Home

GIGABYTE GA-8I915GM User's Manual

1. 69 Appendix GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 70 Er Appendix GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 72 73 Appendix GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard T4 75 Appendix GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 76 171 Appendix GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 78 Contact Us e Taiwan Headquarters GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Address No 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei 231 Taiwan TEL 886 2 8912 4888 FAX 886 2 8912 4003 Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address English http www gigabyte com tw WEB address Chinese http chinese giga byte com e USA G B T INC TEL 1 626 854 9338 FAX 1 6
2. sssssssssessesee nentes 39 25 PnP PCI Configurations 26 PO Health Status eee tee pnt dtt 27 MB Intelligent Tweaker M l T sns 43 28 LoadFail Safe Defaults um nananana anana nennu nunna 4 29 Load Optimized Defaults uu anna na annnaa na naawa nenna nenna nanna 44 2 10 Set Supervisor User Password sss 4 241 Save amp Exit SEtUP risi aia edet 46 2 12 Exit Without Saving tette edes 46 Chapter 3 Install Drivers sese 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers 32 Software Applications 3 3 Driver CD Information 34 Hardware Information 35 Contact Us iia DO HR edu ee tal uk ues Chapter 4 Apps t e P de p ERG 51 41 Unique Software Utilities sss 51 4 1 1 EasyT ne 5 Introduction trea peat tos 52 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction sss 53 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction sse 55 4 1 4 2 14 16 1 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction ss 64 4 2 1 Troubleshoolirig namna ma tp E 68 GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard Layout CPU FAN 777 KB MS SPDIF O H E EI SPDIF l
3. 8 USB Ports PS 2 KB Mouse Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 11 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge ESD Thus prior to installation please follow the instructions below 1 Please turn off the computer and unplug its power cord 2 When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors 3 Itis best to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD cuff when handling electronic components CPU RAM 4 Prior to installing the electronic components please have these items on top of an antistatic pad or within a electrostatic shielding container 5 Please verify that you the power supply is switched off before unplugging the power supply connector from the motherboard Installation Notices 1 Prior to installation please do not remove the stickers on the motherboard These stickers are required for warranty validation 2 Prior to the installation of the motherboard or any hardware please first carefully read the information in the provided manual Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected To prevent damage to the motherboard please do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components 5 Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components place
4. Enter Run F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for 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 keyboards to perform these actions Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you 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 Update BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk hae If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS a to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8GE800 F4 is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size eren SST 49LF
5. 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1 Overclocking for enhancing system performance 2 C I A and M I B for special enhancement for CPU and Memory 3 Smart Fan control for managing fan speed control of both CPU cooling fan and North Bridge Chipset cooling fan 4 PC health for monitoring system status Note User Interface Overview HART aan gt Button Display Description 1 Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C A C 1 A 2 and M I B M I B 2 Enters the C I A 2 and M I B 2 setting page 3 Smart Fan Enters the Smart Fan setting page 4 PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5 GO Confirmation and Execution button 6 Easy Mode 8 Advance Mode Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode 7 Display screen Display panel of CPU frequency 8 Function display LEDs Shows the current functions status 9 GIGABYTE Logo Log on to GIGABYTE website 10 Help button Display EasyTune 5 Help file 11 Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTune 5 software Note EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 52 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora tion of hard dis
6. Caution Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure El 1 Pin No Definition CPU FAN 1 GND 2 12V E 3 Sense g H H 4 Speed Control Onlyfor CPU FAN SYS FAN a p mE ESE P HITO FDD Floppy Connector The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the FDD drive The types of FDD drives supported are 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin1 position 34 33 Fl a C p Blah O emo C du GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 20 6 IDE IDE Connector An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices hard drive or optical drive If you wish to connect two IDE devices please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave for information on settings please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device 40 39 S ATA0 S ATA1 S ATA2 S ATA3 Serial ATA Connector Controlled by ICH6 Serial A
7. Center Subwoofer Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect f icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function AO AM STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 6CH Speaker to complete 6 channel audio configuration scH Speaker y Back Panel O Line in o Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out o9 Micln O GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 66 8 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out the Center Subwoofer channels to Center Subwoofer Speaker 2 i Rear Speaker Out Out and the side channels to Side Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect f icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function 10 41 AM STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 8CH Speaker to complete 8 channel audio configuration 8CH Speaker y Back Panel O Line In o Rear Speaker Out O Front Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out o Micln o Side Speaker Out Sound Effect Configuration At the sound effect menu users can adjust
8. 925X 915 Chipset Family Utilities CD TECHNO LOG Hardware information Install The following information shows the detail hardware information of your motherboard Chipset Drivers ftware lications BIOS Info Intel 915G BIOS for 81915GMF FS CPU Info CPU intel GenuineIntel Memory Info 253 420 KB RAM Hardware Information Device Description Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller Devicd DriverDate 7 1 2001 Devicd DriverVer 5 1 2535 0 Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft Devicd VendorDeviceID 0x8024104c Devicd SubSystemID 0x00000000 Devicd RevID 00 Device Description Realtek RTL8169 8110 Family Gigabit Ethemet NIC Devicd DriverDate 1 12 2004 Devicd DeiverVerS KIT 1921 9002 I This page lists all devices you have 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details GIGABYTE Contact Us 49 Install Drivers GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 50 Chapter 4 Appendix 4 1 Unique Software Utilities Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities please check your MB features CorPoraTa ONLINE manacemenr U PLUS D P S Universal Plus Dual Power System The U Plus Dual Power System U Plus DPS is a revolutionary eight phase power circuit built for ultimate system protection Designed to withstand varying current levels and changes the U Plus D P S provides an immensely durabl
9. E rt E ll o E 1 a HH R UsB l H u f Boc HiH Gb s gt 3 lp l HE H 7 Intel 915G gt H AuDIO1 a gt HEH t U A x lt q H AUDIO2 Hg o bid JR PCIE 16 o ZN a 5 RTL81108 POr aa eS RTL8100C 2 O ICH6 y CERT RO CDIN PoEt p COD C COMA coma DF2 1394 F1 1394 F usB1F USB2 EL CEP CLD CELE OTE EL O Only for GA 81915G MF Only for GA 81915GM Block Diagram PCI ECLK VGA 100MHz PCI Express x16 1 PCIExpress x 1Ports PCI ECLK 100MHz i PCI Express x1 Bus PCI Bsu TSB43AB23 10 RTL8110 CH LGA775 Processor Interface CODEC o st xx 92 Lu LLI m Baha 2PC 666 555 me oc Ng C QC dc oo a CL ECL AI DA MD 98 PCICLK S 30 SE 33MHz 53 e AS 2 oO o O Only for GA 81915G MF Only for GA 81915GM MIC Line Out Line In SPDIF In I SPDIF Out DDR400 333MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory 133 200MHz 66MHz 33MHz 14 318 48MHz Hz BIOS 4 Serial ATA ATA33 66 100 IDE Channels Floppy LPT Port CC IT 8712 COM Ports
10. 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 ocal dealer The USB Device Wake up From S3 is only supported by rear USB ports Pin No Definition Power Power USB DX USB Dy USB DX USB Dy GND GND No Pin NC o CO N a n A v rm gt o GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 24 13 F1_1394 F2_1394 IEEE 1394 Connector Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which has features like high speed high bandwidth and hot plug Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 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 ocal dealer a 2 Pin No Definition D IIIT NE f 1 48 2 Power i K F2_1394 3 TPAOt gt pi 4 TPAO ES 5 GND FERRA 5 Go
