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GA-X58A-OC User's Manual Rev . 1001 12ME-X58AOC-1001R.
Motherboard GA-X58A-OC Mar . 22, 2011 Mar. 22, 201 1 Motherboard GA-X58A-OC.
Copyright © 201 1 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE.
- 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Optional Items ................................................................................
- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................ 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 61 3-2 Application Software .
- 6 - Box Contents GA-X58A-OC motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SA T A cables I/O Shield One 2-W ay SLI bridge connector One 3-W ay SLI bridge connector One 2-W ay CrossFireX bridge connector Seven voltage measurement cables Optional Items 2-port USB 2.
- 7 - GA-X58A-OC Motherboard Layout (Note) For error code information, please refer to Chapter 5. 1 DIP 1 2 3 KB_MS LGA1366 A TX GA-X58A-OC AUDIO B_BIOS PCIEX8_1 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 BA T F_P ANEL A T.
- 8 - GA-X58A-OC Motherboard Block Diagram PS/2 KB/Mouse LGA1366 CPU QPI Interface Intel ® X58 IOH CLK (133 MHz) Intel ® ICH10R IT8720 CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) 6 SA T A 3Gb/s Dual BIOS 4 USB 2.
- 9 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Precautions Th e moth erbo ard c onta ins n umer ous d elic ate e lect roni c cir cuit s and comp onen ts wh ich c an become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD).
Hardware Installation - 10 - 1- 2 Product Specications CPU Support for an Intel ® Core ™ i7 series processor in the LGA1366 package ( Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU QPI 4.8GT/s, 6.
- 1 1 - Hardware Installation USB Sou th Bri dge: - Up to 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 on the back panel, 2 via the USB bracket connected to the internal USB header) 1 x Etro n EJ1 6 8 chip: - Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel * T he US B 2.
Hardware Installation - 12 - BIOS 2x16Mbit ash Use of l icens ed AW AR D BIOS Supp or t for Dua lBIOS ™ PnP 1.0a, D MI 2.0, S M BIOS 2 .
- 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU Cooler 1-3 - 1 In stallin g the CPU A. Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU.
Hardware Installation - 14 - Step 1: Gently press the CPU socket lever handle down and awayfrom the socketwith your nger . Then completely lift the CPU socket lever . Step 3: U se y ou r th um b an d in d ex f in ge r to h ol d th e pr ote ctiv e soc ket c ove r a s ind ica ted a nd li ft it up ve rti call y .
- 15 - Hardware Installation 1-3 -2 Inst alling t he CPU Coole r Follow the steps below to correctly install the CPU cooler on the motherboard. (The following procedure uses Intel ® boxed cooler as the example cooler .) Step 1: Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU.
Hardware Installation - 16 - 1- 4 - 1 Dua l/3 Channe l Memor y Con gurat ion This motherboard provides six DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual/3 Chan- nel T echnology . After the memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specications and capacity of the memory .
- 17 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 - 2 Ins talling a M emor y Notch DDR3 DIMM A DDR3 memory module has a notch, so it can only t in one direction. Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the memory sockets.
Hardware Installation - 18 - 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Follow the steps below to correctly install your expansion card in the expansion slot. 1. Locate an expansion slot that supports your card. Remove the metal slot cover from the chassis back panel.
- 19 - Hardware Installation 1-6 Setup of A TI Cross Fire X ™ /NVID IA SL I Conguration A. System Requirements - The 2-Way SLI and 2-W ay CrossFireX technologies currently support Windows 7, Vist.
Hardware Installation - 20 - (Note 1) The bridge connectors may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards. (Not e 2) When two or more graphics cards are installed, w e recommend that you connect th e SA T A power cable(s) from the power supply to the A TX4P1/A TX4P4 connector to ensure system stability .
- 21 - Hardware Installation 1- 7 Back Panel Con nectors • Whenremovingthe cableconnectedtoa backpanelconnector , rstremovethecable fromyour device and then remove it from the motherboard. • When removing the cable, pull it straight out from the connector.
Hardware Installation - 22 - 1-8 Onboard Buttons, Swi tches, and L EDs Overclocking Buttons The overclocking buttons allow users to overclock the CPU in real-time and at anytime (whether in BIOS, DOS or Windows), including CPU Ratio, BCLK and even change BCLK stepping.
