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Press

Enter

under the

Create Volume

item.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1011 ICH7R wRAID5

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Press "ENTER" to Create the specified volume

[

]-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

An alert bar will be displayed warning you that all data on selected disks will be lost. Please press

to complete the set-up of RAID.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1011 ICH7R wRAID5

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

[ HELP ]

Press "ENTER" to Create the specified volume

[

]-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

WARNING : ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to creat this volume? (Y/N) :

Summary of Contents for GA-8I955X Royal

Page 1: ... Manual Rev 1105 12ME 8I955XRO 1105 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 8I955X Royal April 18 2005 April 18 2005 Motherboard GA 8I955X Royal ...

Page 3: ...Motherboard GA 8I955X Pro May 6 2005 May 6 2005 Motherboard GA 8I955X Pro ...

Page 4: ...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 5: ...rds 16 1 7 Installation of U Plus DPS Universal Plus Dual Power System 17 1 8 I O Back Panel Introduction 18 1 9 ConnectorsIntroduction 19 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 29 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver GA 8I955X Royal F6c 30 2 1 Standard CMOS Features 32 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features 34 2 3 IntegratedPeripherals 36 2 4 Power Management Setup 39 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations 40 2 6 PC Health Status 41 2 7 MB...

Page 6: ...er 4 Appendix 53 4 1 Unique Software Utilities 53 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 54 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 55 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 57 4 1 4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 68 4 1 5 Introduction of Designed for Dolby Master StudioTM 75 4 1 6 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 77 4 2 Troubleshooting 82 Only for GA 8I955X Royal ...

Page 7: ... SYS_FAN GA 8I955X Royal Pro KB_MS LGA775 AUDIO2 COMA LPT USB LAN1 F_AUDIO CD_IN F_PANEL F2_1394 PWR_FAN Backup BIOS F1_1394 PCIE_16 PCIE_1 PCIE_2 IT8212F VRM_CONN CLR_CMOS ESATAII0 SPDIF_O USB LAN2 AUDIO1 SN082AA2 Intel ICH7R IDE3 SATAII2 SATAII1 SATAII3 SATAII0 SPDIFO_OPT Broadcom 5751 5789 phy ESATAII1 IDE2 DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 PCI2 PCI3 SN081BA3 Sil3132 SPDIF_I RF_ID CI GREEN_USB F_USB ...

Page 8: ...or CPUCLK 266 200 133MHz PCI Express x16 33MHz Host Interface Intel 955X MCHCLK 266 200 133MHz 66MHz 48MHz DDRII 888 Note 1 667 Note 2 533MHz DIMM 24MHz 33MHz IT 8712F ATA33 66 100 IDE Channel Intel ICH7R 14 318MHz Dual BIOS CODEC Line In PCICLK 33MHz 3 PCI 3 IEEE1394b SPDIF In SPDIF Out 2 PCI Express x 1 PCI Express Bus 8 USB Ports Dual Channel Memory Floppy PS 2 KB Mouse LPT Port COM Port SN082A...

Page 9: ...he 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 on ...

Page 10: ...0 ESATAII1 Supported on the Win 2000 XP Server 2003 operating systems Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 1 Serial port COMA 8 USB 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 4 via cable 1 front audio connector 3 IEEE1394b ports requires cable 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port Onboard Audio ALC882M ALC882 CODEC High Definition Audio Supports 2 4 6 8 channel audio Supports Line In Li...

Page 11: ...messages during boot up mirroring supports automatic background rebuilds features LBA and Extended Interrupt 13 drive translation in controller onboard BIOS Onboard SATA 3Gb s Onboard Intel ICH7R chipset RAID supports data striping RAID 0 mirroring RAID 1 striping mirroring RAID 0 1 or RAID 5 supports data transfer rate of up to 300 MB s supports a maximum of 4 SATA 3Gb s connections supported on ...

Page 12: ...ardware 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 i...

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: ...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 1 4 Installing Removing Cool Plus Northbridge Cooling Fan Fig 1 To attach Cool Plus to a heatsink align the extensions on both sides with the grooves in the heatsink as shown...

Page 15: ...identical brand size chips and speed We ll strongly recommend our user to slot two DDR II memory modules into the DIMMs of the same color in order for Dual Channel Technology to work The following table is for Dual Channel Technology combination DS Double Side SS Single Side 2 memory modules 4 memory modules DDR II 1 DDR II 2 DDR II 3 DDR II 4 DS SS X DS SS X X DS SS X DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS DS S...

Page 16: ... contacts 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 align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 16 s...

Page 17: ...ntel Pentium 4 Processor as well as future Intel processors As well 4 blue LED s are mounted on the U Plus D P S for intelligent indication of system loading The U Plus DPS can work in a Dual Power System Parallel Mode U Plus DPS and motherboard CPU power can work simultaneously providing a total of 8 phase power circuit How to install U Plus DPS 1 The U Plus DPS socket VRM_CONN has a notch so the...

Page 18: ...CI Express Gigabit providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps USB port Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc have a standard USB interface Also make sureyour OS supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB controller please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For m...

Page 19: ...be reconfigured to perform different functions via the audio software Only microphones still MUST be connected to the default Mic In jack Please refer to the 2 4 6 8 channel audio setup steps for detailed software configuration information Only for GA 8I955X Royal 1 ATX_12V_2X4 2 ATX Power Connector 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN 5 PWR_FAN 6 NB_FAN 7 FDD 8 IDE1 IDE2 IDE3 9 SATAII0 SATAII1 SATAII2 SATAII3 10 ...

Page 20: ...tor is recom mended by processor manufacturer when using Intel Pentium D Extreme Edition processor Caution Please use a power supply that is able to handle the system voltage requirements It is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 300W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable system...

Page 21: ...tion and requires a 12V power voltage The black connector wire is the ground wire GND Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent system overheating and failure Caution Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure 6 NB_FAN Chip Fan Power Connector If you installed wrong direction the chip fan will not work Sometimes will damage the ch...

Page 22: ...40 1 2 39 40 IDE1 IDE2 3 8 IDE1 IDE2 IDE3 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 r...

Page 23: ... On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Yellow Pin 2 LED cathode NC Purple NC Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 9 SATAII0 1 2 3 SATA 3Gb s Connectors Controlled by ICH7R 10 ESATAII0 1 SATA 3Gb s Connectors Controlled by Sil3132 SATA 3Gb s can provide up to 300MB s transfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the SATA 3Gb s and install the proper driv...

Page 24: ... or even damage it For optional front panel audio module please contact your chassis manufacturer 13 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 Pin No Definition 1 MIC2_L 2 GND 3 MIC2_R 4 ACZ_DET 5 Line2_R 6 FSENSE1 7 FAUOIO_JD 8 No Pin 9 LINE2_L 10 FSENSE2 HDAudio 1 2 9 10 Pin No Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 NC 5 Line Out...

Page 25: ...t the front USB cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front 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 s...

Page 26: ...al IEEE1394 cable please contact your local dealer IEEE1394b can approach the maximum speed to 800Mb S but the speed can be achieved only when you use particular IEEE1394b cable 2 16 1 15 2 10 1 9 F2_1394 F1_1394 Pin No Definition 1 Power 2 Power 3 TPA1 4 TPA1 5 GND 6 GND 7 TPB1 8 TPB1 9 Power 10 Power 11 TPA2 12 TPA2 13 GND 14 No Pin 15 TPB2 16 TPB2 Pin No Definition 1 TPA0 2 TPA0 3 GND 4 GND 5 T...

Page 27: ...e external device cable 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 19 CI Chassis Intrusion Case Open This 2 pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed You can check the Case Open status in BIOS Setup Pin No Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1 ...

Page 28: ... 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Takeoutthebatterygentlyandputitasideforabout10minutes Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and nega tive pins in the battery holder to makethem short for one minute 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 20 PWR_LED PWR_LED is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the syste...

Page 29: ...t does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selec tions for the highligh...

Page 30: ... can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option hidden Please Load Optimized Defaults in the BIOS when somehow the system works not stable as usual This action makes the system reset to the default for stability CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP ...

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: ...Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk 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 Numb...

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

Page 35: ...able No Execute Memory Protect function CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Note Enabled Enable CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function Default value Disabled Disable 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 Enable CPU EIST function Default value Disabled...

Page 36: ...uto x PATA IDE Set to Ch 1 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 Onboard H W 1394 Enabled Onboard H W SATA1 Enabled H W SATA Function1 RAID Onboard H W GigaRAID Enabled GigaRAID Function RAID Onboard H W LAN1 Enabled Onboa...

Page 37: ...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 Support En...

Page 38: ...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 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 i Lock En...

Page 39: ...lue Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If Resume by Alarm 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 Disabled 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 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Soft ...

Page 40: ...alue F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level Device s using this INT Power On By Keyboard Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password Disabled Disabled this function Default value Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the system KB...

Page 41: ...CPU temperature at 70o C 158o F 80o C 176o F Monitor CPU temperature at 80o C 176o F 90o C 194o F Monitor CPU temperature at 90o C 194o F Disabled Disable this function Default value CPU POWER SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Disable fan fail warning function Default value Enabled Enable fan fail warning function CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case O...

Page 42: ... FAN Control is enabled 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 In fact the Voltage option can be used for CPU fans with 3 pin or 4 pin power cables However some 4 pin CPU f...

Page 43: ...on will automatically assign by CPU detection The option will display Locked and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable Robust Graphics Booster Select the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get higher performance Auto Set Robust Graphics Booster to Auto Default value Fast Set Robust Graphics Booster to Fast Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo C I A 2 C I A 2 CPU In...

Page 44: ...uency Host clock X 3 00 4 00 Memory Frequency Host clock X 4 00 2 00 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 00 2 66 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 66 3 33 Memory Frequency Host clock X 3 33 1 50 Memory Frequency Host clock X 1 50 2 0 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 0 2 50 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 50 Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data Default value for FSB Front Side Bus frequency 800MHz 2...

Page 45: ...t PCI E OverVoltrage Control to 0 10V 0 15V Set PCI E OverVoltrage Control to 0 15V 0 20V Set PCI E OverVoltrage Control to 0 20V 0 25V Set PCI E OverVoltrage Control to 0 25V 0 30V Set PCI E OverVoltrage Control to 0 30V 0 35V Set PCI E OverVoltrage Control to 0 35V FSB OverVoltage Control Normal Set FSB OverVoltrage Control to Normal Default value 0 05V Set FSB OverVoltrage Control to 0 05V 0 10...

Page 46: ... Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automati cally detects CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 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 F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit S...

Page 47: ...d Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Enter Password selection and not enter a password To disable password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords SUPERV...

Page 48: ...T Esc Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Save Exit Setup Select Language 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 S...

Page 49: ...ll Please pick the item that you want and press install followed the item or you can press Xpress Install to install all items defaulted Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers System will reboot automatically after install the drivers afterward you can install others application For USB2 0 dr...

Page 50: ...ftware 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: ...Drivers Installation 51 English 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details ...

Page 52: ...GA 8I955X Royal GA 8I955X Pro Motherboard 52 English ...

Page 53: ...er 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 platform for use...

Page 54: ... Note User 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...

Page 55: ...n 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 2005 Award Software Inc Intel 955 BIOS for 8I955X Royal F5a DEL BIOS Setup Q Flash F9 Xpress Recovery2 F12 For Boot Menu 11 07 2005 I955 6A79HG0GC 00 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD ROM you can enter X...

Page 56: ... not supported 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 Window...

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

Page 58: ...Type is 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 paus...

Page 59: ...ing 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 ...

Page 60: ...tility Contains 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 operat...

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: ...Type Size 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...

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: ...disk If 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 49LF003...

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: ... model name 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 8I955XRO F1 e Complete update process following the instr...

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: ...k array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member The Intel RAID striping block size can be set from 4KB to 128KB RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond the r...

Page 69: ...ose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After rebooting your computer wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press Ctrl I The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS You have a few seconds to press Ctrl I before the window disappears Press Ctrl I The Intel RAID Uti...

Page 70: ...e item After setting disk name press Enter to select RAID Level There are four RAID levels RAID0 Stripe RAID1 Mirror RAID 0 1 Striping Mirroring and RAID5 After selecting the RAID level press Enter to select Strip Size Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5 0 0 1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Choose the RAID level best suite...

Page 71: ...um capacity is chosen creation of a second volume is needed to utilize the remaining space 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 Press Enter to enter Create Volume after setting disk capacity Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5 0 0 1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 In...

Page 72: ...B Capacity 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 Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5 0 0 1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Press ENTER to Create the specified volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER ...

Page 73: ...X 111 7GB Member Disk 0 1 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111 7GB Member Disk 0 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Delete RAID Volume If you want to delete a RAID volume please select the Delete RAID Volume option Press Enter key and follow the instructions on the screen Intel R Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5 0 0 1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed MAIN MENU 1 Cre...

Page 74: ...isk and insert the blank formatted disk Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk Press 0 to exit when finished Fig 1 Fig 2 Step 3 After completing the steps boot from the Windows installation disk to install the RAID drivers Press F6 as soon as you see the Press F6 if you...

Page 75: ... A real time encoding technology Dolby Digital Live converts any audio signal into a Dolby Digital bitstream for transport and playback through a home theater system With it your PC or game console can be hooked up to your Dolby Digital equipped audio video receiver or digital speaker system via a single digital connection eliminating the confusion of multiple cables and ensuring the integrity of ...

Page 76: ...aries Integration Designed for Dolby Master Studio motherboards are built to Dolby Laboratories audio connec tivity specifications making them ready for seamless integration with home theater sound systems Technologies Work Seamlessly Together Dolby Headphone and Dolby Virtual Speaker were engineered to work in concert with Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic IIx This way you can access the full pot...

Page 77: ...udio software provided For example if a rear speaker is plugged into the center 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 Please follow the steps to install the function Following pictures are in Windows XP This motherboard provides 6 audio connector You are able to use 2 4 6 8 channnels audio featu...

Page 78: ... click OK The 2 chan nel audio setup is completed 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an 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 2 In the Audio Control...

Page 79: ... 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 STEP 3 After plugging in 4 channel speakers to the rear speaker jacks a small window will pop up and ask you what t...

Page 80: ...ipment is connected Choose a device depending on the type of speaker connected 8 channel audio consists of Front 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 8 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 After installation of the audio driver you should find an Audio Manager icon in your system tray you can also find t...

Page 81: ...esired 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 In the ANA LOG area click the Tool icon and then select the Disable front panel jack detection check box This action completes the AC 97 Audio configuration ...

Page 82: ...power 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 ...

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Page 87: ...G GMBH Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http www gigabyte de Japan NIPPON GIGA BYTE CORPORATION WEB address http www gigabyte co jp Singapore GIGA BYTE SINGAPORE PTE LTD Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyt...

Page 88: ...Russia MoscowRepresentativeOfficeOfGIGA BYTETechnologyCo Ltd Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http www gigabyte ru Poland Office of GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY Co Ltd in POLAND Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyt...

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