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GA-970-Gaming User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-970GM-1001R For more product details, please visit GIGABYTE's website. To reduce the impacts on global warming, the packaging materials of this product are recyclable and reusable. GIGABYTE works with you to protect the environment. - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 2
at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard looks like this: "REV: X.X." For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is 1.0. Check your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 3
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 Connectors 13 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 20 2-1 Startup Screen 21 2-2 M.I.T...21 2-3 System Information 25 2-4 BIOS Features 26 2-5 Peripherals - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 4
GA-970-Gaming GAIN PCI1 TI Burr Brown® 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 - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 5
manual and follow these procedures: •• Prior to installation, make sure the chassis is suitable for the motherboard. •• Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard motherboard, CPU motherboard motherboard, do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard motherboard problem - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 6
1-2 Product Specifications CPU ŠŠ AM3+ Socket: - AMD AM3+ FX processor - AMD AM3 Phenom™ II processor/ AMD Athlon™ 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 - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 7
-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.1 support - 1 x USB 3.1 Type-A port (red) on the back panel ŠŠ 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector ŠŠ 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector ŠŠ 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector ŠŠ 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors ŠŠ 1 x CPU fan header ŠŠ 2 x system fan headers ŠŠ 1 x power fan - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 8
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 - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 9
the CPU socket and the CPU. A Small Triangle Marking Denotes Pin One of the Socket AM3+ Socket A Small Triangle Marking Denotes CPU Pin One AM3+/AM3 CPU 1-4 Installing the Memory Read the following guidelines before you begin to install the memory: •• Make sure that the motherboard supports the - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 10
) DS/SS - - DS/SS Due to CPU limitations, read the following guidelines before installing the sockets. 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card Read the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card: •• Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 11
Ethernet jack. This jack supports audio amplifying function 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 - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 12
1: Use an IC extractor to carefully grip the IC's sides and extract it from the socket. Step 2: Align the notch on your OP chip with the notch on the socket and gently press the chip into the socket until seated. For purchasing the IC extractor and OP Chip, please contact the local dealer - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 13
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. - 13 - - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 14
supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, first make sure the power supply is the correct orientation. The 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU. If the 12V power connector is not connected, the computer will - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 15
CPU_FAN/SYS_FAN1/SYS_FAN2/PWR_FAN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN), a 4-pin (SYS_FAN1) supports a single SATA device. The AMD South Bridge supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, and JBOD. Refer to Chapter 3, "Configuring a RAID Set," for instructions on - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 16
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 unfasten the screw and nut from the motherboard. Locate the proper mounting hole for - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 17
switch (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," "Power •• SPEAK ( short beep will be heard if no problem is detected at system startup. •• HD ) The front panel audio header supports Intel High Definition audio (HD motherboard header. Incorrect connection between the module connector and the motherboard - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 18
supports digital S/PDIF Out and connects a S/PDIF digital audio cable (provided by expansion cards) for digital audio output from your motherboard to information about connecting the S/PDIF digital audio cable, carefully read the manual for your expansion card. Pin No. Definition 1 SPDIFO 1 2 - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 19
NSIN 7 NRTS- 3 NSOUT 8 NCTS- 4 NDTR- 9 NRI- 5 GND 10 No Pin 15) BAT (Battery) The battery provides power to keep the values (such as BIOS configurations, date, and time information) in the CMOS when the computer is turned off. Replace the battery when the battery voltage drops to a low level - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 20
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 of the system in the CMOS on the motherboard. Its major functions include conducting the Power-On Self-Test (POST - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 21
only and may differ by BIOS version. 2-2 M.I.T. This section provides information on the BIOS version, CPU base clock, CPU frequency, memory frequency, total memory size, CPU temperature and CPU voltage, etc. Whether the system will work stably with the overclock/overvoltage settings you made is - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 22
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 feature. - 22 - - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 23
for the CPU. Enabled prevents the CPU frequency from being lowered during system halt state. (Default: Disabled) && APM (AMD Application Power lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) (Note 1) This item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 24
detection status of the chassis intrusion detection device attached to the motherboard CI header. If the system chassis cover is removed, this Slope PWM Allows you to control the CPU fan speed. This item is configurable only when CPU Fan Speed Control is set to Manual. Options are: 0.75 PWM value - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 25
motherboard model and BIOS version. You can also select the default language used by the BIOS and manually set the system time. && System Language Selects the default language used by the BIOS. && BIOS settings; the User level only allows you to make changes to certain BIOS - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 26
2-4 BIOS Features && Boot Option Priorities Specifies the overall boot order from the available devices. Removable storage devices that support GPT format will be prefixed with "UEFI:" string on the boot device list. To boot from an operating system that supports GPT partitioning, select the device - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 27
OS from the Windows Deployment Services server. (Default: Disable) && Ipv4 PXE Support Enables or disables IPv4 PXE Support. This item is configurable and when entering BIOS Setup. Differing from the user password, the administrator password allows you to make changes to all BIOS settings. && User - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 28
. AHCI Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. (Default) && OnChip SATA Port4/5 Type (SATA3 4/SATA3 - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 29
USB devices. (Default: Disabled) && USB Storage Devices Displays a list of connected USB mass storage devices. This item appears only when a USB storage device is installed. && IOMMU Controller Enables or disables AMD IOMMU support. (Default: Disabled) `` SB SATA Configuration && SATA Hot Plug - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 30
function, avoid inadequate shutdown from the operating system or removal of the AC power, or the settings may not be effective. && HPET Support Enables or disables High Precision Event Timer (HPET) for Windows 10/8.1/7 operating system. (Default: Enabled) && Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Configures the - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 31
Main Menu. && Load Optimized Defaults Press on this item and select Yes to load the optimal BIOS default settings. The BIOS defaults settings help the system to operate in optimum state. Always load the Optimized defaults after updating the BIOS or after clearing the CMOS values. - 31 - - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 32
to save the current BIOS settings to a profile BIOS default settings, you can use this function to load the BIOS settings from a profile created before, without the hassles of reconfiguring the BIOS BIOS, such as reverting the BIOS Motherboard driver connector(s) on the motherboard. (Note 1) Please - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 33
motherboard you have and the BIOS version. C-1. UEFI RAID Configuration Only Windows 10/8.1 64-bit supports UEFI RAID configuration. Step 1: In BIOS Setup, go to BIOS Features and set Windows 8 Features to Windows 8 and CSM Support 5: Usable hard drives are listed on the Logical Drive Create Menu - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 34
the Operating System (The following instructions use Windows 8.1 as the example operating system.) Step 1: You need to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation. Use an alternative system to copy the SATA RAID/AHCI driver from the motherboard driver disk to a USB flash drive - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 35
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 - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 36
GIGABYTE. Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment In addition to high-efficiency performance, all GIGABYTE motherboards , your household waste disposal service or where you purchased the contact us at the Customer Care number listed in your product's user's manual and we will be glad to help - Gigabyte GA-970-Gaming | Manual - Page 37
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To reduce the impacts on global warming, the packaging materials of this product
are recyclable and reusable. GIGABYTE works with you to protect the environment.
For more product details, please visit GIGABYTE's website.
GA-970-Gaming
User's Manual
Rev. 1001
12ME-970GM-1001R