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Gigabyte GA-8I848P User Manual

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When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following
notice is fully understood and practiced. If your AGP card has
"AGP 4X/8X (1.5V) notch"(show below), please make sure your
AGP card is AGP 4X/8X (1.5V).
Caution: AGP 2X card is not supported by Intel
G) / 850(E) / E7205 / 865(G/PE/PL/P) / 875P / 848P. You might
experience system unable to boot up normally. Please insert an AGP
4X/8X card.
Example 1: Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is compatible with 2X/4X
mode AGP slot. It can be switched between AGP 2X(3.3V) or 4X(1.5V)
mode by adjusting the jumper. The factory default for this card is
2X(3.3V). The GA-8I848P(-G) (or any AGP 4X/8X only) motherboards
might not function properly, if you install this card without switching the
jumper to 4X(1.5V) mode in it.
Example 2: Some ATi Rage 128 Pro graphics cards made by "Power Color",
the graphics card manufacturer & some SiS 305 cards, their golden finger
is compatible with 2X(3.3V)/4X(1.5V) mode AGP slot, but they support 2X
(3.3V) only. The GA-8I848P(-G) (or any AGP 4X/8X only) motherboards
might not function properly, If you install this card in it.
Note: Although Gigabyte's AG32S(G) graphics card is based on ATi Rage
128 Pro chip, the design of AG32S(G) is compliance with AGP 4X(1.5V)
specification. Therefore, AG32S(G) will work fine with Intel
845(E/G) / 850(E) / E7205 / 865(G/PE/PL/P) / 875P / 848P based
motherboards.
AGP 4X/8X notch
845(GE/PE) / 845(E/
®
845(GE/PE) /
®

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  • Page 1 & some SiS 305 cards, their golden finger is compatible with 2X(3.3V)/4X(1.5V) mode AGP slot, but they support 2X (3.3V) only. The GA-8I848P(-G) (or any AGP 4X/8X only) motherboards might not function properly, If you install this card in it.
  • Page 2 The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein. Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, this may void the warranty of this motherboard.

  • Page 3: Declaration Of Conformity

    Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) Mother Board GA-8I848P-G/GA-8I848P is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared) in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive...
  • Page 4 (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name: Motherboard Model Number: GA-8I848P-G/GA-8I848P Conforms to the following specifications: FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109 (a),Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is...
  • Page 5 GA-8I848P(-G) P4 Titan Series Motherboard USER'S MANUAL Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard ® Rev. 2002 12ME-8I848P-2002...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table of Content Item Checklist ..................4 Chapter 1 Introduction ................5 Features Summary ..................5 GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard Layout ............7 Block Diagram ....................8 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ..........10 Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) ........11 Step 1-1: CPU Installation ....................
  • Page 7 PnP/PCI Configurations ................46 PC Health Status ..................47 Frequency/Voltage Control ................. 49 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................52 Load Optimized Defaults ................53 Set Supervisor/User Password ..............54 Save & Exit Setup ..................55 Exit Without Saving ................... 56 Chapter 4 Technical Reference ............. 57 @ BIOS Introduction ................

  • Page 8: Item Checklist

    Item Checklist The GA-8I848P or GA-8I848P-G motherboard 2 Port USB Cable x 1 IDE cable x 2 / Floppy cable x 1 4 Port USB Cable x 1 CD for motherboard driver & utility SPDIF-KIT x 1 (SPDIF Out KIT)

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary Form Factor 30.5cm x 20.5cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. Socket 478 for Intel Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium 4 processor ® ® Support Intel Pentium 4 (Northwood, Prescott) processor ® ® Support Intel Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology ®...
  • Page 10 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. (*) For GA-8I848P-G only. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 6 -...

  • Page 11: Ga-8I848P(-G) Motherboard Layout

    Intel 848P ® AGP 8X Marvell 8001 ICH5 PCI1 CODEC PCI2 SATA SUR_CEN BIOS SATA1 SATA0 PCI3 P4 Titan ITE8712 IDE2 PCI4 IDE1 F_USB2 SYS_FAN PCI5 F_PANEL SPDIF_IO GAME INFO_LINK F_USB1 PWR_LED (*) For GA-8I848P-G only. - 7 - Introduction...

