User manual GIGABYTE GA-8IGX

[. . . ] The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update 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 Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet. Before you install PCI cards, please remove the Dual BIOS label from PCI slots if there is one. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a) Responsible Party Name: G. B. T. [. . . ] Set AGP OverVoltage Control to +0. 3V. 43 GA-8IGX Motherboard CPU Voltage Control Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 1. 100V to 1. 850V by 0. 025V step. (Default value: Normal) Normal CPU Vcore Display your CPU Vcore Voltage. 44 BIOS Setup Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Top Performance Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Disabled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ ] ] Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Frequency/Voltage Control Top Performance ESC:Quit : Move F3: Select Language ENTER: Accept F10:Save & Exit Setup F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash ESC: Abort Figure 9: Top Performance Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled". Disabled Enabled Disable this function. (Default Value) Enable Top Performance function. 45 GA-8IGX Motherboard Select Language CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control Top Performance ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F3: Select Language F10:Save & Exit Setup Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Figure 10:Select Language Select Language Multi Language is supports 7 languages. There are English, Japanese, French, Spanish, Germany, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. 46 BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Load Fail-Safe Defaults?(Y/N)?Y PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control Top Performance ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F3: Select Language F10:Save & Exit Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. 47 GA-8IGX Motherboard Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control Top Performance ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F3: Select Language F10:Save & Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Figure 12: Load Optimized Defaults Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Load Optimized Defaults?User Password (Y/N)?Y Set Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. 48 BIOS Setup Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control Top Performance ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F3: Select Language F10:Save & Exit Setup Change/Set/Disable Password Figure 13: Password Setting Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving 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. 49 GA-8IGX Motherboard Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Select Language 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 Top Performance ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Exit Without Saving F3: Select Language F10:Save & Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Figure 14: 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. 50 BIOS Setup Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Quit Without Saving (Y/N)?N Frequency/Voltage Control Top Performance ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Exit Without Saving F3: Select Language F10:Save & Exit Setup Abandon all Data Figure 15: Exit Without Saving Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. 51 GA-8IGX Motherboard Revision History Chapter 4 Technical Reference Block Diagram Pentium 4 Socket 478 CPU VGA Port CPUCLK+/- (100M/133Hz) AGP 4X AGPCLK (66MHz) System Bus 400/533MHz DDR Intel 82845G 200/266MHz MCH66 (66MHz) MCHCLK+/- (100/133MHz) 66 MHz 33 MHz 14. 318 MHz 48 MHz BIOS Intel ICH 4 LPC BUS ITE 8712F Game Port Floppy LPT Port PS/2 KB/Mouse 6 PCI RJ45 Kinnereth AC97 Link PCICLK (33MHz) AC97 CODEC MIC LINE-IN LINE-OUT 6 USB Ports ATA33/66/100 IDE Channels 48 MHz SC COM Ports PCICLK (33MHz) USBCLK (48MHz) 14. 318 MHz 33 MHz ICS 950211AF MCH66 (66MHz) CPUCLK+/- (100/133MHz) AGPCLK (66MHz) MCHCLK+/- (100/133MHz) ICH3V66 (66MHz) 52 Technical Reference Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Introduction A. What is Dual BIOS Technology? Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on. This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS. B. After power on the computer, pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press <F8> to enter Flash utility. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Enter Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Utility (Y/N)? [. . . ] (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:\> Flash841 7VTX. F4" and then press "Enter". Microsoft(R) Windows98 © Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999 A:\> dir/w Volume in drive A has no label Volume Serial Number is 16EB-353D Directory of A:\ COMMAND. COM 3 file(s) 0 dir(s) 7VTX. F4 FLASH841. EXE 838, 954 bytes 324, 608 bytes free A:\> Flash841 7VTX. F4 (2) Now screen appears the following Flash Utility main menu. [. . . ]