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  • Page 1 ? 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. ? Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. ? Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, this may void the warranty of this motherboard.
  • Page 3 (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-8SDX ERIC LU December 31,2001...

  • Page 4: Declaration Of Conformity

    Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer G.B.T. Technology Trä ding 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 ? EN 55011 Limits and methods of measurement...
  • Page 5 GA-8SDX P4 Titan Motherboard USER’S MANUAL Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard ® Rev. 1.0 Third Edition 12ME-8SDX-1003...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Item Checklist ...4 WARNING! ...5 Chapter 1 Introduction ...6 Features Summary... 6 GA-8SDX Motherboard Layout ... 8 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ...9 Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) ... 10 Step 1-1: CPU Installation ... 10 Step 1-2: CPU Heat Sink Installation ... 11 Step 2: Install memory modules ...
  • Page 7 PnP/PCI Configurations ... 40 PC Health Status ... 42 Frequency/Voltage Control ... 43 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ... 45 Load Optimized Defaults ... 46 Set Supervisor/User Password ... 47 Save & Exit Setup ... 48 Exit Without Saving ... 49 Chapter 4 Technical Reference ... 50 Block Diagram ...

  • Page 8: Revision History

    GA-8SDX Motherboard Revision History Revision Revision Note Initial release of the GA-8SDX motherboard user's manual. Second release of the GA-8SDX motherboard user's manual. Third release of the GA-8SDX motherboard user's manual. Item Checklist ? The GA-8SDX motherboard ? IDE cable x 1 / Floppy cable x 1 ? CD for motherboard driver &...

  • Page 9: Warning

    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. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

  • Page 10: Chapter 1 Introduction

    GA-8SDX Motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary Form Factor ? 30.4cm x 22.4cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. ? Socket 478 for Intel ? ?Support Intel ? Intel Pentium ? 2nd cache depend on CPU Chipset ? SiS 645 Host/Memory controller...
  • Page 11 On-Board Sound ? Creative CT5880 Sound Chipset ? Audio CODEC ? Line In/Line Out/Mic In/CD_In/Game Port PS/2 Connector ? PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface BIOS ? Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bit Flash ROM ? Supports Dual BIOS Additional Features ? PS/2 Keyboard power on by password ? PS/2 Mouse power on ? STR(Suspend-To-RAM)

  • Page 12: Ga-8Sdx Motherboard Layout

    GA-8SDX Motherboard GA-8SDX Motherboard Layout KB_MS R USB ATX_12V F_AUDIO_I CD_IN CODEC SPDIF P4 Titan CT5880 CPU_FAN SOCKET478 SiS 645 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 SiS 961 PCI4 MAIN PCI5 BIOS F_PANEL PCI6 BACKUP F_USB1 BIOS...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

    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 Step 5- Setup BIOS software Step 6- Install supporting software tools Step 4...

  • Page 14: Step 1: Install The Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    GA-8SDX Motherboard Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 1-1: CPU Installation Pin1 indicator CPU Top View Socket Actuation Lever 1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90-degree angle. 3. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation.

  • Page 15: Step 1-2: Cpu Heat Sink Installation

    Step 1-2: CPU Heat Sink Installation 1. Fasten the heatsink supporting-base onto the CPU socket on the mainboard. ? Please use Intel approved cooling fan. ? We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink. (The CPU cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of the thermal paste.

  • Page 16: Step 2: Install Memory Modules

    GA-8SDX Motherboard Step 2: Install memory modules The motherboard has 3 dual in-line memory module (DIMM) sockets support 6 banks. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM Sl o t .The DIMM module can only fit in one di r ection due to the two notch.

  • 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 Power Supply

    GA-8SDX Motherboard Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction ? PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Mouse Connector (6 pin Female) PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female) ? USB Connector...

  • Page 19: Audio Connectors

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

  • Page 20: Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction

    GA-8SDX Motherboard Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction A) ATX B) ATX_12V C) CPU_FAN D) FDD E) IDE1/IDE2 F) SYS_FAN G) F_PANEL H) F_USB1 I) IR J) BAT K) SPDIF L) CD_IN M) F_AUDIO_I...
  • Page 21 C) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector) SENSE +12V F) SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector) +12V E) IDE1/IDE2 [IDE1 / IDE2 Connector(Primary/Secondary)] Hardw are Installation Process ? 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 22 GA-8SDX Motherboard H) F_USB1 (Front USB) M) F_AUDIO_I (Front Audio) ? If 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. Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assi g ment on the MB header.
  • Page 23 B) ATX_12V (+12V Power Connector) +12V +12V A) ATX (ATX Power) 5V SB (Stand by +5V) Power Good 3.3V 3.3V ? AC power cord should onl y be connected t o your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard.
  • Page 24 GA-8SDX Motherboard G) F_PANEL (2x7 pins connector) RST- RST+ SPK+ SPK- HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) SPK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: VCC(+) Pin 2- Pin 3: NC Pin 4: Data(-) RST (Reset Switch)
  • Page 25 I) IR (IR Connector) K) SPDIF (SPDIF) J) BAT (Battery) Hardw are Installation Process ? Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR. Please contact you nearest dealer for optional IR device. ? The SPDIF output is capable of provi d ing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder.

