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GIGABYTE GA-K8S760M User's Manual

1. O s s Ol Lm w he lw rm re 2 ATX ATX Power Connector 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 motherboard Pin No Definition 3 3V 3 3V GND VCC GND Vcc GND Power Good 5V SB stand by 5V 12V 3 3V 12V GND PS_ON soft on off GND GND GND 5V VCC VCC HOT o o wlolyal o u a wlr e 20 10 o o alala alv n Ho N Ss GA K8S 760M Motherboard 22 3 CPU_FAN CPU Fan Connector Please note a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating The CPU fan connector supports Max current up to 600 mA L Pin No Definition EH 1 GND 2 12V Sense es EEREEEEEEE Te E m w
2. O I s O il aanne g 8 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 F Definition B 1 GND 2 12V 1 3 Sense 23 Hardware Installation Process 5 FDD Floppy Connector Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD It supports 360K 1 2M 720K 1 44M and 2 88M bytes floppy di The red stri sk types pe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pinl 34 iff 33 ea a 20e I 6 IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 IDE2 Connector Important Notice Please con The red stri nect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD ROM to IDE2 ipe of the ri GA K8S
3. STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an g icon on the taskbar s status area Click the E audio icon Sound Effect from the windows tray at the bottom of the screen y O Woh ee 10 41 AM STEP 3 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 4 channels for 4 speaker out put Disable Only SURROUND KIT and press OK her Test S PDIFIn Sg Number of Speakers Phonejack Switch Headphone IOJ Frort Speaker Out 2 hannel mode for stereo Speaker output SPKIT SPD out ooaxl E MIn a SPD out optical e Ukame nade Ferd Speaker iQ Rea Speaker Ou output channel mode for 4 speaker output aK When the Environment settings is None the sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 chan ee nels output Please select the other settings for 4 channels output Lea I Auto Gain Contol 79 Technical Reference Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output without any additional module STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Line Out the rear channels to Line In and 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 ol icon on the taskbar s status area Click the audio icon Sound Effect from the windows tray at the bot
4. You can refer to page 28 and contact your nearest dealer for optionalSUR_CEN cable If you want the detail information for 2 4 6 channel audio setup installation please refer to page 78 YAN z GA K8S760M Motherboard 20 Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction TT EET 20 19 18 17 10 16 21 1 ATX_12V 12 SUR_CEN 2 ATX Power Connector 13 SPDIF_10 3 CPU_FAN 14 CD_IN 4 SYS_FAN 15 AUX_IN 5 FDD 16 F_USB1 F_USB2 6 IDE1 IDE2 17 F1_1394 F2_1394 7 SATAO SATA1 18 COMB 8 PWR_LED 19 GAME 9 F_PANEL 20 IR 10 BAT 21 INFO_LINK 11 F_AUDIO 22 CLR_CMOS 21 Hardware Installation Process 1 ATX_12V 12V Power Connector This connector ATX_12V supplies the CPU operation voltage Vcore If this ATX_12V connector is not connected system cannot boot 7o i E Pin No Definition GND GND 12V 12V C EEEEEEEEE E eer ol gt o o N
5. RAID Setup RAIDO Do you want to split the SOURCE disk data to other disks N Q Exit current menu Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 RAID 0 Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 RAIDO The selected boot disk is marked 5 You have create RAID 0 successfully SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility RAID Setup RAIDO Disk1 Disk2 Press A to creat RAID Press D to delete RAID Q Exit current menu Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type Pri_Master Maxtor 6YO60MO 58644MB UDMA6 RAID 0 Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 RAIDO The selected boot disk is marked 91 Technical Reference 6 Press lt Q gt to escape the setup screen and press lt Y gt to save changes SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility RAID Setup RAID 0 Disk 1 Disk 2 B Select Bop Di R Enter Raiq Do You Want to Save changes N Q Exit curre Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type Pri_Master Maxtor 6YO60MO 58644MB UDMA6 RAID 0 Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 RAIDO The selected boot disk is marked Creating a RAID 1 Array To create an RAID 1 array follow these steps 1 Press lt A gt to create array SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility RAID Setup Press A to creat RAID Press D to delete RAID Q Exit current menu Location Model Capacity Mode
6. gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 gt PCI3 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 SetIRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 3 GA K8S 760M Motherboard 50 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software PC Health Status Vcore OK Item Help DDR25 OK Menu Level gt 3 3V OK 12V OK CPU Thermistor Temperature 40 C Current CPU FAN Speed 3125 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU Warning Temperature Disabled CPU FAN Fail Warning Disabled SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Tl2 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 7 PC Health Status gt Current Voltage V Vcore DDR25 3 3V 12V Detect system s voltage status automatically Current Thermistor Temperature gt Detect CPU temperature automatically Current CPU SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Detect CPU system fan speed status automatically lt CPU Warning Temperature gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value gt gt 60 C 140 F Alarm when current temperature is over 60 C 140 F b gt 70 C 158 F Alarm when current temperature is over 70 C 158 F p gt 80 C 176 F Alarm when current temperature is over 80 C 176 F 90
7. gt USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP USB CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM gt gt USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled 41 BIOS Setup lt Password Check System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt gt gt Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value gt FlexibleAGP8X gt gt Auto Set AGP transfer rate automatically according to AGP compatibility and stability Default value p gt 8X Always setAGP transfer rate to 8X if the 8X mode supported by the AGP card p gt 4X SetAGP transfer rate to 4X no matter what the AGP transfer rate the card is gt nit Display First Select the first initation of the monitor display from onboard AGP or PCI VGA card p gt PCI Set Init Display First to PCI Default value gt gt AGP Set Init Display First to AGP GA K8S 760M Motherboard 42 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award S oftware On Chip Primary PCI IDE On Chip Secondary PCI IDE IDE DMA transfer access AC97 Audio USB Controller USB Legacy Support Onboard LAN device Onboard 1394 SiS Serial ATA Controller SiS Serial ATA Mode Onboar
8. processor K8 AGP 4X 8X AGPCLK VGA Port H T Bus 800MHz 66MHz DDR RAM SiS 760 400 333 266 200MHz RJ45 33 MHz 3 PC ai 14 318 MHz RTL8100C BIOS R G Port sis ge4 harees Floppy IT8705 x LPT Port TSB43AB23 3 5 oO lt PS 2 KB Mouse i 24 MHz 2 Serial ATA 33 MHz 3 IEEE1394 6 Channel 8 USB 2 COM Ports Ports Ports PCICLK 33MHz ATA33 66 100 133 ozs 0 O IDE Channels Zw oo z a 11 Introduction GA K8S760M Motherboard 12 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To set up 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 Install I O Peripherals Cables Step4 Step 1 Step 2 Step 4 Step 4 Step 3 A oo o GED GED Congratulations You have accomplished the hardware installation Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet Continue with the BlOS software installation 13 Hardware Installation Process Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Before installing the processor and cooling fan adhere to the following warning 1 The processor will overheat without the heatsink and or fan resulting in permanent irreparable damage 2 Never force the processor into the socket 3 Apply thermal grease between the
9. you don t know how to update it Maybe not like others you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time to do it But of course you don t like to do it too 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 is nota interesting job 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 it s a Windows utility With the help of BIOS BIOS updating is no more than a click Besides no matter which mainboard you are using if it s a Gigabyte s product BIOS helps 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 different choices 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
10. 1 44M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M bytes capacity 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M bytes capacity 39 BIOS Setup lt Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area Disabled Drive A Drive B gt gt Both lt Halton Normal Floppy Drive Default value Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive Drive A amp B are 3 mode Floppy Drives The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up gt No Errors gt gt All Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key gt Memory The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped Default value The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The POST of the in the system BIOS will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed
11. 4 GND 5 IR Data Output 21 INFO_LINK This connector allows you to connect some external devices to provide you extra function Check the pin assignment while you connect the external device cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional external device cable Pin No Definition SMBCLK VCC SMBDATA GPIO GND GND No Pin NC 12V 12V olol xulo e wjn e rer GA K8S760M Motherboard 32 22 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 t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper 33 Short Clear CMOS B Open Normal Hardware Installation Process GA K8S 760M Motherboard 34 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program The program that allows u
12. BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCIC PC Health Frequency Voltage Contro Top Performance Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F8 Q Flash T4 gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Save amp Exit Setup Figure 12 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 57 BIOS Setup Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility C opyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI PC Healt Frequency Voltage Contro ESC Quit Tl gt Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Abandon all Data Figure 13 Exit Without Saving Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility GA K8S 760M Motherboard 60 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 BIOS but always hesitate to update it Because you think TM updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually BIOS Live Update Utility
