Manual Gigabyte GA-X58-G1

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  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 1

    G1.Guerrilla LGA1366 socket motherboard for Intel ® Core ™ i7 processor family User's Manual Rev . 1001 12ME-G1GUERI-1001R ...

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    Motherboard G1.Guerrilla Feb. 15, 201 1 Feb. 15, 201 1 Motherboard G1.Guerrilla ...

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    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. Changes to the specificat ions and feat ures in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE w ...

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    - 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Optional Items ................................................................................................................. 6 G1.Guerrilla Motherboard Layout ............................... ...

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    - 5 - 3-2 Application Software ...................................................................................... 62 3-3 T echnical Manuals .......................................................................................... 62 3-4 Contact .................................................................................................... ...

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    - 6 - Box Contents G1.Guerrilla motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide Four SA T A cables I/O Shield 3.5" Front Panel with 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports One 2-W ay SLI bridge connector One 3-W ay SLI bridge connector Optional Items 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SA T A power cable (Part ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 7

    - 7 - G1.Guerrilla Motherboard Layout KB_MS CPU_F AN LGA1366 A TX G1.Guerrilla AUDIO B_BIOS PCIEX8 DDR3_2 BA T F_P ANEL OC_BUTTON A TX_12V_2X Intel ® X58 Intel ® ICH10R SA TA2_1 SA TA2_3 SA TA2_5 F AN3 SA TA2_0 SA TA2_2 SA TA2_4 CODEC F_AUDIO M_BIOS R_SPDIF USB_LAN PCIEX16_1 SPDIF_O F_USB2 F_USB30 CLR_CMOS PHASE LED F AN1 CPU TEMP L1/2 CPU V olta ...

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    - 8 - G1.Guerrilla Motherboard Block Diagram PS/2 KB/Mouse LGA1366 CPU QPI Interface Intel ® X58 IOH CLK (133 MHz) iTE IT8720 CPU CLK+/- (133 MHz) 6 SA T A 3Gb/s Dual BIOS 12 USB 2.0/1.1 (Note) LPC Bus DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz PCI Express Bus PCI Express Bus Dual/3 Channel Memory PCIe CLK (100 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x2 PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x1 LA ...

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    - 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). Prior to installation, carefully read the user's manual and follow these procedures: • Prio r to installati on, do ...

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    Hardware Installation - 10 - 1- 2 Product Specications 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, 6.4GT/s  Chipset North Bridge: Intel  ® X58 Express Chipset South Bridge: Intel  ® ICH10R ...

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    - 1 1 - Hardware Installation Storage Interface JMicronJMB362chip:  - 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s connectors (eSATA/USB Combo) on the back panel sup- porting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices  - SupportforSATARAID0,RAID1,andJ BOD USB South Bridge:  - Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, including 2 eSATA/USB Combo ...

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    Hardware Installation - 12 - BIOS 2x16Mbitash  Use of licensed AWARD BIOS  Support for DualBIOS  ™ PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b  Uni que Feature s Support for @BIOS  Support for Q-Flash  Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue  Support for Download Center  Support for Xpress Install  Support for Xpres ...

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    - 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. Notch Notch Alignment Key Alignment Key LGA1366 CPU LGA1366 CPU Socket Pin One Corner of the CPU Socket Triangle Pin One Marking on the CPU Read the following guideli ...

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    Hardware Installation - 14 - Step 1: Gently press the CPU socket lever handle down and awayfrom the socketwith 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 . ( DO NOT ...

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    - 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. Male Pus h Pin Female Push Pin The T ...

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    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 specications and capacity of the memory . Dual or 3 Channel memory mod ...

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    - 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. Step 1: Note the or ientation of the mem ory modul ...

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    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. 2. Align the card with the slot, and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the ...

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    - 19 - Hardware Installation (Note) The bridge connectors may be needed or not depending on your graphics cards. 1-6 Setup of A TI Cross Fire X ™ /NVID IA SL I Conguration A. System Requirements - The 2-Way SLI and 2-W ay CrossFireX technologies currently support Windows 7, Vista, XP operating systems - The 3-Way SLI and 3-W ay CrossFireX tech ...

