GIGABYTE GA-8I915ME User Guide

GA-8I915ME

Intel® Pentium® 4 LAG775

Rev. 1003

12MC-I915MES-1003

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Motherboard

GA-8I915ME

Motherboard

GA-8I915ME

May 27, 2005

May 27, 2005

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1-2	.....................................................................................................						10
1-3	..................................................................						12
1-3-1 ............................................................................................							12
1-3-2 .................................................................................................							13
1-4	.......................................................................................						14
1-5	.................................................................................................						16
1-5-1		G . E . A . R .	............................................................................................... 17
1-5-2 ..................................................................................							17
1-6	...................................................................................						20
1-7	.......................................................................................						21
BIOS	.......................................................................................						32
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(BIOS	.......................................................	GA - 8I915ME - GV /		F2)			33
2-1	Standard ...........................................CMOS Features (			CMOS	)		34
2-2	Advanced .....................................BIOS Features (			BIOS		)	36
2-3	Integrated .......................................................Peripherals (			)			38
2-4	Power ...............................................Management Setup (				)		40
2-5	PnP/PCI .............................Configurations (			PCI		)	42
2-6	PC .............................................................Health Status (			)			43
2-7	Frequency ........................................../ Voltage Control (			/	)		45
2-8	Load ..........................................Fail-Safe Defaults (			Fail-Safe	)		46
2-9	Load ......................................Optimized Defaults (			Optimized		)	46
2-10	Set ...................Supervisor/User Password (				/	)	47
2-11	Save ................................& Exit Setup (		SETUP			)	48
2-12	Exit ..........................Without Saving (		SETUP			)	48

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3-1 ...............................................................................	50
3-2 ............................................................................................	51
3-3 .....................................................................................................	51
3-4 .....................................................................................................	52
3-5 .................................................................................................	52

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4-1		............................................................................................	54
4-1-1	EasyTune 5 ...............................................................................................		55
4-1-2	Xpress Recovery2 ..................................................................................		56
4-1-3	B I O S	.......................................................................................	59
4-1-4	/	/ ......................................................................................	68
4-1-5	Jack-Sensing ...................................................................................		73
4-2		.....................................................................................................	75

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GA-8I915ME

RTL8100C

RTL8110S

KB_MS

ATX_12V

COM1
	LPT
VGA	LGA775

R_USB

USB	LAN
AUDIO1		AUDIO
		F_
SUR_CEN		PCIE_16
		PCI1
		GEAR
-GV -GL -C -G		PCI2

CODEC SPDIF_IO

COM2

Intel 915GV

Intel 915GL

Intel 910GL

Intel 915G

WOL

CD_IN AUX_IN

CPU_FAN

ATX

GA-8I915ME

DIMM1

DIMM2

ICH6

	BUZZER		BAT
	F_USB1	F_USB2

IT8712F

CI

SYS FAN

FDD

IDE

BIOS BIOS_WP

SATA2

CLR_CMOS

SATA0

PWR_LED

F_PANEL

GA-8I915ME-GV

GA-8I915ME-GL

GA-8I915ME-C

GA-8I915ME-G

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LGA775

CPUCLK+/-(200

/133 MHz)

VGA

Processor

PCI-ECLK

Host

(100MHz)

Interface

DDR400/333MHz DIMM

Intel

Intel 915GV

Dual Channel Memory

PCI Express x16 Intel 915GL

Intel 910GL

GMCHCLK (200/133MHz)

Intel 915G

GMCH

				66MHz
				33MHz
				14.318MHz
				48MHz
PCI	Express	x4
				BIOS
PCI Bus		Intel		2 Serial ATA
		ICH6
RTL8100C				Floppy
RTL8110S
				LPT Port
2 PCI		Link		IT 8712F
	RJ45
1 G.E.A.R.				COM Ports
		AC97
		AC97		24MHz
			8 USB	33MHz
		CODEC
			Ports	PS/2 KB/Mouse

PCICLK (33MHz)

SPDIF Out

SPDIF In

Line-In

Line-Out

MIC

GA-8I915ME-GV
GA-8I915ME-GL	( )GA-8I915ME-GV / GA-8I915ME-GL / GA-8I915ME-C
GA-8I915ME-C	PCI Express x4 mode
GA-8I915ME-G	GA-8I915ME-G	PCI Express x16 mode
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1-1

1.

