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GD8 Pro

Intel Pentium 4 System Board

Socket 775

User’s Manual

4200-0464-01

Rev. 1.00

Summary of Contents for GD8 Pro

Page 1: ...GD8 Pro Intel Pentium 4 System Board Socket 775 User s Manual 4200 0464 01 Rev 1 00...

Page 2: ...tal or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or b...

Page 3: ...s Headers 2 11 7 Additional USB Port Headers 2 12 8 Internal Audio Connectors 2 12 9 Serial ATA Connectors 2 13 10 Status Indicators 2 13 11 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors 2 14 12 PCI Express x1...

Page 4: ...B Install Audio Driver B 1 Appendix C Install LAN Driver C 1 Appendix D Install USB 2 0 Driver D 1 Appendix E FlashMenu BIOS Update Utility E 1 Appendix F ABIT EQ The Hardware Doctor Utility F 1 Appen...

Page 5: ...o 8Gb s bandwidth 5 ABIT Engineered ABIT SoftMenu Technology ABIT CPU ThermalGuard Technology 6 SATA Supports 4 ports SATA 1 5 Gb s data transfer rate 7 Audio Onboard 7 1 channel Intel High Definition...

Page 6: ...Out connector 1x AUDIO connector Surround Left Surround Right Rear Left Rear Right Center Subwoofer 1x AUDIO connector Mic In Line In Line Out 4x USB connectors 1x RJ 45 LAN connector 11 Miscellaneou...

Page 7: ...Introduction 1 3 1 2 Layout Diagram User s Manual...

Page 8: ...1 4 Chapter 1 1 4 Chapter 1 GD8 Pro GD8 Pro...

Page 9: ...e best way to attach the board is to use with studs Only if you are unable to do this should you attach the board with spacers Line up the holes on the board with the mounting holes on the chassis If...

Page 10: ...ull it away from the retention tab 2 Rotate the lever to fully open position 3 Use your right thumb on the bottom right side of the load plate and lift it up to fully open position 4 Use your right th...

Page 11: ...n assembly onto the socket Align the four fasteners toward the four mounting holes on the motherboard For detailed information on how to install your heatsink and fan assembly please refer to the inst...

Page 12: ...n memory modules from the same vendor Due to chipset resource allocation the system may detect less than 4GB of system memory in the installation of four 1GB DDR2 memory modules Due to chipset limitat...

Page 13: ...512MB 256MB 10 256MB 512MB 256MB 512MB Power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before installing or removing memory modules 1 Locate the DIMM slot on the board 2 Hold two edges of the DIM...

Page 14: ...the board that you may refer to WARNING Always power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before adding or removing any peripheral or component Failing to so may cause severe damage to your m...

Page 15: ...e power to the cooling fans installed in your system CPUFAN1 CPU Fan Power Connector SYSFAN1 System Fan Power Connector AUXFAN1 AUXFAN2 Auxiliary Fan Power Connector WARNING These fan connectors are n...

Page 16: ...o clear the CMOS memory Pin 1 2 shorted default Normal operation Pin 2 3 shorted Clear CMOS memory WARNING Turn the power off first including the 5V standby power before clearing the CMOS memory Faili...

Page 17: ...board Mouse port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at Keyboard Mouse port USB PWR1 Pin 1 2 shorted default Disable wake up function support at USB port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up fun...

Page 18: ...l the jumpers on this header and then connect to front panel by the extension cable provided with the chassis To use the audio connector at rear panel disconnect the extension cable attach the jumpers...

Page 19: ...tion will only cause the LED not lighting but a wrong connection of the switches could cause system malfunction HLED Pin 1 3 Connects to the HDD LED cable of chassis front panel RST Pin 5 7 Connects t...

Page 20: ...connection through an USB cable designed for USB 2 0 specifications Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 Data0 4 Data1 5 Data0 6 Data1 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 NC 10 NC 8 Internal Audio Conn...

Page 21: ...ial ATA cable For more information on how to configure the function mode for SATA please refer to the item On Chip SATA in the BIOS menu of On Chip IDE Device 10 Status Indicators D11 5VSB This LED li...

Page 22: ...The red line on the ribbon cable must be aligned with pin 1 on both the FDC1 port and the floppy connector Connect the single end blue connector at the longer length of ribbon cable to the IDE port o...

Page 23: ...p 2 15 12 PCI Express x16 Slot This slot is used to attach the next generation of graphics architecture 13 PCI Express x1 Slots These slots are used to attach the next generation of I O architecture U...

Page 24: ...nd surround right channel in the 7 1 channel audio system R L R R Rear Left Rear Right Connects to the rear left and rear right channel in the 7 1 channel audio system Cen Sub Center Subwoofer Connect...

Page 25: ...ory count begins and then the following message appears on the screen PRESS DEL TO ENTER SETUP If this message disappears before you respond restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Del keys or by pres...

Page 26: ...enter the manual option User Define WARNING The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause CPU damage Setting the working frequency higher than the PCI chi...

Page 27: ...ays the DRAM spec PCI Express Frequency This item determines the frequency for PCI Express Fixed PCI Frequency This item determines the PCI bus frequency This option allows you to keep your PCI clock...

