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GA-X79-UD5

User's Manual

Rev. 1002

12ME-X79UD5-1002R

Summary of Contents for GA-X79-UD5

Page 1: ...GA X79 UD5 User s Manual Rev 1002 12ME X79UD5 1002R...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA X79 UD5 Oct 28 2011 Oct 28 2011 Motherboard GA X79 UD5...

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

Page 4: ...g the CPU 13 1 3 2 Installing the CPU Cooler 15 1 4 Installing the Memory 16 1 4 1 4 Channel Memory Coniguration 16 1 4 2 Installing a Memory 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Setting up AMD...

Page 5: ...ive X H D 76 4 7 Cloud OC 77 4 8 TouchBIOS 78 Chapter 5 Appendix 79 5 1 Coniguring SATA Hard Drive s 79 5 1 1 Coniguring Intel X79 SATA Controllers 79 5 1 2 Coniguring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controller...

Page 6: ...FireX bridge connector One GC WIFI 3 5 Front Panel with 2 USB 3 0 2 0 ports 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 2 port IEEE...

Page 7: ...FL1009 DDR3_4 DDR3_3 DDR3_2 DDR3_1 DDR3_5 DDR3_6 DDR3_7 DDR3_8 ATX_12V_2X4 SYS_FAN1 ATX F_USB30 1 0 SATA3 3 2 SATA2 9 8 GSATA3 RST_SW B_BIOS M_BIOS CLR_CMOS F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 TPM SYS_FAN4 F_1394 SP...

Page 8: ...LPC Bus Intel X79 x1 2 USB 3 0 2 0 Fresco FL1009 iTE IT8728 PCIe CLK 100 MHz x8 x16 2 PCI Express x16 1 PCI Express x8 x1 2 USB 3 0 2 0 Fresco FL1009 PCI Express Bus PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK 100 MHz...

Page 9: ...e an ESD wrist strap keep your hands dry and irst 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 elect...

Page 10: ...2 x PCI Express x16 slots running at x16 PCIEX16_1 PCIEX16_2 For optimum performance if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed be sure to install it in the PCIEX16_1 slot if you are in...

Page 11: ...nel 1 port available through the internal IEEE 1394a header Internal Connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8 pin ATX 12V power connector 6 x SATA 6Gb s connectors 4 x SATA 3Gb s connector...

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: ...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 Apply an even and thin layer of t...

Page 14: ...from the load plate during the process of engaging the lever Removethecover Savethecoverproperlyandalways replace it when the CPU is not installed Step 3 Gently press lever A to allow the load plate...

Page 15: ...ase on the surface of the installed CPU Step 2 Place the cooler atop the CPU aligning the four mounting screws with the mounting holes on the ILM If your cooler has a fan grill which may cause interfe...

Page 16: ...ckets and supports 4 Channel Technology After the memory is installed the BIOS will automatically detect the speciications and capacity of the memory The eight DDR3 memory sockets are divided into fou...

Page 17: ...u install them in the DDR3_1 and DDR3_2 sockets 2 When installing the memory make sure to begin with the irst socket of each channel such as DDR3_1 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 and DDR3_4 A DDR3 memory module has a...

Page 18: ...ress down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot 2 Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot 3 Secure the card s metal bracket to the chassis back panel...

Page 19: ...GTX 590 series CrossFireX Note SLI bridge connectors A power supply with suficient power is recommended Refer to the manual of your graphics cards for the power requirement B Connecting the Graphics C...

Page 20: ...Connector This connector supports SATA 6Gb s and USB 2 0 1 1 speciication Use the port to connect an external SATA device or a SATA port multiplier The Marvell 88SE9172 chip supports RAID function Ref...

Page 21: ...nnect front speakers in a 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio coniguration Mic In Jack Pink The default Mic in jack Microphones must be connected to this jack RJ 45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides...

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 connec...

Page 23: ...connected the computer will not start To meet expansion requirements it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 500W or greater If a power supply is used t...

Page 24: ...S conigurations date and time information 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...

