Gigabyte GA-8IRXP User manual

Table ofContent
BIOSSetup..................................................................................... 2
TheMainMenu (Forexample:BIOSVer.:F2) .................................................3
StandardCMOSFeatures....................................................................................5
AdvancedBIOSFeatures.....................................................................................8
AdvancedChipsetFeatures...............................................................................11
Integrated Peripherals........................................................................................14
PowerManagementSetup.................................................................................23
PnP/PCIConfigurations ......................................................................................28
PC HealthStatus..................................................................................................30
Frequency/VoltageControl.................................................................................32
SelectLanguage ..................................................................................................34
LoadFail-SafeDefaults.......................................................................................35
LoadOptimizedDefaults....................................................................................36
SetSupervisor/UserPassword..........................................................................37
Save&Exit Setup................................................................................................38
Exit WithoutSaving.............................................................................................39
BlockDiagram ................................................................................40
Dual BIOS/ Q-Flash Introduction.....................................................41
Four Speaker &SPDIF Introduction.................................................49
@BIOSIntroduction.......................................................................53
Easy TuneIIITMIntroduction..............................................................54
RAID Introduction...........................................................................55
Driver Installing ..............................................................................73

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<?>Movetoprevious item
<?>Move tonext item
<?>Moveto theitemin the left hand
<?>Moveto theitemin the right hand
<Esc>Main Menu - Quit andnotsavechangesintoCMOSStatus PageSetupMenu and
OptionPage Setup Menu - Exit current pageand returnto Main Menu
<+/PgUp> Increasethe numeric valueor makechanges
<-/PgDn>Decreasethe numeric valueor makechanges
<F1>General help, only for Status PageSetup Menu andOptionPage Setup Menu
<F2>Reserved
<F3>Reserved
<F4>Reserved
<F5>Restoretheprevious CMOSvaluefromCMOS, only for OptionPage SetupMenu
<F6>Load thedefault CMOSvaluefromBIOSdefault table, only for OptionPageSetup
Menu
<F7>Load theSetup Defaults
<F8>Reserved
<F9>Reserved
<F10>Saveall the CMOSchanges, only for Main Menu
BIOSSetupis an overviewoftheBIOSSetup Program. Theprogram that allowsuserstomodify
thebasic systemconfiguration. This typeofinformationis storedin battery-backedCMOSRAMso
that it retains theSetup informationwhenthepower is turnedoff.
ENTERING SETUP
Power ONthecomputer and press <Del> immediately will allowyoutoenter Setup.
CONTROLKEYS
BIOSSetup

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?Standard CMOSFeatures
This setup pageincludesall the items in standard compatibleBIOS.
?Advanced BIOSFeatures
This setup pageincludesall the items ofAward special enhancedfeatures.
?Advanced ChipsetFeatures
This setup pageincludesall theitems ofchipsetspecial features.
GETTING HELP
MainMenu
The on-line descriptionofthehighlightedsetup functionis displayed at the bottomofthe screen.
StatusPageSetupMenu /OptionPageSetupMenu
Press F1topopup asmall helpwindowthat describestheappropriatekeys to useandthepossible
selections for thehighlighted item. To exittheHelpWindowpress <Esc>.
TheMainMenu (For example:BIOSVer.:F2)
OnceyouenterAwardBIOSCMOSSetup Utility, theMain Menu (Figure 1) will appear onthe
screen. The Main Menu allowsyouto select fromeight setup functions andtwoexit choices. Use
arrowkeys toselect amongthe items andpress <Enter> to acceptor enter the sub-menu.
Figure1:MainMenu
CMOSSetupUtility-Copyright(C)1984-2001 Aw ardSoftware
?StandardCMOSFeaturesSelectLanguage
?AdvancedBIOSFeatures LoadFail-SafeDefaults
?AdvancedChipsetFeatures LoadOptimizedDefaults
?IntegratedPeripheralsSetSupervisorPassword
?PowerManagementSetupSetUserPassword
?PnP/PCIConfigurations Save&ExitSetup
?PC HealthStatus ExitWithoutSaving
?Frequency/VoltageControl
ESC:Quit F3:ChangeLanguage
F8:DualBIOS/Q-Flash F10:Save&Exit Setup
Time,Date,HardDiskType...

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?Integrated Peripherals
This setup page includesall onboard peripherals.
?Power ManagementSetup
This setup page includesall the items ofGreenfunctionfeatures.
?PnP/PCIConfigurations
This setuppage includesall theconfigurations ofPCI&PnPISA resources.
?PCHealthStatus
This setup pageis the Systemauto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed.
?Frequency/VoltageControl
This setup page is controlCPU’sclock andfrequency ratio.
?SelectLanguage
This setup page is select multi language.
?Load Fail-SafeDefaults
Fail-Safe Defaults indicatesthevalueofthe systemparameterswhich the systemwould
be in safe configuration.
?Load Optimized Defaults
OptimizedDefaults indicatesthe value ofthe systemparameterswhich the systemwould
be in best performance configuration.
?SetSupervisor password
Change, set, or disablepassword. It allowsyoutolimit access tothe systemandSetup,
or just toSetup.
?SetUser password
Change, set, or disable password. It allowsyouto limit access tothesystem.
?Save&Exit Setup
SaveCMOSvaluesettingstoCMOSandexit setup.
?Exit WithoutSaving
Abandonall CMOSvalue changesandexit setup.

