Page 4 - Table of Contents
- 4 - Table of Contents Item Checklist ................................................................................................................. 6Optional Accessories ...................................................................................................... 6GA-8I865GME-775-RH (r...
Page 8 - Block Diagram
- 8 - Block Diagram Line-Out MIC AGP CLK (66 MHz) Line-In PCI CLK (33 MHz) 3 PCI PCI Bus Intel 82562G RJ45 VGA AGP 8X/4X AC97 Link AC97 CODEC IT8718 F l o p p y PS/2 KB/Mouse LPT Port ATA33/66/100 IDE Channel BIOS 2 SATA 8 USB Ports LGA775 Processor Host Interface Intel ® 865G Intel ® ICH5 Dual Chan...
Page 9 - English; Considerations Prior to Installation; Preparing Your Computer; Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation - 9 - English 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which canbecome damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, pleasefollow the instr...
Page 10 - Feature Summary
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 10 - English 1-2 Feature Summary C P U LGA775 for Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme dual-core / Core T M 2 Duo / Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 / Celeron ® D L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus Supports 800/533 MHz FSB Chipset Northbridge: Intel ® 865G So...
Page 12 - HT functionality requirement content :; Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 12 - English 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 CP...
Page 14 - Installation of Memory
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 14 - English 1-4 Installation of Memory The motherboard supports DDR memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memorycapacity and specifications. Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in onedirection. The memory capacit...
Page 15 - Dual Channel Memory Configuration
Hardware Installation - 15 - English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-8I865GME-775-RH supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual ChannelTechnology, the bandwidth of memory bus will double. The GA-8I865GME-775-RH includes 2 DIMM sockets.If you want to operate the Dual Chan...
Page 16 - Installation of Expansion Cards
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 16 - English 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:1 . Read the related expansion card's instruction document before installing the expansion card into the computer. 2 . Remove your co...
Page 17 - I/O Back Panel Introduction
Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction You can use audio software to configure 2-/4-/6- channel audio functioning. 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 thekeyboard to the lower por...
Page 18 - Connectors Introduction; F D D
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 18 - English 1-7 Connectors Introduction 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX (Power Connector) 3) C P U _ F A N 4) SYS_F AN 5) IDE1 / IDE2 6) F D D 7) SATA0 / SATA1 8) F _ PA N E L 9) P W R _ L E D 10) F _ A U D I O 11) C D _ I N 12) F_USB1 / F_USB2 13) C I 14) C L R _ C M ...
Page 27 - Main Menu; Chapter 2 BIOS Setup; CONTROL KEYS
BIOS Setup - 27 - English BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configurerequired 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 ...
Page 28 - Load Optimized Defaults
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 28 - English <F12> : Boot Menu Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star AllyC o p y r i g h t ( C ) 1 9 8 4 - 2 0 0 6 , A w a r d S o f t w a r e , I n c . Intel 865G AGPSet BIOS for 8I865GME-775-RH R 2.0 D M.... <DEL>: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash <...
Page 30 - Standard CMOS Features; Date
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 30 - English 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>. 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 ...
Page 31 - Drive A
BIOS Setup - 31 - English Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are:Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard drive. Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate optionbased on this ...
Page 32 - Advanced BIOS Features; Hard Disk Boot Priority
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 32 - English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc.Use < > or < > to select a device, then press<+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press...
Page 34 - Integrated Peripherals; On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 34 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default valu...
Page 36 - Onboard Parallel Port
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 36 - English Onboard Parallel Port Disabled Disable onboard LPT port. 378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default value) 278/IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5. 3BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IR...
Page 37 - Power Management Setup; ACPI Suspend Type
BIOS Setup - 37 - English 2-4 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value) S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM). Power LED in S1 state Blinking In standby mode(S1), poer LED will blink. (Default value) Dual/OFF...
Page 38 - Resume by Alarm
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 38 - English Resume by Alarm You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to Enabled and key in Date/Time to power on system. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system. If Resume by Alarm is Enabled. Dat...
