Gigabyte MB21 User Manual

GA-K8A480M-9

AMD Socket 939 Processor Motherboard

User's Manual

Rev. 1002

12ME-K8A480M9-1002

This product must not be disposed of with your other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment !

Mar. 16, 2005

GA-K8A480M-9

Motherboard

Mar. 16, 2005

GA-K8A480M-9

Motherboard

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Table of Contents

GA-K8A480M-9 Motherboard Layout ............................................................................ 6

Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 7

Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .................................................................................... 9

1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation .................................................................... 9

1-2 Feature Summary .......................................................................................... 10

1-3 Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink ..................................................... 12

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

1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat Sink ........................................................................ 13

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

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

1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction ........................................................................... 17

1-7 Connectors Introduction .................................................................................. 18

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup................................................................................................ 27

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : D6) ....................................................... 28

2-1 Standard CMOS Features ............................................................................. 29

2-2 Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................................. 31

2-3 Integrated Peripherals ..................................................................................... 32

2-4 Power Management Setup ............................................................................. 34

2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................................. 36

2-6 PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 37

2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ....................................................................... 38

2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................... 39

2-9 Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................................. 39

2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password ..................................................................... 40

2-11 Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................... 41

2-12 Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................... 41

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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 43

3-1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 43

3-2 Software Application ....................................................................................... 44

3-3 Software Information ....................................................................................... 44

3-4 Hardware Information ..................................................................................... 45

3-5 Contact Us ..................................................................................................... 45

Chapter 4 Appendix ................................................................................................... 47

4-1 Unique Software Utilities ................................................................................ 47

4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction ..................................................................................... 47

4-1-2 Xpress Recovery Introduction ........................................................................... 48

4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction ........................................................................ 51

4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction ...................................................... 60

4-1-5 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction ...................................... 70

4-2 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 74

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GA-K8A480M-9 Motherboard Layout

KB_MS

COMA

VGA

USB

AUDIO1

AUDIO2

LPT

RTL8110S

CODEC

SPDIF_IO

LAN

AZALIA_FP

PCIE_16_1

CD_IN

ATX_12V

Socket 939

ATi RS480

CLR_CMOS

PCIE_1

IT8712

PCI1

PCI2

COMB F_USB2

SYS_FAN

BIOS

CPU_FAN

GA-K8A480M-9

BAT

DDR1

DDR2

DDR3

ULi M1573

F_USB1

DDR4

ATX

IDE1

F_PANEL

FDD

IDE2

SATA3

SATA2

SATA1

SATA0

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Block Diagram

1 PCI Express

x 1 Port

PCI-ECLK

(100MHz)

PCI Express x1 Bus

PCI-ECLK

(100MHz)

PCI Bus

RTL

8110S

RJ45

VGA

PCI Express x16

Socket 939

CODEC

AMD K8

CPU

Interface

ATi

RS480

ULi

M1573

Host

CPUCLK+/-(200MHz)

DDR 400/333/266/200MHz DIMM

Dual Channel Memory

SBLINK_CLK P/N (100MHz) NBSRC_CLK P/N (100MHz) NB_OSC (14.318MHz) 66MHz

Local Frame Buffer(L.F.B.)

SBSRC_CLK P/N (100MHz)

33MHz

14.318MHz 48MHz

BIOS

4 Serial ATA ATA33/66/100/133

IDE Channels

IT 8712

48MHz

Floppy

LPT Port

COM Ports

2 PCI

PCICLK

(33MHz)

SPDIF In

SPDIF Out

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8 USB

MIC

Line-In

Line-Out

Side Speaker Out

Surround Speaker Out

Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out

33MHz

Ports

PS/2 KB/Mouse

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Chapter 1Hardware Installation

1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation

Preparing Your Computer

The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, please follow the instructions below:

1. Please turn off the computer and unplug its power cord.

2. When handling the motherboard, avoid touching any metal leads or connectors.

3. It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) cuff when handling electronic components (CPU, RAM).

4. Prior to installing the electronic components, please have these items on top of an antistatic pad or within a electrostatic shielding container.

5. Please verify that the power supply is switched off before unplugging the power supply connector from the motherboard.

Installation Notices

1. Prior to installation, please do not remove the stickers on the motherboard. These stickers are required for warranty validation.

2. Prior to the installation of the motherboard or any hardware, please first carefully read the information in the provided manual.

3. Before using the product, please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected.

4. To prevent damage to the motherboard, please do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components.

5. Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing.

6. Please do not place the computer system on an uneven surface.

7. Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user.

8. If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product, please consult a certified computer technician.

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Instances of Non-Warranty

1. Damage due to natural disaster, accident or human cause.

2. Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual.

3. Damage due to improper installation.

4. Damage due to use of uncertified components.

5. Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters.

6. Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product.

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1-2 Feature Summary

CPU  Socket 939 for AMD AthlonTM 64 / 64 FX processor (K8)

 2000MT/s system bus  Supports core frequencies in excess of 3000+ and faster

Chipset  North Bridge: ATi RS480

 South Bridge: ULi M1573  supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems

Memory  4 DDR DIMM memory slots (supports up to 4GB memory)

 Supports dual channel DDR 400/333/266/200 DIMM

Slots  1 PCI Express x 16 slot

 1 PCI Express x 1 slot  2 PCI slots

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

of 4 IDE devices

FDD Connections  1 FDD connection, allows connection of 2 FDD devices Onboard SATA  4 Serial ATA ports from ULi M1573 controller

 supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems

Peripherals  1 parallel port supporting Normal/EPP/ECP mode

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

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

 1 RJ 45 port

Onboard Audio  ALC880 CODEC

 High Definition Audio  Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio  Supports Line In; Line Out (Front Speaker Out); MIC; Surround Speaker Out

(Rear Speaker Out); Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out; Side Speaker Out connection

 Supports SPDIF In/Out connection  CD In connection  supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems

I/O Control  IT8712 L.F.B.  16MB x 2 (Local Frame Buffer)

(Note 1)

(Note 1) Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage

and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount. For example, 4 GB of memory size will instead be shown as 3.xxGB memory during system startup.

