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... 0 when a new SATA drive is greater than or equal to load the SATA controller driver first. Or you have to the biggest drive in the array. ) 1. To manually set up all motherboard drivers, including the X.H.D utility. eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)(Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAIDready system for RAID 0.
... 0 when a new SATA drive is greater than or equal to load the SATA controller driver first. Or you have to the biggest drive in the array. ) 1. To manually set up all motherboard drivers, including the X.H.D utility. eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)(Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAIDready system for RAID 0.
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... and features in this manual may be made by copyright laws and is 1.0. Example: The trademarks mentioned in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. Disclaimer Information in any form or by any means without prior notice. Documentation ...information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on how to assist in this : "REV: X.X." For instructions on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Copyright ...
... and features in this manual may be made by copyright laws and is 1.0. Example: The trademarks mentioned in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. Disclaimer Information in any form or by any means without prior notice. Documentation ...information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on how to assist in this : "REV: X.X." For instructions on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Copyright ...
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.../AHCI Driver Diskette 99 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 100 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 111 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 111 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 114 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 116 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 118 5-3 Troubleshooting 119 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 119 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 120 5-4 Regulatory Statements 122 j Only for GA-P55-UD3L...
.../AHCI Driver Diskette 99 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 100 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 111 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 111 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out 114 5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording 116 5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder 118 5-3 Troubleshooting 119 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 119 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 120 5-4 Regulatory Statements 122 j Only for GA-P55-UD3L...
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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 notice. ...
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 notice. ...
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... version) Operating System w Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP Form Factor w ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 19.0cm j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. (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... 2) To enable 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. (Note 3) For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot...
... version) Operating System w Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP Form Factor w ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 19.0cm j Only for GA-P55-UD3L-TPM. (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... 2) To enable 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. (Note 3) For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot...
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... installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Secure the card's metal bracket to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card(s). 7. Install the driver provided with your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before you begin to release...
... installing all expansion cards, replace the chassis cover(s). 6. Secure the card's metal bracket to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card(s). 7. Install the driver provided with your expansion card. • Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before you begin to release...
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... 7.1-channel audio, you need connect with the port of HD Audio standard via front panel and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. Line In Jack (Blue) The default line in devices such as an optical drive, walkman, etc. Mic In Jack (Pink) The default Mic in Chapter...
... 7.1-channel audio, you need connect with the port of HD Audio standard via front panel and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. Line In Jack (Blue) The default line in devices such as an optical drive, walkman, etc. Mic In Jack (Pink) The default Mic in Chapter...
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... to select the first boot device, then press to Xpress Recovery2 during the POST. Motherboard Model BIOS Version P55-UD3L D11 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 07/17/2009-P55-7A89RG0LC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key to show the BIOS POST... screen at system startup, refer to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk,...
... to select the first boot device, then press to Xpress Recovery2 during the POST. Motherboard Model BIOS Version P55-UD3L D11 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 07/17/2009-P55-7A89RG0LC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key to show the BIOS POST... screen at system startup, refer to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk,...
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..., including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) - 51 - SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the USB functionalities below. BIOS Setup Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that support...Intel P55 chipset or configures the SATA controllers to IDE mode. (Default) RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Set this option to Disabled if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to...
..., including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled) - 51 - SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the USB functionalities below. BIOS Setup Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that support...Intel P55 chipset or configures the SATA controllers to IDE mode. (Default) RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Set this option to Disabled if you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to...
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..., the Status field will show Short and then length shown will show Open, and the length shown is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. the IDE controller still operates in IDE mode. Options are : 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. ing... Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. Options are not used in the GIGABYTE SATA2 chip or configures the SATA controller to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. BIOS Setup
..., the Status field will show Short and then length shown will show Open, and the length shown is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. the IDE controller still operates in IDE mode. Options are : 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. ing... Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I /O address and corresponding interrupt. Options are not used in the GIGABYTE SATA2 chip or configures the SATA controller to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. BIOS Setup
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... in Universal Serial Bus Controller in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by right-clicking your system automatically during the driver installation. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that are recommended to ...do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will restart your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will continue to install other applications...
