Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H User Manual (English)

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Intel Rapid Start Technology

A. System Requirements

Windows 7 with SP1 1.

An SSD with size larger than the total system memory2.

Intel Rapid Start Technology enabled in BIOS Setup3.

AHCI/RAID mode supported (please note if the SSD has been assigned as a member of a RAID array, it 4.

cannot be used to set up Intel Rapid Start store partition); IDE mode not supported

All motherboard drivers correctly installed5.

B. Creating a Primary Store Partition

Below it is assumed Windows 7 is already installed on the SATA hard drive.

Open Disk Management Tool

Step 1: Go to Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools > Computer Management >Storage

> Disk Management.

Step 2:

Select the SSD on which you want to create the store partition (if the SSD is unallocated, create a

new partition rst), and right-click on the partition you select and select Shrink Volume. (Figure 1)

Step 3: Enter the size of the required partition (it should be at least equal to the size of the memory

currently installed on the system. (1 GB=1024 MB. For example, to set 8 GB, enter 8192 MB). The

recommendation is to create a partition equal to the maximum memory capacity supported on the

system, in order to take care of future memory upgrade scenarios.)

Step 4: When completed, click Shrink. (Figure 2)

C. Launching DiskPart Disk Partitioning Tool to Set up Intel Rapid Start Store Partition

Open the command prompt window and run diskpart.exe (enter "diskpart" at the C:\> command prompt

and press <Enter>). At the diskpart prompt, type the following commands in sequence. Note: The commands for

MBR format and GPT format are different. Refer to the commands below. After entering all of the commands,

be sure to restart your computer.

MBR format:

DISKPART>list disk

(Lists the disks and information about them)

DISKPART>select disk X

(Selects a disk. "X" is the disk number where you

want to create the store partition. Refer to results from

"list disk" for the exact disk number)

DISKPART>create partition primary

(Create the primary store partition)

Figure 2

Figure 1

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Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H Specifications

General

ECC	No
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	1066, 1333, 1600 MHz
Supported memory module capacities	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
USB 2.0 connectors	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
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.
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887
Cooling type	Passive
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z77
PC health monitoring	CPU, FAN, Temperature
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7/XP
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III
Cables included	SATA
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express configurations	1x16+1x4
Graphics card	HD Graphics
OpenGL version	3.2
DirectX version	11
Maximum graphics card memory	1696 MB
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX
LAN controller	-
Wi-Fi standards	Not supported
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	EFI AMI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit