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1. 76 Xpress Recovery Introduction eene 02 Slap er S JD DS eee ER ETE n MD EE 05 3 Table of Content CAUTION Computer motherboards and expansion cards contin very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protect them againstdamage from static electricity you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer 1 Unplug your computer when working on the inside 2 Use agrounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands b a safelygrounded objector to a metal object such as the power supplycase 3 Hold components by he edges and try nottouch the IC chips leads or connectors or other component 4 Place components ona grounded antistatic pad or on the bag thatcame with he components whenever the components are separated from the system 5 Ensure thatthe ATX power supply is switched offbefore you plug in or remove the ATX power connector on the motherboard Installing the motherboard to the chassis Ifthe motherboard has mounting holes butthey don t line up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers do notbecome alarmed you can still attach he spacers to the mounting holes Justcut portion ofthe spacers the spacer may be a litle hard to cut off so be careful ofyour hands In this way you can still attach the motherboard b he base wihoutworrying aboutshort circuits
2. When you installing AGP card please make sure the following notice is fully understood and practiced If your AGP card has 4 8 1 5V notch show below please make sure your AGP card is AGP 4X 8X 1 5V 80 AGP 2X nateh m AGP 4X 8X notch Caution AGP 2X card is not supported by ATi RS300 9100 IGP You might experience system unable to boot up normally Please insert an AGP 4X 8X card Example 1 Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is compatible with 2X 4X mode AGP slot It can be switched between AGP 2X 3 3V or 4X 1 5V mode by adjusting the jumper The factory default for this card is 2X 3 3V The GA 8TRS300M or any AGP 4X 8X only motherboards might not function properly if you install this card without switching the jumper to 4X 1 5V mode in it Example 2 Some ATi Rage 128 Pro graphics cards made by Power Color the graphics card manufacturer amp some SiS 305 cards their golden finger is compatible with 2X 3 3V 4X 1 5V mode AGP slot but they support 2X 3 3V only The GA GA 8TRS300M or any AGP 4X 8X only motherboards might not function properly If you install this card in it Note Although Gigabyte s AG32S G graphics card is based on ATi Rage 128 Pro chip the design of AG32S G is compliance with AGP 4X 1 5V specification Therefore AG32S G will work fine with ATi RS300 9100 IGP based motherboards The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may a
3. Yes Failure has been excluded Perhaps your VGA card VGA slot or Check if there is display monitor is defective Yes Failure has been excluded Turn off the system Reboot after keyboard and mouse have been plugged in It is possible that NO your keyboard or keyboard connector is defective Check if keyboard is working properly Yes Press Del to enter BIOS setup Choose Load Optimized Defaults and save then exit setup m NO The problem was probably caused by Turn off the system and re connect the IDE cable Check i the system can reboot successfully the IDE device connector or cable Yes Reinstall Windows OS and reinstall add on cards and cables Then try to reboot the system Failure has been excluded If the above procedure unable to solve your problem please contact with your local retailer or national distributor for help Or you could submit your question to the service mail via Gigabyte website technical support zone http www gigabyte com tw The appropriate response will be provided ASAP GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 94 3 Technical Support RMA Sheet uslomeriCountry DomsdPeso mei Ada Model name Lot Number PCB revision BIOS version Hardware Mfs Model name Size Driver Utility onfiguration emory Brand DD D ROM DVD ROM odem Problem Description
4. Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Features 3t System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology First Second Third Boot Device This feature allows you to select the boot device priority Floppy Select y our boot device priority by Floppy 15120 Select y our boot device priority by LS120 M HDD 0 3 Select y our boot device priority by HDD 0 3 SCSI Select y our boot device priority by SCSI CDROM Select y our boot device priority by CDROM ZIP Select y our boot device priority by ZIP USB FDD Select y our boot device priority by USB FDD M USB ZIP Select y our boot device priority by USB ZIP 39 BIOS Setup M USB CDROM Select y our boot device priority by USB CDROM M USB HDD Select y our boot device priority by USB HDD M LAN Select y our boot device priority by LAN M Disabled Select y our boot device priority by Disabled Pass word Check M Sy stem The sy stem will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct passw ord is not entered at the prompt M Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct passw ord is not entered at the prompt Default v alue CPU Hyper Threading M Enabled Enables CPU Hy per Threading Feature Please note that this feature is only working for operating sy stem with multi processors mode supported Default v alue M Disabled Disables CPU Hy per Th
5. 62 2003 001199 00101111 040201 KT333 GA7 VRXP1 Entering the Q Flash utility Step1 To use Q Flash utility you mustpress Del in he bootscreen to enter BIOS menu AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American M egatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSETFEATURES SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWERMANAGEMENTSETUP USERPASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ESC Quit IDE HDD AUTO DETEC TION SAVE amp EXITSETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Load Fail Safe Defaults GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 62 Step 2 Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter he Q Flash utility AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American M egatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSETFEATURES SETUP POWERMANAA SUPERVISOR PASSWORD LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit T 4 Select Item F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Load Fail Safe Defaults Exploring the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen The Q Flash DualBIOS uility screen consists ofthe following key compo
6. 95 Appendix Acronyms Acronyms ACPI APM AGP AMR ACR BIOS CPU CMOS CRIMM CNR DMA DMI DIMM DRM DRAM DDR ECP ESCD ECC EMC EPP ESD FDD FSB HDD IDE IRQ Meaning Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser Basic Input Output System Central Processing Unit Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access Desktop Management Interface Dual Inline Memory Module Dual Retention Mechanism Dynamic Random Access Memory Double Data Rate Extended Capabilities Port Extended System Configuration Data Error Checking and Correcting Electromagnetic Compatibility Enhanced Parallel Port Electrostatic Discharge Floppy Disk Device Front Side Bus Hard Disk Device Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced Interrupt Request GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 96 to be continued Acronyms IOAPIC ISA LAN I O LBA LED MHz MIDI MTH MPT NIC OS OEM PAC POST PCI RIMM SCI SECC SRAM Meaning Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller Industry Standard Architecture Local Area Network Input Output Logical Block Addressing LightEmitting Diode Megahertz Musical Instrument Digital Interface Memory Translator Hub Memory Protocol Translator Network Interface Card Operating System Original Equipment Manufacturer PCI A G P Controller
7. Power On Self Test Peripheral Component Interconnect Rambus in line Memory Module Special Circumstance Instructions Single Edge Contact Cartridge Static Random Access Memory Nm Appendix GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 98 99 Memo CONTACT US Contact us via the information in this page all over the world e Taiwan Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd Address No 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C TEL 886 2 8912 4888 FAX 886 2 8912 4004 E mail We have been constantly striving hard to provide you with faster and more efficient mail replying service If you have any inquiry please classify it into the fol lowing topics The respective department will attend to the inquiry as soon as possible Thank you for your cooperation WEB Address http tw giga byte com e USA G B T INC Address 17358 Railroad St City of Industry CA 91748 Tel 1 626 854 9338 Fax 1 626 854 9339 E mail sales giga byte com support giga byte com WEB Address http us giga byte com e Germany G B T Technology Trading GmbH Tel 49 40 2533040 49 01803 428468 Tech Fax 49 40 25492343 Sales 49 01803 428329 Tech E mail support gigabyte de WEB Address http de giga byte com e Japan Nippon Giga Byte Corporation WEB Address http www gigabyte co jp e UK G B T TECH CO LTD Tel 44 1908 362700 Fax 44 1908 362709 E mail support gbt tech co
8. Select Save amp Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exitthe BIOS menu System willrebootafter you exitthe BIOS menu The procedure is completed AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American M egatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSETFEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD Press Y on your keyboard to save LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING and exit ESC Quit T4 2 Select Item F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Load Fail Safe Defaults 69 Technical Reference Part Two Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Single BIOS Motherboards This part guides users of single BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using Q Flash utility Entering the Q Flash utility Step1 To use the Q Flash utility you mustpress Del in the bootscreen to enter BIOS menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2002 Award Software gt Standard CMOS Features gt Advanced BIOS Features gt Integrated Peripherals gt Power Management Setup gt PnP PCI Configurations Health Status gt Frequency Voltage Control Ne Top Performance Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save amp Exit Setup Ex it Without Saving 1 4 2 Select Item F10 Save amp Exit S
9. allow ed in the month Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 130048K lt Year gt Total Memory 131072K 1999 to 2098 Tl gt lt 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 gt Date The date format is lt week gt lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only Month The month Jan Through Dec Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allow ed in the month M Year The year from 1999 through 2098 GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 96 r gt Time The times format in hour minute second The time is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 IDE Primary Master Slave IDE Secondary Master Slave The category identifies the ty pes of hard disk from driveC to F that has been installed in the computer There are two ty pes auto ty pe and manual ty pe Manual ty pe is user definable Auto ty pe which will automatically detect H DD ty pe Note that the specifications of y our drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if y ou enter improper information for this category If y ou select User Type related information will be asked to enter to the following items Enter the information directly from the key board and press Enter Such information should be
