Gigabyte GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 [4/80] Table of contents

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Table of Contents

Box Contents ................................................................................................................... 6

Optional Items .................................................................................................................6

GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 Motherboard Layout ....................................................................... 7

GA-Z97N-Gaming 5 Motherboard Block Diagram ..........................................................8

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................9

1-1 Installation Precautions ................................................................................... 9

1-2 ProductSpecications ................................................................................... 10

1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler............................................................... 13

1-3-1 Installing the CPU ..................................................................................................13

1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler ......................................................................................15

1-4 Installing the Memory .................................................................................... 16

1-4-1 DualChannelMemoryConguration ....................................................................16

1-4-2 Installing a Memory ................................................................................................17

1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 18

1-6 Back Panel Connectors ................................................................................. 19

1-7 Internal Connectors ....................................................................................... 22

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup .................................................................................................. 31

2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 32

2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 33

2-3 M.I.T. .............................................................................................................. 36

2-4 System Information ........................................................................................ 45

2-5 BIOS Features ............................................................................................... 46

2-6 Peripherals ..................................................................................................... 50

2-7 Power Management ....................................................................................... 53

2-8 Save & Exit .................................................................................................... 55