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1. 83697 PWR LED F PANEL SPDIF xn For GA 8SIMLH P only 7 Introduction Block Diagram Pentium 4 CPUCLK 100 133MHz Socket478 CPU 2 4 Port System Bus iip 400 533MHz eo SiS 651 ZCLK 66MHz HCLK 100 133MHz 66MHz a 33MHz 14 318MHz 48MHz LL L BIOS SiS 962L AC97 Link LPC BUS W83697HF Floppy 97 1 PS 2 PCICLK CODEC 24 2 KB Mouse 33M Hz 6 USB 3 66 100 133 33MHz Ports IDE Channels 2 27 5 COM O m Ports zu ZCLK 66MHz PCICLK 33MHz te CLK GEN CPUCLK 100 133MHz 14318MHz AGPCLK 66M Hz 33MHz HCLK 100 133MHz xn For GA 8SIMLH P only GA 8SIMLH P C M otherboard 8 Introduction Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To setup your computer you must complete the following steps Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 2 Install memory modules Step 3 Install expansion cards Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinetwires and power supply Step4 Step Step 2 Congratulations you have accomplished the hardware installation Turn on the power supply or connectthe power cable to the power outlet Continue with the BIOS software installation GA 8SIMLH P C M otherboard 10 Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Before installing the processor adhere to the following warni
2. O Wem 2 CD ROM DVD ROM ___ 87 Appendix Troubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up please follow the troubleshooting procedures Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable then remove al ofthe add on cards and cables from motherboard Please make sure motherboard amp chassis are not short Please isolate the short pin Make sure the Please make sure all jumper settings such as CPU system bus jumper setting speed frequency ratio voltage and etc are set properly are correct Failure has been excluded Plug the CPU cooling fan powe in the CPU f Check if the CPU cooling fan attached to CPU properly Is Plus CPU cooling fan power connected to CPU FAN in the AC power properly connector Yes Failure has been excluded No Insert and push Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot the memory module vertically into the DIMM lot Failure has been excluded Yes Insert the VGA card Then plug in ATX power cable and turn on the system GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 88 The problem could be caused by power supply CPU memory or No CPU memory socket itself Is memory LED on and CPU fan running Yes Failure has been excluded Perhaps your VGA card VGA slot or Check if there is display antore
3. breads gles essere 1141 Are you sure to flash the BIOS Enter to continue Or Esc to cancel Ulp T iDm lert ites Ember 1 Gr Ear Exit Flas Eu CESS Pme nap hega trene Alena ght Reser 1141 EXIT Enter to Or Esc to cancel Enteri input Bios file name to losd nr save 69 Technical Reference STEP 6 Load BIOS 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 This importantstep resets everything after the fash 1 Take out he floppy diskette fom floppy drive and then restartthe system The bootup screen will indicate your motherboard model and current BIOS version American Release 09 16 99 egatrends AMIBIOS C 1999 American Megatrend Deck 6 AMD Ath lon tm Proce ssor 90 0MHz Checking NVRAM 262144 Wait Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility Press ESC to quit Press any key to contiune C American Megatrends Inc 63 0001 001199 00101111 071595 VIA_K7 GA7VTX1 F 2 Don tiorget to press DEL key enter BIOS setup again when system is bootup Use the arrows to highlight the item LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS then press Enter System will ask Load Setup Defaults Y N Press Y and Enter keys to confirm AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc Al
4. The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Please do not remove any labels on motherboard this may void the warranty of this motherboard Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet WARNING Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly attached PERMANENT DAMAGE WILL RESULT Mise en garde Ne faites jamais tourner le processeur sans que le dissipateur de chaleur soit fix correctement et fermement UN DOMMAGE PERMANENT EN R SULTERA Achtung Der Prozessor darf nur in Betrieb genommen werden wenn der W rmeableiter ordnungsgem B und fest angebracht ist DIES EINEN PERMANENTEN SCHADEN ZUR FOLGE Advertencia Nunca haga funcionar el procesador sin el disipador de calor instalado correcta y firmemente jSE PRODUCIR UN DANO PERMANENTE Aviso Nunca execute o processador sem o dissipador de calor estar adequado e firmemente conectado O RESULTADO SER UM DANO PERMANENTE oe FE CAB e lt Boe BY AE BERE EZ A BAT EEE TL RF AEE IA MEAG Bee IPRA ASP LP TS BU DIRDETIMDBEER WARS PAULI Bur FEYAS uem ges PANK She BIAS PERAK IAAL S3 PAPAH SR RAS E hEOPEELSLOMVERVUAIT
5. 15 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 16 Back Panel FADUM 16 Step 4 2 Connectors amp Jumper Setting Introduction 18 Chapter 3 BIOS 31 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver 9 32 Standard CMOS Features sss 34 Advanced BIOS Features sse 37 Integrated 39 Power Management Setup seen 43 GA 8SIMLH P C M otherboard 2 PAP PGI Configurations 45 PO Heath US eet a rte erbe eda Beb 46 Frequency Voltage Control sssseenennenee 48 MOD He SION AN O ci teca 50 Load Fail Safe Defaults sssssssssesese 51 Load Optimized 52 Set Supervisor User Password 53 SAVE amp Exit 54 Exit Without Saving ancha esaet 55 Chapter 4 Technical Reference 57 BIOS ntroduction ssssseeenenennnnnes 57 Easy Tune 4 Introd
6. APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE INFORMATION SIS USB Uem not installed HARDWARE INFORMATION CONTACT US RETURN EXT yslem Che SEM A pi E per 3 fener AOE Installed p m SI dyper_T 2 1 Massage Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting your system the Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers Click GO 81 Appendix TUCD2 2 B02112701 Driver install finished you have to reboot system I mmm L INFORMATION y HARDWARE INFORMATION Item Description SIS AGP Driver Install SIS Driver USB Patch for WinXP This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up 53 hang up issue in XP 515 650 650GL 650GX 651 VGA Driver VGA driver for VGA integrated SiS 650 650GL 650GX 651 chipset RealTek LAN Driver RealTek 10 100 LAN driver for 81xx series chips RealTek AC97 Audio Driver Install RealTek AC97 audio driver USB Driver Patch This patch driver can help you to resolve some USB device issue on XP SIS USB 2 0 Driver It is recommended that you use the Microsoft Windows update for the most updated driver for XP 2K If your CD doesn t have SiS USB2 0 driver please download the USB2 0 driver from Microsoft website www microsoft com for USB2 0 devices support Please also note that Microsoft USB2 0 driver is currently supported by Windows XP and Windows 2000 only Once we get the
7. Dockets 73 Online Savice r Flis fleas Skip nidi tiles 7 Wee jader nomes Hew Faldar 65 Technical Reference STEP 4 Make sure the system will boot from floppy disk 1 Insertthe foppy disk contains bootable program and unzip fle into the floppy drive A Then restart the system The system will boot fom the floppy disk Please press DEL keyto enter BIOS setup main menu when system is bootup American Release 09 16 99 Megatrends AMIBIOS C 1999 American Megatrend F1 Check Syste m Health OK AMD Ath lon tm Proce ssor 90 OMHz Checking NVRAM 262144 Wait Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility Press ESC to quit Press any key to contiune American Megatrends Inc 63 0001 001199 00101111 071595 VIA_K7 GA7VTX1 F 2 Once you enter the BIOS setup utility main menu will appear on screen Use the arrows to highlight the item BIOS FEATURES SETUP AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit T 2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load
8. Yes Failure has been excluded Turn off the system Reboot after keyboard and mouse have been plugged in It is possible that your keyboard or Check if keyboard is working properly igi connecto IS Press Del to enter BIOS setup Choose Load Optimized Defaults and save then exit setup Failure has been excluded The problem was Turn off the system and re connect the IDE cable Check i probably caused b the system can reboot successfully the IDE device connector or cable Yes Reinstall Windows OS and reinstall add on cards and cables Then try to reboot the system Failure has been excluded Ifthe above procedure unable to solve your problem please contact with your local retailer or national distributor for help Or you could submit your question to the service mail via Gigabyte website technical support zone http www gigabyte com tw The appropriate response will be provided ASAP 89 Appendix GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 00 91 Memo CONTACT US Contact us via the information in this page all over the world e Taiwan Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd Address No 6 Bau Chiang Road Hsin Tien Taipei Hsien Taiwan R O C TEL 886 2 8912 4888 50 lines FAX 886 2 8912 4004 Technical issue http tw giga byte com support service_main htm Non Technical issue smsupport gigabyte com tw Web Address http www gi
