Gigabyte GA-8I915MD-GV Manual De Usuario

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GA-8I915MD-G / GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard Layout ............................................... 7
Block Diagram (GA-8I915MD-G) ................................................................................... 8
Block Diagram (GA-8I915MD-GV) ................................................................................. 9

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ....................................................................................11

1-1

Considerations Prior to Installation ................................................................... 11

1-2

Feature Summary .......................................................................................... 12

1-3

Installation of the CPU and Heatsink .............................................................. 14

1-3-1

Installation of the CPU ......................................................................................... 14

1-3-2

Installation of the Heatsink .................................................................................. 15

1-4

Installation of Memory .................................................................................... 16

1-5

Installation of Expansion Cards ...................................................................... 18

1-5-1

Graphics Card Support List * ............................................................................. 18

1-6

I/O Back Panel Introduction ........................................................................... 20

1-7

Connectors Introduction .................................................................................. 21

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

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : GA-8I915MD-G F3a) ........................... 32
2-1

Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................. 34

2-2

Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................................. 36

2-3

Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................................... 38

2-4

Power Management Setup ............................................................................. 40

2-5

PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................................. 41

2-6

PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 42

2-7

Frequency/Voltage Control ............................................................................. 44

2-8

Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................... 45

2-9

Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................................. 45

2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password ..................................................................... 46
2-11 Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................... 47
2-12 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................... 47

"*" Only for GA-8I915MD-GV.