Gigabyte GA-8SIMLFS User manual

USER’S MANUAL
GA-8SIMLFS
P4 Titan-DDR Motherboard
Pentium®4 Processor Motherboard
Rev 2001

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Table of Content
WARNING! ............................................................................................... 3
Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................. 4
Features Summary ...................................................................................... 4
GA-8SIMLFS Motherboard Layout ............................................................. 6
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ................................................ 7
Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)....................................... 8
Step 1-1 : CPU Installation.......................................................... 8
Step 1-2 : CPU Heat Sink Installation ......................................... 9
Step 2: Install memory modules ................................................................ 10
Step 3: Install expansion cards ................................................................. 11
Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply ........... 12
Step 4-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction ..................................... 12
Step 4-2 : Connectors Introduction .......................................... 14

Introduction
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Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To
protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you
work on your computer.
1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.
2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have
one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as
the power supply case.
3. Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or
other components.
4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the
components whenever the components are separated from the system.
5. Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove theATX
power connector on the motherboard.
If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don’t line up with the holes on the base and there are
no slots to attach the spacers, do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting
holes. Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, so be careful
of your hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short
circuits. Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard
PCB surface, because the circuit wire may be near by the hole. Be careful, don’t let the screw contact
any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it may damage the
board or cause board malfunctioning.
Installing the motherboard to the chassis…
WARNING!

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Chapter 1 Introduction
to be continued......
Features Summary
Form Factor y22.9cm x 24.3cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.
CPU ySocket 478 for Intel®Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium®4 processor
y Support Intel ®Pentium ®4 (Northwood, 0.13 m) processor
yIntel Pentium®4 400MHz FSB
y2nd cache depends on CPU
Chipset ySiS 650GX Host/Memory controller
ySiS 961 MuTIOL Media I/O
Memory y2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets
ySupports DDR266/200 SDRAM
ySupports up to 2 un-buffer Double-sided DIMM DDR266/200
ySupports up to 2GB DDR DRAM (Max)
ySupports only 2.5V DDR DIMM
ySupports 64bit DRAM integrity mode
I/O Control yW83697HF
Slots y1 Universal AGP slot (1X/2X/4X) device support
y3 PCI slot supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant
y1 CNR(Communication and Networking Riser) Slot
On-Board IDE y2 IDE bus master (UDMA33/ATA66/ATA100) IDE ports for up to 4
ATAPI devices
ySupports PIO mode3,4 (UDMA 33/ATA66/ATA100) IDE & ATAPI
CD-ROM
On-Board Peripherals y1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M
and 2.88M bytes.
y1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode
y1 Serial port (COMA),1 VGA port,COMB on board
y4 USB ports (Rear USB x 2,by optional cable)
y1 FrontAudio Connector
y1 Serial IRQ Connector
y1 IrDA connector for IR

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Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor’s specifications.
We don’t recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU’s specification
because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU,
chipset and most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under these specific
bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU,
Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards….etc.
Hardware Monitor yCPU/System Fan Revolution detect
yCPU/System Fan Control
yCPU Overheat Warning
ySystem Voltage Detect
On-Board Sound yAC97 CODEC
yLine In/Line Out/Mic In/CD In /Game Port
On-Board LAN yBuilit in RTL8100L Chipset
y1 RJ45 port
On-Board VGA yBuilit in SiS650GX Chipset
PS/2 Connector yPS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interace
BIOS yLicensed Award BIOS, 2M bit Flash ROM
Additional Features yPS/2 Keyboard power on by password
yPS/2 Mouse power on
ySTR(Suspend-To-RAM)
yAC Recovery
yUSB KB/Mouse wake up from S3

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GA-8SIMLFS Motherboard Layout

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To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:
Step 1- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Step 2- Install memory modules
Step 3- Install expansion cards
Step 4- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply
Step 5- Setup BIOS software
Step 6- Install supporting software tools
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process
Step 2
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Step 4
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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Step 1-1 : CPU Installation
Pin1 indicator Pin1 indicator
CPU Top View CPU Bottom View
Socket Actuation Lever
1. Pull up the CPU socket lever
and up to 90-degree angle.
Pin1 indicator
2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look
for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU
upper corner. Then insert the CPU
into the socket.
3. Press down the CPU socket
lever and finish CPU installation.
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Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.
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If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause
improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

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Step 1-2: CPU Heat Sink Installation
1. Hook one end of the cooler
bracket to the CPU socket first.
2. Hook the other end of the
cooler bracket to the CPU
socket.
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Please use Intel approved cooling fan.
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We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat
conduction between your CPU and heatsink.
(The CPU cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of the
thermal paste. During this condition if you try to remove the cooling fan, you
might pull the processor out of the CPU socket alone with the cooling fan, and
might damage the processor. To avoid this from happening, we suggest you to
either use thermal tape instead of thermal paste, or remove the cooling fan with
extreme caution.)
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Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector,
this completes the installation.
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Please refer to CPU heat sink user’s manual for more detail installation
procedure.

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Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one
notches. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change
the insert orientation.
DDR
1. The DIMM slot has a notch, so the
DIMMmemory module can only fit in one direction.
2. Insert the DIMM memory module verticallyinto the
DIMM slot. Then push it down.
3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of theDIMM slots
to lock the DIMM module.
Reverse the installation steps when you wish to
remove the DIMM module.
Step 2: Install memory modules
The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically
detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM Slot
.The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between
sockets.
Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DDR DIMM
Devices used on DIMM 1 DIMM x 64 / x 72 2 DIMMs x 64 / x 72
64 Mbit (2Mx8x4 banks) 128 MBytes 256 MBytes
64 Mbit (1Mx16x4 banks) 32 MBytes 64 MBytes
128 Mbit(4Mx8x4 banks) 256 MBytes 512 MBytes
128 Mbit(2Mx16x4 banks) 64 MBytes 128 MBytes
256 Mbit(8Mx8x4 banks) 512 MBytes 1 GBytes
256 Mbit(4Mx16x4 banks) 128 MBytes 256 MBytes
512 Mbit(16Mx8x4 banks) 1 GBytes 2 GBytes
512 Mbit(8Mx16x4 banks) 256 MBytes 512 MBytes