User manual GIGABYTE GA-H97TN

[. . . ] GA-H97TN User's Manual 12ME0-H97TN0-00R Motherboard GA-H97TN Motherboard GA-H97TN Nov. The trademarks mentioned in this manual are legally registered to their respective owners. Disclaimer Information in this manual is protected by copyright laws and is the property of GIGABYTE. Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without prior notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, transmitted, or published in any form or by any means without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. Documentation Classifications In order to assist in the use of this product, GIGABYTE provides the following types of documentations: „„ For detailed product information, carefully read the User's Manual. For product-related information, check on our website at: http://www. gigabyte. com Table of Contents Box Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 GA-H97TN Motherboard Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 Installation Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Save all the changes made in the BIOS Setup program to the CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing <F10> can also carry out this task. ) Abandon all changes and the previous settings remain in effect. (Pressing <Esc> can also carry out this task. ) - 24 - 2-1 The Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main Menu (as shown below) appears on the screen. Use arrow keys to move among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter other sub-menu. Main Menu Help The on-screen description of a highlighted setup option is displayed on the bottom line of the Main Menu. Submenu Help While in a submenu, press <F1> to display a help screen (General Help) of function keys available for the menu. Help for each item is in the Item Help block on the right side of the submenu. (Sample BIOS Version: D15) •• When the system is not stable as usual, select the Restore Defaults item to set your system to its defaults. •• The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ by BIOS version. - 25 - && BIOS Information && Product Name Display the information motherboard model. Display the BIOS version. && BIOS Version && Build Date and Time && LAN MAC Address Displays the date and time when the BIOS setup utility was created. Displays the MAC address information. && Memory Information && Size Determines how much total memory is present during the POST. && ME FW Version Display the ME firmware version. && System Date Set the date following the weekday-month-day- year format. Set the system time following the hour-minute- second format. && System Time - 26 - 2-2 Advanced Menu The Advanced menu display submenu options for configuring the function of various hardware components. Select a submenu item, then press Enter to access the related submenu screen. - 27 - 2-2-1 S5 RTC Wake Settings && Wake system with Fixed Time Enables or disables system wake on alarm event. (Default: Disabled) - 28 - 2-2-2 Trusted Computing && Security Device Support Option available: Enabled/Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. - 29 - 2-2-3 CPU Configuration && CPU Type Displays the processor type information. Display Intel Hyper Threading Technology function support information. Display Intel Safer Mode Extensions Technology function support information. - 30 - && CPU Signature && Microcode Patch && CPU Speed && Processor Cores && Intel HT Technology && Intel VT-x Technology && Intel SMX Technology && 64-bit && L1 Data Cache && L1 Code Cache && L2 Cache Display the information of L2 Cache per Core. Display the information of L4 Cache. && L3 Cache && L4 Cache && Intel Virtualization Technology (Note) Select whether to enable the Intel Virtualization Technology function. VT allows a single platform to run multiple operating systems in independent partitions. Conventional Intel SpeedStep Technology switches both voltage and frequency in tandem between high and low levels in response to processor load. When this feature is enabled, the processor can dynamically overclock one or two of its four processing cores to improve performance with applications that are not multi-threaded or optimized for quad-core processors. Allows you to determine whether to let the CPU enter C3/C6 mode in system halt state. [. . . ] ŠŠ If you need further assistance in recycling, reusing in your "end of life" product, you may contact us at the Customer Care number listed in your product's user's manual and we will be glad to help you with your effort. Finally, we suggest that you practice other environmentally friendly actions by understanding and using the energy-saving features of this product (where applicable), recycling the inner and outer packaging (including shipping containers) this product was delivered in, and by disposing of or recycling used batteries properly. With your help, we can reduce the amount of natural resources needed to produce electrical and electronic equipment, minimize the use of landfills for the disposal of "end of life" products, and generally improve our quality of life by ensuring that potentially hazardous substances are not released into the environment and are disposed of properly. - 48 - FCC Notice (U. S. A. Only) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ]