Gigabyte GA-8GEM800 User manual

GA-8GEM800
Intel®Pentium®4Socket478 ProcessorMotherboard
User'sManual
Rev.1001
12ME-8GEM800-1001

Motherboard GA-8GEM800
Sept. 1, 2004
Sept. 1, 2004
Motherboard
GA-8GEM800

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TableofContents
GA-8GEM800MotherboardLayout.............................................................................6
BlockDiagram...........................................................................................................7
Chapter1HardwareInstallation..................................................................................9
1-1ConsiderationsPriortoInstallation .........................................................................9
1-2FeatureSummary.................................................................................................10
1-3Installation ofthe CPUand Heatsink...................................................................12
1-3-1Installation ofthe CPU....................................................................................12
1-3-2Installation ofthe Heatsink..............................................................................13
1-4InstallationofMemory...........................................................................................14
1-5Installation ofExpansion Cards...........................................................................16
1-6I/OBack PanelIntroduction .................................................................................17
1-7ConnectorsIntroduction ........................................................................................18
Chapter2BIOSSetup ............................................................................................29
The MainMenu (Forexample:BIOSVer.:E2)............................................................30
2-1StandardCMOSFeatures...................................................................................32
2-2Advanced BIOSFeatures....................................................................................34
2-3IntegratedPeripherals...........................................................................................36
2-4PowerManagementSetup ...................................................................................39
2-5PnP/PCIConfigurations.......................................................................................41
2-6PCHealthStatus..................................................................................................42
2-7Frequency/VoltageControl...................................................................................43
2-8TopPerformance....................................................................................................44
2-9 LoadFail-SafeDefaults.........................................................................................45
2-10 LoadOptimizedDefaults.......................................................................................45
2-11 SetSupervisor/UserPassword..........................................................................46
2-12 Save&ExitSetup ...............................................................................................47
2-13 ExitWithoutSaving ..............................................................................................47
Chapter3DriversInstallation ...................................................................................49
3-1Install ChipsetDrivers..........................................................................................49
3-2SoftwareApplications............................................................................................50
3-3DriverCD Information...........................................................................................50
3-4HardwareInformation ...........................................................................................51
3-5ContactUs............................................................................................................51

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Chapter4Appendix...............................................................................................53
4-1Unique SoftwareUtility.........................................................................................53
4-1-1Xpress RecoveryIntroduction .......................................................................53
4-1-2BIOSFlashMethod Introduction ....................................................................56
4-1-3 2 /4/6ChannelAudioFunction Introduction...............................................65
4-2Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................71

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GA-8GEM800
55
RTL
8100C SPDIF_IO
F_AUDIO
CI
GA-8GEM800
KB_MS
COMA
LPT
USB
SOCKET478
CPU_FAN
ATX FDD
VGA
IDE2 IDE1
PWR_LED
PCI3
F_USB2
BIOS
F_PANEL
SYS_FAN
ICH4
F_USB1
GAME
LINE_IN
LINE_OUTMIC_IN
ATX_12V
AGP
DDR2
DDR1
Intel 845GE
BAT
PCI1
PCI2
IT8712
CODEC
SUR_CEN
IR
LAN
CD_IN COMB
CLR_CMOS

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Block Diagram
Pentium4
Socket478
CPU
Intel82845GE
IntelICH4
CPUCLK+/-(100/133MHz)
SystemBus
400/533MHz
DDR
200/266/333MHz
66MHz
HCLK+/-(100/133MHz)
66MHz
33 MHz
14.318 MHz
48 MHz
24 MHz
33 MHz
LPCBUS
AGP4X
AGPCLK
(66MHz)
3PCI
PCICLK
(33MHz)
AC97 Link
6USB
Ports
(2.0/1.1)
ATA33/66/100
IDEChannels
Floppy
LPTPort
PS/2
KB/Mouse
COM
Ports
IT8712
GamePort
BIOS
RTL8100C
AC97
CODEC
MIC
LINE-IN
LINE-OUT
RJ45
VGAPort

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1-1
1.
2.
3. (CPU RAM)
4.
5.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

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Socket478 Intel®Pentium®4(Northwood, Prescott) HT
400/533MHz FSB
L2 CPU
: Intel®845GE
: Intel®ICH4
2 184-pin DDR DIMM
DDR333/DDR266/DDR200 DIMM (1)
2GB DRAM
2.5V DDR DIMM
1 AGP AGP 4X (1.5V)
3 PCI 33MHz PCI 2.2
IDE 2 IDE (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100) 4IDE
1 2
1Normal/EPP/ECP
1VGA 1COMA COMB
6USB 2.0/1.1 (x 2 x 4-- )
1
1
1PS/2
1PS/2
Intel®845GE
RTL8100
1 RJ45
Realtek ALC655 CODEC
Line In ; Line Out ; MIC In
2/4/6
SPDIF /
CD In / Game port
( ) (Intel 845PE/GE/GV) FSB533 Pentium 4
DDR266 DDR333 ;FSB400 Pentium 4
DDR200/DDR266
1-2

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I/O IT8712
CPU /
CPU

CPU /
BIOS AWARD BIOS
Q-Flash
@BIOS
EasyTune
BIOS (CPU/DDR/AGP)
Micro-ATX ; 24.4 x 22

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1-3-1
2. 90
1-3
(CPU)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
HT (Hyper-Threading
Technology)
-HT Intel Pentium 4
-HT
- BIOS BIOS HT
-HT
90
1. 65
90

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1-3-2
4. ( )
1. CPU 2. CPU CPU
00
00
0Intel®
00
00
0CPU
(CPU
CPU
CPU )
00
00
0
00
00
0CPU CPU_FAN
( )
3.

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1-4
1.
2.
3.
2(DIMM) ,BIOS
DIMM NEC Toshiba PQI Winbond
DDR
D: S:
X:
DDR1 DDR2
SS
DS
DD
DX
SD
SX
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3. DIMM
1.
2.

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1-5
1.
2. (
)
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. BIOS
8.
AGP
AGP
/AGP
AGP AGP
AGP

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PS/2 PS/2
PS/2 ( )
( )
(USB)
USB USB /USB USB USB
USB
A
( )
1-6

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1-7
1) CPU_FAN 10) F_PANEL
2) SYS_FAN 11) CD_IN
3) ATX_12V 12) SPDIF_IO
4) ATX 13) F_USB1/F_USB2
5) IDE1/IDE2 14) CI
6) FDD 15) IR
7) PWR_LED 16) COMB
8) F_AUDIO 17) CLR_CMOS
9) SUR_CEN 18) BAT
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7
5
10
8
9
2
6
11 1315 16
14
18
12
17

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1/2) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN (CPU )
CPU
CPU 600
AGP PCI
SYS_FAN
1
CPU_FAN
1
3) ATX_12V ( +12V )
ATX_12V CPU ATX_12V
1
2 +12V
3
1
2 +12V
3
1
2
3 +12V
4 +12V
4
3
2
1
55
55

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4) ATX ( ATX )
(300 )
1
10
20
11 1 3.3V
2 3.3V
3
4 VCC
5
6 VCC
7
8 PowerGood
9 5VSB(standby +5V)
10 +12V
11 3.3V
12 -12V
13
14 PS_ON(softon/off)
15
16
17
18 -5V
19 VCC
20 VCC