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1. oco 39 40 IDE2 6 Serial ATA Connector 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 driver in order to work properly GA 8VM800M Motherboard 20 Pin No Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP om A 02 gt 7 F PANEL Front Panel Connector Please connect the power LED PC speaker rese Switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F PANEL connector according to the pin assignments below Speaker Connector
2. Pin No Definition FDAK 1 GND 2 GND 212 1 3 12V 4 12V C3 ule 1 Pin No Definition ola 1 3 3V 2 3 3V NG 3 GND 4 o 5 GND 6 5V E pon 08810 eco o o 7 GND 2 8 Power Good 24 9 5V SB stand by 5V 20 8 810 10 12V ft 3 3V 12 12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON soft on off 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 5V 19 5V 20 5V GA 8VM800M Motherboard 18 3 CPU FAN Cooler Fan Power Connector The cooler fan power connector supplies a 12V power voltage via a 3 pin power connector and possesses a fool proof 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 IO No Definition 1 GND 2 HAN 3 Sense
3. Pin No Definition SUROUTL SUROUTR GND No Pin CENTER OUT BASS OUT Oc A N gt 23 Hardware Installation 12 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 please contact your local dealer Definition Power 5V Power 5V USBO DX USB1 Dy USB0 DX USB1 Dy GND GND No Pin NC o CO gt o 13 COMB COMB Connector Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector Check the pin assignments while you connect the COMB cable Please con
4. Message LED Sleep LED Switch ll e amp lt B B z 2 20 1 19 e B aio zd Reset Switch IDE Hard Disk Active LED HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK Speaker Connector Pin 1 Power Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Open Normal Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED Pin 2 LED cathode NC NC 21 4 Hardware Installation 8 PWR LED PWR LED is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off It will blink when the system enters suspend mode Pin No Definition C39 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD 9 F_AUDIO Front Audio Panel Connector 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 panel
5. GA 8VM800M Motherboard 46 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard 775 1 0 B05 0809 1 INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER yo APPLICATION SOFTWARE INFORMATION L CONTACT US 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details KA 775 1 0 05 0809 1 INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER SOFTWARE APPLICATION SOFTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION BIOS Info 8 800 E5 CPU intel Genuinelntel Identifier x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 1 ProcessorNameStiing Vendor ID 1106 Device ID 0314 ISubSystem ID 00000000 Reversion 00 Description PCI standard host CPU bridge 2180 Driver Provider Microsoft Device ID 0571 ISubSystem ID 50021458 247 Drivers Installation GA 8VM800M Motherboard 48 Chapter 4 Appendix 4 1 Unique Software Utilities Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities please check your MB features ONLINE manacemenr U PLUS D P S Universal Plus Dual Power System The U Plus Dual Power System U Plus DPS is a revolutionary eight phase power circuit built for ultimate system protection Designed to withstand varying current levels and changes the U Plus D P S provides an immensely durable and stable power circuit to the CPU for solid syste
6. n CED 8800 oco 4 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 33 19 Hardware Installation 5 IDE1 IDE2 IDE Connector you wish to connect two IDE devices please set the jumper on one as Slave for information on settings please refer to the instruct DE device as 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 aster and the other ions located on the IDE device KO 5j
7. Enabled Enable VT8237R Plus Serial ATA support Default value Disabled Disable this function SATA Mode RAID Set onboard SATA mode to RAID IDE Set onboard SATA mode to IDE Default value AC97 Audio b Auto Autodetect onboard AC 97 audio function Default value Disabled Disable this function 92 BIOS Setup VIA Onboard LAN Enabled Enable VIA onboard LAN 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 USB 2 0 Controller Disabled Disable USB 2 0 controller Enabled Enable USB 2 0 controller Default value USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB keyboard support Disabled Disable USB keyboard support Default value USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support Disabled Disable USB mouse support Default value On Chip LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip PXE Set On Chip LAN Boot ROM to PXE RPL Set On Chip LAN Boot ROM to RPL Disabled Disable this function Default value Onboard Serial Port 1 b Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 IRQ4 Default value 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial 1 and address is 3E8 IRQ4
8. 62 4 1 5 21416 Channel Audio Function Introduction 69 4 2 Troubleshooting GA 8VM800M Motherboard Layout CPU FAN KB MS ATX 12V Socket 478 5 PAM800 2 gt eo El F AUDIO lt CLR CMOS o acp eo r333 De DE CODEC PCH ES VT8237R Plus PCI2 aco MU gEP EP 5 178705 5 5 USB2 come E UsB1 PANEL PWR LED Block Diagram AGP 4X 8X VGA Port AGPCLK 86MHz RJ45 3 PCI 1 RTL8201 PCICLK 33MHz oz Su h AC97 Link Pentium 4 Socket 478 CPU CPUCLK 100 133 200MHz System Bus 400 533 800MHz 266 333 400MHz DDR VIA PAM800 HCLK 200 133 100MHz GCLKNB 66MHz WE 33MHz 14 318MHz 66MHz V Link 2 Serial ATA VT8237R Plus Bus BIOS
9. 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 MIB error 2 beeps Parity error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 4b Ti t tional 1 long 3 short Keyboard error MERE aka 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error 5 beeps Processor error 6 beeps 8042 gate A20 failure Continuous long beeps DRAM error Continuous short beeps Power error 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card error 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Display memory read write failure 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad GA 8VM800M Motherboard 74 75 Appendix GA 8VM800M Motherboard T6 77 Appendix GA 8VM800M Motherboard T8 Contact Us 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 Support http tw giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Te
10. Free size 1 14M DEL Delete Total size 1 39M F5 Refresh Q Flash Utility V 1 30 Flash Type Sapi anakis aata SST 49LF003A 256K CAUTION Do not turn off power or reset your system at this stage Reading BIOS file from floppy gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt Don t Turn Off Power 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 GA 8VM800M Motherboard 58 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 turn 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 automat
