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GA-8I915P Duo
Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard
User's Manual
Rev. 2001
12ME-8I915PD2-2001
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Page 1 - GA-8I915P Duo

GA-8I915P DuoIntel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 Processor MotherboardUser's ManualRev. 200112ME-8I915PD2-2001

Page 2 - Apr. 29, 2005

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 10 -EnglishCPU  Supports the latest Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 CPU Supports 800/533MHz FSB L2 cache varies with CPUChipse

Page 3 - Product Manual Classification

Hardware Installation- 11 -EnglishOnboard Audio  ALC850 CODEC (UAJ) Supports Jack Sensing function Supports 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 channel audio Supports L

Page 4 - Table of Contents

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 12 -English1-3 Installation of the CPU and HeatsinkBefore installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions:

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Hardware Installation- 13 -English1-3-2 Installation of the HeatsinkThe heatsink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heatsink paste.

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GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 14 -EnglishFig.1The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory modulecan only fit in one direction. Insert the DIMM memor

Page 7 - Block Diagram

Hardware Installation- 15 -EnglishDual Channel DDR/DDR IIGA-8I915P Duo supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technolo

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GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 16 -English1-5 Installation of Expansion CardsYou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:1.

Page 9 - Instances of Non-Warranty

Hardware Installation- 17 -EnglishPS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse ConnectorTo install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse to the upper port (g

Page 10 - 1-2 Feature Summary

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 18 -English1-7 Connectors Introduction1) ATX_12V2) ATX (Power Connector)3) CPU_FAN4) SYS_FAN5) FDD6) IDE1/IDE2/IDE37) SATA

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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

Page 12 - 1-3-1 Installation of the CPU

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Page 13 - The top of Female Push Pin

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 20 -English3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltage

Page 14 - 1-4 Installation of Memory

Hardware Installation- 21 -English6) IDE1/IDE2/IDE3 (IDE Connector)An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can

Page 15 - Dual Channel DDR/DDR II

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 22 -English8) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of y

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Hardware Installation- 23 -English10) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. In or

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GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 24 -English12) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out)The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compr

Page 18 - 1-7 Connectors Introduction

Hardware Installation- 25 -English14) IRBe careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR. Please contact yournearest dealer f

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GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 26 -English16) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. To clear CMOS, tempo

Page 20 - 5) FDD (Floppy Connector)

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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GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 28 -English

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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

Page 23 - 9) PWR_LED

Copyright© 2005 GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All rights reserved.The trademarks mentioned in the manual are legally registered to their respective c

Page 24 - 11) CD_IN (CD IN)

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 30 -EnglishThe Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E1)Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figu

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BIOS Setup- 31 -English Load Optimized DefaultsOptimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in bestp

Page 26 - 16) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 32 -EnglishIDE Channel 0 Master, SlaveIDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic d

Page 27 - 17) BAT(Battery)

BIOS Setup- 33 -EnglishHalt onThe category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.No Errors The system boot

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GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 34 -English2-2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesHard Disk Boot PrioritySelect boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID,

Page 29 - Chapter 2 BIOS Setup

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.

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GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 36 -English2-3 Integrated PeripheralsOn-Chip Primary PCI IDEEnabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value)Di

Page 31 - 2-1 Standard CMOS Features

BIOS Setup- 37 -EnglishOn-Chip SATA ModeDisabled Disable this function.Auto BIOS will auto detect. (Default value) Combined Set On-Chip SATA mode to

Page 32 - Drive A / Drive B

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 38 -EnglishOnboard LAN Boot ROMThis function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.Enabled Enable

Page 33 - Total Memory

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

Page 34 - 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features

- 4 -Table of ContentsGA-8I915P Duo Motherboard Layout ... 6Block Diagram ...

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GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 40 -EnglishPower On By KeyboardPassword Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password.Disabled Disabl

Page 36 - 2-3 Integrated Peripherals

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,

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GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 42 -English2-6 PC Health StatusReset Case Open StatusDisabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value)Enabled Cl

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BIOS Setup- 43 -EnglishCPU Smart FAN ControlDisabled Disable this function.Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU fan will run at different speed

Page 39 - 2-4 Power Management Setup

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 44 -EnglishRobust Graphics BoosterSelect the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get higher performance

Page 40 - AC Back Function

BIOS Setup- 45 -Englishfor FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=800MHz,1.66 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 1.66.2.0 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.0.2.66

Page 41 - 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 46 -English2-8 Load Fail-Safe DefaultsFail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that

Page 42 - 2-6 PC Health Status

BIOS Setup- 47 -English2-10 Set Supervisor/User PasswordWhen you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen t

Page 43 - CPU Clock Ratio

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 48 -English2-11 Save & Exit SetupType "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC C

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Install Drivers- 49 -EnglishChapter 3 Install DriversPictures below are shown in Windows XP.Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard

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- 5 -Chapter 3 Install Drivers ... 493-1 Install Chipset Dri

Page 46 - 2-9 Load Optimized Defaults

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 50 -English3-2 Software ApplicationsThis page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you c

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Install Drivers- 51 -English3-4 Hardware InformationThis page lists all device you have for this motherboard.3-5 Contact UsPlease see the last page fo

Page 48 - 2-12 Exit Without Saving

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 52 -English

Page 49 - Chapter 3 Install Drivers

Appendix- 53 -EnglishChapter 4 Appendix4-1 Unique Software UtilitiesM.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker)Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) a

Page 50 - 3-3 Driver CD Information

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 54 -English4-1-1 EasyTune 5 IntroductionEasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhanceme

Page 51 - 3-5 Contact Us

Appendix- 55 -English4-1-2 Xpress Recovery IntroductionWhat is Xpress Recovery ?Xpress Recovery is a utility used to back up and restore an OS partiti

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GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 56 -English2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (Text Mode)Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Tech

Page 53 - Chapter 4 Appendix

Appendix- 57 -English1. Execute Backup Utility: Press B to Backup your System or Esc to ExitThe backup utility will automatically scan your syste

Page 54 - 4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 58 -English4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method IntroductionMethod 1 : Q-FlashTM UtilityQ-FlashTM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in F

Page 55 - Boot from CD:

Appendix- 59 -EnglishEntering the Q-FlashTM utility:CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS F

Page 56 - F9 For Xpress Recovery

- 6 -GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard LayoutKB_MSATX_12VCPU_FANLGA775COMALPTATXGA-8I915P DuoR_USBIRSATA0SATA2SATA1PWR_LEDUSBLANBATCD_INF_AUDIOAUDIO1ICH6BIOSP

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GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 60 -EnglishDual BIOS UtilityBoot From... Main BiosMain ROM Type/Size...

Page 58 - The BIOS file is Fa3

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 updat

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GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 62 -EnglishCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Inte

Page 60 - 8KNXPU.Fba, is listed

Appendix- 63 -EnglishExploring the Q-FlashTM utility screenThe Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.Task menu for Q-Fla

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GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 64 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.Then it will begin to update BIOS. The pro

Page 62 - Updating BIOS with Q-Flash

Appendix- 65 -EnglishMethod 2 : @BIOSTM UtilityIf you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows use

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GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 66 -EnglishIII. Save BIOSIn the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means

Page 64 - Do not turn off power or

Appendix- 67 -English4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function IntroductionLine OutStereo Speakers Connection and Settings:We recommend that you

Page 65 - 1. Methods and steps:

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 68 -EnglishSTEP 3:Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on theleft selection bar and select "2CH Speaker

Page 66 - 2. Note:

Appendix- 69 -English6 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",the rear channels to "Rear Speaker

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- 7 -Block DiagramLGA775ProcessorCPUCLK+/-(200/133MHz)PCI Express x1633MHzHostInterfaceIntel915PMCHMCHCLK (133/200MHz)66MHz48MHzCOM PortsFloppyPS/2 KB

Page 68 - 4 Channel Audio Setup

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 70 -English8 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",the rear channels to &

Page 69 - 6 Channel Audio Setup

Appendix- 71 -EnglishInstall Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support forWindows 98/98SE/2000/ME.Introduction of a

Page 70 - 8 Channel Audio Setup

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 72 -EnglishManual setting:If the device picture shows different from what youset, please press "Manual Selection"

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Appendix- 73 -English4-2 TroubleshootingBelow is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specificmotherbo

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GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 74 -English

Page 73 - 4-2 Troubleshooting

Appendix- 75 -English

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GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 76 -English

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Appendix- 77 -English

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Page 77 - Appendix- 77

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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Page 79 - Contact Us

GA-8I915P Duo Motherboard - 80 -English     ChinaNINGBO G.B.T. TECH. TRADING CO., LTD.Tech. Support :http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceC

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

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