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Gigabyte GA-8IR533 User Manual

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When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following
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
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-8IR533 Series (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-8IR533 Series (or any AGP
4X only) motherboards, it will burn the motherboard.
Note : Although Gigabyte's AG32S(G) graphics card is based on ATi 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
850(E) based motherboards.
845(E/G) / 850(E)
®
845(E/G) /
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  • Page 1 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-8IR533 Series (or any AGP 4X only) motherboards without switching the jumper to 4X mode (1.5V), it will burn the motherboard.
  • 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

    Safety of household and similar electrical appliances (Stamp) We, Manufacturer/Importer (full address) declare that the product Mother Board GA-8IR533 is in conformity with o EN 61000-3-2* Disturbances in supply systems cause T EN 60555-2 by household appliances and similar electrical equipment “Harmonics”...
  • Page 4 (2) this device must accept any inference received, including that may cause undesired operation. Representative Person’s Name: Signature: Eric Lu Date: G.B.T. INC. (U.S.A.) 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry, CA 91748 (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339 Motherboard GA-8IR533 ERIC LU May 17, 2002...
  • Page 5 GA-8IR533 Series P4 Titan DDR Motherboard USER’ S MANUAL Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard ® Rev. 1004 12ME-8IR533-1004...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Item Checklist ...4 WARNING! ...4 Chapter 1 Introduction ...5 Features Summary... 5 GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard Layout ... 7 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ...8 Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) ... 9 CPU Installation ... 9 CPU Heat Sink Installation ... 10 Step 2: Install memory modules ...
  • Page 7 PC Health Status ... 40 Frequency/Voltage Control ... 41 Top Performance ... 43 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ... 44 Load Optimized Defaults ... 45 Set Supervisor/User Password ... 46 Save & Exit Setup ... 47 Exit Without Saving ... 48 Chapter 4 Technical Reference ... 49 Block Diagram ...

  • Page 8: Item Checklist

    þ IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1 þ CD for motherboard driver & utility 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 — 19.6cm x 29.5cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. Motherboard — GA-8IR533 Series include: — GA-8IR & GA-8IR533 — Socket 478 for Intel — Support Intel — Intel Pentium — Auto detect and optimized setting for Pentium —...
  • Page 10 GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard On-Board Sound — Realtek ALC650 CODEC — Line Out / 2 front speaker — Line In / 2 rear speaker(by s/w switch) — Mic In / center & woofer(by s/w switch) — SPDIF out : by s/w switch —...

  • Page 11: Ga-8Ir533 Series Motherboard Layout

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard Layout KB_MS F_AUDIO ATX_12V CPU_FAN CODEC SUR_CEN P4 Titan533 ITE8702 SPDIF SOCKET478 845D PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 ICH2 PCI4 PCI5 PWR_LED F_USB1 BIOS Introduction BATTERY CLR_CMOS SYS _FAN IDE2 IDE1 F_PANEL...

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps: Step 1- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 2- Install memory modules Step 3- Install expansion cards Step 4- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply...

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

    Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) CPU Installation 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” made. Pin1 indicator 3.

  • Page 14: Cpu Heat Sink Installation

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard CPU Heat Sink Installation 1. Hook one end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket first. M Please use Intel approved cooling fan. M We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink.

  • Page 15: Step 2: Install Memory Modules

    Step 2: Install memory modules The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets, but it can only support a maximum of 4 banks of DDR memory. DDR slot 1 uses 2 banks, DDR slot 2&3 share the remaining 2 banks. Please refer to the following tables for possible memory configurations supported.

  • Page 16: Ddr Introduction

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard DDR Introduction Established on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a high performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs and system integrators. DDR memory is a sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing SDRAM i n frastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system perf o rmance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth.

  • Page 17: 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, screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard. 4.

  • Page 18: Step 4: Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, And Powersupply

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard 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 USB Connector...

  • Page 19: Audio Connectors

    w Parallel Port and Serial Ports (COMA/COMB) Parallel Port (25 pin Female) COMB COMA Serial Ports (9 pin Male) x Game /MIDI Ports Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female) y Audio Connectors Line Out MIC In Line In Hardw are Installation Process ØThis connector supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 Parallel port.

