Page 4 - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; Responsible Party Name:; Eric Lu; Supplementary Information:
FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109 (a),Class B Digital Device DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2.1077(a) Responsible Party Name: Address: Phone/Fax No: hereby declares that the product Product Name: Conforms to the following specifications: This device compl...
Page 5 - USER’S MANUAL; P4 Titan-DDR Motherboard; Pentium
USER’S MANUAL GA-8GEMT4 Series P4 Titan-DDR Motherboard Pentium ® 4 Processor M otherboard Rev . 1001 12M E-8GEM T4-1001
Page 6 - English; Table of Content
- 2 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English Table of Content Item Checklist .................................................................................. 4WARNING! ....................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1 Introduction ......................
Page 8 - Item Checklist; I nstalling the motherboard to the chassis...
- 4 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English þ The GA-8GEM T4 motherboard o 2 Port U SB C able x 1 þ IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1 o 4 Port U SB C able x 1 þ C D for motherboard driv er & utility o SPDIF-KIT x 1 (SPD-KIT) þ GA-8GEM T4 user’s manual o IEEE 1394 C able x 1 þ I/O Shield (*) o Audio...
Page 9 - Chapter 1 Introduction; Features Summary
Introduction English - 5 - Chapter 1 Introduction to be continued...... Features Summary Form Factor — 24.4cm x 22cm M icro-ATX size form factor, 4 lay ers PC B. M otherboard — GA-8GEM T4 Series M otherboard:GA-8GEM T4 and GA-8GEM T4-C C PU — Socket 478 for Intel ® M icro FC -PGA2 Pentium ® 4 proces...
Page 12 - To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:; Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process
- 8 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps: Step 1- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)Step 2- Install memory modulesStep 3- Install expansion cardsStep 4- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supplyStep 5- Setup BIOS so...
Page 13 - Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.; Angling the rod to 65-degree may be feel; Pin1 indicator
- 9 - Hardw are Installation Process English Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step1-1 : CPU Installation M Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard. M I f you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause improper installation. Please ch...
Page 14 - H ook one end of the cooler; Please use I ntel approved cooling fan.
- 10 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English Step1-2 : CPU Heat Sink Installation 1. H ook one end of the cooler bracket to the C PU socket first. 2. H ook the other end of the cooler bracket to the C PUsocket. M Please use I ntel approved cooling fan. M W e recommend you to apply the thermal tape to...
Page 15 - DDR; Step 2: Install memory modules
- 11 - Hardw are Installation Process English DDR 1. The DIM M socket has a notch, so the DIM M memory module can only fit in one direction. 2. Insert the DIM M memory module v ertically into the DIM M socket. Then push it dow n. 3. C lose the plastic clip at both edges of the DIM M sockets to lock ...
Page 16 - AGP C ard; DDR I ntroduction
- 12 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English Step 3: Install expansion cards 1. Read the related ex pansion card’s instruction document before install the ex pansion card into the computer. 2. Remov e y our computer’s chassis cov er, necessary screw s and slot bracket from the computer.3. Press the e...
Page 17 - PS /2 Keyboard and PS /2 Mouse Connector; This connector supports standard PS/2 key board; US B Connector
- 13 - Hardw are Installation Process English Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction u PS /2 Keyboard and PS /2 Mouse Connector Ø This connector supports standard PS/2 key board and PS/2 mouse. v US B Connector Ø Before y ou connect y our...
Page 18 - Audio Connectors; This connector supports joy stick, M IDI key board; Parallel Port and VGA Port / COMA Port; Line In
- 14 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English x Game /MI DI Ports y Audio Connectors Ø This connector supports joy stick, M IDI key board and other relate audio dev ices. Ø After install onboard audio driv er, y ou may connect speaker to Line Out jack, micro phone toM IC In jack.Dev ice like C D-ROM ,...
Page 22 - NC
- 18 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English Ø Please connect the pow er LED, PC speaker, reset sw itch and pow er sw itch etc of y our chassisfront panel to the F_PAN EL connector according to the pin assignment abov e. 9 ) F_PANEL (2x10 pins connector) SPK+ H D (IDE H ard Disk Activ e LED) Pin 1: L...
Page 24 - GN D
- 20 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English 17 ) I R_CI R Ø M ake sure the pin 1 on the IR dev ice isaling w ith pin one the connector. Toenable the IR/C IR function on the board,y ou are required to purchase an option IR/C IR module. For detail information pleasecontact y our autherized Giga-By ted...
