Gigabyte GA-8STML User Manual

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Mother Board

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Motherboard GA-8S TML

ERIC LU

Eric Lu

Dat e:

Ma y. 24,2002

GA-8STML

P4 Titan-DDR Motherboard

USER’S MANUAL

Pentium®4 Processor Motherboard

Rev 2001

12ME-8STML-2001

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Item Checklist .................................................................................. 4

WARNING!.......................................................................................4

Chapter 1 Introduction .......................................................................5

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

Table of Content

Features Summary................................................................................................5

GA -8STML 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 Introduction ...............................................15

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ....................................................................22

T he Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. :F2)..............................................23

Standard CMOS Features.................................................................................25

A dvanced BIOS Features...................................................................................28

Integrated Peripherals .......................................................................................30

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Power Management Setup................................................................................35

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 Superv isor/User Password..........................................................................46

Sav e & Exit Setup.................................................................................................47

Exit Without Sav ing.............................................................................................48

Chapter 4 Technical Reference........................................................49

Block Diagram .....................................................................................................49

Q-Flash Introduction...........................................................................................50

@ BIOS Introduction ...........................................................................................52

Easy Tune 4..........................................................................................................53

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Chapter 5 Appendix........................................................................54

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Table of Content

Item Checklist

þ The GA-8STML motherboard

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þ IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1 þ CD for motherboard driver & utility (TUCD) þ GA-8STML user’s manual þ I/O Shield

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.

W ARNING!

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.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Features Summary

Form Factor — 21.0cm x 24.3cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. CPU — Socket 478 for Intel® Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium® 4 processor

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

Chipset — SiS 645DX Host/Memory controller

— SiS 961B MuTIOL Media I/O

Memory — 2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

— Supports DDR333/266/200 SDRAM — Supports up to 2 un-buffer Double-sided DIMM DDR333/266/200 — Supports up to 2GB DDR DRAM (Max) — Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM — Supports 64bit DRAM integrity mode

I/O Control — W83697HF Slots — 1 Universal AGP slot (1X/2X/4X) device support

— 3 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

& ATAPI CD-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 port (COMA,COMB) — 6 USB ports (Rear USB x 2, 4 by optional cable) — 1 Front Audio Connector — 1 IrDA connector for IR

Hardware Monitor — CPU/System Fan Revolution detect

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

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Introduction

On-Board Sound — Sigmatel 9721 CODEC

On-Board LAN — Builit in RTL8100BL Chipset

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PS/2 Connector — PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interace BIOS — Licensed Award BIOS, 2M bit Flash ROM

Additional Features — PS/2 Keyboard power on by password

— Line In/Line Out/Mic In/CD In/ AUX_IN/Game Port

— 1 RJ45 port

— Support Q-Flash

— PS/2 Mouse power on — STR(Suspend-To-RAM) — AC Recovery — USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3 — Supports EasyTune4 — Supports @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.

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GA-8STML Motherboard Layout

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KB_MS

COMA

LINE_OUTMIC_IN

AC97

USB/

COMB

LINE_IN

BIOS

LAN

LPTGAME

F_AUDIO

W83697HF

ATX_12V

AUX_IN

CD_IN

RTL8100BL

B IOW_WP

SOCKET478

SiS 645DX

GA-8STML

PCI1

PCI2

BATTERY

PCI3 F_USB2

AGP

F_USB1

CPU_FAN

DDR2

CLR_CMOS

PWR_LED

Buzzer

DDR1

SiS 961B

DIMM_LED

F_P ANEL

IDE2

FDD

ATX

IDE1

SYS _FAN

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Introduction

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

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

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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

Step3

Step4

Step1

Step 2

Step 4

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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step1-1 : CPU Installation

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Pin1 indicator

CPU Top View CPU Bottom View

Socket Actuation Lever

1. Pull up the CPU 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. 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.

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.

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Step1-2 : CPU Heat Sink Installation

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

M Please use Intel approved cooling fan. M 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 pr ocessor. To avoid this from happening, we suggest you to either use thermal tape instead of therm al paste, or remove the cooling fan with extreme caution.)

M Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector,

this completes the installation.

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

procedure.

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

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Step 2: Install memory modules

The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets . The BIOS will automatically detects memor y 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

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

DDR

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1. The DIMM slot has a notch, so the DIMMmemory module can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module verticallyinto the DIMM slot. Then push it down.

3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of theDIMM slots to lock the DIMM module. Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module.

M 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

high performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs and system integrators.

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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 av ailability, 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 v alue 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

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.

Established on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a

DDR memory is a sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing

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.