10. you can restore it to he original sfate 1 Itsupports FAT16 FAT32 NTFS format ewm 2 ltmustbe connected to IDE1 Master 3 Its only allows you to install one O S 4 used with IDE hard disk supporing HPA 5 The first partion mustbe setas he boot par tion When the bootparition is backed up please do notchange the is size 6 Itis notrecommend to use Xpress Recovery if you had ever used Ghost to return boot manager b NTFS format PER 1 System data and hard disk s reading writing speed will affect backing up speed nore 2 We recommend thatyou install Xpress Recovery immediately after installing O S drivers and applications Howto use the Xpress Recovery There are two ways to enter the Xpress Recovery utility see the below 1 TextMode press F9 during powering on he computer Press F9 during powering on compuer Award ModularBIOS v6 00 PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Inc Intel865FE AGPSet BIOSfor 8IPE1000MT F1 Check SystemHealth OK Press DEL to enter SETUP QFla 1 F9 For Xpress Recovery F9 For Xp ress Recove ry 08 16 2002 1845 GE 6 A69 YG01 C 00 2 BMP Mode boot from CD ROM Please go to Advanced BIOS seting menu and setboot from CD ROM then save and exit the BIOS menu Later please insertMB driver CD into your drive when Boot from CD appears atthe bottom of the screen press any key to enter Xpress Recovery Boot from CD GA 8TRS300M Mother
11. Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information 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 ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date December 05 2003 GA 8TRS300M P4 Titan Series Motherboard USER S MANUAL Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard Rev 1002 12ME 8TRS300M 1002 Table of Content Cos 4 Chapter ERE EM D Features Summary eth et be ee II ese deos 5 GA 8TRS300M Motherboard Layoul sess 7 ETO g am decent 8 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 10 Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU 11 le De CRU MS tall AON M 11 Step 1 2 CPU Cooling Fan Installation l 12 Step 2 Install memory modules 13 Step 3 Install expansion cards sse 16 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 17 Step 4 1 VO Back Pan
12. F10 Power Off gt Youcan repeatStep 1 to 4 b flash the backup BIOS too e l ng NOTE 5 Press Esc and then Y button to exitthe Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q Flash Dual BIOS Utility Main Bios ain ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Are you sure to RESET Enter to continue or Esc to abort Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Sav e Main BIOS to Floppy Sav e Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 67 Technical Reference After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your bootscreen becomes the one you fashed American Release 08 23 2002 Megatrends AMIBIOS C 1999 American Megatrend The BIOS file becomes AMD Ath lon tm Pro ce ssor 133 3MHz Check System Health Checking NVRAM Update OK F12 after updating DEL Ste up Dual BIOS Q Flash F8 Boot Menu F12 Networkboot TAB Logo Auto Detecting PriMaster IDE Hard Disk Auto Detecting Pri Slave Not Detected Auto Detecting Sec Master ATAPI CDROM Auto Detecting Sec Slave Not Detected C American Megatrends Inc 62 2003 001199 00101111 040201 KT333 GA7 VRXP1 25 The following is an AMI BIOS menu screen However you can also find similar option in AWARD BIOS menu NOTE 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots When you
13. L1 DIN VDE 0855 part 10 part 12 CE marking L1 EN 60065 L1 EN 60335 Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer G B T Technology Tr ding GMbH full address Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Mother Board GA 8TRS300M is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement ofradio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical apparatus Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals Safety requirements for mains operated electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety of h
14. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots and load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults See how to load BIOS Fail Saf Defaults please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One Congratulation You have updated BIOS successfully T3 Technical Reference Method 2 BIOS Utility If you don thave DOS boot disk we recommend thatyou used Gigabyte BIOS program to flash BIOS Ed icu 2 ur ee F A Em ET Devers y quce GoOATaoT wer Y Gipabyte zBIOS Writer for WinSx MEIMTAFZUDO XP Coen Gigabyte BIDS server 2 in Taiwan Gigabyte BIOS server in China Gigabyte BIOS server in lapan E Pob lala 5 Please select BIOS sever site then Click OK Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet a Click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS icon c Select BIOS sever d Selectthe exactmodelname on your motherboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 14 I Update BIOS NOT through Internet Do notclick Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS Please select Al Files in dialog box while opening the old ile Please search for BIOS unzip fle downloading from internetor any other methods such as 8TRS300M F 1 e Complete update processfollowing the instruction QO O II Save BIOS In the very beginning there is Save Current BIOS icon shown in dia
15. Sometimes you may need b use the plastic springs to isolate the screw fom the motherboard PCB surface because the circuitwire may be near by the hole Be careful don tletthe screw contactany printed circuitwrite or parts on the PCB hatare near the fixing hole otherwise it may damage board orcause board maliunctioning GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary Form Factor CPU Chipset Memory VO Control Slots On Board IDE On Board Peripherals 24 4cm x 24 4cm Micro ATX size form factor 4 layers PCB Socket 478 for Intel Micro FC PGA2 Pentium 4 processor Support Intel Pentium 4 Northwood processor Support Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Intel Pentium 4 400 533 800MHz FSB 2nd cache depends on CPU ChipsetATi RS300 9100 IGP HOST AGP Controller ATi SB200 IXP 200 VO Controller Hub 4 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets Supports Dual channel DDR400 DDR333 DDR266 DIMM Supports 128 MB 256MB 512MB 1GB unbuffered DRAM Supports up to 4GB DRAM Max 8712 1 AGP slot supports 8X 4X mode 3 PCIslot supports 33MHz amp PCI2 3 compliant 2 IDE bus master UDMA33 ATA66 ATA100 IDE ports for up to 4 ATAPI devices Supports PIO mode3 4 UDMA 33 ATA66 ATA100 IDE amp ATAPI CD ROM 1 Floppy portsupports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M bytes 1 Parallel port supports Normal EPP ECP mode 1 Serial port COMA 1 VGA port COMB on board 6 x USB2 0 1 1 2 x Rear 4 x
16. itfirst You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte and BIOS update your BIOS smartly You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS and capable to maintain and manage your BIOS easily Again Gigabyte s innovative producterects a milestone in mainboard industries For sucha wonderful software how much it costs Impossible ls free Now ifyou buy a Gigabyte s motherboard you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD Butplease remember connected to internetat frst then you could have a intemet BIOS update from your Gigabyte BIOS 59 Technical Reference Easy Tune 4 Introduction Gigabyte announces EasyTune 4 Windows based Overclocking utility EasyTune 4 carries on the heritage so as to pave the way forfuture generations Overclock mightbe oneofthe mostcommon issues in computer field Buthave many users ever tried it Theansweris probably no Because Overclock is thought to be very difficult and includes a lot of technical know how sometimes Overclock is even considered as special skills found only in some enthusiasts But as to the experts in Overclock whats the truth They may spend quite a lotof time and money b study and use many diferenthard ware or BIOS tools to do Overclock And even with these technologies they stil learn that its quite a risk because the safety and stability ofan Overclock system is unknown Now everything is different because ofa Windows based overclocking uti
17. prov ided in the documentation form y our hard disk vendor or the sy stem manufacturer CYLS Number of cy linders M HEADS Number of heads PRECOMP Write precomp LANDZONE Landing zone M SECTORSNumber of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter Drive A Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer M None No floppy drive installed 360K 5 25 in 5 29 inch PC ty pe standard drive 360K by te capacity M 1 2M 5 25 in 5 25 inch AT ty pe high density drive 1 2M by te capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled 720K 3 5 in 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K by te capacity M 1 44M 3 5 in 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity M 2 88M 3 5 in 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M by te capacity E BIOS Setup Floppy 3 Mode Support for J apan Area M Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default v alue M Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive M Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive M Both Drive A amp B are 3 mode Floppy Drives Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up M NO Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted All Errors Whenev er the BIOS detects a non fatal error the sy stem will be stopped M All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a
18. size 1 39M Free size 1 14M F5 Refresh DEL Delete Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Sav e Main BIOS to Floppy Sav e Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run TU Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After pressing Enter you ll then see the progress ofreading the BIOS file from the foppy disk Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A Backup ROM Type S ize SST 49LF003A Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Reading BIOS file from floppy ERAT KS gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Do nottruning off power or reset Q Dont Tum Off Power Or Reset System your system at this stage Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Sav e Main BIOS to Floppy Sav e Backup BIOS to Floppy Move Rese Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS 65 Technical Reference After BIOS fle is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A Backup ROM Type S ize SST 49LF003A Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable CHECKSUM 96D2 Are you sure to update BIOS Cu NOTE E Enter to continue or Esc to abort You can press Enter to continue 2 updating BIOS ESC to abort Load Backup BIOS from Flop
19. stem auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed Frequency Voltage Control This setup page is control CPU s clock and frequency ratio Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performanoe of y our sy stem set Top Performance as Enabled Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the sy stem parameters which the sy stem would be in safe configuration Load Optimiz ed Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the sy stem parameters which the sy stem would be in best performance configuration Set Supervis or pass word Change set or disable password It allows y ou to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup Set User password Change set or disable password It allows y ou to limit access to the sy stem Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 35 BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd y y Fri May 3 2002 Item Help Time hh mm ss 17 56 23 Menu Level gt Change the day month y DE Primary Master None y ear FIDE Primary Slave None FIDE Secondary Master None Week FIDE Secondary Slave None Sun to Sat Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in lt Month gt Drive B None Jan to Dec Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled lt Day gt Halt On All But Key board 1 to 31 or maximum
20. the awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth Nowadays with the highestbandwidth of 3 2GB s of DDR400 memory and complete line of DDR400 333 266 200 memory solutions DDR memory is the bestchoice for building high performance and low latency DRAM subsystem that are suitable for servers workstations and full range of desktop PCs 15 Hardware Installation Process Step 3 Install expansion cards 1 po WW s rsi S Read the related expansion card s instruction documentbefore install the expansion card into the computer Remove your computers chassis cover necessary screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slotin motherboard Be sure the metalcontacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket ofthe expansion card Replace your computr s chassis cover Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating system Please carefully pull outthe 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 AGP Card the onboard AGP slotand press firmly down on the slot Make sure yourAGP card is locked by the small white drawable bar When an AGP 2x 3 3V card is installed the 2X DET will lightup indicating a non supported
21. F3b Once enterAward BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu Figure 1 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to selectfrom eight setup functions and two exiit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Software y Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults y Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults y Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Passw ord gt PnP PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord Health Status Save amp Exit Setup gt Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Saving ESC Quit 14 2 Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Ty pe Figure 1 Main Menu If you can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F 1 to search the advanced option widden Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS e Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 94 Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals Power Manag ement Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features PnP PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources PC Health Status This setup page is the Sy
22. Frontby cable 1 FrontAudio Connector 1 IrDA connector for IR CIR to be continued 5 Introduction Hardware Monitor On Board Sound On Board LAN On Board VGA PS 2 Connector BIOS Additional Features CPU System Fan Revolution detect CPU System Fan Control CPU Overheat Warning System Voltage Detect Realtek ALC655 CODEC Line Out 2 front speaker Line In 2 rear speaker by s w switch Mic In center amp subwoofer by s w switch SPDIF Out SPDIF In CD In Game Connector Build in RTL8100C Chipset 10 100 Mbit 1 RJ45 port Build in ATi RS300 9100 IGP Chipset PS 2 Keyboard interface and PS 2 Mouse interface Licensed Award BIOS Supports Q Flash PS 2 Keyboard power on by password PS 2 Mouse power on STR Suspend To RAM AC Recovery USB KB Mouse wake up from S3 Supports EasyTune 4 Supports BIOS Please setthe CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor s specifications We don trecommend 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 mostof the peripherals Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly willdepend on your hardware configurations including CPU Chipsets Memory Cards etc GA 8TRS300M Motherboard GA 8TRS300M Motherboard Layout m m e 7 Mun nar L T eee TEETE T nmm Ama I FP a p m ium m m Hom n m
23. OUND KIT s REAR R L and the Center Subwoofer channels to SURROUND KIT s SUB CENTER STEP 4 Click the audio icon Sound Effect from the win dows tray at the bottom of the screen A Sc aM STEP 5 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 6 channels for 5 1 speakers out put Enable Only SURROUND KIT and press OK ACT ceni wurallrrm Epia i ra c eb a SETS EI Vara 2d rv TIE LIES et H lee SHES HP Ll eae SURROUND BIT When the Environment settings is None the sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 chan nels output Please select the other settings for 6 channels output a s L I Essa ad ados Seb 7 3 SPO n EFT Oe dba Lode GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 80 SPDIF Output Device Optional Device output device is available on the motherboard Cable with rear bracket is provided and could link p the SPDIF output connector As picture For the further linkage to decoder rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connec ng port 1 Connectthe SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC and fix it wth screw 2 Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard 3 Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder 81 Technical Reference Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery Xpress Recovery utility is an ullity for backing up and restoring O S partition Ifthe hard drive cannot work properly
24. ROM to a floppy disk before installing drivers You also need to go through some rather different steps in the installation process Therefore we suggest that you refer to the installation steps in the RAID manual at our website Please download itat http tw giga byte com support user_pdf raid_manual pdf 89 Appendix Question 5 How do clear CMOS Answer If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual If your board doesn t have such jumper you can take off the on board battery to leak voltage to clear CMOS Please refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off power 2 Disconnect the power cord from MB 3 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to make them 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 6 Why does system seem unstable after updating BIOS Answer Please remember to load Fail Safe Defaults Or Load BIOS Defaults after flashing BIOS However if the system instability still remains please clear CMOS to solve the problem Question 7 Why do still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume Answer Please make sure the speaker you are using is e
25. Semiconductor Corp or ID Device ID 4342 SubSystem ID 00000000 US Please see the last page for details GIGABYTE INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS y SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 88 FAQ Belowis a collection of general asked questions To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model please log on to http tw giga byte com fag fag htm Question 1 cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS Why Answer Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options Questions 2 Why is the light of my keyboard optical mouse still on after computer shuts down Answer In some boards a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down and that s why the light is still on Question 3 Why cannot use all functions in EasyTune 4 Answer The availability ofthe listed functions in EasyTune 4 depends on the MB chipset If the chipset doesn t support certain functions in EasyTune 4 these functions will be locked automatically and you will not be able to use them Question 4 Why do I fail to install RAID and ATA drivers under Win 2000 and XP on boards that support RAID function after connect the boot HDD to IDE3 or IDEA Answer First of all you need to save some files in the CD
26. Ti Chipset Driver Install ATi Chipset Driver m ATi VGA Driver VGA driver for VGA integrated ATi RS300 chipset Please install DirectX 9 before install the display driver USB Patch for WinXP This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up S3 hang up issue in XP m RealTek LAN Driver RealTek 10 100 LAN driver for 81xx series chips RealTek AC97 Audio Driver Install RealTek AC97 audio driver B ATi USB 2 0 Driver It is recommended that you use the Microsoft Windows update for the most updated driver for XP 2K For USB2 0 driver support under Windows XP operating system please use Windows Service Pack After install Windows Service Pack it will show a question mark in Universal Serial Bus controller under Device Manager Please remove the question mark and restart the system System will auto detect the right USB2 0 driver GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 66 SOFTWARE APPLICATION This page reveals the value added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners TUCD 2 41 B3 1020 1 INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS SOFTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION 4 CONTACT US Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager GWUM This utility can integrate the Gigabyte s applications in the system tray Gigabyte Management Tool GMT A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network B FasyTune4 Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions B DMI Vie
27. To Power On is Enabled Date of Month 0 31 Resume Time hh mm ss 0 23 0 59 0 59 GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 46 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Menu Level gt PCI 3 IRQ Assignment TL 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 Configurations PCI1 IRQ Assignment M Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 Default value M 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 1 PCI2 IRQ Assignment M Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default v alue M 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 PCI3 IRQ Assignment M Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3 Default v alue M 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 47 BIOS Setup PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Softw are PC Health Status Vcore OK 2 5V OK Menu Level gt 3 3V OK 5V OK 12V OK Current Sy stem Temperature 33 C Current CPU Temperature 45 C Current CPU FAN Speed 4821 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU Warning Temperature Disabled CPU FAN Fail Warning Disabled SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled T lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail S
28. USB Controller USB 2 0 Controller Disable this option if y ou are not using the onboard USB 2 0 feature Enabled Enable USB 2 0 Controller Default v alue Disabled Disable USB 2 0 Controller USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB Key board Support Disabled Disable USB Key board Support Default v alue USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support Default v alue Onboard H W LAN M Enabled Enable Onboard H W LAN function Default v alue M Disabled Disable this function Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip M Disabled Disable this function Default Value M Enabled Enable this func tion GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 42 Onboard Serial Port 1 M Auto 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 M Disabled BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 Default v alue Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 M Auto 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 M Disabled BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 Default v alue Enable o