Page 25 - CAUTI ON; Open: C lear Passw ord
- 21 - Hardw are Installation Process English 21 ) BAT (Battery) CAUTI ON v Danger of ex plosion if battery is incorrectlyreplaced. v Replace only w ith the same or equiv alentty pe recommended by the manufacturer. v Dispose of used batteries according to themanufacturer’s instructions. + 22 ) CLR_P...
Page 27 - Chapter 3 BIOS Setup; ENTERING
- 23 - BIOS Setup English < á > M ov e to prev ious item < â > M ov e to nex t item < ß > M ov e to the item in the left hand < à > M ov e to the item in the right hand Enter Select item <Esc> M ain M enu - Quit and not sav e changes into C M OS Status Page Setup M enu ...
Page 28 - S tandard CMOS Features
- 24 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English l S tandard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. l Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Aw ard special enhanced features. Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup fu...
Page 29 - This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.
- 25 - BIOS Setup English l Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. l Power Manag ement S etup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features. l PnP/PCI Con figurations This setup page includes all the configurations of PC I & PnP ISA resources...
Page 30 - Date
- 26 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:y y ) Fri, May 3 2002 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 17:56:23 Menu Lev el u Change the day , month, } IDE Primary Master None y ear } IDE Pri...
Page 31 - Time
- 27 - BIOS Setup English C Time The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military - time clock. For ex ample, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. C IDE Pri mary Mas ter, S lave / IDE S e condary Mas ter , S lave The category identifies the ty pes of...
Page 32 - Halt on
- 28 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English C Floppy 3 Mode S upport (for J apan Area) 8 Disabled Normal Floppy Driv e. (Default v alue) 8 Driv e A Driv e A is 3 mode Floppy Driv e. 8 Driv e B Driv e B is 3 mode Floppy Driv e. 8 Both Driv e A & B are 3 mode Floppy Driv es. C Halt on The category...
Page 34 - Boot Up Fl oppy S eek; Sy stem; Init Dis play Firs t
- 30 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English C Boot Up Fl oppy S eek During POST, BIOS w ill determine the floppy disk driv e installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K ty pe is40 tracks 720 K, 1.2 M and 1.44 M are all 80 tracks. 8 Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk driv e to determine it is 40 or 80 tra...
Page 35 - On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
- 31 - BIOS Setup English Integrated Peripherals C On-Chip Primary PCI IDE 8 Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default v alue) 8 Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. C On-Chip S econdary P CI IDE 8 Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default v alue) 8 Disabled Disable...
Page 36 - IDE1 Condu ctor Cable
- 32 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English C IDE1 Condu ctor Cable 8 Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value) 8 ATA66/100 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure y our IDE dev iceand cable is compatible w ith ATA66/100). 8 ATA33 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 ...
Page 37 - Onboard S er ial Port 1
- 33 - BIOS Setup English C Onboard LAN Boot ROM (*) 8 Enabled Enabled onboard LAN Boot ROM. 8 Disabled Disabled onboard LAN Boot ROM.(Default v alue) C Onboard S er ial Port 1 8 Auto BIOS w ill automatically setup the port 1 address. 8 3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8. (Defa...
Page 39 - ACPI S us pend Type
- 35 - BIOS Setup English Power Management Setup Figure 5: Pow er Management Setup C ACPI S us pend Type 8 S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend ty pe to S1. (Default Value) 8 S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend ty pe to S3. C S oft-off by PWR_BTTN 8 Instant-off Press pow er button then Pow er off instantly . (Default v al...
Page 40 - Res ume by Alarm
- 36 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English C Mode m Ri ng O n/ Wake O nLAN (Whe n AC B ack Funct i on i s se t to [S oft- O ff]) M You can enable w ake on LAN feature by the "ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN" or "PME Ev ent Wake up" w hen the M/B has "WOL" onboard connector. Only enabl...
Page 41 - PCI 1 IRQ As s ignment
- 37 - BIOS Setup English PnP/PCI Configurations Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configurations C PCI 1 IRQ As s ignment 8 Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1/PCI 5. (Default v alue) 8 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. C PCI 2 IRQ As s ignment 8 Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (De...
Page 42 - Res et Cas e Open S tatus
- 38 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English PC Health Status Figure 7: PC Health Status C Res et Cas e Open S tatus C Cas e O pened If th e case i s closed, "Case O pened" w i ll show "No".If th e case hav e been ope ned, "Case Opened" w ill show " Yes".If y o u w ant...
