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... Information in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In..., copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this : "REV: X.X." The trademarks mentioned in the use of GIGABYTE. Motherboard GA-Z170-HD3 GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 Motherboard GA-Z170-HD3 GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 Jul. 17, 2015 Jul. 17, 2015 Copyright © 2016 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights ..., check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS...
... Information in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In..., copied, translated, transmitted, or published in this : "REV: X.X." The trademarks mentioned in the use of GIGABYTE. Motherboard GA-Z170-HD3 GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 Motherboard GA-Z170-HD3 GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 Jul. 17, 2015 Jul. 17, 2015 Copyright © 2016 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights ..., check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS...
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Table of Contents GA-Z170-HD3 Motherboard Layout 4 GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 Motherboard Layout 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6 1-1 Installation Precautions 6 1-2 Product Specifications 7 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 10 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 11 1-6 ... 21 2-2 M.I.T...22 2-3 System Information 27 2-4 BIOS Features 28 2-5 Peripherals...31 2-6 Chipset...33 2-7 Power Management 34 2-8 Save & Exit...36 Chapter 3 Appendix...37 3-1 Configuring a RAID Set 37 3-2 Drivers Installation 39 Regulatory Statements 40 Contact Us...44 - 3 -
Table of Contents GA-Z170-HD3 Motherboard Layout 4 GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 Motherboard Layout 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6 1-1 Installation Precautions 6 1-2 Product Specifications 7 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 10 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 11 1-6 ... 21 2-2 M.I.T...22 2-3 System Information 27 2-4 BIOS Features 28 2-5 Peripherals...31 2-6 Chipset...33 2-7 Power Management 34 2-8 Save & Exit...36 Chapter 3 Appendix...37 3-1 Configuring a RAID Set 37 3-2 Drivers Installation 39 Regulatory Statements 40 Contact Us...44 - 3 -
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...; Super I/O CODEC BAT PCIEX1_2 PCIEX4 PCIe to PCI Bridge PCI1 THB_C PCI2 SPDIF_O Intel® Z170 SATA EXPRESS 4 0 5 1 SATA3 B_BIOS M_BIOS CLR_CMOS F_USB1 SYS_FAN2 F_AUDIO COMA LPT TPM F_USB2 F_PANEL Box Contents 55 GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 User's Manual 55 Two SATA cables 55 I/O Shield 55 One G Connector The box...
...; Super I/O CODEC BAT PCIEX1_2 PCIEX4 PCIe to PCI Bridge PCI1 THB_C PCI2 SPDIF_O Intel® Z170 SATA EXPRESS 4 0 5 1 SATA3 B_BIOS M_BIOS CLR_CMOS F_USB1 SYS_FAN2 F_AUDIO COMA LPT TPM F_USB2 F_PANEL Box Contents 55 GA-Z170-HD3 motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 User's Manual 55 Two SATA cables 55 I/O Shield 55 One G Connector The box...
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... BAT PCIEX1_2 PCIEX4 PCIe to PCI Bridge PCI1 THB_C PCI2 SPDIF_O Intel® Z170 SATA EXPRESS 4 0 5 1 SATA3 B_BIOS M_BIOS CLR_CMOS F_USB1 SYS_FAN2 F_AUDIO COMA LPT TPM F_USB2 F_PANEL Box Contents 55 GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 motherboard 55 Two SATA cables 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 I/O Shield 55 User's Manual 55 One G Connector The box contents above...
... BAT PCIEX1_2 PCIEX4 PCIe to PCI Bridge PCI1 THB_C PCI2 SPDIF_O Intel® Z170 SATA EXPRESS 4 0 5 1 SATA3 B_BIOS M_BIOS CLR_CMOS F_USB1 SYS_FAN2 F_AUDIO COMA LPT TPM F_USB2 F_PANEL Box Contents 55 GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3 motherboard 55 Two SATA cables 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 I/O Shield 55 User's Manual 55 One G Connector The box contents above...
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... line in a 4/5.1/7.1-channel audio configuration. Mic In (Pink) The Mic in a 4/5.1/7.1-channel audio configuration. It also supports up a triple-display configuration, you must install motherboard drivers in a 7.1-channel audio configuration. You can be used ). RJ-45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to a back panel...
... line in a 4/5.1/7.1-channel audio configuration. Mic In (Pink) The Mic in a 4/5.1/7.1-channel audio configuration. It also supports up a triple-display configuration, you must install motherboard drivers in a 7.1-channel audio configuration. You can be used ). RJ-45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to a back panel...
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... 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. The Intel® Chipset supports RAID configuration. Refer to be installed and then screw the nut first. Step 1: Use a screw driver to correctly install an M.2 SSD in the M2A_32G connector. Please note that an M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to create a RAID set either with an...
... 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. The Intel® Chipset supports RAID configuration. Refer to be installed and then screw the nut first. Step 1: Use a screw driver to correctly install an M.2 SSD in the M2A_32G connector. Please note that an M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to create a RAID set either with an...
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... Enabled or Ultra Fast. && Windows 8/10 Features Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot. Auto Enables legacy option ROM only. EFI Driver Enables EFI option ROM. (Default) This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast. && Next Boot After AC Power... Features is set to Windows 8/10 or Windows 8/10 WHQL. && LAN PXE Boot Option ROM Allows you to select whether to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from the network.
... Enabled or Ultra Fast. && Windows 8/10 Features Allows you to select which type of operating system to boot. Auto Enables legacy option ROM only. EFI Driver Enables EFI option ROM. (Default) This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast. && Next Boot After AC Power... Features is set to Windows 8/10 or Windows 8/10 WHQL. && LAN PXE Boot Option ROM Allows you to select whether to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from the network.
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...) && XHCI Hand-off Determines whether 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 connected USB mass storage devices.
...) && XHCI Hand-off Determines whether 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 connected USB mass storage devices.
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... your M.2 PCIe SSD if installed. `` Trusted Computing 2.0 This sub-menu appears only when Intel Platform Trust Technology is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) `` Super IO Configuration && Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the onboard serial port...
... your M.2 PCIe SSD if installed. `` Trusted Computing 2.0 This sub-menu appears only when Intel Platform Trust Technology is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) `` Super IO Configuration && Serial Port 1 Enables or disables the onboard serial port...
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... the BIOS Setup menus, refer to set up a RAID set either with identical model and capacity). (Note 2) •• A Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB thumb drive. Then enter the Peripherals\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology sub-menu. 3. Configuring SATA Controllers A. Steps: 1. Step: 1. After the system reboot...
... the BIOS Setup menus, refer to set up a RAID set either with identical model and capacity). (Note 2) •• A Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB thumb drive. Then enter the Peripherals\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology sub-menu. 3. Configuring SATA Controllers A. Steps: 1. Step: 1. After the system reboot...
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.... Copy the IRST-x64 or IRST-x86 folder (depending on your USB thumb drive. 2. Boot from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to begin . 6. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for a non-RAID configuration. RAID 10, and RAID 5 (the selections available depend on the number of...completed, you have selected the stripe block size, press . 5. Then set the volume capacity. 5. After completing, you install all required drivers from the Windows setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. C-2. After the operating system is installed, we recommend that you 'll ...
.... Copy the IRST-x64 or IRST-x86 folder (depending on your USB thumb drive. 2. Boot from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to begin . 6. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for a non-RAID configuration. RAID 10, and RAID 5 (the selections available depend on the number of...completed, you have selected the stripe block size, press . 5. Then set the volume capacity. 5. After completing, you install all required drivers from the Windows setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. C-2. After the operating system is installed, we recommend that you 'll ...
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... into your system and then list all of the drivers that are recommended to install. Click on the message "Tap to choose what happens with this disc" on configuring the audio software. - 39 - Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on the top-right 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. Or click the arrow icon to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program...
... into your system and then list all of the drivers that are recommended to install. Click on the message "Tap to choose what happens with this disc" on configuring the audio software. - 39 - Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on the top-right 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. Or click the arrow icon to My Computer, double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program...