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Page 1: ...ent to up date the informa tion contained herein Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Please do not remove any labels on motherboard this may void the warranty of this motherboard Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifi cations might be out of date before publication of this booklet ...

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Page 3: ...rt 1 Residual 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...

Page 4: ...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 818 854 9338...

Page 5: ...USER S MANUAL GA 8I845GV Series P4 Titan Series Motherboard Pentium 4ProcessorMotherboard Rev 1001 12ME 8I845GV 1001 ...

Page 6: ...CPU Installation 10 Step 1 2 CPU Cooling Fan Installation 11 Step 2 Install Memory Modules 12 Step 3 Install expansion cards 14 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 15 Step 4 1 I O Back Panel Introduction 15 Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction 17 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 29 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver E4 30 Standard CMOS Features 32 Advanced BIOS Features 35 Advanced BIOS Fe...

Page 7: ...Optimized Defaults 50 Set Supervisor User Password 51 Save Exit Setup 52 Exit Without Saving 53 Chapter 4 Technical Reference 55 BIOS Introduction 55 EasyTune 4 Introduction 56 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 57 Method 1 Q Flash Utility 57 Method 2 BIOS Utility 70 2 4 6 Channel Audio Function Introuction 72 Chapter 5 Appendix 79 ...

Page 8: ... 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 If the motherboard has mounting holes but they don t l...

Page 9: ... 2 5V DDR SDRAM I O Control y ITE8712F Slots y 3 PCI slots support 33MHz PCI 2 2 compliant On Board IDE y 2 IDE controller on the Intel ICH4 PCI chipset provides IDE HDD CD ROM with PIO Bus Master Ultra DMA33 ATA66 ATA100 operationmodes 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 y 1 Parallel port supports Normal E...

Page 10: ...CPU DDR AGP PCI by BIOS 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...

Page 11: ...ut GA 8I845GV KB_MS COMA ATX_12V CD_IN F_AUDIO F_PANEL BATTERY SYS _FAN Intel ICH4 Intel 845GV SOCKET 478 CPU_FAN ATX FDD IDE2 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 DDR1 CODEC ITE8712 BIOS F_USB2 CI VGA IDE1 COMB CLR_CMOS F_USB1 IR DIMM_LED PWR_LED USB LAN DDR2 SUR_CEN LPT GAME LINE_IN LINE_OUT MIC_IN RTL 8100C C SPDIF_IO ...

Page 12: ...LK 100 133MHz GMCHCLK 66MHz 66 MHz 33 MHz 14 318 MHz 48 MHz 24 MHz 33 MHz LPC BUS AGPCLK 66MHz 3 PCI PCICLK 33MHz AC97 Link MIC LINE IN LINE OUT 6 USB Ports 2 0 1 1 ATA33 66 100 IDE Channels CLK GEN MCHCLK 100 133MHz CPUCLK 100 133MHz AGPCLK 66MHz GMCHCLK 66MHz ICH3V66 66MHz PCICLK 33MHz USBCLK 48MHz 14 318 MHz 33 MHz Game Port Floppy LPT Port PS 2 KB Mouse 2 COM Ports RJ45 RTL8100C 24 MHz VGA Por...

Page 13: ...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 14: ...0 degreedirectly 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...

Page 15: ...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 16: ...matically 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 Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DDR DIMM Devices used on DIMM 1 DIMM x 64 2 DIMMs x 64 64 Mbit 2Mx8x4 banks 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 64 Mbit 1Mx16x4 banks 32 MBytes 64 MBytes 128...

Page 17: ...ck by doubling the memory bandwidth Nowadays with the highest bandwidth of 3 2GB s of DDR400 memory and complete line of DDR400 333 266 200 memory solutions DDR memory is the best choice for building high performance and low latency DRAM subsystem that are suitable for servers workstations and full range of desktop PCs 1 The DIMM socket has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one dir...

Page 18: ...crews and slot bracket from the computer 3 Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard 4 Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot 5 Replace the screw to secure the 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 f...

Page 19: ...ts standard PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse PS 2 Mouse Connector 6 pin Female PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin Female Y Parallel Port Serial Port and VGA port LPT COMA VGA This connector supports 1 standard COM port 1Parallelportand1VGAport Devicelikeprinter can be connected to Parallel port mouse and modem etc can be connected to Serial port ParallelPort 25pinFemale COMA VGA Serial Port 9 pin Male VGA ...

