Gigabyte GA-8I925X-G User Manual

GA-8I925X-GIntel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 Processor MotherboardUser's ManualRev. 200312ME-8I925XG-2003

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 10 -EnglishCPU  Supports the latest Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 CPU Supports 800/533MHz FSB L2 cache varies with CPUChipset

Hardware Installation- 11 -EnglishI/O Control  IT8712Hardware Monitor  System voltage detection CPU temperature detection CPU / System / Power fan

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 12 -English1-3 Installation of the CPU and HeatsinkBefore installing the CPU, please comply with the following conditions:1.

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-8I925X-G Motherboard - 14 -EnglishBefore installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions:1. Please make sure that the me

Hardware Installation- 15 -EnglishDual Channel DDR IIGA-8I925X-G supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the DualChannel Technology, the

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 16 -English1-5 Installation of Expansion CardsYou can install your expansion card by following the steps outlined below:1. R

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-8I925X-G Motherboard - 18 -English1-7 Connectors Introduction1) ATX_12V2) ATX (Power Connector)3) CPU_FAN4) SYS_FAN5) PWR_FAN6) FDD7) IDE8) SATA0_S

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-8I925X-G Motherboard - 20 -English3/4/5) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN / PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V pow

Hardware Installation- 21 -English7) IDE (IDE Connector)An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. One IDE connector can connect to

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 22 -English9) PWR_LEDPWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It willbli

Hardware Installation- 23 -English11) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)Please connect the power LED, PC peaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 24 -English12) AZALIA_FP (Front Audio Panel Connector)Please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin

Hardware Installation- 25 -English14) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector)Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin ass

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 26 -English16) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. To clear CMOS, tempora

BIOS Setup- 27 -EnglishBIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configurerequired settings or to activa

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 28 -EnglishThe Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F1)Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure

BIOS Setup- 29 -English Load Optimized DefaultsOptimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in bestp

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GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 30 -English2-1 Standard CMOS FeaturesDateThe date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.Week The

BIOS Setup- 31 -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-8I925X-G Motherboard - 32 -English2-2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesHard Disk Boot PrioritySelect boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, et

BIOS Setup- 33 -EnglishCPU Hyper-ThreadingEnabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only workingfor operating syst

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 34 -English2-3 Integrated PeripheralsCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award SoftwareIntegrated PeripheralsOn-Chip

BIOS Setup- 35 -EnglishOn-Chip SATA ModeDisabled Disable this function.Auto BIOS will auto detect. (Default value) Combined Set On-Chip SATA mode to

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 36 -EnglishOnboard Serial Port 1Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1

BIOS Setup- 37 -English2-4 Power Management SetupACPI Suspend TypeS1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value)S3(STR) Se

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 38 -EnglishPower On by KeyboardPassword Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password.Disabled Disabled

BIOS Setup- 39 -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,

- 4 -Table of ContentsGA-8I925X-G Motherboard Layout ... 6Block Diagram ..

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 40 -English2-6 PC Health StatusCurrent Voltage(V) Vcore / DDR18V / +3.3V / +12VDetect system's voltage status automatic

BIOS Setup- 41 -EnglishCPU FAN PIN TypeIn order to make "CPU Smart FAN Control" function work properly, please set the pin number accordingt

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 42 -English2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award SoftwareMB Intelligent Tweaker

BIOS Setup- 43 -EnglishCPU Host Frequency(Mhz)This item will be available when "CPU Host Clock Control" is set to Enabled.100MHz ~ 355MHz Se

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 44 -English2-9 Load Fail-Safe DefaultsFail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that a

BIOS Setup- 45 -English2-11 Set Supervisor/User PasswordSelecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 46 -English2-12 Save & Exit SetupType "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMO

Drivers Installation- 47 -EnglishPictures below are shown in Windows XP.Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM dr

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 48 -English3-2 Software ApplicationsThis page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free software, you can

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

- 5 -Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ... 473-1 Install Chipset Driver

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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-8I925X-G Motherboard - 52 -English4-1-1 Xpress Recovery IntroductionWhat is Xpress Recovery ?Xpress Recovery is a utility used to back up and resto

Appendix- 53 -English2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (Text Mode)Press F9 during powering on the computer .Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 54 -English1. Execute Backup Utility: Press B to Backup your System or Esc to ExitThe backup utility will automatically

Appendix- 55 -English4-1-2 Flash BIOS Method IntroductionA. What is Dual BIOS Technology?Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on themo

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 56 -Englishc. Dual BIOS Item explanation:Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), EnableStatus 1:If any failure (ex. Update

Appendix- 57 -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-8I925X-G Motherboard - 58 -EnglishEntering the Q-FlashTM utility:CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features

Appendix- 59 -EnglishDual BIOS UtilityBoot From... Main BiosMain ROM Type/Size...SST 4

- 6 -GA-8I925X-G Motherboard LayoutATX_12VCPU_FANIntel 925XPCIE_16CODECIRIT8712SATA3_SBSATA2_SBIntel ICH6RMainBIOSBackupBIOSPCIE_1PCIE_2PCI1PCI2DDRII1

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 60 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The p

Appendix- 61 -EnglishCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 62 -EnglishExploring the Q-FlashTM utility screenThe Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.Tas

Appendix- 63 -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-8I925X-G Motherboard - 64 -EnglishMethod 2 : @BIOSTM UtilityIf you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BIOS utility.

Appendix- 65 -EnglishIII. Save BIOS:In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save thecurren

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 66 -English4-1-3 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility IntroductionRAID LevelsRAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a met

Appendix- 67 -EnglishPlease follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array:1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction.Note: To ac

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 68 -EnglishCreate RAID VolumePress Enter under Create RAID Volume to set up RAID.Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Optio

Appendix- 69 -EnglishThe KB is a unit of Strip Size. You can set disk block size with this item.The disk block size can be set from 4KB to 128KB. Afte

- 7 -Block DiagramLine-OutMICLGA775ProcessorCPUCLK+/-(200/133MHz)PCI Express x1633MHzHostInterfaceIntel925XMCHMCHCLK (133/200MHz)66MHz48MHzDDRII 600(N

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 70 -EnglishPress Enter under the Create Volume item.Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180Copyright(C) 2

Appendix- 71 -EnglishAfter the completion, you will see the detailed information about the RAID, such as RAID level, disk blocksize, disk name and dis

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 72 -EnglishInstalling the RAID driversFor the Windows operating system (Win NT, WinXP, Win2000 ), for IDE RAID/SCSI/Serial A

Appendix- 73 -English4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function IntroductionLine OutStereo Speakers Connection and Settings:We recommend that you

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 74 -EnglishSTEP 3:Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on theleft selection bar and select "2CH Speaker&q

Appendix- 75 -English6 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",the rear channels to "Rear Speaker

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 76 -English8 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :Connect the front channels to "Front Speaker Out",the rear channels to &qu

Appendix- 77 -EnglishJack-Sensing IntroductionJack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection function.Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later ve

GA-8I925X-G Motherboard - 78 -English4-2 TroubleshootingBelow is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a

Appendix- 79 -EnglishQuestion 8: Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up. What dothese beeps usually stand for

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