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GA-P67A-UD4

LGA1155 socket motherboard for Intel

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i7 processors/

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User's Manual

Rev. 1002
12ME-P67AUD4-1002R

Summary of Contents for GA-P67A-UD4

Page 1: ...7A UD4 LGA1155 socket motherboard for Intel Core i7 processors Intel Core i5 processors Intel Core i3 processors Intel Pentium processors Intel Celeron processors User s Manual Rev 1002 12ME P67AUD4 1...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA P67A UD4 Oct 26 2010 Oct 26 2010 Motherboard GA P67A UD4...

Page 3: ...IGABYTE s prior written permission Documentation Classifications Inordertoassistintheuseofthisproduct GIGABYTEprovidesthefollowingtypesofdocumentations For quick set up of the product read the Quick I...

Page 4: ...y 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Setting up ATI CrossFireX NVIDIA SLI Configuration 19 1 7 Back Panel Connectors 20 1 8 Internal Connectors 22 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 31 2 1 Startup Screen 32...

Page 5: ...X H D 77 4 9 Cloud OC 78 Chapter 5 Appendix 79 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s 79 5 1 1 Configuring Intel P67 SATA Controllers 79 5 1 2 Configuring Marvell 88SE9128 SATA Controller 87 5 1 3 Installi...

Page 6: ...ptional Items 2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 5 R 2 port SATA power cable Part No 12CF1 2SERPW 0 R COM port cable Part No 12CF1 1CM001 3 R The box contents above are for reference only and...

Page 7: ...AUDIO AUDIO B_BIOS PCIEX8 DDR3_2 DDR3_4 DDR3_1 DDR3_3 BAT F_PANEL F_USB2 COMA Intel P67 SATA3_1 SATA2_3 SATA2_5 SATA3_0 SATA2_2 SATA2_4 PCI2 CLR_CMOS CODEC SYS_FAN1 M_BIOS PCIEX1_2 PCIEX16 SPDIF_O F_U...

Page 8: ...2 0 1 1 DDR3 2133 1866 1600 1333 1066 MHz Dual Channel Memory COM Port LPC Bus Intel P67 x1 2 USB 3 0 2 0 Renesas D720200 iTE IT8728 PCIe CLK 100 MHz Switch x8 x16 1 PCI Express x16 2 PCI Express x8...

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: ...0 100 1000 Mbit Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x16 slot running at x16 PCIEX16 For optimum performance if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 sl...

Page 11: ...ial port header w 1 x clearing CMOS jumper Back Panel w 1 x PS 2 keyboard mouse port Connectors w 1 x coaxial S PDIF Out connector w 1 x optical S PDIF Out connector w 8 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports w 2 x USB...

Page 12: ...l w Support for Dynamic Energy Saver 2 w Support for Smart 6 w Support for Auto Green w Support for eXtreme Hard Drive X H D w Support for ON OFF Charge w Support for Cloud OC w Support for Q Share Bu...

Page 13: ...h sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwis...

Page 14: ...ever 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 NOTE Hold the CPU socket lever by the handl...

Page 15: ...re installing the cooler note the direction of the arrow 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...

Page 16: ...GIGABYTE s website for 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 hardw...

Page 17: ...ule 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 re...

Page 18: ...press down on the card until it is fully 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 pane...

Page 19: ...in the CrossFireX SLI gold edge connectors on top of the two cards Step 3 Plug the display cable into the graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot C Configuring the Graphics Card Driver C 1 To Enable CrossF...

Page 20: ...l SATA device or a SATA port multiplier The Marvell 88SE9128 chip supports RAID function Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID array USB 3 0 2 0 Port...

Page 21: ...in devices such as an optical drive walkman etc Line Out Jack Green The default line out jack Use this audio jack for a headphone or 2 channel speaker This jack can be used to connect front speakers i...

Page 22: ...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 has been securely attac...

Page 23: ...fore 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 cabl...

Page 24: ...CPU_FAN SYS_FAN2 PWR_FAN 1 1 SYS_FAN1 1 6 BAT Battery The battery provides power to keep the values such as BIOS configurations date and time information in the CMOS when the computer is turned off R...

Page 25: ...even number A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives Please connect the L shaped end of the SATA cable to your SATA hard drive 7 SATA3_0 1 SATA 6Gb s Connectors Controlled by P67 Chipset The...

