Gigabyte AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard GA-K8VT890-9 User Manual

GA-K8VT890-9

AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard

User's Manual

Rev. 1003

12ME-K8VT8909-1003

Jan. 28, 2005

Motherboard

GA-K8VT890-9

Motherboard

GA-K8VT890-9

Jan. 28, 2005

Copyright

© 2005 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved.

The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies.

Notice

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No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any

means without Gigabyte's prior written permission. Specifications and features are subject to

change without prior notice.

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following:

 For quick installation, please refer to the "Hardware Installation Guide" included with the

product.

 For detailed product information and specifications, please carefully read the

"Product User Manual".

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"Technology Guide" section on Gigabyte's website to read or download the information

you need.

For more product details, please click onto Gigabyte's website at www.gigabyte.com.tw

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Table of Contents

GA-K8VT890-9 Motherboard Layout ............................................................................ 6

Block Diagram ............................................................................................................... 7

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ................................................................................... 9

1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation ................................................................. 9

1-2 Feature Summary .......................................................................................... 10

1-3 Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink ................................................... 12

1-3-1 Installation of the CPU .......................................................................................... 12

1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat Sink .......................................................................... 13

1-4 Installation of Memory ................................................................................... 14

1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards .................................................................... 16

1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction .......................................................................... 17

1-7 Connectors Introduction ................................................................................ 18

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ............................................................................................... 29

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : D2) ....................................................... 30

2-1 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................. 32

2-2 Advanced BIOS Features ............................................................................. 34

2-3 Integrated Peripherals ................................................................................... 35

2-4 Power Management Setup ............................................................................ 37

2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................................ 39

2-6 PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 40

2-7 Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................................................... 41

2-8 Top Performance ........................................................................................... 42

2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................ 42

2-10 Load Optimized Defaults ............................................................................... 43

2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password ..................................................................... 43

2-12 Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................... 44

2-13 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................... 44

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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ..................................................................................... 45

3-1 Install Chipset Drivers ................................................................................... 45

3-2 Software Application ...................................................................................... 46

3-3 Software Information ..................................................................................... 46

3-4 Hardware Information .................................................................................... 47

3-5 Contact Us ..................................................................................................... 47

Chapter 4 Appendix ................................................................................................... 49

4-1 Unique Software Utilities ............................................................................... 49

4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction ....................................................................................... 49

4-1-2 Xpress Recovery Introduction .............................................................................. 50

4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction .......................................................................... 53

4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction ......................................................... 62

4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction ........................................... 69

4-2 Troubleshooting............................................................................................. 77

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GA-K8VT890-9 Motherboard Layout

ATX_12V

CPU_FAN

CODEC

IT8705

VIA VT8237R

BIOS

PCIE_1

PCIE_2

F_USB2F_USB1

DDR1

SATA0

SATA1

BATTERY

ATX

IDE2

FDD

CLR_CMOS

SYS_FAN

GA-K8VT890-9

MS/KB

Socket 939

AUDIO

COMB

LPT

R_USB

USB

LAN

F_AUDIO

CD_IN

F_PANEL

PWR_LED

COMA

IDE1

PCI1

PCI2

Marvell

8053

SUR_CEN

SPDIF_IO

PCI3

PCIE_16

CI

VIA K8T890

DDR2

DDR3

DDR4

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Block Diagram

Line-Out

MIC

AMD K8

Socket 939

CPU

CPUCLK+/-(200MHz)

Hyper Transport Bus

VIA K8T890

DDR 400/333/266/200MHz DIMM

48MHz

33MHz

IT8705

2 Serial ATA

ATA33/66/100/133

IDE Channels

CODEC

Line-In

8 USB

Ports

Floppy

PS/2 KB /

Mouse

LPT Port

COM Port

BIOS

Dual Channel Memory

PCI Express x16

PCI-ECLK

(100MHz)

Marvell

8053

PCICLK
(33MHz)

3 PCI

1 PCI Express x 16 Port

PCI-ECLK

(100MHz)

RJ45

VIA VT8237R

2 PCI Express x 1 Ports

PCI Express x1

33MHz

14.318MHz

14.318MHz

48MHz

66MHz

33MHz

66MHz

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1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation

Preparing Your Computer

The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can
become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, please
follow the instructions below:

1. Please turn off the computer and unplug its power cord.

2. When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connectors.

3. It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) cuff when handling electronic components
(CPU, RAM).

4. Prior to installing the electronic components, please have these items on top of an antistatic
pad or within a electrostatic shielding container.

5. Please verify that the power supply is switched off before unplugging the power supply connector
from the motherboard.

Installation Notices

1. Prior to installation, please do not remove the stickers on the motherboard. These stickers
are required for warranty validation.

2. Prior to the installation of the 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 prevent damage to the motherboard, please do not allow screws to come in contact with
the motherboard circuit or its components.

5. Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard
or within the computer casing.

6. Please do not place the computer system on an uneven surface.

7. Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system
components as well as physical harm to the user.

8. If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the
product, please consult a certified computer technician.

Instances of Non-Warranty

1. Damage due to natural disaster, accident or human cause.

2. Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual.

3. Damage due to improper installation.

4. Damage due to use of uncertified components.

5. Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters.

6. Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product.

Chapter 1Hardware Installation

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CPU  Socket 939 for AMD AthlonTM 64 / 64FX processor (K8)

 2000MHz system bus
 Supports core frequencies in excess of 3000+ and faster

Chipset  Northbridge: VIA K8T890 Chipset

 Southbridge: VIA VT8237R

Memory  4 DDR DIMM memory slots (supports up to 4GB memory)

(Note 1)

 Supports dual channel DDR 400/333/266/200 DIMM

Slots  1 PCI Express x 16 slot

 2 PCI Express x 1 slots
 3 PCI slots

IDE Connections  2 IDE connection (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133), allows connection

of 4 IDE devices

FDD Connections  1 FDD connection, allows connection of 2 FDD devices
Onboard SATA  2 Serial ATA ports from VT8237R controller (SATA0, SATA1)

(Note 2)

Peripherals  1 parallel port supporting Normal/EPP/ECP mode

 2 serial ports (COMA, COMB)
 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (rear x 4, front x 4 via cable)
 1 front audio connector
 1 PS/2 keyboard port
 1 PS/2 mouse port

Onboard LAN  Marvell 8053 chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

 1 RJ 45 port

Onboard Audio  ALC850 CODEC (UAJ)

 Supports Jack Sensing function
 Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio

(Note 3)

 Supports Line In ; Line Out ; MIC
 Surround Back Speaker (by optional Audio Combo Kit)
 SPDIF In/Out connection
 CD In connection

I/O Control  IT8705
Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection

 CPU temperature detection
 CPU / System fan speed detection
 CPU / System fan failure warning

1-2 Feature Summary

(Note 1) Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage

and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.
For example, 4 GB of memory size will instead be shown as 3.xxGB memory during system

startup.
(Note 2) It is recommended to use SATA (1.5Gb/s) hard disks.
(Note 3) To set up an 8 channel audio configuration, you must use Audio Combo Kit (optional device).

