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GA-8I845PE Pro Motherboard

English

Acronyms

Meaning

IOAPIC

Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

ISA

Industry Standard Architecture

LAN

Local Area Network

I/O

Input / Output

LBA

Logical Block Addressing

LED

Light Emitting Diode

MHz

Megahertz

MIDI

Musical Instrument Digital Interface

MTH

Memory Translator Hub

MPT

Memory Protocol Translator

NIC

Network Interface Card

Operating System

OEM

Original Equipment Manufacturer

PAC

PCI A.G.P. Controller

POST

Power-On Self Test

PCI

Peripheral Component Interconnect

RIMM

Rambus in-line Memory Module

SCI

Special Circumstance Instructions

SECC

Single Edge Contact Cartridge

SRAM

Static Random Access Memory

Summary of Contents for GA-8I845PE Pro

Page 1: ...s card is 2X 3 3V The GA 8I845PE Pro or any AGP 4X 8X only motherboards might not function properly if you install this card without switching the jumper to 4X 1 5V mode in it Example 2 SomeATi Rage128 Prographics cards made by Power Color the graphics card manufacturer some SiS 305 cards their golden finger is compatible with 2X 3 3V 4X 1 5V modeAGP slot but they support 2X 3 3V only The GA 8I845...

Page 2: ...ent to update the information contained herein M Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners M Please do not remove any labels on motherboard this may void the warranty of this motherboard M Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet ...

Page 3: ...Apr 23 2004 Mother Board GA 8I845PE Pro ...

Page 4: ...ations This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not causeharmful and 2 thisdevicemust accept anyinferencereceived including that maycause undesired operation Representative Person s Name Signature Eric Lu Supplementary Information Model Number 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 G B T INC U S A 818 854 933...

Page 5: ...USER S MANUAL GA 8I845PE Pro P4 Titan Series Motherboard Pentium 4 ProcessorMotherboard Rev 1001 12ME 8I845PEP 1001 ...

Page 6: ...allation 12 Step 1 2 CPU Cooling Fan Installation 13 Step 2 Install memory modules 14 Step 3 Install expansion cards 16 Step 4 Install I O Peripherals Cables 17 Step 4 1 I O Back Panel Introduction 17 Step 4 2 Connectors Jumper Setting Introduction 19 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 31 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F1a 32 Standard CMOS Features 34 Advanced BIOS Features 37 Integrated Peripherals 38 Powe...

Page 7: ... Defaults 49 Load Optimized Defaults 49 Set Supervisor User Password 50 Save Exit Setup 51 Exit Without Saving 51 Chapter 4 Technical Reference 53 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 53 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 64 Jack Sensing and UAJ Introduction 70 Xpress Recovery Introduction 72 Chapter 5 Appendix 75 ...

Page 8: ...separated fromthe system 5 Ensure thattheATXpower supplyis switched offbefore you plug in orremove theATX powerconnectoron themotherboard Ifthe motherboard has mountingholes buttheydon tline upwith the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers do notbecome alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes Justcutthe bottom portion ofthe spacers the spacermaybe a l...

Page 9: ...bus master UDMA33 ATA66 ATA100 IDE ports for up to 4 ATAPIdevices Can connectup to 4 IDE devices On Board Floppy 1 Floppyport supports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M bytes On BoardPeripherals 1 Parallel portsupports Normal EPP ECP mode 2 Serial ports COMA COMB 8 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 4 x Rear 4 x Frontby cable 1 IrDA connector for IR 1 FrontAudio connector On Board LAN Build in Marvell 8001...

Page 10: ...OS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled OS An operation system that has optimizations for HT Technology On BoardSound Realtek ALC850 UAJ CODEC SupportJack Sensing Line Out 2 frontspeaker Line In 2 rear speaker by s w switch Mic In center subwoofer by s w switch SPDIF Out SPDIF In CD_In Game Connector SurroundBack speaker by optionalSurround Kit Serial ATA 2 SerialATAconnectors SATA0 SATA...