2.

3.(CPU RAM)

4.

5.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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1-2

GA-8I915ME :

- GA-8I915ME-GV / GA-8I915ME-GL / GA-8I915ME-C / GA-8I915ME-G Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775

800 / 533MHz FSB L 2 C P U

	Intel® 915GV /915GL		/ 910GL	/ 915G
	Intel® ICH6
	Win 2000/XP
2	DDR DIMM		4GB (	)
	DDR400/333 DIMM
	2.5V DDR DIMM
1	PCI Express x 16	(	)

1 G.E.A.R. ()

2 PCI

IDE	1	IDE	(UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100)				2 IDE
		Win 2000/XP
	1				2
SATA	2	Serial ATA
		Win 2000/XP
	1				Normal/EPP/ECP
	1	VGA			COM1/COM2
	8	USB 2.0/1.1		(	x 4	x 4-	)
	1
	1	PS/2
	1	PS/2
		RTL8100C			(10/100 Mbit)
		RTL8110S			(10/100/1000 Mbit)
	1	RJ 45
		Win 2000/XP
	Realtek ALC655 CODEC
		Line In ; Line Out ; MIC In
		2/4/6
		SPDIF		/
	C D	Jack Sensing		/
		Win 2000/XP
I/O	IT8712F
GA-8I915ME-GV
GA-8I915ME-GL
GA-8I915ME-C
GA-8I915ME-G
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C P U
C P U	/
C P U
C P U	/
C P U

BIOS	AWARD BIOS
	Q-Flash
	@BIOS
	EasyTune	5 (	)
	BIOS	(DDR)
	Micro ATX	24.4	x 23.6

( ) P C 4 G B 4 G B

		GA-8I915ME-C(910GL		)	2GB	4 G B
(	)	GA-8I915ME-GV / GA-8I915ME-GL / GA-8I915ME-C				PCI Express x4 mode
		GA-8I915ME-G	PCI Express x16 mode
(	)	G . E . A . R				1 7	1 9
		G.E.A.R		33MHz		AGP8X
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1-3

(CPU)

1. 2.

3.

4.

5.

H T

( H y p e r - T h r e a d i n g Technology)

- HT Intel Pentium 4

- H T

-BIOS BIOS HT

- H T

1-3-1

1.

2.

3.

4.

(

)

(

)

GA-8I915ME

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1-3-2

1.

2.

(

) ( Intel )

3.

4.

(

)

5. 6.

CPU

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1-4

1.

2.

3.

D D R B I O S

D D R

1 .

2.

3 . DIMM

GA-8I915ME

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Dual Channel DDR ()

GA-8I915ME-GV/GA-8I915ME-GL/GA-8I915ME-C/GA-8I915ME-G M e m o r y B u s

GA-8I915ME-GV/GA-8I915ME-GL/GA-8I915ME-C/GA-8I915ME-G 2 (DIMM)

Channel A : DIMM 1

Channel B : DIMM 2

1. D D R

2. D D R

D D R

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1-5

1.

2.()

3.

4.

5.

6.

7. BIOS

8.

PCI Express x 16/G.E.A.R.

/

PCI Express

x 16/G.E.A.R.

GA-8I915ME

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1-5-1	G.E.A.R.
	G.E.A.R. (GIGABYTE Enhance AGP Riser)				AGP	Intel
P C I E x p r e s s
G . E . A . R .			AGP	4X 8X
1.	A G P			G . E . A . R .
2. G.E.A.R.			PCI Express			AGP
			PCI	Express	x 16	AGP
3. G . E . A . R .		PCI			A G P
	A G P

4.

http://chinese.giga-byte.com

1-5-2

(	Windows XP		VGA
			)
1. 4X AGP
Graphics Chip		Maker	Model Name
Nvidia		Gigabyte	GA-620
		Gigabyte	GA-622
		Gigabyte	GA-660 Plus
		Gigabyte	GA-GF2560
		Gigabyte	GA-GF1280
		Gigabyte	GV-GF2010D
		Gigabyte	GA-GF3000D
		Gigabyte	GV-GF1280-32E
		Gigabyte	GV-GF1280T-32P

. . .

