Page 4 - Table of Contents
- 4 - Table of Contents GA-8I865PEM-775 Motherboard Layout ....................................................................... 6Block Diagram ............................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ...........
Page 7 - Block Diagram
- 7 - Block Diagram Line-Out MIC LGA775 Processor CPUCLK+/-(133/200MHz) AGPCLK (66MHz) 33MHz Host Interface Intel 865PE MCH MCHCLK (66MHz) 66MHz 48MHz DDR 400/333/266MHz DIMM 14.318MHz 33MHz LPC47M997 2 Serial ATA ATA33/66/100 IDE Channels Intel ICH5 14.318MHz BIOS CODEC Line-In PCICLK (33MHz) 3 PCI...
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-8I865PEM-775 Motherboard - 10 - English CPU Supports the latest Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 CPU Supports 800/533MHz FSB L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset Northbridge: Intel ® 865PE Chipset Southbridge: Intel ® ICH5 Memory 4 DDR DIMM memory slots (supports up to 4GB memory) (Note) Supp...
Page 11 - Installation of the CPU and Heatsink; overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur.; HT functionality requirement content :; Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology
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 one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the CPU in the wron...
Page 13 - is switched off to prevent hardware damage.; 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 memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used. 2. Before installing o...
Page 14 - Dual Channel DDR
GA-8I865PEM-775 Motherboard - 14 - English Dual Channel DDR GA-8I865PEM-775 supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technology,the bandwidth of Memory Bus will double. GA-8I865PEM-775 includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following: Channel ...
Page 15 - Installation of Expansion Cards; Installing a AGP VGA card:
Hardware Installation - 15 - 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 cover, s...
Page 16 - I/O Back Panel Introduction; Connects to serial-based mouse or data processing devices.
GA-8I865PEM-775 Motherboard - 16 - 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 pri...
Page 17 - Connectors Introduction
Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1-7 Connectors Introduction 1 2 14 1) ATX_12V2) ATX (Power Connector)3) CPU_FAN4) SYS_FAN5) FDD6) IDE1 / IDE27) SATA0 / SATA18) PWR_LED9) BAT 10) F_PANEL 11) F_AUDIO 12) CD_IN13) SPDIF14) F_USB1 / F_USB215) COMB16) IR17) CLR_CMOS 10 7 4 5 8 11 13 16 17 3 6 12 15 ...
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-8I865PEM-775 Motherboard - 28 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E1) 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 29 - BIOS Setup; Load Optimized Defaults; Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.; Exit Without Saving; Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.
BIOS Setup - 29 - English Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in bestperformance configuration. Set Supervisor Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and ...
Page 30 - Standard CMOS Features; Date
GA-8I865PEM-775 Motherboard - 30 - 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 maximu...
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-8I865PEM-775 Motherboard - 32 - 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> t...
Page 33 - Limit CPUID Max. to 3
BIOS Setup - 33 - 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 34 - Integrated Peripherals; On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
GA-8I865PEM-775 Motherboard - 34 - 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 Di...
Page 36 - UR2 Duplex Mode
GA-8I865PEM-775 Motherboard - 36 - English UR2 Duplex Mode This feature allows you to seclect IR mode.This function will available when "UART Mode Select" doesn't set at Normal. Half IR Function Duplex Half. (Default value) Full IR Function Duplex Full. Onboard Parallel port Disabled Disable...
Page 37 - Power Management Setup
BIOS Setup - 37 - 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), poer LED will blink. (Default value) Dual/OFF...
Page 38 - PnP/PCI Configurations; PCI 1 IRQ Assignment; Resume by Alarm
GA-8I865PEM-775 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 1/5. 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 - Current CPU/System Temperature; Detect CPU/System temperature automatically.
BIOS Setup - 39 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Current CPU/System Temperature Detect CPU/System temperature automatically. Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +5V / +12V Detect system's voltage status automatically. Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/SYSTEM Fan speed status automa...
Page 40 - Frequency/Voltage Control; CPU Clock Ratio; Auto
GA-8I865PEM-775 Motherboard - 40 - English 2-7 Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio [15X] Memory Frequency For [Auto] Memory Frequency (Mhz) 266 KLJI : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:...
Page 41 - Load Fail-Safe Defaults
BIOS Setup - 41 - 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 43 - -12 Exit Without Saving
BIOS Setup - 43 - 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 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-8I865PEM-775 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 driver...
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; What is Xpress Recovery ?; please do not alter its size.; How to use the Xpress Recovery; Chapter 4 Appendix; Unique Software Utilities
Appendix - 49 - 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, and NTFS formats2. M...
Page 50 - Press F9 during powering on the computer .; F9 For Xpress Recovery
GA-8I865PEM-775 Motherboard - 50 - 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 Pass...
Page 51 - Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit; Restores backup image to original state.
Appendix - 51 - 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 computer powero...
Page 52 - Utility; Del; Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.
GA-8I865PEM-775 Motherboard - 52 - 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 TM allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows. Us...
Page 53 - button on your keyboard and then; in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.; Exploring the Q-Flash; / Dual BIOS utility screen
Appendix - 53 - 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 54 - Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press; After pressing; Enter
GA-8I865PEM-775 Motherboard - 54 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From...................................... Main BiosMain ROM Type/Size...................... SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM Type/Size.................. SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery En...
Page 55 - Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.
Appendix - 55 - 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 BiosMain ROM Type/Size...................... SST 49...
Page 57 - utility screen; Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.
Appendix - 57 - 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 58 - Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.; Part One
GA-8I865PEM-775 Motherboard - 58 - 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 49LF003A 256K Ke...
Page 60 - III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS; server, please go onto
GA-8I865PEM-775 Motherboard - 60 - English III. Save BIOSIn the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save thecurrent BIOS version. IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon...
Page 61 - Line Out; Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:; in the status area
Appendix - 61 - English 4-1-3 2- / 4- / 5.1- 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 speakers or earphone to &#...
Page 62 - Channel Audio Setup
GA-8I865PEM-775 Motherboard - 62 - English 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 :Connect the Front Speakers to "Line Out", the RearSpeakers to "Line In". Line In (Rear Speaker Out)Line Out (Front Speaker Out)Mic In STEP 2 :After you install the audio driver, you will find the "SoundMAX C...
Page 63 - Channel Audio Setup
Appendix - 63 - English 5.1 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 :Connect the Front Speakers to "Line Out", the Sur-r o u n d S p e a k e r s t o " L i n e I n " , a n d t h e C e n t e r /Subwoofer Speakers to "MIC In". Sound Effect Configuration:At the "Acoustic Environments"...
Page 65 - Troubleshooting
Appendix - 65 - 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 66 - AMI BIOS Beep Codes
GA-8I865PEM-775 Motherboard - 66 - English Question 8: Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up. What dothese beeps usually stand for?Answer: The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems. However, they areonly for reference purposes...
