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... motherboard driver disk. B. To manually set eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) under the Integrated Peripherals menu to Enabled to enable RAID for the Intel SATA controllers. You can click the Xpress Install All button to automatically install all of data. (Note 3) If you manually build a non-RAID 0 array, you can build a RAID 0, RAID 1, or other supported RAID array depending on your needs and hardware components. 3. 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...
... motherboard driver disk. B. To manually set eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) under the Integrated Peripherals menu to Enabled to enable RAID for the Intel SATA controllers. You can click the Xpress Install All button to automatically install all of data. (Note 3) If you manually build a non-RAID 0 array, you can build a RAID 0, RAID 1, or other supported RAID array depending on your needs and hardware components. 3. 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...
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.../from the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this manual are legally registered to use of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of the product, read the Quick Installation Guide included...
.../from the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this manual are legally registered to use of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of the product, read the Quick Installation Guide included...
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... 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Setup of ATI CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI Configuration 19 1-7 Installing the SATA Bracket 20 1-8 Back Panel Connectors 21 1-9 Onboard LEDs and Buttons 23 1-10 Internal Connectors 25 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 49 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features 51 2-6 Integrated Peripherals 53 2-7 Power Management Setup 57 2-8 PC Health Status 59 2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults 61 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults 61 2-11 Set...
... 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1-6 Setup of ATI CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI Configuration 19 1-7 Installing the SATA Bracket 20 1-8 Back Panel Connectors 21 1-9 Onboard LEDs and Buttons 23 1-10 Internal Connectors 25 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 49 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features 51 2-6 Integrated Peripherals 53 2-7 Power Management Setup 57 2-8 PC Health Status 59 2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults 61 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults 61 2-11 Set...
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.../SLI-supported motherboard with sufficient power is recommended (Refer to the Set SLI Configuration screen and ensure the Enable SLI technology check box is selected. Browse to the manual that came with your graphics cards for more information about enabling CrossFireX /SLI technology. - 19 - Browse to the manual of the two cards. For optimum graphics performance, be needed or not depending on your graphics cards. Step 3: Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCI Express x16 slots. A power supply...
.../SLI-supported motherboard with sufficient power is recommended (Refer to the Set SLI Configuration screen and ensure the Enable SLI technology check box is selected. Browse to the manual that came with your graphics cards for more information about enabling CrossFireX /SLI technology. - 19 - Browse to the manual of the two cards. For optimum graphics performance, be needed or not depending on your graphics cards. Step 3: Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCI Express x16 slots. A power supply...
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... Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to change hardware components or conduct hardware testing. date information and BIOS configurations) and reset the CMOS values to clear the CMOS values (e.g. The higher the CPU loading, the more details. Quick Buttons This motherboard has 3 quick buttons: power button, reset button and clearing CMOS button. PHASE LED The Phase LEDs indicate the CPU loading. Hardware Installation - 24 - To enable the PHASE LED display function, please first enable Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2. The power button and reset button allow users...
... Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to change hardware components or conduct hardware testing. date information and BIOS configurations) and reset the CMOS values to clear the CMOS values (e.g. The higher the CPU loading, the more details. Quick Buttons This motherboard has 3 quick buttons: power button, reset button and clearing CMOS button. PHASE LED The Phase LEDs indicate the CPU loading. Hardware Installation - 24 - To enable the PHASE LED display function, please first enable Dynamic Energy Saver™ 2. The power button and reset button allow users...
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... CPU, memory, etc. Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and 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. 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...
... CPU, memory, etc. Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to configure the system time and 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. 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...
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... configure this setting. (Default: Auto) CPU Cores Enabled (Note) Allows you to determine whether to enable the Intel CPU Turbo Boost technology. BIOS Setup - 40 - Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores. (Default) 1 Enables only one CPU core. 2 Enables only two CPU cores. 3 Enables only three CPU cores. All Enables all CPU cores. CPU Multi-Threading (Note) Allows you to determine whether to enable multi-threading technology when using an Intel CPU that support multi-processor mode. (Default: Enabled) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) Enables or disables...
... configure this setting. (Default: Auto) CPU Cores Enabled (Note) Allows you to determine whether to enable the Intel CPU Turbo Boost technology. BIOS Setup - 40 - Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores. (Default) 1 Enables only one CPU core. 2 Enables only two CPU cores. 3 Enables only three CPU cores. All Enables all CPU cores. CPU Multi-Threading (Note) Allows you to determine whether to enable multi-threading technology when using an Intel CPU that support multi-processor mode. (Default: Enabled) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) Enables or disables...
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... CPU core frequency and voltage will be set the QPI clock ratio. Depending on CPU loading, Intel EIST technology can dynamically and effectively lower the CPU voltage and core frequency to be reduced when the CPU is installed. Options are: Auto (default), x32, x36. Important: It is highly recommended that supports this set the CPU base clock. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will allow for automated system reboot, or clear the CMOS values to reset the board to default values. (Default: Disabled...
