Gigabyte GA-8VT880P COMBO User Manual

GA-8VT880P Combo

Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard

User's Manual

Rev. 1003

12ME-8VT880PCO-1003

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May 13, 2005

GA-8VT880P Combo

Motherboard

May 13, 2005

GA-8VT880P Combo

Motherboard

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Table of Contents

GA-8VT880P Combo 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 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink .............................................................. 12

1-3-1 Installation of the CPU ......................................................................................... 12

1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink .................................................................................. 13

1-4 Installation of Memory .................................................................................... 14

1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards ...................................................................... 16

1-5-1 Recommended PCI Express x 16 graphics cards for the GA-8VT880 Combo17

1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction ........................................................................... 18

1-7 Connectors Introduction .................................................................................. 19

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ................................................................................................ 29

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : FD) ....................................................... 30

2-1 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................. 31

2-2 Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................................. 34

2-3 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................................... 35

2-4 Power Management Setup ............................................................................. 38

2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................................. 40

2-6 PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 41

2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ....................................................................... 42

2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................... 44

2-9 Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................................. 44

2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password ..................................................................... 45

2-11 Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................... 46

2-12 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................... 46

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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 49

3-1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 49

3-2 Software Application ....................................................................................... 50

3-3 Software Information ....................................................................................... 50

3-4 Hardware Information ..................................................................................... 51

3-5 Contact Us ..................................................................................................... 51

Chapter 4 Appendix ................................................................................................... 53

4-1 Unique Software Utilities ................................................................................ 53

4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction ..................................................................................... 53

4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction ......................................................................... 54

4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction ........................................................................ 56

4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction ...................................................... 65

4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction ........................................... 72

4-1-6 Jack-Sensing and UAJ Introduction .................................................................. 78

4-2 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 80

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GA-8VT880P Combo Motherboard Layout

KB_MS

R_USB

USB

AUDIO

CODEC

COMA

LPT

COMB

LAN

RTL8110S

IT8705F

BIOS

F_AUDIO

SUR_CEN

SPDIF_IO

ATX_12V

CD_IN

CPU_FAN

LGA775

VIA PT880 Pro

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

AGP

PCIE_16

F_USB1

GA-8VT880P Combo

DDR1

DDRII_1

VT8237R

F_USB2

SATA1

SATA0

DDRII_2

PWR_LED

DDR2

CI

ATX

IDE1

BAT

FDD

SYS_FAN

F_PANEL

IDE2

CLR_CMOS

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Block Diagram

AGP 8X/4X

AGPCLK

(66MHz)

PCI-ECLK

(100MHz)

3 PCI

PCICLK
(33MHz)

PCI Bus

PCI Express x4

RJ45

RTL

8110S

AC97 Link

AC97

CODEC

MIC

LINE-IN

LGA775

Processor

VIA PT880 Pro

V-Link

VT8237R

8 USB

Ports

LINE-OUT

Host

Interface

2 Serial ATA

PS/2 KB/Mouse

CPUCLK+/-(200/133MHz)

DDR 400/333MHz DIMM

Dual Channel Memory

DDRII 533/400MHz DIMM

Dual Channel Memory

HOST CLK (133/200MHz)

66MHz
33MHz

14.318MHz
48MHz

ATA33/66/100/133

IDE Channels

IT8705F

24MHz

33MHz

BIOS

Floppy

LPT Port

COM Ports

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Chapter 1 Hardware 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.

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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

CPU  Supports the latest Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 CPU

 Supports 800/533MHz FSB
 L2 cache varies with CPU

Chipset  Northbridge: VIA PT880 Pro Chipset

 Southbridge: VIA 8237R

Memory  2 DDR DIMM memory slots (supports up to 2GB memory)

 Supports 2.5V DDR DIMM
 Supports dual channel DDR 400/333 DIMM
 2 DDR II DIMM memory slots (supports up to 2GB memory)
 Supports 1.8V DDR II DIMM
 Supports dual channel DDR II 533/400 DIMM

(Note: Mixed mode, populating DDR and DDR II memory modules
simultaneously is not supported.)

Slots  1 PCI Express x 16 slot

 1 AGP slot
 3 PCI slots

IDE Connections  2 IDE connection (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA 133), allows connection of 4

IDE devices(IDE1/IDE2)
FDD Connections  1 FDD connection, allows connection of 2 FDD devices
Onboard SATA  2 Serial ATA connections
Peripherals  1 parallel port supporting Normal/EPP/ECP mode

 2 Serial port (COMA/COMB)
 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (rear x 4, front x 4 via cable)
 1 front audio connector
 1 PS/2 keyboard port
 1 PS/2 mouse port

Onboard LAN  Onboard Realtek 8110S chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

 1 RJ 45 port

Onboard Audio  ALC850 CODEC (UAJ)

 Supports Jack Sensing function
 Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio
 Supports Line In / Line Out / MIC connection
 Surround Back Speaker (use of Surround-Kit to select)
 SPDIF In / Out
 CD In

(Note1)

(Note2)

(Note1) Due to the PT880 Pro chipset's limitation, the PCI Express x16 slots work at the bandwidth of

PCI Express x4.

