Gigabyte GA-8I865G775-G manual

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    GA-8I865G775-G / GA-8I865G775-G-RH Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 2002 12ME-8I865GTG-2002R * 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 [...]

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    Motherboard GA-8I865G775-G Apr. 18, 2006 Apr. 18, 2006 Motherboard GA-8I865G775-G[...]

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    Motherboard GA-8I865G775-G-RH Jun. 2, 2006 Jun. 2, 2006 Motherboard GA-8I865G775-G-RH[...]

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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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    - 5 - T able of Contents Item Checklist ................................................................................................................. 7 Optional Accessories ...................................................................................................... 7 GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard Layout .............................[...]

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    - 6 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 53 3 - 1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 5 3 3 -2 Software Applications .............................................................................[...]

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    - 7 - Item Checklist IDE Cable x 1 FDD Cable x 1 Serial A T A Cable x 1 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/-51R)  COM Port Cable (Part Number: 12CF1-1CM001-31/-31R)[...]

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    - 8 - GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard Layout GA-8I865G775 -G(-RH) KB_MS COMA LPT CPU_FAN ATX FDD COMB ATX_12V CI PWR_LED PCI3 F_USB2 F_PANEL F_USB1 BAT CODEC SUR_CEN CD_IN SATA0 F_AUDIO LGA775 VGA IDE2 IDE1 BIOS SYS _FAN ICH5 AGP DDR1 Intel 865G PCI1 PCI2 IT8712 CLR_CMOS USB_LAN AUDIO R_USB DDR2 SATA1 DDR3 DDR4 Marvell 8001 SPDIF_O PCI4 PCI5 AUX_IN[...]

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    - 9 - Block Diagram Line-Out MIC LGA775 Processor Host Interface Intel 865G GMCH DDR 400/333/266MHz DIMM 2 Serial A T A A TA33/66/100 IDE Channels BIOS Line-In PCICLK (33MHz) 5 PCI PCI Bus Marvell 8001 RJ45 8 USB Ports Dual Channel Memory Floppy PS/2 KB/Mouse LPT Port VGA AGP 8X/4X Intel ICH5 COM Ports IT8712 CODEC[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 11 - 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 comput[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 1 2 - English 1 -2 Feature Summary CPU  Supports LGA775 Intel ® Processor Pentium ® 4 (Note 1)  L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus  Supports 800/533MHz FSB Chipset  Northbridge:Intel ® 865G  Southbridge: Intel ® ICH5 LAN  Onboard Marvell 8001 chip(10/100/1000Mbit) Audio  Onboard ALC653[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 13 - English Rear Panel I/O  1 PS/2 keyboard port  1 PS/2 mouse port  1 parallel port  1 serial port (COMA)  1 VGA port  4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports  1 RJ-45 port  3 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In) I/O Control  IT8712 chip Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection  CPU temperature detectio[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 1 4 - 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[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 15 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink Fig.1 Please apply an even layer of heatsink paste on the surface of the installed CPU. The heatsink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heatsink paste.T o prevent such an occurrence, it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat sink paste be used[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 1 6 - English Before installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard. It is recommended that memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used. 2 . Before installing or removing memory modules, please mak[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 17 - 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 installing the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the c[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 1 8 - 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 device[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 19 - English 1 -7 Connectors Introduction 3 1 2 12 13 4 7 5 10 6 1) A TX_12V 2) A TX (Power Connector) 3 ) CPU_FAN 4 ) SYS_FAN 5) IDE1 / IDE2 6 ) FDD 7) SAT A0 / SA TA1 8 ) F_P ANEL 9 ) PWR_LED 1 0 ) F_AUDIO 1 1) CD_IN 1 2 ) AUX_IN 1 3) SUR_CEN 1 4) SPDIF_O 15 ) F_USB1 / F_USB2 1 6 ) COMB 17) C I 1 8) CLR_CMOS 19) BAT 8 9 11[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 2 0 - 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 [...]

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    Hardware Installation - 21 - English 3/4) CPU_F AN / SYS_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin/4-pin (only for CPU_FAN) power connector and possesses a fool-proof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector wire indicat[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 2 2 - English 6 ) 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 foolproof groove in the FDD conn[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 23 - English 8 ) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Connector) 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 assignments below . HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) (Blue) Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) SPEAK (Speaker Connector)[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 2 4 - English 9 ) PWR_LED The PWR_LED connector is connected 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- 1 0 ) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector) If you want to use Front Audio connector, you [...]