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    Hardware Installation - 20 - 1- 7 Back Panel Con nectors • Whenremovingthe cableconnectedtoa backpanelconnector , rstremovethecable fromyour device and then remove it from the motherboard. • When removing the cable, pull it straight out from the connector. Do not rock it side to side to p ...

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    - 21 - Hardware Installation In addition to the default speak ers settings, the ~ audiojackscanbereconguredtoperform differe nt functio ns via the audi o s oftware. On ly microph ones still MU ST be conn ected to the default Mic in jack ( ). Refer to the instructions on setting up a 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel audio con- guration ...

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    Hardware Installation - 22 - 1-8 Onboard LEDs and Switches Overvoltage LEDs This m otherbo ard conta ins 4 sets of ov ervolta ge LEDs whi ch indica te the over voltage l evel of the CP U, memory , North Bridge, and South Bridge. CPU V oltage Off: Normal condition L1: Level 1 (Slight, green) L2: Level 2 (Moderate, yellow) L3: Level 3 (High, red) NB ...

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    - 23 - Hardware Installation PHASE LED The number of lighted LEDs indicates the CPU loading. The higher the CPU loading, the more the number of lightedLEDs.T oenable thePhaseLED displayfunction,please rstenableDynamic EnergySaver2. Refer to Chapter 4, "Dynamic Energy Saver 2," for m ...

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    Hardware Installation - 24 - LAN LED The LAN LED indicates whether the LAN chips are working properly . The LED will light up during the POST if the LAN chips are working properly . ...

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    - 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 . Unp lug the power cord from the power ...

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    Hardware Installation - 26 - 1/2) A TX_12V_2X/A TX (2x4 12V Power Connectors and 2x12 Main Power Connector) With the use of the power connector , the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the com- ponents on themotherboard. Before connecting thepower connector , rst makesure the power supply ...

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    - 27 - Hardware Installation 3/4/5) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN/F AN1/F AN2/FAN3 (Fan Headers) All fan headers on this motherboard are 4-pin and support fan speed control function. Most 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). ...

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    Hardware Installation - 28 - 8) 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. Each SA T A connector supports a single SA T A device. The Marvell 88SE9182 chip supports RAID 0and RAID 1 ...

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    - 29 - Hardware Installation 9) 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. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. The fro nt p anel design m ay di ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 30

    Hardware Installation - 30 - 1 1) 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. For example, some graphics cards may require you to use a S/PDIF ...

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    - 31 - Hardware Installation 12) F_USB1/F_USB2/F_USB3 (USB 2.0/1.1 Headers)  The headersconform toUSB 2.0/1.1specication.Each USBheader canprovide twoUSB portsvia an optional USB bracket. For purchasing the optional USB bracket, please contact the local dealer . DEBUG PO RT G.QBOFM 10 9 2 1 W ...

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    Hardware Installation - 32 - 14) CLR_CMOS (Clearing CMOS Jumper) Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values (e.g. date information and BIOS congurations) and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults. T o clear the CMOS values, place a jumper cap on the two pins to temporarily short the two pins or u ...

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    - 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. BIO S in cludes a BIOS Setup program th at allows the ...

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    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. T o show the BIOS POST screen at system start - up, refer to the instructions on the Full Screen LOGO Show it ...

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    - 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. (Sample BIOS V ersion: F1h) Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom ...

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    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 prole. Y ou can create up to 8 proles (Prole 1-8) and name each p ...

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    - 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 congurations. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in dam - age to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of the ...

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    BIOS Setup - 38 - CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU. The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed. CPU Frequency Displays the current operating CPU frequency . (Note 1) This item is present only when you install a memory module that supports this feature. (Note 2) This item is present only whe ...

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    - 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. CPU Cores Enabled (Note) Allows you to determine whether to enable all CPU cores. All Enables all CPU cores. (Default) 1 Enables only one CPU core. 2 En ...

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    BIOS Setup - 40 - (Note) This item appears only when you install a memory module that supports this fe ature. >>>>> Standard Clock Control Base Clock(BCLK) Control Enables or disables the control of CPU base clock. Enabled will allow the BCLK Frequency(Mhz) item belowtobecongurable.Note:Ifyoursystemfails ...

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    - 41 - BIOS Setup  Advanced Memory Settings (Note) This item is present only when you install a memory module that supports this f eature. Extreme Memory Prole (X.M.P .) (Note) , System Memory Multiplier (SPD), Memory Frequency(Mhz) The settings under the three items above are synchronous to those under the same items on the Ad- vanced Freque ...

