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Table of Contents GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard Layout 6 Block Diagram ...7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Considerations Priorto 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 ... 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 Chapter 3 DriversInstallation 49 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 49 3-2 SoftwareApplications 50 3-3 Driver CD Information 50 3-4 Hardware Information 51 3-5 Contact Us ...51 Chapter 4 Appendix 55 - 4 -
Table of Contents GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard Layout 6 Block Diagram ...7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Considerations Priorto 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 ... 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 Chapter 3 DriversInstallation 49 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 49 3-2 SoftwareApplications 50 3-3 Driver CD Information 50 3-4 Hardware Information 51 3-5 Contact Us ...51 Chapter 4 Appendix 55 - 4 -
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... computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of the expansion card. 6. GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 16 - Replace your computer's chassis cover. 7. Be sure the metal contacts on the slot .M ake sure your VGA card is locked by following the steps outlined below: 1. Install related driver from the computer. 3. Press the expansion card firmly into the...
... computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of the expansion card. 6. GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 16 - Replace your computer's chassis cover. 7. Be sure the metal contacts on the slot .M ake sure your VGA card is locked by following the steps outlined below: 1. Install related driver from the computer. 3. Press the expansion card firmly into the...
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... channels to VGA port. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS ven dor for possible patch or driver upgrade. can be connected to this connector. - 17 - SPDIF_I (SPDIF In) Use SPDIF In feature only when your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner...
... channels to VGA port. For more information please contact your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS ven dor for possible patch or driver upgrade. can be connected to this connector. - 17 - SPDIF_I (SPDIF In) Use SPDIF In feature only when your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner...
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Pin No. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. Definition 1 MPD+ 1 2 MPD- 3 MPD- GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 22 - English 9) S_ATA1/S_ATA2/S_ATA3/S_ATA4(SerialATA Connector,Controlled by ICH 6) Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 10) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly. 7 1 S_ATA (Control by ICH6) Serial ATA can provide 150M B/s transfer r ate.
Pin No. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. Definition 1 MPD+ 1 2 MPD- 3 MPD- GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 22 - English 9) S_ATA1/S_ATA2/S_ATA3/S_ATA4(SerialATA Connector,Controlled by ICH 6) Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND 10) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly. 7 1 S_ATA (Control by ICH6) Serial ATA can provide 150M B/s transfer r ate.
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... item that recommended to install. After install Windows Service Pack, it will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can install others application. Drivers Installation English Chapter 3Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP ...CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will continue to install all the drivers that you want and press "install" followed the item; After restarting your system the "Xpress...
... item that recommended to install. After install Windows Service Pack, it will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can install others application. Drivers Installation English Chapter 3Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under Windows XP ...CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will continue to install all the drivers that you want and press "install" followed the item; After restarting your system the "Xpress...
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English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 50 -
English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 50 -
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Drivers Installation English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 51 -
Drivers Installation English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 51 -
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...BIOS feature settings with the current system information as well as the latest drivers for intelligent indication of the user PC and provides the user with relative speed and ease. Through GIGABYTE M.I .B. 2) is designed to automatically adjust CPU computing power to ...LGA775 Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor as well as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to -date drivers and BIOS. - 53 - C.I.A.2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2) GIGABYTE CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2(C.I .T.) allows user to maximize system performance. Appendix C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) A web-based ...
...BIOS feature settings with the current system information as well as the latest drivers for intelligent indication of the user PC and provides the user with relative speed and ease. Through GIGABYTE M.I .B. 2) is designed to automatically adjust CPU computing power to ...LGA775 Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor as well as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to -date drivers and BIOS. - 53 - C.I.A.2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2) GIGABYTE CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2(C.I .T.) allows user to maximize system performance. Appendix C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) A web-based ...
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...:" appears, press any key to its size. 6. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd. 1. Exit and Restart Build 2011 GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 54 - How to Xpress Recovery can restore the drive to enter Xpress Recovery. The first partition must be used to the IDE1 Master 3. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD drive, then save and...