11. This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources W PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed W MB Intelligent Tweaker M l T This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio m Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration m Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration M Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 30 Mm Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system W Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 31 BIOS Setup 2 1 Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss IDE Channel 0 ter IDE Channel 0 Slave Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Suport Holt On CMOS Setup Utility C Stan ght C 1984 2004 Award Software CMOS Features Thu Apr 29 2004 22 31 24 None None 1 44M 3 5 None Disabled All But Keyboard Menu Level Change the day month y lt Week gt Sun to Sat lt Month gt Jan to Dec Ba
12. 194 F Disabled Disable this function Default value gt CPU SYSEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Fan warning function disable Default value Enabled Fan warning function enable 7 CPU Smart FAN Control gt Disabled Disable this function b Enabled Enable the CPU Smart FAN Control function Default value a When the CPU temperature is higher than 65 degrees Celsius CPU fan will operate at full speed b When the CPU temperature is between 20 and 65 degrees Celsius the CPU fan speed will change depending on the actual CPU temperature c When the CPU temperature is lower than 20 degrees Celsius CPU fan will stop spinning GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 42 c CPU Smart FAN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled b Auto BIOS autodetects the type of CPU fan you installed and sets the optimal CPU Smart FAN control mode for it Default value b Voltage Set to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with a 3 pin fan power cable gt gt PWM Set to PWM when you use a CPU fan with a 4 pin fan power cable A In fact the Voltage option can be used for CPU fans with 3 pin or 4 pin power cables NDA However some 4 pin CPU fan power cables are not designed following Intel 4 wire fans PWM control specifications With such CPU fans selecting PWM will not effectively reduce the fan speed 2 7 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T CMOS Setup Utility Cop C 1984 2004 Award Software MB Intell C
13. Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size namana SST 49LF003A 256K Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort The BIOS file Intel Pentium R 4 1 7GHz 100x17 0 becomes F4 after lt CPUID OFOA Patch ID 00093 updating emory g 122880K OK 8192K Shared Memory Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flash 03 18 2003 I845GE 6A69 Y G01C 00 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 61 Appendix NOB Method 2 BIOS Utility TM If you do not have a DOS startup disk we recommend that you use the new BIOS utility BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under rem Fig 1 Installing the BIOS utility Windows Just select the desired BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS Fig 2 Installation Complete and Run BIOS NEP C s Curent Mainboard Into Flash Memory Type SST 49LFOOZA FWH 3 3V Please select BIOS server site J Gigabyte BIOS server 1 in Taiwan Gigabyte BIOS server 2 in Taiwan Gigabyte BIOS server in China Gigabyte BIOS server in Japan Gigabyte BIOS server in U S A Cancel Clear DMI Data Poot I Clear PnP Dala Pool 1 M
14. He e daga 7 TPBO n 8 TPBO Pin No Definition 9 Power 1 TPA2 10 Power a o 2 TPA2 11 TPA1 3 GND 12 TPA1 4 GND 13 GND 5 TPB2 14 No Pin 6 TPB2 15 TPB1 7 No Pin 16 TPBI 8 Power 9 Power 10 GND 14 IR Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR Please contact your nearest dealer for optional IR device P Pin No Definition IS 1 vec E 2 No Pin to E 3 IRRX y 1 4 GND 8 5 IRTX i o eo mmo GENI GS oe O Only for GA 81915G MF 25 Hardware Installation 15 COMA COMB Serial Port Connector Be careful with the polarity of the COM connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the COM cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the evice unable to work or even damage it For optional COM cable please contact your local ealer o Pin No Definition NDCDA B NSIN A B NSOUT A B NDTR A B GND NDSRA B NRTSA B NCTSA B NRIA B em mu lem No Pin o CO JO on A v rm o 16 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper E
15. Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selec tions for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt Esc gt 29 BIOS Setup The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F5 Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu as figure below will appear on the screen Use arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept or enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS F res Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T If you can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option CD hidden Please Load Optimized Defaults in the BIOS when somehow the system works not stable as usual This action makes the system reset to the default for stability NOTE W Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS W Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features W Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals W Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features E PnP PCI Configuration
16. Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 1 VGA port onboard COMA COMB connection 8 USB 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 4 via cable 3 IEEE1394 ports requires cable o 1 front audio connector IR connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port 4 Onboard LAN Onboard Realtek 8110S chip 10 100 1000 Mbit o Onboard Realtek 8100C chip 10 100 Mbit o 1 RJ 45 port oo Onboard Audio ALC880 CODEC High Definition Audio Supports 2 4 6 8 channel audio Supports Line In Line Out Front Speaker Out MIC Surround Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out connection Supports SPDIF In Out connection CD In 1 0 Control 118712 Note 1 Due to standard PC architecture a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount For example 4 GB of memory size will instead be shown as 3 xxGB memory during system startup O Only for GA 81915G MF Only for GA 81915GM GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 10 Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU System fan failure warning CPU smart fan control Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q Flash Supports BIOS Supports EasyTune5 only supports Hardware Monitor function Over Clock via BIOS DDR Micro ATX form factor 24 4
17. cm x 24 4 cm BIOS Additional Features Overclocking Form Factor 0 0 0 11 Hardware Installation 1 3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Before installing the CPU please comply with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU caution 2 Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU If you install the CPU in the wrong direction the CPU will not insert properly If this occurs please change the insert direction of the CPU 3 Please add an even layer of heat sink paste between the CPU and heatsink 4 Please make sure the heatsink is installed on the CPU prior to system use otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur 5 Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the processor specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequency beyond the proper specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc Paan HT functionality requirement content NOTE Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires all of the following platform components CPU An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset An Intel Chipset that supports
18. device icon in My computer and execute the Run exe 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers Xpress Install is now analyizing your computer 99 After insert the driver CD Xpress Install will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that recommended to install Please pick the item that you want and press install followed the item or you can press Xpress Install to install all items defaulted 31 925 915 1 02 Beta B4 1029 2 GIGABYTE Install Driver CD Information Hard Tis uit insat NF fies that inform the operating system how to propery configure the chipset for specific functionally such as PCExpress or USB interface MUS intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Win2KXP install Sue homo Version 14502065 oet Us instal drivers forthe negrated graphics controler of riel chipsets This 1s not to be used the system has a third party graphics card E Microsoft UAA Bus driver for Intel High Definition Audio Install Sue oa Version 10 The Microsoft UAA Universal Audio Archteclure Bus diver provides support for hi igh Defndion Audi Azala This driver is designed to work withthe folowing versions of Windows hi Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 SP1 E Merosot Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 SP4 td Realtek Audio Codec Driver insta Sue 25008 Version 5100505 Te Reatek Aud Codec driver provides support tor 7 1 channel sudo RealTek Gigab