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Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection

 CPU temperature detection  CPU / System fan speed detection  CPU warning temperature  CPU / System fan failure warning  CPU smart fan control

Onboard SATA RAID  Onboard ULi M1573 chipset

- supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1) function or striping + mirroring (RAID 0+1) or JBOD function

- supports data transfer rate of up to 150 MB/s

- supports hot plugging function

- supports a maximum of 4 SATA connections

- supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems

BIOS  Use of licensed AWARD BIOS

 Supports Q-Flash

Additional Features  Supports @BIOS

 Supports EasyTune (only supports Hardware Monitor function)

Form Factor  Micro ATX form factor; 24.4cm x 24.4cm

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1-3 Installation of the CPU and Fan Heat Sink

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Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions:

1. Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU.

2. Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will not insert properly. If this occurs, please change the insert direction of the CPU.

3. Please add an even layer of heat sink paste between the CPU and heatsink.

4. Please make sure the heatsink is installed on the CPU prior to system use, otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur.

5. Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the processor specifications. It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals. If you wish to set the frequency beyond the proper specifications, please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc.

1-3-1 Installation of the CPU

Check the processor pins to see that none are bent. Move the socket lever to the unlocked position as shown in Figure 1.(90o to the plane of the motherboard) prior to inserting the processor. The pin 1 location is designated on the processor by a copper triangle that matches up to a triangle on the socket as shown in Figure 2. Align the processor to the socket and gently lower it into place. Do not force the processor into the socket.

Socket lever

Fig.1 Position lever at a 90 degree angle.

Fig.2 A gold-colored triangle is marked one edge of the CPU. Please align this edge with the socket edge closest to the CPU lever. Gently place the CPU into position making sure that the CPU pins fit perfectly into their holes. Once the CPU is positioned into it socket, place one finger down on the middle of the CPU and gently press the metal lever back into its original position.

Please use extra care when installing the CPU. The CPU will not fit if positioned incorrectly. Rather than applying force, please change the positioning of the CPU.

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1-3-2 Installation of the Fan Heat Sink

Fig.1 Before installing the heat sink, please first add an even layer of heat sink paste on the surface of the CPU. Install all the heat sink components (Please refer to the heat sink manual for detailed installation instructions).

Fig.2 Please connect the heat sink power connector to the CPU_FAN connector located on the motherboard so that the heat sink can properly function to prevent CPU overheating.

The heat sink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat sink paste. To prevent such an occurrence, it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat sink paste be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the heat sink.

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1-4 Installation of Memory

Before installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions:

1. Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard. It is recommended that memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used.

2. Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure that the computer power is switched off to prevent hardware damage.

3. Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design. A memory module can be installed in only one direction. If you are unable to insert the module, please switch the direction.

The motherboard supports DDR memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction. The memory capacity used can differ with each slot.

Notch

DDR

Fig.1 The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket. Then push it down.

Fig.2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module. Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module.

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Dual Channel Memory Configuration

The GA-K8A480M-9 supports the Dual Channel Technology. When the Dual Channel Technology is activated, the bandwidth of memory bus will be double the original one.

Due to CPU limitation, if you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please follow the guidelines below for Dual Channel memory configuration.

1. Dual Channel mode will not be enabled if only one DDR memory module is installed.

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

3. To enable Dual Channel mode with 4 memory modules, it is recommended to use memory modules of identical brand, size, chips, and speed.

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

DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 DDR 4

2 memory modules

4 memory modules

If two memory modules are to be used to achieve Dual Channel mode, we recommend installing them in DDR1 and DDR2 DIMM sockets.

All of the memory configurations below will cause system unable to boot. (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)

1 memory module

2 memory modules

3 memory modules

DS/SS DS/SS X X

X X DS/SS DS/SS

DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS

DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 DDR 4

X DS/SS X X

X X X DS/SS

X DS/SS DS/SS X

DS/SS X X DS/SS

X DS/SS X DS/SS

DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS X

X DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS

DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS

DS/SS DS/SS X DS/SS

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1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards

You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:

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

2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer.

3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard.

4. Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.

5. Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.

6. Replace your computer's chassis cover.

7. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS.

8. Install related driver from the operating system.

Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card:

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

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1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction

PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard to the lower port (purple).

Parallel Port

The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices.

COM A (Serial Port)

Connects to serial-based mouse or data processing devices.

VGA Port

Monitor can be connected to VGA port.

USB Port

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

LAN Port

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

Line In

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

Line Out (Front Speaker Out)

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

MIC In

Microphone can be connected to MIC In jack.

Rear Speaker Out

Connect the rear surround speakers to this connector.

Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out

Connect the Center/Subwoofer speakers to this connector.

Side Speaker Out

Connect the side surround speakers to this connector.

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

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1-7 Connectors Introduction

1) ATX_12V

2) ATX (Power Connector)

3) CPU_FAN

4) SYS_FAN

5) FDD

6) IDE1 / IDE2

7) SATA0/ATA1/SATA2/SATA3

8) F_PANEL

13 4 12

9) AZALIA_FP

10) CD_IN

11) SPDIF_IO

12) F_USB1 / F_USB2

13) COMB

14) CI

15) CLR_CMOS

16) BAT

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1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (Power Connector)

With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed. Align the power connector with its proper location on the motherboard and connect tightly. The ATX_12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU. If the ATX_12V power connector is not connected, the system will not start. Caution! Please use a power supply that is able to handle the system voltage requirements. It is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used (300W or greater). If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power, the result can lead to an unstable system or a system that is unable to start. If you use a 24-pin ATX power supply, please remove the small cover on the power connector on the motherboard before plugging in the power cord; otherwise, please do not remove it.

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2 GND

3 +12V

4 +12V

Pin No. Definition

1 3.3V

2 3.3V

3 GND

4 +5V

5 GND

6 +5V

7 GND

8 Power Good

9 5V SB(stand by +5V)

10 +12V

11 +12V

12 3.3V(Only for 24pins ATX)

13 3.3V

14 -12V

15 GND

16 PS_ON(soft On/Off)

17 GND

18 GND

19 GND

20 -5V

21 +5V

22 +5V

23 +5V

24 GND

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3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)

The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V power voltage. The black connector wire is the ground wire (GND). Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent system overheating and failure. Caution! Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure.

