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1. GA 8GP audio out to the connector NXP Duo Motherboard 24 Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CDR 15 F USB1 F USB2 Front USB Connector Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional front USB cable please contact your local dealer Pin No Definition Power Power USBO DX USB2 DX USB1 Dy USB3 Dy USB0 DX USB2 DX USB1 Dy USB3 Dy GND GND No Pin NC o Co NI alaj BY w N s o 16 F1 1394 F2 1394 IEEE 1394 Connector Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which has features like high speed high bandwidth and hot plug Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector Check the pin assignment carefully while you conn
2. s gt A N 11 PWR LED PWR LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on off It will blink when the system enters suspend mode Pin No Definition i a 1 MPD 2 MPD 3 MPD GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 22 12 F PANEL Front Panel Jumper Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F PANEL connec or according to the pin assignment below Message LED Speaker Connector Power ower Sleep LED Switch t Ole ga o u wi wi a a a sla no 77 2 20 1 19 i Hi 8 N gjuj Z eset Switch jar ISI Clive HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Blue Pin 2 LED cathode SPEAK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Amb
3. HE Device Setting EAE Check Enable Multiple Streaming and restart the Fee system to enable support for multiple audio output function Defaults The defaults for both Sound Playback and Sound Recording are C Media Azalia Rear Panel After you check the Enable Multiple Steaming item and restart the system another C Media Azalia Front Panel option will show up for you to use the multiple audio output function l C Note The function can be used only when you con nect the audio device to front panel GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 82 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 tw giga byte com faq faq htm Question 1 can not 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 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 I 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
4. Intel chipset software installation utility for Wind Intel chipset software installation utility for Wind Intel chipset software installation utility for Wind IAA Intel application accelerator for Windows XP Intel application accelerator for Windows 2000 v GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 52 3 4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard yi Eee sa GIGABYTE Intel 925X 915 Chipset Family Utilities CD TECHNOLOGY Hardware information The following information shows the detail hardware information of your motherboard BIOS Info Intel 915P BIOS for 8GPNXP Duo E18 CPU Info CPU intel Genuinelntel Memory Inf0 523 744 KB RAM Hardwa Information Device Description Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller Devicd DriverDate 7 1 2001 Devicd Driver Ver 5 1 2535 0 Si Devicd DriverProvider Microsoft Devicd VendorDevicelD 0x8025104c all devices you have for this motherboard 3 5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details GIGABYTE Contact Us 3 Drivers Installation GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard T54 Chapter 4 Appendix 4 1 Unique Software Utilities Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities please check your MB features U PLUS D P S Universal Plus Dual Power System AZA The U Plus Dual Power System U Plus DPS
5. Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS The Intel RAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1 After rebooting your computer wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press Ctrl I 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 Ctrl I before the window disappears Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Revers RAID Volumes None Defined Drive Serial Size Type Status Vol ID ST31 SAS 3JT354CP 111 7GB Non RAID Disk 1 5 00264 111 7GB Non RAID Disk h y lt CTRL gt peng oa sag Press Ctrl I The Intel RAID Utility Create RAID Volume window appears as Figure below Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed MAIN MENU 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit OLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None Defined Serial Type Status Vol ID 3JT354CP 111 7GB Non RAID Disk 3JT329JX 111 7GB Non RAID Disk T4 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 71 Appendix Create RAID Volume Press Enter under Create RAID Volume to set up RAID Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rig
6. Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number GA 8GPNXP Duo Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 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 Jun 11 2004 Copyright 2004 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 quick installation please refer to the Hardware Installation Guide included with the product m For detailed product information and specifications please carefully read the Product User Manual m For
7. the installation is complete Fig 4 Please make sure the Male and Female push pin are joined closely for detailed installation instructions please refer to the heatsink installation section of the user manual Fig 6 Finally please attach the power connector of the heatsink to the CPU fan header located on the motherboard The heatsink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heatsink paste To prevent 7 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 heatsink An NOTE 13 Hardware Installation 1 4 Installing Removing Cool Plus Northbridge Cooling Fan a Fig 1 Fig 2 To attach Cool Plus to Once the fan is properly a heatsink align the affixed onto the extensions on both heatsink plug the sides with the grooves power cable into the in the heatsink as NB_FAN connector shown Firmly press down until it snaps into position Fig 3 Before proceeding first check to make sure that the fan s power cable is disconnected Then while applying pressure to the top of the fan carefully use a screwdriver to dislodge the extension on one side AN Exerting too much pressure on the fan during removal might cause the side extensions to break off CAUTION 1 5 Installation of Memory Before installing the memory modules please comply with the following conditions 1 Please
8. Entering the Q Flash utility Step1 To use Q Flash utility you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features ed Peripherals r Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T ual BIOS Q Flash Select Language Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User 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 srorvrvrrrvrvrrr00 SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Range Protection Auto Recovery Main Bios SST 49LF004A 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 BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run TV Move ESC Reset
9. lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select System at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup 47 BIOS Setup 2 12 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Langu Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PC Health MB Intell F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Save amp Exit Setup Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user se
10. to prevent from improper use this jumper nn LIT LC a Open Normal 1 Short Clear CMOS 1 GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 26 19 BAT Battery a Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced e Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer ot lt 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 Remove the battery wait for 30 second 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 27 Hardware Installation GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 28 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Basic Input and Output System includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard When the power is turned off the battery on the motherboard supplies
11. CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Suport Mon Nov 152004 22 31 24 None None 1 44M 3 5 None Disabled Item Hel Menu Levelb Change the day month year lt Week gt Sun to Sat lt Month gt Jan to Dec Halt On All But Keyboard 1 to 31 or maximum allowed in the month lt Year gt 1999 to 2098 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 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 gt Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month gt gt 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 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 s
12. Enable CPU Host Clock Control CPU Host Frequency Mhz 100MHz 355MHz Set CPU Host Clock from 100MHz to 355MHz If you use a 533Mhz FSB processor please set CPU Host Frequency to 133Mhz If you use an 800Mhz FSB processor please set CPU Host Freuency to 200Mhz PCI E Frequency to CPU b Auto Set PCI Express frequency automatically Default value gt ASYC Fix PCI Express frequency to 100Mhz Memory Frequency For Wrong frequency may make system can t boot clear CMOS to overcome wrong frequency issue for FSB Front Side Bus frequency 533MHz 2 5 Memory Frequency Host clock x 2 5 3 Memory Frequency Host clock x 3 4 Memory Frequency Host clock x 4 gt gt Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data Default value for FSB Front Side Bus frequency 800MHz gt gt 1 66 Memory Frequency Host clock x 1 66 2 00 Memory Frequency Host clock x 2 b gt 2 66 Memory Frequency Host clock x 2 66 p gt 3 00008 Memory Frequency Host clock x 3 gt gt Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data Default value Memory Frequency Mhz The values depend on CPU Host Frequency Mhz DIMM OverVoltage Control Please note that by overclocking your system through the increase of the DIMM voltage damage to the memory may occur gt gt Normal Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to Normal Default value gt 0 1V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 1V bb 0 2V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 2
13. Hardware Installation Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Connect the Center Subwoofer channels to this connector amp Surround Speaker Out Connect the surround channels to this connector DD You can use audio software to configure 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio functioning 1 8 Connectors Introduction FRERE era era Frog 16 15 19 18 12 1 ATX 12V 11 PWR LED 2 ATX Power Connector 12 F PANEL 3 CPU FAN 13 AZALIA FP 4 SYS FAN 14 CD IN 5 PWR FAN 15 F USB1 F USB2 6 NB FAN 16 F1 1394 F2 1394 7 FDD 17 IR 8 IDE 18 CLR CMOS 9 IDE2 IDE3 19 BAT 10 SATAO SB SATA1 SB SATA2 SB SATA3 SB GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 18 1 2 ATX 12V ATX Power Connector With the use of the power connector the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard Before connecting the power connector please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed Align the power connector with its proper location on the motherboard and connect tightly The ATX 12V power connector mainly supplies power to the CPU If the ATX 12V power connector is not connected the system will not start Caution Please use a power supply that is a
14. I a E i sr cmosg Jen F1 1394 F2 1394 PWR LED Block Diagram PCI ECLK LGA775 CPUCLK 200 133MHz 100MHz Processor DDR 400 333MHz DIMM Host Interface PCI Express x16 Dual Channel Memory DDRII 600 533 400MHz DIMM 3 PCI Express x 1 Ports Dual Channel Memory MCHCLK 200 133MHz PCI ECLK f 100MHz 66MHz 33MHz 14 318MHz RJ45 Broadcom A8MHz 5751 Dual BIOS PCI Express x1 Bus nce tank PCI Bus ATA33 66 100 IDE Channels Floppy TSB82AA2 Marvell I TEN 8001 TSB81BA3 IT 8712 COM Port SUE i 178212 CODEC IDE RAID PS 2 KB Mouse 3 IT 4 24MHz i 8USB 33MHz U Sssosees v 00030 u 0 Port 2 PCI 555 e 5 amp a 585 T PT IDEIDE3 DA O E52 883 525 PCICLK 230 33MHz S S mz fo o Note To use a DDRII 600 memory module on the motherboard you must install an 800MHz FSB processor and overclock in BIOS Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1 1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer The motherboar
15. IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Level N3ec M Enter F3 Language F5 Previ PCI 1 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 Default value 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 7 PCI2 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default value 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 41 BIOS Setup 2 6 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software PC Health Status Item Hel Menu Level Enter F3 Language F5 Previ Current Voltage V Vcore DDRV 3 3V 12V Detect system s voltage status automatically Current CPU Temperature gt gt Detect CPU temperature automatically Current CPU POWER SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Detect CPU POWER SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically gt CPU Warning Temperature 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU temperature at 60 C 140 F gt 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU temperature at 70 C 158 F 80 C 1769F Monitor CPU temperature at 80 C 176 F gt 90 C 1949F Monitor CPU temperature at 90 C 194 F gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value CPU POWER SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning gt gt Disabled Fan warning function disable Default value Enabled Fan warning function enable CPU Smart FAN Control b Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable the CPU Smart FAN Control function Default value a When
16. Internet a Click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS icon Select BIOS sever Select the exact model name on your motherboard System will automatically download and update the BIOS paos Il Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Do not 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 8GPNXPDU F3E e Complete update process following the instruction GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 68 Ill Save BIOS In the very beginning there is Save Current BIOS icon shown in dialog box It means to save the current BIOS version IV Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM In the very beginning there is About this program icon shown in dialog box It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported 2 Note l In method I 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 I if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s web site for downloading and updating it according to method II Pleas
17. a processor which supports this function GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 34 vr Pe Password Check gt gt 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 and 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 just press ENTER to make SETUP empty 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 gt gt Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading Limit CPUID Max to 3 Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like NT4 Default value gt gt Disabled Disables CPUID Limit for windows XP No Execute Memory Protect ot Enabled Enables No Execute Memory Protect function gt gt Disabled Disables No Execute Memory Protect function Default value CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Note gt gt Enabled Enables CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function gt gt Disabled Disables CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function Default value CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Note gt gt Enabled Enables CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function gt gt Disabled Disables CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 function Default value Note This item will show up when you install a processor which supports t
18. 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 e Supports the latest Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 CPU Supports 800 533MHz FSB L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset Northbridge Intel 915P Express Chipset Southbridge Intel ICH6R Memory 4DDR DIMM memory slots supports up to 4GB memory Note N Supports 2 5V DDR DIMM Supports dual channel DDR 400 333 DIMM 2 DDR II DIMM memory slots supports up to 4GB memory Note 1 Supports dual channel DDR II 600 2 533 400 DIMM Supports 1 8V DDR II DIMM Note Mixed mode populating DDR and DDR II memory modules simultaneously is not supported Slots 1 PCI Express x 16 slot 3 PCI Express x 1 slots 2 PCI slots IDE Connections 22 1 IDE connection UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA 100 allows connection of 2 IDE devices IDE 2 IDE connection UDMA 33 ATA 66 AT
19. 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 system 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 M I T Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker M I T allows user to access and change BIOS feature settings with relative speed and ease Through GIGABYTE M I T 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 M I B 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 C I A 2 CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 GIGABYTE CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 C I A 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 d
20. make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard It is recommended 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 supports DDR Il 8 DDR memory modules whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction The memory capacity used can differ with each slot DDR DDRII GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 14 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 Dual Channel DDR GA 8GPNXP Duo supports the Dual Channel Technology After operating the Dual Channel Technology the bandwidth of Memory Bus will double GA 8GPNXP Duo includes 6 DIMM sockets If you want to enabled Dual Ch
21. on the CPU socket to the upright position Fig 2 Remove the plastic covering on the CPU socket Fig 3 Notice the small gold colored triangle located on the edge of the CPU socket Align the indented corner of the a LEN CPU with the triangle and gently insert the CPU into position Grasping the CPU firmly between your thumb and forefinger carefully place it into the socket in a straight and downwards motion Avoid twisting or bending motions that might cause damage to the CPU during installation Fig 4 fy Once the CPU is properly inserted please replace the E load plate and push the Ea metal lever back into its original position GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 12 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink Fig 1 Please apply an even layer of heatsink paste on the surface of the installed CPU Male Push Pin The top of Female Push Pin Female Push Pin Fig 2 Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is to remove the heatsink on the contrary is to install Please note the direction of arrow sign on the male push pin doesn t face inwards before installation This instruction is only for Intel boxed fan Fig 3 Place the heatsink atop the CPU and make sure the push pins aim to the pin hole on the motherboard Pressing down the push pins diagonally Fig 5 Please check the back of motherboard after installing If the push pin is inserted as the picture
22. 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 Save changes and reboot the system NOOO A Question 4 Why does system seem unstable after updating BIOS Answer Please remember to load Fail Safe Defaults Or Load BIOS Defaults after flashing BIOS However if the system instability still remains please clear CMOS to solve the problem Question 5 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 6 How do I disable onboard VGA card in order to add an external VGA card Answer Gigabyte motherboards will auto detect the external VGA card after it is plugged in so you don t need to change any setting manually to disable the onboard VGA Question 7 Why cannot I use the IDE 2 Answer Please refer to the user manual and check whether you have connec
23. the CPU temperature is higher than 65 degrees Celsius CPU fan will operate at full speed b When the CPU temperature is between 20 and 65 degrees Celsius the CPU fan speed will change depending on the actual CPU temperature c When the CPU temperature is lower than 20 degrees Celsius CPU fan will stop spinning GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 42 CPU Smart FAN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled gt gt Auto BIOS autodetects the type of CPU fan you installed and sets the optimal CPU Smart FAN control mode for it Default value Voltage Set to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with a 3 pin fan power cable gt gt PWM Set to PWM when you use a CPU fan with a 4 pin fan power cable DIS In fact the Voltage option can be used for CPU fans with 3 pin or 4 pin power cables pia However some 4 pin CPU fan power cables are not designed following Intel 4 wire fans PWM control specifications With such CPU fans selecting PWM will not effectively reduce the fan speed 43 BIOS Setup 2 7 MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker M LT CPU Clock Ratio 15X Robust ics Booster Auto Menu Level CLA 2 Disabled CPU Host Clock Control Disabled lt CPU Host 1hz P N Auto Normal age Control Normal Control Normal Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken For power end user use on
24. 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 COPFOPaTE ONLINE MENEGEMENT 55 Appendix 4 1 1 Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery Xpress Recovery is a utility used to back up and restore an OS partition If the hard drive is not working properly the user can restore the drive to its original state Supports FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS formats Must be connected to the IDE1 Master Allows installation of only one OS Must be used with an IDE hard disk supporting HPA The first partition must be set as the boot partition When the boot partition is backed up please do not alter its size 6 Xpress Recovery is recommended when using Ghost to return boot manager to NTFS format CAUTION OG OD POE How to use the Xpress Recovery 1 Boot from CD ROM BMP Mode Enter the BIOS menu select Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD ROM Insert the provided driver CD into your CD drive then save and exit the BIOS menu Once the computer has restarted the phrase Boot from CD will appear at the bottom left hand corner of the screen When Boot from CD appears press any key to enter Xpress Recovery Once you have completed this step subsequent access to Xpress Recovery can also function by pressing the F9 key during computer power on Varifying DMI Pool Data Boot fr
