3.4GHZ PENTIUM 4 EXTREME EDITION & GIGABYTE GA-8IG1000 PRO-G
bout the time Intel officially released its new Prescott core, it announced a newer, faster Pentium 4 Extreme Edition. Like the earlier Extreme Edition, the new processor was based on a Northwood core with a 13-micron fabrication process and 512KB L2 cache. Like its predecessor, the new chip also featured a massive 2MB L3 cache. The new chip, however, ran at a slightly higher clock speed of 3.4GHz. Since that time, Intel has announced an updated LGA-based 3.4GHz Extreme Edition. Unfortunately, that announcement came much too close to press time for us to procure the latest Extreme Edition. Regardless, we were able to take a look at the original 3.4GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition, which is still one of the fastest processors on the market.

System Specs

Processor, Motherboard & Drivers Processor 3.4GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition Motherboard Gigabyte GA-8IG1000 Pro-G BIOS Manufacturer Award BIOS BIOS Version F3 Chipset Driver 5.1.1.1002 Common Components RAM DDR SDRAM (2 x 512MB) Video Gainward PowerPack! Ultra/1800 XP Golden Sample (GeForce FX 5950 Ultra) Hard Drive 80GB Western Digital WD800JD 7,200rpm SATA Heatsink Thermalright SLK-948U CPU Fan pcToys 92mm Tornado CD-ROM LiteOn Black 48X/24X/48X/16X DVD/CD-RW Floppy Samsung 1.44MB Power Supply Antec 430W TruePower Case Antec PLUS1080AMG Temperature Monitor MacPower Digital Doc 5
Motherboard We've been pretty down on 802.11G motherboards with good reason. Overclocking results on 865G motherboards
Gigabyte has elected to follow a different path. Its GA-8IG1000 Pro-G motherboard includes components and features commonly found on higher-end models. The integrated Realtek ALC850 audio codec, for instance, provides 7.1 surround sound and the Marvell Gigabit Ethernet controller goes far beyond the 10/100 Ethernet controllers found on most other 865G boards. Another interesting feature is Gigabyte's MIB (Memory Intelligent Booster). According to Gigabyte, MIB reduces memory latency and increases memory bandwidth by as much as 10%. Is it just us or does that sound strangely similar to Intel's PAT (Performance Acceleration Technology)? PAT, of course, is only officially supported on 875P chipsets, but we've seen some motherboard manufacturers enabling PAT on 865PE chipsets. The 865G, of course, includes support for Intel's Extreme Graphics Engine 2 video chip. If you prefer to use something more powerful, the GA-8IG1000 Pro-G motherboard also includes a 4X/8X AGP
Overclock Of course, what good is all that chrome if the engine itself is lacking. Although we've been pleasantly surprised by the performance of some 865G boards, we've been consistently disappointed by their overclocking performance. Before we even begin to look at overclocking the GA8IG1000 Pro-G, however, we need to take some preliminary benchmarks.
3.4GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition Gigabyte GA-8IG1000 Pro-G
Stock Performance Overclocked Performance Processor Speed 3.4GHz 3.85GHz FSB 200MHz 225MHz Multiplier Voltage 1.55 1.6 Processor Case Temp Temp 44.6 30.5 3Dmark03 PCMark5895 PCMark04 PCMark04 PCMark04 PCMark04 CPU Memory Graphics HDD 5720 4254
have been lackluster at best and, on at least one occasion, we were completely unable to overclock the motherboard at all. Again, we think you have to go back to the inclusion of an integrated graphics chip with the 865G board. Enthusiasts and overclockers simply aren't going to be happy with an integrated video chip, so why drive up motherboard costs by using high-end components?
slot. Like the 865PE and 875P, the 865G supports FSB speeds as high as 800MHz and up to 4GB of dual channel PC3200 DDR SDRAM. Gigabyte paired the 865G with an Intel ICH5 on the southbridge. The ICH5, of course, doesn't support SATA RAID 0 or 1 the way the ICH5R does. We missed the RAID options all the more considering all the other high-end features on this board.