Page 11: ...PT USB Hyper Threading SPDIF_IO F_PANEL PCI5 F_U SB2 F_U SB1 INFO_LINK GAME PWR_LED SYS_FAN IDE1 IDE2 BIOS ITE8712 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 SUR_CEN P4 Titan SATA1 SATA0 SATA IR CI GA 8I845PE Pro DDR2 LINE_IN LINE_OUT MIC_IN CLR_CMOS F_AUDIO CODEC BAT ICH5 PCI1 DDR3 DDR1 CD_IN AGP Intel 865P AGP 8X USB LAN Marv ell 8001 ...

Page 12: ...00 133 200MHz 66MHz 33MHz 14 318MHz 48MHz 24MHz 33MHz LPC BUS AGP 8X 4X AGPCLK 66MHz 5 PCI PCICLK 33MHz AC97Link MIC LINE IN LINE OUT 8 USB 2 0 1 1 Ports ATA33 66 100 IDE Channels Floppy LPT Port PS 2 KB Mouse COM Ports CLK GEN ZCLK 66MHz CPUCLK 100 133MHz AGPCLK 66MHz HCLK 100 133MHz PCICLK 33MHz USBCLK 48MHz 14 318MHz 33MHz ITE8712 GamePort BIOS 24MHz ICH3V66 66MHz DDR Marvell8001 RJ45 ...

Page 13: ...Introduction 9 English ...

Page 14: ... 10 GA 8I845PEPro Motherboard English ...

Page 15: ...p 2 Install memory modules Step 3 Installexpansion cards Step 4 Install I O Peripherals Cables Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process Congratulations you have accomplished the hardware installation Turn on the power supply orconnectthe powercable to the power outlet Continue with the BIOS software installation Step 2 Step 4 Step 1 Step 4 Step 3 Step 4 ...

Page 16: ...nsertthe CPU into the socket Angling the rod to 650 Socket Actuation Lever Pin1indicator 1 Angling therod to65 degree maybefeela kind oftight andthen continue pullthe rod to90 degree whena click noise isheard Before installing theprocessor adhere to the following warning If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPUcut edge well it will cause improperinstallation Please change the insert orient...

Page 17: ...cketalonewiththe coolingfan andmightdamagethe processor To avoidthis fromhappening we suggestyou to either usethermal tapeinstead ofthermalpaste orremove the cooling fanwith extremecaution 3 Make surethe CPUfan power cable is plugged in to theCPU fanconnector this completesthe installation PleaserefertoCPUcoolingfanuser smanualformoredetailinstallationprocedure 2 Make sure the CPUfan is plugged to...

Page 18: ...tin one direction due to the notch Memory size can vary between sockets Step 2 Install memory modules DDR Notch Before installing the processor andheatsink adhere tothe following warning Please note thatthe DIMM module can only fitin one direction due to the one notches Wrong orientation willcause improper installation Please change the insertorientation D Double Sided DIMM S Single Sided DIMM X N...

Page 19: ...igh performance and cost effective solution thatallows easy adoption for memory vendors OEMs and system integrators DDR memory is a greatevolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing SDRAM architecture yetmake the awesome advances in solving the system performance bottle neck by doubling the memory bandwidth Nowadays with the highest bandwidth of3 2GB s of DDR400 memoryand ...

Page 20: ...cts on the card are indeed seated in the slot 5 Replace thescrew to secure the slotbracketofthe expansion card 6 Replaceyourcomputer s chassiscover 7 Power on the computer ifnecessary setup BIOS utility ofexpansion card from BIOS 8 Install related driver from the operating system AGPCard Please carefully pull outthe small white drawablebar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install Uninsta...

Page 21: ...nector s please make sure your device s such as USBkeyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc Have a standard USB interface Also make sure your OS supports USB controller If your OS does not supportUSB controller please contactOSvendor forpossible patch or driverupgrade Formore information please contactyourOSordevice s vendors LAN connector is fastEthernetwith 10 100 1000 Mbps speed LAN USB 3 USB 2 U...

