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...RAID 0 array: Click Auto to individually install the X.H.D utility later. Exits the X.H.D utility: Click Cancel to expand its capacity. To manually set up a RAID 0 array later using the Auto function. You can click the Xpress Install All button to automatically install all of ... ) Step 3: Install the motherboard drivers and the X.H.D utiltiy After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions:(Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the newly added harddrive has equal or greater capacity than the RAID...
...RAID 0 array: Click Auto to individually install the X.H.D utility later. Exits the X.H.D utility: Click Cancel to expand its capacity. To manually set up a RAID 0 array later using the Auto function. You can click the Xpress Install All button to automatically install all of ... ) Step 3: Install the motherboard drivers and the X.H.D utiltiy After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions:(Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the newly added harddrive has equal or greater capacity than the RAID...
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GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/ GA-P55-UD3L/ GA-P55-US3L LGA1156 socket motherboard for Intel® Core™ i7 processor family/ Intel® Core™ i5 processor family User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-P55UD3L-1002R
GA-P55-UD3L-TPM/ GA-P55-UD3L/ GA-P55-US3L LGA1156 socket motherboard for Intel® Core™ i7 processor family/ Intel® Core™ i5 processor family User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-P55UD3L-1002R
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..., or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. The trademarks mentioned in any means without prior notice... For instructions on how to the specifications and features in this manual are legally registered to assist in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the ...
..., or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. The trademarks mentioned in any means without prior notice... For instructions on how to the specifications and features in this manual are legally registered to assist in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of GIGABYTE. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the ...
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... Drivers Installation 63 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 63 3-2 Application Software 64 3-3 Technical Manuals 64 3-4 Contact...65 3-5 System...65 3-6 Download Center 66 3-7 New Utilities...66...82 4-9 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 83 Chapter 5 Appendix...85 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 85 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers 85 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 93 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 99 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and... 119 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 120 5-4 Regulatory Statements 122 j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. - 6 -
... Drivers Installation 63 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 63 3-2 Application Software 64 3-3 Technical Manuals 64 3-4 Contact...65 3-5 System...65 3-6 Download Center 66 3-7 New Utilities...66...82 4-9 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 83 Chapter 5 Appendix...85 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 85 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers 85 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 93 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 99 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and... 119 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 120 5-4 Regulatory Statements 122 j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. - 6 -
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... (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) - 7 - Box Contents GA-P55-UD3L-TPM, GA-P55-UD3L, or GA-P55-US3L motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without...
... (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) S/PDIF In cable (Part No. 12CR1-1SPDIN-0*R) - 7 - Box Contents GA-P55-UD3L-TPM, GA-P55-UD3L, or GA-P55-US3L motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Two SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield • The box contents above are subject to change without...
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... standard. • Before using the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not allow screws to come in a high-temperature environment. • Turning on the computer power during...
... standard. • Before using the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not allow screws to come in a high-temperature environment. • Turning on the computer power during...
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... of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU. Hardware Installation 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the cooler.) Step 5: After the installation, check the back of the motherboard. Check that the Male and Female push pins are...
... of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU. Hardware Installation 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the cooler.) Step 5: After the installation, check the back of the motherboard. Check that the Male and Female push pins are...
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... sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your card. Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card(s). 7. Make sure the metal contacts on the top edge of the PCI Express slot to release the card and then...
... sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. If necessary, go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your card. Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card(s). 7. Make sure the metal contacts on the top edge of the PCI Express slot to release the card and then...
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... an HDMI display to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards. For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for digital audio output from the HDMI display at the same time. Definition 1 SPDIFO 2 GND Hardware Installation - 30 - Pin No. 14) SPDIF_I (S/PDIF In Header...
... an HDMI display to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards. For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for digital audio output from the HDMI display at the same time. Definition 1 SPDIFO 2 GND Hardware Installation - 30 - Pin No. 14) SPDIF_I (S/PDIF In Header...
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... do so may cause damage to the motherboard. • After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to factory defaults. Hardware Installation Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket. date information...
... do so may cause damage to the motherboard. • After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to factory defaults. Hardware Installation Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket. date information...
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... item appears only if you to be set the CPU base clock. The adjustable range is the normal operating frequency of your system bus to manually set the system memory multiplier. Auto sets the PCIe clock frequency to standard 100 MHz. (Default: Auto) C.I.A.2 CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 (C.I .A.2 allows your CPU. C.I .A.2) is designed.... Sports Increases CPU frequency by 5% or 7% depending on CPU loading. Enabled will allow for 20 seconds to allow the BCLK Frequency(Mhz) item below to manually set in accordance with the CPU specifications.
... item appears only if you to be set the CPU base clock. The adjustable range is the normal operating frequency of your system bus to manually set the system memory multiplier. Auto sets the PCIe clock frequency to standard 100 MHz. (Default: Auto) C.I.A.2 CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 (C.I .A.2 allows your CPU. C.I .A.2) is designed.... Sports Increases CPU frequency by 5% or 7% depending on CPU loading. Enabled will allow for 20 seconds to allow the BCLK Frequency(Mhz) item below to manually set in accordance with the CPU specifications.