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Onboard SATA RAID  Onboard VT8237R chipset (SATA0, SATA1)

- supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1) or JBOD function

- supports data transfer rate of up to 150 MB/s

- supports hot plugging function

- supports a maximum of 2 SATA connections

- supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems

BIOS  Use of licensed AWARD BIOS

 Supports Q-Flash

Additional Features  Supports @BIOS

 Supports EasyTune 5

(Note 4)

Overclocking  Over Clock via BIOS (CPU)

 Over Voltage via BIOS (CPU/ DIMM)

Form Factor  ATX form factor; 29.4cm x 22.5cm

(Note 4) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards.

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1-3 Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink

Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions:

1. Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.

2. Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the CPU in the wrong
direction, the CPU will not insert properly. If this occurs, please change the insert direction
of the CPU.

3. Please add an even layer of heat sink paste between the CPU and heatsink.

4. Please make sure the heatsink is installed on the CPU prior to system use, otherwise
overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur.

5. Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the processor specifications. It is not
recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it
does not meet the required standards for the peripherals. If you wish to set the frequency
beyond the proper specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications
including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc.

1-3-1 Installation of the CPU

Check the processor pins to see that none are bent. Move the socket lever to the unlocked position as shown
in Figure 1.(90o to the plane of the motherboard) prior to inserting the processor. The pin 1 location is
designated on the processor by a copper triangle that matches up to a triangle on the socket as shown in
Figure 2. Align the processor to the socket and gently lower it into place. Do not force the processor into the
socket.

Fig.1
Position lever at a 90 degree angle.

Socket lever

Fig.2
Pin 1 location on the socket and processor.
Gently place the CPU into position making sure that the CPU pins fit
perfectly into their holes. Once the CPU is positioned into its socket,
place one finger down on the middle of the CPU and gently press the
metal lever back into its original position.

Please use extra care when installing the CPU. The CPU will not fit if positioned incorrectly.
Rather than applying force, please change the positioning of the CPU.

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1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat Sink

The heat sink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat sink paste. To prevent
such an occurrence, it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat sink paste be used for
heat 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 sink components (Please
refer to the heat sink manual for detailed installation instructions).

Fig.2
Please connect the heat sink power connector to the CPU_FAN connector
located on the motherboard so that the heat sink can properly function to
prevent CPU overheating.

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Before installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions:

1. Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard. It is
recommended that memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used.

2. Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure that the computer power
is switched off to prevent hardware damage.

3. Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design. A memory module can be installed in
only one direction. If you are unable to insert the module, please switch the direction.

1-4 Installation of Memory

The motherboard supports DDR memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory
capacity and specifications. Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction.
The memory capacity used can differ with each slot.

Notch

DDR

Fig.1
The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only
fit in one direction. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the
DIMM socket. Then push it down.

Fig.2
Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the
DIMM module.
Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM
module.

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Dual Channel Memory Configuration

The GA-K8VT890-9 supports the Dual Channel Technology. When the Dual Channel Technology is
activated, the bandwidth of memory bus will be double the original one.

Due to CPU limitation, if you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please follow the guidelines
below for Dual Channel memory configuration.

1. Dual Channel mode will not be enabled if only one DDR memory module is installed.

2. To enable Dual Channel mode with 2 memory modules (it is recommended to use memory
modules of identical brand, size, chips, and speed), you must install them into DIMM sockets
of the same color.

3. To enable Dual Channel mode with 4 memory modules, it is recommended to use memory
modules of identical brand, size, chips, and speed.

The following is a Dual Channel Memory configuration table: (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)

2 memory modules

4 memory modules

DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 DDR 4

DS/SS DS/SS X X

X X DS/SS DS/SS

DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS

1 memory module

2 memory modules

3 memory modules

DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 DDR 4

X DS/SS X X

X X X DS/SS

X DS/SS DS/SS X

DS/SS X X DS/SS

X DS/SS X DS/SS

DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS X

X DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS

DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS

DS/SS DS/SS X DS/SS

All of the memory configurations below will cause system unable to boot.
(DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)

If two memory modules are to be used to achieve Dual Channel mode, we recommend
installing them in DDR1 and DDR2 DIMM sockets.

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1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards

You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:

1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the
computer.

2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws 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 from the operating system.

Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card:

Please carefully pull out the small white­drawable bar at the end of the PCI Express
x 16 slot when you try to install/uninstall the
VGA card. Please align the VGA card to the
onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press
firmly down on the slot. Make sure your VGA
card is locked by the small white-drawable
bar.

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1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction

PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard
to the lower port (purple).

Parallel Port

The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices.

COM A, COMB (Serial Port)

Connects to serial-based mouse or data processing devices.

USB port

Before you connect your device(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 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.

LAN Port

The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet, providing data transfer speeds of 10/100/
1000Mbps.

Line In

Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. can be connected to Line In jack.

Line Out

Connect the stereo speakers, earphone or front surround speakers to this connector.

MIC In

Microphone can be connected to MIC In jack.

You can use audio software to configure 2-/4-/6-/8-channel audio functioning.

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1-7 Connectors Introduction

1) ATX_12V

2) ATX (Power Connector)

3) CPU_FAN

4) SYS_FAN

5) FDD

6) IDE1 / IDE2

7) SATA0 / SATA1

8) PWR_LED

9) BATTERY

10) F_PANEL

11) F_AUDIO

12) CD_IN

13) SUR_CEN

14) SPDIF_IO

15) F_USB1 / F_USB2

16) CLR_CMOS

17) CI

13

10

5

9

6

11

12

2

7

8
4

15

13

14

17 16

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1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (Power Connector)

With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the
components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, please make sure that
all components and devices are properly installed. Align the power connector with its proper
location on the motherboard and connect tightly.
The ATX_12V power connector mainly supplies power to the 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 supply that can withstand high power consumption be used (300W or
greater). If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power, the result can lead
to an unstable system or a system that is unable to start.
If you use a 24-pin ATX power supply, please remove the small cover on the power connector
on the motherboard before plugging in the power cord; otherwise, please do not remove it.