Page 43 - CPU Warning Temperature
- 39 - BIOS Setup English C Current C PU/S YS TEM FAN S peed (RPM) 8 Detect CPU/SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically . C CPU Warning Temperature 8 60°C / 140°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 60°C / 140°F. 8 70°C / 158°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 70°C / 158°F. 8 80°C / 176°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 80°C / 176°F. 8 90...
Page 44 - CPU Cloc k Ratio; CPU Hos t Cl ock Control
- 40 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English Frequency/Voltage Control Figure 8: Frequency /Voltage Control C CPU Cloc k Ratio This setup option will autom atically assign by CPU detection. For W illam ette CPU: 8X~23 X default: 14X For C -Steppin g P4: 8X,10X ~24X defaul t: 15X For N orthwood CPU: 1...
Page 45 - Fixed PCI/A GP Frequency
- 41 - BIOS Setup English C CPU Hos t Fre quency (MHz) 8 100MHz ~ 355MHz Set CPU Host Clock from 100MHz to 355MHz. Incorrect using it may cause y our sy stem broken. For pow er End-User use only ! C Fixed PCI/A GP Frequency 8 You can choose those mode to adjust PCI/ AGP frequency. (Select PCI/AGP fr...
Page 46 - Top Performance
- 42 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English You must check w hether y our RAM&CPU support ov er clock w hen y ou set "Top Performance" to " Enabled" Top Performance Top Performance If y ou w ish to max imize the performance of y our sy stem, set "Top Performance" as "...
Page 47 - Load Fail-S afe Defaults
- 43 - BIOS Setup English Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-S afe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate v alues of the sy stem parameters that allowminimum sy stem performance. Figure 10: Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are } Stand...
Page 48 - Load Optimiz ed Defaults
- 44 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimiz ed Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and C hipset Features w hich thesy stem automatically detects. Figure 11: Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard ...
Page 53 - Chapter 4 Technical Reference; B lock Diagram
Technical Reference - 49 - English Revision History Chapter 4 Technical Reference B lock Diagram Pentium 4 Soc ket 478 CPU 82845GE ICH4 CPUCLK+/- ( 100/133 M Hz) Sy stem Bus 400/533M Hz DDR 266/333M Hz ZCLK ( 66M Hz) HCLK+/- (100/133M Hz) 66M Hz 33 M Hz 14.318 M Hz 48 M Hz 24 M Hz 33 M Hz LPC BUS AG...
Page 54 - BIOS Flash Procedure; Program to flash BIOS.
- 50 - GA-8GEM T4 Series M otherboard English Method 1: We use GA-7VTX motherboard and Flash841 BIOS flash utility as example.Please flash the BIOS according to the following procedures if you are now under the DOS mode.Flash BIOS Procedure:STEP 1:(1) Please make sure your system has installed the e...
Page 57 - option al menu to obtain BIOS flash files.
Technical Reference - 53 - English (3) We use GA-7VTX motherboard as example. Please select GA-7VTX by Model or Chipset option al menu to obtain BIOS flash files. (4) Select an ap propriate BIOS version (For example: F4), and c lick to download the file. It will pop up a file download screen, then s...
Page 61 - Starting Windows 98...
Technical Reference - 57 - English STEP 5: BIOS flash ing.(1) After the system boot from floppy disk, type "A:\> dir/w" and pres s "Enter" to check the entire file s in floppy A. Then type th e "BIOS flash utility" and "BIOS file" afte r A:\>. In th is case youh...
Page 64 - (4) Congratulate you have accomplished the BIOS flash procedure.
- 60 - GA-8GEM T4 Series M otherboard English (3) Use the arrows to high light the item "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" and press "Enter". Sys tem will ask "SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to con firm. Now thesyste m will re boot auto maticall...
Page 65 - Yes
Technical Reference - 61 - English Q-Flash Introduction A. What is Q-Flash Utility? Q-Flas h utility is a pre-O.S. BIOS flash utility enables users to u pdate its BIOS within BIOS mode, no more fooling around any OS. B. How to use Q-Flash? a. After power on the co mputer, pressing <Del> immedi...
