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GA-Z68MX-UD2H-B3

User's Manual

Rev. 1001
12ME-Z6MXU2B-1001R

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Page 1: ...GA Z68MX UD2H B3 User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME Z6MXU2B 1001R...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA Z68MX UD2H B3 Apr 18 2011 Apr 18 2011 Motherboard GA Z68MX UD2H 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: ...nfiguration 16 1 4 2 Installing a Memory 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 23 Chapte...

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 Z68 SATA Controllers 81 5 1 2 Configuring Ma...

Page 6: ...racket 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 3 5 Front Panel with 2 USB 3 0 2 0 ports Part No 12CR1 FPX582 0 R The box conte...

Page 7: ...SATA2_3 SATA3_0 SATA2_2 SATA2_4 CLR_CMOS CODEC CPU_FAN M_BIOS PCIEX4 PCIEX16 SPDIF_O SYS_FAN LGA1155 GA Z68MX UD2H B3 VGA_DVI PHASE LED USB30_LAN Realtek RTL8111E Etron EJ168 F_USB30 PCIEX8 GSATA3_5 G...

Page 8: ...t Side Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out CODEC PS 2 KB Mouse LGA1155 CPU Intel Z68 PCI Express Bus CPU CLK 100 MHz Dual BIOS COM Port 14 USB 2 0 1 1 LPC Bus x1 LAN RJ45 PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK 100 MHz...

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: ...e DVI D port does not support D Sub connection by adapter 1 x HDMI port supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 1 x DisplayPort supporting a maximum resolution of 2560x1600p Audio Realtek ALC889...

Page 11: ...pset Up to 14 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 4 on the back panel 10 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers 2 x Etron EJ168 chips Up to 4 USB 3 0 2 0 ports 2 on the back panel 2 via the USB brac...

Page 12: ...S PnP 1 0a DMI 2 0 SM BIOS 2 4 ACPI 1 0b Unique Features Support for BIOS Support for Q Flash Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue Support for Download Center Support for Xpress Install Support for Xpress R...

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: ...annel mode with two or four memory modules it is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used and installed in the same colored DDR3 sockets for optimum performance For o...

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: ...our 666 expansion card s Install the driver provided with the expansion card in your operating system 777 Example Installing and Removing a PCI Express Graphics Card Installing a Graphics Card Gently...

Page 19: ...or 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 Cros...

Page 20: ...Before using this feature ensure that your audio system provides an optical digital audio in connector HDMI Port The HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface provides an all digital audio video inter...

Page 21: ...provides four video output ports D Sub DVI D HDMI and DisplayPort Dual monitor configurations are supported in operating system environment only but not during the BIOS Setup or POST process DisplayP...

Page 22: ...an be reconfigured to perform different functions via the audio software Only microphones still MUST be connected to the default Mic in jack Refer to the instructions on setting up a 2 4 5 1 7 1 chann...

Page 23: ...r 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 atta...

Page 24: ...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 25: ...S configurations 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 b...

Page 26: ...onnector Note Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID array 7 SATA2_2 3 4 SATA 3Gb s Connectors Controlled by Intel Z68 Chipset The SATA connectors conf...

Page 27: ...0 and RAID 1 Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s for instructions on configuring a RAID array Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 9 COM Serial Port Header The COM...

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: ...r information about connecting the front panel audio module that has different wire assignments please contact the chassis manufacturer 12 SPDIF_O S PDIF Out Header This header supports digital S PDIF...

Page 30: ...bracket When the system is in S4 S5 mode only the USB ports routed to the F_USB1 header can sup port the ON OFF Charge function UG T 10 9 2 1 Pin No Definition 1 Power 5V 2 Power 5V 3 USB DX 4 USB DY...

Page 31: ...jumper Failure to do so may cause damage to the motherboard After system restart go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults select Load Optimized De faults or manually configure the BIOS settings refer...

Page 32: ...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 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: ...irectly 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...

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: ...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 37: ...s Press Enter Advanced Memory Settings Press Enter Advanced Voltage Settings Press Enter Miscellaneous Settings Press Enter BIOS Version E16 BCLK 99 80 MHz CPU Frequency 3193 85 MHz Memory Frequency 1...

Page 38: ...Advanced CPU Core Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2011 Award Software Advanced CPU Core Features Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail...

Page 39: ...n order to reduce the power Auto sets the power limit according to the CPU specifications Default Auto Core Current Limit Amps Allows you to set a current limit for CPU Turbo mode When the CPU current...

Page 40: ...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 41: ...ofile1 or Profile2 this item will display 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...

Page 42: ...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 Channel A Standard Timing Control x CAS Latency Time 8 Auto x...

Page 43: ...owing Intel specifications Default Level 1 Level 10 Enables Load Line Calibration and adjusts VDroop by ten levels CPU Vcore The default is Auto Dynamic Vcore DVID This option is configurable only whe...

Page 44: ...faults Item Help Menu Level Isochronous Support Determines whether to enable specific streams within the CPU and Chipset Default Enabled Virtualization Technology Note Enables or disables Intel Virtua...

Page 45: ...are Auto default CHS LBA Large IDE Channel 2 3 Master 4 Master Slave Extended IDE Drive Configure your SATA devices by using one of the two methods below Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect SATA d...

Page 46: ...ermine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system boot will stop No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error...

Page 47: ...ard drive you install Default Auto First Second Third Boot Device Specifies the boot order from the available devices Use the up or down arrow key to select a device and press Enter to accept Options...

Page 48: ...up Disabled displays normal POST message Default Enabled Init Display First Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics O...

Page 49: ...TA controllers Disabled 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 Disa...

Page 50: ...nter 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 SMART LAN LAN Cable Diagnostic Function This motherboard i...

Page 51: ...68 USB Controller USB 3 0 2 0 ports on the back panel Enables or disables the back panel Etron EJ168 USB controller Default Enabled GSATA3 Controller Marvell 88SE9172 Chip GSATA3_5 and GSATA3_6 connec...

Page 52: ...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 53: ...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 54: ...s the warning threshold for CPU temperature When CPU temperature exceeds the threshold BIOS will emit warning sound Options are Disabled default 60o C 140o F 70o C 158o F 80o C 176o F 90o C 194o F CPU...

Page 55: ...control the CPU fan speed This item is configurable only when CPU Smart FAN Con trol is set to Manual Options are 0 75 PWM value o C 2 50 PWM value o C CPU Smart FAN Mode Specifies how to control CPU...

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: ...rd 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 memory VESA...

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: ...d 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 th...

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 2011 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: ...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 72: ...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 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: ...tem and then click Save to save the settings SMART QuickBoot SMART QuickBoot speeds up the system boot up process and shortens the waiting time for en tering the operating system delivering greater ef...

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: ...ows XP installation 5 1 1 Configuring Intel Z68 SATA Controllers A 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 othe...

Page 82: ...t If you do not want 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 2011 Award Software Integrated Peripherals eXtreme...

Page 83: ...Enter Figure 3 Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 10 1 0 1008 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 1 0 1008 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 1 0 1008 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 1 0 1008 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: ...TA3 Ctrl Mode to RAID Figure 1 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2011 Award Software Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive XHD Disabled PCH SATA Control Mode IDE SATA Port0 3 Native Mode Enabled...

Page 90: ...ell 88SE91xx Adapter BIOS Version 1 0 0 0017 PCIe x2 5 0Gbps Mode RAID Virtual Disks No Virtual Disk Physical Disks Adapter 0 Port Disk Name Size Max Speed S0 SATA WDC WD800JD 22LSA0 76 3GB SATA 3Gb s...

Page 91: ...fig menu appears Figure 4 Press Enter on the Create VD item Figure 5 ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit Selection Adapter Devices RAID Marvell BIOS Setup c 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd RAID Config...

Page 92: ...press Enter to begin creating the array When prompted to confirm press Y to confirm or N to cancel Figure 7 ENTER SPACE Select ESC Back Exit Selection Adapter Devices RAID Marvell BIOS Setup c 2009 Ma...

Page 93: ...t to delete the VD s MBR appears press Y to clear the MBR or press other keys to ignore Figure 9 Selection Adapter Devices RAID Marvell BIOS Setup C 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd RAID Config ID Na...

Page 94: ...re Install Ap plication Software and select Marvell Storage Utility to install Note After the installation you must login the utility with the same account name and password that you use to login the...

Page 95: ...u are ready to install Windows 7 Vista XP For the Marvell 88SE9172 Step 1 Boot from the Windows 7 Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps When you arrive at the Where do you want t...

Page 96: ...ther you want to install the 32 or 64 bit version copy the files in the AHCI Floppy32 or AHCI Floppy64 folder Method B Steps 1 Use an alternative system and insert the motherboard driver disk 2 From y...

Page 97: ...ce support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous screen ENTER Select F3 Exit Intel R ICH7R DH SATA RA...

Page 98: ...arvell shared library for 32bit install first and press Enter On the next screen press S to return to the screen in Figure 4 Then select Marvell 91xx SATA RAID Controller 32bit Driver and press Enter...

Page 99: ...us 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 destinati...

Page 100: ...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 101: ...1008 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...

Page 102: ...hen press En ter on Spare Management Step 2 The new hard drive will be displayed on the screen Press Enter or Space on the new hard drive to select it and then press Enter on NEXT When prompted press...

Page 103: ...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 104: ...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 105: ...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 106: ...ut 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...

Page 107: ...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 108: ...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 109: ...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 110: ...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 111: ...e 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 up...

Page 112: ...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 113: ...le 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 b...

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