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Mother Board

GA-K8VM800M

Apr. 14, 2 004

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 M e Fi rst!

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 .......................................................... 11

Block Diagram .............................................................................................. 12

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. : D8) ......................................... 36

Standard CM OS Features ........................................................................... 3 8

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

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

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

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

PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 4 6

Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................................................... 4 7

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

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

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

Save & Exit Setup .......................................................................................... 5 0

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

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

@BIOS™ Introduction .................................................................................. 5 3

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

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

Jack-Sensing Introduction ........................................................................... 6 4

Xpress Recovery Introduction ...................................................................... 66

Serial ATA RAID BIOS Utility Introduction .................................................... 7 1

Chapter 5 Appendix ......................................................................... 79

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Table of Content

Chapter 1 Introduction

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Features Summary

CP U — Socket 754 for AMD AlthlonTM 64 p rocessor (K8)

Chipset — Northbridge:VIA K8M800

Mem ory — 2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets,supports up to 2GB DRAM (M ax)

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

On-Board IDE — 2 IDE bus master (UDM A33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) IDE ports

On-Board Fl oppy — 1 Floppy po rt supports 2 FDD On-Board Serial ATA — 2 S erial ATA connectors On-Board Peripherals — 1 Parallel port

On-Board VGA — Build in VIA K 8M800 Ch ipset On-Board LAN — Built-in RTL8100C (10/100 M bit)

On-Board Sound — ALC655 CODEC

On-Board SATA RAID — Built-in VIA VT8237

I/O Control — IT8705F

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

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

— Southbridge:VIA VT8237

— Supports DDR400/333/266/200 DIMM — Supports 128MB/256MB/51 2MB/1GB unbuffered DRAM — Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM

— 3 PCI slots

for up to 4 ATAPI devic es

— 1 Serial port (COM A),1 VGA p ort,COMB on board — 8 USB 2.0/1.1 por ts (4 x Rear, 4 xFr ont by cable) — 1 Front Audio con nector — 1 IrDA connector for IR — 1 PS/2 keybo ard — 1 PS/2 m ouse

— 1 RJ45 port

— Supports Jack Sensing function — Support 2 / 4 / 6 channel — Line In / Line Out / M ic In — SPDIF In / Out — CD In / Gam e connector

— Supports disk striping ( RAID 0) or disk m irroring (RA ID 1) — Supports UDM A up to 150 M B/sec — Up to 2 SATA devic es

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Hardware Monitor — CPU/Sy stem fan revo lution detect

— CPU temperature detect — System voltage detect — CPU/S ystem fan fail warni ng

BIOS — Licensed A WARD B IOS

— Supports Q-Flash

Additional Features — Supports Therm al Shutdown function

— Supports @BIOS — Supports Ea syTune

Overc locki ng — Over Clock (C PU/DD R/AGP /PCI) by BIOS Form F actor — Mic ro 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

SU R_CEN

CODEC

RTL 8 10 0C

LPT

LAN

BIOS

F_AU DIO

CD _IN

SPDIF_IO

ATX_12 V

IT8705F

GAME

AGP

SOC KET 754

VIA K8M 800

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

COMB

INFO_LINK

CPU_FAN

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DDR1

VIA

VT8 2 37

F_U SB2F_U SB1

DDR2

BATTERY

ATX

IDE2

SYS_FAN

PWR_ LED

CLR_CMOS

FDD

RAM_LED

IDE1

SATA1

SATA0

F_PANEL

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Block Diagram

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AGPC LK

(66MHz)

3 P CI

PCICL K

(33MHz)

AGP

4X/8X

2 Serial ATA

VGA Port

LAN

RJ45

RTL8100C

Audio

CODE C

MIC

LINE-IN

AMD

AlthlonTM 64

processor (K8)

VIA K8M800

VIA VT8237

AC97 Link

8 U SB

Ports

LINE-OUT

CPUCLK+/- (200M Hz)

H.T. Bus 800M Hz

LPC BUS

ATA33/66/100/133

IDE Channels

DDR RAM

400/333/266/200MHz

33 MHz

14.318 MHz

BIOS

IT8705F

24 M Hz

33 M Hz

Game Port

Flop py

LPT Port

PS/2 KB /Mou se

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 3

Step 4

Step 1

Step 2

Step 4

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.

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Hardware Installation Proc ess

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. F irs t, c hec k th e pro ces sor p ins to se e that non e ar e b ent. Mov e the so cke t lev er 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 p osition as shown in Figu re 1.(90o to the plane of the m otherboard) p rior to inserting the pr ocess or. The pin 1 locatio n is de signa ted o n the pro cesso r by a copp er triangl e that matches up to a triangle on the so cket as shown in Figure 2. Align the proc essor to the socket and g ently lower it in to pla ce. D o not force the p rocess or into the so cket.

Figure 1.

Socket Lever

Pull the lever to the 90 -degre e dire ctly.

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Figure 2. Pi n 1 loca tion o n the Soc ke t a nd Pro ces sor . Mov e the sock et leve r to the lock ed po sition whil e hol ding pressu re on the cen ter of the proc essor.

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

in Figu re 3) pri or to installing the h eatsink. Phase ch ange m aterials dev elop strong a dhesive

forces between the hea tsink an d proce ssor. Remo ving the hea tsink u nder su ch cond i-

tion s ca n cause the p roc esso r to be r emoved from the socket without moving the

socket lever to the u nlocked p osition a nd t hen damag e the pr ocesso r pi ns or socket

contact s.

** We r ecom me nd you to a pply the therm al tape to provid e better he at co nduction between

your C PU and h eatsink. (Th e CP U cooli ng fan m ight stick to the CPU due to the ha rdening of

the thermal p aste. During this c ondition if you try to remove the cooling fan, y ou mi ght pull the

processo r out of the CPU socket alone with the cooling fan, and migh t damage the pr ocessor.

To av oid this from happen ing, we sugge st you to either use therma l tape ins tead o f therm al

paste, orre mov e the cooli ng fan with extrem e ca ution.)

Figure 3. Applic ation of thermal grease to the proc essor.

Step 1-3.O nce the therm al gre ase has bee n applie d to the proces sor, the he atsink c an be a ttached to

the processor. Align the heatsink assem bly with the supp ort fram e m ating with the backer plate

standoffs a s s hown in Fi gure 4 & 5.

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Figure 4 & 5. Alig nm ent of heatsi nk as sem bly with stand offs.

Step 1-4 . C onnect the fan power wires to the header on the m otherboar d as s hown in Figu re 6.

Figure 6. Conn ecting the fan power wire s.

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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. When RAM_LED is ON, do not install / remove DIMM from socket.

