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GA-8AENXP-D Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1004 12ME-8AENXPD-1004.
Motherboard GA-8AENXP-D Nov. 10, 2004 Nov. 10, 2004 Motherboard GA-8AENXP-D.
Copyright © 2005 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies.
- 4 - T able of Contents GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard Layout ............................................................................. 6 Block Diagram .....................................................................................................
- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 51 3 - 1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 5 1 3 -2 Software Applications .
- 6 - GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard Layout A TX_12V CPU_FAN VRM_CONN Intel 925XE PCIE_16 NB_F A N CODEC IR IT8712 SA T A3_SB SA TA2_SB SA T A0_SII Intel ICH6R SiI31 14 Main BIOS Backup BIOS Marvell 8001 PCI.
- 7 - Block Diagram Line-Out MIC LGA775 Processor CPUCLK+/-(266/200/133MHz) PCI Express x16 33MHz Host Interface Intel 925XE MCH MCHCLK (266/200/133MHz) 66MHz 48MHz DDRII 71 1/600 (Note) /533/400MHz DIMM 24MHz 33MHz IT 8712 4 Serial A T A A T A33/66/100 IDE Channels Intel ICH6R 14.
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Hardware Installation - 9 - English 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Y our Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, please follow the instructions below: 1.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 10 - English CPU Supports the latest Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 CPU Supports 1066/800/533MHz FSB L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset Northbridge: Intel ® 925X.
Hardware Installation - 11 - English I/O Control IT8712 Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / System / Power fan speed detection CPU warning tem.
GA-8AENXP-D 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.
Hardware Installation - 13 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink Fig.1 Please apply an even layer of heatsink paste on the surface of the installed CPU.
GA-8AENXP-D 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.
Hardware Installation - 15 - English Fig.1 The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket. Then push it down. Fig.2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 16 - English 1-6 Installation of Expansion Cards Y ou 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.
Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector T o install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard to the lower port (purple). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 18 - English 1-8 Connectors Introduction 13 4 7 15 16 6 2 5 1) A TX_12V 2) A TX (Power Connector) 3) CPU_F AN 4) SYS_FAN 5) PWR_F AN 6) NB_F AN 7) FDD 8) IDE 9) SA T A0_SB/SA.
Hardware Installation - 19 - English 1/2) A TX_12V/A TX (Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 20 - English 3/4/5) CPU_F AN / SYS_F AN / PWR_F AN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin/4-pin(only for CPU_F AN) power connector and possesses a ful-proof connection design.
Hardware Installation - 21 - English 7) FDD (FDD Connector) The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the FDD drive. The types of FDD drives supported are: 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB. Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin1 position.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 22 - English 9) SA T A0_SB/SA T A1_SB/SA T A2_SB/SA T A3_SB (Serial A T A Connector , Controlled by ICH6R) 10) SA T A0_SII/SA T A1_SII/SA T A2_SII/SA T A3_SII (Serial A T A Connector , Controlled by SiI3114) Serial A T A can provide 150MB/s transfer rate.
Hardware Installation - 23 - English 12) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Jumper) Please connect the power LED, PC peaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F_P ANEL connector according to the pin assignment below .
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 24 - English 14) 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 1 13) AZALIA_FP (Front Audio Panel Connector) This connector is supported to connect HD(High Definition) Audio and AC'97 Audio.
Hardware Installation - 25 - English 16) F1_1394 / F2_1394 (IEEE 1394 Connector) Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features like high speed, high bandwidth and hot plug. Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 26 - English 17) IR Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional IR device. Pin No. Definition 1 VCC 2 No Pin 3 IR RX 4 GND 5 IR TX 1 18) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper .
Hardware Installation - 27 - English 20) BA T(Battery) Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.
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BIOS Setup - 29 - English BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 30 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS V er . : F3d) 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.
BIOS Setup - 31 - English Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 32 - 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.
BIOS Setup - 33 - 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.
GA-8AENXP-D 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.
BIOS Setup - 35 - English Password Check Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 36 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Pri mary PCI IDE [Enabled] SA T A RAID/AHCI Mode [RAID] x On-Chi p SA TA Mode Auto x P A T A IDE Set to Ch.
BIOS Setup - 37 - English Enhanced Set On-Chip SA T A mode to Enhanced, the motherboard allows up to 6 HDDs to use. Non-Combined Set On-Chip SA T A mode to Non-Combined, SA T A will be simulated to P A T A mode. P AT A IDE Set to Ch.1 Master/Slave Set P A T A IDE to Ch.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 38 - English Onboard H/W LAN1 (LAN1 port) Enabled Enable onboard H/W LAN function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Onboard H/W LAN2 (LAN2 port) Enabled Enable onboard H/W LAN function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function.
BIOS Setup - 39 - 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 & EPP mode.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 40 - English 2-4 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend T ype S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value) S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend T o RAM). Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Instant-Off Press power button then Power off instantly .
BIOS Setup - 41 - English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 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) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2.
GA-8AENXP-D 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".
BIOS Setup - 43 - English CPU Smart F AN Control Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable the CPU Smart F AN Control function. (Default value) a.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 44 - English 2-7 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software MB Intelligent T weaker(M.
BIOS Setup - 45 - English CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) 100Mhz ~ 600Mhz Set CPU Host Clock from 100Mhz to 600Mhz. If you use a 533Mhz FSB processor, please set CPU Host Frequency to 133Mhz . If you use an 800Mhz FSB processor, please set CPU Host Frequency to 200Mhz .
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 46 - English 2-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance.
BIOS Setup - 47 - English 2-1 1 Set Supervisor/User Password When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. T ype the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 48 - English 2-12 Save & Exit Setup T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to Setup Utility . 2-13 Exit Without Saving T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.
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Drivers Installation - 51 - English Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Run.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 5 2 - 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.
Drivers Installation - 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.
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Appendix - 55 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities M.I.T . (Motherboard Intelligent T weaker) Motherboard Intelligent T weaker (M.I.T .) allows user to access and change BIOS feature settings with relative speed and ease. Through GIGABYTE M.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 5 6 - English 4-1-1 EasyT une 5 Introduction EasyT une 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1) Overclocking for enhancing system performance, 2) C.
Appendix - 57 - 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 to its original state.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 5 8 - English 2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (T ext Mode) Press F9 during powering on the computer . Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE T echnology CO. , Ltd. 1. Execute Backup Utility 2. Execute Restore Utility 3.
Appendix - 59 - 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 hard drive. Not all systems support access to Xpress Recovery by pressing the F9 key during computer power on.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 6 0 - English 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction A. What is Dual BIOS T echnology? Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. b. Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Programming Utility B.
Appendix - 61 - English c. Dual BIOS Item explanation: Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable Status 1: If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, checksum error or reset? occurs in the Main BI.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 6 2 - 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 update BIOS. Q-Flash TM allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows.
Appendix - 63 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Sta ndard CMOS Features Adva nced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Ma nagement Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent T weaker(M.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 6 4 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From...................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size...............
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 displayed. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From...................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 6 6 - English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Sta ndard CMOS Features Adva nced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Ma nagement Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent T weaker(M.
Appendix - 67 - English Exploring the Q-Flash TM utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. T ask menu for Q-Flash utility: Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 6 8 - 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-Fla sh Utility V1.30 Fla sh T ype/Size....
Appendix - 69 - English Method 2 : @BIOS TM Utility If you do not have a DOS startup 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.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 7 0 - English III. Save BIOS In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the current BIOS version. IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM: In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box.
Appendix - 71 - English 4-1-4 Serial A T A BIOS Setting Utility Introduction RAID Levels RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 7 2 - English Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array: 1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction. Note: T o achieve best performance, it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage capacity.
Appendix - 73 - English Create RAID V olume Press Enter under Create RAID V olume to set up RAID. Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 7 4 - English The KB is a unit of Strip Size. Y ou can set disk block size with this item. The disk block size can be set from 4KB to 128KB. After you set disk block size, press Enter to set disk Capacity . Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.
Appendix - 75 - English Press Enter under the Create V olume item. Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 7 6 - English After the completion, you will see the detailed information about the RAID, such as RAID level, disk block size, disk name and disk capacity, etc. Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation.
Appendix - 77 - English (Note) In the menu list, Intel Application Accelerator 4.0 is Intel ICH6R chipset. Installing the RAID drivers T o install Windows 2000/XP onto a Serial A T A hard disk sucessfully , you need to install required driver for the SA T A controller on your motherboard during OS installation.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 7 8 - English 4-1-5 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 output is applied.
Appendix - 79 - English STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the left selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" to complete 2 channel audio configuration. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out".
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 8 0 - English 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", and the Center/Subwoofer channels to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out".
Appendix - 81 - 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 Speaker Out", and the side channels to "Side Speaker Out".
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 8 2 - English Jack-Sensing Introduction Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection function. Install Microsoft DirectX8.
Appendix - 83 - English 4-2 T roubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions. T o check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard 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 BIOS.
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Appendix - 87 - English Contact Us Taiwan (Headquarters) GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei 231, T aiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4888 FAX: +886-2-8912-4003 T ech. Support : http://tw .giga-byte.
GA-8AENXP-D Motherboard - 8 8 - English China NINGBO G.B.T . TECH. TRADING CO., L TD. T ech. Support : http://tw .giga-byte.com/T echSupport/ServiceCenter.htm Non-T ech. Support(Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.
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