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GA-8S648FXM Motherboard

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SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device)

3. Connect co-axial or optical output to the AC3

decoder.

1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear
bracket of PC, and fix it with screw.

2. Connect SPDIF wire to the motherboard.

A "S/PDIF output" device is available on the
motherboard. Cable with rear bracket is provided
and could link to the "S/PDIF output" connector (As
picture.) For the further linkage to decoder, rear
bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connect-
ing port.

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Summary of Contents for GA-8S648FXM

Page 1: ...his card is 2X 3 3V The GA 8S648FXM or anyAGP 4X 8X only motherboards might not func tion properly if you install this card without switching the jumper to 4X 1 5 mode in it Example 2 SomeATi Rage 128 Pro graphics cards made by Power Color the graphics card manufacturer some SiS 305 cards their golden finger is compatible with 2X 3 3V 4X 1 5V mode AGP slot but they support 2X 3 3V only The GA 8S64...

Page 2: ...pdate the information contained herein 0 0 0 0 0 Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners 0 0 0 0 0 Please do not remove any labels on motherboard this may void the warranty of this motherboard 0 0 0 0 0 Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet ...

Page 3: ...esidual commercial and light industry EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries Generic emission standard Part 2 Industrial environment EN 55081 2 Immunity from radio interference of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Generic emission standard Part 2 Industrial environment EN 55082 2 7 7 7 7 7 EN 55022 Limits and m...

Page 4: ...tions This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name Signature Eric Lu Supplementary Information Model Number 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 G B T INC U S A 818 85...

Page 5: ...USER S MANUAL GA 8S648FXM P4 Titan Series Motherboard Pentium 4ProcessorMotherboard Rev 1001 12ME 8S648FXM 1001 ...

Page 6: ...allation 12 Step 1 2 CPU Cooling Fan Installation 13 Step 2 Install Memory Modules 14 Step 3 Install expansion cards 15 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 16 Step 4 1 I O Back Panel Introduction 16 Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction 18 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 31 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F1d 32 Standard CMOS Features 34 Advanced BIOS Features 37 Integrated Peripherals ...

Page 7: ...ults 53 Set Supervisor User Password 54 Save Exit Setup 55 Exit Without Saving 56 Chapter 4 Technical Reference 59 BIOS Introduction 59 EasyTune 4 Introduction 60 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 61 2 4 6 Channel Audio Function Introuction 65 Jack Sensing Introuction 71 Xpress Recovery Introduction 73 Chapter 5 Appendix 77 ...

Page 8: ...mponents by the edges and try not touch the IC chips leads or connectors or other components 4 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components whenever the components are separated from the system 5 Ensure that theATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove theATX power connectoronthemotherboard Ifthemotherboardhasmountingholes buttheydon...

Page 9: ... y Supports only DDR DIMM I O Control y IT8705 Slots y 1 AGP slot 4X 8X 1 5V device support y 3 PCI slots support 33MHz PCI 2 3 compliant On Board IDE y 2 IDE controllers provides IDE HDD CD ROM IDE1 IDE2 with PIO Bus Master Ultra DMA33 ATA66 ATA100 ATA133 operation modes y Can connect up to 4 IDE devices On Board Peripherals y 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M bytes...

Page 10: ... EasyTune 4 Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor s specifications We don t recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU s specification because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU chipset and most of the peripherals Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardwa...

Page 11: ... ATX_12V CD_IN F_AUDIO F_PANEL BATTERY SYS _FAN SiS 963 SiS 648FX SOCKET 478 CPU_FAN ATX FDD IDE2 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 DDR1 CODEC IT8705 BIOS F_USB2 CI GAME IDE1 RTL 8100C AUX_IN RAM_LED CLR_PWD USB LAN DDR2 LPT AGP F_USB1 SUR_CEN COMB SPDIF_IO LINE_OUT MIC_IN LINE_IN PWR_LED BUZZER ...

