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Summary of Contents for GA-Z97X-UD3H

Page 1: ...GA Z97X UD3H User s Manual Rev 1101 12ME Z97XU3H 1101R...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA Z97X UD3H Mar 20 2014 Mar 20 2014 Motherboard GA Z97X UD3H...

Page 3: ...s prior written permission Documentation Classifications In order to assist in the use of this product GIGABYTE provides the following types of docu mentations For quick set up of the product read the...

Page 4: ...6 1 4 1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration 16 1 4 2 Installing a Memory 17 1 5 Installing an Expansion Card 18 1 6 Setting up AMD CrossFire NVIDIA SLI Configuration 19 1 7 Back Panel Connectors 20 1 8...

Page 5: ...m Information Viewer 85 5 2 3 EZ Setup 86 5 2 4 Fast Boot 91 5 2 5 Smart TimeLock 92 5 2 6 Smart Recovery 2 93 5 2 7 USB Blocker 95 5 2 8 Smart Switch 96 Chapter 6 Appendix 97 6 1 Configuring Audio In...

Page 6: ...2 port USB 2 0 bracket Part No 12CR1 1UB030 6 R eSATA bracket Part No 12CF1 3SATPW 4 R 3 5 Front Panel with 2 USB 3 0 2 0 ports Part No 12CR1 FPX582 2 R COM port cable Part No 12CF1 1CM001 3 R HDMI to...

Page 7: ...X4 Intel Z97 CODEC CLR_CMOS M_BIOS B_BIOS DVI VGA USB30_ LAN PCIEX16 PCIEX8 PCIEX1_2 PCIEX1_1 PCI PCIEX4 PCIEX1_3 CPU_OPT SYS_FAN1 M 2 Intel GbE LAN PCIe to PCI Bridge GA Z97X UD3H R_USB HDMI R_USB30...

Page 8: ...I DVI D DMI 2 0 FDI x16 x16 x1 x1 LAN RJ45 Intel GbE LAN PCIe to PCI Bridge PCI CLK 33 MHz 1 PCI 3 PCI Express x1 x4 x1 x1 x1 Switch Switch or or 1 PCI Express x4 Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Line Out...

Page 9: ...an ESD wrist strap keep your hands dry and first 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 elect...

Page 10: ...nection 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 o...

Page 11: ...ts available through the internal USB headers Internal Connectors 1 x 24 pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x M 2 PCIe connector 1 x SATA Express connector 6 x SATA 6Gb s...

Page 12: ...of each application may also differ depending on motherboard specifications BIOS EasyTune EZ Setup Fast Boot ON OFF Charge Smart TimeLock Smart Recovery 2 System Information Viewer USB Blocker Support...

Page 13: ...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 frequency in accordance with the CPU specifica...

Page 14: ...he installation of the CPU NOTE Hold the CPU socket lever by the handle not the lever base portion Before installing the CPU make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power...

Page 15: ...r to the CPU fan header CPU_FAN on the motherboard Step 1 Apply an even and thin layer of thermal grease on the surface of the installed CPU Step 2 Before installing the cooler note the direction of t...

Page 16: ...es 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 f...

Page 17: ...ule has a notch so it can only fit in one direction Follow the steps below to correctly install your memory modules in the memory sockets Step 1 Note the orientation of the memory module Spread the re...

Page 18: ...th the slot and press down on the card until it is fully seated in the slot 3 Make sure the metal contacts on the card are completely inserted into the slot 4 Secure the card s metal bracket to the ch...

Page 19: ...hics cards for the power requirement B 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...

Page 20: ...etc 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 conne...

Page 21: ...jack Activity LED Connection Speed LED LAN Port Activity LED Connection Speed LED State Description Orange 1 Gbps data rate Green 100 Mbps data rate Off 10 Mbps data rate State Description Blinking Da...

Page 22: ...uter 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 t...

Page 23: ...er will not start To meet expansion requirements it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 500W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide...

Page 24: ...d wire The speed control function requires the use of a fan with fan speed control design For optimum heat dissipation it is recommended that a system fan be installed inside the chassis 5 CPU_OPT Wat...

Page 25: ...be an even number ARAID 5 configuration requires at least three hard drives The total number of hard drives does not have to be an even number A RAID 10 configuration requires four hard drives To enab...

Page 26: ...ss the M 2 SSD down and then secure it with the screw Step 4 The installation is completed as shown in the picture above 8 M 2 M 2 Connector You can insert an M 2 SSD into this connector _ B B S_ B S...

Page 27: ...tatus by issuing a beep code One single short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup HD Hard Drive Activity LED Blue Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis fron...

