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GIGABYTE GA-K8VT800 User's Manual

1. 4 2 PinNo Definition 1 GND 2 GND 3 12 a 4 12 Definition T 2 A 1 33V 2 33V 22 3 GND 210 4 5 GND 6 ry F 7 GND ER E 8 Power Good E pa 9 5V SB stand by 5V 10 HN 1 33V 12 12V 13 GND 14 PS ON softon off 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 EY 19 20 45V GA K8VT800 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 power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design Most coolers are designed with color coded power connector wires A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a 12V power voltage The black connector wire is the ground wire GND Please remember to connect the power to the cooler to prevent system overheating and failure Caution Please remember to connect the power to the CPU fan to prevent CPU overheating and failure
2. HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Blue Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK Speaker Connector Pin 1 Power Amber Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Green Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Open Normal Red Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Yellow Pin 2 LED cathode NC Purple NC GA K8VT800 Motherboard 22 10 F AUDIO Front Audio Panel Connector 11 If you want to use Front Audio connector you must remove 5 6 9 10 Jumper In order to utilize the front audio header your chassis must have front audio connector Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector please contact your dealer Please note you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound Pin No Definition MIC GND MIC_BIAS POWER FrontAudio R Rear Audio R Return R NC No Pin FrontAudio L Rear Audio L Return L om v rm
3. GA K8VT800 Motherboard Layout 888 3 KB MS CPU FAN oti d i ATX_12V H 5 Y Socket 754 PB i Be i 8 H 8 S 0 i ADO VIA K8T800 E F AUDIO em RTL FDD 8100C AGP CODES eT 1 SATAO VT8237R 9 D 515 FAN lt eo CLR CMOS CD SPDIF 10 GOED IR Pcis PANEL SUR CEN z F_USB1 USB2 J Block Diagram AGP slot AXIBX AMD CPUCLK 200MHz Athlon 64 8 66MHz System Bus 800MHz DDR400 333 266 200 DIMM DDR RAM VIA K8T800 LAN AGPCLK66MHz 5 PCI RISS 33 MHz m 1 14 318 MHz RTL8100d 4 Lu VT8237R ouse Floppy IT8705F LPT Port T BIOS
4. ci R O m gt 25 Hardware Installation 16 CLR CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper Open Normal Short Clear CMOS 1 17 BATTERY Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced 4 Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and nega tive pins in the battery holder to makethem short for one minute 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer GA K8VT800 Motherboard
5. 38 25 PnP PCIGConfigurations irt e 40 PGHealthiStatus et ertet te 41 27 Frequency Voltage Control 42 28 044244 000 1 nter tentent tentent 43 29 LoadFail Safe Defaults seen 43 2 10 Load Optimized Defaults 4 241 Set Supervisor User Password m 242 Save amp Exit Setup erect eet ed putate entit ded 45 2413 Exit Without Saving eed 45 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 2 4T 31 Install Chipset Drivers tetti 47 3 2 Software Application 3 3 Software Information 34 Hardware Information sess 49 For Contacts 49 Chapter 4 Appendix uto renti at nir a ri A PR 51 41 Unique Software Utilities sess 51 4 1 1 Xpress Recovery Introduction 51 4 1 2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction sse 54 4 1 3 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction 63 4 1 4 2 14 16 1 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction 69 42 Troubleshooting
6. CD IN CD In Connector Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector Pin No Definition 1 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R 23 Hardware Installation 12 SPDIF IO SPDIF In Out Connector The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input and output function Use SPDIF 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 connect the SPDIF cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional SPDIF cable please contact your local dealer Definition Power No Pin SPDIF SPDIFI GND GND wf rm 13 SUR CEN Surround Center Connector Please contact your nearest dealer for opt
7. GA K8VT800 Motherboard 20 0 SATA1 Serial ATA Connector Serial ATA can provide up to 150MB s transfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly Pin No Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND om A ow rm PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off It will blink when the system enters suspend mode oA Pin No Definition 1 MPD 1655 2 MPD 3 MPD 21 Hardware Installation 9 F PANEL Front Panel Jumper 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 assignment below Soft Power Connector Speaker Message LED Power Connector Sleep LED PW SPK SPK 209559 20 19 IDE Hard Disk HL 4D NC Active LED RST Reset Switch
8. D 7 a Li a J 7 qm 1 12 10 F AUDIO 2 ATX Power Connector 11 CD IN 3 CPU FAN 12 SPDIF IO 4 SYS FAN 13 SUR CEN 5 FDD 14 USB1 USB2 6 1 IDE2 15 IR 7 SATA1 16 CLR CMOS 8 PWR LED 17 BATTERY 9 F PANEL 17 Hardware Installation 1 2 12 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 lead to an unstable system or a system that is unable to start
9. You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS too Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed The BIOS file becomes Fba after updating Intel Pentium Patch ID Memory Ti 13 Memory Frequen Primary M REATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpress Recovery 6A79BG03C 00 Appendix 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots When you in BIOS menu move to Load Fail Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded Therefore we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Perinherale T Ontimized Nefanite Power PnP PCI Cor PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Time Date Hard Disi 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 Software Standard CMOS Feat
10. x Pin No Definition amp 1 1 GND H 2 12V 3 Sense PE aL _ a 19 Hardware Installation 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 360KB 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin1 position 34 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 39 1 IDE4 nnononoccuscosmossossos 1 1 IDE2
11. GA K8VT800 Motherboard 54 Entering the Q Flash utility Step1 To use Q Flash utility you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Pa ord PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M L T Exit Without Saving 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 Main Bios SST 49LF003A 512K SST 49LF003A 512K Boot From Main ROM Type Size Backup ROM Type Size Task menu for Wide Range Protection Disable Dual BIOS Boot From Main Bios iji Auto Recovery Enable utility 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
12. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads gt gt Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone gt Sector Number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter Drive A Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer None No floppy drive installed 360K 5 25 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity 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 1 44M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default value Drive Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive Both Drive A amp B are 3 mode Floppy Drives Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up 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 gt All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Default value gt All But Diskette system boot wi
13. Method 1 Connect the front channels to the Line Out port located on the audio panel and the rear channels to the Surround Kit REAR R L port Connect the center subwoofer channels to the Surround Kit SUB CENTER and the R L channels to the Surround Kit SUR BACK port GA K8VT800 Motherboard 72 Method 2 Connect the front channels to the Line Out port located on the audio panel and the rear channels to the Line In port Connect the center subwoofer channels to the MIC In port located on the audio panel and the R L channels to the Surround Kit SUR BACK port This method requires UAJ function STEP 4 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect 8 icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 5 Click Speaker Configuration and select both the UAJ Function and Only Surround Kit Then click on the left selection bar and select Speaker to complete 8 channel audio configuration Speaker 57 Sound Effect Configuration At the sound effect menu users can adjust sound option settings as desired S220 22027 Hoadphone SpoaksiAl Headphone 2CH Speaker 4CH Speaker Speaker 8C eaker 73 Appendix SPDIF Output Device Optional Device A SPDIF 10 connector is available on the motherboard The SPDIF cable with rear bracket could link to the SPDIF 10 connector as pictur
14. Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of four tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu tion of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash Dual BIOS utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions 55 Appendix Using the Q Flash utility section above you must prepare a flopp please follow the steps below to flash B Steps 1 the Q Flash menu and press Enter This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin y 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 105 Press arrow buttons your keyboard to move the light bar to Load Main BIOS from Floppy item in button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk gt If you want to save the curren NEL BIOS to Floppy item BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main
15. 26 27 Hardware Installation GA K8VT800 Motherboard 28 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Basic Input and Output System includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard When the power is turned off the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM When the power is turned on pushing the lt Del gt button during the BIOS POST Power On Self Test will take you to the CMOS SETUP screen You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing Ctrl F1 When setting up BIOS for the first time it is recommended that you save the current BIOS to a disk in the event that BIOS needs to be reset to its original settings If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS either GIGABYTE s Q Flash or BIOS utility can be used Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet CONTROL KEYS 7 lt gt lt gt lt gt gt Move to select item Enter Select Item lt Esc gt Main Menu Quit and not
16. 9 9 ommo eh o e 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 Connects to serial based mouse or data processing devices 6 USB port Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc have a standard USB interface Also make sure your OS supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB controller please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors LAN Port The provided Internet connection providing data transfer speeds of 10 100Mbps Linen Devices like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack e Line Out Connect the stereo speakers earphone or front surround speakers to this connector MIC In Microphone can be connected to MIC In jack gt You use audio software to configure 2 4 6 8 channel audio function GA K8VT800 Motherboard 16 1 7 Connectors Introduction 1 EE
17. Power PC Health status Dave Frequency tage Contr Exit Without Saving Fl Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automati cally detects 2 1 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance A ced BIOS Features ad Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals timized Defaults Power 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 it
18. 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 have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Dual BIOS Utility 8KNXPU Fb Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Si SST 49LF003A 512 Wide Range Prot RES file s found 512K BIOS file in the floppy Total size 1 F5 Refresh Free size 911 50K disk DEL Delete 39M Q Flash Utility Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Load Main 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 Wide gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Boot From m Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Reading BIOS file from floppy Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System ge Protection Disable CAUTION Do not trun off power or gt gt gt gt gt reset your system at this stage Q Flash Utility Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Load Main BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy
19. Enter Run F10 Power Off T4 Move ESC Reset After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS GA K8VT800 Motherboard b6 3 Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS Then it will begin to update BIOS The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed 5 Dual BIOS Utility Boot Brom cce er tede 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 exit Q Flash Dual BIOS Utility Froti Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512 Backup Type Size SST 49LF003A 512 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
20. Japan Update New BIOS Gigabyte 8105 server in U S A Clear DMI Data Pool Save Curent BIOS 1 Methods and steps 1 Update BIOS through Internet 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 11 Update BIOS NOT through Internet b d Do not click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as K8NS939 D2 Complete update process following the instruction 61 Appendix Save BIOS In the very beginning there is Save Current BIOS icon shown in dialog box It means to save the current BIOS version IV Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM In the very beginning there is About this program icon shown in dialog box It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported 2 Note In method if it shows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted 1 In method II be sure that motherboard s model in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your
21. No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number GA K8VT800 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 Eric Lu Date Jan 10 2005 Copyright 2005 GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD All rights reserved The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies Notice The written content provided with this product is the property of Gigabyte No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without Gigabyte s prior written permission Specifications and features are subject to change without prior notice Product Manual Classification In order to assist in the use of this product Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following For quick installation please refer to the Hardware Installation Guide included with the product For detailed product information and specifications please carefully read the Product User Manual For det
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23. ST3120026AS SATA 111 79 Striped Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111 79 Stripel Figure 5 Manual Setup If you select to create RAID 0 manually you have to configure the Stripe 0 and Stripe 1 hard disks Then you have to set block size ranging from 4K to 64K Figure 6 Finally select Start Create Process and then follow the on screen instructions to complete manual setup of RAID 0 VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2 31 Auto Setup For Perfor Create a RAID array with Array Mode RAID 0 4K the hard disks attached to Select Disk Drives VIA RAID controller Block Size 64K Start Create Process F1 View Array disk Status T i 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 Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111 79 Stripel Figure 6 After completion you can will both of the hard disks marked with a asterisk Press lt F1 gt if you want to view the information about the RAID ARRAY Now that the RAID setup has been configured from the RAID BIOS the next step is to configure and load drivers under Windows You can refer to Page 68 GA K8VT800 Motherboard 66 B Delete a RAID array Delete Array i G To delete a RAID array select Delete Array and press lt Enter gt After confirming the RAID array to be deleted press lt Enter gt and the The selected array will be destoried Are you sur
