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GA-8AENXP Dual Graphic

Intel

Pentium

4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard

User's Manual

Rev. 1001
12ME-8AENXPDG-1001

Summary of Contents for GA-8AENXP Dual Graphic

Page 1: ...GA 8AENXPDualGraphic Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME 8AENXPDG 1001 ...

Page 2: ...Motherboard Motherboard Motherboard Motherboard Motherboard GA 8AENXP Dual Graphic Feb 4 2005 Feb 4 2005 Motherboard GA 8AENXP Dual Graphic ...

Page 3: ...ect to change without prior notice Product Manual Classification In order to assist in the use of this product Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following For quick installation please refer to the Hardware Installation Guide included with the product For detailed product information and specifications please carefully read the Product User Manual For detailed information related to ...

Page 4: ...16 1 7 Configuring a Quad View System 17 1 8 Installation of U Plus DPS Universal Plus Dual Power System 19 1 9 I O Back Panel Introduction 20 1 10 Connectors Introduction 21 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 31 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver E15 32 2 1 Standard CMOS Features 34 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features 36 2 3 Integrated Peripherals 38 2 4 Power Management Setup 41 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations 43 2 6 PC He...

Page 5: ...tact Us 53 3 6 Install IEEE 1394 Driver Only for Windows XP SP2 54 Chapter 4 Appendix 57 4 1 Unique Software Utilities 57 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 58 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery Introduction 59 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 62 4 1 4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 73 4 1 5 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 85 4 2 Troubleshooting 90 ...

Page 6: ...P BIOS MAIN BIOS Marvell 8001 PCIE_1 PCIE_16_2 PCI1 PCI2 DDRII1 F1_1394 F2_1394 F_USB2 F_USB1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 SATA1_SB SATA0_SB TSB82AA2 BATTERY PWR_FAN ATX IDE1 FDD CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN GA 8AENXP Dual Graphic KB_MS LGA775 AUDIO1 SPDIF_I COMA LPT USB LAN2 USB LAN1 AZALIA_FP CD_IN SPDIF_O AUDIO2 F_PANEL CI Marvell 8001 TSB81BA3 IDE2 SATA1_PR SATA0_PR PCI3 ...

Page 7: ... USB Ports Dual Channel Memory Floppy PS 2 KB Mouse LPT Port COM Port TSB82AA2 TSB81BA3 2 Serial ATA II PDC20779 Side Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out Note To use a DDRII 711 memory module on the motherboard you must install a 1066MHz FSB processor and overclock in BIOS To use a DDRII 600 memory module on the motherboard you must install an 800MHz FSB processor and ove...

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Page 9: ... the motherboard or any hardware please first carefully read the information in the provided manual 3 Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected 4 To prevent damage to the motherboard please do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components 5 Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed o...

Page 10: ...from ICH6R controller SATA0_SB SATA1_SB SATA2_SB SATA3_SB 2 Serial ATA II ports from PDC20779 controller SATA0_PR SATA1_PR Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 1 serial port COMA 8 USB 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 4 via cable 3 IEEE1394b ports requires cable 1 front audio connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port Onboard LAN 2 onboard Marvell 8001 chips 10 100 1000 M...

Page 11: ...SB supports data striping RAID 0 or mirroring RAID 1 function supports data transfer rate of up 150 MB s supports hot plugging function supports a maximum of 4 SATA connections supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Onboard Promise PDC20779 chipset SATA0_PR SATA1_PR supports data striping RAID 0 or mirroring RAID 1 function supports data transfer rate of up 300 MB s supports hot plugging f...

Page 12: ...are specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc HT functionality requirement content Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires all of the following platform components CPU An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset An Intel Chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it en...

Page 13: ...ink atop the CPU and make sure the push pins aim to the pin hole on the motherboard Pressing down the push pins diagonally Fig 2 Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is to remove the heatsink on the contrary is to install Please note the direction of arrow sign on the male push pin doesn t face inwards before installation This instruction is only for Intel boxed fan Fig 4 Please make ...

Page 14: ... whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction The memory capacity used can differ with each slot 1 4 Installing Removing Cool Plus Northbridge Cooling Fan Fig 1 To attach Cool Plus to a heatsink align the extensions on both sides with the grooves in the heatsink as shown Firmly press down un...

Page 15: ...use dual channel memory Dual channel memory cannot function if both DDR II memory modules are installed on the same channel 3 If four DDR II memory modules are installed please use memory of the same storage capacity in order to use dual channel memory and for BIOS to detect all the DDR II memory modules We ll strongly recommend our user to slot two DDR II memory modules into the DIMMs with the sa...

Page 16: ...the expansion card 6 Replace your computer s chassis cover 7 Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS 8 Install related driver from the operating system Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the PCI Express x 16 slot when you try to install uninstall the VGA card Please align the VG...

Page 17: ...the two graphics cards We recommend a power supply that supplies 400W or above and 25A or above 12V current Before you begin If you want to enable the Quad View function install two similar graphics cards into PCIE x 16 slots it is recommended to use graphics cards of identical brand and chips For example GIGABYTE GV NX66T128D Please note that the PCIE_1 slot will not be available when Quad View i...

Page 18: ...four video output ports D Sub DVI If you want to install only one graphics card to your system and install it in the PCIE_16_1 slot set the Init Display First item under the Advanced BIOS Features menu in BIOS Setup to PEG set this item to PEG2 if the card is installed in the PCIE_16_2 slot Enabling Quad View Mode Step 1 Install your graphics cards to PCIE_16_1 and PCIE_16_2 slots Step 1 1 Observe...

Page 19: ...est LGA775 Intel Pentium 4 Processor as well as future Intel processors As well 4 blue LED s are mounted on the U Plus D P S for intelligent indication of system loading The U Plus DPS can work in a Dual Power System Parallel Mode U Plus DPS and motherboard CPU power can work simultaneously providing a total of 8 phase power circuit How to install U Plus DPS 1 The U Plus DPS socket VRM_CONN has a ...

Page 20: ...provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps USB port Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc have a standard USB interface Also make sure your OS supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB controller please contact OS vendor for possibl...

Page 21: ... channel audio functioning 1 10 Connectors Introduction 1 3 4 7 18 6 2 1 ATX_12V 2 ATX Power Connector 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN 5 PWR_FAN 6 NB_FAN 7 FDD 8 IDE1 9 IDE2 10 SATA0_SB SATA1_SB SATA2_SB SATA3_SB 11 SATA0_PR SATA1_PR 12 F_PANEL 13 AZALIA_FP 14 CD_IN 15 F_USB1 F_USB2 16 F1_1394 F2_1394 17 CLR_CMOS 18 CI 19 BATTERY 8 13 19 14 9 10 12 11 17 17 18 5 ...

Page 22: ... that is able to handle the system voltage requirements It is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 300W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable system or a system that is unable to start If you use a 24 pin ATX power supply please remove the small cover on the power connector on th...

Page 23: ...nection and requires a 12V power voltage The black connector wire is the ground wire GND Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent system overheating and failure Caution Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure 6 NB_FAN Chip Fan Connector If you installed wrong direction the chip fan will not work Sometimes will damage the chip ...

Page 24: ...r wire to the pin1 position 8 9 IDE IDE2 IDE Connector An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices hard drive or optical drive If you wish to connect two IDE devices please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave for information on settings please re...

Page 25: ... and install the proper driver in order to work properly Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 1 7 11 SATA0_PR SATA1_PR Serial ATA II Connector Controlled by PDC20779 Serial ATA II can provide 300MB s transfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA II and install the proper driver in order to work properly 7 1 Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN ...

Page 26: ...AK MSG MSG PW PW SPEAK Message LED Power Sleep LED Power Switch Speaker Connector IDE Hard Disk Active LED Reset Switch SPEAK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Amber Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data PW Power Switch Open Normal Operation Red Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Yellow Pin 2 LED cathode RES Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Green Close Reset Hardware System HD IDE ...

Page 27: ...nel cable please contact your local dealer 14 CD_IN CD In Connector Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R 1 2 9 10 Pin No Definition 1 MIC2_L 2 GND 3 MIC2_R 4 ACZ_DET 5 Line2_R 6 FSENSE1 7 FAUDIO_JD 8 No Pin 9 LINE2_L 10 FSENSE2 Pin No Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 NC 5 Line Out R 6 NC 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 Line Out L 10 NC HD Audio AC 97...

Page 28: ...1394 Connector Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which has features like high speed high bandwidth and hot plug Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For o...

Page 29: ...CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper Open Normal Short Clear CMOS 1 1 18 CI Chassis Intrusion Case Open This 2 pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the case open item in BIOS if the system case has been remove 1 Pin No Definition 1 Signal 2 GND ...

