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BIOS Setup

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow

minimum system performance.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features

Frequency/Voltage Control

Advanced BIOS Features

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features

Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals

Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup

Set User Password

PnP/PCI Configurations

Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status

Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit

:Select Item

F8: Q-Flash

F10:Save & Exit Setup

        Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Figure 10: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults? (Y/N)?Y

Summary of Contents for GA-8SIML

Page 1: ...date 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 warr...

Page 2: ...and light industry 7 7 7 7 7 EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 Residual commercial and light industry EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of fluo...

Page 3: ...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 i...

Page 4: ...USER S MANUAL GA 8SIML P4 Titan DDR Motherboard Pentium 4ProcessorMotherboard Rev 1 1 First Edition 12ME 8SIML 1101...

Page 5: ...ocessing Unit CPU 10 CPU Installation 10 CPU Heat Sink Installation 11 Step 2 Install memory modules 12 Step 3 Install expansion cards 13 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 14...

Page 6: ...PC Health Status 43 Frequency Voltage Control 45 Load Fail Safe Defaults 47 Load Optimized Defaults 48 Set Supervisor User Password 49 Save Exit Setup 50 Exit Without Saving 51 Chapter 4 Technical Re...

Page 7: ...1 1 Initial release of the GA 8SIML motherboard user s manual Jan 2002 TheGA 8SIMLmotherboard IDE cable x 1 Floppy cable x 1 CD for motherboard driver utility TUCD GA 8SIML user s manual Internal COM...

Page 8: ...from the system 5 Ensure that theATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove theATX powerconnectoronthemotherboard Ifthemotherboardhasmountingholes buttheydon tlineupwiththeholesont...

Page 9: ...ble sided DIMM DDR266 200 y Supports up to 2GB DDR DRAM Max y Supports only 2 5V DDR DIMM y Supports 64bit DRAM integrity mode I O Control y W83697HF Slots y 1 Universal AGP slot 1X 2X 4X device suppo...

Page 10: ...ng CPU Chipsets SDRAM Cards etc y 1 IrDA connector for IR Hardware Monitor y CPU System Fan Revolution detect y CPU System Fan Control y CPU Overheat Warning y SystemVoltageDetect On Board Sound y Rea...

Page 11: ...A 8SIML Motherboard Layout GA 8SIML KB_MS COMA COMB LPT GAME LINE_IN LINE_OUT MIC_IN U S B LAN AUX_12V CD_IN F_PANEL BATTERY SYS _FAN SiS 650 SOCKET478 CPU_FAN ATX FDD IDE1 IDE2 AGP PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 F_U...

Page 12: ...tall the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 2 Install memory modules Step 3 Install expansion cards Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Step 5 Setup BIOS software Step 6 Install...

Page 13: ...90 degreeangle Pin1 indicator 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a golden cut edge on the CPU upper corner Then insert the CPU intothesocket 3 Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU ins...

Page 14: ...ick to the CPU due to the hardening of the thermal paste During this condition if you try to remove the cooling fan you might pull the processor out of the CPU socket alone with the cooling fan and mi...

Page 15: ...ules The motherboard has 2 dual 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 Slot The D...

Page 16: ...existing SDRAM industry infrastructure DDR Double Data Rate memory is a highperformanceandcost effectivesolutionthatallowseasyadoptionformemoryvendors OEMsand systemintegrators DDR memory is a sensibl...

Page 17: ...USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc HaveastandardUSBinterface Also makesureyourOS Win95withUSBsupplement Win98 Windows 2000 Windows ME Wi...

Page 18: ...C In jack Device like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Line In MIC In LineOut Z Parallel Port Serial Port and VGA Port LPT COMA VGA This connector supports 1 standard COM port 1 Par...

Page 19: ...erboard Connectors Introduction A AUX_12V B CPU_FAN C ATX D IDE1 IDE2 E FLOPPY F IR G SYS_FAN H CI C E F G H A B D I J L M I F_PANEL J F_USB K BAT L COMB M S_IRQ N SPDIF O F_AUDIO P CD_IN O N K P For...

Page 20: ...Connector Please note a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from runningunderabnormalconditionordamaged by overheating The CPU fan connector supports Max current up...

