Gigabyte GA-7N400S-L, GA-7N400S User Manual

GA-7N400S / GA-7N400S-L

AMD SempronTM / AthlonTM XP / AthlonTM / DuronTM Socket A Processor Motherboard

User's Manual

Rev. 1003
12ME-7N400S-1003

Oct. 18, 2004

Motherboard

GA-7N400S

Oct. 18, 2004

GA-7N400S

Motherboard

Copyright

© 2004 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved.

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change without prior notice.

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following:

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product.

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"Product User Manual".

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Table of Contents

GA-7N400S/GA-7N400S-L 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 Set System Clock (CLK_SW) ....................................................................... 11

1-4 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink ............................................................ 11

1-4-1 Installation of the CPU .......................................................................................... 12

1-4-2 Installation of the Heatsink ................................................................................... 12

1-5 Installation of Memory ................................................................................... 13

1-6 Installation of Expansion Cards .................................................................... 15

1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction .......................................................................... 16

1-8 Connectors Introduction ................................................................................ 17

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ............................................................................................... 27

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E17) ..................................................... 28

2-1 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................. 30

2-2 Advanced BIOS Features ............................................................................. 32

2-3 Advanced Chipset Features .......................................................................... 34

2-4 Integrated Peripherals ................................................................................... 35

2-5 Power Management Setup ............................................................................ 39

2-6 PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................................ 41

2-7 PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 42

2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................ 43

2-9 Load Optimized Defaults ............................................................................... 43

2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password ..................................................................... 44

2-11 Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................... 45

2-12 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................... 45

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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ..................................................................................... 47

3-1 Install Chipset Drivers ................................................................................... 47

3-2 Software Application ...................................................................................... 48

3-3 Software Information ..................................................................................... 48

3-4 Hardware Information .................................................................................... 49

3-5 Contact Us ..................................................................................................... 49

Chapter 4 Appendix ................................................................................................... 51

4-1 Unique Software Utilities ............................................................................... 51

4-1-1 Xpress Recovery Introduction .............................................................................. 51

4-1-2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction .......................................................................... 54

4-1-3 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction ......................................................... 63

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

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

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GA-7N400S/GA-7N400S-L Motherboard Layout

KB_MS

R_USB

COMA

COMB

USB

LINE_OUT

MIC_IN

RTL8100C*

CODEC

LPT

LAN*

LINE_IN

SUR_CEN

SPDIF_IO

CD_IN

F_AUDIO

AUX_IN

ATX_12V

CLK_SW

CPU_FAN

nVIDIA nForce 2

Ultra 400

AGP

SOCKET A

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

DDR1

DDR2

GA-7N400S

nVIDIA

nForce 2

MCP RAID

DDR3

IDE2

SATA1

SATA0

ATX

IDE1

-L*

IT8712

* Only for GA-7N400S-L.

PCI4

BIOS

BAT

PCI5

IR

F_USB1 F_USB2

PWR_LED

F_PANEL

CLR_CMOS

FDD

SYS_FAN

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Block Diagram

AGP 4X/8X

5 PCI

PCICLK
(33MHz)

AGPCLK 66MHz

RJ45*

RTL8100C*

PCI Bus 33MHz

AC97 Link

CODEC

Mic In

Line In

Line Out

2 Serial

ATA

AMD-K7

CPU

nVIDIA
nForce 2
Ultra 400

nVIDIA

nForce 2

MCP RAID

8 USB

Ports

CPUCLK+/-(100/133/166/200MHz)

HCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz)

NBGCLK 66 MHz

ATA33/66/100/

133 IDE

Channels

DDR 400/333/266MHz DIMM

DDR

33MHz

14.318MHz
48MHz

BIOS

IT8712

2 COM Ports

24MHz

33MHz

PS/2 KB/Mouse

Floppy

LPT Port

* Only for GA-7N400S-L.

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Chapter 1Hardware Installation

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.