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    Hardware Installation - 25 - English 1 1 ) CD_IN (CD IN Connector) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R 1 1 2 ) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector) Connect other device (such as PCI TV Tunner audio out) to the connector. 1 Pin No. Definition 1 AUX-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 AUX-R[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 2 6 - English 1 4 ) SPDIF_O (SPDIF Out) The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function. Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIFO connector. Check the p[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 27 - English 1 6 ) COMB (COMB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector. Check the pin assignments while you connect the COMB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional COMB cable. Pin No. Definition 1 NDCDB- 2 NSINB 3 NSOUTB 4 NDTRB- 5 GND 6 NDSRB- 7 NRTSB- 8 NCTSB- 9 NRIB- 1 0 No Pin 10 9 2 [...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 2 8 - English 1 7 ) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed. Y ou can check the "Case Opened" status in BIOS Setup. Pin No. Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1 1 8 ) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 29 - English 1 9 ) B A T (Battery) Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. If you want to erase CMOS... 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 3 0 - English[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 31 - 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-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 3 2 - English <F12> For Boot Menu Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2006, Award Software, Inc. GA-8I865G775-G D7 . . . . <DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: Xpress Recovery2, <F12>For Boot Menu 02/22/2006-i865G-6A79AG0VC-00 <F12> : For Boot Menu Select boot[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 33 - 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. ?[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 3 4 - 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 [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 35 - English Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard drive. 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 Drive A / Drive B The [...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 3 6 - 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 Boo[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 37 - 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. Limit CPUID Max. to 3 Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like NT4. Disabled D[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 3 8 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. On-Chip S[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 39 - English SA T A Port1 configure as The setting depends on "SA T A Port0 configure as" item setting. (Default: SA T A Port1) USB Controller Enabled Enable USB controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB controller. USB 2.0 Controller Y ou can disable this function if you are not using onboard USB 2.0 feature. Enabled [...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 4 0 - English Onboard Parallel Port Disabled Disable onboard LPT port. 378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default value) 278/IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5. 3BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IRQ7. Parallel Port Mode SP P Using Parallel port as Standard[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 41 - 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). Power LED in S1 state Blinking In standby mode(S1), poer LED will blink. (Default value) Dual/OFF In standby mode(S1): a. If use single color LE[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 4 2 - English Resume by Alarm Y ou can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Date/Time to power on system. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system. If Resume by Alarm is Enabled. Date (of Month) Alarm : Everyday, 1~31 Time (hh: mm: ss) Al[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 43 - English 2 - 5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI1/PCI5 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI1/PCI5. (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 PCI1/PCI5. PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI2. (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 PCI2. PCI3 IRQ A[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 4 4 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value) Enabled Clear case open status at next boot. Case Opened If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No". If the case have been opened, "Case Opened" will show &quo[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 45 - English CPU Smart F AN Control Disabled Disable this function. Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU fan will run at different speed depending on CPU temperature. Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on their requirements. (Default V alue) CPU Smart F AN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Con[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 4 6 - English 2 - 7 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) CPU Clock Ratio (Note) This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection. The option will display "Locked" and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable. CPU Host Clock Control Please note that if your system is overclocked and cannot rest[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 47 - English Memory Frequency For Wrong frequency may make system can't boot, clear CMOS to overcome wrong frequency issue. for FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=533MHz, 2. 0 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.0. 2. 5 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.5. Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default value) for FSB(Front Side Bus[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 4 8 - English 2 -8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 Award Software ` Sta ndard CMOS Features ` Adva nced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Ma nagement[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 49 - English 2-10 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 press <Enter>[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 5 0 - English 2 -1 1 Save & Exit Setup Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. 2-12 Exit Without Saving Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 51 - English[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 5 2 - English[...]

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    Drivers Installation - 53 - English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. (1) Please make sure to install the latest service pack for Windows after OS installation and before installing motherboard drivers. (2) Insert the driver CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD will auto start[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 5 4 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software. Y ou can click an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.[...]

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    Drivers Installation - 55 - English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Y ou can also see the last page of this manual for contacts information details.[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 5 6 - English[...]

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    Appendix - 57 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) 4-1-1 EasyT une 5 Introduction EasyT une 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use to[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 5 8 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora- tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including FA T16, FA T32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data[...]

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    Appendix - 59 - English 1. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 2. BACKUP: Back up data from hard disk. 3. REMOVE: Remove previously-created backup files to release disk space. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 4. REBOOT: Exit the main screen and res[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 6 0 - English 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 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-F[...]

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    Appendix - 61 - 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 anage ment Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T .) Select La nguage Loa d Fail-Safe Defau[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 6 2 - 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 Dis[...]

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    Appendix - 63 - 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-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 6 4 - English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Standard CMOS Feature s  Adva nced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power M anage ment Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T .) ESC: Quit F3: Cha nge La nguage F8: Dual BIOS/Q[...]

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    Appendix - 65 - 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-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 6 6 - 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 [...]

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    Appendix - 67 - 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-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 6 8 - 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 [...]

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    Appendix - 69 - English 4-1-4 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out." 2 Channel Audio Setup We recommend that you use speakers with amplifier to get the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied. Line Out STEP 2: After installing the audio driver, you'll fin[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 7 0 - English 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1: Connect the front channels to "Line Out," the rear channels to "Line In." Line In Line Out STEP 2: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Click the icon to select the functi[...]

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    Appendix - 71 - English Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output without any additional module. STEP 1: Connect the front channels to "Line Out",the rear channels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer chan- nels to "MIC In". Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Line Out Line In MIC In STEP 2: After ins[...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 7 2 - English STEP 1: Secure the metal bracket of the"Surround Kit" to the chassis back panel with a screw. Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode (using Audio Combo Kit,Optional Device): (Audio Combo Kit provides SPDIF output port : optical & coaxis and SURROUND-KIT : Rear R/L & CEN /Subwoof[...]

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    Appendix - 73 - English STEP 5: On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 6 channel mode for 5.1 speaker output check box. Select the Only SURROUND-KIT check box and press OK. When the Environment setting is None , the sound would be performed as stereo mode (2-channel output). Please select the other [...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 7 4 - English SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device) STEP 3: Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder. Secure the metal bracket of the SPDIF Output device to the chassis back panel with a screw. Connect the SPDIF OUT device cable to the SPDIFO connector on the motherboard. A "SPDIF output" connector is available[...]

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    Appendix - 75 - 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 http://www.gigabyte.com.tw 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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    Appendix - 79 - English Contact Us y y y y y T aiwan (Headquarters) GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD . Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei 231, T aiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4888 FAX: +886-2-8912-4003 T ech. and Non-T ech. Support (Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw WEB address (English): http://www.gigabyte.com.tw WEB address ([...]

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    GA-8I865G775-G(-RH) Motherboard - 8 0 - English y y y y y Germany G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.de y y y y y U.K. G.B.T . TECH. CO., L TD. WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.co.uk y y y y y The Netherlands GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V. WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.nl y y y y y France GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE W[...]