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.... - 1 - If you also need an SSD to enable the Intel Smart Response Technology • The Intel Smart Response Technology requires a computer system with an Intel Z68 Chipset-based motherboard and an Intel Core series CPU. • The operating system must be used for your motherboard. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011...
.... - 1 - If you also need an SSD to enable the Intel Smart Response Technology • The Intel Smart Response Technology requires a computer system with an Intel Z68 Chipset-based motherboard and an Intel Core series CPU. • The operating system must be used for your motherboard. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011...
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... 4-4 Q-Share...69 4-5 Smart 6™ ...70 4-6 Auto Green...74 4-7 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 75 4-8 Cloud OC...76 Chapter 5 Appendix...77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers 77 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 85 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 90 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 90 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF...
... 4-4 Q-Share...69 4-5 Smart 6™ ...70 4-6 Auto Green...74 4-7 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 75 4-8 Cloud OC...76 Chapter 5 Appendix...77 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 77 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers 77 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 85 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 90 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 90 5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF...
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GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 Motherboard Layout DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 KB_USB ATX_12V VGA_DVI LEVEL SHIFTER LGA1155 HDMI LEVEL SHIFTER OPTICAL USB30_20 USB_LAN Etron EJ168 CPU_FAN AUDIO PCIEX16 GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 Realtek RTL8111E PCIEX1 BAT PCIEX4 CODEC PCIEX8 SPDIF_O F_AUDIO F_USB4 F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 ATX SYS_FAN TPM iTE IT8728 B_BIOS M_BIOS Intel® Z68 SATA3_0 SATA3_1 SATA2_2 SATA2_3 SATA2_4 SATA2_5 CLR_CMOS COM F_PANEL - 7 -
GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 Motherboard Layout DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 KB_USB ATX_12V VGA_DVI LEVEL SHIFTER LGA1155 HDMI LEVEL SHIFTER OPTICAL USB30_20 USB_LAN Etron EJ168 CPU_FAN AUDIO PCIEX16 GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 Realtek RTL8111E PCIEX1 BAT PCIEX4 CODEC PCIEX8 SPDIF_O F_AUDIO F_USB4 F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 ATX SYS_FAN TPM iTE IT8728 B_BIOS M_BIOS Intel® Z68 SATA3_0 SATA3_1 SATA2_2 SATA2_3 SATA2_4 SATA2_5 CLR_CMOS COM F_PANEL - 7 -
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GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 Motherboard Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x16 or 2 PCI Express x8 LGA1155 CPU DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/... CLK (100 MHz) LAN RJ45 2 USB 3.0/2.0 Realtek RTL8111E Etron EJ168 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus x1 x4 1 PCI Express x1 1 PCI Express x4 Intel® Z68 D-Sub DVI-D HDMI Dual BIOS 2 SATA 6Gb/s 4 SATA 3Gb/s 12 USB 2.0/1.1 CODEC LPC Bus iTE IT8728 COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse MIC (Center/Subwoofer Speaker...
GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 Motherboard Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x16 or 2 PCI Express x8 LGA1155 CPU DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/... CLK (100 MHz) LAN RJ45 2 USB 3.0/2.0 Realtek RTL8111E Etron EJ168 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus x1 x4 1 PCI Express x1 1 PCI Express x4 Intel® Z68 D-Sub DVI-D HDMI Dual BIOS 2 SATA 6Gb/s 4 SATA 3Gb/s 12 USB 2.0/1.1 CODEC LPC Bus iTE IT8728 COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse MIC (Center/Subwoofer Speaker...
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...1333/1066 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.) Integrated in the Chipset: - 1 x D-Sub port - 1 x DVI-D ...174; processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® Z68 Express Chipset Memory Onboard Graphics Audio 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM ...
...1333/1066 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.) Integrated in the Chipset: - 1 x D-Sub port - 1 x DVI-D ...174; processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® Z68 Express Chipset Memory Onboard Graphics Audio 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM ...
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...4 GND 5 RXN DEBUG PORT 6 DEBRUGXP 7 PORGT ND DEBUG PORT DEBUG PORT 7) SATA2_2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z68 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Hardware Installation DEBUG ...PORT DEBUG PORT 6) SATA3_0/1 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z68 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Definition 1 GND SATA2_2 1 SATA2_3 7...
...4 GND 5 RXN DEBUG PORT 6 DEBRUGXP 7 PORGT ND DEBUG PORT DEBUG PORT 7) SATA2_2/3/4/5 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z68 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Hardware Installation DEBUG ...PORT DEBUG PORT 6) SATA3_0/1 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel Z68 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Definition 1 GND SATA2_2 1 SATA2_3 7...
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... Setup settings. BIOS Setup - 32 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. A. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Z68MA-D2H-B3 E11 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/29/2011-Z68-7A89VG0XC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key to show the BIOS POST screen at...
... Setup settings. BIOS Setup - 32 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. A. Motherboard Model BIOS Version Z68MA-D2H-B3 E11 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/29/2011-Z68-7A89VG0XC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key to show the BIOS POST screen at...
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... Setup Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. 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 and configures the SATA controllers .../PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults eXtreme Hard Drive(XHD) (Intel Z68 Chipset) Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SATA controllers. When set to IDE mode. (Default) RAID(XHD) Enables RAID for ...
... Setup Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. 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 and configures the SATA controllers .../PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults eXtreme Hard Drive(XHD) (Intel Z68 Chipset) Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SATA controllers. When set to IDE mode. (Default) RAID(XHD) Enables RAID for ...
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... the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. Restart the system. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ and @BIOS™. Z68MA-D2H-B3 E11 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/29/2011-Z68-7A89VG0XC-00 Because BIOS flashing is @BIOS™? @BIOS allows you from the nearest...
... the file and save the new BIOS file (e.g. Restart the system. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ and @BIOS™. Z68MA-D2H-B3 E11 . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/29/2011-Z68-7A89VG0XC-00 Because BIOS flashing is @BIOS™? @BIOS allows you from the nearest...
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... driver disk. • A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) • An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation) 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers A. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. mance of the RAID set may prepare only one end of the SATA...
... driver disk. • A USB floppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) • An empty formatted floppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation) 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers A. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver (Note 2) and operating system. mance of the RAID set may prepare only one end of the SATA...
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...your floppy disk. Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the Windows installation process. Method A: • For the Intel Z68, copy all required drivers from the menu and press . A Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to install Windows 7/Vista/XP....from a floppy disk that you need to your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in Figure 1, • For the Intel Z68, select 8) Intel Rapid Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows XP 32-bit op- 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System ...
...your floppy disk. Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the Windows installation process. Method A: • For the Intel Z68, copy all required drivers from the menu and press . A Command Prompt window will then automatically copy the driver files to install Windows 7/Vista/XP....from a floppy disk that you need to your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in Figure 1, • For the Intel Z68, select 8) Intel Rapid Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows XP 32-bit op- 5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System ...