Gigabyte Ga8i915pd Manual

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English2-6 PC Health Status
Reset Case Open Status
Disabled Dont reset case open status. (Default value)
Enabled Clear case open status at next boot.
Case Opened
If the case is closed, Case Opened will show No.
If the case have been opened, Case Opened will show Yes.
If you want to reset Case Opened value, set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled and save
CMOS, your computer will restart.
Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDRV / +3.3V / +12V
Detect systems voltage status automatically.
Current...

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CPU Smart FAN Control
Disabled Disable this function.
Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU fan will run at different speed depending on
CPU temperature. Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on
their requirements. (Default Value)
CPU Smart FAN Mode
This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled.
AutoBIOS autodetects the type of CPU fan you installed and sets the optimal CPU
Smart FAN control mode for it. (Default Value)...

BIOS Setup - 43 -
EnglishRobust Graphics Booster
Select the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get higher performance.
AutoSet Robust Graphics Booster to Auto. (Default value)
Fast Set Robust Graphics Booster to Fast.
Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo.
C.I.A.2
C.I.A.2 (CPU Intelligent Acelerator 2) is designed to detect CPU loading during software program
executing, and automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance.
Disabled Disable this function....

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for FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=800MHz,
2.0 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.0.
2.66Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.66.
3.00Memory Frequency = Host clock X 3.00.
AutoSet Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default value)
Memory Frequency (Mhz)
The values depend on Memory Frequency For item.
DIMM OverVoltage Control
Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the DIMM voltage, damage
to the memory may occur.
NormalSet DIMM OverVoltage...

BIOS Setup - 45 -
English2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system
performance.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software
`Standard CMOS Features
`Advanced BIOS Features
`Integrated Peripherals
`Power Management Setup
`PnP/PCI Configurations
`PC Health Status
`MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
ESC: QuitKLJI: Select Item
F8: Q-FlashF10: Save & Exit Setup
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Fail-Safe Defaults...

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2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password
When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist
you in creating a password.
Type the password, up to eight characters, and press . You will be asked to confirm the password.
Type the password again and press . You may also press  to abort the selection and not enter
a password.
To disable password, just press  when you are prompted to enter password. A message
PASSWORD DISABLED...

BIOS Setup - 47 -
English2-11 Save & Exit Setup
Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.
Type N will return to Setup Utility.
2-12 Exit Without Saving
Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.
Type N will return to Setup Utility.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software
`Standard CMOS Features
`Advanced BIOS Features
`Integrated Peripherals
`Power Management Setup
`PnP/PCI Configurations
`PC Health Status
`MB Intelligent...

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Install Drivers - 49 -
EnglishChapter 3  Install Drivers
Pictures below are shown in Windows XP.
Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver
CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM
device icon in My computer, and execute the Run.exe.
3-1 Install Chipset Drivers
After insert the driver CD, Xpress Install will  scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that
recommended to install....

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3-2 Software Applications
This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone
you want and press install to install them.
3-3 Driver CD Information
This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.