GIGABYTE GA-K8VM800M Owner's Manual

GA-K8VM800M

AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard

User's Manual

Rev. 1003
12ME-K8VM800M-1003

Copyright

© 2005 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD

Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from

without the expressed, written permission of GBT.

Trademarks

Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

Notice

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

Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.

The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a

commitment to update the information contained herein.

Mother Board

GA-K8VM800M

Apr. 14, 2004

Motherboard

GA-K8VM800M

Apr. 14, 2004

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When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following notice is fully understood and

practiced. If your AGP card has "AGP 4X/8X (1.5V) notch" (show below), please make sure

your AGP card is AGP 4X/8X.

Caution: AGP 2X card is not supported by VIA K8M800. You might experience

system unable to boot up normally. Please insert an AGP 4X/8X card.

Read Me First!

AGP 4X/8X notch

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Prepare your computer...

Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To

protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you

work on your computer.

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one,

touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power

supply case.

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

components.

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components

whenever the components are separated from the system.

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

connector on the motherboard.

Installing the motherboard to the chassis...

If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don't line up with the holes on the base and there

are no slots to attach the spacers, do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the

mounting holes. Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, so

be careful of your hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying

about short circuits. Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the

motherboard PCB surface, because the circuit wire may be near by the hole. Be careful, don't let the

screw contact any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it

may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning.

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Read Me First!

Table of Content

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Read Me First! ........................................................................................ 4

Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................ 8

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ............................................. 13

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup .......................................................................... 35

Features Summary ...................................................................................... 8

GA-K8VM800M Motherboard Layout ........................................................ 10

Block Diagram ........................................................................................... 11

Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)..................................... 14

Step 2: Install Memory Modules ................................................................ 16

Step 3: Install expansion cards ................................................................. 17

Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and power supply ............ 18

Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction............................................................................ 18

Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction .................................................................................. 20

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F6) ........................................ 36

Standard CMOS Features......................................................................... 38

Advanced BIOS Features .......................................................................... 40

Integrated Peripherals .............................................................................. 41

Power Management Setup ....................................................................... 44

PnP/PCI Configurations ............................................................................. 45

PC Health Status........................................................................................ 46

Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................................................ 47

Load Fail-Safe Defaults ............................................................................. 48

Load Optimized Defaults ........................................................................... 48

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Set Supervisor/User Password .................................................................. 49

Save & Exit Setup ....................................................................................... 50

Exit Without Saving ................................................................................... 50

Chapter 4 Technical Reference ........................................................... 53

@BIOS™ Introduction ............................................................................... 53

Flash BIOS Method Introduction ............................................................... 54

2-/4-/6-Channel Audio Function Introduction............................................ 65

Jack-Sensing Introduction......................................................................... 71

Xpress Recovery Introduction ................................................................... 73

Serial ATA RAID BIOS Utility Introduction .................................................. 76

Chapter 5 Appendix............................................................................. 83

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Table of Content

Chapter 1 Introduction

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Features Summary

CPU y Socket 754 for AMD AlthlonTM 64 processor (K8)

Chipset y Northbridge:VIA K8M800

Memory y 2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets,supports up to 2GB DRAM (Max)

Slots y 1 AGP slot supports 8X/4X(1.5V) mode

On-Board IDE y 2 IDE bus master (UDMA33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) IDE ports

On-Board Floppy y 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD

On-Board Serial ATA y 2 Serial ATA connectors
On-Board Peripherals y 1 Parallel port

On-Board VGA y Build in VIA K8M800 Chipset
On-Board LAN y Built-in RTL8100C (10/100 Mbit)

On-Board Sound y ALC655 CODEC

On-Board SATA RAID y Built-in VIA VT8237

I/O Control y IT8705F

128K L1& 256K / 512K / 1M L2 cache on die , 800MHz FSB

y Support core frequencies in excess of 1.6 GHz(2800+) and faster

y Southbridge:VIA VT8237

y Supports DDR400/333/266/200 DIMM
y Supports 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB unbuffered DRAM
y Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM

y 3 PCI slots

for up to 4 ATAPI devices

(Note 1)

y 1 Serial port (COMA),1 VGA port,COMB on board
y 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 x Rear, 4 xFront by cable)
y 1 Front Audio connector
y 1 IrDA connector for IR
y 1 PS/2 keyboard
y 1 PS/2 mouse

y 1 RJ45 port

y Supports Jack Sensing function
y Support 2 / 4 / 6 channel
y Line In / Line Out / Mic In
y SPDIF In / Out
y CD In / Game connector

y Supports disk striping (RAID 0) or disk mirroring (RAID 1)
y Supports UDMA up to 150 MB/sec
y Up to 2 SATA devices

(Note 1) It is recommended to use SATA (1.5Gb/s) hard disks.

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to be continued...

Hardware Monitor y CPU/System fan revolution detect

y CPU temperature detect
y System voltage detect
y CPU/System fan fail warning

BIOS y Licensed AWARD BIOS

y Supports Q-Flash

Additional Features y Supports Thermal Shutdown function

y Supports @BIOS
y Supports EasyTune

Overclocking y Over Clock (CPU/DDR/AGP/PCI) by BIOS
Form Factor y Micro ATX size form factor 24.4cm x 24.4cm

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Introduction

GA-K8VM800M Motherboard Layout

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MS / KB

R_USB

COMA

VGA

USB

AUDIO

SUR_CEN

CODEC

RTL8100C

LPT

LAN

BIOS

CD_IN

F_AUDIO

SPDIF_IO

ATX_12V

IT8705F

GAME

CPU_FAN

SOCKET 754

FDD

ATX

GA-K8VM800M

VIA K8M800

AGP

DDR1

PCI1

IR

PCI2

PCI3

COMB

INFO_LINK

F_USB1

F_USB2

IDE2

DDR2

VIA

VT8237

BATTERY

CLR_CMOS

IDE1

SYS_FAN

SATA1

SATA0

F_PANEL

PWR_LED

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Block Diagram

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AGPCLK

(66MHz)

3 PCI

PCICLK

(33MHz)

AGP

4X/8X

2 Serial ATA

VGA Port

LAN

RJ45

RTL8100C

Audio

CODEC

MIC

LINE-IN

AMD

Althlon

processor (K8)

VIA K8M800

VIA VT8237

AC97 Link

8 USB

Ports

LINE-OUT

TM

H.T. Bus 800MHz

ATA33/66/100/133

IDE Channels

CPUCLK+/- (200MHz)

64

LPC BUS

DDR RAM

400/333/266/200MHz

33 MHz

14.318 MHz

BIOS

IT8705F

24 MHz

33 MHz

IR

Game Port

Floppy

LPT Port

PS/2 KB/Mouse

2 COM Ports

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Introduction

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

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

Step 1 - Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step 2 - Install memory modules

Step 3 - Install expansion cards

Step 4 - Install I/O Peripherals Cables

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Step 4

Step 4

Step 3

Congratulations! You have accomplished the hardware installation!

Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet. Continue with the

BIOS/software installation.

Step 1

Step 2

Step 4

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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Before installing the processor and cooling fan, adhere to the following warning:

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The installation of the processor and cooling fan is performed in four main steps:

Step1-1. First, check the processor pins to see that none are bent. Move the socket lever to the

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

2. The processor will overheat without the heatsink and/or fan, resulting in permanent
irreparable damage.

3. If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause improper
installation. Please change the insert orientation.

4. Apply thermal grease between the processor and cooling fan.

5. Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly attached. Permanent
damage will result.

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

unlocked position as shown in Figure 1.(90o to the plane of the motherboard) prior to inserting
the processor. The pin 1 location is designated on the processor by a copper triangle that
matches up to a triangle on the socket as shown in Figure 2. Align the processor to the socket
and gently lower it into place. Do not force the processor into the socket.

Figure 1.

Socket Lever

Pull the lever to the 90-degree directly.

Figure 2.
Pin 1 location on the Socket and Processor. Move the
socket lever to the locked position while holding pressure
on the center of the processor.

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Step1-2. When the processor is installed in the socket, apply thermal grease to the processor(as shown

in Figure 3) prior to installing the heatsink. Phase change materials develop strong adhesive

forces between the heatsink and processor. Removing the heatsink under such condi-

tions can cause the processor to be removed from the socket without moving the

socket lever to the unlocked position and then damage the processor pins or socket

contacts.

** We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between

your CPU and heatsink. (The CPU cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of

the thermal paste. During this condition if you try to remove the cooling fan, you might pull the

processor out of the CPU socket alone with the cooling fan, and might damage the processor.

To avoid this from happening, we suggest you to either use thermal tape instead of thermal

paste, orremove the cooling fan with extreme caution.)

Figure 3.
Application of thermal grease to the processor.

Step 1-3.Once the thermal grease has been applied to the processor, the heatsink can be attached to

the processor. Align the heatsink assembly with the support frame mating with the backer plate

standoffs as shown in Figure 4 & 5.

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Figure 4 & 5.
Alignment of heatsink assembly
with standoffs.

Step 1-4. Connect the fan power wires to the header on the motherboard as shown in Figure 6.

Figure 6.
Connecting the fan power wires.

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Step 2: Install Memory Modules

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The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically
detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM
socket. The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary
between sockets.

Before installing the memory modules, adhere to the following warning:

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

Notch

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

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

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

DDR

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Step 3: Install expansion cards

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

2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, 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.

AGP Card

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Please carefully pull out the small white-drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install

/ uninstall the AGP card. Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on

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

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Step 4: Install I/O Peripherals Cables

Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction

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PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse Connector

(6 pin Female)

PS/2 Keyboard Connector

(6 pin Female)

/ USB/LAN Connector

USB 0

USB 1

LAN

USB 2

USB 3

This connector supports standard PS/2

keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

Before you connect your device(s) into USB

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

LAN connector is fast Ethernet with 10/100

Mbps speed.

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Parallel Port , Serial Port and VGA Port (LPT/COMA/VGA)

This connector supports 1 standard COM port,

Parallel Port (25 pin Female)

COMA VGA

Serial Port

(9 pin Male)

VGA Port

(15 pin Female)

1 Parallel port and 1 VGA port. Device like

printer can be connected to Parallel port;

mouse and modem etc can be connected to

Serial ports.

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Audio Connectors

Line In

Line Out

MIC In

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

Please note:

You are able to use 2-/4-/6-channel audio feature
by S/W selection.
If you want to enable 6-channel function, you
have 2 choose for hardware connection.

Method1:

Connect "Front Speaker" to "Line Out"
Connect "Rear Speaker" to "Line In"
Connect "Center and Subwoofer" to "MIC In ".

Method2:

You can refer to page 27, and contact your
nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

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

installation, please refer to page 65.

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Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction

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10

11

13

15

1) ATX_12V

2) ATX (Power Connector)

3) CPU_FAN

4) SYS_FAN

5) FDD

6) IDE1 / IDE2

7) SATA0 / SATA1

8) PWR_LED

9) F_PANEL

10) F_AUDIO

1

18

12

17

16

3

2

5

6

4

7

20

8

14

19 9

11) SUR_CEN

12) SPDIF_IO

13) CD_IN

14) F_USB1 / F_USB2

15) IR

16) GAME

17) INFO_LINK

18) COMB

19) CLR_CMOS

20) BAT

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1) ATX_12V (+12V Power Connector)

This connector (ATX_12V) supplies the CPU operation voltage (Vcore).
If this "ATX_12V connector" is not connected, system cannot boot.

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432

1

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2 GND

3 +12V

4 +12V

2) ATX (ATX Power Connector)

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

Pin No. Definition

1 3.3V

2 3.3V

3 GND

11

20

1

10

4 VCC

5 GND

6 VCC

7 GND

8 Power Good

9 5V SB (stand by +5V)

10 +12V

11 3.3V

12 -12V

13 GND

14 PS_ON(soft on/off)

15 GND

16 GND

17 GND

18 -5V

19 +5V

20 +5V

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3) CPU_FAN (CPU Fan Connector)

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4) SYS_FAN (System Fan Connector)

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

Pin No. Definition

1

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

1 GND

2 +12V

3 Sense

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

1

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2 +12V

3 Sense

5) FDD (Floppy Connector)

Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. It supports 360K, 1.2M, 720K, 1.44M and

2.88M bytes floppy disk types.
The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.

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2

6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE1 / IDE2 Connector)

Important Notice:
Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD-ROM to IDE2.
The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.

33

1

3940

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2

IDE2

1

IDE1

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7) SATA0 / SATA1 (Serial ATA Connector)

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8) PWR_LED

You can connect the Serial ATA device to this connector. If you wish to use RAID function, please
use it in unity with BIOS and install the correct driver to have proper operation.

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

1

7

2 TXP

3 TXN

4 GND

5 RXN

6 RXP

7 GND

PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off.
It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn
to another color.

1 Pin No. Definition

1 MPD+

2 MPD-

3 MPD-

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9) F_PANEL (2 x 10 pins Connector)

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.

1920

Speaker

Connector

Power
Switch

Message LED/
Power/
Sleep LED

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

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

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

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-)

RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Reset Hardware System

PW (Power Switch) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Power On/Off

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

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

NC NC

SPEAK-

SPEAK+

PW+

MSG+

PW-

MSG-

NC

RES+

RES-

HD-

IDE Hard Disk

HD+

12

Active LED

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Reset Switch

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10) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)

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11) SUR_CEN (Surround Center 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

2

1

10

9

1 MIC

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

Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

Pin No. Definition

1

5

1 SUR OUTL

2

2 SUR OUTR

6

3GND

4 No Pin

5 CENTER_OUT

6 BASS_OUT

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12) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In / Out Connector)

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. 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.

Pin No. Definition

1

5

2

6

1 Power

2 No Pin

3 SPDIF

4 SPDIFI

5 GND

6 GND

13) CD_IN (CD In Connector)

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

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1

Pin No. Definition

1 CD-L

2 GND

3 GND

4 CD-R

Hardware Installation Process

14) F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector)

English

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.

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Pin No. Definition

1 Power

2 Power

3 USB Dx-

4 USB Dy-

5 USB Dx+

6 USB Dy+

7 GND

8 GND

9 No Pin

10 NC

15) IR

Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is aling with pin one the connector. To enable the IR function
on the board, you are required to purchase an option IR module. Be careful with the polarity of the
IR/CIR or IR connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IR cable,
incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even
damage it. For optional IR cable, please contact your local dealer.

Pin No. Definition

1

1 VCC(+5V)

2 No Pin

3 IR Data Input

4 GND

5 IR Data Output

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16) GAME (Game Connector)

This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices. Check the pin
assignment while you connect the game cables. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional
game cables.

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC

2 GRX1_R

2

1

16

15

3 GND

4 GPSA2

5 VCC

6 GPX2_R

7 GPY2_R

8 MSI_R

9 GPSA1

10 GND

11 GPY1_R

12 VCC

13 GPSB1

14 MSO_R

15 GPSB2

16 No Pin

17) INFO_LINK

This connector allows you to connect some external devices to provide you extra function. Check
the pin assignment while you connect the external device cable. Please contact your nearest
dealer for optional external device cable.

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Pin No. Definition

1 SMBCLK

2

10

9

1

2 VCC

3 SMBDATA

4 GPIO

5 GND

6 GND

7 No Pin

8NC

9 +12V

10 +12V

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18) COMB (COM B Connector)

English

Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you
connect the COMB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the
device unable to work or even damage it. For optional COMB cable, please contact your local
dealer.

9

Pin No. Definition

1 NDCDB-

2 NSINB

3 NSOUTB

4 NDTRB-

5GND

6 NDSRB-

7 NRTSB-

8 NCTSB-

9 NRIB-

10 No Pin

2

10

1

19) 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.

1

Open: Normal

1

Short: Clear CMOS

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20) BATTERY

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+

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly
replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type
recommended by the manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the
manufacturer's instructions.

If you want to erase CMOS...

1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power
cord.

2. 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 3 BIOS Setup

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

ENTERING SETUP

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

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 previous item
< > Move to next item
< > Move to the item in the left hand
< > Move to the item in the right hand
<Enter> Select Item
<Esc> Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and

Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu
<+/PgUp> Increase the numeric value or make changes
<-/PgDn> Decrease the numeric value or make changes
<F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu
<F2> Item Help
<F3> Reserved
<F4> Reserved
<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu
<F6> Load the file-safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table
<F7> Load the Optimized Defaults
<F8> Q-Flash 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

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Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible

selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc>.

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F6)

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the

screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow

keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the

exact settings for your motherboard.

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` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctrl + F1" to search the advanced option

hidden.

zz

z Standard CMOS Features

zz

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

zz

z Advanced BIOS Features

zz

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

zz

z Integrated Peripherals

zz

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

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z Power Management Setup

zz

This setup page includes all the items of Green function features.

zz

z PnP/PCI Configurations

zz

This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources.

zz

z PC Health Status

zz

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

zz

z Frequency/Voltage Control

zz

This setup page is control CPU’s clock and frequency ratio.

zz

z Load Fail-Safe Defaults

zz

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

configuration.

zz

z Load Optimized Defaults

zz

Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in

best performance configuration.

zz

z Set Supervisor Password

zz

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

to Setup.

zz

z Set User Password

zz

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

zz

z Save & Exit Setup

zz

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

zz

z Exit Without Saving

zz

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

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Date (mm:dd:yy) Wed, May 11 2005
Time (hh:mm:ss) 10:40:9

` 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 Suport [Disabled]

Holt On [All, But Keyboard]

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 127M
Total Memory 128M

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

Date

The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.

Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is displayed 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)

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.

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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.

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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Advanced BIOS Features

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` Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

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

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

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

Advanced BIOS Features

Item Help

Menu Level`

Select Hard Disk Boot
Device Priority

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

System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied

if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct

password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value)

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Integrated Peripherals

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IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled]
On-Chip IDE Channel 0 [Enabled]
On-Chip 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 FDC Controller [Enabled]
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

Item Help

Menu Level`

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Game Port Address [201]
Midi Port Address [Disabled]

x Midi Port IRQ 10

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

Item Help

Menu Level`

IDE DMA transfer access

Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

On-Chip IDE Channel0

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

On-Chip IDE Channel1

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

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OnChip Serial ATA

Enabled Enable VT8237 Serial ATA supported. (Default value)
Disabled Disable VT8237 Serial ATA supported.

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.

USB 1.1 Controller

Disable USB 1.1 host controller if you are not using USB devices.

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

USB 2.0 Controller

Disable USB 2.0 host controller if you are not using high speed USB devices.

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

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 function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard LAN 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 FDC Controller

Enabled Enable onboard FDC Controller. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard FDC Controller.

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.

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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 infrared(IR) function of onboard I/O chip.