(Note 2) It is recommended to use SATA (1.5Gb/s) hard disks.

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On-Board SATA RAID  Built in VT8237R

 Supports Disk striping (RAID0) or DISK Mirroring (RAID1)

 Supports UDMA up to 150 MB/sec

 Up to 2 SATA Device

I/O Control  IT8705F
Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection

 CPU / System temperature detection

 CPU / System fan speed detection

 CPU smart fan control
BIOS  Use of licensed AWARD BIOS

 Supports Q-Flash
Additional Features  Supports @BIOS

 Supports EasyTune (only supports Hardware Monitor function)
Overclocking  Over Voltage via BIOS (CPU/DDR/AGP)

 Over Clock via BIOS (CPU/DDR/PCI/AGP)
Form Factor  ATX form factor; 29.5cm x 24.4cm

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1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink

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.

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: An VIA 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

1-3-1 Installation of the CPU

Metal Lever

Fig. 1
Gently lift the metal
lever located on the
CPU socket to the
upright position.

Fig. 2
Remove the plastic
covering on the CPU
socket.

Fig. 3
Notice the small gold
colored triangle located
on the edge of the CPU
socket. Align the
indented corner of the

CPU with the triangle and gently insert the CPU into
position. (Grasping the CPU firmly between your
thumb and forefinger, carefully place it into the socket
in a straight and downwards motion. Avoid twisting or
bending motions that might cause damage to the CPU
during installation.)

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Fig. 4
Once the CPU is
properly inserted,
please replace the
load plate and
push the metal lever
back into its original
position.

1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink

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Male Push Pin

The top of Female Push Pin

Female Push Pin

Fig.1
Please apply an even layer of heatsink paste on
the surface of the installed CPU.

Fig. 3
Place the heatsink atop the CPU and make sure
the push pins aim to the pin hole on the
motherboard.Pressing down the push pins
diagonally.

Fig. 5
Please check the back of motherboard after
installing. If the push pin is inserted as the picture,
the installation is complete.

Fig. 2
(Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is
to remove the heatsink, on the contrary, is to install.)
Please note the direction of arrow sign on the male
push pin doesn't face inwards before installation. (This
instruction is only for Intel boxed fan)

Fig. 4
Please make sure the Male and Female push pin are
joined closely. (for detailed installation instructions,
please refer to the heatsink installation section of the
user manual)

Fig. 6
Finally, please attach the power connector of the
heatsink to the CPU fan header located on the
motherboard.

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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1-4 Installation of Memory

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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 II & 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.

DDR

Notch

DDR II

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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Dual Channel Memory Configuration

GA-8VT880P Combo supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technology,
the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double.

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 mode will not be enabled if only one DDR/DDR II memory module is installed.

2. To enable Dual Channel mode with 2 memory modules (it is recommended to use memory
modules of identical brand, size, chips, and speed), you must install them into DIMM sockets
of the same color.

The following is a Dual Channel Memory configuration table: (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)

DDR 1 DDR 2

2 memory modules

OR

2 memory modules

Note:Mixed mode, populating DDR and DDR II memory modules simultaneously is not supported.

DS/SS DS/SS

DDR II 1 DDR II 2

DS/SS DS/SS

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1-5 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 PCI Express x 16 expansion card:

Please carefully pull out the small white­drawable bar at the end of the
PCI Express x 16 slot when you try to
install/Uninstall the VGA card. Please align
the VGA card to the onboard
PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down
on the slot .Make sure your VGA card is
locked by the small white-drawable bar.

Installing a AGP expansion card:

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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.

1-5-1 Recommended PCI Express x 16 graphics cards for the GA-8VT880 Combo

ATi Chipset:
GV-RX60P128D (Radeon X600 PRO)
GV-RX60X128V (Radeon X600XT)
GV-RX70P128D (Radeon X700 PRO)
GV-RX80T256V (Radeon X800XT)
GV-RX80L256V (Radeon X800XL)
GV-RX80256D (Radeon X800)

Nvidia Chipset:
GV-NX53128D (Geforce PCX5300)
GV-NX57128D (Geforce PCX5750)
GV-NX59128D (Geforce PCX5900)
GV-NX62128D (Geforce 6200)
GV-NX66256D (Geforce 6600)
GV-NX66T128VP (Geforce 6600GT)
GV-NX66T128D (Geforce 6600GT)
GV-NX68T256DH (Geforce 6800GT)
GV-NX55128DP (Geforce 5200 Ultra)
GV-NX68U256D (Geforce 6800 Ultra)
GV-NX62T256D (Geforce 6200)

Please view the graphics cards support list currently validated by GIGABYTE enginneers. For more
updated information, please logon to GIGABYTE website at http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

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1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction

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).

