Gigabyte GA-8SRX, User Manual

Page 1: ...in Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Please do not remove any labels on motherboard this may void the warranty of this motherboard Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date beforepublication of this booklet Before you install PCI cards please remove the Dual BIOS label from PCI slots if there is one ...

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Page 3: ...ions This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name Signature Eric Lu Supplementary Information Model Number 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 G B T INC U S A 818 854...

Page 4: ...mmercial and light industry EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 Residual commercial and light industry EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries Generic emission standard Part 2 Industrial environment EN 55081 2 Immunity from radio interference of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Generic emission standard...

Page 5: ...USER S MANUAL GA 8SRX P4 Titan DDR Motherboard Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard Rev 1005 12ME 8SRX 1005 ...

Page 6: ...PU 10 Step 1 1 CPU Installation 10 Step 1 2 CPU Heat Sink Installation 11 Step 2 Install memorymodules 12 Step 3 Install expansion cards 13 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 14 Step 4 1 I O Back Panel Introduction 14 Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction 16 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 22 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F7d 23 Standard CMOS Features 25 Advanced BIOS Features 28 Int...

Page 7: ...ntrol 40 Load Fail Safe Defaults 42 Load Optimized Defaults 43 Set Supervisor User Password 44 Save Exit Setup 45 Exit Without Saving 46 Chapter 4 Technical Reference 47 Block Diagram 47 Dual BIOS Q Flash Introduction 48 SPDIF Introduction 56 BIOSTM Introduction 58 Chapter 5 Appendix 59 ...

Page 8: ...1 0 Third release of the GA 8SRX motherboard user s manual Jan 2002 1 0 Fourth release of the GA 8SRX motherboard user s manual Feb 2002 1 0 Fifth release of the GA 8SRX motherboard user s manual Jun 2002 þ The GA 8SRX motherboard þ IDE cable x 1 Floppy cable x 1 þ CD for motherboard driver utility TUCD þ GA 8SRX user s manual þ Quick PC Installation Guide Revision History Item Checklist ...

Page 9: ...ystem 5 Ensure that theATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove theATX power connector on the motherboard If themotherboard has mountingholes but they don t line upwiththe holes onthe base andthere are no slots to attach the spacers do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes Just cut the bottom portionof the spacers thespacer may be a little h...

Page 10: ...ed DIMM DDR266 200 Supports up to 3GB DRAM Max DDR266 200 Supports only 2 5V DDR DIMM I O Control IT8705 Slots 1 Universal AGP slot 1X 2X 4X device support 6 PCI slot supports 33MHz PCI 2 2 compliant On Board IDE 2 IDE bus master DMA33 ATA66 ATA100 IDE ports for up to 4 ATAPI devices Supports PIO mode3 4 UDMA33 ATA66 ATA100 IDE ATAPI CD ROM On Board Peripherals 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 36...

Page 11: ... STR Suspend To RAM USB KB Mouse wake up from S3 Supports BIOS M Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor s specifications We don t recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU s specification because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU chipset and most of the peripherals Whether your system can run under these specifi...

Page 12: ...MB LPT SOCKET478 FDD R USB CPU_FAN AGP PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 F_PANEL IT8705 MAIN BIOS BAT SiS 961 DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 GA 8SRX SYS_FAN ATX_12V SiS 645 IDE1 IDE2 BACKUP BIOS ATX PCI6 F_USB1 CNR CD_IN F_AUDIO MIC_IN LINE_OUT LINE_IN GAME P4 Titan CODEC IR SPDIF CT5880 ...

Page 13: ...all the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 2 Install memory modules Step 3 Install expansion cards Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Step 5 Setup BIOS software Step 6 Install supporting software tools Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process Step 1 Step 2 Step 4 Step 4 Step 3 Step 4 ...

Page 14: ...iew Socket Actuation Lever 1 Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90 degree angle Pin1 indicator 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a golden cut edge on the CPU upper corner Then insert the CPU into the socket 3 Press downthe CPU socketlever and finish CPU installation M If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well it will cause improper installation Please change the in...

Page 15: ...U cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of the thermal paste During this condition if you try to remove the cooling fan you might pull the processor out of the CPU socket alone with the cooling fan and might damage the processor To avoid this from happening we suggest you to either use thermal tape instead of thermal paste orremove the coolingfan with extreme caution M Make sure ...

