How to configure the Linux kernel for a Gigabyte GA-965P-DS Motherboard

Gigabyte GA-965P-DS

Computer Specifications

• Processor: Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo / Pentium D / Celeron microprocessor.
• RAM: DDR2 SDRAM

  GB Max

• Chipset: Intel P965 Express, South Bridge Intel ICH8
• Ethernet: Marvell 88E8056
• Sound: Realtek ALC888, Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)
• PCI: 33 MHz
• PCIe: 66 MHz
• USB: USB v1.0, v2.0

  4 Ports

• Disk Drives:
  • Floppy,
  • PATA
  • SATA
  • SATA RAID: 0/1/JBOD
• Other I/O:
  • Serial,
  • Parallel,
  • PS/2 mouse and keyboard

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CPU

• CPU
  • Under, Processor Type and Features

    Subarchitecture Type

    • Enable: PC-compatible

    Processor family

    • Enable: '

Device Drivers, Bus Interfaces

• PCI
  • Under, Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, MCA, ISA)

    • Enable: PCI Support

• USB 2.0
  • Under, Device Drivers

    USB Support

    • Enable: Support for Host-side USB
    • Enable: EHCI HCD (USB 2.0) support

• PATA/SATA
  • Under, Device Drivers

    Enable: <*> Serial ATA and Parallel ATA drivers --->

    • Enable: [*] ATA ACPI Support
    • Enable: [*] ATA SFF support

    more?

• RAID
  • Under, Device Drivers

    Enable: [*] Multiple devices driver support (RAID and LVM) --->

    <*> RAID support

    <*> RAID-0 (striping) mode

    <*> RAID-1 (mirroring) mode

    More ?

• Ethernet Card
  • Under Device Drivers

    Network Devices

    • Enable: [*] Ethernet (1000 Mbit) --->

    ?

• Sound
  • Under, Device Drivers

    Sound

    • Enable: Sound card support
    • Enable: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture

    • Enable: OSS Mixer API'

    PCI devices

    <*> Intel HD Audio --->

    [*] Build Realtek HD-audio codec support

• Parallel port support
  • Under, Device Drivers

    <*> Parallel port support --->

• ACPI power saving