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34 | Chapter 4: Useful help

Chapter 4: Useful help

4.1

Driver Installation

After you installed your operating system, please insert the Fully Setup Driver DVD into your

optical drive and install the driver for better system performance.

You will see the following window after you insert the DVD

The setup guide will auto detect your motherboard and operating system.

A. Driver Installation

To install the driver, please click on the Driver icon. The setup guide will list the compatible

driver for your motherboard and operating system. Click on each device driver to launch the

installation program.

B. Software Installation

To install the software, please click on the Software icon. The setup guide will list the software

available for your system, click on each software title to launch the installation program.

C. Manual

Aside from the paperback manual, we also provide manual in the Driver DVD. Click on the

Manual icon to browse for available manual.

Note

If this window didn’t show up after you insert the Driver DVD, please use file browser to locate and

execute the file SETUP.EXE under your optical drive.

You will need Acrobat Reader to open the manual file. Please download the latest version of Acrobat

Reader software from http://get.adobe.com/reader/

Summary of Contents for GAMING Z170X

Page 1: ...this publication and to make changes to the contents here without obligation to notify any party beforehand Duplication of this publication in part or in whole is not allowed without first obtaining...

Page 2: ...ing Fans 10 2 4 Install System Memory 10 2 5 Expansion Slots 12 2 6 Jumper Switch Setting 13 2 7 Headers Connectors 14 2 8 Buttons Indicators 17 Chapter 3 UEFI BIOS Software 19 3 1 UEFI BIOS Setup 19...

Page 3: ...to bend or flex the board Do not leave any unfastened small parts inside the case after installation Loose parts will cause short circuits which may damage the equipment Keep the computer from dangero...

Page 4: ...1 2x 10 100 1000 Mb s auto negotiation Half Full duplex capability Audio Codec ALC898 7 1 Channels High Definition Audio Biostar Hi Fi 3D USB ASMedia ASM1142 1x USB 3 1 Type C port on rear I Os INTEL...

Page 5: ...th an Intel integrated Graphics Processor Maximum resolution HDMI 4096 x 2160 60Hz compliant with HDMI 2 0 DP 4096 x 2304 60Hz DVI D 1920 x 1200 60Hz The mainboard supports three onboard display outpu...

Page 6: ...6 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 5 Motherboard Layout Note represents the 1st pin...

Page 7: ...before installation and make good preservation for future use When the CPU is removed cover the pin cap on the empty socket to ensure pin legs won t be damaged The motherboard might equip with two dif...

Page 8: ...or straight down without tilting or sliding the processor in the socket Step 5 Hold the CPU down firmly and then lower the lever to locked position to complete the installation Note Ensure that you in...

Page 9: ...e is closest to the CPU fan connector Step 2 Press down two fasteners at one time in a diagonal sequence to secure the CPU fan assembly in place As each fastener locks into position a click should be...

Page 10: ...V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 Smart Fan Control By Fan SYS_FAN1 2 3 System Fan Header Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 Smart Fan Control By Fan Note CPU_FAN1 2 SYS_FAN1 2 3 support 4 pi...

Page 11: ...try again Memory Capacity DIMM Socket Location DDR4 Module Total Memory Size DIMMA1 4GB 8GB 16GB Max is 64GB DIMMA2 4GB 8GB 16GB DIMMB1 4GB 8GB 16GB DIMMB2 4GB 8GB 16GB Dual Channel Memory Installatio...

Page 12: ...2 slot supports M 2 SATAIII 6 0 Gb s module and M 2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 32Gb s Note Please remove the protective cover before installing M 2 module When using SSD module on PCIE M2_1 slo...

Page 13: ...to avoid damaging the motherboard Pin 1 2 Open Normal Operation Default Pin 1 2 Close Clear CMOS data Clear CMOS Procedures 1 Remove AC power line 2 Set the jumper to Pin 1 2 close you can use a meta...

Page 14: ...by Voltage 5V 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 Ground 12 3 3V ATXPWR2 ATX Power Source Connector The connector provides 12V to the CPU power circuit If the CPU power plug is 4 pin please plug it into Pin...

Page 15: ...g control panel Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 N A 2 TEMP_HIGH_P 3 CIRRX_8051 4 TEMP_MIDDLE_P 5 SMB_CLK_RESUME 6 TEMP_LOW_P 7 SMB_DATA_RESUM 8 CPU_CHECK_P 9 AUDIO_GAIN1 10 DDR_CHECK_P 11 GND 12 VGA_C...

