Gigabyte AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard GA-K8S760M manuale d’uso

GA-K8S760M User's Manual AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard Rev. 1001 12ME-K8S760M-1001 Copyright © 2003 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the expressed, written permission of GBT . Trademarks Third-party br[...]

Mother Board GA-K8S760M Feb. 16, 2004[...]

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- 4 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English When you are installing the AGP card, please make sure the following notice is fully under- stood and practiced. If your AGP card has "AGP 4X/8X (1.5V) notch" (show below), please make sure your AG P card is AGP 4X/8X. Caution: AGP 2X card is not supported by SiS 760. Y ou might experience system unabl[...]

Read Me First! English - 5 - Prepare your computer... Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. T o protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer. 1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside. 2. Use a grounded wri[...]

- 6 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English T able of Contents Read Me First! ........................................................................................ 4 Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................ 8 Features Summary .....................................................................[...]

T able of Content English - 7 - Load Optimized Defaults ........................................................................... 5 7 Set Supervisor/User Password .................................................................. 5 8 Save & Exit Setup ....................................................................................... 5 9 [...]

- 8 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English Form Factor y 24.4cm x 24.4cm Micro A TX size form factor , 4 layers PCB CPU y Socket 754 for AMD Althlon TM 64 processor (K8) 128K L1& 256K / 512K / 1M L2 cache on die y 1600MHz System Bus y Supports core frequencies in excess of 1.6GHz(2800+) and faster Chipset y SiS 760 H.T. Bus/AGP/VLINK Controller y SiS[...]

Introduction English - 9 - On-Board LAN y Built-in RTL8100C (10/100 Mbit) y 1 RJ45 port On-Board Sound y ALC655 CODEC y Supports Jack Sensing function y Line Out / 2 front speaker y Line In / 2 rear speaker (by s/w switch) y Mic In / center & subwoofer (by s/w switch) y SPDIF In / Out y CD In / AUX In / Game Connector On-Board SA T A RAID y Onb[...]

Introduction English - 10 - F_USB2 F_USB1 F1_1394 TSB43AB23 F2_1394 GA-K8S760M Motherboard Layout GA-K8S760M MS_KB COMA LPT SOCKET 754 CPU_FAN VGA ATX R_USB FDD PCI2 CODEC GAME AUX_IN IR INFO_LINK CD_IN RTL 8100C SPDIF_IO PCI3 PWR_LED BAT SiS 964 F_PANEL CLR_CMOS USB LAN ATX_12V IDE2 IDE1 DDR2 PCI1 BIOS SUR_CEN SYS_FAN F_AUDIO DDR1 AUDIO AGP SiS 76[...]

Introduction English - 11 - Block Diagram SiS 760 CPUCLK+/- (200MHz) H.T. Bus 800MHz 33 MHz 14.318 MHz AGP 4X/8X AGPCLK (66MHz) 3 PCI PCICLK (33MHz) RJ45 AC97 Link RTL8100C MIC LINE-IN LINE-OUT 6 Channel CODEC 2 Serial A T A 400/333/266/200MHz DDR RAM SiS 964 LPC BUS 8 USB Ports IT8705 24 MHz 33 MHz A TA33/66/100/133 IDE Channels LAN1 AMD Althlon ?[...]

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Hardware Installation Process English - 13 - T o set up your computer , you must complete the following steps: Step 1 - Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 2 - Install memory modules Step 3 - Install expansion cards Step 4 - Install I/O Peripherals Cables Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process Step 4 Step 3 Step 4 Step 4 Congratulations[...]

- 14 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Socket Actuation Lever The installation of the processor and cooling fan is performed in four main steps: Step 1-1. Processor insertion Step 1-2. Applying thermal grease Step 1-3. Cooling fan attachment Step 1-4. Connecting processor fan power Before installing [...]

Hardware Installation Process English - 15 - Step1-2. When the processor is installed in the socket, apply thermal grease to the processor (as shown in Figure 4) prior to installing the heatsink. AMD recommends using a high thermal conductivity grease (such as Shin-Etsu types G751 or G749, or an equivalent product) for the thermal interface materia[...]

- 16 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English Before installing the memory modules, adhere to the following warning: 1. Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation. Step 2: Install Memory Modules The motherboard has 2 dual inline me[...]

