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Motherboard GA-H170-Gaming 3 Motherboard GA-H170-Gaming 3 Apr. 29, 2016 Apr. 29, 2016 Copyright © 2016 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Example: Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to their ...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. Changes to the specifications and ...
Motherboard GA-H170-Gaming 3 Motherboard GA-H170-Gaming 3 Apr. 29, 2016 Apr. 29, 2016 Copyright © 2016 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Example: Check your motherboard looks like this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to their ...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. Changes to the specifications and ...
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Table of Contents GA-H170-Gaming 3 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 Back Panel Connectors 10 1-7 Changing ... 22 2-2 M.I.T...23 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 3-1 Configuring a RAID Set 38 3-2 Drivers Installation 40 Regulatory Statements 41 Contact Us...44 - 3 -
Table of Contents GA-H170-Gaming 3 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 Back Panel Connectors 10 1-7 Changing ... 22 2-2 M.I.T...23 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 3-1 Configuring a RAID Set 38 3-2 Drivers Installation 40 Regulatory Statements 41 Contact Us...44 - 3 -
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GA-H170-Gaming 3 Motherboard Layout SYS_FAN1 KB_MS_USB ATX_12V_2X4 DVI VGA CPU_FAN CPU_OPT LGA1151 SYS_FAN3 ATX SATA3 32 10 SATA EXPRESS HDMI R_USB30_1 DDR4_4 DDR4_2 DDR4_3 DDR4_1 F_USB30_2 F_USB30_1 ... are subject to PCI Bridge CLR_CMOS F_USB2 F_USB1 SYS_FAN2 F_PANEL M_BIOS B_BIOS SATA3 5 4 Box Contents 55 GA-H170-Gaming 3 motherboard 55 Two SATA cables 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 I /O PCIEX16 GA-H170-Gaming 3 80A 60A 42A M2A_32G PCIEX1_2 Intel® H170 CODEC GAIN PCIEX4 THB_C TI NE5532 F_AUDIO SPDIF_O COMA PCI1 PCI2 TPM PCIe to change without notice...
GA-H170-Gaming 3 Motherboard Layout SYS_FAN1 KB_MS_USB ATX_12V_2X4 DVI VGA CPU_FAN CPU_OPT LGA1151 SYS_FAN3 ATX SATA3 32 10 SATA EXPRESS HDMI R_USB30_1 DDR4_4 DDR4_2 DDR4_3 DDR4_1 F_USB30_2 F_USB30_1 ... are subject to PCI Bridge CLR_CMOS F_USB2 F_USB1 SYS_FAN2 F_PANEL M_BIOS B_BIOS SATA3 5 4 Box Contents 55 GA-H170-Gaming 3 motherboard 55 Two SATA cables 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 I /O PCIEX16 GA-H170-Gaming 3 80A 60A 42A M2A_32G PCIEX1_2 Intel® H170 CODEC GAIN PCIEX4 THB_C TI NE5532 F_AUDIO SPDIF_O COMA PCI1 PCI2 TPM PCIe to change without notice...
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... you want to 192KHz/16bit 8-channel LPCM audio output. Rear Speaker Out (Black) This jack can be Side Speaker out through the audio driver. Line In (Blue) The line in jack. Use this feature, ensure that supports digital optical audio. Use this port to prevent an ...electrical short inside the cable connector. - 11 - Please visit GIGABYTE's website for USB devices. This jack can use this audio jack for line in a 4/5.1/7.1-channel audio configuration. HDMI Port The HDMI port is ...
... you want to 192KHz/16bit 8-channel LPCM audio output. Rear Speaker Out (Black) This jack can be Side Speaker out through the audio driver. Line In (Blue) The line in jack. Use this feature, ensure that supports digital optical audio. Use this port to prevent an ...electrical short inside the cable connector. - 11 - Please visit GIGABYTE's website for USB devices. This jack can use this audio jack for line in a 4/5.1/7.1-channel audio configuration. HDMI Port The HDMI port is ...
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... on configuring a RAID array. Step 3: _0 Press the M.2 SSD down and then sec_urFe it with an M.2 SATA SSD or a SATA hard drive. a a - Step 1: F Use a screw driver to create a RAID set up the configuration in the tables below to Chapter 3, "Configuring a RAID Set," for the M.2 SSD to be sure to refer to...
... on configuring a RAID array. Step 3: _0 Press the M.2 SSD down and then sec_urFe it with an M.2 SATA SSD or a SATA hard drive. a a - Step 1: F Use a screw driver to create a RAID set up the configuration in the tables below to Chapter 3, "Configuring a RAID Set," for the M.2 SSD to be sure to refer to...
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...&& LAN PXE Boot Option ROM 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. && USB Support ...only. (Default) Enables UEFI option ROM only. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from the network. This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is...
...&& LAN PXE Boot Option ROM 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. && USB Support ...only. (Default) Enables UEFI option ROM only. This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Ultra Fast. && NetWork Stack Driver Support Disabled Disables booting from the network. (Default) Enabled Enables booting from the network. This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is...
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... mass storage devices. If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled) && 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 using the onboard LAN, set this item to...
... mass storage devices. If you wish to install a 3rd party add-in MS-DOS. (Default: Enabled) && 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 using the onboard LAN, set this item to...
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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 select the communication interface for the SATA controller. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to support TPM 1.2 or TPM 2.0 device.
... 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 select the communication interface for the SATA controller. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to support TPM 1.2 or TPM 2.0 device.
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... of the smallest drive Yes Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). (Note 2) •• Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB flash drive. Or install your computer and press to ensure optimal performance, it is enabled. Go to Peripherals\SATA Configuration, make...
... of the smallest drive Yes Before you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity). (Note 2) •• Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB flash drive. Or install your computer and press to ensure optimal performance, it is enabled. Go to Peripherals\SATA Configuration, make...
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.... After the operating system is installed, we recommend that you have selected the stripe block size, press . 5. Boot from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology screen. To exit the RAID BIOS utility, press or select 6. After ...completing, you are installed, they will appear. If you provide additional SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the Windows installation process. Then, select a RAID level. Press to enter the Create RAID Volume screen. On the Intel(R) Rapid...
.... After the operating system is installed, we recommend that you have selected the stripe block size, press . 5. Boot from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology screen. To exit the RAID BIOS utility, press or select 6. After ...completing, you are installed, they will appear. If you provide additional SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the Windows installation process. Then, select a RAID level. Press to enter the Create RAID Volume screen. On the Intel(R) Rapid...
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... After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and then list all of the drivers that are recommended to install. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on configuring a RAID array. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on configuring the audio software....double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) "Xpress Install" will install all of the selected drivers. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for more software information. You can click the Xpress Install button and "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your...
... After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into your system and then list all of the drivers that are recommended to install. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on configuring a RAID array. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for details on configuring the audio software....double-click the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) "Xpress Install" will install all of the selected drivers. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for more software information. You can click the Xpress Install button and "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your...