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Gigabyte GA-8ITX3 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
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-8ITX3 (or any AGP 4X only) motherboards without switching
the jumper to 4X mode (1.5V), it will burn the motherboard.
Example 2: ATi Rage 128 Pro (Power Color) & SiS 305 golden
finger is compatible with 2X/4X mode AGP slot, but it supports
2X(3.3V) only. If you install this card in GA-8ITX3 (or any AGP
4X only) motherboards, it will burn the motherboard.
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850 chipset

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  • Page 1 Example 2: ATi Rage 128 Pro (Power Color) & SiS 305 golden finger is compatible with 2X/4X mode AGP slot, but it supports 2X(3.3V) only. If you install this card in GA-8ITX3 (or any AGP 4X only) motherboards, it will burn the motherboard.
  • Page 2 The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to up date 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: Declaration Of Conformity

    (2) this device must accept any inference received, including that may cause undesired operation. Representative Person’s Name: G.B.T. INC. Address: 18305 Valley Blvd., Suite#A LA Puent, CA 91744 (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339 Motherboard GA-8ITX3 ERIC LU Signature: Eric Lu Date: Oct. 19,2001...
  • Page 4 (Stamp) Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer (full address) G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH declare that the product Mother Board GA-8ITX3 is in conformity with in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive EN 61000-3-2* EN 60555-2 EN 61000-3-3* EN 60555-3 EN 50081-1...
  • Page 5 GA-8ITX3 ® Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard USER’S MANUAL ® Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard Rev. 1.0 First Edition 12ME-8ITX3-1001...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Item Checklist ... 4 WARNING! ... 5 Chapter 1 Introduction ... 6 Summary of Features ... 6 GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Layout ... 8 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ... 9 Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)... 10 Step1-1:CPU Installation ... 11 Step 1-2: CPU Heat Sink Installation ...
  • Page 7 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ... 26 The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. :F1) ... 28 Standard CMOS Features... 30 BIOS Features Setup ... 33 Chipset Features Setup ... 35 Power Management Setup ... 37 PNP/PCI Configuration ... 41 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ... 43 Load Optimized Defaults ...

  • Page 8: Revision History

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Revision History Revision Initial release of the GA-8ITX3 motherboard user's manual. Item Checklist The GA-8ITX3 motherboard IDE cable x 1 / Floppy cable x 1 USB cable x 1 CD for motherboard driver & utility (IUCD) GA-8ITX3 user’s manual...

  • 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-8ITX3 Motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction Summary of Features Form Factor Chipset Memory I/O Control Slots On-Board IDE On-Board Peripherals Hardware Monitor 30.5cm x 24.5cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. Socket 423 processor ® Intel Pentium 4 400MHz FSB...
  • Page 11 On-Board Sound PS/2 Connector BIOS Additional Features Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor’s specifications. We don’t recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU’s specification because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, chipset and most of the peripherals.

  • Page 12: Ga-8Itx3 Motherboard Layout

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Layout KB/MOUSE CODEC SOCKET423 TEHAMA AGP1 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 BAT1 PCI4 PCI5 CN10 LED2 ICH2 JP15...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To set up your computer, you must complete the following setups: 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-8ITX3 Motherboard Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Befor You will know... You may use the 4 screws which come with the mainboard to reinforce the support between P4 CPU heat-sink on the mainboard and chassis. In order to follow the installation steps below; your chassis must be WILLMETTE/850 board design compatible.

  • Page 15: Step1-1:Cpu Installation

    Step1-1:CPU Installation CPU Top View Socket Actuation Lever 1. Pull up the CPU socket level and up to 90-degree angle. 3. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation. Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard. Hardware Installation Process CPU Bottom View Pin1 indicator...

  • Page 16: Step 1-2: Cpu Heat Sink Installation

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Step 1-2: CPU Heat Sink Installation 1.Align CPU and insert it 3.Slip the bracket on to the CPU retention and press both end to clip it on the retention. Please use Intel approved cooling fan. We recommend you to apply the thermal paste to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink.

  • Page 17: Step 2: Install Memory Modules

    Step 2: Install memory modules The motherboard has 4 Rambus In-line Memory Module (RIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automati- cally detect memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the RIMM Slot .The RIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the two notches. Please note; Both RIMM modules inserted on RIMM1 and RIMM3 slots are recommended to have the same size, frequency.

  • Page 18: Step 2-1:Introduce Rimm (Rambus In-Line Memory Module)

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Master Device Direct Rambus ASIC Cell(RAC) Direct Rambus Clock Generator (DRCG) Step 2-1:Introduce RIMM (Rambus In-line Memory Module) Direct Rambus Memory Controller Directly support a Dual Direct Rambus * Channel Supports 300&400 MHz Direct Rambus * Channel @ 100MHz host bus frequency.