Page 16: ...Bytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 128 Mbit 2Mx16x4 banks 64 MBytes 128 MBytes 196 MBytes 256 Mbit 8Mx8x4 banks 512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1 5 GBytes 256 Mbit 4Mx16x4 banks 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes 512 Mbit 16Mx8x4 banks 1 GBytes 2 GBytes 3 GBytes 512 Mbit 8Mx16x4 banks 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes DDR 1 The DIMM slot has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction 2 Insert the D...

Page 17: ...ot 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 Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install Uninstall the AGP card Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slot and press fir...

Page 18: ... v USB Connector ØBefore 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 Win 95 with USB supplement Win98 Windows 2000 Windows ME Win NT with SP 6 supports USB controller If yourOS does not support USB controller please contact OS vendor for pos sible patch or drive...

Page 19: ...r can be connected to Parallel port mouse and modem etc can be connected to Serial ports x Game MIDI Ports Joystick MIDI 15 pin Female Ø This connectorsupports joystick MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices y Audio Connectors Line Out Line In MIC In ØAfter install onboard audio driver you may connect speaker to Line Out jack micro phone to MIC In jack Device like CD ROM walkman etc can be c...

Page 20: ...16 GA 8SRX Motherboard Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction A ATX H F_USB1 B ATX_12V I IR C CPU_FAN J BAT D FDD K SPDIF E IDE1 IDE2 L CD_IN F SYS_FAN M F_AUDIO G F_PANEL A C B D E F G I H L M J K ...

Page 21: ...rom running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating The CPU fan connector supports Max current up to 600mA 12V GND SENSE 1 F SYS_FAN System FAN Connector 1 12V NC GND Ø Important Notice Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2 D FDD Floppy Connector 1 1 E IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 IDE2 Connector Primary Secondary 1 IDE1 IDE2 ...

Page 22: ...al front panel USB cable M F_AUDIO Front Audio 1 2 7 8 GND GND MIC Front Audio L Front Audio R Rear Audio R Rear Audio L Ø If you want to use Front Audio connector you must move 3 4 5 6 Jumper In order to utilize the front audio header your chassis must have front audio connector Also pleasemake sure the pin assigment on thecableis the same as the pinassigment on the MB header To findout if the ch...

Page 23: ... 2 12V GND A ATX ATX Power Ø AC powercordshould only be connectedto your power supply unit afterATX powercable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard PS ON SoftOn Off 3 3V 3 3V GND GND GND VCC VCC 12V 5V SB Stand by 5V Power Good 3 3V GND GND GND GND VCC 12V 1 20 5V VCC L CD_IN CD Audio Line In 1 CD L CD R GND ...

Page 24: ...rmal Operation Close Reset Hardware System PD PD_G PD_Y Power LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode Pin 3 LED cathode PW Soft Power Connector Open Normal Operation Close Power On Off Ø Pleaseconnectthe powerLED PC speaker resetswitch andpower switchetc of yourchassis front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above PD_Y PW 1 RST HD SPK 13 HD PD_G PD PW SPK RST 14 2 1 1 ...

Page 25: ... s instructions I IR IR Connector 1 Ø Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR Please contact you nearest dealer for optional IR device VCC 5V NC IR data input GND IR data output K SPDIF SPDIF 1 VCC SPDIF OUT GND Ø The SPDIF output is capable ofproviding digital audioto external speakers orcompressed AC3 data toan external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature onl...

Page 26: ...USER S MANUAL GA 8SRX P4 Titan DDR Motherboard Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard Rev 1005 12ME 8SRX 1005 ...

Page 27: ...PU 10 Step 1 1 CPU Installation 10 Step 1 2 CPU Heat Sink Installation 11 Step 2 Install memorymodules 12 Step 3 Install expansion cards 13 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 14 Step 4 1 I O Back Panel Introduction 14 Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction 16 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 22 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F7d 23 Standard CMOS Features 25 Advanced BIOS Features 28 Int...