Page 12: ...K 100 133 200MHz 66 MHz 33 MHz 14 318 MHz 48 MHz LPCBUS AGP 4X 8X AGPCLK 66MHz 3 PCI PCICLK 33MHz RJ45 AC97 Link 6 USB Ports ATA33 66 100 133 IDE Channels RTL 8100C IT8705 24 MHz 33 MHz Game Port Floppy LPT Port PS 2 KB Mouse 2 COM Ports MIC LINE IN LINE OUT Pentium 4 Socket 478 CPU AC97 CODEC 266 333 400MHz DDR RAM BIOS ...

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

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Page 15: ...tral Processing Unit CPU Step 2 Install memory modules Step 3 Install expansion cards Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Congratulations You have accomplished the hardware installation Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet Continue with the BIOS softwareinstallation Step 2 Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Step 1 Step 3 ...

Page 16: ...egreedirectly Pin1 indicator 3 CPU Top View Pin1 indicator 4 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and lookfora golden cutedgeonthe CPU upper corner Then insert the CPU into the socket Socket Actuation Lever Before installing the processor adhere to the following warning 1 Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard 2 If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well it will ca...

Page 17: ...due to the hardening of the thermal paste During this condition if you try to remove the cool ing fan you might pull the processor out of the CPU socket alone with the cooling fan and might damage the processor To avoid this from happening we suggest you to either use thermal tape instead of thermal paste or remove the cooling fan with extreme caution 3 Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged...

Page 18: ... inline memory module DIMM sockets The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size To install the memory module just push it vertically into the DIMM socket The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch Memory size can vary betweensockets DDR Notch 1 The DIMM socket has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction 2 Insert the DIMM memory module vertica...

Page 19: ...GB per second DDR memory enables system OEMs to build high performance and low latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for servers workstations high end PC s and value desktop SMA systems Step 3 Install expansion cards 1 Read the related expansion card s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer 2 Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from th...

Page 20: ...se Connector 6 pin Female PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin Female This connector supports standard PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse Y Parallel Port and Serial Ports COMA COMB This connector supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 Parallel port Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port mouse and modem etc can be connected to Serial ports ParallelPort 25pinFemale COMA COMB Serial Port 9 pin Male ...

Page 21: ...me MIDI Ports Audio Connectors This connector supports joystick MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices After install onboard audio driver you may con nect speaker to Line Out jack microphone to MIC In jack Device like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Please note Youareabletouse2 4 6 channelaudiofeature by S W selection If you want to enable 6 channel function you have 2 ch...

Page 22: ...Connectors Introduction 2 5 8 1 3 6 9 12 1 ATX_12V 2 ATX 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN 5 FDD 6 IDE1 IDE2 7 F_PANEL 8 PWR_LED 9 RAM_LED 10 F_AUDIO 11 CD_IN 12 AUX_IN 13 SPDIF_IO 14 SUR_CEN 15 F_USB1 F_USB2 16 CI 17 CLR_PWD 18 BAT 4 16 7 10 13 11 14 15 18 17 ...

Page 23: ...X Power AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard Pin No Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 GND 4 VCC 5 GND 6 VCC 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5V SB stand by 5V 10 12V 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON soft on off 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 5V 19 VCC 20 VCC _ Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V 4 3 2 1 20 ...

Page 24: ...he CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating The CPU fan connector supports Max current up to 600 mA Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense 4 SYS_FAN System Fan Connector This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense 1 1 ...

Page 25: ...1 2M 720K 1 44M and 2 88M bytes floppy disk types The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1 6 IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 IDE2 Connector Important Notice Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD ROM to IDE2 The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1 1 33 2 34 39 40 IDE1 1 2 IDE2 ...

Page 26: ...ue Pin 2 LED cathode SPK 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 Soft Power Connector 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 Me...

Page 27: ...It will blink when the system enters suspend mode If you use dual color LED power LED will turn to another color Pin No Definition 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD 1 9 RAM_LED Do not remove memory modules while RAM_LED is on It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the stand by voltage Remove memory modules only when AC power cord is disconnected ...

