Gigabyte GA-K8S760M user manual Chapter Introduction, Features Summary

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Chapter 1

Introduction

Features Summary

 

 

 

Form Factor

y

24.4cm x 24.4cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB

CPU

y

Socket 754 for AMD AlthlonTM 64 processor (K8)

 

 

128K L1& 256K / 512K / 1M L2 cache on die

 

y

1600MHz System Bus

 

y Supports core frequencies in excess of 1.6GHz(2800+) and faster

 

 

 

Chipset

y

SiS 760 H.T. Bus/AGP/VLINK Controller

 

y SiS 964 Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC)

 

 

 

Memory

y

2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

 

y

Supports DDR400/333/266/200 DIMM

 

y Supports 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB unbuffered DRAM

 

y Supports up to 2GB DRAM (Max)

 

y Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM

 

 

 

I/O Control

y

IT8705

Slots

y

1 AGP slot supports 8X/4X mode, AGP3.0 8X interface at 533MHz

 

y 3 PCI slots support 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

 

 

 

On-Board IDE

y

2 IDE controllers provide IDE HDD/CD-ROM (IDE1, IDE2) with

 

 

PIO, Bus Master(DMA33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) operation modes

 

 

 

Serial ATA

y

2 Serial ATA connectors in 150 MB/s operation mode

 

y Built-in SiS 964

 

 

 

On-Board Peripherals

y

1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M and

 

 

2.88M bytes

 

y 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode

 

y 1 Serial port (COMA), 1 VGA port, COMB on board

 

y 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

 

y 3 x IEEE1394 prots (by cable)

 

y 1 IrDA connector for IR

 

y 1 Front Audio connector

 

 

 

Hardware Monitor

y

CPU/System fan revolution detect

 

y

CPU temperature detect

 

y

CPU warning temperature

 

y

System voltage detect

 

y CPU/System fan fail warning

 

y

Thermal shutdown function

 

 

 

 

 

to be continued...

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Contents GA-K8S760M Mother Board Motherboard GA-K8S760M Read Me First Installing the motherboard to the chassis Prepare your computerTable of Contents Table of Content Features Summary Chapter IntroductionALC655 Codec GA-K8S760M Motherboard Layout GA-K8S760MBlock Diagram AMDGA-K8S760M Motherboard Hardware Installation Process StepInstall the Central Processing Unit CPU AnglingRod to 65 Socket Actuation LeverConnecting the Fan Power Wires Install Memory Modules DDRDDR Introduction Install Expansion Cards Parallel Port, Serial Port and VGA Port LPT/COMA/VGA Install I/O Peripherals CablesPS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector USB/LAN Connector \ Audio ConnectorsConnectors Introduction ATX12V +12V Power Connector ATX ATX Power ConnectorCpufan CPU Fan Connector Sysfan System Fan ConnectorFDD Floppy Connector IDE1 / IDE2 IDE1 / IDE2 ConnectorSATA0 / SATA1 Serial ATA Connector PwrledFpanel 2 x 10 pins Connector BAT Battery Faudio Front Audio ConnectorSurcen Surround Center Connector Spdifio Spdif In / Out ConnectorCdin CD In Connector Auxin AUX In ConnectorFUSB1 / FUSB2 Front USB Connector 17 F11394 / F21394 IEEE1394 ConnectorComb COM B ConnectorWhite Game Game Connector20 IR InfolinkClrcmos Clear Cmos English Bios Setup Main Menu For example Bios Ver. F1z Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup MenuStandard Cmos Features Advanced Bios FeaturesPowerManagement Setup PnP/PCI ConfigurationsLoad Fail-SafeDefaults LoadOptimizedDefaultsStandard Cmos Features DateDrive a / Drive B TimeIDE Primary Master, Slave / IDE Secondary Master, Slave Floppy 3 Mode Support forJapanArea HaltonMemory Base MemoryFirst / Second / Third Boot Device Advanced Bios FeaturesHard Disk Boot Priority InitDisplay First Password CheckFlexibleAGP Integrated Peripherals On-ChipPrimaryPCIIDEIDEDMAtransfter access On-ChipSecondaryPCIIDEAC97 Audio USB ControllerSiS Serial ATA Mode OnboardLANBootROMUart Mode Select Onboard Serial PortParallel Port Mode Onboard Parallel portECPModeUseDMA Game PortAddressSoft-Off by Pwrbttn Power Management SetupAcpi SuspendType PowerOnbyKeyboard System After AC BackIRQ 3-7, 9-15,NMI Modem Ring OnPower On by Mouse Resume byAlarmPnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ AssignmentPCI 2 IRQ Assignment PCI 3 IRQ AssignmentCurrent Thermistor Temperature CPU Warning TemperaturePC Health Status Current VoltageV Vcore / DDR25 / +3.3V / +12VCPU FAN Fail Warning System FAN Fail WarningFrequency/Voltage Control CPU ClockCPU Voltage Control AGPVoltage ControlDDR Voltage Control Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults Y/N ? NLoad Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Y/N ? NSet Supervisor/User Password Enter PasswordSave & Exit Setup Save to Cmos and Exit Y/N ? YExit Without Saving Quit Without Saving Y/N ? N@BIOSTM Introduction Technical ReferenceEasyTuneTM 4 Introduction Flash Bios Method Introduction Method 1 Q-FlashTMUtilityEntering the Q-FlashTMutility Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual Bios utility screen Task menu for Dual Bios utility Task menu for Q-FlashTMutilityAction bar StepsBios file in the floppy disk You can press Enter to continue Please press any key to continue Bios file becomes F12 after updating Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults Entering the Q-FlashTMutility English Do not turning power or reset your system at this stage Congratulation!! You have updated Bios successfully Method 2 @BIOS Utility English Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings 6-Channel Audio Function IntroductionChannel Analog Audio Output Mode Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode English Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Notes Spdif Output Device Optional Device Auto-detecting Introduction of audio connectorsJack-Sensing Introduction Manual setting Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery?How to use the Xpress Recovery F9 For Xpress RecoveryText Mode Exit and Restart Serial ATA RAID Bios Utility Operation Introduction Disk StatusRAID Setup Creating a RAID 0 ArrayUdma RAID Creating a RAID 1 Array Press 3 and Enter to select RAID RAID 1 Disk Creating a Jbod Array Udma Jbod Install Drivers AppendixItem Description Software Application Software Information EasyTune 4 Utilities Installation FAQ Jami Bios Beep Codes GA-K8S760M Motherboard 104 Troubleshooting GA-K8S760M Motherboard 106 Technical Support/RMA Sheet Acronyms Ioapic GA-K8S760M Motherboard 110 111 Appendix GA-K8S760M Motherboard 112