Page 28: ...ntrol 40 Load Fail Safe Defaults 42 Load Optimized Defaults 43 Set Supervisor User Password 44 Save Exit Setup 45 Exit Without Saving 46 Chapter 4 Technical Reference 47 Block Diagram 47 Dual BIOS Q Flash Introduction 48 SPDIF Introduction 56 BIOSTM Introduction 58 Chapter 5 Appendix 59 ...

Page 29: ...1 0 Third release of the GA 8SRX motherboard user s manual Jan 2002 1 0 Fourth release of the GA 8SRX motherboard user s manual Feb 2002 1 0 Fifth release of the GA 8SRX motherboard user s manual Jun 2002 þ The GA 8SRX motherboard þ IDE cable x 1 Floppy cable x 1 þ CD for motherboard driver utility TUCD þ GA 8SRX user s manual þ Quick PC Installation Guide Revision History Item Checklist ...

Page 30: ...ystem 5 Ensure that theATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove theATX power connector on the motherboard If themotherboard has mountingholes but they don t line upwiththe holes onthe base andthere are no slots to attach the spacers do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes Just cut the bottom portionof the spacers thespacer may be a little h...

Page 31: ...ed DIMM DDR266 200 Supports up to 3GB DRAM Max DDR266 200 Supports only 2 5V DDR DIMM I O Control IT8705 Slots 1 Universal AGP slot 1X 2X 4X device support 6 PCI slot supports 33MHz PCI 2 2 compliant On Board IDE 2 IDE bus master DMA33 ATA66 ATA100 IDE ports for up to 4 ATAPI devices Supports PIO mode3 4 UDMA33 ATA66 ATA100 IDE ATAPI CD ROM On Board Peripherals 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 36...

Page 32: ... STR Suspend To RAM USB KB Mouse wake up from S3 Supports BIOS M Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor s specifications We don t recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU s specification because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU chipset and most of the peripherals Whether your system can run under these specifi...

Page 33: ...MB LPT SOCKET478 FDD R USB CPU_FAN AGP PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 F_PANEL IT8705 MAIN BIOS BAT SiS 961 DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 GA 8SRX SYS_FAN ATX_12V SiS 645 IDE1 IDE2 BACKUP BIOS ATX PCI6 F_USB1 CNR CD_IN F_AUDIO MIC_IN LINE_OUT LINE_IN GAME P4 Titan CODEC IR SPDIF CT5880 ...

Page 34: ...all the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 2 Install memory modules Step 3 Install expansion cards Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Step 5 Setup BIOS software Step 6 Install supporting software tools Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process Step 1 Step 2 Step 4 Step 4 Step 3 Step 4 ...

Page 35: ...iew Socket Actuation Lever 1 Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90 degree angle Pin1 indicator 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a golden cut edge on the CPU upper corner Then insert the CPU into the socket 3 Press downthe CPU socketlever and finish CPU installation M If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well it will cause improper installation Please change the in...

Page 36: ...U cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of the thermal paste During this condition if you try to remove the cooling fan you might pull the processor out of the CPU socket alone with the cooling fan and might damage the processor To avoid this from happening we suggest you to either use thermal tape instead of thermal paste orremove the coolingfan with extreme caution M Make sure ...

Page 37: ...Bytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 128 Mbit 2Mx16x4 banks 64 MBytes 128 MBytes 196 MBytes 256 Mbit 8Mx8x4 banks 512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1 5 GBytes 256 Mbit 4Mx16x4 banks 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes 512 Mbit 16Mx8x4 banks 1 GBytes 2 GBytes 3 GBytes 512 Mbit 8Mx16x4 banks 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes DDR 1 The DIMM slot has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction 2 Insert the D...

Page 38: ...ot 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 Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install Uninstall the AGP card Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slot and press fir...

Page 39: ... v USB Connector ØBefore 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 Win 95 with USB supplement Win98 Windows 2000 Windows ME Win NT with SP 6 supports USB controller If yourOS does not support USB controller please contact OS vendor for pos sible patch or drive...

Page 40: ...r can be connected to Parallel port mouse and modem etc can be connected to Serial ports x Game MIDI Ports Joystick MIDI 15 pin Female Ø This connectorsupports joystick MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices y Audio Connectors Line Out Line In MIC In ØAfter install onboard audio driver you may connect speaker to Line Out jack micro phone to MIC In jack Device like CD ROM walkman etc can be c...