29. afe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 7 PC Health Status Current Voltage V Vcore 2 5V 3 3V SV 12 V M Detect sy stem s voltage status automatically Current System CPU Temperature Detect Sy stem CPU Temp automatically GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 48 Current CPU S YS TEM FAN Speed RPM Detect CPU SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically CPU Warning Temperature 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU Temp at 60 C 140 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 M Disabled Disable this function Default v alue gt CPU FAN Fail Warning M Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable Default v alue M Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning M Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable Default v alue M Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable 49 BIOS Setup Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Software Frequency Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio 15X Item Help Spread Spectrum Disabled Menu Level gt CPU Clock 200 TLl gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 8 Frequency Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio This option will not be shown or not be available if you are using a CPU with
30. age Vcore If this ATX_ 12V connector is not connected system cannotboot 4 13 2 GND 2 ATX ATX Power AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard ee 8 Powerco 9 Srssismisy sq GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 20 3 CPU FAN CPU FAN Connector Please note a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent he CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating The CPU fan connector supports Max currentup to 600 mA E i 1 4 SYS FAN System FAN Connector This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature nac non man gom A M GO m zi L 11 21 Hardware Installation Process co i NES a I Sl i E Ww m Jm m m G GA OM B c rcuespusesuaeneosue Ta aa E as Cr E 8 T LJ L d m Sb CN Please connectfirst harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2 The red stripe ofthe ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin 2 88Mbytes floppy disk types The red stripe ofthe ribbon cable mustbe the same side with the Pin1 Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD Itsupports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 IDE2 Connector FDD Floppy Connector 5 EM GA 8TRS300M Motherb
31. ature only when your device has digital output function Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF_IO cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional SPDIF_IO cable please contact your local dealer IR CIR Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is aling with pin one the connector To enable the IR CIR function on the board you are required to purchase an option IR CIR m odule For detail inform ation please contact your autherized Giga Byte distributor To use IR function only please connect IR module to Pin1 to Pin5 Be careful with the polarity ofthe IR CIR connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connectthe IR CIR cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IR CIR cable please contact your local dealer 6 10 1 6 9 OX 27 Hardware Installation Process 17 F USB1 F USBA Front USB Connector Yellow Be careful with the polarity ofthe front USB connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connectthe front USB cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front USB cable please contact your local dealer 10 49 an 2 tM 18 GAME GAME Conn
32. board 82 You can highlight the item by using the arrows keys on your keyboard and enter key to enter the menu Text Mode GIGA BYTE Xpress Recovery V1 0 C CopyRight 2003 GIGABYTE Technilogy CO Ltd 1 Execute Backup Utility 2 Execute Restore Utility 3 Remove Backup Image 4 Exit and Restart BMP Mode Ln A 1 Ex amp qyfe Back p Utility A 2 Exetuls Restore Utility a 4 3 Remove Backup Image 4 Exitand Restart w j If you ever entered Xpress Recovery by booting from CD ROM you ll still be directed to BMP mode by pressing F9 in the bootup screen CAUTION 83 Technical Reference 1 Execute Backup Utility f Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit The Backup utility will scan the system automatically and back up it The backed up data willbe saved as an hidden image 2 Execute Restore Utility f This program will recover your systemto factory default Press R to recover your system Press Esc to exit Restore he backup image to the original state 3 Remove Backup Image f remove backup image Y N Remove the backup image 4 Exit and Restart Exitand restart your computer GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 84 Chapter5 Appendix Install Drivers sa Pictures below are shown in Windows CD ver 2 41 I Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive the driver CD title will auto start and show the installa
33. dvanced BIOS set ngs please go to Advanced BIOS setting menu To enter Advanced BIOS setting menu press Ctri F1 key on the BIOS screen CONTROL KEYS T Move fo previous item v Move to next item Move to the item in the left hand lt gt gt Move to the item in the right hand Enter Select item lt Esc gt 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 lt PgUp gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt PgDn gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt F1 gt General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F2 gt Item Help lt F3 gt Reserved lt F4 gt Reserved lt F5 gt Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the file safe default C MOS value from BIOS default table F7 Load the Optimized Defaults F8 Q Flash function F9 Sy stem Information lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu 33 BIOS Setup GETTING HELP Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is display ed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F 1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press Esc The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver
34. e already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the lightbar to Load Main BIOS from Floppy item inthe Q Flash menu and press Enter button ZEN If you wantto save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main BIOS to Floppy item Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable HaltOn 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 BTOS trom Floppy Sav e Main BIOS to Floppy ave Backup BIOS to Floppy LL Enter Run t Move j ESC Reset F10 Power Off GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 64 Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk 2 Move to the BIOS file you wantto flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 7VRXP F 12 is listed N Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A Backup ROM Type S ize SST 49LF003A Wide Range Protection Disable i E BIOS file in the floppy disk Total
35. e will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password Type the password up to eight characters and press Enter You will be asked to confirm the password the password again and press Enter You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appearto confirm the passwordbeing disabled Once thepassword is disabled the sy stem will boot and y ou can enter Setup freely The BIOS Setup program allows y ou to specify two separate passwords SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled any one may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and hav ing full configuration felds the U ser password is required to access only basic items If you select System at Password C heck in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the sy stem is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If youselect Seup at Password Check inAdvance BIOS Features Menu y au will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 54 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Softw are y Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Periph
36. ector This connector supports joystick MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices 8 GOR ae 9 MR 7 GPSA1 1 15 CND GR GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 28 19 COMB COM B Connector White Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector Check the pin assignment while you connect the COMB cable Please contact your nearestdealer for optional COMB cable 1 NDCDB 2 10 NSINB NSOUTB NDT RB 20 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily shor 1 2 pin Default doesn tinclude the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper 1 2 Open Normal 1 B Close Clear CMOS If you wantto erase CM OS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the ATX 12V power cord 2 Enable clear CMOS function 3 Plug the ATX 12V power cord and turn ON the computer 29 Hardware Installation Process GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 30 ET Hardware Installation Process GA 8TRS300M Motherboard EH Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program The program that allows users to modify the basic sy stem configuration This ty pe of information is stored in battery backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off ENTERING S ETUP Powering ON the computr and pressing Del immedidely will allow y ou to enterSetup If you require more a
37. el Introduction sess 17 Step 4 2 Connectors amp Jumper Setting Introduction sssssesss 19 Chapter o BIOS rn Pete e e np RU ra Rd nens 33 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver 34 Standard CMOS Features sse 36 Advanced BIOS Fealures sss 39 Integrated Peripherals essere 41 Power Management Setup sss 45 GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 2 PnP PCI Configurations ssseesseeneneennnnnnnnnnnnnnes 4T PG Healli tells im dnd 48 Frequency Voltage Control sssssseseeenenennnns 50 Job POMONMEINGCE n ncn eodd 51 Load Fail Safe Defaults sse 52 Load Optimized Defaults 1 sene 53 Set Supervisor User Password cccccscscsssesscscsssesscscsssesseesssscesecesseseeneeees 54 DAVE C EXIUS GIUD iot ini iro ht a 55 FEIT VENUE Saving lS 56 Chapter 4 Technical Reference a 59 BIOS OC ICON sini Eit SD u Ran TUR 59 Easy Tune 4 Introduction cccssssssssssescscscssesssssssssscscsceesescsssssesceceeeenees 60 Flash BIOS Method Introduction sss 61 2 4 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction
38. erals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password saneta _ gt Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Saving ESC Quit TL gt lt Select ltem F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Figure 13 Save amp Exit Setup Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 55 BIOS Setup Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Software y Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Passw ord Health S gt Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Sav ing ESC Quit Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Abandon all Data Figure 14 Exit Without Sav ing Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 56 57 BIOS Setup GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 58 Chapter 4 Technical Reference BIOS Introduction Gigabyte announces BIOS Windows BIOS live update utility Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself Or like many other people you just know what BIOS is butalways hesitate to update it Because you think updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually BROS Live Utility y
