Gigabyte Assassin 2 Manual

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SMART Recovery 2
Smart Recovery 2 allows you to back up a partition as an image file every hour. You can use these 
images to restore your system or files when needed.
Supported operating systems: Windows 7 and Vista. •Smart Recovery 2 only supports NTFS file system.  •You need to select the destination partition in Settings the first time  •you use Smart Recovery 2.The  •Backup  Now  button  will  be  available  only  after  you  log  in Windows for ten minutes. 
Creating a backup:...

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SMART DualBIOS
SMART  DualBIOS  is  a  new  feature  that  can  record  personal  passwords  and  important  dates, 
and  remind  users  of  the  dates.  It  also  stores  the  recorded  data  in  the  main  and  backup  BIOS 
simultaneously, which can prevent loss of the data in case the system/hard drive fails\
.
Instructions:
Enter the Smart 6™ password to launch the SMART DualBIOS utility. You 
can record personal passwords and important dates and set reminders 
of these dates....

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(Note 1) When  launching  Smart  6™  for  the  first  time,  the  system  will  request  you  to  set  up  a  password.  This  password  is required  when  you  activate  SMART  DualBIOS  or  when  you  want  to  make  changes  to  the  SMART  Recorder  or SMART TimeLock settings. (Note 2) You will not be able to use the "Safely Remove Hardware" feature in the operating system with SMART Recorder enabled. To  remove  an  external  storage  device,  unplug  it  directly  from...

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With GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) (Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAID-ready system for RAID 0 when a new SATA drive is added. For a RAID 0 array that already exists, users also can use X.H.D to easily add a hard drive into the array to expand its capacity. All with a simple click of a button, X.H.D helps to enhance your hard drive read/write performance without the need for complex and time-consuming configurations. The following procedure details the steps to set up...

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4-7 Cloud OC
Cloud OC (Note 1) is an easy-to-use overclocking utility designed for system overclocking 
via virtually any Internet-connected device, such as a smart phone, iPhone, notebook 
PC, etc. By simply connecting to an Internet browser via LAN, wireless LAN, or Bluetooth (Note 2) and logging in to the Cloud OC server, you can easily access three major functions of Cloud OC, including 
Tuner (system tweaking), System Info (system monitoring), and Control\
 (system status...

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4-8 TouchBIOS
TouchBIOS  allows  you  to  configure  your  BIOS  settings  in  Windows  environment  with  a  click  of  your  mouse 
and a touch of your screen.
The TouchBIOS Interface
Button Information Table
ButtonDescriptionButtonDescription
Allows you to change CPU ratio, BCLK, memory speed, Vcore and memory voltages.Allows  you  to  configure  Integrated  Peripherals settings. 
A l l o w s   y o u   t o   c o n f i g u r e   A d v a n c e d   B I O S Features.Allows  you  to...

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Chapter 5 Appendix
5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)
To configure SATA hard drive(s), follow the steps below:
Install SATA hard drive(s) in your computer. A. 
Configure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup.B. 
Configure 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...

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The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard. 
The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and 
the BIOS version.
B. Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup
Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup.
Step 1: 
Turn  on  your  computer  and  press    to  enter  BIOS  Setup  during  the  POST  (Power-On  Self-Test). To 
create RAID, set Intel SATA...

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C. Configuring a RAID array in RAID BIOS
Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed with the installation of 
Windows operating system for a non-RAID configuration.
Step 1:
After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which 
says "Press  to enter Configuration Utility" (Figure 2). Press  +  to enter the RAID Configuration 
Utility.
Figure 2
Step 2:
After you press  + , the MAIN MENU...

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Step 3: 
After entering the CREATE VOLUME MENU screen, enter a volume name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be 
special characters) under the Name item and press . Then, select a RAID level (Figure 4). RAID levels 
supported include RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 (the selections available depend on the number of 
the hard drives being installed). Press  to proceed.
Step 4:
Under Disks item, select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array. If only two hard drives are...