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GA-P61A-D3 User's Manual Rev. 2002 12ME-P61AD3-2002R - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 2
Motherboard GA-P61A-D3 Dec. 5, 2011 Motherboard GA-P61A-D3 Dec. 5, 2011 - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 3
at: http://www.gigabyte.com Identifying Your Motherboard Revision The revision number on your motherboard looks like this: "REV: X.X." For example, "REV: 1.0" means the revision of the motherboard is 1.0. Check your motherboard revision before updating motherboard BIOS, drivers, or when looking - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 4
Table of Contents GA-P61A-D3 Motherboard Layout 5 GA-P61A-D3 Motherboard Block Diagram 6 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 7 1-1 Installation Precautions 7 1-2 Product Specifications 8 1-3 Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler 10 1-4 Installing the Memory 11 1-5 Installing an Expansion Card 11 1-6 - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 5
GA-P61A-D3 Motherboard Layout KB_MS CPU_FAN ATX_12V LGA1155 COMA LPT COAXIAL R_USB30 ATX USB_LAN AUDIO Etron EJ168 SYS_FAN1 PWR_FAN Realtek/Athros GbE LAN PCIEX16 BAT GA-P61A-D3 DDR3_1 DDR3_2 CODEC PCIEX1_1 PCIEX1_2 PCI1 iTE IT8728 PCI2 PCI3 F_AUDIO M_BIOS B_BIOS Intel® H61 - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 6
GA-P61A-D3 Motherboard Block Diagram 1 PCI Express x16 CPU CLK+/- (100 MHz) PCIe CLK (100 MHz) LGA1155 CPU DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz Dual Channel Memory DMI 2.0 x16 PCI Express Bus 2 PCI Express x1 2 USB 3.0/2.0 2 SATA 6Gb/s Dual BIOS Etron EJ168 Marvell 88SE9172 x1 x1 x1 PCI Express Bus - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 7
manual and follow these procedures: •• Prior to installation, make sure the chassis is suitable for the motherboard. •• Prior to installation, do not remove or break motherboard components such as a motherboard, CPU or memory. If you problem related to the use of the product, please - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 8
® Core™ i3 processors/Intel® Pentium® processors/Intel® Celeron® processors in the LGA1155 package (Go to GIGABYTE's website for the latest CPU support list.) ŠŠ L3 cache varies with CPU Chipset ŠŠ Intel® H61 Express Chipset Memory Audio ŠŠ 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 16 GB - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 9
AMI EFI BIOS ŠŠ Support for DualBIOS™ ŠŠ PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a ŠŠ Norton Internet Security (OEM version) ŠŠ Support for Microsoft® Windows 7/Vista/XP ŠŠ ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 19.0cm * G IGABYTE reserves the right to make any changes to the product specifications and product - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 10
hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. Installing the CPU A. Locate the alignment keys on the motherboard CPU socket and the notches on the CPU. LGA1155 CPU Socket Alignment Key Alignment Key Pin One Corner of the CPU Socket LGA1155 CPU Notch Notch - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 11
motherboard provides two DDR3 memory sockets and supports Dual Channel Technology. After the memory is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect the specifications card: •• Make sure the motherboard supports the expansion card. Carefully read the manual that came with your expansion card - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 12
and is compatible to the USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Use this port for USB devices such as a USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. RJ-45 LAN Port The Gigabit Ethernet LAN port provides Internet connection at up to 1 Gbps data rate. The following describes the states - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 13
devices. •• After installing the device and before turning on the computer, make sure the device cable has been securely attached to the connector on the motherboard. - 13 - - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 14
supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, first make sure the power supply is the correct orientation. The 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU. If the 12V power connector is not connected, the computer will - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 15
/SYS_FAN2/PWR_FAN (Fan Headers) The motherboard has a 4-pin CPU fan header (CPU_FAN), a 4-pin CPU or the system may hang. •• These fan headers are not configuration jumper blocks. Do not place a jumper cap on the headers. 6) BAT (Battery) The battery provides power to keep the values (such as BIOS - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 16
DEBUGDEBUG PORT PORT 7) SATA2 0/1/2/3 (SATA 3Gb/s Connectors, Controlled by Intel H61 Chipset) The SATA connectors conform to SATA 3Gb/s standard and are compatible with SATA 1.5Gb/s standard. Each SATA connector supports a single SATA device. SATA2 77 Pin No. 1 2 Definition GND TXP 3 TXN 4 - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 17
, the BIOS may issue beeps in different patterns to indicate the problem. •• HD (Hard Drive Activity LED, Blue) Connects to the hard drive activity LED on the chassis front panel. The LED is on when the hard drive is reading or writing data. •• RES (Reset Switch, Green): Connects to the reset switch - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 18
supports Intel High Definition audio (HD) and AC'97 audio. You may connect your chassis front panel audio module to this header. Make sure the wire assignments of the module connector match the pin assignments of the motherboard BIOS Switcher (X58A-OC) •• The front panel audio header1 supports HD - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 19
USB 2.0/1.1 Headers) The headers conform to USB 2.0/1.1 specification. Each USB header can provide two USB ports via CMOS Jumper) Use this jumper to clear the CMOS values (e.g. date information and BIOS configurations) and reset the CMOS values to factory defaults. To clear the CMOS values, use a - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 20
downloads the latest version of BIOS from the Internet and updates the BIOS. •• Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky, if you do not encounter problems using the current version of BIOS, it is recommended that you not flash the BIOS. To flash the BIOS the CMOS values and reset the board to - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 21
