Gigabyte GA-8ILFT Series User manual

USER’SMANUAL
GA-8ILFT Series
P4Titan-DDR Motherboard
Pentium®4ProcessorMotherboard
Rev.1001
12ME-8ILFT-1001

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TableofContent
ItemChecklist ..................................................................................4
WARNING! .......................................................................................4
Chapter1Introduction.......................................................................5
FeaturesSummary................................................................................................5
GA-8ILFTSeriesMotherboardLayout..............................................................7
Chapter2HardwareInstallation Process ............................................8
Step1:InstalltheCentralProcessingUnit(CPU)...........................................9
Step1-1CPUInstallation................................................................................9
Step1-2CPUHeatSinkInstallation................................................................ 10
Step2:Installmemorymodules.......................................................................11
Step3:Connectribboncables,cabinetwires,andpowersupply.............13
Step3-1I/OBackPanelIntroduction .............................................................. 13
Step3-2ConnectorsIntroduction ................................................................... 15
Chapter3BIOSSetup ....................................................................22
TheMainMenu(Forexample:BIOSVer.:F1)..............................................23
StandardCMOSFeatures.................................................................................25
AdvancedBIOSFeatures...................................................................................28
Integrated Peripherals.......................................................................................31

TableofContent
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PowerManagementSetup................................................................................35
PnP/PCIConfigurations......................................................................................37
PCHealthStatus..................................................................................................38
Frequency/VoltageControl................................................................................40
LoadFail-SafeDefaults......................................................................................42
LoadOptimizedDefaults....................................................................................43
SetSupervisor/UserPassword..........................................................................44
Save&ExitSetup.................................................................................................45
ExitWithoutSaving.............................................................................................46
Chapter4TechnicalReference........................................................47
BlockDiagram.....................................................................................................47
Q-FlashIntroduction...........................................................................................48
@BIOSIntroduction ...........................................................................................50
EasyTune4TMIntroduction ...............................................................................51
Chapter5Appendix.......................................................................52

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þTheGA-8ILFTmotherboardþI/OShield
þIDEcablex1/Floppycablex1
þCD formotherboarddriver&utility(IUCD)
þGA-8ILFTuser’smanual
ItemChecklist
Computermotherboardsand expansion cardscontainverydelicateIntegrated Circuit(IC)chips.To
protectthemagainstdamage fromstaticelectricity,you shouldfollowsomeprecautionswheneveryou
workon yourcomputer.
1.Unplug yourcomputerwhen working on the inside.
2.Useagrounded wriststrap beforehandling computercomponents.Ifyou do nothave
one,touchbothofyourhandstoasafelygrounded objectortoametalobject, suchas
the powersupplycase.
3.Holdcomponentsbytheedgesand trynottouchthe ICchips,leadsorconnectors,or
othercomponents.
4.Placecomponentson agrounded antistaticpad oronthe bag thatcamewiththe
componentswheneverthe componentsareseparatedfromthe system.
5.EnsurethattheATXpowersupplyisswitchedoff beforeyou plug inorremovethe ATX
powerconnectoron the motherboard.
Ifthe motherboardhasmountingholes,buttheydon’tlineup withtheholesonthe baseandthereare
no slotstoattachthe spacers,do notbecomealarmed you can stillattachthe spacerstothemounting
holes.Justcutthe bottomportionofthespacers(thespacermaybe alittlehardtocutoff, sobe careful
ofyourhands).Inthiswayyou canstill attachthemotherboardtothebasewithoutworryingaboutshort
circuits.Sometimesyou mayneedtousetheplasticspringstoisolatethe screwfromthe motherboard
PCBsurface,becausethe circuitwiremaybenearbythehole.Becareful,don’tletthescrewcontact
anyprintedcircuitwriteorpartson thePCBthatarenearthe fixing hole,otherwiseitmaydamage the
boardorcauseboardmalfunctioning.
Installing themotherboardtothechassis…
WARNING!