... CPU core frequency and voltage will be set the QPI clock ratio. Depending on CPU loading, Intel EIST technology can dynamically and effectively lower the CPU voltage and core frequency to be reduced when the CPU is installed. Options are: Auto (default), x32, x36. Important: It is highly recommended that supports this set the CPU base clock. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will allow for automated system reboot, or clear the CMOS values to reset the board to default values. (Default: Disabled...
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...: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults This section provides information on the BIOS version, CPU base clock, CPU frequency, memory frequency, total memory size , CPU temperature, Chipset temperature, Vcore, and memory voltage. (Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. Miscellaneous Settings CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Miscellaneous Settings Isochronous Support Virtualization Technology (Note) [Enabled] [Enabled] Item Help Menu Level Move...
...: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults This section provides information on the BIOS version, CPU base clock, CPU frequency, memory frequency, total memory size , CPU temperature, Chipset temperature, Vcore, and memory voltage. (Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. Miscellaneous Settings CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Miscellaneous Settings Isochronous Support Virtualization Technology (Note) [Enabled] [Enabled] Item Help Menu Level Move...
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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/USB3.0 Azalia Codec PCI Express x4/x1 Slot Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN1 Onboard H/W LAN2 Green LAN } SMART LAN1 } SMART LAN2 Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM Onboard USB 3.0 Controller Onboard IDE Controller [Disabled] [IDE] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled...
...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/USB3.0 Azalia Codec PCI Express x4/x1 Slot Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN1 Onboard H/W LAN2 Green LAN } SMART LAN1 } SMART LAN2 Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM Onboard USB 3.0 Controller Onboard IDE Controller [Disabled] [IDE] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled...
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... controllers. (Default: Enabled) Disabled will become unavail able. Auto Sets the PCIEX4_1 slot to operate at x4 mode. USB Legacy Function Allows USB keyboard to be shared with other device. Turbo USB3.0 Sets the PCIe speed of using the onboard LAN, set to Disabled. Azalia Codec Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled) USB Storage Function Determines whether to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled...
... controllers. (Default: Enabled) Disabled will become unavail able. Auto Sets the PCIEX4_1 slot to operate at x4 mode. USB Legacy Function Allows USB keyboard to be shared with other device. Turbo USB3.0 Sets the PCIe speed of using the onboard LAN, set to Disabled. Azalia Codec Enables or disables the onboard audio function. (Default: Auto) If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled) USB Storage Function Determines whether to detect USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during the POST. (Default: Enabled...
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... LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard USB 3.0 Controller (NEC USB 3.0 Controller) Enables or disables the USB 3.0 controller integrated in the NEC chip. (Default: Enabled) Onboard IDE Controller (IT8213 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE controller integrated in the IT8213 chip. (Default: Enabled) eSATA Controller (JMicron JMB362 Chip, eSATA Connectors on the Back Panel) Enables or disables the SATA controller integrated in the JMB362 chip. (Default: Enabled) eSATA Ctrl Mode (JMicron JMB362 Chip, eSATA Connectors on configuring a RAID array. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI...
... LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard USB 3.0 Controller (NEC USB 3.0 Controller) Enables or disables the USB 3.0 controller integrated in the NEC chip. (Default: Enabled) Onboard IDE Controller (IT8213 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE controller integrated in the IT8213 chip. (Default: Enabled) eSATA Controller (JMicron JMB362 Chip, eSATA Connectors on the Back Panel) Enables or disables the SATA controller integrated in the JMB362 chip. (Default: Enabled) eSATA Ctrl Mode (JMicron JMB362 Chip, eSATA Connectors on configuring a RAID array. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI...
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... turn off the computer in MS-DOS mode using the power button. If the power button is pressed for 4 seconds to its working state exactly where it was left off. 2-7 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type ACPI LED Control Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN PME Event Wake Up Power On by Ring Resume by a wake-up signal from a PCI or PCIe device. S1(POS) Enables the system to RAM) sleep...
... turn off the computer in MS-DOS mode using the power button. If the power button is pressed for 4 seconds to its working state exactly where it was left off. 2-7 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type ACPI LED Control Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN PME Event Wake Up Power On by Ring Resume by a wake-up signal from a PCI or PCIe device. S1(POS) Enables the system to RAM) sleep...
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... BIOS Setup program, set up a RAID 0 array later using the Auto function. - 85 - You can use X.H.D to expand its capacity. Step 2: Install the RAID driver and operating system The X.H.D utility supports Windows 7/Vista/XP. Unique Features For a RAID 0 array that already exists, users also can click the Xpress Install All button to automatically install all of data. (Note 3) If you manually build a non-RAID 0 array, you have to Chapter 5, "Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver...
