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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-G. (Note) - 7 - Only for GA-8I915ME-C. GA-8I915ME-GV / GA-8I915ME-GL / GA-8I915ME-C supports transfer up to PCI Express x4 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 ...
Only for GA-8I915ME-G. (Note) - 7 - Only for GA-8I915ME-C. GA-8I915ME-GV / GA-8I915ME-GL / GA-8I915ME-C supports transfer up to PCI Express x4 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 ...
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.../XP operating systems IT8712F Only for GA-8I915ME-GL. Only for GA-8I915ME-GV. 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 / 533MHz FSB L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset Memory Slots IDE Connections FDD Connections Onboard SATA...
.../XP operating systems IT8712F Only for GA-8I915ME-GL. Only for GA-8I915ME-GV. 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 / 533MHz FSB L2 cache varies with CPU Chipset Memory Slots IDE Connections FDD Connections Onboard SATA...
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...Express x4 mode. 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 PCI Express x16 mode. (Note 3) Please refer to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory size will instead be shown as 3.xxGB memory during system startup... cm (Note 1) Due to the "Graphics Card Support List" for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount. Hardware Installation GA-8I915ME-G supports transfer up to 33MHz and compatible with AGP 8X slot. - 11 - For example, 4 ...
...Express x4 mode. 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 PCI Express x16 mode. (Note 3) Please refer to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory size will instead be shown as 3.xxGB memory during system startup... cm (Note 1) Due to the "Graphics Card Support List" for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount. Hardware Installation GA-8I915ME-G supports transfer up to 33MHz and compatible with AGP 8X slot. - 11 - For example, 4 ...
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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. Please make sure the heatsink is properly inserted, please replace the load...
...: - 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. Please make sure the heatsink is properly inserted, please replace the load...
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...3. Please make sure that they can be inserted only in one direction. The motherboard supports DDR memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Notch DDR 1. Memory modules are unable to prevent hardware damage. 3. English 1-4 Installation of the DIMM slots to lock...the installation steps when you are designed so that the computer power is supported by the motherboard. A memory module can be installed in only one direction. 2. Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 14 -
...3. Please make sure that they can be inserted only in one direction. The motherboard supports DDR memory modules, whereby BIOS will automatically detect memory capacity and specifications. Notch DDR 1. Memory modules are unable to prevent hardware damage. 3. English 1-4 Installation of the DIMM slots to lock...the installation steps when you are designed so that the computer power is supported by the motherboard. A memory module can be installed in only one direction. 2. Memory modules have a foolproof insertion design. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 14 -
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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. GA-8I915ME-GV/GA-8I915ME-GL/GA-8I915ME-C/GA-8I915ME-G includes 2 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following: Channel A : DIMM1 Channel B : DIMM2 If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please note the following explanations due to the limitation of Memory Bus will add double. We...
English Dual Channel DDR GA-8I915ME-GV/GA-8I915ME-GL/GA-8I915ME-C/GA-8I915ME-G supports the Dual Channel Technology. GA-8I915ME-GV/GA-8I915ME-GL/GA-8I915ME-C/GA-8I915ME-G includes 2 DIMM sockets, and each Channel has two DIMM sockets as following: Channel A : DIMM1 Channel B : DIMM2 If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please note the following explanations due to the limitation of Memory Bus will add double. We...
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...Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this information. Enter the appropriate option based on the 24-hour military-time clock. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 36 - to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is calculated base on this option for faster system start up. ...The four options are used and the system will skip the automatic Manual detection step and allow for automatic device detection. Holt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory [All, But Keyboard] 640K 127M 128M 1 to 31 (or maximum allowed in . For example, 1 p.m. User can use one...
...Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press "Enter" to select this information. Enter the appropriate option based on the 24-hour military-time clock. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 36 - to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is calculated base on this option for faster system start up. ...The four options are used and the system will skip the automatic Manual detection step and allow for automatic device detection. Holt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory [All, But Keyboard] 640K 127M 128M 1 to 31 (or maximum allowed in . For example, 1 p.m. User can use one...
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...The system boot will not stop for any error that has been installed in the computer. Memory The category is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the base memory is the amount of floppy disk drive A or drive B that may be detected and ...you All Errors will be stopped. Base Memory The POST of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. English Drive A / Drive B The category identifies the types of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU's memory address map. - 37 - None 360K, 5.25" No floppy drive installed ...
...The system boot will not stop for any error that has been installed in the computer. Memory The category is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the base memory is the amount of floppy disk drive A or drive B that may be detected and ...you All Errors will be stopped. Base Memory The POST of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. English Drive A / Drive B The category identifies the types of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU's memory address map. - 37 - None 360K, 5.25" No floppy drive installed ...
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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 ...priority by USB-CDROM. USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD. USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 38 - ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on...
... 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 ...priority by USB-CDROM. USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD. USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD. GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 38 - ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select boot sequence for onboard(or add-on...