Page 16: ...This connector supports Biostar Charger Booster II technology which boosts the charging time of your USB powered devices The charging mode can be selected in BIOS setup menu or Charger Booster II prog...

Page 17: ...It is recommended that you connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard s high definition audio capability Please try to disable the Front Panel Jac...

Page 18: ...ck frequency with 1 MHz decrement Note Above four buttons will be available when running Touch OC program in Windows environment With an Intel non k CPU you can only overclock up to the Turbo Boost sp...

Page 19: ...BIOS Update Utility It enables automated updating while in the Windows environment Using this utility the BIOS can be updated from a file on a hard disk a USB drive a flash drive or a USB hard drive...

Page 20: ...e BIOS setup please go to the Save Exit using the Restore Defaults function to load Optimized Defaults and select Save Changes and Reset to restart the computer Then the BIOS Update is completed BIOS...

Page 21: ...ws up press DEL key to enter BIOS setup After entering the BIOS setup please go to the Save Exit using the Restore Defaults function to load Optimized Defaults and select Save Changes and Reset to res...

Page 22: ...hile the system boots up and the full screen logo shows up press DEL key to enter BIOS setup After entering the BIOS setup please go to the Save Exit using the Restore Defaults function to load Optimi...

Page 23: ...ously updated The information and pictures described below are for your reference only The actual information and settings on board may be slightly different from this manual TOverclocker TOverclocker...

Page 24: ...erform above overclock setting ideally the difference will be based on the selected CPU model Overclock is an optional process but not a must do process it is not recommended for inexperienced users T...

Page 25: ...the picture for BIOS and preview the result Update Bios Write the picture to BIOS Memory to complete the update Charger Booster II Biostar Charger Booster II technology boosts the charging time of yo...

Page 26: ...may have encountered and then send these information to our tech support department to help you fix the problem After filling up this information click Send to send the mail out A warning dialog woul...

Page 27: ...please set Outlook Express as your default e mail client application program We will not share customer s data with any other third parties so please feel free to provide your system information while...

Page 28: ...ected to the front audio header of the motherboard properly 2 Install the Smart Ear 3D Utility from the driver DVD 3 Connect the earphone or headphone to the front audio jack of the chassis for Smart...

Page 29: ...elect headphone gain settings or you can let the software auto adjust headphone gain setting appropriate for your headphones The Smart Gain function will be enabled when the 3D Sound Field Button is t...

Page 30: ...r reference only G P U Mode Setting This utility provides five modes upon your requirements to improve system performance or to save power consumption Note Even if the modes saving more power consumpt...

Page 31: ...ING COMMANDER MIX On GAMING COMMANDER is ON and its audio utility will auto run in system tray MIX Off GAMING COMMANDER is OFF and the audio function will be switched to onboard audio codec 7 MIC In C...

Page 32: ...32 Chapter 3 UEFI BIOS Software Installation Step 1 Step 2...

Page 33: ...zer Slider Adjust the gain for each band 6 Equalizer Options Select four available equalizer patterns or customize your equalizer setting 7 Commander Mode Select six available Commander modes for diff...

Page 34: ...ystem Click on each device driver to launch the installation program B Software Installation To install the software please click on the Software icon The setup guide will list the software available...

Page 35: ...alization Cache initialization 34 CPU post memory initialization Application Processor s AP initialization 35 CPU post memory initialization Boot Strap Processor BSP selection 36 CPU post memory initi...

Page 36: ...esources 97 Console Output devices connect 98 Console input devices connect 99 Super IO Initialization 9A USB initialization is started 9B USB Reset 9C USB Detect 9D USB Enable A0 IDE initialization i...

Page 37: ...ations files 2 Reformat the hard drive Re install applications and data using backup disks Screen message shows Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure Review system s equipment Make sure correct inform...

Page 38: ...parity Drawbacks Does not deliver any fault tolerance If any drive in the array fails all data is lost Fault Tolerance No Total Capacity Minimal HDD Capacity x Connected HDDs Amount Data are stored t...

Page 39: ...he same as RAID level 1 Fault Tolerance Yes A RAID 5 array can withstand a single disk failure without losing data or access to data Although RAID 5 can be achieved in software a hardware controller i...