Normal Set onboard I/O chip using as standard serial port. (Default value)
IrDA Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDA Mode.
ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip UART to ASKIR Mode.

UR2 Duplex Mode

This function will available when "UART Mode Select" doesn't set at Normal.

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

Onboard Parallel 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.
Disabled Disable onboard LPT port.
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 & EPP mode.

Game Port Address

201 Set Game Port Address to 201. (Default value)
209 Set Game Port Address to 209.
Disabled Disable this function.

Midi Port Address

300 Set Midi Port Address to 300.
330 Set Midi Port Address to 330
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

Midi Port IRQ

5 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5.
10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10. (Default value)

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Power Management Setup

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ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)]

x USB Device Wake-Up From S3 Disabled

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 Everyday
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

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

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 this function. (Default value)
Enabled Enable USB device wake up system from S3 suspend type.

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

Instant-off Press power button then power off instantly. (Default value)
Delay 4 Sec. Press power button 4 seconds to power off. Enter suspend if button is

pressed less than 4 seconds.

AC Back Function

Soft-Off Always in off state when AC back. (Default value)
Memory System power on depends on the status before AC lost.
Full-On Always power on the system when AC back.

Keyboard Power On

Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value)
Password Enter from 1 to 8 characters to set the keyboard power on password.
Keyboard 98 If there is a "POWER" button on your keyboard, you can press the key to

power on your system.

Mouse Power On

Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value)
Enabled Power on system by mouse event.

PME Event Wake Up

Disabled Disable this function.
Enabled Enable PME as wake up event. (Default value)

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Modem Ring On

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

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

Resume by Alarm

You can set "Resume by Alarm" item at "Enabled" and key in data/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)

PnP/PCI Configurations

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PCI 1 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

PCI 3 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

PnP/PCI Configurations

Item Help

Menu Level`

English

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.

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PC Health Status

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Vcore OK
DDR25V OK
+3.3V OK
+12V OK
Current CPU Temperature 35°C
Current CPU FAN Speed 3125 RPM
Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM

CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]
SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning [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

PC Health Status

Item Help

Menu Level`

Current Voltage (V) Vcore / DDR25V / +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 FAN Fail Warning

Disabled Fan warning function disable. (Default value)
Enabled Fan warning function enable.

SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning

Disabled Fan warning function disable. (Default value)
Enabled Fan warning function enable.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

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K8 CPU Clock Ratio [Default]

CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled]

x CPU Host Frequency 200

PCI/AGP Frequency 33/66

AGP OverVoltage Control Audo

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!

K8 CPU Clock Ratio

Default Set K8 CPU Clock Ratio to CPU factory default. (Default value)
x4 800Mhz ~ x10 2000Mhz Set K8 CPU Clock Ratio from x4 800Mhz to x10 2000Mhz.

CPU Host Clock Control

Note:
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 Host Frequency (Mhz)

200MHz ~455MHz Set CPU Host Frequency from 200MHz to 455MHz.

PCI /AGP Frequency(Mhz)

The values depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz).

AGP OverVoltage Control

Auto Set AGP OverVoltage Control to Auto. (Default value)
+0.1V Set AGP OverVoltage Control to +0.1V.

+0.2V Set AGP OverVoltage Control to +0.2V.
Increase AGP voltage may get stable for Over_Clock. But it may damage to AGP Card when
enable this feature.

Frequency/Voltage Control

Item Help

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum
system performance.

Load Optimized Defaults

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` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

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` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

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
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Set Supervisor/User Password

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` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` Frequency/Voltage Control

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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Save & Exit Setup

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Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.
Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

Exit Without Saving

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` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

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` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

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

Save Data to CMOS

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

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 4 Technical Reference

@BIOS™ Introduction

Gigabyte announces @BIOS

Windows BIOS Live Update Utility

Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like

many other people, you just know what BIOS is,

but always hesitate to update it? Because you think

updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually

you don't know how to update it.

Maybe not like others, you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time

to do it. But of course you don't like to do it too much. First, download different BIOS from website

and then switch the operating system to DOS mode. Secondly, use different flash utility to update

BIOS. The above process is not a interesting job. Besides, always be carefully to store the BIOS

source code correctly in your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS, it will be a nightmare.

Certainly, you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right to save your

time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work? Here it comes! Now Gigabyte

announces @BIOS -- the first Windows BIOS live update utility. This is a smart BIOS update software.

It could help you to download the BIOS from internetand update it. Not like the other BIOS update

software, it's a Windows utility. With the help of "@BIOS", BIOS updating is no more than a click.

Besides, no matter which mainboard you are using, if it's a Gigabyte's product*, @BIOS help

you to maintain the BIOS. This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to

choose the BIOS accordingly. It then downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site

automatically. There are several different choices; you could use "Internet Update" to download and

update your BIOS directly. Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS, just choose

"Save Current BIOS" to save it first. You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte, and @BIOS update

your BIOS smartly. You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS, and capable to maintain and

manage your BIOS easily. Again, Gigabyte's innovative product erects a milestone in motherboard

industries.

For such a wonderful software, how much it costs? Impossible! It's free! Now, if you buy a

Gigabyte's motherboard, you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD. But please

remember, connected to internet at first, then you could have a internet BIOS update from your

Gigabyte @BIOS.

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Method 1 : Q-FlashTM Utility

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complicated instructions and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu.

Before You Begin:

Before you start updating BIOS with the Q-Flash

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

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.

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.

example, 8KNXPU.Fba) to a floppy disk.

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 Q­FlashTM indicating no more fooling around with any

TM

utility, please follow the steps below first.

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Part One:

Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.

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.

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

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) 1984-2003 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item
F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Enter Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Utility (Y/N)? Y

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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Step 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS/Q-Flash utility.

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Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen

The Q-Flash / Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.

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Task menu for
Dual BIOS

utility

Task menu for

Q-FlashTM utility

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.

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"

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 KL: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

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.

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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.

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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 KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

1 file(s) found

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.

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

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Reading BIOS file from floppy...

>>>>>>>>>>>>......................

Don't Turn Off Power Or Reset System

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

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?"

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.

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4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.

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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 KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Load Default Settings

Please press any key to continue

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.

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 KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Are you sure to RESET ?

Load Default Settings

[Enter] to continure or [Esc] to abort...

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

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.

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba

The BIOS file becomes
Fab after updating

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) 1984-2003 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item
F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item
F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? Y

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Press Enter on
your keyboard

Press Y on your
keyboard to load
defaults.

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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) 1984-2003 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item
F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

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

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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Press Y on your
keyboard to
save and exit.

Part Two:

Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards.

This part guides users of single-BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash™ utility.

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Entering the Q-FlashTM utility:

Step1: To use the Q-Flash utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.

Step 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Q-Flash utility.

Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen

The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.

Task menu for

Q-FlashTM utility

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

` Standard CMOS Features
` Advanced BIOS Features
` Integrated Peripherals
` Power Management Setup
` PnP/PCI Configurations
` PC Health Status
` Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item
F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Flash Type/Size.............................. SST 49LF003A 256K

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Enter Q-Flash Utility (Y/N)? Y

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Q-FlashTM utility bar

Action bar

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.

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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 "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.

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Flash Type/Size.............................. SST 49LF003A 256K

8GE800.F4 256K

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Total size: 1.39M Free size:1.14M
F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

Flash Type/Size.............................. SST 49LF003A 256K

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

1 file(s) found

Save BIOS to Floppy

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Reading BIOS file from floppy...

Update BIOS from Floppy

>>>>>>>>>>>>......................

Save BIOS to Floppy

Don't Turn Off Power Or Reset System

BIOS file in the floppy disk.

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.

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4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.

5. Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q-Flash utility. The computer will restart automatically after

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 KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Updating BIOS Now...

Update BIOS from Floppy

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>........................

Save BIOS to Floppy

Don't Turn Off Power Or Reset System

The porcess of updating
BIOS

Do not turn off power or
reset your system at this
stage!!

Flash Type/Size.............................. SST 49LF003A 256K

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Save BIOS to Floppy

Please press any key to continue..........

you exit Q-Flash.

Flash Type/Size.............................. SST 49LF003A 256K

Enter : Run KL:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Are you sure to RESET ?

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
Fab 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 : @BIOS™ Utility

If you don't have DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS™ program to flash

BIOS.

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Press here.

1. Click "@BIOS" item.

(1)

3.Click "3"

Click here

(3)

Methods and steps:

1. Update BIOS through Internet:

a. Click "Internet Update" icon

b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon

c. Select @BIOS™ sever

d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard

e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

2. Click Start/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/

@BIOS.

(2)

4. Please select @BIOS sever site,

then Click "OK".

(4)

2. 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: K8VM800M.D8).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

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3. Save BIOS

In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the

current BIOS version.

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4. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:

Note:

a. In method I, if it shows two or more motherboard's model names to be selected, please make sure

b. In method II, be sure that motherboard's model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your

c. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS™ server, please go onto Gigabyte's

d. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted.

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.

your motherboard's model name again. Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted.

motherboard's. Otherwise, your system won't boot.

web site for downloading and updating it according to method II.

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Revision History2-/4-/6-Channel Audio Function Introduction

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 :

After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an

icon on the taskbar's status area. Click the

audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windows tray at

the bottom of the screen.

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STEP 3:

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the

"2 channel for stereo speakers out put".

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4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

STEP 1 :

Connect the front channels to "Line Out",

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the rear channels to "Line In".

STEP 2 :

After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an

icon on the taskbar's status area. Click the

audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windows tray at

the bottom of the screen.

STEP 3 :

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the

"4 channel for 4 speakers out put".

Disable "Only SURROUND-KIT", and press

"OK".

Line Out Line In

When the "Environment settings" is "None", the

sound would be performed as stereo mode

(2 channels output). Please select the other

settings for 4 channels output.

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Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

Use the back audio panel to connect the audio out-

put 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".

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Line In

STEP 2 :

After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an

icon on the taskbar's status area. Click the

audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windows tray at

the bottom of the screen.

STEP 3 :

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the

"6 channel for 5.1 speakers out put".

Disable "Only SURROUND-KIT" and pess "OK".

MIC In

Line Out

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Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode (using Audio Combo Kit,Optional Device):

(Audio Combo Kit provides SPDIF output port : optical & coaxis and SURROUND-KIT : Rear R/L & CEN

/Subwoofer)

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SURROUND-KIT access analog output to rear

channels and Center/Subwoofer channels. It is the

best solution if you need 6 channel output, Line In

and MIC at the same time. "SURROUND-KIT" is

included in the GIGABYTE unique "Audio Combo

Kit" as picture.

STEP 1 :

Insert the "SURROUND-KIT" in the back of the case

,and fix it with the screw.

STEP 2 :

Connect the "SURROUND-KIT" to SUR_CEN on

the M/B.

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STEP 3 :

Connect the front channels to back audio panel's

"Line Out", the rear channels to SURROUND-KIT's

REAR R/L, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to

SURROUND-KIT's SUB CENTER.

STEP 4 :

Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the win-

dows tray at the bottom of the screen.

STEP 5 :

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the

"6 channel for 5.1 speakers out put".

Enable "Only SURROUND-KIT" and press "OK".

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Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output ModeNotes:

When the "Environment settings" is "None", the sound

would be performed as stereo mode(2 channels

output). Please select the other settings for 6

channels output.

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SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device)

A "SPDIF output" device is available on the

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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

2. Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard.

bracket of PC, and fix it with screw.

3. Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder.

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Jack-Sensing Introduction

Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection

function.

Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 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.

English

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.

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Manual setting:

If the device picture shows different from what you

set, please press "Manual Selecion" to set.

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Xpress Recovery Introduction

What is Xpress Recovery ?

Xpress Recovery is a utility used to back up and restore an OS partition. If the hard drive is

not working properly, the user can restore the drive to its original state.

1. Supports FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS formats

2. Must be connected to the IDE1 Master

3. Allows installation of only one OS

4. Must be used with an IDE hard disk supporting HPA

5. The first partition must be set as the boot partition. When the boot partition is backed up,

please do not alter its size.

6. Xpress Recovery is recommended when using Ghost to return boot manager to NTFS

format.

How to use the Xpress Recovery

1. Boot from CD-ROM (BMP Mode)

Enter the BIOS menu, select "Advanced BIOS Feature" and set to boot from CD-ROM. Insert the
provided driver CD into your CD drive, then save and exit the BIOS menu. Once the computer has
restarted, the phrase "Boot from CD:" will appear at the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. When
"Boot from CD:" appears, press any key to enter Xpress Recovery. Once you have completed this
step, subsequent access to Xpress Recovery can also function by pressing the F9 key during
computer power on.

