Gigabyte GA-8I915P-MF user manual

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Main GA-8I915P-MF Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Page Page Table of Content Page - 6 - GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard Layout GA-8I915P-MF Block Diagram Page Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer Installation Notices Instances of Non-Warranty 1-2 Feature Summary Page 1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink 1-4 Installation of Memory Page 1-5 Install expansion cards 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction 1-7 Connectors Introduction Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Side Speaker Out 1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (Power Connector) 5) FDD (Floppy Connector) 3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) 6) IDE (IDE Connector) 7) S_ATA0/S_ATA1/S_ATA2/S_ATA3 (Serial ATA Connector, Controlled by ICH6) 8) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper) 9) PWR_LED 10) AZALIA_FP (Front Audio Connector) 11) CD_IN (CD IN) 12) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector) 14) IR 13) F1_1394/F2_1394 (IEEE 1394 Connector) 16) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) 15) COMB (Serial Port Connector) Hardware Installation- 27 - 17) BAT(Battery) Page Chapter 2 BIOS Setup CONTROL KEYS Main Menu Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F4) Page 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date Time IDE Channel 0 Master, Slave Drive A / Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area) Halt on Memory Base Memory 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority First / Second / Third Boot Device Password Check Page 2-3 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Page Page 2-4 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Soft-off by PWR-BTTN PME Event Wake Up Power On by Ring Page 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment 2-6 PC Health Status Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V Current CPU Temperature Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) CPU Warning Temperature 2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) CPU Clock Ratio Memory Frequency For Memory Frequency (Mhz) CPU Smart FAN Mode 2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults 2-9 Load Optimized Defaults 2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password 2-11 Save & Exit Setup 2-12 Exit Without Saving Chapter 3 Install Drivers 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers Page Page Page Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) M.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker) C.I.A.2 (CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2) 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction User Interface Overview 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery ? Boot from CD: How to use the Xpress Recovery F9 For Xpress Recovery Page Method 1 : Q-FlashTM Utility Before You Begin: Part One: Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards. 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Entering the Q-FlashTM utility: Step 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS/Q-Flash utility. Step1: To use Q-Flash utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu. Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen The Q-Flash / Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. Using the Q-FlashTM utility: Steps: You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS, too. After system reboots, you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed. The BIOS file becomes Fab after updating. Press Y on your keyboard to load defaults. Press Y on your keyboard to save and exit. Part Two: Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards. This part guides users of single-BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q-FlashTM utility. Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen Task menu for Q-Flash utility: Action bar: Using the Q-FlashTM utility: Steps: Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully!! Method 2 : @BIOSTM Utility 1. Methods and steps: 2. Note: 4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: Introduction of audio connectors: 4 Channel Audio Setup 6 Channel Audio Setup 8 Channel Audio Setup 4-2 Troubleshooting Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Contact Us