Introduction
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FormFactor—20.3cmx2.9cmFlexATXsizeformfactor,4layersPCB.
Motherboard—GA-8ILFTSeriesMotherboard:
GA-8ILFTand GA-8ILFT-C
CPU—Socket478 forIntel®MicroFC-PGA2Pentium®4processor
—SupportIntel®Pentium®4(Northwood,0.13 m)processor
—IntelPentium®4400MHzFSB
—2nd cache dependson CPU
Chipset—Chipset82845GLHOST/AGP/Controller
—ICH4I/OControllerHub
Memory—2184-pinDDR DIMM sockets
—SupportsPC1600 DDR orPC2100 DDR SDRAM
—Supportsup to2GBDRAM(Max)
—Supportsonly2.5VDDR SDRAM
I/OControl—ITE8712
Slots—3PCIslotsupports33MHz&PCI2.2compliant
On-BoardIDE—AnIDEcontrolleronthe IntelICH4PCIchipset
providesIDEHDD/CD-ROMwithPIO,BusMaster(Ultra
DMA33/ATA66/ATA100)operation modes.
—Can connectuptofourIDEdevices
On-BoardPeripherals—1Floppyportsupports2FDD with360K,720K,1.2M,1.44M
and 2.88Mbytes.
—1ParallelportsupportsNormal/EPP/ECPmode
—1Serialports(COMA),1VGAport
—4xUSB 2.0/1.1(2xRear,2Frontbycable)
—1FrontAudioconnector
—1SerialIRQconnector
On-BoardVGA—BuiltinIntel845GLChipset
On-BoardSound —AC97 CODEC(RealTekALC201A)
—1Buzzer
—Line In/Line Out/MicIn/CD In/AUXIn/GamePort/SPDIF
Chapter1Introduction
tobe continued......
Features Summary

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PleasesettheCPUhostfrequencyinaccordancewithyourprocessor’sspecifications.
Wedon’trecommend youtosetthesystembusfrequencyovertheCPU’sspecification
becausethesespecificbusfrequenciesarenotthe standardspecificationsforCPU,
chipsetand mostofthe peripherals.Whetheryoursystemcan run underthesespecific
busfrequenciesproperlywill depend on yourhardwareconfigurations,including CPU,
Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards….etc.
On-BoardLAN*—BuilitinRTL8100BLChipset
—1RJ45 port
HardwareMonitor—CPU/SystemFan Revolution detect
—CPU/SystemFan Control
—CPUOverheatWarning
—SystemVoltageDetect
PS/2Connector—PS/2Keyboardinterfaceand PS/2Mouseinterace
BIOS—Licensed AWARD BIOS,2MbitFWH
AdditionalFeatures—ExternalModemwakeup
—PS/2Keyboardpasswordpoweron
—PS/2Mousepoweron
—ACRecovery
—USB KB/Mousewakeup fromS3
—Polyfuseforkeyboard,USB,gameportover-currentprotection
—Supports@BIOS
—SupportsEasyTune4
*ForGA-8ILFT Only.

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RTL8100BL*
AUX_IN
BIOS_WP
S_IRG
*ForGA-8ILFT Only.
GA-8ILFT Series MotherboardLayout
SPDIF
GA-8ILFT
KB_MS
COMA
LPT
GAME
LINE_IN
LINE_OUTMIC_IN
USB/
LAN*
ATX_12V
CD_IN F_AUDIO
F_PANEL
BAT1
SYS _FAN
ICH4
Intel845GL
SOCKET478
CPU_FAN
ATX_POWER
FDD
IDE1
IDE2
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
DDR2 DDR1
AC97
ITE8712
BIOS
Buzzer
F_USB1
CLR_COMS
CI
VGA

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Tosetup yourcomputer,you mustcompletethefollowing steps:
Step 1-Install theCentralProcessingUnit(CPU)
Step2-Installmemorymodules
Step 3-Connectribbon cables,cabinetwires,and powersupply
Step4-SetupBIOSsoftware
Step5-Installsupporting softwaretools
Chapter2HardwareInstallation Process
Step2
Step4
Step3
Step4
Step4
Step1

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Step1:Install theCentralProcessing Unit(CPU)
Step1-1:CPUInstallation
Pin1indicatorPin1indicator
CPUTop View CPUBottomView
SocketActuation Lever
1.Pull up the CPUsocketlever
and upto90-degree angle.
Pin1indicator
2.LocatePin1inthe socketand look
fora(golden)cutedge on the CPU
uppercorner.Theninsertthe CPU
intothesocket.
3.Press downthe CPUsocket
leverand finishCPUinstallation.
M Please make suretheCPUtypeissupportedbythemotherboard.
M Ifyou do notmatchtheCPUsocketPin1and CPUcutedgewell, itwill cause
improperinstallation.Please changetheinsertorientation.

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Step1-2:CPUHeatSinkInstallation
1.Hookone endofthe cooler
brackettothe CPUsocketfirst. 2.Hooktheotherendofthe
coolerbrackettothe CPU
socket.
M Please use Intelapprovedcooling fan.
M Werecommend you toapplythethermaltapetoprovidebetterheat
conduction betweenyourCPUand heatsink.
(TheCPUcooling fanmightstick totheCPUduetothehardening ofthe
thermalpaste.During thiscondition ifyou trytoremove thecooling fan,you
mightpulltheprocessoroutoftheCPUsocketalonewiththecooling fan,and
mightdamagetheprocessor.To avoidthisfromhappening,wesuggestyou to
eitherusethermaltapeinsteadofthermalpaste,orremove thecoolingfanwith
extremecaution.)
M Make suretheCPUfanpowercableispluggedintotheCPUfanconnector,
thiscompletes theinstallation.
M Please refertoCPUheatsinkuser’smanualformoredetail installation
procedure.

