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... 4-3 EasyTune 6...70 4-4 Q-Share...71 4-5 Smart 6™ ...72 4-6 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 76 4-7 Cloud OC...77 4-8 TouchBIOS...78 Chapter 5 Appendix...79 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 79 5-1-1 Configuring Intel X79 SATA Controllers 79 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers 85 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 91 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 98...
... 4-3 EasyTune 6...70 4-4 Q-Share...71 4-5 Smart 6™ ...72 4-6 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 76 4-7 Cloud OC...77 4-8 TouchBIOS...78 Chapter 5 Appendix...79 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 79 5-1-1 Configuring Intel X79 SATA Controllers 79 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers 85 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 91 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 98...
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GA-X79-UD3 Motherboard Layout CPU_FAN KB_MS_USB R_SPDIF SYS_FAN1 USB_ESATA2 USB_ESATA1 ATX_12V_2X4 LGA2011 R_USB30 USB_LAN Fresco FL1009 Marvell 88SE9172 AUDIO PCIEX16_1 Intel® GbE LAN PCIEX_1 CODEC PCIEX8_1 PCIEX1_2 iTE IT8728 PCIEX16_2 PCI DDR3_4 DDR3_2 BAT M_BIOS B_BIOS GA-X79-UD3 PCIEX8_2 F_AUDIO SYS_FAN2 ATX F_USB30 DDR3_1 DDR3_3 Fresco FL1009 SATA2 SATA2 Intel® X79 3 2 5 4 Marvell 88SE9172 Marvell 88SE9172 GSATA3 CLR_CMOS 98 SATA3 1 0 GSATA3 7 6 SPDIF_O COMA SYS_FAN4 TPM F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 F_PANEL SYS_FAN3 - 7 -
GA-X79-UD3 Motherboard Layout CPU_FAN KB_MS_USB R_SPDIF SYS_FAN1 USB_ESATA2 USB_ESATA1 ATX_12V_2X4 LGA2011 R_USB30 USB_LAN Fresco FL1009 Marvell 88SE9172 AUDIO PCIEX16_1 Intel® GbE LAN PCIEX_1 CODEC PCIEX8_1 PCIEX1_2 iTE IT8728 PCIEX16_2 PCI DDR3_4 DDR3_2 BAT M_BIOS B_BIOS GA-X79-UD3 PCIEX8_2 F_AUDIO SYS_FAN2 ATX F_USB30 DDR3_1 DDR3_3 Fresco FL1009 SATA2 SATA2 Intel® X79 3 2 5 4 Marvell 88SE9172 Marvell 88SE9172 GSATA3 CLR_CMOS 98 SATA3 1 0 GSATA3 7 6 SPDIF_O COMA SYS_FAN4 TPM F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 F_PANEL SYS_FAN3 - 7 -
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GA-X79-UD3 Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 2 PCI Express x8 1 PCI 1 PCI Express x16 Express x8 or ... MHz) Fresco FL1009 x1 Fresco FL1009 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus 2 PCI Express x1 LAN RJ45 Intel GbE LAN x1 x1 x1 DMI 2.0 PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 x1 Marvell Marvell 88SE9172 88SE9172 x1 Marvell 88SE9172... Intel® X79 2 SATA 6Gb/s 2 SATA 6Gb/s 2 SATA 6Gb/s Dual BIOS 4 SATA 3Gb/s 2 SATA 6Gb/s 14 USB 2.0/1.1 PCI...
GA-X79-UD3 Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 2 PCI Express x8 1 PCI 1 PCI Express x16 Express x8 or ... MHz) Fresco FL1009 x1 Fresco FL1009 x1 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCI Express Bus 2 PCI Express x1 LAN RJ45 Intel GbE LAN x1 x1 x1 DMI 2.0 PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 x1 Marvell Marvell 88SE9172 88SE9172 x1 Marvell 88SE9172... Intel® X79 2 SATA 6Gb/s 2 SATA 6Gb/s 2 SATA 6Gb/s Dual BIOS 4 SATA 3Gb/s 2 SATA 6Gb/s 14 USB 2.0/1.1 PCI...
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... memory modules Support for non-ECC memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) Realtek ALC898 codec High Definition Audio ...138; 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2) * The PCIEX8_2 slot shares bandwidth with CPU Chipset Intel® X79 Express Chipset Memory Audio 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory * Due to Windows 32-...
... memory modules Support for non-ECC memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) Realtek ALC898 codec High Definition Audio ...138; 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1, PCIEX8_2) * The PCIEX8_2 slot shares bandwidth with CPU Chipset Intel® X79 Express Chipset Memory Audio 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory * Due to Windows 32-...
