Page 1 Color” , the graphics card manufacturer & some SiS 305 cards, their golden finger is compatible with 2X(3.3V)/4X(1.5V) mode AGP slot, but they support 2X(3.3V) only. The GA-8GE800 Pro (or any AGP 4X only) motherboards might not function properly, If you install this card in it.
Page 2 M The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein. M Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. M Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, this may void the warranty of this motherboard.
Page 3: Declaration Of Conformity
Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer (full address) G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH declare that the product Mother Board GA-8GE800 Pro is in conformity with in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive o EN 61000-3-2* T EN 60555-2 o EN 61000-3-3* T EN 60555-3...
Page 4 (2) this device must accept any inference received, including that may cause undesired operation. Representative Person’s Name: G.B.T. INC. (U.S.A.) Address: 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry, CA 91748 (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339 Motherboard GA-8GE800 Pro ERIC LU Signature: Eric Lu Date: January 24, 2003...
Page 5 GA-8GE800 Pro P4 Titan Motherboard USER'S MANUAL Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard ® Rev. 1101 12ME-8GE800P-1101...
Page 6: Table Of Contents
Table of Content Item Checklist ...4 Chapter 1 Introduction ...5 Features Summary ... 5 GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Layout ... 7 Block Diagram ... 8 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ... 10 Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...11 Step 1-1: CPU Installation ...
Page 7 PnP/PCI Configurations ... 48 PC Health Status ... 49 Frequency/Voltage Control ... 51 Top Performance ... 54 Select Language ... 55 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ... 56 Load Optimized Defaults ... 57 Set Supervisor/User Password ... 58 Save & Exit Setup ... 59 Exit Without Saving ...
Page 8: Item Checklist
þ I/O Shield þ Quick PC Installation Guide o RAID Manual Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer.
Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary Form Factor — 30.5cm x 24.4cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. — Socket 478 for Intel — Support Intel — Support Intel — Intel Pentium — 2nd cache depends on CPU Chipset — Chipset Intel 845GE HOST/AGP/Controller —...
Page 10 CPU, chipset and most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU, Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards… .etc. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 6 -...
Page 11: Ga-8Ge800 Pro Motherboard Layout
GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V F_AUDIO NB_FAN CD_IN Kinnereth-R USB_LAN 2X_DE T P4 Titan SPDIF_IO AUX_IN CODCE SUR_CEN I T8712 COMB F1_1394 SOC KET478 Intel 845GE PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 V T6306 F_U SB1 F_U SB2 F2_1394 - 7 -...
Page 12: Block Diagram
Kinnereth-R VT6306 AC97 Link AC97 PCICLK CODEC (33MHz) PCICLK (33MHz) USBCLK (48MHz) 14.318 MHz 33 MHz 24 MHz GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Pentium 4 CPUCLK+/- (100/133MHz) Socket 478 System Bus 400/533MHz 266/333MHz 82845GE GMCHCLK (66MHz) HCLK+/- (100/133MHz) 66MHz 33 MHz 14.318 MHz...
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Page 14: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process
Step 3 Congratulations you have accomplished the hardware installation! Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet. Continue with the BIOS/software installation. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Step 2 Step 1 - 10 - Step 4...
Page 15: Step 1: Install The Central Processing Unit (Cpu)
Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Before installing the processor , adhere to the following warning: If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation. Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.
Page 16: Step 1-2 : Cpu Heat Sink Installation
Please refer to CPU heat sink user's manual for more detail installation procedure. 1. Fasten the heatsink supporting-base onto the CPU socket on the mainboard. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard 2. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector, than install complete.
Page 17: Step 2: Install Memory Modules
Step 2: Install memory modules Before installing the processor and heatsink, adhere to the following warning: When RAM_LED is ON, do not install/remove DIMM from socket. Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one notches. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation.
Page 18 PC's and value desktop SMA systems. With a core voltage of only 2.5 Volts compared to conventional SDRAM's 3.3 volts, DDR memory is a compelling solution for small form factor desktops and notebook applications. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 14 -...
Page 19: Step 3: Install Expansion Cards
Step 3: Install expansion cards 1. Read the related expansion card’ s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer’ s chassis cover, necessary screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard. 4.
Page 20: Step 4: Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, And Power Supply
COMA Serial Port VGA Port (9 pin Male) (15 pin Female) GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard ØThis connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse. Ø This connector supports 1 standard COM port, 1 Parallel port and 1 VGA port. Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port ;...