Page 20: ...al SUR_CEN cable If you want the detail information for 2 4 6 channel audio setup installation please refer to page 72 Z Game MIDI Ports Thisconnectorsupportsjoystick MIDIkeyboard and other relate audio devices Joystick MIDI 15 pin Female Line In RearSpeaker MIC In Center and Subwoofer Line Out Front Speaker USB LAN Connector LAN is fast Ethernet with 10 100Mbps speed Before you connect your devic...

Page 21: ...onnectors Introduction 5 19 7 1 3 6 13 9 15 14 12 10 11 1 ATX_12V 2 ATX 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN 5 FDD 6 IDE1 IDE2 7 F_PANEL 8 PWR_LED 9 DIMM_LED 10 F_AUDIO 11 CD_IN 12 SUR_CEN 13 SPDIF_IO 14 F_USB1 F_USB2 15 COMB 16 IR 17 CI 18 CLR_CMOS 19 BAT 4 18 17 8 2 16 ...

Page 22: ...TX 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 1...

Page 23: ...t the 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 24: ...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 25: ...D Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Close Reset Hardware System PW Soft Power Connector Open Normal Operation Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode NC NC 1 2 19 20 HD HD RES RES NC IDE Hard Disk Active LED Reset Switch SPEAK MSG MSG PW PW Message LED Power...

Page 26: ...t 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 DIMM_LED Do not remove memory modules while DIMM_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 27: ...io 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 ...

Page 28: ... the SPDIF_IO connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF_IO cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional SPDIF_IO cable please contact your local dealer 1 6 5 2 12 SUR_CEN Surround Center Connector Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable Pin No Definition 1 SUR OUTL ...

Page 29: ...tion 1 NDCDB 2 NSINB 3 NSOUTB 4 NDTRB 5 GND 6 NDSRB 7 NRTSB 8 NCTSB 9 NRIB 10 No Pin 1 9 2 10 14 F_USB1 F_USB2 Front USB Connector Yellow Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front USB cab...

Page 30: ...he pin assignment carefully while you connect the IR cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IR cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition 1 VCC 5V 2 No Pin 3 IRDataInput 4 GND 5 IR Data Output 1 17 CI CASE OPEN This 2 pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the Case Open item in BIOS ...

Page 31: ...turer 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 18 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily shor 1 2 pin Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use...

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Page 33: ...nly for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table F7 LoadtheOptimizedDefaults F8 Q Flash utility 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 34: ...rd 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 C 1984 2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Periphe...

Page 35: ...performance of your system set Top Performance 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 d...

Page 36: ...Date mm dd yy Tue Sep 3 2003 Item Help Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 Menu Level Change the day month IDE Primary Master None year IDE Primary Slave None IDE Secondary Master None Week IDE Secondary Slave None Sun to Sat Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Month Drive B None 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 247M Y...

Page 37: ...owing 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 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 Drive A Drive B The category ...

Page 38: ...op 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 amount o...

Page 39: ...y USB HDD Advanced BIOS Features 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 Init Display First Onboard AGP Boot from floppy Graphics Aperture Size 128MB Gra...

Page 40: ...l 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 Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported Default value Disabled Disables CPU Hyp...

Page 41: ...F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select Normal x UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP x 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 Conductor cable to ATA66 100 133 80 pins ATA33 Set Conductor cable to ATA33 40 pins CMOS Setup Utility Copy...

Page 42: ...torCable Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS Default Value ATA66 100 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA66 100 Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA66 100 ATA33 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA33 USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller Default value Disabled Disable USB Controller USBKeyboardSup...

Page 43: ...ss 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 Default value 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2 UARTModeSelect This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of Onboard I O chip Normal Set onboard ...

Page 44: ...EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP EPP mode ECPModeUseDMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default Value 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 Game PortAddress 201 Set Game Port Address to 201 Default Value 209 Set Game Port Address to 209 Disabled Disable this function Midi PortAddress 300 Set Midi Port Addre...

Page 45: ...Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off PME Event Wake Up Enabled ModemRingOn Enabled Resume by Alarm Disabled x Date of Month Alarm Everyday x Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 Power On by Mouse Disabled Power On by Keyboard Disabled x KB Power ON Password Enter AC Back Function Soft Off Item...

Page 46: ...By Mouse Disabled Disabled this function Default value Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on system PowerOnByKeyboard Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the keyboard power on password Disabled Disabled this function Default value Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on your system KBPowerONPassword Enter Input passwor...

Page 47: ...ve Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PCI 1 IRQAssignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 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 1 PCI 2 IRQAssignment 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 IRQAssi...

