Gigabyte GA-8PE800 Pro User manual

Whenyou installing AGPcard,please make surethefollowing
notice isfullyunderstood and practiced.IfyourAGPcardhas
"AGP4Xnotch"(showbelow),please make sureyourAGPcardis
AGP4X(1.5V).
Caution:AGP2XcardisnotsupportedbyIntel®845(GE/PE)/
845(E/G)/850(E).You mightexperience systemunabletobootup
normally.Please insertanAGP4Xcard.
Example1:Diamond VipperV770 golden fingeriscompatiblewith2X/4X
mode AGPslot. It can be switched between AGP2X(3.3V)or4X(1.5V)
mode byadjusting the jumper.The factorydefaultforthiscardis
2X(3.3V).The GA-8PE800(-L)(oranyAGP4Xonly)motherboards
mightnotfunction properly,ifyou install thiscardwithoutswitching the
jumperto4X(1.5)mode init.
Example2:SomeATiRage 128 Prographics cardsmade by"Power
Color",the graphics cardmanufacturer&someSiS305 cards,their
golden fingeriscompatiblewith2X(3.3V)/4X(1.5V)mode AGPslot, but
theysupport2X(3.3V)only.The GA-8PE800(-L)
(oranyAGP4Xonly)motherboardsmightnotfunction properly,If you
install thiscardinit.
Note:Although Gigabyte'sAG32S(G)graphics cardisbased on
ATiRage 128 Prochip,the design ofAG32S(G)iscompliance
withAGP4X(1.5V)specification.Therefore,AG32S(G)will work
fine withIntel®845(GE/PE)/845(E/G)/850(E)based motherboards.

MTheauthorassumes no responsibilityforanyerrors
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MThird-partybrandsand names arethepropertyof
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MPlease do notremove anylabelson motherboard,this
may voidthewarrantyofthismotherboard.
MDuetorapidchangeintechnology,someofthe
specificationsmightbeoutofdatebeforepublication
ofthisbooklet.

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(a),Class BDigitalDevice
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Motherboard
GA-8PE800(-L)
Date:
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May15,2003

USER'SMANUAL
GA-8PE800(-L)
P4Titan Motherboard
Pentium®4ProcessorMotherboard
Rev.1102
12ME-8PE800-1102

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TableofContent
ItemChecklist ......................................................................................4
Chapter1Introduction .........................................................................5
FeaturesSummary.......................................................................................... 5
GA-8PE800(-L)MotherboardLayout .............................................................. 7
Block Diagram.................................................................................................. 8
Chapter2HardwareInstallation Process ............................................ 10
Step 1:Install the CentralProcessing Unit(CPU)........................................11
Step 1-1:CPUInstallation ........................................................................................... 11
Step 1-2:CPUCooling Fan Installation ...................................................................... 12
Step 2:Install memorymodules................................................................... 13
Step 3:Install expansion cards..................................................................... 15
Step 4:Connectribbon cables,cabinetwires,and powersupply.............. 16
Step 4-1:I/OBack PanelIntroduction .......................................................................... 16
Step 4-2:Connectors&JumperSetting Introduction .................................................... 18
Chapter3BIOSSetup ....................................................................... 31
The MainMenu (Forexample:BIOSVer.:F7a)......................................... 32
StandardCMOSFeatures............................................................................. 34
Advanced BIOSFeatures.............................................................................. 37
Integrated Peripherals.................................................................................. 39
PowerManagementSetup ............................................................................ 43

TableofContent
English
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PnP/PCIConfigurations................................................................................. 45
PCHealthStatus........................................................................................... 46
Frequency/Voltage Control............................................................................ 48
Top Performance............................................................................................ 51
Load Fail-SafeDefaults................................................................................. 52
Load Optimized Defaults............................................................................... 53
SetSupervisor/UserPassword..................................................................... 54
Save&ExitSetup .......................................................................................... 55
ExitWithoutSaving ...................................................................................... 56
Chapter4TechnicalReference.......................................................... 59
@BIOSTMIntroduction .................................................................................. 59
Easy TuneTM4Introduction ........................................................................... 60
FlashBIOSMethod Introduction ................................................................... 61
2-/4-/6-ChannelAudioFunction Introuction.................................................. 76
Chapter5Appendix........................................................................... 83

