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GA-8I915G Duo

Intel

®

 Pentium

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 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard

User's Manual

Rev. 1303
12ME-8I915GDUO-1303

Summary of Contents for GA-8I915G Duo

Page 1: ...GA 8I915G Duo Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1303 12ME 8I915GDUO 1303 ...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA 8I915G Duo Sep 1 2004 Sep 1 2004 Motherboard GA 8I915G Duo ...

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: ...stallation of Expansion Cards 16 1 6 I O Back Panel Introduction 17 1 7 Connectors Introduction 18 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 29 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F4 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 43 2 8 Load Fail Safe Default...

Page 5: ...50 3 3 Driver CD Information 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 4 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Function Introduction 66 4 2 Troubleshooting 72 ...

Page 6: ... CD_IN AZALIA_FP Intel 915G NB_FAN AUDIO1 S_ATA0 ICH6 BIOS PCI2 PCI3 DDRII_1 DDR1 DDRII_2 DDR2 ATX PWR_FAN IDE1 SYS_FAN S_ATA3 S_ATA2 S_ATA1 FDD PWR_LED F_PANEL CLR_CMOS PCIE_16 PCIE_1 PCIE_2 PCI1 F_USB2 F_USB1 IT8712 CODEC GA 8I915G Duo SPDIF_I AUDIO2 IDE2 IDE3 VT6410 Broadcom 5751 5789 USB COMA ...

Page 7: ...33MHz Host Interface Intel 915G MCH MCHCLK 133 200MHz 66MHz 48MHz DDRII 600 Note 533 400MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory COMA Floppy PS 2 KB Mouse 24MHz 33MHz IT 8712 4 Serial ATA ATA33 66 100 IDE1 Channels Intel ICH6 14 318MHz BIOS 8 USB Ports CODEC Line In PCI Express x1 Bus PCICLK 33MHz 3 PCI PCI Bus SPDIF In SPDIF Out LPT Port 2 PCI Express x 1 Ports DDR 400 333MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory RJ45 Br...

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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: ...TA 100 ATA 133 compatible with RAID allows connection of 4 IDE devices IDE2 IDE3 Note 3 FDD Connections 1 FDD connection allows connection of 2 FDD devices Onboard SATA 4 Serial ATA connections Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 1 VGA port onboard COMA connection 8 USB 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 4 via cable 1 front audio connector 1 IR connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 P...

Page 11: ...roller operation Supports ATAPI mode for HDD Supports IDE bus master operation Displays status and error checking messages during boot up Mirroring supports automatic background rebuilds Features LBA and Extended Interrupt 13 drive translation in controller onboard BIOS I O Control IT8712 Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU System Power fan speed detection CPU w...

Page 12: ...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 enable...

Page 13: ...ssing down the push pins diagonally Fig 4 Please make sure the Male and Female push pin are joined closely for detailed installation instructions please refer to the heatsink installation section of the user manual Fig 5 Please check the back of motherboard after installing If the push pin is inserted as the picture the installation is complete Fig 1 Please apply an even layer of heatsink paste on...

Page 14: ...s Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction The memory capacity used can differ with each slot Before installing the memory modules please comply with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard It is recommended that memory of similar capacity specifications and brand be used 2 Before installing or removing ...

Page 15: ...el Technology can t operate when only one DDR DDR II memory module is installed 2 Two DDR DDR II memory modules are installed the same memory size and type The Dual Channel Technology will operate when two memory modules are inserted individually into Channel A and B If you install two memory modules in the same channel the Dual Channel Technology will not operate We ll strongly recommend our user...

Page 16: ... on 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...

Page 17: ...ur 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 possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors LAN Port The provided Internet connecti...

Page 18: ...A2 S_ATA3 11 PWR_LED 12 F_PANEL 13 AZALIA_FP 14 CD_IN 15 F_USB1 F_USB2 16 COM A 17 IR 18 CLR_CMOS 19 BAT 1 3 4 5 7 9 18 12 10 15 11 17 6 2 8 13 14 Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center Subwoofer channels to this connector Surround Speaker Out Connect the surround channels to this connector You can use audio software to configure 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio functioning 19 16 ...

Page 19: ...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 the motherb...

Page 20: ...onnection 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 1 1 1 6 NB_FAN Chip Fan Connector If you installed wrong direction the chip fan will not work Sometimes will damage t...

Page 21: ...3 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 refer to the instructions located on the ...

Page 22: ...to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly 1 7 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 1 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 ...

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 IDE Hard Disk Active LED Reset Switch SPEAK MSG MSG PW PW...

Page 24: ...io panel cable please contact your local dealer 14 CD_IN CD IN Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector 1 Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R 9 10 1 2 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 N A 5 Line Out R 6 N A 7 N A 8 No Pin 9 Line Out L 10 N A HD Audio AC 9...

Page 25: ...e Wake up From S3 is only supported by rear USB ports Pin No Definition 1 Power 2 Power 3 USB DX 4 USB Dy 5 USB DX 6 USB Dy 7 GND 8 GND 9 No Pin 10 NC 1 2 9 10 16 COMA Serial Port Connector Be careful with the polarity of the COM connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the COM cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or e...

