Gigabyte GA-K8VT800-RH manuel d'utilisation

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    GA-K8VT800-RH AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 2001 12ME-K8VT800R-2001R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * The WE[...]

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    JUNE. 21, 2006 Motherboard GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard GA-K8VT800-RH June. 21, 2006[...]

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    Copyright © 2006 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies. Notice The written content provided with this product is the property of Gigabyte. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any mean[...]

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    - 4 - T able of Contents Item Checklist ................................................................................................................. 6 Optional Accessories ...................................................................................................... 6 GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard Layout ...................................[...]

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    - 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 47 3 -1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 4 7 3 - 2 Software Application ..............................................................................[...]

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    - 6 - Item Checklist IDE Cable x 1 & FDD Cable x 1 2 Ports SA T A Power Cable x 1 2 Ports USB2.0 Cable x 1 SA T A Cable x 2 I/O Shield * The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice. Optional Accessories  2 Ports USB2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-51/R)  8-Channel Audio Combo Kit (Part Numbe[...]

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    - 7 - GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard Layout ATX_12V CPU_F AN CODEC IR IT8705F VIA VT8237R / VT8237R+ BIOS PCI1 PCI2 F_USB2 F_USB1 SATA0 BA TTERY AT X IDE1 FDD CLR_CMOS SYS_F AN GA-K8VT800-RH KB_MS Socket 754 AUDIO COMB LPT USB USB LAN F_AUDIO CD_IN F_P ANEL PWR_LED COMA IDE2 PCI3 PCI4 RTL 8100C SUR_CEN SPDIF_IO PCI5 AGP SATA1 VIA K8T800 DDR1 DDR2 DDR3[...]

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    - 8 - Block Diagram VIA K8T800 VIA VT8237R / VT8237R+ CPUCLK+/- (200MHz) AGPCLK66MHz 33 MHz 14.318 MHz 48 MHz AGP slot 4X/8X AGPCLK (66MHz) 5 PCI PCICLK (33MHz) AC97 Link 8 USB Ports A T A66/100/133 IDE Channels IT8705F 24 MHz 33 MHz Floppy LPT Port COM Ports AC97 CODEC MIC LINE-IN LINE-OUT 66MHz V_Link 2 SA T A Ports AMD Athlon TM 64 processor (K8[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 9 - English 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Y our Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, please follow the instructions below: 1. Please turn off the computer [...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 1 0 - English CPU  Socket 754 for AMD Athlon TM 64 processor (K8)  1600MT/s system bus Chipset  Northbridge: VIA K8T800  Southbridge: VIA VT8237R / VT8237R+ Memory  3 DDR DIMM memory slots (supports up to 3GB)  Supports DDR 400/333/266/200 DIMMs Slots  1 A GP slot supports 8X/4X(1.5V) mode  5 PCI [...]

