Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z5 User Manual

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Table of Contents
Box Contents ...................................................................................................................6
Optional Items .................................................................................................................6
G1.Sniper Z5 Motherboard Layout ..................................................................................7
G1.Sniper Z5 Motherboard Block Diagram .....................................................................8
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................9
1-1 Installation Precautions ....................................................................................... 9
1-2 ProductSpecications ...................................................................................... 10
1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler .................................................................. 13
1-3-1 Installing the CPU ...................................................................................................13
1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler .......................................................................................15
1-4 Installing the Memory ........................................................................................ 16
1-4-1 DualChannelMemoryConguration .....................................................................16
1-4-2 Installing a Memory ................................................................................................17
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ............................................................................ 18
1-6 Back Panel Connectors .................................................................................... 19
1-7 ChangingtheOperationalAmplier .................................................................. 21
1-8 Internal Connectors........................................................................................... 22
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................31
2-1 Startup Screen .................................................................................................. 32
2-2 The Main Menu ................................................................................................. 33
2-3 M.I.T. ................................................................................................................. 35
2-4 System Information ........................................................................................... 45
2-5 BIOS Features .................................................................................................. 46
2-6 Peripherals ........................................................................................................ 50
2-7 Power Management .......................................................................................... 53
2-8 Save & Exit ....................................................................................................... 55
Chapter3 ConguringSATAHardDrive(s) ................................................................... 57
3-1 ConguringSATAControllers ........................................................................... 57
3-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System.......................... 69

Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z5 Specifications

General

Form Factor	ATX
Chipset	Intel Z87
CPU Socket	LGA 1150
Memory Type	DDR3
Max Memory	32GB
Storage	6 x SATA 6Gb/s
LAN	Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2201
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
Memory Slots	4
Memory Standard	DDR3 1600/1333 MHz
Expansion Slots	2 x PCI Express x16, 2 x PCI Express x1, 2 x PCI
Multi-GPU Support	AMD CrossFireX
USB Ports	6 x USB 2.0
Audio	Creative Sound Core 3D
BIOS	2 x 64 Mbit flash, UEFI AMI BIOS