LPT (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.

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

LAN Port

The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet, providing data transfer speeds of
10/100/1000Mbps.

Line In

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

Line Out

Connect the stereo speakers, earphone or front surround channels to this connector.

MIC In

Microphone can be connected to MIC In jack.

You can use audio software to configure 2-/4-/6-/8- channel audio functioning.

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1-7 Connectors Introduction

1

3

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2

11

10
12

13

1) ATX_12V

2) ATX (Power Connector)

3) CPU_FAN

4) SYS_FAN

5) FDD

6) IDE1 /IDE2

7) SATA0 / SATA1

8) F_PANEL

9) PWR_LED

14

7

10) F_AUDIO

11) CD_IN

12) SUR_CEN

13) SPDIF_IO

14) F_USB1 / F_USB2

15) CI

16) CLR_CMOS

17) BAT

6

16
17

15

5
4

9

8

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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.
If you use a 24-pin ATX power supply, please remove the small cover on the power connector

on the motherboard before plugging in the power cord ; Otherwise, please do not remove it.

Pin No. Definition

3

1

12

1

1 GND

4

2 GND

3 +12V

2

4 +12V

Pin No. Definition

1 3.3V

24

2 3.3V

3 GND

4 +5V

5 GND

6 +5V

7 GND

8 Power Good

9 5V SB(stand by +5V)

10 +12V

11 +12V

12 3.3V(Only for 24pins ATX)

13

13 3.3V

14 -12V

15 GND

16 PS_ON(soft On/Off)

17 GND

18 GND

19 GND

20 -5V

21 +5V

22 +5V

23 +5V

24 GND

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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/4-pin (only for CPU_FAN)
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.

1

English

1

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2 +12V

3 Sense

4 Speed Control

(Only for CPU_FAN)

CPU_FAN

SYS_FAN

5) FDD (Floppy 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.

34

33

2

1

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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).

3940

2

1

7) SATA0/SATA1 (Serial ATA Connector)

Serial ATA can provide up to 150MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA
and install the proper driver in order to work properly.

7

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Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2 TXP

1

3 TXN

4 GND

5 RXN

6 RXP

7 GND

8) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)

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 below.

Message LED/

Power/

Sleep LED

MSG+

2
1

HD+

IDE Hard Disk Active LED

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

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

SPEAK (Speaker Connector) (Amber) Pin 1: Power

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-)

RES (Reset Switch) (Green) Open: Normal

Close: Reset Hardware System

PW (Power Switch) (Red) Open: Normal

Close: Power On/Off

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

(Yellow) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

NC ( Purple) NC

Power
Switch

PW+

PW-

MSG-

HD-

RES+

RES-

Reset Switch

Speaker Connector

SPEAK+

NC

SPEAK-

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9) 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-

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10) F_AUDIO (Front Audio 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

1 MIC

10

9

2

1

2 GND

3 MIC_BIAS

4 POWER

5 FrontAudio(R)

6 Rear Audio (R)/ Return R

7NC

8 No Pin

9 FrontAudio (L)

10 Rear Audio (L)/ Return L

11) CD_IN (CD IN)

Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.

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Pin No. Definition

1

1 CD-L

2 GND

3 GND

4 CD-R

12) SUR_CEN

Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

Pin No. Definition

1 SUR OUTL

8

7

2

1

2 SUR OUTR

3 GND

4 No Pin

5 CENTER_OUT

6 BASS_OUT

7 AUX_L

8 AUX_R

13) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/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. Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output 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 cable, please contact your local
dealer.

English

625

Pin No. Definition

1

1 Power

2 No Pin

3 SPDIF

4 SPDIFI

5 GND

6 GND

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14) 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

1 Power

210

1

9

2 Power

3 USB DX-

4 USB Dy-

5 USB DX+

6 USB Dy+

7 GND

8 GND

9 No Pin

10 NC

15) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open)

This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed. You can check
the "Case Opened" status in BIOS Setup.

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1

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal

2 GND

16) 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

1

Short: Clear CMOS

17) BAT(Battery)

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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 (Or you can use a metal object to connect the

positive and negative pins in the battery holder to make

them short for one minute).

3. Re-install the battery.

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

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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. : FD)

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
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

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.



 Standard CMOS Features



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

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 Advanced BIOS Features



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

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 Integrated Peripherals



This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

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 Power Management Setup



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



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

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 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)



This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio.

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 Load Fail-Safe Defaults



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

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 Load Optimized Defaults



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



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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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

 Set User Password



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



 Save & Exit Setup



Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.