9. icon shown in dialog box It means to save current BIOS version IV Check outsupported motherboard and Flash ROM In very beginning here is About this program icon shown in dialog box tcan help you check outwhich kind ofmotherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported Note a In method ifitshows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure yourmotherboard s model name again Selecting wrong modelname will cause systemunbooted b Inmethod Il be sure thatmotherboard s model name in BIOS unzip are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won tboot c In method ifthe BIOS file you need cannotbe found in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s web site fordownloading and updating itaccording to method Il d Please not thatanyinterruption during updating will cause system unbooted 73 Technical Reference 2 4 6 Channel Audio Function Introuction The installation of windows 98SE 2K ME XP is very simple Please follow next step to install the function Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acqiire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied STEP 1 Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to Line Out Line Out SIEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an icon on the taskbar s status area Click the es audio icon Sound Effect from the windo
10. system boot will not stop for a key board error it will stop for all other errors Default v alue But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all ofher errors All But Disk Key system boot will not stop for a key board or disk error it will stop for all other errors Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST PowerOn Self Test ofthe BIOS Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the sy stem The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for sy stems with 512 memory installed on the motherboard or 640 K for systems with 640 K 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 GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 96 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Softw are Adv anced BIOS Features First Boot Dev ice Floppy Second Boot Device HDD 0 Menu Level gt Third Boot Dev ice CDROM Select Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled priority Password Check Setup CPU Hy per Threading Disabled Floppy Boot from floppy 5120 Boot from 15120 HDD 0 Boot from First HDD HDD 1 Boot from second HDD Tl gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Hel
11. Address to 300 330 Set Midi Port Address to 330 Default Value Disabled Disable this function gt Midi Port IRQ 5 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5 10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10 Default Value GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 42 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 200 Aw ard Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Ty pe S1 POS Soft Off by PWR_BTTN Off Menu Level gt System After AC Back Off 51 3 7 9 15 NMI Enabled Set suspend ty pe to ModemRingOn Enabled Power On Suspend under PME Event Wake Up Enabled ACPI OS Power On by Keyboard Disabled Power On by Mouse Disabled 53 Resume by Alarm Disabled Set suspend ty pe to x Month Alarm NA Suspend to RAM under x Day of Month 0 ACPI OS x Time hh mm ss 000 Power LED in 51 state Blinking lt Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 5 Power Management Setup lt ACPI Suspend 51 5 Set ACPI suspend ty pe to S1 Default Value gt gt 53 5 Set suspend ty pe to S3 lt Soft off by BTTN gt gt Off The user press the power button once he can turn off the system Default Value Suspend The user press the power button once then the system will can enter suspend mode gt System after AC Back LastState When AC power back to the system the system will re
12. C 1984 2003 Aw ard Softw are Frequency Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio 10X Linear Frequency Control Disabled Menu Level gt x CPU Clock 100 x DRAM Clock MHz AUTO x AGP Clock MHz AUTO x PCI Clock MHz AUTO gt lt Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save X ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 8 Frequency Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection For Willamette CPU 8X 23X default 14X For C Stepping P4 8X 10X 24X default 15X For Northwood CPU 12X 24X default 16X The option will display Locked and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable lt Linear Frequency Control Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable this function gt CPU Clock gt gt 100 355 Select CPU Clock to 100MHz 355MHz Incorrect using it may cause y our sy stem broken For power End User use only GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 48 DRAM Clock MHz Please set DRAM Clock according to y our requirement If you use DDR200 DRAM module please set DRAM Clock MHz to 200 If you use DDR333 DRAM module please set DRAM Clock MHz to 333 Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only AGP Clock MHz Please set AGP Clock according to y our requirement Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For powe
13. DIMM memory module vertically into x x the DIMM slot Then push itdown Ww j pm m 2 Hi ii EE E idi 3 Closethe plastic clip atboth edges ofthe DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DMM module DDR Introduction Established on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure DDR Double Data Rate memory is a high performance and costeffective solution thatallows easy adoption for memory vendors OEMs and system integrators DDR memory is a sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing SDRAM infrastructure yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance botte neck by doubling the memory bandwidth DDR SDRAM will offer a superior solution and migration path from existing SDRAM designs due b its availability pricing and overall marketsupport PC2100 DDR memory DDR266 doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and faling edge ofthe clock achieving data bandwidth 2X greater than PC133 when running with the same DRAM clock frequency With peak bandwidth of 2 664GB per second DDR memory enables system OEMs to build high performance and low latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for servers workstations high end PC s and value desktop SMA systems With a core voltage of only 2 5 Volts compared to conventional SDRAM s 3 3 volts DDR memory is a compelling solution for small form factor de
14. DOS boot disk we recommend thatyou used Gigabyte BIOS program to flash BIOS GHATE The ier x 2 gabs 1 d 28 2187 Wok bara a Presshere nol qm al 4 Ei A adem am i Soran Te d 1 Click BIOS 2 us Conn irio 3 Click v cum r m 7 Gigabyte BIOS server 2 in T aman WARD BIS Gigabyte BIOS serverin China Gigabyte BIOS server in ihc bike i G Save Dur BIDS 5 Please select BIOS sever site rata rn Chi PaP Dala Pial Abul thee program d Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet a Click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS icon c Select BIOS sever d Selectthe exactmodelname on your motherboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 72 I Update BIOS NOT through Internet Do notclick Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS Please select Al Files in dialog box while opening the old ile Please search for BIOS unzip downloading from internetor anyother methods such as 8SIMLH P F 1 e Complete update processfollowing the instruction Save BIOS In very beginning there is Save Current BIOS
15. Memory 130048K lt Year gt Total Memory 131072K 1999 to 2098 lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 2 Standard CMOS Features 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 Month The month Jan Through Dec Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allow ed in the month Year The y ear from 1999 through 2098 GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 34 gt Time The times format in hour minute second The time is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 lt DE Primary Master S lave IDE Secondary Master Slave The category identifies the ty pes of hard disk from driveC to F that has been installed in the computer There are two types auto type and manual ty pe Manual type is user definable Auto ty pe which will automatically detect H DD ty pe Note that the specifications of y our drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if y ou enter improper information for this category If y ou select User Type related information will be asked to enter to the following items Enter the information directly from the key board and press Enter Such information should be prov ided in the documentation form y our har
16. Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Time Date Hard Disk Type GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 66 3 Press Enter to enter BIOS FEATURES SETUP menu Use arrows to highlightthe item 1st Boot Device and then use the Page Up or Page Down keys to select Floppy AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP 001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved t 1st Boot Device rd Boot Device S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num Lock On ESC Quit TL 2 Select Item Floppy Drive Seek Disabled F1 Help PU PD Modify Password Check Setup F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults 4 Press ESC to go back to previousscreen Use the arrows to highlight the item SAVE amp EXIT SETUP then press Enter System will ask SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Press Y and Enter keys to confirm Now the system will reboot automatically the new BIOS setting will be taken effectnext bootup AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAG OE R RASOWOARN PNP PCI CONF Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE amp EAT OCI UY LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit TL Shift F2 Change
