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GA-H97M-HD3 Motherboard Layout

CPU_FAN

ATX_12V_2X4

ATX

F_AUDIO

AUDIO

B_BIOS

3_2

3_1

BAT

F_PANEL

CLR_CMOS

M_BIOS

F_USB2

LGA1150

GA-H97M-HD3

R_USB30

VGA

PCIEX1_2

F_U

F_USB1

KB_MS_USB

CODEC

SYS_FAN

Realtek

GbE LAN

HDMI

DVI

USB30_LAN

LPT

PCI

PCIEX1_1

PCIEX16

PCIe to PCI
Bridge

COM

iTE

Super I/O

Intel

H97

SATA3

1 0

5 4

3 2

The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain.

The box contents are subject to change without notice.

Box Contents

GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard

Motherboard driver disk

Two SATA cables

User's Manual

I/O Shield

Summary of Contents for GA-H97M-HD3

Page 1: ...GA H97M HD3 User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME H97MHD3 1001R ...

Page 2: ... transmitted or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE s prior written permission In order to assist in the use of this product carefully read the User s Manual For product related information check on our website at http www gigabyte com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard looks like this REV X X For example REV 1 0 means the revision of t...

Page 3: ... 1 4 Installing the Memory 10 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 10 1 6 Back Panel Connectors 10 1 7 Internal Connectors 12 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 17 2 1 Startup Screen 18 2 2 M I T 18 2 3 System Information 23 2 4 BIOS Features 24 2 5 Peripherals 27 2 7 Power Management 30 2 8 Save Exit 32 Chapter 3 Appendix 33 3 1 Coniguring SATA Hard Drive s 33 3 2 Drivers Installation 35 Regulatory Statements 36 C...

Page 4: ...AN Realtek GbE LAN HDMI DVI USB30_LAN LPT PCI PCIEX1_1 PCIEX16 PCIe to PCI Bridge COM iTE Super I O Intel H97 SATA3 1 0 5 4 3 2 The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain The box contents are subject to change without notice Box Contents 5 GA H97M HD3 motherboard 5 Motherboard driver disk 5 Two SATA cables 5 User s Manual 5 I O...

Page 5: ...ess x16 COM LPT 6 USB 2 0 1 1 6 USB 3 0 2 0 DDR3 1600 1333 MHz 6 SATA 6Gb s DVI D DMI 2 0 FDI x16 Dual Channel Memory LPC Bus Line Out Front Speaker Out MIC Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Line In Rear Speaker Out CODEC HDMI Intel H97 LGA1150 CPU Dual BIOS PCI Express Bus PCIe CLK 100 MHz 2 PCI Express x1 D Sub x1 x1 x1 PCI CLK 33 MHz PCI Express Bus LAN RJ45 Realtek GbE LAN 1 PCI PCI Bus PCIe to PCI...

Page 6: ...mory If you do not have an ESD wrist strap keep your hands dry and irst touch a metal object to eliminate static electricity Prior to installing the motherboard please have it on top of an antistatic pad or within an electrostatic shielding container Before unplugging the power supply cable from the motherboard make sure the power supply has been turned off Before turning on the power make sure th...

Page 7: ...ution of 1920x1200 60Hz 1 x DVI D port supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 60Hz The DVI D port does not support D Sub connection by adapter 1 x HDMI port supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 24Hz or 2560x1600 60Hz Support for HDMI 1 4a version Support for up to 3 displays at the same time Maximum shared memory of 1 GB Audio Realtek ALC887 codec High Deinition Audio 2 4 5 1 7 1 cha...

Page 8: ...oller iTE I O Controller Chip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU System overheating warning CPU System fan fail warning CPU System fan speed control Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install BIOS 2 x 64 Mbit lash Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS Support for DualBIOS PnP 1 0a DMI ...

Page 9: ...ware damage Locate the pin one of the CPU The CPU cannot be inserted if oriented incorrectly Or you may locate the notches on both sides of the CPU and alignment keys on the CPU socket Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the CPU Do not turn on the computer if the CPU cooler is not installed otherwise overheating and damage of the CPU may occur Set the CPU host frequenc...

Page 10: ...hannel mode with two memory modules it is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used for optimum performance 1 4 Installing the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory Make sure that the motherboard supports the memory It is recommended that memory of the same capacity brand speed and chips be used Go to GIGABYTE s website for the...

Page 11: ...tionof1920x1200 60Hz the actual resolutions supported depend on the monitor being used Connect a monitor that supports DVI D connection to this port HDMI Port The HDMI port is HDCP compliant and supports Dolby True HD and DTS HD Master Audio formats It also supports up to 192KHz 24bit 8 channel LPCM audio output You can use this port to connect your HDMI supported monitor The maximum supported res...

Page 12: ...the devices and your computer Unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the devices After installing the device and before turning on the computer make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard 1 ATX_12V_2X4 2 ATX 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN 5 SATA3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 F_PANEL 7 F_AUDIO 8 F_USB30 9 F_USB1 F_USB2 10 COM 11 LPT 12 BAT 13 CLR_CMOS 1...

Page 13: ...19 GND 8 Power Good 20 5V 9 5VSB stand by 5V 21 5V 10 12V 22 5V 11 12V Only for 2x12 pin ATX 23 5V Only for 2x12 pin ATX 12 3 3V Only for 2x12 pin ATX 24 GND Only for 2x12 pin ATX ATX_12V_2X4 Pin No Deinition Pin No Deinition 1 GND Only for 2x4 pin 12V 5 12V Only for 2x4 pin 12V 2 GND Only for 2x4 pin 12V 6 12V Only for 2x4 pin 12V 3 GND 7 12V 4 GND 8 12V ATX_12V_2X4 5 8 1 4 3 4 CPU_FAN SYS_FAN Fa...

Page 14: ... HD RES Hard Drive Activity LED Reset Switch Chassis Intrusion Header PWR_LED PWR_LED HD Hard Drive Activity LED Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data RES Reset Switch Connects to the reset switch on the chassis front panel Press the reset switch to restart the computer if the computer freezes and fails to pe...

Page 15: ...ower 4 NC 5 Line Out R 6 NC 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 Line Out L 10 NC 1 2 9 10 8 F_USB30 USB 3 0 2 0 Header The header conforms to USB 3 0 2 0 speciication and can provide two USB ports For purchasing the optional 3 5 front panel that provides two USB 3 0 2 0 ports please contact the local dealer Prior to installing the USB bracket be sure to turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power ...

Page 16: ... turn off your computer and unplug the power cord before replacing the battery Replace the battery with an equivalent one Danger of explosion if the battery is replaced with an incorrect model Contact the place of purchase or local dealer if you are not able to replace the battery by yourself or uncertain about the battery model When installing the battery note the orientation of the positive side...

Page 17: ...y ifyoudonotencounterproblemsusingthecurrentversionof BIOS it is recommended that you not lash the BIOS To lash the BIOS do it with caution Inadequate BIOS lashing may result in system malfunction It is recommended that you not alter the default settings unless you need to to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the settings may result in system s failure to...

Page 18: ...bility or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the settings may result in system s failure to boot If this occurs clear the CMOS values and reset the board to default values This section provides information on the BIOS version CPU base clock CPU frequency memory frequency total memory size CPU temperature Vcore and memory voltage There are two different BIOS modes as follows and you can...

Page 19: ... the CPU Uncore ratio The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being used Uncore Frequency Displays the current CPU Uncore frequency Intel R Turbo Boost Technology Note Allows you to determine whether to enable the Intel CPU Turbo Boost technology Auto lets the BIOS automatically conigure this setting Default Auto Turbo Ratio 1 Core Active 4 Core Active Note Allows you to set the CPU Turbo rat...

Page 20: ...ption The C6 C7 state is a more enhanced power saving state than C3 Auto lets the BIOS automatically conigure this setting Default Auto CPU Thermal Monitor Note 1 Enables or disables Intel Thermal Monitor function a CPU overheating protection function When enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced when the CPU is overheated Auto lets the BIOS automatically conigure this setting De...

Page 21: ...le2 this item will display the value based on the SPD data on the XMP memory Channel Interleaving Enables or disables memory channel interleaving Enabled allows the system to simultaneously access different channels of the memory to increase memory performance and stability Auto lets the BIOS automatically conigure this setting Default Auto Rank Interleaving Enables or disables memory rank interle...

Page 22: ...n condition or fan connection when this occurs Default Disabled CPU Fan Speed Control Allows you to determine whether to enable the fan speed control function and adjust the fan speed Normal Allows the fan to run at different speeds according to the CPU temperature You can adjust the fan speed with EasyTune based on your system requirements Default Silent Allows the fan to run at slow speeds Manua...

Page 23: ...tection used If no password is set the default will display as Administrator The Administrator level allows you to make changes to all BIOS settings the User level only allows you to make changes to certain BIOS settings but not all Miscellaneous Settings PCIe Slot Coniguration Allows you to set the operation mode of the PCI Express slots to Gen 1 Gen 2 or Gen 3 Actual operation mode is subject to...

Page 24: ... Drive Floppy Drive Network Device BBS Priorities Speciies the boot order for a speciic device type such as hard drives optical drives loppy disk drives and devices that support Boot from LAN function etc Press Enter on this item to enter the submenu that presents the devices of the same type that are connected This item is present only if at least one device for this type is installed Bootup NumL...

Page 25: ...a Fast Next Boot After AC Power Loss Normal Boot Enables normal bootup upon the return of the AC power Default Fast Boot Keeps the Fast Boot settings upon the return of the AC power This item is conigurable only when Fast Boot is set to Enabled or Ultra Fast Limit CPUID Maximum Note Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value Set this item to Disabled for Windows XP operating syst...

Page 26: ... option ROM for the LAN controller Default Disabled This item is conigurable only when CSM Support is set to Always Storage Boot Option Control Allows you to select whether to enable the UEFI or legacy option ROM for the storage device controller Disabled Disables option ROM UEFI Only Enables UEFI option ROM only Legacy Only Enables legacy option ROM only Default Legacy First Enables legacy option...

Page 27: ... recommended mode when BIOS has xHCI pre boot support Default Administrator Password Allows you to conigure an administrator password Press Enter on this item type the password and then press Enter You will be requested to conirm the password Type the password again and press Enter You must enter the administrator password or user password at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup Differing f...

Page 28: ...bled Intel Processor Graphics Enables or disables the onboard graphics function Default Enabled Intel Processor Graphics Memory Allocation Allows you to set the onboard graphics memory size Options are 32M 1024M Default 64M DVMT Total Memory Size Allows you to allocate the DVMT memory size of the onboard graphics Options are 128M 256M MAX Default MAX Intel R Rapid Start Technology Enables or disab...

Page 29: ... hot plug capability for each SATA port Default Disabled External SATA Enables or disables support for external SATA devices Default Disabled Super IO Coniguration This section provides information on the super I O chip and allows you to conigure the serial port and parallel port Serial Port A Enables or disables the onboard serial port Default Enabled Parallel Port Enables or disables the onboard...

Page 30: ...removal of the AC power or the settings may not be effective Soft Off by PWR BTTN Conigures the way to turn off the computer in MS DOS mode using the power button Instant Off Press the power button and then the system will be turned off instantly Default Delay 4 Sec Press and hold the power button for 4 seconds to turn off the system If the power button is pressed for less than 4 seconds the syste...

Page 31: ...Determines whether to let the system consume least power in S5 shutdown state Default Disabled Note When this item is set to Enabled the following functions will become unavailable PME event wake up power on by mouse power on by keyboard and wake on LAN Platform Power Management Enables or disables the Active State Power Management function ASPM Default Disabled PEG ASPM Allows you to conigure the...

Page 32: ... Enter on the device you select and select Yes to conirm Your system will restart automatically and boot from that device Save Proiles This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a proile You can create up to 8 proiles and save as Setup Proile 1 Setup Proile 8 Press Enter to complete Or you can select Select File in HDD USB FDD to save the proile to your storage device Load Proil...

Page 33: ...S Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version C 1 UEFI RAID Coniguration Only Windows 8 1 8 64 bit supports UEFI RAID coniguration Step 1 After you set the SATAcontroller to RAID mode go to BIOS Features and set Windows 8 Features to Windows 8 and CSM Support to Never Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup 2 After the system reboot enter BIOS Setup a...

Page 34: ...r on the Create Volume item to begin creating theRAIDarray Whenpromptedtoconirmwhethertocreatethisvolume press Y toconirmor N tocancel 6 When completed you cansee detailed information aboutthe RAIDarray in theDISK VOLUME INFORMATION section including the RAID level stripe block size array name and array capacity etc To exit the RAID BIOS utility press Esc or select 6 Exit in MAIN MENU Installing t...

Page 35: ... top right corner of the screen and select Run Run exe Or go to My Computer double click the optical drive and execute the Run exe program 3 2 Drivers Installation Xpress Install will automatically scan your system and then list all of the drivers that are recommended to install You can click the Xpress Install button and Xpress Install will install all of the selected drivers Or click the arrow i...

Page 36: ...eatment collection recycling and disposal of electric and electronic devices and their components Under the Directive used equipment must be marked collected separately and disposed of properly WEEE Symbol Statement The symbol shown below is on the product or on its packaging which indicates that this product must not be disposed of with other waste Instead the device should be taken to the waste ...

Page 37: ...ne or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult a dealer or experienced TV radio technician for help Canada Industry Canada IC Notices Canada avis d Industry Canada IC This Class B digital apparat...

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