24. Text Mode Press F9 during powering on the computer Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Al ly Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Inc Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1 Check System Health OK Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flast F9 For Xpress Recovery F9 For Xpress Recovery 08 16 2002 1845GE 6A69YG01C 00 GIGA BYTE Xpress Recovery V1 0 C Copy Right 2003 GIGABYTE Technology CO Ltd 1 Execute Backup Utility 2 Execute Restore Utility 3 Remove Backup Image 4 Set Password 5 Exit and Restart gt 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery by booting from the CD ROM you can enter c Xpress Recovery in the future by pressing the F9 key 2 System storage capacity as well as drive reading writing speed will affect backup speed 3 15 recommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately installed after OS and all required driver and software installations are complete GA K8VT800 Motherboard 52 1 Execute Backup Utility Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit The backup utility will automatically scan your system and back up data as a backup image in your hard drive Not all systems support access to Xpress Recovery by pressing the F9 key during computer power on If this is the case please use the boot from CD ROM method to enter Xpress Recovery CAUTION 2 Execute Restore Utility This program will recover your system to factory default Pr
25. it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage capacity 2 Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie IDE SCSI or SATA 3 Enterthe motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup Please refer to the section on Integrated Peripherals 4 Enter RAID setup in the BIOS and select the RAID type For instance enter lt Tab gt to Enter VIA VT8237 SATA RAID User Window 5 Complete driver installation 6 Complete RAID utility installation More information on steps below is provided For more detailed setup information please visit Support Motherboard Technology Guide section on our website at http www gigabyte com tw to read or download the information you need Configuring the VIA VT8237 RAID BIOS The VIA 8237 SATA RAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array Entering the RAID BIOS Setup After rebooting your computer wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press Tab Figure 1 The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS You have a few seconds to press lt Tab gt before the window disappears VIA Technologies Inc VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID BIOS Setting Utility V2 31 Copyright C VIA Technologies Inc All Right reserved s Please wait lt ser Window Serial ST3120026AS Serial Chl Master ST312002
26. parameters which the system would be in bestperformance configuration Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 31 BIOS Setup 2 1 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standa AOS Features Date mm dd yy Thu Jun 17 2004 Item Hel Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 Menu Level IDE Channel 0 Master None Change the day month None year None IDE Channel 1 S None lt Week gt IDE Channel 2 M None Sun to Sat IDE Channel 3 Master None lt Month gt Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Jan to Dec Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled lt Day gt 1 to 31 or maximum Halt On All But Keyboard allowed in the month lt Year gt 1999 to 2098 F1 General Help Date The date format is lt week gt lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt gt Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only gt Month The month Jan Through Dec Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month Year The year from 1999 through 2098 gt Time The times format in lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The t
27. 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 Page Down gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt F1 gt General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F2 gt Item Help lt F5 gt Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu lt F6 gt Load the Fail Safe Defaults CMOS value from BIOS default table lt F7 gt Load the Optimized Defaults lt F8 gt Q Flash utility lt F9 gt System Information lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press lt F1 gt 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 29 BIOS Setup The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the NOTE exact settin The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver E8 Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu as figure below will appear on the Screen Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu CD If you can t fi NOTE gs for your motherboard CMOS S
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29. system won t boot In method if the BIOS file you need cannot be found BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s website for downloading and updating it according to method V Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted GA K8VT800 Motherboard 62 4 1 3 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction RAID Levels RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation where if one drives fails a mirrored copy of the data can be found on another drive This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs The individual disk drives in an array are called members The configuration information of each member is recorded in the reserved sector that identifies the drive as a member All disk members in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical drive to the operating system Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods The different methods are referred to as different RAID levels Different RAID levels represent different performance levels security levels and implementation costs The RAID levels which the VIA VT8237R sourthbridge supports are RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved be
30. that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead gt Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable PME as wake up event Default value lt Modem Ring Resume An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state Disabled Disable Modem Ring Resume function 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 gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If Resume by Alarm is Enabled Date of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 gt Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 39 BIOS Setup 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software PnP Configurations c PCI 1 5 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assi PCI 1 5 IRQ Assignment gt Auto gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 2 IRQ Assignment gt Auto gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 PCI 3 IRQ Assignment gt Auto gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 PCI 4 IRQ Assignment Auto gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 GA K8VT800 Motherboard Auto Auto Menu Level gt Auto Auto Device s using this INT USB 1 1 Host Cntrlr Bus 0 Dev16 Func 1 USB 1 1 Host Cntrlr Bus 0 Dev16 Func 0 1 General Help Optimized De Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 PCI 5 Default value Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 1 PCI 5 Auto assign
31. 00 1 55 DDR 400 1 55 DDR 400 1 DS DDR 400 1 DS DDR 400 1 DS DDR 400 2 55 55 008400 2 55 55 DDR 400 2 55 55 DDR 400 2 DS DS DDR 400 2 DS DS DDR 333 2 DS DS DDR 400 3 55 55 55 008400 3 DS DS DS DDR333 GA K8VT800 Motherboard 14 1 5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below 1 Read the related expansion card s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card Replace your computer s chassis cover Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating system 9 gt Installing an 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 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 I O Back Panel Introduction
