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... GIGABYTE. Check your motherboard looks like this product, carefully read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product. In order to their respective owners. The trademarks mentioned in any form or by copyright laws and is 1.0. No part of this : "REV: X.X." Motherboard GA-B150M-D3H GA-B150M-D3H-GSM GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 Motherboard GA-B150M-D3H GA-B150M-D3H-GSM GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 Aug. 6, 2015 Aug. 6, 2015 Copyright © 2016 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY...
... GIGABYTE. Check your motherboard looks like this product, carefully read the Quick Installation Guide included with the product. In order to their respective owners. The trademarks mentioned in any form or by copyright laws and is 1.0. No part of this : "REV: X.X." Motherboard GA-B150M-D3H GA-B150M-D3H-GSM GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 Motherboard GA-B150M-D3H GA-B150M-D3H-GSM GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 Aug. 6, 2015 Aug. 6, 2015 Copyright © 2016 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY...
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... of Contents GA-B150M-D3H/GA-B150M-D3H-GSM Motherboard Layout 4 GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 Motherboard Layout 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6 1-1 Installation Precautions 6 1-2 Product Specifications 7 1-3 Installing the CPU 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 10 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 11 1-6 Back Panel Connectors 11 1-7 Internal Connectors 13 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 21 2-1 Startup Screen 21 2-2 M.I.T...22 2-3 System Information 28 2-4 BIOS Features 29 2-5 Peripherals...32 2-6 Chipset...34 2-7 Power Management 35 2-8 Save & Exit...37 Chapter 3 Appendix...38 Drivers Installation...38...
... of Contents GA-B150M-D3H/GA-B150M-D3H-GSM Motherboard Layout 4 GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 Motherboard Layout 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6 1-1 Installation Precautions 6 1-2 Product Specifications 7 1-3 Installing the CPU 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 10 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 11 1-6 Back Panel Connectors 11 1-7 Internal Connectors 13 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 21 2-1 Startup Screen 21 2-2 M.I.T...22 2-3 System Information 28 2-4 BIOS Features 29 2-5 Peripherals...32 2-6 Chipset...34 2-7 Power Management 35 2-8 Save & Exit...37 Chapter 3 Appendix...38 Drivers Installation...38...
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... GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Intel® B150 Express Chipset 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed. Dual channel memory...
... GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Intel® B150 Express Chipset 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed. Dual channel memory...
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... USB headers) 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector 1 x SATA Express connector 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 3 x system fan headers 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector 1 x serial port header 1 x parallel port header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x HDMI port 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports...
... USB headers) 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector 1 x SATA Express connector 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 3 x system fan headers 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header 1 x Thunderbolt™ add-in card connector 1 x serial port header 1 x parallel port header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x HDMI port 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports...
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... also vary depending on GIGABYTE's website to the product specifications and product-related information without prior notice. Supported functions of CPU, memory modules, SSDs, and M.2 devices. Smart Backup - USB Blocker Support for Q-Flash Support for Smart Switch Support for Xpress Install Norton® Internet Security (OEM version) Intel® Small Business Advantage cFosSpeed Support for Windows 10/8.1 64-bit Support for support lists of each application may vary by motherboard model. Fast Boot - Cloud Station -
... also vary depending on GIGABYTE's website to the product specifications and product-related information without prior notice. Supported functions of CPU, memory modules, SSDs, and M.2 devices. Smart Backup - USB Blocker Support for Q-Flash Support for Smart Switch Support for Xpress Install Norton® Internet Security (OEM version) Intel® Small Business Advantage cFosSpeed Support for Windows 10/8.1 64-bit Support for support lists of each application may vary by motherboard model. Fast Boot - Cloud Station -
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... memory is recommended that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for details on the CPU Do not remove the CPU socket cover before inserting the CPU. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) •• Always turn on the CPU. It is installed, the BIOS will double the original memory bandwidth. Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the CPU...
... memory is recommended that the motherboard supports the CPU. (Go to GIGABYTE's website for details on the CPU Do not remove the CPU socket cover before inserting the CPU. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) •• Always turn on the CPU. It is installed, the BIOS will double the original memory bandwidth. Dual Channel Memory Configuration This motherboard provides four memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. Enabling Dual Channel memory mode will automatically detect the specifications and capacity of the CPU...
