Gigabyte GA-8ST800, GA-8ST800-L User Manual

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Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, this may void the warranty of this motherboard.

Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.

o EN 55011

o EN 55013

o EN 55014

o EN 55015

o EN 55020

! EN 55022

o DIN VDE 0855 o part 10

o part 12

! CE marking

o EN 60065

o EN 60335

Declaration of Conformity

We, Manufacturer/Importer

(full address)

G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH

Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany

declare that the product

( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers)

Mother Board

GA-8ST800

is in conformity with

(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared) in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive

Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial,scientific and medical (ISM high frequency equipment

Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated equipment

Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of household electrical appliances, portable tools and similar electrical apparatus

Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries

Immunity from radio interference of broadcast receivers and associated equipment

Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment

Cabled distribution systems; Equipment for receiving and/or distribution from sound and television signals

oEN 61000-3-2*

!EN 60555-2

o EN 61000-3-3*

!EN 60555-3

!EN 50081-1

!EN 50082-1

o EN 55081-2

o EN 55082-2

o ENV 55104

o EN50091-2

Disturbances in supply systems cause by household appliances and similar electrical equipment “Harmonics”

Disturbances in supply systems cause by household appliances and similar

electrical equipment “Voltage fluctuations”

Generic emission standard Part 1: Residual commercial and light industry

Generic immunity standard Part 1: Residual commercial and light industry Generic emission standard Part 2: Industrial environment

Generic emission standard Part 2: Industrial environment

lmmunity requirements for household appliances tools and similar apparatus

EMC requirements for uninterruptible power systems (UPS)

(EC conformity marking)

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Safety requirements for mains operated electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use

Safety of household and similar electrical appliances

(Stamp)

o EN 60950

o EN 50091-1

Manufacturer/Importer

Date : Aug. 28, 2002

Safety for information technology equipment including electrical bussiness equipment

General and Safety requirements for uninterruptible power systems (UPS)

Signature:	Timmy Huang
Name:	Timmy Huang

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Per FCC Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)

Responsible Party Name:G.B.T. INC. (U.S.A.)

Address: 17358 Railroad Street

City of Industry, CA 91748

Phone/Fax No: [phone]/ [phone]

hereby declares that the product

Product Name: Motherboard

Model Number: GA-8ST800

Conforms to the following specifications:

FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109(a), Class B Digital Device

Supplementary Information:

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful and (2) this device must accept any inference received, including that may cause undesired operation.

Representative Person’s Name: ERIC LU

Signature: Eric Lu

Date: Aug. 28, 2002

GA-8ST800 Series

P4 Titan-DDR Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

Pentium® 4 Processor Motherboard

Rev. 1001 12ME-8ST800-1001

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Table of Content
Item Checklist .........................................................................................	4
WARNING! ...............................................................................................	4
Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................	5
Features Summary ......................................................................................	5
GA-8ST800 Motherboard Layout ...............................................................	7
GA-8ST800-L Motherboard Layout ............................................................	8
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ...............................................	9
Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) ....................................	10
Step 1-1: CPU Installation ............................................................................................	10
Step 1-2: CPU Heat Sink Installation ...........................................................................	11
Step 2: Install memory modules ................................................................	12
Step 3: Install expansion cards .................................................................	13
Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and power supply ...........	14
Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction .........................................................................	14
Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction ...............................................................................	16
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup .........................................................................	23
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F1) .......................................	24
Standard CMOS Features ........................................................................	26
Advanced BIOS Features ..........................................................................	29
Integrated Peripherals ..............................................................................	31
Power Management Setup .......................................................................	35

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PnP/PCI Configurations ............................................................................	38
PC Health Status .......................................................................................	39
Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................................................	41
Top Performance ......................................................................................	43
Load Fail-Safe Defaults ............................................................................	44
Load Optimized Defaults ...........................................................................	45
Set Supervisor/User Password ..................................................................	46
Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................	47
Exit Without Saving ...................................................................................	48
Chapter 4 Technical Reference ...........................................................	51
Block Diagram ...........................................................................................	51
@BIOS™ Introduction ................................................................................	52
EasyTune™ 4 Introduction .........................................................................	53
Flash BIOS Method Introduction ..............................................................	54
2- / 4- / 6-Channel Audio Function Introuction ..........................................	69
Chapter 5 Appendix ..............................................................................	77

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Table of Content

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Item Checklist

The GA-8ST800 Series motherboard

IDE cable x 1 / Floppy cable x 1

CD for motherboard driver & utility

GA-8ST800 Series user's manual

I/O Shield*

Quick PC Installation Guide RAID Manual

2 Port USB Cable x 1

4 Port USB Cable x 1

SPDIF KIT x 1 (SPD-KIT)

IEEE 1394 Cable x 1

Audio Combo Kit x 1 Motherboard Settings Label

WARNING!