Page 21: ...o use Front Audio connector you must move 3 4 5 6 Jumper In order to utilizethefrontaudioheader yourchassismust have front audio connector Also please make surethepin assigmentonthecableisthesame as t...

Page 22: ...GND 1 The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or com pressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereosystemhasdigitalou...

Page 23: ...re firmly connectedtothemainboard Be careful with the polarity of the IR connectorwhile you connect the IR Please contactyounearestdealerforoptionalIR device F IR VCC 5V IR Data Input GND IR Data Outp...

Page 24: ...in 1 VCC Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RST Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Close Reset Hardware System PD PD_G PD_Y Power LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode Pin 3 LED cathode PW Soft Power Connector...

Page 25: ...F3 Reserved F4 Reserved F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table F7 LoadtheOptimizedDefaults F8 Dua...

Page 26: ...If you want detail data setting before BIOS ver FA please download the manual from Gigabyte web http www gigabyte com tw Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu Figure 1 will appea...

Page 27: ...o 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 indica...

Page 28: ...Dec Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Day Halt On All But Keyboard 1 to 31 or maximum allowed in the month Base Memory 640K Year Extended Memory 130048K 1999 to 2098 Total Memory 131072K Move Enter Selec...

Page 29: ...tems 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 CYLS Number of cyli...

Page 30: ...r 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...

Page 31: ...tup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features BIOS Flash Protection Auto Item Help First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level Second Boot Device HDD 0 Auto Third Boot Device CDROM A...

Page 32: ...tracks 360 K type is 40 tracks 720 K 1 2 M and 1 44 M are all 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720 K 1 2 M or 1...

Page 33: ...ng an IOAPIC enabled OS like Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP system with none IOAPIC HW support will cause the system to hang Following are some situations users might run into 1 An IOAPIC enabled...

Page 34: ...ized Defaults We would not suggest you change the chipset default setting unless you really need it TopPerformance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system set Top Performance as Enabled...

Page 35: ...Precharge Time to 3T Default value 4T Set DRAM RAS Precharge Time to 4T DRAM RAS to CAS Delay This feature allows you to set the delay time that from the DRAM RAS active to CAS 2T Set DRAM RAS to CAS...

Page 36: ...e 32MB ATA66 100 USB Controller Enabled Set Conductor cable USB Legacy Support Disabled to ATA66 100 Onboard LAN Function Enabled Init Display First AGP ATA33 Onboard FDC Enabled Set Conductor cable O...

Page 37: ...33 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA33 On ChipPrimaryPCIIDE When enabled allows you to use the onboard primary PCI IDE Enabled Enable...

Page 38: ...ion Enabled Enable Onboard Lan Chip function Default Value Init Display First This feature allows you to select the first initation of the monitor display from which card when you install an AGP VGA c...

Page 39: ...an IR port Set at Normal if you use COM2 as the serial port as the serial port instead as an IR port ASKIR Set onboard I O chip UART to ASKIR Mode IrDA Set onboard I O chip UART to IrDa Mode Normal S...

Page 40: ...to 1 OnBoard Game Port This feature allows you to select the game port address or disable it Disabled Disable OnBoard Game Port 201h Set OnBoard Game Port to 201h Default Value 209h Set OnBoard Game P...

Page 41: ...ower On by Mouse Disabled KB Power ON Password Enter Resume by Alarm Disabled x Month Alarm NA x Day of Month Alarm 0 x Time hh nn ss Alarm 0 0 0 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 Gen...

Page 42: ...Off state Default Value On When AC power back to the system the system will be in On state IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable this function Default value ModemRingOn WakeO...

Page 43: ...Mouse Power Up Control function Default Value Disabled Disable this function KBPowerONPassword Enter Input password from 1 to 8 characters and press Enter to set the Keyboard Power On Password Resume...

Page 44: ...eserved Set the resource to reserved CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By Auto Item Help x IRQ Resources Press Enter Menu Level PCI1 I...

Page 45: ...4 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI4 PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI2 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 PCI1 5 PCI3 IRQ Assignment Aut...

Page 46: ...s voltage status automatically CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Item Help Case Status No Menu Level VCORE 1 71V 3 3V 3 29V 5V 4...

Page 47: ...ect Fan speed status automatically CPU WarningTemperature 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU Temp at 60 C 140 F 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU Temp at 70 C 158 F 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU Temp at 80 C 176 F 90 C 194 F Monit...

Page 48: ...General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Note If system hangs up before enter CMOS setup utility wait for 20 sec for times out reboot When time out occur system wil...

Page 49: ...AGP Clock MHz This feature allows you to adjust the AGP frequency When Linear Frequency Control is set to Enabled Please set AGP Clock according to your requirement Incorrect using it may cause your...

Page 50: ...eatures Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup...

Page 51: ...dard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Manag...

Page 52: ...on 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 Syst...

Page 53: ...S Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Se...

Page 54: ...Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set Use...

Page 55: ...100 133 166MHz ZCLK 66MHz HCLK 100MHz 66 MHz 33 MHz 14 318 MHz 48 MHz 24 MHz 33 MHz LPC BUS AGP 1X 2X 4X AGPCLK 66MHz 3 PCI PCICLK 33MHz AC97 Link MIC LINE IN LINE OUT 4 USB Ports ATA33 66 100 IDE Ch...

Page 56: ...rt 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...

Page 57: ...A Driver Installation Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click...

Page 58: ...herboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe 4 3 2 1...

Page 59: ...Appendix C RealTek 8100 8139 Network Driver RealTek 8100 8139 Network Driver under Windows ME will auto install If you would like to install LAN driver please refer to attached README txt file for det...

Page 60: ...nternet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS icon c Select BIOSTM sever Gigabyte BIOSTM sever 1 in Taiwan and Gigabyte BIOSTM sever 2 in Taiwan are available for now the others will be completedsoon d...

Page 61: ...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 mor...

Page 62: ...tion utility such as winzip or pkunzip Firstly you have to install the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip for unzip the files Both of these utilities are available on many shareware download...

Page 63: ...when finished and Copy system files after that press Start That will format the floppy and transfer the needed system files to it Beware This procedure will erase all the prior data on that floppy so...

Page 64: ...61 Appendix STEP 3 Download BIOS and BIOS utility program 1 Please go to Gigabyte website http www gigabyte com tw index html and click Support 2 From Support zone click the Motherboards BIOS Drivers...

Page 65: ...e select GA 7VTX by Model or Chipset optional menu to obtain BIOS flash files 4 Select an appropriate BIOS version For example F4 and click to download the file It will pop up a file download screen t...

Page 66: ...5 At this time the screen shows the following picture please click Extract button to unzip the files 6 Please extract the download files into the clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2 and p...

Page 67: ...F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility Press ESC to quit Press any key to contiune C American Megatrends Inc 63 0001 001199 00101111 071595 VIA_K7 GA7VTX1 F American Release 09 16 99 Megatrends AMIBIOS C 1999...

Page 68: ...oot Device CDROM S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num Lock On ESC Quit Select Item Floppy Drive Seek Disabled F1 Help PU PD Modify Password Check Setup F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIO...

Page 69: ...er 2 Now screen appears the following Flash Utility main menu Press Enter the highlighted item will locate on the model name of the right upper screen Right after that press Enter to start BIOS Flash...

Page 70: ...ss ESC to quit Beware Please do not turn off the system while you are upgrading BIOS It will render your BIOS corrupted and system totally inoperative 4 The BIOS flash completed Please press ESC to ex...

Page 71: ...heck System Health OK AMD Athlon tm Processor 900MHz Checking NVRAM 262144KB Wait Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility Press ESC to quit Press any key to contiune C American Megatrends Inc 63 0001 0011...

Page 72: ...UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR P...

Page 73: ...ory Access DMI DesktopManagementInterface DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module DRM DualRetentionMechanism DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory DDR DoubleDataRate ECP Extended Capabilities Port ESCD Extended Sy...

Page 74: ...work Interface Card OS Operating System OEM OriginalEquipmentManufacturer PAC PCI A G P Controller POST Power On Self Test PCI PeripheralComponentInterconnect RIMM Rambus in line Memory Module SCI Spe...

Page 75: ...No Contact Person E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision BIOS version O S A S Hardware Mfs Modelname Size Driver Utility Configuration CPU Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card HDD CD ROM DVD ROM...

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