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1. Total size 1 39M Free size 911 50K F5 Refresh DEL Delete Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T 4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After pressing Enter you ll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk Dual BIOS Utility Boot Paa E pe peer tna Main Bios Main ROM Type Size ssss SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable CAUTION Do not trun off power or reset your system at this stage Reading BIOS file from floppy gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T 4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS 61 Appendix 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 Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed Dual BIOS Utility Boot
2. DDR 1 DDR 2 2 memory modules DS SS DS SS OR DDR II 1 DDR II 2 2 memory modules DS SS DS SS Note Mixed mode populating DDR and DDR II memory modules simultaneously is not supported 15 Hardware Installation 1 5 Installation of Expansion Cards You 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 Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card Replace your computer s chassis cover Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating system 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card CAUTION Please carefully pull out the small white amp drawable bar at the end of the PCI Express x 16 slot when you try to install Uninstall the VGA card Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the slot Make sure your VGA card is locked by the small white drawable bar GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 16 1 6 O Back Panel Introduction e PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connector T
3. Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Default F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Onboard IrDA Port 2F8 IRQ UART Mode Select IrDA Menu Level UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Default F7 Optimized Defaults On Chip Primary PCI IDE gt gt Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port lt SATA RAID AHCI Mode RAID Select onboard Seria ATA function as RAID Default value gt gt AHCI Support hotplug function under OS WinXP 2000 only Disabled Select onboard Seria ATA function as ATA O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 36 gt On Chip SATA Mode gt gt Disabled Disable this function gt gt Auto BIOS will auto detect Default value bp Combined Set On Chip SATA mode to Combined you can use up to 4 HDDs on the motherboard 2 for SATA and the other for PATA IDE gt Enhanced Set On Chip SATA mode to Enhanced the motherboard allows up to 6 HDDs to use gt Non Combined Set On Chip SATA mode to Non Combined SATA will be simulated to PATA mode
4. o PATA IDE Set to Ch 1 Master Slave Set PATA IDE to Ch 1 Master Slave gt Ch 0 Master Slave Set PATA IDE to Ch 0 Master Slave Default value o SATA Port 0 2 Set to gt gt This value will auto make by the setting On Chip SATA Mode and PATA IDE Set to If PATA IDE were set to Ch 1 Master Slave this function will auto set to Ch 0 Master Slave o SATA Port 1 3 Set to gt gt This value will auto make by the setting On Chip SATA Mode and PATA IDE Set to If PATA IDE were set to Ch 0 Master Slave this function will auto set to Ch 1 Master Slave lt USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller Default value Disabled Disable USB Controller lt 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 lt USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support Default value lt USB Mouse Support gt gt Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support bp Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support Default value o Azalia Codec gt gt Auto Auto detect Azalia audio function Default value Disabled Disable Azalia audio function Front Panel Type If you connect HD Audio Panel to the AZALIA FP connector set this item to HD Audio If you connect AC97 Audio Panel to the AZALIA FP connector set this item to AC97 AC97 Set
5. In the following sections we take GA 8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS from an older version to the latest version For example from Fa3 to Fba Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Inc Intel i875P AGPset BIOS f r 8KNXP Ultra Fa3 The B lO 5 file is F a3 Check System Health OK V ese2L5250 Main Processor Intel Pentium R 4 1 6GHz 133x12 before updating CPUID 0F27 Patch ID 00275 Memory Testing 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel Primary Master FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED 03 08 Primary Slave None Secondary Master CREATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave None Press DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpress Recovery 08 07 2003 1875P 6A79BG03C 00 59 Appendix Entering the Q Flash utility Step1 To use Q Flash utility you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T ges pacen F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving F3 Change Language F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Ste
6. Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals Disturbances in supply systems caused by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Information Technology equipment Immunity characteristics Limets and methods of measurement Generic immunity standard Part 1 Residual commercial and light industry Generic mmunity standard Part 2 Industral environment Immunity requirements for household appliances tools and smilar apparatus EMC requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS CE EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73 23 EEC Safety requirements for mains operated O EN 60950 electronic and related apparatus for household and simdar general use Safety of household and similar D EN 50091 1 electrical appliances Manufacturer Importer Date Jul 2 2004 Safety for information technology equipment including electrical business equipment General and Safety requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS Signature Jimmy Huang Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Str
7. palate TENE En i Chard me UN PEG Way a AG li E Us 1 Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet d m on c Click Internet U pdate icon Click Update New BIOS icon Select 9 BIOS sever Select the exact model name on your motherboard System will automatically download and update the BIOS Il Update BIOS NOT through Internet d b Ci d Do not click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as 81915P Duo Pro F1 Complete update process following the instruction GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 66 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 It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported 2 Note In method if it shows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted Il In method Il be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won t boot Il In method I
8. 0900 ort 0900 84034 Japan NIPPON GIGA BYTE CORPORATION Tel 81 2 5281 5438 Fax 81 3 5791 5439 lt 51 Install Drivers GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 52 Chapter 4 Appendix 4 1 Unique Software Utilities Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities please check your MB features COAT OU eS U PLUS D P S Universal Plus Dual Power System The U Plus Dual Power System U Plus DPS is a revolutionary eight phase power circuit built for ultimate system protection Designed to withstand varying current levels and changes the U P lus D P S provides an immensely durable and stable power circuit to the CPU for solid system stability These characteristics make it the ideal companion with the latest LGA775 Intel P entium 4 Processor as well as future Intel processors As well 4 blue LED s are mounted on the U Plus D P S for intelligent indication of system loading M IT Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker M I T allows user to access and change BIOS feature settings with relative speed and ease Through GIGABYTE M I T feature the user is no longer required to switch into different modes within BIOS setup in order to change system settings such as the CPU system bus memory timings or to enabled Gigabyte s unique C I A 2 and M I B 2 features M I T s integration of all platform performance settings into a single mode now gives any user the abilit
9. is set to Enabled gt gt 100MHz 600MHz Set CPU Host Clock from 100MHz to 600MHz If you use FSB533 Pentium 4 processor please set CPU Host Frequency to 133MHz If you use FSB800 Pentium 4 processor please set CPU Host Frequency to 200MHz Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only PCI E Frequency to CPU gt gt Auto Set PCI Express frequency automatically Default value ASYC Fix PCI Express frequency to 100Mhz lt Memory Frequency For Wrong frequency may make system can t boot clear CMOS to overcome wrong frequency issue for FSB Front Side Bus frequency 533MHz 2 5 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 5 3 Memory Frequency Host clock X 3 4 Memory Frequency Host clock X 4 gt gt Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data Default value for FSB Front Side Bus frequency 800MHz 1 66 Memory Frequency Host clock X 1 66 b gt 2 00 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 gt gt 2 66 Memory Frequency Host clock X 2 66 bb 3 00 Note Memory Frequency Host clock X 3 gt gt Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data Default value gt Memory Frequency Mhz The values depend on Memory Frequency For item DIMM OverVoltage Control Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the DIMM voltage damage to the memory may occur gt gt Normal Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to Normal Default value b gt 0 1V Set DIMM OverV
10. utility Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T 4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 4 Action bar Task 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 Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Update BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk RAM If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS NOTE to Floppy item 2 Movetothe BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8GE800 F4 is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Q Flash U
11. 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 28 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 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 When the power is turned off the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM When the power is turned on pushing the lt Del gt button during the BIOS POST Power On Self Test will take you to the CMOS SETUP screen You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing Ctrl F1 When setting up BIOS for the first time it is recommended that you save the current BIOS to a disk in the event that BIOS needs to be reset to its original settings If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS either Gigabyte s Q Flash or BIOS utility can be used Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet CONTROL KEYS lt T gt lt pL gt lt e gt lt gt gt Move to select item lt Enter gt Select Item lt Esc gt Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu lt Page Up gt Increase the numeric value
12. capacity using the selected disks If less than the maximum capacity is chosen creation of a second volume is needed to utilize the remaining space 74 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Press Enter to enter Create Volume after setting disk capacity 71 Appendix Press Enter under the Create Volume item Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity RAID VolumeO RAIDO Stripe Select Disks 128KB 223 5 GB Create Volume Press ENTER to Create the specified volume T4 Chan ge TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select An alert bar will be displayed warning you that all data on selected disks will be lost Please press Y to complete the set up of RAID Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU RAID Volume0 RAIDO Stripe Select Disks 128KB 223 5 GB Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size Capacity WARNING ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST Are you sure you want to creat this volume Y N Press ENTER to Create the specified volume TV Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 12 After the completion you will see the detailed infor
