Gigabyte GA-8I915P Duo-A [4/88] Table of contents

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Table of Contents

GA-8I915P Duo (Pro)-A 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 ................................................................ 12

1-3-1 Installation of the CPU ..................................................................................... 12

1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink ............................................................................... 13

1-4 Installation of Memory ........................................................................................ 14

1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards ......................................................................... 16

1-5-1 What is G.E.A.R.? ............................................................................................ 17

1-5-2 Graphics Card Support List .............................................................................. 17

1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction ............................................................................... 19

1-7 Connectors Introduction ..................................................................................... 20

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

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E11) ........................................................ 32

2-1 Standard CMOS Features .................................................................................. 34

2-2 Advanced BIOS Features .................................................................................. 36

2-3 Integrated Peripherals ........................................................................................ 38

2-4 Power Management Setup ................................................................................. 42

2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations ..................................................................................... 44

2-6 PC Health Status ................................................................................................. 45

2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) .......................................................................... 46

2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ...................................................................................... 48

2-9 Load Optimized Defaults .................................................................................... 48

2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password ......................................................................... 49

2-11 Save & Exit Setup ............................................................................................... 50

2-12 Exit Without Saving ............................................................................................. 50