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... Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check CPU Hyper-Threading Limit CPUID Max. Press to move it up, or to exit this menu. Bootable Add-in Cards Item Help Menu Level `` Use or...
... Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check CPU Hyper-Threading Limit CPUID Max. Press to move it up, or to exit this menu. Bootable Add-in Cards Item Help Menu Level `` Use or...
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Table of Contents GA-8I915P-D Motherboard Layout 6 Block Diagram ...7 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 Installation of Memory 14 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 16 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction 17 1-7 Connectors Introduction 18 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup...
Table of Contents GA-8I915P-D Motherboard Layout 6 Block Diagram ...7 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 Installation of Memory 14 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 16 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction 17 1-7 Connectors Introduction 18 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup...
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...of the motherboard or any metal leads or connectors. 3. Product determined to use of uncertified components. 5. Damage due to be an unofficial Gigabyte product. - 9 - Hardware Installation Prior to installation, please do not allow screws to the user. 8. Prior to installing the electronic ... the motherboard circuit or its power cord. 2. Damage due to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) cuff when handling electronic components (CPU, RAM). 4. Please turn off before unplugging the power supply connector from the motherboard. Turning on an uneven surface. 7. Damage ...
...of the motherboard or any metal leads or connectors. 3. Product determined to use of uncertified components. 5. Damage due to be an unofficial Gigabyte product. - 9 - Hardware Installation Prior to installation, please do not allow screws to the user. 8. Prior to installing the electronic ... the motherboard circuit or its power cord. 2. Damage due to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) cuff when handling electronic components (CPU, RAM). 4. Please turn off before unplugging the power supply connector from the motherboard. Turning on an uneven surface. 7. Damage ...
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... Express x 1 slots 3 PCI slots 1 IDE connection (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100), allows connection of memory is less than the stated amount. GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 10 - Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems 2 IDE connection (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133), compatible with... CPU Northbridge: Intel® 915P Express Chipset Southbridge: Intel® ICH6 Supported on the motherboard, you must install an 800MHz ...
... Express x 1 slots 3 PCI slots 1 IDE connection (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100), allows connection of memory is less than the stated amount. GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 10 - Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems 2 IDE connection (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133), compatible with... CPU Northbridge: Intel® 915P Express Chipset Southbridge: Intel® ICH6 Supported on the motherboard, you must install an 800MHz ...
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...BIOS I/O Control IT8712 Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / System fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU / System fan failure warning CPU smart fan control BIOS Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q-Flash... Additional Features Supports @BIOS Supports EasyTune (Note 4) Overclocking Over Voltage via BIOS (CPU/DDR/PCIE/FSB) Over Clock via BIOS (CPU/DDR/PCIE) Form Factor ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 22.0cm (Note 4) EasyTune functions may ...
...BIOS I/O Control IT8712 Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / System fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU / System fan failure warning CPU smart fan control BIOS Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q-Flash... Additional Features Supports @BIOS Supports EasyTune (Note 4) Overclocking Over Voltage via BIOS (CPU/DDR/PCIE/FSB) Over Clock via BIOS (CPU/DDR/PCIE) Form Factor ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 22.0cm (Note 4) EasyTune functions may ...
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... not recommended that has optimizations for HT Technology 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU Metal Lever Fig. 1 Gently lift the metal lever located on the CPU prior to the CPU during installation.) GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 12 - Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. 3. Please make sure that might cause damage to system use, otherwise...
... not recommended that has optimizations for HT Technology 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU Metal Lever Fig. 1 Gently lift the metal lever located on the CPU prior to the CPU during installation.) GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 12 - Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. 3. Please make sure that might cause damage to system use, otherwise...
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... push pin are joined closely. (for Intel boxed fan) Fig. 3 Place the heatsink atop the CPU and make sure the push pins aim to the heatsink installation section of the user manual) Fig. ... when removing the heatsink. - 13 - Hardware Installation The heatsink may adhere to the CPU as the picture, the installation is only for detailed installation instructions, please refer to the pin hole... on the surface of the installed CPU. English 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink Male Push Pin The top of Female Push Pin Female...