2. 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 DIM M s oc ket ha s a notc h, so the DIMM me mor y mo dule can o nly fit in one d irection.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIM M soc ket. The n pus h i t down.

3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIM M sockets to lo ck the DIMM m odule. Reve rse the installation steps when yo u wish to rem ove the DIMM modu le.

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 Fema le)

COMA VG A

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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31 2

11 12

1) ATX_12V

2) ATX (Power Connector)

3) CPU_FAN

4) SYS_FAN

5) FDD

6) IDE1 / IDE2

7) SATA0 / SATA1

8) F_PANEL

9) PWR_LED

10) RAM_LED

11) F_AUDIO

20 918

12) SUR_CEN

13) SPDIF_IO

14) CD_IN

15) F_USB1 / F_USB2

16) IR

17) GAME

18) INFO_LINK

19) COMB

20) CLR_CMOS

21) C I

22) BAT

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1) ATX_12V (+12V Power Connector)

This c onnector ( ATX_12V) supp lies the C PU oper ation voltage (V core). If this "ATX_1 2V con nector" i s no t connected, system c annot boo t.

English

432

Pin No. Definition

1 GND 2 GND

3 +12V

4 +12V

2) ATX (ATX Power Connector)

AC p ower cord shou ld onl y be connected to you r power s upply u nit after ATX power cab le a nd other rela ted devices are firmly connected to the mo therboard.

Pin No . D efinition

1 3. 3V

2 3. 3V 3 GND

4 VCC 5 GND 6 VCC

7 GND 8 Po wer Go od

9 5V S B (stand by +5V) 10 +12V 11 3.3V

12 -12V 13 GND

14 PS_ON(s oft on/off) 15 GND

16 GND 17 GND 18 -5V

19 VCC 20 VCC

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3) CPU_FAN (CPU Fan Connector)

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4) SYS_FAN (System Fan Connector)

Pleas e note, a proper ins tallation of the CPU coo ler is essential to pre vent the CPU from runni ng unde r abn orm al con dition or dam age d by overh eating . T he C PU fan con nector supports Ma x. current up to 600 m A.

Pin No. Definition

Thi s conn ector allo ws y ou to l ink with the c ool ing fan on the s ystem cas e to lower the sys tem temperature.

1 GND

2 +12V

3 Sense

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Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2 +12V

3 Sense

5) FDD (Floppy Connector)

Pleas e conne ct the floppy drive ribbon cab les to FD D. It supp orts 360K, 1.2M , 720 K, 1.44M and

2.8 8M bytes flo ppy disk typ es. The r ed stripe of the ri bbon ca ble m ust be the sam e side with the Pin1.

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6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE1 / IDE2 Connector)

Impor tant Notice: Pleas e conne ct first hard disk to IDE1 an d conne ct CD-ROM to IDE2. The r ed stripe of the ri bbon ca ble m ust be the sam e side with the Pin1.

3940

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IDE2

IDE1

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7) SATA0 / SATA1 (Serial ATA Connector)

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8) PWR_LED

You can connect the Seri al ATA de vice to this con nector. If you wish to use RAID function , plea se use i t in unity with BIOS and install the co rrect dr iver to h ave prop er ope ration.

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2 TXP

3 TXN 4 GND

5 RXN

6 RXP

7 GND

PWR_ LED is con nect with the system power indica tor to ind icate whether the sys tem is on/ off. It will bl ink when the system enters susp end m ode. If yo u use du al color LED, p ower LED will turn to another colo r.

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Pin No. Definition

1 MPD+

2 MPD-

3 MPD-

9) F_PANEL (2 x 10 pins Connector)

Plea se co nnect the po wer L ED, P C spe aker, re set switch and power s witch e tc. of your chass is front panel to the F_ PANEL connec tor ac cordin g to the pin assignm ent belo w.

1 92 0

Speak er

Connect or

Sof t Po wer Connect or

Messa ge L ED/ Po wer/ Slee p LED

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

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

SPEAK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: V CC(+)

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-)

RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Reset Hardware System

PW (Soft Power Connector) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Power On/Off

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

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

N C N C

SPEAK-

SPEAK+

PW+

MSG+

PW-

MSG-

RES+

RES-

HD -

IDE Har d Dis k

HD +

Act ive LE D

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Res et Swi tch

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10) RAM_LED

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11) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)

Do not rem ove m em ory m odules while RAM _LED is on. It mig ht cause shor t or other unexpec ted dam age s due to the s tand by vo ltage. Rem ove mem ory mo dules o nly whe n AC po wer c ord is disco nnected.

If you want to use Front Au dio c onnector , you must rem ove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector. Also pl ease mak e sure the pin as sigme nt on the cable is the sam e as the pin assigm ent on the MB h eader. To find ou t if the ch assis you are buying s upport fron t audio connector, please contact your deale r. Plea se no te, y ou ca n have the a lternativ e of usi ng front aud io conn ector o r of using r ear a udio conn ector to play soun d.

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Pin No. Definition

1 MIC 2 GND

3 MIC_BIAS

4 Power

5 Front Audio (R)

6 Rear Audio (R)

7 Reserved

8 No Pin

9 Front Audio (L) 10 Rear Audio (L)

12) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector)

Pleas e contact your neare st dealer for o ptional SUR_CEN c able.

Pin No. Definition

2 6

1 SUR OUTL

2 SUR OUTR

3 GND

4 No Pin

5 CENTER_OUT

6 BASS_OUT

13) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In / Out Connector)

The S PDIF o utput is cap able o f prov iding digital audio to extern al spe akers or com presse d AC3 data to an e xterna l Do lby Digital Deco der. U se thi s feature only whe n yo ur stere o sy stem h as dig ital i np ut functi on. B e ca refu l with the pol ar ity of the SPDIF _IO co nne ctor. Che ck the pin assig nmen t carefully while y ou con nect the SPDIF cabl e, inco rrect con nection be tween the cab le and co nnector will m ake the dev ice una ble to work or eve n dam age it. F or o ptional SPD IF cable, pleas e con tact your loc al dea ler.

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Pin No. Definition

1 VCC

2 No Pin

3 SPDIF

4 SPDIFI

5 GND 6 GND

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14) CD_IN (CD In Connector)

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Connec t CD-ROM or DVD -ROM audio out to the conn ector.

Pin No. Definition

1 CD-L

2 GND

3 GND

4 CD-R

15) F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector)

Be ca reful with the pol arity of the front USB c onnector . Chec k the pin assign me nt car efully whi le you con nect the front USB c able, in correct conne ction between the cable and connector will m ake the dev ice unab le to work or even dam age i t. Fo r option al front USB cable, plea se contact yo ur local d ealer.

