Intel GA-8I915G-ZFD manual

GA-8I915G-ZFD Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev . 1 101 12ME-I915GZFD-1 101[...]

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- 3 - T able of Contents GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard Layout ........................................................................... 5 Block Diagram ............................................................................................................... 6 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ......................................................[...]

- 4 - Chapter 3 Install Drivers ............................................................................................ 43 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers ................................................................................... 43 3-2 Software Applications .................................................................................[...]

- 5 - GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard Layout KB_MS CPU_FAN VGA LPT AT X GA-8I915G-ZFD IT8712 SPDIF_IN COMA BIOS PWR_LED F_P ANEL F1_1394 F_USB1 CODEC LGA775 BA T TSB43AB23 RTL81 10S S_A T A0 ICH6 PCI1 DDR1 S_A T A1 CLR_CMOS PCIE_16 LAN USB CD_IN AZALIA_FP Intel 915G IDE AUDIO SYS_F AN DDR2 A TX_12V F_USB2 1394 USB[...]

- 6 - Block Diagram TSB43AB23 3 IEEE1394 LGA775 Processor CPUCLK+/-(200/133MHz) VGA BIOS 33MHz 14.318MHz DDR400/333MHz DIMM Host Interface Intel 915G GMCH GMCHCLK (200/133MHz) 66MHz 48MHz PCI Bus 2 Serial A T A IT 8712 A T A33/66/100 IDE Channels LPT Port COM Port PS/2 KB/Mouse 24MHz 33MHz 8 USB Ports 1 PCI PCICLK (33MHz) RJ45 Dual Channel Memory R[...]

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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 [...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 1 0 - English CPU  Supports the latest Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 CPU  Supports 800/533MHz FSB  L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset  Northbridge: Intel ® 915G Express chipset  Southbridge: Intel ® ICH6 Memory  2 DDR DIMM memory slots (supports up to 2GB memory)  Supports dual channel DDR400/333/266 [...]

Hardware Installation - 11 - 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 properly. I[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 1 2 - English 1 . The DIMM slot has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. 2 . Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it down. 3 . Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module. Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remo[...]

Hardware Installation - 13 - English GA-8I915G-ZFD supports the Dual Channel T echnology . After operating the Dual Channel T echnology , the bandwidth of Memory Bus will double. GA-8I915G-ZFD includes 2 DIMM sockets as following: Channel A : DDR 1 Channel B : DDR 2 If you want to operate the Dual Channel T echnology , please note the following exp[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 1 4 - 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 o the lower port (purple). IEEE 1394 port Connects to IEEE 1394 devices. USB port Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector([...]

Hardware Installation - 15 - English 1) A TX_12V 2) A TX (Power Connector) 3) CPU_F AN 4) SYS_FAN 5) I D E 6) S_A T A0 / S_A T A1 7 ) F_P ANEL 8 ) PWR_LED 9 ) AZALIA_FP 1 0 ) CD_IN 1 1) F_USB1 / F_USB2 12 ) F1_1394 1 3 ) SPDIF_IN 1 4 ) CLR_CMOS 15) BAT 1-7 Connectors Introduction 1 3 15 7 8 2 4 6 5 10 14 13 9 11 12 Side Speaker Out Connect the side[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 1 6 - 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 i[...]

Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1 CPU_F AN SYS_FAN 1 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/4-pin (only for CPU_FAN) power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power c[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 1 8 - English 1 7 Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND 6 ) S_A T A0/S_A T A1 (Serial A T A Connector , Controlled by ICH6) Serial A T A can provide up to 150MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial A T A and install the proper driver in order to work properly . 1 2 19 20[...]

Hardware Installation - 19 - English 1 Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- 1 9 2 10 9 ) AZALIA_FP(Front Audio Panel Connector) This connector is supported to connect HD(High Definition) Audio and AC'97 Audio. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the audio panel cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector wil[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 2 0 - English 1 0 ) CD_IN (CD IN) 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 2 9 1 1 ) 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, incorr[...]

Hardware Installation - 21 - English 2 10 1 9 Pin No. Definition 1 TP A2+ 2 TP A2- 3 GND 4 GND 5 TPB2+ 6 TPB2- 7 No Pin 8 Power 9 Power 10 GND 1 2 ) F1_1394 (IEEE 1394 Connector) Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features like high speed, high bandwidth and hot plug. Be careful with the po[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 2 2 - English 1 4 ) 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 1 Open: Normal Short :Clear CMOS 1 5) BA T(Battery) Danger of explosion [...]

BIOS Setup - 23 - 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[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 2 4 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS V er . : FB) 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.      Standard CMOS Features This setup page [...]

BIOS Setup - 25 - 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.  [...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 2 6 - 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 ea r The year, from 1999 [...]

BIOS Setup - 27 - English IDE Channel 2/3 Master, Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection. Extended IDE Drive SA T A devices setup. Y ou can use one of two methods: Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect SA T A IDE devices during POST . (Default value) None Select this if no SA T A[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 2 8 - 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[...]

BIOS Setup - 29 - English Password Check Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. CPU Hyper-Threading Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Fe[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 3 0 - 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 SA T A Mode Disabled Disable this function. Auto BIOS will auto detect. (Default value) Combined Set On-Chip SA T A mode to Combined, you can[...]