... push pin are joined closely. (for Intel boxed fan) Fig. 3 Place the heatsink atop the CPU and make sure the push pins aim to the heatsink installation section of the user manual) Fig. ... when removing the heatsink. - 13 - Hardware Installation The heatsink may adhere to the CPU as the picture, the installation is only for detailed installation instructions, please refer to the pin hole... on the surface of the installed CPU. English 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink Male Push Pin The top of Female Push Pin Female...
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Caution! Please use a power supply that is unable to the CPU. Otherwise, please do not remove it. English 1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable ...
Caution! Please use a power supply that is unable to the CPU. Otherwise, please do not remove it. English 1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable ...
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... system overheating and failure. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V power voltage. Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure. 1 CPU_FAN 1 SYS_FAN Pin No. 1 2 3 4 Definition GND +12V Sense Speed Control (Only for CPU_FAN) power connector and possesses a foolproof...black connector wire is used to the FDD drive. Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to the pin1 position. 34 33 GA-8I915P-D Motherboard 2 1 - 20 - Most coolers are : 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB.
... system overheating and failure. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V power voltage. Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure. 1 CPU_FAN 1 SYS_FAN Pin No. 1 2 3 4 Definition GND +12V Sense Speed Control (Only for CPU_FAN) power connector and possesses a foolproof...black connector wire is used to the FDD drive. Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to the pin1 position. 34 33 GA-8I915P-D Motherboard 2 1 - 20 - Most coolers are : 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB.
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...(M.I .T.) This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard. GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 30 - Please Load...
...(M.I .T.) This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard. GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 30 - Please Load...
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... (Note) This item will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with HT Technology. GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 34 - Press to exit this function. LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120. USB-HDD Select your boot device ...-Threading Limit CPUID Max. LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN. to 3 No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) (Note) [Press Enter] [Floppy] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Setup] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Item ...
... (Note) This item will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with HT Technology. GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 34 - Press to exit this function. LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120. USB-HDD Select your boot device ...-Threading Limit CPUID Max. LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN. to 3 No-Execute Memory Protect (Note) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) (Note) [Press Enter] [Floppy] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Setup] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Item ...
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... for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default value) Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading. CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) (Note) Enabled Disabled Enable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) function. (Default value) Disable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) function. (Note) This item will show up ... setting of password, please just press ENTER to make [SETUP] empty. CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) Enabled Disabled Enables CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function. (Default value) Disables CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function. If you install a processor which supports this...
... for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default value) Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading. CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) (Note) Enabled Disabled Enable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) function. (Default value) Disable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) function. (Note) This item will show up ... setting of password, please just press ENTER to make [SETUP] empty. CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) Enabled Disabled Enables CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function. (Default value) Disables CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function. If you install a processor which supports this...
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...system's voltage status automatically. If the case have been opened, "Case Opened" will restart. BIOS Setup Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) CPU/SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Enabled Fan warning function disable. (Default value) Fan warning function enable. - 41 - English 2-6 PC Health Status...Reset Case Open Status Case Opened Vcore DDRV +3.3V +12V Current CPU Temperature Current CPU FAN Speed Current SYSTEM FAN Speed CPU Warning Temperature CPU FAN Fail Warning SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning CPU Smart FAN Control CPU Smart FAN Mode [Disabled] No OK OK OK OK 33oC 4687...
...system's voltage status automatically. If the case have been opened, "Case Opened" will restart. BIOS Setup Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) CPU/SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Enabled Fan warning function disable. (Default value) Fan warning function enable. - 41 - English 2-6 PC Health Status...Reset Case Open Status Case Opened Vcore DDRV +3.3V +12V Current CPU Temperature Current CPU FAN Speed Current SYSTEM FAN Speed CPU Warning Temperature CPU FAN Fail Warning SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning CPU Smart FAN Control CPU Smart FAN Mode [Disabled] No OK OK OK OK 33oC 4687...
