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... to automatically set up a RAID array: (Note 3): Click Manual to access the Intel Matrix Storage Console, with a simple click of a button, X.H.D helps to automatically and quickly set up a RAID-ready system and configure it for the Intel SATA controllers. B. eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)(Note 1), users can quickly configure...
... to automatically set up a RAID array: (Note 3): Click Manual to access the Intel Matrix Storage Console, with a simple click of a button, X.H.D helps to automatically and quickly set up a RAID-ready system and configure it for the Intel SATA controllers. B. eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)(Note 1), users can quickly configure...
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GA-P55A-UD7 LGA1156 socket motherboard for Intel® Core™ i7 processor family/ Intel® Core™ i5 processor family/Intel® Core™ i3 processor family User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-P55AUD7-1001R
GA-P55A-UD7 LGA1156 socket motherboard for Intel® Core™ i7 processor family/ Intel® Core™ i5 processor family/Intel® Core™ i3 processor family User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-P55AUD7-1001R
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...owners. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of GIGABYTE. Disclaimer Information in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. For detailed product information, carefully read or download the information on/from the Support&Downloads\...without prior notice. Example: No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of this manual are legally registered to use of the product, ...
...owners. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of GIGABYTE. Disclaimer Information in the use GIGABYTE's unique features, read the User's Manual. For detailed product information, carefully read or download the information on/from the Support&Downloads\...without prior notice. Example: No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of this manual are legally registered to use of the product, ...
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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 65 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 65 3-2 Application Software 66 3-3 Technical Manuals 66 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... 84 4-9 Teaming 85 Chapter 5 Appendix...87 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 87 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers 87 5-1-2 Configuring JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 95 5-1-3 Configuring Marvell 9128 SATA Controller 101 5-1-4 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 106 5-1-5 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI ...
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 65 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 65 3-2 Application Software 66 3-3 Technical Manuals 66 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... 84 4-9 Teaming 85 Chapter 5 Appendix...87 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 87 5-1-1 Configuring Intel P55 SATA Controllers 87 5-1-2 Configuring JMicron JMB362/GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 95 5-1-3 Configuring Marvell 9128 SATA Controller 101 5-1-4 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 106 5-1-5 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI ...
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Box Contents GA-P55A-UD7 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield One SATA bracket 2-Way SLI bridge connector 3-Way SLI bridge connector One Hybrid Silent-...
Box Contents GA-P55A-UD7 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Four SATA 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield One SATA bracket 2-Way SLI bridge connector 3-Way SLI bridge connector One Hybrid Silent-...
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... the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors of the product, please consult a certified computer technician. - 9 - Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not have an ESD wrist strap, keep your hands dry and first touch a metal object to...
... the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors of the product, please consult a certified computer technician. - 9 - Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prior to installation, do not have an ESD wrist strap, keep your hands dry and first touch a metal object to...
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... the picture above shows, the installation is complete. Check that the Male and Female push pins are joined closely. (Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the cooler.) Step 5: After the installation, check the back of the installed CPU. Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may adhere to...
... the picture above shows, the installation is complete. Check that the Male and Female push pins are joined closely. (Refer to your CPU cooler installation manual for instructions on installing the cooler.) Step 5: After the installation, check the back of the installed CPU. Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may adhere to...
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... Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to make any required BIOS changes for your card. Hardware Installation Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card(s). 7. Make sure the metal contacts on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the slot. - 19 - •...
... Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to make any required BIOS changes for your card. Hardware Installation Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card(s). 7. Make sure the metal contacts on the slot and then lift the card straight out from the slot. - 19 - •...
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...For 2-Way CrossFireX: After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the Catalyst Control Center. Refer to the manual of the two/three cards. 1-7 Setup of identical brand and chip and correct driver (Current NVIDIA GPUs that support 3-Way SLI ...GTX, 8800 Ultra, 9800 GTX, GTX 260 and GTX 280. System Requirements - A power supply with sufficient power is recommended (Refer to the manual that support 3-Way CrossFireX technology include the Radeon HD 3800, 4800, and 5800 series) - The 3-Way SLI and 3-Way CrossFireX technologies currently ...
...For 2-Way CrossFireX: After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to the Catalyst Control Center. Refer to the manual of the two/three cards. 1-7 Setup of identical brand and chip and correct driver (Current NVIDIA GPUs that support 3-Way SLI ...GTX, 8800 Ultra, 9800 GTX, GTX 260 and GTX 280. System Requirements - A power supply with sufficient power is recommended (Refer to the manual that support 3-Way CrossFireX technology include the Radeon HD 3800, 4800, and 5800 series) - The 3-Way SLI and 3-Way CrossFireX technologies currently ...
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... the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values. • After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to change hardware components or conduct hardware testing. To enable the PHASE LED display function, please first enable Dynamic Energy...
... the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values. • After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to change hardware components or conduct hardware testing. To enable the PHASE LED display function, please first enable Dynamic Energy...