Page 41: ...16 GA 8SRX Motherboard Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction A ATX H F_USB1 B ATX_12V I IR C CPU_FAN J BAT D FDD K SPDIF E IDE1 IDE2 L CD_IN F SYS_FAN M F_AUDIO G F_PANEL A C B D E F G I H L M J K ...

Page 42: ...rom running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating The CPU fan connector supports Max current up to 600mA 12V GND SENSE 1 F SYS_FAN System FAN Connector 1 12V NC GND Ø Important Notice Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2 D FDD Floppy Connector 1 1 E IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 IDE2 Connector Primary Secondary 1 IDE1 IDE2 ...

Page 43: ...al front panel USB cable M F_AUDIO Front Audio 1 2 7 8 GND GND MIC Front Audio L Front Audio R Rear Audio R Rear Audio L Ø If you want to use Front Audio connector you must move 3 4 5 6 Jumper In order to utilize the front audio header your chassis must have front audio connector Also pleasemake sure the pin assigment on thecableis the same as the pinassigment on the MB header To findout if the ch...

Page 44: ... 2 12V GND A ATX ATX Power Ø AC powercordshould only be connectedto your power supply unit afterATX powercable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard PS ON SoftOn Off 3 3V 3 3V GND GND GND VCC VCC 12V 5V SB Stand by 5V Power Good 3 3V GND GND GND GND VCC 12V 1 20 5V VCC L CD_IN CD Audio Line In 1 CD L CD R GND ...

Page 45: ...rmal Operation Close Reset Hardware System PD PD_G PD_Y Power LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode Pin 3 LED cathode PW Soft Power Connector Open Normal Operation Close Power On Off Ø Pleaseconnectthe powerLED PC speaker resetswitch andpower switchetc of yourchassis front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above PD_Y PW 1 RST HD SPK 13 HD PD_G PD PW SPK RST 14 2 1 1 ...

Page 46: ... s instructions I IR IR Connector 1 Ø Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR Please contact you nearest dealer for optional IR device VCC 5V NC IR data input GND IR data output K SPDIF SPDIF 1 VCC SPDIF OUT GND Ø The SPDIF output is capable ofproviding digital audioto external speakers orcompressed AC3 data toan external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature onl...

Page 47: ...tion Page Setup Menu F6 Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table F7 LoadtheOptimizedDefaults F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash function F9 Reserved F10 Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery backed CMOS RAM so that it...

Page 48: ...OS Ver F7d Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu Figure 1 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Featur...

Page 49: ... ratio LoadFail SafeDefaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would beinsafeconfiguration LoadOptimizedDefaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would beinbestperformanceconfiguration Set Supervisor password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to ...

Page 50: ...loppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Day Halt On All But Keyboard 1 to 31 or maximum allowed in the month Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 130048K Year Total Memory 131072K 1999 to 2098 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 2 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is week month day year Week The week from...

Page 51: ...tems Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press Enter Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer CYLS Number of cylinders HEADS Number of heads PRECOMP Write precomp LANDZONE Landing zone SECTORSNumber of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter Drive A Drive B The category identifi...

Page 52: ...r 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 BaseMemory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base or conve...

Page 53: ... device priority by USB FDD USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features First Boot Device Floppy Item Help Second Boot Device HDD 0 Menu Level Third Boot Device CDROM Select Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled priority Init Display First AGP Floppy Boot from floppy LS120 Boot from LS120 HDD 0 Boot from Firs...

Page 54: ...racks 360 K type is 40 tracks 720 K 1 2 M and 1 44 M are all 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720 K 1 2 M or 1 44 M drive type as they are all 80tracks Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360 K...

Page 55: ...ed Auto detect IDE USB Controller Enabled cable type USB Legacy Support Disabled Onboard Hardware Audio Enabled ATA66 100 Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Set Conductor cable Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 to ATA66 100 UART Mode Select Normal x UR2 Duplex Mode Half ATA33 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Set Conductor cable Parallel Port Mode SPP to ATA33 x ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Move Enter Select PU PD Va...

Page 56: ... ATA66 100 Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA66 100 ATA33 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA33 On ChipPrimaryPCIIDE Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port On ChipSecondaryPCIIDE Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value Dis...

