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GA-8STML Motherboard

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8

Disabled

Disable OnBoard Game Port.

8

201

Set OnBoard Game Port to 201h. (Default Value)

8

209

Set OnBoard Game Port to 209h.

C

Midi Port Address

This feature allows you to select the Midi port address or disable it

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8

Disabled

Disable onboard Midi Port.

8

300

Set onboard Midi Port to 300h.

8

330

Set onboard Midi Port to 330h. (Default Value)

8

290

Set onboard Midi Port to 290h.

C

Midi Port IRQ

This feature allows you to select Midi IRQ is enabled

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8

IRQ 5 / 10 (Default Value:10)

Summary of Contents for GA-8STML

Page 1: ...commitment to up datetheinformationcontainedherein M Third partybrandsand namesarethe propertyof theirrespectiveowners M Pleasedonot removeanylabelson motherboard this mayvoid thewarrantyofthismotherb...

Page 2: ...commercialand light industry T EN 50082 1 Genericimmunity standardPart 1 Residual commercialand light industry o EN55015 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbancecharacteristics of fluor...

Page 3: ...ations 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 inferencereceived i...

Page 4: ...USER S MANUAL GA 8STML P4 Titan DDR Motherboard Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard Rev 2001 12ME 8STML 2001...

Page 5: ...g Unit CPU 9 Step 1 1 CPU Installation 9 Step 1 2 CPU Heat Sink Installation 10 Step 2 Install memorymodules 11 Step 3 Install expansion cards 12 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power s...

Page 6: ...uency Voltage Control 41 Top Performance 43 Load Fail Safe Defaults 44 Load Optimized Defaults 45 Set Supervisor User Password 46 Save Exit Setup 47 Exit Without Saving 48 Chapter 4 Technical Referenc...

Page 7: ...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 connector on the mot...

Page 8: ...DDR DRAM Max Supports only 2 5V DDR DIMM Supports 64bit DRAM integrity mode I O Control W83697HF Slots 1 Universal AGP slot 1X 2X 4X device support 3 PCI slot supports 33MHz PCI 2 2 compliant On Boar...

Page 9: ...der these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations including CPU Chipsets SDRAM Cards etc On Board Sound Sigmatel 9721 CODEC Line In Line Out Mic In CD In AUX_IN G...

Page 10: ...ML Motherboard Layout GA 8STML KB_MS COMA COMB LPT GAME LINE_IN LINE_OUT MIC_IN U S B LAN ATX_12V CD_IN F_PANEL BATTERY SYS _FAN SiS 645DX SOCKET478 CPU_FAN ATX FDD IDE1 IDE2 AGP PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 F_USB1...

Page 11: ...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 12: ...and up to 90 degree angle 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 into the socket 3 Press down the CPU socket lever and...

Page 13: ...ht stick 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 a...

Page 14: ...all memory modules The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module DIMM sockets The BIOS w ill automatically detects memory typeand size To install the memory module justpush it vertically intothe DIM...

Page 15: ...RAM industry infrastructure DDR Double DataRate memory is a high performanceandcost effective solution thatallows easy adoption for memory vendors OEMs and system integrators DDR memory is a sensible...

Page 16: ...into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc Have astandardUSB interface Also makesureyourOS Win 95withUSB supplement Win98 Windows 2000 Wind...

Page 17: ...phone to MIC Injack Devicelike CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Line In MIC In Line Out w Parallel Port Serial Port LPT COM A COM B This connector supports 2 standard COM port 1 Pa...

Page 18: ...nglish Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction A ATX_12V B CPU_FAN C ATX D FLOPPY E IDE1 IDE2 F CI G SYS_FAN H IR I F_PANEL C E F G H A B D I J L M J PWR_LED K CLR_CMOS L F_USB1 F_USB2 M BIOS_WP N BATTERY O...

Page 19: ...r is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating The CPU fan connector supports Max current up to 600 mA 4 12V GND 12V GND 3 2 1 C ATX ATX Power AC pow...

Page 20: ...nector Important Notice Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2 G SYS_FAN System FAN Connector 1 12V Control Sense GND F CI CASE OPEN This 2 pin connector allows your system to...

Page 21: ...tact your nearest dealer for optional IR device H IR VCC 5V IR Data Input GND IR Data Output 1 1 1 K CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS 2 3 close Normal 1 2 close Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its defaul...

Page 22: ...x 1 USB Over Current Power GND GND M BIOS_WP BIOS Write Protection 1 2 close Write Protection 2 3 close Normal Please note To flash upgradeBIOS onthis MB BIOS_WP must be set to 2 3 close We recommend...

Page 23: ...e the front audio header your chassis must have front audio connector Also pleasemake surethe pinassigment onthecable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header To findout if the chassis you ar...

Page 24: ...n Close Entering Green Mode GD Green LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RE Re...

Page 25: ...y for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table F7 Load the Optimized Defaults F8 Q Flash function F9 Reserved F10 Save all the CMOS changes only for Main...