Hardware Installation Process English - 17 - DDR Introduction Established on the existing SDRAM infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a high performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs, and system integrators. DDR memory is a great evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the[...]

- 18 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English Step 3: Install Expansion Cards 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. 3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard. 4. B[...]

Hardware Installation Process English - 19 - Step 4: Install I/O Peripherals Cables Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction X Y Z [ Y Parallel Port, Serial Port and VGA Port (LPT/COMA/VGA) Parallel Port (25 pin Female) COMA VGA Serial Port (9 pin Male) VGA Port (15 pin Female) This connector supports 1 standard COM port, 1 Parallel port and 1 VGA p[...]

- 20 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English Audio Connectors After install onboard audio driver, you may connect speaker to Line Out jack, microphone to MIC In jack. Device like CD-ROM,walkman etc. can be connected to Line-In jack. Please note: Y ou are able to use 2-/4-/6-channel audio feature by S/W selection. If you want to enable 6-channel function[...]

Hardware Installation Process English - 21 - Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction 5 3 12 20 9 21 8 18 13 16 22 19 12 7 14 6 15 11 4 10 17 1 ) A TX_12V 2 ) A TX (Power Connector) 3 ) CPU_F AN 4 ) SYS_F AN 5 ) FDD 6 ) IDE1 / IDE2 7 ) SA T A0 / SA T A1 8 ) PWR_LED 9 ) F_P ANEL 10) B A T 1 1 ) F_AUDIO 1 2 ) SUR_CEN 1 3 ) SPDIF_IO 1 4 ) CD_IN 1 5 ) AUX_IN [...]

- 22 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English 1) A TX_12V (+12V Power Connector) This connector (A TX_12V) supplies the CPU operation voltage (Vcore). If this "A TX_12V connector" is not connected, system cannot boot. Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 GND 3 +12V 4 +12V 2) A TX (A TX Power Connector) AC power cord should only be connected to your power s[...]

Hardware Installation Process English - 23 - 3) CPU_F AN (CPU Fan Connector) Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating. The CPU fan connector supports Max. current up to 600 mA. Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 +12V 3 Sense 4) SYS_F AN (System Fan C[...]

- 24 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English 5) FDD (Floppy Connector) Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. It supports 360K, 1.2M, 720K, 1.44M and 2.88M bytes floppy disk types. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1. 6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE1 / IDE2 Connector) Important Notice: Please connect first hard disk t[...]

Hardware Installation Process English - 25 - 8) 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. If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color. Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- 7) SA T A0 / SA T A1 (Serial A T A Connector)[...]

- 26 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English 9) F_P ANEL (2 x 10 pins 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 . HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) (Blue) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) SPEAK (Speaker Connector) [...]

Hardware Installation Process English - 27 - 1 1 ) 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 heade[...]

- 28 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English 12) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector) Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable. Pin No. Definition 1 SUR OUTL 2 SUR OUTR 3 GND 4 No Pin 5 CENTER_OUT 6 BASS_OUT 13 ) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In / Out Connector) The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compresse[...]

Hardware Installation Process English - 29 - 14) CD_IN (CD In Connector) 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 15) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector) Connect other device (such as PCI TV Tunner audio out) to the connector. Pin No. Definition 1 AUX-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 AUX-R 1[...]

- 30 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English 16) F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front USB cable, p[...]

Hardware Installation Process English - 31 - Pin No. Definition 1 VCC 2 GRX1_R 3 GND 4 GPSA2 5 VCC 6 GPX2_R 7 GPY2_R 8 MSI_R 9 GPSA1 10 GND 1 1 GPY1_R 12 VCC 1 3 GPSB1 14 MSO_R 1 5 GPSB2 1 6 No Pin 19) GAME (Game Connector) This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices. Check the pin assignment while you connect the[...]

- 32 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English 2 1 ) INFO_LINK This connector allows you to connect some external devices to provide you extra function. Check the pin assignment while you connect the external device cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional external device cable. Pin No. Definition 1 SMBCLK 2 VCC 3 SMBDA T A 4 GPIO 5 GND 6 GND [...]

Hardware Installation Process English - 33 - 22) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper . T o clear CMOS, temporarily shor 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the "Shunter" to prevent from improper use this jumper. Short: Clear CMOS Open: Normal 1 1[...]

