Intel GA-8I915MK-GV

Motherboard

GA-8I915MK-GV

Oct. 7, 2005

Motherboard

GA-8I915MK-GV

Contents

Main GA-8I915MK-GV Intel Pentium 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Page Page Table of Contents Page - 6 - GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard Layout GA-8I915MK-GV 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 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards Dual Channel DDR 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 (IDE Connector) 7) SATA0/SATA1 (Serial ATA Connector) Hardware Installation- 21 - 8) F_PANEL (Front Panel Connector) 10) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector) 9) PWR_LED 11) CD_IN (CD IN Connector) 12) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector) 13) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/ Out) 14) SUR_CEN 15) F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connectors) 16) COMB (COMB Connector) 17) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) 18) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Hardware Installation- 27 - 19) 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. : F1) 2-1 Standard CMOS Features IDE Channel 0 Master, Slave IDE Channel 2/3 Master, Slave Drive A / Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area) Page 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 PATA IDE Set to SATA Port 0 Set to Page Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA 2-4 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Soft-off by PWR-BTTN Page 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 / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V Current CPU Temperature 2-7 Frequency / Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio CPU Host Clock Control CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) PCI-E Frequency to CPU Memory Frequency For Memory Frequency (Mhz) Page BIOS Setup- 45 - 2-8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults 2-9 Load Optimized Defaults 2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password BIOS Setup- 47 - 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 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 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. GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 62 - 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: 4-1-5 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 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Notes: SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device) 4-2 Troubleshooting Page Page Page Page Page Contact Us GA-8I915MK-GV Motherboard - 80 -