Gigabyte GA-8I845GVM-775 [4/72] Table of content

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Table of Content

GA-8I845GVM775 Motherboard Layout ........................................................................6

Block Diagram................................................................................................................7

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ..................................................................................... 9

1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation.................................................................... 9

1-2 Feature Summary .......................................................................................... 10

1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink ...............................................................11

1-3-1 Installation of the CPU ..........................................................................................11

1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink .................................................................................. 12

1-4 Installation of Memory.................................................................................... 13

1-5 Install expansion cards................................................................................... 14

1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction ........................................................................... 15

1-7 Connectors Introduction .................................................................................. 16

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup................................................................................................ 25

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E2) ....................................................... 26

2-1 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................. 28

2-2 Advanced BIOS Features.............................................................................. 30

2-3 Integrated Peripherals..................................................................................... 32

2-4 Power Management Setup............................................................................. 34

2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations................................................................................. 36

2-6 PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 37

2-7 Frequency/Voltage Control ............................................................................. 38

2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................... 40

2-9 Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................................. 40

2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password..................................................................... 41

2-11 Save & Exit Setup......................................................................................... 42

2-12 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................... 42