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BIOS Setup English - 35 - < > Move to previous item < > Move to next item < > Move to the item in the left hand < > Move to the item in the right hand <Enter> Select Item <Esc> Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main [...]

- 36 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English z z z z z Sta ndard CMOS Featur e s This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. z z z z z Adva nced BIOS Featur e s This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of[...]

BIOS Setup English - 37 - z z z z z Integrated Peri pherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. z z z z z Power M a nagement Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features. z z z z z PnP/PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources. z z z z z PC Health Statu[...]

- 38 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English Sta ndard CMOS Feature s CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) We d, Jan 14 2004 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24 Menu Level  Change the day, month,  IDE Channel 0 Master [None] year  IDE Channel 0 Slave [None]  IDE Channel 1 Master [None][...]

BIOS Setup English - 39 - Ti m e The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. IDE Pri mary Ma ster , Slave / IDE Se condary Ma ster , Slave The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in th[...]

- 40 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Ja pa n 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 powe[...]

BIOS Setup English - 41 - Adva nced BIOS Feature s Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority 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. Press Enter Select hard disk boot device priority. First / Second / Third B[...]

- 42 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English Password Check System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) Flexi ble AGP 8X Auto Set AGP transfer rate au[...]

BIOS Setup English - 43 - Integrated Peri pherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled] On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled] IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled] AC97 Audio [Enabled] USB Controller [Enabled] USB Legacy Support [Disabled] Onboard LAN device [Enabled] Onboard 1394 [Enabled] SiS Serial A T A Controller [Enabled] SiS Serial A T A Mode [RAID] O[...]

- 44 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English On-Chi p Secondary PCI IDE  Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value)  Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. IDE DMA tra nsfter a ccess  Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access. (Default value)  Disabled Disable IDE DMA transfer access. AC97 Audio  Enabled Auto-detect o[...]

BIOS Setup English - 45 - SiS Seri al A T A Mode RAID Select onboard Serial A T A chip function as RAID. (Default value) I D E Select onboard Serial A T A chip function as IDE. Onboard LAN Boot ROM This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Enabled Enable onboard LAN chip function. Disabled Disable this function. ([...]

- 46 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English Onboard Parallel 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. Disabled Disable onboard LPT port. 3BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IRQ7. Parallel Port Mode This feature allows you to connect with an adv[...]

BIOS Setup English - 47 - ACPI Suspend T ype S1(POS) Set suspend type to Power On Suspend under ACPI OS(Power On Suspend). (Default value) S3(STR) Set suspend type to Suspend T o RAM under ACPI OS (Suspend T o RAM). Soft-Off by PWR_BTTN O f f Press power button to power off system instantly. (Default value) Suspend Press power button 4 sec. to powe[...]

- 48 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English Syste m After AC Ba ck Laststate System power on depends on the status before AC lost. O f f Always in Off state when AC back. (Default value) O n Always power on the system when AC back. IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI When IRQ[3-7, 9-15] or NMI triggered, the suspend timer will be reloaded to prevent system gets into gr[...]

BIOS Setup English - 49 - Power On by Mouse Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value) Enabled Move or click the mouse to power on system. Re sume by Alarm Y ou can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Month/Data/time to power on system. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable alarm function to POW[...]

- 50 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English 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 1/5. 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 A[...]

BIOS Setup English - 51 - PC Health Status Figure 7: PC Health Status Current V oltage(V) Vcor e / DD R25 / +3.3V / +12V Detect system's voltage status automatically. Curr ent Thermistor T e mperature Detect CPU temperature automatically. Curr ent CPU/SYSTEM F AN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/system fan speed status automatically. CPU W arning T e mp[...]

- 52 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English CPU F AN Fail W arning Disabled Fan warning function disable. (Default value) Enabled Enalbe fan warning alarm when fan stops. SYSTEM F AN Fail W arning Disabled Fan warning function disable. (Default value) Enabled Enalbe fan warning alarm when fan stops.[...]

BIOS Setup English - 53 - Fr equency/V oltage Contr ol Figure 8: Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock 200 ~ 250 Set CPU Host Clock from 200MHz to 250MHz. CPU V oltage Contr ol Supports adjustable CPU vcore from +5.0% to +10.0%. (Default value: Normal) CPU may be damaged or reduce CPU life-cycle when CPU is over-voltage. Incorrect using it may cause [...]

- 54 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English DD R V oltage Control Normal Set DDR voltage control to Normal. (Default value) +0.1V Increase DDR voltage control to +0.1V. +0.2V Increase DDR voltage control to +0.2V. Incorrect using it may cause your system broken. For power End-User use only![...]

BIOS Setup English - 55 - T op Performa nce T op Performa nce If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "T op Performance" as "Enabled". Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable T op Performance function. "T op Performance" will increase H/W working speed. Different system config[...]

- 56 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software  Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Management Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  Frequency/Voltage Control T op Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set[...]

BIOS Setup English - 57 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software  Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Management Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  Frequency/Voltage Control T op Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor [...]

- 58 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software  Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Management Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  Frequency/Voltage Control T op Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set[...]

BIOS Setup English - 59 - CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software  Standard CMOS Features  Advanced BIOS Features  Integrated Peripherals  Power Management Setup  PnP/PCI Configurations  PC Health Status  Frequency/Voltage Control T op Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor [...]

- 60 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English ESC: Quit  : Select Item F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup Abandon all Data Exit Without Saving Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. Figure 13: Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A[...]

T echnical Reference - 61 - English @BIOS TM Introduction Gigabyte announces @BIOS TM Windows BIOS live update utility Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like many other people, you just know what BIOS is, but always hesitate to update it? Because you think updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually you don't know how to update i[...]

- 62 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English EasyT une TM 4 Introduction Gigabyte announces EasyT u ne TM 4 Windows based Overclocking utility EasyTune 4 carries on the heritage so as to pave the way for future generations. Overclock might be one of the most common issues in computer field. But have many users ever tried it? The answer is probably "n[...]

T echnical Reference - 63 - English Flash BIOS Method Introduction 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 fooling around with [...]

- 64 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English 7VRXP F10 AMD-Athlon(tm)Processor-1333MHz Check System Health ! Checking NVRAM...Update OK 262144KB DEL:Steup/Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F8:Boot Menu F12:Network boot TAB:Logo Auto-Detecting Pri Master..IDE Hard Disk Auto-Detecting Pri Slave...Not Detected Auto-Detecting Sec Master..ATAPI CDROM Auto-Detecting Sec Slave.[...]

T echnical Reference - 65 - English Step 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Q-Flash ™ utility. Exploring the Q-Flash TM / Dual BIOS utility screen The Q-Flash TM / Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00 (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Ri[...]

- 66 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English T ask menu for Dual BIOS utility: Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task. T ask menu for Q-Flash TM utility: Contains the names of four tasks. Blocking a task and pressing[...]

T echnical Reference - 67 - English Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk. 2. Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter . In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file, 7VRXP.F12, is listed. Please confirm again you have the corre[...]

- 68 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English After BIOS file is read, you'll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?" Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS. 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of upd[...]

T echnical Reference - 69 - English 4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash TM menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed. Y ou can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS, too. 5. Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q-Flash TM utility. The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q-Flash TM . Dual BIOS Utility Boot Fro[...]

- 70 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English 7VRXP F12 AMD-Athlon(tm)Processor-1333MHz Check System Health ! Checking NVRAM...Update OK 262144KB DEL:Steup/Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F8:Boot Menu F12:Network boot TAB:Logo Auto-Detecting Pri Master..IDE Hard Disk Auto-Detecting Pri Slave...Not Detected Auto-Detecting Sec Master..ATAPI CDROM Auto-Detecting Sec Slave.[...]

T echnical Reference - 71 - English AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00 (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO D[...]

- 72 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English Part T wo: Updating BIOS with Q-Flash TM Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards. This part guides users of single-BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash ™ utility. Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: Step1: T o use the Q-Flash ™ utility , you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu. C[...]

T echnical Reference - 73 - English Exploring the Q-Flash TM utility screen The Q-Flash TM BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. The Q-Flash utility title bar Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A 256K Enter: Run  /  : Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off Keep DMI DataEnable Update BIOS from Floppy[...]

- 74 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English Later, you will see a box showing the BIOS files you downloaded to the floppy disk. In this example, we only download one BIOS for this board, 8GE800.F4 so only one BIOS file is listed. 2.Highlight the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter button on your keyboard to enable reading from the BIOS file from [...]

