Gigabyte GA-8I915PC DUO Datasheet

GA-8I915PC DuoIntel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 Processor MotherboardUser's ManualRev. 100112ME-8I915PCD-1001

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 10 -EnglishCPU  Supports the latest Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 CPU Supports 800/533MHz FSB L2 cache varies with CPUChips

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

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 12 -English1-3 Installation of the CPU and HeatsinkBefore installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions

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.

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 14 -EnglishFig.1The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory modulecan only fit in one direction. Insert the DIMM memo

Hardware Installation- 15 -EnglishDual Channel DDR/DDR IIGA-8I915PC Duo supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technol

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 16 -English1-5 Installation of Expansion CardsYou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:1

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

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 18 -English1-7 Connectors Introduction1) ATX_12V2) ATX (Power Connector)3) CPU_FAN4) SYS_FAN5) FDD6) IDE17) SATA0 / SATA1

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-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 20 -English3/4) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power voltag

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

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 22 -English8) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of

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

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 24 -English12) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out)The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or comp

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

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 26 -English16) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. To clear CMOS, temp

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

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GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 30 -EnglishThe Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : D2)Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as fig

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

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 32 -EnglishIDE Channel 0 Master, SlaveIDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this option for automatic

BIOS Setup- 33 -EnglishFloppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive.Drive

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 34 -English2-2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesHard Disk Boot PrioritySelect boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID,

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-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 36 -English2-3 Integrated PeripheralsOn-Chip Primary PCI IDEEnabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value)D

BIOS Setup- 37 -EnglishUSB ControllerEnabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value)Disabled Disable USB Controller.USB 2.0 ControllerDisable this func

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 38 -EnglishUART Mode SelectThis item allows you to determine which Infra Red(IR) function of Onboard I/O chip.Normal Set

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 ContentsGA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard Layout ... 6Block Diagram...

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 40 -EnglishPower On By KeyboardPassword Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password.Disabled 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-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 42 -English2-6 PC Health StatusReset Case Open StatusDisabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value)Enabled C

BIOS Setup- 43 -EnglishCPU Smart FAN ControlDisabled Disable this function.Enabled Enable CPU Smart Fan control function. (Default value)a. When the C

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 44 -EnglishRobust Graphics BoosterSelect the options can enhance the VGA graphics card bandwidth to get higher performanc

BIOS Setup- 45 -Englishfor FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=800MHz,1.66 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 1.66.2.00 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.2.66

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 46 -English2-8 Load Fail-Safe DefaultsFail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters tha

BIOS Setup- 47 -English2-10 Set Supervisor/User PasswordSelecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 48 -English2-11 Save & Exit SetupType "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC

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

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

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 50 -English3-2 Software ApplicationsThis page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you

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

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

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 54 -English4-1-1 EasyTune 5 IntroductionEasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancem

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

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 56 -English2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (Text Mode)Press F9 during powering on the computer .Xpress Reco

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

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 58 -English4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method IntroductionMethod 1 : Q-FlashTM UtilityQ-FlashTM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in

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

- 6 -GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard LayoutKB_MSATX_12VCPU_FANLGA775COMALPTDDRII1DDR1DDRII2DDR2ATXGA-8I915PC DuoR_USBIRSATA0SATA2SATA1PWR_LEDUSBLANBATCD_IN

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 60 -EnglishDual BIOS UtilityBoot From... Main BiosMain ROM Type/Size...

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

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 62 -EnglishCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Int

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

GA-8I915PC 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 pr

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

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 66 -EnglishIII. Save BIOSIn the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means

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

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 68 -EnglishSTEP 3:Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on theleft selection bar and select "2CH Speake

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

- 7 -Block Diagram(Note) To use a DDRII 600 memory module on the motherboard, you must install an 800MHz FSBprocessor and overclock in BIOS.LGA775Proc

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 70 -English8 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",the rear channels to

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

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 72 -EnglishManual setting:If the device picture shows different from what youset, please press "Manual Selection&quo

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

GA-8I915PC Duo Motherboard - 74 -EnglishQuestion 7: Why cannot I use the IDE 2?Answer: Please refer to the user manual and check whether you have conn

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