User manual GIGABYTE GA-8SDX

[. . . ] 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 Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.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. DE CLARATION OF CONF ORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a) Responsible Party Name: G. B. T. [. . . ] Power On by Mouse ?Enabled ?Disabled Enable Power On by Mouse function. KB Power On Password ?Enter Input password (from 1 to 5 characters) and press Enter to set the Keyboard Power On Password. ?Resume by Alarm You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on system. (Default Value) Enable alarm function to POWER ON system. If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled. Month Alarm : Day of Month Alarm : Time ( hh: mm: ss) Alarm : NA, 1~31 1~31 (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59) 39 GA-8SDX Motherboard PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By x?IRQ Resources PCI 4 IRQ Assignment PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment PCI 2/6 IRQ Assignment PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto Press Enter Auto Auto Auto Auto Item Help Menu Level ?[Auto] Assign PnP resource (I/O address, IRQ & DMA channels) for Plug and Play compatible devices automatically [Manual] Assign resource manually ?: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save F6:Fail-Safe Defaults ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 7: PnP/PCI Configurations ?Resources Controlled By ?Manual ?Auto(ESCD) User can set the PnP resource (I/O Address, IRQ & DMA channels) used by legacy ISA DEVICE. IRQ Resources ( 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 ) ?PCI Device ?Reserved The resource is used by PCI device. PCI4 IRQ Assignment ?Auto ?3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 Auto assign IRQ to PCI4. PCI1/5 IRQ Assignment ?Auto ?3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 Auto assign IRQ to PCI1/5. PCI2/6 IRQ Assignment ?Auto ?3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 Auto assign IRQ to PCI2/6. PCI3 IRQ Assignment ?Auto ?3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 Auto assign IRQ to PCI3. (Default value) Set IRQ 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 to PCI3. 41 GA-8SDX Motherboard PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software PC Health Status VCORE VCC18 +3. 3V +5V +12V Current CPU Temperature Current CPU FAN Speed 1. 730V 1. 776V 3. 360V 5. 053V 11. 840V 38°C 6490 RPM Item Help Menu Level ? ?: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save Figure8: PC Health Status ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults ?Current Voltage (V) VCORE / VCC18 / +3. 3V / +5V / +12V ?Detect system's voltage status automatically. ?Current CPU Temperature ?Detect CPU Temp. Current CPU FAN Speed (RPM) ?Detect CPU Fan speed status automatically. 42 BIOS Setup Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio Linear Frequency Control x CPU Clock x DRAM Clock (MHz) x AGP Clock (MHz) x PCI Clock (MHz) AGP Voltage Control DRAM Voltage Control CPU OverVoltage Control Normal CPU Vcore ?: Move F5:Previous Values 15X Disabled 100 N/A N/A N/A Normal Normal Normal 1. 750V Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save F6:Fail-Safe Defaults ESC:Exit F1:General Help F7:Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level ? Figure 9: Frequency/Voltage Control ?DRAM Clock (MHz) ?Please set DRAM Clock according to your requirement. AGP Voltage Control ?Normal ?+0. 1V ?+0. 2V ?+0. 3V Set AGP Voltage Control to Normal. DRAM Voltage Control ?Normal ?+0. 1V ?+0. 2V ?+0. 3V Set DRAM Voltage Control to Normal. Display your CPU Vcore Voltage. 44 BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software ?Standard CMOS Features ?Advanced BIOS Features ?Advanced Chipset Features ?Integrated Peripherals ?Power Management Setup ?PC Health Status ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash ?Frequency/Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password ?PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults? [. . . ] 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 7VTX. F4 FLASH 841. EXE 3 file(s) 838, 954 bytes 0 dir(s) 324, 608 bytes free A:\> Flash841 7VTX. F4 (2) Now screen appears the following Flash Utility main menu. Press "Enter", the highlighted item will locate on the model name of the right-upper screen. Right after that, press "Enter" to start BIOS Flash Utility. 76 Appendix (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. [. . . ]