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Popular Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 Manual Pages
Manual - Page 4
... Internal Connectors 21
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 29 2-1 Startup Screen 30 2-2 The Main Menu 31 2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T 33 2-4 Standard CMOS Features 41 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features 43 2-6 Integrated Peripherals 45 2-7 Power Management Setup 48 2-8 PC Health Status 50 2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults 52 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults 52 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password 53 2-12 Save & Exit...
Manual - Page 6
Optional Items
2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SATA power cable (Part No. 12CF1-2SERPW-0*R)
- 6 -
The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. Box Contents
GA-Z68AP-D3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SATA cables I/O Shield
The box contents above are ...
Manual - Page 7
... Motherboard Layout
KB_MS_USB
ATX_12V
CPU_FAN
COMA LPT
LGA1155
OPTICAL HDMI R_USB30/20
USB_LAN AUDIO
Etron EJ168 SYS_FAN1
PCIEX1_1
mSATA
Realtek RTL8111E CODEC
PCIEX16
PCIEX1_2 GA-Z68AP-D3
PCIEX1_3 BAT
PCIEX4
PCI1
iTE IT8728
PCI2 SPDIF_O
Intel® Z68
PCIe to PCI Bridge
DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1
ATX
M_BIOS B_BIOS SATA3_1 SATA3_0 SATA2_3 SATA2_2 SATA2_5 SATA2_4
PWR_FAN CLR_CMOS...
Manual - Page 8
GA-Z68AP-D3 Motherboard Block Diagram
1 PCI Express x16
PCIe CLK (100 MHz)
LGA1155 CPU
CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz)
DDR3 2133/1866/1600/ 1333/1066 MHz
Dual Channel Memory
PCI Express Bus
x16
1 PCI Express x4 3 PCI Express x1
or
1 PCI Express x1
x4
x1
Switch
x1
PCI Express Bus
x1
x1
x1
Etron EJ168
Realtek PCIe to PCI
RTL8111E
Bridge
RJ45 2 USB...
Manual - Page 18
Carefully read the manual that supports your card. Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel. 222 Align the card with the slot, and press down on the top edge of the PCI Express slot to make any required BIOS changes for your
expansion card(s). 777 Install the driver provided with the expansion card in...
Manual - Page 25
... to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to factory defaults.
DB_PORT
BIOS Switcher ...drive. When the mSATA connector is installed with a solid-state drive, the SATA2_5 connector will become unavailable.
F_AUDIO(H)
F_PANEL(NH)
F_PANEL (H61M-D2)
9) mSATA (Solid-State Drive Connector, Controlled by the Intel Z68...
Manual - Page 35
... features, please visit Intel's website.
- 35 - This feature only works for CPU Turbo mode. BIOS Setup When the CPU power consumption exceeds the specified power limit, the CPU will be reduced during system halt state to set a power limit for operating systems that supports this item to Disabled if you want to manually configure CPU Turbo...
Manual - Page 40
... is Auto. BIOS Setup
- 40 - Ch-B Data VRef.
With virtualization, one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Enabled)
(Note) This item is Auto.
The default is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. DRAM VRef. Virtualization enhanced by Intel Virtualization Technology will allow a platform to enable specific streams within...
Manual - Page 45
... integrated in Native IDE mode. Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that do not support Native mode.
BIOS Setup For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to Chaper 4, "eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)." (Default: Disabled)
PCH SATA Control Mode (Intel Z68 Chipset)
Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers.
Enabled Allows the SATA...
Manual - Page 55
...-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.)
3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers
After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will restart your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install on the Application Software page later.
•• For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or...
Manual - Page 62
... USB flash drive, or hard drive. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG Copyright (C) 1984-2011, Award Software, Inc. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities
GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ and @BIOS™.
Extract the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. Z68AP-D3 E2 . . . .
: BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 05/12/2011-Z68-7A89WG0DC-00
Because...
Manual - Page 73
... the system BIOS Enter the system BIOS Setup program, set eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) under the Integrated Peripherals menu to Enabled to load the SATA controller driver first.
Before installing the operating system, you can build a RAID 0, RAID 1,
or other supported RAID array depending on your needs and hardware components.
3.
Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) Instructions: (Note...
Manual - Page 85
... XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to your floppy disk.
After the operating system is designated as drive
A). Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the Windows installation process.
Your system will open similar to a floppy disk.
5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to the...
Manual - Page 90
... audio streams (in jack and manually configure the jack for microphone functionality.
• Audio signals will appear in the notification area.
Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In
• To install a microphone, connect your microphone to the Mic in and out) to instructions on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1 (Note)-channel audio. For example...
Manual - Page 97
... though I clear the CMOS values? If not, please update it from GIGABYTE's website to install.
A: The following Award BIOS beep code descriptions may help you identify possible computer problems.
(For reference only.)
1 short: System boots successfully
1 long, 3 short: Keyboard error
2 short: CMOS setting error
1 long, 9 short: BIOS ROM error
1 long, 1 short: Memory or motherboard...
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