Page 26: ...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 restar...

Page 27: ...gnals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultane ously If you want to mute the back panel audio only supported when using an HD front panel audio module refer to C...

Page 28: ...ction 13 F_USB30 USB 3 0 2 0 Header The header conforms to USB 3 0 2 0 specification Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket For purchasing the optional USB bracket pleas...

Page 29: ...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 V...

Page 30: ...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 C...

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: ...covery2 F12 BOOT MENU Boot Menu allows you to set the first boot device without entering BIOS Setup In Boot Menu use the up arrow key h or the down arrow key i to select the first boot device then pre...

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: ...tegrated Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices such as SATA USB integrated audio and integrated LAN etc Power Management Setup Use this menu to configure all the power saving f...

Page 35: ...er BIOS Version F4f BCLK 99 80 MHz CPU Frequency 3094 12 MHz Memory Frequency 1332 71 MHz Total Memory Size 1024 MB CPU Temperature 45o C Vcore 1 280V DRAM Voltage 1 696V Move Enter Select PU PD Value...

Page 36: ...elp F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level Advanced CPU Core Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Advanced CPU Core Features Mo...

Page 37: ...t Auto Core Current Limit Amps Allows you to set a current limit for CPU Turbo mode When the CPU current exceeds the specified cur rent limit the CPU will automatically reduce the core frequency in or...

Page 38: ...r overclocking please wait for 20 seconds to allow for automated system reboot or clear the CMOS values to reset the board to default values Default Disabled BCLK DMI PEG Frequency 0 1MHz Allows you t...

Page 39: ...play the value based on the SPD data on the XMP memory Profile VTT Voltage The value displayed here is dependent on the CPU being used Channel Interleaving Enables or disables memory channel interleav...

Page 40: ...ions are Auto default 1 15 tFAW Options are Auto default 1 63 Channel A B Timing Settings CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Channel A Timing Settings Move Enter Select PU PD Valu...

Page 41: ...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 D...

Page 42: ...F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level Isochronous Support Determines whether to enable specific streams within the CPU and Chipset Default Enabled Virtua...

Page 43: ...e Configure your SATA devices by using one of the two methods below Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect SATA devices during the POST Default None If no SATA devices are used set this item to None...

Page 44: ...s Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system boot 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 st...

Page 45: ...heck Specifies whether a password is required every 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 i...

Page 46: ...initialize the hard drive as the system boots up The ad justable range is from 0 to 15 seconds Default 0 Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system st...

Page 47: ...y 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 Allo...

Page 48: ...to the fault or short Refer to the following information for diagnosing your LAN cable When No LAN Cable Is Attached If no LAN cable is attached to the motherboard the Status fields of all four pairs...

Page 49: ...an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug eSATA3 Transaction Mode Marvell 88SE9128 Chip eSATA Connec...

Page 50: ...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 51: ...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 1...

Page 52: ...are PC Health Status CPU Smart FAN Control Normal x Slope PWM 1 75 PWM value o C CPU Smart FAN Mode Auto Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe...

Page 53: ...temperature You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on your system requirements Default Silent Allows the CPU fan to run at slow speeds Manual Allows you to control the CPU fan speed under t...

Page 54: ...or Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Press Enter on this item and then press the Y key to load the optimal BIOS default settings The BIOS def...

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: ...ervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Press Enter on this item and press the Y key This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS...

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: ...talled The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at which the data is backed up restored It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it System Requirements At lea...

Page 62: ...ve 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 Recovery...

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: ...systems like MS DOS or Window first Embedded in the BIOS the Q Flash tool frees you from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process What is BIOS BIOS allows you to update the syste...

Page 65: ...n 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 t...

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: ...he 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: ...for reference only Actual results may vary based on testing method Meter Mode Button Information Table 1 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 16 15 17 Button Description 1 Dynamic Energy Saver On Off Switch...

Page 70: ...rk 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 In...

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: ...click OK The initial backup will start after 10 minutes and regular backup will be performed hourly Note By default all partitions on the system drive are selected as the backup source The backup des...

Page 74: ...restore immediately or later Once you respond Yes the system will re start to the Windows recovery environment Follow the on screen instructions to restore your system Recovering your system using th...