  • Page 19: Step 3: Install Expansion Cards

    Hardware Installation Process 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, necessary screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard. 4.

  • Page 20: Step 4: Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, And Power Supply

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step 4-1: I/O shield Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Mouse Connector (6 pin Female) PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female) Parallel Port and Serial Ports (COMA/COMB)

  • Page 21: Audio Connectors

    Game /MIDI Ports Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female) Audio Connectors MIC In Line Out Line In USB Connector USB 0 USB 1 This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices. After install onboard audio driver, you may connect speaker to Line Out jack, micro phone to MIC In jack.

  • Page 22: Step 4-2:Connectors Introduction

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Step 4-2:Connectors Introduction A) J16 B) CPU_FAN C) PWR_FAN D) LED2 E) J15 F) J18 G) FLOPPY H) IDE1/IDE2 I) J17 J) SYS_FAN K) JP15 L) J7 M) CN10 N) BAT1 O) J2 P) FRONT AUDIO...
  • Page 23 B) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector) +12V/Control Sense C) PWR_FAN (Power FAN Connector) +12V/Control Sense E) J15 (ATX Power) 5V SB (Stand by +5V) 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 24 GA-8ITX3 Motherboard F) J18 (AUX Power) +5VDC +3.3VDC +3.3VDC A) J16 (AUX +12V Power Connector) +12V D) LED2 (RIMM LED) The 6-pin Aux. Power connector provides additional current to meet the board's +3.3VDC and +5VDC requirments. Please refer to the detail on P.24 This connector (ATX +12V) is used only for CPU Core Voltage.
  • Page 25 G) FLOPPY (Floppy Connector) H) IDE1/IDE2 [IDE1 / IDE2 Connector(Primary/Secondary] O) J2 (CD Audio Line In) CD-R CD-L Important Notice: Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2. I) J17 (Wake On Lan) Hardware Installation Process +5V SB Signal...
  • Page 26 GA-8ITX3 Motherboard L) J7 (2x11 pins jumper) GN (Green Switch) GD (Green LED) HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) SPK (Speaker Connector) RE (Reset Switch) P-P-P+(Power LED) PW (Soft Power Connector) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the front panel jumper according to the pin assignment above.
  • Page 27 M) CN10 (Front USB Connector) Power K) JP15 (IR/CIR) Be careful with the polarity of the front panel USB connector. Check the pin assignment while you connect the front Power panel USB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front panel USB cable.
  • Page 28 GA-8ITX3 Motherboard P) FRONT AUDIO (Front Audio) Incase speaker (R) Front Audio (R) Front Audio (L) If you want to use "Front Audio" connector, you must move 11-12,13-14 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 assigment on the MB header.

  • Page 29: Step 4-3: Atx 12V Power Supply Introduction

    Step 4-3: ATX 12V Power Supply Introduction -Additional 4 pin connector for 12V voltage -Backward compatibility maintained with load sharing capability -Support 12V or 5V CPU VRs Check power supply if it is supported by ATX12V Power Supply. Step 4-4: 6 Pin Aux. Power Connector Step1: In a 45°...

  • Page 30: Chapter 3 Bios Setup

    GA-8ITX3 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 31: Control Keys

    c. Press<F12> to boot from Network. d. After power on the computer, pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will allow you to enter AMI BIOS CMOS SETUP. CONTROL KEYS < > Move to previous item < > Move to next item <...

  • Page 32: The Main Menu (For Example: Bios Ver. :F1)

    GA-8ITX3 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 33: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items of Green function features. PNP/PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the adjustable configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults option loads preset system parameter values to set the system in its most stable configurations.

  • Page 34: Standard Cmos Features

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Standard CMOS Features AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP ( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved System Date : Aug 01 2001 Wed System Time : 14:44:35 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE...
  • Page 35 SystemTime The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military- time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Primary Master, Slave / Secondary Master, Slave The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer.

  • Page 36: Base Memory

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Virus Protection If it is set to enable, the category will flash on the screen when there is any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive. The system will halt and the following error message will appear in the mean time.

  • Page 37: Bios Features Setup

    BIOS Features Setup AMIBIOS SETUP - BIOS FEATURES SETUP ( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved BIOS Flash Protection 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Floppy Drive Seek BootUp Num-Lock Password Check S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks BIOS Flash Protection This field lets you determine the states that flash BIOS Auto...

  • Page 38: Password Check

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard USB FDD Select your boot device priority by USB FDD. USB CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB CDROM. USB HDD Select your boot device priority by USB HDD. USB LS120 Select your boot device priority by USB LS120.