- 23 - Hardware Installation Onboard V oltage Measurement Module Users can use a multimeter to measure component voltages, including QPI PLL, IOH core, CPU PLL, DDR, DDR VTT , QPI VTT , and Vcore. Y ou can employ one of the following two ways to measure component volt- ages.
Hardware Installation - 24 - Quick Buttons This motherboard has 3 quick buttons: power button, reset button and clear ing CMOS button. The power button and reset button allow users to quickly turn on/of f or reset the computer in an open-case environment when they want to change hardware components or conduct hardware testing.
- 25 - Hardware Installation 1-9 Internal Connec t ors Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: • First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Befor e i nstalli ng t he devices , b e s ure to turn off the d evices and y our comput er .
Hardware Installation - 26 - • Use of a power supply providing a 2x4 12V power connector is recommended by the CPU manufacturer when using an Intel Extreme Edition CPU (130W). • T o meet expansion requirements, it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used (500W or greater).
- 27 - Hardware Installation 3/4) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN1/2/3/4/5/6 (Fan Headers) All fan headers on this motherboard are 4-pin and support fan speed control function. The fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect it in the correct orientation (the black connector wire is the ground wire).
Hardware Installation - 28 - 1 DIP 1 2 3 6) HP_PWR/HP_PWR1 (Heatsink LED Power Connectors) The power connectors provide power to the LEDs on the North Bridge and South Bridge heatsinks. Pin No. Denition 1 VCC 2 GND 1 7) A TX4P1/A TX4P4 (PCIe Power Connectors) The power connectors provide auxiliary power to the onboard PCI Express x16 slots.
- 29 - Hardware Installation 1 DIP 1 2 3 1 DIP 1 2 3 9) GSA T A3_6/7 (SA T A 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Marvell 88SE9182 Chip) The SA T A connectors conform to SA T A 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SA T A 3Gb/s and SA T A 1.5Gb/s standard.
Hardware Installation - 30 - 10) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) Co nnect the powe r s witch, rese t sw itch, speak er , chas sis intrusi on switch/s ensor and syst em status indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below.
- 31 - Hardware Installation 1 DIP 1 2 3 12) SPDIF_O (S/PDIF Out Header) This header supports digital S/PDIF Out and connects a S/PDIF digital audio cable (provided by expansion cards) for digital audio output from your motherboard to certain expansion cards like graphics cards and sound cards.
Hardware Installation - 32 - 13) F_USB1 (USB 2.0/1.1 Header) The headerconforms toUSB 2.0/1.1specication.Each USBheader canprovide twoUSB portsvia an optional USB bracket. For purchasing the optional USB bracket, please contact the local dealer .
- 33 - BIOS Setup BIOS (Basi c I nput and Output Syst em) records hardw are parameters of th e sy stem in the CMOS on the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-T est (POST) during system startup, saving syst em p arameters and loading op erating system, etc.
BIOS Setup - 34 - 2-1 Startup Screen The following screens may appear when the computer boots. A. The LOGO Screen (Default) B. The POST Screen Function Keys: <T AB>: POST SCREEN Press the <T ab> key to show the BIOS POST screen.
- 35 - BIOS Setup 2-2 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use ar- row keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter a sub-menu.
BIOS Setup - 36 - The Functions of the <F1 1> and <F12> keys (For the Main Menu Only) F1 1: Save CMOS to BIOS This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a prole.
- 37 - BIOS Setup 2-3 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) Whether the system will work stably with the overclock/overvoltage settings you made is dependent on your overall system congurations.
BIOS Setup - 38 - M.I.T . Current Status This screen provides information on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters. Advanced Frequency Settings CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Advanced Frequency Settings CPU Clock Ratio [22X] CPU Frequency 2.
- 39 - BIOS Setup (Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. Intel(R) T urbo Boost T ech. (Note) Allows you to determine whether to enable the Intel CPU Turbo Boost technology .
BIOS Setup - 40 - (Note) This item is present only when you install a memory module that supports this f eature. QPI Clock Ratio Allows you to set the QPI clock ratio. Options are: Auto (default), x36, x44, x48, Slow Mode. The ad- justable range is dependent on the CPU being installed.
