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Page 1: ...GA H57M USB3 GA H55M USB3 LGA1156 socket motherboard for Intel Core i7 processor family Intel Core i5 processor family Intel Core i3 processor family User s Manual Rev 2001 12ME H57MUB3 2001R ...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA H57M USB3 GA H55M USB3 Apr 30 2010 Apr 30 2010 Motherboard GA H57M USB3 GA H55M USB3 ...

Page 3: ...useofthisproduct GIGABYTEprovidesthefollowingtypesofdocumentations For quick set up of the product read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product For detailed product information carefully read the User s Manual For instructions on how to use GIGABYTE s unique features read or download the information on from the Support Downloads Motherboard Technology Guide page on our website For p...

Page 4: ... Memory 16 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 16 1 4 2 Installing a Memory 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Back Panel Connectors 19 1 7 Internal Connectors 22 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 33 2 1 Startup Screen 34 2 2 The Main Menu 35 2 3 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T 37 2 4 Standard CMOS Features 46 2 5 Advanced BIOS Features 48 2 6 Integrated Peripherals 50 2 7 Power Management Setup 53 2 ...

Page 5: ...ve X H D j 80 Chapter 5 Appendix 81 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s 81 5 1 1 Configuring Intel H57 SATA Controllers j 81 5 1 2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 89 5 1 3 Making a SATA RAID AHCI Driver Diskette 95 5 1 4 Installing the SATA RAID AHCI Driver and Operating System 96 5 2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 107 5 2 1 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio 107 5 2 2 Configuring ...

Page 6: ...USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 5 R 2 port IEEE 1394a bracket Part No 12CF1 1IE008 0 R 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 2SERPW 0 R S PDIF In cable Part No 12CR1 1SPDIN 0 R COM port cable Part No 12CF1 1CM001 3 R The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain The box contents are subject to change without notice The mother...

Page 7: ...DIO AUDIO B_BIOS M_BIOS PCIEX16 IDE SPDIF_O DDR3_2 DDR3_1 DDR3_4 DDR3_3 BAT ATX_12V_2X4 Intel H57 j Intel H55 k GIGABYTE SATA2 PCIEX4_X1 DP_HDMI_SPDIF USB30_LAN ESATA_1394_USB CLR_CMOS CODEC F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 COMA CD_IN SPDIF_I F_USB4 F_1394 FDD F_PANEL PCI1 PCI2 SATA2_0 SATA2_1 SATA2_3 GSATA2_6 SATA2_2 SATA2_4 GSATA2_5 NEC D720200F1 T I TSB43AB23 iTE IT8720 Realtek RTL8111E ...

Page 8: ...bwoofer Speaker Out Line Out MIC Line In S PDIF In S PDIF Out Side Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out CODEC 2 PCI PCI CLK 33 MHz DDR3 1666 O C 1333 1066 800 MHz Dual Channel Memory 1 PCI Express x16 x16 2 IEEE 1394a DMI Interface FDI Interface PCI Express Bus 1 PCI Express x4 j 1 PCI Express x1 k x1 ATA 133 100 66 33 IDE Channel GIGABYTE SATA2 2 SATA 3Gb s x4 X1 Gen 1 2 USB 3 0 2 0 NEC D720200F1 Swi...

Page 9: ...y and first touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard make sure the power sup ply has been turned off Before turning on the power make sure the power supply voltage has been set according to the local ...

Page 10: ... Note 4 Audio Realtek ALC889 codec High Definition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel w Support for Dolby Home Theater Support for S PDIF In Out Support for CD In LAN 1 x Realtek RTL8111E chip 10 100 1000 Mbit Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x16 PCIEX16 Note 5 The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 2 0 standard 1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x4 PCIEX4_X1 j 1 x PCI Express x16 slo...

Page 11: ... connector w 1 x IDE connector w 7 x SATA 3Gb s connectors w 1 x CPU fan header w 1 x system fan header w 1 x front panel header w 1 x front panel audio header w 1 x CD In connector w 1 x S PDIF In header w 1 x S PDIF Out header w 4 x USB 2 0 1 1 headers w 1 x IEEE 1394a header w 1 x serial port header w 1 x clearing CMOS jumper Back Panel w 1 x PS 2 keyboard mouse port Connectors w 1 x D Sub port...