19. disk has not been installed select NONE and press lt Enter gt GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 32 7 Drive A Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer gt None No floppy drive installed gt gt 360K 5 25 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity gt gt 1 2M 5 25 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled gt gt 720K 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity gt gt 1 44M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity gt gt 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity lt Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area gt Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default value gt gt Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive b Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive gt gt Both Drive A amp B are 3 mode Floppy Drives gt Halton The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up b No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted gt gt All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped gt gt All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Default value b All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors gt
20. gt Memory When AC power back to the system the system will return to the Last state before AC power off GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 40 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software PnP Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Level F1 General Help zed Defaults 7 PCI 1 IRQ Assignment b Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 Default value p gt 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 7 PCI 2 IRQ Assignment b Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default value p gt 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 41 BIOS Setup 2 6 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Menu Level CPU FAN Fail Warning SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning CPU Smart FAN Control Enabled CPU Smart FAN Mode Auto gt Current Voltage V Vcore DDR25V 3 3V 12V gt gt Detect system s voltage status automatically lt Current CPU Temperature Detect CPU temperature automatically gt Current CPU SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM gt gt Detect CPU SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically 7 CPU Warning Temperature b gt 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU temperature at 60 C 140 F b gt 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU temperature at 70 C 158 F b gt 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU temperature at 80 C 176 F b gt 90 C 194 F Monitor CPU temperature at 90 C
21. multi processors mode supported Default value Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading 7 Limit CPUID Max to 3 gt gt Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like NT4 Default value Disabled Disables CPUID Limit for windows XP gt On Chip Frame Buffer Size b 1MB Set On chip frame buffer size to 1MB 4MB Set On chip frame buffer size to 4MB bp 8MB Set On chip frame buffer size to 8MB Default value 16MB Set On chip frame buffer size to 16MB gt gt 32MB Set On chip frame buffer size to 32MB No Execute Memory Protect Not gt Enabled Enables No Execute Memory Protect function Disabled Disables No Execute Memory Protect function Default value gt CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Note Enabled Enables CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function Disabled Disables CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function Default value 7 CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Note gt gt Enabled Enable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function Disabled Disable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function Default value Note This item will show up when you install a processor which supports this function 35 BIOS Setup 2 3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software ated Peripherals On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled On Chip SATA Mode Auto Menu Level USB Controller USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabl
22. sure the push pins aim to the pin hole on the motherboard Pressing down the push pins diagonally Fig 5 Please check the back of motherboard after installing If the push pin is inserted as the picture the installation is complete Fig 4 Please make sure the Male and Female push pin are joined closely for detailed installation instructions please refer to the heatsink installation section of the user manual Fig 6 Finally please attach the power connector of the heatsink to the CPU fan header located on the motherboard The heatsink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heatsink paste To prevent NOTE E such an occurrence it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat sink paste be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the heatsink 13 Hardware Installation 14 Installation of Memory Before installing the memory modules please comply with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard It is CAUTION recommended that memory of similar capacity specifications and brand be used 2 Before installing or removing memory modules please make sure that the computer power is switched off to prevent hardware damage 3 Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the module please switch the direction The m
23. system at this Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System stagel 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 T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS 57 Appendix 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 Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed 5 Dual BIOS Utility Boot PO ri da Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue 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 T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off you exit Q Flash Dual BIOS Utility BOOt Froti eryngium Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort Q Flash
24. web site for downloading and updating it according to method Il Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted 63 Appendix hz ay 41 4 2 14 16 18 Channel Audio Function Introduction 8g AUDIO 4 This motherboard provide 6 audio connector You are able to use 2 4 6 8 channnels audio feature by audio software selection Introduction of audio connectors You may connect CD ROM DVD ROM walkman or others audio input to Line In XJ LO The front channels or earphone can be connected to Nara e e Rear ja Line Out Front Speaker Out Me 0 e mm Hi Connect microphone to Mic In F m Font speaker oM e Brecker Qut Connect the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out yj Miel m o Connect the Center Subwoofer channels to Center lt gt T Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the side channels to Side Speaker Out The installation of audio software for Windows 2000 XP is very simple Please follow the steps to install the function Following pictures are in Windows XP ss If you set the Front Panel Type option to HD Audio in BIOS make sure to connect your na audio front panel cable optional for different models connector to the motherboard before system start up or you ll not be able to see the front panel options from the Sound Effect application Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo o
25. 003A 1 file s found 256K 8GE800 F4 256K BIOS file in the floppy disk Free size 1 14M DEL Delete Total size 1 39M Ej FS Refresh Q Flash Utility V 1 30 Flash Type Sapi anakis aata SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Do not trun off power or reset your system at this stage Reading BIOS file from floppy gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Ej Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 60 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 shown at the same time Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size eerte SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Updating BIOS Now Do not trun off power or Pod reset your system r Off atthis stage Ef Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System 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 eee SST 49LF003A 256K Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue 5 Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q
26. 26 854 9339 Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http www giga byte com e Germany G B T TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http www gigabyte de e Japan NIPPON GIGA BYTE CORPORATION WEB address http www gigabyte co jp e Singapore GIGA BYTE SINGAPORE PTE LTD Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http www gigabyte com sg e UK G B T TECH CO LTD Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http uk giga byte com e The Netherlands GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY B V Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http www giga byte nl 79 Appendix e China NINGBO G B T TECH TRADING CO LTD Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address ht
27. 4 Open Normal 8 1 Short Clear CMOS TAM E NT mp3 GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 26 BAT Battery e 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 o EU am pego o OSO CR Ifyou want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery wait for 30 second 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 27 Hardware Installation GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 28 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Basic Input and Output System includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard When the power is turned off the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM When the power is turned on pushing the lt Del gt button during the BIOS POST Power On Self Test will take you to the CMOS SETUP screen You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing Ctrl F1 When setting up BIOS for the first time it is re
28. GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 2204 12ME 81915GMF 2204 K The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user s other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The WEEE marking applies only in European Union s member states DEN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 1 DEN 55015 O EN 55020 E EN 55022 O DIN VDE 0855 D part 10 D part 12 CE marking O EN 60065 C1 EN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer full address G B T Technology Trading GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Motherboard GA 81915G MF 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 El EN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM El EN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused high frequency equipment by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Limits and methods of measurement El EN 55024 Information Technology of radio disturbance characteristics of equipm
29. HT Technology BIOS A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled OS An operation system that has optimizations for HT Technology 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU Fig 1 Metal Lever Gently lift the metal Na lever located on the CPU socket to the upright position Fig 2 Remove the plastic covering on the CPU socket Fig 3 Notice the small gold colored triangle located on the edge of Tani the CPU socket amp Align the EN indented corner of the CPU with the triangle and gently insert the CPU into position Grasping the CPU firmly between your thumb and forefinger carefully place it into the socket in a straight and downwards motion Avoid twisting or bending motions that might cause damage to the CPU during installation Fig 4 r properly inserted please replace the back into its original position GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 12 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink Fig 1 Please apply an even layer of heatsink paste on the surface of the installed CPU Male Push Pin The top of Female Push Pin Female Push Pin m Fig 2 Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is to remove the heatsink on the contrary is to install Please note the direction of arrow sign on the male push pin doesn t face inwards before installation This instruction is only for Intel boxed fan Fig 3 Place the heatsink atop the CPU and make
30. OM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Q Flash utility title Task menu for Load Backup BIOS from Floppy bar Q Flash utility Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run Tl Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Action bar utility 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 execu tion 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 GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 56 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 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 F
31. PU Clock Ratio 15X Frequency For Auto Menu Level cy Mhz 400 Ne Mov Enter Select xi Fl General Help FS vi alues a fa imized Defaults Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken For power end user use only CAUTION 7 CPU Clock Ratio This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection The option will display Locked and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable q Memory Frequency For Wrong frequency may make system can t boot clear CMOS to overcome wrong frequency issue for FSB Front Side Bus frequency 800MHz 2 0 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 0 2 66 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 66 b Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data Default value lt gt Memory Frequency Mhz The values depend on Memory Frequency For item 43 BIOS Setup 2 8 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utilit ht C 1984 2004 Award Softwar Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Perip 1 Set Supervisor Pa ord Power Mar PnP PCI C PC Health status LAL wivu vav MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Item Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance 2 9 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility rd CMOS Features ad Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Passw
32. S 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 45 BIOS Setup 2 11 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 2 12 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Mal PC Health status MAN wiuivul Day MB Intelligent Tweaker M 112 Select Item Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 46 Chapter 3 Install Drivers ay Pictures below are shown in Windows XP aM 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
33. Set to If PATA IDE were set to Ch 1 Master Slave this function will auto set to Ch 0 Master Slave SATA Port 1 3 Set to This value will auto make by the setting On Chip SATA Mode and PATA IDE Set to If PATA IDE were set to Ch 0 Master Slave this function will auto set to Ch 1 Master Slave USB Controller gt Enabled Enable USB Controller Default value Disabled Disable USB Controller USB 2 0 Controller Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB 2 0 feature gt gt Enabled Enable USB 2 0 Controller Default value gt gt Disabled Disable USB 2 0 Controller USB Keyboard Support gt gt Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support gt gt Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support Default value USB Mouse Support gt gt Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support Default value Azalia Codec b Auto Auto detect Azalia audio function Default value Disabled Disable Azalia audio function Front Panel Type If you connect HD Audio Panel to the AZALIA_FP connector set this item to HD Audio If you connect AC97 Audio Panel to the AZALIA_FP connector set this item to AC97 b gt AC97 Set front audio panel type to AC97 b HD Audio Set front audio panel type to HD Audio Default value Onboard H W 1394 Enabled Enable onboard IEEE 1394 function Default value Disabled Disable this function Onboard H W LAN Enabled Enable Onboard H W LAN f
34. TA can provide 150MB s transfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly Pin No Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP So Bom GND og OPES E E Quos 21 Hardware Installation 8 F_PANEL Front Panel Jumper Please connect the power LED PC peaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below Message LED Power Power Switch Speaker Connector Sleep LED a o a gl P E Y A 8 z 2 t M T 20 JAG 1 19 E zz rou TIS IDE yara DIBK Reset Switch HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Open Normal Operation Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode NC NC GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 22 9 PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is
35. Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run 1 4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS too Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed The BIOS file becomes Fab after updating Memory T Memory Freque Channel Master FUJITSU MPE ED None REATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 None DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpress Recovery 6A79BG03C 00 GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 58 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Perinherale Load Ontimized Dafanlte Power Mana PnP PCI Cor PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Time Date Hard Dis Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults 7 Select Save Exit Setup item to save the setting
36. Wake Up Disabled Disable this function gt Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up Default value Power On by Ring Disabled Disable Power on by Ring function gt gt Enabled Enable Power on by Ring function Default value Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Data time to power on system Disabled Disable this function Default value gt gt Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled b Date of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 b gt Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 Power On By Mouse Disabled Disable this function Default value b Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system 39 BIOS Setup lt Power On By Keyboard Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password Disabled Disabled this function Default value Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the system KB Power ON Password When Power On by Keyboard set at Password you can set the password here b Enter Input password from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to set the Keyboard Power On password lt AC Back Function gt gt Soft Off When AC power back to the system the system will be in Off state Default value gt gt Full On When AC power back to the system the system always in On state gt
