Gigabyte Z370 AORUS GAMING 7-OP User Manual - Page 23

Onboard LEDs and Buttons, CPU/VGA/DRAM/BOOT Status LEDs, Quick Buttons

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1-8 Onboard LEDs and Buttons CPU/VGA/DRAM/BOOT (Status LEDs) The status LEDs show whether the CPU, graphics card, memory, and operating system are working properly after system power-on. If the CPU/VGA/DRAM LED is on, that means the corresponding device is not working normally; if the BOOT LED is on, that means you haven't entered the operating system yet. CPU: CPU status LED VGA: Graphics card status LED DRAM: Memory status LED BOOT: Operating system status LED CPU DRAM VGA BOOT 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 BIOS configuration and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults when needed. PW_SW RST_SW CMOS_SW 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 using the clear CMOS button. •• Do not use the clear CMOS button when the system is on, or the system may shutdown and data loss or damage may occur. •• After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for BIOS configurations). - 23 - Hardware Installation

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Hardware Installation
1-8
Onboard LEDs and Buttons
CPU/VGA/DRAM/BOOT (Status LEDs)
The status LEDs show whether the CPU, graphics card, memory, and operating system are working properly
after system power-on. If the CPU/VGA/DRAM LED is on, that means the corresponding device is not working
normally; if the BOOT LED is on, that means you haven't entered the operating system yet.
CPU:
CPU status LED
VGA:
Graphics card status LED
DRAM:
Memory status LED
BOOT:
Operating system status LED
CPU
DRAM
VGA
BOOT
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 BIOS
configuration 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 using
the clear CMOS button.
•
Do not use the clear CMOS button when the system is on, or the system may shutdown and
data loss or damage may occur.
•
After system restart, go to BIOS Setup to load factory defaults (select Load Optimized Defaults) or
manually configure the BIOS settings (refer to Chapter 2, "BIOS Setup," for BIOS configurations).
PW_SW
RST_SW
CMOS_SW