Gigabyte GA-8IEXW User manual

USER’SMANUAL
GA-8IEXW
P4Titan 533 Motherboard
Pentium®4ProcessorMotherboard
Rev.1001
12ME-8IEXW-1001

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GA-8IEXWMotherboard
TableofContent
ItemChecklist .................................................................................4
WARNING!.......................................................................................4
Chapter1Introduction......................................................................5
FeaturesSummary................................................................................................5
GA-8IEXWMotherboardLayout.........................................................................7
Chapter2HardwareInstallation Process ...........................................8
Step1:InstalltheCentralProcessingUnit(CPU)...........................................9
Step 1-2:CPUHeatSinkInstallation............................................................... 10
Step2:Installmemorymodules.......................................................................11
Step3:Installexpansioncards.........................................................................13
Step4:Connectribboncables,cabinetwires,andpowersupply.............14
Step 4-1:I/OBack PanelIntroduction ........................................................... 14
Step 4-2:Connectors&JumperSetting Introduction ......................................... 16
Chapter3BIOSSetup ....................................................................24
Q-FlashUtility.......................................................................................................25
Main(Forexample:BIOSVer.:F1)..................................................................26
Advanced...............................................................................................................29
Advanced BIOSFeatures............................................................................ 29
Integrated Peripherals................................................................................ 32
PowerManagementSetup .......................................................................... 35
Pnp/PCIConfiguration................................................................................. 38
Boot ........................................................................................................................39
Server.....................................................................................................................41
Security..................................................................................................................45
Clk/Voltage ............................................................................................................47
Defaults..................................................................................................................48
Exit..........................................................................................................................49

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Chapter4TechnicalReference........................................................50
BlockDiagram.....................................................................................................50
Chapter5Appendix........................................................................51

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GA-8IEXWMotherboard
Computermotherboardsand expansion cardscontainverydelicateIntegrated Circuit(IC)chips.To
protectthemagainstdamage fromstaticelectricity,you shouldfollowsomeprecautionswhenever
you workon yourcomputer.
1.Unplugyourcomputerwhenworkingon theinside.
2.Useagroundedwriststrapbeforehandling computercomponents.Ifyoudo nothave
one,touchbothofyourhandstoasafelygrounded objectortoametalobject, suchas
thepowersupplycase.
3.Holdcomponentsbytheedgesand trynottouchthe ICchips,leadsorconnectors,or
othercomponents.
4.Placecomponentson agroundedantistaticpad oronthebagthatcamewiththe
componentswheneverthe componentsareseparatedfromthesystem.
5.EnsurethattheATXpowersupplyisswitchedoffbeforeyou pluginorremovetheATX
powerconnectoron the motherboard.
If the motherboardhasmounting holes,buttheydon’tline up withthe holeson the baseand
thereareno slotstoattachthe spacers,do notbecomealarmed you can still attachthe spacersto
the mounting holes.Justcutthe bottomportion ofthe spacers(the spacermaybe alittlehardto
cutoff, sobe carefulofyourhands).Inthiswayyou can still attachthe motherboardtothe base
withoutworrying aboutshortcircuits.Sometimesyou mayneed tousethe plasticspringstoisolate
the screwfromthe motherboardPCBsurface,becausethe circuitwiremaybe nearbythe hole.Be
careful,don’tletthe screwcontactanyprinted circuitwriteorpartson the PCBthatarenearthe
fixing hole,otherwiseitmaydamage the boardorcauseboardmalfunctioning.
Installingthemotherboardtothechassis…
WARNING!
þThe GA-8IEXWmotherboard
þIDE(ATA100 )cablex1/Floppycablex1
þIDE(ATA133 )cablex2
þCD formotherboarddriver&utility
þGA-8IEXWuser’smanual
þI/OShield
ItemChecklist

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Chapter1Introduction
Features Summary
FormFactor—30.6cmx24.4cmATXsizeformfactor,4layersPCB.
Motherboard—GA-8IEXWMotherboard:
CPU—Socket478 forIntel®MicroFC-PGA2Pentium®4processor
—IntelPentium®4533MHz/400MHzFSB
—SupportIntel®Pentium®4(Northwood,0.13 m)processor
—2nd cache depend on CPU
Chipset—Chipset845EHOST/AGP/Controller
—ICH4I/OControllerHub
Memory—3184-pinDDR DIMM sockets
—SupportsPC2100 DDR orPC1600 DDR DIMM
—Supportsup to2GBDRAM(Max)
—Supportsonly2.5VDDR DIMM
—Supports64bitECC type DRAMintegritymode
I/OControl—IT8712 F-A
Slots—1AGPslot4X(1.5Vonly)devicesupport
—5PCIslotsupport33MHz&PCI2.2compliant
On-BoardIDE—2IDEcontrollerson the IntelICH4PCIchipset
providesIDEHDD/CD-ROM(IDE1,IDE2)withPIO,BusMas
ter(UltraDMA33/ATA66/ATA100)operation modes.
—IDE3and IDE4CompatiblewithRAID,UltraATA133/100.
On-BoardPeripherals—1Floppyportsupports2FDD with360K,720K,1.2M,1.44M
and 2.88Mbytes.
—1ParallelportsupportsNormal/EPP/ECPmode
—1Serialport(COM)
—6xUSB 2.0/1.1(2xRear,4xFrontbycable)
—1IrDAconnectorforIR/CIR
—1FrontAudioconnector