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... this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the IDE/SATA device on this channel. Options are determined by using one of the two methods below: ... it will stop . Extended IDE Drive Configure your IDE/SATA devices by the BIOS POST. Drive A Allows you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to CHS. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system boot will not stop for any error. Access Mode...
... this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual Allows you to manually enter the specifications of the IDE/SATA device on this channel. Options are determined by using one of the two methods below: ... it will stop . Extended IDE Drive Configure your IDE/SATA devices by the BIOS POST. Drive A Allows you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to CHS. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system boot will not stop for any error. Access Mode...
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...; For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install other applications included in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by right-clicking your system and then...
...; For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install other applications included in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by right-clicking your system and then...
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3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Drivers Installation - 64 - You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals.
3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Drivers Installation - 64 - You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals.
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... it with the Q-Flash Utility A. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ ...motherboard model. 2. P55-UD3L D11 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 07/17/2009-P55-7A89RG0LC-00 Because BIOS... flashing is saved to a hard drive in the Windows environment. @BIOS will take over on the main BIOS. Additionally, this motherboard features the DualBIOS™ design, which enhances protection for the safety and stability of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually...
... it with the Q-Flash Utility A. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ ...motherboard model. 2. P55-UD3L D11 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 07/17/2009-P55-7A89RG0LC-00 Because BIOS... flashing is saved to a hard drive in the Windows environment. @BIOS will take over on the main BIOS. Additionally, this motherboard features the DualBIOS™ design, which enhances protection for the safety and stability of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually...
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... all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. Do not use the G.O.M. (GIGABYTE Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. If the BIOS update file for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Update the ... the instructions in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE Server, select the @BIOS server site closest to your location and then download the BIOS file that the BIOS ...
... all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. Do not use the G.O.M. (GIGABYTE Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. If the BIOS update file for example, avoid a power loss or switching off the Internet). Update the ... the instructions in a corrupted BIOS or a system that is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE Server, select the @BIOS server site closest to your location and then download the BIOS file that the BIOS ...
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... the system BIOS Setup program, set up a RAID 0 array. 2. All with which you have to enable RAID for RAID 0. To manually set eXtreme Hard Disk (X.H.D) under the Integrated Peripherals menu to Enabled to load the SATA controller driver first. Step 2: Install the RAID driver... and operating system The X.H.D utility supports Windows 7/Vista/XP. 4-9 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1), users can build a RAID 0, RAID 1, or other supported RAID array depending on your needs and hardware components. ...
... the system BIOS Setup program, set up a RAID 0 array. 2. All with which you have to enable RAID for RAID 0. To manually set eXtreme Hard Disk (X.H.D) under the Integrated Peripherals menu to Enabled to load the SATA controller driver first. Step 2: Install the RAID driver... and operating system The X.H.D utility supports Windows 7/Vista/XP. 4-9 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1), users can build a RAID 0, RAID 1, or other supported RAID array depending on your needs and hardware components. ...
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... wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. On Request allows users to update data from the master drive to the recovery drive manually using the Update Volume function of the Intel Matrix Storage Console in the system. Appendix All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE VOLUME ...Select Disks Strip Size : N/A Capacity : 0.0 GB Sync : Continuous Create Volume [ HELP ] Select a sync option: On Request: volume is updated manually Continuous: volume is updated automatically [hi]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 11 [ENTER]-Select Step 5: Finally press on the master drive will be...
... wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. On Request allows users to update data from the master drive to the recovery drive manually using the Update Volume function of the Intel Matrix Storage Console in the system. Appendix All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE VOLUME ...Select Disks Strip Size : N/A Capacity : 0.0 GB Sync : Continuous Create Volume [ HELP ] Select a sync option: On Request: volume is updated manually Continuous: volume is updated automatically [hi]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 11 [ENTER]-Select Step 5: Finally press on the master drive will be...
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... 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 P55: Turn off your computer. • Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press + to Non-RAID ...have equal or greater capacity than the old one . All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Select the port of restoring data to manually rebuild the array in the array. If you do not enable automatic rebuild on this stage, you enter the RAID Configuration Utility. Rebuilding ...
... 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 P55: Turn off your computer. • Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press + to Non-RAID ...have equal or greater capacity than the old one . All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Select the port of restoring data to manually rebuild the array in the array. If you do not enable automatic rebuild on this stage, you enter the RAID Configuration Utility. Rebuilding ...
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... Audio Manager icon will be simultaneously processed. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack retasking capability that allow multiple audio streams (in jack and manually configure the jack for microphone functionality. • Audio signals will appear in the notification area. all at the same time. Line In Front Speaker Out...
... Audio Manager icon will be simultaneously processed. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack retasking capability that allow multiple audio streams (in jack and manually configure the jack for microphone functionality. • Audio signals will appear in the notification area. all at the same time. Line In Front Speaker Out...