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2 GND

3 +12V

4 +12V

Pin No. Definition

1 3.3V

2 3.3V

3 GND

4 +5V

5 GND

6 +5V

7 GND

8 Power Good

9 5V SB(stand by +5V)

10 +12V

11 +12V

12 3.3V(Only for 24pins ATX)

13 3.3V

14 -12V

15 GND

16 PS_ON(soft On/Off)

17 GND

18 GND

19 GND

20 -5V

21 +5V

22 +5V

23 +5V

24 GND

113

24

12

4

3

2

1

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3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)

The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin power connector and
possesses a foolproof connection design.
Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector wire
indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V power voltage. 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 fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure.

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2 +12V

3 Sense

SYS_FAN

1

CPU_FAN

1

5) FDD (FDD Connector)

The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the
FDD drive. The types of FDD drives supported are: 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB.
Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin1 position.

2

34

1

33

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6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector)

An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to one
IDE cable, and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). If
you wish to 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).

2

40

1

39

IDE1 IDE2

7) SATA0 / SATA1 (Serial ATA Connectors)

Serial ATA can provide up to 150MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial
ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly.

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2 TXP

3 TXN

4 GND

5RXN

6 RXP

7 GND

17

SATA1

17

SATA0

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8) PWR_LED

PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will
blink when the system enters suspend mode.

Pin No. Definition

1 MPD+

2 MPD-

3 MPD-

1

9) BATTERY

Danger of explosion if battery is 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. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.

2. Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10

minutes (Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive

and negative pins in the battery holder to make them short for

one minute).

3. Re-install the battery.

4. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.

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10) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)

Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis
front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below.

SPEAK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: VCC(+)

(Amber) Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-)

PW (Power Switch) Open: Normal Operation

(Red) Close: Power On/Off

MSG (Message LED/Power/Sleep LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)

(Yellow) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation

(Green) Close: Reset Hardware System

HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)

(Blue) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

NC (Purple) NC

12

19

20

HD-

HD+

RES+

RES-

NC

SPEAK-

MSG-

MSG+

PW-

PW+

SPEAK+

Message LED/

Power/

Sleep LED

Power Switch

Speaker Connector

IDE Hard Disk

Active LED

Reset Switch

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12) CD_IN (CD In Connector)

Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.

Pin No. Definition

1 CD-L

2 GND

3 GND

4 CD-R

1

11) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector)

If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper.
In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector. Also please
make sure the pin assignments for the cable are the same as the pin assignments for the front audio
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

2

910

Pin No. Definition

1 MIC

2 GND

3 MIC_BIAS

4 Power

5 Front Audio (R)

6 Rear Audio (R)/ Return R

7NC

8 No Pin

9 Front Audio (L)

10 Rear Audio (L)/ Return L

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13) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector)

Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

Pin No. Definition

1 SUR OUTL

2 SUR OUTR

3 GND

4 No Pin

5 CENTER_OUT

6 BASS_OUT

7 AUX_L

8 AUX_R

12

78

14) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In / Out Connector)

The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3
data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has
digital input and output function. Use SPDIF in feature only when your device has digital output
function. Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector. Check the pin assignment
carefully while you connect the SPDIF cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connec­tor will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional SPDIF cable, please
contact your local dealer.

Pin No. Definition

1 Power

2 No Pin

3 SPDIF

4 SPDIFI

5 GND

6 GND

15

26

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15) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector)

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 cable, please contact your
local dealer.

Pin No. Definition

1 Power

2 Power

3 USB DX-

4 USB Dy-

5 USB DX+

6 USB Dy+

7 GND

8 GND

9 No Pin

10 NC

2

10

1

9

16) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)

You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. To clear CMOS, temporarily short
1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the "Shunter" to prevent from improper use this jumper.

Open: Normal

Short: Clear CMOS

1

1

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17) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open)

This 2-pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the "case open" item in BIOS if the
system case has been remove.

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal

2 GND

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BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure
required settings or to activate certain system features.
The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard.
When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS
SRAM.
When the power is turned on, pushing the <Del> button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will
take you to the CMOS SETUP screen. You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1".
When setting up BIOS for the first time, it is recommended that you save the current BIOS to a disk in the
event that BIOS needs to be reset to its original settings. If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either
GIGABYTE's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can be used.
Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system.
@BIOS is a Windows-based 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 - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu

and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu
<Page Up> Increase the numeric value or make changes
<Page Down> Decrease the numeric value or make changes
<F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu
<F2> Item Help
<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu
<F6> Load the fail-safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table
<F7> Load the Optimized Defaults
<F8> Q-Flash utility
<F9> System Information
<F10> Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

Main Menu

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selec­tions for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc>.

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The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : D2)

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen.
Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to search the advanced option hidden.

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 Standard CMOS Features

This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.

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 Advanced BIOS Features

This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.

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 Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

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 Power Management Setup

This setup page includes all the items of Green function features.

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 PnP/PCI Configuration

This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources.

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 PC Health Status

This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed.

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 Frequency/Voltage Control

This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio.

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 Top Performance

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled".

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` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` Frequency/Voltage Control

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the
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 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe
configuration.

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 Load Optimized Defaults

Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best
performance configuration.

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 Set Supervisor Password

Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup.

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 Set User Password

Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system.

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 Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

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 Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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2-1 Standard CMOS Features

Date

The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.

Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only
Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.
Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month)
Year The year, from 1999 through 2098

Time

The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military­time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection.
IDE Channel 0 Master/Slave; IDE Channel 1 Master/Slave

IDE devices setup. You can use one of three methods:

• Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST. (Default value)

• None Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic
detection step and allow for faster system start up.

• Manual User can manually input the correct settings.

Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The four options are:

CHS/LBA/Large/Auto(default:Auto)

IDE Channel 2/3 Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection.
Extended IDE Drive

SATA IDE devices setup. You can use one of two methods:

• Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA IDE devices during POST(default)

• None Select this if no SATA IDE devices are used and the system will skip the
automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up.

Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are:

Large/Auto(default:Auto)

Capacity Capacity of currectly installed hard drive.

