Table of Contents GA-8GEM800 Motherboard Layout ................6 Block Diagram ......................7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .................. 9 Considerations Prior to Installation .................9 Feature Summary ....................10 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink ..............12 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU ..................12 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink ................
Chapter 1 Hardware Installation Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Your Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, please follow the instructions below: 1.
(Note 1) Due to (Intel 845PE/GE/GV) chipset architecture limitation, DDR333 memory modules are supported only when you install a Pentium 4 processor with 533MHz FSB. A Pentium 4 processor with 400MHz FSB will support DDR200/266 memory modules. GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 10 -...
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Hardware Monitor CPU / System fan speed detection CPU overheating warning System voltage detection CPU / System fan failure warning BIOS Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q-Flash Additional Features Supports @BIOS Supports EasyTune Overclocking Over Clock via BIOS (CPU/DDR/AGP) Form Factor Micro-ATX form factor;...
Pin One Pin One Pin One Pin One Pin One Indicator Indicator Indicator Indicator Indicator 4. Locate Pin One in the socket and 3. Locate the Pin One Indicator on the look for a (golden) cut edge on the processor. CPU upper corner.
To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM socket. The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between sockets. notch DDR memory module DDR1 DDR2 D:Double Sided DIMM S:Single Sided DIMM X:Not Use GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 14 -...
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1. The DIMM slot has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. 2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it down. 3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module.
VGA card. Please align the VGA AGP Card card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on the slot. Make sure your VGA card is locked by the small white-drawable bar. GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 16 -...
I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector To install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard to the lower port (purple). LAN Port The LAN port provides Internet connection. USB port Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc.
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1/2) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN (CPU Fan Connector/System Fan Connector) 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. current up to 600 mA. SYS_FAN connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature.
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If a power supply that does not provide the required power is used, the result can lead to an unstable system or a system that is unable to start. Pin No. Definition 3.3V 3.3V Power Good 5V SB (stand by +5V) +12V 3.3V -12V PS_ON (soft on/off) GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 20 -...
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5) IDE1/IDE2 (IDE Connector) An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable, and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). If you wish to connect two IDE devices, please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master and the other as Slave(for information on settings, please refer to the instructions located on the IDE device).
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To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio panel connector, please contact your dealer. If you want to use "Front Audio" connector, you must remove the jumpers on Pin 5-6, 9-10. Pin No. Definition POWER FrontAudio(R) RearAudio(R) Reserved No Pin FrontAudio (L) RearAudio (L) GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 22 -...
9) SUR_CEN Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable. Pin No. Definition SUR OUTL SUR OUTR No Pin CENTER_OUT BASS_OUT 10) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper) Please connect the 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 below.
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SPDIF_IO cable. Incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional SPDIF_IO cable, please contact your local dealer. Pin No. Definition No Pin SPDIF SPDIFI GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 24 -...
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13) F1_USB / F2_USB (Front USB Connectors, Yellow ) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it.
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Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector. Check the pin assignment while you connect the COMB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional COMB cable. Pin No. Definition NDCDA- NSINA NSOUTA NDTRA- NDSRA- NRTSA- NCTSA- NRIA- No Pin GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 26 -...
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17) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Default doesn’t include the “Shunter” to prevent improper use of this jumper. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 18) BAT (Battery) Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard. When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM.
Fail-Safe Defaults indicate the value of the system parameters with which the system would be in safe configuration. n Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicate the value of the system parameters with which the system would be in best performance configuration. GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 30 -...
n Set Supervisor Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. n Set User Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system. n Save &...
Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option based on this information. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 32 -...
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Drive A / Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. None No floppy drive installed 360K, 5.25" 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity. 1.2M, 5.25"...
Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM. USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. Select your boot device priority by LAN. Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled. GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 34 -...
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Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks 720K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks. Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K.
IDE device and cable are compatible with ATA66/100) ATA33 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33. (Please make sure your IDE device and cable are compatible with ATA33) USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB Controller. GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 36 -...
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USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support. Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support. (Default value) USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support. Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support. (Default value) AC97 Audio Auto Auto detect AC97 audio function. (Default value) Disabled Disable AC97 audio function.
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Enable this function and set midiport address to 300. Midi Port IRQ This option is available when the Midi Port Address is not set to “ Disabled.” Set midiport IRQ to 5. Set midiport IRQ to 10. (Default value) GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 38 -...
Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)] Item Help Menu Level } Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Instant-Off] PME Event Wake Up [Enabled] ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan [Enabled] [S1] Resume b y Alarm [Disabled] Set suspend type to x Date (of Month) Alarm Everyday Power On Suspend under...
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When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in "Off" state. (Default value) Full-On When AC-power back to the system, the system always in "On" state. Memory When AC-power back to the system, the system will return to the Last state before AC-power off. GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 40 -...
C / 176 C / 194 Monitor CPU temperature at 90 C / 194 Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) CPU/SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Disable fan warning function . (Default value) Enabled Enable fan warning function. GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 42 -...
Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio [15X] Item Help Menu Level } CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled] x CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) x Fixed PCI/AGP Frequency 33/66 Set CPU Ratio if CPU Host/DRAM Clock ratio Auto Ratio is unclocked...
Windows XP, but works smoothly with Windows NT. Therefore, if your system is not perform enough, the reliability or stability problem will appear sometimes, and we will recommend you disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned above. GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 44 -...
Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Save &...
Setup Menu. If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup. GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 46 -...
2-12 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status...
Chapter 3Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. (1) Please make sure to install the latest service pack for Windows after OS installation and before installing motherboard drivers. (2) Insert the driver CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD will auto start and installation screen will appear.
This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 50 -...
Hardware Information This page lists all devices you have for this motherboard. Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 51 - Drivers Installation...
F9 key during computer power on. Verifying DMI Pool Data Boot from CD: Boot from CD: Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd. 1. Execute Backup Utility 2. Execute Restore Utility 3. Remove Backup Image 4.
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Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q-Flash, F9 For Xpress Re- covery 08 /1 6/2 002 -I 845 GE- 6A 69Y G01 C- 00 Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd. 1. Execute Backup Utility 2. Execute Restore Utility 3.
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1. Execute Backup Utility: ! Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit The backup utility will automatically scan your system and back up data as a backup image in your hard drive. Not all systems support access to Xpress Recovery by pressing the F9 key during computer power on.
Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk, please do it with caution!! We are sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd is not responsible for damages of system because of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end-users.
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Entering the Q-Flash utility: Step1: To use Q-Flash utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password...
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Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy hi:Move Enter : Run ESC:Reset F10:Power Off After BIOS file is read, you'll see a dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?" GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 58 -...
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3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed. Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS. 4.
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PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) Exit Without Saving ESC: Quit F3: Change Language F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 60 -...
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Exploring the Q-Flash utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. Q-Flash utility bar Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size.........SST 49LF002A 256K Keep DMI Data Enable Task menu for Update BIOS from Floppy Q-Flash utility Save BIOS to Floppy Action bar hi:Move Enter : Run...
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6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots and "Load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults". See how to Load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults, please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One. Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully!! GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 62 -...
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Method 2 : @BIOS Utility If you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use the new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Windows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS.
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III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS server, please go onto Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II. IV. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted. GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 64 -...
4-1-3 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction The following setup is for Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP. Please follow the steps below to enable the function! 2 Channel Audio Setup: We recommend that you use speakers with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied.
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Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the "4-channel for 4 speaker output". Disable "Only SURROUND-KIT", and press "OK". When the "Environment" setting is "None", the sound would be performed as stereo mode (2-channel output). Please select other settings for 4-channel output. GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 66 -...
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Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output without any additional module. STEP 1 : Line Out Connect the front channels to "Line Out",the rear channels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer Line In channels to "MIC In".
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GIGABYTE unique "Audio Combo Kit" as picture. STEP 1 : Insert the "SURROUND-KIT" in the back of the case, and fix it with the screw. STEP 2 : Connect the "SURROUND-KIT" to the SUR_CEN connector on the M/B. GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 68 -...
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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 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar.
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1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC, and fix it with screw. 2. Connect SPDIF device to the SPDIF_IO connec -tor on the motherboard. 3. Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder. GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 70 -...
Troubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to http://tw.giga-byte.com/faq/faq.htm Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version.
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Answer:Please set in the BIOS as follow: 1. Advanced BIOS features-->(SATA)/RAID/SCSI boot order: "SCSI" 2. Advanced BIOS features--> First boot device: "SCSI" Then it depends on the mode(RAID or ATA) that you need to set in RAID/ SCSI BIOS. GA-8GEM800 Motherboard - 72 -...