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Table of Contents
Box Contents
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GA-7PXSL Motherboard Layout
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Block Diagram
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Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
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10
1-1
Installation Precautions
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10
1-2
Product Specifications
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11
1-3
Installing the CPU and CPU Cooler
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13
1-3-1
Installing the CPU
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1-3-2
Installing the CPU Cooler
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1-4
Installing the Memory
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1-4-1
Four Channel Memory Configuration
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1-4-2
Installing a Memory
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1-4-3
DIMM Population Table
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1-5
Back Panel Connectors
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18
1-6
Internal Connectors
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1-7
Jumper Settings
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Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
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2-1
The Main Menu
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2-2
Advanced Menu
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2-2-1
PCI Subsystem Settings
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2-2-1-1 PCI Express Settings
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2-2-2
Runtime Error Logging
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2-2-3
CPU Configuration
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2-2-3-1 CPU Power Management Configuration
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2-2-4
Fan Configuration
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2-2-5
USB Configuration
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2-2-6
SATA Configuration
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2-2-7
SAS Configuration
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2-2-8
Info Report Configuration
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2-2-9
Super IO Configuration
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2-2-10
Serial
Port Console Redirection
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2-2-11
Network Stack
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2-2-12
Intel (R) 82574L Gigabit Network Connection
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2-3
Chipset Menu
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2-3-1
North Bridge
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2-3-1-1 IOH Configuration
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