Page 28: ...each wire instead of a single plug For information about connecting the front panel audio module that has different wire assignments please contact the chassis manufacturer 11 SPDIF_O S PDIF Out Head...

Page 29: ...ge to the USB bracket DEBUG PORT G QBOFM 10 9 2 1 Pin No Definition 1 Power 5V 2 Power 5V 3 USB DX 4 USB DY 5 USB DX 6 USB DY 7 GND 8 GND 9 No Pin 10 NC 12 F_USB30 USB 3 0 2 0 Header The header confor...

Page 30: ...rm Module Header You may connect a TPM Trusted Platform Module to this header Pin No Definition 1 NDCD 2 NSIN 3 NSOUT 4 NDTR 5 GND 6 NDSR 7 NRTS 8 NCTS 9 NRI 10 No Pin 10 9 2 1 20 19 2 1 F_USB30 F_ U...

Page 31: ...el or the CMOS values may not be accurate or may be lost You may clear the CMOS values by removing the battery 1 Turn off your computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently remove the battery from the b...

Page 32: ...32 Hardware Installation...

Page 33: ...BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that searches and downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS For instructions on using the...

Page 34: ...F12 BOOT MENU Boot Menu allows you to set the first boot device without entering BIOS Setup In Boot Menu use the up arrow key h or the down arrow key i to select the first boot device then press Enter...

Page 35: ...EFI interface the ST Mode provides a fancy and user friendly BIOS environment where users can easily point and click through various settings and make adjustments for optimum performance In ST Mode yo...

Page 36: ...nt submenus F8 Access the Q Flash utility F9 Display system information F10 Save all the changes and exit the BIOS Setup program F12 Capture the current screen as an image and save it to your USB driv...

Page 37: ...res Use this menu to configure the device boot order and advanced features available on the CPU Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices such as SATA USB integrated audio and inte...

Page 38: ...these components This page is for advanced users only and we recommend you not to alter the default settings to prevent system instability or other unexpected results Inadequately altering the settin...

Page 39: ...and memory frequencies in 0 01 MHz increments This item is configurable only when CPU Base Clock is set to Manual Processor Base Clock Gear Ratio Note Allows you to configure the Processor Base Clock...

Page 40: ...djustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed CPU Frequency Displays the current operating CPU frequency CPU Clock Ratio CPU Frequency The settings above are synchronous to those under the s...

Page 41: ...erating systems that support multi processor mode Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting Default Auto CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Note Enables or disables Intel CPU Enhanced Halt C1E functi...

Page 42: ...omatically adjusted according to theSystem Memory Multiplier settings Extreme Memory Profile X M P Note System Memory Multiplier Memory Frequency MHz The settings above are synchronous to those under...

Page 43: ...el Interleaving Rank Interleaving and memory timing settings below to be configurable Options are Auto default Manual Advanced Manual Profile DDR Voltage When using a non XMP memory module or Extreme...

Page 44: ...BIOS Setup 44 Advanced Voltage Settings This sub menu allows you to set CPU chipset and memory voltages PC Health Status...

Page 45: ...n Speed Displays current CPU CPU_OPT system fan speeds CPU System Temperature Warning Sets the warning threshold for CPU system temperature When temperature exceeds the threshold BIOS will emit warnin...

Page 46: ...eds Fan Speed Percentage Allows you to control the fan speed This item is configurable only when 1st System Fan Speed Control is set to Manual Options are 0 75 PWM value o C 2 50 PWM value o C 2nd Sys...

Page 47: ...ication of each slot Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting Default Auto DMI Gen2 Speed Allows you to configure the DMI link speed Auto Lets the BIOS automatically configure this sett...

Page 48: ...lds and use the Page Up or Page Down key to set the desired value System Time Sets the system time The time format is hour minute and second For example 1 p m is 13 0 0 Use Enter to switch between the...

Page 49: ...m an operating system that supports GPT partitioning select the device prefixed with UEFI string Or if you want to install an operating system that supports GPT partitioning such as Windows 7 64 bit s...

Page 50: ...onal in the operating system and during the POST Partial Initial Part of the USB devices are disabled before the OS boot process completes Default This item is configurable only when Fast Boot is set...

Page 51: ...UEFI CSM Compatibility Support Module to support a legacy PC boot process Always Enables UEFI CSM Default Never Disables UEFI CSM and supports UEFI BIOS boot process only This item is configurable on...

Page 52: ...certain BIOS settings but not all To cancel the password press Enter on the password item and when requested for the password enter the correct one first When prompted for a new password press Enter...

Page 53: ...r the onboard graphics IGFX Sets the onboard graphics as the first display PCIe 1 Slot Sets the graphics card on the PCIEX16 slot as the first display Default PCIe 2 Slot Sets the graphics card on the...