11. 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 IRQ4 gt gt 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 IRQ3 Default value 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 IRQ3 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2 Onboard Parallel Port Disabled Disable onboard LPT port 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default value 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port Using Parallel port as ECP and EPP mode GA 8VM800M Motherboard 34 gt Legacy USB storage detect Enabled Enable USB storage detection in the MS DOS environment b Disabled Disable this function Default value 2 4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Power Management Setup S1 POS D Menu Level gt AC BACK Function Soft Ofl S1 Keyboard Power On Set suspend type to Mouse Pov
12. 0 2V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 2V Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only GA 8VM800M Motherboard 40 2 8 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utilit ht 1984 2005 Award Softwar Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Perip 1 Set Supervisor Pa Power PnP PCI PC Health status TAN Frequency Voltage Control Item Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance 2 9 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility rd CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects 41 BIOS Setup 2 10 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 ard Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS res Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peri Set Super Power Mar PnP PCI PC Health Frequency Voltage Control 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 to eight characters and press Enter You will be asked to confi
13. 6 Does not support RAID AHCI class code 0104 0106 hard disks 7 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 Precautions 1 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 2 Itis normal that data backup takes longer time than data restoration 3 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 5 Xpress Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on the following motherboards As this is a BIOS related issue it can be solved by BIOS update CO Cc m GA K8U GA K8NXP 9 GA 8N SLI Royal GA K8U 9 GA K8N Ultra 9 GA 8N SLI Pro GA K8NXP SLI GA K8NF 9 PCB Ver 1 0 GA 8N SLI GA K8N Ultra SLI GA K8NE PCB Ver 1 0 GA K8N Pro SLI GA K8NMF 9 GA 8VM800M Motherboard 52 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 Q Flash Utility CHED 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 us
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15. CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features 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 Pa PC Health Status Save amp Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker M L T Exit Without Saving Language 57 Appendix Exploring the Q Flash utility screen The Q FlashBlOS uti ity screen consists of the following key components Q Flash utility bar Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Typi erret SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMIData Enable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy T4 Move ESC Reset Task menu for Q Flash utility Enter Run F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the
16. Default value Enabled Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system gt PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disable this function 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 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 b 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 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 GA 8VM800M Motherboard 36 2 5 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software PCI 1 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Mov Enter Select 7 PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto p gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 7 PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 7 PCI3 IRQ Assignment Auto p gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 PnP PCI Configurations Auto Auto Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 Defau Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Defau Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Auto assign IRQ to P
17. View Array disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Channel Drive Name Array Name Size GB Status Serial Ch0 Master ESAKI VAIN ARRAY 0 111 79 Boot Serial Ch1 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 111 79 Boot GA 8VM800M Motherboard 66 D Serial Number View Highlight Serial Number View and press Enter Use arrow key to select a drive the selected drive s serial number can be viewed in the last column The serial number is assigned by the disk drive manufacturer VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2 31 Create Array Delete Arra Create Delete Spare Select Boot Array Serial Number View Channel Drive Name Serial Ch0 Master Serial Ch1 Master ST3120026AS Serial Number 3JT354CP E View Array Status View the serial number of hard disk it is useful for identify same model disks F1 View Array disk Status Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Array Name Mode Size GB Status ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Stripe0 ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Stripel Press the F1 key to show the array status on the lower screen If there are no disk arrays then nothing will be displayed on the screen VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2 31 P Create Arra P Delete Array Create Delete Spare P Select Boot Array P Serial Number View ARRAY 0 Stripe Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F
18. 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 1 4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed The BIOS file becomes Fab after updating Intel Pentium lt Patch ID Memory Ti 13 Memory Frequen Primary M REATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 Press DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For 6A79BG03C 00 GA 8VM800M Motherboard 56 6 Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots When you are in BIOS menu move to Load Fail Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail Safe Defaults Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded Therefore we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Perinherale T nad Ontimized Dafanlte 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 8 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
19. Floppy LPT Port 5 2 KB Mouse 48 MHz 8USB ATA33 66 33 MHz Ports 100 133 COMA COMB IDE Channels 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 2 3 Please turn off the computer and unplug its power cord When handling the motherboard avoid touching any metal leads or connectors It is best to wear an electrostatic discharge ESD cuff when handling electronic components CPU RAM Prior to installing the electronic components please have these items on top of an antistatic pad or within a electrostatic shielding container Please verify that the power supply is switched off before unplugging the power supply connector from the motherboard Installation Notices 1 Prior to installation please do not remove the stickers on the motherboard These stickers are required for warranty validation Prior to the installation of the motherboard or any hardware please first carefully read the information in the provided manual Before using the product please verify that all cables and power connectors are connected To prevent damage to the motherboard please do not allow screws to come in contact with the motherboard circuit or its comp
20. 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 GA 8VM800M Motherboard 62 Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array 1 Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction Note To achieve best performance it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make
21. ease take note of the one indented corner of the CPU If you install the CPU in the rong direction the CPU will not insert properly If this occurs please change the sert direction of the CPU ease add an even layer of heat sink paste between the CPU and heatsink ease make sure the heatsink is installed on the CPU prior to system use otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur ease set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the processor specifications It 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 ish 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 gt N HT fu nctionality requirement content NOTE Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system re quires CPU Chip all of the following platform components An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology set An VIA Chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled OS 1 3 1 Install An operation system that has optimizations for HT Technology ation of the CPU Fig 1 Socketlever Position lever at a 90 degree angle Fig 2 A gold colored triangle is marked one edge of the CPU Please align this edge wi
22. 1 Disabled Power On Suspend under PME Event Wake Up Enabled ACPI OS Enabled Resume by ed S3 Set suspend type to Suspend to RAM under ACPI OS Ti Move Selec f 0 it F1 General Help F5 Previou E F7 Optimized Defaults lt ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend Default value S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR Suspend To RAM lt USB Device Wake Up From 53 Disabled Disable USB Device Wake Up from S3 Default value 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 Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 sec to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec 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 Soft Off When AC power back to the system the system will be in Off state Default value gt gt Full On When AC power back to the system the system always in On state 35 BIOS Setup 7 Keyboard Power gt Password Enter from 1 to 8 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password Disabled Disable this function Default value Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the system Mouse Power Disabled Disable this function
23. 1 Methods and steps 1 Update BIOS through Internet a Click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS icon Select BIOSTM sever Select the exact model name on your motherboard System will automatically download and update the BIOS 11 Update BIOS NOT through Internet click 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 methods such as 8VM800M E5 e Complete update process following the instruction GA 8VM800M Motherboard 60 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 In method II be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won t boot In method if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s web site for downloa
24. 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 amd Section 15 109 a Class Digital Device Lope I D T KE AA Supplementary Information Sat stos wr pa This device complies with part 15 of the Rules Operation is Ke CE jik subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not m APP cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received wit betae equine ie socontance wet LOD including that may 4 4 ion F baog parn Paa Faden mira agerem Qd amd gren qus U Representative Person s Name ERIC LU wi Gey O ed vom Si ture Er man Rainy Awang Date Nov 28 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 m For detailed product information and specifications please care
25. Appendix 4 1 1 EasyTune 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 User Interface Overview naRT 218 P Button Display Description 1 Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2 2 and M I B M I B 2 Enters the 2 and 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 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 Exitor Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTune 5 software Note EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards GA 8VM800M Motherboard 50 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora tion of h
26. Array disk Status Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Array Name Mode Size GB Status SATA 111 79 Stripe0 SATA 111 79 Stripel If you select a RAID 0 array the block size of the array can also be selected Use the arrow key to select Block Size and press Enter then select a block size from the popup menu The block size can be 4KB to 64KB VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2 31 Auto Setup For Perfory Array Mode RAID 0 S Select Disk Drives Block Size 64K Start Create Process Channel Drive Name Serial Ch0 Master ST3120026AS Serial Ch1 Master ST3120026AS Create a RAID array with 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 SATA 111 79 Striped SATA 111 79 Stripel Use the arrow key to select Start Create Process and press Enter A warning message will appear The data on the selected disks will be destroied Continue Y N press Y to finish the creation or press N to cancel the creation Important note All existing contents in the hard drive will be destroyed after array creation 65 Appendix B Delete Array If you want to delete the Array select Delete Array in the 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 pr
27. CENTER STEP 4 After installing the audio driver you ll find a Sound Effect icon the lower right hand taskbar Click E the icon to select the function SO STEP 5 the AC97 Audio Configuration menu click the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 6 chan nel mode for 5 1 speaker output check box Select the Only SURROUND KIT check box and press OK SURROUND KIT When the Environment setting is None the sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 channel output Please select the other settings for 6 channels output ACS7 Audio Configuration Sound No d Speakes Headphone Q 2charrel mode fog o speaker SURROUND KIT SUB Cerier SPD out optical SPHIT C Auto Gain Contro 73 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 http 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 optical mouse still on after computer shuts down Answer
28. 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 55 Appendix 3 Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS Then it will begin to update BIOS The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION 4 Press any keys to return to the Q Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed Dual BIOS Utility Boot 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 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 Froti 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