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26. 1 39M Ef FS Refresh Free size 1 14M DEL Delete Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash TYPU SI Emran SST 49LF002A 256K CAUTION Reading BIOS file from floppy Do not trun off power or pe EE AN PAP reset your system at r Off this stage Ef Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System After BIOS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS CAUTION GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 66 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 Sii aicn SST 49LF002A 256K CAUTION Updating BIOS Now Do not trun off power or EE EE E L S ae aa R eR ah reset your system r Off at this stage Ef 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 ussesersssiirssssssssren SST 49LF02A 256K Copy BIOS completed Pass Please press any key to continue T Off 5 Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utility The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q Flash Q Flash Utility V1 30 Flash Typ S siiin riea SST 49LF002A 256K A
27. 3 5 GB Are you sure you want to creat this volume Y N Press ENTER to Create the specified volume 1 V Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 74 After the completion you will see the detailed information about the RAID such as RAID level disk block size disk name and disk capacity etc Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed MAIN MENU JLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 RAID Volume0 RAID Stripe 128KB 223 5GB Normal Size Type Status Vol ID 111 7GB 111 7GB T 4 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu Delete RAID Volume If you want to delete a RAID volume please select the Delete RAID Volume option Press Enter key and follow the instructions on the screen Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed MAIN MENU olumi OLUME INFORM N RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 RAID Volume0 RAID Stripe 128KB 223 5GB Normal Yes Physical D i Port Driver Model Serial Size pe Status Vol ID 0 ST3120026AS C 111 7GB 1 S S i 111 7GB 1 4 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 75 Appendix Installing the RAID drivers For the Windows operating system Win NT WinXP Win2000 for IDE RAID SCSI Serial ATA functioning t
28. A 100 ATA 133 compatible with RAID allows connection of 4 IDE devices IDE2 IDE3 FDD Connections 1 FDD connection allows connection of 2 FDD devices Onboard SATA 4 Serial ATA connections Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal EPP ECP mode 1 serial port COMA 8 USB 2 0 1 1 ports rear x 4 front x 4 via cable 3 IEEE 1394b ports requires cable 1 front audio connector 1 IR connector 1 PS 2 keyboard port 1 PS 2 mouse port Onboard LAN 0 O 8 Onboard Marvell 8001 chip 10 100 1000 Mbit LAN1 Onboard Broadcom 5751 chip 10 100 1000 Mbit LAN2 2 RJ 45 port Note 1 Due to standard PC architecture a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount For example 4 GB of memory size will instead be shown as 3 xxGB memory during system startup Note 2 To use a DDRII 600 memory module on the motherboard you must install an 800MHz FSB processor and overclock in BIOS GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 10 Onboard Audio C Media 9880 CODEC UAJ Supports Jack Sensing function Supports 2 4 5 1 7 1 channel audio Supports Line In Line Out MIC Back Surround Speaker Out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Surround Speaker Out connection Supports SPDIF In Out connection CDIn On Board SATA RAID Onboard ICH6R chipset supports data striping RAID 0 or mirrori
29. B 720KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin1 position ind 8 9 IDE IDE2 IDE3 IDE Connector An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector One IDE connector can connect to one DE cable and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices hard drive or optical drive If you wish to connect two IDE devices please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave for information on settings please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device 2 40 1 39 1 oo oo 2 affe al feel 21 Hardware Installation 10 SATAO0 SB SATA1 SB SATA2 SB SATA3 SB Serial ATA Connector Controlled by ICH6R Serial ATA can provide 150MB s transfer rate Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to work properly ind Pin No Definition GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND
30. B Mouse Support Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support Default value Azalia Codec gt gt Auto Auto detect Azalia audio function Default value b Disabled Disable Azalia audio function Front Panel Type If you connect HD Audio Panel to the AZALIA_FP connector set this item to HD Audio If you connect AC97 Audio Panel to the AZALIA_FP connector set this item to AC97 bp AC97 Set front audio panel type to AC97 gt gt HD Audio Set front audio panel type to HD Audio Default value Onboard HIW 1394 Enabled Enable onboard IEEE 1394 function Default value Disabled Disable this function Onboard H W GigaRAID Enabled Enable Onboard H W GigaRAID function Default value b Disabled Disable this function GigaRAID Function RAID Select onboard GigaRAID chip function as RAID Default value gt gt ATA Select onboard GigaRAID chip function as ATA 37 BIOS Setup FG Ong KIT GF 0 GF Onboard H W LAN1 Enabled Enable Onboard H W LAN1 function Default value Disabled Disable this function Onboard H W LAN2 Enabled Enable Onboard H W LAN2 function Default value Disabled Disable this function Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN1 chip Enabled Enable this function Disabled Disable this function Default value Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM o
31. CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS M Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features M Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals m Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features PnP PCI Configuration This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources m PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed m MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio m Select Language This setup page is select multilanguage GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 30 Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration Set Supervisor Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup Set User Password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 31 BIOS Setup 2 1 Standard CMOS Features
32. 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 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 62 Using the Q Flash utility This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q Flash utility As described in the Before you begin section above you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q Flash utility please follow the steps below to flash BIOS Steps 1 Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to Load Main BIOS from Floppy item in the Q Flash menu and press Enter button Later you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk SN If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save Main nang BIOS to Floppy item 2 Mo
33. GA 8GPNXP Duo Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User s Manual Rev 1201 12ME 8GPNXPDU0 1201 DEN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 1 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 E EN 55022 DIN VDE 0855 O part 10 O part 12 CE marking O EN 60065 DEN 60335 Stamp Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer ful address G B T Technology Trading GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the prod description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Motherboard GA 8GPNXP Duo 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 BEN 61000 3 2 Disturbances in supply systems caused BEN 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused high frequency equipment by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Limits and methods of measurement BEN 55024 Information Technology of radio disturbance characteristics of equipment Immunity broadcast receivers and associated characteristics Limits and methods of equipment measurement Limits and methods of measurement O EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry household electrical appliances portable tools and s
34. OS file is read you ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you Are you sure to update BIOS 63 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 Protiuvussmermeisvsanisisinsdesss Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K S Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Ge nor Wide Range Protection Disable You can repeat Step 1 to Copy BIOS completed Pass 4 to flash the backup Please press any key to continue BIOS too 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 TV Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 5 Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q Flash utili you exit Q Flash y The computer will restart automatically after Dual BIOS Utility Boot Pramis anis Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Are you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Fl
35. The function to p laal manually modify ve Back Surround Speakers Lb Rb H Earphone Headset speaker settings id ei Front Panel Digital VO The function to bu Ex adjust speaker iha volume Pan GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 78 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 Connect the front speaker to Front Speaker Out and the surround speaker to Surround speaker out Front Speaker Out Surround speaker out STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an 83 icon in the system area Double click the icon to select the function STEP 3 SF CMedia 3D Audio Configu Click C Media 3D Audio Configuration and then select Main Setting The current audio mode is display in Audio System Status Smart Jack Hii would auto detect the speaker type you connect and gives you the functions to manually modify speaker the settings Audio System Status Smart Jack Rear Panel ee ope ee FI ee FI a Front Speakers UR Surround Speakers Ls Rs The function to manually modify Suvhhescesesces Earphone Headset speaker setting pipine Front Panel Digital VO icrophone No Function The function to E aya a fa adjust speaker ki ki volume 79 Appendix 5 1 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 Front Speaker Out Connect the front speaker to Front Speaker Out the surround spe
