Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PV User Manual

GA-H81M-S2PVUser's ManualRev. 100112ME-H81MS2V-1001R

- 10 -1-5 Installing an Expansion CardRead the following guidelines before you begin to install an expansion card: • Make sure the motherboard suppor

- 11 -To congure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio drive

- 12 -1-7 Internal ConnectorsRead the following guidelines before connecting external devices: • First make sure your devices are compliant with the

- 13 -1/2) ATX_12V_2X4/ATX (2x4 12V Power Connector and 2x12 Main Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply e

- 14 -5) SATA3 0/1 (SATA 6Gb/s Connectors) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 6Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s st

- 15 -8) F_AUDIO (Front Panel Audio Header) The front panel audio header supports Intel® High Denition audio (HD) and AC'97 audio. You may con

- 16 -11) BAT (Battery) The battery provides power to keep the values (such as BIOS congurations, date, and time information) in the CMOS when the

- 17 -Chapter 2 BIOS Setup • Because BIOS ashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS, it is rec

- 18 -2-2 M.I.T.This section provides information on the BIOS version, CPU base clock, CPU frequency, memory frequency, total memory size, CPU tempera

- 19 - & CPU PLL Selection Allows you to set the CPU PLL. Auto lets the BIOS automatically congure this setting. (Default: Auto) & Filter P

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- 20 - & CPU EIST Function (Note 1) Enables or disables Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep Technology (EIST). Depending on CPU loading, Intel® EIST techno

- 21 - ` Channel A/B Memory Sub TimingsThis sub-menu provides memory timing settings for each channel of memory. The respective timing setting screens

- 22 - & Fan Speed Percentage Allows you to control the fan speed. This item is congurable only when System Fan Speed Control is set to Manual.

- 23 -2-4 BIOS Features & Boot Option Priorities Species the overall boot order from the available devices. For example, you can set hard drive

- 24 - & Fast Boot Enables or disables Fast Boot to shorten the OS boot process. Ultra Fast provides the fastest bootup speed. (Default: Disabled

- 25 - & Windows 8 Features Allows you to select the operating system to be installed. (Default: Other OS) & CSM Support Enables or disables

- 26 - & User Password Allows you to congure a user password. Press <Enter> on this item, type the password, and then press <Enter>.

- 27 -the sharable ports to the EHCI controller and then prior to OS boot it should route the ports to xHCI controller. Note: OS has to provide suppor

- 28 - & Hot plug Enables or disable the hot plug capability for each SATA port. (Default: Disabled) & External SATA Enables or disables sup

- 29 - Wake up hour/minute/second: Set the time at which the system will be powered on automatically. Note: When using this function, avoid inadequa

- 3 -Table of ContentsGA-H81M-S2PV Motherboard Layout ...4GA-H81M-S2PV Mothe

- 30 -2-7 Save & Exit & Save & Exit Setup Press <Enter> on this item and select Yes. This saves the changes to the CMOS and exits

- 31 -Chapter 3 Appendix• Before installing the drivers, rst install the operating system. (The following instructions use Windows 8 as the ex

- 32 -Regulatory StatementsRegulatory NoticesThis document must not be copied without our written permission, and the contents there of must not be im

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- 4 -GA-H81M-S2PV Motherboard LayoutThe box contents above are for reference only and the actual items shall depend on the product package you obtain.

- 5 -GA-H81M-S2PV Motherboard Block DiagramFor detailed product information/limitation(s), refer to "1-2 Product Specications."PS/2 KB/Mous

- 6 -Chapter 1 Hardware Installation1-1 Installation PrecautionsThe motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which

- 7 -1-2 ProductSpecicationsCPU  Support for Intel® Core™ i7 processors/Intel® Core™ i5 processors/Intel® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® pro

- 8 -Internal Connectors  1 x system fan header  1 x front panel header  1 x front panel audio header  2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers  1 x parallel port

- 9 -1-3 Installing the CPURead the following guidelines before you begin to install the CPU: • Make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.(Go t