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The Gigabyte P55A-series motherboards support the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology made possible through an onboard NEC uPD720200 host controller. With super-fast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps, users are able to experience an almost a 10x improvement over USB 2.0. Additionally, backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 assures users of long term use of their legacy USB 2.0 devices. The onboard NEC SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology also provides power management features that include increased maximum bus power and device current draw to better accommodate power-hungry devices.
Gigabyte P55A-series motherboards feature a 3x USB power boost, delivering greater compatibility and extra power for USB devices. Gigabyte's unique USB power design is also able to efficiently regulate output over the full voltage range, which greatly enhances USB device compatibility. In addition, dedicated lower resistance fuses ensure lower voltage drops, and provide more stable and plentiful power delivery.
P55A-UD3 supporting ATI CrossFireX delivers the ultimate in graphics performance for gaming enthusiasts who demand the highest frame rates without compromising on resolution.
Highlights of the Gigabyte S1156 Intel P55 ATX DDR3 A L
- USB 3.0 support
- SATA 6 Gbps support
- 3x USB power boost
- Ultra Durable 3
- Smart 6 - a smarter way for PC system management
- Dynamic Energy Saver 2
- XHD (eXtreme Hard Drive)
- AutoGreen- greening your PC via Bluetooth cellphone
- Multi-display support with ATI CrossFireX
- Norton Internet security
- EuP Lot 6 support
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USB 3.0 support
The Gigabyte P55A-series motherboards support the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology made possible through an onboard NEC uPD720200 host controller. With super-fast transfer rates of up to 5 Gbps, users are able to experience an almost a 10x improvement over USB 2.0. Additionally, backwards compatibility with USB 2.0 assures users of long term use of their legacy USB 2.0 devices. -
SATA 6 Gbps support
Yet another onboard feature of Gigabyte P55A motherboards are Marvell's SE9128 chips for high-speed SATA revision 3.0 compatibility, delivering super-fast 6Gbps link speeds for twice the data transfer rates of SATA revision 2.0 (3 Gbps). When used in RAID 0 (stripe) mode, Gigabyte P55A series motherboards offer even faster data transfer rates of up to 4x the speed of current SATA interfaces. -
3x USB power boost
Gigabyte P55A-series motherboards feature a 3x USB power boost, delivering greater compatibility and extra power for USB devices. Gigabyte's unique USB power design is also able to efficiently regulate output over the full voltage range, which greatly enhances USB device compatibility. In addition, dedicated lower resistance fuses ensure lower voltage drops, and provide more stable and plentiful power delivery. -
Ultra Durable 3
Gigabyte Ultra Durable 3 design, featuring 2 ounces of copper for both the power and ground layers which dramatically lowers system temperature by delivering a more efficient spreading of heat from critical areas of the motherboard such as the CPU power zone throughout the entire PCB. Gigabyte's Ultra Durable 3 also lowers the PCB impedance by 50%, which helps to reduce electrical waste and further lowers component temperatures. -
Smart 6 - a smarter way for PC system management
Gigabyte Smart 6 is designed with user-friendliness in mind, and offers a combination of 6 innovative software utilities that provide easier and smarter PC system management. Smart 6 allows you to speed up system performance, reduce boot-up time, manage a secure platform and recover previous system settings easily with a click of the mouse button. -
Dynamic Energy Saver 2
Gigabyte Dynamic Energy Saver 2 incorporates a host of intelligent features that use a proprietary hardware and software design to considerably enhance PC system energy efficiency, reduce power consumption and deliver optimized auto-phase-switching for the CPU, memory, chipset, VGA, HDD, and fans with a simple click of button. -
XHD (eXtreme Hard Drive) - accelerating hard drive performance with ease
Accelerating system performance is made easy with the user friendly Gigabyte eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D). Gigabyte eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) provides a quick and easy way to boost your hard drive performance simply by adding another hard drive. -
AutoGreen- greening your PC via Bluetooth cellphone
AutoGreen technology can automatically save power for you simply by your Bluetooth cellphone when you are away from your computer. -
Multi-display support with ATI CrossFireX
P55A-UD3 supporting ATI CrossFireX delivers the ultimate in graphics performance for gaming enthusiasts who demand the highest frame rates without compromising on resolution. -
Norton Internet security
Fast, comprehensive, and up-to-the-minute protection against online threats, it safeguards your computer, identity, and home network without slowing you down. It sets a new standard for speed and makes online shopping, banking, and browsing safer and more convenient than ever. -
EuP Lot 6 support
The EuP is part of European Union's environment regulations. EuP established is based on the concern of environmental issues regards electronic devices been gained popularity and how to improve energy efficiency for better and greener life.