English

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.

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1-2 Feature Summary

Motherboard  GA-7N400S or GA-7N400S-L
CPU  Socket A for AMD SempronTM / AthlonTM XP / AthlonTM / DuronTM processor

Chipset  Northbridge: nVIDIA® nForceTM 2 Ultra 400

Memory  3 DDR DIMM memory slots (supports up to 3GB memory)

Slots  1 AGP slot supoorts 8X/4X(1.5V) mode

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

FDD Connections  1 FDD connection, allows connection of 2 FDD devices
Onboard SATA  2 Serial ATA ports from nVIDIA® nForceTM 2 MCP RAID (SATA0, SATA1)

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

Onboard LAN*  Onboard RTL8100C chip (10/100 Mbit)*

Onboard Audio  ALC655 CODEC

I/O Control  IT8712
Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection

BIOS  Use of licensed AWARD BIOS

Additional Features  Supports @BIOS

Overclocking  Over Clock via BIOS (CPU/ DDR/ AGP)
Form Factor  ATX form factor; 30.5cm x 21.0cm

 Supports 200/266/333/400MHz FSB
 Supports 1.4GHz and faster

 Southbridge: nVIDIA® nForceTM 2 MCP RAID

 Supports dual channel DDR 400/333/266 DIMM
 Supports 2.5V DDR DIMM

 5 PCI slots

of 4 IDE devices

 Supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1) function

 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 IR connector
 1 PS/2 keyboard port
 1 PS/2 mouse port

 1 RJ 45 port*

 Supports Jack Sensing function
 Supports 2 / 4 / 6 channel audio
 Supports Line In (Rear Speaker Out) ; Line Out (Front Speaker Out) ;

MIC In (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out)

 SPDIF In/Out connection
 CD In/Aux In connection

 CPU / System temperature detection
 CPU / System fan speed detection
 Thermal shutdown function

 Supports Q-Flash

 Supports EasyTune 5

(Note)

* Only for GA-7N400S-L.

(Note) If you want to use EasyTune utility, please set Memory Frequency under Advanced Chipset Features to

Auto in BIOS Setup (refer to page 34). You also have to use DDR memory module(s) with frequencies equal
to or faster than the FSB frequency of the CPU you install. For example, when using a CPU with 333Mhz FSB,
you have to install DDR333 or DDR400 memory module(s).

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1-3 Set System Clock (CLK_SW)

The system bus frequency can be switched at 100/133/166/200MHz by adjusting CLK_SW.
(The internal frequency depend on CPU.)

ON

ON: Auto (133/166/200MHz, supports the 266/333/

OFF

ON

OFF

CLK_SW
Default setting: ON

400MHz FSB CPU, Default)

OFF: FORCE 100MHz (supports the 200MHz FSB
CPU)

When you use a CPU with 200MHz FSB, please do
set the CLK_SW to OFF (100MHz).

1-4 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink

English

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.

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1-4-1 Installation of the CPU

Pin 1(indented corner)

English

Position lever at a

90-degree angle

indented corner

Fig. 1
Gently lift the CPU socket lever and up to a
90-degree angle.

A Socket A CPU has two indented corners and these corners must be properly positioned during
installation.

Fig. 2
A gold-colored triangle is marked one edge of the
CPU. Please align this edge with the socket edge
closest to the CPU lever. Gently place the CPU into
position making sure that the CPU pins fit perfectly
into their holes.
Once the CPU is positioned into it socket, gently
press the metal lever back into its original position.

1-4-2 Installation of the Heatsink

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).

The heatsink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heatsink 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 heatsink.

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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.

1-5 Installation of Memory

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.

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

English

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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English

Dual Channel DDR

GA-7N400S / GA-7N400S-L supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel
Technology, the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double up to 6.4GB/s(DDR400) or 5.3GB/s(DDR333).

