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GA-8AENXP-DW

Intel

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 Pentium

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 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard

User's Manual

Rev. 1001
12ME-8AENXPDW-1001

Summary of Contents for GA-8AENXP-DW

Page 1: ...GA 8AENXP DW Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME 8AENXPDW 1001 ...

Page 2: ...Motherboard GA 8AENXP DW Jan 15 2005 Jan 15 2005 ...

Page 3: ... not use this product near water or a heat source 7 Set up the product on a stable work surface or so as to ensure stability of the system 8 Openings in the case are provided for ventilation Do not block or cover these openings Make sure you provide adequate space around the system for ventilation when you set up your work area Never insert objects of any kind into the ventilation openings 9 To av...

Page 4: ... be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures x x x x x Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna x x x x x Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver x x x x x Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected x x x x x Con...

Page 5: ... Technology equipment EN 300 328 Technical requirements for radio equipment EN 301 489 EMC requirements for radio equipment This equipment is suitable for use in all the European Community Member States Contact the correspondinggovernmentofficeoftherespectivecountryforcurrentinformationonpossibleoperating restrictions Ifyourcountryisnotincludedinthelist thenpleasecontactthecorrespondingsupervisory...

Page 6: ...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 7: ...18 1 6 Installation of Expansion Cards 20 1 7 Installation of U Plus DPS Universal Plus Dual Power System 21 1 8 I O Back Panel Introduction 22 1 9 ConnectorsIntroduction 23 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 35 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F1 36 2 1 Standard CMOS Features 38 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features 40 2 3 IntegratedPeripherals 42 2 4 Power Management Setup 46 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations 47 2 6 PC Healt...

Page 8: ... Contact Us 57 Chapter 4 Appendix 59 4 1 Unique Software Utilities 59 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction 60 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery Introduction 61 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 64 4 1 4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 75 4 1 5 Configuring the Onboard Wireless LAN 87 4 1 6 2 4 6 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 89 4 2 Troubleshooting 94 ...

Page 9: ...IE_2 PCI1 PCI2 F1_1394 F2_1394 F_USB2 F_USB1 SATA1_SB SATA0_SB TSB82AA2 TSB81BA3 PDC 20779 BAT PWR_FAN ATX IDE1 FDD CLR_CMOS SYS_FAN SATA1_SII SATA2_SII SATA3_SII GA 8AENXP DW MS LGA775 AUDIO1 SPDIF_I LPT USB LAN2 USB LAN1 AZALIA_FP CD_IN SPDIF_O AUDIO2 F_PANEL PWR_LED KB PCI3 Marvell 8053 WDSI WSMA SATA0_PR SATA1_PR Marvell 8053 CI IDE2 Atheros WLAN COMA DDRII1 DDRII2 DDRII3 DDRII4 ...

Page 10: ...3MHz 66MHz 48MHz DDRII 711 600 533 400MHz Note DIMM 24MHz 33MHz IT 8712F ATA33 66 100 IDE Channel Intel ICH6R 14 318MHz Dual BIOS CODEC Line In PCICLK 33MHz 3 PCI PCI Bus 3 IEEE1394b SPDIF In SPDIF Out 2 PCI Express x 1 Ports PCI Express x 1 Bus 8 USB Ports Dual Channel Memory Floppy PS 2 KB Mouse LPT Port COM Port TSB82AA2 TSB81BA3 SiI3114 Side Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Surround Sp...

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Page 13: ... of the motherboard or any hardware please first carefully read the informationintheprovidedmanual 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 14: ...ATA1_PR Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 8 USB 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 4 via cable 3 IEEE1394b ports requires cable Onboard COMA connection 1 front audio connector 1 IR connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port Onboard LAN Onboard Marvell 8053 chip 10 100 1000 Mbit LAN1 LAN2 2 RJ45 ports Onboard Audio ALC880 CODEC Supports Jack Sensing function Supports 2 4 ...

Page 15: ... XP NT 98 Me operating systems Onboard Promise PDC20779 chipset SATA0_PR SATA1_PR supports data striping RAID 0 mirroring RAID 1 supports data transfer rate of up to 300 MB s supports hot plugging function supports a maximum of 2 SATA II connections supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems Onboard Wireless LAN Onboard Atheros AR2414A chip supports IEEE 802 11b 802 11g standards Atheros Super...

Page 16: ...ifications 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 OS...

Page 17: ...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 18: ... 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 19: ...e limitation of Intel chipset specifications 1 Dual channel memory cannot be used if one or three 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 Dualchannel memory cannot function if both DDR II memory modules are installed on the s...

Page 20: ...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 21: ...est LGA775 Intel Pentium 4 Processor as well as future Intel processors As well 4 blue LED s are mounted on the U Plus D P S for intelligent indication of system loading The U Plus DPS can work in a Dual Power System Parallel Mode U Plus DPS and motherboard CPU power can work simultaneously providing a total of 8 phase power circuit How to install U Plus DPS 1 The U Plus DPS socket VRM_CONN has a ...

Page 22: ...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 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 yo...

Page 23: ...nboard wireless LAN is off The led blinks quickly when the onboard wireless LAN is receiving transmitting data WSMA Wireless LAN Antenna Port Connect the dipolar antenna for the onboard wireless LAN 1 ATX_12V 2 ATX Power Connector 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN 5 PWR_FAN 6 NB_FAN 7 FDD 8 IDE1 IDE2 9 SATA0_SB SATA1_SB SATA2_SB SATA3_SB 10 SATA0_SII SATA1_SII SATA2_SII SATA3_SII 11 SATA0_PR SATA1_PR 12 PWR_LED...

Page 24: ...wer 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 Please remove the small cover on the motherboard before plugging in while the ATX pow...

Page 25: ...nection 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 chip ...

Page 26: ...ire to the pin1 position 8 IDE1 2 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 ...

Page 27: ...install the proper driver in order to work properly Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 1 7 SATA_SB Controlled by ICH6R SATA_SII Controlled by SiI3114 11 SATA0_PR SATA1_PR Serial ATA II Connector Controlled by PDC20779 Serial ATA II can provide 300MB s transfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA II and install the proper driver in order to work properl...

Page 28: ...system enters suspend mode Pin No Definition 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD 1 13 COMA COMA Connector Be careful with the polarity of the COMA connector Check the pin assignments while you connect the COMA cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional COMA cable Pin No Definition 1 NDCDA 2 NSINA 3 NSOUTA 4 NDTRA 5 GND 6 NDSRA 7 NRTSA 8 NCTSA 9 NRIA 10 No Pin 2 1 10 9 ...

Page 29: ...ED anode Blue Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK SpeakerConnector Pin1 VCC Amber Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open NormalOperation Green Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Open NormalOperation 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 Power...

Page 30: ...ect 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 FAUOIO_JD 8 No Pin 9 LINE2_L 10 FSENSE2 Pin No Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 MIC Power 4 N A 5 Line Out R 6 N A 7 N A 8 No Pin 9 Line Out L 10 N A HD Audio A...

Page 31: ...n No Definition 1 Power 2 Power 3 TPA1 4 TPA1 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 2 16 1 15 2 10 1 9 F2_1394 F1_1394 Pin No Definition 1 TPA0 2 TPA0 3 GND 4 GND 5 TPB0 6 TPB0 7 No Pin 8 Power 9 Power 10 GND 17 F_ USB1 F_USB2 Front USB Connector Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector Check the pin assignment carefully while yo...

Page 32: ...ur nearest dealer for optional IR device Pin No Definition 1 VCC 2 No Pin 3 IRRX 4 GND 5 IR TX 20 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 1 ...

Page 33: ...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 21 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 Open status in BIOS Setup Pin No Definiti...

Page 34: ...GA 8AENXP DW Motherboard 34 English ...

Page 35: ...t does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet 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 selec tions for the highligh...

Page 36: ...Health Status 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 to select multi languages If you can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option hidden Please Load Optimized Defaults in the BIOS when somehow the system wor...

Page 37: ...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 38: ...de Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sec...

Page 39: ...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 40: ... priority by USB HDD LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled 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 T...

Page 41: ...eading Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported Default value Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading Limit CPUID Max to 3 Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like NT4 Default value Disabled Disables CPUID Limit for windows XP No Execute Memory Protect Note Enabled Enable N...

Page 42: ...ller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Azalia Codec Auto Front Panel Type HD Audio Onboard Wireless LAN Enabled Onboard H W 1394 Enabled Onboard H W SATA Enabled H W SATA Function RAID Onboard Promise SATA Enabled Onboard H W LAN1 Enabled Onboard H W LAN2 Enabled KLJI Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Langua...

Page 43: ...his function if 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 functi...

Page 44: ...oard 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 IrDA Port Auto BIO...

Page 45: ...ress 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 ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default value 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 ...

Page 46: ...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 47: ... F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level 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 Powe...

Page 48: ...o 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 49: ...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 50: ...le Robust Graphics Booster Select the options can enhance the VGA graphics 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 co...

Page 51: ...uency by DRAM SPD data Default value for FSB Front 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...

Page 52: ...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 Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I ...

Page 53: ...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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Perip...

