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Gigabyte GA-8ITXE 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-8ITXE (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-8ITXE (or any AGP
4X only) motherboards, it will burn the motherboard.
Before you install PCI cards, please remove the Dual BIOS
label from PCI slots if there is one.
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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-8ITXE (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-8ITXE ERIC LU Signature: Eric Lu Date: September 28,2001...
  • Page 4 (Stamp) Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer (full address) G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH declare that the product Mother Board GA-8ITXE 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-8ITXE P4 Titan-RDRAM Motherboard USER’S MANUAL ® Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard Rev. 1.0 Second Edition 12ME-8ITXE-1002...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Item Checklist ... 4 WARNING! ... 5 Chapter 1 Introduction ... 6 Summary of Features ... 6 GA-8ITXE Motherboard Layout ... 8 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ... 9 Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)... 10 CPU Installation ... 10 CPU Heat Sink Installation ...
  • Page 7 Chipset Features Setup ... 34 Power Management Setup ... 36 PNP/PCI Configuration ... 40 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ... 42 Load Optimized Defaults ... 43 Integrated Peripherals ... 44 Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup ... 50 Set Supervisor / User Password ... 52 IDE HDD Auto Detection...

  • Page 8: Revision History

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard Revision History Revision Initial release of the GA-8ITXE motherboard user's manual. Second release of the GA-8ITXE motherboard user's manual. Item Checklist The GA-8ITXE motherboard IDE cable x 1 / Floppy cable x 1 USB cable x 1 CD for motherboard driver & utility (IUCD) GA-8ITXE 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-8ITXE 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 478 for Intel ® Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium ®...
  • 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-8Itxe Motherboard Layout

    W83627 P4 Titan RIMM1 RIMM2 RDRAM RIMM3 BACKUP BIOS RIMM4 MAIN IDE2 BIOS IDE1 SYS_FAN FLOPPY MIC_IN LINE_OUT COMA LINE_IN COMB GAME FRONT AUDIO GA-8ITXE CPU_FAN PWR_FAN...

  • 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-8ITXE Motherboard Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) CPU Installation Pin1 indicator 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.

  • Page 15: Cpu Heat Sink Installation

    CPU Heat Sink Installation 1. Fasten the heatsink supporting-base onto the CPU socket on the main- board. 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-8ITXE Motherboard 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 17: Introduce Rimm (Rambus In-Line Memory Module)

    Master Device Direct Rambus ASIC Cell(RAC) Direct Rambus Clock Generator (DRCG) 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. Maximum memory array size up to 256MB using 64Mb/72Mb, 512MB using 128Mb/144Mb, 1GB using 256Mb/288Mb DRAM technology Supports up to 32 Direct Rambus devices per channel...

  • Page 18: Step 3: Install Expansion Cards

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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.

  • Page 19: Step 4: Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, And Power Supply

    Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply 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) Parallel Port and Serial Ports (COMA/COMB) Parallel Port (25 pin Female) COMA Serial Ports (9 pin Male)

  • Page 20: Audio Connectors

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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 21: Connectors Introduction

    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 Hardware Installation Process...
  • Page 22 GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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 23 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 24 GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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) +5V SB...
  • Page 25 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 26 GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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 27 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 28: Atx 12V Power Supply Introduction

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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. 6 Pin Aux. Power Connector Step1: In a 45°...

  • Page 29: Chapter 3 Bios Setup

    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. ENTERING SETUP Press <F8>...

  • Page 30: Control Keys

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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 <...

  • Page 31: Select Language

    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 32: Standard Cmos Features

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. BIOS Features Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items of AMI special enhanced features. Chipset Features Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items of chipset special features.

  • Page 33: Standard Cmos Features

    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 Pri Master : Auto Pri Slave : Auto Sec Master : Auto...
  • Page 34 GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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 35: Base Memory

    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 36: Bios Features Setup

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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.

  • Page 37: Password Check

    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. USB ZIP/MO Select your boot device priority by USB ZIP/MO.