37. commended that you save the current BIOS to a disk in the event that BIOS needs to be reset to its original settings If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS either Gigabyte s Q Flash or BIOS utility can be used Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet CONTROL KEYS lt P gt lt gt lt gt lt gt gt Move to select item lt Enter gt Select Item lt Esc gt Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu lt Page Up gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt Page Down gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt F1 gt General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F2 gt Item Help lt F5 gt Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu lt F6 gt Load the file safe default CMOS 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 Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup
38. d on the motherboard or within the computer casing 6 Please do not place the computer system on an uneven surface T Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user 8 If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician Instances of Non Warranty Damage due to natural disaster accident or human cause Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual Damage due to improper installation Damage due to use of uncertified components Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Feature Summary CPU Supports the latest Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 CPU Supports 800 533MHz FSB L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset Northbridge Intel 915G Express chipset Southbridge Intel ICH6 Memory 4 DDR DIMM memory slots supports up to 4GB memory Note D Supports dual channel DDR400 333 DIMM Supports 2 5V DDR DIMM Slots 1 PCI Express x 16 slot PCI Express x 1 slot 2 PCI slots 4 IDE Connections 1 IDE connection UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 allows connection of 2 IIDE devices FDD Connections 1 FDD connection allows connection of 2 FDD devices Onboard SATA 4 Serial ATA connections
39. de This function will available when UART Mode Select doesn t set at Normal gt gt Half IR Function Duplex Half Default value b Full IR Function Duplex Full 7 Onboard Parallel port gt gt Disabled Disable onboard LPT port b gt 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default value b gt 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 b gt 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP amp EPP mode 7 ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default value 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 38 2 4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Cop C 1984 2004 Award Software Pow gement Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant off Menu Level PME Event Power On b Enabled AC Back Function ACPI Suspend Type hb S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend Default value bp S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR Suspend To RAM Soft off by PWR BTTN gt gt Instant off Press power button then Power off instantly Default value b Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 sec to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec PME Event
40. disks are currently not supported 6 Does not support RAID AHCI class code 0104 0106 hard disks 7 Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk Hard disks detection sequence is as follows PATA IDE primary channel PATA IDE secondary channel SATA IDE channel 1 SATA IDE channel 2 SATA IDE channel 3 SATA IDE channel 4 Precautions 1 When using hard disks with more than 128G under Windows 2000 be sure to execute the EnableBigLba exe program from the driver CD before data backup 2 Itis normal that data backup takes longer time than data restoration 3 Xpress Recovery2 is compliant with the GPL regulations On a few motherboards based on Nvidia chipsets BIOS update is required for Xpress Recovery2 to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode Please contact your motherboard manufacturer 5 Xpress Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on the following motherboards As this is a BIOS related issue it can be solved by BIOS update T 0D o0 oc o GA K8U GA K8NXP 9 GA 8N SLI Royal GA K8U 9 GA K8N Ultra 9 GA 8N SLI Pro GA K8NXP SLI GA K8NF 9 PCB Ver 1 0 GA 8N SLI GA K8N Ultra SLI GA K8NE PCB Ver 1 0 GA K8N Pro SLI GA K8NMF 9 GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 54 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 Q Flash Utility e L Q Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM With this utility users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when the
41. e and stable power circuit to the CPU for solid system stability These characteristics make it the ideal companion with the latest LGA775 Intel Pentium 4 Processor as well as future Intel processors As well 4 blue LED s are mounted on the U Plus D P S for intelligent indication of system loading M I T Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker M I T allows user to access and change BIOS feature settings with relative speed and ease Through GIGABYTE M I T feature the user is no longer required to switch into different modes within BIOS setup in order to change system settings such as the CPU system bus memory timings or to enabled Gigabyte s unique C I A 2 and M I B 2 features M I T s integration of all platform performance settings into a single mode now gives any user the ability to control and enhance their computer system to the desired level C I A 2 CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 GIGABYTE CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 C I A 2 is designed to automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance When enabled the program detects the current CPU loading and automatically accelerates the CPU computing performance to allow for a faster and smoother execution of programs When the function is disabled the CPU is returned to its initial status M I B 2 Memory Intelligent Booster 2 Built on the original M I B the new Memory Intelligent Booster 2 M I B 2 is designed especially
42. e of this product Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following m For detailed product information and specifications please carefully read the Product User Manual m For detailed information related to Gigabyte s unique features please go to the Technology Guide section on Gigabyte s website to read or download the information you need For more product details please click onto Gigabyte s website at www gigabyte com tw Table of Content GA 81915G MF Motherboard Layout senes 6 Block Diagram eie qe eter be Lee 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation sse 9 141 Considerations Prior to Installation nnne 9 1 2 Feat re Summary uento lao ine ge enn 10 13 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink ne 12 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU sssssseeenenenrtnteretnteretnneennes 12 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink sese 13 14 Installation of Memory nenna nenna nanna 14 15 Install expansion cards sssssssssseeeenene teen 16 16 O Back Panel Introduction nnn 17 1 7 Connectors IntrodudtiON iret ceret 18 Chapten2 BIOS Setups eoo i o i tere hen ete The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F2 21 Standard CMOS Features sss 22 Advanced BIOS Features 23 Integrated Peripherals sese 24 Power Management Setup
43. ed Azalia Codec Auto Front Panel Type HD Audio Onboard 1394 O Enabled Onboard H W LAN Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select x Mod ex Mod Ni Move Enter Select ix F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values B F7 Optimized Defaults 04 Award Software Integrated Periph 378 IRQ7 SPP Menu Level Ni Move Enter Select Va F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help FS Previous S F6 Fail Save Default F7 Optimized Defaults 7 On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value b Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port 7 On Chip SATA Mode Disabled Disable this function gt gt Auto BIOS will auto detect Default value Combined Set On Chip SATA mode to Combined you can use up to 4 HDDs on the motherboard 2 for SATA and the other for PATA IDE Enhanced Set On Chip SATA mode to Enhanced the motherboard allows up to 6 HDDs to use Non Combined Set On Chip SATA mode to Non Combined SATA will be simulated to PATA mode O Only for GA 81915G MF GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 36 q q PATA IDE Set to Ch 1 Master Slave Set PATA IDE to Ch 1 Master Slave Default value gt gt Ch 0 Master Slave Set PATA IDE to Ch 0 Master Slave SATA Port 0 2 Set to This value will auto make by the setting On Chip SATA Mode and PATA IDE
44. ent Immunity broadcast receivers and associated characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement DEN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry household electrical portable tools and sit DEN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus Industrial environment Limits and methods of measurement DEN 55014 2 Immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of O EN 50091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible broadcast receivers and associated power systems UPS 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 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 Safety requirements for mains operated DEN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment electronic and related apparatus for including electrical business equipment household and similar general use Safety of household and similar DEN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible po