32. 6AS Figure 1 Press lt Tab gt The VT8237 SATA RAID window appears as Figure 2 below VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2 31 Create Array Create a RAID array with Delete Array the hard disks attached to Create Delete Spare VIA RAID controller Select Boot Array Serial Number View F1 View Array disk Status 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_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SATA 111 79 Hdd Figure 2 GA K8VT800 Motherboard 64 A Create RAID Array Create Array In the main screen select Create Array and press Enter to access the RAID configuration screen where you can select RAID type refer to Figure 3 VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2 31 Create a RAID array with gt Array Mode RAID 0 Striping the hard disks attached to gt Select Disk Drives VIA RAID controller gt Block Size 64K Start Create Process F1 View Array disk Status 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 3 To select a RAID type move the the selection bar to Array Mode and press lt Enter gt Then a list of RAID types including RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID SPAN will appear Figure 4 Select a RAID type and press l
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34. DC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select Normal l le Half nboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 arallel Port Mode SPP i Port Address Disabled 10 F1 General Help IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access Default value Disabled Disable this function OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port OnChip Serial ATA Enabled Enable VT8237R Serial ATA support Default value Disabled Disable this function SATA Mode RAID Set onboard SATA mode to RAID Default value IDE Set onboard SATA mode to IDE AC97 Audio Auto Autodetect onboard AC 97 audio function Default value Disabled Disable this function USB 1 1 Controller Disabled Disable USB 1 1 controller Enabled Enable USB 1 1 controller Default value 35 BIOS Setup lt USB 2 0 Controller Disabled Disable USB 2 0 controller Enabled Enable USB 2 0 controller Default value lt USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB keyboard support gt Disabled Disable USB keyboard support Default value lt USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support Disabled Disable USB mouse support Default va
35. GA K8VT800 AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 2002 12ME K8VT800 2002 55011 EN 55013 55014 1 55015 EN 55020 EN 55022 DIN VDE 0855 D part 10 D part 12 marking 60065 EN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer full 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 K8VT800 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 E 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM E EN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused high frequency equipment by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Limits and methods of measurement E 55024 Information Technology of radio disturbance characteristics of equipment Immunity broadcast receivers and associated characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry household electrical portable tools and
36. IRQ to PCI 2 Default value Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3 Default value Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 3 Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4 Default value Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 4 40 2 6 Health Status Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Health Status Menu Level gt Disabled Don t monitor current fan speed led Enabled SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Alarm when FAN stops gt Current Voltage V Vcore DDR25V 3 3V 12V Detect system s voltage status automatically gt Current CPU Temperature gt Detect CPU temperature automatically gt Current CPU SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Detect CPU SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically gt CPU SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning gt Disabled Disable fan fail warning function disable Default value Enabled Enable fan fail warning function enable 4 BIOS Setup 27 Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Cop C 1984 2004 Award Software age Control K8 CPU Clock Ratio Default Auto Detect DIMM PCI CIk Enabled Menu Level Spread Spectrum Enabled CPU Clock 200MHz CPU OverV Control Auto GP O Auto DIMM OverVoltage Control Auto Ti Move F1 General Help 2 5 Optimized Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken For power end user use only CAUTION gt CPU Clock Ratio Default
37. Set CPU clock ratio to default Default value gt x4 800MHz x10 2000MHz Set CPU clock ratio from x4 800MHz to x10 2000MHz Auto Detect DIMM PCI clk Enabled Detect the DIMM PCI clock automatically Default value gt Disabled Disable this function lt Spread Spectrum Enabled Enable clock spread spectrum Default value gt Disabled Disable this function gt CPU Clock b gt 200MHz 255MHz Set CPU Host Clock from 200MHz to 255MHz Incorrectly using this function may damage your system For power users only gt CPU OverVoltage Control gt Auto Set CPU voltage as CPU required Default value gt 5 Increase CPU voltage by 5 7 5 Increase CPU voltage by 7 5 b gt 10 Increase CPU voltage by 10 Warning CPU may be damaged or CPU life cycle may be reduced when CPU is over voltage lt AGP OverVoltage Control gt Auto Set AGP voltage as AGP required Default value gt 0 1v Increase AGP voltage 0 1V gt 0 2v Increase AGP voltage 0 2V GA K8VT800 Motherboard 42 lt DIMM OverVoltage control gt Auto Supply DIMM voltage as DIMM required Default value gt 0 1V Increase DIMM voltage 0 1V 0 2V Increase DIMM voltage 0 2V Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the DDR voltage damage to the memory may occur 2 8 Performance CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Ad
38. T8237R SATAO SATA1 Nets 1 Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 2 serial ports COMA COMB 8 USB 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 4 via cable 1 front audio connector IR connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port 4 Onboard LAN Onboard RTL8100C chip 10 100 Mbit s 1 RJ45 port Onboard Audio ALC850 CODEC UAJ Supports Jack Sensing function Supports 2 4 6 8 channel audio ete2 Supports Line In Line Out MIC Surround Back Speaker by optional Audio Combo Kit SPDIF In Out connection CD In connection Control IT8705F Hardware Monitor 9 lt o 9 9 lt lt System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU System fan speed detection CPU System fan failure warning Note 1 It is recommended to use SATA 1 5Gb s hard disks Note 2 To set up an 8 channel audio configuration you must use Audio Combo Kit optional device GA K8VT800 Motherboard 10 Onboard SATA RAID Onboard VT8237R chipset SATAO SATA1 supports data striping RAID 0 or mirroring RAID 1 function supports JBOD function supports data transfer rate of up to 150 MB s supports a maximum of 2 SATA connections Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q Flash Supports BIOS Supports EasyTune Over Voltage via BIOS CPU DDR AGP Over Clock via BIOS CPU form factor 29 5cm x 21 5 BIOS Ad
39. abyte developed and some free software you can choose anyone you want and press install to install them vuco 2 41 04 0513 1 INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER SOFTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION 7 3 3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title e vuco 2 41 B04 0513 1 DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION README TAT PAD MA CHIPSET DRIVER AM y SOFTWARE APPLICATION 2 gt Reatek Reatek gi HARDWARE INFORMATION Welwod RTLSTIS iim GA K8VT800 Motherboard 48 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard e vuco 2 41 B04 0513 1 G GIGABYTE e INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER y SOFTWARE APPLICATION SOFTWARE INFORMATION 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details KA vuco 2 41 04 0513 1 GIGABYTE scm m INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER y SOFTWARE APPLICATION SOFTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION CPU AMD AuthenticAMD Identifier x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 8 AMD Athlon tm 64 Processor 3200 49 Drivers Installation GA K8VT800 Motherboard b Chapter 4 Appendix 4 1 Unique Software Utilities 4 1 1 Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery Xpress Recovery is a utilit
