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Table of Contents Box Contents ...6 OptionalItems...6 GA-M720-US3 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 12 1-3-1... an Expansion Card 17 1-6 Back Panel Connectors 18 1-7 Internal Connectors 20 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 31 2-1 Startup Screen 32 2-2 The Main Menu 33 2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T 35 2-4 Standard CMOS Features 39 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features 41 2-6 IntegratedPeripherals 43 2-7 Power Management Setup 46 2-8 PnP/PCI Configurations 48 2-9 PC...
Table of Contents Box Contents ...6 OptionalItems...6 GA-M720-US3 Motherboard Layout 7 Block Diagram...8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Installation Precautions 9 1-2 Product Specifications 10 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 12 1-3-1... an Expansion Card 17 1-6 Back Panel Connectors 18 1-7 Internal Connectors 20 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 31 2-1 Startup Screen 32 2-2 The Main Menu 33 2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T 35 2-4 Standard CMOS Features 39 2-5 Advanced BIOS Features 41 2-6 IntegratedPeripherals 43 2-7 Power Management Setup 46 2-8 PnP/PCI Configurations 48 2-9 PC...
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... design. For optimum heat dissipation, it in damage to locate pin 1 of different color. 33 1 34 2 GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 22 - Overheating may hang. • These fan headers are : 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB. Do not place a jumper cap on the headers. 6) FDD (Floppy Disk Drive Connector) This connector is the...
... design. For optimum heat dissipation, it in damage to locate pin 1 of different color. 33 1 34 2 GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 22 - Overheating may hang. • These fan headers are : 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB. Do not place a jumper cap on the headers. 6) FDD (Floppy Disk Drive Connector) This connector is the...
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... move among the items and press to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS Version: F1ec) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status...
... move among the items and press to accept or enter a sub-menu. (Sample BIOS Version: F1ec) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status...
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..., set , or disable password. You can create up to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can also carry out this task.) GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 34 - A supervisor password allows you to save the current BIOS settings to the system and BIOS Setup. Pressing to 8 profiles (Profile... 1-8) and name each profile. First select the profile you wish to load, then press to complete. MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Use this menu to configure the system time and date, hard drive types, floppy disk drive types, and the type of the...
..., set , or disable password. You can create up to the confirmation message will exit BIOS Setup. (Pressing can also carry out this task.) GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 34 - A supervisor password allows you to save the current BIOS settings to the system and BIOS Setup. Pressing to 8 profiles (Profile... 1-8) and name each profile. First select the profile you wish to load, then press to complete. MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Use this menu to configure the system time and date, hard drive types, floppy disk drive types, and the type of the...
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... HT Link between the CPU and chipset. If this feature. - 35 - Auto BIOS will work stably with the CPU specifications. 2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CPU Frequency HT Link Frequency PCIE Clock CPU Clock Ratio CPU NorthBridge Freq. (Note) Robust Graphics Booster x VGA...
... HT Link between the CPU and chipset. If this feature. - 35 - Auto BIOS will work stably with the CPU specifications. 2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CPU Frequency HT Link Frequency PCIE Clock CPU Clock Ratio CPU NorthBridge Freq. (Note) Robust Graphics Booster x VGA...
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... stable BIOS settings for the motherboard. 2-11 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor...to operate in optimum state. 2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor...
... stable BIOS settings for the motherboard. 2-11 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor...to operate in optimum state. 2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor...
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... the password with up to 8 characters and then press . In BIOS Setup, you wish to make changes. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 52 - 2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management SEentutepr...
... the password with up to 8 characters and then press . In BIOS Setup, you wish to make changes. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 52 - 2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management SEentutepr...
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... BIOS Setup Main Menu. - 53 - 2-13 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password ...return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. 2-14 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor ...
... BIOS Setup Main Menu. - 53 - 2-13 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password ...return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. 2-14 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I .T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor ...
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... and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive. - 59 - System Requirements: • At least 512 MB of it . A. Chapter 4 Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 is a utility that has the operating system installed. • As Xpress Recovery2 will check the first...
... and the first SATA connectors, the hard drive on the first IDE connector is the first physical drive. - 59 - System Requirements: • At least 512 MB of it . A. Chapter 4 Unique Features 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 Xpress Recovery2 is a utility that has the operating system installed. • As Xpress Recovery2 will check the first...
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Select Load Optimized Defaults and press to enter BIOS Setup. The procedure is present on the POST screen. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 64 - Step 5: During the POST, press to load BIOS defaults. System will re-detect all peripherals devices after a... BIOS defaults. Step 4: Press and then to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated...
Select Load Optimized Defaults and press to enter BIOS Setup. The procedure is present on the POST screen. GA-M720-US3 Motherboard - 64 - Step 5: During the POST, press to load BIOS defaults. System will re-detect all peripherals devices after a... BIOS defaults. Step 4: Press and then to CMOS and exit BIOS Setup. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated...