USER'S MANUAL
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1. 21 GA 8IAX Motherboard J F_USB1 Front USB1 Connector Be careful with the polarity of the front panel USB connector Check the pin assignment while you connectthe front panel USB cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front panel USB cable 1 2 eii oa 9 10 Pin No Definition USB3 OC32 FB USB power USB3_OC 2_FB USB power USB_ICH_P4N_IND USB_ICH_P5N_IND USB ICH P4P IND USB ICH P5P IND GND GND PIN Removed NC rA wo x enl El G il KA m i K F_USB2 Front USB2 Connector IES pen 12 S Hl 12 PinNo Definition PinRemoved NC USB4 OC 3_FB USB power USB4 OC 3_FB USB power USB_ICH_P6N_IND USB_ICH_P7N_IND USB_ICH_P6P_IND USB_ICH_P7P_IND GND GND Pin Removed N C m zr x e x Ln w n KOI el e o A 22 Connector Introduction L F Panel 2X10 Pins connector Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset swit2. 3 3V 5V 12V VBAT VID gt gt Detect system s voltage status automatically FAN RPM py Display the current CPU System and Front FAN speed S M A R TFAN Control Enabled Enable SMART Fan Controol function p Disabled Disable this function 48 BIOS Setup Reset Case Open Status Case Open If the case is closed Case Opened will show No If the case have been opened Case Opened will show Yes If you want to reset Case Opened value set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled and save CMOS your computer will restart The option Enabled Disabled Default value Case Open Warning Set this option to Enabled to active warning beep sound when the system chassis is opened Enabled Enable case open warning Disabled Disable this function Default value 49 GA 8IAX Motherboard Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password ed Perinherals Set IIcer Paccword Power Manage PC Health Stat Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features i 1 Power Man PC Health Load Fail Safe L Selecting this f
3. E 4 Click Finish to complete the installation 3 Click Next to start the installation 8 4 58 Driver Installation E Intel SATA Driver Installation Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe Installation Procedures 1 The CD auto run program starts Double click on Intel SATA Driver to start the installation 2 Then a series of installation wizards appear Follow up the wizards to install the drivers 3 Setup completed click Finish to restart your computer Auto Run windows Setup Wizard GAAN Herrer CTI Version 1 0 ker i e ima E Feil wanmi e por anaa Ire raf m aan marata pP oe breman ee cvv uuum Kl Re 2 Click Next 1 2 Warning Message License Agreement i bet Rre es mile 4 Shen tir Tana pe Pel PN om ma raq Ra nana ee ees T SE ING LENEE SEENI HIET EZE FM TZ Foia pe L Ezga kami ul DAT IT BEE lel Ud cers rea Koga it 4 Read the license agreement carefully and click Yes 59 GA 8IAX Motherboard Destination Choose Program Folder Selection Ramat Pupan P dbs a ra gh 4 gee karak L Ch ben rd e BE L del eR C eLan Leg ee K Ua tara eg Lad R mmm RS dra
4. X Front FAN Y PSU FAN Power Supply Fan Hardware Installation Process Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To set up your computer you must complete the following steps Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 2 Install memory modules Step 3 Install expansion cards Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Step 5 Setup BIOS software Stepl GA 8IAX Motherboard Step 1 Installing Processor and CPU Haet Sink Before installing the processor and cooling fan adhere to the following cautions 1 The processor will overheat without the heatsink and or fan resulting in permanent caution irreparable damage 2 Never force the processor into the socket 3 Apply thermal grease on the processor before placing cooling fan 4 Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard 5 If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well it will cause improper installation Please change the insertorientation Step1 1 Installing CPU Step1 Gently liftthe metal lever located on the CPU socket to the upper right position Step2 Remove the plastic covering on the CPU socket Step3 Align the ind
5. p gt 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and set IO address to 3E8 Default value p gt 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and set IO address to 2E8 KK Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard Parallel Port p gt 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and set address to 378 IR Q7 Default value p gt 278 IR Q5 Enable onboard LPT port and set address to 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and set address to 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Disable onboard LPT port 44 BIOS Setup Parallel Port Mode SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port Default value gt ECP4EPP Using Parallel portas ECP amp EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA This option is only available if the setting for the Parallel Port Mode option is ECP This option sets the DMA channel used by parallel port The options 1 3 Default value 45 GA 8IAX Motherboard Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Co C 1984 2004 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type SI POS Soft off by BTTN Instant off Menu Level PME Even k Enabled Resume by Ala S1 E yda Set suspend type to 0 Power On Suspend under Soft off ACPI OS S3 Set suspend type to Suspend to RAM under ACPI OS Ti Mo F1 General Help gt ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Set suspend type to Power On Suspend under ACPI OS
6. Step 4 1 1 0 Back Panel Introduction oe Ej zb sq G e p S e 13 GA 8IAX Motherboard PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connector To install a PS 2 port keyboard and mouse plug the mouse to the upper port green and the keyboard to the lower port purple 6 0 Parallel Port Serial Port This connector supports 1 standard COM port and 1 Parallel port Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port mouse and modem etc can be connected to Serial port IEEE 1394 Port Connects the IEEE 1394 devices to this connector 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 vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors LAN Port The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet provi
7. THis BIOS itself may may not have high speed USB supportbuilt in the support will be automatically turn on when high speed device were attached Enabled Enable USB 2 0 Controller function Default Disabled Disable USB 2 0 Controller function USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support Default value 42 BIOS Setup USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support Default value c Azalia Codec Kr Auto Auto detect Azalia Audio Default value np Disabled Disable this function Onboard H W 1394 KE Enabled Enable onboard H W 1394 Default value Disabled Disable this function Onboard H W LAN KE Enabled Enable onboard H W LAN Default value Disabled Disable this function Onboard LAN Boot ROM Decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard chip Enabled Invoke the boot ROM of the onboard chip Disabled Disable this function Default value 43 GA 8IAX Motherboard Super I O Device CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ3 Menu Level gt Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 F1 General Help Onboard Serial Port 1 p gt 3F 8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and set IO address to 3F8 p gt 2F 8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and set IO address to 2F8
8. lt l mua pa E amam uen eee on edam ee Ty keel ua wa inb ian aa u rond ta 4 iat b ie mt ern an Sr PEST d 6 Select Program folder Click Next 5 Choose the driver destination location and click Next 5 6 Installation Completed Setup Status Lom ur z bercail Lamia Bd ee aR ben e ieee en em Sled Les a sl be md LL L AAE LAE Dei RE AAA ee Ke 10 Click Finish to complete the installation 7 8 60 Appexdix Chapter 6 Appendix Acronyms Acronyms ACPI APM AGP AMR ACR BBS BIOS CPU CMOS CRIMM CNR DMA DMI DIMM DRM DRAM DDR ECP ESCD ECC EMC EPP ESD FDD FSB HDD IDE IRQ Meaning Advanced Configuration and P ower Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics P ort Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser BIOS Boot Specification Basic Input Output System Central Processing Unit Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access Desktop ManagementInterface Dual Inline Memory Module Dual Retention Mechanism Dynamic Random Access Memory Double Data Rate Extended Capabilities P ort Extended System Configuration Data Error Checking and Correcting Electromagnetic Compatibility Enhanced Parallel Port Electrostatic Discharge Floppy Disk Device Front Side Bus Hard Disk Device Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced InterruptR equest 61 GA 8IAX Mot
9. 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 Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup 9t GA 8IAX Motherboard Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Cop Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peri Power M PC Healt Load Fail Safe Defaults ight C 1984 2004 Award Software Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set Item Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integra Power M PC Healt ed Periph Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Pass Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 52 Technical Reference o Q D Been D ec G R Q o g 2 E Q E fo x m c x eo 2 ca IOMINOO NYA 7 TANYA LuONA z Big OIUDY S59 DOTY LEW XI CTLASILI O I 247 SstoTy viles 1 LUIS Ina 0b BINOJ Gan viv Ivrees Aseetad Bar Z X MAIC weds Treo a 13 NYH2 SLS Las Koa HON Z X MAIC Reding IIO g bbad Y 38NYHO SIX BB8344X8 Ld ZONE X2C I2 IN V HT EO NOO 18 S
