Page 4 - Ta ble of Con ten ts
- 4 - Ta ble of Con ten ts GA-8I915P-D Pro Motherboard Layout ...................................................................... 6Block Diagram ........................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .............
Page 7 - Block Diagram; PCI Bus
- 7 - Block Diagram Line-Out MIC Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out LGA775 Processor CPUCLK+/-(200/133M Hz) PCI Express x16 33MHz Ho st Interfa ce In te l 915PMCH M CHCLK (133/200M Hz) 66MHz 48MHz DDRII 600 (Not e) /533/400M Hz DIM M Dual Channel M em ory COM Port Floppy PS/2 KB/M ouse 24MHz 33MHz IT 8 71...
Page 9 - 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-8I915P-D Pro Motherboard - 10 - English CPU w Supports the latest Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 CPU w Supports 800/533MHz FSB w L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset w Northbridge: Intel ® 915P Express Chipset w Southbridge: Intel ® ICH6 Memory w 4 DDR II DIMM memory slots (supports up to 4GB memory) (No...
Page 12 - Installation of the CPU and Heatsink; HT functionality requirement content :
GA-8I915P-D Pro 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 CPU in th...
Page 14 - Installation of Memory
GA-8I915P-D Pro Motherboard - 14 - English Fig.1The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory modulecan only fit in one direction. Insert the DIMM memory modulevertically into the DIMM socket. Then push it down. Fig.2Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets tolock the DIMM module.R...
Page 15 - Dual Channel DDR II
Hardware Installation - 15 - English 2 memory mod ules 4 memory mod ules DDR II 1 DDR II 2 DDR II 3 DDR II 4 DS/SS X DS/SS X X DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS Dual Channel DDR II GA-8I915P-D Pro supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating theDual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of ...
Page 16 - Installation of Expansion Cards
GA-8I915P-D Pro Motherboard - 16 - 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 install the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer's chassis co...
Page 17 - I/O Back Panel Introduction
Hardware Installation - 17 - English 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, scanner and other peripheral dev...
Page 18 - Connectors Introduction; FDD; Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out; Side Speaker Out
GA-8I915P-D Pro Motherboard - 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_ATA0 / S_ATA1 / S_ATA2 / S_ATA3 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...
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 - This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.
GA-8I91 5P-D Pro Moth erboard - 30 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F3c) Once y ou enter Aw ard BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below ) w ill appear on the screen.Use arrow key s to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. If ...
Page 31 - BIOS Setup; Load Optimiz ed Defaults; 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 Load Optimiz ed Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the v alue of the sy stem parameters w hich the sy stem w ould be in bestperformance c onfiguration. n Set Su pervisor Password Change, set, or disable passw ord. It allows y ou to limit access to the sy stem and Setup...
Page 32 - Standard CMOS Features; Date
GA-8I91 5P-D Pro Moth erboard - 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...
Page 34 - Advanced BIOS Features; Hard D isk Boot Pr iority
GA-8I91 5P-D Pro Moth erboard - 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-Chip Prim ary PCI IDE; Enab led
GA-8I91 5P-D Pro Moth erboard - 36 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Prim ary PCI IDE Enab led Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default v alue) Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. CMOS Se t up Utility -Cop y right (C) 198 4-2004 Awa rd S oftwa 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; Passw ord; KB Po wer ON Password; Enter; AC Back Funct ion; Memory
GA-8I91 5P-D Pro Moth erboard - 40 - English Power On By Keyboard Passw ord Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Key board Pow er On Passw ord. Disabled Disabled this functi on. (Default v alue) Key board 98 If y our key board hav e "POWER Key " button, y ou can press the key topow er on ...
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 5P-D Pro Moth erboard - 42 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR18V / +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 s...
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 Intelligent Acelerator 2) is designed to detect...
Page 44 - Mem ory Frequency For
GA-8I91 5P-D Pro Moth erboard - 44 - English CPU Ho st Clock C ontrol Please note that if y our system is ov erclocked and cannot restart, please w ait 20secs.for automatic sy stem restart or clear the CMOS setup data and perform a safe restart. Disabled Disable CPU Host Clock Control. (Default v al...
Page 45 - Load F ail-Safe Defaults
BIOS Setup - 45 - English 2-9 Load F ail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate v alues of the sy stem parameters that allow minimum sy stemperformance. 2-8 Select L anguage Multi-language supports 7 languages. There are English, French, German, Spanish, Traditional Chinese,Si...
Page 46 - -10 Load Optimized Defaults
GA-8I91 5P-D Pro Moth erboard - 46 - English 2-10 Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features w hich the sy stem automaticallydetects. 2-11 Set S upervisor/User Password Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Fea...
Page 47 - -13 Exit Witho ut Saving
BIOS Setup - 47 - English 2-12 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. 2-13 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 Install Drivers; Install Chipset Drivers
Install Drivers - 49 - 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 50 - Software Applications
GA-8I915P-D 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 driv...
Page 51 - Hardware Information; Contact Us
Install Drivers - 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 - 53 - 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 change BIOS featuresettings with relative speed and ease. Throug h GIGABYTE M.I.T. feature the user is nolong er req u...
Page 54 - What is Xpress Recovery ?; How to use the Xpress Recovery
GA-8I915P-D Pro Motherboard - 54 - 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, a...
Page 55 - F9 For Xpress Recovery
Appendix - 55 - 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 Res...
Page 56 - Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit
GA-8I915P-D Pro Motherboard - 56 - 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 d...
Page 58 - Copy Main ROM Data to Backup; Save Settings to CMOS
GA-8I915P-D Pro Motherboard - 58 - 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 ...
Page 59 - Utility; Del; Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.
Appendix - 59 - 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 indicat...
Page 60 - Exploring the Q-Flash; / Dual BIOS utility screen
GA-8I915P-D Pro Motherboard - 60 - 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 In...
Page 64 - utility screen
GA-8I915P-D Pro Motherboard - 64 - 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 65 - Part One
Appendix - 65 - 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 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Enab...
Page 68 - Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:; Introduction of audio connectors:
GA-8I915P-D Pro Motherboard - 68 - English 4-1-3 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction 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 spe...
Page 69 - Channel Audio Setup
Appendix - 69 - 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 70 - Channel Audio Setup
GA-8I915P-D Pro Motherboard - 70 - 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 audio d...
Page 71 - Channel Audio Setup
Appendix - 71 - 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 72 - Jack-Sensing Introduction
GA-8I915P-D Pro Motherboard - 72 - English Jack-Sensing Introduction Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection function. Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support forWindows 2000. After you install an audio device, a screen of a listwou ld p op ...
Page 73 - Troubleshooting
Appendix - 73 - 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...
