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1. ease 51 Technical Reference STEP 3 Download BIOS and BIOS utility program 1 Please go to Gigabyte website http www gigabyte com tw index html and click Support m am e Hu TAH Pg L Lr i GIGABYTE hes eee mri 1 LIT a im vss VR T Cf i perum iP VEDCEELB narum ENG ve F Dn CFL eed 272 E GB Tie OS CFL A A b pim d Scckae dads d AE alli yp Bex 8 DF E F EU Hd ree ejes GA 8IE Motherboard 52 3 We use GA 7VTX motherboard as example Please select GA 7VTX by Model or Chipset optional menu to obtain BIOS flash files TE m om ee lex imul aii re rr rrr m E S L1 rro gt mL 4 Se2. 44 SAVE KIL jo T 45 WINOUL S 46 Chapter 4 Technical Reference 4 BOCK DAG TOTO 47 ab ERO 48 DOT 49 BIOS Flash PROC OUO scusa 50 2 4 6 Channel Audio F unction Introduction 65 Chapter ADDS Ssmus pu pav EAS EAS DAN 11 3 Table of Content Checklist GA 8lE533 motherboard 2 PortUSB 1 IDE cable x 2 Floppy cable x 1 4 PortUSB Cable x1 CD for motherboard driver amp utility IUCD SPDIF KIT x 1 SPD KIT 81 533 user s manual IEEE 1394 Cable x1 O Shield Center Subwoofer Cable x1 M Quick PC Installation Guide SURROUND KIT O RAID Manual M Motherboard Settings Label Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protectthem 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 wriststrap before handling computer components If you do nothave one touch both of yourhands to a safely grounded objector to a metal object such as the power supply cas
3. Step 1 Install the Central Processing 9 SUS CaN 8 Step 1 2 CPU Heat Sink Installation ead eren Ca ae Fera o o Po 9 Step 2 Install memory modules 10 Step 3 Install expansion 05 11 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 12 Step 4 1 VO Back Panel Introduction enne 12 Step 4 2 Connectors amp J umper Setting Introduction 14 S 21 The Main Menu example BIOS Ver 1 22 Si 24 Advanced BIOS 27 Integrated 29 GA 8IE533M otherboard 2 gt lt 33 snb RHINITE 36 S 37 F requencyNVoltage scssusinapnanoansennasstnaanancnnpannonanaanainaaoagpeanoannesnnainaasates 39 TOO PSr orma NC E 41 42 Load O pumized DelaulES ga vae 43 Set Supervisor User Password
4. arii cha D Pierii 4 Click Next UC d reati dapes iA 5 psp n Mr Appendix HIE pud Page Pakage cei ee un cra alm LE AP 1 Click USB Patch Driver item tag NN E Thi wer cres VISE USB Patch Cah Ne hilton vena bp n DIUI EM Mas aol piri marca If there is any problem occurred during USB2 0 device installing using or upgrading Please visit Microsoft or GIGABYTE website for downloading the latest drivers A 4 USB Patch Driver Enable 53 for USB Device Setup is preparing the InstallS hield R Wizard which will guide you through the setup process GA 81E533 Motherboard 74 Appendix RealTek 97 Audio Driver Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute th
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6. 57 Technical Reference 3 It will pop up a screen and asks Are you sure to flash the BIOS Press Enter to continue the procedure or press ESC to quit Beware Please do not turn off the system while you are upgrading BIOS It will render your BIOS corrupted and system totally inoperative Flash oghie Frare Are you sure to flash the BIOS Enter to continue Or Esc to cancel Flask Peo EXIT Enter to continue Or Esc to cancel GA 8IE Motherboard 58 STEP 6 Load BIOS defaults Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded Therefore we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded This important step resets everything after the flash 1 Take out the floppy diskette from floppy drive and then restart the system The boot up screen will indicate your motherboard model and current BIOS version American Release 09 16 99 Megatrends AMIBIOS C 1999 American Megatrend AMD Athlon tm P rocessor 900M Hz Checking NVRAM 262144KB Wait Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility Press ESC to quit Press any key to contune American Megatrends Inc 63 0001 001199 00101111 071595 VIA_K7 GA7VTX1 F 2 Don tforget to press lt DEL gt key to enter BIOS setup again when system is boot up Use the arrows to highlight the LOAD SETUP DEFA
7. When you installing AGP card please make sure the follow ing notice is fully understood and practiced If your AGP card has AGP 4X notch show below please make sure your AGP card is AGP 4X 1 5V Ims nia fee 5 TE EF AGP 2X notch AGP 4X notch Caution AGP 2X 3 3V card is not supported by Intel 845 E G Intel 850 You might experience system unable to boot up normally Please insert an AGP 4X 8X 1 5V 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 8IE533 or any AGP 4X only motherboards might not function properly if you install this card without switching the jumper to 4X 1 5 mode in it Example 2 Some Rage 128 Pro graphics cards made by Power Color the graphics card manufacturer amp some 515 305 cards their golden finger is compatible with 2X 4X mode AGP Slot but they support 2X 3 3V only The GA 8IE533 or any AGP 4X 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 AG 32S G will work fine with Intel 845 E G 850 E based motherboar
8. 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 15 BIOS butalways hesitate to update it Because you kme a think updating newest BIOS 15 unnecessary and BIOS Live Update Utility actually you don t know how to update it Maybe notlike others you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time to do it But of course you don tlike to do ittoo much First download different BIOS from website and then switch the operating system to DOS mode Secondly use different flash utility to update BIOS The above process 15 not a interesting 00 Besides always be carefully to store the BIOS source code correctly in your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS it will be a nightmare Certainly you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right to save your time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work Here it comes Now Gigabyte announces BIOS the first Windows BIOS live update utility This is a smart BIOS update software It could help you to download the BIOS from internetand update it Not like the other BIOS update software its a Windows utility With the help of BIOS BIOS updating is no more than a click Besides no matter which mainboard you are using if it s a Gigabyte s product 9 BIOS help you to maintain the BIOS This utility could det
9. Sound Effect Sr 5 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 6 channels for 5 1 speakers out put Enable Only SURROUND KIT and press OK SURROUND KIT fV Only SURROUND KIT When the Environment settings is None the sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 channels output Please select the other settings for 6 channels output 69 Technical Reference SPDIF Output Device Optional Device A SPDIF output device is available on the motherboard Cable with rear bracketis provided and could link to the SPDIF output connector As picture For the further linkage to decoder rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber con necting port 1 Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear J bracket of PC and fix it with screw 2 Connect SPDIF wire to the motherboard 3 Connect co axial or optical output to the SPDIF decoder GA 8IE Motherboard 70 hapter 5 Appendix Picture below are shown in Windows XP IUCD driver version 2 11 Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe A Installing Intel 845 E Chipset CD Driver Please install this driver as the first priority this item installs the chipset driver utility that enableds P lu
10. right C 1984 2002 Aw ard 5 oftw are ACPISuspend Ty pe PowerLED in 51 State SoftOffby PWR BTTN PMEEventWakeUp ModemR ingOn Resumeby Alarm X Date of Month Alarm xTime hh mm ss Alarm PowerOn By Mouse Power OnBy Key board XKB Power On Password AC Back F unction Power ManagementSetup S1 P 05 Binking Ins tant off Enabled Enabled Disabled Ev eryday 0 0 0 Disabled Disabled Enter S oft O ff Item Help MenuLev el lt Move Enter Select PU PD ValueF 10 5 ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F 6 Fail S afe Defaults F 7 0 ptmized Defaults Figure 5 Pow er ManagementSetup 2395 BIOS Setup ACPI Suspend 51205 SetACPI Suspend Type to 51 05 Power OnSuspend Defaultv 5 3 STR SetACPISuspend Ty pe to S3 STR Suspend To Power LED in 51 State gt gt Blinking In standby mode S1 pow er LED wil blink Default Value Dual Off In standby mode S 1 a Fuse single color LED pow er LED wil turnoff b Fuse dual colorLED powerLED willturn to another color Soft off by PWR BT IN gt gt Ins tant off Press pow er button then Power offinstantly Default value Dely 4 5 Press power button 4 sec to Power of Enter suspend if button is pressedless than4 sec 3 PME Event Wake up When set at Enabled any P CI PM event awakes the system from a P CI PM controlled state This feature requires anATX pow ersupply