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

1.Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

2.Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power 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 with the components whenever the components are separated from the system.

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

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 you 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.

* Only for GA-8ST800-L.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Features Summary

Form Factor	—	29.5cm x 20.9cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB
Motherboard	—	GA-8ST800 Series Motherboard:
		GA-8ST800 or GA-8ST800-L
CPU	—	Socket 478 for Intel® Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium® 4 processor
	—	Support Intel® Pentium® 4 (Northwood, 0.13 m) processor
	—	Support Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology
	— Intel® Pentium® 4 400/533MHz FSB
	— 2nd cache depends on CPU
Chipset	— SiS 645DX Host/Memory controller
	— SiS 962L MuTIOL Media I/O
Memory	— 3 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets
	—	Supports DDR333/DDR266/DDR200 DIMM
	—	Supports Up to 2 un-buffer DIMM DDR333 or up to 3 un-buffer
		Double-sided DIMM DDR266/200
	— Supports up to 3GB DRAM (Max)(DDR266/200)
	— Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM
I/O Control	—	IT8705F
Slots	—	1 Universal AGP slot (1X/2X/4X) device support
	— 5 PCI slot supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant
On-Board IDE	— 2 IDE bus master (UDMA33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) IDE ports
		for up to 4 ATAPI devices
	—	Supports PIO mode3, 4 (UDMA 33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) IDE
		& ATAPICD-ROM
On-Board Peripherals	—	1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M
		and 2.88M bytes
	— 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode
	— 2 Serial ports (COMA & COMB)
	— 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 x Rear, 4 x Front by cable)
	—	1 Front Audio Connector
Hardware Monitor	—	CPU/System Fan Revolution detect
	—	CPU Temperature detect
	—	System Temperature detect
	—	System Voltage detect
	— CPU/System Fan Fail Warning
		to be continued......

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Introduction

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On-Board Sound	—	Realtek ALC650 CODEC
	—	Line Out / 2 front speaker
	— Line In / 2 rear speaker (by s/w switch)
	— Mic In / center & subwoofer (by s/w switch)
	—	SPDIF out
	— CD In / AUX In / Game Port
On-Board LAN*	—	Builit in RTL8101L Chipset*
	—	1 RJ45 port*
PS/2 Connector	—	PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface
BIOS	— Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bit Flash ROM
	—	Supports Q-Flash
Additional Features	—	PS/2 Keyboard power on by password
	— PS/2 Mouse power on
	— STR (Suspend-To-RAM)
	—	AC Recovery
	—	Supports EasyTune™ 4
	—	Supports @BIOS™

"*" HT functionality requirement content :

Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your computer system requires all of the following platform components:

-CPU: An Intel® Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology

-Chipset: A SiS Chipset that supports HT Technology

-BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled

-OS: An operation system that has optimizations for HT Technology

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.

* Only for GA-8ST800-L.

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GA-8ST800 Motherboard Layout

ATX_12V

KB_MS

USB

COMA
	LPT
COMB
INMICLINEOUT INLINE	GAME	F_AUDIO
		CD IN	AUX IN	IT8705F
	CODEC		SUR CEN

BIOS

SPDIF

SOCKET 478

	SiS 645DX
AGP
	PCI1
	PCI2
	PCI3
	PCI4
P4 Titan	PCI5

SYS _FAN

F_USB2

CPU FAN
GA-8ST800	ATX POWER
	IDE2	IDE1

DDR1

DDR2

DDR3

CI

SiS 962L

BATTERY

FDD

	F_PANEL
F_USB1	PWR_LED

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Introduction

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GA-8ST800-L Motherboard Layout

ATX_12V

KB_MS

USB	LAN
COMA
	LPT
COMB
_INMICLINE_OUT _INLINE	GAME	F_AUDIO
		CD_IN	AUX_IN	IT8705F
	CODEC		SUR CEN

BIOS

RTL

8101L

-L

MODEM SPDIF

SOCKET 478

	SiS 645DX
AGP
	PCI1
	PCI2
	PCI3
	PCI4
P4 Titan	PCI5

SYS _FAN

F_USB2

CPU FAN
GA-8ST800	ATX POWER
	IDE2	IDE1

DDR1

DDR2

DDR3

CI

SiS 962L

BATTERY

FDD

	F_PANEL
F_USB1	PWR_LED

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps: Step 1- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step 2- Install memory modules

Step 3- Install expansion cards

Step 4- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and power supply Step 5- Setup BIOS software

Step 6- Install supporting software tools

Step 4

Step 1

Step 2

Step 4

Step 4

Step 3

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Hardware Installation Process

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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step 1-1: CPU Installation

Angling the			Socket
			Actuation
rod to 650
			Lever
1. Angling the rod to 65-degree maybe feel a	2. Pull the rod to the 90-degree directly .
kind of tight , and then continue pull the rod
to 90-degree when a noise “cough” made.
	Pin1 indicator
Pin1 indicator
3. CPU Top View	4. 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.

