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1. EE n E y B i a E EB n cr IDE 2 RED LINE IDE 1 Connectors J 3 AUX IN LLLI oca AUX L AUX R Signal In GND GND Signal Out 20 8TX Motherboard J8 Ring Power On 1 E LJ NL C 9 rtp 11 External SMBUS Device Connector i m2. Aux Power 1 i Jg d 3 3VDC PS Lo 8 5VDC I n r3 CAES a SE cap Please note The 6 pin Aux Power connector provides additional current meet board s 3 3VDC and 5VDC requirments 15 Connectors B LPT Port ra emnes LPT Port 0 1 EC 75 a d Eee Please note This mainboard supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 LPT port Device like printer can be connected to LPT port mouse and modem etc can be connected to COM ports CN6 PS 2 Keyboard amp PS 2 Mouse Connector 0 E T one Am Nes VCC 45V s 5 9 2 Keyboard 6 NC Please note This mainboard supports standard P S 2 keyboard
3. E E Ele a ca E Sooo Pin N Definition 70 Onboard CDOEC CNR Card AC 97 Disabled 2 3close Disabled Onboard Primary CODEC Please note A 8TX If M B has hardware audio CT5880 your modem riser has been set to Primary automatically No J umper J P13 for 8TX 8TX J P13 1 2 close If you use software audio onboard CODEC only your modem riser must be Secondary P13 2 3 close If you don t use onboard software audio your audio modem riser must be Primary Mainboard s software audio will be disabled There are two types of CNR card in the market Primary and secondary If your CNR card is primary J P13 should be set to 2 3 if you have secondary CNR card JP 13 should be set to 1 2 Warning If Primary CNR card is used on board CODEC will be disabled 30 8TX Motherboard J 14 5 2 Keyboard Power On 1 1 1 M Enable Disable 1l B Default z 1 2 close PS 2 Keyboard Q 2 Power on Enabled ET qc 2 3 close
4. tg ca A J P7 Timeout Reboot Function 1 1 1 mm m m Normal Safe Recovery Default Mode Normal Default Please note Sometime the system can not start up due to the setting in the CMOS BIOS to restore the CMOS BIOS setting back to its safe setting the jumper can be set to 2 3 Once your system can start up you can set the Jumper back to its normal position 1 2 E LIU n Em B ra o a rz Lea A 1 1 m RN LL Timeout Reboot No Reboot on Timeout Default 1 2close Timeout reboot No Reboot on timeout Default Please note This MB supports time out reboot function If the system lock up the reboot timer will start to count Once the timer counts to a specific value the System will reboot automatically When this event happens the system will boot up in safe BIOS mode 28 8TX Motherboard J P8 PCI Sound Function Selection 1 1
5. 8TX Motherboard CPU Speed Setup The system bus frequency can be switched at 100MHz 133MHz by adjusting SW 1 The frequency ratio depend on CPU SW1 Select the System Speed at 100MHz 133MHz CPU CLK 1 2 3 4 100MHz ON ON ON ON 105MHz OFF OFF ON ON 110MHz OFF ON OFF ON 133MHz ON ON ON OFF We recommend you to setup your system speed to 100MHz CPU Installation Please make sure the CPU should be supported to the motherboard Pin 1 Indicator 2 Please make sure the Pinl indicator gold color is aligned with 423pinsocket 1 the lever out than lift up the Lever Heat Sink Installation Beware Please check that the heat sink is in good contact with the CPU before you turn on your system poor contact will cause over heat and might cause damage to your processor Installation Guide 3 Align CPU and insert it me JAM SIT TITULAR 3 a 5 Slip the bracket on to the CPU retention and press both end to clip it on the retention 6 Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector than install complete Please refer to the cooler s installation manual for detailed installation steps ATX 12V Power Supply Additional 4 pin connector for 12V current Backward compatibility maintained with load sharing capability Support 12V o
6. 17 Connectors Floppy Port RED LINE Game Port Line Out 1 MIC In a Line In Line Out 2 9 a T Please note Line Out 1 Line Out or SPDIF The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder To enable SPDIF simply insert SP DIF connector into Line O utl Line Outl will become SPDIF Out automatically See page 52 for more information To enable Four Speaker for Creative 5880 audio only simply follow instructions on page 49 and Line In will become Line Out2 to support second pair of stereo speakers 18 8TX Motherboard IDE 1 P rimary IDE2 Secondary Port P o p 3
7. 20 5 Enable Disable Default E a Ly 1 2 close Sound x Enable Default e 2 3 close PCI Sound Disable e 1 1 D Lock Unlock m Default 1 2close Top Block Unlock qme OS Please note To upgrade BIOS on this P10 must be set to 1 amp 2 29 Panel and Jumper Definition 11 BIOS Write Protection 00 zn fer No AE a m m m mm 1 1 MTM Write Default Protection Write Protection Normal Default Please note To flash upgrade BIOS on this MB JP 11 mustbe setto 2 amp 3 We recommend J P 11 to 1 amp 2 whenever user does not need to flash upgrade the BIOS J 13 Select
8. helps to perform the best of system Besides different from other traditional over clocking methods doesn t require users to change neither BIOS nor hardware switch jumper setting on the other hand they can do overdrive at only one click Therefore this is a safer way for overdrive as nothing is changed on software or hardware If user runs over system s limitation the biggest lost is only to restart the computer again and the side effect is then well controlled Moreover if one well performed system speed been tested in user can Save this bus speed and Load it in next Obviously Gigabyte has already turned the overdrive technology toward to a newer generation This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached driver CD Users may make a test drive of EasyTunelII to find out more amazing features by themselves 56 8TX Motherboard For further technical information please link to http www gigabyte com tw Note If your IUCD version is 1 6 or below please visit our website and download the latest version 57 BIOS Setup 9 The Main Menu Load Setup Defaults Exit Without Saving 58 8TX Motherboard BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Interface The interface allows users to modify the basic system configur
9. C FourSpeaker Application The four speaker function will only be supported in application softwares that use Microsoft DirectX and Creative EAX for example the game titles software DVD player and MP3 player 51 Four Speaker amp SPDIF Introduction SPDIF Introduction A Whatis SPDIF The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder B Howto use SPDIF Click your mouse right button in My Computer and select the roperties item Disk drives Display adapters Floppy disk controllers Hard disk controllers Keyboard Monitors Mouse Network adapters Ports COM amp LPT Sound video and game controllers System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers 52 8TX Motherboard c Click Sound video and game controllers item and select the Creative Sound Blaster PCI128 item System Properties Ports COM amp LPT Sound video and game controllers Creative Gameport Joystick MPU 401 Compatible Sound Blaster PCI128 Legacy Device System devices B Universal Serial Bus controllers Internal Synthesizer Analog and Digital Sources 53 Four Speaker amp SPDIF Introduction e Click Digital item Line Out will be reconfigure to SPDIF Out Creative Sound Blaster 128 Properties Digital f Recommend you to select Autosense
10. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per ECC Part 2 Section 2 10773 FC Responsible Party Name INC Address 18305 Valley Blvd Suite A LA Puent CA 91744 No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference residential X installations This equipment generates uses radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Move the equipment away from the receiver Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not expressly approve by th
