Page 4 - Ta ble of Co nten ts
- 4 - Ta ble of Co nten ts GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard Layout .......................................................................... 6Block Diagram ........................................................................................................... 7Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ............
Page 6 - GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard Layout
- 6 - GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard Layout KB_M S ATX_12V C PU _FAN LGA 775 AU D IO1 I ntel 915G PC IE_16 C ODEC F_U SB1 LPT USB IT8712 Intel IC H 6 BAC KBIOS PC I E_1 PC I2 F 2_1394 F 1_1394 AZALIA_FP BAT ATX IDE F D D CD_IN GA-8I915G Pro PC I1 VGA USB LAN DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 F_U SB2 TS B43AB 23 P WR _...
Page 7 - Block Diagram; PCI Bus
- 7 - Block Diagram LGA775 Pr oce ss or CPUCLK+/-(2 00/1 33M Hz) PCI Express x16 33MHz Ho st Interfa ce In te l 915G GMCH GM CHCLK (200/133M Hz) 66MHz 48MHz LPT Port COM Port Floppy PS/2 KB/M ouse 24MHz 33MHz IT 8 712 4 Serial ATA ATA33/66/100 IDE Chann els In te l ICH6 3 PCI E xpressx 1 Ports 14.31...
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-8I915G Pro M otherboard - 10 - English CPU w Su ppor ts the late st Inte l ® Pe ntiu m ® 4 LG A77 5 CPU w Supports 800/533M Hz FSB w L2 c ache var ies with CPU Ch ip se t w No rth bridge : Inte l ® 9 15G Ex pre ss Ch ips et w Southbridg e: Intel ® ICH6 Mem ory w 4 DDR DIM M m em ory slots (suppor...
Page 12 - Installation of the CPU and Heatsink; overheating and perm anent dam age of the CPU m ay occur.; HT fu nct io nal ity re qui rement c ont ent :; Pentiu m 4 Processor with HT Tec hnology
GA-8I915G Pro 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 CP...
Page 14 - me mo r y o f s i mi l a r c a pa c i ty , s pe c i fi c a ti on s an d br an d be u s e d.; Installation of Memory
GA-8I915G Pro M otherboard - 14 - English B efore ins tal li ng the memor y modules , pleas e c ompl y with the fol l owing c ondi ti ons :1 . P lease mak e s ure that the memor y used is suppor ted by the mother boar d. It i s rec ommended that me mo r y o f s i mi l a r c a pa c i ty , s pe c i fi...
Page 15 - Dual Channel DDR; wh en on ly one DDR m em ory m o du le is ins ta lle d.
Hard ware In stalla tion - 15 - English Dual Channel DDR GA-8I9 15G Pro su ppor ts the Dua l Ch ann el Tech nolo gy. After o per atin g the Dual Cha nne l Te chn olog y,th e ban dwidth o f M em ory Bus will ad d d oub le up to 6 .4G B/ s.GA-8I91 5G Pro in clu de s 4 DIM M soc ke ts, an d eac h Cha n...
Page 16 - Install expansion cards; In stalling a PCI Ex pr ess x 1 6 ex pan sion c ar d:
GA-8I915G Pro M otherboard - 16 - English 1-5 Install 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 chassis co...
Page 17 - I/O Back Panel Introduction
Hard ware In stalla tion - 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 m ouse, plug the m ouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard to thelower port (purple). Para llel Port The paralle l port allows connection of a pr...
Page 18 - Connectors Introduction; FDD
GA-8I915G Pro M otherboard - 18 - English 1-7 Connectors Introduction 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX (Power Connector) 3) CPU_ FAN 4) SYS_FAN 5) PWR_ FAN 6) NB_FAN 7) FDD 8) IDE 9) S_ATA1/S_ATA2/S_ATA3/S_ATA4 10) PWR_LED 11) F_PANEL 12) AZALIA_FP 13) CD_IN 14) F_USB1 / F_ USB2 15) F1_1394 / F2_1394 16) IR 17) CO...
Page 29 - CONT ROL KEYS; Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup - 29 - English BIOS (Basic Input and Output Sy stem) includes a CMOS SETUP utility w hich allow s user to configurerequired settings or to activ ate certain sy stem features.The CMOS SETUP sav es the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard.When the pow er is turned off, the batt...
