Overclocking Buttons - Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP7 User Manual

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 CMOS values
(e.g. date information and BIOS configuration) and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults when needed.
• Always turn off your computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet before clearing
the CMOS values.
• 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).

Overclocking Buttons

The overclocking buttons allow users to overclock the CPU in real-time and at anytime (whether in BIOS, DOS
or Windows), including CPU Ratio, BCLK and even change BCLK stepping.
PW_SW: Power button
RST_SW: Reset button
CMOS_SW: Clear CMOS Button
Gear Button
Changes BCLK stepping to 0.1 MHz.
CPU BCLK Down Button (FREQ_DW):
Lowers the CPU base clock.
CPU Ratio Down Button (RATIO_DW):
Lowers the CPU ratio.
Before using the overclocking buttons, make sure to load the
optimized defaults in BIOS Setup to return the BIOS settings
to factory defaults.
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CPU BCLK Up Button (FREQ_UP):
Raises the CPU base clock.
CPU Ratio Up Button (RATIO_UP):
Raises the CPU ratio.
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