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With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
(Note 1)
,userscanquicklycongureaRAID-
ready system for RAID 0 when a new SATA drive is added. For a RAID 0 array that al-
ready exists, users also can use X.H.D to easily add a hard drive into the array to expand
its capacity. All with a simple click of a button, X.H.D helps to enhance your hard drive
read/writeperformancewithouttheneedforcomplexandtime-consumingcongurations.Thefollowingprocedure
detailsthestepstosetupaRAID-readysystemandcongureitforRAID0.
B. Using GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
(Note 1) The X.H.D utility only supports the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel Chipset.
(Note 2) It is recommended that before you run the X.H.D utility, back up all of your data to avoid risk of
hardware damage or lost of data.
(Note 3) If you manually build a non-RAID 0 array, you'll not be able to automatically set up a RAID 0 array
later using the Auto function.
1. To automatically set up a RAID 0 array:
Click Auto to automatically and quickly set up a RAID 0 array.
2. To manually set up a RAID array:
(Note 3)
:
Click Manual to access the Intel Matrix Storage Console, with which you can 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)
Before launching X.H.D, make sure the newly added hard-
drive has equal or greater capacity than the RAID-ready
system drive. (To add a new hard drive into a RAID 0 ar-
ray that's been created earlier, make sure the new drive is
greater than or equal to the biggest drive in the array. )
4-9 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
A. Setting Up a RAID-Ready System
Step1:CongurethesystemBIOS
Enter the system BIOS Setup program, set eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) under the Integrated Peripherals
menu to Enabled to enable RAID for the Intel SATA controllers.
Step 2: Install the RAID driver and operating system
The X.H.D utility supports Windows 7/Vista/XP. Before installing the operating system, you have to load the
SATAcontrollerdriverrst.Withoutthedriver,theharddrivemaynotberecognizedduringtheWindowssetup
process. (For more details, refer to Chapter 5, "Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System." )
Step 3: Install the motherboard drivers and the X.H.D utiltiy
After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk. You can click the Xpress Install All
button to automatically install all motherboard drivers, including the X.H.D utility. Or you can go to the Applica-
tion Software screen to individually install the X.H.D utility later.
- GA-P55A-UD3P 1
- GA-P55A-UD3R 1
- Motherboard 2
- GA-P55A-UD3P/ 2
- Oct. 16, 2009 2
- Copyright 3
- Disclaimer 3
- Documentation Classications 3
- Table of Contents 4
- Box Contents 6
- Optional Items 6
- Block Diagram 8
- 1-1 Installation Precautions 9
- 1-2 Product Specications 10
- (Note 5) 11
- 1-3-1 Installing the CPU 13
- 1-4 Installing the Memory 16
- 1-4-2 Installing a Memory 17
- PCI Slot 18
- PCI Express x1 Slot 18
- PCI Express x16 Slot 18
- 1-6 Back Panel Connectors 19
- 1-7 Internal Connectors 21
- 7) IDE (IDE Connector) 24
- 10) BAT (BATTERY) 25
- System Status LED 26
- S0 On 26
- S1 Blinking 26
- S3/S4/S5 Off 26
- 18) COMA (Serial Port Header) 30
- 20) PHASE LED 31
- Hardware Installation - 32 32
- Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 33
- 2-1 Startup Screen 34
- 2-2 The Main Menu 35
- M.I.T. Current Status 37
- Isochronous Support 45
- Virtualization Technology 45
- 2-4 Standard CMOS Features 46
- Drive A 47
- Halt On 47
- Memory 47
- 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features 48
- 2-6 Integrated Peripherals 50
- SMART LAN 52
- 2-7 Power Management Setup 54
- 2-8 PC Health Status 56
- CPU Smart FAN Control 57
- 2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults 58
- 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults 58
- 2-12 Save & Exit Setup 60
- 2-13 Exit Without Saving 60
- Security Chip 61
- Security Chip State 61
- BIOS Setup - 62 62
- 3-2 Application Software 64
- 3-3 Technical Manuals 64
- 3-4 Contact 65
- 3-5 System 65
- 3-6 Download Center 66
- 3-7 New Utilities 66
- Chapter 4 Unique Features 67
- 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 70
- B. Updating the BIOS 71
- A. Before You Begin 73
- B. Using @BIOS 73
- C. After Updating the BIOS 73
- 4-3 EasyTune 6 74
- 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver 75
- B. Total Mode 76
- C. Stealth Mode 76
- 4-5 Q-Share 77
- 4-6 Smart 6 78
- SMART Recovery 79
- SMART DualBIOS 79
- SMART Recorder 80
- SMART TimeLock 80
- 4-7 Smart TPM 81
- 4-8 Auto Green 82
- (Note 2) 83
- (Note 1) 83
- (Note 3) 83
- Unique Features - 84 84
- Chapter 5 Appendix 85
- A. Installing Windows XP 100
- B. Installing Windows Vista 102
- C. Rebuilding an Array 106
- A. Conguring Speakers 111
- B. Conguring Sound Effect 112
- A. S/PDIF In 113
- B. S/PDIF Out 114
- * Enabling Stereo Mix 117
- A. Recording Sound 118
- B. Playing the Recorded Sound 118
- 5-3 Troubleshooting 119
- Appendix - 120 120
- - 121 - Appendix 121
- 5-4 Regulatory Statements 122
- Appendix - 124 124
- - 125 - Appendix 125
- Appendix - 126 126
- Contact Us 127
- Appendix - 128 128
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