Page 4 - Table of Contents
- 4 - Table of Contents GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard Layout ............................................................................ 6Block Diagram ............................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ........
Page 6 - GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard Layout
- 6 - GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN LGA775 COMA LPT ATX GA-8I915P Duo R_USB IR SATA0 SATA2SATA1 PWR_LED USB LAN BAT CD_IN F_AUDIO AUDIO1 ICH6 BIOS PCI2 PCI3 SYS_FAN SATA3 FDD F_PANEL CLR_CMOS PCIE_16 PCIE_1 PCI1 F_USB1 F_USB2 IT8712 CODEC AUDIO2 IDE1 Marvell8001 PCIE_2 COMB ...
Page 7 - Block Diagram
- 7 - Block Diagram LGA775 Processor CPUCLK+/-(200/133MHz) PCI Express x16 33MHz Host Interface Intel 915P MCH MCHCLK (133/200MHz) 66MHz 48MHz COM Ports Floppy PS/2 KB/Mouse 24MHz 33MHz IT 8712 4 Serial ATA ATA33/66/100 IDE1 Channels Intel ICH6 14.318MHz BIOS 8 USB Ports PCICLK (33MHz) 3 PCI PCI Bus...
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-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 10 - English CPU Supports the latest Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 CPU Supports 800/533MHz FSB L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset Northbridge: Intel ® 915P Express Chipset Southbridge: Intel ® ICH6 Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems M e m o r y 2 DDR ...
Page 12 - 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
GA-8I915P Duo 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 the ...
Page 14 - memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used.; Installation of Memory
GA-8I915P Duo 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.Rev...
Page 15 - Dual Channel DDR/DDR II; or
Hardware Installation - 15 - English Dual Channel DDR/DDR II GA-8I915P Duo supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technology, thebandwidth of Memory Bus will add double.GA-8I915P Duo includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following: Channel ...
Page 16 - Installation of Expansion Cards; Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card:
GA-8I915P Duo 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 cove...
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 keyboardto the lower port (purple). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral dev...
Page 18 - Connectors Introduction; FDD
GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 18 - English 1-7 Connectors Introduction 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX (Power Connector) 3) CPU_FAN 4) SYS_FAN 5) FDD 6) IDE1/IDE2/IDE3 7) SATA0 / SATA1 / SATA2 / SATA3 8) F_PANEL 9) PWR_LED 10) F_AUDIO 11) CD_IN 12) SPDIF_IO 13) F_USB1 / F_USB2 14) IR 15) CI 16) CLR_CMOS 17) BAT 1 3...
Page 29 - CONTROL KEYS; Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup - 29 - 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 30 - This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.
GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 30 - 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 thescreen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. If you can't ...
Page 31 - Standard CMOS Features
BIOS Setup - 31 - 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 32 - IDE Channel 0 Master, Slave
GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 32 - English IDE Channel 0 Master, Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection.IDE Device Setup. You can use one of three methods: Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST(default) None Se...
Page 33 - BIOS Setup; Halt on; No Errors; Memory; This item displays the memory size that used.
BIOS Setup - 33 - English Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and youwill be prompted. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will...
Page 34 - Advanced BIOS Features; Hard Disk Boot Priority
GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 34 - 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> to ...
Page 35 - Password Check
BIOS Setup - 35 - English Password Check Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correctpassword is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correctpassword is not entered at the prompt. If you wan...
Page 36 - Integrated Peripherals; On-Chip Primary PCI IDE; Enabled
GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 36 - 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. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI...
Page 37 - PATA IDE Set to
BIOS Setup - 37 - English On-Chip SATA Mode Disabled Disable this function. Auto BIOS will auto detect. (Default value) Combined Set On-Chip SATA mode to Combined, you can use up to 4 HDDs onthe motherboard; 2 for SATA and the other for PATA IDE. Enhanced Set On-Chip SATA mode to Enhanced, the mothe...
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 type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value) S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend To RAM). Soft-off by PWR-BTTN Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantly. (Default value) Del...
Page 40 - Power On By Keyboard; Password; KB Power ON Password; Enter; AC Back Function
GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 40 - 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 Po...
Page 41 - PnP/PCI Configurations; PCI 1 IRQ Assignment; PCI 2 IRQ Assignment; Auto; PCI 3 IRQ Assignment; Auto
BIOS Setup - 41 - 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 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,...
Page 42 - PC Health Status; Reset Case Open Status
GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 42 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value) Enabled Clear case open status at next boot. Case Opened If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No".If the case have been opened, "...
Page 43 - CPU Smart FAN Control; CPU Clock Ratio
BIOS Setup - 43 - English CPU Smart FAN Control Disabled Disable this function. Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU fan will run at different speed depending onCPU temperature. Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based ontheir requirements. (Default Value) CPU Smart FAN Mode This op...
Page 44 - Robust Graphics Booster
GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 44 - English Robust Graphics Booster Select the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get higher performance. Auto Set Robust Graphics Booster to Auto. (Default value) Fast Set Robust Graphics Booster to Fast. Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo. C...
Page 45 - DIMM OverVoltage Control
BIOS Setup - 45 - English for FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=800MHz, 1.66 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 1.66. 2.0 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.0. 2.66 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.66. Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default value) Memory Frequency (Mhz) The values depend on &...
Page 46 - Load Fail-Safe Defaults; Load Optimized Defaults
GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 46 - 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 ` Int...
Page 48 - -12 Exit Without Saving
GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 48 - 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.T...
Page 49 - Install Drivers; 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 Duo 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; This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.; Contact Us; Please see the last page for details.
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 - Appendix; 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 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 nolonger required...
Page 54 - User Interface Overview
GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 54 - 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 for enhancingsystem performance, 2) C.I.A. an...
Page 55 - What is Xpress Recovery ?; please do not alter its size.; How to use the Xpress Recovery
Appendix - 55 - English 4-1-2 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 56 - enter Xpress Recovery in the future by pressing the F9 key.; F9 For Xpress Recovery
GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 56 - English 2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (Text Mode) 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 Restart 1. If you have alread...
Page 57 - Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit; Restores backup image to original state.
Appendix - 57 - 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 computerpower o...
Page 58 - Utility; Del; Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.
GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 58 - 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 a...
Page 59 - button on your keyboard and then; in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.; Exploring the Q-Flash; / Dual BIOS utility screen
Appendix - 59 - 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 60 - Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press; After pressing
GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 60 - 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 Au...
Page 61 - Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.
Appendix - 61 - 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 Bios Main ROM Type/Size............................
Page 63 - utility screen; Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.
Appendix - 63 - 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 64 - Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.; to Load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults, please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in; Part One
GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 64 - 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...
Page 65 - I. Update BIOS through Internet
Appendix - 65 - English Method 2 : @BIOS TM Utility If you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS underWindows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latestversion of BIOS. 1. Methods and steps: I. Update...
Page 67 - Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:
Appendix - 67 - English 4-1-4 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 speakers or earphone t...
Page 68 - Channel Audio Setup; Sound Effect
GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 68 - 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 channe...
Page 69 - Channel Audio Setup
Appendix - 69 - 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 driver, you find a S...
Page 70 - Channel Audio Setup
GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 70 - 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"...
Page 73 - Troubleshooting; AMI BIOS Beep Codes
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://www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BI...