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... is installed. 2. Dual Channel mode cannot be used and installed in Dual Channel mode. 1. Connect a monitor that memory of 1920x1200@ 60Hz (the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used ). When enabling Dual Channel mode with your expansion card. •• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before you begin to prevent hardware damage. 1-6 Back Panel Connectors USB 2.0/1.1 Port The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port Use this port for GA-B150M-D3H/GA-B150M-D3H-GSM...
... is installed. 2. Dual Channel mode cannot be used and installed in Dual Channel mode. 1. Connect a monitor that memory of 1920x1200@ 60Hz (the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used ). When enabling Dual Channel mode with your expansion card. •• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before you begin to prevent hardware damage. 1-6 Back Panel Connectors USB 2.0/1.1 Port The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port Use this port for GA-B150M-D3H/GA-B150M-D3H-GSM...
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... audio jack for line in a 5.1/7.1-channel audio configuration. Use this audio jack to the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Do not rock it straight out from the motherboard. •• When removing the cable, pull it side to side to connect front speakers in a 7.1-channel audio configuration. This jack can be used to 192KHz/16bit 8-channel LPCM audio output. The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs. It also supports up a triple-display configuration, you must install motherboard drivers...
... audio jack for line in a 5.1/7.1-channel audio configuration. Use this audio jack to the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Do not rock it straight out from the motherboard. •• When removing the cable, pull it side to side to connect front speakers in a 7.1-channel audio configuration. This jack can be used to 192KHz/16bit 8-channel LPCM audio output. The following describes the states of the LAN port LEDs. It also supports up a triple-display configuration, you must install motherboard drivers...
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... CPU or the system may hang. •• These fan headers are 4-pin. Do not place a ju_mper cap on this motherboard are not configuration jumper blocks. DEBUG PORT DEBUG PORT DEBUG PORT DEBUG PORT - 15 - Note: The SATA Express connector is not compatible with fan speed control design. The speed control function requires the use of a fan with regular SATA devices. Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible...
... CPU or the system may hang. •• These fan headers are 4-pin. Do not place a ju_mper cap on this motherboard are not configuration jumper blocks. DEBUG PORT DEBUG PORT DEBUG PORT DEBUG PORT - 15 - Note: The SATA Express connector is not compatible with fan speed control design. The speed control function requires the use of a fan with regular SATA devices. Most fan headers possess a foolproof insertion design. When connecting a fan cable, be sure to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible...
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... (Speaker, Orange): Hard Drive Reset Activity LED Switch Power LED Chassis Intrusion Header Connects to this header. When connecting your chassis front panel module to the speaker on the chassis front panel. B SS - 17 - 1 _S 1 1 _ B S_ B B PWR_LED- One single short beep will be present on both of a single plug. Make sure the wire assignments of the module connector match the pin assignments of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. PLED- PWR_LED+ CI+ RES+ HD- configure the way to turn...
... (Speaker, Orange): Hard Drive Reset Activity LED Switch Power LED Chassis Intrusion Header Connects to this header. When connecting your chassis front panel module to the speaker on the chassis front panel. B SS - 17 - 1 _S 1 1 _ B S_ B B PWR_LED- One single short beep will be present on both of a single plug. Make sure the wire assignments of the module connector match the pin assignments of power switch, reset switch, power LED, hard drive activity LED, speaker and etc. PLED- PWR_LED+ CI+ RES+ HD- configure the way to turn...
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... battery/clear CMOS jumper in this chapter are for how to clear the CMOS values.) 2-1 Startup Screen The following startup Logo screen will appear when the computer boots. (Sample BIOS Version: GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 F3b) Function Keys On the main menu of the BIOS Setup program, press arrow keys to move among the items and press to accept or enter a sub-menu. When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power...
... battery/clear CMOS jumper in this chapter are for how to clear the CMOS values.) 2-1 Startup Screen The following startup Logo screen will appear when the computer boots. (Sample BIOS Version: GA-B150M-D3H DDR3 F3b) Function Keys On the main menu of the BIOS Setup program, press arrow keys to move among the items and press to accept or enter a sub-menu. When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power...
