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Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

Enabled

Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value)

Disabled

Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.

SATA RAID / AHCI Mode

RAID

Select onboard Seria ATA function as RAID. (Default value)

AHCI

Support hotplug function under OS. WinXP,2000 only.

Disabled

Select onboard Seria ATA function as ATA.

Only for GA-8I915P Duo Pro.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

[Enabled]

SATA RAID/AHCI Mode

1

[RAID]

x On-Chip SATA Mode

Auto

x PATA IDE Set to

Ch.0 Master/Slave

SATA Port 0/2 Set to

Ch.2 Master/Slave

SATA Port 1/3 Set to

Ch.3 Master/Slave

USB Controller

[Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller

[Enabled]

USB Keyboard Support

[Disabled]

USB Mouse Support

[Disabled]

Azalia Codec

[Auto]

Front Panel Type

[HD Audio]

Onboard H/W RAID

[Enabled]

Onboard H/W 1394 

1

[Enabled]

Onboard H/W LAN1 

1

[Enabled]

Onboard H/W LAN2

[Enabled]

Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM 

1

[Disabled]

Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM

[Disabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1

[3F8/IRQ4]

KLJI

: Move

Enter: Select

+/-/PU/PD: Value

F10: Save

ESC: Exit

F1: General Help

F3: Language 

1

F5: Previous Values

       F6: Fail-Safe 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

F3: Language 

1

F5: Previous Values

       F6: Fail-Safe Default

F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help
Menu Level

`

Onboard IrDA Port

[2F8/IRQ]

UART Mode Select

[IrDA]

UR2 Duplex Mode

[Half]

Onboard Parallel Port

[378/IRQ7]

Parallel Port Mode

[SPP]

x ECP Mode Use DMA

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Summary of Contents for GA-8I915P Duo Pro

Page 1: ...GA 8I915P Duo Pro Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1303 12ME 8I915PUP 1303 ...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA 8I915P Duo Pro Jul 2 2004 Jul 2 2004 Motherboard GA 8I915P Duo Pro ...

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: ... 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 F5 30 2 1 Standard CMOS Features 32 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features 34 2 3 Integrated Peripherals 36 2 4 Power Management Setup 40 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations 42 2 6 PC Health Status 43 2 7 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T 44 2 8 Select Language 46 2 9 Load Fail...

Page 5: ...ware 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 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Function Introduction 75 4 2 Troubleshooting 81 Only for GA 8I915P Duo Pro ...

Page 6: ...23 CD_IN AZALIA_FP Intel 915P NB_FAN AUDIO1 S_ATA0 ICH6 ICH6R Main BIOS Backup 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 F1_1394 F2_1394 PCIE_16 PCIE_1 PCIE_2 PCI1 F_USB2 F_USB1 IT8712 CODEC GA 8I915P Duo Pro SPDIF_I AUDIO2 IDE2 IDE3 VT6410 Broadcom 5751 5789 Broadcom 5751 5789 USB LAN1 ...

Page 7: ...Hz Host Interface Intel 915P MCH MCHCLK 133 200MHz 66MHz 48MHz DDRII 600 Note 533 400MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory COM Port Floppy PS 2 KB Mouse 24MHz 33MHz IT 8712 4 Serial ATA ATA33 66 100 IDE1 Channels Intel ICH6 ICH6R 14 318MHz Dual BIOS 8 USB Ports CODEC Line In PCI Express x1 Bus PCICLK 33MHz 3 PCI PCI Bus 3 IEEE1394 TSB43AB23 SPDIF In SPDIF Out LPT Port 2 PCI Express x 1 Ports DDR 400 333MHz...

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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: ...E Connections 1 IDE connection UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 allows connection of 2 IDE devices IDE1 2 IDE connection UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 ATA 133 compatible with RAID allows connection of 4 IDE devices IDE2 IDE3 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 Serial port COMA 8 USB 2 ...

Page 11: ...AID 1 or striping mirroring RAID 0 RAID 1 supports JBOD function Supports concurrent dual ATA133 IDE controller 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 Hardw...

Page 12: ...e 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 enab...

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: ...ons 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 removin...

Page 15: ...e DDR DDR II memory module is installed The Dual Channel 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 We ll strongly recommend our user to slot two DDR DDR II memory modules into t...

Page 16: ...ts 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 ...

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

Page 18: ... F_USB1 F_USB2 16 F1_1394 F2_1394 17 IR 18 CLR_CMOS 19 BAT 1 3 4 5 7 9 18 12 10 15 16 11 17 6 2 8 13 14 Back Surround Speaker Out Connect the back surround channels to this connector 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 aud...

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: ... connection 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...

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: ...r 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: ...udio 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...

Page 25: ...s which has features like high speed high bandwidth and hot plug Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IEEE1394 cable please contact your local dealer 2 16 1 15 2 10 1 9 F2_1394 F1_1394 Pin N...

Page 26: ...your 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 8I915P Duo Pro Motherboard 28 English ...

Page 29: ...es 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 numeric value or ma...

Page 30: ... setup page includes 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 Select Language This setup page is select multi language Load Fail S...

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

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: ...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 Th...

Page 35: ...ode supported Default value Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading Limit CPUID Max to 3 Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 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 Enab...

Page 36: ...oller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Azalia Codec Auto Front Panel Type HD Audio Onboard H W RAID Enabled Onboard H W 1394 1 Enabled Onboard H W LAN1 1 Enabled Onboard H W LAN2 Enabled Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM 1 Disabled Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 KLJI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 Gen...

Page 37: ... SATA Mode 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 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 Supp...

Page 38: ...bled 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 On...

Page 39: ...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 Parallel Port Mode SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP EP...

Page 40: ...sabled 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 Software Powe...

Page 41: ... 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 the sy...

Page 42: ...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 F3 Language 1 F5...

Page 43: ... 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 Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Awa...

Page 44: ... 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 cables are not...

Page 45: ...g it may cause 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 cloc...

Page 46: ...Fail Safe Defaults Y N N 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 F3 Change Language 1 F8 Dual BIOS 1 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Select Language 1 Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Pass...

Page 47: ...you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup Only for GA 8I915P Duo Pro 2 10 Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically d...

Page 48: ... T ESC Quit F3 Change Language 1 F8 Dual BIOS 1 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Save Exit Setup Select Language 1 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 Manag...

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

Page 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 ...

Page 52: ...GA 8I915P Duo Pro Motherboard 52 English ...

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: ...st 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 pr...

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: ...m 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 X...

Page 57: ...up Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCIConfigurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ESC Quit higf Select Item F8 Dual BIOS j Q Flash F10 Save Exit Set...

Page 58: ...s set 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 ...

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: ...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 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: ...ize 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 hi Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Es...

Page 63: ...Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCIConfigurations 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 O...

Page 64: ...u 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 Kee...

Page 65: ...ly 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 hi 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 Heal...

Page 66: ...me 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 8I915P Duo Pro F1 e Complete update process following the instruct...

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: ...esent 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 the smalles...

Page 69: ...ting 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 Copyright ...

Page 70: ...ial 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...

Page 71: ...rkstations hi 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: ...city 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 hi Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Name ...

Page 73: ...11 7GB Member Disk 0 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB Member Disk 0 hi 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: ...d 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 serial ATA...

Page 75: ...enter 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 configured If...

Page 76: ...installation 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 ...

Page 77: ...nd 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 The funct...

Page 78: ...d an icon 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 Th...

Page 79: ...ou 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 to manuall...

Page 80: ...Defaults The 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 ...

Page 81: ... 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 Save chan...

Page 82: ...urposes The situations might differ from case to case gAMI 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 Di...

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