Gigabyte GA-8AENXP-D, User Manual

Page 1: ...GA 8AENXP D Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1004 12ME 8AENXPD 1004 ...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA 8AENXP D Nov 10 2004 Nov 10 2004 Motherboard GA 8AENXP D ...

Page 3: ...ect to change without prior notice Product Manual Classification In order to assist in the use of this product Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following For quick installation please refer to the Hardware Installation Guide included with the product For detailed product information and specifications please carefully read the Product User Manual For detailed information related to ...

Page 4: ...of Memory 14 1 6 Installation of Expansion Cards 16 1 7 I O Back Panel Introduction 17 1 8 ConnectorsIntroduction 18 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 29 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F3d 30 2 1 Standard CMOS Features 32 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features 34 2 3 IntegratedPeripherals 36 2 4 Power Management Setup 40 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations 41 2 6 PC Health Status 42 2 7 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T 44 2 8 Sele...

Page 5: ...dwareInformation 53 3 5 Contact Us 53 Chapter 4 Appendix 55 4 1 Unique Software Utilities 55 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 56 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery Introduction 57 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 60 4 1 4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 71 4 1 5 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 78 4 2 Troubleshooting 83 ...

Page 6: ...ell 8001 PCIE_1 PCIE_2 PCIE_3 PCI1 PCI2 DDRII1 F1_1394 F2_1394 F_USB2 F_USB1 F_USB4 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 DDRII5 DDRII6 SATA1_SB SATA0_SB TSB82AA2 TSB81BA3 CY7C6564D BAT PWR_FAN ATX IDE FDD CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN SATA1_SII SATA2_SII SATA3_SII GA 8AENXP D KB_MS LGA775 AUDIO1 SPDIF_I COMA LPT USB LAN2 USB LAN1 Broadcom 5751 5789 AZALIA_FP CD_IN SPDIF_O AUDIO2 F_PANEL PWR_LED F_USB3 CI ...

Page 7: ... SPDIF In SPDIF Out 3 PCI Express x 1 Ports RJ45 PCI Express x 1 Bus Broadcom 5751 5789 8 USB Ports CY7C6564D 3 USB Ports Dual Channel Memory Floppy PS 2 KB Mouse LPT Port COM Port TSB82AA2 TSB81BA3 4 Serial ATA SiI3114 Side Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out PCI ECLK 100MHz PCI ECLK 100MHz Note To use a DDRII 711 memory module on the motherboard you must install a 1066M...

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Page 9: ...he 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 ...

Page 10: ...1 ports rear x 4 front x 7 via cable 3 IEEE1394b ports requires cable 1 front audio connector 1 IR connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port Onboard LAN Onboard Marvell 8001 chip 10 100 1000 Mbit LAN1 Onboard Broadcom 5751 5789 chip 10 100 1000 Mbit LAN2 2 RJ 45 ports Onboard Audio ALC880 CODEC Supports Jack Sensing function Supports 2 4 6 8 channel audio Supports Line In Line Out Front Spe...

Page 11: ...SATA connections supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Onboard Silicon Image SiI3114 chipset SATA0_SII SATA1_SII SATA2_SII SATA3_SII supports data striping RAID 0 mirroring RAID 1 or striping mirroring RAID 0 1 supports data transfer rate of up 150 MB supports hot plugging function supports a maximum of 4 SATA connections supported on the Win 2000 XP NT 98 Me operating systems BIOS Use of...

Page 12: ...pecifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc HT functionality requirement content Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires all of the following platform components CPU An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset An Intel Chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled...

Page 13: ...ink atop the CPU and make sure the push pins aim to the pin hole on the motherboard Pressing down the push pins diagonally Fig 2 Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is to remove the heatsink on the contrary is to install Please note the direction of arrow sign on the male push pin doesn t face inwards before installation This instruction is only for Intel boxed fan Fig 4 Please make ...

Page 14: ... 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 1 4 Installing Removing Cool Plus Northbridge Cooling Fan Fig 1 To attach Cool Plus to a heatsink align the extensions on both sides with the grooves in the heatsink as shown Firmly press...

Page 15: ...y cannot be used if one three or five DDR II memory modules are installed 2 If two DDR II memory modules are installed same storage capacity one must be added to the Channel A slot and the other in the Channel B slot in order to use dual channel memory Dual channel memory cannot function if both DDR II memory modules are installed on the same channel 3 If four DDR II memory modules are installed s...

Page 16: ...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 white drawable bar at the end of ...

Page 17: ...Gigabit Ethernet providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps LAN Port 2 The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express Gigabit providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps 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 s...

