Gigabyte G-MAX Flex ATX Series User Manual

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Co p yr ight No ti ce

Copyright 2002 Gigabyt e Technology.
All Rights Reserved. No part of this doc umentation, including but not limited t o the products
and software described in it, may be reproduced, trans mit ted, transcribed, stored in a

retrieval system, or translated into any language, in any form or by any means without the
express written permission of Gigabyte Technology.

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document nor does the aut hor make a comm itm ent to updat e the informat ion c ont ained
herein. Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

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The information cont ained in this documentation is subject to chan ge without notice.
Gigabyte Technology makes no representations or warranties of any kind, either exp ress
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May/ 2002

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CAUTI O

N

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replac ed.

Replace only with the sam e or equivalent type

recommen ded by the manufacture.

Dispose of used batteries according

t o the m anufact urer’s instructions.

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Pr e fa ce

This system un it is designed to be st able, safe, and easy to use. The sys tem can be
upgraded and exp anded in function easily if c orrect procedure is followed.

For your own safety and t o avoid accidental damage to your system, please ensure you
follow the following precautions:

 Follow all the warnings and instructions m arked on the products.
 To rem ove or c lean t he product, remember to unplug the power cord.


Place your system unit in a cool, clean space, to be far away from water, heat and
dust.

 Before connect ing any peripheral equipment, please unplug the power cord from t he

system unit to prevent unexpected damage.

 The AC input supplies power to the system unit. Check your dealer if you can not

recognize the t ype of the power s upply.

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I n tr od u c tion

G-MAX

TM

series product , to adopt main board of design & development by GIGABYTE that
is Flex ATX mechanical design in advance, let you work smoot hly in Windows
environment .
Flex ATX adopt dexterous mechanic al des ign, so it is ease by assem bly & safeguard.

Specification Overview

Flex ATX chassis
Flex ATX m ain board of GIGABYTE

Power supply
DV D- R O M / CD-ROM

1.44 “FDD
Power cord

Keyboard (option)

Multi I/O card (option)

P4 CPU cooler (option)

Assembly Box Content

Main board user’s manu al
User’s manual
Driver CD
HDD IDE cable

Cable tie

Foot s tand
Screw bag

Mouse (option)
SPDIF cable (For those models with SPDIF only)

DVD Media Player
(Fo r those models with DVD-ROM only)

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Sof tware and
Manuals

Ca bl e

s

Pow er Cord

P

C

Foot St an d

Mo us e ( O pt ion)

Keyb oard
(Option)

P4 CPU c oo ler (Option)

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Ite ms included in the pa cka ge

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I . Cha ssi s

ŜDimension 410(D)mm x 89(W)mm x 305(H)mm

This chassis is made with material complied wit h UL specificat ion and designed for

s pace saving and easy open wit h thum bscrew. There are one 5.25” and two 3. 5”
drive bays. This chassis com plies with corresponding EMC and safet y regulations.

II. Motherboard

See M otherboard Manual for det ails.

III. Power Supply

The ATX swit ching power supply included with this pro duct s upports soft off function.
Hence, th e syst em can be shut down autom atically. Default input voltage setting is
230V.

 Note : Please check the voltage requirements in the country y ou reside before

turning on the PC.

IV. System Component Installation

■HDD As sem bl y

1. Unscrew each side of the chassis and push the panel t ogether with t he uppercase
toward the front.

2. Take both t he screws on the front end off and pull the HDD supporting frame out.

HDD fr a m e

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Install cooler on top of CPU

Click cooler lock
on the pin at sides
of CPU socket.

Leve

r

3. CPU
In this section you will find the gis t of CPU installation.

3-1. Insert CPU into the CPU socket. Before inst allation, lift up t he lever and align

th e cut of the CPU with the marking on the socket.

3-2. Pull down t he lever to lock the CPU on th e s ocket after installation.

3-3. Apply t hermal grease to the t op of the CPU. Thermal grease should cover the

entire s urface of t he integrat ed heat spreader. Make sure that you should keep

the cooler tight against the CPU to obtain th e best cooling performance.

3-4. Connec t fan power connector to CPU FAN on t he motherboard.

A. Fo r Intel



Pe ntium



Ƿ

and Intel Ce l e r on processors

B. Fo r Intel



Pe n ti u m 4 processors

CPU Pin

A

pply thermal grease to the top

of the CPU properly.

Leve

r

CP U Pi n

A

pply thermal grease to the top

of the CPU properly.

