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...132; For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual are legally registered to assist in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. For product-related information, check on our ..., or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of this manual is protected by any form or by copyright laws and is 1.0. For example, ...
...132; For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual are legally registered to assist in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. For product-related information, check on our ..., or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: For quick set-up of this manual is protected by any form or by copyright laws and is 1.0. For example, ...
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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 59 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 59 3-2 Application Software 60 3-3 Technical Manuals 60 3-4 Contact...61 3-5 System...61 3-6 Download Center 62 3-7 New Utilities...62 Chapter 4 Unique Features 63 4-1 Xpress ...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...
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 59 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 59 3-2 Application Software 60 3-3 Technical Manuals 60 3-4 Contact...61 3-5 System...61 3-6 Download Center 62 3-7 New Utilities...62 Chapter 4 Unique Features 63 4-1 Xpress ...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...
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... (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) 3.5" Front Panel with 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (Part No. 12CR1-FPX582-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-X79-UD3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SATA cables I/O Shield One 2-Way SLI bridge connector One 3-Way SLI bridge connector One 4-Way SLI bridge connector One...
... (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R) 3.5" Front Panel with 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (Part No. 12CR1-FPX582-0*R) COM port cable (Part No. 12CF1-1CM001-3*R) - 6 - Box Contents GA-X79-UD3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SATA cables I/O Shield One 2-Way SLI bridge connector One 3-Way SLI bridge connector One 4-Way SLI bridge connector One...
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..., make sure the chassis is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling electronic com- Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: •• Prior to installation, make sure they are uncertain about any metal leads or connectors. •• It is suitable...
..., make sure the chassis is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap when handling electronic com- Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: •• Prior to installation, make sure they are uncertain about any metal leads or connectors. •• It is suitable...
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... ILM. (If your CPU cooler.) Step 1: Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU cooler to the user's manual for your cooler has a fan grill which may cause interference when you just tightened. Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may damage the CPU. - 15 - Refer...
... ILM. (If your CPU cooler.) Step 1: Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU cooler to the user's manual for your cooler has a fan grill which may cause interference when you just tightened. Inadequately removing the CPU cooler may damage the CPU. - 15 - Refer...
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... driver provided with your card. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card. •• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the chassis back panel. 222 Align the...
... driver provided with your card. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before installing an expansion card to prevent hardware damage. Carefully read the manual that supports your expansion card. •• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the chassis back panel. 222 Align the...
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...CrossFireX/SLI graphics cards on the PCI Express x16 slots. (To set up AMD CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI Configuration A. Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards for enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology may be needed or not depending on top of graphics cards you ... information about enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology. - 19 - A CrossFireX/SLI-supported motherboard with sufficient power is recommended (Note) (Refer to the manual of identical brand and chip and correct driver (Current GPUs that support 3-Way/4-Way SLI technology include the NVIDIA 8800 GTX, 8800 Ultra, ...
...CrossFireX/SLI graphics cards on the PCI Express x16 slots. (To set up AMD CrossFireX™/NVIDIA SLI Configuration A. Refer to the manual that came with your graphics cards for enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology may be needed or not depending on top of graphics cards you ... information about enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology. - 19 - A CrossFireX/SLI-supported motherboard with sufficient power is recommended (Note) (Refer to the manual of identical brand and chip and correct driver (Current GPUs that support 3-Way/4-Way SLI technology include the NVIDIA 8800 GTX, 8800 Ultra, ...
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... power cord 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 Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for BIOS configurations). - 27 - Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level, or...
... power cord 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 Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for BIOS configurations). - 27 - Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level, or...
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... work or even damage it. Hardware Installation For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for your graphics card if you to use a S/PDIF digital audio cable for digital audio output from your chassis.... Make sure the wire assignments of the module connector match the pin assignments of a single plug. Definition 1 SPDIFO 1 2 GND ACPI_CPT (GA-IVB) SMB_CPT (GA-IVB) CLR_CMOS CI DIS_ME GP15_CPT (GA-IVB) XDP_CPU XDP_PCH (GA-IVB) - 29 - Definition 9 1 1 MIC2_L 2F_PANGELN(NDH) 3 MIC2_R 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 10 2 4 -ACZ_DET 5 ...
... work or even damage it. Hardware Installation For information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for your graphics card if you to use a S/PDIF digital audio cable for digital audio output from your chassis.... Make sure the wire assignments of the module connector match the pin assignments of a single plug. Definition 1 SPDIFO 1 2 GND ACPI_CPT (GA-IVB) SMB_CPT (GA-IVB) CLR_CMOS CI DIS_ME GP15_CPT (GA-IVB) XDP_CPU XDP_PCH (GA-IVB) - 29 - Definition 9 1 1 MIC2_L 2F_PANGELN(NDH) 3 MIC2_R 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 10 2 4 -ACZ_DET 5 ...
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... the board to default values. (Default: Disabled) && Host Clock Frequency Allows you change the Host Clock Frequency setting, the Memory Frequency (Mhz) setting below to manually set in 0.01 MHz increments. Important: It is highly recommended that the frequency be configurable. `` M.I.T.
... the board to default values. (Default: Disabled) && Host Clock Frequency Allows you change the Host Clock Frequency setting, the Memory Frequency (Mhz) setting below to manually set in 0.01 MHz increments. Important: It is highly recommended that the frequency be configurable. `` M.I.T.