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14. compatible with RAID allows connection of 4 IDE devices IDE2 IDE3 FDD Connections 1 FDD connection allows connection of 2 FDD devices Onboard SATA 4 Serial ATA connections Peripherals e 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode e 1 Serial port COMA 8 USB 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 4 via cable 31EEE1394 ports requires cable o e 1 front audio connector 1 IR connector e 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port Onboard LAN Onboard Broadcom 5751 5789 chip 10 100 1000 Mbit e 2RJ45 port LAN10 LAN2 Note To use a DDRII 600 memory module on the motherboard you must install an 800MHz FSB processor and overclock in BIOS O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro Only for GA 81915P Duo GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 10 Onboard Audio e C Media 9880 CODEC UAJ Supports Jack Sensing function Supports 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio Supports Line In Line Out MIC Back Surround Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out connection Supports SPDIF In Out connection e CDIn On Board SATARAID Onboard ICHER chipset e supports data striping RAID 0 or mirroring RAID 1 function supports data transfer rate of up 150 MB e supports hot plugging function e supports a maximum of 4 SATA connections supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems On Board IDE RAID Built in VT6410 chipset IDE2 IDE3 Supports disk striping RAID 0 or disk mirrorin
15. higher performance gt gt Auto Set Robust Graphics Booster to Auto Default value Fast Set Robust Graphics Booster to Fast Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo gt GLA2 C I A 2 CPU Intelligent Acelerator 2 is designed to detect CPU loading during software program executing and automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance Disabled Disable this function Default value gt gt Cruise Set C I A 2 to Cruise Automatically increase CPU frequency 5 7 by CPU loading O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 44 bp Sports Set C 1 A 2 to Sports Automatically increase CPU frequency 7 9 by CPU loading bp Racing Set C I A 2 to Racing Automatically increase CPU frequency 9 11 by CPU loading gt gt Turbo Set C 1 A 2 to Turbo Automatically increase CPU frequency 15 17 by CPU loading gt gt Full Thrust Set C I A 2 to Full Thrust Automatically increase CPU frequency 17 19 by CPU loading Warning Stability is highly dependent on system components 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 Default value gt gt Enabled Enable CPU Host Clock Control lt CPU Host Frequency Mhz This item will be available when CPU Host Clock Control
16. if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOSTM server please go onto Gigabyte s web site for downloading and updating it according to method Il IV Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted 67 Appendix 4 1 3 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction RAID Levels RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation where if one drives fails a mirrored copy of the data can be found on another drive This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs The individual disk drives in an array are called members The configuration information of each member is recorded in the reserved sector that identifies the drive as a member All disk members in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical drive to the operating system Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods The different methods are referred to as different RAID levels Different RAID levels represent different performance levels security levels and implementation costs The RAID levels which the Intel ICH6R chipset supports are RAID 0 and RAID 1 RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects
17. or make changes lt Page Down gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt F1 gt General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F2 gt Item Help lt F5 gt Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu lt F6 gt Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table lt F7 gt Load the Optimized Defaults lt F8 gt Dual BIOS Q Flash utility lt F9 gt System Information lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selec tions for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt Esc gt O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro 29 BIOS Setup The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver 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 lt Enter gt to accept or enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language O Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status
18. reference purposes The situations might differ from case to case AMI BIOS Beep Codes gt AWARD BIOS Beep Codes Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully 1 short System boots successfully E xcept for beep code 8 these codes are always fatal 2 short CMOS setting error 1 beep Refresh failure 1 long 1 short DRAM or M B error 2 beeps Parity error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure l 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 4 beeps Timer not operational 1 lona 9 short BIOS ROM 5 beeps Processor error OE ONDE Er 6 beeps 8042 gate A20 failure Continuous long beeps DRAM error 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error Continuous short beeps Power error 8 beeps Display memory read write failure 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card error GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 82 83 Appendix GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 84 85 Appendix GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 86 Contact Us e Taiwan Headquarters GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Address No 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei Hsien Taiwan TEL 886 2 8912 4888 FAX 886 2 8912 4003 Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechS upport S erviceC enter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address English http www gigabyte com tw WEB a
19. the Auto Recovery will be set to E nable automatically If you want to enter the BIOS setting please press Del key when the boot screen appears Halt On Error Disable Default Enable If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and Halt On Error set to Enable the PC will show messages on the boot screen and the system will pause and wait forthe user s instruction If Auto Recovery Disable it will show lt or the other key to continue gt If Auto Recovery Enable it will show lt or the other key to Auto Recover gt Keep DMI Data Enable Default Disable Enable The DMI data won t be replaced by flashing new BIOS recommend Disable The DMI data will be replaced by flashing new BIOS Copy Main ROM Data to Backup If you boot from Backup ROM this item will change to Copy Backup ROM Data to Main Auto recovery message BIOS Recovery Main to Backup The means that the Main BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Backup BIOS BIOS Recovery Backup to Main The means that the Backup BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Main BIOS This auto recovery utility is set by system automatically and can t be changed by user Load Default Settings Load dual BIOS default value Save Settings to CMOS Save revised setting GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 58 Method 1 Q Flash Utility E HEED Q Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM With this u
20. the audio driver you ll find an ES icon in the system area Double click the icon to se lect the function po En a ee Sed PM If the icon can not be found go to the control panel from the system menu and double click the C Media CPL icon Open CMI Audio Config and then go to Information tab Make sure Show the audio configuration icon in the system tray is checked Seda B hri Corb ee en I ELE TI CT PC IE His p aha There are 5 kinds of output mode Earphone Output Mode 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Output Mode Earphone Output Mode Only earphone output is configured on the system 2 Channel Output Mode Front speakers are configured on the system 4 Channel Output Mode Front speakers and surround speakers are configured on the system 5 1 Channel Output Mode Front speakers surround speakers and center subwoofer speakers are configured on the system 7 1 Channel Output Mode Front speakers surround speakers center subwoofer speakers and back surround speakers are configured on the system The output mode is decided by the sequence with high priority in the front back surround speakers center subwoofer speakers surround speakers front speakers and earphone e g if back surround speakers are configured then the system will be in 7 1 channel output mode no matter what other output devices are configured 5 Appendix 2 Channel Audio Setup We recommend that you use speakers with amplifier to acqu
21. the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu cr First Second Third Boot Device gt gt Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120 gt gt Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk bp CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP bp USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP USB CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM bp USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD bp LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro Note This item will show up when you install a processor which supports this function GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 34 lt Password Check gt gt Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value gt gt System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt If you want to cancel the setting of password please just press ENTER to make SETUP empty lt CPU Hyper Threading gt gt Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported Default value Di
22. 1915P Duo Pro Motherboard 22 12 F PANEL Front Panel Jumper Please connect the power LED PC peaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below EB q Jj al Jg e CERDO 8 CEL Message LED Power Power Switch Sleep LED e zi A MSG HD HD RES RES NC Speaker Connector a SPEAK SPEAK Reset Switch IDE Hard Disk Active LED 20 19 HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Blue Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Amber Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Green Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Open Normal Operation Red Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Yellow Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode NC Purple NC 2280 Hardware Installation 13 AZALIA FP Front Audio Panel Connector This connector is supported to connect HD High Definition Audio and AC 97 Audio Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the audio panel cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it Fo
23. A to 3 Default value bb 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 139 BIOS Setup 2 4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant off Menu Level PME Event Wake Up Enabled Power On by Ring Enabled Resume by Alarm Disabled lt Date of Month Alarm Everyday x Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 Power On By Mouse Disabled Power On By Keyboard Disabled x KB Power ON Password Enter AC Back Function Soft Off 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Default F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend Default value gt gt S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR Suspend To RAM gt Soft off by PWR BTTN gt gt Instant off Press power button then Power off instantly Default value gt Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 sec to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec lt PME Event Wake Up Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up Default value Power On by Ring Disabled Disable Power on by Ring function gt gt Enabled Enable Power on by Ring function Default value lt Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Date time to power on system Di
