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... the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility 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 installed to make it work as a cache of the hard...
... the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility 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 installed to make it work as a cache of the hard...
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... 4-5 Q-Share...73 4-6 Smart 6™ ...74 4-7 Auto Green...78 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 79 4-9 Cloud OC...80 Chapter 5 Appendix...81 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 81 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers 81 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers 89 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 95 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 104...
... 4-5 Q-Share...73 4-6 Smart 6™ ...74 4-7 Auto Green...78 4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 79 4-9 Cloud OC...80 Chapter 5 Appendix...81 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 81 5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers 81 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers 89 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 95 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 104...
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GA-Z68X-UD4-B3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB R_SPDIF SYS_FAN1 ATX_12V_2X4 USB_1394_ESATA Marvell USB_ESATA 88SE9172 R_USB30 USB_LAN LGA1155 CPU_FAN PHASE LED PWR_FAN ATX AUDIO Realtek RTL8111E Etron EJ168 PCIEX16 B_BIOS GA-Z68X-UD4-B3 M_BIOS PCIEX1_1 DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 Marvell GSATA3_7 88SE9172 CODEC PCIEX1_2 PCIEX8 PCI1 VIA VT6308 PCI2 GSATA3_6 SATA3_1 Intel® Z68 SATA3_0 BAT SATA2_3 SATA2_2 PCIe to PCI Bridge Etron EJ168 SATA2_5 SATA2_4 iTE IT8728 SYS_FAN2 F_AUDIO CLR_CMOS F_1394 COMA F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 F_USB30 TPM F_PANEL SPDIF_O - 7 -
GA-Z68X-UD4-B3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB R_SPDIF SYS_FAN1 ATX_12V_2X4 USB_1394_ESATA Marvell USB_ESATA 88SE9172 R_USB30 USB_LAN LGA1155 CPU_FAN PHASE LED PWR_FAN ATX AUDIO Realtek RTL8111E Etron EJ168 PCIEX16 B_BIOS GA-Z68X-UD4-B3 M_BIOS PCIEX1_1 DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 Marvell GSATA3_7 88SE9172 CODEC PCIEX1_2 PCIEX8 PCI1 VIA VT6308 PCI2 GSATA3_6 SATA3_1 Intel® Z68 SATA3_0 BAT SATA2_3 SATA2_2 PCIe to PCI Bridge Etron EJ168 SATA2_5 SATA2_4 iTE IT8728 SYS_FAN2 F_AUDIO CLR_CMOS F_1394 COMA F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 F_USB30 TPM F_PANEL SPDIF_O - 7 -
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GA-Z68X-UD4-B3 Motherboard Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x16 or 2 PCI Express x8 LGA1155 CPU CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/.../s 2 SATA 6Gb/s LAN RJ45 Marvell Marvell Realtek 88SE9172 88SE9172 RTL8111E x1 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 x1 x1 Intel® Z68 2 PCI Express x1 PCIe to PCI Bridge PCI Bus VIA VT6308 CODEC 2 IEEE 1394a 2 USB 3.0/2.0 2 USB 3.0/2.0 Etron EJ168 Etron EJ168 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus...
GA-Z68X-UD4-B3 Motherboard Block Diagram PCIe CLK (100 MHz) 1 PCI Express x16 or 2 PCI Express x8 LGA1155 CPU CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/.../s 2 SATA 6Gb/s LAN RJ45 Marvell Marvell Realtek 88SE9172 88SE9172 RTL8111E x1 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 x1 x1 Intel® Z68 2 PCI Express x1 PCIe to PCI Bridge PCI Bus VIA VT6308 CODEC 2 IEEE 1394a 2 USB 3.0/2.0 2 USB 3.0/2.0 Etron EJ168 Etron EJ168 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus...
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...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 ALC889 codec High Definition Audio ...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 Audio 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up...
...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 ALC889 codec High Definition Audio ...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 Audio 4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up...
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...used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number. • A RAID 5 configuration requires at least two hard drives. The Intel Z68 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. When a RAID set is built across the SATA 6Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s channels,...configuring a RAID array. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. Hardware Installation 7) 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. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device....
...used, the total number of hard drives must be an even number. • A RAID 5 configuration requires at least two hard drives. The Intel Z68 Chipset supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. When a RAID set is built across the SATA 6Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s channels,...configuring a RAID array. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. Hardware Installation 7) 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. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device....