29. a third party SCSI or RAID driver message then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk Follow the on screen instructions to complete the 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 1 For users without a startup disk Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD ROM From the CD ROM drive example D double click the MENU exe file in the BootDrv folder A command prompt window will open similar to that in Fig 2 Note 2 If you wish to install 64 bit Windows Operating System select F 8237 XP64 GA 8VM800M Motherboard 68 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 Sound Effect icon the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function STEP 3 On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu click the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 2 channel mode for stereo speaker output check box C37 Audio Configuration EFE Test HATF Dano Eten ich SURROUND KIT Ony SURROU
30. connector please contact your dealer If you want to use Front Audio connector you must remove the jumpers from pins 5 6 9 10 o Definition MIC GND BIAS POWER FrontAudio R Rear Audio R Return NC No Pin FrontAudio L Rear Audio L Return L 10 EN 9 2671 Co n e n 65650 GA 8VM800M Motherboard 22 10 CD IN CD IN Connector Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector O 4 Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R n coo 11 SUR Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR CEN cable r3
31. for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt Esc gt 27 BIOS Setup gt The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the ecc NOTE exact settings for your motherboard The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F1a 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 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User ord Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Frequency Voltage Control 2 If you can t find the setting you want please press Ctrl F1 to search the advanced option NOTE hidden Please Load Optimized Defaults in the BIOS when somehow the system works not stable as usual This action makes the system reset to the default for stability W Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS W Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features W Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals W Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green
32. function features PnP PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed Frequency Voltage Control This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration W Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration GA 8VM800M Motherboard 28 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 W Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 2 1 Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Stan CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Mon Feb 14 2005 Time hh mm ss 15 31 24 Menu Level IDE Channel 0 Master None Change the day month IDE Channel 0 None IDE Channel 1 None IDE Channel 1 None IDE Channel 2 None Sun to Sat IDE Channel 3 Master None Month Drive 1 44 3 5 Jan to Dec Drive B None Floppy 3
33. nels to MIC In Line In STEP 2 After installing the audio driver you ll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function Sound Effect S220 co STEP 3 On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu click the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 6 chan 4 icm nel mode for 5 1 speaker output check box B Clear the Only SURROUND KIT check box and press OK pedis Bn SUB Cerier SFD out coaxial e B channel made for 5 1 speaker output SPD out optical 71 Appendix Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode using Audio Combo Kit Optional Device Audio Combo Kit provides SPDIF output port optical amp coaxis 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 in cluded in the GIGABYTE unique Audio Combo Kit as picture STEP 1 Secure the metal bracket of the Surround Kit to the chassis back panel with a screw STEP 2 Connect the SURROUND KIT cable to the SUR CEN connector on the GA 8VM800M Motherboard 72 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
34. 1 View Array disk Status Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Block Size GB Size GB 64K 223 58 67 Appendix Installing the RAID drivers 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 the startup disk Once at the A3 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 Fig 1 cd bootdrv menu Step 2 When the controller menu Fig 2 appears remove the startup disk and insert the blank formatted disk Select the controller driver by pressing the corresponding letter from the menu Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk Press 0 to exit when finished Fig 2 Step 3 After completing the steps boot from the Windows installation disk to install the RAID drivers Press F6 as soon as you see the Press F6 if you need to install
35. 2 8 1 ATX 12V 9 F AUDIO 2 ATX Power Connector 10 CD IN 3 CPU FAN 11 SUR CEN 4 FDD 12 USB1 F USB2 5 IDE1 IDE2 13 COMB 6 SATAO SATA1 14 CLR CMOS 7 F PANEL 15 BAT 8 PWR LED Hardware Installation 1 2 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 lead to an unstable system or a system that is unable to start
36. 7 SATA RAID BIOS utility screen will appear You can press up arrow key lt T gt or down arrow key lt J gt to move the selection bar and select the item that you want to execute 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 Serial Ch1 Master ST3120026AS 111 79 Hdd 63 Appendix A Create Array Press Enter on Create Array item you will see the screen as shown below VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2 31 gt Array Mode RAID 0 Striping P Select Disk Drives gt Block Size 64K Start Create Process Channel Drive Name Serial Ch0 Master ST3120026AS Serial Ch1 Master ST3120026AS Create a RAID array with 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 SATA 111 79 Hdd A 111 79 Before create an Array you have to set the array mode first Select Array Mode and press Enter use the arrow key to select the array mode The options are RAID 0 for performance RAID 1 for data protection and RAID SPAN for capaci
37. 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 Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Dual BIOS utility bar Q Flash utility title bar Action bar 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 GA 8VM800M Motherboard 54 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 flo
38. CI 3 Defau t val t val t val Menu F1 General Help zed Defai ue to PCI 1 ue to PCI 2 ue Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 3 37 BIOS Setup 2 6 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software PC Health Status Menu lt Current Voltage V Vcore DDR25V 3 3V 12V Detect system s voltage status automatically 7 Current CPU Temperature Detect CPU temperature automatically 7 Current CPU FAN Speed RPM Detect CPU Fan speed status automatically GA 8VM800M Motherboard 38 2 7 Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Cop 2005 Award Software Frequency Voltage Contro CPU Glock Ratio Auto Detect PCI DIMM CIk Enabled Menu Levelb Spread Spectrum Enabled CPU Host Clock Control Disabled CPU Cloc 100MH DRAM Clock By SPD DIMM OverVoltage Control Auto timized Defaults Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken For power end user use only CAUTION gt CPU Clock Ratio Note This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection The option will display Locked and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable Auto Detect PCI DIMM Clk Enabled Detect the PCI DIMM clock automatically Default value Disabled Disable this function 7 Spread Spectrum Enabled Enable clock spread spectrum Default value b Disabled Dis
