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Gigabyte GA-8IGMK User Manual

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When you installing AGP card, please make sure the follow
ing notice is fully understood and practiced. If your AGP
card has "AGP 4X notch"(show below), please make sure
your AGP card is AGP 4X (1.5V).
Do not use AGP 2X card (3.3V) in this motherboard. It will
burn and damage the motherboard due to Intel
®
845 (E/G)/
Intel
®
850(E) chipset can't support AGP 2X(3.3V).
Example 1: Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is compatible
with 2X/4X mode AGP slot. It can be switched between AGP 2X
(3.3V) or 4X(1.5V) mode by adjusting the jumper. The factory
default for this card is 2X(3.3V). If you install this card in
GA-8IGMK (or any AGP 4X only) motherboards without
switching the jumper to 4X mode (1.5V), it will burn the
motherboard.
Example 2: Some ATi Rage 128 Pro graphics cards made by
" Power Color" , the graphics card manufacturer & some SiS 305
cards, their golden finger is compatible with 2X/4X mode AGP
slot, but they support 2X(3.3V) only. If you install this card in
GA-8IGMK (or any AGP 4X only) motherboards, it will burn the
motherboard.
Note : Although Gigabyte's AG32S(G) graphics card is based on
A Ti Rage 128 Pro chip, the design of AG32S(G) is compliance
with AGP 4X (1.5V) specification. Therefore, AG32S (G)will work
fine with Intel
845(E/G) / 850(E) based motherboards.
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  • Page 1 2X/4X mode AGP slot, but they support 2X(3.3V) only. If you install this card in GA-8IGMK (or any AGP 4X only) motherboards, it will burn the motherboard. Note : Although Gigabyte's AG32S(G) graphics card is based on A Ti Rage 128 Pro chip, the design of AG32S(G) is compliance with AGP 4X (1.5V) specification.
  • 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 up date the information contained herein. M Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Declaration Of Conformity

    Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) Mother Board is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared) in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive o EN 55011 Limits and methods of measurement...
  • Page 4 DECLARATION OF CONF ORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Sect ion 2.1077(a) Responsibl e Party Name: Address: Phone/Fax No: hereby declares that the product Product Name: Model Number: Conforms to the follo wing specifications: FCC Part 15, Sub part B, Sectio n 15.107(a) an d Section 15.109 (a),Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information: This device co mplies with part 15 of the FCC Rules .
  • Page 5 GA-8IGMK P4 Titan-DDR Motherboard USER’ S MANUAL Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard ® Rev. 1001 12ME-8IGMK-1001...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Item Checklist ...4 WARNING! ...4 Chapter 1 Introduction ...5 Features Summary... 5 GA-8IGMK Motherboard Layout ... 7 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ...8 Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) ... 9 Step1-1 : CPU Installation ... 9 Step1-2 : CPU Heat Sink Installation ... 10 Step 2: Install memory modules ...
  • Page 7 Power Management Setup ... 34 PnP/PCI Configurations ... 36 PC Health Status ... 37 Frequency/Voltage Control ... 38 Top Performance ... 40 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ... 41 Load Optimized Defaults ... 42 Set Supervisor/User Password ... 43 Save & Exit Setup ... 44 Exit Without Saving ...

  • Page 8: Item Checklist

    þ CD for motherboard driver & utility (IUCD) þ GA-8IGMK user’ s manual WARNING! 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 — 21.0cm x 24.4cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. — Socket 478 for Intel — Support Intel — Intel Pentium — 2nd cache depends on CPU Chipset — Chipset 82845G 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-8IGMK Motherboard - 6 -...

  • Page 11: Ga-8Igmk Motherboard Layout

    GA-8IGMK Motherboard Layout KB_MS SOCKET478 ATX_12V CD_IN AUX_IN AC97 SPDIF COMB CPU_FAN RAM_LED Intel 845G GA-8IGMK PCI1 ICH4 PCI2 BIOS Buzzer PCI3 BATTERY F_USB3 F_USB4 F_PANEL - 7 - Introduction...

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

    Step 3- Install expansion cards Step 4- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step 5- Setup BIOS software Step 6- Install supporting software tools Step4 Step 4 Step3 GA-8IGMK Motherboard Step1 Step 2 Step 4 - 8 -...

  • Page 13: Step 1: Install The Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 1-1: CPU Installation There are two types for CPU socket, please take note of installing. Type 1 Angling the rod to 65 1. Angling the rod to 65-degree maybe feel a kind of tight , and then continue pull the rod to 90-degree w hen a noise “cough”...