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ItemChecklist
Computermotherboardsand expansion cardscontainverydelicateIntegrated Circuit(IC)chips.To
protectthemagainstdamage fromstaticelectricity,you shouldfollowsomeprecautionswheneveryou
workon yourcomputer.
1.Unplug yourcomputerwhenworking onthe inside.
2.Useagrounded wriststrapbeforehandling computercomponents.Ifyou donothave
one,touchbothofyourhandstoasafelygrounded objectortoametalobject, suchas
the powersupplycase.
3.Holdcomponentsbythe edgesand trynottouchthe ICchips,leadsorconnectors,or
othercomponents.
4.Placecomponentsonagrounded antistaticpadoron the bag thatcamewiththe
componentswheneverthe componentsareseparated fromthe system.
5.EnsurethattheATXpowersupplyisswitched offbeforeyou plug inorremovetheATX
owerconnectoron the motherboard.
Ifthe motherboardhasmountingholes,buttheydon'tline upwiththe holeson the baseand there
areno slotstoattachthe spacers,do notbecomealarmed you can still attachthe spacerstothe
mounting holes.Justcutthe bottomportion ofthe spacers(the spacermaybe alittlehardtocutoff, so
be carefulofyourhands).Inthiswayyou can still attachthe motherboardtothe basewithoutworrying
aboutshortcircuits.Sometimesyou mayneed tousethe plasticspringstoisolatethe screwfromthe
motherboardPCBsurface,becausethe circuitwiremaybe nearbythe hole.Becareful,don'tletthe
screwcontactanyprinted circuitwriteorpartson the PCBthatarenearthefixing hole,otherwiseitmay
damage the boardorcauseboardmalfunctioning.
Installing themotherboardtothechassis…
þThe GA-8PE800 orGA-8PE800-Lmotherboardþ2PortUSB Cablex1
þIDEcablex1/Floppycablex1o4PortUSB Cablex1
þCD formotherboarddriver&utilityoSPDIF-KITx1(SPD-KIT)
þGA-8PE800(-L)user'smanualoIEEE 1394 Cablex1
þI/OShield*oAudioCombo Kitx1
þQuick PCInstallation Guide þMotherboardSettingsLabel
oRAIDManual
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Introduction-5-
English
FormFactor—29.5cmx21cmATXsizeformfactor,4layersPCB.
CPU—Socket478 forIntel®MicroFC-PGA2Pentium®4processor
—SupportIntel®Pentium®4(Northwood,0.13 m)processor
—SupportIntel®Pentium®4ProcessorwithHTTechnology
—IntelPentium®4400/533MHzFSB
—2nd cache dependson CPU
Chipset—ChipsetIntel845PE HOST/AGP/Controller
—ICH4I/OControllerHub
Memory—3184-pinDDR DIMM sockets
—SupportsDDR333/DDR266 DIMM
—Supportsup to2GBDRAM(Max)
—Supportsonly2.5VDDR DIMM
I/OControl—IT8712
Slots—1AGPslot4X(1.5V)devicesupport
—5PCIslotsupports33MHz&PCI2.2compliant
On-BoardIDE—2IDEbusmaster(UDMA33/ATA66/ATA100)IDEports
forup to4ATAPIdevices
—SupportsPIOmode3,4(UDMA33/ATA66/ATA100)IDE
&ATAPICD-ROM
On-BoardPeripherals—1Floppyportsupports2FDD with360K,720K,1.2M,1.44M
and 2.88Mbytes.
—1ParallelportsupportsNormal/EPP/ECPmode
—2Serialports(COMA&COMB)
—6USB 2.0/1.1ports(2xRear,4xFrontbycable)
—1FrontAudioConnector
Chapter1Introduction
tobe continued......
Features Summary
MDue to(Intel845PE/GE)chipsetarchitecturelimitation,DDR 333 memorymoduleis
onlysupported when using FSB 533 Pentium4processor.AFSB 400 Pentium4processor
will onlysupportDDR 266 memorymodule