39. GA 8VM800M Intel Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1002 12ME 8VM800M 1002R 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 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 2 Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a Pur Pa ntt c appa gt masista nba Motherboard C GA 8VM800M confe m eft docte n ett 50006 Dew nudi Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A seek and Coca piam P rr rr Address 17358 Railroad Street DELI Una ag cem LI I ater Y City of Industry CA 91748 U mma Phone Fax No B18 854 0338 818 854 9339 O LA hereby declares that the product a oo _ t ee Product Name Motherboard C es mes Lee and ramon of meam rwn tad cum nt or nose fne Model Number GA 8VM800M ven eee rangos 3 gt appe mon Conforms to the following specifications LI dd Wm vede 1 L D Dekad wooren sc earam FCC Part
40. 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 a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for one minute Re insert the battery to the battery holder Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults or load Optimized Defaults Save changes and reboot the system Question 4 Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume Answer Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier If not please change another speaker with power amplifier and try again later Question 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 purposes The situations might differ from case to case
41. Mode Support Disabled lt Day gt 1 to 31 or maximum Halt On But Keyboard allowed in the month lt Year gt 1999 to 2098 7 Date The date format is lt week gt lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt 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 b Year The year from 1999 through 2098 gt 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 IDE Channel 0 1 Master Slave IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection IDE Device Setup You can use one of three methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST default None Select this if no IDE devices are used and the system will skip the automatic detection step and allow for faster system start up Manual User can manually input the correct settings Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive The four options are CHS LBA Large Auto default Auto 29 BIOS Setup IDE Channel 2 3 Master bp IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter to select this option for automatic device detection Extended IDE Drive SATA devices setup You can use one of two methods Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA IDE device
42. ND KIT Nod Spekes Ph O Headphone SUB Cerier Rea RA speaker ouput e 2 channel mode for stereo speaker output 7 e Nic in m SPD out optical 5 chanel mode tor 87 speaker O ouput 69 Appendix 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Line Out the rear channels to Line In Line Out Line In STEP 2 After installing the audio driver you ll find a Sound Effect icon the lower right hand taskbar Click the icon to select the function 2 STEP 3 On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu click the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 4 chan nel mode for 4 speaker output check box Clear the Only SURROUND KIT check box and press OK Headphone 2chanral den 9 SFD out cosi n SPD out optical e channel mode for 4 speaker output When the Environment setting is None the sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 channel output Please select other settings ex Living Room for 4 channel output GA 8VM800M Motherboard 70 Basic 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 rear channels to Line In and the Center Subwoofer chan
43. able this function 7 CPU Host Clock Control Note Please note that if your system is overclocked and cannot restart please wait 20secs for automatic system restart or clear the CMOS setup data and perform a safe restart Disabled Disable CPU Host Clock Control Default value Enabled Enable CPU Host Clock Control gt CPU Clock This option is available only when CPU Host Clock Control is enabled The adjustable range is dependent on the CPU you install If you use a Pentium 4 processor with 533MHz FSB please set CPU Clock to 133MHz If you use a Pentium 4 processor with 800MHz FSB please set CPU Clock to 200MHz Incorrect using it may cause your system corrupted For power users only Note This item will show up when you install a processor which supports this function 39 BIOS Setup lt DRAM Clock Please set DRAM Clock according to your requirement Default value By SPD If you use DDR266 DRAM module please set DRAM Clock to 133 If you use DDR333 DRAM module please set DRAM Clock to 166 If you use DDR400 DRAM module please set DRAM Clock to 200 Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only DIMM OverVoltage Control Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the DDR voltage damage to the memory may occur Auto BIOS will automatically detect DIMM voltage Default value 0 1V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 1V
44. an older version to the latest version For example from Fa3 to Fba The BIOS file is Fa3 before updating 53 Appendix Entering the Q Flash utility Step1 To use Q Flash utility you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M L T ual BIOS Q Flash 04 Award Software Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Pa ord Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving F3 Change Language 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 Boot From Task menu for Dual BIOS utility Main ROM Type Size Backup ROM Type Size Wide Range Protection Auto Recovery T Main Bios SST 49LF003A 512K SST 49LF003A 512K Disable Main Bios Enable Disable Boot From Halt On Error Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Task menu for Q Flash utility Load Main
45. 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 Tab to select VT8237R Plus RAID Ctrl S to select Silicon Image 5 Complete driver installation 6 Complete RAID utility installation More information on steps 4 and 5 is provided For more detailed setup information please visit our website at http www gigabyte com tw to read or download the information you need Configuring the VT8237 VT8237R VT8237R Plus SATA RAID BIOS The RAID BIOS setup utility lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array Entering the VT8237 VT8237R VT8237R Plus SATA RAID BIOS Setup Utility 1 After rebooting your computer wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press Tab 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 Tab 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 Scan Devices Please wait Pr into User Window Serial Ch0 Master ST3120 S Serial Chl Master ST3120026AS Press Tab to enter RAID setup utility the VT823