Page 21: Audio Connectors
w Game /MIDI Ports Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female) x Audio Connectors Line Out MIC In (Center and Subwoofer) (Front Speaker) Line In (Rear Speaker) If you want the detail information for 2-/4-/6-channel audio setup installation, please refer to page 87. y USB &...
Page 22: Step 4-2: Connectors & Jumper Setting Introduction
4) SYS_FAN 5) PWR_FAN 6) NB_FAN 7) IDE1/IDE2 8) FDD 9) RAM_LED 10) PWR_LED 11) 2X_DET 12) F_PANEL 13) BAT GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard 14) F_AUDIO 15) SUR_CEN 16) CD_IN 17) AUX_IN 18) SPDIF_IO 19) IR_CIR 20) F_USB1/F_USB2 21) SCR 22) COMB...
Page 23 1) ATX_12V ( +12V Power Connector) This connector (ATX _12V) suppliesthe CPU operation voltage (Vcore). If this " ATX_ 12V connector" is not connected, system cannot boot. 2) ATX (ATX Power) AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard.
Page 24 CPU fan connector supports Max. current up to 600 mA. 4) SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector) This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Pin No. Definition +12V Sense Pin No.
Page 25 5) PWR_FAN (Power Fan Connector) This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature. 6) NB_FAN If you installed wrong direction, the Chip Fan will not work. Sometimes will damage the Chip Fan. (Usually black cable is GND) Pin No.
Page 26 8) FDD (Floppy Connector) Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. It supports 360K,720K,1.2M,1.44M and 2.88Mbytes floppy disk types. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 22 -...
Page 27 9) RAM_LED Do not remove memory modules while DIMM LED is on. It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the 2.5V stand by voltage. Remove memory modules only when AC Power cord is disconnected. 10) 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.
Page 28 (Amber) RES (Reset Switch) (Green) PW (Soft Power Connector) (Red) MSG(Message LED/Power/ Sleep LED)(Yellow) NC( Purple) GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Soft Po wer Speaker Connector Me ssa g e LED /Po w e r / Connector Sleep LED PW - SPK-...
Page 29 13) BAT (Battery) If you want to erase CM OS... 1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2.Remove the battery, wait for 30 second. 3.Re-install the battery. 4.Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer. 14) F_AUDIO (F_AUDIO Connector) If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper.
Page 30 15) SUR_CEN Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable. 16) CD_IN (CD IN,Black) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Pin No. Definition SUR OUTL SUR OUTR No Pin CENTER_OUT BASS_OUT Pin No. Definition...
Page 31 17) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector) Connect other device(such as PCI TV Tunner audio out)to the connector. 18) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/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. Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function.
Page 32 Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment while you connect the front USB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front USB cable. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Pin No. Definition Pin No. Definition...
Page 33 21) SCR (Smart Card Reader Header,Black Connector) This MB supports smart card reader. To enable smart card reader function an optional smart card reader box is required. Please contact your autherized distributor. 22) COMB (COM B Connector)(White) Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector. Check the pin assignment while you connect the COMB cable.
Page 34 24) F2_1394 ( IEEE 1394 Connector) Please Note: Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features like high speed, high bandwidth and hot plug. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Pin No. Definition Pin No. Definition TPA2+...
Page 35 25) CI (CASE OPEN) This 2 pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the "case open" item in BIOS if the system case begin remove. 26) CLR_PWD When Jum per is set to "open" and system is restarted, the password that is set will be cleared. On the contrary when Jumper is set to "close", the current status remains.
Page 36 GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 32 -...
Page 37: Chapter 3 Bios Setup
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. ENTERING SETUP Powering ON the comput e r and pressing <Del>...
Page 38: Getting Help
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. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults...
Page 39: Integrated Peripherals
Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. Power Manag ement Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features. PnP/PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources. PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed.
Page 40: Standard Cmos Features
8Month The day , from 1 to 31 (or the max imum allow ed in the month) 8Day The y ear, from 1999 through 2098 8Year GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Tue, Aug 13 2002 Item Help 22:31:24 Menu Lev el u...
Page 41 C Time The times format in <hour> <mi n ute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military- time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. C IDE Pri mary Master, S lave / IDE Secondary Master, Slave The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer.
