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GA-VM800PMC Intel ® Core TM 2 Duo / Intel ® Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 / Celeron ® D LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 100 3 12ME-VM800PMC-100 3 R * 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[...]
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Motherboard GA-VM800PMC Motherboard GA-VM800PMC Dec. 5, 2006 Dec. 5, 2006[...]
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Copyright © 2006 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 Item Checklist ................................................................................................................. 6 Optional Accessories ...................................................................................................... 6 GA-VM800PMC Motherboard Layout .....................................[...]
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- 5 - Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ...................................................................................... 45 3 - 1 Install Chipset Drivers .................................................................................... 4 5 3 - 2 Software Application .............................................................................[...]
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- 6 - Item Checklist IDE Cable x 1, FDD Cable x 1 SA T A Cable x 1 I/O Shield * The items listed above are for reference only, and are subject to change without notice. Optional Accessories 2 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-51/R) 4 Ports USB 2.0 Cable (Part Number: 12CR1-1UB030-21/R) 6-Channel Audio Combo Kit (Part Number[...]
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- 7 - KB_MS COMA LPT LGA775 CPU_FAN ATX FDD VGA COMB ATX_12V CI PWR_LED PCI3 F_USB1 BIOS F_PANEL VIA VT8237R+ F_USB2 BATTERY PCI2 CODEC SUR_CEN CLR_CMOS CD_IN SATA1 SATA0 SYS _FAN PCI1 Winbond W83627 GA-VM800PMC F_AUDIO USB IDE2 IDE1 AGP DDRII1 VIA P4M800 Pro LAN AUDIO USB DDRII2 VIA VT6103L GA-VM800PMC Motherboard Layout SPDIF_IO DDR1 DDR2[...]
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- 8 - Block Diagram VIA P4M800 Pro VIA VT8237R+ CPUCLK+/- (200/133 MHz) System Bus 800/533 MHz LPC BUS AGP 4X/8X 3 PCI PCI CLK (33 MHz) AC97 Link 8 USB Ports A TA 33/66/ 100/133 IDE Channels VIA 6103L Floppy LPT Port PS/2 KB/Mouse COMA/COMB MIC LINE-IN LGA 775 Processor 6 Channel CODEC DDRII VGA Port LINE-OUT 2 Serial A T A RJ45 Winbond W83627 DDR [...]
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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 comput[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 1 0 - English CPU Supports LGA775 Intel ® Core TM 2 Duo (Note 1) / Pentium ® D / Pentium ® 4 / Celeron ® D L2 cache varies with CPU Front Side Bus Supports 800/533 MHz FSB Chipset Northbridge: VIA P4M800 Pro Chipset Southbridge: VIA VT8237R+ LAN Onboard VIA 6103L chip (10/100 Mbit) Audio Onb[...]
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Hardware Installation - 11 - English Internal Connectors 2 USB 2.0/1.1 connectors for additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports by cables 1 Chassis Intrusion connector 1 power LED connector Rear Panel I/O 1 PS/2 keyboard port 1 PS/2 mouse port 1 parallel port 1 serial port 1 VGA port 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 RJ-45 port [...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 1 2 - English 1 - 3 Installation of the CPU and CPU Cooler 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 pr[...]
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Hardware Installation - 13 - English 1-3-2 Installation of the CPU Cooler Male Push Pin Female Push Pin The top of Female Push Pin The CPU cooler may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heat paste. T o prevent such an occurrence, it is suggested that either thermal tape rather than heat paste be used for heat dissipation or using extr[...]
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GA-VM800PMC 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 sure [...]
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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-VM800PMC 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. Seria[...]
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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) SA T A0 / SA T A1 8 ) F_P ANEL 9 ) PWR_LED 1 0) F_AUDIO 1 1 ) CD_IN 1 2 ) SPDIF_IO 1 3 ) SUR_CEN 1 4 ) F_USB1 / F_USB2 1 5) COMB 16) C I 1 7 ) CLR_CMOS 18 ) BATTER Y 3 1 2 5 9 8 11 14 13 12 6 10 [...]
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GA-VM800PMC 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(CPU_FAN) power connector and possesses a foolproof connection design. Most coolers are designed with color-coded power connector wires. A red power connector wire indicates a posit[...]
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GA-VM800PMC 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 devi[...]
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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 . MSG (Message LED/Power/Sleep LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) PW (Power Switch) Open: Norm[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 2 2 - English 1 0) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Panel Connector) Please make sure the pin assignment 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, you[...]
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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 ) SPDIF_IO (S/PDIF In/Out Connector) The S/PDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 2 4 - English 1 3) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector) Please contact your nearest dealer for optional 6-Channel Audio Combo Kit. Pin No. Definition 1 SUR OUTL 2 SUR OUTR 3 GND 4 No Pin 5 CENTER_OUT 6 BASS_OUT 1 4) F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connectors) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin[...]
