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GA-8I915ME Series Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1003 12ME-I915MES-1003 * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.
GA-8I915ME Series Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 Processor Motherboard User's Manual Rev. 1003 12ME-I915MES-1003 * The WEEE marking on the product indicates this product must not be disposed of with user's other household waste and must be handed over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment!! * The WEEE marking applies only in European Union's member states.
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Table of Content GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard Layout 6 Block Diagram ...7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation 9 1-2 Feature Summary 10 1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink 12 1-3-1 ... G.E.A.R 17 1-5-2 Graphics Card Support List 17 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction 20 1-7 Connectors Introduction 21 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 33 The Main Menu ...34 (For example: GA-8I915ME-GV / BIOS Ver.: F2 34 2-1 Standard CMOS Features 36 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features 38 2-3 IntegratedPeripherals 40 2-4 Power Management Setup 42 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations 44 2-6 ...
Table of Content GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard Layout 6 Block Diagram ...7 Chapter 1 Hardware Installation 9 1-1 Considerations Prior to Installation 9 1-2 Feature Summary 10 1-3 Installation of the CPU and Heatsink 12 1-3-1 ... G.E.A.R 17 1-5-2 Graphics Card Support List 17 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction 20 1-7 Connectors Introduction 21 Chapter 2 BIOS Setup 33 The Main Menu ...34 (For example: GA-8I915ME-GV / BIOS Ver.: F2 34 2-1 Standard CMOS Features 36 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features 38 2-3 IntegratedPeripherals 40 2-4 Power Management Setup 42 2-5 PnP/PCI Configurations 44 2-6 ...
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Only for GA-8I915ME-G. - 6 - Only for GA-8I915ME-GL. Only for GA-8I915ME-GV. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard Layout IT8712F CI KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN COM1 LPT GA-8I915ME ATX SYS_FAN FDD VGA LGA775 R_USB LAN USB F_AUDIO AUDIO1 SUR_CEN PCIE_16 Intel 915GV Intel 915GL Intel 910GL Intel 915G DIMM1 DIMM2 IDE RTL8100C RTL8110S PCI1 GEAR ICH6 -C -G -GL -GV PCI2 CODEC SPDIF_IO BUZZER F_USB1 F_USB2 BAT COM2 WOL CLR_CMOS BIOS SATA2 SATA0 BIOS_WP PWR_LED CD_IN AUX_IN F_PANEL Only for GA-8I915ME-C.
Only for GA-8I915ME-G. - 6 - Only for GA-8I915ME-GL. Only for GA-8I915ME-GV. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard Layout IT8712F CI KB_MS ATX_12V CPU_FAN COM1 LPT GA-8I915ME ATX SYS_FAN FDD VGA LGA775 R_USB LAN USB F_AUDIO AUDIO1 SUR_CEN PCIE_16 Intel 915GV Intel 915GL Intel 910GL Intel 915G DIMM1 DIMM2 IDE RTL8100C RTL8110S PCI1 GEAR ICH6 -C -G -GL -GV PCI2 CODEC SPDIF_IO BUZZER F_USB1 F_USB2 BAT COM2 WOL CLR_CMOS BIOS SATA2 SATA0 BIOS_WP PWR_LED CD_IN AUX_IN F_PANEL Only for GA-8I915ME-C.
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... DDR DIMM 1 PCI Express x 16 slot (Note 2) 1 G.E.A.R. Only for GA-8I915ME-G. English 1-2 Feature Summary Motherboard CPU GA-8I915ME Series motherboard -GA-8I915ME-GV / GA-8I915ME-GL / GA-8I915ME-C / GA-8I915ME-G Supports the latest Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 CPU Supports 800 /...® ICH6 Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems IT8712F Only for GA-8I915ME-GV. Only for GA-8I915ME-C. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 10 - Only for GA-8I915ME-GL. slot (Note 3) 2 PCI slots 1 IDE connection (UDMA 33/ATA...
... DDR DIMM 1 PCI Express x 16 slot (Note 2) 1 G.E.A.R. Only for GA-8I915ME-G. English 1-2 Feature Summary Motherboard CPU GA-8I915ME Series motherboard -GA-8I915ME-GV / GA-8I915ME-GL / GA-8I915ME-C / GA-8I915ME-G Supports the latest Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 CPU Supports 800 /...® ICH6 Supported on the Win 2000/XP operating systems IT8712F Only for GA-8I915ME-GV. Only for GA-8I915ME-C. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 10 - Only for GA-8I915ME-GL. slot (Note 3) 2 PCI slots 1 IDE connection (UDMA 33/ATA...