Page 42: Base Memory
Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU’ s memory address map. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 38 -...
Page 43: Advanced Bios Features
Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2003 Aw ard Softw are First Boot Dev ice Second Boot Dev ice Third Boot Dev ice Boot Up Floppy Seek Passw ord Check # CPU Hy per-Threading Init Display First Graphics Aperture Size Graphics Share Memory higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Sav e ESC:Ex it F1:General Help...
Page 44: Password Check
Set Graphics Aperture Size to 128MB. (Default v alue) 8128MB Disable this function. 8Disabled CGraphics Share Memory Set Graphics Share Memory to 8MB. (Default v alue) 88MB Set Graphics Share Memory to 1MB. 81MB GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 40 -...
Page 45: Integrated Peripherals
Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2003 Aw ard Softw are On-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable USB Controller USB Key board Support USB Mouse Support AC97 Audio Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2...
Page 46: Usb Controller
C USB Keyboard Support Enable USB Key board Support. 8Enabled Disable USB Key board Support. (Default v alue) 8Disabled C USB Mouse Support Enable USB Mouse Support. 8Enabled Disable USB Mouse Support. (Default v alue) 8Disabled GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 42 -...
Page 47: Ac97 Audio
C AC97 Audio Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default Value) 8Auto Disable this function. 8Disabled COnboard H/W 1394 Enable onboard IEEE 1394 function.(Default v alue) 8Enable Disable this function. 8Disable C Onboard H/W LAN Enable Onboard H/W LAN function. (Default v alue) 8Enabled Disable this function.
Page 48: Onboard Parallel Port
Set Midi Port Address to 300. 8300 Set Midi Port Address to 330.(Default Value) 8330 Disable this function. 8Disabled CMidi Port IRQ Set Midi Port IRQ to 5. Set Midi Port IRQ to 10. (Default Value) GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 44 -...
Page 49 CCIR Port Address Set CIR Port Address to 310. 8310 Set CIR Port Address to 320. 8320 Disable this function. (Default Value) 8Disabled CCIR Port IRQ Set CIR Port IRQ to 5. Set CIR Port IRQ to 11. (Default Value) - 45 - BIOS Setup...
Page 50: Power Management Setup
If use dual color LED, pow er LED w ill turn to another color. C Soft-off by PWR_BTT N Press pow er button then Pow er off instantly . (Default v alue) 8Instant-off GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Pow er Management Setup [S1(POS)] [Blinking]...
Page 51: Resume By Alarm
8Delay 4 Sec. Press pow er button 4 sec to Pow er off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec. C PME Event Wake Up Disable this function. 8Disabled Enable PME Ev ent Wake up. (Default Value) 8Enabled C ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN Disable Modem Ring on/w ake on Lan function.
Page 52: Pnp/Pci Configurations
8Auto 83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 C PCI 3 IRQ Assignment 8Auto 83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 C PCI 4 IRQ Assignment 8Auto 83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard PnP/PCI Configurations [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configurations Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1/PCI 5. (Default v alue) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1/PCI 5.
Page 53: Pc Health Status
PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2003 Aw ard Softw are Reset Case Open Status Case Opened VCORE +1.5V +3.3V +12V Current CPU Temperature Current CPU FAN Speed Current POWER FAN Speed Current SYSTEM FAN Speed CPU Warning Temperature CPU FAN Fail Warning POWER FAN Fail Waring SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning...
Page 54: Cpu Warning Temperature
C POWER FAN Fail Warning Fan Warning Function Disable. (Default v alue) 8Disabled Fan Warning Function Enable. 8Enabled C SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Fan Warning Function Disable. (Default v alue) 8Disabled Fan Warning Function Enable. 8Enabled GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 50 -...
Page 55: Frequency/Voltage Control
Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2003 Aw ard Softw are CPU Clock Ratio CPU Host Clock Control øCPU Host Frequency (Mhz) øFix ed PCI/AGP Frequency Host/DRAM Clock ratio Memory Frequency (Mhz) PCI/AGP Frequency (Mhz) DIMM Ov erVoltage Control AGP Ov erVoltage Control CPU Voltage Control Normal CPU Vcore...