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Hardware Installation - 25 - English 1 5) COMB (COMB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector. Check the pin assignments while you connect the COMB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional COMB cable. Pin No. Definition 1 NDCDB- 2 NSINB 3 NSOUTB 4 NDTRB- 5 GND 6 NDSRB- 7 NRTSB- 8 NCTSB- 9 NRIB- 1 0 No Pin 10 9 2 1[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 2 6 - English 1 7 ) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this header . T o clear CMOS, temporarily short the two pins. Default doesn't include the jumper to avoid improper use of this header. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS 1 8 ) BA TTERY Danger of explosion if battery is incorrec[...]
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BIOS Setup - 27 - English Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 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 t[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 28 - English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 A ward Software ` Sta ndard CMOS Features ` Adva nced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Ma nagement Setup ` PnP/PCI Configurations ` PC Health Status Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit[...]
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BIOS Setup - 29 - English Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. ?[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 30 - 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 e a r The year, from 1999 th[...]
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BIOS Setup - 31 - 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-VM800PMC Motherboard - 32 - English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features Init Display First This feature allows you to select the first initiation of the monitor display from which card when you install a PCI card and a PCI Express VGA card on the motherboard. PCI Slot Set Init display first to PCI Slot. (Default value) Onboard/AGP Set Init display first [...]
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BIOS Setup - 33 - English First / Second / Third Boot Device Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy. LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120. Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk. CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM. Z I P Select your boot device priority by ZIP. USB-FDD Select your boot device prio[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 34 - 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. VIA Onboard LAN Enabled Enab[...]
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BIOS Setup - 35 - English USB 2.0 Controller Disabled Disable USB 2.0 controller. Enabled Enable USB 2.0 controller. (Default value) USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB keyboard support. Disabled Disable USB keyboard support. (Default value) USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support. Disabled Disable USB mouse support. (Default value) [...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 36 - English 2-4 Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend T ype S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value) S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR(Suspend T o RAM). USB Device Wake-Up From S3 Disabled Disable USB Device Wake-Up from S3. (Default value) Enabled Enable USB Device Wake-Up from S3. S[...]
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BIOS Setup - 37 - English Mouse Power On Disabled Disable 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-VM800PMC Motherboard - 38 - English 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 to PCI 1. PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,1 1,12,14,15 to PCI 2. PCI 3 IR[...]
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BIOS Setup - 39 - 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 has been opened, "Case Opened" will show "Y es". If you wa[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 40 - English CPU W arning T emperature 60 o C / 140 o F Monitor CPU temperature at 60 o C / 140 o F. 70 o C / 158 o F Monitor CPU temperature at 70 o C / 158 o F. 80 o C / 176 o F Monitor CPU temperature at 80 o C / 176 o F. 90 o C / 194 o F Monitor CPU temperature at 90 o C / 194 o F. Disabled Disable this function. (Defa[...]
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BIOS Setup - 41 - English 2 - 7 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) 1984-2006 A ward Software ` Sta ndard CMOS Feature s ` Adva nced BIOS Features ` Integrated Peripherals ` Power Ma nagement Setup ` PnP/PCI Co[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 42 - English 2 -9 Set Supervisor/User Password When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. T ype the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. Y ou will be asked to confirm the password. T ype the password again and pres[...]
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BIOS Setup - 43 - English 2-10 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 - 1 1 Exit Without Saving T ype "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. T ype "N" will return to Setup Utility . [...]
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Drivers Installation - 45 - 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-VM800PMC Motherboard - 46 - 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 - 47 - 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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Appendix - 49 - English Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Unique Software Utilities (Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.) 4-1-1 EasyT une 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use too[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 50 - 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 F A T16, F A T32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data How to[...]
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Appendix - 51 - 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 main screen and res[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 52 - 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 TM allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows. Using Q-Flash TM i[...]
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Appendix - 53 - English Entering the Q-Flash TM utility: CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 A ward Software Sta ndard CMOS Feature s Adva nced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Ma nagement Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent T weaker(M.I.T.) Select La nguage Loa d Fail-Safe Defau[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 54 - 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 Disable Boot From M ain Bios Auto Recovery Ena bl e Halt On Error Disa ble Cop[...]
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Appendix - 55 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed. Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......................................... M ain Bios Main ROM T ype/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K Backup ROM T ype/Size.....[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 56 - English 6 . Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move to Load Optimized Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Optimized Defaults. Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS h[...]
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Appendix - 57 - English Exploring the Q-Flash TM utility screen The Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. T ask menu for Q-Flash utility: Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task. Action bar: Contains the names of four actions needed to [...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 58 - English 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be shown at the same time. Q-Fla sh Utility V1.30 Fla sh T ype/Size.................................SST 49LF003A 256K Keep DMI Data E na ble Update BIOS from Floppy Save B[...]
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Appendix - 59 - English Method 2 : @BIOS TM Utility If you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use the new @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows users to update their BIOS under Windows. Just select the desired @BIOS server to download the latest version of BIOS. 1. Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a. Click "Internet [...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 60 - 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[...]
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Appendix - 61 - English 4-1-4 Configuring SA T A Hard Drive(s) T o configure SA T A hard drive(s), follow the steps below: ( 1 ) Install SATA hard drive(s) in your system. ( 2 ) Configure SATA controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup. ( 3 ) Configure RAID set in RAID BIOS. (Note) ( 4 ) Make a floppy disk containing the SATA controller driver[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 62 - English ( 2) Configuring SA T A controller mode and boot sequence in BIOS Setup Y ou have to make sure whether the SA T A controller is configured correctly in system BIOS Setup and set BIOS boot sequence for the SA T A hard drive(s). Step 1: T urn on your computer and press Del to enter BIOS Setup during POST (Power-[...]
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Appendix - 63 - English Step 2: Set First Boot Device under the Advanced BIOS Features menu to CDROM to boot from CD-ROM after system restarts (Figure 2). Step 3: Save and exit BIOS Setup. Figure 2 CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2006 A ward Software Adva nced BIOS Features Init Display First [PCI Slot] V GA Share Memory Size [64M] Hard D[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 64 - English ( 3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if you do not want to create RAID. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, the following information will appear on screen ([...]
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Appendix - 65 - English Figure 5 A. Create Array: In Main Menu, select Create Array and press ENTER, a screen similar to Figure 5 below will appear. VIA T ech. VT8237 SA T A RAID BIOS V er 4.97 Cha nnel Drive Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS SA T A 111.79 H d d Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS SA T A 111.79 H d d Crea[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 66 - English After selecting a RAID mode, you must decide whether you want the RAID array to be configured automatically or manually. Auto Setup allows BIOS to assign the hard drives and create arrays automatically, but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if user selects Create and duplicate for RAID 1 . It is [...]
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Appendix - 67 - English B. Delete Array: If you want to delete an existing array, select Delete Array in 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 confirm or press N to cancel (Figure 9). Figure 9 Deleting a disk ar[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 68 - English D. Serial Number View: Highlight Serial Number View and press ENTER. Use the ARROW keys to select a drive, and the selected drive's serial number can be viewed in the last line. The serial number is assigned by the disk drive manufacturer (Figure 1 1). Figure 1 1 VIA T ech. VT8237 SA T A RAID BIOS V er 4.[...]
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Appendix - 69 - English (4) Making a SA T A Driver Disk 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 A controller fr[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 70 - English Figure 16 Figure 17 ( 5 ) Installing SA T A controller driver during OS installation Now that you have prepared the SA T A driver disk and configured BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 2000/XP onto your SA T A hard drive with the SA T A driver. The following is an example of Windows XP installatio[...]
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Appendix - 71 - English Figure 18 Figure 19 Step 3: If Setup correctly recognizes the driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 18 below will appear. If you want to install Windows XP, use the ARROW keys to select VIA V-RAID Controller Series(Windows XP) and press ENTER . Then it will begin to load the SA T A driver from the fl[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 72 - English After the SA T A controller driver installation is completed, you should see a screen as below . It indicates that you have installed the SA T A controller driver successfully . Y ou can proceed with the Windows 2000/XP installation. Figure 20 (Note: Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID[...]
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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: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Speaker tab. In the left list, click 2 Channel button. The 2-channel audio setup is completed. 2 Channel Audio Setup We recommend that you use speakers wit[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 74 - English 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1: Connect the front channels to "Line Out," the rear channels to "Line In." When the Environmental Modeling is disable, the sound would be performed as stereo mode (2 Channel output). Please select other settings (ex: Living Room ) for 4 Channel outp[...]
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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 Line Out Line In MIC In STEP 2: After ins[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 76 - English Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode (using 6-Channel Audio Combo Kit , Optional Device): 6-Channel Audio Combo Kit provides S/PDIF output port (optical & coaxial) and SURROUND-Kit (Rear R/L & CEN /Subwoofer) STEP 1: Secure the metal bracket of the"6-Channel Audio Combo Kit" to the cha[...]
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Appendix - 77 - English STEP 5: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Speaker tab and select the 6 Channel check box. STEP 4: After installing the audio driver, you'll find a SVIA Audio Deck icon on the lower right hand taskbar. Double-click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel. STEP 6: In the Audio Control Panel, click the Phone Jack tab [...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 78 - 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 GIGABYTE's website. Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced o[...]
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GA-VM800PMC Motherboard - 86 - English Con tac t Us y y y y y 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. and Non-T ech. Support (Sales/Marketing) : http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw WEB address (English): http://www.gigabyte.com.[...]
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Appendix - 87 - English y y y y y Germany G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.de y y y y y U.K. G.B.T . TECH. CO., L TD. WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.co.uk y y y y y The Netherlands GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V. WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.nl y y y y y France GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE WEB address : http://www.[...]
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