  • Page 12: Block Diagram

    8 USB IDE Channels (2.0/1.1) Ports Ports Serial ATA Channels PCICLK (33MHz) ZCLK (66MHz) CLK GEN USBCLK (48MHz) CPUCLK+/- (100/133/200MHz) 14.318 MHz AGPCLK (66MHz) 33 MHz HCLK+/- (100/133/200MHz) 24 MHz ICH3V66 (66MHz) (*) For GA-8I848P-G only. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 8 -...
  • Page 13 - 9 - Introduction...

  • Page 14: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

    Step 4 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. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 10 -...

  • Page 15: Step 1: Install The Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Before installing the processor , adhere to the following warning: 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. Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.

  • Page 16: Step 1-2 : Cpu Cooling Fan Installation

    Please refer to CPU cooling fan user's manual for more detail installation procedure. 2. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to 1. Fasten the cooling fan supporting-base the CPU fan connector, than install onto the CPU socket on the complete. mainboard. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 12 -...

  • Page 17: Step 2: Install Memory Modules

    Step 2: Install memory modules Before installing the processor and heatsink, adhere to the following warning: 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. The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets.
  • Page 18 DDR400 memory and complete line of DDR400/333/266/200 memory solutions, DDR memory is the best choice for building high performance and low latency DRAM subsystem that are suitable for servers, workstations, and full range of desktop PCs. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 14 -...

  • Page 19: Step 3: Install Expansion Cards

    Step 3: Install expansion cards 1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, necessary screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard. 4.

  • Page 20: Step 4: Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, And Power Supply

    If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device(s) vendors. LAN connector is fast Ethernet with 10/100/ 1000 Mbps speed. (*) For GA-8I848P-G only. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 16 -...
  • Page 21 Parallel Port and Serial Ports (COMA/COMB) Parallel Port This connector supports 2 standard (25 pin Female) COM ports and 1 Parallel port. Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port ; mouse and modem etc can be connected to Serial ports.

  • Page 22: Step 4-2: Connectors & Jumper Setting Introduction

    2) ATX 12) CD_IN 3) CPU_FAN 13) SPDIF_IO 4) SYS_FAN 14) IR 5) IDE1/IDE2 15) F_USB1/F_USB2 6) FDD 16) GAME 7) PWR_LED 17) INFO_LINK 8) BAT 18) SATA0/SATA1 9) F_PANEL 19) CI 10) F_AUDIO 20) CLR_CMOS GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 18 -...
  • Page 23 1) ATX_12V (+12V Power Connector) This connector (ATX _12V) suppliesthe CPU operation voltage (Vcore). If this " ATX_ 12V connector" is not connected, system cannot boot. Pin No. Definition +12V +12V 2) ATX (ATX Power) AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard.
  • Page 24 600 mA. Pin No. Definition +12V Sense 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. Pin No. Definition +12V Sense GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 20 -...
  • Page 25 5) 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. IDE2 IDE1 6) 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.
  • Page 26 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. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 22 -...
  • Page 27 9) F_PANEL (2x10 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. Soft Power Speaker Connector Message LED/Power/ Connector Sleep LED MSG- SPEAK+...
  • Page 28 Pin No. Definition POWER FrontAudio(R) RearAudio(R) Reserved No Pin FrontAudio (L) RearAudio(L) 11) SUR_CEN Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable. Pin No. Definition SUR OUTL SUR OUTR No Pin CENTER_OUT BASS_OUT AUX_L AUX_R GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 24 -...
  • Page 29 12) CD_IN (CD IN, Black) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. Pin No. Definition CD-L CD_R 13) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out) The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder.
  • Page 30 For optional front USB cable, please contact your local dealer. Pin No. Definition Power Power USB0 DX-/USB6 DX- USB1 Dy-/USB7 Dy- USB0 DX+/USB6 DX+ USB1 Dy+/USB7 Dy+ No Pin GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 26 -...
  • Page 31 16) GAME (GAME Connector) This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices. Pin No. Definition GRX1_R GPSA2 GPX2_R GPY2_R MSI_R GPSA1 GPY1_R GPSB1 MSO_R GPSB2 No Pin 17) INFO_LINK This connector allows you to connect some external devices to provide you extra function. Pin No.
  • Page 32 (150MB/sec). Pin No. Definition 19) CI (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. Pin No. Definition Signal GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 28 -...
  • Page 33 20) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. To clear CMOS, temporarily shor 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the "Shunter" to prevent from improper use this jumper. Open: Normal Short: Clear CMOS - 29 - Hardware Installation Process...
  • Page 34 GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 30 -...