Page 30: ... with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery wait for 30 seconds 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer ...

Page 31: ...tility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet CONTROL KEYS Move to select item Enter Select Item Esc Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu Page Up Increase the numeric value or make changes Page Down Decrease the numer...

Page 32: ... Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio Select Language This setup page is select multilanguage CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Heal...

Page 33: ...e system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system Save Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS ...

Page 34: ... the correct settings Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors If a hard disk ...

Page 35: ...that may be detected and you will be prompted All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Default value All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keybo...

Page 36: ...our boot device priority by USB HDD LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN Disabled Disable this function System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boo...

Page 37: ...y from which card when you install a PCI card and a PCI Express VGA card on the motherboard In order to enable the Dual Graphic function correctly you have to connect the display cable to the graphics card in the PCIE_16_2 slot and set this item to PEG2 PCI Set Init Display First to PCI VGA card PEG Set Init Display First to PCI Express VGA card Slot1 Default value PEG2 Set Init Display First to P...

Page 38: ...Boot ROM Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 KLJI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals KLJI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail...

Page 39: ...PATA IDE were set to Ch 0 Master Slave this function will auto set to Ch 1 Master Slave USB Controller Enabled Enable USB controller Default value Disabled Disable USB controller USB 2 0 Controller Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB 2 0 feature Enabled Enable USB 2 0 controller Default value Disabled Disable USB 2 0 controller USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB keyboard su...

Page 40: ...alue Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 IRQ4 Default value 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard Parallel p...

Page 41: ...system Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled Date of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 Power On By Mouse Disabled Disable this function Default value Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Soft...

Page 42: ...e system KB Power ON Password When Power On by Keyboard set at Password you can set the password here Enter Input password from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to set the Keyboard Power On password AC BACK Function Soft Off When AC power back to the system the system will be in Off state Default value Full On When AC power back to the system the system always in On state Memory When AC power bac...

Page 43: ... 12 14 15 to PCI 2 PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 3 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto KLJI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous...

Page 44: ...emperature at 70o C 158o F 80o C 176o F Monitor CPU temperature at 80o C 176o F 90o C 194o F Monitor CPU temperature at 90o C 194o F Disabled Disable this function Default value CPU POWER SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Disable CPU POWER SYSTEM fan fail warning function Default value Enabled Enable CPU POWER SYSTEM fan fail warning function CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software ...

Page 45: ...l stop spinning CPU Smart FAN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled Auto BIOS autodetects the type of CPU fan you installed and sets the optimal CPU Smart FAN control mode for it Default value Voltage Set to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with a 3 pin fan power cable PWM Set to PWM when you use a CPU fan with a 4 pin fan power cable In fact the Voltage option can...

Page 46: ...ance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get higher performance Auto Set Robust Graphics Booster to Auto Default value Fast Set Robust Graphics Booster to Fast Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo C I A 2 C I A 2 CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 is designed to detect CPU loading during software program executing and automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance Disabled...

Page 47: ...e for FSB Front Side Bus frequency 1066Mhz 1 5 Memory Frequency Host clock x 1 5 2 Memory Frequency Host clock x 2 2 66 Note Memory Frequency Host clock x 2 66 3 Memory Frequency Host clock x 3 Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data Default value Memory Frequency Mhz The values depend on CPU Host Frequency Mhz and Memory Frequency For setting DIMM OverVoltage Control Normal Set DIMM OverVoltag...

Page 48: ...ail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N 2 8 Select Language Multi language supports 7 languages There are English French German Spanish Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese and Japanese CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features ...

Page 49: ...very time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup 2 10 Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Sta...

Page 50: ...C Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Save Exit Setup Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup...

Page 51: ...ll Please pick the item that you want and press install followed the item or you can press Xpress Install to install all items defaulted Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers System will reboot automatically after install the drivers afterward you can install others application For USB2 0 dr...

Page 52: ...are Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software you can choose anyone you want and press install to install them 3 3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title ...

Page 53: ...Drivers Installation 53 English 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details ...

Page 54: ...t click the CD ROM drive icon to select Open Go to the Other folder and select the 1394B folder Double click Setup exe Figure 1 to begin the IEEE 1394 driver installation Figure 1 Step 2 Follow the on screen instructions to continue the driver installation Figure 2 Figure 2 Step 3 Restart your computer when the installation is completed Figure 3 Figure 3 Figure 4 Step 4 After system restarts go to...

