Page 4 - Table of Contents
- 4 - Table of Contents GA-8I865GME Motherboard Layout .............................................................................. 6Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .......
Page 6 - GA-8I865GME Motherboard Layout
- 6 - GA-8I865GME Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN Socket 478 AUDIO Intel 865G CODEC VGA LPT USB LAN R_USB Intel ICH5 F_PANEL BIOS PCI1 PCI2 EP82562G F_AUDIO F_USB1 SATA1 BATTERY ATX IDE1 FDD CD_IN GA-8I865GME DDR1 DDR2 PCI3 COMA IDE2 SATA0 I T 8 7 1 2 C I CLR_CMOS AGP PWR_FAN* BIOS_WP* * On...
Page 7 - Block Diagram
- 7 - Block Diagram Line-Out MIC Pentium 4 Socket 478 CPU CPUCLK+/-(133/200MHz) 33MHz Host Interface Intel 865G GMCH GMCHCLK (66MHz) 66MHz 48MHz DDR 400/333/266MHz DIMM 14.318MHz 33MHz IT8712 2 Serial ATA ATA33/66/100 IDE Channels Intel ICH5 14.318MHz BIOS CODEC Line-In PCICLK (33MHz) 3 PCI PCI Bus ...
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-8I865GME Motherboard - 10 - English 1-2 Feature Summary C P U Socket 478 for Intel ® Pentium ® 4 (Northwood, Prescott) with HT Technology L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus Supports 800/533/400MHz FSB Chipset Northbridge: Intel ® 865G Chipset Southbridge: Intel ® ICH5 LAN Onboard...
Page 12 - Installation of the CPU and Heatsink; HT functionality requirement content :
GA-8I865GME 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 wr...
Page 14 - Installation of Memory
GA-8I865GME 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 memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used. 2. Before installing...
Page 15 - Dual Channel Memory Configuration
Hardware Installation - 15 - English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-8I865GME supports the Dual Channel Technology. When the Dual Channel Technology isactivated, the bandwidth of memory bus will be double the original one. The GA-8I865GME includes 2 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has one DI...
Page 16 - Installation of Expansion Cards
GA-8I865GME 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 cover,...
Page 17 - I/O Back Panel Introduction
Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction You can use audio software to configure 2-/4-/6-channel audio functioning. 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...
Page 18 - Connectors Introduction
GA-8I865GME Motherboard - 18 - English 1-7 Connectors Introduction 1) ATX_12V 2) ATX (Power Connector)3) CPU_FAN 4) SYS_FAN5) P W R _ F A N *6) F D D7) IDE1 / IDE28) SATA0 / SATA19) P W R _ L E D 10) BATTERY11) F_PANEL12) F _ A U D I O13) C D _ I N14) F _ U S B 115) C I16) C L R _ C M O S17) BIOS_WP...
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 30 - Standard CMOS Features; Date
GA-8I865GME 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 maximum al...
Page 31 - Halt on
BIOS Setup - 31 - English Capacity Capacity of currectly installed hard drive. Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate optionbased on this information. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zon...
Page 32 - Advanced BIOS Features; Hard Disk Boot Priority
GA-8I865GME 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 exi...
Page 33 - Limit CPUID Max. to 3
BIOS Setup - 33 - English CPU Hyper-Threading Enabled Enable CPU Hyper-Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is onlyw o r k i n g for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Defaultval u e ) Disabled Disable CPU Hyper-Threading. Limit CPUID Max. to 3 Enabled Limit CPUID Ma...
Page 34 - Integrated Peripherals; On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
GA-8I865GME 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 Disabl...
Page 36 - Parallel Port Mode
GA-8I865GME Motherboard - 36 - English Parallel Port Mode SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default value) EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode. ECP Mode Use DMA 3 S...
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
GA-8I865GME 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. PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set I...
Page 39 - PC Health Status; Reset Case Open Status; Enabled; Current CPU Temperature
BIOS Setup - 39 - 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 has been opened, "Case Opened"...
Page 40 - Frequency/Voltage Control; CPU Clock Ratio; Memory Frequency For
GA-8I865GME Motherboard - 40 - English 2-7 Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio [21X] Memory Frequency For [Auto] Memory Frequency (Mhz) 266 KLJI : Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: Gen...
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) 1984-2006 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 - 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-8I865GME 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; Contact Us
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 - Unique Software Utilities; User Interface Overview; Chapter 4 Appendix
Appendix - 49 - English 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 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,...
Page 50 - How to use the Xpress Recovery2; Advanced BIOS Feature
GA-8I865GME Motherboard - 50 - 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, Xpre...
Page 51 - The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2
Appendix - 51 - 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 files torelease disk space. (This button will not appearif there is no backup ...
Page 52 - Utility; Del; Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.
GA-8I865GME 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. Using ...
Page 53 - 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 - Enter
GA-8I865GME 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 Enable...
Page 57 - utility screen
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 - Part One
GA-8I865GME 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 Keep D...
Page 61 - Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:
Appendix - 61 - English 4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- Channel Audio Function Introduction 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 "LineOut...
Page 62 - Channel Audio Setup
GA-8I865GME Motherboard - 62 - English STEP 3:Click "Speaker Configuration" and select "4 channelmode for 4 speaker output" to complete 4 channelaudio configuration. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1:Connect the Front Speakers to "Line Out", the RearSpeakers to "Line In". ...
Page 63 - Channel Audio Setup
Appendix - 63 - English STEP 3:Click "Speaker Configuration" and select "6 channelmode for 5.1 speaker output" to complete 6 channelaudio configuration. 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1:Connect the Front Speakers to "Line Out", the RearSpeakers to "Line In", and the Cente...
Page 64 - Troubleshooting
GA-8I865GME Motherboard - 64 - 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 af...