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    Hardware Installation - 11 - English Onboard SA TA RAID  Onboard VT8237R / VT8237R+ chipset (SA TA0, SA T A1 )  supports data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1) function  supports JBOD function  supports data transfer rate of up to 150 MB/s  supports a maximum of 2 SA T A connections BIOS  Use of licensed A WARD BIOS  Supp[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 1 2 - English 1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. 2. Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will not insert proper[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 13 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink The heat sink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat sink paste. T o prevent such an occurrence, it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat sink paste be used for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the heat sink. Fig.1 Before[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 1 4 - English Fig.1 The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket. Then push it down. Fig.2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module. Reverse the installation steps when you wish t[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 15 - English 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards Y ou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below: 1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the comput[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 1 6 - English 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector T o install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard to the lower port (purple). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. COMA,[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1-7 Connectors Introduction 1) A TX_12V 2) A TX (Power Connector) 3) CPU_F AN 4 ) SYS_FAN 5 ) FDD 6) IDE1 / IDE2 7) SA T A0 / SA T A1 8 ) PWR_LED 9 ) F_P ANEL 1 0) F_AUDIO 1 1 ) CD_IN 12 ) SPDIF_IO 1 3 ) SUR_CEN 14 ) F_USB1 / F_USB2 15) I R 1 6 ) CLR_CMOS 17) BA TTERY 13 4 14 5 2 17 10 12 6 9 16 15 11 8 13 7[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 1 8 - English 1/2) A TX_12V / A TX (Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed. Align the power connector with[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 19 - English 3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_F AN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection a[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 2 0 - English 2 34 1 33 IDE1 IDE2 1 39 2 40 5 ) FDD (FDD Connector) The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the FDD drive. The types of FDD drives supported are: 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB. Before attaching the FDD cable, please take note of the foolproo[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 21 - English 8 ) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- 7 ) SAT A0/ SA T A1 (Serial A T A Connector) Serial A T A can provide up to 150MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to th[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 2 2 - English 9 ) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Jumper) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F_P ANEL connector according to the pin assignment below . SPK- SPK+ 20 Speaker Connector 19 IDE Hard Disk Active LED Reset Switch 2 Soft Power Connector MSG+ MSG-[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 23 - English 1 0 ) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector) If you want to use Front Audio connector , you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper . In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector . Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB head[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 2 4 - English 1 3 ) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector) Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable. Pin No. Definition 1 SUR OUTL 2 SUR OUTR 3 GND 4 No Pin 5 CENTER_OUT 6 BASS_OUT 7 AUX_L 8 AUX_R 1 2 ) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In / Out Connector) The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to externa[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 25 - English 1 4 ) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front USB cable,[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 2 6 - English 1 6 ) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. T o clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the "Shunter" to prevent from improper use this jumper. 1 7 ) BA TTERY Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 1 1 Danger of explosion if ba[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 27 - English[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 2 8 - English[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 29 - English BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard. When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 3 0 - English      Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.      Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.      Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 31 - English      Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration.      Set Supervisor Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup.  [...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 3 2 - English 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>. Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only Month The month, Jan. Through Dec. Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month) Y ear The year, from 1999 t[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 33 - English Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk. Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option based on this information. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors If a hard disk has not [...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 3 4 - English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. Use < > or < > to select a device, then press<+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu. First / Second / Third Boot Devi[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 35 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals IDE DMA transfer access Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port.(Default value) Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 3 6 - English USB 2.0 Controller Disabled Disable USB 2.0 controller. Enabled Enable USB 2.0 controller. (Default value) USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB keyboard support. Disabled Disable USB keyboard support. (Default value) USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support. Disabled Disable USB mouse support. [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 37 - English UR2 Duplex Mode This feature allows you to select IR mode. This function is available only when UART Mode Select is not set to Normal. Half I R Function Duplex Half. (Default value) Full IR Function Duplex Full. Onboard Parallel Port Disabled Disable onboard LPT port. 378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 3 8 - English 2-4 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend T ype S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value) S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend T o RAM). USB Device Wake-Up From S3 Disabled Disable USB Device Wake-Up from S3. (Default value) Enabled Enable USB Device Wake-Up from S3[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 39 - English PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an A TX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead. Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable PME as wake up event. (Default value) Modem Ring Resume An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state. Disabled Disable Modem Ring Resume function.[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 4 0 - English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1/PCI 5. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 to PCI 1/PCI 5. PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 t[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 41 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Current V oltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V Detect system's voltage status automatically. Current CPU T emperature Detect CPU temperature automatically. Current CPU/SYSTEM F AN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically. CPU/SYSTEM FAN Fail W arning Disabled Disable fan fai[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 4 2 - English 2 - 7 Frequency/V oltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software Frequency/V oltage Control K8 CPU Clock Ratio [Default] Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk [Enabled] Spread Spectrum [Enabled] CPU Clock [200MHz] CPU OverV oltage Control [Auto] AGP OverV oltage Control [Auto] DIMM OverV oltag[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 43 - English 2 - 9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software ` Standard CMOS Feature s ` Adva nced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power M a nage ment Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health Status ` Frequency/V oltage Control Esc: Quit KLJI : Select Item F8: Q-Fla sh F10: Save &[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 4 4 - English 2 - 1 1 Set Supervisor/User Password When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. T ype the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. Y ou will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 45 - English 2-12 Save & Exit Setup T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to R TC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to Setup Utility . 2-13 Exit Without Saving T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to Setup Utility . CM[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 4 6 - English[...]

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    Drivers Installation - 47 - English Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Setup.exe. Chapter 3 Driver[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 4 8 - English 3-2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.[...]

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    Drivers Installation - 49 - English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details.[...]

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    Appendix - 51 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities 4-1-1 Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery ? Xpress Recovery is a utility used to back up and restore an OS partition. If the hard drive is not working properly, the user can restore the drive to its original state. 1. Supports FA T16, FA T32, and NTFS formats [...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 5 2 - English 2. Press F9 during powering on the computer . (T ext Mode) Press F9 during powering on the computer . Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE T echnology CO. , Ltd. 1. Execute Backup Utility 2. Execute Restore Utility 3. Remove Backup Image 4. Set Password 5. Exit and Restart 1. If you have alrea[...]

