Intel Pentium D / Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard
GA-G1975X
Users Manual
Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition
Motherboard
GA-G1975X Dec. 16
Motherboard
Product Manual Classification
Copyright
Table of Contents
4-1-2
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation
Chapter 4 Appendix
4-1-1
2 Ports USB 2.0 + 2 Ports 1394 Cable x 1 I/O Shield
Item Checklist
Serial ATA Power Cable x
8-Channel Audio Combo kit x
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GA-G1975X Motherboard Layout
Block Diagram
Instances of Non-Warranty
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation
Installation Notices
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Feature Summary
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24-pin ATX power connector
PCI Express x16 Frequency Allows 1MHz increment from 90MHz to
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1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink
1-3-1 Installation of the CPU
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1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink
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Male Push Pin The top of Female Push Pin Female Push Pin
1-4 Installation of Memory
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Notch DDR
4 memory modules
Dual Channel Memory Configuration
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2 memory modules
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1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards
card into the PCIE16 slot
1-6 Configuring a Multi-Graphics Cards System
1-6-1 Configuring a Multi View System
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1-6-2 Configuring an ATi CrossFireTM System
Line Out
PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector
1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction
Line In
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1-8 Connectors Introduction
Definition
1/2 ATX12V2X4/ATX Power Connector
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Pin No
3 PCIE12V Power Connector
4/5/6 CPUFAN / SYSFAN / PWRFAN Cooler Fan Power Connector
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3 43
7 FDD Floppy Connector
8 IDE1 / IDE2 IDE Connector
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9 SATAII01 / SATAII23 SATA 3Gb/s Connector
10 BATTERY
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11 FPANEL Front Panel Jumper
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12 FAUDIO Front Audio Connector
13 CDIN CD IN
Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector
15 F USB1 / FUSB2 / GREENUSB Front USB Connector
14 SPDIFIO SPDIF In/Out
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16 F11394 / F21394 IEEE 1394 Connector
17 RFID
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18 PWRLED
19 CI Chassis Intrusion, Case Open
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20 COMA COMA Connector
21 SURCEN Surround Center Connector
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PW1Red PW2Blue
22 PW1 / PW2
Clear CMOS + Power On
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Hardware Installation
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Main Menu
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu
CONTROL KEYS
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally
The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver. F1
F12 For Boot Menu
F12 For Boot Menu
PnP/PCI Configuration
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Power Management Setup
IDE Channel 0 Master, Slave
Standard CMOS Features
Date
Time
Halt on
IDE Channel 2/3 Master
Drive A / Drive B
Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area
Total Memory
Memory
Base Memory
Extended Memory
First / Second / Third Boot Device
Advanced BIOS Features
Hard Disk Boot Priority
BIOS Flash Protection
Interrupt Mode
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up Num-Lock
Password Check
CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Note
Delay For HDD Secs
Limit CPUID Max. to
No-Execute Memory Protect Note
PATA IDE Set to
Integrated Peripherals
SATA RAID / AHCI Mode
On-Chip SATA Mode
USB Keyboard Support
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM
USB Controller
USB 2.0 Controller
Power On By Mouse
Power Management Setup
Power On by Ring
Resume by Alarm
PCI Latency Timer CLK
PnP/PCI Configurations
Power On By Keyboard
KB Power ON Password
PCI 1 IRQ Assignment
Current CPU Temperature
Current CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM
PC Health Status
CPU Smart FAN Mode
CPU Warning Temperature
CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning
CPU Smart FAN Control
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2-7 MB Intelligent TweakerM.I.T
C.A.M. Note
CPU Clock Ratio Note
CPU Host FrequencyMhz
Robust Graphics Booster
C.I.A.2
CPU Host Clock Control
FSB OverVoltage Control
Memory Frequency Mhz
DIMM OverVoltage Control
PCI-E OverVoltage Control
DRAM RAS# Precharge
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay
Active to Precharge Delay
CAS Latency Time
Top Performance
2-9 Select Language
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2-10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
2-11
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2-13 Save & Exit Setup
Set Supervisor/User Password
2-12
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2-14 Exit Without Saving
Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS
Type N will return to Setup Utility
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Chapter 3Drivers Installation
3-1 Install Chipset Drivers
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3-2 Software Applications
3-3 Driver CD Information
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3-4 Hardware Information
3-5 Contact Us
Drivers Installation
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M.I.T. Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker
U-PLUS D.P.S. Universal Plus Dual Power System
Chapter 4 Appendix
4-1 Unique Software Utilities
4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction
User Interface Overview
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4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction
How to use the Xpress Recovery2
System requirements
4. REBOOT
The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2
1. RESTORE
2. BACKUP
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4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction
A. What is Dual BIOS Technology?
B. How to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility?
Halt On Error DisableDefault, Enable
Wide Range Protection DisableDefault, Enable
Boot From Main BIOSDefault, Backup BIOS
Auto Recovery EnableDefault, Disable
Part One
Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards
Method 1 Q-FlashTM Utility
Before You Begin
Task menu for Q-Flash utility
Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen
Task menu for Dual BIOS utility
Entering the Q-FlashTM utility
Using the Q-FlashTM utility
Steps
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BIOS, too
The BIOS file becomes Fab after updating
4 to flash the backup
Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit
Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards
Part Two
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Action bar
Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen
Using the Q-FlashTM utility
Task menu for Q-Flash utility
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Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully
Click Start/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS
Method 2 @BIOSTM Utility
1. Methods and steps
Fig 2. Installation Complete and Run @BIOS
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2. Note
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Before you begin
4-1-4 Configuring SATA Hard Drives Controller Intel ICH7R
To configure SATA hard drives, follow the steps below
1 Installing SATA hard drives in your computer
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2 Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup
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Later, select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu. In the Hard Disk Boot Priority submenu, select the model of the SATA hard drive onto which you intent to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Figure
3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS
Create RAID Volume¡G
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Create Volume
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WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST
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Delete RAID Volume
4 Making a SATA Driver Disk
cd bootdrv menu
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S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit
5 Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation
Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SCSI or RAID driver
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WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to Setup
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Accessing Creative Speaker Settings
4-1-5 2- / 4- / 5.1- / 6.1- / 7.1- Channel Audio Function
Introduction
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2/2.1 Channel Speaker Configurations
Configuring Multi-Channel Speakers with Audio Combo Kit
Installing Audio Combo Kit
4/4.1 Channel Speaker Configurations
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Front Speaker Out
Front Speaker Out
5.1 Channel Speaker Configurations
6.1 Channel Speaker Configurations
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Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out
7.1 Channel Speaker Configurations
Enabling Digital Output
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Please refer to Page
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4-1-6 DTS Introduction 1. Introduction
2. DTS-ES
2.1 Using Creative Built-in decoder Step 1 Device Control
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By default, the on-board Creative audio device provides the decoding. The Use Installed Decoder option will be checked
Step 2 Configuring 3rd party SoftDVD players
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2.2 Using External Decoder
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Appendix
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2.3 Decoding using SoftDVD player
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3. DTS Neo6
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4. Final Word
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4-2 Troubleshooting
Description
POST Error Code
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POST hex
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Assign memory & I/O resource
Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper
Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD optional
Okay to enter Setup utility i.e. not until this POST stage can users
Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup
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Call chipset power management hook
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Appendix
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U.S.A
Contact Us
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Taiwan Headquarters
China
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