Page 54: ...controller it should initially route the sharable ports to the EHCI controller and then prior to OS boot it should route the ports to xHCI controller Note OS has to provide support for the xHCI contr...

Page 55: ...nced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug Default EHCI Hand off Determines whether to enable EHCI Hand off feature for an operating system without EHCI Hand off support Defa...

Page 56: ...t Enabled Hot plug Enables or disable the hot plug capability for each SATA port Default Disabled External SATA Enables or disables support for external SATA devices Default Disabled Super IO Configur...

Page 57: ...ffective Wake on LAN Enables or disables the wake on LAN function Default Enabled Soft Off by PWR BTTN Configures the way to turn off the computer in MS DOS mode using the power button Instant Off Pre...

Page 58: ...termines 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 pow...

Page 59: ...nter on the device you select and select Yes to confirm Your system will restart automatically and boot from that device Save Profiles This function allows you to save the current BIOS settings to a p...

Page 60: ...BIOS Setup 60...

Page 61: ...hard drive s in your computer B Configure SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup C Configure a RAID array in RAID BIOS Note 1 D Install the SATA RAID AHCI driver and operating system Note 2 Before you be...

Page 62: ...nu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version B Configuring SATA controller mode in BIOS Setup Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in syst...

Page 63: ...configuration Step 1 In BIOS Setup go to BIOS Features and set Windows 8 Features to Windows 8 and CSM Support to Never Figure 2 Save the changes and exit BIOS Setup Step 2 Afterthesystemreboot enter...

Page 64: ...AID 0 RAID 1 Recovery RAID 10 and RAID 5 the selections available depend on the number of the hard drives being installed Next use the down arrow key to move to Select Disks Step 4 Under Select Disks...

Page 65: ...ure 6 After completing you ll be brought back to theIntel R Rapid Storage Technologyscreen Under RAID Volumes you can see the new RAID volume To see more detailed information press Enter on the volume...

Page 66: ...Volume To delete a RAID array press Enter on the volume to be deleted on the Intel R Rapid Storage Technology screen After entering the RAID VOLUME INFO screen press Enter on Delete to enter the Delet...

Page 67: ...re 10 Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 13 0 0 2075 Copyright C Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Volumes None defined Physical Devices ID Device Model Serial Size Type Status Vol I...

Page 68: ...ary The stripe block size can be set from 4 KB to 128 KB Once you have selected the stripe block size press Enter Figure 11 Figure 12 Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 13 0 0 2075 Copyright...

Page 69: ...s Reserved Press ENTER to create the specified volume hi Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select HELP Name Volume0 RAID Level RAID0 Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128 MB Capacity 931 5 GB...

Page 70: ...en Figure 15 Step 1 Select Create RAID Volume in MAIN MENU and press Enter Figure 15 Figure 16 Step 2 After entering the volume name select Recovery under the RAID Level item and press Enter Figure 16...

Page 71: ...B Capacity 223 6 GB Create Volume SELECT DISKS hi Prev Next TAB M aster SPACE R ecovery ENTER Done ID Drive Model Serial Size Status M1 Hitachi HDS72105 JP1532FR3BWV7K 465 7GB Non RAID Disk R2 Hitachi...

Page 72: ...ove the Disk Volume Acceleration WARNING IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PERFORM A SYNCHRONIZATION BEFORE REMOVING ACCELERATION hi Select ESC Previous Menu HELP ACCELERATION OPTIONS Name Type Capacity Mode...

Page 73: ...system performance and compatibility To install Windows 8 1 8 refer to the steps below Step 1 Copy the IRST folder under BootDrv in the driver disk to your USB thumb drive Step 2 Boot from the Windows...

Page 74: ...R3ABMPK 465 7GB Intel R Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM 13 0 0 2075 Copyright C Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 Volume0 RAID1 Mirror N...

Page 75: ...rd driver disk Then launch the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility from the desktop Step 1 Go to the Manage menu and click Rebuild to another disk in Manage Volume The Status item on the left of th...

Page 76: ...tion ROM 13 0 0 2075 Copyright C Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Choose the RAID level RAID0 Stripes data performance RAID1 Mirrors data redundancy Recovery Copies data between a master and a re...

Page 77: ...ical drive and ex ecute the Run exe program 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...

Page 78: ...the Install icon to begin the installation 4 3 Information This page provides detailed information on the drivers on the driver disk The Contact page provides contact information of the GIGABYTE Taiw...

Page 79: ...IOS the Q Flash tool frees you from the hassles of going through complicated BIOS flashing process What is BIOS BIOS allows you to update the system BIOS while in the Windows environment BIOS will dow...