Compared to the 3.2GHz Extreme Edition on the ASUS P4G800-V, the GA-8IG1000 Pro-G motherboard flat out smokes. At the default speed of 3.4GHz, our Extreme Edition managed a 3Dmark03 score of 6654, 343 points higher than the 3.2GHz on the ASUS board. The faster processor, of course, makes up some of that performance increase. Nonetheless, a 343-point increase in
3Dmark03 is certainly signifiWe started running into cant. The move from a 3GHz problems as we pushed the Prescott to a 3.2GHz PresFSB to 230MHz. At that speed cott, for instance, only caused the processor was running at 3Dmark03 scores to rise a little 3.91GHz and Windows conmore than 100 points on hightinually rebooted. We had to end Intel 875P motherboards. decrease the FSB to 224MHz PCMark04 scores were also before we were able to get the significantly higher. The Oversystem working again. With all PCMark04 score increased our processor running at 230 points to 5469 while the 3.82GHz we managed a 6708 CPU score increased 231 points 3Dmark03 score. Increasfrom the scores posted by the ing the voltage from 1.55V 3.2GHz Extreme Edition on to 1.60V helped stabilize the ASUS 865G board. Despite the system at 225MHz the talk about Gigabyte's MIB (3.85GHz). We managed our BIOS Gigabit Ethernet technology, we didn't see a best 3Dmark03 score of 6719 Controller ATX Power Connector huge increase in the PCMark04 at this speed. Southbridge Memory score although we We also managed a successAudio Codec (ICH5) did note a slight increase from ful overclock at 226MHz, but 5090 to 5110. The Graphics our 3.86GHz processor yieldNorthbridge (865G) SATA Connector score also showed a very slight ed a slightly lower 3Dmark03 increase as it climbed from score of 6705. Attempts to 5647 to 5673. The HDD score was virtualincrease the voltage so we could push the ly unchanged at 4259. processor's clock speed higher resulted in The 3.4GHz Extreme Edition does run an unstable system. a bit warmer than the 3.2GHz Extreme We returned to a 225MHz FSB and a Edition. Our temperature probe mea3.85GHz processor speed then reran sured a 42 degree Celsius temperature PCMark04. Scores had increased drastically with the processor under load and an The wide range of options and settings from the baseline scores we recorded earlier. ambient case temperature of 30 C. By in the setup utility suggested Gigabyte gave The Overall PCMark04 score increased way of comparison, the 3.2GHz Extreme some thought to overclockers. We selected more than 400 points to 5895 and the Edition measured 38.5 C under load. In CPU Host Frequency and increased the Processor score increased nearly 660 points the next two articles, however, temperaFSB from 200MHz to 210MHz. After to 5830. The Memory score, however, tures fell back down to the 38 C range. saving our settings and rebooting the sysshowed a slight decrease as it fell to 5029 We were impressed with the GAtem, our processor was operating at while the Graphics score showed a modest 8IG1000 Pro-G's performance and fea3.58GHz. The increased speed resulted in improvement of 47 points to 5720. The tures, but now it was time to see how well an even better 3Dmark03 score of 6696. HDD score, of course, remained largely it overclocked. We rebooted the system We increased the FSB to 220MHz and unchanged at 4254. and pressed the DELETE key during managed a 6700 in 3Dmark03 with our Final Word POST to access the setup utility. We then processor running at 3.75GHz. We were thoroughly impressed by selected Frequency/Voltage Control from Gigabyte's GA-8IG1000 Pro-G motherthe main menu and changed Select CPU Overclock Comparison board. Not only does it come with highHost Control from Disabled to Enabled. 3Dmark03 end features such as eight-channel audio This allowed us to adjust the CPU Host and Gigabit Ethernet, but it also provides Frequency along with the AGP/PCI/ Chaintech S865PE excellent performance and is actually one of SRC Fixed Settings. We were extremeStock Performance 6631 Overclocked Performance 6800 the more overclockable boards we've seen ly impressed with the wide range of in this roundup. OK, SATA RAID would options offered by this motherboard. Gigabyte GA-8IG1000 Pro-G make this great board even better, but we For instance, there were 32 different Stock Performance 6654 Overclocked Performance 6719 were certainly glad we saved this board for AGP/PCI/SRC Fixed settings to choose our last 865G motherboard. from. We left the setting at its default MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R 66/33/100 value. There are also 66 differStock Performance 6296 Overclocked Performance 6424 by Chad Denton ent CPU Voltage settings to choose from.