CPU_FAN

SYS_FAN

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2 +12V

3 Sense

5) FDD (FDD Connector)

The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the FDD drive. The types of FDD drives supported are: 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB. Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin1 position.

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6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector)

An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable, and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). If you wish to connect two IDE devices, please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave (for information on settings, please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device).

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IDE1 IDE2

7) SATA0/SATA1/SATA2/SATA3 (Serial ATA Connectors, Controlled by ULi M1573)

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

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2 TXP

3 TXN

4 GND

5RXN

6 RXP

7 GND

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8) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)

Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below.

MSG+

MSG-

HD-

HD+

Power

Switch

PW+

PW-

RES+

RES-

Reset Switch

Speaker Connector

SPEAK+

SPEAK-

20 19

Message LED/

Power/

Sleep LED

2 1

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

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

SPEAK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: Power

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-)

RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal

Close: Reset Hardware System

PW (Power Switch) Open: Normal

Close: Power On/Off

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

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

NC NC

IDE Hard Disk Active LED

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9) AZALIA_FP (Front Audio Panel Connector)

This connector is supported to connect HD(High Definition) Audio and AC'97 Audio. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the audio panel cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional audio panel cable, please contact your local dealer.

HD Audio: AC'97 Audio:

Pin No. Definition

1 MIC2_L

2 GND

3 MIC2_R

4 -ACZ_DET

5 Line2_R

6 FSENSE1

7 FAUDIO_JD

8 No Pin

9 LINE2_L

10 FSENSE2

Pin No. Definition

1 MIC

2 GND

3 MIC Power

4NC

5 Line Out (R)

6NC

7NC

8 No Pin

9 Line Out (L)

10 NC

HD Audio is the default setting for this connector. To enable AC'97 Audio, from BIOS settings, set Front Panel Type under Integrated Peripherals to AC97.

10) CD_IN (CD In Connector)

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

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Pin No. Definition

1 CD-L

2 GND

3 GND

4 CD-R

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11) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out)

The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function. Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function. Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional SPDIF cable, please contact your local dealer.

Pin No. Definition

1 Power

2 No Pin

3 SPDIF

4 SPDIFI

5 GND

6 GND

12) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector)

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

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Pin No. Definition

1 Power

2 Power

3 USB DX-

4 USB Dy-

5 USB DX+

6 USB Dy+

7 GND

8 GND

9 No Pin

10 NC

13) COMB (Serial Port Connector)

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

Pin No. Definition

1 NDCD B-

2 NSIN B

3 NSOUT B

4 NDTR B-

5 GND

6 NDSR B-

7 NRTS B-

8 NCTS B-

9 NRI B-

10 No Pin

14) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open)

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

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Pin No. Definition

1 Signal

2 GND

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15) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)

You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the "Shunter" to prevent from improper use this jumper.

Open: Normal

Short: Clear CMOS

16) BAT(Battery)

If you want to erase CMOS...

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

2. Remove the battery, wait for 30 seconds.

3. Re-install the battery.

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

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Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended

by the manufacturer.

Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's

instructions.

Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard. When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM. When the power is turned on, pushing the <Del> button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you to the CMOS SETUP screen. You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing "Ctrl + F1". When setting up BIOS for the first time, it is recommended that you save the current BIOS to a disk in the event that BIOS needs to be reset to its original settings. If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can be used. Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system. @BIOS is a Windows-based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet.

CONTROL KEYS

< >< >< >< > Move to select item <Enter> Select Item <Esc> Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu

and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu <Page Up> Increase the numeric value or make changes <Page Down> Decrease the numeric value or make changes <F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu <F2> Item Help <F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu <F6> Load the file-safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table <F7> Load the Optimized Defaults <F8> Q-Flash utility <F9> System Information <F10> Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

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Main Menu

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

Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc>.

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The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : D6)

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

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

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

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

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 Standard CMOS Features

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

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 Advanced BIOS Features

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

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 Integrated Peripherals

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This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

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 Power Management Setup

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

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 PnP/PCI Configuration

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

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 PC Health Status

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

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 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

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This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio.

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 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

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 Load Optimized Defaults

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Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration.

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 Set Supervisor Password

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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 Set User Password

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

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 Save & Exit Setup

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Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

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 Exit Without Saving

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Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

2-1 Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Thu, Jan 27 2005 Time (hh:mm:ss) 15: 6: 6

` IDE Primary Master [None] ` IDE Primary Slave [None] ` IDE Secondary Master [None] ` IDE Secondary Slave [None]

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5"] Floppy 3 Mode Suport [Disabled]

Holt On [All, But Keyboard]

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

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

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

Standard CMOS Features

Item Help

Menu Level`

Change the day, month, year

<Week> Sun. to Sat.

<Month> Jan. to Dec.

<Day> 1 to 31 (or maximum allowed in the month)

<Year> 1999 to 2098

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Date

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

Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only Month The month, Jan. Through Dec. Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month) Year The year, from 1999 through 2098

Time

The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master, Slave

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

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

detection step and allow for faster system start up.

Manual User can manually input the correct settings

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

CHS/LBA/Large/Auto(default:Auto)

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Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard drive. Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option based on this information.

Cylinder Number of cylinders

Head Number of heads

Precomp Write precomp

Landing Zone Landing zone

Sector Number of sectors

Drive A

The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A that has been installed in the computer.

None No floppy drive installed

360K, 5.25" 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity.

1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).

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

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

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

Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)

Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value) Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive.

Halt on

The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.

No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you

will be prompted.

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

errors. (Default value)

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors. All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it will stop for all

other errors.

Memory

The category is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS.

Base Memory

The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard, or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard.

Extended Memory

The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU's memory address map.

Total Memory

This item displays the memory size that used.

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2-2 Advanced BIOS Features

X Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]

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

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

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

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc.

Use < > or < > to select a device, then press<+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu.

First / Second / Third Boot Device

Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy. LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120. Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk. CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM. ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP. USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD. USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM. USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by Legacy LAN. Disabled Disable this function.

Password Check

Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct

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

System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct

password is not entered at the prompt.