Page 18: ...I SATA1_SII SATA2_SII SATA3_SII 11 PWR_LED 12 F_PANEL 13 AZALIA_FP 14 CD_IN 15 F_USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 F_USB4 16 F1_1394 F2_1394 17 IR 18 CLR_CMOS 19 CI 20 BAT 8 11 13 14 17 20 18 10 12 Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center Subwoofer speakers to this connector Side Speaker Out Connect the side surround speakers to this connector You can use audio software to configure 2 4 6 8 channel audio ...

Page 19: ...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 motherb...

Page 20: ...onnection 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 6 NB_FAN Chip Fan Connector If you installed wrong direction the chip fan will not work Sometimes will damage the chi...

Page 21: ...onnector wire to the pin1 position 8 IDE 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 re...

Page 22: ...nsfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly 11 PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off It will blink when the system enters suspend mode Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND Pin No Definition 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD 1 7 1 7 1 SATA_SB Controlled by ...

Page 23: ... anode Blue Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Amber Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Green Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Open Normal Operation Red Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Yellow Pin 2 LED cathode NC Purple NC 1 2 19 20 HD HD RES RES NC SPEAK MSG MSG PW PW SPEAK Message LED Power Sleep LED Pow...

Page 24: ...orrect 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 1 2 9 10 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 4 NC 5 Line Out R 6 NC 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 Line Out L 10 NC HD Audio AC...

Page 25: ...5 GND 6 GND 7 TPB1 8 TPB1 9 Power 10 Power 11 TPA2 12 TPA2 13 GND 14 No Pin 15 TPB2 16 TPB2 15 F_ USB1 F_USB2 F_USB3 F_USB4 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 U...

Page 26: ...r nearest dealer for optional IR device Pin No Definition 1 VCC 2 No Pin 3 IR RX 4 GND 5 IR TX 1 18 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 1 1 ...

Page 27: ...g to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery wait for 30 second 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 19 CI Chassis Intrusion Case Open This 2 pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the case open item in BIOS if the system case has been remove 1 Pin No Definitio...

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Page 29: ...tility 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 numer...

Page 30: ...s This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio Select Language This setup page is select multi language CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health St...

Page 31: ...e system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system Save Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS ...

Page 32: ...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 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 If a hard disk has n...

Page 33: ...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 keybo...

Page 34: ...lect your boot device priority by USB HDD LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN Disabled Disable this function System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device Hard Disk Thi...

Page 35: ...es CPU Hyper Threading Limit CPUID Max to 3 Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like NT4 Disabled Disable CPUID Limit for windows XP Default value No Execute Memory Protect Note Enabled Enable No Execute Memory Protect function Disabled Disable No Execute Memory Protect function Default value CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Note Enabled Enable CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function Disabled Dis...

Page 36: ... Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals KLJI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 1st chan...

Page 37: ...you are not using onboard USB 2 0 feature Enabled Enable USB 2 0 dontroller Default value Disabled Disable USB 2 0 controller USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB keyboard support Disabled Disable USB keyboard support Default value USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support Disabled Disable USB mouse support Default value Azalia Codec Auto Auto detect Azalia audio function Default value...

Page 38: ...ial port 1 and address is 3E8 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard IrDA Port Auto BIOS will automatically setup the IrDA port address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 2F8 IRQ3 Default value 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 En...

Page 39: ...tandard 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 ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default value 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 ...

Page 40: ...er on system Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On 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 Disabled this function Default value Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Awa...

Page 41: ...Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level Device s using this INT 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 KB Power ON Password When Power On by Keyboard set at Password you can set the password here Ente...

Page 42: ... F Monitor CPU temperature at 70o C 158o F 80o C 176o F Monitor CPU temperature at 80o C 176o F 90o C 194o F Monitor CPU temperature at 90o C 194o F Disabled Disable this function Default value CPU POWER SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Fan warning function disable Default value Enabled Fan warning function enable CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case ...

Page 43: ...l stop spinning CPU Smart FAN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled Auto BIOS autodetects the type of CPU fan you installed and sets the optimal CPU Smart FAN control mode for it Default value Voltage Set to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with a 3 pin fan power cable PWM Set to PWM when you use a CPU fan with a 4 pin fan power cable In fact the Voltage option can...

Page 44: ... card bandwidth to get higher performance Auto Set Robust Graphics Booster to Auto Default value Fast Set Robust Graphics Booster to Fast Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo C I A 2 C I A 2 CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 is designed to detect CPU loading during software program executing and automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance Disabled Disable this functio...

Page 45: ...nt Side Bus frequency 1066Mhz 1 5 Memory Frequency Host clock x 1 5 2 Memory Frequency Host clock x 2 2 66 Note Memory Frequency Host clock x 2 66 3 Memory Frequency Host clock x 3 Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data Default value Memory Frequency Mhz The values depend on CPU Host Frequency Mhz and Memory Frequency For setting DIMM OverVoltage Control Normal Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to ...

