Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 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-P55A-UD3 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	0
Special features	@BIOS Q-Flash Xpress BIOS Rescue Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2
Controller interface type	iTE IT8720
Controller 2nd interface type	ATA-133/100/66/33
Headphone outputs	6
PS/2 ports quantity	1
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 ALC888
Motherboard chipset	Intel® P55
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Win XP, Vista, 7
PCI slots	3
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbit
RAID levels	0, 1, 10
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	244 mm
Width	305 mm