Page 57: ... 2 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 Default value 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2 UARTModeSelect This item allows you to determine which Infra R...

Page 58: ...ard LPT port 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 ECPModeUseDMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default Value 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 ...

Page 59: ...wer On Password Enter S3 Resume by Alarm Disabled Set suspend type to x Month Alarm NA Suspend to RAM under x Day of Month 0 ACPI OS x Time hh nn ss 0 0 0 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 6 Power Management Setup ACPISuspendType S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 Default Value S3 STR Set ACPI suspe...

Page 60: ...bled Disable this function Enabled Enable this function Default value ModemRingOn WakeOnLAN Disabled Disable Modem Ring on wake on Lan function Enabled Enable Modem Ring on wake on Lan Default Value PMEEventWakeUp Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up Default Value Power On by Mouse Enabled Enable Power On by Mouse function Disabled Disable this function Default Value KBP...

Page 61: ...Alarm item to enabled and key in Data time to power 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 Month Alarm NA 1 31 Day of Month 1 31 Time hh mm ss 0 23 0 59 0 59 ...

Page 62: ... assign IRQ to PCI 2 6 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 6 PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3 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 3 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI 4 IRQ Assignment Auto Item Help PCI 1 5 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Level PCI 2 6 ...

Page 63: ...PU Fan speed status automatically CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software PC Health Status VCORE 1 730V Item Help VCC18 1 776V Menu Level 3 3V 3 360V 5V 5 053V 12V 11 840V Current CPU Temperature 38 C Current CPU FAN Speed 6490 RPM CPU Warning Temperature Disabled CPU FAN Fail Warning Disabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fai...

Page 64: ...F 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU Temp at 70 C 158 F 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU Temp at 80 C 176 F 90 C 194 F Monitor CPU Temp at 90 C 194 F Disabled Disable this function Default value CPUFANFailWarning Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable Default value Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable ...

Page 65: ... Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Clock Ratio 8X 24X It s depends on CPU Clock Ratio LinearFrequencyControl Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable this function CPU Clock 100 200 Select CPU Clock to 100MHz 200MHz Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only DRAMClock MHz Pl...

Page 66: ...trol Normal Set AGP Voltage Control to Normal Default value 0 1V Set AGP Voltage Control to 0 1V 0 2V Set AGP Voltage Control to 0 2V 0 3V Set AGP Voltage Control to 0 3V DRAMVoltageControl Normal Set DRAM Voltage Control to Normal Default value 0 1V Set DRAM Voltage Control to 0 1V 0 2V Set DRAM Voltage Control to 0 2V 0 3V Set DRAM Voltage Control to 0 3V CPUVoltageControl Supports adjustable CP...

Page 67: ...ndard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Frequency Voltage Control ESC Quit Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Figure 10 Load Fail Safe Defau...

Page 68: ...Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Frequency Voltage Control ESC Quit Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Figure 11 Load Optimized Defau...

Page 69: ...rogram 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 P...

Page 70: ... CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Frequency Voltage Control ESC Quit Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Figure 13 Save Exit Setup Save to CMOS and E...

Page 71: ...MOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Frequency Voltage Control ESC Quit Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Abandon all Data Figure 14 Exit Without Saving Quit Without Savi...

Page 72: ...6MHz ZCLK 66MHz HCLK 100MHz 66 MHz 33 MHz 14 318 MHz 48 MHz 24 MHz 33 MHz LPC BUS AGP 1X 2X 4X AGPCLK 66MHz 6 PCI PCICLK 33MHz AC97 Link MIC LINE IN LINE OUT 6 USB Ports ATA33 66 100 IDE Channels Floppy LPT Port PS 2 KB Mouse COM Ports CNR ICS 952001AF ZCLK 66MHz CPUCLK 100MHz AGPCLK 66MHz HCLK 100MHz PCICLK 33MHz USBCLK 48MHz 14 318 MHz 33 MHz BIOS IT8705 Creative CT5880 Game Port ...

Page 73: ...w to use Dual BIOS and Q Flash Utility a After power on the computer pressing Del immediately during POST Power On Self Test it will allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP then press F8 to enter Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor P...