Page 26: ...ample BIOS Ver F2 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 a...

Page 27: ...ximizetheperformance of yoursystem set Top Performance as Enabled l LoadFail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configurati...

Page 28: ...c 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 higf Move Enter Se...

Page 29: ...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 8...

Page 30: ...ll other errors Default value 8All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors 8All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk...

Page 31: ...Select your boot device priority by USB FDD 8USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features First Boot Device Floppy...

Page 32: ...l determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360 K type is 40 tracks 720 K 1 2 M and 1 44 M are all 80 tracks 8Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80...

Page 33: ...B Controller Enabled ATA66 100 133 USB Legacy Support Disabled Set Conductor cable Onboard LAN Function Enabled to ATA66 100 133 80 pins Init Display First AGP Onboard Serial Port A 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard S...

Page 34: ...DE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA33 C On ChipPrimary PCIIDE When enabled allows you to use the onboard primary PCI IDE 8Enabled Enable onbo...

Page 35: ...ay First to AGP Default value C OnboardSerial PortA 8Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port A address 83F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port A and using daddress 3F8 IRQ4 Default Value 82F8 IRQ3 En...

Page 36: ...7 Enable On Board LPT port and using address 3BC IRQ7 8Disabled Disable onboard Parallel port C Parallel Port Mode This feature allows you to connect with an advanced print via the port mode it suppor...

Page 37: ...209h C Midi Port Address This feature allows you to select the Midi port address or disable it 8Disabled Disable onboard Midi Port 8300 Set onboard Midi Port to 300h 8330 Set onboard Midi Port to 330...

Page 38: ...esume by Alarm Disabled x Month Alarm NA x Day of Month 0 x Time hh nn 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 F...

Page 39: ...de When set at Enabled an input signal comes from the other client server on the LAN awarks the system from a soft off state if connected over LAN 8Disabled Disable Modem Ring on wake on Lan function...

Page 40: ...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 C Power LEDin S1 State 8Blinking In standby mode...

Page 41: ...signment 8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI3 Default value 83 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI2 6 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations...

Page 42: ...s voltage status automatically CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Item Help Case Opened No Menu Level u VCORE 1 71V 3 3V 3 29V 5V...

Page 43: ...ct Fan speed status automatically C CPUWarning Temperature 860 C 140 F Monitor CPU Temp at 60 C 140 F 870 C 158 F Monitor CPU Temp at 70 C 158 F 880 C 176 F Monitor CPU Temp at 80 C 176 F 890 C 194 F...

Page 44: ...tem hangs up before enter CMOS setup utility wait for 20 sec for times out reboot When time out occur system will reset and run at CPU default Host clock at next boot Y Those items will be available w...

Page 45: ...it may cause your system broken For power End User use only C AGP Clock MHz This feature allows you to adjust theAGP frequency When Linear Frequency Control is set to Enabled 8Please set AGP Clock acc...

Page 46: ...1984 2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced Chipset Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor...

Page 47: ...re 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 Config...

Page 48: ...tandard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configuration...

Page 49: ...tup program function When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program andhaving full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items I...

Page 50: ...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 It...

Page 51: ...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...

Page 52: ...33MHz 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 MIC LINE IN LINE OUT 6 USB Ports ATA33 66 100 133 IDE Channels Floppy LPT Port PS 2 KB Mouse CO...

Page 53: ...Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup...

Page 54: ...sert the BIOS diskette then Press Enter to Run XXXX XX 256K Total Size 1 39M Free Size 1 14M F5 Refresh DEL Delete ESC Return Main Press Enter to Run 1 File s found Are you sure to update BIOS Enter t...

Page 55: ...a smart 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...

Page 56: ...drive CPU speed automatically with the resultbeing shown in the control panel Ifusers prefer Overclock by them there is alsoanotherchoice Click AdvancedMode toenjoy sportdrive class Overclocking user...

Page 57: ...ust Install A SiS 645DX AGP 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 I...

Page 58: ...our 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 B USB Patch Driver Driv...

Page 59: ...r motherboard 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 3 2...

Page 60: ...hat 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 the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute...

Page 61: ...ith your motherboard 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...

Page 62: ...ck Internet 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 completedsoo...

Page 63: ...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 o...

Page 64: ...extraction 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 d...

Page 65: ...summary 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 f...

Page 66: ...ndix 63 English 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 Driv...

Page 67: ...ple Please 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...

Page 68: ...ish 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 a...

Page 69: ...ress 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 Releas e 09 16 99 Megatr ends AM IBIOS...

Page 70: ...ot Device CDROM S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num Lock On ESC Quit hifg Select Item Floppy Drive Seek Disabled F1 Help PU PD Modify Password Check Setup F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load...

Page 71: ...press Enter 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 BI...

Page 72: ...press 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 t...

Page 73: ...X F4 Check 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 63 000...

Page 74: ...P 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...

Page 75: ...y 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 Extende...

Page 76: ...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...

Page 77: ...y Phone No 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...

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