Intel GA-8IPE1000 manual

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 400 2 12ME-8IPE1K4-400 2[...]

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    Nov . 1 1. 2004 Motherboard GA-8IPE1000-G / GA-8IPE1000-L / GA-8IPE1000 Motherboard GA-8IPE1000-G / GA-8IPE1000-L / GA-8IPE1000 Nov . 1 1, 2004[...]

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    Copyright © 2004 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 GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard Layout .................................................................... 6 Block Diagram ............................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ........................................................[...]

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    - 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ..................................................................................... 49 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers ................................................................................... 49 3-2 Software Application ....................................................................................[...]

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    - 6 - GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard Layout A TX_12V CPU_FAN Intel 865PE AGP CODEC IR SMSC LPC47M997-NR Intel ICH5 BIOS PCI1 PCI2 PCI4 PCI5 DDR1 F_USB1 F_USB2 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 SA T A1 SA T A0 BA TTERY AT X IDE1 FDD CLR_CMOS SYS_F AN GA-IPE1000(-G)(-L) KB_MS Socket 478 COMB LPT USB RTL81 10S or RTL8100C F_AUDIO CD_IN F_P ANEL PCI3 COMA MIC_IN LINE_OUT[...]

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    - 7 - Block Diagram Only for GA-8IPE1000-G. Only for GA-8IPE1000-L. Pentium 4 Socket 478 CPU CPUCLK+/-(100/133/200MHz) Intel 865PE HCLK+/- (100/133/200MHz) Dual Channel DDR 400/333/266MHz DIMM PCICLK (33MHz) 5 PCI PCI Bus 33MHz 33MHz 48MHz SMSC LPC47M997- NR 14.318MHz BIOS Floppy PS/2 KB/Mouse LPT Port ZCLK (66 MHz) 2 COM Ports Line In Mic In A T A[...]

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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-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 10 - English Motherboard  GA-8IPE1000-G or GA-8IPE1000-L or GA-8IPE1000 CPU  Socket 478 for Intel ® Pentium ® 4 (Northwood, Prescott) with HT T echnology  Supports 800/533/400MHz FSB  L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset  Northbridge: Intel ® 865PE Chipset  Southbridge: Intel ® ICH5 Memory  4 DD[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 11 - English I/O Control  SMSC LPC47M997-NR Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection  CPU temperature detection  CPU / System fan speed detection BIOS  Use of licensed AW ARD BIOS  Supports Q-Flash Additional Features  Supports @BIOS  Supports EasyTune 5 Overclocking  Over voltage via BIOS (CPU/ [...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 12 - 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 pr[...]

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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-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 14 - 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 make s[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 15 - English Dual Channel DDR GA-8IPE1000 Series supports the Dual Channel T echnology . After operating the Dual Channel T echnology , the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double up to 6.4GB/s(DDR400) or 5.3GB/s(DDR333). GA-8IPE1000 Series includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following: Channel [...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 16 - 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 t[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 17 - 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). USB port Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB ke[...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 18 - 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) BA TTER Y 10) F_P ANEL 1 1) F_AUDIO 12) CD_IN 13) SUR_CEN 14) SPDIF_IO 15) F_USB1 / F_USB2 16) IR 17) GAME 18) INFO_LINK 19) CLR_CMOS 13 4 7 2 5 9 11 13 16 19[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 19 - 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 its pr[...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 20 - English 3/4) CPU_F AN / 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 co[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 21 - English 6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE Connector) An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable, and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). If you wish to connect two IDE devices, please set the jumper on one IDE device a[...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 22 - 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- 1 9) BA TTER Y Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivale[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 23 - English 10) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Jumper) Please connect the power LED, PC peaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis front panel to the F_P ANEL connector according to the pin assignment below . MSG (Message LED/Power/Sleep LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) (Y ellow) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) PW (Power Switch) Open:[...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 24 - English 1 1) 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 th[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 25 - English 13) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector) Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable. 14) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In / Out Connector) 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 s[...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 26 - English 15) 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[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 27 - English 17) GAME (GAME Connector) This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices. Pin No. Definition 1 VCC 2 GRX1_R 3 GND 4 GPSA2 5 VCC 6 GPX2_R 7 GPY2_R 8 MSI_R 9 GPSA1 10 GND 1 1 GPY1_R 12 VCC 13 GPSB1 14 MSO_R 15 GPSB2 16 No Pin 18) INFO_LINK This connector allows you to connect some e[...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 28 - English 19) 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. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 1 1[...]

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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-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 30 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS V e r . : E8) Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility , the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. If you can't find the setting you want, please p[...]