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

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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Step1-2: CPU Heat Sink Installation

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1. Hook one end of the cooler bracket	2. Hook the other end of the cooler
to the CPU socket first.	bracket to the CPU socket.

Please use Intel approved cooling fan.

We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink.

(The CPU cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of the thermal paste. During this condition if you try to remove the cooling fan, you might pull the processor out of the 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.)

Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector, this completes the installation.

Please refer to CPU heat sink user’s manual for more detail installation procedure.

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Hardware Installation Process

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Step 2: Install memory modules

The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM socket. The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.

Support Unbuffered DDR DIMM Sizes type:

64 Mbit (2Mx8x4 banks)	64 Mbit (1Mx16x4 banks)	128 Mbit (4Mx8x4 banks)
128 Mbit (2Mx16x4 banks)	256 Mbit (8Mx8x4 banks)	256 Mbit (4Mx16x4 banks)
512 Mbit (16Mx8x4 banks)	512 Mbit (8Mx16x4 banks)

DDR

1.The DIMM socket 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 sremove the DIMM module.

Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one notches. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

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DDR Introduction

Established on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a high performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs and system integrators.

DDR memory is a sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing SDRAM infrastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth. DDR SDRAM will offer a superior solution and migration path from existing SDRAM designs due to its availability, pricing and overall market support. PC2100 DDR memory (DDR266) doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of the clock, achieving data bandwidth 2X greater than PC133 when running with the same DRAM clock frequency. With peak bandwidth of 2.1GB per second, DDR memory enables system OEMs to build high performance and low latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for servers, workstations, highend PC's and value desktop SMA systems. With a core voltage of only 2.5 Volts compared to conventional SDRAM's 3.3 volts, DDR memory is a compelling solution for small form factor desktops and notebook applications.

Step 3: Install expansion cards

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

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.

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Please carefully pull out the small white-drawable 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

AGP Card

down on the slot. Make sure your AGP card is locked by the small white-drawable bar.

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Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and power

supply

Step4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction

"	#	$
!
		%

! PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse Connector (6 pin Female)

PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female)

" USB / LAN* Connector

LAN*

USB 0

USB 1

This connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard,mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. Have a standard USB interface. Also make sure your OS supports USB controller. If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device(s) vendors.

* For GA-8ST800-L Only.

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# Parallel Port and Serial Ports (COMA/COMB)

Parallel Port (25 pin Female)

COMA COMB Serial Port (9 pin Male)

This 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.

$ Game / MIDI Ports

Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female)

% Audio Connectors

Line Out		MIC In
(Front Speaker)		(Center and
		Subwoofer)

Line In

(Rear Speaker)

This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices.

After install onboard audio driver, you may connect speaker to Line Out jack, microphone to MIC In jack. Device like CD-ROM,walkman etc. can be connected to Line-In jack.

Please note:

You are able to use 2-/4-/6-channel audio feature by S/W selection.

If you want to enable 6-channel function, you have 2 choose for hardware connection.

Method1:

Connect "Front Speaker" to "Line Out" Connect "Rear Speaker" to "Line In"

Connect "Center and Subwoofer" to "MIC Out ".

Method2:

You can refer to page 20, and contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

If you want the detail information for 2-/4-/6-channel audio setup

installation, please refer to page 69.

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Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction

3		1

						4
						6
	10
	12
	11					17
	13
						9
						6
						8
	16	14	2	15		5
1)	CPU_FAN			10)	F_AUDIO
2)	SYS_FAN			11)	AUX_IN
3)	ATX_12V			12)	CD_IN
4)	ATX POWER			13)	SUR_CEN
5)	FDD			14)	SPDIF
6)	IDE1 / IDE2			15)	F_USB1 / F_USB2
7)	PWR_LED			16)	MODEM*
8)	F_PANEL			17)	CI
9)	BATTERY

* Only for GA-8ST800-L.

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1) CPU_FAN (CPU Fan Connector)

Sense

+12V

1

GND

2) SYS_FAN (System Fan Connector)

1

GND Sense

+12V

Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating. The CPU fan connector supports Max. current up to 600 mA.

This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature.

3) ATX_12V ( +12V Power Connector)

2		1
GND				GND
+12V				+12V

This connector (ATX_12V) supplies the CPU operation voltage (Vcore).