Page 12: ...d on the CPU system cooler you install Note 8 Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model I O Controller w iTE IT8720 chip Hardware Monitor w System voltage detection w CPU System temperature detection w CPU System fan speed detection w CPU overheating warning w CPU System fan fail warning w CPU System fan speed control Note 7 BIOS w 2 x 64 Mbit flash w Use of licensed AWARD BI...

Page 13: ... surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and dam age of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the standard requirements for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequency b...

Page 14: ...lever and use the other to lightly replace the load plate When replacing the load plate make sure the front end of the load plate is under the shoulder screw B Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU into the motherboard CPU socket Before installing the CPU make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the CPU NOTE Hold the CPU ...

Page 15: ... sign on the male push pin Turn ing the push pin along the direction of arrow is to remove the cooler on the contrary is to install Step 3 Place the cooler atop the CPU aligning the four push pins through the pin holes on the mother board Push down on the push pins diagonally Step 4 You should hear a click when pushing down each push pin Check that the Male and Female push pins are joined closely ...

Page 16: ... the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent hardware damage Memory modules have a foolproof design A memory module can be installed in only one direc tion If you are unable to insert the memory switch the direction If only one DDR3 memory module is installed be sure to in...

Page 17: ...dule has a notch so it can only fit in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the memory sockets Step 1 Note the orientation of the memory module Spread the retaining clips at both ends of the memory socket Place the memory module on the socket As indicated in the picture on the left place your fin gers on the top edge of the memory push down on the memory...

Page 18: ...seated in the slot 3 Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot 4 Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel with a screw 5 After installing all expansion cards replace the chassis cover s 6 Turn on your computer If necessary go to BIOS Setup to make any required BIOS changes for your expansion card s 7 Install the driver provided with the expansi...

Page 19: ... system that supports digital optical audio Before using this feature ensure that your audio system provides an optical digital audio in connector HDMI Port Note 1 Note 3 The HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface provides an all digital audio video interface to transmit the uncompressed audio video signals and is HDCP compliant Connect the HDMI audio video device to this port The HDMI Technolo...

Page 20: ...r sound playback is the DisplayPort device The item name may differ from operating system For example in Windows Vista go to Start Control Panel Sound Playback and set the DisplayPort device as the default playback device Refer to the HDMI settings information on the previous page for the configura tion dialog box Dual Display Configurations for the Onboard Graphics The table below shows the suppo...

Page 21: ...ccurring Connection Speed LED State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate Green 100 Mbps data rate Off 10 Mbps data rate Activity LED Connection Speed LED LAN Port USB 3 0 2 0 Port The USB 3 0 port supports the USB 3 0 specification and is compatible to the USB 2 0 1 1 specification Use this port for USB devices such as a USB keyboard mouse USB printer USB flash drive and etc Center Subwoofer Speake...

Page 22: ...the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices After installing the device and before turning on the computer make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard 1 3 4 19 2 6 5 10 17 12 15 16 11 13 14 9 7 8 18 1 ATX_12V_2X4 2 ATX 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN 5 FDD 6 IDE 7 SATA2_0 1 2 3 4 8 GSATA2_5 6 9 BAT 10 F_PANEL 11 F_AUDIO 12 CD_IN 13 SPDIF_...

Page 23: ...gh stable power to all the com ponents on the motherboard Before connecting the power connector first make sure the power supply is turned off and all devices are properly installed The power connector possesses a foolproof design Connect the power supply cable to the power connector in the correct orientation The 12V power con nector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the 12V power connector is ...

Page 24: ... over heating Overheating may result in damage to the CPU or the system may hang These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks Do not place a jumper cap on the headers CPU_FAN Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V Speed Control 3 Sense 4 Speed Control SYS_FAN Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V Speed Control 3 Sense 4 Reserve 5 FDD Floppy Disk Drive Connector This connector is used to connect a floppy d...

Page 25: ...orts a single SATA device The H57 Chipset supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 and RAID 10 Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID array Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND A RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration 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...

Page 26: ... the battery 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the battery holder and wait for one minute Or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the positive and negative terminals of the battery holder making them short for 5 seconds 3 Replace the battery 4 Plug in the power cord and restart your computer Always turn off your computer and unplug the po...

Page 27: ...ing for information about beep codes HD Hard Drive Activity LED Blue Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data RES Reset Switch Green Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart CI Chassis Intr...

Page 28: ...N CD In Connector You may connect the audio cable that came with your optical drive to the header Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R The front panel audio header supports HD audio by default If your chassis provides an AC 97 front panel audio module refer to the instructions on how to activate AC 97 functionality via the audio software in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Au...

Page 29: ...ital S PDIF Out and connects a S PDIF digital audio cable provided by expan sion cards for digital audio output from your motherboard to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards For example some graphics cards may require you to use a S PDIF digital audio cable for digital audio output from your motherboard to your graphics card if you wish to connect an HDMI display to the grap...

Page 30: ...PB 6 TPB 7 Power 12V 8 Power 12V 9 No Pin 10 GND Do not plug the USB bracket cable into the IEEE 1394a header Prior to installing the IEEE 1394a bracket be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the IEEE 1394a bracket To connect an IEEE 1394a device attach one end of the device cable to your computer and then attach the other end of the ...

Page 31: ...ear the CMOS values place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or use a metal object like a screwdriver to touch the two pins for a few seconds Open Normal Short Clear CMOS Values Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clear ing the CMOS values After clearing the CMOS values and before turning on your computer be sure to remov...

Page 32: ...r of lighted LEDs indicates the CPU loading The higher the CPU loading the more the number of lighted LEDs To enable the Phase LED display function please first enable Dynamic Energy Saver 2 Refer to Chapter 4 Dynamic Energy Saver 2 for more details ...

Page 33: ... BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS For instructions on using the Q Flash and BIOS utilities refer to Chapter 4 BIOS Update Utilities Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS i...

Page 34: ... boot from the device configured in Boot Menu Note The setting in Boot Menu is effective for one time only After system restart the device boot order will still be based on BIOS Setup settings You can access Boot Menu again to change the first boot device setting as needed END Q FLASH Press the End key to access the Q Flash utility directly without having to enter BIOS Setup first Motherboard Mode...

Page 35: ...block on the right submenus only F5 Restore the previous BIOS settings for the current submenus F6 Load the Fail Safe BIOS default settings for the current submenus F7 Load the Optimized BIOS default settings for the current submenus F8 Access the Q Flash utility F9 Display system information F10 Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F12 Load CMOS from BIOS If ...

Page 36: ...adapter Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices such as IDE SATA USB integrated audio and inte grated LAN etc Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power saving functions PC Health Status Use this menu to see information about autodetected system CPU temperature system voltage and fan speed etc Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults are fact...

Page 37: ...l Memory Size 1024 MB CPU Temperature 23 0o C PCH Temperature 41 0o C Vcore 1 168V DRAM Voltage 1 584V Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level Advanced Frequency Settings Note 1 This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature For more information about Intel CPUs un...

Page 38: ...unction Note Auto Bi Directional PROCHOT Note Auto Advanced CPU Core Features Intel R Turbo Boost Tech Note Allows you to determine whether to enable the Intel CPU Turbo Boost technology Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting Default Auto CPU Cores Enabled Note Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores All Enables all CPU cores Default 1 Enables only one CPU core 2 E...

Page 39: ...the BIOS automatically configure this set ting Default Auto Bi Directional PROCHOT Note Auto Lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting Default Enabled When the CPU or chipset detects that an overheating is occurring PROCHOT signals will be emitted to lower CPU performance to decrease heat production Disabled Only allows the CPU to detect whether an overheating is occurring to emit PROCHOT...

Page 40: ...he BCLK Frequency Mhz and System Memory Multiplier settings Internal Graphics Clock Allows you to set the onboard graphics clock The adjustable range is from 400 MHz to 2000 MHz Default Auto PCI Express Frequency Mhz Allows you to manually set the PCIe clock frequency The adjustable range is from 90 MHz to 150 MHz Auto sets the PCIe clock frequency to standard 100 MHz Default Auto Advanced Clock C...

Page 41: ...Frequency Mhz The settings under the three items above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Ad vanced Frequency Settings menu Performance Enhance Allows the system to operate at three different performance levels Standard Lets the system operate at its basic performance level Turbo Lets the system operate at its good performance level Default Extreme Lets the system operate at its ...

Page 42: ...tWL Options are Auto default 1 10 tRFC Options are Auto default 1 255 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Channel A Timing Settings Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level Channel A Standard Timing Control x CAS Latency Time 9 Auto x tRCD 9 Auto x tRP 9 Auto x tRAS 24 Aut...

Page 43: ... Ch B Data VRef 0 750V Auto Ch AAddress VRef 0 750V Auto Ch B Address VRef 0 750V Auto Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level CPU Load Line Calibration Enables or disables Load Line Calibration Enabling this feature adjusts Vdroop keeping the CPU voltage more constant under light and heavy ...

