Gigabyte Technology GA-8S661GXMP - Manuals

Page 4 - Table of Contents

- 4 - Table of Contents GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard Layout .................................................................... 6Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ............

Page 7 - Block Diagram

- 7 - Block Diagram Pentium 4 Socket 478 C P U SiS 661GX SiS 964L CPUCLK+/- (100/133MHz) Host Interface DDR RAM 266/333/400MHz HCLK+/- (100/133/200MHz) 133MHz 33 MHz 14.318 MHz 48 MHz 24 MHz 33 MHz LPC BUS AGP 4X/8X AGPCLK (66MHz) 3 PCI PCICLK (33MHz) AC97 Link 8 USB Ports ATA33/66/100/ 133 IDE Chan...

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-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 10 - English C P U Socket 478 for Intel ® Pentium ® 4 (Northwood, Prescott) processor with HT Technology Supports 533/400MHz FSB L2 cache varies with processors Chipset Northbridge:SiS ® 661GX Southbridge: SiS ® 964L M e m o r y 2 184-pin DDR DIMM slots S...

Page 11 - Installation of the CPU and Heatsink; HT functionality requirement content :

Hardware Installation - 11 - 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 pin one marks on the processor and socket. If you install the CPU...

Page 12 - Please use Intel; Locate Pin One in the socket and

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 12 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink 0 0 0 0 0 Please use Intel ® approved cooling fan. 0 0 0 0 0 We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink. (The CPU cooling fan might stick to theCPU due to th...

Page 13 - m e m o r y o f s i m i l a r c a p a c i t y , s p e c i f i c a t i o n s a n d b r a n d b e u s e d .; Installation of Memory

Hardware Installation - 13 - English 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 m e m o r y o f s i m i l a r c a p a c i t y , s p e c i f i c a t i o n s a n d b ...

Page 14 - Installation of Expansion Cards; Installing a AGP expansion card:

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 14 - 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 computer's chas...

Page 15 - I/O Back Panel Introduction; Monitor can be connected to VGA port.

Hardware Installation - 15 - 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 the keyboard to thelower port (purple). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, ...

Page 16 - Connectors Introduction; AT X

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 16 - English 1-7 Connectors Introduction 1) ATX_12V 10) S U R _ C E N 2) AT X 11) SPDIF_IO 3) C P U _ F A N 12) F_USB1/F_USB2 4) SYS_FAN 13) C I 5) IDE1/IDE2 14) C L R _ C M O S 6) F D D 15) C O M B 7) F _ A U D I O 16) P W R _ L E D 8) F _ PA N E L 17) BAT 9) C D _ I ...

Page 21 - Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

Hardware Installation - 21 - English 10) SUR_CEN Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable. Pin No. Definition 1 SUR OUTL 2 SUR OUTR 3 GND 4 No Pin 5 CENTER_OUT6 BASS_OUT 1 6 5 2 1 9) CD_IN (CD IN Connector) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. Pin No. Definition...

Page 27 - CONTROL KEYS; Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

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 - This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 28 - 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 thescreen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. If you can...

Page 29 - 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 - 29 - 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 30 - Standard CMOS Features; Date

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 30 - English 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>. Week The weekday, from Sun. to Sat., is determined by the BIOS and displayedo n l y . Month The month, from Jan. to Dec. Day The date, from 1 to 31 (...

Page 31 - Halt on

BIOS Setup - 31 - 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 32 - Advanced BIOS Features; Hard Disk Boot Priority

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 32 - English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Note 1: This option is available only when the processor you install supports Intel ® Hyper- Threading Technology. Note 2: This option is available only when you install an Intel ® Prescott processor. Hard Disk Boot Priority Sele...

Page 33 - Boot Up Floppy Seek

BIOS Setup - 33 - English Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine if the installed floppy disk drive is 40 or 80 tracks. 360Ktype is 40 tracks 720K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks. Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Notethat there will not...

Page 34 - Integrated Peripherals; IDE1 Conductor Cable

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 34 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals IDE1 Conductor Cable Auto BIOS autodetects IDE1 conductor cable .(Default Value) ATA66/100/133 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100/133 (Please make sure yourIDE device and cable are compatible with ATA66/100/133). ATA33 Set IDE...

Page 35 - Parallel Port Mode

BIOS Setup - 35 - English Onboard LAN device* Enabled Enable Onboard LAN device function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB Controller. USB Legacy Support Enabled Enable USB Legacy Support. Disabled Disa...