13. BIOS Setting Utility RAID Setup JBOD Disk 1 Disk 2 Press A to creat RAID Press D to delete RAID Q Exit current menu Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 The selected boot disk is marked JBOD JBOD 5 Press lt Q gt to escape the setup screen and press lt Y gt to save changes SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility RAID Setup JBOD Disk 1 Disk 2 B Select Bogtbi R Enter Raig Do You Want to Save changes N Q Exit curre Location Model Capacity Mode Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 The selected boot disk is marked RAID Type JBOD JBOD GA K8S760M Motherboard 96 Chapter 5 Appendix Install Drivers s Pictures below are shown in Windows XP Driver CD ver 2 41 Beta We 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 installation 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 APPLICATIONS FTWARE INFORMATION Pa CONTACT US The Xpress Install uses the Click and Go technology to install the drivers automatic
14. BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility Entering the Q Flash utility Step1 To use the Q Flash utility you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software gt Standard CMOS Features gt Advanced BIOS Features gt Integrated Peripherals gt Power Management Setup gt PnP PCI Configurations gt PC Health Status gt Frequency Voltage Control Top Performance Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F8 Q Flash T4 gt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 2 Press F8 on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Q Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software gt Standard CMOS Features gt Advanced BIOS Features gt Integrated Peripherals gt Power Management Setup Top Performance Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password F8 Q Flash T 4 gt lt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type GA K8S760M Motherboard 72 Exploring the Q Flash utility screen The Q Flash BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components Q Flash Utility V1 30 The Q Flash utility Flash Type Size SST 49LF002A title bar Keep DMI DataEnable T
15. BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have 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 light bar to Load Main BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with ioe Save Main BIOS to Floppy item Dual BIOS Utility Boot FrOM scccccsissccsscsscctasescaccsszereacctd Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Load Backup BTUS trom Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy ave Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run tvMove ESC Reset F10 Power Off GA K8S760M Motherboard 66 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 want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 7VRXP F12 is listed Plea
16. Current BIOS to save it first 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 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 BIOS 61 Technical Reference EasyTune 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 issues in computer field But have many users ever tried it The answer is 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 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 differ
17. GIGABYTE PPT een Ca ES 88 S Microphone res Manual Selection Option Manual setting If the device picture shows different from what you set please press Manual Selection to set Manual Selection IE This device should be recognized as Power Speaker Microphone C Headphone Passive Speaker IT Reset to automatic selection C 85 o Carter Subwoata Speke AC97 Audio Configuration Sound ttect Equslzer SpeakerConfiguaion SpeskerTest S POIFin siPOIrou Jek Senra HRTF Deno Ox Line Out Connector OF Line In Connector Connected Device Connected Device Zee Microphone Ci Hanualseecton Please siop other audo applications before san stat z SURROUND IT ok General Oa Mic In Connector Connected Device Not Connected Not Connected Option Technical Reference Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery Xpress Recovery utility is an utility for backing up and restoring O S partition If the hard drive can not work properly you can restore it to the original state 1 Itsupports FAT16 FAT32 NTFS format caution 2 It must be connected to IDE1 Master 3 It s only allows you to install one O S 4 It must be used with IDE hard disk supporting HPA 5 The first partition must be set as the boot partition When the boot partition is backed up please do not change its size 6 It is not recom
18. Monitor CPU System fan revolution detect CPU temperature detect CPU warning temperature System voltage detect CPU System fan fail warning Thermal shutdown function GA K8S760M Motherboard to be continued On Board LAN Built in RTL8100C 10 100 Mbit 1 RJ45 port On Board Sound ALC655 CODEC Supports Jack Sensing function Line Out 2 front speaker Line In 2 rear speaker by s w switch Mic In center amp subwoofer by s w switch SPDIF In Out CD In AUX In Game Connector On Board SATA RAID Onboard SiS 964 2 Serial ATA connectors in 150 MB s operation mode Supports Disk striping RAIDO or DISK Mirroring RAID1 Up to 2 SATA devices On Board IEEE1394 Built in TSB43AB23 PS 2 Connector PS 2 Keyboard interface and PS 2 Mouse interface BIOS Licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q Flash Additional Features PS 2 Keyboard password power on PS 2 Mouse power on STR Suspend To RAM AC Recovery USB KB Mouse wake up from S3 Poly fuse for keyboard over current protection Supports Thermal Shutdown function Supports BIOS Supports EasyTune 4 Overclocking Over Clock CPU DDR AGP PCI by BIOS Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor s specifications CAUTION We don t recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU s specification because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU chipset and
19. Motherboard 70 Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 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 MANAG PNP PCI AD FAIL SAFE LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit T4e gt 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 Select Save amp Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is completed Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 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 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit T4e gt 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 71 Technical Reference Part Two Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Single BIOS Motherboards This part guides users of single
20. No The problem was probably caused by Turn off the system and re connect the IDE cable Check if 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 Galue has been exclided END 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 K8S760M Motherboard 106 3 38 Technical Support RMA Sheet Customer Country Company Phone No Contact Person E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision BIOS version 0 S A S Model name Driver Utility Problem Description 107 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 Continuit
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22. and hot plug Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE 1394 connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IEEE1394 cable please contact your local dealer 16 F1 1394 pa 1394 EEL ae 15 ajajaja 7 Pin No Definition ot T 1 Power 1 9 Bs 7 Power Pin No Definition E 3 TPAQ 1 TPA2 4 TPAO 2 TPA2 l 5 GND 3 GND 6 GND 4 GND 7 PBO 5 PB2 Or 8 TPBO 6 PB2 9 Power 7 No Pin 2 10 Power 8 Power ll TPA1 9 Power 12 TPA1 10 GND B GND 14 No Pin 15 TPB1 16 TPB1 GA K8S760M Motherboard 30 18 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 nearest dealer for optional COMB cable Pin No Definition DCDB an o co
23. can Save this setting and Load it in next time Obviously Gigabyte EasyTune 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 not fully supported by EasyTune 4 Please find the products supported 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 GA K8S760M Motherboard 62 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 Q Flash Utility Q Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM HAEEdD With this utility users only have to stay in the BIOS menu l when they want to update BIOS Q Flash allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows Using Q Flash indicating no more fooling around with any complicated instructions and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk please do it with caution We are sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd is not responsible for damages of system CAUTION because of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end users Before You Begin Before you start updating BIOS with the Q Flash utility plea
24. 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 of the 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 automati cally and you will not be able to use them Question 4 Why do 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 IDE4 Answer First of all you need to save some files in the CD 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 it at http tw giga byte com support user_pdf raid_manual pdf Question 5 How do clear CMOS Answer If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper please refer to the Clear CMOS steps i
25. 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 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 O EN 60950 O EN 50091 1 Manufacturer mporter Date Feb 16 2004 Safety for information technology equipment including electricalbussiness equipment General and Safety requirments for uninterruptible power systems UPS Timmy Huang Signature Name DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a C 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 K8S760M 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 Per
26. most of the peripherals Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations including CPU Chipsets Memory Cards etc 9 Introduction GA K8S760M Motherboard Layout MS_KB CPU_FAN ES E oO 5 zl go gt L SOCKET 754 Cal R_USB 2 no 2 g ao z a 5 2 lt we SiS 760 oO loo IN cmc et AUDIO s UY AGP m EE z 0c aa z CODEC 9 PCH SATA1 o x al 4 2 SATA0 SIC SJAUX_IN SiS 964 BIOS a 4 Tina OTT SB43AB23 in PCI3 TY g T8705 mmer omen F_USB2 F_USB1 nen oo ps ion spor OLE cave ABBAN A BRRRBA ELE A GED Ty g a 5 CD D i R w CELE come F2_1394 F1_1394 INFO_LINK amp 10 Introduction Block Diagram AMD CPUCLK 200MHz Althlon 64
