Table Of Contents - Gigabyte GA-K8U User Manual

GA-K8U Motherboard Layout ........................................................................................ 6
Block Diagram ............................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ................................................................................... 9
1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation ................................................................. 9
1-2 Feature Summary .......................................................................................... 10
1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink ............................................................ 11
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1-4 Installation of Memory ................................................................................... 13
1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards .................................................................... 14
1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction .......................................................................... 15
1-7 Connectors Introduction ................................................................................ 16
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ............................................................................................... 27
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : D3) ....................................................... 28
2-1 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................. 30
2-2 Advanced BIOS Features ............................................................................. 32
2-3 Integrated Peripherals ................................................................................... 33
2-4 Power Management Setup ............................................................................ 36
2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................................ 38
2-6 PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 39
2-7 Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................................................... 40
2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................ 41
2-9 Load Optimized Defaults ............................................................................... 41
2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password ..................................................................... 42
2-11 Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................... 43
2-12 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................... 43

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Installation of the CPU .......................................................................................... 11
Installation of the Heatsink ................................................................................... 12
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