Page 22: ...lease note You are able to use 2 4 6 8 channelaudio feature by S W selection Ifyou wantto enable 8 channelfunction you can referto page 25 and contact your nearest dealerfor optionalSUR_CENcable Parallel Port and Serial Ports COMA COMB This connector supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 Parallel port Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port mouse and modem etc can be connected to Seria...

Page 23: ...Setting Introduction 1 ATX_12V 11 SUR_CEN 2 ATX 12 CD_IN 3 CPU_FAN 13 SPDIF_IO 4 SYS_FAN 14 IR 5 IDE1 IDE2 15 F_USB1 F_USB2 6 FDD 16 GAME 7 PWR_LED 17 INFO_LINK 8 BAT 18 SATA0 SATA1 9 F_PANEL 19 CI 10 F_AUDIO 20 CLR_CMOS 1 3 2 7 9 18 16 17 11 10 5 13 6 15 4 20 12 8 14 19 ...

Page 24: ...Definition 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V 2 ATX ATX Power AC power cord should only be connected to your powersupply unit afterATX power cable and other related devices arefirmlyconnected to the mainboard Pin No Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 GND 4 VCC 5 GND 6 VCC 7 GND 8 PowerGood 9 5V SB stand by 5V 10 12V 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON softOn Off 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 5V 19 VCC 20 VCC 3 1 4 2 20 1 11 10...

Page 25: ...ent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating TheCPU fan connector supports Max currentup to 600 mA 4 SYS_FAN System FANConnector This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature PinNo Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense PinNo Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense 1 1 ...

Page 26: ...DROM to IDE2 The red stripe ofthe ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1 6 FDD Floppy Connector Please connect thefloppy drive ribbon cables toFDD Itsupports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes floppy disk types The red stripe ofthe ribbon cable mustbe the same side with the Pin1 1 34 2 33 IDE1 1 39 2 40 IDE2 ...

Page 27: ...nNo Definition 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD 1 8 BAT Battery CAUTION v Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced v Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer v 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 ...

Page 28: ...lue Pin2 LEDcathode SPEAK SpeakerConnector Pin1 VCC Amber Pin2 Pin3 NC Pin4 Data RES ResetSwitch Open Normal Operation Green Close Reset HardwareSystem PW Soft PowerConnector Open Normal Operation Red Close PowerOn Off MSG MessageLED Power Pin1 LEDanode SleepLED Yellow Pin2 LEDcathode NC Purple NC SPEAK 1 IDE Hard Disk Active LED Reset Switch 2 1 Soft Power Connector 1 MSG MSG Message LED Power Sl...

Page 29: ... header To find out ifthe chassis youare buyingsupport frontaudio connector please contact yourdealer Please note you can have the alternative ofusing front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound PinNo Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 REF 4 POWER 5 FrontAudio R 6 RearAudio R 7 Reserved 8 NoPin 9 FrontAudio L 10 RearAudio L 10 9 1 2 11 SUR_CEN Pleasecontact your nearest dealer for o...

Page 30: ...Decoder Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional SPDI...

Page 31: ...USB2 Front USB Connector Yellow Be careful with the polarity ofthe front USB connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connectthe front USB cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front USB cable please contact your localdealer 1 9 2 10 PinNo Definition 1 Power 2 Power 3 USB0DX USB6DX 4 USB1Dy USB7 D...

Page 32: ...15 Pin No Definition 1 VCC 2 GRX1_R 3 GND 4 GPSA2 5 VCC 6 GPX2_R 7 GPY2_R 8 MSI_R 9 GPSA1 10 GND 11 GPY1_R 12 VCC 13 GPSB1 14 MSO_R 15 GPSB2 16 NoPin 17 INFO_LINK This connector allows you to connectsome external devices to provide you extra function 10 2 1 9 PinNo Definition 1 SMBCLK 2 VCC 3 SMBDATA 4 GPIO 5 GND 6 GND 7 NoPin 8 NC 9 12V 10 12V ...

