Страница 6 из 81 GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard Layout CPU_FAN DDR4 DDR3 DDR1 DDR2 PWR_FAN KB_MS ATX ATX_12V SP DIF_O UT LPT SPDI F_IN LAN USB USB GA-8I915G Pro VGA LGA 775 AUDIO1 I ntel 915G AZALIA_FP CD_IN AUDIO2 Marvell 8001 IDE NB_FAN PC IE_16 FDD S_ATA4 S_ATA3 PCI E_1 CODEC BAT PCI E_2 PCI E_3 BACK BIOS Intel IC H6
Страница 9 из 81 1-1 English Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 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
Страница 10 из 81 English 1-2 Feature Summary CPU Chipset Memory Slots IDE Connections FDD Connections Onboard SATA Peripherals Onboard LAN Onboard Audio w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w Supports the latest Intel® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 CPU Supports 800/533MHz FSB L2 cache varies with CPU
Страница 11 из 81 BIOS Additional Features Overclocking Form Factor w w w w w w w w w w w w w IT8712 CPU / System / Power fan speed detection CPU temperature detection System voltage detection CPU / System / Power fan failure warning CPU Smart FAN Control Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Dual BIOS/Q-Flash
Страница 12 из 81 English 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. 2. Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will
Страница 13 из 81 Male Push P in The top of Female P ush P in Female P ush Pin Fig.1 Please apply an even layer of heatsink paste on the surface of the installed CPU. Fig. 2 (Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is to rem ove the heatsink, on the contrary, is to install.) Please note the direction of
Страница 14 из 81 English 1-4 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 recommended that memory of si mi lar capaci ty , speci fi cati ons and br and be used. 2 . Before i
Страница 15 из 81 We'll strongly recom mend our user to slot two DDR memory m odules into the DIMMs with the same color in order for Dual Channel Technology to work. The following table is for Dual Channel Technology combination: l Dual Channel Technology (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side) DDR1 DDR 2 2 memory
Страница 16 из 81 English 1-5 Install expansion cards You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below: 1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the
Страница 17 из 81 I/O Back Panel Introduction English 1-6 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 to the lower port (purple). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other
Страница 18 из 81 English You can use audio software to configure 2-/4-/5.1-/7.1-channel audio functioning. 1-7 Connectors Introduction 1 3 5 2 6 8 13 9 12 7 19 18 4 17 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) ATX_12V ATX (Power Connector) CPU_FAN SYS_FAN PWR_FAN NB_FAN FDD IDE S_ATA1/S_ATA2/S_ATA3/S_ATA4 PWR_LED GA-8I915G
Страница 19 из 81 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
Страница 20 из 81 English 3/4/5) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN / PWR_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 ful-proof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A
Страница 21 из 81 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 2 1 8) IDE (IDE Connector) An IDE
Страница 22 из 81 English 9) S_ATA1/S_ATA2/S_ATA3/S_ATA4(Serial ATA Connector, Controlled by ICH6) Serial ATA 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. 7 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 S_ATA (Control by ICH 6) Definition
Страница 23 из 81 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. Spe aker C onnector 2 1 SPEAK- SPEAK+ Pow er Sw itch MSG+ MSGPW+ PW- Me ssa ge LED/ Po we r/ Sle ep L ED HD+ HDRESRES+ NC 20 19 Re
Страница 24 из 81 English 12) AZALIA_FP (Front Audio Panel Connector) Please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header. To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio panel connector, please contact your dealer. 10 9 2 1 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Страница 25 из 81 Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front USB cable, please contact your local
Страница 26 из 81 English 16) IR Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR. Please contact you nearest dealer for optional IR device. Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 1 Definition VCC No Pin IR RX GND IR TX 17) COMA (COM A Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the COMA connector. Check the pin
Страница 27 из 81 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. 1 1 Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 19) BAT(Battery) Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Страница 29 из 81 BIOS (Basic Input and Output Sy stem) includes a CMOS SETUP utility w hich allow s user to configure required settings or to activ ate certain sy stem features. The CMOS SETUP sav es the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard. When the pow er is turned off, the battery on the motherboard
Страница 30 из 81 English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F3) Once y ou enter Aw ard BIOS C MOS Setup Utility , the Main Menu (as figure below ) w ill appear on the screen. Use arrow key s to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. CMOS Setup Utility -Cop y right (C) 198
Страница 31 из 81 Change, set, or disable passw ord. It allows y ou to limit access to the sy stem and Setup, or just to Setup. n Set User Password Change, set, or disable passw ord. It allow s y ou to lim it access to the system. n Save & Exit S etup Sav e CMOS v alue settings to CMOS and ex it setup. n Exit
Страница 32 из 81 English 2-1 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility -Cop y right (C) 198 4-2004 Award Software Stan dard CM OS Features Date(mm:dd:y y ) Time (hh:mm:ss) Thu, Ap r 29 2004 22:3 1:24 Item Help Menu Level} [None] [None] Change the day, month, y ear Drive A Driv e B Flopp y 3 Mode Suport [1.44M,
Страница 33 из 81 The category identifies the ty pes of floppy dis k driv e A or driv e B that has been installed in the computer. None No floppy driv e installed 360K, 5.25" 5.25 inch PC-ty pe standard drive; 360K by te capacity . 1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch AT-ty pe high-density driv e; 1.2M by te capacity (3.5 inch w
Страница 34 из 81 English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility -Cop y right (C) 198 4-2004 Award Software Advanc ed BIOS Fe atures } Hard Disk Bo ot Prio rity First Boot De vice Second Bo ot Device Third Boo t Device Pass word Check # CPU H y per-Thre ading Limit CPUID Max. to 3 On-Chip Frame Buffer Size
Страница 35 из 81 Enabled Disabled Enables CPU Hy per Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only working for operating sy stem w ith multi processors mode supported. (Default v alue) Disables CPU Hy per Threading. Limit CPUID Max. to 3 Enabled Disabled Limit CPUID Max imum v alue to 3 w hen use older
Страница 36 из 81 English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility -Co py right (C) 1984 -2004 Aw ard Software Inte grated Periphe rals On-Chip Prim ary PCI IDE On-Ch ip SATA Mode x PATA IDE Se t to SATA Port 0/2 Set to SATA Port 1/3 Set to USB Contro ller USB 2 .0 Contr oller USB K ey board Su pport USB M ouse
Страница 37 из 81 Disabled Auto Combined Enhanced Non-Combined Disable this function. BIOS w ill auto detect. (Default v alue) Set On-Chip SATA mode to Combined, y ou can use up to 4 HDDs on the motherboard; 2 for SATA and the other for PATA IDE. Set On-Chip SATA mode to Enhanced, the motherboard allow s up to 6
Страница 38 из 81 English Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide w hether to inv oke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Enabled Enable this func tion. Disabled Disable this function. (Default v alue) Onboard Serial P ort 1 Auto 3F8/ IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/ IRQ3 Disabled BIOS w ill automatically setup the
Страница 39 из 81 Power Management Setup English 2-4 CMOS Setup Utility -Cop y right (C) 198 4-2004 Award Software Power Manag ement Setup ACPI Susp end Ty pe Soft- Off by PWR-BTTN PME E vent Wake Up Power On by Ring Resumeby Alarm x Date (of Month) Alarm x Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm Power On By Mouse Power On By Key
Страница 40 из 81 English Power On By Keyboard Pass w ord Disabled Key board 98 Enter from 1 to 5 charac ters to set the Key board Pow er On Pass w ord. Disabled this function. (Default v alue) If y our key board hav e "POWER Key " button, y ou can press the k ey to pow er on the system. KB Power ON Password When
Страница 41 из 81 PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility -Cop y right (C) 198 4-2004 Award Software PnP/PCI Configur ations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment higf: M ove Enter: Select F5: Previo us Values [Auto] [Auto] +/-/PU/P D:Value F6: Fail-Sa ve Default Item Help Menu Level} F10: Save ESC: Ex it F1:
Страница 42 из 81 English 2-6 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility -Cop y right (C) 198 4-2004 Award Software PC H ealth Status Vcore DDR25V +3.3V +12V Current CPU Temperature Curren t CPU FAN Speed Curren t POWER FAN Speed Curr ent SYST EM FAN Speed CPU Warning Temperature CPU FAN Fail Wa rning POWER FAN Fail
Страница 43 из 81 In order to make "CPU Smart FAN Control" function w ork properly, please set the pin number according to the CPU FAN that you used. 3 PIN Set CPU FAN PIN Ty pe to 3 pin. (Default v alue) 4 PIN Set CPU FAN PIN Ty pe to 4 pin. 2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility -Cop y right (C) 198
Страница 44 из 81 English CPU Host Clock Control Please note that if y our system is ov erclocked and cannot restart, please w ait 20secs. for automatic sy stem restart or clear the CMOS setup data and perform a safe restart. Disabled Disable CPU Host Clock Control. (Default v alue) Enabled Enable CPU Host Clock
Страница 45 из 81 Load Fail-Safe Defaults English 2-8 CMOS Setup Utility -Cop y right (C) 198 4-2004 Award Software } } } } } } } Stan dard CM OS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanc ed BIOS Fe atures Load Optimized Defaults IntegratedPeripherals Set Su pervisor Pa ssword Power Manag ement Setup Set User Password
Страница 46 из 81 English 2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility -Cop y right (C) 198 4-2004 Award Software } } } } } } } Stan dard CM OS Features Advanc ed BIOS Fe atures IntegratedPeripherals Power Manag ement Setup PnP/PCI Configur ations Enter Pa ssword: PC H ealth Status MB In telligent Tweaker(M.
