Summary of Contents for Gigabyte Intel Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard GA-8VM800M
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GA-8VM800M Intel Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard ® ® User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-8VM800M-1002R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.
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Gigabyte's prior written permission. Specifications and features are subject to change without prior notice. Product Manual Classification In order to assist in the use of this product, Gigabyte has categorized the user manual in the following: For detailed product information and specifications, please carefully read the "Product User Manual".
Table of Contents GA-8VM800M 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 ...
2. Damage as a result of violating the conditions recommended in the user manual. 3. Damage due to improper installation. 4. Damage due to use of uncertified components. 5. Damage due to use exceeding the permitted parameters. 6. Product determined to be an unofficial Gigabyte product. - 9 - Hardware Installation...
Feature Summary Socket 478 for Intel Supports 400/533/800MHz FSB L2 cache varies with processors Chipset Northbridge:VIA P4M800 Southbridge: VIA 8237R Plus Memory 2 184-pin DDR DIMM slots Supports DDR400/333/266 DIMM Supports up to 2GB (Max.) Slots 1 AGP slot 4X/8X (1.5V) device support 3 PCI slots IDE Connections 2 IDE connection (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100/ATA133), allows connection of...
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Onboard SATA RAID Built in VT8237R Plus Supports Disk striping (RAID0) or DISK Mirroring (RAID1) Supports UDMA up to 150 MB/sec Up to 2 SATA Devices BIOS Use of licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Q-Flash Additional Features Supports @BIOS Supports EasyTune Overclocking Over Clock via BIOS (CPU/DIMM) Over Voltage via BIOS (DIMM)
Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. 2. Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will not insert properly.
1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink Fig.1 Before installing the heat sink, please first add an even layer of heat sink paste on the surface of the CPU. Install all the heat sink components (Please refer to the heat sink manual for detailed installation instructions). Fig.2 Please connect the heat sink power connector to the CPU_FAN connec- tor located on the motherboard so that the heat sink can properly function...
Installation of Memory Before installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions: Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard. It is recommended that memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used. 2 . Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure that the computer power is switched off to prevent hardware damage.
Installation of Expansion Cards You can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below: 1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before installing the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3.
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). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. Serial Port (COMA) Devices like mouses, modems, and etc.
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1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed. Align the power connector with its proper location on the motherboard and connect tightly.
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3) CPU_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin power connector and possesses a fool-proof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector wire indicates a positive connection and requires a +12V power voltage.
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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).
7) F_PANEL (Front Panel Connector) 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 assignments below. HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) SPEAK (Speaker Connector) RES (Reset Switch) PW (Power Switch) MSG(Message LED/Power/Sleep LED)
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8) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. 9) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector) Please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header. To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio panel connector, please contact your dealer.
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10) CD_IN (CD IN Connector) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. 11) SUR_CEN Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable. Pin No. Definition CD-L CD-R Pin No. Definition SUR OUTL SUR OUTR No Pin CENTER_OUT BASS_OUT - 23 - Hardware Installation...
12) F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connectors) 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. For optional front USB cable, please contact your local dealer.
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14) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. To clear CMOS, temporarily short pins 1-2. To prevent improper use of this header, we do not include a jumper on it. 15) BAT (Battery) Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
BIOS needs to be reset to its original settings. If you wish to upgrade to a new BIOS, either Gigabyte's Q-Flash or @BIOS utility can be used. Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system.
The BIOS Setup menus described in this chapter are for reference only and may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard. The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F1a) Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter>...
Set Supervisor Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. Set User Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system. Save &...
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IDE Channel 2/3 Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection. Extended IDE Drive SATA devices setup. You can use one of two methods: Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect SATA IDE devices during POST. (Default value) None Select this if no SATA IDE devices are used and the system will skip the...
Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up. No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted. All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped.
Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check # CPU Hyper-Threading Limit CPUID Max. to 3 : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values "...
CPU Hyper-Threading Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default value) Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading. Limit CPUID Max. to 3 Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like NT4. Disabled Disables CPUID Limit for windows XP.(Default value) Integrated Peripherals...
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VIA Onboard LAN Enabled Enable VIA onboard LAN function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. USB 1.1 Controller Disabled Disable USB 1.1 controller. Enabled Enable USB 1.1 controller. (Default value) USB 2.0 Controller Disabled Disable USB 2.0 controller. Enabled Enable USB 2.0 controller. (Default value) USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB keyboard support.
Legacy USB storage detect Enabled Enable USB storage detection in the MS-DOS environment. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software ACPI Suspend Type x USB Device Wake-Up From S3 Soft-Off by PWRBTN AC BACK Function Keyboard Power On Mouse Power On...
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Keyboard Power On Password Enter from 1 to 8 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to power on the system. Mouse Power On Disabled Disable this function.
PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Vcore DDR25V +3.3V +12V Current CPU Temperature Current CPU FAN Speed : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values Current Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V Detect system's voltage status automatically. Current CPU Temperature Detect CPU temperature automatically.
Frequency / Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software CPU Clock Ratio (Note) Auto Detect PCI/DIMM Clk Spread Spectrum CPU Host Clock Control x CPU Clock DRAM Clock DIMM OverVoltage Control : Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values Incorrect using these features may cause your system broken.
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DRAM Clock Please set DRAM Clock according to your requirement. (Default value: By SPD) If you use DDR266 DRAM module, please set "DRAM Clock" to "133". If you use DDR333 DRAM module, please set "DRAM Clock" to "166". If you use DDR400 DRAM module, please set "DRAM Clock"...
Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance.
2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations Enter Password: PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.
2-11 Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type "N"...
Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the Setup.exe.
Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software. You can click an item to install it. Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title. GA-8VM800M Motherboard - 46 -...
Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. Contact Us Please see the last page for details. - 47 - Drivers Installation...
Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) allows user to access and change BIOS feature settings with relative speed and ease. Through GIGABYTE M.I.T. feature the user is no longer required to switch into different modes within BIOS setup in order to change system settings such as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to enabled Gigabyte's unique C.I.A.
Enters the PC Health setting page Confirmation and Execution button Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode Display panel of CPU frequency Shows the current functions status Log on to GIGABYTE website Display EasyTune 5 Help file Quit or Minimize EasyTune 5 software...
4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora- tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data on hard disks on PATA and SATA IDE controllers.
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The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 Limitations: 1. Not compatible to Xpress Recovery. 2. For the use of Xpress Recovery2, a primary partition must be reserved. 3. Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of the hard disk, so free space available on the hard disk for the backup file must be allocated in advance.
Updating BIOS with Q-Flash Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards. Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS. In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q-Flash and Dual BIOS, the Q-Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same screen.
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 Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.) ESC: Quit...
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Using the Q-Flash utility: This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash utility. As described in the "Before you begin" section above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer.
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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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Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move to Load Fail-Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail-Safe 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.
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Exploring the Q-Flash utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. Flash Type/Size...SST 49LF003A Task menu for Q-Flash utility Enter : Run Task menu for Q-Flash utility: Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.
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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 shown at the same time. Flash Type/Size...SST 49LF003A >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>... Enter : Run Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.
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Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: 8VM800M.E5). Complete update process following the instruction. GA-8VM800M Motherboard Utility Fig 2. Installation Complete and Run @BIOS Click Sart/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/@BIOS Fig 4. Select the desired @BIOS server - 60 -...
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Otherwise, your system won't boot. III. 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. IV. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted.
4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction RAID Levels RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation, where if one drives fails, a mirrored copy of the data can be found on another drive.
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6) Complete RAID utility installation. More information on steps 4 and 5 is provided. (For more detailed setup information, please visit our website at http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw to read or download the information you need.) Configuring the VT8237(VT8237R/VT8237R Plus) SATA RAID BIOS The RAID BIOS setup utility lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array.
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A. Create Array: Press Enter on Create Array item, you will see the screen as shown below. VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 Auto Setup For Performance Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) Select Disk Drives Block Size 64K Start Create Process Channel Drive Name...
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After array mode is selected, there are two methods to create a disk array. One method is Auto Setup and the other one is Select Disk Drives. Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives and create arrays automatically, but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if the user selected Create and duplicate for RAID 1.
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B. Delete Array: If you want to delete the Array, select Delete Array in the main menu and press Enter. The channel column will be activated. Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press Enter. A warning message will show up, press Y to delete or press N to cancel.
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D. Serial Number View: Highlight Serial Number View and press Enter. Use arrow key to select a drive, the selected drive's serial number can be viewed in the last column. The serial number is assigned by the disk drive manufacturer. VIA Tech.
(Note 1) For users without a startup disk. Use an alternative system and insert the GIGABYTE motherboard drive CD-ROM. From the CD-ROM drive (example: D:\) double click the MENU.exe file in the BootDrv folder. A command prompt window will open similar to that in Fig.
4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction 2 Channel Audio Setup We recommend that you use speakers with amplifier to get the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied. STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out."...
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4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1: Connect the front channels to "Line Out," the rear channels to "Line In." STEP 2: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Click the icon to select the function.
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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: Connect the front channels to "Line Out",the rear Line In channels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer chan- nels to "MIC In".
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Center/Subwoofer channels. It is the best solution if you need 6 channel output, Line In and MIC at the same time. "SURROUND-KIT" is in- cluded in the GIGABYTE unique "Audio Combo Kit" as picture. STEP 1: Secure the metal bracket of the"Surround Kit" to the chassis back panel with a screw.
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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: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar.
Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to http://www.gigabyte.com.tw 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.