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

Advanced BIOS Features

Item Help

Menu Level`

Select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority

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2-3 Integrated Peripherals

Azalia Controller [Enabled] Front Panel Type [HD Audio] OnChip Serial ATA Controller [Enabled] Onboard H/W LAN [Enabled] On-Chip Primary IDE [Enabled] On-Chip Secondary IDE [Enabled] On-Chip USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled] USB Keyboard Support [Disabled] USB Mouse Support [Disabled] On-Chip USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3] Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

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

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

Azalia Controller

Enabled Enable Azalia audio function. (Default value) Disabled Disable Azalia audio function.

Front Panel Type

If you connect HD Audio Panel to the AZALIA_FP connector, set this item to HD Audio. If you connect AC97 Audio Panel to the AZALIA_FP connector, set this item to AC97.

AC97 Set front audio panel type to AC97. HD Audio Set front audio panel type to HD Audio. (Default value)

OnChip Serial ATA Controller

Enabled Enable onboard Serial ATA function. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard Serial ATA function.

Onboard H/W LAN

Enabled Enable Onboard H/W LAN function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function.

On-Chip Primary IDE

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

On-Chip Secondary IDE

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

On-Chip USB 1.1 Controller

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

Integrated Peripherals

Menu Level`

Item Help

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USB Keyboard Support

Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support. Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support. (Default value)

USB Mouse Support

Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support. Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support. (Default value)

On-Chip USB 2.0 Controller

Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB 2.0 feature.

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

Onboard Serial Port 1

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

Onboard Serial Port 2

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

Onboard Parallel port

Disabled Disable onboard LPT port. 378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default value) 278/IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5. 3BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IRQ7.

Parallel Port Mode

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

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2-4 Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)] Power LED in S1 state [Blinking] Soft-Off by PWRBTN [Instant-off] WakeUp\PowerOn by PCI Card [Disabled] WakeUp\PowerOn by Ring [Disabled] USB Dev WakeUp [Enabled]

Resume by Alarm [Disabled]

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

Power On By Mouse [Disabled]

Power On By Keyboard [Disabled]

x KB Power ON Password Enter

AC Back Function [Soft-Off]

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

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

ACPI Suspend Type

S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value) S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM).

Power LED in S1 state

Blinking In standby mode(S1), power LED will blink. (Default value) Dual/OFF In standby mode(S1):

a. If use single color LED, power LED will turn off. b. If use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color.

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

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

less than 4 sec.

WakeUp\PowerOn by PCI Card

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up.

WakeUp\PowerOn by Ring

An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state or an input signal comes from the other client server on the LAN can awake the system from any suspend state.

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

Power Management Setup

Item Help

Menu Level`

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

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

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USB Dev WakeUp

You can enable this function when ACPI Suspend Type set to S3(STR).

Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable USB device can wakeup system from S3. (Default value)

Resume by Alarm

You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Date/time to power on system.

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If Resume by Alarm is Enabled.

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

Power On By Mouse

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

Power On By Keyboard

Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password. Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to

power on the system.

Any KEY Press any keys on your keyboard to power on the system.

KB Power ON Password

When "Power On by Keyboard" set at Password, you can set the password here.

Enter Input password (from 1 to 5 characters) and press Enter to set the Keyboard

Power On password.

AC Back Function

Soft-Off When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in "Off" state.

(Default value) Full-On When AC-power back to the system, the system always in "On" state. Memory When AC-power back to the system, the system will return to the Last state

before AC-power off.

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2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment [Auto] PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

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

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

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1.

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2.

PnP/PCI Configurations

Menu Level`

Item Help

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2-6 PC Health Status

Reset Case Open Status [Disabled]

Case Opened Yes Vcore OK DDR25V OK +3.3V OK +12V OK Current CPU Temperature 50oC Current CPU FAN Speed 4687 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM

CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled] CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled] SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning [Disabled] CPU Smart FAN Control [Enabled]

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

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

Reset Case Open Status

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

Case Opened

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

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

Detect system's voltage status automatically.

Current CPU Temperature

Detect CPU temperature automatically.

Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)

Detect CPU/SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically.

CPU Warning Temperature

60oC / 140oF Monitor CPU temperature at 60oC / 140oF. 70oC / 158oF Monitor CPU temperature at 70oC / 158oF. 80oC / 176oF Monitor CPU temperature at 80oC / 176oF. 90oC / 194oF Monitor CPU temperature at 90oC / 194oF. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

CPU/SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning

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

PC Health Status

Item Help

Menu Level`

[Disabled] Don't reset case open status

[Enabled] Clear case open status and set to be Disabled at next boot

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CPU Smart FAN Control

Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable CPU Smart Fan control function. (Default value)

a. When the CPU temperature is higher than 69 degrees Celsius, CPU fan

will run at full speed.

b. The speed of CPU fan will increase linearly depend on the temperature if

the temperature is more than 41 degree and less than 69 degree.

c. When the CPU temperature is lower than 40 degrees Celsius, CPU fan will

be disable.

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

K8 CPU Clock Ratio [Default] Auto Detect PCI Clk [Enabled]

Frequency/Voltage Control

Menu Level`

Item Help

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

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

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

K8 CPU Clock Ratio

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

Auto Detect PCI Clk

Enabled Detect PCI clock automatically. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function.

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2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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

2-9 Load Optimized Defaults

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

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

Load Optimized Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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

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2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password

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

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Password

When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password. To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message "PASSWORD DISABLED" will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only basic items. If you select "System" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu. If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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2-11 Save & Exit Setup

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

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

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

Save Data to CMOS

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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

2-12 Exit Without Saving

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

ESC: Quit KLJI: Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon all Data

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

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Chapter 3Drivers Installation

Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Setup.exe.

3-1 Install Chipset Drivers

After insert the driver CD, "Xpress Install" will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that recommended to install. The "Xpress Install" uses the"Click and Go" technology to install the drivers automatically. Just select the drivers you want then click the "GO" button. The "Xpress Install" will execute the installation for you automatically.

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Some device drivers will restart your system automatically. After restarting your system the "Xpress Install" will continue to install other drivers. System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can install others application.

For USB2.0 driver support under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. After install Windows Service Pack, it will show a question mark "?" in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under "Device Manager". Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver).

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3-2 Software Application

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

3-3 Software Information

This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.

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3-4 Hardware Information

This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.

3-5 Contact Us

Please see the last page for details.

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Chapter 4 Appendix

4-1 Unique Software Utilities

4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction

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

User Interface Overview

(Note)

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Button / Display Description

1. Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page

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

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

4. PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page

5. GO Confirmation and Execution button

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

7. Display screen Display panel of CPU frequency

8. Function display LEDs Shows the current functions status

9. GIGABYTE Logo Log on to GIGABYTE website

10. Help button Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file

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

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

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4-1-2 Xpress 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.

. . Verifying DMI Pool Data Boot from CD:

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

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

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

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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:

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 Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit

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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:

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 This program will recover your system to factory default.

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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:

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

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Remove the backup image.

4. Set Password:

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 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.

5. Exit and Restart:

Exit and restart your computer.

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4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction

Method 1 : Q-FlashTM Utility

Q-FlashTM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility, users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update

BIOS. Q-Flash?allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows. Using Q-FlashTM indicating no more fooling around with any complicated instructions and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu.

Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk, please do it with caution!! We are sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd is not responsible for damages of system because of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end-users.

Before You Begin:

Before you start updating BIOS with the Q-FlashTM utility, please follow the steps below first.

1. Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte's website.

2. Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file (the one with model name.Fxx. For

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

3. Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu.

The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts. If your motherboard has dual-BIOS, please refer to Part One. If your motherboard has single-BIOS, please refer to Part Two.

Part One:

Updating BIOS with Q-Flash

Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS. In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q-Flash and Dual BIOS, the Q-Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same screen. This section only deals with how to use Q-Flash utility.

In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS from an older version to the latest version. For example, from Fa3 to Fba.

Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.

English

The BIOS file is Fa3

before updating

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fa3 Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250 Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) <CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027> Memory Testing : 131072K OK

Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave : None

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00

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English

Entering the Q-FlashTM utility:

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

 Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Management Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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

Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen

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

Task menu for

Dual BIOS

utility

Task menu for

utility

Q-Flash

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Dual BIOS utility bar

Q-FlashTM utility title

bar

Action bar

Task menu for Dual BIOS utility:

Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.

Task menu for Q-Flash utility:

Contains the names of four tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.

Action bar:

Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash/Dual BIOS utility. Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions.

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Using the Q-FlashTM utility:

This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash utility. As described in the "Before you begin" section above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer. If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q-Flash utility, please follow the steps below to flash BIOS.

Steps:

1. Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to "Load Main BIOS from Floppy" item in

the Q-Flash menu and press Enter button. Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk.

If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with "Save Main BIOS to Floppy" item.

2. Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.

In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file,

8KNXPU.Fba, is listed.

Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

8KNXPU.Fba 512K

Total size : 1.39M Free size : 911.50K

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

After pressing Enter, you'll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk.

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Reading BIOS file from floppy ...

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

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

After BIOS file is read, you'll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?"

Dual BIOS Utility

1 file(s) found

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

BIOS file in the floppy

disk.

Do not turn off power or

reset your system at this

stage!!

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English

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.

English

Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.

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

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Halt On Error Disable

Please press any key to continue

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

You can repeat Step 1 to

4 to flash the backup

BIOS, too.

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

you exit Q-Flash.

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Are you sure to RESET ?

Halt On Error Disable

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

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

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

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

The BIOS file

becomes Fab after

updating.

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250 Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) <CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027> Memory Testing : 131072K OK

Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave : None

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 09/23/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00

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6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move to

Load Fail-Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults. Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded.

 Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Management Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

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

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults.

7. Select Save & Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu.

System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu. The procedure is completed.

 Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Management Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

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

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Select Language

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

English

Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit.

Part Two:

Updating BIOS with Q-Flash

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

 Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Management Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards.

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

utility.

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Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen

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

Q-FlashTM utility bar

Action bar

Task menu for

utility

Q-Flash

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

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Task menu for Q-Flash utility:

Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.

Action bar:

Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash utility. Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions.

Using the Q-FlashTM utility:

Steps:

1. Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to "Update BIOS from Floppy" item in the

Q-Flash menu and press Enter button. Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk.

If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with "Save BIOS to Floppy" item.

2. Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.

In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file, 8GE800.F4, is listed.

Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.

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

8GE800.F4 256K

Total size : 1.39M Free size : 1.14M

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

1 file(s) found

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

BIOS file in the floppy

disk.

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

Reading BIOS file from floppy ...

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

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Do not turn off power or

reset your system at

this stage!!

After BIOS file is read, you'll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?"

Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.

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3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.

Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time.

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

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Updating BIOS Now

Update BIOS from Floppy

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

Save BIOS to Floppy

Do not turn off power or

reset your system

at this stage!!

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

English

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

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Please press any key to continue

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

you exit Q-Flash.

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

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI Data Enable

Are you sure to RESET ?

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

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

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

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

The BIOS file becomes F4 after updating

Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS for 8GE800 F4 Check System Health OK Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.7GHz (100x17.0) <CPUID : 0F0A Patch ID : 0009> Memory Testing : 122880K OK + 8192K Shared Memory

Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave : None

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q-Flash 03/18/2003-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00

6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots and "Load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults". See how

to Load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults, please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One.

Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully!!

Appendix- 57 -

English

Method 2 : @BIOSTM Utility

If you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use the

new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under

Windows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest

version of BIOS.

Fig 1. Installing the @BIOS utility Fig 2. Installation Complete and Run @BIOS

Click Sart/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS

Select @BIOS item

Fig 3. The @BIOS Utility Fig 4. Select the desired @BIOS server

Click "" Click "Update New BIOS"

1. Methods and steps:

I. Update BIOS through Internet

a. Click "Internet Update" icon b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon c. Select @BIOSTM sever d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet:

a. Do not click "Internet Update" icon b. Click "Update New BIOS" c. Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file. d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as:

K8A480M-9.D6).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

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

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM: In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported.

