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Summary of Contents for GA-H55N-USB3

Page 1: ...GA H55N USB3 LGA1156 socket motherboard for Intel Core i7 processor family Intel Core i5 processor family Intel Core i3 processor family User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME H5NUSB3 1001R...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA H55N USB3 May 10 2010 May 10 2010 Motherboard GA H55N USB3...

Page 3: ...seofthisproduct GIGABYTEprovidesthefollowingtypesofdocumentations For quick set up of the product read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product For detailed product information carefully...

Page 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 31 2 1 Startup Scr...

Page 5: ...he Q Flash Utility 64 4 2 2 Updating the BIOS with the BIOS Utility 67 4 3 EasyTune 6 68 4 4 Dynamic Energy Saver 2 69 4 5 Q Share 71 4 6 Smart 6 72 4 7 Auto Green 75 Chapter 5 Appendix 77 5 1 Configu...

Page 6: ...eld Optional Items 2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 5 R 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 2SERPW 0 R The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on t...

Page 7: ...OS flash ROM is located below the latch on the PCIEX16 slot KB_USB VGA_DVI CPU_FAN LGA1156 ATX GA H55N USB3 F_AUDIO AUDIO B_BIOS Note 3 M_BIOS PCIEX16 DDR3_1 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 BAT ATX_12V Intel H55 HDMI_S...

Page 8: ...CPU CLK 133 MHz PCIe CLK 100 MHz 5 SATA 3Gb s Dual BIOS Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Line Out MIC Line In S PDIF Out Side Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out CODEC DDR3 1666 O C 1333 1066 800 MHz Dual C...

Page 9: ...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 unp...

Page 10: ...the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules Onboard Graphics Integrated in the Chipset Note 2 1 x D Sub port 1 x DVI D port Note 3 Note 4 1 x HDMI port Note 4 Audio Realtek ALC892R codec Hi...

Page 11: ...ctors w 1 x D Sub port Note 2 w 1 x DVI D port Note 2 Note 3 Note 4 w 1 x optical S PDIF Out connector w 1 x HDMI port Note 2 Note 4 w 4 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports w 2 x USB 3 0 2 0 ports w 1 x eSATA 3Gb s c...

Page 12: ...the POST screens Note 5 Whether the CPU fan speed control function is supported will depend on the CPU cooler you install Note 6 Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model Unique...

Page 13: ...revent hardware damage Locate the pin one of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly Or you may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket Appl...

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 inst...

Page 15: ...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...

Page 16: ...e memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Go to GIGABYTE s website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules Always turn off the compute...

Page 17: ...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 and insert it vertically into the memory socket Step 2 The clips at both...

Page 18: ...lly 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...

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 Multi...

Page 20: ...eaker Out Jack Orange Use this audio jack to connect center subwoofer speakers in a 5 1 7 1 channel audio configuration Rear Speaker Out Jack Black Use this audio jack to connect rear speakers in a 4...

Page 21: ...en removing the cable connected to a back panel connector first remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the motherboard When removing the cable pull it straight out from the connecto...

Page 22: ...ff the devices and your computer Unplug 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...

Page 23: ...ts 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 Conne...

Page 24: ...an headers to prevent your CPU and system from 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 jump...

Page 25: ...et 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 NC Purple No connection MSG Message Sleep LED Yellow C...

Page 26: ...ware in Chapter 5 Configuring 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultane ously If you want to mute the back panel audio onl...

Page 27: ...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 graphi...

Page 28: ...re not able to replace the battery by your self or uncertain about the battery model When installing the battery note the orientation of the positive side and the negative side of the battery the posi...

Page 29: ...RAME 9 PFMRST 10 DB CLK 11 DB_P_SENSOR 12 NC Note Whether this feature is supported depends on the product being received 14 PHASE LED The number of lighted LEDs indicates the CPU loading The higher t...

Page 30: ...30 Hardware Installation...

Page 31: ...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...

Page 32: ...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...

Page 33: ...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...

Page 34: ...rated 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...

Page 35: ...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 De...

Page 36: ...nction 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...

Page 37: ...ure 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 PROC...

Page 38: ...e 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 Expres...

Page 39: ...er SPD Memory 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 ope...

Page 40: ...WL 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 F...

Page 41: ...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 L...

Page 42: ...tions in independent partitions With virtualization one computer system can function as multiple virtual systems Default Enabled Miscellaneous Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award S...

Page 43: ...ess Enter Advanced Frequency Settings Press Enter Advanced Memory Settings Press Enter Advanced Voltage Settings Press Enter Miscellaneous Settings Press Enter BIOS Version E9 BCLK 133 37 MHz CPU Freq...

Page 44: ...IDE SATA devices by using one of the two methods below Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect IDE SATA devices during the POST Default None If no IDE SATA devices are used set this item to None so t...

Page 45: ...ot will stop No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error but stop for all other errors Default Memory These fields are rea...

Page 46: ...ime 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 require...

Page 47: ...he system BIOS is corrupted it will be recovered from this image file Default Disabled Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI Express graphics...

Page 48: ...ode Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Native IDE mode Default Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that support Native mode USB Controllers Enables or disabl...

Page 49: ...Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level SMART LAN This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feature designed to detect the status of the attached LAN cabl...

Page 50: ...roblem Occurs If a cable problem occurs on a specified pair of wires the Status field will show Short and then length shown will be the approximate distance to the fault or short Example Part1 2 Statu...

Page 51: ...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 powe...

Page 52: ...k 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...

Page 53: ...fan speed with EasyTune based on system requirements If disabled the CPU fan runs at full speed Default Enabled CPU Smart FAN Mode Specifies how to control CPU fan speed This item is configurable onl...

Page 54: ...ent 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...

Page 55: ...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...

Page 56: ...d 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...

Page 57: ...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 re...

Page 58: ...ties 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 applicati...

Page 59: ...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 t...

Page 60: ...d 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 develope...

Page 61: ...cked 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 Vist...

Page 62: ...ll 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 Rec...

Page 63: ...p 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...

Page 64: ...ing 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...

Page 65: ...the update process is complete press any key to return to the main menu 2 Select HDD 0 0 and press Enter 3 Select the BIOS update file and press Enter The Save Main BIOS to Drive option allows you to...

Page 66: ...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 Aw...

Page 67: ...atches 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...

Page 68: ...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...

Page 69: ...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...

Page 70: ...h 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 comp...

Page 71: ...n 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 Enab...

Page 72: ...el 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 o...

Page 73: ...k 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 p...

Page 74: ...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...

Page 75: ...etermined 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...

Page 76: ...Unique Features 76...

Page 77: ...hone 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 th...

Page 78: ...ides 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 jac...

Page 79: ...mple 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 Note 1 The actual locations of the S PDIF Out conne...

Page 80: ...re 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...

Page 81: ...en 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 clic...

Page 82: ...sound 5 1 4 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...

Page 83: ...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 upd...

Page 84: ...em 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...

Page 85: ...ble 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...

Page 86: ...BYTE are continuing our efforts to develop products that do not use internationally banned toxic chemicals Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Statement GIGABYTE will fulfill the nati...

Page 87: ...s properly With your help we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of end of life products and...

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