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GA-8N775 Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-8N775-1002R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user&apo.
Motherboard GA-8N775 Dec. 9, 2005 Dec. 9, 2005 Motherboard GA-8N775.
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-8N775 Motherboard Layout .................................................................................... 6 Block Diagram .................................................................................................
- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 49 3 - 1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 4 9 3 -2 Software Application .
- 6 - GA-8N775 Motherboard Layout ATX_12V CPU_FAN CODEC IT8712F nVIDIA ® Crush 19 BIOS PCI1 PCI2 F_USB2 F_USB1 Marvell 88E1111/ 88E1115 BATTERY ATX IDE2 FDD SYS_FAN GA-8N775 KB_MS LGA775 AUDIO2 COMA .
- 7 - Block Diagram LGA775 Processor CPUCLK+/-(1066/800/533MHz) Host Interface NBCLK (25MHz) HCLK+/- (133/200/266MHz) 24 MHz 33 MHz LPC BUS IT8712F PCICLK (33MHz) 2 PCI PCI Bus 3 PCI Express x 1 PCI E.
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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-8N775 Motherboard - 1 0 - English 1-2 Feature Summary CPU Supports LGA775 Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Processor (Note 1) L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus Supports 1066/800/533MHz FSB C.
Hardware Installation - 11 - English Rear Panel I/O 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 parallel port 2 SPDIF Out ports (coaxial and optical) 1 serial port (COMA) 4 USB 2.
GA-8N775 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 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-8N775 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 2 memory modules 4 memory modules DDR II 1 DDR II 2 DDR II 3 DDR II 4 DS/SS X DS/SS X X DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-8N775 supports the Dual Channel T echnology . After operating the Dual Channel T echnology , the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double.
GA-8N775 Motherboard - 1 6 - 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 - 17 - English 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). LPT (Parallel Port) The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices.
GA-8N775 Motherboard - 1 8 - English 1 -7 Connectors Introduction Y ou can use audio software to configure 2-/4-/6-/8-channel audio functioning. 1 0 ) F_P ANEL 1 1) F_AUDIO 1 2) CD_IN 1 3 ) SPDIF_IN 1.
Hardware Installation - 19 - English Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 GND 3 +12V 4 +12V 13 1 24 12 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.
GA-8N775 Motherboard - 2 0 - English 3/4) CPU_F AN / SYS_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_FAN) power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires.
Hardware Installation - 21 - English 6 ) IDE1 / IDE2 (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-8N775 Motherboard - 2 2 - English 8 ) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- 1 9 ) BA TTERY Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Hardware Installation - 23 - 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 .
GA-8N775 Motherboard - 2 4 - English 1 2 ) 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 Pin No.
Hardware Installation - 25 - English 1 1 4 ) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 / F_USB3 (Front USB Connector) 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-8N775 Motherboard - 2 6 - English 1 5 ) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header. T o clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the jumper to prevent from improper use of this header.
Hardware Installation - 27 - English 1 7) RF_ID This connector allows you to connect external devices to use extra function. Check the pin assignments before you connect the external device cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for the optional GIGABYTE external device.
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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-8N775 Motherboard - 3 0 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS V er . : E5) 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 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.
GA-8N775 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 displayed only. Month The month, Jan. through Dec.
BIOS Setup - 33 - English Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard drive. Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option based on this information.
GA-8N775 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-8N775 Motherboard - 3 6 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals IDE/SA T AII RAID function Enabled Enable IDE/SA T AII RAID function. Disabled Disable IDE/SA T AII RAID function. (Default value) IDE Primary Master RAID Enabled Enable 1st master channel IDE RAID function.
BIOS Setup - 37 - English IDE Secndry Slave RAID Enabled Enable 2nd slave channel IDE RAID function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) SA T AII 1 Primary RAID Enabled Enable SA T AII 1 1st SA TA RAID function. Disabled Disable this function.
GA-8N775 Motherboard - 3 8 - English On-Chip USB V1.1+V2.0 Enable USB1.1 and USB2.0 controllers. (Default value) V1.1 Enable only USB1.1 controller. Disabled Disable onchip USB support. USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB keyboard support. Disabled Disable USB keyboard support.
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 Power button Instant-Off Press power button then Power off instantly .
GA-8N775 Motherboard - 4 0 - English Power On by Mouse Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system. Power On by Keyboard Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password.
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-8N775 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 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-8N775 Motherboard - 4 4 - English 2 -7 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 A ward Software MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) C.A.M. (Note) [High] CPU Clock Ratio (Note) [16x] C.I.A.2 [Disabled] FSB Turbo Mode [Disabled] System Clock Mode [Optimal] x New FSB Speed (QDR) Auto Current FSB Speed (QDR) 800.