11. Connectother device such as PCI Tunner audio out to the connector CL 5 GND CD R 1 19 Hardware Installation Process 15 AUX_IN AUX In Connector gt ConnectCD ROM or DVD ROM audio out 0 the connector AUX L GND AUX R 16 F AUDIO F AUDIO Connector gt Ifyou wantto use FrontAudio connector you mustremove 5 6 9 10 umper In order to utilize the frontaudio header your 1 1 GND chassis musthave front audio Also REF POWER please make sure the pin assigmenton the F rontAudio RearAudio R Patan Reserved cable is the same as the pin assigmenton FrontAudio L RearAudio L the MB header To find outifthe chassis you are buying supportfrontaudio connector please contactyour dealer 17 gt This 2 pin connector allows your system to enable or disable systemalarm ifthe sys tem case begin remove GND 9 1 Signal 18 BAT Battery CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly u replaced e Replace only with the same or equivalent recommended by the manufacturer Dispose ofused batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions GA 8IE533M otherboard 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This ty pe of information is stored in battery backed CMOS RAM so thatit retains th
12. 176 F 90 194 Monitor CPU Temp at90 C 194 F Disabled Disable this function Defaultv alue gt CPU FAN Fail Warning gt gt Disabled Fan Warning F unction Disable Defaultv alue gt gt Enabled Fan Warning F unction Enable SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning gt gt Dis abled Fan Warning F unction Disable Default v alue gt gt Enabled Fan Warning F unction Enable GA 81E533M otherboard 38 Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup U tility C right C 1984 2002 Aw ard S oftw are F requency Voltage C ontrol CPUClock Ratio 15X Item Help CPU HostC bck Control Disable MenuLev el XC PUHostF requency MHz 100 XF x edP CI AGP requency 33 66 5 DR AM Clock ratio Auto M emory F requency M Hz 266 PCVAGPF requency MHz 33 66 CPU Voltage C ontrol Nomal DIM M Ov erVolage C ontrol Normal AGP OverVolage Control Normal T4 Move EnterSelect PU PD Value 10 5 95 1 Help F5 Previous Values F 6 Fail S afe Defaults F 7 0 ptmized Defaults Figure 8 Frequency C ontrol Those items will be available when CPU Host Clock Control is set to Enabled CPU Clock Ratio SetCPU Ratio if CPU Ratio is unlocked 10 24 Its depends onCPU Chck Ratio CPU Host Clock Control Note Ifsystem hangs up before enter CMOS setup utility wat for 20 sec for times out reboot When timeout occur system willresetand run atC PU de
13. 2 and1 44 M areall 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tel from 720 1 2 M or 1 44 M drive ty pe as they are all80tracks gt gt Disabled BIOS will notsearchfor ty pe of foppy disk driveby track number Note thatthere w illnot beany warning message ifthe drive installed is 360 Defaukv alue DRAM Data Integrity Mode This feature allow s to setthe DRAM data Integrity Mode NonECC DRAM data Integrity Mode is Non ECC Default Setthe DRAM data Integrity Mode is ECC Init Display First This feature allow s you to select the first initaton of the monitor display from which card when you install anAGP VGA card and a PCI VGA card on board PCI Setinit Display 5 PC Slot gt gt AGP Set hit Display Firstto AGP Default value 81 533 Motherboard 28 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility C right C 1984 2002 Aw ard S oftw are Integrated P eripherals On Chip Primary Enabled On Chip Secondary PCIIDE Enabled MenuLev el IDE1 Conductor C able Auto IDE2 Conductor C able Auto USB Controller Enabled USBKey board S upport Dsabled USBMouse Support Dsabled AC97 Audio Auto Onboard Serial Port1 8 IR Q4 Onboard Serial 8 IR Q3 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ 7 ParallelPortM ode SPP ModeUseDMA 3 Game PortAddress 201 Md
14. 2 Keyboard power on by password PS 2 Mouse poweron External Modem wake up STR Suspend To RAM AC Recovery Poly fuse for keyboard over current protection USB KB Mouse wake up from S3 Supports 9 BIOS Supports EasyTune 4 Over Clock CP U DDR AG P PCI by BIOS Over Voltage CPU DDR AGP by BIOS Please CPU hostfrequency in accordance with your processors specifications We don trecommend you to setthe system bus frequency over the CPU s specification because these specific bus frequencies are notthe standard specifications for CPU chipsetand mostofthe peripherals Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations including CPU Chipsets SDRAM Cards GA 8IE533M otherboard 81 533 Motherboard Layout OO CODD OOOO 2 121 TES Fools MIC IN OUT LINE_IN GAME NUT _P4Titan533 2H ICH4 m L IT8712 o ERE PWR LED F PANEL USBI F USB2 FrontUSB 2 0 Introduction Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To setup your computer you must complete the following steps Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 2 Install memory modules Step 3 Install expansion cards Step 4 Connectribbon cables cabinetwires and power supply Step 5 Setup BIOS software
15. Both of these utilities are available on many shareware download pages like http www shareware cnet com STEP 2 Make a DOS bootdiskette See example Windows 98 0 5 Beware Windows ME 2000 are not allowed to make a DOS boot diskette 1 With an available floppy disk in the floppy drive Please leave the diskette UN write protected type Double click the My Computer icon from Desktop then click 3 5 diskette A and right click to select Format m reet d e A T De r IE IL baai Y oM HET uara GA 8IE Motherboard 50 2 Select the Quick erase for Format Type and pick both Display summary when finished and Copy system files after that press Start That will format the floppy and transfer the needed system files to it Beware This procedure will erase all the prior data on that floppy so please proceed accordingly 3 Flnpqy Ix Linge Famnialt T Duck snes Copy ory Crier Lebel Gepley when F messem alee 3 After the floppy has been formatted completely please press Close 145 Floppy sara Mir rwn tz bed pacis LET UR petet za
16. Generaland Safety requirments for uninterruptible powersystems UPS Signature Timmy Huang Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a Responsible 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 81IE533 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 1s 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 August 23 2002 81 533 P4 Titan 533 Motherboard USER S MANUAL Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard Rev 1001 12 8 533 1001 Table of Content KI ara te te a M M E 3 3 Chapter beeen mae mee ae men seer tee mre re ena 4 PaCS 4 GA JE 533 EayOUE cuc me a are tans 6 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 55
17. On Board USB 2 0 29 x 20 0cm size form factor 4 layers PCB Socket478 for Intel Micro FC PGA2 Pentium 4 processor Intel Pentum 4 533MHz 400MHz FSB Supportintel Pentium 4 Northwood 0 13 processor 2ndcache depend onCPU Chipset 845E HOST AGP Controller ICH4 1 0 Controller Hub 3 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets Supports PC2100 DDR or PC1600 DDR DIMM Supports up to 2GB DRAM Max Supports only 2 5V DDR DIMM T8712 1 AGP slot4X 1 5V only device support 5 PCIslotsupports 33MHz amp PCI2 2 compliant 2 IDE controllers on the Intel ICH4 PCI chipset provides IDE HDD CD ROM IDE1 IDE2 with Bus Master Ultra DMA33 ATA66 ATA100 operation modes 1 Floppy portsupports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M bytes Parallel portsupports Normal EPP ECP mode 2 Serial ports COMA amp COMB 6 x USB 2 0 1 1 2 x Rear 4 xFrontby cable FrontAudio connector Realtek ALC650 CODEC Line Out 2 frontspeaker Line In 2 rear speaker by s w switch Mic In center amp subwoofer by s w switch SPDIF out SPDIF In CD In AUX In Game port Builtin ICH4 Chipset to be continued 5 Introduction PS 2 Connector BIOS Hardware Monitor Additonal eatures Overclocking PS 2 Keyboard interface and PS 2 Mouse interace Licensed AWARD BIOS 2M bit Supports Q F lash CPU System Fan R evolution detect CPU System Fan Fail Warning CPU OverheatWarning System Voltage Detect PS
18. Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 2 channels for stereo speakers out put 65 Technical Reference 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Line rear channels to Line In Line Out 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 the windows tray at the bottom of Y OT o STEP 3 Select 5peaker Configuration and choose the 4 channels for 4 speakers out put Disable Only SURROUND KIT and press 9 chev aa mona es memes When the Environment settings is None the Sound ifios papon Speier sound would be performed as stereo mode kiana 2 channels output Please select the other settings REI for 4 channels output GA 8IE Motherboard 66 Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output without any additional module STEP 1 Line Out Connect the front channels to Line rear chan nels to Line In and the Center Subwoofer channels to MIC Line In MIC In SIEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find
19. Step 6 Install supporting software tools Step 2 Step1 Step4 Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Step3 GA 8IE533M otherboard 8 Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 1 1 CPU Installation Angling the rod to 65 1 Angling the rod to 65 degree maybe feel kind of tight and then continue pull the rod to 90 degree when anoise cough made Pinl indicator ee 3 CPU Top View Socket Actuation Lever 2 Pull the rod to the 90 degree directly 4 Locate Pin 1 socketand look for a golden cutedge on the CPU upper corner Then insertthe CPU into the socket Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard If youdo not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well it will cause improper installation Please change the insertorientation Hardware Installation Process Step 1 2 CPU Heat Sink Installation 7 fan is plugged 0 onto the CPU socketon the the CPU fan connector than install mainboard complete Pleaseuselntel approved cooling fan Werecommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink The CPU cooling fan mightstickto the CPU due to the hardening ofthe thermal paste During this condition ifyou tryto remove thecooling fan you mightpullthe processorout ofthe CPU socketalone with the cooling fan and mightdamage the proce
20. an icon on the taskbar s status area Click the audio icon Sound Effect from the windows tray at the bottom of a the screen STEP 3 Bard Esi Bpis HERE COREE Pa ie Select Speaker Configuration and choose the Idera aped 6 channels for 5 1 speakers out put Disable Only SURROUND KIT and pess LEF We Pan um channels mode for 5 1 speakers output re pecu 67 Technical Reference Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode using SURROUND KIT SURROUND KIT is an optional device which access analog output to rear channels and Center S ubwoofer channels It is the best solution if you need 6 channel output Line In and MIC atthe same time STEF 1 Insert the SURROUND KIT in the back of the case and fix it with the screw STEP 2 Connect the SURROUND KIT to SUR CEN on the M B GA 8IE Motherboard 68 STEP 3 Connect the front channels to back audio panel s Line Out the rear channels to SURROUND 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 windows tray atthe bottom of the screen
21. 1E533M otherboard 26 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup U tility C right C 1984 2002 Aw ard S oftw are Adv anced BIOS F eatures FirstBootDev Floppy Second Boot Device HDD 0 MenuLevel Third Boot Device C DR BootUp Floppy Seek Disabled DR AM Data Integrity Mode Non ECC InitDis play F irst AGP TT4 gt lt Move Enter Select PU P D Value 10 5 ESC Exit 1 General Help F 5 Prev ious Values F 6 Fail S afe Defaults F 7 0 ptmized Defaults Figure 3 Advanced BIOS F eatures First Second Third Boot device This feature allows you to select the boot device priority gt gt Floppy Sekcty ourbootdev priority by Floppy gt 15120 Selectyour boot dev ice priority by LS 120 gt gt HDD 0 3 Selecty our bootdev ice priority by HDD 0 3 SCSI 5 boot dev ice priority by SCSI gt CDROM 5 bootdev ice prionty by CDROM gt gt LAN Selectyour bootdev ice priority by LAN U SB C DR OM Sekcty ourbootdev priorty by USB C DROM gt gt U SB ZIP Selectyourbootdev ice priority by USB ZIP gt USB F DD Selectyourbootdev ice priority by USB FDD USB HDD Sekcty our bootdev ice priorty by USB HDD p gt ZIP Selctyour boot dev ice priority by ZIP gt Disabled Disabled this function RE BIOS Setup Boot Floppy Seek During POST BIOS wil determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360 is 40 tracks 720 1
22. A33 S USB Controller Disable this option if you are notusing the onboard U S B feature Enabled Enabled USB Controller Defaultvalue gt Dis abled Disabled USB Contoller 81 533 Motherboard 30 USB Keyboard Support When a USB keyboard is installed please set at Enabled Enabled gt gt Disabled Enabled USB Key board Support Disabled USB Key board Support Default value US B Mouse Support Enabled gt gt Dis abled AC97 Audio Auto gt gt Disable Enabled USB Mouse Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Defaultvalue Enabled onboard AC 97 Audio function Defaultv alue Disabled onboard sound function Onboard Serial Port 1 gt gt Auto gt 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 gt gt Dis abled BIOS will automatically setup the port1 address Enable onboard Serial port Land address is 3F 8 Default v alue Enable onboard Serial port land address is 2F 8 Enable onboard S erial port 1and address is 3E8 Enable onboard S erial port 1and address is 2E8 Disable onboard S erial port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 gt gt Auto gt 3F8 IRQ4 gt 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 gt gt Dis abled BIOS will automatically setup the port2 address Enable onboard Serial port 2and address is 3F 8 Enableonboard Serial and address is 2F 8 Default Value Enable onboard S erial port 2and address is 3E8 Enable onboard S eria
23. M voltage may getstabk for Over_C lock Buttmay damage 0 DRAM module w henenable this feature gt gt Normal Supply volage as DRAM module reguired Default v gt 1V 03V voltage from 2 6V 2 8V GA 8IE533 Motherboard 40 Top Performance CMOS Setup U tility C right C 1984 2002 Aw ard S ofw are gt Standard C MOS eatures TopPerformance 05 1 LoadFail Safe Defaults 1 ESC Quit F amp Q Flash op ertormance Figure 9 Top Performance Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system set Top Performance as Enabled gt Disabled Disable this function Default Value gt Enabled EnableTop Performance function sale BIOS Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility C right C 1984 2002 Aw ard S oftw are gt Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt AdvancedBl0S Features Load F ail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimzed Defaults er Management Setup SetS uperv Password gt F requency Voltage C ExitWithoutSav ing ESC Quit TL gt lt Seecttemm F 8 Q F lash F10 Save amp ExitS etup Load Fail Safe Defaults Figure 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail S afe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum sy stem performance 81 533 Motherboard 4 Load Optimized De
24. OS Type will reum to Setup U tility 45 BIOS Setup Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copy right 1984 2002 Aw ard Software Standard C MOS F eatures Top Performance 05 F eatires Load F ail Safe Defaults gt Integrated P eripherals Load Optimzed Defaults er Management Setup SetS uperv Password gt F requency Voltage C Ex itWithoutSav ing ESC Quit TL gt lt Seecttemm F 8 Q F lash F10 Save amp ExitS etup Abandon all Data Figure 14 Ex it WithoutS av ing Type Y will quit the Setup U tility without sav ing to RTC CMOS Type will retum to Setup U tility 81 533 Motherboard 46 Chapter 4 Technical Reference Block Diagram ue ag CPUCLK 100 133MHz Pentium 4 CPU AGP 4X AGPCLK System Bus 400 533MHzHz 66M Hz 100 133 MHz HCLK 100 133MH 82845E 66MHz 66 MHz 33 MHz 5 PCI 78 MHZ 14 318 MHz A Game Port Intel Floppy ICH 4 LPC BUS 8712 LPT Port 5 4 24 MHz KB M ouse nn uc AC97 6 USB ATA 33 66 100 COM CODEC 1 182 0 IDE Channels Ports P orts PCICLK 5 33MHz 40 m HCLK 100 133MHz PCICLK 33MHz 4 CPUCLK 4 100 133MHz USBCLK 48MHz AGPCLK 66MHz 14 318 MHz 33 MW MCHCLK 66MHz ICH3V66 66MHz 41 Technical Reference