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HardwareMonitor—CPU/SystemFan Revolution detect
—CPU/SystemFan Fail Warning
—CPUOverheatWarning
—SystemVoltage Detect
On-BoardSound —RealtekALC650 CODEC
—Line Out/2frontspeaker
—Line In/2rearspeaker(bys/wswitch)
—MicIn/center&subwoofer(bys/wswitch)
—SPDIFOut/SPDIFIn
—CD In/AUX_IN/GamePort
On-BoardLAN*—BuildinRTL8100BLChipset
PS/2Connector—PS/2Keyboardinterfaceand PS/2Mouseinterface
BIOS—Licensed AWARD BIOS,2MbitFlashROM
—SupportsQ-Flash
AdditionalFeatures—PS/2Keyboardpoweron bypassword
—PS/2Mousepoweron
—STR(Suspend-To-RAM)
—ACRecovery
—USB KB/Mousewakeup fromS3
—SupportsEasyTune 4
—Supports@BIOS
Overclocking —OverVoltage (DDR/AGP/CPU)byBIOS
—OverClock (DDR/AGP/CPU)byBIOS
Pleasesetthe CPUhostfrequencyinaccordancewithyourprocessor'sspecifications.
Wedon'trecommend you tosetthe systembusfrequencyoverthe CPU'sspecification
becausethesespecificbusfrequenciesarenotthe standardspecificationsforCPU,
chipsetand mostofthe peripherals.Whetheryoursystemcan run underthesespecific
busfrequenciesproperlywilldepend on yourhardwareconfigurations,including CPU,
Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards….etc.
"*"HTfunctionalityrequirementcontent:
Enabling the functionalityofHyper-Threading Technologyforyourcomputersystemrequires
all ofthe following platformcomponents:
-CPU:AnIntel®Pentium4ProcessorwithHTTechnology
-Chipset: AnIntel®ChipsetthatsupportsHTTechnology
-BIOS:ABIOSthatsupportsHTTechnologyand hasitenabled
-OS:Anoperation systemthathasoptimizationsforHTTechnology
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GA-8PE800(-L)MotherboardLayout
P4Titan
F_AUDIO
AUX_IN
CI
GA-8PE800
KB_MS
COMA
LPT
USB_LAN*
SOCKET478
CPU_FAN
ATX
FDD
COMB
IDE2
IDE1
PWR_LED
PCI3
F_USB2
BIOS
F_PANEL
SYS _FANICH4
PCI4
PCI5
F_USB1
CD_IN
GAME
LINE_IN
LINE_OUT
MIC_IN
ATX_12V
AGP
DDR2
DDR1
845PE
BAT
PCI1
PCI2
IT8712
CODEC
DDR3
SUR_CEN
SPDIF_IO
AGP_LED
CLR_PWD
RTL8100BL*
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Block Diagram
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Pentium4
Socket478
CPU
82845PE
AC97
CODEC
ICH4
CPUCLK+/-(100/133MHz)
SystemBus
400/533MHz
DDR
266/333MHz
GMCHCLK(66MHz)
HCLK+/-(100/133MHz)
66MHz
33MHz
14.318MHz
48MHz
24MHz
33MHz
LPCBUS
AGP4X
AGPCLK
(66MHz)
5PCI
PCICLK
(33MHz)
AC97 Link
MIC
LINE-IN
LINE-OUT
6USB
Ports
ATA33/66/100
IDEChannels
Floppy
LPTPort
PS/2
KB/Mouse
COM
Ports
CLKGEN
GMCH CLK(66MHz)
CPUCLK+/-(100/133MHz)
AGPCLK(66MHz)
HCLK+/-(100/133MHz)
PCICLK(33MHz)
USBCLK(48MHz)
14.318MHz
33MHz
IT8712
GamePort
BIOS
RTL8100BL*
RJ45*

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Tosetup yourcomputer,you mustcompletethe following steps:
Step 1-Install the CentralProcessing Unit(CPU)
Step 2-Install memorymodules
Step 3-Install expansion cards
Step 4-Connectribbon cables,cabinetwires,and powersupply
Chapter2HardwareInstallation Process
Congratulationsyou haveaccomplished the hardwareinstallation!
Turnon the powersupplyorconnectthe powercabletothe poweroutlet. Continue with
theBIOS/softwareinstallation.
Step2
Step4Step1
Step4
Step4
Step3
Step1

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Step1:Install theCentralProcessing Unit(CPU)
Step1-1:CPUInstallation
Pin1indicator
3.CPUTop View
2.Pull the rod tothe 90-degree
directly.
4.LocatePin1inthe socketand look
fora(golden)cutedge on the CPU
uppercorner.Then insertthe CPU
intothe socket.
Angling the
rod to650
Socket
Actuation
Lever
Pin1indicator
1.Angling therod to65-degree maybefeela
kind oftight, and then continuepull the rod
to90-degree whenanoise“cough”made.
Beforeinstalling theprocessor,adheretothefollowing warning:
Ifyou do notmatchtheCPUsocketPin1and CPUcutedgewell, itwill
cause improperinstallation.Please changetheinsertorientation.
Please make suretheCPUtypeissupportedbythemotherboard.

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Step1-2:CPUCooling FanInstallation
1.PleaseuseIntelapprovedcoolingfan.
2.Werecommend youtoapplythethermaltapetoprovidebetterheatconduction
betweenyourCPUand coolingfan.
(TheCPUcooling fanmightstick totheCPUduetothehardening ofthe
thermalpaste.During thiscondition ifyou trytoremovethecooling fan,you
mightpulltheprocessoroutoftheCPUsocketalonewiththecooling fan,and
mightdamagetheprocessor.Toavoidthisfromhappening,wesuggestyouto
eitheruse thermaltapeinsteadofthermalpaste,orremove thecooling fanwith
extremecaution.)
3.Make suretheCPUfanpowercableispluggedintotheCPUfanconnector,this
completestheinstallation.Please refertoCPUcooling fanuser'smanualfor
moredetailinstallationprocedure.
2.Makesurethe CPUfan isplugged to
the CPUfan connector,than install
complete.
1.Fastenthe heatsinksupporting-base
ontothe CPUsocketon the
mainboard.
BeforeinstallingtheCPUcoolfan,adheretothefollowing warning:

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The motherboardhas3dualinline memorymodule(DIMM)sockets.The BIOSwill automatically
detectsmemorytype and size.Toinstall the memorymodule,justpushitverticallyintothe DIMM
socket. The DIMM modulecan onlyfitinone direction due tothe notch.Memorysizecan vary
between sockets.
Step2:Install memorymodules
DDR
Notch
Beforeinstalling theprocessorandheatsink,adheretothefollowing warning:
Pleasenotethatthe DIMM modulecan onlyfitinone direction due tothe one notches.
Wrong orientation will causeimproperinstallation.Pleasechange the insertorientation.
SupportUnbuffered DDR DIMM Sizestype:
64 Mbit(2Mx8x4banks)64 Mbit(1Mx16x4banks)128Mbit(4Mx8x4banks)
128Mbit(2Mx16x4banks)256Mbit(8Mx8x4banks)256Mbit(4Mx16x4banks)
512Mbit(16Mx8x4banks)512Mbit(8Mx16x4banks)
TotalSystemMemory(Max2GB)
D:DoubleSided DIMM S:SingleSided DIMM
X:NotUse
DDR1DDR2DDR3
S S S
DS S
D D X
DXD
SDX
S X D