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SDRAM

Set CPU clock frequency in BIOS Setup if needed, see Motherboard Manual for details.

4. Memory

Click cooler lock
on t he pin at sides

of CPU socket.

Install cooler on
top of CPU

Power Supply

Notches at sides

of module

Position not ches. Make sure that the notches should align the pin on m emory
slot on the m otherboard

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Locks: make sure they hook up the notches at sides of module

5. Insert the HDD into the frame and position the sc rews accordingly.

In this section we will guide you to install memory module. First, make sure the
position notches at the bottom of the m odule should align to t he pins on the modul

e

sockets on the m otherboard, then push the module downward until the locks hoo

k

up not ches at s ides.

Position not ches. Make sure that the notches should align the pin on m emory
slot on the m otherboard

Notches at sides

of module

DDR

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Power connector

6. Connect the IDE cable included in t he accessory box to t he connector on the hard

disc. Make sure that the RED wire on the ribbon should be connected to PIN 1 of

hard drive.

7. Connect power connector t o the hard disc.

8. Put the assembled HDD frame back to t he chass is and t ighten the screws
accordingly.

Connect to HDD dis c

Tighten the screw.

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IDE-1

CAUTIO N!

Screwed carefully for t he flat cables.

9. Connect another end of the IDE connec tor to the IDE-1 bus on the motherboard.

10. Put the assembled HDD fram e back to the chassis and tight en the screws t o the

chassis.

11. Put t he front panel bac k to the chassis.

12. Confirming all the c onnec tions were done correct ly.

HDD frame

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V. Syste m Installa t ion a nd Use r’s Gu ide

■F ront Panel

*PCMCIA
Button

Floppy

*P CM CIA Por t

*1394 Hub

*SPDIF

CD-ROM Tray

CD-ROM Button

Power Button

P o wer LED

HDD LE D

Audio Out

MIC In

USB Hub 2.0/ 1.1

Drive Cab inet Door

Floppy

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ŜRear Panel

ŜNote

I. To avoid breaking disc during high-speed operation, we recom mend you to

use high quality CD/ Recordable CD/ Re-writable CD.
II. Specification with “Ŏ” mark are subject to change without notice.
III. For latest drivers update , please visit our Web site listed below:

http:// www.gigabyt e.c om.tw/products/plat_index.htm → FA Series →

Not e s

Ŝ

Important Safety Instructions

Cau ti on –To reduce the risk of fire, use only No.2 6 AWG or larger telephone line cord.

Caution –Always disc onnect all telephone lines from the wall outlet befor e servicing or

dis assem bly this equipment.

Cau ti on –Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recomm ended by the
manufac turer. Dispose used batteries acc ording to the m anufact urer’s
instructions.

Power Inlet

Keyboard Port (PS/2)

COM Port

COM Port / VGA Port

US B Hu b

A

udio Out

A

udio I

n

MIC In

Mouse Port(PS/2)

LPT Port

LAN Port

Volt age Switch

Game Port

* 1394 Hub

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▓User’s Guide for SPDIF (F or those m odels with SPDIF only)

1. Insert the Driver CD that was included in access ory box into your CD-ROM. Inst all

or upgrade the audio driver.

2. If SPDIF can’t out put normally after audio driver is updated, pleas e operate step by

step as below.

(A)Click on Start Programs Accessories Entertainm ent

Volume Control

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(B)Volume Control Options Advanced Controls

Propert ies Playback SPDIF OK

Select

Selec t

Enable Selec t

A

dd

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(C)Select SPDIF Advanced Sam pling rate conversion for SPDIF output

Close Finish

3. Similar procedures will be applied to different Windows

®

operat ing systems to

enable t he SPDIF function.

Enable

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For th ose mo del s wi t h SP DI F on ly

▓User’s Guide for Digit al CD audio

1. Insert the Driver CD that was included in accessory box into your CD-ROM. Install or
upgrade the audio driver.

2. If the digital CD audio can’t output normally after audio dr iver is updated, please
operate st ep by step as below.

(A) Click on Start Settings Cont rol Panel

(B) Selec t “System Propert ies”

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(C) Select Hardwa re Device Manager

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(D) Select DVD/CD-ROM drivers Properties

(E) Selec t ”Enable digita l CD audio for this CD-ROM device” OK

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(F) Select “YES”

3. The “Enable digit al CD audio for this CD-ROM device” option in Windows

®

ME and

Windows

®

XP is default set to “Enable”.

4. Similar procedures will be applied to different Windo ws

®

operating systems to enable

the digital CD audio function.