39. etup Time Date Hard Disk Type 2 Press F8 on your keyboard and then Y bution to enter he Q Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2002 Award Software gt Standard CMOS Features gt Advanced BIOS Features gt Integrated Peripherals gt Power Management Setup F8 Q Flash p a N GA 8TRS300M Motherboard Top Performance Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password T 4 lt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 2704 Exploring the Q Flash utility screen The Q Flash BIOS utilityscreen consists of the following key components The Qflash utility Flash Ty pe Size SST 49LF002A title bar Keep DMI DataEnable Task menu for the Update BIOS from Floppy Q flash utility Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T L Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for the Q Flash utility Contains the names ofthree tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of he task Action bar Contains the names offouracions needed to operate Q Flash uility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboard to perform these actions Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS ile for your motherboard and insertitto your c
40. graphics card is inserted Informing users thatsystem mightnot bootup normally due to AGP 2x CAUTION 3 3V is notsupported by the chipset GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 16 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Step 4 1 1 0 Back Panel Introduction s Q l og iss ral en el J lo 9 F IQ PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connector e PS 2 Mouse Connector This connector supports standard PS 2 6pin Female keyboard and PS 2 mouse Em i x PS 2 Keyboard Connector Cw 6pin Female O Parallel Port Serial Portand VGA Port LPT COMA VGA Parallel Port Sla gt This connector support 1 standard COM port qu 1 Parallel port and 1 VGA port Device like He SIME printer can be connected to Parallel port Dod mouse and modem etc can be connected to n 7 olen oz lot reveal ha i Serial ports COMA VGA Serial Port VGA Port 9 pin Male 15 pin Female 17 Hardware Installation Process USB LAN Connector Audio Connectors r G Line In Rear Speaker oi Line Out Front Speaker QH MIC In Center and Subwoofer gt LAN is fast Ethernet with 10 100Mbps speed gt Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such a
41. he thermal tape to provide better heat conduction CAUTIO between your CPU and cooling fan The CPU 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 pullthe processor out ofthe CPU socketalone with the cooling fan and might damage the processor To avoid this from happening we suggest you to eitheruse thermaltape instead of thermal paste orremove the cooling fan with extreme caution 3 Make sure the CPUfan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector this completes the installation Please referto CPU cooling fan user s manual for more detail installation procedure ELI DP Ts e W MCA 1 Fastenthe cooling fan suppor ng base 2 sure the CPU fan is plugged to onto the CPU socketon the the CPU fan connector than install mainboard complete GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 12 Step 2 Install memory modules Before installing the processor and heatsink adhere tothe following warning AN When DIMM LED is ON do notinstalllremove DIMM from socket Please note that the DIMM module can only fitin one direction due to the one notches Wrong orientation will cause improper instalation Please change the insert orientation CAUTION The motherboard has 4 dual inline memory module DIMM sockets The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size To install the memory module just push it vertica
42. in BIOS menu move to Load Fail Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults Normally the system redetect alldevices after BIOS has been upgraded Therefore we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults afer BIOS has been upgraded AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American M egatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSETFEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWERMANAGEMENTSETUP USERPASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETEC TION uL LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULT SAVE amp EXITSETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Press Enter on ESC Quit T 4 Select Item F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values your keyboa rd F7 Optimized Values F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Load Fail Safe Defaults GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 68 AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American M egatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSETFEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWERMANAGE pu gt Press Y on your LOADFAIL SAFE S keyboard to load LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING defaults ESC Quit 1L 2 Select Item F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Load Fail Safe Defaults 7
43. it Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Figure 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the sy stem parameters that allow minimum sy stem performance GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 52 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Software y Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Health Status Save amp Exit Setup gt Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Figure 11 Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimiz ed Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects 53 BIOS Setup Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Softw are y Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults gt Power Mal gt PnP PCI C Health Status save amp Exit Setup Enter Password gt Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Saving ESC Quit TL gt lt Select ltem F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change Set Disable Password Figure 12 Password Setting When you select this function the folowing messag
44. key board error it will stop for all other errors Default v alue M All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors M All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a key board or disk error it will stop for all other errors Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST PowerOn Self Test ofthe BIOS Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base or conv entional memory installed in the sy stem The value of the base memory is ty pically 512 K for sy stems with 512 K memory installed on the motherboard or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 98 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Software Adv anced BIOS Features First Boot Dev ice Floppy Second Boot Device HDD 0 Menu Level gt Third Boot Dev ice CDROM Select Boot Device Password Check Setup priority CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Floppy Boot from floppy 15120 Boot from 5120 HDD 0 Boot from First HDD HDD 1 Boot from second HDD T lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults
45. lity EasyTune 4 announced by Gigabyte This win dows based utilityhas totally changed the gaming rule of Overclock This is the firstwindows based overclocking utility is suitable for both normaland power users Users can choose either Easy Mode or Advanced Mode foroverclocking attheir convenience For users who choose Easy Mode hey justneed to click Auto Optimize to have autoed and immediate CPU overclocking This software will then overdrive CPU speed automatically with the resultbeing shown in the control panel f users prefer Overclock by them there is also another choice Click Advanced Mode to enjoy sport drive class Overclocking user interface Advanced Mode allows users to change the system bus AGP Memory working frequency in small increments to get ultimate system performance lt operates in coordination with Gigabyte motherboards Besides itis different from other traditional over clocking methods EasyTune 4doesn trequire users to change neither BIOS nor hardware swith jumper seting onthe otherhand they can do Overclock ateasy step Therefore this is a safer way for Overclock as nothing is changed on software or hardware lfuser runs EasyTune 4 over system s limitation the biggestlostis onlytorestartthe computer again and fhe side effectis then well controlled Moreover ifone well performed system speed has been tested in EasyTune 4 user can Save this seting and Load itin nexttime Obviously Gigabyte Eas
46. lly into the DIMM socket The DIMM module can only fitin one direction due to the notch Memory size can vary between sockets GA 8TRS300M supports the Dual Channel Technology After operating the Dual Channel Technology the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double up to 6 4GB s GA 8TRS300M includes 4 DIMM sockets and each Channel has two DIMM sockets asfollowng ChannelA DIMM 1 DIMM 2 Channel B DIMM 3 DIMM 4 If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology please note the following explanations due to the limitation of ATi chipset specifications 1 Only one DDR memory module is installed The Dual Channel Technology can t operate when only one DDR memory module is installed 13 Hardware Installation Process 2 Two DDR memory modules are installed the same memory size and type The Dual Channel Technology will operate when two memory modules are inserted individually into Channel Aand B If you install two memory modules in the same channel the Dual Channel Technology will notoperate 3 Three DDR memory modules are installed Ifyou install four memory modules at the same time the Dual Channel Technology will operate only when those modules have the same memory size and type 4 Four DDR memory modules are installed Ifyou install four memory modules at the same time the Dual Channel Technology will operate only when those modules have the same memory size and type We ll strongly recommend our user to slo
47. log box It means to save current BIOS version IV Check outsupported motherboard and Flash ROM In the very beginning here is About this program icon shown in dialog box tcan help you check outwhich kind ofmotherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported Note a In method ifitshows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause systemunbooted b Inmethod Il be sure thatmotherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won tboot c In method ifthe BIOS file you need cannotbe found in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s web site for downloading and updating itaccording to method Il d Please not thatanyinterruption during updating will cause system unbooted 75 Technical Reference 2 4 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction The installation of windows 98SE 2K M E XP is very simple Please follow next step to install the function Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acqiire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied STEP 1 Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to Line Out Line Out STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an 857 S icon on the taskbar s status area Click the audio icon Sound Effect fro