24. CPU fan with a 3 pin fan power cable PWM Set to PWM when you use a CPU fan with a 4 pin fan power cable Note In fact the Voltage option can be used for CPU fans with 3 pin or 4 pin power cables However some 4 pin CPU fan power cables are not designed following Intel 4 Wire fans PWM control specifications With such CPU fans selecting PWM will not effectively reduce the fan speed 2 7 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T CPU Clock Ratio 15X Robust Graphics Booster Auto Menu Level C LA 2 Disabled CPU Host Clock Control Disabled Set CPU Ratio if CPU x CPU Host Frequency Mhz PINO Ratio is unclocked x PCI E Frequency to CPU Auto Memory Frequency For Auto Memory Frequency Mhz NG DIMM Over Voltage Control Normal PCI E Over Voltage Control Normal CPU Voltage Control Normal Normal CPU Vcore 1 3875V 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Default F7 Optimized Defaults Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken For power end user use only CAUTION 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 lt Robust Graphics Booster Select the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get
25. Duo Pro CJ AZALIA_FP Broadco I Errem Main 751 5799 PCIE_1 BIOS Fm tmr PCIE 2 CODEC PCM PCI2 T6410 TEB43AB23 o Lc hk PCI3 FEET F USB2 Mull I LL il LL Lp il LL pp Uu IT Uu DUDU ovn ul IYUT F1 13940 IR CELLE EEE E EFEO F2 13940 PWR LED O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro Only for GA 81915P Duo Block Diagram CPUCLK 200 133MH2 LGA775 PCI ECLK p 100MHz rocessor Host PCLECLK intartace DDR 400 333MHz DIMM 100MHz Dual Channel Memory pa PCI Express x16 Inte DDRII 6001 533 400MHz DIMM o 915P o MCH Dual Channel Memory gt a atl MCHCLK 133 200MHz S RJ450 RJ45 MHz LU 33MHz Broadcom Broadcom riddle 57510 57890 5751 5789 PCI Express x1 Bus PCI Bus TSB43AB230 VT6410 IDE RAID IDE2 IDE3 3 PCI PCICLK 33MHz 3 IEEE13940 Th nn Dual ios Dil 4 Serial ATA Intel ATA33 66 100 ICH6 ICH6Ro EE IDE1 Channels COM Port IT 8712 CODEC s MIC Line Out Line In SPDIF In SPDIF Out PS 2 KB Mouse Back Surround Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out Note To use a DDRII 600 memory module on the motherboard you must install an 800MHz FSB processor and overclock in BIOS O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro Only for GA 81915P Duo Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1 1 Preparing Your Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and component
26. Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q F lash Q Flash Utility V 1 30 Flash Te SSL SST 49LF002A 256K Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Inc 1 Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS for 8GE800 F4 T h e B lO S fi le Check System Health OK Main Processor Intel Pentium R 4 1 7GHz 100x17 0 becomes F 4 after lt CPUID OFOA Patch ID 00095 i Memory Testing 122880K OK 8192K Shared Memor updating ee d Primary Master FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED 03 08 Primary Slave None Secondary Master CREATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave None Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flash 03 18 2003 I845GE 6A69Y G01C 00 6 Press Delto enter BIOS menu after system reboots and Load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults See how to Load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One Congratulation You have updated BIOS successfully 65 Appendix Method 2 BIOS 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 9 BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS Fig 2 Installation Complete and Run Q BIOS Vp old SKEIV ENE gll Pass dad COM 0G sanan din asian SEE rece uS
27. GA 81915P Duo Pro Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1303 12ME 81915PUP 1303 O EN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 amp EN 55022 O DIN VDE 0855 O part 10 O part 12 CE marking EN 60065 EN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer ful address G B T Technology Trading GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Motherboard GA 81915P Duo Pro is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 88 336 EEC EMC Dwective Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of E EN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused industrial scientific and medical ISM E EN 61000 3 3 high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement E EN 55024 of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement O EN 50082 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical apparatus O EN 50082 2 Limits and methods of measurement O EN 55014 2 of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of O EN 50091 2 broadcast receivers and associated equipment
28. IGABYTE Intel 925X 915 Chipset Family Utilities CD TECHNOLOGY Software Applications Please click on the following applications listed below to install Total applications 10 Software Applications Driver CD GIGABYTE Windows Utilities Manager GWUM Information s mmm This utility provides a manager tool for managing GIGABYTE propriety applications EasyTune 5 Size 14 0MB An easy to use Windows based system enhancement utility allowing quick access to a variety of performance features DMI Viewer Size 1012 8KB DMI Viewer provides a management tool for viewing motherboard hardware information Face Wizard Size 1 9MB Face Wizard provides utility for customizing BIOS boot up screen BIOS Install he page reveals the value added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners E 3 3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Intel 925X 915 Chipset Family Utilities CD Driver CD information The following information shows the detail contents stored in this Driver CD AHH HE HEHEHEHEHE Driver CD File list for the included support software for Intel Series motherboal Information spe iron AE TEETH net EP AA AS CA ASS File Name Description Audio b Realtek Realtek audio function driver for Windows 2K XP CMedia C Media audio driver for Windows 2K X
29. NS ae 42 25 PC Health aaa naaa aaa ea 43 2 7 MB Intelligent Tweaker M l T senes 44 2 0 oclect Language He 46 2 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults Lu 46 2 10 Load Optimized Deraults as 47 2 11 Set Supervisor User Password aaa 47 212 DAVE BA SUP 48 2 19 BOU SALES 48 Chapter 3 Install Drivers cc ceccssscssesscscsessessscsseeseessessessecescesseseesaesaseesessesensateaees 49 3 4 Install Chipset Drivers a aman tud ei Rr d e ra 49 3 2 Software Applications uante etudes 50 3 3 Driver CD InfOrmatOnt usseceisteoisrude cepit ik es Ed t Cr ved tetra 50 3 4 Hardware InfoFfmallOll mosecsncveneiertr errori FER lorte KAKA re deon 51 s9 Comac US E 51 Chapter ADOITOD EEE AA 53 4 1 Unique Software Utilities rrorrrrorrororrrrerrsrorrrrerrrrerarrrrerrrrenrrranrrnenrrnanrnnene 53 4 1 1 Xpress Recovery Introduction aserrsvrrorerrnrrrererrsrererrrreresrrrenesrrnenesrrsenesrssenesenne 54 4 1 2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction sn 57 4 1 3 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction CD 68 4 1 4 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Function Introduction 75 A 2 MEOH OIG SIO 10 ANA NAA AA AA GAAN 81 O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard Layout PWR FAN l LGA775 i AUDIO1 Intel 915P Broadcom AUDIO2 5751 0 5789 ES H CD IN NB FAN GA 81915P
30. OGY B V TEL 31 40 290 2088 NL Tech S upport 0900 G IG ABYTE 0900 44422983 BE Tech Support 0900 84034 FAX 3140 290 2089 Tech Support http nz giga byte com TechS upport S erviceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http www giga byte nl 81 Appendix e China NINGBO G B T TECH TRADING CO LTD Tech Support http cn giga byte com TechS upport S erviceC enter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http www gigabyte com cn Shanghai TEL 86 021 63410999 FAX 86 021 63410100 Beijing TEL 86 010 82886651 FAX 86 010 82888013 Wuhan TEL 86 027 87851061 FAX 86 027 87851330 GuangZhou TEL 86 020 87586074 FAX 86 020 85517843 Chengdu TEL 86 028 85236930 FAX 86 028 85256822 Xian TEL 86 029 85531943 FAX 86 029 85539821 Shenyang TEL 86 024 23960918 FAX 86 024 23960918 809 GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard e Australia GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD Tech Support http www giga byte com au TechS upport S erviceC enter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address http www giga byte com au e France GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCES S A R L Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechS upport S erviceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte
31. P Chipset INFUpdate Intel chipset software installation utility fo Intel chipset software installation utility for Wind Intel chipset software installation utility for Wind Intel chipset software installation utility for Wind IAA Intel application accelerator for Windows XP Intel application accelerator for Windows 2000 v lt es and drivers in this CD title iv This page lists the contents of soft GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 50 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard GIGABYTE Intel 925X 915 Chipset Family Utilities CD EE NIST TEA Hardware information The following information shows the detail hardware information of your motherboard BIOS Info Intel 915P BIOS for 81915P Duo Pro E11 CPU Info CPU intel GenuineIntel Memory Info 523 756 KB KAM Information UE Device Description Dewvicd DnverDate Devicd DriverVer Dewicd DriverProwider Devicd VendorDewceID 0x3e501002 Devicd SubSystemID 0221001458 Devicd RevID 00 Device Description Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller Dewvicd DnverDate 7 1 2001 Devicd DriverVer 5 1 2535 0 Dewicd DriverProvider Microsoft manasaa his page lists all devices you have for this motherboard 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Gontact Us OGY TRADING GMBH idi TECHNOLOGY BV 0 2088 ort 0900 GIGABYTE
32. Prank Main Bios Main ROM Type Size sess SST 49LF004A 512K TUM Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LFO04A 512K C NOTE Wide R Protecti Disab eee ae You can repeat Step 1 to Copy BIOS completed Pass 4 to flash the backup BIOS too Please press any key to continue Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T 4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 5 Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q F lash utility The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q F lash Dual BIOS Utility Boot F rer Main Bios Main ROM Type Size ssss SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T 4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Inc i Intel i875P AGPset BIOS f r 8KNXP Ultra Fba The B IO fi le Check System Health OK VE amp sammalum2 0 m F ft r Main Proces
33. RAID1 Stripe Creates a volume where a redundant copy of the data is stored on each disk This creates a volume protected from a single hard disk failure 74 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select There are two RAID levels RAIDO Stripe and RAID1 Mirror After selecting the RAID level press Enter to select Strip Size GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 70 The KB is a unit of Strip Size You can set disk block size with this item The disk block size can be set from 4KB to 128KB After you set disk block size press Enter to set disk Capacity Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID Volume0 RAID Level RAID0 Stripe Disks Select Disks Sisi INI 28K D Capacity 223 5 GB Create Volume HELP Choose the RAID level best suited to your usage model The following are typical values 16KB Best for sequential transfers 64KB Good general purpose strip size 128KB Best performance for most desktops and workstations TV Chan ge TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID Volume0 RAID Level RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size Capacity Enter the volume capacity The default value indicates the maximum volume
34. SB ports EN Pin No Definition Power Power USB DX USB Dy USB DX USB Dyt GND GND No Pin NC CO o NI D A By wy N gt e 16 F1 1394 F2 1394 IEEE 1394 Connector o Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which has features like high speed high bandwidth and hot plug Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE 1394 cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IEEE 1394 cable please contact your local dealer N TL Pin No Definition m I a F3 1 15 1 Power E F2 1394 2 Power i 2 10 3 TPAO RARER 4 TPAO 9 5 GND F1 1394 6 GND LU Pin No Definition TPBO at G 1 TPA2 mo ower LJ L a jan 10 Power O saka 11 TPA1 4 GND E 2208 12 TPA1 6 TPB2 LE C 7 No Pin 14 No Pin 8 Power 15 TPB1 16 TPB1 O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro 9 Power 10 GND 25 Hardware Installation 17 IR Be careful w
35. ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111 7GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB Non RAID Disk T 4 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 69 Appendix Create RAID Volume Press Enter under Create RAID Volume to set up RAID Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU Ne RAID VolumeO f RAID Level RAIDO Strip Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 223 5 GB Create Volume HELP Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and can not contain special characters 74 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select After entering the Create Volume Menu you can set disk name with 1 16 letters letters cannot be special characters under Name item After setting disk name press Enter to select RAID Level Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID Volume0 RAIDE paaa RAIDO Stripe Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 223 5 GB Create Volume HELP Choose the RAID level best suited to your usage model RAIDO Stripe Creates a volume where equal portions of the volume are spread across all the disks This creates a volume with higher performance by accessing all disks at once
36. Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F3 Change Language O F8 Dual BIOS O Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type 7 If you cant find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option hidden 9 Please Load Optimized Defaults in the BIOS when somehow the system works not stable as usual This action makes the system reset to the default for stability B Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS m Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features B Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals B Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features B PnP PCI Configuration This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources B PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed B MB Intelligent Tweaker M l T This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio B Select Language This setup page is select multi language B Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 30 Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the sy
37. Setup STEP 1 Front Speaker O ut Connect the front speaker to Front Speaker Out the surround speaker to S urround speaker out and the Center Subwoofer center subwoofer speaker to Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Speaker Out Surround speaker out STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you find an E icon in the system area Double click the icon to select the function eanet YER sat pM STEP 3 Click C Media 3D Audio Configuration and then select Main Setting The current audio mode is display in Audio System Status Smart J ack would auto detect the speaker type you connect and gives you the functions to manually modify speaker the settings The function to EEEEEL LIE manually modify a arne RG speaker setting The function to adjust speaker volume GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 78 7 1 Channel Audio Setup STEP Connect the front speaker to Front Speaker Out the surround speaker to Surround speaker out and the center subwoofer speaker to Center Subwoofer Front Speaker Out Back surround Speaker Out and the back surround speaker to Back speaker out surround speaker out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Surround speaker out STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you find an ia icon in the system area Double click the icon to select the function F smod Sia PI STEP 3 Click C Media 3D Audio Configuration an
38. ack O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro 17 Hardware Installation Back Surround Speaker Out Connect the back surround channels to this connector Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center Subwoofer channels to this connector Surround Speaker Out Connect the surround channels to this connector IG You can use audio software to configure 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio functioning 1 7 Connectors Introduction 1 160 1 ATX 12V 11 PWR LED 2 ATX Power Connector 12 F PANEL 3 CPU FAN 13 AZALIA FP 4 SYS FAN 14 CDIN 5 PWR FAN 15 F USB1 F USB2 6 NB FAN 16 F1 1394 F2 13940 7 FDD 17 IR 8 IDE1 18 CLR CMOS 9 IDE2 IDE3 19 BAT 10 S ATA0 S ATA1 S ATA2 S ATA3 O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 18 1 2 ATX 12V ATX 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 Align the power connector with its proper location on the motherboard and connect tightly The ATX 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the ATX 12V power connector is not connected the system will not start Caution Please use a power supply that is able to handle the system voltage requirements Itis recommended that a
39. ally Current CPU Temperature bp Detect CPU temperature automatically Current CPU POWER SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM gt gt Detect CPU POWER SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically lt CPU Warning Temperature gt gt 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU temperature at 60 C 140 F gt gt 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU temperature at 70 C 158 F gt gt 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU temperature at 80 C 176 F b gt 90 C 194 F Monitor CPU temperature at 90 C 194 F Disabled Disable this function Default value lt CPU POWER SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Fan warning function disable Default value Enabled Fan warning function enable lt CPU Smart FAN Control Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable CPU Smart Fan control function Default value a When the CPU temperature is higher than 65 degrees Celsius CPU fan will run at full speed b The speed of CPU fan will increase linearly depand on the temperature if the temperature is more than 41 degree and less than 65 degree c When the CPU temperature is lower than 40 degrees Celsius CPU fan will be disable O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro 43 BIOS Setup lt CPU Smart FAN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled gt gt Auto BIOS autodetects the type of CPU fan you installed and sets the optimal CPU Smart FAN control mode for it Default Value gt gt Voltage Set to Voltage when you use a
40. anguage O Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Aa Power Mai PnP PCI C Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N PC Health DLALUD JAVE C LAIL OULUP MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F3 Change Language O F8 Dual BIOS O Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 46 2 10 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language O Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults ER Power Mai Gann E PnP PCI C Load Optimized Defaults Y N N PC Health DLALUD JAVE C LAIL OULUP MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F3 Change Language O F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects 2 11 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language O Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Magagasasaibabsa PnP PCI C Enter Passwor
41. ber to connect the power to the cooler to prevent system overheating and failure Caution Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure CPU FAN Pin No Definition 1 GND 1 EH 2 12V 3 Sense iot 4 Speed Control Only for CPU_FAN 1 SYS_FAN XHD ror p 6 NB_FAN Chip Fan Connector If you installed wrong direction the chip fan will not work Sometimes will damage the chip fan Usually black cable is GND Pin No Definition TE 1 12V 2 GND 28806 TED fen J GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 20 7 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 44MB and 2 88MB Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin position 2 34 o o n n nn nn Go o O O O 0 O DD O o o o o0 0 0 00 GG 0 O O O DD O 1 33 8 9 IDE1 IDE2 IDE3 IDE Connector An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector One IDE connector can c
42. can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician Instances of Non Warranty Damage due to natural disaster accident or human cause Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual Damage due to improper installation Damage due to use of uncertified components Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Feature Summary CPU Supports the latest Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 CPU Supports 800 533MHz FSB e L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset e Northbridge Intel 915P Express Chipset Southbridge Intel ICH6 amp ICH6R o Memory 2 DDR DIMM memory slots supports up to 2GB memory Supports 2 5V DDR DIMM Supports dual channel DDR 400 333 DIMM 2 DDR II DIMM memory slots supports up to 2GB memory Supports 1 8V DDR II DIMM Supports dual channel DDR II 600v9 533 400 DIMM Note Mixed mode populating DDR and DDR II memory modules simultaneously is not supported Slots e 1 PCI Express x 16 slot e 2 PCI Express x 1 slots e 3 PCI slots IDE Connections 1 IDE connection UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 allows connection of 2 IDE devices IDE1 2 IDE connection UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 ATA 133
43. d PC Health e88 CO aa STS MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change Set Disable 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 Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select System at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to en
44. d drive 360K byte capacity gt gt 1 2M 5 25 5 29 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled gt gt 720K 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity bo 1 44M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity gt gt 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default value Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive gt gt Both Drive A amp B are 3 mode Floppy Drives Halton The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up gt gt No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted gt gt All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Default value gt gt All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors lt Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system Th
45. d then select Main Setting The current audio mode is display in Audio System Status Smart Jack would auto detect the speaker type you connect and gives you the functions to manually modif speaker the settings The function to EN manually modify zz speaker setting 250 ol hl ni 79 Appendix Digital I O Status Digital Output Status 1 For stereo PCM output sampling rate is shown here 2 For Dolby Digital Live output AC3 is shown here Digital Input Status 1 For stereo PCM input sampling rate is shown here Mixer The build in mixer allows users to control volume and monitor sound recording For example with a microphone as the recording device you can enable Monitoring and the recording source item as shown in the right figure if you want to hear the audio input from the microphone in real time Recording source Monitoring Effect Users can control Environment emulation Environ ment size and parameters of Equalizer here E P EDO DEOS D FE UA TTT Device Setting Check Enable Multiple Streaming and restart the system to enable support for multiple audio output function Defaults The defaults for both Sound Playback and Sound Recording are C Media Azalia Rear Panel After you check the Enable Multiple Steaming item and restart the system another C Media Azalia Front Panel option will show up for you to use the multiple audio output func