11. Normal Enable jl 8 Default ad LN E Q 1 2 close Rear USB Device m Wakeup Enabled Normal Default B Et Please note To use USB KB MS Wakeup from S3 function set BIOS setting USB KB MS Wake up from S3 to ENABLED and enable jumpers P20 amp P 17 To prevent user confusion it is recommended to enable jumper J P21 Front USB Device wake up function Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts press Del You will enter BIOS Setup Select the item POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP then select USB KB MS Wake up from S3 Remember to save the setting by pressing ESC and choose the SAVE amp EXIT SETUP option A 32 8TX Motherboard J P21 Front USB Device Wake up Selection USB Port gt CN10 ie CN10 o A Mn 0 Ji mm 00 A Enable Normal T Default L Front USB Device Normal Default Please note To use USB KB MS Wakeup from S3 function set BIOS setting USB KB MS Wake up from 53 to ENABLED and enable jumpers J P21 amp P 17 To prevent user confusion it is recommended to enable jumper J P20 Rear USB Device wake up function Power on the compu
12. Disabled Disable PME event wake up function Enabled he PME event wake up will bring the system out of soft off or suspend state if this option is set Enabled Default Value Resume by RTC Alarm You can set Resume by RTC Alarm item to enabled and key in Data time to power on System Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If Resume by RTC Alarm is Enabled RTC Alarm Date 70 8TX Motherboard e FDC LPT COM Ports Access 0 19 e Pri Master IDE Access onitor Monitor Primary Master IDE Access Default Value gnore P rimary Master IDE Access slave IDE Access onitor Primary slave IDE Access gnore Primary slave IDE Access Default Value e D 5 e 55 o gt e lt 55 e 5 o gt lt IRQ C IRQ Active onitor Monitor PIRQ C IRQ Active e 5 2 AL 5 o gt lt gnore PIRQ D IRQ Active Default Value 71 BIOS Setup PNP PCI Configuration AMIBIOS SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Reset Configuration Data Disabled Boot From AGP IRQ 3 POI PnP IRQ 4 IRQ 5 POI PnP IRQ 7 POI PnP IRQ 9 POI PnP IRQ 10 POI PnP IRQ 11 POI PnP IRQ 14 POI PnP IRQ 15 POI PnP ESC Quit
13. Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults Figure 6 PNP PCI Configuration e Reset Configuration Data Advising BIOS clear PnP configuration data for usable value Disabled Disabled this function Default Value PCI PnP The resource can be assigned to PCI PnP device 72 8TX Motherboard Load BIOS Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24a 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER PNP PCI CONFIG Load BIOS Defaults Y N N CTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Ne Selectitem Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Load BIOS Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP Figure 7 Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS Defaults BIOS defaults contain the most appropriate system parameter values of to configure the System to achieve maximum stability 73 BIOS Setup Load Setup Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24a 1999 American Megatrends Inc Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP LOAD BIOS DEFAUL
14. isabled this function Default Value Disabled e Fail Alarm CPU Power System No Fan Fail Alarm Function Disabled Default Value an Fail Alarm Function Enabled e Reset Case Open Status e Case Status If the case is closed Case Status will show No If the case have been opened Case Status will show Yes If you want to reset Case Status value set Reset Case Open Status to Yes and save CMOS your computer will restart 79 BIOS Setup Current CPU Tempe Detect CPU Temp automatically Current System Tempe Detect System Temp automatically Current CPU FAN System FAN Power FAN Speed RPM Detect Fan speed status automatically Current CPU VID Vcore Vcc18 Vio 12 45V Battery 5VSB Detect system s voltage status automatically 80 8TX Motherboard Supervisor User Password When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24a 1999 American Megatrends Inc Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGE Enter new supervisor password PNP PCI CONFIG TION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Tl gt lt Selec
15. PS 2 Keyboard p Ben Power on Disabled SS te Default A Please note Please note PS 2 keyboard power on will enable user to power on his computer by pressing the designated key keys on the PS 2 keyboard To enable PS 2 keyboard power on set jumper J P14 to 1 2 and then enable the PS 2 keyboard power on function to assign the key keys of your choice inside the BIOS setup Menu J 16 Case Open B E HI r3 i 0L 31 Panel and Jumper Definition P17 STR Selection p o iz e 1 1 0 m n Disabled Enabled JR Default 00 Ii Q EC 1 2 2 3close STR Disabled E _ Oe Default ares STR Enabled J P20 Rear USB Device Wake up Selection USB Connector gt CN7 N11 1 1 1 CN7
16. Safety of household and similar EN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer Importer Signature RexLin Stamp Date Oct 23 2000 Name Rex Lin 8 Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard USER S MANUAL Processor 4 Motherboard REV 1 0 First Edition R 10 01 010120 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections 1 Revision List Manual revision information Product item list Product information amp specification Four Speaker amp SP DIF introduction 8105 EasyTuneIIT introduction _ Instructions on setting up the BIOS software 10 Appendix General reference Table Of Content Revision History Appendix 8TX Motherboard Revision History Revision i Revision Note Initial release of the 8TX motherboard user s manual The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Sound Blaster is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd in the United States and certain other countries Sound Blaster LINK and SB LINK are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd Jan 20 2001 Taipei Taiwan R O C Item Checklist Item Checklist The
17. Save Data to CMOS amp Exit SETUP Figure 13 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 83 BIOS Setup Exit Without Saving AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24a 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER PNP PCI CONFIG ION LOAD BIOS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Selectitem Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Abandon all Datas amp Exit SETUP Figure 14 Exit Without Saving ype Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS ype N will return to Setup Utility 84 8TX Motherboard Technical Support RMA Sheet Customer Country Company Phone No Contact Person E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision BIOS version 0 5 5 Hardware Configuration Mfs Model name Size Driver Utility CPU Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card HDD CD ROM DVD ROM Modem Network AMR CMR Keyboard
18. STR Remember to save the settings by pressing ESC and choose the SAVE amp EXIT SETUP option Congratulation Y ou have completed the installation and now can use the STR function 37 Suspend to RAM Installation A 3 How to put your system into STR mode There are two ways to accomplish this 1 Choose the Stand in the Shut Down Windows area A Press the Start button and then select Shut Down B Choose the Stand by item and press Shut Down Windows hy What do you want the computer to do Shut down Restart C Restart in MS DOS mode 38 8 Motherboard 2 Define the system power on button to initiate STR sleep mode A Double click My Computer and then Control Panel are B Double click the Power Management item 39 Suspend to RAM Installation C Select the Advanced tab and Standby mode in P ower Buttons pe D Restart your computer to complete setup Now when you want to enter STR sleep mode just momentarily press the Power on button A 4 How to recover from the STR sleep mode There are seven ways to wake up the system Press the Power On button Use PS 2 Keyboard Power On function Use PS 2 Mouse Power On function Use the Resume by Alarm function Use the Modem Ring On function Use