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... the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. BIOS Setup - 34 - Motherboard Model BIOS Version Z68X-UD4-B3 F2a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/21/2011-Z68-7A89VG0TC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key to show the BIOS POST screen at...
... the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show item on BIOS Setup settings. BIOS Setup - 34 - Motherboard Model BIOS Version Z68X-UD4-B3 F2a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/21/2011-Z68-7A89VG0TC-00 Function Keys Function Keys Function Keys: : POST SCREEN Press the key to show the BIOS POST screen at...
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...AHCI mode. Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to RAID(XHD) automatically. SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel Z68 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers. Set this option to Disabled if you wish...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. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an ...Queuing and hot plug. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to AHCI mode.
...AHCI mode. Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to RAID(XHD) automatically. SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel Z68 Chipset) Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers. Set this option to Disabled if you wish...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. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an ...Queuing and hot plug. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to AHCI mode.
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...users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. Motherboards that matches your motherboard model. 2. However, if the main BIOS is DualBIOS™? 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. Z68XUD4...BIOS, the Q-Flash tool frees you can access Q-Flash by adding one more physical BIOS chip. Z68X-UD4-B3 F2a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/21/2011-Z68-7A89VG0TC-00 Because BIOS flashing is @BIOS™? @BIOS allows you to update the BIOS without ...
...users cannot update the backup BIOS manually. Motherboards that matches your motherboard model. 2. However, if the main BIOS is DualBIOS™? 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. Z68XUD4...BIOS, the Q-Flash tool frees you can access Q-Flash by adding one more physical BIOS chip. Z68X-UD4-B3 F2a . . . . : BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/21/2011-Z68-7A89VG0TC-00 Because BIOS flashing is @BIOS™? @BIOS allows you to update the BIOS without ...
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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. If there is more than one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the RAID set is set to create... to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to available SATA port on this motherboard, the SATA3_0, SATA3_1 (Note 3), SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4 and SATA2_5 ports are supported by the Z68 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your computer.
... 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. If there is more than one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the RAID set is set to create... to "Chapter 1," "Hardware Installation," to available SATA port on this motherboard, the SATA3_0, SATA3_1 (Note 3), SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4 and SATA2_5 ports are supported by the Z68 Chipset.) Then connect the power connector from your computer.
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...: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy32 AHCI driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy64 Step 3: When a screen as the example operating system.) For the Intel Z68: As Windows 7 and Vista already include Intel SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you do you want to install Windows?" For the Marvell 88SE9172: Step 1: Boot from...
...: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy32 AHCI driver for Windows 64-bit: \BootDrv\Marvell\AHCI\Floppy64 Step 3: When a screen as the example operating system.) For the Intel Z68: As Windows 7 and Vista already include Intel SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you do you want to install Windows?" For the Marvell 88SE9172: Step 1: Boot from...
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Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the OS installation. Method A: • For the Intel Z68, copy all files in the AHCI\Floppy32 or AHCI\Floppy64 folder. For example, from a floppy disk that in Figure 2. 3: nsert the blank formatted disk (if ... install Windows 64-Bit, copy the files in the 64Bit folder. • For the Marvell 88SE9172, copy all files in Figure 2, • For the Intel Z68, select 8) Intel Rapid Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows XP 32-bit op- To install Windows 64-Bit, copy the files in the BootDrv...
Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the OS installation. Method A: • For the Intel Z68, copy all files in the AHCI\Floppy32 or AHCI\Floppy64 folder. For example, from a floppy disk that in Figure 2. 3: nsert the blank formatted disk (if ... install Windows 64-Bit, copy the files in the 64Bit folder. • For the Marvell 88SE9172, copy all files in Figure 2, • For the Intel Z68, select 8) Intel Rapid Storage driver for 32bit system for Windows XP 32-bit op- To install Windows 64-Bit, copy the files in the BootDrv...
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... arrow key on the keyboard to scroll to the Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller item and press . Step 2: For the Intel Z68: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for installing the driver...
... arrow key on the keyboard to scroll to the Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller item and press . Step 2: For the Intel Z68: Insert the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for installing the driver...
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... "Rebuild" status will show that an automatic rebuild will be performed after you have equal or greater capacity than the old one.) For the Intel Z68: Turn off your computer. • Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press + to a hard drive from other drives...
... "Rebuild" status will show that an automatic rebuild will be performed after you have equal or greater capacity than the old one.) For the Intel Z68: Turn off your computer. • Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message "Press to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press + to a hard drive from other drives...