Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H User Manual

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Chapter 5 Appendix
5-1 Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s)
To congure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:
Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. A.
Congure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup.B.
Congure a RAID array in RAID BIOS. C.
(Note 1)
Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. D.
(Note 2)
Before you begin
Please prepare:
At least two SATA hard drives (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you use two hard •
drives with identical model and capacity). If you do not want to create RAID, you may prepare only one
hard drive.
Windows 7/XP setup disk. •
Motherboard driver disk. •
A USB oppy disk drive (needed during Windows XP installation) •
An empty formatted oppy disk (needed during Windows XP installation) •
RAID Levels
(Note 1) Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller.
(Note 2) Required when the SATA controller is set to AHCI or RAID mode.
(Note 3) When a RAID set is built across the SATA 6Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s channels, the system performance
of the RAID set may vary depending on the devices being connected.
5-1-1 Conguring SATA Controllers
A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer
Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available
SATA
(Note 3)
port on the motherboard.
RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10
Minimum
Number of Hard
Drives
≥2 2 ≥3 ≥4
Array Capacity Number of hard
drives * Size of the
smallest drive
Size of the smallest
drive
(Number of hard
drives -1) * Size of
the smallest drive
(Number of hard
drives/2) * Size of the
smallest drive
Fault Tolerance No Yes Yes Yes

Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H 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	3
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	VIA VT2021
Cooling type	Passive
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z77
PC health monitoring	CPU, FAN, Temperature
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro 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

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	220 mm
Width	244 mm