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    GA-8I915P-MF Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 2202 12ME-8I915PMF-2202 * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipmen[...]

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    Motherboard GA-8I915P-MF Jun. 11, 2004 Jun. 11, 2004 Motherboard GA-8I915P-MF[...]

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    Copyright (c) 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 mea[...]

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    - 4 - T able of Content GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard Layout ............................................................................. 6 Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................[...]

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

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    - 6 - GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN LGA775 IR BAT TSB43AB23 RTL8110S S_ATA0 ICH6 BIOS PCI1 PCI2 DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 S_ATA3 S_ATA2 S_ATA1 FDD PWR_LED F_PANEL CLR_CMOS F1_1394 F2_1394 PCIE_16 PCIE_1 F_USB2 F_USB1 COMB CODEC COMA LPT USB LAN CD_IN AZALIA_FP Intel 915P AUDIO1 ATX IDE R_USB GA-8I915P-MF IT8712 SPDIF_O SPDIF_I AUD[...]

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    - 7 - TSB43AB23 3 IEEE1394 Block Diagram LGA775 Processor CPUCLK+/-(200/133MHz) BIOS PCI Express x16 33MHz 14.318MHz DDR400/333MHz DIMM Host Interface Intel 915P GMCH Dual Channel Memory GMCHCLK (133/200MHz) 66MHz 48MHz PCI Bsu 4 Serial ATA IT 8712 ATA33/66/100 IDE Channels LPT Port COM Ports Floppy PS/2 KB/Mouse 24MHz 33MHz 8 USB Ports Intel ICH6 [...]

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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 [...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 1 0 - 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 ® ICH6 Memory  4 DDR DIMM memory slots (supports up to 4GB memory) (Note 1)  Supports dual channel DDR400/[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 11 - English Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection  CPU temperature detection  CPU / System fan speed detection  CPU warning temperature  CPU / System fan failure warning  CPU smart fan control BIOS  Use of licensed AWARD BIOS  Supports Q-Flash Additional Features  Supports @BIOS  Supports [...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 1 2 - 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[...]

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    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[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 1 4 - English 1 . The DIMM slot has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. 2 . Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it down. 3 . Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module. Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remov[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 15 - English GA-8I915P-MF supports the Dual Channel T echnology . After operating the Dual Channel T echnology , the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double up to 6.4GB/s. GA-8I915P-MF includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following: Channel A : DDR 1, DDR 2 Channel B : DDR 3, DDR 4 If you want to[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 1 6 - English 1 -5 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.[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1-6 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 o the lower port (purple). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. SPDIF_O (SP[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 1 8 - English 1-7 Connectors Introduction 1) A TX_12V 2) A TX (Power Connector) 3) CPU_F AN 4) SYS_F AN 5) FDD 6) IDE 7) S_A T A0 / S_A T A1 / S_A T A2 / S_A TA3 8) F_P ANEL 9) PWR_LED 1 0) AZALIA_FP 11) CD_IN 12) F_USB1 / F_USB2 13) F1_1394 / F2_1394 14) IR 1 5 ) COMB 1 6) CLR_CMOS 17) BAT 1 3 5 2 8 11 14 17 16 12 10 4 6[...]

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    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[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 2 0 - English 1 5) FDD (Floppy 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: 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB. Please connect the red power connector wire to the pin1 position. CPU_F A N SYS_F A N 1 1 2[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 21 - English 6) IDE (IDE Connector) An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to one IDE cable, and the single IDE cable can then connect to two IDE devices (hard drive or optical drive). If you wish to connect two IDE devices, please set the jumper on one IDE device as Master[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 2 2 - English 8) F_P ANEL (Front Panel Jumper) Please connect the power LED, PC peaker, 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(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) SPEAK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: VC[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 23 - English 1 Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- 1 9 2 10 9 ) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. 1 0 ) AZALIA_FP (Front Audio Connector) This connector is supported to connect HD(High Definition) Audio a[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 2 4 - English 1 1) CD_IN (CD IN) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. 1 Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD -R 1 2 9 10 1 2 ) 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, inc[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 25 - English 2 10 1 9 F2_1394 F1_1394 Pin No. Definition 1 TP A2+ 2 TP A2- 3 GND 4 GND 5 TPB2+ 6 TPB2- 7 No Pin 8 Power 9 Power 10 GND Pin No. Definition 1 Power 2 Power 3 TP A0+ 4 TP A0- 5 GND 6 GND 7 TPB0+ 8 TPB0- 9 Power 10 Power 1 1 TP A1+ 12 TP A1- 13 GND 14 No Pin 15 TPB1+ 16 TPB1- 14) IR Be careful with the polarity o[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 2 6 - English Pin No. Definition 1 NDCD B- 2 NSIN B 3 NSOUT B 4 NDTR B- 5 GND 6 NDSR B- 7 NRTS B- 8 NCTS B- 9 NRI B- 10 No Pin 2 10 19 1 6 ) 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 the "Shunter&qu[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 27 - English 1 7) 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.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2.[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 2 8 - English[...]