46. ard disk data Supporting Microsoft operating systems including press 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 F9 key during system power on Boot from CD DVD Boot from CD DVD Press any key tu startup XpressRecovery2 Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Ally Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Inc Intel 945 BIOS for 81945GME E7 lt DEL gt BIOS Setup Q Flash F9 X
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48. computer will stop if an error is detected during power up gt gt No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted gt gt All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped All But Keyboard system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors Default value All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors 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 31 BIOS Setup 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Floppy Menu Lev
49. ctions 1 FDD connection allows connection of 2 FDD devices Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 1 VGA port 1 COMA port onboard COMB connection 8 USB 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 4 via cable 1 front audio connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port Onboard VGA Built in VIA P4M800 Chipset Onboard LAN Onboard RTL8201 chip 10 100 Mbit 1 RJ45 port Onboard Audio Realtek ALC653 CODEC Supports Line Line Out MIC In Supports 2 4 6 channel audio CD In connection Control IT8705 Hardware Monitor CPU fan speed detection System voltage detection CPU temperature detection GA 8VM800M Motherboard 10 Onboard SATA RAID Built in VT8237R Plus Supports Disk striping RAIDO or DISK Mirroring RAID1 Supports UDMA up to 150 MB sec Up to 2 SATA Devices BIOS Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q Flash Additional Features Supports BIOS Supports EasyTune Vo Overclocking Over Clock via BIOS CPU DIMM Over Voltage via BIOS DIMM Form Factor Micro ATX form factor 24 4cm x 21cm Note EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards 11 Hardware Installation 1 3 Instal Ta oP CAUTION 2 P 5 P is lation of the CPU and Heatsink Before installing the CPU please comply with the following conditions ease make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU
50. d will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt If you want to cancel the setting of password please just press ENTER to make SETUP empty GA 8VM800M Motherboard 32 lt CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported Default value Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading lt Limit CPUID Max to 3 Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like 4 Disabled Disables CPUID Limit for windows XP Default value 2 3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2005 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel 0 Enabled OnChip IDE Channel 1 Enabled Menu Level OnChip Serial ATA Enabled SATA Mode IDE AC97 Audio Auto VIA Onboard LAN Enabled USB 1 1 Controller Enabled USB 2 0 Controller USB Keyboard Support USB Mouse Support On Chip LAN Boot ROM Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP Legacy USB storage detect Enabled 7 OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port 7 OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port 7 OnChip Serial
51. ding and updating it according to method Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted Do not use and C O M Corporate Online Management at the same time 61 Appendix 4 1 4 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 Plus chipset supports are RAID 0 RAID 1 and JBOD RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the entire array
52. e 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 click an item to install it 775 1 0 05 0809 1 INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER SOFTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION CONTACT US 3 3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title KA 775 1 0 05 0809 1 IJ DIRECTORY DESCRIPTION gt Miude gt cmedia INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER Lite SOFTWARE E o Chipsete gt AGP_Patch gt Coaln Quies gt EnableUSBSEXP 1 HARDWARE INFORMATION i i APPLICATION i
53. el Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Select Hard Disk Boot Password Check Setup Device Priority CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Limit CPUID Max to 3 Disabled T136 Mov Enter Select F1 General Help SR vi zed Defai 72 f System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel Pentium 4 NorE processor with HT Technology Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards SCSI RAID etc Use 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 5 gt 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 Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk 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 USB CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD Legacy LAN Select your boot device priority by Legacy LAN Disabled Disable this function Password Check Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default value System The system will not boot an
54. eps 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 7 8 Installing 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 Back Panel Introduction ae 1 H ocjo e FA FF e le PS 2 Keyboard 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 all
55. ers to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows Using Q Flash indicating no more fooling around with any complicated instructions and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk please do it with caution We are sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd is not responsible for damages of system because of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end users CAUTION Before You Begin Before you start updating BIOS with the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below first 1 Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte s website 2 Extractthe 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
56. ess Y to delete or press N to cancel VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2 31 Create Array Delete a RAID array contain 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 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 ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Striped Serial Ch1 Master ST3120026AS ARRAY 0 SATA 111 79 Stripel Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except RAID 1 arrays When a RAID is deleted the data on these two hard disk drives will be reserved and become two normal disk 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 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 select the disk array that has a star mark and press Enter its boot setting will be canceled VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2 31 Create Array Set Clear bootable array Delete Array Create Delete Spare Select Boot Arr Serial Number View
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58. fully 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 GA 8VM800M Motherboard Layout seen 6 Block Diagram einen tette ee ae be acd do ud o e ees 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1 1 Considerations Prior to Installation 9 1 2 Feat re Summary Waar 10 13 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink 12 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU 12 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink SAIS 14 Installation of Memory 14 15 Installation of Expansion Cards 15 16 O Back Panel Introduction sss 16 17 Connectors Introduction aaa ttti 17 Ghapter2 BIOS uer re e b e emen e eet 27 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver 1 28 24 Standard CMOS Features sss 29 22 Advanced BIOS Fea
