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GA-8I915MD-G/ GA-8I915MD-GV Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1003 12ME-8I915MDS-1003R.
Motherboard GA-8I915MD-G Sept. 1, 2005 Sept. 1, 2005 Motherboard GA-8I915MD-G.
Motherboard GA-8I915MD-G V Sept. 1, 2005 Sept. 1, 2005 Motherboard GA-8I915MD-GV.
Copyright © 2006 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies.
- 5 - T able of Contents GA-8I915MD-G / GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard Layout ............................................... 7 Block Diagram (GA-8I915MD-G) ................................................................................... 8 Block Diagram (GA-8I915MD-GV) .
- 6 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 49 3 - 1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 4 9 3 -2 Software Applications .
- 7 - GA-8I915MD-G / GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard Layout Only for GA-8I915MD-G. Only for GA-8I915MD-GV. KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN LGA775 AUDIO Intel 915G / Intel 915GV SPDIF_IO CODEC VGA LPT USB LAN USB Inte.
- 8 - Block Diagram (GA-8I915MD-G) (Note) To use a DDRII 600 memory module on the motherboard, you must install an 800MHz FSB processor and overclock in BIOS.
- 9 - Block Diagram (GA-8I915MD-GV) (Note) To use a DDRII 600 memory module on the motherboard, you must install an 800MHz FSB processor and overclock in BIOS.
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Hardware Installation - 11 - 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).
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 1 2 - English Motherboard GA-8I915MD-G or GA-8I915MD-GV CPU Supports the latest Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 CPU Supports 800/533MHz FSB L2 cac.
Hardware Installation - 13 - English Hardware Monitor System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / System fan speed detection CPU warning temperature CPU / System fan f.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 1 4 - 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 - 15 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink The heatsink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heatsink paste.T o prevent such an occurrence, it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat sink paste be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the heatsink.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 1 6 - English The motherboard supports DDR II memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction.
Hardware Installation - 17 - English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV supports the Dual Channel T echnology . After operating the Dual Channel T echnology , the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double. The GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV includes 2 DIMM sockets.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 1 8 - English 1 -5 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 - 19 - English Figure 1-2. PCI Express x16 Cards Graphics Chip Maker Model Name Nvidia Gigabyte GV-NX66T128D Gigabyte GV-NX68T256DH Gigabyte GV-NX55128DP Gigabyte GV-NX68U256D Gi.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 2 0 - 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 to the lower port (purple).
Hardware Installation - 21 - English 1 -7 Connectors Introduction 1) A TX_12V 2) A TX (Power Connector) 3) CPU_F AN 4 ) SYS_FAN 5 ) FDD 6 ) IDE1 7) SA TA0 / SA T A1 8 ) F_AUDIO 9 ) PWR_LED 1 0) F_P AN.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 2 2 - 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.
Hardware Installation - 23 - English 3/4) CPU_F AN / SYS_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin/4-pin (only for CPU_FAN) power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 2 4 - English 6 ) IDE1 (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).
Hardware Installation - 25 - English 8 ) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector) If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector. Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 2 6 - English 1 0 ) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Jumper) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, 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 - 27 - English 1 12) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector) Connect other device (such as PCI TV Tunner audio out) to the connector. Pin No. Definition 1 AUX-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 AUX-R 1 6 2 5 1 3.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 2 8 - English 1 4 ) SUR_CEN Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable. Pin No. Definition 1 SUR OUTL 2 SUR OUTR 3 GND 4 No Pin 5 CENTER_OUT 6 BASS_OUT 1 6 5 2 1 5 ) F1_USB / F2_USB (Front USB Connectors) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector.
Hardware Installation - 29 - English 1 6 ) COMB (COMB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector. Check the pin assignments while you connect the COMB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional COMB cable. 10 9 2 1 Pin No.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 3 0 - English 1 8 ) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper . T o clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the "Shunter" to prevent from improper use this jumper.
BIOS Setup - 31 - 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-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 3 2 - English Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.
BIOS Setup - 33 - 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.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 3 4 - 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 - 35 - English 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 <Enter>.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 3 6 - 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 - 37 - English CPU Hyper-Threading Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default value) Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading. Limit CPUID Max.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 3 8 - 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 - 39 - English USB 2.0 Controller Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB 2.0 feature. Enabled Enable USB 2.0 Controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB 2.0 Controller. USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 4 0 - 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 PCI1 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. PCI2 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-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 4 2 - 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 (Note) Disabled Disable this function. Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU fan will run at different speed depending on CPU temperature. Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on their requirements.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 4 4 - English 2 -7 Frequency/V oltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 A ward Software Frequency/V oltage Control CPU Clock Ratio (Note) [15X.
BIOS Setup - 45 - English 2 -9 Load Optimized Defaults 2 -8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automati- cally detects.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 4 6 - English 2-10 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>.
BIOS Setup - 47 - English 2 -1 1 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.
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Drivers Installation - 49 - 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-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 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.
Drivers Installation - 51 - 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 - 53 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4 -1 Unique Software Utilities M.I.T . (Motherboard Intelligent T weaker) Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) allows user to access and change BIOS feature settings with relative speed and ease. Through GIGABYTE M.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 5 4 - 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 - 55 - 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-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 5 6 - 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 - 57 - 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-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 5 8 - 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 - 59 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size............................
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 6 0 - 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 - 61 - 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-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 6 2 - 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 - 63 - 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-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 6 4 - 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 - 65 - 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-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 6 6 - English 4-1-4 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.
Appendix - 67 - 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 output check box.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 6 8 - English Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output without any additional module. STEP 1: Connect the front channels to "Line Out",the rear channels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer channels to "MIC In".
Appendix - 69 - English STEP 1: Secure the metal bracket of the “Surround Kit” to the chassis back panel with a screw. Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode (using Audio Combo Kit,Optional D.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 7 0 - English STEP 3: Connect the front channels to back audio panel's "Line Out", the rear channels to SURROUND-KIT's REAR R/L, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to SURROUND-KIT's SUB CENTER.
Appendix - 71 - English SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device) STEP 3: Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder. Secure the metal bracket of the SPDIF Output device to the chassis back panel with a screw. Connect the SPDIF device cable to the SPDIF_IO connector on the motherboard.
GA-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV Motherboard - 7 2 - 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 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-8I915MD-G/GA-8I915MD-GV 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.
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