 Exit Without Saving



Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

2-1 Standard CMOS Features

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Date (mm:dd:yy) Mon, Feb 14 2005
Time (hh:mm:ss) 15:31:24

` 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 Support [Disabled]

Halt On [All, But Keyboard]

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 511M
Total Memory 512M

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

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

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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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
military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

IDE Channel 0/1 Master, Slave

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection.
IDE Device Setup. You can use one of three methods:

Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST(default)
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)

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IDE Channel 2/3 Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection.
Extended IDE Drive SATA devices setup. You can use one of two methods:

Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA IDE devices during POST. (Default value)
None Select this if no SATA IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic

detection step and allow for faster system start up.

Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are:

Large/Auto(default:Auto)

Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk.
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

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.

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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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X Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

First Boot Device [Floppy]
Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Third Boot Device [CDROM]
Password Check [Setup]

# CPU Hyper-Threading [Enabled]

Limit CPUID Max. to 3 [Disabled]

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

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

" # " System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel® Pentium® 4
processor with HT Technology.

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.
Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by Legacy LAN.
Disabled Disable this function.

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.

If you want to cancel the setting of password, please just press ENTER to make [SETUP] empty.

Advanced BIOS Features

Item Help

Menu Level`

Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority

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CPU Hyper-Threading

Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only working

for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default value)

Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading.

Limit CPUID Max. to 3

Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like NT4.
Disabled Disables CPUID Limit for windows XP. (Default value)

2-3 Integrated Peripherals

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OnChip IDE Channel 0 [Enabled]
OnChip IDE Channel 1 [Enabled]
OnChip Serial ATA [Enabled]
SATA Mode [RAID]
AC97 Audio [Auto]
USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
Onboard H/W LAN [Enabled]
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
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 [SPP]

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

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

Integrated Peripherals

Menu Level`

Item Help

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OnChip IDE Channel0

Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port.(Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.

OnChip IDE Channel1

Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.(Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

OnChip Serial ATA

Enabled Enable VT8237R Serial ATA support. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

SATA Mode

RAID Set onboard SATA mode to RAID. (Default value)
IDE Set onboard SATA mode to IDE.

AC97 Audio

Auto Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

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USB 1.1 Controller

Disabled Disable USB 1.1 controller.
Enabled Enable USB 1.1 controller. (Default value)

USB 2.0 Controller

Disabled Disable USB 2.0 controller.
Enabled Enable USB 2.0 controller. (Default value)

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)

Onboard H/W LAN

Enabled Enable onboard LAN chip function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard LAN chip function.

OnBoard LAN Boot ROM

This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.

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

Onboard Serial Port 1

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

Onboard Serial Port 2

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

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UR2 Duplex Mode

This feature allows you to select IR mode.
This function is available only when UART Mode Select is not set to Normal.

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

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

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2-4 Power Management Setup

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ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)]

x USB Device Wake-Up From S3 Disabled

Power LED in S1 state [Blinking]
Soft-Off by PWRBTN [Instant-Off]
AC BACK Function [Soft-Off]
Keyboard Power On [Disabled]
Mouse Power On [Disabled]
PME Event Wake Up [Enabled]
Modem Ring Resume [Enabled]

Resume by Alarm [Disabled]

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

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

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe 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).

USB Device Wake-Up From S3

Disabled Disable USB Device Wake-Up from S3. (Default value)
Enabled Enable USB Device Wake-Up from S3.

Power LED in S1 state

Blinking In standby mode(S1), power LED will blink. (Default value)
OFF In standby mode(S1), power LED will turn off.

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

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 sec.

AC BACK Function

Memory When AC-power back to the system, the system will be back to the last state

before AC-power is lost.

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.

Power Management Setup

Item Help

Menu Level`

[S1]
Set suspend type to
Power On Suspend under
ACPI OS

[S3]
Set suspend type to
Suspend to RAM under
ACPI OS

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Keyboard Power On

Password Enter from 1 to 8 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password.
Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value)
Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to power

on the system.

Mouse Power On

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

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)

Modem Ring Resume

An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state.

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

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 Resume by Alarm is Enabled.

Date (of Month) Alarm : Everyday, 1~31
Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm: (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

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2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations

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PCI 1 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

PCI 3 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

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

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

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (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.

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.

PnP/PCI Configurations

Menu Level`

Item Help

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2-6 PC Health Status

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Reset Case Open Status [Disabled]

Case Opened No

Vcore OK

DDR POWER OK

+3.3V OK

+12V OK

Current CPU Temperature 44oC

Current CPU FAN Speed 4687 RPM

Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM

CPU Smart FAN Control [Enabled]

CPU Smart FAN Mode [Auto]

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

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

Reset Case Open Status

Disabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value)
Enabled Clear case open status at next boot.

Case Opened

If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No".
If the case have been opened, "Case Opened" will show "Yes".
If you want to reset "Case Opened" value, set "Reset Case Open Status" to "Enabled" and save
CMOS, your computer will restart.

Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR POWER / +3.3V / +12V

Detect system's voltage status automatically.

Current CPU Temperature

Detect CPU temperature automatically.

Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)

Detect CPU/SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically.

CPU Smart FAN Control

Disabled Disable this function.
Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU fan will run at different speed depending on

CPU temperature. Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on
their requirements. (Default Value)

CPU Smart FAN Mode

This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled.

Auto BIOS autodetects the type of CPU fan you installed and sets the optimal CPU

Smart FAN control mode for it. (Default Value)

PC Health Status

Menu Level`

Item Help

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Voltage Set to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with a 3-pin fan power cable.

PWM Set to PWM when you use a CPU fan with a 4-pin fan power cable.
Note: In fact, the Voltage option can be used for CPU fans with 3-pin or 4-pin power cables.
However, some 4-pin CPU fan power cables are not designed following Intel 4-Wire fans PWM
control specifications. With such CPU fans, selecting PWM will not effectively reduce the fan speed.

2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

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CPU Clock Ratio [16X]
CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled]

x CPU Clock 200MHz

C.I.A. Function [Disabled]

x C.I.A. Frequency (Mhz) Cruise
x Fixed AGP/PCI Frequency Disabled

AGP/PCI Frequency 66/33

DRAM Clock [Auto]

CPU Voltage Control [Normal]

Normal CPU Vcore 1.3875V

AGP Voltage Control [Normal]

DDR Voltage Control [Normal]

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

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

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

Frequency/Voltage Control

Menu Level`

Item Help

CPU Clock Ratio

This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection.
The option will display "Locked" and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable.

CPU Host Clock Control

Please note that if your system is overclocked and cannot restart, please wait 20secs.
for automatic system restart or clear the CMOS setup data and perform a safe restart.

Disabled Disable CPU Host Clock Control. (Default value)
Enabled Enable CPU Host Clock Control.

CPU Clock

200MHz ~ 600MHz Set CPU Host Clock from 200MHz to 600MHz.

Incorrectly using this function may damage your system. For power users only.

C.I.A. Function

C.I.A. (CPU Intelligent Acelerator) is designed to detect CPU loading during software program
executing, and automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance.

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

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C.I.A. Frequency (Mhz)

Cruise Set C.I.A. to Cruise. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(3%) by CPU loading.
Sports Set C.I.A. to Sports. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(5%) by CPU loading.
Racing Set C.I.A. to Racing. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(7%) by CPU loading.
Turbo Set C.I.A. to Turbo. (Automatically increase CPU frequency(10%) by CPU loading.

Warning: Stability is highly dependent on system components.

Fixed AGP/PCI Frequency

This item will be available when "CPU Host Clock Control" is set to Enabled.

Adjust AGP/PCI clock asychrohous with CPU.

AGP/PCI Frequency (Mhz)

The values depend on Fixed AGP/PCI Frequency.

DRAM Clock (MHz)

Please set DRAM Clock according to your requirement.
If you use DDR333 DRAM module, please set "DRAM Clock(MHz)" to "166-DDR333". If you use DDR400/
DDRII400 DRAM module, please set "DRAM Clock(MHz)" to "200-DDR400".
Incorrect using it may cause your system broken. For power End-User use only!

CPU Voltage Control

Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0.8375V to 1.6000V. (Default value: Normal)
Warning: CPU may be damaged or reduce CPU life-cycle when CPU is over-voltage.

Normal CPU Vcore

Display your CPU Vcore Voltage.

AGP Voltage Control

Normal Set AGP Voltage Control to Normal. (Default value)

+0.1V Set AGP Voltage Control to +0.1V.

+0.2V Set AGP Voltage Control to +0.2V.

+0.3V Set AGP Voltage Control to +0.3V.
Increase AGP voltage may get stable for Over_Clock. But it may damage to AGP Card when
enable this feature.

DDR Voltage Control

Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the DDR voltage, damage to the
memory may occur.

Normal Set DDR Voltage Control to Normal. (Default value)

+0.1V Set DDR Voltage Control to +0.1V.

+0.2V Set DDR Voltage Control to +0.2V.

+0.3V Set DDR Voltage Control to +0.3V.

+0.4V Set DDR Voltage Control to +0.4V.

+0.5V Set DDR Voltage Control to +0.5V.

+0.6V Set DDR Voltage Control to +0.6V.

+0.7V Set DDR Voltage Control to +0.7V.
Incorrect using it may cause your system broken. For power End-User use only!

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2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 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 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

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 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 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

Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically
detects.

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2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 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 KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Password

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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English

2-11 Save & Exit Setup

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 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 KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

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

Save Data to CMOS

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.

2-12 Exit Without Saving

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 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 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

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.

English

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).

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3-2 Software Application

This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software. You can click an item to
install it.

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 EasyTune 5 Introduction

EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and
manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1) Overclocking for enhancing
system performance, 2) C.I.A. and M.I.B. for special enhancement for CPU and Memory, 3) Smart-Fan
control for managing fan speed control of both CPU cooling fan and North-Bridge Chipset cooling fan, 4) PC
health for monitoring system status.