  • Page 35: Chapter 3 Bios Setup

    Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. 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 SETUP Powering ON the computer and pressing <Del>...

  • Page 36: Getting Help

    If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to search the advanced option hidden. Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 32 -...

  • Page 37: Integrated Peripherals

    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.

  • Page 38: Standard Cmos Features

    The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only Month The month, Jan. Through Dec. The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month) Year The year, from 1999 through 2098 GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 34 -...
  • Page 39 Time 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. IDE Channel 0 Master, Slave / IDE Channel 1 Master, Slave The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer. There are two types: auto type, and manual type.

  • Page 40: Base Memory

    640 K for systems with 640 K 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. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 36 -...

  • Page 41: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter] Item Help First Boot Device [Floppy] Menu Level Second Boot Device [Hard Disk] Select Boot Device Third Boot Device [CDROM] priority Password Check [Setup] [Floppy]...

  • Page 42: Password Check

    CPU Hyper-Threading Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only working for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default value) Disabled Disables CPU Hyper Threading. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 38 -...

  • Page 43: Integrated Peripherals

    ECP Mode Use DMA Game Port Address [201] Midi Port Address [Disabled] x Midi Port IRQ : Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 4: Integrated Peripherals (*) For GA-8I848P-G only. - 39 - BIOS Setup...

  • Page 44: Usb Controller

    SATA controller set to SATA port1. As this mode, it support by WinXP or later OS only. SATA Port1 Configure as The values depend on SATA Port0. USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB Controller. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 40 -...

  • Page 45: Usb Keyboard Support

    Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8. 3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8. 2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8. Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1. (*) For GA-8I848P-G only. - 41 - BIOS Setup...

  • Page 46: Onboard Serial Port 2

    Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode. ECP Mode Use DMA Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default value) Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 42 -...

  • Page 47: Game Port Address

    Game Port Address Set Game Port Address to 201. (Default value) Set Game Port Address to 209. Disabled Disable this function. Midi Port Address Set Midi Port Address to 300. Set Midi Port Address to 330. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Midi Port IRQ Set Midi Port IRQ to 5.

  • Page 48: Power Management Setup

    Off by Power button Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantly. (Default value) Delay 4 Sec. Press power button 4 sec to Power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 44 -...

  • Page 49: Resume By Alarm

    PME Event Wake Up Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up. (Default value) ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN Disabled Disable Modem Ring on/wake on Lan function. Enabled Enable Modem Ring on/wake on Lan. (Default value) Resume by Alarm You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on system. Disabled Disable this function.

  • Page 50: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 3. PCI 4 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 4. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 46 -...

  • Page 51: Pc Health Status

    PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status [Disabled] Item Help Case Opened Menu Level Vcore [Disabled] DDR25V Don't reset case +3.3V open status +12V [Enabled] Current CPU Temperature 40°C Clear case open Current CPU FAN Speed 6490 RPM status at next boot...

  • Page 52: Cpu Warning Temperature

    Disable this function.(Default value) CPU FAN Fail Warning Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable. (Default value) Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable. SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable. (Default value) Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 48 -...

  • Page 53: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio [15X] Item Help CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled] Menu Level CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) AGP/PCI/SRC Fixed 66/33/100 Memory Frequency For [Auto] Memory Frequency (Mhz) AGP/PCI/SRC Frequency (Mhz) 66/33/100 DIMM OverVoltage Control [Normal]...
  • Page 54 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 1.33. Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default value) Memory Frequency(Mhz) The values depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) . AGP/PCI/SRC Frequency(Mhz) The values depend on Fixed AGP/PCI/SRC Frequency. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 50 -...
  • Page 55 DIMM OverVoltage Control Normal Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to Normal. (Default value) +0.1V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to +0.1V. +0.2V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to +0.2V. +0.3V Set DIMM OverVoltage Control to +0.3V. AGP OverVoltage Control Normal Set AGP OverVoltage Control to Normal. (Default value) +0.1V Set AGP OverVoltage Control to +0.1V.