Page 33: ...can connect the SerialATA device to this connector PinNo Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 19 CI CASE OPEN This 2 pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the case open item in BIOS if the system casebegin remove PinNo Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1 7 1 ...

Page 34: ...sh 20 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its defaultvalues by this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily short1 2 pin Default doesn tinclude the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper 1 1 Open Normal Short Clear CMOS ...

Page 35: ... only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table F7 Load the Optimized Defaults F8 Q Flash function F9 System Information F10 Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS SetupProgram The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery backed CMOS ...

Page 36: ...to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press Esc The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F1a Once you enterAward BIOS CMOS SetupUtility the Main Menuwill appear on thescreen The Main Menu allows y ou to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu GETTING HELP ...

Page 37: ...ail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration l Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration l Set Supervisor password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup l Set User ...

Page 38: ...etup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Aw ard Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Tue Jan 27 2004 Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 IDE Channel 0 Master None IDE Channel 0 Slave None IDE Channel 1 Master None IDE Channel 1 Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Suport Disa bled Holt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Exte nded Me mory 127M Total Memory 128M higf Move Enter Select PU ...

Page 39: ...dand press Enter Such informationshouldbe providedin the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer CYLS Number of cylinders HEADS Number of heads PRECOMP Write precomp LANDZONE Landing zone SECTORS Number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter Drive A Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has...

Page 40: ...all errors except a keyboard error Default value All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for all errors except a disk error All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for all errors except keyboard and disk errors Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base or convention...

Page 41: ...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 passw ord is not entered at the prompt Default v alue System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct passw ord is not entered at the prompt System will detectautomatically and show up when you insta...

Page 42: ...condary PCI IDE Enabled On Chip SATA Auto x SATA Port0 Configur e as SATA Port0 SATA Port1 Configur e as SATA Port1 USB Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Contr oller Enabled USB K eyboard Support Disa bled USB Mouse Support Disa bled AC97 Audio Auto Onboard H W LAN Enabled Onboar d Serial P ort 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboar d Serial P ort 2 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Se lect Nor mal x UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboar d Parallel ...

Page 43: ... Remap SATA Port 0 to IDE Pri Slave IDE Sec Master Remap SATA Port 0 to IDE Sec Master IDE Sec Slave Remap SATA Port 0 to IDE Sec Slave SATA Port0 SATA controller set to SATA port0 As this mode it support by WinXP or later OS only Default v alue SATA Port1 SATA controller set to SATA port1 As this mode it support by WinXP or later OS only SATA Port1 Configure as The values depend on SATA Port0 USB...

Page 44: ...s 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 Default v alue 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port...

Page 45: ...v alue EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Ex tended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA This feature allows you to selectDirect Memory Access DMA channel if the ECP mode selected This function w ill available when Parallel Port Mode set at ECP or ECP EPP 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default v alue 1 Set ECP Mode Us...

Page 46: ...l Save De fault F7 Optimized Defa ults Item Help Menu Level S1 Set suspend ty pe to Powe r On Suspend under ACPI OS S3 Set suspend ty pe to Suspe nd to RAM under ACPI OS ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 Default v alue S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 Power LED in S1 state Blinking In standby mode S1 pow er LED will blink Default v alue Dual OFF In standby mode S1 a If use sin...

Page 47: ...e sy stem Power On By Keyboard This feature allows you to set the method for powering on the sy stem The option Password allows you to set up to 5 alphanumeric characters to power on the system The option Keyboard 98 allows you to use the standard key board 98 to power on the sy stem Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Key board Pow er On Password Disabled Disabled this function Defau...

Page 48: ...ssign 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 PCI 4 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4 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 4 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Aw ard Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI 1 PCI 5 I RQ Assignment Auto PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI...