2 10

1 9

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

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16) IR

Mak e sure the p in 1 on the IR device is aling with pin one the conn ector. To enable the IR function on the board , you are required to purchase an option IR m odule. Be careful with the polarity of the IR/CIR or IR con nec tor. Check the pin ass ignm ent carefully while you connect the IR cable, incorrec t connection between the cable and co nnector will mak e the device una ble to work or even dam age it. F or optional IR ca ble, p lease c ontact you r loca l deale r.

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC(+5V)

2 No Pin

3 IR Data Input

4 GND 5 IR Data Output

17) GAME (Game Connector)

This conn ector supp orts jo ystick, M IDI keyb oard and other re late au dio dev ices. Chec k the pin assig nme nt while you c onnect the gam e cables. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional gam e cable s.

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC

2 GRX1_R

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

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18) INFO_LINK

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19) COMB (COM B Connector)

This c onnector al lows you to connec t some external de vices to pr ovide you e xtra function. Che ck the pin ass ignm ent while you connect the external device cable. Please contact your nearest deale r for option al external devic e cabl e.

Pin No. Definition

1 SMBCLK

2 VCC

3 SMBDATA

4 GPIO

5 GND 6 GND

7 No Pin

8 NC

9 +12V

10 +12V

Be car eful with the pol arity of the COM B connector. Check the pin ass ignm ent car efully while y ou conn ect the COM B cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the devi ce un able to wor k or ev en dam age it. For o ptiona l C OM B cab le, please contact your loc al dealer.

Pin No. Definition

1 NDCDB2 NSINB

3 NSOUTB

4 NDTRB-

5 GND

6 NDSRB-

7 NRTSB-

8 NCTSB-

9 NRIB10 No Pin

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20) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)

You m ay clear the CM OS data to i ts default values by this ju mpe r. To cl ear CM OS, tem por arily short 1-2 p in. Default doesn 't include the "S hunter" to prevent from i mpro per use this jump er.

English

Open: Norm al

Short: Clear CMOS

21) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open)

This 2-pin connector al lows your system to en able o r d isable the "cas e op en" item in BIOS i f the system case begin rem ove.

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal

2 GND

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22) BATTERY

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CAUTION

Da nge r of e xp los io n if batte ry i s inco rr ectl y replace d. Repl ace on ly with the s am e or equivale nt type recom men ded by the m anufacturer. Di sp ose of us ed b atte ri es a cc or di ng to the ma nufacturer's i nstructions.

If you want to era se CM OS. ..

1. Turn OFF the com puter and unplug the power cord.

2. R em ove the b attery, wait for 30 sec ond.

3. R e-ins tall the battery.

4. Pl ug the power cor d and turn O N the com puter.

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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 ty pe of information is stored in battery-b acked CM OS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

ENTERING SETU P

Powering ON the computer and pressing <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup. If y ou require more a dvance d BIOS settings, please g o to " Ad vanced BIOS" setting me nu. To en ter 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 < > Mov e 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 M enu <+/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 CM OS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu <F6> Load the file-safe default C MOS value from BIOS default table <F7> Load the Optimized Defaults <F8> Q-Flash utility <F9> System Information <F10> Save all the CM OS changes, only for Main Menu

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M ain Menu

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Se tup Menu

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Press F1 to pop up a small help w in dow that descr ibes the appro priate keys to use and the possible

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

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : D8)

Once you enter Aw ard BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main M enu (as figure below) w ill appear on the

screen. The M ain Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two ex it choices. Use arrow

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

} Standard CM OS Features } Advanced BI OS Features } Inte grated Peripherals } P owe r Managem ent S etup } P nP/PCI Con figurations } P C Health Status } Frequ ency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit higf: Selec t Item F8: Q- Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Har d Disk Ty pe...

Load Fail-Safe Defa ults Load Optimized Defa ults Set Supervisor P assword Set U ser P ass word Save & Exit S etup Exit Without Saving

If you can't find the se tting you want, please press "C trl + F1" to search the advanced option

hidden.

l Standard CMOS Features

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

l Advanced BIOS Features

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

l Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard periphe rals.

l Power M anag ement Setup

This setup page includes all the items of Green function fea tures.

l PnP/PCI Configurations

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

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l PC Health Status

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

l Frequency/V oltage Control

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

l Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

configuration.

l Load Optimiz ed Defaults

Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the sy stem w ould be in

best performance configuration.

l Set Supervisor Password

Change, set, or disable pas sw ord. It allow s you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just

to Setup.

l Set User Passw ord

Change, set, or disable pass w ord. It allows you to limit access to the system.

l Save & Exit Setup

Save C M OS value settings to CMOS and ex it setup.

l Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CM OS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

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The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <y ear>.

military-time clock. For ex ampl e, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

computer. There are two types: auto type, and manual type. Manual type is user-definable; Auto type which w ill automatically d etect HDD type. Note that the spec ifications of your driv e must match w ith the driv e table. The hard disk w ill not work properly if y ou enter improper information for this category . If you select User Type, related information wil l be asked to enter to the followin g items. E nter the information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Such information should be prov ided i n the documentation form your hard disk v endor or the system manufacturer.

If a hard disk has not been installed, select NONE and press <Enter>.

Date (m m:dd:yy ) Tue, Jan 27 2004 Time (hh:m m :ss) 22:31:24

} IDE Primary M aster [None] } IDE Primary S lave [None] } IDE Secondary Master [None] } IDE Secondary Slave [None]

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5"] Drive B [None] Floppy 3 Mode S uport [Disabled]

Holt On [All, But Keyb oard]

Base Memory 640K Exte nded Me mory 127M Total Memory 128M

higf: Move Enter: Select +/-/P U/P D: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: P revious Values F6: Fa il-Save De fault F7: Optimized Defaults

Standard CMOS Features

Item Help Menu L evel} Change the day, m onth, year

<We ek> Sun. to Sat.

<Month> Jan. to Dec.

<Day> 1 to 31 (or ma ximum allowe d in the m onth)

<Ye ar> 1999 to 2098

Date

Week The we ek, 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 maxi mum allowed in the month) Year The year, from 1999 through 2098

Time

The times format in <hour> <m inu te> <second>. The time is c alc ulated base on the 2 4-hour

IDE Primary Master, Slave / IDE Secondary Master, Slave

The category id entifies the types o f hard d isk from driv e C to F that has been i nsta lled in the

Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors

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Drive A / Dri v e B

The category ide ntifies the types of floppy di sk drive A o r drive B that has been installed in the

computer.

None No fl oppy driv e installed 360K, 5.25" 5.25 inch PC-type standard driv e; 360K by te capacity.

