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TSB43AB23

3 IEEE1394

Block Diagram

LGA775

Processor

/-(266/200/133MHz)

VGA

BIOS

PCI Express x16

33MHz

14.318MHz

DDRII 667

(Note)

/533/400MHz DIMM

Host

Interface

Intel

945G

GMCH

Dual Channel Memory

GMCHCLK (266/200/133MHz)

66MHz

48MHz

PCI Bus

4 Serial ATAII

IT 8712F

ATA33/66/100

IDE Channels

LPT Port

COM Ports

Floppy

PS/2 KB/Mouse

24MHz

33MHz

8 USB

Ports

Intel

ICH7

CODEC

Line-Out

MIC

Line-In

SPDIF In

SPDIF Out

Side Speaker Out

Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out

Surround Speaker Out

2 PCI

PCI-ECLK

(100MHz)

1 PCIExpress x 1Ports

PCI-ECLK(100MHz)

PCI Express x1 Bus

PCICLK

(33MHz)

RJ45

Marvell
8053

(Note) To use a DDRII 667 memory module on the motherboard, you must install an 800/1066MHz

FSB processor .

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Page 1: ...F 1005R The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user s other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The WEEE marking applies only in European Union s member states ...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA 8I945GMF Apr 26 2005 Apr 26 2005 Motherboard GA 8I945GMF ...

Page 3: ...en permission Specifications and features are subject 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 detailed product information and specifications please carefully read the Product User Manual For detailed information related to Gigabyte s unique features please go to the Tec...

Page 4: ...1 5 Install expansion cards 16 1 6 I O Back Panel Introduction 17 1 7 ConnectorsIntroduction 18 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 29 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F2 30 2 1 Standard CMOS Features 32 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features 35 2 3 IntegratedPeripherals 37 2 4 Power Management Setup 40 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations 42 2 6 PC Health Status 43 2 7 Frequency VoltageControl 45 2 8 LoadFail SafeDefaults 46 2 9 L...

Page 5: ...D Information 52 3 4 HardwareInformation 53 3 5 Contact Us 53 Chapter 4 Appendix 55 4 1 Unique Software Utilities 55 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 56 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 57 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 60 4 1 4 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 69 4 2 Troubleshooting 73 ...

Page 6: ...I0_1 ICH7 BIOS PCI1 PCI2 DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 SATAII2_3 FDD F_PANEL CLR_CMOS F1_1394 F2_1394 PCIE_16 PCIE_1 F_USB GREEN_USB COMB CODEC VGA LPT USB LAN CD_IN F_AUDIO Intel 945G AUDIO1 ATX IDE USB 1394 GA 8I945GMF IT8712F COMA SPDIF_IO AUDIO2 SYS_FAN Marvell 8053 RF_ID PWR_LED Optional ...

Page 7: ...Serial ATAII IT 8712F ATA33 66 100 IDE Channels LPT Port COM Ports Floppy PS 2 KB Mouse 24MHz 33MHz 8 USB Ports Intel ICH7 CODEC Line Out MIC Line In SPDIF In SPDIF Out Side Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out 2 PCI PCI ECLK 100MHz 1 PCIExpress x 1Ports PCI ECLK 100MHz PCI Express x1 Bus PCICLK 33MHz RJ45 Marvell 8053 Note To use a DDRII 667 memory module on the motherboa...

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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: ... 4 SATA 3Gb s connections Supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 1 VGA port onboard COMA COMB connection 8 USB 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 4 via cable 3 IEEE1394 ports rear x 1 front x2 via cable 1 front audio connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port Onboard LAN Onboard Marvell 8053 chip 10 100 1000 Mbit 1 RJ 45 port Sup...

Page 11: ...the Win 2000 XP operating systems I O Control IT8712F Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU System temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU System warning temperature CPU System fan failure warning CPU smart fan control System smart fan control BIOS Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q Flash Additional Features Supports BIOS Supports EasyTune5 only supports Hardware Monito...

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

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

Page 14: ...emory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the module please switch the direction The motherboard supports DDR II memory modules whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction The memory capacity used can differ with each slot Fig 1 The DIMM socket has a no...