36. V gt 0 3V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to 0 3V PCI E OverVoltage Control Normal Set PCI E OverVoltrage Control to Normal Default value gt 0 1V Set PCI E OverVoltrage Control to 0 1V gt 0 2V Set PCI E OverVoltrage Control to 0 2V gt 0 3V Set PCI E OverVoltrage Control to 0 3V CPU Voltage Control gt gt Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0 8375V to 1 6000V Default value Normal Normal CPU Vcore Display your CPU Vcore Voltage Note To use a DDRII 600 memory module on the motherboard you must install an 800MHz FSB processor and set Memory Frequency For to 3 00 45 BIOS Setup 2 8 Select Language CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features 2 R Integrated Peripherals faults Select Language Tan Power Management Set sword English Deutsch PC Health Status e YA SL MB Intelligent Tweaker PnP PCI Configurations T Move Enter Accept ESC Abort Multi language supports 3 languages There are English German and Traditional Chinese 2 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults PC Health 5 P MB Intelligent Tweaker M Exit Without Saving Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the sy
37. XP from HDDs in serial ATA controller press F6 as Win2000 or XP boots up then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk Follow on screen instructions to complete installation Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array the RAID driver will have to be installed under Windows once for that hard drive After that the driver will not have to be installed Note In the menu list Intel Application Accelerator 4 0 is Intel ICH6R chipset GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 76 jaz BL 4 1 4 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Function Introduction After installation of the audio driver you ll find an E icon in the system area Double click the icon to se lect the function If the icon can not be found go to the control panel from the system menu and double click the C Media CPL icon Open CMI Audio Config and then go to Information tab Make sure Show the audio configuration icon in the system tray is checked Kea3D CALID DS3D EAX20 A301 0 Audio CODEC CEN Audio Diver Veeon 7512010072 Audio Controler NG Directs Version Dec 9 06 CMedia 3D Audio Configuration Ver 1 0 42 11 Copyright C 2003 2005 C Media Inc URL mw media com tw There are 5 kinds of output mode Earphone Output Mode 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Output Mode Earphone Output Mode Only earphone output is configured on the system 2 Channel Output Mode Front speakers are configured on the system 4 Channel Outpu
38. aker to Surround speaker out and the Center Subwoofer center subwoofer speaker to Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Speaker Out Surround speaker out STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you find an amp icon in the system area Double click the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click C Media 3D Audio Configuration and then select Main Setting The current audio mode is display in Audio System Status Smart Jack would auto detect the speaker type you connect and gives you the functions to manually modify speaker the settings The function to p fmal Jeakers LIR manually modify mest oan speaker setting Front Panel Digital VO adjust speaker volume GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 80 7 1 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 Connect the front speaker to Front Speaker Out the surround speaker to Surround speaker out and the center subwoofer speaker to Center Subwoofer Front Speaker Out Back surround Speaker Out and the back surround speaker to Back speaker out surround speaker out Center Subwoofer Speaker Out Surround speaker out STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you find an amp icon in the system area Double click the icon to select the function STEP 3 Click C Media 3D Audio Configuration and then select Main Setting The current audio mode is display in Audio System Status Smart Ja
39. annel Technology you have 2 choose as following gt gt Channel A DDR 1 DDR 2 or b Channel A DDR II 1 b Channel B DDR 3 DDR 4 Channel B DDR Il 2 If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology please note the following explanations due to the limitation of Intel chipset specifications 1 One three DDR memory module is installed The Dual Channel Technology can t operate when only one DDR memory module is installed 2 Two DDR memory modules are installed the same memory size and type The Dual Channel Technology will operate when two memory modules are inserted individually into Channel A and B If you install two memory modules in the same channel the Dual Channel Technology will not operate 3 Four DDR memory modules are installed If you install four memory modules at the same time the Dual Channel Technology will operate only when those modules have the same memory size and type We ll strongly recommend our user to slot two DDR memory modules into the DIMMs with the same color in order for Dual Channel Technology to work The following table is for Dual Channel Technology combination Dual Channel Technology DS Double Side SS Single Side DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR3 DDR 4 2 memory modules DS SS X DS SS X X DS SS X DS SS 4 memory modules DS SS DS SS DS SS DS SS OR DDRII 1 DDR II 2 2 memory modules DS SS DS SS Note Mixed mode populating DDR and DDR II memory modules si
40. b 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 Enabled No Execute Memory Protect No Disabled CPU Enhanced Halt C1E Disabled CPU Thermal Monitor 2 TM2 Net Disabled F3 Language ji 3 F6 Fail System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology Na NOTE Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard or add on cards SCSI RAID etc Use lt T gt or lt 4 gt to select a device then press lt gt to move it up or lt gt to move it down the list Press lt ESC gt to exit this menu First Second Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120 gt gt Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk bp CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM bo ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP gt gt USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD gt gt USB ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP gt USB CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM gt gt USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD gt gt LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN gt gt Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled Note This item will show up when you install
41. ble 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 f you use a 24 pin ATX power supply please remove the small cover on the power connector on the motherboard before plugging in the power cord Otherwise please do not remove it Pin No Definition 3 Ifa a l 1 GND 1 ole ll2 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V Pin No Definition Co 1 3 3V 13 o yo 1 2 3 3V 3 GND o o ra 4 VOC 5 GND o D 6 VCC is 7 GND o o 8 Power Good el 9 5V SB stand by 5V sje 10 HAN aa 2 tl HAN npo 12 3 3V Only for 24pins ATX olo 13 3 3V 24 o o 12 14 12V c5 15 GND 16 PS_ON soft On Off 17 GND 18 GND 19 GND 20 5V 21 Vcc 22 VCC 23 VCC 24 GND 19 Hardware Installation 3 4 5 CPU FAN SYS FAN PWR FAN Cooler Fan Power Connector The cooler fan power connector supplies a 12V power v
42. ck would auto detect the speaker type you connect Smart Jack ar Panel and gives you the functions to manually modif ee speaker the settings tee ec The function to Front Panel Digital 1 0 p e wlio Anne manually modify fes speaker setting The function to adjust speaker ail ba volume 81 Appendix Digital I O Status Digital Output Status Audio System Status SA TEE 1 For stereo PCM output sampling rate is shown here Ea ET 2 For Dolby Digital Live output AC3 is shown here Smart Jack Digital Input Status De mme r e 1 For stereo PCM input sampling rate is shown here B Sipa Sm NK 3 BE Mor m e a ME je en Ca Mixer a The build in mixer allows users to control volume and monitor sound recording For example with a microphone as the recording device you can enable Monitoring and the recording source item as shown in the right figure if you want to hear the audio input from the microphone in real time Recording source Monitoring ManSatng Mier _ Eftec Device Setra Iniermaton Effect Vee Users can control Environment emulation Environ ment size and parameters of Equalizer here EAT PANAAHANANA aaa oe Le action aminan Janasa RAP esse Vocal User Defined
43. d 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 you the power supply is switched off before unplugging the power supply connector from the motherboard Installation Notices 1 Prior to installation please do not remove the stickers on the motherboard These stickers are required for warranty validation 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 components 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
44. detailed information related to Gigabyte s unique features please go to Gigabyte s website under Technology Guide where information can be downloaded in pdf format Fore more product details please click onto Gigabyte s website at www gigabyte com tw Table of Contents GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard Layout uu nna nannnwanananuna asana wannanasawaasasasanawsasasaranaa 6 Block Did Gram uns ene amang 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ccccecceccceececeseeecseecseeeceeseseeeeeeeeeceneaeetanseeesaneneeeees 9 1 1 Considerations Prior to Installation maman nanna na annnun naawa na annasnwnasawsannawans 9 1 2 Feature Summa aaa Aa identi led 10 1 3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink ul nanana anan nnnnua naawa na annnaanaasawsannnas 12 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU ow 12 1 3 2 Installation of the Heatsink nels 1 4 Installing Removing Cool Plus Northbridge Cooling Fan anan 14 1 5 Installation of Memory uc ceeeeeceseececteseeeseeseeseeeceesneecsneeeeansneansaeeteaeeteaneneanes 14 1 6 Install expansion Cards ou anan nananana 16 1 7 W O Back Panel Introduction isisisi 17 1 8 Connectors Introduction uu aan anna na wnawawwawaa sawan sawsawan sawan saasanaasanansaasanaasanaanoa 18 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup an uhaaa ki e a a e aiaa 29 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F5 JJ nanana wanna anananannaa nanan nansanaaanaaa 30 2 1 Standard CMOS Features ul nnaman nana naawa naaawa na naan annasansasansannasawna
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46. e bb 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 38 Parallel Port Mode SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port Default value EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port gt gt ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port gt gt ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP amp EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA gt 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default value 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 2 4 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant off Menu Level gt PME Event Wake Up Enabled Power On by Ring Enabled lt gt ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Set ACPI suspend type to S1 POS Power On Suspend Default value gt S3 STR Set ACPI suspend type to S3 STR Suspend To RAM gt Soft Off by PWR BTTN gt gt Instant off Press power button then Power off instantly Default value b Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 sec to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec PME Event Wake Up Disabled Disable this function gt gt Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up Default value Power On by Ring gt gt Disabled Disable Power on by Ring function gt gt Enabled Enable Power on by Ring function Default value 39 BIOS Setup Resu