Page 48: ...12V Detect system s voltage status automatically Figure 7 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Item Help Case Opened Yes Menu Level Vcore OK Disabled DDR25V OK Don t reset case 3 3V OK open status 12V OK Current CPU Temperature 33 C Enabled Current CPU FAN Speed 4440 RPM Clear case open Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 ...

Page 49: ...at 60 C 140 F 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU temperature at 70 C 158 F 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU temperature at 80 C 176 F 90 C 194 F Monitor CPU temperature at 90 C 194 F Disabled Disable this function Default value CPUFANFailWarning Disabled Fan warning function disable Default value Enabled Fan warning function enable SYSTEMFANFailWarning Disabled Fan warning function disable Default value Enabled Fan war...

Page 50: ...ncy MHz 100MHz 355MHz Set CPU Host Clock from 100MHz to 355MHz Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only ÚThose items will be available when CPU Host Clock Control is set to Enabled Figure 8 Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio 15X Item Help CPU Host Clock Control Disabled Menu ...

Page 51: ...o Warning wrong frequency may make system can t boot clear CMOS to overcome wrong frequency issue 2 0 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 0 2 66 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 66 Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data Default value MemoryFrequency Mhz The values depend on CPU Host Frequency Mhz PCI AGPFrequency Mhz The values depend on PCI AGP Divider ...

Page 52: ...herefore if 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 ...

Page 53: ... 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 Load Fail Safe De...

Page 54: ...Utility Copyright 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 Loa...

Page 55: ...etup 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 select Setu...

Page 56: ...s 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 CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N wi...

Page 57: ...3 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 Without S...

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Page 59: ...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 60: ...e CPU 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 Be...

Page 61: ...igabyte Technology Co Ltd is not responsible for damages of system because of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end users Before You Begin Before you start updating BIOS with the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below first 1 Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte s website 2 Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file the one ...

Page 62: ...ights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISORPASSWORD POWERMANAGEMENTSETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE EXIT SETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Item F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Dual BIOS ...

Page 63: ...ETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Item F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save 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 E...

Page 64: ...epare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Load Main BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button If you want to save the ...

Page 65: ...to Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run Move 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 Rang...

Page 66: ...oppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run Move 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 D...

Page 67: ... Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run Move 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 ...

Page 68: ...Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded Therefore we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded The following is an AMI BIOS menu screen However you can also find similar option in AWARD BIOS menu AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS ...

Page 69: ...defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N Y 7 Select Save Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is completed AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SET...

Page 70: ...pervisor 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 Time Date Hard Disk Type 2 Press F8 on your keyboard and thenY button to enter the Q Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Fe...

Page 71: ...ed on your keyboard to perform these actions Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have enter the Q Flash utility please follow ...

Page 72: ... Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF002A 256K Enter Run Move 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 Type Size SST 49LF002A 256K Enter Run Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Keep DMI DataEnable Update BIOS from Floppy ...

Page 73: ...Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Updating BIOS Now Do not Turn Off Power On RESET System 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed 5 Press Esc and then Enterto exit the Q Flash utility System will restart Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF002A 256K Enter Run Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Keep DMI DataEnable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS t...

Page 74: ... d Select 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 75: ...e 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 motherboard s...

Page 76: ... STEP 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...

Page 77: ...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 Ou...

Page 78: ...he Center 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...

Page 79: ... 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 80: ...URROUND 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 A...

Page 81: ...utput 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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Page 83: ...s 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 you ...

Page 84: ...1XX series chipset RealTek AC97 Codec Driver For Intel ICH ICH2 ICH4 ICH5 AC97 audio USB Driver Patch This patch driver can help you to resolve some USB device issue on XP Intel NEC USB 2 0 Driver It is recommended that you use the Microsoft Windows update for the most updated driver for XP 2K Item Description Driver install finished You have to reboot system For USB2 0 driver support under Window...

Page 85: ... 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 PDF file format documents Norton Internet Security NIS Integrated uti...

Page 86: ...board 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 87: ...ities Installation Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions 5 Click HELP 4 3 3 Click Finish to restart computer 4 Right Click the icon to start EasyTune 4 1 2 1 Click EasyTune4 item 2 Click Next ...

Page 88: ...ail 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 RA...

Page 89: ... 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 differ...

Page 90: ...tion 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 R...

Page 91: ...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 92: ...gigabyte 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 ...

Page 93: ...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 94: ...NR 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 Disch...

Page 95: ...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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