Page 56 8The v alues depend on Fix ed PCI/AGP Frequency . C DIMM OverVol tage Control Set DIMM Ov erVoltage Control to Normal. (Default v alue) 8Normal Set DIMM Ov erVoltage Control to +0.1V. 8+0.1V Set DIMM Ov erVoltage Control to +0.2V. 8+0.2V GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 52 -...
Page 57 C AGP OverVoltage Control Set AGP Ov erVoltage Control to Normal. (Default v alue) 8Normal Set AGP Ov erVoltage Control to +0.1V. 8+0.1V Set AGP Ov erVoltage Control to +0.2V. 8+0.2V Set AGP Ov erVoltage Control to +0.3V. 8+0.3V C CPU Voltag e Control 8 Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0.8375V to 1.6000V by 0.025V step.
Page 58: Top Performance
GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Select Language...
Page 59: Select Language
Select Language CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2003 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced BIOS Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup }PnP/PCI Configurations }PC Health Status }Frequency /Voltage Control Top Performance ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Select Language Multi Language is supports 7 languages.
Page 60: Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Superv isor Passw ord Set User Passw ord Sav e &...
Page 61: Load Optimized Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2003 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced BIOS Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup Load Optimized Defaults? (Y/N)?Y }PnP/PCI Configurations }PC Health Status }Frequency /Voltage Control Top Performance ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Figure 12: Load Optimized Defaults...
Page 62: Set Supervisor/User Password
Setup Menu. If you select “Set u p” at “Password Check” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults...
Page 63: Save & Exit Setup
Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2003 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced BIOS Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup }PnP/PCI Configurations Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y }PC Health Status }Frequency /Voltage Control Top Performance ESC:Quit...
Page 64: Exit Without Saving
F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Figure 15: Ex it Without Sav ing Type “Y” will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type “N” will return to Setup Utility. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults...
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Page 67: Chapter 4 Technical Reference
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. ENTERING SETUP Powering ON the comput e r and pressing <Del>...
Page 68 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. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults...
Page 69 Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. Power Manag ement Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features. PnP/PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources. PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed.
Page 70 8Month The day , from 1 to 31 (or the max imum allow ed in the month) 8Day The y ear, from 1999 through 2098 8Year GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Tue, Aug 13 2002 Item Help 22:31:24 Menu Lev el u...
Page 71 C Time The times format in <hour> <mi n ute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military- time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. C IDE Pri mary Master, S lave / IDE Secondary Master, Slave The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer.
Page 72 Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU’ s memory address map. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 38 -...
Page 73 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2003 Aw ard Softw are First Boot Dev ice Second Boot Dev ice Third Boot Dev ice Boot Up Floppy Seek Passw ord Check # CPU Hy per-Threading Init Display First Graphics Aperture Size Graphics Share Memory higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Sav e ESC:Ex it F1:General Help...
Page 74 Set Graphics Aperture Size to 128MB. (Default v alue) 8128MB Disable this function. 8Disabled CGraphics Share Memory Set Graphics Share Memory to 8MB. (Default v alue) 88MB Set Graphics Share Memory to 1MB. 81MB GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 40 -...
Page 75 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2003 Aw ard Softw are On-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable USB Controller USB Key board Support USB Mouse Support AC97 Audio Onboard H/W 1394 Onboard H/W LAN Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2...
Page 76 C USB Keyboard Support Enable USB Key board Support. 8Enabled Disable USB Key board Support. (Default v alue) 8Disabled C USB Mouse Support Enable USB Mouse Support. 8Enabled Disable USB Mouse Support. (Default v alue) 8Disabled GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 42 -...
Page 77 C AC97 Audio Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default Value) 8Auto Disable this function. 8Disabled COnboard H/W 1394 Enable onboard IEEE 1394 function.(Default v alue) 8Enable Disable this function. 8Disable C Onboard H/W LAN Enable Onboard H/W LAN function. (Default v alue) 8Enabled Disable this function.
Page 78 Set Midi Port Address to 300. 8300 Set Midi Port Address to 330.(Default Value) 8330 Disable this function. 8Disabled CMidi Port IRQ Set Midi Port IRQ to 5. Set Midi Port IRQ to 10. (Default Value) GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 44 -...
Page 79 CCIR Port Address Set CIR Port Address to 310. 8310 Set CIR Port Address to 320. 8320 Disable this function. (Default Value) 8Disabled CCIR Port IRQ Set CIR Port IRQ to 5. Set CIR Port IRQ to 11. (Default Value) - 45 - BIOS Setup...
