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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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... 2 x PCI Express x16 slot, 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-bit ...MHz 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 ...
... 2 x PCI Express x16 slot, 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-bit ...MHz 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 ...
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...and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. 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 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. RAID 5 and RAID 10 ... •• A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives. 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. Refer to be used, the total number of the RAID set may vary depending on...
...and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. 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 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. RAID 5 and RAID 10 ... •• A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives. 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. Refer to be used, the total number of the RAID set may vary depending on...
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... make changes to certain BIOS settings but not all BIOS settings; 2-4 System This section provides information on the type of password protection used by Intel X79 Chipset. The date format is set, the default will display as Administrator.) The Administrator level allows you to make changes to all . `` ATA Port Information...
... make changes to certain BIOS settings but not all BIOS settings; 2-4 System This section provides information on the type of password protection used by Intel X79 Chipset. The date format is set, the default will display as Administrator.) The Administrator level allows you to make changes to all . `` ATA Port Information...
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...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... for the SATA controllers. AHCI Mode Configures the SATA controllers 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...
...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... for the SATA controllers. AHCI Mode Configures the SATA controllers 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...
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... the BIOS file is updating the BIOS. Insert the USB flash drive containing the BIOS file into the computer. 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 execute. The...
... the BIOS file is updating the BIOS. Insert the USB flash drive containing the BIOS file into the computer. 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 execute. The...
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... set may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the RAID set to AHCI or RAID mode. (Note 3) The X79 SATA RAID/AHCI driver does not support Windows XP 32-bit. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) RAID 10 ≥...hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you may vary depending 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 computer Attach one hard drive. •• Windows 7/Vista/XP (Note 3) setup disk. •• Motherboard ...
... set may prepare only one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the RAID set to AHCI or RAID mode. (Note 3) The X79 SATA RAID/AHCI driver does not support Windows XP 32-bit. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) RAID 10 ≥...hard drive. (Note 1) Skip this step if you may vary depending 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 computer Attach one hard drive. •• Windows 7/Vista/XP (Note 3) setup disk. •• Motherboard ...
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... Marvell 91xx SATA 6G RAID Controller (Figure 2). 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: ... 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). Click Next to the location of the drivers are ready to install the operating...
... Marvell 91xx SATA 6G RAID Controller (Figure 2). 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: ... 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). Click Next to the location of the drivers are ready to install the operating...
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... the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your floppy disk. B. A Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to install the 32- Figure 3 (Note) The X79 SATA RAID/AHCI driver does not support Windows XP 32-bit. To install Windows XP 64-bit, search for the installation instructions on the Support...
... the motherboard driver disk. 2: From your floppy disk. B. A Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to install the 32- Figure 3 (Note) The X79 SATA RAID/AHCI driver does not support Windows XP 32-bit. To install Windows XP 64-bit, search for the installation instructions on the Support...
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...-22LS Serial # 3JT354CP WD-WMAM9W736333 Size 111.7GB 111.7GB Type/Status(Vol ID) Member Disk (0) Member Disk (0) Volumes with a new 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 enter the RAID Configuration...
...-22LS Serial # 3JT354CP WD-WMAM9W736333 Size 111.7GB 111.7GB Type/Status(Vol ID) Member Disk (0) Member Disk (0) Volumes with a new 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 enter the RAID Configuration...