  • Page 14: Step1-2 : Cpu Heat Sink Installation

    M Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector, this completes the installation. M Please refer to CPU heat sink user’ s manual for more detail installation procedure. GA-8IGMK Motherboard 2. Hook the other end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket.

  • Page 15: Step 2: Install Memory Modules

    Step 2: Install memory modules The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS w ill automatically detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM sockets. The DIMM module can only f i t in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.

  • Page 16: Step 3: Install Expansion Cards

    7. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS. 8. Install related driver from the operating system. AGP Card GA-8IGMK Motherboard Please carefully pull out the small white- drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install/ Uninstall the AGP card.

  • Page 17: Step 4: Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, And Power Supply

    Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step4-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction u PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Mouse Connector (6 pin Female) PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female) v Parallel Port ,VGA port and Serial Ports (COMA) Parallel Port (25 pin Female) COMA...

  • Page 18: Audio Connectors

    Line-In jack. Please note: You are able t o use 2-/4-/6- channel audio feature by S/W MIC In Line Out selection. (Detail refer to Gigabyte web (Center and Subw oofer) (Front http://www.gigabyte.com.tw.) Speaker) If you want to enable 6-channel function, you have 2 Line In choose for hardware connection.

  • Page 19: Step4-2 : Connectors Introduction

    Step4-2 : Connectors Introduction 1) CPU_FAN 2) SYS_FAN 3) ATX_12V 4) ATX_POWER 5) IDE1/IDE2 6) FDD 7) RAM_LED 8) PWR_LED 9) F_PANEL 10) BATTERY 11) F_AUDIO 12) SUR_CEN 13) CD_IN 14) AUX_IN 15) SPDIF 16) IR 17) F_USB3/F_USB4 18) COMB 19) CLR_CMOS 20) CI - 15 -...
  • Page 20 3.3V PS-ON(Sof t On/Off) Power Good 5V SB (Stand by +5V) +12V GA-8IGMK Motherboard Ø Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating.The CPU fan connector supports Max.
  • Page 21 5) IDE1/ IDE2 (IDE1/IDE2 Connector) 6) FDD (Floppy Connector) 7) RAM_LED 8) PWR_LED MPD- MPD- MPD+ Ø Important Notice: Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.
  • Page 22 Pin 2: LED cathode(-) Ø Please connect the power LED, P C speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis 10) BATTERY (Battery) GA-8IGMK Motherboard CAUTION v Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. v Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
  • Page 23 11) F_AUDIO (F_AUDIO Connector) POWER Front Audio (R) Rear Audio (R) Reserved Front Audio (L) Rear Audio (L) 12) SUR_CEN CENTER_OUT LEF_OUT SUR OUTR SUR OUTL 13) CD_IN (CD IN) CD-L CD-R CD_IN 14) AUX_IN ( AUX In Connector) Ø If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper.

  • Page 24: Front Usb Connector

    16)IR 17) F_USB3/FUSB_4 (Front USB Connector) 18) COM B GA-8IGMK Motherboard Ø The SPDIF output is capable of provi d ing 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.
  • Page 25 19) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) 1-2 close: Clear CMOS 2-3 close: Normal operation 20) CI (CASE OPEN) Ø You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by thisjumper. Default doesn’ t include the “Shunter” to prevent from improper use this jumper. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin.

  • Page 26: Chapter 3 Bios Setup

    Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu <F6> Load the file-safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table <F7> Load the Optimized Defaults <F8> Q-Flash function <F9> Reserved <F10> Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu GA-8IGMK Motherboard - 22 -...

  • Page 27: Getting Help

    GETTING HELP Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item.

  • Page 28: Pc Health Status

    Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. GA-8IGMK Motherboard - 24 -...

  • Page 29: Standard Cmos Features

    Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:y y ) Mon, Feb 21 2000 Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24 }IDE Primary Master }IDE Primary Slav e }IDE Secondary Master }IDE Secondary Slav e Driv e A Driv e B Floppy 3 Mode Support...
  • Page 30 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 720K by te capacity 81.44M, 3.5 “ 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 1.44M by te capacity . 82.88M, 3.5 “ 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 2.88M by te capacity . GA-8IGMK Motherboard - 26 -...

  • Page 31: Base Memory

    C Floppy 3 Mode Support (for J apan Area) Normal Floppy Driv e. (Default v alue) 8Disabled 8Driv e A Driv e A is 3 mode Floppy Driv e. 8Driv e B Driv e B is 3 mode Floppy Driv e. Driv e A &...

  • Page 32: Advanced Bios Features

    Select y our boot dev ice priority by USB-HDD. 8USB-HDD Select y our boot dev ice priority by LAN. 8LAN Select y our boot dev ice priority by Disabled. 8Disabled GA-8IGMK Motherboard Floppy Item Help HDD-0 Menu Lev el u CDROM...
  • Page 33 C Boot Up Fl oppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K type is 40 tracks 720 K, 1.2 M and 1.44 M are all 80 tracks. BIOS searches for floppy disk driv e to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note 8Enabled that BIOS can not tell from 720 K, 1.2 M or 1.44 M driv e ty pe as they are all 80tracks.

  • Page 34: Integrated Peripherals

    Figure 4: Integrated Peripherals C On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default v alue) 8Enabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. 8Disabled GA-8IGMK Motherboard Enabled Item Help Enabled Menu Lev el u Auto If a hard disk...

  • Page 35: Usb Controller

    C On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default v alue) 8Enabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. 8Disabled C IDE1 Conductor Cable Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value) 8Auto Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure y our IDE dev ice 8ATA66/100 and cable is compatible w ith ATA66/100).

  • Page 36: Ac97 Audio

    (This item allows you to determine which Infra Red(IR) function of Onboard I/O chip) Set onboard I/O chip UART to ASKIR Mode. 8ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDA Mode. 8IrDA Set onboard I/O chip UART to Normal Mode. (Default Value) 8Normal GA-8IGMK Motherboard - 32 -...

  • Page 37: Onboard Parallel Port

    C UR2 Dupl ex Mode IR Function Duplex Half. (Default Value) 8Half IR Function Duplex Full. 8Full C Onboard Parallel port Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default Value) 8378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5. 8278/IRQ5 Disable onboard LPT port.

  • Page 38: Power Management Setup

    Press pow er button then Pow er off instantly . (Default v alue) 8Instant-off 8Delay 4 Sec. Press pow er button 4 sec to Pow er off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec. GA-8IGMK Motherboard S1(POS) Item Help Blinking...

  • Page 39: Resume By Alarm

    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. 8Disabled Enable Modem Ring on/w ake on Lan. (Default Value) 8Enabled C Resume by Alarm You can set "Resume by Alarm"...

  • Page 40: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2. 83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 C PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3. (Default v alue) 8Auto Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 3. 83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 GA-8IGMK Motherboard Auto Item Help Auto Menu Lev el u Auto F6:Fail-Safe Defaults...

  • Page 41: Pc Health Status

    PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Case Opened higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Sav e F5:Prev ious Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 7: PC Health Status CReset Case Open Status CCase Opened If the case is closed, "Case Opened"...

  • Page 42: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Disable CPU Host Clock Control.(Default v alue) 8Disable Enable CPU Host Clock Control. 8Enable CCPU Host Frequency 8100MHz ~ 355MHz Set CPU Host Clock from 100MHz to 355MHz. GA-8IGMK Motherboard Item Help Disabled Menu Lev el u Disabled Auto 33/66...
  • Page 43 CPCI/AGP Divider 8You can choose Disabled,PLL/40,PLL/32,PLL/24,PLL/20/PLL/16 mode to adjust PCI/AGP frequency . CHost/DRAM Clock Ratio (Warning: w rong frequency may make sy stem can’ t boot, clear CMOS to ov ercome w rong fre quency issue) Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.0. 82.0 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.66.

  • Page 44: Top Performance

    If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled". 8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value) Enable Top Performance function. 8Enabled GA-8IGMK Motherboard Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Superv isor Passw ord Set User Passw ord Sav e &...

  • Page 45: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced Chipset Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults? (Y/N)?Y }PnP/PCI Configurations }PC Health Status }Frequency /Voltage Control ESC:Quit F8: Q-Flash Load Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 10: Load Fail-Safe Defaults...

  • Page 46: Load Optimized Defaults

    Figure 11: Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. GA-8IGMK Motherboard Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Superv isor Passw ord Set User Passw ord Sav e &...

  • Page 47: Set Supervisor/User Password

    Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced BIOS Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup Enter Password: }PnP/PCI Configurations }PC Health Status }Frequency /Voltage Control ESC:Quit F8: Q-Flash Change/Set/Disable Passw ord Figure 12: Passw ord Setting When you select this function, the fol l owing message will appear at the center of the screen to assist...

  • Page 48: Save & Exit Setup

    Figure 13: Sav e & Ex it Setup Type “Y” will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type “N” will return to Setup Utility. GA-8IGMK Motherboard Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults...

  • Page 49: Exit Without Saving

    Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced BIOS Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup }PnP/PCI Configurations Quit Without Saving ( Y/N)? N }PC Health Status }Frequency /Voltage Control ESC:Quit F8: Q-Flash Figure 14: Ex it Without Sav ing...

  • Page 50: Chapter 4 Technical Reference

    3 PCI Intel82562ET RJ45 AC97 PCICLK CODEC (33MHz) PCICLK (33MHz) USBCLK (48MHz) 14.318 MHz 33 MHz GA-8IGMK Motherboard CPUC LK6 (100/133MHz) Pentium 4 Sy stem Bus 400/533MHz 200/266 MHz DDR RAM Intel HCLK6 (100/133MHz) 82845G GMCHCLK (66MHz) 66 MHz 33 MHz 14.318 MHz...

  • Page 51: Q-Flash Introduction

    Q-Flash Introduction A. 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. B. How to use Q-Flash? a. After power on the computer, pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will allow you to enter AWARD BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press <F8>...
  • Page 52 [Enter] to contiune Or [ESC] ot abort... !Press Enter to Run. !! COPY BIOS Completed -Pass !! Please press any key to continue Congratulation! You have completed the flashed and now can restart system. GA-8IGMK Motherboard 1 File(s) found 256K Free Size: 1.14M ESC: Return Main...

  • Page 53: 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 54: Easy Tune 4 Tm Introduction

    CD. U sers may make a test drive of " EasyTune 4" to find out more amazing features by themselves. *Some Gigabyte products are not fully supported by EasyTune 4. Please f i nd the products supported list in the web site.

  • Page 55: Chapter 5 Appendix

    Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Picture below are shown in Windows XP (IUCD driver version 2.02) Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, 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 56 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. 1.Click "Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility" item. 3.Click "Yes". GA-8IGMK Motherboard 2.Click "Next". 4.Click "Next". - 52 -...
  • Page 57 5.Click "Finish" to restart computer. - 53 - Appendix...
  • Page 58 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. 1.Click "Intel Application Accelerator" item. 2.Click "Next". 4.Click "Next". GA-8IGMK Motherboard 3.Click "Yes". 5.Click "Next". - 54 -...
  • Page 59 6.Click "Finish" to restart computer. - 55 - Appendix...
  • Page 60 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. 1.Click "Intel 845G Chipset VGA Graphics Driver" item. 3.Click "Yes". GA-8IGMK Motherboard 2.Click "Next". - 56 -...
  • Page 61 A-4. USB 2.0 Driver for ICH4 USB2.0 Driver for ICH4 in IUCD 2.02 will expire at May 2002. We’ ll put the new release driver on GIGABYTE’ s website asap. (http://www.gigabyte.com.tw). Please go to the website to get detail information.
  • Page 62 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. 1.Click " RealTek AC’ 97 Audio Driver" item. GA-8IGMK Motherboard 2.Click "Next". 3.Click "Finish" to restart computer. - 58 -...
  • Page 63 Appendix C: Intel 82562 Network Driver Revision History Press "Network" icon. 1.Click "Driver Information". Ø For your reference, you can use the followingsteps to complete the Network Driver Installation. 1.Click "My Computer"g “Properties”. 4.Click "Reinstall Driver”. 2.Click "Hardware"g”Device Manager”. 3.Click "Other devices"g"Ethernet Controller".
  • Page 64 6.Click "Finish" to restart computer. GA-8IGMK Motherboard - 60 -...
  • Page 65 Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, 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. Press "Tools" icon. 1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities". 3.Click "Next". 2.Click "Easy Tune 4". 4.Click "Next".
  • Page 66 Appendix E: BIOS Flash Procedure BIOS update procedure: Method 1: If your OS is Win9X, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS Press "Tools" icon. 1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities". Click here. Click "P". Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a.
  • Page 67 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 68 (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-8IGMK Motherboard - 64 -...
  • Page 69 (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 70 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-8IGMK Motherboard - 66 -...
  • Page 71 (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" and press "OK". - 67 - Appendix...
  • Page 72 (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-8IGMK Motherboard - 68 -...
  • Page 73 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 74 ESC: Quit hifg : Select Item F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults Sav e Data to CMOS & Ex it SETUP GA-8IGMK Motherboard ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color...
  • Page 75 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 76 BIOS corrupted and system totally inoperative. 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-8IGMK Motherboard EXIT? - 72 -...
  • Page 77 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 78 : Select Item F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults Sav e Data to CMOS & Ex it SETUP (4) Congratulate you have accomplished the BIOS flash procedure. GA-8IGMK Motherboard INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE &...
  • Page 79 Appendix E: 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...
  • Page 80 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 Symmetric Multi-Processing System Management Interrupt Universal Serial Bus Voltage ID GA-8IGMK Motherboard - 76 -...
  • Page 81 Technical Support/RMA Sheet Customer/Country: Company: 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: Phone No.: PCB revision:...

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