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2. 4X AGP

Graphics Chip	Maker	Model Name
ATi	Gigabyte	GV-AR64DL-T-SI
	Gigabyte	GV-AR64S-H
	Gigabyte	GV-AP64D
	Gigabyte	GV-AP64DH
	Gigabyte	GV-AP128DG-H
	Gigabyte	GV-AF128D-GH
. 8X AGP
Graphics Chip	Maker	Model Name
Nvidia	Gigabyte	GV-N57L128D
ATi	Gigabyte	GV-R9700 Pro
	Gigabyte	GV-R9700
	Gigabyte	GV-R9500
	Gigabyte	GV-R9200C3
SiS	Triplex	Xabre Pro
	Power Color	Xabre 600 Pro
1. PCI Expressx16
Graphics Chip	Maker	Model Name
Nvidia	Gigabyte	GV-NX53128D
	Gigabyte	GV-NX57128D
	Gigabyte	GV-NX59128D
	Gigabyte	GV-NX62128D
	Gigabyte	GV-NX66256D
	Gigabyte	GV-NX66T128VP

GA-8I915ME

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2. PCI Expressx16

Graphics Chip	Maker	Model Name
ATi	Gigabyte	GV-RX30S128D
	Gigabyte	GV-RX60P128D
	Gigabyte	GV-RX60X128V
	Gigabyte	GV-RX70128D
	Gigabyte	GV-RX70P128D
	Gigabyte	GV-RX80T256V

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1-6

PS/2 PS/2

P S / 2 ( ) ( )

1

(USB)

U S B U S B / U S B USB U S B

U S B
1 0 / 1 0 0 M b p s
Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000Mbps

2 - / 4 - / 6 -

GA-8I915ME-GV
GA-8I915ME-GL
GA-8I915ME-C
GA-8I915ME-G
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1-7

1

3

2

18

5

4

6

11 16

20

7 19

10 8

12 13 17	15	9			21
			14

1)	ATX_12V		11)	F_AUDIO
2)	ATX (Power Connector)		12)	CD_IN
3)	CPU_FAN		13)	AUX_IN
4)	SYS_FAN		14)	F_USB1 / F_USB2
5)	FDD		15)	COM2
6)	IDE		16)	SUR_CEN
7)	SATA0 / SATA2		17)	SPIDF_IO
8)	F_PANEL		18)	CI
9)	WOL		19)	CLR_CMOS
10)	PWR_LED		20)	BIOS_WP
			21)	BAT

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1/2) ATX_12V/ATX ()

ATX_12V	CPU		ATX_12V
!			(		3 0 0
	)
	A T X	2 4			A T X
		2 0
	3	4	1
		2
	1		2
			3	+12V
			4	+12V
	13	1	1	3.3V
			2	3.3V
			3
			4	+5V
			5
			6	+5V
			7
			8	Power Good
			9	5V SB (stand by +5V)
			10	+12V
			11	+12V
		12	12	3.3V(	24
					)
			13	3.3V
			14	-12V
			15
			16	PS_ON(soft On/Off)
			17
			18
			19
			20	-5V
			21	+5V
			22	+5V
			23	+5V
			24

GA-8I915ME

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3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN ( )

+12V3-pin/4-pin(CPU_FAN)

+12V(GND)

!

CPU

1
			1
CPU_FAN
			2	+12V
			3
		1	4	(	CPU_FAN	)

SYS_FAN

5)FDD ( )

360KB 720KB 1.2MB 1.44MB 2.88MB

34 33

2 1

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6)IDE (IDE )

IDE IDE IDE IDE IDE() IDE Master Slave ( IDE )

40 39

2 1

7) SATA0 / SATA2/ (Serial ATA ICH6 )

Serial ATA 150MB BIOS Serial ATA

	1	7	1
			2	TXP
			3	TXN
			4
			5	RXN
			6	RXP
			7

GA-8I915ME

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