Page 55: ... you should see an ubSwitch 1394 driver switch utility icon in system tray Figure 6 Step 2 Right click the ubSwitch 1394 driver switch utility icon and select Microsoft 1394 Drivers Figure 7 Then the utility will switch the IEEE 1394 driver automatically When the MS 1394 drivers success fully installed message appears it means the Unibrain IEEE 1394 driver has been interchanged with Microsoft IEEE...

Page 56: ...select Install from a list or specific location and click Next Figure 11 Step 4 When prompted to choose your search and installa tion options select Don t search I will choose the driver to install and click Next Figure 12 Step 5 In the next window select the Microsoft IEEE 1394 driver Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller and click Next Then system will begin to load the Micr...

Page 57: ...g from system over enhancement by the user With GIGABYTE s proprietary S O S feature users no longer need to open up the PC chassis and short circuit the Clear CMOS pins or the battery on the motherboard to reset the system back to factory default settings Instead S O S automatically resets the overclocked system settings back to their factory defaults to provide a more user friendly and reliable ...

Page 58: ...te User Interface Overview Note EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards Button Display Description 1 Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C I A C I A 2 and M I B M I B 2 Enters the C I A 2 and M I B 2 setting page 3 Smart Fan Enters the Smart Fan setting page 4 PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5 GO Confirmation and Execution button 6 Easy Mode Ad...

Page 59: ...n boot manager to NTFS format How to use the Xpress Recovery 1 Boot from CD ROM BMP Mode Enter the BIOS menu select Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD ROM Insert the provided driver CD into your CD drive then save and exit the BIOS menu Once the computer has restarted the phrase Boot from CD will appear at the bottom left hand corner of the screen When Boot from CD appears press any key...

Page 60: ...om the CD ROM you can enter Xpress Recovery in the future by pressing the F9 key 2 System storage capacity as well as drive reading writing speed will affect backup speed 3 It is recommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately installed after OS and all required driver and software installations are complete Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Al ly Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Inc I...

Page 61: ...factory default or press Esc to exit Restores backup image to original state 3 Remove Backup Image Remove backup image Are you sure Y N Remove the backup image 4 Set Password Please input a 4 16 character long password a z or 0 9 or press Esc to exit You can set a password to enter Xpress Recovery to protect your hard disk data Once this is done password input will be required to enter Xpress Reco...

Page 62: ...happened in your BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q...

Page 63: ...uspend to RAM the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically If you want to enter the BIOS setting please press Del key when the boot screen appears Halt On Error Disable Default Enable If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and Halt On Error set to Enable the PC will show messages on the boot screen and the system will pause and wait for t...

Page 64: ...e BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts If your motherboard has dual BIOS please refer to Part One If your motherboard has single BIOS please refer to Part Two Part One Updating BIOS with Q FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q Flash and Dual BIOS the Q Flash utility a...

Page 65: ...the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of four tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu tion of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash Du...

Page 66: ...s you previously downloaded to the floppy disk If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8KNXPU Fba is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard 1...

Page 67: ...e SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to RESET Are you sure to RESET Are you...

Page 68: ...s Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T ESC Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 7 Select Save Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is completed Select Language Load Fail Safe D...

Page 69: ... to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8GE800 F4 is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI ...

Page 70: ... restart automatically after you exit Q Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to RESET Are you sure to RESET Are you sure to RESET Are you sure to RESET Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to a Enter to continure or Esc to a Enter to continure or ...

Page 71: ...our motherboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS II Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Do not click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS c Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file d Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as 8AENXPDG E15 e Complete update process following the instruction Fig 1 In...

Page 72: ...ported 2 Note I In method I if it shows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted II In method II be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won t boot III In method I if the BIOS file you need cannot be fou...

Page 73: ...curity levels and implementation costs The RAID levels which the Intel ICH6R chipset supports are RAID 0 and RAID 1 The RAID levels which the Promise PDC20779 chip supports are RAID 0 and RAID 1 RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the entire array The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive...

Page 74: ... BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After rebooting your computer wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press Ctrl I The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS You have a few seconds to press Ctrl I before the window disappears Press C...

Page 75: ...ters under Name item After setting disk name press Enter to select RAID Level Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Choose the RAID level best suited to your usage model RAID0 Stripe Creates a volume where equal portions of the volume are spread across all the disks This creates a volume with high...