Due to chipset (Intel 875P/865G/865PE) architecture limitation, a FSB 800 Pentium 4 processor will support DDR400/DDR333/DDR266 memory module. A FSB 533 Pentium 4 processor will support DDR333 and DDR266 memory module. A FSB 400 Pentium 4 processor will only support DDR 266 memory module. (Note 1) Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount. For example, 4 GB of memory size will instead be shown as 3.xxGB memory during system startup. -5Introduction

On-Board Peripherals

1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M bytes 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode 1 Serial port (COMA), 1 VGA port 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 x Rear, 4 xFront by cable) 1 Front Audio connector 3 IEEE1394 (by cable) (*) 1 IrDA connector for IR/CIR

Hardware Monitor

CPU/Power(*)/System fan revolution detect CPU/Power(*)/System fan fail warning CPU overheat warning System voltage detect

On-Board Sound

Realtek ALC850 UAJ CODEC Support Jack-Sensing Line Out / 2 front speaker Line In / 2 rear speaker(by s/w switch) Mic In / center & subwoofer(by s/w switch) Surround Back Speaker(by optional Surround-Kit) SPDIF Out / SPDIF In CD_In/ Game connector

On-Board LAN *

Built-in Marvell 8001 chipset Data transfer rate 10/100/1000 supported 1 RJ45 port
On-Board IEEE1394 * PS/2 Connector BIOS
Ti TSB43AB23 PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface Licensed AWARD BIOS Supports Dual BIOS(*)/Q-Flash Supports Multi-Language(*) Supports Face Wizard(*) to be continued.
* For GA-8IG1000 Pro-G only. For GA-8IG1000-G only.

Additional Features

PS/2 Keyboard power on by password PS/2 Mouse power on STR(Suspend-To-RAM) AC Recovery USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3 Supports EasyTune 4 Supports @BIOS Supports CPU Smart Fan Control function(*)

Overclocking

Over Voltage (DDR/AGP/CPU) by BIOS Over Clock (DDR/AGP/CPU/PCI) by BIOS
HT functionality requirement content : Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your computer system requires all of the following platform components: - CPU: An Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology - Chipset: An Intel Chipset that supports HT Technology - BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled - OS: An operation system that has optimizations for HT Technology

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process
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 4 Step 1 Step 2

Step 4 Step 4

Step 3
Congratulations you have accomplished the hardware installation! Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet. Continue with the BIOS/software installation.
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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Before installing the processor, adhere to the following warning: 1. Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard. 2. 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.
Step 1-1: CPU Installation Angling the rod to 650 Socket Actuation Lever
1. Angling the rod to 65-degree maybe feel a kind of tight , and then continue pull the rod to 90degree when a noise "cough" made.
2. Pull the rod to the 90-degree directly.

Pin1 indicator

3. CPU Top View
4. 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.

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Step 1-2 : CPU Cooling Fan Installation
Before installing the CPU cooling fan, adhere to the following warning: 1. Please use Intel approved cooling fan. 2. We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and cooling fan. (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.) 3. Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector, this completes the installation. Please refer to CPU cooling fan user's manual for more detail installation procedure.
1. Fasten the cooling fan supportingbase onto the CPU socket on the motherboard.
2. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector, than install completely.

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Hardware Installation Process
Step 2: Install Memory Modules
Before installing the memory modules, adhere to the following warning: 1. Please note that the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

The motherboard has 4 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 socket. The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.
GA-8IG1000 Series supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the Dual Channel Technology, the bandwidth of Memory Bus will add double up to 6.4GB/s. GA-8IG1000 Series includes 4 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following: Channel A : DIMM 1, DIMM 2 Channel B : DIMM 3, DIMM 4 If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please note the following explanations due to the limitation of Intel chipset specifications. 1. Only one DDR memory module is installed: The Dual Channel Technology can't operate when only one DDR memory module is installed.