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MWhenSTR/DIMM LEDisON,you do notinstall /remove DDR fromsocket.
DDR
1.The DIMMslothasanotch,sothe
DIMMmemorymodulecan onlyfitinone direction.
2. Insertthe DIMM memorymoduleverticallyintothe
DIMM slot. Then pushitdown.
3.ClosetheplasticclipatbothedgesoftheDIMM slots
tolock the DIMM module.
Reversethe installation stepswhen you wishto
removethe DIMM module.
Step2:Install memorymodules
The motherboardhas2dualinline memorymodule(DIMM)sockets.The BIOSwill automatically
detectsmemorytypeand size.Toinstallthe memorymodule,justpushitverticallyintothe DIMM Slot
.The DIMM modulecan onlyfitinone direction due tothe notch.Memorysizecan varybetween
sockets.
TotalMemorySizesWithUnbuffered DDR DIMM
Devicesused onDIMM 1DIMM x64 /x72 2 DIMMsx64 /x72
64 Mbit(2Mx8x4banks)128 MBytes256 MBytes
64 Mbit(1Mx16x4banks)32 MBytes64 MBytes
128 Mbit(4Mx8x4banks)256 MBytes512 MBytes
128 Mbit(2Mx16x4banks)64 MBytes128 MBytes
256 Mbit(8Mx8x4banks)512 MBytes1GBytes
256 Mbit(4Mx16x4banks)128 MBytes256 MBytes
512 Mbit(16Mx8x4banks)1GBytes2GBytes
512 Mbit(8Mx16x4banks)256 MBytes512 MBytes
Notes:Double-sidedx16 DDR memorydevicesarenotsupportbyIntel845 chipset.

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Establishedon theexisting SDRAMindustryinfrastructure,DDR (DoubleDataRate)memoryisa
high performanceand cost-effectivesolutionthatallowseasy adoptionformemoryvendors,OEMsand
systemintegrators.
DDR memoryisasensibleevolutionarysolution forthe PCindustrythatbuildson the existing
SDRAMinfrastructure,yetmakesawesomeadvancesinsolving thesystemperformancebottleneck by
doubling the memorybandwidth.DDR SDRAMwill offerasuperiorsolution and migration pathfrom
existing SDRAMdesignsdue toitsavailability,pricing and overall marketsupport. PC2100 DDR
memory(DDR266)doublesthe dataratethroughreadingandwritingatboththerisingand fallingedge of
the clock,achieving databandwidth2Xgreaterthan PC133 when running withthe sameDRAMclock
frequency.Withpeakbandwidthof2.1GBpersecond,DDR memoryenablessystemOEMstobuild
high performanceandlowlatency DRAMsubsystemsthataresuitableforservers,workstations,high-
end PC'sand value desktop SMAsystems.Withacorevoltage ofonly2.5Voltscompared to
conventionalSDRAM's3.3volts,DDR memoryisacompelling solution forsmallformfactordesktops
andnotebookapplications.
DDR Introduction

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Step3:Connectribboncables,cabinetwires,and power
supply
Step3-1:I/OBack PanelIntroduction
u PS/2Keyboardand PS/2Mouse Connector
v ParallelPortand SerialPorts(COM1/COM2)
PS/2MouseConnector
(6pinFemale)
PS/2KeyboardConnector
(6pinFemale)
ØThisconnectorsupportsstandardPS/2
keyboardand PS/2mouse.
ØThisconnectorsupports2standardCOMports
and 1Parallelport.Devicelikeprintercan be
connected toParallelport;mouseand modem
etccanbe connected toSerialports.
uv w
x
y*
ParallelPort
(25 pinFemale)
COMA VGA
SerialPort
(9pinMale)VGAPort (15 pinFemale)

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w Game/MIDIPorts
Joystick/MIDI(15 pinFemale)
y USB/LAN*Connector
x AudioConnectors
ØThisconnectorsupportsjoystick,MIDIkeyboardand other
relateaudiodevices.
ØAfterinstall onboardaudiodriver,you mayconnect
speakertoLine Outjack,microphone toMICInjack.
DevicelikeCD-ROM,walkman etccan be connected
toLine-Injack.
ØBeforeyou connectyourdevice(s)intoUSB connector(s),
pleasemakesureyourdevice(s)suchasUSB keyboard,
mouse,scanner,zip,speaker..etc.HaveastandardUSB
interface.AlsomakesureyourOS(Win95 withUSB
supplement, Win98,Windows2000,WindowsME,Win
NTwithSP 6)supportsUSBcontroller.If yourOSdoesnot
supportUSBcontroller,pleasecontactOSvendorforpos-
siblepatchordriverupgrade.Formoreinformation please
contactyourOSordevice(s)vendors.
Line In
MICInLineOut
USB 0
USB 1
LAN*
Connector
*ForGA-8ILFT Only.