GA-7N400S / GA-7N400S-L includes 3 DIMM sockets as following:

Channel A : DDR 1, DDR 2

Channel B : DDR 3
If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please note the following explanations due to the
limitation of Intel chipset specifications.

1. Dual channel memory cannot be used if one DDR memory module is installed.

2. If two DDR memory modules are installed (same storage capacity), one must be added to the
Channel A slot and the other in the Channel B slot in order to use dual channel memory. Dual
channel memory cannot function if both DDR memory modules are installed on the same channel.

3. If three DDR memory modules are installed, please use memory of the same storage capacity in
order to use dual channel memory and for BIOS to detect all the DDR memory modules.

We'll strongly recommend our user to slot two DDR memory modules into the DIMMs with the same color in
order for Dual Channel Technology to work.

The following table is for Dual Channel Technology combination: (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)

DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3

2 memory module

3 memory module

DS/SS X DS/SS

X DS/SS DS/SS

DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS

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1-6 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 AGP VGA card:

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

English

Hardware Installation- 15 -

1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction

English

*

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).

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 ven
dor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device(s)
vendors.

Parallel Port

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

COM A / COM B (Serial Port)

Connects to serial-based mouse or data processing devices.

LAN Port *

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

Line In

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

Line Out

Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to this connector.

MIC In

Microphone can be connected to MIC In jack.

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

* Only for GA-7N400S-L.

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1-8 Connectors Introduction

12

English

13

11
12

14

15

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) BAT

6

3

7

9

18
5

4

17

10816

10) F_PANEL

11) F_AUDIO

12) SUR_CEN

13) CD_IN

14) AUX_IN

15) SPDIF_IO

16) F_USB1 / F_USB2

17) IR

18) CLR_CMOS

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English

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.

20

11

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2 GND

3 +12V

4 +12V

Pin No. Definition

1 3.3V

2 3.3V

3 GND

4 VCC

5 GND

6 VCC

7 GND

8 Power Good

9 5V SB (stand by +5V)

10 +12V

11 3.3V

12 -12V

13 GND

14 PS_ON(soft on/off)

15 GND

16 GND

17 GND

18 -5V

19 VCC

20 VCC

24

13

10

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.

English

1

CPU_FAN

1

SYS_FAN

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2 +12V

3 Sense

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.

33

34

1

2

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English

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).

40

2

39

1

7) SATA0 / SATA1 (Serial ATA Connector)

Serial ATA can provide 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

1

7

SATA1

7

SATA0

1 GND

2 TXP

3 TXN

4 GND

5 RXN

6 RXP

7 GND

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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

1 MPD+

2 MPD-

3 MPD-

9) BAT(Battery)

English

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.

3. Re-install the battery.

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

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English

10) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)

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

Message LED/

Power/

Sleep LED

2
1

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

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

PW (Power Switch) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Power On/Off

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

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-)

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

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Reset Hardware System

NC NC

MSG+

HD+

IDE Hard Disk Active LED

Power
Switch

PW+

PW-

MSG-

HD-

RES+

RES-

Reset Switch

Speaker Connector

SPEAK+

NC

SPEAK-

20
19

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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 assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header. To find
out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector, please contact your dealer. Please note,
you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play
sound.

Pin No. Definition

910

2

1

1 MIC

2 GND

3 MIC_BIAS

4 Power

5 Front Audio (R)

6 Rear Audio (R)

7 Reserved

8 No Pin

9 Front Audio (L)

10 Rear Audio (L)

12) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector)

Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

English

Pin No. Definition

56

2

1

1 SUR OUTL

2 SUR OUTR

3 GND

4 No Pin

5 CENTER_OUT

6 LFE_OUT

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English

13/14) CD_IN (CD In Connector, black) / AUX_IN (AUX In Connector, white)

Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the CD_IN connector. Connect other device(such as PCI
TV Tunner audio out) to the AUX_IN connector.