48. m er a a a Soe eee ee ee E r ana r muet um a EI zia fa a 4 i a iy 1 1 co n op t eo is m i h a a a a a a n a n as a alda m m ur a Ta a jai a un s u s uh pull spl pom D pr nn ww rE Fm R im pq mu Pi tm pi E P NE pig s acus dens a TI PTE m mapa 5 ee eee z m nam Lz P d 2X ATi SB200 IXP 200 UB F 05825 ES SUR CEN SPDIF IO PWR LED Introduction Block Diagram Pentium 4 CPUCLK 100 133 200 MHz Socket478 CPU System Bus 400 533 800MHz ATiRS300 DOMO Z 9100 IGP Ez HCLK 100 133 200 MHz RJ45 66MHz 33MHz 14 318MHz 48MHz RTL8100C BIOS ATi SB200 200 m LPCBUS 8712 x NET AC97 l PSI PCICLK CODEC P 24MHz KB Mouse SoM 6USB ATA33666H100 33MHz Ports IDE Channels AGP 4X 8X VGA Port AGPCLK 66M Hz 3 PCI AC97 Link ees COM u Ports m 1 ZCLK 66MHz e WA ie CLK GEN CPUCLK 100 133 200 MHz 14 318MHz AGPCLK 66M Hz 33MHz HCLK 100 133 200 MHz GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 8 Introduction Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To setup your computer you must complete the following ste
49. m windows tray at 4 the bottom of the screen 2 XA STEP 3 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the Kali 4 4 Eee Ce s apa ESF GEI ARTE Diy ca bv foin wp fion i Tiri EEC CR 2 channels for stereo speakers out put EI ie Dom ped ores 2 channel made far stereo speaker outout GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 76 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 Connect front channels to Line Out the rear channels to Line In STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an icon on the taskbar s status area Click the audio icon Sound Effect from windows tray at e the bottom of the screen 2 XX ui STEP 3 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 4 channels for 4 speakers out put Disable Only SURROUND KIT and press OK d Epa Gad ir C24 SP n LE Love paca Vua 2d rv e channel mode or 4 speaker Ltt When the Environment settings is None the zu a aime Ia serere RS sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 chan nels output Please selectthe other settings for 4 channels output TT Technical Reference Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Use the back audio panel to connect the audio out put without any additional module STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Line Out the rear channels to Line In a
50. nboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 Disable onboard Serial port 2 5 UART Mode Select This item allows y ou to determine which Infra Red IR function of Onboard I O chip M ASKIR SCR M IrDA M Normal Set onboard I O chip UART to ASKIR Mode Set onboard I O chip UART to SCR Mode Set onboard I O chip UART to IrDA Mode Set onboard I O chip UART to Normal Mode Default Value 5 UR2 Duplex Mode Half IR Function Duplex Half Default Value Full IR Function Duplex Full Onboard Parallel port M 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default Value 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 M Disabled Disable onboard LPT port 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQT 43 BIOS Setup Parallel Port Mode M SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default Value M EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port M ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port M ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP amp EPP mode gt Game Port Address 201 Set Game Port Address to 201 Default Value 209 Set Game Port Address to 209 M Disabled Disable this function 5 Midi Port Address M 300 Set Midi Port Address to 300 M 330 Set Midi Port Address to 330 Default Value M Disabled Disable this function Midi Port IRQ 5 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5 10 Set Midi Port IRQ t
51. nd the Center Subwoofer channels to MIC In Line In MIC In Line Out STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an icon on the taskbar s status area Click the audio icon Sound Effect from the windows tray at the bottom of the screen CO Sic STEP 3 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the ann MELLE id paupe ded ad SAH 3048 DET yt dial q erp zen 254532 T NL E a E oo oT i sage 6 channels for 5 1 speakers out put Disable Only SURROUND KIT and press OK B channel mode for 5 1 speaker output GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 78 Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode using Audio Combo Kit Optional Device Audio Combo Kit provides SPDIF output port optical amp coaxis and SURROUND KIT Rear R L amp CEN ISubwoofer SURROUND KIT access analog output to rear channels and Center Subwoofer channels It is the best solution if you need 6 channel output Line In and MIC at the same time SURROUND KIT is included in the GIGABYTE unique Audio Combo Kit as picture STEP 1 Insert SURROUND KIT in the back of the case fix it with the screw STEP2 Connect the SURROUND KIT to SUR CEN on the M B 79 Technical Reference STEP 3 Connect the front channels to back audio panel s Line Out the rear channels to SURR
52. nents Dual BIOS Utility Main Bios SST 49LF003A Dual BIOS utility bar Boot From Main ROM Type Size Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Task menu for Q Flash utility Backup ROM Type S ize Wide Range Protection Boot From Auto Recovery Halt On Error SST 49LF003A Disable Main Bios Enable Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Sav e Settings to C MOS Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Sav e Main BIOS to Floppy Sav e Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T 4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 63 Q Flash utility title bar Action bar Technical Reference Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Contains the names of eighttasks and two item showing information aboutthe BIOS ROM type Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of he task Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names offourtasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution ofthe task Action bar Contains the names offouractions needed to operate the Q Flash Dual BIOS uility Pressing buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you mustprepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file br your motherboard and insertitto your computer If you hav
53. o 10 Default Value 5 CIR Port Address M 530 Set CIR Port Address to 530 M 533 Set CIR Port Address to 533 M Disabled Disable this function Default Value 5 CIR Port IRQ 5 Set CIR Port IRQ to 5 M 11 Set CIR Port IRQ to 11 Default Value GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 44 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Ty pe S POS Power LED in S1 state Blinking Menu Level gt Off by Power button Instant Off PME Ring Wake Up Disabled USB Device Wake Up From 3 Disabled Power On by Mouse Disabled Power On by Key board Disabled x KB Power ON Password Enter AC BACK Function Soft Off Resume by Alarm Disabled x Date of Month 0 x Resume Time hh mm ss 000 T lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save X ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 5 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type ST POS Set ACPI suspend ty pe to S1 Default Value M S3 STR Set ACPI suspend ty pe to S3 Power LEDin S1 state M Blinking In standby mode S1 power LED will blink Default Value M Dual OFF In standby mode S1 a If use single color LED pow er LED will turn off b lf use dual color LED power LED will turn to another color Off by Power button M Instant off Press power button then Power off instantly Default v alue Delay 4 Sec Press power but
54. oad latestBIOS for your motherboard from Gigabye s website 2 Extractthe BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS fle the one with model name Fxx For example 7 VRXP F 12 to a floppy disk 3 Rebootyour PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts Ifyour motherboard has dual BIOS please refer to PartOne Ifyour motherboard has single BIOS please refer to Part Two 61 Technical Reference Part One Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS In the BIOS menu ofthe motherboards supporting Q Flash and Dual BIOS the Q Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same screen This section only deals with how to use Q Flash utlily In the following sections we take GA 7VRXP as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS from an older version to the latest version Forexample fom F 10 to F12 The BIOS file is F10 before updating American Release 08 23 2002 Megatrends AMIBIOS C 1999 American Megatrend AMD Ath lo n tm Pro ce ssor 133 3MHz Check System Health Checking NVRAM Update OK 2621 44 DEL Ste up Dual BIOS Q Flash F8 Boot Menu F12 Network boot TAB Logo Auto Detecting PriMaster IDE Hard Disk Auto Detecting Pri Slave Not Detected Auto Detecting Sec Master ATAPI CDROM Auto Detecting Sec Slave Not Detected C American Megatrends Inc
55. oard 7 DIMM LED Do not remove memory modules while DIMM LED is on It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to he 2 5V stand by voltage Remove memory modules only when AC Power cord is disconnected SE 8 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 S1 mode 23 Hardware Installation Process 9 2X DET When an AGP 2X 3 3V card is installed the 2X DET will lightup indicating a nonsupported graphics card is inserted Informing users thatsystem might not boot up normally due to AGP 2X 3 3V is not supported by the chipset i 219 10 F PANEL 2x10 pins connector Please connectthe power LED PC peaker resetswitch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above Reset Switch HD IDEHard DiskActive LED Pin 1 LED Pin2 LEDcathode SPEAK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Operation eee A PW Soft Power Connector Open Normal Operation O MSG MessageLED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode GA 8TRS300M Motherboard A 11 BAT Battery ME nn Pu En Th i H L i p i Sp E CAUTION 1 0 Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced s Replace only with the same or eq
56. omputer If you have already putthe foppy diskinto yoursystem and have entr the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light barto Load Main BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button ED If you want to save he current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main BIOS to Floppy item Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Ty pe Size SST 49LF002A Keep DMI DataE nable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T 4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 71 Technical Reference Later you will see a box showing he BIOS files you downloaded to the floppy disk In this example we only download one BIOS for this board 8GE800 F4 so only one BIOS file is listed 2 Highlightthe BIOS fle you want to fash and press Enter button on your keyboard to enable reading from the BIOS file from the floppy N Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Ty pe Size SST 49LF002A Keep DMI DataE nable Update BIOS from Floppy BIOS file in the 8GE800 F4 206K gt Total Size 1 39M Free Size 1 14M F5 Refresh DEL Delete Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Ty pe Size SST 49LF002A Keep DataE nabl ee ataE nable I Do not turning Reading BIOS file from floppy po
57. ou don t know how b update it Maybe not like others you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite alot oftime to doit Butof course you don tlike to do ittoo much First download differentBIOS from website and then switch the operating system to DOS mode Secondly use different flash utility to update BIOS Theabove process is nota interesting job Besides always be carefully to siore the BIOS source code correctly in your disks as ifyou update the wrong BIOS it will be a nightmare Certainly you wonder why motherboard vendors could notjust do something rightto save your time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work Here itcomes Now Gigabyte announces QBIOS the first Windows BIOS live update utility This is a smart BIOS update software Itcould help you to download he BIOS fom intemetand update it Notlike the other BIOS update software its a Windows utility With the help of QBIOS BIOS updating is no more than a click Besides no matter which mainboard you are using ifits a Gigabyte s product BIOS help you to maintain the BIOS This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to choose the BIOS accordingly It then downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site automatically There are several differentchoices you could use Internet Update to download and update your BIOS directly Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS just choose Save Current BIOS to save