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

supply

Step4-1:I/O Back Panel Introduction

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v w

u PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse Connector (6 pin Female)

PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female)

v USB & LAN Connector

LAN

USB 0 USB 1

ØThis connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard

and PS/2 mouse.

ØBefore you connect your device(s) into USB

connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard,mouse, scanner, zip, spea ker..etc. Have a standard USB interface. Also make sure your OS (Win 95 with USB supplement, Win98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Win NT with SP 6) 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.

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w Parallel Port , Serial Port (LPT/COM A/COM B)

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Parallel Port (25 pin Female)

ØThis connector supports 2 standard COM port

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

COMA Serial Port (9 pin Male)

x Game /MIDI Ports

Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female)

y Audio Connectors

Line Out

MIC In

Line In

COMB Serial Port (9 pin Male)

ØThis connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard

and other relate audio devices.

Ø After install onboard audio driver, you may

connect speaker to Line Out jack, micro phone to MIC In jack. Device like CD-ROM , walkman etc can be connected to Line-In jack.

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Step 4-2 : Connectors Introduction

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A) ATX_12V B) CPU_FAN C) ATX D) FLOPPY E) IDE1/IDE2 F) CI G) SYS_FAN H) IR I) F_PANEL

A B

IJLM

J) PWR_LED K) CLR_CMOS L) F_USB1/F_USB2 M) BIOS_WP N) BATTERY O) AUX_IN P) CD_IN Q) F_AUDIO

F G H

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A) ATX_12V ( +12V Power Connector)

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+12V

GND

ØThis connector (ATX +12V) suppliesthe CPU

operation voltage (Vcore).

+12V

GND

If this " ATX+ 12V connector" is not connected, system cannot boot.

B) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector)

Sense

GND

+12V/Control

Ø 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.

C ) ATX (ATX Power) ØAC power cord should only be connected to

your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly

3.3V

-12V

PS-ON(Soft On/Off)

GND GND

-5V VCC VCC

3.3V

3.3V GND

VCC GND

Power Good 5V SB (Stand by +5V)

+12V

connected to the mainboard.

D) FDD (Floppy Connector)

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E) IDE1/ IDE2 (IDE1/IDE2 Connector)

Ø Important Notice:

Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2.

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IDE2

IDE1

F) CI (CASE OPEN)

GND

Signal

G) SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector)

Sense

+12V/Control

GND

Ø This 2 pin connector allows your system to

enable or disable the system alarm if the system case begin remove.

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H)IR

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J) PWR_LED

Ø Be careful with the polarity of the IR

connector while you connect the IR. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional IR device.

VCC(+5V)

IR Data Input

GND

IR Data Output

MPD-

MPD+

K) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)

2-3 close: Normal

1-2 close: Clear CMOS

ØYou may clear the CMOS data to its default

values by this jumper. Default doesn’t include the “Shunter” to prevent

from improper use this jumper . To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin.

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L) F_USB1/F_USB2 (Front USB Connector)

Ø Be careful with the polarity of the front

USB Dy+

USB Over

GND

USB Dx+

Current

Power

USB Dy-

Power

USB Dx-

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panel USB connector. Check the pin assignment while you connect the front panel USB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front panel USB 2.0 cable.

M) BIOS_WP (BIOS Write Protection)

2-3 close: Normal

1-2 close: Write Protection

N) BATTERY

Ø Please note, To flash/upgrade BIOS on this MB

BIOS_WP must be set to 2-3 close. We recommend BIOS_WP to be set to "1-2 close", whenever user does not need to flash/upgrade the BIOS.

CAUTION

v Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly

replaced.

v Replace only with the same or equivalent

type recommended by the manufacturer.

v Dispose of used batteries according to the

manufacturer’s instructions.

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O) AUX_IN ( AUX In Connector)

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P) CD_IN (CD Audio Line In)

AUX-R GND

AUX-L

CD-R GND

CD-L

Q)F_AUDIO (F_AUDIO Connector)

MIC

Front Audio (R)

Front Audio (L)

REF

Reserved

GND POWER

Rear Audio (R) Rear Audio (L)

Ø 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 su re 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.

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I) F_PANEL (2x10 pins connector)

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MPD+

2 20 1 19

HD+

GN (Green Switch) Open: Normal Operation

GD (Green LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)

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

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

RE (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation

PW (Soft Power Connector) Open: Normal Operation

MPD(Message LED/Power/ Pin 1: LED anode(+) Sleep LED) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) NC NC

PW-

PW+

MPD-

HD-

RST-

RST+

Close: Entering Green Mode

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC Pin 4: Data(-)

Close: Reset Hardware System

Close: Power On/Off

SPK+ 1

GD+

GD-

GN+

SPK-

GN-

Ø 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.

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