Page 40: ...2 Key M 32Gb s RAID 0 1 5 10 AHCI LAN Intel I219V PHY Atheros Killer E2201 2 x 10 100 1000 ALC898 7 1 Biostar Hi Fi 3D USB ASMedia ASM1142 1 x USB 3 1 TYPE C 1 INTEL Z170 8 x USB 3 0 6 2 4 x USB 2 0 4...

Page 41: ...1 Kan le HD Audio Biostar Hi Fi 3D USB ASMedia ASM1142 1x USB 3 1 TYPE C Port 1 hintere I Os INTEL Z170 8x USB 3 0 Port 6 hintere I Os und 2 via interne Header 4x USB 2 0 Port 4 via interne Header Er...

Page 42: ...D 0 1 10 5 AHCI Intel I219V PHY Atheros Killer E2201 2x 10 100 1000 ALC898 7 1 Biostar Hi Fi 3D USB ASMedia ASM1142 1 USB 3 1 TYPE C 1 INTEL Z170 8 USB 3 0 6 2 4 USB 2 0 4 3x PCIe 3 0 x1 3x PCIe 3 0 x...

Page 43: ...SMedia ASM1142 Ranura 1x USB 3 1 TYPE C 1 en las entrada salidas posteriores INTEL Z170 Ranura 8x USB 3 0 6 en las entrada salidas posteriores y 2 por los distribuidores internos Ranura 4x USB 2 0 4 p...

Page 44: ...r E2201 2x 10 100 1000 Mb s Half Full ALC898 7 1 Channels High Definition Audio Biostar Hi Fi 3D ASMedia ASM1142 1x USB 3 1 Type C 1 I O INTEL Z170 8x USB 3 0 6 I O 2 4x USB 2 0 4 3x PCIe 3 0 x1 3x PC...

Page 45: ...7 3G version 3 KINYO USB mouse 3 HTC J 3 Apple iPhone4 3 Nexus 7 2013 wifi version 4 KINYO USB keyboard 4 HTC Desire 600 4 Apple iPhone3GS 4 Samsung note 10 1 5 M5 USB mouse 5 HTC M7 5 Apple iPod 20G...

Page 46: ...46 APPENDIX II Charger Boost II Compatible Devices this page intentionally left blank...

Page 47: ...FCC FCC 15 Class B BIOSTAR BIOSTAR BIOSTAR CE 2004 108 CE 2006 95 CE 1999 05 CE...

Page 48: ...1 3 4 1 4 5 1 5 6 7 2 1 CPU 7 2 2 9 2 3 10 2 4 10 2 5 12 2 6 13 2 7 14 2 8 17 UEFI BIOS 19 3 1 UEFI BIOS 19 3 2 BIOS 19 3 3 23 34 4 1 34 4 2 AMI BIOS 35 4 3 AMI BIOS 35 4 4 37 4 5 RAID 38 I 40 II Char...

Page 49: ...3 GAMING Z170X 1 1 0 45 1 2 Serial ATA x4 ATX I O x1 x1 U x1 x1...

Page 50: ...SS_1 SATA3_1L SATA3_2L SSD PCIE M2_2 SATA_EXPRESS_2 Intel I218V PHY Atheros Killer E2201 2x 10 100 1000 Mb s ALC898 8 Biostar Hi Fi 3D USB ASMedia ASM1142 1 USB 3 1 Type C 1 INTEL Z170 8 USB 3 0 6 2 4...

Page 51: ...5 GAMING Z170X 1 4 Intel HDMI DVI D DP HDMI 4096 x 2160 60Hz HDMI 2 0 DP 4096 x 2304 60Hz DVI D 1920 x 1200 60Hz 3 HDMI DVI D DVI D...

Page 52: ...6 1 5 1...

Page 53: ...7 GAMING Z170X 2 1 CPU 1 CPU CPU 2 3...

Page 54: ...8 4 CPU CPU 5 CPU LGA1151 CPU CPU CPU CPU...

Page 55: ...9 GAMING Z170X 2 2 1 CPU CPU CPU 2 2 CPU CPU CPU CPU...

Page 56: ...CPU_FAN1 2 CPU Pin Assignment 1 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 Smart Fan Control By Fan SYS_FAN1 2 3 Pin Assignment 1 2 12V 3 FAN RPM rate sense 4 Smart Fan Control By Fan CPU_FAN1 2 SYS_FAN1 2 3 4 3 G...

Page 57: ...70X 1 DIMM DIMM DIMM 2 DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMMA1 4GB 8GB 16GB 64GB DIMMA2 4GB 8GB 16GB DIMMB1 4GB 8GB 16GB DIMMB2 4GB 8GB 16GB DIMMA1 DIMMA2 DIMMB1 DIMMB2 Enabled O X O X Enabled X O X O Enabled...

Page 58: ...PEX1_1 1_2 1_3 PCI Express Gen3 x1 PCI Express 3 0 1GB s 2GB s PCIE M2_1 M 2 Key A M 2 M 2 2230 3030 WiFi M 2 PCIE M2_2 PCIE M2_3 M 2 Key M M 2 M 2 Type 2242 2260 2280 SSD M 2 M 2 M 2 SATAIII 6 0 Gb...

Page 59: ...13 GAMING Z170X 2 6 close open Pin Pin Pin 1 2 JCMOS1 CMOS CMOS BIOS Pin 1 2 Pin 1 2 CMOS CMOS 1 AC 2 1 2 1 2 3 5 4 CMOS 1 2 5 AC 6 Del BIOS JLN1 LN2 LN2 130 C CPU 800MHz OFF ON...

Page 60: ...4 pin 13 3 3V 1 3 3V 14 12V 2 3 3V 15 3 16 PS_ON 4 5V 17 5 18 6 5V 19 7 20 NC 8 PW_OK 21 5V 9 5V 22 5V 10 12V 23 5V 11 12V 24 12 3 3V ATXPWR2 ATX CPU 12V CPU 4 ATXPWR2 1 2 5 6 1 12V 2 12V 3 12V 4 12V...

Page 61: ...EMP_MIDDLE_P 5 SMB_CLK_ RESUME 6 TEMP_LOW_P 7 SMB_DATA_ RESUM 8 CPU_CHECK_P 9 AUDIO_GAIN1 10 DDR_CHECK_P 11 GND 12 VGA_CHECK_P 13 VCC3_3 14 VCC5 15 VCC12 16 VCC12 SATA_Express_1 2 SATA Express SATA Ex...

Page 62: ...4 14 SSTX2 5 SSTX1 15 SSTX2 6 SSTX1 16 7 17 SSRX2 8 D1 18 SSRX2 9 D1 19 VBUS1 10 ID 20 Key Note Charger Booster II USB BIOS Charger Booster II F_USB1 2 USB 2 0 PC USB 1 5V fused 2 5V fused 3 USB 4 US...

Page 63: ...3 Mic Right in 3 Mic Power 4 GPIO 4 Audio Power 5 Right line in 5 RT Line Out 6 Jack Sense 6 RT Line Out 7 Front Sense 7 Reserved 8 Key 8 Key 9 Left line in 9 LFT Line Out 10 Jack Sense 10 LFT Line O...

Page 64: ...18 CPU_Ratio CPU CPU_Ratio CPU Bclk 1 MHz Bclk 1 MHz Note Windows Touch OC K Turbo Boost Reset POWER BIOS 4 3 BIOS...

Page 65: ...IOS DEL BIOS UEFI BIOS UEFI BIOS 3 2 BIOS BIOS BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher BIOS USB CD ROM BIOSTAR BIOS Windows BIOS USB CD ROM BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher FAT32 16 BIOS BIOSTAR BIOS Flasher BIOS 1 BIOS 2 BIOS U 3...

Page 66: ...20 UEFI BIOS 7 BIOS Y 8 DEL BIOS Save Exit Restore Defaults Save Changes and Reset BIOS BIOS 1 DVD BIOS Update Utility 2 3 BIOS Online Update 4 BIOS Yes BIOS 5 BIOS Yes 6 BIOS Yes...

Page 67: ...1 GAMING Z170X 7 OK 8 DEL BIOS Save Exit Restore Defaults Save Changes and Reset BIOS BIOS BIOS 1 DVD BIOS 2 www biostar com tw BIOS 3 BIOS Updat Utility Update BIOS 4 BIOS OK BIOS 5 BIOS BIOS Open BI...

Page 68: ...22 UEFI BIOS 7 DEL BIOS Save Exit Restore Defaults Save Changes and Reset BIOS BIOS BIOS Save...

Page 69: ...UEFI BIOS 23 GAMING Z170X 3 3 1 Autorun 2 Software Installation 3 TOverClocker TOverclocker Windows TOverclocker CPU CPU OC CPU...

Page 70: ...24 UEFI BIOS 6 CPU CPU CPU TOVERCLOCKER Live Update...

Page 71: ...UEFI BIOS 25 GAMING Z170X BIOScreen BMP Load Image Transform BIOS Update Bios BIOS Charger Booster II Charger Booster II USB Charger Booster II Windows CDP DCP USB II USB...

Page 72: ...26 UEFI BIOS eHot Line eHot Line Send Send Do Not Send Save As...

Page 73: ...UEFI BIOS 27 GAMING Z170X Save BIOS CPU OS Outlook Express eHot Line Outlook Express http www biostar com tw app en about contact php...

Page 74: ...28 UEFI BIOS Smart EAR 3D Hi Fi 3D 1 2 3 4 Windows 7 8 1 64bit 10 64bit 1 2 DVD 3D 3 3d 4 AC 97...

Page 75: ...UEFI BIOS 29 GAMING Z170X 3D 1 2 3D 6 3D 3 4 5 6 7 3D 8 9 10 11 12 3D...

Page 76: ...30 UEFI BIOS Green Power II Utility BIOSTAR G P U II CPU BIOSTAR G P U II CPU CPU CPU G P U 5 Auto Phase Mode Performance Mode Typical Mode Medium Mode Maxi Energy Mode...

Page 77: ...UEFI BIOS 31 GAMING Z170X GAMING COMMANDER 1 2 3 4 5 6 MIX MIX 7 8 CPU LED CPU 70 C 70 90 C 90 C 9 10 USB 11 12 CPU VGA DDR CPU VGA DDR...

Page 78: ...32 UEFI BIOS 1 2...

Page 79: ...UEFI BIOS 33 GAMING Z170X 1 11 12 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 7 1 2 3 GAMING COMMANDER 4 5 6 4 7 6 8 8 9 10 11 XLouder 12...

Page 80: ...34 4 1 DVD A B C Manual SETUP EXE Acrobat Reader manual http get adobe com reader Acrobat Reader...

Page 81: ...re memory 2B SPD 2C Memory presence 2D 2E 2F 31 32 CPU post memory 33 CPU post memory Cache 34 CPU post memory 35 CPU post memory BSP 36 CPU post memory 37 Post Memory 3B Post Memory 4F DXE IPL 60 DXE...

Page 82: ...78 DXE 79 ACPI 90 91 92 PCI 93 PCI 94 PCI 95 PCI 96 PCI 97 98 99 IO 9A USB 9B USB 9C USB 9D USB A0 IDE A1 IDE A2 IDE A3 IDE A4 SCSI A5 SCSI A6 SCSI A7 SCSI A8 A9 AB AD AE AF B0 B1 B2 ROM B3 B4 USB B5...

Page 83: ...37 GAMING Z170X 4 4 1 2 1 2 3 1 CMOS 2 1 2 Invalid Configuration CMOS Failure 1 2 CPU CPU CPU CPU 1 CPU CPU 2 CPU 3 CPU CPU CPU 1 2 3 1 CMOS Close CMOS Header JCMOS1 2 3...

Page 84: ...38 4 5 RAID RAID Block 2 6 8 Uses RAID 0 RAID 1 2 RAID 1 RAID1 RAID 2 2 RAID 1 100 2...

Page 85: ...39 GAMING Z170X RAID 10 RAID 0 RAID 1 4 6 8 RAID RAID1 RAID 5 3 3 RAID 5 CPU http www intel com p en_US support highlights chpsts imsm Intel RST PCI E RAID 0 1 5...

Page 86: ...40 I I Pb Hg Cd Cr VI PBB PBDE PCB O O O O O O O O O O O O X O O O O O X O O O O O X O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O SJ T11363 2006 X SJ T11363 2006 Pb X Pb SJ T11363 2006 ROHS...

Page 87: ...Phone4 3 Nexus 7 2013 wifi version 4 KINYO USB keyboard 4 HTC Desire 600 4 Apple iPhone3GS 4 Samsung note 10 1 5 M5 USB mouse 5 HTC M7 5 Apple iPod 20G 6 Logitech wireless USB mouse 6 LG G2 6 Apple iP...

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