1

(CD_IN, black)

Pin No. Definition

1 CD-L

2 GND

3 GND

4 CD-R

1

(AUX_IN, white)

Pin No. Definition

1 AUX-L

2 GND

3 GND

4 AUX-R

15) 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
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_IO cable, please contact your local
dealer.

6

125

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC

2 No Pin

3 SPDIF

4 SPDIFI

5 GND

6 GND

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16) 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

2
1

10

9

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

17) IR

Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR. Please contact your nearest
dealer for optional IR device.

English

Pin No. Definition

1

1 VCC

2 No Pin

3 IR RX

4 GND

5 IR TX

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English

18) 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

1

Short: Clear CMOS

1

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Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

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 file-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

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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. : E17)

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.

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` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Advanced Chipset Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

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

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

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 Advanced BIOS Features

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

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 Advanced Chipset Features

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

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 Integrated Peripherals

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This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

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 Power Management Setup

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

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 PnP/PCI Configuration

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

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 PC Health Status

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

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 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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 Load Optimized Defaults

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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

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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

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

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 Save & Exit Setup

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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

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Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, Sep 21 2004
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` 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-Save Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

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 Channel 2/3 Master

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 Channel 2/3 Master

IDE and SATA 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)

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

If a hard disk has not been installed, select NONE and press <Enter>.

Standard CMOS Features

Item Help
Menu Level`

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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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

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` Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

First Boot Device [Floppy]
Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Third Boot Device [CDROM]
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]
Password Check [Setup]
Init Display First [PCI Slot]

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

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

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 Select your boot device priority by Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40
tracks 720K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks.

Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that

BIOS can not tell from 720K, 1.2M or 1.44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks.

Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that

there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K. (Default
value)

Advanced BIOS Features

Item Help
Menu Level`

Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority

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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.

Init Display First

This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you
install an AGP card and a PCI VGA card on board.

PCI Slot Set initial display first to PCI slot. (Default value)
Onboard/AGP Set initial display first to AGP.

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2-3 Advanced Chipset Features

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System Performance [Normal]
FSB Frequency [100MHz]

x Memory Frequency By SPD

Resulting Frequency 266MHz

AGP Frequency [Normal]

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

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

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

System Performance

Normal Set system at the most stable settings. (Default value)
Turbo Use overclock settings for higher performance but with higher risk of instability.
Manual Allows full customization of performance options.

FSB Frequency

100MHz Set FSB frequency at 100MHz. (Default value)
133MHz Set FSB frequency at 133MHz.
166MHz Set FSB frequency at 166MHz.
200MHz Set FSB frequency at 200MHz.

Memory Frequency

(Note)

By SPD Set memory frequency by SPD. (Default value)
50% ~ 200% Set memory frequency manually.
Auto Set the best memory frequency for system.

Resulting Frequency

The value depends on FSB/Memory Frequency settings.

AGP Frequency

Normal Set the best AGP frequency for system. (Default value)
50MHz ~ 100MHz Set AGP frequency manually.

Advanced Chipset Features

Item Help
Menu Level`

[Normal]
Use the most stable settings

[Turbo]
Use over clocked settings for
higher performance but with
higher risk of instability

[Manual]
Allows full customization of
performance options
Advanced users only

(Note) If you want to use EasyTune utility, please set Memory Frequency to Auto. You also have to use DDR

memory module(s) with frequencies equal to or faster than the FSB frequency of the CPU you install. For
example, when using a CPU with 333Mhz FSB, you have to install DDR333 or DDR400 memory module(s).

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2-4 Integrated Peripherals

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` IDE Function Setup [Press Enter]
` RAID Config [Press Enter]

OnChip USB [V1.1+V2.0]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
AC97 Audio [Auto]
Onboard H/W LAN* [Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3]
UART Mode Select [Normal]

x UR2 Duplex Mode Half

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [ECP]
ECP Mode Use DMA [3]
Game Port Address [201]
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-Save Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals

Item Help
Menu Level`

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IDE Function Setup

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On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled]
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled]
Serial ATA [Enabled]
SATA DMA Transfer [Enabled]
SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled]

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

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

IDE Function Setup

Item Help
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On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

When set at "Enabled", it allows you to use the onboard primary IDE. If a hard disk controller card is
used, please set at "Disabled".