2. Note:

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

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

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

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

III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOSTM server, please go onto

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

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

English

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English

4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction

RAID Levels

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation, where if one drives fails, a mirrored copy of the data can be found on another drive. This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs. The individual disk drives in an array are called members. The configuration information of each member is recorded in the reserved sector that identifies the drive as a member. All disk members in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical drive to the operating system. Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods. The different methods are referred to as different RAID levels. Different RAID levels represent different performance levels, security levels and implementation costs. The RAID levels which the ULi M1573 chipset supports are RAID 0, RAID 1,and JBOD.

RAID 0 (Striping) RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives. If any disk member fails, it affects the entire array. The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member. The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB. RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance.

RAID 1 (Mirroring) RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel. If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond, the remaining drive will continue to function. Due to redundancy, the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive. Under a RAID 1 setup, an extra drive called the spare drive can be attached. Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array. Due to the fault tolerance, if any RAID 1 drive fails, data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array.

RAID 0+1 (Striping + Mirroring) RAID 0+1 combines the performance of data striping (RAID 0) and the fault tolerance of disk mirroring (RAID

1). Data is striped across multiple drives and duplicated on another set of drives.

JBOD (Spanning) A spanning disk array is equal to the sum of the all drives when the drives used are having different capacities. Spanning stores data onto a drive until it is full, then proceeds to store files onto the next drive in the array. When any disk member fails, the failure affects the entire array. JBOD is not really a RAID and does not support fault tolerance.

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

1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction.

Note: To achieve best performance, it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage capacity.

2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie. IDE, SCSI,

or SATA.

3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to the section on Integrated Peripherals).

4) Enter RAID setup in the BIOS and select the RAID type (For instance, enter Ctrl + A to select ULi RAID;

Ctrl + S to select Silicon Image).

5) Complete driver installation.

6) Complete RAID utility installation. More information on steps 4 and 5 is provided. (For more detailed setup information, please visit "Support\ Motherboard\ Technology Guide section" on our website at http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw to read or download the information you need.)

Configuring the ALi RAID BIOS

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

Entering the RAID BIOS Setup

1. After rebooting your computer, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press Ctrl + A. The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS. You have a few seconds to press Ctrl + A before the window disappears.

Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB Channel 2 Master : None Channel 3 Master : None

Press Ctrl-A to enter ULi RAID BIOS setup utility ...

English

Press Ctrl + A. The ULi RAID BIOS Setup Utility window appears (as Figure below).

Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance

Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability Create RAID 0+1 for Striping, Mirroring Create JBOD for integrated Capacity Stripe Size 16K Delete RAID Settings & Partition Delete All RAID Settings & Partition Rebuild RAID Array

Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB Channel 2 Master : None Channel 3 Master : None

RAID Array A : RAID Array B : RAID Array C :

SPACE: Select





,

 : Moving Cursor





Enter : Select & Finish ESC : Exit

Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array/Type

Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name

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English

There are three major areas in the RAID BIOS setup screen: Main Menu, Drive Select Menu and RAID Array List. (as Figure below)

Main Menu

Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance

Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB Channel 2 Master : None Channel 3 Master : None

SPACE: Select





,

 : Moving Cursor





Enter : Select & Finish ESC : Exit

Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array/Type

RAID Array A : RAID Array B : RAID Array C :

Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name

Drive Select MenuRAID Array List

1. Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance

Press Enter on Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance item. An "S" flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the first drive for RAID 0. Use Space key to select the desired drive for RAID 0. Then the flash cursor changes to an "s" flash cursor for the user to choose the second drive for RAID

0. (as Figure below)

Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance

Select Stripe Drives

Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB

Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB

Channel 2 Master : None Channel 3 Master : None

RAID Array A : RAID Array B : RAID Array C :

Press Space key to select the second drive. The prompt "Data on RAID Drives will be deleted (Y/N)?" appears after two drives are properly assigned. Press Y, and then some necessary information will be written to the drives, which will destroy the original data in the drives.

SPACE: Select





,

 : Moving Cursor





Enter : Select & Finish ESC : Exit

Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array/Type

Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name

Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before creating RAID 0.

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Next, the Array Name input line appears for the user to key in a name for the newly created array. The effective characters for an array name is 0-9, A-Z, a-z, space and underscore.

English

Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance

Input RAID Name (8 characters) : ULi_RAID

Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB

Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB

Channel 2 Master : None Channel 3 Master : None

RAID Array A : RAID Array B : RAID Array C :

SPACE: Select





,

 : Moving Cursor





Enter : Select & Finish ESC : Exit

Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array/Type

Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name

After the RAID array has been created successfully, its information shows up at RAID Array List.

Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance

Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB RAID A/0 Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB RAID A/0 Channel 2 Master : None Channel 3 Master : None

SPACE: Select





,

 : Moving Cursor





Enter : Select & Finish ESC : Exit

Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array/Type

RAID Array A : 240 GB 0 16K ULi_RAID RAID Array B : RAID Array C :

Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name

Before create the RAID Array, you can select the Stripe Size first. The Stripe Size is effective for RAID 0. The user can choose a stripe size from 64KByte, 32KByte, 16KByte(default), 8KByte and 4KByte. If the user uses RAID 0 for most A/V editing application or files, 64KByte is recommended.

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English

2. Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability

Press Enter on Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability item. An "M" flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the first(source) drive for RAID 1. Use Space key to select the desired drive for RAID 1. Then the flash cursor changes to an "m" flash cursor for the user to choose the second (target) drive for RAID 1. (as Figure below)

Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance

Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability

Create RAID 0+1 for Striping, Mirroring Create JBOD for integrated Capacity Stripe Size 16K Delete RAID Settings & Partition Delete All RAID Settings & Partition Rebuild RAID Array

Select Mirror Drives

Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB

Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB Channel 2 Master : None Channel 3 Master : None

SPACE: Select





,

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Enter : Select & Finish ESC : Exit

Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array/Type

RAID Array A : RAID Array B : RAID Array C :

Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name

Press Space key to select the second drive. The prompt "Create RAID 1 (Y/N)?" appears after two drives are properly assigned. Press Y, and then some necessary information will be written to the drives, which will destroy the original data in the drives.

It is recommended to use new drives to create RAID 1. If existing drive is to be used, backup all necessary data before creating RAID 1.

