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GA-8VM800PMD-775
Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard
User's Manual
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Table of Contents
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GA-8VM800PMD-775 Motherboard Layout
Block Diagram
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Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation
Preparing Your Computer
Installation Notices
Instances of Non-Warranty
1-2 Feature Summary
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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
1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards
1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction
1-7 Connectors Introduction
1/2) ATX_12V / ATX (Power Connector)
3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)
5) FDD (FDD Connector)
6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector)
7) SATA0 / SATA1 (Serial ATA Connector)
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8) F_PANEL (Front Panel Connector)
10) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector)
9) PWR_LED
11) CD_IN (CD IN Connector, black)
12) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector, white)
13) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/ Out connector, red)
14) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector, black)
15) F1_USB / F2_USB (Front USB Connectors)
16) COMB (COMB Connector)
17) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open)
18) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)
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19) BATTERY
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CONTROL KEYS
Main Menu
Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : D1)
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2-1 Standard CMOS Features
Date
Time
IDE Channel 0/1 Master, Slave
IDE Channel 2/3 Master
Drive A
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
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2-3 Integrated Peripherals
OnChip IDE Channel0
OnChip IDE Channel1
OnChip Serial ATA
SATA Mode
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2-4 Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type
USB Device Wake-Up From S3
Soft-Off by PWRBTN
AC BACK Function
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2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI 1 IRQ Assignment
PCI 2 IRQ Assignment
PCI 3 IRQ Assignment
2-6 PC Health Status
Reset Case Open Status
Case Opened
Current Voltage(V) VCORE / DDR18V / +3.3V / +12V
System / CPU Temperature
2-7 Frequency / Voltage Control
CPU Clock Ratio
Auto Detect PCI Clk
Spread Spectrum
CPU Host Clock Control
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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 3Drivers Installation
3-1 Install Chipset Drivers
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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
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4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction
Method 1 : Q-FlashTM Utility
Before You Begin:
Part One: Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.
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 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)
(2) Configuring SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup
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(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS
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(4) Making a SATA Driver Disk
(5) Installing SATA controller driver during OS installation
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4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction
2 Channel Audio Setup
4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode
Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode
Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode (using Audio Combo Kit,Optional Device):
Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Notes:
SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device)
4-2 Troubleshooting
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