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    BIOS Setup - 42 - >>>>> Channel A/B/C Standard T iming Control CAS Latency Time Options are: Auto (default), 5~15. tRCD Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. tRP Options are: Auto (default), 1~15. tRAS Options are: Auto (default), 1~31. >>>>> Channel A/B/C Advanced Timing Control tRC Options are: Auto (default), 1~63. tRR ...

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    - 43 - BIOS Setup t FAW Options are: Auto (default), 1~63. Command Rate(CMD) Options are: Auto (default), 1~3. >>>>> Channel A/B Misc T iming Control B2B CAS Delay Options are: Auto (default), 1~31. Round T rip Latency Options are: Auto (default), 1~255. >>>>> Channel A/B/C T urnaround Settings CMOS Setup Utility-Copyr ...

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    BIOS Setup - 44 -  Advanced V oltage Control >>> 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. (Default: Auto) Standard  DisablesLoad-LineCa ...

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    - 45 - BIOS Setup Dynamic Vcore(DVID) Thisoptioniscongurableonlywhen CPU Vcore is set to Normal . The default is Auto . QPI/Vtt V oltage The default is Auto . CPU PLL The default is Auto . >>> MCH/ICH PCIE The default is Auto . QPI PLL The default is Auto . IOH Core The default is Auto . ICH I/O The default is Auto . I ...

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    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] higf : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous V alues F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults ...

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    - 47 - BIOS Setup Date (mm:dd:yy)  Setsthesystemdate.Thedateformatisweek(read-only),month,dateandyear .Selectthedesiredeld and use the up arrow or down arrow key to set the date. Time (hh:mm:ss)  Sets the system time. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:0:0. Select? ...

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    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 . All Errors Whenever the B ...

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    - 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. 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority  Species the sequence of loading the operating system from the in ...

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    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. (Default: Disabled) Limit CPUID Max. ...

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    - 51 - BIOS Setup 2-6 Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (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 . For details on using the GIGABYTE X ...

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    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. (Default: Disabled) USB Storage Function  Determines whether to detect USB storage devices, including USB ash drives and USB hard drives dur ...

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    - 53 - BIOS Setup ACPI Suspend T ype  SpeciestheACPIsleepstatewhenthesystementerssuspend. 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. The system can be resumed at any time. S3(STR) Enables the system ...

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    BIOS Setup - 54 - (Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only . HPET Support (Note) Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer (HPET) for Windows 7/Vista operating system. (Default: Enabled) HPET Mode (Note) Allows you to select the HPET mode for your Windows 7/Vista operating system. Select 32-bit mode when you install 32-bit Win ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 55

    - 55 - BIOS Setup 2-8 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software PC Health Status CPU Smart F AN Control [Normal] x Slope PWM 1.75 PWM value / o C higf : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous V alues F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level ? ...

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    BIOS Setup - 56 - Current CPU T emperature Displays current CPU temperature. Current System T emperature/SYSTEM1 T emp./SYSTEM2 T emp./SYSTEM3 T emp. Displays current system temperatures detected by each system temperature sensor on the motherboard. Current CPU F AN/SYS F AN/SYS F AN1/SYS FAN2/SYS F AN3 Speed (RPM) Displays current CPU/system fan s ...

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    - 57 - BIOS Setup 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. 2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward ...

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    BIOS Setup - 58 - Press <Enter> on this item and type the password with up to 8 characters and then press <Enter>. Y ou will berequestedtoconrmthepassword.T ypethepasswordagainandpress<Enter>. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: Supervisor Password When a s ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 59

    - 59 - BIOS Setup 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. 2-12 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2011 A ward Software Save Data to CMOS  MB Intelligent T weake ...

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    - 61 - Drivers Installation 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers Chapter 3 Drivers Installation • Beforeinstallingthedrivers,rstinstalltheoperatingsystem. • After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your optical drive. The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which look ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 62

    Drivers Installation - 62 - 3-2 Application Software This page displays all the utilities and applications that GIGABYTE develops and some free software. Y ou can click the Install button on the right of an item to install it. 3-3 T echnical Manuals This page provides GIGABYTE's application guides, content descriptions for this driver disk, an ...

