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Table of Contents
Box Contents ...................................................................................................................6
Optional Items .................................................................................................................6
GA-Z270X-Gaming 8 Motherboard Layout .....................................................................7
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................9
1-1 Installation Precautions ................................................................................... 9
1-2 Product Specifications
................................................................................... 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 Configuration
....................................................................17
1-4-2 Installing a Memory ................................................................................................18
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 19
1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire
™
/NVIDIA
®
SLI
™
Configuration
............................ 20
1-7 Back Panel Connectors ................................................................................. 21
1-8 Onboard Buttons, Switches and LEDs .......................................................... 24
1-9 Changing the Operational Amplifier
.............................................................. 27
1-10 Installing the MMCX Antenna Connectors (2T2R) ........................................ 28
1-11 Internal Connectors ....................................................................................... 29
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................43
2-1 Startup Screen ...............................................................................................44
2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 45
2-3 M.I.T. .............................................................................................................. 47
2-4 System ........................................................................................................... 57
2-5 BIOS .............................................................................................................. 58
2-6 Peripherals ..................................................................................................... 61
2-7 Chipset ........................................................................................................... 65
2-8 Power .............................................................................................................66
2-9 Save & Exit .................................................................................................... 68
Chapter 3 Configuring a RAID Set
...............................................................................69
3-1 Configuring SATA Controllers
........................................................................ 69
3-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System ..................... 83
Chapter 4 Drivers Installation .......................................................................................87
4-1 Drivers & Software ......................................................................................... 87
4-2 Application Software ...................................................................................... 88
4-3 Information ..................................................................................................... 88
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