Specifications
Summary
- Product Description
- Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 (rev. 1.0) - motherboard - ATX - LGA1156 Socket - P55
- Product Type
- Motherboard - ATX
- Chipset Type
- Intel P55 Express
- Processor Socket
- 1 x LGA1156 Socket
- Compatible Processors
- Core i5, Core i7
- Max Supported Memory
- 16 GB
- RAM Supported
- 4 DIMM slots - DDR3 SDRAM , non-ECC
- Storage Ports
- 1 x ATA, 8 x SATA
- USB Ports Configuration
- 14 x USB
- Audio
- HD Audio (8-channel)
- LAN
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Microsoft Certification
- Compatible with Windows 7
Detail
General
- Product Type
- Motherboard - ATX
- Chipset Type
- Intel P55 Express
- Processor Socket
- LGA1156 Socket
- Max Processors Qty
- 1
- Compatible Processors
- Core i5, Core i7
Memory
- Max Supported Memory
- 16 GB
- Supported RAM Technology
- DDR3 SDRAM
- Supported RAM Speed
- 2200 MHz, 1600 MHz, 1333 MHz, 1066 MHz, 800 MHz
- Supported RAM Integrity Check
- Non-ECC
- RAM Features
- Dual channel memory architecture
Audio
- Type
- HD Audio (8-channel)
- Audio Codec
- Realtek ALC888
- Compliant Standards
- High Definition Audio
LAN
- Network Controller
- Realtek RTL8111D
- Network Interfaces
- Gigabit Ethernet
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Slot(s)
- 1 x processor - LGA1156 Socket , 4 x memory ( 1.5 V ) - DIMM 240-pin , 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 , 1 x PCI Express x16 ( x4 mode ) , 2 x PCI Express x1 , 3 x PCI
- Storage Interfaces
- Serial ATA-300 - connector(s): 6 x 7pin Serial ATA - 6 Device(s) - RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 10 / RAID 5 , Serial ATA-600 - connector(s): 2 x 7pin Serial ATA - 2 Device(s) - RAID 0 , iTE IT8213 : ATA-133 - connector(s): 1 x 40pin IDC - 2 Device(s)
- Interfaces
- 1 x keyboard / mouse - generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) , 1 x audio - SPDIF output - RCA , 1 x audio - SPDIF output - TOSLINK , 4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 PIN USB Type A , 2 x SuperSpeed USB 3.0 - 4 PIN USB Type A , 1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45 , 1 x audio - line-out (centre/subwoofer) , 1 x audio - line-out (rear) , 1 x audio - line-out (side surround) , 1 x audio - line-In , 1 x audio - line-out , 1 x microphone - input
- Additional Connectors (Optional)
- 4 x Hi-Speed USB
- Power Connectors
- 24-pin main power connector, 8-pin ATX12V connector
Features
- BIOS Type
- Award
- BIOS Features
- DMI 2.0 support, ACPI 1.0b support, SMBIOS 2.4 support
- Hardware Monitoring
- CPU core temperature, chassis temperature, CPU fan tachometer, chassis fan tachometer, system voltage, CPU overheating protection
- Hardware Features
- DualBIOS, Q-Flash, Smart 6, GIGABYTE Dynamic Energy Saver (DES) 2, GIGABYTE eXtreme Hard Drive (XHD), AutoGreen, Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) support, Ultra Durable 3, AMD CrossFireX technology support
Miscellaneous
- Software Included
- Drivers & Utilities, Norton Internet Security, @BIOS, Xpress Recovery 2, Q-Share
- Compatible with Windows 7
- "Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft’s assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.
- Compliant Standards
- Plug and Play, ACPI 1.0b, Energy-using Products (EuP) Lot 6
- Width
- 30.5 cm
- Depth
- 24.4 cm
Customer reviews
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RAM issue resolved!
Reviewed by niki. Review Posted 24/05/2010
After my review of this board, I resolved the RAM issue. If you buy RAM that this board doesn't recognise (see the support list), then the manual entry wasn't working in the BIOS. If you get this problem, you need to flash the BIOS to F6 or above. Luckily Gigabyte provide a beautiful utility for doing this from Windows.
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Nice Motherboard
Reviewed by niki. Review Posted 22/05/2010
Typical Gigbyte quality, this motherboard installs with no problem at all.
Utilities are a bit flaky. Some of them won't run in windows 7, but all in all, everything works as it should. The BIOS update software worked a dream.
I have to confess that I have never understood the issues with Gigbyte motherboards always auto-selecting different parameters for the RAM, but all the fiddling in the world never makes any difference, so I guess it is ok.
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