GIGABYTE GA-8IEX P4 User Guide

GA-8IEX Series

P4 Titan 533 Motherboard

USER’S MANUAL

Pentium®4 P rocessor Motherboard

Rev. 1202

12MD-8IEX-1202

Table of Content

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Item Checklist ................................................................................. 3

WA RNING! ..................................................................................... 3

Chapter 1 Introduction...................................................................... 4

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ........................................... 8

Features Summary................................................................................................ 4

GA -8IEX Series Motherboard Layout.................................................................7

Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)............................................9

Step 1-1: CPU Installation ...............................................................................9

Step 1-2: CPU Heat Sink Installation ............................................................10

Step 2: Install memory modules ........................................................................ 11

Step 3: Install expansion cards..........................................................................12

Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply...............13

Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction...........................................................13

Step 4-2: Connectors & Jumper Setting Introduction....................................15

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup .................................................................... 23

T he Main Menu.....................................................................................................23

Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Utility.................................................................................23

Select Language ..................................................................................................23

Load Optimized Default ......................................................................................25

Sav e & Exit Setup ................................................................................................26

Chapter 4 Driv er Installation ...........................................................27

Chapter 5 BIOS Flash Procedure ....................................................29

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Item Checklist

þ The GA-8I EX Series motherboard þ SPD-KIT x 1 þ IDE (ATA100 ) cable x 1 / Floppy cable x 1 þ IEEE1394 Cable x 1 (**) þ IDE (ATA133 )cable x 2(**) þ I/O Shield þ 4-Port USB Cable x 1 þ CD for motherboard driver & utility þ GA-8IEX Series user’s manual þ Quick PC Installation Guide

W ARNING!

Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, y ou should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer.

1. Unplug your computer w hen working on the inside.

2. Use a grounded w rist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one, touch both of y our hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the pow er supply case.

3. Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other components.

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came w ith the components w henever the components are separated from the system.

5. Ensure that the ATX pow er supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX ow er connector on the motherboard.

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Installing the motherboard to the chassis…

If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don’t line up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers, do not become alarmed y ou can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes. Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, so be careful of your hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short circuits. Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard PCB surface, because the circuit wire may be near by the hole. Be careful, don’t let the screw contact any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning.

* For GA-8IEX Only. ** For GA-8IEXP Only.

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Introduction

Chapter 1 Introduction

Features Summary

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Form Factor — 30.6cm x 24.4cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. Motherboard — GA-8I EX Series Motherboard:

CPU — Socket 478 for Intel® Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium® 4 processor

Chipset — Chipset 845E HOST/AGP/Controller

Mem ory — 3 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

I/O Control — I T8712 Slots — 1 CNR(Communication and Networking Riser) Slot (**)

On-Board IDE — 2 IDE controllers on the Intel ICH4 PCI chipset

On-Board Peripherals — 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M

GA-8IEX and GA-8IEXP

— Intel Pentium®4 533MHz/ 400MHz FSB — Support Intel ® Pentium ® 4 (Northwood, 0.13 m) processor — 2nd cache depend on CPU

— ICH4 I/O Controller Hub

— Supports PC2100 DDR or PC1600 DDR DIMM — Supports up to 2GB DRAM (Max) — Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM — Supports 64bit ECC type DRAM integrity mode

— 1 AGP slot 4X (1.5V only) device support — 6 PCI slot supports 33MHz & PCI 2. 2 compliant

provid es IDE HDD/CD-ROM (IDE1, IDE2) with PIO, Bus Master (Ultra DMA 33/ATA66/ATA100) operation modes.

— IDE3 and IDE4 Compatible with RAID,Ultra ATA133/100.(**)

and 2.88M bytes.

— 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode — 2 Serial ports (COMA & COMB) — 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 (2 x Rear,4 xFront by cable ) — 1 IrDA connector for IR/CIR — 1 Front Audio connector — 3 IEEE1394 connector (**)

to be continued......

** For GA-8IEXP Only.

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Hardware Monitor — CPU/Power/System Fan Revolution detect

— CPU/Power/System Fan Control — CPU Overheat Warning — System Voltage Detect

On-Board Sound — Creative CT5880 Sound Chipset + Sigmatel 9708T CODEC

— Line Out / 2 front speaker — Line In / 2 rear speaker(by s/w switch) — Mic In : Mic — SPDIF out : by s/w switch

On-Board RAID (**) — Onboard Promise PDC20276

— Supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1) — Supports concurrent dual ATA133 IDE controller operation — Support ATAPI mode for CD ROM, DVD ROM ..etc. — Supports IDE bus master operation — Support ATA133/RAID mode switch by BIOS — Mirroring supports automatic background rebuilds — Features LBA and Extended Interrupt 13 drive translation in

controller onboard BIOS On-Board LAN — Intel 82562ET LAN PHY On-Board USB 2.0 — Built in IC H4 Chipset On-Board 1394(**) — Built in VT6306 C hipset (**) On-Board MS(**),SC, — Winbond SMART I/O Chipset (Memory Stick , Security Digital and SD( MMC)(**) SC header) PS/2 Connector — PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interace BIOS — Licensed AWARD BIOS, 4M bit x 2 FWH (**)

— Licensed AWARD BIOS, 3M bit x 2 FWH (*) — Supports Dual BIOS — Supports Multi Language — Supports Face Wizard — Supports Q-Flash

Additional Features — PS/2 Keyboard power on by password

— PS/2 Mouse power on — External Modem w ake up — STR(Suspend-To-RAM) — Wake on LAN (WOL)(**) — AC Re covery

to be continued......