Page 25: ...ATA2 2 3 4 5 connector Note Refer to Chapter 5 Coniguring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on coniguring a RAID array 7 SATA2 2 3 4 5 SATA 3Gb s Connectors Controlled by Intel X79 Chipset The SATA c...

Page 26: ...GND GSATA3 7 6 7 7 G QBOFM G QBOFM 1 1 9 8 9 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values e g date information and BIOS conigurations and reset the CMOS values to factory defau...

Page 27: ...front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to perform a normal restart CI Chassis Intrusion Header Gray Connects to the chassis intrusion switch senso...

Page 28: ...ide a front panel audio module that has separated connectors on each wire instead of a single plug For information about connecting the front panel audio module that has different wire assignments ple...

Page 29: ...t When the system is in S4 S5 mode only the USB ports routed to the F_USB1 header can support the ON OFF Charge function 10 9 2 1 Pin No Deinition 1 Power 5V 2 Power 5V 3 USB DX 4 USB DY 5 USB DX 6 US...

Page 30: ...let 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 cable to the IEEE 1394a device...

Page 31: ...ST_SW The power button and reset button allow users to quickly turn on off or reset the computer in an open case environment when they want to change hardware components or conduct hardware testing PW...

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

Page 33: ...ws 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 U...

Page 34: ...EM INFORMATION Press the F9 key to display your system information F12 BOOT MENU Boot Menu allows you to set the irst boot device without entering BIOS Setup In Boot Menu use the up arrow key h or the...

Page 35: ...tion items you can click the function menu icons at the bottom of the screen or press F1 to switch to the main menu of the BIOS Setup program If a mouse is not connected the 3D BIOS screen will automa...

Page 36: ...rent BIOS settings to a proile or load optimized defaults for optimal performance system operations BIOS Setup Program Function Keys f g Move the selection bar to select a setup menu h i Move the sele...

Page 37: ...these components This page is for advanced users only and we recommend you not to alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the setting...

Page 38: ...e Host Clock Frequency setting the Memory Frequency Mhz setting below will be changed synchronously Important It is highly recommended that the frequency be set in accordance with the CPU speciication...

Page 39: ...determine whether to enable the Intel CPU Turbo Boost technology Auto lets the BIOS automatically conigure this setting Default Auto Turbo Ratio 1 Core Active 6 Core Active Note Allows you to set the...

Page 40: ...enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced when the CPU is overheated Auto lets the BIOS automatically conigure this setting Default Auto CPU EIST Function Note 1 Enables or disables E...

Page 41: ...ctable Quick and Expert allows the Channel Interleaving Rank Interleaving and memory timing settings below to be conigurable Options are Auto default Quick Expert Proile DDR Voltage When using a non X...

Page 42: ...or clearing the CMOS values Channel Interleaving Enables or disables memory channel interleaving Enabled allows the system to simultaneously access different channels of the memory to increase memory...

Page 43: ...43 BIOS Setup 3D Power Control Advanced Voltage Settings...

Page 44: ...ation This item allows you to adjust the V droop value The higher the V droop value the lower the output voltage will be under heavy load Auto Lets the BIOS automatically conigure this setting and set...

Page 45: ...o lets the BIOS automatically conigure this setting Default Auto IMC Voltage Protection Allows you to set the voltage limit on the IMC voltage for over voltage protection The adjustable range is from...

Page 46: ...range is from 120 0oC to 152 0oC Auto lets the BIOS automatically conigure this setting Default Auto CPU PWM Switch Rate Allows you to set the CPU PWM frequency The adjustable range is from 200 0KHz...

Page 47: ...ield will show No at next boot Case Opened Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection device attached to the motherboard CI header If the system chassis cover is removed this ie...

Page 48: ...ust 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 the Slope PWM item Disabl...

Page 49: ...an to run at slow speeds Manual Allows you to control the CPU fan speed under the Slope PWM item Disabled Allows the system fan to run at full speeds Slope PWM Allows you to control the system fan spe...

Page 50: ...Enter to switch between the Month Date and Year ields and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the desired value System Time Sets the system time The time format is hour minute and second For ex...