40. acg7 2 SATA s Us ATA66 100 133 E MHz CODEC Pots ports IDE Channels 33 MHz PCICLK 33MHz COM Ports MIC LINE IN LINE OUT 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 15 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 you the power supply is switched off before unplugging the power supply connector from the motherboard Installation Notices 1 Prior to installation please do not remove the stickers on the motherboard These stickers are required for warranty validation 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 4 To prevent damage to the motherboard please do not allow screws to come in contact with the mother
41. adphone 2CH Speaker 4CH Speaker BCH Speaker 8CH Speaker CO GA K8VT800 Motherboard 70 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 Connect the Front Speakers to Line Out the Rear Speakers to Line In and the Center Subwoofer Speakers to MIC In Line In Rear Speaker Out Line Out Front Speaker Out Mic In Center Subwoofer Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect f icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function SO gt STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration and select the UAJ Function Then click on the left selection bar and select 6CH Speaker to complete 6 channel audio configuration Speaker S Headphone 2 Speaker 4CH Speaker 71 Appendix 8 Channel Audio Setup requires Audio Combo Kit optional device Audio Combo Kit includes a Surround Kit and a SPDIF output cable an optical and coaxial cable If you want to set up an 8 channel configuration you need to use the Surround Kit The Surround Kit offers R L surround center subwoofer output and rear surround Surround Kit connector SPDIF cable connector STEP 1 Secure the Audio Combo Kit at the panel on the back of the case STEP 2 Connect the Surround Kit to the SUR CEN connector located on the motherboard STEP 3 There are two methods of 8 channel audio configuration
42. ailed information related to Gigabyte s unique features please go to the Technology Guide section on Gigabyte s website to read or download the information you need For more product details please click onto Gigabyte s website at www gigabyte com tw Table of Contents GA K8VT800 Motherboard Layout 6 Block Diagram 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation sse 11 Considerations Prior to Installation 1 2 Feature Summa intet cedet ee n den d 13 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink sss 12 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU 12 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink 13 14 Installation of Memory 13 15 Installation of Expansion Cards sse 15 16 O Back Panel Introduction sss 16 17 Connectors Introduction 17 Chapter 2 BIOS SetUp zsici dote t arate pe ath seda ian e a 29 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver E8 3 24 Standard CMOS Features sssssssssssesseseeneenenes 32 22 Advanced BIOS Features 3 23 Integrated Peripherals sss 35 24 Power Management Setup
43. al 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 10 minutes Or you can use metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for one minute Re insert the battery to the battery holder Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults or load Optimized Defaults Save changes and reboot the system NON 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 hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up What do these beeps usually stand for Answer The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems However they are only for reference pu
44. ard to enable execution of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Update BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk E If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS 10 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 Type Size nee SST 49LF003A 256K 1 file s found 8GE800 F4 256K BIOS file in the floppy disk Free size 1 14M DEL Delete Total size 1 39M Ej F5 R
45. ation of audio software for Windows 98 2000 ME XP is very simple Follow the steps to install the function Following pictures are in Windows XP Please note that if you want to set up an 8 channel audio configuration you must use Audio Combo Kit optional device Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire 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 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect f icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function So ui STEP 3 Click Speaker Configuration then click on the left selection bar and select 2CH Speaker to complete 2 channel audio configuration 2 Speaker 4CH Speaker 69 Appendix 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 Connect the Front Speakers to Line Out the Rear Speakers to Line In A y Line In Rear Speaker Out Line Out Front Speaker Out STEP 2 Following installation of the audio driver you find a Sound Effect f icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function Qe 2 2 STEP 3 Tau ien 2 Click Speaker Configuration and select the UAJ Function Then click on the left selection bar and select 4 Speaker to complete 4 channel audio configuration 4CH Speaker He
46. board circuit or its components 5 Please make sure there are no leftover screws or 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 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Feature Summary 5 PCI slots CPU Socket 754 for AMD Athlon 64 processor K8 1600MT s system bus Chipset Northbridge VIA K8T800 Southbridge VIA VT8237R Memory 3DDR DIMM memory slots supports up to 3GB Supports DDR 400 333 266 200 DIMMs Slots 1AGP slot supports 8X 4X 1 5V mode IDE Connections 2 IDE connection UDMA 133 100 66 33 allows connection of 4 IDE devices FDD Connections 1 FDD connection allows connection of 2 FDD devices Onboard SATA 2 Serial ATA ports from VIA V
47. board 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 install 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 KA vuc 2 41 04 0513 1 SOFTWARE APPLICATION not installed SOFTWARE INFORMATION not installed HARDWARE INFORMATION CONTACT US RETURN CD Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress NOTE Install will continue to install other drivers System will reboot automatically after install the drivers afterward you can install others application For USB2 0 driver support under Windows XP operating system please use Windows Service Pack After install Windows Service Pack it will show a question mark in Universal Serial Bus cauTION controller under Device Manager Please remove the question mark and restart the system System will auto detect the right USB2 0 driver 47 Drivers Installation 3 2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gig
48. ditional Features Overclocking 9 lt 9 99 lt lt o Form Factor 11 Hardware Installation 1 3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Before installing the CPU please comply with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU CAUTION 2 Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU If you install the CPU in the wrong direction the CPU will not insert properly If this occurs please change the insert direction of the CPU 3 Please add an even layer of heat sink paste between the CPU and 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 host frequency in accordance with the processor specifications It is not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequency beyond the proper specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU Check the processor pins to see that none are bent Move the socket lever to the unlocked position as shown in Figure 1 90 to the plane of the motherboard prior to inserting the processor The pin 1 location is designated on the processor by a copper triangle that matches u
49. e For the further linkage to decoder the rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connecting port Note 1 Install the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC and fix it with screw 2 Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard 3 Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder Note1 If you want to use both of the 8 channel audio function and SPDIF out function you may buy the Audio Combo Kit refer to the 8 channel Audio Setup section GA K8VT800 Motherboard 14 Jack Sensing UAJ Introduction Jack Sensing provides audio connectors error detection function A Install Microsoft DirectX8 1 or later version before to enable Jack Sensing support for Windows wore 98 98SE 2000 ME Jack Sensing includes 2 parts AUTO and MANUAL Following is an example for 2 channels Following pictures are in Windows XP Introduction of audio connectors m You may connect CDROM Walkman or others audio input devices to Line In jack speakers earphone or others output devices to Line Out jack and micro phone to MIC In jack Front Speaker Auto detecting Please connect the devices to the right jacks as above A window will appear as right picture if you setup the devices properly A aE Connected Device Connected Device Connected Device 4 Please note that 3D audio function will only appear when 3D audio inputs 75 Append