- 41 - BIOS Setup >>>>> Advanced Clock Control CPU Clock Drive Allows you to adjust the amplitude of the CPU and Chipset clock. Options are: 700mV , 800mV (default), 900mV , 1000mV . PCI Express Clock Drive Allows you to adjust the amplitude of the PCI Express and Chipset clock.
BIOS Setup - 42 - Prole DDR V oltage When using a non-XMP memory module or Extreme Memory Prole (X.M.P .) is set to Disabled , this item will display as 1.5V . When Extreme Memory Prole (X.M.P .) is set to Prole1 or Prole2 , this item will display the value based on the SPD data on the XMP memory .
- 43 - BIOS Setup tWTR Options are: Auto (default), 1~31. tWR Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. tWTP Options are: Auto (default), 1~31. tWL Options are: Auto (default), 1~10 tRFC Options are: Auto (default), 1~255. tRTP Options are: Auto (default), 1~15.
BIOS Setup - 44 - Different Ranks Options are: Auto (default), 1~8. On The Same Rank Options are: Auto (default), 1~2. >>>>> Channel A/B/C W rites Followed by Writes Different DIMMs Options are: Auto (default), 1~8. Different Ranks Options are: Auto (default), 1~8.
- 45 - BIOS Setup >>> CPU Load-Line Calibration Enables or disables Load-Line Calibration. This item allows you to adjust Vdroop at different levels. En- abling Load-Line Calibration may keep the CPU voltage more constant under light and heavy CPU load.
BIOS Setup - 46 - Miscellaneous Settings CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Miscellaneous Settings Isochronous Support [Enabled] V irtualization T echnology (Note) [Enabled.
- 47 - BIOS Setup Date (mm:dd:yy) Setsthesystemdate.Thedateformatisweek(read-only),month,dateandyear .Selectthedesiredeld and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date. Time (hh:mm:ss) Sets the system time.
BIOS Setup - 48 - Capacity Approximate capacity of the currently installed hard drive. Cylinder Number of cylinders. Head Number of heads. Precomp Write precompensation cylinder . Landing Zone Landing zone. Sector Number of sectors. Halt On Allows you to determine whether the system will stop for an error during the POST .
- 49 - BIOS Setup (Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website.
BIOS Setup - 50 - HDD S.M.A.R.T . Capability Enables or disables the S.M.A.R.T . (Self Monitoring and Reporting T echnology) capability of your hard drive. This feature allows your system to report read/write errors of the hard drive and to issue warnings when a third party hardware monitor utility is installed.
- 51 - BIOS Setup 2-6 Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) (Intel ICH10R South Bridge) Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SA T A controllers integrated in the Intel ICH10R South Bridge. When set to Enabled , the ICH SA T A Control Mode item below will be set to RAID(XHD) au- tomatically .
BIOS Setup - 52 - USB Keyboard Function Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled) USB Mouse Function Allows USB mouse to be used in MS-DOS.
- 53 - BIOS Setup Link Detected Displays transmission speed. Cable Length Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable. Note: The Gigabit hub will only operate at a speed of 10/100 Mbps in MS-DOS mode; it will operate at a normal speed of 10/100/1000 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is activated.
BIOS Setup - 54 - ACPI Suspend T ype SpeciestheACPIsleepstatewhenthesystementerssuspend. S1(POS) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 (Power on Suspend) sleep state. In S1 sleep state, the system appears suspended and stays in a low power mode.
- 55 - BIOS Setup (Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only . Date (of Month)Alarm: Turn on the system at a specic time on each day or on a specic day in a month. Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm: Set the time at which the system will be powered on automatically .
BIOS Setup - 56 - 2-8 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software PC Health Status CPU W arning T emperature [Disabled] CPU F AN Fail W arning [Disabled] CPU Smart F AN Control [Normal] x Slope PWM 1.
- 57 - BIOS Setup Current CPU T emperature Displays current CPU temperature. Current MCH/SYSTEM1/SYSTEM2 T emperature Displays current system temperatures detected by each system temperature sensor on the motherboard.