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Step3-2:ConnectorsIntroduction
*ForGA-8ILFT Only.
A)ATX_12V
B)CPU_FAN
C)ATX
D)FDD
E)IDE1/IDE2
F)SYS_FAN
G)CI
H)CLR_CMOS
I)F_PANEL
D
F
G
H
J
AB
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K
O
P
J)BIOS_WP
K)F_USB1
L)BATTERY
M)AUX_IN
N)CD_IN
O)S_IRQ
P)SPDIF
Q)F_AUDIO
C
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B)CPU_FAN (CPUFAN Connector)
ØThisconnector(ATX+12V)suppliesthe CPU
operationvoltage (Vcore).
If this"ATX+12Vconnector"isnotconnected,
systemcannotboot.
A)ATX_12V(+12VPowerConnector)
ØPleasenote,aproperinstallation ofthe CPU
coolerisessentialtopreventtheCPUfrom
running underabnormalcondition ordamaged
byoverheating.The CPUfan connector
supportsMax.currentup to600 mA.
F)SYS_FAN (SystemFAN Connector)
1+12V/Control
Sense
GND
1
+12V/Control
Sense GND
4+12V
GND
+12VGND
3
21
G)CI(CASE OPEN)ØThis2pinconnectorallowsyoursystemto
enableordisablethe systemalarmifthe sys
temcasebeginremove.
1Signal
GND

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D)FDD (FloppyConnector)
IDE1
1
IDE2
1
1
E)IDE1/IDE2(IDE1/IDE2Connector)ØImportantNotice:
PleaseconnectfirstharddisktoIDE1
and connectCDROMtoIDE2.
ØBecarefulwiththepolarityofthe front
panelUSB connector.Check the pin
assignmentwhileyou connectthe front
panelUSB cable.Pleasecontactyour
nearestdealerforoptionalfrontpanel
USB cable.
USB Dy-
Power
USB Dx-
USB Dx+
1
USB Dy+ USB Over Current
K)F_USB1(FrontUSBConnector)
Power GND
GND

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1
N)CD_IN(CD IN)
CD_IN
1CD-L
CD-R
GND
P)SPDIF(SPDIF)ØTheSPDIFoutputiscapableofprovidingdigital
audiotoexternalspeakersorcompressed AC3
datatoan externalDolbyDigitalDecoder.Use
thisfeatureonlywhen yourstereosystemhas
digitaloutputfunction.
VCC SPDIFOUT
GND
Q)F_AUDIO(F_AUDIOConnector)ØIf you wanttouseFrontAudioconnector,you
mustremove5-6,9-10 Jumper.
Inordertoutilizethefrontaudioheader,yourchas-
sismusthavefrontaudioconnector.Alsoplease
makesurethe pinassigmenton the cableisthe
sameasthe pinassigmenton the MBheader.To
find outifthe chassisyou arebuying supportfront
audioconnector,pleasecontactyourdealer.
1GND
Reserved
MIC
RearAudio(R)
RearAudio(L)
FrontAudio(R)
FrontAudio(L)
POWER
REF

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C)ATX_POWER(ATXPower)ØACpowercordshouldonlybe connected to
yourpowersupplyunitafterATXpowercable
and otherrelateddevicesarefirmly
connectedtothemainboard.
PS-ON(SoftOn/Off)
3.3V
3.3V
GND
GND
GND
VCC
VCC
+12V
5VSB (Stand by+5V)
PowerGood
3.3V
GND
GND
GND
GND
VCC
VCC
1
-5V
-12V
J)BIOS_WP(BIOSWriteProtection)
1-2close:WriteProtection
2-3close:Normal
ØPleasenote,Toflash/upgradeBIOSonthisMB
BIOS_WPmustbe setto2-3close.We
recommend BIOS_WPtobe setto"1-2close",
wheneveruserdoesnotneedtoflash/upgrade
theBIOS.
1
1
O)S_IRQ(Forspecialdesign,forexample:PCMCIAadd on card)
1
Signal GND

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H)CLR_CMOS(ClearCMOS)
1-2close:ClearCMOS
2-3close:Normal
ØYou mayclearthe CMOSdatatoitsdefault
valuesbythisjumper.
1
1
M)AUX_IN(AUXInConnector)
1
AUX-R
AUX-L
GND
L)BATTERY(Battery)
+
CAUTION
vDangerofexplosion ifbatteryisincorrectly
replaced.
vReplaceonlywiththe sameorequivalent
type recommendedbythe manufacturer.
vDisposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtothe
manufacturer’sinstructions.