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Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Fri, Dec 24 2004
Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24

` IDE Channel 0 Master [None]
` IDE Channel 0 Slave [None]
` IDE Channel 1 Master [None]
` IDE Channel 1 Slave [None]
` IDE Channel 2 Master [None]
` IDE Channel 3 Master [None]

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5"]
Drive B [None]
Floppy 3 Mode Suport [Disabled]

Halt On [All, But Keyboard]

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 239M
Total Memory 240M

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help
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Change the day, month,
year

<Week>
Sun. to Sat.

<Month>
Jan. to Dec.

<Day>
1 to 31 (or maximum
allowed in the month)

<Year>
1999 to 2098

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Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. 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 category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer.

None No floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25" 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity.

1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity
(3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).

720K, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity

1.44M, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M byte capacity.

2.88M, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88M byte capacity.

Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)

Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)
Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive.
Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive.
Both Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.

Halt on

The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.

No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you

will be prompted.

All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped.
All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop 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.

Base Memory

The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the
system.
The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the
motherboard, or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard.

Extended Memory

The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST.
This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU's memory address map.

Total Memory

This item displays the memory size that used.

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2-2 Advanced BIOS Features

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc.

Use < > or < > to select a device, then press<+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press
<ESC> to exit this menu.

First / Second / Third Boot Device

Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy.
LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120.
Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk.
CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM.
ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP.
USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD.
USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP.
USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM.
USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD.
LAN Select your boot device priority by 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)

System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct

password is not entered at the prompt.

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Advanced BIOS Features

` Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

First Boot Device [Floppy]
Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Third Boot Device [CDROM]
Password Check [Setup]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help
Menu Level`

Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority

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2-3 Integrated Peripherals

IDE DMA transfer access

Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

OnChip IDE Channel0

Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.

OnChip IDE Channel1

Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

OnChip Serial ATA

Enabled Enable onboard Serial ATA function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard Serial ATA function.

SATA Mode

RAID Set onboard Serial ATA function as RAID. (Default value)
IDE Set onboard Serial ATA function as IDE.

AC97 Audio

Auto Auto detect onboard AC97 audio function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard AC97 audio function.

Onboard H/W LAN

Enabled Enable onboard H/W LAN function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

USB 1.1 Controller

Enabled Enable USB 1.1 controller. (Default value)
Disabled Disable USB 1.1 controller.

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Integrated Peripherals

IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled]
OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled]
OnChip IDE Channel1 [Enabled]
OnChip Serial ATA [Enabled]
SATA Mode [RAID]
AC97 Audio [Auto]
Onboard H/W LAN [Enabled]
USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]
Midi Port Address [Disabled]

x Midi Port IRQ 10

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help
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USB 2.0 Controller

Enabled Enable USB 2.0 controller. (Default value)
Disabled Disable USB 2.0 controller.

USB Keyboard Support

Enabled Enable USB keyboard support.
Disabled Disable USB keyboard support. (Default value)

USB Mouse Support

Enabled Enable USB mouse support.
Disabled Disable USB mouse support. (Default value)

Onboard Serial Port 1

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.
3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8/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/IRQ3.
Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1.

Onboard Serial Port 2

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.
3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8/IRQ4.
2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8/IRQ3. (Default value)
3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8/IRQ4.
2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8/IRQ3.
Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2.

Onboard Parallel port

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.

Parallel Port Mode

SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default value)
EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.
ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.
ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode.

Midi Port Address

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
330 Set Midi Port Address to 330.
300 Set Midi Port Address to 300.

Midi Port IRQ

10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10. (Default value)
5 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5.

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2-4 Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type

S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value)
S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM).

USB Dev WakeUp From S3

You can enable this function when ACPI Suspend Type set to S3(STR).

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
Enabled Enable USB device can wakeup system from S3.

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantly. (Default value)
Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 seconds to Power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less

than 4 seconds.

AC BACK Function

Soft-Off When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in "Off" state. (Default value)
Full-On When AC-power back to the system, the system always in "On" state.
Memory When AC-power back to the system, the system will return to the Last state before

AC-power off.

Keyboard Power On

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
Password Enter from 1 to 8 characters to set the keyboard power on password.
Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to power on the

system.

Mouse Power On

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
Enabled Enable to power on the system by mouse event.

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)]

x USB Dev Wake-Up From S3 Disabled

Soft-Off by PWRBTN [Instant-off]
AC BACK Function [Soft-Off]
Keyboard Power On [Disabled]
Mouse Power On [Disabled]
PME/PCIE Event Wake Up [Enabled]
Modem Ring Resume [Enabled]

Resume by Alarm [Disabled]

x Date (of Month) Alarm Everyday
x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help
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PME/PCIE Event Wake Up

This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead.

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
Enabled Enable PME/PCIE as wake up event.

Modem Ring Resume

An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state.

Disabled Disable Modem Ring Resume function. (Default value)
Enabled Enable Modem Ring Resume function.

Resume by Alarm

You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Date/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.

Date (of Month) Alarm : Everyday, 1~31
Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

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2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment

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 1/5.

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment

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 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.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

PCI 3 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

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2-6 PC Health Status

Reset Case Open Status

Disabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value)
Enabled Clear case open status at next boot.

Case Opened

If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No". If the case has been opened, "Case Opened" will
show "Yes". If you want to reset "Case Opened" value, set "Reset Case Open Status" to Enabled then
save BIOS setup and restart your system.

Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V

Detect system's voltage status automatically.

Current CPU Temperature

Detect CPU temperature automatically.

Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)

Detect CPU/SYSTEM fan speed status automatically.

CPU/SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning

Disabled Disable CPU/SYSTEM fan fail warning function. (Default value)
Enabled Enable CPU/SYSTEM fan fail warning function.

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PC Health Status

Reset Case Open Status [Disabled]

Case Opened No

Vcore OK

DDR25V OK

+3.3V OK

+12V OK

Current CPU Temperature 33oC

Current CPU FAN Speed 4687 RPM

Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM

CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

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2-7 Frequency/Voltage Control

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Frequency/Voltage Control

K8 CPU Clock Ratio [Default]

Auto Detect PCI/DIMM Clk [Enabled]

CPU Clock [200MHz]

CPU OverVoltage Control [Auto]

DIMM OverVoltage Control [Auto]

KLJI: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level`

K8 CPU Clock Ratio

Default Set K8 CPU Clock Ratio to CPU factory default. (Default value)
x4 800Mhz ~ x20 4000Mhz Set K8 CPU Clock Ratio from x4 800Mhz to x20 4000Mhz.