Page 28: ...header your chassis must have front audio connector Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector please contact your dealer Please note you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound 1 10 9 2 11 CD_IN CD In Con...

Page 29: ...ternal 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 cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage...

Page 30: ...and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front USB cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition 1 Power 2 Power 3 USB Dx 4 USB Dy 5 USB Dx 6 USB Dy 7 GND 8 GND 9 No Pin 10 NC 1 9 F_USB1 2 10 14 SUR_CEN Surround Center Connector Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable Pin No Definition 1 SUR OUTL 2 SUROUTR 3 GND 4 No Pin 5 CE...

Page 31: ... the Case Open item in BIOS if the system case begin remove Pin No Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1 17 CLR_PWD Clear Password When Jumper is set to open and system is restarted the password that is set will be cleared On the contrary when Jumper is set to close the current status remains 1 1 Open Clear Password Close Normal ...

Page 32: ...ly with 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 33: ...Introduction English 29 ...

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Page 35: ...nly for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table F7 LoadtheOptimizedDefaults F8 Q Flashfunction F9 SystemInformation F10 Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery backed CMOS RAM so...

Page 36: ...To exit the Help Window press Esc The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F1d Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu Figure 1 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu GETTING HELP Figure 1 Main Menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright ...

Page 37: ...formance as Enabled z z z z z LoadFail SafeDefaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would beinsafeconfiguration z z z z z LoadOptimizedDefaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would beinbestperformanceconfiguration z z z z z Set Supervisor password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit...

Page 38: ...Jan to Dec Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Day Halt On All But Keyboard 1 to 31 or maximum allowed in the month Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 127M Year Total Memory 128M 1999 to 2098 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 2 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is week month day year Week The wee...

Page 39: ...r to the following items Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press Enter Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter DriveA Dri...

Page 40: ... 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 keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS BaseMemory The POST of the BIOS will determine the ...

Page 41: ...ity by USB CDROM CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features First Boot Device Floppy Item Help Second Boot Device HDD 0 Menu Level Third Boot Device CDROM Select Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled priority Password Check Setup CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Floppy Flexible AGP 8X Auto Boot from floppy Init Display First AGP LS120 Boot from LS120 HDD 0 Boot fr...

Page 42: ...all 80tracks Password Check System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value CPUHyper Threading Disabled Disable CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Enable CPU Hyper Threading Feature Please note ...

Page 43: ...Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled AC97 Audio Enabled USB Controller Enabled USB Legacy Support Disabled Onboard LAN device Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Game Port Address 201 Midi Port Address 330 Midi Port IRQ 10 Item Help Menu Level Auto Auto detect IDE cable type ATA66 100 133 Set Condu...

Page 44: ...alue On ChipSecondaryPCIIDE Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value AC97Audio Enabled Enable auto detect onboard AC 97 audio Default value Disabled Disable this function USB Controller Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB feature Disabled Disable USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller Default value USBLegacySup...

Page 45: ...t 2 and address is 2E8 using IRQ3 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address OnboardParallelport Thisfeatureallowsyoutoselectfromagivensetofparametersiftheparallelportusestheonboard I O controller Disabled Disable onboard LPT port 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 using IRQ7 Default Value 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 using IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Enable on...

Page 46: ...201 Set Game port address to 201 Default Value 209 Set Game port address to 209 Midi PortAddress This feature allows you to select the Midi port address or disable it Disabled Disable this function 300 Set Midi port address to 300 330 Set Midi port address to 330 Default Value MidiPortIRQ 5 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5 10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10 Default Value ...

Page 47: ...d type to x Month Alarm NA Suspend to RAM under x Day of Month 0 ACPI OS x Time hh mm ss 0 0 0 Power LED in S1 state Blinking Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 5 Power Management Setup ACPISuspendType S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 Default Value S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 Soft off byPWR_...

