Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 User Manual

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4-1 Xpress Recovery2
Chapter 4 Unique Features
Xpress Recovery2 is a utility that allows you to quickly compress and
back up your system data and perform restoration of it. Supporting NTFS,
FAT32, and FAT16 le systems, Xpress Recovery2 canbackupdataon
PATA and SATA hard drives and restore it.
Before You Begin:
• XpressRecovery2willchecktherstphysicalharddrive
(Note)
for the operating system. Xpress Recovery2
canonlybackup/restoretherstphysicalharddrivethathastheoperatingsysteminstalled.
• AsXpressRecovery2willsavethebackupleattheendoftheharddrive,makesuretoleaveenoughun-
allocated space in advanced (10 GB or more is recommended; actual size requirements vary, depending
on the amount of data).
• It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are installed.
• The amount of data and hard drive access speed may affect the speed at which the data is backed up/
restored.
• It takes longer to back up a hard drive than to restore it.
System Requirements:
• At least 512 MB of system memory
• VESA compatible graphics card
• Windows XP with SP1 or later, Windows Vista
• XpressRecoveryandXpressRecovery2aredifferentutilities.Forexample,abackuplecreated
with Xpress Recovery cannot be restored using Xpress Recovery2.
• USB hard drives are not supported.
• Hard drives in RAID/AHCI mode are not supported.
Installation and Conguration:
Turn on your system to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk.
A. Installing Windows Vista and Partitioning the Hard Drive
(Note) XpressRecovery2checkstherstphysicalharddriveinthefollowingsequence:TherstPATAIDEconnector,the
  secondPATAIDEconnector,therstSATAconnector,thesecondSATAconnectorandsoforth.Forexample,when
  harddrivesareattachedtotherstIDEandtherstSATAconnectors,theharddriveontherstIDEconnectoris
  therstphysicaldrive.WhenharddrivesareattachedtotherstandsecondSATAconnectors,theharddriveon
  therstSATAconnectoristherstphysicaldrive.
Step 1:
Click Drive options.
Step 2:
Click New.

Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Number of memory slots	6
Maximum internal memory	24 GB
Processor socket	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
USB 2.0 connectors	2
Number of SATA connectors	10
Number of EATX power connectors	1
Controller interface type	Marvell 9128
Controller 2nd interface type	JMB362
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0
Audio chip	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Win 7/Vista/XP
BIOS type	AWARD
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit
PCI Express x16 slots	4
RAID levels	0, 1, JBOD
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	244 mm
Width	305 mm