  • Page 26: Chapter 3 Bios Setup

    GA-8SDX Motherboard 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.

  • Page 27: The Main Menu (For Example: Bios Ver. :F2B)

    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: Power Management Setup

    GA-8SDX Motherboard Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. Power Management 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.

  • Page 29: Standard Cmos Features

    Standard CM OS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) ?IDE Primary Master ?IDE Primary Slave ?IDE Secondary Master ?IDE Secondary Slave Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory...
  • Page 30 GA-8SDX Motherboard ? 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. ? IDE Primary Master, Slave / 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 31: Base Memory

    ? Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area) Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value) ?Disabled ?Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive. ?Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive. Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives. ?Both ?Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.

  • Page 32: Advanced Bios Features

    GA-8SDX Motherboard Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features BIOS Flash Protection First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek BootUp Num-Lock Password Check HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Delay For HDD (Secs)

  • Page 33: Password Check

    Select your boot device priority by HDD-0~3. ?HDD-0~3 Select your boot device priority by SCSI. ?SCSI Select your boot device priority by CDROM. ?CDROM Select your boot device priority by ZIP. ?ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD. ?USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP.
  • Page 34 GA-8SDX Motherboard ?HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability. ?Enabled Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability. (Default value) ?Disabled ?Delay For HDD(Secs) Set delay for HDD(Secs) to 0~15.(Default value: 3) ?0~15...

  • Page 35: Advanced Chipset Features

    Advanced Chipset Features We would not suggest you change the chipset default setting unless you really need it. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Top Performance Configure DRAM Timing x CAS Latency Setting x DRAM RAS Active Time x DRAM RAS Precharge Time x DRAM RAS to CAS Delay AGP Aperture Size...

  • Page 36: Agp Aperture Size

    GA-8SDX Motherboard ? CAS Latency Setting Set CAS Latency Setting to 2T. Set CAS Latency Setting to 3T. Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value) ?Auto ? DRAM RAS Active Time Set DRAM RAS Active Time to 4T. Set DRAM RAS Active Time to 5T.

  • Page 37: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Integrated Peripherals IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable Onboard IDE AC97 Modem USB Controller USB Legacy Support Init Display First Onboard Hardware Audio Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select x UR2 Duplex Mode Onboard Parallel Port...

  • Page 38: Onboard Ide

    GA-8SDX Motherboard ? IDE1 Conductor Cable Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value) ?Auto Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure your IDE device ?ATA66/100 and cable is compatible with ATA66/100). Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE device and ?ATA33 cable is compatible with ATA33).

  • Page 39: Usb Legacy Support

    ? USB Legacy Support Enable USB Legacy Support. ?Enabled Disable USB Legacy Support. (Default value) ?Disabled ? Init Display First Set Init Display First to AGP. (Default value) ?AGP Set Init Display First to PCI. ?PCI ? Onboard Hardware Audio Enable Onboard Hardware Audio function.

  • Page 40: Uart Mode Select

    GA-8SDX Motherboard Disable onboard Serial port 2. ?Disabled ? UART Mode Select (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. ?ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDA Mode.

  • Page 41: Power Management Setup

    Pow er M anagement Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type MODEM Use IRQ Soft-Off by PWR_BTTN System After AC Back IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan PME Event Wake Up USB Device Wake-up From S3 Power On by Mouse KB Power On Password Resume by Alarm...

  • Page 42: Acpi Suspend Type

    GA-8SDX Motherboard ? ACPI Suspend Type Set ACPI suspend type to S1. (Default Value) ?S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S3. ?S3(STR) ? MODEM Use IRQ Set MODEM Use IRQ to Auto. (Default value) ?AUTO Set MODEM Use IRQ to 3.

  • Page 43: Kb Power On Password

    ? ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN Disable Modem Ring on/wake on Lan function. ?Disabled Enable Modem Ring on/wake on Lan. (Default Value) ?Enabled ? PME Event Wake UP Disable this function. ?Disabled Enable PME Event Wake up. (Default Value) ?Enabled ? USB Device Wake-up From S3 Enable USB Device Wake-up from S3 function.

  • Page 44: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    GA-8SDX Motherboard PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By x?IRQ Resources PCI 4 IRQ Assignment PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment PCI 2/6 IRQ Assignment PCI 3 IRQ Assignment ? ? ? ? ? ? : Move...
  • Page 45 ? PCI4 IRQ Assignment Auto assign IRQ to PCI4. (Default value) ?Auto Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI4. ?3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 ? PCI1/5 IRQ Assignment Auto assign IRQ to PCI1/5. (Default value) ?Auto Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI1/5. ?3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 ? PCI2/6 IRQ Assignment Auto assign IRQ to PCI2/6.

  • Page 46: Pc Health Status

    GA-8SDX Motherboard PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software PC Health Status VCORE VCC18 +3.3V +12V Current CPU Temperature Current CPU FAN Speed ? ? ? ? ? ? : Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure8: PC Health Status ? Current Voltage (V) VCORE / VCC18 / +3.3V / +5V / +12V...

  • Page 47: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio Linear Frequency Control x CPU Clock x DRAM Clock (MHz) x AGP Clock (MHz) x PCI Clock (MHz) AGP Voltage Control DRAM Voltage Control CPU OverVoltage Control Normal CPU Vcore ? ? ? ? ? ? : Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save...
  • Page 48 GA-8SDX Motherboard ? AGP Clock (MHz) ?Please set AGP Clock according to your requirement. Incorrect using it may cause your system broken. For power End-User use only! ? PCI Clock (MHz) ?Please set PCI Clock according to your requirement. Incorrect using it may cause your system broken. For power End-User use only! ? AGP Voltage Control Set AGP Voltage Control to Normal.

  • Page 49: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software ?Standard CMOS Features ?Advanced BIOS Features ?Advanced Chipset Features ?Integrated Peripherals ?Power Management Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults? (Y/N)?Y ?PnP/PCI Configurations ?PC Health Status ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Load Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 10: Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow...

  • Page 50: Load Optimized Defaults

    GA-8SDX Motherboard Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software ?Standard CMOS Features ?Advanced BIOS Features ?Advanced Chipset Features ?Integrated Peripherals ?Power Management Setup ?PnP/PCI Configurations Load Optimized Defaults? (Y/N)?Y ?PC Health Status ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Load Optimized Defaults...

  • Page 51: Set Supervisor/User Password

    Set Supervisor/User Passw ord CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software ?Standard CMOS Features ?Advanced BIOS Features ?Advanced Chipset Features ?Integrated Peripherals ?Power Management Setup ?PnP/PCI Configurations Enter Password: ?PC Health Status ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Change/Set/Disable Password Figure 12: Password Setting When you select this function, the fol l owing message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.

  • Page 52: Save & Exit Setup

    GA-8SDX Motherboard Save & E xit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software ?Standard CMOS Features ?Advanced BIOS Features ?Advanced Chipset Features ?Integrated Peripherals ?Power Management Setup ?PnP/PCI Configurations Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y ?PC Health Status...

  • Page 53: Exit Without Saving

    E xit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software ?Standard CMOS Features ?Advanced BIOS Features ?Advanced Chipset Features ?Integrated Peripherals ?Power Management Setup ?PnP/PCI Configurations Quit Without Saving ( Y/N)? N ?PC Health Status ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Figure 14: Exit Without Saving T ype “Y”...

  • Page 54: Chapter 4 Technical Reference

    GA-8SDX Motherboard Revision History Chapter 4 Technical Reference Block Diagram AGP 1X/2X/4X System Bus 100MHz AGPCLK (66MHz) 6 PCI Creative CT5880 PCICLK AC97 (33MHz) CODEC Game Port PCICLK (33MHz) USBCLK (48MHz) 14.318 MHz 33 MHz Pentium 4 CPUCLK+/- (100MHz) Socket 478...

  • Page 55: Dual Bios/Q-Flash Introduction

    Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Introduction A. What is Dual BIOS Technology? Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. Under the normal circumstances, the system works on the Main BIOS.
  • Page 56 GA-8SDX Motherboard b. Award Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility Dual BIOS Utility V.SIS.P1 (C) 2001, Gigabyte T echnology Co., LTD. Wide Range Protection H alt On BIOS Defects Auto Recovery Boot From BIOS Recovery F3: Load Default F7: Save And Restart F8: Update BIOS from disk Use <Space>...
  • Page 57 Halt On BIOS Defects : Disabled(Default), Enabled If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and H alt On BIOS Defects set to Enable, the PC will show messages on the boot screen, and the system will pause and wait for the user’s instruction.
  • Page 58 GA-8SDX Motherboard 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? F3: Load Default Load current BIOS default value.
  • Page 59 DualBIOS Technology FAQ GIGABYTE T echnology 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 60 GA-8SDX Motherboard I. Q: What is DualBIOS technology? Answer: DualBIOS technology is a patented technology from Giga-Byte T echnology. The concept of this technology is based on the redundancy and fault tolerance theory. DualBIOS means there are two system BIOSes (ROM) integrated onto the motherboard. One is a main BIOS, and the other is a backup BIOS.
  • Page 61 III. Q: How does DualBIOS technology work? Answer: DualBIOS technology provides a wide range of protection during the boot up procedure. It protects your BIOS during system POST, ESCD update, and even all the way to PNP detection/assignment. DualBIOS provides automatic recovery for the BIOS. When the first BIOS used during boot up does not complete or if a BIOS checksum error occurs, boot-up is still possible.
  • Page 62 GA-8SDX Motherboard 2. During or after a BIOS upgrade, if DualBIOS backup BIOS will take over the boot-up process automatically. Moreover, it will verify the main and backup BIOS checksums when booting-up. DualBIOS the checksum of the main and backup BIOS while the system is powered on to guarantee your BIOS operates properly.

  • Page 63: Spdif Introduction

    SPDIF Introduction SPDIF Introduction A. What is SPDIF? The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital signal to AC3 decoder which can support upto 5.1 speakers. B. How to use SPDIF? Technical Reference Click your mouse right button in “My Computer”...
  • Page 64 GA-8SDX Motherboard Recommend you to select “Autosense”, It will automatically detect the type (mono or stereo) of the audio connector that you plug into Line Out audio jack, then configure Line Out to either SPDIF or Speaker accordingly. Click “Settings” item and select the “Output Mode”...

  • Page 65: Bios Tm Introduction

    Certainly, you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right to save your time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work? H ere it comes! Now Gigabyte announces @BIOS— the first Windows BIOS live update utility. This is a smart BIOS update software.

  • Page 66: Easy Tuneiii Tm Introduction

    Now everything is different because of a Windows overdrive utility EasyTuneI II— announced by Gigabyte. This utility has t o tally changed the gaming rule of “overdrive”. This is the first overdrive utility suitable for bot h normal and power users. Users can choose either “Easy Mode” or “Advanced Mode”...

  • Page 67: Chapter 5 Appendix

    Appendix Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Picture below are shown in Windows ME (TUCD driver version 1.93) Appendix A: SiS645/733/735 Chipset Driver Installation 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 68 GA-8SDX Motherboard Appendix B: Creative Sound Driver Installation 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 69 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 "T ools" icon. 1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities". 3. Click "Next". 2.Click "Easy Tune III Ver.3.3".
  • Page 70 GA-8SDX Motherboard 6. Click "Next". 5. Click "Next". 7. Click "Finish" to restart computer.
  • Page 71 Appendix D: BIOS Flash Procedure BIOS update procedure: If your OS is Win9X, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS Press "T ools" icon. 1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities". Click "?". Click here. Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a. Click "Internet Update" icon b.
  • Page 72 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 73 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 you have set "Auto" for BIOS Feature Setup (BIOS Flash Protection). For more detail please refer to page 28.
  • Page 74 GA-8SDX Motherboard (2) Select the "Quick (erase)" for Format T ype, 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.
  • Page 75 Appendix 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 76 GA-8SDX Motherboard (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...
  • Page 77 Appendix (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 78 GA-8SDX Motherboard 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 79 (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. All Rights Reserved 1st Boot Device : Floppy 2nd Boot Device...
  • Page 80 GA-8SDX Motherboard 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 81 (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 82 GA-8SDX Motherboard 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) T ake 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 83 (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. AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc.
  • Page 84 GA-8SDX Motherboard 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...
  • Page 85 Acronyms Meaning Logical Block Addressing Light Emitting Diode MH z Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface Memory Translator H ub Memory Protocol Translator Network Interface Card Operating System Original Equipment Manufacturer PCI A.G.P. Controller POST Power-On Self T est Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module Special Circumstance Instructions...
  • Page 86 GA-8SDX Motherboard Technical Support/RMA Sheet Customer/Country: Company: Contact Person: E-mail Add. : Model name/Lot Number: BIOS version: O.S./A.S.: H ardware Mfs. Model name Configuration Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card H DD CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Modem Network AMR / CNR...

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