50. e Continue Press YIN message will appear Press Y to confirm or lt N gt to cancel VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2 31 Create Array Delete Array Create Delete Spar Select Boot Ar Serial Number View The selected array will be destoried Are you sure Continue Press Y N Channel Drive Name Serial Ch0 Master Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS Delete a RAID array contain the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 View Array disk Status Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Array Name Mode Size GB Status Figure 7 ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Stripe0 ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Stripel Except for RAID 1 array all the data on the disk array will be destroyed after a disk array is deleted When RAID 1 array is deleted the data on the two RAID disks will be reserved and the two hard disks will become normal disk drives 67 Appendix Installing the RAID drivers To install Windows 2000 XP onto a Serial ATA hard disk sucessfully you need to install required driver for the SATA controller on your motherboard during OS installation Without the driver the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process First of all you have to copy the driver for the SATA controller on your motherboard from the motherboard driver CD to a floppy disk See the instructions below about how to copy the driver Step 1 Find an available Operation System and insert
51. efresh Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Typa SZO asurin SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Reading BIOS file from floppy Do not trun off power or reset your system at r Off this stage Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System 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 59 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 eerte SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Updating BIOS Now Do not trun off power or gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt reset your system r Off atthis stage 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 Size eee SST 49LF003A 256K Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue 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 Typo SST 49LF003A 256K Are you sure t
52. ems 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 GA K8VT800 Motherboard 44 2 12 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Mai Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Select Item Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type will return to Setup Utility 2 13 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power PnP PCI C PC Health ve amp ovup Exit Without Saving le Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 45 BIOS Setup GA K8VT800 Motherboard 46 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below shown in Windows lt Insert the driver CD title that came with your mother
53. ess R to restore your system back to factory default or press Esc to exit Restores backup image to original state 3 Remove Backup Image Remove backup image Are you sure Y N Remove the backup image 4 Set Password Please input a 4 16 character long password a z or 0 9 or press Esc to exit You can set a password to enter Xpress Recovery to protect your hard disk data Once this is done password input will be required to enter Xpress Recovery during the next as well as subsequent system restarts If you wish to remove the need for password entry please select Set Password and under New Password Confirm Password make sure there is no entry and then press Enter to remove password requirement 5 Exit and Restart Exit and restart your computer 53 Appendix 4 1 2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 Q Flash Utility 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 Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk please do it with caution We are Sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd is not responsible for damages of system because of incorrect manipulation of updat
54. etup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS F res Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup Frequency ge Control Exit Without Saving nd the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option hidden Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS Advanced BIOS Features This setup page Integrated Per This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features ipherals includes all onboard peripherals Power Management Setup This setup page PnP PCI Confi This setup page includes all the items of Green function features guration includes all the configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources PC Health Status This setup page Frequency Vol is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed tage Control This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system enable Top Performance Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration GA K8VT800 Motherboard 30 Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system
55. ime is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 lt DE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave gt IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave setup You can use one of three methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST Default value None Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up Manual User can manually input the correct settings Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto gt IDE Channel 2 3 Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection Extended IDE Drive setup You can use one of two methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST Default value None Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The two options are Large Auto default Auto GA K8VT800 Motherboard 32 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
56. ing BIOS to avoid any claims from end users CAUTION Before You Begin Before you start updating BIOS with the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below first 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 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software Inc Ultra Fa3 The BIOS file is Fa3 before updating 4 1 6GHz 133x12 ED 03 08 REATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave None Press DEL to TUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpress Recovery 08 07 21 79BG03C 00
57. ional SUR CEN cable Definition SUR OUTL SUR OUTR GND No Pin CENTER OUT BASS OUT AUX AUX R lt GA K8VT800 Motherboard 24 14 F_ USB1 F_USB2 Front USB Connector Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front USB cable please contact your local dealer Definition Power Power USB DX USB Dy USB DX USB Dy GND GND No Pin NC 2 10 CO n o ow 15 IR Check the pin assignments carefully while you connect the IR cable because incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IR cable please contact your local dealer Ed 51 Definition Power No Pin IRRX GND IR TX 08000
58. ix If you set wrong with the connectors the warning message will come out as right picture Manual setting If the device picture shows different from what you set please press Manual Selection to set This device should be recognized as Power C Microphone Stereo Headphone Passive Speaker Stereo Line In 7 Reset to automatic selection ok UAJ Introduction UAJ Universal Audio Jack has a very smart feature It will switch signal automatically when user plugs his audio device to the wrong jack Line in Line out That means users do not need to worry the audio device should be plug in Line in or Line out jack the device will work perfectly after UAJ is activated Enable UAJ function You can click UAJ Automatic button to enable UAJ function SURRCUNDAGT ouvsoEROTNDATT GA K8VT800 Motherboard 16 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 www gigabyte com tw Question 1 cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS Why Answer Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options Questions 2 Why is the light of my keyboard optic