10. A Jg ups 1 KS 1 E 1 2 close Default vaule H E a J u 9 PinNo Definition g p 1 USBVCC 2 FUSEVCC i 3 vcc LEE e PWR JP3 30 Connector Introduction 6 PWR_J P4 F_USB2 connector USB power source selection Ki eft J ee ere P EN pg D E 3 ta BT Ty qq 1 E 1 2 close Default vaule dal H So o E J Pin No Definition 1 5VDUAL p 2 F USB2 l 3 VCC Lat QES a GA 8IAX Motherboard Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery backed CMOS RAM so thatit retains the Setup information when the power is tumed off ENTERINGSETUP Powering ON the computer and pressing Del immediately will allow you to enter Setup If you require more advanced BIOS settings please go to Advanced BIOS setting menu To enter Advanced BIOS setting menu press Ctri F 1 key on the BIOS screen CONTROIKEYS e ove to previous item lt gt ove to next item c ove to the item in the left hand lt gt gt ove to the item in the right hand Enter Selectitem lt Esc gt ain Menu Quit and notsave changes into CMOS Status Page Setup
11. Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 34 BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm d Time hh m IDE Channel 0 Master annel 2 Master IDE Channel 2 IDE Channel 3 Master IDE Channel 3 Slave Drive A Holt On All But Keyboard System Inforamtion Press Enter Model Name BIOS Version Date The date formatis date month day year KE Date The date Monday to Sunday np Month The month J an Through Dec Menu Level Change the day m year lt Week gt Sun to Sat lt Month gt Jan to Dec lt Day gt 1 to 31 or maximum allowed in the month lt Year gt 1999 to 2098 F1 General Help Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month Year The year from 1999 through 2098 gt Time The times formatis setin lt hour gt lt minute gt and lt second gt The time is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 35 GA 8IAX Motherboard IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to auto detect the HDD s size head etc on this channel IDE Channel 0 Master Slave Channel 1 Master Slave The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer There are two types auto type and manual type Manual type is user definable Auto type that will automatically detec
12. Board Peripherals 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M bytes 1 Parallel port supports Normal EPP ECP mode 1 Serial port COM 4 x USB 2 0 2 by cable 2 x IEEE 1394 1 by cable 1x LAN RJ45 4 x SATA Connectors Hardware Monitor CPU Power S ystem Fan Revolution Detect CPU shutdown when overheat System Voltage Detect On Board LAN Broadcom 5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI E On Board USB 2 0 Builtin ICH6R Chipset PS 2 Connector PS 2 Keyboard interface and PS 2 Mouse interace BIOS Award BIOS on 4Mb flash RAM GA 8IAX Motherboard Additional F eatures PS 2 Mouse power on under Windows Operating System External Modem wake up Supports 1 3 4 S5 under Windows Operating System Wake on LAN WOL AC Recovery Supports Console R edirection Introduction GA 8IAX Motherboard Layout 15 PL LI O i i dB jer eb Je 3 LN dU Q E O q F 12 EN Ven 1 GA 8IAX Motherboard CRU L PCIE_16 x16 B Intel Alderwood 925X 2 PCIE 1 x 4 C IntelICH6R 3 PCI 1 J F_USB2 Front USB 10 DDRII4 L F 1394 IEEE 1394 12 ATX 12V W SYS FAN System Fan Connector
13. Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu lt PgUp gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt PgDn gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F2 gt tem Help F3 Reserved F4 Reserved F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS defaulttable lt F7 gt Load the Optimized Defaults F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash function F9 System Information lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu BIOS Setup GETTINGHELP Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed atthe bottom ofthe 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 For example BIOS Ver F1 Once you enterAward BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to acceptor enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advan
14. 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 cut the 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 the 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 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary Form Factor 30 6cm x 24 4cm ATX size form factor 6 layers PCB CPU Supports Intel Pentium Prescot LGA 775 processor Intel PrescotLGA 775 supports 800MHz FSB L2 cache on die per processor from 1M Chipset Memory Intel Alderwood 925X Chipset Intel ICH6R 4x 240 pin DDRII DIMM sockets Supports 4 ECC Un buffered DIMM DDRII 400 Support 128MB 256MB 512MB and 1GB memory Single bit Errors Correction Multiple bit Errors Detection I O Control Expansion Slots ITE IT8712F Super I 0 Supports 4 PCI slots 32 Bit 33MHz 5V Supports 1 PCI E x16 slot Supports 1 PCI E x 1 slot On Board RAID ICH6R Supports SATA RAID 0 1 On
