Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP Duo manual

GA-8GPNXP Duo Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1201 12ME-8GPNXPDUO-1201[...]

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Copyright © 2004 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. All rights reserved. The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective companies. Notice The written content provided with this product is the property of Gigabyte. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any mean[...]

- 4 - T able of Contents GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard Layout ......................................................................... 6 Block Diagram ............................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ........................................................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ..................................................................................... 51 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers ................................................................................... 51 3-2 Software Applications ...................................................................................[...]

- 6 - GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard Layout KB_MS A TX_12V CPU_FAN VRM_CONN LGA775 AUDIO1 Intel 915P PCIE_16 NB_FAN CODEC IR F_USB1 LPT USB LAN1 IT8712 Intel ICH6R BIOS PCIE_1 PCI2 DDRII_1 F1_1394 F2_1394 TSB82AA2 BA T AT X IDE FDD CD_IN GA-8GPNXP Duo PCI1 COMA USB LAN2 DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 DDRII_2 F_USB2 TSB81BA3 PWR_LED F_P ANEL SYS_F AN CLR_CMOS PWR_F[...]

- 7 - Line-Out MIC Surround Speaker Out Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out Back Surround Speaker Out Block Diagram LGA775 Processor CPUCLK+/-(200/133MHz) PCI Express x16 33MHz DDR 400/333MHz DIMM Host Interface Intel 915P MCH Dual Channel Memory MCHCLK (200/133MHz) 66MHz 48MHz DDRII 600 (Note) /533/400MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory LPT Port COM Port Floppy[...]

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Hardware Installation - 9 - English 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation Preparing Y our Computer The motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic circuits and components which can become damaged as a result of electrostatic discharge (ESD). Thus, prior to installation, please follow the instructions below: 1. Please turn off the computer [...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 10 - English CPU  Supports the latest Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 CPU  Supports 800/533MHz FSB  L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset  Northbridge: Intel ® 915P Express Chipset  Southbridge: Intel ® ICH6R Memory  4 DDR DIMM memory slots (supports up to 4GB memory) (Note 1)  Supports 2.5V DDR DIMM  S[...]

Hardware Installation - 11 - English Onboard Audio  C-Media 9880 CODEC (UAJ)  Supports Jack Sensing function  Supports 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 channel audio  Supports Line In ; Line Out ; MIC ; Back Surround Speaker Out ; Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out ; Surround Speaker Out connection  Supports SPDIF In/Out connection  CD In On-Board SA [...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 12 - English 1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink Before installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the motherboard supports the CPU. 2. Please take note of the one indented corner of the CPU. If you install the CPU in the wrong direction, the CPU will not insert properl[...]

Hardware Installation - 13 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink Fig.1 Please apply an even layer of heatsink paste on the surface of the installed CPU. The heatsink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heatsink paste.T o prevent such an occurrence, it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat sink paste be used[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 14 - English Before installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions: 1. Please make sure that the memory used is supported by the motherboard. It is recommended that memory of similar capacity, specifications and brand be used. 2 . Before installing or removing memory modules, please make sure [...]

Hardware Installation - 15 - English Dual Channel DDR GA-8GPNXP Duo supports the Dual Channel T echnology . After operating the Dual Channel T echnology , the bandwidth of Memory Bus will double. GA-8GPNXP Duo includes 6 DIMM sockets, If you want to enabled Dual Channel T echnology , you have 2 choose as following : Channel A : DDR 1, DDR 2 or Chan[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 16 - English 1-6 Install expansion cards Y ou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below: 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. [...]

Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1-7 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector T o install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (green) and the keyboard to the lower port (purple). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. SPDIF_O (S[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 18 - English 1-8 Connectors Introduction 1) A TX_12V 2) A TX (Power Connector) 3 ) CPU_FAN 4 ) SYS_FAN 5 ) PWR_FAN 6 ) NB_FAN 7 ) FDD 8 ) IDE 9) IDE2 / IDE3 10 ) SA T A0_SB/SA T A1_SB/SA T A2_SB/SA T A3_SB 1 1 ) PWR_LED 1 2) F_P ANEL 1 3 ) AZALIA_FP 1 4 ) CD_IN 15 ) F_USB1 / F_USB2 16) F1_1394 / F2_1394 17) I R 1 8 ) CLR[...]

