Gigabyte GA-X58A-OC driver and firmware
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..., carefully read the User's Manual.
For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com
Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard looks like this: "REV: X.X." For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is 1.0. Check your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical...
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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 Application Software 62 3-3 Technical Manuals 62 3-4 Contact...63 3-5 System...63 3-6 Download Center 64 3-7 New Utilities...64
Chapter 4 Unique Features 65 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 65 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities 68
4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility 68 4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility 71 4-3 ...
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...processor in the LGA1366 package
(G o to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
ŠŠ L3 cache varies with CPU
QPI
ŠŠ 4.8GT/s, 6.4GT/s
Chipset Memory
Audio
ŠŠ North Bridge: Intel® X58 Express Chipset ŠŠ South Bridge: Intel® ICH10R ŠŠ 6 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 24 GB of system memory * Due to Windows...
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... functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model.
ŠŠ Support for Smart 6™
ŠŠ Support for Auto Green
ŠŠ Support for eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)
ŠŠ Support for ON/OFF Charge
ŠŠ Support for Cloud OC
ŠŠ Support for Q-Share
Bundled Software
ŠŠ Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Operating System
ŠŠ...
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... technologies currently support Windows 7, Vista, and XP operating systems - The 3-Way SLI and 3-Way/4-Way CrossFireX technologies currently support Windows 7 and Vista operating systems
- A CrossFireX/SLI-supported motherboard with two/three/four PCI Express x16 slots and correct driver - CrossFireX/SLI-supported graphics cards of identical brand and chip and correct driver ( Current GPUs...
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... 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...
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... Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Limit CPUID Max. to 3 (Note) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Delay For HDD (Secs) Full Screen LOGO Show Backup BIOS Image to HDD Init Display First
[Press Enter] [Disabled] [Auto] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [USB-FDD] [Setup] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [0] [Enabled] [Disabled] [PCI...
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...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)
PCIE x16-1 Sets the PCI Express graphics card...
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... Peripherals
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 Award Software Integrated Peripherals
eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) ICH SATA Control Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controllers USB Keyboard Function USB Mouse Function USB Storage Function Azalia Codec Onboard H/W LAN Green LAN } SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard USB 3.0 Controller GSATA3 6_7...
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... if you want to manually select the utilities to install on the Application Software page later.
• 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 Manager, please remove the question mark (by right-clicking...
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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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... 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...
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... Xpress Recovery2.
• USB hard drives are not supported. • RAID drives are not supported. • GPT partitions are not supported. • Hard drives larger than 2.2 TB 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...
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... during the POST 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 SATA controller, use the key during the POST to access Q-Flash.
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG Copyright (C) 1984-2011, Award Software, Inc.
X58A-OC F1f . . . .
: BIOS Setup : XpressRecovery2 : Boot Menu : Qflash 03/07/2011...
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... flashing.
B. Using @BIOS
1.
Update the BIOS Using the 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-screen instructions to
complete. If the BIOS update file for your motherboard is not present on the @BIOS server site, please
manually...
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4-3 EasyTune 6
GIGABYTE's EasyTune 6 is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system settings or do overclock/overvoltage in Windows environment. The user-friendly EasyTune 6 interface also includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory information, letting users read their system-related information without the need to install additional software.
The EasyTune 6 ...
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... easy and convenient data sharing tool. After configuring 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.
Directions for using Q-Share
After installing Q-Share from the motherboard driver disk, go to Start>All Programs>GIGABYTE>Q-Share.
exe to launch the Q-Share tool. Find the...
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...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...
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B. Installing Windows XP Before installing Windows XP, connect a USB floppy disk drive to your computer because you need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation. Without the driver, the hard drive(s) may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First, copy the driver from the motherboard driver disk to a floppy disk. Refer to the methods below.
Method A: • ...
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... 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...