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...7 11 10 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 6) SATA2 2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel X79 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. G.QBOFM G.QBOFPMin No. 5) SATA3 0/1 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors..., Controlled by Intel X79 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Refer to ...
...7 11 10 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 6) SATA2 2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel X79 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. G.QBOFM G.QBOFPMin No. 5) SATA3 0/1 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors..., Controlled by Intel X79 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Refer to ...
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... changes to set the desired value. && System Time Sets the system time. 2-4 System This section provides information on the type of password protection used by Intel X79 Chipset.
... changes to set the desired value. && System Time Sets the system time. 2-4 System This section provides information on the type of password protection used by Intel X79 Chipset.
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... hot plug. (Default) Disabled Disables the SATA controllers. && Legacy USB Support Allows USB keyboard/mouse to be used in the Intel X79 Chipset or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. IDE Mode Disables RAID for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers... instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to Disabled. && USB 2.0 Devices (Intel X79 Chipset) Enables or disables the USB 2.0 controllers integrated with the Intel X79 Chipset. (Default: Enabled) && Intel SATA Control Mode Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers. AHCI Mode Configures the ...
... hot plug. (Default) Disabled Disables the SATA controllers. && Legacy USB Support Allows USB keyboard/mouse to be used in the Intel X79 Chipset or configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. IDE Mode Disables RAID for the SATA controllers and configures the SATA controllers... instead of using the onboard audio, set this item to Disabled. && USB 2.0 Devices (Intel X79 Chipset) Enables or disables the USB 2.0 controllers integrated with the Intel X79 Chipset. (Default: Enabled) && Intel SATA Control Mode Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers. AHCI Mode Configures the ...
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...for the SATA port. (For example, on this motherboard, the SATA3 0/1 (Note 4) and SATA2 2/3/4/5 ports are supported by the X79 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not...drive (needed during Windows XP installation) (Note 3) •• An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation) (Note 3) 5-1-1 Configuring Intel X79 SATA Controllers A. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) RAID Levels RAID 0 Minimum Number of Hard ≥2 Drives Array Capacity Number of hard ...
...for the SATA port. (For example, on this motherboard, the SATA3 0/1 (Note 4) and SATA2 2/3/4/5 ports are supported by the X79 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you do not...drive (needed during Windows XP installation) (Note 3) •• An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation) (Note 3) 5-1-1 Configuring Intel X79 SATA Controllers A. Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) RAID Levels RAID 0 Minimum Number of Hard ≥2 Drives Array Capacity Number of hard ...
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... BIOS settings, you want to load the driver and continue the OS installation. Installing Windows 7/Vista (The following instructions use Windows 7 as follows: For the Intel X79: RAID/AHCI driver for Windows 32-Bit:\BootDrv\iRST\32Bit RAID/AHCI driver for Windows 64-Bit:\BootDrv\iRST\64Bit For the Marvell 88SE9172: RAID...\Marvell\RAID\amd64 AHCI driver for Windows 32-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy32 AHCI driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy64 Step 3: For Intel X79, select Intel(R) C600 Series Chipset SATA RAID Controller (Figure 1). Figure 1 Figure 2 - 91 -
... BIOS settings, you want to load the driver and continue the OS installation. Installing Windows 7/Vista (The following instructions use Windows 7 as follows: For the Intel X79: RAID/AHCI driver for Windows 32-Bit:\BootDrv\iRST\32Bit RAID/AHCI driver for Windows 64-Bit:\BootDrv\iRST\64Bit For the Marvell 88SE9172: RAID...\Marvell\RAID\amd64 AHCI driver for Windows 32-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy32 AHCI driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy64 Step 3: For Intel X79, select Intel(R) C600 Series Chipset SATA RAID Controller (Figure 1). Figure 1 Figure 2 - 91 -
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... in the Start menu. The following screen appears after you have equal or greater capacity than the old one.) For the Intel X79: Turn off your computer. •• Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears.... Rebuilding applies only to be rebuilt within the operating system. [hi]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu Appendix - 94 - Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - You will be performed after you enter the RAID Configuration Utility. Delete RAID Volume 3. The following screen...
... in the Start menu. The following screen appears after you have equal or greater capacity than the old one.) For the Intel X79: Turn off your computer. •• Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears.... Rebuilding applies only to be rebuilt within the operating system. [hi]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu Appendix - 94 - Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - You will be performed after you enter the RAID Configuration Utility. Delete RAID Volume 3. The following screen...