Gigabyte GA-8I915G-MF User Manual Page 1

GA-8I915G-MFGA-8I915GMIntel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 Processor MotherboardUser's ManualRev. 220412ME-8I915GMF-2204* The WEEE marking on the product ind

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 10 -EnglishCPU  Supports the latest Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 CPU Supports 800/533MHz FSB L2 cache varies with

Hardware Installation- 11 -EnglishHardware Monitor  System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / System fan speed detection CPU warnin

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 12 -English1-3 Installation of the CPU and HeatsinkBefore installing the CPU, please comply with the following c

Hardware Installation- 13 -English1-3-2 Installation of the HeatsinkFig.1Please apply an even layer of heatsink paste onthe surface of the installed C

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 14 -English1. The DIMM slot has a notch, so the DIMMmemory module can only fit in one direction.2. Insert the DI

Hardware Installation- 15 -EnglishGA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the DualChannel Technology, the bandwi

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 16 -English1-5 Install expansion cardsYou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:

Hardware Installation- 17 -English1-6 I/O Back Panel IntroductionPS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse ConnectorTo install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 18 -English1-7 Connectors Introduction1) ATX_12V2) ATX (Power Connector)3) CPU_FAN4) SYS_FAN5) FDD6) IDE7) S_ATA

Hardware Installation- 19 -English1/2) ATX_12V/ATX (Power Connector)With the use of the power connector, the power supply can supply enough stable pow

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GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 20 -English15) FDD (Floppy Connector)The FDD connector is used to connect the FDD cable while the other end of t

Hardware Installation- 21 -English6) IDE (IDE Connector)An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 22 -English8) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)Please connect the power LED, PC peaker, reset switch and power switch

Hardware Installation- 23 -English1Pin No. Definition1 MPD+2 MPD-3 MPD-192109) PWR_LEDPWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate w

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 24 -English11) CD_IN (CD IN)Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.1 Pin No. Definition1 CD-L2 GND

Hardware Installation- 25 -English21019F2_1394F1_1394Pin No. Definition1 TPA2+2 TPA2-3 GND4 GND5 TPB2+6 TPB2-7 No Pin8 Power9 Power10 GNDPin No. Defin

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 26 -EnglishPin No. Definition1 NDCD A/B-2 NSIN A/B3 NSOUT A/B4 NDTR A/B-5 GND6 NDSR A/B-7 NRTS A/B-8 NCTS A/B-9

Hardware Installation- 27 -English17) BAT(Battery)Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.Replace only with the same or equivalent type

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BIOS Setup- 29 -EnglishBIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configurerequired settings or to activa

Copyright(c) 2004 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved.The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 30 -EnglishThe Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F5)Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Men

BIOS Setup- 31 -English Set User PasswordChange, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system. Save & Exit Setu

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 32 -English2-1 Standard CMOS FeaturesDateThe date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year&g

BIOS Setup- 33 -EnglishDrive A / Drive BThe category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer.No

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 34 -English2-2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesHard Disk Boot PrioritySelect boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SC

BIOS Setup- 35 -EnglishPassword CheckSetup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correctpassword is not entered at the prompt.

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 36 -English2-3 Integrated PeripheralsOn-Chip Primary PCI IDEEnabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Defaul

BIOS Setup- 37 -EnglishPATA IDE Set toCh.1 Master/Slave Set PATA IDE to Ch. 1 Master/Slave. (Default value)Ch.0 Master/Slave Set PATA IDE to Ch. 0 Mas

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 38 -EnglishOnboard Serial Port 1Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Se

BIOS Setup- 39 -English2-4 Power Management SetupACPI Suspend TypeS1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value)S3(STR) Se

- 4 -Table of ContentGA-8I915G-MF Motherboard Layout ... 6Block Diagram ...

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 40 -EnglishPower On By KeyboardPassword Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password.Disab

BIOS Setup- 41 -English2-5 PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPCI 1 IRQ AssignmentAuto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value)3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 42 -English2-6 PC Health StatusCurrent Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12VDetect system's voltage stat

BIOS Setup- 43 -English2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)CPU Clock RatioThis setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection.The option will d

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 44 -English2-8 Load Fail-Safe DefaultsFail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system param

BIOS Setup- 45 -English2-10 Set Supervisor/User PasswordSelecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 46 -English2-11 Save & Exit SetupType "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup valu

Install Drivers- 47 -EnglishChapter 3 Install DriversPictures below are shown in Windows XP.Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 48 -English3-2 Software ApplicationsThis page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free softw

Install Drivers- 49 -English3-4 Hardware InformationThis page lists all device you have for this motherboard.3-5 Contact UsPlease see the last page fo

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Appendix- 51 -EnglishChapter 4 Appendix4-1 Unique Software UtilitiesM.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker)Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) a

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 52 -English4-1-1 EasyTune 5 IntroductionEasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance

Appendix- 53 -English4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 IntroductionXpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-tion of hard disk data. Suppo

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 54 -English1. RESTORE:Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk.(This button will not appear if there is no b

Appendix- 55 -EnglishMethod 1 : Q-FlashTM UtilityQ-FlashTM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility,users only have to stay in

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 56 -EnglishEntering the Q-FlashTM utility:CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CM

Appendix- 57 -EnglishDual BIOS UtilityBoot From... Main BiosMain ROM Type/Size...SST 4

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 58 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update

Appendix- 59 -EnglishCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals

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GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 60 -EnglishExploring the Q-FlashTM utility screenThe Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key co

Appendix- 61 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 62 -EnglishMethod 2 : @BIOSTM UtilityIf you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BI

Appendix- 63 -EnglishIII. Save BIOSIn the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save thecurrent

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 64 -EnglishLine OutStereo Speakers Connection and Settings:We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier

Appendix- 65 -EnglishSTEP 3:Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on theleft selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" tocomplete

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 66 -English6 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",the rear cha

Appendix- 67 -English8 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",the rear channels to "Rear Speaker

GA-8I915G-MF/GA-8I915GM Motherboard - 68 -English4-2 TroubleshootingBelow is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions

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Appendix- 79 -EnglishContact Us     Taiwan (Headquarters)GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei 231,Taiw

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Hardware Installation- 9 -English1-1 Considerations Prior to InstallationPreparing Your ComputerThe motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic