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GA-8S661FXM Series Motherboard

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Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and
power supply

Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction

PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

Parallel Port, Serial Port and VGA port (LPT / COMA / VGA)

This connector supports 1 standard COM port,
1 Parallel port and 1 VGA port. Device like printer
can be connected to Parallel port; mouse and
modem etc. can be connected to Serial port.

Parallel Port

(25 pin Female)

COMA

VGA

Serial Port

(9 pin Male)

VGA Port

(15 pin Female)

PS/2 Mouse Connector
(6 pin Female)

PS/2 Keyboard Connector
(6 pin Female)

This connector supports standard P S /2
keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

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Summary of Contents for GA-8S661FXM

Page 1: ...d is 2X 3 3V The GA 8S661FXM Series or any AGP 4X 8X only motherboards might not function 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 8S66...

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this may void the warranty of this motherboard M Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet ...

Page 3: ... commercial and light industry o EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries Generic emission standard Part 2 Industrialenvironment o EN 55081 2 Immunity from radio interference of broadcast receiversand associated equipment Generic emission standard Part 2 Industrialenvironment o EN 55082 2 T EN 55022 Limits and methods of me...

Page 4: ...ations This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not causeharmful and 2 thisdevicemust accept anyinferencereceived including that maycause undesired operation Representative Person s Name Signature E r i c L u Supplementary Information Model Number 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 G B T INC U S A 818 854...

Page 5: ...USER S MANUAL GA 8S661FXM Series P4 Titan Series Motherboard Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard Rev 1001 12ME 8S661FXM 1001 8s661fxm_1001_q p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 32 1 ...

Page 6: ...tep 1 2 CPU Cooling Fan Installation 13 Step 2 Install MemoryModules 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 39 Power Manag...

Page 7: ...or 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 RecoveryIntroduction 73 Chapter 5 Appendix 77 8s661fxm_1001_q p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 32 3 ...

Page 8: ...he 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 powersupply is switchedoff before you plug inor remove theATX power connector on the motherboard If themotherboard has mounting holes butthey don t lineu...

Page 9: ...d DRAM Supports up to 2GB DRAM Max Supports only 2 5V DDR SDRAM I O Control IT8705 Slots 1AGP slot 4X 8X 1 5V device support 3 PCI slots support 33MHz PCI 2 2 compliant On Board IDE 2 IDE controllers provides IDE HDD CD ROM IDE1 IDE2 with PIO Bus Master Ultra DM A33 ATA66 ATA100 ATA133 operation modes Can connect up to 4 IDE devices On Board Peripherals 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K 720K ...

Page 10: ... BIOS Supports 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 busfrequencies are notthe standard specifications for CPU chipset andmost ofthe peripherals Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on y...

Page 11: ...F_PANEL BATTERY SYS FAN SiS 963 963L SiS 661FX 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_CMOS USB LAN DDR2 LPT AGP F_USB1 SUR_CEN COMB SPDIF_IO LINE_OUT MIC_IN LINE_IN PWR_LED BUZZER F F1_1394 F2_1394 VGA RTL 8801 8s661fxm_1001_q p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 33 7 ...

Page 12: ...Hz 33 MHz 14 318 MHz 48 MHz LPC BUS 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 Pentium 4 Socket 478 CPU 266 333 400MHz DDR RAM BIOS MIC LINE IN LINE OUT AC97 CODEC 1394 Controller VGA Port RTL 8801 8s661fxm_1001_q p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 33 8 ...

Page 13: ...Introduction English 9 8s661fxm_1001_q p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 33 9 ...

Page 14: ... 10 GA 8S661FXM Series Motherboard English 8s661fxm_1001_q p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 33 10 ...

Page 15: ...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 software installation Step 2 Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Step1 Step 3 8s661fxm_1001_q p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 33 11 ...

Page 16: ...Pin1 indicator 3 CPU Top View Pin1 indicator 4 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look fora golden cut edgeon the 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 cause imprope...

Page 17: ...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 in to the CPU fan co...

Page 18: ...dule 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 between sockets 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 vertically into the DIM...

Page 19: ...emory enables system OEMs to build high performance and low latency DRAM subsystems thatare 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 the computer 3 Press t...

