Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 User Manual

BIOS Setup - 52 -
Link Detected Displays transmission speed.
Cable Length Displays the approximate length of the attached LAN cable.
Note: The Gigabit hub will only operate at a speed of 10/100 Mbps in MS-DOS mode; it will operate at a
normal speed of 10/100/1000 Mbps in Windows mode or when the LAN Boot ROM is activated.
When a Cable Problem Occurs...
 Ifacableproblemoccursonaspeciedpairofwires,theStatuseldwillshowShort and then length
shown will be the approximate distance to the fault or short.
Example:
Part1-2 Status = Short / Length = 2m
Explanation: A fault or short might occur at about 2m on Part 1-2.
Note: Part 4-5 and Part 7-8 are not used in a 10/100 Mbps environment, so their Statuseldswillshow
Open, and the length shown is the approximate length of the attached LAN cable.
Onboard LAN Boot ROM
Allows you to decide whether to activate the boot ROM integrated with the onboard LAN chip.
(Default: Disabled)
Onboard USB 3.0 Controller (NEC D720200F1 USB Controller)
Enables or disables the NEC D720200F1 USB controller. (Default: Enabled)
Onboard SATA/IDE Ctrl Mode (GIGABYTE SATA2, IDE and GSATA2_6/7 Connectors)
 EnablesordisablesRAIDfortheSATAcontrollerintegratedintheGIGABYTESATA2chiporcongures
the SATA controller to AHCI mode.
IDE   DisablesRAIDfortheSATAcontrollerandcongurestheSATAcontrollertoIDE
mode. (Default)
AHCI   CongurestheSATAcontroller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.
RAID/IDE Enables RAID for the SATA controller; the IDE controller still operates in IDE mode.
Onboard SATA/IDE Device (GIGABYTE SATA2, IDE and GSATA2_6/7 Connectors)
Enables or disables the IDE and SATA controllers integrated in the GIGABYTE SATA2 chip.
(Default: Enabled)
Onboard Serial Port 1
 EnablesordisablestherstserialportandspeciesitsbaseI/Oaddressandcorrespondinginterrupt.
Options are: Auto, 3F8/IRQ4 (default), 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled.
Onboard Parallel Port
 Enablesordisablestheonboardparallelport(LPT)andspeciesitsbaseI/Oaddressandcorrespond-
ing interrupt. Options are: 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.
Parallel Port Mode
Selects an operating mode for the onboard parallel (LPT) port. Options are: SPP (Standard Parallel Port)
(default), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), ECP+EPP.

Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory voltage	1.5 V
Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Processor socket	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
USB 2.0 connectors	2
Number of SATA connectors	8
Number of EATX power connectors	1
Controller interface type	iTE IT8720
Headphone outputs	6
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.
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888
Motherboard chipset	Intel® P55
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7/Vista/XP
PCI slots	3
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	244 mm
Width	305 mm