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GA-8GNXP-D Motherboard

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Onboard H/W LAN (LAN1 port)

Enabled

Enable onboard H/W LAN function. (Default value)

Disabled

Disable this function.

Onboard H/W LAN2 (LAN2 port)

Enabled

Enable onboard H/W LAN2 function. (Default value)

Disabled

Disable this function.

Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM (LAN1 port)

This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.

Enabled

Enable this function.

Disabled

Disable this function. (Default value)

Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM (LAN2 port)

This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.

Enabled

Enable this function.

Disabled

Disable this function. (Default value)

Onboard Serial Port 1

Auto

BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.

3F8/IRQ4

Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8. (Default value)

2F8/IRQ3

Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8.

3E8/IRQ4

Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8.

2E8/IRQ3

Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8.

Disabled

Disable onboard Serial port 1.

Onboard IrDA Port

Auto

BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.

3F8/IRQ4

Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 3F8.

2F8/IRQ3

Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 2F8. (Default value)

3E8/IRQ4

Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 3E8.

2E8/IRQ3

Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 2E8.

Disabled

Disable onboard IrDA port.

UART Mode Select

This item allows you to determine which Infra Red(IR) function of Onboard I/O chip.

IrDA

Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDA Mode. (Default value)

ASKIR

Set onboard I/O chip UART to ASKIR Mode.

UR2 Duplex Mode

This feature allows you to seclect IR mode.

Half

IR Function Duplex Half. (Default value)

Full

IR Function Duplex Full.

Onboard Parallel port

Disabled

Disable onboard LPT port.

378/IRQ7

Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default value)

278/IRQ5

Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5.

3BC/IRQ7

Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IRQ7.

Summary of Contents for GA-8GNXP-D

Page 1: ...GA 8GNXP D Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1002 12ME 8GNXPD 1002 ...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA 8GNXP D Jun 11 2004 Jun 11 2004 Motherboard GA 8GNXP D ...

Page 3: ...bject 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 t...

Page 4: ...tallation of Memory 14 1 6 Installation of Expansion Cards 16 1 7 I O Back Panel Introduction 17 1 8 Connectors Introduction 18 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 29 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F1 30 2 1 Standard CMOS Features 32 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features 34 2 3 Integrated Peripherals 36 2 4 Power Management Setup 39 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations 41 2 6 PC Health Status 42 2 7 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T ...

Page 5: ...mation 50 3 4 Hardware Information 51 3 5 Contact Us 51 Chapter 4 Appendix 53 4 1 Unique Software Utilities 53 4 1 1 Xpress Recovery Introduction 54 4 1 2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 57 4 1 3 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 68 4 1 4 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 75 4 2 Troubleshooting 80 ...

Page 6: ...ATA1_SII Intel ICH6R F_PANEL SiI3114 Main BIOS Backup BIOS Marvell 8001 PCIE_1 PCIE_2 PCIE_3 PCI1 PCI2 Broadcom 5751 F1_1394 F2_1394 AZALIA_FP F_USB3 F_USB2 F_USB1 F_USB4 SATA2_SB SATA1_SB TSB82AA2 TSB81BA3 CY7C6564D BAT PWR_FAN ATX IDE FDD CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN PWR_LED CD_IN SATA2_SII SATA3_SII SATA4_SII GA 8GNXP D SPDIF_O AUDIO2 COMA DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 DDRII5 DDRII6 ...

Page 7: ...DE Channels Intel ICH6R 14 318MHz Dual BIOS CODEC Line In PCICLK 33MHz 2 PCI PCI Bus Marvell 8001 RJ45 3 IEEE1394b SPDIF In SPDIF Out 3 PCI Express x 1 Ports RJ45 PCI Express x 1 Bus Broadcom 5751 8 USB Ports CY7C6564D Dual Channel Memory Floppy PS 2 KB Mouse LPT Port COM Port TSB82AA2 TSB81BA3 4 Serial ATA SiI3114 VGA Side Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out PCI ECLK 100...

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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: ...rals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 1 serial port onboard COMA 1 VGA port 11 USB 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 7 via cable 3 IEEE1394b ports requires cable 1 front audio connector 1 IR connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port Onboard VGA Built in Intel 915G Onboard LAN Onboard Marvell 8001 chip 10 100 1000 Mbit LAN1 Onboard Broadcom 5751 chip 10 100 1000 Mbit LAN2 2 RJ 45 ...