15. le hesa ER a iana de Ke pk Pasa w ae te 5 Installation completed Click Finish to restart computer 55 GA 8IAX Motherboard B Broadcom Network Driver Installation Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto start and show a series of Setup Wizard dialog boxes If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe Installation Procedures 1 The CD auto run program starts Double click on IBroadcom Network Driver to start the installation 2 Refer to your operating system and select the desired folder to install lan driver Auto Run windows GAAN Herrer CD Version 1 0 Broadcom Network Drivers DR ps Tr Deo p DR ke Pm e e T j ae ir dram l i 56 Driver Installation C Realtek Audio Driver Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe Installation Procedures 1 The CD auto run program starts Double click on Realtek Audio Driver to start the installation 2 Then a series of installation wizards appear Follow up the wizards to install the drivers 3 Setup completed click Finish to restart your computer Auto Run windows InstallShield Wizar
16. the user manual Fig 6 Attach the power connector of the heatsink to the CPU fan header located on the motherboard 11 GA 8IAX Motherboard Step 2 Install memory modules caution Before installing the processor and heatsink adhere to the following warning When DIMM LED is ON do not install remove DIMM from socket Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one notches Wrong orientation will cause improper installation P lease change the insert orientation GA 8IAX has 4 dual inline memory module DIM M socets It supports the Dual Channel Technology The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size To install the memory module just push it vertically into the DIMM socket The DIMM module can only fitin one direction due to the notch Memory Size can vary between sockets m ET a gm RNI Ke EH 12 Hardware Installation Process Installation Step 1 The DIMM slothas a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction 2 Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it down 3 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the
17. ANG BWIEL 9 LLOOBMMd 53 GA 8IAX Motherboard Chapter 5 Driver Installation A Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto start and show a series of Setup Wizard dialog boxes If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe Installation Procedures 1 The CD auto run program starts Double click on Intel Chipset Software Installation Utilities to startthe installation 2 Then a series of installation wizards appear Follow up the wizards to install the drivers 3 Setup completed click Finish to restart your computer Auto Run windows Setup Wizard GAAL Orire CT Version 1 0 ae be koan ee be Leeri Lawan be ee bir 1 i Pre e rir dr Ma wiy a mabig L Ha 7 nar e E EI T 1 Click Intel Chipset S oftware Installation Utility item 1 2 License Aggremment Readme Information urwa Ez al bos lab reen Pom ion an bp bad TUN n Ka ee eet hea i iuan eren SS Lidl ru malades e eebe ta 5 Sms Ster Fi ag gS ere a ta Re K d Eer Kri pe Wl e Ca hed mmn bina biam LLLI El 65 8 u maa d sr ab pa ra pake 54 Driver Installation Installation Completed irr dein x ums Loke tee d e K be F r d KER L Een cma EK Feier ma rm am pe wae Caen T oe 3A uma eee uq ee masc T ia Letsch a commie
18. Connector Introduction A ATX ATX Power Connector Cod V D 0 HN AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unitafter ATX power cable and otherrelated devices are firmly connected tothe mainboard BV V 4 GND B ATX_12V 12V Power Connector os Ses G NS o d aJa Pin No Definition T GND ete 2 GND 3 PI2V CPUO 1 4 PIN CPUO gt This connector ATX 12V is used only for CPU1 Core Voltage 19 GA 8IAX Motherboard C IDE Connector Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1 40 6 ununcuunun fee ee ooo M2 IDE D FDD Floppy Connector Please connect the f
19. DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module 4 When installing the DIMM into the DIMM module we recommend to populate one DIMM in Channel A module and one in Channel B module for best performance Please note that each logical DIMM must be madeof two identical DIMMs having the same device size on each and the same DIMM size 5 Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module GA 8IAX Motherboard Step 3 Install expansion cards 1 T ee eo Read the related expansion card s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer Remove your server s chassis cover necessary 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 CAUTION Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the PCI Express x 4 slot when you try to install Uninstall the VGA card Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 4 slot and fully seated Make sure your VGA card is locked by the small white drawable bar 14 Hardware Installation Process Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply
20. Default Value S3 STR Set suspend type to RAM under ACPI OS Soft off by BTIN Instant off Soft switch ON OFF for Power Button Default Value Delay ASec Soft switch ON 4 Sec for Power off PME Event Wake Up Enabled Enable PME Event wake up function Disabled Disable PME event wake up function Default value 46 BIOS Setup c Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Data time to power on system Disabled Disable this function Default Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled Date of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 AC Back Function KK Soft off When AC power back to the system the system will be in Off state Default value Full on When AC power back to the system the system always in On state Memory When AC power back to the system the system will return to the Last state before AC power off 47 GA 8IAX Motherboard PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software PC Health Status gt Temperature Item Help ag Menu Level Disabled Disabled Don t monitor Case Opened No current fan speed Enabled Clear case open status and set to be Disabled at next boot F1 General Help Temperature Display the current CPU temperature system front and rear ambient temperature Voltage VCORE
21. GA 8lAX Pentium Prescott 800 Motherboard USER S MANUAL Pentium Prescott Processor Motherboard Rev 1001 12ME 8IAX 1001 GA 8IAX Motherboard Table of Content ltem Checkllsluu aaa u TTT 4 WARNING E 4 Chapter IMO CU CH ON ax l a aaa aaa 5 Features SUMMAN etat ertet a eiie pel pun oed 5 GA 8IAX Motherboard Layout ahah tek Em ml tma 7 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process 9 Step 1 Installing Processor and CPU Haet Sink visser 10 Stepl 1 Installirig CP TTT 10 Step1 2 Installing Heat Sink ENEE 11 Step 2 Install memory modules eee eee eee enesenn 12 Step 3 Install expansion cards nenen 14 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 15 Step 4 1 I O Back Panel Introduction seen 15 Step 4 2 Connectors amp J umper Setting Introduction AA 18 Chapter BIOS S GHI EE 32 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver D I 33 Standard CMOS Features stool editar PU eiiis 35 Advanced BIOS Features bd petra m DR ntn 38 integrated Peripherals scene rst ti a e ar n ri t c 41 Power Management E 46 PC EE 48 koad WEE 50 Load Optimized Drees grar e 50 Set Supervisor User Password edite dd fe t ode 51 Save Q EXITS etU an et ana nm a ded bu ad dla tech tM cio 52 Exit Without Saving sac ite t ag a BOUE enc Nata Md 52 Table of Content Chapter 4 Technical Reference eee eene 53 Block Diagram eegene 53 Chapter 5 Driver Installation s daa n era ea na nnn 54 A Intel Chipset Sof
22. ce is nota bootable device the system will seek for next available device Virus Warning This category allows user to choose the virus warning feature for IDE hard disk boot sector protection If this feature is Enabled and someone attempt t o write data into this area BIOS will shows a warning messages on screen and alarm beep Enabled Enable Virus warning function Disabled Disable this function Default value 38 BIOS Setup First Second Third Boot Device Selectthe first second third boot device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM gt USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD USB CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM Kr LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled Boot Other Device Select the specified boot device priority Enabled Enable the specified boot device Disabled Disable the specified boot device Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360K type is 40 tracks 720K 1 2M and 1 44M are all 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks Note hat BIOS can not tell from 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks Disabled BIOS wil
23. ced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals x Set User Password Power gement Setup Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults T2 Select Item al BIOS Q Flash F Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk If you can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search theadvanced option widden e Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS e Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features e Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals 33 GA 8IAX Motherboard Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration Set Supervisor password Change set or disable password Itallows 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
24. ch and power switch of your chassis front panel to the F PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above TA Dp e d 12 i E E a CG S C d zo g 319 S 19 20 Pin No Signal Name Description 1 HD Hard Disk LED anode 2 IMSG MESSAGE signal anode 3 Hard Disk LED cathode 4 MESSAGE signal cathode 5 RES Front Panel Reset Switch cathode 6 S oft power connector anode 7 Front Panel Reset Switch anode 8 S oft power connector cathode 9 No connect 10 PinRemoved N C ll PinRemoved N C 12 PinRemoved N C 13 GD Green LED anode 14 Speaker connector anode 15 GD Green LED cathode 16 Speakerconnector cathode 17 GN Green Switch anode 18 Speaker connector anode 4 19 GN Green Switch cathode 20 SPK Speaker connector cathode GA 8IAX Motherboard M BAT Battery oa Ol ik LEES dt E 8 CAUTION Z Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Z Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer BAT Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s i
25. d RI Weisses ie Pe ral bd eu aed bar Hests MAW ada 1 Click Realtek Audio Driver item 1 2 Starting Installaiton DEET ee A n Tepe ACT nate ma s imme te peed m s ENIAN aree p 4 Click Finish to complete T the installation Startinginstallation FEL 8 m 57 GA 8IAX Motherboard D DirectX 9 0 Driver Installation Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe Installation Procedures 1 The CD auto run program starts Double click on Directx9 0 to start the installation 2 Then a series of installation wizards appear F ollow up the wizards to install the drivers 3 Setup completed click Finish to restart your computer Auto Run windows License Agreement wet aliu 9c emat perag GAAN Herrer CI erifon 1 0 Foe Lom me acl quce yew Pasaj r e d r Carrer Pinus iml the dra DEEN Y Pero Ae DCH DOWA pr he omm Me rd rw ewer v 2 Select l accept the agreement and click Next 1 2 Starting Installaiton Installaiton Wizard completed wst allem X vrei berrat aot shes X sah L peat E ee eer r Restart Compter As Dee 3 D Namiss asi le appe pa mong Drot seha rond tr ntl a LLL andi KB im omia T sa Tace k tae
26. ding data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps LAN LED Description pe je on 16 Audio Connector OT Line Out Front Speaker T Line n RearSpeaker MIC In Center and Subwoofer Hardware Installation P rocess gt After install onboard audio driver you may connect speaker to Line Out jack micro phone to MIC In jack Device like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Please note You are able to use 2 4 6 channel audio feature by SM selection If you wantto enable 6 channel function you have 2 choose for hardware connection Method Connect Front Speaker to Line Out Connect Rear Speaker to Line In Connect Center and Subwooferr to MIC In 17 GA 8IAX Motherboard Step 4 2 Connectors amp J umper Setting Introduction A ATX1 0 F AUDIO AC B ATX12V P CD IN C IDE Q SCSI LED D FDD R CPU FAN E SATA 0 S SYS FAN F SATA 1 T FRONT FAN G SATA 2 U PSU FAN H SATA 3 I F 1394 1 JP1 J F USB2 2 JP3 K F USB1 3 PWR JP1 L F Panel 4 PWR JP2 M BAT 5 PWR JP3 N CI 6 PWR JP4 18
27. e system case to lower the system temperature Wii 1 EQ Z Pin No Definition Lg a ui 1 i rat 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense Pik dp ded gb at p Es n ET PSU g p H y Ss T FRONT FAN Front Fan Connector This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature Ge D oii LEES ab 3 2 0 Pin No Definition 1 GND l ES FAN_Power 12V 3 FAN_TACH 27 GA 8IAX Motherboard U PSU_FAN Power Fan Connector This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature Pin No Definition 1 GND 1 2 Hv 3 Sense 28 Connector Introduction 1 J P1 Password Skip Function Pop spem o 1CIS9 2 3 close Skip Sup
28. ee uw Pl u a P CD IN1 CD IN Black PinNo Definition 1 CD L GND GND CDR w KA 25 GA 8IAX Motherboard Q SCSI LED SCSI Indicative LED Connector You can connect the SCSI indicative LED of your SCSI add on card to this connector which can indicate whether the SCSI device is active or not Old fpe D pop e LLL b Pin No Definition 1 CE 1 GND 2 SCSI CONN LED T BND R CPU FAN CPU Fan Connector Please note a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to preventthe CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating The CPU fan connector supports Max current upto 1A Pin No Definition 1 GND l 2 DN 3 Sense 4 Coto 26 Connector Introduction S SYS FAN System Fan Connector This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on th
29. ented corner of the CPU with the triangle and gently insertthe CPU into position Grasping the CPU firmly between your thumb and forefinger carefully place itinto the socket in a straight and downwards motion Avoid twisting or bending motions that might cause damage to the CPU during installation Step4 Once the CPU is properly inserted please replace the plastic covering and push the metal lever back into its original position Step5 Close the lever reverse step 1 amp 2 10 Step1 2 Installing Heat Sink Fig 1 Please apply heatsink paste on the surface of the installed CPU Fig 3 Place the heatsink on top the CPU and make sure the push pins align to the pin hole on the motherboard Push down the push pins diagonally Fig 5 Please check the back side of teh motherboard Make sure the push pin is seated firmly as the picture shown Installation completed Hardware Installation Process Male Push Pin The top of Female Push Pin Female Push Pin w Fig 2 to remove the heatsink turning the push pin along the direction of arrow and reverse the previous step to install the heat sink 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 Please make sure the Male and Female push pin are brought together for detailed installation instructions please refer to the heatsink installation section of
30. ervisor Password in BIOS setup menu L 1693 1 2close Normal Default 2 J P3 Clear CMOS Function You may clearthe CMOS data to its default values by this jumper Default value doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin T Oi gh jefe Paan E ra F F i 6 1 j JO e 1 G 1 2 close Normal Default vaule LI 2 3 close Clear CMOS GA 8IAX Motherboard 3 PWR JP1 KB MS connector PS2 Keyboard Mouse power source selection Ra o Oii d be db ET g poe oe OY nopo 1 Gm 1 2 close Default vaule Pin No Definition 1 VCC 2 KBVCC 3 5VDUAL 4 5 PWR_J P2 PWR_J P3 USB power source selection PWR JP2 T N olt BE
31. herboard Acronyms 0 OAPIC SA LAN LBA LED Hz IDI TH PT IC 05 OEM PAC POST PCI RIMM SCI SECC SRAM SMP SMI USB VID eaning nput Output nput OutputAdvanced Programmable Input Controller ndustry Standard Architecture Local Area Network Logical Block Addressing LightE mitting Diode egahertz usical Instrument Digital Interface emory Translator Hub emory Protocol Translator etwork Interface Card Operating System Original Equipment Manufacturer PCI A G P Controller Power On Self Test Peripheral omponentinterconnect Rambus in line Memory Module Special Circumstance Instructions Single Edge Contact Cartridge Static Random Access Memory Symmetric Multi P rocessing System Managementinterrupt Universal Serial Bus Voltage ID 62
32. ield loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects 50 BIOS Setup Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Pe Power Mana PC Health Exit Without S Load Fail Safe Defaults 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
33. isk CHO Master Slave controller card is ye used set at Disabled CH2 Master Slave Enabled Enable on chip IDE Port Disabled Disable on chip IDE Port F1 General Help ZOnChip Primary PCIIDE If hard disk controller card is used setthis function to disabled Enabled Kr Disabled OnChip SATA Mode y Auto Combined Mode Enhanced Mode Non Combined Disabled PATA IDE Set to Ch0 Master S lave Ch1 Master Slave Enable the function of On chip primary PCI IDE Defualt value Disable this function Auto arrange by BIOS PATA and SATA are combined Max of 2 IDE drives in each channel Enable both SATA and PATA Max of 6 IDE drives are supported Defaultvalue SATA is operating in legacy mode Disable this function Set PATA IDE to Channel 0 Master Slave Default value Set PATA IDE to Channel 1 Master Slave 41 GA 8IAX Motherboard On Board Device CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software ated Peripherals USB Controller Enabled US Controller Enabled Menu Level gt USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Azalia Codec Auto 3 Enabled Onboard H W LAN Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM Enabled F1 General Help USB Controller KE Enabled Enable USB Controller function Default value Disabled Disable USB Controller function USB 2 0 Controller This item provide the function for user to enable disable EHCI controller only
34. l not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note hat there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K Default value Boot Up Num Lock ON Set this option On to turn the NumLock On at a system boot OFF Disables this function Default value 39 GA 8IAX Motherboard Security Option gt Setup Password required when entering setup menu Default value System Password required when system boot CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Enables Hyper Threading Technology Feature when using Windows XP and Linux 2 4x operating systems that are optimized for Hyper Threading technology np Disabled Disables Hyper Threading Technology when using other operating Systems Default value Init Display First This feature allows you to selectthe firstinitation of the monitor display from which card when you install an AGP VGA card and a PCI VGA card on board Selec the first card Select the first card inition of the monitor displays from different type of VGA card Default value PEG Set Init Display First to PCI Express Slot PCI Set Init Display First to PCI Slot 40 BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals On Chip IDEDevice CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software On Chip Primary PCI IDE On Chip SATA On Chip SATA Mode x PATA IDE Set to SATA0 2 Mode SATA1 3 Mode Integrated Peripherals Enabled Menu Level Enhanced If a hard d
35. loppy drive ribbon cables to FDD It supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes floppy disk types The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pini Si 20 Connector Introduction E F G H SATA_0 1 2 3 Serial ATA Connectors You can connect the Serial ATA device to this connector it provides you high speed transfer rates 150MB sec eii 1 Cj pe H E 3 L l 7 PinNo Definition R f I GND 2 TXP 3 TXN oL 4 GND Ix t 5 RXN z u 1 6 RXP g 7 GND E a I F_1394 Front IEEE 1394 Connector os erik dt doo 3 Sopp d LC pg H U DS Pin No Definition Sint E 1 1 VCC SG S 2 VCC I 3 FTPAL Tal 4 FTPAI 5 GND I Ko 3 6 GND KE x 1 FTPB1 z ae 8 FTPBI z 9 GND E H 10 PinRemoved Oi 8
36. nstructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Tum 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 N CI CASE OPEN This 3 pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the case open item in BIOS if the system case begin remove Eig s so era Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 INTRUDER 3 1 Ee az EECH C kas Ea cp or e 24 Connector Introduction O F Audio ACZ Front Audio connector If you want to use Front Audio connector you must remove 5 6 9 10 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 Pin No Definition MIC2 L GND MIC2 R ACZ DET HP OUTL R FAUDIO JD GND No Pin HP OUTL L HP DET I M2 TED wo KA ce Be e
37. p if an error is detected during power up KK NO Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted gt gt All Errors All But Keyboard gt gt All But Diskette All But Disk Key Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system boot will be stopped The system boot will not stop for all errors except a keyboard error Default value The system boot will not stop for all errors except a disk error The system boot will not stop for all errors except keyboard and disk errors System Information Press Enter to view the Motherboard and System information 37 GA 8IAX Motherboard Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Adv Press Enter isabled Menu Level gt Floppy Hard Disk Select Hard Disk Boot CDROM Device Priority Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Disabled Off Setup Disabled Select the first card Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Security Option L L L L Boot Other Device Enabled L tTl gt lt Mo d i F1 General Help System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel P entium 4 processor with HT Technology Hard Disk Boot Priority These three fields determines which type of device the system attempt to boot from after BIOS Postcompleted Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices If the first devi
38. t HDD type Note thatthe 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 lt Enter gt Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer K Access Mode This option allows user to set hard drive parameters Option CHS LBA Large Auto Default Value Capacity Displays the capacity of HDD Cylinder Number of cylinders Heads Number of heads Precmp Write precomp Kr Landind Zone Landing zone Sectors Number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter 36 DriveA BIOS Setup The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A that has been installed in the computer None gt gt 360K 52 in 1 2M 52 in 720K 31 in Kr 1 44M 32 in 2 88M 32 in Halt on No floppy drive installed 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity The category determines whether the computer will sto
39. tware Installation UW e 54 B Broadcom Network Driver Installation NENNEN 56 C Realtek Audio Dien aoreet ttt tents 57 D DirectX 9 0 Driver Installation ENEE 58 E Intel S ATA Driver Installation eniaint 59 Chapter 6 Appe diX ise cotisation tiep tread eni tuae 61 ACTOMY S e sete he itai eroe eae eae i dd ier 61 GA 8IAX Motherboard Item Checklist Kl The GA 8IAX motherboard M SerialATA cablex4 S IDE ATA133 cable x 1 Floppy cable x 1 M 1 0 Shield Kl CD for motherboard driver amp utility M GA 8lAX user s manual A Ws Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protectthem 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 that the 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
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