Page 30 - GA-8I91 5G Pro Mothe rboard; This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.
GA-8I91 5G Pro Mothe rboard - 30 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F3) Once y ou enter A w ard BIOS C MOS Setup Utility , th e Main Menu (as figur e below ) w i ll appear on thescreen. Use a rrow key s to select amon g the items and press <En ter> to accept or enter the sub-men...
Page 31 - BIOS Setup; Set Su pervisor Password; Sav e CMOS v alue settings to CMOS and ex it setup.; Exit Without S aving; Abandon all CMOS v alue changes and ex it setup.
BIOS Setup - 31 - English n Set Su pervisor Password Change, set, or disable passw ord. It allows y ou to limit access to the sy stem and Setup, or just to Setup. n Set U ser Password Change, set, or disable passw ord. It allow s y ou to limit access to the system. n Save & Exit S etup Sav e CMO...
Page 32 - Standard CMOS Features; Date
GA-8I91 5G Pro Mothe rboard - 32 - English 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <w eek>, <month>, <day >, <y ear>. Week The w eek, 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 m...
Page 34 - Advanced BIOS Features; Hard D isk Boot Pr iority
GA-8I91 5G Pro Mothe rboard - 34 - English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard D isk Boot Pr iority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc.Use < > or < > to select a device, then press<+> to mov e it up, or <-> to mov e it down the list. Press<ESC>...
Page 35 - CPU H yper-T hreading
BIOS Setup - 35 - English CPU H yper-T hreading Enab led Enables CPU Hy per Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only workingfor operating sy stem w ith multi processors mode supported. (Default v alue) Disabled Disables CPU Hy per Threading. Limit CPUID Max. to 3 Enab led Limit CPUID...
Page 36 - Integrated Peripherals; On-Chi p Primary P CI IDE; Enab led
GA-8I91 5G Pro Mothe rboard - 36 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals On-Chi p Primary P CI IDE Enab led Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default v alue) Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. CMOS Se tup Ut ility -Co py right (C) 1984 -2004 Aw a rd Soft wa re Inte gra te d P e riphe ra...
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 ty pe to S1/POS(Pow er On Suspend). (Default v alue) S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend ty pe to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM). Soft- off by PWR -BT T N Ins tant- offf Press pow er button then Pow er off instantly. (Defau...
Page 40 - Power On By Keyboard
GA-8I91 5G Pro Mothe rboard - 40 - English Power On By Keyboard Pass w ord Enter from 1 to 5 charac ters to se t the Key board Pow er On Pass w ord. Disa bled Disab led this function. (Default v alue) Key boa rd 98 If y o ur key boa rd hav e "P OWER Key " button, y ou can pr ess the k ey top...
Page 41 - PnP/PCI Configurations; PCI 1 IRQ Assig nment; PCI 2 IRQ Assig nment; Au to
BIOS Setup - 41 - English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assig nment Au to Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default v alue) 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 Assig nment Au to Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default v alue) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,...
Page 42 - PC Health Status; Curren t CPU Temperature
GA-8I91 5G Pro Mothe rboard - 42 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V Detect sy stem's v oltage status automatically . Curren t CPU Temperature Detect CPU temperature automatically . Current CPU/POWER/SY ST EM FAN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/POWER/SYSTEM Fan spe...
Page 43 - CPU Clock Ratio
BIOS Setup - 43 - English 2-7 MB Intel ligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CPU Clock Ratio This setup option w ill automatically assign by CPU detection.The option w ill display "Locked" and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable. C.I. A.2 C.I.A .2 (CPU In telligent Acelerato r 2) is d esigned to d...
Page 45 - Load F ail-Safe Defaults; Load Optimized Defaults
BIOS Setup - 45 - English 2-8 Load F ail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate v alues of the sy stem parameters that allow minimum sy stemperformance. CMOS Se t up Utility -Cop y right (C) 198 4-2004 Awa rd S oftwa re } Stan da rd CM OS Fe a t ure s } Advanc e d BIOS Fe a tu...