25. ULTS then press Enter System will ask Load Setup Defaults Y N Press Y and Enter keys to confirm AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGE PNP PCI CONFIG Load Setup Defaults Y N N LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Load Setup Defaults 59 Technical Reference 3 Use the arrows to highlight the item SAVE amp EXIT SETUP and press Enter System will ask SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Press Y and Enter keys to confirm Now the system will reboot automatically the new BIOS setting will be taken effect next boot up AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGE pit PNP PCI CONFIC LOAD BIOS DEFAU LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit 5 Item Shift F 2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Save Dat
26. a to CMOS amp Exit SETUP 4 Congratulate you have accomplished the BIOS flash procedure GA 8IE Motherboard 60 Ca Method 2 Q Flash Introduction A What is Q Flash Utility Q Flash utility is a pre O S BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode no more fooling around any OS B How to use Q Flash a After power on the computer pressing Del immediately during POST Power On Self Test it will allow you to enter AWARD BIOS CMOS SETUP then press F8 to enter Q Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2002 Award Software gt Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Enter Q Flash Utility Y N Y Exit Without Saving TL Select Item 10 5 amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type b Q Flash Utility Q Flash Utility V3 05 Flash Type Size SST 395 020 256 keep DMI Data Yes Load BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Space Bar Change Value ESC Reset Select Item 61 Technical Reference Load BIOS From Floppy the A drive insertthe BIOS diskette then Press Enter to Run 1 File s found Total Size 1 39M Free Size 1 14M F5 Refresh DEL Delete ESC Return Main Where XXXX XX is name of the BIOS file Press Enter to Run Press Enter to Run Congratulation You have completed the flashed and now can resta
27. apan Area gt gt Disabled Normal Drive Defaultv alue gt Enabled 3 mode function of Drive A Driv eB Enabled 3 mode function of Drive B Both Dr e Bare3 mode F bppy Drives 295 BIOS Setup s Halt The category determines whether the computer will stop ifan error is detected during power up gt gt Errors Thesystem bootw ill notstopfor any error thatmay be detected and you will be prompted Errors Whenever the BIOS detects anon fatal errorthe sy stem will be stopped gt All ButKeyboar Thesystem bootwill notstop fora key board error itw il stop for all other errors Defaultv alue ButDiskette Thesystem bootwill notstop fr a disk error itw ill stop forall othererrors gt All ButDisk Key Thesystem bootw ill notstop a key board or disk error itwill stop for all othererrors Memory The category is display only which is determined by P OST Power On Self Test ofthe BIOS Base Memory The POST ofthe BIOS will determine the amount of base or conv entional memory installed in the system The value ofthe base memory is typically 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 pres ent during the P OST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map GA 8
28. aster Press EnterN one lt Week gt gt IDESecondary Slave Press EnterN one Sun to Sat DrveA 1 44M 3 5 lt Month gt DrveB None Jan to Dec Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Day 19 31 ormaximun allowed Halt On All ButK ey board in themonth BaseM emory 640K lt year gt ExtendedM emory 130048K 1999 to 2098 TotalM emory 131072K Move EnterSelect 4 P U P D Value 10 Save ESC Exit 1 General Help F5 Previous Values F 6 F ail S Defaults F 7 0 ptmized Defaults Figure 2 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is week month year gt gt Week Theweek fromSun Sat determined by the BIOS andis display only Month an Through Dec from 1 to 31 maximum allow ed in month gt Year Theyear from 1999 through 2098 Time The times format in hour minute second 6 calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock Forexample 1 p m 6 13 00 00 81 533 Motherboard 24 IDEPrimary Master Slave Secondary Master Slave Thecategory identfies the ty pes of hard disk from drive C to thathas been installed in the computer T here are tw o ty pes auto type and manual ty pe Manual ty pe is user definable Auto ty pe which w illautomatically detectHDD type Not thatthe specifications ofy ourdrive mustmatch with drive table The hard disk w ill notwork properly ify ou en
29. cs 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 household 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 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 Industrialenvironment Generic emission standard Part 2 Industrialenvironment Immunity requirements for household appliances tools and similar apparatus EMC requirements for uninterruptible powersystems UPS 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 EN 50091 1 Manufacturer Importer Date August 23 2002 Safety forinformation technology equipment including electrical bussiness equipment
30. d EXIT Y N Press and Enter keys to confirm Now the system will reboot automatically the new BIOS setting will be taken effect next boot up AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMEN LOAD BIOS DEFAU i LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit ye Select Item Shift F 2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Save Data to CMOS amp Exit SETUP GA 8IE Motherboard 56 STEP 5 BIOS flashing 1 After the system boot from floppy disk type A gt dir w and press Enter to check the entire files in floppy A Then type the BIOS flash utility and BIOS file after A gt In this case you have to type A gt Flash841 7VTX F4 and then press Enter Starting Windows 98 Microsoft R Windows98 Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981 1999 A gt dir w Volume in drive A has no label Volume Serial Number is 16EB 353D Directory of A COMMAND COM 7VTX F4 FLASH841 EXE 3 file s 838 954 bytes Odir s 324 608 bytes free Flash841 7VTX F4 2 Now screen appears the following Flash Utility main menu Press Enter the highlighted item will locate on the model name of the right upper screen Right after that press Enter to start BIOS Flash Utility Flash In Al oghie Frar eri
31. ds The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear 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 theirrespective owners 6 Please do not remove any labels on motherboard thismay 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 rum rhe processor Ihe properly and firmly allacted PERMANENT DAMAGE WILL RESULT Wise eu garde Me fate jum Mer e procerseWwr sony que le disyipatewr de chalemre sort fax rarrectement ec feriemens LN DOMMAGE PERMANENT EN RESULTERA Achrump Der Prozessor darf nur Betrieb mer werden wenn der W rmechlelser erdnungsgeem und fesi DIES EINEN PERMANENTEN SCHADEN FOL GE Advertencia Nunca haga funcionar ef procesador sin el disipador de calor instalado correcta PRODUCIRA UN DANO PERMANENTE Manca a processedor sem atwipader de calor extar aoegaade firmemente O RESULTADO SERA UM DANO PERMANENTE Pw E Lag d RI gi CEPR o Tz uir ori gap a 5 Lb ee Sram ae
32. e 3 Hold components by the edges and try nottouch the IC chips leads orconnectors or other components 4 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components whenever the components are separated from the system 5 Ensure thatthe ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ower connector on the motherboard Installing the motherboard to the chassis Ifthe motherboard has mounting holes butthey don tline up with the holes on the base and there slots to atach spacers do notbecome alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes ust cut the bottom portion ofthe spacers the spacer may be a litle hard to cutoff so be careful of your hands In this way you can stil attach the motherboard to the base without worrying aboutshortcircuits Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard PCB surface because the circuit wire may be nearby the hole Be careful let the screw contactany printed circuitwrite or parts on PCB that are near the fixing hole otherwise itmay damage the board orcause board malfunctioning GA 8IE533M otherboard 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary FormF actor Chipset Control Slots On Board IDE On Board Peripherals On Board Sound