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47. download and update their BIOS as well as the latest drivers for their system Download Center automatically runs a system check of the user PC and provides the user with the current system information as well as displaying a detailed list of all new drivers with the option for download C 0 M Corporate Online Management A web based system management tool that allows system hardware information such as CPU memory graphics card etc to be monitored and controlled via the Internet C O M allows corporate MIS engineers to easily maintain corporate computers such as providing the most up to date drivers and BIOS 53 Appendix 4 1 1 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 Supports FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS formats Must be connected to the IDE1 Master Allows installation of only one OS Must be used with an IDE hard disk supporting HPA The first partition must be set as the boot partition When the boot partition is backed up please do not alter its size 6 Xpress Recovery is recommended when using Ghost to return boot manager to NTFS format CAUTION How to use the Xpress Recovery 1 Boot from CD ROM BMP Mode Enter the BIOS menu select Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD ROM Insert the provided driver CD into your CD dr
48. e value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map Total Memory This item displays the memory size that used 33 BIOS Setup 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Password Check Setup CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Limit CPUID Max to 3 Disabled No Execute Memory Protect Disabled CPU Enhanced Halt C1E 9 9 Disabled CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 N Disabled Menu Level Select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority PU PD Value F10 Save F6 Fail Safe Default ty gt lt Move Enter Select ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults F3 Language F5 Previous Values 7 gt System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel Pentium 4 nore processor with HT Technology Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards SCSI RAID etc Use lt 1 gt or lt 4 gt to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down
49. ed in the month gt gt Year The year from 1999 through 2098 Time The times format in hour minute second The time is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 o IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection bp IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Device Setup You can use one of three methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST default None Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up Manual User can manually input the correct settings gt Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information bp Cylinder Number of cylinders gt gt Head Number of heads b gt Precomp Write precomp gt Landing Zone Landing zone gt gt Sector Number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 32 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 b gt 360K 5 25 5 25 inch PC type standar
50. eet City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 0338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number GA 81915P Duo Pro Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 ofthe FCC Rules Operation 15 subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Date Jul 2 2004 Copyright 2005 GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD All rights reserved The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies Notice The written content provided with this product is the property of Gigabyte No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without Gigabyte s prior written permission Specifications and features are subject to change without prior notice Product Manual Classification In order to assist in the use of this product Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following m For quick installation please refer to the Hardware Installation Guide included with the product m For detailed product information and specifications please carefully read the Product Use
51. eted CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Permhearalc T nad Nntimizad Nafaultc PnP PCI Cor PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M IL T Exit Without Saving o ESC Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit Part Two Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Single BIOS Motherboards This part guides users of single BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving perc Wu F3 Change Language Cy F10 Save amp Exit Setup a CE Time Date Hard Disk Type 63 Appendix Exploring the Q Flash utility screen The Q FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components Q Flash Utility V1 30 Q Flash utility bar Flash Type Size cene SST 49LF003A 256K Task menu for Keep DMI Data Enable XM oa Update BIOS from Floppy Q Flash
52. evices fails to function from 53 mode in Windows XP Microsoft UAA Bus driver for Intel High Definition Audio Size 16 3MB Version The Microsoft JAA Universal Audio Architecture Bus driver provides support for Intel High Definition Audio Azalia This driver is designed to work with the following versions of Windows 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 2 Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 SP1 3 Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 5P4 a Audio Chips The Xpress Install uses the Click and Go technology to install the drivers automatically Just select the drivers vou the installation for you automatically AAN Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting note your system the Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers System will reboot automatically after install the drivers afterward you can install others application For USB2 0 driver support under Windows XP operating system please use Windows Service Pack After install Windows Service Pack it will show CAUTION a question mark in Universal Serial Bus controller under Device Manager Please remove the question mark and restart the system System will auto detect the right USB2 0 driver 49 Install Drivers 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 G
53. front audio panel type to AC97 gt gt HD Audio Set front audio panel type to HD Audio Default value O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro 37 BIOS Setup c Onboard H W RAID gt gt Enabled Enable Onboard H W RAID function Default value Disabled Disable this function Onboard HW 13940 gt gt Enabled Enable onboard IEEE 1394 function Default value Disabled Disable this function Onboard H W LAN1 gt gt Enabled Enable Onboard H W LAN1 function Default value Disabled Disable this function Onboard H W LAN2 gt gt Enabled Enable Onboard H W LAN2 function Default value Disabled Disable this function Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN1 chip Enabled Enable this function Disabled Disable this function Default value Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN2 chip gt gt Enabled Enable this function Disabled Disable this function Default value lt Onboard Serial Port 1 gt Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address bp 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 Default value bp 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 gt 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 gt gt 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard I
54. g RAID 1 or striping mirroring RAID 0 RAID 1 supports JBOD function Supports concurrent dual ATA133 IDE controller operation Supports ATAPI mode for HDD Supports IDE bus master operation Displays status and error checking messages during boot up Mirroring supports automatic background rebuilds Features LBA and Extended Interrupt 13 drive translation in controller onboard BIOS I O Control e 178712 Hardware Monitor System voltage detection e CPU temperature detection e CPU System Power fan speed detection CPU warning temperature e CPU System Power fan failure warning CPU smart fan control BIOS Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Dual BIOSo Q Flash Multilanguage o Additional Features Supports BIOS Supports EasyTune Overclocking Over Voltage via BIOS CPU DDR PCI E e Over Clock via BIOS CPU DDR Form Factor ATX form factor 30 5cm x 24 4cm O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro 11 Hardware Installation 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 CAUTION 2 Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU If you install the CPU in the wrong direction the CPU will not insert properly If this occurs please change the insert direction of the CPU 3 Please add an even layer of heat sink paste between the CPU and heat
55. hapter 3 Install Drivers Pictures below are shown in Windows XP EN 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 exe NOTE 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers Xpress Install is now analyizing your computer 99 After insert the driver CD Xpress Install will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that recommended to install Please pick the item that you want and press install followed the item or you can press Xpress Install to install all items defaulted GIGABYTE Intel 925X 915 Chipset Family Utilities CD TECHNOLOGY Install Chipset Drivers Install baste mak listed below are recommended to be installed for your motherboard Please click on the Xpress Install to install all Chipset Drivers drivers aulurrraticalBy default the drivers are checked to be Installed uncheck the selected drivers will not be Installed s s sss xPress Install Total Drivers 6 40 5MB Software Applications INF Update Utility Size 2 6MB Version 6 0 0 1014 This utility installs INF files that inform the operating system how to properly configure the chipset for specific functionality such as PCI Express or USB interface USB 2 0 S3 Patch for Windows XP Install Size 687 6KB Version This patch file will fix problem for certain USB d
56. ire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied STEP 1 Out Line Out STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an E icon in the system area Double click the icon to select the function m STEP 3 Click C Media 3D Audio Configuration and then select Main Setting The current audio mode is displayed in Audio System Status Smart J ack would auto detect the speaker type you connect and gives you the functions to manually modify the speaker settings The function to plema manually modify en AS speakersettings Tt adjust speaker T wee T volume E GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 76 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 Connect the front speaker to Front Speaker Out and the Surround speaker to Surround speaker out Front Speaker Out Surround speaker out STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an E icon in the system area Double click the icon to select the function SOE SUN STEP 3 Click C Media 3D Audio Configuration and then select Main Setting The current audio mode is display in Audio System Status Smart J ack would auto detect the speaker type you connect and gives you the functions to manually modify speaker the settings Lal The function to T manually modify 25535555 speaker setting rv A The function to Galis adjust speaker volume 71 Appendix 5 1 Channel Audio
57. ith the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR Please contact your nearest dealer for optional IR device Pin No Definition VCC No Pin ETR RX GND ci c5 NI IR TX rj CED er J 18 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper 1C Open Normal 1C Short Clear CMOS g GREC ED grr J GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 26 19 BAT Battery N a 1 a O d DO Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced se Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery wait for 30 second 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 27 Hardware Installation GA