  • Page 38: Chipset Features Setup

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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 Memory ECC Mode Graphics Aperture Size ICH Delayed Transaction...
  • Page 39 CPU Frequency Ratio 8.0x, 10.0x~24.0x (Default Value: 8.0x) 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) Memory ECC Mode Enabled Enable Memory Data Check ECC Mode.

  • Page 40: Power Management Setup

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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...

  • Page 41: Throttle Slow Clock Ratio

    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. (Default value) Suspend Time Out Disabled 1Minute ~ 60 Minute...
  • Page 42 GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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 "...
  • Page 43 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. Ignore Ignore PIRQ[A] IRQ Active.

  • Page 44: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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...
  • Page 45 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 46: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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...

  • Page 47: Load Optimized Defaults

    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 ESC: Quit F6: Fail-Safe Values Current Language: English...

  • Page 48: Integrated Peripherals

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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...

  • Page 49: Onboard Ide

    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) ATA66/100 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA66/100).

  • Page 50: Ir Duplex Mode

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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.

  • Page 51: Parallel Port Mode

    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. Parallel Port IRQ Set Parallel Port IRQ to 7.

  • Page 52: Usb Function

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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.

  • Page 53: Ac97 Audio

    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 54: Hardware Monitor & Misc Setup

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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 Current CPU Temp.

  • Page 55: Current System Temp

    Fan Fail Alarm CPU / Power / System Fan Fail Alarm Function Disable. (Default Value) Fan Fail Alarm Function Enable. Current CPU Temp. Detect CPU Temp. automatically. Current System Temp. Detect System Temp. automatically. Current CPU Fan / System Fan / Power Fan Speed (RPM) Detect Fan speed status automatically.

  • Page 56: Set Supervisor / User Password

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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...

  • Page 57: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    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 Pri Slave : Auto Sec Master : Auto...

  • Page 58: Save & Exit Setup

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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 Current Language: English Type “Y”...

  • Page 59: Exit Without Saving

    Exit Without Saving 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 Current Language: English...

  • Page 60: Chapter 4 Technical Reference

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard Revision History Chapter 4 Technical Reference Performance List The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular benchmark testing programs. These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users.

  • Page 61: Block Diagram

    Block Diagram AGP 4X System Bus 100MHz AGPCLK (66MHz) 5 PCI PCICLK (33MHz) CODEC PCICLK (33MHz) USBCLK (48MHz) 14.318 MHz Pentium 4 Socket 478 Intel 82850 Intel ICH 2 4 USB ATA33/66/100 Ports IDE Channels AC97 9250AF-37 33 MHz Technical Reference CPUCLK+/- (100MHz) RDRAM 300/400MHz...

  • Page 62: Q-Flash Utility Introduction

    GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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 63 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.. Congratulation! You have completed the flashed and now can restart system.

  • Page 64: 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 65: 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 66 GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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 67: Chapter 5 Appendix

    Appendix 4.Click "Next". 5.Click "Finish" to restart computer.
  • Page 68 GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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.
  • Page 69 Appendix 6.Click "Finish" to restart computer.
  • Page 70 GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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 71 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 "Tools" icon. 1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities". 3.Click "Next". 2.Click "Easy Tune III Setup". 4. Please enter your name and company name, then click "Next".
  • Page 72 GA-8ITXE Motherboard 5.Click "Next". 6.Click "Next". 7.Click "Finish" to restart computer.
  • Page 73 Appendix 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 74 GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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.
  • Page 75 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 76 GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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 77 (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. (3) After the floppy has been formatted completely, please press "Close".
  • Page 78 GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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 79 (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 up a file download screen, then select the "Open this file from its current location" and press "OK". Appendix...
  • Page 80 GA-8ITXE Motherboard (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 81 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 82 GA-8ITXE Motherboard (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.
  • Page 83 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 84 GA-8ITXE Motherboard (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 85 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 86 GA-8ITXE Motherboard (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.

  • Page 87: Cpu Central Processing Unit

    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 CRIMM Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser...
  • Page 88 GA-8ITXE Motherboard 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...
  • Page 89 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.: Model name Size:...

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