1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch AT-type high- density driv e; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch whe n 3 Mode is Enabled).

720K, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided dr ive; 720K byte capacity

1.44M, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided dri ve; 1.44M byte capacity.

2.88M, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided dri ve; 2.88M byte capacity.

Floppy 3 Mode Support (f or Japan Area)

Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default v alue) Driv e A Drive A is 3 mod e Floppy Drive. Driv e B Drive B is 3 mod e Floppy Drive. Both Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.

Halt on

The category determines w hether the computer w ill stop if an error is d etected d uring power up.

No Errors The sy stem boot will not stop for any error tha t may be detected and you

will be promp ted.

All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped. All, But Keyboard The sy stem boot will not stop for a key board error; it will stop for all other

errors. (Default value)

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it w ill 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 w hi ch is determined by POST (Pow er On Self Test) of the BIOS.

Base Memory

The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conv entional) memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512K for sy stems 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 ex tended me mory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located abov e 1 MB i n the CPU's memory address map.

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Advanced BIOS Features

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First Boot Device [Floppy] Second Boot Device [HDD -0] Thir d Boot D evice [CDR OM] Password C heck [Set up]

higf: Move Enter: Select +/-/P U/P D: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: P revious Values F6: Fa il-Save De fault F7: Optimized Defaults

Advanced BI OS Feat ures

Item Help

Menu L evel}

Selec t Boot D evice priority

[Floppy] Boot from fl oppy

[LS120] Boot from L S120

[HDD -0] Boot from Firs t HDD

[HDD -1] Boot from Secon d HDD

First / Second / T hird Boot Device

Floppy Select your b oot devic e priori ty by Floppy . LS120 Select your boot device priority by L S120. HDD- 0~3 Selec t your boot device priority by HDD-0~3. SCSI Select your boot device priority by SCSI. CDROM Selec t your b oot device priority by C DROM. ZIP Selec t your boo t device priority by ZIP. USB-FDD Selec t your b oot device priority by USB -FDD. USB-ZIP Select your boot devic e priority by USB-ZIP. USB-CDROM Selec t your bo ot dev ice priority by USB-C DROM. USB-HDD Select your boot devic e priority by USB-HDD. LAN Select your boot device p riority by LAN. Disabled Select your bo ot device priority by Disabled.

Password Check

System The system can not boot and can not acc ess to Setup page will be denied if the

Setup The system wil l boot, but access to Setup w ill be denied if the co rrect passw ord

correct password is not entered at the prompt.

is not entered at the prompt. (Default v alue)

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Integrated Peripherals

IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled] On-Chip IDE Channel 0 [Enabled] On-Chip IDE Channel 1 [Enabled] OnChip Serial ATA [Enabled] AC97 Audio [Auto] USB 1.1 Controller [Enab led] USB 2.0 Controller [Enab led] USB N etwork Device [Disabled] USB K ey board Su pport [Disa bled] USB Mouse Support [Disabled] Onboard H/W LAN [Enabled] Onboa rd LAN Boo t ROM [Disa bled] Onboard F DC Controller [Enabled] Onboar d Serial P ort 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Onboar d Serial P ort 2 [2F8/IRQ3] UART Mode Se lect [Nor m al]

x UR2 Duplex Mode Half

Onboar d P arallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel P ort Mode [SPP]

higf: Move Enter: Select +/-/P U/P D: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: P revious Values F6: Fa il-Save De fault F7: Optimized Defaults

Inte grated Periphe rals

Item Help

Menu L evel}

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Game P ort Address [201] Midi Port Add ress [Disa bled]

x Midi P ort IRQ 10

higf: Move Enter: Select +/-/P U/P D: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: P revious Values F6: Fa il-Save De fault F7: Optimized Defaults

Inte grated Periphe rals

Item Help

Menu L evel}

IDE DMA transfer access

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

On-Chip IDE Channel0

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

On-Chip IDE Channel1

Enabled Enable onboard 2nd cha nnel IDE port. (Default v alue) Disabled Disable onboar d 2nd channel IDE port.

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OnChip Serial ATA

Enabled Enable VT8237 Serial ATA suppo rted. (Default v alue) Disabled Disable VT8237 Serial ATA supp orted.

AC97 Audio

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

USB 1.1 Controller

Disable USB 1.1 host controller if you are not using USB dev ices.

Enabled Enable USB 1.1 controller. (Default v alue) Disabled Disable USB 1. 1 controller.

USB 2.0 Controller

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

Enabled Enable USB 2.0 controller. (Default v alue) Disabled Disable USB 2. 0 controller.

USB Network Dev ice

Enabled Enable USB network de vice. Disabled Disable USB n etwork de vice. (Default v alue)

USB Keyboard Support

Enabled Enable USB key board su pport. (Default v alue) Disabled Disable USB key board support.

USB Mouse Support

Enabled Enable USB mouse support. (Default v alue) Disabled Disable USB m ouse sup port.

Onboard H/W LAN

Enabled Enable onboard LAN function. (Default v alue) 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 v alue)

Onboard FDC Controller

Enabled Enable onboard FDC Controller. (Default v alue) Disabled Disable onboard FDC Controller.

Onboard Serial Port 1

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

UART Mode Select

This item allows y ou to determine w hich infrared(IR) functi on of onb oard I/O chip.

Normal Set o nboard I/O chip using as standard seri al port. (Default v alue) 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 avail able when "UART Mode Select" doesn't set at Normal.

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

Onboard Parallel Port

378/IRQ7 Enabl e onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default value) 278/IRQ5 Enabl e onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5. Disabled Disable onboa rd LPT port. 3BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and addre ss is 3BC/IRQ7.

Parallel Port Mode

SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. ( Default v alue) EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. ECP Using Parallel port as Ex tended Capabilities Port. ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

Game Port Address

201 Set Game Port Address to 201. ( Default v alue) 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 v alue)

Midi Port IRQ

5 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5. 10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10. (Default v alue)

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Power Management Setup

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ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)]

x USB D evice Wake-Up From S3 Disabled

Soft- Off by P WRBTN [Instant-Off] AC Back Func tion [Soft-Off] Keyboard P ower On [Disabled] Mouse Powe r On [Disa bled] PME Event Wake Up [Enabled] Modem Ring Re sume [Enab led]

Resume by Alarm [Disa bled]

x Date ( of Month) Alarm Everyday x Tim e (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0

higf: Move Enter: Select +/-/P U/P D: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: P revious Values F6: Fa il-Save De fault F7: Optimized Defaults

Power Managem ent Setup

Item Help

Menu L evel}

[S1] Set suspend ty pe to Power On Su spend under ACPI OS

[S3] Set suspend ty pe to Suspe nd to RAM under ACPI OS

ACPI Suspend Type

S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS (Pow er On S uspend). (Default v alue) S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR (Suspend To RAM).

