Manual Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R

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  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 1

    GA-P55A-UD3P GA-P55A-UD3R LGA1 156 socket motherboard for Intel ® Core ™ i7 processor family/ Intel ® Core ™ i5 processor family User's Manual Rev . 1001 12ME-P55AU3P-1001R ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 2

    Motherboard GA-P55A-UD3P/ GA-P55A-UD3R Oct. 16, 2009 Oct. 16, 2009 Motherboard GA-P55A-UD3P/GA-P55A-UD3R ...

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    Copyright © 2009 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 specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE with ...

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    - 4 - T able of Contents Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6 Optional Items ................................................................................................................. 6 GA-P55A-UD3P/GA-P55A-UD3R Motherboard Layout .................. ...

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    - 5 - 3-3 T echnical Manuals .......................................................................................... 64 3-4 Contact ........................................................................................................... 65 3-5 System ............................................................................................. ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 6

    - 6 - Box Contents GA-P55A-UD3P or GA-P55A-UD3R motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Quick Installation Guide One IDE cable Four SA T A 3Gb/s cables I/O Shield One Bluetooth dongle j Optional Items Floppy disk drive cable (Part No. 12CF1-1FD001-7*R) 2-port USB 2.0 bracket (Part No. 12CR1-1UB030-5*R) 2-port SA T A power cable (Part ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 7

    - 7 - GA-P55A-UD3P/GA-P55A-UD3R Motherboard Layout (Note 1) Due to a hardware limitation, the PCIEX1_1 slot can only accommodate a shorter PCI Express x1 expansion card. For a longer expansion card, use other expansion slots. (Note 2) This feature is optional due to different regional policy . j Only for GA-P55A-UD3P . KB_USB CPU_F AN A TX_12V_2X4 ...

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    - 8 - Block Diagram j Only for GA-P55A-UD3P . (Note) This feature is optional due to different regional policy . TPM j (Note) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) x16 1 PCI Express x16 Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Line Out MIC Line In S/PDIF In S/PDIF Out Side Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out CODEC PS/2 KB/Mouse LGA1 156 CPU DMI Interface 3 PCI PCI Bus PCI CLK (33 M ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 9

    - 9 - Hardware Installation 1- 1 Installation Pr ecautions Th e mo the rbo ar d co nta in s nu mer ou s de lic ate elec tr oni c ci rc uit s an d c omp one nts whic h 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 ins tallat ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 10

    Hardware Installation - 10 - 1- 2 Product Specications CPU  Support for an Intel ® Core ™ i7 series processor/Intel ® Core ™ i5 series processor in the LGA1 156 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)  L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset  Intel ® P55 Express Chipset Memory  4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sock ...

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    - 1 1 - Hardware Installation USB  Chipset: - Up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (8 on the back panel, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)  NEC chip: - Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel Internal  1 x 24-pin A TX main power connector Connectors  1 x 8-pin A TX 12V power connector   1xoppydisk ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 12

    Hardware Installation - 12 - (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 be less than 4 GB. (Note 2) For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot. (Note 3 ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 13

    - 13 - Hardware Installation 1-3 Installing the CPU and C PU C ooler 1-3 -1 In sta lling t he CPU A. Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the lat ...

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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 and the metal load plate will be lifted as well. Step 3: HoldtheCPUwithyourthumbandindexngers. Align the CPU pin one marking ...

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    - 15 - Hardware Installation 1-3 -2 In sta lling t he CPU Cool er 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 ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 16

    Hardware Installation - 16 - 1- 4 -1 Dua l Channe l Mem or y Con gur atio n This motherboard pr ovides four DDR3 memory s ockets and supports Dual Channel T echnology . After the memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specications and capacity of the memory . En - abling Dual C ...

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    - 17 - Hardware Installation 1- 4 -2 In stall ing a Me mor y Notch DDR3 DIMM Before installing a memory module, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the memory module. DDR3 and DDR2 DIMMs are not compatible to each other or DDR DIMMs. Be sure to install DDR3 DIMMs on this motherboar ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 18

    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 1-6 Back Panel Connectors USB Port  TheUSBport supportstheUSB 2.0/1.1specication.Usethis portforUSB devicessuchasa USBkey - board/mouse,USBprinter ,USBashdriveandetc. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port Use this port to connect a PS/2 keyboard or m ...

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    Hardware Installation - 20 - USB 3.0/2.0 Port  TheUSB 3.0port supportstheUSB 3.0specication andis compatibleto theUSB 2.0/1.1specication. UsethisportforUSBdevicessuchasaUSBkeyboard/mouse,USBprinter ,USBashdriveandetc. Center/Subwoofe ...

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    - 21 - Hardware Installation 1- 7 Inter nal Connectors Read the following guidelines before connecting external devices: • First make sure your devices are compliant with the connectors you wish to connect. • Bef ore ins tallin g t he devi ces, be s ure to tu rn off the de vices a nd your c omput er . U nplug t he power cord from the powe ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 22

    Hardware Installation - 22 - G.QBOFM A TX_12V_2X4: A TX_12V_2X4 5 8 1 4 G.QBOFM 13 1 24 12 A TX A TX: PinNo. Denition 13 3.3V 14 -12V 15 GND 16 PS_ON (soft On/Off) 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 -5V 21 +5V 22 +5V 23 +5V (Only for 2x12-pi n A TX) 24 GND ( On ly fo r 2 x1 2-p in A TX) PinNo. Denition 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 +5V 5 GND 6 +5V 7 ...

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    - 23 - Hardware Installation 3/4/5) CPU_F AN/SYS_F AN1/SYS_F AN2/PWR_F AN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN), a 4-pin (SYS_FAN2) and two 3-pin (SYS_ F AN1) system fan headers, and a 3-pin power fan header (PWR_FAN). Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to connect ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 24

    Hardware Installation - 24 - 7) IDE (IDE Connector) The IDE connector supports up to two IDE devices such as hard drives and optical drives. Before attach- ing the IDE cable, locate the foolproof groove on the connector . If you wish to connect two IDE devices, remember to set the j umpers and the cabling acc ording to the role of the IDE devices ( ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 25

    - 25 - Hardware Installation 9) GSA T A3_6/7 (SA T A 6Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Marvell 9128) 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 standards. Each SA TA connector supports a single SA T A device. PinNo. Denition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND Pl eas e ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 26

    Hardware Installation - 26 - 1 1) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Header) Conne ct the pow er switc h, reset switc h, speak er , c hassis i ntrusi on switc h/sens or and sys tem stat us indicator on the chassis to this header according to the pin assignments below. Note the positive and negative pins before connecting the cables. • PW (Power Switch, Red): ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 27

    - 27 - Hardware Installation 12) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header)  ThefrontpanelaudioheadersupportsIn telHighDenitionaudio(HD)and AC'97audio.Y oumayconnect your chassis front panel audio module to this header . Make sure the wire assignments of the module con - nector match the pin ass ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 28

    Hardware Installation - 28 - 14) SPDIF_I (S/PDIF In Header) This header supports digital S/PDIF In and can connect to an audio device that supports digital audio out via an optional S/PDIF In cable. For purchasing the optional S/PDIF In cable, please contact the local dealer . PinNo. Denition 1 Power 2 SPDIFI 3 GND PinNo. Denition ...

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    - 29 - Hardware Installation 16) F_USB1/F_USB2 (USB 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 . G.QBOFM 10 9 2 1 PinNo. Denition 1 ...

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    Hardware Installation - 30 - 18) COMA (Serial Port Header) The COMA header can provide one serial port via an optional COM port cable. For purchasing the op- tional COM port cable, please contact the local dealer . 10 9 2 1 PinNo. Denition 1 NDCD- 2 NSIN 3 NSOUT 4 NDTR- 5 GND 6 NDSR- 7 NRTS- 8 NCTS- 9 NRI- 10 No Pin 19) CLR_CMOS (Clearing ...

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    - 31 - Hardware Installation 20) PHASE LED The n umber of li ghted L EDs in dica tes th e C PU loa ding. Th e h ighe r t he CPU l oadi ng, 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 Sa ...