19. same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won t boot In method if BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s web site for downloading and updating it according to method d Please note that any intercorruption during updating will cause system unbooted 92 8TX Motherboard Or else you can select flash BIOS in DOS mode Please check your BIOS vendor AMI or AWARD your motherboard name and PCB version on the motherboard 1 Format a bootable system floppy diskette by the command format a s in command mode Visit the Gigabyte website at http www gigabyte com tw Select the BIOS file you need and download it to your bootable floppy diskette Insert the bootable diskette containing the BIOS file into the floppy diskette driver Assuming that the floppy diskette driver is A reboot the system by using the A driver Atthe A gt prompt run the BIOS upgraded file by executing the Flash BIOS utility and the BIOS file with its appropriate extension Example AMI tool Where 8TX f1 is name of the BIOS file name A gt flashxxx exe 8TX f1 Example Award tool Where 8TX f1 is name of the BIOS file name A gt wdflash exe 8TX f1 Upon pressing the Enter key a flash memory writer menu will appear on screen Enterthe new BIOS file name with its extension filename into the text box after file name to program If you wantto save the old BIOS fil
20. 8TX Motherboard Cable for IDE Floppy device CD 8TX Driver CD for motherboard utilities 8TX User s Manual Processor heat sink attach clips x 2 Screw x 4 8TX Motherboard Features Summary On Board Peripherals Hardware Monitor Optional PS 2 Connector Intel Pentium 4 100MHz FSB 82850 HOST AGP RDRAM Controller 82801BA ICH2 1 0 Controller Hub 4 184 pin RIMM Sockets Dual direct RAMBUS channel Supports up to 2GB Max 1 CNR slot 1 Universal AGP Pro slot 4X 1 5V device support 5 PCI slots support 33MHz amp PCI 2 2 compliant An IDE controller on the Intel 8280184 PCI chipset provides IDE HDD CD ROM with PIO Bus Master Ultra DMA33 ATA66 ATA100 operation modes 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M bytes 1 Parallel port supports Normal EP P ECP mode 2 Serial ports COM A amp COM B 4 USB ports Front USB port optional for 8TX 1 IrDA connector for IR CIR CPU Power S ystem Fan Revolution detect CPU Fan Control System Voltage Detect CPU Overheat Warning Chassis Intrusion Detect Creative CT5880 sound Optional for 8TX AC 97 CODEC Line In Line Out Mic In AUX In CD In TEL G ame Port ps2 Keyboard interface and P5 2 Mouse interface To be continued Features Summary Licensed AMI BIOS 4M bit FWH Additional Features Internal E xternal Modem wake up STR Suspend To RAM Wake On LAN PS 2 Keyboard password power on PS 2 Mouse power on
21. DRAM address decode space of 4GB gt Configurable optional ECC operation e ECC with single bit Error Correction and multiple bit Error Detection e Single bit errors corrected and written back to memory auto scrubbing Parity mode not supported APIC memory space in hardware Itis the BIOS or system designer s responsibility to limit DRAM population so that adequate PCI AGP High BIOS and APIC memory space can be allocated 8TX Motherboard Page Index for Connectors P anel and J umper Definition B LPT Port 3 AUX IN 20 17 Wake On LAN anel and umper Definition p 25 P6 Safe mode Recovery Normal P11 BIOS Write Protection P 30 Installation Guide 8TX Motherboard Connectors ATX Power 3 5 7 13 15 17 1 2 11 0 46 1920 a 25 9 5VSB stand by 5V LIS n PS ON Soft On Off ES c pe a 10 20 a __ E Please note AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard
22. It will automatically detect the type mono or stereo of the audio connector that you plug into Line Out audio jack then configure Line Out to either SPDIF or Speaker accordingly 54 8TX Motherboard BIOS Introduction Optional Gigabyte announces BIOS Windows BIOS live update utility Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself Or like many other people you just know what BIOS is but always hesitate to update it BIOS Live Update Utility Because you think updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually you don t know how to update it Maybe not like others you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of to do it But of course you don t like to do it too much First download different BIOS from website and then switch the operating system to DOS mode Secondly use different flash utility to update BIOS The above process is nota interesting job Besides always be carefully to store the BIOS source code correctly in your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS it will be a nightmare Certainly you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right to save your time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work Here it comes Now Gigabyte announces BIOS the first Windows BIOS live update utility This is a smart BIOS update software It could help you to download the BIOS from internet and update it Not like the other BIOS update software it s a Windows ut
23. Main Menu Figure 1 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from nine setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept or enter the sub menu AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24 C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit 1 lt Select Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Time Date Hard Disk Type Figure 1 Main Menu 60 8TX Motherboard Standard CMOS Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items in standard compatible BIOS BIOS Features Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items of Award special enhanced features Chipset Features Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items o chipset special features Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items of Green function features nP PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the adjustable con Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS Defaults option loads preset system parameter values to set the system in its most
24. Mouse Power supply Other Device Problem Description 85 Appendix Appendix Appendix A Intel 850 Chipset Driver Installation A Windows 9x INF Update Utility Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen Lll LL I Taken am U in erami um 5 Click Finish to restart computer 86 8TX Motherboard B Intel ICH IDE ATA100 Driver Installation Insertthe support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double click 1 Click Intel Utility ATA Storage Driver item larer arr Tiere Drima mae THE image He 1 be berin em Fe mi _ ___ beigi A __ olas 5 6 87 Appendix Ld Hee Wii Lee be age alata ol eS Se ee HU ELM CURAE ip hey ee 6 Click Finish to restart computer 88 8TX Motherboard Appendix B Creative Sound Driver Installation Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive or double click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen Mainboard Utilit
25. heavy loading AGPPRO 23 Connectors J 17 Wake on LAN n 34H35 J P12 STR LED Connector T a Obes a Pin No 1 45VSB 2 GND 3 Signal RIMM LED STR LED Connector External 1 Please note A Do not remove memory modules while RIMM LED is on It might cause Short or other unexpected damages due to the 2 5V stand by voltage Remove memory modules only when STR function is disabled by jumper and AC Power cord is disconnected 24 8TX Motherboard Exi eser CIRRX Please note Warning make sure that pin 1 on the IR device is align with pin one of the connector To enable the IR CIR function on the board you are J P15 IR CIR ON A Jl D 00 pres required to purchase
26. is memory that can be used for different applications DOS uses this area to load device drivers to keep as much base memory free for application programs Most use for this area is Shadow RAM Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the P OST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map 64 8TX Motherboard BIOS Features Setup E E E t ee AWIBIOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP E 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved 1st Boot Device Floppy 2nd Boot Device IDE 0 3rd Boot Device CDROM Floppy Drive Seek Disabled BootUp Num Lock On Password Check Setup S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults Figure 3 BIOS Features Setup 151 2 Boot Device t your boot device priority to Floppy et your boot device priority to LS ZIP A et your boot device priority to NETWORK Disable this function ATAPI ZIP C et your boot device priority to ATAPI ZIP C e Floppy Drive Seek During POST BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360 type is 40 tracks while 720 1 2 and 1 44 are all 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can t differentia
27. overdrive is thought to be very difficult and includes a lot of technical know how sometimes overdrive is even considered as special skills found only in some enthusiasts But as to the experts in overdrive what s the truth They may spend quite a lot of time and money to study try and use many different hardware and software tools to do overdrive And even with these technologies they still learn that it s quite a risk because the safety and stability of an overdrive system is unknown Now everything is different because of a Windows overdrive utility by Gigabyte This utility has totally changed the gaming rule of overdrive This is the first overdrive utility suitable for both normal and power users Users can choose either Easy Mode or Advanced Mode to run overdrive at their convenience For users who choose Easy Mode they just need to click Auto Optimize to have auto and immediate CPU overclocking This software will then overdrive CPU speed automatically with the result being shown in the control panel If someone prefers to overdrive by oneself there is also another choice Click Advanced Mode to enjoy sport drive class overclocking In Advanced Mode one can change the system bus speed in small increments to get ultimate system performance And no matter which mainboard is used if it s a Gigabyte s product
28. stable configurations Load Setup Defaults Load Setup Defaults option loads preset system parameter values to set the system in its highest performance configurations Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals Hardware Monitor Setup This setup page is auto detect fan and temperature status v fi igurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources Set Supervisor Password Set Change or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and or BIOS setup Set User Password Set Change or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system IDE HDD auto detection Automatically configure hard disk parameters Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 61 BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Setup The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu Figure 2 are divided into 10 categories Each category includes none one or more than one setup items Use the arrows to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or P gDn keys to select value in each item AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yyyy Thu Feb 17 2000 Time hh mm ss 14 44 35 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master Auto Pri Slave Auto Sec Master Auto Sec Slave Auto Floppy Drive 1 44 MB 3 Base
29. the Wake On LAN function Use the USB Device Wake Up function 40 8TX Motherboard A 5 Notices 1 InorderforSTR to function properly the hardware devices such as AGP Ethernet card etc and related drivers must be compliant with ACPI specification 2 power supply must comply with the ATX 12V Power 1 1 specification 1 0 amps of 5V Stand By current is minimum requirement 2 0 amps was preferred 3 Jumper JP 12 is provided to connect to the STR LED in your system chassis Some chassis may not provide this feature The STR LED will be illuminated when your System is in STR sleep mode El 2 RIMM LED B c STR LED Connector External 9 1 41 Dual BIOS Introduction Dual BIOS Introduction Optional A Whatis Dual BIOS Technology Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS ROM on the motherboard one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS Under normal circumstances the system boots and works from the Main BIOS If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged the Backup BIOS can take over when the system is powers 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 Boot Sc
30. the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards ex SCSI Cards LAN Cards emits signals to request restart of the system after the user make any alteration on it the boot up BIOS will not be changed to the Backup BIOS 43 Dual BIOS Introduction Boot From Main BIOS Default Backup BIOS Status 1 The user can setto boot from main BIOS or Backup BIOS Auto Recovery Enabled Default Disabled 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 the Auto Recovery will be setto Enable automatically If you wantto 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 BIOS Defects Enable the PC will show messages on the boot screen and the system will pause and wait for the user s instruction If Auto Recovery Disable it will show ortheother key to continue If Auto Recovery Enable it will show ortheother key to Auto Recover Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Backup message Are you sure to copy BIOS Enter to continue or Esc to abort The means that the Main BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Backup BIOS Or the means that the Backup BIOS works
31. 7 BIOS Setup e Memory Hole Display Graphics Aperture Size is 32MB Display Graphics Aperture Size is 256MB e Delayed Transaction Enabled Enable PCI 2 1 features including release and delayed transaction for the chipset Disabled Disable this function Default Value e DMA Collection Buffer Enabled Enable DMA collection buffer for LPC I F and PC PCI DMA Disabled Disable this function Default Value 68 8TX Motherboard Power Management Setup AMIBIOS SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved ACPI Sleep Type USB Dev Wakeup From S3 Suspend Time Out Minute Throttle Slow Clock Ratio Soft Off by Power Button System After AC Back ModemRingOn WakeOnLan PME Event Wake Up Resume by RTC Alarm S1 POS Disabled Disabled 50 096 Instant Off Off Enabled Enabled Disabled PIRQ B Active PIRQ C IRQ Active PIRQ D IRQ Active Ignore Ignore Ignore RTC Alarm Date Event Day RTC Alarm Hour 00 RTC Alarm Minute 00 RTC Alarm Second 00 KB amp PS 2 Mouse Access Monitor FDC LPT COM Ports Access Monitor Pri Master IDE Access Monitor ESC Quit Select Item Pri Slave IDE Access lgnore F1 Help Modify Sec Master IDE Access Monitor F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color Sec Slave IDE Access Ignore F6 Load BIOS Defaults PIRQ A Active Ignore F7 Load Setup Defa
32. J 1 ta Se SMB CLK Cae ra SS ee 4 SMBDATA O5 v 21 Connectors 12 System FAN 22 8TX Motherboard J14 CPU FAN h 5 IE Qu L a EJ E ra a E Please note the CPU from overheating run SENSE proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent 16 ATX 12V Power Connector gt Please note Th card 12 power consump tion above 12A ning under abnormal condition or damaged by GND is connector ATX 12V is only for
33. Memory 640 Kb Floppy Drive B Not Installed Other Memory 384 Kb Extended Memory 63 Mb Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Total Memory 64 Mb Month Jan Dec ESC Exit Day 01 31 TN Select Item Year 1990 2099 PU PD Modify Shift F2 Color Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup Date The date formatis lt Week gt Month Day Year he week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only e month an Through Dec e year from 1990 through 2099 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 62 8TX Motherboard e Primary Master Slave Secondary Master Slave The category identifies the type of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer There are two settings Auto and Manual Manual HDD type is user definable Auto will automatically detect HDD type Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category If you select User Type related information will be asked to enter to the following items Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press Enter Such information Should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer SECTORS number of sectors If a
34. System after AC back Poly fuse for keyboard USB game port over current protection USB KB MS wake up from S3 8TX Motherboard REM PS 2 m JP20 JP14 J13 8 5 s 2 8 Lr LE LI 5 Socket 423 B ze a Processor 8 5 HM 5 PI x Intel eied 82850 a 2 8 3 z J14 x LI Ed m gt gc cum Es E id 8TX a J4 J2 CELLE JP15 AGP 1 AC97 25 J12 PCH 5 1 TE PCI2 JP16 m 5 JP23 J11 JP22 a num JP24 ICH2 JP7 m JP12 8 5 8 io 2 m mmsaJP 0 o 50 11 2 J8 m 21 PCIS 9 m m 8 wm m JP13 a CNR Installation Guide Installation Guide Gett
35. TS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD Load Setup Defaults Y N N POWER MANAGR PNP PCI CONFIG TION SAVE amp EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit F6 Load BIOS Defaults Select Item F7 Load Setup Defaults Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F10 Save amp Exit Load Setup Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP Load SETUP Defaults Figure 8 Load Setup Defaults Load Setup defaults contain the most appropriate system parameter values to configure the System to achieve maximum performance 74 8TX Motherboard Integrated Peripherals AMIBIOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved OnBoard IDE Both USB Legacy Support Disabled OnBoard FDC Auto AC97 Audio Auto OnBoard Serial Port A Auto AC97 Modem Auto OnBoard Serial Port B Auto Serial Port B Mode Normal IR Duplex Mode Half Duplex OnBoard CIR Port Disabled CIR IRQ Select OnBoard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode EPP Version Parallel Port IRQ Parallel Port DMA OnBoard Midi Port Disabled Midi IRQ Select 9 ESC Quit Select Item OnBoard Game Port Disabled F1 Help Modify Mouse PowerOn Function Disabled F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color Keyboard PowerOn Function Disabled F6 Load BIOS Defaults Specific Key for PowerOn N A F7 L
36. a due to above reasons This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS failures 46 8TX Motherboard Q How does DualBIOS technology work Answer 1 DualBlOS technology provides a wide range of protection during the boot up procedure It protects your BIOS during system POST ESCD update and even all the way to PNP detection assignment 2 DualBIOS provides automatic recovery for the BIOS When the first BIOS used during boot up does not complete or if a BIOS checksum error occurs boot up is still possible In the DualBIOS utility the Auto Recovery option will guarantee that if either the main BIOS or backup BIOS is corrupted the DualBIOS technology will use the good BIOS and correct the wrong BIOS automatically 3 DualBIOST provides manual recovery for the BIOS DualBIOS technology contains a builtin flash utility which can flash your system BIOS from backup to main and or visa versa There is no need for an OS dependent flash utility program 4 DualBlOS contains a one way flash utility The built in one way flash utility will ensure that the corrupt BIOS is not mistaken as the good BIOS during recovery and that the correct BIOS main vs backup will be flashed This will prevent the good BIOS from being flashed IV Q Who Needs DualBIOS technology Answer 1 Every user should have DualBIOS technology due to the advancement of compute
37. an option IR CIR module For detail information please contact your authorized Giga Byte distributor To use IR function only please connect IR module to Pin1 to Pin5 J P23 Front Audio S _ A PIN NO 1 Incase speaker R 2 16 3 4 5 6 10 15 M 7 1 15 8 16 Please note If you want to use Front Audio connector you must move 11 12 13 14 J umper In order to utilize the front audio header your chassis must have front audio connector Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector please contact your dealer 25 Panel and Jumper Definition Panel And J umper Definition 7 For2X11 Pins umper m Ten s a GN HD SPK RE GD n A Q U d Eg u C P P P PW ca T LED anode 12 LED cathode LED anode 4 1 2 LED cathode VCC Pi
38. and PS 2 mouse interface connector 8TX Motherboard CN7 USB Connector gt n o 5678 USB USB USB 00 1234 USB V1 6 058 01 08 USB 01 8 GND Please note Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip buzzer etc have a standard USB interface make sure your OS Win 95 w USB supperment Win98 Windows 2000 Windows ME Win NT w SP 6 supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB controller please contact OS venders for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s venders CN10 Front USB Connector E F 1 2 a 1 9 Oo F 5 Please note Be careful with the polarity of the front panel USB connector Check the pin assignment while you connect the front panel USB cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front panel USB cable
39. ation which is stored in battery backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information can be retained when the power is turned off ENTERING SETUP Power ON the computer and press lt Del gt immediately will allow you to enter Setup If unsuccessful you can restart the system and try again by pressing the RESET bottom on the system case You may also restart by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt Del keys CONTROL KEYS to previous item ove to next item ove to the item in the right hand ain 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 ecrease the numeric value or make changes eneral help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup enu Reserved Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table only for Option Page Setup Menu Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu 59 BIOS Setup GETTING HELP 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 selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press Esc The Main Menu Once you enter AMI BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the
40. e circuit wire may be near by the hole Be careful don t let the screw contact any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole otherwise it may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning 8TX Motherboard You may use the 4 screws which come with the mainboard to reinforce the support between P4 CPU heat sink on the mainboard and chassis Please note In order to follow the installation steps below your chassis must be WILLMETTE 850 board design compatible Step1 The 4 new mounting holes on the Step2 Please remove 4 sets of plastic Push pins chassis are for additional support for P4 CPU as indicated on Figure2 Remove the white heat sink on the mainboard pins first then black pins as indicated on Figure3 Figure2 Step3 Step4 Fit the 4 screws with 2 CPU retention modules on the chassis Figure4 Installation Guide To setup your computer you must complete the following steps o Step 1 Set system jumpers Step 2 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU o Step 3 Install memory modules o Step 4 Install expansion cards Step 5 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply o Step 6 Set up BIOS software Step 7 Install supporting software tools Step 2 Step 5 Step 5 Step 4
41. e party responsible for compliance could void Your authority to operate such equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subjected to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 55011 EN55013 55014 EN 55015 EN 55020 55022 DIN VDE 0855 part 10 part 12 000 CE marking 60065 EN 60335 Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer full address G B T Technology Tr ding GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Mother Board GA 8TX is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement EN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of Bd EN60555 2 by household appliances and similar industrial scientific and medical ISM electrical equipment Harmonics high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement EN61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of EN60555 3 by household appliances and similar broadcast receivers and associated electrical equipm
42. e perform as soon as system is operational this is recommended select Y to DO YOU WANT TO SAVE BIOS then type the old BIOS filename and the extension after filename to save This option allows you to copy the contents of the flash memory chip onto a diskette giving you a backup copy ofthe original motherboard BIOS in case you need to re install it Select N to DO YOU WANT TO SAVE BIOS if you don t wantto save the old BIOS file After the decision to save the old BIOS file or not is made select Y to ARE YOU SURE TO PROGRAM when the next menu appear wait until a message showing Power Off or Resetthe system appears Then tum off your system Remove the diskette and restart your system Hold down Delete key to enter BIOS setup You must select Load Setup BIOS Default to activate the new BIOS then you may set other item from the main menu 93 Appendix Appendix D Acronyms ___ Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Audio Modem Riser Central Processing Unit Communication and Networking Riser Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller Logical Block Addressing usical Interface Digital Interface Network Interface Card perating System To be continued 94 8TX Motherboard Acronyms ymmetric Multi P rocessing VID Voltage ID 95
43. ent Voltage fluctuations equipment Limits and methods of measurement EN 50081 1 Generic emission standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 apparatus Residual commercial and light industry Limits and methods of measurement EN 55081 2 Generic emission standard Part 2 of radio disturbance characteristics of Industrial environment fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of EN 55082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 broadcast receivers and associated Industrial environment equipment Limits and methods of measurement O ENV 55104 Immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment O EN 50091 2 requirements for uninterruptible for receiving and or distribution from power systems UPS sound and television signals 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 EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment electronic and related apparatus for including electrical business equipment household and similar general use
44. hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter Floppy Drive A Drive B The category identifies the type of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer 0 floppy drive installed 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled 63 BIOS Setup BootSector Virus Protection If itis setto enable the category will flash on the screen when there is any attemptto write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive The system will halt and the following error message will appear in the mean time You can run anti virus program to locate the problem Enabled Activate automatically when the system boots up causing a warning Message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or Disabled 0 warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Default Value e 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 The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with 512 K memory installed on the motherboard or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard Other Memory This refers to the memory located in the 640 K to 1024 K address space This
45. ility With the help of BIOS BIOS updating is no more than a click Besides no matter which mainboard you are using if it s a Gigabyte s product 9 BIOS help you to maintain the BIOS This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to choose the BIOS accordingly It then downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site automatically There are several different choices you could use Internet Update to download and update your BIOS directly Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS just choose Save Current BIOS to save it first You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte and BIOS update your BIOS smartly Y ou are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS and capable to maintain and manage your BIOS easily Again Gigabyte s innovative product erects a milestone in mainboard industries For such a wonderful software how much it costs Impossible It s free Now if you buy a Gigabyte s motherboard you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD But please remember connected to internet at first then you could have a internet BIOS update from your Gigabyte BIOS 55 Easy Introduction Easy Introduction Optional Gigabyte announces EasyTunelll Windows overdrive utility Overdrive might be one of the most common issues in computer field But have F SICARNTE many users ever tried it The answer is probably Because
46. ing Started WARNINC Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protect them against damage from static electricity you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer 1 Unplug your computer when working on the inside 2 Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case 3 Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips leads or connectors or other components 4 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components whenever the components are separated from the system 5 Ensure thatthe ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX power connector on the motherboard Installing the motherboard to the chassis If the motherboard has mounting holes but they don t line up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes J ust cutthe bottom portion of the spacers the spacer may be a little hard to cut off so be careful of your hands In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short circuits Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard P CB surface because th
47. ll operate normally with the main BIOS however if the main BIOS is corrupt or damaged for various reasons the backup BIOS will be automatically used when the system powered On Your PC will operate as before the main BIOS was damaged and is completely transparent the user Il Why does anyone need a motherboard with DualBIOS technology Answer In today s systems there are more and more BIOS failures The most common reasons are virus attacks BIOS upgrade failures and or deterioration of the BIOS ROM chip itself 1 New computer viruses are being found that attack and destroy the system BIOS They may corrupt your BIOS code causing your PC to be unstable or even not boot normally 2 BIOS data will be corrupted if a power loss surge occurs or if a user resets the system or ifthe power button is pressed during the process of performing a system BIOS upgrade 3 Ifa user mistakenly updates their mainboard with the incorrect BIOS file then the system may not be able to boot correctly This may cause the PC system hang in operation or during boot 4 flash life cycle is limited according to electronic characteristics The modern PC utilizes the Plug and Play BIOS and is updated regularly If a user changes peripherals often there is a slight chance of damage to the flash ROM With Giga Byte Technology s patented DualBIOS technology you can reduce the possibility of hangs during system boot up and or loss BIOS dat
48. m goes to sleep During STR sleep mode your system uses only enough energy to maintain critical information and system functions primarily the system state and the ability to recognize various wake up triggers or signals respectively A 2 STR function Installation Please use the following steps to complete the STR function installation Step By Step Setup Step 1 To utilize the STR function the system must be in Windows 98 ACPI mode Putting Windows 98 into ACPI mode is fairly easy Setup with Windows 98 CD A Insert the Windows 98 CD into your CD ROM drive select Start and then Run B Type without quotes D setup in the window provided Hit the enter key or click OK C After setup completes remove the CD and reboot your system This manual assumes that your CD ROM device drive letter is D 36 8TX Motherboard Step 2 If you want to use STR Function please set jumper J P17 Pin1 2 Closed om E Ni B 1 fin RE Enable mus STR Enabled STR Disabled E _ Ce Step 3 Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts press lt Del gt You will enter BIOS Setup Select the item POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP then select ACPI Sleep Type 53
49. n 3 NC LED anode 4 LED cathode LED cathode PW Soft Power Connector Normal Operation Close Power On Off Please note Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the front panel jumper according to the pin assignment above 26 8TX Motherboard J 9 Internal Buzzer Connector Optional 2E amp T ll Q a Ree A LI Ir cA 1 1 m mm mmm Enable Disable Default 2 3close Internal Buzzer Disable 1 2close Internal Buzzer Enable Default 1 1 Normal Clear CMOS Default Clear CMOS Normal Default Please note You may clear CMOS data to its default values by this jumper 27 Panel and Jumper Definition J P6 Safe mode Recovery Normal
50. nds Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yyyy Tue Jan 18 2000 Time hh mm ss 10 36 24 SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master Auto Pri Slave Auto Sec Master Auto Sec Slave Auto Floppy Drive A 1 44 3 2 Base Memory 640 kb Floppy Driver B Not Installed Other Memory 884 kb Extended Memory 31mb Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Total Memory 32mb Month Jan Dec ESC Exit Day 01 31 1 Select Item Year 1990 2099 PD Modify Shift F2 Color Figure 12 IDE HDD Auto Detection Type will accept the H D D parameter reported by BIOS Type N will keep the old H D D parameter setup If the hard disk cylinder number is over 1024 then the user can select LBA mode or LARGER mode for DOS partition larger than 528 MB 82 8TX Motherboard Save amp Exit Setup AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24a 1999 American Megatrends Inc Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER PNP PCI CONFIG SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit
51. normally and could automatically recover the Main BIOS This auto recovery utility is set by system automatically and can t be changed by user 44 8TX Motherboard DualBlOS Technology FAQ GIGABYTE Technology is pleased to introduce DualBIOS technology a hot spare for your system BIOS This newest Value added feature in a long series of innovations from GIGABYTE is available on GA 8TX motherboard Future GIGABYTE motherboards will also incorporate this innovation What s DualBIOS On GIGABYTE motherboards with DualBIOS there are physically two BIOS chips For simplicity we ll call one your Main BIOS and the other is your Backup BIOS your hot spare If your Main BIOS fails the Backup BIOS almost automatically takes over on your next system boot Almost automatically and with virtually zero down time Whether the problem is a failure in flashing your BIOS or a virus or a catastrophic failure of the Main BIOS chip the result is the same the Backup BIOS backs you up almost automatically 45 Dual BIOS Introduction 0 What is DualBIOS technology Answer DualBIOS technology is a patented technology from Giga Byte Technology The concept of this technology is based on the redundancy and fault tolerance theory DualBIOS technology simply means there are two system BlOSes ROM integrated onto the motherboard One is a main BIOS and the other is a backup BIOS The mainboard wi
52. oad Setup Defaults USB Controller Enabled Figure 9 Integrated Peripherals These three items will be shown when there is only AC 97 CODEC sound e OnBoard IDE Disabled Disable OnBoard IDE Secondary ly Secondary IDE channel is enabled e OnBoard FDC _Disabled Disable this function etthe floppy disk controller automatically Default Value e OnBoard Serial Port 3F8 COMI Enable OnBoard Serial port A and address is 3F 8 3E8 COM3 Enable OnBoard Serial port A and address is 3E8 Disabled Disable OnBoard Serial port A 75 BIOS Setup OnBoard Serial Port B BIOS wil automatically setup the port B address Default Value Enable OnBoard Serial port B and address is 2F8 Disabled Disable OnBoard Serial port B Serial Port B Mode This item allows you to determine which Serial Port B Mode of onboard 1 0 chip Normal Set onboard 1 0 chip Serial Port B to Normal Mode Default Value IR Duplex Mode Half Duplex IR Function Duplex Half Default Value Full Duplex IR Function Duplex Full OnBoard CIR port Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable Onboard CIR port CIR IRQ Select OnBoard Parallel port i SetOn Board LPT port and address to 378 76 8TX Motherboard Parallel Port Mode e Midi IRQ Select IRQ 5 7 9 Default Value 10 e OnBoard Game Port Disabled Disabled OnBoard Game P ort Set OnB
53. oard Game Port to 208 77 BIOS Setup Mouse PowerOn Function Disabled Disable this function Default Value Left button Click Left button to power on the system Keyboard Power On Function Disabled isable this function Default Value Enable USB Legacy Support Disabled this function Default Value et AC 97 Audio automatically Default Value isabled this function etAC 97 Modem automatically Default Value Disabled Disabled this function 78 8TX Motherboard Hardware Monitor Setup AMIBIOS SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CPU Temp Alarm CPU Fan Fail Alarm Power Fan Fail Alarm System Fan Fail Alarm Reset Case Open Status Case Status Current CPU Temp Current System Temp Current CPU Fan Speed Current System Fan Speed Current Power Fan Speed CPU VID Vcore Vcc18 Vio 5 000V 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Disabled Closed 35 95 F 39 C 91 F 5273 RPM 0 RPM 0 RPM 1 700 V 1 632 1 840 3 344 5 080 ESC Quit 11 840 F1 Help 11 885V F5 3 020 F6 4 972 F7 Select Item Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults 12 000V 12 000V Battery 5V SB Figure 10 Hardware Monitor Setup CPU Temp Alarm 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU Temp at 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU Temp at 90 C 194
54. p PCs and workstation servers In the DualBIOS utility the option can be set Halt On When BIOS Defects to be enabled to halt your system with a warning message that the main BIOS has been corrupted Most workstation servers require constant operation to guarantee services have not been interrupted In this situation the Halt On When BIOS Defects message may be disabled to avoid system pauses during normal booting 48 8TX Motherboard Four Speaker amp SPDIF Introduction Optional Four Speaker Introduction A Whatis Four Speaker The Creative CT5880 audio chip can support up to 4 speaker output If you select Four speaker out Line In will be reconfigured as another line outto support a second pair of Speakers B How to use Four Speaker Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition setup procedure a Click the audio icon along the task bar and select Configurate 3D Audio 49 Four Speaker amp SPDIF Introduction C Select Four speaker item Microsoft Windows Me setup procedure Go to Control Panel 50 8TX Motherboard b Select Audio Page and click Advanced button Tor M Select Quadraphonic Speakers and click ok iui Snake Feima 1j Select speaker doras in the zalup prar TUE 7 daard cu ona Ce pa end 5 Susur Sound Speakers
55. play Driver Nvivia 0530 NUCD 1 6C 1024 x 768 x 16bit colors x 75Hz Intel inf Update V2 60 001 Intel Ultra ATA 6 03 009 Processor Intel Pentium 4 1 5GHz System Mark 2000 Bryce 4 203 Core Draw TM 9 167 Elastic Reality amp 3 1 169 Excel 2000 167 Naturallv Speaking Pref 4 0 156 Netscape Communicator 231 Spec CPU 2000 SPECINT 2000 536 SPECFP 558 Quake Arena Demo 001 154 4 Demo 002 157 4 34 8TX Motherboard Block Diagram CPUCLK 100MH Pentium 4 eg CPU AGP Pro 4X System Bus 100MHz gt 82850 300 400MHz qv AGPCLK 66 2 HCLK 100 MHz MCH 66MHz Bus 33MHz 33MHz 14 318MHz 48MHz Creative N82802AB CT5880 Intel Floppy ICH2 Chipset Winbond rp m LPC w83627HF Foo 3i 5 KB Mous COM Ports 48MHz 5 PCI 4 05 66 100 Ports IDE Channels 33MHz PCI 33MHz AGPCLK 66MHz HCLK 100MHz s 48MHz 9248 153 14 318MHz 5 CPUCLK 100MHz 33MHz 35 Suspend to RAM Installation Suspend To RAM Installation A 1 Introduce STR function Suspend to RAM STR is a Windows 98 ACPI sleep mode function When recovering from STR S3 sleep mode the system is able in just a few seconds to retrieve the last state of the system before it went to sleep and recover to that state The state is stored in memory RAM before the syste
56. r viruses Everyday there are new BIOS type viruses discovered that will destroy your system BIOS Most commercial products on the market do not have solutions to guard against this type of virus intrusion The DualBlIOS technology will provide a state of the art solution to protect your PC Case Vicious computer viruses may wipe out your entire system BIOS With a conventional single system BIOS PC the PC will not be functional until itis sent for repairs Case 11 the Auto Recovery option is enabled in the DualBIOS utility and if a virus corrupts your system BIOS the backup BIOS will automatically reboot the system and correct the main BIOS Case Ill A user may override booting from the main system BIOS The DualBIOS utility may be entered to manually change the boot sequence to boot from the backup BIOS 47 Dual BIOS Introduction 2 During or after BIOS upgrade if DualBIOS detects that the main BIOS is corrupt the backup BIOS will take over the boot up process automatically Moreover it will verify the main and backup BIOS checksums when booting up DualBIOS technology examines the checksum of the main and backup BIOS while the system is powered on to guarantee your BIOS operates properly 3 Power Users will have the advantage of having two BIOS versions on their mainboard The benefit is being able to select either version BIOS to suit performance system needs 4 Flexibility for high end deskto
57. r 5V CPU VRs Check power supply if itis supported by ATX12V Power Supply 6Pin auxiliary ATX power connector Additional dedicated 12V 4 pin power connector ATX power connector 10 8TX Motherboard Memory Installation The motherboard has 4 Rambus In line Memory Module RIMM sockets The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size To install the memory module just push it vertically into the RIMM Slot The RIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the two notches Please note Both RIMM modules inserted on RIMM1 and RIMM2 slots are recommended to have the same size frequency If not the larger sized module will be automatically re sized by BIOS to match the smaller sized module The same rule applies to both RIMM3 and RIMM4 slots You can inserttwo RIMMs or four RIMMs into RIMM slots but C RIMM Continuity RIMM modules must be inserted into the empty slots Insert the RIMM module into the slot Push the ejector tab towards the F RIMM Installation Guide Tam mi a irar DA Introduce RIMM Rambus In line Memory Module Direct Rambus Memory Controller Directly support a Dual Direct Rambus C hannel Supports 3006400 MHz Direct Rambus Channel 100MHz host bus frequency Maximum memory array size up to 256MB using 64Mb 72Mb 512MB using 128Mb 144Mb 1GB using 256Mb 288Mb DRAM technology Supports up to 32 Direct Rambus devices per channel Supports a maximum
58. reen American Release 11 03 2000 Megatrends AMIBIOS C 1999 American Megatrends A x X Check System Health ok Vcore 1 700V CPU 1 0 07 Patch ID 0003 GF POLLUTION PERVERHTE Intel Pentium 4 Processor 1 50GHz Check NVRAM Press KL to enter Dual BIOS Utility Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility American Megatrends Inc 63 0001 001199 00101111 071595 TEHAMA GA8TX000 H 42 8TX Motherboard b AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility Boot Main BIOS Main ROM Intel N82802AB Backup ROM Intel N82802AB Wide Range Protection 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 PgDn PgUp Modify Enter Run TJ Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off c Dual BIOS Item explanation BIOS will auto detect Boot From Main BIOS Main ROM Type Intel N82802AB Backup ROM Type Intel N82802AB Wide Range Protection Disable Default Enable Status 1 If the Wide Range Protection is set to Enable and a failure ex Update ESCD failure checksum error or reset occurs in the Main BIOS just after the power is on before the BIOS is loaded the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically Status 2 If
59. ren BE hoot tha Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet a Click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS icon C Select 8 BIOS sever Gigabyte 9 BIOS sever 1 in Taiwan and Gigabyte BIOS sever 2 in Taiwan are available for now the others will be completed soon d Selectthe exact model name on your motherboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS 91 Appendix Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Do not click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS C Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file d Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as 8 1 e Complete update process following the instruction 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 Note 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 In method if it shows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Sellecting name will cause the system unbooted b method be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are
60. t Shift F2 Change Color 5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Change Set Disable Password Figure 11 Password Setting Type the password up to six characters and press Enter You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the Selection and not enter a password To disable password just press Enter 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 S etup freely The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords a 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 Always at Password Check in BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Password Check in BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup 81 BIOS Setup IDE HDD Auto Detection AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP 1999 American Megatre
61. te between from 720 1 2 or 1 44 drive type as they are all 80 tracks Disabled OS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360 Default Value 65 BIOS Setup Boot Up Num Lock Keypad is number keys Default Value Keypad is arrow keys e Password Check Q Please referto the detail on P 81 he user must enter correct password in order to access the system and or BIOS Setup Disabled Disabled S M A R T Feature for Hard Disks Default Value 66 8TX Motherboard Chipset Features Setup We would not suggest you change the chipset default setting unless you really need it AMIBIOS SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved CPU Frequency Ratio 8 1 RDRAM Bus Frequency Auto Over RIMM Voltage Disabled Memory ECC Mode Disabled Memory Hole Disabled Graphics Aperture Size 64MB Delayed Transaction Disabled DMA Collection Buffer Disabled ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults Figure 4 Chipset Features Setup e CPUFrequency Ratio 8 1 22 1 23 1 Default Value 8 1 RDRAM Bus Frequency et RDRAM Bus Frequency to 400MHz If the current RDRAM is ported Disabled Disable this function Default Value 6
62. ter and as soon as memory counting starts press Del You will enter BIOS Setup Select the item POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP then select USB KB MS Wake up from S3 Remember to save the setting by pressing ESC and choose the SAVE EXIT SETUP option Battery IE CAUTION m Danger of explosion if battery En is incorrectly replaced ES Replace only with the same m equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries ps ean according to the manufacturer s instructions 33 Performance List Performance List The following performance table lists the results of some popular benchmark testing programs These data are provided as reference only and in no way guarantee the system shall perform and there is no responsibility for different testing data at exactly the same level The different Hardware amp Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results CPU Pentium 4 1 5GHz processor e DRAM 128x2 MB RDRAM SAMSUNG MR16R0828AN1 CK8 e CACHE SIZE 256 KB integrated in CPU e DISPLAY GIGABYTE GF 2000 DDR1 1 e STORAGE Onboard IDE IBM DTLA 307030 e O S Windows 2000 SPK1 e DRIVER Dis
63. ults Figure 5 Power Management Setup ACPI Sleep Type 5105 SetACPI Sleep Type to 51 05 Power On Suspend Default value S3 STR Set ACPI Sleep Type to S3 STR Suspend To RAM USB Dev Wakeup From 53 USB Device Wakeup From 53 can be set when ACPI Sleep Type set to S3 STR Enabled Enable USB Device Wakeup From S3 Disable USB Device Wakeup From S3 Default value Disabled Suspend Time Out Minute system enters suspend power state when the length of period selected by this optional has expired Throttle Slow Clock Ratio This option determines the duty cycle of the throttling when thermal override condition occurs 12 5 25 0 37 5 50 0 Default Value 62 596 75 096 87 596 69 BIOS Setup Soft off by Power Button Instant off The user press the power button once he can turn off the system Default Value e user press the power button once then he can enter suspend mode lt When AC power back to the system the system will be in Off state Default Value When AC power back to the system the system will be in On state LastState When AC power back to the system the system will return to the Laststate before AC ModemRingOn WakeOnLan Disabled Disable Modem Ring On Wake On LAN function Enabled he modem ring LAN wake up will bring the system out of soft off or i suspend state if this option is set Enabled Default Value PME Event Wake up
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