Page 54: ...ligent Tweaker M I T 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 ...

Page 55: ...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 56: ...pplications 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 57: ...Drivers Installation 57 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 ...

Page 58: ...GA 8AENXP DW Motherboard 58 English ...

Page 59: ...g from system over enhancement 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 ...

Page 60: ...er 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 61: ...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 62: ...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 63: ...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 64: ...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 65: ...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 66: ...S 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 Du...

Page 67: ...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 68: ... 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 69: ...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 70: ...egrated 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 Defaul...

Page 71: ... 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 72: ...matically 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 ...

Page 73: ...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 8AENXPD E5 e Complete update process following the instruction Fig 1 Ins...

Page 74: ...d 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...

Page 75: ...y levels and implementation costs The RAID levels which the Intel ICH6R chipset supports are RAID 0 and RAID 1 The RAID levels which the Promise PDC20779 chip 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 memb...

Page 76: ... setup 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 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...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...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 79: ... 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 80: ... 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 81: ...ray is defined Press Ctrl F to enter FastBuild tm Utility or Press ESC to continue booting FastBuild tm 2 03 c 2003 2005 Promise Technology Inc Auto Setup 1 View Change Drives Assignments 2 Define Array 3 Delete Array 4 Rebuild Array 5 Main Menu Keys Available Press 1 5 to Select Option ESC Exit Main Menu This is the first option screen when you enter the FastBuild Setup To create a new array auto...

Page 82: ...pacity size in MB 240068 Auto Setup Options Menu Optimize Array for Performance Array Setup Configuration Keys Available Space Change Option ESC Exit CTRL Y Save Under the Optimized Array for setting use the LEFT ARROW or SPACEBAR key to select Performance RAID 0 or Security RAID 1 Press CTRL and Y to save the configuration Performance Under the Performance setting RAID 0 FastTrak assigns two driv...

Page 83: ...l continue booting if you take no action Use arrow keys to move to a logical disk set and press ENTER to enter the Define Array Menu RAID Mode Use Space key to change your selection between Stripe RAID 0 or Mirror RAID 1 FastBuild tm 2 03 c 2003 2005 Promise Technology Inc Define Array Menu Drives Assignments Keys Available Logical Disk No RAID Mode Total Drv Status Logical Disk 1 Stripe 0 Functio...

Page 84: ...If you assign only one drive there will be no performance benefit The Total Drv section will show the number of disks assigned 5 Press Ctrl Y keys to save the information The window below will appear 6 Press Y to create and quick initialize the array or press N to create it only 7 Press Esc if you want to exit the RAID BIOS utility Do you want to do quick initialize or create only Yes No Y Create ...

Page 85: ...pacity MB Status Logical Disk1 Stripe 2 240068 Functional Logical Disk2 Logical Disk3 Logical Disk4 FastBuild tm 2 03 c 2003 2005 Promise Technology Inc View Array Definition Menu Drives Assignments Logical Disk No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status Logical Disk 1 Stripe 2 240068 Functional Stripe Block 64KB Gigabyte Rounding OFF Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB 1 SATA ST3120026AS 120034 2 S...

Page 86: ...ed 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 Fig 1 Note Fig 2 Step 3 A MS DOS prompt screen will appear Information on all chipsets should be listed on the screen R...

Page 87: ...nsert your Setup CD into your Desktop PC s CD ROM Drive The Welcome Screen will automati cally open If it does not browse to the Utility folder on your CD ROM driver and execute setup exe B Click Install Wireless Driver and Utility Install Shield will open C Click Next to proceed with Wireless LAN driver installation D Setup proceeds with Wireless Adapter installation Confirm the message below by ...

Page 88: ...eless LAN user manual for the GA 8AENXP DW motherboard from www gigabyte com tw E After fully installing the Adapter Driver and Utility the Wireless LAN bubble and the Wireless Utility quick start icon represented by 4 green bars appear in your system tray For more information on how to use the advanced features found in the Wireless Utility please refer to your Users Manual in PDF format at GIGAB...

Page 89: ...dio 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 Connect the Center Subwoofer channels to Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the side channels to Side Speaker Out This motherboard provide 6 audio connector Y...

Page 90: ...onnect 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 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 Speake...

Page 91: ...nter 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 ...

Page 92: ... 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 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 F...

Page 93: ...ou 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 displayed aft...

Page 94: ...e 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 7 Save changes and reboot the system Question 4 Why does system seem unstable after updating BIOS Answer Please remember to load Fail Safe Defaults Or Load BIOS Defaults afte...

Page 95: ...ys 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 AWARD BIOS Beep Codes 1 short System boots ...

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