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Table of Contents
Item Checklist ................................................................................................................. 6
GA-G1975X-C Motherboard Layout .............................................................................. 7
Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 8
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 .............................................................. 13
1-3-1 Installation of the CPU ......................................................................................... 13
1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink .................................................................................. 14
1-4 Installing/Removing Cool-Plus (Northbridge Cooling Fan) .............................. 15
1-5 Installation of Memory .................................................................................... 15
1-6 Installation of Expansion Cards ...................................................................... 17
1-7 Configuring a Multi-Graphics Cards System .................................................. 18
1-7-1 Configuring a Multi View System ...................................................................... 18
1-7-2 Configuring an ATi CrossFire
TM
System ........................................................... 19
1-8 I/O Back Panel Introduction ........................................................................... 20
1-9 Connectors Introduction .................................................................................. 21
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ................................................................................................ 33
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E2) ....................................................... 34
2-1 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................. 36
2-2 Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................................. 39
2-3 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................................... 42
2-4 Power Management Setup ............................................................................. 44
2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................................. 45
2-6 PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 46
2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ....................................................................... 48
2-8 Top Performance ............................................................................................. 52
2-9 Select Language ............................................................................................. 52
2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................... 53
2-11 Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................................. 53
2-12 Set Supervisor/User Password ..................................................................... 54
2-13 Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................... 55
2-14 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................... 55