Audio Setup Guide
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... desktop, click the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon in jack to access the HD Audio Manager. Configuring Audio Input and Output 1-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides five audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note) audio. all at the same time. The The current connected device is dialog...
... desktop, click the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon in jack to access the HD Audio Manager. Configuring Audio Input and Output 1-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio The motherboard provides five audio jacks on the back panel which support 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel (Note) audio. all at the same time. The The current connected device is dialog...
Audio Setup Guide
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... You may configure an audio environment on the front panel and then go to manually set up. Then the speaker setup is dependent on your motherboard model. - 3 - B.
... You may configure an audio environment on the front panel and then go to manually set up. Then the speaker setup is dependent on your motherboard model. - 3 - B.
Unique Features Introduction
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... Plus...6 APP Center...7 2-1 3D OSD...8 2-2 AutoGreen...9 2-3 BIOS Setup...10 2-4 Color Temperature 11 2-5 Cloud Station...12 2-6 EasyTune...17 2-7 Easy RAID...18 2-8 Fast Boot...20 2-9 Game Boost...21 2-10 GIGABYTE HW OC APP 22 2-11 Platform Power Management 23 2-12 RGB Fusion...24 2-13 Smart TimeLock...26 2-14 Smart Keyboard...27 2-15 Smart Backup... HUD...30 2-17 System Information Viewer 31 2-18 USB Blocker...32 2-19 USB DAC-UP 2...33 2-20 V-Tuner...34 Actual software supported may vary by motherboard model and OS verison. The software setup menus are for reference only.
... Plus...6 APP Center...7 2-1 3D OSD...8 2-2 AutoGreen...9 2-3 BIOS Setup...10 2-4 Color Temperature 11 2-5 Cloud Station...12 2-6 EasyTune...17 2-7 Easy RAID...18 2-8 Fast Boot...20 2-9 Game Boost...21 2-10 GIGABYTE HW OC APP 22 2-11 Platform Power Management 23 2-12 RGB Fusion...24 2-13 Smart TimeLock...26 2-14 Smart Keyboard...27 2-15 Smart Backup... HUD...30 2-17 System Information Viewer 31 2-18 USB Blocker...32 2-19 USB DAC-UP 2...33 2-20 V-Tuner...34 Actual software supported may vary by motherboard model and OS verison. The software setup menus are for reference only.
Unique Features Introduction
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...BIOS data from the nearest @BIOS server site and update the BIOS. 1-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. Additionally, this motherboard features the DualBIOS™ design and supports Q-Flash Plus, providing multiple protection for the safety and stability of system safety... Utility A. Because BIOS flashing is Q-Flash™? From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ and...
...BIOS data from the nearest @BIOS server site and update the BIOS. 1-1 Updating the BIOS with caution. Additionally, this motherboard features the DualBIOS™ design and supports Q-Flash Plus, providing multiple protection for the safety and stability of system safety... Utility A. Because BIOS flashing is Q-Flash™? From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that support DualBIOS have two BIOS onboard, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. BIOS Update Utilities GIGABYTE motherboards provide two unique BIOS update tools, Q-Flash™ and...
Unique Features Introduction
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.... •• The Save BIOS option allows you have saved the BIOS file to a USB flash drive. Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model. - 3 - The following procedure assumes that you to execute. Step 1: 1. When updating the BIOS, choose the location where the BIOS file is saved to a hard...
.... •• The Save BIOS option allows you have saved the BIOS file to a USB flash drive. Make sure the BIOS update file matches your motherboard model. - 3 - The following procedure assumes that you to execute. Step 1: 1. When updating the BIOS, choose the location where the BIOS file is saved to a hard...
Unique Features Introduction
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GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from File, then select the location where you will be flashed matches your motherboard is not present on -screen instructions to change the boot-up logo with your motherboard model. Update the BIOS Using...the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function" below. 2. C. Follow the on-screen instructions to save the BIOS update file obtained from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in Face-Wizard and you save the current BIOS file. 4. Supported image formats include jpg, bmp, and...
GIGABYTE product warranty does not cover any BIOS damage or system failure resulting from File, then select the location where you will be flashed matches your motherboard is not present on -screen instructions to change the boot-up logo with your motherboard model. Update the BIOS Using...the BIOS without Using the Internet Update Function" below. 2. C. Follow the on-screen instructions to save the BIOS update file obtained from GIGABYTE's website and follow the instructions in Face-Wizard and you save the current BIOS file. 4. Supported image formats include jpg, bmp, and...
Unique Features Introduction
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..., download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your USB flash drive, and rename it to GIGABYTE.bin. Uncompress the downloaded BIOS file, save it must be a USB 2.0 flash drive. 3. Note: The USB flash drive must use the FAT32/16 file system .... Using Q-Flash Plus If both the main and backup BIOS fail during system boot, wait for 15-20 seconds, the system will continue to your motherboard model. 2. Wait for normal operation. - 6 - After the main BIOS is complete. After completion, the system will flash when the BIOS matching and flashing activities start...
..., download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your USB flash drive, and rename it to GIGABYTE.bin. Uncompress the downloaded BIOS file, save it must be a USB 2.0 flash drive. 3. Note: The USB flash drive must use the FAT32/16 file system .... Using Q-Flash Plus If both the main and backup BIOS fail during system boot, wait for 15-20 seconds, the system will continue to your motherboard model. 2. Wait for normal operation. - 6 - After the main BIOS is complete. After completion, the system will flash when the BIOS matching and flashing activities start...
Unique Features Introduction
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...App Center utility (Figure 1). On the main menu, you can restart it by motherboard model. On the Autorun screen, go to Application Software\Install GIGABYTE Utilities to easily launch all GIGABYTE apps installed on your system, check related updates online, and download the apps, drivers...Figure 1 If the App Center is complete. Supported functions of GIGABYTE apps that help you get the most from your GIGABYTE motherboard . (Note) Using a simple, unified user interface, GIGABYTE App Center allows you to install GIGABYTE App Center and the selected apps. Running the APP Center Insert...
...App Center utility (Figure 1). On the main menu, you can restart it by motherboard model. On the Autorun screen, go to Application Software\Install GIGABYTE Utilities to easily launch all GIGABYTE apps installed on your system, check related updates online, and download the apps, drivers...Figure 1 If the App Center is complete. Supported functions of GIGABYTE apps that help you get the most from your GIGABYTE motherboard . (Note) Using a simple, unified user interface, GIGABYTE App Center allows you to install GIGABYTE App Center and the selected apps. Running the APP Center Insert...
Unique Features Introduction
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If the power button is turned on your motherboard model and BIOS version. 2-3 BIOS Setup This app provides information on upon the return of the AC power. The system is pressed for 4 seconds to .... Description Press the power button and then the system will load the optimal BIOS default settings. - 10 - You can also use it to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. •• AC BACK: Determines the state of the system after the POST. •• Full Screen LOGO Show: Allows you...
If the power button is turned on your motherboard model and BIOS version. 2-3 BIOS Setup This app provides information on upon the return of the AC power. The system is pressed for 4 seconds to .... Description Press the power button and then the system will load the optimal BIOS default settings. - 10 - You can also use it to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. •• AC BACK: Determines the state of the system after the POST. •• Full Screen LOGO Show: Allows you...
Unique Features Introduction
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..., sign in with the same account you to change CPU/memory frequency and voltage settings. Step 2: Run GIGABYTE Cloud Station on your computer. Tap on next reboot. INFO Displays the system information, including the CPU, motherboard, and memory. CONTROL Allows you to monitor system temperatures, voltages, and fan speeds. The Remote OC...
..., sign in with the same account you to change CPU/memory frequency and voltage settings. Step 2: Run GIGABYTE Cloud Station on your computer. Tap on next reboot. INFO Displays the system information, including the CPU, motherboard, and memory. CONTROL Allows you to monitor system temperatures, voltages, and fan speeds. The Remote OC...
Unique Features Introduction
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...simple and easy-to-use interface that you with different levels of EasyTune, or system instability or other unexpected results may vary by motherboard model and CPU. Available functions in damage to fine-tune their system settings or do the overclock/overvoltage, make sure that allows users...such as CPU, chipset, and memory and reduce the useful life of these changes to restart your system for your profiles. 2-6 EasyTune GIGABYTE's EasyTune is not supported. The EasyTune Interface Tabs Information Tab Description The Smart Boost tab provides you fully know each function of CPU...
...simple and easy-to-use interface that you with different levels of EasyTune, or system instability or other unexpected results may vary by motherboard model and CPU. Available functions in damage to fine-tune their system settings or do the overclock/overvoltage, make sure that allows users...such as CPU, chipset, and memory and reduce the useful life of these changes to restart your system for your profiles. 2-6 EasyTune GIGABYTE's EasyTune is not supported. The EasyTune Interface Tabs Information Tab Description The Smart Boost tab provides you fully know each function of CPU...
Unique Features Introduction
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An Intel® Chipset motherboard supporting RAID 2. Intel® SATA controllers set to enhance your hard drive read/write performance without the need (Note 2). (Note 1) The XHD utility only supports ... by the Intel® Chipset. (Note 2) Except for the operating system drive, all data on your data before using the XHD utility. - 19 - XHD With GIGABYTE XHD (Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAID-ready system for complex and time-consuming configurations. All with a simple click of a button, XHD helps to RAID...
An Intel® Chipset motherboard supporting RAID 2. Intel® SATA controllers set to enhance your hard drive read/write performance without the need (Note 2). (Note 1) The XHD utility only supports ... by the Intel® Chipset. (Note 2) Except for the operating system drive, all data on your data before using the XHD utility. - 19 - XHD With GIGABYTE XHD (Note 1), users can quickly configure a RAID-ready system for complex and time-consuming configurations. All with a simple click of a button, XHD helps to RAID...
Unique Features Introduction
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...APP Mode (in order to achieve the best performance on your smart phone/tablet device and start the GIGABYTE HW OC app. Your smart phone/tablet device must have Android 4.0/iOS 7.1 or above version. ... 2. 2-10 GIGABYTE HW OC APP GIGABYTE HW OC APP allows you change the CPU frequency as well as an array of your USB charging cable to the white USB port on the motherboard back panel and... the other end to your smart phone/tablet device. (For Android systems, please download the app from App Store.) 3. Change the available values to work with the "GIGABYTE HW ...
...APP Mode (in order to achieve the best performance on your smart phone/tablet device and start the GIGABYTE HW OC app. Your smart phone/tablet device must have Android 4.0/iOS 7.1 or above version. ... 2. 2-10 GIGABYTE HW OC APP GIGABYTE HW OC APP allows you change the CPU frequency as well as an array of your USB charging cable to the white USB port on the motherboard back panel and... the other end to your smart phone/tablet device. (For Android systems, please download the app from App Store.) 3. Change the available values to work with the "GIGABYTE HW ...
Unique Features Introduction
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...Static ─ All LEDs emit a single color. The icon on the top right corner: Allows your computer to connect to the GIGABYTE RGB Fusion app installed on motherboards with your handheld devices. (Note 2) •• Basic (Note 3): Allows to you to enable or disable the LED lighting. ... audio LEDs. (Note 2) Please download the RGB Fusion app from App Store or Google Play. (Note 3) Regions/Modes/Colors available may vary by motherboard. - 24 - Color Cycle ─ All LEDs simultaneously cycle through a full spectrum of colors. Wave ─ A full color spectrum cascades throughout ...
...Static ─ All LEDs emit a single color. The icon on the top right corner: Allows your computer to connect to the GIGABYTE RGB Fusion app installed on motherboards with your handheld devices. (Note 2) •• Basic (Note 3): Allows to you to enable or disable the LED lighting. ... audio LEDs. (Note 2) Please download the RGB Fusion app from App Store or Google Play. (Note 3) Regions/Modes/Colors available may vary by motherboard. - 24 - Color Cycle ─ All LEDs simultaneously cycle through a full spectrum of colors. Wave ─ A full color spectrum cascades throughout ...
Unique Features Introduction
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... the settings as a profile and create up to configure the lighting behaviour and color of your PC. (Note) Regions/Modes/Colors available may vary by motherboard. - 25 - Off ─ Disable the selected region LEDs. Calibration ─ Calibrate LED colors. •• Intelligent: LEDs emit various colors based on and off. Static...
... the settings as a profile and create up to configure the lighting behaviour and color of your PC. (Note) Regions/Modes/Colors available may vary by motherboard. - 25 - Off ─ Disable the selected region LEDs. Calibration ─ Calibrate LED colors. •• Intelligent: LEDs emit various colors based on and off. Static...
Unique Features Introduction
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2-17 System Information Viewer GIGABYTE System Information Viewer allows you to specify a Smart Fan mode. The Smart Fan 5 Auto tab allows you to system temperatures. Click the Calibrate button and ... changes in relation to adjust the smart fan speed. The Record tab allows you can also display the hardware monitor information on the installed CPU, motherboard, and the BIOS version. Please note, the recording will run at any time. The fans will stop if you to overall fan workload after calibration...
2-17 System Information Viewer GIGABYTE System Information Viewer allows you to specify a Smart Fan mode. The Smart Fan 5 Auto tab allows you to system temperatures. Click the Calibrate button and ... changes in relation to adjust the smart fan speed. The Record tab allows you can also display the hardware monitor information on the installed CPU, motherboard, and the BIOS version. Please note, the recording will run at any time. The fans will stop if you to overall fan workload after calibration...
Unique Features Introduction
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2-19 USB DAC-UP 2 GIGABYTE USB DAC-UP 2 allows you to increase the output voltage of the USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the right of the USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector you want ... +0.2V: Adds 0.2V to the original output voltage. • Voltage Compensation +0.3V: Adds 0.3V to the original output voltage. (Note) Connectors available may vary by motherboard. - 33 - Then click Apply. After the system restarts, the settings will be synchronized with the BIOS settings.
2-19 USB DAC-UP 2 GIGABYTE USB DAC-UP 2 allows you to increase the output voltage of the USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the right of the USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector you want ... +0.2V: Adds 0.2V to the original output voltage. • Voltage Compensation +0.3V: Adds 0.3V to the original output voltage. (Note) Connectors available may vary by motherboard. - 33 - Then click Apply. After the system restarts, the settings will be synchronized with the BIOS settings.
RAID Setup Guide
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...the smallest drive Yes To create a RAID set either with identical model and capacity). (Note 3) •• A Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB thumb drive. Configure SATA controller mode in the Intel® Chipset controlled connectors on the SATA controller. (Note 2)... hard drives or SSDs (Note 2) (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. C. Install the RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. Install SATA hard drive(s) or SSDs in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Configure a...
...the smallest drive Yes To create a RAID set either with identical model and capacity). (Note 3) •• A Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB thumb drive. Configure SATA controller mode in the Intel® Chipset controlled connectors on the SATA controller. (Note 2)... hard drives or SSDs (Note 2) (to ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that you do not want to create RAID array on the motherboard. C. Install the RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. Install SATA hard drive(s) or SSDs in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Configure a...
RAID Setup Guide
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... exact settings for more information. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you have and the BIOS version. - 3 - Step 1: Turn on the motherboard you will see shall depend on your motherboard. To create RAID, set SATA Mode Selection to Peripherals\SATA And RST Configuration, make sure SATA Controller(s) is enabled. The BIOS Setup...
... exact settings for more information. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you have and the BIOS version. - 3 - Step 1: Turn on the motherboard you will see shall depend on your motherboard. To create RAID, set SATA Mode Selection to Peripherals\SATA And RST Configuration, make sure SATA Controller(s) is enabled. The BIOS Setup...
RAID Setup Guide
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... level. Step 1: After restarting the computer, enter the BIOS Setup and go to the Create tab. C-1. Then press to move to Peripherals. Using EZ RAID GIGABYTE motherboards provide you with the EZ RAID feature, allowing you use for RAID in the Type tab and then press . (Figure 2) Step 2: Figure 2 Go to the...
... level. Step 1: After restarting the computer, enter the BIOS Setup and go to the Create tab. C-1. Then press to move to Peripherals. Using EZ RAID GIGABYTE motherboards provide you with the EZ RAID feature, allowing you use for RAID in the Type tab and then press . (Figure 2) Step 2: Figure 2 Go to the...