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. 1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside. 2.
Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary Form Factor 30.6cm x 24.4cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB Socket 478 for Intel Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium 4 processor ® ® Support Intel Pentium 4 (Northwood, 0.13 m) processor ® ® Intel Pentium 4 400/533MHz FSB ®...
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Hardware Monitor CPU/System/Power Fan Revolution detect CPU Temperature Detect System Voltage Detect On-Board Sound Realtek ALC650 CODEC Line Out / 2 front speaker Line In / 2 rear speaker (by s/w switch) Mic In / center & woofer (by s/w switch) SPDIF out Line In / Line Out / Mic In / CD In / Game Port On-Board LAN...
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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps: 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 1...
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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step1-1 : CPU Installation Pin1 indicator Pin1 indicator CPU Top View CPU Bottom View Socket Actuation Lever GA-8STXC Motherboard - 7 -...
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Step1-2 : CPU Heat Sink Installation 1. Hook one end of the cooler bracket 2. Hook the other end of the cooler to the CPU socket first. bracket to the CPU socket. Please use Intel approved cooling fan. We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink.
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Step 2: Install memory modules The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM socket. The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.
1. The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. 2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket. Then push it down. 3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module.
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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, screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard. 4.
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Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and power supply Step4-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Mouse Connector This connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard (6 pin Female) and PS/2 mouse. PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female) USB / LAN Connector Before you connect your device(s) into USB...
Parallel Port and Serial Ports (COMA / COMB) This connector supports 2 standard COM ports Parallel Port (25 pin Female) and 1 Parallel port. Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port; mouse and modem etc. can be connected to Serial ports. COMA COMB Serial Port (9 pin Male)
1) CPU_FAN (CPU Fan Connector) Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from Sense running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating. The CPU fan connector sup- +12V/Control ports Max. current up to 600 mA. 2) SYS_FAN (System Fan Connector) This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the...
5) ATX_12V ( +12V Power Connector) This connector (ATX +12V) supplies the CPU operation voltage (Vcore). +12V If this " ATX+ 12V connector" is not connected, system cannot boot. +12V 6) ATX POWER (ATX Power Connector) 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 motherboard.
8) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE1 / IDE2 Connector) Important Notice: Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD-ROM to IDE2. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1. 9) DIMM_LED Do not remove memory modules while DIMM LED is on.
11) F_PANEL (2x9 Pins Connector) GN (Green Switch) Open: Normal Operation Close: Entering Green Mode G (Green LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) H (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) SPK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: VCC(+) Pin 2- Pin 3: NC...
12) F_AUDIO_I (Front Audio Connector) If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. 10 9 In order to utilize the front audio header, your Rear Audio (L) Front Audio (L) Reserved chassis must have front audio connector. Also Rear Audio (R) Front Audio (R) please make sure the pin assigment on the...
16) S_IRQ (Serial IRQ Connector) This connector is for special design, for example: PCMCIA add on card. Signal 17) IR Please make sure that pin 1 on the IR device is align with pin 1 of the connector. To enable the IR function on the board, you are required to purchase an option IR module.
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20) WOL (Wake On Lan) +5V SB Signal 21) WOR (Ring Power On; Internal Modem Card Wake Up) Signal GA-8STXC Motherboard - 21 -...
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 Powering ON the computer and pressing <Del>...
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.
Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features. PnP/PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources. PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed.
Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Fri, May 3 2002 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 17:56:23 Menu Level Change the day, month, IDE Primary Master None year IDE Primary Slave None IDE Secondary Master None <Week>...
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Time 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. IDE Primary Master, Slave / IDE Secondary Master, Slave The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer. There are two types: auto type, and manual type.
Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area) Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value) Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive. Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive. Both Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives. Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.
Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features First Boot Device Floppy Item Help Second Boot Device HDD-0 Menu Level Third Boot Device CDROM Select Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled priority Password Check Setup Full Screen logo show Enabled...
The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. Full Screen logo show Enabled Fujitsu Siemens logo will be shown during POST. (Default value) Disabled Fujitsu Siemens logo will not be shown during POST. - 29 -...
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Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Integrated Peripherals IDE1 Conductor Cable Auto Item Help IDE2 Conductor Cable Auto Menu Level On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled [Auto] On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Auto-detect IDE AC97 Audio Enabled cable type USB Controller Enabled USB Legacy Support...
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). ATA33 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA33).
Onboard LAN device Enabled Realtek LAN is enabled. (Default value) Disabled Realtek LAN is disabled. Init Display First Set Init Display First to AGP. (Default value) 8PCI Set Display Init First to PCI. C Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address. 3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8.
Onboard Parallel port 378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default Value) 278/IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5. Disabled Disable onboard LPT port. 3BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IRQ7. Parallel Port Mode Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port.
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Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Item Help Soft-Off by PWR_BTTN Menu Level System After AC Back [S1] IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI Enabled Set suspend type to ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan Enabled Power On Suspend under PME Event Wake Up Disabled...
IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable this function. (Default value) ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN Disabled Disable Modem Ring on/wake on Lan function. Enabled Enable Modem Ring on/wake on Lan. (Default Value) PME Event Wake Up Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value) Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up.
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PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 4 IRQ Assignment Auto Item Help PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Level PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto : Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values...
PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software PC Health Status VCORE 1,719 Item Help VCC18 1,776 +3,3V 3,232 5,026 +12V 11,716 Current CPU Temperature 39°C Current CPU FAN speed 4336 RPM CPU Warning Temperature Disabled CPU FAN Fail Warning Disabled : Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save...
Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio Item Help Menu Level : Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 8: Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio This option will not be shown or not be available if you are using a CPU with the locked ratio. 10X~24X It’s depends on CPU Clock Ratio.
Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced Chipset Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password Load Fail-Safe Defaults? (Y/N)?Y PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Save &...
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Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password Load Optimized Defaults? (Y/N)?Y PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Save &...
Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password Enter Password: PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Save &...
Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y PC Health Status Save &...
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Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Top Performance Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N PC Health Status Save &...