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...or by copyright laws and is 1.0. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of GIGABYTE. Motherboard GA-H97M-DS3P Motherboard GA-H97M-DS3P Apr. 7, 2014 Apr. 7, 2014 Copyright © 2014 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved. The ...; For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: Changes to the specifications ...
...or by copyright laws and is 1.0. For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is the property of GIGABYTE. Motherboard GA-H97M-DS3P Motherboard GA-H97M-DS3P Apr. 7, 2014 Apr. 7, 2014 Copyright © 2014 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved. The ...; For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Example: Changes to the specifications ...
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Table of Contents GA-H97M-DS3P Motherboard Layout 4 GA-H97M-DS3P Motherboard Block Diagram 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6 1-1 Installation Precautions 6 1-2 Product Specifications 7 1-3 Installing the CPU 9 1-4 Installing the Memory 10 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1-6 Back Panel Connectors ... Screen 17 2-2 M.I.T...18 2-3 System Information 22 2-4 BIOS Features 23 2-5 Peripherals...26 2-6 Power Management 29 2-7 Save & Exit...31 Chapter 3 Appendix...32 3-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 32 3-2 Drivers Installation 34 Regulatory Statements 35 Contact Us...40 - 3 -
Table of Contents GA-H97M-DS3P Motherboard Layout 4 GA-H97M-DS3P Motherboard Block Diagram 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 6 1-1 Installation Precautions 6 1-2 Product Specifications 7 1-3 Installing the CPU 9 1-4 Installing the Memory 10 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1-6 Back Panel Connectors ... Screen 17 2-2 M.I.T...18 2-3 System Information 22 2-4 BIOS Features 23 2-5 Peripherals...26 2-6 Power Management 29 2-7 Save & Exit...31 Chapter 3 Appendix...32 3-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 32 3-2 Drivers Installation 34 Regulatory Statements 35 Contact Us...40 - 3 -
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GA-H97M-DS3P Motherboard Layout DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 DVI KB_MS_USB ATX_12V CPU_FAN LGA1150 VGA ATX F_USB30 USB30 R_USB30 HDMI LAN SATA3 35 24 AUDIO Intel® GbE ... product package you obtain. The box contents are subject to PCI Bridge B_BIOS M_BIOS CLR_CMOS SATA3 0 1 F_AUDIO COM LPT F_USB1 F_PANEL F_USB2 Box Contents 55 GA-H97M-DS3P motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 User's Manual 55 Two SATA cables 55 I /O SYS_FAN PCIEX16 PCIEX1_1 PCIEX1_2 CODEC PCI BAT...
GA-H97M-DS3P Motherboard Layout DDR3_4 DDR3_2 DDR3_3 DDR3_1 DVI KB_MS_USB ATX_12V CPU_FAN LGA1150 VGA ATX F_USB30 USB30 R_USB30 HDMI LAN SATA3 35 24 AUDIO Intel® GbE ... product package you obtain. The box contents are subject to PCI Bridge B_BIOS M_BIOS CLR_CMOS SATA3 0 1 F_AUDIO COM LPT F_USB1 F_PANEL F_USB2 Box Contents 55 GA-H97M-DS3P motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 User's Manual 55 Two SATA cables 55 I /O SYS_FAN PCIEX16 PCIEX1_1 PCIEX1_2 CODEC PCI BAT...
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...PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the LGA1150 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset ... Support for non-ECC memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) Integrated Graphics Processor: - 1 x D-Sub port, supporting...) - 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the audio driver.
...PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the LGA1150 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset ... Support for non-ECC memory modules Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) Integrated Graphics Processor: - 1 x D-Sub port, supporting...) - 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the audio driver.
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...after you have to the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Use this port. Microphones must be used ). To configure 7.1-channel audio, you install motherboard drivers in a 4/5.1/7.1-channel audio configuration. Triple-Display Configurations for USB devices such as an optical drive, walkman, etc. This jack can use ...an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. (Note) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter. - 11 - HDMI Port The HDMI port is compatible ...
...after you have to the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Use this port. Microphones must be used ). To configure 7.1-channel audio, you install motherboard drivers in a 4/5.1/7.1-channel audio configuration. Triple-Display Configurations for USB devices such as an optical drive, walkman, etc. This jack can use ...an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. (Note) The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter. - 11 - HDMI Port The HDMI port is compatible ...
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...item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from the network. Disabled skips the GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: Enabled) && Fast Boot Enables or disables...power. Ultra Fast provides the fastest bootup speed. (Default: Disabled) && VGA Support Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. set to Enabled. This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set the password(s) under the Administrator...
...item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from the network. Disabled skips the GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: Enabled) && Fast Boot Enables or disables...power. Ultra Fast provides the fastest bootup speed. (Default: Disabled) && VGA Support Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. set to Enabled. This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set the password(s) under the Administrator...
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... disables the onboard parallel port. (Default: Enabled) `` Device Mode This item is configurable only when Parallel Port is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. (Default) `` Serial ATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 && Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 Enables or disables each SATA port...
... disables the onboard parallel port. (Default: Enabled) `` Device Mode This item is configurable only when Parallel Port is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. (Default) `` Serial ATA Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 && Port 0/1/2/3/4/5 Enables or disables each SATA port...
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... during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). Then set this section may prepare only one hard drive. •• Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB flash drive. After completing, you'll be special characters) under the Name item and press . If you do not want to...
... during the POST (Power-On Self-Test). Then set this section may prepare only one hard drive. •• Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB flash drive. After completing, you'll be special characters) under the Name item and press . If you do not want to...
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.... If only two hard drives are installed, they will appear. When completed, you to the steps below: Steps: 1. Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you press + , the MAIN MENU screen will be included in MAIN MENU. Exit in the RAID...Controller and click Next to configure a RAID array. Configuring Legacy RAID ROM Enter the Intel® legacy RAID BIOS setup utility to load the driver and continue the OS installation. - 33 - The stripe block size can see detailed information about the RAID array in MAIN MENU and press ....
.... If only two hard drives are installed, they will appear. When completed, you to the steps below: Steps: 1. Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System With the correct BIOS settings, you press + , the MAIN MENU screen will be included in MAIN MENU. Exit in the RAID...Controller and click Next to configure a RAID array. Configuring Legacy RAID ROM Enter the Intel® legacy RAID BIOS setup utility to load the driver and continue the OS installation. - 33 - The stripe block size can see detailed information about the RAID array in MAIN MENU and press ....
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... button and "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your optical drive. For more software information, please visit GIGABYTE's website. - 34 - 3-2 Drivers Installation •• Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows 8.1 as the example operating system.)... •• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and then list all of the drivers that are recommended to individually install the drivers you need. Click on the message "Tap to choose what happens with...
... button and "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your optical drive. For more software information, please visit GIGABYTE's website. - 34 - 3-2 Drivers Installation •• Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows 8.1 as the example operating system.)... •• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and then list all of the drivers that are recommended to individually install the drivers you need. Click on the message "Tap to choose what happens with...