Page 39 - PnP/PCI Configurations; PCI1 IRQ Assignment; PCI2 IRQ Assignment; PCI3 IRQ Assignment
BIOS Setup - 39 - English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI1 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI1. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI1. PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI2. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11...
Page 40 - PC Health Status; Reset Case Open Status
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 40 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value) Enabled Clear case open status at next boot. Case Opened If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No".If the case have be...
Page 41 - CPU Smart FAN Control
BIOS Setup - 41 - English CPU Smart FAN Control Disabled Disable this function. Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU fan will run at different speed depending onCPU temperature. Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based ontheir requirements. (Default Value) CPU Smart FAN Mode This op...
Page 42 - Frequency/Voltage Control; CPU Clock Ratio; CPU Host Clock Control
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 42 - English 2-7 Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio (Note) [18X] O.C. FSB1066 Core.2 CPU [Disabled] CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled] x CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) 200 x...
Page 44 - Load Fail-Safe Defaults
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 44 - English 2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimumsystem performance. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIO...
Page 46 - -12 Exit Without Saving
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 46 - English 2-11 Save & Exit Setup Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. 2-12 Exit Without Saving Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without savi...
Page 47 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation; My computer; Install Chipset Drivers
Drivers Installation - 47 - English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in Windows XP.(1) Please make sure to install the latest service pack for Windows after OS installation andbefore installing motherboard drivers.(2) Insert the driver CD that came with your motherboard into y...
Page 48 - Software Applications
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 48 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software. You can click an itemto install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
Page 49 - Hardware Information; Contact Us
Drivers Installation - 49 - English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us You can also see the last page of this manual for contacts information details.
Page 51 - Chapter 4; Unique Software Utilities; User Interface Overview
Appendix - 51 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement andmanageability utility...
Page 52 - How to use the Xpress Recovery2; Advanced BIOS Feature
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 52 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems includingWindows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems includingFAT16, FAT...
Page 53 - The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2
Appendix - 53 - English 1. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk.(This button will not appear if there is no backupfile.) 2. BACKUP: Back up data from hard disk. 3. REMOVE: Remove previously-created backup filesto release disk space.(This button will not appear if there is no backupf...
Page 54 - Update BIOS from Drive; Updating the BIOS
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 54 - English 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Before Use: Follow the steps below before using Q-Flash to update BIOS:1 . From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your motherboard model 2 . Extract the downlo...
Page 56 - Utility
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 56 - English Method 2 : @BIOS TM Utility If you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS underWindows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latestversion of BIOS...
Page 58 - Speaker Configuration; nel mode for stereo speaker output; Channel Audio Setup
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 58 - English 4-1-4 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction STEP 1:Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "LineOut" jack. STEP 3:On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 2 chan- nel mode for ...
Page 59 - Channel Analog Audio Output Mode
Appendix - 59 - English 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1:Connect the front channels to "Line Out" jack,the rear channels to "Line In" jack. STEP 3:On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 4 chan- nel mode for 4 speaker output c...
Page 60 - Channel Analog Audio Output Mode
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 60 - English STEP 1:Connect the front channels to "Line Out" jack, therear channels to "Line In" jack, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to "MIC In" jack. 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 3:On the AC97 Audio Configuration men...
Page 61 - Troubleshooting
Appendix - 61 - English 4-2 Troubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specificmotherboard model, please log on to http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BI...
Page 62 - glish
GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 62 - En glish Contact Us y yy y y Taiwan (Headquarters) GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien,Taipei 231, Taiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4888 FAX: +886-2-8912-4003Tech. and Non-Tech. Support (Sales/Marketing) :http://ggts.gigabyt...
Page 63 - yy; GIGABYTE Global Service System
Appendix - 63 - English y yy y y Germany G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBHWEB address : http://www.gigabyte.de y yy y y U.K. G.B.T. TECH. CO., LTD.WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.co.uk y yy y y The Netherlands GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V.WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.nl y yy y y F r a n c e GIGABY...