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GA-8VM800M Motherboard

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Method 2 : @BIOS

TM

 Utility

If you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use the
new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under
Windows.  Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest
version of BIOS.

1. Methods and steps:

I. Update BIOS through Internet

a. Click "Internet Update" icon
b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon
c.

Select @BIOSTM sever

d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard
e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

 II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet:

a. Do not click "Internet Update" icon
b. Click "Update New BIOS"
c.

Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file.

d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as:

8VM800M.E5).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

Fig 1. Installing the @BIOS utility

Fig 2. Installation Complete and Run @BIOS

Fig 3. The @BIOS Utility

Fig 4. Select the desired @BIOS server

Click Sart/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS

Click " "

Click "Update New BIOS"

Select 

@BIOS

 item

Содержание GA-8VM800M

Страница 1: ...d collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The WEEE marking applies only in European Union s member states The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product...

Страница 2: ...Motherboard GA 8VM800M Nov 28 2005 Nov 28 2005 Motherboard GA 8VM800M...

Страница 3: ...en permission Specifications and features are subject to change without prior notice Product Manual Classification In order to assist in the use of this product Gigabyte has categorized the user manua...

Страница 4: ...stallation of Expansion Cards 15 1 6 I O Back Panel Introduction 16 1 7 ConnectorsIntroduction 17 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 27 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F1a 28 2 1 Standard CMOS Features 29 2 2 Ad...

Страница 5: ...areInformation 47 3 5 Contact Us 47 Chapter 4 Appendix 49 4 1 Unique Software Utilities 49 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 50 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 51 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction...

Страница 6: ...LPT Socket 478 CPU_FAN ATX FDD VGA COMB ATX_12V PWR_LED PCI3 F_USB1 BIOS F_PANEL VT8237R Plus F_USB2 BAT PCI2 CODEC SUR_CEN CLR_CMOS CD_IN SATA1 SATA0 PCI1 IT8705 GA 8VM800M F_AUDIO USB IDE2 IDE1 AGP...

Страница 7: ...48MHz LPC BUS AGP 4X 8X 3 PCI PCICLK 33MHz AC97 Link 8 USB Ports ATA33 66 100 133 IDE Channels RTL8201 48 MHz 33 MHz Floppy LPT Port PS 2 KB Mouse COMA COMB MIC LINE IN Pentium 4 Socket 478 CPU 6 Chan...

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Страница 9: ...e motherboard or any hardware please first carefully read the information in the provided manual 3 Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected 4 To preven...

Страница 10: ...Onboard SATA 2 Serial ATA ports FDD Connections 1 FDD connection allows connection of 2 FDD devices Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 1 VGA port 1 COMA port onboard COMB conn...

Страница 11: ...UDMA up to 150 MB sec Up to 2 SATA Devices BIOS Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q Flash Additional Features Supports BIOS Supports EasyTune Note Overclocking Over Clock via BIOS CPU DIMM Over Volt...

Страница 12: ...e do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc HT functionality requirement content Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology fo...

Страница 13: ...t dissipation or using extreme care when removing the heat sink Fig 1 Before installing the heat sink please first add an even layer of heat sink paste on the surface of the CPU Install all the heat s...

Страница 14: ...insert the module please switch the direction 1 4 Installation of Memory The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module DIMM sockets The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size To instal...

Страница 15: ...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 nec...

Страница 16: ...evice s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc have a standard USB interface Also make sure your OS supports USB controller If your OS d...

Страница 17: ...1 7 Connectors Introduction 1 ATX_12V 2 ATX Power Connector 3 CPU_FAN 4 FDD 5 IDE1 IDE2 6 SATA0 SATA1 7 F_PANEL 8 PWR_LED 9 F_AUDIO 10 CD_IN 11 SUR_CEN 12 F_USB1 F_USB2 13 COMB 14 CLR_CMOS 15 BAT 3 1...

Страница 18: ...CPU If the ATX_12V power connector is not connected the system will not start Caution Please use a power supply that is able to handle the system voltage requirements It is recommended that a power s...

Страница 19: ...The black connector wire is the ground wire GND Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent system overheating and failure Caution Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fa...

Страница 20: ...connect two IDE devices please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave for information on settings please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device 40 2 1 40 39 2 1...

Страница 21: ...HD HD RES RES NC IDE Hard Disk Active LED Reset Switch SPEAK MSG MSG PW PW Message LED Power Sleep LED Speaker Connector SPEAK Power Switch HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED catho...

Страница 22: ...se contact your dealer If you want to use Front Audio connector you must remove the jumpers from pins 5 6 9 10 1 10 9 2 8 PWR_LED PWR_LED is connected with the system power indicator to indicate wheth...

Страница 23: ...r Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R 11 SUR_CEN Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable 1 6 5 2 Pin No Definition 1...

Страница 24: ...or even damage it For optional front USB cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition 1 Power 5V 2 Power 5V 3 USB0DX 4 USB1Dy 5 USB0DX 6 USB1Dy 7 GND 8 GND 9 No Pin 10 NC 1 9 2 10 13 COMB...

Страница 25: ...incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 T...

Страница 26: ...GA 8VM800M Motherboard 26 English...

Страница 27: ...ed utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet CONTROL KEYS Move to select item Enter Select Item Esc Main Menu Qui...