33. e Setup information when the power is turned off ENTERING SETUP After pow er on the computer pressing Del immediately during P OST Power SelfTest itwill allow y outo enterstandardBIOS CMOS SETUP If you require more advanced BIOS settings please go to Advanced BIOS setting menu To enter Advanced BIOS setting menu press Ctrl F 1 key on the BIOS screen CONTROL KEYS lt gt Move to previous Item lt gt Move to next item lt gt Move to the item in the left hand lt gt gt Move to the item in the right hand lt Esc gt Main Menu Quit and save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option P age Setup M enu E xit current page and return to Main M enu 4PgUp Increase the numeric value or make changes lt PgDn gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option P age Setup M enu F2 Item help F3 Reserved F4 Reserved F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from C MOS only for Option P age S M enu F6 Load the defaultC MOS value from BIOS default table only for Option P age S etup M enu F7 Load the S etup Defaults F8 Q Flash F9 Reserved F10 Save all the CM OS changes only for M ain M enu 421 BIOS Setup GETTING HELP Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup functon 5 displayed atthe bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Me
34. e setup exe Press Audio icon ity er cad wu SIE Rea Tek ACS Driver Dated Laude Dakar sk budio 4 2 Click Next ba Vct Leer aas eee T Tip bei baih a ilh ay TIT vom nmm i fas Appendix Appendix EasyTune 4 Utilities Installation Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe quom Jt GD potra GD n Click Easy Tune 4 Legge bassline Tanp ell dk qui alum Teor pepe anal PR ws ani the rung Lick Hee ite red A 4 N
35. e the arrows to highlight the BIOS FEATURES SETUP AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Item Shift F 2 Change Color F5 Old Values Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Time Date Hard Disk Type 55 Technical Reference 3 Press Enter to enter BIOS FEATURES SETUP menu Use the arrows to highlight the item Ist Boot Device and then use the Page Up or Page Down keys to select Floppy AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP 001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved oa Cist Boot Device Floppy 2nd B i 0 001 DET 3rd Boot Device CDROM S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num Lock On ESC Quit T1 2 Select Item Floppy Drive Seek Disabled Fl Help PU PD Modify Password Check Setup F5 0ld Values Shift F 2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults 4 Press ESC to go back to previous screen Use the arrows to highlight the item SAVE amp EXIT SETUP then press Enter System will ask SAVE to CMOS an
36. ect 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 different choices you could use Internet Update to download and update your BIOS directly Or you may wantto keep a backup for your current BIOS just choose Save Current BIOS to save it first You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte and 9 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 product erects a milestone in mainboard industries For such a wonderful software how much it costs Impossible It s free Now if you buy a Gigabyte s motherboard you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD But please remember connected to internet at first then you could have a internet BIOS update from your Gigabyte 9 BIOS GA 8IE Motherboard 48 Easy Tune 4 Introduction Gigabyte announces EasyTune 4 Windows based Overclocking utility EasyTune 4 carries on the heritage so as to pave the way for future generations Overclock might be one of the most common is Sues computer field But have many users ever tried it The answer 15 probably no Because Overclock is thought to be very difficult and in cludes a lot of technical know how sometimes Overclock is even considered as special skills found only in some enthusias
37. ext beer pour fou Cen doses GA 81E533 Motherboard 76 Acronyms Acronyms 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 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 R equest to be continued Appendix Acronyms IOAPIC ISA LAN 10 LBA LED MHz MIDI MTH MPT NIC OS OEM PAC POST SCI SECC SRAM Meaning Input OutputAdvanced Programmable Input Controller Industry Standard Architecture Local Area Network Input Output Logical Block Addressi
38. faultHost clock atnex tboot Disable Disable CPU Host Clock Contol Defaultv alue Enable Enable CPU Host Clock Contol CPU Host Frequency MHz gt gt 100MHz 355 5 HostClock from 100M Hz to 355M Hz 5922 BIOS Setup Fixed PCI AGP Frequency gt Youcanchoose mode to adjust P CI AGP frequency Select PCI AGP frequency asy nchronous w ith C P U frequency Host Clock Ratio Warning w rongfrequency may makesy stem can tboot clear CMOS overcome rong frequency ISS ue gt 2 0 Memory Frequency Hostclock X 2 0 2 66 Memory Frequency Hostclock X 2 66 gt gt Auto SetMemory frequency by DRAM SPDdata Default value Memory Frequency Mhz gt Thevales depend on CPU HostF requency M hz Frequency Mhz Setup PCI AGP frequency by adjusting CPU Host Frequency or Fixed PCI AGP Frequency CPU Over Voltage Control Increase CPU voltagemay get stable or Over Clock Butitmay damage CPU whenenable this feature gt gt Normal Supply voltage as CPU reguired Defautv alue 5 7 5 10 Increase voltagerange as userselected Over Voltage Contr ol Increase AGP voltage may getstable forOver Clock may damage to AGP Card when enable this feature gt gt Normal Supply volage as AGP Cardreguired Defaukv alue gt 0 1V 03V SetAGP voltage from 1 6V L 8V DIMM Ower Voltage Control Increase DR A
39. faults CMOS Setup Utility C right C 1984 2002 Aw ard S oftw are gt Standard CMOS Features Top Performance 05 5 Load F ail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optmzed Defaults er ManagementSetup SetS uperv Password Configurations serPassword Health Status Save amp ExitSetup F igure 11 Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaul ts Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and ChipsetFeatures which the system automatically detects 43 BIOS Setup Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copy right 1984 2002 Aw Software gt Standard CMOS Features Top Performance 5 Features Load F ail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimzed Defaults Save amp ExitSetup gt F requency Voltage C ontrol Ex itWithout Saving ESC Quit T4 Selecttemm F 8 Q F lash F10 Save amp ExitS etup Change Set DsableP ass word Figure 12 Password Setting When you select this function the follow ing message will appear at the center of the screen to assistyou creating a pass word Type the password up to eightcharacters and press lt Enter gt You will be asked to confirm the pas sword Type the password again and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection and notenter a password To disable password just press Enter whe
40. g n P lag INF support for Intel chipset component B Installing Sound Driver Click this item to install sound driver Intel 45 45 Chipsets Driver Crie kia LE 7 D Drim AE Brea Dorem Appendix A Intel 845 E Chipset Driver Installation Follow the setup that showing on the screen to install the Utility Inorder to install the driver successfully please refer to the following installation procedures ja UB PE Dmm for Appendix 1 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe Mainboard pec rd eir Rmi cnt Liners Jug eqs Pum eng SOIT BE cond angi c eA E We FOR CDEr n Ta 1 DR based Tuam Shoe IC EXC cd cs qmm pat arre e E ed lie ara
41. he DIMM memory module can only fitin one direction 2 Insertthe DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket Then push itdown 3 Close the plastic clip atboth edges ofthe DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module When STR DIMM LED is notinstall remove DIMM from socket 6 Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the two notches Wrong orientation will cause improper installation Please change the insertorientation 11 Hardware Installation Process Step 3 Install expansion cards 1 Read the related expansion card s instruction documentbefore install the expansion card into the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover necessary screws and slotbracketfrom the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slotin motherboard Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slotbracketofthe expansion card Replace chassis cover Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating system C WwW Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar atthe end ofthe AGP slot when you try to install Uninstall the AGP card Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slotand press firmly down on AGP Card the slo
