Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 Support Question
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 Support Question
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Question posted by rpkac on September 16th, 2011
Motherboard And Ssd Configuration.
I bought the Z68XP-UD4 an SSD and HHD. As I understand it the SDD does not go on the motherboard but can be configured as cache but should be the main drive the OS is installed on?
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Answer #1: Posted by coreyosaur on October 1st, 2011 9:15 PM
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As I understand our SSD \ HDD setup,
(up to) 40GB of the solid state drive can be used for XHD caching. If you have a 64GB+ SSD, remove the other HDD from the computer, and insert the windows install disc. If any other hard drives are in the computer on initial installation, Windows tends to install to the drive with the greater storage capacity. Install Windows onto your SSD (where you will see your biggest performance gain), then continue to configure the Z68XP's XHD controller.
(up to) 40GB of the solid state drive can be used for XHD caching. If you have a 64GB+ SSD, remove the other HDD from the computer, and insert the windows install disc. If any other hard drives are in the computer on initial installation, Windows tends to install to the drive with the greater storage capacity. Install Windows onto your SSD (where you will see your biggest performance gain), then continue to configure the Z68XP's XHD controller.
Related Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 Manual Pages
Manual - Page 1
... Self-Test). Installing a conventional SATA hard disk and a solid-state drive (SSD) 2. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you have and the BIOS version.
- 1 - Installing a conventional SATA hard disk and a solid-state drive (SSD): Besides the ... computer system with an Intel Z68 Chipset-based motherboard and an Intel Core series CPU.
• The operating system must be lost once you also...
User Manual - Page 2
Motherboard GA-Z68XP-UD4
May 31, 2011
Motherboard GA-Z68XP-UD4
May 31, 2011
User Manual - Page 4
...GA-Z68XP-UD4 Motherboard Layout 7 GA-Z68XP-UD4 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 Cooler 15 1-4 Installing the Memory 16 1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 16 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17 1-5 Installing...
User Manual - Page 5
... Saver™ 2 73
4-5 Q-Share...75 4-6 Smart 6™ ...76
4-7 Auto Green...80
4-8 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D 81
4-9 Cloud OC...82
4-10 TouchBIOS...83
Chapter 5 Appendix...85
5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 85
5-1-1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers 85 5-1-2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers 93 5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 99...
User Manual - Page 6
... No. 12CR1-FPX582-0*R)
- 6 -
The box contents are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. Box Contents
GA-Z68XP-UD4 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SATA cables I/O Shield One 2-Way SLI bridge connector
• The box contents above are subject to change without notice.
User Manual - Page 7
GA-Z68XP-UD4 Motherboard Layout
KB_MS_USB R_SPDIF
SYS_FAN1 ATX_12V_2X4
USB_1394_ESATA
Marvell USB_ESATA 88SE9172
R_USB30 HDMI
USB_LAN
LGA1155
CPU_FAN
PHASE LED
PWR_FAN ATX
AUDIO
Etron EJ168
Realtek RTL8111E/F
PCIEX16
PCIEX1_1
CODEC
PCIEX1_2
PCIEX8
PCI1
VIA VT6308
PCI2
B_BIOS M_BIOS
GA-Z68XP-UD4
DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1
Marvell GSATA3_7 88SE9172
GSATA3_6
SATA3_1
Intel®...
User Manual - Page 8
GA-Z68XP-UD4 Motherboard Block Diagram
PCIe CLK (100 MHz)
1 PCI Express x16 or
2 PCI Express x8
LGA1155 CPU
CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 ...
User Manual - Page 16
... DDR3_2, DDR3_4 Channel B: DDR3_1, DDR3_3
Dual Channel Memory Configurations Table
Two Modules Four Modules
DDR3_4 - Hardware Installation
- 16 - DS/SS
(SS=Single-Sided, DS=Double-Sided, "- -"=No Memory)
DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1
Due to insert the memory, switch the direction.
1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration
This motherboard provides four DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual...