... in Universal Serial Bus Controller in Device Manager, please remove the question mark (by right-clicking your system automatically during the driver installation. the Found New Hardware Wizard) displayed when "Xpress Install" is automatically displayed which looks like that are recommended to ...do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will restart your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will continue to install other applications...
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Drivers Installation - 64 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. 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.
Drivers Installation - 64 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. 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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3-4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 65 - Drivers Installation
3-4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices, click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. - 65 - Drivers Installation
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The latest version of an item to install it. Drivers Installation - 66 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install. You can click the Install button on the right of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to the GIGABYTE website.
The latest version of an item to install it. Drivers Installation - 66 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to install. You can click the Install button on the right of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE's lately developed utilities for users to the GIGABYTE website.
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..., FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up a hard drive than to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2...
..., FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up a hard drive than to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed. • The amount of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2...
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...; Step 2: When finished, go to Disk Management to check disk allocation. B. If you wish to start backing up your hard drive. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is...
...; Step 2: When finished, go to Disk Management to check disk allocation. B. If you wish to start backing up your hard drive. Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time, Xpress Recovery2 will automatically create a new partition to leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is...
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...Incoming Folder ... Unique Features After configuring your LAN connection settings and Q-Share, you are able to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. Open Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share ... Data Sharing Enabled Options Descriptions... Option Connect ... Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to share your data with data sharing enabled Enables data sharing Disables data sharing Accesses the ...
...Incoming Folder ... Unique Features After configuring your LAN connection settings and Q-Share, you are able to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share. Open Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Change Incoming Folder : C:\Q-ShareFolder Update Q-Share ... Data Sharing Enabled Options Descriptions... Option Connect ... Directions for using Q-Share After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to share your data with data sharing enabled Enables data sharing Disables data sharing Accesses the ...
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... GIGABYTE is not liable for loss of hardware damage. A. Go to clear the TPM chip. Save changes and then restart your Bluetooth cell phone or USB flash drive. Step 3: Install the Smart TPM utility from the motherboard driver disk (select Infineon TPM Driver). Instructions for GA-P55-UD3L-...appear in the system BIOS. Selecting the Enable Backup to create a portable user key using Smart TPM: 1. 4-7 Smart TPM j GIGABYTE's unique Smart TPM (Trusted Platform Module) supports the industry's most advanced hardwarebased data encryption. Click the Install button on which your computer...
... GIGABYTE is not liable for loss of hardware damage. A. Go to clear the TPM chip. Save changes and then restart your Bluetooth cell phone or USB flash drive. Step 3: Install the Smart TPM utility from the motherboard driver disk (select Infineon TPM Driver). Instructions for GA-P55-UD3L-...appear in the system BIOS. Selecting the Enable Backup to create a portable user key using Smart TPM: 1. 4-7 Smart TPM j GIGABYTE's unique Smart TPM (Trusted Platform Module) supports the industry's most advanced hardwarebased data encryption. Click the Install button on which your computer...
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...system BIOS Setup program, set eXtreme Hard Disk (X.H.D) under the Integrated Peripherals menu to Enabled to set up all motherboard drivers, including the X.H.D utility. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions: (Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is added. To manually set... up a RAID 0 array. 2. 4-9 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAIDready system for RAID 0 when a new SATA drive is greater than the...
...system BIOS Setup program, set eXtreme Hard Disk (X.H.D) under the Integrated Peripherals menu to Enabled to set up all motherboard drivers, including the X.H.D utility. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions: (Note 2) Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is added. To manually set... up a RAID 0 array. 2. 4-9 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAIDready system for RAID 0 when a new SATA drive is greater than the...
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...Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). If there is more than one SATA .... • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers A. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for the SATA port. (For example, on your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," ...
...Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). If there is more than one SATA .... • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers A. Make a floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver for the SATA port. (For example, on your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," ...