Owner's Manual

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Table of Contents
Box Contents ................................................................................................................. 6
Optional Items................................................................................................................. 6
GA-M61PME-S2P Motherboard Layout......................................................................... 7
Block Diagram................................................................................................................ 8
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .................................................................................... 9
1-1 Installation Precautions ..................................................................................... 9
1-2 Product Specifications .................................................................................... 10
1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler.............................................................. 12
1-3-1 Installing the CPU ................................................................................................ 12
1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler ................................................................................... 14
1-4 Installing the Memory ..................................................................................... 15
1-4-1 Dual Channel Memory Configuration................................................................ 15
1-4-2 Installing a Memory............................................................................................. 16
1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 17
1-6 Back Panel Connectors ................................................................................. 18
1-7 Internal Connectors ........................................................................................ 20
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup................................................................................................. 31
2-1 Startup Screen ................................................................................................ 32
2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 33
2-3 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................. 35
2-4 Advanced BIOS Features.............................................................................. 37
2-5 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................................... 39
2-6 Power Management Setup ............................................................................. 42
2-7 PnP/PCI Configurations................................................................................. 44
2-8 PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 45
2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults................................................................................... 47
2-10 Load Optimized Defaults................................................................................. 47
2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password ..................................................................... 48
2-12 Save & Exit Setup......................................................................................... 49
2-13 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................... 49