Auto Detect PCI Clk

Enabled Detect PCI clock automatically. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

CPU Clock

200 ~ 255MHz Set CPU clock from 200Mhz to 255Mhz.

CPU OverVoltage Control

Auto Supply voltage as CPU required. (Default value)
+5%, +7.5%, +10% Increase voltage range as user selected.

DIMM OverVoltage Control

Auto Supply voltage as DDR module required. (Default value)
+0.1V, +0.2V, +0.3V Increase voltage range as user selected.

Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken. For power end-user use only.

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2-8 Top Performance

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled".

Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

Enabled Enable Top Performance function.
"Top Performance" will increase hardware working speed. Different system configuration (both hardware
component and OS) will effect the result. For example, the same hardware configuration might not run
properly with Windows XP, but works smoothly with Windows NT. Therefore, 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.

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` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

System will be set in best performance configuration ..

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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

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

Top Performance

Disabled.........................[]

Enabled..........................[ ]

KL: Move ENTER: Accept

ESC: Abort

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2-11 Set Supervisor/User Password

Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically
detects.
When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in
creating a password.
Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the password.
Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter
a password.
To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message
"PASSWORD DISABLED" will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled,
the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords:
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, 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 enter Setup Menu.
If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only when
you try to enter Setup.

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` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Change/Set/Disable Password

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Enter Password:

2-10 Load Optimized Defaults

Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically
detects.

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` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

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2-12 Save & Exit Setup

Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.
Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

2-13 Exit Without Saving

Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.
Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

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` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Save & Exit Setup

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

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` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Abandon all Data

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

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Pictures below are shown in Windows XP.
Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, 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.

Chapter 3Drivers Installation

3-1 Install Chipset Drivers

After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that
recommended to install. The "Xpress Install" uses the"Click and Go" technology to install the drivers
automatically. Just select the drivers you want then click the "GO" button. 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 install other drivers.
System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can install others application.

For USB2.0 driver support under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service
Pack. After install Windows Service Pack, it will show a question mark "?" in "Universal Serial Bus
controller" under "Device Manager". Please remove the question mark and restart the system
(System will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver).

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3-2 Software Application

3-3 Software Information

This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.

This page displays all the tools that GIGABYTE developed and some free software. You can click an item to
install it.

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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.

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Chapter 4 Appendix

4-1 Unique Software Utilities

4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction

EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and
manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1) Overclocking for enhancing
system performance, 2) C.I.A. and M.I.B. for special enhancement for CPU and Memory, 3) Smart-Fan
control for managing fan speed control of both CPU cooling fan and North-Bridge Chipset cooling fan, 4) PC
health for monitoring system status.

(Note)

User 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.B.2 Enters the C.I.A./2 and M.I.B./2 setting page

3. Smart-Fan Enters the Smart-Fan setting page

4. PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page

5. GO Confirmation and Execution button

6. "Easy Mode" & "Advance Mode" Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode

7. Display screen Display panel of CPU frequency

8. Function display LEDs Shows the current functions status

9. GIGABYTE Logo Log on to GIGABYTE website

10. Help button Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file

11. Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTuneTM 5 software

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4-1-2 Xpress Recovery Introduction

What is Xpress Recovery ?

Xpress Recovery is a utility used to back up and restore an OS partition.
If the hard drive is not working properly, the user can restore the drive to
its original state.

1. Supports FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS formats

2. Must be connected to the IDE1 Master

3. Allows installation of only one OS

4. Must be used with an IDE hard disk supporting HPA

5. The first partition must be set as the boot partition. When the boot partition is backed up,
please do not alter its size.

6. Xpress Recovery is recommended when using Ghost to return boot manager to NTFS
format.

How to use the Xpress Recovery

1. Boot from CD-ROM (BMP Mode)
Enter the BIOS menu, select "Advanced BIOS Feature" and set to boot from CD-ROM. Insert the
provided driver CD into your CD drive, then save and exit the BIOS menu. Once the computer has
restarted, the phrase "Boot from CD:" will appear at the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. When
"Boot from CD:" appears, press any key to enter Xpress Recovery.
Once you have completed this step, subsequent access to Xpress Recovery can also function by
pressing the F9 key during computer power on.

Boot from CD:

.
.
Verifying DMI Pool Data
Boot from CD:

Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd.

1. Execute Backup Utility

2. Execute Restore Utility

3. Remove Backup Image

4. Set Password

5. Exit and Restart

Build 2011

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2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (Text Mode)
Press F9 during powering on the computer .

Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd.

1. Execute Backup Utility

2. Execute Restore Utility

3. Remove Backup Image

4. Set Password

5. Exit and Restart

1. If you have already entered Xpress Recovery by booting from the CD-ROM, you can enter
Xpress Recovery in the future by pressing the F9 key.

2. System storage capacity as well as drive reading/writing speed will affect backup speed.

3. It is recommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately installed after OS and all required
driver and software installations are complete.

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Al ly
Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software, Inc.

Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1
Check System Health OK
.
.
.

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q-Flash, F9 For Xpress Recovery
08/16/2002-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00

F9 For Xpress Recovery

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1. Execute Backup Utility:





 Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit

The backup utility will automatically scan your system and back up data as a backup image in your hard
drive.

Not all systems support access to Xpress Recovery by pressing the F9 key during computer power
on. If this is the case, please use the boot from CD-ROM method to enter Xpress Recovery.

2. Execute Restore Utility:





 This program will recover your system to factory default.

Press R to restore your system back to factory default or press Esc to exit

Restores backup image to original state.

3. Remove Backup Image:





 Remove backup image. Are you sure? (Y/N)

Remove the backup image.

4. Set Password:





 Please input a 4-16 character long password (a-z or 0-9) or press Esc to exit

You can set a password to enter Xpress Recovery to protect your hard disk data. Once this is done,
password input will be required to enter Xpress Recovery during the next as well as subsequent system
restarts. If you wish to remove the need for password entry, please select "Set Password" and under
"New Password/Confirm Password", make sure there is no entry and then press "Enter" to remove
password requirement.

5. Exit and Restart:

Exit and restart your computer.

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Method 1 : Q-FlashTM Utility

Q-FlashTM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility,
users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update

BIOS. Q-FlashTM allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or
Windows. Using Q-FlashTM indicating no more fooling around with any complicated instructions and
operating system since it is in the BIOS menu.

Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk, please do it with caution!! We are
sorry that Gigabyte 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-FlashTM 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 with model name.Fxx. For example,

8KNXPU.Fba) to a floppy disk.

3. Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu.