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... has it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals. Fig. 2 Remove the plastic covering on the CPU socket to the CPU during installation.) GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 12 - English 1-3 Installation of the CPU. 3. Please make sure that the system bus frequency be set the CPU host frequency in the wrong direction...
... has it does not meet the required standards for the peripherals. Fig. 2 Remove the plastic covering on the CPU socket to the CPU during installation.) GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 12 - English 1-3 Installation of the CPU. 3. Please make sure that the system bus frequency be set the CPU host frequency in the wrong direction...
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... direction. Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design. Memory modules are unable to prevent hardware damage. 3. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 14 - English 1-4 Installation of Memory Before installing the memory modules, please comply with each slot. The motherboard supports DDR memory modules, whereby BIOS will...
... direction. Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design. Memory modules are unable to prevent hardware damage. 3. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 14 - English 1-4 Installation of Memory Before installing the memory modules, please comply with each slot. The motherboard supports DDR memory modules, whereby BIOS will...
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... BIOS utility of the PCI Express x 16/G.E.A.R. expansion card: Please carefully pull out the small whitedrawable bar at the end of expansion card from BIOS. 8. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 16 - slot when you try to the onboard PCI Express x 16/G.E.A.R. Be sure the metal contacts on the slot .Make sure your computer's chassis...
... BIOS utility of the PCI Express x 16/G.E.A.R. expansion card: Please carefully pull out the small whitedrawable bar at the end of expansion card from BIOS. 8. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 16 - slot when you try to the onboard PCI Express x 16/G.E.A.R. Be sure the metal contacts on the slot .Make sure your computer's chassis...
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...is fast Ethernet, providing data transfer speeds of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. Only for GA-8I915ME-G. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 20 - have a standard USB interface. can be connected to this connector. You can be connected to configure 2-/4-/6- ...Only for GA-8I915ME-GV. COM 1 (Serial Port) Connects to the upper port (green) and the keyboard o the lower port (purple). Only for GA-8I915ME-C. English 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse ...
...is fast Ethernet, providing data transfer speeds of a printer, scanner and other peripheral devices. Only for GA-8I915ME-G. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 20 - have a standard USB interface. can be connected to this connector. You can be connected to configure 2-/4-/6- ...Only for GA-8I915ME-GV. COM 1 (Serial Port) Connects to the upper port (green) and the keyboard o the lower port (purple). Only for GA-8I915ME-C. English 1-6 I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse ...
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... all the components on the motherboard. The ATX_12V power connector mainly supplies power to handle the system voltage requirements. Caution! Definition 3 4 1 GND 1 2 2 GND 3 +12V 4 +12V GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard 13 24 - 22 - Align the power connector with its proper location on the motherboard before plugging in the power cord ; If the ATX_12V power...
... all the components on the motherboard. The ATX_12V power connector mainly supplies power to handle the system voltage requirements. Caution! Definition 3 4 1 GND 1 2 2 GND 3 +12V 4 +12V GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard 13 24 - 22 - Align the power connector with its proper location on the motherboard before plugging in the power cord ; If the ATX_12V power...
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... as Slave (for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to 150MB/s transfer rate. Definition 1 GND 1 7 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 24 - Please refer to the BIOS setting for information on settings, please refer to the instructions located on one IDE cable, and the single...
... as Slave (for the Serial ATA and install the proper driver in order to 150MB/s transfer rate. Definition 1 GND 1 7 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 24 - Please refer to the BIOS setting for information on settings, please refer to the instructions located on one IDE cable, and the single...
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... of the F_AUDIO connector on the motherboard. Definition 1 MIC 10 9 2 GND 3 MIC_BIAS 4 POWER 2 1 5 FrontAudio(R) 6 Rear Audio (R)/ Return R 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 FrontAudio (L) 10 Rear Audio (L)/ Return L GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 26 - Pin No.
... of the F_AUDIO connector on the motherboard. Definition 1 MIC 10 9 2 GND 3 MIC_BIAS 4 POWER 2 1 5 FrontAudio(R) 6 Rear Audio (R)/ Return R 7 NC 8 No Pin 9 FrontAudio (L) 10 Rear Audio (L)/ Return L GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 26 - Pin No.
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... the device unable to work or even damage it . Pin No. Definition 1 NDCD B- 2 NSIN B 2 10 3 NSOUT B 4 NDTR B- 1 9 5 GND 6 NDSR B- 7 NRTS B- 8 NCTS B- 9 NRI B- 10 No Pin GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 28 - English 14) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Definition 1 Power 2 Power 9 1 3 USB DX...
... the device unable to work or even damage it . Pin No. Definition 1 NDCD B- 2 NSIN B 2 10 3 NSOUT B 4 NDTR B- 1 9 5 GND 6 NDSR B- 7 NRTS B- 8 NCTS B- 9 NRI B- 10 No Pin GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 28 - English 14) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Definition 1 Power 2 Power 9 1 3 USB DX...
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To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Pin No. Definition 1 1 Signal 2 GND 19) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. 1 Open: Normal 1 Short :Clear CMOS GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 30 - You can check the "Case Opened" status in BIOS Setup. English 18) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin connector allows your system to prevent from improper use this jumper. Default doesn't include the "Shunter" to detect if the chassis cover is removed.
To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Pin No. Definition 1 1 Signal 2 GND 19) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. 1 Open: Normal 1 Short :Clear CMOS GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 30 - You can check the "Case Opened" status in BIOS Setup. English 18) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin connector allows your system to prevent from improper use this jumper. Default doesn't include the "Shunter" to detect if the chassis cover is removed.
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... Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving KLJI: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 34 - Please Load Optimized Defaults in safe configuration. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to search the advanced option ...hidden. This action makes the system reset to the default for your motherboard. The Main Menu (For example: GA-8I915ME-GV / BIOS Ver.: F2) Once you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to accept or enter the sub-menu. If you can't find...
... Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving KLJI: Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type... GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 34 - Please Load Optimized Defaults in safe configuration. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press to search the advanced option ...hidden. This action makes the system reset to the default for your motherboard. The Main Menu (For example: GA-8I915ME-GV / BIOS Ver.: F2) Once you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to accept or enter the sub-menu. If you can't find...
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...) Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. For example, 1 p.m. IDE Channel 0~2 Master, Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to Dec. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 36 - Through Dec. Day The day, from 1 to automatically detect IDE devices during POST(default) None Select this option for automatic device detection. You...
...) Hard drive information should be labeled on the outside drive casing. For example, 1 p.m. IDE Channel 0~2 Master, Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to Dec. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 36 - Through Dec. Day The day, from 1 to automatically detect IDE devices during POST(default) None Select this option for automatic device detection. You...
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... the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with HT Technology. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 38 - English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second...
... the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with HT Technology. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI, RAID, etc. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 38 - English 2-2 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features ` Hard Disk Boot Priority First Boot Device Second...
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... On-Chip SATA mode to Non-Combined, SATA will auto make by the setting "On-Chip SATA Mode" and "PATA IDE Set to PATA mode. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 40 - Set On-Chip SATA mode to Enhanced, the motherboard allows up to 6 HDDs to use up to USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard...
... On-Chip SATA mode to Non-Combined, SATA will auto make by the setting "On-Chip SATA Mode" and "PATA IDE Set to PATA mode. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 40 - Set On-Chip SATA mode to Enhanced, the motherboard allows up to 6 HDDs to use up to USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB Keyboard...
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...) : (0~59) : (0~59) Power On By Mouse Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on system. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 42 - Press power button 4 sec. PME Event Wake Up Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable alarm function to Power off instantly. (Default...
...) : (0~59) : (0~59) Power On By Mouse Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Double Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on system. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 42 - Press power button 4 sec. PME Event Wake Up Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable alarm function to Power off instantly. (Default...
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... [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] Item Help Menu Level` KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Save Default GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 44 - PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15...
... [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] Item Help Menu Level` KLJI: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6: Fail-Save Default GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 44 - PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15...
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GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 46 - Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default value) for Wrong frequency may cause your system broken. CPU Clock Ratio (Note) This ...
GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 46 - Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default value) for Wrong frequency may cause your system broken. CPU Clock Ratio (Note) This ...