Page 26: ...ur nearest dealer for optional IR device 1 Pin No Definition 1 VCC 2 No Pin 3 IR RX 4 GND 5 IR TX 18 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper Open Normal 1 1 Short Clear CMOS ...

Page 27: ...h 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 the power cord and turn ON the computer ...

Page 28: ...GA 8I915G Duo Motherboard 28 English ...

Page 29: ...sed utility 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 ...

Page 30: ...des all the 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 paramete...

Page 31: ...ws 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: ...de 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 has not been installed select N...

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: ...ce priority by USB HDD LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device Hard Disk...

Page 35: ... when use older OS like NT4 Disabled Disables CPUID Limit for windows XP Default value No Execute Memory Protect Note Enabled Enables No Execute Memory Protect function Disabled Disables No Execute Memory Protect function Default value CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Note Enabled Enables CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function Disabled Disables CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function Default value CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 N...

Page 36: ...sabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Azalia Codec Auto Front Panel Type HD Audio Onboard H W RAID Enabled Onboard H W LAN Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard IrDA Port 2F8 IRQ UART Mode Select IrDA UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 KLJI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Save Default F7 ...

Page 37: ... 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 Suppor...

Page 38: ... 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 ASKIR Set onboard I O chip UART to ASKIR Mode IrDA Set onboard I O chip UART to IrDA Mode Default value UR2 Duplex Mode This feature allows you to seclect IR mode This function will a...

Page 39: ...n 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 2004 Award So...

Page 40: ...stem 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 back to...

Page 41: ...RQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 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 2004 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 F5 Pr...

Page 42: ...function Enabled Enable CPU Smart Fan control function 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 Utilit...

Page 43: ...nabled 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 Note In fact the Voltage option can be used for CPU fans with 3 pin or 4 pin power cables However some 4 pin CPU fan power cab...

Page 44: ... your system broken For power End User use only PCI E Frequency to CPU Auto Set PCI Express frequency automatically Default value ASYC Fix PCI Express frequency to 100Mhz Memory Frequency For Wrong frequency may make system can t boot clear CMOS to overcome wrong frequency issue for FSB Front Side Bus frequency 533MHz 2 5 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 5 3 Memory Frequency Host clock X 3 4 Memory...

Page 45: ...s 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 ESC Quit KLJI Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit ...

Page 46: ...ds SUPERVISOR 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 t...

Page 47: ...Tweaker M I T ESC Quit KLJI Select Item F8 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 PCI Con...

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Page 49: ...lease 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 driver...

Page 50: ...pplications 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: ...Install Drivers 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: ...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 54: ... to 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 pres...

Page 55: ... 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 Intel 865PE AG...

Page 56: ...back 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 Xpr...

Page 57: ... 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 utility are combined...

Page 58: ...ontains 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 ...

Page 59: ...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 60: ...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 Enter to continure or Esc to ...

Page 61: ...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 Defaults Load ...

Page 62: ...you 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 49LF002A 256K K...

Page 63: ...y after you exit Q Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF002A 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 64: ...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 8I915G Duo F1 e Complete update process following the instruction...

Page 65: ... 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 66: ...eakers center subwoofer speakers and back surround speakers are configured on the system The output mode is decided by the sequence with high priority in the front back surround speakers center subwoofer speakers surround speakers front speakers and earphone e g if back surround speakers are configured then the system will be in 7 1 channel output mode no matter what other output devices are confi...

Page 67: ...n of the audio driver you ll find an icon in the system area Double click the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click C Media 3D Audio Configuration and then select Main Setting The current audio mode is displayed in Audio System Status Smart Jack would auto detect the speaker type you connect and gives you the functions to manually modify the speaker settings The function to manually modify spea...

Page 68: ...ker Out and the surround speaker to Surround speaker out Surround speaker out Front Speaker Out STEP 3 Click C Media 3D Audio Configuration and then select Main Setting The current audio mode is display in Audio System Status Smart Jack would auto detect the speaker type you connect and gives you the functions to manually modify speaker the settings The function to manually modify speaker setting ...

Page 69: ...in the system area Double click the icon to select the function Surround speaker out Front Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out STEP 3 Click C Media 3D Audio Configuration and then select Main Setting The current audio mode is display in Audio System Status Smart Jack would auto detect the speaker type you connect and gives you the functions to manually modify speaker the settings The function...

Page 70: ... driver you find an icon in the system area Double click the icon to select the function Front Speaker Out Back surround speaker out Surround speaker out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out STEP 3 Click C Media 3D Audio Configuration and then select Main Setting The current audio mode is display in Audio System Status Smart Jack would auto detect the speaker type you connect and gives you the functions t...

Page 71: ...he defaults for both Sound Playback and Sound Recording are C Media Azalia Rear Panel After you check the Enable Multiple Steaming item and restart the system another C Media Azalia Front Panel option will show up for you to use the multiple audio output function Note The function can be used only when you con nect the audio device to front panel Mixer The build in mixer allows users to control vo...

Page 72: ... Turn off power 2 Disconnect the power cord from MB 3 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive 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 ...

Page 73: ...he situations might differ from case to case AMI BIOS Beep Codes Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully Except for beep code 8 these codes are always 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 memo...

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