58. ousehold and similar electrical appliances Stamp L1 EN 61000 3 2 EN 60555 2 L1 EN 61000 3 3 EN 60555 3 EN 50081 1 EN 50082 1 L1 EN 55081 2 L1 EN 55082 2 L1 ENV 55104 L1 EN50091 2 Disturbances in supply systems cause by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Harmonics Disturbances in supply systems cause by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Generic emission standard Part 1 Residual commercial and light industry Generic immunity standard Part 1 Residual commercial and light industry Generic emission standard Part 2 Industrial environment Generic emission standard Part 2 Industrial environment Immunity requirements for household appliances tools and similar apparatus EMC requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS CE EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73 23 EEC L1 EN 60950 L EN 50091 1 Manufacturer Importer Date December 05 2003 Signature Timmy Huang Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a e Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number GA STRS300M
59. ppear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein 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 before publication of this booklet WARNING Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly attached PERMANENT DAMAGE WILL RESULT Mise en garde Ne faites jamais tourner le processeur sans que le dissipateur de chaleur soit fix correctement et fermement UN DOMMAGE PERMANENT EN RESULTERA Achtung Der Prozessor darf nur in Betrieb genommen werden wenn der W rmeableiter ordnungsgem B und fest angebracht ist DIES HAT EINEN PERMANENTEN SCHADEN ZUR FOLGE Advertencia Nunca haga funcionar el procesador sin el disipador de calor instalado correcta v firmemente SE PRODUCIR UN DANO PERMANENTE Aviso Nunca execute processador sem o dissipador de calor estar adequado e firmemente conectado O RESULTADO SER UM DANO PERMANENTE as FF PAF ALII KRIYE AS FZ BI RAIK dui PUER Se SABER RABE LCA REET AGE KE Ree au AJE E ge 2347 FE xA FEMA uae 9722 99 LAPAI E KAZIB EES ED ERS OZEEL SOL L1 EN 55011 L1 EN 55013 L1 EN 55014 L1 EN 55015 L1 EN 55020 EN 55022
60. ps Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 2 Install memory modules Step 3 Install expansion cards Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinetwires and power supply Step 4 Step 3 Congratulations you have accomplished the hardware installation Turn on the power supply or connectthe power cable to the power outlet Continue with the BIOS software installation GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 10 Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Before installing the processor adhere to the following warning If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well it will cause improper installation Please change the insert orientation CAUTION Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard Step 1 1 CPU Installation Angling the 4 Socket rod to 65 Actuation Lever 25 1 1 Angling he rod to 65 degree maybe feela 2 Pullthe rod b 90 degree directly kind oftight and then continue pull the rod to 90 degree when a noise cough made Piniindicator Z COH GT 1 i5 Th Lr 3 CPU Top View 4 Locate Pin 1 in he socketand look for a golden cutedge on the CPU upper corner Then insertthe CPU into the socket 11 Hardware Installation Process Step 1 2 CPU Cooling Fan Installation 1 Before installing the CPU cool fan adhere to the following warning 1 Please use Intel approved cooling fan 2 Werecommend you to apply t
61. py Save Main BIOS to Floppy Sav e Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run TV Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 3 Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS Then it will begin to update BIOS The progress ofupdating BIOS will be displayed Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A Backup ROM Type S ize SST 49LF003A Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios The progress of updating BIOS Auto Recover nable Programming N ow i gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt CALUT TN QC Dort Tum OF Power Or Reset Syston keen Do not turning off power or reset A your system at this stage to avoid Soa eM EC Ue damaging your BIOS rom Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Sav e Main BIOS to Floppy Sav e Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run TV Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off A Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS ERAT KS GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 66 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A Backup ROM Type S ize SST 49LF003A Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue Odd DIU OD DY Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Sav e Main BIOS to Floppy Sav e Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run TU Move ES C Reset
62. quipped with an internal amplifier If not please change another speaker with power amplifier and try again later Question 8 How do disable onboard VGA card in order to add an external VGA card Answer Gigabyte motherboards will auto detect the external VGA card after it is plugged in so you don t need to change any setting manually to disable the onboard VGA Question 9 Why cannot use the IDE 2 Answer Please refer to the user manual and check whether you have connected any cable that is not provided with the motherboard package to the USB Over Current pin in the Front USB Panel If the cable is your own cable please remove it from this pin and do not connect any of your own cables to it GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 90 Question 10 Sometimes hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up What do these beeps usually stand for Answer The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems However they are only for reference purposes The situations might differ from case to case AMI BIOS Beep Codes Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully Except for beep code 8 these codes are always fatal 1 beep Refresh failure 2 beeps Parity error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 4 beeps Timer not operational 9 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 e
63. r Please set in the BIOS as follow 1 Advanced BIOS features SATA RAID SCSI boot order SCSI 2 Advanced BIOS features First boot device SCSI Then it depends on the mode RAID or ATA that you need to set in RAID SCSI BIOS GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 92 Troubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up please follow the troubleshooting procedures Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable then remove al ofthe add on cards and cables from motherboard Please isolate the short pin Please make sure motherboard amp chassis are not short Make sure the Please make sure all jumper settings such as CPU system bus jumper setting speed frequency ratio voltage and etc are set properly are correct Yes Failure has been excluded Plug the CPU cooling fan power in the CPU f Check if the CPU cooling fan attached to CPU properly Is Hed Plus CPU cooling fan power connected to CPU FAN in the AC power properly connector Yes Failure has been excluded Insert and push th Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot module vertically into the DIMM Slot Failure has been excluded Insert the VGA card Then plug in ATX power cable and turn on the system 93 Appendix The problem could be caused by power supply CPU memory or No CPU memory socket itself Is memory LED on and CPU fan running
64. reading GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 40 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip Primary PCI IDE On Chip Secondary PCI IDE AC97 Audio USB Controller USB 2 0 Controller USB Key board Support USB Mouse Support Onboard H W LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select x UR2 Duplex Mode Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode Game Port Address Midi Port Address Midi Port IRQ CIR Port Address x CIR Port IRQ Tl2 lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F5 Previous Values On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Enabled Item Help Menu Level gt Auto Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Normal Half 378 IRQ7 SPP 201 330 10 Disabled 11 F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 4 Integrated Peripherals M Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default v alue M Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port BIOS Setup On Chip Secondary PCI IDE M Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default v alue M Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port AC97 Audio M Auto Enable onboard AC 97 audio function Default Value M Disabled Disable this function USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller Default v alue M Disabled Disable
65. rror 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad AWARD BIOS Beep Codes 1 short System boots successfully 2 short CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short DRAM or M B error 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps DRAM error Continuous short beeps Power error Question 11 How to set in the BIOS in order to bootup from SATA HDDs by either RAID or ATA mode Answer Please set in the BIOS as follow 1 Advanced BIOS features SATA RAID SCSI boot order SATA 2 Advanced BIOS features gt First boot device SCSI 3 Integrated Peripherals gt Onboard H W Serial ATA enable Then it depends on the SATA mode that you need to set RAID to RAID mode or BASE to normal ATA mode in the item named Serial ATA function 91 Appendix Question 12 For the M B which have RAID function how to set in the BIOS in order to bootup from IDE3 4 by either RAID or ATA mode Answer Please set in the BIOS as follow 1 Advanced BIOS features gt SATA RAID SCSI boot order SATA 2 Advanced BIOS features First boot device SCSI 3 Integrated Peripherals Onboard H W ATA RAID enable Then it depends on the RAID mode that you need to set RAID to RAID mode or ATA to normal ATA mode in the item named RAID controller function Question 13 How to set in the BIOS to bootup from the IDE SCSI RAID card Answe
66. s 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 contactyour OS or device s vendors After install onboard audio driver you may connectspeaker to Line Outjack micro phone to MIC In jack Device like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Please note You are able to use 2 4 6 channel audio feature by S W selection If you want to enable 6 channel function you have 2 choose for hardware connection Method Connect FrontSpeaker to Line Out Connect Rear Speaker to Line In Connect Center and Subwoofer to MIC Out Method2 You can refer to page 26 and contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR CEN cable If you want the detail information for 2 4 6 channel audio setup installation please refer to page 76 GA 8TRS300M Motherboard Step 4 2 Connectors amp Jumper Setting Introduction 1 ATX 12V 2 ATX 3 CPU FAN 4 SYS FAN 5 IDE1 IDE2 6 FDD 7 DIMM LED 8 PWR LED 9 2X DET 10 PANEL 11 12 AUDIO 13 SUR CEN 14 CD IN 15 SPDIF IO 16 IR CIR 17 USB1 F USB2 18 GAME 19 COMB 20 CLR CMOS Hardware Installation Process 1 12V 12V Power Connector This connector ATX 12V suppliesthe CPU operation volt