59. ically after you exit Q Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size namana SST 49LF003A 256K Are you sure to 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 00093 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 59 Appendix 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 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 Imm e VENT 4 Click Sart Programs GIGABYTE BIOS o e TEE INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER il RARE Select BIOS item ROWARE INFORMATION CONTACT US fx Curent Mainboard info Flash Memory Type SST 49LFOO2A FWH 3 V Click Update New BIOS Intemet Update O UpasieNew BIOS Clear DMI Data Pool Save Cunert BIOS Clear PnP Dala Poot About this progiam
60. inal settings If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS either Gigabyte s Q Flash or BIOS utility can be used Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet CONTROL KEYS lt 1 gt lt gt lt gt lt gt gt Move to select item lt Enter gt Select Item lt Esc gt Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu lt Page Up gt Increase the numeric value 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 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 selec tions
61. m stability These characteristics make it the ideal companion with the latest LGA775 Intel Pentium 4 Processor as well as future Intel processors As well 4 blue LED s are mounted on the U Plus D P S for intelligent indication of system loading Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker allows user to access and change BIOS feature settings with relative speed and ease Through GIGABYTE 1 feature the user is no longer required to switch into different modes within BIOS setup in order to change system settings such as the CPU system bus memory timings or to enabled Gigabyte s unique C I A 2 and 2 features M I T s integration of all platform performance settings into a single mode now gives any user the ability to control and enhance their computer system to the desired level 1 2 CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 GIGABYTE CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 1 2 is designed to automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance When enabled the program detects the current CPU loading and automatically accelerates the CPU computing performance to allow for a faster and smoother execution of programs When the function is disabled the CPU is returned to its initial status M I B 2 Memory Intelligent Booster 2 Built on the original the new Memory Intelligent Booster 2 2 is designed especially to maximize memory performance and boo
62. mmended that CAUTION memory of similar capacity specifications and brand be used 2 Before installing or removing memory modules please make sure that the computer power is switched off to prevent hardware damage 3 Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design A memory module can be installed in only one direction If you are unable to insert the module please switch the direction The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module DIMM sockets The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size To install the memory module just push it vertically into the DIMM Socket The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch Memory size can vary between sockets SET LI S 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 Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module GA 8VM800M Motherboard 14 1 5 Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by following the st
63. n Normal 106 Short Clear CMOS Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced 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 outthe battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to make them short for one minute 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 25 Hardware Installation GA 8VM800M 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 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 orig
64. names of three tasks Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task Action bar Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q Flash utility Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Update BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk E If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save 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 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 eren SST 49LF003A 1 file s found 256K 8GE800 F4 256K BIOS file in the floppy disk
65. oad Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power WALL Select Item Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type will return to Setup Utility 43 BIOS Setup GA 8VM800M Motherboard 44 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation gt Pictures below are shown in Windows lt 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 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 775 1 0 05 0809 1 not installed not installed gt not installed SOFTWARE APPLICATION not installed SOFTWARE INFORMATION not installed HARDWARE INFORMATION CONTACT US RETURN EXIT ED Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress Nov
66. onents Please make sure there are no leftover screws or metal components placed on the motherboard or within the computer casing Please do not place the computer system on an uneven surface Turning on the computer power during the installation process can lead to damage to system components as well as physical harm to the user If you are uncertain about any installation steps or have a problem related to the use of the product please consult a certified computer technician Instances of Non Warranty Damage due to natural disaster accident or human cause Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual Damage due to improper installation Damage due to use of uncertified components Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product 9 Hardware Installation 1 2 Feature Summary CPU Socket 478 for Intel Pentium 4 Northwood Prescott with HT Technology Supports 400 533 800MHz FSB L2 cache varies with processors Chipset Northbridge VIA P4M800 Southbridge VIA 8237R Plus Memory 2 184 pin DDR DIMM slots Supports DDR400 333 266 DIMM Supports up to 2GB Max Slots 1 AGP slot 4X 8X 1 5V device support 3 PCI slots IDE Connections 2 IDE connection UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 ATA133 allows connection of 4 IDE devices Onboard SATA 2 Serial ATA ports FDD Conne
67. ows connection of a printer scanner and other peripheral devices Serial Port COMA Devices like mouses modems and etc can be connected to Serial port 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 providing data transfer speeds of 10 100Mbps 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 GA 8VM800M Motherboard 16 1 7 Connectors Introduction 0 T 880 7 13 1
