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USER'S MANUAL

GA-8SGXL

P4 Titan DDR Motherboard

Pentium

®

 4 Processor Motherboard

Rev. 1001

12ME-8SGXL-1001

Summary of Contents for GA-8SGXL P4 Titan DDR

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL GA 8SGXL P4 Titan DDR Motherboard Pentium 4ProcessorMotherboard Rev 1001 12ME 8SGXL 1001 ...

Page 2: ...dware Installation Process 8 Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU 9 Step1 1 CPU Installation 9 Step1 2 CPU Heat Sink Installation 10 Step 2 Install memory modules 11 Step 3 Install expansion cards 12 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 13 Step 4 1 I O Back Panel Introduction 13 Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction 15 ...

Page 3: ...r F1c 22 Standard CMOS Features 24 Advanced BIOS Features 27 Integrated Peripherals 29 Power Management Setup 32 PnP PCI Configurations 34 PC Health Status 35 Load Fail Safe Defaults 36 Load Optimized Defaults 37 Set Supervisor User Password 38 Save Exit Setup 39 Exit Without Saving 40 ...

Page 4: ...everthecomponentsareseparatedfromthesystem 5 Ensure that theATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove theATX powerconnectoronthemotherboard Ifthemotherboardhasmountingholes buttheydon tlineupwiththeholesonthebaseandthereare noslotstoattachthespacers donotbecomealarmedyoucanstillattachthespacerstothemounting holes Justcutthebottomportionofthespacers thespacermaybealittlehardtocu...

Page 5: ...M DDR333 or up to 3 un buffer Double sided DIMM DDR266 200 y Supports up to 3GB DRAM Max y Supports only 2 5V DDR DIMM I O Control y IT8705F Slots y 1AGP slot 4X 8X 1 5V device support y 5 PCI slot supports 33MHz PCI 2 2 compliant y 1 CNR Communication and Networking Riser slot On Board IDE y 2 IDE bus master UDMA33 ATA66 ATA100 ATA133 IDE ports for up to 4ATAPI devices y Supports PIO mode3 4 UDMA...

Page 6: ...oard power on y PS 2 Mouse power on y STR Suspend To RAM y AC Recovery 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 s...

Page 7: ... LAN COMB CD_IN ATX_12V ATX RTL 8100BL F_AUDIO_I AC97 SPDIF SYS_FAN PWR_FAN SiS 648 AGP CNR F_USB2 F_USB1 PWR_LED IT8705F BIOS F_PANEL SiS 963 BUZZER BATTERY IDE2 GA 8SGXL IDE1 FDD RAM_LED CLR_CMOS CPU_FAN DIMM_LED DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 PC1 PC2 PC3 PC4 PC5 SOCKET 478 MIC_IN LINE_OUT LINE_IN ...

Page 8: ...Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step2 Installmemorymodules Step 3 Install expansion cards Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Step 5 Setup BIOS software Step6 Installsupportingsoftwaretools Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process Step 4 Step 4 Step 3 Step 4 Step 2 Step 1 ...

Page 9: ... cut edge well it will cause improper installation Please change the insert orientation Pin1 indicator 3 CPU Top View 2 Pulltherodtothe90 degreedirectly 1 Anglingtherodto65 degreemaybefeel akindof tight andthencontinuepullthe rod to 90 degree when anoise cough made 4 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a golden cut edge on the CPU upper corner Then insert the CPU intothesocket Angling the rod ...

Page 10: ...ck 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 Make sure the CPU fan p...

Page 11: ...RAM will offer a superior solution and migration path from existing SDRAM designs due to its availability pricing and overall market support PC2100 DDR memory DDR266 doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of the clock achieving data bandwidth 2X greater than PC133 when running with the same DRAM clock frequency With peak bandwidth of 2 1GB per second ...

Page 12: ...he slot bracket of the expansion card 6 Replace your computer s chassis cover 7 Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS 8 Install related driver from the operating system AGP Card Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install Uninstall theAGP card Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slot ...

Page 13: ...nectorsupportsstandardPS 2keyboard and PS 2 mouse PS 2 Mouse Connector 6pinFemale PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6pinFemale X Y Z 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 Ports 9 pin Male ...

Page 14: ...somakesureyourOSsupportsUSB controller If your OS does not support USB controller please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors USB 0 USB 1 Audio Connectors Afterinstallonboardaudiodriver youmaycon nect speaker to Line Out jack microphone to MIC In jack Device like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Li...

Page 15: ...English Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction 1 CPU_FAN 2 PWR_FAN 3 SYS_FAN 4 ATX_12V 5 ATX 6 FDD 7 IDE1 IDE2 8 F_PANEL 9 BATTERY 10 PWR_LED 11 RAM_LED 12 F_AUDIO 13 CD_IN 14 SPDIF 15 F_USB 16 CLR_CMOS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 ...