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... cards) for digital audio output from the HDMI display at the same time. For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for digital audio output from your motherboard to your graphics card if you to use a S/PDIF digital audio cable for your motherboard to certain expansion...
... cards) for digital audio output from the HDMI display at the same time. For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for digital audio output from your motherboard to your graphics card if you to use a S/PDIF digital audio cable for your motherboard to certain expansion...
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... function. QPI Clock Ratio Allows you to emit PROCHOT signals. Uncore Clock Ratio (Note) Displays the Uncore clock ratio. The adjustable range is occurring to manually set the QPI clock ratio. This item is configurable only if the Base Clock(BCLK) Control option is a more information about Intel CPUs' unique features...
... function. QPI Clock Ratio Allows you to emit PROCHOT signals. Uncore Clock Ratio (Note) Displays the Uncore clock ratio. The adjustable range is occurring to manually set the QPI clock ratio. This item is configurable only if the Base Clock(BCLK) Control option is a more information about Intel CPUs' unique features...
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PCI Express Frequency(Mhz) Allows you to manually set the PCIe clock frequency. Auto sets the PCIe clock frequency to standard 100 MHz. (Default: Auto) >>>>> Advanced Clock Control CPU Clock Drive Allows you ...
PCI Express Frequency(Mhz) Allows you to manually set the PCIe clock frequency. Auto sets the PCIe clock frequency to standard 100 MHz. (Default: Auto) >>>>> Advanced Clock Control CPU Clock Drive Allows you ...
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...for all other errors. Base Memory Also called conventional memory. Extended Memory The amount of cylinders. If you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to the information on this channel. Cylinder Number of extended memory. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error ... set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual Allows you do not install a floppy disk drive, set this item to None. Options are determined by using one of the two methods...
...for all other errors. Base Memory Also called conventional memory. Extended Memory The amount of cylinders. If you wish to enter the parameters manually, refer to the information on this channel. Cylinder Number of extended memory. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error ... set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. • Manual Allows you do not install a floppy disk drive, set this item to None. Options are determined by using one of the two methods...
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... instructions to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will automatically scan your optical drive. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will continue to install...
... instructions to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will automatically scan your optical drive. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install. The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. After the system restart, "Xpress Install" will continue to install...
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Drivers Installation - 66 - 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. 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
Drivers Installation - 66 - 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. 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
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...the sake of going through complicated BIOS flashing process. Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. P55A-UD7 D25 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 01/05/2010-P55...12 file system. 3. What is potentially risky, please do it with the Q-Flash Utility A. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main... latest BIOS file from the hassles of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. What is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached...
...the sake of going through complicated BIOS flashing process. Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. P55A-UD7 D25 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 01/05/2010-P55...12 file system. 3. What is potentially risky, please do it with the Q-Flash Utility A. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main... latest BIOS file from the hassles of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. What is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached...
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...BIOS 1. Follow the on -screen instructions to complete. Make sure that is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in a corrupted BIOS or a system that the BIOS file to be flashed matches your motherboard model...the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function: Click Update BIOS from the Internet or through other source. Do not use the G.O.M. (GIGABYTE Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. Save the Current BIOS File: Click Save Current BIOS to File to save the BIOS update...
...BIOS 1. Follow the on -screen instructions to complete. Make sure that is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in a corrupted BIOS or a system that the BIOS file to be flashed matches your motherboard model...the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function: Click Update BIOS from the Internet or through other source. Do not use the G.O.M. (GIGABYTE Online Management) function when using @BIOS. 4. Save the Current BIOS File: Click Save Current BIOS to File to save the BIOS update...
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...into a RAID 0 array that before you run the X.H.D utility, back up all motherboard drivers, including the X.H.D utility. To manually set eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) under the Integrated Peripherals menu to Enabled to enable RAID for complex and time-consuming configurations. To ... manually build a non-RAID 0 array, you have to Chapter 5, "Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System." ) Step 3: Install the motherboard drivers and the X.H.D utiltiy After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk. 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE ...
...into a RAID 0 array that before you run the X.H.D utility, back up all motherboard drivers, including the X.H.D utility. To manually set eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) under the Integrated Peripherals menu to Enabled to enable RAID for complex and time-consuming configurations. To ... manually build a non-RAID 0 array, you have to Chapter 5, "Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System." ) Step 3: Install the motherboard drivers and the X.H.D utiltiy After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk. 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) With GIGABYTE ...
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..., Realtek Ethernet Diagnostic Utility to act as one single connection for the two available adapters and click OK. Restart your network switch or router device manual for further details. Teaming, and set up the Teaming mode based on the dual LAN network prevents network downtime by transferring the workload from a failed...
..., Realtek Ethernet Diagnostic Utility to act as one single connection for the two available adapters and click OK. Restart your network switch or router device manual for further details. Teaming, and set up the Teaming mode based on the dual LAN network prevents network downtime by transferring the workload from a failed...