If this " ATX_12V connector" is not connected, system cannot boot.

43

4)ATX POWER (ATX Power Connector)

20

+12V

5V SB(Stand by +5V)

Power Good

GND

VCC

GND

VCC

GND

3.3V

3.3V

VCC

VCC

-5V

GND

GND

GND

PS-ON

GND

-12V

3.3V

AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the motherboard.

(Soft On/Off)

1

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	5) FDD (Floppy Connector)		Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables
			to FDD. It supports 360K,1.2M, 720K, 1.44M
	33	1	and 2.88M bytes floppy disk types.
			The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the
	34	2	same side with the Pin1.

6) IDE1/ IDE2 [IDE1 / IDE2 Connector (Primary/Secondary)]

40

39

2

1

IDE2 IDE1

Important Notice:

Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD-ROM to IDE2.

The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.

7) PWR_LED (Power LED Connector)

1

MPD+ MPD-

MPD-

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.

If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color.

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8) F_PANEL (2x10 Pins Connector)

	MSG+	MSG-	PW+	PW-	SPK+	SPK-
2 1			1		1	20
1	1			1		19
	HD+	HD-	RES-	RES+	N C
HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED)						Pin 1: LED anode(+)
(Blue)						Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
SPK (Speaker Connector)						Pin 1: VCC(+)
(Amber)						Pin 2- Pin 3: NC
						Pin 4: Data(-)
RES (Reset Switch)						Open: Normal Operation
(Green)						Close: Reset Hardware System
PW (Soft Power Connector)						Open: Normal Operation
(Red)						Close: Power On/Off
MSG(Message LED/Power/Sleep LED)						Pin 1: LED anode(+)
(Yellow)						Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
NC (Purple)						N C

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

9) BATTTERY

+

CAUTION

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.Remove the battery, wait for 30 second.

3.Re-install the battery.

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

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10) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)

Rear Audio (L)						Front Audio (L)
			10		9				Reserved
Rear Audio (R)											Front Audio (R)
Power			2 1								REF
		GND					MIC

11) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector)

1

AUX_L

GND

AUX_R

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.

Connect other device (such as PCI TV Tunner audio out) to the connector.

12) CD_IN (CD Audio In Connector)	Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to
	the connector.

1

CD_L

GND

CD_R

13) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector)

						CENTER_OUT			Please contact your nearest dealer for optional
	6			5					SUR_CEN cable.
	BASS_OUT							GND
	SUR OUT(R)
				1
	2

SUR OUT(L)

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14) SPDIF (SPDIF)

1
VCC	GND

SPDIF Out

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. 6 Channel output : A "S/PDIF output" connector is available on the motherboard. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SPDIF cable.

15) F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector, Yellow)

USB Dy+
USB Dy-	GND
Power	USB Over Current
2	10
1	9
Power
USB Dx-	GND

USB Dx+

Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment while you connect the front USB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front USB 2.0 cable.

16) MODEM*

	+12V	VAUX33
		N C
	VCC
	VDD33	N C
	2	14
	1	13
	GND	AC RSTB
	AC OUT	AC SYNC
	AC BCK	AC DOUT
		AC DIN

17) CI (Case Open)

Signal GND

1

Please contact your nearest dealer for optional Modem card.

This 2-pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the "Case Open" item in BIOS, if the system case begin remove.

* Only for GA-8ST800-L.

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

ENTERING SETUP

Powering ON the computer and pressing <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup. If you require more advanced BIOS settings, please go to "Advanced BIOS" setting menu. To enter Advanced BIOS setting menu, press "Ctrl+F1" key on the BIOS screen.

CONTROL KEYS

<	>	Move to previous item
<	>	Move to next item
<	>	Move to the item in the left hand
<	>	Move to the item in the right hand
<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
<+/PgUp>		Increase the numeric value or make changes
<-/PgDn>		Decrease the numeric value or make changes
<F1>		General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu
<F2>		Item Help
<F3>		Reserved
<F4>		Reserved
<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 function
<F9>		Reserved
<F10>		Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

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BIOS Setup

English

GETTING HELP

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>.

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F1)

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software

! Standard CMOS Features		Top Performance
! Advanced BIOS Features		Load Fail-Safe Defaults
! Integrated Peripherals		Load Optimized Defaults
! Power Management Setup		Set Supervisor Password
! PnP/PCI Configurations		Set User Password
! PC Health Status		Save & Exit Setup
! Frequency/Voltage Control		Exit Without Saving
ESC:Quit		# %:Select Item
F8: Q-Flash		F10: Save & Exit Setup
	Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...
	Figure 1: Main Menu

•Standard CMOS Features

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

•Advanced BIOS Features

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

•Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

GA-8ST800 Series Motherboard

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