Page 20: ...A VGA This connector supports 1 standard COM port 1 Parallel port and1VGA port Devicelikeprinter can be connected to Parallel port mouse and modem etc can be connected to Serial port Parallel Port 25 pin Female COMA VGA Serial Port 9 pin Male VGA Port 15 pin Female PS 2 Mouse Connector 6 pin Female PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin Female This connector supports standard PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse 8...

Page 21: ...onnectors This connector supports joy stick M IDI keyboard and other relate audio devices After install onboard audio driver youmay 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 You areable touse 2 4 6 channel audio feature by S W selection If you want to enable 6 channel function y ou have 2 choose for hardw...

Page 22: ... 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_CMOS 18 F1_1394 F2_1394 19 COMB 20 BAT 4 16 7 10 13 11 14 15 20 17 18 19 8s661fxm_1001_q p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 33 18 ...

Page 23: ...d should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX pow er 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 1 11 10 8s661fxm_1001...

Page 24: ...g 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 sy stem temperature Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense 1 1 8s661fxm_1001_q p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 33 20 ...

Page 25: ... 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 8s661fxm_1001_q p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 33 21 ...

Page 26: ...K Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Amber Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Sw itch Open Normal Operation Green Close Reset H ardware 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 Har d Disk Activ e LED Reset Switch SPEAK MSG MSG PW PW Message LED Power Sle...

Page 27: ...he system enters suspend mode If you use dual color LED power LEDwill 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 shortor other unexpected damages due to the stand by voltage Remove memory modules only w hen AC power cord is disconnected 8s661fxm_1001_q p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 33 23 ...

Page 28: ...s 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 y ou can hav e the alternativ e of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound 1 10 9 2 11 CD_IN CD In Connector Connect ...

Page 29: ...nnector Be careful with the polarity of the frontUSB connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connectthe front USB cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector w ill make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front USB cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition 1 VCC 2 No Pin 3 SPDIF 4 SPDIFI 5 GND 6 GND 1 6 2 5 8s661fxm_1001_q p65 2003 ...

Page 30: ...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 SUR OUTR 3 GND 4 No Pin 5 CENTER_OUT 6 BASS_OU...

Page 31: ...OS if the system case begin remove Pin No Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1 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 Open Normal Close CLEAR CMOS Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper 8s661fxm_1001_q p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 33 27 ...

Page 32: ...work or even damage it For optional IEEE1394 cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition 1 Power 2 Power 3 TPA0 4 TPA0 5 GND 6 GND 7 TPB0 8 TPB0 9 Power 10 Power 11 TPA1 12 TPA1 13 GND 14 No Pin 15 TPB1 16 TPB1 1 15 2 16 1 9 2 10 F1_1394 F2_1394 Only for GA 8S661FXM F 19 COMB COM B Connector Be careful with the polarity ofthe COMB connector Check the pin assignment carefully w hile yo...

Page 33: ...lent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFFthe computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery wait for 30 second 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the pow er cord and turn ON the computer 8s661fxm_1001_q p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 33 29 ...

Page 34: ... 30 GA 8S661FXM Series Motherboard English 8s661fxm_1001_q p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 33 30 ...

Page 35: ...up Menu F6 Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table F7 Load the Optimized Defaults F8 Q Flash function F9 System Information F10 Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS SetupProgram The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery backed CMOS RAM so that it retains th...

Page 36: ... Esc The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver E7 Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup U tility the M ain M enu 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 C 1984 2003 Award Software ...

Page 37: ...ed l LoadFail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration l LoadOptimizedDefaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration l Set Supervisor password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup o...

Page 38: ...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 higf 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 y ear Week The w eek from Sun to...

Page 39: ...ms 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 Drive A Drive B The category ide...

Page 40: ...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 Base Memory The POST of the BIOS w ill determine the amount of bas...

Page 41: ...up Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features First Boot Device Floppy Item Help Second Boot Device HDD 0 Menu Level u 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 from First HDD HDD 1 Boot...

Page 42: ...ordCheck 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 passw ord is not entered at the prompt Default v alue CPUHyper Threading Disabled Disable CPU Hy per Threading Enabled Enable CPU Hyper Threading Feature Please note that this featur...

Page 43: ...bled AC97 Audio Enabled USB Controller Enabled USB Legacy Support Disabled Onboard LAN device Enabled SIS 1394 Controller 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 u Auto Auto detect IDE cable type ATA66 100 133 Set C...

Page 44: ... Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default v alue AC97 Audio Enabled Enable auto detect onboard AC 97 audio Default v alue 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 v alue USB Legacy Support When USB keyboard or mouse is installed please set at Enabled Disabled...

Page 45: ...IRQ3 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address OnboardParallel port This featureallows you toselect from agiven set ofparameters if theparallel port uses the onboard 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 onboard LPT port ...

Page 46: ...address to 201 Default Value 209 Set Game port address to 209 Midi Port Address 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 Midi Port IRQ 5 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5 10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10 Default Value 8s661fxm_1001_b p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 49 42 ...

Page 47: ...onth 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 higf 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 by PWR_BTT N O...

Page 48: ... or NMI Enabled Enable monitor IRQ 3 7 9 15 or NMI Default v alue CModem Ring On 8Disabled Disabled Modem Ring On function 8Enabled Enabled Modem Ring On function Default value PME Event Wake Up Set PME as wake up ev ent Disabled Disable PME Event wake up function Default Value Enabled Enable PME Ev ent wake up Power On by Keyboard Any Key Set keyboard power on by any key Password Input password f...

Page 49: ...on to POWER ON sy stem 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 LEDin S1 state Blinking In standby mode S1 pow er LED will blink Default Value Dual OFF In standby mode S1 a If use single color LED power LED w ill turn off b If use dual color LED power LED will turn to another color 8s661fxm_1001_b p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 49 45 ...

Page 50: ...to 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 u PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto Device s using this INT Display Cntrlr BUS 1 Dev 2 Func 3 higf Move Enter Selec...

Page 51: ...PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Item Help Case Opened No Menu Level u 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 ...

Page 52: ...ies Motherboard English Current System CPUTemperature 8Detect System CPU temperature automatically Current CPU SYSTEMFAN Speed RPM Detect CPU System Fan speed status automatically 8s661fxm_1001_b p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 49 48 ...

Page 53: ...gf Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CPUClock 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 Linear Frequency Control Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable this function CPUClock MHz 100 355 ...

Page 54: ...clock automatically Default Value Manual Set AGP PCI clock manually M Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only AGP Clock MHz This item will available when AGP PCI Clock Control set at Manual Please set AGP Clock according to your requirement M Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only PCIClock MHz The v alues depend on the AGP Cl...

Page 55: ...form 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 Power Management Setup Se...

Page 56: ...84 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 higf Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Load Fail Safe De...

Page 57: ...ard 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 higf Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Load O...

Page 58: ... 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 Adv ance 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 select Setup at Passwo...

Page 59: ...dard 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 higf Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y 8...

Page 60: ...are 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 higf Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Abandon all Data Quit Without Saving Y ...

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Page 62: ... 58 GA 8S661FXM Series Motherboard English 8s661fxm_1001_b p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 50 58 ...

Page 63: ...ou to download the BIOS from internetand update it Notlike 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 matterwhich mainboard youare using ifit s a Gigabyte s product BIOShelp you tomaintain theBIOS Thisutilitycould detectyourcorrectmainboardmodelandhelp you to choosethe BIOSaccordingly Itthen downloads the BIOSfromthe...

Page 64: ...d automatically with the resultbeing shown in the controlpanel Ifusersprefer Overclock bythem there is alsoanotherchoice Click Advanced Mode to enjoy sportdrive class Overclocking userinterface Advanced Mode allows users to change the system bus AGP Memoryworkingfrequencyin smallincrements to getultimate system performance Itoperatesin coordination withGigabytemotherboards Besides itis differentfr...

Page 65: ...h caution We aresorrythatGigabyte TechnologyCo Ltd is notresponsible fordamages ofsystem becauseofincorrectmanipulation ofupdatingBIOSto avoidanyclaims from end users BeforeYouBegin Before you startupdating BIOS with the Q Flash utility please follow the steps belowfirst 1 Download the latestBIOS foryour motherboard from Gigabyte s website 2 Extractthe BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file t...

