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5-2 APP Center
GIGABYTE App Center gives you easy access to a wealth of GIGABYTE apps that help you get the most from 
your GIGABYTE motherboard (Note). Using a simple, unified user interface, GIGABYTE App Center allows you 
to easily launch all GIGABYTE apps installed on your system, check related udpates online, and download the 
apps, drivers, and BIOS.
Running the APP Center
Insert  the  motherboard  driver  disk.  On  the Autorun  screen,  go  to Application  Software\Install  GIGABYTE 
Utilities to install GIGABYTE App Center and the selected apps. Restart your computer after the installation 
is complete. In Desktop mode, click the App Center icon  in the notification area to launch the App Center 
utility (Figure 1). On the main menu, you can select an app to run or click Live Update to update an app online.
If the App Center is closed, you can restart it by clicking the App Center icon on the Start menu. (Figure 2)
(Note)  Available applications in APP Center may differ by motherboard model. Supported functions of each 
application may also differ depending on motherboard specifications.
Figure 2
Figure 1
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5-2-1 EasyTune
GIGABYTE's EasyTune is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system settings 
or do overclock/overvoltage in Windows environment. The user-friendly EasyTune interface also includes tabbed 
pages for CPU and memory information, letting users read their system-related information without the need 
to install additional software.
The EasyTune Interface
Tabs InformationTa bFunction
The System Information tab provides information on the installed CPU and motherboard.
Smart Quick Boost provides you with different levels of CPU frequency to choose to achieve 
desired system performance. After making changes, be sure to restart your system for these 
changes to take effect. The Advanced menu allows you to change specific clock/frequency/
votlage settings.
The Smart Fan tab allows you to specify a Smart Fan mode. The Calibrate menu displays 
the detected linear fan speed for the fans on the motherboard from the fastest to the slowest. 
The Advanced menu allows you to set temperature thresholds, based on which the fan speed 
can be changed linearly. 
The System Alerts tab allows you to monitor hardware temperature, voltage and fan speed 
and set temperature/fan speed alarm.
The 3D Power tab allows you to change power phase and voltage settings.
Incorrectly  doing  overclock/overvoltage  may  result  in  damage  to  the  hardware  components  such as  CPU,  chipset,  and  memory  and  reduce  the  useful  life  of  these  components.  Before  you  do  the overclock/overvoltage, make sure that you fully know each function of EasyTune, or system instability or other unexpected results may occur.
Available functions in EasyTune may differ by motherboard model. Grayed-out area(s) indicates that 
the item is not configurable or the function is not supported.
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5-2-2 EZ Setup
The GIGABYTE EZ Setup utility includes the following 'EZ' setups applications that will offer greatly simplified 
install  and  configuration  procedures:  Disk  Mode  Switch,  EZ  Smart  Response,  EZ  Rapid  Start,  EZ  Smart 
Connect, and XHD. 
Disk Mode Switch
Disk Mode Switch allows you to switch the operating mode for your hard drive even after it's been installed with 
an operating system. Supported operating modes include IDE, AHCI, and RAID. You can select a disk mode 
and restart your computer after the selection. 
 •Native UEFI mode is not supported. 
 •Be sure to reinstall the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility after you switch the disk mode. 
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EZ Smart Response
A. System Requirements
1. An Intel® Chipset-based motherboard supporting this feature (Note 1)
2. Intel® Core series processor
3. Intel® SATA controller set to RAID mode
4. Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility installed (Note 1)
5. A conventional SATA disk and an SSD (Note 2)
6. Windows 7 with SP1/Windows 8 (Note 3)
B. Using EZ Smart Response
Select EZ Smart Response and click Create. 
To disable this function, click Delete.
If  you  have  installed  the  operating  system  before  configuring  the  Smart  Response  Technology,  all 
original data on the SSD will be lost once you enable RAID mode (Note 4). It is recommended that you 
back up the hard disk before enabling the Smart Response Technology.
(Note 1) Before start, make sure you have installed the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility (version 11.5 or 
above).
(Note 2) The SSD works as a cache of the hard disk. The maximum cache memory size is 64 GB. If you use 
an SSD larger than 64 GB, the space beyond 64 GB can still be used for storing your data.