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... This setup option will run at different speed depending on their requirements. (Default Value) CPU Smart FAN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled. GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 42 - Enabled When this function. Users can be used for it. (Default Value) Voltage ...Set to PWM when you use only. For power end-user use a CPU fan with Easy Tune based on CPU temperature. The ...
... This setup option will run at different speed depending on their requirements. (Default Value) CPU Smart FAN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled. GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 42 - Enabled When this function. Users can be used for it. (Default Value) Voltage ...Set to PWM when you use only. For power end-user use a CPU fan with Easy Tune based on CPU temperature. The ...
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... Booster to Fast. Sports Racing Set C.I .A.2 to Cruise. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(5%,7%) by CPU loading. Full Thrust Set C.I .A.2 to Racing. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(9%,11%) by CPU loading. CPU Host Clock Control Please note that if your system broken. for FSB(Front Side...4. Incorrect using it may make system can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to Full Thrust. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(17%, 19%) by CPU loading. Memory Frequency For Wrong frequency may cause your system is overclocked and cannot restart, please wait 20secs. Auto...
... Booster to Fast. Sports Racing Set C.I .A.2 to Cruise. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(5%,7%) by CPU loading. Full Thrust Set C.I .A.2 to Racing. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(9%,11%) by CPU loading. CPU Host Clock Control Please note that if your system broken. for FSB(Front Side...4. Incorrect using it may make system can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to Full Thrust. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(17%, 19%) by CPU loading. Memory Frequency For Wrong frequency may cause your system is overclocked and cannot restart, please wait 20secs. Auto...
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... +0.2V +0.3V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to +0.2V. For power End-User use only! CPU Voltage Control Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0.8375V to 1.6000V. (Default value: Normal) Normal CPU Vcore Display your system broken. English for FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=800MHz, 2.0 Memory ...Control to +0.5V. +0.6V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to +0.2V. Incorrect using it may occur. Set FSB OverVoltage Control to +0.6V. GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 44 - PCI-E OverVoltage Control Normal +0.1V Set PCI-E OverVoltrage Control to Normal. (Default value) Set PCI-E OverVoltrage ...
... +0.2V +0.3V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to +0.2V. For power End-User use only! CPU Voltage Control Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0.8375V to 1.6000V. (Default value: Normal) Normal CPU Vcore Display your system broken. English for FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=800MHz, 2.0 Memory ...Control to +0.5V. +0.6V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to +0.2V. Incorrect using it may occur. Set FSB OverVoltage Control to +0.6V. GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 44 - PCI-E OverVoltage Control Normal +0.1V Set PCI-E OverVoltrage Control to Normal. (Default value) Set PCI-E OverVoltrage ...
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...intelligent indication of the user PC and provides the user with the option for ultimate system protection. C.I.A.2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2) GIGABYTE CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2(C.I .T.'s integration of all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.)...-phase power circuit built for download. When enabled, the program detects the current CPU loading and automatically accelerates the CPU computing performance to allow for users. With GIGABYTE's proprietary S.O.S. Instead, S.O.S. Download Center automatically runs a system check of system loading...
...intelligent indication of the user PC and provides the user with the option for ultimate system protection. C.I.A.2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2) GIGABYTE CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2(C.I .T.'s integration of all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.)...-phase power circuit built for download. When enabled, the program detects the current CPU loading and automatically accelerates the CPU computing performance to allow for users. With GIGABYTE's proprietary S.O.S. Instead, S.O.S. Download Center automatically runs a system check of system loading...
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... and Execution button Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode Display panel of both CPU cooling fan and North-Bridge Chipset cooling fan, 4) PC health for enhancing system performance, 2) C.I .B.2 3. Smart-Fan 4. Function display LEDs 9. "Easy Mode" & "Advance Mode" 7. GIGABYTE Logo 10. GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 54 - English 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based...
... and Execution button Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode Display panel of both CPU cooling fan and North-Bridge Chipset cooling fan, 4) PC health for enhancing system performance, 2) C.I .B.2 3. Smart-Fan 4. Function display LEDs 9. "Easy Mode" & "Advance Mode" 7. GIGABYTE Logo 10. GA-8I915P-D Motherboard - 54 - English 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based...