Contents
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Declaration of Conformity
Supplementar y Infor mation
Declaration of Conformity
USER’S Manual
Table of Content
Appendix
Revision History
Installing the motherboard to the chassis…
Summary of Features
Introduction
Only for GA-8IDML
LAN
GA-8IDML Series Motherboard Layout
GA-8IDML-LE Motherboard Layout
Hardware Installation Process
Step
Install the Central Processing Unit CPU
Socket Actuation Lever Pin1 indicator
CPU Heat Sink Installation
Install memory modules
Sdram
Install expansion cards
? Parallel Port and Serial Ports COMA/COMB
Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply
? PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector
? Game /MIDI Ports
? Audio Connectors
? USB/LAN Connector
Connectors Introduction
G Cpufan / Pwrfan / SYS FAN Connector
ATX Power
AUX12V Power Connector
CPU FAN
Floppy / IDE1 / IDE2 Connector
Faudio Connector
Usbvs PS/2 USB Wake Up selection
JBattery
Front USB
Bios Setup
Main Menu For example Bios Ver. F1
? Power Management Setup
? PnP/PCI Configurations
? Load Fail-Safe Defaults
? Load Optimiz ed Defaults
EGA / VGA
Standard Cmos Features
Date
Drive a / Drive B
Time
IDE Primary Master, Slave / Secondary Master, Slave
Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area
Video
Halt on
EGA/VGA
Extended Memory
Memory
Base Memory
Advanced Bios Features
First / S econd / Third Boot device
HDD-0
Cdrom
Boot Up Fl oppy Seek
Boot Up NumLock
Passwor d Check
MPS Ver sion Control For OS
Advanced Chipset Features
Configure Dram Timing
Active to Precharge Delay
CAS latency Time
Sdram RAS# to CAS# delay
Refresh Mode Select
Dram Data Integrity Mode
Delay Transaction
Delay Prior to Thermal
AGP Graphics Aperture Size
Integrated Peripherals
AGP
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE
IDE Primary Master PIO for onboard IDE 1st channel
IDE Primary Slave PIO for onboard IDE 1st channel
IDE Secondary Slave PIO for onboard IDE 2nd channel
IDE Primary Master Udma
IDE Primary Slave Udma
IDE Secondary Master Udma
USB Keyboard Support
USB Mouse Support
Init Display First
AC97 Audio
Mouse Power On
Keyboard Power On
KB Power on Password
Onboard FDC Controller
Uart Mode Select
IR Transmis sion Delay
UR2 Dupl ex Mode
RxD, TxD Active
Use IR Pins
Parallel Port Mode
OnBoard Par allel port
Parall el Port EPP Type
Power Management Setup
S1POS
Dpms
PCI PIRQA-D#
Power Management
Acpi Sleep Type
USB Dev Wakeup From S3
Video off Method
Suspend Mode
HDD Power Down
Modem Use IRQ
Soft-off by PWR-BTTN
RTC Alarm Power On
Modem Ring On/ Wak eOnLAN
Primary IDE 0/1
Secondary IDE 0/1
PnP/PCI Configurations
Resources Controlled by
IRQ Res ources 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15
PCI1 IRQ Assignment
PCI3 IRQ Assignment
Current S ystem / CPU Temperature C / F
Current CPU FAN / Power FAN / System FAN Speed RPM
PC Health Status
Current Voltage V Vcore / VCC18 / +5V / ±12V
CPU Warning Temperature
Fan Fai l Warning CPU / POWER/ System
Frequency/Voltage Control
CPU Clock Ratio
CPU Host Cl ock Control
CPU Host Frequency
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Load Optimiz ed Defaults
Set Supervisor/User Password
Enter Password
Save & Exit Setup
? Y
Exit Without Saving
Quit Without Saving Y/N? N
Performance List
Block Diagram
Four Speaker Introduction What is Four Speaker?
Four Speaker & Spdif Introduction
Microsoft Windows Me setup procedure
Four Speaker Application
Spdif Introduction What is SPDIF?
How to use SPDIF?
Technical Reference
@ Bios Introduction
Gigabyte announces @ Bios Windows Bios live update utility
Easy TuneIIITM Introduction
Gigabyte announces EasyTuneIII Windows overdrive utility
Appendix
Appendix B Creative CT5880 Chipset Driver Installation