Page 51: ...ct the optical drive that contains the Windows 7 64 bit installation disk and is preixed with UEFI string Hard Drive CD DVD ROM Drive Floppy Drive Network Device BBS Priorities Speciies the boot order...

Page 52: ...on enhanced by Intel VirtualizationTechnology will allow a platform to run multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions With virtualization one computer system can function as...

Page 53: ...instead of using the onboard audio set this item to Disabled USB 2 0 Devices Intel X79 Chipset Enables or disables the USB 2 0 controllers integrated with the Intel X79 Chipset Default Enabled Intel S...

Page 54: ...ices Default Enabled USB Storage Devices Displays a list of connected USB mass storage devices You can conigure how each device is going to be treated For example you can emulate a USB lash drive as a...

Page 55: ...nced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug Default Disabled Disables the SATA controllers GSATA Controller Marvell 88SE9172 Chip eSATA connectors Enables or disables RAID for...

Page 56: ...n on the Windows 98 keyboard to turn on the system Resume by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time Default Disabled If enabled set the date and time as following Wake up da...

Page 57: ...Conigures the way to turn off the computer in MS DOS mode using the power button Instant Off Press the power button and then the system will be turned off instantly Default Delay 4 Sec Press and hold...

Page 58: ...m to operate in optimum state Always load the optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values Boot Override Allows you to select a device to boot immediately Press Enter o...

Page 59: ...gnore 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 res...

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 ofices click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website 3 5 System This page provides th...

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: ...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 512 MB of system...

Page 64: ...backup ile 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 ile Step 1 Select BACKUP to start backin...

Page 65: ...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 ile is removed...

Page 66: ...Embedded in the BIOS the Q Flash tool frees you from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS lashing process What is BIOS BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environm...

Page 67: ...t Reboot to reboot the system 2 Select Flash Disk 3 Select the BIOS update ile The Save Main BIOS to Drive option allows you to save the current BIOS ile Q Flash only supports USB lash drive or hard d...

Page 68: ...r BIOS Setup Select Load Optimized Defaults on the Save Exit screen and press Enter to load BIOS defaults System will re detect all peripheral devices after a BIOS update so we recommend that you relo...

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 ile that matches your motherboard model Follow the on s...

Page 70: ...ory module on a speciic slot to see its information The Tuner tab allows you to change memory settings and voltages Quick Boost mode provides you with 3 levels of CPU frequency base clock to choose to...

Page 71: ...area and right click on this icon to conigure 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 Enable...

Page 72: ...m and then click Save to save the settings SMART QuickBoot SMARTQuickBoot speeds up the system boot up process and shortens the waiting time for entering the operating system delivering greater eficie...

Page 73: ...ll 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 destination cannot be on the same...

Page 74: ...estore 5 immediately or later Once you respond Yes the system will restart to the Windows recovery environment Follow the onscreen instructions to restore your system Recovering your system using the...

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: ...build a RAID 0 RAID 1 or other supported 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 Beforelaunchin...

Page 77: ...enables real time PC system status monitoring for values such as CPU temperature cooling fan speeds CPU VCore and system temperature Control System Status Control The Control tab allows for controllin...

Page 78: ...PU ratio BCLK memory speed Vcore and memory voltages Allows you to conigure Integrated Peripherals settings Allows you to configure Advanced BIOS Features Allows you to conigure Power Management setti...

Page 79: ...allest drive Number of hard drives 2 Size of the smallest drive Fault Tolerance No Yes Yes Yes Note 1 Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller Note 2 Required when...

Page 80: ...ontroller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to conigure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup Step 1 Turn on your computer and press Delete to enter BIOS Setup during the POST Power On Se...

Page 81: ...Enter Figure 3 Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 0 0 1184 Copyright C 2003 11 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit RAID Volumes None deine...

Page 82: ...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 enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 0 0 1184 Copyright C 2003 11 Intel...

Page 83: ...Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Press ENTER to create the speciied volume hi Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP Name Volume0 RAID Level RAID0 Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Si...