45. ess Recovery2 lt lt F9 gt Xpress Recovery2 11 07 2005 1945 8A79HG0GC 00 SN 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD ROM you can n enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the F9 key in the future 2 System storage capacity and the reading writing speed of the hard disk will affect the data backup speed 3 It is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you com plete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software 53 Appendix The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 1 RESTORE Restore the backed up data to your hard disk This button will not appear if there is no backup GIGABYTE file IO OEGES 2 BACKUP Back up data from hard disk 3 REMOVE Remove previously created backup files to release disk space This button will not appear if there is no backup file 4 REBOOT Exit the main screen and restart the system Limitations 1 Not compatible to Xpress Recovery 2 For the use of Xpress Recovery2 a primary partition must be reserved 3 Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of the hard disk so free space available on the hard disk for the backup file must be allocated in advance A minimum 4GB is recom mended but the actual space is dependent on the size of the data to be backed up 4 Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows XP 2000 NT 9x Me 5 USB hard
46. ethods and steps Update BIOS through Internet a pao gt Click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS icon Select BIOS sever Select the exact model name on your motherboard System will automatically download and update the BIOS Il Update BIOS NOT through Internet a b C d Do not click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as 81915GMF F5 Complete update process following the instruction GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 62 lll 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 2 Note 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 In method II be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won t boot In method if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s
47. ety of performance features SURE EEE peer m Size 10128KB DMI Viewer provides a management tool for viewing motherboard hardware information Face Wizard Ir Size 1 9MB Face Wizard provides utility for customizing BIOS boot up screen ES i The page reveals the value added software developed by Gigabyte and dwide parine 3 3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title GIGABYTE Intel 925X 915 Chipset Family Utilities CD TECHNOL GG Driver CD information The following information shows the detail contents stored in this Driver CD Software Applications Driver CD Information Hardware O information File list for the included support software for Intel Series motherboa File Name Description Realtek Realtek audio function driver for Windows 2K XP Contact Us CMedia C Media audio driver for Windows 2K XP HE PAra INFUpdate Intel chipset software installation utility fo Intel chipset software installation utility for Wind Intel chipset software installation utility for Wind Intel chipset software installation utility for Wind Intel application accelerator for Windows XP Intel6 application accelerator for Windows 2000 Y This page lists the contents of softw GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 48 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard GIGABYTE Intel
48. gt All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors lt Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system 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 on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map 33 BIOS Setup 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features b Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Item Hel First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Select Hard Disk Boot Password Check Setup Device Priority CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Limit CPUID Max to 3 Enabled On Chip Frame Buffer Size 8MB No Execute Memory Protect Net Disabled CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Disabled CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Wo Disabled FS Previou s fa s nized Defaults System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel Pentium 4 worE processor with HT Technology lt Hard Disk Boo
49. it LAN Driver Install Sze bao Version 5307 673 2001 Instals drivers for Reatek Gigabit LAN Driver CD Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting NOTE your system the Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers System will reboot automatically after install the drivers afterward you can install others application For USB2 0 driver support under Windows XP operating system please use Windows Service Pack After install Windows Service Pack it will show CAUTION a question mark in Universal Serial Bus controller under Device Manager Please remove the question mark and restart the system System will auto detect the right USB2 0 driver 47 Install Drivers 3 2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software you can choose anyone you want and press install to install them GIGABYTE Intel 925X 915 Chipset Family Utilities CD Software Applications Peas cickonine towing apcatos ed below instan Total applications 10 Driver CD GIGABYTE Windows Utilities Manager GWUM install Information Size 12MB Hardware 7 This utility provides a manager tool for managing GIGABYTE propriety applications cpformetion E rsen T Size 148MB Contact Us An easy to use Windows based system enhancement utility allowing quick access to a vari
50. k data Supporting Microsoft operating systems including press Windows XP 2000 NT 98 Me and DOS and file systems including FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data on hard disks on PATA and SATA IDE controllers After Xpress Recovery2 is executed from CD ROM for the first time it will stay permanent in your hard disk If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later you can simply press F9 during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD ROM System requirements 1 Intel x86 platforms 2 At least 64M bytes of system memory 3 VESA supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD ROM and subsequent access by pressing the F9 key Steps After entering BIOS Setup go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD ROM Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup Insert the provided driver CD into your CD ROM drive Upon system restart the message which says Boot from CD DVD will appear in the bottom left corner of the screen Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 After the steps above are completed subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 can be made by simply pressing the lt F9 gt key during system power on Boot from CD DVD Boot from CD DVD Press any ey io startup XpressRecovery2 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Inc ntel 945 BIOS for 81945GME E7 lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash lt F9 gt Xpr
51. lash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main no BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8KNXPU Fba is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Si SST 49LF003A 512K kanila Wide Range Prot 1 file s found I 8KNXPU Fba 512K BIOS file in the floppy disk Total size 1 39M Free size 911 50K F5 Refresh 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 T4 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 Boot From pa Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable CAUTION Reading BIOS file from floppy gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt ae Do not trun off power or reset your
52. mple to guide you how to flash BIOS from an older version to the latest version For example from Fa3 to Fba The BIOS file is Fa3 before updating MHz in Single Channel SU MPE3170AT ED 03 08 Press DEL to ent ETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpress Recovery 08 07 2003 i8 79BG03C 00 55 Appendix Entering the Q Flash utility Step1 To use Q Flash utility you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language 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 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving Es OT Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash 0 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Step 2 Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS Q Flash utility Exploring the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen The Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components Dual BIOS Utility Main Bios Dual BIOS utility bar SST 49LF003A 512K SST 49LF003A 512K Boot From Main ROM Type Size Backup ROM Type Size Task menu for Wide Range Protection Disable Dual BIOS Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Copy Main R
53. nges and reboot the system NON Question 4 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 5 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 3 AMI BIOS Beep Codes Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully Except for beep code 8 these codes are always fatal 1 beep Refresh failure 2 beeps Parity error gt AWARD BIOS Beep Codes 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 1 short System boots successfully 4 beeps Timer not operational 2 short CMOS setting error 5 beeps Processor error 6 beeps 8042 gate A20 failure 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Display memory read write failure 1 long 1 short DRAM or M B error 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 9 beeps ROM checksum error 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read write error Continuous long beeps DRAM error 11 beeps Cache memory bad Continuous short beeps Power error GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 68