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.

.

Verifying DMI Pool Data
Boot from CD:

Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd.

1. Execute Backup Utility

2. Execute Restore Utility

3. Remove Backup Image

4. Set Password

5. Exit and Restart

Boot from CD:

Build 2011

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2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (Text Mode)

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Press F9 during powering on the computer.

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Al ly
Copyright (C) 1984-2002, Award Software, Inc.

Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1
Check System Health OK
.
.
.

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q-Flash, F9 For Xpress Recovery
08/16/2002-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00

Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd.

1. Execute Backup Utility

2. Execute Restore Utility

3. Remove Backup Image

4. Set Password

5. Exit and Restart

F9 For Xpress Recovery

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

2. System storage capacity as well as drive reading/writing speed will affect backup speed.

3. It is recommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately installed after OS and all required
driver and software installations are complete.

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1. Execute Backup Utility:

 Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit

The backup utility will automatically scan your system and back up data as a backup image in

your hard drive.

Not all systems support access to Xpress Recovery by pressing the F9 key during computer

power on. If this is the case, please use the boot from CD-ROM method to enter Xpress

Recovery.

2. Execute Restore Utility:

 This program will recover your system to factory default.

Press R to restore your system back to factory default or press Esc to exit

Restores backup image to original state.

3. Remove Backup Image:

 Remove backup image. Are you sure? (Y/N)

Remove the backup image.

4. Set Password:

 Please input a 4-16 character long password (a-z or 0-9) or press Esc to exit

You can set a password to enter Xpress Recovery to protect your hard disk data. Once this is done,

password input will be required to enter Xpress Recovery during the next as well as subsequent

system restarts. If you wish to remove the need for password entry, please select "Set Password"

and under "New Password/Confirm Password", make sure there is no entry and then press

"Enter" to remove password requirement.

English

5. Exit and Restart:

Exit and restart your computer.

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Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction

RAID Levels

English

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 VT8237 southbridge chipset
supports are RAID 0, 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.

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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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 VIA
RAID).

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)

Enter BIOS Configuration Utility

When the system powers on, the following information will appear on screen. Press the <Tab> key to
enter BIOS configuration utility.

VIA Technologies,Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility V1.20

Copyright (C) VIA Technologies, Inc. All Right reserved.

Scan Devices, Please wait...

Press <Tab> key into User Windows

Serial_Ch0 Master: ST380013AS

Serial_Ch1 Master: ST3120023AS

English

The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below:

VIA Technologies,Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility V1.20

X Create Array

X Delete Array

X Create/Delete Spare

X Select Boot Array

X Serial Number View

Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS SATA 74.53 Hdd

Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Create a RAID array with the hard disks

attached to VIA IDE controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status

K, L : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection

ESC : Exit

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Create Disk Array

1. Use the arrow keys to navigate the main menu. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the

Create Array command and press <Enter> to call out the list of creation steps.

English

2. Select Array Mode and press <Enter>, a list of array modes will appear. Highlight the target array

VIA Technologies,Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility V1.20

X Auto Setup For Data Security
X Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)

X Select Disk Drives

X Start Create Process

Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS SATA 74.53 Hdd

Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Create a RAID array with the hard disks

attached to VIA IDE controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status

K, L : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection

ESC : Exit

mode that you want to create, and press <Enter> to confirm the selection. If RAID 1 is selected, an
option list will popup and enable the users to select Create only or Create and duplicate. Create
only will allow BIOS to only create an array. The data on the mirroring drive may be different from
the source drive. Create and duplicate lets BIOS copy the data from the source to the mirroring
drive.

VIA Technologies,Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility V1.20

X Auto Setup For Data Security

RAID 0 for performance

X Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)

RAID 1 for data protection

X Select Disk Drives

RAID 0/1

X Start Create Process

RAID SPAN for capacity

Create a RAID array with the hard disks

attached to VIA IDE controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status

K, L : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection

ESC : Exit

Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS SATA 74.53 Hdd

Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

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3. 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. When using Select Disk Drives, the channel column will be activated. Highlight the
target drives that you want to use and press <Enter> to select them. After all drives have been
selected, press <Esc> to go back to the creation steps menu.

VIA Technologies,Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility V1.20

English

X Auto Setup For Performance

X Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)

X Select Disk Drives
X Block Size 64K

X Start Create Process

Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS SATA 74.53 Stripe0

[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SATA 111.79 Stripe1

Create a RAID array with the hard disks

attached to VIA IDE controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status
K, L : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection

ESC : Exit

4. If user selects a RAID 0 array in step 2, the block size of the array can also be selected. Use the

arrow key to highlight Block Size and press <Enter>, then select a block size from the popup menu.
The block size can be 4KB to 64KB.

VIA Technologies,Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility V1.20

X Auto Setup For Performance

X Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)
X Select Disk Drives

X Block Size 64K

X Start Create Process

4K

8K

16K

32K

64K

Create a RAID array with the hard disks

attached to VIA IDE controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status

K, L : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection

ESC : Exit

Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS SATA 74.53 Stripe0

[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SATA 111.79 Stripe1

5. Use the arrow key to highlight Start Create Process and press <Enter>. A warning message will

appear, press Y to finish the creation, or press N to cancel the creation.

6. Important note: All existing content in the hard drive will be destroyed after array creation.

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Delete Disk Array

A RAID can be deleted after it has been created. To delete a RAID, use the following steps:

1. Select Delete Array in the main menu and press <Enter>. The channel column will be activated.

English

2. 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.

VIA Technologies,Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility V1.20

X Create Array

X Delete Array

X Create/Delete Spare

X Select Boot Array

X Serial Number View

The selected array will be destoried.

Are you sure? Continue? Press Y/N

Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS SATA 74.53 Stripe0

[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SATA 111.79 Stripe1

Delete a RAID array contain the hard disks

attached to VIA IDE controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status

K, L : 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.

Select Boot Array

User can select a disk array as boot device if user wants 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>. If user selects a disk array that has a boot mark and press <Enter>,
its boot setting will be canceled.