17. power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above Soft Po wer Connector Speaker Connector PW MPD PW SPK SPK MPD 1 j TAL 11 NC mc IDE Hard Dis ett RSE Reset Switch HD IDEHard DiskActive LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin2 LEDcathode SPK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Nama Sper ____ Soft Power Connector e Operation ee MSG Message LED Power ix LED anode 23 Hardware Installation Process 10 BAT Battery CAUTION 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 wantto erase CM OS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery waitfor 30 second 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 11 F_AUDIO F_AUDIO Connector If you want to use FrontAudio 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 ifthe chassis you are buying sup
18. 154 lt SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS N udioN gt CT5880 4 215157012 gt gt HARDWARE INFORMATION 3728819 70105 y CONTACT US HARDWARE INFORMATION This page lists all device you have for this motherboard TUCD2 2 B02112701 Thes page lists all devices you have this motherboard 4 GIGABYTE 4 ameet 8105 Info 6A SSIMLH Fb CPU intel Genuinelniel Identilier 86 Family 15 Model 0 Stepping 10 INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS p SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS Desciiption 515 Accelerated Graphics Port SOFTWARE Driver Ver 1 30100 INFORMATION Driver Date 7 17 2002 A CONTACT US CONTACT US Please see the last page for details TUCD2 2 B021119 Contact us vid the headquarler or branch ollices around the wold GIGABYTE INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVERS SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS SOFTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 84 Acronyms Acronyms ACPI APM AGP AMR ACR BIOS CPU CMOS CRIMM CNR DMA DMI DIMM DRM DRAM DDR ECP ESCD ECC EMC EPP ESD FDD FSB HDD IDE IRQ Meaning Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser Basic Input Output System Central Processing Unit Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Continuity RIMM Communicati
19. 984 2003 Aw ard Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Health Status save amp Exit Setup gt Frequency Voltage Control Ex it Without Sav ing ESC Quit Select ltem F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Figure 11 Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimiz ed Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 52 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Softw are P Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults gt Pow er Mal gt PnP PCI C Health Status Save amp Exit Setup Enter Password gt Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Sav ing ESC Quit Select ltem F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change Set Disable Passw ord Figure 12 Password Setting When you select this function the folowing 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 Enter You will be asked to confirm the password the password again and press Enter You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not e
20. Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Save Data to CMOS amp Exit SETUP 67 Technical Reference STEP 5 BIOS flashing 1 After system boot from floppy disk type A gt dir w and press Enter to check the entire files in loppyA Then type the BIOS flash utility and BIOS file after A gt In this case you have to Ai Flash841 VTX F4 and then press Enter Starting Windows 98 Microsoft R Windows98 Copyright MicrosoftCorp 1981 1999 A dir w Volume in drive A has no label Volume Serial Numberis 16EB 353D Directory of A COMMAND COM 7VTX F4 FLASH841 EXE 3 file s 838 954 bytes Odi s 324 608 bytes free A Flash841 7VTX F4 2 Nowscreen appears the following Flash Utility main menu Press Enter the highlighted item will locate on the modelname offhe right upper screen Rightafter that press Enter to start BIOS Flash Utility rjwzrci agers Ald es Ra Heseruril Ulp 1 iDm lert ites Ember 1 GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 68 3 twil pop up ascreen and asks Are you sure b flash the BIOS Press Enter to continue the procedure or press ESC to quit Beware Please do not turn off the system while you are upgrading BIOS It will render your BIOS corrupted and system totally inoperative Aes
21. IOS setting menu To enter Advanced BIOS setting menu press Ctri F1 key on the BIOS screen CONTROL KEYS T Move to previous item lt gt Move to next item Move to the item in the left hand lt gt gt Move to the item in the right hand Enter Select item Esc Main Menu Quit and not save changes into C MOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu lt PgUp gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt PgDn gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 Item Help F3 Reserved F4 Reserved F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the file safe default C MOS value from BIOS default table F7 Load the Optimized Defaults F8 Q Flash function F9 Sy stem Information lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu 31 BIOS Setup GETTING HELP Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is display ed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F 1 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 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F9 Once you enterAward BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Me
22. MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB Setonchip VGA shared memory size Default Value 32MB gt USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller Default v alue Disabled Disable USB Controller lt USB Legacy Support Enabled Enable USB Legacy Support Disabled Disable USB Legacy Support Default v alue On Board LAN Function Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable Onboard Lan Chip function Default Value For GA 8SIMLH P only GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 40 lt Init Display First gt gt AGP Set Init Display First to AGP Default v alue PCI Set Init Display First to PCI Onboard Modem Function Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable Onboard Modem function lt Onboard Serial Port A gt Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port A address gt gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port A and address is 3F8 Default v alue 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port and address is 2 8 gt gt 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port A and address is 3E8 2bE8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port A lt Onboard Serial Port B gt gt Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port B address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port B and address is 3F8 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port B and address is 2F8 Default v alue gt gt 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port B and address is 3E8 g
23. SE CH mE EN 55011 EN 55013 EN 55014 EN 55015 EN 55020 EN 55022 L1 DIN VDE 0855 part 10 part 12 CE marking EN 60065 EN 60335 Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer G B T Technology Tr ding GMbH full address Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers declare that the product Mother Board GA 8SIMLH is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical apparatus Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals
24. Safety requirements for mains operated electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety of household and similar electrical appliances Stamp EN 61000 3 2 EN 60555 2 EN 61000 3 3 EN 60555 3 EN 50081 1 EN 50082 1 EN 55081 2 EN 55082 2 ENV 55104 L1 EN50091 2 Disturbances in supply systems cause by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Harmonics Disturbances in supply systems cause by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Generic emission standard Part 1 Residual commercial and light industry Generic immunity standard Part 1 Residual commercial and light industry Generic emission standard Part 2 Industrial environment Generic emission standard Part 2 Industrial environment Immunity requirements for household appliances tools and similar apparatus EMC requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS CE EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73 23 EEC EN 60950 EN 50091 1 Manufacturer Importer Date December 11 2002 Name Timmy Huang Signature DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax N
25. ash utility to update BIOS The above process is nota interesting job Besides always be carefully to sbre the BIOS source code correctly in your disks as ifyou update the wrong BIOS it will be a nightmare Certainly you wonder why motherboard vendors could notjust do something rightto save your time and effortand save you from the lousy BIOS updating work Here itcomes Now Gigabyte announces BlOS the first Windows BIOS live update utility This is a smartBIOS update software help you to download BIOS fom intemetand update it Notlike the other BIOS update sofware its a Windows utility With the help of 9 BIOS BIOS updating is no more than a click Besides no matter which mainboard you are using ifits a Gigabyte s product BIOS help youto maintain the BIOS This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to choose the BIOS accordingly Itthen downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site automatically There are several differentchoices you could use Internet Update to download and update your BIOS directly Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS just choose Save Current BIOS to save it first You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte and BIOS update your BIOS smartly You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS and capable to maintain and manage your BIOS easily Again Gigabyte s innovative producterects a milestone in mainboard industries For sucha wonderful softwar