67. t two DDR memory modules into the DIMMs with the same color in order for Dual Channel Technology to work The following tables include all memory installed combination types Please note that those types notin the tables will notboot up Figure 1 Dual Channel Technology DS Double Side SS Single Side in o WwmoymoMes 0999 x foes x ss x 98s X Joss x Joss X Jos X Smemoymodue SS PX oss X 055 _ X os 095 _ os oss 055 e Figure 2 Don toperate Dual Channel Technology DS Double Side SS Single Side Ds X x x ws E x DX X 55 BELLO E x s imemoymodues DSSS X o X _ x s 0555 GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 14 1 TheDIMM slot has anotch so the DIMM memory ag a module can only fit in one direction e 2 Insertthe DIMM memory module vertically into the DMM slot Then push itdown Close the plastic clip atboth edges ofthe DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DMM module DDR Introduction Established on the existing SDRAM infrastructure DDR Double Data Rate memory is a high performance and cost effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors OEMs and system integrators DDR memory is a greatevolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing SDRAM architecture yet make
68. the locked ratio M 15X 21X It depends on CPU Clock Ratio This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection For C Stepping P4 8X 10X 24X default 15X For Northwood CPU 12X 24X default 16X The option will display Locked and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable Spread Spectrum Disabled Disable spread spectrum function Default v alue M Enabled Enable this function CPU Clock M 200 232 It depends on CPU Clock Incorrect using it may cause y our sy stem broken For power End User use only GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 50 Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Software y Standard CMOS Features ESC Quit F8 Q Flash Figure 9 Top Performance Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of y our system set Top Performance as Enabled M Disabled Disable this function Default Value M Enabled Enable Top Performance function You must check whether your RAM CPU support over clock when you set Top Performance to Enabled 51 BIOS Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Software y Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Health Status Save amp Exit Setup gt Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Saving ESC Quit lt Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Ex
69. tion guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER This page shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system Click each item to install the driver manually or switch to the TUCD 2 41 B3 1020 1 Massage Some device drivers will restart your GIGABYTE p oo EE system automatically After restarting your y Filmen system the Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers gt not installed USB h for gt not installed y SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS RealTek LAN Driver nnt installed SOFTWARE INFORMATION y HARDWARE INFORMATION AUR 40 gt not installed RealTek gt not installed y CONTACT US quu uS TUCD 2 41 B3 1020 1 GIGABYTE ecd not installed gt not installed NIIT IT eee gt not installed SOFTW APPLICATIONS Re Tek LAN Driver nnt installed SOFTWARE INFORMATION Drive i nines erret gt not installed HARDWARE INFORMATION AT USB 2 0 e gt not installed 4 CONTACT US RETURN EXIT Click GO 85 Appendix d 2 41 B3 1020 1 E ES Driver install finished you have to reboot cicasyre Pod the divors OOOO syste m Gaga Aou ILE A OTEL y SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE INFORMATION y HARDWARE INFORMATION Item Description A
70. ton 4 sec to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec 45 BIOS Setup PMERing Wake Up M Disabled Disable this function Default Value M Enabled Enable PME Ring Wake up USB Device Wakeup From S3 When ACPI Suspend Type is set S3 S TR USB device wakeup From S3 can be set when ACPI standby state set to S3 STR Enabled USB Device can wakeup sy stem from S3 Disabled USB Device can t wakeup sy stem from S3 Default value 5 Power On By Mouse M Disabled Disabled this function Default v alue Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to pow er on sy stem Power On By Keyboard M Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Key board Power On Password Disabled Disabled this function Default v alue M Key board 98 If your key board hav e POWER Key button you can press the key to power on your system KB Power ON Password M Enter Input password from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to set the Key board Power On Passw ord AC BACK Function Memory System power on depends on the status before AC lost Soft Off Alw ay s in Off state when AC back Default value Full On Alw ay s power on the sy stem when AC back Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Data time to pow er on sy stem M Disabled Disable this function Default Value M Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON sy stem If RTC Alarm Lead
71. uivalent n type recommended by the manufacturer EA u a Dispose of used batteries according to manufacturer s instructions If you wantto erase CM OS 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 12 F AUDIO F AUDIO Connector If you want to use FrontAudio connector you must remove 5 6 9 10 Jumper In order to utilize the frontaudio header your chassis must have front audio connector Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header To find out ifthe chassis you are buying support front audio connector please contact your dealer Please note you can have the alternative ofusing front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound Definition 25 Hardware Installation Process 13 SUR CEN Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR CEN cable 6 SUROUTL TH SUROUTR 5 6 BSSOUT 14 CD IN CD IN Black Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 26 15 SPDIF IO SPDIF In Out The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or com pressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function Use SPDIF IN fe
72. uk WEB Address http uk giga byte com GA 8TRS300M Motherboard e The Netherlands Giga Byte Technology B V Address Verdunplein 8 5627 SZ Eindhoven The Netherlands Tel 31 40 290 2088 NL Tech Support 0900 GIGABYTE 0900 44422983 0 2 M BE Tech Support 0900 84034 0 4 M Fax 31 40 290 2089 E mail info giga byte nl Tech Support E mail support giga byte nl WEB Address http nl giga byte com e China Shanghai Office Tel 86 21 64737410 Fax 86 21 64453227 WEB Address http cn giga byte com GuangZhou Office Tel 86 20 87586273 Fax 86 20 87544306 WEB Address http cn giga byte com Beijing Office Tel 86 10 82856054 86 10 82856064 86 10 82856094 Fax 86 10 82856575 E mail bjsupport gigabyte com cn WEB Address http cn giga byte com Chengdu Office Tel 86 28 85236930 Fax 86 28 85256822 WEB Address http cn giga byte com 100
73. wer Windows based utility which is used to browse the DMI SMBIOS information of the system B Face Wizard New utility for adding BIOS logo B BIOS Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility Acrobate Book Useful utility from Adobe AcrobatReader Popular utility from Adobe for reading PDF file format documents m Norton Internet Security NIS Integrated utility which includes anti virus ads etc DirectX 9 Install Microsoft DirectX 9 to enable 3D hardware acceleration that support for operating system to achieve better 3D performence 87 Appendix SOFTWARE INFORMATION This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title TUCD 2 41 B3 1020 1 C GIGABYTE CHIPSET DRIVERS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS HARDWARE INFORMATION CONTACT US INSTALL I DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION gt README TXT gt 4BootDrv gt bmp gt gt Chipsets gt AMDA d SSISN SATIN bs NEnable SBS3XP gt AGP_Patch HARDWARE INFORMATION This page lists all device you have for this motherboard TUCD 2 41 B3 1020 1 C GIGABYTE INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE INFORMATION y CONTACT US CONTACT BIOS Info GA 8TRS300M D3 x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 i ium R 4 CPU 3 00GHz SubSystem ID 43411002 Reversion 00 Description Realtek AC 37 Audio Driver Ver 5 10 0 5300 Driver Date 8 15 2003 Driver Provider Realtek
74. wer or reset your 22222222 system at this Q Don t turn off Power Or RESET System stage After BIOS file is read you ll see a conirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure b update BIOS GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 72 Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Ty pe Size SST 49LF002A CHECKSUM ACO3 BIOS Are you sure to update BIOS You can press Enter to continue updating BIOS ESC to abort Enter to continue updating BIOS or ESC to abort Enter Run T 4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 3 Press Y button if you make sure to update BIOS Then itwill begin to update BIOS The progress ofupdating will be shown atthe same ime Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Ty pe Size SST 49LF002A Do not turning off power BI Do not Turn Off Power On RESET System or reset your system at this stage The porcess of updating BIOS Enter Run T 4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Ty pe Size SST 49LF002A Copy BIOS completed pass Please press any key to continue 5 Press Esc and hen Enter to exit he Q Flash utility System will restart Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Ty pe Size SST 49LF002A Are you sure to RESET Enter to continue or Esc to abort Enter Run T L Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 6
75. yTune 4 has already turned the Overclock technology toward to a newer generation This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached in driver CD Users may make a test drive of EasyTune 4 to find out more amazing features by themselves Some Gigabyte products are notfullysupported by EasyTune 4 Please find the products supported list in the web site Any Overclocking action is atuser s risk Gigabyte Technology will notbe responsible for any damage or instability your processor motherboard or any oher components GA 8TRS300M Motherboard 60 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 Q Flash Flash BIOS Method Introduction Quick Flash BIOS Utility Q Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM With this utility users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they wantto update BIOS Q Flash allows users to fash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows Using Q Flash indicating no more poling around with any complicated instructions and operating system since itis in the BIOS menu Please note hatbecause updating BIOS has potential risk please do itwith caution We are sorry thatGigabyte Technology Co Ltd is notresponsible for damages ofsystem CAUTION because ofincorrectmanipulation ofupdating BIOS to avoid any claims from end users Before You Begin Before you start updating BIOS with the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below first 1 Downl

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