Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Gaming 8 Users Manual - Page 24

Onboard Buttons, Switches and LEDs, BIOS Switches and BIOS LED Indicators, Status LEDs

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_ __ 3 S_ S_ _ _B _S U __ 3 _S 1 B SS 1 23 1 1 23 1 1 1 B SS 1 B_ S 1 1 S3 S_ 1 23 S_ 1-8 Onboard Buttons, Switches and LEDs _ 1 23 _ BIOS Swit1c2 h3 es and BIOS LED Indicators 1 The BIOS switch (BIOS_SW) allows users to easily select a different BIOS for boot up or overclocking, helping to reduce BIOS failure during overclocking. The SB switch allows enabling or disabling of the Dual BIOS function. The LED indicator (MBIOS_LED/BBIOS_LED) shows which BIOS is active. S S3 1 23 U _ S _S 1 23 1 B_ BIOS_SW _ 1 23 S S 1 2 1: Main BIOS (Boot from the main BIOS) B SS S SF SF 1 2 2: Backup BIOS (Boot from the backup BIOS) B SS S S S B__S S B__S S B SS S SB 1 2 1: Dual BIOS SF B SS S SF _ S _S S MBIOS_LED BIOS_SW SB BBIOS_LED _ S3 U 1 2 2: Single BIOS 1 23 BIOS LED Indicators: MBIOS_LED (The main BIOS is active) BBIOS_LED (The backup BIOS is active) B_ 1 23 1 23 _ _ 1 23 S_ S3 U __ 3 Status LEDs The status LEDs show the current state of the CPU, memory, graphics card, and BIOS. If a particular LED is on, that means the corresponding device is not working normally. _ _B S_ __ 3 _ _B CPU: CPU status LED DRAM: Memory status LED VGA: Graphics card status LED BOOT: BIOS status LED 1 23 B_ 1 23 1 1 23 1 _ S 1 1 _S _ 1 23 S_ _S S_ S B_ F_USB3 F _ B B _S S_ _ B _U _ B S B_ F_USB3 F _ B B _S S_ _ B _U _ B CPU DRAM VGA BOOT B S_ B Hardware Installation - 24 - B S_ B _0 _F _0 F F _

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Hardware Installation
1-8
Onboard Buttons, Switches and LEDs
BIOS Switches and BIOS LED Indicators
The BIOS switch (BIOS_SW) allows users to easily select a different BIOS for boot up or overclocking, helping to
reduce BIOS failure during overclocking. The SB switch allows enabling or disabling of the Dual BIOS function.
The LED indicator (MBIOS_LED/BBIOS_LED) shows which BIOS is active.
2: Backup BIOS (Boot from the backup BIOS)
1: Main BIOS (Boot from the main BIOS)
BIOS_SW
2: Single BIOS
1: Dual BIOS
SB
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MBIOS_LED (The main BIOS is active)
BBIOS_LED (The backup BIOS is active)
BIOS LED Indicators:
BIOS_SW
MBIOS_LED
SB
BBIOS_LED
Status LEDs
The status LEDs show the current state of the CPU, memory, graphics card, and BIOS. If a particular LED is
on, that means the corresponding device is not working normally.
CPU:
CPU status LED
DRAM:
Memory status LED
VGA:
Graphics card status LED
BOOT:
BIOS status LED
CPU
DRAM
VGA
BOOT