User Interface Overview

(Note)

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Button / Display Description

1. Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page

2. C.I.A./C.I.A.2 and M.I.B./M.I.B.2 Enters the C.I.A./2 and M.I.B./2 setting page

3. Smart-Fan Enters the Smart-Fan setting page

4. PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page

5. GO Confirmation and Execution button

6. "Easy Mode" & "Advance Mode" Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode

7. Display screen Display panel of CPU frequency

8. Function display LEDs Shows the current functions status

9. GIGABYTE Logo Log on to GIGABYTE website

10. Help button Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file

11. Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTuneTM 5 software

(Note) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards.

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4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction

Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora­tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including
Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including
FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data

on hard disks on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. After Xpress Recovery2 is executed from CD-ROM
for the first time, it will stay permanent in your hard disk. If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you
can simply press F9 during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM.

System requirements:

1. Intel x86 platforms

2. At least 64M bytes of system memory

3. VESA-supported VGA cards

How to use the Xpress Recovery2

Initial access by booting from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the F9 key:
Steps: After entering BIOS Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD-ROM. Save

the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Upon
system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD/DVD:" will appear in the bottom left corner
of the screen. Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2.
After the steps above are completed, subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 can be made
by simply pressing the <F9> key during system power-on.

.
.
Boot from CD/DVD:

Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2.....

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally
Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software, Inc.

Intel 945 BIOS for 8I945GME E7
.
.
.
.

<DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: Xpress Recovery2
11/07/2005-I945-6A79HG0GC-00

Boot from CD/DVD:

<F9> Xpress Recovery2

1. If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD-ROM, you can
enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the <F9> key in the future.

2. System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of the hard disk will affect
the data backup speed.

3. It is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you com­plete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software.

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The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2

1. RESTORE:

Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk.
(This button will not appear if there is no backup
file.)

2. BACKUP:

Back up data from hard disk.

3. REMOVE:

Remove previously-created backup files
to release disk space.
(This button will not appear if there is no backup
file.)

4. REBOOT:

Exit the main screen and restart the system.

Limitations:

1. Not compatible to Xpress Recovery.

2. For the use of Xpress Recovery2, a primary partition must be reserved.

3. Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of the hard disk, so free space available
on the hard disk for the backup file must be allocated in advance. (A minimum 4GB is recom­mended but the actual space is dependent on the size of the data to be backed up)

4. Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and
Windows XP/2000/NT/9x/Me.

5. USB hard disks are currently not supported.

6. Does not support RAID/AHCI (class code 0104/0106) hard disks.

7. Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk.

Hard disks detection sequence is as follows:

a. PATA IDE primary channel
b. PATA IDE secondary channel
c. SATA IDE channel 1
d. SATA IDE channel 2
e. SATA IDE channel 3
f. SATA IDE channel 4

Precautions:

1. When using hard disks with more than 128G under Windows 2000, be sure to execute the
EnableBigLba.exe program from the driver CD before data backup.

2. It is normal that data backup takes longer time than data restoration.

3. Xpress Recovery2 is compliant with the GPL regulations.

4. On a few motherboards based on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is required for Xpress Recovery2
to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode. Please contact your motherboard manufacturer.

5. Xpress Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on the following
motherboards (As this is a BIOS-related issue, it can be solved by BIOS update)

GA-K8U
GA-K8U-9
GA-K8NXP-SLI
GA-K8N Ultra-SLI
GA-K8N Pro-SLI

GA-K8NXP-9
GA-K8N Ultra-9
GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0)
GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0)
GA-K8NMF-9

GA-8N-SLI Royal
GA-8N-SLI Pro
GA-8N-SLI

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English

4-1-3 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-Flash?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:

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.

TM

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 8KNXP 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

utility

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

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 turn 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

English

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 Fab after

updating.

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP 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:

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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TM

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

utility

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

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 turn 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 turn 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:

8VT880P Combo.D2).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

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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 web site 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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4-1-4 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 VIA VT8237R chipset supports are 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

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.

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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 Tab to select VT8237R

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 our website
at http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw to read or download the information you need.)

Configuring the VT8237(VT8237R) SATA RAID BIOS

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

Entering the VT8237(VT8237R) SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility

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

VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID BIOS Setting Utility V2.41
Copyright (C) VIA Technologies, Inc. All Right reserved.

