Gigabyte GA-M68M-S2 (rev.1) [4/96] Table of contents

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Table of Contents

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

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

GA-M68M-S2 Motherboard Layout................................................................................ 7

Block Diagram................................................................................................................ 8

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

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

1-2 Product Specifications .................................................................................... 10

1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler.............................................................. 12

1-3-1 Installing the CPU ................................................................................................ 12

1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler ................................................................................... 14

1-4 Installing the Memory ..................................................................................... 15

1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration................................................................ 15

1-4-2 Installing a Memory............................................................................................. 16

1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 17

1-6 Back Panel Connectors ................................................................................. 18

1-7 Internal Connectors ........................................................................................ 20

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 ............................................................................. 38

2-5 Advanced BIOS Features.............................................................................. 40

2-6 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................................... 42

2-7 Power Management Setup ............................................................................. 45

2-8 PnP/PCI Configurations................................................................................. 47

2-9 PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 48

2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................... 50

2-11 Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................................. 50

2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password..................................................................... 51

2-13 Save & Exit Setup......................................................................................... 52

2-14 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................... 52