Page 16: ... 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 12V Sense GND 1 12V Sense GND 1 3 SYS_FAN System FAN Connector This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the systemtemperature 12V Sense GND 1 This connector ATX 12V supplies the CPU operationvoltage Vcore If ...

Page 17: ...CC 3 3V 3 3V GND GND GND VCC VCC 12V 5V SB Stand by 5V Power Good 6 FDD Floppy Connector 1 Pleaseconnectthefloppydriveribboncablesto FDD Itsupports360K 1 2M 720K 1 44Mand 2 88M bytes floppy disk types The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1 7 IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 IDE2 Connector Primary Secondary ImportantNotice PleaseconnectfirstharddisktoIDE1andcon nect CD ROM to IDE2 The...

Page 18: ... RES Reset Switch Open NormalOperation Close Reset Hardware System PW Soft Power Connector Open NormalOperation Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Pin 1 LED anode Sleep LED Pin 2 LED cathode NC NC 8 F_PANEL 2x10 pins connector 9 BATTERY Battery CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent typerecommendedbythemanufacturer Dispose of u...

Page 19: ...Line In CD R CD L GND Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to theconnector 1 10 PWR_LED MPD MPD MPD 1 PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off It will blink when the system enters sus pendmode If you use dual color LED power LED will turn toanothercolor 11 RAM_LED Do not remove memory modules while RAM LED is on It might cause short or other unex p...

Page 20: ...IF Out GND 1 Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector Check the pin assignment while you connect the front USB cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front USB 2 0 cable 15 F_USB1 F_USB2 Front USB Connector F_USB1 F_USB2 connectors in yellow are for USB 2 0 GND USB Dy USB Over Current Power USB Dy USB Dx GND Power USB Dx 16 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS 1 2 close Clear CMOS You...

Page 21: ...S only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table F7 LoadtheOptimizedDefaults F8 Q Flash 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 that...

Page 22: ...Menu For example BIOS Ver F1c Once you enterAward 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 selectamongtheitemsandpress Enter toacceptorenterthesub menu GETTING HELP CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features ...

Page 23: ... value of the system parameters which the system would beinsafeconfiguration LoadOptimizedDefaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would beinbestperformanceconfiguration Set Supervisor password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup Set User password Change set or disable password It all...

Page 24: ...an to Dec Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Day Halt On No Errors 1 to 31 or maximum allowed in the month Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 130048K Year Total Memory 131072K 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 week ...

Page 25: ...d to enter to the following items Enter theinformationdirectlyfromthekeyboardandpress Enter Suchinformationshouldbeprovided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer CYLS Number of cylinders HEADS Number of heads PRECOMP Write precomp LANDZONE Landing zone SECTORS Number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter DriveA Drive B The...

Page 26: ...t will stop for all other errors 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 will determine the amount of ba...

Page 27: ...lect your boot device priority by LAN Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features First Boot Device CDROM Item Help Second Boot Device Floppy Menu Level Third Boot Device HDD 0 Select Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled priority Password Check Setup CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Floppy Full Screen LOGO Show...

Page 28: ...e Password Check Setup Ask password when enter setup Default value System Ask password when system boot CPUHyper Threading Disabled Disable CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported Default value Full Screen LOGO Show This feature allows you to show the company logo on the ...

Page 29: ...cable Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 to ATA66 100 133 80 pins Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 ATA33 Parallel Port Mode EPP Set Conductor cable x ECP Mode Use DMA 3 to ATA33 40 pins Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IDE1ConductorCable Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS...

Page 30: ...IDE port Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value On ChipSecondaryPCIIDE Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value AC97Audio Enabled Enable onboard AC 97 audio function Default value Disabled Disable this function USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller Default value Disabled Disable USB Controller USBLegacySupport...

Page 31: ...le onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address OnboardParallelport Disabled Disable onboard LPT port 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default Value 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parall...

Page 32: ... 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 ACPISuspendType S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 Default Value Soft offbyPWR_BTTN Off The user press the power button once he can turn off the system Default Value Suspend The user press the power b...

Page 33: ...ssword Disabled Disable this function Default Value Power On by Mouse Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable Power On by Mouse function Resume byAlarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Data time to power on system Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled Month Ala...

Page 34: ...t Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 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 2 PCI 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI 4 IRQ Assignment Auto Item Help PCI 1 5 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Level PC...

Page 35: ...PM Item Help Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CurrentCPUFANSpeed RPM Detect CPU Fan speed status automatically CurrentSYSTEMFANSpeed RPM Detect SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically Figure 7 PC Health Status ...

Page 36: ...ge Control CPU Clock Ratio 15 Item Help Menu Level 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 15X 21X It s depends on CPU Clock Ratio Figure 7 PC Health Status This item will not be shown if you are using a CPU with the locked ratio ...

Page 37: ...ail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control ESC Quit Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Sa...

Page 38: ...e 10 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control ESC Quit Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User ...

Page 39: ...abled anyone may access all 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 e...

Page 40: ...e Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control ESC Quit Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Set...

Page 41: ...aving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control ESC Quit Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Abandon all Data Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit ...

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