* For GA-8IEX Only.** For GA-8IEXP Only.

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Introduction

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Overclocking — Over Voltage (DDR/AGP/CPU) b y BIOS

— Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection — USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3 — Supports @BIOS — Supports EasyTune 4

— Over Clock (DDR/AGP/CPU) by BIOS

Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor’s specifications. We don’t recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU’s specification because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, chipset and most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU, Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards… .etc.

* For GA-8IEX Only. ** For GA-8IEXP Only.

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GA-8IEX Series Motherboard Layout

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KB_ MS

COMA

COMB

LINE_OUT

LINE_IN

MIC_IN

USB

AC97

825 62ET

LPT1

GAME

LAN

CNR(**)

AUX_12V

CT5880

F_AUDIO_I

AGP

CD_IN

A UX_IN

SPDIF

NB-FAN

SOCKET478

GA-8IEX/8IEXP

P4 Titan533

WOL(**)

CPU_FAN

Intel 845E

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

PCI6

1394-2

IEEE1394(**)

IT8712

VT6306(**)

1394-31394-1

DDR1

DDR3

DDR2

ICH4

IDE4 (**)

F_ USB2

Front USB 2.0

IDE3 (**)

IDE2

F_ USB1

DIMM_LED_CONN

ATX

IDE1

BATTERY

BAC KUP BIOS

MAIN BIOS

PDC20276(**)

IR/CIR

SD(**)

FLOPPY

PWR_FAN

F_PANEL

MS(**)

SYS_FAN

CLR_CMOS

* For GA-8IEX Only. ** For GA-8IEXP Only.

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Introduction

Chapter 2 Hardw are Installation Process

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To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:

Step 1- Install the Centr al Processing Unit (CPU) Step 2- Install memory modules Step 3- Install expansion cards Step 4- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet w ires, and power supply Step 5- Setup BIOS software Step 6- Install supporting software tools

Step 2Step1Step4

Step 4

Step3

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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step 1-1 CPU Instal lation

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Pin1 indicator

CPU Top View CPU Bottom View

Socket Actuation Lever

1. Pull up the CP U socket lever and up to 90-degree angle.

3. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation.

M Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.

Pin1indicator

Pin1 indicator

2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU upper corner. Then insert the CPU into the socket.

M If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause

improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

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Step 1-2 : CPU Heat Sink Installation

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1. Fasten the heatsink supporting-base onto the CPU socket on the mainboard.

M Plea se use Intel approved cooling fan. M We recomme nd you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between

your CPU and heats ink. (The CPU cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of the thermal paste. During this condition if y ou try to remove the cooling fan, you might pull the processor out of t he CPU socket alone with the cooling fan, and might damage the processor. To avoid this from happening, we suggest you to either use thermal tape instead of thermal paste, or remove the cooling fan with extreme caution.)

M Mak e sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector, this completes

the installa tion.

M Plea se refer to CPU heat sink user’s manual for more detail installation procedure.

2. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector, than install complete.

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Step 2: Install memory modules

The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module (DIM M) sockets, but it can only support a maximum of 4 banks of DDR memory. DDR socket 1 uses 2 banks, DDR socket 2&3 share the remainin g 2 banks. Please refer to the following tables for possible memory configurations supported. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM Slot .The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.

Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DDR DIMM Dev ices used on DIMM 1 DIMM x 64 / x 72 2 DIMMs x 64 / x 72 3 DIMMs x 64 / x 72

64 Mbit (2Mx 8x4 banks) 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 256 MBytes 64 Mbit (1Mx 16x4 banks) 32 MBy tes 64 MBy tes 96 MBy tes 128 Mbit(4Mx 8x4 banks) 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 512 MBytes 128 Mbit(2Mx 16x4 banks) 64 MBy tes 128 MBytes 196 MBytes 256 Mbit(8Mx 8x4 banks) 512 MBytes 1 GBy tes 1 GBytes 256 Mbit(4Mx 16x4 banks) 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes 512 Mbit(16Mx 8x4 banks) 1 GBy tes 2 GBytes 2 GBytes 512 Mbit(8Mx 16x4 banks) 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes

Notes: Double-sided x 16 DDR memory devices are not support by Intel 845E/G chipset.

DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 S S S D S S D D X

D X D S D X

S X D D:Double Sided DIMM S:Single Sided DIMM X:Not Use

1. The DIMM socke t has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket. Then push it down.

3. 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.

DDR

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M When STR/DIMM LED is ON, do not install/remove DIMM from socket. M Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to

the two notches. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

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Step 3: Install expansion cards

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

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2. Remove your computer’s chassis cover, necessary 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.

Issues To Beware Of When Installing CNR

Please use standard CNR card like the one in order to avoid mechanical problem.

the computer.

AGP Card

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

MPlease note:

If M/B has hardw are audio (CT5880), your modem riser has been set to "Primary " automatically

Standard CNR Card

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Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply

Step 4-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction

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u PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse Connector (6 pin Female)

PS/2 K eyboard Connector (6 pin Female)

ØThis connector supports standard PS/2

keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

v Parallel Port and Serial Ports (COMA/COMB)

Parallel Port (25 pin Female)

ØThis connector supports 2 standard COM ports

and 1 Parallel port. Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port ; mouse and modem etc can be connected to Serial ports.

COMA COMB

Serial Ports (9 pin Male)

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