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    Appendix - 53 - English 1. Execute Backup Utility:      Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit The backup utility will automatically scan your system and back up data as a backup image in your hard drive. Not all systems support access to Xpress Recovery by pressing the F9 key during computer power on. If this is the case, plea[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 5 4 - English Method 1 : Q-Flash TM Utility Q-Flash TM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility, users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS. Q-Flash TM allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows. Using Q-Flash TM indicating no more fooling around w[...]

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    Appendix - 55 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Standard CMOS Feature s  Adva nced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power M a nage ment Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T .) Select La nguage Loa d Fail-Safe Defa[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 5 6 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM T ype/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Ra nge Protection Disa ble Boot From M ain Bios Auto Recovery Ena ble Halt On Error Disa ble [...]

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    Appendix - 57 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM T ype/Size.....[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 5 8 - English 6 . Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move to Load Optimized Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Optimized Defaults. Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIO[...]

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    Appendix - 59 - English Exploring the Q-Flash TM utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. T ask menu for Q-Flash utility: Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task. Action bar: Contains the names of four actions needed to [...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 6 0 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time. Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash T ype/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Ena ble Update BIOS from Floppy Save B[...]

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    Appendix - 61 - English Method 2 : @BIOS TM Utility If you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use the new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Windows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS. 1. Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet: a. Click "Internet[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 6 2 - English III. Save BIOS: In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the current BIOS version. IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM: In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can help you check[...]

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    Appendix - 63 - English 4-1-3 Serial A T A BIOS Setting Utility Introduction RAID Levels RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation, wh[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 6 4 - English Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array: 1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction. Note: T o achieve best performance, it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage capacity. 2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate lo[...]

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    Appendix - 65 - English Figure 3 A. Create RAID Array (Create Array): In the main screen, select Create Array and press <Enter> to access the RAID configuration screen where you can select RAID type (refer to Figure 3). VIA T ech. VT8237 SA T A RAID BIOS V er 2.31 Cha nnel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 6 6 - English After returning to the RAID configuration screen, you have to select whether you want the RAID array to be configured automatically or manually. Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives, block size and create arrays automatically. After completion, you can will both of the hard disks marked with a a[...]

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    Appendix - 67 - English B.Delete a RAID array (Delete Array) ¡G ¡G ¡G ¡G ¡G To delete a RAID array, select Delete Array and press <Enter>. After confirming the RAID array to be deleted, press <Enter> and the The selected array will be destoried. Are you sure? Continue? Press Y/N message will appear. Press <Y> to confirm or &l[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 6 8 - English Installing the RAID drivers T o install W indows 2000/XP onto a Serial A T A hard disk sucessfully, you need to install required driver for the SA T A controller on your motherboard during OS installation. Without the driver , the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First of al[...]

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    Appendix - 69 - English 4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied. STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out". STEP 2: Following installation of[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 7 0 - English STEP 2: Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Click the icon to select the function. STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" and select the "UAJ Function". Then click on the left selection bar and select "4CH Speaker&[...]

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    Appendix - 71 - English STEP 2: Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Click the icon to select the function. STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" and select the "UAJ Function". Then click on the left selection bar and select "6CH Speaker" to complete [...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 7 2 - English 8 Channel Audio Setup (requires Audio Combo Kit, optional device) : Audio Combo Kit includes a Surround-Kit and a SPDIF output cable (an optical and coaxial cable). If you want to set up an 8 channel configuration, you need to use the Surround-Kit. The Surround- Kit offers R/L surround, center/subwoofer out[...]

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    Appendix - 73 - English Method 2: Connect the front channels to the "Line Out" port located on the audio panel and the rear channels to the "Line In" port. Connect the center/subwoofer channels to the "MIC In" port located on the audio panel and the R/L channels to the Surround-Kit "SUR BACK" port. (This meth[...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 7 4 - English SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device) A "SPDIF_IO" connector is available on the motherboard. The SPDIF cable with rear bracket could link to the "SPDIF_IO" connector (as picture). For the further linkage to decoder, the rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connecting port (Note[...]

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    Appendix - 75 - English Jack-Sensing and UAJ Introduction Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection function. Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows 98/ 98SE/ 2000/ ME. Jack-Sensing includes 2 parts: AUTO and MANUAL. Following is an example for 2 channels (Following pictures are [...]

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    GA-K8VT800-RH Motherboard - 7 6 - English If you set wrong with the connectors, the warning message will come out as right picture. Manual setting: If the device picture shows different from what you set, please press "Manual Selection" to set. UAJ Introduction UAJ (Universal Audio Jack) has a very smart feature: It will switch signal aut[...]

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    Appendix - 77 - English 4 - 2 T roubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions. T o check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to GIGABYTE's website. Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced options are hidd[...]

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