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

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

When set at "Enabled", it allows you to use the onboard secondary IDE. If a hard disk controller card is
used, please set at "Disabled".

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

Serial ATA

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

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SATA DMA Transfer

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

SATA Spread Spectrum

Enabled Enable Serial ATA spread spectrum function.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

RAID Config

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IDE Channel0 Master RAID [Disabled]
IDE Channel0 Slave RAID [Disabled]
IDE Channel1 Master RAID [Disabled]
IDE Channel1 Slave RAID [Disabled]
SATA Primary Master RAID [Disabled]
SATA Secndry Master RAID [Disabled]

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

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

RAID Config

Item Help
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IDE Channel0 Master RAID

Enabled Enable first master channel IDE RAID function.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

IDE Channel0 Slave RAID

Enabled Enable first slave channel IDE RAID function.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

IDE Channel1 Master RAID

Enabled Enable secondary master channel IDE RAID function.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

IDE Channel1 Slave RAID

Enabled Enable secondary slave channel IDE RAID function.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

SATA Primary Master RAID

Enabled Enable first SATA RAID function.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

SATA Secndry Master RAID

Enabled Enable secondary SATA RAID function.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

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OnChip USB

Disabled Disable USB controller.
V1.1+V2.0 Set USB controller at USB1.1 and USB2.0. (Default value)
V1.1 Set USB controller at USB1.1.

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)

AC97 Audio

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

Onboard H/W LAN*

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

Onboard Serial Port 1

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

UART Mode Select

This item allows you to determine which Infra Red(IR) function of Onboard I/O chip.

Normal Set onboard I/O chip UART to normal mode. (Default value)
IrDA Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDA mode.
ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip UART to ASKIR mode.

UR2 Duplex Mode

This feature allows you to seclect IR mode.
This function will available when "UART Mode Select" doesn't set at Normal.

Half IR Function Duplex Half. (Default value)
Full IR Function Duplex Full.

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

ECP Mode Use DMA

3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default value)
1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1.

Game Port Address

201 Set Game Port Address to 201. (Default value)
209 Set Game Port Address to 209.
Disabled Disable this function.

Midi Port Address

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

Midi Port IRQ

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

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2-5 Power Management Setup

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ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)]
Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Instant-off]
PME Event Wake Up [Enabled]
ModemRingOn [Enabled]
S3 Resume by USB [Disabled]

Resume by Alarm [Disabled]

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

Power On by Mouse [Disabled]

Power On by Keyboard [Disabled]

x KB Power ON Password Enter

AC BACK Function [Soft-Of f]

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

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

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).

Soft-off by PWR-BTTN

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

4 seconds.

PME Event Wake Up

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

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

ModemRingOn

An incoming call via modem or an input signal comes from the other client server on the LAN can awake
the system from any suspend state.

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

S3 Resume by USB

This feature allows you to resume the system from USB device.

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
Enabled Enable this funcion.

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)

Power Management Setup

Item Help
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Power On by Mouse

Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value)
Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system.

Power On by Keyboard

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the keyboard power on password.
Keyboard 98 If your keyboard has a "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to power on

your system.

KB Power ON Password

When "Power On by Keyboard" set at Password, you can set the password here.

Enter Input password (from 1 to 5 characters) and press Enter to set the keyboard power

on password.

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.

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2-6 PnP/PCI Configurations

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PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

PCI 3 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

PCI 4 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

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

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

PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1/5. (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.

PCI 4 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4. (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 4.