T echnical Reference - 75 - English Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A 256K Enter: Run  /  : Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off Keep DMI DataEnable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Y ou can press "Enter" to continue updating BIOS or "ESC" to abort. CHECKSUM = AC03 Are you sure to update[...]

- 76 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a. Click "Internet Update" icon b . Click "Update New BIOS" icon c . Select @BIOS TM sever d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard. e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS. Method 2 : @BIOS Utility (3) (1) 3.Clic[...]

T echnical Reference - 77 - English II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet: a. Do not click "Internet Update" icon b . Click "Update New BIOS" c . Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file. d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: K8S760M.F1z)[...]

- 78 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English 2- / 4- / 6-Channel Audio Function Introduction Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acqiire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied. STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out". The installation of Windows 98S[...]

T echnical Reference - 79 - English 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Line Out", the rear channels to "Line In". STEP 2 : After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an icon on the taskbar's status area. Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windows tray[...]

- 80 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard 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 channels to "MIC In". Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 2 : After installation[...]

T echnical Reference - 81 - English STEP 1 : Insert the "Audio Combo Kit" in the back of the case,and fix it with the 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 & Center/subwoofer) SURROUND-K[...]

- 82 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English STEP 4 : Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the win- dows tray at the bottom of the screen. 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.[...]

T echnical Reference - 83 - English S PDIF Output Device (Optional Device) 3. Connect co-axial or optical output to the AC3 decoder. 1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC, and fix it with screw. 2. Connect SPDIF wire to the motherboard. A "S/PDIF output" device is available on the motherboard. Cable with rear bracke[...]

- 84 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English Jack-Sensing Introduction 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[...]

T echnical Reference - 85 - 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.[...]

- 86 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery? Xpress Recovery utility is an utility for backing up and restoring O.S. partition. If the hard drive can not work properly, you can restore it to the original state. 1. It supports F A T16, F A T32, NTFS format. 2. It must be connected to IDE1 Master. 3. It&[...]

T echnical Reference - 87 - English Y ou can highlight the item by using the arrows keys on your keyboard and enter key to enter the menu. If you ever entered Xpress Recovery by booting from CD-ROM, you'll still be directed to BMP mode by pressing F9 in the bootup screen. BMP Mode: Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE T echnilogy[...]

- 88 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English 1. Excute Backup Utility:      Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit The Backup utility will scan the system automatically and back it up. The backed up data will be saved as a hidden image. 2. Excute Restore Utility:      This program will recover your system to factory def[...]

T echnical Reference - 89 - English Serial A T A RAID BIOS Utility Operation Introduction 1. Boot your system. If this is the first time you have booted with the South bridge and the drives installed, the onboard BIOS will display the following screen. Silicon Integrated System Corp. RAID BIOS Settings Utility V.xxxx (c) 2003-2005 Silicon Integrate[...]

- 90 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English Creating a RAID 0 Array T o create an RAID 0 array , follow these steps: 1 . Press <A> to create array. RAID Setup SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility Press [A] to creat RAID Press [D] to delete RAID [Q] : Exit current menu Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 Single *[...]

T echnical Reference - 91 - English 4. Press <N> and <Enter> to Create RAID 0 only. (If Press <Y> and <Enter>, it will split the data on source disk to other disks) RAID Setup SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility RAID 0 Do you want to split the SOURCE disk data to other disks? N [Q] : Exit current menu Location Model Capacity Mode [...]

- 92 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English 6. Press <Q> to escape the setup screen and press <Y> to save changes. RAID Setup SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility [B] : Select Boot Disk [R] : Enter Raid Setup Utility [Q] : Exit current menu Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 RAID 0 * Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y0[...]

T echnical Reference - 93 - English 2. Press <3> and <Enter> to select RAID 1. RAID Type : <1> JBOD <2> RAID 0 <3> RAID 1 : [Q] : Exit current menu 3. Press <1> and <Enter> (Note: We would not suggust your select <2> to create RAID 1 unless you really need it.) RAID 1 <1> Auto Create <2> M[...]

- 94 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English 5. Y ou have create RAID 1 successfully!! RAID Setup SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility Press [A] to creat RAID Press [D] to delete RAID [Q] : Exit current menu Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 RAID 1 * Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 RAID 1 The selected boot d[...]