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Next, the Array Name input line appears for the user to key in a name for the newly created array. The effective characters for an array name is 0-9, A-Z, a-z, space and underscore. Lastly a prompt message "Duplicate Data from M to m (Y/N)?" asks whether to do drive copy. The source and target drives are indicated by "M" and "m" in Drive Select Menu respectively. Pressing Y will duplicate the data in source drive to the target drive. Make sure the source drive is the correct one. If you press N, then the data is inconsistent in two drives.

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Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance

Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability

Create RAID 0+1 for Striping, Mirroring Create JBOD for integrated Capacity Stripe Size 16K Delete RAID Settings & Partition Delete All RAID Settings & Partition Rebuild RAID Array

Duplicate Data from M to m (Y/N)?

Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB

Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB Channel 2 Master : None Channel 3 Master : None

RAID Array A : RAID Array B : RAID Array C :

SPACE: Select

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Enter : Select & Finish ESC : Exit

Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array/Type

Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name

After the RAID array has been created successfully, its information shows up at RAID Array List.

Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance

Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability

Create RAID 0+1 for Striping, Mirroring Create JBOD for integrated Capacity Stripe Size 16K Delete RAID Settings & Partition Delete All RAID Settings & Partition Rebuild RAID Array

Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB RAID A/1 Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB RAID A/1 Channel 2 Master : None Channel 3 Master : None

SPACE: Select

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Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array/Type

RAID Array A : 120034 MB 0 ULi_RAID RAID Array B : RAID Array C :

Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name

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3. Create RAID 0+1 for Striping, Mirroring

Press Enter on Create RAID 0+1 for Striping, Mirroring item. The prompt "Data on first 4 drives will be deleted (Y/N)?" appears after four drives are properly assigned. Press Y, and then some necessary informa-

tion will be written to the drives, which will destroy the original data in the drives.

Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability

Create RAID 0+1 for Striping, Mirroring

Create JBOD for integrated Capacity Stripe Size 16K Delete RAID Settings & Partition Delete All RAID Settings & Partition Rebuild RAID Array

Data on first 4 drives will be deleted (Y/N)?

Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB Channel 2 Master : HDS722512VLSA80 SATA 1 123522 MB Channel 3 Master : HDS722512VLSA80 SATA 1 123522 MB

SPACE: Select

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Enter : Select & Finish ESC : Exit

Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array/Type

RAID Array A : RAID Array B : RAID Array C :

Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name

You must use four hard drives to create RAID 0+1 and it is recommended to use new drives. If existing drive is to be used, backup all necessary data before creating RAID 0+1.

Next, the Array Name input line appears for the user to key in a name for the newly created array. The effective characters for an array name is 0-9, A-Z, a-z, space and underscore.

Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability

Create RAID 0+1 for Striping, Mirroring

Create JBOD for integrated Capacity Stripe Size 16K Delete RAID Settings & Partition Delete All RAID Settings & Partition Rebuild RAID Array

Input RAID Name (8 characters) : ULi_RAID

Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB Channel 2 Master : HDS722512VLSA80 SATA 1 123522 MB Channel 3 Master : HDS722512VLSA80 SATA 1 123522 MB

RAID Array A : RAID Array B : RAID Array C :

SPACE: Select

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Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array/Type

Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name

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After the RAID array has been created successfully, its information shows up at RAID Array List.

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Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability

Create RAID 0+1 for Striping, Mirroring

Create JBOD for integrated Capacity Stripe Size 16K Delete RAID Settings & Partition Delete All RAID Settings & Partition Rebuild RAID Array

Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB RAID A/0+1 Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB RAID A/0+1 Channel 2 Master : HDS722512VLSA80 SATA 1 123522 MB RAID A/0+1 Channel 3 Master : HDS722512VLSA80 SATA 1 123522 MB RAID A/0+1

RAID Array A : 240 GB 0+1 16K ULi_RAID RAID Array B : RAID Array C :

SPACE: Select

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Enter : Select & Finish ESC : Exit

Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array/Type

Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name

4. Create JBOD for integrated Capacity

Press Enter on Create JBOD for integrated Capacity item. A "J" flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the first drive for JBOD. Use Space key to select the desired drive for JBOD. Press Enter to finish JBOD drive selection. The maximum number of drives for JBOD array is four and the minimum is two.

Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability Create RAID 0+1 for Striping, Mirroring

Create JBOD for integrated Capacity

Stripe Size 16K Delete RAID Settings & Partition Delete All RAID Settings & Partition Rebuild RAID Array

Select JBOD Drives

Channel 0 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB

Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS SATA 1 120034 MB Channel 2 Master : None Channel 3 Master : None

SPACE: Select

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Enter : Select & Finish ESC : Exit

Drive Model Mode Capacity RAID Array/Type

RAID Array A : RAID Array B : RAID Array C :

Capacity RAID Type Stripe Size RAID Name

The prompt "Data on RAID Drives will be deleted (Y/N)?" appears after two drives are properly assigned. Press Y, and then some necessary information will be written to the drives, which will destroy the original data in the drives. Next, the Array Name input line appears for the user to key in a name for the newly created array. The effective characters for an array name is 0-9, A-Z, a-z, space and underscore. After the RAID array has been created successfully, its information shows up at RAID Array List.

Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before creating JBOD.

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5. Delete RAID Settings & Partition

When RAID BIOS detects a broken RAID, the user can use Delete RAID Setting & Partition to delete the broken RAID. Press Enter on Delete RAID Settings & Partition item. An "E" flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the defined drive to be deleted. "Data on RAID drives will be deleted (Y/N)? " message will appear to confirm the user's selection. Press Y and then the data in drives is destroyed. RAID Array List automatically updates itself.

6. Delete All RAID Settings & Partition

Press Enter on Delete All RAID Settings & Partition item. "Data on RAID drives will be deleted (Y/N)?" message will appear to confirm the user's selection. Press Y and then the data in drives is destroyed. RAID Array List automatically updates itself.

