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Motherboard GA-X79-UD7 Oct. 28, 2011 Motherboard GA-X79-UD7 Oct. 28, 2011
Motherboard GA-X79-UD7 Oct. 28, 2011 Motherboard GA-X79-UD7 Oct. 28, 2011
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Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-X79-UD7 Motherboard Layout 7 GA-X79-UD7 Motherboard 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 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU ...
Table of Contents Box Contents...6 Optional Items...6 GA-X79-UD7 Motherboard Layout 7 GA-X79-UD7 Motherboard 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 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13 1-3-2 Installing the CPU ...
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... 6...72 4-4 Q-Share...73 4-5 Smart 6™ ...74 4-6 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 78 4-7 Cloud OC...79 4-8 TouchBIOS...80 Chapter 5 Appendix...81 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 81 5-1-1 Configuring Intel X79 SATA Controllers 81 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers 87 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 93 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 100...
... 6...72 4-4 Q-Share...73 4-5 Smart 6™ ...74 4-6 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 78 4-7 Cloud OC...79 4-8 TouchBIOS...80 Chapter 5 Appendix...81 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 81 5-1-1 Configuring Intel X79 SATA Controllers 81 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers 87 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 93 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 100...
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Box Contents GA-X79-UD7 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 ...
Box Contents GA-X79-UD7 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 ...
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...RATIO_UP R_USB30 USB_LAN Fresco FL1009 AUDIO FAN6 DDR3_4 DDR3_2 FAN5 Intel® GbE LAN 2nd System Thermal Sensor PCIEX16_1 PCIEX_1 GA-X79-UD7 1st System Thermal Sensor PCIEX8_1 iTE IT8728 PCIEX1_2 CODEC PCIEX16_2 PCIEX1_3 PCIEX8_2 F_AUDIO BAT B_BIOS M_BIOS FAN2 F_USB30 DDR3_1 DDR3_3 ...Fresco FL1009 SATA2 3 2 SATA2 5 4 Intel® X79 Marvell 88SE9172 CLR_CMOS Marvell 88SE9172 SPDIF_O FAN4 FAN3 TPM F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 F_PANEL Debug LED (Note) ATX + _ + _ FREQ_DW...
...RATIO_UP R_USB30 USB_LAN Fresco FL1009 AUDIO FAN6 DDR3_4 DDR3_2 FAN5 Intel® GbE LAN 2nd System Thermal Sensor PCIEX16_1 PCIEX_1 GA-X79-UD7 1st System Thermal Sensor PCIEX8_1 iTE IT8728 PCIEX1_2 CODEC PCIEX16_2 PCIEX1_3 PCIEX8_2 F_AUDIO BAT B_BIOS M_BIOS FAN2 F_USB30 DDR3_1 DDR3_3 ...Fresco FL1009 SATA2 3 2 SATA2 5 4 Intel® X79 Marvell 88SE9172 CLR_CMOS Marvell 88SE9172 SPDIF_O FAN4 FAN3 TPM F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 F_PANEL Debug LED (Note) ATX + _ + _ FREQ_DW...
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GA-X79-UD7 Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 2 PCI Express x8 1 PCI 1 PCI Express x16 Express x8 or LGA2011 CPU CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) DDR3 2133/1866/... PCIe CLK (100 MHz) RJ45 Intel GbE LAN phy DMI 2.0 PCI Express Bus x1 Marvell 88SE9172 x1 Marvell 88SE9172 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) Intel® X79 2 SATA 6Gb/s 2 SATA 6Gb/s Dual BIOS 4 SATA 3Gb/s 2 SATA 6Gb/s 14 USB 2.0/1.1 x1 x1 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus LPC Bus IT8728 CODEC PS/2 KB...
GA-X79-UD7 Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 2 PCI Express x8 1 PCI 1 PCI Express x16 Express x8 or LGA2011 CPU CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) DDR3 2133/1866/... PCIe CLK (100 MHz) RJ45 Intel GbE LAN phy DMI 2.0 PCI Express Bus x1 Marvell 88SE9172 x1 Marvell 88SE9172 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) Intel® X79 2 SATA 6Gb/s 2 SATA 6Gb/s Dual BIOS 4 SATA 3Gb/s 2 SATA 6Gb/s 14 USB 2.0/1.1 x1 x1 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus LPC Bus IT8728 CODEC PS/2 KB...