Page 74: ...Disk Use Space key to toggle setup c Dual BIOS Item explanation Wide Range Protection Disabled Default Enabled Status 1 If any failure ex Update ESCD failure checksum error or reset occurs in the Main BIOS just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on and that the Wide Range Protection is set to Enable the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically Status 2 If the ROM BIOS ...

Page 75: ...nt Setup of the BIOS Setting ifACPI Suspend Type is set to Suspend 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 Boot From Main BIOS Default Backup BIOS Status 1 The user can set to boot from main BIOS or Backup BIOS Status 2 If one of the main BIOS or the Backup BIOS fails this item Boot From Ma...

Page 76: ...ithin BIOS mode no more fooling around any OS F3 Load Default F5 Start BIOS Recovery Load current BIOS default value Press F5 to recovery new BIOS version F7 Save And Restart F9 Exit Without Saving Save revised setting and restart the computer Exit without changing F8 Update BIOS from disk F10 Recovery from Disk Update BIOS from disk Recovery from disk ...

Page 77: ... s DualBIOSTM On GIGABYTE motherboards with DualBIOS there are physically two BIOS chips For simplicity we ll call one your Main BIOS and the other we ll call your Backup BIOS your hot spare If your Main BIOS fails the Backup BIOS almost automatically takes over on your next system boot Almost automatically and with virtually zero down time Whether the problem is a failure in flashing your BIOS or...

Page 78: ...istics The modern PC utilizes the Plug and Play BIOS and is updated regularly If a user changes peripherals often there is a slight chance of damage to the flash ROM With Giga Byte Technology s patented DualBIOSTM technology you can reduce the possibility of hangs during system boot up and or loss BIOS data due to above reasons This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costl...

Page 79: ... the backup BIOS III Q How does DualBIOSTM technology work Answer 1 DualBIOSTM technology provides a wide range of protection during the boot up procedure It protects your BIOS during system POST ESCD update and even all the way to PNP detection assignment 2 DualBIOSTM provides automatic recovery for the BIOS When the first BIOS used during boot up does not complete or if a BIOS checksum error occ...

Page 80: ... being able to select either version BIOS to suit the performance system needs 4 Flexibility for high end desktop PCs and workstation servers In the DualBIOSTM utility the option can be set Halt On When BIOS Defects to be enabled to halt your system with awarning message that the main BIOS has been corrupted Most workstation servers requireconstantoperationtoguaranteeserviceshavenotbeeninterrupted...

Page 81: ... digital signal to AC3 decoder which can support upto 5 1 speakers B How to use SPDIF Click your mouse right button in My Computer and select the Properties item Click Device Manager item Click Sound vidio and game controllers item and select the Creative Sound Blaster PCI128 item SPDIF Introduction ...

Page 82: ...m Click Digital item Line Out will be reconfigure to SPDIF Out Recommend you to select Autosense It will automatically detect the type mono or stereo of the audio connector that you plug into Line Out audio jack then configure Line Out to either SPDIF or Speaker accordingly ...

Page 83: ...art BIOS update software It could help you to download the BIOS from internetand update it Not like the other BIOS update software it s a Windows utility With the help of BIOS BIOS updating is no more than a click Besides no matter which mainboard you are using if it s a Gigabyte s product BIOS help you to maintain the BIOS This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to cho...

Page 84: ... Installation Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver 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 4 3 2 1 1 Click SiS AGP Driver item 2 Click Next 3 Click Next 4 Click Finish to restart computer ...

Page 85: ... that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver 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 1 1 Click Creative CT5880 Sound Driver item Press Audio icon 2 2 Click OK 3 4 3 Click Yes ...

Page 86: ...61 Appendix 5 4 Click Next 6 5 Click Next 7 6 Click here 8 7 Click Next 9 10 8 Click Finish to complete setup ...

Page 87: ...GA 8SRX Motherboard 62 Oozic Player Installation 2 1 Click Next 1 3 2 Click Yes 4 3 Click Next 5 4 Click Next 6 ...

Page 88: ...63 Appendix 7 5 Click Next 8 Please base on your actual requirement select Yes or No accordingly 9 6 Click Finish to restart computer ...

Page 89: ... Click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS icon c Select BIOSTM sever Gigabyte BIOSTM sever 1 in Taiwan and Gigabyte BIOSTM sever 2 in Taiwan are available for now the others will be completedsoon d Select the exact model name on your motherboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS 3 1 2 Press Tools icon 1 Click Gigabyte Utilities 2 Click BIOS Writer Utility v1 08j Cl...

