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Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-P55A-UD4P/GA-P55A-UD4 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13...;/NVIDIA SLI Configuration 19 1-7 Back Panel Connectors 20 1-8 Internal Connectors 22 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 35 2-1 Startup Screen 36 2-2 The Main Menu 37 2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T 39 2-4 Standard CMOS Features 48 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features 50 2-6 Integrated Peripherals 52 2-7 Power Management Setup 56 2-8 PC Health Status ...
Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-P55A-UD4P/GA-P55A-UD4 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 13...;/NVIDIA SLI Configuration 19 1-7 Back Panel Connectors 20 1-8 Internal Connectors 22 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 35 2-1 Startup Screen 36 2-2 The Main Menu 37 2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T 39 2-4 Standard CMOS Features 48 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features 50 2-6 Integrated Peripherals 52 2-7 Power Management Setup 56 2-8 PC Health Status ...
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3-4 Contact...67 3-5 System...67 3-6 Download Center 68 3-7 New Utilities...68 Chapter 4 Unique Features 69 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 69 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 72 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility 72 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 75 4-3 EasyTune 6...76 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2 77 4-5 Q-Share...79 4-6 Smart 6™...80 4-7 Smart TPM j... Recording 126 5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder 128 5-3 Troubleshooting 129 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 129 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 130 5-4 Regulatory Statements 132 j Only for GA-P55A-UD4P. - 5 -
3-4 Contact...67 3-5 System...67 3-6 Download Center 68 3-7 New Utilities...68 Chapter 4 Unique Features 69 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 69 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 72 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility 72 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 75 4-3 EasyTune 6...76 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2 77 4-5 Q-Share...79 4-6 Smart 6™...80 4-7 Smart TPM j... Recording 126 5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder 128 5-3 Troubleshooting 129 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions 129 5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure 130 5-4 Regulatory Statements 132 j Only for GA-P55A-UD4P. - 5 -
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... Dual BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s 12 USB 2.0/1.1 LPC Bus IT8720 Floppy COM Port CODEC PS/2 KB/Mouse TPM j(Note) ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line Out Line In S/PDIF In S/PDIF Out 2 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) j Only for GA-P55A-UD4P...
... Dual BIOS 6 SATA 3Gb/s 12 USB 2.0/1.1 LPC Bus IT8720 Floppy COM Port CODEC PS/2 KB/Mouse TPM j(Note) ATA-133/100/66/33 IDE Channel Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out MIC Line Out Line In S/PDIF In S/PDIF Out 2 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) j Only for GA-P55A-UD4P...
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...fan speed control (Note 4) 2 x 16 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Support for DualBIOS™ PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b Support for @BIOS Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue Support for Download Center Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for... Operating System w Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP Form Factor w ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm j Only for GA-P55A-UD4P. (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 ...
...fan speed control (Note 4) 2 x 16 Mbit flash Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Support for DualBIOS™ PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b Support for @BIOS Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue Support for Download Center Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for... Operating System w Support for Microsoft® Windows® 7/Vista/XP Form Factor w ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm j Only for GA-P55A-UD4P. (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 ...
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... screen at system startup, refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. Motherboard Model BIOS Version P55A-UD4P D20 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 09/23/2009-P55-7A89RG0WC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press...again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. Note: The setting in Boot Menu. After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in ...
... screen at system startup, refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. Motherboard Model BIOS Version P55A-UD4P D20 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 09/23/2009-P55-7A89RG0WC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press...again to change the first boot device setting as needed. : Q-FLASH Press the key to access the Q-Flash utility directly without entering BIOS Setup. Note: The setting in Boot Menu. After system restart, the device boot order will directly boot from the device configured in ...
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... setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu. BIOS Setup Use arrow keys to move among the items and press to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS Version: GA-P55A-UD4P D20) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB... Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup ...
... setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu. BIOS Setup Use arrow keys to move among the items and press to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS Version: GA-P55A-UD4P D20) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB... Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup ...