Страница 28: ...ons This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI PnP ISA resources PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed Frequency Voltage Control This set...

Страница 29: ...p You can use one of three methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST default None Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection...

Страница 30: ...Enter the appropriate option based on this information Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A Drive B The c...

Страница 31: ...ll 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 B...

Страница 32: ...riority by Legacy LAN Disabled Disable this function Password Check Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value Syst...

Страница 33: ...al ATA support Default value Disabled Disable this function SATA Mode RAID Set onboard SATA mode to RAID IDE Set onboard SATA mode to IDE Default value AC97 Audio Auto Autodetect onboard AC 97 audio f...

Страница 34: ...IRQ4 Default value 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8...

Страница 35: ...will be in Off state Default value Full On When AC power back to the system the system always in On state CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Ty...

Страница 36: ...quires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable PME as wake up event Default value Modem Ring Resume An incoming call via modem can...

Страница 37: ...Q 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 PCI 3 IRQ Assignment 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 1...

Страница 38: ...rrent CPU FAN Speed RPM Detect CPU Fan speed status automatically CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software PC Health Status Vcore 1 438V DDR25V 2 544V 3 3V 3 344V 12V 11 985V Current CP...

Страница 39: ...st Clock Control Default value Enabled Enable CPU Host Clock Control CPU Clock This option is available only when CPU Host Clock Control is enabled The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU you ins...

Страница 40: ...lease set DRAM Clock to 200 Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only DIMM OverVoltage Control Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of th...

Страница 41: ...lts Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N 2 9 Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and...

Страница 42: ...yone 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...

Страница 43: ...age Control ESC Quit KLJI 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 Setup Exit Wi...

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Страница 45: ...utton The Xpress Install will execute the installation for you automatically Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress Install will continue to...

Страница 46: ...2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software You can click an item to install it 3 3 Software Information This page lists the contents of sof...

Страница 47: ...Drivers Installation 47 English 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details...

Страница 48: ...GA 8VM800M Motherboard 48 English...

Страница 49: ...ncement by the user With GIGABYTE s proprietary S O S feature users no longer need to open up the PC chassis and short circuit the Clear CMOS pins or the battery on the motherboard to reset the system...

Страница 50: ...Interface Overview Note EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards Button Display Description 1 Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C I A C I A 2 and M I B M I...

Страница 51: ...tem power on Boot from CD DVD Boot from CD DVD Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD ROM you can enter Xpress Recovery2 by pres...

Страница 52: ...ted 6 Does not support RAID AHCI class code 0104 0106 hard disks 7 Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk Hard disks detection sequence is as follows a PATA IDE primary...

Страница 53: ...u The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts If your motherboard has dual BIOS please refer to Part One If your motherboard has single BIOS please refer to Part Two Part One Updating...

Страница 54: ...tains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Task menu for Q Flash ut...

Страница 55: ...ly downloaded to the floppy disk If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Ent...

Страница 56: ...SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility...

Страница 57: ...eripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T ESC Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 7 S...

Страница 58: ...u want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIO...

Страница 59: ...after you exit Q Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to...

Страница 60: ...model name on your motherboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS II Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Do not click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS c Please select...

Страница 61: ...e motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted II In method II be sure that motherboard s mod...

Страница 62: ...RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the entire array The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members ti...

Страница 63: ...make part of the array Entering the VT8237 VT8237R VT8237R Plus SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility 1 After rebooting your computer wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press Tab The RAID p...

Страница 64: ...Process Before create an Array you have to set the array mode first Select Array Mode and press Enter use the arrow key to select the array mode The options are RAID 0 for performance RAID 1 for data...

Страница 65: ...array creation VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2 31 Channel Drive Name ArrayName Mode Size GB Status Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111 79 Stripe0 Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111 79 Str...

Страница 66: ...26AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Stripe0 Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Stripe1 The selected array will be destoried Are you sure Continue Press Y N C Select Boot Array You can select a dis...

Страница 67: ...y Serial Number View Channel Drive Name ArrayName Mode Size GB Status Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Stripe0 Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Stripe1 Serial Number...

Страница 68: ...rt the blank formatted disk Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk Pre...

Страница 69: ...e Speaker Configuration tab and select the 2 channel mode for stereo speaker output check box 2 Channel Audio Setup We recommend that you use speakers with amplifier to get the best sound effect if th...

Страница 70: ...lect the 4 chan nel mode for 4 speaker output check box Clear the Only SURROUND KIT check box and press OK When the Environment setting is None the sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 channel ou...

Страница 71: ...to MIC In Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 3 On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu click the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 6 chan nel mode for 5 1 speaker output check box Clear...

Страница 72: ...o Combo Kit provides SPDIF output port optical coaxis and SURROUND KIT Rear R L CEN Subwoofer SURROUND KIT access analog output to rear channels and Center Subwoofer channels It is the best solution i...

Страница 73: ...ab and select the 6 chan nel mode for 5 1 speaker output check box Select the Only SURROUND KIT check box and press OK When the Environment setting is None the sound would be performed as stereo mode...

Страница 74: ...rd to MB again and turn on power 6 Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults or load Optimized Defaults 7 Save changes and reboot the system Question 4 Why do I still get a weak sound after...

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