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    - 63 - Drivers Installation 3-4 Contact For thedetailed contactinformation ofthe GIGABYTET aiwan headquarteror worldwidebranch ofces,click the URL on this page to link to the GIGABYTE website. 3-5 System This page provides the basic system information. ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 64

    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. 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 i ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 65

    - 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. Supporting NTFS, F A T32, and FA T16 le systems, Xpress Recovery2 can back up data on P A T A and ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 66

    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. Step 4: After the operating system is installed, click Start , right-click the Compute ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 67

    - 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. Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2. Step 2: After ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 68

    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. Addi tional ly , thi s m otherb oard fe atures t he DualB IOS ™ desi gn, ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 69

    - 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 - sumesthatyousavetheBIOSletoaUSBashdrive. Step 1: 1. Insert theUSB ashdrive containing ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 70

    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. Select Load Optimized Defaults and press <Enter> to load BIOS defaults. Syste ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 71

    - 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. This helps prevent unexpected failures when performing a BIOS update. 2. Dur ing the BIOS update pr ocess, ensure the I nternet connect ion is stable and do NOT inte rrupt ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 72

    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. The user-friendly EasyT une 6 interface also includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory infor ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 73

    - 73 - Unique Features 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2 GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2 (Note 1) is a revolutionary technology that delivers unparalleled powe r savings with a click of the button. Featuring an advanced proprietary hardware and software design, GIGA- BYTE Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2isabletoprovideexceptionalpower? ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 74

    Unique Features - 74 - B. T otal Mode In T otal Mode, users are able to see how much total power savings they have accumulated in a set period of time since activating Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2 for th ersttime (Note 3) . (Note 1) Before using the Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2 function, make sure the CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) and CPU EIST Funct ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 75

    - 75 - Unique Features 4-5 Q-Share Q-Share is an easy and convenient data sharing too l. After conguring 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 mother ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 76

    Unique Features - 76 - 4-6 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. Smart 6 ™ allows you to speed up systemperformance,reduceboot-up time,manageasecureplatforman ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 77

    - 77 - 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 theseimagestorestoreyoursystemorleswhenneeded. • Supported operating systems: Windows 7 and Vista. •  SmartRecovery2 ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 78

    Unique Features - 78 - 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. Instructions: Enter the Smart 6 ™ passwor ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 79

    - 79 - Unique Features (Note 1) When launching Smart 6 ™  for the rst time, the system willrequest 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. (Note 2) Y ou will not b ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 80

    Unique Features - 80 - 4-7 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- temwillenterthespeciedpowersavingmode. Selecting a system energy ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 81

    - 81 - Unique Features With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1) , users canquickly congure 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.D to easily add a hard drive into the array to expand its capacity. All with a simple click of a b ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 82

    Unique Features - 82 - 4-9 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. By simply connecting to an Internet browser via LAN, wireless LAN, or Bluetooth (Note 2) and logging in to the Cloud OC serv ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 83

    - 83 - Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Conguring SA T A Hard Drive(s) T o congure SA T A hard drive(s), follow the steps below: A. Install SA T A hard drive(s) in your computer . B. CongureSA T A controllermodeinBIOSSetup. C. CongureaRAIDarrayinRAIDBIOS. (Note 1) D. Install the SA T A RAID ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 84

    Appendix - 84 - 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. B. Conguring SA T A controller mode in BIOS Setup MakesuretoconguretheSA T Acontrollermode ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 85

    - 85 - Appendix C. Conguring a RAID array in RAID BIOS EntertheRAIDBIOSsetuputilitytocongureaRAIDarray . Skipthisstepandproceedwiththeinstallationof Windowsoperatingsystemforanon-RAIDconguration. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the oper ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 86

    Appendix - 86 - 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>. Then, select a RAID level (Figure 4). RAID levels supported include RAID 0, RAID 1, Recovery , RAID 10, and RAID 5 (the selections available depend on the nu ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 87

    - 87 - Appendix Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press <Enter>. Finally press <Enter> on the Create V olume item to begin creat- ingtheRAID array . Whenpromptedtoconrmwhether tocreatethisvolume, press<Y>toconrm or<N>to cancel (Figure 6). When completed, yo ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 88

