Gigabyte Technology GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD User's Manual

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GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD GA-Z68XP-UD3 User's Manual Rev. 1301 12ME-Z68XPU3-1301R ...

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Motherboard GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD/ GA-Z68XP-UD3 May 31, 2011 May 31, 2011 Motherboard GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD/GA-Z68XP-UD3 ...

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Copyright © 2011 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property ...

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- 4 - Table of Contents Box Contents ...................................................................................................................6 Optional Items ....................................................................................

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- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation .......................................................................................61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 61 3-2 Ap...

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- 6 - Box Contents GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD or GA-Z68XP-UD3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SATA cables I/O Shield One 2-Way SLI bridge connector SSD 20 GB j Optional Item...

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- 7 - GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD/GA-Z68XP-UD3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB CPU_FAN ATX_12V_2X4 ATX F_AUDIO AUDIO B_BIOS PCIEX8 DDR3_2 DDR3_1 DDR3_4 DDR3_3 BAT F_PANEL COMA Intel ® Z68 SATA3_1 SATA2_3 SATA2_5 SATA3_0 SATA2_2 SATA2_4 PCI2 CLR_CMOS CODEC SYS_F...

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- 8 - GA-Z68XP-UD3-iSSD/GA-Z68XP-UD3 Motherboard Block Diagram LGA1155 CPU PCI Express Bus CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz Dual Channel Memory PCIe CLK (100 MHz) Switch x8 x16 1 PCI Express x16 2 PCI Express x8 or PCI Express B...

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- 9 - Hardware Installation 1-1 Installation Precautions The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Prior to installation, carefully read t...

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Hardware Installation - 10 - 1-2 ProductSpecications CPU  Support for Intel ® Core ™ i7 processors/Intel ® Core ™ i5 processors/ Intel ® Core ™ i3 processors/Intel ® Pentium ® processors/Intel ® Celeron ® processo...

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- 11 - Hardware Installation Storage Interface - Support for 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, the system performance of the RAID set may vary depending on the dev...

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Hardware Installation - 12 - Back Panel Connectors  1 x RJ-45 port  6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone) I/O Controller  iTE IT8728 chip Hardware Monitor  Sy...

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- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 1-3-1 Installing the CPU A. Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. Alignment KeyAlignment Key LGA1155 CPU Socket Pin One Corner of th...

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Hardware Installation - 14 - Step 1: Gently press the CPU socket lever handle down andawayfromthesocketwithyournger.Then completely lift the CPU socket lever and the metal load plate will be lifted as well. Step 3: ...

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- 15 - Hardware Installation 1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (The following procedure uses Intel ® boxed cooler as the example cooler.) Use extreme care when removin...

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Hardware Installation - 16 - 1-4 Installing the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory. It is recommended that memory of the same capacity, brand, speed...

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- 17 - Hardware Installation 1-4-2 Installing a Memory Notch DDR3 DIMM ADDR3memorymodulehasanotch,soitcanonlytinonedirection.Followthestepsbelowtocorrectly install your memory modu...

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Hardware Installation - 18 - 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Locate an expansion slot that supports your card. Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis ...

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- 19 - Hardware Installation 1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFireX ™ /NVIDIASLIConguration A. System Requirements - Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP operating system - A CrossFireX/SLI-supported motherboard with two PCI Express x1...

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Hardware Installation - 20 - 1-7 Back Panel Connectors USB 2.0/1.1 Port TheUSBportsupportstheUSB2.0/1.1specication.UsethisportforUSBdevicessuchasaUSBkey- board/mouse,USBprinter,USB�...

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- 21 - Hardware Installation In addition to the default speakers settings, the ~ audiojackscanbereconguredtoperform different functions via the audio software. Only microphones still MUST be connected to the default Mic in ...

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Hardware Installation - 22 - 1-8 Internal Connectors Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: • First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Before installing the devices, be s...

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- 23 - Hardware Installation DEBUG PORT G.QBOFM 131 2412 ATX ATX: 1/2) ATX_12V_2X4/ATX (2x2 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the com- ...

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Hardware Installation - 24 - 3/4/5) 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) and a 3-pin (SYS_FAN1) system fan headers, and a 3-pin power fan header (PWR_FAN). Most f...

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- 25 - Hardware Installation • A RAID0 orRAID1 congurationrequires atleast two harddrives. If morethan two hard drives are to be used, the total number of hard drives must be an even num...

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Hardware Installation - 26 - 9) mSATA (Solid-State Drive Connector, Controlled by the Intel Z68 Chipset) The mSATA connector conforms to SATA 3Gb/s standard and can connect to a single solid-state drive. When the mSATA connector is installed wit...

