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    8S648FX-RZ / 8S648FX-RZ-C User's Manual Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Processor Motherboard Rev. 1002 12ME-S648FXRZ-1002 Copyright © 2003 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the expressed, written permission of GBT . T[...]

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    Motherboard 8S648FX-RZ Mar. 20 ,2004 Mother Board 8S648FX-RZ Mar. 20, 2004[...]

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    Preparing Y our Computer Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. T o protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer. 1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling comp[...]

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    - 4 - 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard English T able of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 5 Features Summary .................................................................................................................. 5 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboar[...]

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    Introduction English - 5 - CPU y Socket 478 for Intel ® Pentium ® 4 (Northwood, Prescott) with HT T echnology y Intel ® Pentium ® 4 800/533/400MHz FSB y 2nd cache depends on CPU Chipset y North Bridge: SiS 648FX y South Bridge: SiS 963L Memory y 3 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets, supports up to 3GB DRAM (Max) y Supports DDR400/DDR333/DDR266 DIMM y Sup[...]

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    - 6 - 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard English "*" Only for 8S648FX-RZ. "#" Only for 8S648FX-RZ-C. 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard Layout -C KB_MS COMA LPT USB_LAN * SOCKET478 CPU_FAN ATX COMB IDE2 GAME LINE_IN LINE_OUT MIC_IN ATX_12V 8S648FX-RZ Hyper Threading Support SPDIF_IO PWR_LED F_USB2 F_PANEL SYS _FAN F_USB1 F_AUDIO AUX_IN ID[...]

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    Introduction English - 7 - "*" Only for 8S648FX-RZ. Block Diagram Pentium 4 Socket 478 CPU SiS 648FX AC97 CODEC SiS 963L CPUCLK+/- (100/133/200 MHz) System Bus 400/533/800 MHz DDR 266/333/400 MHz ZCLK (66/133MHz) HCLK+/- (100/133MHz) 66/133 MHz 33 MHz 14.318 MHz 48 MHz 24 MHz 33 MHz LPC BUS AGP 4X/8X AGPCLK (66MHz) 5 PCI PCICLK (33MHz) AC[...]

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    - 8 - 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard English T o set up your computer, you must complete the following steps: Step 1- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 2- Install memory modules Step 3- Install expansion cards Step 4- Install I/O Peripherals Cables Hardware Installation Process Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Before in[...]

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    - 9 - Hardware Installation Process English Step 1-1: CPU Installation Figure 1. Pull the rod to the 90-degree directly. Figure 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU upper corner. Insert the CPU into the socket. (Do not force the CPU into the socket.) Then move the socket lever to the locked position while holdin[...]

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    - 10 - 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard English Before installing the memory modules, adhere to the following warning: 1 . Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one notch. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation. Step 2: Install Memory Modules The motherboard has 3 du[...]

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    - 1 1 - Hardware Installation Process English Step 4: Install I/O Peripherals Cables Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction X PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse connector This connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse. Y Parallel port (LPT) Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port. Z / [ Serial port (COMA/COMB) Mouse and modem [...]

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    - 12 - 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard English Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction _ MIC In jack Microphone can be connect to MIC In jack. After installation of the audio driver, you are able to use 2/4/6-channel audio feature by software selection. Y ou can connect "Front speaker" to "Line Out" jack, Connect "Rear speaker"[...]

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    - 1 3 - Hardware Installation Process English 1) A TX_12V (+12V Power Connector) This connector (A TX_12V) supplies the CPU operation voltage (Vcore). If this "A TX_12V connector" is not connected, system cannot boot. 2 ) A TX (A TX Power) AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after A TX power cable and other re[...]

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    - 14 - 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard English 4) SYS_F AN (System Fan Connector) This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature. Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 +12V 3 Sense 5) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE1 / IDE2 Connector) Important Notice: Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD-ROM to IDE2.[...]

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    - 1 5 - Hardware Installation Process English 7) 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. If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color. Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- 8) F_P ANEL (2 x 10 pins Connector) Please c[...]

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    - 16 - 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard English Pin No. Definition 1 MIC 2 GND 3 REF 4 Power 5 Front Audio (R) 6 Rear Audio (R) 7 Reserved 8 No Pin 9 Front Audio (L) 1 0 Rear Audio (L) 9) F_AUDIO (Front Audio 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 [...]

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    - 1 7 - Hardware Installation Process English 12) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector) Connect other device(such as PCI TV Tunner audio out)to the connector. Pin No. Definition 1 AUX-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 AUX-R 1 1 6 2 5 Pin No. Definition 1 VCC 2 No Pin 3 SPDIF 4 SPDIFI 5 GND 6 GND 13) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out Connector) The SPDIF output is capable of providing digi[...]

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    - 18 - 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard English 15) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper . T o clear CMOS, temporarily shor 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the "Shunter" to prevent from improper use this jumper. 1 1 Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 16 ) BA T (BA TTER Y) CAUTION Danger of[...]

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    - 1 9 - BIOS Setup English CONTROL KEYS < >< >< >< > Move to select item <Enter> Select Item <Esc> Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu <+/PgUp> Increase the numeric value or make changes <-/PgDn> [...]

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    - 20 - 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard 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 peripherals. • Power Management Setup This[...]

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    - 2 1 - BIOS Setup English 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) Year The year, from 1999 through 2098 Time The[...]

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    - 22 - 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard English Drive A / Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. None No floppy drive installed 360K, 5.25" 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity. 1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3[...]

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    - 2 3 - BIOS Setup English Advanced BIOS Features First / Second / Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy. LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120. HDD-0~3 Select your boot device priority by HDD-0~3. SCSI Select your boot device priority by SCSI. CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM. Z I P Select you[...]

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    - 24 - 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard English CPU Hyper-Threading Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default value) Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading. Init Display First Select the first initation of monitor or display from AGP or [...]

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    - 2 5 - BIOS Setup English "*" Only for 8S648FX-RZ. AC97 Audio Enabled Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. On Board LAN device * Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable Onboard Lan Chip device. (Default value) USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value) Disable[...]

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    - 26 - 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard English Game Port Address 20 1 Set Game Port Address to 201. (Default value) 20 9 Set Game Port Address to 209. Disabled Disable this function. Midi Port Address 30 0 Set Midi Port Address to 300. 33 0 Set Midi Port Address to 330. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Midi Port IRQ 5 Set Midi Port IRQ[...]

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    - 2 7 - BIOS Setup English IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable this function. (Default value) ModemRingOn Disabled Disable Modem Ring on function. Enabled Enable Modem Ring on function. (Default value) PME Event Wake Up Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable PME as wake up event. (Default value) Power On by K[...]

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    - 28 - 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard English PCI 4 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 4. PCI 1/PCI 5 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1/PCI 5. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1/PCI 5. PCI 2 IRQ Assig[...]

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    - 2 9 - BIOS Setup English PC Health Status Current Voltage (V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V Detect system's voltage status automatically. Current CPU Temperature Detect CPU temperature automatically. Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software [...]

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    - 30 - 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard English Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection. For Willamette CPU: 8X~23X default: 14X For C-Stepping P4: 8X,10X~24X default: 15X For Northwood CPU: 12X~24X default: 16X The option will display "Locked" and read only if the CPU ratio is n[...]

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    - 3 1 - BIOS Setup English Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled". Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value) Enabled Enable Top Performance function. "Top Performance" will increase H/W working speed. Different system configuration (both H/W comp[...]

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    - 32 - 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard English Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health Status ` Frequency/Voltage Control Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimi[...]

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    - 3 3 - BIOS Setup English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Management Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health Status ` Frequency/Voltage Control Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set U[...]

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    - 34 - 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard English Exit Without Saving Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software ` Standard CMOS Features ` Advanced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Powe[...]

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    Driver Installation - 35 - English Revision History Chapter 3 Install Drivers 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", an[...]

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    - 36 - 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard English  SIS AGP Driver Install SIS AGP Driver .  USB Patch for WinXP This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up S3 hang up issue in XP.  SiS PCI Lan Driver * For SiS series Lan driver.  C-Media AC97 Audio Driver Install C-Media AC97 audio driver.  SIS USB 2.0 Driver It is re[...]

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    - 40 - 8S648FX-RZ Series Motherboard English y y y y y T aiwan Gigabyte T echnology Co., Ltd. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei Hsien, T aiwan, R.O.C. T el: 886 (2) 8912-4888 Fax: 886 (2) 8912-4003 T ech. Support: http://tw .giga-byte.com/T echSupport/ServiceCenter.htm Non-T ech. Support (Sales/Marketing issues): http://ggts.gigaby[...]