Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.1) [4/116] Chapter 1 hardware installation

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Table of Contents

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

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

GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 Motherboard Layout ........................................................................7

GA-Z97X-Gaming 3 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 Setting up AMD CrossFire

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Conguration .............................. 19

1-7 Back Panel Connectors .................................................................................. 20

1-8 Internal Connectors ........................................................................................ 22

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................33

2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 34

2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 35

2-3 M.I.T. .............................................................................................................. 38

2-4 System Information ........................................................................................ 49

2-5 BIOS Features ............................................................................................... 50

2-6 Peripherals ..................................................................................................... 54

2-7 Power Management ....................................................................................... 58

2-8 Save & Exit ..................................................................................................... 60

Chapter3 ConguringSATAHardDrive(s) ................................................................... 61

3-1 ConguringSATAControllers ......................................................................... 61

3-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System ....................... 73