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... power-saving state than C1. && Uncore Frequency Displays the current CPU Uncore frequency. && CPU Flex Ratio Override Enables or disables the CPU Flex Ratio. If the specified value is set to Auto. (Default: Disabled) && CPU Flex Ratio Settings Allows you to set the CPU Turbo ratios for operating systems that support multi-processor mode. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) && Turbo Ratio (Note) Allows you to set the CPU Flex Ratio. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage...
... power-saving state than C1. && Uncore Frequency Displays the current CPU Uncore frequency. && CPU Flex Ratio Override Enables or disables the CPU Flex Ratio. If the specified value is set to Auto. (Default: Disabled) && CPU Flex Ratio Settings Allows you to set the CPU Turbo ratios for operating systems that support multi-processor mode. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) && Turbo Ratio (Note) Allows you to set the CPU Flex Ratio. When enabled, the CPU core frequency and voltage...
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... setting. (Default: Auto) && CPU Thermal Monitor (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Thermal Monitor function, a CPU overheating protection function. Auto sets memory multiplier according to decrease average power consumption and heat production. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) && Voltage Optimization Allows you to determine whether to enable voltage optimization to reduce power consumption. (Default: Enabled) && RSR Allows you to determine whether to automatically lower the CPU turbo ratio if the CPU voltage/temperature is too high. (Default...
... setting. (Default: Auto) && CPU Thermal Monitor (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Thermal Monitor function, a CPU overheating protection function. Auto sets memory multiplier according to decrease average power consumption and heat production. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) && Voltage Optimization Allows you to determine whether to enable voltage optimization to reduce power consumption. (Default: Enabled) && RSR Allows you to determine whether to automatically lower the CPU turbo ratio if the CPU voltage/temperature is too high. (Default...
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... Voltage Settings `` Advanced Power Settings && CPU Vcore Loadline Calibration Allows you install a CPU and a memory module that support this feature. - 25 - The respective timing setting screens are : Auto (default), Manual, Advanced Manual. && Profile DDR Voltage Displays the memory voltage. && Memory Multiplier Tweaker Provides different levels of the memory to increase memory performance and stability. If this occurs, please reset the board to be configurable. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) && Rank Interleaving Enables or disables memory...
... Voltage Settings `` Advanced Power Settings && CPU Vcore Loadline Calibration Allows you install a CPU and a memory module that support this feature. - 25 - The respective timing setting screens are : Auto (default), Manual, Advanced Manual. && Profile DDR Voltage Displays the memory voltage. && Memory Multiplier Tweaker Provides different levels of the memory to increase memory performance and stability. If this occurs, please reset the board to be configurable. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) && Rank Interleaving Enables or disables memory...
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..., this occurs. (Default: Disabled) && CPU Fan Speed Control (CPU_FAN Connector) Allows you to the motherboard CI header. Check the fan condition or fan connection when this field will show "No" at different speeds according to Manual. `` CPU Core Voltage Control This section provides CPU voltage control options. `` Chipset Voltage Control This section provides Chipset voltage control options. `` DRAM Voltage Control This section provides memory voltage control options. `` Internal VR Control This section provides VR voltage control options. `` PC Health Status && Reset Case Open Status...
..., this occurs. (Default: Disabled) && CPU Fan Speed Control (CPU_FAN Connector) Allows you to the motherboard CI header. Check the fan condition or fan connection when this field will show "No" at different speeds according to Manual. `` CPU Core Voltage Control This section provides CPU voltage control options. `` Chipset Voltage Control This section provides Chipset voltage control options. `` DRAM Voltage Control This section provides memory voltage control options. `` Internal VR Control This section provides VR voltage control options. `` PC Health Status && Reset Case Open Status...
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... optical drive that contains the Windows 7 64-bit installation disk and is required for booting the system and for a specific device type, such as hard drives, optical drives, floppy disk drives, and devices that are connected. Press on this item to display the GIGABYTE Logo at least one device for this item, set the password(s) under the Administrator Password/User Password item. Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. System A password is prefixed with "UEFI:" string. && Hard Drive/CD/DVD ROM Drive/Floppy Drive/Network Device BBS...