Hardware Installation - 19 - English 1/2) A TX_12V/A TX (Power Connector) With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable power to all the components on the motherboard. Before connecting the power connector, please make sure that all components and devices are properly installed. Align the power connector with its pr[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 20 - English 3/4/5) CPU_F AN / SYS_FAN / PWR_F AN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin/4-pin (only for CPU_FAN) power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connec[...]

Hardware Installation - 21 - English 7) FDD (FDD Connector) The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of the cable connects to the FDD drive. The types of FDD drives supported are¡G360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB. Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin1 position. 8/9) IDE/IDE2/IDE3 (IDE Connector[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 22 - English 1 0) SA T A0_SB/SA T A1_SB/SA T A2_SB/SA T A3_SB (Serial A T A Connector , Controlled by ICH6R) Serial A T A can provide 150MB/s transfer rate. Please refer to the BIOS setting for the Serial A T A and install the proper driver in order to work properly. 1 1) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power [...]

Hardware Installation - 23 - English 12) F_ PANEL (Front Panel Jumper) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis front panel to the F_P ANEL connector according to the pin assignment below. HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) (Blue) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) SPEAK (Speaker Connector) Pin [...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 24 - English 1 1 4) CD_IN (CD In Connector) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R 1 3 ) AZALIA_FP (Front Audio Panel Connector) This connector is supported to connect HD(High Definition) Audio and AC'97 Audio. Check the pin assignment carefully while you c[...]

Hardware Installation - 25 - English 1 5 ) F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front USB cable, [...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 26 - English 17) IR Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional IR device. 1 18) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. T o clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include t[...]

Hardware Installation - 27 - English 19) BA T(Battery) Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. If you want to erase CMOS... 1.T urn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2.[...]

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BIOS Setup - 29 - English BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required settings or to activate certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the motherboard. When the power is turned off, the battery on the motherboard supplies the necessary power to[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 30 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS V er . : F5) Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. If you can't find the setting you want, please press &q[...]

BIOS Setup - 31 - English      Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration.      Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 32 - English 2-1 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>. Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only. Month The month, Jan. Through Dec. Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month) Y ea r The year, from 1999 [...]

BIOS Setup - 33 - English Drive A / Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. None No floppy drive installed 360K, 5.25" 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity. 1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch A T -type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch when 3 Mo[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 34 - English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. Use < > or < > to select a device, then press<+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu. First / Second / Third Boot Devic[...]

BIOS Setup - 35 - English Password Check Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. If you want to cancel the setting of password, just press [...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 36 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled] SA T A RAID/AHCI Mode [RAID] x On-Chip SA T A Mode Auto x P A T A IDE Set to Ch.1 M aster/Slave SA T A Port 0/2 Set to Ch.2 M aster/Slave SA T A Port 1/3 Set to Ch.3 [...]

BIOS Setup - 37 - English Enhanced Set On-Chip SA TA mode to Enhanced, the motherboard allows up to 6 HDDs to use. Non-Combined Set On-Chip SA T A mode to Non-Combined, SA T A will be simulated to P AT A mode. P A T A IDE Set to Ch.1 Master/Slave Set P A T A IDE to Ch. 1 Master/Slave. (Default value) Ch.0 Master/Slave Set P A T A IDE to Ch. 0 Maste[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 38 - English Onboard H/W LAN1 Enabled Enable Onboard H/W LAN1 function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Onboard H/W LAN2 Enabled Enable Onboard H/W LAN2 function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Onboard LAN1 Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN1 c[...]

BIOS Setup - 39 - English 2-4 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend T ype S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value) S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend T o RAM). Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantly. (Default value) Delay 4 Sec. Press power button 4 sec. to Power off[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 40 - English Resume by Alarm Y ou can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Date/Time to power on system. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system. If RTC Alarm Lead T o Power On is Enabled. Date (of Month) Alarm : Everyday, 1~31 Time (hh: mm: s[...]

