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GA-8I915G-ZFD
Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard
User's Manual
Rev. 1101
12ME-I915GZFD-1101
Contents
Main
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Table of Contents
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GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard Layout
GA-8I915G-ZFD
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
1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink
1-3-1 Installation of the CPU
1-4 Installation of Memory
1-5 Install expansion cards
1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction
1-7 Connectors Introduction
Side Speaker Out
1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (Power Connector)
3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)
5) IDE (IDE Connector)
6) S_ATA0/S_ATA1 (Serial ATA Connector, Controlled by ICH6)
7) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)
9) AZALIA_FP(Front Audio Panel Connector)
8) PWR_LED
10) CD_IN (CD IN)
11) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector)
12) F1_1394 (IEEE 1394 Connector)
13) SPDIF_IN
14) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)
15) BAT(Battery)
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
CONTROL KEYS
Main Menu
Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : FB)
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2-1 Standard CMOS Features
Date
Time
IDE Channel 0 Master, Slave
IDE Channel 2/3 Master, Slave
Halt on
Memory
Base Memory
Extended Memory
2-2 Advanced BIOS Features
Hard Disk Boot Priority
First / Second / Third Boot Device
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2-3 Integrated Peripherals
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE
On-Chip SATA Mode
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2-4 Power Management Setup
ACPI Suspend Type
Soft-off by PWR-BTTN
PME Event Wake Up
Power On by Ring
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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 System/CPU Temperature
Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)
CPU Warning Temperature
2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)
CPU Clock Ratio
C.I.A.2
CPU Host Clock Control
CPU Host Frequency (Mhz)
PCI Experss Frequency (Mhz)
Memory Frequency For
Memory Frequency (Mhz)
2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults
2-9 Load Optimized Defaults
2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password
BIOS Setup- 41 -
2-11 Save & Exit Setup
2-12 Exit Without Saving
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Chapter 3 Install Drivers
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 Xpress Recovery Introduction
What is Xpress Recovery ?
Boot from CD:
How to use the Xpress Recovery
F9 For Xpress Recovery
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4-1-2 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:
4-1-3 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 Channel Audio Function Introduction
2 Channel Audio Setup:
4 Channel Audio Setup
5.1 Channel Audio Setup
7.1 Channel Audio Setup
Digital I/O Status:
Effect
Device Setting
Mixer
4-2 Troubleshooting
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