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... Saver™ 2 73 4-5 Q-Share...75 4-6 Smart 6™ ...76 4-7 Auto Green...79 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 80 Chapter 5 Appendix...81 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 81 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers 81 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 9128 SATA Controller 89 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 94 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System...
... Saver™ 2 73 4-5 Q-Share...75 4-6 Smart 6™ ...76 4-7 Auto Green...79 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 80 Chapter 5 Appendix...81 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 81 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers 81 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 9128 SATA Controller 89 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 94 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System...
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... R_USB2 CPU_FAN ATX_12V_2X4 LGA1156 PHASE LED ATX R_USB1 USB30_LAN NEC AUDIO F_AUDIO GA-P55A-UD3 PCIEX1_1 (Note) RTL8111D PCIEX16 PCIEX1_2 BAT CODEC PCI1 SYS_FAN1 CD_IN SPDIF_I SPDIF_O PCIEX4 DDR3_2 DDR3_1 DDR3_4 DDR3_3 PWR_FAN M_BIOS B_BIOS Marvell 9128 SYS_FAN2 GSATA3_6 GSATA3_7 Intel® P55 SATA2_3 SATA2_0 SATA2_4 SATA2_1 SATA2_5 SATA2_2 PCI2 IDE IT8720 IT8213 PCI3...
... R_USB2 CPU_FAN ATX_12V_2X4 LGA1156 PHASE LED ATX R_USB1 USB30_LAN NEC AUDIO F_AUDIO GA-P55A-UD3 PCIEX1_1 (Note) RTL8111D PCIEX16 PCIEX1_2 BAT CODEC PCI1 SYS_FAN1 CD_IN SPDIF_I SPDIF_O PCIEX4 DDR3_2 DDR3_1 DDR3_4 DDR3_3 PWR_FAN M_BIOS B_BIOS Marvell 9128 SYS_FAN2 GSATA3_6 GSATA3_7 Intel® P55 SATA2_3 SATA2_0 SATA2_4 SATA2_1 SATA2_5 SATA2_2 PCI2 IDE IT8720 IT8213 PCI3...
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...) PCI Express x1 (PCIEX1_1) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 2 USB 3.0/2.0 LAN RJ45 NEC RTL8111D x1 x1 PCI Express Bus x1 2 SATA 6Gb/s Marvell 9128 Intel® P55 x1 x4 Switch x1 PCI Express Bus Dual BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s PCI Bus 12 USB 2.0/1.1 IT8213 ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel CODEC LPC...
...) PCI Express x1 (PCIEX1_1) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 2 USB 3.0/2.0 LAN RJ45 NEC RTL8111D x1 x1 PCI Express Bus x1 2 SATA 6Gb/s Marvell 9128 Intel® P55 x1 x4 Switch x1 PCI Express Bus Dual BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s PCI Bus 12 USB 2.0/1.1 IT8213 ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel CODEC LPC...
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.../Intel® Core™ i5 series processor in the LGA1156 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® P55 Express Chipset Memory Audio 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to...800 MHz memory modules Support for non-ECC memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Realtek ALC888 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for ...
.../Intel® Core™ i5 series processor in the LGA1156 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® P55 Express Chipset Memory Audio 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to...800 MHz memory modules Support for non-ECC memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest memory support list.) Realtek ALC888 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for ...
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...8226; A RAID 10 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to be an even number. The P55 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpers and the... "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for the IDE devices, read the instructions from the device manufacturers.) 39 1 40 2 8) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by P55 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number...
...8226; A RAID 10 configuration requires at least four hard drives and the total number of the SATA 3Gb/s cable to be an even number. The P55 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the jumpers and the... "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for the IDE devices, read the instructions from the device manufacturers.) 39 1 40 2 8) SATA2_0/1/2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by P55 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number...
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... arrow key to select the first boot device, then press to Xpress Recovery2 during the POST. Motherboard Model BIOS Version P55A-UD3 D4c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 10/08/2009-P55-7A89TG04C-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key to show the BIOS POST screen at...
... arrow key to select the first boot device, then press to Xpress Recovery2 during the POST. Motherboard Model BIOS Version P55A-UD3 D4c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 10/08/2009-P55-7A89TG04C-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key to show the BIOS POST screen at...
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For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to RAID(XHD) automatically. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) PCH SATA Control ... F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults eXtreme Hard Drive (Intel P55 Chipset) Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel P55 Chipset. When set to Enabled, the PCH SATA Control Mode item below will be set to Chaper 4, "eXtreme...
For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to RAID(XHD) automatically. 2-6 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) PCH SATA Control ... F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults eXtreme Hard Drive (Intel P55 Chipset) Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel P55 Chipset. When set to Enabled, the PCH SATA Control Mode item below will be set to Chaper 4, "eXtreme...
