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The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-P55A-UD3 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 ... reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R) 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (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) COM port cable (Part No...
The box contents are for reference only. Box Contents GA-P55A-UD3 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 ... reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R) 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (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) COM port cable (Part No...
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... MHz Dual Channel Memory x16 PCI Express Bus DMI Interface PCI Express x1 1 PCI Express x4 (PCIEX1_2) 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 Bus IT8720 Floppy COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse 3 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) Surround Speaker...
... MHz Dual Channel Memory x16 PCI Express Bus DMI Interface PCI Express x1 1 PCI Express x4 (PCIEX1_2) 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 Bus IT8720 Floppy COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse 3 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) Surround Speaker...
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... front panel header w 1 x front panel audio header w 1 x CD In connector w 1 x S/PDIF In header w 1 x S/PDIF Out header w 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers w 1 x serial port header w 1 x parallel port header w 1 x clearing CMOS jumper Back Panel w 1 x PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse port... Connectors w 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector w 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector w 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports w 2 x USB 3.0 ports w 1 x RJ-45 port w 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/ Side ...
... front panel header w 1 x front panel audio header w 1 x CD In connector w 1 x S/PDIF In header w 1 x S/PDIF Out header w 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers w 1 x serial port header w 1 x parallel port header w 1 x clearing CMOS jumper Back Panel w 1 x PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse port... Connectors w 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector w 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector w 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports w 2 x USB 3.0 ports w 1 x RJ-45 port w 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/ Side ...
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...digital audio in connector. Do not rock it straight out from the connector. Before using this port for USB devices such as a USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. • When removing the cable connected to an external audio system that supports...connector, first remove the cable from your audio system provides a coaxial digital audio in connector. 1-6 Back Panel Connectors USB 2.0/1.1 Port The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Connection/ Speed LED Activity LED LAN Port Connection/Speed LED: State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate Green...
...digital audio in connector. Do not rock it straight out from the connector. Before using this port for USB devices such as a USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. • When removing the cable connected to an external audio system that supports...connector, first remove the cable from your audio system provides a coaxial digital audio in connector. 1-6 Back Panel Connectors USB 2.0/1.1 Port The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Connection/ Speed LED Activity LED LAN Port Connection/Speed LED: State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate Green...
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...parallel port via an optional USB bracket. Definition 1 Power (5V) 9 1 2 Power (5V) 10 2 3 USB DX- 4 USB DY- 5 USB DX+ 6 USB DY+ 7 GND 8 GND 9 No Pin 10 NC • Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket (2x5-pin) cable into the USB header. • Prior to installing the USB bracket, be sure to...unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to USB 2.0/1.1 specification. 16) F_USB1/F_USB2 (USB Headers) The headers conform to the USB bracket. 17) LPT (Parallel Port Header) The LPT header can provide two USB ports via an optional LPT port cable. Pin No. For ...
...parallel port via an optional USB bracket. Definition 1 Power (5V) 9 1 2 Power (5V) 10 2 3 USB DX- 4 USB DY- 5 USB DX+ 6 USB DY+ 7 GND 8 GND 9 No Pin 10 NC • Do not plug the IEEE 1394 bracket (2x5-pin) cable into the USB header. • Prior to installing the USB bracket, be sure to...unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to USB 2.0/1.1 specification. 16) F_USB1/F_USB2 (USB Headers) The headers conform to the USB bracket. 17) LPT (Parallel Port Header) The LPT header can provide two USB ports via an optional LPT port cable. Pin No. For ...
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... features available on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SATA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. Power Management Setup Use this task.) BIOS Setup - 36 - First select the profile you wish to load, then...
... features available on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices, such as IDE, SATA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN, etc. Power Management Setup Use this task.) BIOS Setup - 36 - First select the profile you wish to load, then...
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... the system boot-up or down arrow key to select a device and press to accept. Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. Capability Limit CPUID Max. Password Check Specifies whether...
... the system boot-up or down arrow key to select a device and press to accept. Options are: Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CDROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, Legacy LAN, Disabled. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. Capability Limit CPUID Max. Password Check Specifies whether...
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...Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) PCH SATA Control Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Turbo SATA3/USB 3.0 Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN Green LAN } SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard USB 3.0 Controller Onboard IDE Controller GSATA Controller GSATA Ctrl Mode GSATA RAID Configuration Onboard ...P55 Chipset) Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel P55 Chipset. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to RAID(XHD) automatically.
...Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) PCH SATA Control Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Turbo SATA3/USB 3.0 Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN Green LAN } SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard USB 3.0 Controller Onboard IDE Controller GSATA Controller GSATA Ctrl Mode GSATA RAID Configuration Onboard ...P55 Chipset) Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel P55 Chipset. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to RAID(XHD) automatically.
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... BIOS Setup - 51 - PCH SATA Control Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers. USB Legacy Function Allows USB keyboard to PCIe Gen 2. If not, the corresponding LAN controller will operate at up to x8 mode if either one of... controllers. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is connected or not. Please note that support Native mode. (Default) USB Controllers Enables or disables the integrated USB 1.0 controller. (Default: Enabled) Disabled will dynamically detect if a LAN cable is an interface specification that cannot be...