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Established on the existing SDRAMindustryinfrastructure,DDR (DoubleDataRate)memoryisa
high performanceand cost-effectivesolution thatallowseasy adoption formemoryvendors,OEMs
and systemintegrators.
DDR memoryisasensibleevolutionarysolution forthe PCindustrythatbuildson the existing
SDRAMinfrastructure,yetmakesawesomeadvancesinsolving the systemperformancebottle-
neck bydoubling the memorybandwidth.DDR SDRAMwill offerasuperiorsolution and migration
pathfromexisting SDRAMdesignsdue toitsavailability,pricing and overall marketsupport. PC2100
DDR memory(DDR266)doublesthe dataratethrough reading and writing atboththe rising and
falling edge ofthe clock,achieving databandwidth2Xgreaterthan PC133 when running withthe
sameDRAMclock frequency.Withpeakbandwidthof2.664GBpersecond,DDRmemoryenables
systemOEMstobuildhigh performanceand lowlatency DRAMsubsystemsthataresuitablefor
servers,workstations,high-end PC'sand value desktop SMAsystems.Withacorevoltage ofonly
2.5Voltscompared toconventionalSDRAM's3.3volts,DDR memoryisacompelling solution for
small formfactordesktopsand notebookapplications.
DDRIntroduction
1.The DIMM slothasanotch,sothe DIMM
memorymodulecan onlyfitinone direction.
2. Insertthe DIMM memorymoduleverticallyinto
the DIMM slot. Then pushitdown.
3.Closethe plasticclipatbothedgesofthe DIMM
slotstolock the DIMM module.
Reversethe installation stepswhen you wish
toremovethe DIMM module.

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Step3:Install expansion cards
1.Read the related expansion card’sinstruction documentbeforeinstall the expansioncardinto
the computer.
2.Removeyourcomputer'schassiscover,necessaryscrewsandslotbracketfromthe computer.
3.Press the expansion cardfirmlyintoexpansion slotinmotherboard.
4.Besurethe metalcontactson the cardareindeed seated inthe slot.
5.Replacethescrewtosecurethe slotbracketofthe expansion card.
6.Replaceyourcomputer'schassiscover.
7.Poweron the computer,ifnecessary,setup BIOSutilityofexpansion cardfromBIOS.
8. Install related driverfromthe operating system.
When an AGP2x(3.3V)cardisinstalled the AGP_LEDwill lightup,indicating anon-supported
graphics cardisinserted.Informing usersthatsystemmightnotbootup normallydue toAGP2x
(3.3V)isnotsupported bythe chipset.
AGPCard
Pleasecarefullypull outthe small white-drawablebar
atthe end ofthe AGPslotwhen you trytoinstall/
Uninstall the AGPcard.Pleasealign the AGPcardto
the onboardAGPslotand press firmlydownon the slot
.MakesureyourAGPcardislocked bythe small white-
drawablebar.

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Step4:Connectribbon cables,cabinetwires,and power
supply
Step4-1:I/OBack PanelIntroduction
uPS/2Keyboardand PS/2Mouse Connector
ØThisconnectorsupportsstandardPS/2
keyboardand PS/2mouse.
PS/2MouseConnector
(6pinFemale)
PS/2KeyboardConnector
(6pinFemale)
vUSB&LAN *ConnectorØBeforeyou connectyourdevice(s)intoUSB
connector(s),pleasemakesureyourdevice(s)
suchasUSB keyboard,mouse,scanner,zip,
speaker..etc.HaveastandardUSB interface.
AlsomakesureyourOSsupportsUSB
controller.If yourOSdoesnotsupportUSB
controller,pleasecontactOSvendorfor
possiblepatchordriverupgrade.Formore
information pleasecontactyourOSor
device(s)vendors.
uwx
y
v
USB 0
USB 1
LAN*
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