USB Dev ice Wake-Up From S3

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

Soft-Off by PWRBT N

Instant-off Press power button then power off instantly. (Default v alue) Delay 4 Sec. Pr ess pow er button 4 seconds to powe r off. Enter susp end if button is

pressed less than 4 seconds.

AC Back Function

Soft-Off Alway s in off state w hen AC b ack. (Default va lue) Memory System power o n depends on the status be fore AC lost. Full-On Alw ay s power on the system when AC back.

Keyboard Power On

Disabled Disab led this function. (Default value) Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the key board pow er on password. Keyboard 98 If th ere is a "POWER" button on y our key board, yo u can press the key to

power on y our sy stem.

Mouse Power On

Disabled Disab led this function. (Default value) Enabled Power on system by mouse e v ent.

PME Event Wake Up

Disabled Disabl e this function. Enabled Enable PME as wake up ev ent. (Default v alue)

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Modem Ring On

An incoming call v ia m odem can awake the sy stem from any suspend s tate.

Disabled Disabl e Modem Ring on function. Enabled Enable Modem Ring on function. (Default v alue)

Resume by Alarm

You can set "Resume by Alarm" i tem at "Enabled" and key in data/time to power on sy stem.

Disabled Disab le this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable alarm function to P OWER ON sy stem.

If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled. Date (of Month) A larm : Every da y, 1~31 Time (hh: mm: ss) Ala rm : (0~2 3) : (0~59) : (0~59)

PnP/PCI Configurations

PCI 1 IRQ Assig nment [Auto]

PCI 2 IRQ Assig nment [Auto]

PCI 3 IRQ Assig nment [Auto]

PnP/ PCI Configurations

Item Help

Menu L evel}

Devic e(s) using this INT:

Netw ork Cntrlr

- Bus 1 Dev18 Func 0 Display Cn trlr

- Bus 1 Dev 0 Func 0 IEEE 1394 Host Cntrlr

- Bus 0 Dev20 Func 0 USB 1.1 Host Cntrlr

- Bus 0 Dev16 Func 1 USB 1.1 Host Cntrlr

- Bus 0 Dev16 Func 0

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higf: Move Enter: Select +/-/P U/P D: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: P revious Values F6: Fa il-Save De fault F7: Optimized Defaults

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default v a lue) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,1 4,15 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 v a lue) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,1 4,15 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 v a lue) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,1 4,15 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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Rese t Case Open Status [Disa bled]

Case O pened No Vcore OK DDR25V OK +3.3V OK +12V OK Curr ent CP U Tempera ture 35°C Current CPU FAN Speed 3125 RPM Curr ent SYST EM FAN Speed 0 RPM

CPU FAN Fail Wa rning [Disabled] SYST EM FAN Fail Warning [Disa bled]

higf: Move Enter: Select +/-/P U/P D: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: P revious Values F6: Fa il-Save De fault F7: Optimized Defaults

PC Health St atus

Item Help

Menu L evel}

[Disa bled] Don't m onitor curre nt fan speed

[Enabled] Alarm when FAN stops

Reset Case Open Status

Case Opened

If th e case is closed, "Case Opened" wi ll show "No". If th e case hav e been opened, "Case Opened" w ill show " Yes". If you want to reset "Case Opened" value, set "Reset Case Open Status" to "Enabled" and save

CMOS, your co mputer w ill restart.

Current Voltage (V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V

Detect system's voltage status automatic ally .

Current CPU Temperature

Detect CPU tem perature automatically .

Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)

Detect CPU/system fan speed status automatically .

CPU FAN Fail Warning

Disabled Fan w arning function disable. (Default v a lue) Enabled Fan w arning function enable.

SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning

Disabled Fan w arning function disable. (Default v a lue) Enabled Fan w arning function enable.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

CPU Host Cl ock Control [Disa bled]

x CP U Host Frequency 200

PCI/AGP Frequency 33/66

higf: Move Enter: Select +/-/P U/P D: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: P revious Values F6: Fa il-Save De fault F7: Optimized Defaults

Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken. For power End-User use only!

CPU Host Clock Control

Note: Please note that if your system is overcloc ked and c annot restart, plea se wait 20secs. for automatic system restart or clear the CMOS setup data and perform a safe restart.

Disabled Disable CPU Host Clock Control.(Default v alue) Enabled Enable CPU Host Clock Con trol.

CPU Host Frequency (Mhz)

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

PCI /AGP Frequency(Mhz)

The v alues dep end on Fixed PCI/AGP Frequency.

Frequency/Voltage Con trol

Item Help

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate v alues of the sy stem parameters that allow minimum system performance.

Load Optimized Defaults

} Standard CM OS Features

} Advanced BI OS Features

} Inte grated Peripherals

} P owe r Managem ent S etup

} P nP/PCI Con figurations

} P C Health Status

} Frequ ency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit higf: Selec t Item

F8: Q- Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

} Standard CM OS Features

} Advanced BI OS Features

} Inte grated Peripherals

} P owe r Managem ent S etup

} P nP/PCI Con figurations

} P C Health Status

} Frequ ency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit higf: Selec t Item

F8: Q- Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defau lts (Y/N)? N

Load Fail-Safe Defa ults

Load Optimized Defau lts (Y/N)? N

Load Optimized Defa ults

Load Fail-Safe Defa ults Load Optimized Defa ults Set Supervisor P assword Set U ser P ass word Save & Exit S etup Exit Without Saving

Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features w hich the sy stem automatically detects.

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Set Supervisor/User Password

} Standard CM OS Features

} Advanced BI OS Features

} Inte grated Peripherals

} P owe r Managem ent S etup

} P nP/PCI Con figurations

} P C Health Status

} Frequ ency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit higf: Selec t Item

F8: Q- Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Ente r P assword:

Change/Set/Disable Pas sword

When you selec t this function, the follow ing message w i ll app ear at the center of the screen to

assist you in creating a pass w ord.

Type the passw ord, up to eight characte rs, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the passwor d. Type the pass w ord again a nd press <Enter>. Yo u may also press <Es c> to abort the selection and not enter a password.

To disable passwo rd, just press <Enter> w hen y ou are prompted to enter pa ssword. A m essage "PASSWORD DISA BLED" wil l appear to confir m the pass w ord being disabled. Once the passwo rd is disabled, the system w ill boot and y ou can enter Setup freely.

The BIOS Setup program allows y ou to specify two separate passw ords: SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, any one m ay access all BIOS Setup program function. When en abled, the Superv is or pa ssword is requ ired for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields, the User passw ord is required to access only basic items.