Page 80: ...restart after the update process is complete 2 Select USB Flash Drive 3 Select the BIOS update file The Save BIOS to Drive option allows you to save the current BIOS file Q Flash only supports USB fl...

Page 81: ...ss Enter to load BIOS defaults System will re detect all peripheral devices after a BIOS update so we recommend that you reload BIOS defaults Step 5 Select Save Exit Setup and press Enter And then sel...

Page 82: ...ile for your motherboard is not present on the BIOS server site please manually download the BIOS update file from GIGABYTE s website and follow the instructions in Update the BIOS without Using the I...

Page 83: ...Application Software Install GIGABYTE Utilities to install GIGABYTE App Center and the selected apps Restart your computer after the installation is complete In Desktop mode click the App Center icon...

Page 84: ...to set CPU base clock frequency and voltages and integrated graphics frequency You can save the current settings to a profile You can create up to 2 profiles The Advanced DDR OC tab allows you to set...

Page 85: ...run at different speeds according to system temperatures Using the Smart Fan option you can adjust the fan s workload according system temperatures or you can fix the fan speeds using the RPM Fixed Mo...

Page 86: ...t EZ Smart Connect and XHD Disk Mode Switch Disk Mode Switch allows you to switch the operating mode for your hard drive even after it s been installed with an operating system Supported operating mod...

Page 87: ...ystem before configuring the Smart Response Technology all original data on the SSD will be lost once you enable RAID mode Note 4 It is recommended that you back up the hard disk before enabling the S...

Page 88: ...apid Start Technology utility and restart your computer to complete To disable this function click Delete The default compressed space is the system memory size plus 2 GB For example if the system mem...

Page 89: ...Programs added to the White List must be turned on Note B Using EZ Smart Connect Select EZ Smart Connect Under File Name select the apps to be auto updated by Smart Connect Double click the app to ad...

Page 90: ...Intel Chipset motherboard supporting RAID 2 Intel SATA controllers set to RAID mode 3 Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility installed 4 Windows 7 with SP1 Windows 8 Windows 8 1 5 Intel SATA controlle...

Page 91: ...AC OFF Mode This option is the same as the Next Boot After AC Power Loss option Note 2 in BIOS Setup It allows you to select the system bootup mode upon the return of an AC power loss This mode is con...

Page 92: ...off the computer or only close the Internet connection during the specified time period Click Save to save the settings and click Exit to exit An alert will appear 15 minutes and 1 minute prior to th...

Page 93: ...e The backup destination cannot be on the same partition as the backup source Saving the backup to a network location If you want to save the backup to a network location select Browse network locatio...

Page 94: ...up created on the selected time point and click Restore 5 Confirm whether to restart your system to proceed with the restore immediately or later Once you respond Yes the system will restart to the Wi...

Page 95: ...device types on your PC Devices classes that are blocked will be ignored by the operating system The USB Blocker Interface Using USB Blocker Select the class of USB device that you would like to bloc...

Page 96: ...You can also select the default screen displayed after you enter Windows The Smart Switch Interface Using Smart Switch The Smart Switch icon will appear on the bottom left corner of the traditional Wi...

Page 97: ...HD Audio includes multiple high quality digital to analog converters DACs and features multistreaming capabilities that allow multiple audio streams in and out to be simultaneously processed For exam...

Page 98: ...ides anAC 97 front panel audio module to activate the AC 97 functionality click the tool icon on the Speaker Configuration tab On the Connector Settings dialog box select the Disable front panel jack...

Page 99: ...mitting the S PDIF digital audio signals 2 Configuring S PDIF Out On the Digital Output Optical screen Note click the Default Format tab and then select the sample rate and bit depth Click OK to compl...

Page 100: ...l appear in the notification area Double click the icon to access the HD Audio Manager Step 3 Go to the Microphone screen Do not mute the recording volume or you ll not be able to record the sound To...

Page 101: ...to access the Apps screen Step 6 Onthis screen clickSoundRecorder for audio recording Step 1 Switch to Windows desktop mode Locate the icon in the notification area and right click on this icon Select...

Page 102: ...ereo Mix and use Sound Recorder to record the sound 6 1 4 Using the Sound Recorder A Recording Sound 1 Make sure you have connected the sound input device e g microphone to the computer 2 To record th...

Page 103: ...ear the CMOS values before doing this please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord For motherboards that have a Clear CMOS jumper refer to the instructions in Chapter 1 to short the jumper t...

Page 104: ...lem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved No No No Yes Yes Insert the graphics card Connect the ATX main power cable and the 12V power cable Turn...

Page 105: ...nector or cable might fail No The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved The problem is verified and solved No No Yes Yes Yes Reinstall the operating system Reinstall other...

Page 106: ...he treatment 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 W...

Page 107: ...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 fro...

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