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    - 33 - BIOS Setup BIOS (Bas ic I nput and Out put System ) re cords hard ware parame ters of the sy stem in the C MOS on the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-T est (POST) during system startup, saving sys tem paramete rs an d loa ding operatin g sy stem, etc. BIOS includes a BIOS Setup p rogram that allows th ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 34

    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 ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 35

    - 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: GA-P55A-UD3P D12) Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 36

    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 ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 37

    - 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 ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 38

    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) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique f ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 39

    - 39 - BIOS Setup (Note) This item is present only if you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. C3/C6/C7 State Support (Note) Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C3/C6/C7 mode in system halt state. When en- abled, the CPU core freque ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 40

    BIOS Setup - 40 - (Note) This item appears only if you install a memory module that supports this feature. BCLK Frequency(Mhz) Allows you to manually set the CPU base clock. The adjustable range is from 100 MHz to 1200 MHz. Thisitemiscongurableonlyifthe Base Clock(BCLK) Control option is enabled. Important: Itishigh ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 41

    - 41 - BIOS Setup CPU Clock Skew Allows you to set the CPU clock prior to the Chipset clock. Options are: 0ps~750ps. (Default: 0ps) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 A ward Software Advanced Memory Settings higf : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous V alues F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optim ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 42

    BIOS Setup - 42 - Prole DDR V oltage When using a non-XMP memory module or Extreme Memory Prole (X.M.P .) is set to Disabled , this item will display as 1.5V . When Extreme Memory Prole (X.M.P .) is set to Prole1 or Prole2 , this item will display the value based on the SPD data on the XMP memory . Prole QPI V oltage The value dis ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 43

    - 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. t FAW Options are: Auto (default), 1~63. Command Rate(CMD) Options are: Auto (default), 1~3. & ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 44

    BIOS Setup - 44 - >>> CPU Load-Line Calibration Ena bl es or d isa ble s Lo ad- Lin e C ali br ati on. E nab lin g th is fe atu re ad jus ts V dro op, k eep in g t he CP U voltage more constant under light and heavy CPU load. Disabled sets the CPU voltage following Intel specications.(Default:Disabled) Note: Enabling Load-Line Cal ...

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    - 45 - BIOS Setup  Miscellaneous Settings CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 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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    BIOS Setup - 46 - Date (mm:dd:yy)  Setsthesystemdate.Thedateformatisweek(re ad-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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    - 47 - BIOS Setup • None If no IDE/SA T A devices are used, set this item to None so the system will skip the detection of the device during the POST for faster system startup. • Auto Lets the BIOS aut omatically detec t IDE/SA T A devices during the POST . (Default) • Manual  Allowsyoutomanuallyenterthespe ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 48

    BIOS Setup - 48 - (Note) This item is present only if 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 inst ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 49

    - 49 - BIOS Setup Limit CPUID Max. to 3 (Note) Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Set this item to Disabled for Windows XP operating system; set this item to Enabled for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) Enables or disables I ntel Execute Disable Bi t fu nc ...

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    BIOS Setup - 50 - 2-6 Integrated Peripherals eXtreme Hard Drive (Intel P55 Chipset) Enables or disables the X.H.D fun ction for the SA T A controllers integrated in the Intel P55 Chipset. When set to Enabled , the PCH SA TA Control Mode item below will be set to RAID(XHD) automatically. For details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility , refer to Cha ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 51

    - 51 - BIOS Setup AHCI   CongurestheSA T Acontrollersto AHCImode.AdvancedHostControllerInterface      (AHCI)isaninterfacespecicationthatallowsthestoragedrivertoenableadvanced Serial A T A features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. ...

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    BIOS Setup - 52 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2009 A ward Software SMAR T LAN Start detecting at Port..... Part1-2 Status = Open / Length = 0m Part3-6 Status = Open / Length = 0m Part4-5 Status = Open / Length = 0m Part7-8 Status = Open / Length = 0m higf : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: V alue F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Prev ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 53

    - 53 - BIOS Setup Onboard LAN Boot ROM Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip. (Default: Disabled) Onboard IDE Controller (IT8213 Chip) Enables or disables the IDE controller integrated in the IT8213 chip. (Default: Enabled) eSA T A Controller (JMB362 Chip, eSA T A Connectors)  Enablesord ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 54