54. nstall two memory modules in the same channel the Dual Channel Technology will not operate 3 Three DDR memory modules are installed Please note that The Dual Channel Technology will not operate when three DDR memory modules are installed part of them will not be detected 4 Four DDR memory modules are installed If you install four memory modules at the same time the Dual Channel Technology will operate only when those modules have the same memory size and type We ll strongly recommend our user to slot two DDR memory modules into the DIMMs with the same color in order for Dual Channel Technology to work The following tables include all memory installed combination types Figure 1 Dual Channel Technology DS Double Side SS Single Side DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 DDR 4 2 memory modules DS SS X DS SS X X DS SS X DS SS 4 memory modules DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS Figure 2 Don t operate Dual Channel Technology DS Double Side SS Single Side DDR 1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR 4 1 memory module DS SS X X X X DS SS X X X X DS SS X X X X DS SS 2 memory modules DS SS DS SS X X X X DS SS DS SS 3 memory modules DS SS DS SS DS SS X DS SS DS SS X DS SS DS SS X DS SS DS SS X DS SS DS SS DS SS 15 Hardware Installation 1 5 Install expansion cards You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below 1 Read the related expansion card s instr
55. on off It will blink when the system enters suspend mode Pin No Definition 1 MPD MPD MPD eee x EE aus w N GO 10 AZALIA_FP Front Audio Connector This connector is supported to connect HD High Definition Audio and AC 97 Audio Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the audio panel cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional audio panel cable please contact your local dealer 10 9 2 KYA HD Audio AC 97 Audio Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC 2 GND 2 GND 3 MIC2 R 3 MIC Power 4 ACZ DET 4 N A 5 Line2 R 5 Line Out R 6 FSENSE1 6 N A T FAUOIO JD T N A ca pik 8 No Pin 8 No Pin 9 LINE2 L 9 N A 10 FSENSE2 10 Line Out L X HD Audio is the default setting for this connector To enable AC 97 Audio from BIOS we settings set Front Panel Type under Integrated Peripherals to AC97 23 Hardware Installation 11 CD_IN CD IN Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector 1 Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R 12
56. ord Power Mar PC Health 5 3 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 44 2 10 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 ard Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS res Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peri Set Super Power Mar PnP PCI C PC Health Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects 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 BIO
57. otherboard supports DDR memory modules whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction The memory capacity used can differ with each slot 1 The DIMM slot has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction 2 Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it down 3 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 14 GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM supports the Dual Channel Technology After operating the Dual Channel Technology the bandwidth of Memory Bus will double GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM includes 4 DIMM sockets and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following Channel A DDR 1 DDR 2 Channel B DDR 3 DDR 4 If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology please note the following explanations due to the limitation of Intel chipset specifications 1 Only one DDR memory module is installed The Dual Channel Technology can t operate when only one DDR memory module is installed 2 Two DDR memory modules are installed the same memory size and type The Dual Channel Technology will operate when two memory modules are inserted individually into Channel A and B If you i
58. pin ATX power supply please remove the small cover on the power connector on the motherboard before plugging in the power cord Otherwise please do not remove it 4 2 Pin No Definition DO 1 GND ele 2 GND 8 1 3 12V 4 HAN Ca Pin No Definition 3 13 oyo 1 1 33V O 2 3av AD gea a Emm S s 5 GND E E E ee iu olla 6 vec E 7 GND e 8 Power Good 2 8 9 5V SB stand by 5V a a 10 HN e e f HN a 12 3 3V Only for 24pins ATX 24 0 o 12 13 3 3V C5 14 AV 15 GND 16 PS ON soft On Off 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 5V 21 VCC 2 vec 23 voc 2 GND 19 Hardware Installation 5 34 CPU FAN SYS FAN Cooler Fan Power Connector The cooler fan power connector supplies a 12V power voltage via a 3 pin 4 pin only for CPU_FAN power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design Most coolers are designed with color coded power connector wires A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a 12V power voltage The black connector wire is the ground wire GND Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent system overheating and failure
59. r Side Speaker Out Connect the side surround speakers to this connector S You can use audio software to configure 2 4 6 8 channel audio functioning 1 7 Connectors Introduction w 15 13 12 1 ATX 12V 10 AZALIA FP 2 ATX Power Connector 11 CDIN 3 CPU FAN 12 F USB1 F USB2 4 SYS FAN 13 F1 1394 F2 1394 5 FDD 14 IR 6 IDE 15 COMA COMB 7 S ATA0 S ATA1 S ATA2 S ATA3 16 CLR CMOS 8 F PANEL 17 BAT 9 PWR LED O Only for GA 81915G MF GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 18 1 2 ATX_12V ATX Power Connector With the use of the power connector the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard Before connecting the power connector please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed Align the power connector with its proper location on the motherboard and connect tightly The ATX_12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the ATX_12V power connector is not connected the system will not start Caution Please use a power supply that is able to handle the system voltage requirements It is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 300W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable system or a system that is unable to start If you use a 24
60. r scanner and other peripheral devices SPDIF O SPDIF Out The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder SPDIF SPDIF In Use SPDIF In feature only when your device has digital output function e VGA Port Monitor can be connected to VGA port e USB port Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc have a standard USB interface Also make sure your OS supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB controller please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors e LAN Port OThe provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps The provided Internet connection is fast Ethernet providing data transfer speeds of 10 100Mbps Line In Devices like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack e Line Out Front Speaker Out Connect the stereo speakers earphone or front surround speakers to this connector MIC In Microphone can be connected to MIC In jack Rear Speaker Out Connect the rear surround speakers to this connector O Only for GA 81915G MF Q Only for GA 81915GM 17 Hardware Installation Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center Subwoofer speakers to this connecto
61. s lt gt 1 to 31 or maximum allowed in the month lt Year gt 1999 to 2098 13c Move 7 Date The date format is lt week gt lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt b Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only Month The month Jan Through Dec Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month Year The year from 1999 through 2098 lt 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 IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Device Setup You can use one of three methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST default None Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up Manual User can manually input the correct settings Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information gt gt Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads gt gt Precomp Write precomp b Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors If a hard
62. s to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is completed CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Default Integrated Pe Power Mar PnP PCI Cor PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving F3 Change Language F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit Part Two Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Single BIOS Motherboards This part guides users of single BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fai fe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User Pa ord PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M L T Exit Without Saving Language 59 Appendix Exploring the Q Flash utility screen The Q FlashBlOS uti ity screen consists of the following key components Q Flash utility bar Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size erret SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMIData Enable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy TL Move ESC Reset Task menu for Q Flash utility