    Appendix - 88 - 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. With the Rapid Recovery T echnology , which employs RAID 1 functionality , users can copy the data from the master drive to the recovery drive; if needed, ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 89

    - 89 - 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. (Make sure the recovery drive has equal or larger capacity than the master drive.) The ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 90

    Appendix - 90 - 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>. Whenpromptedtoconrmyourselection(Figure12),press<Y>tocon ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 91

    - 91 - 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. Figure 1 Step 2: Save changes and exit BIOS Setup. 5-1-2 Conguring JMicron JMB362 SA T A Controller A. Installing ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 92

    Appendix - 92 - C. Conguring a RAID array in RAID BIOS Enter theRAID BIOS setuputility to congure aRAID array . Skipthis step and proceedto the installationof Windowsoperatingsystemforanon-RAIDconguration. After the POST memory test begins and before the op ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 93

    - 93 - Appendix Create a RAID Array: In the main screen, press <Enter> on the Create RAID Disk Drive item. Then the Create New RAID screen appears (Figure 4). The Create New RAID block displays all the items that need to be set for creating an array (Figure 5). Steps: 1. Enter Array Name: Under the Name item, enter an array name with 1~16 let ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 94

    Appendix - 94 - 3. Assign Array Disks: After a RAID mode is selected, RAID BIOS automatically assigns the two hard drives installed as the RAID drives. 4. Set Block Size (RAID 0 only): Under the Block item, use the up or down arrow key to select the stripe block size (Figure 6), ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB. Press <Enter>. 5. Set Array Size: U ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 95

    - 95 - Appendix Whennished,thenewRAIDarraywillbedisplayedinthe RAID Disk Drive List block (Figure 8). Figure 8 Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members(HDDx) RDD0: GRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal 01 [ fg T AB]-Switch W indow [ hi ]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit [ RAID Disk Drive List ] [ Main Menu ] [ H ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 96

    Appendix - 96 - Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members(HDDx) RDD0: GRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal 01 [ fg T AB]-Switch W indow [ hi ]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit [ RAID Disk Drive List ] [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Gigabyte T echnology Corp. RAID Setup Utility v1.07.06 Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert H ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 97

    - 97 - 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. 5-1-3 Conguring Marvell 88SE9182 SA T A Controller A. Installing SA T A hard drive(s) in your computer Attach one ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 98

    Appendix - 98 - Figure 2 C. Conguring a RAID array in RAID BIOS Enter theRAID BIOS setuputility to congure aRAID array . Skipthis step and proceedto the installationof Windowsoperatingsystemforanon-RAIDconguration. After the POST memory test begins and befo ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 99

    - 99 - 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). Then press <Enter> on NEXT . Create a RAID Array: Step 1: On the main screen, press ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 100

    Appendix - 100 - 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. Sequence: 1. RAID Level: Select a RAID level. Options include RAID 0 (Stripe) and ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 101

    - 101 - Appendix T oexittheRAIDBIOSutility ,press<Esc>onthemainscreenandpress<Y>toconrm. Now , you can proceed to install the operating system. When completed, the RAID tab will display the new array . (Figure 8) Figure 8 Delete the RAID Array: T o deleted the existing array , press ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 102

    Appendix - 102 - 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. T o install the utility , insert the motherboard driver disk, then go to Application Software Install Ap- plication Software and select Marvell Storage ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 103

    - 103 - 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. After the operating system is installed, ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 104

    Appendix - 104 - For the Marvell 88SE9182: 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 to install Windows?" screen, select Load Driver . Step 2: Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to the location of the driver . The locations of the ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 105

    - 105 - Appendix B. Installing Windows XP T o install Windows XP , you need to install the SA TA 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oppydisk.Refertothemet ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 106

    Appendix - 106 - 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 4 will appear . Select Intel(R) Desktop/W orkstation/Server Express Chipset SA TA RAID Controller and press ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 107

    - 107 - Appendix 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>. Select eith ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 108

    Appendix - 108 - 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 . (Note: The new drive mu ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 109

    - 109 - Appendix • 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. Step 1: Go to th e Ma nage menu a nd click Reb uild to another disk in Manag ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 110

    Appendix - 1 10 - • 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. For example, in case the master drive detects a virus, you can restore the recovery drive data to the ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 111

