Gigabyte Ultra Durable 3 User manual

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Ultra
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Motherboard
GA-H55N-USB3
User's Manual

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GA-H55N-USB3
LGA1156
socket
motherboard
for
Intel®
Core"
i7
processor
family/
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Core"
i5
processor
family/
Intel®
Core"
i3
processor
family
User's Manual
Rev. 1001
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Date
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DECLARATION
OF
CONFORMITY
Per
FCC
Part
2
Section
2.1077(a)
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Responsible
Party
Name:
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INC.
(U.S.A.)
Address:
17358
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No:
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‘hereby
declares
that
the
product
Product
Name:
Motherboard
Model
Number:
GA-H55N-USB3
Conforms
to
the
following
specifications:
FCC
Part
15,
Subpart
B,
Section
15.107(a)
and
Section
15.109
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B
Digital
Device
Supplementary
Information:
This
device
complies
with
part
15
ofthe
FCC
Rules.
Operation
is
subject
to
the
following
two
conditions:
(1)
This
device
may
not
cause
harmful
and
(2)
this
device
must
accept
any
inference
received,
including
that
may
cause
undesired
operation.
Representative
Person's
Name:
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Signature:
Eric
Lu
Date:
May
10,
2010

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assist
in
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use
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this
product,
GIGABYTE
provides
the
following
types
of
documentations:
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For
quick
setup
of
the
product,
read
the
Quick
Installation
Guide
included
with
the
product,
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For
detailed
product
information,
carefully
read
the
User's
Manual.
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instructions
on
how
to
use
GIGABYTE's
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features,
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Identifying Your Motherboard Revisi
The
revision
number
on
your
motherboard
looks
like
this:
"REV:
X.X."
For
example,
"REV:
1.0"
means
the
revision
of
the
motherboard
is
1.0.
Check
your
motherboard
revision
before
updating
motherboard
BIOS,
drivers,
or
when
looking
for
technical
information.
Examplo:

Table
of
Contents
Box Contents...
Optional Items ...
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Chapter
1
Hardware
Installation
1-1
Installation
Precautions
1-2
Product
Specífications...................
4-3
Installing
the
CPU
and
CPU
Cooler.
1-3-4
Installing
the
CPU......
1-3-2
installing
the
CPU
Cooler
14
Installing
the
Memory...
4-4-4
Dual
Channel
Memory
Configuration
4-4-2
installing
a
Memory
.
1:577
Installing
an
Expansion
Card
1-6
Back
Panel
Connectors.
1-7
Internal
Connectors...
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ............
2-1 Startup Screen
2-2
The
Main
Menu...
2-3
MB
Intelligent
Tweaker(M.I.T.).
2-4
Standard
CMOS
Features...
2-5
Advanced
BIOS
Feaiure:
2-6
Integrated
Peripherals....
2-1
Power
Management
Setup.
2-8
PC
Health
Status............
2-9
Load
Fail-Safe
Defaults...
2-10
Load
Optimized
Defaults
241
Set
Supervisor/User
Password.
2-12 Save 8 Exit Setup...
2-13
Exit
Without
Saving

Chapter
3
Drivers
Installation...
3-1
Installing
Chipset
Drivers
3-2
Application
Software
3-3
Technical
Manuals...
3-4
Contact
3-5
System
3-6
Download
Center
3-7
New
Utilities...
Chapter
4
Unique
Features.............
4-1
Xpress
Recovery2...
4-2
BIOS
Update
Utilities
.......................
4-2-1
Updating
the
BIOS
with
the
Q-Flash
Utilit
4-2-2
Updating
the
BIOS
with
the
@BIOS
Utility
4-3 EasyTune 6...
44
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Chapter
5
Appendix...
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Configuring
A
Audio
iius
and
Output...
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5-11.
Configuring
2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel
Audio.
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5-4-2
Configuring
S/PDIF
Out..............
79
5-1-3
Configuring
Microphone
Recording...
„80
5-4-4 Using the Sound Recorder
5-2 Troubleshooting.
5-2-1 Frequently Asked Questions
5-2-2 Troubleshooting Procedure .
5-3 Regulatory Statements......

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package
you
obtain.
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box
contents
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to
change
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notice.
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Optional
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2-port
USB
2.0
bracket
(Part
No.
12CR1-1UB030-5R)
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2-port
SATA
power
cable
(Part
No.
12CF1-28ERPW-0"R)

GA-H55N-USB3
Motherboard
Layout
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(Note
1)
Whether
this
feature
is
supported
depends
on
the
product
being
received.
(Note
2)
The
LAN
chip
is
located
on
the
back
of
the
motherboard.
(Note
3)
The
BIOS
flash
ROM
is
located
below
the
latch
on
the
PCIEX16
slot,
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GA-H55N-USB3
Motherboard
Block
Diagram
4 PCI Express x16
CPU CLK«I- (133 MHz)
—— >
PCle
CLK
LGA1156
DDR3
1666
(0.C.)/1333/1066/800
MHz
(100
MH2)
CPU
Dual Channel Memory
DMI Interface
FDI Interface
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5 SATA 3Gb/s
8 USB 2.0/1.4
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PS/2 KB/Mouse
Surround Speaker Out.
Side Speaker Out:
S/PDIF Out
Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out
(Note)
You
can
use
only
one
of
the
onboard
digital
graphies
ports
(HDMI
and
DVI-D)
for
output
when
in
the
BIOS
Setup
program
or
when
during
the
POST
screens.