VIA Technologies,Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility V1.20

X Create Array

X Delete Array
X Create/Delete Spare

X Select Boot Array

X Serial Number View

Set/Clear bootable array

F1 : View Array/disk Status

K, L : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection

ESC : Exit

Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS SATA 74.53 Stripe0

[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SATA 111.79 Stripe1

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View Serial Number of Hard Drive

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.

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 Technologies,Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility V1.20

English

X Create Array

X Delete Array

X Create/Delete Spare

X Select Boot Array

X Serial Number View

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

ARRAY0 Stripe 64K 149.06

Create a RAID array with the hard disks

attached to VIA IDE controller

F1 : View Array/disk Status

K, L : Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection

ESC : Exit

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C. Installing the RAID drivers

For the Windows operating system (Win NT, WinXP, Win2000 ), for IDE RAID/SCSI/Serial ATA functioning,
the driver must first be transferred to a floppy disk. Please follow the steps below to complete driver
transfer to a floppy disk:

English

1) Please insert the provided driver CD into the hard disk drive eg. Drive D:

2) Insert a blank formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.

3) Either from "Command Prompt" or DOS, please type in "D:\BootDrv\menu.exe"(Refer to Fig.1)

4) Information on all chipsets should be listed on the screen (Refer to Fig.2), please select the proper

Fig.1

chipset model.

Fig.2

Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk.

After you complete the steps, boot from the Windows CD to install the RAID drivers.
When install Windows 2000 or Windows XP from HDDs in serial ATA controller, press F6 as Win2000
or XP boots up, then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk. Follow on-screen
instructions to complete 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: In the menu list, IAA_RAID is Intel ICH5R chipset.

(Note)

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Revision History

Chapter 5 Appendix

Install Drivers

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.

INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER

This page shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system. Click each item to install the

driver manually or switch to the

to install the drivers automatically.

English

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

We recommend that you install all components in the list.

will finish the installation for you automatically.

Massage: Some device drivers will restart

your system automatically. After restarting

your system the "Xpress Install" will

continue to install other drivers.

Appendix- 83 -

English

Item Description

 VIA 4IN1Driver

 VIA K8M800 VGA Driver

 USB Patch for WinXP

 Realtek Lan Driver

 RealTek AC97 Codec Driver

 VIA 8237 Serial ATA Driver

 VIA USB 2.0 Controller

Driver installation finished !

You have to reboot system !

VIA Chipset Driver

VIA VGA Driver

This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up S3 hang up issue in XP.

RealTek 10/100 LAN driver

Realtek Audio Driver

For VIA 8237 SATA Driver

VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller use the inbox driver in Service Pack 1

Please upgrade to Windows XP Service Pack 1 and rescan for hardware

change in Device Manage.

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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SOFTWARE APPLICATION

This page reveals the value-added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners.

 Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager (GWUM)

This utility can integrate the Gigabyte's applications in the system tray

 Gigabyte Management Tool (GMT)

A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network

 EasyTune 4

Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions

 DMI Viewer

Windows based utility which is used to browse the DMI/SMBIOS information of the system

 Face-Wizard

New utility for adding BIOS logo

 @BIOS

Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility

 Acrobat e-Book

Useful utility from Adobe

 Acrobat Reader

Popular utility from Adobe for reading .PDF file format documents

 Norton Internet Security (NIS)

Integrated utility which includes anti-virus, ads, etc.

 DirectX 9.0

Install Microsoft DirectX 9 to enable 3D hardware acceleration that support for operating system
to achieve better 3D performence.

English

Appendix- 85 -

SOFTWARE INFORMATION

This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title.

English

HARDWARE INFORMATION

This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.

CONTACT US

Please see the last page for details.

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FAQ

Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard
model, please log on to http://tw.giga-byte.com/faq/faq.htm

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: Why cannot I use all functions in EasyTune™ 4?
Answer: The availability of the listed functions in EasyTune™ 4 depends on the MB chipset. If the chipset doesn't

support certain functions in EasyTune™ 4, these functions will be locked automatically and you will not be able to use
them.

Question 4: Why do I fail to install RAID and ATA drivers under Win 2000 and XP on boards that support RAID
function after I connect the boot HDD to IDE3 or IDE4 ?
Answer: First of all, you need to save some files in the CD-ROM to a floppy disk before installing drivers. You also
need to go through some rather different steps in the installation process. Therefore, we suggest that you refer to
the installation steps in the RAID manual at our website.
(Please download it at http://tw.giga-byte.com/support/user_pdf/raid_manual.pdf)

Question 5: 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 make

them 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.

7. Save changes and reboot the system.

English

Question 6: Why does system seem unstable after updating BIOS?
Answer: Please remember to load Fail-Safe Defaults (Or Load BIOS Defaults) after flashing BIOS. However, if the

system instability still remains, please clear CMOS to solve the problem.

Question 7: 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.

Appendix- 87 -

Question 8: How do I disable onboard VGA card in order to add an external VGA card?
Answer: Gigabyte motherboards will auto-detect the external VGA card after it is plugged in, so you don't need to

change any setting manually to disable the onboard VGA.

Question 9: Why cannot I use the IDE 2?

English

Answer: Please refer to the user manual and check whether you have connected any cable that is not provided with

the motherboard package to the USB Over Current pin in the Front USB Panel. If the cable is your own cable, please
remove it from this pin and do not connect any of your own cables to it.

Question 10: 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.

JAMI BIOS Beep Codes
*Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully.
*Except for beep code 8, these codes are always fatal.

Question 11: How to set in the BIOS in order to bootup from SATA HDDs by either RAID or ATA mode?
Answer: Please set in the BIOS as follow:

1. Advanced BIOS features--> SATA/RAID/SCSI boot order: "SATA"

2. Advanced BIOS features--> First boot device: "SCSI"

3. Integrated Peripherals--> Onboard H/W Serial ATA: "enable"

Then it depends on the SATA mode that you need to set "RAID" to RAID mode or "BASE" to normal ATA mode in the
item named Serial ATA function.

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

J 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

Question 12: For the M/B which have RAID function, how to set in the BIOS in order to bootup from IDE3, 4 by either
RAID or ATA mode?
Answer:Please set in the BIOS as follow:

1. Advanced BIOS features-->(SATA)/RAID/SCSI boot order: "SATA"

2. Advanced BIOS features--> First boot device: "SCSI"

3. Integrated Peripherals--> Onboard H/W ATA/RAID: "enable"

Then it depends on the RAID mode that you need to set "RAID" to RAID mode or "ATA" to normal ATA mode in the
item named RAID controller function.