Page 80: Acpi Suspend Type
If use dual color LED, pow er LED w ill turn to another color. C Soft-off by PWR_BTT N Press pow er button then Pow er off instantly . (Default v alue) 8Instant-off GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Pow er Management Setup [S1(POS)] [Blinking]...
Page 81 8Delay 4 Sec. Press pow er button 4 sec to Pow er off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec. C PME Event Wake Up Disable this function. 8Disabled Enable PME Ev ent Wake up. (Default Value) 8Enabled C ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN Disable Modem Ring on/w ake on Lan function.
Page 82 8Auto 83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 C PCI 3 IRQ Assignment 8Auto 83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 C PCI 4 IRQ Assignment 8Auto 83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard PnP/PCI Configurations [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configurations Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1/PCI 5. (Default v alue) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1/PCI 5.
Page 83 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2003 Aw ard Softw are Reset Case Open Status Case Opened VCORE +1.5V +3.3V +12V Current CPU Temperature Current CPU FAN Speed Current POWER FAN Speed Current SYSTEM FAN Speed CPU Warning Temperature CPU FAN Fail Warning POWER FAN Fail Waring SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning...
Page 84 C POWER FAN Fail Warning Fan Warning Function Disable. (Default v alue) 8Disabled Fan Warning Function Enable. 8Enabled C SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Fan Warning Function Disable. (Default v alue) 8Disabled Fan Warning Function Enable. 8Enabled GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 50 -...
Page 85 Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2003 Aw ard Softw are CPU Clock Ratio CPU Host Clock Control øCPU Host Frequency (Mhz) øFix ed PCI/AGP Frequency Host/DRAM Clock ratio Memory Frequency (Mhz) PCI/AGP Frequency (Mhz) DIMM Ov erVoltage Control AGP Ov erVoltage Control CPU Voltage Control Normal CPU Vcore...
Page 86 8The v alues depend on Fix ed PCI/AGP Frequency . C DIMM OverVol tage Control Set DIMM Ov erVoltage Control to Normal. (Default v alue) 8Normal Set DIMM Ov erVoltage Control to +0.1V. 8+0.1V Set DIMM Ov erVoltage Control to +0.2V. 8+0.2V GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 52 -...
Page 87 C AGP OverVoltage Control Set AGP Ov erVoltage Control to Normal. (Default v alue) 8Normal Set AGP Ov erVoltage Control to +0.1V. 8+0.1V Set AGP Ov erVoltage Control to +0.2V. 8+0.2V Set AGP Ov erVoltage Control to +0.3V. 8+0.3V C CPU Voltag e Control 8 Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0.8375V to 1.6000V by 0.025V step.
Page 88 GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Select Language...
Page 89 Select Language CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2003 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced BIOS Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup }PnP/PCI Configurations }PC Health Status }Frequency /Voltage Control Top Performance ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Select Language Multi Language is supports 7 languages.
Page 90 Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Superv isor Passw ord Set User Passw ord Sav e &...
Page 91 Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2003 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced BIOS Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup Load Optimized Defaults? (Y/N)?Y }PnP/PCI Configurations }PC Health Status }Frequency /Voltage Control Top Performance ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Figure 12: Load Optimized Defaults...
Page 92 Setup Menu. If you select “Set u p” at “Password Check” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults...
Page 93 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2003 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced BIOS Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup }PnP/PCI Configurations Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y }PC Health Status }Frequency /Voltage Control Top Performance ESC:Quit...
Page 94 F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Figure 15: Ex it Without Sav ing Type “Y” will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type “N” will return to Setup Utility. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults...
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Page 96 GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 62 -...
Page 97: Bios Introduction
BIOS directly. Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS, just choose “ Save Current BIOS” to save it first. You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte, and @BIOS update your BIOS smartly. You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS, and capable to maintain and manage your BIOS easily.
Page 98: Easy Tune Tm 4 Introduction
Obviously, Gigabyte EasyTune 4 has already turned the "Overclock" technology toward to a newer generation. This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached in driver CD. Users may make a test drive of "EasyTune 4" to find out more amazing features by themselves.
Page 99: Face-Wizard
What is Face-Wizard Face-Wizard is a windows based utility with user-friendly interface that allows users to change the boot-up logo with picture from Gigabyte Logo Gallery on web site or other compatible picture you have. How does it work? Face-Wizard allows user to select BIOS on board or file in hard drive, floppy disk , zip, MO or other storage devices and combine the compatible picture you prefer into BIOS.