Page 90: ...ning 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 Note a 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 systemunbooted b In method II be sure that motherboard s model name ...

Page 91: ...ave to install the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip for unzip the files Both of these utilities are available on many shareware download pages like http www shareware cnet com STEP 2 Make a DOS boot diskette See example Windows 98 O S Beware Windows ME 2000 are not allowed to make a DOS boot diskette 1 With an available floppy disk in the floppy drive Please leave the diskette UN write...

Page 92: ...finished and Copy system files after that press Start That will format the floppy and transfer the needed system files to it Beware This procedure will erase all the prior data on that floppy so please proceed accordingly 3 After the floppy has been formatted completely please press Close ...

Page 93: ...SRX Motherboard 68 STEP 3 Download BIOS and BIOS utility program 1 Please go to Gigabyte website http www gigabyte com tw index html and click Support 2 From Support zone click the Motherboards BIOS Drivers ...

Page 94: ...ect GA 7VTX by Model or Chipset optional menu to obtain BIOS flash files 4 Select an appropriate BIOS version For example F4 and click to download the file It will pop up a file download screen then select the Open this file from its current location and press OK ...

Page 95: ...rd 70 5 At this time the screen shows the following picture please click Extract button to unzip the files 6 Please extract the download files into the clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2 and press Extract ...

Page 96: ...o enter Dual BIOS Utility Press ESC to quit Press any key to contiune C American Megatrends Inc 63 0001 001199 00101111 071595 VIA_K7 GA7VTX1 F American Release 09 16 99 Megatrends AMIBIOS C 1999 American Megatrend AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR MISC SETUP ...

Page 97: ...0 3rd Boot Device CDROM S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num Lock On ESC Quit Select Item Floppy Drive Seek Disabled F1 Help PU PD Modify Password Check Setup F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HA...

Page 98: ...Now screen appears the following Flash Utility main menu Press Enter the highlighted item will locate on the model name of the right upper screen Right after that press Enter to start BIOS Flash Utility Starting Windows 98 Microsoft R Windows98 Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981 1999 A dir w Volume in drive A has no label Volume Serial Number is 16EB 353D Directory of A COMMAND COM 7VTX F4 FLASH841 EXE...

Page 99: ...or press ESC to quit Beware Please do not turn off the system while you are upgrading BIOS It will render your BIOS corrupted and system totally inoperative 4 The BIOS flash completed Please press ESC to exit Flash Utility Are you sure to flash the BIOS Enter to continue Or Esc to cancel EXIT Enter to continue Or Esc to cancel ...

Page 100: ...System Health OK AMD Athlon tm Processor 900MHz Checking NVRAM 262144KB Wait Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility Press ESC to quit Press any key to contiune C American Megatrends Inc 63 0001 001199 00101111 071595 VIA_K7 GA7VTX1 F American Release 09 16 99 Megatrends AMIBIOS C 1999 American Megatrend AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STAN...

Page 101: ... SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Item Shift F2...

Page 102: ...ccess DMI DesktopManagementInterface DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module DRM DualRetentionMechanism DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory DDR DoubleDataRate ECP Extended Capabilities Port ESCD Extended System Configuration Data ECC Error Checking and Correcting EMC ElectromagneticCompatibility EPP EnhancedParallelPort ESD ElectrostaticDischarge FDD Floppy Disk Device FSB Front Side Bus HDD Hard Disk Device...

Page 103: ...IC Network Interface Card OS Operating System OEM OriginalEquipmentManufacturer PAC PCI A G P Controller POST Power On Self Test PCI PeripheralComponentInterconnect RIMM Rambus in line Memory Module SCI SpecialCircumstanceInstructions SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge SRAM Static Random Access Memory SMP Symmetric Multi Processing SMI SystemManagementInterrupt USB Universal Serial Bus VID Voltage...

Page 104: ...ontact Person E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision BIOS version O S A S Hardware Mfs Modelname Size Driver Utility Configuration CPU Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card HDD CD ROM DVD ROM Modem Network AMR CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device ProblemDescription ...