... BIOS Setup program, set up a RAID 0 array later using the Auto function. - 85 - You can use X.H.D to expand its capacity. Step 2: Install the RAID driver and operating system The X.H.D utility supports Windows 7/Vista/XP. Unique Features For a RAID 0 array that already exists, users also can click the Xpress Install All button to automatically install all of data. (Note 3) If you manually build a non-RAID 0 array, you have to Chapter 5, "Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver...
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... 1) (IDE by default). The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on your motherboard. 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/USB3.0 Azalia Codec PCI Express x4/x1 Slot Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN1 Onboard H/W LAN2 Green LAN } SMART LAN1 } SMART LAN2 Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM Onboard USB 3.0 Controller Onboard IDE...
... 1) (IDE by default). The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on your motherboard. 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/USB3.0 Azalia Codec PCI Express x4/x1 Slot Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN1 Onboard H/W LAN2 Green LAN } SMART LAN1 } SMART LAN2 Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM Onboard USB 3.0 Controller Onboard IDE...
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... BIOS Setup Make sure to RAID. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Turbo SATA3/USB3.0 Azalia Codec PCI Express x4/x1 Slot Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN1 Onboard H/W LAN2 Green LAN } SMART LAN1 } SMART LAN2 Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM Onboard USB 3.0 Controller Onboard IDE Controller eSATA Controller eSATA Ctrl Mode GSATA Controller GSATA Ctrl Mode GSATA RAID Configuration Onboard Serial Port 1 [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Press Enter...
... BIOS Setup Make sure to RAID. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Turbo SATA3/USB3.0 Azalia Codec PCI Express x4/x1 Slot Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN1 Onboard H/W LAN2 Green LAN } SMART LAN1 } SMART LAN2 Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM Onboard USB 3.0 Controller Onboard IDE Controller eSATA Controller eSATA Ctrl Mode GSATA Controller GSATA Ctrl Mode GSATA RAID Configuration Onboard Serial Port 1 [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Press Enter...
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... startup disk. 2: Remove the startup disk and insert the prepared floppy disk and the motherboard driver disk (here we as- Steps: 1: Boot from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive. sume that the drive letter for copying the Windows 64-bit driver. For installing Windows Vista, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Appendix - 106 - 5-1-4 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is D:\). 3: At the A:\> prompt, type...
... startup disk. 2: Remove the startup disk and insert the prepared floppy disk and the motherboard driver disk (here we as- Steps: 1: Boot from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive. sume that the drive letter for copying the Windows 64-bit driver. For installing Windows Vista, you need to install the SATA controller driver during the Windows setup process. Appendix - 106 - 5-1-4 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is D:\). 3: At the A:\> prompt, type...
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... (Windows XP/2003) RAID/AHCI Driver for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC to return to configure a SCSI Adapter for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and press . Windows Setup You have chosen to the previous screen. First select Marvell shared library (install first) and press . Select the SCSI Adapter you can pro...
... (Windows XP/2003) RAID/AHCI Driver for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer. Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list, or press ESC to return to configure a SCSI Adapter for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and press . Windows Setup You have chosen to the previous screen. First select Marvell shared library (install first) and press . Select the SCSI Adapter you can pro...
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... Scan for "onboard HD audio driver." A: The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems. (For reference only.) 1 short: System boots successfully 1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error 1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly 1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error Continuous short beeps: Power error - 129 - A: Some advanced options are some BIOS options missing? Q: Why do I clear the CMOS values? Q: In...
... Scan for "onboard HD audio driver." A: The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems. (For reference only.) 1 short: System boots successfully 1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error 1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard error Continuous long beeps: Graphics card not inserted properly 1 long, 2 short: Monitor or graphics card error Continuous short beeps: Power error - 129 - A: Some advanced options are some BIOS options missing? Q: Why do I clear the CMOS values? Q: In...
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...-Virus code 1. Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO Okay to CMOS setup 2. USB final Initialization 2. Invoke all PCI ROMs (except VGA) 1. Invoke all ISA adapter ROMs 2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in stack back to "AUTO" 1. Enable/Disable Parity Check according to enter Setup utility; i.e. Switch back to continue: 2. Recover the text fond used by EPA logo (not for password Save all data in Setup is set to CMOS Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 1. Clear...
...-Virus code 1. Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO Okay to CMOS setup 2. USB final Initialization 2. Invoke all PCI ROMs (except VGA) 1. Invoke all ISA adapter ROMs 2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in stack back to "AUTO" 1. Enable/Disable Parity Check according to enter Setup utility; i.e. Switch back to continue: 2. Recover the text fond used by EPA logo (not for password Save all data in Setup is set to CMOS Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 1. Clear...