Page 100: Flash Bios Method Introduction
}PnP/PCI Configurations Enter Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Utility (Y/N)? Y }PC Health Status }Frequency/Voltage Control Top Perform ance ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup...
Page 101 b. Award Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility Dual BIOS Utility V1.20 Boot From... Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size... Backup ROM Type/Size... Wide Range Protection Boot From Auto Recovery Halt On Error Keep DMI Data Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q-Flash Utility...
Page 102: Load Default Settings
The means that the Backup BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Main BIOS. (This auto recovery utility is set by system automatically and can’ t be changed by user.) Load Default Settings Load dual BIOS default value. Save Settings to CMOS Save revised setting. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 68 -...
Page 103 C. What is Q-Flash Utility? Q-Flash utility is a pre-O.S. BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode, no more fooling around any OS. D. How to use Q-Flash? Load Main BIOS from Floppy / Load Backup BIOS from Floppy !In the A:drive, insert the "BIOS"...
Page 104: Control Keys
Congratulate you have accomplished the saving. CONTROL KEYS <PgDn/PgUp> Make changes <á> Move to previous item <â> Move to next item <Esc> Reset <F10> Power Off GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard TYPE FILE NAME Free Size: 1.39M DEL: Delete TAB: Switch - 70 -...
Page 105 GIGABYTE Technology is pleased to introduce DualBIOS technology, a hot spare for your system BIOS. This newest “ Value-added” feature, in a long series of innovations from GIGABYTE, is available on this motherboard. Future GIGABYTE motherboards will also incorporate this innovation.
Page 106 BIOS is not mistaken as the good BIOS during recovery and that the correct BIOS (main vs. backup) will be flashed. This will prevent the good BIOS from being flashed. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard technology you can reduce the technology work?
Page 107 IV. Q: Who Needs DualBIOS Answer: 1. Every user should have DualBIOS viruses. Everyday, there are new BIOS-type viruses discovered that will destroy your system BIOS. Most commercial products on the market do not have solutions to guard against this type of virus intrusion.
Page 108: Bios Flash Procedure
(1) With an available floppy disk in the floppy drive. Please leave the diskette "UN-write protected" type. Double click the "My Computer" icon from Desktop, then click "3.5 diskette (A)" and right click to select "Format (M)" GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 74 -...
Page 109 (2) Select the "Quick (erase)" for Format Type, and pick both "Display summary when finished" and "Copy system files", after that press "Start". That will format the floppy and transfer the needed system files to it. Beware: This procedure will erase all the prior data on that floppy, so please proceed accordingly. (3) After the floppy has been formatted completely, please press "Close".
Page 110 STEP 3: Download BIOS and BIOS utility program. (1) Please go to Gigabyte website http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/index.html, and click "Support". (2) From Support zone, click the "Motherboards BIOS & Drivers". GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 76 -...
Page 111 (3) We use GA-7VTX motherboard as example. Please select GA-7VTX by Model or Chipset optional menu to obtain BIOS flash files. (4) Select an appropriate BIOS version (For example: F4), and click to download the file. It will pop up a file download screen, then select the "Open this file from its current location"...
Page 112 (5) At this time the screen shows the following picture, please click "Extract" button to unzip the files. (6) Please extract the download files into the clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2, and press "Extract". GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 78 -...
Page 113 STEP 4: Make sure the system will boot from the floppy disk. (1) Insert the floppy disk (contains bootable program and unzip file) into the floppy drive A. Then, restart the system. The system will boot from the floppy disk. Please press <DEL> key to enter BIOS setup main menu when system is boot up.
Page 114 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC: Quit hifg : Select Item F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults Save Data to CM OS & Exit SETUP GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard : Floppy : IDE-0 : CDROM : Disabled : On ESC: Quit...
Page 115 STEP 5: BIOS flashing. (1) After the system boot from floppy disk, type "A:\> dir/w" and press "Enter" to check the entire files in floppy A. Then type the "BIOS flash utility" and "BIOS file" after A:\>. In this case you have to type "A:\>...
Page 116 Are you sure to flash the BIOS? [Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel? (4) The BIOS flash completed. Please press [ESC] to exit Flash Utility. [Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel? GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard EXIT? - 82 -...
