allows you...
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...Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel H57 SATA Controllers j A. B. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for GA-H57M-USB3. (Note 1) Skip this motherboard, the SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, ...and SATA2_4 ports are supported by H57 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your computer. j Only for Windows XP. ...
...Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel H57 SATA Controllers j A. B. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for GA-H57M-USB3. (Note 1) Skip this motherboard, the SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, ...and SATA2_4 ports are supported by H57 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your computer. j Only for Windows XP. ...
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Press + to Non-RAID 4. All Rights Reserved. option ROM - 9.5.0.1037 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. Reset Disks to enter the H57 RAID Configuration Utility. Physical Disks : Port Drive Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size 111.7GB 111.7GB Type/Status(Vol ID) Non-RAID Disk ...
Press + to Non-RAID 4. All Rights Reserved. option ROM - 9.5.0.1037 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. Reset Disks to enter the H57 RAID Configuration Utility. Physical Disks : Port Drive Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size 111.7GB 111.7GB Type/Status(Vol ID) Non-RAID Disk ...
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... from the menu in Figure 4. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Press after the command: • For the Intel H57, type (Figure 1): (Note) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\irst\32bit\*.* • For the GIGABYTE SATA2, type (Figure 2): (Note) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\gsata\32bit\*.* Figure 1 In Windows mode: Figure 2 Steps: 1:... Rapid Storage driver for 64bit system for Windows 64-bit. • For the GIGABYTE SATA2, select 3) GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 32bit system for Windows 32-bit operating system or 4) GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 64bit system for Windows 64-bit. Without the driver, the hard...
... from the menu in Figure 4. 3: Insert the blank formatted disk. Press after the command: • For the Intel H57, type (Figure 1): (Note) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\irst\32bit\*.* • For the GIGABYTE SATA2, type (Figure 2): (Note) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\gsata\32bit\*.* Figure 1 In Windows mode: Figure 2 Steps: 1:... Rapid Storage driver for 64bit system for Windows 64-bit. • For the GIGABYTE SATA2, select 3) GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 32bit system for Windows 32-bit operating system or 4) GIGABYTE GSATA driver for 64bit system for Windows 64-bit. Without the driver, the hard...
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Figure 1 Step 2: For the Intel H57: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Then a controller menu similar to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). ...
Figure 1 Step 2: For the Intel H57: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Then a controller menu similar to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). ...
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... 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the floppy disk/USB flash drive that only one RAID array exists in your system.) For the Intel H57: Step 1: Restart your system and browse to the following directory: \BootDrv\iRST\32Bit For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to the USB flash drive). Method...
... 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the floppy disk/USB flash drive that only one RAID array exists in your system.) For the Intel H57: Step 1: Restart your system and browse to the following directory: \BootDrv\iRST\32Bit For Windows Vista 64-bit, browse to the USB flash drive). Method...
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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 H57: Turn off your computer. • Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press + to Non-RAID "Degrad2e.d DvoeluetmeeRaAnIdDdVisokluamvaeilable for...
...-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 H57: Turn off your computer. • Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press + to Non-RAID "Degrad2e.d DvoeluetmeeRaAnIdDdVisokluamvaeilable for...