Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force (rev. 1.0) Intel USB 3.0 Driver 3.0.0.16 Download

Posted at October 31, 2025 by PCI-DB Team

Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force (rev. 1.0) Intel USB 3.0 Driver 3.0.0.16 Description

Specifications:

CPU:
- Support for Intel Core i7 processors/Intel Core i5 processors/ Intel Core i3 processors/Intel Pentium processors/Intel Celeron processors in the LGA1150 package
- L3 cache varies with CPU

Chipset:

- Intel Z97 Express Chipset

Memory:

- 4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory
- Dual channel memory architecture
- Support for DDR3 3300(O.C.) / 3200(O.C.) / 3100(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2600(O.C.) / 2500(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1800(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz memory modules
- Support for non-ECC memory modules
- Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

Integrated Graphics Processor:

- 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz
- 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz
- 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz or 2560x1600@60Hz
- 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz or 3840x2160@60Hz
- Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
- Maximum shared memory of 1 GB

Audio:

- Realtek ALC1150 codec
- High Definition Audio
- 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
- Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN:

- Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2201 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

Expansion Slots:

- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 (PCIEX16)
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
- 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)
- 1 x PCI Express x1 slot
- 2 x PCI slots

Multi-Graphics Technology:

- Support for 4-Way/3-Way/2-Way AMD CrossFire /2-Way NVIDIA SLI technology

Storage Interface:

- 1 x SATA Express connector
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
- (SATA Express and SATA3 4/5 connectors can only be used one at a time.)

USB:

- 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
- 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 2 ports onboard, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

Internal I/O Connectors:

- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connectorŠ
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 1 x OC PEG power connector
- 1 x SATA Express connectorŠ
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 1 x CPU fan header
- 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
- 6 x system fan headers
- 1 x front panel header
- 1 x front panel audio header
- 1 x S/PDIF Out header
- 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 header
- 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 1 x serial port header
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1 x power button
- 1 x reset button
- 1 x Clear CMOS button
- 1 x Gear button
- 1 x OC Turbo buttonŠ
- 1 x OC Tag button
- 1 x OC Trigger switch
- 1 x CPU BCLK Down button
- 1 x CPU BCLK Up button
- 1 x CPU Ratio Down button
- 1 x CPU Ratio Up button
- 1 x Memory Safe button
- 1 x Settings Lock button
- 1 x Direct to BIOS button
- 1 x OC DIMM switch
- 1 x OC PCIe switch
- 1 x OC Ignition button
- 1 x Clear Battery button
- 2 x BIOS switches
- 1 x onboard voltage measurement module

Back Panel Connectors:

- 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
- 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
- 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
- 1 x D-Sub port
- 1 x DVI-D port
- 1 x HDMI port
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
- 1 x RJ-45 port
- 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In, Line Out, Mic In)

I/O Controller:

- iTE I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring:

- System voltage detection
- CPU/System/Chipset temperature detection
- CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed detection
- CPU/System overheating warning
- CPU/CPU OPT/System fan fail warning
- CPU/CPU OPT/System fan speed control

Form Factor:

- ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm

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