Page 44: ...nable specific streams within the CPU and Chipset Default Enabled Miscellaneous Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Miscellaneous Settings Isochronous Support Enabled Virtualization Technology Note Enabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level Note This item is...

Page 45: ...tal Memory Size 1024 MB CPU Temperature 23 0o C PCH Temperature 41 0o C Vcore 1 168V DRAM Voltage 1 584V Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level Virtualization Technology Note Enables or disables Intel Virtualization Technology Virtualization enhanced by Intel Virtualization Tech nology will...

Page 46: ...Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Thu Apr 1 2010 Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 IDE Channel 0 Master None IDE Channel 0 Slave None IDE Channel 1 Master None IDE Channel 1 Slave None IDE Channel 2 Master None IDE Channel 3 Master None IDE Channel 4 Master None IDE Channel 4 Slave None IDE Channel 5 Master None IDE Channel 5 Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K ...

Page 47: ...d drive Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation cylinder Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A Allows you to select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system If you do not install a floppy disk drive set this item to None Options are None 360K 5 25 1 2M 5 25 720K 3 5 1 44M 3 5 2 88M 3 5 Halt On Allows you to determine whethe...

Page 48: ...very time the system boots or only when you enter BIOS Setup After configuring this item set the password s under the Set Supervisor User Password item in the BIOS Main Menu Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program Default System A password is required for booting the system and for entering the BIOS Setup program HDD S M A R T Capability Enables or disables the S M A ...

Page 49: ...lt Disabled Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display Default Onboard Sets the onboard graphics as the first display PEG Sets the PCI Express graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot as the first display PEG2 Sets the PCI Express graphic...

Page 50: ... Chipset Specifies the operating mode of the integrated SATA controllers Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Legacy IDE mode In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that cannot be shared with other device Set this option to Disabled if you wish to install operating systems that do not support Native mode Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Native IDE mod...

Page 51: ...LAN When the onboard LAN function and Green LAN are enabled the system will dynamically detect if a LAN cable is connected or not If not the corresponding LAN controller will be disabled automatically Default Disabled CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software SMART LAN Start detecting at Port Part1 2 Status Open Length 0m Part3 6 Status Open Length 0m Part4 5 Status Open Length 0m Pa...

Page 52: ...ler still operates in IDE mode Onboard Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the first serial port and specifies its base I O address and corresponding interrupt Options are Auto 3F8 IRQ4 default 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Start detecting at Port Link Detected 100Mbps Cable Length 30m Link Detected Displays transmission speed Cable Length Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN ca...

Page 53: ... system will enter suspend mode PME Event Wake Up Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a PCI or PCIe de vice Note To use this function you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Default Enabled Power On by Ring Allows the system to be awakened from an ACPI sleep state by a wake up signal from a modem that supports wake up funct...

Page 54: ...ck on left button on the PS 2 mouse to turn on the system Power On By Keyboard Allows the system to be turned on by a PS 2 keyboard wake up event Note you need an ATX power supply providing at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disables this function Default Password Set a password with 1 5 characters to turn on the system Keyboard 98 Press POWER button on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the sy...

Page 55: ...abled default 60o C 140o F 70o C 158o F 80o C 176o F 90o C 194o F CPU SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Allows the system to emit warning sound if the CPU system fan is not connected or fails Check the fan condition or fan connection when this occurs Default Disabled CPU Smart FAN Control Enables or disables the CPU fan speed control function Enabled allows the CPU fan to run at different speed according to...

Page 56: ...t the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal CPU fan control mode Default Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 3 pin CPU fan PWM Sets PWM mode for a 4 pin CPU fan Note The Voltage mode can be set for a 3 pin CPU fan or a 4 pin CPU fan However for a 4 pin CPU fan that is not designed following Intel PWM fan specifications selecting PWM mode may not effectively reduce the fan speed ...

Page 57: ...igent Tweaker M I T Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status ESC Quit Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N CMOS Setup Utilit...

Page 58: ... password at system startup to continue system boot In BIOS Setup you must enter the supervisor password if you wish to make changes to BIOS settings The user password only allows you to view the BIOS settings but not to make changes To clear the password press Enter on the password item and when requested for the password press Enter again The message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear indicating the ...

Page 59: ...ed Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status ESC Quit Select Item F11 Save CMOS to BIOS F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup F12 Load CMOS from BIOS Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Abandon all Data MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Standard CMOS Featu...

