Gigabyte GA-8I865GME-775-RH manual

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme dual-core / Core TM 2 Duo / Intel ® Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 / Intel ® Celeron ® D LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 200 2 12ME-865GMETR-200 2 R * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and[...]

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Copyright © 2006 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 Item Checklist ................................................................................................................. 6 Optional Accessories ...................................................................................................... 6 GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard Layout ...................[...]

- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 47 3 - 1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 4 7 3 - 2 Software Applications ............................................................................[...]

- 6 - Item Checklist IDE Cable x 1 and FDD Cable x 1 Serial A TA Cable x 1 I/O Shield * The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice. Optional Accessories  2 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-51/R)  4 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-21/R)[...]

- 7 - GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard Layout KB_MS COMA LPT CPU_FAN ATX FDD ATX_12V LGA775 CI PWR_LED F_PANEL F_USB1 BATTERY CODEC SATA0 BIOS SYS _FAN PCI1 IT8718 CLR_CMOS SATA1 GA-8I865GME-775-RH CD_IN F_AUDIO VGA IDE2 IDE1 AGP DDR1 USB_LAN AUDIO R_USB DDR2 Intel 82562G REV: 2.0 PCI2 PCI3 F_USB2 Intel ® 865G Intel ® ICH5[...]

- 8 - Block Diagram Line-Out MIC AGP CLK (66 MHz) Line-In PCI CLK (33 MHz) 3 PCI PCI Bus Intel 82562G RJ45 VGA AGP 8X/4X AC97 Link AC97 CODEC IT8718 Floppy PS/2 KB/Mouse LPT Port A T A33/66/100 IDE Channel BIOS 2 SA T A 8 USB Ports LGA775 Processor Host Interface Intel ® 865G Intel ® ICH5 Dual Channel Memory CPU CLK+/-(200/133 MHz) GMCH CLK (200/[...]

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 compute[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 1 0 - English 1 - 2 Feature Summary CPU  LGA775 for Intel ® Core TM 2 Extreme dual-core / Core TM 2 Duo / Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 / Celeron ® D  L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus  Supports 800/533 MHz FSB Chipset  Northbridge: Intel ® 865G  Southbridge: Intel ® ICH5 LAN  On[...]

Hardware Installation - 11 - English (Note) EasyTune functions may vary depending on different motherboards. Rear Panel I/O  1 PS/2 keyboard port  1 PS/2 mouse port  1 parallel port  1 serial port  1 VGA port  4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports  1 RJ-45 port  3 audio jacks (Line In / Line Out / MIC In) I/O Control  IT8718 chip Hardware [...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 1 2 - English 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 properly. If this occurs, ple[...]

Hardware Installation - 13 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler Fig.1 Please apply an even layer of CPU cooler paste on the surface of the installed CPU. Fig. 2 (Turning the push pin along the direction of arrow is to remove the CPU cooler, o n the contrary, is to install.) Please note the direction of arrow sign on the male push pin does[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 1 4 - English 1 - 4 Installation of Memory The motherboard supports DDR memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Memory modules are designed so that they can be inserted only in one direction. The memory capacity used can differ with each slot. DDR memory [...]

Hardware Installation - 15 - English Dual Channel Memory Configuration The GA-8I865GME-775-RH supports the Dual Channel T echnology . After operating the Dual Channel T echnology , the bandwidth of memory bus will double. The GA-8I865GME-775-RH includes 2 DIMM sockets. If you want to operate the Dual Channel T echnology , please note the following [...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 1 6 - English 1 - 5 Installation of 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 installing the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and s[...]

Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1 - 6 I/O Back Panel Introduction Y ou can use audio software to configure 2-/4-/6- channel audio functioning. 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 a[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 1 8 - English 1 - 7 Connectors Introduction 1) A TX_12V 2) A TX (Power Connector) 3 ) CPU_FAN 4 ) SYS_FAN 5) IDE1 / IDE2 6 ) FDD 7) SA T A0 / SA T A1 8 ) F_P ANEL 9 ) PWR_LED 1 0) F_AUDIO 1 1 ) CD_IN 1 2 ) F_USB1 / F_USB2 13) C I 1 4 ) CLR_CMOS 15 ) BA TTER Y 1 13 15 14 8 6 12 49 7 5 10 11 2 3[...]

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 [...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 2 0 - English 3/4) CPU_F AN / SYS_F AN (Cooler Fan Power Connector) The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage via a 3-pin/4-pin(CPU_FAN) power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector w[...]

Hardware Installation - 21 - English 6 ) 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: 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB and 2.88 MB. Before attaching the FDD cable, please take note of the foolproof groove in the FDD connector.[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 2 2 - English 8 ) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Connector) 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 . 1 2 19 20 HD- HD+ RES+ RES- NC IDE Hard Disk Active LED Reset Switch SPEAK- MSG- MSG[...]

Hardware Installation - 23 - English 9 ) PWR_LED The PWR_LED connector is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode(S1). Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- 1 0) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector) If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must rem[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 2 4 - English 1 1 ) 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 1 2) F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connectors) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the fro[...]

Hardware Installation - 25 - English 1 3) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin connector allows your system to detect if the chassis cover is removed. Y ou can check the "Case Opened" status in BIOS Setup. 1 Pin No. Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1 4 ) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jum[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 2 6 - English 1 5 ) B A TTERY 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. Turn off the computer and unplug[...]

BIOS Setup - 27 - 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-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 2 8 - English <F12> : Boot Menu Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2006, Award Software, Inc. Intel 865G AGPSet BIOS for 8I865GME-775-RH R 2.0 D M . . . . <DEL>: BIOS Setup/Q-Flash <F9>: XpressRecovery2 <F12>: Boot Menu <End>: Qflash 12/21/2006[...]

BIOS Setup - 29 - English      Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.      Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.      Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. ?[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 3 0 - 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 [...]

BIOS Setup - 31 - English Access Mode Use this to set the access mode for the hard drive. The two options are: Large/Auto(default:Auto) Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard drive. Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option based on this information. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head N[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 3 2 - 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 /[...]

BIOS Setup - 33 - English CPU Hyper-Threading (Note) Enabled Enable CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default value) Disabled Disable CPU Hyper Threading. Limit CPUID Max. to 3 (Note) Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like NT4[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 3 4 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.[...]

BIOS Setup - 35 - English SA T A Port1 configure as The setting depends on "SA T A Port0 configure as" item setting. (Default: SA T A Port1) USB Controller Enabled Enable USB controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB controller. USB 2.0 Controller Y ou can disable this function if you are not using onboard USB 2.0 feature. Enabled [...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 3 6 - English Onboard Parallel Port Disabled Disable onboard LPT 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. 3BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IRQ7. Parallel Port Mode SP P Using Parallel port a[...]

BIOS Setup - 37 - 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). Power LED in S1 state Blinking In standby mode(S1), poer LED will blink. (Default value) Dual/OFF In standby mode(S1): a. If use single color L[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 3 8 - 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 Resume by Alarm is Enabled. Date (of Month) Alarm : Everyday, 1~31 Time (hh: [...]

BIOS Setup - 39 - English 2 - 5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI1 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI1. (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 PCI1. PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI2. (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 PCI2. PCI3 IRQ Assignment Auto [...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 4 0 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value) Enabled Clear case open status at next boot. Case Opened If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No". If the case have been opened, "Case Opened" will[...]

BIOS Setup - 41 - English CPU Smart F AN Control Disabled Disable this function. Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU fan will run at different speed depending on CPU temperature. Users can adjust the fan speed with Easy Tune based on their requirements. (Default V alue) CPU Smart F AN Mode This option is available only when CPU Smart FAN Con[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 4 2 - English 2 - 7 Frequency/V oltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 A ward Software Frequency/V oltage Control CPU Clock Ratio (Note) [18X] O.C. FSB1066 Core.2 CPU [Disabled] CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled] x CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) 20 0 x AGP/PCI Fixed 66/33 Memory Frequency For [[...]

BIOS Setup - 43 - English AGP/PCI Fixed This item will be available when "CPU Host Clock Control" is set to Enabled. Disabled, 66/33 ~ 96/48 Adjust AGP/PCI clock asynchronous with CPU. Memory Frequency For The adjustable range will vary based on the CPU FSB. Default value: Auto (set memory frequency by DRAM SPD data). Wrong frequency sett[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 4 4 - English 2 - 8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 A ward Software ` Sta ndard CMOS Features ` Adva nced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power[...]

BIOS Setup - 45 - English 2-10 Set Supervisor/User Password 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 characters, and press <Enter>. Y ou will be asked to confirm the password. T ype the password again and press <Enter&g[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 4 6 - English 2 - 1 1 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. 2-12 Exit Without Saving Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will[...]

Drivers Installation - 47 - English Chapter 3 Drivers Installation Pictures below are shown in Windows XP. (1) Please make sure to install the latest service pack for Windows after OS installation and before installing motherboard drivers. (2) Insert the driver CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD will auto start[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 4 8 - English 3-2 Software Applications This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software. Y ou can click an item to install it. 3-3 Driver CD Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.[...]

Drivers Installation - 49 - English 3-4 Hardware Information This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. 3-5 Contact Us Y ou can also see the last page of this manual for contacts information details.[...]

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Appendix - 51 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4 - 1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) 4-1-1 EasyT une 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use t[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 5 2 - English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora- tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including F A T16, FA T32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to b[...]

Appendix - 53 - English 1. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 2. BACKUP: Back up data from hard disk. 3. REMOVE: Remove previously-created backup files to release disk space. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 4. REBOOT: Exit the main screen and res[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 5 4 - English 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction Before Use: Follow the steps below before using Q-Flash to update BIOS: 1 . From GIGABYTE's website, download the latest compressed BIOS update file that matches your motherboard model 2 . Extract the downloaded BIOS files and save the new BIOS file [...]

Appendix - 55 - English Step 2: The process of system reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk is displayed on the screen. When the message "Are you sure to update BIOS?" appears, press ENTER. The BIOS update will begin and the current process will be displayed. 1. Do not turn off or restart the system when the system is reading/updatin[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 5 6 - 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[...]

Appendix - 57 - 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-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 5 8 - English 4-1-4 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out" jack. STEP 3: On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 2 chan- nel mode for stereo speaker output check box. 2 Channel A[...]

Appendix - 59 - English 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1: Connect the front channels to "Line Out" jack, the rear channels to "Line In" jack. STEP 3: On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 4 chan- nel mode for 4 speaker output check box. Clear the Only SURROUND-KIT check[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 6 0 - English STEP 1: Connect the front channels to "Line Out" jack, the rear channels to "Line In" jack, and the Center/ Subwoofer channels to "MIC In" jack. 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 3: On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker Configuration tab [...]

Appendix - 61 - 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://www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced options are hidd[...]

GA-8I865GME-775-RH (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 6 2 - English Con tact Us y y y y y T aiwan (Headquarters) GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei 231, T aiwan TEL: +886-2-8912-4888 FAX: +886-2-8912-4003 T ech. and Non-T ech. Support (Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw WEB address (English): http:/[...]

Appendix - 63 - English y y y y y Germany G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.de y y y y y U.K. G.B.T . TECH. CO., L TD. WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.co.uk y y y y y The Netherlands GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V. WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.nl y y y y y France GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE WEB address : http://www.[...]

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