Page 11: ...on supports a maximum of 4 SATA connections supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Onboard Silicon Image SiI3114 chipset supports data striping RAID 0 mirroring RAID 1 or striping mirroring RAID 0 1 supports data transfer rate of up 150 MB supports hot plugging function supports a maximum of 4 SATA connections supported on the Win 2000 XP NT 98 Me operating systems BIOS Use of licensed AWA...

Page 12: ...fications 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 enabled OS ...

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: ...modules 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 ...

Page 15: ...re installed on the same channel 3 If four DDR II memory modules are installed same storage capacity one pair must be added to the Channel A slot and the other pair in the Channel B in order to use dual channel memory 4 If six 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 P...

Page 16: ...n the card are indeed seated in the slot 5 Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of 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 t...

Page 17: ...t providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps LAN Port 2 The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Gigabit 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 con...

Page 18: ... SATA2_SII SATA3_SII SATA4_SII 11 PWR_LED 12 F_PANEL 13 AZALIA_FP 14 CD_IN 15 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 F_USB4 16 F1_1394 F2_1394 17 IR 18 COMA 19 CLR_CMOS 20 BAT 8 9 11 13 14 17 20 19 10 12 18 Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center Subwoofer speakers to this connector Side Speaker Out Connect the side surround speakers to this connector You can use audio software to configure 2 4 6 8 channel ...

Page 19: ...ower supply 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 Please remove the sticker on the motherboard before plugging in while the ATX power ...

Page 20: ...nnection 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 21: ...onnector wire to the pin1 position 8 IDE 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 22: ...sfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly 11 PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off It will blink when the system enters suspend mode Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND Pin No Definition 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD 1 7 1 7 1 SATA_SB Controlled by I...

Page 23: ... anode Blue Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Amber Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Green Close Reset Hardware System 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 NC Purple NC 1 2 19 20 HD HD RES RES NC SPEAK MSG MSG PW PW SPEAK Message LED Power Sleep LED Pow...

Page 24: ...herboard header To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio panel connector please contact your dealer 1 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 Pin No Definition 1 MIC2_L 2 GND 3 MIC2_R 4 ACZ_DET 5 Line2_R 6 FSENSE1 7 FAUOIO_JD 8 No Pin 9 LINE2_L 10 FSENSE2 1 2 9 10 ...

Page 25: ... 5 GND 6 GND 7 TPB1 8 TPB1 9 Power 10 Power 11 TPA2 12 TPA2 13 GND 14 No Pin 15 TPB2 16 TPB2 15 F_ USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 F_USB4 Front USB Connector Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front ...

Page 26: ... with the polarity of the COMA connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the COMA cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional COMA cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition 1 NDCDA 2 NSINA 3 NSOUTA 4 NDTRA 5 GND 6 NDSRA 7 NRTSA 8 NCTSA 9 NRIA 10 No Pin Pin No Definition 1 VCC 2 No ...

Page 27: ...Open Normal Short Clear CMOS 1 1 20 BAT Battery Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only 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 second 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug ...

Page 28: ...GA 8GNXP D Motherboard 28 English ...

Page 29: ...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 30: ... items of Green function features PnP PCI Configuration This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI PnP ISA resources PC Health 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 Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which th...

Page 31: ...nfiguration 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 value changes and exit setup ...

Page 32: ...manually input 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 I...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...ct your boot device priority by LAN Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled Password Check Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt System will detect automatically and show up whe...

Page 35: ...bles CPU Hyper Threading Limit CPUID Max to 3 Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like NT4 Default value Disabled Disables CPUID Limit for windows XP On Chip Frame Buffer Size 1MB Set on chip frame buffer size to 1MB 4MB Set on chip frame buffer size to 4MB 8MB Set on chip frame buffer size to 8MB Default value 16MB Set on chip frame buffer size to 16MB 32MB Set on chip frame ...

Page 36: ...ial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 KLJI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Save Default F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals KLJI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Save Default F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Lev...

Page 37: ...and PATA IDE Set to If 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 You can 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...

Page 38: ...onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard IrDA Port Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 3F8 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 2F8 Default value 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 3E8 2E8 IRQ3 Enable on...

Page 39: ...n Default value CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant off PME Event Wake Up Enabled Power On by Ring Enabled Resume by Alarm Disabled x Date of Month Alarm Everday x Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 Power On by Mouse Disabled Power On by Keyboard Disabled x KB Power ON Password Enter AC Back Function Soft Off K...

