Gigabyte GA-G41MT-S2 - Chapter 1 Hardware Installation

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Table of Contents
GA-G41MT-S2 Motherboard Layout ................................................................................5
GA-G41MT-S2 Motherboard Block Diagram ...................................................................6
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................................................7
1-1 Installation Precautions .................................................................................... 7
1-2 Product Specications ...................................................................................... 8
1-3 Installing the CPU .......................................................................................... 10
1-4 Installing the Memory ..................................................................................... 11
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 11
1-6 Back Panel Connectors .................................................................................. 12
1-7 Internal Connectors ........................................................................................ 13
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ..................................................................................................20
2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 20
2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 20
2-3 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ........................................................................ 21
2-4 Standard CMOS Features .............................................................................. 27
2-5 Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................................. 28
2-6 Advanced Chipset Features ........................................................................... 30
2-7 Integrated Peripherals .................................................................................... 31
2-8 Power Management Setup ............................................................................. 32
2-9 PnP/PCI Congurations ................................................................................. 34
2-10 PC Health Status ............................................................................................ 34
2-11 Load Fail-Safe Defaults .................................................................................. 35
2-12 Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................................ 36
2-13 Set Supervisor/User Password ...................................................................... 36
2-14 Save & Exit Setup .......................................................................................... 37
2-15 Exit Without Saving ........................................................................................ 37
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................38
Regulatory Statements .............................................................................................. 39