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... the CPU 12 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink 13 1-4 Installation of Memory 14 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 16 1-5-1 What is 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...
... the CPU 12 1-3-2 Installation of the Heatsink 13 1-4 Installation of Memory 14 1-5 Installation of Expansion Cards 16 1-5-1 What is 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...
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Only for GA-8I915ME-GV. GA-8I915ME-G supports transfer up to PCI Express x16 mode. RTL8100C RTL8110S RJ45 Intel ICH6 DDR400/333MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory GMCHCLK (200/133MHz) 66MHz 33MHz 14.318MHz 48MHz BIOS 2 Serial ...ATA IT 8712F Floppy LPT Port COM Ports AC97 Link AC97 CODEC 8 USB Ports 24MHz 33MHz PS/2 KB/Mouse PCICLK (33MHz) MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out Only for GA-8I915ME-C. Only for GA-8I915ME-GL. Only for GA-8I915ME-G. (Note) - 7 - GA-8I915ME-GV / GA-8I915ME-GL / GA-8I915ME...
Only for GA-8I915ME-GV. GA-8I915ME-G supports transfer up to PCI Express x16 mode. RTL8100C RTL8110S RJ45 Intel ICH6 DDR400/333MHz DIMM Dual Channel Memory GMCHCLK (200/133MHz) 66MHz 33MHz 14.318MHz 48MHz BIOS 2 Serial ...ATA IT 8712F Floppy LPT Port COM Ports AC97 Link AC97 CODEC 8 USB Ports 24MHz 33MHz PS/2 KB/Mouse PCICLK (33MHz) MIC Line-Out Line-In SPDIF In SPDIF Out Only for GA-8I915ME-C. Only for GA-8I915ME-GL. Only for GA-8I915ME-G. (Note) - 7 - GA-8I915ME-GV / GA-8I915ME-GL / GA-8I915ME...
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Only for GA-8I915ME-C. Only for GA-8I915ME-GL. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 10 - 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 / 533MHz FSB L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset Memory Slots IDE Connections FDD Connections Onboard SATA Peripherals Onboard LAN ...
Only for GA-8I915ME-C. Only for GA-8I915ME-GL. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 10 - 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 / 533MHz FSB L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset Memory Slots IDE Connections FDD Connections Onboard SATA Peripherals Onboard LAN ...
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... will instead be shown as 3.xxGB memory during system startup. GA-8I915ME-C(910GL chipset) only supports up to 2GB memory. (Note 2) GA-8I915ME-GV / GA-8I915ME-GL / GA-8I915ME-C supports transfer up to the "Graphics Card Support List" for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is reserved for G.E.A.R slot on page 17 ~ page 19. GA-8I915ME-G supports transfer up to standard...
... will instead be shown as 3.xxGB memory during system startup. GA-8I915ME-C(910GL chipset) only supports up to 2GB memory. (Note 2) GA-8I915ME-GV / GA-8I915ME-GL / GA-8I915ME-C supports transfer up to the "Graphics Card Support List" for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is reserved for G.E.A.R slot on page 17 ~ page 19. GA-8I915ME-G supports transfer up to standard...
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... - Please set beyond the proper specifications, please do so according to the CPU during installation.) GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 12 - It is not recommended that might cause damage to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that has optimizations for your thumb and...
... - Please set beyond the proper specifications, please do so according to the CPU during installation.) GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 12 - It is not recommended that might cause damage to your hardware specifications including the CPU, graphics card, memory, hard drive, etc. Chipset: An Intel® Chipset that has optimizations for your thumb and...
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... is recommended that the computer power is supported by the motherboard. If you wish to lock the DIMM module. Memory modules are unable to prevent hardware damage. 3. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 14 - The memory capacity used is switched off to insert the module, please switch the direction. Reverse the installation steps when you are...
... is recommended that the computer power is supported by the motherboard. If you wish to lock the DIMM module. Memory modules are unable to prevent hardware damage. 3. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 14 - The memory capacity used is switched off to insert the module, please switch the direction. Reverse the installation steps when you are...
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.... English Dual Channel DDR GA-8I915ME-GV/GA-8I915ME-GL/GA-8I915ME-C/GA-8I915ME-G supports the Dual Channel Technology. If one DDR memory modules are installed: The Dual Channel Technolog cannot operate when one DDR memory modules are installed, please use dual channel memory and for Dual Channel Technology to the limitation of Intel chipset specifications. 1. GA-8I915ME-GV/GA-8I915ME-GL/GA-8I915ME-C/GA-8I915ME-G includes 2 DIMM sockets...