Page 60: ...BIOS Setup 60 ...

Page 61: ... ignore the popup dialog box es e g the Found New Hardware Wizard displayed when Xpress Install is installing the drivers Failure to do so may affect the driver installation Some device drivers will restart your system automatically during the driver installation After the system restart Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers After Xpress Install installs all of the drivers a dialog...

Page 62: ...ities 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 Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE s application guides content descriptions for this driver disk and the mother board manuals ...

Page 63: ... 4 Contact For the detailed contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiwan headquarter or worldwide branch offices click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website 3 5 System This page provides the basic system information ...

Page 64: ...ad Center button to link to the GIGABYTE website The latest version of the BIOS drivers or applications will be displayed 3 7 New Utilities This page provides a quick link to GIGABYTE s lately developed utilities for users to install You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it ...

Page 65: ...acked up restored It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it System Requirements At least 512 MB of system memory VESA compatible graphics card Windows XP with SP1 or later Windows Vista Xpress Recovery and Xpress Recovery2 are different utilities For example a backup file created with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2 USB hard drives are not supported Hard ...

Page 66: ...ill save the backup file to the unallocated space black stripe along the top Please note that if there is no enough unallocated space Xpress Recovery2 cannot save the backup file B Accessing Xpress Recovery2 1 Boot from the motherboard driver disk to access Xpress Recovery2 for the first time When you see the following message Press any key to startup Xpress Recovery2 press any key to enter Xpress...

Page 67: ...up to your hard drive in case the system breaks down The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created before Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2 Step 2 After the backup file is removed no backup image file will be present in Disk Management and hard drive space will be freed up Step 1 If you wish to remove the backup file select REMOVE ...

Page 68: ...ashing process What is BIOS BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environ ment BIOS will download the latest BIOS file from the nearest BIOS server site and update the BIOS 4 2 1 Updating the BIOS with the Q Flash Utility A Before You Begin 1 From GIGABYTE s website download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your moth erboard model 2 Extract the file and ...

Page 69: ...allows you to save the current BIOS file Q Flash only supports USB flash drive or hard drives using FAT32 16 12 file system If the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE SATA controller use the End key during the POST to access Q Flash Q Flash Utility v2 15 Flash Type Size Winbond 25Q64BV 8M Keep DMI Data Enable Load CMOS Default ...

Page 70: ...e Exit Setup and then press Y to save settings to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup The proce dure is complete after the system restarts Press Y to load BIOS defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Load Optimized Defaults MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status ESC Quit Select Item F11...

Page 71: ...e Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from GIGABYTE Server select the BIOS server site closest to your location and then download the BIOS file that matches your motherboard model Follow the on screen instructions to complete 2 Update the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function Click Update BIOS from File then select the location where you save the BIOS update file obtained from the...

Page 72: ...the installed memory module s You can select memory module on a specific slot to see its information The Tuner tab allows you to change system clock settings and voltages Quick Boost mode provides you with 3 levels of CPU frequency base clock to choose to achieve desired system performance Note After making changes in Quick Boost mode or clicking Default to restore to default values be sure to res...

Page 73: ... motherboard model CPU Power and Power Scores are for reference only Actual results may vary based on testing method Meter Mode Button Information Table Button Description 1 Dynamic Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off 2 Current CPU Power Consumption 3 Power Saving Calculate power savings based on time 4 Meter Time 5 Meter Timer Reset Switch 6 Total Mode Switch 7 Meter Mode Switch 8 Dynamic Powe...

Page 74: ...th Mode In Stealth Mode the system continues to work with the user defined power saving settings even after the system is restarted Re enter the application only if you want to make any changes or completely close the application Total Mode Button Information Table Button Description 1 Dynamic Energy Saver On Off Switch Default Off 2 Current CPU Power Consumption 3 Total Power Savings Total power ...

Page 75: ...on area and right click on this icon to configure the data sharing settings Note This option is available only when data sharing is NOT enabled Figure 1 Data Sharing Disabled Figure 2 Data Sharing Enabled Options Descriptions Option Description Connect Displays the computers with data sharing enabled Enable Incoming Folder Enables data sharing Disable Incoming Folder Disables data sharing Open Inc...

