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Motherboard GA-970-Gaming
Motherboard GA-970-Gaming
Nov. 13, 2015
Nov. 13, 2015
Copyright © 2015 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners.
Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE. Changes to the specifications and features in ...
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Table of Contents
GA-970-Gaming 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 the Operational Amplifier 12 1-8 Internal Connectors 13
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 20 2-1 Startup Screen 21 2-2 ...
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...NE5532
PCI2
F_AUDIO
M2F_10G
AMD SB950
SYS_FAN2
B_BIOS
M_BIOS
03
BAT
SATA3
1 2
4 5
F_USB2
SPDIF_O
COMA
F_USB30 F_USB3
F_USB1
Box Contents 55 GA-970-Gaming motherboard 55 Motherboard driver disk 55 User's Manual 55 Quick Installation Guide
55 Four SATA cables 55 I/O Shield 55 One G Connector
* The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the...
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...ESD) wrist strap when handling electronic
components such as a motherboard, CPU or memory. If you do not have an ESD wrist strap, keep...installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product, please consult a certified computer technician. •• If you use an adapter, extension power cable, or power strip, ensure to consult with its installation and/or grounding instructions...
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...; II processor
(Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.)
Hyper Transport Bus
ŠŠ
4800 MT/s
Chipset
ŠŠ North Bridge: AMD 970 ŠŠ South Bridge: AMD SB950
Memory
ŠŠ 4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
* Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed...
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... ŠŠ 1 x serial port header ŠŠ 1 x Clear CMOS jumper ŠŠ 1 x audio gain control switch
ŠŠ 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port ŠŠ 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.1 support ŠŠ 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red) ŠŠ 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports ŠŠ 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports ŠŠ 1 x RJ-45 port ŠŠ 1 x optical S/PDIF Out...
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... may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
- @BIOS - Ambient LED - Cloud Station - EasyTune - Game Controller - Smart TimeLock - Smart Recovery 2 - System Information Viewer - USB Blocker Support for Q-Flash Support for ON/OFF Charge Support for Smart Switch Support for Xpress Install
Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
Support for Windows 10/8.1/7
Form Factor ŠŠ...
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... 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 latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) •• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing the memory to prevent...
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...8226;• Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came
with your expansion card. •• Always turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before installing an
expansion card to prevent hardware damage.
1-6 Back Panel Connectors
USB 2.0/1.1 Port The USB port supports the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. You can connect...
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... to install a Side Speaker, you need to retask either the Line in or Mic in jack to be Side Speaker out through the audio driver. Please visit GIGABYTE's website for more software information.
•• When removing the cable connected to a back panel connector, first remove the cable from your device and then remove it from the motherboard.
•...
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... connectors you wish to connect. •• Before installing the devices, be sure to turn off 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.
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... on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, first make sure the power supply is turned off and all devices are properly installed. The power connector possesses a foolproof design. Connect the power supply cable to the power connector in the correct orientation. The 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU. If the 12V power connector is not connected, the computer will...
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... M.2 PCIe SSDs. It can support SATA RAID configuration
through the AMD South Bridge. Please note that an M.2 PCIe SSD cannot be used to create a RAID set
with SATA drive(s). Refer to Chapter 3, "Configuring a RAID Set," for instructions on configuring a RAID
array.
S
S
80F
60F
42F
Follow the steps below to correctly install an M.2 SSD in the M.2 connector.
Step 1:
Use a screw driver to...
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... off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing the CMOS values.
•• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for BIOS configurations).
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) records hardware parameters...
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... computer system can function as multiple virtual systems. (Default: Enabled)
&& CPU core Control (Note) Allows you to determine whether to manually enable/disable CPU cores. Automatic mode allows the BIOS to enable all CPU cores (number of cores available depends on the CPU being used). (Default: Automatic mode)
(Note) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this...
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... partitioning such as Windows 7 64-bit, select the optical drive that contains the Windows 7 64-bit installation disk and is prefixed with "UEFI:" string.
&& Hard Drive/CD/DVD ROM Drive/Floppy Drive/Network Device BBS Priorities Specifies the boot order for a specific device type, such as hard drives, optical drives, floppy disk drives, and devices that support Boot from LAN function, etc. Press...
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... ROM for the PCI device controller other than the LAN, storage device, and graphics controllers. Legacy OpROM Enables legacy option ROM only.
UEFI OpROM
Enables UEFI option ROM only. (Default)
This item is configurable only when CSM Support is set to Always.
&& Network Stack Disables or enables booting from the network to install a GPT format OS, such as installing the OS from the Windows...
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... 2) •• Windows setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB thumb drive.
Configuring the Onboard SATA Controller
A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer Connect the SATA signal cables to SATA hard drives and the SATA ports on the motherboard. Then connect the power connectors from your power supply to the hard drives. Or install your M.2 SSD(s) in...
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...driver disk. Step 2: Boot from the Windows 8.1 setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When the screen requesting you to load the driver appears, select Browse. Step 3: Then browse to the USB flash drive and select the location of the driver. The locations of the drivers are as follows: RAID driver for Windows 8.1 32-bit: Hw8\RAID\x86 RAID driver for Windows 8.1 64-bit: Hw8\RAID\x64...
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...After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your system and then list all the drivers that are recommended to install. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will install all the recommended drivers. Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install.
Please visit GIGABYTE's website for more software information.
Please...