Intel GA-8I915G-ZFD 1-2 Feature Summary

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 10 -

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CPU Supports the latest Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 CPU

Supports 800/533MHz FSB

L2 cache varies with CPU

Chipset Northbridge: Intel® 915G Express chipset

Southbridge: Intel® ICH6

Memory 2 DDR DIMM memory slots (supports up to 2GB memory)

Supports dual channel DDR400/333/266 DIMM

Supports 2.5V DDR DIMM

Slots 1 PCI Express x 16 slot

1 PCI slots

IDE Connections 1 IDE connection (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100), allows connection of 2 IDE

devices

Onboard SATA 2 Serial ATA connections

Peripherals 1 parallel port supporting Normal/EPP/ECP mode

1 VGA port, 1 Serial port (COMA)

8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (rear x 4, front x 4 via cable)

3 IEEE1394 ports (requires cable)

1 front audio connector

1 PS/2 keyboard port

1 PS/2 mouse port

Onboard LAN Onboard Realtek 8110S chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)

1 RJ 45 port

Onboard Audio C-Media 9880 CODEC

Supports Jack Sensing function

Supports 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 channel audio

Supports Line In ; Line Out ; MIC ; Back Surround Speaker Out ;

Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out ; Surround Speaker Out connection

Supports SPDIF In/Out connection

CD In

I/O Control IT8712

Hardware Monitor System voltage detection

CPU/System temperature detection

CPU / System fan speed detection

CPU warning temperature

CPU / System fan failure warning

BIOS Use of licensed AWARD BIOS

Supports Q-Flash

Additional Features Supports @BIOS

Supports EasyTune 5 (only supports Hardware Monitor function)

Overclocking Over Voltage via BIOS (FSB/DDR)

Over Clock via BIOS (CPU/DDR)

Form Factor Pico BTX form factor; 26.7 cm x 20.8 cm

1-2 Feature Summary

Contents

Main Page Table of Contents Page - 5 - GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard Layout GA-8I915G-ZFD Block Diagram Page Page 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) Page 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 Page 2-3 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip SATA Mode 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 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 Page 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 Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery ? Boot from CD: How to use the Xpress Recovery F9 For Xpress Recovery Page 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 Page Page Page Page Contact Us