58. ive then save and exit the BIOS menu Once the computer has restarted the phrase Boot from CD will appear at the bottom left hand corner of the screen When Boot from CD appears press any key to enter Xpress Recovery Once you have completed this step subsequent access to Xpress Recovery can also function by pressing the F9 key during computer power on Verifying DMI P oo Data Boot from CD Boot from CD We y 1 Exetute Backup Utility 2 Execute Restore U tility r 3 Remove Bagkup image 4 SetPassword 5 Exit and Restart fl Build 2011 GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 54 2 Press F9 during powering on the computer Text Mode Press F9 during powering on the computer Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Al ly Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Inc Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1 Check System Health OK Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flask F9 For Xpress Recovery F9 For Xpress Recovery 08 16 2002 1845G E 6A69Y G01C 00 GIGA BYTE Xpress Recovery V1 0 C Copy Right 2003 GIGABYTE Technology CO Ltd 1 Execute Backup Utility 2 Execute Restore Utility 3 Remove Backup Image 4 Set Password 5 Exit and Restart gt 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery by booting from the CD ROM you can noe enter Xpress Recovery in the future by pressing the F9 key 2 System storage capacity as well as drive reading writing speed will affect backup speed 3 Iti
59. lash BIOS Method Introduction A Whatis Dual BIOS Technology 2 Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS ROM on the ms motherboard one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS Under the normal circumstances the system works on the Main BIOS If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS B How to use Dual BIOS and Q Flash Utility a After power on the computer pressing Del immediately during POST Power On Self Test it will allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP then press F8 to enter Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T EST Quil Ie Select Item F8 Dual BIOS O Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type b Dual BIOS Q Flash Programming Utility Dual BIOS Utility V1 33 FN Main Bios Main ROM Type SiZe SST 49LF 004A 512K Backup ROM Type SiZe nn SST 49LF 004A 512K Wide Range P rotection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Keep DMI Data Enab
60. le Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Update Main BIOS from Floppy Update Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy PgDn P gU p Modify T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off amp Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro 5 Appendix c Dual BIOS Item explanation Wide Range Protection Disable Default Enable Status 1 If any failure ex Update ESCD failure checksum error or reset occurs in the Main BIOS just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on and that the Wide Range Protection is set to Enable the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically Status 2 If the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards ex SCSI Cards LAN Cards emits signals torequest restart of the system after the user make any alteration on it the boot up BIOS will not be changed to the Backup BIOS Boot From Main BIOS Default Backup BIOS Status 1 The user can set to boot from main BIOS or Backup BIOS Status 2 If one of the main BIOS or the Backup BIOS fails this item Boot From Main BIOS Default will become gray and will not be changed by user Auto Recovery Enable Default Disable When one of the Main BIOS or Backup BIOS occurs checksum failure the working BIOS will automatically recover the BIOS of checksum failure In the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Setting if ACPI Suspend Type is set to Suspend to RAM
61. mation about the RAID such as RAID level disk block size disk name and disk capacity etc Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 RAID Volume0 RAID Stripe 128KB 223 5GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Driver Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111 7GB Member Disk 0 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB Member Disk 0 T V Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Delete RAID Volume If you want to delete a RAID volume please select the Delete RAID Volume option Press Enter key and follow the instructions on the screen Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable iU RAID Volume0 RAID Stripe 128KB 223 5GB Normal Yes Physical Disks Port Driver Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111 7GB Member Disk 0 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB Member Disk 0 1 V Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 73 Appendix Installing the RAID drivers F
62. nce enter Ctrl to select Intel RAID Ctrl S to select Silicon Image 5 Complete driver installation 6 Complete RAID utility installation More information on steps 4 and 5 is provided Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS The Intel RAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After rebooting your computer wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press Ctrl 1 The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS You have a few seconds to press Ctrl I before the window disappears Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed RAID Volumes None Defined Physical Disks Port Driver Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111 7GB Non RAID Disk 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111 7GB Non RAID Disk re lt C IRL gt Steno Go A EDO DISTAT Press Ctrl 1 The Intel RAID Utility Create RAID Volume window appears as Figure below Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None Defined Physical Disks Port Driver Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID 0
63. nt ei 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 13 Hardware Installation 1 4 Installation of Memory 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 CAUTION memory of similar capacity specifications and brand be used 2 Before installing or removing memory modules please make sure that the computer power is switched off to prevent hardware damage 3 Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the module please switch the direction The motherboard supports DDR II amp DDR 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 The memory capacity used can differ with each slot m D GEB FEET M Fig 1 The DIMM socket has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one di
64. 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 SPDIF O SPDIF Out The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder e SPDIF SPDIF In Use SPDIF In feature only when your device has digital output function COMA Serial Port Connects to serial based mouse or data processing devices e LANPort1 The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps e LAN Port2 The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet PCI E Gigabit providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps USB port Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc have a standard USB interface Also make sure your OS supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB controller please contact OS ven dor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors Line In Devices like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Line Out Front Speaker Out Connect the stereo speakers earphone or front surround channels to this connector MIC In Microphone can be connected to MIC In j
65. oltage Control to 0 1V b gt 0 2V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 2V Note To use a DDRII 600 memory module on the motherboard you must install an 800MHz FSB processor and set Memory Frequency For to 3 00 45 BIOS Setup bp 0 3V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 3V Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only PCI E OverVoltage Control gt gt Normal Set PCI E OverVoltage Control to Normal Default value bp 0 1V Set PCI E OverVoltage Control to 0 1V b gt 0 2V Set PCI E OverVoltage Control to 0 2V bp 0 3V Set PCI E OverVoltage Control to 0 3V CPU Voltage Control bp Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0 8375V to 1 6000V Default value Normal Warning CPU may be damaged or reduce CPU life cycle when CPU is over voltage Normal CPU Vcore Display your CPU Vcore Voltage 2 8 Select Language CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Featur Integrated Peripherals Select Language Power Management Set PnP PCI Configuration PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweake ESC Quit age F8 Dual BIOS O Q Flash T Move Enter Accept ESC Abort Setup Multi language supports 5 languages There are English German Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese and Japanese English 2 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select L
66. onnect to one IDE cable and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices hard drive or optical drive If you wish to connect two IDE devices please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave for information on settings please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device To ensure that an IDE CD ROM drive can work properly please attach it to the IDE 1 connector D Bemumm 21 Hardware Installation 10 S ATA0 S ATA1 S ATA2 S ATA3 Serial ATA Connector Serial ATA can provide 150MB s transfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly Pin No Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND NIO A AJ oO IN gt 29806 ED rm J 11 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 Definition i B 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD x O cao al Og pg 5 C CA ga _ z comm em UM fomfr J GA 8
67. or the Windows operating system Win NT WinXP Win2000 for IDE RAID SCSI Serial ATA functioning the driver must first be transferred to a floppy disk Please follow the steps below to complete driver transfer to a floppy disk 1 Please insert the provided driver CD into the hard disk drive eg Drive D Insert a blank formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive 3 Either from Command Prompt or DOS please type in D BootDrv menu exe R efer to Fig 1 Information on all chipsets should be listed on the screen Refer to Fig 2 please select the proper chipset model mde nb fVeraius T H 985 288 Bir nod Tetting AGA P 13 Fig 2 Cemmand Prompl mar ai SETT bel an dora lapat Ba 1 Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk After you complete the steps boot from the Windows CD to install the RAID drivers When install Windows 2000 or Windows XP from HDDs in serial ATA controller press F6 as Win2000 or XP boots up then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk Follow on screen instructions to complete installation Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to be installed Note In the menu list Intel Application Accelerator 4 0 is Intel ICH6R chipset GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 4 After installation of
68. p 2 Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS Q Flash utility Exploring the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen The Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components Dual BIOS Utility Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Boot From Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LFO04A Wide Range Protection Main Bios 512K 512K Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS 3 Dual BIOS utility bar Q Flash Utility Task menu for Q Flash utility li Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Q Flash utility title bar Enter Run T 4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of four tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu tion of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility Pressing the b
69. power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 300W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can lead to an unstable system or a system that is unable to start If you use a 24 pin ATX power supply please remove the small cover on the power connector on the motherboard before plugging in the power cord Otherwise please do not remove it Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V Pin No Definition 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 GND 4 VCC 5 GND 6 VCC um HD Som T GND 8 Power Good 9 5V SB stand by 5V 10 12V 11 12V 12 3 3V Only for 24pins ATX 13 3 3V 14 12V 15 GND 16 PS_ON soft On Off 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 5V 21 VCC 22 VCC 23 VCC 24 GND 19 Hardware Installation 3 4 5 CPU FAN SYS FAN PWR 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 A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a 12V power voltage The black connector wire is the ground wire GND Please remem
70. r Manual m For detailed information related to Gigabyte s unique features please go to Technology Guide section on Gigabyte s website to read or download the information you need For more product details please click onto Gigabyte s website at www gigabyte com tw Table of Contents GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard Layout rsravrsvevrrvenrerrrvenrrvenverervenrsvesrrrrrsenrrnennn 6 BIOCK DIAGF ERROR 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation c ccccccccccsssssssecssssesssssssssssseessesessesesseseeseeseesansees 9 1 1 Considerations Prior to Installation eese 9 EZ Feature SUNE ecus 10 1 3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink rsravrrrsrsvorerrsvererrrrsrrvrsrsrrrererrrserenrenn 12 1 3 4 Installation of the CPU eee 12 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink sssrsrsrorsrororerorrsrsrsrereronerrrrsrerererenesrsrsrerenenesrsrssenene 13 Tae Installation ot MEMON aa kaa 14 15 Installation of Expansion Cards KAANAK 16 16 VO Back Panel Introduction vasre 17 lef C nnectors INMOGUGUOM NAA 18 TBS OED eee A E 29 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F5 Uu aaa 30 2 1 Standard CMOS Features sse nnne 32 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features ccsscssesscssesssssesssssssssssessssesessesseessesssesereesans 34 2 9 Integrated Peripherals aede dera e eroe ber ndis 36 2 4 Power Management Setup sse nnne 40 25 PAPP GOMIGUIANO
71. r optional audio panel cable please contact your local dealer n 10 9 aD ER an HD Audio AC 97 Audio Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC 2 GND 2 GND 3 MIC2 R 3 MIC Power d 4 ACZ DET 4 N A O B 5 Line2 R 5 Line Out R J O 6 FSENSE1 6 N A mm et 7 FAUDIO JD 7 N A a 8 No Pin 8 No Pin ister 9 LINE2 L 9 Line Out L 10 FSENSE2 10 N A aan HD Audio is the default setting for this connector To enable AC 97 Audio from BIOS settings nor set Front Panel Type under Integrated Peripherals to AC97 14 CD IN CD IN Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R 88806 ED f J GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 24 15 F USB1 F USB2 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 For optional front USB cable please contact your local dealer The USB Device Wake up From S3 is only supported by rear U
72. rDA Port gt Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 3F8 bp 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 2F8 Default value gt gt 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 3E8 gt gt 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard IrDA port lt UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of Onboard I O chip bp ASKIR Set onboard I O chip UART to ASKIR Mode bb IrDA Set onboard I O chip UART to IrDA Mode Default value O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 38 UR2 Duplex Mode This feature allows you to seclect IR mode This function will available when UART Mode Select doesn t set at Normal gt gt Half IR Function Duplex Half Default value b Full IR Function Duplex Full Onboard Parallel port Disabled Disable onboard LPT port bp 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default value gt gt 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value bp EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP amp EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DM
73. rection Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket Then push it down Fig 2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 14 Dual Channel DDR DDR II GA 81915P Duo Pro supports the Dual Channel Technology After operating the Dual Channel Technology the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double up to 6 4GB s DDR 8 5GB DDRII GA 81915P Duo Pro includes 4 DIMM sockets and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following gt Channel A DDR 1 or b gt Channel A DDR II 1 gt gt Channel B DDR 2 gt gt Channel B DDR II 2 If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology please note the following explanations due to the limitation of Intel chipset specifications 1 One DDR DDR II memory module is installed The Dual Channel Technology can t operate when only one DDR DDR II memory module is installed 2 Two DDR DDR II memory modules are installed the same memory size and type The Dual Channel Technology will operate when two memory modules are inserted individually into Channel A and B We ll strongly recommend our user to slot two DDR DDR II memory modules into the DIMMs with the same color in order for Dual Channel Technology to work The following table is for Dual Channel Technology combination DS Double Side SS Single Side
74. s Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults Save changes and reboot the system EN ES Question 4 Why does system seem unstable after updating BIOS Answer Please remember to load Fail S afe Defaults Or Load BIOS Defaults after flashing BIOS However if the system instability still remains please clear CMOS to solve the problem Question 5 Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume Answer Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier If not please change another speaker with power amplifier and try again later Question 6 How do I disable onboard VGA card in order to add an external VGA card Answer Gigabyte motherboards will auto detect the external VGA card after it is plugged in so you don t need to change any setting manually to disable the onboard VGA 81 Appendix Question 7 Why cannot I use the IDE 2 Answer Please refer to the user manual and check whether you have connected any cable that is not provided with the motherboard package to the USB Over Current pin in the Front USB Panel If the cable is your own cable please remove it from this pin and do not connect any of your own cables to it Question 8 Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up What do these beeps usually stand for Answer The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems However they are only for
75. s recommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately installed after OS and all required driver and software installations are complete 55 Appendix 1 Execute Backup Utility f 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 If this is the case please use the boot from CD ROM method to enter Xpress CAUTION Recovery 2 Execute Restore Utility This program will recover your system to factory default Press R to restore your system back to factory default or press Esc to exit Restores backup image to original state 3 Remove Backup Image f Remove backup image Are you sure Y N Remove the backup image 4 Set Password Please inputa 4 16 character long password a z or 0 9 or press Esc to exit You can seta password to enter Xpress Recovery to protect your hard disk data Once this is done password input will be required to enter Xpress Recovery during the next as well as subsequent system restarts If you wish to remove the need for password entry please select Set Password and under New Password Confirm Password make sure there is no entry and then press Enter to remove password requirement 5 Exitand Restart Exit and restart your computer GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 56 4 1 2 F
76. s which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge ESD Thus prior to installation please follow the instructions below cf 2 3 Considerations Prior to Installation Please turn off the computer and unplug its power cord When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD cuff when handling electronic components CPU RAM Prior to installing the electronic components please have these items on top of an antistatic pad or within a electrostatic shielding container Please verify that you the power supply is switched off before unplugging the power supply connector from the motherboard Installation Notices 1 Prior to installation please do not remove the stickers on the motherboard These stickers are required for warranty validation Prior to the installation of the motherboard or any hardware please first carefully read the information in the provided manual Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected To prevent damage to the motherboard please do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing Please do not place the computer system on an uneven surface Turning on the computer power during the installation process
77. sabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled gt Date of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 gt gt Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 7 Power On By Mouse bp Disabled Disable this function Default value gt Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 40 Power On By Keyboard Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password Disabled Disabled this function Default value bp Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the system lt KB Power ON Password When Power On by Keyboard set at Password you can set the password here gt gt Enter Input password from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to set the Keyboard Power On password c AC Back Function gt gt Soft Off When AC power back to the system the system will be in Off state Default value gt gt Full On When AC power back to the system the system always in On state gt gt Memory When AC power back to the system the system will return to the Last state before AC power off 41 BIOS Setup 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI I IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Menu Le
78. sabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading Limit CPUID Max to 3 gt gt Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like NT4 Disabled Disables CPUID Limit for windows XP Default value No Execute Memory Protect Note gt gt Enabled Enables No Execute Memory Protect function Disabled Disables No Execute Memory Protect function Default value gt CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Note bp Enabled Enables CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function gt gt Disabled Disables CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function Default value gt CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Note gt gt Enabled Enable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function Disabled Disable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function Default value Note This item will show up when you install a processor which supports this function 35 BIOS Setup 2 3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled SATA RAID AHCI Mode Menu Level On Chip Mode N gt t to Ch ve SATA Port I to CHS ve USB Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Azalia Codec Auto Front Panel Type HD Audio Onboard H W RAID Enabled Onboard H W 1394 Enabled Onboard H W LANI Enabled Onboard H W LAN2 Enabled Onboard LANI Boot ROM O Disabled Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM Disabled Onboard Serial Port I 3F8 IRQ4 142
79. sink 4 Please make sure the heatsink is installed on the CPU prior to system use otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur 5 Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the processor specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequency beyond the proper specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc NOTE HT functionality requirement content Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires all of the following platform components CPU An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset An Intel Chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled OS An operation system that has optimizations for HT Technology 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU Fig 1 Gently lift the metal lever located on the CPU socket to the upright position Fig 2 Remove the plastic covering on the CPU socket Metal Lever Soper eae MEI T Fig 3 E DIR Notice the small gold MT Once the CPU is colored triangle located se properly inserted on the edge of the CPU please replace the socket Align the ______ a load plate and oki indented corner of the BB F push