BIOS Setup - 58 - Press <Enter> on this item and then press the <Y> key to load the safest BIOS default settings. In case system instability occurs, you may try to load Fail-Safe defaults, which are the safest and most stable BIOS settings for the motherboard.
- 59 - BIOS Setup Press <Enter> on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press <Enter>. Y ou will berequestedtoconrmthepassword.
BIOS Setup - 60 - Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key . This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits the BIOS Setup program. Press <N> or <Esc> to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu.
- 61 - Drivers Installation 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Beforeinstallingthedrivers,rstinstalltheoperatingsystem. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive.
Drivers Installation - 62 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software.
- 63 - Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For thedetailed contactinformation ofthe GIGABYTET aiwan headquarteror worldwidebranch ofces,click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information.
Drivers Installation - 64 - 3-6 Download Center T o update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, clic k the Down load Center butt on to link to the GIGABYTE website.
- 65 - Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Chapter 4 Unique Features Xp res s Re cov ery 2 is a ut il ity t hat a llo ws y ou to q uic kly c om pre ss an d back up your system data and perform restoration of it.
Unique Features - 66 - Step 3: Wh en pa rti ti oni ng yo ur ha rd dr ive , mak e sur e to leave unallocated space (10 GB or more is recom- mended; actual size requirements vary , depending on the amount of data) and begin the installation of the operating system.
- 67 - Unique Features D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 E. Removing the Backup F . Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Sel ect RESTORE to res tore t he back up to yo ur har d d rive i n case the system breaks down. The REST ORE option will not be present if no backup is created before.
Unique Features - 68 - 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GI GAB YTE m oth erb oar ds pr ovi de tw o uni que B IOS u pda te to ols , Q-F las h ™ an d @ BI OS ™ . GI GAB YTE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS mod e.
- 69 - Unique Features B. Updating the BIOS When updating the BI OS, ch oose t he lo cation where the BIOS le is saved. The following pro cedure as - sumesthatyousavetheBIOSletoaUSBashdrive.
Unique Features - 70 - Step 4: Press <Esc> and then <Enter> to exit Q-Flash and reboot the system. As the system boots, you should see the new BIOS version is present on the POST screen. Step 5: During the POST , press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup.
- 71 - Unique Features 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility A. Before Y ou Begin 1. In Windows, close all applications and TSR (T erminate and Stay Resident) programs.
Unique Features - 72 - 4-3 EasyT une 6 GIGABYTE's EasyT une 6 is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to ne-tune their system settings or do overclock/overvoltage in Windows environment.
- 73 - Unique Features 4-4 Q-Share Q-Share is an easy and convenient data sharing too l. After conguring your LAN connection settings and Q-Share, you are able to share your data with computers on the same network, making full use of Internet resources.
Unique Features - 74 - 4-5 Smart 6 ™ GIGABYTE Smart 6 ™ (Note 1) is designed with user-friendliness i n mind, and offers a combination of 6 innovative software utilities that provide easier and smarter PC system management.
- 75 - Unique Features SMART Recovery 2 Smart Recovery 2 allows you to back up a partition as an image le every hour. Y ou can use theseimagestorestoreyoursystemorleswhenneeded.
Unique Features - 76 - SMART DualBIOS SMART DualBIOS is a new feature that can record personal passwords and important dates, and remind users of the dates. It also stores the recorded data in the main and backup BIOS simultaneously , which can prevent loss of the data in case the system/hard drive fails.
- 77 - Unique Features (Note 1) When launching Smart 6 ™ for the rst time, the system willrequest you to set up a password. This password is required when you activate SMART DualBIOS or when you want to make changes to the SMART Recorder or SMART TimeLock settings.
Unique Features - 78 - 4-6 Auto Green Auto Green is an easy-to-use tool that provides users with simple options to enable system power savings via a Bluetooth cell phone. When the phone is out of the range of the computer's Bluetooth receiver , the sys- temwillenterthespeciedpowersavingmode.
- 79 - Unique Features With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1) , users canquickly congure a RAID- ready system for RAID 0 when a new SA T A drive is added. For a RAID 0 array that al- ready exists, users also can use X.H.