Page 49: ...p at 70o C 158o F 80o C 176o F Monitor CPU Temp at 80o C 176o F 90o C 194o F Monitor CPU Temp at 90o C 194o F Disabled Disable this function Default v alue PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Aw ard Software PC H ealth Status Rese t Case Open Status Disa bled Case O pened Yes Vcore OK DDR25V OK 3 3V OK 5V OK 12V OK Curr ent CPU Tempera ture 33o C Current CPU FAN Speed 4687 RP...

Page 50: ...Stepping P4 8X 10X 24X default 15X For Northwood CPU 12X 24X default 16X The option will display Locked and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Aw ard Software Frequency Voltage Control CPU ClockRatio 15X CPU Host ClockControl Disa bled ø CPU Host Fre quency Mhz 100 ø AGP P CI SRC Fixed 66 33 100 Memor y Frequenc y For Auto Memory Frequency Mhz 266...

Page 51: ...n t work properly Adjust AGP PCI SRC clock asychrohous with CPU Memory Frequency For for FSB Front Side Bus frequency 400MHz 2 66 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 66 Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data Default v alue for FSB Front Side Bus frequency 533MHz 2 0 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 0 2 5 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 5 Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data Default v alue for...

Page 52: ...wer End User use only AGP OverVoltage Control Normal Set AGP OverVoltage Control to Normal Default value 0 1V Set AGP OverVoltage Control to 0 1V 0 2V Set AGP OverVoltage Control to 0 2V 0 3V Set AGP OverVoltage Control to 0 3V Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only CPU OverVoltage Control Normal Set CPU OverVoltage Control to Normal Default value 5 0 Set CPU O...

Page 53: ... appropriate v alues of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance Load Fail Sa fe Defaults Y N N CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Aw ard Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BI OS Features Inte grated Periphe rals Powe r Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC H ealth Status Frequency Voltage Control ESC Quit higf Selec t Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Load Op...

Page 54: ...ay access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the Supervisor passw ord is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields the User passw ord 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 system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup M...

Page 55: ...d Defa ults Set Supervisor Password Set U ser Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Exit Without Saving Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Aw ard Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BI OS Features Inte grated Periphe rals Powe r Management Setup PnP PCI Co...

Page 56: ... 52 GA 8I845PE Pro Motherboard English ...

Page 57: ...y Co Ltd is notresponsible for damages ofsystem becauseofincorrectmanipulation ofupdatingBIOSto avoidanyclaims from end users Before You Begin Before you startupdating BIOS with the Q FlashTM utility please follow the steps belowfirst 1 Download the latestBIOS foryour motherboard from Gigabyte s website 2 Extractthe BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file the one with modelname Fxx For example...

Page 58: ...Modul ar BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Al ly Copyri ght C 1984 2003 Award Softw are Inc Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fa3 Check SystemHealth OK VCore 1 5250 Main Processor Intel Pentium R 4 1 6GHz 133x12 CPUID 0F27 Patch ID 0027 Memory Testing 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel Primary Master FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED 03 08 Primary Slave None Secondary Master CREATIVEDVD RM D...

Page 59: ... keyboard to enable execution of the task Taskmenu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of four tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Actionbar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions Using the Q FlashTM utility This section ...

Page 60: ...on t Turn Off Power Or Reset System 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 Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Erro...

Page 61: ...Type Size 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 Sav e Settings to C MOS Q Flash Utility Load M ain BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run hi Mov e ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to RESET Enter to conti...

Page 62: ...ord Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving CM OS Setup Utility Cop yright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CM OS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Perip herals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control ESC Quit higf Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Top Performance Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervi...

Page 63: ...ecution of the task Actionbar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DM I Data Enable U pdate BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run hi Mov e ESC Reset F10 Power Off Q FlashTM utility bar Action bar Task menu for Q Flash TM...

Page 64: ...Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard 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 Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DM I Data Enable U pdate BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run hi Mov e ESC Reset F10 Power...