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...Express. BIOS item will display "PEG". (Note3) This item will be the primary VGA card while display. (Note2) GA-8I915ME-GV / GA-8I915ME-GL / GA-8I915ME-C supports transfer up when you install a processor which supports this feature is only working for operating system with AGP 8X ... function. (Default value) Disabled Disable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) function. No-Execute Memory Protect (Note3) Enabled Enables No-Execute Memory Protect function. (Default value) Disabled Disables No-Execute Memory Protect function. Disables CPUID Limit for G.E.A.R slot on page 17 ~ page 19. to 3...
...Express. BIOS item will display "PEG". (Note3) This item will be the primary VGA card while display. (Note2) GA-8I915ME-GV / GA-8I915ME-GL / GA-8I915ME-C supports transfer up when you install a processor which supports this feature is only working for operating system with AGP 8X ... function. (Default value) Disabled Disable CPU Thermal Monitor 2 (TM2) function. No-Execute Memory Protect (Note3) Enabled Enables No-Execute Memory Protect function. (Default value) Disabled Disables No-Execute Memory Protect function. Disables CPUID Limit for G.E.A.R slot on page 17 ~ page 19. to 3...
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... at Password, you can press the key to power on the system. KB Power ON Password When "Power On by Keyboard" set the password here. Memory When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in "On" state. BIOS Setup Enter Input password (from 1 to 5 characters to set the...
... at Password, you can press the key to power on the system. KB Power ON Password When "Power On by Keyboard" set the password here. Memory When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in "On" state. BIOS Setup Enter Input password (from 1 to 5 characters to set the...
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... cause your system broken. For power end-user use only. Auto Set Memory frequency by CPU detection. Memory Frequency 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 - The option will show up when you install...
... cause your system broken. For power end-user use only. Auto Set Memory frequency by CPU detection. Memory Frequency 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 - The option will show up when you install...
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..., the program detects the current CPU loading and automatically accelerates the CPU computing performance to enabled Gigabyte's unique C.I.A. 2 and M.I.B. 2 features. allows corporate MIS engineers to easily maintain corporate computers such as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to allow for intelligent indication of programs. When the function is disabled, the CPU...
..., the program detects the current CPU loading and automatically accelerates the CPU computing performance to enabled Gigabyte's unique C.I.A. 2 and M.I.B. 2 features. allows corporate MIS engineers to easily maintain corporate computers such as the CPU system bus, memory timings or to allow for intelligent indication of programs. When the function is disabled, the CPU...
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...Memory, 3) Smart-Fan control for managing fan speed control of CPU frequency 8. PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5. "Easy Mode" & "Advance Mode" Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode 7. GIGABYTE Logo Log on different motherboards. Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2. GA-8I915ME... status.(Note) User Interface Overview Button / Display Description 1. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website 10. and M.I .B./2 setting page 3. GO Confirmation and Execution button 6. Help button Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file 11...
...Memory, 3) Smart-Fan control for managing fan speed control of CPU frequency 8. PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page 5. "Easy Mode" & "Advance Mode" Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode 7. GIGABYTE Logo Log on different motherboards. Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page 2. GA-8I915ME... status.(Note) User Interface Overview Button / Display Description 1. Featuring several powerful yet easy to GIGABYTE website 10. and M.I .B./2 setting page 3. GO Confirmation and Execution button 6. Help button Display EasyTuneTM 5 Help file 11...
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At least 64M bytes of the hard disk will affect the data backup speed. 3. System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of system memory 3. English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to back up data on hard disks on . . . Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/...
At least 64M bytes of the hard disk will affect the data backup speed. 3. System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of system memory 3. English 4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction Xpress Recovery2 is designed to back up data on hard disks on . . . Supporting Microsoft operating systems including Windows XP/2000/NT/...
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...updating BIOS with caution!! This section only deals with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards. Appendix In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to use Q-Flash utility. For example, from end-users. Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for damages of ... 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. Q-Flash?allows users to flash BIOS from Gigabyte's website. 2. Before You Begin: Before you how to flash BIOS without any complicated instructions and...
...updating BIOS with caution!! This section only deals with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards. Appendix In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to use Q-Flash utility. For example, from end-users. Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for damages of ... 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. Q-Flash?allows users to flash BIOS from Gigabyte's website. 2. Before You Begin: Before you how to flash BIOS without any complicated instructions and...
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... the one you are sure to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 09/23/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00 GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 62 - Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q-Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy ...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 ...
... the one you are sure to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For Xpress Recovery 09/23/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00 GA-8I915ME Series Motherboard - 62 - Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q-Flash Utility Load Main BIOS from Floppy Load Backup BIOS from Floppy ...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 ...
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... (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc. 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 7 in...
... (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc. 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 7 in...
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... reference purposes. Save changes and reboot the system. gate A20 failure 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Display memory read/write failure 1 short: System boots successfully 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B... 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 - Answer: In some options that 's why the light is...use a metal object to http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I still get a weak sound after updating BIOS.
... reference purposes. Save changes and reboot the system. gate A20 failure 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Display memory read/write failure 1 short: System boots successfully 2 short: CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B... 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 - Answer: In some options that 's why the light is...use a metal object to http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Question 1: I still get a weak sound after updating BIOS.