47. e F9 key during computer power A on If this is the case please use the boot from CD ROM method to enter Xpress Recovery CAUTION 2 Execute Restore Utility This program will recover your system to factory default Press R to restore your system back to factory default or press Esc to exit Restores backup image to original state 3 Remove Backup Image Remove backup image Are you sure Y N Remove the backup image 4 Set Password Please input a 4 16 character long password a z or 0 9 or press Esc to exit You can set a password to enter Xpress Recovery to protect your hard disk data Once this is done password input will be required to enter Xpress Recovery during the next as well as subsequent system restarts If you wish to remove the need for password entry please select Set Password and under New Password Confirm Password make sure there is no entry and then press Enter to remove password requirement 5 Exit and Restart Exit and restart your computer GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 58 4 1 2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction A What is Dual BIOS Technology Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS ROM on the TM motherboard one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS Under the normal circumstances the system works on the Main BIOS If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on This means that your PC will still be able to run
48. e keyboard to the lower port purple Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer scanner and other peripheral devices SPDIF O SPDIF Out The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder SPDIF SPDIF In Use SPDIF In feature only when your device has digital output function COM A Serial Port Connects to serial based mouse or data processing devices LAN Port 1 The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps LAN Port 2 The provided Internet connection is Gigabit Ethernet PCI E Gigabit providing data transfer speeds of 10 100 1000Mbps USB port Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc have a standard USB interface Also make sure your OS supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB controller please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors 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 Back Surround Speaker Out Connect the back surround channels to this connector 17
49. e note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted 69 Appendix 4 1 3 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction RAID Levels RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation where if one drives fails a mirrored copy of the data can be found on another drive This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs The individual disk drives in an array are called members The configuration information of each member is recorded in the reserved sector that identifies the drive as a member All disk members in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical drive to the operating system Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods The different methods are referred to as different RAID levels Different RAID levels represent different performance levels security levels and implementation costs The RAID levels which the Intel ICH6R chipset supports are RAID 0 and RAID 1 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 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 s
50. ect the IEEE1394 cable incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional IEEE1394 cable please contact your local dealer 2 10 2 16 F1 1394 F2 1394 PERERELE 7 9 1 15 Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 TPAO 1 Power 2 TPAO 2 Power 3 GND 3 TPA1 4 GND 4 TPA1 5 TPBO 5 GND 6 TPBO 6 GND 7 No Pin 7 TPB1 8 Power 8 TPB1 9 Power 9 Power 10 GND 10 Power 11 TPA2 12 TPA2 13 GND 14 No Pin 15 TPB2 16 TPB2 25 Hardware Installation 17 IR Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR Please contact your nearest dealer for optional IR device fane Pin No Definition 1 VCC CN 2 No Pin Ea 3 IRRX ka 4 GND Ca 5 IRTX 8 Bauman 18 CLR CMOS Clear CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin Default doesn t include the Shunter
51. er Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Green Close Reset Hardware System PW Power Switch Open Normal Operation Red Close Power On Off MSG Message LED Power Sleep LED Pin 1 LED anode Yellow Pin 2 LED cathode NC Purple NC 23 Hardware Installation cab pan el cable please contact your local dealer nie 10 9 271 13 AZALIA FP Front Audio Panel Connector This connector is supported to connect HD High Definition Audio and AC 97 Audio Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the audio panel cable incorrect connection between the e and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it For optional audio HD Audio AC 97 Audio Pin No Definition Pin No Definition 1 MIC2 L 1 MIC 2 GND 2 GND 3 MIC2 R 3 MIC Power 4 ACZ DET 4 N A 5 Line2 R 5 Line Out R 6 FSENSE1 6 N A 7 FAUOIO JD 7 N A 8 No Pin 8 No Pin 9 LINE2 L 9 N A 10 FSENSE2 10 Line Out L gt HD Audio is the default setting for this connector To enable AC 97 Audio from BIOS ner settings set Front Panel Type under Integrated Peripherals to AC97 14 CD IN CD In Connector Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM
52. ersed CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID Volume0 RAID Level RAIDO 16KB 64KB s 128KB Best performance for most desktops and w 1 V Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 1 Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID Volume0 RAIDO Stripe Select Disks 128KB apacity ate Volume HELP Enter the volume capacity The default value indicates the maximum volume capacity using the selected If less than the maximum capacity is chosen creation of a second volume is needed to utilize the remaining space 1 V Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select Press Enter to enter Create Volume after setting disk capacity 13 Appendix Press Enter under the Create Volume item Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed TE VOLUME MENU RAID Volume0 RAIDO Stripe Select Disks 128KB HELP ENTER to Create the specified volume 1 V Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select An alert bar will be displayed warning you that all data on selected disks will be lost Please press Y to complete the set up of RAID Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed TE VOLUME MENU RAID Volume0 Select Disks 128KB 22
53. et 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 GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 70 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 and storage capacity 2 Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie IDE SCSI or SATA 3 Enter the 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 Ctrl I to select Intel 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
54. ex Update ESCD failure checksum error or reset occurs in the Main BIOS just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on and that the Wide Range Protection is set to Enable the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically Status 2 If the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards ex SCSI Cards LAN Cards emits signals torequest restart of the system after the user make any alteration on it the boot up BIOS will not be changed to the Backup BIOS Boot From Main BIOS Default Backup BIOS Status 1 The user can set to boot from main BIOS or Backup BIOS Status 2 If one of the main BIOS or the Backup BIOS fails this item Boot From Main BIOS Default will become gray and will not be changed by user Auto Recovery Enable Default Disable When one of the Main BIOS or Backup BIOS occurs checksum failure the working BIOS will automatically recover the BIOS of checksum failure In the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Setting if ACPI Suspend Type is set to Suspend to RAM the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically If you want to enter the BIOS setting please press Del key when the boot screen appears Halt On Error Disable Default Enable If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and Halt On Error set to Enable the PC will show messages on the boot screen and the system will pause and wait for the user s instruction If Auto Recovery Disable it will show
55. f the onboard LAN2 chip Enabled Enable this function bp Disabled Disable this function Default value Onboard Serial Port 1 gt gt Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address gt gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 Default value bp 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 gt gt 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 gt gt 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 gt gt Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard IrDA Port gt gt Auto BIOS will automatically setup the IrDA port address gt gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 2F8 IRQ3 Default value bp 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 3E8 IRQ4 gt gt 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard IrDA port and address is 2E8 IRQ3 gt gt Disabled Disable onboard IrDA port UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of Onboard I O 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 Default value UR2 Duplex Mode This feature allows you to seclect IR mode gt gt Half IR Function Duplex Half Default value gt gt Full IR Function Duplex Full Onboard Parallel port bp Disabled Disable onboard LPT port gt gt 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 IRQ7 Default valu
56. he driver must first be transferred to a floppy disk Please follow the steps below to complete driver transfer to a floppy disk 1 Please insert the provided driver CD into the hard disk drive eg Drive D 2 Insert a blank formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive 3 Either from Command Prompt or DOS please type in D BootDrv menu exe Refer to Fig 1 4 Information on all chipsets should be listed on the screen Refer to Fig 2 please select the proper chipset model Fig 1 cy Command Prompt oft Windows XP Version 5 1 2600 yright 1985 2001 Microsoft Corp C Documents and SettingsN8GNXP D gt d D gt cd bootdry ID Boot Dru gt dir u Volume in drive D is G CD B4 5142 Volume Serial Number is 265 CBC5 Directory of D NBootDrv gt 265ATA EXE 265AXP EXE 265RAID EXE 76ATA EXE 276RAID EXE 8237 EXE GIGARAID EXE EXE TAARAID EXE MENU EXE RUN BAT IRAID EXE 13114 EXE 13114R EXE SII EXE pi C 1265 RXP EXE 2 IHRRA I D EXE I ISGS I EXE Si ISIIR EXE Y 26 2 File s gt 2 568 5 2 bytes DirCs bytes free ID Boot Dru gt menu Fig 2 ex Command Prompt menu 1 Intel Application Accelerator 4 0 Note ID i FSCSI HostRaid G Hance Rapids Raid HJUIA 641 RAID exit Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk After you complete the steps boot from the Windows CD to install the RAID drivers When install Windows 2000 or Windows
57. his function 35 BIOS Setup 2 3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 4 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled SATA RAI D RAID Menu Level C Vi I Enabled USB roller Enabled USB Mouse Support Azalia Codec Auto Front Panel Type HD Audio Onboard Enabled Enabled RAID Function RAID Onboard H W LANI Enabled Onboard H W LAN2 Enabled Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM Onboard LAN2 Boot ROM Ne Move Enter Select PD Ve ave ESC Exit F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous V S F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard IrDA Port 2F8 Menu Levelb UART Mode Select UR2 Duplex Mode Onboard Parallel Port 378 SPP Ne Move Enter Select PD Value F10 Save F1 General Help F3 Language F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults On Chip Primary PCI IDE gt gt Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value gt gt Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port gt SATA RAID AHCI Mode RAID Select onboard Serial ATA function as RAID Default value gt gt AHCI Support hotplug function under OS WinXP 2000 only gt gt Disabled Select onboard Serial ATA function as ATA On Chip SATA Mode b Disabled Disable this function gt gt Auto BIOS will auto detect Defau
58. hts Reversed C E VOLUME MENU Name Enter a string between I cha in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volum ame is case sensitive and can not contain special characters 1 V Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select After entering the Create Volume Menu you can set disk name with 1 16 letters letters cannot be special characters under Name item After setting disk name press Enter to select RAID Level Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reversed CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID Volume0 R 128KB 223 5 GB Create Volume HELP the RAID level b uited to your usage model sa volume wher al portions of the volume read ac This creates a volume at once RAID1 Stripe s a volume wher edundant copy of the data is stored on each di T reates a volume protected from a single hard ilure 1 V Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select There are two RAID levels RAIDO Stripe and RAID1 Mirror After selecting the RAID level press Enter to select Strip Size GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 72 The KB is a unit of Strip Size You can set disk block size with this item The disk block size can be set from 4KB to 128KB After you set disk block size press Enter to set disk Capacity Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 6180 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Rev
59. imilar electrical O EN 50082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 apparatus Industrial environment Limits and methods of measurement DEN 55014 2 Immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries appliances tools and similar apparatus Immunity from radio interference of broadcast receivers and associated equipment O EN 50091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS 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 EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73 23 EEC Safety requirements for mains operated O EN 60950 electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety for information technology equipment including electrical business equipment Safety of household and similar DEN 50091 1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems UPS Manufacturer Importer a Signature Timmy Huang Date Jun 11 2004 Name Timmy Huang 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
60. isabled the CPU is returned to its initial status M I B 2 Memory Intelligent Booster 2 Built on the original M 1 B the new Memory Intelligent Booster 2 M 1 B 2 is designed espe cially to maximize memory performance and boost memory bandwidth up to 10 With added branded memory module information users are able to optimize memory performance by selecting from a recommended memory module list S 0 S 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 S O S 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 Aweb based system management tool that allows system hardware information such as CPU memory graphics card etc
61. lt or the other key to continue gt If Auto Recovery Enable it will show cor the other key to Auto Recover gt Keep DMI Data Enable Default Disable Enable The DMI data won t be replaced by flashing new BIOS recommend Disable The DMI data will be replaced by flashing new BIOS Copy Main ROM Data to Backup If you boot from Backup ROM this item will change to Copy Backup ROM Data to Main Auto recovery message BIOS Recovery Main to Backup The means that the Main BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Backup BIOS BIOS Recovery Backup to Main The means that the Backup BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Main BIOS This auto recovery utility is set by system automatically and can t be changed by user Load Default Settings Load dual BIOS default value Save Settings to CMOS Save revised setting GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 60 Method 1 Q Flash Utility HFABAD Q Flash is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM With this utility users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS Q Flash allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows Using Q Flash indicating no more fooling around with any complicated instructions and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk please do it with caution We are sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co Ltd is not responsible for damages of sys
62. lt value gt gt Combined Set On Chip SATA mode to Combined you can use up to 4 HDDs on the motherboard 2 for SATA and the other for PATA IDE GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 36 ag Las oa F FG gt gt Enhanced Set On Chip SATA mode to Enhanced the motherboard allows up to 6 HDDs to use gt gt Non Combined Set On Chip SATA mode to Non Combined SATA will be simulated to PATA mode PATA IDE Set to Ch 1 Master Slave Set PATA IDE to Ch 1 Master Slave Default value Ch 0 Master Slave Set PATA IDE to Ch 0 Master Slave SATA Port 0 2 Set to gt gt This value will auto make by the setting On Chip SATA Mode and PATA IDE Set to If PATA IDE were set to Ch 1 Master Slave this function will auto set to Ch 0 Master Slave SATA Port 1 3 Set to gt gt This value will auto make by the setting On Chip SATA Mode and PATA IDE Set to If PATA IDE were set to Ch 0 Master Slave this function will auto set to Ch 1 Master Slave USB Controller gt gt Enabled Enable USB Controller Default value bp Disabled Disable USB Controller USB 2 0 Controller Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB 2 0 feature gt gt Enabled Enable USB 2 0 Controller Default value Disabled Disable USB 2 0 Controller USB Keyboard Support gt gt Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support gt gt Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support Default value USB Mouse Support gt gt Enabled Enable US
63. ly CAUTION CPU Clock Ratio This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection The option will display Locked and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable lt gt Robust Graphics Booster Select the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get higher performance gt gt Auto Set Robust Graphics Booster to Auto Default value gt gt Fast Set Robust Graphics Booster to Fast gt gt Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo 7 CLA 2 C I A 2 CPU Intelligent Acelerator 2 is designed to detect CPU loading during software program executing and automatically adjust CPU computing power to maximize system performance b Disabled Disable this function Default value gt gt Cruise Set C I A 2 to Cruise Automatically increase CPU frequency 3 7 by CPU loading gt gt Sports Set C 1 A 2 to Sports Automatically increase CPU frequency 5 9 by CPU loading Racing Set C I A 2 to Racing Automatically increase CPU frequency 7 11 by CPU loading gt gt Turbo Set C I A 2 to Turbo Automatically increase CPU frequency 13 17 by CPU loading b Full Thrust Set C 1 A 2 to Full Thrust Automatically increase CPU frequency 15 19 by CPU loading Warning Stability is highly dependent on system components GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 44 GF GF KJ ce ag FG ag Fr CPU Host Clock Control gt gt Disabled Disable CPU Host Clock Control Default value Enabled
64. ly with the following conditions 1 Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU CAUTION 2 Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU If you install the CPU in the wrong direction the CPU will not insert properly If this occurs please change the insert direction of the CPU 3 Please add an even layer of heat sink paste between the CPU and heatsink 4 Please make sure the heatsink is installed on the CPU prior to system use otherwise overheating and permanent damage of the CPU may occur 5 Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with the processor specifications Itis not recommended that the system bus frequency be set beyond hardware specifications since it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals If you wish to set the frequency beyond the proper specifications please do so according to your hardware specifications including the CPU graphics card memory hard drive etc FEN HT functionality requirement content mer Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading Technology for your computer system requires all of the following platform components CPU An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology Chipset An Intel Chipset that supports HT Technology BIOS A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled OS An operation system that has optimizations for HT Technology 1 3 1 Installation of the CPU Fig 1 a Metal Lever Gently lift the metal ag _ lever located
65. me by Alarm You can set Resume by Alarm item to enabled and key in Date Time to power on system gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default value gt gt Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled Date of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 Power On By Mouse bp Disabled Disabled this function Default value Double Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button to power on the system Power On By Keyboard Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password Disabled Disabled this function Default value Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on the system KB Power ON Password When Power On by Keyboard set at Password you can set the password here gt gt Enter Input password from 1 to 5 characters and press Enter to set the Keyboard Power On password AC BACK Function gt gt 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 Memory When AC power back to the system the system will return to the Last state before AC power off GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 40 2 5 PnPIPCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Pn Configu PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI 2
66. mputer 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 b All But Keyboard The 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 b All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map Total Memory This item displays the memory size that used 33 BIOS Setup 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features b Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level