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... on your system requirements. (Default) Silent Allows the CPU fan to run at slow speeds. Manual Allows you to control the CPU fan speed under the Slope PWM item. Disabled Allows the CPU...~ 2.50 PWM value /oC. && 1st System Fan Speed Control (SYS_FAN1 Connector) Allows you to Manual. You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on your system requirements. (Default) Silent Allows the ...Slope PWM item. Disabled Allows the CPU fan to run at slow speeds. Manual Allows you to Manual. This item is configurable only when 1st System Fan Speed Control is set to ...
... on your system requirements. (Default) Silent Allows the CPU fan to run at slow speeds. Manual Allows you to control the CPU fan speed under the Slope PWM item. Disabled Allows the CPU...~ 2.50 PWM value /oC. && 1st System Fan Speed Control (SYS_FAN1 Connector) Allows you to Manual. You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on your system requirements. (Default) Silent Allows the ...Slope PWM item. Disabled Allows the CPU fan to run at slow speeds. Manual Allows you to Manual. This item is configurable only when 1st System Fan Speed Control is set to ...
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...Date Sets the system date. is week (read-only), month, date, and year. You can also select the default language used by the BIOS and manually set the system time. && System Language Selects the default language used . (If no password is hour, minute, and second. Use to switch between ... on your CPU, memory, motherboard model, and BIOS version. 2-4 System This section provides information on the type of password protection used by Intel X79 Chipset. BIOS Setup - 50 - the User level only allows you to make changes to set the desired value. && System Time Sets the system ...
...Date Sets the system date. is week (read-only), month, date, and year. You can also select the default language used by the BIOS and manually set the system time. && System Language Selects the default language used . (If no password is hour, minute, and second. Use to switch between ... on your CPU, memory, motherboard model, and BIOS version. 2-4 System This section provides information on the type of password protection used by Intel X79 Chipset. BIOS Setup - 50 - the User level only allows you to make changes to set the desired value. && System Time Sets the system ...
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The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you want to manually select the utilities to install on the Application Software page later. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please... exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install new GIGABYTE utilities. Failure to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will appear asking whether to My Computer, double-click ...
The driver Autorun screen is installing the drivers. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you want to manually select the utilities to install on the Application Software page later. • For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please... exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to install new GIGABYTE utilities. Failure to do so may affect the driver installation. • Some device drivers will appear asking whether to My Computer, double-click ...
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Drivers Installation - 60 - 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 - 60 - 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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... @BIOS server site 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. Unique Features - 66 - For the sake of going through complicated BIOS flashing process. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. X79UD3.F1) ...or damaged, the backup BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the hassles of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. and update the BIOS. With Q-Flash you to update the BIOS without having to enter MS-DOS mode. Note: You can update...
... @BIOS server site 4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. Unique Features - 66 - For the sake of going through complicated BIOS flashing process. From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. X79UD3.F1) ...or damaged, the backup BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the hassles of system safety, users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. and update the BIOS. With Q-Flash you to update the BIOS without having to enter MS-DOS mode. Note: You can update...
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...Failure to do NOT interrupt the Internet connection (for your motherboard is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE Server, select the @BIOS server site closest to your location and then download the BIOS file that matches your system... update file obtained from an inadequate BIOS flashing. 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could cause your motherboard model. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from the Internet or through other source. Using @BIOS 1. ...
...Failure to do NOT interrupt the Internet connection (for your motherboard is not present on the @BIOS server site, please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE Server, select the @BIOS server site closest to your location and then download the BIOS file that matches your system... update file obtained from an inadequate BIOS flashing. 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with an incorrect BIOS file could cause your motherboard model. GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from the Internet or through other source. Using @BIOS 1. ...
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... array: Click Auto to automatically and quickly set up a RAID 0 array later using the Auto function. B. 4-6 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 0 when a new SATA drive is greater than the RAID...RAID 0, RAID 1, or other supported RAID array depending on your needs and hardware components. 3. To manually set up a RAID-ready system and configure it for RAID 0. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions (Note 2): Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is added. ...
... array: Click Auto to automatically and quickly set up a RAID 0 array later using the Auto function. B. 4-6 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 0 when a new SATA drive is greater than the RAID...RAID 0, RAID 1, or other supported RAID array depending on your needs and hardware components. 3. To manually set up a RAID-ready system and configure it for RAID 0. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions (Note 2): Before launching X.H.D, make sure the new drive is added. ...
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...Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - Reset Disks to be performed 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, press... arrays such as Rebuilding. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Rebuilding applies only to manually rebuild the array in the array. Restart your computer and replace the failed hard drive with "Rebuild" status will be rebuilt and ...
...Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - Reset Disks to be performed 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, press... arrays such as Rebuilding. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Rebuilding applies only to manually rebuild the array in the array. Restart your computer and replace the failed hard drive with "Rebuild" status will be rebuilt and ...
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.... While in the operating system, open the Marvell Storage Utility and login. Step 2: The screen will display as Done. •• Manually Rebuilding RAID 1 in the Operating System You can manually rebuild a RAID 1 array without setting the new hard drive as a Spare drive in the RAID setup utility first. Under Virtual Disk...
.... While in the operating system, open the Marvell Storage Utility and login. Step 2: The screen will display as Done. •• Manually Rebuilding RAID 1 in the Operating System You can manually rebuild a RAID 1 array without setting the new hard drive as a Spare drive in the RAID setup utility first. Under Virtual Disk...
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For example, in jack and manually configure the jack for microphone functionality. • Audio signals will appear in and out) to change the Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side ...
For example, in jack and manually configure the jack for microphone functionality. • Audio signals will appear in and out) to change the Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side ...