BIOS Setup - 31 - English Enhanced Set On-Chip SAT A mode to Enhanced, the motherboard allows up to 6 HDDs to use. Non-Combined Set On-Chip SAT A mode to Non-Combined, SA T A will be simulated to P A T A mode. P A T A IDE Set to Ch.1 Master/Slave Set P A T A IDE to Ch. 1 Master/Slave. Ch.0 Master/Slave Set PA T A IDE to Ch. 0 Master/Slave. (Default[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 3 2 - 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 3F[...]

BIOS Setup - 33 - 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). Soft-off by PWR-BTTN Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantly. (Default value) Delay 4 Sec. Press power button 4 sec. to Power off[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 3 4 - English Power On By Keyboard Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password. Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to power on the system. KB Power ON Password When "Power On by Keyboar[...]

BIOS Setup - 35 - English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (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 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. CMOS Setup Utility-Co[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 3 6 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Current V oltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V Detect system's voltage status automatically. Current System/CPU T emperature Detect System/CPU temperature automatically. Current CPU/SYSTEM F AN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically. CPU W arning T emperatu[...]

BIOS Setup - 37 - English 2-7 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken. For power end-user use only. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 A ward Software MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) CPU Clock Ratio (Note) [16X] C.I.A. 2 [Disabled] CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled] x CPU Host Frequency ([...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 3 8 - English CPU Host Clock Control Please note that if your system is overclocked and cannot restart, please wait 20secs. for automatic system restart or clear the CMOS setup data and perform a safe restart. Disabled Disable CPU Host Clock Control. (Default value) Enabled Enable CPU Host Clock Control. CPU Host Frequen[...]

BIOS Setup - 39 - 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) 1984-2005 A ward Software ` Sta ndard CMOS Features ` Adva nced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Ma nagement Setup ` PnP/PCI Confi[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 4 0 - 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. T ype the password again and p[...]

BIOS Setup - 41 - 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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Install Drivers - 43 - English 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", and execute the Run.ex[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 44 - English 3-2 Software Applications 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 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.[...]

Install Drivers - 45 - 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 - 47 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities M.I.T . (Motherboard Intelligent T weaker) Motherboard Intelligent T weaker (M.I.T .) allows user to access and change BIOS feature settings with relative speed and ease. Through GIGABYTE M.I.T . feature the user is no longer required to switch into different modes within BIOS[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 48 - English 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, F A T32, and NTFS formats 2. Must be connected to the IDE[...]

Appendix - 49 - English 2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (T ext Mode) 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 already entered Xpress Recovery by booting from the CD-ROM, you can[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 50 - 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 [...]

Appendix - 51 - English 4-1-2 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?allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows. Using Q-Flash TM indicating no more [...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 52 - 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 [...]

Appendix - 53 - 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 Disa ble Boot From M ain Bios Auto Recovery Ena ble Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data [...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 54 - 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 RO[...]

Appendix - 55 - 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-Flash F10: Save & E[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 56 - 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 a[...]

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 shown at the same time. Q-Fla sh Utility V1.30 Fla sh T ype/Size.................................SST 49LF002A 256K Keep DMI Data Ena ble Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy En[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 58 - 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. Clic[...]

Appendix - 59 - 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 out which kind of [...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 60 - English 4-1-3 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 Channel Audio Function Introduction There are 5 kinds of output mode: Earphone Output Mode, 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 Channel Output Mode. Earphone Output Mode -- Only earphone output is configured on the system. 2 Channel Output Mode -- Front speakers are configured on the system. 4 Channel [...]

Appendix - 61 - English Line Out 2 Channel Audio Setup: We recommend that you use speakers 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: After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an icon in the system area. Double click[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 62 - English STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an icon in the system area. Double click the icon to select the function. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front speaker to "Front Speaker Out" and the surround speaker to "Surround speaker out". Surround speaker o[...]

Appendix - 63 - English 5.1 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front speaker to "Front Speaker Out", the surround speaker to "Surround speaker out", and the center/subwoofer speaker to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out". STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you find an icon in the system area. Double click[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 64 - English 7.1 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front speaker to "Front Speaker Out", the surround speaker to "Surround speaker out", and the center/subwoofer speaker to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out", and the back surround speaker to "Back surround speaker out". STEP 2: [...]

Appendix - 65 - English Digital I/O Status: Digital Output Status-- (1) For stereo PCM output: sampling rate is shown here. (2) For Dolby Digital Live! output: AC3 is shown here. Digital Input Status-- (1) For stereo PCM input: sampling rate is shown here. Effect Users can control Environment emulation, Environ- ment size, and parameters of Equaliz[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 66 - 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[...]

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Appendix - 71 - English Contact Us      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 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.gigabyt[...]

GA-8I915G-ZFD Motherboard - 72 - English      China NINGBO G.B.T . TECH. TRADING CO., L TD. T ech. Support : http://tw .giga-byte.com/T echSupport/ServiceCenter .htm Non-T ech. Support(Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.cn Shanghai TEL: +86-021-63410999 F AX: +86-021-63410[...]