Preparing Your Computer 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.
Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary Socket 478 for Intel Support Intel ® Support Intel ® Pentium Intel Pentium ® ® 2nd cache depends on CPU Chipset North Bridge:SiS South Bridge:SiS Memory 2 184-pin DDR sockets Supports DDR400/DDR333/DDR266 Supports up to 2 unbuffered DIMM DDR400 Supports up to 2GB (Max) Slots 1 AGP slot 4X/8X (1.5V) device support...
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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, Memory, Cards….etc. 8S661FXM-RZ Motherboard - 6 -...
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- Install I/O Peripherals cables Step 1 Step 4 Step 4 Step 3...
CPU and cooling fan. Figure 2. Fasten the cooling fan supporting-base onto the CPU socket on the motherboard. Figure 3. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector, than install complete. 8S661FXM-RZ Motherboard - 10 -...
Step 2: Install memory modules Before installing the memory modules, adhere to the following warning: Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one notch. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation. The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets.
This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices. Line Out jack Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to this connector. Line In jack Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. can be connect to Line In jack. 8S661FXM-RZ Motherboard - 12 -...
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Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating.The CPU fan connector supports Max. current up to 600 mA. 8S661FXM-RZ Motherboard Pin No. Definition +12V +12V Pin No.
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4) SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector) This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature. 5) 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.
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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. 8S661FXM-RZ Motherboard Soft Power Speaker...
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9) BAT (Battery) 10) F_AUDIO (F_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.
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For optional SPDIF_IO cable, please contact your local dealer. 13) SUR_CEN Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable. 8S661FXM-RZ Motherboard Pin No. Definition CD-L CD_R Pin No. Definition...
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14) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the F_USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the F_USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional F_USB cable, please contact your local dealer.
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17) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) * This 2-pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the "Case Open" item in BIOS, if the system case begin remove. "*" Only for 8S661FXM-RZ Rev. 1.1 8S661FXM-RZ Motherboard Pin No. Definition...
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup Chapter 2 provides an overview of the BIOS Setup Program, which allows users to modify the basic system configurations. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. ENTERING BIOS Setup Turning on the computer and pressing <Del>...
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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. 8S661FXM-RZ Motherboard - 22 -...
Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) } IDE Primary Master } IDE Primary Slave } IDE Secondary Master } IDE Secondary Slave Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Suport Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory...
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640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard. Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU's memory address map. 8S661FXM-RZ Motherboard - 24 -...
Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features First Boot Device [Floppy] Second Boot Device [HDD-0] Third Boot Device [CDROM] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled] Password Check [Setup] CPU Hyper-Threading [Enabled] Init Display First [AGP] higf: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value...
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(Default value) Init Display First Select the first initation of the monitor display from AGP or PCI VGA card. Set Init Display First to PCI. Set Init Display First to AGP. (Default value) 8S661FXM-RZ Motherboard - 26 -...
Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable On-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE AC97 Audio Onboard LAN device USB Controller USB Legacy Support Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA...
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ECP Mode Use DMA This feature allows you to select Direct Memory Access(DMA) channel if the ECP mode selected. Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1. Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default value) 8S661FXM-RZ Motherboard - 28 -...
Game Port Address Disabled Disable this function. Enable gameport and set gameport address to 201. (Default Value) Enable gameport and set gameport address to 209. 8209 Midi Port Address Disabled Disable this function.(Default Value) Enable midiport and set midiport address to 300. Enable midiport and set midiport address to 330.
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Enable alarm function to POWER ON system. If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled. Month Alarm : Day (of Month) : Time ( hh: mm: ss) : 8S661FXM-RZ Motherboard NA, 1~12 0~31 (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59) - 30 -...
Detect system’ s voltage status automatically. Current CPU Temperature Detect CPU Temp. automatically. Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically. "*" Only for 8S661FXM-RZ Rev. 1.1 8S661FXM-RZ Motherboard PC Health Status [Disabled] Item Help Menu Level} 1.71V...
MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) Configure DRAM Timing [Auto] x Cas Latency Setting 2.5T x DRAM RAS Active Time x DRAM RAS Precharge Time x DRAM RAS to CAS Delay CPU Clock Ratio [10X] Linear Frequency Control [Disabled]...
Windows XP, but works smoothly with Windows NT. Therefore, if your system is not perform enough, the reliability or stability problem will appear sometimes, and we will recommend you disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned above. 8S661FXM-RZ Motherboard Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults...
Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 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: Q-Flash Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance.
Frequency/Voltage Control ESC: Quit F8: Q-Flash Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. 8S661FXM-RZ Motherboard Top Performance Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save &...
Revision History Chapter 3 Install Drivers 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.
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USB2.0 driver for Windows 98 and Windows ME, we will ® put the driver on GIGABYTE website asap. (http://www.gigabyte.com.tw). 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"...
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