67. multaneously is not supported 15 Hardware Installation 1 6 Install expansion cards You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below 1 Read the related expansion card s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card Replace your computer s chassis cover Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating system 2 3 4 5 6 ra 8 Installing a PCI Express x 16 expansion card CAUTION Please carefully pull out the small white drawable bar at the end of the PCI Ex press x 16 slot when you try to install uninstall the VGA card Please align the VGA card to the onboard PCI Express x 16 slot and press firmly down on the slot Make sure your VGA card is locked by the small white drawable bar GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 16 1 7 I O Back Panel Introduction 0000000000000 Ng PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connector To install a PS 2 port keyboard and mouse plug the mouse to the upper port green and th
68. ng RAID 1 function supports JBOD function supports data transfer rate of up 150 MB supports hot plugging function e supports a maximum of 4 SATA connections supported on the Win 2000 XP operating systems On Board IDE RAID Onboard GigaRAID IT8212 chipset IDE2 IDE3 Supports disk striping RAID 0 or disk mirroring RAID 1 or striping mirroring RAID 0 RAID 1 Supports JBOD function Supports concurrent dual ATA133 IDE controller operation Supports ATAPI mode for HDD Supports IDE bus master operation Supports ATA133 RAID mode switch by BIOS Displays status and error checking messages during boot up Mirroring supports automatic background rebuilds Features LBA and Extended Interrupt 13 drive translation in controller onboard BIOS I O Control IT8712 Hardware Monitor CPU System Power fan speed detection CPU temperature detection System voltage detection CPU System Power fan failure warning CPU Smart FAN Control BIOS Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Dual BIOS Q Flash Multilanguage BIOS Additional Features Supports CPU Dual Power System DPS Supports BIOS Supports EasyTune 5 Overclocking Over Voltage via BIOS CPU DDR PCI E Over Clock via BIOS CPU DDRIPCI E Form Factor 0 0 0 ATX form factor 30 5cm x 24 4cm 11 Hardware Installation 1 3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Before installing the CPU please comp
69. nn 4 1 Unique Software Utilities 4 1 1 Xpress Recovery Introduction ulunan nannnanunanaawananananawsawsananawsawaanaaasanasawsawaa 56 4 1 2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction ulul annanannnnunananwnannawnawnansawsnaasawsansanssassansanaa 59 4 1 3 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction u manna annanaawanawnawsawsnwnawsawawaa 70 4 1 4 2 4 5 1 7 1 Channel Audio Function Introduction 77 4 2 Troubleshooting srera naien A 83 GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard Layout SPDIF SPDIR KB MS VRM CONN o 3 a an a o 5 35 o o 9 x a 2 lt s o ATX 12V ADIGA Intel 915P CPU FAN AUDIO2 z 3 a 1 Marvell INB FAN ca SE 8001 SE PCIE 16 F Z SATA3 SBL A E PCIE 1 SATA2 SB SATA sele ole SATA0 sBf z PCIE 2 a chpge PCIE_3 BIOS y 3 Intel ICHER Emr TSB82AA2 BIOS r TSB81BA3 Up g J x IDE3 IDE2 PCI2 IFTTT TITA F USB1 F USB2 F PANEL Baa aaa ETTE CLR CMOS
70. oltage via a 3 pin 4 pin only for CPU FAN power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design Most coolers are designed with color coded power connector wires 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 4 Pin No Definition 1 GND CPU_FAN 2 12V 3 Sense 1 4 Speed Control PWR FAN Only for CPU FAN 6 NB FAN Chip Fan Connector f you installed wrong direction the chip fan will not work Sometimes will damage the chip fan Usually black cable is GND Pin No Definition IE 1 12V 2 GND GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 20 7 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 arejG360K
71. om CD Boot from CD TSAS 2 Execyte h Restore Uti 3 Remove Begkuf Image 4 Set Password yu 5 Exit and Restart Se Build 2011 GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 56 2 Press F9 during powering on the computer Text Mode Press F9 during powering on the computer Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An Energy Star Al ly Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Inc Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1 Check System Health OK Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flast F9 For Xpress Recovery F9 For Xpress Recovery 08 16 2002 1845GE 6A69Y G0 1C 00 GIGA BYTE Xpress Recovery V1 0 C Copy Right 2003 GIGABYTE Technology CO Ltd 1 Execute Backup Utility 2 Execute Restore Utility 3 Remove Backup Image 4 Set Password 5 Exit and Restart gt 1 If you have already entered Xpress Recovery by booting from the CD ROM you can enter er Xpress Recovery in the future by pressing the F9 key 2 System storage capacity as well as drive reading writing speed will affect backup speed 3 It is recommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately installed after OS and all required driver and software installations are complete 57 Appendix 1 Execute Backup Utility Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit The backup utility will automatically scan your system and back up data as a backup image in your hard drive Not all systems support access to Xpress Recovery by pressing th
72. oppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run TV Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After system reboots you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed Award Modular BIOS v6 00PG An En Copyright C 195 Award Software The BIOS file becomes Fab after updating Memory Ti Memory Freque Single Channel Primary Maste JITS ATE 8 REATIVEDVD RM DVD 1242E BC101 None DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpress Recovery 6A79BG03C 00 GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 64 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 Langu Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Perink Toad Ontimized Defanlte Power Mani PnP PCI Cor PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M LT Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup F3 Change Language Time Date Hard Disk Type Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults 7 Select Save amp Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu System will reboot afte
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74. r you exit the BIOS menu The procedure is completed CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features In ated Perinh Power Man Pn Cor 5 PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving F8 Dual BIOS 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 Advanced BIOS Features ated Peripherals er Management Setup CI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M Top Performance Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User rd Save amp Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Appendix Exploring the Q Flash utility screen The Q FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components Q Flash Utility V1 30 Q Flash utility bar Flash Type Size ccsssssssssscessssssssseeeoe SST 49LF002A 256K Keep DMI Data Enable RE Update BIOS from Floppy Q Flash utility Save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run TV Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off Action bar Task menu for Task menu for Q Flash utility Contains the names of three tasks Blocking a ta
75. re you sure to RESET Enter to continure or Esc to abort Award Modular BIO Copyright C 1984 The BIOS file ro Intel Pentium R 4 1 7GHz 100x17 0 becomes F4 after PA z 100x17 0 updating emory Te OK OK 8192K Shared Memory Primary Master FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED 03 08 Slave None ster CREATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 Press DEL to enter SETUP Q Flash 03 18 2003 18 6A69YGO1C 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 67 Appendix Eos Method 2 BIOS Utility tm If 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 ET Current Mainboard Info Please select BIOS server site Flash Memory Type 55T 48LFODAA FWH 733V Gigabyte BIOS server in Taiwan Gigabyte BIDS server 2 in Taiwan Gigabyte BIOS server in China Gigabyte BIOS server in Japan es Gigabyte BIOS server in U S A Cancel T Clear DMI Data Pool Save Current BIOS I Clear PnP Data Pool About this program 1 Methods and steps I Update BIOS through
76. rs Installation 3 2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software you can choose anyone you want and press install to install them GIGABYTE TECHNO LOG Intel 925X 915 Chipset Family Utilities CD Software Applications Please click on the following applications listed below to install Total applications 10 Software Applications a br pirmahan Size 1 2MB This utility provides a manager tool for managing GIGABYTE propriety applications Size 148MB est B An easy to use Windows based system enhancement utility allowing quick access to a variety of performance features Size 10128KB DMI Viewer provides a management tool for viewing motherboard hardware information Face Wizard Size 1 9MB Face Wizard provides utility for customizing BIOS boot up screen BIOS a 3 3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD title GIGABYTE Intel 925X 915 Chipset Family Utilities CD Driver CD information leat a Applications a Driver CD File list for the included support software for Intel Series motherboa Information P File Name Description ardware Information Realtek Realtek audio function driver for Windows 2K XP CMedia C Media audio driver for Windows 2K XP Chipset INFUpdate Intel chipset software installation utility fo
77. saasansasans 32 2 2 Advanced BIOS Features ul nananana asana nanasa nanana annasansasansannasawsasansansasans 34 2 3 Integrated Peripherals mn nman naawa nanwnawawa anan annasanaasawsanansnwsasawsansasans 36 2 4 Power Management Setup ulul maana na asana nananana ana naannasaasannasannanawsasawsansasana 39 2 5 PmP PCI Configurations ulanan na nunnwa na naawa nanasana asan annasawsasanaansasanaasawsans 41 2 6 PC Health SIAUSI 3 3a a GA 42 2 7 MB Intelligent Tweaker M LT 2 manna naawa na nnnnua naawa nanana annasa naasa nsannasannasawsans 44 2 8 Select Language ann engine 46 2 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults uu nana nnana anuna nanan naawanaa nanan naawa naasanaa nanan waasanaa 46 2 10 Load Optimized Defaults mma nana annnwa naawa naannnaa aiia 47 2 11 Set Supervisor User Password ul anna nanna na annaaannaaawnanawaannasaasanawsannasana 47 2 12 Save amp Exit Setup ana 2 13 Exit Without Saving Chapter 3 Drivers Installation cccccccccesseseccseseeeesesceeseseeceeceeecensesesensnsteaseceteeseeaes 51 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers 2a anan A ABAD ABA NA sendte 51 3 2 Software Applications ul maana nnnnwn na naawa annnaannawansananaaanasnnsasansannasawsasnasans 52 3 3 Driver CD Information umm nana annnaa naawa na annaaa naawa annasanaasansansasansasansansarans 52 3 4 Hardware Information umuna annnwawnnwa na annawa naawa na annasawnasansannasannasawsannasansasana 53 PE AA aent feet 53 Chapter 4 Appendix umaasa ananananuna