If you s ele ct "System" a t " Passw ord Che ck" in Adv ance BIOS Fe atures Menu, y ou wi ll be prompted for the passw ord ev ery time the sy stem is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu.

If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in Adv ance BIOS Features Menu, you w ill be prompted only w hen y ou try to enter Setup.

Load Fail-Safe Defa ults Load Optimized Defa ults Set Supervisor P assword Set U ser P ass word Save & Exit S etup Exit Without Saving

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Save & Exit Setup

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Type "Y" w ill quit the Setup Utility and save the user se tup v alue to RTC CMOS. Type "N" w ill return to Setup Utility.

Exit Without Saving

} Standard CM OS Features } Advanced BI OS Features } Inte grated Peripherals } P owe r Managem ent S etup } P nP/PCI Con figurations } P C Health Status } Frequ ency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit higf: Selec t Item F8: Q- Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

} Standard CM OS Features } Advanced BI OS Features } Inte grated Peripherals } P owe r Managem ent S etup } P nP/PCI Con figurations } P C Health Status } Frequ ency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit higf: Selec t Item F8: Q- Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

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

Save & Exit S etup

Quit Without Saving (Y/ N)? N

Abandon all Data

Load Fail-Safe Defa ults Load Optimized Defa ults Set Supervisor P assword Set U ser P ass word Save & Exit S etup Exit Without Saving

Type "Y" w ill quit the Setup Utility w ithout savin g to RTC CMOS. Type "N" w ill 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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Flash BIOS Method Introduction

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

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.

The BIOS file is Fa3

before updating

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ult ra Fa3 Check Syst em Health OK , VCore = 1.52 50 Main Pr ocessor : Intel Pentium( R) 4 1.6GHz ( 133x12) <CPUID : 0F27 Pat ch ID : 0027> Memory Testing : 131072K OK

Memory Frequency 266 M Hz in Single Channel Primar y Mast er : FUJ ITSU MPE3170A T ED-0 3-08 Primary Sl ave : None Second ary Mas ter : CREATIVED VD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave : None

Press DEL to e nter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Fla sh / 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.

} Standard C MOS Features } Advanced BIOS Features } Integrated Peripherals } Power Management Setup } PnP/PCI Con figurations } PC Health Status } Frequ ency/Voltage Control

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

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

Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Passwo rd 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 men u 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 F rom.................... .................. ... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........... ................. SST 49LF0 03A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.... ................. ...SST 49LF003 A 512K

Wide R ange P rotection Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

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

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery E nable

Halt On Error Disable

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CM OS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIO S 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 F rom.................... .................. ... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........... ................. SST 49LF003 A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.... ................. ...SST 49 LF003A 51 2K

Wide R ange P rotection Disable

8KNXPU.Fba 512K

Total size: 1.39M Free size : 911.50K

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

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

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

1 file(s) found

Auto Recovery E nable

Halt On Error Disable

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CM OS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIO S 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 F rom.................... .................. ... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........... ................. SST 49LF003 A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.... ................. ...SST 49 LF003A 51 2K

Wide R ange P rotection Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

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

Reading BIO S file from f loppy...

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

Don't Turn Off Power O r Reset System

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery E nable

Halt On Error Disable

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CM OS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIO S from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Do not trun 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 F rom.................... .................. ... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........... ................. SST 49LF0 03A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.... ................. ...SST 49LF003 A 512K

Wide R ange P rotection Disa ble

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

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

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery En able

Halt On Error Disable

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CM OS

Please press any key to co ntinue

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIO S 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 F rom.................... .................. ... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........... ................. SST 49LF0 03A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.... ................. ...SST 49LF003 A 512K

Wide R ange P rotection Disa ble

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

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

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery En able

Halt On Error Disable

Are you sure to RESET ?

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CM OS

[Enter] t o continure o r [Esc] to abo rt...

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIO S 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.

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ult ra Fba

The BIOS file becomes Fab after updating

Check Syst em Health OK , VCore = 1.52 50 Main Pr ocessor : Intel Pentium( R) 4 1.6GHz ( 133x12) <CPUID : 0F27 Pat ch ID : 0027> Memory Testing : 131072K OK

Memory Frequency 266 M Hz in Single Channel Primar y Mast er : FUJ ITSU MPE3170A T ED-0 3-08 Primary Sl ave : None Second ary Mas ter : CREATIVED VD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave : None

Press DEL to e nter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Fla sh / 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.

} Standard C MOS Features } Advanced BIOS Features } Integrated Peripherals } Power Management Setup } PnP/PCI Con figurations } PC Health Status } Frequ ency/Voltage Control

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

} Standard C MOS Features } Advanced BIOS Features } Integrated Peripherals } Power Management Setup } PnP/PCI Con figurations } PC Health Status } Frequ ency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit higf: 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 Passwo rd 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.

} Standard C MOS Features } Advanced BIOS Features } Integrated Peripherals } Power Management Setup } PnP/PCI Con figurations } PC Health Status } Frequ ency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit higf: 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 Passwo rd 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 m enu fo r

Q-FlashTM utility

} Standard C MOS Features } Advanced BIOS Features } Integrated Peripherals } Power Management Setup } PnP/PCI Con figurations } PC Health Status } Frequ ency/Voltage Control

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

Flash Type/Size.............. ................ SST 49LF00 3A 256 K

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

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

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Da ta E nable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Passwo rd 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:

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 49LF00 3A 256 K

8GE80 0.F4 2 56K

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

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

Flash Type/Size.............. ................ SST 49LF00 3A 256 K

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

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Da ta E nable

Update BIOS from Floppy

1 file(s) found

Save BIOS to Floppy

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Da ta E nable

Reading BIO S file from f loppy...

Update BIOS from Floppy

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

Save BIOS to Floppy

Don't Turn Off Power O r Reset System

BIOS file in the floppy disk.

Do not trun 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 49LF00 3A 256 K

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

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Da ta E nable

Updating BIOS Now. ..

Update BIOS from Floppy

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

Save BIOS to Floppy

Don't Turn Off Power O r Reset System

The porcess of updating BIOS

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

Flash Type/Size.............. ................ SST 49LF00 3A 256 K

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

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Da ta E nable

Update BIOS from Floppy

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Save BIOS to Floppy

Please press any key to con tinue... .......

you exit Q-Flash.

Flash Type/Size.............. ................ SST 49LF00 3A 256 K

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

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Da ta E nable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Are you sure to RESET ?

Save BIOS to Floppy

[Enter] t o continure o r [Esc] to abo rt...

After system reboots, you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed.