BIOS Setup - 45 - English System Clock Mode Optimal Set FSB and memory speed automatically. (Default value) Linked Allows FSB and memory speed to be overclocked proportionally. Expert Enter FSB and memory speed manually. New FSB Speed (QDR) This item becomes active when System Clock Mode is set to Linked or Expert .
GA-8N775 Motherboard - 4 6 - 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 - 47 - 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>.
GA-8N775 Motherboard - 4 8 - 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.
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 Setup.
GA-8N775 Motherboard - 5 0 - English 3-2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that GIGABYTE developed and some free software. Y ou can click an item to install it. 3-3 Software 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 T weaker (M.I.T .) allows user to access and change BIOS feature settings with relative speed and ease. Through GIGABYTE M.
GA-8N775 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 Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora- tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including W.
GA-8N775 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-8N775 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...................... SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM T ype/Size.
GA-8N775 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-8N775 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-8N775 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-8N775 Motherboard - 6 6 - English 4-1-4 Configuring SA T A Hard Drive(s) T o configure SA T A hard drive(s), follow the steps below: ( 1 ) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system. ( 2 ) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup.
Appendix - 67 - English Figure 1 The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for your motherboard. The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version. Figure 2 In the IDE/SA T AII RAID Config submenu, enable IDE/SA T AII RAID function .
GA-8N775 Motherboard - 6 8 - English Step 2: If you do not create RAID, select Hard Disk Boot Priority under the Advanced BIOS Features menu. In the Hard Disk Boot Priority submenu, select the model of the SA TA hard drive onto which you wish to install Microsoft Windows 2000/XP .
Appendix - 69 - English Step 3: T o boot from Windows installation CD-ROM, set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM (Figure 5).
GA-8N775 Motherboard - 7 0 - English ( 3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if you do not want to create RAID.
Appendix - 71 - English Step 6: Press F7 after selecting the target hard disks. A message which says "Clear disk data?" will appear (Figure 9). If you are sure to clear the data in the selected hard drives, press Y. (If the hard drives contain previously created RAID array, you need to press Y to clear the data from the hard drives.
GA-8N775 Motherboard - 7 2 - English T o read more information about the RAID array , press ENTER to enter the Array Detail screen (Figure 1 1), where you should see detailed information about RAID mode, disk block size, disk model name, and disk capacity, etc.
Appendix - 73 - English ( 4) Making a SA T A Driver Disk T o install operating system onto a serial A T A hard disk successfully , you need to install the SA T A controller driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process.
GA-8N775 Motherboard - 7 4 - English Figure 15 ( 5) Installing SA T A controller driver during OS installation Now that you have prepared the SA T A driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your SA T A hard drive with the driver .
Appendix - 75 - English Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 17 below will appear. Use the ARROW keys to select NVIDIA RAID CLASS DRIVER (Note) (Figure 17) and press ENTER. Later, when a screen similar to Figure 18 appears, you must press S to select additional driver.
GA-8N775 Motherboard - 7 6 - English Figure 20 Step 4: When the next screen (Figure 19) appears, press ENTER to continue the SA T A driver installation from the floppy disk. Figure 19 After the SAT A controller driver installation is completed, you should see a screen similar to that below.
Appendix - 77 - English ( 6) Configuring a bootable RAID array with Microsoft Windows 2000 Problem: Users cannot install Windows 2000 with Service Pack 2 (or previous versions) to a bootable RAID volume. There are two solutions to resolve this issue. Solutions 1: Use the NVRAID tool (nForce Driver Version 5.
GA-8N775 Motherboard - 7 8 - English Step 3: After system restarts, press F10 to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility. Select Striping in the RAID Mode filed (Figure 23). Move to the Free Disks section with the T AB key . Select the desired disk and use the RIGHT ARROW key to add it to Array Disks menu.
Appendix - 79 - English Step 5: Install the NVIDIA nForce Driver Package while in W indows 2000 and reboot the system. Go to S T ART> Programs>Nvidia Corporation and select NVRAID manager . Y ou should see the single disk RAID array (in striping mode) that was created from the boot disk.
GA-8N775 Motherboard - 8 0 - English 4-1-5 2 - / 4 - / 6 - / 8 - C hannel 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 - 81 - 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-8N775 Motherboard - 8 2 - 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 - 83 - 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-8N775 Motherboard - 8 4 - 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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