27. on the motherboard ExtendedMemory 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 K8S 760M Motherboard 40 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features P Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Item Help First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level gt Second Boot Device Hard Disk Select Hard Disk Boot Third Boot Device CDROM Device Priority Password Check Setup Flexible AGP 8X Auto Init Display First PCI T4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Features gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Use lt T gt or lt 4 gt to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu Press Enter Select hard disk boot device priority gt First Second Third Boot Device This feature allows you to select the boot device priority Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy gt LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS 120 Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM p gt ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD gt
28. only download one BIOS for this board 8GE800 F4 so only one BIOS file is listed 2 Highlight the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter button on your keyboard to enable reading from the BIOS file from the floppy A Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF002A 256K Keep DMI DataEnable Update BIOS from Floppy BIOS file in the floppy Total Size 1 39M Free Size 1 14M F5 Refresh DEL Delete Q Flash Utility V1 30 ype Size SST 49LF002A Keep DMI DataEnable CAUTION Do not turning power Reading BIOS file from floppy gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt or reset your system Don t Turn Off Power Or RESET System at this stage Power Off After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS GA K8S760M Motherboard 74 Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF002A CHECKSUM AC03 e ale BIOS You can press Enter to Enter to continue updating BIOS or ESC to abort j continue updating BIOS or ESC to abort Enter Run Ti4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 3 Press Y button if you make sure to update BIOS Then it will begin to update BIOS The progress of updating will be shown at the same time Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF002A Updating BIOS Now Do not turn
29. processor and cooling fan 4 Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard 5 Ifyou do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cutedge well it will cause improper installation Please change the insert orientation Please use AMD approved cooling fan The installation of the processor and cooling fan is performed in four main steps Step 1 1 Processor insertion Step 1 2 Applying thermal grease Step 1 3 Cooling fan attachment Step 1 4 Connecting processor fan power CAUTION Stepl 1 First check the processor pins to see that none are bent Move the socket lever to the unlocked position as shown in Figure 1 amp Figure 2 90 to the plane of the motherboard prior to inserting the processor The Al pin location is designated on the processor by a copper triangle that matches up to a triangle on the socket as shown in Figure 3 Align the processor to the socket and gently lower it into place Do not force the processor into the socket Angling the Figure 1 Angling the rod to 65 degree maybe feel a kind of tight and then continue pull the rod to 90 rod to 65 3 MEAE j degree when a noise cough made Socket Figure 2 Pull the rod to the 90 degree directly Actuation Lever Figure 3 A1 pin location on the Socket and Processor Move the socket lever to the locked posi tion while holding pressure on the center of the processor GA K8S760M Motherboard 14 Stepl 2 When the processor is i
30. question mark and restart the system System will auto detect the right USB2 0 driver GA K8S760M Motherboard 98 SOFTWARE APPLICATION This page reveals the value added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners EA TUCD 2 41 B3 1224 1 Bet INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS CONTACT US m Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager GWUM This utility can integrate the Gigabyte s applications in the system tray E Gigabyte Management Tool GMT A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network m EasyTune4 Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions m DMI Viewer Windows based utility which is used to browse the DMI SMBIOS information of the system E Face Wizard New utility for adding BIOS logo m BIOS Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility m Acrobat e Book Useful utility from Adobe m Acrobat Reader Popular utility from Adobe for reading PDF file format documents Norton Internet Security NIS Integrated utility which includes anti virus ad control etc m DirectX 9 0 Install Microsoft DirectX 9 to enable 3D hardware acceleration that support for operating system to achieve better 3D performence 99 Appendix SOFTWARE INFORMATION This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title FA UCD 2 41 B3 1224 1 Beta DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION APPLICATIONS i eee SASISY CONTACT US A HARDWARE INFORMATION This page lists all device you h
31. 1 Password Setting When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select System at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup GA K8S 760M Motherboard 58 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility C opyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced
32. 4 CD R 15 AUX_IN AUX In Connector Connect other device such as PCI TV Tunner audio out to the connector Pin No Definition 1 AUX L 1 2 GND 3 GND 4 AUX R 29 Hardware Installation Process 16 F_USB1 F_USB2 Front USB Connector Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front USB cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition Power Power USB Dx USB Dy USB Dx USB Dy GND GND No Pin NC wlolra aus ewn an 17 F1_1394 F2_1394 IEEE 1394 Connector Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which has features like high speed highbandwidth
33. 760M Motherboard bbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1 40 a a a a 39 2 ee eel y DE1 IDE2 24 7 SATAO SATA1 Serial ATA Connector You can connect the Serial ATA device to this connector it provides you high speed transfer rates 150MB sec 1 Ce 1 7 Pin No Definition SATAL Pla 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 1 Ce 1 7 5 AXN SATAO 6 RXP 7 GND 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 mode If you use dual color LED power LED will turn to another color E i i PinNo Definition E 1 MPD f a 2 MPD 1 3 MPD ii fl 25 Hardware Installation Process 9 F_PANEL 2 x 10 pins Connector Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F_PANEL connector accordin
34. 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 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 gt AWARD BIOS Beep Codes Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots 1 short System boots successfully successfully 2 short CMOS setting error Except for beep code 8 these codes are always fatal 1 long 1 short DRAM or M B error 1 beep Refresh failure 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card error 2 beeps Parity error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error 4 beeps Timer not operational Continuous long beeps DRAM error 5 beeps Processor error Continuous short beeps Power error 6 beeps 8042 gate A20 failure 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Display memory read write failure 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad 103 Appendix Question 11 How to set in the BIOS in
35. C 194 F Alarm when current temperature is over 90 C 194 F 51 BIOS Setup CPU FAN Fail Warning gt Disabled Fan warning function disable Default value Enabled Enalbe fan warning alarm when fan stops gt SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning gt Disabled Fan warning function disable Default value Enabled Enalbe fan warning alarm when fan stops GA K8S 760M Motherboard 52 Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control CPU Clock 200 Item Help CPU Voltage Control Normal Menu Level gt AGP Voltage Control Normal DDR Voltage Control Normal Tl2 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 200 250 Set CPU Host Clock from 200MHz to 250MHz lt CPU Voltage Control gt gt Supports adjustable CPU vcore from 5 0 to 10 0 Default value Normal CPU may be damaged or reduce CPU life cycle when CPU is over voltage Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only AGP Voltage Control Normal Set AGP voltage control to Normal Default value p gt 0 1V Increase AGP voltage control to 0 1V p gt 0 2V Increase AGP voltage control to 0 2V p gt 0 3V Increase AGP voltage control to 0 3V Incorrect using it may cau
36. DMA channel if the ECP mode selected 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 p gt 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default value gt Game Port Address gt 201 Set Game Port Address to 201 Default value gt gt 209 Set Game Port Address to 209 Disabled Disable this function gt Midi Port Address gt gt 300 Set Midi Port Address to 300 p gt 330 Set Midi Port Address to 330 Disabled Disable this function Default value Midi Port IRQ 5 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5 10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10 Default value GA K8S 760M Motherboard 46 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1 P0S Item Help Soft Off by PWR_BTTN Off Menu Level gt System After AC Back off S1 IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI Enabled Set suspend type to ModemRingOn Enabled Power On Suspend under PME Event Wake Up Enabled ACPI OS x USB Device Wake Up From S3 Disabled Power On by Keyboard Disabled S3 Power On by Mouse Disabled Set suspend type to Resume by Alarm Disabled Suspend to RAM under x Month Alarm NA ACPI OS x Day of Month 0 x Time hh mm ss 0 0 0 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 5 Power Management Setup lt ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Set suspend type to Power On Suspend under ACPI OS Power On Suspend Def
37. GA K8S760M AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1001 12ME K8S760M 1001 Copyright 2003 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Copyright by GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD GBT No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the expressed written permission of GBT Trademarks Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Notice 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 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 O EN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 Ba EN 55022 5 DIN VDE 0855 O part 10 O part 12 amp CE marking O EN 60065 O EN 60335 Declaration of Conformity G B T Technology Trading GMbH We Manufacturer Importer 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 K8S760M 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 characterist