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2. Two DDR memory modules are installed (the same memory size and type): The Dual Channel Technology will operate when two memory modules are inserted individually into Channel A and B. If you install two memory modules in the same channel, the Dual Channel Technology will not operate. 3. Three DDR memory modules are installed: Please note that The Dual Channel Technology will not operate when three DDR memory modules are installed; part of them will not be detected. 4. Four DDR memory modules are installed: If you install four memory modules at the same time, the Dual Channel Technology will operate only when those modules have the same memory size and type.
We'll strongly recommend our user to slot two DDR memory modules into the DIMMs with the same color in order for Dual Channel Technology to work. The following tables include all memory-installed combination types:
(Please note that those types not in the tables will not boot up.)
Figure 1: Dual Channel Technology (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)
DIMM memory modules 4 memory modules DS/SS X DS/SS DIMM 2 X DS/SS DS/SS DIMM 3 DS/SS X DS/SS DIMM 4 X DS/SS DS/SS
Figure 2: Don't operate Dual Channel Technology (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)
DIMM memory module DS/SS X X X 2 memory modules 3 memory modules DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS X DIMM 2 X DS/SS X X DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS X DS/SS DIMM 3 X X DS/SS X X DS/SS DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS DIMM 4 X X X DS/SS X DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS

Pin No. 1 2

6) NB_FAN (*)
If you installed wrong direction, the Chip Fan will not work. Sometimes will damage the Chip Fan. (Usually black cable is GND) Note: If the NorthBridge on the motherboard has a fan sink, then the motherboard contains a NB_FAN connector.

Definition GND VCC

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7) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE1 / IDE2 Connector)
Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.

2 IDE2 IDE1

8) FDD (Floppy Connector)
Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. It supports 360K,720K,1.2M,1.44M and 2.88Mbytes floppy disk types. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.

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9) PWR_LED
PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color.

Definition MPD+ MPDMPD-

10) BAT (Battery) +

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. If you want to erase CMOS. 1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2.Remove the battery, wait for 30 second. 3.Re-install the battery. 4.Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.

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11) F_PANEL (2 x 10 pins connector)
Please connect the power LED, PC peaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below.

Speaker Connector

SPEAKSPEAK+
Reset Switch NC RES+ RESHDHD+

Soft Power Connector

PWPW+ MSGMSG+
Message LED/Power/ Sleep LED

IDE Hard Disk Active LED

HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) (Blue) SPEAK (Speaker Connector) (Amber) RES (Reset Switch) (Green) PW (Soft Power Connector) (Red) MSG (Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED) (Yellow) NC (Purple)
Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) Pin 1: VCC(+) Pin 2- Pin 3: NC Pin 4: Data(-) Open: Normal Operation Close: Reset Hardware System Open: Normal Operation Close: Power On/Off Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) NC

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12) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)
If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector. Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header. To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector, please contact your dealer. Please note, you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound.

This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.

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Integrated Peripherals
This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

Power Management Setup

This setup page includes all the items of Green function features.

PnP/PCI Configurations

This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources.

PC Health Status

This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed.
Frequency/Voltage Control
This setup page is control CPUs clock and frequency ratio.

Select Language (*)

This setup page is select multi language.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration.

Load Optimized Defaults

Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration.

Set Supervisor password

Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup.

Set User password

Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system.

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Mon, Dec 22:31:24 [None] [None] [None] [None] [1.44M, 3.5"] [None] [Disabled] <Day> [All, But Keyboard] 640K 239M 240M <Year> 1999 to 2098 F1:General Help 1 to 31 (or maximum allowed in the month) <Week> Sun. to Sat. <Month> Jan. to Dec. Item Help Menu Level Change the day, month, year
: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F3: Language (*) F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 2: Standard CMOS Features

F7:Optimized Defaults

The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.
Week Month Day Year The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only The month, Jan. Through Dec. The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month) The year, from 1999 through 2098

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The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

Memory

The category is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS.

Base Memory

The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard, or 640K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard.