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 BIOS with Q-Flash

TM

Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.

Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS. In the BIOS menu of the motherboards
supporting Q-Flash and Dual BIOS, the Q-Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same
screen. This section only deals with how to use Q-Flash utility.

In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS
from an older version to the latest version. For example, from Fa3 to Fba.

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fa3
Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250
Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12)
<CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027>
Memory Testing : 131072K OK

Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel
Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08
Primary Slave : None
Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101
Secondary Slave : None

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery
08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.

The BIOS file is Fa3

before updating

4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction

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Entering the Q-FlashTM utility:

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

 Standard CMOS Features
 Advanced BIOS Features
 Integrated Peripherals
 Power Management Setup
 PnP/PCI Configurations
 PC Health Status
 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Step 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS/Q-Flash utility.

Step1: To use Q-Flash utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.

Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen

The Q-Flash / Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.

Task menu for Dual BIOS utility:

Contains 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 utility:

Contains the names of four tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu­tion of the task.

Action bar:

Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash/Dual BIOS utility. Pressing the buttons
mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From...................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size...................... SST 49LF004A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.................. SST 49LF004A 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

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

Task menu for

Dual BIOS

utility

Task menu for

Q-Flash

TM

utility

Dual BIOS utility bar

Q-FlashTM utility title

bar

Action bar

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Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From...................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size...................... SST 49LF004A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.................. SST 49LF004A 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

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

Using the Q-FlashTM 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 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.
Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously 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 Enter.

In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file,

8KNXPU.Fba, is listed.

Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.

1 file(s) found

8KNXPU.Fba 512K

Total size : 1.39M Free size : 911.50K
F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

BIOS file in the floppy

disk.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From...................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size...................... SST 49LF004A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.................. SST 49LF004A 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

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

Reading BIOS file from floppy ...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.....................

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Do not trun off power or

reset your system at this

stage!!

After pressing Enter, you'll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk.

After BIOS file is read, you'll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?"

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3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.
Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From...................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size...................... SST 49LF004A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.................. SST 49LF004A 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

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

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Please press any key to continue

Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.

4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.

You can repeat Step 1 to

4 to flash the backup

BIOS, too.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From...................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size...................... SST 49LF004A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.................. SST 49LF004A 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

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 continure or [Esc] to abort...

5. Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q-Flash utility. The computer will restart automatically after
you exit Q-Flash.

After system reboots, you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed.

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba
Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250
Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12)
<CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027>
Memory Testing : 131072K OK

Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel
Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08
Primary Slave : None
Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101
Secondary Slave : None

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery
09/23/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.

The BIOS file

becomes Fba after

updating.

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

 Standard CMOS Features
 Advanced BIOS Features
 Integrated Peripherals
 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...

6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move to
Load Fail-Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults. Normally the system

redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading the
BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded.

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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

Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

 Standard CMOS Features
 Advanced BIOS Features
 Integrated Peripherals
 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. 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.

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit.

Part Two:

Updating BIOS with Q-Flash

TM

Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards.

This part guides users of single-BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash

TM

utility.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

 Standard CMOS Features
 Advanced BIOS Features
 Integrated Peripherals
 Power Management Setup
 PnP/PCI Configurations
 PC Health Status
 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

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Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen

The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.

Task menu for Q-Flash utility:

Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable
execution of the task.

Action bar:

Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash utility. Pressing the buttons mentioned on
your keyboards to perform these actions.

Using the Q-FlashTM 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 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 "Update BIOS from Floppy" item in the
Q-Flash menu and press Enter button.
Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk.

If you 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 BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file,
8GE800.F4, is listed.

Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.

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

1 file(s) found

8GE800.F4 256K

Total size : 1.39M Free size : 1.14M
F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

BIOS file in the floppy

disk.

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

Reading BIOS file from floppy ...

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.....................

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Do not trun off power or

reset your system at

this stage!!

After BIOS file is read, you'll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?"

Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.

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

Task menu for

Q-Flash

TM

utility

Q-FlashTM utility bar

Action bar

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3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.
Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time.

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

Updating BIOS Now

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.........................

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Do not trun off power or

reset your system

at this stage!!

4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.

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

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Please press any key to continue

5. Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q-Flash utility. The computer will restart automatically 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 RESET ?

[Enter] to continure or [Esc] to abort...

After system reboots, you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed.

Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS for 8GE800 F4
Check System Health OK
Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.7GHz (100x17.0)
<CPUID : 0F0A Patch ID : 0009>
Memory Testing : 122880K OK + 8192K Shared Memory

Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08
Primary Slave : None
Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101
Secondary Slave : None

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q-Flash
03/18/2003-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.

The BIOS file
becomes F4 after
updating

6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots and "Load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults". See how
to Load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults, please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One.

Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully!!

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Method 2 : @BIOSTM 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:

K8VT8909.D2).

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.

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III. Save BIOS:
In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the
current BIOS version.

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:
In the 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.

2. Note:

I. 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 system
unbooted.

II. In method II, be sure that motherboard's model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your

motherboard's. Otherwise, your system won't boot.

III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOSTM server, please go onto Gigabyte's

website for downloading and updating it according to method II.

IV. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted.

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4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction

RAID Levels

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical
unit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is
achieved through data redundant operation, where if one drives fails, a mirrored copy of the data can be
found on another drive. This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs. The individual disk
drives in an array are called members. The configuration information of each member is recorded in the
reserved sector that identifies the drive as a member. All disk members in a formed disk array are recognized
as a single physical drive to the operating system.
Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods. The different methods are
referred to as different RAID levels. Different RAID levels represent different performance levels, security
levels and implementation costs. The RAID levels which the VIA VT8237R chipset supports are RAID 0,
RAID 1,and JBOD.

RAID 0 (Striping)
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 times the
capacity of the smallest member. The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB. RAID 0 does not
support fault tolerance.

RAID 1 (Mirroring)
RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel. If one of the
mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond, the remaining drive will continue to function.
Due to redundancy, the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive. Under a RAID 1
setup, an extra drive called the spare drive can be attached. Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed
drive that is part of a mirrored array. Due to the fault tolerance, if any RAID 1 drive fails, data access will not
be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array.

JBOD (Spanning)
A spanning disk array is equal to the sum of the all drives when the drives used are having different capacities.
Spanning stores data onto a drive until it is full, then proceeds to store files onto the next drive in the array.
When any disk member fails, the failure affects the entire array. JBOD is not really a RAID and does not
support fault tolerance.

