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    GA-8I915PL-G Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1001 12ME-8I915PLG-1001[...]

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    Motherboard GA-8I915PL-G Ja n. 25, 2005 Jan. 25, 2005 Motherboard GA-8I915PL-G[...]

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    Copyright © 2005 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[...]

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    - 4 - T able of Contents GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard Layout ............................................................................. 6 Block Diagram ............................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation .....................................................[...]

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    - 5 - Chapter 3 Install Drivers ............................................................................................ 49 3-1 Install Chipset Drivers ................................................................................... 49 3-2 Software Applications .................................................................................[...]

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    - 6 - GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard Layout KB_MS A TX_12V CPU_FAN LGA775 COMA LPT DDR1 DDR2 AT X GA-8I915PL-G R_USB IR SA T A0 SA T A2 SA T A1 PWR_LED USB LAN BA T CD_IN F_AUDIO Intel 915PL AUDIO1 ICH6 BIOS PCI2 PCI3 SYS_F AN SA T A3 FDD F_P ANEL CLR_CMOS PCIE_16 PCIE_1 PCI1 F_USB1 F_USB2 IT8712 CODEC AUDIO2 IDE1 Marvell 8001 PCIE_2 COMB SPDIF_IO CI[...]

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    - 7 - Block Diagram LGA775 Processor CPUCLK+/-(200/133MHz) PCI Express x16 33MHz Host Interface Intel 915PL MCH MCHCLK (133/200MHz) 66MHz 48MHz COM Ports Floppy PS/2 KB/Mouse 24MHz 33MHz IT 8712 4 Serial A T A A T A33/66/100 IDE1 Channels Intel ICH6 14.318MHz BIOS 8 USB Ports PCI Express x1 Bus PCICLK (33MHz) 3 PCI PCI Bus LPT Port 2 PCI Express x [...]

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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-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 10 - English CPU  Supports the latest Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 CPU  Supports 800/533MHz FSB  L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset  Northbridge: Intel ® 915PL Express Chipset  Southbridge: Intel ® ICH6 Memory  2 DDR DIMM memory slots (supports up to 2GB memory)  Supports 2.5V DDR DIMM  Supports du[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 11 - English I/O Control  IT8712 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 AW ARD BIOS  Supports Q-Flash Additional Features  Supp[...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G 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 properly[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 13 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink 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 for heat dissipation or using extreme care when removing the heatsink. Fig. 6 Finally, [...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 14 - English Fig.1 The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket. Then push it down. Fig.2 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module. Reverse the installation steps when you wish to [...]

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    Hardware Installation - 15 - English Dual Channel DDR GA-8I915PL-G supports the Dual Channel T echnology . After operating the Dual Channel T echnology , the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double. GA-8I915PL-G includes 2 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following: Channel A : DDR 1 Channel B : DDR 2 If you want to operate th[...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 16 - 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 install the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the com[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 17 - English 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. / COM A/COM B (Serial Port) Connects to se[...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 18 - 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) IDE1 7) SA T A0 / SA T A1 / SA T A2 / SA T A3 8) F_P ANEL 9) PWR_LED 10) F_AUDIO 1 1) CD_IN 12) SPDIF_IO 13) F_USB1 / F_USB2 14) IR 15) CI 16) CLR_CMOS 17) BA T 1 3 4 7 8 14 5 13 11 17 6 2 15 10 9 16 12[...]

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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-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 20 - 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 (only for CPU_F AN) power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector wire ind[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 21 - English 6) IDE1 (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 Maste[...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 22 - English 8) F_P ANEL (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 . 1 2 19 20 HD- HD+ RES+ RES- NC IDE Hard Disk Active LED Reset Switch SPEAK- MSG- MSG+ PW- PW+ Message LED/ [...]

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    Hardware Installation - 23 - English 10) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) If you want to use Front Audio connector , you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper . In order to utilize the front audio header , your chassis must have front audio connector . Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header . T [...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 24 - English 12) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out) The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function. Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function.[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 25 - English 14) 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 Pin No. Definition 1 Power 2 No Pin 3 IR RX 4 GND 5 IR TX 13) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pi[...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 26 - English 16) 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" to prevent from improper use this jumper. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 1 1 15) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This [...]