  • Page 56: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    :Select Item F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 9: Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 52 -...

  • Page 57: Load Optimized Defaults

    Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Load Optimized Defaults? (Y/N)?Y Frequency/Voltage Control...

  • Page 58: Set Supervisor/User Password

    Setup Menu. If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 54 -...

  • Page 59: Save & Exit Setup

    Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP/PCI Configurations Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Save &...

  • Page 60: Exit Without Saving

    :Select Item F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup Abandon all Data Figure 13: Exit Without Saving Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 56 -...

  • Page 61: Chapter 4 Technical Reference

    BIOS directly. Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS, just choose "Save Current BIOS" to save it first. You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte, and @BIOS update your BIOS smartly. You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS, and capable to maintain and manage your BIOS easily.

  • Page 62: Introduction

    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.

  • Page 63: Flash Bios Method Introduction

    Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk, please do it with caution!! We are sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd is not responsible for damages of system because of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end-users.
  • Page 64 Part One: Updating BIOS with Q-Flash Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards. ™ Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS. In the BIOS menu of the motherboards supporting Q-Flash and Dual BIOS, the Q-Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are ™...
  • Page 65 Step 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Q-Flash utility. ™ AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00 (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR &...
  • Page 66 Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q-Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 62 -...
  • Page 67 Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk. 2.Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter. In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file, 7VRXP.F12, is listed.
  • Page 68 Load Backup BIOS from Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 64 -...
  • Page 69 4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed. ™ Dual BIOS Utility Boot From......... Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size......SST 49LF003A 256K Backup ROM Type/Size....SST 49LF003A 256K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable...
  • Page 70 SAVE & EXIT SETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Press Enter on ESC: Quit : Select Item F5: Old Values F6: Fail-Safe Values your keyboard F7: Optimized Values F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Load Fail-Safe Defaults GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 66 -...

  • Page 71: Save And Exit

    AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00 (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? Y PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION Press Y on your...
  • Page 72 Set User Password Enter Q-Flash Utility (Y/N) ? Y PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving ESC:Quit :Select Item F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 68 -...

  • Page 73: Exploring The Q-Flash Utility Screen

    Exploring the Q-Flash utility screen ™ The Q-Flash BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. ™ The Qflash utility Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size....SST 49LF002A 256K title bar Keep DMI DataEnable Task menu for the Update BIOS from Floppy Q-flash utility Save BIOS to Floppy Action bar...
  • Page 74 Don't turn off Power Or RESET System stage! Enter: Run / : Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off After BIOS file is read, you’ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?" GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 70 -...
  • Page 75 Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size....SST 49LF002A 256K CHECKSUM = AC03 Keep DMI DataEnable Are you sure to update BIOS? Update BIOS from Floppy You can press "Enter" to Save BIOS to Floppy [Enter] to continue updating BIOS or "ESC" to abort. continue updating BIOS or "ESC"...
  • Page 76 Method 2: @ BIOS Utility If you don't have DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS program to flash BIOS. 2.Click"Start"-"Programs"- Press here. "GIGABYTE"-"@BIOS" 1.Click "@BIOS" 3.Click " ". 4.Click here. 5. Please select @BIOS sever site, then Click "OK".
  • Page 77 In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS server, please go onto Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II. d. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted...

  • Page 78: 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Function Introduction

    Click the icon to select the function. STEP 3: Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the left selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" to com- plete 2 channel audio configuration. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 74 -...
  • Page 79 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Line Out", the rear channels to "Line In". Line Out Line In STEP 2 : Following installation of the audio driver, you find a icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand taskbar.
  • Page 80 Click the icon to select the function. STEP 3 : Click "Speaker Configuration" and select the "UAJ Function". Then click on the left selection bar and select "6CH Speaker" to complete 6 channel audio configuration. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 76 -...
  • Page 81 8 Channel Audio Setup (using Audio Combo Kit, Optional Device): (Audio Combo Kit offers SPDIF output, an optical and coaxial cable and a Surround-Kit. The Surround-Kit offers R/L surround, center/subwoofer output and rear surround) STEP 1 : Secure the Audio Combo Kit at the panel on the back of the case.
  • Page 82 "UAJ Function" and "Only Surround-Kit". Then click on the left selection bar and select "8CH Speaker" to complete 8 channel audio configuration. Sound Effect Configuration: At the sound effect menu, users can adjust sound option settings as desired. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 78 -...
  • Page 83 SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device) A "SPDIF output" device is available on the motherboard. Cable with rear bracket is provided and could link to the "SPDIF output" connector (As picture.) For the further linkage to decoder, rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connecting port.

