GA-G1975X
Users Manual
Intel Pentium Processor Extreme Edition
Intel Pentium D / Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard
GA-G1975X Dec. 16
Motherboard
Motherboard
Copyright
Product Manual Classification
Table of Contents
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation
Chapter 4 Appendix
4-1-1
4-1-2
Item Checklist
Serial ATA Power Cable x
8-Channel Audio Combo kit x
2 Ports USB 2.0 + 2 Ports 1394 Cable x 1 I/O Shield
GA-G1975X Motherboard Layout
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Block Diagram
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation
Installation Notices
Instances of Non-Warranty
Feature Summary
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24-pin ATX power connector
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PCI Express x16 Frequency Allows 1MHz increment from 90MHz to
1-3-1 Installation of the CPU
1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink
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1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink
Male Push Pin The top of Female Push Pin Female Push Pin
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1-4 Installation of Memory
Notch DDR
Dual Channel Memory Configuration
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2 memory modules
4 memory modules
1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards
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1-6 Configuring a Multi-Graphics Cards System
1-6-1 Configuring a Multi View System
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card into the PCIE16 slot
1-6-2 Configuring an ATi CrossFireTM System
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PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector
1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction
Line In
Line Out
1-8 Connectors Introduction
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1/2 ATX12V2X4/ATX Power Connector
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Pin No
Definition
4/5/6 CPUFAN / SYSFAN / PWRFAN Cooler Fan Power Connector
3 PCIE12V Power Connector
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7 FDD Floppy Connector
8 IDE1 / IDE2 IDE Connector
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3 43
10 BATTERY
9 SATAII01 / SATAII23 SATA 3Gb/s Connector
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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
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14 SPDIFIO SPDIF In/Out
15 F USB1 / FUSB2 / GREENUSB Front USB Connector
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17 RFID
16 F11394 / F21394 IEEE 1394 Connector
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19 CI Chassis Intrusion, Case Open
18 PWRLED
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21 SURCEN Surround Center Connector
20 COMA COMA Connector
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22 PW1 / PW2
Clear CMOS + Power On
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PW1Red PW2Blue
Hardware Installation
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Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu
CONTROL KEYS
Main Menu
The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver. F1
F12 For Boot Menu
F12 For Boot Menu
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configuration
Standard CMOS Features
Date
Time
IDE Channel 0 Master, Slave
IDE Channel 2/3 Master
Drive A / Drive B
Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area
Halt on
Memory
Base Memory
Extended Memory
Total Memory
Advanced BIOS Features
Hard Disk Boot Priority
BIOS Flash Protection
First / Second / Third Boot Device
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up Num-Lock
Password Check
Interrupt Mode
Delay For HDD Secs
Limit CPUID Max. to
No-Execute Memory Protect Note
CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Note
Integrated Peripherals
SATA RAID / AHCI Mode
On-Chip SATA Mode
PATA IDE Set to
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM
USB Controller
USB 2.0 Controller
USB Keyboard Support
Power Management Setup
Power On by Ring
Resume by Alarm
Power On By Mouse
PnP/PCI Configurations
Power On By Keyboard
KB Power ON Password
PCI Latency Timer CLK
Current CPU Temperature
Current CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM
PC Health Status
PCI 1 IRQ Assignment
CPU Warning Temperature
CPU/POWER/SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning
CPU Smart FAN Control
CPU Smart FAN Mode
2-7 MB Intelligent TweakerM.I.T
C.A.M. Note
CPU Clock Ratio Note
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Robust Graphics Booster
C.I.A.2
CPU Host Clock Control
CPU Host FrequencyMhz
Memory Frequency Mhz
DIMM OverVoltage Control
PCI-E OverVoltage Control
FSB OverVoltage Control
DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay
Active to Precharge Delay
CAS Latency Time
DRAM RAS# Precharge
2-9 Select Language
Top Performance
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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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3-1 Install Chipset Drivers
Chapter 3Drivers Installation
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3-3 Driver CD Information
3-2 Software Applications
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3-4 Hardware Information
3-5 Contact Us
Drivers Installation
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U-PLUS D.P.S. Universal Plus Dual Power System
Chapter 4 Appendix
4-1 Unique Software Utilities
M.I.T. Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker
User Interface Overview
4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction
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4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction
How to use the Xpress Recovery2
System requirements
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The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2
1. RESTORE
2. BACKUP
4. REBOOT
4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction
A. What is Dual BIOS Technology?
B. How to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility?
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Wide Range Protection DisableDefault, Enable
Boot From Main BIOSDefault, Backup BIOS
Auto Recovery EnableDefault, Disable
Halt On Error DisableDefault, Enable
Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards
Method 1 Q-FlashTM Utility
Before You Begin
Part One
Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen
Task menu for Dual BIOS utility
Entering the Q-FlashTM utility
Task menu for Q-Flash utility
Steps
Using the Q-FlashTM utility
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BIOS, too
The BIOS file becomes Fab after updating
4 to flash the backup
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Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards
Part Two
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Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit
Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen
Using the Q-FlashTM utility
Task menu for Q-Flash utility
Action bar
Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully
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Method 2 @BIOSTM Utility
1. Methods and steps
Fig 2. Installation Complete and Run @BIOS
Click Start/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS
2. Note
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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
Before you begin
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
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Create RAID Volume¡G
3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS
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Create Volume
WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST
Delete RAID Volume
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cd bootdrv menu
4 Making a SATA Driver Disk
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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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S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit
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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
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4/4.1 Channel Speaker Configurations
Front Speaker Out
5.1 Channel Speaker Configurations
6.1 Channel Speaker Configurations
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Front Speaker Out
7.1 Channel Speaker Configurations
Enabling Digital Output
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Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out
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Please refer to Page
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
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Step 2 Configuring 3rd party SoftDVD players
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2.2 Using External Decoder
Appendix
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
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POST Error Code
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POST hex
Description
Assign memory & I/O resource
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Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper
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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Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD optional
Call chipset power management hook
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Appendix
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Contact Us
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Taiwan Headquarters
U.S.A
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China