80. sor Intel Pentium R 4 1 6GHz 133x12 beco es ab arte lt CPUID 0F27 Patch ID 00275 updating Memory Testing 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel Primary Master FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED 03 08 Primary Slave None Secondary Master CREATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave None Press DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpress Recovery 09 23 2003 1875P 6A79BG03C 00 GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 62 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots When you are in BIOS menu move to Load Fail Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded Therefore we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Perinheralc T nad Nntimized Nefanlte Power Mana Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N Y PnP PCI Cor 5 PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M IL T Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults 7 Select Save amp Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is compl
81. stem parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration 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 Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 31 BIOS Setup 2 1 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Thu Apr 29 2004 Time hh mm ss 22 51 24 Menu Level IDE Channel 0 Master None Change the day month IDE Channel 0 Slave None year Drive A 1 44M 3 5 lt Week gt Drive B None Sun to Sat Floppy 3 Mode Suport Disabled lt Month gt Halt On All But Keyboard Jan to Dec Base Memory 640K lt Day gt Extended Memory 27M I to 31 or maximum Total Memory 128M allowed in the month lt Year gt 1999 to 2098 ty gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Default F7 Optimized Defaults 7 Date The date format is lt week gt lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt bp Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only gt gt Month The month Jan Through Dec Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allow
82. ter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro 47 BIOS Setup 2 12 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language O Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password LAN S CMOS and EXIT Y NY Y PM MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F3 Change Language O F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Save amp 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 13 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language O Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Po 4 Na m Power Mai PnP PCI C Quit Without Saving Y N N PC Health siawus Dave C LAIL OULUP MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F3 Change Language O F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Abandon all Data Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 48 C
83. the entire array The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond the remaining drive will continue to function Due to redundancy the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive Undera RAID 1 setup an extra drive called the spare drive can be attached Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed drive thatis part of a mirrored array Due to the fault tolerance if any RAID 1 drive fails data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array amp Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 68 Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array 1 Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction Note To achieve best performance it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage capacity 2 Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie IDE SCSI or SATA 3 Enterthe motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup Please refer to the section on Integrated P eripherals 4 Enter RAID setup in the BIOS and select the RAID type For insta
84. the metal lever back into its original CPU with the triangle and gently insert the CPU into position position Grasping the CPU firmly between your thumb and forefinger carefully place it into the socket in a straight and downwards motion Avoid twisting or bending motions that might cause damage to the CPU during installation mama GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 12 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink If HUL Male Push Pin The top of Female Push Pin t Female Push Pin aF Fig 1 Fig 2 Please apply an even layer of heatsink paste on Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is the surface of the installed CPU to remove the heatsink on the contrary is to install Please note the direction of arrow sign on the male push pin doesn t face inwards before installation This instruction is only for Intel boxed fan Fig 3 Fig 4 Place the heatsink atop the CPU and make sure Please make sure the Male and Female push pin are the push pins aim to the pin hole on the joined closely for detailed installation instructions motherboard Pressing down the push pins please refer to the heatsink installation section of the diagonally user manual Fig 5 Fig 6 installing If the push pin is inserted as the picture heatsink to the CPU fan header located on the the installation is complete motherboard The heatsink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heatsink paste To preve
85. tility users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS Q Flash allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows Using Q Flash indicating no more fooling around with any complicated instructions and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk please do it with caution We are sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd is not responsible for damages of system because of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end users CAUTION Before You Begin Before you start updating BIOS with the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below first Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte s website 2 Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file the one with model name F xx For example 8KNXPU F ba to a floppy disk 3 Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts If your motherboard has dual BIOS please refer to Part One If your motherboard has single BIOS please refer to Part Two Part One Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS In the BIOS menu of the motherboards Supporting Q Flash and Dual BIOS the Q Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same screen This section only deals with how to use Q Flash utility
86. tility V1 30 Flash Ty pa SIZE aaa SST 49LF002A 256K 1 file s found 256K BIOS file in the floppy disk 8GE800 F4 Free size 1 14M DEL Delete Total size 1 39M Ef F5 Refresh Q Flash Utility V 1 30 Flash TVpel S128 aceti ac SST 49LF002A 256K CAUTIOK Reading BIOS file from floppy Do not trun off power or PEPE PD DEPED PE Doopson0000000005005 reset your system at Ey Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System r Off this stage After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 64 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 V 1 30 Flash TIype S128 2 ees testen tune SST 49LF002A 256K CAUTION Updating BIOS Now Do not trun off power or gt gt 00 000000 0000000008000000 reset your system rOff atthis stage Ey Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed Q Flash Utility V 1 30 Flash Npa Sea SST 49LF002A 256K Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue 5 Press
87. tion Note The function can be used only when you con nect the audio device to front panel GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 80 4 2 Troubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model please log on to http tw giga byte com faq faq htm Question 1 cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS Why Answer Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options Questions 2 Why is the light of my keyboard optical mouse still on after computer shuts down Answer In some boards a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down and that s why the light is still on Question 3 How do clear CMOS Answer If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual If your board doesn t have such jumper you can take off the on board battery to leak voltage to clear CMOS Please refer to the steps below Steps 1 Tum off power 2 Disconnect the power cord from MB 3 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for one minute Re insert the battery to the battery holder Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power Pres
88. uttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 60 Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q F lash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q F lash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Load Main BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk PR If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main ge mor BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you wantto flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8KNXPU Fba is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Dual BIOS Utility Boot EOS eee quee Dir HR pet eR Main Bios Main ROM Type Size esssss SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Range Prot v file s found 512K BIOS file in the floppy disk 8KNXPU Fba
89. vel PCI 3 IRQ Assignment 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Default F7 Optimized Defaults PCI 1 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 Default value bo 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 1 PCI2 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default value gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 PCI3 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3 Default value bo 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 3 O Only for GA 81915P Duo Pro GA 81915P Duo Pro Motherboard 42 2 6 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software PC Health Status Vcore OK DDRV OK Menu Level gt mor OK v OK Current CPU Temperature 33 Current CPU FAN Speed 4687 RPM Current PO FAN Speed 0 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU Warning Temperature Disabled CPU FAN Fail Warning Disabled POWER FAN Fail Warning Disabled SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled CPU Smart FAN Control Enabled CPU Smart FAN Mode Auto 142 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Default F7 Optimized Defaults Current Voltage V Vcore DDRV 3 3V 12V gt Detect system s voltage status automatic
90. y to control and enhance their computer system to the desired level C I A 2 CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 GIGABYTE CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 C 1 A 2 is designed to automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance When enabled the program detects the current CPU loading and automatically accelerates the CP U computing performance to allow for a faster and smoother execution of programs When the function is disabled the CPU is returned to its initial status M I B 2 Memory Intelligent Booster 2 Built on the original M I B the new Memory Intelligent Booster 2 M I B 2 is designed especially to maximize memory performance and boost memory bandwidth up to 10 With added branded memory module information users are able to optimize memory performance by selecting from a recommended memory module list S 0 S System Overclock Saver System Overclock Saver S O S is a unique feature that eliminates system boot up errors resulting from system over enhancement by the user With GIGABYTE s proprietary S 0 S feature users no longer need to open up the PC chassis and short circuit the Clear CMOS pins or the battery on the motherboard to reset the system back to factory default settings Instead S O S automatically resets the overclocked system settings back to their factory defaults to provide a more user friendly and reliable platform for users Download Center Download Center allows users to quickly

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