ExtendedMemory

The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU's memory address map.

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check # CPU Hyper-Threading On-Chip Frame Buffer Size [Press Enter] [Floppy] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Setup] [Enabled] [16MB] Item Help Menu Level Select Hard Disk Boot Device Priority.
: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F3: Language(*) F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Features

F1:General Help

" # " System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT Technology.

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Use < > or < > to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list. Press <ESC> to exit this menu. Press Enter Select hard disk boot device priority.
First / Second / Third Boot Device
This feature allows you to select the boot device priority. Floppy LS120 Hard Disk CDROM ZIP USB-FDD USB-ZIP USB-CDROM
Select your boot device priority by Floppy. Select your boot device priority by LS120. Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk. Select your boot device priority by CDROM. Select your boot device priority by ZIP. Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD. Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM.

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USB-HDD LAN Disabled
Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. Select your boot device priority by LAN. Select your boot device priority by Disabled.

Parallel Port Mode

This feature allows you to select from a given set of parameters if the parallel port uses the onboard I/O controller. SPP EPP ECP ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default value) Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

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ECP Mode UseDMA
This feature allows you to select Direct Memory Access(DMA) channel if the ECP mode selected. This function will available when "Parallel Port Mode" set at ECP or ECP+EPP. Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default value) Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1.

Game Port Address

Disabled Set Game Port Address to 201. (Default value) Set Game Port Address to 209. Disable this function.

Midi Port Address

Disabled Set Midi Port Address to 300. Set Midi Port Address to 330. Disable this function. (Default value)

Midi Port IRQ

Set Midi Port IRQ to 5. Set Midi Port IRQ to 10. (Default value)

CIR Port Address

Disabled Set CIR Port Address to 310. Set CIR Port Address to 320. Disable this function. (Default value)

CIR Port IRQ

Set CIR Port IRQ to 5. Set CIR Port IRQ to 11. (Default value)

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type Power LED in S1 state Off by Power button PME Event Wake Up ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan Resume by Alarm x Date (of Month) Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm Power On by Mouse Power On by Keyboard x KB Power ON Password AC Back Function [S1(POS)] [Blinking] [Instant-off] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] Everyday 0:0:0 [Disabled] [Disabled] Enter [Soft-Off] [S3] Set suspend type to Suspend to RAM under ACPI OS Item Help Menu Level [S1] Set suspend type to Power On Suspend under ACPI OS
: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F3: Language (*) F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Figure 5: Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type

S1(POS) S3(STR) Set suspend type to Power On Suspend under ACPI OS(Power On Suspend). (Default value) Set suspend type to Suspend To RAM under ACPI OS (Suspend To RAM).

Power LED in S1 state

Blinking Dual/OFF In In a. b. standby mode(S1), power LED will blink. (Default value) standby mode(S1): If use single color LED, power LED will turn off. If use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color.

Off by Power button

Instant-off Delay 4 Sec. Press power button then Power off instantly. (Default value) Press power button 4 sec to Power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec.

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PME Event Wake Up
Disabled Enabled Disable this function. Enable PME Event Wake up. (Default value)

Memory Frequency(Mhz)

The values depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz).

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AGP/PCI/SRC Frequency(Mhz)
The values depend on Fixed AGP/PCI/SRC Frequency.

AGP OverVoltage Control

Normal +0.1V +0.2V +0.3V Set Set Set Set AGP AGP AGP AGP OverVoltage OverVoltage OverVoltage OverVoltage Control Control Control Control to to to to Normal. (Default value) +0.1V. +0.2V. +0.3V.

DIMM OverVoltage Control

Normal +0.1V +0.2V +0.3V Set Set Set Set DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM OverVoltage Control to Normal. (Default value) OverVoltage Control to +0.1V. OverVoltage Control to +0.2V. OverVoltage Control to +0.3V.

CPU Voltage Control

Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 0.8375V to 1.7600V by 0.025V step. (Default value: Normal)

Normal CPU Vcore

Display your CPU Vcore Voltage.

