Gigabyte GA-8ILFT User Manual

USER’S MANUALGA-8ILFT SeriesP4 Titan-DDR MotherboardPentium®4 Processor MotherboardRev. 100112ME-8ILFT-1001

- 10 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishStep 1-2 : CPU Heat Sink Installation1. Hook one end of the coolerbracket to the CPU socket first.2. Hook the

- 11 - Hardware Installation ProcessEnglishM When STR/DIMM LED is ON, you do not install / remove DDR from socket.DDR1. The DIMM slot has a notch, so

- 12 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishEstablished on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is ahigh performance

- 13 - Hardware Installation ProcessEnglishStep 3: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and powersupplyStep3-1 : I/O Back Panel Introductionu PS/2 Ke

- 14 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishwGame /MIDI PortsJoystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female)yUSB/LAN* ConnectorxAudio ConnectorsØThis connector supports jo

- 15 - Hardware Installation ProcessEnglishStep 3-2 : Connectors Introduction * For GA-8ILFT Only.A) ATX_12VB) CPU_FANC) ATXD) FDDE) IDE1/IDE2F) SYS_F

- 16 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishB) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector)ØThis connector (ATX +12V) suppliesthe CPUoperation voltage (Vcore).If this &q

- 17 - Hardware Installation ProcessEnglishD) FDD (Floppy Connector)IDE11IDE211E) IDE1/ IDE2 (IDE1/IDE2 Connector)Ø Important Notice:Please connect f

- 18 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglish1N) CD_IN (CD IN)CD_IN1CD-LCD-RGNDP) SPDIF (SPDIF)Ø The SPDIF output is capable of providing digitalaudio to

- 19 - Hardware Installation ProcessEnglish20C) ATX_POWER (ATX Power)ØAC power cord should only be connected toyour power supply unit after ATX power

- 2 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishTable of ContentItem Checklist ...

- 20 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishH) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)1-2 close: Clear CMOS2-3 close: NormalØ You may clear the CMOS data to its defaultvalu

- 21 - Hardware Installation ProcessEnglishØ Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassisfront panel to

- 22 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglish<á> Move to previous item<â> Move to next item<ß> Move to the item in the left hand<à>

- 23 - BIOS SetupEnglishlStandard CMOS FeaturesThis setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.lAdvanced BIOS FeaturesThis setup pa

- 24 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishlIntegrated PeripheralsThis setup page includes all onboard peripherals.lPower Management SetupThis setup page

- 25 - BIOS SetupEnglishStandard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS FeaturesDate (mm:dd:y

- 26 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishCTimeThe times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hou

- 27 - BIOS SetupEnglishCFloppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)8Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)8Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive.8

- 28 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishAdvanced BIOS FeaturesCFirst / Second / Third Boot Device8Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy.8L

- 29 - BIOS SetupEnglishCBoot Up Floppy SeekDuring POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K type is40 track

Table of ContentEnglish- 3 -Power Management Setup...35PnP/PCI Configurat

- 30 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishIntegrated PeripheralsFigure 4: Integrated PeripheralsCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Softwa

- 31 - BIOS SetupEnglishCOn-Chip Secondary PCI IDE8Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value)8Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel I

- 32 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishCAC97 Audio8Auto Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default Value)8Disabled Disable this function.COnb

- 33 - BIOS SetupEnglish8ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip UART to ASKIR Mode.8IrDA Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDA Mode.8Normal Set onboard I/O chip UART

- 34 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglish8330 Set Midi Port Address to 330.(Default Value)8Disabled Disable this function.CMidi Port IRQ85 Set Midi Por

- 35 - BIOS SetupEnglishPower Management SetupCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award SoftwarePower Management SetupACPI Suspend Type S1(POS)

- 36 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishCPME Event Wake Up8Disabled Disable this function.8Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up. (Default Value)C ModemRi

- 37 - BIOS SetupEnglishPnP/PCI ConfigurationsFigure 6: PnP/PCI ConfigurationsCPCI 1 IRQ Assignment8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI. (Default value)83,4,5

- 38 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishPC Health StatusFigure 7: PC Health StatusCReset Case Open StatusCCase OpenedIf the case is closed, "Case

- 39 - BIOS SetupEnglishCCurrent CPU Temperature8Detect CPU Temp. automatically.CCurrent CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)8Detect CPU/SYSTEM Fan speed status

- 4 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishþ The GA-8ILFT motherboard þ I/O Shieldþ IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1þ CD for motherboard driver & utili

- 40 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishFrequency/Voltage ControlFigure 7: Frequency/Voltage ControlCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award S

- 41 - BIOS SetupEnglishCPCI/AGP Divider8You can choose Disabled,PLL/40,PLL/32,PLL/24,PLL/20/PLL/16 mode to adjust PCI/AGPfrequency.CHost/DRAM Clock R

- 42 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishTop Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as &qu

- 43 - BIOS SetupEnglishLoad Optimized DefaultsSelecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which thesystem automatic

- 44 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishWhen you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assistyou in c

- 45 - BIOS SetupEnglishType “Y” will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.Type “N” will return to Setup Utility.Save &

- 46 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishType “Y” will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.Type “N” will return to Setup Utility.Exit Wit

Technical Reference- 47 -EnglishRevision HistoryChapter 4 Technical ReferencePentium 4CPUIntel82845GLITE8712AC97CODECFWHIntelICH 4CPUCLK6 (100/133MHz)

- 48 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishQ-Flash IntroductionA. What is Q-Flash Utility?Q-Flash utility is a pre-O.S. BIOS flash utility enables users

Technical Reference- 49 -EnglishCongratulation! You have completed the flashed and now can restart system.Load BIOS From Floppy!In the A:drive, insert

IntroductionEnglish- 5 -Form Factor — 20.3cm x 2.9cm Flex ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.Motherboard — GA-8ILFT Series Motherboard:GA-8ILFT and GA

- 50 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglish@ BIOS IntroductionGigabyte announces @ BIOSWindows BIOS live update utilityHave you ever updated BIOS by your

Technical Reference- 51 -EnglishEasy TuneTM 4 IntroductionGigabyte announces EasyTuneTM 4Windows based Overclocking utilityEasyTune 4 carries on the

- 52 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishRevision HistoryChapter 5 AppendixPicture below are shown in Windows XP (IUCD driver version 2.0)Insert the dr

Appendix- 53 -EnglishA-1. Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility(3)Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM dr

- 54 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglish5.Click "Finish" to restart computer.(5)(6)

Appendix- 55 -EnglishA-2. Intel Application Accelerator(2)(3)(5)(6)Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver,

- 56 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglish(7)(8)6.Click "Finish" to restart computer.

Appendix- 57 -EnglishA-3. Intel 845G Chipset VGA Graphics Driver(1)(2)(3)Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM d

- 58 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishA-4. USB Patch DriverInsert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the d

Appendix- 59 -EnglishRevision HistoryInsert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driverCD-title will auto

- 6 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishPlease set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor’s specifications.We don’t recommend you to

- 60 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishØ For your reference, you can use the following steps to complete the RealTek8139/8130/8100 Network Driver Ins

Appendix- 61 -EnglishRevision HistoryAppendix D: EasyTune 4 Utilities InstallationInsert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your

- 62 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishAppendix E: BIOS Flash ProcedureBIOS update procedure:Method 1:If your OS is Win9X, we recommend that you used

Appendix- 63 -English II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet:a. Do not click "Internet Update" iconb. Click "Update New BIOS"c. P

- 64 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishMethod 2:We use GA-7VTX motherboard and Flash841 BIOS flash utility as example.Please flash the BIOS according

Appendix- 65 -English(2) Select the "Quick (erase)" for Format Type, and pick both "Display summary when finished" and"Copy s

- 66 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishSTEP 3: Download BIOS and BIOS utility program.(1) Please go to Gigabyte website http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/in

Appendix- 67 -English(3) We use GA-7VTX motherboard as example. Please select GA-7VTX by Model or Chipsetoptional menu to obtain BIOS flash files.(4)

- 68 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglish(5) At this time the screen shows the following picture, please click "Extract" button to unzip the

Appendix- 69 -EnglishSTEP 4: Make sure the system will boot from the floppy disk.(1) Insert the floppy disk (contains bootable program and unzip file)

IntroductionEnglish- 7 -RTL8100BL*AUX_INBIOS_WPS_IRG * For GA-8ILFT Only.GA-8ILFT Series Motherboard LayoutSPDIFGA-8ILFTKB_MSCOMALPTGAMELINE_INLINE_OU

- 70 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglish(3) Press "Enter" to enter "BIOS FEATURES SETUP" menu. Use the arrows to highlight the it

Appendix- 71 -EnglishSTEP 5: BIOS flashing.(1) After the system boot from floppy disk, type "A:\> dir/w" and press "Enter" to c

- 72 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglish(3) It will pop up a screen and asks "Are you sure to flash the BIOS?" Press [Enter] to continue the

Appendix- 73 -EnglishSTEP 6: Load BIOS defaults.Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highlyrecommend

- 74 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglish(3) Use the arrows to highlight the item "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" and press "Enter". Syste

Appendix- 75 -EnglishAppendix E: AcronymsAcronyms MeaningACPI Advanced Configuration and Power InterfaceAPM Advanced Power ManagementAGP Accelerated G

- 76 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishAcronyms MeaningLBA Logical Block AddressingLED Light Emitting DiodeMHz MegahertzMIDI Musical Interface Digita

Appendix- 77 -EnglishTechnical Support/RMA SheetCustomer/Country: Company: Phone No.:Contact Person: E-mail Add. :Model name/Lot Number: PCB revision:

- 8 -GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardEnglishTo set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:Step 1- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU

- 9 - Hardware Installation ProcessEnglishStep 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)Step 1-1 : CPU InstallationPin1 indicatorPin1 indicatorCPU