PnP/PCI Configurations

Item Help

Menu Level`

Device(s) using this
INT:

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2-7 PC Health Status

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Vcore OK

DDR25V OK

+3.3V OK

+12V OK

Current System Temperature 32oC

Current CPU Temperature 45oC

Current CPU FAN Speed 4687 RPM

Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM

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

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

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

Detect system's voltage status automatically.

Current System/CPU Temperature

Detect System/CPU temperature automatically.

Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)

Detect CPU/SYSTEM fan speed status automatically.

PC Health Status

Menu Level`

Item Help

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2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Advanced Chipset Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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

2-9 Load Optimized Defaults

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` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Advanced Chipset Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

Load Optimized Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically
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2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password

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` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Advanced Chipset Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable 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.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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2-11 Save & Exit Setup

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` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Advanced Chipset Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

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

Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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

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

` Standard CMOS Features

` Advanced BIOS Features

` Advanced Chipset Features

` Integrated Peripherals

` Power Management Setup

` PnP/PCI Configurations

` PC Health Status

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon all Data

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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

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Chapter 3Drivers Installation

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.

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.

*

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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).

* Only for GA-7N400S-L.

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3-2 Software Application

This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone
you want and press "install" to install them.

3-3 Software Information

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

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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 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.

.
.
Verifying DMI Pool Data
Boot from CD:

Boot from CD:

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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 .

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

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

F9 For Xpress Recovery

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.

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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.

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5. Exit and Restart:

Exit and restart your computer.

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4-1-2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction

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:

TM

Updating BIOS with Q-Flash

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.

Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.

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

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

The BIOS file is Fa3

before updating

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KN XP 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

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Entering the Q-FlashTM utility:

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

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...

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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

Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen

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

English

Task menu for

Dual BIOS

utility

Task menu for

TM

Q-Flash

utility

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

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

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

Dual BIOS utility bar

Q-FlashTM utility title

bar

Action bar

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.

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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.

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

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

8KNXPU.Fba 512K

Total size : 1.39M Free size : 911.50K

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

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

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

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Reading BIOS file from floppy ...

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

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

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

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Dual BIOS Utility

1 file(s) found

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

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

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

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

BIOS file in the floppy

disk.

Do not trun off power or

reset your system at this

stage!!

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.

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.

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

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Halt On Error Disable

Please press any key to continue

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

You can repeat Step 1 to

4 to flash the backup

BIOS, too.

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

you exit Q-Flash.

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

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Are you sure to RESET ?

Halt On Error Disable

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

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

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

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

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

The BIOS file

becomes Fba after

updating.

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KN XP 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

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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.

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

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

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults.

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.

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

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

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit.

Part Two:

TM

Updating BIOS with Q-Flash

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

 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: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

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Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards.

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

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

TM

utility.

Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen

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

Q-FlashTM utility bar

Action bar

Task menu for

TM

Q-Flash

utility

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

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.

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K

8GE800.F4 256K

Total size : 1.39M Free size : 1.14M

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

1 file(s) found

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

BIOS file in the floppy

disk.

English

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K

Reading BIOS file from floppy ...

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

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

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.

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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.

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Updating BIOS Now

Update BIOS from Floppy

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

Save BIOS to Floppy

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.

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

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.

Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Are you sure to RESET ?

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

[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.

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

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

The BIOS file
becomes F4 after
updating

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

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.

Fig 1. Installing the @BIOS utility Fig 2. Installation complete and run @BIOS

Click Sart/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS

Select @BIOS item.

Fig 3. The @BIOS utility Fig 4. Select the desired @BIOS server

Click "" Click "Update New BIOS"

English

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:

7N400SL.E17).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

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English

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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4-1-3 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 nVIDIA® nForceTM 2 MCP RAID chipset supports
are RAID 0, RAID 1, 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.

English

RAID 0+1 (Striping + Mirroring)
RAID 0+1 combines the performance of data striping (RAID 0) and the fault tolerance of disk mirroring (RAID

1). Data is striped across multiple drives and duplicated on another set of drives.

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.

