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