Gigabyte GA-8I848P-G: Chapter 4 Appendix

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Chapter 4 Appendix

4-1 Unique Software Utilities

4-1-1 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction

Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-

tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including

Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including

FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data

on hard disks on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. After Xpress Recovery2 is executed from CD-ROM

for the first time, it will stay permanent in your hard disk. If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you

can simply press F9 during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM.

System requirements:

1. Intel x86 platforms

2. At least 64M bytes of system memory

3. VESA-supported VGA cards

How to use the Xpress Recovery2

Initial access by booting from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the F9 key:

Steps: After entering BIOS Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD-ROM. Save

the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Upon

system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD/DVD:" will appear in the bottom left corner

of the screen. Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2.

After the steps above are completed, subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 can be made

by simply pressing the <F9> key during system power-on.

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Boot from CD/DVD:

Boot from CD/DVD:

Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2.....

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Copyright (C) 1984-2004, Award Software, Inc.

Intel 945 BIOS for 8I945GME E7

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<DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: Xpress Recovery2

<F9> Xpress Recovery2

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1. If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD-ROM, you can

enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the <F9> key in the future.

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.

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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.)

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2. BACKUP:

Back up data from hard disk.

3. REMOVE:

Remove previously-created backup files

to release disk space.

(This button will not appear if there is no backup

file.)

4. REBOOT:

Exit the main screen and restart the system.

Limitations:

1. Not compatible to Xpress Recovery.

2. For the use of Xpress Recovery2, a primary partition must be reserved.

3. Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of the hard disk, so free space available

on the hard disk for the backup file must be allocated in advance. (A minimum 4GB is recom-

mended but the actual space is dependent on the size of the data to be backed up)

4. Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and

Windows XP/2000/NT/9x/Me.

5. USB hard disks are currently not supported.

6. Does not support RAID/AHCI (class code 0104/0106) hard disks.

7. Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk.

Hard disks detection sequence is as follows:

a. PATA IDE primary channel

b. PATA IDE secondary channel

c. SATA IDE channel 1

d. SATA IDE channel 2

e. SATA IDE channel 3

f. SATA IDE channel 4

Precautions:

1. When using hard disks with more than 128G under Windows 2000, be sure to execute the

EnableBigLba.exe program from the driver CD before data backup.

2. It is normal that data backup takes longer time than data restoration.

3. Xpress Recovery2 is compliant with the GPL regulations.

4. On a few motherboards based on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is required for Xpress Recovery2

to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode. Please contact your motherboard manufacturer.

5. Xpress Recovery2 supports only PATA hard disks and not SATA hard disks on the following

motherboards (As this is a BIOS-related issue, it can be solved by BIOS update)

GA-K8U

GA-K8NXP-9

GA-8N-SLI Royal

GA-K8U-9

GA-K8N Ultra-9

GA-8N-SLI Pro

GA-K8NXP-SLI

GA-K8NF-9 (PCB Ver. 1.0)

GA-8N-SLI

GA-K8N Ultra-SLI

GA-K8NE (PCB Ver. 1.0)

GA-K8N Pro-SLI

GA-K8NMF-9

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4-1-2 Flash BIOS Method Introduction

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Method 1 : Q-Flash

Utility

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Q-Flash

is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility,

users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update

BIOS. Q-Flash?allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or

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Windows. Using Q-Flash

indicating no more fooling around with any complicated instructions and

operating system since it is in the BIOS menu.

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.

Before You Begin:

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Before you start updating BIOS with the Q-Flash

utility, please follow the steps below first.

1. Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte's website.

2. Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file (the one with model name.Fxx. For

example, 8KNXPU.Fba) to a floppy disk.

3. Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu.

The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts.

If your motherboard has dual-BIOS, please refer to Part One.

If your motherboard has single-BIOS, please refer to Part Two.

Part One:

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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 combined in the same

screen. This section only deals with how to use Q-Flash utility.

In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS

from an older version to the latest version. For example, from Fa3 to Fba.

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fa3

The BIOS file is Fa3

Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250

Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12)

before updating

<CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027>

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 Slave : None

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For

Xpress Recovery

08/07/2003-i875P-6A79BG03C-00

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Entering the Q-Flash

utility:

Step1: To use Q-Flash utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

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 Standard CMOS Features

Select Language

 Advanced BIOS Features

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

 Integrated Peripherals

Load Optimized Defaults

 Power Management Setup

Set Supervisor Password

 PnP/PCI Configurations

Set User Password

 PC Health Status

Save & Exit Setup

 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

Exit Without Saving

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Step 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS/Q-Flash utility.

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Exploring the Q-Flash

/ Dual BIOS utility screen

The Q-Flash / Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.

Dual BIOS Utility

Dual BIOS utility bar

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Task menu for

Wide Range Protection Disable

Dual BIOS

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

utility

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

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Q-Flash

utility title

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Task menu for

bar

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

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Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Q-Flash

utility

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Action bar

Task menu for Dual BIOS utility:

Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type. Blocking a

task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.

Task menu for Q-Flash utility:

Contains the names of four tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu-

tion of the task.

Action bar:

Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash/Dual BIOS utility. Pressing the buttons

mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions.

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Using the Q-Flash

utility:

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This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash utility. As described in the "Before you begin"

section above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your

computer. If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered the Q-Flash utility,

please follow the steps below to flash BIOS.

Steps:

1. Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to "Load Main BIOS from Floppy" item in

the Q-Flash menu and press Enter button.

Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk.

If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with "Save Main

BIOS to Floppy" item.

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,

8KNXPU.Fba, is listed.

Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

1 file(s) found

8KNXPU.Fba 512K

BIOS file in the floppy

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

disk.

Total size : 1.39M Free size : 911.50K

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

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

After pressing Enter, you'll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Reading BIOS file from floppy ...

Auto Recovery Enable

Do not turn off power or

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.....................

Halt On Error Disable

reset your system at this

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Don't Turn Off Power or Reset System

Load Default Settings

stage!!

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

After BIOS file is read, you'll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?"

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4-1-3 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 Channel Audio Function Introduction

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The installation of windows 98SE/2K/ME/XP is very simple. Please follow next step to install the function!

Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:

We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acqiire the best sound effect if the stereo output is

applied.

STEP 1:

Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line

Out".

Line Out

STEP 2 :

Following installation of the audio driver, you find a

icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand

taskbar. Click the icon to select the function.

STEP 3:

Click "Speaker Configuration" then click on the left

selection bar and select "2CH Speaker" to complete

2 channel audio configuration.

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4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

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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. 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 "4CH Speaker" to complete 4 channel audio

configuration.

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6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output

without any additional module.

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STEP 1 :

Connect the front channels to "Line Out",the rear

channels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer chan-

Line In

nels to "MIC In".

MIC In

Line Out

STEP 2 :

Following installation of the audio driver, you find a

icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand

taskbar. 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.

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8 Channel Audio Setup (using Audio Combo Kit, Optional Device):

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(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.

STEP 2 :

Connect the Surround-Kit to the SUR_CEN connector located on the motherboard.

STEP 3 :

There are two methods of 8 channel audio

configuration:

Method 1:

Connect the front channels to the "LINE OUT" port

located on the audio panel and the rear channels to

the Surround-Kit "REAR R/L" port. Connect the cen-

ter/subwoofer channels to the Surround-Kit "SUB

CENTER" and the R/L channels to the Surround-Kit

"SUR BACK" port.

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Method 2:

Connect the front channels to the "LINE OUT" port

located on the audio panel and the rear channels to

the "LINE IN" port. Connect the center/subwoofer

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channels to the "MIC IN" port located on the audio

panel and the R/L channels to the Surround-Kit "SUR

BACK" port. (This method requires UAJ function)

STEP 4 :

Following installation of the audio driver, you find a

icon a Sound Effect icon on the lower right hand

taskbar. Click the icon to select the function.

STEP 5 :

Click "Speaker Configuration" and select both the

"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.

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SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device)

English

A "SPDIF output" connector 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 pro-

vides coaxial cable and Fiber

connecting port.

1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear

bracket of PC, and fix it with screw.

2. Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard.

3. Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder.

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4-1-4 Jack-Sensing and UAJ Introduction

Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection function.

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Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows

98/98SE/2000/ME.

Jack-Sensing includes 2 parts: AUTO and MANUAL. (Windows XP):

Introduction of audio connectors

You may connect CDROM, Walkman or others audio

input devices to Line In jack, speakers, earphone or

others output devices to Line Out jack, and micro-

phone to MIC In jack.

Auto-detecting:

Please connect the devices to the right jacks as

above. A window will appear as right

picture if you setup the devices properly.

Please note that 3D audio function will only

appear when 3D audio inputs.

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If you set wrong with the connectors, the warning

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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). That means users do not need to worry the audio device

should be plug in Line-in or Line-out jack, the device will work perfectly after UAJ is activated.

Enable UAJ function:

You can click "UAJ Automatic" button to enable UAJ

function.

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4-2 Troubleshooting

Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific

motherboard model, please log on to http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

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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. Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after

entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options.

Questions 2: Why is the light of my keyboard/optical mouse still on after computer shuts down?

Answer: In some boards, a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down

and that's why the light is still on.

Question 3: How do I clear CMOS?

Answer: If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper, please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual.

If your board doesn't have such jumper, you can take off the on-board battery to leak voltage to clear

CMOS. Please refer to the steps below:

Steps:

1. Turn off power.

2. Disconnect the power cord from MB.

3. Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes (Or you can use a metal object

to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for

one minute).

4. Re-insert the battery to the battery holder.

5. Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power.

6. Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail-Safe Defaults(or load Optimized Defaults).

7. Save changes and reboot the system.

Question 4: Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume?

Answer: Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier. If not,

please change another speaker with power/amplifier and try again later.

Question 5: 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

 AWARD BIOS Beep Codes

*Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully.

1 short: System boots successfully

*Except for beep code 8, these codes are always fatal.

2 short: CMOS setting error

1 beep Refresh failure

1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B error

2 beeps Parity error

1 long 2 short: Monitor or display card error

3 beeps Base 64K memory failure

1 long 3 short: Keyboard error

4 beeps Timer not operational

1 long 9 short: BIOS ROM error

5 beeps Processor error

Continuous long beeps: DRAM error

6 beeps 8042 - gate A20 failure

Continuous short beeps: Power error

7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error

8 beeps Display memory read/write failure

9 beeps ROM checksum error

10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read/write error

11 beeps Cache memory bad

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Moscow Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co.,

Tech. Support :

Ltd.

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Tech. Support :

English

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

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 Poland

FAX: +86-021-63410100

Office of GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd. in POLAND

Beijing

Tech. Support :

TEL: +86-10-62102838

http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

FAX: +86-10-62102848

Non-Tech. Support(Sales/Marketing) :

Wuhan

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

TEL: +86-27-87851061

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FAX: +86-27-87851330

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TEL: +86-20-87586074

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FAX: +86-20-85517843

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