38. GETTING HELP Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed atthe bottom ofthe screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt Esc gt The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F12 Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu Figure 1 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to acceptor enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Tl Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Figure 1 Main Menu gt Ifyou can t find the setting you want please press Ctri F1 to search nore the advanced option hidden 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 speci
39. Mbyte 256 Mbit 4Mx16x4 banks 128 Mbyte 512 Mbit 16Mx8 bitsx4 banks 512 Mbyte 512 Mbit 8Mx16 bitsx4 banks 256 Mbyte 1 Gbit 32Mx8 bitsx4 banks 1 Gbyte 1 Gbit 16Mx16 bitsx4 banks 512 Mbyte GA K8S 760M Motherboard 16 The DIMM socket has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket Then push it down Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM 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 great evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing SDRAM architecture yetmake the awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth Nowadays with the highest bandwidth of 3 2GB s of DDR 400 memory and complete line of DDR 400 333 266 200 memory solutions DDR memory is the best choice for building high performance and low latency DRAM subsystem that are suitable for servers workstations and full range of desktop PCs 17 Hardware Installation Process Step 3 Install Expansion Cards 1 Read the related expansion card s instruction document before install the expansion card int
40. RAID Type Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 Single Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 Single The selected boot disk is marked GA K8S760M Motherboard 92 2 Press lt 3 gt and lt Enter gt to select RAID 1 RAID Type lt 1 gt JBOD lt 2 gt RAID 0 lt 3 gt RAID 1 Q Exit current menu 3 Press lt 1 gt and lt Enter gt Note We would not suggust your select lt 2 gt to create RAID 1 unless you really need it RAID 1 lt 1 gt Auto Create lt 2 gt Manual Create 1 Q Exit current menu 4 Press lt N gt and lt Enter gt to Create RAID 1 only If Press lt Y gt and lt Enter gt it will Duplicate the data on source disk to mirror disk SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility RAID Setup RAID 1 Do you want to Duplicate the SOURCE disk data to MIRROR disks N Q Exit current menu Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type Pri_Master Maxtor 6YO60MO 58644MB UDMA6 RAID 1 Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 RAID 1 The selected boot disk is marked 93 Technical Reference 5 You have create RAID 1 successfully SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility RAID Setup RAID 1 Disk 1 Disk 2 Press A to creat RAID Press D to delete RAID Q Exit current menu Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 The
41. 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 11 F_AUDIO Front Audio Connector If you want to use Front Audio connector you must remove 5 6 9 10 J umper In order to utilize the front audio 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 if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector please contact your dealer Please note you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound PinNo Definition Ic GND REF Power Front Audio R Rear Audio R Reserved NoPin Front Audio L Rear Audio L E o olxuloaoj an ewn an i 21 Hardware Installation Process 12 SUR_CEN Surround Center Connector ease contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable uo Pin No Definition SUR OUTL SUR OUTR GND No Pin CENTER_OUT BASS OUT 172 5 am
42. Utility Operation Introduction oo eee 89 Chapter 5 AppendiK ess ch astracctanaice cians cc lunbseDbavied anid Sayuaitiebdlanartuadaar vids 97 7 Table of Content Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary Form Factor e 24 4cm x 24 4cm Micro ATX size form factor 4 layers PCB CPU e Socket 754 for AMD Althlon 64 processor K8 128K L1 amp 256K 512K 1M L2 cache on die 1600MHz System Bus Supports core frequencies in excess of 1 6GHz 2800 and faster Chipset SiS 760 H T Bus AGP VLINK Controller SiS 964 Integrated Peripheral Controller PSIPC Memory 2 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets Supports DDR400 333 266 200 DIMM Supports 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB unbuffered DRAM Supports up to 2GB DRAM Max Supports only 2 5V DDR DIMM I O Control T8705 Slots 1 AGP slot supports 8X 4X mode AGP3 0 8X interface at 533MHz 3 PCI slots support 33MHz amp PCI 2 2 compliant On Board IDE 2 IDE controllers provide IDE HDD CD ROM IDE1 IDE2 with PIO Bus Master DMA33 ATA66 ATA100 ATA133 operation modes Serial ATA 2 Serial ATA connectors in 150 MB s operation mode Built in SiS 964 On Board Peripherals 1 Floppy port supports 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 8 x USB 2 0 1 1 ports 3 x IEEE1394 prots by cable 1 IrDA connector for IR 1 Front Audio connector Hardware
43. al enhanced features GA K8S 760M Motherboard 36 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 Configurations 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 Control This setup page is control CPU s clock and frequency ratio Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system set Top Performance as Enabled Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be insafe configuration Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration Set Supervisor password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup orjustto Setup Set User password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 37 BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Wed Jan 14 2004 Item Help Time h
44. ally Just select the drivers you want then click the GO button The aeeeea will finish the installation for you automatically E ae gt gt Massage Some device drivers will restart s ww A i B your system automatically After restarting mmm oan your system the Xpress Install will H continue to install other drivers APPLICATIONS N HAROWARE We recommend that you install all components in the list J AEE P eee CPO RETURN E 97 Appendix AUD 2 41 R 1724 Bou alts gt gt Driver installation finished S NOTE SZ crane M You have to reboot system FTWARE si INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION CONTACT US Item Description m SIS AGP Driver AGP interface driver for SiS series chipset SIS VGA Driver VGA driver for VGA integrated SiS series chipset m 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 Audio driver for RealTek AC97 codec chipset m SiS 964 Serial ATA Driver Serial ATA driver for SiS 964 South Bridge m SIS USB 2 0 Driver USB2 0 driver for SiS series chipset 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
45. ask menu for the Update BIOS from Floppy Q Flash utility Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run tlt Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for the Q Flash utility Contains the names of three tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash utility 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 file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have enter the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Load Main BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button oO If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main BIOS to Floppy item Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF002A Keep DMI DataEnable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run tiv Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 73 Technical Reference Later you will see a box showing the BIOS files you downloaded to the floppy disk In this example we
46. audio icon Sound Effect from the win dows tray at the bottom of the screen 10 41 AM b Sa 103 Ses STEP 5 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 6 channels for 5 1 speaker out put Enable Only SURROUND KIT and press OK SURROUND KIT M Only SURROUND KIT AC97 Audio Configuration Sound Efect Equsiosr SpeakerCorfigustion Number of Speakers Headphone chanel mode tor speaker Speaker Test PDI Phonejack Switch SURROUND KIT F nip SURROUND SPKIT a SPD out optical SUB Center Fear R L Oj Frort Speaker Out E Mic In Lire In SPD out coasa aK sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 chan nels output Please select the other settings for 6 channels output GA K8S760M Motherboard Speaker Corfigurstion Speaker Test PDIFIn S FDIFOut HRTF Dero Genel I Auto Gain Canto 82 SPDIF Output Device Optional Device A S PDIF output device is available on the motherboard Cable with rear bracket is provided and could link to the S PDIF output connector As picture For the further linkage to decoder rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connect ing port 1 Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC and fix it with screw 2 Connect SPDIF wire to the motherboard 3 Connect co axial or optical output t
47. ault value S3 STR Set suspend type to Suspend To RAM under ACPI OS Suspend To RAM Soft Off by PWR_BTTN gt gt Off Press power button to power off system instantly Default value Suspend Press power button 4 sec to power off system System will enter suspend if the button is pressed less than 4 sec 4 BIOS Setup System After AC Back gt gt Laststate System power on depends on the status before AC lost gt gt Off Always in Off state when AC back Default value On Always power on the system when AC back IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI When IRQ 3 7 9 15 or NMI triggered the suspend timer will be reloaded to prevent system gets into green mode Disabled Disable monitor IR Q 3 7 9 15 or NMI Enabled Enable monitor IRQ 3 7 9 15 or NMI Default value Modem Ring On An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state or an input signal comes from the other client server on the LAN can awake the system from any suspend state Disabled Disabled Modem Ring On function gt Enabled Enabled Modem Ring On function Default value gt PME Event Wake Up Set PME as wake up event Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up Default value USB Device Wake up From S3 gt Disabled Disable USB devices wakeup from 3 Default value Enabled Enable USB devices wakeup from S3 Power On by Keyboard Password Enter from 1 to 8 c
48. ave for this motherboard FA UCD 2 41 B3 1224 1 Beta p INSTALE CHIPSET DRIVERS L SOFWARE APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE INFORMATION K ENTENUS CONTACT US Please see the last page for details EA UCD 2 41 B3 1224 1 Beta APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION GA K8S760M Motherboard 100 EasyTune 4 Utilities Installation Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions TB ruc 2 41 B3 1224 1 Reta Welcome to the EasyTune4 Setup program This program w install EasyTuned on your computer Itis stongly recommended that you ext all Windows programs before running this Setup program ek Cancel tog Sti ae hen cows ary posane you running Cok Next to continue with the Setup program Ate INFORMATION Tes _ Cancel P eee Setup has finished copying fies to your computer Before you can use the program you must restart Windows or omputer 4 Right Click the icon to start EasyTune 4 Hardware Minimize Monitoring CPU System Bus Threshold Setting CPU Display Multiplier Tunner Power Off 5 Click HELP TRSY MOD Voltage Frequency Help System About Go Button T Display unner Tunner Button play Mode GIGABYTE Settings 101 Appendix FAQ Below is 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 faq
49. d 4 Prepare your computer Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protect them against damage 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 a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case 3 Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips leads or connectors 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 that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX power connector on the motherboard Installing the motherboard to the chassis If the motherboard has mounting holes but they don t line up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers the spacer may be a little hard to cut off so be careful of your hands In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short circuits Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard PCB surface becaus
50. d LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select x UR2 Duplex Mode Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x ECP Mode use DMA Game Port Address Midi Port Address Integrated Peripherals Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled RAID Disabled 3F 8 IRQ4 2F 8 IRQ3 Normal Half 378 IRQ7 SPP 3 201 Disabled Item Help Menu Level gt x Midi Port IRQ 10 Tl2 lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults F5 Previous Values Figure 4 Integrated Peripherals On Chip Primary PCIIDE Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port 43 BIOS Setup lt On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port gt IDE DMA transfter access Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access Default value Disabled Disable IDE DMA transfer access AC97 Audio Enabled Auto detect onboard AC 97 audio function Default value gt Disabled Disable this function USB Controller Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB feature Disabled Disable USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller Default value lt USB Legacy Support When USB keyboard or mouse is insta
51. d Restart 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 87 Technical Reference 1 Excute Backup Utility Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit The Backup utility will scan the system automatically and back it up The backed up data will be saved as a hidden image 2 Excute Restore Utility This program will recover your system to factory default Press R to recover your system Press Esc to exit Restore the backup image to the original state 3 Remove Backup Image Do you sure to remove backup image Y N Remove the backup image 4 Exit and Restart Exit and restart your computer GA K8S760M Motherboard 88 Serial ATA RAID BIOS Utility Operation Introduction 1 Boot your system If this is the first time you have booted with the South bridge and the drives installed the onboard BIOS will display the following screen Silicon Integrated System Corp RAID BIOS Settings Utility V xxxx c 2003 2005 Silicon Integrated System Corp All Rights Reserved Press lt Ctrl gt lt S gt to run BIOS Setting Utility 2 Press lt Ctrl gt lt S gt keys to display the SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility Main Menu 3 Press lt R gt to display the RAID setup menu below This is the fastest and easiest method to creating your first array SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility Disk Status B Sel
52. d to Parallel port mouse and modem etc can be connected to Serial ports ool COMA VGA Serial P ort VGA Port 9 pin Male 15 pin Female 19 Hardware Installation Process USB LAN Connector gt Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip a 5 speaker etc Have a standard USB interface mmu AN Also make sure your OS supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB USB 6 controller please contact OS vendor for USB 5 TEE a USB 7 possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors gt LAN connector is fast Ethernetwith 10 100 Mbps speed USB 4 z Audio Connectors gt After install onboard audio driver you may connect speaker to Line Outjack microphone to MIC In jack Device like CD ROM walkman etc Line In Rear Speaker can be connected to Line In jack Please note 1 Line Out Front Speaker You are able to use 2 4 6 channel audio feature by S W selection O t MIC In Center and Subwoofer lf you want to enable 6 channel function you have 2 choose for hardware connection Method1 Connect Front Speaker to Line Out Connect Rear Speaker to Line In Connect Center and Subwoofer to MIC In Method2
53. e Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen The Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components Dual BIOS Utility Dual BIOS utility bar Boot Frit sc cssssscctecsssssssiccacsascsstansaacs Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Dual BIOS Auto Recovery Enable utility Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Q Flash utility title Task menu for Load Main BIOS from Floppy bar Task menu for Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Q Flash utility Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T U Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off t Action bar 65 Technical Reference Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of four tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update
54. e onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 gt gt 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F 8 Default value p gt 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 p gt 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2 UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of Onboard I O chip gt Normal Set onboard I O chip UART to Normal Mode Default value gt gt IrDA Set onboard I O chip UART to IrDA Mode gt gt ASKIR Set onboard I O chip UART to ASKIR Mode SCR Using as Smart Card Interface UR2Duplex Mode Full IR Function Duplex Full gt gt Half IR Function Duplex Half Default value 45 BIOS Setup Onboard Parallel port p gt 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default value p gt 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 gt Disabled Disable onboard LPT port 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode This feature allows you to connect with an advanced printer via the port mode it supports gt gt SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP amp EPP mode gt ECPMode UseDMA This feature allows you to select Direct Memory Access
55. e the circuit wire may be near by the hole Be careful don t let the screw contact any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole otherwise it may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning 5 Read Me First Table of Contents Read Me First seeps eats stats sectarian alas es sale cacal ihe 4 Chapter 1 Introduction sedis cade mearcausdcnaniecmednioncad ima iauinon aren 8 Features Summary vrai rca iN Se eh a theta cae ated 8 GA K8S760M Motherboard Layout cece eeteeteteseeteeteteeteeeeeeenenees 10 BOCK DA QAI woeectanceitetee te te cl Decree ce te ee kiosk ae ieou ieie Tue 11 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process csccsessseeesteseseneeeees 13 Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU eee 14 Step 2 Install Memory Modules 2 e c csseseseeseeeeeeeeeseteessteesesteseeeeseeetiees 16 Step 3 Install Expansion Cards c cccccccsesesecsesesecsseseseeceeeseesnsnseasenees 18 Step 4 Install I O Peripherals Cables ceccceesessesesseteeeesesesteeteeees 19 Step 4 1 I O Back Panel Introduction c ceseessescesseeseestesteeseeseesneseeseeseeseseneeseesteeneenees 19 Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction ces cecseeseessesecseestesseeseeseeseeseesesesneeseeeessneeseeeeeenets 21 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup storie niaccunsetvuaretieiadumateccsRerstvaetaase ins 35 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F12 cceeseeseseeeteeeeeeeees 36 Standard CMOS Features sais
56. ealth Checking NVRAM Update OK 262144KB DEL Steup Dual BIOS Q Flash F8 Boot Menu F12 Network boot TAB Logo Auto Detecting Pri Master 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 GA7VRXP1 D The following is an AMI BIOS menu screen However you can also find similar option in NOTE AWARD BIOS menu 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots When you are in BIOS menu move to Load Fail Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail Safe 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 AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Press Enter on your keyboard STANDARD CMOS SETUP NTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION DE HDD AUTO DETECTION TOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Qui T4 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 GA K8S760M
57. ect Boot Disk R Enter Raid Setup Utility Q Exit current menu Location Model Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 The selected boot disk is marked Capacity Mode RAID Type 58644MB UDMA6 Single 58644MB UDMA6 Single Please make sure the RAID Type is Single then you can set the others type that you want next 89 Technical Reference Creating a RAID 0 Array To create an RAID 0 array follow these steps 1 Press lt A gt to create array SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility RAID Setup Press A to creat RAID Press D to delete RAID Q Exit current menu Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 Single Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 Single The selected boot disk is marked 2 Press lt 2 gt and lt Enter gt to select RAID 0 RAID Type lt 1 gt JBOD lt 2 gt RAID 0 lt 3 gt RAID 1 Q Exit current menu 3 Press lt 1 gt and lt Enter gt Note We would not suggust your select lt 2 gt to create RAID 0 unless you really need it RAIDO lt 1 gt Auto Create lt 2 gt Manual Create 1 Q Exit current menu GA K8S760M Motherboard 90 4 Press lt N gt and lt Enter gt to Create RAID 0 only If Press lt Y gt and lt Enter gt it will split the data on source disk to other disks SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility
58. ed C American Megatrends Inc 62 2003 001199 00101111 040201 KT333 GA7VRXP1 Entering the Q Flash utility Step1 To use Q Flash utility you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 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 MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Te Selegilte F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F10 Save amp Exit Load Fail Safe Defaults GA K8S760M Motherboard 64 Step 2 Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Q Flash utility AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 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 MAN PNP PC LOAD FAIL SAI LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Qui Tt L lt 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 th
59. ent 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 Advanced Mode for overclocking at their convenience For users who choose Easy Mode they just need to click Auto Optimize to have autoed and immediate CPU overclocking This software will then overdrive CPU speed auto matically 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 itis 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 they 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 restart the computer again and the side effect is then well controlled Moreover if one well performed system speed has been tested in EasyTune 4 user
60. er Management Setup Set Supervisor Password Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Tl gt Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Fail S tate Defaults Figure 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow mini mum system performance GA K8S 760M Motherboard 56 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility C opyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Confia PC Health Frequenc ESC Quit T4 gt Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Figure 10 Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects 77 BIOS Setup Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility C opyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password Frequency vontage ESC Quit T4 gt Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change Set Disable Password Figure 1
61. erwise your system won t boot c In method if the 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 that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted 77 Technical Reference 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 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 g icon on the taskbar s status area Click the audio icon Sound Effect from the windows tray at the bottom of the screen I 10 41 AM STEP 3 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the SUSTEGNU speaker Test s PDIF n S PDIF Out HATE Deno cereal Number of Speakers Phonejeck Switch SURROUND IT gt Onl SURROUND KIT 2 channels for stereo speaker out put Line Out Rear R L G 2 channel mode for stereo a o Sas speaker output Sedma m g m OK GA K8S760M Motherboard 78 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Line Out the rear channels to Line In
62. g to the pin assignment below M SPEAK Speaker Connector p SPEAK Soft Power PW Connector PW 7 Reset Switch Message LED 156 Wore IDE Hard Disk Power MSG C HD active LED Sleep LED 2 HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Blue Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Amber Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Green Close Reset Hardware System PW Soft Power Connector Open Normal Operation Red Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Yellow Pin 2 LED cathode NC Purple NC GA K8S 760M Motherboard 26 10 BAT Battery FATT Hy Q9 CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1
63. h mm ss 22 31 24 Menu Level gt Change the day month IDE Channel 0 Master None year gt IDE Channel 0 Slave None gt IDE Channel 1 Master None lt Week gt gt IDE Channel 1 Slave None Sun to Sat Drive A 1 44 A lt Month gt Drive B None Jan to Dec Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled lt Day gt Halt On All Errors 1 to 31 or maximum allowed in the month Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 63M lt Year gt Total Memory 64M 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 Date The date format is lt week gt lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt gt gt Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is displayed only gt gt Month The month Jan Through Dec Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month Year The year from 1999 through 2098 GA K8S 760M Motherboard 38 gt Time The times format in lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 gt IDE Primary Master Slave IDE Secondary Master Slave The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer There are two types auto type and manual type Manual type is user definable Auto type which will automatical
64. haracters to set the keyboard power on password Disabled Disabled this function Default value Any key If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on your system GA K8S 760M Motherboard 48 lt Power On by Mouse gt Disabled gt gt Enabled Disabled this function Default value Move or click the mouse to power on system Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Month Data time to power on system Disabled Enabled Disable this function Default value Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled Month Alarm NA 1 12 Day of Month Everyday 1 31 Time hh mm ss 0 23 0 59 0 59 49 BIOS Setup PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Item Help PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Menu Level PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Device s using this INT RAID Cntrir BUS 0 Dev 5 Func 0 IEEE 1394 Host C ntrlr BUS 0 Dev 17 Func 0 Tl gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 0ptimized Defaults Figure 6 PnP PCI Configurations gt PCI1 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 1 5 PCI2 IRQ Assignment gt
65. hb eltiae ewes eee 38 Advanced BIOS Features s sssssssssssssssssssseesssseesssesisaesiseeshstesiueeriseisiseenesee 41 Integrated Peripherals ix cccdsiesiscen caren mainlines alee 43 Power Management Setup sinc acciecachig ciate tedenn eau 47 PnP PCI Configurations oes cera ts essen ep actin ected a etlenelactae ih ee cckadstaie 50 5g Cea gl y2 tafe 2140 meeerne eee nee ee ie Or oe me OE oon oP ete ge 51 Erequency VoltageC ONG torn daid Coke rhea alas ite 53 Top PerlOrmane seras ana a A A a deanna 55 Load Fail Safe Defaults nciisn nied tte eaitaie 56 GA K8S760M Motherboard 6 Load Optimized Defaults ec cccccecesseseseseesseseseseseseseeceseseensnsnssanenees 57 Set Supervisor User Password ccccccsccsesesesseeseseseseseeceaeecsnsnsnssasenees 58 Save amp EXtSetUp i canine itis Me aia A r na TE 59 Exit Without Saving cis ciiciess caine i 60 Chapter 4 Technical Reference cccccsssssseseeeseseseeeeesseseees 61 BIOS INUOUCION Aa hao Ae eae So hy 61 EasyTune 4 Introduction sinc niniatcnnniieainndinnanen 62 Flash BIOS Method Introduction c ccsescteieiesciseesseeecteeesneeesseeensee 63 2 4 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction cecceeeeseseeeeenee 78 Jack Sensing IMMOGUCHOM sc etz jrcraatisiceer scent eae stant teuel eds teta seni varaaths Seas 84 Xpress Recovery Introduction c csccesecessccseacenseet sence nesesseeeesesesecenentes 86 Serial ATA RAID BIOS
66. ics of industrial scientific and medical ISM high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement ofradio 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 household and similar electrical appliances Samp O EN61000 3 2 EN 60555 2 O EN61000 3 3 amp EN 60555 3 EN 50081 1 EN 50082 1 O EN 55081 2 O EN 55082 2 O ENV 55104 O 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
67. ing off power The porcess of T updating BIOS E See or reset your system at this stage Enter Run T L 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 Type Size SST 49LF002A Copy BIOS completed pass Please press any key to continue Enter Run T L Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 5 Press Esc and then Enter to exit the Q Flash utility System will restart Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST 49LF002A Are you sure to RESET Enter to continue or Esc to abort Enter Run Til Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots and load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults See how to load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One Congratulation You have updated BIOS successfully 75 Technical Reference Method 2 BIOS Utility If you don t have DOS boot disk we recommend that you used Gigabyte BIOS program to flash BIOS TB ruc 2 41 B3 1224 1 Bete SOFTWARE INFORMATION DWARE INFORMATION GONTacT US 7 Gigabyte BIOS Writer for Win9x MEMT4 2000 XP X Plensesclect BlOSiseryensite Please select BIOS server site 3 Click wn Gigabyte BIOS server 1 in Taiwan 14 K8S 760M Gigabyte BIOS server 2 in Taiwan AWARD BIOS Gigabyte BIOS server in China Gigabyte BIOS server i
68. irmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS Dual BIOS Utility Main Bios ain ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Backup ROM Type Size 0 00 SST 49LF003A 256K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable CHECKSUM 96D2 Are you sure to update BIOS a Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy T U Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Enter Run mae Cs NOTE You can press Enter to continue updating BIOS or ESC to abort 3 Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS Then it will begin to update BIOS The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed Dual BIOS Utility Main Bios ain ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Backup ROM Type Size 0 0000 SST 49LF003A 256K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy T 4 Move ESC Reset Enter Run F10 Power Off The progress of updating BIOS CAUTION Do not turning off power or reset your system at this stage to avoid damaging your BIOS rom A Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION GA K8S760M Motherboard 68 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure
69. is completed Dual BIOS Utility OOt FLOM esses Main Bios ain ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable I Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run Move ESC Reset Fi0 PowerOf rn w You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS too 5 Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q Flash Dual BIOS Utility Boot FrOMisicaccsscssssssessssssaccacesststeateat Main Bios ain ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery__Enable Are you sure to RESET Enter to continue or Esc to abort Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy ESC Reset Enter Run F10 Power Off 69 Technical Reference After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed The BIOS file becomes F12 after updating American _Release 08 23 2002 Megatrends AMIBIOS C 1999 American Megatrend AMD Athlon tm Processor 1333MHz Check System H