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...MHz memory modules ŠŠ Support for non-ECC memory modules ŠŠ Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) ŠŠ Realtek ALC898 codec ŠŠ High Definition Audio ŠŠ ...to be installed, be sure to install it in the LGA2011 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) ŠŠ L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset ŠŠ Intel® X79 Express Chipset Memory Audio ŠŠ 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up...
...MHz memory modules ŠŠ Support for non-ECC memory modules ŠŠ Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) ŠŠ Realtek ALC898 codec ŠŠ High Definition Audio ŠŠ ...to be installed, be sure to install it in the LGA2011 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) ŠŠ L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset ŠŠ Intel® X79 Express Chipset Memory Audio ŠŠ 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up...
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... be an even number.) •• A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives. 6) 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 1.5Gb/s standard. The "SATA3 0" and "SATA3 1" connectors support... RAID 0 and RAID 1. The Intel X79 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, UG RAID 5, and RAID 10. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA...
... be an even number.) •• A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives. 6) 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 1.5Gb/s standard. The "SATA3 0" and "SATA3 1" connectors support... RAID 0 and RAID 1. The Intel X79 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, UG RAID 5, and RAID 10. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. Refer to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA...
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... the desired value. && System Time Sets the system time. 2-4 System This section provides information on the device connected to each SATA port controlled by Intel X79 Chipset. For example, 1 p.m. BIOS Setup - 52 - You can also select the default language used by the BIOS and manually set , the default will display as...
... the desired value. && System Time Sets the system time. 2-4 System This section provides information on the device connected to each SATA port controlled by Intel X79 Chipset. For example, 1 p.m. BIOS Setup - 52 - You can also select the default language used by the BIOS and manually set , the default will display as...
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... add-in audio card 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 integrated 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 to ...
... add-in audio card 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 integrated 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 to ...
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... displayed on the screen. The following procedure assumes that you to save the BIOS file to reboot the system. Q-Flash Utility v1.00 Model Name : X79-UD7 BIOS Version : F1 BIOS Date : 10/26/2011 Flash Type/Size : MXIC 25L6465E/6406E 8MB Update BIOS From Drive SaSveeleBcItODSetvoicDe rive Return to access Q-Flash...
... displayed on the screen. The following procedure assumes that you to save the BIOS file to reboot the system. Q-Flash Utility v1.00 Model Name : X79-UD7 BIOS Version : F1 BIOS Date : 10/26/2011 Flash Type/Size : MXIC 25L6465E/6406E 8MB Update BIOS From Drive SaSveeleBcItODSetvoicDe rive Return to access Q-Flash...
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...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. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one SATA controller on our website. (Note 4) When a RAID set is recommended ...Support & Downloads\FAQ page on your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to AHCI or RAID mode. (Note 3) The X79 SATA RAID/AHCI driver does not support Windows XP 32-bit. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard 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. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one SATA controller on our website. (Note 4) When a RAID set is recommended ...Support & Downloads\FAQ page on your motherboard, refer to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to AHCI or RAID mode. (Note 3) The X79 SATA RAID/AHCI driver does not support Windows XP 32-bit. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your power supply to the hard drive. ...
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... load the driver and continue the OS installation. Appendix 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: ...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). When you arrive at the "Where do you are as the example operating system.)...
... load the driver and continue the OS installation. Appendix 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: ...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). When you arrive at the "Where do you are as the example operating system.)...
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... sure it is designated as drive A). Method B: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your floppy disk. B. Figure 3 (Note) The X79 SATA RAID/AHCI driver does not support Windows XP 32-bit. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from a floppy disk that in...
... sure it is designated as drive A). Method B: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your floppy disk. B. Figure 3 (Note) The X79 SATA RAID/AHCI driver does not support Windows XP 32-bit. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from a floppy disk that in...
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... array. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - Selecting4. 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, press + to Non-RAID 4. If you...
... array. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise - Selecting4. 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, press + to Non-RAID 4. If you...