42. iPortAddress 330 Midi PortIR Q 10 lt Move EnterSelect4 P U P D ValueF 10 5 ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F 6 Fail S afe Defaults F 7 0 ptmized Defaults Figure 4 Integrated P eripherals Uds BIOS Setup 9 On Chip Primary PCI IDE When enabled allows you to use the onboard primary P IDE If a hard disk controller c ard is used set at Disabled Enabled Enable onboard Ist channellDE port Defaultv alue gt gt Disabled Disable onboard 1stchannel IDE port On Chip Secondary PCI IDE When enabled allows you to use the onboard secondary PCI IDE If a hard disk controller card is used set at Disabled Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channellDE port Defaultv alue gt gt Dis abled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port IDEI Conductor Cable gt gt Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS DefaultValue 66 100 1 Conductor able to ATA66 100 Please makesure y our IDE deviceand cable is compatble w ith ATA66 100 gt ATA33 SetIDE1 C onductorC able to ATA33 Please make surey our IDE device and cable 5 compatible w ith ATA33 IDE2 Conductor Cable gt gt Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS DefaultValue 66 100 SetlDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA66 100 Please makesure y our IDE deviceand cable is compatble w ith ATA66 100 gt ATA33 SetIDE2 ConductorC able to ATA33 Please make sure y our IDE device and cable is compatible w th AT
43. install onboard audio driver you may connect speaker 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 ature by Front Center and Subwoofer S W selection Speaker Ifyou wantto enable 6 channel function you have 2 choose for hardware connecton 1 RearS peaker Connect F rontSpeaker to Line Out Connect Rear Speaker to 4 In Connect Center and Subwooferr to MIC Out Method2 You can refer to page 19 and contactyournearestdealer for optonalSUR_CEN cable If you wantthe detail information for 2 4 6 channel audio setup installation i 77 please referto 2 4 6 ChannelAudio Function Introduction GA 8IE533M otherboard 14 Step 4 2 Connectors amp Jumper Setting Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 w 1112 10 SYS 12V FDD IDE1 IDE2 RAM LED PWR LED F PANEL 10 F_USB1 F_USB2 11 SPDIF 12 SPDIF_IN 13 SUR 14 CD IN 15 AUX IN 16 AUDIO 17 CI 18 BAT Hardware Installation Process 1 CPU Fan Connector gt Please note a proper installation ofthe CPU cooler is essential to preventthe CPU from running under abnormal condition or ad Sense damaged by overheating The CPU fa
44. l port 2and address is 2E8 Disable onboard S erial port 2 3 BIOS Setup OnBoard Parallel port This feature allows you to select from a given set of parameters ifthe parallel port uses the onboard 1 0 controller gt 378 IRQ7 Enable On Board LPT portand address 15 378 Default Value gt 278 IRQ5 Enable On Board LPT portand address is 278 3BC IRQ7 Enable On Board LPT port and address is gt gt Dis abled Disable onboard LPT port Parallel Port Mode This feature allows you to connect with an advanced print via the port mode it supports b gt SPP Using Parallel portas Standard Parallel Portusing IR Q7 Default Value b gt EPP UsingParallel portas Enhanced Parallel PortlR Q5 Using Parallel portas Ex tended Capabilities Portusing Q7 Using Parallel portas ECP amp EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA 3 SetECP mode use DMA 3 Default v alue 1 SetECP mode use DMA 1 Game Port Address gt gt Disabled Disabled this function gt 201 Enable Game portand address is 201 Default Value 209 Enable Game portand address is 209 Midi Port Address gt gt Dis abled Disabled this function gt 300 Enable Midi portand address is 300 gt 330 Enable Midi port and address is 330 DefaultValue Midi Port IRQ 5 MidiPortuse RQ 5 10 Midi Portuse IR Q10 Default Value 81 533 Motherboard 2 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility C
45. lect appropriate BIOS version For example 4 and click to download the file It will pop up a file download screen then select the Open this file from its current location and press 2E 53 Technical Reference 5 At this time the screen shows the following picture please click Extract button to unzip the files EMR TIARA DREM MEIH 1 6 Please extract the download files into the clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2 and press Extract we bed 1 i OD pa c3 e Cy Document GA 8IE Motherboard 54 STEP 4 Make sure the system will boot from the floppy disk 1 Insert the floppy disk contains bootable program and unzip file into the floppy drive A Then restart the system The system will boot from the floppy disk Please press lt DEL gt key to enter BIOS setup main menu when system 15 boot up American Release 09 16 99 Megatrends AMIBIOS C 1999 American Megatrend TVTX Check System Health OK AMD Athlon tm P rocessor 900M Hz Checking NVRAM 262144KB Wait Press to enter Dual BIOS Utility Press ESC to quit Press any key to contune American Megatrends Inc 63 0001 001199 00101111 071595 VIA_K7 GA7VTX1 F 2 Once you enter the BIOS setup utility the main menu will appear on the screen Us
46. n connector supports Max currentup to 600 2 SYS FAN System Fan Connector This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the 1 GND system temperature gt This connector ATX 12V is used only for CPU Core Voltage gt AC powercord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly 12V dd VCC connected to the mainboard 5V SB Stand by 5V VCC PowerGood 5 GND VCC GND GND VCC S3 PS ON Sot On Off GND GND 33V 1 1 V 3 3V ff 3 3V GA 8IE533M otherboard 16 5 F loppy Connector gt 1 2 6 IDE1 2 Connector gt Primary Secondary 1 1 IDE1 7 RAM_LED 8 PWR_LED gt TIT MPD MPD Important Notice The red stripe of the cable mustbe the same side with the Pin1 Important Notice Please connectfirstharddisk to IDE1 and connectCD_ROM to IDE2 The red stripe of the cable mustbe the same side with the Pin1 Do notremove memory modules while DIMM LED is on Itmightcause shortor otherunexpected damages due b the 2 5V stand by volage Remove memory modules only when AC Power cord is disconnected PWR LED is connectwith the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off Itwill blink when the system enters suspend mode Hardware Installation P
47. n you are prompted to enter password A mess age PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password being disabled Once the password 5 disabled the system will boot and you can enter 5 etup freely The BIOS Setup program allows y ou to specify two separate passwords a SUPERVISOR PASS WORD and a USER PAS SWORD When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the 5 upervis passw ord is required for entering the BIOS S program and having full configuration fields the U ser password is required to access only basic items If you select S y stem at S ecurity O ption in Advance BIOS Features M enu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter S etup M enu If you select S etup at Security Option in Advance BIOS Features M enu you will be prompted only when you try to enter S etup GA 81E533M otherboard 44 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup U tility Copy right C 1984 2002 Aw ard Software Standard CMOS F eatures Top Performance 5 F eatres Load F ail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimzed Defaults er ManagementSetup uperv Password Configurations SetU serPassword Status Save amp ExitSetup F 8 Q F la SaveData to CMOS Figure 13 Save amp ExitSetup Type Y will quitthe Setup U tility and save the user setup value to RTC CM
48. ng Light Emitting Diode Megahertz Musical Interface Digital Interface Memory Translator Hub Memory Protocol Translator Network Interface Card Operating S ystem Original Equipment Manufacturer PCI Controller Power On Self Test Peripheral Component Interconnect Rambus in line Memory Module Special Circumstance Instructions Single Edge Contact Cartridge Static Random Access Memory 81 533 Motherboard 78 Technical Support RMA Sheet Customericounty Contact Person E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision Hardware Size Driver Utility Configuration ap Memory Brand 1 EE NEN 1 CD ROM DVD ROM NEN T o Problem Description ge Appendix 81 533 Motherboard 80 81 Memo 81 533 Motherboard EVE 83 81 533 Motherboard 84 85 Memo 81 533 Motherboard 86 87 81 533 Motherboard 88 89 81 533 Motherboard 202 E Memo 81 533 Motherboard 2022