Page 76: ...vel and restart your computer for the changes to take effect SMART QuickBoost SMART QuickBoost features quick and effortless CPU overclocking for novice and experienced users alike users simply click on one of the three levels of CPU performance enhancement and SMART QuickBoost automatically adjusts CPU performance Instructions Select the Enable check box below the BIOS QuickBoot or OS QuickBoot i...

Page 77: ...ck a file folder select the file folder you wish to copy and click the Copy button Button Function Enable Enables automatic daily backup Note 3 Schedule Sets a daily backup schedule Capacity Sets the percentage of hard drive space used for saving backups Note 4 The hard drive must have more than 1 GB of capacity Each partition can accommodate up to 64 backups the actual limit depends on the size o...

Page 78: ...6 You can set the User Password in the system BIOS Setup program to prevent the system time being changed by other users Instructions Select the Enable check box at the bottom of the ON OFF Recorder or File Monitor tab to enable the recording of system on off time or files copying Entering the Smart 6 password is required before you make any changes to the previous settings Instructions Note 6 Cli...

Page 79: ...edetermined period of time After completing the settings click Set for the settings to take effect and then click Exit to quit Configuring the Bluetooth cell phone key After you select a cell phone the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard as shown on the left will appear Enter a passkey 8 16 digits recommended which will be used for pairing with the cell phone Then enter the same passkey on your cell phone...

Page 80: ...array depending on your needs and hardware components 3 Exits the X H D utility Click Cancel to exit the X H D utility Instructions Note 2 Before launching X H D make sure the newly added hard drive has equal or greater capacity than the RAID ready sys tem drive To add a new hard drive into a RAID 0 array that s been created earlier make sure the new drive is greater than or equal to the biggest d...

Page 81: ...ly one hard drive An empty formatted floppy disk Windows Vista XP setup disk Motherboard driver disk 5 1 1 Configuring Intel H57 SATA Controllers j 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 the motherboard If there is more than one SATA controller on your motherboard refer t...

Page 82: ... actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive XHD Disabled PCH SATA Control Mode RAID XHD SATA Port0 3 Native Mode Enabled USB Controllers Enabled USB Legacy Function Enabled USB Storage Function Enabled Azalia Codec Auto Onboard H W 1394 En...

Page 83: ...d press Enter Figure 3 Intel R Rapid Storage Technology option ROM 9 5 0 1037 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111 7GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB Non RAID Disk Press CTRL I to enter Configuration Utility Intel R Rapid Storage Technology option R...

Page 84: ...nter Figure 4 Figure 5 Intel R Rapid Storage Technology option ROM 9 5 0 1037 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Choose the RAID level RAID0 Stripes data performance RAID1 Mirrors data redundancy Recovery Copies data between a master and a recovery disk RAID10 Mirrors data and stripes the mirror RAID5 Stripes data and parity hi Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select ...

Page 85: ... 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Press ENTER to create the specified volume hi Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP Name Volume0 RAID Level RAID0 Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128 MB Capacity 111 7 GB Sync N A Create Volume CREATE VOLUME MENU WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to create this volume Y N Intel R Rapid Storage Tec...

Page 86: ...tel R Rapid Storage Technology option ROM 9 5 0 1037 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Recovery Volume Options RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111 7GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB Non RAID Disk hi Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu DISK VOLUME INFORMATI...

Page 87: ...026AS 3JT354CP 111 7GB Non RAID Disk R1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB Non RAID Disk Select 1 Master and 1 Recovery disk to create volume Step 4 Under Sync select Continuous or On Request Figure 11 When set to Continuous changes made to the data on the master drive will be automatically and continuously copied to the recovery drive when both hard drives are installed in the system On Request allows ...

Page 88: ...Rapid Storage Technology option ROM 9 5 0 1037 Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID WARNING ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED This does not apply to Recovery volumes hi Select ESC Exit DEL Delete Volume HELP DELETE VOLUME MENU Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Volume0 RAID0 Stripe 2 223 6GB Normal Yes ALL DATA IN THE VOLU...

Page 89: ...create RAID set this item to IDE or AHCI 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 Step 2 Save changes and exit BIOS Setup Figure 1 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Move Enter Select...

Page 90: ...AID Press Ctrl G to enter RAID Setup Utility Figure 2 In the main screen of the RAID setup utility Figure 3 use the up or down arrow key to highlight through choices in the Main Menu block Highlight the item that you wish to execute and press Enter Note In the main screen you can select a hard drive in the Hard Disk Drive List block and press Enter to see detailed information about the selected ha...