The BIOS file becomes Fab after updating

Intel 8 45GE AGPSet BIOS for 8G E800 F4 Check System Health OK Main Pro cessor : Intel Pentium(R ) 4 1.7GHz (1 00x17.0) <CPUID : 0F0A Patch ID : 0009> Memory Testing : 122880K OK + 8192K Shared Memory

Primar y Mast er : FUJ ITSU MPE3170A T ED-0 3-08 Primary Sl ave : None Second ary Mas ter : CREATIVED VD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave : None

Press DEL to enter SETU P / Q-Fla sh 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 D OS boot disk, we recommend tha t you used Gigabyte @BIOS

BIOS.

™

pro gram to flash

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Press here.

1. Click "@BIOS" item.

(1)

3.Click "P"

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 au tomatically 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:

Not e:

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", a nd 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,Opti onal 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-K IT" is

included in the GIGABY TE 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 pe rfo rme d 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

/M E.

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.

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Auto-detecting:

Please connect th e 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.

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.

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5. Exit and Restart:

Exit and restart your computer.

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Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction

RAID Levels

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RAID (Redu ndant Array of Indepen dent Disks) is a m ethod of com bining two hard disk drive s into one logica l unit. The adv antage of an Ar ray is to provid e better perform ance or data fault toleran ce. Fau lt tolerance is achi eved through data redundant operation, where if one drives fails, a mirrored c opy of the data can be found o n another dr ive. Th is can preven t data loss if the opera ting sys tem fails or hangs. The indi vidua l disk driv es in a n array are c alled .m em bers . The configura tion in form ation of ea ch me mber is rec orded in the .r eserved sector. that identifies the driv e as a m ember. All disk m embers in a form ed d isk ar ray are recogn ized a s a sing le phy sical drive to the oper ating sy stem. Hard disk drives can be com bined together through a few different me thods. The different methods are refer red to as differ ent RAID leve ls. Different RAID lev els repre sent di fferent p erform ance levels, security le vels and impl emen tation costs. The RAID levels which the VIA VT 8237 sou thbridge chip set suppo rts a re RA ID 0 , 1, an d JBOD.

RAID 0 (Striping)

RAID 0 read s and writes sectors of data interle aved between m ultiple dri ves. If any disk m em ber fails, it affects the entire arr ay. The disk ar ray data cap acity i s equal to the numb er of dr ive m em bers tim es the cap acity of the sm alles t m em ber. The stripin g bloc k siz e c an be se t from 4 KB to 64KB. R AID 0 does no t support fault toleranc e.

RAID 1 (Mirroring)

RAID 1 writes dupli cate data onto a pa ir of driv es and reads both sets of data in paral lel. If o ne of the mi rrored drives suffers a me chanica l failure or doe s n ot respond , the rem aini ng driv e will continue to functio n. D ue to redu nda ncy, the drive capac ity of the arra y is the capa city of the s ma lle st d rive . Unde r a RAID 1 se tup, an extra driv e cal led the .s pare drive . c an be a ttach ed. Such a d rive will be activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a m irrored array. Due to the fault tolerance, if any RAID 1 dr ive fails, data acc ess will n ot be affected as lon g as there are o ther working drive s in the ar ray.

JBOD (Spanning)

A spa nning di sk ar ray i s e qual to the su m of the all drives when the drives used are hav ing di fferent capac ities. Spanning stores da ta on to a driv e u ntil it is full, then proc eeds to store files on to the ne xt drive in the array. When a ny disk mem ber fails, the failure affects the entire array . JBOD is not really a RAID an d does not supp ort fault tolerance.

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Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array:

1) Ha ve re ady your hard d rives for R AID con struction. Note: To achieve best performance, it is recomm ended that the hard driv es used are of similar make and s torage capa city.

2) Pl ease attach the hard drive connectors to their appr opria te location o n the m otherbo ard ie. IDE, SCSI, o r S ATA.

3) E nter the mo therb oar d BIOS and loc ate R AID setu p (Pl ease re fer to the sec tion on Integ rated Peripheral s).

4) En ter RAID s etup in the B IOS an d sele ct the RAID typ e (For instan ce, enter <Tab> to se lect VIA RAID) .

5) Co mpl ete driver installa tion.

6) Co mpl ete RAID utility ins tallation.

Mo re inform ation on steps 4 and 5 is pro vided. (For mo re detaile d setup inform ation, please visit our webs ite at http: \\www.g ig aby te.c om .tw)

Enter BIOS Configuration Utility

When the sy stem p owers on, the foll owing inform ation will appear on screen. Press the <Tab> key to enter BIOS configuration utility.

Scan Devices, Please wait... Press <Tab> key into User Windows Serial_Ch0 Master: ST380013AS Serial_Ch1 Master: ST3120023AS

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The m ain interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below:

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

u Create Array u Delete Array u Create/Delete Spare u Select Boot Array u 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 h, i : Move to next item Enter : Confirm the selection ESC : Exit

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Create Disk Array

1. Use the arr ow k eys to n avig ate the main m enu. U se the u p and down arr ow key s to sel ect the Create Ar ray com mand and press <Enter> to call out the list of creation steps.

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2. Select Arr ay M ode and pre ss <Enter>, a list of a rray m odes will appear . Highl ight the target arr ay

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

u Auto Setup For Data Security u Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) u Select Disk Drives u Start Create Process

Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS SATA 74.53 H dd 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 h, i : Move to next item Enter : Confirm the selection ESC : Exit

mod e that you want to create, a nd press <Enter> to confirm the selection. If RAID 1 is s elected, an option list will popup and enabl e the users to selec t Create only or Cre ate and du plicate. Cr eate only will allow BIOS to on ly create an array. The data on the m irrori ng drive may be different from the source drive. Cr eate an d d uplicat e lets BIOS cop y the data from the sou rce to the m irrori ng dr ive .

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

u Auto Setup For Data Security

RAID 0 for performance

u Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)

RAID 1 for data protection

u Select Disk Drives

RAID 0/1

u 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 h, i : 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 H dd Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

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3. After a rray m ode is sele cted, the re ar e two m ethod s to create a d isk a rray. O ne m ethod is Aut o Setup a nd the o ther o ne is Selec t Disk Dr ives. Auto Setu p allo ws BIOS to s elect the disk d rives and c reate arra ys automa ticall y, but it d oes n ot dupl icate the m irro ring dri ves even if the u ser selec ted Cre ate and duplicat e for RAID 1. It i s recom mended all disk drives are new ones when wantin g to cr eate an a rra y. Sele ct Disk Dr iv es lets the user s el ect th e arr ay d riv es by thei r require ments. W hen using Select Disk Dr ives, the c hannel co lumn will be activated. Highli ght the targe t dr ive s that you wa nt to use and p ress < Enter > to sel ect them . A fter all drive s ha ve bee n selec ted, pres s <E sc> to go back to the cr eation steps m enu.

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

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u Auto Setup For Performance u Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) u Select Disk Drives u Block Size 64K u Start Create Process

Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status [*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS S ATA 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 h, i : Move to next item Enter : Confirm the selection ESC : Exit

4. If user s elects a R AID 0 a rray in step 2, the block s ize o f the a rray can a lso be s elec ted. Use the arrow key to highligh t Block Size an d press <E nter>, then select a blo ck size from the popup m enu. The block si ze ca n b e 4KB to 6 4KB.

VIA Techn ologi es,Inc. V IA VT8237 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility V 1.20

u Auto Setup For Performance u Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) u Select Disk Drives u Block Size 64K u 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 h, i : Move to next item Enter : Confirm the selection ESC : Exit

Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status [*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS S ATA 74.53 Stripe0 [*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SATA 111.79 Stripe1

5. Use the arr ow key to highli ght Star t Cr eate Pr oces s and press <En ter>. A warnin g m essage will appear , press Y to finish the crea tion, or pr ess N to cancel the creation.

6. Im portant note: All existing content in the ha rd dr ive will be destroyed after a rray c reation.

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Delete Disk Array

A RAID c an be deleted after it ha s been created . To del ete a RAID, us e the following s teps:

1. Sel ect Delet e Ar ra y in the m ain m enu and press <Enter>. The channel colum n will be activated.

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2. Select the me mber of an array that is to be deleted and p ress <Enter>. A warning m essage will show

up, pr ess Y to delete o r pr ess N to cance l.

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

u Create Array u Delete Array u Create/Delete Spare u Select Boot Array u 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 S ATA 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 h, i : Move to next item Enter : Confirm the selection ESC : Exit

Deleting a disk ar ray will d estroy all the d ata on the disk a rray e xcept RAID 1 arra ys. Wh en a RAID is deleted, the d ata on these two hard disk drives will be re served an d beco me two no rma l d isk dr ives.

Select Boot Array

User ca n select a di sk a rray as boot device i f user wants to boot op erating system from an array. Boot disk array cannot be se lected if the operating system does not boot from the disk array . Highlight the Select Bo ot Arr ay item; press <Enter> and the channel column will be activated. Then highlight the target disk array and press <E nter>. If user sele cts a disk ar ray that has a boot mark and pres s <Enter>, its bo ot se tting will be cance led.

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

u Create Array u Delete Array u Create/Delete Spare u Select Boot Array u Serial Number View

Set/Clear bootable array

F1 : View Array/disk Status h, i : Move to next item Enter : Confirm the selection ESC : Exit

Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status [*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS S ATA 74.53 Stripe0 [*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SATA 111.79 Stripe1

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View Serial Number of Hard Drive

High ligh t Ser ial Number View and press <Enter>. Use arrow key to select a drive, the selected driv e.s s erial numbe r can b e vie wed in the la st colum n. The serial num ber is assigned by the disk drive manu facturer.

View Array Status

Press the F1 ke y to show the arr ay status on the lower scr een. If there are no disk arrays then nothing will b e d ispla yed on the scr een.

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

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u Create Array u Delete Array u Create/Delete Spare u Select Boot Array u 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 h, i : 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 dri ver m ust first be tran sferred to a floppy disk. P lease foll ow the steps below to c om plete dr iver transfer to a flopp y disk:

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1) Pl ease i nsert the prov ided d river CD into the har d d isk d rive e g. Drive D:

2) Inse rt a b lank forma tted floppy d isk into the floppy disk driv e.

3) Ei ther from " Com mand Pr ompt" o r DOS, please type in "D:\Boo tDrv\me nu.exe" (Refer to Fig. 1)

4) Inform ation on all chipsets s hould be lis ted on the scre en (Refer to Fig .2), please select the prop er

Fig.1

chipset m odel.

Fig.2

Your sy stem will then au tomatica lly zip and tra nsfer this dr iver file to the floppy d isk.

After you comple te the steps, boot from the Windows CD to ins tall the RAID dri vers. When install Wi ndows 2 000 or Windows X P from HDDs in se rial ATA controller, pr ess F6 a s Win20 00 or X P boots up, then supp ly ser ia l ATA co ntro ll er d ri ver by th is flo ppy di sk. Fo llo w on- sc ree n instructions to com plete ins tallation. (Each time you add a new h ard dr ive to a RAID a rray, the RA ID driver will have to b e i nstalled under Wind ows once for that hard drive. A fter that, the driver will not ha ve to be in stalled .)

Note: In the m enu list, IAA_RAID is Intel ICH5 R chi pset.

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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.

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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 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.

We recommend that you install all components in the list.

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Item Description

n VIA 4IN1Driver

n VIA K8M800 VGA Driver

n USB Patch for WinXP

n Realtek Lan Driver

n RealTek AC97 Codec Driver

n VIA 8237 Serial ATA Driver

n 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.

n Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager (GWUM)

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

n Gigabyte Management Tool (GMT)

A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network

n EasyTune 4

Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions

n DMI Viewer

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

n Face-Wizard

New utility for adding BIOS logo

n @BIOS

Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility

n Acrobat e-Book

Useful utility from Adobe

n Acrobat Reader

Popular utility from Adobe for reading .PDF file format documents

n Norton Internet Security (NIS)

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

n DirectX 9.0

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

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SOFTWARE INFORMATION

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

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HARDWARE INFORMATION

This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.

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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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

1 beep Refresh failure 2 beeps Parity error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 4 beeps Timer not operational 5 beeps Processor error 6 beeps 8042 - gate A20 failure 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Display memory read/write failure 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read/write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad

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.

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.

g 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 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.

Failure has been excluded.

Make sure the

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.

Failure has been excluded.

Plug the CPU cooling fa n power in the CPU f an connec tor. Plug in the AC pow er conne ctor.

Insert and pus h the memor y module vertically into the DI MM slot.

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Is memory LED on and CPU fan running?

Yes

Check if there is display.

The pr oblem co uld be c aused by powe r supply, CPU, memory or

CPU/ memory socket itself.

Failure has been excluded.

Perha ps your VGA

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 po ssible that your k eyboard o r

keyboa rd conne ctor is defe ctive.

Failure has been excluded.

The pro blem was

prob ably cause d by the IDE device / conne ctor or cab le.

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

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Problem Description:

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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

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Memo

— Taiwan

English

Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel: 886 (2) 8912-4888 Fax: 886 (2) 8912-4003 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

— USA

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— Germany

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— Japan

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— U.K

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— The Netherlands

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— China

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