  • Page 39: Chipset Features Setup

    Chipset Features Setup AMIBIOS SETUP - CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Front Side Bus Clock (MHz) CPU Frequency Ratio RDRAM Bus Frequency Over RIMM Voltage Memory ECC Mode Graphics Aperture Size ICH Delayed Transaction DMA Collection Buffer Front Side Bus Clock (MHz) When set to "By Hardware", the FSB clock frequency will be set to 100MHz.
  • Page 40 GA-8ITX3 Motherboard CPU Frequency Ratio 8.0x, 10.0x~24.0x (Default Value: 15.0x) RDRAM Bus Frequency Auto Set RDRAM Bus Frequency automatically. (Default Value) 400MHz Set RDRAM Bus Frequency to 400MHz. (If the current RDRAM is supported) 300MHz Set RDRAM Bus Frequency to 300MHz. (If the current RDRAM is supported)

  • Page 41: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup AMIBIOS SETUP - POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved ACPI Sleep Type USB Dev Wakeup From S3 Suspend Time Out (Minute) Throttle Slow Clock Ratio Soft-Off by Power Button System After AC Back ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan PME Event Wake Up Resume by RTC Alarm...

  • Page 42: Throttle Slow Clock Ratio

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard ACPI Sleep Type S1/POS Set ACPI Sleep Type to S1/POS (Power On Suspend). (Default value) S3/STR Set ACPI Sleep Type to S3/STR (Suspend To RAM). USB Dev Wakeup From S3 Enabled Enable USB Device Wakeup From S3. Disabled Disable USB Device Wakeup From S3.
  • Page 43 PME Event Wake up Disabled Disable PME event wake up function. Enabled The PME event wake up will bring the system out of soft-off or suspend state if this option is set "Enabled". (Default Value) Resume by RTC Alarm You can set "Resume by RTC Alarm " item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on system. Disabled Disable this function.
  • Page 44 GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Sec. Master IDE Access Monitor Monitor Secondary Master IDE Access. (Default Value) Ignore Ignore Secondary Master IDE Access. Sec. slave IDE Access Monitor Monitor Secondary slave IDE Access. Ignore Ignore Secondary slave IDE Access.(Default Value) PIRQ[A] IRQ Active Monitor Monitor PIRQ[A] IRQ Active.

  • Page 45: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    PNP/PCI Configuration AMIBIOS SETUP - PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION ( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved VGA Boot From PCI Slot 1/5 IRQ Priority PCI Slot 2 IRQ Priority PCI Slot 3 IRQ Priority PCI Slot 4 IRQ Priority IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5...
  • Page 46 GA-8ITX3 Motherboard PCI Slot1/5, 2, 3, 4 IRQ Priority Auto The system will reserved a free IRQ for PCI slot 1/5, 2, 3, 4 device. (Default Value) The system will reserved IRQ3 for PCI slot 1/5, 2, 3, 4 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ3.

  • Page 47: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Load Fail-Safe Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00 (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ESC: Quit F6: Fail-Safe Values Load Fail-Safe Defaults...

  • Page 48: Load Optimized Defaults

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Load Optimized Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00 (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS...

  • Page 49: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals AMIBIOS SETUP - INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved OnBoard IDE IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable OnBoard FDC OnBoard Serial Port A OnBoard Serial Port B Serial Port B Mode IR Duplex Mode OnBoard CIR Port CIR IRQ Select OnBoard Parallel Port...

  • Page 50: Onboard Ide

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard OnBoard IDE Disabled Disable OnBoard IDE. Both Both Primary & Secondary IDE channel will be enabled. (Default Value) Primary Only Primary IDE channel is enabled. Secondary Only Secondary IDE channel is enabled. IDE1 Conductor Cable Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value)

  • Page 51: Ir Duplex Mode

    Onboard Serial Port B Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port B address. (Default Value) 3F8/COM1 Enable onboard Serial port B and address is 3F8. 2F8/COM2 Enable onboard Serial port B and address is 2F8. 3E8/COM3 Enable onboard Serial port B and address is 3E8. 2E8/COM4 Enable onboard Serial port B and address is 2E8.

  • Page 52: Parallel Port Mode

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Parallel Port Mode Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. (Default Value) Normal Normal Operation. EPP Version Disable this function. (Default Value) Compliant with EPP 1.9 version. Compliant with EPP 1.7 version.

  • Page 53: Usb Function

    OnBoard Game Port Disabled Disable OnBoard Game Port. Set OnBoard Game Port to 200. (Default Value) Set OnBoard Game Port to 208. Mouse PowerOn Function Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value) Right -button Click right-button to power on the system. Left-button Click Left-button to power on the system.

  • Page 54: Ac97 Audio

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard AC97 Audio Auto Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default Value) Disabled Disable this function. AC97 Modem Auto BIOS will search MC97 Codec (AMR Modem Card). If found, MC97 function will be enabled. If no MC97 Codec found, MC97 function will be disabled.