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Standard CMOSFeatures
CMOSSetupUtility-Copyright(C)1984-2001 Aw ardSoftware
StandardCMOSFeatures
Date(mm:dd:yy)Mon,Feb 21 2000 ItemHelp
Time(hh:mm:ss)22:31:24 MenuLevel
?IDEPrimaryMaster [PressEnterNone]
?IDEPrimarySlave[PressEnterNone]
?IDESecondaryMaster [PressEnterNone]
?IDESecondarySlave[PressEnterNone]
DriveA[1.44M,3.5”]
DriveB[None]
Floppy3ModeSupport[Disabled]
Halt On[All,ButKeyboard]
BaseMemory 640K
ExtendedMemory 130048K
TotalMemory 131072K
???? :MoveEnter:Select+/-/PU/PD:ValueF10:SaveESC:Exit F1:GeneralHelp
F3:Language F5:Previous ValuesF6:Fail-SafeDefaultsF7:Optimized Defaults
Figure2:StandardCMOSFeatures
?Date
Thedate format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.
?Week Theweek,fromSun toSat,determinedbytheBIOSandisdisplay only
?Month Themonth,Jan.ThroughDec.
?Day Theday,from1to31(orthemaximumallowedinthemonth)
?YearTheyear, from1994 through2079
?Time
Thetimesformatin<hour><minute><second>.Thetimeiscalculated baseonthe24-hourmilitary-
timeclock.Forexample,1p.m.is13:00:00.

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?IDEPrimary Master,Slave/Secondary Master,Slave
Thecategoryidentifiesthetypesofharddisk fromdriveCtoFthathas beeninstalledinthe
computer.Therearetwotypes:autotype,andmanualtype.Manualtypeisuser-definable;Auto
typewhich willautomaticallydetectHDD type.
Notethatthespecifications ofyourdrivemustmatch withthedrivetable.Theharddisk will notwork
properlyif youenterimproperinformationforthiscategory.
If youselectUserType,related informationwill beasked toentertothefollowingitems.Enterthe
informationdirectlyfromthekeyboardandpress<Enter>.Suchinformationshouldbeprovidedin
thedocumentationformyourharddisk vendororthesystemmanufacturer.
?Capcity:Theharddisk size.TheunitisMegaBytes.
?AccessMode:Theoptions are:Auto/Large/LBA /Normal.
?Cylinder: Thecylindernumberofharddisk.
?HeadTheread/Writeheadnumberofharddisk.
?PrecompThecylinernumberatwhich thedisk driverchangesthewritecurrent.
?LandingZoneThecylindernumberthatthediskdriverheads(read/write)areseatedwhenthe
disk driveisparked.
?SECTORS Thesectornumberofeachtrack defineontheharddisk.
If aharddisk has notbeeninstalled select NONE andpress <Enter>.
?DriveA/DriveB
The categoryidentifiesthetypesoffloppydisk drive Aor driveBthat has beeninstalled in the
computer.
?NoneNofloppydriveinstalled
?360K,5.25in.5.25 inch PC-typestandarddrive;360Kbytecapacity.
?1.2M,5.25in.5.25 inch AT-typehigh-densitydrive;1.2Mbytecapacity
(3.5inchwhen3ModeisEnabled).
?720K,3.5in.3.5inchdouble-sideddrive;720Kbytecapacity
?1.44M,3.5in.3.5inchdouble-sideddrive;1.44Mbytecapacity.
?2.88M,3.5in.3.5inchdouble-sideddrive;2.88Mbytecapacity.
?Floppy 3Mode Support(for JapanArea)
?Disabled NormalFloppyDrive.(Default value)
?DriveAEnabled3modefunctionofDriveA.
?DriveBEnabled3modefunctionofDriveB.
?BothDriveA&Bare3mode FloppyDrives.

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?Halt on
The categorydetermineswhether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.
?NOErrors Thesystembootwill notstopforany errorthatmay bedetected
andyouwill beprompted.
?All ErrorsWhenevertheBIOSdetectsanon-fatalerrorthesystemwill bestopped.
?All,ButKeyboarThesystembootwill notstopforakeyboarderror; it will stopfor
all othererrors.(Defaultvalue)
?All,ButDisketteThesystembootwill notstop foradisk error; it will stop forall
othererrors.
?All,ButDisk/Key Thesystembootwill notstopforakeyboardordiskerror; it will
stopforall othererrors.
Memory
Thecategoryis display-only which is determinedbyPOST(Power OnSelf Test) oftheBIOS.
Base Memory
ThePOSToftheBIOSwill determinetheamount ofbase(or conventional) memory
installed in thesystem.
Thevalueofthe basememoryis typically 512 Kfor systems with 512 Kmemory
installedonthe motherboard, or 640 Kfor systems with 640 Kor morememory
installed onthe motherboard.
Extended Memory
The BIOSdetermineshowmuch extendedmemoryis present duringthePOST.
This is theamount ofmemorylocatedabove1MBin theCPU’smemory
address map.