Page 91: ...6 Name GRAID_ Level 0 Stripe Disks Select Disk Block 128 KB Size 240 GB Confirm Creation Model Name Available Type Status HDD0 ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID HDD1 ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID Help fg Move Cursor DEL BS Delete Character ENTER Next ESC Abort Enter RAID Name Enter a string between 1 to 16 characters in length for the created RAID drive to be identified by system BIOS or OS RAID Disk Driv...

Page 92: ...Corp RAID Setup Utility v1 07 06 Name GRAID Level 0 Stripe Disks Select Disk Block 128 KB Size 240 GB Confirm Creation Model Name Available Type Status HDD0 ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID HDD1 ST3120026AS 120 GB Non RAID Help hi Switch RAID Block Size ENTER Next ESC Abort Setting Stripe Block Select a stripe size which will be used to divide data from to seperate RAID members The following are typica...

Page 93: ...t the array use the Tab key while in the Main Menu block to move the selection bar to the RAID Disk Drive List block Select the array and press Enter A small window dis playing the array information will appear in the center of the screen Figure 9 Figure 9 Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members HDDx RDD0 GRAID 0 Stripe 240 GB Normal 01 fgTAB Switch Window hi Select RAID ENTER Detail ESC Exi...

Page 94: ...AID SPACE Mark Delete DEL Confirm ESC Abort RAID Disk Drive List Main Menu Hard Disk Drive List Gigabyte Technology Corp RAID Setup Utility v1 07 06 Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Model Name Capacity Type Status HDD0 ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID Inside HDD1 ST3120026AS 120 GB RAID In...

Page 95: ...mpt type the following command Press Enter after the command For the Intel H57 type Figure 1 Note A copy d bootdrv irst 32bit For the GIGABYTE SATA2 type Figure 2 Note A copy d bootdrv gsata 32bit Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 4 Figure 3 In Windows mode Steps 1 Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk 2 From your optical drive folder double click the Menu exe file in the BootDrv...

Page 96: ... floppy disk containing the SATA RAID AHCI driver and press S Then a controller menu similar to Figure 2 below will appear Select Intel R ICH8R ICH9R ICH10R DO 5 Series 3400 Series SATA RAID Controller and press Enter Windows Setup Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Figure 1 Figure 2 Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using...

Page 97: ... screen press Enter to continue the driver installation After the driver installation you can pro ceed with the Windows XP installation Figure 3 Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen ENTER Sel...

Page 98: ...he location of the driver Figure 5 Note For users using a SATA optical drive be sure to copy the driver files from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive before installing Windows Vista go to the BootDrv folder and save the whole iRST folder to the USB flash drive Then use Method B to load the driver Method A Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and browse to the following...

Page 99: ...tel R ICH8R ICH9R ICH10R DO 5 Series 3400 Se ries SATA RAID Controller and click Next Step 4 After the driver is loaded select the RAID AHCI drive s where you want to install the operating system and then click Next to continue the OS installation Figure 7 Figure 6 Figure 7 ...

Page 100: ...the driver Figure 9 Note For users using a SATA opti cal drive be sure to copy the driver files from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive before install ing Windows Vista go to the BootDrv folder and save the whole GSATA folder to the USB flash drive Then use Method B to load the driver Method A Insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and browse to the following directory B...

Page 101: ...e 10 appears select GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and click Next Step 4 After the driver is loaded select the RAID AHCI drive s where you want to install the operating system and then click Next to continue the OS installation Figure 11 Figure 10 Figure 11 ...

Page 102: ...e to add into the array to be rebuilt and press Enter The following screen appears indicating that an automatic rebuild will be performed after you enter the operating system look for the Intel Rapid Storage Technology icon in the notification area which will show that a RAID volume is being rebuilt If you do not enable automatic rebuild on this stage you have to manually rebuild the array in the ...

Page 103: ...launch the Intel Rapid Stroage Technology utility from All Programs in the Start menu Step 1 Go to the Manage menu and click Rebuild to another disk in Manage Volume The Status item on the left of the screen dis plays the rebuild progress Step 2 Select a new drive to rebuild the RAID and click Rebuild Step 3 After the RAID 1 volume rebuilding the Status will display as Normal ...

Page 104: ...Copyright C 2003 09 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed Choose the RAID level RAID0 Stripes data performance RAID1 Mirrors data redundancy Recovery Copies data between a master and a recovery disk RAID10 Mirrors data and stripes the mirror RAID5 Stripes data and parity hi select ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP RECOVERY VOLUME OPTIONS 1 Enable Only Recovery Disk 2 Enable Only Master Disk SELE...

