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Gigabyte GA-8IEX Series User Manual

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GA-8IEX Series
P4 Titan 533 Motherboard
USER'S MANUAL
Pentium
®
4 Processor Motherboard
Rev. 2001
12MD-8IEX-2001

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  • Page 1 GA-8IEX Series P4 Titan 533 Motherboard USER'S MANUAL Pentium ® 4 Processor Motherboard Rev. 2001 12MD-8IEX-2001...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    WARNING! ... 3 Chapter 1 Introduction ... 4 Features Summary ... 4 GA-8IEX Series Motherboard Layout ... 7 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ... 8 Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) ... 9 Step 1-1: CPU Installation ... 9 Step 1-2: CPU Heat Sink Installation ...

  • Page 3: Item Checklist

    PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning. * For GA-8IEX Only. ** For GA-8IEXP Only. o 2 Port USB Cable x 1 þ...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction

    — 1 IrDA connector for IR/CIR — 1 Front Audio connector — 1 Serial IRQ (***) — 3 IEEE1394 connector (**) * For GA-8IEX Only.** For GA-8IEXP Only.*** For PCB 2.0 Only. GA-8IEX Series Motherboard Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium 4 processor ®...
  • Page 5 — Winbond SMART I/O Chipset (Memory Stick , Security Digital and SD(**) SC header) PS/2 Connector — PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interace * For GA-8IEX Only.** For GA-8IEXP Only.*** For PCB 2.0 Only. to be continued... - 5 - Introduction...
  • Page 6 Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU, Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards… .etc. * For GA-8IEX Only.** For GA-8IEXP Only.*** For PCB 2.0 Only. GA-8IEX Series Motherboard - 6 -...

  • Page 7: Ga-8Iex Series Motherboard Layout

    GA-8IEX Series Motherboard Layout KB_MS AUX_12V SOCKET478 GA-8IEX/8IEXP CD_IN AC97 AUX_IN 82562ET P4 Titan533 SPDIF SPDIF_IN*** WOL*** CNR(**) * For GA-8IEX Only. ** For GA-8IEXP Only.*** For PCB2.0 Only. CPU_FAN Intel 845E PCI1 ICH4 PCI2 PCI3 IDE4** PCI4 IT8712 PCI5 IDE3** VT6306** PDC20276**...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

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

  • Page 9: Step 1: Install The Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

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

  • Page 10: Step 1-2: Cpu Heat Sink Installation

    M Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector, this completes the installation. M Please refer to CPU heat sink user’ s manual for more detail installation procedure. GA-8IEX Series Motherboard 2. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector, than install complete.

  • Page 11: 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 socket 1 uses 2 banks, DDR socket 2&3 share the remaining 2 banks. Please refer to the following tables for possible memory configurations supported. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size.

  • Page 12: Step 3: Install Expansion Cards

    Issues To Beware Of When Installing CNR Please use standard CNR card like the one in order to avoid mechanical problem. Standard CNR Card GA-8IEX Series Motherboard Please carefully pull out the small white- drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install/ Uninstall the AGP card.

  • Page 13: Step 4: Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, And Power Supply

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

  • Page 14: Audio Connectors

    (Center and Subwoofer) (Front Speaker) Line In (Rear Speaker) If you want the detail information for 2-/4-/6-channel audio setup installation, please download 8IE (Complete Version) manual from Gigabyte web. y USB/ LAN Connector USB 0 USB 1 GA-8IEX Series Motherboard ØThis connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard...

  • Page 15: Step 4-2: Connectors & Jumper Setting Introduction

    8) IDE1/IDE2 9) IDE3/IDE4 (**) 10) F_PANEL 11) DIMM_LED 12) IR/CIR 13) F_USB1/F_USB2 14) 1394-1/1394-2/1394-3 (**) * For GA-8IEX Only. ** For GA-8IEXP Only.*** For PCB2.0 Only. 3 24 1 11 15) WOL(**,***) 16) S_IRQ(***) 17) SD (**) 18) SC...
  • Page 16 +12V/Control Sense 5)PWR_FAN (Power Fan Connector) Sense +12V/Control GA-8IEX Series Motherboard Ø This connector (ATX +12V) is used only for CPU Core Voltage. Ø AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard.
  • Page 17 Then, install the correct driver to have proper operation. For details, please refer to the RAID manual. If you want the detail information for “RAID“ setup , please download 8IEX Series manual (Complete Version) from Gigabyte web. http://www.gigabyte.com.tw. - 17 - Hardware Installation Process...