User Manual - Page 19
...Configuring the Graphics Card Driver C-1. Hardware Installation CrossFireX (Note)/SLI bridge connector(s)
-
Browse to the Set SLI and Physx Configuration ...motherboard with your graphics cards for more information about enabling CrossFireX/SLI technology.
- 19 -
To Enable SLI Function After installing the graphics card driver in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install...
User Manual - Page 20
...drive and etc. Before using this
port for instructions on configuring a RAID array. IEEE 1394a Port
The IEEE 1394 port supports the IEEE 1394a specification, featuring high speed, high bandwidth and
hotplug capabilities.
Refer to an external audio system that your
device and then remove it from the motherboard... are dependent on configuring a RAID array. Hardware Installation
- 20 - ...
User Manual - Page 24
...Pin No. Danger of purchase or local dealer if you are not configuration jumper blocks.
CPU_FAN:
Pin No. Do not place a jumper cap ...or uncertain about the battery model. •• When installing the battery, note the orientation of the positive side ... CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2/PWR_FAN (Fan Headers)
The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN), a 4-pin (SYS_FAN2...
User Manual - Page 25
... SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA
1.5Gb/s standard. G.QBOFM
Pin No. ing a RAID array.
If more than two hard drives are to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on configuring a RAID array. Hardware Installation tors with the SATA2_2/3/4/5 connector . (Note) Refer to be used, the total number of hard...
User Manual - Page 26
... GND
6 NDSR-
7 NRTS-
8 NCTS-
9 NRI-
10 No Pin
Hardware Installation
- 26 - G.QBOFM Pin No. BUG
RT
10) COMA (Serial Port Header) ... by Marvell 88SE9172 Chip)
The SATA connectors conform to Chapter 5, "Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)," for instructions on
configuring a RAID array. the SATA cable to your SATA hard
drive. Pin No. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. Definition...
User Manual - Page 28
... carefully read the manual for your expansion card. Definition
1 SPDIFO
1
2 GND
Hardware Installation
- 28 - You may require you to use a S/PDIF digital audio cable for digital... and the motherboard header will be present on each wire instead of a single plug. If your motherboard to activate AC'97 functionality via the audio software in Chapter 5, "Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio...
User Manual - Page 34
... the BIOS POST screen. In Boot Menu, use the up hard drive data using the driver disk, the key can access Boot Menu again...Boot Menu. 2-1 Startup Screen
The following screens may appear when the computer boots. Motherboard Model BIOS Version
Z68XP-UD4 E6 . . . .
: BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash...configured in Boot Menu is effective for subsequent access to enter BIOS Setup...
User Manual - Page 48
... booting from the installed hard drives. After configuring this menu when finished. Make sure the operating system to exit this item, set the password(s) under the Set Supervisor/User Password item in the BIOS Main Menu. BIOS Setup
- 48 - Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) System A password is...
User Manual - Page 68
...main BIOS and a backup BIOS. However, if the BIOS update file is @BIOS™? @BIOS allows you can access Q-Flash by adding one more physical BIOS chip. 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities
GIGABYTE motherboards... new BIOS file (e.g. Note: The USB flash drive or hard drive must use and allow you from the nearest @BIOS server
4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. Z68XP-UD4 E6 . . . .
: BIOS Setup :...
User Manual - Page 85
.... (Note 3) When a RAID set is set may prepare only one hard drive. • Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. • Motherboard 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...
User Manual - Page 99
... include Intel SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you do you want to install Windows 7/Vista/XP. After the operating system is installed, we recommend that you install all required drivers from the Windows 7/Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps.
Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to ensure system performance and compatibility...
User Manual - Page 100
...
Refer to your optical drive folder, double click the Menu.exe file in the Floppy64 folder.
Method B: Steps: 1: Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk. 2: From ...methods below. Figure 2
Appendix
- 100 - B. Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the OS installation. First, copy the driver from the menu and press . For AHCI mode,...
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