Table of Contents

Box Contents

 

6

Optional Items

 

6

GA-P31-ES3G 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

13

1-3-1

Installing the CPU

13

1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler

15

1-4

Installing the Memory

16

1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration

16

1-4-2

Installing a Memory

17

1-5

Installing an Expansion Card

18

1-6

Back Panel Connectors

19

1-7

Internal Connectors

21

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

31

2-1

Startup Screen

32

2-2

The Main Menu

33

2-3

Standard CMOS Features

35

2-4

Advanced BIOS Features

37

2-5

Integrated Peripherals

39

2-6

Power Management Setup

42

2-7

PnP/PCI Configurations

44

2-8

PC Health Status

45

2-9

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

47

2-10

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

50

2-11

Load Optimized Defaults

50

2-12

Set Supervisor/User Password

51

2-13

Save & Exit Setup

52

2-14

Exit Without Saving

52

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