Unique Features - 80 - 4-8 Cloud OC Cloud OC (Note 1) is an easy-to-use overclocking utility designed for system overclock- ing via virtually any Internet-conn ected device, such as a smart phone, iPhone, note - book PC, etc.
- 81 - Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) T o congure SA T A hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install SA T A hard drive(s) in your computer . B. CongureSA T A controllermodeinBIOSSetup.
Appendix - 82 - The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth- erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version.
- 83 - Appendix C. Conguring a RAID array in RAID BIOS EntertheRAIDBIOSsetuputilitytocongureaRAIDarray . Skipthisstepandproceedwiththeinstallationof Windowsoperatingsystemforanon-RAIDconguration.
Appendix - 84 - Step 3: After entering the CREA TE VOLUME MENU screen, enter a volume name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be special characters) under the Name item and press <Enter>.
- 85 - Appendix Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press <Enter>. Finally press <Enter> on the Create V olume item to begin creat- ingtheRAID array . Whenpromptedtoconrmwhether tocreatethisvolume, press<Y>toconrm or<N>to cancel (Figure 6).
Appendix - 86 - Recovery V olume Options Intel Rapid Recover T echnology provides data protection by allowing users to easily restore data and system operation using a designated recovery drive.
- 87 - Appendix Figure 10 Step 3: Press <Enter> under the Select Disks item. In the SELECT DISKS box, press <T ab> on the hard drive you want to use for the master drive and press <Space> on the hard drive you want to use for the recovery drive.
Appendix - 88 - Delete RAID V olume T o delete a RAID array , select Delete R AID V olume in MAIN MENU and press <Enter>. In the DELETE VOLUME MENU section, use the up or down arrow key to select the array to be deleted and press <Delete>.
- 89 - Appendix The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your moth- erboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. 5-1-2 Conguring Marvell 88SE9182 SA T A Controller A.
Appendix - 90 - Figure 2 C. Conguring a RAID array in RAID BIOS Enter theRAID BIOS setuputility to congure aRAID array . Skipthis step and proceedto the installationof Windowsoperatingsystemforanon-RAIDconguration.
- 91 - Appendix Figure 4 Step 2: The next screen displays the two hard drives you installed. Press <Enter> or <Space> on the two hard drives respectively to add them into the RAID array . Selected hard drives are marked with an asterisk (Figure 5).
Appendix - 92 - Step 3: On the Create VD menu (Figure 6), use the up or down arrow key to move the selection bar to select an item and press <Enter> to display options. Set the required items in sequence and press the down arrow key to proceed to the next item.
- 93 - Appendix T oexittheRAIDBIOSutility ,press<Esc>onthemainscreenandpress<Y>toconrm. Now , you can proceed to install the operating system. When completed, the RAID tab will display the new array .
Appendix - 94 - Use the Marvell Storage Utility in the Operating System: With the Marvell Storage utili ty , you can set up an array or view th e curren t array st atus in th e opera ting system.
- 95 - Appendix A. Installing Windows 7/Vista (The following instructions use Windows 7 as the example operating system.) For the Intel ICH10R: As Windows 7 and Vista already include Intel SA T A RAID/AHCI driver , you do not need to install separate RAID/AHCI driver during the Windows installation process.
Appendix - 96 - B. Installing Windows XP Beforeinstalling WindowsXP , connecta USBoppy diskdrive toyour computerbecause youneed toinstall the SA T A RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation.
- 97 - Appendix Step 2: For the Intel ICH10R: Insert t he oppy disk conta ining the SA TA RA ID/AHCI driv er a nd p ress <Enter> . Then a co ntroller men u similar to that in Figure 3 will appear .
Appendix - 98 - Step 3: On the next screen, press <Enter> to continue the driver installation. After the driver installation, you can pro- ceed with the Windows XP installation. For the Marvell 88SE9182: Insert the oppy disk containing the SA T A RAID/AHCI driver and press <Enter>.
- 99 - Appendix C. Rebuilding an Array Rebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array . Rebuilding applies only to fault-tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 arrays. The procedures below assume a new drive is added to replace a failed drive to rebuild a RAID 1 array .