Page 36 - Power Management Setup; ACPI Suspend Type

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 36 - 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 Off Press power button to turn off the system instantly....

Page 37 - PME Event Wake Up; Resume by Alarm; Power LED in S1 State

BIOS Setup - 37 - English PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead. Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up. (Default value) Power On By Keyboard Password Enter one to five characters to set the Keyboard Power On ...

Page 38 - PnP/PCI Configurations; PCI 1 IRQ Assignment; PCI 2 IRQ Assignment; Auto; PCI 3 IRQ Assignment; Auto

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 38 - 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 ...

Page 39 - PC Health Status; Reset Case Open Status; Case Opened; Current CPU Temperature

BIOS Setup - 39 - 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 is opened, Case Opened will show "Yes."...

Page 41 - Linear Frequency Control; Linear Frequency Control; AUTO; This option is available only when; AGP/PCI Clock Control; Please set AGP Clock according to your requirement.

BIOS Setup - 41 - English CPU Clock (MHz) This option is available only when Linear Frequency Control is enabled. 100~355 Select CPU Clock to 100MHz~355MHz. If you use a Pentium 4 processor with 400MHz FSB, please set "CPU Clock" to 100MHz. If youuse a Pentium 4 processor with 533MHz FSB, pl...

Page 42 - Load Fail-Safe Defaults

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 42 - English 2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum systemperformance. 2-9 Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features whic...

Page 44 - -12 Exit Without Saving

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 44 - 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 CMO...

Page 45 - Drivers Installation; Chapter 3 Drivers Installation; Install Chipset Drivers

Drivers Installation - 45 - English 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 "My computer"...

Page 46 - Software Application

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 46 - English 3-2 Software Application 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 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drive...

Page 47 - Hardware Information; This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.; Contact Us; Please see the last page for details.

Drivers Installation - 47 - 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 49 - Appendix; How to use the Xpress Recovery2; Advanced BIOS Feature; enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the key in the future.; Chapter 4 Appendix; Unique Software Utility

Appendix - 49 - English 4-1-1 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 50 - Back up data from hard disk.; The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2; SATA IDE channel 4

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 50 - 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...

Page 51 - Utility; Del; Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.

Appendix - 51 - 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 toupdate BIOS. Q-Flash TM allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows. Using Q-Flash TM indi...

Page 52 - button on your keyboard and then; in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.; Exploring the Q-Flash; / Dual BIOS utility screen

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 52 - 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 L...

Page 53 - Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press; After pressing; Enter

Appendix - 53 - 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 Auto Recovery Enabl...

Page 54 - Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 54 - 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 56 - utility screen; . Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 56 - 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...

Page 57 - . 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 - 57 - 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 Keep DMI Data Enable...

Page 58 - Internet Update

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 58 - English Method 2 : @BIOS TM Utility If you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you usethe new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOSunder Windows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to downloadthe latest version of BIOS. 1. Methods ...

Page 59 - Save Current BIOS; icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the; server, please go onto

Appendix - 59 - English III. Save BIOSIn 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...

Page 60 - Please follow the steps below to enable the function!; Speaker Configuration; tab and select the; - c h a n n e l m o d e f o r s t e r e o s p e a k e r o u t p u t; Channel Audio Setup; Line Out

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 60 - English 4-1-3 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction Please follow the steps below to enable the function! STEP 1:Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "LineOut." STEP 3:On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker Configuration tab ...

Page 61 - Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

Appendix - 61 - English 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1:Connect the front channels to "Line Out,"the rear channels to "Line In." STEP 3:On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 4-chan- nel mode for 4 speaker output check box. ...

Page 62 - Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 62 - English Use the back audio panel to connect the audiooutput without any additional module.STEP 1:Connect the front channels to "Line Out",the rearchannels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwooferchannels to "MIC In". Basic 6 Channel Analog Au...

Page 64 - Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Notes:

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 64 - English STEP 3:Connect the front channels to back audio panel's"Line Out", the rear channels to SURROUND-KIT'sREAR R/L, and the Center/Subwoofer channels toSURROUND-KIT's SUB CENTER. STEP 5:On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker Configurat...

Page 66 - Jack-Sensing Introuction; Introduction of audio connectors

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 66 - English Jack-Sensing Introuction Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 first to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows 98SE/2000/ M E . Introduction of audio connectors You may connect CDROM, Walkman or otheraudio input devices to Line In jack, speakers,earphone, other ou...

Page 68 - Troubleshooting; AMI BIOS Beep Codes

GA-8S661GXMP(-C) 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 www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS afte...