Appendix- 63 -

English

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 F10 to select NVIDIA 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 "Support\
Motherboard\ Technology Guide section" on our website at http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw to read or download
the information you need.)

Configuring the nVIDIA RAID BIOS

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

Entering the RAID BIOS Setup

1. After rebooting your computer, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press F10. 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 F10 before the window disappears.

NVIDIA RAID IDE ROM BIOS 4.60
Copyright (C) 2004 NVIDIA Corp.

Detecting array ...

Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility ...

Press F10.
The NVIDIA RAID Utility - Define a New Array window appears (as Figure below).

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Using the "Define a New Array" Window

If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted.

Selecting the RAID Mode

By default, this is set to Mirroring. To change to a different RAID mode, press the down arrow key until the
mode that you want appears in the RAID Mode box - either Mirroring, Striping, Spanning, or Stripe Mirroring.

Selecting the Striping Block Size

Striping block size is given in kilobytes, and affects how data is arranged on the disk. It is recommended to
leave this value at the default Optimal, which is 32KB, but the values can be between 4 KB and 128 KB.

Assigning the Disks

The disks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear in the Free Disks block. These
are the drives that are available for use as RAID array disks. To designate a free disk to be used as a RAID
array disk,

1. Tab to the Free Disks section. The first disk in the list is selected.

2. Move it from the Free Disks block to the Array Disks block by pressing the rightarrow key (). The first disk
in the list is moved, and the next disk in the list is selected and ready to be moved.

3. Continue pressing the right-arrow key () until all the disks that you want to use as RAID array disks
appear in the Array Disks block.

NVIDIA RAID Utility Aug 24 2004

- Define a New Array -

RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Block: Optimal

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Free Disks
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Completing the RAID BIOS Setup

After assigning your RAID array disks, press F7. The Clear disk data prompt appears.

English

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- Define a New Array -

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Press Y if you want to wipe out all the data from the RAID array, otherwise press N. You must choose Ye s if
the drives were previously used as RAID drives. The Array List window appears, where you can review the
RAID arrays that you have set up.
You can select a disk array as boot device if you want to boot operating system from an array. Use the arrow
keys to select the array, then press B to specify the array as bootable.

NVIDIA RAID Utility Aug 24 2004

- Array List -

Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name

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Press Enter to view and verify details. The Array Detail screen appears.
The Array Detail screen shows various information about the array that you selected, such as Striping Block
used, RAID Mode, Striping Width, Disk Model Name, and disk capacity.

Array 2 : NVIDIA MIRROR 111.79G

- Array Detail -

RAID Mode: Mirroring
Striping Width : 1 Striping Block:

Adapt Channel M/S Index Disk Model Name Capacity

1 0 Master 0 ST3120026AS 111.79GB
1 1 Master 1 ST3120026AS 111.79GB

[R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return

If you want to mark this disk as empty and wipe out all its contents, press C.
At the prompt, press Y to wipe out all the data, otherwise press N.
Press Enter again to go back to the previous screen and then press Ctrl + X to exit the RAID setup.

Now that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS, the next step is to configure and load
drivers under Windows.

English

Appendix- 67 -

English

Installing the RAID drivers

To install Windows 2000/XP onto a Serial ATA hard disk sucessfully, you need to install required driver for
the SATA controller on your motherboard during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be
recognized during the Windows setup process.
First of all, you have to copy the driver for the SATA controller on your motherboard from the motherboard
driver CD to a floppy disk. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver.

Step 1: Find an available Operation System and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD-ROM drive.
The installation utility will appear automatically soon after you insert the driver CD. Quit the installation utility
first. Insert a blank formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.

Step 2: Go to My Computer and right-click the CD-ROM icon (This procedure assumes Drive D) and select
Open. Then you will see folders and files contained in the driver CD. Double-click the BootDrv folder icon
and select MENU.exe (refer to Fig.1).

