Gigabyte GA-8I915MD, User Manual

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Table of Contents
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.