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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-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 32 - 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 19[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 33 - 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 A T -type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch when 3 Mo[...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 34 - 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 [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 35 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Pri mary PCI IDE [Enabled] On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Ena bled] On-Chip SA T A [Auto] x SA T A Port0 configure as SA T A Port0 SA T A Port1 configure a s SA T A Port1 USB Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Control[...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 36 - English On-Chip SA T A Disabled Disable onboard Seria A T A function. Auto When there is no device to be plugged in IDE1 or IDE2, SA T A controller will remap to IDE controller. (Default value) Manual Set SA T A mode manually from "SA T A Port0 configure as" item. SA T A Port0 configure as IDE Pri. Ma[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 37 - English Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Enabled Enable this function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address. 3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8. (Default valu[...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 38 - 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 SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Pa[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 39 - 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), power LED will blink. (Default value) Dual/Off In standby mode(S1): a. If use single color LE[...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 40 - English Resume by Alarm Y ou can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Date/T ime to power on system. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system. If RTC Alarm Lead T o Power On is Enabled. Date (of Month) Alarm : Everyday, 1~31 Time (hh:[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 41 - English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1/5. (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 1/5. 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 to PCI 2. PCI 3 IRQ Assig[...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 42 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Current CPU T emperature Detect CPU temperature automatically. Current V oltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V Detect system's voltage status automatically. Current CPU/SYSTEM F AN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/SYSTEM fan speed status automatically. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 43 - English 2-7 Frequency/V oltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software Frequency/V oltage Control CPU Clock Ratio [15X] CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled] x CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) 133 x AGP/PCI/SRC Fixed 66/33/100 Memory Frequency For [Auto] Memory Frequency (Mhz) 266 AGP/PCI/SRC Frequency (Mhz) 66/33/1[...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 44 - English for FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=800Mhz, 1.33 Memory Frequency = Host clock x 1.33. 1.6 Memory Frequency = Host clock x 1.6. 2.0 Memory Frequency = Host clock x 2. Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default value) Memory Frequency (Mhz) The values depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) and Memory [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 45 - 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) 1984-2004 A ward Software ` Sta ndard CMOS Features ` Adva nced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Ma nagement Setup ` PnP/PCI Confi[...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 46 - English 2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. 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, u[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 47 - English 2-1 1 Save & Exit Setup T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to Setup Utility . 2-12 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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    Drivers Installation - 49 - 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-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 50 - 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 - 51 - 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 - 53 - 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 F A T16, F A T32, and NTFS format[...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 54 - 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 a[...]

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    Appendix - 55 - 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-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 56 - 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 arou[...]

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    Appendix - 57 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Sta ndard CMOS Features  Adva nced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Ma nagement Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T.) Select La nguage Loa d Fail-Safe Defaul[...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 58 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From...................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size...................... SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM T ype/Size.................. SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Ra nge Protection Disab le Boot From M ain Bios Auto Recovery E na ble Halt On Error Disa ble Copy Main [...]

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    Appendix - 59 - 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 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM T ype/Size..............[...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 60 - English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Sta ndard CMOS Features  Adva nced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Ma nagement Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T.) ESC: Quit F3: Cha nge La nguage F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Fl[...]

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    Appendix - 61 - 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-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 62 - 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-Fla sh Utility V1.30 Fla sh T ype/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data E na ble Update BIOS from Floppy[...]

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    Appendix - 63 - 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-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 64 - 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 c[...]

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    Appendix - 65 - English 4-1-3 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-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 66 - 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 Spe[...]

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    Appendix - 67 - 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-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 68 - English 8 Channel Audio Setup (using Audio Combo Kit, optional device) : Audio Combo Kit offers SPDIF output, an optical and coaxial cable and a Surround-Kit. The Surround-Kit offers R/L surround, center/subwoofer output and rear surround. STEP 1: Secure the Audio Combo Kit at the panel on the back of the case.[...]

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    Appendix - 69 - 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-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 70 - English SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device) A "SPDIF output" device is available on the motherboard. Cable with rear bracket is provided and could link to the "SPDIF output" connector (As picture.) For the further linkage to decoder, rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connecting[...]

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    Appendix - 71 - 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: AUT O and MANUAL. Following is an example for 2 channels (Following pictures are[...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 72 - 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[...]

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    Appendix - 73 - 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://tw.giga-byte.com/faq/faq.htm Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced options[...]

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    GA-8IPE1000 Series Motherboard - 74 - English Question 9: Why cannot I use the IDE 2? Answer: Please refer to the user manual and check whether you have connected any cable that is not provided with the motherboard package to the USB Over Current pin in the Front USB Panel. If the cable is your own cable, please remove it from this pin and do not c[...]

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    Appendix - 79 - English      T aiwan (Headquarters) GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei Hsien, T aiwan. TEL: +886 (2) 8912-4888 F AX: +886 (2) 8912-4003 T ech. Support : http://tw .giga-byte.com/T echSupport/ServiceCenter .htm Non-T ech. Support(Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.co[...]

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