Scan Devices, Please wait...
Press <Tab> key into User Window!
Serial_Ch0 Master : ST3120026AS
Serial_Ch1 Master : ST3120026AS

Press Ta b to enter RAID setup utility, the VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS utility screen will appear. You can press
up arrow key<> or down arrow key< > to move the selection bar and select the item that you want to
execute.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.41



 Create Array




 Delete Array





 Create/Delete Spare





 Select Boot Array




 Serial Number View



Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,

 : Move to next item





Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

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A. Create Array:
Press Enter on Create Array item, you will see the screen as shown below.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.41

English



 Auto Setup For Performance





 Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)




 Select Disk Drives




 Block Size 64K




 Start Create Process



Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,

 : Move to next item





Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Before create an Array, you have to set the array mode first. Select Array Mode and press Enter, use the
arrow key to select the array mode. The options are: RAID 0 for performance, RAID 1 for data protection,
and RAID SPAN for capacity.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.41



 Auto Setup For Data Security



RAID 0 for performance



 Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)



RAID 1 for data protection



 Select Disk Drives



RAID SPA N for capacity



 Block Size 64K




 Start Create Process



Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,

 : Move to next item





Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

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English

After array mode is selected, there are two methods to create a disk array. One method is Auto Setup and
the other one is Select Disk Drives. Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives and create arrays
automatically, but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if the user selected Create and duplicate for
RAID 1. It is recommended all disk drives are new ones when wanting to create an array. Select Disk
Drives lets the user select the array drives by their requirements. Select the Select Disk Drives item and
press Enter, use the arrow key to select the hard disk. The selected hard disk will be marked a star(*) signal.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.41



 Auto Setup For Performance





 Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)




 Select Disk Drives




 Block Size 64K




 Start Create Process



Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Stripe0

[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Stripe1

Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,

 : Move to next item





Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

If you select a RAID 0 array, the block size of the array can also be selected. Use the arrow key to select
Block Size and press Enter, then select a block size from the popup menu. The block size can be 4KB to
64KB.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.41



 Auto Setup For Performance





 Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)





 Select Disk Drives




 Block Size 64K




 Start Create Process



Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Stripe0

[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Stripe1

4K

8K
16K
32K
64K

Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,

 : Move to next item





Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Use the arrow key to select Start Create Process and press Enter. A warning message will appear [The
data on the selected disks will be destroied. Continue? (Y/N)], press Y to finish the creation, or press N

to cancel the creation.
Important note: All existing contents in the hard drive will be destroyed after array creation.

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B. Delete Array:

If you want to delete the Array, select Delete Array in the main menu and press Enter. The channel column
will be activated. Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press Enter. A warning message
will show up, press Y to delete or press N to cancel.

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English



 Create Array




 Delete Array





 Create/Delete Spare





 Select Boot Array




 Serial Number View



The selected array will be destoried.
Are you sure? Continue? Press Y/N

Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111.79 Stripe0

[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111.79 Stripe1

Delete a RAID array contain
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,

 : Move to next item





Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except RAID 1 arrays. When a RAID is
deleted, the data on these two hard disk drives will be reserved and become two normal disk drives.

C. Select Boot Array:

You can select a disk array as boot device if you want to boot operating system from an array. Boot disk
array cannot be selected if the operating system does not boot from the disk array. Highlight the Select Boot
Array item; press Enter and the channel column will be activated. Then highlight the target disk array and
press Enter. Press Esc to go back to main menu. If you want to cancel the boot array, select the disk array
that has a star(*) mark and press Enter, its boot setting will be canceled.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.41



 Create Array




 Delete Array





 Create/Delete Spare





 Select Boot Array




 Serial Number View



Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111.79 Boot

[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111.79 Boot

Set/Clear bootable array

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,

 : Move to next item





Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

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D. Serial Number View:

Highlight Serial Number View and press Enter. Use arrow key to select a drive, the selected drive's serial
number can be viewed in the last column. The serial number is assigned by the disk drive manufacturer.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.41



 Create Array




 Delete Array





 Create/Delete Spare





 Select Boot Array




 Serial Number View



Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111.79 Stripe0

Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111.79 Stripe1

Serial Number: 3JT354CP

View the serial number of
hard disk, it is useful for
identify same model disks

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,

 : Move to next item





Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

E. View Array Status:

Press the F1 key to show the array status on the lower screen. If there are no disk arrays then nothing will be
displayed on the screen.

VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.41



 Create Array





 Delete Array





 Create/Delete Spare





 Select Boot Array




 Serial Number View



Array Name Array Mode Block Size(GB) Size(GB)

ARRAY 0 Stripe 64K 223.58

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Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status





,

 : Move to next item





Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Installing the RAID drivers

To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA controller
driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows
setup process. First of all, copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD-ROM to a
floppy disk. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS-DOS mode
disk that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk.

Step 1: Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD-ROM in your system. Boot from the
startup disk. Once at the A:\> prompt, change to the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\>). At the D:\> prompt, type
the following two commands. Press ENTER after each command (Fig.1):

cd bootdrv

menu

Step 2: When the controller menu (Fig.2) appears, remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted
disk. Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu. Your system will then
automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk. Press 0 to exit when finished.