26. ctor This connector supports standard PS 2 i 6 pin Female keyboard and PS 2 mouse A PS 2 Keyboard Connector 1 6 pin Female USB amp LAN Connector 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 notsupport USB controller please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors xn For GA 8SIMLH P only GA 8SIMLH P C M otherboard 16 Parallel Port Serial Port VGA Port LPT COMA VGA Parallel Port gt This connector supports 1 standard COM port e I 9 1 Parallel port and 1 VGA port Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port mouse and modem etc can be connected to Em serial ports VGA Serial Port VGA Port 9 pin Male 15 pin Female O Game MIDI Ports This connector supports joystick MIDI lam 5552 PN E ETE JB keyboard and other relate audio devices Joystick MIDI 15 pin Female Audio Connectors gt After install onboard audio driver you may connectspeaker to Line Outjack micro phone to MIC In jack Device like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Please note Line Out MIC In You are able to use 2 4 6 cha
27. d disk vendor or the sy stem manufacturer CYLS Number of cy linders gt gt HEADS Number of heads gt PRECOMP Write precomp gt gt LANDZONE Landing zone SECTORS Number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press lt Enter gt Drive Drive The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive or drive B that has been installed in the computer None No floppy drive installed gt gt 360K 5 25 in 5 25 inch PC ty pe standard drive 360K byte capacity b gt 1 2M 5 25 in 5 25 inch AT ty pe high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled gt gt 720K 3 5 in 3 9 inch double sided drive 720K by te capacity gt gt 1 44M 3 5 in 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity gt gt 2 88M 3 5 in 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity 35 BIOS Setup Floppy 3 Mode Support for J apan Area Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default v alue 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 lt Halt on The category determines whether the 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 All Errors Whenev er the BIOS detects a non fatal error the sy stem will be stopped But Keyboard
28. e how much it costs Impossible ls free Now ifyou buy a Gigabyte s motherboard you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD Butplease remember connected to internetat frst then you could have a intemet BIOS update from your Gigabyte BIOS 57 Technical Reference Easy Tune 4 Introduction Gigabyte announces EasyTune 4 Windows based Overclocking utility EasyTune 4 carries on the heritage so as to pave the way forfuture generations Overclock mightbe oneofthe mostcommon issues in computer field Buthave many users ever tried it Theansweris probably no Because Overclock is thought to be very difficult and includes a lot of technical know how sometimes Overclock is even considered as special skills found only in some enthusiasts But as to the experts in Overclock whats the truth They may spend quite a lotof time and money b study and use many diferenthard ware or BIOS tools to do Overclock And even with hese technologies they stil learn that its quite a risk because the safety and stability ofan Overclock system is unknown Now everything is different because ofa Windows based overclocking utility EasyTune 4 announced by Gigabyte This win dows based utilityhas totally changed gaming rule of Overclock This is the firstwindows based overclocking utility is suitable for both normaland powerusers Users can choose either Easy Mode or Advanced Mode for overclocking atthei
29. e download screen then selectthe Open this file fromits currentlocation and press eo eyes copes rappard ires rm GIGABYTE TEENR OL GE TRAFE lor S EE POR y 2 CTS ees ME ACT 402 ees ac FE o cero wb eb Ti E rg T S ug rod Ride eee Fa Sake lm Hoo bn ode i A Bie em cm imn em HT Sura Tie f PHE eee 7 OPTS se Due ral Wis Dm Jore e Parent renin er EE GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 64 5 Athis time the screen shows the following picture please click Extract button to unzip the fles ral WinZip Unregistarad vtx File galons Options ew ChecxCub hirad Jesh 31 exe 5718 01 SEPM 4EZE E d9 243259 a Putte TOOT 262144 217 207 536 oa iEglaciad 0 iss D tutes Total filas TE3KFI 6 Please extract the download files into he clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2 and press Extract Saraco Folders x HIE Desidae Files EH Tesco a fe Alies am wp eon T eg Bis Network Neighborood
30. for 4 channels output Jte codi 75 Technical Reference Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Use the back audio panel to connect the audio out put without any additional module STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Line Out the rear channels to Line In and the Center Subwoofer channels to MIC In Line Out Line In MIC In STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an icon on the taskbar s status area Click the audio icon Sound Effect from the windows tray at 4 the bottom of the screen 2 XA I EIER Y e E E Le Sod Et Egea Cong sas peche Tex SFEIF ni Select Speaker Configuration and choose the Fan ni pastor zx T OesusEOUEBDEIE 6 channels for 5 1 speakers out put E eg Low Dut Tir Pan Disable Only SURROUND KIT pess Speci Eo d Fur quaa SEHT j 9 0 oui Spes m m SPP aui Spl zal 6 channels mode for 5 1 speakers output GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 76 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 ISubwoofer SURROUND KIT access analog outp
31. gabyte com tw e USA G B T INC Address 17358 Railroad St City of Industry CA 91748 Tel 1 626 854 9338 Fax 1 626 854 9339 E mail sales giga byte com support giga byte com Web Address www giga byte com e Germany G B T Technology Trading GmbH Tel 49 40 2533040 Fax 49 40 25492343 Sales Tel 49 01803 428468 Tech Fax 49 01803 428329 Tech E mail support gigabyte de Web Address www gigabyte de e JAPAN Nippon Giga Byte Corporation Web Address www gigabyte co jp G B T TECH CO LTD Tel 44 1908 362700 Fax 44 1908 362709 E mail support gbt tech co uk Web Address www gbt tech co uk GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard e The Netherlands Giga Byte Technology B V Address Postbus 1385 5602 BJ Eindhoven The Netherlands Tel 31 40 290 2088 Fax 31 40 290 2089 E mail info giga byte nl Web Address http www giga byte nl e China Shanghai Office Tel 86 21 64737410 Fax 86 21 64453227 Web Address www gigabyte com cn GuangZhou Office Tel 86 20 87586273 Fax 86 20 87544306 Web Address www gigabyte com cn Beijing Office Tel 86 10 82856054 86 10 82856064 86 10 82856094 Fax 86 10 82856575 Web Address www gigabyte com cn E mail bjsupport gigabyte com cn Chengdu Office Tel 86 28 85236930 Fax 86 28 85256822 Web Address www gigabyte com cn
32. igpx WS CMS i2 Pond erg nm 8 Bag 4 a i a Ee 53 div Pre dude P i GIGABYTE TECHE OLOE TY erat abe Fa LR PITC ST FT TE x weds eub cm bazia pie Iie CPL frequence table Far Socket JC i Sint 1 15 be eee zh MIE Socket 370 CPU 9 pizca We Socket COL Al cate AE SPD GP 9 win prier ord Dual IB 312 CFL W Char AER AMD KT series ve Gockel A CPU Fenllue 4 giia HIB ve Socket 421 CPU AIT EO xeriax ANS ye Sal DIS d Cher Wa yr CPU 9 CPU Cempzbblls Hess ca HI da 38 3 DE ditepas Hl SS 63 Technical Reference 3 We use GA VTXmohherboard as example Please select GA 7VTX by Modelor Chipsetoptional menu to obtain BIOS flash files zl hn tere mque sain rei Aimer Ez Eu ne fee qb D A oe GIGABYTE TEEN 4 LOG F Conary Teich Sh AIF ile H Atid ihe talaang FRETI pc a Hy signet Chpzsb Bese LL LN zi 5 4 Selectan appropriate BIOS version Forexample F4 and click to download file Itwil pop up a il
33. ing message if the drive installed is 360 K Default v alue Password Check b gt Sy stem The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Default v alue gt CPU Hyper Threading Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature Please note that this feature is only working for operating sy stem with multi processors mode supported Disabled Disables CPU Hy per Threading Default v alue GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 38 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Software Integrated Peripherals IDE1 Conductor Cable Auto IDE2 Conductor Cable Auto Menu Level gt On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Auto On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Auto detect IDE AC97 Audio Enabled cable ty pe System Share Memory Size 32MB USB Controller Enabled ATA66 100 133 USB Legacy Support Disabled Set Conductor cable On Board LAN Function Enabled to ATA66 100 133 80 pins Init Display First AGP Onboard Modem Function Disabled ATA33 Onboard Serial Port A 3F8 IRQ4 Set Conductor cable Onboard Serial Port B 2F8 IRQ3 to ATA33 40 pins Serial Port B Mode Normal Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode ECP xEPP Mode Select ECP Mode Use DMA Game Port Address Midi Port Addres
34. it the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to CMOS N will return to Setup Utility GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 54 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Software gt Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults gt Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Passw ord Health gt Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Sav ing ESC Quit TL gt lt Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Abandon all Data Figure 14 Exit Without Saving Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS N will return to Setup Utility 55 BIOS Setup GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 56 Chapter 4 Technical Reference BIOS Introduction Gigabyte announces BIOS Windows BIOS live update utility Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself Or like many other people you just know what BIOS is butalways hesitate to update it Because you tink updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually BROS Live Utility you don t know how b update it Maybe not like others you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite alot oftime to doit Butof course you don tlike to do ittoo much First download differentBIOS from website and then switch the operating system to DOS mode Secondly use different fl
