Gigabyte GA-8SIMLH-P Specifications

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- 6 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishPlease set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor's specifications.We don't recomme

Introduction- 7 -EnglishGA-8SIMLH-P(-C) Motherboard LayoutDIMM _LEDKB_M SUSB_LAN *ATX_ 12 VCPU_FANPWR_LEDCOMALPTSOC KET4 78ATXVGAGA-8SIMLHFDDCICOM BF_

- 8 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishBlock DiagramPentium 4Socket 478CPUSiS 651AC97CODECSiS 962LCPUCLK+/- (100/133MHz)System Bus400/533MHzDDR200/266

Introduction- 9 -English

- 10 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishTo set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:Step 1- Install the Central Processing Unit (CP

- 11 - Hardware Installation ProcessEnglishStep 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)Step 1-1: CPU InstallationPin1 indicator3. CPU Top View2.

- 12 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishStep 1-2 : CPU Cooling Fan Installation1.Please use Intel approved cooling fan.2.We recommend you to apply the

- 13 - Hardware Installation ProcessEnglishThe motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automaticallydetects memory t

- 14 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishEstablished on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is ahigh performance

- 15 - Hardware Installation ProcessEnglishStep 3: Install expansion cards1. Read the related expansion card’s instruction document before install the

- 16 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishStep 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and powersupplyStep 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introductionuvw xyu PS/2

- 17 - Hardware Installation ProcessEnglishx Game /MIDI Portsy Audio ConnectorsØ This connector supports joystick, MIDIkeyboard and other relate audio

- 18 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishStep 4-2: Connectors & Jumper Setting Introduction1) ATX_12V 12) SUR_CEN2) ATX 13) CD_IN3) CPU_FAN 14) SPD

- 19 - Hardware Installation ProcessEnglish1) ATX_12V ( +12V Power Connector)This connector (ATX _12V) suppliesthe CPU operation voltage (Vcore). If

- 20 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglish3) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector)Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the

- 21 - Hardware Installation ProcessEnglish5) IDE1/ IDE2(IDE1/IDE2 Connector)Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2. The red

- 22 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglish7) DIMM_LEDDo not remove memory modules while DIMM LED is on. It might cause short or other unexpected damages

- 23 - Hardware Installation ProcessEnglish9) F_PANEL (2x10 pins connector)Please connect the power LED, PC peaker, reset switch and power switch etc

- 24 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglish11) F_AUDIO (F_AUDIO Connector)If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. In

- 25 - Hardware Installation ProcessEnglish13) CD_IN (CD IN, Black)Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.Pin No. Definition1 CD-L2 GND3

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- 26 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglish14) SPDIF (SPDIF Out)The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or com presse

- 27 - Hardware Installation ProcessEnglish17) F_ USB1 / F_USB2(Front USB Connector, Yellow )Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector.

- 28 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglish19) CI (CASE OPEN)This 2 pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the "case open" item

- 29 - Hardware Installation ProcessEnglish21) CLR_PWDWhen Jum per is set to "open" and system is restarted, the password that is set will b

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- 31 - BIOS SetupEnglish<á> Move to previous item<â> Move to next item<ß> Move to the item in the left hand<à> Move to the ite

- 32 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishl Standard CMOS FeaturesThis setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.l Advanced BIOS Fea

- 33 - BIOS SetupEnglishl Integrated PeripheralsThis setup page includes all onboard peripherals.l Power Management SetupThis setup page includes all

- 34 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishStandard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Featu

- 35 - BIOS SetupEnglishC TimeThe times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military-time

FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109(a),Class B Digital DeviceDECLARATION OF CONFORMITYPer FCC Part 2 Section 2.1077(a) Respon

- 36 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishC Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)8Disabled Normal Floppy Driv e. (Default value)8Drive A Drive A is 3 m

- 37 - BIOS SetupEnglishAdvanced BIOS FeaturesC First / S econd / Third Boot Device8Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy.8LS120 Select y

- 38 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglish8LAN Select your boot dev ice priority by LAN.8Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled.C Boot U

- 39 - BIOS SetupEnglishIntegrated PeripheralsFigure 4: Integrated PeripheralsCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award SoftwareIntegrated Per

- 40 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishC IDE2 Conductor Cable8Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value)8ATA66/100/133 Set IDE2 Con

- 41 - BIOS SetupEnglishCInit Display First8AGP Set Init Display First to AGP. (Default value)8PCI Set Init Display First to PCI.C Onboard Modem Func

- 42 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishC Onboard Parallel port8378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default Value)8278/IRQ5 Ena

- 43 - BIOS SetupEnglishPower Management SetupCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-200 Award SoftwarePower Management SetupACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)

- 44 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishC IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI8Disabled Disable this function.8Enabled Enable this function. (Default value)C ModemRi

- 45 - BIOS SetupEnglishPnP/PCI ConfigurationsFigure 6: PnP/PCI ConfigurationsC PCI 1 IRQ Assignment8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value)83,

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- 46 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishPC Health StatusFigure 7: PC Health StatusCReset Case Open StatusCCase OpenedIf the case is closed, "Case

- 47 - BIOS SetupEnglishC CPU Warning Temperature860°C / 140°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 60°C / 140°F.870°C / 158°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 70°C / 158°F.880°C

- 48 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishFrequency/Voltage ControlFigure 8: Frequency/Voltage ControlCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award S

- 49 - BIOS SetupEnglishC DRAM Clock (MHz)8Please set DRAM Clock according to your requirement.If you use DDR200 DRAM module, please set "DRAM Cl

- 50 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishYou must check whether your RAM, CPU support over clock when you set"Top Performance" to "Enabl

- 51 - BIOS SetupEnglishLoad Fail-Safe DefaultsLoad Fail-Safe DefaultsFail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters

- 52 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishLoad Optimized DefaultsLoad Optimized DefaultsSelecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chi

- 53 - BIOS SetupEnglishSet Supervisor/User PasswordWhen you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to as

- 54 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishSave & Exit SetupType “Y” will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.Type “N” w

- 55 - BIOS SetupEnglishExit Without SavingType “Y” will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.Type “N” will return to Setup Utility.Figu

- 2 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishTable of ContentItem Checklist ...