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Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array:

1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction.
Note: To achieve best performance, it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make
and storage capacity.

2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie. IDE, SCSI,
or SATA.

3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to the section on Integrated Peripherals).

4) Enter RAID setup in the BIOS and select the RAID type (For instance, enter Tab to select VT8237 RAID;
Ctrl + S to select Silicon Image).

5) Complete driver installation.

6) Complete RAID utility installation.

More information on steps 4 and 5 is provided. (For more detailed setup information, please visit our website
at http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw to read or download the information you need.)

Configuring the VT8237(VT8237R) SATA RAID BIOS

The RAID BIOS setup utility lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make
part of the array.

Entering the VT8237(VT8237R) SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility

1. After rebooting your computer, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press Tab. The

RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS. You have a few
seconds to press Tab before the window disappears.

Press Ta b to enter RAID setup utility, the VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS utility screen will appear. You can press
up arrow key<> or down arrow key<> to move the selection bar and select the item that you want to
execute.

VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID BIOS Setting Utility V2.31
Copyright (C) VIA Technologies, Inc. All Right reserved.

Scan Devices, Please wait...
Press <Tab> key into User Window!
Serial_Ch0 Master : ST3120026AS
Serial_Ch1 Master : ST3120026AS





 Create Array




 Delete Array





 Create/Delete Spare





 Select Boot Array




 Serial Number View

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31

Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,





 : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

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A. Create Array:
Press Enter on Create Array item, you will see the screen as shown below.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31

Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,





 : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit





 Auto Setup For Performance





 Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)




 Select Disk Drives




 Block Size 64K




 Start Create 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 protection,
and RAID SPAN for capacity.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31

Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,





 : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit





 Auto Setup For Data Security





 Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)





 Select Disk Drives




 Block Size 64K




 Start Create Process

RAID 0 for performance

RAID 1 for data protection
RAID SPAN for capacity

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After array mode is selected, there are two methods to create a disk array. One method is Auto Setup and
the other one is Select Disk Drives. Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives and create arrays
automatically, but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if the user selected Create and duplicate for
RAID 1. It is recommended all disk drives are new ones when wanting to create an array. Select Disk
Drives lets the user select the array drives by their requirements. Select the Select Disk Drives item and
press Enter, use the arrow key to select the hard disk. The selected hard disk will be marked a star(*) signal.

Use the arrow key to select Start Create Process and press Enter. A warning message will appear [The
data on the selected disks will be destroied. Continue? (Y/N)], press Y to finish the creation, or press N
to cancel the creation.
Important note: All existing contents in the hard drive will be destroyed after array creation.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31

Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Stripe0

[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Stripe1

Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,





 : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit





 Auto Setup For Performance





 Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)




 Select Disk Drives




 Block Size 64K




 Start Create Process

If you select a RAID 0 array, the block size of the array can also be selected. Use the arrow key to select
Block Size and press Enter, then select a block size from the popup menu. The block size can be 4KB to
64KB.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31

Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Stripe0

[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Stripe1

Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,





 : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit





 Auto Setup For Performance





 Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)





 Select Disk Drives




 Block Size 64K




 Start Create Process

4K

8K
16K
32K
64K

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B. Delete Array:

If you want to delete the Array, select Delete Array in the main menu and press Enter. The channel column
will be activated. Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press Enter. A warning message
will show up, press Y to delete or press N to cancel.

Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except RAID 1 arrays. When a RAID is
deleted, the data on these two hard disk drives will be reserved and become two normal disk drives.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31

Delete a RAID array contain
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,





 : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit





 Create Array




 Delete Array





 Create/Delete Spare





 Select Boot Array




 Serial Number View

Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS 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 disk array as boot device if you want to boot operating system from an array. Boot disk
array cannot be selected if the operating system does not boot from the disk array. Highlight the Select Boot
Array item; press Enter and the channel column will be activated. Then highlight the target disk array and
press Enter. Press Esc to go back to main menu. If you want to cancel the boot array, select the disk array
that has a star(*) mark and press Enter, its boot setting will be canceled.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31

Set/Clear bootable array

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,





 : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit





 Create Array




 Delete Array





 Create/Delete Spare





 Select Boot Array




 Serial Number View

Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111.79 Boot

[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111.79 Boot

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D. Serial Number View:

Highlight Serial Number View and press Enter. Use arrow key to select a drive, the selected drive's serial
number can be viewed in the last column. The serial number is assigned by the disk drive manufacturer.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31

View the serial number of
hard disk, it is useful for
identify same model disks

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,





 : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit





 Create Array




 Delete Array





 Create/Delete Spare





 Select Boot Array




 Serial Number View

Channel Drive Name Array Name 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: 3JT354CP

E. View Array Status:

Press the F1 key to show the array status on the lower screen. If there are no disk arrays then nothing will be
displayed on the screen.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31

Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,





 : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Array Name Array Mode Block Size(GB) Size(GB)

ARRAY 0 Stripe 64K 223.58





 Create Array





 Delete Array





 Create/Delete Spare





 Select Boot Array




 Serial Number View

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Installing the RAID drivers

To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA controller
driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows
setup process. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD-ROM to a
floppy disk. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS-DOS mode

(Note 1)

. Prepare a

startup disk that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk.

Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in your system. Boot from the
startup disk. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). At the D:\> prompt, type
the following two commands. Press ENTER after each command (Fig.1):

cd bootdrv

menu

Step 2: When the controller menu (Fig.2) appears, remove the startup disk and insert 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. Press 0 to exit when finished.

Fig.1 Fig. 2

Step 3: After completing the steps, boot from the Windows installation disk to install the RAID drivers.
Press F6 as soon as you see the "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver" message,
then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
installation.

(Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under
Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed.)

(Note 1) For users without a startup disk.

Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD-ROM. From the CD­ROM drive (example: D:\) double click the MENU.exe file in the BootDrv folder. A command prompt
window will open similar to that in Fig. 2.

(Note2) In the menu list, Intel IAA_RAID is Intel ICH5R chipset.

(Note 2)

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4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function

Introduction

Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:

We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output
is applied.

STEP 1:
Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line
Out".

STEP 2:
Following installation of the audio driver, you'll will find

a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand

taskbar. Click the icon to select the function.

The installation of audio software for Windows 2000/ XP is very simple. Follow the steps to install the function.
(Following pictures are in Windows XP). Please note that if you want to set up an 8 channel audio configuration,
you must use Audio Combo Kit (optional device).

Line Out

STEP 3:
Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the left
selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" to complete
2 channel audio configuration.

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STEP 2:
Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find a

Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar.

Click the icon to select the function.

STEP 3:
Click "Speaker Configuration" and select the "UAJ
Function". Then click on the left selection bar and
select "4CH Speaker" to complete 4 channel audio
configuration.

4 Channel Audio Setup

STEP 1:
Connect the Front Speakers to "Line Out", the Rear
Speakers to "Line In".

Line In (Rear Speaker Out)
Line Out (Front Speaker Out)

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STEP 2:
Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find a

Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar.

Click the icon to select the function.

STEP 3:
Click "Speaker Configuration" and select the "UAJ
Function". Then click on the left selection bar and
select "6CH Speaker" to complete 6 channel audio
configuration.

6 Channel Audio Setup

STEP 1:
Connect the Front Speakers to "Line Out", the Rear
Speakers to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer
Speakers to "MIC In".

Line In (Rear Speaker Out)
Line Out (Front Speaker Out)
Mic In (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out)

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8 Channel Audio Setup (requires Audio Combo Kit, optional device) :

Audio Combo Kit includes a Surround-Kit and a SPDIF
output cable (an optical and coaxial cable). If you want
to set up an 8 channel configuration, you need to use
the Surround-Kit. The Surround-Kit offers R/L
surround, center/subwoofer output and rear surround.

STEP 1:
Secure the Audio Combo Kit at the panel on the back
of the case.

STEP 2:
Connect the Surround-Kit to the SUR_CEN connector located on the motherboard.

STEP 3:
There are two methods of 8 channel audio
configuration:
Method 1:
Connect the front channels to the "Line Out" port
located on the audio panel and the rear channels to
the Surround-Kit "REAR R/L" port. Connect the
center/subwoofer channels to the Surround-Kit "SUB
CENTER" and the R/L channels to the Surround-Kit
"SUR BACK" port.

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Method 2:
Connect the front channels to the "Line Out" port
located on the audio panel and the rear channels to
the "Line In" port. Connect the center/subwoofer
channels to the "MIC In" port located on the audio
panel and the R/L channels to the Surround-Kit "SUR
BACK" port. (This method requires UAJ function)

STEP 4:
Following installation of the audio driver, you'll find a

Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar.

Click the icon to select the function.

STEP 5:
Click "Speaker Configuration" and select both the
"UAJ Function" and "Only Surround-Kit". Then click
on the left selection bar and select "8CH Speaker" to
complete 8 channel audio configuration.

Sound Effect Configuration:
At the sound effect menu, users can adjust sound
option settings as desired.

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SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device)

A "SPDIF output" connector is available on the
motherboard. Cable with rear bracket could link to the
"SPDIF output" connector (As picture.) For the
further linkage to decoder, rear bracket provides
coaxial cable and Fiber connecting port

(Note)

.

1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear
bracket of PC, and fix it with screw.

2. Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard.

3. Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder.

(Note) If you want to use both of the 8 channel audio function and SPDIF out function, you may buy the

Audio Combo Kit (refer to the 8 channel Audio Setup section).

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Jack-Sensing and UAJ Introduction

Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection function.

Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows

2000.

Jack-Sensing includes 2 parts: AUTO and MANUAL. (Following pictures are in Windows XP):

Introduction of audio connectors

You may connect CDROM, Walkman or others audio
input devices to Line In jack, speakers, earphone or
others output devices to Line Out jack, and micro­phone to MIC In jack.

Auto-detecting:

Please connect the devices to the right jacks as
above. A window will appear as right picture if you
setup the devices properly.
Please note that 3D audio function will only
appear when 3D audio inputs.

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If you set wrong with the connectors, the warning
message will come out as right picture.

Manual setting:

If the device picture shows different from what you
set, please press "Manual Selection" to set.

UAJ Introduction

UAJ (Universal Audio Jack) has a very smart feature: It will switch signal automatically when user plugs his
audio device to the wrong jack (Line-in/ Line-out). That means users do not need to worry the audio device
should be plug in Line-in or Line-out jack, the device will work perfectly after UAJ is activated.

Enable UAJ function:

You can click "UAJ Automatic" button to enable UAJ
function.

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4-2 Troubleshooting

Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific
motherboard model, please log on to http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why?
Answer: Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version. Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after
entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options.

Questions 2: Why is the light of my keyboard/optical mouse still on after computer shuts down?
Answer: In some boards, a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down and
that's why the light is still on.

Question 3: How do I clear CMOS?
Answer: If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper, please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual. If your
board doesn't have such jumper, you can take off the on-board battery to leak voltage to clear CMOS.
Please refer to the steps below:

Steps:

1. Turn off power.

2. Disconnect the power cord from MB.

3. Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes (Or you can use a metal object to

connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for one minute).

4. Re-insert the battery to the battery holder.

5. Connect power cord 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 turning up the speaker to the maximum volume?
Answer: Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier. If not, please
change another speaker with power/amplifier and try again later.

Question 5: 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 from case to case.

AMI BIOS Beep Codes
*

Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully.

*Except for beep code 8, these codes are always fatal.

1 beep Refresh failure
2 beeps Parity error
3 beeps Base 64K memory failure
4 beeps Timer not operational
5 beeps Processor error
6 beeps 8042 - gate A20 failure
7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error
8 beeps Display memory read/write failure
9 beeps ROM checksum error
10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read/write error
11 beeps Cache memory bad

 AWARD BIOS Beep Codes

1 short: System boots successfully
2 short: CMOS setting error
1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B error
1 long 2 short: Monitor or display card error
1 long 3 short: Keyboard error
1 long 9 short: BIOS ROM error
Continuous long beeps: DRAM error
Continuous short beeps: Power error

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Contact Us

 

 

 Taiwan (Headquarters)

GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei 231,

Taiwan

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

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http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address (English): http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

WEB address (Chinese): http://chinese.giga-byte.com

 

 

 U.S.A.

G.B.T. INC.

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Tech. Support :

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WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.de

 

 

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WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.co.jp

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 France

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE S.A.R.L.

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.fr

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 Russia

Moscow Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co.,

Ltd.

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.ru

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 Poland

Office of GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd. in POLAND

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.pl

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 Serbia & Montenegro

Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd. in

SERBIA & MONTENEGRO

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address: http://www.gigabyte.co.yu

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 Czech Republic

Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd. in

CZECH REPUBLIC

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address: http://www.gigabyte.cz

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 Romania

Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd. in

Romania

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address: http://www.gigabyte.com.ro