63. sentative Office Of GIGA BYTE Technology Co Ltd in SERBIA 8 MONTENEGRO Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http www gigabyte co yu e Czech Republic Representative Office Of GIGA BYTE Technology Co Ltd in CZECH REPUBLIC Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http www gigabyte cz e Romania Representative Office Of GIGA BYTE Technology Co Ltd in Romania Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http www gigabyte com ro sz Q 80
64. sound option settings as desired 67 Appendix 4 2 Troubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model please log on to http www gigabyte com tw 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 How do clear CMOS Answer If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual If your board doesn t have such jumper you can take off the on board battery to leak voltage to clear CMOS Please refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off power 2 Disconnect the power cord from MB 3 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for one minute Re insert the battery to the battery holder Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults or load Optimized Defaults Save cha
65. t Priority Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards SCSI RAID etc Use 1 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 First Second Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120 b Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk bp 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 gt USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP USB CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD gt gt LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN gt gt Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled Note This item will show up when you install a processor which supports this function GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 34 lt Password Check b Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value b System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt lt gt CPU Hyper Threading gt gt Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with
66. to maximize memory performance and boost memory bandwidth up to 10 With added branded memory module information users are able to optimize memory performance by selecting from a recommended memory module list S 0 S System Overclock Saver System Overclock Saver S O S is a unique feature that eliminates system boot up errors resulting from system over enhancement by the user With GIGABYTE s proprietary S O S feature users no longer need to open up the PC chassis and short circuit the Clear CMOS pins or the battery on the motherboard to reset the system back to factory default settings Instead S O S automatically resets the overclocked system settings back to their factory defaults to provide a more user friendly and reliable platform for users Download Center Download Center allows users to quickly download and update their BIOS as well as the latest drivers for their system Download Center automatically runs a system check of the user PC and provides the user with the current system information as well as displaying a detailed list of all new drivers with the option for download C O M Corporate Online Management A web based system management tool that allows system hardware information such as CPU memory graphics card etc to be monitored and controlled via the Internet C O M allows corporate MIS engineers to easily maintain corporate computers such as providing the most up to date drivers and BIOS 51 Appendix
67. tp www gigabyte com cn Shanghai TEL 86 021 63410999 FAX 86 021 63410100 Beijing TEL 86 10 62102838 FAX 86 10 62102848 Wuhan TEL 86 27 87851061 FAX 86 27 87851330 GuangZhou TEL 86 20 87586074 FAX 86 20 85517843 Chengdu TEL 86 28 85236930 FAX 86 28 85256822 Xian TEL 86 29 85531943 FAX 86 29 85539821 Shenyang TEL 86 24 23960918 FAX 86 24 2396091 8 809 e Australia GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD Tech Support ttp tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing p ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp France GABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE S A R L Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing p ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http www gigabyte fr hi WEB address http www giga byte com au G Lm GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard Russia Moscow Representative Office Of GIGA BYTE Technology Co Ltd Tech Support ttp tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing ttp ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp EB address http www gigabyte ru Poland ice of GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY Co Ltd in POLAND Tech Support ttp tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing p ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http www gigabyte pl e Serbia 8 Montenegro Repre
68. uction document before install the expansion card into the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in 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 2 3 4 5 6 fe 8 Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card CAUTION Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the PCI Express x 16 slot when you try to install Uninstall the VGA card Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the slot Make sure your VGA card is locked by the small white drawable bar GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 16 1 6 I O Back Panel Introduction 0000000000000 9 e 1 HH e 80O O 8 O O 9 Oll Ole Oo e PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connector To install a PS 2 port keyboard and mouse plug the mouse to the upper port green and the keyboard o the lower port purple Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printe
69. unction Default value Disabled Disable this function Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip Enabled Enable this function gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value O Only for GA 81915G MF 37 BIOS Setup 7 Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address p gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 Default value b 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 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 gt gt Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 b Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address b gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 b gt 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 Default value b gt 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 b gt 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 gt gt Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2 gt UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of Onboard I O chip b Normal Set onboard I O chip UART to Normal Mode Default Value ASKIR Set onboard I O chip UART to ASKIR Mode gt gt IrDA Set onboard I O chip UART to IrDA Mode lt gt UR2 Duplex Mode This feature allows you to seclect IR mo
70. utput is applied STEP 1 Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to Line Out Line Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect BJ icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function 10 41 AM GA 81915G MF GA 81915GM Motherboard 64 STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 2CH Speaker to complete 2 channel audio configuration 2CH Speaker T Back Panel o9 Line In o o Line Out o o Micln o 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Qut Rear Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect BJ icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 4CH Speaker to complete 4 channel audio configuration Back Panel o9 Line In o Rear Speaker Out 4CH Speaker ovr O Headphone Micin 2CH Speaker o o speaker gs SEES 8CH Speaker 65 Appendix 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Front Speaker Out the rear channels to Rear Speaker Out and the Center Subwoofer channels to Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out
71. wer systems UPS Manufacturer Importer pa Signatue Timmy Huang Date Jun 11 2004 Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a 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 81915G MF 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 ofthe FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date Jun 11 2004 Copyright c 2004 GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD All rights reserved The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies Notice The written content provided with this product is the property of Gigabyte No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without Gigabyte s prior written permission Specifications and features are subject to change without prior notice Product Manual Classification In order to assist in the us
72. y 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 because of CAUTION 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 please 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 8KNXPU Fba 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 BlOS please refer to Part One If your motherboard has single BIOS please refer to Part Two Part One Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS In the BIOS menu 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 8KNXP Ultra as the exa

GIGABYTE GA-8I915GM User's Manual

Contents

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents