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...respective owners. The trademarks mentioned in the use of GIGABYTE. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. For quick...gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of this : "REV: X.X." Motherboard GA-970-Gaming SLI Motherboard GA-970-Gaming SLI...
...respective owners. The trademarks mentioned in the use of GIGABYTE. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by any form or by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. For quick...gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of this : "REV: X.X." Motherboard GA-970-Gaming SLI Motherboard GA-970-Gaming SLI...
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Table of Contents GA-970-Gaming SLI Motherboard Layout 4 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 5 1-1 Installation Precautions 5 1-2 Product Specifications 6 1-3 Installing the CPU 9 1-4 Installing the Memory 9 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1-6 Back Panel Connectors 10 1-7 Internal ... 2-1 Startup Screen 20 2-2 M.I.T...20 2-3 System Information 24 2-4 BIOS Features 25 2-5 Peripherals...27 2-6 Power Management 29 2-7 Save & Exit...31 Chapter 3 Appendix...32 3-1 Configuring a RAID Set 32 3-2 Drivers Installation 35 Regulatory Statements 36 Contact Us...40 - 3 -
Table of Contents GA-970-Gaming SLI Motherboard Layout 4 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 5 1-1 Installation Precautions 5 1-2 Product Specifications 6 1-3 Installing the CPU 9 1-4 Installing the Memory 9 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1-6 Back Panel Connectors 10 1-7 Internal ... 2-1 Startup Screen 20 2-2 M.I.T...20 2-3 System Information 24 2-4 BIOS Features 25 2-5 Peripherals...27 2-6 Power Management 29 2-7 Save & Exit...31 Chapter 3 Appendix...32 3-1 Configuring a RAID Set 32 3-2 Drivers Installation 35 Regulatory Statements 36 Contact Us...40 - 3 -
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... actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. For a longer expansion card, use other expansion slots. - 4 - GA-970-Gaming SLI Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB CPU_FAN R_USB ATX_12V ASMedia® R_USB31 USB 3.1 Controller Socket AM3+ R_USB30 PWR_FAN USB_LAN AUDIO Intel® GbE LAN ...CLR_CMOS 02 13 SPDIF_O TPM F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 F_USB30 F_PANEL Box Contents 55 GA-970-Gaming SLI motherboard 55 Four SATA cables 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 I/O Shield 55 User's Manual 55 One 2-Way SLI bridge connector 55 Quick Installation Guide 55 One G Connector * The ...
... actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. For a longer expansion card, use other expansion slots. - 4 - GA-970-Gaming SLI Motherboard Layout KB_MS_USB CPU_FAN R_USB ATX_12V ASMedia® R_USB31 USB 3.1 Controller Socket AM3+ R_USB30 PWR_FAN USB_LAN AUDIO Intel® GbE LAN ...CLR_CMOS 02 13 SPDIF_O TPM F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 F_USB30 F_PANEL Box Contents 55 GA-970-Gaming SLI motherboard 55 Four SATA cables 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 I/O Shield 55 User's Manual 55 One 2-Way SLI bridge connector 55 Quick Installation Guide 55 One G Connector * The ...
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Line In The line in devices such as an optical drive, walkman, etc. Use this audio jack for line in jack. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for a headphone or 2-channel speaker. Line Out The line out jack. For better sound quality, it straight out from the motherboard. •• ... remove it from the connector. Mic In The Mic in a 4/5.1/7.1-channel audio configuration. If you want to be Side Speaker out through the audio driver. Rear Speaker Out This jack can be used to this jack (actual effects may vary by the device being used). Before using this feature, ensure...
Line In The line in devices such as an optical drive, walkman, etc. Use this audio jack for line in jack. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for a headphone or 2-channel speaker. Line Out The line out jack. For better sound quality, it straight out from the motherboard. •• ... remove it from the connector. Mic In The Mic in a 4/5.1/7.1-channel audio configuration. If you want to be Side Speaker out through the audio driver. Rear Speaker Out This jack can be used to this jack (actual effects may vary by the device being used). Before using this feature, ensure...
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Step 1: Use a screw driver to the supported configurations in the M.2 connector. Select the proper hole for instructions on configuring a RAID array. 110F 80F 60F 42F Follow the steps below ...
Step 1: Use a screw driver to the supported configurations in the M.2 connector. Select the proper hole for instructions on configuring a RAID array. 110F 80F 60F 42F Follow the steps below ...
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... that supports this function. && C1E Support Allows you to determine whether unlock hidden CPU cores. (Default: Disabled) && Cool & Quiet Enabled Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this feature. - 21 - Current...
... that supports this function. && C1E Support Allows you to determine whether unlock hidden CPU cores. (Default: Disabled) && Cool & Quiet Enabled Lets the AMD Cool'n'Quiet driver dynamically adjust the CPU clock and VID to reduce heat output from your computer and its power consumption. (Default) Disabled Disables this feature. - 21 - Current...
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.... Sets the graphics card on the PCI2 slot as the first display. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to confirm.
.... Sets the graphics card on the PCI2 slot as the first display. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to confirm.
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... that an M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to create a RAID set with identical model and capacity). (Note 2) •• Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB thumb drive. To enable RAID for the SATA3 4/SATA3 5 connectors, set OnChip SATA Type to RAID and set OnChip SATA Type...
... that an M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to create a RAID set with identical model and capacity). (Note 2) •• Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB thumb drive. To enable RAID for the SATA3 4/SATA3 5 connectors, set OnChip SATA Type to RAID and set OnChip SATA Type...
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... use Windows 8.1 as follows: RAID driver for Windows 8.1 32-bit: Hw8\RAID\x86 RAID driver for Windows 8.1 64-bit: Hw8\RAID\x64 AHCI driver for Windows 8.1 32-bit: Hw8\AHCI\W8 AHCI driver for details on configuring a RAID array. - 34 - Please visit GIGABYTE's website for Windows 8.1 64-bit:... Hw8\AHCI\W864A For Windows 7, browse to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation. Step 2: Boot from the motherboard driver disk to load the driver and continue the OS installation. When the screen...
... use Windows 8.1 as follows: RAID driver for Windows 8.1 32-bit: Hw8\RAID\x86 RAID driver for Windows 8.1 64-bit: Hw8\RAID\x64 AHCI driver for Windows 8.1 32-bit: Hw8\AHCI\W8 AHCI driver for details on configuring a RAID array. - 34 - Please visit GIGABYTE's website for Windows 8.1 64-bit:... Hw8\AHCI\W864A For Windows 7, browse to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation. Step 2: Boot from the motherboard driver disk to load the driver and continue the OS installation. When the screen...
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... to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) "Xpress Install" will install all of the drivers that are recommended to choose what happens with this disc" on configuring the audio software. - 35 - Click on the message ...corner of the screen and select "Run Run.exe." (Or go to individually install the drivers you need. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for more software information. 3-2 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows 8.1 as the example operating...
... to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) "Xpress Install" will install all of the drivers that are recommended to choose what happens with this disc" on configuring the audio software. - 35 - Click on the message ...corner of the screen and select "Run Run.exe." (Or go to individually install the drivers you need. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for more software information. 3-2 Drivers Installation • Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows 8.1 as the example operating...