Page 28: ...hh mm ss This item sets the time you specify usually the current time in the format of Hour Minute and Second IDE Channel 1 Master Slave IDE Channel 2 Master Slave IDE Channel 3 Master Slave IDE Chann...

Page 29: ...lly Capacity This item displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program Cylinder This item co...

Page 30: ...t will stop for all errors except a diskette or keyboard error Base Memory This item displays the amount of base memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 640K for syste...

Page 31: ...ST CPU Feature Click Enter key to enter its submenu Thermal Management This item selects the type of thermal monitoring TM2 Bus Ratio This item represents the frequency bus ratio of the throttled perf...

Page 32: ...third in the First Boot Device Second Boot Device and Third Boot Device items respectively The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected Set Boot Other Devic...

Page 33: ...lots No The system always send clock signal to all PCI slots NOTE Set this option to No setting if there are adapters that cannot be automatically detected by the system and will cause malfunction 3 4...

Page 34: ...e memory from 15MB and up unavailable to the system Leave this item to its default setting PCI Express Root Port Func Click Enter key to enter its submenu PCI Express Slot 1 PCI Express Slot 3 This op...

Page 35: ...nable or disable the IDE 1 controller On Chip SATA This item determines the function for on chip Serial ATA Disabled Disable the Serial ATA controller Auto Allows the Serial ATA controller to be arran...

Page 36: ...nd SATA4 connector served as Secondary Master and Secondary Slave channel The remaining SATA1 and SATA3 connectors are disabled IDE 2 IDE1 connector served as Secondary Master and Secondary Slave chan...

Page 37: ...SB 2 0 controller USB Keyboard Support This item allows you to select BIOS for using USB keyboard in DOS environment or OS in OS environment USB Mouse Support This item allows you to select BIOS for u...

Page 38: ...port to use 378 IRQ7 as its I O port address The majority of parallel ports on computer systems use IRQ7 and I O Port 378H as the standard setting 278 IRQ5 This option allows the parallel port to use...

Page 39: ...ot Agent This item allows you to use the boot ROM instead of a disk drive to boot up the system and access the local area network directly 3 6 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type This item select...

Page 40: ...e default setting is Disabled When set to Enabled any event affecting from PCI card PME will awaken a system that has powered down Wake Up by Onboard LAN When set to Enabled you can remotely wake up a...

Page 41: ...rt or USB type Some PS 2 mice cannot wake up the system because of compatible problems If the specs of your keyboard are too old it may fail to power on KB Power ON Password This item sets the passwor...

Page 42: ...rces Click Enter key to enter its submenu This item sets each system interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved PCI VGA Palette Snoop This item determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA cards can work...

Page 43: ...U s temperature exceeded the limit warning beeps will sound NOTE The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting these system health conditions If you want a warning message to pop up or...

Page 44: ...loads the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations 3 11 Set Password This option protects the BIOS configuration or restricts access to the computer itse...

Page 45: ...OS please follow its on screen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main di...

Page 46: ...A 2 Appendix A A 2 Appendix A GD8 Pro GD8 Pro...

Page 47: ...the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu...

Page 48: ...B 2 Appendix B B 2 Appendix B GD8 Pro GD8 Pro...

Page 49: ...creen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to ent...

Page 50: ...C 2 Appendix C GD8 Pro...

Page 51: ...ppendix D Install USB 2 0 Driver NOTE To install the USB 2 0 Driver for Windows XP Windows 2000 you have to download the latest SP2 service pack 2 SP4 service pack 4 or later version first from Micros...

Page 52: ...D 2 Appendix D D 2 Appendix D GD8 Pro GD8 Pro...

Page 53: ...ection are based on Windows XP operating system For those of other OS please follow its on screen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program...

Page 54: ...E 2 Appendix E GD8 Pro...

Page 55: ...indows XP operating system For those of other OS please follow its on screen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not...

Page 56: ...F 2 Appendix F GD8 Pro...

Page 57: ...st the following three troubleshooting methods to discharge CMOS data recover the hardware default status and then make the motherboard working again No need to bother returning the motherboard to whe...

Page 58: ...ry to start the system each time you insert a card until the system will not start Keep the VGA card and the interface card that caused the problem inserted on the motherboard remove any other cards o...

Page 59: ...mple In the HDD space check the box in the Brand space write Seagate in the Specifications space write ST31621A 1 6GB 8 CD ROM Drive Indicate the brand and specifications of your CD ROM drive Specify...

Page 60: ...me Phone Number Contact Person Fax Number E mail Address Model BIOS ID Motherboard Model No DRIVER REV OS Application Hardware Name Brand Specifications CPU HDD IDE1 IDE2 CD ROM Drive IDE1 IDE2 System...

Page 61: ...s have the best quality and compatibility In case you need service or technical support please understand the constraint we have and always check with the reseller who sold the product to you first To...

Page 62: ...n or refund policies How they serve you is also a good reference for your next purchase 6 Contacting ABIT If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can send email to the ABIT technical su...

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Page 64: ...p www abit com tw 8 Reporting Compatibility Problems to ABIT Because of tremendous number of email messages we receive every day we are forced to give greater weight to certain types of messages than...

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