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Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to their respective owners. Example: Disclaimer Information in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated,... Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. All rights reserved. No part of GIGABYTE. The trademarks mentioned in any form or by copyright laws and is the property of this manual is 1.0....
Changes to the specifications and features in this manual may be made by GIGABYTE without GIGABYTE's prior written permission. In order to their respective owners. Example: Disclaimer Information in this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated,... Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking for technical information. All rights reserved. No part of GIGABYTE. The trademarks mentioned in any form or by copyright laws and is the property of this manual is 1.0....
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Table of Contents GA-P61-S3-B3 Motherboard Layout 5 GA-P61-S3-B3 Motherboard Block Diagram 6 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 7 1-1 Installation Precautions 7 1-2 Product Specifications 8 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 11 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ...-Safe Defaults 35 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults 36 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password 36 2-12 Save & Exit Setup 37 2-13 Exit Without Saving 37 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 38 - 4 -
Table of Contents GA-P61-S3-B3 Motherboard Layout 5 GA-P61-S3-B3 Motherboard Block Diagram 6 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 7 1-1 Installation Precautions 7 1-2 Product Specifications 8 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 11 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ...-Safe Defaults 35 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults 36 2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password 36 2-12 Save & Exit Setup 37 2-13 Exit Without Saving 37 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 38 - 4 -
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...® H61 SATA2_2 SATA2_3 SATA2_0 SATA2_1 iTE IT8728 PCI2 M_BIOS PCIe to PCI PCI3 Bridge B_BIOS CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN2 F_USB2 F_USB1 F_PANEL Box Contents GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Two SATA cables I/O Shield * The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package...
...® H61 SATA2_2 SATA2_3 SATA2_0 SATA2_1 iTE IT8728 PCI2 M_BIOS PCIe to PCI PCI3 Bridge B_BIOS CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN2 F_USB2 F_USB1 F_PANEL Box Contents GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Motherboard driver disk User's Manual Two SATA cables I/O Shield * The box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package...
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...channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules Support for non-ECC memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) VIA VT1708 codec High Definition Audio ...channel * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. Support for S/PDIF Out LAN 1 x Atheros AR8151 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots ...
...channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules Support for non-ECC memory modules (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest supported memory speeds and memory modules.) VIA VT1708 codec High Definition Audio ...channel * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. Support for S/PDIF Out LAN 1 x Atheros AR8151 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots ...
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... LEDs. To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. •• When removing the cable connected to prevent an electrical short inside the cable connector. Use this jack. USB 2.0/1.1 Port The USB port supports...
... LEDs. To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. •• When removing the cable connected to prevent an electrical short inside the cable connector. Use this jack. USB 2.0/1.1 Port The USB port supports...
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...: Enabled) Disabled will turn off all of the integrated SATA controllers. USB Legacy Function Allows USB keyboard to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. BIOS Setup IDE Configures the SATA controller to IDE mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controller to enable advanced Serial ATA features...
...: Enabled) Disabled will turn off all of the integrated SATA controllers. USB Legacy Function Allows USB keyboard to install operating systems that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. BIOS Setup IDE Configures the SATA controller to IDE mode. (Default) AHCI Configures the SATA controller to enable advanced Serial ATA features...
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... Setup - 38 - Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install. The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click ...the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will install all the drivers that are recommended to install. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your...
... Setup - 38 - Or click Install Single Items to manually select the drivers you wish to install. The driver Autorun screen is automatically displayed which looks like that shown in the screen shot below. (If the driver Autorun screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer, double-click ...the optical drive and execute the Run.exe program.) After inserting the driver disk, "Xpress Install" will install all the drivers that are recommended to install. You can click the Install All button and "Xpress Install" will automatically scan your...