(Note1)

. Prepare a startup

English

Fig.1

Step 3: After completing the steps, boot from the Windows installation disk to install the RAID drivers.
Press F6 as soon as you see the "Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver" message,
then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
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 1): For users without a startup disk.
Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD-ROM. From the CD­ROM drive (example: D:\) double click the MENU.exe file in the BootDrv folder. A command prompt
window will open similar to that in Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

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4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction

English

The installation of windows 98SE/2K/ME/XP is very simple. Please follow next step to install the function!

Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:

We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acqiire 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 :
Following installation of the audio driver, you find a
icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand
taskbar. Click the icon to select the function.

STEP 3:
Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the left
selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" to complete
2 channel audio configuration.

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4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

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

STEP 2 :
Following installation of the audio driver, you find a
icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand
taskbar. Click the icon to select the function.

STEP 3 :
Click "Speaker Configuration" and select the "UAJ
Function". Then click on the left selection bar and
select "4CH Speaker" to complete 4 channel audio
configuration.

English

Line Out Line In

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English

6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

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".

Line In

STEP 2 :
Following installation of the audio driver, you find a
icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand
taskbar. Click the icon to select the function.

STEP 3 :
Click "Speaker Configuration" and select the "UAJ
Function". Then click on the left selection bar and
select "6CH Speaker" to complete 6 channel audio
configuration.

MIC In

Line Out

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8 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, center/subwoofer
output and rear surround)

STEP 1 :
Secure the Audio Combo Kit at the panel on the back
of the case.

STEP 2 :
Connect the Surround-Kit to the SUR_CEN connector located on the motherboard.

English

STEP 3 :
There are two methods of 8 channel audio
configuration:
Method 1:
Connect the front channels to the "LINE OUT" port
located on the audio panel and the rear channels to
the Surround-Kit "REAR R/L" port. Connect the cen­ter/subwoofer channels to the Surround-Kit "SUB
CENTER" and the R/L channels to the Surround-Kit
"SUR BACK" port.

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English

Method 2:
Connect the front channels to the "LINE OUT" port
located on the audio panel and the rear channels to
the "LINE IN" port. Connect the center/subwoofer
channels to the "MIC IN" port located on the audio
panel and the R/L channels to the Surround-Kit "SUR
BACK" port. (This method requires UAJ function)

STEP 4 :
Following installation of the audio driver, you find a
icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand
taskbar. Click the icon to select the function.

STEP 5 :
Click "Speaker Configuration" and select both the
"UAJ Function" and "Only Surround-Kit". Then click
on the left selection bar and select "8CH Speaker" to
complete 8 channel audio configuration.

Sound Effect Configuration:
At the sound effect menu, users can adjust
sound option settings as desired.

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SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device)

A "SPDIF output" device is available on the
motherboard. Cable with rear bracket is provided and
could link to the "SPDIF output" connector (As picture.)
For the further linkage to decoder, rear bracket pro­vides coaxial cable and Fiber
connecting port.

1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear

bracket of PC, and fix it with screw.

2. Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard.

English

3. Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder.

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4-1-6 Jack-Sensing and UAJ Introduction

English

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 (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.

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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.

English

UAJ Introduction
UAJ (Universal Audio Jack) has a very smart feature: It will switch signal automatically when user plugs his
audio device to the wrong jack (Line-in/ Line-out). That means users do not need to worry the audio device
should be plug in Line-in or Line-out jack, the device will work perfectly after UAJ is activated.

Enable UAJ function:

You can click "UAJ Automatic" button to enable UAJ
function.

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English

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.

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

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 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

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Contact Us

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 

 Taiwan (Headquarters)

 

GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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

Taiwan

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address (English): http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

WEB address (Chinese): http://chinese.giga-byte.com

 

 U.S.A.

 

G.B.T. INC.

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.com

 

 Germany

 

G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.de

 

 Japan

 

NIPPON GIGA-BYTE CORPORATION

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.co.jp

 

 Singapore

 

GIGA-BYTE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address: http://www.gigabyte.com.sg

 

 U.K.

 

G.B.T. TECH. CO., LTD.

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address : http://uk.giga-byte.com

 

 The Netherlands

 

GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V.

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.nl

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 China

 

NINGBO G.B.T. TECH. TRADING CO., LTD.

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.cn

Shanghai

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

Beijing

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

Wuhan

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

GuangZhou

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

Chengdu

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

Xian

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

Shenyang

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

 

 Australia

 

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY PTY. LTD.

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.com.au

 

 France

 

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE S.A.R.L.

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.fr

 

 Russia

 

Moscow Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co.,

Ltd.

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.ru

 

 Poland

 

Office of GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd. in POLAND

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.pl

 

 Serbia & Montenegro

 

Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd. in

SERBIA & MONTENEGRO

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address: http://www.gigabyte.co.yu

 

 Czech Republic

 

Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd. in

CZECH REPUBLIC

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address: http://www.gigabyte.cz

 

 Romania

 

Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd. in

Romania

Tech. Support :

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

WEB address: http://www.gigabyte.com.ro

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