Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 User Manual

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Hardware Installation
1-8 Onboard Buttons and Switches
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_LED1/BBIOS_LED1) 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
F_USB30
F_U B_ 
F_  F_ 
 _ B
BS_ B
SB_ B
_S  S_ _ B _U _ B
 
 
S  
 
123
 
123
 
123
 
123
1
1
1
1
BSS
S
_S 
SSU
 
1 2 3 4 5
 S3
BSSS
U
 __ 3
F_USB3F
S  _ S  _
S  _
SF
 
B_
F _0
S S
_0F
_F
_
_
__B
2 1
F_USB30
F_U B_ 
F_  F_ 
 _ B
BS_ B
SB_ B
_S  S_ _ B _U _ B
 
 
S  
 
123
 
123
 
123
 
123
1
1
1
1
BSS
S
_S 
SSU
 
1 2 3 4 5
 S3
BSSS
U
 __ 3
F_USB3F
S  _ S  _
S  _
SF
 
B_
F _0
S S
_0F
_F
_
_
__B
2 1
F_USB30
F_U B_ 
F_  F_ 
 _ B
BS_ B
SB_ B
_S  S_ _ B _U _ B
 
 
S  
 
123
 
123
 
123
 
123
1
1
1
1
BSS
S
_S 
SSU
 
1 2 3 4 5
 S3
BSSS
U
 __ 3
F_USB3F
S  _ S  _
S  _
SF
 
B_
F _0
S S
_0F
_F
_
_
__B
2 1
F_USB30
F_U B_ 
F_  F_ 
 _ B
BS_ B
SB_ B
_S  S_ _ B _U _ B
 
 
S  
 
123
 
123
 
123
 
123
1
1
1
1
BSS
S
_S 
SSU
 
1 2 3 4 5
 S3
BSSS
U
 __ 3
F_USB3F
S  _ S  _
S  _
SF
 
B_
F _0
S S
_0F
_F
_
_
__B
2 1
MBIOS_LED1 (The main BIOS is active)
BBIOS_LED1 (The backup BIOS is active)
BIOS LED Indicators:
BIOS_SWMBIOS_LED1 SB BBIOS_LED1
Audio Gain Control Switches
The switches allow for audio gain control for the headphone and line-out jack on the back panel. Please make
surethetwodipsaresetinthesamepositionandaresetaccordingtoyourheadphonespecication(actual
effects may vary by the device being used).
2: 6x
1: 2.5x (Default)
CAP_SW_F CAP_SW_R
CAP_SW_F
(Front audio line out)
CAP_SW_R
(Headphone/speaker out)
F_USB30
F_U B_ 
F_  F_ 
 _ B
BS_ B
SB_ B
_S  S_ _ B _U _ B
 
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Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 Specifications

General

Form Factor	E-ATX
Chipset	Intel Z170
CPU Socket	LGA 1151
Memory Type	DDR4
Memory Slots	4
Maximum Memory	64 GB
PCI Express x16 Slots	4
PCI Express x1 Slots	3
Audio	Creative Sound Core3D
Audio Channels	7.1
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
PS/2 Port	1
HDMI	1
DisplayPort	1
Memory Speed	DDR4 2133/2400/2666/2800/3000/3200/3300/3333/3400/3466/3600/3733/3866 MHz
SATA 6Gb/s Ports	6
M.2 Slots	3
USB 3.1 Ports	1 Type-A, 1 Type-C
USB 3.0 Ports	8
USB 2.0 Ports	6
LAN	2 x Killer E2400 Gigabit LAN
DVI-D	1
Multi-GPU Support	4-Way SLI/CrossFire Support