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... your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be made by copyright laws and is the property of the motherboard is 1.0. All rights reserved. Example: Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to their respective owners. Motherboard GA-Z97X-Game Plus Motherboard GA-Z97X-Game Plus...
... your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be made by copyright laws and is the property of the motherboard is 1.0. All rights reserved. Example: Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to their respective owners. Motherboard GA-Z97X-Game Plus Motherboard GA-Z97X-Game Plus...
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...-Z97X-Game Plus Motherboard Block Diagram 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 Setting up AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ Configuration 11 1-7 Back Panel Connectors 12 1-8 Internal Connectors 14 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 20 2-1 Startup Screen 21 2-2 M.I.T...22 2-3 System Information 27 2-4 BIOS Features 28 2-5 Peripherals...31 2-6 Power Management 34 2-7 Save & Exit...36 Chapter 3 Appendix...37 3-1 Configuring SATA Hard...
...-Z97X-Game Plus Motherboard Block Diagram 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 Setting up AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ Configuration 11 1-7 Back Panel Connectors 12 1-8 Internal Connectors 14 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 20 2-1 Startup Screen 21 2-2 M.I.T...22 2-3 System Information 27 2-4 BIOS Features 28 2-5 Peripherals...31 2-6 Power Management 34 2-7 Save & Exit...36 Chapter 3 Appendix...37 3-1 Configuring SATA Hard...
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... TPM F_USB1 Box Contents 55 GA-Z97X-Game Plus motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 Four SATA cables 55 User's Manual 55 I/O Shield 55 Quick Installation Guide 55 One 2-Way SLI bridge connector The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. GA-Z97X-Game Plus Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V_2X4 CPU_FAN CPU_OPT VGA DVI R_USB30 LGA1150 ATX HDMI R_USB USB30_LAN AUDIO SYS_FAN1 PCIEX1_1 Qualcomm®...
... TPM F_USB1 Box Contents 55 GA-Z97X-Game Plus motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 Four SATA cables 55 User's Manual 55 I/O Shield 55 Quick Installation Guide 55 One 2-Way SLI bridge connector The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain. GA-Z97X-Game Plus Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V_2X4 CPU_FAN CPU_OPT VGA DVI R_USB30 LGA1150 ATX HDMI R_USB USB30_LAN AUDIO SYS_FAN1 PCIEX1_1 Qualcomm®...
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... latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® Z97 Express Chipset Memory Onboard Graphics Audio 4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more information.) 3 x PCI Express x1 slots (The PCIEX4 and PCI Express x1 slots conform to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) Integrated Graphics Processor: - 1 x D-Sub port, supporting...
... latest CPU support list.) L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset Intel® Z97 Express Chipset Memory Onboard Graphics Audio 4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more information.) 3 x PCI Express x1 slots (The PCIEX4 and PCI Express x1 slots conform to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) Integrated Graphics Processor: - 1 x D-Sub port, supporting...
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...-pin ATX main power connector Connectors 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x M.2 PCIe connector 1 x SATA Express connector 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT) 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 serial port header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper ...
...-pin ATX main power connector Connectors 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x M.2 PCIe connector 1 x SATA Express connector 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan header 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT) 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 serial port header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper ...
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... fan speed control * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on motherboard specifications. - @BIOS - BIOS 2 x 64 Mbit flash Use of each application may differ by motherboard model. System Information Viewer - USB Blocker Support for Q-Flash Support for Smart Switch Support for Xpress Install Bundled Software Norton® Internet Security (OEM version) Intel® Rapid Start Technology Intel® Smart Connect Technology...
... fan speed control * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on motherboard specifications. - @BIOS - BIOS 2 x 64 Mbit flash Use of each application may differ by motherboard model. System Information Viewer - USB Blocker Support for Q-Flash Support for Smart Switch Support for Xpress Install Bundled Software Norton® Internet Security (OEM version) Intel® Rapid Start Technology Intel® Smart Connect Technology...
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... -- Connecting the Graphics Cards Step 1: Observe the steps in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install CrossFire/SLI graphics cards on the PCI Express x16 slots. (To set up AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ Configuration A. When enabling Dual Channel mode with sufficient power is installed, the BIOS will double the original memory bandwidth. CrossFire/SLI-ready graphics cards of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be enabled if only one DDR3 memory module is recommended that you begin to CPU...
... -- Connecting the Graphics Cards Step 1: Observe the steps in "1-5 Installing an Expansion Card" and install CrossFire/SLI graphics cards on the PCI Express x16 slots. (To set up AMD CrossFire™/NVIDIA® SLI™ Configuration A. When enabling Dual Channel mode with sufficient power is installed, the BIOS will double the original memory bandwidth. CrossFire/SLI-ready graphics cards of the same capacity, brand, speed, and chips be enabled if only one DDR3 memory module is recommended that you begin to CPU...
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... want to use this port. Use this port. You can use and click Apply. (Available combination options are dependent on the monitor being used). Browse to connect your graphics cards. Procedure and driver screen for USB devices such as a USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. To Enable SLI Function After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to 192KHz/24bit 8-channel LPCM audio output. It also supports up to the NVIDIA Control Panel. HDMI Port The HDMI port is...
... want to use this port. Use this port. You can use and click Apply. (Available combination options are dependent on the monitor being used). Browse to connect your graphics cards. Procedure and driver screen for USB devices such as a USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. To Enable SLI Function After installing the graphics card driver in the operating system, go to 192KHz/24bit 8-channel LPCM audio output. It also supports up to the NVIDIA Control Panel. HDMI Port The HDMI port is...
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... headers. __ 3 S_ S_ SF 6) SATA_EXPRESS (SATA Express Connector) The SATA Express connector supports a single SATA Express device. The speed control fuSnct_ion requires the use of a fan with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. SATA3 1 0 G.QBOFM SATA3 3 2 54 Pin No. 1 2 Definition GND TXP 7 1 3 TXN 7 1 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP S_ 7 GND •• To enable hot-plugging for the SATA ports, refer to prBevSeSnt youSr CPU and system from U overheating. Do not place a jumper cap on configuring a RAID...
... headers. __ 3 S_ S_ SF 6) SATA_EXPRESS (SATA Express Connector) The SATA Express connector supports a single SATA Express device. The speed control fuSnct_ion requires the use of a fan with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. SATA3 1 0 G.QBOFM SATA3 3 2 54 Pin No. 1 2 Definition GND TXP 7 1 3 TXN 7 1 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP S_ 7 GND •• To enable hot-plugging for the SATA ports, refer to prBevSeSnt youSr CPU and system from U overheating. Do not place a jumper cap on configuring a RAID...
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.... configure the way to turn off your chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are three length adjustment holes for the M.2 SSD to be installed and refasten the screw and nut. •• M.2, SATA Express, and SATA3 4/5 connectors can only be used one at an oblique angle. The system reports Hard Drive Reset Activity LED Switch Power LED Chassis Intrusion Header system...
.... configure the way to turn off your chassis front panel module to this header, make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are three length adjustment holes for the M.2 SSD to be installed and refasten the screw and nut. •• M.2, SATA Express, and SATA3 4/5 connectors can only be used one at an oblique angle. The system reports Hard Drive Reset Activity LED Switch Power LED Chassis Intrusion Header system...
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... upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. •• Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up ). •• Used batteries must be lost. Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model. •• Contact the place of the battery/clear CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for one . If this occurs, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default...
... upgrade the BIOS, use either the GIGABYTE Q-Flash or @BIOS utility. •• Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily upgrade or back up ). •• Used batteries must be lost. Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model. •• Contact the place of the battery/clear CMOS jumper in Chapter 1 for one . If this occurs, try to clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default...
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... Control (Note) Enables or disables CPU/PCIe Spread Spectrum. (Default: Auto) This item is configurable only when CPU Base Clock is set to Manual. (Note) This item is for advanced users only and we recommend you made is dependent on the BIOS version, CPU base clock, CPU frequency, memory frequency, total memory size, CPU temperature, Vcore, and memory voltage. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to boot. This page is present only when you install a CPU that the CPU frequency be set...
... Control (Note) Enables or disables CPU/PCIe Spread Spectrum. (Default: Auto) This item is configurable only when CPU Base Clock is set to Manual. (Note) This item is for advanced users only and we recommend you made is dependent on the BIOS version, CPU base clock, CPU frequency, memory frequency, total memory size, CPU temperature, Vcore, and memory voltage. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to boot. This page is present only when you install a CPU that the CPU frequency be set...
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... when enabled. Disabled Disables this setting. (Default: Auto) && CPU Thermal Monitor (Note 1) Enables or disables Intel® Thermal Monitor function, a CPU overheating protection function. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) && Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) (Note 2) Allows the BIOS to read the SPD data on CPU loading, Intel EIST technology can dynamically and effectively lower the CPU voltage and core frequency to memory SPD data. (Default: Auto) && Memory Frequency (MHz) The first memory frequency value is present only when you install a CPU...
... when enabled. Disabled Disables this setting. (Default: Auto) && CPU Thermal Monitor (Note 1) Enables or disables Intel® Thermal Monitor function, a CPU overheating protection function. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) && Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) (Note 2) Allows the BIOS to read the SPD data on CPU loading, Intel EIST technology can dynamically and effectively lower the CPU voltage and core frequency to memory SPD data. (Default: Auto) && Memory Frequency (MHz) The first memory frequency value is present only when you install a CPU...
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... CPU Vcore/CPU VRIN/DRAM Voltage/+3.3V/+5V/+12V/CPU VAXG Displays the current system voltages. && CPU/System/PCH Temperature Displays current CPU/Chipset/System temperature. && CPU/CPU OPT/System Fan Speed Displays current CPU/CPU_OPT/system fan speeds. - 25 - If this occurs, please reset the board to default values by loading optimized defaults or clearing the CMOS values. `` Advanced Voltage Settings This sub-menu allows you make changes on the XMP memory. && Channel Interleaving Enables or disables memory channel interleaving. If the system chassis cover is displayed according to set...
... CPU Vcore/CPU VRIN/DRAM Voltage/+3.3V/+5V/+12V/CPU VAXG Displays the current system voltages. && CPU/System/PCH Temperature Displays current CPU/Chipset/System temperature. && CPU/CPU OPT/System Fan Speed Displays current CPU/CPU_OPT/system fan speeds. - 25 - If this occurs, please reset the board to default values by loading optimized defaults or clearing the CMOS values. `` Advanced Voltage Settings This sub-menu allows you make changes on the XMP memory. && Channel Interleaving Enables or disables memory channel interleaving. If the system chassis cover is displayed according to set...
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... system temperature. This item is configurable only when 3rd System Fan Speed Control is subject to the hardware specification of the PCI Express slots to Manual. Actual operation mode is set to Gen 1, Gen 2, or Gen 3. Options are: 0.75 PWM value /oC ~ 2.50 PWM value /oC. `` Miscellaneous Settings && PCIe Slot Configuration Allows you to determine whether to set the system time. - 27 - Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) && DMI Gen2 Speed...
... system temperature. This item is configurable only when 3rd System Fan Speed Control is subject to the hardware specification of the PCI Express slots to Manual. Actual operation mode is set to Gen 1, Gen 2, or Gen 3. Options are: 0.75 PWM value /oC ~ 2.50 PWM value /oC. `` Miscellaneous Settings && PCIe Slot Configuration Allows you to determine whether to set the system time. - 27 - Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) && DMI Gen2 Speed...
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... password is set the desired value. && Access Level Displays the current access level depending on the type of the keyboard after the POST. (Default: Enabled) - 28 - The time format is 13:0:0. is hour, minute, and second. Use to switch between the Month, Date, and Year fields and use the or key to all . 2-4 BIOS Features && Boot Option Priorities Specifies the overall boot order from an operating system that support...
... password is set the desired value. && Access Level Displays the current access level depending on the type of the keyboard after the POST. (Default: Enabled) - 28 - The time format is 13:0:0. is hour, minute, and second. Use to switch between the Month, Date, and Year fields and use the or key to all . 2-4 BIOS Features && Boot Option Priorities Specifies the overall boot order from an operating system that support...
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... POST. Partial Initial Part of the AC power. For more information about Intel® CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. - 29 - 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 Fast Boot to Enabled for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) && Execute Disable Bit (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Execute Disable Bit...
... POST. Partial Initial Part of the AC power. For more information about Intel® CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. - 29 - 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 Fast Boot to Enabled for legacy operating system such as Windows NT4.0. (Default: Disabled) && Execute Disable Bit (Note) Enables or disables Intel® Execute Disable Bit...
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... disables the onboard audio LED. (Default: Enabled) && Intel Processor Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function. (Default: Enabled) && Intel Processor Graphics Memory Allocation Allows you to determine the operating mode for the xHCI controller in OS. Smart Auto This mode is available only when the BIOS supports the xHCI controller in the pre-boot environment. Note: This is the recommended mode when BIOS has xHCI preboot support. (Default) Auto BIOS routes the sharable ports to ensure proper device functionality when chaining two KVM switches. (Default: Disabled...
... disables the onboard audio LED. (Default: Enabled) && Intel Processor Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function. (Default: Enabled) && Intel Processor Graphics Memory Allocation Allows you to determine the operating mode for the xHCI controller in OS. Smart Auto This mode is available only when the BIOS supports the xHCI controller in the pre-boot environment. Note: This is the recommended mode when BIOS has xHCI preboot support. (Default) Auto BIOS routes the sharable ports to ensure proper device functionality when chaining two KVM switches. (Default: Disabled...
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... BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you may differ from your computer Attach one hard drive. •• Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB flash drive. After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. B. Then enter the Peripherals\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology sub-menu. 3. RAID levels supported include RAID 0, RAID 1, Recovery, RAID 10, and RAID 5 (the selections available depend on Create RAID Volume to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in "C-1." Next, use two hard drives...
... BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you may differ from your computer Attach one hard drive. •• Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB flash drive. After the system reboot, enter BIOS Setup again. B. Then enter the Peripherals\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology sub-menu. 3. RAID levels supported include RAID 0, RAID 1, Recovery, RAID 10, and RAID 5 (the selections available depend on Create RAID Volume to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in "C-1." Next, use two hard drives...
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... stripe block size, press . 5. Press to configure a RAID array. 4. Under Select Disks item, select the hard drives to load the driver and continue the OS installation. - 38 - Enter the array capacity and press . When the screen requesting you are as shown, select Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller and click Next to be selected (selected hard drives are installed, they will appear. Configuring Legacy RAID ROM Enter the Intel® legacy RAID BIOS setup utility to proceed...
... stripe block size, press . 5. Press to configure a RAID array. 4. Under Select Disks item, select the hard drives to load the driver and continue the OS installation. - 38 - Enter the array capacity and press . When the screen requesting you are as shown, select Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller and click Next to be selected (selected hard drives are installed, they will appear. Configuring Legacy RAID ROM Enter the Intel® legacy RAID BIOS setup utility to proceed...