Страница 47 из 81 English 2-11 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility -Cop y right (C) 198 4-2004 Award Software } } } } } } } Stan dard CM OS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanc ed BIOS Fe atures Load Optimized Defaults IntegratedPeripherals Set Su pervisor Pa ssword Power Manag ement Setup Set User Password
Страница 49 из 81 Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Run.exe. 3-1 Install
Страница 50 из 81 English 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. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. GA-8I915G Pro
Страница 51 из 81 Hardware Information English 3-4 This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 51 - Drivers Installation
Страница 53 из 81 4-1 English Chapter 4 Appendix Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) 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
Страница 54 из 81 English 4-1-1 Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery ? Xpress Recovery is a utility used to back up and restore an OS partition. If the hard drive is not working properly, the user can restore the drive to its original state. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Supports FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS formats
Страница 55 из 81 Press F9 during powering on the computer. (Text Mode) Press F9 during powering on the computer . English 2. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Al ly Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software, Inc. Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1 Check System Health OK . . . F9 For Xpress Recovery
Страница 56 из 81 English 1. Execute Backup Utility: ! Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit The backup utility will automatically scan your system and back up data as a backup image in your hard drive. Not all systems support access to Xpress Recovery by pressing the F9 key during computer power on. If this
Страница 57 из 81 A. What is Dual BIOS Technology? Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. Under the normal circumstances, the system works on the Main BIOS. If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the Backup BIOS can take over
Страница 58 из 81 English c. Dual BIOS Item explanation: Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable Status 1: If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, checksum error or reset? occurs in the Main BIOS, just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on, and that the Wide Range Protection is set
Страница 59 из 81 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 incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end-users. Before You Begin: Before you start
Страница 60 из 81 English Entering the Q-FlashTM 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 Advanced BIOS Features Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults } } Integrated
Страница 61 из 81 Steps: 1. Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to "Load Main BIOS from Floppy" item in the Q-Flash menu and press Enter button. 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
Страница 62 из 81 English 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. 4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash menu when the BIOS
Страница 63 из 81 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
Страница 64 из 81 English Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. Q-FlashTM utility bar Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF002A Task menu for Q-FlashTM utility Enter : Run Keep DMI Data Enable Update
Страница 65 из 81 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.................................SST 49LF002A 256K Keep DMI Data BIOS Now Updating Enable Update
Страница 66 из 81 English Method 2 : @BIOSTM Utility 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 Windows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS. Fig 1. Installing the @BIOS utility Fig 2.
Страница 67 из 81 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: I. In method I, if it shows two or more motherboard's model
Страница 68 из 81 English 4-1-4 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 Channel Audio Function Introduction After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an icon in the system area. Double click the icon to select the function. If the icon can not be found, go to the control panel from the system menu and double click the C-Media
Страница 69 из 81 STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out". Line Out STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an icon in the system area. Double click the icon to select the function. STEP 3: Click "C-Media 3D Audio Configuration" and then select "Main Setting". The current
Страница 70 из 81 English 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front speaker to "Front Speaker Out" and Front Speaker Out the surround speaker to "Surround speaker out". Surround speaker out STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an icon in the system area. Double click the icon to select
Страница 71 из 81 STEP 1 : Connect the front speaker to "Front Speaker Out", the surround speaker to "Surround speaker out", and the center/subwoofer speaker to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out". Front Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Surround speaker out STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you find
Страница 72 из 81 English 7.1 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front speaker to "Front Speaker Out", the surround speaker to "Surround speaker out", and the center/subwoofer speaker to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out", and the back surround speaker to "Back surround speaker out". Front Speaker Out Bac k s urro
Страница 73 из 81 English Digital I/O Status: Digital Output Status-(1) For stereo PCM output: sampling rate is shown here. (2) For Dolby Digital Live! output: AC3 is shown here. Digital Input Status-(1) For stereo PCM input: sampling rate is shown here. Mixer The built-in mixer allows user to control volume /
Страница 74 из 81 English 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://tw.giga-byte.com/faq/faq.htm Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS.
Страница 75 из 81 Question 10: Sometimes I 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