BIOS Setup - 41 - English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 to PCI 1. PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 to PCI 2. CMOS Setup Utility-Co[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 42 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Current V oltage(V) Vcore / DDRV / +3.3V / +12V Detect system's voltage status automatically. Current CPU T emperature Detect CPU temperature automatically. Current CPU/POWER/SYSTEM F AN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/POWER/SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically. CPU W arning T emperature 60[...]

BIOS Setup - 43 - English CPU Smart F AN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Control is enabled. Auto BIOS autodetects the type of CPU fan you installed and sets the optimal CPU Smart FAN control mode for it. (Default value) Voltage Set to Voltage when you use a CPU fan with a 3-pin fan power cable. PW M Set to PWM when you use a [...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 44 - English 2-7 MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T .) CPU Clock Ratio This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection. The option will display "Locked" and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable. Robust Graphics Booster Select the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get higher [...]

BIOS Setup - 45 - English CPU Host Clock Control Disabled Disable CPU Host Clock Control. (Default value) Enabled Enable CPU Host Clock Control. CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) 100MHz ~ 355MHz Set CPU Host Clock from 100MHz to 355MHz. If you use a 533Mhz FSB processor, please set CPU Host Frequency to 133Mhz . If you use an 800Mhz FSB processor, please se[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 46 - English 2 -9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. 2 -8 Select Language Multi-language supports 3 languages. There are English, German, and Traditional Chinese. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward S[...]

BIOS Setup - 47 - English 2 - 1 1 Set Supervisor/User Password Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. T ype the password, up to eight charac[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 48 - English 2-12 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. 2-13 Exit Without Saving Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Uti[...]

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Drivers Installation - 51 - English Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, 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 Run.exe. Chapter 3 Drivers [...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 52 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can choose anyone you want and press "install" to install them. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.[...]

Drivers Installation - 53 - English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Please see the last page for details.[...]

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Appendix - 55 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4 -1 Unique Software Utilities M.I.T . (Motherboard Intelligent T weaker) Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) allows user to access and change BIOS feature settings with relative speed and ease. Through GIGABYTE M.I.T. feature the user is no longer required to switch into different modes within BIOS s[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 56 - English 4-1-1 Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery ? Xpress Recovery is a utility used to back up and restore an OS partition. If the hard drive is not working properly, the user can restore the drive to its original state. 1. Supports FA T16, F A T32, and NTFS formats 2. Must be connected to the IDE[...]

Appendix - 57 - English 2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (T ext Mode) Press F9 during powering on the computer . Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE T echnology CO. , Ltd. 1. Execute Backup Utility 2. Execute Restore Utility 3. Remove Backup Image 4. Set Password 5. Exit and Restart 1. If you have already entered Xpress R[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 58 - English 1. Execute Backup Utility:      Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit The backup utility will automatically scan your system and back up data as a backup image in your hard drive. Not all systems support access to Xpress Recovery by pressing the F9 key during computer power on. If this [...]

Appendix - 59 - English 4-1-2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction A. What is Dual BIOS T echnology? Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. b. Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Programming Utility B. How to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility? a. After power on the computer, pressing &l[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 60 - English c. Dual BIOS Item explanation: Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable Status 1: If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, checksum error or reset? occurs in the Main BIOS, just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on, and that the Wide Range Protection is set to "Enable&q[...]

Appendix - 61 - English Method 1 : Q-Flash TM Utility Q-Flash TM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility, users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS. Q-Flash TM allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows. Using Q-Flash TM indicating no more fooling around with any complicate[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 62 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Sta ndard CMOS Feature s  Adva nced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Ma nagement Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T.) Select La nguage Loa [...]

Appendix - 63 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size.............................SST 49LF004A 512K Backup ROM T ype/Size.........................SST 49LF004A 512K Wide Ra nge Protection Disabl e Boot From M ain Bios Auto Recovery Ena ble Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data [...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 64 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size.............................SST 49LF004A 512K Backup RO[...]

Appendix - 65 - English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Sta ndard CMOS Feature s  Adva nced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Ma nagement Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T.) ESC: Quit F3: Cha nge La nguage F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Fla sh F10: Save & [...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 66 - English Exploring the Q-Flash TM utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. T ask menu for Q-Flash utility: Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task. Action bar: Contains the names of four a[...]

Appendix - 67 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time. Q-Fla sh Utility V1.30 Flash T ype/Size.................................SST 49LF002A 256K Keep DMI Data Ena ble Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Ent[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 68 - English Method 2 : @BIOS TM Utility If you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use the new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Windows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS. 1. Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a. Clic[...]

Appendix - 69 - English III. Save BIOS In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the current BIOS version. IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM: In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can help you check out which kind of [...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 70 - English 4-1-3 Serial A T A BIOS Setting Utility Introduction RAID Levels RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is achieved through data redund[...]

Appendix - 71 - English Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array: 1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction. Note: T o achieve best performance, it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage capacity. 2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the moth[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 72 - English Create RAID V olume Press Enter under Create RAID V olume to set up RAID. Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ CREA TE VOLUME MENU ] [ HELP ] Enter a string between 1 a nd 16 characters in length that ca n be used to uniquel[...]

Appendix - 73 - English The KB is a unit of Strip Size. Y ou can set disk block size with this item. The disk block size can be set from 4KB to 128KB. After you set disk block size, press Enter to set disk Capacity . Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ CREA TE VOL[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 74 - English Press Enter under the Create V olume item. Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ CREA TE VOLUME MENU ] [ HELP ] Press "ENTER" to Create the specified volume [  ]-Cha nge [T AB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER][...]

Appendix - 75 - English After the completion, you will see the detailed information about the RAID, such as RAID level, disk block size, disk name and disk capacity, etc. Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Create RAID V olume 2. Delete RAID V olume[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 76 - English Installing the RAID drivers For the Windows operating system (Win NT , WinXP , Win2000 ), for IDE RAID/SCSI/Serial A T A functioning, the driver must first be transferred to a floppy disk. Please follow the steps below to complete driver transfer to a floppy disk: 1) Please insert the provided driver CD into[...]

Appendix - 77 - English There are 5 kinds of output mode: Earphone Output Mode, 2 / 4 / 5.1 / 7.1 Channel Output Mode. Earphone Output Mode -- Only earphone output is configured on the system. 2 Channel Output Mode -- Front speakers are configured on the system. 4 Channel Output Mode -- Front speakers and surround speakers are configured on the sys[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 78 - English Line Out 2 Channel Audio Setup: We recommend that you use speakers with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied. STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out". STEP 3: Click "C-Media 3D Audio Configuration" and then select "Main Sett[...]

Appendix - 79 - English STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an icon in the system area. Double click the icon to select the function. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front speaker to "Front Speaker Out" and the surround speaker to "Surround speaker out". STEP 3: Click "C-Media 3D Audi[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 80 - English 5.1 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front speaker to "Front Speaker Out", the surround speaker to "Surround speaker out", and the center/subwoofer speaker to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out". STEP 2: After installation of the audio driver, you find an icon in the system a[...]

Appendix - 81 - English 7.1 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front speaker to "Front Speaker Out", the surround speaker to "Surround speaker out", and the center/subwoofer speaker to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out", and the back surround speaker to "Back surround speaker out". STEP 2: After installatio[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 82 - English Digital I/O Status: Digital Output Status-- (1) For stereo PCM output: sampling rate is shown here. (2) For Dolby Digital Live! output: AC3 is shown here. Digital Input Status-- (1) For stereo PCM input: sampling rate is shown here. Effect Users can control Environment emulation, Environ- ment size, and para[...]

Appendix - 83 - English 4-2 T roubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions. T o check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to http://tw.giga-byte.com/faq/faq.htm Question 1: I can not see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced option[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 84 - English Question 8: Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up. What do these beeps usually stand for? Answer: The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems. However, they are only for reference purposes. The situations might differ from case to case. [...]

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Appendix - 87 - English      T aiwan (Headquarters) GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei Hsien, T aiwan. TEL: +886 (2) 8912-4888 FAX: +886 (2) 8912-4003 T ech. Support : http://tw .giga-byte.com/T echSupport/ServiceCenter .htm Non-T ech. Support(Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com[...]

GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 88 - English      China NINGBO G.B.T . TECH. TRADING CO., L TD. T ech. Support : http://cn.giga-byte.com/T echSupport/ServiceCenter .htm Non-T ech. Support(Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.cn Shanghai TEL: +86-021-63410999 F AX: +86-021-634101[...]