    BIOS Setup - 54 - 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 syste ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 55

    - 55 - BIOS Setup (Note) Supported on Windows Vista operating system only . Resume by Alarm Determines whether to power on the system at a desired time. (Default: Disabled) If enabled, set the date and time as following: Date (of Month)Alarm: Turn on the system at a specic time on each day or on ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 56

    BIOS Setup - 56 - Reset Case Open Status Keeps or clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status. Enabled clears the record of previous chassis intrusion status and the Case Opened eldwillshow"No"atnextboot.(Default:Disabled) Case Opened Displays the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 57

    - 57 - BIOS Setup CPU Smart F AN Control  Specieshowtocontrol CPUfanspeed.Thisitemiscongurable onlyif CPU Smart FAN Control is set to Enabled . Auto Lets the BIOS automatically detect the type of CPU fan installed and sets the optimal CPU fan control mode. (Default) Voltage Sets Voltage mode for a 3-p ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 58

    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. 2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Press <Enter> on this item and then press t ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 59

    - 59 - BIOS Setup 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-P55A-UD3R - page 60

    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. 2-12 Save & Exit Setup Press <Enter> on this item and press the <Y> key . This exits the BIOS Setup without saving ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 61

    - 61 - BIOS Setup Security Chip Enables or disables the security chip. It is recommended that you use this function with the Supervisor/ User password. Enabled/Activate Enables the security chip and initializes the Security Platform. Disabled Disables the security chip. (Default) Security Chip State Displays the current settings in the security chi ...

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    BIOS Setup - 62 - ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 63

    - 63 - 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-P55A-UD3R - page 64

    Drivers Installation - 64 - 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 ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 65

    - 65 - 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-P55A-UD3R - page 66

    Drivers Installation - 66 - 3-6 Download Center T o update the BIOS, drivers, or appl ications, cl ick 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 in ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 67

    - 67 - Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Chapter 4 Unique Features Xp re ss Re co ve r y2 i s a u t il it y t h at a ll ow s yo u t o q ui ck l y c om pr e ss a nd 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 ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 68

    Unique Features - 68 - Step 3: Wh en p ar ti ti on i ng y ou r h ar d d ri ve , m ak e su re 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 1: Select BACKUP to start backing up your hard drive data. Step 4: Aft er t ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 69

    - 69 - Unique Features D. Using the Restore Function in Xpress Recovery2 E. Removing the Backup F . Exiting Xpress Recovery2 Sel ec t RESTORE t o res to re th e b ack up t o y our h ard dri ve i n case the system breaks down. The RESTORE option will not be present if no backup is created before. Select REBOOT to exit Xpress Recovery2. Step 2: After ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 70

    Unique Features - 70 - 4-2 BIOS Update Utilities GI GA BY TE m ot he rb oa rd s p ro vi de t wo u ni qu e BI OS u pd at e to ol s, Q- Fl as h ™ an d @B IO S ™ . GI GA BY TE Q-Flash and @BIOS are easy-to-use and allow you to update the BIOS without the need to enter MS-DOS mod e. A ddit iona lly, thi s m othe rbo ard fe atur es the D ualB IOS ? ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 71

    - 71 - Unique Features B. Updating the BIOS When updating t he BIO S, ch oose t he loc ation where the BIOS  le is s aved. The fo llowing procedure a s - sumesthatyousavetheBIOSletoaoppydisk. Step 1: 1. InserttheoppydiskcontainingtheBIO ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 72

    Unique Features - 72 - 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-P55A-UD3R - page 73

    - 73 - 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 p rocess, ens ure the Inte rnet conne ction is sta ble and do NO T inter ru ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 74

    Unique Features - 74 - 4-3 EasyT une 6 GIGABYTE's EasyTune 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 EasyTune 6 interface also includes tabbed pages for CPU and memory informa ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 75

    - 75 - Unique Features 4-4 Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2 GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver ™ 2 (Note 1) is a revolutionary technology th at delivers unparalleled power 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-P55A-UD3R - page 76

    Unique Features - 76 - 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-P55A-UD3R - page 77

    - 77 - 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 install ing Q-Share from the mothe ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 78