the SATA ports. „„ BIOS Features Use this menu to configure the device boot order, advanced features available on the CPU, and the primary display adapter. „„ Peripherals Use this menu to configure all peripheral devices, such as SATA, USB, integrated audio, and integrated LAN - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 22
configurations. Incorrectly doing overclock/overvoltage may result in damage to CPU, chipset, or memory and reduce the useful life of reset the board to default values.) This section provides information on the BIOS version, CPU base clock, CPU frequency, memory frequency, total memory size , CPU - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 23
on CPU/memory frequencies/parameters. `` Advanced Frequency Settings && CPU Clock Ratio Allows you to alter the clock ratio for the installed CPU. The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU being installed. && CPU Frequency Displays the current operating CPU frequency. `` Advanced CPU Core - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 24
technology when using an Intel CPU that supports this function. This feature only works for operating systems that support multi-processor mode. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) && CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note) Enables or disables Intel CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 25
Enables or disables Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST). Depending on CPU loading, Intel EIST technology can dynamically and effectively lower the CPU voltage and core frequency to decrease average power consumption and heat production. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 26
The value displayed here is dependent on the CPU being used. && Channel Interleaving Enables or disables memory performance and stability. Auto lets the BIOS automatically configure this setting. (Default: Auto) occurs, please reset the board to default values by loading optimized defaults or clearing the - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 27
`` Advanced Voltage Settings && CPU Vcore Allows you to set CPU voltage. The default is Auto. && CPU Vtt Allows you to set CPU Vtt voltage. The default is Auto. && DRAM Voltage Allows you to set memory voltage. The default is Auto. `` PC Health Status - 27 - - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 28
the detection status of the chassis intrusion detection device attached to the motherboard CI header. If the system chassis cover is removed, this CPU/power/system fan speeds. && CPU Warning Temperature Sets the warning threshold for CPU temperature. When CPU temperature exceeds the threshold, BIOS - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 29
PWM Allows you to control the CPU fan speed. This item is configurable only when CPU Fan Speed Control is set to Manual. Options are: 0.75 PWM value speed. This item is configurable only when 1st System Fan Speed Control is set to Manual. Options are: 0.75 PWM value /oC ~ 2.50 PWM value /oC. && - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 30
a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit Intel's website. (Default: Enabled) 2-4 System This section provides information on your motherboard model, and BIOS version. You can also select the default language used by the BIOS and manually - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 31
BIOS order for a specific device type, such as hard drives, optical drives, floppy disk drives, and devices that support Boot from LAN function, etc Allows you to determine whether to display the GIGABYTE Logo at system startup. Disabled skips the GIGABYTE Logo when the system starts up. (Default: - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 32
) at system startup and when entering BIOS Setup. However, the user password only allows you to make changes to certain BIOS settings but not all. To cancel item is present only when you install a CPU that supports this feature. For more information about Intel CPUs' unique features, please visit - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 33
Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. && USB Controller Enables or disables the USB 2.0 controllers integrated with the Intel H61 Chipset. (Default: Enabled) && Audio - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 34
mode. (Default) AHCI Mode Configures the SATA controllers to AHCI mode. Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug. RAID Mode Enables RAID for the - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 35
when the system enters suspend. Suspend Disabled Disables this function. S1 (CPU Stop Clock) Enables the system to enter the ACPI S1 sleep state following: Wake up day: Turn on the system at a specific time on each day or on a specific day in a month. Wake up hour/minute/second: Set the - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 36
Setup Main Menu. && Exit Without Saving Press on this item and select Yes. This exits the BIOS Setup without saving the changes made in BIOS Setup to the CMOS. Select No or press to return to the BIOS Setup Main Menu. (Note) Supported on Windows 7/Vista operating system only. - 36 - - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 37
of reconfiguring the BIOS settings. First select the profile you wish to load and then press to complete. Chapter 3 Drivers Installation •• Before installing the drivers, first install the operating system. •• After installing the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk into - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 38
hard drive. •• Windows 7/Vista/XP setup disk. •• Motherboard driver disk. •• A USB floppy disk drive (needed during motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. C. Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 39
the new array. To exit the RAID BIOS utility, press on the main screen Driver. Insert the motherboard driver disk and then browse to the location of the driver. Then follow the on-screen instructions to load the driver. The locations of the drivers for Windows 7 are as follows: RAID driver - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 40
GIGABYTE. Our Commitment to Preserving the Environment In addition to high-efficiency performance, all GIGABYTE motherboards office, your household waste disposal service or where you purchased the Customer Care number listed in your product's user's manual and we will be glad to help you with - Gigabyte GA-P61A-D3 | Manual - Page 41
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GA-P61A-D3
User's Manual
Rev. 2002
12ME-P61AD3-2002R