  • Page 20: Step4-2: Connectors Introduction

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard Step4-2: Connectors Introduction A) ATX B) FDD C) BATTERY D) SYS_FAN E) CI F) IDE1/IDE2 G) PWR_LED H) F_PANEL I) F_USB1 J) SPDIF K) SUR_CEN L) AUX_IN M) CD_IN N) CPU_FAN O) F_AUDIO P) ATX_12V...
  • Page 21 P ) ATX_12V ( +12V Power Connector) +12V +12V N ) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector) Sense +12V/Control D) SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector) +12V/Control F ) IDE1/IDE2 (Primary / Secondary Connector ) IDE2 IDE1 Hardw are Installation Process Ø This connector (ATX +12V) suppliesthe CPU operation voltage (Vcore).
  • Page 22 GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard M ) CD_IN (CD Audio Line In) CD-L CD-R O ) F_AUDIO (Front Audio) Front Audio (R) Reserved Front Audio (L) ØIf you want to use "Front Audio" connector, you must move 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector.
  • Page 23 A ) ATX (ATX Power) +12V 5V SB (Stand by +5V) Power Good 3.3V 3.3V Ø AC power cord should onl y be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard. I) F_USB1 (Front USB Connector) (F_USB1 connector in yellow is for USB 1.1) USB Dy- Power...
  • Page 24 GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard H) F_PANEL (2x10 pins jumper) GN (Green Switch) GD (Green LED) HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) SPK (Speaker Connector) RST (Reset Switch) PW (Soft Power Connector) MPD(Message LED/Power/ Sleep LED) Ø Please connect t h e power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above.
  • Page 25 K ) SUR_CEN G ) PWR_LED Hardw are Installation Process J ) SPDIF SPDIF OUT Ø 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 output function.

  • Page 26: Step4-3: Jumper Introduction

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard Step4-3: Jumper Introduction 1) CLR_CMOS# 1) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS Function) 1-2 close: Clear CMOS 2-3 close: Normal Ø Please note: You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. "#" Default doesn’ t include the “Shunter” to prevent from improper use this...

  • Page 27: Chapter 3Bios 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 28: The Main Menu (For Example: Bios Ver. :F1)

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard 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 29: 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 30: Standard Cmos Features

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:y y ) Time (hh:mm:ss) }IDE Primary Master }IDE Primary Slav e }IDE Secondary Master }IDE Secondary Slav e...
  • Page 31 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 32: Base Memory

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard 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.

  • Page 33: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Adv anced BIOS Features First Boot Dev ice Second Boot Dev ice Third Boot Dev ice Boot Up Floppy Seek DRAM Data Integrity Mode Init Display First higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F5:Prev ious Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults...
  • Page 34 GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard 8USB-CDROM Select y our boot dev ice priority by USB-CDROM. 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.

  • Page 35: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Integrated Peripherals 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 Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select...

  • Page 36: Usb Controller

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard C On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default v alue) 8Enabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. 8Disabled C On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default v alue) 8Enabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

  • Page 37: Onboard Serial Port

    C USB Mouse Support Enable USB Mouse Support. 8Enabled Disable USB Mouse Support. (Default v alue) 8Disabled FAC97 Audio Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default Value) 8Auto Disable this function. 8Disabled C Onboard Serial Port 1 BIOS w ill automatically setup the port 1 address. 8Auto Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8.

  • Page 38: Onboard Parallel Port

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard 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.
  • Page 39 CCIR Port Address Set CIR Port Address to 310. (Default Value) 8310 Set CIR Port Address to 320. 8320 Disable this function. 8Disabled CCIR Port IRQ Set CIR Port IRQ to 5. Set CIR Port IRQ to 11. (Default Value) BIOS Setup...

  • Page 40: Power Management Setup

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Pow er Management Setup ACPI Suspend Ty pe Pow er LED in S1 state Soft-Off by PWR_BTTN ModemRingOn PME Ev ent Wake Up...

  • Page 41: Resume By Alarm

    C Soft-off by PWR_BTT N 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. C PME Event Wake Up Disable this function.
  • Page 42 GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard C Power On B y Keyboard 8Passw ord Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Key board Pow er On Passw ord. Disabled this function. (Default v alue) 8Disabled 8Key board 98 If y our key board hav e “POWER Key ” button, y ou can press the key to pow er on y our sy stem.

  • Page 43: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1/ PCI5 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment PCI 3 IRQ Assignment PCI 4 IRQ Assignment higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Sav e F5:Prev ious Values C PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1.

  • Page 44: Pc Health Status

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are 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 CReset Case Open Status CCase Opened If the case is closed, "Case Opened"...

  • Page 45: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Frequency /Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio CPU Host Clock Control x CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) x Fix ed PCI/AGP Frequency Host/DRAM Clock ratio Memory Frequency (Mhz) PCI/AGP Frequency (Mhz) higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Sav e F5:Prev ious Values...
  • Page 46 GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard CFixed PCI/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.

  • Page 47: Top Performance

    Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced Chipset Features Top Performance }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup Disabled...[ n] }PnP/PCI Configurations Enabled... [ }PC Health Status }Frequency /Voltage Control ESC:Quit hi: Mov e F8: Q-Flash...

  • Page 48: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard 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...

  • Page 49: Load Optimized Defaults

    Load Optimized Defaults 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 Load Optimized Defaults? (Y/N)?Y }PnP/PCI Configurations }PC Health Status }Frequency /Voltage Control ESC:Quit F8: Q-Flash Figure 11: Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults...

  • Page 50: Set Supervisor/User Password

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard 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...

  • Page 51: Save & Exit Setup

    Save & Exit Setup 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 Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y }PC Health Status }Frequency /Voltage Control ESC:Quit F8: Q-Flash...

  • Page 52: Exit Without Saving

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard 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...

  • Page 53: Chapter 4 Technical Reference

    Revision History Chapter 4 Technical Reference Block Diagram AGP 4X AGPCLK (66MHz) 5 PCI AC97 Link PCICLK AC97 (33MHz) CODEC PCICLK (33MHz) USBCLK (48MHz) 14.318 MHz 33 MHz "*" Auto detect and optimized setting for Pentium Pentium 4 CPUCLK+/- (100/133* M Hz) Socket 478B System Bus 400/533* MHz...

  • Page 54: Q-Flash Introduction

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard 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 55 Load BIOS From Floppy !In the A:drive, insert the "BIOS" diskette, then Press Enter to Run. XXXX.XX Total Size: 1.39M F5: Refresh Where XXXX.XX is name of the BIOS file. !Press Enter to Run. Are you sure to update BIOS? [Enter] to contiune Or [ESC] ot abort...

  • Page 56: Bios Tm 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 57: Easy Tune

    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 58: Chapter 5 Appendix

    GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Picture below are shown in Windows XP (IUCD driver version 2.01) 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 59 A-1. Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 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. 1.Click "Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility"...
  • Page 60 GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard A-2. Intel Application Accelerator 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 61 Appendix 6.Click "Finish" to restart computer. A-3. USB Patch Driver 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 62 GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard Appendix B: RealTek AC’ 97 Audio Driver Revision History 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 63 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 64 GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard Appendix D: 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 65 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 66 GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard Method 2: We use GA-7VTX motherboard and Flash841 BIOS flash utility as example. Please flash the BIOS according to the following procedures if you are now under the DOS mode. Flash BIOS Procedure: STEP 1: (1) Please make sure your system has installed the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip.
  • Page 67 (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 68 GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard 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".
  • Page 69 (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". Appendix...
  • Page 70 GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard (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".
  • Page 71 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 72 GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard (3) Press "Enter" to enter "BIOS FEATURES SETUP" menu. Use the arrows to highlight the item "1st Boot Device", and then use the "Page Up" or "Page Down" keys to select "Floppy". AMIBIOS SETUP - BIOS FEATURES SETUP ( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc.
  • Page 73 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 74 GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard (3) It will pop up a screen and asks "Are you sure to flash the BIOS?" Press [Enter] to continue the procedure, or press [ESC] to quit. Beware: Please do not turn off the system while you are upgrading BIOS. It will render your BIOS corrupted and system totally inoperative.
  • Page 75 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 76 GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard (3) Use the arrows to highlight the item "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" and press "Enter". System will ask "SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to confirm. Now the system will reboot automatically, the new BIOS setting will be taken effect next boot-up.
  • Page 77 Appendix E: Acronyms Acronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface AP M Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser BIOS Basic Input / Output System C P U Central Processing Unit CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CRIMM Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser...
  • Page 78 GA-8IR533 Series Motherboard Acronyms Meaning Logical Block Addressing Light Emitting Diode MH z Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface Memory Translator Hub Memory Protocol Translator Network Interface Card Operating System Original Equipment Manufacturer PCI A.G.P. Controller POST Power-On Self Test...
  • Page 79 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 C P U Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Modem Network AMR / CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device Problem Description: Company:...

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