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GA-P67A-UD5-B3

LGA1155 socket motherboard for Intel

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User's Manual

Rev. 1001
12ME-P6AUD5B-1001R

Summary of Contents for GA-P67A-UD5-B3

Page 1: ...A UD5 B3 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 1001 12ME P6AUD5B...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA P67A UD5 B3 Nov 8 2010 Nov 8 2010 Motherboard GA P67A UD5 B3...

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

Page 4: ...2 Installing a Memory 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Setup of ATI CrossFireX NVIDIA SLI Configuration 19 1 7 Back Panel Connectors 20 1 8 Onboard LEDs and Switches 22 1 9 Internal Connect...

Page 5: ...t 6 74 4 7 Auto Green 78 4 8 eXtreme Hard Drive X H D 79 4 9 Cloud OC 80 Chapter 5 Appendix 81 5 1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s 81 5 1 1 Configuring Intel P67 SATA Controllers 81 5 1 2 Configuring Ma...

Page 6: ...nal Items 2 port 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 The box contents above are for reference o...

Page 7: ...DDR3_3 DDR3_2 DDR3_4 BAT F_PANEL ATX_12V_2X Intel P67 SATA3_1 SATA2_3 SATA3_0 SATA2_2 USB30 CODEC PWR_FAN RST_SW CMOS_SW SYS_FAN1 M_BIOS R_SPDIF USB_1394_ESATA_2 USB30_LAN PCIEX16 SPDIF_O F_USB1 F_US...

Page 8: ...BIOS 10 USB 2 0 1 1 Note LPC Bus PCI Express Bus 2 SATA 6Gb s PCIe CLK 100 MHz x1 x1 LAN RJ45 Realtek RTL8111E PCIe CLK 100 MHz Marvell 88SE9128 2 SATA 6Gb s Switch x8 or x16 1 PCI Express x16 2 PCI...

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: ...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 slot 1 x PCI Express x16 slot running...

Page 11: ...back panel 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header Internal Connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8 pin ATX 12V power connector 2 x SATA 6Gb s connectors...

Page 12: ...t for BIOS Support for Q Flash Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue Support for Download Center Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress Recovery2 Support for EasyTune Available functions in EasyTune m...

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: ...the CPU notches with the socket alignment keys and gently insert the CPU into position Step 5 Push the CPU socket lever back into its locked position Step 4 Once the CPU is properly inserted use one h...

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: ...le the original memory bandwidth The four DDR3 memory sockets are divided into two channels and each channel has two memory sockets as following Channel 0 DDR3_1 DDR3_2 Channel 1 DDR3_3 DDR3_4 DDR3_1...

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: ...Installing and Removing a PCI Express Graphics Card Installing a Graphics Card Gently push down on the top edge of the card until it is fully inserted into the PCI Express slot Make sure the card is...

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: ...ect an external SATA device or a SATA port multiplier The Marvell 88SE9128 controller supports RAID function Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID arr...

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: ...e system BIOS The 6 LEDs indicate if a component including CPU and memory or a device including PCI and PCIe cards and SATA devices works abnor mally The LEDs will light up during the POST when the co...

Page 23: ...n on off or reset the computer in an open case environment when they want to change hardware components or conduct hardware testing Use the clearing CMOS but ton to clear the CMOS values e g date info...

Page 24: ...our 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 at...

Page 25: ...ore 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...

Page 26: ...erheat ing Overheating may result in damage to the CPU Chipset or the system may hang These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks Do not place a jumper cap on the headers 1 CPU_FAN Pin No De...

Page 27: ...onfiguration requires at least three hard drives The total number of hard drives does not have to be an even number A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives 8 SATA2_2 3 4 5 SATA 3Gb s Connect...

Page 28: ...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 29: ...l 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 Chapter 5...

Page 30: ...to installing the USB bracket be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the USB bracket When the system is in S4 S5 mode only the USB port...

Page 31: ...n in the CMOS when the computer is turned off Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost You may clear the CMOS values by r...

Page 32: ...Hardware Installation 32...

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...

Page 34: ...very2 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 press...

Page 35: ...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 36: ...dapter 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...

