Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 SATA2 AHCI/RAID Preinstall Driver 1.17.51.02

CPU   

1. Support for an Intel Core i7 series processor in the LGA1366 package

2. L3 cache varies with CPU



QPI

1. 4.8GT/s, 6.4GT/s



Chipset   

1. North Bridge: Intel X58 Express Chipset

2. South Bridge: Intel ICH10R



Memory   

1. 6 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 24 GB of system memory

2. Dual/3 channel memory architecture

3. Support for DDR3 2200/1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules

4. Support for non-ECC memory modules

5. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules



Audio   

1. Realtek ALC889 codec

2. High Definition Audio

3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel

4. Support for Dolby Home Theater

5. Support for S/PDIF In/Out

6. Support for CD In



LAN

1. 2 x RTL8111D chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

2. Support for Teaming

3. Support Smart Dual LAN



Expansion Slots   

1. 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1/PCIEX16_2)

2. 2 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8_1/PCIEX8_2) (The PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2, PCIEX8_1 and PCIEX8_2 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.)

3. 2 x PCI Express x1 slots

4. 1 x PCI slot



Multi-Graphics Technology

1. Support for 2-Way/3-Way ATI CrossFireX/NVIDIA SLI technology



Storage Interface

South Bridge:

1. 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_0, SATA2_1, SATA2_2, SATA2_3, SATA2_4, SATA2_5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices

2. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10



Marvell 9128 chip:

1. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3_6, GSATA3_7) supporting up to 2 SATA 6Gb/s devices

2. Support for SATA RAID 0, and RAID 1



GIGABYTE SATA2 chip:

1. 1 x IDE connector supporting ATA-133/100/66/33 and up to 2 IDE devices

2. 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GSATA2_8, GSATA2_9) supporting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices

3. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD



JMicron JMB362 chip:

1. 2 x eSATA 3Gb/s connectors (eSATA/USB Combo) on the back panel sup- porting up to 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices

2. Support for SATA RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD



iTE IT8720 chip:

1. 1 x floppy disk drive connector supporting up to 1 floppy disk drive



USB

Integrated in the South Bridge

1. Up to 10 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 on the back panel, including 2 eSATA/USB Combo, 4 via the USB brackets connected to the internal USB headers)



NEC chip:

1. Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports on the back panel



IEEE 1394

1. T.I. TSB43AB23 chip

2. Up to 3 IEEE 1394a ports (2 on the back panel, 1 via the IEEE 1394a bracket connected to the internal IEEE 1394a header)



Internal I/O Connectors   

1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

3. 1 x floppy disk drive connector

4. 1 x IDE connector

5. 8 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors

6. 2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

7. 1 x CPU fan header

8. 3 x system fan headers

9. 1 x power fan header

10. 1 x North Bridge fan header

11. 1 x front panel header

12. 1 x front panel audio header

13. 1 x CD In connector

14. 1 x S/PDIF In header

15. 1 x S/PDIF Out header

16. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

17. 1 x IEEE 1394a header

18. 1 x power button

19. 1 x reset button



Back Panel Connectors   

1. 1 x PS/2 keyboard port

2. 1 x PS/2 mouse port

3. 1 x coaxial S/PDIF Out connector

4. 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector

5. 1 x clearing CMOS button

6. 2 x IEEE 1394a ports

7. 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

8. 2 x USB 3.0 ports

9. 2 x eSATA/USB Combo connectors

10. 2 x RJ-45 port

11. 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/ Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)



I/O Controller   

1. iTE IT8720 chip



H/W Monitoring   

1. System voltage detection

2. CPU/North Bridge temperature detection

3. CPU/System/Power fan speed detection

4. CPU overheating warning

5. CPU fan fail warning

6. CPU/System fan speed control



BIOS   

1. 2 x 16 Mbit flash

2. Use of licensed AWARD BIOS

3. Support for DualBIOS

4. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b



Unique Features   

1. Support for @BIOS

2. Support for Q-Flash

3. Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue

4. Support for Download Center

5. Support for Xpress Install

6. Support for Xpress Recovery2

7. Support for EasyTune (Note 5)

8. Support for Dynamic Energy Saver 2

9. Support for Smart 6

10. Support for Auto Green

11. Support for eXtreme Hard Drive

12. Support for Q-Share



Bundle Software   

1. Norton Internet Security (OEM version)



Form Factor   

1. ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm





It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.



Do not forget to check with our site as often as possible in order to stay updated on the latest drivers, software and games.



Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed a wrong driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.