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