59. ll not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors gt All But Disk Key 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 Total Memory This item displays the memory size that used 33 BIOS Setup 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter Item Hel First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Select Hard Disk Boot Password Check Setup Device Priority 149 Move E F1 General Help gt Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards SCSI RAID etc Use 1 or lt 4 gt to select a device then lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt ESC gt
60. lue Onboard LAN Enabled Enable onboard LAN chip function Default value gt Disabled Disable onboard LAN chip function OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip Enabled Enable this function Disabled Disable this function Default value Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Enable onboard FDC controller Default value Disabled Disable onboard FDC controller lt Onboard Serial Port 1 gt Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 Default value 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 lt Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 gt 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 Default value gt 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2 lt gt UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of Onboard I O chip gt gt Normal Set onboard I O chip UART to Normal mode Default value gt gt IrDA Set onboard I O chi
61. nabled Disabled S3 I Set suspend type to 9 0 Suspend to RAM under ACPI OS F1 General Help gt ACPI Suspend Type gt S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend Default value gt S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR Suspend To RAM gt USB Device Wake Up From 53 gt Disabled Disable USB Device Wake Up from 53 Default value Enabled Enable USB Device Wake Up from 53 gt Soft Off by PWRBTN gt gt Instant Off Press power button then Power off instantly Default value Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 sec to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec gt AC BACK Function 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 gt Full On When AC power back to the system the system always in On state Keyboard Power gt Password Enter from 1 to 8 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password gt Disabled Disabled this function Default value gt Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the system lt Mouse Power On Disabled Disabled this function Default value Enabled Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system GA K8VT800 Motherboard 38 lt PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an ATX power supply
62. o RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort The BIOS file Intel Pentium R 4 1 7GHz 100x17 0 becomes F4 after lt CPUID OFOA Patch ID 0009 gt updating emory g 122880K OK 8192K Shared Memory Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flash 03 18 2003 I845GE 6A69 Y G01C 00 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots and Load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults See how to Load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One Congratulation You have updated BIOS successfully GA K8VT800 Motherboard 60 Eos Method 2 BIOS Utility f you do not have a DOS startup disk we recommend that you use the new BIOS utility BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Fig 1 Installing the BIOS utility Fig 2 Installation complete and run BIOS 0 Fig 3 BIOS utility Gigabyte BIOS Writer for Win9x ME NT4 2000 XP 63 Please select BIOS server site Current Mainboard Info Flash Memory PMC PM4SL F004 7339 vec nv Ye igabyte 8105 server 1 in Taiwan Click hon Click Update New BIOS Gigabyte BIOS server 2 in Taiwan mm Clear PrP Data Pool About this program Windows Just select the desired BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS BL lt WA 4 Select BIOS item Please select BIOS server site Gigabyte 8105 server in China Gigabyte 810 server in
63. otherboard 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 If you are unable to insert the module please switch the direction The motherboard supports DDR memory modules whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction The memory capacity used can differ with each slot 13 DDR Hardware Installation Fig 1 The DIMM socket has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket Then push it down Fig 2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module everse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module 2 Please refer to the recommended memory configuration table below before installing memory NOTE Recommended Memory Configurations SS Single Sided DS Double Sided Number of DIMMs DIMM Socket Max Memory Speed DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 1 SS DDR 4
64. p UART to IrDA mode ASKIR Set onboard I O chip UART to ASKIR mode GA K8VT800 Motherboard 36 UR2 Duplex Mode This feature allows you to select IR mode This function is available only when UART Mode Select is not set to Normal Half IR Function Duplex Half Default value Full IR Function Duplex Full Onboard Parallel Port Disabled Disable onboard LPT port 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 gt 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is Parallel Port Mode gt SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value gt gt EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode Midi Port Address 300 Set Midi Port Address to 300 330 Set Midi Port Address to 330 gt Disabled Disable this function Default value Midi Port IRQ 5 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5 10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10 Default value xaT BIOS Setup 2 4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Power Management Setup Item Menu AC BACK Function Soft Off S1 Keyboard Power On Disabled Set suspend type to Mouse Power On Disabled Power On Suspend under PME Event Wake Up Enabled ACPI OS Modem Ring Resume E
65. p to a triangle on the socket as shown in Figure 2 Align the processor to the socket and gently lower it into place Do not force the processor into the socket Fig 1 4 Socket lever position lever at 90 degree angle Fig 2 Pin 1 location on the Socket and Processor Move the socket lever to the locked position while holding pressure on the center of the processor Please be careful when installing the CPU The CPU will not fit if positioned incorrectly Rather than applying force please change the positioning of the CPU CAUTION GA K8VT800 Motherboard 12 Fig 1 Fig 2 prevent CPU overheating Before installing the heat sink please first add an even layer of heat sink paste on the surface of the CPU Install all the heat sink components Please refer to the heat sink manual for detailed installation instructions Please connect the heat sink power connector to the CPU FAN connector located on the motherboard so that the heat sink can properly function to The heat sink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat sink paste To prevent e such an occurrence it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat sink paste be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the heat sink NOTE 14 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 m
66. rposes The situations might differ from case to case 2 AMI BIOS Beep Codes gt AWARD BIOS Beep Codes Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully 1 short System boots successfully Except for beep code 8 these codes are always fatal 2 short CMOS setting error 1 beep Refresh failure 1 long 1 short DRAM or M B error 2 beeps Parity error 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure error 4 beeps Timer not operational 5 beeps Processor error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 6 beeps 8042 gate A20 failure 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error Continuous long beeps DRAM error 8 beeps Display memory read write failure Continuous short beeps Power error 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad TT Appendix GA K8VT800 Motherboard 78 Contact Us Taiwan Headquarters GIGA BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD Address No 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei Hsien Taiwan TEL 886 2 8912 4888 FAX 886 2 8912 4003 Tech Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp WEB address English http www gigabyte com tw WEB address Chinese http chinese giga byte com USA G B T INC Address 17358
67. t Enter gt In the following steps we ll create RAID 0 as an example VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2 31 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 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_Ch1 Master ST312002 SATA 111 79 Hdd Figure 4 65 Appendix After returning to the RAID configuration screen you have to select whether you want the RAID array to be configured automatically or manually Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives block size and create arrays automatically Auto Setup Select Auto Setup For Performance and press Enter When the Auto create array will destroy all data on disks Continue Y N message Figure 5 appears press Y to confirm or lt N gt to quit VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2 31 gt Auto Setup For Performance Create a RAID array with gt Array Mode RAID 0 Striping the hard disks attached to gt Select Disk Drives VIA RAID controller gt Block Size 64K Start Create Process F1 View Array disk Status T i Move to next item Auto create will destroy all Enter Confirm the selection data on disks Continue lt Y N gt ESC Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Serial_Ch0 Master
68. the motherboard driver CD into the CD ROM drive The installation utility will appear automatically soon after you insert the driver CD Quit the installation utility first Insert a blank formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive Step 2 Go to My Computer and right click the CD ROM icon This procedure assumes Drive D and select Open Then you will see folders and files contained in the driver CD Double click the BootDrv folder icon and select MENU exe refer to Figure 8 Figure 8 Figure 9 Step 3 A MS DOS prompt screen will appear Information on all chipsets should be listed on the screen Refer to Figure 9 please select the proper chipset model Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk After you complete the steps boot from the Windows CD to install the RAID drivers When install Windows 2000 or Windows XP from HDDs in serial ATA controller press F6 as Win2000 or XP boots up then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk Follow on screen instructions to complete installation Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to be installed Note In the menu list RAID is Intel ICH5R chipset GA K8VT800 Motherboard 68 PRZ 4 1 4 2 14 16 18 Channel Audio Function Be Introduction The install
69. to exit this menu First Second Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy 15120 Select your boot device priority by 15120 gt Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk gt CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP gt USB CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD gt Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN gt Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled lt Password Check gt gt 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 Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value GA K8VT800 Motherboard 34 2 3 4 4 4 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Integrated Periphera IDE DMA transfer access Enabled OnChip IDE Channel 0 Enabled Menu Level OnChip IDE Channel 1 Enabled OnChip Serial ATA Enabled SATA Mode RAID AC97 Audio Auto USB 1 1 Controller Enabled d Support upport Disabled Onboard H W LAN Enabled OnBoard LAN Boot Onboard F
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71. tween multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the entire array The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond the remaining drive will continue to function Due to redundancy the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive Under a RAID 1 setup an extra drive called the spare drive can be attached Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array Due to the fault tolerance if any RAID 1 drive fails data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array JBOD Spanning A spanning disk array is equal to the sum of the all drives when the drives used are having different capacities Spanning stores data onto a drive until it is full then proceeds to store files onto the next drive in the array When any disk member fails the failure affects the entire array JBOD is not really a RAID and does not support fault tolerance 63 Appendix Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array 1 Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction Note To achieve best performance
72. ures Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Default Integrated Pe Power Mar PnP PCI Cor PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving F3 Change Language F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit Part Two Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Single BIOS Motherboards This part guides users of single BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fai fe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M L T Exit Without Saving Language GA K8VT800 Motherboard 58 Exploring the Q Flash utility screen The Q FlashBlOS utility screen consists of the following key components Q Flash Utility V1 30 Q Flash utility bar Flash Type Size es SST 49LF003A 256K Task menu for Keep DMIData Enable 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 keybo
73. vanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripher Power Management PnP PCI Configurat PC Health Ste Esc Quit F8 Q Flash If you wish to maximize the performance of your system enable Top Performance Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable Top Performance function 6 Performance will increase H W working speed Different system configuration both H W component and OS will affect the result For example the same H W configuration might not run properly with Windows XP but works smoothly with Windows NT Therefore if your system is not perform enough the reliability or stability problem will appear sometimes and we will recommend you disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned above 2 9 LoadFail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Optimized Defaults Power PnP PCI PC Health Dave Exit Without Saving Select Item Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance 43 BIOS Setup 2 10 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance A ced BIOS Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Periphera Load Optimized Defaults
74. y used to back up and restore an OS partition If the hard drive is not working properly the user can restore the drive to its original state Supports FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS formats Must be connected to the IDE1 Master Allows installation of only one OS Must be used with an IDE hard disk supporting HPA The first partition must be set as the boot partition When the boot partition is backed up please do not alter its size 6 Xpress Recovery is recommended when using Ghost to return boot manager to NTFS format CAUTION qw gt gt How to use the Xpress Recovery 1 Boot from CD ROM BMP Mode Enter the BIOS menu select Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD ROM Insert the provided driver CD into your CD drive then save and exit the BIOS menu Once the computer has restarted the phrase Boot from CD will appear at the bottom left hand corner of the screen When Boot from CD appears press any key to enter Xpress Recovery Once you have completed this step subsequent access to Xpress Recovery can also function by pressing the F9 key during computer power on fying DMLPool Data Boot fro CD Boot from CD GIGABYTE Xpress Recovery V1 0 Copy Right 2003 GIGABYTE Technol 1 Exeoute Backup 2 Execute Restore Util J 3 Remove Wage 4 Set Password jun 5 Exit and Restart gt Build 2011 51 Appendix 2 Press 9 during powering on the computer

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