Page 37: ...80 MHz CPU Frequency 3094 12 MHz Memory Frequency 1332 71 MHz Total Memory Size 1024 MB CPU Temperature 34 0 o C PCH Temperature 47 0 o C Vcore 1 200V DRAM Voltage 1 536V Move Enter Select PU PD Value...

Page 38: ...rbo Power Limit Watts 95 Auto Turbo Current Limit Amps 97 Auto CPU Cores Enabled Note 2 All CPU Multi Threading Note 2 Enabled CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Note 2 Auto C3 C6 State Support Note 2 Auto CPU The...

Page 39: ...to sets the power limit according to the CPU specifications Default Auto Turbo Current Limit Amps Allows you to set a current limit for CPU Turbo mode When the CPU current exceeds the specified cur re...

Page 40: ...fter 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 yo...

Page 41: ...l Default Extreme Lets the system operate at its best performance level DRAM Timing Selectable SPD Quick and Expert allows the Channel Interleaving Rank Interleaving Channel A Timing Settings and Chan...

Page 42: ...uto x tFAW 20 Auto x Command Rate CMD 1 Auto Channel A Misc Timing Control x IO Latency 1 Auto x Round Trip Latency 34 Auto Channel A B Timing Settings Channel A B Standard Timing Control CAS Latency...

Page 43: ...elect 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 Calibrat...

Page 44: ...F1 General Help 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...

Page 45: ...ds 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 so the system will skip the detection of the device during...

Page 46: ...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 47: ...hen finished Quick Boot Enables or disables the quick boot function to speed up the system boot up process to shorten the wait ing time for entering the operating system and to deliver greater efficie...

Page 48: ...oots 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 startup Disabled displays normal POST messa...

Page 49: ...d 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 in...

Page 50: ...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 This motherboard incorporates cable diagnostic feat...

Page 51: ...er to AHCI mode Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug...

Page 52: ...tantly Default Delay 4 Sec Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to turn off the system If the power button is pressed for less than 4 seconds the system will enter suspend mode PME Event Wake...

Page 53: ...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 54: ...Fail Warning Disabled SYSTEM FAN3 Fail Warning Disabled 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 H...

Page 55: ...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 56: ...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 57: ...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 58: ...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 59: ...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 60: ...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 61: ...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 62: ...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 63: ...lled 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 least...

Page 64: ...ress Recovery2 cannot save the backup file Step 1 Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data Step 2 When finished go to Disk Management to check disk allocation B Accessing Xpress Recovery...

Page 65: ...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 66: ...ed BIOS flashing 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 t...

Page 67: ...on 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 h...

Page 68: ...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 69: ...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...

Page 70: ...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 71: ...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 72: ...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 73: ...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 74: ...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 75: ...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 76: ...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 77: ...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 78: ...if it does not detect it ranging from 2 to 5 times Auto Green will keep rescanning according to the times you set When the times limit is reached and your Bluetooth cell phone key is still not detecte...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...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 81: ...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 82: ...to create RAID set this item 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 Disa...

Page 83: ...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 84: ...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 85: ...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 86: ...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 87: ...JT354CP 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...

Page 88: ...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 89: ...ion 5 1 3 for more details Figure 1 Step 2 To create a RAID array press Enter on the eSATA3 RAID Configuration item to enter the RAID configura tion menu Skip this step if you do not want to create RA...

Page 90: ...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 91: ...Level RAID 0 Max Size MB 152378 Stripe Size 64KB 5 VD Name Default Disks ID 0 8 Next HBA 0 Marvell 0 Virtual Disks Free Physical Disks PD 0 WDC WD800JD 22L PD 8 WDC WD800JD 22L Do you want to create t...

Page 92: ...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 93: ...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 94: ...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 95: ...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 96: ...s Next ENTER Select ESC Exit Degraded volume and disk available for rebuilding detected Selecting a disk initiates a rebuild Rebuild completes in the operating system Select the port of the destinatio...

Page 97: ...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 98: ...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 99: ...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 100: ...K 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 Vir...

Page 101: ...make 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 you...

Page 102: ...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 103: ...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 104: ...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 105: ...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 106: ...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 107: ...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 108: ...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 109: ...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 110: ...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...

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