Page 4 - Table of Contents
- 4 - Table of Contents GA-8VM800M Motherboard Layout .............................................................................. 6Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ........
Page 6 - GA-8VM800M Motherboard Layout
- 6 - GA-8VM800M Motherboard Layout KB_MS COMA LPT Socket 478 CPU_FAN ATX FDD VGA COMB ATX_12V PWR_LED PCI3 F_USB1 BIOS F_PANEL VT8237R Plus F_USB2 BAT PCI2 CODEC SUR_CEN CLR_CMOS CD_IN SATA1 SATA0 PCI1 I T 8 7 0 5 GA-8VM800M F_AUDIO USB IDE2 IDE1 AGP DDR1 VIA P4M800 LAN AUDIO USB DDR2 R T L 8 2 0 1
Page 7 - Block Diagram
- 7 - Block Diagram VIA P4M800 VIA VT8237R Plus CPUCLK+/- (100/133/200MHz) System Bus 400/533/800MHz GCLKNB 66MHz 33MHz 14.318MHz 48MHz LPC BUS AGP 4X/8X 3 PCI PCICLK (33MHz) AC97 Link 8 USB Ports ATA33/66/ 100/133 IDE Channels RTL8201 48 MHz 33 MHz F l o p p y LPT Port PS/2 KB/Mouse C O M A / C O M...
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-8VM800M Motherboard - 10 - English C P U Socket 478 for Intel ® Pentium ® 4 (Northwood, Prescott) with HT Technology Supports 400/533/800MHz FSB L2 cache varies with processors Chipset Northbridge:VIA P4M800 Southbridge: VIA 8237R Plus M e m o r y 2 184-pin DDR DIMM slots Supports D...
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-8VM800M 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 w...
Page 14 - m e m o r y o f s i m i l a r c a p a c i t y , s p e c i f i c a t i o n s a n d b r a n d b e u s e d .; Installation of Memory
GA-8VM800M Motherboard - 14 - 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 m e m o r y o f s i m i l a r c a p a c i t y , s p e c i f i c a t i o n s a n d b...
Page 15 - Installation of Expansion Cards; Installing a AGP expansion 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 installing the expansion card into the computer. 2 . Remove your computer's chassis cov...
Page 16 - I/O Back Panel Introduction; Monitor can be connected to VGA port.
GA-8VM800M 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 printer,...
Page 17 - Connectors Introduction; F D D
Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1-7 Connectors Introduction 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX (Power Connector) 3) C P U _ F A N 4) F D D 5) IDE1/IDE2 6) SATA0 / SATA1 7) F _ PA N E L 8) P W R _ L E D 9) F _ A U D I O 10) C D _ I N 11) S U R _ C E N 12) F_USB1 / F_USB2 13) C O M B 14) C L R _ C M O S 15) BAT 3...
Page 23 - Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.
Hardware Installation - 23 - English 1 10) CD_IN (CD IN Connector) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R 11) SUR_CEN Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable. 1 6 5 2 Pin No. Definition 1 SUR OUTL 2 SUR OUTR 3 GND 4 No...
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-8VM800M Motherboard - 28 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F1a) 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't fi...
Page 29 - Set Supervisor Password; Standard CMOS Features; Date
BIOS Setup - 29 - English Set Supervisor Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. Set User Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system. Save & Exit ...
Page 30 - IDE Channel 2/3 Master
GA-8VM800M Motherboard - 30 - English IDE Channel 2/3 Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection.Extended IDE Drive SATA devices setup. You can use one of two methods: Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA IDE devices during POST....
Page 31 - BIOS Setup; Halt on; No Errors; Memory; This item displays the memory size that used.
BIOS Setup - 31 - 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 32 - Advanced BIOS Features; Hard Disk Boot Priority
GA-8VM800M 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> to exit...
Page 33 - Limit CPUID Max. to 3; Integrated Peripherals; OnChip IDE Channel0
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 35 - Power Management Setup; ACPI Suspend Type; Legacy USB storage detect
BIOS Setup - 35 - 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). USB Device Wake-Up From S3 Disabled Disable USB Device Wake-Up from S3. (Default value) Enabled E...
Page 36 - Keyboard Power On
GA-8VM800M Motherboard - 36 - English Keyboard Power On Password Enter from 1 to 8 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to power on the system. Mouse Power...
Page 37 - PnP/PCI Configurations; PCI 1 IRQ Assignment; PCI 2 IRQ Assignment; Auto; PCI 3 IRQ Assignment; Auto
BIOS Setup - 37 - 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 38 - Detect system's voltage status automatically.; Current CPU Temperature; Detect CPU temperature automatically.
GA-8VM800M Motherboard - 38 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V Detect system's voltage status automatically. Current CPU Temperature Detect CPU temperature automatically. Current CPU FAN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU Fan speed status automatically. CMOS Setup Ut...
Page 39 - Frequency / Voltage Control; CPU Clock Ratio; CPU Host Clock Control
BIOS Setup - 39 - English 2-7 Frequency / Voltage Control Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken. For power end-user use only. CPU Clock Ratio (Note) This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection.The option will display "Locked" and read only if the CPU ra...
Page 40 - DRAM Clock
GA-8VM800M Motherboard - 40 - English DRAM Clock Please set DRAM Clock according to your requirement. (Default value: By SPD) If you use DDR266 DRAM module, please set "DRAM Clock" to "133". If you use DDR333 DRAMmodule, please set "DRAM Clock" to "166". If you use DD...
Page 41 - Load Fail-Safe Defaults; Load Optimized 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) 1984-2005 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-8VM800M Motherboard - 46 - English 3-2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software. You can click an item toinstall it. 3-3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
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; Chapter 4 Appendix; Unique Software Utilities; Download Center
Appendix - 49 - 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 50 - User Interface Overview
GA-8VM800M Motherboard - 50 - 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. and M...
Page 51 - How to use the Xpress Recovery2; Advanced BIOS Feature; enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the key in the future.
Appendix - 51 - 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 52 - Back up data from hard disk.; The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2; SATA IDE channel 4
GA-8VM800M Motherboard - 52 - 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 if there...
Page 53 - Utility; Del; Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.
Appendix - 53 - 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 TM allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in ...
Page 54 - button on your keyboard and then; in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.; Exploring the Q-Flash; / Dual BIOS utility screen
GA-8VM800M Motherboard - 54 - 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 Languag...
Page 55 - Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press; After pressing; Enter
Appendix - 55 - 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 56 - Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.
GA-8VM800M Motherboard - 56 - 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 58 - utility screen; Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.
GA-8VM800M Motherboard - 58 - 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 t...
Page 59 - 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
Appendix - 59 - 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 60 - I. Update BIOS through Internet
GA-8VM800M Motherboard - 60 - 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 st...
Page 61 - III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS; server, please go onto
Appendix - 61 - 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 shown in dialog bo...
Page 62 - -1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction; RAID Levels
GA-8VM800M Motherboard - 62 - English 4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction RAID Levels RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logicalunit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. Fau...
Page 63 - before the window disappears.; Tab; to enter RAID setup utility, the
Appendix - 63 - English Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array:1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction. Note: To achieve best performance, it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar makeand storage capacity. 2) Please attach the hard drive conne...
Page 64 - Press Enter on; Create Array; item, you will see the screen as shown below.; Before create an Array, you have to set the array mode first. Select; Array Mode; and press
GA-8VM800M Motherboard - 64 - English A. Create Array: Press Enter on Create Array item, you will see the screen as shown below. VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111.79 Hdd Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SAT...
Page 66 - If you want to delete the Array, select
GA-8VM800M Motherboard - 66 - English B. Delete Array: If you want to delete the Array, select Delete Array in the main menu and press Enter . The channel column will be activated. Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press Enter . A warning message will show up, press Y to delete...
Page 67 - Serial Number View
Appendix - 67 - English D. Serial Number View: Highlight Serial Number View and press Enter . Use arrow key to select a drive, the selected drive's serial number can be viewed in the last column. The serial number is assigned by the disk drive manufacturer. VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 V...
Page 68 - Installing the RAID drivers; disk that has CD-ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk.; BootDrv; folder. A command prompt window will open
GA-8VM800M Motherboard - 68 - English Installing the RAID drivers To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATA controllerdriver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windowssetup process. First...
Page 69 - Speaker Configuration; Channel Audio Setup
Appendix - 69 - English 4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction STEP 1:Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to"Line Out." STEP 3:On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 2-channel mode for stereo speaker output check box. 2 Chann...
Page 70 - Channel Analog Audio Output Mode
GA-8VM800M Motherboard - 70 - 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 outp...
Page 71 - Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode
Appendix - 71 - English Use the back audio panel to connect the audio outputwithout any additional module.STEP 1:Connect the front channels to "Line Out",the rearchannels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer chan-nels to "MIC In". Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode ST...
Page 73 - Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Notes:
Appendix - 73 - 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 Configuration tab and select t...
Page 74 - Troubleshooting; AMI BIOS Beep Codes
GA-8VM800M Motherboard - 74 - 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 aft...
