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... Speaker Out Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In •• To configure 4/5.1/7.1-channel audio, you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel audio module), refer to MP3 music, have to retask either the Line in or Mic in and out) to the following instructions use Windows 10 as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver...
... Speaker Out Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In •• To configure 4/5.1/7.1-channel audio, you want to mute the back panel audio (only supported when using an HD front panel audio module), refer to MP3 music, have to retask either the Line in or Mic in and out) to the following instructions use Windows 10 as the example operating system.) Step 1: After installing the audio driver...
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... Microphone Boost level on the front panel and back panel cannot be able to record the sound. Note: The microphone functions on the right of the Recording Volume slider. - 5 - It is recommended that you 'll not be used at a middle level. 1-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, restart your microphone to the Mic in jack...
... Microphone Boost level on the front panel and back panel cannot be able to record the sound. Note: The microphone functions on the right of the Recording Volume slider. - 5 - It is recommended that you 'll not be used at a middle level. 1-3 Configuring Microphone Recording Step 1: After installing the audio driver, restart your microphone to the Mic in jack...
Users Manual
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... GA-Z270MX-Gaming 5 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 Setting up AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ Configuration 10 1-7 Back Panel Connectors 11 1-8 Internal Connectors 13 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 22 2-1 Startup Screen 22 2-2 M.I.T...23 2-3 System...29 2-4 BIOS...30 2-5 Peripherals...33 2-6 Chipset...36 2-7 Power...37 2-8 Save & Exit...39 Chapter 3 Appendix...40 3-1 Configuring a RAID Set 40 3-2 Drivers...
... GA-Z270MX-Gaming 5 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 Setting up AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ Configuration 10 1-7 Back Panel Connectors 11 1-8 Internal Connectors 13 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 22 2-1 Startup Screen 22 2-2 M.I.T...23 2-3 System...29 2-4 BIOS...30 2-5 Peripherals...33 2-6 Chipset...36 2-7 Power...37 2-8 Save & Exit...39 Chapter 3 Appendix...40 3-1 Configuring a RAID Set 40 3-2 Drivers...
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... PCIEX16 slot. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8) * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with CPU Chipset Intel® Z270 Express Chipset Memory Onboard Graphics Audio 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to x8 mode. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) 1 x PCI Express x1 slot (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies Support for the M.2 and SATA connectors. - 6 - When...
... PCIEX16 slot. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8) * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with CPU Chipset Intel® Z270 Express Chipset Memory Onboard Graphics Audio 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to x8 mode. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x4 (PCIEX4) 1 x PCI Express x1 slot (All of the PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) Support for NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ and 2-Way NVIDIA® SLI™ technologies Support for the M.2 and SATA connectors. - 6 - When...
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...138; Chipset: - 8 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers) - 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header) 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header 1 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip extension cable header 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors ...
...138; Chipset: - 8 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers) - 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header) 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling CPU fan header 2 x system fan headers 1 x system fan/water cooling pump header 1 x RGB (RGBW) LED strip extension cable header 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors ...
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... 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 Support for Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit * Operating systems supported may vary depending on your processor model. * Please download the "Windows USB Installation Tool" from GIGABYTE's website and install it before installing Windows 7. Game Boost - USB Blocker - Form Factor Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm * GIGABYTE reserves the right to make any changes to download the latest version of CPU, memory modules, SSDs, M.2, and U.2 devices. - 8 - Smart Keyboard - Smart TimeLock - USB DAC-UP 2 - BIOS Setup - ON/OFF...
... 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 Support for Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit * Operating systems supported may vary depending on your processor model. * Please download the "Windows USB Installation Tool" from GIGABYTE's website and install it before installing Windows 7. Game Boost - USB Blocker - Form Factor Micro ATX Form Factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm * GIGABYTE reserves the right to make any changes to download the latest version of CPU, memory modules, SSDs, M.2, and U.2 devices. - 8 - Smart Keyboard - Smart TimeLock - USB DAC-UP 2 - BIOS Setup - ON/OFF...
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... 400 series and above. C. C-2. System Requirements -- A power supply with two or four memory modules, it is supported. (Note 2) The bridge connector(s) may differ by graphics cards and driver version. Browse to the NVIDIA Control Panel. When enabling Dual Channel mode with sufficient power is installed. 2. A CrossFire/SLI-supported motherboard with your graphics cards for the power requirement) B. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver C-1. DDR4_2 DS/SS DDR4_3 - - DDR4_1 DS/SS DS/SS - - To Enable SLI Function After installing the graphics card driver in the...
... 400 series and above. C. C-2. System Requirements -- A power supply with two or four memory modules, it is supported. (Note 2) The bridge connector(s) may differ by graphics cards and driver version. Browse to the NVIDIA Control Panel. When enabling Dual Channel mode with sufficient power is installed. 2. A CrossFire/SLI-supported motherboard with your graphics cards for the power requirement) B. Configuring the Graphics Card Driver C-1. DDR4_2 DS/SS DDR4_3 - - DDR4_1 DS/SS DS/SS - - To Enable SLI Function After installing the graphics card driver in the...
