Gigabyte GA-H97-Gaming 3 (rev. 1.1) [4/80] Table of contents

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Table of Contents

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

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

GA-H97-Gaming 3 Motherboard Layout ......................................................................... 7

GA-H97-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 Back Panel Connectors ................................................................................. 19

1-7 Internal Connectors ....................................................................................... 21

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 ........................................................................................ 47

2-5 BIOS Features ............................................................................................... 48

2-6 Peripherals ..................................................................................................... 52

2-7 Power Management ....................................................................................... 56

2-8 Save & Exit .................................................................................................... 58