49. nu Press 110 pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exitthe H elp Window press E sc The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F1 Once you enterAward BIOS CMOS S etup Utility the Main Menu Figure 1 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to selectfrom eight s functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to selectamong the items and press Enter to acceptor enter the sub menu CMOS SetupUtility C right C 1984 2002 Aw ard S oftw are Standard C MOS F eatures Top Performance 5 Features Load F ail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimzed Defaults ManagementSetup SetS uperv Password Configurations SetU serPassword Health Status Save amp ExitSetup gt F requency Voltage C ontrol Ex itWithoutSav ing ESC Quit TL gt lt Selectitem F 8 Q F lash F10 Save amp ExitS etup Time Date Hard Disk T y pe Figure 1 Main Menu e Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features 81 533 Motherboard 22 Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features PnP PCI C
50. onfigurations This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed Frequency Voltage Contr ol This setup page is control CP U s clock and frequency ratio Top Performance Top Performance Defaults indicates the value of the sy stem parameters which the sy stem would be in best performance configuration Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the of the system parameters which the sy stem w ould be in safe configuration Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system w ould be in better performance configuration Set Supervisor pas sword Change set or disable password Itallows you to limitaccess to the sy stem and 5 or just to S etup Set User password C hange set or disable password Itallows you to limit access to the s ystem Save amp Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Fxit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 3 BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup tlty C opy right C 1984 2002 Aw ard S ofw are Standard CMOS F eatures Date mm dd yy Thu Feb 21 2002 Item Help Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 M enu Lev a gt Primary Master P ress EnterN one Changethe day month gt IDE Primary Slave P ress Enter N one year gt IDE Secondary M
51. ress the key to pow er ony our sy stem KB Power ON Password gt gt Enter Inputpassw ord from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter toset the Key board P ow er OnPassw ord AC Back Function gt gt Memory System power on depends on thestatus before AC bst gt gt S oft O ff Always in Offstate when AC back Defaulv alue Ful On AW ays pow eronthe system whenAC back 39s BIOS Setup PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility C right C 1984 2002 Aw ard S oftw are PnP PCI Configurations IRQ Assignment PCI2IRQ Assignment MenuLevel PCI3IRQ Assignment PCI4IRQ Assignment lt Move Enter Select PU PD ValueF 10 5 ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F 6 F ail S afe Defaults F 7 0 ptmized Defaults Figure 6 onfiguratons 5 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assignIR Q to PCI 1 PCI 5 Defaultv 3 4 5 7 9 10 1 12 15 Set3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 15 to PCD IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign toPCl 2 Defaultv alue 3 4 5 7 9 10 1 12 15 et3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 15 to PC 12 PCI3 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign Defaultv alue 3 4 5 7 9 10 1 12 15 Set3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 15 to PCI3 PCIA IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign toP CI 4 Defaultv alue 3 4 5 7 9 10 1 12 15 5643 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 15 GA 81E533M otherboard 30 PC Health Sta
52. rocess 9 F PANEL 2x10pins connector HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPK Speaker Connector Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RST ResetS witch din Normal Operation PW SoftPower Connector Ki E MPD Message LED Power Pin 1 LED Please connectthe power LED PC speaker resetswitch and power switch etc ofyour chassis frontpanelto the PANEL connectoraccording to the pin assignmentabove 10 USB1 F USB2 Becarefulwith the polarity ofthe front Front USB Connector Yellow Connector USB connector Check the pin assignment A 5 T while you connectthe front USB cable P m Please contactyour nearestdealer 155650 255650 optional fontUSB cable 1 1 0 14400 142 0 00 0 00 sis 35 F USB1 0582 GA 8IE533M otherboard 18 11 SPDIF The SPDIF outputis capable of providing ni digital audio 0 external speakers or com n pressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input 1 function 12 SPDIF IN gt Use this feature only when your stereo 2 system has digital output function Jn S 8 U DT 13 50 CEN gt Pleasecon amp ctyournearestdealerfor optional SUR CEN cable SUR OUTR BASS OUT 2 1 SUR OUTL CENTER OUT GND 14 CD IN CD Audio Line Connector gt
53. rt system GA 8IE Motherboard 62 eo Method 3 BIOS Flash Procedure BIOS update procedure If you don t have DOS boot disk we recommend that you used Gigabyte 9 BIOS Program to flash BIOS Wain Ard kf 2 Click BIOS Writer Utiity Sorin r hae 8 pus _ cise Please select server site Presses MIS shpia OBIS seve Terr are BIOS n WEIDS sivi Chore EGS LE Comet BIDS 3 Please select 9 BIOS sever site then Click OK Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet Click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS icon Select Q BIOS sever Selectthe exact model name on your motherboard System will automatically download and update the BIOS D 63 Technical Reference 1 Update BIOS NOT through Internet Do not click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as 8IE533 F 1 e Complete update process following the instruction Save BIOS In the very beginning there 15 Save Current BIOS icon shown in dialog box It means to save the current BIOS ver
54. sion IV Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM In the very beginning there is About this program icon shown in dialog box It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported Note a In method if it shows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted b In method Il be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won t boot c In method ifthe BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s web site for downloading and updating it according to method Il d Please note thatany interruption during updating will cause system unbooted GA 8IE Motherboard 64 2 4 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction The installation of windows 98SE 2K ME 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 acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied STEP 1 Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to 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 4 the screen STEP 3
55. ssor To avoid this from happening we suggestyou to either use thermal tape instead of thermal paste or removethe cooling fan with extreme caution Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector this completes the installation 6 Please referto CPU heatsink user s manual for more detail installation procedure GA 8IE533M otherboard 10 Step 2 Install memory modules The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module DIMM sockets but it can only supporta maximum of4 banks ofDDR memory DDR sockets 1 uses 2 banks DDR sockets 2 amp 3 share the remaining 2 banks P lease refer to the following tables for possible memory configurations supported The BIOS willautomatically detects memory type and size To install memory module just push itvertically into the DIMM socket The DIMM module can only ftin one direction due to the notch Memory size can vary between sockets SupportUnbuffered DDR DIMM S izes type 64 Mbit 2Mx8x4 banks 64 Mbit 1Mx16x4 banks 128 Mbit 4Mx8x4 banks 128 Mbit 2M x16x4 banks 256 Mbii 8Mx8x4 banks 256 Mbi 4Mx16x4 banks 512 Mbit 16Mx8x4 banks 512 Mbit 8Mx16x4 banks Total 5 ystem Memory Max2GB Notes Double sided x16 DDR memory devices are not supportby Intel 845E G chipset Install memory in any combination table 5 18 121 7 214010 1 D Double Sided DIMM S Single Sided DIM X NotUse 1 The DIMM sockethas a notch so t
