Gigabyte GA-8I915P Duo Pro-A User manual

GA-8I915PSeries
Intel®Pentium®4LGA775 ProcessorMotherboard
User'sManual
Rev.2002
12ME-8I915PU-2002

Motherboard GA-8I915P/GA-8I915P Ultra/ GA-8I915P Pro/GA-8I915P-G
Aug. 17, 2004
Aug.17, 2004
Motherboard
GA-8I915P/GA-8I915P Ultra/GA-8I915P Pro/GA-8I915P-G

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TableofContents
GA-8I915P(Ultra)(Pro)(-G)MotherboardLayout ........................................................6
BlockDiagram...........................................................................................................7
Chapter1HardwareInstallation ..................................................................................9
1-1ConsiderationsPriortoInstallation .........................................................................9
1-2FeatureSummary.................................................................................................10
1-3Installation ofthe CPUand Heatsink...................................................................12
1-3-1Installation ofthe CPU.................................................................................... 12
1-3-2Installation ofthe Heatsink.............................................................................. 13
1-4Installation ofMemory...........................................................................................14
1-5Installexpansioncards.........................................................................................16
1-6I/OBack PanelIntroduction .................................................................................17
1-7ConnectorsIntroduction ........................................................................................18
Chapter2BIOSSetup ............................................................................................ 29
The MainMenu (Forexample:BIOSVer.:F1)............................................................30
2-1StandardCMOSFeatures...................................................................................32
2-2Advanced BIOSFeatures....................................................................................34
2-3IntegratedPeripherals...........................................................................................36
2-4PowerManagementSetup ...................................................................................40
2-5PnP/PCIConfigurations.......................................................................................42
2-6PCHealthStatus..................................................................................................43
2-7MBIntelligentTweaker(M.I.T.).............................................................................44
2-8 LoadFail-SafeDefaults.........................................................................................46
2-9 LoadOptimizedDefaults.......................................................................................46
2-10 SetSupervisor/UserPassword..........................................................................47
2-11 Save&ExitSetup ...............................................................................................48
2-12 ExitWithoutSaving ..............................................................................................48

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Chapter3Install Drivers......................................................................................... 49
3-1Install ChipsetDrivers..........................................................................................49
3-2SoftwareApplications............................................................................................50
3-3DriverCD Information ...........................................................................................50
3-4HardwareInformation ...........................................................................................51
3-5ContactUs............................................................................................................51
Chapter4Appendix............................................................................................... 53
4-1Unique SoftwareUtilities......................................................................................53
4-1-1Xpress RecoveryIntroduction ....................................................................... 54
4-1-2FlashBIOSMethod Introduction .................................................................... 57
4-1-3 2 /4/5.1/7.1ChannelAudioFunction Introduction .................................. 68
4-2Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................74