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... date, hard drive types, floppy disk drive types, and the type of errors that stop the system boot, etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to configure the device boot order, advanced features available on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. ... settings for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. Load Optimized Defaults Optimized defaults are factory settings for GA-P55A-UD4P. A supervisor password allows you to save the current BIOS settings to 8 profiles (Profile 1-8) and name each profile. You can use the SPACE key) and then press to...
... date, hard drive types, floppy disk drive types, and the type of errors that stop the system boot, etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to configure the device boot order, advanced features available on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. ... settings for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. Load Optimized Defaults Optimized defaults are factory settings for GA-P55A-UD4P. A supervisor password allows you to save the current BIOS settings to 8 profiles (Profile 1-8) and name each profile. You can use the SPACE key) and then press to...
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For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to Chaper 4, "eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)." (Default: Disabled) PCH SATA Control Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Enables or disables RAID for GA-P55A-UD4P. BIOS Setup - 52 - IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to IDE mode. (Default) j Only for the SATA controllers integrated in...
For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to Chaper 4, "eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)." (Default: Disabled) PCH SATA Control Mode (Intel P55 Chipset) Enables or disables RAID for GA-P55A-UD4P. BIOS Setup - 52 - IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers to IDE mode. (Default) j Only for the SATA controllers integrated in...
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...: Enabled) Disabled will be automatically set the PCIe speed of the USB functionalities below. RAID(XHD) Enables RAID for GA-P55A-UD4P. - 53 - USB Legacy Function Allows USB keyboard to Disabled. Auto Lets the BIOS automatically configure this item to be shared with other device. Turbo USB3.0 Sets the PCIe speed of the Marvell.../LAN2 j Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to PCIe Gen 2. BIOS Setup
...: Enabled) Disabled will be automatically set the PCIe speed of the USB functionalities below. RAID(XHD) Enables RAID for GA-P55A-UD4P. - 53 - USB Legacy Function Allows USB keyboard to Disabled. Auto Lets the BIOS automatically configure this item to be shared with other device. Turbo USB3.0 Sets the PCIe speed of the Marvell.../LAN2 j Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. (Default: Enabled) If you wish to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to PCIe Gen 2. BIOS Setup
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... F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to a Gigabit hub or a 10/100 Mbps hub, the following information for GA-P55A-UD4P. If no cable problem is attached to the motherboard, the Status fields of all four pairs of the attached LAN cable. Link Detected --> 100Mbps Cable... the fault or short. If a cable problem occurs on the LAN cable connected to detect the status of 10/100 Mbps in MS-DOS mode; BIOS Setup - 54 -
... F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to a Gigabit hub or a 10/100 Mbps hub, the following information for GA-P55A-UD4P. If no cable problem is attached to the motherboard, the Status fields of all four pairs of the attached LAN cable. Link Detected --> 100Mbps Cable... the fault or short. If a cable problem occurs on the LAN cable connected to detect the status of 10/100 Mbps in MS-DOS mode; BIOS Setup - 54 -
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... you to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for GA-P55A-UD4P. - 55 - Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to configure RAID for the ... Configures the SATA controller to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array. Refer to AHCI mode. BIOS Setup Onboard LAN1/LAN2 j Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default...
... you to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for GA-P55A-UD4P. - 55 - Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to configure RAID for the ... Configures the SATA controller to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array. Refer to AHCI mode. BIOS Setup Onboard LAN1/LAN2 j Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default...
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...-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Optimized Defaults Standard CMOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced BIOS Features Set User Password Integrated Peripherals Save & Exit Setup Power Management Setup PC Health Status Exit Without...BIOS F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Press on this item and then press the key to load the safest BIOS default settings. In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for GA-P55A-UD4P...
...-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Optimized Defaults Standard CMOS Features Set Supervisor Password Advanced BIOS Features Set User Password Integrated Peripherals Save & Exit Setup Power Management Setup PC Health Status Exit Without...BIOS F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Press on this item and then press the key to load the safest BIOS default settings. In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for GA-P55A-UD4P...
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... to 8 characters and then press . The message "PASSWORD DISABLED" will be requested to confirm the password. j Only for entering BIOS Setup and making BIOS changes. 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ... with up to make changes. BIOS Setup User Password When the Password Check item is set to System, you must enter the supervisor password (or user password) at system startup to System, you must enter the supervisor password for GA-P55A-UD4P. - 61 - You will ...
... to 8 characters and then press . The message "PASSWORD DISABLED" will be requested to confirm the password. j Only for entering BIOS Setup and making BIOS changes. 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ... with up to make changes. BIOS Setup User Password When the Password Check item is set to System, you must enter the supervisor password (or user password) at system startup to System, you must enter the supervisor password for GA-P55A-UD4P. - 61 - You will ...
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...Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Press on this item and press the key. This saves the changes to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. Press or to return to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. j Only for GA-P55A-UD4P. BIOS Setup - 62 - This exits the BIOS Setup without saving... the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS. 2-12 Save & Exit Setup...
...Save CMOS to BIOS F12: Load CMOS from BIOS Press on this item and press the key. This saves the changes to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. Press or to return to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. j Only for GA-P55A-UD4P. BIOS Setup - 62 - This exits the BIOS Setup without saving... the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS. 2-12 Save & Exit Setup...
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...: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Security Chip Enables or disables the security chip. j Only for GA-P55A-UD4P. - 63 - Enabled/Activate Enables the security chip and initializes the Security Platform. It is recommended that you use this function with the Supervisor/ User password...
...: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Security Chip Enables or disables the security chip. j Only for GA-P55A-UD4P. - 63 - Enabled/Activate Enables the security chip and initializes the Security Platform. It is recommended that you use this function with the Supervisor/ User password...
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... and allow you from the nearest @BIOS server 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. However, if the BIOS update file is potentially risky, please do it with the Q-Flash Utility A. GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to ensure normal system operation. P55A-UD4P D20 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 09...
... and allow you from the nearest @BIOS server 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. However, if the BIOS update file is potentially risky, please do it with the Q-Flash Utility A. GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to ensure normal system operation. P55A-UD4P D20 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 09...
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j Only for loss of encrypted data as a result of hardware damage. GIGABYTE is not liable for GA-P55A-UD4P. - 83 - Install the Infineon TPM driver from the motherboard driver disk. (Click the tab at least set Security Chip to create a portable user key ... interface to easily initialize the TPM chip, set up a Personal Secure Drive (PSD). It's recommended that is not yet initialized, will be able to BIOS check box will be saved. Selecting the Enable Backup to access/close their PSD data by other users, we recommend that the Infineon Security Platform...
j Only for loss of encrypted data as a result of hardware damage. GIGABYTE is not liable for GA-P55A-UD4P. - 83 - Install the Infineon TPM driver from the motherboard driver disk. (Click the tab at least set Security Chip to create a portable user key ... interface to easily initialize the TPM chip, set up a Personal Secure Drive (PSD). It's recommended that is not yet initialized, will be able to BIOS check box will be saved. Selecting the Enable Backup to access/close their PSD data by other users, we recommend that the Infineon Security Platform...
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.... Appendix - 88 - To create RAID, set this section may differ from the exact settings for GA-P55A-UD4P. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on your motherboard. B. If you have and the BIOS version. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) PCH SATA...
.... Appendix - 88 - To create RAID, set this section may differ from the exact settings for GA-P55A-UD4P. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on your motherboard. B. If you have and the BIOS version. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) PCH SATA...
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...: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 1 Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. Then connect the power connector from the exact settings for GA-P55A-UD4P. 5-1-2 Configuring JMB362 SATA Controller A. Make sure eSATA Controller under the Integrated Peripherals menu is enabled (Figure 1). Installing SATA hard drive...
...: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 1 Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. Then connect the power connector from the exact settings for GA-P55A-UD4P. 5-1-2 Configuring JMB362 SATA Controller A. Make sure eSATA Controller under the Integrated Peripherals menu is enabled (Figure 1). Installing SATA hard drive...