Page 40: ...yboard Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password Disabled Disabled this function Default value Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the 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 Po...

Page 41: ... 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto KLJI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Save Default F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level Device s using this INT Display Cntrlr Bus 0 Dev 2 Func 0 Multimedia Device Bus 0 Dev ...

Page 42: ...n Default value a When the CPU temperature is higher than 65 degrees Celsius CPU fan will run at full speed b The speed of CPU fan will increase linearly depand on the temperature if the temperature is more than 41 degree and less than 65 degree c When the CPU temperature is lower than 40 degrees Celsius CPU fan will be disable CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software PC Health Stat...

Page 43: ...CPU FAN PIN Type In order to make CPU Smart FAN Control function work properly please set the pin number according to the CPU FAN that you used 3 PIN Set CPU FAN Type to 3 pins Default value 4 PIN Set CPU FAN Type to 4 pins ...

Page 44: ... during software program executing and automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance Disabled Disable this function Default value Cruise Set C I A 2 to Cruise Automatically increase CPU frequency 3 5 7 by CPU loading Sports Set C I A 2 to Sports Automatically increase CPU frequency 5 7 9 by CPU loading Racing Set C I A 2 to Racing Automatically increase CPU frequency 7 9 ...

Page 45: ...Memory Frequency Host clock x 2 66 Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data Default value Memory Frequency Mhz The values depend on Memory Frequency For item DIMM OverVoltage Control Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the DIMM voltage damage to the memory may occur Normal Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to Normal Default value 0 1V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0...

Page 46: ...d Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N 2 9 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 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Manag...

Page 47: ...R PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select System at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the syst...

Page 48: ...ker M I T ESC Quit KLJI Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Save Exit Setup 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 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP P...

Page 49: ...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 50: ...plications 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 51: ...Drivers Installation 51 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 ...

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Page 53: ... 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 p...

Page 54: ...o return 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 ...

Page 55: ...M 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 StarAl ly Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Inc Intel 865PEAGP...

Page 56: ...ack to 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 Xpre...

Page 57: ...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 SafeDefaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Sa...

Page 58: ...et to Suspend 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 wai...

Page 59: ...ng 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 and Dual BIOS u...

Page 60: ...tains 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 Fl...

Page 61: ...sly 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 file s found...

Page 62: ... SST 49LF003A 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 KL Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc t...

Page 63: ...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 SafeDefaults Load O...

Page 64: ...ou want 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 Ke...

Page 65: ...y 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 Enter to continure or Esc to abort After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS for 8GE800 F4 Check System Health O...

Page 66: ...ame on your 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 8GNXPD F1 e Complete update process following the instruction Fig...

Page 67: ... 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 found in BIOSTM ...

Page 68: ...evels represent different performance levels security levels and implementation costs The RAID levels which the Intel ICH6R chipset 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 members times the capacity of t...

Page 69: ...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 Ctrl I The Intel RAID Utility Create RAID Volume window appears as Figure below Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyr...

Page 70: ... characters 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 wi...

Page 71: ... 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 capacity using t...

Page 72: ... 223 5 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_Vo...

Page 73: ...4CP 111 7GB MemberDisk 0 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB MemberDisk 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 Create RAID ...

Page 74: ...ets should be listed on the screen Refer to Fig 2 please select the proper chipset model Note Fig 1 Fig 2 Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk After you complete the steps boot from the Windows CD to install the RAID drivers When install Windows 2000 or Windows XP from HDDs in serial ATA controller press F6 as Win2000 or XP boots up then supply s...

Page 75: ...P is very simple Please follow the steps to install the function Following pictures are in Windows XP Introduction of audio connectors You may 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...

Page 76: ...nnect the front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you 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 Speaker...

Page 77: ...nter Subwoofer Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you 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 78: ...Following installation of the audio driver you 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 Speaker Out Fr...

Page 79: ...ter you 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 displaye...

Page 80: ... installation steps in the RAID manual at our website Please download it at http tw giga byte com support user_pdf raid_manual pdf Question 5 How do I clear CMOS Answer If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual If your board doesn t have such jumper you can take off the on board battery to leak voltage to clear CMOS Please refer to the steps below Ste...

Page 81: ... beeps Display memory read write failure 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad Question 11 For the M B which have RAID function how to set in the BIOS in order to bootup from IDE3 4 by either RAID or ATA mode Answer Please set in the BIOS as follow 1 Advanced BIOS features SATA RAID SCSI boot order SATA 2 Advanced BIOS features First ...

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