Page 15: ...are installed same storage capacity one must be added to the Channel A slot and the other in the Channel B slot in order to use dual channel memory Dualchannel memory cannot function if both DDR II memory modules are installed on the same channel 3 If four DDR II memory modules are installed please use memory of the same storage capacity in order to use dual channel memory and for BIOS to detect a...

Page 16: ...he 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 the ...

Page 17: ...USB port Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc have a standard USB interface Also make sure your OS supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB controller please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors LAN Port ...

Page 18: ...Out Rear Speaker Out jack Center Subwoofer Speaker Out The default Center Subwoofer Speaker Out jack Center Subwoofer speakers can be connected to Center Subwoofer Speaker Out jack Side Speaker Out The default Side Speaker Out jack Surround side speakers can be connected to Side Speaker Out jack In addition to the default speakers settings the audio jacks can be reconfigured to perform different f...

Page 19: ...upply that is able to handle the system voltage requirements It is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 300W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable system or a system that is unable to start If you use a 24 pin ATX power supply please remove the small cover on the power connector ...

Page 20: ...connector supplies a 12V power voltage via a 3 pin 4 pin only for CPU_FAN power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design Most coolers are designed with color coded power connector wires A red power connector wireindicates a positive 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 ...

Page 21: ...ct 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 IDE device Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 1 2 39 40 1 7 1 7 7 SATAII0 SATAII1 SATAII2 SATAII3 SATA 3Gb s Connector SATA 3Gb s can provide up to 300MB s transfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for ...

Page 22: ...0 HD HD RES RES NC SPEAK MSG MSG PW PW SPEAK Speaker Connector IDE Hard Disk Active LED Message LED Power Sleep LED Power Switch Reset Switch HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK SpeakerConnector Pin 1 Power Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Open Normal Close Power On Off MSG MessageLED Power SleepLED P...

Page 23: ...tional front panel audio module please contact your chassis manufacturer By default the audio driver is configured to support HD Audio To connect an AC97 front panel audio module to this connector please refer to the instructions on Page 69 about the software settings 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...

Page 24: ...n damage it For optional front USB cable please contact your local dealer The GREEN_USB connector provides no standby power when system is off and it does not support USB device to wake up from S3 mode Users who wish to shut down the standby power note for their USB devices during system power off can connect the devices to this connector via the optional front USB cable 11 CD_IN CD IN Connect CD ...

Page 25: ...COM cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition 1 TPA 2 TPA 3 GND 4 GND 5 TPB 6 TPB 7 Power 8 Power 9 No Pin 10 GND 1 9 2 10 13 F1_1394 F2_1394 IEEE1394Connector Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which has features like high speed highbandwidth and hot plug Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector Check the pin assignment ...

Page 26: ... to an external Dolby Digital 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_IO cable Incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or...

Page 27: ...able Please contact your nearest dealer for the optional GIGABYTE external device 1 Pin No Definition 1 Power 2 RFID_RI 3 RF_TXD 4 RF_RXD 5 NC 6 GND 17 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 1 1 Open Normal Short Clear CMOS ...

Page 28: ... batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 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 make them short for one minute 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer ...

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

Page 31: ... 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: ...xample 1 p m is 13 00 00 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Mon Mar 28 2005 Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 IDE Channel 0 Master None IDE Channel 0 Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Suport Disabled Holt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 127M Total Memory 128M KLJI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Ex...

Page 33: ...een installed in the computer None No floppy drive installed 360K 5 25 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity 1 2M 5 25 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled 720K 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity 1 44M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity Floppy ...

Page 34: ...se or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map ...

Page 35: ...but will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS...

Page 36: ...ect function Default value Disabled Disables No Execute Memory Protect function CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Note Enabled Enables CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function Default value Disabled Disables CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Note Enabled Enable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function Default value Disabled Disable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function CPU EIST Function Note Enabled Enabl...

Page 37: ...ATA IDE were set to Ch 1 Master Slave this function will auto set to Ch 0 Master Slave SATA Port 1 3 Set to This value will auto make by the setting On Chip 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C ...

Page 38: ...able this function Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip Enabled Enable this function Disabled Disable this function Default value Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 IRQ4 Default value 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 I...

Page 39: ...tandard 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 EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default value 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 ...

Page 40: ...power on system Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled Date of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 Power On By Mouse Disabled Disable this function Default value Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 A...

