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Optional Items .................................................................................................................6 Optional Items .................................................................................................................6
GA-P55A-UD3P/ GA-P55A-UD3R GA-P55A-UD3P/ GA-P55A-UD3R Motherboard Layout Motherboard Layout .................................................7 .................................................7
GA-P55A-UD3P/GA-P55A-UD3R GA-P55A-UD3P/GA-P55A-UD3R Motherboard Block Motherboard Block Diagram Diagram ......................................8 ......................................8
Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation Hardware Installation ............................................................... ............................................................... ......................9 ......................9
1-1 1-1 Installation Installation Precautions Precautions ................ ................ ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... ............ ............ 9 9
1-2 1-2 Product Product Specications Specications ........ ........ ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ........ ........ ......... ......... ......... ......... ..... ..... 10 10
1-3 1-3 Installing Installing the the CPU CPU and and CPU CPU Cooler Cooler ................... ................... ................... ................... .................. .................. ....... ....... 13 13
1-3-1 1-3-1 Installing Installing the the CPU CPU ...................... ...................... ....................... ....................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ..........13 ..........13
1-3-2 1-3-2 Installing Installing the the CPU CPU Cooler Cooler ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... .....................15 .....................15
1-4 1-4 Installing Installing the the Memory Memory ................... ................... ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... .......... .......... 16 16
1-4-1 1-4-1 Dual Dual Channel Channel Memory Memory Conguration Conguration ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...................... ...16 ...16
1-4-2 1-4-2 Installing Installing a a Memory ....... Memory ....... ...................... ...................... ....................... ....................... ...................... ...................... .....................17 .....................17
1-5 1-5 Installing Installing an an Expansion Expansion Card Card ................. ................. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. . . 18 18
1-6 1-6 Back Back Panel Panel Connectors Connectors ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ........ ........ ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .. .. 19 19
1-7 1-7 Internal Internal Connectors Connectors ................ ................ ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... ................ ................ 21 21
Chapter 2 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup .................................................................. .................................................................. ................................33 ................................33
2-1 2-1 Startup Startup Screen Screen ................. ................. .................. .................. ................... ................... ................... ................... .................. .................. .... .... 34 34
2-2 2-2 The The Main Main Menu Menu ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... 35 35
2-3 2-3 MB MB Intelligent Intelligent Tw Tw eaker(M.I.T eaker(M.I.T .) .) ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... ................ ................ 37 37
2-4 2-4 Standard Standard CMOS CMOS Features Features .................. .................. ................... ................... ................... ................... .................. .................. .... .... 46 46
2-5 2-5 Advanced Advanced BIOS BIOS Features Features ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... ................... ................... ... ... 48 48
2-6 2-6 Integrated Integrated Peripherals Peripherals .................. .................. ................... ................... ................... ................... .................. .................. .......... .......... 50 50
2-7 2-7 Power Power Management Management Setup Setup ................. ................. ................... ................... ................... ................... .................. .................. .... .... 54 54
2-8 2-8 PC PC Health Health Status Status ................. ................. .................. .................. ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... 56 56
2-9 2-9 Load Load Fail-Safe Fail-Safe Defaults Defaults ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ........ ........ ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .. .. 58 58
2-10 2-10 Load Load Optimized Optimized Defaults Defaults ................. ................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... ....... ....... 58 58
2-1 2-1 1 1 Set Set Supervisor/User Supervisor/User Password Password ................. ................. .................. .................. ................... ................... ................ ................ 59 59
2-12 2-12 Save Save & & Exit Exit Setup Setup .................. .................. .................. .................. ................... ................... ................... ................... ................ ................ 60 60
2-13 2-13 Exit Exit Without Without Saving Saving ................... ................... ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... ............. ............. 60 60
2-14 2-14 Security Security Chip Chip Conguration Conguration
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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................63 ........................................................................................63
3-1 3-1 Installing Installing Chipset Chipset Drivers Drivers ................ ................ ................... ................... ................... ................... .................. .................. ....... ....... 63 63
3-2 3-2 Application Application Software Software ................. ................. ................... ................... ................... ................... .................. .................. ............. ............. 64 64
3-3 3-3 T T echnical echnical Manuals Manuals .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... ................ ................ 64 64
3-4 3-4 Contact Contact ................. ................. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... ................ ................ 65 65
3-5 3-5 System System ................. ................. .................. .................. ................... ................... .................. .................. ................... ................... ................ ................ 65 65