Appendix - 100 - • Performing the Rebuild in the Operating System While in the operating system, make sure the Chipset driver has been installed from the motherboard driver disk. Then launch the Intel Rapid Storage T echnology utility from All Programs in the Start menu.
- 101 - Appendix • Restoring the Master Drive to a Previous State (for Recovery V olume only) When two hard drives are set to Recovery V olume in Update on Request mode, you can restore the master drive data to the last backup state when needed.
Appendix - 102 - For the Marvell 88SE9182: Turn of f your computer and replace the failed hard drive with a new one. Restart your computer . T o enable an automatic rebuild in the operating system, you have to set the new hard drive as a Spare drive in the RAID setuputilityrst.
- 103 - Appendix • Manually Rebuilding RAID 1 in the Operating System Y ou can manually rebuild a RAID 1 array without setting the new hard drive as a Spare drive in the RAID setuputilityrst.Whileintheoperatingsystem,opentheMarvellStorageUtilityandlogin.
Appendix - 104 - 5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides three audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1 (Note) -channel audio.
- 105 - Appendix The pictures to the right show the 7.1-channel speak- ercongurations. 7.1-Channel Speakers: Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Step 2: Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The cur- rent connected device is dialog box appears.
Appendix - 106 - 5-2-2 Conguring Microphone Recording Step 2: Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on th e b ack p ane l o r the M ic in ja ck (p ink ) o n the f ront panel.Thencongure thejack formicrophonefunction - ality .
- 107 - Appendix Step 5: After com pleting the setti ngs above, click Start , p oint to All Programs , point to Accessories , and then click Sound Recorder to begin the sound recording. Step 1: Loca te the ico n i n t he notif icatio n a rea and ri ght- click on this icon.
Appendix - 108 - Step 4: Now you can access the HD Audio Manager tocong - ure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to record the sound. 5-2-3 Using the Sound Recorder A. Recording Sound 1. Make sure you have connected the sound input device (e.g.
- 109 - Appendix 5-3 T roubleshooting 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions T o read more FAQs f or your mo therboard, please go to the Support & DownloadsFAQ page on GIGA- BYTE's website. Q: In the BIOS Setup program, why are some BIOS options missing? A: Some advanced options are hidden in the BIOS Setup program.
Appendix - 110 - 5-3-2 T roubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem. ST ART A Turn off the power. Remove all peripherals, connecting cables, and power cord etc.
- 1 1 1 - Appendix If the procedure above is unable to solve your problem, contact the place of purchase or local deal- er for help. Or go to the Support & DownloadsT echnical Support page to submit your question. Our customer service staff will reply you as soon as possible.
Appendix - 112 - 5-4 POST Error Code POST (hex) Description CFh T est CMOS R/W functionality C0h Early chipset initialization: -Disable shadow RAM - Program basic chipset registers C1h Detect memory -.
- 1 13 - Appendix POST (hex) Description 24h Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid, take into consider- ation of the ESCD's legacy information 25h Early PCI initializa.
Appendix - 114 - POST (hex) Description 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code 5Dh 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO 2. Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO 60h Okay to enter Setup utility; i.
- 1 15 - Appendix POST (hex) Description 94h 1. Enable L2 cache 2. Program daylight saving 3. Program boot up speed 4.Chipsetnalinitialization 5.Powermanagementnalinitialization 6.
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- 1 19 - Appendix Contact Us • GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Add ress : N o.6, Bao Ch iang Ro ad, Hsi n-Tie n Di st., Ne w T aipei City 231,T aiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4000 F AX: +886-2-8912-4003 T ech. and Non-T ech. Support (Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.
Appendix - 120 - • G.B.T . TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH - Germany WEB address : http://www .gigabyte.de • G.B.T . TECH. CO., L TD. - U.K. WEB address : http://www .giga-byte.co.uk • Giga-Byte T echnology B.V . - The Netherlands WEB address : http://www .
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Se non hai ancora comprato il Gigabyte GA-X58A-OC è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Gigabyte GA-X58A-OC - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Gigabyte GA-X58A-OC imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Gigabyte GA-X58A-OC ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Gigabyte GA-X58A-OC, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Gigabyte GA-X58A-OC.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Gigabyte GA-X58A-OC. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Gigabyte GA-X58A-OC insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