Page 76: ... desktops and workstations Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Name RAID_Volume0 RAID Level RAID0 Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 223 5 GB Create Volume Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Enter the volume capacity The default value indicates the maximum volume cap...

Page 77: ... GB Create Volume An alert bar will be displayed warning you that all data on selected disks will be lost Please press Y to complete the set up of RAID Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Press ENTER to Create the specified volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Name RAID_Volume0 ...

Page 78: ...026AS 3JT354CP 111 7GB Member Disk 0 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB Member Disk 0 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Delete RAID Volume If you want to delete a RAID volume please select the Delete RAID Volume option Press Enter key and follow the instructions on the screen Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed MAIN MENU 1...

Page 79: ... option for most users To manually create an array press 3 to enter the Define Array window If you wish to specify block size you must create the array manually To view the disk drives assigned to arrays press 2 to enter the View Drive Assignments window To delete an array press 4 to enter the Delete Array window To recover from an error in a mirrored RAID 1 disk array press 5 to enter the Rebuild...

Page 80: ... Array windows Security Under the Security setting RAID 1 FastTrak assigns two drives to a single Mirrored array Fa Fa Fa Fa FastBuild tm 2 03 c 2003 2005 Promise stBuild tm 2 03 c 2003 2005 Promise stBuild tm 2 03 c 2003 2005 Promise stBuild tm 2 03 c 2003 2005 Promise stBuild tm 2 03 c 2003 2005 Promise T T T T Technology echnology echnology echnology echnology Inc Inc Inc Inc Inc Mode Stripe Sp...

Page 81: ...3 2005 Promise T T T T Technology echnology echnology echnology echnology Inc Inc Inc Inc Inc Define Define Define Define Define Array Menu Array Menu Array Menu Array Menu Array Menu Drive Drive Drive Drive Drives s s s s Assignments Assignments Assignments Assignments Assignments Keys Keys Keys Keys Keys A A A A Availa vaila vaila vaila vailable ble ble ble ble Logical Disk No RAID Mode Total Dr...

Page 82: ... Y to create and quick initialize the array or press N to create it only 7 Press Esc if you want to exit the RAID BIOS utility Do you want to do quick initialize or create only Yes No Y Create and Quick Initialize N Create Only View Drive Assignments The View Drive Assignments option in the Main Menu displays whether drives are assigned to a disk array or are unassigned Under the Assignment column...

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Page 84: ...rmatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive Step 2 Go to My Computer and right click the CD ROM icon This procedure assumes Drive D and select Open Then you will see folders and files contained in the driver CD Double click the BootDrv folder icon and select MENU exe refer to Fig 1 Fig 1 Note Fig 2 Step 3 A MS DOS prompt screen will appear Information on all chipsets should be listed on the scr...

Page 85: ...y connect CD ROM DVD ROM walkman or others audio input to Line In The front channels or earphone can be connected to Line Out Front Speaker Out Connect microphone to Mic In Connect the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out Connect the Center Subwoofer channels to Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the side channels to Side Speaker Out This motherboard provide 6 audio connector You are able to use 2 ...

Page 86: ...1 Connect the front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you ll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 4CH Speaker to complete 4 channel audio configuration Front Speaker Out Rear ...

Page 87: ...er Subwoofer Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you ll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 6CH Speaker to complete 6 channel audio configuration Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out ...

Page 88: ...EP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you ll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 8CH Speaker to complete 8 channel audio configuration Sound Effect Configuration At the sound effect menu users can adjust sound option settings as desired Side Speake...

Page 89: ...u install an audio device a screen of a list would pop up from the audio software for you to choose the type of device you installed If you have connected your device to the wrong jack the Jack Sensing function would indicate the correct jack for your device and you can reconnect the device to the correct jack following the arrow instruction The correct icon for audio device will be displayed afte...

Page 90: ...itive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for one minute 4 Re insert the battery to the battery holder 5 Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power 6 Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults 7 Save changes and reboot the system Question 4 Why does system seem unstable after updating BIOS Answer Please remember to load Fail Safe Defaults Or Load BIOS Defaults ...

Page 91: ...ys fatal 1 beep Refresh failure 2 beeps Parity error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 4 beeps Timer not operational 5 beeps Processor error 6 beeps 8042 gate A20 failure 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Display memory read write failure 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad AWARD BIOS Beep Codes 1 short System boots ...

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