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GA-X99P-SLI

User's Manual

Rev. 1004
12ME-X99PSLI-1004R

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Page 1: ...12ME X99PSLI 1004R For more product details please visit GIGABYTE s website To reduce the impacts on global warming the packaging materials of this product are recyclable and reusable GIGABYTE works w...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA X99P SLI Nov 12 2015 Nov 12 2015 Motherboard GA X99P SLI...

Page 3: ...s prior written permission Documentation Classifications In order to assist in the use of this product GIGABYTE provides the following types of docu mentations For quick set up of the product read the...

Page 4: ...the CPU Cooler 15 1 4 Installing the Memory 16 1 4 1 4 Channel Memory Configuration 16 1 4 2 Installing a Memory 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Setting up AMD CrossFire NVIDIA SLI Configur...

Page 5: ...figuring SATA Hard Drive s 63 3 1 Configuring SATA Controllers 63 3 2 Installing the SATA RAID AHCI Driver and Operating System 75 Chapter 4 Appendix 79 Drivers Installation 79 Regulatory Statements 8...

Page 6: ...ems 2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 6 R eSATA bracket Part No 12CF1 3SATPW 4 R 3 5 Front Panel with 2 USB 3 0 2 0 ports Part No 12CR1 FPX582 2 R 3 Way SLI bridge connector GC 3SLI Part No...

Page 7: ...el X99 CLR_CMOS CPU_MODE M_BIOS B_BIOS Intel GbE LAN Renesas USB 3 0 Hub PCIE_4 PCIE_2 PCIE_1 PCIE_3 PCIE_5 PCIE_6 SYS_FAN1 CPU_OPT M2_32G CODEC GA X99P SLI F_PANEL F_USB30_1 F_USB30_2 F_USB1 F_USB2 T...

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Page 9: ...liminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container Before connecting or unplugging the power supp...

Page 10: ...finition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel Support for S PDIF Out LAN Intel GbE LAN chip 10 100 1000 Mbit Expansion Slots 2 x PCI Express x16 slots running at x16 PCIE_1 PCIE_2 For optimum performance if only...

Page 11: ...x SATA 6Gb s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling fan header CPU_OPT 3 x system fan headers 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S PDIF Out header 2 x USB 3 0 2 0 header...

Page 12: ...port for Smart Switch Support for Xpress Install Bundled Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Intel Smart Response Technology cFosSpeed Operating System Support for Windows 10 8 1 64 bit Supp...

Page 13: ...not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the CPU specifications It is not recomm...

Page 14: ...your thumb and index fingers Align the CPU pin one mark triangle with the triangle mark on metal socket frame and carefully insert the CPU into the socket vertically Step 6 Finally secure lever A und...

Page 15: ...al for your CPU cooler Step 1 Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU Step 4 Finally attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the CPU fan header CPU_F...

Page 16: ...utomatically detect the specifications and capacity of the memory The eight DDR4 memory sockets are divided into four channels and each channel has two memory sockets as following Channel A DDR4_1_1A...

Page 17: ...e 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 reta...

Page 18: ...t 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 panel with a screw 5 After installi...

Page 19: ...n is not supported when an i7 5820K CPU is installed Note 2 The bridge connector s may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards A System Requirements Windows 10 8 1 7 operating system A Cross...

Page 20: ...iguring the Graphics Card Driver C 1 To Enable CrossFire Function After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system go to the AMD Catalyst Control Center Browse to Performance AMD Cros...

Page 21: ...or to this connector with an adapter The Thunderbolt connector can daisy chain up to six Thunderbolt devices Because of the limited I O resources of the PC architecture the number of Thunderbolt devic...

Page 22: ...an etc Line Out Green The line out jack This jack supports audio amplifying function For better sound quality it is recommended that you connect your headphone speaker to this jack actual effects may...

Page 23: ...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 moth...

Page 24: ...er 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 that does not provide...

Page 25: ...e black connector wire is the ground wire The speed control function requires the use of a fan with fan speed control design For optimum heat dissipation it is recommended that a system fan be install...

Page 26: ...in the correct orientation the black connector wire is the ground wire The speed control function requires the use of a fan with fan speed control design Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 Speed Control 3 Sens...