35. l Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER e PNP PCI CONFI Load Setup Defaults Y N N LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Load Setup Defaults GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 70 3 Use the arrows to highlightthe item SAVE amp EXIT SETUP and press Enter System will ask SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Press Y and Enter keys to confirm Now the system will rebootautomatically the new BIOS seting willbe taken effectnextboot up AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAG FMEN D LOAD BIOS DEFAU AVE 6 UP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Save Data to CMOS amp Exit SETUP 4 Congratulate you have accomplished the BIOS flash procedure 71 Technical Reference Method 3 0 BIOS Utility If you don t have
36. l Warning Disabled Tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 7 PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status lt Case Opened If the case is closed Case Opened will show If the case hav e been opened Case Opened w ill show Yes If you wantto reset C ase Opened value set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled and save CMOS your computer will res tart gt Current Voltage V VCORE 4 3 3V 5 12 gt gt Detect sy stem s voltage status automatically Current System CPU Temperature gt gt Detect Sy stem CPU Temp automatically Current CPU S YS TEM FAN Speed RPM Detect CPU SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 46 lt CPU Warning Temperature gt 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU Temp at 60 C 140 F p gt 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU Temp at 70 C 158 F 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU Temp at 80 C 176 F 90 194 F Monitor CPU Temp at 90 C 194 F Disabled Disable this function Default v alue gt CPU FAN Fail Warning Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable Default v alue Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable Default v alue Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable 47 BIOS Setup Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Copy right
37. latest SiS USB2 0 driver for Windows 98 and Windows ME we will put the driver on GIGABYTE website asap http www gigabyte com tw For GA 8SIMLH P only GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 82 SOFTWARE APPLICATION This page reveals the value added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners TUCD2 2 B02112701 CHIPSET DRIVERS SOFTWARE INFORMATION HARDWARE INFORMATION Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager GWUM This utility can integrate the Gigabyte s applications in the system tray Gigabyte Management Tool GMT A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network m EasyTune4 Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions B DMI Viewer Windows based utility which is used to browse the DMI SMBIOS information of the system B Face Wizard New utility for adding BIOS logo B BIOS Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility Acrobat e Book Useful utility from Adobe AcrobatReader Popular utility from Adobe for reading PDF file format documents Norton Internet Security NIS Integrated utility which includes anti virus ad control etc 83 Appendix SOFTWARE INFORMATION This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title TUCD2 2 B02112701 page lists the contents o softwaies and divers ir Ihis tille GIGABYTE Ve oMNEADME TXT BIS CHIPSET NChipselsss NAMDN 215
38. lugged in to the CPU fan connector this completes the installation Please refer to CPU cooling fan user s manual for more detail installation procedure 1 Fastenthe cooling fan suppor ng base 2 Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to onto the CPU socketon the the CPU fan connector than install mainboard complete GA 8SIMLH P C M otherboard 12 Step 2 Install memory modules Before installing the processor and heatsink adhere tothe following warning When DIMM LED is ON do notinstall remove DIMM from socket Please note that the DIMM module can only fitin one direction due to the one notches Wrong orientation will cause improper instalation Please change the insert orientation 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 fitin one direction due to the notch Memory size can vary between sockets Support Unbuffered DDR DIMM Sizes type 64 Mbit 2Mx8x4 banks 64 Mbit 1Mx16x4 banks 128 Mbit 4Mx8x4 banks 128 Mbit 2Mx16x4 banks 256 Mbit 8Mx8x4 banks 256 Mbit 4Mx16x4 banks 512 Mbit 16Mx8x4 banks 512MbifgMxl xdbanks Total System Memory Max2GB 13 Hardware Installation Process 1 TheDIMM slot has anotch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction p EN Ct in 4 2 Insertthe
39. ng If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well it will cause improper installation Please change the insert orientation Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard CAUTION Step 1 1 CPU Installation Angling the q Socket rod to 65 Actuation Lever 1 Angling he rod to 65 degree maybe feela 2 Pullthe rod the 90 degree directly kind oftight and then continue pull the rod to 90 degree when a noise cough made gPintindicator z TUE E PE pe errs CUNT mi ki 4 Locate Pin 1 in socketand look for a golden cutedge on the CPU upper corner Then insertthe CPU into the socket 11 Hardware Installation Process Step 1 2 CPU Cooling Fan Installation Before installing the CPU cool fan adhere to thefollowing warning A 1 Please use Intel approved cooling fan 2 We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and cooling fan The CPU cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of the thermal paste During this condition if you try to remove the cooling fan you might pull the processor out ofthe CPU socket alone with the cooling fan and might damage the processor To avoid this from happening we suggest you to either use thermaltape instead of thermal paste or remove the cooling fan with extreme caution 3 Make sure the CPU fan power cable is p
40. nnel audio Front Center and Subwoofer feature by S W selection Speaker If you wantto enable 6 channel function you ine In have 2 choosefor hardware connection RearSpeaker Method1 Connect FrontSpeaker to Line Out Connect Rear Speaker to Line In Connect Center and Subwoofer to MIC Out Method2 You can refer to page 25 and contact your nearestdealer for optional SUR CEN cable Ifyou want the detail information for 2 4 6 channel audio setup n NOTE installation please refer to page 74 17 Hardware Installation Process Step 4 2 Connectors amp Jumper Setting Introduction 1 ATX 12V 12 SUR CEN 2 ATX 13 CD IN 3 CPU FAN 14 SPDIF 4 SYS FAN 15 SPDIF_ 5 IDE1 IDE2 16 IR 6 FDD 17 USB1 F USB2 7 DIMM LED 18 COMB 8 PWR LED 19 CI 9 F PANEL 20 MODEM 10 BAT 21 CLR 11 AUDIO xn For GA 8SIMLH P only GA 8SIMLH P C M otherboard 18 1 ATX 12V 12V Power Connector This connector 12 suppliesthe CPU operation voltage Vcore Ifthis 12V connector is not connected system cannotboot 2 GND 2 ATX ATX Power AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard Definition 5V SB stand by 5V 74 Ps se a OD 19 Hardware Installation Process 3 CPU FAN CPU FAN Connector Please no
41. nter 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 sy stem will boot and y ou can enter Setup freely The BIOS Setup program allows to specify two separate passwords SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled any one may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration felds the U ser 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 sy stem is rebooted or any time y ou try to enter Setup Menu If youselect at Password Check in AdvanceBlOS Features Menu y au will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup 53 BIOS Setup Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Softw are gt Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults P Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Passw ord gt Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Sav ing ESC Quit TL gt lt Select ltem F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Figure 13 Save amp Exit Setup Type Y will qu
42. nter to Run 1 File s found Total Size 1 39M Free Size 1 14M F5 Refresh DEL Delete ESC Return Main Where XXXX XX is name ofthe BIOS file f Press Entr to Run Z Press Entr to Run Congratulation You have completed the flashed and now can restartsystem GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 60 Method 2 BIOS Flash Utility BIOS Flash Procedure We use GA VTXmotherboard and Flash841 BIOS fash utility as example Please flash the BIOS according to the following procedures ifyou are now under the DOS mode Flash BIOS Procedure STEP 1 1 Please make sure your system has installed the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip Firsty you have to install the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip for unzip the files Both of these uliliies are available on many shareware download pages like htto Wwww shareware cnetcom STEP 2 Make a DOS bootdiskette See example Windows 98 O S Beware Windows ME 2000 are notallowed to make a DOS bootdiskette 1 With an available foppy disk in the floppy drive Please leave the diskette UN write protected type Double click the My Computer icon fom Desktop then click 3 5 diskette A and rightclick to select Format M My Computer Tn F ienpy 257 ny poche ek Firg gps 482 amp TERES TE Meo iem 61 Technical Reference 2 Selectthe Quick erase for FormatType and pick both Dis