    Unique Features - 78 - 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-P55A-UD3R - page 79

    - 79 - Unique Features SMART Recovery With SMART Recovery , users can quickly create backups of changed data les (Note 2) or copy les from a specic backup on P AT A  and SA TA  hard drives (partitioned on NTFS le system) in Windows Vista. SMART DualBIOS ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 80

    Unique Features - 80 - (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 SMAR T Recorder or SMART T imeLock settings. (Note2) Thechangeddata ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 81

    - 81 - Unique Features 4-7 Smart TPM j GIGABYTE's unique Smart TPM (Trusted Platform Module) supports the industry's most advanced hardware- based data encryption. Smart TPM provides users with an easy-to-use software interface to create a portable user key using a Bluetooth cell phone or USB ash drive. ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 82

    Unique Features - 82 - 4-8 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. Sele cti ng a s yste m e ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 83

    - 83 - 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 TA 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 ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 84

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  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 85

    - 85 - 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. Makeaopp ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 86

    Appendix - 86 - B. Conguring SA T A controller mode in BIOS Setup MakesuretoconguretheSA TA controllermodecorrectlyinsystemBIOSSetup. Step 1: Turn on your computer and press <Delete> to enter BIOS Setup during the POST (Power-On Self-T est). T o create RAID, set PCH SA T A Control Mode under the Integ ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 87

    - 87 - 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 opera ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 88

    Appendix - 88 - Step 3: After entering the CREATE 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 num ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 89

    - 89 - 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, ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 90

    Appendix - 90 - 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-P55A-UD3R - page 91

    - 91 - 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-P55A-UD3R - page 92

    Appendix - 92 - Delete RAID V olume T o delete a RAID array , sel ect Del ete RAID Volume in MAIN MENU and pre ss <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c ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 93

    - 93 - 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 JMB362 SA T A Controller A. Installing SA T A h ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 94

    Appendix - 94 - 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 t ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 95

    - 95 - 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-P55A-UD3R - page 96

    Appendix - 96 - 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-P55A-UD3R - page 97

    - 97 - 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 Window [ hi ]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit [ RAID Disk Drive List ] [ Main Menu ] [ Ha ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 98

    Appendix - 98 - Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members(HDDx) RDD0: GRAID 0-Stripe 240 GB Normal 01 [ fg T AB]-Switch Window [ 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 HD ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 99

    - 99 - Appendix 5-1-3 Making a SA T A RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette (Required for AHCI and RAID Mode) T o successfully install operating system onto SA T A hard drive(s) that is/are congured to RAID/AHCI mode, you need to install the SA T A controller driver during the OS installation. Without the driver, ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 100

    Appendix - 100 - 5-1-4 Installing the SA T A RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the SA TA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows Vista/ XP onto your hard drive(s). The followings are examples of Windows XP and Vista installation. A. Installing Windows XP Step 1: Restart your system to boot from ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 101

    - 101 - Appendix For the JMB362: Insert the oppy disk containing the SA T A RAID/AHCI driver and press <S>. Then a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below will appear. Select (Windows XP/2003) RAID/AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Con- troller and press <Enter>. Step 3: On the next ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 102

    Appendix - 102 - B. Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) For the Intel P55: Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When a screen similar to that below appears, select Load Driver (Figure 4). Step 2: Inse rt ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 103

    - 103 - Appendix Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 6 appears, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R/DO/PCH SA TA RAID Controller and click Next . Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the operating system and then click Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 7). Figure 6 Figure 7 ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 104

    Appendix - 104 - For the JMB362: Step 1: Restart your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When a screen similar to that below appears (RAID/AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driver (Figure 8). Step 2: Insertthemotherboarddriverdisk(Method A) ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 105

    - 105 - Appendix Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 10 appears, select GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and click Next . Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the operating system and then click Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 1 1). Figure 10 Figure 1 1 ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 106

    Appendix - 106 - Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 4. Exit RAID V olumes : Nonedened. Physical Disks : Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(V ol ID) 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 11 1.7GB Member Disk (0) 1 WDC WD800JD-22LS ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 107