Page 27: ...0 DEBUG PORT G QBOFM To enable hot plugging for the SATA ports refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Chipset PCH SATA Configuration for more information To enable hot plugging for the SATA ports refer to Cha...

Page 28: ...2 SSD into the connector at an angle Step 3 Press the M 2 SSD down and then secure it with the screw Step 4 The installation is completed as shown in the picture above 10 M2_32G M 2 Socket 3 Connecto...

Page 29: ...g a beep code One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup HD Hard Drive Activity LED Blue Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED...

Page 30: ...l audio header supports HD audio by default Audio signals will be present on both of the front and back panel audio connections simultaneously Some chassis provide a front panel audio module that has...

Page 31: ...2 0 1 1 Headers The headers conform to USB 2 0 1 1 specification Each USB header can provide two USB ports via an optional USB bracket For purchasing the optional USB bracket please contact the local...

Page 32: ...ng 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 posi...

Page 33: ...t go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults select Load Optimized Defaults or manually configure the BIOS settings refer to Chapter 2 BIOS Setup for BIOS configurations Open Normal Short Clear CMOS Va...

Page 34: ...34 Hardware Installation...

Page 35: ...he user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up 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...

Page 36: ...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 Enter...

Page 37: ...d presents only the most frequently used options in the easy to use interface It helps first time users to perform basic system setups more quickly and easily B ST Mode Smart Tweak Mode Differing from...

Page 38: ...ettings 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 F12 Capture the current screen as an image and sav...

Page 39: ...of 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 sett...

Page 40: ...plying the Host PCIe Clock Frequency by several preset host clock multipliers This item is configurable only when CPU Base Clock is set to Manual Spread Spectrum Control Note Enables or disables CPU P...

Page 41: ...Level Allows you to set the Filter PLL Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting Default Auto Uncore Ratio Allows you to set the CPU Uncore ratio The adjustable range is dependent on th...

Page 42: ...umption The C3 state is a more enhanced power saving state than C1 Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting Default Auto C6 C7 State Support Note Allows you to determine whether to let...

Page 43: ...Normal basic performance Enhanced Stability and Enhanced Performance Default Normal Note This item is present only when you install a CPU and a memory module that support this feature Extreme Memory...

Page 44: ...nt channels of the memory to increase memory performance and stability Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting Default Auto Rank Interleaving Enables or disables memory rank interleavi...

Page 45: ...rd Selecting a higher level keeps the Vcore more consistent with what is set in BIOS under heavy load Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting and sets the voltage following Intel s spe...

Page 46: ...tion Allows you to set the over current protection level for Channel C and Channel D memory voltage Auto Lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting Default Standard Extreme Selects Standard Lo...

Page 47: ...s CPU Core Voltage Control This section provides CPU voltage control options Chipset Voltage Control This section provides Chipset voltage control options DRAM Voltage Control This section provides me...

Page 48: ...s are Disabled default 60o C 140o F 70o C 158o F 80o C 176o F 90o C 194o F CPU CPU OPT System Fan Fail Warning Allows the system to emit warning sound if the fan is not connected or fails Check the fa...

Page 49: ...Normal Allows the fan to run at different speeds according to the system temperature You can adjust the fan speed with System Information Viewer based on your system requirements Default Silent Allows...

Page 50: ...e PCI Express slots to Gen 1 Gen 2 or Gen 3 Actual operation mode is subject to the hardware specification of each slot Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting Default Auto 3DMark01 En...

Page 51: ...ds and use the Page Up or Page Down key to set the desired value System Time Sets the system time The time format is hour minute and second For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Use Enter to switch between th...

Page 52: ...this item to enter the submenu that presents the devices of the same type that are connected This item is present only if at least one device for this type is installed Bootup NumLock State Enables or...

Page 53: ...abled All PS 2 devices are functional in the operating system and during the POST Default This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled This function is disabled when Fast Boot is se...

Page 54: ...item is configurable only when Network Stack is enabled Administrator Password Allows you to configure an administrator password Press Enter on this item type the password and then press Enter You wil...

Page 55: ...ss of the LED changes according to the music rhythm Pulse Mode The brightness of the LED changes slowly and smoothly like breath LED Hue Allows you to change the color of the audio LEDs Default Yellow...

Page 56: ...ure sSATA as Allows you to decide whether to configure the SATA controllers to AHCI mode IDE Configures the SATA controllers to IDE mode AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode Advanced Host...

Page 57: ...nfigures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode IDE Configures the SATA controller to IDE mode RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controller AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode Advanced Host Cont...

Page 58: ...rts are routed to the EHCI controller and the xHCI controller is turned off All USB 3 0 devices function as High Speed devices regardless of xHCI software support availability Manual Allows you to det...

Page 59: ...board to turn on the system Password Set a password with 1 5 characters to turn on the system Power On Password Set the password when Power On By Keyboard is set to Password Press Enter on this item a...

Page 60: ...essed for less than 4 seconds the system will enter suspend mode Power Loading Enables or disables dummy load When the power supply is at low load a self protection will activate causing it to shutdow...

Page 61: ...ter on the device you select and select Yes to confirm Your system will restart automatically and boot from that device Save Profiles This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a pr...

Page 62: ...BIOS Setup 62...

Page 63: ...rives with identical model and capacity If you do not want to create RAID you may prepare only one hard drive Windows setup disk Motherboard driver disk A USB flash drive 3 1 Configuring SATA Controll...

Page 64: ...Setup Step 1 Turn on your computer and press Delete to enter BIOS Setup during the POST Power On Self Test Go to Chipset PCH SATA Configuration make sure SATA Controller is enabled To create RAID set...

Page 65: ...configuration Step 1 In BIOS Setup go to BIOS Features and set Windows 8 Features to Windows 8 and CSM Support to Disabled Figure 2 Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup Step 2 Afterthesystemreboot ent...

Page 66: ...AID 0 RAID 1 Recovery RAID 10 and RAID 5 the selections available depend on the number of the hard drives being installed Next use the down arrow key to move to Select Disks Step 4 Under Select Disks...

Page 67: ...ure 6 After completing you ll be brought back to theIntel R Rapid Storage Technologyscreen Under RAID Volumes you can see the new RAID volume To see more detailed information press Enter on the volume...

Page 68: ...Volume To delete a RAID array press Enter on the volume to be deleted on the Intel R Rapid Storage Technology screen After entering the RAID VOLUME INFO screen press Enter on Delete to enter the Delet...

Page 69: ...re 10 Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 13 1 0 2126 Copyright C Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Volumes None defined Physical Devices ID Device Model Serial Size Type Status Vol I...

Page 70: ...ary The stripe block size can be set from 4 KB to 128 KB Once you have selected the stripe block size press Enter Figure 11 Figure 12 Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 13 1 0 2126 Copyright...

Page 71: ...s 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 931 5 GB...

Page 72: ...en Step 1 Select Create RAID Volume in MAIN MENU and press Enter Figure 15 Figure 15 Figure 16 Step 2 After entering the volume name select Recovery under the RAID Level item and press Enter Figure 16...

Page 73: ...n instructions to complete Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 13 1 0 2126 Copyright C Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Choose the RAID level RAID0 Stripes data performance RAID1 Mirrors...

Page 74: ...ze data from the cache device to the accelerated drive volume press S and press Y to confirm Figure 20 Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 13 1 0 2126 Copyright C Intel Corporation All Rights...

Page 75: ...stem to be installed requires that you provide additional SATA RAID AHCI driver during the OS installation process please refer to the steps below Step 1 Copy the iRST folder under BootDrv in the driv...

Page 76: ...rporation All Rights Reserved 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks ID Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 Hitachi HDS72105 JP1532FR3BWV7K 465 7GB Member D...

Page 77: ...d driver disk Then launch the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility from the desktop 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 78: ...ume Options in the MAIN MENU of the Intel RAID Configuration Utility On the RECOVERY VOLUMES OPTIONS menu select Enable Only Recovery Disk to show the recovery drive in the operating system Follow the...

Page 79: ...p right corner of the screen and select Run Run exe Or go to My Computer double click the optical drive and execute the Run exe program Xpress Install will automatically scan your system and then list...

Page 80: ...e 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 WE...

Page 81: ...or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from...

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