43. nu Figure 1 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to selectfrom eight setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Software P Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults gt Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password Configurations Set User Password Health Status save amp Exit Setup gt Frequency Voltage Control Ex it Without Sav ing ESC Quit lt Select ltem F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Ty pe Figure 1 Main Menu If can t find the setting you want please press CtrI F1 to search the advanced option widden e Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 32 Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals Power Manag ement Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green 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 Sy stem auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed F
44. o 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number GA SSIMLH Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 of the 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 December 11 2002 GA 8SIMLH P C P4 Titan Series Motherboard USER S MANUAL Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard Rev 3201 12ME 8SIMLHP 3201 Table of Content Item 4 Chapter 1 Introduction D Features Summary 5 GA 8S IMLH P C Motherboard 1 7 Block Diagram Ere 8 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 5 10 Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU 11 Step Mee CPU Ms CaN UO st rient ll 11 955 152 CPUC Fan 12 Step 2 Install memory modules eee 13 Step 3 Install expansion 004 8040000
45. on and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access Desktop Management Interface Dual Inline Memory Module Dual Retention Mechanism Dynamic Random Access Memory Double Data Rate Extended Capabilities Port Extended System Configuration Data Error Checking and Correcting Electromagnetic Compatibility Enhanced Parallel Port Electrostatic Discharge Floppy Disk Device Front Side Bus Hard Disk Device Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced Interrupt Request 85 to be continued Appendix Acronyms IOAPIC ISA LAN I O LBA LED MHz MIDI MTH MPT NIC OS OEM PAC POST PCI RIMM SCI SECC SRAM Meaning Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller Industry Standard Architecture Local Area Network Input Output Logical Block Addressing Light Emitting Diode Megahertz Musical Instrument Digital Interface Memory Translator Hub Memory Protocol Translator Network Interface Card Operating System Original Equipment Manufacturer PCI A G P Controller Power On Self Test Peripheral Component Interconnect Rambus in line Memory Module Special Circumstance Instructions Single Edge Contact Cartridge Static Random Access Memory GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 06 Technical Support RMA Sheet Customer Country Contact Person E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision BIOS version O S A S Hardware Mfs Model name Size Driver Utility Configuration o e T S Memory
46. p F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Features System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology First Second Third Boot Device Floppy Select y our boot device priority by Floppy LS120 Select y our boot dev ice priority by LS120 HDD 0 3 Select y our boot dev ice priority by HDD 0 3 SCSI Select y our boot dev ice priority by SCSI CDROM Select y our boot dev ice priority by CDROM ZIP Select y our boot dev ice priority by ZIP gt gt USB FDD Select y our boot device priority by USB FDD gt gt USB ZIP Select y our boot device priority by USB ZIP gt gt USB CDROM Select y our boot device priority by USB CDROM gt gt USB HDD Select y our boot device priority by USB HDD 37 BIOS Setup gt gt LAN Select y our boot device priority by LAN Disabled Select y our boot device priority by Disabled lt Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360 K type is 40 tracks 720 K 1 2 M and 1 44 M are all 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720 K 1 2 M or 1 44 M drive ty pe as they are all 80tracks Disabled BIOS will not search for the ty pe of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warn
47. playsummary when finished and Copy system fles after thatpress Start Thatwillformatthe floppyand transfer the needed system files to it Beware This procedure wil erase all the prior data on thatfloppy so please proceed accordingly Format 3 Floppy F rmettepe Quick erase C Copy vestem tiles anl Other options Latet hnlabel Te Display sumrnary ven Copy system files 3 Afer the floppy has been formatted completly please press Close Format JA Floppy AJ Format toe e ILES er ea Other options Lebel LAST trial die apnea 387 684 uded by sytem Wes in bad sector Fs Floppy A F Fornet Results 1070 081 rtm e an eec Ie i jal vite G pyesetem S1 byte in enar llecerien vni 2 04 total allocasion unis an disi Creating senainimber GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 62 STEP 3 Download BIOS and BIOS utility program 1 Please go to Gigabyte website http www gigabyte com tw index html and click Support cS TW zo pres o days 5th dire C Xia Ri FE wa Amerie MAN Gu wp gt ms ordin Ee EBSTTXITACAR EU ELICIT ra cu soc dex riu an fu 32 wAn
48. port frontaudio connector please contactyour dealer Please note you can have the alternative ofusing front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound POWER FrontAudio R RearAudio R GA 8SIMLH P C M otherboard 24 12 SUR CEN Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR CEN cable i Definition 1 15712 2 51 16 2 SUROUTR NoPin CENTER OUT 76 BASS OUT 13 CD IN CD IN Black Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector _25 Hardware Installation Process 14 SPDIF SPDIF Out The SPDIF outputis capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or com pressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function PinNo Definition vec SPDF Out GND 15 SPDIF 1 SPDIF In Use this feature only when your device has digital output function GA 8SIMLH P C M otherboard 26 16 IR Be careful with the polarity ofthe IR connector while you connect the IR Please contact you nearest dealer for optional IR device NoPin IR Data Input GND IR Data Output 17 USB1 F_USB2 Front USB Connector Yellow Be careful with the polarity ofthe front USB connector Check the pin assignmentwhile you connect the front USB cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front USB cable 9 USB DX 27 Hardware Installation P
49. r End User use only PCI Clock MHz gt gt Please set PCI Clock according to y our requirement Incorrect using it may cause your system broken For power End User use only 49 BIOS Setup Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Softw gt Standard CMOS Features Figure 9 Top Performance Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of y our sy stem set Top Performance as Enabled Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable Top Performance function You must check whether your RAM CPU support over clock when you set Top Performance to Enabled GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 50 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Software gt Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults pI gt PnP PCI C Load FaikSate Debuts YNY 0 Health Status Save amp Exit Setup gt Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Sav ing ESC Quit lt Select ltem F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Figure 10 Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the sy stem parameters that allow minimum sy stem performance 51 BIOS Setup Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1
50. r convenience For users who choose Easy Mode hey justneed to click Auto Optimize to have autoed and immediate CPU overclocking This software will then overdrive CPU speed automatically with the resultbeing shown in the control panel f users prefer Overclock by them there is also another choice Click Advanced Mode to enjoy sport drive class Overclocking user interface Advanced Mode allows users to change the system bus AGP Memory working frequency in small increments to get ultimate system performance lt operates in coordination with Gigabyte motherboards Besides itis different from other traditional over clocking methods EasyTune 4doesn trequire users to change neither BIOS nor hardware swith jumper seting onthe otherhand they can do Overclock ateasy step Therefore this is a safer way for Overclock as nothing is changed on software or hardware lfuser runs EasyTune 4 over system s limitation the biggestlostis onlytorestartthe computer again and side effectis then well controlled Moreover ifone well performed system speed has been tested in EasyTune 4 user can Save this seting and Load itin nexttime Obviously Gigabyte EasyTune 4 has already turned the Overclock technology toward to a newer generation This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached in driver CD Users may make a test drive of EasyTune 4 to find out more amazing features by themselves Gigabyte prod