56. t Make sure your AGP card is locked by the small white drawable bar GA 8IE533M otherboard 12 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Step 4 1 1 0 Back Panel Introduction ve P AE 5 2 Mouse Connector gt This connector supports standard PS 2 6 pin Female keyboard and PS 2 mouse PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin Female USB Connector gt Before you connectyour device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip Speaker etc Have a Standard USB interface EE 1 USB 0 Also make sure your OS supports USB controller 0581 f your OS does notsupportUSB controller EE please contactOS vendor for possible patch or driverupgrade F or more information please contactyour OS or device s vendors 13 Hardware Installation Process Parallel Port and Serial Ports COMA COMB gt This connectorsuppors 2 standard COM ports and 1 Parallel port Device like printer can be M connected b Parallel port mouse and modem 9 9 020606644 etc can be connected to Serial ports Parallel P ort 25 pin Female COMA COMB Serial Ports 9 pin Male Game MIDI Ports gt This connector supports joystick MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices fa S noanmgmso oystick MIDI 15 pin Female Audio Connectors gt After
57. ter improper inbrmationfor this category Ifyou selectUser Ty pe related information w ill be asked to enter to the follow ing items Enterthe information directly fromthe keyboard and press Enter Such information should be provided in the documentation form y ourhard disk vendoror the sy stem manufacturer gt C apacily Thehard disk size The unitis Mega By s gt Access ode Theoptions are Auto Large Normal gt Cylinder Thecy linder number of hard disk Head Theread Write head number ofhard disk gt gt P recomp Thecy liner numberatw hich the disk driver changes the w rite current gt Landing Zone Thecylinder number thatthe disk driver heads read w rite areseated w henthe disk driv eis parked MSECTORS Thesector numberof eachtrack defineon thehard disk If a hard disk has notbeen installed select N ONE and press E nter Drive Drive The category identifies the ty pes of floppy disk drive A or drive B thathas been installed in the computer gt None Nofloppy driv einstalled gt gt 360K 5 25 5 25 inch PC ty pe standard drive 360K byte capacity gt 1 2M 5 25 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5inchw hen 3 Mode is Enabled gt 720K 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K by te capacity gt 1 44 3 5 3 5inchdouble sided drive 1 44M by te capacty 2 88 3 5 3 5inchdouble sideddrive 2 88M by te capacty Floppy 3 Mode Support for J
58. that provides at least1A on the 5VSB lead gt Disabled Disabled PME EventWake up functon Enabled Enabled PME EventWake upfunction DefaultValue Modem Ring On Anincoming call via modem awakes the sy stem from its soft off mode gt gt Dis abled Dis abled Modem Ring On functon Enabled Enabled Modem function Default Value Resume by Alarm set Resumeby Alarm item to enabledand key in Data time to pow er onsy stem gt gt Dis abled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system 81 533 Motherboard 34 Alarm Lead ToPowerOn is Enabled Date of Month Alarm Everyday 131 Time hh mm ss Alam 0 23 0 59 0 59 Power By Mouse Dis abled Disabled this functon Defaultv alue MouseCick Setmouse double click to power on sy sem Power On By Keyboard This feature allow s you to set the method for powering on the system The option P ass word allow s you to setup to 5 alphanumeric characters to power on the s y stem The option Any Key allows y ou to touch the key board to power on the sy stem The option Key board 98 allows you to use the standard key board 98 to power on the system gt Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to setthe Key board Pow er OnPassword gt Dis abled Dis abled this function Defaultv alue gt Keyboard98 Ifyourkeyboard have POWER Key y oucanp
59. ts But as to the ex perts in Overclock what s the truth They may spend quite a lot of time and money to study try and use many different hardware or BIOS tools to do Overclock And even with these technologies they still learn that it s quite a risk because the safety and stability of an Overclock system is unknown Now everything is different because of a Windows based overclocking utility EasyTune 4 announced by Gigabyte This windows based utility has totally changed the gaming rule of Overclock This is the first windows based overclocking utility is suitable for both normal and power users Users can choose either Easy Mode or Ad vanced Mode for overclocking their convenience For users who choose Easy they just need to click Auto Optimize to have autoed and immediate CPU overclocking This software will then overdrive CPU speed automatically with the result being shown in the control panel If 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 It operates in coordination with Gigabyte motherboards Besides it is different from other traditional over clocking methods EasyTune 4 doesn t require users to change neither BIOS nor hardware switch jumper setting on the other hand the
60. tus CMOS Setup U tility C right C 1984 2002 Aw ard S oftw are PC Health Status eset Case Open Status Disabled CaseOpened No MenuLevel VCORE 1 8 26V VCC18 1 776V 3 3V 3 296 HV 5 053V 121 11 8401 CurrentCPU Temperature CurrentC PU FAN Speed 6490RPM CurrentS Y STEM FAN Speed CPU Warning Temperature Dis abled CPU FAN Fail Waming Dis abled SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Dis abled T4 Move EnterSelect PU P D Value 10 5 95 F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F 6 F ail S Defaults F 7 0 ptmized Defaults Figure7 PC tatus Reset Case Open Status lt Case Opened Ifthe case is closed Case Opened will show No Ifthe case have been opened Case Opened will show Yes Ifyou wantto reset Case Opened value set R eset Case Open Status to Enabled and save CMOS your computer w ill restart Disabled Dontreset case open status Enabled Clear case open status at nextboot gt Current Voltage V VCORE Vcc18 3 3V 5 12V gt stem s voltage status automatically ore BIOS Setup lt Current CPU Temperature gt gt DeectC PU Temp automatically Current CPUS YS TEM FAN S peed RPM gt DeectCPU SYSTEM Fan speed status automaticaly CPU Warning Temperature 60 140 F Monitor CPU Temp at60 C 140 F gt 70 158 F Monitor CPU Temp at70 C 158 F 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU Temp at80 C
61. uud a Lem Fever w hu en 81 533 Motherboard 72 A 2 Intel Application Accelerator Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe Mainboard 1 Click Intel Application Accelerator kia Sa ae rem um dor Deer Pine ee angi ies apps eun Pe SDFTRALEE Lew AFORE DPI ia uem imam pera dew P ELI Cea ELE ey apples Taipe Papan 1 dom acm Bh uif Prec rr bs kE cerra ae atari LI prr 2 Click Next eH applica di earam ebrr icr irio and
62. y can do Overclock at easy step Therefore this is a safer way for Overclock as nothing is changed on software or hardware If user runs EasyTune 4 over system s limitation the biggest lost is only to restartthe computer again and the side effect 5 then well controlled Moreover if one well performed system speed has been tested in EasyTune 4 user can Save this setting and Load itin next time Obviously Gigabyte EasyTune 4 has already turned the Overclock technology toward to a newer generation This wonderful software 5 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 5 ome Gigabyte products are not fully supported by EasyTune 4 Please find the products sup ported list in the web site Any Overclocking action is at user s risk Gigabyte Technology will not be responsible for any damage or instability to your processor motherboard or any other components 49 Technical Reference BIOS Flash Procedure 227 Method 1 We use GA 7VTX motherboard and Flash841 BIOS flash utility as example Please flash the BIOS according to the following procedures if you are now under the DOS mode Flash BIOS Procedure STEP L 1 Please make sure your system has installed the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip Firstly you have to install the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip for unzip the files
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