Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 User Manual

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Table of Contents
Box Contents ...................................................................................................................6
Optional Items .................................................................................................................6
GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 Motherboard Layout ......................................................................7
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................9
1-1 Installation Precautions .................................................................................... 9
1-2 ProductSpecications .................................................................................... 10
1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler ............................................................... 14
1-3-1 Installing the CPU ...................................................................................................14
1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler .......................................................................................16
1-4 Installing the Memory ..................................................................................... 17
1-4-1 DualChannelMemoryConguration .....................................................................17
1-4-2 Installing a Memory ................................................................................................18
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 19
1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire
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SLI
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Conguration .............................. 20
1-7 Back Panel Connectors .................................................................................. 21
1-8 Onboard Buttons and Switches ...................................................................... 23
1-9 ChangingtheOperationalAmplier ............................................................... 25
1-10 Internal Connectors ........................................................................................ 26
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................39
2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 40
2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 41
2-3 M.I.T. .............................................................................................................. 43
2-4 System Information ........................................................................................ 56
2-5 BIOS Features ............................................................................................... 57
2-6 Peripherals ..................................................................................................... 60
2-7 Chipset ........................................................................................................... 63
2-8 Power Management ....................................................................................... 64
2-9 Save & Exit ..................................................................................................... 66
Chapter3 ConguringaRAIDSet ................................................................................ 67
3-1 ConguringSATAControllers ......................................................................... 67
3-2 InstallingtheSATARAID/AHCIDriverandOperatingSystem ....................... 79
Chapter 4 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................83
4-1 Drivers & Software ......................................................................................... 83

Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 Specifications

General

Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel® Z170
Audio output channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64
Compatible processor series	Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium
Supported processor sockets	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	2133, 2400, 2666, 2800, 3000, 3200, 3300, 3333, 3400, 3466, 3666, 3733, 3866 MHz
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2304 pixels
Maximum graphics card memory	1024 MB
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, SATA III
Serial port headers	1
Number of SATA II connectors	0
Number of SATA III connectors	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	-
Number of SATA Express connectors	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	2
DisplayPort version	1.2
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	5
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	5.0
BIOS memory size	256 Mbit
LAN controller	Atheros Killer E2400
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	244 mm
Width	305 mm