Page 4 - Table of Contents
- 4 - Table of Contents GA-8IP775(-G) Motherboard Layout ............................................................................. 6 Block Diagram ............................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ......
Page 7 - Block Diagram
- 7 - Block Diagram Serial ATA Channels LGA775 Processor Intel 865P AC97 CODEC ICH5 CPUCLK+/- (200/133MHz) System Bus 800/533MHz 266/333/400MHz ZCLK (66MHz) HCLK+/- (200/133MHz) 66MHz 33 MHz 14.318 MHz 48 MHz 24 MHz 33 MHz LPC BUS AGP 8X/4X AGPCLK (66MHz) 5 PCI PCICLK (33MHz) AC97 Link MIC LINE-IN L...
Page 9 - Hard ware In stalla tion; English; Considerations Prior to Installation; Preparing Your Computer; Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
Hard ware In stalla tion - 9 - English 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits an d components which canbecome damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, pleasefollow the i...
Page 10 - Feature Summary
GA-8IP775 Series M otherboard - 10 - English M otherboard w GA-8IP775 Series M otherboard:GA-8IP775-G/GA-8 IP775 CPU w Supp orts the latest In tel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA7 75 CPU w Supports 800/533M Hz FSB w L2 c ache var ies with CPU Chip set w Northbridg e: Intel ® 865P w Southbridg e: Intel ® ICH5 Mem ...
Page 12 - GA-8IP775 Series M otherboard; Installation of the CPU and Heatsink; overheating and perm anent dam age of the CPU m ay occur.; HT functionality requirement content :; Pentiu m 4 Processor with HT Tec hnology
GA-8IP775 Series M otherboard - 12 - English 1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Befor e installing the CPU, plea se com ply with the following conditions:1. Please m ake su re that the m otherboard sup ports the CPU.2. Please tak e note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the...
Page 14 - memory of s i mi l ar capac i ty , s pec ifi cations and br and be us ed.; Installation of Memory
GA-8IP775 Series M otherboard - 14 - English Fig.1The DIM M socket has a notch, so the DIM M m em ory m odulecan only fit in one direction. Insert the DIM M m em ory m odulevertica lly into the DIM M socket. Then push it down. Fig.2Close the pla stic clip a t bo th edge s of th e DIM M sock ets tolo...
Page 15 - Dual Cha nnel DDR; when only one DDR m em ory m odule is installed.
Hard ware In stalla tion - 15 - English 2 memory modules 4 memory modules DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 DDR 4 DS/SS X DS/SS X X DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS Dual Cha nnel DDR GA-8IP775 series supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technology, thebandwidth of M em ory Bus...
Page 16 - Installation of Expansion Cards; Installing a AGP expansion card:
GA-8IP775 Series M otherboard - 16 - English 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install you r expansion card by following the steps outlined below:1. Read the r elated expansion ca rd's instruction doc um ent before install the expansion car d into the com puter. 2. Rem ove your com puter's...
Page 17 - Connects to serial-based m ouse or data processing devices.; I/O Back Panel Introduction
Hard ware In stalla tion - 17 - English PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector To install a PS/2 port keyboard and m ouse, plug the m ouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboardto the lower port (purple). Para llel Port The paralle l port allows connection of a printer, scan ner and other periph...
Page 18 - Connectors Introduction; ATX
GA-8IP775 Series M otherboard - 18 - English 1-7 Connectors Introduction 1 3 2 6 8 17 14 15 11 4 16 20 9 13 5 7 10 12 19 18 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX 3) CPU_ FAN 4) SYS_FAN 5) IDE1/ IDE2 6) FDD 7) SATA0/ SATA1 8) PWR_LED 9) F_PANEL 10) F_AUDIO 11) SUR_ CEN 12) CD_IN 13) SPDIF_IO 14) IR_CIR 15) F_USB1/ F_USB...
Page 23 - Please contact your nearest dea ler for optional SUR_CEN cable.
Hard ware In stalla tion - 23 - English 10) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) If you wa nt to use Front Audio connector, you m ust rem ove 5-6, 9-10 Jum per. In order to utilize thefront audio header, your chassis m us t have front audio conn ector. Also please m ake sure the pinassigm ent on the cabl...
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 - GA-8IP775 Series Motherboard; This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.
GA-8IP775 Series Motherboard - 30 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E2) 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 <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. If you can...
Page 31 - BIOS Setup; Set Supervisor 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 Supervisor Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. Set User Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system. Save & Exit ...
Page 32 - Standard CMOS Features; Date
GA-8IP775 Series 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 the maxim...
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-8IP775 Series 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<ESC> ...
Page 35 - Limit CPUID Max. to 3
BIOS Setup - 35 - English CPU Hyper-Threading Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only workingfor operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default value) Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading. Limit CPUID Max. to 3 Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum ...
Page 36 - Integrated Peripherals; On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
GA-8IP775 Series 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 Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value) Disabled D...