    - 1 1 1 - Appendix For the JMicron JMB362: Turn off your computer and replace the failed hard drive with a new one. Use either the RAID setup utility or the GIGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER utility in the operating system to perform the rebuild. • Rebuilding with the RAID setup utility Step 1: When the message "Press <Ctrl-G> to enter RAID Set ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 112

    Appendix - 1 12 - • Rebuilding in the operating system Make sure the JMicron JMB362 SA T A controller driver has been installed from the motherboard driver disk. Launch the GIGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER from All Programs in the Start menu. Step 1: In the GIGABYTE RAID CONFIGURER screen, right-click on th ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 113

    - 1 13 - Appendix 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 setuputilityrst. • Enabling Automatic Rebuild Step 1: When the message &q ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 114

    Appendix - 1 14 - • 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 setuputilityrst.Whileintheoperatingsystem,opentheMarvellStorageUtilityandlogin. Und er Virt ual Di sk 0 , th e Property ta b ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 115

    - 1 15 - Appendix 5-2 Bigfoot Killer Network Manager The Bigfoot Killer Network Manager allows you to view your network connection status and Internet band- width and to congureyour network settings. It also displays your systeminformation and CPU/memory us - age. After installing the LAN driver , you ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 116

    Appendix - 1 16 - 5-3-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides six aud io jacks on the back pan el whi ch supp ort 2/ 4/5.1 /7.1 -chan nel (Note) aud io. The picture to the right shows the default audio jack assignments. The integrated HD (High Definition) audio provides jack retasking capability that allows the user to cha ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 117

    - 1 17 - Appendix Step 2: Connect an audio device to an audio jack. The The cur- rent connected device is dialog box appears. Select the device according to the type of device you connect. Then click OK . Step 3: On the Speakers scre en, click the Spe aker Congur a - tion tab. In the Speaker Conguration list, select Stereo , Quadraphonic , 5. ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 118

    Appendix - 1 18 - 5-3-2 Conguring S/PDIF Out The S/PDIF Out jacks (Note 1) can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality . 1. Connecting a S/PDIF Out Cable: S/PDIF Coaxial Cable Connect a S/PDIF coaxial cable or a S/PDIF optical cable (either one) to an external decoder for transmitting the S/PDIF d ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 119

    - 1 19 - Appendix 5-3-3 Conguring 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.Thencongure thejack formicrophonefunction - ality . Note: The microphone functions on the front panel and back panel cannot be used at t ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 120

    Appendix - 120 - 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 rig ht- click on this icon. Select Recording Devices . Step 2: On the Recording tab, right-cli ck on an ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 121

    - 121 - Appendix Step 4: Now you can access the HD Audio Manager tocong - ure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to record the sound. 5-3-4 Using the Sound Recorder A. Recording Sound 1. Make sure you have connected the sound input device (e.g. microphone) to the computer . 2. T o record the audio, click the Start Recording button . 3. T o ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 122

    Appendix - 122 - After install ing the audio driver , you can nd the Cre - ative Software Suite in StartAll ProgramsCreative. The Creative Software Suite includes the Creative Soft- ware AutoUpdate, Alchemy , and Sound Blaster X-Fi MB 2. 5-3-5 Creative Software Suite (The following instructions use Windows 7 as the e ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 123

    - 123 - Appendix THX T ruStudio PRO ™ Sound Blaster X-Fi MB 2 provides users with the THX TruStudio Pro ™ technology to enhance the audio per- formance of your audio device. The user friendly applications of THX T ruStudio Pro ™ provide the easiest and quickest way to the premium audio enjoyment. Go to Sta rtAll Pr ogramsC reative Sound Bl ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 124

    Appendix - 124 - 5-4 T roubleshooting 5-4-1 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. Press <Delete> to ente ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 125

    - 125 - Appendix 5-4-2 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. Isolate the short circuit. Secure the CPU cooler on the CPU. Connect the CPU cooler power ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 126

    Appendix - 126 - 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. The power supply , CPU or CPU socket might fail. The keyboard or keybo ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 127

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  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 131

    - 131 - 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.gigabyte.com.tw WEB address (English): http://www .gigabyte.com WEB address (Chinese): http: ...

  • Gigabyte GA-X58-G1 - page 132

    Appendix - 132 - • 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 .giga-byte.nl • GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE - France WEB address : http://www .gigabyte.fr • ...

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