Page 75: ...d is required before you make any changes to the previous settings Instructions Note 3 Click the lock icon on the bottom left corner and enter the Smart 6 password Set the time when a user can or cann...

Page 76: ...the predetermined 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 ph...

Page 77: ...pported RAID 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...

Page 78: ...ables real time PC system status monitoring for values such as CPU temperature cooling fan speeds CPU VCore and system tem perature Control System Status Control The Control tab allows for controlling...

Page 79: ...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 t...

Page 80: ...to IDE or AHCI Step 2 Save changes and exit BIOS Setup Figure 1 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2010 Award Software Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive XHD Disabled PCH SATA Control Mode RA...

Page 81: ...Enter Figure 3 Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1046 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Volumes None defined Physical Devices Port Device Model Serial Si...

Page 82: ...k size can be set from 4 KB to 128 KB Once you have selected the stripe block size press Enter Figure 4 Figure 5 Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1046 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corpo...

Page 83: ...03 10 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 St...

Page 84: ...s hidden Step 1 Select Create RAID Volume in MAIN MENU and press Enter Figure 8 Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1046 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 3 Rese...

Page 85: ...on On Request volume is updated manually Continuous volume is updated automatically hi Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP Name Volume0 RAID Level Recovery Disks Select Disks Strip Siz...

Page 86: ...pid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1046 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID WARNING ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED This do...

Page 87: ...E or AHCI depending on your requirements Figure 1 In AHCI mode installation of the SATA AHCI driver is required during Windows XP installation Refer to section 5 1 3 for more details Figure 1 Step 2 T...

Page 88: ...t Save ESC Return Marvell BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Topology Information Help Port ID 0 PDID 0 Type ID SATA PD Status Unconfigured Size 114472MB Feature Support 1 5G 48Bit Current...

Page 89: ...Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Configure Select free disksCreate Virtual Disk Help Virtual disk configurations ENTER Select F10 Exit Save ESC Return RAID Level RAID 0 Max Size MB 152378 St...

Page 90: ...n F10 Exit Save ESC Return 7 Save the Settings and Exit After you complete the RAID configuration and before you exit the configura tion screen be sure to press F10 in the main screen Press Y to confi...

Page 91: ...VD 0 New_VD PD 0 WDC WD800JD 22L PD 0 WDC WD800JD 22L Free Physical Disks Marvell RAID on chip controller ENTER Operation F10 Exit Save ESC Return Do you want to delete this virtual disk Yes No Delet...

Page 92: ...Windows setup process Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows XP setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the mes sage Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver A...

Page 93: ...screen press Enter to continue the driver installation Figure 2 Windows Setup You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manuf...

Page 94: ...el R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 0 0 1046 Copyright C 2003 10 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Mode...

Page 95: ...aunch the Intel Rapid Storage 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...

Page 96: ...1046 Copyright C 2003 10 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 d...

Page 97: ...echnology Group Ltd Topology Information Help ID 0 Name New_VD Status Degrade Stripe Size 64K RAID Mode RAID1 Size 75776MB BGA Status N A Number of PDs 1 Numbers 8 HBA 0 Marvell 0 Virtual Disks VD 0 N...

Page 98: ...RAID Mode RAID1 Size 75776MB BGA Status Running BGA Rebuild 27 Number of PDs 2 Numbers 0 8 HBA 0 Marvell 0 Virtual Disks VD 0 New_VD PD 0 WDC WD800JD 22L PD 8 WDC WD800JD 22L Free Physical Disks Virt...

Page 99: ...ake a telephone call over the Internet and etc all at the same time A Configuring Speakers The following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating system To install a microphone connect your...

Page 100: ...vides 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 ja...

Page 101: ...dio signals S PDIF Optical Cable Note 1 The actual locations of the S PDIF Out connectors may differ by model Note 2 Enter the Digital Output Optical screen to configure further settings if you use th...

Page 102: ...5 1 or 7 1 channel audio effects With Dolby Home Theater enabled 2 channel stereo content will be transformed into multi channel audio creating a virtual sur round sound environment Step 1 Locate the...

Page 103: ...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 v...

Page 104: ...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 re...

Page 105: ...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 s...

Page 106: ...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 107: ...lem 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 108: ...e 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...

Page 109: ...ABYTE 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 nat...

Page 110: ...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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