Page 39 - Game Port Address
BIOS Setup - 39 - English Game Port Address 201 Set Game Port Address to 201. (Default Value) 209 Set Game Port Address to 209. Disabled Disable this function. Midi Port Address 300 Set Midi Port Address to 300. 330 Set Midi Port Address to 330. Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value) Midi P...
Page 40 - Power Management Setup; ACPI Suspend Type
GA-8IP775 Series Motherboard - 40 - 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), power LED will blink. (Defa...
Page 41 - Resume by Alarm
BIOS Setup - 41 - English 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) Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system. If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled. Date (of Month) Alarm :...
Page 42 - PnP/PCI Configurations; PCI 1/PCI 5 IRQ Assignment; PCI 2 IRQ Assignment; Auto; PCI 3 IRQ Assignment; Auto; PCI 4 IRQ Assignment; Auto
GA-8IP775 Series Motherboard - 42 - English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1/PCI 5 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1/PCI 5. (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 5. PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) 3,4,5,7...
Page 43 - PC Health Status; Reset Case Open Status
BIOS Setup - 43 - 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 been opened, "Case Opened"...
Page 44 - CPU Smart FAN Control
GA-8IP775 Series Motherboard - 44 - English CPU Smart FAN Control Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable CPU Smart Fan control function. (Default value)a. When the CPU temperature is higher than 70 degrees Celsius, CPU fan will run at full speed. b. When the CPU temperature is between 50 and...
Page 45 - Frequency/Voltage Control; CPU Clock Ratio; Disabled
BIOS Setup - 45 - English 2-7 Frequency/Voltage Control Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken. For power end-user use only. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio [15X] CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled] x CPU Host Fre...
Page 46 - Memory Frequency For
GA-8IP775 Series Motherboard - 46 - English Memory Frequency For Wrong frequency may make system can't boot, clear CMOS to overcome wrong frequency issue. for FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=533MHz, 2.0 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.0. 2.5 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.5. Auto Set Memory frequ...
Page 47 - Load Fail-Safe Defaults; Load Optimized Defaults
BIOS Setup - 47 - 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 Features ` Integrated Periphe...
Page 49 - -12 Exit Without Saving
BIOS Setup - 49 - 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 RTC CMOS.Type "N"...
Page 51 - Chapter 3 Install Drivers; Install Chipset Drivers
Install Drivers - 51 - 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 52 - Software Applications
GA-8IP775 Series Motherboard - 52 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
Page 53 - Hardware Information; Contact Us
Install Drivers - 53 - 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.
Page 55 - Appendix; Chapter 4 Appendix; Unique Software Utilities; What is Xpress Recovery ?; please do not alter its size.; How to use the Xpress Recovery
Appendix - 55 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 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 toits original stat...
Page 56 - Press F9 during powering on the computer .; F9 For Xpress Recovery
GA-8IP775 Series Motherboard - 56 - English 2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (Text Mode) Press F9 during powering on the computer . Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd. 1. Execute Backup Utility2. Execute Restore Utility3. Remove Backup Image4. Set Pas...
Page 57 - Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit; Restores backup image to original state.
Appendix - 57 - 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 harddrive. Not all systems support access to Xpress Recovery by pressing the F9 key during computerpower o...
Page 58 - Utility; Del; Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.
GA-8IP775 Series Motherboard - 58 - English 4-1-2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 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?allows users to flash BIOS withou...
Page 59 - button on your keyboard and then; in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.; Exploring the Q-Flash; / Dual BIOS utility screen
Appendix - 59 - 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.) Select LanguageLoad Fail-Saf...
Page 60 - Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press; After pressing; Enter
GA-8IP775 Series Motherboard - 60 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios...
Page 61 - Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.
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 displayed. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size............................
Page 63 - utility screen; Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.
Appendix - 63 - 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 enableexecution of the task. Action ba...
Page 64 - 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
GA-8IP775 Series Motherboard - 64 - 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 49LF002A 256K K...
Page 67 - Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:; icon on the lower right hand
Appendix - 67 - English 4-1-3 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acqiire the best sound effect if the stereo output isapplied. STEP 1:Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "LineOu...
Page 68 - Channel Analog Audio Output Mode
GA-8IP775 Series Motherboard - 68 - English 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Line Out",the rear channels to "Line In". STEP 2 :Following installation of the audio driver, you find aicon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Clic...
Page 69 - Channel Analog Audio Output Mode
Appendix - 69 - English Use the back audio panel to connect the audio outputwithout any additional module.STEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Line Out",the rearchannels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer chan-nels to "MIC In". 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Line Ou...
Page 72 - Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear
GA-8IP775 Series Motherboard - 72 - English SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device) 3. Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder. 1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC, and fix it with screw. 2. Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard. A "SPDIF output" device is available on th...
Page 75 - Troubleshooting
Appendix - 75 - 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://tw.giga-byte.com/faq/faq.htm Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after up...
Page 76 - AMI BIOS Beep Codes
GA-8IP775 Series Motherboard - 76 - English Question 8: Why cannot I use the IDE 2?Answer: Please refer to the user manual and check whether you have connected any cable that is notprovided with the motherboard package to the USB Over Current pin in the Front USB Panel. If the cable isyour own cable...