Page 66: ...h Q Flash Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards SomeofGigabytemotherboards are equipped with dual BIOS In theBIOSmenu ofthe motherboards supporting Q Flash and Dual BIOS the Q Flash utility andDualBIOS utilityare combined in the same screen This section only dealswith howto use Q Flash utility In thefollowing sections we take GA 7VRXP as the example to guide you howto flash BIOS from anolderversion to...

Page 67: ...WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit hifg Select Item F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Sav e Exit Load Fail Safe Defaults ENTER DUAL BIOS Q FLASH UTILITY Y N Y Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable ...

Page 68: ...OSfile foryour motherboardand insertitto yourcomputer Ifyou have alreadyputthe floppydisk into yoursystem and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow thesteps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrowbuttonson your keyboard to move the lightbar to Load Main BIOSfrom Floppy item inthe Q Flash menu and press Enter button Ifyouwantto save the currentBIOS forbackup purpose you can begin Step1 wit...

Page 69: ...able Copy M ain ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Sav e Settings to C MOS Q Flash Utility Load M ain BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Sav e Main BIOS to Floppy Sav e Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run hi Mov e ESC Reset F10 Power Off Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot ...

Page 70: ...y Sav e Main BIOS to Floppy Sav e Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run hi Mov e ESC Reset F10 Power Off You can press Enter to continue updating BIOS or ESC to abort CHECKSUM 96D2 Are you sure to update BIOS Enter to continue or Esc to abort Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios...

Page 71: ...lash Utility Load M ain BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Sav e Main BIOS to Floppy Sav e Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run hi Mov e ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to RESET Enter to continue or Esc to abort Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery...

Page 72: ...MANAGEMENTSETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETEC TION LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE EXITSETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit hifg Select Item F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Sav e Exit Load Fail Safe Defaults PressEnteron your keyboard Aftersystem reboots you may find the BIOS version on yourbootscreen become...

Page 73: ...il Safe Defaults Y N Y 7 SelectSave Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exitthe BIOS menu System willrebootafteryou exitthe BIOSmenu Theprocedure iscompleted AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American M egatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR MISC SETUP CHIPSETFEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD P...

Page 74: ...tions Set User Password PC H ealth Status Save Exit Setup Frequency Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving ESC Quit higf Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Sav e Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 2 Press F8 on yourkeyboard and then Y button to enterthe Q Flash utility CM OS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Standard CM OS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defa...

Page 75: ...oard toperform theseactions Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you howto update BIOSusing the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you mustprepare a floppydiskhaving theBIOSfile foryourmotherboardand insertitto your computer Ifyou have already putthe floppy diskinto yoursystem and have enter the Q Flash utility please follow the steps belowto flash BIOS Step...

Page 76: ...T 49LF002A 256K Enter Run h i M ove ESC Reset F10 Power Off Keep DMI DataEnable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy 8GE800 F4 256K Total Size 1 39M Free Size 1 14M F5 Refresh DEL Delete 1 File s found BIOS file in the floppy Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Ty pe Size SST 49LF002A 256K Enter Run h i M ove ESC Reset F10 Power Off Keep DMI DataEnable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Do...

Page 77: ...Floppy Updating BIOS Now Do not Turn Off Power On RESET System 4 Press anykeys toreturn to the Q Flash menu when theBIOSupdating procedure is completed 5 Press Esc and then Enter to exitthe Q Flash utility System willrestart Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Ty pe Size SST 49LF002A 256K Enter Run h i M ove ESC Reset F10 Power Off Keep DMI DataEnable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Are you su...

Page 78: ...ctmodelname onyourmotherboard e System willautomatically download and update the BIOS Method 2 BIOS Utility 3 1 3 Click P 4 2 1 Click BIOS item Presshere 2 Click Start All Programs GIGABYTE BIOS 4 Please select BIOS sever site then Click OK Clickhere Ifyou don thave DOS bootdisk we recommend thatyou used Gigabyte BIOS programto flash BIOS 8s661fxm_1001_t p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 51 74 ...

Page 79: ...g thereis Aboutthis program icon shownin dialog box Itcan help you check outwhichkindofmotherboardandwhich brandofFlashROMaresupported Note a Inmethod I ifitshows twoormore motherboard s modelnames to be selected please make sure yourmotherboard smodelnameagain Selectingwrong modelname willcause the systemunbooted b Inmethod II be surethatmotherboard s modelname in BIOS unzip file are the same asy...

Page 80: ...stereo speakers or earphone to Line Out The installation of Windows 98SE 2K ME XP is very simple Please follow nextstep 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 at the bottom o...

Page 81: ...us 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 Out Line In 8s661fxm_10...

Page 82: ...hannels 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 In 8s661fxm_1001...

Page 83: ...ides SPDIF outputport 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 8s661fxm_1001_t p65 2003...

Page 84: ... 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 Output Mode Not...

Page 85: ...ear 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 8s661fxm_1001_t p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 52 81 ...

Page 86: ...ces 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 Sensingprovidesaudioconnectorserr...

Page 87: ...nual 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 8s661fxm_1001_t p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 52 83 ...

Page 88: ...backing up speed 2 We recommend thatyou install Xpress Recovery immediatelyafter installingO S drivers and applications Howto use the Xpress Recovery There are two ways to enterthe Xpress Recoveryutility see the below 1 TextMode press F9duringpowering onthecomputer 2 BMP Mode bootfrom CD ROM Boot from CD VerifyingDMIPoolData BootfromCD Please go to Advanced BIOS setting menu and setbootfrom CD ROM...

Page 89: ...ed to BMPmode by pressing F9 in the bootup screen BMPMode XpressRecoveryV1 0 C CopyRight 2003 GIGABYTETechnilogyCO Ltd 1 Execute Backup Utility 2 Execute Restore Utility 3 Remove Backup Image 4 Exit and Restart XpressRecoveryV1 0 C CopyRight 2003 GIGABYTETechnilogyCO Ltd 1 Execute Backup Utility 2 Execute Restore Utility 3 Remove Backup Image 4 Exit and Restart TextMode 8s661fxm_1001_t p65 2003 9 ...

Page 90: ...ked up datawillbe savedas an hidden image 2 Execute Restore Utility This program will recover your systemto factory default Press R to recover your system Press Esc to exit Restore the backup image totheoriginalstate 3 Remove Backup Image Are you sure to remove backup image Y N Removethebackupimage 4 Exit and Restart Exitand restartyourcomputer 8s661fxm_1001_t p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 52 86 ...

Page 91: ...s 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 usesthe Click andForget technology toinstall thedriversautomatically Justselect the drivers you want then click the GO button The will finish the installation for you automatically Massage Some device drivers will restart you...

Page 92: ... Driver USB2 0 driver for SiS 962L 963 chipset Install Microsoft DirectX 9 toenable 3D hardware accelerationthat support foroperating system toachieve better3D performence 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 ...

Page 93: ...ware monitoring functions n DMI Viewer Windows based utility which is used to browse the DMI SMBIOS information of the system n Face Wizard New utility for adding BIOS logo n BIOS Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility n Acrobat e Book Useful utility from Adobe n Acrobat Reader Popular utility from Adobe for reading PDF file format documents n Norton Internet Security NIS Integrated utility which inc...

Page 94: ...E 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 8s661fxm_1001_a p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 53 80 ...

Page 95: ...werful 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 8s661fxm_1001_a p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 53 81 ...

Page 96: ...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 gothrough some rather different steps in the installation process Therefore we suggest that you refer to the installation steps in the RAID manual at our webs...

Page 97: ...s 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 differ from case to case gA...

Page 98: ...he 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 controller funct...

Page 99: ...nd 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 Insert the VGA card The...

Page 100: ...ppropriate 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 keyboard or keyboard ...

Page 101: ...il 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 8s661fxm_1001_a p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 54 87 ...

Page 102: ... 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 Discharge FDD Floppy Disk...

Page 103: ...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 Static Random Access Mem...

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Page 105: ...Appendix 91 English 8s661fxm_1001_a p65 2003 9 24 上午 09 54 91 ...

Page 106: ...Sales 49 01803 428329 Tech E mail support gigabyte de WEB Address http de giga byte com Japan Nippon Giga Byte Corporation WEB Address http www gigabyte co jp U K G B T TECH CO LTD Tel 44 1908 362700 Fax 44 1908 362709 E mail support gbt tech co uk WEB Address http uk giga byte com The Netherlands Giga Byte Technology B V Address Verdunplein 8 5627 SZ Eindhoven The Netherlands Tel 31 40 290 2088 N...

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