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- 27 - Hardware Installation 11) COMA (Serial Port Header) The COM header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the op- tional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer. 10 9 2 1 Pin No. Denition 1 ND...

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Hardware Installation - 28 - 13) F_PANEL (Front Panel Header) Connect the power switch, reset switch, speaker, chassis intrusion switch/sensor and system status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note...

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- 29 - Hardware Installation 14) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header)  ThefrontpanelaudioheadersupportsIntelHighDenitionaudio(HD)andAC'97audio.Youmayconnect your chassis front panel audio...

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Hardware Installation - 30 - 16) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 (USB 2.0/1.1 Headers)  TheheadersconformtoUSB2.0/1.1specication.EachUSBheadercanprovidetwoUSBportsviaan optional USB bracket. For purchas...

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- 31 - Hardware Installation 18) F_1394 (IEEE 1394a Header)  TheheaderconformstoIEEE1394aspecication.TheIEEE1394aheadercanprovideoneIEEE1394a port via an optional IEEE 1394a bracket. For purcha...

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Hardware Installation - 32 - 20) TPM (Trusted Platform Module Header) You may connect a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) to this header. Pin No. Denition Pin No. Denition 1 LCLK 11 LAD0 2 GND 12 GND 3 LFRAME 13 NC 4 No Pin 14 ID 5 LRESET 15 SB...

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- 33 - BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters of the system in the CMOS on the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-Test (POST) during system startup, saving system parameters ...

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BIOS Setup - 34 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. A. The LOGO Screen (Default) B. The POST Screen Function Keys: <TAB>: POST SCREEN Press the <Tab> key to show the BIOS POST screen. To sh...

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- 35 - BIOS Setup 2-2 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use ar- row keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS Version: ...

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BIOS Setup - 36 -  The Functions of the <F11> and <F12> keys (For the Main Menu Only)  F11: Save CMOS to BIOS  ThisfunctionallowsyoutosavethecurrentBIOSsettingstoaprole.Youcan�...

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- 37 - BIOS Setup 2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Whether the system will work stably with the overclock/overvoltage settings you made is dependent onyouroverallsystemcongurations.Incorrectlydoingoverclock/overvoltage�...

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BIOS Setup - 38 -  M.I.T. Current Status This screen provides information on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters.  Advanced Frequency Settings (Note 1) This item is present only when you install a memory module that supports this featur...

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- 39 - BIOS Setup (Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. PWM Frequency Control Allows you to alt...

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BIOS Setup - 40 - C3/C6 State Support (Note 1) Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C3/C6 mode in system halt state. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during system halt state to decrease power co...

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- 41 - BIOS Setup (Note) This item is present only when you install a memory module that supports this feature.  ExtremeMemoryProle(X.M.P.) (Note) , System Memory Multiplier (SPD), Memory Frequency(Mhz) The settings under t...

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BIOS Setup - 42 - >>>>> Channel A/B Standard Timing Control CAS Latency Time Options are: Auto (default), 5~15. tRCD Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. tRP Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. tRAS Options are: Auto (defa...

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- 43 - BIOS Setup tWR Options are: Auto (default), 1~16. tWTP Options are: Auto (default), 1~31. tWL Options are: Auto (default), 1~12 tRFC Options are: Auto (default), 1~255. tRTP Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. tFAW Options a...

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BIOS Setup - 44 - >>> CPU Multi-Steps Load-Line Enables or disables Load-Line Calibration. This item allows you to adjust Vdroop at different levels. En- abling Load-Line Calibration may keep the CPU voltage more constant under light ...

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- 45 - BIOS Setup Ch-A Data VRef. The default is Auto. Ch-B Data VRef. The default is Auto. Ch-A Address VRef. The default is Auto. Ch-B Address VRef. The default is Auto.  Miscellaneous Settings CMOS Setup Utility-Copyrigh...

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BIOS Setup - 46 - Date (mm:dd:yy)  Setsthesystemdate.Thedateformatisweek(read-only),month,dateandyear.Selectthedesiredeld and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date. Time (...

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- 47 - BIOS Setup  Thefollowingeldsdisplayyourharddrivespecications.Ifyouwishtoentertheparametersmanually, refer to the information on the hard drive. Capacity Approximate capacity of ...

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BIOS Setup - 48 - (Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Prio...

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- 49 - BIOS Setup HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology) capability of your hard drive. This feature allows your system to report read/write errors of the hard drive and to issue...

