GA-Z97X-SOC (rev. 1.0)
Intel® Z97 Chipset
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ChipsetVersionSizeDateDownloadIntel Management Engine Interface
(Note) Please installing Microsoft Hot fix first, if operation system is Windows 7.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit[10.0.39.1003]71.34 MBMay 27, 2015Intel INF installation
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit[10.0.26]2.56 MBMay 27, 2015 - LAN
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SATA RAID/AHCI
SATA RAID/AHCIVersionSizeDateDownloadIntel SATA Preinstall driver
(For AHCI / RAID Mode)
Note: Windows setup to read from USB thumb drive.
OS: Windows 10 64bit[14.5.0.1081]0.56 MBJul 09, 2015Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
(Note) Please install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 first.
OS: Windows 10 64bit[14.5.0.1081]11.41 MBJul 09, 2015Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
(Note) Please install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 first.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit[13.6.2.1001]14.70 MBMay 27, 2015Intel SATA Preinstall driver
(For AHCI / RAID Mode)
Note: Windows setup to read from USB thumb drive.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 7 64bit[13.6.2.1001]0.53 MBMay 27, 2015Intel SATA Preinstall driver
(For AHCI / RAID Mode)
Note: Windows setup to read from USB thumb drive.
OS: Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 32bit[13.6.2.1001]0.31 MBMay 27, 2015Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit[4.5]47.94 MBMay 01, 2014Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
(Note) Please install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 first.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit[13.0.3.1001]13.80 MBMay 01, 2014 - USB 3.0
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VGA
VGAVersionSizeDateDownloadIntel VGA Driver
(Note) Only Supports Intel® 4th Generation Core™ Processor.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 7 64bit[15.36.18.64.4156]114.94 MBMay 22, 2015
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BIOS(+5)
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VersionSizeDateDownloadDescriptionF69.13 MBApr 23, 2015
- Supports Intel® 5th Generation Core™ Processor
- This BIOS prohibits updating to earlier version BIOS
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DescriptionVersionSizeDateDownloadIntel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU)
(Note) Support Intel Z170/X99/Z97 chipset motherboards.
(Note) Please update the latest BIOS version.
(Note) Please update Kernel-Mode Driver Framework version 1.11 first, if operation system is Windows 7.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 10 64bit,Windows 10 32bit6.2.0.1042.07 MBAug 25, 2016Cloud Station (Server) (Intel 8/9 series)
(Note) Support Intel 8/9 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
(Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 10 64bit,Windows 10 32bitB16.0225.132.65 MBFeb 25, 2016System Information Viewer (Intel 8/9 series)
(Note) Support Intel 8/9 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
(Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 10 64bit,Windows 10 32bitB15.1112.113.21 MBNov 12, 2015APP Center (Intel 8/9 series)
(Note) Support Intel 8/9 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
(Note) Please install Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 first before install APP Center utility.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 10 64bit,Windows 10 32bitB15.091622.16 MBSep 16, 2015@BIOS (Intel 8/9 series)
(Note) Support Intel 8/9 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
(Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 10 64bit,Windows 10 32bitB15.0630.118.60 MBAug 03, 2015EasyTune (Intel 8/9 series)
(Note) Support Intel 8/9 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
(Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.
(Note) Please remove current/ earlier version of EasyTune and GWUM Tools before install this.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 10 64bit,Windows 10 32bitB15.0626.166.25 MBAug 03, 2015EZ Setup (Intel 8/9 series)
(Note) Support Intel 8/9 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
(Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.
OS: Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 10 64bit,Windows 10 32bitB15.0811.127.93 MBAug 03, 2015Fast Boot (Intel 8/9 series)
(Note) Support Intel 8/9 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
(Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 10 64bit,Windows 10 32bitB15.0626.14.86 MBAug 03, 2015Smart Time Lock (Intel 8/9 series)
(Note) Support Intel 8/9 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
(Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 10 64bit,Windows 10 32bitB15.0626.118.36 MBAug 03, 2015Smart Recovery 2 (Intel 8/9 series)
(Note) Support Intel 8/9 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
(Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 10 64bit,Windows 10 32bitB15.0812.154.96 MBAug 03, 2015Cloud Station (PC) (Intel 8/9 series)
(Note) Support Intel 8/9 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
(Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 10 64bit,Windows 10 32bitB15.0327.14.73 MBAug 03, 2015V-Tuner (Intel 8/9 series)
(Note) Support Intel 8/9 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
(Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 10 64bit,Windows 10 32bitB15.0626.16.99 MBAug 03, 2015GIGABYTE Smart Switch
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 10 64bit,Windows 10 32bitB14.0828.19.98 MBAug 03, 2015OC Button Tool
(Note) Support Z97X-SOC Force / Z97X-SOC motherboards.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 10 64bit,Windows 10 32bitB15.0520.13.76 MBAug 03, 2015On/Off Charge™ / On/Off Charge™ 2 (Intel 8/9 series)
(Note) Support Intel 8/9 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
(Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.
(Note) Support iPhone/iPad/iPod touch devices with iOS 6.x, 7.x, 8.x
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 10 64bit,Windows 10 32bitB14.0217.15.86 MBAug 01, 2015Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
(Note) Support Intel 8/9 series motherboards.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 10 64bit,Windows 10 32bit4.5337.17 MBAug 25, 2014GIGABYTE TweakLauncher2
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bitB14.0611.16.67 MBAug 22, 2014USB Blocker (Intel 8/9 series)
(Note) Support Intel 8/9 series motherboards (support may vary by model).
(Note) Please install APP Center first before install this utility.
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 10 64bit,Windows 10 32bitB14.0819.14.45 MBAug 19, 2014ALLBenchmark Catzilla
Catzilla is a computer test focused to check your computer graphics capabilities. The test can analyze if your computer is suitable for latest games or watching HD movies in best quality. It can also suggest what hardware modules of your computer should be replaced in order to get best performance.
(Note) Support Intel 9 series motherboards.
OS: Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit1.2498.22 MBJun 25, 2014Intel® Rapid Start Technology (Intel 9 series)
(Note) Support Intel 9 series motherboards.(support may vary by model)
OS: Windows 8.1 64bit,Windows 8.1 32bit,Windows 8 64bit,Windows 8 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 7 32bit4.0.0.10681.97 MBApr 30, 2014
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1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.
2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.
Warning:
Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS, it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS. To flash the BIOS, do it with caution. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction.
Update CPU ID/Micro codes in new BIOS means?
[1] To support new series of CPUs, or [2] To support the same CPU but with new stepping. CPU support of motherboard is consist of BIOS and hardware design, detail CPU support information please see CPU support list.
Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS, it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS. To flash the BIOS, do it with caution. Inadequate BIOS flashing may result in system malfunction.
Update CPU ID/Micro codes in new BIOS means?
[1] To support new series of CPUs, or [2] To support the same CPU but with new stepping. CPU support of motherboard is consist of BIOS and hardware design, detail CPU support information please see CPU support list.
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#4. For better download quality, it is recommended to use software like Flashget or Getright to monitor your file download status for saving your treasure time and efforts.
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