Gigabyte GA-8VM800M-775 manuel d'utilisation

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1002 12ME-VM800MT -1002R * 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 equip[...]

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    Motherboard GA-8VM800M-775 Aug. 18, 2005 Aug. 18, 2005 Motherboard GA-8VM800M-775[...]

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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-8VM800M-775 Motherboard Layout ....................................................................... 6 Block Diagram ................................................................................................................ 7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation ........................................................[...]

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    - 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 49 3 - 1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 4 9 3 -2 Software Application ..............................................................................[...]

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    - 6 - GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard Layout KB_MS COMA LPT LGA775 CPU_FAN ATX FDD VGA COMB ATX_12V SPDIF_IO CI PWR_LED PCI3 F_USB1 BIOS F_PANEL VT8237R F_USB2 BAT PCI2 CODEC SUR_CEN CLR_CMOS CD_IN SATA1 SATA0 SYS _FAN PCI1 W83627 GA-8VM800M-775 F_AUDIO USB IDE2 IDE1 AGP DDR1 VIA P4M800 LAN AUDIO USB DDR2 RTL8100C AUX_IN[...]

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    - 7 - Block Diagram VIA P4M800 VIA VT8237R CPUCLK+/- (133/200MHz) System Bus 533/800MHz GCLKNB 66MHz 33MHz 14.318MHz 48MHz LPC BUS AGP 4X/8X 3 PCI PCICLK (33MHz) AC97 Link 8 USB Ports A T A33/66/ 100/133 IDE Channels RTL8100C 48 MHz 33 MHz Floppy LPT Port PS/2 KB/Mouse COMA/COMB MIC LINE-IN LGA 775 Processor 6 Channel CODEC 266/333/400MHz DDR AGPCL[...]

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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 compute[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 1 0 - English CPU  Supports the latest Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 CPU  Supports 533/800MHz FSB  L2 cache varies with processors Chipset  Northbridge:VIA P4M800  Southbridge: VIA 8237R Memory  2 184-pin DDR DIMM slots  Supports DDR400/333/266 DIMM  Supports up to 2GB (Max.) Slots  1 AGP slot [...]

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    Hardware Installation - 11 - English Onboard SA T A RAID  Built in VT8237R  Supports Disk striping (RAID0) or DISK Mirroring (RAID1)  Supports UDMA up to 150 MB/sec  Up to 2 SA T A Device BIOS  Use of licensed AWARD BIOS  Supports Q-Flash Additional Features  Supports @BIOS  Supports EasyTune (Note 2) Overclocking  Over C[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 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 prop[...]

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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-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 1 4 - 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 sur[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 15 - 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 slot bracket from the [...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 1 6 - 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 to the lower port (purple). Parallel Port The parallel port allows connection of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. Se[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 17 - English 1 -7 Connectors Introduction 1) A TX_12V 2) A TX (Power Connector) 3 ) CPU_FAN 4 ) SYS_FAN 5 ) FDD 6 ) IDE1/IDE2 7) SAT A0 / SA T A1 8 ) F_P ANEL 9 ) PWR_LED 1 0 ) F_AUDIO 1 1 ) CD_IN 1 2 ) AUX_IN 13 ) SPDIF_IO 1 4 ) SUR_CEN 15 ) F_USB1 / F_USB2 1 6 ) COMB 17) C I 1 8 ) CLR_CMOS 19) BAT 3 1 2 5 9 8 11 15 13 16 1[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 1 8 - English 3 1 4 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[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 19 - 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_FAN) power connector and possesses a fool-proof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector wire indica[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 2 0 - English 6 ) IDE1/IDE2 (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 dev[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 21 - 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 assignments below . 1 2 19 20 HD- HD+ RES+ RES- NC IDE Hard Disk Active LED Reset Switch SPEAK- MSG- MSG+ PW- PW+ Message LE[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 2 2 - English 1 0 ) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector) Please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header. T o find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio panel connector, please contact your dealer. If you want to use "Front Audio" connector, yo[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 23 - English 1 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 2 ) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector) Connect other device (such as PCI TV Tunner audio out) to the connector. 1 Pin No. Definition 1 AUX-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 AUX-R[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 2 4 - English 1 3 ) 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 fun[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 25 - English 1 5 ) F1_USB / F2_USB (Front USB Connectors) 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,[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 2 6 - English 1 7 ) 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 GND 2 Signal 1 8 ) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by t[...]

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    Hardware Installation - 27 - English 1 9 ) B A 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[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 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-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 3 0 - English The Main Menu (For example: BIOS V er . : E12) 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 pa[...]

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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-8VM800M-775 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 [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 33 - English Capacity Capacity of currently installed hard disk. Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. Enter the appropriate option based on this information. Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A The category id[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 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 Dev[...]

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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. Disabled D[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 3 6 - English 2-3 Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. OnChip Serial AT A Enabl[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 37 - English USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support. Disabled Disable USB mouse support. (Default value) Onboard H/W LAN Enabled Enable onboard LAN chip function. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard LAN chip function. OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Enab[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 3 8 - English 2-4 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend T yp e 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). USB Device Wake-Up From S3 Disabled Disable USB Device Wake-Up from S3. (Default value) Enabled Enable USB Device W ake-Up from[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 39 - English Mouse Power On Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Enabled Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system. PME Event Wake Up This feature requires an A TX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead. Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable PME as wake up event. (Default value)[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 4 0 - 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 [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 41 - 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". If you w[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 4 2 - English 2-7 Frequency / V oltage Control CPU Clock Ratio (Note) This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection. The option will display "Locked" and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable. Auto Detect PCI/DIMM Clk Enabled Detect the PCI/DIMM clock automatically. (Default value) Disabl[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 43 - English CPU Host Clock Control Note: Please note that if your system is overclocked and cannot restart, please wait 20secs. for automatic system restart or clear the CMOS setup data and perform a safe restart. Disabled Disable CPU Host Clock Control. (Default value) Enabled Enable CPU Host Clock Control. CPU Clock 200MHz ~255MHz S[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 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) 1984-2005 A ward Software ` Standard CMOS Feature s ` Adva nced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power M a nage ment Se[...]

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    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. Type the password again and press <Enter>[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 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 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 S[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 47 - English[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 4 8 - English[...]

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    Drivers Installation - 49 - 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 Setup.exe. Chapter 3 Driver[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 5 0 - English 3-2 Software Application This page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software. Y ou can click an item to install it. 3-3 Software Information This page lists the contents of software and drivers in this CD-title.[...]

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    Drivers Installation - 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-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 5 2 - 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-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 5 4 - 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[...]

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    Appendix - 55 - 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 FA T16, FA T32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data How to use the Xpress R[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 5 6 - 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 [...]

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    Appendix - 57 - 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 indicating no more [...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 5 8 - 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 a nage ment Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T .) Select La nguage L[...]

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    Appendix - 59 - 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 Disabl e Copy Main ROM Data[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 6 0 - 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 [...]

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    Appendix - 61 - English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software  Standard CMOS Feature s  Adva nced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power M a nage 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 F10: Save &[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 6 2 - 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[...]

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    Appendix - 63 - 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 b le Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Ent[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 6 4 - 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. Cl[...]

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    Appendix - 65 - 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 [...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 6 6 - English 4-1-4 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 redu[...]

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    Appendix - 67 - 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[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 6 8 - English A. Create Array: Press Enter on Create Array item, you will see the screen as shown below . VIA T ech. VT8237 SA T A RAID BIOS V er 2.31 Cha nnel Drive Name Array Na me Mode Size(GB) Status Seri al_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SA T A 1 1 1.79 Hdd Seri al_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SA T A 1 1 1.79 Hdd Create a RAID a[...]

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    Appendix - 69 - English After array mode is selected, there are two methods to create a disk array . One method is Auto Setup and the other one is Select Disk Drives . Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives and create arrays automatically, but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if the user selected Create and duplicate for RA[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 7 0 - English B. Delete Array: If you want to delete the Array , select Delete Array in the main menu and press Enter . The channel column will be activated. Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press Enter . A warning message will show up, press Y to delete or press N to cancel. Deleting a disk array[...]

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    Appendix - 71 - English D. Serial Number View: Highlight Serial Number View and press Enter . Use arrow key to select a drive, the selected drive's serial number can be viewed in the last column. The serial number is assigned by the disk drive manufacturer . VIA T ech. VT8237 SA T A RAID BIOS V er 2.31 V iew the serial number of hard disk, it [...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 7 2 - English Installing the RAID drivers T o install operating system onto a serial AT A hard disk successfully , you need to install the SA T A controller driver during OS installation. Without the driver, the hard disk may not be recognized during the Windows setup process. First of all, copy the driver for the SA T [...]

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    Appendix - 73 - English 4-1-5 2 / 4 / 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out." STEP 3: On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 2-channel mode for stereo speaker output check box. 2 Channel Audio Setup We recommend that you use spea[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 7 4 - English 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1: Connect the front channels to "Line Out," the rear channels to "Line In." 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-[...]

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    Appendix - 75 - English Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output without any additional module. STEP 1: Connect the front channels to "Line Out",the rear channels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer chan- nels to "MIC In". Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 3: On the AC97 Audio Configuration m[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 7 6 - English STEP 1: Secure the metal bracket of the"Surround Kit" to the chassis back panel with a screw. Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode (using Audio Combo Kit,Optional Device): (Audio Combo Kit provides SPDIF output port : optical & coaxis and SURROUND-KIT : Rear R/L & CEN / Subwoofer) [...]

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    Appendix - 77 - English STEP 3: Connect the front channels to back audio panel's "Line Out", the rear channels to SURROUND-KIT's REAR R/L, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to SURROUND-KIT's SUB CENTER. STEP 5: On the AC97 Audio Configuration menu, click the Speaker Configuration tab and select the 6-chan- nel mode for 5.1 [...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 7 8 - English SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device) STEP 3: Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder. Secure the metal bracket of the SPDIF Output device to the chassis back panel with a screw. Connect the SPDIF device cable to the SPDIF_IO connector on the motherboard. A "SPDIF output" connector is an optional devi[...]

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    Appendix - 79 - 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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    Appendix - 87 - English Contact Us      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. Support : http://tw.giga-byte.com/T echSupport/ServiceCenter.htm Non-T ech. Support(Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.c[...]

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    GA-8VM800M-775 Motherboard - 8 8 - English      China NINGBO G.B.T . TECH. TRADING CO., L TD. T ech. Support : http://tw.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: +86-021-63410[...]