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  • Page 1

    When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following notice is fully understood and practiced. If your AGP card has "AGP 4X notch"(show below), please make sure your AGP card is AGP 4X (1.5V). Do not use AGP 2X card (3.3V) in this motherboard. It will burn and damage the motherboard due to Intel ® 845(E/G) / 850(E) chipset can&ap[...]

  • Page 2

    The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the informa- tion contained herein. Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, this may void the warranty of this motherboard[...]

  • Page 3

    Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer (full address) declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) Mother Board GA-8IR2003 is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared) in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive      EN 5501[...]

  • Page 4

    FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) a nd Section 15.109(a), Cla ss B Digital Device DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2.1077(a) Re sponsible Party Name: Address: Phone/Fax No: hereby declares that the product Pr oduct Na me: Conforms to the following specifications: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation[...]

  • Page 5

    USER'S MANUAL GA-8IR2003 P4 Titan DDR Motherboard Pentium ® 4 Processor Motherboard Rev. 2002 12ME-8IR2003-2002[...]

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    - 2 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English T able of Content Item Checklist ......................................................................................... 4 WARNING! ............................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1 Introduction ..........................................................[...]

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    T able of Content English - 3 - Frequency/V oltage Control ........................................................................ 4 5 T op Performance ...................................................................................... 4 7 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ............................................................................. 4 8 [...]

  • Page 8

    - 4 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English Item Checklist 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 wrist[...]

  • Page 9

    Introduction English - 5 - Form Factor y 19.6cm x 29.5cm A TX size form factor , 4 layers PCB CPU y Socket 478 for Intel ® Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium ® 4 processor y Support Intel ® Pentium ® 4 (Northwood, 0.13 m) processor y Support Intel ® Pentium ® 4 Processor with HT T echnology * y Intel ® Pentium ® 4 400/533MHz FSB y Auto detect and optimi[...]

  • Page 10

    - 6 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English On-Board Sound y Realtek ALC650 CODEC 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 port PS/2 Connector y PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface BIOS y Licensed AW ARD BIOS, 2M bit FWH y S[...]

  • Page 11

    Hardware Installation Process English - 7 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard Layout GA-8IR2003 KB_MS COMA SPDIF_IO LPT GAME LINE_IN LINE_OUT MIC_IN USB ATX_12V CD_IN F_AUDIO F_PANEL BATTERY SYS _FAN ICH2 SOCKET478 CPU_FAN ATX FDD IDE1 IDE2 ITE8712 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 DDR2 DDR1 CODEC F_USB1 COMB DDR3 BIOS PCI4 PCI5 AUX_IN SUR_CEN CI AGP P4 Titan PWR_LED Intel 845 [...]

  • Page 12

    - 8 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English 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- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step 5- Setup BIOS software Step 6- Install supporting software tools C[...]

  • Page 13

    Hardware Installation Process English - 9 - Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 1-1: CPU Installation Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard. If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation. Angling the rod to 65 0 1. [...]

  • Page 14

    - 10 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English Step 1-2: CPU Heat Sink Installation Please use Intel approved cooling fan. We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink. (The CPU cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of the thermal paste. During this condition if you try to remov[...]

  • Page 15

    Hardware Installation Process English - 11 - Step 2: Install memory modules The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets, but it can only support a maximum of 4 banks of DDR memory. DDR slot 1 uses 2 banks, DDR slot 2 & 3 share the remaining 2 banks. Please refer to the following tables for possible memory configurations suppo[...]

  • Page 16

    - 12 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one notch. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation. DDR 1 . The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. 2 . Insert the DIMM memory module verticall[...]

  • Page 17

    Hardware Installation Process English - 13 - 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 motherboar[...]

  • Page 18

    - 14 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and power supply Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction X Y Z [ X X X X X PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector This connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse. PS/2 Mouse Connector (6 pin Female) PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female) Y USB Connector[...]

  • Page 19

    Hardware Installation Process English - 15 - Z Parallel Port and Serial Ports (COMA / COMB) This connector supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 Parallel port. Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port; mouse and modem etc. can be connected to Serial ports. Parallel Port (25 pin Female) COMA COMB Serial Port (9 pin Male) [ Game / MIDI Por[...]

  • Page 20

    - 16 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction 4 16 2 5 12 18 11 8 7 15 6 13 3 10 1 1 ) A TX_12V 2) A T X 3 ) CPU_F AN 4) SYS_F AN 5) FDD 6) IDE1 / IDE2 7 ) F_P ANEL 8) PWR_LED 9 ) 2X_DET 10) F_AUDIO 1 1) SUR_CEN 12 ) CD_IN 13) AUX_IN 14 ) SPDIF_IO 15) F_USB1 16) C I 17) CLR_PWD 1 8 ) BA TTERY 14 17 9[...]

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    Hardware Installation Process English - 17 - 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) AC power cord should only be connected to your power sup[...]

  • Page 22

    - 18 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English 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 Connecto[...]

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    Hardware Installation Process English - 19 - 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[...]

  • Page 24

    - 20 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English 7) F_P ANEL (2 x 10 pins Connector) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassisfront panel to the F_P ANEL connector according to the pin assignment above. HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) (Blue) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) SPK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1[...]

  • Page 25

    Hardware Installation Process English - 21 - + _ 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- 1 9 ) 2X_DET When an AGP 2X (3.3V) card i[...]

  • Page 26

    - 22 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard 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 o f[...]

  • Page 27

    Hardware Installation Process English - 23 - 12) CD_IN (CD In Connector) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. 1 Pin No. Definition 1 AUX-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 AUX-R 13) 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[...]

  • Page 28

    - 24 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English 15) F_USB1 (Front USB Connector , Y ellow) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment while you connect the front USB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front USB cable. Pin No. Definition 1 Power 2 Power 3 USB Dx- 4 USB Dy- 5 USB Dx+ 6 USB Dy+ 7 GND 8 [...]

  • Page 29

    Hardware Installation Process English - 25 - 17) CLR_PWD When Jumper is set to "open" and system is restarted, the password that is set will be cleared. On the contrary when Jumper is set to "close", the current status remains. 1 1 Open: Clear Password Close: Normal 16) CI (CASE OPEN) This 2-pin connector allows your system to e[...]

  • Page 30

    - 26 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English 1 8 ) BA TTERY CAUTION 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 [...]

  • Page 31

    BIOS Setup English - 27 - < > 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 [...]

  • Page 32

    - 28 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English z z z z z Sta ndard CMOS Featur es This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. z z z z z Adva nced BIOS Feature 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 t[...]

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    BIOS Setup English - 29 - 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[...]

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    - 30 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English Sta ndard CMOS Featur e s CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Th u, Jan 9 2003 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24 Menu Level  Change the day, month,  IDE Primary Master [None] year  IDE Primary Slave [None]  IDE Secondary Master [None] <[...]

  • Page 35

    BIOS Setup English - 31 - & & & & & Time 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 Secondary M aster , Slave The category identifies the types of[...]

  • Page 36

    - 32 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English & & & & & Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japa 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 de[...]

  • Page 37

    BIOS Setup English - 33 - & & & & & First / Second / Third Boot Device  Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy.  LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120.  HDD-0~3 Select your boot device priority by HDD-0~3.  SCSI Select your boot device priority by SCSI.  CDROM Select your boot device priority [...]

  • Page 38

    - 34 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English  USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM.  USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD.  LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN.  Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled. & & & & & Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine the[...]

  • Page 39

    BIOS Setup English - 35 - Integrated Peri pherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled] On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled] IDE1 Conductor Cable [Auto] IDE2 Conductor Cable [Auto] USB Controller [Enabled] USB Keyboard Support [Disabled] USB Mouse Support [Disabled] AC97 Audio [Auto] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3] Onbo[...]

  • Page 40

    - 36 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English & & & & & IDE1 Conductor Cable  Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default V alue)  A T A66/100 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to A T A66/100 (Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with A T A66/100).  A T A33 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to A T A33 (Please make s[...]

  • Page 41

    BIOS Setup English - 37 - & & & & & Onboard Serial Port 1  Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.  3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8. (Default value)  2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8.  3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8.  2E8/IRQ[...]

  • Page 42

    - 38 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English & & & & & G a me Port Addre ss  201 Set Game Port Address to 201. (Default V alue)  209 Set Game Port Address to 209.  Disabled Disable this function. & & & & & Midi Port Address  290 Set Midi Port Address to 290.  300 Set Midi Port Address to 300.  330 [...]

  • Page 43

    BIOS Setup English - 39 - & & & & & ACPI Suspend T ype  S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1. (Default V alue)  S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3. & & & & & Power LED in S1 state  Blinking In standby mode(S1), power LED will blink. (Default V alue)  Dual/Off I n standby mode(S1): a. If use single[...]

  • Page 44

    - 40 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English & & & & & Soft-off by PW R_BTT N  Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantly. (Default value)  Delay 4 Sec. Press power button 4 sec to Power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec. & & & & & PME Event W ake Up  Disabled Disable this[...]

  • Page 45

    BIOS Setup English - 41 - & & & & & KB Power ON Password  Enter Input password (from 1 to 5 characters) and press Enter to set the Key board Power On Password. & & & & & AC Back Function  Memory System power on depends on the status before AC lost.  Soft-Off Always in Off state when AC back. (Default[...]

  • Page 46

    - 42 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1/5. (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 I[...]

  • Page 47

    BIOS Setup English - 43 - PC Health Status Figure 7: PC Health Status & & & & & Reset Case Open Status & & & & & 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 want to reset "Cas[...]

  • Page 48

    - 44 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English & & & & & Curr ent CPU/SYSTEM F AN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/System Fan speed status automatically. CPU W arning T e mperature Disabled Don't monitor CPU's temperature. (Default value) 60 o C/140 o F Alarm when CPU current temperature over than 60 o C/140 o F. 70 o C/158 o F Alarm whe[...]

  • Page 49

    BIOS Setup English - 45 - Frequency/V oltage Control Figure 8: Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio [15X] Item Help CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled] Menu Level  x CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) 100 x Fixed PCI/AGP Frequency 33/66 Host/DRAM Clock ratio [Auto] Memo[...]

  • Page 50

    - 46 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English & & & & & Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed PCI/AGP Divider  Y ou can choose Disabled,PLL/40,PLL/32,PLL/24,PLL/20/PLL/16 mode to adjust PCI/AGP frequency. & & & & & Host/D RAM Clock Ratio (Warning: wrong frequency may make system can't boot, clear CMOS to overcome wro[...]

  • Page 51

    BIOS Setup English - 47 - T op Perf orma nce T op Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "T op Performance" as "Enabled". Disabled Disable this function. (Default V alue) Enabled Ena ble T op Performance function. "T op Performance" will increase H/W working speed. Different system conf[...]

  • Page 52

    - 48 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English Loa d Fail-Safe Defaults Loa d Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow mini- mum system performance. Figure 10: Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software  Standard CMOS Features T op Performance  [...]

  • Page 53

    BIOS Setup English - 49 - Loa d Opti mized Defaults Loa d Opti mized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. Figure 1 1: Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software  Standard CMOS Features T op Performance  Advanced BIO[...]

  • Page 54

    - 50 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English Set Supervisor/User Pa ssword 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 <[...]

  • Page 55

    BIOS Setup English - 51 - Save & Exit Setup Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software  Standard CMOS Features T op Performance  Advanced BIOS Features L[...]

  • Page 56

    - 52 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English Exit Without Saving Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. Figure 14: Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software  Standard CMOS Features T op Performance  Advanced BIOS Features Load Fai[...]

  • Page 57

    T echnical Reference - 53 - English Revision History Chapter 4 T echnical Reference Block Diagram Pentium 4 Socket 478B CPU Intel 82845 ITE 8712 AC97 CODEC Intel ICH 2 CPUCLK+/- (100/133* MHz) System Bus 400/533 MHz DDR 200/266MHz MCH66 (66MHz) MCHCLK+/- (100/133* MHz) 66 MHz 33 MHz 14.318 MHz 48 MHz 48 MHz LPC BUS AGP 4X AGPCLK (66MHz) 5 PCI PCICL[...]

  • Page 58

    - 54 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English @BIOS ™ Introduction Gigabyte announces @BIOS ™ 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 upda[...]

  • Page 59

    T echnical Reference - 55 - English EasyT une ™ 4 Introduction Gigabyte announces EasyT une ™ 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 "no[...]

  • Page 60

    - 56 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English Flash BIOS Method Introduction A . What is Q-Flash Utility? Q-Flash utility is a pre-O.S. BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode, no more fooling around any OS. B. How to use Q-Flash? a. After power on the computer , pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self T est[...]

  • Page 61

    T echnical Reference - 57 - English Congratulation! Y ou have completed the flashed and now can restart system. Load BIOS From Floppy  In the A:drive, insert the "BIOS" diskette, then Press Enter to Run. XXXX.XX 2 5 6 K Total Size: 1.39M Free Size: 1.14M F5: Refresh DEL: Delete ESC: Return Main  Press Enter to Run. 1 File(s) found A[...]

  • Page 62

    - 58 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English We use GA-7VTX motherboard and Flash841 BIOS flash utility as example. Please flash the BIOS according to the following procedures if you are now under the DOS mode. Flash BIOS Procedure: STEP 1: ( 1) Please make sure you have set "Auto" for BIOS Feature Setup (BIOS Flash Protection). ( 2) Please make[...]

  • Page 63

    T echnical Reference - 59 - English ( 2) Select the "Quick (erase)" for Format T ype, and pick both "Display summary when finished" and "Copy system files", after that press "Start". That will format the floppy and transfer the needed system files to it. Beware: This procedure will erase all the prior data on[...]

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    - 60 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English STEP 3: Download BIOS and BIOS utility program. ( 1) Please go to Gigabyte website http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/index.html, and click "Support". ( 2 ) From Support zone, click the "Motherboards BIOS & Drivers".[...]

  • Page 65

    T echnical Reference - 61 - English ( 3) We use GA-7VTX motherboard as example. Please select GA-7VTX by Model or Chipset optional menu to obtain BIOS flash files. ( 4) Select an appropriate BIOS version (For example: F4), and click to download the file. It will pop up a file download screen, then select the "Open this file from its current lo[...]

  • Page 66

    - 62 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English ( 5) At this time the screen shows the following picture, please click "Extract" button to unzip the files. ( 6) Please extract the download files into the clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2, and press "Extract".[...]

  • Page 67

    T echnical Reference - 63 - English STEP 4: Make sure the system will boot from the floppy disk. (1 ) Insert the floppy disk (contains bootable program and unzip file) into the floppy drive A. Then, restart the system. The system will boot from the floppy disk. Please press <DEL> key to enter BIOS setup main menu when system is boot up. ( 2) [...]

  • Page 68

    - 64 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English ( 3 ) Press "Enter" to enter "BIOS FEA TURES SETUP" menu. Use the arrows to highlight the item "1st Boot Device", and then use the "Page Up" or "Page Down" keys to select "Floppy". ( 4 ) Press "ESC" to go back to previous screen. Use the arro[...]

  • Page 69

    T echnical Reference - 65 - English STEP 5: BIOS flashing. ( 1) After the system boot from floppy disk, type "A:> dir/w" and press "Enter" to check the entire files in floppy A. Then type the "BIOS flash utility" and "BIOS file" after A:>. In this case you have to type "A:> Flash841 7VTX.F4&q[...]

  • Page 70

    - 66 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English ( 3) It will pop up a screen and asks "Are you sure to flash the BIOS?" Press [Enter] to continue the procedure, or press [ESC] to quit. Beware: Please do not turn off the system while you are upgrading BIOS. It will render your BIOS corrupted and system totally inoperative. ( 4 ) The BIOS flash compl[...]

  • Page 71

    T echnical Reference - 67 - English STEP 6: Load BIOS defaults. Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded. This important step resets everything after the flash. ( 1) T ake out the floppy diskette from floppy drive, and then restart[...]

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    - 68 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English ( 3 ) Use the arrows to highlight the item "SA VE & EXIT SETUP" and press "Enter". System will ask "SA VE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to confirm. Now the system will reboot automatically, the new BIOS setting will be taken effect next[...]

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    T echnical Reference - 69 - English Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a. Click "Internet Update" icon b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon c. Select @BIOS ™ sever d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard. e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS. Method 3 : @BIOS Utility (3) (1) 3.Click &[...]

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    - 70 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard 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: 8IR2003.E1[...]

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    T echnical Reference - 71 - English 2- / 4- / 6-Channel Audio Function Introuction 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 98SE/2[...]

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    - 72 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard 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 tr[...]

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    T echnical Reference - 73 - 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 Line Out Line In MIC In STEP [...]

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    - 74 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English 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) STEP 1 : Insert the "Audio Combo Kit" in the back of the case, and fix it with the screw. SURROUN[...]

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    T echnical Reference - 75 - 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. S[...]

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    - 76 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English S PDIF Output Device (Optional Device) A "S/PDIF output" device is available on the motherboard. Cable with rear bracket is provided and could link to the "S/PDIF output" connector (As picture.) For the further linkage to decoder, rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connect- ing po[...]

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    Appendix - 77 - English Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Pictures below are shown in Windows XP (IUCD ver 2.22) 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 [...]

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    - 78 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English  Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility T ell the operating system how the chipset components will be configured  Intel Application Accelerator Designed to improve performance of the storage sub-system and overall system performance  USB Patch for WinXP This patch driver can help you to resolve th[...]

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    Appendix - 79 - 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 t[...]

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    - 80 - GA-8IR2003 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.[...]

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    Appendix - 81 - 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) (6) (5) 3. Click "Finish" to restart computer. 4. Right Click the icon to start "EasyT une 4".[...]

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    - 82 - GA-8IR2003 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 CNR[...]

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    Appendix - 83 - 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 T ranslator Hub MPT Memory Protocol Translator NIC N[...]

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    - 84 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard 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 Video Card Audio Card HDD CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Modem Network AMR / CNR Keyboard[...]

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    Appendix - 85 - English T roubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up, please follow the troubleshooting procedures. Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add-on cards and cables from motherboard. START Failure has been excluded. Ye s Please make sure motherboard & chassis are not short ? No A P[...]

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    - 86 - GA-8IR2003 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 lo[...]

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    - 92 - GA-8IR2003 Motherboard English y T aiwan Gigabyte T echnology Co., Ltd. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei Hsien, T aiwan, R.O.C. TEL: 886 (2) 8912-4888 (50 lines) F AX: 886 (2) 8912-4004 E-mail:english@gigabyte.com.tw Web Address: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw y USA G.B.T. INC. Address: 17358 Railroad St, City of Industry, CA 9[...]