T echnical Reference - 95 - English Creating a JBOD Array T o create a n JBOD array , f ollow these step s: 1. Press <A> to create array. RAID Setup SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility Press [A] to creat RAID Press [D] to delete RAID [Q] : Exit current menu Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 Single * Sec[...]

- 96 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English 4. Y ou have create JBOD successfully!! RAID Setup SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility Press [A] to creat RAID Press [D] to delete RAID [Q] : Exit current menu Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 JBOD * Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 JBOD The selected boot disk is[...]

Appendix - 97 - English Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Pictures below are shown in Windows XP (Driver CD ver 2.41 Beta) 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&q[...]

- 98 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English  SIS AG P Driver AGP interface driver for SiS series chipset.  SIS VGA Driver VGA driver for VGA integrated SiS series chipset.  USB Patch for WinXP This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up S3 hang up issue in XP.  RealT ek LAN Driver RealT ek 10/100 LAN driver for 81XX serie[...]

Appendix - 99 - English SOFTW ARE APPLICA TION This page reveals the value-added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners.  Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager(GWUM) This utility can integrate the Gigabyte's applications in the system tray.  Gigabyte Management T ool(GMT) A useful tool which can manage the computer via th[...]

- 100 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English SOFTW ARE INFORMA TION This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title. HARDW ARE INFORMA TION This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. CONT ACT US Please see the last page for details.[...]

Appendix - 101 - English EasyT une 4 Utilities Installation Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions (1) (2) (4) 1. Click "EasyTune4" item. 2. Click "Next". (3) 3. Click "Finish" to restart computer. 4. Right Click the icon to start "EasyTune 4". 5. Click "HELP&[...]

- 102 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English F AQ 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 [...]

Appendix - 103 - English Question 6: Why does system seem unstable after updating BIOS? Answer: Please remember to load Fail-Safe Defaults (Or Load BIOS Defaults) after flashing BIOS. However, if the system instability still remains, please clear CMOS to solve the problem. Question 7: Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to [...]

- 104 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English Question 11: How to set in the BIOS in order to bootup from SA T A HDDs by either RAID or A T A mode? Answer: Please set in the BIOS as follow: 1. Advanced BIOS features--> SATA/RAID/SCSI boot order: "SATA" 2. Advanced BIOS features--> First boot device: "SCSI" 3. Integrated Periphera[...]

Appendix - 105 - English T roubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up, please follow the troubleshooting procedures. T urn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add-on cards and cables from motherboard. ST AR T Failure has been excluded. Ye s Please make sure motherboard & chassis are not short ? No[...]

- 106 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English A Failure has been excluded. Ye s No Ye s No Failure has been excluded. Failure has been excluded. Ye s Reinstall Windows OS, and reinstall add-on cards and cables. Then try to reboot the system. Failure has been excluded. Ye s END If the above procedure unable to solve your problem, please contact with your l[...]

Appendix - 107 - English T echnical Support/RMA Sheet Customer/Country: Company: Phone No.: Contact Person: E-mail Add. : Model name/Lot Number: PCB revision: BIOS version: O.S./A.S.: Hardware Mfs. Model name Size: Driver/Utility: Configuration CPU Memory Brand V ideo Card Audio Card HDD CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Modem Network AMR / CNR Keyboard Mouse Power[...]

- 108 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English Acronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface APM Advanced Power Management AGP Accelerated Graphics Port AMR Audio Modem Riser ACR Advanced Communications Riser BIOS Basic Input / Output System CPU Central Processing Unit CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CRIMM Continuity RIMM CN[...]

Appendix - 109 - English Acronyms Meaning IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller ISA Industry Standard Architecture LAN Local Area Network I/O Input / Output LBA Logical Block Addressing LED Light Emitting Diode MHz Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface MTH Memory Translator Hub MPT Memory Protocol T ranslator NIC [...]

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- 112 - GA-K8S760M Motherboard English y y y y y T aiwan Gigabyte T echnology Co., Ltd. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei Hsien, T aiwan, R.O.C. T el: 886 (2) 8912-4888 Fax: 886 (2) 8912-4004 T ech. Support: http://tw.giga-byte.com/T echSupport/ServiceCenter .htm Non-T ech. Support (Sales/Marketing issues): http://ggts.gigabyte.com[...]