Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 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.
Installation and Conguration:
Turn on your system to boot from the Windows 7 setup disk.
A. Installing Windows 7 and Partitioning the Hard Drive
Step 1:
Click Drive options.
Step 2:
Click New.
(Note)XpressRecovery2checkstherstphysicalharddriveinthefollowingsequence:TherstSATAconnector,thesecond
SATAconnectorandsoforth.Forexample,WhenharddrivesareattachedtotherstandthirdSATAconnectors,thehard
driveontherstSATAconnectoristherstphysicaldrive.
Before You Begin:
XpressRecovery2willchecktherstphysicalharddrive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 •
unallocated 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, Windows 7 •
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. •
RAID drives are not supported. •
GPT partitions are not supported. •
Hard drives larger than 2.2 TB are not supported. •

Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 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	1066, 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	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.
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	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AWARD
ACPI version	1.0b

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	215 mm
Width	305 mm