  • Page 84: Jack-Sensing(Uaj) Introduction

    Please connect the devices to the right jacks as above. A window will appear as right pic- ture if you setup the devices properly. Please note that 3D audio function will only appear when 3D audio inputs. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 80 -...

  • Page 85: Uaj Introduction

    If you set wrong with the connectors, the warning message will come out as right picture. Manual setting: If the device picture shows different from what you set, please press "Manual Selection" to set. UAJ Introduction UAJ (Universal Audio Jack) has a very smart feature: It will switch signal automatically when user plugs his audio device to the wrong jack (Line-in/ Line-out).

  • Page 86: Xpress Recovery2 Introduction

    2. System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of the hard disk will affect the data backup speed. 3. It is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you com- plete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 82 -...
  • Page 87 The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2 1. RESTORE: Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk. (This button will not appear if there is no backup file.) 2. BACKUP: Back up data from hard disk. 3. REMOVE: Remove previously-created backup files to release disk space.
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  • Page 89: Chapter 5 Appendix

    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.
  • Page 90 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-8I848P-G only. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 86 -...

  • Page 91: Software Application

    SOFTWARE APPLICATION This page reveals the value-added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners. Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager(GWUM) This utility can integrate the Gigabyte's applications in the system tray. Gigabyte Management Tool(GMT) A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network.

  • Page 92: Software Information

    SOFTWARE INFORMATION This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title. HARDWARE INFORMATION This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. CONTACT US Please see the last page for details. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 88 -...
  • Page 93 Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to http://tw.giga-byte.com/faq/faq.htm Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version.
  • Page 94 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.
  • Page 95 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.
  • Page 96 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. GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 92 -...

  • Page 97: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up, please follow the troubleshooting procedures . START Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add-on cards and cables from motherboard. Please isolate Please make sure motherboard & chassis are not short the short pin.
  • Page 98 Failure has been excluded. If the above procedure unable to solve your problem, please contact with your local retailer or national distributor for help. Or, you could submit your question to the service mail via Gigabyte website technical support zone (http://www.gigabyte.com.tw).
  • Page 99 Technical Support/RMA Sheet Customer/Country: Company: Phone No.: Contact Person: E-mail Add. : Model name/Lot Number: PCB revision: BIOS version: O.S./A.S.: Hardware Mfs. Model name Size: Driver/Utility: Configuration Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Modem Network AMR / CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply...
  • Page 100 Extended Capabilities Port ESCD Extended System Configuration Data Error Checking and Correcting Electromagnetic Compatibility Enhanced Parallel Port Electrostatic Discharge Floppy Disk Device Front Side Bus Hard Disk Device Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced Interrupt Request to be continued..GA-8I848P(-G) Motherboard - 96 -...
  • Page 101 Acronyms Meaning IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller Industry Standard Architecture Local Area Network Input / Output Logical Block Addressing Light Emitting Diode Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface Memory Translator Hub Memory Protocol Translator Network Interface Card Operating System Original Equipment Manufacturer PCI A.G.P.
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  • Page 103 Contact Us Taiwan (Headquarters) Japan GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. NIPPON GIGA-BYTE CORPORATION Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei 231, WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.co.jp Taiwan Singapore TEL: +886-2-8912-4888 GIGA-BYTE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. FAX: +886-2-8912-4003 Tech. Support : Tech. Support : http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm...
  • Page 104 Tech. Support : Ltd. http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm Tech. Support : Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) : http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) : WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.cn http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp Shanghai WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.ru TEL: +86-021-63410999 Poland FAX: +86-021-63410100 Office of GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd. in POLAND Beijing Tech.

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