Gigabyte GA-8I955X Royal, User Manual

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Table of Contents
GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard Layout ................................................. 7
Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 8
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 Installing/Removing Cool-Plus (Northbridge Cooling Fan) .............................. 14
1-5 Installation of Memory .................................................................................... 14
1-6 Installation of Expansion Cards ...................................................................... 16
1-7 Installation of U-Plus DPS (Universal Plus Dual Power System) ................. 17
1-8 I/O Back Panel Introduction ........................................................................... 18
1-9 Connectors Introduction .................................................................................. 19
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ................................................................................................ 29
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : GA-8I955X Royal F6c) ........................ 30
2-1
Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................. 32
2-2 Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................................. 34
2-3 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................................... 36
2-4 Power Management Setup ............................................................................. 39
2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................................. 40
2-6 PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 41
2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ....................................................................... 43
2-8 Select Language ............................................................................................. 46
2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................... 46
2-10 Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................................. 46
2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password ..................................................................... 47
2-12 Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................... 48
2-13 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................... 48
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