51. requency Voltage Control This setup page is control CPU s clock and frequency ratio Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of y our sy stem set Top Performance as Enabled Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the sy stem parameters which the sy stem would be in safe configuration Load Optimiz ed Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the sy stem parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration Set Supervis or pass word Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the sy stem and Setup or just to Setup Set User password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the sy stem Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Fxit Without Saving Abandon all C MOS value changes and exit setup 33 BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Softw are Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd y y Fri May 3 2002 Item Help Time hh mm ss 17 56 23 Menu Level gt Change the day month FIDE Primary Master None year M IDE Primary Slave None FIDE Secondary Master None Week FIDE Secondary Slave None Sun to Sat Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in lt Month gt Drive B None Jan to Dec Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled lt Day gt Halt On All But Key board 1 to 31 or maximum allow ed in the month Base Memory 640K Extended
52. rocess 18 COMB COM B Connector White Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector Check the pin assignment while you connect the COMB cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional COMB cable 2 40 9 5 GND NDSRB 78 Nese 79 NB 19 Cl CASE OPEN This 2 pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the case open item in BIOS if the system casebegin remove mi GA 8SIMLH P C M otherboard 28 20 MODEM Please contact your nearest dealer for optional Modem card Definition i ene i 4 LU x a 21 CLR PWD When Jum per is setto open and system is restarted the password that is set will be cleared On the contrary when Jumper is setto close the currentstatus remains 1 open Clear password i 1 close Normal xn For GA 8SIMLH P only 29 Hardware Installation Process GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 30 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This ty pe of information is stored in battery backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off ENTERING S ETUP Powering ON the computr and pressing Del immedidely will allow y ou to enterSetup If y ou require more advanced BIOS set ngs please go to Advanced B
53. s Supports DDR333 DDR266 200 e Supports up to 2 un buffer DIMM DDR333 e Supports up to 2 un buffer Double sided DIMM DDR266 200 e Supports up to 2GB Max e Supports only2 5V DDR DIMM Control e W83697HF Slots e 1 Universal AGP slot 2X 4X device support e 3PClslot supports 33MHz amp PCI2 2 compliant On Board IDE A e 2 IDE bus master UDMA33 ATA66 ATA100 ATA133 IDE ports for up to 4 ATAPI devices e Supports PIO mode3 4 UDMA33 ATA66 ATA100 ATA133 IDE amp ATAPI CD ROM On Board Peripherals e 1 Floppy portsupports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M bytes e 1 Parallel port supports Normal EPP ECP mode e 1 Serial port COMA 1 VGA port COMB on board e 6x USB 2 0 1 1 2 x Rear 4 xFrontby cable e 1 FrontAudio Connector e 1 IrDA connector for IR to be continued 5 Introduction Hardware Monitor e CPU System Fan Revolution detect e CPU System Fan Control e CPU Overheat Warning e System Voltage Detect On Board Sound e Realtek ALC650 CODEC e Line Out 2 front speaker e Line In 2 rear speaker by s w switch e Mic In center amp subwoofer by s w switch e SPDIF Out SPDIF In e CD lIn Game Port On Board LAN e Build in RTL8101L Chipset On Board VGA e Build in 515651 Chipset PS 2 Connector e PS 2 Keyboard interface and PS 2 Mouse interface BIOS e Licensed Award BIOS 2M bitFlash ROM e Supports Q Flash Additional Features e 5 2 Keyboard power on by password e 5 2 Mouse po
54. s Midi Port IRQ EPP1 7 3 201 330 10 lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 4 Integrated Peripherals lt IDEI Conductor Cable gt gt Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS Default Value ATA66 100 133 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66 100 133 Please make sure y our IDE dev ice and cable is compatible with ATA66 100 133 gt gt ATA33 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA33 For GA 8SIMLH P only 39 BIOS Setup Conductor Cable Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS Default Value ATA66 100 133 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA66 100 133 Please make sure y our IDE device and cable is compatible with 66 100 133 gt gt ATA33 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA33 lt On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default v alue Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port On Chip Secondary P CI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default v alue Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port AC97 Audio Enabled Enable onboard AC 97 audio function Default v alue gt Disabled Disable this function lt System Share Memor y Size gt gt 4A
55. se single color LED pow er LED will turn off b lf use dual color LED power LED will turn to another color GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 44 PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Software PnP PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Menu Level gt PCI 3 IRQ Assignment gt lt Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 6 Configurations lt PCI1 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 Default v alue b gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 1 lt PCI2 IRQ Assignment gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default v alue 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 2 lt PCI3 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3 Default v alue 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI 3 45 BIOS Setup PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2003 Aw ard Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Case Opened No Menu Level gt VCORE 1 71V 3 3V 3 29V 5V 4 99V 12V 11 73V Current Sy stem Temperature 21 C 80 F Current CPU Temperature 25 C 77 F Current CPU FAN Speed 4821 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM CPU Warning Temperature Disabled CPU FAN Fail Warning Disabled SYSTEM FAN Fai
56. sktops and notebook applications GA 8SIMLH P C M otherboard 14 Step 3 Install expansion cards 1 po Read the related expansion card s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer Remove your computers chassis cover necessary screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slotin motherboard Be sure the metalcontacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card Replace your computr s chassis cover Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating system Please carefully pull outthe small white drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install Uninstall the AGP card Please align the AGP card to AGP Card the onboard slotand press firmly down on the slot Make sure your AGP card is locked by small white drawable bar 15 Hardware Installation Process Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Step 4 1 Back Panel Introduction e e o o go a tua i EL G ms gt m OM TM BELGA DNE Hi koi oC AR DRE Ul d PS 2 Mouse Conne
57. t gt 2bE8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port B and address is 2 8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port B lt Serial Port B Mode This item allows y ou to determine which Infra Red IR function of Onboard 1 chip gt gt ASKIR Set onboard I O chip UART to ASKIR Mode gt gt IrDA Set onboard I O chip UART to IrDA Mode Normal Set onboard I O chip UART to Normal Mode Default Value For GA 8SIMLH P only 41 BIOS Setup lt Onboard Parallel port gt gt 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default Value gt gt 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 Disabled Disable onboard LPT port 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQT lt Parallel Port Mode SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port gt gt EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port Default Value ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP amp EPP mode lt EPP Mode Select EPP 1 9 Compliant with EPP 1 9 version EPP 1 7 Compliant with EPP 1 7 version Default Value ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default Value 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 lt Game Port Address 201 Set Game Port Address to 201 Default Value 209 Set Game Port Address to 209 Disabled Disable this function Midi Port Address 290 Set Midi Port Address to 290 300 Set Midi Port
58. te a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating The CPU fan connector supports Max currentup to 600 mA ae 4 SYS FAN System FAN Connector This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature No z H 3 GA 8SIMLH P C M otherboard 20 Please connectfirst harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM IDE2 The red stripe of the ribbon cable must 5 IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 IDE2 Connector be the same side with he Pin1 6 FDD Floppy Connector Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD Itsupports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes floppy disk types The red stripe ofthe ribbon cable mustbe the same side with the Pin1 Hardware Installation Process T DIMM LED Do notremove memory modules while DIMM LEDis on It mightcause short or other unexpected damages due to the 2 5V 3 3V stand by voltage Remove memory modules only when AC Power cord is disconnected 7 8 PWR LED PWR LED is connectwith the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off It will blink when the system enters suspend mode If you use dual color LED power LED will turn t another color 1288 GA 8SIMLH P C M otherboard 22 9 F PANEL 2x10 pins connector Please connect the power LED PC peaker reset swtch and