Page 66 - Load BIOS From Floppy; 56K
- 62 - GA-8GEM T4 Series M otherboard English Congratulation! You have completed the flashed and now can restart system. Load BIOS From Floppy ! In the A:drive, insert the "BIOS" diskette , then Press Ente r to Run. XXXX.XX 256K Total Size: 1.39M Free Size: 1.14M F5: Refresh DEL: Delete ESC:...
Page 67 - sever; program to
Technical Reference - 63 - English Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a. Click "Interne t Update" iconb. Click "Update New BIOS" iconc. Select @BIOS TM sever d. Select the exact model name on your motherboarde. System will automatically do wnload and update the BIOS. ...
Page 69 - Gigabyte announces
Technical Reference - 65 - English @ BIOS Introduction Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or likemany other people, you just know what BIOS is,but always hesitate to update it? Because youthink updating newest BIOS is unnecessary andactually you don’t kn ow how to update it. Maybe not like othe...
Page 70 - Easy Tune; Introduction; EasyTune; Windows based Overclocking utility
- 66 - GA-8GEM T4 Series M otherboard English Easy Tune TM 4 Introduction Gigabyte announces EasyTune TM 4 Windows based Overclocking utility EasyTune 4 carries on the heritage so as to pave the way for future generations. Overclock" might be one of the most common issues in computer field. But ...
Page 71 - Introductio n; Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:
Technical Reference - 67 - English Revision History 2 -/4 -/6 -Channel Audio Functio n Introductio n Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: STEP 3: Select “Speaker Configuration”, and choose the “2 channels for stereo speakers out put”. We recom m end that you use the speaker with am plifier to ac...
Page 72 - Channel Analog Audio Output Mode
- 68 - GA-8GEM T4 Series M otherboard English 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to “Line Out”,the rearchannels to “Line In”. STEP 3 :Select “Speaker Configuration”, and choose the “4channels for 4 speakers out put”.Disable “Only SURROUND-KIT”, and press “OK”. Whe...
Page 73 - Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode
Technical Reference - 69 - English Use the back audio panel to connect the audio outputwithout any additional m odule. STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to “Line Out”,the rear chan-nels to “Line In”, and the Center/Subwoofer channelsto “M IC In ”. Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 2 : ...
Page 75 - Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode
Technical Reference - 71 - English STEP 4 : Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windowstray at the bottom of the screen. STEP 3 : Connect the front channels to back audio panel’s “Line Ou t”, the re ar cha nnels to SURROUND-KIT’sREAR R/ L, a nd the Cente r/Su bwoo fer chan nels toSU...
Page 76 - SPDIF ou tpu t” de vic e is ava ilab le o n th e
- 72 - GA-8GEM T4 Series M otherboard English SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device) 3. Connect co-axial or optical output to the SPDIF decoder. 1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC, and fix it with screw. 2. Connect SPDIF wire to the m otherboard. A “ SPDIF ou tpu t” de vic e...
Page 79 - Chapter 5 Appendix
Ap pend ix - 75 - English Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Picture below are shown in Windows XP (CD driver version 1.0)Appendix A: Chipset Driver InstallationA. Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility: Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the dr...
Page 81 - Intel Application Accelerator
Ap pend ix - 77 - English B. Intel Application Accelerator (2) (3) (5) Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driverCD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM deviceicon in "My computer", a...
Page 82 - C. Intel 845GE/GV ChipSet VGA Graphics Driver
- 78 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English (7) (8) 6.Click "Finish" to restart computer. C. Intel 845GE/GV ChipSet VGA Graphics Driver (1) (2) (3) (4) 1.Click "Intel 845GE/GVChipSet VGA Graphics Driver"item. 2.Click "Next". 3.Click "Yes". 4.Click "Finish" to ...
Page 83 - Appendix B: RealTek AC’97 Audio Driver
Ap pend ix - 79 - English Revision History Appendix B: RealTek AC’97 Audio Driver Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driverCD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM deviceicon in "My compu...
Page 87 - Appendix E: EasyTune 4 Utilities Installation
Ap pend ix - 83 - English Revision History Appendix E: EasyTune 4 Utilities Installation Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driverCD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM deviceicon in "M...
Page 90 - Technical Support/RMA Sheet
- 86 - GA-8GEMT4 Series Motherboard English Technical Support/RMA Sheet Customer/Country: Company: Phone No.: Contact Person: E-mail Add. : Model name/Lot Number: PCB revision: BIOS version: O .S./A.S.: Hardware Mfs. Model name Size: Driver/Utility: ConfigurationC P UMemoryBrandVideo CardAudio CardH...