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Technical Reference- 57 -English@ BIOSTM IntroductionGigabyte announces @ BIOSWindows BIOS live update utilityHave you ever updated BIOS by yourself?

- 58 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishEasy TuneTM 4 IntroductionGigabyte announces EasyTuneTM 4Windows based Overclocking utilityEasyTune 4 carries

Technical Reference- 59 -EnglishFlash BIOS Method IntroductionMethod 1: Q-FlashA. What is Q-Flash Utility?Q-Flash utility is a pre-O.S. BIOS flash uti

- 60 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishCongratulation! You have completed the flashed and now can restart system.!Press Enter to Run.Are you sure to

Technical Reference- 61 -EnglishWe use GA-7VTX motherboard and Flash841 BIOS flash utility as example.Please flash the BIOS according to the following

- 62 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglish(2) Select the "Quick (erase)" for Format Type, and pick both "Display summary when finished&qu

Technical Reference- 63 -EnglishSTEP 3: Download BIOS and BIOS utility program.(1) Please go to Gigabyte website http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/index.html

- 64 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglish(3) We use GA-7VTX motherboard as example. Please select GA-7VTX by Model or Chipset optionalmenu to obtain BI

Technical Reference- 65 -English(5) At this time the screen shows the following picture, please click "Extract" button to unzip the files.(6

Table of ContentEnglish- 3 -PnP/PCI Configurations ... 45PC Health Status ...

- 66 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishSTEP 4: Make sure the system will boot from the floppy disk.(1) Insert the floppy disk (contains bootable prog

Technical Reference- 67 -English(3) Press "Enter" to enter "BIOS FEATURES SETUP" menu. Use the arrows to highlight the item "

- 68 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishSTEP 5: BIOS flashing.(1) After the system boot from floppy disk, type "A:\> dir/w" and press &qu

Technical Reference- 69 -English(3) It will pop up a screen and asks "Are you sure to flash the BIOS?" Press [Enter] to continue theprocedur

- 70 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishSTEP 6: Load BIOS defaults.Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore,

Technical Reference- 71 -English(3) Use the arrows to highlight the item "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" and press "Enter". System will a

- 72 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishMethod 3: @ BIOS UtilityIf you don't have DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOSTM prog

Technical Reference- 73 -English II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet:a. Do not click "Internet Update" iconb. Click "Update New BIO

- 74 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishRevision History2-/4-/6-Channel Audio Function IntrouctionStereo Speakers Connection and Settings:STEP 3:Sele

Technical Reference- 75 -English4 Channel Analog Audio Output ModeSTEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Line Out",the rear channels to &quo

- 4 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglish Item ChecklistComputer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. T

- 76 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishUse the back audio panel to connect the audio out-put without any additional module.STEP 1 :Connect the front

Technical Reference- 77 -EnglishSTEP 1 :Insert the "SURROUND-KIT" in the back of the case,and fix it with the screw.Advanced 6 Channel Ana

- 78 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishSTEP 4 :Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the win-dows tray at the bottom of the screen.

Technical Reference- 79 -EnglishSPDIF Output Device (Optional Device)3. Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder.1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the r

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Appendix- 81 -EnglishRevision HistoryChapter 5 AppendixPictures below are shown in Windows XP (CD ver. 2.2)Insert the driver CD-title that came with y

- 82 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishIf your CD doesn't have SiS® USB2.0 driver, please download the USB2.0 driverfrom Microsoft® website (www

Appendix- 83 -EnglishSOFTWARE APPLICATIONThis page reveals the value-added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners.n Gigabyte Window

- 84 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishSOFTWARE INFORMATIONThis page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title.HARDWARE INFORMATION

Appendix- 85 -EnglishAcronyms MeaningACPI Advanced Configuration and Power InterfaceAP M Advanced Power ManagementAGP Accelerated Graphics PortAMR Aud

Introduction- 5 -English Chapter 1 Introductionto be continued...Features SummaryForm Factor — 24.4cm x 21.5cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers

- 86 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishAcronyms MeaningIOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input ControllerISA Industry Standard ArchitectureLA

Appendix- 87 -EnglishCustomer/Country: Company: Phone No.:Contact Person: E-mail Add. :Model name/Lot Number: PCB revision:BIOS version: O.S./A.S.:Har

- 88 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishTroubleshootingIf you encounter any trouble during boot up, please follow thetroubleshooting procedures .Turn

Appendix- 89 -EnglishAFailure has been excluded.YesNoYesNoFailure has been excluded.Failure has been excluded.YesReinstall Windows OS, and reinstall a

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- 92 -GA-8SIMLH-P(-C) MotherboardEnglishCONTACT USContact us via the information in this page all over the world.— TaiwanGigabyte Technology Co., Lt