User manual GIGABYTE GA-8I845GV

[. . . ] 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. Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet. Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer (full address) G. B. T. [. . . ] When time out occur, system will reset and run at CPU default Host clock at next boot. (Default value) Enable CPU Host Clock Control. CPU Host Frequency (MHz) 100MHz ~ 355MHz Set CPU Host Clock from 100MHz to 355MHz. For power End-User use only! GA-8I845GV Series Motherboard - 46 - PCI/AGPDivider Disabled Disable PCI/AGP Divider control. (Default value) PLL/16, 20, 24, 32, 40 Set PCI/AGP frequency. English Host/DRAM Clock Ratio (Warning: wrong frequency may make system can't boot, clear CMOS to overcome wrong frequency issue) 2. 0 2. 66 Auto Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2. 0. (Default value) Memory Frequency (Mhz) The values depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz). PCI/AGP Frequency(Mhz) The values depend on PCI/AGP Divider. - 47 - BIOS Setup English Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Top Performance Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults PC Health Status Disabled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ PnP/PCI Configurations Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ Frequency/Voltage Control Power Management Setup ] Set User Password ] Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Set Supervisor Password ESC:Quit F8: Q-Flash : Move ESC: Abort :Select Item ENTER: Accept F10:Save & Exit Setup Figure 9: Top Performance Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled". (Default Value) Enable Top Performance function. "Top Performance" will increase H/W working speed. Different system configuration (both H/W component and OS) will effect the result. For example, the same H/W configuration might not run properly with Windows XP, but works smoothly with Windows NT. Therefore, if your system is not perform enough, the reliability or stability problem will appear sometimes, and we will recommend you disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned above. GA-8I845GV Series Motherboard - 48 - English Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control ESC:Quit F8: Q-Flash Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Load Fail-Safe Defaults Supervisor Password (Y/N) ?N Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving :Select Item F10:Save & Exit Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 10: Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. - 49 - BIOS Setup English Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 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 Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving :Select Item F10:Save & Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Figure 11: Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ?N Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. GA-8I845GV Series Motherboard - 50 - English Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 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 Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving :Select Item F10:Save & Exit Setup Change/Set/Disable Password Figure 12: Password Setting Enter Password: When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password. To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message "PASSWORD DISABLED" will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only basic items. If you select "System" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu. If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup. - 51 - BIOS Setup English Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N) ?Y Frequency/Voltage Control ESC:Quit F8: Q-Flash Exit Without Saving :Select Item F10:Save & Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. GA-8I845GV Series Motherboard - 52 - English Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Quit Without Saving (Y/N) ? [. . . ] Advanced BIOS features-->(SATA)/RAID/SCSI boot order: "SATA" 2. Integrated Peripherals--> Onboard H/W ATA/RAID: "enable" Then it depends on the RAID mode that you need to set "RAID" to RAID mode or "ATA" to normal ATA mode in the item named RAID controller function. Question 13: How to set in the BIOS to bootup from the IDE/ SCSI/ RAID card ?Advanced BIOS features-->(SATA)/RAID/SCSI boot order: "SCSI" 2. [. . . ]