    - 107 - 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 Matrix Storage Console from All Programs in the Start menu. Step 1: On th e View me nu of t he In tel Ma tri x S tor age C on s o l e , s e l e ct ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 108

    Appendix - 108 - • Restoring the Master Drive to a Previous State (for Recovery V olume only) When two hard drives are set to Recovery Volume 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 m ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 109

    - 109 - Appendix For the 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 Setup Utility ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 110

    Appendix - 110 - • Rebuilding in the operating system Make sure the 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 the array ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 111

    - 1 11 - Appendix 5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides six audi o jacks on the b ack pan el wh ich s upp ort 2 /4/ 5.1 /7. 1-c han 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 ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 112

    Appendix - 112 - 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 sc reen, cli ck t he Speak er C ongura - tion tab. In the Speaker Conguration list, select Stereo , Quadraphonic , 5 ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 113

    - 1 13 - Appendix 5-2-2 Conguring S/PDIF In/Out A. S/PDIF In The S/PDIF In cable (optional) allows you to input digital audio signals to the computer for audio processing. 1. Installing the S/PDIF In Cable: 2. Conguring S/PDIF In: On the Digital Input screen, click the Default Format tab to select the default format. Click OK to complete. (No ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 114

    Appendix - 114 - B. S/PDIF Out The S/PDIF Out jacks can transmit audio signals to an external decoder for decoding to get the best audio quality . 1. Connecting a S/PDIF Out Cable: 2. Conguring S/PDIF Out: On the Digital Output screen, click the Default Format tab and then select the sample rate and bit depth. Click OK to complete. S/PDIF Coaxia ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 115

    - 1 15 - Appendix 5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function Before Do lby Home Theate r is enabled , yo u ge t on ly 2 -channel p layback ou tput (from t he front speakers) when playing 2-channel stereo sources. Y ou must play 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- chan- nel content to get 4-, 5.1-, or 7.1- channel audio effects. With Dolby Home Theater enabled, 2 ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 116

    Appendix - 116 - 5-2-4 Conguring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver , the HD Audio Manager icon willappearin thenoticationarea.Double-click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager . Step 2: Connect your microphone to the Mic in jack (pink) on th e b ac k pa ne l o r th e Mi c i n ja ck ( pi ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 117

    - 1 17 - Appendix Step 4: T o r a is e t he r e co r di n g a n d p la yb a ck v o lu m e fo r t he microphone, click the Microphone Boost icon on the right of the Recording V olume slider and set the Microphone Boost level. Step 5: After co mpleting th e se ttings abo ve, click Start , point to All Programs , point to Accessories , and then click ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 118

    Appendix - 118 - Step 3: When the Stereo Mix item appears, right-click on this item and select Enable . Then set it as the default de- vice. Step 4: Now you can access the HD Audio Manager  tocong - ure Stereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to record the sound. 5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder A. Recording Sound 1. Make sure you have connected t ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 119

    - 1 19 - Appendix 5-3 T roubleshooting 5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions T o read more F AQs for your motherboard, please go to the Support&DownloadsMotherboardF AQ page on GIGABYTE'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> ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 120

    Appendix - 120 - 5-3-2 T roubleshooting Procedure If you encounter any troubles during system startup, follow the troubleshooting procedure below to solve the problem. ST AR T 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 powe ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 121

    - 121 - Appendix If the p roced ure abo ve i s u nable t o s olve yo ur p roble m, cont act the p lace of p urcha se or loc al dealer for help. Or go to the Support&DownloadsT echnical Service Zone 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 k ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 122

    Appendix - 122 - 5-4 Regulatory Statements Regulatory Notices This document must not be copied wi thout our wr itten permis sion, and th e contents t here of must not be imparted to a third party nor be used for any unauthorized purpose. Contravention will be prosecuted. We believe that the information contained herein was accurate in all respects ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 123

    - 123 - Appendix Finally , we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy-saving features of this product (where applicable), recycling the inner and outer packaging (including shipping containers) this product was delivered in, and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly. With ...

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  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 127

    - 127 - Appendix Contact Us • GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei 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.tw WEB address (Chinese): http://www .gigabyte.tw ? ...

  • Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R - page 128

    Appendix - 128 - • 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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