Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3 User Manual

- 45 - BIOS Setup
2-6 Integrated Peripherals
eXtreme Hard Drive(XHD) (Intel P67 Chipset)
Enables or disables the X.H.D function for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel P67 Chipset. When
set to Enabled, the PCH SATA Control Mode item below will be set to RAID(XHD) automatically. For
details on using the GIGABYTE X.H.D utility, refer to Chaper 4, "eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D)." (Default:
Disabled)
PCH SATA Control Mode (Intel P67 Chipset)
 EnablesordisablesRAIDfortheSATAcontrollersintegratedintheIntelP67Chipsetorconguresthe
SATA controllers to AHCI mode.
IDE   DisablesRAIDfortheSATAcontrollersandcongurestheSATAcontrollerstoIDE
mode. (Default)
RAID(XHD) Enables RAID for the SATA controllers.
AHCI   CongurestheSATAcontrollerstoAHCImode.AdvancedHostControllerInterface
(AHCI)isaninterfacespecicationthatallowsthestoragedrivertoenableadvanced
Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug.
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode (Intel P67 Chipset)
 SpeciestheoperatingmodeoftheintegratedSATAcontrollers.
Disabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Legacy IDE mode.
In Legacy mode the SATA controllers use dedicated IRQs that cannot be shared with
other device. Set this option to Disabled if you wish to install operating systems that
do not support Native mode.
Enabled Allows the SATA controllers to operate in Native IDE mode.
Enable Native IDE mode if you wish to install operating systems that support Native
mode. (Default)
USB Controllers
Enables or disables the integrated USB controller. (Default: Enabled)
Disabled will turn off all of the USB functionalities below.
USB Legacy Function
Allows USB keyboard to be used in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled)
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Integrated Peripherals
eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD) [Disabled]
PCH SATA Control Mode [IDE]
SATA Port0-3 Native Mode [Enabled]
USB Controllers [Enabled]
USB Legacy Function [Enabled]
USB Storage Function [Enabled]
Azalia Codec [Auto]
Onboard H/W LAN [Enabled]
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SMART LAN [Press Enter]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Onboard USB 3.0 Controller [Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]
hi
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults
Item Help
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Gigabyte GA-Z68P-DS3 Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory voltage	1.5 V
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1300, 1333, 1600, 1866, 2133 MHz
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of SATA III connectors	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	-
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6
Parallel ports quantity	1
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z68
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP
Parallel processing technology support	Quad-GPU CrossFireX
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA, SATA II, SATA III
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbps
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AWARD
ACPI version	1.0b

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	215 mm
Width	305 mm