7. Rebuild RAID Array

When a drive is replaced or BIOS detects a broken RAID, the user can use Rebuild RAID Array to keep data coherency for RAID 1. Press Enter on Rebuild RAID Array item. An "R" flash cursor appears at the Drive Select Menu for the user to choose the valid drive of previously defined RAID 1 to rebuild. BIOS shows the source (marked with "M") and target (marked with "m") drives. Lastly a prompt message "Duplicate Data from M to m (Y/N)?" asks whether to do drive copy. The source and target drives are indicated by "M" and "m" in Drive Select Menu respectively. Press Y to start the rebuild process and data duplication. The process status bar shows up during the duplication process.

After configuration of RAID Array, press ESC to exit ULi RAID BIOS setup utility.

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Installing the RAID drivers

To install Windows 2000/XP onto a Serial ATA hard disk sucessfully, you need to install required driver for the SATA controller on your motherboard during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First of all, you have to copy the driver for the SATA controller on your motherboard from the motherboard driver CD to a floppy disk. See the instructions below about how to copy the driver.

Step 1: Find an available Operation System and insert the motherboard driver CD into the CD-ROM drive. The installation utility will appear automatically soon after you insert the driver CD. Quit the installation utility first. Insert a blank formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.

Step 2: Go to My Computer and right-click the CD-ROM icon (This procedure assumes Drive D) and select Open. Then you will see folders and files contained in the driver CD. Double-click the BootDrv folder icon and select MENU.exe (refer to Fig.1).

(Note)

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Fig.1

Fig.2

Step 3: A MS-DOS prompt screen will appear. Information on all chipsets should be listed on the screen (Refer to Fig.2), please select the proper chipset model.

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

After you complete the steps, boot from the Windows CD to install the RAID drivers. When install Windows 2000 or Windows XP from HDDs in serial ATA controller, press F6 as Win2000 or XP boots up, then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk. Follow on-screen instructions to complete installation. (Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed.)

(Note) In the menu list, IAA_RAID is Intel ICH5R chipset.

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

This motherboard provide 6 audio connector. You are able to use 2-/ 4-/6-/8-channnels audio feature by audio software selection.

Introduction of audio connectors:

You may connect CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, walkman or others audio input to Line In. The front channels or earphone can be connected to Line Out (Front Speaker Out). Connect microphone to Mic In. Connect the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out.

Line In

Line Out

(Front Speaker Out)

Mic In

Connect the Center/Subwoofer channels to Center/ Subwoofer Speaker Out. Connect the side channels to Side Speaker Out.

Please follow the steps to install the function.(Following pictures are in Windows XP)

Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:

We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied.

STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out".

Rear Speaker Out

Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out

Side Speaker Out

STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a

Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar.

Click the icon to select the function.

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Line Out

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

4 Channel Audio Setup

STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out".

STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a

Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar.

Click the icon to select the function.

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Front Speaker Out

Rear Speaker Out

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

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6 Channel Audio Setup

STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", and the Center/Subwoofer channels to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out".

STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a

Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar.

Click the icon to select the function.

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

Front Speaker Out

Rear Speaker Out

Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out

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8 Channel Audio Setup

STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", the Center/ Subwoofer channels to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out", and the side channels to "Side Speaker Out".

STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a

Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar.

Click the icon to select the function.

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

English

Front Speaker Out

Rear Speaker Out

Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out

Side Speaker Out

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

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4-2 Troubleshooting

Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version. Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options.

Questions 2: Why is the light of my keyboard/optical mouse still on after computer shuts down? Answer: In some boards, a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down and that's why the light is still on.

Question 3: How do I clear CMOS? Answer: If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper, please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual. If your board doesn't have such jumper, you can take off the on-board battery to leak voltage to clear CMOS. Please refer to the steps below:

Steps:

1. Turn off power.

2. Disconnect the power cord from MB.

3. Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes (Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for one minute).

4. Re-insert the battery to the battery holder.

5. Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power.

6. Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail-Safe Defaults(or load Optimized Defaults).

7. Save changes and reboot the system.

Question 4: Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume? Answer: Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier. If not, please change another speaker with power/amplifier and try again later.

Question 5: Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up. What do these beeps usually stand for? Answer: The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems. However, they are only for reference purposes. The situations might differ from case to case.

AMI BIOS Beep Codes *

Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully.

*Except for beep code 8, these codes are always fatal.

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

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 AWARD BIOS Beep Codes

1 short: System boots successfully 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B error 1 long 2 short: Monitor or display card error 1 long 3 short: Keyboard error 1 long 9 short: BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps: DRAM error Continuous short beeps: Power error

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 Taiwan (Headquarters)

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GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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

Taiwan

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) :

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

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

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

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 U.S.A.

 

G.B.T. INC.

TEL: +1-626-854-9338

FAX: +1-626-854-9339

Tech. Support :

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

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

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

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

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 Germany

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G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH

TEL: +49-40-2533040 (Sales)

+49-1803-428468 (Tech.)

FAX: +49-40-25492343 (Sales)

+49-1803-428329 (Tech.)

Tech. Support :

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

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

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

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

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

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 Singapore

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Tech. Support :

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

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

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

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

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 U.K.

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

Tech. Support :

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

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

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

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

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 The Netherlands

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GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V.

TEL: +31-40-290-2088

NL Tech.Support: 0900-GIGABYTE (0900-44422983)

BE Tech.Support: 0900-84034

FAX: +31-40-290-2089

Tech. Support :

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

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

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

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

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Tech. Support :

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

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

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

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

Shanghai

TEL: +86-021-63410999

FAX: +86-021-63410100

Beijing

TEL: +86-10-62102838

FAX: +86-10-62102848

Wuhan

TEL: +86-27-87851061

FAX: +86-27-87851330

GuangZhou

TEL: +86-20-87586074

FAX: +86-20-85517843

Chengdu

TEL: +86-28-85236930

FAX: +86-28-85256822

Xian

TEL: +86-29-85531943

FAX: +86-29-85539821

Shenyang

TEL: +86-24-23960918

FAX: +86-24-23960918-809

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Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

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

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

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Tech. Support :

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

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

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

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

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 Russia

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Moscow Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co.,

Ltd.

Tech. Support :

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

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

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

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

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

Tech. Support :

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CZECH REPUBLIC

Tech. Support :

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Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

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Romania

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Gigabyte MB21 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual