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1. U E TE EX Pa TA rr pa Se FESCH pn 42 15 16 5 17 18 14 9 1 ATX 12V 10 F AUDIO 2 ATX Power Connector 11 CDIN 3 CPU_FAN 12 SPDIF_IO 4 SYS_FAN 13 SUR_CEN 5 FDD 14 F_USB1 F USB2 6 IDE1 IDE2 15 COMB 7 SATAO SATA1 16 CI 8 F PANEL 17 CLR CMOS 9 PWR LED 18 BATTERY 17 Hardware Installation 1 2 ATX 12V ATX Power Connector With the use of the power connector the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard Before connecting the power connector please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed Align the power connector with its proper location on the motherboard and connect tightly The ATX_12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the ATX_12V power connector is not connected the system will not start Caution Please use a power supply that is able to handle the system voltage requirements It is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used 300W or greater If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power the result can ead to an unstable sy
2. CPU_FAN Pin No Definition 1 1 GND 2 12V Speed Control CPU_FAN 3 Sense 4 Speed Control SYS FAN 1 Pin No Definition SYS FAN 1 GND IN 2 HAN 88 om VEH uam Sonu 3 Sense 5 FDD FDD Connector The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the FDD drive The types of FDD drives supported are 360 KB 720 KB 1 2 MB 1 44 MB and 2 88 MB Before attaching the FDD cable please take note of the foolproof groove in the FDD connector U ememr H mer mmm Beem 19 Hardware Installation 6 IDE1 IDE2 IDE Connector An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices hard drive or optical drive If you wish to connect two IDE devices please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave for information on settings please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device Before atta
3. cHaa L900 VIA ziyaa VT8237R UI900 INd008NWA VO F PANEL SERRI TO 7 BATTERY IN F USB2 DD J SPDIF IO m a U e Q 5 D c e 5 d m Slap 9 i a a ba e D o a i E 3 E lt s5 E 569 o cn E E E a j 3 12968M a s em a puoquiM Is ae T x HA o D ZC TEO a a z mo e o u NVI S nG 2 idi o ju lt S DI Kn asn B gt gt O 3 g von asn CT F USB1 PWR LED Block Diagram LGA 775 CPUCLK 200 133 MHz Processor AGP 4X 8X System Bus 800 533 MHz VGA Port 400 333 MHz DDR VIA 4 PAMBO0 Pro DDRII 533 400 MHz RJ45 3 PCI 1 j VIA 6103L 2 Serial ATA VIA VT8237R ec BUS BIOS Floppy Winbond SS W83627 LPT Port 9 Ca e Xx PS 2 KB Mouse 8 USB ATA 33 66 Ports 100 133 COMA COMB DE Channels
4. 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 Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer scanner and other peripheral devices Serial Port Devices like mouses modems and etc can be connected to Serial port VGA Port Monitor can be connected to VGA port 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 supportUSB controller please con tact 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 Fast Ethernet supporting data transfer speeds of 10 100 Mbps Line In Devices like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Line Out Front Speaker Out Connect the stereo speakers earphone or front surround channels to this connector MIC In Microphone can be connected to MIC In jack CO You can use audio software to configure 2 4 6 channel audio functioning NOTE GA VM800PMC Motherboard 16 1 7 Connectors Introduction
5. L ds Ge we N U ang BEN 88 mm ee Speaker Connector Message LED Power Sleep LED I MSG W SPEAK bg TH SPEAK La ES oo sch N 11 GR T HD RESI E HD RES NC Reset Switch IDE Hard Disk Active LED MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode PW Power Switch Open Normal Close Power On Off SPEAK Speaker Connector Pin 1 Power Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode RES Reset Switch Open Normal Close Reset Hardware System NC NC PELE Hardware Installation 9 PWR_LED The PWR_LED connector is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off It will blink when the system enters suspend mode S1 See HB n i o Pin No Definition a 7 1 MPD 4 2 MPD 118 3 MPD ad 10 F AUDIO Front Audio Panel Connector Please make sure the pin assignment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header To find out if the chassis you are buying suppor
6. Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN Tu Move Enter Accent ESC Exit The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver D5 Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu as figure below will appear on the screen Use arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept or enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Softw Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ERN 1 If you don t find the settings you want press Ctrl F1 to access advanced options nag 2 Select the Load Optimized Defaults item in the BIOS Setup when somehow the system is not stable as usual This action makes the system reset to the default settings for stability 3 The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard GA VM800PMC Motherboard 28 Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the
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8. B STEP 3 Connect the front channels to back audio panel s Line Out the rear channels to SURROUND Kit s REAR RIL and the Center Subwoofer channels to SURROUND Kit s SUB CENTER GA VM800PMC Motherboard 76 STEP 4 After installing the audio driver you ll find a SVIA Audio Deck icon EN on the lower right hand taskbar Double click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel STEP 5 In the Audio Control Panel click the Speaker tab and select the 6 Channel check box STEP 6 In the Audio Control Panel click the Phone Jack tab and do not select the Enable Smart5 1 Plus blue jack for side surround and red jack for center LFE speakers output check box m Enable Smartb1 Plus blue jack for side surround m end tod ack fa aeter and red jack for center LFE speakers output When the Environmental Modeling is disable the sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 Channel output Please select other settings ex Living Room for 6 Channel output Select the Enable Environmental a i B ce Me ins Ps tic Modeling check box 71 Appendix 4 2 Troubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model please log on to GIGABYTE s website Question 1 cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS Why Answer Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version Ple
9. Fba after updating Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Ene Memory T Memory Freque Channel Primary Maste JITS d ATE i REATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 None Press DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpress Recover 6A79BG03C 00 Appendix 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots When you are in BIOS menu move to Load Optimized Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Optimized Defaults Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded Therefore we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Mana MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults 7 Select Save amp Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is completed CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Soft Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Perinherale Inad Ontimized Nafanlte Power Mana PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Wit
10. GA VM800PMC Motherboard 42 2 10 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User jord Pn PC Health T4 gt Select Item Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 2 11 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Passw Power Mai PnP PCI C PC Health st lect Item Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 43 BIOS Setup GA VM800PMC Motherboard 44 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation X Pictures below are shown in Windows XP ej Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM drive the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the Setup exe 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers After insert the driver CD Xpress Install will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that recommended to ins
11. No H Enabled Enable Virtualization Technology function Default value Disabled Disable Virtualization Technology function Note This item will show up when you install a processor that supports this function 33 BIOS Setup 2 3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel 0 Enabled OnChip IDE Channel 1 Enabled Menu Level gt VIA Onboard LAN Enabled 9 ard LAN Boot ROM Disabled OnChip Serial ATA Enabled SATA Mode IDE AC97 Audio Auto USB 1 1 Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Legacy USB storage detect Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select F1 General Help OnChip IDE Channel KK Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value b Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port OnChip IDE Channel H Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value b Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port VIA Onboard LAN H Enabled Enable VIA onboard LAN function Default value Disabled Disable this function OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip KK Enabled Enable this function Disabled Disable this function Default value OnChip Serial ATA H Enabled Enable V
12. PCI CLK 33 MHz MIC Z E D wiro Z w Z I Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1 1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge ESD Thus prior to installation please follow the instructions below 1 Please turn off the computer and unplug its power cord 2 When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors 3 It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD cuff when handling electronic components CPU RAM 4 Prior to installing the electronic components please have these items on top of an antistatic pad or within a electrostatic shielding container 5 Please verify that the power supply is switched off before unplugging the power supply connector from the motherboard Installation Notices 1 Prior to installation please do not remove the stickers on the motherboard These stickers are required for warranty validation 2 Prior to the installation of the motherboard or any hardware please first carefully read the information in the provided manual 3 Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected To prevent damage to the motherboard please do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its components 5 Please make sure there are no leftover screws o
13. Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Update BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk a If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS noe to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8GE800 F4 is listed Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash TupeiBtze cece SST 49LF003A 256K 1 file s found 8GE800 F4 256K BIOS file in the floppy disk Total size 1 39M Ef F5 Refresh Free size 1 14M DEL Delete Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size entrer SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Reading BIOS file from floppy Do not turn off power or DDDDDDDDDDDDDD Re Benes reset you
14. Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features ed Peripherals r Management Setup Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User ord PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving me F3 Change Language ual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Step 2 Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS Q Flash utility Exploring the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen The Q Flash Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components Dual BIOS Utility Dual BIOS utility bar Boot From F Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Task menu for Wide Range Protection Disable Dual BIOS Boot From Main Bios utility Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Q Flash utility title Load Main BIOS from Floppy Task menu for Load Backup BIOS from Floppy bar Q Flash utility Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T d Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Contains the names of eight tasks and two it
15. exit BIOS Setup 63 Appendix 3 Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if you do not want to create RAID Step 1 After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins the following information will appear on screen Figure 3 Press the TAB key to enter the VT8237 Serial ATA RAID BIOS configuration utility VIA Technolog Inc VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID BIOS Setting Utility V4 97 Copyright C echnologies Inc All Right reserved Figure 3 Step 2 In the VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS utility screen Figure 4 you can use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to highlight through choices Highlight an item that you want to execute and press ENTER VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 4 97 Create Array Create a RAID array with Delete Array the hard disks attached to Create Delete Spar VIA RAID controller Select Boot Ar Serial Number View F1 View Array disk Status Tt Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Serial Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111 79 Hdd Serial Chi Master ST3120026AS SATA 111 79 Hdd Figure 4 GA VM800PMC Motherboard 64 A Create Array In Main Menu select Create Array and press ENTER a screen similar to Figure 5 below will appear VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 4 97 Create a RAID array with K Array
16. for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Default value H All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors b All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors 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 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map 31 BIOS Setup 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility C ht C 1984 2006 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Init Display First PCI Slot VGA Share Memory Size 64M Menu Level gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Password Check Setup CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Limit CPUID Max to 3 et Disabled No Execute Memory Protect Net Enabled CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Ned Enabled CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Net Enabled CPU EIST Function ol Enabled Virt
17. into the socket in a straight and downwards motion Avoid twisting or bending motions that might cause damage to the CPU during installation GA VM800PMC Motherboard 12 1 3 2 Installation of the CPU Cooler Fig 1 Please apply an even layer of CPU cooler paste on the surface of the installed CPU Male Push Pin The top of Female Push Pin Female Push Pin S Fig 2 Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is to remove the CPU cooler on the contrary is to install Please note the direction of arrow sign on the male push pin doesn t face inwards before installation This instruction is only for Intel boxed fan Fig 3 Place the CPU cooler atop the CPU and make sure the push pins aim to the pin hole on the motherboard Pressing down the push pins diagonally Fig 5 Please check the back of motherboard after installing If the push pin is inserted as the picture the installation is complete Fig 4 Please make sure the Male and Female push pin are joined closely for detailed installation instructions please refer to the CPU cooler instal lation section of the user manual Fig 6 Finally please attach the power connector of the CPU cooler to the CPU fan header located on the motherboard gt The CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat paste To prevent NA such an occurrence it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat paste
18. pins in the battery holder to make them short for five seconds 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord in and turn on the computer GA VM800PMC Motherboard 26 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Basic Input and Output System includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard When the power is turned off the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM When the power is turned on pushing the lt Del gt button during the BIOS POST Power On Self Test will take you to the CMOS SETUP screen You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing Ctrl F1 If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS either Gigabyte s Q Flash or BIOS utility can be used Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet CONTROL KEYS lt T gt lt gt lt lt gt lt gt Move to select item lt Enter gt Select Item lt Esc gt Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu lt Page Up gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt
19. 2 pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed You can check the Case Opened status in BIOS Setup B ep Dn L Pin No Definition E B 1 GND 1 2 Signal q W i pir H 88 8 a Bamm 25 Hardware Installation 17 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header To clear CMOS temporarily short the two pins Default doesn t include the jumper to avoid improper use of this header nm B Open Normal a Short Clear CMOS as os Sa pue E E 18 BATTERY Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced lt Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer d Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Gently take out the battery and putit aside for about one minute Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative
20. 2E8 IRQ3 b Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 gt gt Auto BIOS will automatically set up the Serial port 2 address H 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 IRQ3 Default value H 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 IRQ4 H 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 IRQ3 b Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2 Onboard Parallel Port Disabled Disable onboard LPT port gt gt 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default value 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 H 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value KK EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port KK ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode EPP Mode Select H EPP1 7 Set EPP Mode to EPP1 7 Default value gt gt EPP1 9 Set EPP Mode to EPP1 9 35 BIOS Setup 2 4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Cop Power ACPI Suspend Type USE l C 1984 2006 Award Software ment Setup SI PO Disal Menu Level gt d p From S3 Soft by PVRBTN AC BACK Function Keyboard Power On Mouse Power On PME Event Modem Ri Resume b Instant Off Soft Off Disabled Disabled
21. Controller Series Windows NT4 ENTER Select F3 Exit Figure 18 If a message appears saying one or some file s cannot be found please check the floppy caution disk or copy the correct SATA driver again from the motherboard driver CD Step 4 When the screen as shown below appears press ENTER to continue the SATA driver installation from the floppy disk The driver installation will be finished in about one minute lows Setup Setup will load support for the following mass storage device s VIA V RAID Controller Series Windows XP ith Window e support di manufacturer press Tf you do not e any device support di facturer or do not want to spe storage devices for use with Windows ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 19 171 Appendix After the SATA controller driver installation is completed you should see a screen as below It indicates that you have installed the SATA controller driver successfully You can proceed with the Windows 2000 XP installation Windo P Professional Setup Welcome to Setup This port of the Setup program pri s Microsoft R ndows R XP to run on your computer To set up Windows XP now press ENTER To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console press R To quit Setup without installing Windows XP press F3 F3 Exit Figure 20 Enter Continue R Repair Note Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAI
22. D array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to be installed GA VM800PMC Motherboard 72 4 1 5 21416 Channel Audio Function Introduction 2 Channel Audio Setup We recommend that you use speakers with amplifier to get the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied STEP 1 Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to Line Out Line Out STEP 2 After installing the audio driver you ll find a VIA Audio Deck icon on the lower right hand taskbar Double click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel STEP 3 In the Audio Control Panel click the Speaker tab In the left list click 2 Channel button The 2 channel audio setup is completed T3 Appendix 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Line Out the rear channels to Line In STEP 2 After installing the audio driver you ll find a VIA Audio Deck icon on the lower right hand taskbar Double click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel STEP 3 In the Audio Control Panel click the Speaker tab and select the 4 Channel check box When the Environmental Modeling is disable the sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 Channel output Please select other settings ex Living Room for 4 Channel output Select the Enable Environmental Modeling check box GA VM800PMC Motherboard 74 B
23. Enabled Enabled ed F1 General Help ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend Default value H S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR Suspend To RAM lt USB Device Wake Up From S3 Disabled Disable USB Device Wake Up from S3 Default value H Enabled Enable USB Device Wake Up from S3 gt Soft Off by PWRBTN gt gt Instant Off Press power button then Power off instantly Default value b Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 sec to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec AC BACK Function H Memory When AC power back to the system the system will be back to the last state before AC power is lost gt gt Soft Off When AC power back to the system the system will be in Off state Default value H Full On When AC power back to the system the system always in On state gt Keyboard Power On Password Enter from 1 to 8 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password b Disabled Disable this function Default value KK Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the system GA VM800PMC Motherboard 36 9 9 FP Mouse Power On Disabled Disable this function Default value H Enabled Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disable this function
24. GA VM800PMC Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D LGA775 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1003 12ME VM800PMC 1003R bad The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user s other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The WEEE marking applies only in European Union s member states DEN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 BEN 55022 O DIN VDE 0855 O part 10 O part 12 CE marking O EN 60065 O EN 60335 Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer importer ful address G B T Technology Trading GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Motherboard GA VM800PMC 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 of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM high frequency equipment HEN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused BEN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Limits and methods of measurement E EN 55024 of radio disturbance characteristics of
25. H Enabled Enable PME as wake up event Default value Modem Ring Resume An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state b Disabled Disable Modem Ring Resume function H Enabled Enable Modem Ring Resume function Default value Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to Enabled and key in Date Time to power on system H Disabled Disable this function Default value H Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If Resume by Alarm is Enabled b Date of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 b Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 37 BIOS Setup 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility C ght C 1984 2006 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto T2 Auto Menu Level gt PCI 3 IRQ Assig Auto nter Select S E E F1 General Help PCI 1 IRQ Assignment H Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 Default value p gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 1 PCI 2 IRQ Assignment H Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default value p gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 7 PCI 3 IRQ Assignment H Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3 Default value p gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 3 GA VM800PMC Motherboard 38 2 6 PC Health Status c c Pr CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software PC Heal
26. ID IDE by default Set SATA Mode to IDE if you do not want to create RAID CMOS Setup Utility Copy t C 1984 2006 Award Software Integra Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel 0 Enabled OnChip IDE Channel 1 Enabled Menu Level gt VIA Onboard LAN Enabled OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Tc hip Serial ATA tt SATA Mode RAID memo Z Audio Ld USB 1 1 Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support Legacy USB storage detect Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Onboard Parallel Port 3 RQ7 P allel Port Mode SP 7 gt P EPI Figure 1 CD The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may not show the exact settings for your o motherboard The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and the BIOS version GA VM800PMC Motherboard 62 Step 2 Set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM to boot from CD ROM after system restarts Figure 2 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Init Display First PCI Slot VGA Share Memory Sit 64M Menu Level gt Disk Boot Priority Press Erren Boot Device iat Device Boot Device vord Check Setup CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Limit CPUID Max to 3 Disabled No Execute Memory Protect Enabled Virtualization Technology Enabled Defaults F7 Figure 2 Step 3 Save and
27. Mode RAID 0 Striping the hard disks attached to K Select Disk Drives VIA RAID controller K Block Size 64K K Start Create Process F1 View Array disk Status tT 4 Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Size GB Status Serial Ch0 Master ST3120026AS 111 79 Hdd Serial Ch1 Master ST3120026AS 111 79 Hdd Figure 5 The first step to create a RAID array is to set the RAID mode Select Array Mode and press ENTER And the RAID mode selection menu will appear Figure 6 The supported RAID modes include RAID 0 for performance RAID 1 for data protection and RAID SPAN for capacity Use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select a RAID mode VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 4 97 Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to RAID 1 for data protection VIA RAID controller RAID SPAN for capacity F1 View Array disk Status Tt Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Serial Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111 79 Hdd Serial Chi Master ST3120026AS SATA 111 79 Hdd Figure 6 65 Appendix After selecting a RAID mode you must decide whether you want the RAID array to be configured automatically or manually Auto Setup allows BIOS to assign the hard drives and create arrays automatically but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if user selects Create and duplicate for RAID 1 It is recom men
28. OS The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed Dual BIOS Utility Boot Proms nananahanan Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS too 5 Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q Flash Dual BIOS Utility Boot From iste ertet rere dein Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed The BIOS file becomes
29. Page Down gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt F1 gt General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F2 gt Item Help F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the fail safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table F7 Load the Optimized Defaults F8 Q Flash utility F9 System Information lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt Esc gt Because BIOS flashing is potentially risky please do it with caution and avoid inadequate operation that may result in system malfunction CAUTION 27 BIOS Setup lt F12 gt Boot Menu Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards device Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Inc VM800PMC D5 lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash F9 Xpress Recovery2 lt F12 gt Boot Menu lt F12 gt Boot Menu 10 31 2006 P4M800Pro 823 6A7L6GOFC 00 Use lt T gt or lt gt to select a device then press enter to accept Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu Select a Boot First device
30. SI or RAID driver message Figure 16 After pressing F6 there will be a few moments of some files being loaded before you see the next screen Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver Figure 16 Step 2 When a screen similar to that below appears insert the floppy disk containing the SATA driver and press S Figure 17 Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in you stem or you have chosen to manuall ecify ar Currently Setup will load support for the following r ze devices s cify additional SCSI adapters CD ROM drives or special with Windows i ding those for storage device 1 do not have any device support dis a mass storage e manufact do not want to specify use with Windows p ENTER S Specify Additional Device ENTER Continue F3 Exit Figure 17 GA VM800PMC Motherboard 10 Step 3 If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk a controller menu similar to Figure 18 below will appear If you want to install Windows XP use the ARROW keys to select VIA V RAID Controller Series Windows XP and press ENTER Then it will begin to load the SATA driver from the floppy disk You have chosen to configure SI Adapter for use with Windows using a device support disk provided by an adapter manufacturer Select the SCSI Adapter you want from the following list or press ESC to return to the previous s VIA V RAID
31. T8237R Plus Serial ATA supported Default value H Disabled Disable VT8237R Plus Serial ATA supported SATA Mode KK RAID Set onboard SATA mode to RAID IDE Set onboard SATA mode to IDE Default value ACHT Audio H Auto Enable onboard AC 97 audio function Default value H Disabled Disable this function lt gt USB 1 1 Controller Disabled Disable USB 1 1 controller H Enabled Enable USB 1 1 controller Default value GA VM800PMC Motherboard 34 Q c q P USB 2 0 Controller KK Disabled Disable USB 2 0 controller H Enabled Enable USB 2 0 controller Default value USB Keyboard Support H Enabled Enable USB keyboard support b Disabled Disable USB keyboard support Default value USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support Disabled Disable USB mouse support Default value Legacy USB storage detect This option allows users to decide whether to detect USB storage devices including USB flash drives and USB hard drives during POST H Enabled BIOS will scan all USB storage devices Default value H Disabled Disable this function Onboard Serial Port 1 H Auto BIOS will automatically setup the Serial port 1 address H 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 IRQ4 Default value H 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 IRQ3 H 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 IRQ4 H 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is
32. View Array disk Status Tt Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Serial Ch0 Master EYKI VIIIN ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Striped Serial Ch1 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Stripel Serial Number 3JT354CP Figure 11 E View Array Status Press F1 to show the array status on the lower screen If there are no disk arrays then nothing will be displayed on the screen Figure 12 VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 4 97 Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller l Select Boot Array K Serial Number View F1 View Array disk Status 1 4 Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Array Name Array Mode Block Size GB Size GB ARRAY 0 Stripe 64K 223 58 Figure 12 GA VM800PMC Motherboard 68 4 Making a SATA Driver Disk To install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully you need to install the SATA controller driver during OS installation Without the driver the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process First of all copy the driver for the SATA controller from the motherboard driver CD ROM to a floppy disk See the instructions below about how to copy the driver in MS DOS mode Prepare a startup disk that has CD ROM support and a blank formatted floppy disk Step 1 Insert the prepared startup disk and motherboard driver CD ROM in your system Boot from th
33. adFail Safe Defaults ENEE 41 28 Load Optimized Defaults anG tette 41 29 Set Supervisor User Password sss 42 2 10 Save amp Exit Setup 211 Exit Without Saving Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 1 Install Chipset Drivers a ie e eae ret tee 45 32 SoftwareApplication x eibi ete eite tides 46 3 Softwarelnformation anat 46 34 Hardware Information x eerte tts 47 Sb Contact Us saisit eda dai ids 47 Chapter 4 Ab pend IX retten qo don vo Do D eete ion ie end ede 49 41 Unique Software Utilities ANNE 49 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introductionis iin ttn 49 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction ENNEN 50 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction seen 52 4 1 4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s sse eee 61 4 1 5 21416 Channel Audio Function Introduction sss 73 42 Troubleshooting cote t tete et 78 Item Checklist EN IDE Cable x 1 FDD Cable x 1 v SATA Cable x 1 Pal UO Shield The items listed above are for reference only and are subject to change without notice Optional Accessories 2Ports USB 2 0 Cable Part Number 12CR1 1UB030 51 R 4Ports USB 2 0 Cable Part Number 12CR1 1UB030 21 R 6 Chamnel Audio Combo Kit Part Number 12CR1 1SPAUD 12 SIPDIF In and Out Cable Part Number 12CR1 1SPINO 11 R COM Port Cable Part Number 12CF1 1CM001 31 12CF1 1CM001 12R GA VM800PMC Motherboard Layout
34. ase contact your local dealer Pin No Definition Power 5V Power 5V USB0 DX USB1 Dy USB0 DX USB1 Dy GND GND No Pin NC o n OD ol A N o GA VM800PMC Motherboard 24 15 COMB COMB Connector Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector Check the pin assignments while you connect the COMB cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional COMB cable E a nmm Pin No Definition 1 NDCDB 2 NSINB 9 3 NSOUTB CES 4 NDTRE es 10 2 5 GND p es 6 NDSRB el S 7 NRTSB 8 NCTSB gN E 9 NRIB a es 10 No Pin 16 CI Chassis Intrusion Case Open This
35. ase press Ctrl and F1 keys after entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options Questions 2 Why is the light of my keyboard optical mouse still on after computer shuts down Answer In some boards a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down and that s why the light is still on Question 3 How do clear CMOS Answer If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual If your board doesn t have such jumper you can take off the on board battery to leak voltage to clear CMOS Please refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off power 2 Disconnect the power cord from MB 3 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 1 minute Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for 5 seconds Re insert the battery to the battery holder Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults or load Optimized Defaults Save changes and reboot the system Non A Question 4 Why do still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume Answer Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier If not please change another speaker with power amplifier and try again later Question 5 Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up What do these beeps
36. asic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output without any additional module STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Line Out the rear channels to Line In and the Center Subwoofer chan nels to MIC In Line In MIC In Line Out STEP 2 After installing the audio driver you ll find a VIA Audio Deck icon on the lower right hand taskbar Double click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel IE JU EN STEP 3 In the Audio Control Panel click the Speaker tab and select the 6 Channel check box STEP 4 In the Audio Control Panel click the Phone Jack tab and select the Enable Smart5 1 Plus blue jack for side surround and red jack for cen ter LFE speakers output check box 75 Appendix Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode using 6 Channel Audio Combo Kit Optional Device 6 Channel Audio Combo Kit provides S PDIF output port optical 4 coaxial and SURROUND Kit Rear R L amp CEN Subwoofer SURROUND KIT access analog output to rear channels and Center Subwoofer channels It is the best solution if you need 6 channel output Line In and MIC at the same time SURROUND KIT is included in the GIGABYTE unique 6 Channel Audio Combo Kit as picture STEP 1 Secure the metal bracket of the 6 Channel Audio Combo Kit to the chassis back panel with a screw STEP 2 Connect the SURROUND KIT cable to the SUR_CEN connector on the M
37. be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the CPU cooler 13 Hardware Installation 1 4 Installation of Memory Before installing the memory modules please comply with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard It is CAUTION recommended that memory of similar capacity specifications and brand be used 2 Before installing or removing memory modules please make sure that the computer power is switched off to prevent hardware damage 3 Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design A memory module can be installed in only one direction T you are unable to insert the module please switch the direction The motherboard supports DDRII DDR memory modules whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications in one direction The memory capac Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only ity used can differ with each slot notch GA VM800PMC Motherboard DDRII DDR DDRII DDR Fig 1 The DIMM socket has a notch so the DIMM memory mod ule can only fit in one direction Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket Then push it do
38. broadcast receivers and associated Information Technology equipment Immunity chearacteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement O EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical DEN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus Industrial environment Limits and methods of measurement DEN 55014 2 Immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries appliances tools and similar apparatus Immunity from radio interference of broadcast receivers and associated equipment OENS0091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptiole power systems UPS Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving andlor distribution from sound and television signals CE EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73 23 EEC Safety requirements for mains operated O EN 60950 electronic and related apparatus for household and sim ar general use Sataty for information technology equipment including electrical business equipment Safety of household and similar TEN 50091 1 General a
39. ching the IDE cable please take note of the foolproof groove in the IDE connector 40 A 5 1 aij uem eee rg 7 SATAO SATA1 Serial ATA Connector r r IDE1 IDE2 39 Serial ATA can provide up to 150MB s transfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper dri ver in order to work properly GA VM800PMC Motherboard 20 lt Pin No Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP dl el ml A v rm GND 8 F_PANEL Front Panel Connector Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignments below
40. d Memory Prima FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED 03 08 None REATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 None Pr 03 18 2003 1845 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots and load BIOS optimized defaults See how to load BIOS optimized defaults please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One Congratulation You have updated BIOS successfully GA VM800PMC Motherboard 58 CJE 1O Sanaa TM f you do not have a DOS startup disk we recommend that you use the See new BIOS utility BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Windows Just select the desired BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS Fig 1 Installing the BIOS utility Fig 2 Installation Complete and Run BIOS KA ovmB0Di 1 21 B05 0919 2 H H gage RE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION CONTACT us ries pag Update New BIOS T Clear DMI Data Pool Save Curent BIOS T Clear PnP Data Pool Update BIOS m About this program Ext 1 Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet a Click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS icon Select BIOS sever Select the exact model name on your motherboard System will automatically download and update the BIOS pao Il Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Donotclick Internet Update icon b 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
41. damages of system because of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end users Before You Begin Before you start updating BIOS with the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below first 1 Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte s website 2 Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file the one with model name Fxx For example 8KNXPU Fba to a floppy disk 3 Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts If your motherboard has dual BlOS please refer to Part One If your motherboard has single BIOS please refer to Part Two Part One Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q Flash and Dual BIOS the Q Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same screen This section only deals with how to use Q Flash utility In the following sections we take GA 8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS from an older version to the latest version For example from Fa3 to Fba The BIOS file is Fa3 before updating Press DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For 6ATIBG03C 00 GA VM800PMC Motherboard 52 Entering the Q Flash utility Step1 To use Q Flash utility you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu CMOS Setup
42. ded all hard drives are new ones when you want to create an array Select Disk Drives lets users select the array drives by their requirements Select the Select Disk Drives item and press ENTER use the ARROW keys to select the target hard drive s The selected hard drives will be marked with an asterisk Figure 7 VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 4 97 K Auto Setup For Performance Create a RAID array with K Array Mode RAID 0 Striping the hard disks attached to K Select Disk Drives VIA RAID controller K Block Size 64K K Start Create Process F1 View Array disk Status Tt Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Serial Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111 79 Striped Seri h1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111 79 Stripel Figure 7 If you select to create RAID 0 array manually you can specify the block size Use the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to select Block Size and press ENTER Select the block size from the popup menu The block size can be set between 4KB to 64KB Figure 8 VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 4 97 Auto Setup For Perfor Array Mode RAID 0 Select Disk Drives Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller Block Size 64K Start Create Process F1 View Array disk Status tT 4 Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Seri h0 Maste
43. e startup disk Once at the A gt prompt change to the CD ROM drive example D gt At the D gt prompt type the following two commands Press ENTER after each command Figure 13 cd bootdrv menu Figure 13 Figure 14 Step 2 When the controller menu Figure 14 appears remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu For example from the menu in Figure 14 press C to select VIA 8237 Series ATA for Windows operating system Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk Press 0 to exit when finished Note For users without a startup disk Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard driver CD ROM From the CD ROM drive folder double click the MENU exe file in the BootDrv folder Figure 15 A command prompt window will open similar to that in Figure 14 GI 2 aas aam Figure 15 69 Appendix 5 Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation Now that you have prepared the SATA driver disk and configured BIOS settings you are ready to install Windows 2000 XP onto your SATA hard drive with the SATA driver The following is an example of Windows XP installation Step 1 Restart your system to boot from the Windows 2000 XP Setup disk and press F6 as soon as you see the Press F6 if you need to install a 3rd party SC
44. ecovery2 10 31 2006 P4M800Pro 823 o 7 amp GOFC 00 gt 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD ROM you can NO EE enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the F9 key in the future 2 System storage capacity and the reading writing speed of the hard disk will affect the data backup speed 3 It is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you com plete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software GA VM800PMC Motherboard 50 The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 1 RESTORE Restore the backed up data to your hard disk This button will not appear if there is no backup file 2 BACKUP Back up data from hard disk 3 REMOVE Remove previously created backup files to release disk space This button will not appear if there is no backup file 4 REBOOT Exit the main screen and restart the system Limitations 1 2 3 5 6 E Not compatible to Xpress Recovery For the use of Xpress Recovery2 a primary partition must be reserved Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of the hard disk so free space available on the hard disk for the backup file must be allocated in advance A minimum 4GB is recom mended but the actual space is dependent on the size of the data to be backed up Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows XP 2000 NT 9x Me USB hard disks are cur
45. em showing information about the BIOS ROM type Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of four tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu tion of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions 53 Appendix Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Load Main BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk SN If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main NEL BIOS to Floppy item 2 Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter In this example we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file 8KNXPU Fba is listed Please confirm again you ha
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48. heck your MB features 4 1 1 Easy Tune 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1 Overclocking for enhancing system performance 2 C I A and M I B for special enhancement for CPU and Memory 3 Smart Fan control for managing fan speed control of both CPU cooling fan and North Bridge Chipset cooling fan 4 PC health for monitoring system status Note User Interface Overview A AM Q Maven EA CLOCKING Button Display Description 1 Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 C 1 A C 1 A 2 and M I B M I B 2 Enters the C I A 2 and M I B 2 setting page 3 Smart Fan Enters the Smart Fan setting page 4 PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5 GO Confirmation and Execution button 6 Easy Mode amp Advance Mode Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode T Display screen Display panel of CPU frequency 8 Function display LEDs Shows the current functions status 9 GIGABYTE Logo Log on to GIGABYTE website 10 Help button Display EasyTune 5 Help file 11 Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTune 5 software Note EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards 49 Appendix 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora ti
49. hout Saving ESC Quit ge Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit Part Two Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Single BIOS Motherboards This part guides users of single BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Cop ht C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fa fe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving 72 Select Item GA VM800PMC Motherboard 56 Exploring the Q Flash utility screen The Q FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components Q Flash Utility V1 30 Q Flash utility bar Ea SST 49LF003A 256K Task menu for Keep DMI Data Enable TM unn Update BIOS from Floppy Q Flash utility Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of three tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions
50. ing the SATA controller driver Ne Install the SATA controller driver during OS installation 9 c IX 4 5 NO Before you begin Please prepare a Two SATA hard drives to ensure optimal performance it is recommended that you use two hard drives with identical model and capacity If you do not want to create RAID with the SATA controller you may prepare only one hard drive An empty formatted floppy disk Windows XP 2000 setup disk Driver CD for your motherboard OT 1 Install SATA hard drive s in your system Attach one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to available SATA port s on the motherboard If there are more than one SATA controller on your motherboard you may refer to the motherboard user s manual to identify the SATA controller for the connector Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard drive Note Skip this step if you do not want to create RAID array on the SATA controller 61 Appendix 2 Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup You have to make sure whether the SATA controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set BIOS boot sequence for the SATA hard drive s Step 1 Turn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST Power On Self Test If you want to create RAID select SATA Mode under the Integrated Peripherals menu Figure 1 and set this item to RA
51. ip Hardware Monitor System voltage detection System CPU temperature detection System CPU fan speed detection System CPU warning temperature System CPU fan failure warning CPU smart fan control BIOS 1 4 Mbit flash ROM Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Additional Features Supports BIOS Supports Download Center Supports Q Flash Supports EasyTune only supports Hardware Monitor function Vote 2 Supports Xpress Install Supports Xpress Recovery2 Supports Xpress BIOS Rescue Bundle Software Norton Internet Security OEM version Form Factor Micro ATX form factor 24 4cm x 24 4cm Note 1 Based on chipset specifications the GA VM800PMC can support up to 800 MHz FSB Note 2 EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards 11 Hardware Installation 1 3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler Before installing the CPU please comply with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU CAUTION 2 Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU If you install the CPU in the wrong direction the CPU will not insert properly If this occurs please change the insert direction of the CPU 3 Please add an even layer of heat sink paste between the CPU and heatsink 4 Please make sure the heatsink is installed on the CPU prior to system use otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur 5 Please set the CPU hos
52. items of Green function features PnP PCI Configuration This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI 4 PnP ISA resources 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 It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 29 BIOS Setup 2 1 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Co sht C 1984 2006 Award Software Standa AOS Features Date mm dd yy Wed Nov 22 2006 Time hh mm ss 10 40 9 Menu Level IDE Channel 0 Master None IDE Channel 0 Slave None IDE Channel 1 Master None IDE Channel 1 Slave None IDE Channel 2 Master None IDE Channel 3 Master None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Halt On All But Keyboard 640K 447M F1 General Help 7 Date The date format is lt week gt lt month gt lt day g
53. k an item to install it BVMBODM 1 21 B06 0918 2 P INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER SOFTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION P CONTACT US YTE COM 3 3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title BVMBODM 1 21 B06 0918 2 I DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION Ve NBEADME TAT CHIPSET DRIVER gt Realtek yo APPLICATION Logg gt Chipsets gt AGP_Patch ce Quiet I gt EnableUSBS3KP HARDWARE L INFORMATION MAN 4 CONTACT US GA VM800PMC Motherboard 46 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard BVMBOOM 1 21 B06 0918 2 GIGABYTE INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER pum SOFTWARE APPLICATION SOFTWARE INFORMATION P CONTACT US 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details KA BVMB00M 1 21 B06 0918 2 GIGABYTE lI c INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER ina APPLICATION SOFTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION Identifier x86 Family 15 Model 3 Stepping 4 ProcessorNameStiing Genuine Intel R CPU 3 60GH2 Description PCI standard host CPU bridge Driver Ver 5 1 2600 2180 Driver Date 7 1 2001 Device ID 0571 ISubSystem ID 50021458 T47 Drivers Installation GA VM800PMC Motherboard 48 Chapter 4 Appendix 4 1 Unique Software Utilities Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities please c
54. lect your boot device priority by USB HDD b Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by Legacy LAN H Disabled Disable this function Password Check System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt H Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value CPU Hyper Threading Vote H Enabled Enable CPU Hyper Threading Feature Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported Default value b Disabled Disable CPU Hyper Threading Limit CPUID Max to 3 Note H Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like NT4 H Disabled Disable CPUID Limit for windows XP Default value No Execute Memory Protect Not H Enabled Enable No Execute Memory Protect function Default value H Disabled Disable No Execute Memory Protect function CPU Enhanced Halt C 1E Note H Enabled Enable CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function Default value b Disabled Disable CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Note H Enabled Enable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function Default value b Disabled Disable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function CPU EIST Function Note H Enabled Enable CPU EIST function Default value Disabled Disable EIST function Virtualization Technology
55. methods such as VM800PMC F1 e Complete update process following the instruction 59 Appendix Ill Save BIOS In the very beginning there is Save Current BIOS icon shown in dialog box It means to save the current BIOS version IV Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM In the very beginning there is About this program icon shown in dialog box It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported 2 Note L In method if it shows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted IL In method Il be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won t boot lll In method if the 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 Il IV Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted V Donotuse BIOS and C O M Corporate Online Management at the same time GA VM800PMC Motherboard 60 4 1 4 Configuring SATA Hard Drive s To configure SATA hard drive s follow the steps below 1 Install SATA hard drive s in your system 2 Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup 3 Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS No 4 Make floppy disk contain
56. mode for the hard drive The two options are Large Auto default Auto GA VM800PMC Motherboard 30 PF c Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information H Cylinder Number of cylinders H Head Number of heads H Precomp Write precomp H Landing Zone Landing zone b Sector Number of sectors Drive A The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A that has been installed in the computer b None No floppy drive installed gt gt 360K 5 25 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity gt gt 1 2M 5 25 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled 720K 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity b 1 44M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity Default value gt gt 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area b Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default value Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up b No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted gt gt All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped b All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop
57. nd Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer Importer Signature Date Dec 5 2006 Name DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a C Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number G A VM800PMC Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 ofthe FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Date Dec 5 2006 Copyright 2006 GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD All rights reserved The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies Notice The written content provided with this product is the property of Gigabyte No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without Gigabyte s prior written permission Specifications and features are subject to change without prior notice Product Manual Classification In o
58. on of 4 IDE devices 2 SATA connectors allowing connection of 2 SATA devices Supports data striping RAID 0 mirroring RAID 1 for Serial ATA O S Support Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Memory DDRII 2 DDRII DIMM memory slots supports up to 2GB memory Supports DDRII 533 400 unbuffered DIMMs Supports 1 8V DDRII DIMMs DDR 2 DDR DIMM memory slots supports up to 2GB memory Supports DDR 400 333 unbuffered DIMMs Supports 2 5V DDR DIMMs Note Mixed mode populating DDR and DDRII memory modules simultaneously is not supported To avoid memory incompatibility do use the memory modules on the memory support list at GIGABYTE s website Expanstion Slots 1 AGP slot 3 PCI slots Internal Connectors 1 20 pin ATX power connector 1 4 pin ATX 12V power connector 1 floppy connector 2 IDE connectors 2 SATA connectors 1 CPU fan connector 1 system fan connector 1 front panel connector 1 front audio connector 1 CD In connector 1 S PDIF In Out connector 1 SUR CEN connector 1 COMB connector GA VM800PMC Motherboard 10 Internal Connectors 2 USB 2 0 1 1 connectors for additional 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports by cables 1 Chassis Intrusion connector 1 power LED connector Rear Panel UO 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port 1 parallel port 1 serial port 1 VGA port 4 USB 2 0 1 1 ports 1 RJ 45 port 3 audio jacks Line In Line Out MIC In 1 0 Control Winbond W83627 ch
59. on of hard disk data Supporting Microsoft operating systems including press 7 Windows XP 2000 NT 98 Me and DOS and file systems including FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data on hard disks on PATA and SATA IDE controllers After Xpress Recovery2 is executed from CD ROM for the first time it will stay permanent in your hard disk If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later you can simply press F9 during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD ROM System requirements 1 Intel x86 platforms 2 At least 64M bytes of system memory 3 VESA supported VGA cards How to use the Xpress Recovery2 Initial access by booting from CD ROM and subsequent access by pressing the F9 key Steps After entering BIOS Setup go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD ROM Save the settings and exit the BIOS Setup Insert the provided driver CD into your CD ROM drive Upon system restart the message which says Boot from CD DVD will appear in the bottom left corner of the screen Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2 After the steps above are completed subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 can be made by simply pressing the lt F9 gt key during system power on Boot from CD DVD startup XpressRecovery2 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Inc VM800PMC D5 lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash F9 Xpress Recovery2 E125 Rant Manu F9 Xpress R
60. onnect the S PDIF cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional S PDIF cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition Power No Pin SPDIF SPDIFI GND GND DO A wl N gt E apa Beem 23 Hardware Installation 13 SUR_CEN Surround Center Connector Please contact your nearest dealer for optional 6 Channel Audio Combo Kit m JL L d amp n mem mmm Bann mm Pin No Definition SUR OUTL SUROUTR GND No Pin CENTER OUT BASS OUT 6 5 261 IE Dla El wf rm HI 14 F USB1 F USB2 Front USB Connectors Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front USB cable ple
61. r ST3120026AS SATA 111 79 Striped Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111 79 Stripel Figure 8 Next use the ARROW keys to select Start Create Process and press ENTER The prompt The data on the selected disks will be destroied Continue Y N will appear Press Y to confirm or N to abort Important All existing contents in the hard drive will be destroyed after the array creation GA VM800PMC Motherboard 66 B Delete Array If you want to delete an existing array select Delete Array in Main Menu and press ENTER The channel column will be activated Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press ENTER A warning message will show up press Y to confirm or press N to cancel Figure 9 VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 4 97 Create Array Delete a RAID array contain Delete Array the hard disks attached to Create Delete Spar VIA RAID controller Select Boot Ar Serial Number View F1 View Array disk Status T Move to next item The selected array will be destoried Enter Confirm the selection Are you sure Continue Press Y N ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Serial Ch0 Master BSKI9U X V ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Stripe0 Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Stripel Figure 9 Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except for RAID 1 array s When a RAID 1 array is deleted the data on the two hard drives will be reserved and
62. r metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing 6 Please do not place the computer system on an uneven surface 7 Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user 8 If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician Instances of Non Warranty Damage due to natural disaster accident or human cause Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual Damage due to improper installation Damage due to use of uncertified components Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product POPO NS 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Feature Summary CPU Supports LGA775 Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium D Pentium 4 Celeron D L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus Supports 800 533 MHz FSB Chipset Northbridge VIA P4M800 Pro Chipset Southbridge VIA VT8237R LAN Onboard VIA 6103L chip 10 100 Mbit Audio Onboard VIA 1618 chip Supports 2 4 6 channel audio Supports S PDIF In Out connection Supports CD In connection Storage VT8237R Southbridge 1 FDD connector allowing connection of 1 FDD device 2 DE connectors with UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 ATA 133 support allowing connecti
63. r system at Ef Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System r Off this stage After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION 57 Appendix 3 Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS Then it will begin to update BIOS The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size sina SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Updating BIOS Now Do not turn off power or Pond reset your system r Off at this stage Ej Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type SE aaa SST 49LF003A 256K Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue r Off 5 Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Si1ze esee etie SST 49LF003A 256K Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort d Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Ene ht C 1984 2003 Award Softw The BIOS file 0 ntel Pentium R 4 1 7GHz 100x17 0 becomes F4 after MS biel Pentfum 8 updating Memory Testing 122880K OK 8192K Share
64. rder to assist in the use of this product Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following R For detailed product information and specifications please carefully read the Product User Manual m For detailed information related to Gigabyte s unique features please go to Technology Guide section on Gigabyte s website to read or download the information you need For more product details please click onto Gigabyte s website at www gigabyte com tw Table of Contents Tan e n iii aan fe dieu BINTANA NANANA Aa palda a 6 Optional ACCESSES E 6 GA VM800PMC Motherboard Layout AA 7 Block Diagram is citt ree ENEE EE 8 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation AA 9 1 1 Considerations Prior to Installation A 9 12 Feature Summary e eR t PR UR CR UR BAN 10 13 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler sss 12 1351 Installation of the CBU nie tri etre erecti 12 1 3 2 Installation of the CPU Cooler AAA 13 14 Installation of Memory iate 14 15 Installation of Expansion Cards AA 15 16 I O Back Panel Introduction A 16 17 Connectors Introduction AA 17 Chapter 2 BIOS SEP ott e m e i ere e did 27 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver D I 28 24 Standard CMOS Features ANEN 30 22 Advanced BIOS Features ul nna anna nanana enen 32 23 Integrated Peripherals AAA 34 24 Power Management Setup umm nananana eee eee eee 36 25 PnP PGliContigurations ptr er eub AN 38 20 PCHealthiStatus rie e e dte 39 2 7 Lo
65. rently not supported Does not support RAID AHCI class code 0104 0106 hard disks Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk Hard disks detection sequence is as follows PATA IDE primary channel PATA IDE secondary channel SATA IDE channel 1 SATA IDE channel 2 SATA IDE channel 3 SATA IDE channel 4 7 0 co E o Precautions d When using hard disks with more than 128G under Windows 2000 be sure to execute the EnableBigLba exe program from the driver CD before data backup It is normal that data backup takes longer time than data restoration Xpress Recovery2 is compliant with the GPL regulations On a few motherboards based on Nvidia chipsets BIOS update is required for Xpress Recovery2 to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode Please contact your motherboard manufacturer 51 Appendix 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 Q Flash Utility H46Ab Q Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM With this utility users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS Q Flash allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows Using Q Flash indicating no more fooling around with any complicated instructions and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu AN Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk please do it with caution We are Cow sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd is not responsible for
66. stem or a system that is unable to start Pin No Definition 4 F2 1 GND 2 GND 3 ELY 3 HN ATX 12V 4 12V Pin No Definition 1 33V 2 33V 10 9 o 20 3 GND ET m kam ag a 2j 6 45V ef 7 GND S 8 8 Power Good EE 9 5V SB stand by 5V ale 10 HAN ola f 33V illa feli 12 4N GR 13 GND 14 PS_ON soft on off ATX 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 EY 19 45V 20 5V GA VM800PMC Motherboard 18 3 4 CPU_FAN SYS_FAN Cooler Fan Power Connector The cooler fan power connector supplies a 12V power voltage via a 3 pin 4 pin CPU FAN power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design Most coolers are designed with color coded power connector wires A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a 12V power voltage The black connector wire is the ground wire GND Remember to connect the CPU system fan cable to the CPU_FAN SYS_FAN connector to prevent CPU damage or system hanging caused by overheating
67. t lt year gt H Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only gt gt Month The month Jan Through Dec Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month H Year The year from 1999 through 2098 Time The times format in lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 c IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave b IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection b IDE Device Setup You can use one of three methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE SATA devices during POST default None Select this if no IDE SATA devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up Manual User can manually input the correct settings Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto IDE Channel 2 3 Master gt IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection H Extended IDE Drive IDE SATA devices setup You can use one of two methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA IDE devices during POST Default value None Select this if no SATA devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up H Access Mode Use this to set the access
68. t frequency in accordance with the processor specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequency beyond the proper specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc aay HT functionality requirement content NOTE Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires all of the following platform components CPU An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset An Intel Chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled OS An operation system that has optimizations for HT Technology 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU Fig 1 M Metal Lever Gently lift the metal Nag s lever located on the CPU socket to the upright position n Fig 2 Remove the plastic covering on the CPU socket Fig 3 Notice the small gold colored triangle lo Ill cated on the edge of the CPU socket ES Fig 4 TE Once the CPU is properly inserted please replace the plastic covering and Align the indented cor B push the metal lever ner of the CPU with back into its original the triangle and gently insert the CPU into position position Grasping the CPU firmly between your thumb and forefinger carefully place it
69. t front audio panel connector please contact your dealer If you want to use Front Audio connector you must remove the jumpers from pins 5 6 9 10 Pin No Definition MIC GND MIC BIAS POWER FrontAudio R Rear Audio R Return R NC No Pin o CO n a om A w N gt FrontAudio L o Rear Audio L Return L GA VM800PMC Motherboard 22 11 CD IN CD IN Connector Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector 1 CD L n Pin No Definition El i a fe GND E CDR a A ow rp 12 SPDIF IO S PDIF In Out Connector The S PDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function Use S PDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF IO connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you c
70. tall The Xpress Install uses the Click and Go technology to install the drivers automatically Just select the drivers you want then click the GO button The Xpress Install will execute the installation for you automatically BYMBOOM 1 21 B06 0918 2 GIGABYTE d not installed R H not installed not installed FT WARE APPLICATION E E not installed OFTWARE INFORMATION not installed R HARDWARE INFORMATION CONTACT US 77 A Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress N NE c wore Install will continue to install other drivers System will reboot automatically after install the drivers afterward you can install others application 1 For USB2 0 driver support under Windows XP operating system please use Windows Service Pack After install Windows Service Pack it will show a question mark in CAUTION Universal Serial Bus controller under Device Manager Please remove the question mark and restart the system System will auto detect the right USB2 0 driver 2 Some Nvidia graphics cards might have display problems under Windows 2000 XP Please install the driver from the following location D Chipset nVidia WinXP_2K Setup exe we assume your CD ROM drive is D 45 Drivers Installation 3 2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software You can clic
71. th Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Ca ened Menu Level gt led Disabled SYS FAN Fail W g Disabled CPU FAN Fai g Disabled CPU Smart FAN Control Neto Enabled F1 General Help Reset Case Open Status H Disabled Don t reset case open status Default value H Enabled Clear case open status at next boot Case Opened If the case is closed Case Opened will show No If the case has been opened Case Opened will show Yes If you want to reset Case Opened value set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled then save BIOS setup and restart your system Current Voltage V VCORE DDR POWER 3 3V 12V H Detect system s voltage status automatically System CPU Temperature H Detect system CPU temperature automatically Current SYS CPU FAN Speed RPM H Detect system CPU Fan speed status automatically System Warning Temperature H 60 C 140 F Monitor system temperature at 60 C 140 F H 70 C 158 F Monitor system temperature at 70 C 158 F H 80 C 176 F Monitor system temperature at 80 C 176 F H 90 C 194 F Monitor system temperature at 90 C 194 F b Disabled Disable this function Default value 39 BIOS Setup CPU Warning Temperature p gt 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU temperature at 60 C 140 F 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU temperature at 70 C 158 F 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU temperature at 80 C 176 F H 90 C 194 F Monitor CPU tempera
72. the two hard drives will become two normal drives C Select Boot Array You can select a disk array as boot device if you want to boot operating system from an array Boot disk array cannot be selected if the operating system does not boot from the disk array Highlight the Select Boot Array item in Main Menu press ENTER and the channel column will be activated Then highlight the target disk array and press ENTER Press ESC to go back to Main Menu If you want to cancel the boot array setting select the disk array that has an asterisk and press ENTER its boot setting will be canceled Figure 10 VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 4 97 Create Array Set Clear bootable array Delete Array Create Delete Spare Select Boot Array Serial Number View View Array disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Serial Ch0 Master BY WIHT XV ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Boot Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Boot Figure 10 67 Appendix D Serial Number View Highlight Serial Number View and press ENTER Use the ARROW keys to select a drive and the selected drive s serial number can be viewed in the last line The serial number is assigned by the disk drive manufacturer Figure 11 VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 4 97 Create Array View the serial number of hard disk it is useful for identify same model disks Serial Number View F1
73. to log in Fay Ena MEN To submit a technical or non technical Sales Marketing question please link to http ggts gigabyte com tw Then select your language to enter the system 87 Appendix 10 Zb BIEN INA BUB Management Methods on Control of Pollution from Electronic Information Products China RoHS Declaration Pub ENSE Hazardous Substances Table ABA SE WRAITH Hazardous Substances BZH Parts R Hg Cd KE FAKE Sa Ze Cr VI PBB PBDE O O O O O O ETTR Passive Components Soldering metal DEH BAS MERAH Flux Solder Paste Label and other Consumable Materials O em EUR BA BO REAR E RAR NO 2 8 359 4S J T 11363 2006 8720 JL EREE RIA T Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in all homogenous materials of this part is below the limit requirement SJ T 11363 2006 NG RPA BA RAREN FEVER OR HRA NG BB AB HUS J T11363 2006 50 LE BY BR TE SEK Indicates that this hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogenous materials lof this part is above the limit requirement in SJ T 11363 2006 HEC AMSA XR SI USE EE RO TIS S A HIRE GI SRL OR HG Era RI RES RI RET SB AT TSB This table shows where these substances may be found in the supply chain of our electronic information products as of the date of the sale of the enclosed products Note that some of the component types listed above may or may not be a part of t
74. ture at 90 C 194 F H Disabled Disable this function Default value SYS CPU FAN Fail Warning Disabled Disable fan fail warning function Default value H Enabled Enable fan fail warning function lt CPU Smart FAN Control Not Disabled Disable this function Enabled When this function is enabled CPU fan will run at different speed depending on CPU temperature Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on their requirements Default value Note This function is only supported on 4 pin CPU fans GA VM800PMC Motherboard 40 2 7 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Pa Power Mai Pn PC Health status LAI wiuivul Day 712 Select Item Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance 2 8 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Passw Power Mai PnP PCI C PC Health srar Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects 41 BIOS Setup 2 9 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Set
75. ualization Technology Enabled F Init Display First This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you install a PCI card and a PCI Express VGA card on the motherboard KK PCI Slot Set Init display first to PCI Slot Default value H Onboard AGP Set Init display first to Onboard AGP VGA Share Memory Size b Disabled Disable this function 16M Set VGA share memory size to 16 MB gt gt 32M Set VGA share memory size to 32 MB H 64M Set VGA share memory size to 64 MB Default value Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards SCSI RAID etc Use lt T gt or to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Press ESC to exit this menu Note This item will show up when you install a processor that supports this function GA VM800PMC Motherboard 32 Pr Q c c on E c od First Second Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy H LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120 b Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk KK CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM b ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD KK USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP KK USB CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM H USB HDD Se
76. up Utility Copyright C 1984 2006 d Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS res Integrated Periphera Power M PnP PCI C PC Health elect Item Exit Setup When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select System at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to 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
77. usually stand for Answer The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems However they are only for reference purposes The situations might differ from case to case gt AWARD BIOS Beep Codes 1 short System boots successfully 2 short CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short DRAM or M B error 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps DRAM error Continuous short beeps Power error GA VM800PMC Motherboard 78 T9 Appendix GA VM800PMC Motherboard 80 81 Appendix GA VM800PMC Motherboard 82 83 Appendix GA VM800PMC Motherboard T84 85 Appendix Contact Us e Taiwan Headquarters GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Address No 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei 231 Taiwan TEL 886 2 8912 4888 FAX 886 2 8912 4003 Tech and Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw WEB address Englis
78. ve the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Dual BIOS Utility Boot From ES Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protz Tiir file s found 8KNXPU Fba 512K BIOS file in the floppy disk Total size 1 39M Free size 911 50K F5 Refresh DEL Delete Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After pressing Enter you ll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Kas Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable CAUTION Reading BIOS file from floppy E E Do not turn off power or reset your system at this stage Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS GA VM800PMC Motherboard 54 3 Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS Then it will begin to update BI
79. wn Fig 2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module 44 1 5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below 1 Read the related expansion card s instruction document before installing the expansion card into the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card Replace your computer s chassis cover Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating system 2 3 4 5 6 Ke 8 Installing a AGP expansion card CAUTION Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install uninstall the VGA card Please align the VGA card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on the slot Make sure your VGA card is locked by the small white drawable bar 15 Hardware Installation 1 6 UO Back Panel Introduction o ae O ESEESE ins 1 H OO 10 e FA FF e le O O O e

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