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control ESC: Quit F8: Dual BIOS (*) / Q-Flash Select Language (*) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving F3: Change Language (*) F10: Save & Exit Setup
Figure 9: Select Language

Select Language

Multi-Language supports 7 languages. There are English, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Select Language (*) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving F3: Change Language (*) F10: Save & Exit Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 10: Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? Y
Frequency/Voltage Control ESC: Quit F8: Dual BIOS (*) / Q-Flash
Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance.

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Select Language (*) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving F3: Change Language (*) F10: Save & Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Figure 11: Load Optimized Defaults

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EasyTune 4 Introduction
Gigabyte announces EasyTune 4 Windows based Overclocking utility
EasyTune 4 carries on the heritage so as to pave the way for future generations.
Overclock" might be one of the most common issues in computer field. But have many users ever tried it? The answer is probably "no". Because "Overclock" is thought to be very difficult and includes a lot of technical know-how, sometimes "Overclock" is even considered as special skills found only in some enthusiasts. But as to the experts in "Overclock", what's the truth? They may spend quite a lot of time and money to study, try and use many different hardware or BIOS tools to do "Overclock". And even with these technologies, they still learn that it's quite a risk because the safety and stability of an "Overclock" system is unknown. Now everything is different because of a Windows based overclocking utility "EasyTune 4" --announced by Gigabyte. This windows based utility has totally changed the gaming rule of "Overclock". This is the first windows based overclocking utility is suitable for both normal and power users. Users can choose either "Easy Mode" or "Advanced Mode" for overclocking at their convenience. For users who choose "Easy Mode", they just need to click "Auto Optimize" to have autoed and immediate CPU overclocking. This software will then overdrive CPU speed automatically with the result being shown in the control panel. If users prefer "Overclock" by them, there is also another choice. Click "Advanced Mode" to enjoy "sport drive" class Overclocking user interface. "Advanced Mode", allows users to change the system bus / AGP / Memory working frequency in small increments to get ultimate system performance. It operates in coordination with Gigabyte motherboards. Besides, it is different from other traditional overclocking methods, EasyTune 4 doesn't require users to change neither BIOS nor hardware switch/ jumper setting; on the other hand, they can do "Overclock" at easy step. Therefore, this is a safer way for "Overclock" as nothing is changed on software or hardware. If user runs EasyTune 4 over system's limitation, the biggest lost is only to restart the computer again and the side effect is then well controlled. Moreover, if one well-performed system speed has been tested in EasyTune 4, user can "Save" this setting and "Load" it in next time. Obviously, Gigabyte EasyTune 4 has already turned the "Overclock" technology toward to a newer generation. This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached in driver CD. Users may make a test drive of "EasyTune 4" to find out more amazing features by themselves. *Some Gigabyte products are not fully supported by EasyTune 4. Please find the products supported list in the web site. *Any "Overclocking action" is at user's risk, Gigabyte Technology will not be responsible for any damage or instability to your processor, motherboard, or any other components.

I. Q: What is DualBIOS technology? Answer:
DualBIOS technology is a patented technology from Giga-Byte Technology. The concept of this technology is based on the redundancy and fault tolerance theory. DualBIOS technology simply means there are two system BIOSes (ROM) integrated onto the motherboard. One is a main BIOS, and the other is a backup BIOS. The mainboard will operate normally with the main BIOS, however, if the main BIOS is corrupt or damaged for various reasons, the backup BIOS will be automatically used when the system powered-On. Your PC will operate as before the main BIOS was damaged, and is completely transparent to the user.