68. ppy disk gt If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main wor 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 have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard CAUTION Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM Type Si SST 49LF003A 512K kanila Wide Range Prot 1 file s found I 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 pa 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 gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt 26 Do not turn off power reset your system at this Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System stagel Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy
69. press Recovery2 F9 Xpress Recovery2 11 07 2005 1945 6A79HG0GC 0 M 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD ROM you can NOE 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 Itis recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you com plete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software 51 Appendix 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 Not compatible to Xpress Recovery 2 Forthe use of Xpress Recovery2 a primary partition must be reserved 3 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 4 Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and Windows XP 2000 NT 9x Me 5 USB hard disks are currently not supported
70. rm the password Type the password again and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter 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 GA 8VM800M Motherboard 42 2 11 Save amp Exit Setup il Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 2 12 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2 Award Software Standard CMOS Features L
71. s during POST Default value None Select this if no SATA 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 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 Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone b Sector Number of sectors Drive Drive 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 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 88 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity 7 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 GA 8VM800M Motherboard 30 Halt on The category determines whether the
72. st memory bandwidth up to 1096 With added branded memory module information users are able to optimize memory performance by selecting from a recommended memory module list 5 0 6 System Overclock Saver System Overclock Saver S O S is a unique feature that eliminates system boot up errors resulting from system over enhancement by the user With GIGABYTE s proprietary 5 5 feature users no longer need to open up the PC chassis and short circuit the Clear CMOS pins or the battery on the motherboard to reset the system back to factory default settings Instead S O S automatically resets the overclocked system settings back to their factory defaults to provide a more user friendly and reliable platform for users Download Center Download Center allows users to quickly download and update their BIOS as well as the latest drivers for their system Download Center automatically runs a system check of the user PC and provides the user with the current system information as well as displaying a detailed list of all new drivers with the option for download C O M Corporate Online Management A web based system management tool that allows system hardware information such as CPU memory graphics card etc to be monitored and controlled via the Internet C O M allows corporate MIS engineers to easily maintain corporate computers such as providing the most up to date drivers and BIOS Do not use C O M and BIOS at the same time 49
73. tact your nearest dealer for optional COMB cable Pin No Definition NDCDB NSINB NSOUTB NDTRB GND NDSRB NRTSB NCTSB NRIB No Pin CO N gt GA 8VM800M Motherboard 24 14 CLR CMOS Clear CMOS You may c short pins 1 2 To prevent ear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily improper use of this header we do not include a jumper on it 165 Ope
74. th the socket edge closest to the CPU lever Gently place the CPU into position making sure that the CPU pins fit perfectly into their holes Once the CPU is positioned into it socket place one finger down on the middle of the CPU and gently press the metal lever back into its original position AN Please use extra care when installing the CPU The CPU will not fit if positioned incorrectly Rathe CAUTION r than applying force please change the positioning of the CPU GA 8VM800M Motherboard 12 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink Fig 1 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 Fig 2 Please connect the heat sink power connector to the CPU FAN connec tor located on the motherboard so that the heat sink can properly function to prevent CPU overheating The heat sink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat sink paste To Ww prevent 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 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 reco
75. tures 32 23 Integrated Peripherals 33 24 Power Management Setup 35 25 3PnPIPCI Gontigurations sc ioc e rtt teet nai 37 26 Status enr io he ene etd 38 27 Frequency Voltage Control 39 28 LoadFail Safe Defaults sss 41 29 Load Optimized Defaults 41 2 10 Set Supervisor User Password sss 42 2 1 Save 8 Exit Setup 2 12 Exit Without Saving Chapter 3 Drivers Installation 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers 32 SoftwareApplication x eibi ete eite tides 46 3 Softwarelnformation anat 46 34 Hardware Information 247 35 Contact Us saisit eda dai ids 47 Chapter 4 Append retten qo 49 41 Unique Software Utilities 49 4 1 1 EasyTune 5 Introductionis in tenete 50 4 1 2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction 51 4 1 3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction seen 53 4 1 4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction
76. ty VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2 31 RAID 0 for performance RAID 1 for data protection RAID SPAN for capacity Channel Drive Name Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS Serial Ch1 Master ST3120026AS GA 8VM800M Motherboard Create a RAID array with 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 SATA 111 79 Hdd 111 79 64 After array mode is selected there are two methods to create a disk array One method is Auto Setup and the other one is Select Disk Drives Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives and create arrays automatically but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if the user selected Create and duplicate for RAID 1 It is recommended all disk drives are new ones when wanting to create an array Select Disk Drives lets the user select the array drives by their requirements Select the Select Disk Drives item and press Enter use the arrow key to select the hard disk The selected hard disk will be marked a star signal VIA Tech VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2 31 gt Array Mode RAID 0 Striping P Select Disk Drives gt Block Size 64K Start Create Process Channel Drive Name Serial Master ST3120026AS Serial Ch1 Master ST3120026AS Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 View

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