Page 105: ...Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members HDDx RDD0 GRAID 1 Mirror 120 GB Degraded 0 fgTAB Switch Window hi Select RAID ENTER Action ESC Exit RAID Disk Drive List Main Menu Hard Disk Drive List Gigabyte Technology Corp RAID Setup Utility v1 07 06 Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Savi...

Page 106: ...IGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER screen right click on the array to be rebuilt in the RAID LIST block Select Rebuild Raid Or click the Rebuild icon in the tool bar Step 3 Select a drive to rebuild the array and click Next Step 2 When the Rebuilding RAID Wizard appears click Next Step 4 Click Finish to start the RAID rebuilding process Step 6 When finished restart your system Step 5 The rebuilding progress ...

Page 107: ...ake a telephone call over the Internet and etc all at the same time A Configuring Speakers The following instructions use Windows Vista as the example operating system Step 1 After installing the audio driver the HD Audio Manager icon will appear in the notification area Double click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Line In Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Mic...

Page 108: ...ovides an AC 97 front panel audio mod ule to activate the AC 97 functionality click the tool icon on the Speaker Configuration tab On the Connector Settings dialog box select the Disable front panel jack detection check box Click OK to complete Click Device advanced settings on the top right corner on the Speaker Configuration tab to open the Device advanced settings dialog box Select the Mute the...

Page 109: ...In On the Digital Input screen click the Default Format tab to select the default format Click OK to complete Note The actual locations of the S PDIF In and S PDIF Out connectors may differ by model S PDIF In Cable Optical S PDIF In Coaxial S PDIF In Step 1 First attach the connector at the end of the cable to the SPDIF_I header on your motherboard Step 2 Secure the metal bracket to the chassis ba...

Page 110: ... tab and then select the sample rate and bit depth Click OK to complete Connect a S PDIF optical cable to an external decoder for transmitting the S PDIF digital audio signals S PDIF Optical Cable Note Enter the Digital Output Optical screen to configure further settings if you use the S PDIF Out connector s on the back panel for digital audio output or enter the Digital Output screen if you use t...

Page 111: ...ng a virtual sur round sound environment Note Install the Dolby GUI Software driver from the motherboard driver disk Click the Start icon Point to All Programs Dolby Control Center to access the utility The following illustration demonstrates a 7 1 speaker configuration as an example 1 Click Dolby Pro Logic IIx The system will expand 2 channel audio for a 7 1 channel surround sound playback 2 Clic...

Page 112: ...ure the jack for microphone function ality Note The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at the same time Step 3 Go to the Microphone screen Do not mute the record ing volume or you ll not be able to record the sound To hear the sound being recorded during the recording process do not mute the playback volume It is recom mended that you set the volumes at a middle ...

Page 113: ...hen click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording Step 1 Locate the Volume icon in the notification area and right click on this icon Select Recording Devices Step 2 On the Recording tab right click on an empty space and select Show Disabled Devices Enabling Stereo Mix If the HD Audio Manager does not display the recording device you wish to use refer to the steps below The following steps exp...

Page 114: ...he sound 5 2 5 Using the Sound Recorder A Recording Sound 1 Make sure you have connected the sound input device e g microphone to the computer 2 To record the audio click the Start Recording button 3 To stop recording audio click the Stop Recording button Be sure to save the recorded audio file upon completion B Playing the Recorded Sound You can play your recording in a digital media player progr...

Page 115: ...e onboard HD audio driver successfully For Windows XP only A Step 1 First make sure Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 has been installed check in My Computer Properties Gen eral System If not please update it from Microsoft s website Then make sure the Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio has been installed successfully check in My Computer Properties Hardware Device Manager System De...

Page 116: ...blem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved No No No Yes Yes Insert the graphics card Connect the ATX main power cable and the 12V power cable Turn on the power to start the computer Make sure the motherboard does not short circuit with the chassis or other metal objects Check if the CPU cooler is attached to the CPU securely Is the pow er conn...

Page 117: ...cable might fail No The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved No No Yes Yes Yes Reinstall the operating system Reinstall other devices one by one install one device at one time and then boot the system to see if the device works successfully Press Delete to enter BIOS Setup Select Load Fail Safe De faults or Load Optimized Defaults Sel...

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