Page 48: ...ed to prevent system gets into green mode Disabled Disable monitor IRQ 3 7 9 15 or NMI Enabled Enable monitor IRQ 3 7 9 15 or NMI Default value PME EventWakeUp Set PME as wake up event Disabled Disable PME Event wake up function Default Value Enabled Enable PME Event wake up PowerOnbyKeyboard Any Key Set keyboard power on by any key Password Input password from 1 to 8 characters and press Enter to...

Page 49: ...d Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled Month Alarm NA 1 12 Day of Month 1 31 Time hh mm ss 0 23 0 59 0 59 Power LED in S1 state Blinking In standby mode S1 power LED will blink Default Value Dual OFF In standby mode S1 a If use single color LED power LED will turn off b If use dual color LED power LED will turn to another color ...

Page 50: ...CI 3 IRQAssignment 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 Figure 6 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto Item Help PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Level PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto Device s using this INT Display Cntrlr BUS 1 Dev 2 Func 3 Mo...

Page 51: ...p Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Item Help Case Opened No Menu Level Vcore 1 778V Disabled VCC18 1 856V Don t reset case 3 3V 3 2V open status 5V 4 945V 12V 12 288V Enabled Current System Temperature 33 C Clear case open Current CPU Temperature 68 C status at next boot Current CPU FAN Speed 5113 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU W...

Page 52: ...rm when CPU current temperature over than 60 140 F 70 158 F Alarm when CPU current temperature over than 70 158 F 80 176 F Alarm when CPU current temperature over than 80 176 F 90 194 F Alarm when CPU current temperature over than 90 194 F CPU FAN Fail Warning Disabled Fan Warning function disable Default value Enabled Enalbe FAN warning alarm when FAN stops SYSTEM FANFailWarning Disabled Fan Warn...

Page 53: ...6 x PCI Clock MHz 33 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Clock Ratio This option will not be shown or not be available if you are using a CPU with the locked ratio 15X 21X It s depends on CPU Clock Ratio LinearFrequencyControl Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable this function CPUC...

Page 54: ... AUTO Set AGP PCI clock automatically Default Value Manual Set AGP PCI clock manually 0 Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only AGPClock MHz This item will available when AGP PCI Clock Control set at Manual Please set AGP Clock according to your requirement 0 Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only PCIClock MHz The values depe...

Page 55: ...f your system is not perform enough the reliability or stability problem will appear sometimes and we will recommend you disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned above Figure 9 Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced Chipset Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults P...

Page 56: ...lity Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced Chipset Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Save Exit Setup Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Loa...

Page 57: ...opyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Save Exit Setup Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Load Optimiz...

Page 58: ...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 the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you selec...

Page 59: ...003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Save Exit Setup Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Save to CMO...

Page 60: ...984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Save Exit Setup Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Abandon all Data Quit Wi...

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Page 63: ...BIOS update software It could help you to download the BIOS from internetand update it Not like the other BIOS update software it s a Windows utility With the help of BIOS BIOS updating is no more than a click Besides no matter which mainboard you are using if it s a Gigabyte s product BIOS help you tomaintaintheBIOS Thisutilitycoulddetectyourcorrectmainboardmodelandhelpyoutochoosethe BIOS accordi...

Page 64: ...PU speed automatically with the result being shown in the control panel If users prefer Overclock by them there is also another choice Click Advanced Mode to enjoy sport drive class Overclocking user interface Advanced Mode allows users to change the system bus AGP Memory working frequency in small increments to get ultimate system performance ItoperatesincoordinationwithGigabytemotherboards Besid...

Page 65: ...ime Date Hard Disk Type Flash BIOS Method Introduction A What is Q Flash Utility Q Flash utility is a pre O S BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode no more fooling around any OS B How to use Q Flash a After power on the computer pressing Del immediately during POST Power On Self Test it will allow you to enter AWARD BIOS CMOS SETUP then press F8 to enter Q Flash util...