59. ted from the system 5 Ensure thatthe ATX power supply is switched offbefore you plug in or remove the ATX owerconnectoron the motherboard Installing the motherboard to the chassis Ifthe motherboard has mounting holes butthey don t line up with the holes on base and there are no slots to attach the spacers do notbecome alarmed you can still attach spacers to the mounting holes Justcut portion ofthe spacers the spacer may be a litle hard to cut off so be careful ofyour hands In this way you can still atach the motherboard the base wihoutworrying aboutshort circuits Sometimes you may need b use the plastic springs to isolate the screw fom the motherboard PCB surface because the circuitwire may be near by hole Be careful don tletthe screw contactany printed circuitwrite or parts on PCB hatare near the fixing hole otherwise it may damage board or cause board malfunctioning xn For GA 8SIMLH P only GA 8SIMLH P C M otherboard 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary Form Factor e 24 4cm x21 5cm Micro size form factor 4 layers PCB CPU Socket478 for Intel Micro FC PGA2 Pentium 4 processor e Support Intel Pentium 4 Northwood 0 13 1m processor e Support Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology e Intel Pentium 4 400 533MHz FSB e 2nd cache depends on CPU Chipset e SiS 651 Host Memory controller e SiS 962L MuTIOL Media Memory e 2 184 DDR socket
60. turn to the Last state before AC pow er off Off When AC power back to the sy stem the system will be in Off state Default Value gt gt On When AC power back to the system the system will be in On state 43 BIOS Setup 3 7 9 15 NMI Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable this function Default v alue lt ModemRingOn Disabled Disable Modem Ring on function Enabled Enable Modem Ring on function Default Value lt PME Event Wake Up Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up Default Value Power On by Keyboard Password Input password from 1 to 8 characters and press Enter to set the Key board Pow er On Password gt gt Any Key Set Key board power on by any key Disabled Disable this function Default Value lt Power On by Mouse Enabled Enable Pow er On by Mouse function Disabled Disable this function Default Value Resume by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Data time to pow er on sy stem Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON sy stem If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled Month Alarm NA 1 12 Day of Month 1 31 Time hh mm 55 0 23 0 59 0 59 Power LEDin 51 state Blinking In standby mode S1 power LED will blink Default Value gt gt Dual OFF In standby mode S1 a If u
61. uction 0 00444 20 2000 00000 1 58 Flash BIOS Method Introduction ssessssss 59 2 4 6 Channel Audio Function Introuction 74 Chapter 5 Appendix 2 01 3 Table of Content Item Checklist The GA 8SIMLH P or GA 8SIMLH P C motherboard 2 PortUSB Cable x 1 IDE cable x 1 Floppy cable x 1 4 PortUSB Cable x 1 M CD for motherboard driver amp utility O SPDIF KIT x 1 SPDIF Out KIT GA 8SIMLH P C user s manual IEEE 1394 Cable x1 N Shield Audio Combo Kitx 1 O Quick PC Installation Guide SURROUND Kit SPDIF Out KIT RAID Manual Motherboard Settings Label CAUTION Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protect them againstdamage from static electricity you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer 1 Unplug yourcomputer when working on the inside 2 Use agrounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one buch both of your hands b a safelygrounded object orto a metal object such as the power supplycase 3 Hold components by edges and try nottouch the IC chips leads or connectors or other component 4 Place components grounded antistatic pad or on the bag thatcame with components whenever the components are separa
62. ucts are notfullysupported by EasyTune 4 Please find the products supported list in web site Any Overclocking action is atuser s risk Gigabyte Technology will notbe responsible for any damage or instability o your processor motherboard or any oher components GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 58 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 Q Flash A What is Q Flash Utility Q Flash utility is a pre O S BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode no more fooling around any OS B How to use Q Flash a Afer power on the computer pressing Del immediately during POST Power On Self Test it will allow you to enter AWARD BIOS CMOS SETUP then press F8 to enter Q Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2003 Award Software gt Standard CMOS Features Top Performance amp Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults MPnP P Enter Q Flash Utility Y N Y gt Frequency Voltage Control Exit Without Saving ES 11 lt Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup gt Time Date Hard Disk b Q Flash Utility Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Type Size SST39SF020 256K Keep DMI Data Enabled Load BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power OFF 59 Technical Reference Load BIOS From Floppy n the A drive insert the BIOS diskette then Press E
63. ut device is available on the motherboard Cable with rear bracket is provided and could link b the SPDIF output connector As picture For the further linkage to decoder rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connecing port 1 Connectthe SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC and fix it with screw 2 Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard rub unus dz 3 Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder 79 Technical Reference GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 80 Chapter 5 Appendix Install Drivers Pictures below are shown in NOTE Windows XP CD ver 2 2 22 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 INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER This page shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system Click each item to install the driver manually or switch to the to install the drivers automatically TUCD2 2 B02112701 amare as installed not installed not installed 4 SOFTWARE gt not installed APPLICATIONS 7 Aut U iver Pateh C gt not installed SOFTWARE INFORMATION U3 pom 2 OT installed y HARDWARE INFORMATION y CONTACT US TUCD2 2 B02112701 GIGABYTE mui t t not installe t t t BOFTWA
64. ut to rear channels and Center Subwoofer channels It is the best solution if you need 6 channel output Line In and MIC at the same time SURROUND KIT is included in the GIGABYTE unique Audio Combo Kit as picture STEP 1 Insert the SURROUND KIT in the back of the case fix it with the screw STEP 2 Connect the SURROUND KIT to SUR CEN on the M B TT Technical Reference STEP3 Connect the front channels to back audio panel s Line Out the rear channels to SURROUND KIT s REAR and the Center Subwoofer channels to SURROUND KIT s SUB CENTER STEP 4 Click the audio icon Sound Effect from the win dows tray at the bottom of the screen mc 5 5 fmi Fines STETIT d SLAACUMD ET Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 6 channels for 5 1 speakers out put Enable Only SURROUND KIT and press F KIT le cal Leases m EP n lent Lis SURROUND KIT Only SURROUND KIT Basic amp Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output ModeNotes When the Environmentset ngs is None the sound xus spec conci Sehen end bors Erami would be performed as stereo mode 2 channels output Please select the other settings for 6 channels output GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 78 SPDIF Output Device Optional Device SPDF outp
65. wer on SIR Suspend To RAM e AC Recovery e USB KB Mouse wake up from S3 e Supports EasyTune 4 e Supports BIOS TM HT functionality requirement content wor Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires all of the following platform components CPU An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset An SiS Chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS ABIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled OS An operation system that has optimizations for HT Technology Please setthe CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor s specifications We don t recommend you to set the system bus frequency over CPU s specification because these specific bus frequencies are notthe standard specifications for CPU chipsetand mostofthe peripherals Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly willdepend on your hardware configurations including CPU Chipsets SDRAM Cards etc For GA 8SIMLH P only GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 6 GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard Layout KB MS USB LAN GA 8SIMLH LINE OUT LINE IN GAME F AUDIO C i gt IN al 2 all d x ma A HI SUR CEN SiS 962L bd CLR_PWD u BIOS etes R USB2 9
66. ws tray at the bottom of the screen 2 ADU Cenfigur tieri STEP 3 Equals Spent spass Tea evel Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 2 channels for stereo speakers out put Ln Oud Front e 2 channels mode for BI stereo speakers EUM 8 Q TI speek ha output 8 EUREN GA 8SIMLH P C Motherboard 74 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 installation of the audio driver you ll find an icon on the taskbar s status area Click the a audio icon Sound Effect from the windows tray at the bottom of the screen 2 SS STEP 3 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 4 channels for 4 speakers out put Disable Only SURROUND KIT and press OK Lica Tul Fion paske 8 Spec C BEI cad ense a ee deer TR eR ER 44 bises for 4 Win i nci deni cu eakers outp a da armhdasamim racombdaumsmhin CLEESE TETE SET T 1 us When the Environment settings is None the Tet SEDE Gare Erami sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 channels output Please select the other settings

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