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... the SATA controllers to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the Marvell 9128 or NEC USB 3.0 controller to set this option to Disabled if you wish ...x8 mode if either one graphics card is connected or not. PCH SATA Control Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel P55 Chipset or configures the SATA controllers to operate in Legacy IDE mode. Auto Lets the BIOS automatically...
... the SATA controllers to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the Marvell 9128 or NEC USB 3.0 controller to set this option to Disabled if you wish ...x8 mode if either one graphics card is connected or not. PCH SATA Control Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel P55 Chipset or configures the SATA controllers to operate in Legacy IDE mode. Auto Lets the BIOS automatically...
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..., or hard drive. P55A-UD3 D4c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 10/08/2009-P55-7A89TG04C-00 Because BIOS flashing is DualBIOS™? What is potentially risky, please do it with the Q-Flash Utility A. site and update the BIOS. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest... you from the nearest @BIOS server 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ and @BIOS™. GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you can access Q-Flash by adding one...
..., or hard drive. P55A-UD3 D4c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 10/08/2009-P55-7A89TG04C-00 Because BIOS flashing is DualBIOS™? What is potentially risky, please do it with the Q-Flash Utility A. site and update the BIOS. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest... you from the nearest @BIOS server 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ and @BIOS™. GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you can access Q-Flash by adding one...
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... may prepare only one SATA controller on this motherboard, the SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4 and SATA2_5 ports are supported by P55 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your computer. If you do not want to create RAID, you begin Please prepare: ...than one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers A. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. B. C. Appendix Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Make a floppy...
... may prepare only one SATA controller on this motherboard, the SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4 and SATA2_5 ports are supported by P55 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your computer. If you do not want to create RAID, you begin Please prepare: ...than one hard drive. • An empty formatted floppy disk. • Windows Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard driver disk. 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers A. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. B. C. Appendix Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Make a floppy...
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... 3). Exit 3. C. RAID Volumes : None defined. Skip this step and proceed with the installation of Windows operating system for a message which says "Press to enter the P55 RAID Configuration Utility. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. Figure 2 Step 2: After you want to create...
... 3). Exit 3. C. RAID Volumes : None defined. Skip this step and proceed with the installation of Windows operating system for a message which says "Press to enter the P55 RAID Configuration Utility. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. Figure 2 Step 2: After you want to create...
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...floppy disk. A Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to that in Figure 4, • For the Intel P55, select 1) Intel Matrix Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows 32-bit operating system or 2) Intel Matrix Storage driver for 64bit...disk. Figure 4 Figure 3 (Note) Change the directory from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. Press after the command: • For the Intel P55, type (Figure 1): (Note) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\imsm\32bit\*.* • For the Marvell 9128, type (Figure 2): (Note) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\Marvell\32bit\*.* Figure...
...floppy disk. A Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to that in Figure 4, • For the Intel P55, select 1) Intel Matrix Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows 32-bit operating system or 2) Intel Matrix Storage driver for 64bit...disk. Figure 4 Figure 3 (Note) Change the directory from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. Press after the command: • For the Intel P55, type (Figure 1): (Note) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\imsm\32bit\*.* • For the Marvell 9128, type (Figure 2): (Note) A:\>copy d:\bootdrv\Marvell\32bit\*.* Figure...
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... XP and Vista installation. Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Figure 1 Step 2: For the Intel P55: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) ICH7MDH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) ICH8R...
... XP and Vista installation. Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver" (Figure 1). Figure 1 Step 2: For the Intel P55: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Intel(R) ICH7R/DH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) ICH7MDH SATA RAID Controller Intel(R) ICH8R...
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... the Marvell 9128 controller. B. When a screen similar to load the driver. Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. Figure 5 - 97 - For the Intel P55: Step 1: Restart your system to \iMSM\32Bit (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or \iMSM\64Bit (for Windows Vista 64-bit). Note: You are not required...
... the Marvell 9128 controller. B. When a screen similar to load the driver. Method A: Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system. Figure 5 - 97 - For the Intel P55: Step 1: Restart your system to \iMSM\32Bit (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or \iMSM\64Bit (for Windows Vista 64-bit). Note: You are not required...
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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 P55: Turn off your computer. • Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press + to enter the RAID Configuration Utility...
...-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 P55: Turn off your computer. • Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press + to enter the RAID Configuration Utility...
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... [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select Step 2: Enter the operating system, launch the Intel Matrix Storage Console from All Programs in the MAIN MENU of the P55 RAID Configuration Utility. Appendix Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. RAID1: Mirrors data (redundancy). Right-click...
... [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select Step 2: Enter the operating system, launch the Intel Matrix Storage Console from All Programs in the MAIN MENU of the P55 RAID Configuration Utility. Appendix Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. RAID1: Mirrors data (redundancy). Right-click...