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II. Q: Why does anyone need a motherboard with DualBIOS technology? Answer:
In today's systems there are more and more BIOS failures. The most common reasons are virus attacks, BIOS upgrade failures, and/or deterioration of the BIOS (ROM) chip itself. 1. New computer viruses are being found that attack and destroy the system BIOS. They may corrupt your BIOS code, causing your PC to be unstable or even not boot normally. 2. BIOS data will be corrupted if a power loss/surge occurs, or if a user resets the system, or if the power button is pressed during the process of performing a system BIOS upgrade. 3. If a user mistakenly updates their mainboard with the incorrect BIOS file, then the system may not be able to boot correctly. This may cause the PC system hang in operation or during boot. 4. A flash ROM's life cycle is limited according to electronic characteristics. The modern PC utilizes the Plug and Play BIOS, and is updated regularly. If a user changes peripherals often, there is a slight chance of damage to the flash ROM. With Giga-Byte Technology's patented DualBIOS technology you can reduce the possibility of hangs during system boot up, and/or loss BIOS data due to above reasons. This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS failures.
III. Q: How does DualBIOS technology work? Answer:
This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS failures. 1. DualBIOS technology provides a wide range of protection during the boot up procedure. It protects your BIOS during system POST, ESCD update, and even all the way to PNP detection/assignment. 2. DualBIOS provides automatic recovery for the BIOS. When the first BIOS used during boot up does not complete or if a BIOS checksum error occurs, boot-up is still possible. In the DualBIOS utility, the "Auto Recovery" option will guarantee that if either the main BIOS or backup BIOS is corrupted, the DualBIOS technology will use the good BIOS and correct the wrong BIOS automatically. 3. DualBIOS provides manual recovery for the BIOS. DualBIOS technology contains a built-in flash utility, which can flash your system BIOS from backup to main and/or visa versa. There is no need for an OS-dependent flash utility program. 4. DualBIOS contains a one-way flash utility. The built-in one-way flash utility will ensure that the corrupt BIOS is not mistaken as the good BIOS during recovery and that the correct BIOS (main vs. backup) will be flashed. This will prevent the good BIOS from being flashed.

How to use the Xpress Recovery
1. Boot from CD-ROM (BMP Mode) Enter the BIOS menu, select "Advanced BIO Feature" and set to boot from CD-ROM. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD drive, then save and exit the BIOS menu. Once the computer has restarted, the phrase "Boot from CD:" will appear at the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. When "Boot from CD:" appears, press any key to enter Xpress Recovery. Once you have completed this step, subsequent access to Xpress Recovery can also function by pressing the F9 key during computer power on.
. Verifying DMI Pool Data Boot from CD:

Boot from CD:

Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd.
1. Execute Backup Utility 2. Execute Restore Utility 3. Remove Backup Image 4. Set Password 5. Exit and Restart Build 2011

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2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (Text Mode) Press F9 during powering on the computer.
Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Al ly Copyright (C) 1984-2002, Award Software, Inc. Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1 Check System Health OK. Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q-Flash, F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/16/2002-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00

F9 For Xpress Recovery

1. Execute Backup Utility 2. Execute Restore Utility 3. Remove Backup Image 4. Set Password 5. Exit and Restart
1. If you have already entered Xpress Recovery by booting from the CD-ROM, you can enter Xpress Recovery in the future by pressing the F9 key. 2. System storage capacity as well as drive reading/writing speed will affect backup speed. 3. It is recommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately installed after OS and all required driver and software installations are complete.

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1. Execute Backup Utility: Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit
The backup utility will automatically scan your system and back up data as a backup image in your hard drive. Not all systems support access to Xpress Recovery by pressing the F9 key during computer power on. If this is the case, please use the boot from CD-ROM method to enter Xpress Recovery.
2. Execute Restore Utility: This program will recover your system to factory default. Press R to restore your system back to factory default or press Esc to exit
Restores backup image to original state.
3. Remove Backup Image: Remove backup image. Are you sure? (Y/N)

Remove the backup image.

4. Set Password: Please input a 4-16 character long password (a-z or 0-9) or press Esc to exit
You can set a password to enter Xpress Recovery to protect your hard disk data. Once this is done, password input will be required to enter Xpress Recovery during the next as well as subsequent system restarts. If you wish to remove the need for password entry, please select "Set Password" and under "New Password/Confirm Password", make sure there is no entry and then press "Enter" to remove password requirement.

5. Exit and Restart:

Exit and restart your computer.

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Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Install Drivers
Pictures below are shown in Windows XP
Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.

INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER

This page shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system. Click each item to install the driver manually or switch to the to install the drivers automatically.
The "Xpress Install" uses the"Click and Go" technology to install the drivers automatically. Just select the drivers you want then click the "GO" button. The automatically. Massage: Some device drivers will restart your system automatically. After restarting your system the "Xpress Install" will continue to install other drivers. will finish the installation for you
We recommend that you install all components in the list.

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Appendix
Driver installation finished ! You have to reboot system !

Item Description

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility Tell the operating system how the chipset components will be configured. Intel Extreme Graphics Driver(Win2K/XP) For Intel 845G/GL/GE/GV/865G chipsets. USB Patch for WinXP This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up S3 hang up issue in XP. Marvell 10/100/1000 Base LAN Driver (* ) For Marvell 10/100/1000 LAN chip use. RealTek AC97 Codec Driver For Intel ICH/ICH2/ICH4/ICH5/ICH5R AC97 audio Intel USB 2.0 Driver It is recommended that you use the Microsoft Windows update for the most updated driver for XP/2K
For USB2.0 driver support under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. After install Windows Service Pack, it will show a question mark "?" in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under "Device Manager". Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver).
* For GA-8IG1000 Pro-G only. ) For GA-8IG1000-G only.

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SOFTWARE APPLICATION
This page reveals the value-added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners.

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Question 6: Why does system seem unstable after updating BIOS? Answer: Please remember to load Fail-Safe Defaults (Or Load BIOS Defaults) after flashing BIOS. However, if the system instability still remains, please clear CMOS to solve the problem. Question 7: Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume? Answer: Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier. If not, please change another speaker with power/amplifier and try again later. Question 8: How do I disable onboard VGA card in order to add an external VGA card? Answer: Gigabyte motherboards will auto-detect the external VGA card after it is plugged in, so you don't need to change any setting manually to disable the onboard VGA. Question 9: Why cannot I use the IDE 2? Answer: Please refer to the user manual and check whether you have connected any cable that is not provided with the motherboard package to the USB Over Current pin in the Front USB Panel. If the cable is your own cable, please remove it from this pin and do not connect any of your own cables to it. Question 10: Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up. What do these beeps usually stand for? Answer: The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems. However, they are only for reference purposes. The situations might differ from case to case. AMI BIOS Beep Codes
*Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully. *Except for beep code 8, these codes are always fatal. 1 beep Refresh failure 2 beeps Parity error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 4 beeps Timer not operational 5 beeps Processor error 6 beeps 8042 - gate A20 failure 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Display memory read/write failure 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read/write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad AWARD BIOS Beep Codes 1 short: System boots successfully 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B error 1 long 2 short: Monitor or display card error 1 long 3 short: Keyboard error 1 long 9 short: BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps: DRAM error Continuous short beeps: Power error

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Question 11: How to set in the BIOS in order to bootup from SATA HDDs by either RAID or ATA mode? Answer: Please set in the BIOS as follow: 1. Advanced BIOS features--> SATA/RAID/SCSI boot order: "SATA" 2. Advanced BIOS features--> First boot device: "SCSI" 3. Integrated Peripherals--> Onboard H/W Serial ATA: "enable" Then it depends on the SATA mode that you need to set "RAID" to RAID mode or "BASE" to normal ATA mode in the item named Serial ATA function. Question 12: For the M/B which have RAID function, how to set in the BIOS in order to bootup from IDE3, 4 by either RAID or ATA mode? Answer: Please set in the BIOS as follow: 1. Advanced BIOS features-->(SATA)/RAID/SCSI boot order: "SATA" 2. Advanced BIOS features--> First boot device: "SCSI" 3. Integrated Peripherals--> Onboard H/W ATA/RAID: "enable" Then it depends on the RAID mode that you need to set "RAID" to RAID mode or "ATA" to normal ATA mode in the item named RAID controller function. Question 13: How to set in the BIOS to bootup from the IDE/ SCSI/ RAID card ? Answer: Please set in the BIOS as follow: 1. Advanced BIOS features-->(SATA)/RAID/SCSI boot order: "SCSI" 2. Advanced BIOS features--> First boot device: "SCSI" Then it depends on the mode(RAID or ATA) that you need to set in RAID/ SCSI BIOS.