  • Page 18: F_Panel

    PW (Soft Power Connector) Ø 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 above. 11)RAM_LED GA-8IEX Series Motherboard PD_G- PD_Y- Pin 1: LED anode(+)
  • Page 19 12)IR/CIR (IR/CIR ) IRTX IRRX CIRRX 13)F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector, Yellow Connector) USB2 USB1 14)1394-1/1394-2/1394-3(IEEE1394 Connector,Grey Connector) (**) 1394-1 1394-2 Ø Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is aling with pin one the connector. To enable the IR/CIR function on the board, you are required to purchase an option IR/ CIR module.
  • Page 20 SCARST- SDLED SDPWCTL- SDCLK VCC3 * For GA-8IEX Only. ** For GA-8IEXP Only.*** For PCB2.0 Only. GA-8IEX Series Motherboard Ø This connector allows the remove servers to manage the system that installed this mainboard via your network adapter which also supports WOL.
  • Page 21 20)SPDIF V C C SPDIF Out 21)SPDIF_IN(***) V C C SPDIF IN 22)F_AUDIO_I (F_AUDIO Connector) POWER Front Audio (R) Rear Audio (R) Reserved Front Audio (L) Rear Audio (L) 23)CD_IN (CD Audio Line In Connector) CD_R CD_L 24)AUX_IN ( AUX In Connector) AUX-R AUX-L Ø...
  • Page 22 27)CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) 1-2 close: Clear CMOS 2-3 close: Normal 28 )BATTERY (Battery) GA-8IEX Series Motherboard Ø Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable. Ø This 2 pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the system alarm if the sys tem case begin remove.

  • Page 23: Chapter 3 Bios Setup

    Award BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press <F8> to enter DualBIOS/Q-Flash utility. If you want to detail information for “DualBIOS/Q-Flash Utility “, please download this manual from Gigabyte web http://www.gigabyte.com.tw. Select Language You can press <F3> to select multi language. There are 7 languages available, including English, Japanese, French, Spanish, Germany, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

  • Page 24: Standard Cmos Features

    Select Language This setup page is select multi language. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration. GA-8IEX Series Motherboard - 24 -...

  • Page 25: Load Optimized Default

    Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration. Set Supervisor password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup.

  • Page 26: Save & Exit Setup

    By typing "N" or "ESC" will take you back to setup screen. If you want the detail information for BIOS setup, please download 8IEXP (Complete Version) manual from Gigabyte web. http://www.gigabyte.com.tw. GA-8IEX Series Motherboard Select Language...

  • Page 27: Chapter 4 Driver Installation

    C. Installing LAN Driver Click this item to install LAN driver. If you want the detail information for Driver installation, please down- load 8IEXP (Complete Version) manual from Gigabyte web. http://www.gigabyte.com.tw. Appendix A: Intel 845-E Chipset Driver Installation Follow the setup that showing on the scween to install the Utility.
  • Page 28 1.Click "Realtek AC'97 Audio Driver" item. Appendix C: Intel 82562 Network Driver If you would like to install LAN driver, please download 8IEXP (Complete Version) manual from Gigabyte web. http://www.gigabyte. com.tw. Press "Network" icon. Click "Install Intel NetworkDriver ". GA-8IEX Series Motherboard...

  • Page 29: Chapter 5 Bios Flash Procedure

    Chapter 5 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 "P". Click here. Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a.
  • Page 30 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 31 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. Firstly you have to install the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip for unzip the files.
  • Page 32 "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". GA-8IEX Series Motherboard - 32 -...
  • Page 33 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". - 33 - BIOS Flash Procedure...
  • Page 34 (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". GA-8IEX Series Motherboard - 34 -...
  • Page 35 (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". - 35 - BIOS Flash Procedure...
  • Page 36 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC: Quit hifg : Select Item F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults Time, Date , Hard Disk Type… GA-8IEX Series Motherboard INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE &...
  • Page 37 (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 38 (2) Now screen appears the following Flash Utility main menu. Press "Enter", the highlighted item will locate on the model name of the right-upper screen. Right after that, press "Enter" to start BIOS Flash Utility. GA-8IEX Series Motherboard - 38 -...
  • Page 39 (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 40 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC: Quit hifg : Select Item F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults Load Setup Defaults GA-8IEX Series Motherboard INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE & EXIT SETUP...
  • Page 41 (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.

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