... BIOS Setup - 51 - PCH SATA Control Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers. USB Legacy Function Allows USB keyboard to PCIe Gen 2. If not, the corresponding LAN controller will operate at up to x8 mode if either one of... controllers. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is connected or not. Please note that support Native mode. (Default) USB Controllers Enables or disables the integrated USB 1.0 controller. (Default: Enabled) Disabled will dynamically detect if a LAN cable is an interface specification that cannot be...
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... Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard USB 3.0 Controller (NEC Chip) Enables or disables the integrated USB 3.0 controller. (Default: Enabled) Onboard IDE Controller (IT8213 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE controller integrated in the IT8213 chip. (Default: Enabled...
... Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard USB 3.0 Controller (NEC Chip) Enables or disables the integrated USB 3.0 controller. (Default: Enabled) Onboard IDE Controller (IT8213 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE controller integrated in the IT8213 chip. (Default: Enabled...
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... disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 61 - You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will restart your optical drive. The driver Autorun screen...may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will install all the drivers that shown in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. You can install other drivers....
... disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your mouse and select Uninstall) and restart the system. (The system will then autodetect and install the USB 2.0 driver.) - 61 - You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will restart your optical drive. The driver Autorun screen...may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will install all the drivers that shown in the motherboard driver disk. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. You can install other drivers....
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... data and perform restoration of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are different utilities. Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive. - 65 - System Requirements: •...
... data and perform restoration of system memory • VESA compatible graphics card • Windows XP with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2. • USB hard drives are different utilities. Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive. - 65 - System Requirements: •...
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... computer by either pressing the key during the POST to enter Q-Flash. Embedded in the Windows environment. @BIOS will take over on the main BIOS. P55A-UD3 D4c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 10/08/2009-P55-7A89TG04C-00 Because BIOS flashing is @BIOS™? @BIOS.... Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. Note: The USB flash drive or hard drive must use and allow you to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have ...
... computer by either pressing the key during the POST to enter Q-Flash. Embedded in the Windows environment. @BIOS will take over on the main BIOS. P55A-UD3 D4c . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 10/08/2009-P55-7A89TG04C-00 Because BIOS flashing is @BIOS™? @BIOS.... Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. Note: The USB flash drive or hard drive must use and allow you to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Window first. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have ...
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... hi:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off - 69 - ing the BIOS. When the message "Are you save the current BIOS file. • Q-Flash only supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32/16/12 file system. • If the BIOS update file is displayed on the screen. In the main... process. • Do not turn off or restart the system when the system is reading/updating the BIOS. • Do not remove the floppy disk, USB flash drive, or hard drive when the system is saved. Unique Features B. Step 1: 1.
... hi:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off - 69 - ing the BIOS. When the message "Are you save the current BIOS file. • Q-Flash only supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32/16/12 file system. • If the BIOS update file is displayed on the screen. In the main... process. • Do not turn off or restart the system when the system is reading/updating the BIOS. • Do not remove the floppy disk, USB flash drive, or hard drive when the system is saved. Unique Features B. Step 1: 1.
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... Software Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) PCH SATA Control Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Turbo SATA3/USB 3.0 Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN Green LAN } SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard USB 3.0 Controller Onboard IDE Controller GSATA Controller GSATA Ctrl Mode GSATA RAID Configuration Onboard Serial Port...
... Software Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) PCH SATA Control Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Turbo SATA3/USB 3.0 Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN Green LAN } SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard USB 3.0 Controller Onboard IDE Controller GSATA Controller GSATA Ctrl Mode GSATA RAID Configuration Onboard Serial Port...
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.... CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) PCH SATA Control Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Turbo SATA3/USB 3.0 Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN Green LAN } SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard IDE Controller eSATA Controller eSATA Ctrl Mode GSATA...
.... CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) PCH SATA Control Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Turbo SATA3/USB 3.0 Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN Green LAN } SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard IDE Controller eSATA Controller eSATA Ctrl Mode GSATA...
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... the startup disk. 2: Remove the startup disk and insert the prepared floppy disk and the motherboard driver disk (here we as- Press any key to a USB flash drive. Appendix - 94 - First of all, copy the driver for Windows 64-bit. Steps: 1: Boot from the menu and press . Press after the command...
... the startup disk. 2: Remove the startup disk and insert the prepared floppy disk and the motherboard driver disk (here we as- Press any key to a USB flash drive. Appendix - 94 - First of all, copy the driver for Windows 64-bit. Steps: 1: Boot from the menu and press . Press after the command...
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... (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or \iMSM\64Bit (for Windows Vista 64-bit). Step 2: Figure 4 Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the floppy disk/USB flash drive that only one RAID array exists in your system to boot from the motherboard driver disk to... a SATA optical drive, be sure to that below assumes that contains the driver (Method B), then specify the location of the driver (Figure 5). Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. When a screen similar to copy the driver files from the Windows Vista setup...
... (for Windows Vista 32-bit) or \iMSM\64Bit (for Windows Vista 64-bit). Step 2: Figure 4 Insert the motherboard driver disk (Method A) or the floppy disk/USB flash drive that only one RAID array exists in your system to boot from the motherboard driver disk to... a SATA optical drive, be sure to that below assumes that contains the driver (Method B), then specify the location of the driver (Figure 5). Method B: Insert the USB flash drive containing the driver files and browse to load the driver. When a screen similar to copy the driver files from the Windows Vista setup...