Gigabyte P4 Titan-DDR Motherboard, GA-8ILFT user manual @ Bios Introduction

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@ BIOS Introduction

Gigabyte announces @ BIOS

Windows BIOS live update utility

Have you ever updated BI OS by yourself? Or like many other people, you just know what BIOS is, but always hesitate to update it? Because you think updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually you don’t know how to update it.

Maybe not like others, you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time to doit. But of course you don’t like to do it too much. First, download different BIOS from website and then switch the operating system to DOS mode. Secondly, use different flash utility to update BIOS. The above process is not a interesting job. Besides, always be carefully to store the BIOS source code correctly in your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS, it will be a nightmare.

Certainly, you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do somet hing right to save your time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work? Here it comes! Now Gigabyte announces @BIOS—the first Windows BIOS live update utility. This is a smart BIOS update software. It could help you to download the BIOS from internetand update it. Not like the other BIOS update software, it’s a Windows utility. With the help of “@BIOS’, BIOS updating is no more than a click.

Besides, no matter which mainboard you are using, if it’s a Gigabyte’s product*, @BIOS help you to maintainthe BIOS. This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to choose the BIOS accordingly. It then downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site automatically. There are several different choices; you could use “Internet Update” to download and update your BIOS directly. Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS, just choose “Save Current BIOS” to save it first. You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte, and @BIOS update your BIOS smartly. You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS, and capable to maintain and manage your BIOS easily. Again, Gigabyte’s innovative product erects a milestone in mainboard industries.

For such a wonderful software, how much it costs? Impossible! It’s free! Now, if you buy a Gigabyte’s motherboard, you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD. But please remember, connected to internet at first, then you could have a internet BIOS updatefrom your Gigabyte @BIOS.

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Contents USER’S Manual Table of Content Appendix Item Checklist Installing the motherboard to the ch assis…Features Summary CP UBios GA-8ILFT Series Motherboard Layout GA-8ILFTHardware Installation Process StepInstall the Central Processing Unit CPU Socket Actuation Lever Pin1 indicatorCPU Heat Sink Installation Install memory modules DDRDDR Introduction Parallel Port and Serial Ports COM1/COM2 Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supplyPS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector Coma VGAGame /MIDI Ports Audio ConnectorsUSB/LAN* Connector Connectors Introduction Sysfan System FAN Connector ATX12V +12V Power ConnectorCpufan CPU FAN Connector GNDIDE1 IDE2 FDD Floppy Connector IDE1/ IDE2 IDE1/IDE2 Conn ectorFusb 1 Front USB Co nnector CD -L Qfaudio Faudio ConnectorMI C GND Power CD I NSirq For special design, for example Pcmcia add on card Atxpower ATX PowerIoswp Bios Write Protect ion CLR Cmos Clear Cmos Auxin AUX In ConnectorBATTERYBattery AUX-R GNDFpanel 2x7 pins connector RST PW+ RST+ SPK+ PD+ PDG PDY HD+Bios Setup AdvancedBIOS Features Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup MenuStandard Cmos Features MainMenuLoadFail-Safe Defaults PowerManagementSetupPnP/PCI Configurations LoadOptimized DefaultsStandard Cmos Features DateDrive a / Drive B TimeIDE Primary Master,Slave / IDE Secondary Master, Slave Memory Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan AreaHalton BaseMemoryAdvanced Bios Features First / Second / Third Boot DeviceGraphics Aperture Size Boot Up Floppy SeekInit Display First GraphicsShare MemoryIntegrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PciideIDE2 Conductor Cable On-Chip Secondary PCI IDEIDE1 Conductor Cable USB ControllerAC97 Audio Onboard LANBootROMUart Mode Select OnboardLANOnboardParallel port UR2Duplex ModeParallelPort Mode ECPMode Use DMAMidi Port IRQ Soft-off by Pwrbttn Power Management SetupAcpi Suspend Type Power OnBy Keyboard Resume by AlarmPower On By Mouse KB Power on PasswordPCI 2 IRQ Assignment PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPCI 1 IRQ Assignment PCI 3 IRQ AssignmentCurrent Voltage V Vcore / 1.5V /+3.3V / +5V / +12V Reset Case Open Status Case OpenedPC Health Status Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed RPM Current CPUTemperatureCPUWarning Temperature CPU FAN Fail WarningCPU Host Clock Control Frequency/Voltage ControlCPU Clock Ratio CPUHost FrequencyMemoryFrequencyMhz PCI/AGPDividerHost/DRAM ClockRatio PCI/AGP FrequencyMhzLoad Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe D efaults? Y/N?YLoad Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults? Y/N?YSet Supervisor/User Password Enter PasswordSave & Exit Setup Save to Cmos and Exit Y/N? YExit Without Saving Quit Without Saving Y/N? NBlock Diagram RevisionChapter History4 Technical ReferenceFlash Introduction What is Q-Flash Utility?How to use Q-Flash? Load B IOS From F loppy XXXX.XX@ Bios Introduction Gigabyte announces @ Bios Windows Bios live update utilityEasy TuneTM 4 Introduction Appendix a Intel 845GL Chipset Driver Installation Picture below are shown in Windows XP Iucd driver versionIntel C hipset Software Installation Utility Click Finish to restart computer Intel Application Accelerator English Intel 845G Chipset VGA Graphics Driver USB Patch Driver AppendixRevisionB RealTekHistoryAC’97 Audio Driver Appendix C RealTek 8139/8130/8100 Network Driver AppendixRevisionD EasyTuneHistory4 Utilities Installation Appendix E Bios Flash Procedure Appendix Step Appendix English Appendix English Hifg Amibios Setup Bios Features Setup 7VTX .F4 FLASH841.EXE EXIT? Load Setup Defaults? Y/N?N Congratulate you have accomplished the Bios flash procedure Appendix E Acronyms MI DI LBALED MTHAMR / CNR Technical Support/RMA SheetHDD CD -ROM DVD-ROM
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