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GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Socket 478 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1003 12ME-S661GXMP-1003.
Motherboard GA-8S661GXMP April 11, 2005 April 11, 2005 Motherboard GA-8S661GXMP.
Copyright © 2006 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-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard Layout .................................................................... 6 Block Diagram .........................................................................................................
- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 45 3 - 1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 4 5 3 - 2 Software Application .
- 6 - GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard Layout "* " Only for GA-8S661GXMP "#" Only for GA-8S661GXMP-C SPDIF_IO F_AUDIO CI GA-8S661GXMP KB_MS COMA LPT USB Socket 478 CPU_FAN ATX FDD VGA .
- 7 - Block Diagram Pentium 4 Socket 478 CPU SiS 661GX SiS 964L CPUCLK+/- (100/133MHz) Host Interface DDR RAM 266/333/400MHz HCLK+/- (100/133/200MHz) 133MHz 33 MHz 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-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 1 0 - English CPU Socket 478 for Intel ® Pentium ® 4 (Northwood, Prescott) processor with HT T echnology Supports 533/400MHz FSB L2 cache varies with proce.
Hardware Installation - 11 - 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 pin one marks on the processor and socket.
GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 1 2 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink 0 0 0 0 0 Please use Intel ® approved cooling fan. 0 0 0 0 0 We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduc tion between your CPU and heatsink. (The CPU cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of the thermal paste.
Hardware Installation - 13 - 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.
GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 1 4 - 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.
Hardware Installation - 15 - 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.
GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 1 6 - English 1 - 7 Connectors Introduction 1) A TX_12V 10 ) SUR_CEN 2 ) A TX 1 1 ) SPDIF_IO 3 ) CPU_FAN 1 2) F_USB1/F_USB2 4 ) SYS_FAN 1 3 ) C I 5 ) IDE1/IDE2 1 4 ) CLR.
Hardware Installation - 17 - English Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 GND 3 +12V 4 +12V 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.
GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 1 8 - English SYS_FAN 1 Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 +12V 3 Sense 1 CPU_FAN 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 power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design.
Hardware Installation - 19 - English 6 ) 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-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 2 0 - 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 .
Hardware Installation - 21 - English 1 0 ) 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 9 ) CD_IN (CD IN Connector) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.
GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 2 2 - English 1 1 ) 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 - 23 - English 1 3) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed.
GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 2 4 - English 1 5) 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. Pin No.
Hardware Installation - 25 - 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 - 27 - 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-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 2 8 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS V er . : E2) 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 - 29 - 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-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 3 0 - English 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>. Week The weekday, from Sun. to Sat., is determined by the BIOS and displayed only. Month The month, from Jan.
BIOS Setup - 31 - 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-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 3 2 - English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Note 1: This option is available only when the processor you install supports Intel ® Hyper- Threading T echnology . Note 2: This option is available only when you install an Intel ® Prescott processor.
BIOS Setup - 33 - English Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine if the installed floppy disk drive is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks 720K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks. Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number.
GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 3 4 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals IDE1 Conductor Cable Auto BIOS autodetects IDE1 conductor cable .(Default V alue) A T A66/100/133 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to A T A66/100/133 (Please make sure your IDE device and cable are compatible with A T A66/100/133).
BIOS Setup - 35 - English Onboard LAN device* Enabled Enable Onboard LAN device function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB Controller. USB Legacy Support Enabled Enable USB Legacy Support.
GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 3 6 - 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 O ff Press power button to turn off the system instantly.
BIOS Setup - 37 - English PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an A TX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead. Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up. (Default value) Power On By Keyboard Password Enter one to five characters to set the Keyboard Power On password.
GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 3 8 - 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 - 39 - 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." If the case is opened, Case Opened will show "Y es.
GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 4 0 - English 2 - 7 MB Intelligent T weaker (M.I.T .) Configure DRAM Timing Auto BIOS will automatically set up the DRAM Timing by DRAM SPD data. (Default value) Manual This item allows user to set DRAM Timing manually. CAS Latency Setting 2T/2.
BIOS Setup - 41 - English CPU Clock (MHz) This option is available only when Linear Frequency Control is enabled. 100~355 Select CPU Clock to 100MHz~355MHz. If you use a Pentium 4 processor with 400MHz FSB, please set "CPU Clock" to 100MHz. If you use a Pentium 4 processor with 533MHz FSB, please set "CPU Clock" to 133MHz.
GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 4 2 - English 2 - 8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. 2 - 9 Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects.
BIOS Setup - 43 - 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-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 4 4 - 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.
Drivers Installation - 45 - 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-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 4 6 - English 3-2 Software Application 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 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.
Drivers Installation - 47 - 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 - 49 - English 4-1-1 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-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 5 0 - 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 - 51 - 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-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 5 2 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward 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 - 53 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... Main Bios Main ROM T ype/Size.............................
GA-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 5 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 displayed. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From.........................
Appendix - 55 - English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward 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-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 5 6 - 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 - 57 - 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-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 5 8 - 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 - 59 - 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-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 6 0 - English 4-1-3 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction Please follow the steps below to enable the function! STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out.
Appendix - 61 - 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-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 6 2 - 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 - 63 - 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-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 6 4 - 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 - 65 - 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-8S661GXMP(-C) Motherboard - 6 6 - English Jack-Sensing Introuction Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 first to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows 98SE/2000 /ME.
Appendix - 67 - English Manual setting: If the device picture shows different from what you set, please press "Manual Selection" to set. If you set wrong with the connectors, the warning message will come out as right picture.
GA-8S661GXMP(-C) 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 www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS.
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