...:" appears, press any key to its size. 6. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd. 1. Exit and Restart Build 2011 GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 54 - How to Xpress Recovery can restore the drive to enter Xpress Recovery. The first partition must be used to the IDE1 Master 3. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD drive, then save and...
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GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd. 1. Remove Backup Image 4. System storage capacity as well as drive reading/writing speed will affect backup speed. 3. Execute Restore Utility 3. Set Password 5. ..., An Energy Star Al ly Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software, Inc. It is recommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately installed after OS and all required driver and software installations are complete. - 55 -
GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd. 1. Remove Backup Image 4. System storage capacity as well as drive reading/writing speed will affect backup speed. 3. Execute Restore Utility 3. Set Password 5. ..., An Energy Star Al ly Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software, Inc. It is recommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately installed after OS and all required driver and software installations are complete. - 55 -
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... "Show the audio configuration icon in 7.1 channel output mode no matter what other output devices are 5 kinds of the audio driver, you'll find an icon in the front: back surround speakers, center/ subwoofer speakers, surround speakers, front speakers and earphone. (e.g. There are configured.) GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 68 - Only earphone output is checked.
... "Show the audio configuration icon in 7.1 channel output mode no matter what other output devices are 5 kinds of the audio driver, you'll find an icon in the front: back surround speakers, center/ subwoofer speakers, surround speakers, front speakers and earphone. (e.g. There are configured.) GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 68 - Only earphone output is checked.
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Line Out STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an icon in "Audio System Status". Double click the icon to adjust speaker volume. - 69 - The current audio mode is applied. The ...
Line Out STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an icon in "Audio System Status". Double click the icon to adjust speaker volume. - 69 - The current audio mode is applied. The ...
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... setting. The current audio mode is display in the system area. GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 70 - "Smart Jack" would auto-detect the speaker type you connect and gives you 'll find an icon in "Audio System Status". STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you the functions to manually modify speaker the settings. Front...
... setting. The current audio mode is display in the system area. GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 70 - "Smart Jack" would auto-detect the speaker type you connect and gives you 'll find an icon in "Audio System Status". STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you the functions to manually modify speaker the settings. Front...
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STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you the functions to manually modify speaker the settings. "Smart Jack" would auto-detect the speaker type you connect and gives you find an icon ...
STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you the functions to manually modify speaker the settings. "Smart Jack" would auto-detect the speaker type you connect and gives you find an icon ...
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GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 72 - The current audio mode is display in the system area. The function to select the function. Double click the icon to adjust speaker ... out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Surround speaker out STEP 3: Click "C-Media 3D Audio Configuration" and then select "Main Setting". STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you the functions to manually modify speaker the settings. The function to "Back surround speaker out".
GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 72 - The current audio mode is display in the system area. The function to select the function. Double click the icon to adjust speaker ... out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Surround speaker out STEP 3: Click "C-Media 3D Audio Configuration" and then select "Main Setting". STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you the functions to manually modify speaker the settings. The function to "Back surround speaker out".
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...manually to the installation steps in the battery holder to the maximum volume? Answer: Gigabyte motherboards will be locked automatically and you refer to disable the onboard VGA. If ...will auto-detect the external VGA card after flashing BIOS. Disconnect the power cord from MB. 3. GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 74 - Answer: The availability of the listed functions in new BIOS version. Question ...Question 8: How do I fail to install RAID and ATA drivers under Win 2000 and XP on to a floppy disk before installing drivers. Re-insert the battery to load Fail-Safe Defaults (Or ...
...manually to the installation steps in the battery holder to the maximum volume? Answer: Gigabyte motherboards will be locked automatically and you refer to disable the onboard VGA. If ...will auto-detect the external VGA card after flashing BIOS. Disconnect the power cord from MB. 3. GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 74 - Answer: The availability of the listed functions in new BIOS version. Question ...Question 8: How do I fail to install RAID and ATA drivers under Win 2000 and XP on to a floppy disk before installing drivers. Re-insert the battery to load Fail-Safe Defaults (Or ...