Gigabyte Sniper 5 Manual

G1.Sniper 5
Users Manual
Rev
12ME-G1SINP5-1003R  

MotherboardG1.Sniper 5Apr. 12, 2013
Apr. 12, 2013
MotherboardG1.Sniper 5  

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Table of Contents
Box Contents ........................................................................\
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Optional Items ........................................................................\
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G1.Sniper 5 Motherboard Layout ........................................................................\
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G1.Sniper 5 Motherboard Block Diagram...

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Chapter	3	 Configuring	SATA	Hard	Drive(s) ...................................................................61
3-1	 Configuring	Intel® Z87 SATA Controllers ...........................................................61
3-2	 Configuring	Marvell® 88SE9230 SATA Controller .............................................73
3-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System..........................78
Chapter 4  Drivers Installation...

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Box Contents
 5G1.Sniper 5 motherboard
 5Motherboard driver disk
 5User's Manual
 5Quick Installation Guide
 5Six SATA cables
 5I/O Shield
 5One 2-Way CrossFire bridge connector
 5One 2-Way SLI bridge connector
 5One 3-Way SLI bridge connector
 5One 4-Way SLI bridge connector
 53.5" Front Panel with 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports
 5One	GC-WB300D	(including	one	antenna,	one	USB	2.0	cable,	driver	disk,	
and	user's	manual)
 5One IC extractor
 5Two	operational	amplifier	chips	(one	onboard,	one...

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G1.Sniper 5 Motherboard Layout
CPU_FANATX_12V_2X4
AT X
F_AUDIO
AUDIO
B_BIOS
DDR3_2DDR3_4DDR3_3DDR3_1
B AT
F_PANEL
Intel® Z87
CLR_CMOS
M_BIOS
SYS_FAN2
F_USB2
LGA1150
G1.Sniper 5
USB30_LAN2
HDMI
F_USB30_1
F_USB1
KB_MS_USB
SYS_FAN6
Renesas® uPD720210
SB
SYS_FAN3
CMOS_SW
VRINVIOD
VAXGVIOA
VDIMMVRING
VCORE
MBIOS_LED
BBIOS_LED
SYS_FAN1
SYS_FAN5
F_USB30_2
VSA
DP_HDMI
COAXIAL
USB30_LAN1
PW_SW
Marvell® 88SE9230
RST_SW
Intel® GbE LAN
CPU_OPT
BIOS_SW
SYS_FAN4
Renesas® uPD720210
R_USB30SYS_FAN7
S ATA 310...

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G1.Sniper 5 Motherboard Block Diagram
For	detailed	 product	information/limitation(s),	 refer	to	"1-2	
Product	Specifications."
CPU	CLK+/-	(100	MHz)
DDR3	1600/1333	MHz
Dual Channel Memory
PCIe CLK 
(100	MHz)
PCI Express Bus
1 PCI Express x16
2 PCI Express x8
PEX8747
x16
x16Switch
1 PCI Express x16
x16Switch
2 PCI Express x8
x16
PCI Express Bus
PCIe CLK (100	MHz)
x1
LAN2
RJ45
Intel® GbE LAN phy
4 SATA 6Gb/s
x2
PCI Express Bus
3 PCI Express x1
x1x1
PCIe CLK (100	MHz)Marvell® 88SE9230
x1
LAN1...

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1-1 Installation Precautions
The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become 
damaged	 as	a	result	 of	electrostatic	 discharge	(ESD).	Prior	to	installation,	 carefully	read	the	user's	
manual and follow these procedures:
 •Prior to installation, make sure the chassis is suitable for the motherb\
oard.
 •Prior	 to	installation,	 do	not	 remove	 or	break	 motherboard	 S/N	(Serial	 Number)	 sticker	or	
warranty sticker provided by your dealer. These...

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1-2	 Product	Specifications
CPU ŠSupport for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1150 package	 (Go	to	GIGABYTE's	website	for	the	latest	CPU	support	list.) ŠL3 cache varies with CPU
Chipset ŠIntel® Z87 Express Chipset
Memory Š4 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory	 *		
Due	to	a	Windows	 32-bit	operating	 system	limitation,	 when	more	than	4...