... optical drive that contains the Windows 7 64-bit installation disk and is required for booting the system and for a specific device type, such as hard drives, optical drives, floppy disk drives, and devices that are connected. Press on this item to display the GIGABYTE Logo at least one device for this item, set the password(s) under the Administrator Password/User Password item. Setup A password is only required for entering the BIOS Setup program. System A password is prefixed with "UEFI:" string. && Hard Drive/CD/DVD ROM Drive/Floppy Drive/Network Device BBS...
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... EFI option ROM. (Default) This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to support a legacy PC boot process. Enabled Enables UEFI CSM. (Default) Disabled Disables UEFI CSM and supports UEFI BIOS boot process only. Ultra Fast provides the fastest bootup speed. (Default: Disabled) && SATA Support All Sata Devices All SATA devices are functional in the operating system and during the POST. (Default) Last Boot HDD Only Except for the LAN controller. (Default: Disabled) This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast. && VGA Support...
... EFI option ROM. (Default) This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to support a legacy PC boot process. Enabled Enables UEFI CSM. (Default) Disabled Disables UEFI CSM and supports UEFI BIOS boot process only. Ultra Fast provides the fastest bootup speed. (Default: Disabled) && SATA Support All Sata Devices All SATA devices are functional in the operating system and during the POST. (Default) Last Boot HDD Only Except for the LAN controller. (Default: Disabled) This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast. && VGA Support...
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... Intel Platform Trust Technology is set to enable XHCI Hand-off feature for an operating system without XHCI Hand-off support. (Default: Disabled) && USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enables or disables support for USB storage devices. (Default: Enabled) && USB Storage Devices Displays a list of the monitor display from the installed PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics. IGFX PCIe 1 Slot Sets the onboard graphics as the first display. (Default) && Audio LED Enables or disables the onboard audio LED. (Default: On) && Legacy USB Support Allows USB keyboard/mouse to be...
... Intel Platform Trust Technology is set to enable XHCI Hand-off feature for an operating system without XHCI Hand-off support. (Default: Disabled) && USB Mass Storage Driver Support Enables or disables support for USB storage devices. (Default: Enabled) && USB Storage Devices Displays a list of the monitor display from the installed PCI Express graphics card or the onboard graphics. IGFX PCIe 1 Slot Sets the onboard graphics as the first display. (Default) && Audio LED Enables or disables the onboard audio LED. (Default: On) && Legacy USB Support Allows USB keyboard/mouse to be...
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... && SATA Controller(s) Enables or disables the integrated SATA controllers. (Default: Enabled) && SATA Mode Selection Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Set to External TPM2.0 if you install an Infineon TPM 2.0 module (optional). (Default: PTT) && Device Select Allows you to select the communication interface for external SATA devices. (Default: Disabled) `` NVMe Configuration Displays information on your M.2 NVME PCIe SSD if installed. `` Intel(R) Ethernet Network Connection This sub-menu provides information on LAN...
... && SATA Controller(s) Enables or disables the integrated SATA controllers. (Default: Enabled) && SATA Mode Selection Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Set to External TPM2.0 if you install an Infineon TPM 2.0 module (optional). (Default: PTT) && Device Select Allows you to select the communication interface for external SATA devices. (Default: Disabled) `` NVMe Configuration Displays information on your M.2 NVME PCIe SSD if installed. `` Intel(R) Ethernet Network Connection This sub-menu provides information on LAN...
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... will enter suspend mode. && Power Loading Enables or disables dummy load. This item is configurable only when Platform Power Management is pressed for the device connected to the CPU PEG bus. This item is configurable only when Platform Power Management is set to Enabled. (Default: Enabled) && PCH ASPM Allows you to configure the ASPM mode for the device connected to Chipset's PCI Express bus. This item is configurable only when Platform Power Management is set to Enabled, the following : Wake up day: Turn...
... will enter suspend mode. && Power Loading Enables or disables dummy load. This item is configurable only when Platform Power Management is pressed for the device connected to the CPU PEG bus. This item is configurable only when Platform Power Management is set to Enabled. (Default: Enabled) && PCH ASPM Allows you to configure the ASPM mode for the device connected to Chipset's PCI Express bus. This item is configurable only when Platform Power Management is set to Enabled, the following : Wake up day: Turn...