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Manual - Page 3
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„ For quick installation, please refer to the "Hardware Installation Guide" included with the product.
„ For detailed product information and specifications, please carefully read the "Product User Manual".
„ For detailed information related to Gigabyte's unique features, please go to Gigabyte's website under "Technology Guide" where information can be downloaded in .pdf format...
Manual - Page 5
... 3 Drivers Installation 49 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers 49 3-2 Software Applications 50 3-3 Driver CD Information 50 3-4 Hardware Information 51 3-5 Contact Us ...51
Chapter 4 Appendix 53 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 53
4-1-1 Xpress Recovery Introduction 54 4-1-2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 57 4-1-3 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 68 4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio...
Manual - Page 16
...slot in motherboard. 4. Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot. 5. Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card. 6. Replace your computer's chassis cover. 7. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS. 8. Install related driver from the operating system.
Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card:
Please...
Manual - Page 17
...SPDIF In feature only when your device has digital output function.
VGA Port Monitor can be connected to VGA port.
LAN Port 1 The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet, providing data transfer speeds of 10/100/1000Mbps.
LAN Port 2 The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet(PCI Express Gigabit), providing data transfer speeds of 10/100/1000Mbps.
USB port Before you connect your...
Manual - Page 22
... (Serial ATA Connector, Controlled by SiI3114) Serial ATA can provide 150MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly.
1
7
SATA_SB (Controlled by ICH6R)
7
1 SATA_SII
(Controlled by SiI3114)
Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND
11) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power...
Manual - Page 29
... its original settings. If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can be used. Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system. @BIOS is a Windows-based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet.
CONTROL KEYS Enter...
Manual - Page 32
.../Large/Auto(default:Auto)
Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option
based on this information.
Cylinder
Number of cylinders
Head
Number of heads
Precomp
Write precomp
Landing Zone Landing zone
Sector
Number of sectors
If a hard disk has not been installed, select NONE and press .
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Manual - Page 34
... Help
F7: Optimized Defaults
" # " System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with HT Technology.
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...
Manual - Page 49
...continue to install other drivers. System will reboot automatically after install the drivers, afterward you can install others application.
For USB2.0 driver support under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. After install Windows Service Pack, it will show a question mark "?" in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under "Device Manager". Please remove the question mark and...
Manual - Page 50
English
3-2 Software Applications
This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them.
3-3 Driver CD Information
This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
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Manual - Page 53
...within BIOS setup in order to change system settings such as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to enabled Gigabyte's unique C.I.A. 2 and M.I.B. 2 features. M.I.T.'s integration of all platform performance settings into a single mode now gives any user the ability to control and enhance their computer system to the desired level.
C.I.A.2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2)
GIGABYTE CPU Intelligent...
Manual - Page 55
... F9 during powering on the computer .
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Al ly Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software, Inc. Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1 Check System Health OK . . .
Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q-Flash, F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/16/2002-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00
F9 For Xpress Recovery
Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technology CO...
Manual - Page 59
... BIOS menu.
The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts. If your motherboard has dual-BIOS, please refer to Part One. If your motherboard has single-BIOS, please refer to Part Two.
Part One: Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.
Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS. In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q-Flash and Dual BIOS...
Manual - Page 63
... recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software
Standard CMOS Features
Select Language
Advanced BIOS Features
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Integrated Peripherals
Load Optimized Defaults
Power Management Setup
Load Fail-Safe Defaults (YS/eNt )S?uYpervisor Password
PnP/PCI Configurations
Set User Password
PC Health...
Manual - Page 66
... disk, we recommend that you use the new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Windows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS.
Fig 1. Installing the @BIOS utility
Fig 2. Installation complete and run @BIOS
Click Sart/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS
Select @BIOS item than click Install
Fig 3. The @BIOS utility
Click " "
Click "Update...
Manual - Page 69
... hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie. IDE, SCSI, or SATA. 3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to the section on Integrated Peripherals). 4) Enter RAID setup in the BIOS and select the RAID type (For instance, enter Ctrl + I to select Intel RAID; Ctrl + S to select Silicon Image). 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID...
Manual - Page 74
..., then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk. Follow on-screen instructions to complete installation. (Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed.)
Note: In the menu list, IAA_RAID is Intel ICH6R chipset.
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Manual - Page 75
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Subwoofer Speaker Out.
Connect the side channels to Side Speaker Out. The installation of audio software for Windows 98/ 2000/ ME/ XP is very simple. Please follow the steps to
install the function.(Following pictures are in Windows XP)
Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best...
Manual - Page 79
...-Sensing Introduction Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection function.
Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows 98/ 98SE/ 2000/ ME.
After you install an audio device, a screen of a list would pop up from the audio software for you to choose the type of device you installed.
If you have connected your device to the wrong jack...
Manual - Page 80
... CD-ROM to a floppy disk before installing drivers. You also need to go through some rather different steps in the installation process. Therefore, we suggest that you refer to the installation steps in the RAID manual at our website. (Please download it at http://tw.giga-byte.com/support/user_pdf/raid_manual.pdf)
Question 5: How do I clear CMOS? Answer: If your board has...