Page 117 STEP 6: Load BIOS defaults. Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded. This important step resets everything after the flash. (1) Take out the floppy diskette from floppy drive, and then restart the system. The boot up screen will indicate your motherboard model and current BIOS version.
Page 118 F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults Save Data to CM OS & Exit SETUP (4) Congratulate you have accomplished the BIOS flash procedure. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR & M ISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE &...
Page 119 Method 3: @ BIOS Utility If you don’ t have DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS flash BIOS. Press here. 1.Click "@BIOS" 3.Click "P". 4.Click here. Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a. Click "Internet Update" icon b.
Page 120 Otherwise, your system won't boot. c. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II. d. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted...
Page 121: 4-/6-Channel Audio Function Introuction
Revision History 2-/4-/6-Channel Audio Function Introuction The installation of windows 98SE/2K/ME/XP is very simple. Please follow next step to install the function! Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acqiire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied.
Page 122 4 speakers out put". Disable "Only SURROUND-KIT", and press "OK". When the "Environment settings" is "None", the sound would be performed as stereo mode (2 channels output). Please select the other settings for 4 channels output. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 88 -...
Page 123 Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Use the back audio panel to connect the audio out- put without any additional module. STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Line Out",the rear channels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer channels to "MIC In".
Page 124 Center/Subwoofer channels. It is the best solution if you need 6 channel output, Line In and MIC at the same time. "SURROUND-KIT" is included in the GIGABYTE unique "Audio Com bo Kit" as picture. STEP 1 : Insert the "SURROUND-KIT" in the back of the case ,and fix it with the screw.
Page 125 STEP 3 : Connect the front channels to back audio panel's "Line Out", the rear channels to SURROUND-KIT's REAR R/L, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to SURROUND-KIT's SUB CENTER. STEP 4 : Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the win- dows tray at the bottom of the screen.
Page 126 1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC, and fix it with screw. 2. Connect SPDIF device to the m otherboard. 3. Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 92 -...
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Page 129: Chapter 5 Appendix
Chapter 5 Appendix Revision History Install Drivers Pictures below are shown in Windows XP (CD ver. 2.22) 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.
Page 130 This patch driver can help you to resolve some USB device issue on XP. n Intel/NEC USB 2.0 Driver It is recommended that you use the Microsoft Windows update for the most updated driver for XP/2K. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard Driver install finished!! you have to reboot system!! - 96 -...
Page 131: Software Application
SOFTWARE APPLICATION This page reveals the value-added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners. n Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager(GWUM) This utility can integrate the Gigabyte's applications in the system tray. n Gigabyte Management Tool(GMT) A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network.
Page 132: Software Information
This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title. HARDWARE INFORMATION This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. CONTACT US Please see the last page for details. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 98 -...
Page 133 Acronyms Acronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser BIOS Basic Input / Output System Central Processing Unit CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CRIMM Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access Desktop Management Interface DIMM...
Page 134 Network Interface Card Operating System Original Equipment Manufacturer PCI A.G.P. Controller POST Power-On Self Test Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module Special Circumstance Instructions SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge SRAM Static Random Access Memory GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard - 100 -...
Page 135 Technical Support/RMA Sheet Customer/Country: Contact Person: E-mail Add. : Model name/Lot Number: BIOS version: O.S./A.S.: Hardware Mfs. Model name Configuration Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Modem Network AMR / CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device Problem Description: Company: Phone No.:...
Page 136: Troubleshooting
CPU cooling fan power connected to CPU_FAN properly? Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot. Insert the VGA card. Then plug in ATX power cable and turn on the system. GA-8GE800 Pro Motherboard START - 102 - Please isolate the short pin.
Page 137 Then try to reboot the system. If the above procedure unable to solve your problem, please contact with your local retailer or national distributor for help. Or, you could submit your question to the service mail via Gigabyte website technical support zone (http://www.gigabyte.com.tw).
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Page 142 CONTACT US Contact us via the information in this page all over the world. — Taiwan Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C. TEL: 886 (2) 8912-4888 (50 lines) FAX: 886 (2) 8912-4004 Technical issue: http://tw.giga-byte.com/support/service_main.htm...

Gigabyte GA-8GE800 Pro User Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

Chapter 4 Technical Reference

Chapter 5 Appendix

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