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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[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 3 0 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS V er . : F4) 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.      Standard CMOS Features This setup page i[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 31 - English      Set User Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system.      Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.      Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 3 2 - 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 ear The year, from 1999 th[...]

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    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 AT -type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch when 3 Mo[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 3 4 - 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[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 35 - English CPU Hyper-Threading Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default value) Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading. Limit CPUID Max. to 3 Enabled Limit CPUID Maximum value to 3 when use older OS like NT4. (Default v[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 3 6 - 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. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chi p Primary PCI IDE [Ena bled] On-Chi p SA T A Mode [Auto] x P [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 37 - English On-Chip SA T A Mode Disabled Disable this function. Auto BIOS will auto detect. (Default value) Combined Set On-Chip SA T A mode to Combined, you can use up to 4 HDDs on the motherboard; 2 for SA T A and the other for PA T A IDE. Enhanced Set On-Chip SA T A mode to Enhanced, the motherboard allows up to 6 HDDs to use. Non-[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 3 8 - English Onboard H/W 1394 Enabled Enable onboard IEEE 1394 function.(Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Onboard H/W LAN1 Enabled Enable Onboard H/W LAN1 function. (Default value) Disabled Disable this function. Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chi[...]

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    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 of[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 4 0 - English Resume by Alarm Y ou can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Data/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[...]

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    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[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 4 2 - English 2-6 PC Health Status Current V oltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V Detect system's voltage status automatically. Current CPU T emperature Detect CPU temperature automatically. Current CPU/SYSTEM F AN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically. CPU Warning T emperature 60 o C / 140 [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 43 - English 2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(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. Memory Frequency For Wrong frequency may make system can't boot, clear CMOS to overcome wrong frequency issue. f[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF 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) 1984-2004 A ward Software ` Standard CMOS Feature s ` Adva nced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power M anage ment Setup[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 45 - English 2-10 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 character[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 4 6 - English 2-1 1 Save & Exit Setup T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to R TC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to Setup Utility . 2-12 Exit Without Saving T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to Se[...]

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    Install Drivers - 47 - English Chapter 3 Install Drivers 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.ex[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 4 8 - 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.[...]

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    Install Drivers - 49 - 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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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 5 0 - English[...]

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    Appendix - 51 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities M.I.T . (Motherboard Intelligent T weaker) Motherboard Intelligent T weaker (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[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 5 2 - English 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 tools such as 1) Overclocking for enhancing system performance, 2) C.I.A. and M.I.B. for special enhancement for CPU and Me[...]

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    Appendix - 53 - English 4-1-2 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 IDE1 Master 3. Allow[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 5 4 - 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 alread[...]

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    Appendix - 55 - 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 is the case, plea[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 5 6 - 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 wi[...]

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    Appendix - 57 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Standard CMOS Feature s  Adva nced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power M anage ment Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T .) Select La nguage Loa d Fail-Safe Defau[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 5 8 - English Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM T ype/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K Wide Ra nge Protection Disa ble Boot From M ain Bios Auto Recovery Ena ble Halt On Error Disable Co[...]

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    Appendix - 59 - 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 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM T ype/Size.....[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 6 0 - English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Standard CMOS Feature s  Adva nced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power M anage ment Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T .) ESC: Quit F3: Cha nge La nguage F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Fla sh[...]

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    Appendix - 61 - 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 actions needed to [...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 6 2 - 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-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash T ype/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data Ena ble Update BIOS from Floppy Save BI[...]

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    Appendix - 63 - 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. Click "Internet [...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 6 4 - 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 o[...]

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    Appendix - 65 - English Line Out Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you use the speaker 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 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 6 6 - English STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the left selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" to complete 2 channel audio configuration. 4 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out". STE[...]

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    Appendix - 67 - English 6 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", and the Center/Subwoofer channels to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out". STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a Sound Effect icon on the lower right han[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 6 8 - English 8 Channel Audio Setup STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out", the rear channels to "Rear Speaker Out", the Center/ Subwoofer channels to "Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out", and the side channels to "Side Speaker Out". STEP 2 : Following installation of [...]

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    Appendix - 69 - 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 cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced options[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 7 0 - 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 - 79 - English      T aiwan (Headquarters) GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-T ien, T aipei Hsien, T aiwan. TEL: +886 (2) 8912-4888 F AX: +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.co[...]

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    GA-8I915P-MF Motherboard - 8 0 - 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 FAX: +86-021-6341010[...]