Gigabyte Technology GA-8I915GM - Manuals

Page 4 - Table of Content

- 4 - Table of Content GA-8I915G-MF Motherboard Layout ............................................................................. 6 Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .......

Page 7 - Block Diagram

- 7 - TSB43AB23 3 IEEE1394 Block Diagram LGA775 Processor CPUCLK+/-(200/133MHz) VGA BIOS PCI Express x16 33MHz 14.318MHz DDR400/333MHz DIMM Host Interface Intel 915G GMCH Dual Channel Memory GMCHCLK (133/200MHz) 66MHz 48MHz PCI Bsu 4 Serial ATA IT 8712 ATA33/66/100 IDE Channels LPT Port COM Ports F ...

Page 9 - Hardware Installation; 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-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 10 - English C P U 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 M e m o r y 4 DDR DIMM memory slots (supports up to 4GB...

Page 12 - Installation of the CPU and Heatsink; overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur.; HT functionality requirement content :; Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 12 - 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 C...

Page 14 - . The DIMM slot has a notch, so the DIMM; Installation of Memory

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 14 - English 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 m...

Page 15 - chipset specifications.

Hardware Installation - 15 - English GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of Memory Bus will double.GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets asfollowing: Channel A : DDR ...

Page 16 - Install expansion cards; Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card:

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 16 - 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 co...

Page 17 - I/O Back Panel Introduction; Monitor can be connected to VGA port.

Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction 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 o the lower port (purple). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, s...

Page 18 - Connectors Introduction; FDD; Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out; Connect the Center/Subwoofer speakers to this connector.; Side Speaker Out; Connect the side surround speakers to this connector.

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 18 - English 1-7 Connectors Introduction 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX (Power Connector) 3) CPU_FAN 4) SYS_FAN 5) FDD 6) IDE 7) S_ATA0 / S_ATA1 / S_ATA2 / S_ATA3 8) F_PANEL 9) PWR_LED 10) A Z A L I A _ F P 11) CD_IN 12) F_USB1 / F_USB2 13) F1_1394 / F2_1394 14) IR 15) COMA ...

Page 23 - Front Panel Type; under; Integrated Peripherals; to

Hardware Installation - 23 - English 1 Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- 1 9 2 1 0 9) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. Itw i l l blink when the system enters suspend mode. Pin No. Definition 1 MIC2_L 2 GND 3 MIC2_R 4 -ACZ_DET ...

Page 29 - CONTROL KEYS; Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup - 29 - 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 30 - This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 30 - English 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 thescreen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. ...

Page 31 - BIOS Setup; Set User Password; Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.; Exit Without Saving; Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

BIOS Setup - 31 - English Set User Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

Page 32 - Standard CMOS Features; Date

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 32 - 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 (or th...

Page 33 - Halt on

BIOS Setup - 33 - English Drive A / Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. None No floppy drive installed 360K, 5.25" 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity. 1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch AT-type high-density...

Page 34 - Advanced BIOS Features; Hard Disk Boot Priority

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 34 - 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<E...

Page 35 - Password Check

BIOS Setup - 35 - English Password Check Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correctpassword is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correctpassword is not entered at the prompt. CPU Hyper-...

Page 36 - On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 36 - 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 SATA Mode Disabled Disable this function. Auto BIOS will auto detect. (Default val...

Page 37 - HD Audio

BIOS Setup - 37 - English PATA IDE Set to Ch.1 Master/Slave Set PATA IDE to Ch. 1 Master/Slave. (Default value) 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 Set to". If PATA IDE w...

Page 39 - Power Management Setup; ACPI Suspend Type

BIOS Setup - 39 - 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). Soft-off by PWR-BTTN Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantly. (Default value) Del...

Page 40 - Power On By Keyboard; Password; KB Power ON Password; Enter; AC Back Function; Memory

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 40 - English 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 topower on the sys...

Page 41 - PnP/PCI Configurations; PCI 1 IRQ Assignment; PCI 2 IRQ Assignment; Auto

BIOS Setup - 41 - English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1. PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,...

Page 42 - PC Health Status; Current CPU Temperature; CPU Smart FAN Control

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 42 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V Detect system's voltage status automatically. Current CPU Temperature Detect CPU temperature automatically. Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/SYSTEM Fan speed status a...

Page 43 - CPU Smart FAN Mode; Voltage

BIOS Setup - 43 - English 2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) 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. Memory Frequency For Wrong frequency may make system can't boot, clear ...

Page 44 - Load Fail-Safe Defaults; Load Optimized Defaults

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 44 - English 2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum systemperformance. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Feat...

Page 46 - -12 Exit Without Saving

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM 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 saving to ...

Page 47 - Install Drivers; Chapter 3 Install Drivers; Install Chipset Drivers

Install Drivers - 47 - English Chapter 3 Install Drivers Pictures below are shown in Windows XP.Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driverCD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROMdevice icon in ...

Page 48 - Software Applications

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 48 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyoneyou want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software ...

Page 49 - Hardware Information; This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.; Contact Us; Please see the last page for details.

Install Drivers - 49 - English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details. F5

Page 51 - Appendix; Chapter 4 Appendix; Unique Software Utilities; Download Center

Appendix - 51 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker) Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) allows user to access and change BIOS featuresettings with relative speed and ease. Through GIGABYTE M.I.T. feature the user is nolonger required...

Page 52 - User Interface Overview

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 52 - English 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement andmanageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1) Overclocking forenhancing system performance, 2)...

Page 53 - How to use the Xpress Recovery2; Advanced BIOS Feature; enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the key in the future.

Appendix - 53 - 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, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is...

Page 54 - Back up data from hard disk.; The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2; SATA IDE channel 4

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 54 - 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 ap...

Page 55 - Utility; Del; Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.

Appendix - 55 - English Method 1 : Q-Flash TM Utility Q-Flash TM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility, users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to updateBIOS. Q-Flash TM allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows. Using Q-Flash TM indi...

Page 56 - button on your keyboard and then; in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.; Exploring the Q-Flash; / Dual BIOS utility screen

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 56 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS FeaturesAdvanced BIOS FeaturesIntegrated PeripheralsPower Management SetupPnP/PCI ConfigurationsPC Health StatusMB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) S...

Page 57 - Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press; After pressing

Appendix - 57 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enabl...

Page 58 - Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 58 - 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. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... Main Bios Main ROM Type/Si...

Page 60 - utility screen; Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 60 - English Exploring the Q-Flash TM utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. Task menu for Q-Flash utility: Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enableexecu...

Page 61 - Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.; to Load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults, please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in; Part One

Appendix - 61 - 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 shown at the same time. Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Enable ...

Page 62 - I. Update BIOS through Internet; sever

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 62 - 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. 1. M...

Page 63 - III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS; server, please go onto

Appendix - 63 - English III. Save BIOSIn the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save thecurrent BIOS version. IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog bo...

Page 64 - Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 64 - English Line Out Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo outputis applied. STEP 1:Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "LineOut". STEP 2 :Foll...

Page 65 - Channel Audio Setup

Appendix - 65 - English STEP 3:Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on theleft selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" tocomplete 2 channel audio configuration. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",the rear channels to "Rear S...

Page 66 - Channel Audio Setup; Sound Effect

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 66 - English 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", and theCenter/Subwoofer channels to "Center/SubwooferSpeaker Out". STEP 2 :Following installation of the...

Page 67 - Channel Audio Setup

Appendix - 67 - English 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 SpeakerOut", and the side channels to "Side Speaker Out". STEP 2 :Follow...

Page 68 - Troubleshooting; AMI BIOS Beep Codes

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 68 - 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 prev...