Page 66: ... the A drive insert the BIOS diskette then Press Enter to Run Press Enter to Run Are you sure to update BIOS Enter to contiune or ESC to abort Press Enter to Run Where xxxx xxx is name of the BIOS file xxxx xxx 256K Total size 1 39M Free size 1 14M F5 Refresh DEL Delete 1 File s Copy BIOS Completed Pass Please press any key to continue ...

Page 67: ...lect the exact model name on your motherboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS Method 2 BIOS Utility 3 1 3 Click 3 4 2 1 Click BIOS item Press here 2 Click Start All Programs GIGABYTE BIOS 4 Please select BIOS sever site then Click OK Click here If you don t have DOS boot disk we recommend that you used Gigabyte BIOS program to flash BIOS ...

Page 68: ...n the very beginning there is About this program icon shown in dialog box It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported Note a 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 systemunbooted b In method II be sure that motherboa...

Page 69: ...1 Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to Line Out The installation of Windows 98SE 2K ME XP is very simple Please follow next step to install the function STEP 3 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 2 channels for stereo speakers out put STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an icon on the taskbar s status area Click the audio icon Sound Effect from the windows tray ...

Page 70: ...n on the taskbar s status area Click the audio icon Sound Effect from the windows tray at the bottom of the screen STEP 3 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 4 channels for 4 speakers out put Disable Only SURROUND KIT and press OK When the Environment settings is None the sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 chan nels output Please select the other settings for 4 channels output Line ...

Page 71: ...ter Subwoofer channels to MIC In Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an icon on the taskbar s status area Click the audio icon Sound Effect from the windows tray at the bottom of the screen STEP 3 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 6 channels for 5 1 speakers out put Disable Only SURROUND KIT and pess OK Line Out Line In MIC I...

Page 72: ...ice Audio Combo Kit provides SPDIF output port optical coaxis and SURROUND KIT Rear R L Center subwoofer SURROUND KIT access analog output to rear channels and Center Subwoofer channels It is the best solution if you need 6 channel output Line In and MIC at the same time SURROUND KIT is included in the GIGABYTE unique Audio Combo Kit as picture STEP 2 Connect the SURROUND KIT to SUR_CEN on the M B...

Page 73: ...ND KIT s REAR R L and the Center Subwoofer channels to SURROUND KIT s SUB CENTER STEP 5 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 6 channels for 5 1 speakers out put Enable Only SURROUND KIT and press OK When the Environment settings is None the sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 chan nels output Please select the other settings for 6 channels output Basic Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio ...

Page 74: ... output device to the rear bracket of PC and fix it with screw 2 Connect SPDIF wire to the motherboard A S PDIF output device is available on the motherboard Cable with rear bracket is provided and could link to the S PDIF output connector As picture For the further linkage to decoder rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connect ing port ...

Page 75: ...ers output devices to Line Out jack and microphone to MIC In jack Jack Sensing includes 2 parts AUTO and MANUAL Following is an example for 2 channels Windows XP Please connect the devices to the right jacks as above A window will appear as right picture if you setup the devices properly Please note that 3D audio function will only appear when 3D audio inputs Auto detecting Jack Sensingprovidesaud...

Page 76: ... Motherboard English Manual setting If the device picture shows different from what you set please press Manual Selection to set If you set wrong with the connectors the warning message will come out as right picture ...

Page 77: ...ipset nVIDIA nForce 2 chipset and SiS 648FX chipset based motherboard from Gigabyte How to use the Xpress Recovery a There are two ways to enter the Xpress Recovery utility 1 Press F9 during powering on the computer see the below 2 Please go to Advanced BIOS setting menu and set boot from CD ROM then save and exit the BIOS menu Later when CD ROM appears at the bottom of the screen press any key to...

Page 78: ...his program will recover your system to factory default Press R to recover your system Press Esc to exit Restorethebackupimagetotheoriginalstate 3 Remove Backup Image Do you sure to remove backup image Y N Remove the backup image 4 Exit and Restart Exit and restart your computer b Xpress Recovery Xpress Recovery V1 0 C Copy Right 2003 GIGABYTETechnilogy CO Ltd 1 Excute Backup Utility 2 Excute Rest...

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Page 81: ...vers This page shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system Click each item to install the driver manually or switch to the to install the drivers automatically The Xpress Install uses the Click and Forget technology to install the drivers automatically Just select the drivers you want then click the GO button The will finish the installation for you automatically We recommend that y...

Page 82: ...river Patch This patch driver can help you to resolve some USB device issue on XP SIS USB 2 0 Driver USB2 0 driver for SiS 962L 963 chipset Item Description Driver installation finished You have to reboot system For USB2 0 driver support under Windows XP operating system please use Windows Service Pack After install Windows Service Pack it will show a question mark in Universal Serial Bus controll...

Page 83: ...computer via the network EasyTune4 Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions DMI Viewer Windows based utility which is used to browse the DMI SMBIOS information of the system Face Wizard New utility for adding BIOS logo BIOS Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility Acrobat e Book Useful utility from Adobe Acrobat Reader Popular utility from Adobe for reading PD...

Page 84: ...rd English SOFTWARE INFORMATION This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title HARDWARE INFORMATION This page lists all device you have for this motherboard CONTACT US Please see the last page for details ...

Page 85: ...ities Installation Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions 1 2 4 1 Click EasyTune4 item 2 Click Next 3 3 Click Finish to restart computer 4 Right Click the icon to start EasyTune 4 5 Click HELP ...

Page 86: ... to install RAID and ATA drivers under Win 2000 and XP on boards that support RAID function after I connect the boot HDD to IDE3 or IDE4 Answer First of all you need to save some files in the CD ROM to a floppy disk before installing drivers You also need to go through some rather different steps in the installation process Therefore we suggest that you refer to the installation steps in the RAID ...

Page 87: ...SB Panel If the cable is your own cable please remove it from this pin and do not connect any of your own cables to it Question 10 Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up What do these beeps usually stand for Answer The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems However they are only for reference purposes The situations might diff...

Page 88: ...n how to set in the BIOS in order to bootup from IDE3 4 by either RAID or ATA mode Answer Please set in the BIOS as follow 1 Advanced BIOS features SATA RAID SCSI boot order SATA 2 Advanced BIOS features First boot device SCSI 3 Integrated Peripherals Onboard H W ATA RAID enable Then it depends on the RAID mode that you need to set RAID to RAID mode or ATA to normal ATA mode in the item named RAID...

Page 89: ...uency ratio voltage and etc are set properly Failure has been excluded Check if the CPU cooling fan attached to CPU properly ls CPU cooling fan power connected to CPU_FAN properly Plug the CPU cooling fan power in the CPU fan connector Plug in the AC power connector Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot Yes No Yes Insert and push the memory module vertically into the DIMM slot In...

Page 90: ...abyte com tw The appropriate response will be provided ASAP Is memory LED on and CPU fan running The problem could be caused by power supply CPU memory or CPU memory socket itself Check if there is display Perhaps your VGA card VGA slot or monitor is defective Turn off the system Reboot after keyboard and mouse have been plugged in Check if keyboard is working properly It is possible that your key...

Page 91: ...o Contact Person E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision BIOS version O S A S Hardware Mfs Model name Size Driver Utility Configuration CPU Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card HDD CD ROM DVD ROM Modem Network AMR CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device Problem Description ...

Page 92: ...Communication and Networking Riser DMA Direct Memory Access DMI Desktop Management Interface DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module DRM Dual Retention Mechanism DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory DDR Double Data Rate ECP Extended Capabilities Port ESCD Extended System Configuration Data ECC Error Checking and Correcting EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ESD Electrostatic Discharg...

Page 93: ...e MHz Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface MTH Memory Translator Hub MPT Memory Protocol Translator NIC Network Interface Card OS Operating System OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PAC PCI A G P Controller POST Power On Self Test PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in line Memory Module SCI Special Circumstance Instructions SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge SRAM Sta...

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