(Note)

Fig.1

Fig.2

Step 3:
A MS-DOS prompt screen will appear. Information on all chipsets should be listed on the screen (Refer to
Fig.2), please select the proper chipset model.

Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk.

After you complete the steps, boot from the Windows CD to install the RAID drivers.
When install Windows 2000 or Windows XP from HDDs in serial ATA controller, press F6 as Win2000 or XP
boots up, then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk. Follow on-screen instructions to
complete 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: In the menu list, IAA_RAID is Intel ICH5R chipset.

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4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- Channel Audio Function Introduction

The following setup is for Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP. Please follow the steps below to enable the function!

2 Channel Audio Setup

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

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

Line Out

STEP 2:
After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound

Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Click

the icon to select the function.

English

STEP 3:
On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the

Speaker Configuration tab and select the
2-channel mode for stereo speaker output check

box.

Appendix- 69 -

English

4 Channel Audio Setup

STEP 1:
Connect the front channels to "Line Out", the rear
channels to "Line In".

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

STEP 2:
After installing 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:
On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the

Speaker Configuration tab and select the
4-channel mode for 4 speaker output check box.
Clear the Only SURROUND-KIT check box and press
OK.

When the Environment setting is None, the sound
would be performed as stereo mode (2-channel
output). Please select other settings (ex: Living
Room) for 4-channel output.

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Basic 6 Channel Audio Setup

Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output
without any additional module.

STEP 1:
Connect the front channels to "Line Out", the rear
channels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer
channels to "MIC In".

STEP 2:
After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound

Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Click

the icon to select the function.

English

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

STEP 3:
On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the

Speaker Configuration tab and select the
6-channel mode for 5.1 speaker output check box.
Clear the Only SURROUND-KIT check box and press
OK.

Appendix- 71 -

English

Advanced 6 Channel Audio Setup (using Audio Combo Kit, optional device) :

Audio Combo Kit offers SPDIF output, an optical and coaxial cable and a Surround-Kit. The Surround-Kit
offers R/L surround and center/subwoofer output.

SURROUND-KIT access analog output to rear
channels and Center/Subwoofer channels. It is the
best solution if you need 6 channel output, Line In
and MIC at the same time. "SURROUND-KIT" is
included in the GIGABYTE unique "Audio Combo Kit"
as picture.

STEP 1:
Secure the metal bracket of the "Surround Kit" to the
chassis back panel with a screw.

STEP 2:
Connect the "SURROUND-KIT" cable to the SUR_CEN connector on the motherboard.

STEP 3 :
Connect the front channels to back audio panel's "Line
Out", the rear channels to SURROUND-KIT's REAR
R/L, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to
SURROUND-KIT's SUB CENTER.

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STEP 4:
After installing 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:
On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the

Speaker Configuration tab and select the
6-channel mode for 5.1 speaker output check box.

Select the Only SURROUND-KIT check box and
press OK.

Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Audio Output Mode Notes:

English

When the Environment setting is None, the sound
would be performed as stereo mode (2-channel
output). Please select the other settings for 6
channels output.

Appendix- 73 -

English

SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device)

A "SPDIF output" device is an optional device. The
SPDIF_IO cable with rear bracket could link to the
"SPDIF_IO" connector (As picture.) For the further
linkage to decoder, rear bracket provides coaxial cable
and Fiber connecting port.

STEP 1:
Secure the metal bracket of the SPDIF Output
device to the chassis back panel with a screw.

STEP 2:
Connect the SPDIF device cable to the SPDIF_IO
connector on the motherboard.

STEP 3:
Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder.

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Jack-Sensing Introduction

Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection function.

Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows
98/ 98SE/ 2000/ ME.

Jack-Sensing includes 2 parts: AUTO and MANUAL. Following is an example for 2 channels (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.

English

Appendix- 75 -

English

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.

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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.

English

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

Appendix- 77 -

English

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Contact Us

English

 

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 

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

Taiwan

TEL: [phone]

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English

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