.... English Dual Channel DDR GA-8I915ME-GV/GA-8I915ME-GL/GA-8I915ME-C/GA-8I915ME-G supports the Dual Channel Technology. If one DDR memory modules are installed: The Dual Channel Technolog cannot operate when one DDR memory modules are installed, please use dual channel memory and for Dual Channel Technology to the limitation of Intel chipset specifications. 1. GA-8I915ME-GV/GA-8I915ME-GL/GA-8I915ME-C/GA-8I915ME-G includes 2 DIMM sockets...
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... 2 Slave Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Suport [None] [None] [None] [None] [1.44M, 3.5"] [None] [Disabled] Change the day, month, year Sun. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 36 - Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month) Year The year, from Sun to set the access... the BIOS and is , , , . IDE Channel 0 ~2 Master(Slave) IDE Device Setup. Jan. to Sat. Holt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory [All, But Keyboard] 640K 127M 128M 1 to select this information. Enter the appropriate option based on the 24-hour military-time clock....
... 2 Slave Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Suport [None] [None] [None] [None] [1.44M, 3.5"] [None] [Disabled] Change the day, month, year Sun. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 36 - Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month) Year The year, from Sun to set the access... the BIOS and is , , , . IDE Channel 0 ~2 Master(Slave) IDE Device Setup. Jan. to Sat. Holt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory [All, But Keyboard] 640K 127M 128M 1 to select this information. Enter the appropriate option based on the 24-hour military-time clock....
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...Area) Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value) Drive A Drive B Both Drive A is the amount of the BIOS. The value of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. None 360K, 5.25" No floppy drive installed 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity. 1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch... AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch when 3 Mode is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of memory located above 1 MB in the computer. Halt on the motherboard, or 640K for a disk error; Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will...
...Area) Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value) Drive A Drive B Both Drive A is the amount of the BIOS. The value of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. None 360K, 5.25" No floppy drive installed 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity. 1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch... AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch when 3 Mode is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of memory located above 1 MB in the computer. Halt on the motherboard, or 640K for a disk error; Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will...
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... password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) The system will not boot and will not access to 3 Init Display First (Note1) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note3) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note3) CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) (Note3) CPU EIST Function (Note3) On-Chip Frame Buffer Size [Press... F6: Fail-Save Default ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults " # " System will show up , or to exit this menu. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 38 - LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI...
... password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value) The system will not boot and will not access to 3 Init Display First (Note1) No-Execute Memory Protect (Note3) CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) (Note3) CPU Thermal Monitor 2(TM2) (Note3) CPU EIST Function (Note3) On-Chip Frame Buffer Size [Press... F6: Fail-Save Default ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults " # " System will show up , or to exit this menu. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 38 - LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on cards) SCSI...
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...-Display supports, please select "Onboard" as default in BIOS, the onboard VGA will display "PEG2". No-Execute Memory Protect (Note3) Enabled Enables No-Execute Memory Protect function. (Default value) Disabled Disables No-Execute Memory Protect function. GA-8I915ME-G supports transfer up to GEAR. CPU EIST Function (Note3) Enabled Enable CPU EIST function. (Default value) Disabled...
...-Display supports, please select "Onboard" as default in BIOS, the onboard VGA will display "PEG2". No-Execute Memory Protect (Note3) Enabled Enables No-Execute Memory Protect function. (Default value) Disabled Disables No-Execute Memory Protect function. GA-8I915ME-G supports transfer up to GEAR. CPU EIST Function (Note3) Enabled Enable CPU EIST function. (Default value) Disabled...
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... to set the Keyboard Power On Password. English Power On By Keyboard Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters) and press Enter to power on the system. Memory When AC-power back to the system, the system will return to the system, the system will be in "On" state. KB Power ON Password...
... to set the Keyboard Power On Password. English Power On By Keyboard Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters) and press Enter to power on the system. Memory When AC-power back to the system, the system will return to the system, the system will be in "On" state. KB Power ON Password...
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...) for FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=800MHz, 1.66 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 1.66. 2.00 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.00. 2.66 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.66. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 46 - Memory Frequency for Wrong frequency may cause your system broken. Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default value) Memory Frequency (Mhz) The values depend on "System...
...) for FSB(Front Side Bus) frequency=800MHz, 1.66 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 1.66. 2.00 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.00. 2.66 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.66. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 46 - Memory Frequency for Wrong frequency may cause your system broken. Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default value) Memory Frequency (Mhz) The values depend on "System...
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..., S.O.S. These characteristics make it the ideal companion with the latest LGA775 Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor as well as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to enabled Gigabyte's unique C.I.A. 2 and M.I .B. 2) is a revolutionary eight-phase power circuit built for download. and @BIOS at the same time) - 55 - When enabled, the program detects...
..., S.O.S. These characteristics make it the ideal companion with the latest LGA775 Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor as well as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to enabled Gigabyte's unique C.I.A. 2 and M.I .B. 2) is a revolutionary eight-phase power circuit built for download. and @BIOS at the same time) - 55 - When enabled, the program detects...
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for special enhancement for CPU and Memory, 3) Smart-Fan control for managing fan speed control of CPU frequency ... Interface Overview Button / Display Description 1. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website 10. and M.I .B./2 setting page 3. Smart-Fan Enters the Smart-Fan setting page 4. GIGABYTE Logo Log on different motherboards. Help button Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file 11... 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 56 -
for special enhancement for CPU and Memory, 3) Smart-Fan control for managing fan speed control of CPU frequency ... Interface Overview Button / Display Description 1. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website 10. and M.I .B./2 setting page 3. Smart-Fan Enters the Smart-Fan setting page 4. GIGABYTE Logo Log on different motherboards. Help button Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file 11... 5 Introduction EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and manageability utility. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 56 -
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... Recovery2, For Boot Menu 11/07/2005-I945-6A79HG0GC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1. After Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restoration of system memory 3. Upon system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD/DVD: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software...
... Recovery2, For Boot Menu 11/07/2005-I945-6A79HG0GC-00 Xpress Recovery2 1. After Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restoration of system memory 3. Upon system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD/DVD: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software...
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... BIOS file (the one with any utility in the same screen. In the BIOS menu of Gigabyte motherboards are combined in DOS or Windows. Download the latest BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fa3 Check System... Health OK , VCore = 1.5250 Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in the BIOS menu when they want to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-... deals with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards. In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you start updating BIOS with the Q-FlashTM utility,...
... BIOS file (the one with any utility in the same screen. In the BIOS menu of Gigabyte motherboards are combined in DOS or Windows. Download the latest BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fa3 Check System... Health OK , VCore = 1.5250 Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in the BIOS menu when they want to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-... deals with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards. In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you start updating BIOS with the Q-FlashTM utility,...
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...i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250 Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary...Press Esc and then Y button to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 09/23/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00 GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 62 - Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size SST 49LF003A Backup ROM Type/Size SST 49LF003A 512K ...
...i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fba Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250 Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12) Memory Testing : 131072K OK Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary...Press Esc and then Y button to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 09/23/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00 GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 62 - Dual BIOS Utility Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type/Size SST 49LF003A Backup ROM Type/Size SST 49LF003A 512K ...
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... begin to 7 in Part One. Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS for 8GE800 F4 Check System Health OK Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.7GHz (100x17.0) Memory Testing : 122880K OK + 8192K Shared Memory Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave : None Press DEL to exit...
... begin to 7 in Part One. Intel 845GE AGPSet BIOS for 8GE800 F4 Check System Health OK Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.7GHz (100x17.0) Memory Testing : 122880K OK + 8192K Shared Memory Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08 Primary Slave : None Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101 Secondary Slave : None Press DEL to exit...
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...short: BIOS ROM error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read/write error Continuous long beeps: DRAM error 11 beeps Cache memory bad Continuous short beeps: Power error GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 76 - To check general asked questions. Disconnect the power cord from case to case. Take ... Why? English 4-2 Troubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I cannot see these beeps usually stand for beep code 8, these codes are always fatal. 1 beep Refresh failure 2...
...short: BIOS ROM error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read/write error Continuous long beeps: DRAM error 11 beeps Cache memory bad Continuous short beeps: Power error GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 76 - To check general asked questions. Disconnect the power cord from case to case. Take ... Why? English 4-2 Troubleshooting Below is a collection of general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I cannot see these beeps usually stand for beep code 8, these codes are always fatal. 1 beep Refresh failure 2...