Page 4 - Table of Content
- 4 - Table of Content GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard Layout ...................................................................... 6Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ..........
Page 6 - GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard Layout
- 6 - GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard Layout Only for GA-8I915ME-GV.Only for GA-8I915ME-GL. Only for GA-8I915ME-C.Only for GA-8I915ME-G. KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN LGA775 BIOS_WP BAT SPDIF_IO SATA0 ICH6 BIOS PCI1 PCI2 DIMM1 SATA2 FDD PWR_LED F_PANEL CLR_CMOS PCIE_16 F_USB2 F_USB1 COM2 CODEC VGA LPT USB LAN...
Page 7 - Block Diagram
- 7 - Block Diagram Only for GA-8I915ME-GV.Only for GA-8I915ME-GL. Only for GA-8I915ME-C.Only for GA-8I915ME-G. LGA775 Processor CPUCLK+/-(200 /133 MHz) VGA Host Interface Intel ICH6 PCI-ECLK (100MHz) P C I E x p r e s s x 1 6 Intel Intel 915GV Intel 915GL Intel 910GL Intel 915G GMCH Line-Out MIC Li...
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-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 10 - English Motherboard GA-8I915ME Series motherboard-GA-8I915ME-GV / GA-8I915ME-GL / GA-8I915ME-C / GA-8I915ME-G C P U Supports the latest Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 CPU Supports 800 / 533MHz FSB L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset Northbridge: Intel ® 915GV ...
Page 12 - Installation of the CPU and Heatsink; HT functionality requirement content :
GA-8I915ME Series 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 ...
Page 14 - Installation of Memory
GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 14 - English 1 . The DIMM slot has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. 2 . Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it down. 3 . Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module....
Page 15 - Dual Channel DDR
Hardware Installation - 15 - English Dual Channel DDR GA-8I915ME-GV/GA-8I915ME-GL/GA-8I915ME-C/GA-8I915ME-G supports the Dual ChannelTechnology. After operating the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of Memory Bus will adddouble.GA-8I915ME-GV/GA-8I915ME-GL/GA-8I915ME-C/GA-8I915ME-G includes 2 DI...
Page 16 - Installation of Expansion Cards
GA-8I915ME Series 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 ...
Page 20 - I/O Back Panel Introduction
GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 20 - 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 thekeyboard o the lower port (purple). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a pr...
Page 21 - Connectors Introduction; FDD
Hardware Installation - 21 - English 1-7 Connectors Introduction 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX (Power Connector) 3) CPU_FAN 4) SYS_FAN 5) FDD 6) IDE 7) SATA0 / SATA2 8) F_PANEL 9) W O L 10) P W R _ L E D 11) F _ A U D I O 12) C D _ I N 13) A U X _ I N 14) F_USB1 / F_USB2 15) COM2 16) S U R _ C E N 17) SPIDF_IO ...
Page 33 - CONTROL KEYS; Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup - 33 - 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 35 - Load Optimized Defaults; Exit Without Saving
BIOS Setup - 35 - 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 36 - Standard CMOS Features; Date
GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 36 - 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 maxi...
Page 37 - Halt on
BIOS Setup - 37 - 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 38 - Advanced BIOS Features; Hard Disk Boot Priority
GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 38 - 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>...
Page 39 - Limit CPUID Max. to 3
BIOS Setup - 39 - 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 40 - Integrated Peripherals; On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 40 - 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 SATA Mode Disabled Disable this function. Auto BIOS will auto detect. Combined Set On-Ch...
Page 42 - Power Management Setup; ACPI Suspend Type
GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 42 - English 2-4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)] Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Instant-off] PME Event Wake Up [Enabled] ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan [Enabled] Resume by Alarm [Disable...
Page 43 - Power On By Keyboard
BIOS Setup - 43 - English Power On By Keyboard Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password. Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key topower on the system. KB Power ON Password...
Page 44 - PnP/PCI Configurations; PCI 1 IRQ Assignment; PCI 2 IRQ Assignment; PCI 3 IRQ Assignment; PC Health Status
GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 44 - 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 46 - Frequency/Voltage Control; CPU Clock Ratio
GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 46 - English 2-7 Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio (Note) This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection.The option will display "Locked" and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable. Memory Frequency for Wrong frequency may make syst...
Page 47 - Load Fail-Safe Defaults
BIOS Setup - 47 - 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) 1984-2005 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Periphe...
Page 49 - -12 Exit Without Saving
BIOS Setup - 49 - 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 51 - Chapter 3 Install Drivers; Install Chipset Drivers
Install Drivers - 51 - 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 52 - Software Applications
GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 52 - 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 dr...
Page 53 - Hardware Information; Contact Us
Install Drivers - 53 - 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 55 - Chapter 4 Appendix; Unique Software Utilities; Download Center
Appendix - 55 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker) Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) allows user to access and change BIOS featuresettings with relative speed and ease. Through GIGABYTE M.I.T. feature the user is no longerrequired...
Page 56 - User Interface Overview
GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 56 - English 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement andmanageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1) Overclocking forenhancing system performance, 2) C.I.A...
Page 57 - How to use the Xpress Recovery2; Advanced BIOS Feature
Appendix - 57 - English 4-1-2 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 58 - The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2
GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 58 - 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 i...
Page 59 - Utility; Del; Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.
Appendix - 59 - English 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 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...
Page 60 - Exploring the Q-Flash; / Dual BIOS utility screen
GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 60 - 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 ...
Page 61 - Enter
Appendix - 61 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enabl...
Page 64 - utility screen
GA-8I915ME Series 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 o...
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-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Enable ...
Page 68 - Speaker Configuration; - 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
GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 68 - English 4-1-4 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction STEP 1:Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "LineOut." STEP 3:On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 2 - c h a n n e l m o d e f o r s t e ...
Page 69 - Channel Analog Audio Output Mode
Appendix - 69 - 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 70 - Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode
GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 70 - 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 A...
Page 72 - Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Notes:
GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 72 - 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 Configura...
Page 74 - Jack-Sensing Introuction; Introduction of audio connectors
GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 74 - 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 o...
Page 76 - Troubleshooting
GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 76 - 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://www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous B...