(Note 3) The operating system must be installed to the SATA disk.
(Note 4) Regardless of the BIOS settings, be it IDE or AHCI mode, the system will be forced into RAID mode.
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EZ Rapid Start
A. System Requirements
1. Intel® Rapid Start Technology enabled in BIOS Setup
2. An SSD with size larger than the total system memory
3. Windows 7 with SP1/Windows 8
4. AHCI/RAID mode supported (please note if the SSD has been assigned as a member of a RAID array, it 
cannot be used to set up and Intel® Rapid Start store partition); IDE mode not supported (Note)
B. Using EZ Rapid Start
Select EZ Rapid Start and click Create. Then install the Intel® Rapid Start Technology utility and restart your 
computer to complete. 
To disable this function, click Delete.
 •The default compressed space is the system memory size plus 2 GB. For example, if the system 
memory size is 8 GB, the default compressed space is 8 GB plus 2 GB, so the SSD capacity will 
decrease by 10 GB. If EZ Rapid Start is disabled, the decreased 10 GB will be returned to the SSD.
 •If you want to upgrade your system memory, disable EZ Rapid Start first and re-install it to ensure 
it can work normally.
(Note) If the motherboard Chipset supports RAID, EZ Rapid Start will force the Intel® SATA controllers into 
RAID mode. If not, the Intel® SATA controllers will be forced into AHCI mode.
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EZ Smart Connect
A. System Requirements
1. Intel® Smart Connect Technology enabled in BIOS Setup
2. Windows 7 with SP1/Windows 8
3. Intel® Smart Connect Technology utility installed
4. Properly-working network connection
5. Programs added to the White List must be turned on (Note)
B. Using EZ Smart Connect
Select EZ Smart Connect. Under File Name, select the apps to be auto-updated by Smart Connect. Double-
click the app to add it to the Application permission list. (Double-click  to return to the previous directory.) 
(Note) This feature works best with programs designed to work automatically with the Internet to obtain their 
data such as Outlook®, Windows Live™ Mail, and Seesmic®.
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XHD
With GIGABYTE XHD (Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAID-ready system for RAID 0 or RAID 1 when a 
new SATA drive is added. All with a simple click of a button, XHD helps to enhance your hard drive read/write 
performance without the need for complex and time-consuming configurations. .
A. System Requirements
1. An Intel® Chipset motherboard supporting RAID
2. Intel® SATA controllers set to RAID mode
3. Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility installed
4. Windows 7 with SP1/Windows 8
5. Intel® SATA controller driver installed
B. Using XHD
Select XHD and click Create RAID 0 or Create RAID 1 based on your need. (Note 2)
(Note 1) The XHD utility only supports the SATA connectors controlled by the Intel® Chipset.
(Note 2) Except for the operating system drive, all data on other hard drive will be deleted. Back up your data 
before using the XHD utility. 
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5-2-3 ON/OFF Charge2
GIGABYTE ON/OFF Charge2 Technology can automatically detect your mobile device such as smart phone 
and tablet PC and quickly charge the device through USB interface. It provides the best charging solution while 
the system is turned on, in sleep/standby mode, or even turned of f. 
The ON/OFF Charge2 Interface
Using ON/OFF Charge2
ON/OFF Charge2 automatically detects your mobile device and displays it on the screen. Available functions 
may vary by device. If your mobile device does not support data sync, select Fast Charge/No Sync to enable 
a quick charge.
 •Fast Charge:
 Automatically detects mobile device(s) and enables both quick charge and data sync.
 •Fast Charge/No Sync:
 Automatically detects mobile device(s) and enables a quick charge but no data sync. 
 •Rescan:
 Rescan the connected mobile device(s).
 •Exit:
 Turn off ON/OFF Charge2. 
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5-2-4 USB Blocker
GIGABYTE USB Blocker provides you with an easy-to-use interface that allows you to block certain USB device 
types on your PC. Devices classes that are blocked will  be ignored by the operating system.
The USB Blocker Interface
Using USB Blocker
Select the class of USB device that you would like to block or unblocked. Double left-click to change the Blocked 
or Unblocked status and click OK. Then enter your password and click OK to complete. 
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