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: ... Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 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 2 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto KLJI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Save Default F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu ...

Page 43: ... temperature at 70o C 158o F 80o C 176o F Monitor CPU System temperature at 80o C 176o F 90o C 194o F Monitor CPU System temperature at 90o C 194o F Disabled Disable this function Default value CPU SYSEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Fan warning function disable Default value Enabled Fan warning function enable CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open St...

Page 44: ...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 designed following Intel 4 Wire fans PWM control specifications With suc...

Page 45: ... clock X 3 33 Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data Default value for FSB Front Side Bus frequency 1066MHz 1 5 Memory Frequency Host clock X 1 5 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 value Memory Frequency Mhz The values depend on System Memory Multiplier item Incorrect using these features may cause your...

Page 46: ...d Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N 2 9 Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Manag...

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

Page 48: ...ency Voltage Control 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 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP ...

Page 49: ...BIOS Setup 49 English ...

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Page 51: ...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 52: ...plications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software you can choose anyone you want and press install to install them 3 3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title ...

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

Page 54: ...GA 8I945GMF Motherboard 54 English ...

Page 55: ...ancement 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 platform for users Dow...

Page 56: ...r Interface Overview Note EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards Button Display Description 1 Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C I A C I A 2 and M I B M I B 2 Enters the C I A 2 and M I B 2 setting page 3 Smart Fan Enters the Smart Fan setting page 4 PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5 GO Confirmation and Execution button 6 Easy Mode Advance ...

Page 57: ...r on Boot from CD DVD Boot from CD DVD Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2 F9 Xpress Recovery2 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Inc Intel 945 BIOS for 8I945GME E7 DEL BIOS Setup Q Flash F9 Xpress Recovery2 F12 For Boot Menu 11 07 2005 I945 6A79HG0GC 00 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD ROM you can enter Xpr...

Page 58: ...orted 6 Does not support RAID AHCI class code 0104 0106 hard disks 7 Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk Hard disks detection sequence is as follows a PATA IDE primary channel b PATA IDE secondary channel c SATA IDE channel 1 d SATA IDE channel 2 e SATA IDE channel 3 f SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions 1 When using hard disks with more than 128G under Windows 2000 be...

Page 59: ...e 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 combine...

Page 60: ...ntains 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 F...

Page 61: ...sly downloaded to the floppy disk If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8KNXPU Fba is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard 1 file s found...

Page 62: ... SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to a...

Page 63: ...Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T ESC Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 7 Select Save Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is completed Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Load ...

Page 64: ...ou want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8GE800 F4 is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Ke...

Page 65: ...y after you exit Q Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS for 8GE800 F4 Check System Health O...

Page 66: ...ame on your motherboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS II Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Do not click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS c Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file d Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as 8I945GMF F2 e Complete update process following the instruction F...

Page 67: ...re 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 server please go onto Gigabyte s web...

Page 68: ...ter subwoofer speaker out jack you can change the center subwoofer speaker out jack to fucntion as a rear speaker out jack via the audio software STEP 2 In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O tab In the upper left list click 2CH Speaker Please follow the steps to install the function Following pictures are in Windows XP Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out Line In...

Page 69: ... Audio Manager icon in your system tray you can also find the icon in Control Panel Double click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel STEP 2 In the Audio Control Panel click the Audio I O tab In the upper left list click 4CH Speaker STEP 3 After plugging in 4 channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose a device de...

Page 70: ...plugging in 6 channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks a small window will pop up and ask you what type of equipment is connected Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected 6 channel audio consists of Front Speaker Out Line Out Rear Speaker Out and Center Subwoofer Speaker Out then click OK The 6 channel audio setup is completed 8 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 After installation of ...

Page 71: ...t Speaker Out Line Out Rear Speaker Out Cen ter Subwoofer Speaker Out and Side Speaker Out then click OK The 8 channel audio setup is completed Sound Effect Configuration At the Sound Effect menu users can adjust sound option settings as desired AC 97 Audio Configuration To enable the front panel audio connector to sup port AC97 Audio mode go to the Audio Control Panel and click the Audio I O tab ...

Page 72: ...cord to MB again and turn on power 6 Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults or load Optimized Defaults 7 Save changes and reboot the system Question 4 Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume Answer Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier If not please change another speaker with power amplifier and tr...

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