Page 65: ...ll restart automatically after you exit Q Flash The BIOS file becomes Fab after updating After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DM I Data Enable U pdate BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run hi Mov e ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Es...

Page 66: ...odsandsteps I Update BIOS through Internet a Click InternetUpdate icon b Click Update New BIOS icon c Select BIOSTM sever d Selectthe exactmodelnameonyourmotherboard e System willautomatically download and update the BIOS 3 1 4 2 1 Click BIOS Presshere 2 Click Start Programs GIGABYTE BIOS 3 Click P 4 Click here 5 Please select BIOS sever site then Click OK ...

Page 67: ...ROM Intheverybeginning thereis Aboutthis program icon shownin dialog box Itcan help you check outwhichkindofmotherboardandwhich brandofFlashROMaresupported Note a Inmethod I ifitshows twoormore motherboard s modelnames to be selected please make sure yourmotherboard smodelnameagain Selectingwrong modelname willcause the systemunbooted b Inmethod II be surethatmotherboard s modelname in BIOS unzip ...

Page 68: ...ut STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function The installation of windows 98SE 2K ME XP is very simple Please follow next step to install the function 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 2CH Speak...

Page 69: ...In Line Out Line In STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration and select the UAJ Function Then click on the left selection bar and select 4CH Speaker to complete 4 channel audio configuration ...

Page 70: ...Subwoofer channels to MIC In Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function Line Out Line In MIC In STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration and select the UAJ Function Then click on the left selection bar and select 6CH Speaker to complete 6 channel audio...

Page 71: ...s R L surround center subwoofer output and rear surround STEP 2 Connect the Surround Kit to the SUR_CEN connector located on the motherboard STEP 3 There are two methods of 8 channel audio configuration Method 1 Connect the front channels to the LINE OUT port located on the audio panel and the rear chan nels to the Surround Kit REAR R L port Con nect the center subwoofer channels to the Sur round ...

Page 72: ...ck 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 Method 2 Connect the front channels to the LINE OUT port located on the audio panel and the rear chan nels to the LINE IN port Connect the center subwoofer channels to the MIC IN port located on the audio...

Page 73: ...t device to the rear bracket of PC and fix it with screw 2 Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard A SPDIF output device is available on the motherboard Cable withrearbracketis provided andcould link to the SPDIFoutput connector As picture For the further linkage to decoder rear bracketprovides coaxialcableandFiber connectingport ...

Page 74: ... to Line In jack speakers ear phone or others output devices to Line Out jack and microphone to MIC In jack Jack Sensing includes 2 parts AUTO and MANUAL Following is an example for 2 channels Windows XP Auto detecting Jack Sensingprovidesaudioconnectorserror detectionfunction Please connect the devices to the right jacks as above A window will appear as right pic ture if you setup the devices pro...

Page 75: ... right picture UAJ Introduction UAJ Universal Audio Jack has a very smart feature It will switch signal automatically when user plugs his audio device to the wrong jack Line in Line out That means users do not need to worry the audio device should be plug in Line in or Line out jack the device will work perfectly after UAJ is activated You can click UAJ Automatic button to enable UAJ function Enab...

Page 76: ...sttoreturnbootmanagerto NTFS format Howto use the Xpress Recovery 1 Boot from CD ROM BMP Mode Enterthe BIOS menu select Advanced BIOS Feature and setto bootfrom CD ROM Insertthe provided driverCDinto your CD drive then save and exitthe BIOS menu Once the computer has restarted thephrase BootfromCD willappearatthebottomleft handcornerofthescreen When Boot from CD appears press any keyto enterXpress...

Page 77: ...tis recommended thatXpress Recoverybe immediatelyinstalled afterOS andall required driverandsoftware installationsarecomplete Award ModularBIOS v6 00 PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Inc Intel865PE AGPSetBIOSfor 8IPE1000MTF1 CheckSystemHealth OK PressDEL to enter SETUP Q Flash F9 ForXpressRecovery 08 16 2002 I845GE 6A69YG01C 00 F9 ForXpress Recovery XpressRecoveryV1 0 C ...

