RegulatoryStatements
RegulatoryNotices
Thisdocumentmustnotbecopiedwithoutourwritten permission, and the contents there of must not be
impartedtoathirdpartynorbeusedforanyunauthorizedpurpose.Contraventionwillbeprosecuted.We
believethattheinformationcontainedhereinwasaccurateinallrespectsatthetimeofprinting.GIGABYTE
cannot,however,assumeanyresponsibilityforerrorsoromissionsinthistext.Alsonotethattheinforma-
tioninthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnoticeandshouldnotbeconstruedasacommitmentby
GIGABYTE.
OurCommitmenttoPreservingtheEnvironment
In addition to high-efciency performance, allGIGABYTE motherboards fulll European Union regulations
forRoHS(RestrictionofCertainHazardousSubstancesinElectricalandElectronicEquipment)andWEEE
(WasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment)environmentaldirectives,aswellasmostmajorworldwidesafety
requirements.To preventreleasesofharmfulsubstancesintotheenvironmentand tomaximizetheuseof
ournaturalresources,GIGABYTEprovidesthefollowinginformationonhowyoucanresponsiblyrecycleor
reusemostofthematerialsinyour"endoflife"product.
RestrictionofHazardousSubstances(RoHS)DirectiveStatement
GIGABYTEproductshave notintendedtoadd and safefromhazardoussubstances (Cd,Pb,Hg,Cr+6,
PBDEandPBB).ThepartsandcomponentshavebeencarefullyselectedtomeetRoHSrequirement.More-
over,weatGIGABYTEarecontinuingoureffortstodevelopproductsthatdonotuseinternationallybanned
toxic chemicals.
WasteElectrical&ElectronicEquipment(WEEE)DirectiveStatement
GIGABYTEwillfulllthenationallawsasinterpretedfromthe2002/96/ECWEEE(WasteElectricalandElec-
tronicEquipment)directive.TheWEEEDirectivespeciesthetreatment,collection,recyclinganddisposalof
electricandelectronicdevicesandtheircomponents.UndertheDirective,usedequipmentmustbemarked,
collectedseparately,anddisposedofproperly.
WEEESymbolStatement
Thesymbolshownbelowisontheproductoronitspackaging,whichindicatesthatthisproduct
mustnotbe disposedofwithotherwaste.Instead,the deviceshouldbetaken tothewaste
collectioncentersforactivationofthetreatment,collection, recycling and disposal procedure.
Theseparatecollectionandrecyclingofyourwasteequipmentatthetimeofdisposalwillhelpto
conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health
andtheenvironment.Formoreinformationaboutwhereyoucandropoffyourwasteequipmentforrecycling,
pleasecontactyourlocalgovernmentofce,yourhouseholdwastedisposalserviceorwhereyoupurchased
theproductfordetailsofenvironmentallysaferecycling.
w Whenyourelectricalor electronic equipmentisnolongeruseful to you,"takeitback"to your local or
regionalwastecollectionadministrationforrecycling.
w Ifyouneedfurtherassistanceinrecycling,reusinginyour"endoflife"product,youmaycontactusatthe
CustomerCarenumberlistedinyourproduct'suser'smanualandwewillbegladtohelpyouwithyour
effort.