70. l x o a BY Ww en v 5 19 GAME Game Connector This connector supports joystick MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices Check the pin assignment while you connect the game cables Please contact your nearest dealer for optional game cables PinNo Definition 1 VCC 2 GRX1R 3 GND 4 GPSA2 5 VCC 6 GPX2_R 7 GPY2_R 8 MSLR 9 GPSA1 10 GND u GPYLR 12 VCC B GPSB1 4 MSO_R 15 GPSB2 16 No Pin 31 Hardware Installation Process 20 IR Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is aling with pin one the connector To enable the IR function on the board you are required to purchase an option IR module Be careful with the polarity of the IR CIR or IR connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IR cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IR cable please contact your local dealer PinNo Definition 1 VCC 45V FH 1 omo 2 NoPin E 3 IR Data Input f
71. lled please set at Enabled gt Disabled Disable USB keyboard or mouse support Default value Enabled Enable USB keyboard or mouse support lt Onboard LAN device Enabled Enable onboard Lan chip function Default value gt Disabled Disable this function Onboard 1394 Enabled Enable onboard IEEE1394 chip function Default value gt gt Disabled Disable this function SiS Serial ATA Controller Enabled Enable onboard Serial ATA controller function Default value gt Disabled Disable this function GA K8S 760M Motherboard 44 La F F SiS Serial ATA Mode RAID Select onboard Serial ATA chip function as RAID Default value gt IDE Select onboard Serial ATA chip function as IDE Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip Enabled Enable onboard LAN chip function Disabled Disable this function Default value Onboard Serial Port 1 gt gt Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address p gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 Default value p gt 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 p gt 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 p gt 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 gt gt Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 gt gt Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address p gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enabl
72. ly detect HDD type Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category If you select User Type related information will be asked to enter to the following items Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press lt Enter gt Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer Capacity The hard disk size The unit is MegaBytes Access Mode The options are Auto Large LBA Normal Cylinder The cylinder number of hard disk Head The read write head number of hard disk gt gt Precomp The cylinder number at which the disk driver changes the write current Landing Zone he cylinder number that the disk driver heads read write are seated when the disk drive is parked gt gt Sectors The sector number of each track define on the hard disk If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press lt Enter gt Drive A Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer None No floppy drive installed gt gt 360K 5 25 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360K bytes capacity 1 2M 5 25 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M bytes capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled 720K 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K bytes capacity gt gt
73. mend to use Xpress Recovery if you had ever used Ghost to return boot manager to NTFS format D 1 System data and hard disk s reading writing speed will affect backing up speed w Nore 2 We recommend that you install Xpress Recovery immediately after installing O S drivers and applications How to use the Xpress Recovery There are two ways to enter the Xpress Recovery utility see the below 1 Text Mode press F9 during powering on the computer Press F9 during powering on the computer GPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1 Check SystemHeathOK Press DEL o enter SETUP Q Fltsh F9 For Xpress Recovery F9 For Xpress Recovery 08 16 2002 1845GE GAB9YG01C 00 2 BMP Mode boot from CD ROM Please go to Advanced BIOS setting menu and set boot from CD ROM then save and exit the BIOS menu Later please insert MB driver CD into your drive when Boot from CD appears at the bottom of the screen press any key to enter Xpress Recovery Boot from CD GA K8S760M Motherboard 86 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 Copy Right 2003 GIGABYTE Technilogy CO Ltd 1 Execute Backup Utility 2 Execute Restore Utility 3 Remove Backup Image 4 Exit and Restart BMP Mode Xpress Recovery V1 0 C Copy Right 2003 GIGABYTE Technilogy CQ stds 3 Remole Backup Image 4 Exitan
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75. n Japan Update New BIOS Gigabyte BIOS server in U S A Save Current BIOS Boo nomen 4 Please select BIOS sever site then Click OK 3 4 Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet a Click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS icon c Select BIOS sever d Select the exact model name on your motherboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS GA K8S760M Motherboard 76 Il Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Do not click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS c Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file d Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as K8S760M F1z e Complete update process following the instruction Il Save BIOS In the very beginning there is Save Current BIOS icon shown in dialog box It means to save the current BIOS version 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 II be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Oth
76. n 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 GA K8S760M Motherboard 102 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 equipped 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
77. nstalled in the socket apply thermal grease to the processor as shown in Figure 4 prior to installing the heatsink AMD recommends using a high thermal conductivity grease such as Shin Etsu types G751 or G749 or an equivalent product for the thermal interface material rather than a phase change material Phase change materials develop strong adhesive forces between the heatsink and processor Removing the heatsink under such conditions can cause the processor to be removed from the socket without moving the socket lever to the unlocked position and then damage the processor pins or socket contacts We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink 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 pull the processor out of the CPU socket alone with the cooling fan and might damage the processor To avoid this from happening we suggest you to either use thermal tape instead of thermal paste or remove the cooling fan with extreme caution Figure 4 Application of Thermal Grease to the processor Step 1 3 0nce the thermal grease has been applied to the processor the heatsink can be attached to the processor Align the heatsink assembly with the support frame mating with the backer plate standoffs as shown in Figure 5 amp 6 Figure 5 amp 6 Alignment of Heatsink Assembl
78. o the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from 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 slot bracket of the expansion card Replace your computer s chassis cover Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating system CO Or eo AGP Card Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the AGP slotwhen you try to install uninstall the AGP card Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slotand press firmly down on the slot Make sure your AGP card is locked by the small white drawable bar GA K8S 760M Motherboard 18 Step 4 Install I O Peripherals Cables Step 4 1 I O Back Panel Introduction 2 0000000000000 o CERREN O 1 pemo EJI H PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connector Poi Mouse Connector gt This connector supports standard PS 2 6 pin Female keyboard and PS 2 mouse PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin Female Parallel Port Serial Port and VGA Port LPT COMA VGA Parallel Port 25 pin Female gt This connector supports 1 standard COM port 1 Parallel port and 1 VGA port Device like 0000000000000 printer can be connecte
79. o the AC3 decoder 83 Technical Reference Jack Sensing Introduction Jack Sensing provides audio connectors error detection function Chanel AUDIO tack Sensing A Install Microsoft DirectX8 1 or later version before to enable Jack Sensing support for Windows 98 98SE 2000 ME CAUTION Jack Sensing includes 2 parts AUTO and MANUAL Following is an example for 2 channels Windows XP Introduction of audio connectors oe Audio Connector You may connect CDROM Walkman or others audio input devices to Line In jack speakers earphone or others output devices to Line Out jack and microphone to MIC In jack Auto detecting Please connect the devices to the right jacks as EEZ above A window will appear as right picture if you l HATE Deno setup the devices properly E A Connected Device Please note that 3D audio function will only appear when 3D audio inputs Manual Selection Please stop other audo application before satin Stet 3 2 SURROUNDKIT ok GA K8S760M Motherboard 84 If you set wrong with the connectors the warning message will come out as right picture AC97 Audio Configuration SoundEttect Equslzer SpeakerConfiguaion SpeskerTest s POIFin s Poirou ook Senta HRTF Deno Ox Line Out Connector OF Line In Connector Connected Device Connected Device General Oa Mic In Connector Connected Device
80. order to bootup from SATA HDDs 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 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 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 gt First boot device SCSI 3 Integrated Peripherals gt 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 Answer Please set in the BIOS as follow 1 Advanced BIOS features gt SATA RAID SCSI boot order SCSI 2 Advanced BIOS features gt First boot device SCSI Then it depends on the mode RAID or ATA that you need to set in RAID SCSI BIOS GA K8S760M Motherboard 104 Troubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up please follow the troubleshooting procedures START Turn off the power and unplug the AC powe
81. p 6 alu e wjnj 13 SPDIF_IO SPDIF In Out Connector The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereo system has igital input function Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional SP DIF cable please contact your local dealer Q Pin No Definition L afl 1 vec 2 No Pin ald 2 6 3 SPDIF T JE a T SPor ga 1 5 5 GND r z 6 GND O a O tates Q e200 GA K8S760M Motherboard 28 14 CD_IN CD In Connector Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector 1 Pin No Definition Fi 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND
82. r cable then remove all of the add on cards and cables from motherboard Please make sure motherboard amp chassis are not short Please isolate the short pin Failure has been excluded Make sure the jumper setting are correct Please make sure all jumper settings such as CPU system bus speed frequency ratio voltage and etc are set properly Failure has been excluded Plug the CPU cooling fan power Check if the CPU cooling fan attached to CPU properly Is obo Ee CPU cooling fan power connected to CPU_FAN in the AC power properly connector Failure has been excluded Insert and push th Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot module verte into the DIMM slot Failure has been excluded Insert the VGA card Then plug in ATX power cable and turn on the system 105 Appendix The problem could P Is memory LED on and CPU fan running itself Yes wa Failure has been excluded Perhaps your VGA A er card VGA slot or Check if there is display monitor is defectivel Yes Failure has been excluded Turn off the system Reboot after keyboard and mouse have been plugged in It is possible that your keyboard or Check if keyboard is working properly AFO connector Is detective Press lt Del gt to enter BIOS setup Choose Load Optimized Defaults and save then exit setup Failure has been excluded
83. se confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Dual BIOS Utility OU FIOM EE Main Bios ain ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Wide Range Protection Disable Hagi Cen Nain Dinn e s founga r7VRXP F12 256K DA Total size 1 39M F5 Refresh BIOS file in the floppy disk Free size 1 14M DEL Delete Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run 1T U Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After pressing Enter you ll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk Dual BIOS Utility oot From Main Bios ain ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 256K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Reading BIOS file from floppy CAUTION gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Do not truning off power or reset your system at this stage X Don t Turn Off Power Or Reset System Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T 4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off A Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS 67 Technical Reference After BIOS file is read you ll see a conf
84. se follow the steps below first 1 Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte s website 2 Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file the one with model name Fxx For example 7VRXP F12 to a floppy disk 3 Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts If your motherboard has dual BIOS please refer to Part One If your motherboard has single BIOS please refer to Part Two 63 Technical Reference Part One The BIOS file is F10 before updating Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q Flash and Dual BIOS the Q Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same screen This section only deals with how to use Q Flash utility 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 For example from F10 to F12 American _Release 08 23 2002 Megatrends AMIBIOS C 1999 American Megatrend AMD Athlon tm Processor 1333MHz Check System Health Checking NVRAM Update OK 262144KB DEL Steup Dual BIOS Q Flash F8 Boot Menu F12 Network boot TAB Logo Auto Detecting Pri Master IDE Hard Disk Auto Detecting Pri Slave Not Detected Auto Detecting Sec Master ATAP CDROM Auto Detecting Sec Slave Not Detect
85. se your system broken For power End User use only 53 BIOS Setup lt DDR Voltage Control Normal Set DDR voltage control to Normal Default value 0 1V Increase DDR voltage control to 0 1V p gt 0 2V Increase DDR voltage control to 0 2V Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only GA K8S 760M Motherboard 54 Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility C opyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced B Integrated ESC Quit F8 Q Flash Figure 9 Top Performance Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system set Top Performance as Enabled Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable Top Performance function Top Performance will increase H W working speed Different system configuration both H W component and OS will effect the result For example the same H W configuration might not run properly with Windows XP but works smoothly with Windows NT Therefore if your system is not perform enough the reliability or stability problem will appear sometimes and we will recommend you disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned above 59 gt BIOS Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility C opyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Pow
86. selected boot disk is marked RAID 1 RAID 1 6 Press lt Q gt to escape the setup screen and press lt Y gt to save changes SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility RAID Setup RAID1 Disk1 Disk2 B Select BoptDi R Enter Raiq Do You Want to Save changes N Q Exit curre Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 The selected boot disk is marked RAID 1 RAID 1 GA K8S760M Motherboard 94 Creating a JBOD Array To create an JBOD array follow these steps 1 Press lt A gt to create array SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility RAID Setup Press A to creat RAID Press D to delete RAID Q Exit current menu Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 Single Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA6 Single The selected boot disk is marked 2 Press lt 1 gt and lt Enter gt to select JBOD RAID Type lt 1 gt JBOD lt 2 gt RAID 0 lt 3 gt RAID 1 Q Exit current menu 3 Press lt 1 gt and lt Enter gt Note We would not suggust your select lt 2 gt to create JBOD unless you really need it JBOD lt 1 gt Auto Create lt 2 gt Manual Create 1 Q Exit current menu 95 Technical Reference 4 You have create JBOD successfully SiS RAID
87. sers to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery backed CMOS RAM so thatit retains the Setup information when the power is turned off ENTERING SETUP Powering ON the computer and pressing Del gt immediately will allow you to enter 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 T gt ove to previous item lt l gt ove to next item lt e gt ove to the item in the left hand lt gt gt ove to the item in the right hand lt Enter gt SelectItem lt Esc gt ain Menu Quitand notsave 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 Fl gt General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F2 gt tem 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 lt F6 gt Load the file safe defaultCMOS value from BIOS default table lt F7 gt Load the Optimized Defaults lt F8 gt Q Flash utility lt F9 gt System Information lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu 35 BIOS Setup
88. son s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date Feb 16 2004 A Read Me First CAUTION When you are installing the AGP card please make sure the following notice is fully under stood and practiced If your AGP card has AGP 4X 8X 1 5V notch show below please make sure your AGP card is AGP 4X 8X AGP 2X notch Caution AGP 2X card is not supported by SiS 760 You might experience system unable to boot up normally Please insert an AGP 4X 8X card 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 y firmemente SE PRODUCIR UN DANO PERMANENTE Aviso Nunca execute o processador sem o dissipador de calor estar adequado e firmemente conectado O RESULTADO SERA UM DANO PERMANENTE Br TEASE MEA CTE EZ PRETERA o IRIIRIA BG RRR FMB Nas EC TEE TPE VAG RIES Ba JEYA ANE PAY PAA BS A ZEAE PERNA PHRA JPI 280 BAPAT BG KAKIA EG SRO ERE SZ EELS LOMVERYAUVSEETCIL FUE YU EHEASCBZOLBGICL TF KS GA K8S760M Motherboar
89. tom of the screen STEP 3 AC97 Audio Configuration Dok SoundEffect Equalizer Speaker Coniguaio Speaker Test S PDIFIn S PDIF Out HRTF Demo General Select Speaker Configuration and choose the Number o Speakers Phonak Swich SURROUND KT I Ony SURROUND IT 6 channels for 5 1 speaker out put Headphone lalalo qo Disable Only SURROUND KIT and pess OK PAAR go we channel mode for 4 speaker iO Rear Speaker Out SHT e 5 SPD out cosa ge E channel mode for 5 1 speaker output o Selo Bs SPO oi optical GA K8S760M Motherboard 80 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 Center subwoofer 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 the Audio Combo 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 81 Technical Reference STEP 3 Connect the front channels to back audio panel s Line Out the rear channels to SURROUND KIT s REAR RIL and the Center Subwoofer channels to SURROUND KIT s SUB CENTER STEP 4 Click the
90. y 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 K8S760M Motherboard 108 to be continued Acronyms Meaning IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller ISA Industry Standard Architecture LAN Local Area Network I O Input Output LBA Logical Block Addressing LED Light Emitting Diode MHz Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface MTH Memory Translator Hub MPT Memory Protocol Translator NIC Network Interface Card OS Operating System OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PAC PCI A G P Controller POST Power On Self Test PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in line Memory Module SCI Special Circumstance Instructions SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge SRAM Static Random Access Memory 109 Appendix GA K8S760M Motherboard 110 111 Appendix CONTACT US Contact us via the information in this page all over the world e
91. y with Standoffs Step 1 4 Connect the fan power wires to the header on the motherboard as shown in Figure 7 Figure 7 Connecting the Fan Power Wires 15 Hardware Installation Process Step 2 Install Memory Modules Before installing the memory modules adhere to the following warning 1 Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch Wrong orientation will cause improper installation Please change the insert orientation CAUTION The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module DIMM sockets The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size To install the memory module just push it vertically into the DIMM socket The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch Memory size can vary between sockets ga B M Ferree iam om Tel DDR Total Memory Size Per Chip Select Device Used on DIMMs Size Per CS Comments 64 Mbit 2Mx8 bitsx4 banks 64 Mbyte 64 Mbit 1Mx16 bitsx4 banks 32 Mbyte 128 Mbit 4Mx8 bitsx4 banks 128 Mbyte 128 Mbit 2Mx16 bitsx4 banks 64 Mbyte 256 Mbit 8Mx8 bitsx4 banks 256

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