Page 78: ...ur system back to factory default or press Esc to exit Restoresbackupimagetooriginalstate 3 Remove Backup Image Remove backup image Are you sure Y N Removethebackupimage 4 Set Password Please input a 4 16 character long password a z or 0 9 or press Esc to exit You canseta password to enterXpress Recoveryto protectyourharddisk data Once thisisdone password inputwillbe required toenterXpressRecovery...

Page 79: ...age shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system Click each item to install the driver manually or switch to the to install the drivers automatically Massage Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers The Xpress Install uses the Click and Go technology to install the drivers automat...

Page 80: ... Codec Driver For Intel R ICH ICH2 ICH4 ICH5 AC97 audio n Intel USB 2 0 Driver It is recommended that you use the Microsoft Windows update for the most updated driver for XP 2K Item Description Driver install finished you have to reboot system For USB2 0 driver support under Windows XP operating system please use Windows Service Pack After install Windows Service Pack it will show a question mark ...

Page 81: ...iewer Windows based utility which is used to browse the DMI SMBIOS information of the system n Face Wizard New utility for adding BIOS logo n BIOS Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility n Acrobat e Book Useful utility from Adobe n Acrobat Reader Popular utility from Adobe for reading PDF file format documents n Norton Internet Security NIS Integrated utility which includes anti virus ad control etc n...

Page 82: ...ard English SOFTWARE INFORMATION This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title HARDWARE INFORMATION This page lists all device you have for this motherboard CONTACT US Please see the last page for details ...

Page 83: ...tall RAID and ATA drivers under Win 2000 and XP on boards that support RAID function after I connect the boot HDD to IDE3 or IDE4 Answer First of all you need to save some files in the CD ROM to a floppy disk before installing drivers You also need to gothrough some rather different steps in the installation process Therefore we suggest that you refer to the installation steps in the RAID manual a...

Page 84: ...e user manual and check whether you have connected any cable that is not provided with the motherboard package to the USB Over Current pin in the Front USB Panel If the cable is your own cable please remove it from this pin and do not connect any of your own cables to it Question 10 Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up What do these beeps usually stand fo...

Page 85: ... to set RAID to RAID mode or BASE to normal ATA mode in the item named Serial ATA function Question 12 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 boot device SCSI 3 Integrated Peripherals Onboard H ...

Page 86: ...speed frequency ratio voltage and etc are set properly Failure has been excluded Check if the CPU cooling fan attached to CPU properly ls CPU cooling fan power connected to CPU_FAN properly Plug the CPU cooling fan power in the CPU fan connector Plug in the AC power connector Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot Yes No Yes Insert and push the memory module vertically into the DI...

Page 87: ...m tw The appropriate response will be provided ASAP Is memory LED on and CPU fan running The problem could be caused by power supply CPU memory or CPU memory socket itself Check if there is display Perhaps your VGA card VGA slot or monitor is defective Turn off the system Reboot after keyboard and mouse have been plugged in Check if keyboard is working properly It is possible that your keyboard or...

Page 88: ...y Phone No Contact Person E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision BIOS version O S A S Hardware Mfs Model name Size Driver Utility Configuration CPU Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card HDD CD ROM DVD ROM Modem Network AMR CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device Problem Description ...

Page 89: ...ation and Networking Riser DMA Direct Memory Access DMI Desktop Management Interface DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module DRM Dual Retention Mechanism DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory DDR Double Data Rate ECP Extended Capabilities Port ESCD Extended System Configuration Data ECC Error Checking and Correcting EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ESD Electrostatic Discharge FDD Fl...

Page 90: ...tting Diode MHz Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface MTH Memory Translator Hub MPT Memory Protocol Translator NIC Network Interface Card OS Operating System OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PAC PCI A G P Controller POST Power On Self Test PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in line Memory Module SCI Special Circumstance Instructions SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridg...

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