Gigabyte GA-8VM800M user manual Installation of Expansion Cards

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1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards

You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:

1.Read the related expansion card's instruction document before installing the expansion card into the computer.

2.Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer.

3.Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard.

4.Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.

5.Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.

6.Replace your computer's chassis cover.

7.Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS.

8.Install related driver from the operating system.

Installing a AGP expansion card:

Please carefully pull out the small white- drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install/uninstall the VGA card. Please align the VGA card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on the slot. Make sure your VGA card is locked by the small white-drawable bar.

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Contents GA-8VM800M Motherboard GA-8VM800M Product Manual Classification CopyrightTable of Contents Drivers Installation GA-8VM800M GA-8VM800M Motherboard LayoutBlock Diagram Page Preparing Your Computer Considerations Prior to InstallationInstallation Notices Instances of Non-WarrantyFeature Summary Use of licensed Award Bios Installation of the CPU Installation of the CPU and HeatsinkInstallation of the Heatsink Installation of Memory Installation of Expansion Cards I/O Back Panel Introduction English Connectors IntroductionATX12V/ATX Power Connector FDD FDD Connector Cpufan Cooler Fan Power ConnectorSATA0/SATA1 Serial ATA Connector IDE1/IDE2 IDE ConnectorFpanel Front Panel Connector Pwrled Faudio Front Audio Panel ConnectorSurcen Cdin CD in ConnectorComb Comb Connector FUSB1 / FUSB2 Front USB ConnectorsClrcmos Clear Cmos BAT BatteryEnglish Main Menu Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup MenuMain Menu For example Bios Ver. F1a Standard Cmos Features Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area IDE Channel 2/3 MasterDrive a / Drive B Extended Memory Halt onMemory Base MemoryPassword Check Advanced Bios FeaturesHard Disk Boot Priority First / Second / Third Boot DeviceIntegrated Peripherals CPU Hyper-ThreadingLimit Cpuid Max. to USB 1.1 Controller On-Chip LAN Boot ROMParallel Port Mode VIA Onboard LANLegacy USB storage detect Power Management SetupPME Event Wake Up Keyboard Power OnMouse Power On Resume by AlarmPCI 1 IRQ Assignment PnP/PCI ConfigurationsCurrent CPU FAN Speed RPM Current CPU TemperaturePC Health Status Current VoltageV Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12VFrequency / Voltage Control Dimm OverVoltage Control Dram ClockLoad Optimized Defaults Load Fail-Safe DefaultsSet Supervisor/User Password Exit Without Saving Save & Exit SetupEnglish Install Chipset Drivers Drivers InstallationSoftware Information Software ApplicationContact Us Hardware InformationEnglish Unique Software Utilities User Interface Overview EasyTune 5 IntroductionXpress Recovery2 Introduction How to use the Xpress Recovery2System requirements Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 PrecautionsLimitations Flash Bios Method Introduction Method 1 Q-FlashTMUtilityBefore You Begin Task menu for Q-Flash utility Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual Bios utility screenTask menu for Dual Bios utility Entering the Q-FlashTMutilitySteps Using the Q-FlashTMutilityYou can repeat to Part Two English Exploring the Q-FlashTMutility screenBios file becomes F4 after updating Congratulation!! You have updated Bios successfullyMethods and steps Method 2 @BIOSTM UtilityEnglish RAID Levels Serial ATA Bios Setting Utility IntroductionConfiguring the VT8237VT8237R/VT8237R Plus Sata RAID Bios Create Array 111.79 Stripe0 SerialCh1 Master ST3120026AS Delete Array Serial Number View Cd bootdrv Menu Installing the RAID drivers5 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction Channel Audio SetupChannel Analog Audio Output Mode Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode English Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Notes Troubleshooting English English English English Taiwan Headquarters Contact UsChina Shanghai