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GA-8I915MK-GV Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-915MKGV -1001R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with .
Motherboard GA-8I915M K-G V Oct. 7, 2005 Oct. 7, 2005 Motherboard GA-8I915MK-GV.
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-8I915MK-GV Motherboard Layout .......................................................................... 6 Block Diagram ......................................................................................................
- 5 - Chapter 3 Install Drivers ............................................................................................. 49 3 - 1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 4 9 3 -2 Software Applications .
- 6 - GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard Layout KB_MS COMA LPT LGA775 CPU_FAN ATX FDD COMB SPDIF_IO CI PWR_LED PCI3 F_USB1 BIOS F_PANEL ICH6 F_USB2 BAT PCI2 CODEC SUR_CEN CLR_CMOS CD_IN SATA1 SATA0 PCI1 IDE1 P.
- 7 - Block Diagram LGA775 Processor CPUCLK+/-(200/133MHz) VGA Host Interface PCI-ECLK (100MHz) PCI Express x4 Intel Intel 915GV GMCH Line-Out MIC Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out AC97 CODEC AC97 Link IT8712 LPT Port COM Ports Floppy PS/2 KB/Mouse 24MHz 33MHz 2 Serial A T A 8 USB Ports 3 PCI PCICLK (33MHz) PCI Bus 33MHz 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).
GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 1 0 - English CPU Supports the latest Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 CPU Supports 533/800MHz FSB L2 cache varies with processors 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-8I915MK-GV 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-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 1 4 - 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 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 installing the expansion card into the computer.
GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 1 6 - 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). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices.
Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1 -7 Connectors Introduction 1) A TX_12V 2) A TX (Power Connector) 3 ) CPU_FAN 4 ) SYS_FAN 5 ) FDD 6 ) IDE1 7) SAT A0 / SA TA1 8 ) F_P ANEL 9 ) PWR_LED 1 0 ) F_AUD.
GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 1 8 - English 3 1 4 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 - 19 - 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 fool-proof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires.
GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 2 0 - 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 - 21 - English 8 ) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Connector) 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 assignments below .
GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 2 2 - English 1 0 ) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector) Please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header. T o find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio panel connector , please contact your dealer.
Hardware Installation - 23 - English 1 1 1 ) 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 2 ) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector) Connect other device (such as PCI TV Tunner audio out) to the connector.
GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 2 4 - English 1 3 ) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/ Out) The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function.
Hardware Installation - 25 - English 1 5 ) F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connectors) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it.
GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 2 6 - English 1 7 ) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed.
Hardware Installation - 27 - English 1 9 ) B A 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-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 3 0 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS V er . : F1) 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 Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration. Set Supervisor Password Change, set, or disable password.
GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 3 2 - English IDE Channel 0 Master, Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection.
BIOS Setup - 33 - English Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped.
GA-8I915MK-GV 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-8I915MK-GV 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 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-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 3 8 - English Parallel Port Mode SP P Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default value) EP P Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.
BIOS Setup - 39 - English PME Event Wake Up Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable PME Event W ake up. (Default value) Power On by Ring Disabled Disable Power on by Ring function.
GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 4 0 - 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.
BIOS Setup - 41 - 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".
GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 4 2 - English CPU Smart F AN Control 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.
BIOS Setup - 43 - English CPU Host Clock Control Please note that if your system is overclocked and cannot restart, please wait 20secs. for automatic system restart or clear the CMOS setup data and perform a safe restart. Disabled Disable CPU Host Clock Control.
GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 4 4 - English FSB OverV oltage Control Normal Set FSB OverVoltage Control to Normal. (Default value) +0.1V Set FSB OverVoltage Control to +0.1V. +0.2V Set FSB OverVoltage Control to +0.2V. +0.3V Set FSB OverVoltage Control to +0.
BIOS Setup - 45 - English 2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance.
GA-8I915MK-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 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 . 2-12 Exit Without Saving T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.
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Install Drivers - 49 - 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-8I915MK-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.
Install Drivers - 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 T weaker (M.I.T .) allows user to access and change BIOS feature settings with relative speed and ease. Through GIGABYTE M.
GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 5 4 - 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 - 55 - 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-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 5 6 - English 2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (T ext Mode) Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE T echnology CO. , Ltd. 1. Execute Backup Utility 2. Execute Restore Utility 3. Remove Backup Image 4.
Appendix - 57 - 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-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 5 8 - English 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 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.
Appendix - 59 - 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.
GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 6 0 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size..........
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 displayed. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size.
GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 6 2 - 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.
Appendix - 63 - 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-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 6 4 - 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....
Appendix - 65 - 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-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 6 6 - 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 - 67 - English 4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out." 2 Channel Audio Setup We recommend that you use speakers with amplifier to get the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied.
GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 6 8 - English 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1: Connect the front channels to "Line Out," the rear channels to "Line In." Line In Line Out STEP 2: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar.
Appendix - 69 - 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".
GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 7 0 - 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 Aud.
Appendix - 71 - 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. STEP 4: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar.
GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 7 2 - English SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device) A "SPDIF output" device is an optional device. The SPDIF_IO cable with rear bracket could link to the "SPDIF_IO" connector (As picture.) For the further linkage to decoder, rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connecting port.
Appendix - 73 - 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 T D. 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-8I915MK-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.com.tw/nontech.
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