Page 46: ...afe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N 2 8 Select Language Multi language supports 7 languages There are English French German Spanish Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese and Japanese CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integ...

Page 47: ...very 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 2 10 Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Sta...

Page 48: ...t F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Save Exit Setup Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP ...

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Page 51: ...ll Please pick the item that you want and press install followed the item or you can press Xpress Install to install all items defaulted 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 dr...

Page 52: ...plications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software you can choose anyone you want and press install to install them 3 3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title ...

Page 53: ...Drivers Installation 53 English 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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Page 55: ...ancement by the user With GIGABYTE s proprietary S O S feature users no longer need to open up the PC chassis and short circuit the Clear CMOS pins or the battery on the motherboard to reset the system back to factory default settings Instead S O S automatically resets the overclocked system settings back to their factory defaults to provide a more user friendly and reliable platform for users Dow...

Page 56: ...r Interface Overview Note EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards 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 ...

Page 57: ...n 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...

Page 58: ...e 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 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Al ly Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Inc Intel ...

Page 59: ...factory default or press Esc to exit Restores backup image to original state 3 Remove Backup Image Remove backup image Are you sure Y N Remove the backup image 4 Set Password Please input a 4 16 character long password a z or 0 9 or press Esc to exit You can set a password to enter Xpress Recovery to protect your hard disk data Once this is done password input will be required to enter Xpress Reco...

Page 60: ...ned in your BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flas...

Page 61: ...uspend to RAM the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically If you want to enter the BIOS setting please press Del key when the boot screen appears Halt On Error Disable Default Enable If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and Halt On Error set to Enable the PC will show messages on the boot screen and the system will pause and wait for t...

Page 62: ... 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 FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q Flash and Dual BIOS the Q Flash utility and Dua...

Page 63: ...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 execu tion of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash Du...

Page 64: ...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 1 file ...

Page 65: ...LF004A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup 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 Enter Run Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort 5 ...

Page 66: ...grated 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 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 Select Language Load Fail Safe Default...

Page 67: ... 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 Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI ...

Page 68: ...atically after you exit Q Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Enable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Are you sure to RESET 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 Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS for 8GE800 F4 Check System H...

Page 69: ...our 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 8AENXPD F3d e Complete update process following the instruction Fig 1 Ins...

Page 70: ...o 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 Gigabyt...

Page 71: ...epresent different performance levels security levels and implementation costs The RAID levels which the Intel ICH6R chipset supports are RAID 0 and RAID 1 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 smal...

Page 72: ...pe 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 I 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 I before the window disappears Press Ctrl I The Intel RAID Utility Create RAID Volu...

Page 73: ...ters under Name item After setting disk name press Enter to select RAID Level Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Choose the RAID level best suited to your usage model RAID0 Stripe Creates a volume where equal portions of the volume are spread across all the disks This creates a volume with high...

Page 74: ...tops and workstations Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Name RAID_Volume0 RAID Level RAID0 Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 223 5 GB Create Volume Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Enter the volume capacity The default value indicates the maximum volume capacity...

Page 75: ... GB Create Volume An alert bar will be displayed warning you that all data on selected disks will be lost Please press Y to complete the set up of RAID Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU HELP Press ENTER to Create the specified volume Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Name RAID_Volume0 ...

Page 76: ... 3JT354CP 111 7GB Member Disk 0 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB Member Disk 0 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Delete RAID Volume If you want to delete a RAID volume please select the Delete RAID Volume option Press Enter key and follow the instructions on the screen Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed MAIN MENU 1 Crea...

Page 77: ...y 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 Fig 1 Note Fig 2 Step 3 A MS DOS prompt screen will appear Information on all chipsets should be listed on the screen Refer to ...

Page 78: ...s 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 Connect the Center Subwoofer channels to Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the side channels to Side Speaker Out This motherboard provide 6 audio connector You are able t...

Page 79: ... front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you ll 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 4CH Speaker to complete 4 channel audio configuration Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out ...

Page 80: ... to Center Subwoofer Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you ll 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 ...

Page 81: ...g installation of the audio driver you ll 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 8CH Speaker to complete 8 channel audio configuration Sound Effect Configuration At the sound effect menu users can adjust sound option settings as desired Side Speaker Out Front S...

Page 82: ...After you install an audio device a screen of a list would pop up from the audio software for you to choose the type of device you installed If you have connected your device to the wrong jack the Jack Sensing function would indicate the correct jack for your device and you can reconnect the device to the correct jack following the arrow instruction The correct icon for audio device will be displa...

Page 83: ...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 ...

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