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...- The LED is off (S5). •• PW (Power Switch, Red): Connects to the power switch on the chassis to work or even damage it. One single short beep will make the device unable to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly. 12) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) The front panel audio header supports Intel High Definition audio (HD) and AC'97 audio. Press the reset switch to restart...
...- The LED is off (S5). •• PW (Power Switch, Red): Connects to the power switch on the chassis to work or even damage it. One single short beep will make the device unable to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly. 12) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) The front panel audio header supports Intel High Definition audio (HD) and AC'97 audio. Press the reset switch to restart...
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S_ SF _ __ 3 18) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS Jumper) Use this header. 1 _S 1 23 1 1 23 Pin No. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS Values S_ •• Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to S touch _S the two pin_s for...
S_ SF _ __ 3 18) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS Jumper) Use this header. 1 _S 1 23 1 1 23 Pin No. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS Values S_ •• Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to S touch _S the two pin_s for...
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... them short for one . B_ USB 0_ B CPU DRAM VGA BOOT CPU: CPU status LED VGA: Graphics card status LED DRAM: Memory status LED BOOT: Operating system status LED - 21 - If the CPU/VGA/DRAM LED is on, that means you are working normally; Replace the battery. 4. Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to keep the values (such as BIOS configurations, date, and time information) in the power cord and restart your computer. •• Always turn off . Plug in the CMOS when...
... them short for one . B_ USB 0_ B CPU DRAM VGA BOOT CPU: CPU status LED VGA: Graphics card status LED DRAM: Memory status LED BOOT: Operating system status LED - 21 - If the CPU/VGA/DRAM LED is on, that means you are working normally; Replace the battery. 4. Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to keep the values (such as BIOS configurations, date, and time information) in the power cord and restart your computer. •• Always turn off . Plug in the CMOS when...
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... flash the BIOS, do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS, it with caution. You can press the arrow keys on . If this occurs, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. (Refer to the "Load Optimized Defaults" section in this chapter are two different BIOS modes as usual, select the Load Optimized Defaults item to set your keyboard to move through configuration items...
... flash the BIOS, do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS, it with caution. You can press the arrow keys on . If this occurs, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values. (Refer to the "Load Optimized Defaults" section in this chapter are two different BIOS modes as usual, select the Load Optimized Defaults item to set your keyboard to move through configuration items...
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... cores. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this feature. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) && Turbo Ratio (Note) Allows you to set a current limit for CPU Turbo mode. Auto sets the CPU Turbo ratios according to the CPU specifications. (Default: Auto) && Power Limit TDP (Watts) / Power Limit Time Allows you to set the power limit for CPU Turbo mode and how long it takes to enable multi-threading technology when using an Intel® CPU that support multi-processor mode. Auto sets...
... cores. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this feature. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) && Turbo Ratio (Note) Allows you to set a current limit for CPU Turbo mode. Auto sets the CPU Turbo ratios according to the CPU specifications. (Default: Auto) && Power Limit TDP (Watts) / Power Limit Time Allows you to set the power limit for CPU Turbo mode and how long it takes to enable multi-threading technology when using an Intel® CPU that support multi-processor mode. Auto sets...
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.... 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: Disabled) && RSR Allows you to determine whether to automatically lower the CPU turbo ratio if the CPU voltage/temperature is too high. (Default: Enabled) && Hardware Prefetcher Allows you to determine whether to enable hardware prefetcher to prefetch data and instructions from the memory into the cache. (Default: Enabled...
.... 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: Disabled) && RSR Allows you to determine whether to automatically lower the CPU turbo ratio if the CPU voltage/temperature is too high. (Default: Enabled) && Hardware Prefetcher Allows you to determine whether to enable hardware prefetcher to prefetch data and instructions from the memory into the cache. (Default: Enabled...
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.... (Default: Normal) && Memory Timing Mode Manual and Advanced Manual allows the Channel Interleaving, Rank Interleaving, and memory timing settings below to be configurable. the second is the memory frequency that is displayed according to those under the same items on the XMP memory. && Memory Multiplier Tweaker Provides different levels of memory auto-tuning. (Default: Auto) && Channel Interleaving Enables or disables memory channel interleaving. Options are: Auto (default), Manual, Advanced Manual. && Profile DDR Voltage When using a non-XMP memory module or Extreme Memory...
.... (Default: Normal) && Memory Timing Mode Manual and Advanced Manual allows the Channel Interleaving, Rank Interleaving, and memory timing settings below to be configurable. the second is the memory frequency that is displayed according to those under the same items on the XMP memory. && Memory Multiplier Tweaker Provides different levels of memory auto-tuning. (Default: Auto) && Channel Interleaving Enables or disables memory channel interleaving. Options are: Auto (default), Manual, Advanced Manual. && Profile DDR Voltage When using a non-XMP memory module or Extreme Memory...
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... with "UEFI:" string. && Hard Drive/CD/DVD ROM Drive/Floppy Drive/Network Device BBS Priorities Specifies the boot order for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) && Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you enter BIOS Setup. After configuring this type is required every time the system boots, or only when you to determine whether to install an operating system that supports GPT partitioning such as Windows 7 64-bit, select the optical drive that contains the Windows 7 64-bit installation disk and is...
... with "UEFI:" string. && Hard Drive/CD/DVD ROM Drive/Floppy Drive/Network Device BBS Priorities Specifies the boot order for entering the BIOS Setup program. (Default) && Full Screen LOGO Show Allows you enter BIOS Setup. After configuring this type is required every time the system boots, or only when you to determine whether to install an operating system that supports GPT partitioning such as Windows 7 64-bit, select the optical drive that contains the Windows 7 64-bit installation disk and is...
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...CSM Support Enables or disables UEFI CSM (Compatibility Support Module) to support a legacy PC boot process. Enabled Enables UEFI CSM. (Default) Disabled Disables UEFI CSM and supports UEFI BIOS boot process only. && 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. - 31 - This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to select which type of the USB devices are...
...CSM Support Enables or disables UEFI CSM (Compatibility Support Module) to support a legacy PC boot process. Enabled Enables UEFI CSM. (Default) Disabled Disables UEFI CSM and supports UEFI BIOS boot process only. && 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. - 31 - This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set to select which type of the USB devices are...
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... PCIEX8 slot as the first display. PCIe 3 Slot Sets the graphics card on the PCIEX4 slot as the first display. && OnBoard LAN Controller Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. (Default: Enabled) If you to quickly set this function. Pulse Mode All LEDs simultaneously fade in network card instead of colors. All LEDs emit a single color. (Default) All LEDs simultaneously flash on the motherboard. (Default: Enabled) && RGB Fusion Allows you to set the LED lighting mode for the motherboard. Off Disables this item to Disabled. && EZ RAID Allows...
... PCIEX8 slot as the first display. PCIe 3 Slot Sets the graphics card on the PCIEX4 slot as the first display. && OnBoard LAN Controller Enables or disables the onboard LAN function. (Default: Enabled) If you to quickly set this function. Pulse Mode All LEDs simultaneously fade in network card instead of colors. All LEDs emit a single color. (Default) All LEDs simultaneously flash on the motherboard. (Default: Enabled) && RGB Fusion Allows you to set the LED lighting mode for the motherboard. Off Disables this item to Disabled. && EZ RAID Allows...
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... voltage of the USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on your M.2 PCIe SSD if installed. `` Trusted Computing Enables or disables Trusted Platform Module (TPM). `` Intel(R) Bios Guard Technology Enables or disables the Intel® BIOS Guard feature, which protects the BIOS from malicious attacks. `` Network Stack Configuration && Network Stack Disables or enables booting from the network to install a GPT format OS, such as installing the OS from the Windows Deployment Services server. (Default: Disabled) && Ipv4 PXE Support Enables or disables IPv4 PXE Support...
... voltage of the USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on your M.2 PCIe SSD if installed. `` Trusted Computing Enables or disables Trusted Platform Module (TPM). `` Intel(R) Bios Guard Technology Enables or disables the Intel® BIOS Guard feature, which protects the BIOS from malicious attacks. `` Network Stack Configuration && Network Stack Disables or enables booting from the network to install a GPT format OS, such as installing the OS from the Windows Deployment Services server. (Default: Disabled) && Ipv4 PXE Support Enables or disables IPv4 PXE Support...
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... model and capacity). (Note 2) •• Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB thumb drive. Using EZ RAID GIGABYTE motherboards provide you with simplified steps. Click Proceed to the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology screen. After completing, you'll be used to set up a RAID set SATA Mode Selection to quickly configure a RAID array with the EZ RAID feature, allowing you to Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System Acceleration. The actual BIOS Setup menu options...
... model and capacity). (Note 2) •• Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB thumb drive. Using EZ RAID GIGABYTE motherboards provide you with simplified steps. Click Proceed to the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology screen. After completing, you'll be used to set up a RAID set SATA Mode Selection to quickly configure a RAID array with the EZ RAID feature, allowing you to Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System Acceleration. The actual BIOS Setup menu options...
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... Disks. 4. After setting the capacity, move to enter the Create RAID Volume screen. Under RAID Volumes you 'll be automatically assigned to the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology screen. Configuring Legacy RAID ROM Enter the Intel® legacy RAID BIOS setup utility to enter Configuration Utility". After you press + , the MAIN MENU screen will be brought back to the array. If you can be included in the RAID array. Set the stripe block size if necessary. UEFI RAID Configuration Only Windows 10/8.1 64-bit supports UEFI RAID configuration...
... Disks. 4. After setting the capacity, move to enter the Create RAID Volume screen. Under RAID Volumes you 'll be automatically assigned to the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology screen. Configuring Legacy RAID ROM Enter the Intel® legacy RAID BIOS setup utility to enter Configuration Utility". After you press + , the MAIN MENU screen will be brought back to the array. If you can be included in the RAID array. Set the stripe block size if necessary. UEFI RAID Configuration Only Windows 10/8.1 64-bit supports UEFI RAID configuration...