Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD5 driver and firmware
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Manual - Page 1
...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 SATA controller driver first. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be...
Manual - Page 3
... in sequence: 1. Configuring the system BIOS 2. Installing the Infineon TPM driver and the Smart TPM utility 3. Initializing the TPM chip 4. Configuring the Smart TPM utility
1. Configuring the System BIOS
To use the TPM functionality, first enter the system BIOS Setup to activate the TPM chip.
Step 1: As the computer starts, enter the BIOS Setup program. Go to the Security...
Manual - Page 5
... memorize this password because it allows you to create a portable user key using your Bluetooth cell phone or USB flash drive. Set up your Personal Secure Drive(PSD) Configure a Personal Secure Drive (PSD) here. Specify the PSD drive letter, drive label, size, and a local drive on which your PSD will be saved. Create Your Smart TPM Key Set your Bluetooth cell phone/USB flash drive as...
Manual - Page 3
... the following types of documentations:
For quick set-up of the product, read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product. For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual. For instructions on how to use GIGABYTE's unique features, read or download the information on/from the Support&Downloads\Motherboard\Technology Guide page on our website.
For product-related...
Manual - Page 5
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 65 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 65 3-2 Application Software 66 3-3 Technical Manuals 66 3-4 Contact...67 3-5 System...67 3-6 Download Center 68 3-7 New Utilities...68
Chapter 4 Unique Features 69 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 69 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 72
4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility 72 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 75 4-3 ...
Manual - Page 12
...8482; Support for Auto Green Support for eXtreme Hard Drive Support for Q-Share
Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System w Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP
Form Factor w ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm
(Note 1) Due to Windows Vista/XP 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will...
Manual - Page 19
... - Windows Vista or Windows XP operating system - A CrossFireX/SLI-supported motherboard with two PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - Two CrossFireX/SLI-ready graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver - Two CrossFire (Note )/SLI bridge connectors - A power supply with sufficient power is recommended (Refer to the manual of your graphics cards for
the power...
Manual - Page 35
... of the BIOS Setup program.
To upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. • Q-Flash allows the 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 updates the BIOS. For instructions on using the Q-Flash and @BIOS...
Manual - Page 52
... to copy the BIOS image file to the hard drive. If the system BIOS is corrupted, it will be recovered from this image file. (Default: Disabled) Init Display First
Specifies the first initiation of the monitor display from the installed PCI graphics card or the PCI Express graphics card.
PCI Sets the PCI graphics card as the first display. (Default) PEG Sets the PCI Express graphics card on...
Manual - Page 65
... drivers are installed, follow the on-screen instructions to restart your system. You can install other applications included in the motherboard driver disk.
• For USB 2.0 driver support under the Windows XP operating system, please install the Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later. After installing the SP1 (or later), if a question mark still exists in Universal Serial Bus Controller in Device...
Manual - Page 66
3-2 Application Software
This page displays all the utilities 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 application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, and the motherboard manuals.
Drivers Installation
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Manual - Page 68
... Download Center
To update the BIOS, drivers, or applications, click the Download 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 developed utilities for users to install. You can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it.
Drivers...
Manual - Page 69
..., a backup file created with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2.
• USB hard drives are not supported. • Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode are not supported. Installation and Configuration: Turn on your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk. A. Installing Windows Vista and Partitioning the Hard Drive
Step 1: Click Drive options.
Step 2: Click New.
(Note...
Manual - Page 72
... or pressing the key in BIOS Setup. However, if the BIOS update file is saved to a hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode or a hard drive attached to an independent IDE/SATA controller, use the key during the POST to access Q-Flash.
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2009, Award Software, Inc.
P55A-UD5 D1 . . .
: BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 09...
Manual - Page 85
...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 SATA controller driver first. Without the driver, the hard drive may not be...
Manual - Page 101
...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 other end to available SATA port on the motherboard. The Marvell 9128 SATA controller controls the GSATA3_6/7 ports on the motherboard. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive.
B. Configuring SATA controller and RAID mode in BIOS Setup...
Manual - Page 105
...WDC WD800JD-22L PD 0: WDC WD800JD-22L Free Physical Disks Delete Virtual Disk
Information
Vendor ID : Device ID : Revision ID : BIOS Version : Firmware Version : PCIe Speed rate : Configure SATA as :
Do you want to delete this virtual disk?
Yes
No
1B4B 91A3 B1 1.0.0.1006 2.1.0.1314 2.56Gbps IDE Mode
Help Marvell RAID on chip controller. ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return...
Manual - Page 106
... may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. For installing Windows Vista, you also can copy the SATA controller driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS-DOS and Windows mode.
In MS-DOS mode: Prepare...
Manual - Page 109
... the floppy disk containing the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and press . Then a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below will appear. Select (Windows XP/2003) RAID/AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and press .
Windows Setup
You have chosen to configure a SCSI Adapter for use with Windows, using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer.
Select the SCSI Adapter you want...
Manual - Page 129
... Bus Driver for High Definition Audio and select Disable and Uninstall. Step 4: In Device Manager, right-click on the computer name and select Scan for hardware changes. When the Add New Hardware Wizard appears, click Cancel. Then install the onboard HD audio driver from the motherboard driver disk or download the audio driver from GIGABYTE's website to install. For more details, go to the Support...