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    Hardware Installation - 27 - English 17) 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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    GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 28 - 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-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 3 0 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS V er . : D2) 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[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 31 - English      Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration.      Set Supervisor Password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup.  [...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 3 2 - English IDE Channel 0 Master, Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic device detection. IDE Device Setup. Y ou can use one of three methods: Auto Allows BIOS to automatically detect IDE devices during POST(default) None Select this if no IDE devices are used and the s[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 33 - English Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area) Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value) Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive. Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive. Both Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives. Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up. No Error[...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G 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 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, please just[...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G 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. 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[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 37 - English USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB Controller. USB 2.0 Controller Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB 2.0 feature. Enabled Enable USB 2.0 Controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB 2.0 Controller. USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Suppo[...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 3 8 - English UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red(IR) function of Onboard I/O chip. Normal Set onboard I/O chip UART to Normal Mode. (Default V alue) ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip UART to ASKIR Mode. IrDA Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDA Mode. UR2 Duplex Mode This feature allows you to seclect[...]

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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-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 4 0 - English Power On By Keyboard Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password. Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to power on the system. KB Power ON Password When "Power On by Keyboard[...]

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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. PCI 3 IRQ Assignment [...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 4 2 - 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 show "Y es&[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 43 - English CPU Smart F AN Control Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable CPU Smart Fan control function. (Default value) a . When the CPU temperature is higher than 65 degrees Celsius, CPU fan will run at full speed. b . The speed of CPU fan will increase linearly depand on the temperature if the temperature is more than 41 d[...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 4 4 - English Robust Graphics Booster Select the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get higher performance. Auto Set Robust Graphics Booster to Auto. (Default value) Fast Set Robust Graphics Booster to Fast. Turbo Set Robust Graphics Booster to Turbo. C.I.A.2 C.I.A.2 (CPU Intelligent Acelerator 2) is d[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 45 - English for FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=800MHz, 1.66 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 1.66. 2. 0 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.0. 2.66 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.66. Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default value) Memory Frequency (Mhz) The values depend on "Memory Frequency For" item. DIMM OverV [...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 4 6 - 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 ` Sta ndard CMOS Features ` Adva nced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Ma nagement Setup [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 47 - 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[...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 4 8 - English 2-1 1 Save & Exit Setup T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC 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 Set[...]

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    Install Drivers - 49 - 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-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 50 - 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 - 51 - 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-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 52 - English[...]

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    Appendix - 53 - 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-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 54 - English 4-1-1 EasyT une 5 Introduction EasyT une 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 - 55 - 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-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 56 - 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 [...]

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    Appendix - 57 - 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-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 58 - English 4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 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?allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows. Using Q-Flash TM ind[...]

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    Appendix - 59 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Sta ndard CMOS Features  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 d Fail-Safe Defau[...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 60 - 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 Disab le Boot From M ain Bios Auto Recovery Ena ble Halt On Error Disa ble Co[...]

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    Appendix - 61 - 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-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 62 - English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Sta ndard CMOS Features  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-Flash F[...]

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    Appendix - 63 - 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-8I915PL-G 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 shown at the same time. Q-Fla sh Utility V1.30 Fla sh T ype/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data E nab le Update BIOS from Floppy Save [...]

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    Appendix - 65 - 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-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 66 - 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 ou[...]

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    Appendix - 67 - English 4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction 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 insta[...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 68 - 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". STEP[...]

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    Appendix - 69 - 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-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 70 - 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 t[...]

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    Appendix - 71 - English Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME. Introduction of audio connectors Y ou may connect CDROM, W alkman or others audio input devices to Line In jack, speakers, earphone or others output devices to Line Out jack, and micro- phone to MIC In jack. Jack-[...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 72 - English Manual setting: If the device picture shows different from what you set, please press "Manual Selection" to set. If you set wrong with the connectors, the warning message will come out as right picture. UAJ Introduction UAJ (Universal Audio Jack) has a very smart feature: It will switch signal autom[...]

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    Appendix - 73 - 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[...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 74 - English Question 7: Why cannot I use the IDE 2? Answer: Please refer to the user manual and check whether you have connected any cable that is not provided with the motherboard package to the USB Over Current pin in the Front USB Panel. If the cable is your own cable, please remove it from this pin and do not connect[...]

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    Appendix - 79 - 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 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.com[...]

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    GA-8I915PL-G Motherboard - 80 - 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: +86-021-63410100[...]