Question 13: How to set in the BIOS to bootup from the IDE/ SCSI/ RAID card ?
Answer:Please set in the BIOS as follow:

1. Advanced BIOS features-->(SATA)/RAID/SCSI boot order: "SCSI"

2. Advanced BIOS features--> First boot device: "SCSI"

Then it depends on the mode(RAID or ATA) that you need to set in RAID/ SCSI BIOS.

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Troubleshooting

If you encounter any trouble during boot up, please follow the troubleshooting
procedures.

Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove
all of the add-on cards and cables from motherboard.

Please make sure motherboard & chassis are not short ?

Please make sure all jumper settings (such as CPU system
bus speed, frequency ratio, voltage and etc) are set properly.

English

START

Yes

Please isolate
the short pin.

No

Failure has been excluded.

Make sure the

No

jumper setting
are correct.

Yes

Check if the CPU cooling fan attached to CPU properly. ls
CPU cooling fan power connected to CPU_FAN
properly?

Yes

Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot.

Yes

Insert the VGA card. Then plug in ATX power cable and
turn on the system.

A

Failure has been excluded.

Failure has been excluded.

Failure has been excluded.

No

No

Plug the CPU
cooling fan power
in the CPU fan
connector. Plug
in the AC power
connector.

Insert and push
the memory
module vertically
into the DIMM
slot.

Appendix- 89 -

English

A

Is memory LED on and CPU fan running?

Yes

Check if there is display.

The problem could
be caused by
power supply,
CPU, memory or

No

CPU/memory
socket itself.

Failure has been excluded.

Perhaps your VGA

No

card / VGA slot or
monitor is defective.

Yes

Turn off the system. Reboot after keyboard and mouse
have been plugged in.

Check if keyboard is working properly.

Yes

Press <Del> to enter BIOS setup. Choose "Load
Optimized Defaults" and save then exit setup.

Turn off the system and re-connect the IDE cable.
Check if the system can reboot successfully.

Yes

Reinstall Windows OS, and reinstall add-on cards and
cables. Then try to reboot the system.

END

Failure has been excluded.

It is possible that
your keyboard or

No

keyboard connector
is defective.

Failure has been excluded.

The problem was

No

probably caused by
the IDE device /
connector or cable.

Failure has been excluded.

If the above procedure unable to solve your problem, please contact with your local retailer or national
distributor for help. Or, you could submit your question to the service mail via Gigabyte website technical
support zone (http://www.gigabyte.com.tw). The appropriate response will be provided ASAP.

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

Technical Support/RMA Sheet

Customer/Country: Company: Phone No.:

Contact Person: E-mail Add. :

Model name/Lot Number: PCB revision:

BIOS version: O.S./A.S.:

Hardware Mfs. Model name Size: Driver/Utility:

Configuration

CPU

Memory

Brand

Video Card

Audio Card

HDD

CD-ROM /

DVD-ROM

Modem

Network

AMR / CNR

Keyboard

Mouse

Power supply

Other Device

English

Problem Description:



Appendix- 91 -

Acronyms

Acronyms Meaning

English

ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

APM Advanced Power Management

AGP Accelerated Graphics Port

AMR Audio Modem Riser

ACR Advanced Communications Riser

BIOS Basic Input / Output System

CPU Central Processing Unit

CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

CRIMM Continuity RIMM

CNR Communication and Networking Riser

DMA Direct Memory Access

DMI Desktop Management Interface

DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module

DRM Dual Retention Mechanism

DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory

DDR Double Data Rate

ECP Extended Capabilities Port

ESCD Extended System Configuration Data

ECC Error Checking and Correcting

EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility

EPP Enhanced Parallel Port

ESD Electrostatic Discharge

FDD Floppy Disk Device

FSB Front Side Bus

HDD Hard Disk Device

IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced

IRQ Interrupt Request

to be continued......

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Acronyms Meaning

IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

ISA Industry Standard Architecture

LAN Local Area Network

I/O Input / Output

LBA Logical Block Addressing

LED Light Emitting Diode

MHz Megahertz

MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface

MTH Memory Translator Hub

MPT Memory Protocol Translator

NIC Network Interface Card

OS Operating System

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller

POST Power-On Self Test

PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect

RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module

SCI Special Circumstance Instructions

SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge

SRAM Static Random Access Memory

English

Appendix- 93 -

English

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English

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Memo

CONTACT US

Contact us via the information in this page all over the world.

yy

y Taiwan

yy

English

Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei Hsien,
Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Tech. Support:
http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm
Non-Tech. Support (Sales/Marketing issues):
http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp
Website: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

yy

y USA

yy

G.B.T. INC.
Address: 17358 Railroad St, City of Industry, CA 91748.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Tech. Support:
http://www.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm
Non-Tech. Support (Sales/Marketing issues):
http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp
Website: http://www.giga-byte.com

yy

y Germany

yy

G.B.T. Technology Trading GmbH
Tel: [phone]
49-01803-428468 (Tech.)
Fax: [phone] (Sales)
49-01803-428329 (Tech.)
Tech. Support:
http://de.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm
Non-Tech. Support (Sales/Marketing issues):
http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp
Website: http://www.gigabyte.de

yy

y Japan

yy

Nippon Giga-Byte Corporation
Website: http://www.gigabyte.co.jp

yy

y U.K

yy

G.B.T. TECH. CO. LTD.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Tech. Support:
http://uk.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm
Non-Tech. Support (Sales/Marketing issues):
http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp
Website: http://uk.giga-byte.com

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y The Netherlands

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Giga-Byte Technology B.V.
Address: Verdunplein 8 5627 SZ, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
NL Tech.Support : 0900-GIGABYTE (0900-44422983,
BE Tech.Support : 0900-84034 (
Fax: [phone]
Tech. Support:
http://nz.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm
Non-Tech. Support (Sales/Marketing issues):
http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp
Website: http://www.giga-byte.nl

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y China

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NINGBO G.B.T. Tech. Trading CO., Ltd.
Tech. Support:
http://cn.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm
Non-Tech. Support (Sales/Marketing issues):
http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp
Website: http://www.gigabyte.com.cn
Beijing
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Chengdu
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
GuangZhou
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Shanghai
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Shenyang
Tel: [phone]
Wuhan
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Xian
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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