78. sk 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 a If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose you can begin Step 1 with Save BIOS note 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 mrornrnrnrrvrvnvrnvevevvrrr SST 49LF002A 256K 1 file s found 256K 8GE800 F4 BIOS file in the floppy disk Total size
79. stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS B How to use Dual BIOS and Q Flash Utility a After 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 lt F8 gt to enter Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User ord PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving MB Intelligent Tweaker M L T 1v Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type b Dual BIOS Q Flash Programming Utility Dual BIOS Utility V1 33 Boot a rol MAA PANA AA Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LFO04A 512K Backup ROM Type Size y SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Keep DMI Data Enable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Update Main BIOS from Floppy Update Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy PgDn PgUp Modify T4 Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off 59 Appendix c Dual BIOS Item explanation Wide Range Protection Disable Default Enable Status 1 If any failure
80. stem parameters that allow minimum system performance GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 46 2 10 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Ma PnP PCI C PC Health 5 tup MB Intelligent Tweaker M L T Exit Without Saving F3 Change Language Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automati cally detects 2 11 Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fa fe Defaults Integrated Peri r Load Optimized Defaults Power Ma PnP PCI C PC Health MB Intelligent Tweaker M LT Exit Without E Quit F3 Change Language F8 Dual BIO Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change Set Disable Password Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt You may also press
81. t Drivers GEN The following drivers listed below are recommended to be installed for your motherboard Please click Chipset Drivers iba press Install to install all drivers automatically By default the drivers are checked to be Installed unchathqhe selected drivers will not be installed XPress Install Total Drivers 8 62 5MB Software Applications Driver o INF Update Utility information Be Size 2 6MB Version 6 0 0 1014 This utility installs INF files that inform the operating system how to properly configure the Hardware y 5 chipset for specific functionality such as PCI Express or USB interface Information p p SE p USB 2 0 S3 Patch for Windows XP Contact Us 1 Size 687 5KB Version 1 0 This patch file will fix problem for certain USB devices fails to function from 53 mode in Windows XP 2R Some device drivers will restart your system automatically After restarting noe your system the Xpress Install will continue to install other drivers System will reboot automatically after install the drivers afterward you can install others application For USB2 0 driver support under Windows XP operating system please use Windows Service Pack After install Windows Service Pack it will show a cAUTION question mark in 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 51 Drive
82. t Mode Front speakers and surround speakers are configured on the system 5 1 Channel Output Mode Front speakers surround speakers and center subwoofer speakers are configured on the system 7 1 Channel Output Mode Front speakers surround speakers center subwoofer speakers and back surround speakers are configured on the system The output mode is decided by the sequence with high priority in the front back surround speakers center subwoofer speakers surround speakers front speakers and earphone e g if back surround speakers are configured then the system will be in 7 1 channel output mode no matter what other output devices are configured 71 Appendix 2 Channel Audio Setup We recommend that you use speakers with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied STEP 1 E Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to Line Out Line Out STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an amp icon in the system area Double click the icon to select the function 2 62 3 41PM STEP 3 Click C Media 3D Audio Configuration and then A a udio ystem Status select Main Setting The current audio mode is Ho nd Dum GE displayed in Audio System Status Smart Jack would auto detect the speaker type you connect and gives you the functions to manually modify the Smart Jack Rear Panel ee FI speaker settings tee PI ee FI
83. ted any cable that is not provided with the motherboard package to the USB Over Current pin in the Front USB Panel If the cable is your own cable please remove it from this pin and do not connect any of your own cables to it 83 Appendix Question 8 Sometimes I 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 gt AMI BIOS Beep Codes Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully Except for beep code 8 these codes are always fatal 1 beep Refresh failure 2 beeps Parity error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 4 beeps Timer not operational 5 beeps Processor error 6 beeps 8042 gate A20 failure 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 gt AWARD BIOS Beep Codes 1 short System boots successfully 2 short CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short DRAM or M B error 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps DRAM error Continuous short beeps Power error GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 84 85 Appen
84. tem 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 Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file the one with model name Fxx For example 8KNXPU Fba to a floppy disk 3 Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts If your motherboard has dual BIOS please refer to Part One If your motherboard has single BIOS please refer to Part Two Part One Updating BIOS with Q Flash Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q Flash and Dual BIOS the Q Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same screen This section only deals with how to use Q Flash utility In the following sections we take GA 8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS from an older version to the latest version For example from Fa3 to Fba Award Modular BIOS v Copyright C 1984 The BIOS file is Fa3 before updating CPUID 0F2 Memory T M Pi mary Slave None REATIVEDVD RM DVD1242E BC101 Press DEL to enter SETUP Dual BIOS Q Flash F9 For Xpress Recovery 08 07 2003 i8 6A79BG03C 00 61 Appendix
85. tep 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 Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing Enter the appropriate option based on this information gt Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone b Sector Number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press lt Enter gt GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 32 F Drive A Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer gt gt None No floppy drive installed gt gt 360K 5 25 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity gt gt 1 2M 5 25 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled bb 720K 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity gt gt 1 44M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity gt gt 2 88M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area gt gt Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default value Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive gt gt Both Drive A amp B are 3 mode Floppy Drives Halt on The category determines whether the co
86. the Optimized Defaults lt F8 gt Dual BIOS Q Flash utility lt F9 gt System Information lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt Esc gt 29 BIOS Setup The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F5 Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu as figure below will appear on the screen Use arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept or enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS ri Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP PCI Configurations Set User P PC Health Status Save amp E MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T Exit Without Saving ESC Quit F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash S amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type EN 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 Standard
87. the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM When the power is turned on pushing the lt Del gt button during the BIOS POST Power On Self Test will take you to the CMOS SETUP screen You can enter the BIOS setup screen by pressing Ctrl F1 When setting up BIOS for the first time it is recommended that you save the current BIOS to a disk in the event that BIOS needs to be reset to its original settings If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS either GIGABYTE s Q Flash or BIOS utility can be used Q Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system BIOS is a Windows based utility that does not require users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet CONTROL KEYS lt 1 gt lt L gt lt 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 lt F5 gt Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu lt F6 gt Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table lt F7 gt Load
88. tup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 2 13 Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults PC Health F MB Intelligent Tweaker M Exit Without Saving Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 48 49 BIOS Setup GA 8GPNXP Duo Motherboard 50 Chapter 3 Drivers Installation SN Pictures below are shown in Windows XP NE 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 Run exe 3 1 Install Chipset Drivers Xpress Install is now analyizing your computer 99 After insert the driver CD Xpress Install will scan automatically the system and then list all the drivers that recommended to install Please pick the item that you want and press install followed the item or you can press Xpress Install to install all items defaulted GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Intel 925X 915 Chipset Family Utilities CD Install Chipse
89. ve 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 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Range Prot 25 Dt 1 file s found 8KNXPU Fba 512K BIOS file in the floppy disk Total size 1 39M Free size 911 50K F5 Refresh DEL Delete Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run TV 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 Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Range Protection Disable CAUTION Reading BIOS file from floppy E Do not trun off power or gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt er reset your system at this stage Don t Turn Off Power or Reset System Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter Run Tv Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off After BI

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