Page 47 - -12 Exit Witho ut Saving
BIOS Setup - 47 - English 2-11 Save & Exit Setup Ty pe "Y" w ill quit the Setup Utility and sav e the user setup v alue to RTC CMOS.Ty pe "N" will return to Setup Utility. 2-12 Exit Witho ut Saving Ty pe "Y" w ill quit the Setup Utility w ithout sav ing to RTC CMOS.Ty pe ...
Page 49 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation; Install Chipset Drivers
Drivers Installation - 49 - English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pic tures below are s hown in Wi ndows XP.Ins ert the driv er CD -tit le t hat came with you r mo therb oard int o yo ur CD -ROM dri ve, thedriver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click ...
Page 50 - Software Applications
GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 50 - 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 and driver...
Page 51 - Hardware Information; Contact Us
Drivers Installation - 51 - 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 53 - Chapter 4 Appendix; Unique Software Utilities; Download Center
Appendix - 5 3 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker) Motherboard Intellig ent Tweaker (M.I.T.) allows user to access and chang e BIOS featuresettings with relative speed and ease. Through GIGABYTE M.I.T. feature the user is no longerrequi...
Page 54 - What is Xpress Recovery ?; How to use the Xpress Recovery
GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 5 4 - English 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 state. 1. Supports FAT16, FAT32, an...
Page 55 - F9 For Xpress Recovery
Appendix - 5 5 - 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 Password5. Exit and Re...
Page 56 - Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit
GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 5 6 - 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 du...
Page 58 - Copy Main ROM Data to Backup; Save Settings to CMOS
GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 5 8 - English c. Dual BIOS Item explanation: Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable Status 1:If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, checksum error or reset? occurs in the Main BIOS, just before theOperating System is loaded and after the power is on, and that t...
Page 59 - Utility; Del; Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.
Appendix - 5 9 - 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?allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows. Using Q-Flash TM indica...
Page 60 - Exploring the Q-Flash; / Dual BIOS utility screen
GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 6 0 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-C op yright (C ) 1984-2004 Award So ftware } Stand ard CMOS Features } Ad van ced BIOS Features } In tegrated Perip herals } Po wer Managemen t Setup } Pn P/PC I C onfiguratio ns } PC Health Status } MB Int...
Page 61 - Enter
Appendix - 6 1 - English Du al BIOS Utility Boo t Fro m ......................................... Main Bios Main ROM Typ e/Size.............................SST 49LF004A 512K Backup R OM Typ e/Size.........................SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Ran ge Protection Disab le Bo ot From Main Bios Au to Re...
Page 64 - utility screen
GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 6 4 - 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 t...
Page 65 - Part One
Appendix - 6 5 - 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-Flas h Utility V1.30 Flas h Ty pe/Size.................................SST 49LF002A 256K Keep DMI Data Ena...
Page 69 - Channel Audio Setup:
Appendix - 6 9 - English Line Out 2 Channel Audio Setup: We recommend that you use speakers with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output isapplied. STEP 1:Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "LineOut". STEP 3:Click "C-Media 3D Audio Configuration" and t...
Page 70 - Channel Audio Setup
GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 7 0 - English STEP 2:After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an icon in the system area. Double click the icon toselect the function. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 :Connect the front speaker to "Front Speaker Out" andthe surround speaker to "Surroun...
Page 71 - Channel Audio Setup
Appendix - 7 1 - English 5.1 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 :Connect the front speaker to "Front Speaker Out", thesurround speaker to "Surround speaker out", and thece nte r/ sub woo fer s pea ker to " Cen ter /Su bw oof erSpeaker Out". STEP 2:After installation of the audio driv...
Page 72 - Channel Audio Setup
GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 7 2 - English 7.1 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 :Connect the front speaker to "Front Speaker Out", thesurround speaker to "Surround speaker out", and thece nte r/ sub woo fer s pea ker to " Cen ter /Su bw oof erSpeaker Out", and the back surround spea...
Page 73 - Mixer
Appendix - 7 3 - English Digital I/O Status: Digital Output Status--(1) For stereo PCM output: sampling rate is shown here.(2) For Dolby Digital Live! output: AC3 is shown here.Digital Input Status--(1) For stereo PCM input: sampling rate is shown here. Mixer The built-in mixer allows user to contro...
Page 74 - Troubleshooting
GA-8I915G Pro Motherboard - 7 4 - 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 prev...
