Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP7 - Overclocking Buttons

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Hardware Installation
Quick Buttons
This motherboard has 3 quick buttons: power button, reset button and clear CMOS button. The power button
and reset button allow users to quickly turn on/off or reset the computer in an open-case environment when they
want to change hardware components or conduct hardware testing. Use this button to clear the CMOS values
(e.g.dateinformationandBIOSconguration)andresettheCMOSvaluestofactorydefaultswhenneeded.
PW_SW: Power button
RST_SW: Reset button
CMOS_SW: Clear CMOS Button
• Always turn 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conguretheBIOSsettings(refertoChapter2,"BIOSSetup,"forBIOScongurations).
Gear Button
Changes BCLK stepping to 0.1 MHz.
CPU BCLK Down Button (FREQ_DW):
Lowers the CPU base clock.
CPU BCLK Up Button (FREQ_UP):
Raises the CPU base clock.
CPU Ratio Down Button (RATIO_DW):
Lowers the CPU ratio.
CPU Ratio Up Button (RATIO_UP):
Raises the CPU ratio.
Overclocking Buttons
The overclocking buttons allow users to overclock the CPU in real-time and at anytime (whether in BIOS, DOS
or Windows), including CPU Ratio, BCLK and even change BCLK stepping.
Before using the overclocking buttons, make sure to load the
optimized defaults in BIOS Setup to return the BIOS settings
to factory defaults.