Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3L (REV. 1.0) [4/120] Table of contents

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Table of Contents

Box Contents ...................................................................................................................6

Optional Items .................................................................................................................6

GA-P55-USB3L Motherboard Layout ..............................................................................7

GA-P55-USB3L Motherboard Block Diagram..................................................................8

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

1-1 Installation Precautions .................................................................................... 9

1-2 ProductSpecications .................................................................................... 10

1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler ............................................................... 13

1-3-1 Installing the CPU ...................................................................................................13

1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler .......................................................................................15

1-4 Installing the Memory ..................................................................................... 16

1-4-1 DualChannelMemoryConguration .....................................................................16

1-4-2 Installing a Memory ...............................................................................................17

1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 18

1-6 Back Panel Connectors .................................................................................. 19

1-7 Internal Connectors ........................................................................................ 21

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................31

2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 32

2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 33

2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ........................................................................ 35

2-4 Standard CMOS Features .............................................................................. 45

2-5 Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................................. 47

2-6 Integrated Peripherals .................................................................................... 49

2-7 Power Management Setup ............................................................................. 52

2-8 PC Health Status ............................................................................................ 54

2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults .................................................................................. 56

2-10 Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................................ 56

2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password ...................................................................... 57

2-12 Save & Exit Setup .......................................................................................... 58

2-13 Exit Without Saving ........................................................................................ 58