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BIOS Setup - 50 - 2-6 Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) (Intel Z68 Chipset) Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel Z68 Chipset. When set to Enabled, the PCH SATA Control Mode item ...

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- 51 - BIOS Setup USB Controllers Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. (Default: Enabled) Disabled will turn off all of the USB functionalities below. USB Legacy Function Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: E...

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BIOS Setup - 52 - When a Cable Problem Occurs...  Ifacableproblemoccursonaspeciedpairofwires,theStatuseldwillshowShort and then length shown will be the approximate distance to the fault or...

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- 53 - BIOS Setup ACPI Suspend Type  SpeciestheACPIsleepstatewhenthesystementerssuspend. S1(POS) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Suspend) sleep state. In S1 sleep state, the sys...

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BIOS Setup - 54 - (Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only. Resume by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time. (Default: Disabled) If enabled, set the date and time as following: Date(ofMon...

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- 55 - BIOS Setup Reset Case Open Status Keeps or clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status. Enabled clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status and the Case Openedeldwillshow"No"atnext...

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BIOS Setup - 56 - Current System/CPU Temperature Displays current System/CPU temperature. Current CPU/SYSTEM/POWER FAN Speed (RPM) Displays current CPU/system/power fan speed. CPU Warning Temperature Sets the warning threshold for CPU t...

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- 57 - BIOS Setup Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the safest BIOS default settings. In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable BIOS se...

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BIOS Setup - 58 - Press <Enter> on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press <Enter>. You will berequestedtoconrmthepassword.Typethepasswordagainandpress<Enter>.�...

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- 59 - BIOS Setup Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key. This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. 2-12 Save & Exit Setup ...

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BIOS Setup - 60 - ...

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- 61 - Drivers Installation 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Beforeinstallingthedrivers,rstinstalltheoperatingsystem. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard ...

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Drivers Installation - 62 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 Technical Manual...

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- 63 - Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact ForthedetailedcontactinformationoftheGIGABYTETaiwanheadquarterorworldwidebranchofces,click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This...

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Drivers Installation - 64 - 3-6 Download Center To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website. The latest version of the BIOS, drivers, or applications will be displayed. 3-7 New Ut...

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- 65 - Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Chapter 4 Unique Features Xpress Recovery2 is a utility that allows you to quickly compress and back up your system data and perform restoration of it. Supporting NTFS, FAT32,and FAT16 le�...

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Unique Features - 66 - Step 3: When partitioning your hard drive, make sure to leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is recom- mended; actual size requirements vary, depending on the amount of data) and begin the installation of the operating sy...

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- 67 - Unique Features D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 E. Removing the Backup F. Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Select RESTORE to restore the backup to your hard drive in case the system breaks down. The RESTORE option will not be pre...

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Unique Features - 68 - 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash ™ and @BIOS ™ . GIGABYTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS...

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- 69 - Unique Features B. Updating the BIOS Whenupdatingthe BIOS,choose thelocation where theBIOS leis saved.Thefollowingprocedure as- sumesthatyousavetheBIOSletoaUSB�...

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Unique Features - 70 - Step 4: Press <Esc> and then <Enter> to exit Q-Flash and reboot the system. As the system boots, you should see the new BIOS version is present on the POST screen. Step 5: During the POST, press <Delete> to ...

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- 71 - Unique Features 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility A. Before You Begin 1. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) programs. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update...

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Unique Features - 72 - 4-3 EasyTune 6 GIGABYTE'sEasyTune6isasimpleandeasy-to-useinterfacethatallowsuserstone-tunetheirsystem settings or do overclock/overvoltage in Windows environment. The us...

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- 73 - Unique Features 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2 GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2 (Note 1) is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled power savings with a click of the button. Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware ...

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Unique Features - 74 - B. Total Mode In Total Mode, users are able to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in a set period of time since activating Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2 for thersttime (Note 3) . (Note 1) Before u...

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- 75 - Unique Features 4-5 Q-Share Q-Share is an easy and convenient data sharing tool.Afterconguring your LAN connectionsettings and Q-Share, you are able to share your data with computers on the same network, making ful...

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Unique Features - 76 - 4-6 Smart 6 ™ GIGABYTE Smart 6 ™ (Note 1) is designed with user-friendliness in mind, and offers a combination of 6 innovative software utilities that provide easier and smarter PC system management. Smart 6 ™ allo...

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- 77 - Unique Features SMART Recovery 2 SmartRecovery2allowsyoutobackupapartitionasanimageleeveryhour.Youcanuse theseimagestorestoreyoursystemorleswhenneeded....

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Unique Features - 78 - SMART DualBIOS SMART DualBIOS is a new feature that can record personal passwords and important dates, and remind users of the dates. It also stores the recorded data in the main and backup BIOS simultaneously, which can pre...

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- 79 - Unique Features (Note 1) When launching Smart 6 ™ forthersttime,thesystemwillrequestyoutosetupapassword.Thispasswordis required when you activate SMART DualBIOS or when you want to ...

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Unique Features - 80 - 4-7 Auto Green Auto Green is an easy-to-use tool that provides users with simple options to enable system power savings via a Bluetooth cell phone. When the phone is out of the range of the computer's Bluetooth receiv...

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- 81 - Unique Features With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1) ,userscanquicklycongureaRAID- ready system for RAID 0 when a new SATA drive is added. For a RAID 0 array that al- ready exists, users also can use X.H.D ...

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Unique Features - 82 - 4-9 Cloud OC Cloud OC (Note 1) is an easy-to-use overclocking utility designed for system overclock- ing via virtually any Internet-connected device, such as a smart phone, iPhone, note- book PC, etc. By simply connecting t...

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- 83 - Unique Features 4-10 TouchBIOS TouchBIOSallowsyoutocongureyourBIOSsettingsinWindowsenvironmentwithaclickofyourmouse and a touch of your screen. The TouchBIOS Interface Button Information ...

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- 85 - Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 ConguringSATAHardDrive(s) TocongureSATAharddrive(s),followthestepsbelow: A. Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. B. CongureSATAcontroller...

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Appendix - 86 - The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth- erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. B.Conguri...

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- 87 - Appendix C.ConguringaRAIDarrayinRAIDBIOS EntertheRAIDBIOSsetuputilitytocongureaRAIDarray.Skipthisstepandproceedwiththeinstallationof Windowsoperating�...

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Appendix - 88 - Step 3: After entering the CREATE VOLUME MENU screen, enter a volume name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be special characters) under the Name item and press <Enter>. Then, select a RAID level (Figure 4). RAID levels supp...

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- 89 - Appendix Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press <Enter>. Finally press <Enter> on the Create Volume item to begin creat- ingtheRAIDarray.Whenpromptedtoconrmwhethertocreatethisvolume,p...

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Appendix - 90 - Recovery Volume Options Intel Rapid Recover Technology provides data protection by allowing users to easily restore data and system operation using a designated recovery drive. With the Rapid Recovery Technology, which employs RAID ...

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- 91 - Appendix Figure 10 Step 3: Press <Enter> under the Select Disks item. In the SELECT DISKS box, press <Tab> on the hard drive you want to use for the master drive and press <Space> on the hard drive you want to use for the ...

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Appendix - 92 - Delete RAID Volume To delete a RAID array, select Delete RAID Volume in MAIN MENU and press <Enter>. In the DELETE VOLUME MENU section, use the up or down arrow key to select the array to be deleted and press <Delete>. ...

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- 93 - Appendix 5-1-2 ConguringMarvell88SE9172SATAController A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port on...

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Appendix - 94 - Figure 2 C.ConguringaRAIDarrayinRAIDBIOS EntertheRAIDBIOSsetuputilitytocongureaRAIDarray.Skipthisstepandproceedtotheinstallationof Windowsopera...

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- 95 - Appendix Figure 4 Step 2: The next screen displays the two hard drives you installed. Press <Enter> or <Space> on the two hard drives respectively to add them into the RAID array. Selected hard drives are marked with an asterisk ...

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Appendix - 96 - Step 3: On the Create VD menu (Figure 6), use the up or down arrow key to move the selection bar to select an item and press <Enter> to display options. Set the required items in sequence and press the down arrow key to proce...

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- 97 - Appendix ToexittheRAIDBIOSutility,press<Esc>onthemainscreenandpress<Y>toconrm. Now, you can proceed to install the operating system. When completed, the RAID tab will display ...

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Appendix - 98 - Use the Marvell Storage Utility in the Operating System: With the Marvell Storage utility, you can set up an array or view the current array status in the operating system. To install the utility, insert the motherboard driver disk...

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- 99 - Appendix A. Installing Windows 7/Vista (The following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating system.) For the Intel Z68: As Windows 7 and Vista already include Intel SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you do not need to install separate RA...

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Appendix - 100 - B. Installing Windows XP BeforeinstallingWindowsXP,connectaUSBoppydiskdrivetoyourcomputerrstbecauseyouneedtoin- stalltheSATARAID/AHCIdriverfromaoppy...