  • Page 55: Hardware Monitor & Misc Setup

    Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup AMIBIOS SETUP - HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP ( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved CPU Temp. Alarm CPU Fan Fail Alarm Power Fan Fail Alarm System Fan Fail Alarm Reset Case Open Status Case Status Current CPU Temp.

  • Page 56: Current System Temp

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Fan Fail Alarm CPU / Power / System Fan Fail Alarm Function Disable. (Default Value) Fan Fail Alarm Function Enable. Reset Case Open Status Case Status If the case is closed, “Case Opened” will show “No”. If the case have been opened, “Case Opened” will show “Yes”.

  • Page 57: Set Supervisor / User Password

    Set Supervisor / User Password When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION...

  • Page 58: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard IDE HDD Auto Detection AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP ( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved System Date: Aug 01 2001 Wed System Time: 14:44:35 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master : Auto...

  • Page 59: Save & Exit Setup

    Save & Exit Setup (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ESC: Quit F6: Fail-Safe Values Type “Y” will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type “N”...

  • Page 60: Exit Without Saving

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Exit Without Saving (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ESC: Quit F6: Fail-Safe Values Type “Y”...

  • Page 61: Chapter 4 Technical Reference

    DRAM (128 x 2) MB RAM (SAMSUNG MR16R0828AN1-CK7) CACHE SIZE 256KB included in CPU DISPLAY Gigabyte GV-GF3000D STORAGE Onboard IDE (Quantum AS30000AT 30GB) Windows 2000+ SP2 DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64K colors x 75Hz. IUCD ver. 1.81 For Intel chipset M.B.

  • Page 62: Block Diagram

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Block Diagram AGP 4X System Bus 100MHz AGPCLK (66MHz) 5 PCI PCICLK (33MHz) CODEC PCICLK (33MHz) USBCLK (48MHz) 14.318 MHz Pentium 4 Socket 423 Intel 82850 Intel ICH 2 4 USB ATA33/66/100 Ports IDE Channels AC97 9250AF-37 33 MHz...

  • Page 63: Q-Flash Utility Introduction

    Q-Flash Utility 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 AMI BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press <F8>...
  • Page 64 GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Load BIOS From Floppy In the A:drive, insert the "BIOS" diskette, then Press Enter to Run. Input BIOS file name in the text box. Press "Enter". Load XXXX.XX Are you sure to COPY BIOS? [Enter] to Continue Or [Esc] to abort..

  • Page 65: Bios 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 66: Easy Tuneiii Tm Introduction

    Now everything is different because of a Windows overdrive utility EasyTuneIII—announced by Gigabyte. This utility has totally changed the gaming rule of “overdrive”. This is the first overdrive utility suitable for both normal and power users. Users can choose either “Easy Mode” or “Advanced Mode”...

  • Page 67: Chapter 5 Appendix

    Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Picture below are shown in Windows ME (IUCD driver version 1.81) Appendix A: Intel 850 Chipset Driver Installation A. Windows 9x/ME/2000/XP INF Update 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.
  • Page 68 GA-8ITX3 Motherboard 4.Click "Next". 5.Click "Finish" to restart computer.
  • Page 69 B. Intel Ultra ATA Storage 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. 1.Click "Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver"...
  • Page 70 GA-8ITX3 Motherboard 6.Click "Finish" to restart computer.
  • Page 71 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 72 GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Appendix C: EasyTuneIII Utilities Installation 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 73 5.Click "Next". 6.Click "Next". 7.Click "Finish" to restart computer. Appendix...
  • Page 74 GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Appendix D: Issues To Beware Of When Installing CNR Please use standard CNR card like the one in order to avoid mechanical problem. (See Figure A) Figure A: Standard CNR Card...
  • Page 75 Appendix E: BIOS Flash Procedure BIOS update procedure: If your OS is Win9X, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS Press "Tools" icon. 1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities". Click here. Click " ". Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a. Click "Internet Update" icon b.
  • Page 76 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 77 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 32.
  • Page 78 GA-8ITX3 Motherboard (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.
  • Page 79 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 80 GA-8ITX3 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 81 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 82 GA-8ITX3 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 83 (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 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device...
  • Page 84 GA-8ITX3 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 85 (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 86 GA-8ITX3 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) 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 87 (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. (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc.

  • Page 88: Cpu Central Processing Unit

    GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Appendix F: Acronyms Acronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser BIOS Boot Specification BIOS Basic Input / Output System Central Processing Unit CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor...
  • Page 89 Acronyms Meaning Local Area Network Logical Block Addressing Light Emitting Diode Megahertz MIDI Musical Interface 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 Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module Special Circumstance Instructions...
  • Page 90 GA-8ITX3 Motherboard Technical Support/RMA Sheet Customer/Country: Contact Person: Model name/Lot Number: BIOS version: Hardware Mfs. Configuration Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Modem Network AMR / CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device Problem Description: Company: E-mail Add. : O.S./A.S.:...

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