Page 84: ...l R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 0 0 1184 Copyright C 2003 11 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non RAID WARNING ALL DISK DATA WI...

Page 85: ...r and RAID mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to conigure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup Step 1 Turn on your computer and press Delete to enter BIOS Setup during the POST To create...

Page 86: ...or Space to continue Figure 3 Press Ctrl M to en ter the RAID setup utility Marvell 88SE91xx Adapter BIOS Version 1 0 1 0025 PCIe x2 5 0Gbps Mode RAID Virtual Disks No Virtual Disk Physical Disks Adap...

Page 87: ...1 0025 PCI Slot 00 IRQ Number 0A Raid Mode RAID0 RAID1 Marvell BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd Figure 5 Create a RAID Array Step 1 On the main screen press Enter on the RAID tab Then th...

Page 88: ...t the required items in sequence and press the down arrow key to proceed to the next item Sequence RAID Level 1 Select a RAID level Options include RAID 0 Stripe and RAID 1 Mirror Stripe Size 2 Select...

Page 89: ...and press Y to conirm Now you can proceed to install the operating system When completed the RAID tab will display the new array Figure 9 Figure 9 ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit Adapter Devices RAID...

Page 90: ...KB WriteBack NEXT Delete VD Use the Marvell Storage Utility in the Operating System With the Marvell Storage utility you can set up an array or view the current array status in the operating system To...

Page 91: ...location of the driver The locations of the drivers are as follows For the Intel X79 RAID AHCI driver for Windows 32 Bit BootDrv iRST 32Bit RAID AHCI driver for Windows 64 Bit BootDrv iRST 64Bit For t...

Page 92: ...ion copy the iles in the AHCI Floppy32 or AHCI Floppy64 folder Method B Steps Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk 1 From your optical drive folder double click the 2 Menu...

Page 93: ...4 Both of the Marvell shared library and Marvell 91xx SATA Controller need to be installed Below we assume that you are installing the 32 bit version First select Marvell shared library for 32bit ins...

Page 94: ...more details Intel R Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SATA Option ROM 3 0 0 1184 Copyright C 2003 11 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit RAID Volumes None deined...

Page 95: ...Then launch Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterprise from All Programs in the Start menu Step 1 On the right panel of the screen click Rebuild to another disk under Volume Properties The Status item...

Page 96: ...ID setup utility irst Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1 When the message Press Ctrl M to enter BIOS Setup or Space to continue appears press Ctrl M to enter the RAID setup utility On the main screen p...

Page 97: ...ing rebuilt When completed the status will display as Done Step 1 Under Virtual Disk 0 click the Operation tab and se lect Rebuild Step 2 The screen will display the new hard drive Click on the hard d...

Page 98: ...the same time A Coniguring Speakers The following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating system To install a microphone connect your microphone to the Mic in jack and manually conigure th...

Page 99: ...l 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 Cl...

Page 100: ...The S PDIF Out jack can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality 1 Connecting a S PDIF Out Cable Connect a S PDIF optical cable to the corresponding S...

Page 101: ...1 chan nel content to get 4 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 e...

Page 102: ...ute 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 vo...

Page 103: ...g 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 r...

Page 104: ...ke sure you have connected the sound input device e g microphone to the computer 1 To record the audio click the 2 Start Recording button To stop recording audio click the 3 Stop Recording button Be s...

Page 105: ...t one minute Q Why do I still get a weak sound even though I have turned my speaker to the maximum volume A Make sure your speaker is equipped with an internal ampliier If not try a speaker with power...

Page 106: ...oblem is veriied and solved The problem is veriied and solved The problem is veriied and solved No No No Yes Yes Insert the graphics card Connect the ATX main power cable and the 12V power cable Turn...

Page 107: ...onnector or cable might fail No The problem is veriied and solved The problem is veriied and solved The problem is veriied and solved No No Yes Yes Yes Reinstall the operating system Reinstall other d...

Page 108: ...the treatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices and their components Under the Directive used equipment must be marked collected separately and disposed of properly...

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