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Advanced BIOSFeatures
CMOSSetupUtility-Copyright(C)1984-2001 Aw ardSoftware
AdvancedBIOSFeatures
BIOSFlashProtection[Auto]
FirstBootDevice[Floppy]ItemHelp
SecondBootDevice[HDD-0]MenuLevel
ThirdBootDevice[CDROM]
BootUpFloppySeek[Disabled]
BootUpNum-Lock [On]
PasswordCheck [Setup]
InterruptMode [APIC]
MPS VersionControlForOS[1.4]
HDDS.M.A.R.T.Capability[Disabled]
???? :MoveEnter:Select+/-/PU/PD:ValueF10:SaveESC:Exit F1:GeneralHelp
F3:Language F5:Previous ValuesF6:Fail-SafeDefaultsF7:Optimized Defaults
Figure3:Advanced BIOSFeatures
?BIOSFlashProtection
This feature allowsyoudetermine thestatesthat flash BIOS.
?Enabled DuringPOST,DMI/ESCD wouldnotbeupdated.Butflash toolscan update
BIOSalways
?AutoBIOSenablesflashwriteaccess automaticallywhenupdatingBIOSdata/
DMI/ESCD.(Default Value)
?First/Second /ThirdBootdevice
This feature allowsyouto select thebootdevice priority.
?FloppySelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyFloppy.
?LS120 SelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyLS120.
?HDD-0~3SelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyHDD-0~3.
?SCSISelectyourbootdeviceprioritybySCSI.
?CDROMSelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyCDROM.

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?LAN SelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyLAN.
?USB-CDROMSelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyUSB-CDROM.
?USB-ZIP SelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyUSB-ZIP.
?USB-FDD SelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyUSB-FDD.
?USB-HDD SelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyUSB-HDD.
?ZIP SelectyourbootdeviceprioritybyZIP.
?Disabled Disabledthisfunction.
?BootUpFloppy Seek
DuringPOST,BIOSwill determinethefloppydisk driveinstalledis40 or80 tracks.360 Ktype is40
tracks 720 K,1.2 Mand1.44 Mareall 80 tracks.
?Enabled BIOSsearchesforfloppydiskdrivetodetermineit is40 or80 tracks.Note
thatBIOScan nottell from720 K,1.2 Mor1.44 Mdrivetypeas theyare
all80tracks.
?Disabled BIOSwill notsearchforthetypeoffloppydisk drivebytrack number. Note
that therewill notbe any warningmessageif thedriveinstalledis360 K.
(Default value)
?BootUpNumLock
WhensetOn, allowstheBIOStoautomatically enable theNum Lock Functionwhenthesystem
boots up.
?OnKeypadisnumberkeys.(Default value)
?Off Keypadisarrowkeys.
?Password Check
This feature allowsyoutolimit access tothesystemand Setup, or just toSetup.
?SystemTheusermustentercorrectpasswordinordertoaccess thesystemand/orBIOS
setup.
?SetupTheusermustentercorrectpasswordinordertoaccess BIOSsetuputility.
(Default value)

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?InterruptMode
?APICThroughIOAPICgeneratemoreIRQforsystemuse.(Default value)
?PIC UseATstantardIRQcontrollestogenerateIRQ.
Whenyoualreadyhave IOAPICenable systemand want to upgrade the systempleasenote,
since runningan IOAPICenabledOS(likeWindowsNT,Windows2000, WindowsXP...) system
with none IOAPICHW supportwill causethe systemtohang. Followingaresomesituations users
might run into:
1.AnIOAPICenabledOSand changetheBIOSsettingfromIOAPICtoPIC, this will causeyour
systemtohang.
?MPS VersionControlFor OS
WhentwoCPUsonboard(notthis board) this featureallowsyoutoselect MPS(Multi Proces-
sor Specification) version controlfor OSwhenlogotest excutes.
(SupportMulti ProcessorSpecificationrevision1.4)
Note:SomeoldMPS OSsupport1.1versiononly
?1.4SupportMPS Version1.4.(Default Value)
?1.1SupportMPSVersion1.1.
?HDD S.M.A.R.T.Capability
S.M.A.R.T. standsfor Self-Monitoring and Analysis Reporting Technologywhich allowsyour
hard disk drive toreportany read/write errorsandissue awarning with LDCMinstalled.
?Enabled EnabledHDD S.M.A.R.T.Capability.
?Disabled DisabledHDD S.M.A.R.T.Capability.(Default value)