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GA-8I915G-MF GA-8I915GM Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 2204 12ME-8I915GMF-2204 * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed.
Motherboard GA-8I915G-MF Jun. 11, 2004 Jun. 11, 2004 Motherboard GA-8I915G-MF.
Copyright (c) 2004 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 Content GA-8I915G-MF Motherboard Layout ............................................................................. 6 Block Diagram .....................................................................................................
- 5 - Chapter 3 Install Drivers ............................................................................................. 47 3 - 1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 4 7 3 -2 Software Applications .
- 6 - GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN LGA775 IR BAT TSB43AB23 RTL8100C S_ATA0 ICH6 BIOS PCI1 PCI2 DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 S_ATA3 S_ATA2 S_ATA1 FDD PWR_LED F_PANEL CLR_CMOS.
- 7 - TSB43AB23 3 IEEE1394 Block Diagram LGA775 Processor CPUCLK+/-(200/133MHz) VGA BIOS PCI Express x16 33MHz 14.318MHz DDR400/333MHz DIMM Host Interface Intel 915G GMCH Dual Channel Memory GMCHCLK (.
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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-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 1 0 - English CPU Supports the latest Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 CPU Supports 800/533MHz FSB L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset Northbridge: Intel.
Hardware Installation - 11 - English Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / System fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU / System fan f.
GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 1 2 - 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-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 1 4 - English 1 . The DIMM slot has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. 2 . Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it down. 3 . Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module.
Hardware Installation - 15 - English GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM supports the Dual Channel T echnology . After operating the Dual Channel T echnology , the bandwidth of Memory Bus will double.
GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 1 6 - English 1 -5 Install 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 1-6 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 o the lower port (purple). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices.
GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 1 8 - English 1-7 Connectors Introduction 1) A TX_12V 2) A TX (Power Connector) 3) CPU_F AN 4) SYS_F AN 5) FDD 6) IDE 7) S_A T A0 / S_A T A1 / S_A T A2 / S_A TA3 .
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-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 2 0 - English 1 5) FDD (Floppy 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.
Hardware Installation - 21 - English 6) IDE (IDE Connector) An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable, and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive).
GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 2 2 - English 8) 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 .
Hardware Installation - 23 - English 1 Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- 1 9 2 10 9 ) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. Pin No.
GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 2 4 - English 1 1) CD_IN (CD IN) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. 1 Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD -R 1 2 9 10 1 2 ) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector.
Hardware Installation - 25 - English 2 10 1 9 F2_1394 F1_1394 Pin No. Definition 1 TP A2+ 2 TP A2- 3 GND 4 GND 5 TPB2+ 6 TPB2- 7 No Pin 8 Power 9 Power 10 GND Pin No.
GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 2 6 - English Pin No. Definition 1 NDCD A/B- 2 NSIN A/B 3 NSOUT A/B 4 NDTR A/B- 5 GND 6 NDSR A/B- 7 NRTS A/B- 8 NCTS A/B- 9 NRI A/B- 10 No Pin 2 10 19 1 6 ) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper .
Hardware Installation - 27 - English 1 7) 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-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 3 0 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS V er . : F5) 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 Set User Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.
GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 3 2 - 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.
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-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 3 4 - 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-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 3 6 - 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 SA T A Mode Disabled Disable this function.
BIOS Setup - 37 - English P A T A IDE Set to Ch.1 Master/Slave Set P AT A IDE to Ch. 1 Master/Slave. (Default value) Ch.0 Master/Slave Set P A T A IDE to Ch. 0 Master/Slave. SA T A Port 0/2 Set to This value will auto make by the setting "On-Chip SA T A Mode" and "PA T A IDE Set to".
GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 3 8 - English Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address. 3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8. (Default value) 2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8.
BIOS Setup - 39 - 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 .
GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 4 0 - 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 to power on the system.
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 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 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 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 to PCI 2.
GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 4 2 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Current V oltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V Detect system's voltage status automatically. Current CPU T emperature Detect CPU temperature automatically. Current CPU/SYSTEM F AN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically.
BIOS Setup - 43 - English 2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T .) CPU Clock Ratio This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection. The option will display "Locked" and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable. Memory Frequency For Wrong frequency may make system can't boot, clear CMOS to overcome wrong frequency issue.
GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 4 4 - English 2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance.
BIOS Setup - 45 - English 2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.
GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 4 6 - English 2-1 1 Save & Exit Setup T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to R TC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to Setup Utility . 2-12 Exit Without Saving T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.
Install Drivers - 47 - 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 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-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 4 8 - 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.
Install Drivers - 49 - 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 - 51 - 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-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 5 2 - English 4-1-1 EasyT une 5 Introduction EasyTune 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 - 53 - 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 including W.
GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 5 4 - English 1. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 2. BACKUP: Back up data from hard disk. 3. REMOVE: Remove previously-created backup files to release disk space.
Appendix - 55 - 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.
GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 5 6 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software Standard CMOS Feature s Adva nced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power M anage ment Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.
Appendix - 57 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size............................
GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 5 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 displayed. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From..................
Appendix - 59 - English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software Standard CMOS Feature s Adva nced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power M anage ment Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.
GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 6 0 - 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.
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 shown at the same time. Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash T ype/Size......................
GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 6 2 - 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.
Appendix - 63 - 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.
GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 6 4 - English 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. STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out".
Appendix - 65 - 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-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 6 6 - 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 - 67 - 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-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 6 8 - 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 - 79 - English Contact Us T aiwan (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-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 8 0 - 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.
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